Exhibit 10.1

U.S. $200,000,000

LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of January 20, 2012

By and Among

ARES CAPITAL JB FUNDING LLC,
as the Borrower

and

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as the Servicer and as the Transferor

and

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as the Administrative Agent, as the Collateral Agent and as the Lender

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as the Collateral Custodian and as the Bank

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This LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made as of January 20, 2012, by and among:

(1)           ARES CAPITAL JB FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Borrower ”);

(2)           ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation, as the Servicer (as defined herein) and as the Transferor (as defined herein);

(3)           SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, a Japanese banking corporation, as the Administrative Agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), as the Collateral Agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) and as the Lender (as defined herein); and

(4)           U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“ U.S. Bank ”), as the Bank (as defined herein) and as the Collateral Custodian (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Collateral Custodian ”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

WHEREAS, the Lender has agreed, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to provide a secured revolving credit facility which shall provide for Advances from time to time in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Borrowing Base;

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Advances will be used (a) to finance the Borrower’s purchase, on a “true sale” basis, of Eligible Loan Assets from the Transferor pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, with such Eligible Loan Assets to be approved by the Administrative Agent, (b) to fund the Unfunded Exposure Account and (c) to distribute such proceeds to the Borrower’s parent.

NOW THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing Preliminary Statements, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01       Certain Defined Terms .

(a)           Certain capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement are defined above or in this Section 1.01 .

(b)           As used in this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules thereto (each of which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof), the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

“ 1940 Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Accreted Interest ” means Interest accrued on a Loan Asset that is added to the principal amount of such Loan Asset instead of being paid as Interest as it accrues.

“ Action ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.03 .

“ Additional Amount ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.11(a) .

“ Adjusted Borrowing Value ” means for any Loan Asset, for any date of determination, the Assigned Value of such Loan Asset at such time multiplied by the Outstanding Balance of such Loan Asset (exclusive of Accreted Interest); provided that the parties hereby agree that the Adjusted Borrowing Value of any Loan Asset that is no longer an Eligible Loan Asset shall be zero.

“ Administrative Agent ” means Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lender, together with its successors and assigns, including any successor appointed pursuant to Article IX .

“ Advance ” means each loan advanced by the Lender to the Borrower on an Advance Date pursuant to Article II .

“ Advance Date ” means, with respect to any Advance, the Business Day on which such Advance is made.

“ Advance Funding Account ” means an account in the name of the Borrower (account number 156948-701 at the Bank) with the wire instructions set forth on Schedule VI or such other account or with such other wire instructions as from time to time the Borrower has designated to the Administrative Agent in writing.

“ Advances Outstanding ” means, at any time, the sum of the principal amounts of Advances loaned to the Borrower for the initial and any subsequent borrowings pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02 as of such time, reduced by the aggregate Available Collections received and distributed as repayment of principal amounts of Advances Outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04 at or prior to such time and any other amounts received by the Lender to repay the principal amounts of Advances Outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 or otherwise at or prior to such time; provided that the principal amounts of Advances Outstanding shall not be reduced by any Available Collections or other amounts if at any time such Available Collections or other amounts are rescinded or must be returned for any reason.

“ Affected Party ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.10 .

“ Affiliate ” when used with respect to a Person, means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to vote 20% or more of the voting securities of such Person or to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by

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contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided that for purposes of determining whether any Loan Asset is an Eligible Loan Asset or for purposes of Section 5.01(b)(xix) , the term Affiliate shall not include any Affiliate relationship which may exist solely as a result of direct or indirect ownership of, or control by, a common Financial Sponsor; provided further that, for the purposes of Section 2.07(b), Section 2.07(g) , Section 4.01(ii) , Section 4.03(q) , Section 5.01(p)  and Section 5.03(j)  of this Agreement, as well as Section 4.1(ii), Section 5.2(j)(v) and Section 5.2(o) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the term “Affiliate” shall not include any Excluded Affiliate.

“ Agented Note ” means any Loan Asset (a) originated as a part of a syndicated loan transaction that has been closed (without regard to any contemporaneous or subsequent syndication of such Loan Asset) prior to such Loan Asset becoming part of the Collateral Portfolio and (b) with respect to which, upon an assignment of the note under the Purchase and Sale Agreement to the Borrower, the Borrower, as assignee of the note, will have all of the rights but none of the obligations of the Transferor with respect to such note and the Underlying Collateral.

“ Agreement ” means this Loan and Servicing Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time hereafter.

“ Applicable Law ” means for any Person all existing and future laws, rules, regulations (including proposed, temporary and final income tax regulations), statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders, licenses of and interpretations by any Governmental Authority which are applicable to such Person (including, without limitation, predatory lending laws, usury laws, the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulations “B” and “Z”, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 and state adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and all other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws) and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, awards or orders of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.

“ Applicable Percentage ” means, for each Eligible Loan Asset, 65%; provided that if, at the time any Eligible Loan Asset is transferred to the Borrower, the stated maturity date of such Eligible Loan Asset is a date subsequent to the Facility Maturity Date in effect at such time, the Applicable Percentage for such Eligible Loan Asset shall be 50%; provided further that if, after any such Eligible Loan Asset is transferred to the Borrower, as a result of the Initial Stated Maturity Extension or the Second Stated Maturity Extension the stated maturity date of such Eligible Loan Asset is a date prior to the Facility Maturity Date (as extended), the Applicable Percentage for such Loan Asset shall be 65% as of the date the applicable extension takes effect.

“ Applicable Spread ” means, (a) with respect to any rate based on LIBOR, 2.125% per annum and (b) with respect to any rate based on the Base Rate, 1.125% per annum ; provided that, at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Applicable Spread shall be 4.00% per annum .

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“ Approval Notice ” means, with respect to any Eligible Loan Asset, the written notice, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , evidencing the approval by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, of the conveyance of such Eligible Loan Asset by the Transferor to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Loan Assignment by which the Transferor effects such conveyance.

“ Approved Valuation Firm ” shall mean (a) each of (i) Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, (ii) Lincoln International LLC (f/k/a Lincoln Partners LLC), (iii) Duff & Phelps Corp. and (iv) Valuation Research Corporation, and (b) any other nationally recognized valuation firm approved by each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in their sole reasonable discretion.

“ Ares ” means Ares Capital Corporation.

“ Ares LIBOR Rate ”  means, with respect to any Loan Asset, the definition of “LIBOR Rate” or any comparable definition in the Loan Agreement for each such Loan Asset, and in any case that “LIBOR Rate” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Loan Agreement, the rate per annum appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time for such day; provided that if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day, as the rate for Dollar deposits with a one-month, a two-month or a three-month maturity, as applicable, as and when determined in accordance with the applicable Loan Agreement.

“ Ares Prime Rate ” means, with respect to any Loan Asset, the definition of “Prime Rate” or any comparable definition in the Loan Agreement for each such Loan Asset, and in any case that “Prime Rate” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Loan Agreement, the rate designated by certain reference lenders in the applicable Loan Agreement from time to time as its prime rate in the United States, such rate to change as and when the designated rate changes; provided that the Ares Prime Rate is not intended to be lowest rate of interest charged by Ares in connection with extensions of credit to debtors.

“ Assigned Documents ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.12 .

“ Assigned Value ” means, with respect to each Loan Asset, as of any date of determination and expressed as a percentage of the Outstanding Balance of such Loan Asset, (i) on and after the Cut-Off Date but prior to the date the Assigned Value for such Loan Asset is first modified pursuant to this definition, 100.0% and (ii) after any occurrence of a Value Adjustment Event with respect to such Loan Asset:

(a)           If a Value Adjustment Event of the type described in clauses (a)  or (c)  of the definition thereof with respect to such Loan Asset occurs, the Assigned Value of such Loan Asset will be modified to zero.

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(b)           If a Value Adjustment Event of the type described in clauses (b)  or (d)  of the definition thereof with respect to such Loan Asset occurs, the “Assigned Value” may be modified by the Administrative Agent in its good faith business judgment upon each such occurrence. In the event the Borrower disagrees with the Administrative Agent’s determination of the Assigned Value of a Loan Asset, the Administrative Agent shall direct the Borrower (at the Borrower’s expense) to retain any Approved Valuation Firm selected by the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion) to value such Loan Asset. If the value determined by such firm is greater than the Administrative Agent’s determination of the Assigned Value, such firm’s valuation shall become the Assigned Value of such Loan Asset; provided that the Assigned Value of such Loan Asset shall be the value as assigned by the Administrative Agent until the Administrative Agent has revised the value; provided further that if the value determined by such firm is lower than the Administrative Agent’s determination of the Assigned Value, the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion may further modify the Assigned Value of such Loan Asset to reflect such lower value.  The value determined by such firm shall be based on the amortized cost adjusted for any credit impairment of such Loan Asset.

(c)           The Assigned Value of any Defaulted Loan Asset may be increased in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent upon (I) the cure of the Value Adjustment Event that gave rise to the Defaulted Loan Asset and (II) the written request of the Borrower.

(d)           The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Servicer of any change effected by the Administrative Agent of the Assigned Value of any Loan Asset.

“ Assignment and Acceptance ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.04(a) .

“ Available Collections ” means all cash collections and other cash proceeds actually received with respect to any Loan Asset, including without limitation all Principal Collections, all Interest Collections, all proceeds of any sale or disposition with respect to such Loan Asset, cash proceeds or other funds received by the Borrower or the Servicer with respect to any Underlying Collateral (including from any guarantors), all other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time, and all proceeds of Permitted Investments with respect to the Controlled Accounts; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Available Collections” shall not include amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account which do not represent proceeds of Permitted Investments.

“ Bank ” means U.S. Bank, in its capacity as the “Bank” pursuant to the Control Agreement.

“ Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11, United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et   seq ., as amended from time to time.

“ Bankruptcy Event ” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:

(a)           a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment

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of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets or any similar action with respect to such Person, in each case, under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment of debts, and such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of 60 consecutive days; or an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect; or

(b)           such Person shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any Bankruptcy Laws now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets under any Bankruptcy Laws, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors or members shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.

“ Bankruptcy Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension of payments, or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.

“ Bankruptcy Proceeding ” means a n y case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to any Bankruptcy Event.

“ Base Rate ” means, on any date, a fluctuating per annum interest rate equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate and (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%.

“ Base Rate Advance ” means any Advance (a) not made as a LIBOR Advance in accordance with Section 2.02(b) , or (b) converted into a Base Rate Advance in accordance with Section 2.02(c) , in either case during each period from and including any date such Advance is made or converted to but excluding the first subsequent date on which such Advance is converted into a LIBOR Advance in accordance with Section 2.02(c)  or repaid.

“ Base Rate Advances Outstanding ” means, at any time, the outstanding Base Rate Advances.

“ Base Rate Conversion Date ” means, with respect to any Advance, the Business Day on which such Advance was, or is to be, converted from a LIBOR Advance to a Base Rate Advance.

“ Base Rate Yield Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, an interest rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for such date plus the Applicable Spread.

“ Borrower ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the preamble hereto.

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“ Borrowing Base ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of:

(a)           the aggregate sum of (i) for each Eligible Loan Asset as of such date, the aggregate sum of the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage for each such Eligible Loan Asset as of such date and (B) the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Eligible Loan Asset as of such date plus (ii) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account as of such date plus (iii) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account minus the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount as of such date; and

(b)           (i) the Maximum Facility Amount minus (ii) the Unfunded Exposure Amount plus (iii) amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account;

provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Loan Asset which at any time is no longer an Eligible Loan Asset shall not be included in the calculation of “Borrowing Base”.

“ Borrowing Base Certificate ” means a certificate setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base as of the applicable date of determination substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, prepared by the Servicer.

“ Borrowing Base Deficiency ” means, as of any date of determination, the extent to which the aggregate Advances Outstanding on such date exceeds the Borrowing Base.

“ Breakage Fee ” means, for any full or partial repayment of any LIBOR Advance on any date other than a Payment Date or with less than three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the breakage costs, if any, related to such repayment, which shall be deemed to be the amount determined by the Administrative Agent to be the excess of (a) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of the LIBOR Advance had such prepayment not occurred, at the LIBOR rate that would have been applicable to such LIBOR Advance, for the period from the date of such prepayment to (i) the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor if on such last day the Administrative Agent will have had at least three Business Days’ notice of such prepayment and (ii) if on such last day the Administrative Agent will not have had at least three Business Days’ notice of such prepayment, the last day of the next Interest Period therefor, over (b) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which the Administrative Agent would earn for a deposit in Dollars of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurocurrency market.

“ Business Day ” means a day of the year other than (a) Saturday or a Sunday or (b) any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York or any United States city in which the offices of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian or the Bank are located and are authorized or required by Applicable Law, regulation or executive order to close; provided that, if any determination of a Business Day shall relate to a LIBOR Advance, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the offices of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian or the Bank in any United States city are authorized

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by Applicable Law, regulation or executive order to close but remain open, such day shall not be a “Business Day”.

“ Capital Lease Obligations ” means, with respect to any entity, the obligations of such entity to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such entity under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

“ Change of Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following occur:

(a)           the Management Agreement shall fail to be in full force and effect;

(b)           the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than the JPM Lien) on any limited liability company membership interest in the Borrower;

(c)           the failure by Ares to own, directly and beneficially, 100% of the limited liability company membership interests in the Borrower; or

(d)           the dissolution, termination or liquidation in whole or in part, transfer or other disposition, in each case, of all or substantially all of the assets of, Ares.

“ Closing Date ” means January 20, 2012.

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

“ Collateral Agent ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the preamble hereto.

“ Collateral Agent Expenses ” means all accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents.

“ Collateral Agent Fee Letter ” means any fee letter agreement entered into by and among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in connection with the Collateral Agent Fees and the Collateral Agent Expenses contemplated by this Agreement, as such letter may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, waived and/or replaced from time to time.

“ Collateral Agent Fees ” means the fees payable to the Collateral Agent on each Payment Date in arrears for each Remittance Period, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the products for each day during such Remittance Period of (x) one divided by 360, (y) 0.01% per annum and (z)(i) the Outstanding Balance of the Loan Assets plus (ii) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account plus (iii) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account, in each case as of such date; provided that the Collateral Agent Fees shall not be less than $50,000 annually; provided further that, so long as SMBC or its Affiliate is the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent Fees shall be $0.

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“ Collateral Agent Termination Notice ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 10.05 .

