8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2021

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-35972	46-2488594
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS employer identification number)
14185 Dallas Parkway
Suite 1200
Dallas
Texas		75254
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 490-9600

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14-a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	BHR	New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, Series B	BHR-PB	New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, Series D	BHR-PD	New York Stock Exchange

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Purchase Agreement

On May 13, 2021, Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership and the Company’s operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”), entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with UBS Securities LLC (the “Initial Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase, $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) in a private offering (the “Offering”), which amount includes $11,250,000 of the Notes issued pursuant to the full exercise of the Initial Purchaser’s option to purchase additional Notes. The Offering closed on May 18, 2021.

The sale of the Notes generated net proceeds of approximately $82.8 million, after deducting the Initial Purchaser’s discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering to repay the amount outstanding under its secured term loan and expected to use the remaining net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, capital expenditures or potential acquisitions.

Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor have agreed to jointly and severally indemnify the Initial Purchaser against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and other federal or state statutory laws or regulations. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, the terms and conditions for the sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchaser, contribution obligations and other terms and conditions customary in agreements of this type.

The Notes and the shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable upon conversion of the Notes, have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The Company offered and sold the Notes to the Initial Purchaser in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Initial Purchaser then sold the Notes to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers (as defined in the Securities Act) pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

This description of the Purchase Agreement in this report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Indenture and the Notes

The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of May 18, 2021 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Notes are the Company’s direct senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to any future indebtedness of the Company that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, equal in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the Company’s assets that secure such indebtedness, and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) and any preferred equity of the Company’s subsidiaries, as well as to any of the Company’s existing or future indebtedness that may be guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries (to the extent of any such guarantee), including the Operating Partnership. The Notes are not and may never be guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries.

The Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.50% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 2021, until the maturity date of June 1, 2026.

The Notes are convertible at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date for cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the election of the Company, based on an initial conversion rate of 157.7909 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $6.34 per share of Common Stock), subject to adjustment of the conversion rate under certain circumstances. In addition, following the occurrence of certain corporate events, if the Company provides notice of redemption or if it exercises its option to convert the Notes, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for a holder that converts its Notes in connection with such corporate event, such notice of redemption, or such issuer conversion option, as the case may be.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Company’s charter restricts ownership of (i) more than 9.8% in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (ii) more than 9.8% in value of its outstanding capital stock, in order to protect its status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, among other purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Notes, no holder of Notes will be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock upon conversion of such Notes to the extent (but only to the extent) that such receipt would cause a violation of the restrictions on ownership and transfer of the Company’s capital stock set forth in the Company’s charter.

The Company may redeem the Notes at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on any business day on or after the date of issuance if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides a notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed subject to certain adjustments, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund will be provided for the Notes.

Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, as defined in the Indenture, holders may require the Company to purchase the Notes in whole or in part for cash at a fundamental change price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.

Each of the following is an event of default with respect to the Notes:

(1) default in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days;

(2) default in the payment of principal of any Note (including the fundamental change purchase price) when due and payable on the maturity date, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

(3) default in the payment of the redemption price upon the Company’s optional redemption of the Notes;

(4) failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of a holder’s conversion right and the default continues for five business days;

(5) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations related to a merger, consolidation or sale of assets;

(6) failure by the Company to issue a timely notice in connection with a fundamental change;

(7) failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (a copy of which notice, if given by holders, must also be given to the Trustee) has been received by the Company to comply with any of its agreements contained in the Notes or the Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere specifically provided for or which does not apply to the Notes), which notice shall state that it is a “Notice of Default” under the Indenture;

(8) failure by the Company, or any its subsidiaries, to pay, beyond any applicable grace period, or the acceleration of, indebtedness (other than non-recourse indebtedness) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in an aggregate amount greater than $25,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent at the time);

(9) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of $25,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) in the aggregate rendered against the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than a judgment solely in respect of non-recourse indebtedness solely against the obligors, in respect of such non-recourse indebtedness), which judgment is not discharged, bonded, paid, waived or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished; or

(10) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).

If an event of default other than an event of default arising under clause (10) above with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of then outstanding Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such holders shall, declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all then outstanding Notes to be due and payable. If an event of default arising under clause (10) above with respect to the Company occurs, 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes will automatically become due and payable. Upon any such acceleration, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes will be due and payable immediately.

If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the last date of original issuance of the Notes, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than Current Reports on Form 8-K), or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act by holders other than the Company’s affiliates or holders that were the Company’s affiliates at any time during the three months immediately preceding (as a result of restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of the Indenture or the Notes), the Company will pay additional interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during such period for which the Company’s failure to file has occurred and is continuing or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable as described above by holders other than the Company’s affiliates (or holders that were the Company’s affiliates at any time during the three months immediately preceding).

This description of the Indenture and the Notes in this report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture and the form of Note, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Partnership Agreement Amendment

On May 18, 2021, the Company, through its subsidiaries, Braemar OP General Partner LLC and Braemar OP Limited Partner LLC, executed Amendment No. 6 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement Amendment”) of Operating Partnership, in connection with the Offering. The Partnership Agreement Amendment amended the terms of the Partnership Agreement to allow for the issuance of convertible debt on substantially similar terms to the terms of the Notes.

The description of the Partnership Agreement Amendment in this report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Partnership Agreement Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 12, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the commencement of the Offering, and on May 14, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
1.1	Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2021, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Advisor and UBS Securities LLC, as the Initial Purchaser.
4.1	Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2021, by and among the Company, as issuer, and the Trustee, as trustee, including the Form of Note representing the Company’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026.
10.1	Amendment No. 6 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership.
99.1	Press release issued by the Company on May 12, 2021.
99.2	Press release issued by the Company on May 14, 2021.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 18, 2021

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
By:	/s/ ROBERT G. HAIMAN
	Robert G. Haiman
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

EX-1.1

Exhibit 1.1

$75,000,000

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

4.50% CONVERTIBLE Senior Notes Due 2026

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

May 13, 2021

UBS Securities LLC

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership and the Company’s operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”), confirm their respective agreements (this “Agreement”) with UBS Securities LLC (“UBS” or the “Initial Purchaser”), with respect to (i) the sale by the Company and the purchase by the Initial Purchaser, of $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 (the “Firm Securities”) to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Time (as defined below) (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Operating Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and (ii) the grant by the Company to the Initial Purchaser of the option to purchase up to an additional $11,250,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 (the “Additional Securities”) on the terms set forth in Section 2(b) hereof. The Firm Securities and all or any part of the Additional Securities are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Securities.” The Securities will be convertible, at the option of the holder, prior to maturity for shares (the “Underlying Securities”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, as described in Schedule III hereto.

