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Exhibit 10.41

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P., SPECIAL SITUATIONS
CAYMAN FUND, L.P., SPECIAL SITUATIONS TECHNOLOGY FUND
NEW, L.P., and SPECIAL SITUATIONS TECHNOLOGY FUND II,
L.P., on behalf of themselves and others similarly
situated,	 	 	
 
 
 Civil Action No.

1:04-cv-01006-RPM
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Plaintiffs,	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	v.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	QUOVADX, INC., LORINE R. SWEENEY, GARY T. SCHERPING,
JEFFREY M. KRAUSS, FRED L. BROWN, J. ANDREW COWHERD,
JAMES B. HOOVER, CHARLES J. ROESSLEIN, and JAMES A.
GILBERT,	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Defendants.	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT

 

 

 

          This Stipulation of Settlement dated as of January 26, 2007 (the “Stipulation”), is made and
entered into pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and contains the terms of
a settlement to the above-entitled Action. The Settling Parties entering into this Stipulation
include (i) Lead Plaintiffs Special Situations Funds III, L.P., Special Situations Cayman Fund,
L.P., Special Situations Technology Fund New, L.P., and Special Situations Technology Fund II, L.P.
(“Lead Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and each of the Class Members, by and through Lead
Counsel, and (ii) the Defendant Quovadx, Inc. (“Quovadx”), by and through its counsel of record in
the Action. The Stipulation is intended by the Settling Parties to fully, finally, and forever
resolve, discharge, and settle the Released Claims (as defined below), upon and subject to the
terms and conditions hereof. This Stipulation contains all of the material terms of the
settlement. All capitalized terms in this Stipulation shall have the meanings specified for them
herein.

I. THE ACTION

          On May 17, 2004, the Action was filed in the United States District Court for the District of
Colorado as a securities class action against Quovadx. Lead Plaintiffs represent all persons and
entities who acquired newly issued Quovadx common stock pursuant to a Registration Statement filed
in connection with Quovadx’s exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Rogue Wave Software, Inc.
(“Rogue Wave”), which acquisition occurred on December 19, 2003. The operative complaint in the
Action is the First Amended Class Action Complaint filed July 26, 2005 (“Complaint”). The
Complaint alleges that Quovadx violated Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), 15
U.S.C. § 77k.

II. QUOVADX’S CONCESSIONS AND DENIALS OF WRONGDOING AND LIABILITY

          In response to Lead Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Quovadx did not oppose
the entry of partial summary judgment on the question of liability under Section 11 of the Act, as
requested in Lead Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to Liability, filed December
1, 2005, for filing a Registration Statement that incorporated financial

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           statements that misstated revenue from transactions with the InfoTech Network Group
(“InfoTech”). Quovadx, however, continues to deny each and all of the claims and contentions
alleged by Lead Plaintiffs concerning the existence of material omissions in the Registration
Statement.

          Quovadx has also conceded that the Class suffered damages, but Quovadx continues to deny the
claims and contentions alleged by Lead Plaintiffs as to the amount of the Class Members’ damages.

          Nonetheless, Quovadx has concluded that further conduct of the Action would be protracted and
expensive, and that it is desirable that the Action be fully and finally settled in the manner and
upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Stipulation. Quovadx also has taken into account
the uncertainty and risks inherent in any litigation, especially in complex cases like this Action.
Quovadx, therefore, has determined that it is desirable and beneficial to it that the Action be
settled in the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Stipulation.

          This Stipulation, and any and all exhibits or documents referred to herein or therein, or any
terms or representations herein or therein, or any action taken to carry out this Stipulation, are
not, and shall in no event be construed or be deemed to be, evidence of, or an admission or a
concession by Quovadx of any fault, liability, or damages whatsoever. Quovadx denies any and all
wrongdoing of any kind, except to the extent that Quovadx has conceded liability under Section 11
for misstatements about Infotech revenue in the Rogue Wave Registration Statement. Quovadx does
not concede any infirmity in the defenses it has asserted in the Action, nor are any such defenses
waived. It is the intent of Lead Plaintiffs and Quovadx that this Stipulation not be used for any
purpose of any kind other than to enforce the provisions of this Stipulation or the provisions of
any related agreement, release, or exhibit hereto, or in order to support a defense of res
judicata, collateral estoppel, accord and satisfaction, release, or other theory of claim or issue
preclusion or similar defense. Therefore, pursuant to this Stipulation, as ordered by this Court,
and pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 408, any other Federal Rule of Evidence, the rules of
evidence of the various states, the rules of evidence

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followed by any quasi-judicial bodies, including regulatory and self-regulatory organizations,
and any other applicable law, rule, or regulation, the Settling Parties agree that the fact of
entering into or carrying out this Stipulation, the exhibits hereto, and any negotiations and
proceedings related herein, and the settlement itself, shall not be construed as, offered into
evidence as, or deemed to be evidence of, an admission or concession of liability by or an estoppel
against Quovadx, a wavier of any applicable statute of limitations or repose, and shall not be
offered by a party hereto into evidence, or considered, in any action or proceeding against Quovadx
in any judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative agency, regulatory or self-regulatory organization,
or other tribunal, or proceeding for any purpose whatsoever, other than to enforce the provisions
of this Stipulation or the provisions of any related agreement, release, or exhibit hereto, or in
order to support a defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, accord and satisfaction, release
or other theory of claim or issue preclusion or similar defense.

III. LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AND THE BENEFITS OF SETTLEMENT

          Lead Plaintiffs believe that the claims asserted in the Action have merit and that the
evidence developed to date supports their claims. However, Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel
recognize and acknowledge the expense and length of continued proceedings necessary to prosecute
the Action against Quovadx through trial and appeals, if any. Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel
have taken into account the uncertain outcome and the risk of any litigation, especially in complex
actions such as this Action, as well as the difficulties and delays inherent in such litigation.

          Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel also are mindful of the potential problems of proof under and
possible defenses to the securities law violations asserted in the Action. Lead Plaintiffs and
Lead Counsel believe that the settlement set forth in the Stipulation confers substantial benefits
upon the Class. Based on their evaluation, Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel have determined that
the settlement set forth in the Stipulation is in the best interests of the Lead Plaintiffs and the
Class.

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IV. TERMS OF STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT

          NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among Lead Plaintiffs (for
themselves and the Class Members) and Quovadx, by and through their respective counsel or attorneys
of record, that, subject to the approval of the Court, the Action shall be finally and fully
compromised, settled, and released, and the Action shall be dismissed with prejudice, as to
Quovadx, upon and subject to the terms and conditions of the Stipulation, as follows.

     1. Definitions

          As used in this Stipulation the following terms have the meanings specified below:

          1.1 “Action” means Special Situations Fund III, L.P. et al. v. Quovadx, Inc. et al., Civil
Action No. 1:04-cv-01006-RPM, filed and pending in the United States District Court for the
District of Colorado.

          1.2 “Administration Expenses” means reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Claims
Administrator for (1) preparation and mailing of the Settlement Notice and Claim Form, (2) receipt
and adjudication of claims submitted by Claimants for compensation under this Settlement, (3)
preparation of status reports to the Settling Parties, (4) preparation of tax returns for any
settlement bank accounts, and (5) distribution of settlement payments to Authorized Claimants who
timely submit Valid Claims.

          1.3 “Application” means the application to be filed by Lead Counsel in this Action by which
they will seek an award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of costs incurred by them in
prosecuting this Action.

          1.4 “Authorized Claimant” means any Class Member who timely signs under penalty of perjury and
submits, in accordance with the requirements of the Preliminary Approval Order, a Claim Form deemed
a Valid Claim by the Claims Administrator pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation.

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          1.5 “Claimant” means any Class Member who files a Claim Form and Release in such form and
manner, and within such time, as the Court shall prescribe.

          1.6 “Claim Form” means the Claim Form and Release portion of the Settlement Notice and Claim
Form.

          1.7 “Claims Administrator” means A.B. Data, Ltd.

          1.8 “Class” means the Class certified by the Court on November 10, 2005, which consists of all
persons and entities who acquired newly issued Quovadx common stock pursuant to a Registration
Statement filed in connection with Quovadx’s exchange offer for all of the outstanding shares of
Rogue Wave, which became effective on or about December 19, 2003. The Class does not include any
present or former defendant in this action (including Former Individual Defendants, as defined
below); members of the immediate family of each of the Former Individual Defendants; any person,
firm, trust, corporation, officer, director, or other individual or entity in which any of the
present or former defendants has a controlling interest or which is related to or affiliated with
any of the present or former defendants; and the legal representatives, agents, affiliates, heirs,
successors in interest, or assigns of any excluded party.

          1.9 “Class Member” or “Member of the Class” means any Person who falls within the definition
of the Class set forth in Paragraph 1.8 of this Stipulation.

          1.10 “Court” means the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

          1.11 “Defendant” means Quovadx, Inc.

          1.12 “Effective Date” of the Settlement means the first date that is three (3) business days
after all the following have occurred: (a) The Court has entered an order granting final approval
of the Settlement in accordance with the terms of the Stipulation; (ii) the expiration of the time
to file a motion to alter or amend the Final Approval Order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
59(e) has passed without any such motion having been filed; (iii) the expiration of the time in
which to appeal the Final Approval Order has passed without any appeal having been taken, which
date shall be deemed to be thirty-three (33) days after the entry of the

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Final Approval Order, unless the date to take such an appeal shall have been extended by Court
order or otherwise, or unless the thirty-third (33rd) day falls on a weekend or a Court holiday, in
which case the date for purposes of this Stipulation shall be deemed to be the next business day
after such thirty-third (33rd) day; and (iv) if such motion to alter or amend is filed, or if any
appeal is taken, after any timely challenge to the Settlement has been finally adjudicated and
rejected. For purposes of this Paragraph 1.12, an “appeal” shall not include any appeal that
concerns solely the issue of Lead Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses.

          1.13 “Fairness Hearing” means the final hearing, to be held after notice has been provided to
the Class in accordance with this Stipulation, to determine whether the proposed Settlement is
fair, reasonable, and adequate to Class Members and to consider whether to enter the Final Approval
Order.

          1.14 “Final Approval Order” means the proposed Order Granting Final Approval to the Class
Action Settlement and Entry of Final Judgment, to be entered by the Court with the provisions and
in the form of Exhibit 1 attached to this Stipulation.

          1.15 “Final Claims Date” means the date that the Preliminary Approval Order establishes as the
date on or before which, to meet the timing requirement for a claim to qualify as a Valid Claim,
all Claim Forms must be placed in the United States Mail with first-class postage, addressed to the
Claims Administrator, and postmarked by the United States Postal Service.

          1.16 “Former Individual Defendants” means Lorine R. Sweeney, Gary T. Scherping, Jeffrey M.
Krauss, Fred L. Brown, J. Andrew Cowherd, James B. Hoover, Charles J. Roesselein, and James A.
Gilbert.

          1.17 “Lead Counsel” means Lowenstein Sandler PC, 65 Livingston Avenue, Roseland, New Jersey
07068, and Marc B. Kramer, Esq., A Professional Corporation, 150 JFK Parkway, Suite 100, Short
Hills, New Jersey 07078.

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          1.18 “Lead Plaintiffs” means Special Situations Fund III, L.P., Special Situations Cayman
Fund, L.P., Special Situations Technology Fund New, L.P., and Special Situations Technology Fund
II, L.P.

          1.19 “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, estate, legal
representative, trust, unincorporated association, government or any political subdivision or
agency thereof, and any business or legal entity and their spouses, heirs, predecessors,
successors, representatives, or assignees.

          1.20 “Plan of Allocation” means a plan or formula of allocation of the Settlement Fund whereby
the Net Settlement Fund shall be distributed to Authorized Claimants after payment of
Administration Expenses, taxes and tax expenses, and such attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses and
interest as may be awarded to Lead Counsel by the Court. Any Plan of Allocation is not part of the
Stipulation, and Quovadx and the other Releasees shall have no responsibility therefore or
liability with respect thereto. Quovadx does not and will not take any position with respect to
the Plan of Allocation or such plan as may be approved by the Court, as such plan of allocation is
a matter separate and apart from the Settlement between the Settling Parties, and any decision by
the Court concerning the Plan of Allocation shall not affect the validity or finality of the
proposed Settlement.

          1.21 “Preliminary Approval Order” means the proposed Order Granting Preliminary Approval to
Class Action Settlement, to be entered by the Court with the terms and form of Exhibit 2 attached
to this Stipulation.

          1.22 “Quovadx” means Defendant Quovadx, Inc.

          1.23 “Released Claims” shall mean all claims (including Unknown Claims as defined below),
demands, rights, liabilities, and causes of action of every nature and description whatsoever,
known or unknown, whether or not concealed or hidden, asserted or that might have been asserted
(including, but not limited to, all claims arising out of or relating to any acts, omissions,
disclosures, financial statements, or statements by Quovadx, including without

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limitation claims for negligence, gross negligence, constructive or actual fraud, negligent
misrepresentation, conspiracy, breach of duty of care, breach of duty of loyalty, fraud, breach of
fiduciary duty, or violations of any state or federal statutes, rules or regulations) arising out
of or relating to the acquisition by Lead Plaintiffs and other Class Members of newly issued
Quovadx common stock pursuant to a Registration Statement filed in connection with Quovadx’s
exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Rogue Wave. The Released Claims, however, shall not
include any claims arising under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are the
subject of Heller v. Quovadx, Inc. et al., No. 04-cv-0665-RPM (D. Colo.)—i.e., claims that are
based on investors’ purchases of Quovadx common stock on the open market during the period between
October 22, 2003, and March 15, 2004.

          1.24 “Releasees” means (a) Quovadx, together with its respective predecessors and successors
in interest, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns; (b) each of Quovadx’s past, present,
and future officers, directors, agents, representatives, servants, employees, attorneys, and
insurers, including the Former Individual Defendants; (c) any entity in which Quovadx or one or
more Former Individual Defendants have a controlling interest; and (d) any members of a Former
Individual Defendant’s immediate family, or any trust of which the Former Individual Defendant is
the settlor or which is for the benefit of the Former Individual Defendant’s family.

          1.25 “Settlement” means the settlement provided for in this Stipulation of Settlement.

          1.26 “Settlement Fund” means the principal amount of Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($7,800,000) in cash, plus all interest earned thereon pursuant to this Stipulation.

          1.27 “Settlement Notice and Claim Form” means the proposed combined form of written notice and
claim form attached hereto as Exhibit 3, to be approved by the Court and to be mailed to
identifiable Class Members.

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          1.28 “Settling Parties” means, collectively, Quovadx and Lead Plaintiffs on behalf of
themselves and Class Members.

          1.29 “Stipulation of Settlement” or “Stipulation” means this Stipulation of Settlement and the
exhibits attached hereto.

          1.30 “Summary Notice” means the proposed notice, with the terms and form of Exhibit 4 attached
to this Stipulation, to be approved by the Court and to be published in accordance with this
Stipulation.

          1.31 “Unknown Claims” shall mean all claims, demands, rights, liabilities, and causes of
action of every nature and description which Lead Plaintiffs or any Class Member does not know or
suspect to exist in his, her, or its favor at the time of the release of the Releasees which, if
known by him, her, or it, might have affected his, her, or its settlement with and release of the
Releasees, or might have affected his, her, or its decision not to object to this Settlement. With
respect to any and all Released Claims, the Settling Parties stipulate and agree that, upon the
Effective Date, Lead Plaintiffs shall expressly waive, and each of the Class Members shall be
deemed to have waived, and by operation of the Final Approval Order shall have waived, the
provisions, rights, and benefits of California Civil Code § 1542, which provides:

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does
not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of
executing the release, which if known by him or her must have
materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.

Lead Plaintiffs shall expressly, and each of the Class Members shall be deemed to have, and by
operation of the Final Approval shall have, expressly waived any and all provisions, rights, and
benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of
common law, which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to California Civil Code § 1542. Lead
Plaintiffs and Class Members may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different from those
which he, she, or it now knows or believes to be true with respect to the subject matter of the
Released Claims, but the Lead Plaintiffs shall expressly fully, finally, and forever settle and
release, and each Class Member, upon the Effective Date, shall be deemed to have, and by

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operation of the Final Approval shall have, fully, finally, and forever settled and released, any
and all Released Claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, contingent or non-contingent,
whether or not concealed or hidden, which now exist, or heretofore have existed, upon any theory of
law or equity now existing or coming into existence in the future, including, but not limited to,
conduct which is negligent, intentional, with or without malice, or a breach of any duty, law, or
rule, without regard to the subsequent discovery or existence of such different or additional
facts. Lead Plaintiffs acknowledge, and the Class Members shall be deemed by operation of the
Final Approval Order to have acknowledged, that the foregoing waiver was separately bargained for
and a key element of the Settlement of which this release is a part.

          1.32 “Valid Claim” means a Claim Form that is timely submitted by a Claimant in accordance
with the requirements of the Preliminary Approval Order, is signed under penalty of perjury by that
Claimant, and contains all of the information and documentation required for that Claimant to be an
Authorized Claimant. Claimants who submit a claim that is deficient in one or more respects will
receive a deficiency notice from the Claims Administrator and have thirty (30) calendar days after
their receipt of that notice in which to cure the deficiency. If a Claimant fails to cure the
deficiency within that time, the Claims Administrator shall deem the deficient claim to be an
invalid claim.

     2. The Settlement

               a. The Settlement Fund

          2.1 The principal amount of $7,800,000 in cash shall be transferred by or on behalf of Quovadx
to Lowenstein Sandler PC (“Lowenstein”) on or before January 16, 2007. Failure to make full
payment of the Settlement Fund shall, at Lead Plaintiffs’ sole option expressed in writing to
Quovadx’s counsel, result in termination of the settlement.

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          2.2 The Settlement Fund shall be held in the attorney trust account of Lowenstein. Lowenstein
shall invest the Settlement Fund deposited pursuant to Paragraph 2.1 above in instruments backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States Government (e.g., United States Treasury Bills) or
fully insured by the United States Government or an agency thereof, and shall reinvest the proceeds
of these instruments as they mature in similar instruments at their then-current market rates.

          2.3 Should Lowenstein choose at any time to place the Settlement Fund in an escrow account at
a bank of its choosing, Lowenstein will first advise Quovadx of its intent and obtain Quovadx’s
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

          2.4 Lowenstein shall not disburse the Settlement Fund except as provided in the Stipulation,
by an order of the Court, or with the written agreement of counsel for Quovadx.

          2.5 Subject to further order or direction as may be made by the Court, Lowenstein is
authorized to execute such transactions on behalf of the Class Members as are consistent with the
terms of the Stipulation.

          2.6 The Settlement Fund held by Lowenstein shall be deemed and considered to be in custodia
legis of the Court, and shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, until such time as
such funds shall be distributed pursuant to the Stipulation and further order(s) of the Court.

          2.7 Promptly after payment of the Settlement Fund to Lowenstein, it may establish a “Class
Notice and Administration Fund” and may initially deposit up to $200,000 from the Settlement Fund
into the Class Notice and Administration Fund. The Class Notice and Administration Fund may be
used by Lead Counsel to pay all costs and expenses reasonably and actually incurred in connection
with providing notice to the Class, locating Class Members, assisting with the filing of claims,
administering and distributing the Settlement Fund to Authorized Claimants, processing Claim Forms,
and paying escrow fees and costs, if any. The Class Notice and Administration Fund shall be
invested in funds, money market accounts, or treasury reserves that are themselves invested in
repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements,

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 instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government (e.g., United
States Treasury Bills), or fully insured by the United States Government or an agency thereof. In
no event shall Quovadx or the other Releasees have any responsibility for or liability with respect
to Lowenstein or its actions or the Class Notice and Administration Fund. Lowenstein shall hold
each of Quovadx and Releasees harmless for performance of any obligation undertaken by Lowenstein
pursuant to this Stipulation of Settlement.

               b. Taxes

          2.8 (a) The Settling Parties, Lowenstein, and the Claims Administrator shall treat the
Settlement Fund as being at all times a “qualified settlement fund” within the meaning of Treas.
Reg. § 1.468B-1. In addition, Lowenstein and the Claims Administrator, respectively, shall timely
make such elections as necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of this Section IV.2 of
the Stipulation, including the “relation-back election” (as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.468B-1) back
to the earliest permitted date. Such elections shall be made in compliance with the procedures and
requirements contained in such regulations. It shall be the responsibility of Lowenstein and the
Claims Administrator, respectively, to timely and properly prepare and deliver the necessary
documentation for signature by all necessary parties, and thereafter to cause the appropriate
filing to occur.

               (b) For the purpose of § 468B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, the “administrator” shall be Lowenstein and the Claims
Administrator, respectively. Lowenstein and the Claims Administrator shall timely and properly
file all informational and other tax returns necessary or advisable with respect to the Settlement
Fund (including without limitation the returns described in Treas. Reg. § 1.468B-2(k)). Such
returns (as well as the election described in Paragraph 2.8(a) hereof) shall be consistent with
Section IV.2 of the Stipulation and in all events shall reflect that all taxes (including any
estimated taxes, interest, or penalties) on the income earned

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by the Settlement Fund shall be paid out of the Settlement Fund as provided in Paragraph
2.8(c) below.

               (c) All (a) taxes (including any estimated taxes, interest, or penalties) arising with respect
to the income earned by the Settlement Fund, including any taxes or tax detriments that may be
imposed upon Quovadx or the Releasees with respect to any income earned by the Settlement Fund for
any period during which the Settlement Fund does not qualify as a “qualified settlement fund” for
federal or state income tax purposes (“Taxes”), and (b) expenses and costs incurred in connection
with the operation and implementation of Section IV.2 of the Stipulation (including, without
limitation, expenses of tax attorneys or accountants and mailing and distribution costs and
expenses relating to filing (or failing to file) the returns described in this Paragraph 2.8) (“Tax
Expenses”), shall be paid out of the Settlement Fund; in no event shall Quovadx or the Releasees
have any responsibility for or liability with respect to the Taxes or the Tax Expenses. Further,
Taxes and Tax Expenses shall be treated as, and considered to be, a cost of administration of the
Settlement Fund and shall be timely paid by Lowenstein or the Claims Administrator out of the
Settlement Fund without prior order from the Court, and Lowenstein and the Claims Administrator
shall be obligated (notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary) to withhold from distribution
to Authorized Claimants any funds necessary to pay such amounts, including the establishment of
adequate reserves for any Taxes and Tax Expenses (as well as any amounts that may be required to be
withheld under Treas. Reg. § 1.468B-2(1)(2)); neither Quovadx nor the other Releasees are
responsible therefore, nor shall they have any liability with respect thereto. The Settling
Parties agree to cooperate with each other and their tax attorneys and accountants to the extent
reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of Section IV.2 of the Stipulation.