“ Collateral Custodian ” means U.S. Bank, not in its individual capacity, but solely as collateral custodian pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“ Collateral Custodian Expenses ” means the expenses set forth in the U.S. Bank Fee Letter and all accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower or the Servicer to the Collateral Custodian and the Bank under the Transaction Documents.

“ Collateral Custodian Fees ” means the fees set forth in the U.S. Bank Fee Letter that are payable to the Collateral Custodian and the Bank, as such letter may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, waived and/or replaced from time to time.

“ Collateral Custodian Termination Notice ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.05 .

“ Collateral Portfolio ” means all right, title, and interest (whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located) of the Borrower to and in the property identified below in clauses (a)  through (e)  and all accounts, cash and currency, chattel paper, tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, copyrights, copyright licenses, equipment, fixtures, contract rights, general intangibles (including payment intangibles), instruments, certificates of deposit, certificated securities, uncertificated securities, financial assets, securities entitlements, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, inventory, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, software, supporting obligations, accessions, or other property of the Borrower, including without limitation all right, title and interest of the Borrower to and in any of the following (in each case excluding the Retained Interest and the Excluded Amounts):

(a)           the Loan Assets, and all monies due or to become due in payment under such Loan Assets on and after the related Cut-Off Date, including, but not limited to, all Available Collections;

(b)           the Portfolio Assets with respect to the Loan Assets referred to in clause (a) ;

(c)           the Controlled Accounts and all Permitted Investments purchased with funds on deposit in the Controlled Accounts;

(d)           the Purchase and Sale Agreement; and

(e)           all income and Proceeds of the foregoing.

“ Collection Account ” means a trust account (account number 156948-700 at the Bank) in the name of the Borrower for the benefit of and under the control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that the funds deposited therein (including any interest and earnings thereon) from time to time and subject to the terms thereof shall

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constitute the property and assets of the Borrower, and the Borrower shall be solely liable for any Taxes payable with respect to the Collection Account.

“ Collection Date ” means the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances Outstanding has been repaid in full and all Yield and Fees and all other Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full (other than any contingent obligations that are not due and that survive the termination of this Agreement), and the Borrower shall have no further right to request any additional Advances.

“ Commitment Percentage ” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.04(b) .

“ Control Agreement ” means that certain account control agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent and U.S. Bank, as such agreement may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof.

“ Controlled Accounts ” means the Collection Account and the Unfunded Exposure Account.

“ Conversion Notice ” means, with respect to any Advance, the written notice, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q , evidencing the request of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to convert such Advance from a Base Rate Advance into a LIBOR Advance or from a LIBOR Advance into a Base Rate Advance, as applicable.

“ Credit Policy ” means the written credit policies and procedures manual of the Transferor in effect as of the Closing Date and provided to the Administrative Agent as of such time, as such credit policies and procedures manual may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

“ Cut-Off Date ” means, with respect to each Loan Asset, the date such Loan Asset is transferred to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

“ Defaulted Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset which has become subject to a Value Adjustment Event of the type described in clauses (a)  or (c)  of the definition thereof; provided that if the Value Adjustment Event which gave rise to a Defaulted Loan Asset is cured, the Borrower may submit such Loan Asset for review by the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion) for the purpose of re-classifying such Loan Asset as a Loan Asset which is no longer a Defaulted Loan Asset.

“ Delayed Draw Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset that is fully committed on the initial funding date of such Loan Asset and is required to be fully funded in one or more installments on draw dates to occur within one year of the initial funding of such Loan Asset but which, once all such installments have been made, has the characteristics of a Term Loan Asset.

“ Designated Entity ” has the meaning set forth in the SMBC Lender Fee Letter.

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“ Designated Sale Proceeds ” means Principal Collections received during the Reinvestment Period in connection with discretionary sales pursuant to Section 2.07(b)  or Optional Sales pursuant to Section 2.07(c)  designated to be applied to reduce Advances Outstanding in accordance with Section 2.04(b)  or Section 2.04(c) .

“ Determination Date ” means, with respect to each Payment Date, the last day of the prior calendar month.

“ Disbursement Request ” means a disbursement request from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Bank in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C in connection with a disbursement request from the Unfunded Exposure Account in accordance with Section 2.04(e)  or a disbursement request from the Principal Collection Account in accordance with Section 2.21 , as applicable.

“ Dollar ”, “ USD ” or “ U.S.$ ” means a dollar or other equivalent unit in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time shall be legal tender for all debts, public and private.

“ Eligible Bid ” means a bid made in good faith (and acceptable as a valid bid in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion) by a bidder for all or any portion of the Collateral Portfolio in connection with a sale of the Collateral Portfolio in whole or in part pursuant to Section 7.02(i) .

“ Eligible Loan Asset ” means, at any time, a Loan Asset in respect of which each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.02 and Schedule III hereto is true and correct.

“ Eligible Replacement ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.01(c) .

“ Environmental Laws ” means any and all foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations (with the force of law) and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials.  Environmental Laws include, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq .), the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 331 et seq .), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq .), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq .), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq .), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq .), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300, et seq .), the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations relating to underground storage tanks (40 C.F.R. Parts 280 and 281), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq .), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or supplemented from time to time.

“ ERISA ” means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

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“ ERISA Affiliate ” means (a) any corporation that is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as any Person, (b) a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with such Person, or (c) a member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) as such Person, any corporation described in clause (a)  above or any trade or business described in clause (b)  above.

“ Eurodollar Disruption Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) SMBC shall have notified the Administrative Agent of a determination by SMBC or any of its assignees or participants that it would be contrary to law or to the directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) to obtain Dollars in the London interbank market to fund any Advance, (b) SMBC shall have notified the Administrative Agent of the inability, for any reason, of SMBC or any of its respective assignees or participants to determine LIBOR, (c) SMBC shall have notified the Administrative Agent of a determination by SMBC or any of its respective assignees or participants that the rate at which deposits of Dollars are being offered to SMBC or any of its respective assignees or participants in the London interbank market does not accurately reflect the cost to SMBC or any such assignee or any such participant of making, funding or maintaining any Advance or (d) SMBC shall have notified the Administrative Agent of the inability of SMBC or any of its respective assignees or participants to obtain Dollars in the London interbank market to make, fund or maintain any Advance.

“ Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 7.01 .

“ Excepted Persons ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.13(a) .

“ Exchange Act ” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Excluded Affiliate ” means any portfolio company of the Servicer or the Transferor, as applicable, that is not consolidated on the financial statements of the Servicer or the Transferor, as applicable.

“ Excluded Amounts ” means (a) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Loan Asset included as part of the Collateral Portfolio, which amount is attributable to the payment of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Governmental Authority on such Loan Asset or on any Underlying Collateral and (b) any amount received in any Controlled Account representing (i) any amount representing a reimbursement of insurance premiums, (ii) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Loan Assets which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under a Loan Agreement and (iii) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Loan Asset re-transferred or substituted for upon the occurrence of a Warranty Event or that is otherwise replaced by a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset, or that is otherwise sold or transferred by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.07 , to the extent such amount is attributable to a time after the effective date of such replacement or sale.

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“ Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to payments required to be made by the Borrower or made by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower under this Agreement, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by the overall net income (however denominated) of the Administrative Agent, the Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made hereunder, or profits, franchise and similar Taxes imposed on the Administrative Agent or the Lender or other recipient (in lieu of net income or profit Taxes) and backup withholding and similar Taxes by (i) the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of the Lender, in which its applicable lending office or the office to which its interest in the Advances is assigned is located or (ii) any other jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or the Lender or other recipient and such jurisdiction imposing such Tax other than a connection arising as a result of any transaction contemplated under this Agreement, (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a)  above; (c) in the event that the Lender is a Foreign Lender, any United States federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable (including, for the avoidance of doubt, consent, amendment or similar fees) to the Lender, as a Foreign Lender, at the time the Lender, as a Foreign Lender, becomes a party hereto or designates a new lending office (other than a designation made at the request of Borrower), except to the extent that the Lender, as a Foreign Lender, (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive Additional Amounts from Borrower with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 2.11(a) ; (d) any United States federal withholding Tax which would not have occurred but for such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.11(d)  or (e) ; (e) any Taxes imposed under FATCA; and (f) interest, penalties, additions to Tax and costs or expenses solely resulting from the assessment or imposition of Taxes described in clauses (a)  through (f)  of this definition.

“ Exposure Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan Asset (including any letter of credit reimbursement obligations) owned by the Borrower, the unfunded commitment, if any, of the Borrower with respect to such Loan Asset.

“ Exposure Amount Shortfall ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.02(f) .

“ Facility Maturity Date ” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Stated Maturity Date, (b) the date of the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date pursuant to Section 7.01 , (c) the Collection Date and (d) the occurrence of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.18(b)  hereof.

“ Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any Loan Asset or item of the Collateral Portfolio, as of each date the most recent fair value information is publicly published by the Servicer, the fair value of such Loan Asset determined in accordance with GAAP.

“ FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations or official interpretations thereof (including any revenue ruling, revenue procedure, notice or similar guidance issued by the United States Internal Revenue Service thereunder as a precondition to relief or exemption from Taxes under such provisions).

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“ Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating per annum interest rate equal, for each day during such period, to the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption “Federal funds (effective)” in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15(519) or any successor or substitute publication selected by the Administrative Agent (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day), or, if for any reason such rate is not available on any day, the rate determined, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, to be the rate at which overnight federal funds are being offered in the national federal funds market at 9:00 a.m. on such day.

“ Federal Reserve Bank ” means any of the twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks chartered under the laws of the United States.

“ Federal Reserve Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

“ Fees ” means (a) the Non-Usage Fee; (b) the fees payable to the Lender pursuant to the terms of the SMBC Lender Fee Letter; (c) the Collateral Agent Fees; and (d) the Collateral Custodian Fees.

“ Financial Asset ” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.

“ Financial Sponsor ” means any Person, including any Subsidiary of such Person, whose principal business activity is acquiring, holding, and selling investments (including controlling interests) in otherwise unrelated companies that each are distinct legal entities with separate management, books and records and bank accounts, whose operations are not integrated with one another and whose financial condition and creditworthiness are independent of the other companies so owned by such Person.

“ First Lien Loan Asset ” means any Loan Asset that (a) is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligor’s assets constituting Underlying Collateral for the Loan Asset, subject to any “permitted liens” as defined in the applicable Loan Agreement for such Loan Asset or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined therein and (b) provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan Asset is either senior to, or pari passu with, all other Indebtedness of such Obligor.

“ Fixed Rate Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset other than a Floating Rate Loan Asset.

“ Floating Rate Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset under which the Interest rate payable by the Obligor thereof is based on the Ares Prime Rate or Ares LIBOR Rate, plus some specified Interest percentage in addition thereto, and which provides that such Interest rate will reset immediately upon any change in the related Ares Prime Rate or Ares LIBOR Rate.

“ Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not created or organized under the laws of the United States or a political subdivision thereof.

“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States.

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“ Governmental Authority ” means, with respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any body or entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person.

“ Hazardous Materials ” means all materials subject to any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, materials listed in 49 C.F.R. § 172.010, materials defined as hazardous pursuant to § 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, flammable, explosive or radioactive materials, hazardous or toxic wastes or substances, lead-based materials, petroleum or petroleum distillates or asbestos or material containing asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory”, “usable work in process” or similar classification that would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

“ Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary trade practices) or that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument or other evidence of indebtedness customary for indebtedness of that type, (b) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (c) all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person, (d) all liabilities secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof, (e) all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of that Person in respect of derivatives, and (f) all obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or to otherwise assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kind referred to in clauses (a)  through (e) .

“ Indemnified Amounts ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.01 .

“ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.01 .

“ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.03 .

“ Independent Director ” means a natural Person who, (a) for the five-year period prior to his or her appointment as Independent Director, has not been, and during the continuation of his or her service as Independent Director is not: (i) an employee, director, stockholder, member, manager, partner or officer of the Borrower, the Transferor or any of their respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent Director or officer of the Borrower or other Affiliates that are structured to be “bankruptcy remote”); (ii) a customer or supplier of the Borrower, the Transferor or any of their respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent Director or officer of the Borrower or other Affiliates that are structured to be “bankruptcy remote”); or (iii) any member of the immediate family of a Person described in (i) or (ii), and (b) has, (i) prior experience as an Independent Director for a corporation or limited liability company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all Independent Directors thereof before such corporation or limited liability company

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could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (ii) at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities. For the avoidance of doubt, any Independent Director serving as an officer of the Borrower shall not be employed by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.

“ Indorsement ” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(11) of the UCC, and “ Indorsed ” has a corresponding meaning.

“ Initial Advance ” means the first Advance made pursuant to Article II .

“ Initial Payment Date ” means the 15 th  day of March, 2012 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

“ Initial Reinvestment Period Extension ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.19(b) .

“ Initial Stated Maturity Extension ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.19(a) .

“ Instrument ” has the meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.

“ Insurance Policy ” means, with respect to any Loan Asset, an insurance policy covering liability and physical damage to, or loss of, the Underlying Collateral.

“ Insurance Proceeds ” means any amounts received on or with respect to a Loan Asset under any Insurance Policy or with respect to any condemnation proceeding or award in lieu of condemnation which is neither required to be used to restore, improve or repair the related real estate nor required to be paid to the Obligor under the Loan Agreement.

“ Interest ” means, with respect to any period and any Loan Asset, for the Obligor on such Loan Asset and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated under the Loan Agreement for such Loan Asset (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP), the meaning of “Interest” or any comparable definition in the Loan Agreement for each such Loan Asset and in any case that “Interest” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Loan Agreement, all interest in respect of Indebtedness (including the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations) accrued or capitalized during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period).

“ Interest Collection Account ” means a trust subaccount (account number 156948-201 at the Bank), linked to and constituting part of the Collection Account into which Interest Collections shall be deposited, in the name of the Borrower for the benefit of and under the control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that the funds deposited therein (including any interest and earnings thereon) from time to time shall constitute the property and assets of the Borrower, and the Borrower shall be solely liable for any Taxes payable with respect to the Interest Collection Account.

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“ Interest Collections ” means, (a) with respect to any Loan Asset, all payments and collections attributable to Interest on such Loan Asset, including, without limitation, all scheduled payments of Interest and payments of Interest relating to principal prepayments, all guaranty payments attributable to Interest and proceeds of any liquidations, sales, dispositions or securitizations attributable to Interest on such Loan Asset and (b) amendment fees, late fees, waiver fees, prepayment fees or other amounts received in respect of Loan Assets.