The Company and the Operating Partnership understand that the Initial Purchaser proposes to make an offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner set forth herein and agree that the Initial Purchaser may resell, subject to the conditions set forth herein, all or a portion of the Securities to purchasers at any time after this Agreement has been executed and delivered. The Securities are to be offered and sold through the Initial Purchaser without being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in reliance upon exemptions therefrom. Pursuant to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, investors that acquire the Securities or the Underlying Securities may only resell or otherwise transfer such Securities or Underlying Securities if such Securities or Underlying Securities are hereafter registered for resale under the 1933 Act or if an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act afforded by Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) of the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act (the “1933 Act Regulations”) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) is available.

The Company and the Operating Partnership have prepared and delivered to the Initial Purchaser electronic copies of a preliminary offering memorandum dated May 12, 2021 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”) and will prepare and will deliver to the Initial Purchaser electronic copies of a final offering memorandum dated May 13, 2021 (the “Final Offering Memorandum”), including or incorporating by reference a description of the terms of the Securities and the Underlying Securities, the terms of the offering and a description of the Company and the Operating Partnership, each for use by the Initial Purchaser in connection with its solicitation of purchases of, or offering of, the Securities and the Underlying Securities. “Offering Memorandum” means, with respect to any date or time referred to in this Agreement, the most recent offering memorandum (whether the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Final Offering Memorandum, or any amendment or supplement to either such document), including the documents incorporated therein by reference, which has been prepared and delivered by the Company and the Operating Partnership to the Initial Purchaser in connection with their solicitation of purchases of, or offering of, the Securities and the Underlying Securities.

As used in this Agreement:

“Applicable Time” means 10:00 p.m., Eastern time, on May 13, 2021 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Initial Purchaser.

“Additional Written Offering Communication” means any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Final Offering Memorandum.

“Pricing Disclosure Package” means the most recent Preliminary Offering Memorandum relating to the Securities (including any documents incorporated therein by reference) that is distributed to investors prior to the Applicable Time together with each Additional Written Offering Communication furnished by the Company prior to the completion of the distribution of the Securities and the other information identified in Schedule II hereto under the caption “Pricing Disclosure Package,” all considered together.

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” (or other references of like import) in the Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to include all such financial statements and schedules and other information incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1934 Act (the “1934 Act Regulations”), incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, at or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement through such specified date.

1.                   Representations and Warranties.

 

(a)                Representations and Warranties by the Company and the Operating Partnership. Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Initial Purchaser as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time (as defined below) and any Date of Delivery (as defined below), and agrees with the Initial Purchaser, as follows:

 

(i)                 No Registration Required. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchaser contained in Section 6 and its compliance with the agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Initial Purchaser and the offer, resale and delivery of the Securities by the Initial Purchaser, in each case, in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum to register the Securities or the Underlying Securities under the 1933 Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder).

 

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(ii)               No Integration of Offerings. None of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the 1933 Act) (each, an “Affiliate”), or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchaser, as to whom the Company makes no representation or warranty) has, directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, or will, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell, in the United States or to any U.S. citizen or resident, any security which is or would be integrated with the sale of the Securities or the Underlying Securities in a manner that would require the Securities or the Underlying Securities to be registered under the 1933 Act.

 

(iii)             Eligibility for Resale under Rule 144A. The Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and will not be, at the Closing Time, of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the 1934 Act or quoted in a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system and the Securities, at the Closing Time, will otherwise satisfy the eligibility requirements of Rule 144A(d)(3) under the 1933 Act. The Pricing Disclosure Package contains, and the Final Offering Memorandum will contain, in all material respects all the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A.

 

(iv)              Incorporated Documents. The Incorporated Documents, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations.

 

(v)                Additional Written Offering Communications. Except for the Additional Written Offering Communications, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, including electronic road shows, if any, furnished to you before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any Additional Written Offering Communications.

 

(vi)              No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise stated therein, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, (A) there has not been any change, or any development or event that reasonably could be expected to result in a change, that has or reasonably could be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, operations, earnings, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company, the Operating Partnership and their respective subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”), (B) there has not been any transaction that is material to the Company, the Operating Partnership and their respective subsidiaries considered as one enterprise entered into or agreed to be entered into by the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries, (C) there has not been any obligation, contingent or otherwise, directly or indirectly incurred by the Company, the Operating Partnership or any subsidiary that is material to the Company, the Operating Partnership and their subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (D) except for regular quarterly dividends on the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, (the “Common Stock”), the 5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, the 8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and regular quarterly distributions on the limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”), there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock or by the Operating Partnership on any of its partnership interests.

 

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(vii)            Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and to enter into and perform its obligations under each of this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture, as applicable, and, as the sole managing member of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, to cause the Operating Partnership to enter into and perform the Operating Partnership’s obligations under each of this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(viii)          Good Standing of the Operating Partnership; Partnership Agreement. The Operating Partnership has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has partnership power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and to enter into and perform its obligations under each of this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture. The Operating Partnership is duly qualified as a foreign partnership to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business, except where the failure so to qualify could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is the sole managing member of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. The aggregate percentage interests of the Company and the limited partners in the Operating Partnership are as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum. The Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the partners of the Operating Partnership and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity and except as rights to indemnity and contribution thereunder may be limited by applicable law or policies underlying such law.

 

(ix)              Good Standing of Subsidiaries. Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has the corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and to enter into and perform its obligations under each of this Agreement and the Indenture, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other ownership interests of each subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is (as applicable) fully paid and non-assessable (except to the extent such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act or Section 18-607 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act) and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity, other than (i) as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and (ii) any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity in connection with indebtedness described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of any subsidiary was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such subsidiary. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity that is or will be a “significant subsidiary” (within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) other than the entities listed on Schedule V hereto. For the purposes of this Agreement, “subsidiary” means each direct and indirect subsidiary of the Company, including, without limitation, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries.

 

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(x)                Restrictions on Distributions. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, no subsidiary of the Company is prohibited or restricted, directly or indirectly, from paying any distributions to the Company or the Operating Partnership, or from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s equity interests, or from repaying to the Company or any other subsidiary any amounts that may from time to time become due under any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or such other subsidiary, or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.