               (d) For the purpose of Section IV.2, references to the Settlement Fund shall include both the
Settlement Fund and the Class Notice and Administration Fund and shall include any earnings
thereon.

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               c. Termination Of Settlement

          2.9 If for any reason the Settlement should fail to become effective, (a) the Settling Parties
shall return to their respective positions in the Action as those positions existed immediately
before the execution of the Settling Parties’ December 26, 2006, Memorandum of Understanding
regarding this Settlement; (b) the Settlement shall be without prejudice, and none of its terms
shall be enforceable, except to the extent Administration Expenses have been incurred or expended;
(c) the fact and terms of this Stipulation shall not be admissible in any trial of this Action or
any other action, and this and its entire contents are inadmissible for any purpose in any
proceeding, and governed by Federal Rule of Evidence 408 and the parallel provisions of the
evidence codes of each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia; and (d) unless otherwise
ordered by Court, Lead Counsel shall direct that the Settlement Fund (including accrued interest),
plus any amount then remaining in the Class Notice and Administration Fund (including accrued
interest), less Administration Expenses that have either been disbursed pursuant to Paragraph 2.7
above or are determined to be chargeable to the Class Notice and Administration Fund, shall be
deposited, within ten (10) calendar days after the termination or cancellation, in an account
designated in writing by Quovadx.

     3. Preliminary Approval Order And Fairness Hearing

          3.1 Promptly after execution of the Stipulation, Lead Counsel shall submit the Stipulation
together with its exhibits to the Court and shall apply for entry of the Preliminary Approval
Order, substantially in the form of Exhibit 3 attached hereto, requesting, inter alia, the
preliminary approval of the Settlement set forth in the Stipulation, the certification of the Class
for settlement purposes only, approval for mailing the Settlement Notice and Claim Form (the
“Notice”) substantially in the form of Exhibit 2 attached hereto, and approval of publication of
the Summary Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit 4 attached hereto. The Notice shall
include the general terms of the Settlement set forth in the Stipulation, the proposed Plan of
Allocation, the general terms of Lead Counsel’s Application, and the date of the Fairness Hearing.

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          3.2 Lead Counsel shall request that, after notice is given to the Class, the Court hold a
Fairness Hearing and approve the Settlement as set forth herein. At the Fairness Hearing, Lead
Counsel also will request that the Court approve the proposed Plan of Allocation and the
Application for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses.

          3.3 Quovadx shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Claims Administrator Quovadx’s
shareholder lists as appropriate for providing notice to the Class.

     4. Releases

          4.1 Upon the Effective Date of the Settlement, Lead Plaintiffs and each of the Class Members
shall be deemed to have, and by operation of the Judgment shall have, fully, finally, and forever
released, relinquished, and discharged all Released Claims against the Releasees, whether or not
such Class Member executes and delivers a Claim Form.

          4.2 The Claim Form to be executed by all Claimants shall release all Released Claims against
the Releasees and shall be substantially in the form contained in Exhibit 3 attached hereto.

          4.3 Upon the Effective Date, each of the Releasees shall be deemed to have, and by operation
of the Final Approval shall have, fully, finally, and forever released, relinquished and discharged
each and all of the Lead Plaintiffs, Class Members, and Lead Counsel from all claims (including
Unknown Claims) arising out of, relating to, or in connection with the institution, prosecution,
assertion, or settlement of the Action and the Released Claims.

     5. Administration And Calculation Of Claims, Final Awards, And Supervision And
Distribution Of Settlement Fund

          5.1 The Claims Administrator, subject to such supervision and direction of the Court and Lead
Counsel as may be necessary or as circumstances may require, shall administer, adjudicate, and
calculate the claims submitted by Class Members.

          5.2 The Settlement Fund shall be applied as follows:

               (a) to pay Lead Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and expenses with interest thereon (the “Fee and
Expense Award”), if and to the extent allowed by the Court;

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               (b) to pay all the costs and expenses reasonably and actually incurred in connection with
providing notice, locating Class Members, assisting with the filing of claims, administering and
distributing the Settlement Fund to Authorized Claimants, processing Claim Forms, and paying escrow
fees and costs, if any;

               (c) to pay the Taxes and Tax Expenses described in Paragraph 2.8 above; and

               (d) to distribute the balance of the Settlement Fund (the “Net Settlement Fund”) to Authorized
Claimants as allowed by the Stipulation, the Plan of Allocation, and the Court.

          5.3 As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date, and in accordance with the
terms of the Stipulation, the Plan of Allocation, or such further approval and order(s) of the
Court as may be necessary or as circumstances may require, the Claims Administrator shall
distribute the Net Settlement Fund to Authorized Claimants, subject to and in accordance with
Paragraphs 5.4—5.9 below.

          5.4 Within sixty (60) days after the mailing of the Notice or such other time as may be set by
the Court, each Claimant shall be required to submit to the Claims Administrator a completed Claim
Form, substantially in the form contained in Exhibit 3 attached hereto, signed under penalty of
perjury, and supported by such documents as are specified in the Claim Form.

          5.5 Except as otherwise ordered by the Court, all Class Members who fail to timely submit a
properly completed Claim Form within such period, or such other period as may be ordered by the
Court, or otherwise allowed, shall be forever barred from receiving any payments pursuant to the
Stipulation and the Settlement set forth herein, but will in all other respects be subject to and
bound by the provisions of the Stipulation, the releases contained herein, and the Final Approval
Order.

          5.6 The Net Settlement Fund shall be distributed to the Authorized Claimants substantially in
accordance with a Plan of Allocation described in the Notice and approved by the Court. If there
is any balance remaining in the Net Settlement Fund after six (6) months from

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the date of distribution of the Net Settlement Fund (whether by reason of tax refunds,
uncashed checks, or otherwise), Lead Counsel shall, if feasible, reallocate such balance among
Authorized Claimants in an equitable and economic fashion. Thereafter, any balance that still
remains in the Net Settlement Fund shall be donated to one or more Colorado-based, non-sectarian,
non-profit organizations providing legal services or otherwise in the appropriate public interest
as determined by Lead Counsel.

          5.7 This is not a claims-made settlement and, if all conditions of the Stipulation are
satisfied and the Settlement becomes final, no portion of the Settlement Fund will be returned to
the Quovadx. Quovadx and the Releasees shall have no responsibility for, interest in, or liability
whatsoever with respect to the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, the Plan of Allocation, the
determination, administration, or calculation of claims, the payment or withholding of Taxes or Tax
Expenses, or any losses incurred in connection therewith.

          5.8 No Person shall have any claim against Lead Counsel, the Claims Administrator, or other
entity designated by Lead Counsel based on distributions made substantially in accordance with the
Stipulation and the Settlement contained herein, the Plan of Allocation, or further order(s) of the
Court. No Person shall have any claim whatsoever against Quovadx, Quovadx’s counsel, or any
Releasees arising from or related to any distributions made, or not made, from the Settlement Fund.

          5.9 It is understood and agreed by the Settling Parties that any proposed Plan of Allocation
of the Net Settlement Fund including, but not limited to, any adjustments to an Authorized
Claimant’s claim set forth therein, is not a part of the Stipulation and is to be considered by the
Court separately from the Court’s consideration of the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of
the Settlement set forth in the Stipulation, and any order or proceeding relating to the Plan of
Allocation shall not operate to terminate or cancel the Stipulation or affect the finality of the
Court’s Final Approval Order approving the Stipulation and the Settlement set forth therein, or any
other orders entered pursuant to the Stipulation. If, however, any Class Member timely takes an
appeal of the Court’s order approving the Plan of

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Allocation, Lead Counsel shall not distribute the Net Settlement Fund to Authorized Claimants
until such time as any appeal of or challenge to the Court’s order has been finally adjudicated and
rejected. Quovadx will take no position with respect to any proposed Plan of Allocation, any such
plan as may be approved by the Court, or any appeal of a Court order approving such plan.

     6. Lead Counsel’s Attorneys’ Fees And Reimbursement Of Expenses

          6.1 After the Court preliminarily approves the Settlement, Lead Counsel may submit an
Application for distributions to them from the Settlement Fund for: (a) an award of attorneys’
fees; plus (b) reimbursement of actual expenses, including the fees of any experts or consultants,
incurred in connection with prosecuting the Action; plus (c) any interest on such attorneys’ fees
and expenses at the same rate and for the same periods as earned by the Settlement Fund (until
paid), as may be awarded by the Court. Lead Counsel reserve the right to make additional
applications for fees and expenses incurred.

          6.2 Notwithstanding the existence of any timely filed objections or potential for appeal, any
cash amount approved by the Court shall be paid to Lead Counsel upon entry of an order of the Court
awarding such fees and expenses, subject to Lead Counsel’s obligation to refund or pay back any
such amount, plus interest, in the event that (i) the Effective Date does not occur, (ii) the
judgment or order awarding fees and expenses is reversed or modified, or (iii) the Settlement is
canceled or terminated for any reason. In the event that Lead Counsel becomes obligated to repay
all or some of their attorneys’ fees or expenses, Lead Counsel shall, within ten (10) business days
after receiving notice from Quovadx’s counsel or from a court of appropriate jurisdiction, refund
to the Settlement Fund such amount of fees or expenses (or both) previously paid to Lead Counsel
from the Settlement Fund, plus interest thereon at the same rate as earned on the Settlement Fund,
that is consistent with the court order reversing or modifying the Settlement or the award of fees
and expenses. If Lead Counsel fails to repay any such refund to the Settlement Fund within the
time provide above, Lead Counsel will be obligated to reimburse

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Quovadx all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Quovadx in seeking to recover the
funds owed by Lead Counsel.

          6.3 Quovadx shall take no position with respect to Lead Counsel’s Application for Court
approval of a payment of Lead Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and expenses, so long as such Application
requests attorneys’ fees in an amount that does not exceed 25 percent of the amount of the
Settlement Fund and reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by Lead Counsel in the
prosecution of this Action in an amount not to exceed $250,000.

          6.4 The amount of any such award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses is a matter
separate and apart from the Stipulation and Settlement between the Settling Parties, and any
decision by the Court concerning the award of attorneys’ fees and expenses shall not affect the
validity or finality of the proposed Settlement, as such matters are not the subject of any
agreement between the Settling Parties other than as set forth above.

          6.5 Quovadx and the Releasees shall have no responsibility for or liability with respect to
any payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses to Lead Counsel that the Court may make in this Action.

     7. Conditions Of Settlement, Effect Of Disapproval, Cancellation Or Termination

          7.1 The Effective Date of the Stipulation shall be conditioned on the occurrence of all of the
following events:

               (a) Quovadx has timely made its contribution to the Settlement Fund as required by Paragraph
2.1 above;

               (b) Quovadx has not exercised its option to terminate the Stipulation pursuant to Paragraph
7.5 below;

               (c) the Court has entered the Preliminary Approval Order, as required by Paragraph 3.1 above;

               (d) the Court has entered the Final Approval Order, as required by Paragraph 1.12 above; and

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               (e) either the times for challenging the Final Approval Order and Settlement in the trial
court or on appeal have expired, or any timely challenge or appeal has been finally adjudicated and
rejected, as required by Paragraph 1.12 above.

          7.2 Upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, any and all remaining interest or right of
Quovadx in or to the Settlement Fund, if any, shall be absolutely and forever extinguished. If all
of the conditions specified in Paragraphs 1.12 and 7.1 above are not met, then the Stipulation
shall be canceled and terminated subject to Paragraph 7.4 below, unless Lead Plaintiffs and Quovadx
mutually agree in writing, within thirty (30) calendar days of their receipt of notice of any
failed condition, to proceed with the Stipulation and Settlement.

          7.3 In the event that the Stipulation is not approved by the Court or the Settlement set forth
in the Stipulation is terminated or fails to become effective in accordance with its terms, the
Settling Parties shall be restored to their respective positions in the Action immediately prior to
the Settling Parties’ execution of their December 26, 2006, Memorandum of Understanding. In such
event, the terms and provisions of the Stipulation, with the exception of Paragraphs 2.8, 2.9,
7.3—7.5 hereof, shall have no further force or effect with respect to the Settling Parties and
shall not be used in this Action or in any other proceeding for any purpose, and any judgment or
order entered by the Court in accordance with the terms of the Stipulation shall be treated as
vacated nunc pro tunc. No order of the Court, or modification or reversal on appeal of any order
of the Court, concerning either (a) the Plan of Allocation or (b) the amount of any attorneys’
fees, costs, expenses, and interest awarded to Lead Counsel shall constitute grounds for
cancellation or termination of the Stipulation.

          7.4 If the Effective Date does not occur, or if the Stipulation is terminated pursuant to its
terms, neither Lead Plaintiffs nor Lead Counsel shall have any obligation to repay any amounts
actually and properly disbursed from the Class Notice and Administration Fund. In addition, any
expenses already incurred and properly chargeable to the Class Notice and Administration Fund
pursuant to Paragraph 2.7 above at the time of such termination or cancellation, but which have not
been paid, shall be paid by Lowenstein or the Claims

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Administrator in accordance with the terms of the Stipulation prior to the balance being
refunded in accordance with Paragraph 2.8 above.

          7.5 If, prior to the Fairness Hearing, the aggregate number of newly issued shares of Quovadx
common stock acquired in the Rogue Wave exchange offer by Persons who would otherwise be Members of
the Class, but who request exclusion from the Class, exceeds the sum specified in a separate
“Supplemental Agreement” between the Settling Parties, Quovadx shall have, in its sole and absolute
discretion, the option to terminate this Stipulation in accordance with the procedures set forth in
the Supplemental Agreement. The Supplemental Agreement will be filed with the Court under seal.

          7.6 If a case is commenced in respect to Quovadx under Title 11 of the United States Code
(Bankruptcy), or a trustee, receiver, or conservator is appointed under any similar law, and in the
event of the entry of a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction determining the transfer
of the Settlement Fund, or any portion thereof, by or on behalf of Quovadx to be a preference,
voidable transfer, fraudulent transfer, or similar transaction, then the release given and judgment
entered in favor of Quovadx pursuant to this Stipulation shall be null and void.

          7.7 Quovadx warrants and represents that it is not “insolvent” within the meaning of 11 U.S.C.
§ 101(32) as of the time this Stipulation is executed and as of the time any payments are
transferred or made as required by this Stipulation.

     8. Miscellaneous Provisions

          8.1 The Settling Parties (a) acknowledge that it is their intent to consummate this
Stipulation; and (b) agree to cooperate to the extent reasonably necessary to effectuate and
implement all terms and conditions of the Stipulation and to exercise their reasonable best efforts
to accomplish the foregoing terms and conditions of the Stipulation.

          8.2 The Settling Parties intend this Settlement to be a final and complete resolution of all
disputes between them with respect to the Action. The Settlement compromises

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claims that are contested, and shall not be deemed an admission by any Settling Party as to
the merits of any claim or defense.

          8.3 The Final Approval Order will contain a statement that during the course of the Action,
the Settling Parties and their respective counsel at all times complied with the requirements of
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. The Settling Parties agree that the Action was filed in good
faith and in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, that the amount of the Settlement
Fund and the other terms of the Settlement were negotiated in good faith by the Settling Parties,
and that the Settling Parties voluntarily reached the Settlement after consultation by each
Settling Party with its competent legal counsel.

          8.4 Quovadx may issue a press release announcing the Settlement, but in doing so may not
contradict the terms of this Stipulation. The Settling Parties reserve their right to rebut, in a
manner that such party determines to be appropriate, any contention made in any public forum that
the Action was brought or defended in bad faith or without a reasonable basis.

          8.5 Neither the Stipulation nor the Settlement provided therein, nor any act performed or
document executed pursuant to or in furtherance of the Stipulation or the Settlement: (a) is or may
be deemed to be or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of, the validity of any Released
Claim, or of any wrongdoing or liability of Quovadx or the Releasees; or (b) is or may be deemed to
be, or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of, any fault or omission of Quovadx or the
other Releasees in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding in any court, administrative
agency, or other tribunal. Quovadx and the other Releasees may file the Stipulation and Final
Approval Order in any action that may be brought against one or more of them in order to support a
defense or counterclaim based on principles of res judicata, collateral estoppel, release, good
faith settlement, judgment bar or reduction, any other theory of claim preclusion or issue
preclusion, or similar defense or counterclaim.

          8.6 Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel agree to assume the lead role in defending the Settlement
against any objection filed by a Member of the Class, and defending any appeal taken by an
objecting Class Member. The Settling Parties acknowledge that this

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Paragraph 8.6 is intended to minimize the amount of defense attorneys’ fees and expenses
incurred by Quovadx after the date of execution of this Stipulation, and that this Paragraph 8.6
shall be construed and applied to accomplish that intent.

          8.7 All agreements made and orders entered during the course of the Action relating to the
confidentiality of discovery or other information shall survive this Stipulation.

          8.8 All of the exhibits to the Stipulation are material and integral parts hereof and are
fully incorporated herein by this reference.

          8.9 The Stipulation may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by or on
behalf of all Settling Parties or their respective successors-in-interest.

          8.10 The Stipulation and the exhibits attached hereto constitute the entire agreement among
the Settling Parties and no representations, warranties, or inducements have been made to any party
concerning the Stipulation or its exhibits other than the representations, warranties, and
covenants contained and memorialized in such documents. Except as otherwise provided herein, each
Settling Party shall bear its own costs.

          8.11 Lead Counsel, on behalf of the Class, are expressly authorized by Lead Plaintiffs to take
all appropriate action required or permitted to be taken by the Class pursuant to the Stipulation
to effectuate the Settlement’s terms, and also are expressly authorized to enter into any
modification or amendment to the Stipulation on behalf of the Class that Lead Counsel deem
appropriate.

          8.12 Each counsel or other Person executing the Stipulation on behalf of any Settling Party
hereby warrants that such Person has the full authority to do so.

          8.13 The Stipulation may be executed in one or more counterparts. All executed counterparts
and each of them shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. A complete set of original
executed counterparts shall be filed with the Court.

          8.14 The Stipulation shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and
assigns of the Settling Parties.

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          8.15 The Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to implementation and enforcement of the
terms of the Stipulation. The Settling Parties submit to the jurisdiction of the Court for
purposes of implementing and enforcing the Settlement embodied in the Stipulation.

          8.16 The Stipulation shall be considered to have been negotiated, executed, and delivered, and
to be wholly performed, in the State of Colorado, and the rights and obligations of the Settling
Parties shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the substantive laws
of the State of Colorado without giving effect to that State’s choice-of-law principles.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the Stipulation to be executed, by their
duly authorized attorneys dated as of January 26, 2007.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	APPROVED:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs and the Class:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Lawrence M. Rolnick
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Lawrence M. Rolnick, Esq.
	 

	 	 	 	LOWENSTEIN SANDLER PC
	 

	 	 	 	65 Livingston Avenue
	 

	 	 	 	Roseland, New Jersey 07068
	 

	 	 	 	Telephone: (973) 597-2500
	 

	 	 	 	Fax: (973) 597-2469
	 

	 	 	 	Email: lrolnick@lowenstein.com
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Marc B. Kramer
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Marc B. Kramer, Esq.
	 

	 	 	 	A Professional Corporation
	 

	 	 	 	150 JFK Parkway, Suite 100
	 

	 	 	 	Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
	 

	 	 	 	Telephone: (973) 847-5924
	 

	 	 	 	Email: marcbkramer@cs.com

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	 	 	 	Counsel for Quovadx:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Michael T. Williams
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Michael T. Williams
	 

	 	 	 	WHEELER TRIGG KENNEDY LLP
	 

	 	 	 	1801 California Street, Suite 3600
	 

	 	 	 	Denver, Colorado 80202
	 

	 	 	 	Telephone: (303) 244-1800
	 

	 	 	 	Fax: (303) 244-1879
	 

	 	 	 	Email: williams@wtklaw.com

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Exhibit 10.6.1

HOTEL
MASTER MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

by and between

ASHFORD TRS CORPORATION,

a Delaware corporation

and

REMINGTON MANAGEMENT, L.P.,

a Delaware limited partnership

Hotel Master Management Agreement

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I DEFINITION OF TERMS	 	 	1	 
	1.01
	 	Definition of Terms	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II TERM OF AGREEMENT	 	 	1	 
	2.01
	 	Term	 	 	1	 
	2.02
	 	Actions to be Taken upon Termination	 	 	1	 
	2.03
	 	Early Termination Rights; Liquidated Damages	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III PREMISES	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER	 	 	1	 
	4.01
	 	Appointment	 	 	1	 
	4.02
	 	Delegation of Authority	 	 	1	 
	4.03
	 	Contracts, Equipment Leases and Other Agreements	 	 	1	 
	4.04
	 	Alcoholic Beverage/Liquor Licensing Requirements	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	 	 	1	 
	5.01
	 	Lessee Representations	 	 	1	 
	5.02
	 	Manager Representations	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI OPERATION	 	 	1	 
	6.01
	 	Name of Premises; Standard of Operation	 	 	1	 
	6.02
	 	Use of Premises	 	 	1	 
	6.03
	 	Group Services	 	 	1	 
	6.04
	 	Right to Inspect	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII WORKING CAPITAL AND INVENTORIES	 	 	1	 
	7.01
	 	Working Capital and Inventories	 	 	1	 
	7.02
	 	Fixed Asset Supplies	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT AND CHANGES	 	 	1	 
	8.01
	 	Routine and Non-Routine Repairs and Maintenance	 	 	1	 
	8.02
	 	Capital Improvement Reserve	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX EMPLOYEES	 	 	1	 
	9.01
	 	Employee Hiring	 	 	1	 
	9.02
	 	Costs; Benefit Plans	 	 	1	 
	9.03
	 	Manager’s Employees	 	 	1	 
	9.04
	 	Special Projects - Corporate Employees	 	 	1	 
	9.05
	 	Termination	 	 	1	 
	9.06
	 	Employee Use of Hotel	 	 	1	 
	9.07
	 	Non-Solicitation	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X BUDGET, STANDARDS AND CONTRACTS	 	 	1	 
	10.01
	 	Annual Operating Budget	 	 	1	 

