SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-08-14

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<div><a name="s4A8986687DBFCEA55A65C3E7EBA92E2A"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This Management Agreement is made as of&#160;June 28, 2017, by and between Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., a Maryland corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), and Pine River Capital Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Manager</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">RECITALS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a) the Company is a newly formed corporation; (b) on or before the Closing Date (as defined herein), Two Harbors Investment Corp. (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Two Harbors</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) is transferring a portfolio of commercial real estate loans and related investments to the Company in exchange for all of the shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) other than shares of Common Stock that are issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (as defined herein) (the &#8220;Formation Transaction&#8221;); and (c) subsequent to the Closing Date, Two Harbors intends to distribute its shares of Common Stock </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">pro rata</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;to the holders of the common stock of Two Harbors after a 120-day lock-up period (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Spin-Out Transaction</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;);</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;the Company intends to focus on originating, investing in and managing commercial real estate loans and related investments; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;the Company intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes and will elect to receive the tax benefits afforded by Sections&#160;856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Code</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;); and </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;the Company desires to retain the Manager to administer the business activities and day-to-day operations of the Company and to perform services for the Company in the manner and on the terms set forth herein and the Manager wishes to be retained to provide such services. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW THEREFORE,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;the Company and the Manager hereby agree as follows: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Section&#160;1. Definitions. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section&#160;1(a):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Affiliate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;f