 

(xi)              Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or pursuant to the exercise, redemption, or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities, options or warrants referred to in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, including OP Units). The issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. The issued and outstanding OP Units have been duly authorized for issuance by the Operating Partnership to the holders thereof and are validly issued and fully paid. The issuance of such OP Units was exempt from registration or qualification under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws. None of such OP Units were issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Operating Partnership or any other person or entity. The OP Units to be issued by the Operating Partnership in connection with the issuance of the Underlying Securities by the Company will be, on or prior to the Closing Time, duly authorized and reserved for issuance by the Operating Partnership to the Company. The issuance of such OP Units will be exempt from registration or qualification under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws. None of the OP Units to be issued will be in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Operating Partnership or any other person or entity. Except as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities or interests for shares of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ capital stock, including OP Units or other ownership interests of the Operating Partnership.

 

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(xii)            Compliance with Laws. The Company and the subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws, regulations, rules, decrees, judgments and orders, including those relating to transactions with affiliates, except where any failures to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(xiii)          No Defaults. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in breach of or in default under (nor has any event occurred which with notice, lapse of time, or both would constitute a breach of, or default under) (A) its respective organizational documents, or (B) in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any license, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound, except in the case of clause (B), for such breaches or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(xiv)          No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including the Company’s issuance and sale of the Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described therein under the caption “Use of Proceeds”), any issuance of the Underlying Securities and the compliance by the Company and the Operating Partnership with their respective obligations under this Agreement, the Securities, and the Indenture have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under (A) any provision of the organizational documents of the Company or any subsidiary, or (B) any provision of any license, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or their respective assets or properties may be bound or affected, or under any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any decree, judgment or order applicable to the Company or any subsidiary, except in the case of this clause (B) for such breaches or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, claim or encumbrance upon any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary.

 

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(xv)            Due Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Operating Partnership.

 

(xvi)          Authorization of Advisory Agreement. The Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated April 23, 2018, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, as amended (the “Advisory Agreement”) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Operating Partnership and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Operating Partnership enforceable against the Company and the Operating Partnership in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity.

 

(xvii)        Authorization and Description of Securities. The Securities to be sold by the Company have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Initial Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture, and when duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee), and delivered to, and paid for by, the Initial Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the Securities will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefit of the Indenture and will be enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles and, with respect to equitable relief, the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive right, resale right, right of first refusal or similar right. The Securities will conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

(xviii)      Authorization of the Indenture. The Indenture will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum; and has been duly authorized and when executed and delivered by the Company and the Operating Partnership, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company and the Operating Partnership, enforceable against the Company and the Operating Partnership in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles and, with respect to equitable relief, the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

(xix)          Authorization and Description of Underlying Securities. Upon issuance and delivery of the Securities, the Securities will be convertible in accordance with the terms of the Securities into shares of the Underlying Securities. The Underlying Securities initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued and delivered by the Company upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, will conform to the description thereof contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive right, resale right, right of first refusal or similar right. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchaser contained in Section 6 and its compliance with the agreements set forth therein, the Underlying Securities, when issued in accordance with the Securities and the Indenture, will be issued in compliance with federal and state securities laws in effect as of the date hereof. The Common Stock conforms in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and such description conforms in all material respects to the rights set forth in the instruments defining the same. No holder of the Underlying Securities will be subject to personal liability solely by reason of being such a holder.

 

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(xx)            No Consents; No Approvals. No approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency or any other third party is required in connection with the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture, their consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, or the application of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, other than (i) such as have been obtained, or will have been obtained at the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations, (ii) such approvals as have been obtained in connection with the approval of the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), (iii) such approvals as have been obtained under the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), (iv) any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the various state jurisdictions in which the Securities are being offered by the Initial Purchaser, and (v) such approvals, authorizations, consents or orders or filings, the absence of which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(xxi)          Licenses. Each of the Company and the subsidiaries has all necessary licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals and has made all necessary filings required under any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule, and has obtained all necessary authorizations, consents and approvals from other persons, required in order to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, except to the extent that any failure to have any such licenses, authorizations, consents or approvals, to make any such filings or to obtain any such authorizations, consents or approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of the subsidiaries is in violation of, in default under, or has received any notice regarding a possible violation, default or revocation of any such license, authorization, consent or approval or any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any decree, judgment or order applicable to the Company or any of the subsidiaries, the effect of which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No such license, authorization, consent or approval contains a materially burdensome restriction that is not adequately disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum. Neither the Company nor any of the subsidiaries is required by any applicable law to obtain accreditation or certification from any governmental agency or authority in order to provide the products and services that it currently provides or that it proposes to provide as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, except to the extent that any failure to have such accreditation or certification could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(xxii)        Accurate Disclosure. Neither the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, nor the Final Offering Memorandum, as then amended or supplemented, as of its date, at the Closing Time and at any Date of Delivery, contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any Additional Written Offering Communication prepared, used or referred to by the Company, when considered together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, at the time of its use did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act and incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum (collectively, the “Incorporated Documents”), when such documents incorporated by reference were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, when read together with the other information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, did not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Initial Purchaser specifically for inclusion therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the only information so furnished shall be the information in the paragraph under the heading “Plan of Distribution—Stabilization and Short Positions” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (collectively, the “Initial Purchaser Information”).

 

(xxiii)      No Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any subsidiary or any of their respective officers and directors or to which the properties, assets or rights of any such entity are subject, at law or in equity, before or by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority, arbitral panel or agency, which is required to be disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, or where in any such case (i) there is a reasonable possibility that such action, suit or proceeding will be determined adversely to the Company or such subsidiary and (ii) if so determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to result in a judgment, decree, award or order having a Material Adverse Effect, except with respect to the Commission’s investigation disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

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(xxiv)      Financial Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and the Operating Partnership on a consolidated basis at the dates indicated. Said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and any summary financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included therein. All disclosures contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the 1934 Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the 1933 Act, to the extent applicable. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, if any, fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

 

(xxv)        Independent Public Accountants. The accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum are, and were during the periods covered by their reports, registered independent public accountants as and to the extent required by the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act, the 1934 Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

 

(xxvi)      Registration Rights. Except as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, there are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities, including securities that are convertible into or exchangeable or redeemable for equity securities, or registered for sale by the Company or the Operating Partnership under the 1933 Act.

 

(xxvii)    Absence of Manipulation. Neither the Company nor any affiliate of the Company has taken, nor will the Company or any affiliate take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed, or would be expected, to cause or result in, or which constitutes, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or to result in a violation of Regulation M under the 1934 Act.

 

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(xxviii)  No Registration as Broker. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (i) is required to register as a “broker” or “dealer” in accordance with the provisions of the 1934 Act or the 1934 Act Regulations, or (ii) directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or has any other association with (within the meaning of Article I of the By-laws of FINRA) any member firm of FINRA.