“ Interest Period ” means with respect to any LIBOR Advance (a) the period beginning on, and including, the Advance Date or LIBOR Conversion Date, as applicable, with respect to such LIBOR Advance and ending on, but excluding, the first succeeding Payment Date ( provided that if the Advance Date or LIBOR Conversion Date, as applicable, for any LIBOR Advance occurs prior to the Payment Date in the same calendar month, the initial Interest Period for such LIBOR Advance shall end on, but exclude, the second succeeding Payment Date) and (b) thereafter, for so long as such LIBOR Advance or any portion thereof remains outstanding, each period beginning on, and including, the Payment Date on which the immediately preceding Interest Period with respect to such LIBOR Advance ended and ending on, but excluding, the next succeeding Payment Date.

“ Joinder Supplement ” means an agreement by and among the Borrower, a Lender and the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit D to this Agreement (appropriately completed) delivered in connection with a Person becoming a Lender hereunder after the Closing Date.

“ JPM Credit Documents ” means (a) that certain Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2005, and amended and restated as of January 22, 2010, by and among Ares, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (b) that certain Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2005, by and between Ares and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and (c) that certain Guarantee and Security Agreement Confirmation, dated as of January 22, 2010, by and between Ares and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., each as amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“ JPM Lien ” means the lien on the membership interests of the Borrower created pursuant to the terms of the JPM Credit Documents.

“ Lender ” means, collectively, SMBC and/or any other Person to whom SMBC assigns any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms of Section 11.04 .

“ LIBOR ” means, for any day during any Interest Period, with respect to any LIBOR Advance (or portion thereof), the rate per annum for a one-month maturity appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor or substitute page) (the “ LIBOR Page ”) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the LIBOR Determination Date for such Interest Period; provided that for the initial Interest Period with respect to any LIBOR Advance, if such Interest Period is shorter than one month or longer than one month, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to determine LIBOR for such Interest Period as the rate per annum for a period of the same duration as such Interest Period appearing on the LIBOR Page as the London interbank offered rate for deposits

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in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the LIBOR Determination Date for such Interest Period, or if no rate per annum for deposits in Dollars for a period of such duration is set forth on the LIBOR Page at such time on such LIBOR Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to determine LIBOR for such Interest Period by linear interpolation between the rate per annum for deposits in Dollars for the next shorter period and the rate per annum for deposits in Dollars for the next longer period set forth on the LIBOR Page at such time on such LIBOR Determination Date; provided further that if the rates that are described above in this definition are not set forth on the LIBOR Page as of such times, the Administrative Agent shall determine LIBOR (a) by reference to such other comparable publicly available information service for displaying rates for Dollar deposits in the London interbank market as may be selected by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, or (b) if no such service is available, as the rate per annum at which Dollar deposits of $5,000,000 for a relevant maturity are offered by the principal London office of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such LIBOR Determination Date for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period to other banks in the Eurocurrency market.

“ LIBOR Advance ” means (a) any Advance made as a LIBOR Advance in accordance with Section 2.02(b)  and (b) any Advance converted from a Base Rate Advance to a LIBOR Advance in accordance with Section 2.02(c) .

“ LIBOR Advances Outstanding ” means, at any time, the outstanding LIBOR Advances.

“ LIBOR Conversion Date ” means, with respect to any Advance, the Business Day on which such Advance was, or is to be, converted from a Base Rate Advance to a LIBOR Advance.

“ LIBOR Determination Date ” means, with respect to each Interest Period, the day that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

“ LIBOR Page ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of “LIBOR”.

“ LIBOR Yield ” means, for any LIBOR Advances Outstanding, and any Interest Period for each such LIBOR Advance, the sum of the amounts determined for each day in such Interest Period in accordance with the following formula:

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“ LIBOR Yield Rate ” means, for any LIBOR Advance, as of any date of determination during any Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Advance, an interest rate per annum equal to LIBOR for such LIBOR Advance during such Interest Period plus the Applicable Spread; provided that if the Administrative Agent determines that a Eurodollar Disruption Event has occurred, at the election of the Administrative Agent, the LIBOR Yield Rate shall be equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Spread until the Administrative Agent determines that such Eurodollar Disruption Event has ceased, at which time the LIBOR Yield Rate shall again be equal to LIBOR for such LIBOR Advance for such date plus the Applicable Spread.

“ Lien ” means any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, claim, preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale, lease or other title retention agreement, sale subject to a repurchase obligation, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) or the filing of or agreement to give any UCC financing statement perfecting a security interest under the UCC or comparable law of any jurisdiction.

“ Lien Release Dividend ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.07(d) .

“ Lien Release Dividend Date ” means the date specified by the Borrower, which date may be any Business Day, provided written notice is given in accordance with Section 2.07(d) .

“ Loan Agreement ” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other agreement pursuant to which a Loan Asset has been issued or created and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Loan Asset or of which the holders of such Loan Asset are the beneficiaries.

“ Loan Asset ” means any commercial loan, or portion thereof, individually or collectively, originated or acquired by the Transferor in the ordinary course of its business, which loan includes, without limitation, (a) the Required Loan Documents and Loan Asset File, and (b) all right, title and interest of the Transferor in and to the loan and any Underlying Collateral, but excluding, in each case, the Retained Interest and Excluded Amounts and which loan was acquired by the Borrower from the Transferor under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and owned by the Borrower on the initial Advance Date (as set forth on the Loan Asset Schedule delivered on the initial Advance Date) or acquired by the Borrower after the initial Advance Date pursuant to the delivery of the Loan Assignment and listed on Schedule I to such Loan Assignment.

“ Loan Asset Checklist ” means an electronic or hard copy, as applicable, of a checklist delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Collateral Custodian, for each Loan Asset, of all Required Loan Documents to be included within the respective Loan Asset File, which shall specify whether such document is an original or a copy.

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“ Loan Asset File ” means, with respect to each Loan Asset, a file containing (a) each of the documents and items as set forth on the Loan Asset Checklist with respect to such Loan Asset and (b) duly executed originals (to the extent required by the Credit Policy and the Servicing Standard) and copies of any other Records relating to such Loan Assets and Portfolio Assets pertaining thereto.

“ Loan Asset Register ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.03(l) .

“ Loan Asset Schedule ” means the schedule of Loan Agreements evidencing Loan Assets delivered by the Borrower to the Collateral Custodian and the Administrative Agent. Each such schedule shall set forth, as to any Eligible Loan Asset to be transferred to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the applicable information specified on Schedule V , which shall also be provided to the Collateral Custodian in electronic format acceptable to the Collateral Custodian.

“ Loan Assignment ” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

“ Make-Whole Premium ” means an amount, payable to the Lender, equal to, to the extent the Make-Whole Premium is required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement after the Non-Call Period but on or prior to the date which is two years following the Closing Date, 1.00% of the Maximum Facility Amount or the amount by which the Maximum Facility Amount is reduced, as applicable; provided that the Make-Whole Premium shall be calculated without giving effect to the proviso in the definition of “Maximum Facility Amount”.

“ Management Agreement ” means the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2004 (amended as of June 1, 2006), by and between Ares Capital Corporation and Ares Capital Management LLC, as further amended, restated supplemented, modified, waived and/or replaced from time to time.

“ Margin Stock ” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

“ Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of the Transferor, the Servicer or the Borrower, (b) the validity, enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of the Loan Assets generally or any material portion of the Loan Assets, (c) the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Bank, the Administrative Agent, the Lender or the Secured Parties with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (d) the ability of each of the Borrower and the Servicer, to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or (e) the status, existence, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s, the Administrative Agent’s or the other Secured Parties’ Lien on the Collateral Portfolio.

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“ Material Modification ” means any amendment or waiver of, or modification or supplement to, a Loan Agreement governing a Loan Asset executed or effected on or after the Cut-Off Date for such Loan Asset which:

(a)           reduces or forgives any or all of the principal amount due under such Loan Asset;

(b)           delays or extends the maturity date or any principal payment for such Loan Asset by six (6) months or more or beyond the Facility Maturity Date;

(c)           waives one or more Interest payments, permits any Interest due in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Loan Asset (other than any deferral or capitalization already allowed by the terms of the Loan Agreement of any PIK Loan Asset), or reduces the spread or coupon with respect to such Loan Asset by more than 2.00%;

(d)           contractually or structurally subordinates such Loan Asset, or the Lien of such Loan Asset, by operation of a priority of payments, turnover provisions, the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related Obligor or the granting of Liens (other than “permitted liens” as defined in the applicable Loan Agreement for such Loan Asset or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined therein, so long as such definition is reasonable and customary) on any of the Underlying Collateral securing such Loan Asset; or

(e)           substitutes, alters or releases a material portion of the Underlying Collateral securing such Loan Asset and such substitution, alteration or release, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, materially and adversely affects the value of such Loan Asset.

“ Maximum Facility Amount ” means initially $200,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.18(b) ; provided that at any time after the Reinvestment Period, the Maximum Facility Amount shall mean the aggregate Advances Outstanding at such time.

“ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or its successors in interest).

“ Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which, in the case of the Borrower, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate thereof, or in the case of the Servicer, the Servicer or any ERISA Affiliate thereof, contributed or had any obligation to contribute on behalf of its employees at any time during the current year or the preceding five years.

“ Net Purchased Loan Balance ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Loan Assets transferred by the Transferor to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement prior to such date, calculated as of the respective Cut-Off Dates of such Loan Assets, plus (b) sale proceeds of all Loan Assets sold pursuant to Sections 2.07(c)  and (g)  prior to such date, minus (c) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Loan Assets (other than Warranty Loan Assets) substituted pursuant to Section 2.07(a) , sold pursuant to Sections 2.07(c)  and (g)  or released pursuant to Section 2.07(d)  prior to such date.

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“ Non-Call Period ” means the period from the Closing Date to the date which is one year following the Closing Date.

“ Non-Excluded Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

“ Non-Usage Fee ” has the meaning set forth in the SMBC Lender Fee Letter.

“ Noteless Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset with respect to which the Loan Agreements (a) do not require the Obligor to execute and deliver a promissory note to evidence the Indebtedness created under such Loan Asset or (b) require the Obligor to execute and deliver such promissory note to any holder of the Indebtedness created under such Loan Asset only if such holder requests the Obligor to deliver such promissory note, and the Obligor has not been requested to deliver such promissory note with respect to such Loan Asset held by the Borrower.

“ Notice and Request for Consent ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.07(d)(i) .

“ Notice of Borrowing ” means an irrevocable written notice of borrowing from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E .

“ Notice of Reduction ” means a notice of a reduction of the Advances Outstanding or a reduction of the Maximum Facility Amount, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.18 , in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F or Exhibit G , as applicable.

“ Obligations ” means all present and future Indebtedness and other liabilities and obligations (howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or due or to become due) of the Borrower to the Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, the Bank, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian arising under this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document and shall include, without limitation, all liability for principal of and interest on the Advances Outstanding, Breakage Fees, indemnifications and other amounts due or to become due by the Borrower to the Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, the Bank, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document, including without limitation the SMBC Lender Fee Letter, the U.S. Bank Fee Letter, any Make-Whole Premium and costs and expenses payable by the Borrower to the Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, the Bank, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, including without limitation, interest, fees and other obligations that accrue after the commencement of an insolvency proceeding (in each case whether or not allowed as a claim in such insolvency proceeding).

“ Obligor ” means, collectively, each Person obligated to make payments under a Loan Agreement, including any guarantor thereof.

“ Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by the president, the secretary, an assistant secretary, the chief financial officer or any vice president, as an authorized officer, of any Person.

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“ Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel are acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; provided that Latham & Watkins LLP, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A. and Venable LLP shall be considered acceptable counsel for purposes of this definition.

“ Optional Sale ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.07(c) .

“ Optional Sale Date ” means any Business Day, provided 45 days’ prior written notice is given in accordance with Section 2.07(c) .

“ Outstanding Balance ” means, with respect to any Loan Asset as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal balance of any advances or loans made to the related Obligor pursuant to the related Loan Agreement as of such date of determination (exclusive of any Interest and Accreted Interest); provided that amortization payments on a Loan Asset shall first be applied to Accreted Interest when determining the Outstanding Balance of such Loan Asset.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Balance with respect to a Revolving Loan Asset or a Delayed Draw Loan Asset shall be equal to the funded amount of such Revolving Loan Asset or Delayed Draw Loan Asset.

“ Payment Date ” means the 15th day of each calendar month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing on the Initial Payment Date; provided that the final Payment Date shall occur on the Collection Date.

“ Pension Plan ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 4.01(x) .

“ Permitted Investment Required Ratings ” means a long-term credit rating by Moody’s that is no lower than Moody’s then current long-term sovereign rating of the U.S. and by S&P that is no lower than S&P’s then current long-term sovereign rating of the U.S., in the case of long-term debt obligations, or “Prime-1” by Moody’s (which is not then on credit watch for possible downgrade by Moody’s) and “A-1+” by S&P, in the case of commercial paper and short-term obligations; provided that if such obligation or security has a maturity of longer than 91 days, the issuer thereof must also have at the time of such investment a long-term credit rating by Moody’s that is no lower than Moody’s then current long-term sovereign rating of the U.S. and by S&P that is no lower than S&P’s then current long-term sovereign rating of the U.S.