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	10.02
	 	Budget Approval	 	 	1	 
	10.03
	 	Operation Pending Approval	 	 	1	 
	10.04
	 	Budget Meetings	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI OPERATING DISTRIBUTIONS	 	 	1	 
	11.01
	 	Management Fee	 	 	1	 
	11.02
	 	Accounting and Interim Payment	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XII INSURANCE	 	 	1	 
	12.01
	 	Insurance	 	 	1	 
	12.02
	 	Replacement Cost	 	 	1	 
	12.03
	 	Increase in Limits	 	 	1	 
	12.04
	 	Blanket Policy	 	 	1	 
	12.05
	 	Costs and Expenses	 	 	1	 
	12.06
	 	Policies and Endorsements	 	 	1	 
	12.07
	 	Termination	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XIII TAXES AND DEBT SERVICE	 	 	1	 
	13.01
	 	Taxes	 	 	1	 
	13.02
	 	Debt Service; Ground Lease Payments	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XIV BANK ACCOUNTS	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XV ACCOUNTING SYSTEM	 	 	1	 
	15.01
	 	Books and Records	 	 	1	 
	15.02
	 	Monthly Financial Statements	 	 	1	 
	15.03
	 	Annual Financial Statements	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XVI PAYMENT BY LESSEE	 	 	1	 
	16.01
	 	Payment of Base Management Fee	 	 	1	 
	16.02
	 	Distributions	 	 	1	 
	16.03
	 	Payment Option	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XVII RELATIONSHIP AND AUTHORITY	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XVIII DAMAGE, CONDEMNATION AND FORCE MAJEURE	 	 	1	 
	18.01
	 	Damage and Repair	 	 	1	 
	18.02
	 	Condemnation	 	 	1	 
	18.03
	 	Force Majeure	 	 	1	 
	18.04
	 	Liquidated Damages if Casualty	 	 	1	 
	18.05
	 	No Liquidated Damages if Condemnation or Force Majeure	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XIX DEFAULT AND TERMINATION	 	 	1	 
	19.01
	 	Events of Default	 	 	1	 
	19.02
	 	Consequence of Default	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XX WAIVER AND INVALIDITY	 	 	1	 

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	20.01
	 	Waiver	 	 	1	 
	20.02
	 	Partial Invalidity	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XXI ASSIGNMENT	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XXII NOTICES	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XXIII SUBORDINATION; NON-DISTURBANCE	 	 	1	 
	23.01
	 	Subordination	 	 	1	 
	23.02
	 	Non-Disturbance Agreement	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XXIV PROPRIETARY MARKS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY	 	 	1	 
	24.01
	 	Proprietary Marks	 	 	1	 
	24.02
	 	Computer Software and Equipment	 	 	1	 
	24.03
	 	Intellectual Property	 	 	1	 
	24.04
	 	Books and Records	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XXV INDEMNIFICATION	 	 	1	 
	25.01
	 	Manager Indemnity	 	 	1	 
	25.02
	 	Lessee Indemnity	 	 	1	 
	25.03
	 	Indemnification Procedure	 	 	1	 
	25.04
	 	Survival	 	 	1	 
	25.05
	 	No Successor Liability	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XXVI FUTURE HOTELS	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XXVII GOVERNING LAW VENUE	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XXVIII MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	1	 
	28.01
	 	Rights to Make Agreement	 	 	1	 
	28.02
	 	Agency	 	 	1	 
	28.03
	 	Failure to Perform	 	 	1	 
	28.04
	 	Headings	 	 	1	 
	28.05
	 	Attorneys’ Fees and Costs	 	 	1	 
	28.06
	 	Entire Agreement	 	 	1	 
	28.07
	 	Consents	 	 	1	 
	28.08
	 	Eligible Independent Contractor	 	 	1	 
	28.09
	 	Environmental Matters	 	 	1	 
	28.10
	 	Equity and Debt Offerings	 	 	1	 
	28.11
	 	Estoppel Certificates	 	 	1	 
	28.12
	 	Confidentiality	 	 	1	 
	28.13
	 	Modification	 	 	1	 
	28.14
	 	Counterparts	 	 	1	 

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HOTEL MASTER MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS HOTEL MASTER MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this 6th day of October  ,
2006,effective as of September 29, 2006 by and between ASHFORD TRS CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Lessee”), REMINGTON MANAGEMENT, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (hereinafter referred to as “Manager”), and for the limited purposes of
Article VIII herein, the Landlords (defined below).

R E C I T A L S:

1. On or about August 29th, 2003, Lessee entered into a Master Management Agreement with Remington
Lodging & Hospitality, LP (“Remington”) to manage and operate certain hotels (hereinafter referred
to as (“RL&H Agreement”).

2. Remington now desires, with the consent of AHT (defined below), to enter into this new Hotel
Master Management Agreement with its affiliate, Remington Management, LP.

3. Lessee is the tenant under the Leases (defined below) covering those certain hotel properties,
fully equipped with furniture and fixtures, and more particularly described by address location,
franchise name and room number information, on Exhibit “A” attached hereto (the hotels,
together with all ancillary facilities, improvements and amenities set forth on Exhibit A
attached hereto as such exhibit exists as of the date of this Agreement, herein called the
“Initial Hotel”) .

4. Lessee desires to retain Manager to manage and operate the Initial Hotel and any Future Hotels
(as defined below), and Manager is willing to perform such services for the account of Lessee, all
as more particularly set forth in this Agreement.

A G R E E M E N T S:

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITION OF TERMS

     1.01 Definition of Terms. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have
the meanings indicated below.

     “Accounting Period” shall mean a calendar month.

     “Agreement” shall mean this Master Management Agreement, and all amendments,
modifications, supplements, consolidations, extensions and revisions to this Master Management
Agreement approved by Lessee and Manager in accordance with the provisions hereof.

     “AHT” means Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

     “Amendment” shall have the meaning as set forth in Article XXVI.

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     “Annual Operating Budget” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
10.01.

     “AOB Objection Notice” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 10.02.

     “Applicable Standards” shall mean standards of operation for the Premises which are
(a) in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Franchise Agreement, this Agreement and
all CCRs affecting the Premises and of which true and complete copies have been made available by
Lessee to Manager, (b) in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements, (c) in accordance with the
terms and conditions of any Hotel Mortgage or Ground Lease to the extent not otherwise inconsistent
with the terms of this Agreement (to the extent Lessee has made available to Manager true and
complete copies of the applicable loan documents relating to any such Hotel Mortgage and/or the
Ground Leases), (d) in accordance with the Leases (to the extent Lessee has made available to
Manager a true and complete copy thereof), (e) in accordance with the requirements of any carrier
having insurance on the Hotels or any part thereof (to the extent Manager has been given written
notice of such requirements or policies and/or has coordinated same on behalf of Lessee), and (f)
in accordance with the requirements of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code for qualifying each of the
Hotels as a Qualified Lodging Facility.

     “Approval Requirement” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 8.02I.

     “Base Management Fee” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 11.01A.

     “Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 9.02.

     “Black-Scholes Amount” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 16.03B.

     “Black-Scholes Model” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 16.03B.

     “Business Day” shall mean any day excluding (i) Saturday, (ii) Sunday, (iii) any day
which is a legal holiday under the laws of the States of New York, Maryland or Texas, and (iv) any
day on which banking institutions located in such states are generally not open for the conduct of
regular business.

     “Budgeted GOP” shall mean the Gross Operating Profit as set forth in the Annual
Operating Budget for the applicable Fiscal Year, as approved by Lessee and Manager pursuant to
Article X hereof.

     “CCRs” shall mean those certain restrictive covenants encumbering the Premises
recorded in the real property records of the county where such premises are located, as described
in the owner policies of title insurance relating to such premises, a copy of which are
acknowledged received by the Manager.

     “Capital Improvement Budget” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
8.02E.

     “Cash Management Agreements” shall mean agreements, if any, entered into by Lessee,
Landlord and a Holder for the collection and disbursement of any lease payments by Lessee to
Landlord under the applicable Lease with respect to the applicable Premises, which

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constitute a part of the loan documents executed and delivered in connection with any Hotel
Mortgage by Landlord.

     “Capital Improvement Reserve” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
8.02A.

     “CIB Objection Notice” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 8.02E.

     “CPI” means the Consumer Price Index, published for all Urban Consumers for the U.S.
City Average for All Items, 1982-84=100 issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United
States Department of Labor, as published in the Wall Street Journal.

     “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     “Commencement Date” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.01.

     “Competitive Set” shall initially mean for each Hotel, the hotels situated in the same
market segment as such Hotel as noted on Schedule 1 attached hereto, which competitive set
shall include the applicable Hotel. The Competitive Set may be changed from time to time by mutual
agreement of Lessee and Manager to reasonably and accurately reflect a set within the market of
such Hotel that is comparable in rate quality and in operation to such Hotel and directly
competitive with such Hotel. The requirements for the Competitive Set are not applicable to any of
the Initial Hotels until after the expiration of the base 10 year term of this Agreement.

     “Contract(s)” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 4.03.

     “Debt Service” shall mean actual scheduled payments of principal and interest,
including accrued and cumulative interest, payable by a Landlord with respect to any Hotel
Mortgage.

     “Deductions” shall mean the following matters:

	 	1.	 	Employee Costs and Expenses (including, Employee Claims but excluding Excluded
Employee Claims);
	 
	 	2.	 	Administrative and general expenses and the cost of advertising and business
promotion, heat, light, power, communications (i.e., telephone, fax, cable service and
internet) and other utilities and routine repairs, maintenance and minor alterations
pertaining to the Premises;

	 
	 	3.	 	The cost of replacing, maintaining or replenishing Inventories and Fixed Asset
Supplies consumed in the operation of the Premises;

	 
	 	4.	 	A reasonable reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable as reasonably
determined by Manager and approved by Lessee (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld);

	 
	 	5.	 	All costs and fees of independent accountants, attorneys or other third parties
who perform services related to the Hotels or the operation thereof, including, without

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	 	 	 	limitation, an allocation of costs of Manager’s in-house corporate counsel who
performs legal services directly for the benefit of the Hotels to be allocated on a
fair and equitable cost basis as reasonably determined by Manager and approved by
Lessee (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld);

	 	6.	 	The cost and expense of non-routine technical consultants and operational
experts for specialized services in connection with the Premises, including, without
limitation, an allocation of costs of Manager’s corporate staff who may perform special
services directly related to the Hotels such as sales and marketing, revenue
management, training, property tax services, federal, state and/or local tax services,
recruiting, and similar functions or services as set forth in Section 9.04, to
be allocated on a fair and equitable cost basis as reasonably determined by Manager and
approved by Lessee (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld);

	 
	 	7.	 	Insurance costs and expenses as provided in Article XII;
	 
	 	8.	 	Real estate and personal property taxes levied or assessed against the Premises
by duly authorized taxing authorities and such other taxes, if any, payable by or
assessed against Manager or the Premises related to the operation and/or ownership of
the Premises;

	 
	 	9.	 	Franchise fees, royalties, license fees, or compensation or consideration paid
or payable to the Franchisor (as hereinafter defined), or any successor Franchisor,
pursuant to a Franchise Agreement (as hereinafter defined);

	 
	 	10.	 	The Premises’ allocable share of the actual costs and expenses incurred by
Manager in providing Group Services as provided in Section 6.03 hereof;

	 
	 	11.	 	The Management Fee;
	 
	 	12.	 	Rental payments made under equipment leases; and
	 
	 	13.	 	Other expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance or operation of the
Premises not expressly set forth above and authorized pursuant to this Agreement.

     Deductions shall not include: (a) depreciation and amortization, (b) Debt Service, (c) Ground
Lease Payments, or (d) payments allocated or made to the Capital Improvement Reserve.

“Designated Fees” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 16.03.

     “Effective Date” shall mean the date this Agreement is fully executed and delivered.

     “Eligible Independent Contractor” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
28.08.

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     “Emergency Expenses” shall mean any expenses, regardless of amount, which, in
Manager’s reasonable judgment, are immediately necessary to protect the physical integrity or
lawful operation of the Hotels or the health or safety of its occupants.

     “Employee Claims” shall mean any claims (including all fines, judgments, penalties,
costs, litigation and/or arbitration expenses, attorneys’ fees and expenses, and costs of
settlement with respect to any such claim) made by or in respect of an employee or potential hire
of Manager against Manager and/or Lessee which are based on a violation or alleged violation of the
Employment Laws or alleged contractual obligations.

     “Employee Costs and Expenses” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
9.03.

     “Employee Related Termination Costs” shall have the meaning as set forth in
Section 9.05.

     “Employment Laws” shall mean all applicable federal, state and local laws (including,
without limitation, any statutes, regulations, ordinances or common laws) regarding the employment,
hiring or discharge of persons.

     “Event(s) of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Article XIX.

     “Excluded Employee Claims” shall mean any Employee Claims (a) to the extent
attributable to a substantial violation by Manager of Employment Laws, or (b) which do not arise
from an isolated act of an individual employee but rather is the direct result of corporate
policies of Manager which either encourage or fail to discourage the conduct from which such
Employee Claim arises.

     “Executive Employees” shall mean each member of the senior executive or Premises level
staff and each department head of the Hotels.

     “Expiration Date” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.01.

     “FF&E” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 8.01.

     “Fiscal Year” shall mean the twelve (12) month calendar year ending December 31,
except that the first Fiscal Year and last Fiscal Year of the term of this Agreement may not be
full calendar years.

     “Fixed Asset Supplies” shall mean supply items included within “Property and
Equipment” under the Uniform System of Accounts, including linen, china, glassware, silver,
uniforms, and similar items.

     “Force Majeure” shall mean any act of God (including adverse weather conditions); act
of the state or federal government in its sovereign or contractual capacity; war; civil
disturbance, riot or mob violence; terrorism; earthquake, flood, fire or other casualty; epidemic;
quarantine restriction; labor strikes or lock out; freight embargo; civil disturbance; or similar
causes beyond the reasonable control of Manager.

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     “Franchisor” shall mean those certain franchisors and any successor franchisors
selected by Lessee (subject to the terms of the Leases) identified on Exhibit “C” attached
hereto (as modified from time to time).

     “Franchise Agreement” shall mean those certain license agreements between a Franchisor
and Lessee and/or Landlord, as applicable, as such license agreements are amended from time to
time, and any other contract hereafter entered into between Lessee and/or Landlord, as applicable,
and such Franchisor pertaining to the name and operating procedures, systems and standards for the
Hotels, as described on Exhibit “C” attached hereto (as modified from time to time).

     “full replacement cost” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 12.02.

     “Future Hotels” shall mean any hotel or motel properties leased after the date hereof
by Lessee from Affiliates of the Partnership as more particularly described in Article XXVI
hereof.

     “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied as
recognized by the accounting industry and standards within the United States.

     “General Manager” or “General Managers” shall have the meanings as set forth
in Section 9.07.

     “GOP Test” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 11.01B.

     “Gross Operating Profit” shall mean the actual gross operating profit of the Premises
determined generally in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts, consistently applied and
consistent with the determination thereof in the Annual Operating Budget.

     “Gross Operating Profit Margin” shall mean for any applicable Fiscal Year, the
quotient expressed as a percentage, (i) the numerator of which is the Gross Operating Profit, and
(ii) the denominator of which is Gross Revenues.

     “Gross Revenues” shall mean all revenues and receipts of every kind received from
operating the Premises and all departments and parts thereof, including but not limited to, income
from both cash and credit transactions, income from the rental of rooms, stores, offices, banquet
rooms, conference rooms, exhibits or sale space of every kind, license, lease and concession fees
and rentals (not including gross receipts of licensees, lessees and concessionaires), vending
machines, health club membership fees, food and beverage sales, wholesale and retail sales of
merchandise, service charges, and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of
income insurance; provided, however, Gross Revenues shall not include (a) gratuities to the
Premises’ employees, (b) federal, state or municipal excise, sales or use taxes or similar
impositions collected directly from customers, patrons or guests or included as part of the sales
prices of any goods or services paid over to federal, state or municipal governments, (c) property
insurance or condemnation proceeds (excluding proceeds from business interruption or other loss of
income coverage), (d) proceeds from the sale or refinance of assets other than sales in the
ordinary course of business, (e) funds furnished by the Lessee, (f) judgments and awards other than
for lost business, (g) the amount of all credits, rebates or

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refunds (which shall be deductions from Gross Revenues) to customers, patrons or guests, (h)
receipts of licensees, concessionaires, and tenants, (i) payments received at any of the Hotels for
hotel accommodations, goods or services to be provided at other hotels, although arranged by, for
or on behalf of Manager; (j) the value of complimentary rooms, food and beverages, (k) interest
income, (l) lease security deposits, and (m) items constituting “allowances” under the Uniform
System of Accounts.

     “Ground Lease Payments” shall mean payments due under any of the Ground Leases and
payable by Landlord thereunder.

     “Ground Leases” shall mean any ground lease agreements relating to any of the Hotels,
executed by Landlord with any third party landlords.

     “Group Services” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 6.03.

     “Holder” shall mean the holder of any Hotel Mortgage and the indebtedness secured
thereby, and such holder’s successors and assigns.

     “Hotel” shall collectively mean the Initial Hotel and any Future Hotels.

     “Hotel Mortgage” shall mean, collectively, any mortgage or deed of trust hereafter
from time to time, encumbering all or any portion of the Premises (or the leasehold interest
therein), together with all other instruments evidencing or securing payment of the indebtedness
secured by such mortgage or deed of trust and all amendments, modifications, supplements,
extensions and revisions of such mortgage, deed of trust, and other instruments.

     “Hotel’s REVPAR Yield Penetration” shall mean, for a Hotel for any applicable Fiscal
Year, (i) such Hotel’s actual occupancy rate multiplied by the actual average daily rate, divided
by (ii) the Competitive Set’s occupancy rate multiplied by the Competitive Set’s average daily rate
for the same Fiscal Period. The determination of the Competitive Set’s occupancy and rate shall be
made by reference to the Smith Travel Research reports or its successor or comparable market
research reports prepared by another nationally recognized hospitality firm reasonably acceptable
to Lessee and Manager.

     “Incentive Fee” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 11.01B.

     “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 25.03.

     “Independent Directors” shall mean those directors of AHT who are “independent” within
the meaning of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or such other national securities exchange
or interdealer quotation system on which AHT’s common stock is then principally traded.

     “Initial Hotel” shall have the meaning as set forth in Recital 3 .

     “Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 24.03.

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     “Inventories” shall mean “Inventories” as defined in the Uniform System of
Accounts, such as provisions in storerooms, refrigerators, pantries and kitchens, beverages in wine
cellars and bars, other merchandise intended for sale, fuel, mechanical supplies, stationery, and
other supplies and similar items.

     “issuing party” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 28.10.

     “Key Employees” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 9.07.

     “Landlords” shall mean the landlords under the Leases as described on Exhibit
“C” attached hereto (as amended from time to time).

     “Leases” shall mean those certain lease agreements as amended, modified, supplemented,
and extended from time to time, as described on Exhibit “B” attached hereto, executed by
Lessee as tenant and the Landlords.

     “Legal Requirements” shall mean all laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules,
regulations, permits, licenses, authorizations, directions and requirements of all governments and
governmental authorities, which now or hereafter may be applicable to the Premises and the
operation of the Hotels.

     “Lessee” shall have the meaning as set forth in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement.

     “Management Fee” shall collectively mean the Base Management Fee, the Incentive Fee,
the Project Management Fee, the Market Service Fee, and any other fees payable to Manager pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement.

     “Manager” shall have the meaning as set forth in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement.

     “Manager Affiliate Entity” shall have the meaning as set forth in Article XXI.

     “Market Service Fees” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 8.02(G).

     “Mutual Exclusivity Agreement” shall mean that certain Mutual Exclusivity Agreement
dated the date hereof among the Partnership, AHT, Manager, and Remington Hotel Corporation, a Texas
corporation.

     “Necessary Expenses” shall mean any expenses, regardless of amount, which are
necessary for the continued operation of the Hotels in accordance with Legal Requirements and the
Applicable Standards and which are not within the reasonable control of Manager (including, but not
limited to those for taxes, utility charges, approved leases and contracts, licensing and permits).

     “Net Operating Income” shall be equal to Gross Operating Profit less (i) all
amounts to be paid or credited to the Capital Improvement Reserve, and (ii) Rental Payments to the
extent that such rental payments are not properly chargeable as an operating expense.

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     “Non-Disturbance Agreement” means an agreement, in recordable form in the jurisdiction
in which a Hotel is located, executed and delivered by the Holder of a Hotel Mortgage or a
Landlord, as applicable, (which agreement shall by its terms be binding upon all assignees of such
lender or landlord and upon any individual or entity that acquires title to or possession of a
Hotel (referred to as a “Subsequent Owner”), for the benefit of Manager, pursuant to which,
in the event such holder (or its assignee) or landlord (or its assignee) or any Subsequent Owner
comes into possession of or acquires title to a Hotel, such holder (and its assignee) or landlord
(or its assignee) and all Subsequent Owners shall (x) recognize Manager’s rights under this
Agreement, and (y) shall not name Manager as a party in any foreclosure action or proceeding, and
(z) shall not disturb Manager in its right to continue to manage the Hotels pursuant to this
Agreement; provided, however, that at such time, (i) this Agreement has not expired or otherwise
been earlier terminated in accordance with its terms, and (ii) there are no outstanding Events of
Default by Manager, and (iii) no material event has occurred and no material condition exists
which, after notice or the passage of time or both, would entitle Lessee to terminate this
Agreement.

     “non-issuing party” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 28.10.

     “Notice” shall have the meaning as set forth in Article XXII.

     “Operating Account” shall have the meaning as set forth in Article XIV.

     “Partnership” means Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership.

     “Payment Option Request” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 16.03.

     “Performance Cure Period” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
2.03(b)(i)(2).

     “Performance Failure” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
2.03(b)(ii).

     “Performance Test” shall have the meaning as defined in Section 2.03(b)(i).

     “Predecessor Managers” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 25.05.

     “Premises” shall mean collectively the Lessee’s leasehold interest in the Hotels and
the Sites, as both terms are defined herein, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Leases.

     “Prime Rate” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 28.03.

     “Project Management Fee” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 8.02G.

     “Project Related Services” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
8.02G.

     “Property Service Account” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
13.02.

     “Proprietary Marks” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 24.01.

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     “Prospectus” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 28.10.

     “Qualified Lodging Facility” shall mean a “qualified lodging facility” as defined in
Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code and means a “Lodging Facility” (defined below), unless wagering
activities are conducted at or in connection with such facility by any person who is engaged in the
business of accepting wagers and who is legally authorized to engage in such business at or in
connection with such facility. A “Lodging Facility” is a hotel, motel or other
establishment more than one-half of the dwelling units in which are used on a transient basis, and
includes customary amenities and facilities operated as part of, or associated with, the lodging
facility so long as such amenities and facilities are customary for other properties of a
comparable size and class owned by other owners unrelated to AHT.

     “Reasonable Working Capital” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
16.02.

     “Related Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 28.08(e).

     “Rental Payments” shall mean rental payments made under equipment leases permitted
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

     “REVPAR” shall mean the revenue per available room, determined by taking the actual
occupancy rate of the applicable hotel and multiplying such rate by the actual average daily rate
of such hotel.

     “Sale” shall mean any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition, for value or
otherwise, voluntary or involuntary of Landlord’s title (whether fee or leasehold) in the Hotel, or
of a controlling interest therein, other than a collateral assignment intended to provide security
for a loan, and shall include any such disposition through the disposition of the ownership
interests in the entity that holds such title and any lease or sublease of the Hotel.