 

(xxix)      No Exempt Sales. Except as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any subsidiary has sold or issued any securities during the six-month period preceding the date of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or Regulations D or S of, the 1933 Act, other than shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock options plans or other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights or warrants, that would not be required to be integrated with the sale of the Securities.

 

(xxx)        Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and indefeasible title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all real property described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and good title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances, encroachments, restrictions, mortgages and defects, except such as are disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries. Any real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease by the Company or any subsidiary are held under valid, existing and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as are disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or are not material and do not interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such real property, improvements, equipment and personal property by the Company or such subsidiary. The Company or a subsidiary has obtained an owner’s or leasehold title insurance policy, from a title insurance company licensed to issue such policy, on any real property owned in fee or leased, as the case may be, by the Company or any subsidiary, that insures the Company’s or the subsidiary’s fee or leasehold interest, as the case may be, in such real property, which policies include only commercially reasonable exceptions, and with coverages in amounts at least equal to amounts that are generally deemed in the Company’s industry to be commercially reasonable in the markets where the Company’s properties are located, or a lender’s title insurance policy insuring the lien of its mortgage securing the real property with coverage equal to the maximum aggregate principal amount of any indebtedness held by the Company or a subsidiary and secured by the real property.

 

(xxxi)      Condition of Real Property. All real property owned or leased by the Company or a subsidiary is free of material structural defects and all building systems contained therein are in good working order in all material respects, subject to ordinary wear and tear or, in each instance, the Company has created an adequate reserve to effect reasonably required repairs, maintenance and capital expenditures. To the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, water, storm water, sanitary sewer, electricity and telephone service are all available at the property lines of such property over duly dedicated streets or perpetual easements of record benefiting such property. Except as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, to the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, there is no pending or threatened special assessment, tax reduction proceeding or other action that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to increase or decrease the real property taxes or assessments of any of such property, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(xxxii)    Mortgages. None of the Company and its subsidiaries that is party to any credit agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, guaranty, side letter, other document evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to any secured or unsecured indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Loan Documents”) is in default thereunder, nor has an event occurred which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would become a default by any of them under any of the Loan Documents, except for any default that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Loan Documents encumbering any real property owned in fee or leased by the Company or a subsidiary (i) are not convertible (in the absence of foreclosure) into an equity interest in the real property or in the Company, the Operating Partnership or any subsidiary, and none of the Company, the Operating Partnership or the subsidiaries hold a participating interest therein, (ii) except as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandums, are not and will not be cross-defaulted to any indebtedness other than indebtedness of the Company or any of the subsidiaries, and (iii) are not and will not be cross-collateralized to any property not owned by the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the subsidiaries.

 

(xxxiii)  Description and Enforceability of Contracts. The statements in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under the headings “Summary—Recent Developments,” “Summary—The Offering,” “Risk Factors,” “Description of Capital Stock,” “Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and the Company’s Charter and Bylaws” and “Partnership Agreement,” insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements, documents, proceedings or affiliate transactions discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents, proceedings or affiliate transactions in all material respects. There are no contracts, leases or other documents which are required to be disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum which have not been so described. All agreements between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any other party expressly referenced in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company or such subsidiary, as applicable, enforceable against the Company or such subsidiaries, as applicable, as appropriate, in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles and, to the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, no party is in breach or default under any such agreements, except for any breach or default that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(xxxiv)   Intellectual Property. The Company and each subsidiary owns or possesses adequate licenses or other rights to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, software and design licenses, trade secrets, manufacturing processes, other intangible property rights and know-how (collectively, “Intangibles”) necessary to entitle the Company and each subsidiary to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and neither the Company nor any subsidiary has received notice of infringement of or conflict with (and the Company knows of no such infringement of or conflict with) asserted rights of others with respect to any Intangibles that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(xxxv)Disclosure Controls; Internal Controls. The Company, the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries have established and maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the 1934 Act Regulations). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer by others within those entities, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the functions for which they were established. The Company, the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries have established and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the 1934 Act Regulations). Such internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company’s internal controls; and, except as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, since the Company’s inception, there has been (1) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies.

(xxxvi)Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

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(xxxvii)      Taxes. Each of the Company, the Operating Partnership and their subsidiaries has filed on a timely basis (including in accordance with any applicable extensions) all necessary federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof or have properly requested extensions thereof, and have paid all taxes shown as due thereon, and if due and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, no tax deficiency has been asserted against any such entity, and the Company, the Operating Partnership and their subsidiaries do not know of any tax deficiency that is likely to be asserted against any such entity that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to any such entity, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All tax liabilities are adequately provided for on the respective books of the Company and the subsidiaries.

(xxxviii)Insurance. Each of the Company and the subsidiaries maintains insurance (issued by insurers of recognized financial responsibility) of the types and in the amounts generally deemed adequate for their respective businesses and consistent with insurance coverage maintained by similar companies in similar businesses, including, but not limited to, insurance covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company and its subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, environmental liabilities, acts of vandalism, terrorism, earthquakes, flood and all other risks customarily insured against, all of which insurance is in full force and effect.