“ Permitted Investments ” means either cash or any Dollar investment that, at the time it is delivered (directly or through an intermediary or bailee), (x) matures not later than the earlier of (A) the date that is 60 days after the date of delivery thereof and (B) the Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date immediately following the date of delivery thereof, and (y) is one or more of the following obligations or securities:

(a)           direct Registered obligations of, and Registered obligations the timely payment of principal and interest on which is fully and expressly guaranteed by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States the obligations of which are expressly backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;

(b)           demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, trust accounts with, bankers’ acceptances issued by, or federal funds sold by any depository institution or trust

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company incorporated under the laws of the United States (including the Bank) or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities or with the Administrative Agent, in each case payable within 60 days after issuance, so long as the commercial paper and/or the debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of the principal depository institution in a holding company system, the commercial paper or debt obligations of such holding company) at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment have the Permitted Investment Required Ratings;

(c)           unleveraged repurchase obligations (if treated as debt by the Borrower and the counterparty) with respect to (i) any security described in clause (a)  above or (ii) any other Registered security issued or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (b)  above or entered into with an entity (acting as principal) with, or whose parent company has (in addition to issuing a guarantee agreement guaranteeing payment of such entity’s obligations under such repurchase obligation, which guarantee agreement complies with S&P’s then-current criteria with respect to guarantees), the Permitted Investment Required Ratings;

(d)           commercial paper or other short-term obligations (other than asset-backed commercial paper) with the Permitted Investment Required Ratings and that either bear interest or are sold at a discount from the face amount thereof and have a maturity of not more than 60 days from their date of issuance;

(e)           a Reinvestment Agreement issued by any bank (if treated as a deposit by such bank), or a Reinvestment Agreement issued by any insurance company or other corporation or entity, in each case with the Permitted Investment Required Ratings; provided that such Reinvestment Agreement may be unwound at the option of the Borrower without penalty;

(f)            money market funds that have, at all times, credit ratings of “Aaa” and “MR1+” by Moody’s and “AAAm” or “AAAm-G” by S&P, respectively; and

(g)           any of the following offered by U.S. Bank (I) money market deposit accounts, (II) eurodollar time deposits, (III) commercial eurodollar sweep services or (IV) open commercial paper services, in each case with the Permitted Investment Required Ratings and subject to clause (x)  of this definition above; provided that each such investment shall only be considered a Permitted Investment until such time as the Collateral Custodian has received written notice from the Administrative Agent that there has been an adverse change in such investment (as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent);

provided that (1) Permitted Investments purchased with funds in any Controlled Account shall be held until maturity except as otherwise specifically provided herein and shall include only such obligations or securities, other than those referred to in clause (f)  above, as mature (or are putable at par to the issuer thereof) no later than the Business Day prior to the next Payment Date unless such Permitted Investments are issued by the Collateral Agent in its capacity as a banking institution, in which event such Permitted Investments may mature on such Payment Date; and (2) none of the foregoing obligations or securities shall constitute Permitted Investments if (A) such obligation or security has an “f”, “r”, “p”, “pi”, “q” or “t” subscript assigned by S&P, (B)

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all, or substantially all, of the remaining amounts payable thereunder consist of interest and not principal payments, (C) payments with respect to such obligations or securities or proceeds of disposition are subject to withholding Taxes by any jurisdiction unless the payor is required to make “gross-up” payments that cover the full amount of any such withholding Tax on an after-Tax basis, (D) such obligation or security is secured by real property, (E) such obligation or security is purchased at a price greater than 100% of the principal or face amount thereof, (F) such obligation or security is subject of a tender offer, voluntary redemption, exchange offer, conversion or other similar action, (G) in the Servicer’s judgment, such obligation or security is subject to material non-credit related risks, (H) such obligation is a structured finance obligation or (I) such obligation or security is represented by a certificate of interest in a grantor trust.  Any investment that is a Permitted Investment pursuant to the above provisions of this definition shall not be disqualified from being a Permitted Investment because it is issued by or made with the Bank or because the Bank or the Collateral Agent or an Affiliate of the Bank or the Collateral Agent provides services for such investment and receives compensation therefor.

“ Permitted Liens ” means any of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced (a) Liens for state, municipal or other local Taxes if such Taxes shall not at the time be due and payable or if a Person shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of such Person, (b) Liens imposed by law, such as materialmen’s, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens and other similar Liens, arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for sums that are not overdue or are being contested in good faith and (c) Liens granted pursuant to or by the Transaction Documents.

“ Permitted Refinancing ” means any refinancing transaction undertaken by the Transferor, the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Transferor that is secured, directly or indirectly, by any Loan Asset formerly included in the Collateral Portfolio or any portion thereof or any interest therein released from the Lien of this Agreement.

“ Permitted Securitization ” means any private or public term or conduit securitization transaction (a) undertaken by the Transferor, the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Transferor, that is secured, directly or indirectly, by any Loan Asset formerly included in the Collateral Portfolio or any portion thereof or any interest therein released from the Lien of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any collateralized loan obligation or collateralized debt obligation offering or other asset securitization and (b) in the case of a term securitization in which the Transferor or an Affiliate thereof or underwriter or placement agent has agreed to purchase or place 100% of the equity and non-investment grade tranches of notes issued in such term securitization transaction.  For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any agreement by the Transferor or an Affiliate to purchase or place 100% of the equity in such term securitization transaction, any such party agreeing to so purchase or place may designate other Persons as purchasers of such equity provided such party or parties remain primarily liable therefor if such designees fail to purchase or place in connection with the closing date of such term securitization and/or, after the closing of such term securitization, may transfer equity it purchases at the closing thereof.

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“ Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a statutory or business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, sole proprietorship, joint venture, government (or any agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity.

“ PIK Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset which provides for a portion of the Interest that accrues thereon to be added to the principal amount of such Loan Asset for some period of the time prior to such Loan Asset requiring the current cash payment of such previously capitalized Interest, which cash payment shall be treated as an Interest Collection at the time it is received.

“ Portfolio Assets ” means all Loan Assets owned by the Borrower, together with all proceeds thereof and other assets or property related thereto, including all right, title and interest of the Borrower in and to:

(a)           any amounts on deposit in any cash reserve, collection, custody or lockbox accounts securing the Loan Assets;

(b)           all rights with respect to the Loan Assets to which the Borrower is entitled as lender of record under the applicable Loan Agreement;

(c)           the Controlled Accounts, together with all cash and investments in each of the foregoing other than amounts earned on investments therein;

(d)           any Underlying Collateral securing a Loan Asset and all Recoveries related thereto, all payments paid in respect thereof and all monies due, to become due and paid in respect thereof accruing after the applicable Cut-Off Date and all liquidation proceeds;

(e)           all Required Loan Documents, the Loan Asset Files related to any Loan Asset, any Records, and the documents, agreements, and instruments included in the Loan Asset Files or Records;

(f)            all Insurance Policies with respect to any Loan Asset;

(g)           all Liens, guaranties, indemnities, warranties, letters of credit, accounts, bank accounts and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure or support payment of any Loan Asset, together with all UCC financing statements, mortgages or similar filings signed or authorized by an Obligor relating thereto;

(h)           the Purchase and Sale Agreement (including without limitation rights of recovery of the Borrower against the Transferor) and the assignment to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, of all UCC financing statements filed by the Borrower against the Transferor under or in connection with the Purchase and Sale Agreement;

(i)            all records (including computer records) with respect to the foregoing, including without limitation any Records; and

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(j)            all collections, income, payments, proceeds and other benefits of each of the foregoing.

“ Prime Rate ” means the rate announced by SMBC from time to time as its prime rate in the United States at its New York Branch, such rate to change as and when such designated rate changes.  The Prime Rate is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by SMBC or any other specified financial institution in connection with extensions of credit to debtors.

“ Principal Collection Account ” means a trust subaccount (account number 156948-200 at the Bank), linked to and constituting part of the Collection Account into which Principal Collections shall be deposited, in the name of the Borrower for the benefit of and under the control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that the funds deposited therein (including any interest and earnings thereon) from time to time shall constitute the property and assets of the Borrower, and the Borrower shall be solely liable for any Taxes payable with respect to the Principal Collection Account.

“ Principal Collections ” means (a) any amounts deposited by the Borrower (or the Transferor on its behalf) in accordance with Section 2.06(a)(i)  or Section 2.07(e)(i)  and (b) with respect to any Loan Asset, all amounts received which are not Interest Collections, including without limitation all Recoveries, all Insurance Proceeds, all scheduled payments of principal and principal prepayments and all guaranty payments and proceeds of any liquidations, sales, dispositions or securitizations, in each case, not attributable to the interest on such Loan Asset; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Principal Collections” shall not include amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account or amounts withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.21 .

“ Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Collateral Portfolio, all property that is receivable or received when such Collateral Portfolio is collected, sold, liquidated, foreclosed, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes all rights to payment with respect to any insurance relating to such Collateral Portfolio.

“ Purchase and Sale Agreement ” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Transferor, as the seller, and the Borrower, as the purchaser, as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time.

“ Records ” means all documents relating to the Loan Assets, including books, records and other information executed in connection with the origination or acquisition of the Collateral Portfolio or maintained with respect to the Collateral Portfolio and the related Obligors that the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer have generated, in which the Borrower or the Transferor have acquired an interest pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement or in which the Borrower or the Transferor have otherwise obtained an interest.

“ Recoveries ” means, as of the time any Underlying Collateral with respect to any Loan Asset subject to a payment default, or other default, by the related Obligor is sold, discarded or abandoned (after a determination by the Servicer that such Underlying Collateral has little or no remaining value) or otherwise determined to be fully liquidated by the Servicer in accordance with the Credit Policy and the Servicing Standard, the proceeds from the sale of the

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Underlying Collateral, the proceeds of any related Insurance Policy, any other recoveries with respect to such Loan Asset, as applicable, the Underlying Collateral, and amounts representing late fees and penalties, net of any amounts received that are required under such Loan Asset, as applicable, to be refunded to the related Obligor.

“ Register ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.14 .

“ Registered ” means, for the purposes of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes and issued after July 18, 1984; provided that a certificate of interest in a grantor trust shall not be treated as Registered unless each of the obligations or securities held by the trust was issued after that date.

“ Reinvestment Agreement ” means a guaranteed reinvestment agreement from a bank, insurance company or other corporation or entity having a Permitted Investment Required Rating; provided that such agreement provides that it is terminable by the purchaser, without penalty, if the rating assigned to such agreement by either S&P or Moody’s is at any time lower than such agreement’s Permitted Investment Required Rating.

“ Reinvestment Period ” means the date commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (a) January 20, 2015 (or such later date as is agreed to in writing by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Lender pursuant to Section 2.19(b) ), (b) the occurrence of an Event of Default (past any applicable notice or cure period provided in the definition thereof) and (c) the date of any voluntary termination by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18(b) ; provided that if any of the foregoing is not a Business Day, the Reinvestment Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.

“ Release Date ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.07(e) .

“ Remittance Period ” means, (a) as to the Initial Payment Date, the period beginning on January 20, 2012 and ending on, and including, the Determination Date immediately preceding such Payment Date and (b) as to any subsequent Payment Date, the period beginning on the first day after the most recently ended Remittance Period and ending on, and including, the Determination Date immediately preceding such Payment Date, or, with respect to the final Remittance Period, the Collection Date.

“ Replacement Servicer ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.01(c) .

“ Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than an event for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

“ Reporting Date ” means the date that is three Business Days prior to the Payment Date of each calendar month, commencing with the Payment Date in March, 2012.

“ Required Lenders ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.01(a) .

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“ Required Loan Documents ” means, for each Loan Asset, originals (except as otherwise indicated) of the following documents or instruments, all as specified on the related Loan Asset Checklist:

(a)           (i) other than in the case of a Noteless Loan Asset, the original or, if accompanied by an original “lost note” affidavit and indemnity, a copy of, the underlying promissory note, endorsed by the Borrower in blank or to the Collateral Agent (and evidencing an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder of such promissory note to the Borrower), and (ii) in the case of a Noteless Loan Asset (x) a copy of each transfer document or instrument relating to such Noteless Loan Asset evidencing the assignment of such Noteless Loan Asset to the Transferor and from the Transferor to the Borrower and from the Borrower either to the Collateral Agent or in blank, and (y) a copy of the Loan Asset Register with respect to such Noteless Loan Asset, as described in Section 5.03(l)(ii) ;

(b)           originals or copies of each of the following, to the extent applicable to the related Loan Asset; any related loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement, security agreement (if separate from any mortgage), sale and servicing agreement, acquisition agreement, subordination agreement, intercreditor agreement or similar instruments, guarantee, Insurance Policy, assumption or substitution agreement or similar material operative document, in each case together with any amendment or modification thereto, as set forth on the Loan Asset Checklist; and

(c)           with respect to any Loan Asset originated by the Transferor and with respect to which the Transferor acts as administrative agent (or in a comparable capacity), either (i) copies of the UCC-1 financing statements, if any, and any related continuation statements, each showing the Obligor as debtor and the Collateral Agent as total assignee or showing the Obligor, as debtor and the Transferor as secured party and each with evidence of filing thereon, or (ii) copies of any such UCC financing statements certified by the Servicer to be true and complete copies thereof in instances where the original UCC financing statements have been sent to the appropriate public filing office for filing, in each case as set forth in the Loan Asset Checklist.

“ Required Reports ” means, collectively, the asset report and the Servicing Report required pursuant to Section 6.08(b) , the Servicer’s Certificate required pursuant to Section 6.08(c) , the financial statements of the Servicer required pursuant to Section 6.08(d) , the Tax returns of the Borrower, the Transferor and the Servicer required pursuant to Section 6.08(e) , the financial statements and valuation reports of each Obligor required pursuant to Section 6.08(f) , the annual statements as to compliance required pursuant to Section 6.09 , and the annual independent public accountant’s report required pursuant to Section 6.10 .

“ Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, any duly authorized officer of such Person with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

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“ Restricted Junior Payment ” means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any class of membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend paid solely in interests of that class of membership interests or in any junior class of membership interests of the Borrower; (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any class of membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, and (d) any payment of management fees by the Borrower.  For the avoidance of doubt, (x) payments and reimbursements due to the Servicer in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document do not constitute Restricted Junior Payments, and (y) distributions by the Borrower to holders of its membership interests of Loan Assets or of cash or other proceeds relating thereto which have been substituted by the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement shall not constitute Restricted Junior Payments.

“ Retained Interest ” means, with respect to any Agented Note that is transferred to the Borrower, (a) all of the obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the documentation evidencing such Agented Note and (b) the applicable portion of the interests, rights and obligations under the documentation evidencing such Agented Note that relate to such portion(s) of the indebtedness that is owned by another lender.

“ Review Criteria ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section  12.02(b)(i) .

“ Revolving Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset that is a line of credit or contains an unfunded commitment arising from an extension of credit to an Obligor, pursuant to the terms of which amounts borrowed may be repaid and subsequently reborrowed.

“ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business (or its successors in interest).

“ Scheduled Payment ” means each scheduled payment of principal and/or Interest required to be made by an Obligor on the related Loan Asset, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the related Loan Agreement.

“ Second Reinvestment Period Extension ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.19(b) .

“ Second Stated Maturity Extension ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.19(a) .

“ Secured Party ” means each of the Administrative Agent, the Lender (together with its successors and assigns), the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Bank and, to the extent of any Obligations owing to such Person hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, each of their respective Affiliates, assigns, officers, directors, employees and agents.

“ Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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“ Servicer ” means at any time the Person then authorized, pursuant to Section 6.01 to service, administer, and collect on the Loan Assets and exercise rights and remedies in respect of the same.

“ Servicer Pension Plan ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 4.03(p) .