     “Sites” shall collectively mean those certain tracts or parcels of land described in
Exhibit “B-1” hereto, as amended from time to time.

     “Software” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 24.02.

     “Strike Price” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 16.03.

     “Subject Hotel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(i).

     “Targeted REVPAR Yield Penetration” shall mean the Competitive Set’s REVPAR for the
applicable Fiscal Year times 80%.

     “Term” shall mean the contractual duration of this Agreement, as defined in
Section 2.01.

     “Termination” shall mean the expiration or sooner cessation of this Agreement.

     “Termination Date” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.01.

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     “Uniform System of Accounts” shall mean the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging
Industry, 9th Revised Edition, as may be modified from time to time by the International
Association of Hospitality Accountants.

     “Unrelated Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 28.08(e).

     “Working Capital” shall mean the amounts by which current assets exceed current
liabilities as defined by the Uniform System of Accounts which are reasonably necessary for the
day-to-day operation of the Premises’ business, including, without limitation, the excess of change
and petty cash funds, operating bank accounts, receivables, prepaid expenses and funds required to
maintain Inventories, over the amount of accounts payable and accrued current liabilities.

ARTICLE II

TERM OF AGREEMENT

     2.01 Term. The term (“Term”) of this Agreement shall commence on the
“Commencement Date” for the Hotel as noted on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and,
unless sooner terminated as herein provided, shall continue with respect to such Hotel until the
“Termination Date.” For purposes of this Agreement, the “Termination Date” for each of the
Hotels shall be the earlier to occur of (i) the Expiration Date applicable to each such Hotels,
(ii) termination at the option of Lessee in connection with the bona fide Sale of one or more of
the Hotels by Landlord or Lessee to an unaffiliated third party as provided in and subject to the
terms of Section 2.03(a) hereof, (iii) termination at the option of Lessee after the
Performance Test has not been satisfied pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of
Section 2.03(b) below, (iv) termination at the option of Lessee for convenience pursuant to
and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.03(c) below (and subject to
Section 2.03(a) with respect to any sale of the Hotels), or (v) termination by either
Lessee or Manager pursuant to Article XVIII hereof in connection with a condemnation,
casualty or Force Majeure, subject to the terms thereof. The “Expiration Date” with
respect to a Hotel shall mean the 10th anniversary of the Commencement Date applicable
to such Hotel, provided that such initial 10-year term may thereafter be renewed by Manager, at its
option, on the same terms and conditions contained herein, for three (3) successive periods of
seven (7) Fiscal Years each, and thereafter, for a final period of four (4) Fiscal Years; and
provided further, that at the time of exercise of any such option to renew, an Event of Default by
Manager does not then exist beyond any applicable grace or cure period. If at any time of the
exercise of any renewal period, Manager is then in default under this Agreement, then the exercise
of the renewal option will be conditional on timely cure of such default, and if such default is
not timely cured, then Lessee may terminate this Agreement regardless of the exercise of such
renewal period and without the payment of any fee or liquidated damages. If Manager desires to
exercise any such option to renew, it shall give Lessee Notice to that effect not less than ninety
(90) days prior to the expiration of the then current Term. Notwithstanding the expiration or
earlier termination of the Term, Lessee and Manager agree that the obligations of Lessee to pay,
remit, reimburse and to otherwise indemnify Manager for any and all expenses and fees incurred or
accrued by Manager pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement prior to the expiration or earlier
termination of the Term (or actually incurred by Manager after the termination) shall survive
Termination, provided such expenses and fees have been incurred consistent with the then current
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and the applicable Annual Operating Budget, including, without limitation but only to the
extent so consistent, all costs, expenses and liabilities arising from the termination of the
Premises’ employees such as accrued vacation and sick leave, severance pay and other accrued
benefits, employer liabilities pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and
employer liabilities pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. In
addition, subject to Section 19.02 below and the foregoing sentence, upon Termination of
this Agreement, Lessee and Manager shall have no further obligations to one another pursuant to
this Agreement, except that Section 2.02, obligations to make payments under Section
2.03 or Section 9.05, Section 9.07, the last sentence of Section 15.01,
obligations to make payments of termination fees pursuant to Article XVIII, Article
XXIV, Article XXV, Article XXVII and Section 28.12 shall survive
Termination.

     2.02 Actions to be Taken upon Termination. Upon a Termination of this Agreement, the
following shall be applicable:

	 	A.	 	Manager shall, within forty-five (45) days after Termination of this
Agreement, prepare and deliver to Lessee a final accounting statement with respect to
the Hotels, in form and substance consistent with the statements provided pursuant to
Section 15.02, along with a statement of any sums due from Lessee to Manager
pursuant hereto, dated as of the date of Termination. Within thirty (30) days after
the receipt by Lessee of such final accounting statement, the parties will make
whatever cash adjustments are necessary pursuant to such final statement. The cost of
preparing such final accounting statement shall be a Deduction. Manager and Lessee
acknowledge that there may be certain adjustments for which the necessary information
will not be available at the time of such final accounting, and the parties agree to
readjust such amounts and make the necessary cash adjustments when such information
becomes available.
	 
	 	B.	 	As of the date of the final accounting referred to in subsection A above,
Manager shall release and transfer to Lessee any of Lessee’s funds which are held or
controlled by Manager with respect to the Hotels, with the exception of funds to be
held in escrow pursuant to Section 9.05 and Section 12.07. During the period
between the date of Termination and the date of such final accounting, Manager shall
pay (or reserve against) all Deductions which accrued (but were not paid) prior to the
date of Termination, using for such purpose any Gross Revenues which accrued prior to
the date of Termination.
	 
	 	C.	 	Manager shall make available to Lessee such books and records respecting the
Hotels (including those from prior years, subject to Manager’s reasonable records
retention policies) as will be needed by Lessee to prepare the accounting statements,
in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts, for the Hotels for the year in
which the Termination occurs and for any subsequent year. Such books and records
shall not include: (i) employee records which must remain confidential pursuant to
either Legal Requirements or confidentiality agreements, or (ii) any Intellectual
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	 	D.	 	Manager shall (to the extent permitted by Legal Requirements) assign to
Lessee, or to any other manager employed by Lessee to operate and manage the Hotels,
all operating licenses for the Hotels which have been issued in Manager’s name;
provided that if Manager has expended any of its own funds in the acquisition of any
of such licenses, Lessee shall reimburse Manager therefor if it has not done so
already.
	 
	 	E.	 	Lessee agrees that hotel reservations and any and all contracts made in
connection with hotel convention, banquet or other group services made by Manager in
the ordinary and normal course of business consistent with this Agreement, for dates
subsequent to the date of Termination and at rates prevailing for such reservations at
the time they were made, shall be honored and remain in effect after Termination of
this Agreement.
	 
	 	F.	 	Manager shall cooperate with the new operator of the Hotels as to effect a
smooth transition and shall peacefully vacate and surrender the Hotels to Lessee.
	 
	 	G.	 	Manager and Lessee agree to use best efforts to resolve any disputes amicably
and promptly under this Section 2.02 to effect a smooth transition of the
Hotels to Lessee and/or Lessee’s new manager.

     2.03 Early Termination Rights; Liquidated Damages.

     (a) Termination Upon Sale. Upon Notice to Manager, Lessee shall have the
option to terminate this Agreement with respect to one, more or all of the Hotels effective
as of the closing of the Sale of such Hotels to a third party. Such Notice shall be given
at least forty-five (45) days’ in advance (unless otherwise required by Legal Requirements,
in which case Lessee shall provide such additional notice in order to comply with such Legal
Requirements) and shall inform Manager of the identity of the contract purchaser. Manager,
at its election, may offer to provide management services to such contract purchaser after
the closing of the sale. Lessee shall, in connection with such Sale, by a separate document
reasonably acceptable to Lessee and Manager, indemnify and save Manager harmless against any
and all losses, costs, damages, liabilities and court costs, claims and expenses, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees arising or resulting from the failure of
Lessee or such prospective purchaser to provide any of the services contracted for in
connection with the business booked for such hotels to, and including, the date of such
Termination, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation,
any and all business so booked as to which facilities and/or services are to be furnished
subsequent to the date of Termination, provided that any settlement by Manager of any such
claims shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lessee which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. In addition, the following terms shall apply
in connection with the sale of any Hotel:

     (i)
Sale of Future Hotel. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 2.03(a) with respect to any of the Hotels prior to the first
anniversary of the Commencement Date applicable to such Hotel, then Lessee shall pay
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a penalty (provided that an Event of Default by Manager is not then existing
beyond any cure or grace periods set forth in this Agreement) in an amount equal to
the estimated Base Management Fee and Incentive Fee that was estimated to be paid to
Manager with respect to the Hotels pursuant to the Annual Operating Budget for the
remaining Accounting Periods until the first anniversary of the Commencement Date
for such Future Hotel (irrespective of the Management Fees paid to Manager prior to
the date of the Termination with respect to the Hotels). If this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 2.03(a) with respect to any of the Hotels
after the first anniversary of the Commencement Date applicable to such Future
Hotel, then no termination fees shall be payable by Lessee.

     (b) Termination Due to Failure to Satisfy Performance Test.

     (i) Performance Test. Lessee shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement with respect to any Hotel after the base 10-year term of this Agreement
applicable to such Hotel (for the purposes of this Section 2.03(b)(i)
called “Subject Hotel”), subject to the payment of a termination fee as set
forth in subsection (ii) below, in the event of the occurrence of the following
(collectively herein called, the “Performance Test”):

     (1) If, commencing with Fiscal Year 2007, and for each Fiscal Year
thereafter (a) a Subject Hotel’s Gross Operating Profit Margin for such
Fiscal Year is less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the average Gross
Operating Profit Margin of comparable hotels in similar markets and
geographic locations to the applicable Hotel as reasonably determined by
Lessee and Manager, and (b) such Subject Hotel’s REVPAR Yield Penetration is
less than the Targeted REVPAR Yield Penetration for such Fiscal Year (herein
(a) and (b) collectively called “Performance Failure”); then

     (2) Manager shall have a period of two (2) years, commencing with the
next ensuing Fiscal Year (the “Performance Cure Period”), to cure
the Performance Failure after Manager’s receipt of Notice from Lessee of
such Performance Failure and Lessee’s intent to terminate this Agreement
with respect to the Subject Hotel if the Performance Failure is not cured
within such Performance Cure Period; and

     (3) If after the first full Fiscal Year during the Performance Cure
Period, the Performance Failure remains uncured, then upon written Notice to
Manager by Lessee, Manager shall engage a consultant reasonably acceptable
to Manager and Lessee (with significant experience in the hotel lodging
industry) to make a written determination (within forty-five (45) days of
such Notice) as to whether another management company (with comparable
breadth of knowledge and experience as any of the hotel management companies
owned and/or controlled by Archie Bennett, Jr. and/or Monty Bennett,
including with respect to number and type of hotels managed in similar
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manage the Subject Hotel in a materially more efficient manner. If
such consultant determination is in the negative, then Manager will be
deemed not to be in default under the Performance Test. If such consultant
determination is in the affirmative, then Manager agrees to engage such
consultant (such cost and expense to be shared by Lessee and Manager
equally) to assist Manager during the second Fiscal Year of the Performance
Cure Period with the cure of the Performance Failure; and

     (4) If after the end of the Performance Cure Period, the Performance
Failure remains uncured and the consultant again makes a written
determination that another management company (with comparable breadth of
knowledge and experience as any of the hotel management companies owned
and/or controlled by Archie Bennett, Jr. and/or Monty Bennett, including
with respect to number and type of hotels managed in similar markets and
geographical areas) could manage the Subject Hotel in a materially more
efficient manner, then Lessee may, at its election, terminate this Agreement
upon forty-five (45) days’ prior Notice to Manager.

     (ii) Termination Fees. If Lessee elects to terminate this Agreement
with respect to a Subject Hotel for failure to satisfy the Performance Test, Lessee
shall pay to Manager as liquidated damages but not as a penalty, a termination fee
(provided that there does not then exist an Event of Default by Manager under this
Agreement beyond any applicable cure periods) in the amount equal to 60% of the
product obtained by multiplying (A) 65% of the aggregate Base Management Fees and
Incentive Fees budgeted in the Annual Operating Budget applicable to the Subject
Hotel for the full current Fiscal Year in which such termination is to occur (but in
no event less than the Base Management Fees and Incentive Fees for the preceding
full Fiscal Year) by (B) nine (9).

     (iii) Finance Reports. Determinations of the performance of the
Subject Hotel shall be in accordance with the audited annual financial statements
delivered by Lessee’s accountant pursuant to Section 15.03 hereof.

     (iv) Extension of Performance Cure Period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if at any time during the Performance Cure Period (a) Lessee is in
material default under any of its obligations under this Agreement, or (b) Lessee
has terminated, terminates or causes a termination of the Franchise Agreement (other
than defaults due to Manager) and does not obtain a new franchise agreement with a
comparable franchisor, or (c) the operation of the Hotel or the use of the Hotel’s
facilities are materially disrupted by casualty, condemnation, or events of Force
Majeure that are beyond the reasonable control of Manager, or by major repairs to or
major refurbishment of the Hotel, then, for such period, the Performance Cure Period
shall be extended.

     (v) Renewal Period. If at the time of Manager’s exercise of a renewal
period with respect to any Hotel, such hotel is a Subject Hotel within a

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Performance Cure Period, the exercise of such renewal period shall be
conditional upon timely cure of the Performance Failure, and if such Performance
Failure is not timely cured, then, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, Lessee
may elect to terminate this Agreement with respect to such Subject Hotel pursuant to
the terms of this Section 2.03(b) without payment of any termination fee.

     (c) Termination For Convenience. Lessee may terminate this Agreement for
convenience (except if due to a Sale of a Hotel, whereupon Section 2.03(a) shall
govern) upon ninety (90) days Notice to Manager, and shall pay to Manager as liquidated
damages but not as a penalty, a termination fee (provided that there does not then exist an
Event of Default by Manager under this Agreement beyond any applicable cure or grace
periods) in an amount equal to the product of (1) 65% of the aggregate Base Management Fees
and Incentive Fees budgeted in the Annual Operating Budget applicable to the Hotels for the
full current Fiscal Year in which such termination is to occur (but in no event less than
the Base Management Fees and Incentive Fees for the preceding full Fiscal Year) by (2) nine
(9).

     (d) Payment of Liquidated Damages. WITH RESPECT TO ANY TERMINATION FEES
PAYABLE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY EARLY TERMINATION RIGHT SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION
2.03, OR IN SECTION 18.04 BELOW, LESSEE RECOGNIZES AND AGREES THAT, IF THIS
AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE HOTELS FOR THE REASONS SPECIFIED IN THIS
SECTION 2.03 OR IN SECTION 18.04 BELOW, THEREBY ENTITLING MANAGER TO RECEIVE
THE TERMINATION FEES AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 2.03 OR IN SECTION 18.04
BELOW, MANAGER WOULD SUFFER AN ECONOMIC LOSS BY VIRTUE OF THE RESULTING LOSS OF MANAGEMENT
FEES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN EARNED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. BECAUSE SUCH FEES VARY IN
AMOUNT DEPENDING ON THE TOTAL GROSS REVENUES EARNED AT THE HOTELS AND ACCORDINGLY WOULD BE
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND IMPRACTICAL TO ASCERTAIN WITH CERTAINTY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE
TERMINATION FEES PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 2.03 AND IN SECTION 18.04 BELOW
CONSTITUTE A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES TO MANAGER FOR PURPOSES OF ANY AND
ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, AND IT IS AGREED THAT MANAGER SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO MAINTAIN A
CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST LESSEE, EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN, FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES
IN EXCESS OF THE TERMINATION FEES IN ANY CONTEXT WHERE THE TERMINATION FEES ARE PROVIDED BY
THIS AGREEMENT, AND RECEIPT OF SUCH FEES (TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER AMOUNTS DUE AND PAYABLE BY
LESSEE TO MANAGER WITH RESPECT TO EVENTS OCCURRING PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICABLE HOTELS OR AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN) SHALL BE MANAGER’S
SOLE REMEDY FOR DAMAGES AGAINST LESSEE IN ANY SUCH CASE. The foregoing shall in no way
affect any other sums due Manager under this Article II or otherwise hereunder,
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Management Fees earned during the Term, or any other rights or remedies, at law or in
equity of Manager under this Agreement or under Legal Requirements, including any indemnity
obligations of Lessee to Manager under this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

PREMISES

     Manager shall be responsible, at the sole cost and expense of Lessee, for keeping and
maintaining the Premises fully equipped in accordance with plans, specifications, construction
safety and fire safety standards, and designs pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, the
standards and requirements of a Franchisor pursuant to any applicable Franchise Agreement, any
applicable Hotel Mortgage, the Leases and the Capital Improvement Budgets approved pursuant to the
terms hereof, subject in all respects to performance by Lessee of its obligations pursuant to this
Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER

     4.01 Appointment. Lessee hereby appoints Manager as its sole, exclusive and
continuing operator and manager to supervise and direct, for and at the expense of Lessee, the
management and operation of the Premises under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. In
exercising its duties hereunder, Manager shall act as agent and for the account of Lessee. Manager
hereby accepts said appointment and agrees to manage the Premises during the Term of this Agreement
under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

     4.02 Delegation of Authority. The operation of the Premises shall be under the
exclusive supervision and control of Manager who, except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement, shall be responsible for the proper and efficient management and operation of the
Premises in accordance with this Agreement, the Leases, the Franchise Agreements, the Capital
Improvement Budget and the Annual Operating Budget. Subject to the terms of such agreements and
budgets, the Manager shall have discretion and control in all matters relating to the management
and operation of the Premises, including, without limitation, charges for rooms and commercial
space, the determination of credit policies (including entering into agreements with credit card
organizations), food and beverage service and policies, employment policies, procurement of
inventories, supplies and services, promotion, advertising, publicity and marketing, and,
generally, all activities necessary for the operation of the Premises. Manager shall also be
responsible for the receipt, holding and disbursement of funds and maintenance of bank accounts in
compliance with the Cash Management Agreements, if applicable.

     4.03 Contracts, Equipment Leases and Other Agreements. Manager is hereby authorized
to grant concessions, lease commercial space and enter into any other contract, equipment lease,
agreement or arrangement pertaining to or otherwise reasonably necessary for the normal operation
of the Premises (such concession, lease, equipment lease, contract, agreement or arrangement
hereinafter being referred to individually as a “Contract” and collectively as
“Contracts”) on behalf of Lessee, as may be necessary or advisable and reasonably prudent
business judgment in connection with the operation of the Premises and consistent with the Annual
Operating Budget, and subject to any restrictions imposed by the

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Franchise Agreements, Leases or any Hotel Mortgage, and subject to the Lessee’s prior written
approval of: (i) any Contract which provides for a term exceeding one (1) year (unless such
Contract is thirty day cancellable without cost, premium or penalty exceeding $25,000.00) or (ii)
any tenant space lease, license or concession concerning any portion of the public space in or on
the Premises for stores, office space, restaurant space, or lobby space. Lessee’s approval of any
Contract shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Unless otherwise agreed, all
Contracts for the Premises shall be entered into in Lessee’s name. Manager shall make available to
Lessee, its agents, and employees, at the Premises during business hours, executed counterparts or
certified true copies of all Contracts it enters into pursuant to this Section 4.03.

     4.04 Alcoholic Beverage/Liquor Licensing Requirements. With respect to any licenses
and permits held by Lessee or any of its subsidiaries for the sale of any liquor and alcoholic
beverages at any of the Premises, Manager agrees, as part of its management duties and services
under this Agreement, to fully cooperate with any applicable liquor and/or alcoholic beverage
authority and to assist Lessee with any documentation and other requests of such authority to the
extent necessary to comply with any licensing and/or permitting requirements applicable to the
Premises.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     5.01 Lessee Representations. Lessee, in order to induce Manager to enter into this
Agreement, hereby represents and warrants to Manager as follows:

     5.01.1. The execution of this Agreement is permitted by the Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws of Lessee and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered on
behalf of Lessee and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Lessee
enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof;

     5.01.2. There is no claim, litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation
pending, or, to the best knowledge and belief of Lessee, threatened, against or relating to
Lessee, the properties or businesses of Lessee or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement which does, or may reasonably be expected to, materially or adversely affect the
ability of Lessee to enter into this Agreement or to carry out its obligations hereunder,
and, to the best knowledge and belief of Lessee, there is no basis for any such claim,
litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation except as has been fully disclosed in
writing by Lessee to Manager;

     5.01.3. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on
the part of Lessee to be performed, nor the fulfillment of the terms, conditions and
provisions of this Agreement, conflicts with or will result in the breach of any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any agreement, indenture,
instrument or undertaking to which Lessee is a party or by which it is bound;

     5.01.4. No approval of any third party (including any Landlord or the Holder of any
Hotel Mortgage in effect as of the date of this Agreement) is required for Lessee’s

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execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement that has not been obtained prior
to the execution hereof;

     5.01.5. Lessee holds all required governmental approvals required (if applicable) to be
held by it to lease the Hotels; and

     5.01.6. As of the date of this Agreement there are no defaults under any of the Leases.

     5.02 Manager Representations. Manager, in order to induce Lessee to enter into this
Agreement, hereby represents and warrants to Lessee as follows:

     5.02.1. The execution of this Agreement is permitted by the limited partnership
agreement of Manager and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered on
behalf of Manager and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Manager
enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof;

     5.02.2. There is no claim, litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation
pending, or, to the best knowledge and belief of Manager, threatened, against or relating to
Manager, the properties or business of Manager or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement which does, or may reasonably be expected to, materially or adversely affect the
ability of Manager to enter into this Agreement or to carry out its obligations hereunder,
and, to the best knowledge and belief of Manager, there is no basis for any such claim,
litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation, except as has been fully disclosed in
writing by Manager to Lessee;

     5.02.3. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on
the part of Manager to be performed, nor the fulfillment of the terms, conditions and
provisions of this Agreement, conflicts with or will result in the breach of any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any agreement, indenture,
instrument or undertaking to which Manager is a party or by which it is bound;

     5.02.4. No approval of any third party is required for Manager’s execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement that has not been obtained prior to the execution and
delivery hereof;

     5.02.5. Manager holds all required governmental approvals required to be held by it to
perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

     5.02.6. Manager qualifies as an Eligible Independent Contractor, and during the Term of
this Agreement, agrees to continue to qualify as an Eligible Independent Contractor.