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(xxxix)Environmental Law Compliance. Neither the Company nor any of the subsidiaries is in violation, or has received notice of any violation with respect to, any applicable environmental, safety or similar law, regulation or rule applicable to the business of the Company or any of the subsidiaries, except any such violation of law, regulation or rule that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the subsidiaries have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable federal and state occupational safety and health and environmental laws, regulations and rules to conduct their respective businesses, and the Company and the subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except any such violation of law, regulation or rule, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals that individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, (i) none of the Operating Partnership, the Company, any of the subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Operating Partnership and the Company, any other owners of the property at any time or any other party has at any time, handled, stored, treated, transported, manufactured, spilled, leaked, or discharged, dumped, transferred or otherwise disposed of or dealt with, Hazardous Materials (as hereinafter defined) on, in, under, to or from any real property leased, owned or controlled, including any real property underlying any loan held or to be held by the Company or the subsidiaries (collectively, the “Real Property”), other than by any such action taken in compliance with all applicable Environmental Statutes (hereinafter defined) or by the Operating Partnership, the Company, any of the subsidiaries or any other party in connection with the ordinary use of residential, retail or commercial properties owned by the Operating Partnership; (ii) the Operating Partnership and the Company do not intend to use the Real Property or any subsequently acquired properties for the purpose of using, handling, storing, treating, transporting, manufacturing, spilling, leaking, discharging, dumping, transferring or otherwise disposing of or dealing with Hazardous Materials other than by any such action taken in compliance with all applicable Environmental Statues or by the Operating Partnership, the Company, any of the subsidiaries or any other party in connection with the ordinary use of residential, retail or commercial properties owned by the Operating Partnership; (iii) none of the Operating Partnership, the Company, nor any of the subsidiaries knows of any seepage, leak, discharge, release, emission, spill, or dumping of Hazardous Materials into waters on or adjacent to the Real Property or any other real property owned or occupied by any such party, or onto lands from which Hazardous Materials might seep, flow or drain into such waters; (iv) none of the Operating Partnership, the Company, nor any of the subsidiaries has received any notice of, or has any knowledge of any occurrence or circumstance that, with notice or passage of time or both, would give rise to a claim under or pursuant to any federal, state or local environmental statute, regulation or rule or under common law, pertaining to Hazardous Materials on or originating from any of the Real Property or any assets described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or any other real property owned or occupied by any such party or arising out of the conduct of any such party, including without limitation a claim under or pursuant to any Environmental Statute; (v) the Real Property is not included or, to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s knowledge, proposed for inclusion on the National Priorities List issued pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601-9675 (the “CERCLA”) by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or, to the Operating Partnership’s and the Company’s knowledge, proposed for inclusion on any similar list or inventory issued pursuant to any other Environmental Statute or issued by any other Governmental Authority (as hereinafter defined); (vi) in the operation of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s businesses, the Company acquires, before acquisition of any real property, an environmental assessment of the real property and, to the extent they become aware of any condition that could reasonably be expected to result in liability associated with the presence or release of a Hazardous Material, or any violation or potential violation of any Environmental Statute, the Company and the Operating Partnership take all commercially reasonable action necessary or advisable (including any capital improvements) for clean-up, closure or other compliance with such Environmental Statute. There are no costs or liabilities associated with the Real Property pursuant to any Environmental Statute (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with any Environmental Statute or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the entities that prepared Phase I or other environmental assessments with respect to the Real Property was employed for such purpose on a contingent basis or has any substantial interest in the Company or any of the subsidiaries, and none of their directors, officers or employees is connected with the Company or any of the subsidiaries as a promoter, selling agent, trustee, officer, director or employee. None of the Operating Partnership, the Company nor any subsidiary knows of any violation of any municipal, state or federal law, rule or regulation (including those pertaining to environmental matters) concerning the Real Property or any part thereof that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Real Property complies with all applicable zoning laws, ordinances, regulations and deed restrictions or other covenants in all material respects and, if and to the extent there is a failure to comply, such failure does not materially impair the value of any of the Real Property and will not result in a forfeiture or reversion of title. None of the Operating Partnership, the Company nor any subsidiary has received from any governmental authority any written notice of any condemnation of or zoning change affecting the Real Property or any part thereof, and none of the Operating Partnership, the Company nor any subsidiary knows of any such condemnation or zoning change which is threatened and which, individually or in the aggregate, if consummated could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All liens, charges, encumbrances, claims or restrictions on or affecting the properties and assets (including Real Property) of the Operating Partnership or any subsidiaries that are required to be disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum are disclosed therein. No lessee of any portion of any of the Real Property is in default under any of the leases governing such properties and there is no event which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a default under any of such leases, except such defaults that individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No tenant under any lease pursuant to which the Operating Partnership or any of the subsidiaries leases any Real Property has an option or right of first refusal to purchase the premises leased thereunder or the building of which such premises are a part, except as such options or rights of first refusal that, individually or in the aggregate, if exercised, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, “Hazardous Material” includes, without limitation any flammable explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, toxic substances, or related materials, asbestos or any hazardous material as defined by any federal, state or local environmental law, regulation or rule including, without limitation, the CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. Sections 1801-1819, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sections 6901-6992K, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Sections 11001-11050, the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 2601-2671, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Sections 136-136y, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 7401-7642, the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C. Sections 1251-1387, the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 300f-300j-26, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. Sections 651-678, as any of the above statutes may be amended from time to time, and in the regulations promulgated pursuant to each of the foregoing (individually, an “Environmental Statute” and collectively the “Environmental Statutes”) or by any federal, state or local governmental authority having or claiming jurisdiction over the properties and assets described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (a “Governmental Authority”).

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(xl)Labor Laws; No Labor Disputes. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of or has received notice of any violation with respect to any federal or state law, regulation or rule relating to discrimination in the hiring, termination, promotion, employment or pay of employees, nor any applicable federal or state wages and hours law, nor any state law, regulation or rule precluding the denial of credit due to the neighborhood in which a property is situated, the violation of any of which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no existing or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Operating Partnership, threatened labor disputes with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

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(xli)ERISA. The Company and each of its subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”). No “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any “pension plan” (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company or any of the subsidiaries would have any material liability; the Company and each of the subsidiaries have not incurred and do not expect to incur material liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “pension plan” or (ii) Section 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, the “Code”). Each “pension plan” for which the Company or any of its subsidiaries would have any material liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, that would cause the loss of such qualification.

(xlii)Past Issuances of Securities. All securities issued by the Company, any of the subsidiaries or any trusts established by the Company or any subsidiary, have been issued and sold in compliance with (i) all applicable federal and state securities laws and the laws of the applicable jurisdiction of incorporation of the issuing entity, except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) to the extent applicable to the issuing entity, the requirements of the NYSE.

(xliii)No Finder’s Fee. Except for the Initial Purchaser’s discounts and commissions payable by the Company to the Initial Purchaser in connection with the offering of the Securities contemplated herein or as otherwise disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, the Company has not incurred any liability for any brokerage commission, finder’s fees or similar payments in connection with the offering of the Securities contemplated hereby.

(xliv)Absence of Certain Relationships. Other than as disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum there is no relationship, direct or indirect, between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of the subsidiaries on the other hand. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, including through any subsidiary, extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any executive officer or director of the Company. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, the Company has no lending or other commercial relationship with any affiliate of the Initial Purchaser and the Company will not use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities to repay any indebtedness owed to any affiliate of the Initial Purchaser.

(xlv)Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor the Operating Partnership is required, or upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum will be required, to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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(xlvi)REIT Status. Commencing with the Company’s taxable year ended December 31, 2013 through its taxable year ended December 31, 2020, the Company has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Code, and the current and proposed ownership and method of operation of the Company and the subsidiaries as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum will enable the Company to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for the Company’s taxable year ending December 31, 2021 and thereafter. The Operating Partnership is and will be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and not as an association taxable as a corporation or a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation under the Code. The Company intends to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Code for all subsequent years, and the Company does not know of any event that could reasonably be expected to cause the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT under the Code at any time.