“ Servicer Termination Event ” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

(a)           any failure by the Servicer to make any payment, transfer or deposit into the Collection Account (including, without limitation, with respect to bifurcation and remittance of Interest Collections and Principal Collections) or the Unfunded Exposure Account, as required by this Agreement or any Transaction Document which continues unremedied for a period of two Business Days;

(b)           any failure on the part of the Servicer duly to (i) observe or perform in any material respect any other covenants or agreements of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party (including, without limitation, any material delegation of the Servicer’s duties that is not permitted by Section 6.01 of this Agreement) or (ii) comply in any material respect with the Credit Policy and the Servicing Standard regarding the servicing of the Collateral Portfolio and in each case the same continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (if such failure can be remedied) after the earlier to occur of (x) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Servicer by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Administrative Agent) and (y) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;

(c)           the failure of the Servicer to make any payment when due (after giving effect to any related grace period) under one or more agreements for borrowed money to which it is a party in an aggregate amount in excess of United States $25,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, or the occurrence of any event or condition that has resulted in the acceleration of such amount of recourse debt whether or not waived;

(d)           a Bankruptcy Event shall occur with respect to the Servicer;

(e)           Ares or an Affiliate thereof shall cease to be the Servicer (other than with the prior written consent of the Lender and the Administrative Agent);

(f)            any failure by the Servicer to deliver (i) any required Servicing Report on or before the date occurring two Business Days after the date such report is required to be made or given, as the case may be or (ii) any other Required Reports hereunder on or before the date occurring five Business Days after the date such report is required to be made or given, as the case may be, in each case under the terms of this Agreement;

(g)           any representation, warranty or certification made by the Servicer in any Transaction Document or in any document or report delivered pursuant to any Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect when made, which has a Material Adverse Effect on the Administrative Agent or any of the Secured Parties and continues to be unremedied for a

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period of 30 days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such incorrectness requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Servicer by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;

(h)           any financial or other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is not provided as requested within a reasonable amount of time following such request;

(j)            the rendering against the Servicer of one or more final judgments, decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of United States $25,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, and the continuance of such judgment, decree or order unsatisfied and in effect for any period of more than 60 consecutive days without such judgment, decree or order being vacated, stayed or discharged during such 60 day period;

(k)           any change in the control of the Servicer that takes the form of either a merger or consolidation that does not comply with the provisions of Section 5.04(a)  of this Agreement;

(l)            the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date;

(m)          any other event which has caused, or which would reasonably be expected to cause, a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Servicer to meet its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; or

(n)           Ares shall assign its rights or obligations as “Servicer” hereunder to any Person without the consent of the Lender and the Administrative Agent (as required in Section 11.04(a) ).

“ Servicer Termination Notice ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.01(b) .

“ Servicer’s Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.08(c) .

“ Servicing Fees ” means the fee payable to the Servicer on each Payment Date in arrears in respect of each Remittance Period, which fee shall be equal to the product of (a) 0.50%, (b) the arithmetic mean of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loan Assets and Defaulted Loan Assets on the first day and on the last day of the related Remittance Period and (c) the actual number of days in such Remittance Period divided by 360; provided that the rate set forth in clause (a)  hereof may be increased up to 0.75% at the discretion of the Administrative Agent in the event that a Replacement Servicer (other than SMBC or an Affiliate thereof) is appointed pursuant to Section 6.01(c) .

“ Servicing File ” means, for each Loan Asset, (a) copies of each of the Required Loan Documents and (b) any other portion of the Loan Asset File which is not part of the Required Loan Documents.

“ Servicing Report ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.08(b) .

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“ Servicing Standard ” means, with respect to any Loan Assets included in the Collateral Portfolio, to service and administer such Loan Assets on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with Applicable Law, the terms of this Agreement, the Loan Agreements, all customary and usual servicing practices for loans like the Loan Assets and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, (a) if the Servicer is the originator or an Affiliate thereof, the higher of: (i) in a manner which the Servicer believes to be consistent with the practices and procedures followed by institutional servicers of national standing relating to assets of the nature and character of the Loan Assets, and (ii) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer services and administers loans for its own account or for the account of others, and (b) if the Servicer is not the originator or an Affiliate thereof, the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer services and administers loans for its own account or for the account of others.

“ SMBC ” means Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, a Japanese banking corporation, in its individual capacity, together with its successors and assigns.

“ SMBC Lender Fee Letter ” means that certain lender fee letter, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and SMBC, as such letter may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, waived and/or replaced from time to time.

“ Solvent ” means, as to any Person at any time, having a state of affairs such that all of the following conditions are met:  (a) the fair market value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.

“ State ” means one of the fifty states of the United States or the District of Columbia.

“ Stated Maturity Date ” means January 20, 2020 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) or such later date as is agreed to in writing by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Lender pursuant to Section 2.19(a) .

“ Subsidiary ” means with respect to a Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such

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corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.

“ Substitute Eligible Loan Asset ” means each Eligible Loan Asset transferred to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, as contemplated by Section 2.07(a)  or Section 2.07(e)(ii) .

“ Taxes ” means any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, assessments or fees of any nature (including interest, penalties, and additions thereto) that are imposed by any Governmental Authority.

“ Term Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset that is a term loan that has been fully funded, does not contain any unfunded commitment on the part of the Borrower arising from an extension of credit by the Borrower to an Obligor and cannot be re-drawn upon (to the extent previously repaid by the Obligor).

“ Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, any Variable Funding Note (if delivered hereunder), any Joinder Supplement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Control Agreement, the U.S. Bank Fee Letter, the SMBC Lender Fee Letter, the Collateral Agent Fee Letter and each document, instrument or agreement related to any of the foregoing.

“ Transferor ” means Ares, in its capacity as the transferor hereunder and as the seller under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

“ U.S. Bank ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the preamble hereto.

“ U.S. Bank Fee Letter ” means the U.S. Bank Fee Letter, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Borrower and U.S. Bank, as such letter may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, waived and/or replaced from time to time.

“ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

“ Underlying Collateral ” means, with respect to a Loan Asset, any property or other assets designated and pledged or mortgaged as collateral to secure repayment of such Loan Asset, as applicable, including, without limitation, mortgaged property and/or a pledge of the stock, membership or other ownership interests in the related Obligor and all proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such property or other assets.

“ Unfunded Exposure Account ” means a trust account (account number 156948-702 at the Bank) in the name of the Borrower and under the control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that the funds deposited therein (including any interest and earnings thereon) from time to time shall constitute the property and assets of the Borrower and the Borrower shall be solely liable for any Taxes payable with respect to the Unfunded Exposure Account.

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“ Unfunded Exposure Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all Exposure Amounts.

“ Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Revolving Loan Asset or Delayed Draw Loan Asset, an amount equal to (a) the Exposure Amount for such Revolving Loan Asset or Delayed Draw Loan Asset multiplied by (b) the difference of (i) 100% minus (ii) the Applicable Percentage for such Revolving Loan Asset or Delayed Draw Loan Asset.

“ Unfunded Exposure Equity Shortfall ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate of all Unfunded Exposure Equity Amounts over (b) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

“ United States ” means the United States of America.

“ Unmatured Event of Default ” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time, notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute an Event of Default.

“ Unused Portion ” has the meaning set forth in the SMBC Lender Fee Letter.

“ Upfront Fee ” has the meaning set forth in the SMBC Lender Fee Letter.

“ Value Adjustment Event ” means, with respect to any Loan Asset, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events after the related Cut-Off Date:

(a)           an Obligor payment default under such Loan Asset (after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure periods, but in any case not to exceed five Business Days, in accordance with the applicable Loan Agreement);

(b)           any other Obligor default under such Loan Asset (after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure periods in accordance with the applicable Loan Agreement) that could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the creditworthiness of such Obligor or on the collectability of any amount required to be paid under the related Loan Agreement for such Loan Asset;

(c)           a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the related Obligor; or

(d)           the occurrence of a Material Modification with respect to such Loan Asset.

“ Variable Funding Note ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a) .

“ Warranty Event ” means, as to any Loan Asset, the discovery that as of the related Cut-Off Date for such Loan Asset there existed a breach of any representation or warranty relating to such Loan Asset (including that the Loan Asset failed to satisfy the criteria of the definition of “Eligible Loan Asset”) and the failure of Borrower to cure such breach, or cause the same to be cured, within 30 days after the earlier to occur of the Borrower’s receipt of notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Borrower becoming aware thereof; provided

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that, if such breach is not cured within 10 days after the earlier to occur of the Borrower’s receipt of notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Borrower becoming aware thereof, then such Loan Asset shall no longer be an Eligible Loan Asset and, so long as such breach remains uncured, shall not be included in the calculation of “Borrowing Base”.

“ Warranty Loan Asset ” means a Loan Asset with respect to which a Warranty Event has occurred.

“ Yield ” means the sum of the following, payable on each Payment Date:

(a)           the aggregate LIBOR Yield for all LIBOR Advances Outstanding that have an Interest Period that ends on such Payment Date and for any part of the outstanding principal amount of a LIBOR Advance that was prepaid on a day other than a day on which an Interest Period for such LIBOR Advance ended, to the extent that LIBOR Yield with respect to such prepaid principal remains accrued and unpaid:

plus ,

(b)           with respect to any previously ended Remittance Period during which any Base Rate Advances were outstanding, the sum for each day in such Remittance Period of amounts determined in accordance with the following formula (but only to the extent that such amounts were not previously paid to the Lender):

provided that (i) no provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law and (ii) Yield shall not be considered paid by any distribution if at any time such distribution is later required to be rescinded by the Lender to the Borrower or any other Person for any reason including, without limitation, such distribution becoming void or otherwise avoidable under any statutory provision or common law or equitable action, including, without limitation, any provision of the Bankruptcy Code.

SECTION 1.02       Other Terms . All accounting terms used but not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and used but not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9 .

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SECTION 1.03       Computation of Time Periods . Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.”

SECTION 1.04       Interpretation .

In each Transaction Document, unless a contrary intention appears:

(a)           the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;

(b)           reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns, but only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by the Transaction Documents;

(c)           reference to any gender includes each other gender;

(d)           reference to day or days without further qualification means a calendar day or calendar days;

(e)           reference to any time means New York, New York time;

(f)            reference to the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”;

(g)           reference to any agreement (including any Transaction Document), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms of the other Transaction Documents and reference to any promissory note includes any promissory note that is an extension or renewal thereof or a substitute or replacement therefor;

(h)           reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and reference to any section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such section or other provision; and

(i)            reference to the “occurrence” of an Event of Default means after any grace period applicable to such Event of Default and shall not include any Event of Default that has been expressly waived in writing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE II.

THE FACILITY

SECTION 2.01       Variable Funding Note and Advances .

(a)           Variable Funding Note . Upon the written request of the Lender, the Borrower shall (on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth) deliver to the Lender, at the address set forth in Section 11.02 , a duly executed variable funding note (as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Variable Funding Note ”), in substantially the form of Exhibit H , in an aggregate face amount equal to the Maximum Facility Amount, and otherwise duly completed. If any Variable Funding Note is issued, interest shall accrue on such Variable Funding Note, and such Variable Funding Note shall be payable, as described herein.

(b)           Advances . On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, from time to time from the Closing Date until the end of the Reinvestment Period, the Borrower may request that the Lender make Advances secured by the Collateral Portfolio, (x) to the Borrower for the purpose of purchasing Eligible Loan Assets, (y) to the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount up to the Unfunded Exposure Amount or (z) to the Borrower for distributions to the Transferor in connection with prior transfers of unleveraged Eligible Loan Assets to the Borrower as capital contributions to the Borrower, including with respect to any Borrowing Base capacity resulting from any repayment of Advances previously made to Borrower (so long as such distribution is permitted pursuant to Section 5.02(m) ).  Other than pursuant to (and to the extent required by) Section 2.02(f) , under no circumstances shall the Lender be required to make any Advance if after giving effect to such Advance and the addition to the Collateral Portfolio of the Eligible Loan Assets being acquired by the Borrower using the proceeds of such Advance, (i) an Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom or an Unmatured Event of Default exists or would result therefrom or (ii) the aggregate Advances Outstanding would exceed the Borrowing Base. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including without limitation Section 2.02(f) ), the Lender shall not be obligated to provide the Borrower (or to the Unfunded Exposure Account, if applicable) with aggregate funds in connection with an Advance if upon making such Advance, the Advances Outstanding would exceed the Maximum Facility Amount; provided that for any Advance requested pursuant to Section 2.02(f) , “Maximum Facility Amount” shall not take into account the proviso set forth in the definition thereof.

(c)           Notations on Variable Funding Note . The Lender is hereby authorized to enter on a schedule attached to any Variable Funding Note issued herunder a notation (which may be computer generated) with respect to each Advance under such Variable Funding Note made by the Lender of:  (i) the date and principal amount thereof, and (ii) each repayment of principal thereof, and any such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded.  The failure of the Lender to make any such notation on the schedule attached to any Variable Funding Note shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Advances Outstanding in accordance with their respective terms as set forth herein.

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SECTION 2.02       Procedure for Advances .

(a)           During the Reinvestment Period, the Lender will make Advances on any Business Day at the request of the Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Sections 2.01 and this 2.02 and subject to the provisions of Article III hereof.

(b)           For each LIBOR Advance, the Borrower shall deliver an irrevocable written notice in the form of a Notice of Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, with a copy to the Collateral Custodian, no later than 1:00 p.m. at least three Business Days before the Business Day on which the LIBOR Advance is to be made; provided that if such Notice of Borrowing is delivered later than 1:00 p.m. on such Business Day, such Notice of Borrowing shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day. For each Base Rate Advance, the Borrower shall deliver an irrevocable written notice in the form of a Notice of Borrowing to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. at least one Business Day before the Business Day on which the Base Rate Advance is to be made; provided that if such Notice of Borrowing is delivered later than 1:00 p.m. on such Business Day, such Notice of Borrowing shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day.  The Borrower or the Servicer shall post all Loan Agreements and other loan documents and information with respect to each proposed Eligible Loan Asset, if any, to an IntraLinks (or other replacement) website to which the Administrative Agent has access. Each Notice of Borrowing shall include a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate (updated to the date such Advance is requested and giving pro forma effect to the Advance requested and the use of the proceeds thereof), and shall specify:

(i)            the aggregate amount of such Advance, which amount shall not cause the Advances Outstanding to exceed the Borrowing Base; provided that, except with respect to an Advance pursuant to Section 2.02(f) , the amount of such Advance must be at least equal to $500,000;

(ii)           the proposed Advance Date and whether such Advance will be a LIBOR Advance or a Base Rate Advance;

(iii)          a representation that all conditions precedent for an Advance described in Article III hereof have been satisfied;

(iv)          the amount of cash that will be funded into the Unfunded Exposure Account in connection with any Revolving Loan Asset or Delayed Draw Loan Asset funded by such Advance, if applicable; and

(v)           whether such Advance should be remitted to the Advance Funding Account or the Unfunded Exposure Account.