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ARTICLE VI

OPERATION

     6.01 Name of Premises; Standard of Operation. During the Term of this Agreement, the
Premises shall be known and operated by Manager as hotels licensed with the applicable Franchisor
as noted on Exhibit C, with additional identification as may be necessary to provide local
identification, provided Manager and/or Lessee have obtained and are successful in continuously
maintaining the right to so operate the Premises, which Manager agrees to use its reasonable best
efforts to do. Manager agrees to manage the Premises, for the account of Lessee, and so far as is
legally possible, in accordance with the Annual Operating Budget and Applicable Standards subject
to Force Majeure. In the event of termination of a Franchise Agreement for one or more of the
Premises, Manager shall operate such Premises under such other franchise agreement, if any, as
Lessee enters into or obtains as franchisee. If the name of a Franchisor’s hotel system is
changed, Lessee shall have the right to change the name of the applicable Hotel to conform thereto.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary,
Manager’s obligation with respect to operating and managing the Hotels in accordance with any Hotel
Mortgage, Ground Leases, the Leases and the CCRs shall be limited to the extent (i) true and
complete copies thereof have been made available to Manager by Lessee reasonably sufficient in
advance to allow Manager to manage the Hotels in compliance with such documents, and (ii) the
provisions thereof and/or compliance with such provisions by Manager (a) are applicable to the
day-to-day management, maintenance and routine repair and replacement of the Hotels, the FF&E or
any portion thereof, (b) do not require contribution of funds from Manager, (c) do not materially
increase Manager’s obligations hereunder or materially decrease Manager’s rights or benefits
hereunder, (d) do not limit or restrict, or attempt to limit or restrict any corporate activity or
transaction with respect to Manager or any Manager Affiliate Entity or any other activity,
transfer, transaction, property or other matter involving Manager or the Manager Affiliate Entities
other than at the Site of the Hotels and (e) are otherwise within the scope of Manager’s duties
under this Agreement. Lessee acknowledges and agrees, without limiting the foregoing, that any
failure of (i) Lessee to comply with the provisions of any Hotel Mortgage, Ground Leases, the
Leases and the CCRs or Legal Requirements or (ii) Manager to comply with the provisions of any such
agreements or Legal Requirements arising out of, in the case of both (i) and (ii), (A) the
condition of the Hotels, and/or the failure of the Hotels to comply with the provisions of such
agreements, prior to the Commencement Date, (B) construction activities at the Hotels prior to the
Commencement Date, (C) inherent limitations in the design and/or construction of, location of the
Hotels and/or parking at the Hotels prior to the Commencement Date, (D) failure of Lessee to
provide funds, from operations or otherwise, sufficient to allow timely compliance with the
provisions of the Applicable Standards or the Leases, the Ground Leases, any Hotel Mortgage and/or
the CCRs through reasonable and customary business practices, and/or (E) Lessee’s failure to
approve any matter reasonably requested by Manager in Manager’s good faith business judgment as
necessary or appropriate to achieve compliance with such items, shall not be deemed a breach by
Manager of its obligations under this Agreement. Manager and Lessee agree, that Manager may from
time to time, so long as Manager is in compliance with the Franchise Agreements and Legal
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advertise other hotels or programs of Manager or its Affiliates (including, through a
dedicated television channel in the rooms of the Hotels), at the sole cost and expense of Manager,
provided such other hotels or programs being marketed by Manager are not competing directly in the
same market with the Hotel where the marketing materials and information are being placed by
Manager.

     6.02 Use of Premises. Manager shall use the Premises solely for the operation of the
Hotels in accordance with the Applicable Standards and for all activities in connection therewith
which are customary and usual to such an operation. Subject to the terms of this Agreement,
Manager shall comply with and abide by all applicable Legal Requirements, and the requirements of
any insurance companies covering any of the risks against which the Premises are insured, any Hotel
Mortgage, the Ground Leases, the Leases, and the Franchise Agreements. If there are insufficient
funds in the Operating Account to make any expenditure required to remedy non-compliance with such
Legal Requirements or with the requirements of any Hotel Mortgage, the Ground Leases, the Leases,
or the Franchise Agreements or applicable insurance, Manager shall promptly notify Lessee of such
non-compliance and estimated cost of curing such non-compliance. If Lessee fails to make funds
available for the expenditure so requested by Manager within thirty (30) days, Lessee agrees to
indemnify and hold Manager harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses and other
liabilities incurred by Manager resulting from such non-compliance (which such indemnity shall
survive any termination of this Agreement). In no event shall Manager be required to make
available or distribute, as applicable, sexually explicit materials or items of any kind, whether
through retail stores or gift shops located at the Hotels or through “pay for view” programming in
the guest rooms of the Hotels.

     6.03 Group Services. Manager may cause to be furnished to the Premises certain
services (“Group Services”) which are furnished generally on a central or regional basis to
other hotels managed by Manager or any Manager Affiliate Entity and which benefit each hotel
managed by Manager including, by way of example and not by way of limitation, (i) marketing,
advertising and promotion; (ii) centralized accounting payroll processing, ADP management,
management and administration of accounts payable, accounts receivable and cash management
accounting and MIS support services; (iii) the preparation and maintenance of the general ledger
and journal entries, internal audit, budgeting and financial statement preparation, (iv)
recruiting, training, career development and relocation in accordance with Manager’s or any Manager
Affiliate Entities’ relocation plan; (v) employee benefits administration; (vi) engineering and
risk management; (vii) information technology; (viii) legal support (such as license and permit
coordination, filing and completion, standardized contracts, negotiation and preparation, and
similar legal services benefiting the Hotels); (ix) purchasing arising out of ordinary hotel
operations not otherwise contemplated in Section 8.02G hereof; (x) internal audit services;
(xi) reservation systems; and (xii) such other additional services as are or may be, from time to
time, furnished for the benefit of Manager’s or any Manager Affiliate Entities’ hotels or in
substitution for services now performed at Manager’s individual hotels which may be more
efficiently performed on a group basis. Manager shall assure that the costs and expenses incurred
in providing Group Services to the Premises shall have been allocated to the Premises on a pro-rata
basis consistent with the method of allocation to all of Manager’s (and any Manager Affiliate
Entities’) hotels receiving the same services, shall be incurred at a cost consistent with the
Annual Operating Budget and shall constitute Deductions. All Group Services provided by

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Manager shall be at the actual costs (without mark up for fee or profit to Manager or any
Manager Affiliate Entity, but including salary and employee benefit costs and costs of equipment
used in performing such services and overhead costs) of Group Services for the benefit of all of
Manager’s hotels receiving the same services, and shall be of a quality comparable to which Manager
could obtain from other providers for similar services.

     6.04 Right to Inspect. Lessee, the beneficial owners of Lessee, the Landlords (to the
extent permitted under such Leases), any Holder under any Hotel Mortgage (to the extent permitted
under such Hotel Mortgage), and their respective agents, shall have access to the Premises at any
and all reasonable times for any purpose. Manager will be available to consult with and advise
such parties, at their reasonable request, concerning all policies and procedures affecting all
phases of the conduct of business at the Hotels.

ARTICLE VII

WORKING CAPITAL AND INVENTORIES

     7.01 Working Capital and Inventories. The Lessee shall cause funds to be deposited in
one or more operating accounts established by Manager, in amounts sufficient to operate the
Premises in accordance with the Annual Operating Budget, including the establishment and
maintenance of positive Working Capital and Inventories as reasonably determined by Manager. All
Working Capital and Inventories are and shall remain the property of Lessee. In the event Lessee
fails to advance funds which are necessary in order to maintain positive Working Capital and
Inventories at reasonable levels for any of the Hotels, Manager shall have the right to elect to
terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to Lessee with respect to the
affected applicable Hotel. During such sixty (60) day period, Lessee and Manager shall use
reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute over such Working Capital and Inventory requirements. If
such dispute is not resolved, then this Agreement shall terminate with respect to the affected
applicable Hotel on the sixtieth (60th) day following Manager’s delivery of written notice of
termination as provided above. If such dispute is resolved, then the notice will be deemed
rescinded and this Agreement shall not be terminated pursuant to the notice with respect to the
affected applicable Hotel. Further, if Manager should so terminate this Agreement with respect to
the affected applicable Hotel and if Manager in good faith incurs expenditures, or otherwise
accrues liabilities in accordance with the Annual Operating Budget and variances allowed herein, in
each case, prior to the date of termination, Lessee agrees to promptly indemnify and hold Manager
harmless from and against (i) any and all liabilities, costs and expenses properly incurred by
Manager in connection with the operations of the applicable Hotel through the date of Termination
of this Agreement with respect to such Hotel, and (ii) any and all liabilities, costs and expenses
properly incurred by Manager as a result of Lessee’s failure to perform any obligation or pay any
liability arising under any service, maintenance, franchise or other agreements, employment
relationships (other than Excluded Employee Claims), leases or contracts pertaining to the
applicable Hotel after Termination of this Agreement with respect to such Hotel. Lessee
acknowledges that liabilities arising in connection with the operation and management of the
applicable Hotel including, without limitation, all Deductions, incurred in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, are and shall remain the obligations of Lessee, and Manager shall have no
liability therefor unless otherwise expressly provided herein. In the event of a Termination by
Manager pursuant to this Section 7.01, Manager shall be entitled to a

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termination fee as liquidated damages but not as a penalty, as set forth in connection with a
termination for convenience as described in Section 2.03(c) and subject to Section
2.03(d) above.

     7.02 Fixed Asset Supplies. Lessee shall provide the funds necessary to supply the
Premises initially with Fixed Asset Supplies as reasonably determined by Manager consistent with
the cost budgeted therefor in the Annual Operating Budget and otherwise consistent with the intent
of the parties that the level of such supplies will be adequate for the proper and efficient
operation of the Premises at the Applicable Standards. Fixed Asset Supplies shall remain the
property of Lessee.

ARTICLE VIII

MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT AND CHANGES

     8.01 Routine and Non-Routine Repairs and Maintenance. Manager, at the expense of
Lessee, shall maintain the Premises in good repair and condition as is required by the Applicable
Standards. Manager, on behalf of Lessee, shall make or cause to be made such routine maintenance,
repairs and minor alterations as Manager from time to time deems reasonably necessary for such
purposes, the cost of which: (i) can be expensed under GAAP, (ii) shall be paid from Gross
Revenues, and treated as a Deduction, and (iii) are consistent with the Annual Operating Budget.
In addition, Lessee shall make or cause to be made such non-routine repairs and maintenance, either
to the Premises’ building or its fixtures, furniture, furnishings and equipment (“FF&E”),
pursuant to the Capital Improvement Budget approved by Lessee and Landlord, the cost of which shall
be paid for in the manner described in Section 8.02. Manager and Lessee shall use their
respective best efforts to prevent any liens from being filed against the Premises which arise from
any maintenance, changes, repairs, alterations, improvements, renewals or replacements in or to the
Premises. Lessee and Manager shall cooperate fully in obtaining the release of any such liens. If
the lien arises as a result of the fault of either party, then the party at fault shall bear the
cost of obtaining the lien release. All changes, repairs, alterations, improvements, renewals or
replacements made pursuant to this Article VIII shall be the property of the Lessee.

     8.02 Capital Improvement Reserve.

	 	A.	 	Manager shall establish (on behalf of Landlord), in respect of each Fiscal
Year during the term of this Agreement, a reserve account on each Hotel’s books of
account (“Capital Improvement Reserve”) to cover the cost of:

	 	1.	 	Replacements and renewals to the Premises’ FF&E; and
	 
	 	2.	 	Certain non-routine repairs and maintenance to the Hotel’s
building(s) which are normally capitalized under GAAP such as, but not limited
to, exterior and interior repainting, resurfacing, building walls, floors,
roofs and parking areas, and replacing folding walls and the like, and major
repairs, alterations, improvements, renewals or replacement to the Hotel’s
building structure or to its mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilating, air
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	 	B.	 	For each Fiscal Year, the Capital Improvement Reserve shall be an amount
equal to four percent (4%) of the Hotel’s Gross Revenues for the applicable year (or
greater if required by any Landlord, Holder or Franchisor), or in such other amount as
agreed to by Landlord, Lessee and Manager.
	 
	 	 	 	Payments of the percentage amounts specified above shall be made on an interim
accounting basis as specified in Section 11.02 hereof. Calculations and
payments from the Capital Improvement Reserve made with respect to each Accounting
Period shall be accounted for cumulatively for each Fiscal Year. After the close of
each Fiscal Year, any adjustments required by the Fiscal Year accounting shall be
made by Manager. Any proceeds from the sale of the Premises’ FF&E no longer
necessary to the operations of the Premises shall also be credited to the Capital
Improvement Reserve. All payments from the Capital Improvement Reserve shall be
reserved and paid from Gross Revenues. Such payments and sale proceeds shall be
placed in an escrow account or accounts consistent with the requirements of the Cash
Management Agreements, if any. Any interest earned in said account attributable to
funds deposited pursuant to this Agreement shall be added to such Capital
Improvement Reserve, thereby reducing the amount required to be placed in the
account from Gross Revenues.
	 
	 	C.	 	Manager shall, in accordance with and subject to the Capital Improvement
Budget described in Section 8.02E, from time to time make such substitutions
and replacements of or renewals to FF&E and non-routine repairs and maintenance as
described in Section 8.01 as it deems necessary to maintain the Hotels as
required by this Agreement. Except as hereinafter provided, no expenditures will be
made except as otherwise provided in the Capital Improvement Budget without the
approval of Lessee and Landlord, and provided further, however, that if any such
expenditures which are required by reason of any (i) emergency, or (ii) applicable
Legal Requirements, or (iii) the terms of the Franchise Agreement, or (iv) are
otherwise required for the continued safe and orderly operation of the Hotels, Manager
shall immediately give Lessee and Landlord notice thereof and shall be authorized to
take appropriate remedial action without such approval whenever there is a clear and
present danger to life, limb or property of the Hotels or its guests or employees.
The cost of all such changes, repairs, alterations, improvements, renewals, or
replacements will be paid for first from the Capital Improvement Reserve or other
monies advanced by Lessee from funds received or owned by Landlord. At the end of
each Fiscal Year any amount remaining in the Capital Improvement Reserve in excess of
the amounts unspent but contemplated to be spent pursuant to the Capital Improvement
Budget for such Fiscal Year or as otherwise approved by Lessee and Landlord may be
withdrawn by the Lessee on behalf of Landlord.
	 
	 	D.	 	All changes, repairs, alterations, improvements, renewals or replacements
made pursuant to this Article VIII shall be the property of Landlord.
	 
	 	E.	 	Manager shall prepare a budget (“Capital Improvement Budget”) of the
expenditures necessary for replacement of FF&E and building repairs of the

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	 	 	 	nature contemplated by Section 8.01 during the ensuing Fiscal Year and
shall provide such Capital Improvement Budget to Lessee and Landlord for approval
at the same time Manager submits the Annual Operating Budget. The Capital
Improvement Budget shall not be deemed accepted by Lessee and Landlord in the
absence of their respective express written approval. Not later than thirty (30)
days after receipt by Lessee and Landlord of a proposed Capital Improvement Budget
(or such longer period as Lessee and Landlord may reasonably request on Notice to
the Manager), Lessee and/or Landlord may deliver a Notice (a “CIB Objection
Notice”) to the Manager stating that Lessee and/or Landlord objects to any
information contained in or omitted from such proposed Capital Improvement Budget
and setting forth the nature of such objections with reasonable specificity.
Failure of Lessee and/or Landlord to deliver a CIB Objection Notice shall be deemed
rejection of the Manager’s proposed Capital Improvement Budget in its entirety.
Upon receipt of any CIB Objection Notice, the Manager shall, after consultation
with Lessee and Landlord, modify the proposed Capital Improvement Budget, taking
into account Lessee’s and/or Landlord’s objections, and shall resubmit the same to
Lessee and Landlord for Lessee’s approval within fifteen (15) days thereafter, and
Lessee and/or Landlord may deliver further CIB Objection Notices (if any) within
fifteen (15) days thereafter (in which event, the re-submission and review process
described above in this sentence shall continue until the proposed Capital
Improvement Budget in question is accepted and consented to by Lessee and
Landlord). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Lessee and
Landlord shall have the right at any time subsequent to the acceptance and consent
with respect to any Capital Improvement Budget, on Notice to the Manager, to
revise, with the reasonable approval of Manager, such Capital Improvement Budget or
to request that the Manager prepare for Lessee’s and/or Landlord’s approval a
revised Capital Improvement Budget, taking into account such circumstances as
Lessee and Landlord deem appropriate; provided, however, that the revision of a
Capital Improvement Budget shall not be deemed a revocation of the Manager’s
authority with respect to such actions as the Manager may have already taken prior
to receipt of such revision notice in implementing a previously approved budget or
plan. Manager shall have the right and discretion to expend funds from the Capital
Improvement Reserve for replacements and renewals of FF&E in the Hotels’ interior
public areas and guest rooms and routine maintenance, repairs and minor alterations
during the Fiscal Year in question (but not for any other capital expenditures) in
accordance with the provisions of the Capital Improvement Budget.
	 
	 	F.	 	It is the intent of Manager and Lessee to maintain the Premises in
conformance with the Applicable Standards. Accordingly, as the Hotels age, if the
Capital Improvement Reserve established pursuant to the terms hereof is insufficient
to meet such standards, and if the Capital Improvement Budget prepared in good faith
by Manager and approved by Lessee and Landlord exceeds the available and anticipated
funds in the Capital Improvement Reserve, Lessee, Landlord and Manager will consider
the matter and Lessee and Landlord may elect to:

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	 	1.	 	increase the annual reserve provision to provide the additional
funds required; or
	 
	 	2.	 	obtain financing for the additional funds required.

	 	G.	 	In consideration of the Project Management Fee (as defined below), Manager
shall be responsible for managing, coordinating, planning and executing the Capital
Improvement Budget and all major repositionings of the Hotels. In addition, Manager
shall be paid additional fees at current market rates (determined with reference to
other third party providers of such services who are not discounting such fees as
result of fees generated from other services) (collectively, the “Market Service
Fees”), subject to the Approval Requirement (defined in subparagraph 8.02(I)
below), for the following services (the “Project Related Services”) to be
provided in accordance with the Applicable Standards (with the understanding that
Manager may subcontract for any or all of the following Project Related Services):

	 	1.	 	Construction Management — Manager shall, on major
renovation tasks which involve the selection and engagement of a general
contractor, coordinate the selection process with Lessee and/or Landlord, shall
assist in the negotiation of construction contracts, manage such construction
contracts and related issues, and shall engage separate contractors and
subcontractors for specific tasks outside the scope of the general contractor.
	 
	 	2.	 	Interior Design — With respect to any interior design
elements involved in the implementation of the Capital Improvement Budget,
Manager shall be responsible for overseeing the development of conceptual plans
(consistent with Lessee’s and Landlord’s objectives), shall arrange for
preparation of specifications, coordinate and make all fabric, flooring,
furniture and wall treatment selections (both colors and finishes), coordinate
reselections and document all selections in specification books as required
under the terms of the Franchise Agreement and coordinate all related franchise
approvals, and will manage the applicable Franchisor process on approval of all
selections relating to initial and final selections.
	 
	 	3.	 	Architectural — Manager shall, if applicable, make
recommendations of engagement of architects, negotiate architectural agreements
on behalf of Lessee and Landlord (with Lessee’s and Landlord’s approval),
manage all architects applicable to the implementation of the Capital
Improvement Budget, oversee all conceptual designs and sketches, review all
necessary plans, drawings, shop drawings and other matters necessary for the
proper implementation of the Capital Improvement Budget, and coordinate and
manage all approvals necessary for the implementation of the Capital
Improvement Budget such as Franchisor approvals, governmental approvals and
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	 	4.	 	FF&E Purchasing — Manager shall be responsible for the
evaluation of all specifications and negotiations of all prices associated with
the purchasing of FF&E, shall manage and issue all purchase orders and place
orders necessary for the proper and timely delivery of all FF&E.
	 
	 	5.	 	FF&E Expediting/Freight Management — Manager shall be
responsible for the expediting of all FF&E contemplated in an applicable
Capital Improvement Budget including managing the freight selection and
shipping process in a cost effective manner.
	 
	 	6.	 	FF&E Warehousing — Manager shall be responsible, if
applicable, for the management and coordination of all warehousing of goods
delivered at the job site, inspection of materials delivered, and the filing of
all claims associated with the delivery of defective or damaged goods.
	 
	 	7.	 	FF&E Installation and Supervision — Manager shall be
responsible for the management and oversight of the installation of all FF&E in
compliance with specifications and Franchisor standards as required to
implement the Capital Improvement Budget.

	 	 	 	Manager shall be paid a project management fee (herein, the “Project Management
Fee”) equal to four percent (4%) of the total project costs associated with the
implementation of the Capital Improvement Budget (both hard and soft) payable
monthly in arrears based upon the prior calendar month’s total expenditures under
the Capital Improvement Budget until such time that the Capital Improvement Budget
and/or renovation project involves the expenditure of an amount in excess of five
percent (5%) of Gross Revenues of the applicable Hotel, whereupon the Project
Management Fee shall be reduced to three percent (3%) of the total project costs in
excess of the five percent (5%) of Gross Revenue threshold. The Project Management
Fee shall be accounted for and documented and consistent with the requirements of
Section 11.02 herein. Any onsite or dedicated personnel required for the
direct supervision of the implementation of a Capital Improvement Budget or other
renovation project will be a direct cost to, and shall be reimbursed by, the
Landlord.
	 
	 	H.	 	Except as otherwise provided herein, in no event shall Manager realize any
kick backs, rebates, cash incentives, administration fees, concessions, profit
participations, investment rights or similar payments or economic consideration from
or in, as applicable, vendors or suppliers of goods or services. Manager agrees that
any such amounts or benefits derived shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lessee
or Landlord (as applicable).
	 
	 	I.	 	Any Market Service Fees for the Project Related Services shall be, once
approved, reflected in the Capital Improvements Budget (such Market Service Fees
subject to any adjustments necessary for then existing market conditions) shall be
submitted for approval to Lessee and Landlord with the applicable Capital Improvement
Budget, and shall be deemed approved by the Lessee and

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	 	 	 	Landlord unless a majority of the Independent Directors of AHT affirmatively vote
that such Market Service Fees are not market (determined by reference to fees
charged by third party providers who are not hotel managers or who are not
discounting such fees as result of fees generated from other services) (herein
called the “Approval Requirement”). In the event that the majority of the
Independent Directors of AHT affirmatively votes that the Market Service Fees
proposed by Manager are not market, the Lessee and Manager agree to engage a
consultant reasonably satisfactory to both Lessee and Manager to provide then
current market information with respect to the proposed Market Service Fees and a
written recommendation as to whether such fees are market or not. If the
consultant’s recommendation provides that such Market Service Fees as proposed by
Manager are market, then the Landlord agrees to pay any consultant fees incurred by
such consultant in making the recommendation. If the consultant’s recommendation
does not support the Market Service Fees as proposed by Manager, then Manager
agrees to pay the consultant’s fees incurred in connection with the recommendation
and agrees to either re-submit Manager’s proposed Market Service Fees consistent
with the market research and recommendation of the consultant for approval to
Lessee and Landlord, or elect by Notice to Lessee and Landlord that Manager will
not provide the Project Related Services.