(xlvii)Ashford Hospitality Trust REIT Status. Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. qualified to be taxed as a REIT under the Code for its taxable years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2013.

(xlviii)Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, affiliate, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, the use of proceeds from the sale of the Securities, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

(xlix)Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority involving the Company or any subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

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(l)No Conflict with OFAC Laws. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, affiliate, agent, employee or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is: (i) currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Company and the Operating Partnership will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. Since inception, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.

(li)Statistical and Market-Related Data. Any statistical and market-related data included in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes, after reasonable inquiry, to be reliable and accurate and, to the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.

(lii)Governmental Oversight. The conduct of business by the Company and the subsidiaries as presently and proposed to be conducted is not subject to continuing oversight, supervision, regulation or examination by any governmental official or body of the United States or any other jurisdiction wherein the Company or the subsidiaries conduct or propose to conduct such business, except as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and except such regulation as is applicable to commercial enterprises generally.

(liii)Distribution of Offering Material. The Company and its subsidiaries have not distributed, and prior to the later of the Closing Time and the completion of the distribution of the Securities, will not distribute, any offering material in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities other than any Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(liv)IT Systems and Data. (i) There has been no security breach or attack or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective tenants, employees, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (“IT Systems and Data”) and the Company and its subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach, attack or compromise to their IT Systems and Data, except in each case that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries have complied, and are presently in compliance, with, all applicable laws, statutes or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority and all industry guidelines, standards, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except in each case that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) the Company and its subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.

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(lv)NYSE Listing. The Company will have applied to have the Underlying Securities approved for listing on the NYSE prior to the Closing Time; the Company is in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NYSE, including without limitation, the requirements for continued listing of the Common Stock on the NYSE, and there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, threatened or, to the Company's knowledge, contemplated, and the Company has not received any notice from the NYSE, regarding the revocation of such or otherwise regarding the delisting of the Common Stock from

(lvi)No Ratings. The Company has no debt securities or preferred stock that is rated by any “nationally recognized statistical rating agency” (as such term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) of the 1933 Act).

(lvii)No FINRA Affiliations. To the knowledge of the Company, except for Ashford Securities LLC, there are no affiliations or associations between any member of FINRA and any of the Company's officers, directors or 5% or greater securityholders.

(b)Representations and Warranties of the Advisor. The Advisor represents and warrants to the Initial Purchaser as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time and any Date of Delivery, and agrees with the Initial Purchaser, as follows:

(i)Good Standing of Advisor. The Advisor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Advisor has no subsidiaries. The Advisor is duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to be so qualified could not (A) reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the assets, business, operations, earnings, management, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Advisor or (B) prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the occurrence of any such effect or any such prevention described in the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) being referred to as an “Advisor Material Adverse Effect”).

(ii)No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise stated therein, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, (A) there has not been any Advisor Material Adverse Effect and (B) there has not been any material transaction entered into or any material transaction that is probable of being entered into by the Advisor, other than transactions in the ordinary course of business and transactions described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(iii)Compliance with Laws. The Advisor is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws, regulations, rules, decrees, judgments and orders, including those relating to transactions with affiliates, except where any failures to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Advisor Material Adverse Effect.

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(iv)No Defaults. The Advisor is not in breach of or in default under (nor has any event occurred which with notice, lapse of time, or both would constitute a breach of, or default under) (A) its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, or (B) in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any license, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Advisor is a party or by which it or its properties is bound, except in the case of clause (B), for such breaches or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have an Advisor Material Adverse Effect.

(v)No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not (i) conflict with, or result in any breach of, or constitute a default under (nor constitute any event which with notice, lapse of time, or both would constitute a breach of, or default under), (A) any provision of the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Advisor, or (B) any provision of any license, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Advisor is a party or by which the Advisor or its assets or properties may be bound or affected, or under any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any decree, judgment or order applicable to the Advisor, except in the case of this clause (B) for such breaches or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have an Advisor Material Adverse Effect; or (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, claim or encumbrance upon any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary.

(vi)Due Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Advisor and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Advisor.

(vii)Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Advisor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Advisor enforceable against the Advisor in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity.

(viii)No Consents; No Approvals. No approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency or any other third party is required in connection with the Advisor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and its consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

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(ix)Licenses. The Advisor has all necessary licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals and has made all necessary filings required under any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule, and has obtained all necessary authorizations, consents and approvals from other persons, required in order to conduct its businesses as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, except to the extent that any failure to have any such licenses, authorizations, consents or approvals, to make any such filings or to obtain any such authorizations, consents or approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Advisor Material Adverse Effect. The Advisor is not in violation of, in default under, and has not received any notice regarding a possible violation, default or revocation of any such license, authorization, consent or approval or any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any decree, judgment or order applicable to the Advisor, the effect of which could reasonably be expected to result in an Advisor Material Adverse Effect. No such license, authorization, consent or approval contains a materially burdensome restriction that is not adequately disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum. The Advisor is not required by any applicable law to obtain accreditation or certification from any governmental agency or authority in order to provide the products and services that it currently provides or that it proposes to provide as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, except to the extent that any failure to have such accreditation or certification could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Advisor Material Adverse Effect.

(x)Absence of Free Writing Prospectus. The Advisor (including its agents and representatives, other than the Initial Purchaser in its capacity as such) has not prepared or had prepared on its behalf or used or referred to any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act and has not distributed any written materials in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

(xi)Distribution of Offering Material. The Advisor has not distributed and will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering of the Securities other than the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(xii)No Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Advisor, threatened against the Company, any subsidiary or the Advisor or any of their respective officers and directors or to which the properties, assets or rights of any such entity are subject, at law or in equity, before or by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority, arbitral panel or agency, which is required to be disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, or where in any such case (i) there is a reasonable possibility that such action, suit or proceeding will be determined adversely to the Advisor and (ii) if so determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to result in a judgment, decree, award or order having a Material Adverse Effect, except with respect to the Commission’s investigation disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(xiii)Absence of Manipulation. Neither the Advisor nor any affiliate of the Advisor has taken, nor will the Advisor or any affiliate of the Advisor take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed, or would be expected, to cause or result in, or which constitutes, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or to result in a violation of Regulation M under the 1934 Act.

(xiv)Internal Controls. The Advisor maintains a system of internal control in place sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions that may be effectuated by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement are executed in accordance with its management's general or specific authorization and (ii) access to the Company's assets is permitted only in accordance with the internal policies, controls and procedures of the Advisor.