On the applicable Advance Date, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III , the Lender shall, in accordance with instructions received by the Administrative Agent, either (i) make available to the Borrower, in same day funds, the amount of such Advance, by payment into the Advance Funding Account and/or (ii) remit in same day funds the amount of such Advance into the Unfunded Exposure Account, as applicable; provided that, with respect to an Advance funded pursuant to Section 2.02(f) , the Lender shall remit (to the extent

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required thereby) the Advance equal to the Exposure Amount Shortfall in same day funds to the Unfunded Exposure Account.

(c)           Each LIBOR Advance shall bear interest at the applicable LIBOR Yield Rate.  The Base Rate Advances Outstanding shall bear interest at the Base Rate Yield Rate.  The Borrower may request that the Administrative Agent convert any Base Rate Advance, in whole and not in part, to a LIBOR Advance by delivering a Conversion Notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. at least three Business Days’ before the LIBOR Conversion Date on which such Base Rate Advance is to be converted into a LIBOR Advance. The Borrower may request that the Administrative Agent convert any LIBOR Advance, in whole and not in part, to a Base Rate Advance by (i) delivering a Conversion Notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. at least three Business Days’ before the Base Rate Conversion Date (which shall be a Payment Date on which the Interest Period for such LIBOR Advance ends) on which such LIBOR Advance is to be converted into a Base Rate Advance and (ii) paying in full any Breakage Fees (solely to the extent the Base Rate Conversion Date occurs on any day other than a Payment Date or with less than three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent).

(d)           Subject to Section 2.18 and the other terms, conditions, provisions and limitations set forth herein (including without limitation the payment of the Make-Whole Premium and Breakage Fees, as applicable), the Borrower may (i) borrow, repay or prepay and reborrow Advances without any penalty, fee or premium on and after the Closing Date and prior to the end of the Reinvestment Period and (ii) repay or prepay Advances without any penalty, fee or premium after the end of the Reinvestment Period and prior to the Facility Maturity Date.

(e)           A determination by SMBC of the existence of any Eurodollar Disruption Event (any such determination to be communicated to the Borrower by written notice from the Administrative Agent promptly after the Administrative Agent learns of such event), or of the effect of any Eurodollar Disruption Event on its making or maintaining Advances at LIBOR, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(f)            If, on the last day of the Reinvestment Period (or within three Business Days after the occurrence of an Event of Default if the Reinvestment Period ends due to the occurrence of an Event of Default), the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account is less than the aggregate of all Exposure Amounts, the Borrower shall request an Advance in the amount of such shortfall (the “ Exposure Amount Shortfall ”).  Following receipt of a Notice of Borrowing (as described in clause (ii)  below), the Lender shall fund such Exposure Amount Shortfall in accordance with Section 2.02(b) , notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including without limitation (a) the Borrower’s failure to satisfy any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.02 , (b) the occurrence of an Event of Default or (c) the existence of (x) an Unmatured Event of Default or (y) a Borrowing Base Deficiency); provided that:

(i)            the Lender may fund such Exposure Amount Shortfall in its sole discretion to the extent that doing so would cause the Lender to make an Advance that would result in the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances to exceed the Maximum Facility Amount (without taking into account the proviso set forth in the definition thereof);

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(ii)           the Borrower shall have caused a properly completed Notice of Borrowing (which shall specify the account details of the Unfunded Exposure Account where the funds will be made available) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent (with a copy from the Administrative Agent to the Lender) on a timely basis; and

(iii)          to the extent the Reinvestment Period has ended due to the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lender shall have a funding obligation with respect to the Exposure Amount Shortfall under this Section 2.02(f)  solely to the extent that (1) the Borrower shall have, prior to the date of such funding obligation, deposited an amount not less than the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount in the Unfunded Exposure Account pursuant to Section 2.04(d)(vi)  or by an equity contribution by Ares or by any combination of those two methods and (2) such funds, as of the date of such funding, remain on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not be required to fund the Unfunded Exposure Account unless and until the occurrence of an Event of Default or the last day of the Reinvestment Period or as required to prevent the occurrence of a Borrowing Base Deficiency.  For the further avoidance of doubt, any obligation of the Lender to make an Advance pursuant to this Section 2.02(f)  shall be without prejudice to the obligation of the Borrower to cure any Borrowing Base Deficiency that exists prior to such Advance or results therefrom.

(g)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Notice of Borrowing for the Initial Advance shall not be delivered prior to the first Business Day after the Closing Date.

SECTION 2.03       Determination of Yield . The Lender shall determine the Yield for the Advances Outstanding (including unpaid Yield related thereto, if any, due and payable on a prior Payment Date) to be paid by the Borrower on each Payment Date and shall advise the Servicer thereof on the fourth Business Day prior to such Payment Date.

SECTION 2.04       Remittance Procedures . The Servicer, as agent for the Administrative Agent and the Lender, shall instruct the Bank and, if the Servicer fails to do so, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may instruct the Bank, to apply funds on deposit in the Controlled Accounts as described in this Section 2.04 ; provided that, at any time after delivery of Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined in the Control Agreement), the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall instruct the Bank to apply funds on deposit in the Controlled Accounts as described in this Section 2.04 .

(a)           Interest Payments During the Reinvestment Period and Absent an Event of Default . On each Payment Date during the Reinvestment Period, but so long as no Event of Default has occurred and, in any case, prior to the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date, the Servicer shall, pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 2.04 , transfer Interest Collections held by the Bank in the Interest Collection Account, in accordance with the Servicing Report, to the following Persons in the following amounts and priority, calculated as of the Determination Date immediately prior to such Payment Date:

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(i)            pari passu to (a) the Collateral Agent, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and all Collateral Agent Expenses, and (b) the Collateral Custodian and the Bank, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collateral Custodian Fees and the Collateral Custodian Expenses; provided that amounts payable to the Collateral Agent for the Collateral Agent Expenses and the Collateral Custodian and the Bank for the Collateral Custodian Expenses pursuant to the foregoing clauses (a)  and (b)  shall not exceed $15,000 for any Payment Date;

(ii)           to the Servicer, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees;

(iii)          to the Administrative Agent, all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent under the Transaction Documents;

(iv)          to the Lender, (a) all Yield payable on such Payment Date in accordance with the definition of “Yield”, (b) the Non-Usage Fee to the extent that such Non-Usage Fee is accrued and unpaid as of the last day of the related Remittance Period and (c) any Upfront Fee to the extent that such Upfront Fee is accrued and unpaid on such Payment Date;

(v)           to pay all accrued and unpaid fees (including Breakage Fees and Make-Whole Premiums), expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses), indemnity amounts and other amounts (other than with respect to the repayment of Advances Outstanding) payable by the Borrower to the Indemnified Parties or to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Indemnified Parties, as applicable, under the Transaction Documents;

(vi)          to pay the Advances Outstanding to the extent required to satisfy any outstanding Borrowing Base Deficiency or to prevent a Borrowing Base Deficiency (on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the payment to be made on such Payment Date) from arising;

(vii)         at the discretion of the Servicer, to fund the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount not to exceed the amount necessary to cause the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to equal the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount;

(viii)        to any applicable Governmental Authority, any Tax or withholding for or on account of any Tax which could result in a Lien on any of the Collateral Portfolio;

(ix)           pari passu to (a) the Collateral Agent, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Expenses, and (b) the Collateral Custodian and the Bank, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collateral Custodian Expenses, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(i) ;

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(x)            to the Servicer, in respect of all reasonable expenses (except allocated overhead) incurred during the immediately ended Remittance Period in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder or paid on behalf of the Borrower, plus any outstanding deferred reimbursement amount plus interest thereon as further set forth in Section 6.07 ; and

(xi)           to the Borrower, any remaining amounts.

(b)           Payment Date Principal Payments Absent an Event of Default .  On each Payment Date during the Reinvestment Period, but so long as no Event of Default has occurred and, in any case, prior to the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date the Servicer shall, pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 2.04 , transfer Principal Collections held by the Bank in the Principal Collection Account, in accordance with the Servicing Report, to the following Persons in the following amounts and priority, calculated as of the Determination Date immediately prior to such Payment Date:

(i)            to pay amounts due under Section 2.04(a)(i)  through (v) , to the extent not paid thereunder;

(ii)           to the extent there are Principal Collections that are to be applied as Designated Sale Proceeds that have not been previously applied pursuant to Section 2.04(c)  to pay Advances Outstanding, to apply all such Designated Sale Proceeds to pay Advances Outstanding (until such Advances Outstanding are reduced to zero);

(iii)          in the case of all other distributions of Principal Collections not constituting Designated Sale Proceeds, to pay the Advances Outstanding to the extent required to satisfy any outstanding Borrowing Base Deficiency or to prevent a Borrowing Base Deficiency (on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the payment to be made on such Payment Date) from arising;

(iv)          at the discretion of the Servicer, to fund the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount not to exceed the amount necessary to cause the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to equal the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount;

(v)           to any applicable Governmental Authority, any Tax or withholding for or on account of any Tax which could result in a Lien on any of the Collateral Portfolio;

(vi)          pari passu to (a) the Collateral Agent, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Expenses, and (b) the Collateral Custodian and the Bank, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collateral Custodian Expenses, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(i) ;

(vii)         to the Servicer, in respect of all reasonable expenses (except allocated overhead) incurred during the immediately ended Remittance Period in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder or paid on behalf of the

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Borrower, plus any outstanding deferred reimbursement amount plus interest thereon as further set forth in Section 6.07 ; and

(viii)        to the Borrower, any remaining amounts.

(c)           Non-Payment Date Principal Payments Absent an Event of Default . On any Business Day during the Reinvestment Period (other than any Payment Date), but so long as no Event of Default has occurred and, in any case, prior to the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date the Servicer may, but shall not be obligated to, with at least three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 2.04 , transfer Designated Sale Proceeds held by the Bank in the Principal Collection Account, to the following Persons in the following amounts and priority, calculated as of the fifth Business Day prior to the date of such distribution:

(i)            to pay amounts due under Section 2.04(a)(iii)  and (v) , to the extent not paid thereunder;

(ii)           to pay the Advances Outstanding (until such Advances Outstanding are reduced to zero);

(iii)          at the discretion of the Servicer, to fund the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount not to exceed the amount necessary to cause the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to equal the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount;

(iv)          to any applicable Governmental Authority, any Tax or withholding for or on account of any Tax which could result in a Lien on any of the Collateral Portfolio; and

(v)           to the Borrower, any remaining amounts.

(d)           Payment Date Transfers Upon the Occurrence of an Event of Default . On each Payment Date, after the expiration of the Reinvestment Period, or if an Event of Default has occurred or, in any case, on and after the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date, the Servicer or Administrative Agent shall pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 2.04 transfer collected funds held by the Bank in the Collection Account, in accordance with the Servicing Report, to the following Persons in the following amounts and priority, calculated as of the Determination Date immediately prior to such Payment Date:

(i)            pari passu to (a) the Collateral Agent, in payment in full of all accrued Collateral Agent Fees and all Collateral Agent Expenses, and (b) the Collateral Custodian and the Bank, in payment in full of all accrued Collateral Custodian Fees and the Collateral Custodian Expenses; provided that amounts payable to the Collateral Agent for Collateral Agent Expenses and the Collateral Custodian and the Bank for the Collateral Custodian Expenses pursuant to the foregoing clauses (a)  and (b)  shall not exceed $15,000 for any Payment Date;

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(ii)           to the Servicer, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees;

(iii)          to the Administrative Agent, all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent under the Transaction Documents;

(iv)          to the Lender (A) all Yield payable on such Payment Date in accordance with the definition of “Yield”, (B) the Non-Usage Fee to the extent that such Non-Usage Fee is accrued and unpaid as of the last day of the related Remittance Period and (C) any Upfront Fee to the extent that such Upfront Fee is accrued and unpaid on such Payment Date;

(v)           to pay all accrued and unpaid fees (including Breakage Fees and Make-Whole Premiums), expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses), indemnity amounts and other amounts (other than with respect to the repayment of Advances Outstanding) payable by the Borrower to the Indemnified Parties or to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Indemnified Parties, as applicable, under the Transaction Documents;

(vi)          to the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount necessary to cause the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to equal the Unfunded Exposure Amount;

(vii)         to pay the Advances Outstanding until paid in full;

(viii)        to any applicable Governmental Authority, any Tax or withholding for or on account of any Tax which could result in a Lien on any of the Collateral Portfolio;

(ix)           pari passu to (a) the Collateral Agent, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Expenses, and (b) the Collateral Custodian and the Bank, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Collateral Custodian Expenses, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 2.04(d)(i) ;

(x)            to the Servicer, in respect of all reasonable expenses (except allocated overhead) incurred during the immediately ended Remittance Period in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder or paid on behalf of the Borrower, plus any outstanding deferred reimbursement amount plus interest thereon as further set forth in Section 6.07 ; and

(xi)           to the Borrower, any remaining amounts.

(e)           Unfunded Exposure Account . Funds on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account as of any date of determination may be withdrawn to fund draw requests of the relevant Obligors under any Revolving Loan Asset or Delayed Draw Loan Asset; provided that, until an Event of Default has occurred, the amount withdrawn to fund such draw request shall not create

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any Borrowing Base Deficiency.  Any such draw request made by an Obligor, along with wiring instructions for the applicable Obligor, shall be forwarded by the Borrower or the Servicer to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the Bank) in the form of a Disbursement Request, and the Servicer shall instruct the Bank to fund such draw request in accordance with such Disbursement Request. At any time, the Servicer (or, after delivery of Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined in the Control Agreement), the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) may cause any amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account which exceed the Unfunded Exposure Amount as of any date of determination to be deposited into the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections.

