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Section 7.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (i)            if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (which Acquisition Proposal did not result from or arise out of a breach of Section 6.3(a)) from any Person that has not been withdrawn and after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Offer, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(i) to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Offer, in each case, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law; (Page 33)

“Change in Circumstance” means any material event or development or material change in circumstances with respect to the Company that was neither known to the Company Board nor reasonably foreseeable as of the Agreement Date and does not relate to (a) any Acquisition Proposal or (b) any events, changes or circumstances relating to Parent, Purchaser or any of their Affiliates. <omitted> 
Section 7.1Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to accepting for payment such number of Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as satisfies the Minimum Condition (the “Offer Acceptance Time”): <omitted> 
(ii) other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to a Change in Circumstance, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law; (Page 33)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
7.2 Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation <omitted> (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board may: (A) effect a Change of Recommendation (1) if (x) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal is received by the Company and has not been withdrawn and receipt of such Acquisition Proposal was not as a result of or related to any breach by the Company of its obligations set forth in Section 7.2(a) in any material respect or (y) an Intervening Event has occurred, and (2) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that based on the information then available and after consultation with an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and, in the case of an Acquisition Proposal contemplated by clause (A)(1)(x) of this Section 7.2(d)(iii), that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and/or (B) cause or permit the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (and the Company may enter into or cause a Subsidiary thereof to enter into such an Alternative Acquisition Agreement) or agree, authorize or commit to do so;  (Pages 73-74)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
SECTION 5.02           No Solicitation by the Company; Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change if (i) a Company Intervening Event has occurred or (ii) the Company has received a Superior Company Proposal that does not result from a material breach of Section 5.02(a) and, in each case, if the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors and after taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent during the five (5) Business Day period referred to in clause (iii) below) that the failure to effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change as a result of the occurrence of such Company Intervening Event or in response to the receipt of such Superior Company Proposal, as the case may be, would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (Page 44)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.4            Acquisition Proposals. <omitted>

(b) <omitted> (iv)         Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, may make a Change in VEREIT Recommendation or a Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable (and in the event that the Board of Directors of VEREIT determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i)), in each case (including with respect to any such termination), if and only if (A) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.4) is made to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or the Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the Board of Directors of VEREIT or of Realty Income, as applicable, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable,  (Page 30)


Section 5.4            Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> 

(b) <omitted> (v)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in circumstances not involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, may make a Change in VEREIT Recommendation or a Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable, if and only if (A) a material development or material change in circumstances has first occurred or arisen after the date of this Agreement that was neither known to such party nor reasonably foreseeable as of the date of this Agreement; provided, that (x) such change or development does not relate to an Acquisition Proposal and (y) in no event shall the fact in and of itself that VEREIT or Realty Income meets or exceeds or fails to meet or exceed internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period constitute such a material development or material change in circumstances that was not reasonably foreseeable as of the date of this Agreement (but the foregoing shall not exclude any change or development underlying such failure to meet or exceed such projections, forecasts or predictions), (B) the Board of Directors of the party proposing to take such action has first reasonably determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to such party,  (Page 30)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 6.3 No Solicitation; Other Offers. <omitted> (ii) Exception for Superior Proposal. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to compliance with Section 6.3(c), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, if the Company has received a Superior Proposal that is not a result of a breach of this Section 6.3, then the Board of Directors of the Company may make an Adverse Recommendation Change and/or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with ​Section 10.1(d) (including paying the Termination Fee) in order to enter into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement in respect of such Superior Proposal concurrently with the termination of this Agreement. 

(iii) Exception for Intervening Events. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to compliance with Section 6.3(c), at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisor, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties pursuant to Applicable Law, the Board of Directors of the Company may, in response to an Intervening Event, make an Adverse Recommendation Change. (Page 47)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 6.02.      Acquisition Proposals; Change of Recommendation.  <omitted> 
(d)           No Change of Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. 
<omitted> 
(iii)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board may:   (x) effect a Change of Recommendation if: (A)  a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a violation of this Section 6.02 is received by the Company and has not been withdrawn, and  the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law and, after consultation with its financial advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; or (B) the Company Board determines in good faith that an Intervening Event has occurred and, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that a failure to effect a Change of Recommendation would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of


the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and/or  (Pages 32-33)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.2 No Solicitation; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> (c) <omitted> Anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement notwithstanding, but subject to the Company’s compliance with the provisions of this ​Section 5.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board of Directors may, in response to a Company Superior Proposal received by the Company after the date of this Agreement, (x) make a Company Change of Recommendation and/or (y) cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e); provided, that <omitted> the failure of the Company Board of Directors to make a Company Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the standard of conduct required of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law; (Page 26)

Section 5.2 No Solicitation; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> (d) Anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement notwithstanding, but subject to the Company’s compliance with the provisions of this ​Section 5.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board of Directors may, in response to a Company Intervening Event, make a Company Change of Recommendation if the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that the failure of the Company Board of Directors to take such action would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the standard of conduct required of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law (Page 26)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
4.2 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including Section 4.2(d)) , at any time prior to the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, following receipt of a written Acquisition Proposal by the Company after the date of this Agreement that is not preceded by a breach of Section 4.2, if the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and Financial Advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that failure to do so would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Company Board may (i)make a Change of Recommendation and/or (ii)terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement) with respect to such Superior Proposal; (Page 21)