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(xv)Insurance. The Advisor maintains insurance (issued by insurers of recognized financial responsibility) of the types and in the amounts generally deemed adequate for its businesses and consistent with insurance coverage maintained by similar companies in similar businesses, including, but not limited to, insurance covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Advisor against theft, damage, destruction, environmental liabilities, acts of vandalism, terrorism, earthquakes, flood and all other risks customarily insured against, all of which insurance is in full force and effect.

(xvi)Labor Laws; Absence of Labor Dispute. The Advisor has not been notified that any officer or other key person of the Company, or a significant number of employees of the Advisor and its affiliates, plan to terminate his, her or their employment. Neither the Advisor nor, to the Advisor's knowledge, any officer or other key person of the Company, is subject to any noncompete, nondisclosure, confidentiality, employment, consulting or similar agreement that would be violated by the present or proposed business activities of the Company or the Advisor as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum. The Advisor is not in violation of and has not received notice of any violation with respect to any federal or state law, regulation or rule relating to discrimination in the hiring, termination, promotion, employment or pay of employees, nor any applicable federal or state wages and hours law, nor any state law, regulation or rule precluding the denial of credit due to the neighborhood in which a property is situated, the violation of any of which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an Advisor Material Adverse Effect. There are no existing or, to the knowledge of the Advisor, threatened labor disputes with the employees of the Advisor that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Advisor Material Adverse Effect.

(xvii)No Finder’s Fee. Except for the Initial Purchaser’s discounts and commissions payable by the Company to the Initial Purchaser in connection with the offering of the Securities contemplated herein or as otherwise disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, the Advisor has not incurred any liability for any brokerage commission, finder’s fees or similar payments in connection with the offering of the Securities contemplated hereby.

(xviii)Absence of Certain Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Advisor, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Advisor, on the other, that is required by the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations to be described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum that is not so described in such documents.

(xix)Investment Advisers Act. The Advisor is not prohibited by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder, from performing its obligations under the Advisory Agreement, as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(xx)Statistical and Market-Related Data. Any statistical and market-related data included in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum are based on or derived from sources that the Advisor believes, after reasonable inquiry, to be reliable and accurate.

(xxi)Access to Resources. The Advisor will have access to the personnel and other resources necessary for the performance of the duties of the Advisor as disclosed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

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(c)Officer’s Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or the Advisor and delivered to the Initial Purchaser or counsel for the Initial Purchaser in connection with the offering of Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor to the Initial Purchaser, as to the matters covered thereby.

2.Sale and Delivery to Initial Purchaser; Closing.

(a)Firm Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions and upon the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchaser, and the Initial Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of 96.5% of the principal amount thereof (the “Purchase Price”), the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite the Initial Purchaser’s name in Schedule I.

(b)Additional Securities. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions and upon the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to the Initial Purchaser the Additional Securities, and the Initial Purchaser shall have the right to purchase up to $11,250,000 aggregate principal amount of the Additional Securities at the Purchase Price, plus interest thereon accrued to the relevant Date of Delivery. The option hereby granted will expire 13 days after the date hereof and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time upon notice by the Initial Purchaser to the Company setting forth the aggregate principal amount of the Additional Securities as to which the Initial Purchaser is then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and delivery for such Additional Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (a “Date of Delivery”) shall be determined by the Initial Purchaser, but shall not be later than seven full business days after the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Additional Securities, the Initial Purchaser will purchase that proportion of the total aggregate principal amount of the Additional Securities the Initial Purchaser has agreed to purchase set forth in Schedule I bears to the total aggregate principal amount of the Firm Securities, plus any additional principal amount of Securities which the Initial Purchaser may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 hereof, subject to such adjustments as the Initial Purchaser in its discretion shall make to eliminate any purchases of aggregate principal amount of the Additional Securities other than in authorized denominations.

(c)Delivery of and Payment for the Securities. Payment of the purchase price for, and electronic delivery of, the Firm Securities shall be made at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US), 444 W Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Initial Purchaser and the Company, at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the second (third, if the pricing occurs after 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on any given day) business day after the date hereof (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 11), or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Initial Purchaser and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called “Closing Time”). In addition, in the event that any or all of the Additional Securities are purchased by the Initial Purchaser, payment of the purchase price for, and electronic delivery of, such Additional Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned offices, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Initial Purchaser and the Company, on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice from the Initial Purchaser to the Company. Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company against delivery to the Initial Purchaser for the account of the Initial Purchaser of certificates for the Securities to be purchased by them.

(d)Denominations; Registration. Electronic delivery of the Firm Securities and the Additional Securities, if any, shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Initial Purchaser may request in writing at least one full business day before the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be. The Firm Securities and any Additional Securities shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Initial Purchaser, through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company.

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3.Covenants of the Company and the Operating Partnership. Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, covenant with the Initial Purchaser as follows:

(a)Delivery of Offering Memorandum and Additional Written Offering Communications. The Company, as promptly as possible, will furnish to the Initial Purchaser, without charge, such number of copies of the Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein as the Initial Purchaser may reasonably request.  The Company, as promptly as possible, will furnish to the Initial Purchaser, without charge, a copy of each proposed Additional Written Offering Communication to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company or the Operating Partnership and not to use or refer to any proposed Additional Written Offering Communication to which the Initial Purchaser reasonably objects.

(b)Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. If the Pricing Disclosure Package is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a time when the Final Memorandum is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchaser, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare and furnish, at its own expense, to the Initial Purchaser and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Pricing Disclosure Package so that the statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Pricing Disclosure Package, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law. If, during such period after the date hereof and prior to the date on which all of the Securities shall have been sold by the Initial Purchaser, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Final Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchaser, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Final Memorandum to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare and furnish, at its own expense, to the Initial Purchaser, either amendments or supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum so that the statements in the Final Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Final Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Final Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law. Before amending or supplementing the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to use any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object.

(c)Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Initial Purchaser, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions within the United States as the Initial Purchaser may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.

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(d)Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under the caption “Use of Proceeds.”

(e)Listing. The Company will use its best efforts to effect and maintain the listing of the Underlying Securities on the NYSE by the Closing Time.

(f)Reservation of Underlying Securities. The Company will reserve and keep available at all times, free of any preemptive rights, shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy any obligations to issue the Underlying Securities.