(f)            Insufficiency of Funds . For the sake of clarity, the parties hereby agree that if the funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient to pay any amounts due and payable on a Payment Date or otherwise, the Borrower shall nevertheless remain responsible for, and shall pay when due, all amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

SECTION 2.05       Instructions to the Bank . All instructions and directions given to the Bank by the Servicer, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 2.04 shall be in writing (including instructions and directions transmitted to the Bank by telecopy or e-mail), and such written instructions and directions shall be delivered with a written certification that such instructions and directions are in compliance with the provisions of Section 2.04 and Section 5 of the Control Agreement.  The Servicer and the Borrower shall promptly transmit to the Administrative Agent by telecopy or e-mail a copy of all instructions and directions given to the Bank by such party pursuant to Section 2.04 or Section 5 of the Control Agreement.  To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to the Servicer and the Borrower by telecopy or e-mail a copy of all instructions and directions given to the Bank by the Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 2.04 . If either the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent disagrees with the computation of any amounts to be paid or deposited by the Borrower or the Servicer under Section 2.04 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, or upon their respective instructions, it shall so notify the Borrower, the Servicer, the Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (to the extent the Collateral Agent is not the same party as the Administrative Agent), as applicable, in writing and in reasonable detail to identify the specific disagreement. If such disagreement cannot be resolved within two Business Days, the determination of the Administrative Agent as to such amounts shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto absent manifest error.  In the event the Bank receives instructions from the Servicer or the Borrower which conflict with any instructions received from the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the Bank shall rely on and follow the instructions given by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable; provided that in the event any instructions given by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent conflict, the Bank shall rely on and follow the instructions given by the Collateral Agent; provided further that the Bank shall promptly provide notification to the Servicer, the Borrower and/or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, of such conflicting instructions; provided further that any such failure on the part of the Bank to deliver such notice shall not render such action by the Bank invalid.

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SECTION 2.06                  Borrowing Base Deficiency Payments .

(a)                                   In addition to any other obligation of the Borrower to cure any Borrowing Base Deficiency pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, if, on any day prior to the Collection Date, any Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, then the Borrower shall, within five Business Days from the date of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency in its entirety by effecting one or more (or any combination thereof) of the following actions in order to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency as of such date of determination: (i) deposit cash in Dollars into the Principal Collection Account or Unfunded Exposure Account in the amount necessary to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency, (ii) repay Advances Outstanding (together with any Breakage Fees and all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lender, in each case in respect of the amount so prepaid) in the amount necessary to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency, and/or (iii) transfer to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement additional Eligible Loan Assets.

(b)                                  No later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to the proposed repayment of Advances Outstanding or transfer to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement of additional Eligible Loan Assets pursuant to Section 2.06(a) , the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall deliver (i) to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian), notice of such repayment or transfer and a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate, updated to the date such repayment or transfer is being made and giving pro forma effect to such repayment or transfer, and (ii) to the Administrative Agent, if applicable, a description of any Eligible Loan Asset and each Obligor of such Eligible Loan Asset to be transferred to the Borrower and added to the updated Loan Asset Schedule.  Any notice pertaining to any repayment or any transfer pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be irrevocable.

SECTION 2.07                  Substitution and Sale of Loan Assets; Affiliate Transactions .

(a)                                   Substitutions . The Borrower may replace any Loan Asset, including without limitation Defaulted Loan Assets, with an Eligible Loan Asset so long as (i) no event has occurred, or would result from such substitution, which constitutes an Event of Default and no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such substitution, which constitutes an Unmatured Event of Default or a Borrowing Base Deficiency, provided that a Borrowing Base Deficiency (and any Unmatured Event of Default arising therefrom) shall not impair the right of the Borrower to effect an otherwise permitted substitution as necessary to facilitate a cure of such Borrowing Base Deficiency (and any Unmatured Event of Default arising therefrom) so long as immediately after giving effect to such substitution and any other sale or transfer substantially contemporaneous therewith, such Borrowing Base Deficiency shall be cured or closer to being cured and (ii) simultaneously therewith, the Transferor shall cause a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset to be transferred to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.  Any such replacement of a Loan Asset with an Eligible Loan Asset effected in accordance with this Section 2.07(a)  shall require the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion.

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(b)                                  Discretionary Sales . The Borrower shall be permitted to sell Loan Assets to Persons other than the Transferor or its Affiliates from time to time, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(A)                               the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited into the Principal Collection Account to be disbursed in accordance with Section 2.04 hereof (subject to clause (D)  below) or reinvested, prior to the end of the Reinvestment Period, in additional Eligible Loan Assets in accordance with (and to the extent permitted under) Section 2.21 hereof;

(B)                                 no Event of Default has occurred, or would result from such sale, and no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result from such sale;

(C)                                 the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion) shall be required if:

(i)                                      at any time during the term of this Agreement, the proceeds of the sale of such Loan Asset will be less than the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan Asset; or

(ii)                                   at any time from and after the end of the Reinvestment Period, the proceeds of the sale of such Loan Asset will be equal to or greater than the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan Asset and:

(x)                                    immediately after the sale of such Loan Asset, the Collateral Portfolio will include fewer than five Loan Assets (it being understood that any two or more Loan Assets with substantially the same Obligor or Obligors shall be deemed for such purpose to constitute a single Loan Asset); or

(y)                                  immediately after the sale of such Loan Asset, the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all the Loan Assets included in the Collateral Portfolio will be less than $75,000,000; and

(D)                                at any time prior to the end of the Reinvestment Period, if the proceeds of the sale of such Loan Asset will be equal to or greater than the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan Asset, then:

(i)                                      if the Borrower shall request consent from the Administrative Agent to any such sale and the Administrative Agent shall grant such consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), then Principal Collections received by the Borrower from such sale in an amount equal to the product of (1) the Applicable Percentage for such Loan Asset as of the date of such sale and (2) the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan Asset as of the date of such sale shall be applied as Designated Sale Proceeds to reduce Advances Outstanding in accordance with Section 2.04(b) , to the extent such Principal Collections are distributed from the Principal Collection Account on a Payment

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Date, or Section 2.04(c) , to the extent such Principal Collections are distributed from the Principal Collection Account on a date other than a Payment Date; or

(ii)                                   if the Borrower does not request or requests but does not receive the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent for any such sale, then all of the Principal Collections received by the Borrower from such sale shall be applied as Designated Sale Proceeds to reduce Advances Outstanding in accordance with Section 2.04(b) , to the extent such Principal Collections are distributed from the Principal Collection Account on a Payment Date, or Section 2.04(c) , to the extent such Principal Collections are distributed from the Principal Collection Account on a date other than a Payment Date.

(c)                                   Optional Sales . On any Optional Sale Date the Borrower shall have the right to prepay all or a portion of the Advances Outstanding in connection with the sale and assignment by the Borrower of all or a portion of the Loan Assets, as the case may be in connection with a Permitted Securitization or a Permitted Refinancing (each, an “ Optional Sale ”), subject to the following terms and conditions:

(A)                               the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian) at least 45 days’ prior written notice of its intent to effect an Optional Sale in connection with a Permitted Securitization or a Permitted Refinancing, unless such 45 days’ notice requirement is waived or reduced by the Administrative Agent;

(B)                                 unless an Optional Sale is to be effected on a Payment Date (in which case the relevant calculations with respect to such Optional Sale shall be reflected on the applicable Servicing Report), the Servicer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian) a certificate and evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent (which evidence may consist solely of a certificate from the Servicer) that the Borrower shall have sufficient funds on the related Optional Sale Date to effect the contemplated Optional Sale in accordance with this Agreement.  In effecting an Optional Sale, the Borrower may use the Proceeds of sales of the Loan Assets to repay all or a portion of the Obligations;

(C)                                 no Event of Default has occurred, or would result from such Optional Sale, and no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result from such Optional Sale;

(D)                                on the related Optional Sale Date, the Borrower shall have deposited into the Principal Collection Account, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of such Optional Sale, which shall at least equal the sum of (x) the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of the Loan Assets being sold and (y) any expenses or fees incurred by the Administrative Agent or by the Lender in connection with such Optional Sale;

(E)                                  the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion) shall be required if:

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(i)                                      at any time during the term of this Agreement, the proceeds of the sale of such Loan Asset will be less than the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan Asset; or

(ii)                                   at any time from and after the end of the Reinvestment Period, the proceeds of the sale of such Loan Asset will be equal to or greater than the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan Asset and:

(x)                                    immediately after the sale of such Loan Asset, the Collateral Portfolio will include fewer than five Loan Assets (it being understood that any two or more Loan Assets with substantially the same Obligor or Obligors shall be deemed for such purpose to constitute a single Loan Asset); or

(y)                                  immediately after the sale of such Loan Asset, the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all the Loan Assets included in the Collateral Portfolio will be less than $75,000,000; and

(F)                                  at any time prior to the end of the Reinvestment Period, if the proceeds of the sale of such Loan Asset will be equal to or greater than the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan Asset, then:

(i)                                      if the Borrower shall request consent from the Administrative Agent to any such sale and the Administrative Agent shall grant such consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), then Principal Collections received by the Borrower from such sale in an amount equal to the product of (1) the Applicable Percentage for such Loan Asset as of the date of such sale and (2) the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan Asset as of the date of such sale shall be applied as Designated Sale Proceeds to reduce Advances Outstanding in accordance with Section 2.04(b) , to the extent such Principal Collections are distributed from the Principal Collection Account on a Payment Date, or Section 2.04(c) , to the extent such Principal Collections are distributed from the Principal Collection Account on a date other than a Payment Date; or

(ii)                                   if the Borrower does not request or requests but does not receive the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent for any such sale, then all of the Principal Collections received by the Borrower from such sale shall be applied as Designated Sale Proceeds to reduce Advances Outstanding in accordance with Section 2.04(b) , to the extent such Principal Collections are distributed from the Principal Collection Account on a Payment Date, or Section 2.04(c) , to the extent such Principal Collections are distributed from the Principal Collection Account on a date other than a Payment Date.

(d)                                  Lien Release Dividend .  Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, provided no Event of Default has occurred and no Unmatured Event of Default exists, on a Lien Release Dividend Date, the Borrower may dividend to the Transferor a portion of those Loan Assets that were sold by the Transferor to the Borrower, or portions

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thereof (each, a “ Lien Release Dividend ”), subject to the following terms and conditions, as certified by the Borrower and the Transferor to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian):

(i)                                      The Borrower and the Transferor shall have given the Administrative Agent, with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian, at least five Business Days’ prior written notice requesting that the Administrative Agent consent to the effectuation of a Lien Release Dividend, in the form of Exhibit I hereto (a “ Notice and Request for Consent ”), which each such consent shall be given in the sole and absolute discretion of the Administrative Agent;

(ii)                                   On any Lien Release Dividend Date, no more than four Lien Release Dividends shall have been made during the 12-month period immediately preceding the proposed Lien Release Dividend Date;

(iii)                                After giving effect to the Lien Release Dividend on the Lien Release Dividend Date, (A) no Borrowing Base Deficiency, Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall exist, (B) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.01 , 4.02 and 4.03 hereof shall continue to be correct in all material respects, except to the extent relating to an earlier date, (C) the eligibility of any Loan Asset remaining as part of the Collateral Portfolio after the Lien Release Dividend will be redetermined as of the Lien Release Dividend Date, (D) no claim shall have been asserted or proceeding commenced challenging the enforceability or validity of any of the Required Loan Documents and (E) there shall have been no material adverse change as to the Servicer or the Borrower;

(iv)                               Such Lien Release Dividend must be in compliance with Applicable Law and may not (A) be made with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor of the Borrower or (B) leave the Borrower, immediately after giving effect to the Lien Release Dividend, not Solvent;

(v)                                  On or prior to the Lien Release Dividend Date, the Borrower shall have (A) delivered to the Administrative Agent, with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian, a list specifying all Loan Assets or portions thereof to be transferred pursuant to such Lien Release Dividend and the Administrative Agent shall have approved the same in its sole discretion and (B) obtained all authorizations, consents and approvals required to effectuate the Lien Release Dividend;

(vi)                               A portion of a Loan Asset may be transferred pursuant to a Lien Release Dividend; provided that (A) such transfer does not have an adverse effect on the portion of such Loan Asset remaining as a part of the Collateral Portfolio, any other aspect of the Collateral Portfolio, the Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party and (B) a new promissory note (other than with respect to a Noteless Loan Asset) for the portion of the Loan Asset remaining as a part of the Collateral Portfolio has been executed, and the original thereof has been endorsed to the Collateral Agent and delivered to the Collateral Custodian;

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(vii)                            Each Loan Asset, or portion thereof, as applicable, shall be transferred at a value equal to the Outstanding Balance thereof, exclusive of any accrued and unpaid Interest or Accreted Interest thereon;

(viii)                         The Borrower shall deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate (including a calculation of the Borrowing Base after giving effect to such Lien Release Dividend) to the Administrative Agent;

(ix)                                 The Borrower shall have paid in full an aggregate amount equal to the sum of all amounts due and owing to the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, to the extent accrued to such date (including without limitation Breakage Fees) with respect to the Loan Assets to be transferred pursuant to such Lien Release Dividend and incurred in connection with the transfer of such Loan Assets pursuant to such Lien Release Dividend; and

(x)                                    The Borrower and the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall pay the reasonable legal fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian in connection with any Lien Release Dividend (including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in connection with the release of the Lien of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and any other party having an interest in the Loan Assets in connection with such Lien Release Dividend).

(e)                                   Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Loan Assets .  If on any day a Loan Asset is (or becomes) a Warranty Loan Asset, no later than 10 Business Days following the earlier of knowledge by the Borrower of such Loan Asset becoming a Warranty Loan Asset or receipt by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Servicer of written notice thereof, the Borrower shall either:

(i)                                      make a deposit to the Principal Collection Account (as Principal Collections for allocation pursuant to Section 2.04 ) in immediately available funds in an amount equal to the sum of (x) the initial Assigned Value with respect to such Loan Asset multiplied by the Outstanding Balance of such Loan Asset and (y) any expenses or fees with respect to such Loan Asset and costs and damages incurred by the Administrative Agent or by the Lender in connection with any violation by such Loan Asset of any predatory or abusive lending law which is an Applicable Law (a notification regarding the amount of such expenses or fees to be provided by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower); provided that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to determine whether the amount so deposited is sufficient to satisfy the foregoing requirements; or

(ii)                                   with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, substitute for such Warranty Loan Asset a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset.

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Upon confirmation of the deposit of the amounts set forth in Section 2.07(e)(i)  into the Principal Collection Account or the delivery by the Borrower of a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset for each Warranty Loan Asset (the date of such confirmation or delivery, the “ Release Date ”), such Warranty Loan Asset and related Portfolio Assets shall be removed from the Collateral Portfolio and, as applicable, the Substitute Eligible Loan Asset and related Portfolio Assets shall be included in the Collateral Portfolio.  On the Release Date of each Warranty Loan Asset, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall automatically and without further action be deemed to release to the Borrower, without recourse, representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest and any Lien of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, to and under the Warranty Loan Asset and any related Portfolio Assets and all future monies due or to become due with respect thereto.