4.2 Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (g)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, the Company Board may make a Change of Recommendation for a reason unrelated to a Superior Proposal if the Company Board determines, in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that, (I)an Intervening Event occurred and (II)the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law as a result of the Intervening Event; (Page 21)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected breach" of fiduciary duties
Section 6.03 Company Recommendation. <omitted> (b)    (i)     Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.02 and Section 6.03(a), at any time prior to obtaining the Stockholder Approval, if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of Section 6.02, and the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with a financial advisor and outside legal counsel, it being understood that with respect to the matter described in clause (ii) below, only consultation with outside legal counsel shall be required), after giving effect to all of the adjustments to the terms in this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and Merger Sub in response to such Acquisition Proposal, that (i) such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and (ii) the failure to take the actions below would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law, the Company Board may (A) make an Adverse Recommendation Change described in clause (i) of the definition thereof (Page 63)

Section 6.03 Company Recommendation. <omitted> (b) <omitted> (iii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.03(a), at any time prior to obtaining the Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may make an Adverse Recommendation Change, if the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with a financial advisor and outside legal counsel, it being understood that with respect to the matter described in clause (y) below, only consultation with outside legal counsel shall be required), that (x) an Intervening Event has occurred and is continuing, and (y) the failure to make such Adverse Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law; (Page 64)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 5.2. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the Expiration Date, (x) if an Intervening Event occurs and the Special Committee determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to effect a Change of Recommendation in light of such Intervening Event would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with their fiduciary obligations under applicable Law, the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation and direction of the Special Committee) may effect a Change of Recommendation contemplated by clauses (1) or (2) of the definition thereof or (y) if the Company receives, directly or indirectly through one or more of its Representatives, an unsolicited, written, bona fide Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) and the Special Committee concludes in good faith, after consultation with their financial advisor and outside legal counsel, constitutes a Superior Proposal and such Acquisition Proposal did not result from a material breach by the Company of this Section 5.2, the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) and the Special Committee may effect a Change of Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(a) in order to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement providing for such Superior Proposal,  (Page 22)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 6.1. Acquisition Proposals. <omitted> (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.1 to the contrary, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Requisite Vote, (i) the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) may effect a Change of Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event or (ii) if the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, in response to an Acquisition Proposal (whether before or after the No-Shop Period Start Date) that did not result from a material breach of Section 6.1(b), that such proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn as of such time, the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) may (1) effect a Change of Recommendation on account of such Intervening Event or Superior Proposal or fail to include the Recommendation in the Proxy Statement and/or (2) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii) to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided that, (A) prior to or simultaneously with any such termination by the Company, the Company pays to Parent any Company Termination Fee required to be paid pursuant to Section 8.2(b)(i), subject to and in accordance with the terms of Section 8.2(b)(i), and (B) after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) determines that the failure to make a Change of Recommendation or to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii) would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law (Page 54)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected to be inconsistent" with fiduciary duties
Section 7.1 Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (i)            if the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (which Acquisition Proposal did not result from or arise out of a breach of Section 6.3(a)) from any Person that has not been withdrawn and after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Offer, (x) the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation, or (y) the Company may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(i) to enter into a Specified Agreement with respect to such Superior Offer, in each case, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law; (Page 33)

“Change in Circumstance” means any material event or development or material change in circumstances with respect to the Company that was neither known to the Company Board nor reasonably foreseeable as of the Agreement Date and does not relate to (a) any Acquisition Proposal or (b) any events, changes or circumstances relating to Parent, Purchaser or any of their Affiliates. <omitted> 
Section 7.1Company Board Recommendation. <omitted> (b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to accepting for payment such number of Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as satisfies the Minimum Condition (the “Offer Acceptance Time”): <omitted> 
(ii) other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Change Recommendation in response to a Change in Circumstance, if and only if: (A) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law; (Page 33)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties
Section 5.2 No Solicitation; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> (c) <omitted> Anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement notwithstanding, but subject to the Company’s compliance with the provisions of this ​Section 5.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board of Directors may, in response to a Company Superior Proposal received by the Company after the date of this Agreement, (x) make a Company Change of Recommendation and/or (y) cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e); provided, that <omitted> the failure of the Company Board of Directors to make a Company Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the standard of conduct required of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law; (Page 26)

Section 5.2 No Solicitation; Company Change in Recommendation. <omitted> (d) Anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement notwithstanding, but subject to the Company’s compliance with the provisions of this ​Section 5.2, prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, the Company Board of Directors may, in response to a Company Intervening Event, make a Company Change of Recommendation if the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that the failure of the Company Board of Directors to take such action would nevertheless be reasonably likely to result in a violation of the standard of conduct required of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law (Page 26)

Question: Fiduciary exception to COR covenant
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: "Reasonably likely/expected violation" of fiduciary duties