ARTICLE IX

EMPLOYEES

     9.01 Employee Hiring. Manager will hire, train, promote, supervise, direct the work
of and discharge all personnel working on the Premises. Manager shall be the sole judge of the
fitness and qualification of such personnel and is vested with absolute discretion in the hiring,
discharging, supervision, and direction of such personnel during the course of their employment and
in the operation of the Premises.

     9.02 Costs; Benefit Plans. Manager shall fix the employees’ terms of compensation and
establish and maintain all policies relating to employment, so long as they are reasonable and in
accordance with the Applicable Standards and the Annual Operating Budget. Without limiting the
foregoing, Manager may, consistent with the applicable budgets, enroll the employees of the Hotels
in pension, medical and health, life insurance, and similar employee benefit plans (“Benefit
Plans”) substantially similar to plans reasonably necessary to attract and retain employees and
generally remain competitive. The Benefit Plans may be joint plans for the benefit of employees at
more than one hotel owned, leased or managed by Manager or Manager Affiliate Entities. Employer
contributions to such plans (including any withdrawal liability incurred upon Termination of this
Agreement) and reasonable administrative fees (but without further markup by Manager), which
Manager may expend in connection therewith, shall be the responsibility of Lessee and shall be a
Deduction. The administrative expenses of any joint plans will be equitably apportioned by Manager
among properties covered by such plan.

     9.03 Manager’s Employees. It is expressly understood and agreed that all such
personnel employed at the Hotels, including the Manager’s acting General Managers for each of the
Hotels, will be the employees of Manager for all purposes including, without limitation,

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federal, state and local tax and reporting purposes, but the expense incurred in connection
therewith will be a Deduction and for Lessee’s account. A General Manager’s compensation may be
allocated to other Hotels on a fair and equitable basis if the General Manager oversees and
supervises other Hotel operations. Manager shall use such care when hiring any employees as may be
common to the hospitality business and consistent with the Manager’s standards of operation.
Lessee acknowledges and agrees that Manager, as the employer of all of the Hotels’ employees, shall
be entitled to all federal, state and/or local tax credits or benefits allowed to employers
relating to the Hotels’ employees including, without limitation, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit,
the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, and similar tax credits (provided that Manager shall pay all
incremental fees, if applicable, to qualify for such tax credits). Manager, in accordance with the
Annual Operating Budget, may draw down from Gross Revenues all costs and expenses, of whatever
nature, incurred in connection with such employees, including, but not limited to, wages, salaries,
on-site staff, bonuses, commissions, fringe benefits, employee benefits, recruitment costs,
workmen’s compensation and unemployment insurance premiums, payroll taxes, vacation and sick leave
(collectively, “Employee Costs and Expenses”).

     9.04 Special Projects — Corporate Employees. The costs, fees, compensation and other
expenses of any persons engaged by Manager to perform duties of a special nature, directly related
to the operation of the Premises, including, but not limited to, in-house or outside counsel,
accountants, bookkeepers, auditors, employment search firms, marketing and sales firms, and similar
firms of personnel, shall be operating expenses, payable from and consistent with the Annual
Operating Budget and not the responsibility of the Manager. The costs, fees, compensation and
other expenses of those personnel of Manager assigned to special projects for the Hotels shall also
be operating expenses payable by the Lessee and not the responsibility of Manager. The daily per
diem rate for those personnel shall be based upon the actual costs of Manager in providing its
personnel for such special services or projects, without mark-up for fee or profit but including
salary and employee benefit costs and costs of equipment used in performing such services, overhead
costs, travel costs and long distance telephone. Such special services shall include, but not be
limited to, those matters which are not included within the scope of the duties to be performed by
Manager hereunder and, if not provided by Lessee, would involve the Lessee’s engagement of a third
party to perform such services; for example, special sales or marketing programs, market reviews,
assistance in opening new food and beverage facilities, legal services, accounting services, tax
services, insurance services, data processing, engineering personnel, and similar services.

     9.05 Termination. At Termination, subject to Section 2.01 above, Lessee shall
reimburse Manager for costs and expenses incurred by Manager which arise out of either the transfer
or termination of Manager’s employees at the Hotels, such as reasonable transfer costs,
compensation in lieu of vacation and sick leave, severance pay (including a reasonable allowance
for severance pay for Executive Employees of the Hotels, the amount of such allowance not to exceed
an amount equal to Manager’s then current severance benefits for such terminated Executive
Employees, unless Lessee otherwise approves), unemployment compensation, employer liability
pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA liability) and the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) and other employment liability costs arising
out of the termination of the employment of the Manager’s employees at the Premises (herein
collectively called “Employee Related Termination Costs”).

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This reimbursement obligation shall not apply to any corporate personnel of Manager assigned
to the Hotels for special projects or who perform functions for Manager at the corporate level. In
order to be reimbursable hereunder, any Employee Related Termination Costs must be pursuant to
policies of Manager which shall be consistent with those of other managers managing similar hotels
in similar markets and geographical locations and which shall be subject to review and reasonable
approval of Lessee from time to time upon Notice from Lessee and which review and approval shall
occur no more than one time during each Fiscal Year during the term of this Agreement.

     At Termination, an escrow fund shall be established from Gross Revenues (or, if Gross Revenues
are not sufficient, with funds provided by Lessee) to reimburse Manager for all reimbursable
Employee Related Termination Costs.

     9.06 Employee Use of Hotel. Manager, in its discretion, may (i) provide lodging for
Manager’s Executive Employees and corporate staff visiting the Hotels in connection with the
performance of Manager’s services hereunder and allow them the use of the facilities of the Hotels,
and (ii) provide the management of the Hotels with temporary living quarters within the Hotels and
the use of all facilities of the Hotels, in either case at a discounted price or without charge, as
the case may be. Manager shall, on a space available basis, provide lodging at the Hotels for
Lessee’s employees, officers and directors visiting the Hotels and allow them the use of all
facilities of the Hotels in either case without charge, except for recreational facilities for
which a charge will apply.

     9.07 Non-Solicitation. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2)
years thereafter, unless an Event of Default by Manager exists under this Agreement beyond
applicable grace or cure periods, or the Agreement has been terminated as a result of an uncured
Event of Default by Manager, Lessee agrees that it (and its Affiliates) will not, without the prior
written consent of Manager, either directly or indirectly, alone or in conjunction with any other
person or entity, (i) solicit or attempt to solicit any general manager (each a “General
Manager” and, collectively, “General Managers”) of the Hotels or any other hotels
managed by Manager or any of Manager’s Executive Employees (collectively, the General Manager and
Executive Employees are herein called the “Key Employees”) to terminate, alter or lessen
Key Employees’ employment or affiliation with Manager or to violate the terms of any agreement or
understanding between any such Key Employee and Manager, as the case may be, or (ii) employ,
retain, or contract with any Key Employee.

ARTICLE X

BUDGET, STANDARDS AND CONTRACTS

     10.01 Annual Operating Budget. Not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the
beginning of each Fiscal Year, Manager shall submit to Lessee for each of the Hotels, a budget (the
“Annual Operating Budget”) setting forth in detail an estimated profit and loss statement
for the next twelve (12) Accounting Periods, or for the balance of the Fiscal Year in the event of
a partial first Fiscal Year, including a schedule of hotel room rentals and other rentals and a
marketing and business plan for each of the Hotels, such budget to be substantially in the format
of Exhibit “D” attached hereto.

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     10.02 Budget Approval. The Annual Operating Budget submitted to Lessee by Manager
shall be subject to the approval of Lessee (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). The
Annual Operating Budget shall not be deemed accepted by Lessee in the absence of its express
written approval. Not later than thirty (30) days after receipt by Lessee of a proposed Annual
Operating Budget (or such longer period as Lessee may reasonably request on Notice to Manager),
Lessee may deliver an AOB Objection Notice with reasonable detail to the Manager stating
that Lessee objects to any information contained in or omitted from such proposed Annual Operating
Budget and setting forth the nature of such objections with reasonable specificity. Failure of
Lessee to deliver an AOB Objection Notice shall be deemed rejection of the Manager’s proposed
Annual Operating Budget in its entirety. Upon receipt of any AOB Objection Notice, the Manager
shall, after consultation with Lessee, modify the proposed Annual Operating Budget, taking into
account Lessee’s objections, and shall resubmit the same to Lessee for Lessee’s approval within
fifteen (15) days thereafter, and Lessee may deliver further AOB Objection Notices (if any) within
fifteen (15) days thereafter (in which event, the re-submission and review process described above
in this sentence shall continue until the proposed Annual Operating Budget in question is accepted
and consented to by Lessee). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Lessee
shall have the right at any time subsequent to the acceptance and consent with respect to any
Annual Operating Budget, on Notice to the Manager, to revise such Annual Operating Budget or to
request that the Manager prepare for Lessee’s approval a revised Annual Operating Budget (with the
approval of Manager, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), taking into account such
circumstances as Lessee deems appropriate; provided, however, that the revision of an Annual
Operating Budget shall not be deemed a revocation of the Manager’s authority with respect to such
actions as the Manager may have already taken prior to receipt of such revision notice in
implementing a previously approved budget or plan. Lessee and Manager acknowledge and agree that
the Annual Operating Budgets are merely forecasts of operating revenues and expenses for an ensuing
year and shall be revised, by agreement of Lessee and Manager, from time to time as business and
operating conditions shall demand. However, Manager shall use its reasonable best efforts to
operate the Premises in accordance with the Annual Operating Budget. The failure of any of the
Hotels to perform in accordance with such Annual Operating Budget shall not constitute a default by
Manager of this Agreement, however, the Lessee has a right to terminate this Agreement with respect
to a Subject Hotel if such Subject Hotel fails to satisfy the Performance Test as set forth in
Section 2.03(c) above.

     10.03 Operation Pending Approval. If the Annual Operating Budget (or any component
thereof) has not yet been approved by Lessee prior to any applicable Fiscal Year, then, until
approval of such Annual Operating Budget (or such component) by Lessee, Manager shall operate the
Hotels substantially in accordance with the prior year’s Annual Operating Budget except for (a)
those components of the Annual Operating Budget for the applicable Fiscal Year approved by Lessee,
(b) the Necessary Expenses which shall be paid as required, (c) the Emergency Expenses which shall
be paid as required, and (d) those expenses that vary in correlation with Gross Revenues and/or
occupancy in the aggregate.

     10.04 Budget Meetings. At each budget meeting and at any additional meetings during a
Fiscal Year reasonably called by Lessee or Manager, Manager shall consult with Lessee on matters of
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overall operating procedures, economics and operation and other matters affecting the
operation of the Hotels.

ARTICLE XI

OPERATING DISTRIBUTIONS

     11.01 Management Fee. As consideration for the services to be rendered by Manager
pursuant to this Agreement as manager and operator of the Premises, Manager shall be paid the
following Base Management Fee and Incentive Management Fee (as such terms are hereinafter defined),
collectively called the “Management Fee”, for each of the Hotels on a property by property
basis as follows:

	 	A.	 	Base Management Fee. The base management fee (“Base Management
Fee”) shall be equal to the greater of (i) $10,000 (to be increased annually based
on any increases in CPI over the preceding annual period), or (ii) three percent (3%)
of the Gross Revenues for each Accounting Period, to be paid monthly in arrears. If
this Agreement shall commence or expire on other than the first and last day of a
calendar month, respectively, the Base Management Fee shall be apportioned based on
the actual number of days of service in the month.
	 
	 	B.	 	Incentive Fee. The incentive fee (the “Incentive Fee”) shall
be equal to the lesser of (i) one percent (1%) of Gross Revenues for each Fiscal Year
and (ii) the amount by which the actual Gross Operating Profit exceeds the Budgeted
GOP determined on a property by property basis (“GOP Test”). The Incentive
Fee shall be payable annually in arrears within ninety (90) days after the end of each
Fiscal Year; provided, however, if based on actual operations and revised forecasts
from time to time, it is reasonably anticipated that the Incentive Fee is reasonably
expected to be earned for such Fiscal Year, Lessee shall reasonably consider payment
of the Incentive Fee, pro-rata on a quarterly basis, within twenty (20) days following
the end of each calendar quarter, subject to final adjustment within ninety (90) days
following the end of the Fiscal Year.

     11.02 Accounting and Interim Payment.

	 	A.	 	Manager shall submit monthly, pursuant to Section 15.02, an interim
accounting to Lessee showing Gross Revenues, Deductions, Gross Operating Profit and
Net Operating Income before Debt Service.
	 
	 	B.	 	Calculations and payments of the Base Management Fee made with respect to
each Accounting Period shall be made on an interim accounting basis and shall be
accounted for cumulatively for each Fiscal Year. After the end of each Fiscal Year,
Manager shall submit to Lessee an accounting for such Fiscal Year, consistent with
Section 15.03, which accounting shall be controlling over the interim
accountings. Any adjustments required by the Fiscal Year accounting shall be made
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	 	C.	 	The Incentive Fee shall only be calculated and earned based upon the Gross
Operating Profit achieving the required GOP Test for any given Fiscal Year or a
portion thereof if the period of calculation cannot include the full period from
January 1 to December 31.
	 
	 	D.	 	If Lessee raises no objection for any reason (excluding fraud) within one (1)
year from the receipt of annual accounting statements as provided herein (or for fraud
within any applicable statute of limitations period, and if no statute of limitations
period exists, then in no event to exceed four (4) years from receipt of annual
accounting statements as provided herein), such accounting shall be deemed to have
been accepted by Lessee as true and correct, and Lessee shall have no further right to
question its accuracy. Manager will provide Lessee profit and loss statements for the
current period and year-to-date, including actual, budget and last year comparisons,
as required by Section 15.03.

ARTICLE XII

INSURANCE

     12.01 Insurance. Manager shall coordinate with Lessee, at all times during any period
of development, construction, renovation, furnishing and equipping of the Premises, the procurement
and maintenance in amount and scope as available and market for the hotel lodging industry for
hotels of similar type and in similar markets and geographical locations as the Hotels, public
liability and indemnity and property insurance with minimum limits of liability as required by
Lessee, the Landlords, any Holder, or Franchisors, if applicable, to protect Lessee, Landlord,
Manager, any Holder, and any Franchisor, if applicable, against loss or damage arising in
connection with the development, construction, renovation, furnishing and equipping of the Premises
(and pre-opening activities, if applicable), including, without limitation, the following:

     12.01.1. Extended Coverage, Boiler, Business Interruption and Liability
Insurance.

     (a) Building insurance on the “Special Form” (formerly “All Risk” form)
(including earthquake and flood in reasonable amounts as determined by Lessee) in an amount
not less than 100% of the then “full replacement cost” thereof (as defined below) or
such other amount which is acceptable to Lessee, and personal property insurance on the
“Special Form” in the full amount of the replacement cost thereof;

     (b) Insurance for loss or damage (direct and indirect) from steam boilers, pressure
vessels or similar apparatus, now or hereafter installed in the Hotels, in the minimum
amount of $5,000,000 or in such greater amounts as are then customary or as may be
reasonably requested by Lessee from time to time;

     (c) Loss of income insurance on the “Special Form”, in the amount of one year
of the sum of Base Rent plus Percentage Rent (as such terms are defined in and as determined
pursuant to the Leases) for the benefit of Landlords, and business interruption insurance on
the “Special Form” in the amount of one year of Gross Operating Profit, for

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the benefit of Lessee. All loss of income insurance proceeds shall be part of Gross
Revenues;

     (d) Commercial general liability insurance, with amounts not less than $1,000,000
combined single limit for each occurrence and $2,000,000.00 for the aggregate of all
occurrences within each policy year, as well as excess liability (umbrella) insurance with
limited of at least $35,000,000 per occurrence, covering each of the following: bodily
injury, death, or property damage liability per occurrence, personal and advertising injury,
general aggregate, products and completed operations, and “all risk legal liability”
(including liquor law or “dram shop” liability if liquor or alcoholic beverages are served
at the Hotels);

     (e) Automobile insurance on vehicles operating in conjunction with the Hotels with
limits of liability of at least $1,000,000.00 combined, single limit coverage; and

     (f) Insurance covering such other hazards and in such amounts as may be customary for
comparable properties in the area of the Hotels and is available from insurance companies,
insurance pools or other appropriate companies authorized to do business in the State where
the Hotels are located at rates which are economically practicable in relation to the risks
covered as may be reasonably requested by Lessee and otherwise consistent with the costs
allocated therefor in the Annual Operating Budget.

     12.01.2. Operational Insurance.

     (a) Workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance as may be required under
Legal Requirements and as Manager may deem reasonably prudent covering all of Manager’s
employees at the Premises, with such deductible limits or self-insured retentions as may be
reasonably established from time to time by Manager;

     (b) Fidelity bonds, with limits and deductibles as may be reasonably requested by
Lessee, covering Manager’s employees in job classifications normally bonded under prudent
hotel management practices in the United States or otherwise required by law; and

     (c) Such other insurance in amounts as Manager in its reasonable judgment deems
advisable for its protection against claims, liabilities and losses arising out of or
connected with its performance under this Agreement, and otherwise consistent with the costs
allocated therefor in the Annual Operating Budget.

     12.02 Replacement Cost. The term “full replacement cost” as used herein shall
mean the actual replacement cost of the Hotels requiring replacement from time to time including an
increased cost of construction endorsement, if available, and the cost of debris removal. In the
event either party to this Agreement believes that full replacement cost (the then-replacement cost
less such exclusions) has increased or decreased at any time during the Term, it shall have the
right to have such full replacement cost re-determined.

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     12.03 Increase in Limits. If either party to this Agreement at any time deems the
limits of the personal injury or property damage under the comprehensive commercial general
liability insurance then carried to be either excessive or insufficient, such parties shall
endeavor in good faith to agree on the proper and reasonable limits for such insurance to be
carried and such insurance shall thereafter be carried with the limits thus agreed on until further
change pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

     12.04 Blanket Policy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Article XII, Manager may include the insurance required hereunder within the coverage of a
so-called blanket policy or policies of insurance carried and maintained by Manager; provided,
however, that the coverage afforded to the parties as required herein will not be reduced or
diminished or otherwise be different from that which would exist under a separate policy meeting
all other requirements of this Agreement by reason of the use of such blanket policy of insurance,
and provided further that the requirements of this Article XII are otherwise satisfied.

     12.05 Costs and Expenses. Insurance premiums and any costs or expenses with respect
to the insurance, including, without limitation, agent’s and consultant’s costs used to place
insurance or adjust claims, shall be Deductions. Premiums on policies for more than one year shall
be charged pro-rata against Gross Revenues over the period of the policies and to the extent,
through blanket policies, cover other hotels managed by Manager or owned by Lessee or any of its
Affiliates, shall be allocated based on rooms, number of employees, values or other methods as
determined to be reasonable by Manager and Lessee. Any reserves, losses, costs, damages or
expenses which are uninsured, self-insured, or fall within deductible limits shall be treated as a
cost of insurance and shall be Deductions, subject to Article XXV.

     12.06 Policies and Endorsements.

	 	A.	 	Where permitted, all insurance provided for under this Article XII
shall name Lessee as insured, and Manager, any Holder, the Landlords, and, if
required, the Franchisors, as additional insureds. The party procuring such insurance
shall deliver to the other party certificates of insurance with respect to all
policies so procured, including existing, additional and renewal policies and, in the
event of insurance about to expire, shall deliver certificates of insurance with
respect to the renewal policies not less than ten (10) days prior to the respective
dates of expiration.
	 
	 	B.	 	All policies of insurance provided for under this Article XII shall,
to the extent obtainable, be with insurance companies licensed or authorized to do
business in the state in which the Premises are located, with a minimum rating of A or
better in the Best’s Insurance Guide and an S&P rating of at least A+V (or such higher
rating if so required by any Holder, Landlord or Franchisor), and shall have attached
thereto an endorsement that such policy shall not be cancelled or materially changed
without at least thirty (30) days’ (and for Texas Hotels, ten (10) days’) prior
written notice to Lessee. All insurance policies obtained pursuant to this
Article XII shall contain a standard waiver of subrogation endorsement.

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     12.07 Termination. Upon Termination of this Agreement, an escrow fund in an amount
reasonably acceptable to Manager shall be established from Gross Revenues (or, if Gross Revenues
are not sufficient, with funds provided by Lessee) to cover the amount of any costs which, in
Manager’s reasonable business judgment, will likely need to be paid by either Lessee or Manager
with respect to pending or contingent claims, including those which arise after Termination for
causes arising during the Term of this Agreement. Upon the final disposition of all such pending
or contingent claims, any unexpended funds remaining in such escrow shall be paid to Lessee.

ARTICLE XIII

TAXES AND DEBT SERVICE

     13.01 Taxes.

     (a) All real estate and ad valorem property taxes, assessments and similar charges on
or relating to the Premises during the Term of this Agreement shall be paid by Manager, on
behalf of Lessee, before any fine, penalty, or interest is added thereto or lien placed upon
the Premises, unless payment thereof is stayed. All such payments shall be reserved and
paid from Gross Revenues and treated as Deductions in determining Net Operating Income.
Gross Revenues reserved for such purposes shall be placed in an escrow account or accounts
established pursuant to the requirements of any applicable Holder. Interest earned in said
account attributable to funds deposited pursuant to this Agreement shall be added to such
reserve, thereby reducing the amount required to be placed in the account from Gross
Revenues.

     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon Lessee’s request, Manager shall, as a
Deduction, contest the validity or the amount of any such tax or assessment. Lessee agrees
to cooperate with Manager and execute any documents or pleadings required for such purpose,
provided that Lessee is satisfied that the facts set forth in such documents or pleadings
are accurate and that such execution or cooperation does not impose any unreasonable
obligations on Lessee, and Lessee agrees to reimburse Manager as a Deduction for all
expenses occasioned to Manager by any such contest, provided that such expenses shall be
approved by Lessee prior to the time that they are incurred.

     13.02 Debt Service; Ground Lease Payments. In the event of a Hotel Mortgage and/or
Ground Lease and upon direction of Lessee, Manager shall establish an account (the “Property
Service Account”) to pay Debt Service and/or Ground Lease Payments in such periodic payments as
required by any applicable Holder under any applicable Hotel Mortgage and/or landlord under any
Ground Lease. The Property Service Account shall be funded by Landlord under the Lease from funds
paid by Landlord to Lessee. In the event sufficient funds are unavailable for the payment of Debt
Service and/or Ground Lease Payments from the Property Service Account, then Manager shall notify
Lessee in writing of such insufficiency who shall in turn advise the Landlord under the applicable
Lease to replenish the Property Service Account to provide funds for payment of Debt Service and/or
Ground Lease Payments.