(f)                                     Conditions to Sales, Substitutions and Repurchases . Any sales, substitutions or repurchases effected pursuant to Sections 2.07(a) , (b) , (c) , (e)  or (g)  shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (as certified in writing to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent by the Borrower):

(i)                                      the Borrower shall deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate to the Administrative Agent in connection with such sale, substitution or repurchase;

(ii)                                   the Borrower shall deliver a list of all Loan Assets to be sold, substituted or repurchased;

(iii)                                no selection procedures adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lender were utilized by the Borrower and the Servicer in the selection of the Loan Assets to be sold, repurchased or substituted;

(iv)                               the Borrower shall give three Business Days’ notice of such sale (other than in the case of an Optional Sale), substitution or repurchase;

(v)                                  the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any amount to be deposited into the Principal Collection Account in connection with any sale, substitution or repurchase;

(vi)                               the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.01 , 4.02 and 4.03 hereof shall continue to be correct in all material respects, except to the extent relating to an earlier date;

(vii)                            any repayment of Advances Outstanding in connection with any sale, substitution or repurchase of Loan Assets hereunder shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 2.18 ;

(viii)                         the Borrower and the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall agree to pay the reasonable legal fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Bank in connection with any such sale, substitution or repurchase (including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in connection with the release of the Lien of the Collateral Agent on behalf of

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the Secured Parties and any other party having an interest in the Loan Asset in connection with such sale, substitution or repurchase); and

(ix)                                 other than in the case of Section 2.07(e)  and solely in the event that Ares or an Affiliate is no longer the Servicer and the Facility Maturity Date has not yet occurred, the Borrower shall have consented to such sale or substitution.

(g)                                  Affiliate Transactions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document, the Transferor (or an Affiliate thereof) shall not reacquire from the Borrower and the Borrower shall not transfer to the Transferor or to Affiliates of the Transferor, and none of the Transferor nor any Affiliates thereof shall have a right or ability to purchase, the Loan Assets other than (i) as not prohibited by Section 2.07(h)  and (ii) in sales on an arms’ length basis and for fair market value or at a price specified herein; provided that (x) the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited into the Principal Collection Account to be disbursed in accordance with Section 2.04 , (y) no event has occurred, or would result from such sale, which constitutes an Event of Default and no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such sale, which constitutes an Unmatured Event of Default or a Borrowing Base Deficiency; and (z) the Administrative Agent shall provide prior written consent to such sale.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this clause (g)  shall prohibit the Borrower from transferring or distributing its Loan Assets to the holders of its equity or Affiliates, as applicable, in accordance with Sections 2.07(a) , (c) , (d)  or (e)  and subject to the limitations, if applicable, of Section 2.07(h) .

(h)                                  Limitations on Sales, Substitutions and Repurchases .

(i)                                      The Outstanding Balance of all Loan Assets (other than Warranty Loan Assets removed from the Collateral Portfolio pursuant to Section 2.07(e) ) substituted pursuant to Section 2.07(a) , sold pursuant to Sections 2.07(c) and (g) or released pursuant to Section 2.07(d) ; during the term of this Agreement does not exceed 25% of the Net Purchased Loan Balance.

(ii)                                   The Outstanding Balance of all Defaulted Loan Assets (other than Warranty Loan Assets removed from the Collateral Portfolio pursuant to Section 2.07(e) ) substituted pursuant to Section 2.07(a) , sold pursuant to Sections 2.07(c) and (g)  or released pursuant to Section 2.07(d)  during the term of this Agreement does not exceed 15% of the Net Purchased Loan Balance.

SECTION 2.08                  Payments and Computations, Etc .

(a)                                   All amounts to be paid or deposited by the Borrower or the Servicer hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day when due in Dollars in immediately available funds to the Collection Account or such other account as is designated by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, pay to the Secured Parties interest on all amounts not paid or deposited when due (taking into account any grace period provided for herein related to such payments) to any of the Secured Parties hereunder at an interest rate of 2.00% per annum above the Base Rate (other than with respect to any Advances Outstanding,

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which shall accrue at the LIBOR Yield Rate or Base Rate Yield Rate, as applicable), payable on demand, from the date of such nonpayment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment); provided that such interest rate shall not at any time exceed the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law. Any Obligation hereunder shall not be reduced by any distribution of any portion of Available Collections if at any time such distribution is rescinded or required to be returned by the Lender to the Borrower or any other Person for any reason. Each LIBOR Advance shall accrue interest at the applicable LIBOR Yield Rate for such LIBOR Advance during each applicable Interest Period.  All computations of interest and all computations with respect to the Yield, the LIBOR Yield and the LIBOR Yield Rate with respect to LIBOR Advances shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed.  Payments of Yield with respect to each LIBOR Advance shall be payable on each Payment Date on which an Interest Period for such LIBOR Advance ends.  Each Base Rate Advance shall accrue interest at the Base Rate Yield for each day beginning on, and including, the Advance Date or Base Rate Conversion Date, as applicable, with respect to such Base Rate Advance and ending on, but excluding, the LIBOR Conversion Date for such Base Rate Advance or the date such Base Rate Advance is repaid in full at the Base Rate Yield.  All computations of interest and all computations with respect to the Yield and Base Rate Yield with respect to Base Rate Advances shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, for the actual number of days elapsed.  Any Base Rate Yield accruing on the days including the first day of a calendar month and ending on, and including, the Determination Date for such calendar month, shall be payable on the Payment Date occurring during such calendar month.  Any Base Rate Yield accruing on days after the Determination Date in any calendar month shall be payable on the Payment Date occurring during the next calendar month.

(b)                                  Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of Yield or any fee payable hereunder, as the case may be.

(c)                                   If any Advance requested by the Borrower and approved by the Lender and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.02 is not for any reason whatsoever, except as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or failure to fund such Advance on the part of, the Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof, made or effectuated, as the case may be, on the date specified therefor, the Borrower shall indemnify the Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by the Lender related thereto (other than any such loss, cost or expense solely due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to fund such Advance on the part of the Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof), including without limitation any loss (including cost of funds and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by the Lender to fund Advances or maintain the Advances Outstanding. The Lender shall provide to the Borrower documentation setting forth the amounts of any loss, cost or expense referred to in the previous sentence, such documentation to be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.09                   Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Lender (either directly or through the Administrative Agent) certain fees in the amounts and on the dates set forth in the SMBC Lender Fee Letter.

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SECTION 2.10                 Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy .

(a)                                   If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change following the Closing Date (including without limitation any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements) in or in the interpretation, administration or application following the Closing Date of any Applicable Law (including without limitation any law or regulation resulting in any interest payments paid to the Lender under this Agreement being subject to any Tax, except for Taxes on the overall net income of the Lender), in each case whether foreign or domestic or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request following the Closing Date from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to the Administrative Agent, the Lender or any Affiliate, participant ( provided that a participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under this Section 2.10 than the Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such participant), successor or assign thereof (each of which shall be an “ Affected Party ”) of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Advance (or any reduction of the amount of any payment (whether of principal, interest, fee, compensation or otherwise) to any Affected Party hereunder), as the case may be, or there shall be any reduction in the amount of any sum received or receivable by an Affected Party under this Agreement, the Borrower shall, from time to time, after written demand by the Administrative Agent (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such demand), on behalf of such Affected Party, pay to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of such Affected Party, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected Party for such increased costs or reduced payments within 10 days after such demand; provided that the amounts payable under this Section 2.10 shall be without duplication of amounts payable under Section 2.11 and shall not include any Excluded Taxes.

(b)                                  If either (i) the introduction of or any change following the Closing Date in or in the interpretation, administration or application following the Closing Date of any law, guideline, rule or regulation, directive or request or (ii) the compliance by any Affected Party with any law, guideline, rule, regulation, directive or request following the Closing Date, from any central bank, any Governmental Authority or agency, including, without limitation, compliance by an Affected Party with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of any Affected Party, as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or any related document or arising in connection herewith or therewith to a level below that which any such Affected Party could have achieved but for such introduction, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of such Affected Party with respect to capital adequacy), by an amount deemed by such Affected Party to be material, then, from time to time, after demand by such Affected Party (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such demand), the Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Affected Party such additional amounts as will compensate such Affected Party for such reduction.

(c)                                   In determining any amount provided for in this Section 2.10 , the Affected Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. The Administrative Agent, on behalf of any Affected Party making a claim under this Section 2.10 , shall submit to the Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for and the computations of such additional or increased costs, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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(d)                                  Failure or delay on the part of any Affected Party to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall not constitute a waiver of such Affected Party’s right to demand or receive such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Affected Party pursuant to this Section 2.10 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than twelve months prior to the date that such Affected Party notifies the Borrower of any change set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Affected Party’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if such change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the twelve-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(e)                                   If at any time the Borrower shall be liable for the payment of any additional amounts in accordance with this Section 2.10 , then the Borrower shall have the option to terminate this Agreement (in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.18(b) but without the payment of any Make-Whole Premium); provided that such option to terminate shall in no event relieve the Borrower of paying any amounts owing pursuant to this Section 2.10 in accordance with the terms hereof.

(f)                                     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith shall be deemed to have been introduced after the Closing Date, thereby constituting a change for which a claim for increased costs or additional amounts may be made hereunder with respect to the Affected Parties, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

SECTION 2.11                  Taxes .

(a)                                   All payments made by the Borrower or made by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower under this Agreement will be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes.  If any Non-Excluded Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to any Indemnified Party, then the amount payable to such Person will be increased (the amount of such increase, the “ Additional Amount ”) such that every net payment made under this Agreement after withholding for or on account of any Non-Excluded Taxes (including without limitation any Non-Excluded Taxes on such increase) is not less than the amount that would have been paid had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b)                                  The Borrower will indemnify, from funds available to it pursuant to Section 2.04 (and to the extent the funds available for indemnification provided by the Borrower are insufficient the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower, will indemnify) each Indemnified Party for the full amount of Non-Excluded Taxes payable by such Person in respect of Additional Amounts and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto.  All payments in respect of this indemnification shall be made within 10 days from the date a written invoice therefor is delivered to the Borrower.

(c)                                   Within 30 days after the date of any payment by the Borrower or by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower of any Non-Excluded Taxes, the Borrower or the Servicer, as

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applicable, will furnish to the Administrative Agent at the applicable address set forth on this Agreement, appropriate evidence of payment thereof.

(d)                                  (i) If the Lender or any assignee of the Lender is a Foreign Lender, such Lender or such assignee, as applicable, shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, within 15 days after becoming a Foreign Lender hereunder whichever of the following is applicable:

(A)                               in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest hereunder, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(B)                                 in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming that its income hereunder is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States an executed original of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(C)                                 in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

(D)                                to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.

(ii) If the Lender or any assignee of the Lender is not a Foreign Lender, such Lender or such assignee, as applicable, shall deliver to the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, one (or such other number as may from time to time be prescribed by Applicable Law) duly completed copy of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor forms or other certificates or statements that may be required from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities or Applicable Law) as will enable the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine whether such Lender is exempt from or subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

(iii) In addition, the Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law

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or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be required under Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Servicer to make payments hereunder for the account of the Lender, if the Lender is a Foreign Lender, without deduction or withholding of United States federal income or similar Taxes, or to determine whether or not the Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.11(d) , the execution and submission of such documentation shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject the Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the Lender.

The Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.11(d) expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(e)                                   If a payment made to the Lender hereunder would be subject to United States federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if the Lender fails to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), the Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and Administrative Agent documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower and Administrative Agent sufficient for the Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that the Lender has complied with such applicable reporting requirements.

(f)                                     If the Administrative Agent or the Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund or credit (in lieu of such refund) of any amounts as to which it has been indemnified by a Borrower or with respect to which such Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.11 , it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.11 with respect to the amounts giving rise to such refund), together with any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund; provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Lender, agrees to repay as soon as reasonably practicable the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or the Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or the Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  This subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or the Lender to make available its Tax returns or its books or records (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower and the Servicer hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Lender contained in this Section 2.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 2.12                  Collateral Assignment of Agreements . The Borrower hereby collaterally assigns to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all of the Borrower’s right and title to and interest in, to and under (but not any obligations under) the

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Purchase and Sale Agreement (and any UCC financing statements filed under or in connection therewith), the Loan Agreements related to each Loan Asset, all other agreements, documents and instruments evidencing, securing or guarantying any Loan Asset and all other agreements, documents and instruments related to any of the foregoing but excluding any Excluded Amounts or Retained Interest (the “ Assigned Documents ”). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby collaterally assigns to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, its right to indemnification under Article IX of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.  The Borrower confirms that until the Collection Date the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Administrative Agent) on behalf of the Secured Parties shall have the sole right to enforce the Borrower’s rights and remedies under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and any UCC financing statements filed under or in connection therewith for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The parties hereto agree that such collateral assignment to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall terminate upon the Collection Date.

SECTION 2.13                  Grant of a Security Interest . To secure the prompt, complete and indefeasible payment in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise, of the Obligations and the performance by the Borrower of all of the covenants and obligations to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, whether now or hereafter existing, due or to become due, direct or indirect, or absolute or contingent, the Borrower hereby (a) collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and (b) grants a security interest to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under (but none of the obligations under) all of the Collateral Portfolio, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired by the Borrower, and wherever the same may be located. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Portfolio shall not include any Excluded Amounts, and the Borrower does not hereby assign, pledge or grant a security interest in any such amounts. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) the Borrower shall remain liable under the Collateral Portfolio to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, of any of its rights in the Collateral Portfolio shall not release the Borrower from any of its duties or obligations under the Collateral Portfolio, and (c) none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lender (including without limitation its successors and assigns) or any Secured Party shall have any obligations or liability under the Collateral Portfolio by reason of this Agreement, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lender (including its successors and assigns) nor any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Borrower thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

SECTION 2.14                  Evidence of Debt . The Administrative Agent shall maintain, solely for this purpose as the agent of the Borrower, at its address set forth in Section 11.02 (or such other address as the Administrative Agent may designate in writing to the other parties to this Agreement) a copy of each assignment and acceptance agreement and participation agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses and interests of the Lenders (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection

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by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

SECTION 2.15                  Survival of Representations and Warranties . It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.01 , 4.02 and 4.03 are made and are true, complete and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and on each Cut-Off Date unless such representations and warranties are made as of a specific date.