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ARTICLE XIV

BANK ACCOUNTS

     All funds made available to Manager by Lessee for operations of the Premises, exclusive of
those amounts described in Article VIII, shall be deposited into a banking checking account
or accounts to be established in the name of Lessee (the “Operating Account”), consistent
with the requirements of any Cash Management Agreements, if any. The Operating Account shall be
interest bearing when possible. Subject to the limitation of Manager’s authority set forth herein,
both Manager and Lessee shall be authorized to withdraw funds from said Operating Account, except
that Lessee may withdraw funds from said account only if an Event of Default by Manager has
occurred under this Agreement or an event has occurred that with the passage of time might be an
Event of Default by Manager. Prior to any such withdrawal by Lessee, Lessee shall provide Notice
of same to Manager, and Manager shall not be liable to Lessee for any checks written by Manager for
operating expenses which are returned due to insufficient funds caused by such Lessee withdrawal.
From time to time both Manager and Lessee shall designate signatory parties on such account and
shall provide written notice of such designation or change in designation to the other party, and
the signatures of such persons shall be formally and expressly recognized by the bank in which such
account or accounts are maintained. The bank or banks to be utilized shall be selected and
approved by Lessee and Manager. All monies received shall be deposited in, including, but not
limited to, Gross Revenues, and expenses paid, including, but not limited to, Deductions, shall be
paid from such bank checking account(s) except that Manager shall have the right to maintain
payroll and petty cash funds and to make payments therefrom as the same are customary and utilized
in the lodging business. Such funds shall not be commingled with Manager’s funds. Lessee shall
have the right, at its expense, to audit said account or accounts at any reasonable time.

     Manager may establish one or more separate bank accounts for handling payroll costs in the
name of Lessee. Such accounts shall be in a bank selected by Manager and approved by Lessee, and
shall be handled exclusively by the individuals designated by Manager and approved in writing by
Lessee. Funds shall be deposited in the payroll account or accounts from the Operating Account, as
needed, in order to meet payroll requirements.

     Until otherwise prescribed by Lessee in writing, the Operating Account shall be under the
control of Manager, without prejudice, however, to Manager’s obligation to account to Lessee as and
when provided herein. All receipts and income, including without limitation, Gross Revenues shall
be promptly deposited in the Operating Account. Checks or other documents of withdrawal shall be
signed only by the individual representatives of Manager approved in writing by Lessee and duly
recognized for such purpose by the bank or banks in which the referenced accounts are maintained.
Manager shall supply Lessee with fidelity bonds or other insurance insuring the fidelity of
authorized signatories to such accounts, unless said bonds or other insurance shall have been
placed by Lessee and delivered directly by the bonding or insurance company to Lessee. The cost of
such fidelity bonds or other insurance shall be a Deduction, at Lessee’s expense, and subject to
Lessee’s approval. Neither Lessee nor Manager shall be responsible for any losses occasioned by
the failure or insolvency of the bank or banks in which the referenced accounts are maintained.
Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement and the payment to Manager of all amounts due
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expiration or termination, as provided in this Agreement, all remaining amounts in the
referenced accounts shall be transferred forthwith to Lessee, or made freely available to Lessee.

     Manager shall not be required to advance funds, and Manager shall not be obligated to incur
any liability or obligation for Lessee’s account, without assurance that necessary funds for the
discharge thereof will be provided by Lessee.

     All reserve accounts established pursuant to this Agreement shall be placed in segregated
interest-bearing accounts in the name of Lessee which interest shall be added to such reserve and
serve to reduce the amount required to be placed in such reserve account.

ARTICLE XV

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

     15.01 Books and Records. Manager shall maintain an adequate and separate accounting
system in connection with its management and operation of the Premises. The books and records
shall be kept in accordance with GAAP and the Uniform System of Accounts (to the extent consistent
with GAAP) and shall be maintained at all times either on the Premises, at the principal office of
the Manager, or in storage, for at least three (3) years after the Fiscal Year to which the books
and records relate. Lessee, the beneficial owners of Lessee, the Landlords (to the extent
permitted under the Leases), any Holder (to the extent permitted under the Hotel Mortgage), any
Franchisor (to the extent permitted under any applicable Franchise Agreement), or their respective
employees or duly authorized agents, shall have the right and privilege of examining and inspecting
the books and records at any reasonable time. Upon termination of this Agreement, all such books
and records shall be turned over to Lessee so as to insure the orderly continuance of the operation
of the Hotels; provided however, that all such books and records thereafter shall be available to
Manager at the Hotels at all reasonable times for inspection, audit, examination and copying for a
period of three (3) years.

     15.02 Monthly Financial Statements. Within twenty-five (25) days following each
Accounting Period, Manager shall furnish Lessee with respect to each of the Hotels an accrual basis
balance sheet on Manager’s standard format in reasonable detail, together with a reasonably
detailed accrual basis profit and loss statement for the calendar month next preceding and with a
cumulative calendar year accrual basis profit and loss statement to date, including a comparison to
the Annual Operating Budget and the Capital Improvements Budget and a statement of cash flows for
each monthly and cumulative period for which a profit and loss statement is prepared. Further,
from time to time as reasonably requested by Lessee, Manager shall provide a statement of bank
account balances, an allocation to reserve accounts, a sources and uses statement, a narrative
discussing any of the aforementioned reports and material variances from the Annual Operating
Budget and the Capital Improvements Budget, such other reports and financial statements as Lessee
may reasonably request and as are customarily provided by managers of similar hotel properties in
the area of the Hotels without Manager receiving additional fees to provide same.

     15.03 Annual Financial Statements. Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each
Fiscal Year, Manager shall furnish to Lessee year-end financial statements for the Hotels
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statements shall be unaudited and shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and the Uniform
System of Accounts (to the extent consistent with GAAP). Lessee will engage an independent
national certified public accounting firm with hospitality experience and reasonably acceptable to
Lessee to provide audited annual financial statements. Manager shall cooperate in all respects
with such accountant in the preparation of such statements, including the delivery of any financial
information generated by Manager pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and reasonably required by
the Lessee’s accountant to prepare such audited financial statements.

ARTICLE XVI

PAYMENT BY LESSEE

     16.01 Payment of Base Management Fee. On the fifth (5th) day of each month during the
term of this Agreement, Manager shall be paid out of the Operating Account, the Base Management Fee
for the preceding Accounting Period, as determined from the books and records referred to in
Article XV.

     16.02 Distributions. Subject to retention of Reasonable Working Capital (including
any amounts as required by the Capital Improvement Budget) and retention of such reserves as may be
required under any Hotel Mortgage and/or Ground Lease, as applicable, Manager shall deliver to
Lessee from the Operating Account, any excess Working Capital for the preceding Accounting Period
on the 25th day of the following month, and such amounts of Lessee’s money in the possession or
under the control of Manager as Lessee shall from time to time request. For purposes of this
Article “Reasonable Working Capital” shall mean an amount reasonably determined by Manager
at the same time as the monthly financial statements are prepared pursuant to Section 15.02
hereof, but in no event to exceed a sum equal to a ratio of current assets to current liabilities
of 2:1 (but excluding from such calculation cash restricted or unavailable under any Cash
Management Agreement).

     16.03 Payment Option. Management Fees shall be paid in cash, except that subject to
the requirements of Section 5.02.6 and Section 28.08 Manager may request, no later
than thirty (30) days prior to the payment due date, by Notice to Lessee (such request to be
subject to the approval of a majority of the Independent Directors of AHT, in their sole
discretion, and to any applicable restrictions of a national securities exchange (including NASDAQ
NMS and NASDAQ Small Cap) and to federal and state securities laws), payment of up to one-third
(1/3rd) of its Base Management Fee and up to one hundred percent (100%) of its Incentive
Fee, in the form of shares of common stock of AHT priced at the “Strike Price,” or in the form of
stock options priced in accordance with the “Black-Scholes Model” (the “Payment Option
Request”), as follows:

	 	A.	 	Common Stock at “Strike Price”. The number of shares of common stock
of AHT to be issued in lieu of the applicable Base Management Fees and/or Incentive
Fee as noted in the Payment Option Request (the “Designated Fees”) shall be
based upon the “Strike Price” of such common stock determined as follows: The term
“Strike Price” shall be and mean the amount obtained (rounded upward to the
next highest cent) by determining the simple average of the daily closing price of the
common stock of AHT for the twenty (20) trading days ending on the last trading day of
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	 	 	 	the applicable payment due date on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the shares of
such common stock are not then being traded on the New York Stock Exchange, then on
the principal stock exchange (including without limitation NASDAQ NMS or NASDAQ
Small Cap) on which such common stock is then listed or admitted to trading as
determined by AHT or, if such common stock is not then so listed or admitted to
trading the average of the last reported closing bid and asked prices on such days
in the over-the-counter market or, if no such prices are available, the fair market
value per share of such common stock, as determined by a majority of the
Independent Directors of AHT in their sole discretion. The Strike Price shall not
be subject to any adjustment as a result of the issuance of any additional shares
of common stock by AHT for any purpose, except for stock splits (whether
accomplished by stock dividends or otherwise) or reverse stock splits occurring
during the 20 trading days referenced in the calculation of the Strike Price. Upon
determination of the Strike Price for such common stock (and provided payment in
the form of common stock has been approved by the board of directors of AHT), AHT
agrees to issue to Manager the number of shares of common stock in AHT determined
by dividing the Designated Fees by the Strike Price per share of common stock, and
any balance remaining shall be paid to Manager in cash.

	 	B.	 	Options based on Black-Scholes Model. The number of stock options to
be issued in lieu of the Designated Fees shall be based upon the “Black-Scholes Model”
as follows: The term “Black-Scholes Model” means the Black-Scholes model for
valuing the “fair value” of an option calculated based on historical data and
calculated probabilities of future stock prices, reasonably applied. Upon
determination of the value of an option on the date such options are to be issued, as
determined using the Black-Scholes Model (the “Black-Scholes Amount”),
provided payment in the form of options has been approved by the board of directors of
AHT, AHT agrees to issue to Manager the number of options for common stock of AHT
determined by dividing the Designated Fees by the Black-Scholes Amount per option, and
any balance remaining shall be paid to Manager in cash. The “Strike Price” for any
option (which must be exercised within ten (10) years of issuance), shall have the
meaning of the term “Strike Price” as used in subparagraph A above.

ARTICLE XVII

RELATIONSHIP AND AUTHORITY

     Lessee and Manager shall not be construed as partners, joint venturers or as members of a
joint enterprise and neither shall have the power to bind or obligate the other except as set forth
in this Agreement. Nevertheless, Manager is granted such authority and power as may be reasonably
necessary for it to carry out the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement, either alone or in
conjunction with any other documents, shall not be deemed to constitute a lease of any portion of
the Premises. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit or restrict Manager or any affiliate of
Manager from operating, owning, managing, leasing or constructing any hotel of any nature or
description which may in any manner compete with that of the Premises, except as

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otherwise set forth in the Mutual Exclusivity Agreement; provided that Manager agrees to
comply with the conflicts policies of AHT. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, (a) all debts and liabilities to third persons incurred by Manager in the course of its
operation and management of the Hotels in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be
the debts and liabilities of Lessee only, and (b) Manager shall not be liable for any such
obligations by reason of its management, supervision, direction and operation of the Hotels as
agent for Lessee. Manager may so inform third parties with whom it deals on behalf of Lessee and
may take any other reasonable steps to carry out the intent of this paragraph.

ARTICLE XVIII

DAMAGE, CONDEMNATION AND FORCE MAJEURE

     18.01 Damage and Repair. If, during the Term hereof, a Hotel is damaged or destroyed
by fire, casualty, or other cause, Lessee shall, subject to the requirements of the applicable
underlying Lease, repair or replace the damaged or destroyed portion of the Hotel to the same
condition as existed previously. In the event the underlying Lease relating to such damaged Hotel
is terminated pursuant to the provisions of such Lease, Lessee may terminate this Agreement with
respect to such Hotel upon sixty (60) days’ Notice from the date of such damage or destruction, in
which case this Agreement shall then terminate with respect to such Hotel sixty (60) days from the
date of such notice and neither party shall have any further rights, obligations, liabilities or
remedies one to the other hereunder with respect to such Hotel, except as otherwise provided in
Article II (provided that no termination fees shall be payable by Lessee pursuant to
Article II) and Section 18.04. If this Agreement remains in effect with respect to
such damaged Hotel and the damage does not result in a reduction of Gross Revenues at such Hotel,
the Management Fee will be unabated. If however, this Agreement remain in effect with respect to
such Hotel, but the damage does result in a reduction of Gross Revenues at such Hotel, Lessee shall
be entitled to partial, pro rata abatement with respect to the Management Fee until such time as
such Hotel is restored.

     18.02 Condemnation.

	 	A.	 	In the event all or substantially all of a Hotel shall be taken in any
eminent domain, condemnation, compulsory acquisition, or similar proceeding by any
competent authority for any public or quasi-public use or purpose, this Agreement
shall terminate with respect to such Hotel, subject to the requirements of the
applicable underlying Lease. However, in any event of such termination, Lessee shall
give Manager at least fifteen (15) days prior Notice of such termination. In the
event of such termination, neither party shall have any further rights, remedies,
obligations or liabilities one to the other hereunder with respect to such Hotel
except as otherwise provided in Article II above (provided that no termination
fees shall be payable by Lessee pursuant to Article II).
	 
	 	B.	 	If a portion of the Premises shall be taken by the events described in
Section 18.02A or the entire Premises are temporarily affected, the result of
either of which is not to make it, in the reasonable business judgment of Lessee,
unreasonable to continue to operate the applicable Hotel, subject to the requirements
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	 	 	 	terminate with respect to such Hotel. However, so much of any award for any such
partial taking or condemnation shall be made available to the extent necessary to
render the applicable Premises equivalent to its condition prior to such event and
the balance shall be paid to Lessee or the Holder, if required by any Hotel
Mortgage covering the Premises.

     18.03 Force Majeure. If an event of Force Majeure directly involves a Hotel and has a
significant adverse effect upon the continued operations of such Hotel, then Lessee shall be
entitled to terminate this Agreement with respect to the applicable Hotel by written Notice within
sixty (60) days from the date of such Force Majeure, and this Agreement shall then terminate with
respect to the applicable Hotel sixty (60) days from such notice, in which event neither Lessee nor
Manager shall have any further rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities, one to the other,
hereunder, with respect to the applicable Premises except as otherwise provided in Article
II (provided that no termination fees shall be payable by Lessee pursuant to Article
II).

     18.04 Liquidated Damages if Casualty.

	 	A.	 	Casualty of Initial Hotel. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, if any of the Initial Hotels is damaged due to a
casualty as set forth in Section 18.01 hereof, and Lessee elects, for any
reason, not to rebuild the applicable Initial Hotel, Lessee agrees to pay to Manager
(provided there does not then exist an Event of Default by Manager under this
Agreement, beyond any applicable grace and cure periods), a termination fee as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty in an amount as if such Initial Hotel was
being sold, as set forth in Section 2.03(a)(ii) above.

	 	B.	 	Casualty of a Future Hotel. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, if any of the Future Hotels is damaged pursuant to a
casualty as set forth in Section 18.01 hereof within the first year of the
initial 10-year term for such hotel, and Lessee elects, for any reason, not to rebuild
such Future Hotel, Lessee agrees to pay Manager (provided there does not then exist an
Event of Default by Manager beyond any applicable cure periods), a termination fee, if
any, that would be owed if such hotel were then sold, as set forth in Section
2.03(a)(i) above. However, if after the first year of the initial 10-year term
for a Future Hotel, such hotel is damaged and Lessee elects not to rebuild such hotel
even though sufficient casualty proceeds are available to do so, then Lessee will pay
to Manager a termination fee (provided there does not then exist an Event of Default
by Manager beyond any applicable cure periods), equal to the product obtained by
multiplying (i) 65% of the aggregate Base Management Fee and Incentive Fee estimated
to be paid Manager budgeted in the Annual Operating Budget applicable to such Future
Hotel (but in no event less than the Base Management Fee and Incentive Fee for the
preceding full Fiscal Year) by (ii) nine (9).

     Payment of the termination fees set forth in this Section 18.04 shall be subject to
Section 2.03(d) above with respect to liquidated damages.

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     18.05 No Liquidated Damages if Condemnation or Force Majeure. No liquidated damages
shall be payable in the event of a condemnation relating to any of the Hotels, provided that
Manager shall be entitled to seek recovery from the condemning authority for its loss of contract
and this Agreement shall not terminate for that purpose. No liquidated damages shall be payable by
Lessee as a result of its termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 18.03 (Force
Majeure).

ARTICLE XIX

DEFAULT AND TERMINATION

     19.01 Events of Default. The following shall constitute events of default (each an
“Event of Default”):

	 	A.	 	The filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or a petition
for reorganization under any bankruptcy law by Lessee or Manager;
	 
	 	B.	 	The consent to any involuntary petition in bankruptcy or the failure to
vacate, within ninety (90) days from the date of entry thereof, any order approving an
involuntary petition by Lessee or Manager;
	 
	 	C.	 	The entering of an order, judgment or decree by any court of competent
jurisdiction, on the application of a creditor, adjudicating Lessee or Manager as
bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition seeking reorganization or appointing a
receiver, trustee, or liquidator of all or a substantial part of such party’s assets,
and such order, judgment or decree continues unstayed and in effect for any period of
ninety (90) days or more;
	 
	 	D.	 	The appointment of a receiver for all or any substantial portion of the
property of Lessee or Manager;
	 
	 	E.	 	The failure of Lessee or Manager to make any payment required to be made in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt of
Notice, specifying said default with reasonable specificity, when such payment is due
and payable; or
	 
	 	F.	 	The failure of Lessee or Manager to perform, keep or fulfill any of the other
covenants, undertakings, obligations or conditions set forth in this Agreement, and
the continuance of such default for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice
of said failure; provided, however, if such default cannot be cured within such thirty
(30) day period and Lessee or Manager, as the case may be, commences to cure such
default within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously
proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended so long as it
shall require Lessee or Manager, as the case may be, in the exercise of due diligence
to cure such default, it being agreed that no such extension (including the original
30 day cure period) shall be for a period in excess of one hundred twenty (120) days.

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	 	G.	 	The Manager does not qualify as an Eligible Independent Contractor.

     H.    An occurrence of an Event of Default under the RL&H Agreement referred to in the Recital 1.

     19.02 Consequence of Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
non-defaulting party may give the defaulting party Notice of intention to terminate this Agreement
(after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure period provided in Section 19.01),
and upon the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, this Agreement shall
terminate, whereupon the non-defaulting party shall be entitled to pursue all of its rights and
remedies, at law or in equity, under this Agreement (including, without limitation, any indemnity
obligations which shall survive termination of this Agreement) and any other rights and remedies
available under Legal Requirements except as otherwise expressly limited by the terms of
Article II. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Event of Default is
applicable to one or more of the Hotels but not all of the Hotels, such termination shall only be
as to such applicable Hotel(s).

ARTICLE XX

WAIVER AND INVALIDITY

     20.01 Waiver. The failure of either party to insist upon a strict performance of any
of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any option, right or remedy herein
contained, shall not be construed as a waiver or as a relinquishment for the future of such term,
provision, option, right or remedy, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and
effect. No waiver by either party of any term or provision hereof shall be deemed to have been
made unless expressed in writing and signed by such party.

     20.02 Partial Invalidity. In the event that any portion of this Agreement shall be
declared invalid by order, decree or judgment of a court, this Agreement shall be construed as if
such portion had not been inserted herein except when such construction would operate as an undue
hardship on the Manager or Lessee or constitute a substantial deviation from the general intent and
purpose of said parties as reflected in this Agreement, in which event it shall be terminated.

ARTICLE XXI

ASSIGNMENT

     Subject to the requirements of any Hotel Mortgage, Franchise Agreement, Ground Lease or any of
the Leases, neither party shall assign or transfer (by operation of law or otherwise) or permit the
assignment or transfer of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other (which may
be withheld in its sole discretion) and any such prohibited assignment or transfer shall be null
and void; provided, however, that Manager shall have the right, without such consent, to assign its
interest in this Agreement to any “Manager Affiliate Entity”, provided such Manager Affiliate
Entity qualifies as an Eligible Independent Contractor as of the date of such transfer. The term
“Manager Affiliate Entity” shall mean any entity controlled directly or indirectly by (i)
Archie Bennett, Jr. and/or Monty Bennett, (ii) family partnerships or trusts (the sole members or
beneficiaries of which are at all times lineal descendants of Archie Bennett, Jr.

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or Monty Bennett (including step-children) and spouses of any of the foregoing), or (iii) by
lineal descendants of Archie Bennett, Jr. or Monty Bennett (including step-children) and spouses of
any of the foregoing. For purposes hereof, “controlled” shall mean (i) the possession, directly or
indirectly of a majority of the voting power and capital stock or ownership interest of such
entity, or (ii) the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such
entity in the capacity of chief executive officer, president, chairman, or other similar capacity
where they are actively engaged and/or involved in providing such direction or control and spend a
substantial amount of time managing such entity. Any such permitted assignee shall be deemed to be
the Manager for purposes of this Agreement provided such assignee assumes all of Manager’s future
obligations under this Agreement pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably acceptable to
Lessee. Any and all such assignments, however, shall at all times be subject to the prior right,
title and interest of Lessee with respect to the Premises. An assignment by Manager or any
permitted assignee of its interest in this Agreement, shall not relieve Manager or any such
permitted assignee, as the case may be, from their respective obligations under this Agreement, and
shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, their permitted successors and assigns. For
purposes of this Article XXI any change in the ownership of the Manager or other event that
would cause the Manager to fail to be a Manager Affiliate Entity shall be deemed to be a transfer
of this Agreement, prohibited by this Article XXI unless first consented to in writing by
Lessee.

ARTICLE XXII

NOTICES

     All notices, demands, elections, or other communications that any party this Agreement may
desire or be required to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand, by
depositing the same in the United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, certified mail, return
receipt requested, or by a recognized overnight courier service providing confirmation of delivery,
to the addresses set forth below, or at such address as may be designated by the addressee upon
written notice to the other party, (herein called “Notice”).

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	 	To Lessee:
	 	Ashford TRS Corporation
	 

	 	 	 	14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100
	 

	 	 	 	Dallas, Texas 75254
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Chief Financial Officer
	 

	 	 	 	Fax: (972) 490-9605
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	With a copy to:
	 	Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership
	 

	 	 	 	14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100
	 

	 	 	 	Dallas, Texas 75254
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: General Counsel
	 

	 	 	 	Fax: (972) 490-9605
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	To Manager:
	 	Remington Management, L.P.
	 

	 	 	 	14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1150
	 

	 	 	 	Dallas, Texas 75254
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Monty Bennett
	 

	 	 	 	Fax: (972) 980-2705
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	With a copy to:
	 	Remington Management, L.P.
	 

	 	 	 	14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1150
	 

	 	 	 	Dallas, Texas 75254
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Legal Department
	 

	 	 	 	Fax: (972) 490-9605
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	To the Landlords:
	 	c/o Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership
	 

	 	 	 	14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100
	 

	 	 	 	Dallas, Texas 75254
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: General Counsel
	 

	 	 	 	Fax: (972) 490-9605

     All notices given pursuant to this Article XXII shall be deemed to have been given (i)
if delivered by hand on the date of delivery or on the date that delivery was refused by the
addressee, or (ii) if delivered by certified mail or by overnight courier, on the date of delivery
as established by the return receipt or courier service confirmation (or the date on which the
return receipt or courier service confirms that acceptance of delivery was refused by the
addressee).

ARTICLE XXIII

SUBORDINATION; NON-DISTURBANCE

     23.01 Subordination. This Agreement shall be subject and subordinate to any Hotel Mortgage and Lease, and
Manager agrees to enter into a lender-manager or landlord-manager (as applicable) agreement with
respect to each Hotel, which agreement shall contain reasonable provisions, including, without
limitation, Manager’s acknowledgment that its real estate interest in and to the applicable Hotel,
if any, created by this Agreement is subject and subordinate to the applicable Hotel Mortgage or
Lease, including providing any purchaser of such Hotel at a foreclosure sale or deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure, including the Holder, with the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to the
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Manager agree to subordinate or waive its right to receive fees, reimbursements or
indemnification payments under this Agreement arising prior to termination (but (a) if this
Agreement is terminated by the Holder or such purchaser or Landlord (or its assignee) with respect
to such Hotel, Manager shall not look to the Holder for payment of such fees, reimbursements or
indemnification payments and Manager’s right to receive such fees, reimbursements or
indemnification payments shall be subordinated to the Holder’s rights and (b) if this Agreement is
not terminated by the Holder or such purchaser with respect to such Hotel, then such fees,
reimbursements or indemnification payments shall be payable by the Holder or such purchaser).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manager shall in no event be obligated to perform its duties
hereunder without payment and/or reasonable assurance of payment of such fees, reimbursements or
indemnification payments.

     23.02 Non-Disturbance Agreement. Notwithstanding Section 23.01, Lessee agrees that,
prior to obtaining any Hotel Mortgage or executing any Lease, Lessee will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain from each prospective Holder or Landlord (as applicable), a
Non-Disturbance Agreement pursuant to which Manager’s rights under this Agreement will not be
disturbed as a result of a default stemming from non-monetary factors which (i) relate to Lessee
and do not relate solely to the applicable Hotel, and (ii) are not defaults by Manager under
Section 19.01 of this Agreement. If Lessee desires to obtain a Hotel Mortgage or to
execute a Lease, Manager, on written request from Lessee, shall promptly identify those provisions
in the proposed Hotel Mortgage or Lease documents which fall within the categories described in
clauses (i) and (ii) above, and Manager shall otherwise assist in expediting the preparation of an
agreement between the prospective Holder and/or Landlord and Manager which will implement the
provisions of this Section 23.02.

ARTICLE XXIV

PROPRIETARY MARKS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

     24.01 Proprietary Marks. During the Term of this Agreement, the name “Remington,” whether
used alone or in connection with other another word(s), and all proprietary marks (being all
present and future trademarks, trade names, symbols, logos, insignia, service marks, and the like)
of Manager or any one of its Manager Affiliate Entities, whether or not registered
(“Proprietary Marks”) shall in all events remain the exclusive property of Manager and its
Manager Affiliate Entities. Lessee shall have no right to use any Proprietary Mark, except during
the term of this Agreement to have signage installed using any Proprietary Mark in conformance with
the specifications provided by Manager. Upon Termination, any use of a Proprietary Mark by Lessee
under this Agreement shall immediately cease. Upon Termination, Manager shall have the option to
purchase, at their then book value, any items of the applicable Hotel’s Inventories and Fixed Asset
Supplies as may be marked with a Proprietary Mark. In the event Manager does not exercise such
option, Lessee agrees that it will use any such items not so purchased exclusively in connection
with Hotels until they are consumed.

     24.02 Computer Software and Equipment. All “Software” (meaning all computer software and accompanying documentation, other
than software which is commercially available, which are used by Manager in connection with the
property management system, any reservation system and all future electronic systems developed by
Manager for use in the Hotels)

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is and shall remain the exclusive property of Manager or any one of its Manager Affiliate
Entities (or the licensor of such Software, as the case may be), and Lessee shall have no right to
use, or to copy, any Software. Upon Termination, Manager shall have the right to remove from the
Hotels, without compensation to Lessee, all Software, and any computer equipment which is utilized
as part of a centralized property management system or is otherwise considered proprietary by
Manager, excepting any software which is owned by the applicable Franchisor; provided that Manager
shall cooperate with Lessee in the transition of the centralized management system to the new
manager, including in the change of any Software and computer equipment. If any of such computer
equipment is owned by Lessee or Landlord, Manager shall reimburse Lessee for previous expenditures
made by Lessee for the purchase of such equipment, subject to a reasonable allowance for
depreciation.

     24.03 Intellectual Property. All “Intellectual Property” (meaning all Software and
manuals, brochures and directives issued by Manager to its employees at the Hotels regarding
procedures and techniques to be used in operating the Hotels) shall at all times be proprietary to
Manager or its Affiliates, and shall be the exclusive property of Manager or its Affiliates. Upon
Termination, all Intellectual Property shall be removed from the Hotels by Manager, without
compensation to Lessee.

     24.04 Books and Records. All Books and Records maintained with respect to the Hotels,
including guest records but excluding employee records, shall be the sole property of Lessee but
may be used by the Manager during the Term in connection with its management and operation of the
Hotels.

ARTICLE XXV

INDEMNIFICATION

     25.01 Manager Indemnity. Manager shall indemnify and hold Lessee (and Lessee’s agents,
principals, shareholders, partners, members, officers, directors, attorneys and employees) harmless
from and against all liabilities, losses, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) which are not covered by insurance proceeds
that may be incurred by or asserted against any such party and that arise from (a) the fraud,
willful misconduct or gross negligence of Manager; provided, however, that the act or omission of
any employee of Manager who is not an Executive Employee, which act or omission is willful or
constitutes fraud or gross negligence on the part of such employee, shall not constitute fraud,
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Manager unless Manager’s home office or
regional staff, or an Executive Employee, acted with gross negligence in employing, training,
supervising or continuing the employment of such employee; (b) the infringement of any of Manager’s
intellectual property rights (including trademarks, software, etc.) on the intellectual property
rights of any third party; (c) any Excluded Employee Claims; (d) knowing or reckless placing,
discharge, leakage, use or storage, of hazardous materials on the Premises or in the Hotels by
Manager during the Term of this Agreement as set forth in Section 28.09C; or (e) the
breach by Manager of any provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
action taken by Manager which is beyond the scope of Manager’s authority under this Agreement,
which is not cured within any applicable notice and cure periods. Lessee shall promptly provide
Manager with written notice of any claim or suit brought against it by a third party which might
result in such indemnification.

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     25.02 Lessee Indemnity. Except with respect to matters for which Manager is obligated
to provide indemnification pursuant to Section 25.01, and except with respect to matters
that constitute a breach of any of the representations, warranties or agreements made by any of the
grantors pursuant to the Omnibus Option Agreement dated May 15, 2003, among the Partnership and the
grantors named therein or pursuant to any of the closing documents or other instruments,
certificates or agreements delivered in connection therewith, provided that such representations,
warranties or agreements are then surviving pursuant to the terms of said Omnibus Option Agreement.
Lessee shall indemnify and hold Manager (and Manager’s agents, principals, shareholders, partners,
members, officers, directors, attorneys and employees) harmless from and against all liabilities,
losses, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses) which are not covered by insurance proceeds and that may be incurred by or
asserted against such party and that arise from or in connection with (a) the performance of
Manager’s services under this Agreement; (b) the condition or use of the Hotels, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, including without limitation, any injury to person(s) or damage to
property or business by reason of any cause whatsoever in or about the Hotels; (c) any Employee
Related Termination Costs, including any liability to which Manager is subjected pursuant to the
WARN Act in connection with the termination of this Agreement, provided that Manager has provided
notices in the form (other than any reference to the time period) required by the WARN Act within
five (5) business days of Manager’s receipt of a notice of the termination of this Agreement
(excluding any termination of this Agreement which results from the commission of any theft,
embezzlement or other criminal misappropriation of funds of the Hotels or from the Lessee or any
fraud or felony by any Executive Employee that relates to or materially affects the operation or
reputation of the Hotels); (d) the Employee Costs and Expenses as set forth in Article IX
herein above; or (e) any Employee Claims, but excluding any Excluded Employee Claims. Manager
shall promptly provide Lessee with written Notice of any claim or suit brought against it by a
third party which might result in such indemnification. THIS INDEMNITY PROVISION IS INTENDED TO
INDEMNIFY MANAGER (i) AGAINST THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE OR FAULT WHEN MANAGER IS
SOLELY NEGLIGENT OR CONTRIBUTORILY, PARTIALLY, JOINTLY, COMPARATIVELY OR CONCURRENTLY NEGLIGENT
WITH LESSEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON (BUT IS NOT GROSSLY NEGLIGENT, HAS NOT COMMITTED AN INTENTIONAL ACT
OR MADE INTENTIONAL OMISSION) AND (ii) AGAINST ANY LIABILITY OF MANAGER BASED ON ANY APPLICABLE
DOCTRINE OF STRICT LIABILITY.

     25.03 Indemnification Procedure. Any party obligated to indemnify the other party under
this Agreement (the “Indemnifying Party”) shall have the right, by Notice to the other
party, to assume the defense of any claim with respect to which the other party is entitled to
indemnification hereunder. If the Indemnifying Party gives such notice, (i) such defense shall be
conducted by counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and approved by the other party, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed (provided, however, that the other party’s
approval shall not be required
with respect to counsel designated by the Indemnifying Party’s insurer); (ii) so long as the
Indemnifying Party is conducting such defense with reasonable diligence, the Indemnifying Party
shall have the right to control said defense and shall not be required to pay the fees or
disbursements of any counsel engaged by the other party for services rendered after the
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except if there is a
conflict of interest between the parties with respect to such claim or defense; and (iii) the
Indemnifying Party shall have the right, without the consent of the other party, to settle such
claim, but only provided that such settlement involves only the payment of money, the Indemnifying
Party pays all amounts due in connection with or by reason of such settlement and, as part thereof,
the other party is unconditionally released from all liability in respect of such claim. The other
party shall have the right to participate in the defense of such claim being defended by the
Indemnifying Party at the expense of the other party, but the Indemnifying Party shall have the
right to control such defense (other than in the event of a conflict of interest between the
parties with respect to such claim or defense). In no event shall (i) the other party settle any
claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party so long as the Indemnifying Party is conducting
the defense thereof in accordance with this Agreement; or (ii) if a claim is covered by the
Indemnifying Party’s liability insurance, take or omit to take any action which would cause the
insurer not to defend such claim or to disclaim liability in respect thereof.

     25.04 Survival. The provisions of this Article shall survive the termination of this
Agreement with respect to acts, omissions and occurrences arising during the Term.

     25.05 No Successor Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Manager
shall not be liable as a successor employer or entity for any actions Manager’s predecessors may
have taken in the employer-employee relationship with Manager’s current or former employees or
employees of Manager’s agents before the commencement of the term.

ARTICLE XXVI

FUTURE HOTELS

     Lessee acknowledges and agrees that any motel and/or hotel properties leased by Lessee from
any Affiliates of the Partnership (including the Landlords) from and after the Effective Date
(“Future Hotels”), may at the election of the parties to the Mutual Exclusivity Agreement
either be subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement effective upon execution of an
amendment to this Agreement (the “Amendment”) in the form of Exhibit “E” attached
hereto, or pursuant to a management agreement in form and substance substantially similar to the
terms of this Agreement with either Manager or an Affiliate of Manager (provided said Affiliate
constitutes an Eligible Independent Contractor); provided that there does not then exist an uncured
Event of Default by Manager under this Agreement and the independent director approval requirements
under the Mutual Exclusivity Agreement have been satisfied. Upon execution of such Amendment (as
set forth therein), Exhibit “A” (Hotel Information), Exhibit “B” (Description of
Leases), Exhibit “B-1" (Legal Descriptions for Sites), Exhibit “C” (Description of
Franchise Agreements and Franchisors), Exhibit “D” (Annual Operating
Budget) to this Agreement shall be amended to add the applicable information required by this
Agreement with respect to the Future Hotel(s) subject of the Amendment. Effective upon execution
of said Amendment, all terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed amended to include
and apply to such Future Hotel(s).

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ARTICLE XXVII

GOVERNING LAW VENUE

     This Agreement and its interpretation, validity and performance shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Texas without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. In the event any court
of law of appropriate judicial authority shall hold or declare that the law of another jurisdiction
is applicable, this Agreement shall remain enforceable under the laws of the appropriate
jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that venue for any action in connection herewith shall be
proper in Dallas County, Texas. Each party hereto consents to the jurisdiction of any local, state
or federal court situated in any of such locations and waives any objection which it may have
pertaining to improper venue or forum non conveniens to the conduct of any proceeding in any such
court.

ARTICLE XXVIII

MISCELLANEOUS

     28.01 Rights to Make Agreement. Each party warrants, with respect to itself, that neither
the execution of this Agreement nor the finalization of the transactions contemplated hereby shall
violate any provision of law or judgment, writ, injunction, order or decree of any court or
governmental authority having jurisdiction over it; result in or constitute a breach or default
under any indenture, contract, other commitment or restriction to which it is a party or by which
it is bound; or require any consent, vote or approval which has not been given or taken. Each
party covenants that it has and will continue to have throughout the term of this Agreement and any
extensions thereof, the full right to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations
hereunder.

     28.02 Agency. Manager’s limited agency established by this Agreement is coupled with an
interest and may not be terminated by Lessee until the expiration of the Term of this Agreement
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

     28.03 Failure to Perform. If Manager or Lessee at any time fails to make any payments as
specified or required hereunder or fails to perform any other act required on its part to be made
or performed hereunder without limitation, then the other party after thirty (30) days’ written
notice to the defaulting party may (but shall not be obligated to) pay any such delinquent amount
or perform any such other act on the defaulting party’s part. Any sums thus paid and all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the making of such payment or the proper performance of any
such act, together with interest thereon at the lesser of (i) the interest rate allowed by the
applicable usury laws or (ii) at the Prime Rate plus three percent (3%), from the date that such
payment is made or such costs and expenses incurred, shall constitute a liquidated amount to be paid by
the defaulting party under this Agreement to the other party on demand. For the purposes of this
Section 28.03, the term “Prime Rate” shall mean the “prime rate” as published in
the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal; however, if such rate is, at any time during
the Term of this Agreement, no longer so published, the term “Prime Rate” shall mean the average of
the prime interest rates which are announced, from time to time, by the three (3) largest banks (by
assets) headquartered in the United States which publish a “prime rate”.

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     28.04 Headings. Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted only for convenience and are
in no way to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the particular Articles or Sections to
which they refer.

     28.05 Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce
or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable
attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such
party may be entitled.

     28.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with other writings signed by the parties
expressly stated to be supplementary hereto and together with any instruments to be executed and
delivered pursuant to this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes all prior understandings and writings, and may be changed only by a writing signed by
the parties hereto.

     28.07 Consents. Whenever the consent or approval of Lessee is required under the terms of
this Agreement, unless otherwise stated to the contrary, such consent or approval may be granted or
withheld by Lessee in its reasonable discretion.

     28.08 Eligible Independent Contractor. During the Term of this Agreement, Manager shall at
all times qualify as an “eligible independent contractor” as defined in Section 856(d)(9) of the
Code (“Eligible Independent Contractor”). To that end, during the Term of this Agreement,
Manager agrees that:

     (a) Manager shall not conduct wagering activities at any of the Hotels;

     (b) Manager shall not own, directly or indirectly (within the meaning of Section
856(d)(5) of the Code), more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the outstanding stock of AHT;

     (c) no more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the Manager’s partnership interest (in
its assets or net profits) shall be owned (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(5) of
the Code), directly or indirectly, by one or more persons owning thirty-five percent
(35%) (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(5) of the Code) or more of the outstanding stock
of AHT;

     (d) neither AHT, the Partnership, the Landlords, nor the Lessee, shall derive any
income from the Manager or any of its subsidiaries; and

     (e) Manager (or a person who is a “related person” within the meaning of Section
856(d)(9)(F) of the Code (a “Related Person”) with respect to Manager) shall be
actively engaged in the trade or business of operating “qualified lodging facilities” within
the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code (defined below) for one or more persons who
are not Related Persons with respect to AHT or Lessee (“Unrelated Persons”). For
purposes of determining whether the requirement of this paragraph (e) has been met, Manager
shall be treated as being “actively engaged” in such a trade or business if Manager (i)
derives at least 10% of both its profits and revenue from operating “qualified

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lodging facilities” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code for Unrelated Persons or
(ii) complies with any regulations or other administrative guidance under Section 856(d)(9)
of the Code that provide a “safe harbor” rule with respect to the hotel management business
with Unrelated Persons that is necessary to qualify as an “eligible independent contractor”
within the meaning of such Code section.

     A “qualified lodging facility” is defined in Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code and means
a “Lodging Facility” (defined below), unless wagering activities are conducted at or in
connection with such facility by any person who is engaged in the business of accepting
wagers and who is fully authorized to engage in such business at or in connection with such
facility. A “Lodging Facility” is a hotel, motel or other establishment more than
one-half of the dwelling units in which are used on a transient basis, and includes
customary amenities and facilities operated as party of, or associated with, the lodging
facility so long as such amenities and facilities are customary for other properties of a
comparable size and class owned by other owners unrelated to AHT.

     28.09 Environmental Matters.

	 	A.	 	For purposes of this Section 28.09, “hazardous materials” means any
substance or material containing one or more of any of the following: “hazardous
material,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous substance,” “regulated substance,”
“petroleum,” “pollutant,” “contaminant,” or “asbestos,” as such terms are defined in
any applicable environmental law, in such concentration(s) or amount(s) as may impose
clean-up, removal, monitoring or other responsibility under any applicable
environmental law, or which may present a significant risk of harm to guests, invitees
or employees of the Hotels.
	 
	 	B.	 	Regardless of whether or not a given hazardous material is permitted on the
Premises under applicable environmental law, Manager shall only bring on the
Premises such hazardous materials as are needed in the normal course of business of
the Hotels.
	 
	 	C.	 	In the event of the discovery of hazardous materials (as such term may be
defined in any applicable environmental law) on the Premises or in the Hotels during
the Term of this Agreement, Lessee shall promptly remove, if required by applicable
environmental law, such hazardous materials, together with all contaminated soil and
containers, and shall otherwise remedy the problem in accordance with all
environmental laws (except to the extent knowingly or recklessly caused by Manager
during the Term of this Agreement, whereupon the responsibility to promptly remove
and/or remedy the environmental problem shall be that of Manager and at Manager’s sole
cost and expense). All costs and expenses of the compliance with all environmental
laws shall be paid by Lessee from its own funds (except to the extent knowingly or
recklessly caused by Manager during the Term of this Agreement as set forth herein
above).

     28.10 Equity and Debt Offerings. Neither Lessee nor Manager (as an “issuing party”)
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in any prospectus, private placement memorandum, offering circular or offering documentation
related thereto (collectively, referred to as the “Prospectus”), issued by the issuing
party, unless the non-issuing party has received a copy of all such references. In no event will
the non-issuing party be deemed a sponsor of the offering described in any such Prospectus, nor
will it have any responsibility for the Prospectus, and the Prospectus will so state. The issuing
party shall be entitled to include in the Prospectus an accurate summary of this Agreement but
shall not include any proprietary mark of the non-issuing party without prior written consent of
the non-issuing party. The issuing party shall indemnify, defend and hold the non-issuing party
and its Affiliates (and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees and agents)
harmless from and against all loss, costs, liability and damage (including attorneys’ fees and
expenses, and the cost of litigation), arising out of any Prospectus or the offering described
therein, except for any such losses, costs, liability and damage arising from material
misstatements or omissions in a Prospectus based on information provided in writing by the
non-issuing party expressly for inclusion in the Prospectus.

     28.11 Estoppel Certificates. Lessee and Manager will, at any time and from time to time
within fifteen (15) days of the request of the other party or a Holder, or a Franchisor (if so
permitted under the applicable Franchise Agreement), or a Landlord (if so permitted under the
applicable Lease), execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the other party and such Holder, Franchisor
or Landlord, as applicable, a certificate certifying:

	 	A.	 	That the Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there
have been modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as modified and
stating such modifications);
	 
	 	B.	 	The dates, if any, to which the distributions of excess Working Capital have
been paid;
	 
	 	C.	 	Whether there are any existing Event(s) of Default or events which, with the
passage of time, would become an Event of Default, by the other party to the knowledge
of the party making such certification, and specifying the nature of such Event(s) of
Default or defaults or events which, with the passage of time, would become an Event
of Default, if any; and
	 
	 	D.	 	Such other matters as may be reasonably requested.

     Any such certificates may be relied upon by any party to whom the certificate is directed.

     28.12 Confidentiality. The Manager shall keep confidential all non-public information
obtained in connection with the services rendered under this Agreement and shall not disclose any
such information or use any such information except in furtherance of its duties under this
Agreement and as may be required by any of its lenders or owners (provided said lenders and/or
owners, as applicable agree prior to disclosure to keep such information confidential as set forth
in this subparagraph 28.12), or as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements or court order,
or as may be required under any Franchise Agreement, Hotel Mortgage, Lease or Ground Lease.

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     28.13 Modification. Any amendment, supplement or modification of this Agreement must be in
writing signed by both parties hereto.

     28.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
is an original and all of which collectively constitute one instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized officers, as of the Effective Date.

LESSEE:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ASHFORD TRS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/S/ DAVID J. KIMICHIK
 	 
	 	 	David J. Kimichik 	 
	 	 	President 	 
	 

MANAGER:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	REMINGTON MANAGEMENT, L.P.,	 	 
	 	 	a Delaware limited partnership	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	Remington Management GP, LLC,	 	 
	 	 	 	 	a Delaware limited liability company,	 	 
	 	 	 	 	its General Partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:
	 	/S/ MONTY BENNETT
 

Monty Bennett 

President
	 	 

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