(g)Restriction on Sale of Securities. During a period of 90 days from the date of the Final Memorandum, the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor will not, without the prior written consent of the Initial Purchaser, (i) directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, including without limitation limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership, or file any registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing, or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder, (B) any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and referred to in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, (C) any shares of Common Stock, limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership, dividend equivalent rights or other equity based awards issued, or options to purchase Common Stock granted, pursuant to existing employee benefit plans of the Company referred to in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to such existing employee benefit plans of the Company referred to in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum), (D) up to $45 million in shares of Common Stock issued for any purpose pursuant to the Company’s existing continuous Common Stock offering programs referred to in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or privately negotiated exchange offers conducted in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or (E) any OP Units issued in connection with the acquisition of property or assets, in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of four million OP Units, provided that the recipients of the OP Units agree in writing (upon substantially the terms set forth in the Lock Up Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B) not to sell, offer, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such OP Units during the remainder of the 90-day period without the prior written consent of the Initial Purchaser.

If the Initial Purchaser, in its sole discretion, agrees to release or waive the restrictions set forth in a lock-up agreement described in Section 5(l) hereof for an officer or director of the Company and provides the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver at least three business days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by a press release through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver.

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(h)Rule 144A Information. The Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, agree that, in order to render the offered Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, while any of the offered Securities remain outstanding, the Company and the Operating Partnership will make available, upon request, to any holder of Securities or prospective purchasers of Securities the information specified in Rule 144A(d)(4), unless the Company and the Operating Partnership furnishes information to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

(i)Absence of Manipulation. Except as contemplated herein or in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, each of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor will not take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed, or would reasonably be expected, to cause or result in, or which constitutes, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(j)Qualification and Taxation as a REIT. The Company will use its best efforts to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2021, and the Company will use its best efforts to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code in subsequent taxable years and will not take any action to revoke or otherwise terminate the Company’s REIT election, unless the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to be so qualified.

(k)Integration. The Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, jointly and severally, agree that the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor will not and will cause their respective Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy, sell or make any offer or sale of, or otherwise negotiate in respect of, securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership of any class if, as a result of the doctrine of “integration” referred to in Rule 502 under the 1933 Act, such offer or sale would render invalid (for the purpose of (i) the sale of the Securities by the Company to the Initial Purchaser, (ii) the resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchaser or (iii) the resale of the Securities and the Underlying Securities by subsequent purchasers to others) the exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act provided by Section 4(2) thereof or by Rule 144A thereunder or otherwise.

(l)Transfer Agent. The Company will maintain a transfer agent and, if necessary under the jurisdiction of formation of the Company, a registrar for its Common Stock.

(m)Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company will comply in all material respects with all effective applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

(n)Notification of Material Events. The Company, during the period when the Final Offering Memorandum is (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be) required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, shall notify the Initial Purchaser of the occurrence of any material events respecting its (including those of the Operating Partnership) activities, affairs or condition, financial or otherwise, if, but only if, as a result of any such event it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel, to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum in order to make the Final Offering Memorandum not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be) delivered to a purchaser, and the Company will forthwith supply such information as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to the Company and the Initial Purchaser for the Company to prepare any necessary amendment or supplement to the Final Offering Memorandum so that, as so amended or supplemented, the Final Offering Memorandum will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be) delivered to a purchaser, not misleading.

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4.Payment of Expenses.

(a) Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, including expenses, fees and taxes in connection with: (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and each amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Initial Purchaser and to dealers of copies of each of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum (including the costs of mailing and shipment), (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Securities to the Initial Purchaser, including any stock or other transfer taxes or duties payable upon the sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchaser, (iv) the printing of this Agreement and any dealer agreements and furnishing of copies of each to the Initial Purchaser and to dealers (including costs of mailing and shipment), (v) the fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors, (vi) the qualification of the Securities and the Underlying Securities for offering and sale under state laws that the Company and the Initial Purchaser have mutually agreed are appropriate and the determination of their eligibility for investment under state law as aforesaid, and the printing and furnishing of copies of any blue sky surveys or legal investment surveys to the Initial Purchaser and to dealers, (vii) the fees and expenses of any trustee, transfer agent or registrar for the Securities and the Underlying Securities and miscellaneous expenses referred to in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum, (viii) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Securities, (ix) the filing fees incident to the review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Securities, (x) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Underlying Securities on the NYSE, and (xi) the performance of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s other obligations under this Agreement and the Indenture. Upon request of the Initial Purchaser, the Company will provide funds in advance for filing fees. It is understood, however, that the Initial Purchaser will pay all of its own costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of its counsel, transfer taxes on resale of any Securities by the Initial Purchaser and any advertising expenses in connection with any offers of the Securities.

(b)Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Initial Purchaser in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(r) or Section 10(a)(i) or (iii) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Initial Purchaser for all of its out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Initial Purchaser.

5.Conditions of Initial Purchaser’s Obligations. The obligations of the Initial Purchaser hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Operating Partnership contained herein or in certificates of any officer of the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Advisor or any of their subsidiaries delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and conditions:

(a)Opinion of Counsel for the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor. At the Closing Time, the Initial Purchaser shall have received the favorable opinion and negative assurance statement, dated the Closing Time, of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, counsel for the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-1.

(b)Opinion of Tax Counsel for the Company and the Operating Partnership. At the Closing Time, the Initial Purchaser shall have received the favorable opinion, dated the Closing Time, of Locke Lord LLP, tax counsel for the Company and the Operating Partnership, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-2.

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(c)Opinion of In-House Counsel for the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor. At Closing Time, the Initial Purchaser shall have received the favorable opinion, dated the Closing Time, of in-house counsel for the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-3.

(d)Opinion of Maryland Counsel for the Company and the Operating Partnership. At the Closing Time, the Initial Purchaser shall have received the favorable opinion, dated the Closing Time, of Hogan Lovells US LLP, Maryland counsel for the Company and the Operating Partnership, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-4.

(e)Opinion of Counsel for Initial Purchaser. At Closing Time, the Initial Purchaser shall have received the favorable opinion and negative assurance statement, dated the Closing Time, of DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel for the Initial Purchaser, with respect to such matters as the Initial Purchaser may reasonably request.

(f)Officers’ Certificates. At the Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum, any Material Adverse Effect, and the Initial Purchaser shall have received a certificate of each of the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has been no such Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the representations and warranties in Section 1(a) of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time, (iii) each of the Company and the Operating Partnership has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time, and (iv) no order preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to their knowledge, contemplated. At the Closing Time, the Initial Purchaser shall have received a certificate of each of the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor, dated the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has not been a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the representations and warranties in Section 1(b) of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time, (iii) the Advisor has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time, and (iv) no order preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Advisor, contemplated.

(g)BDO USA, LLP Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Initial Purchaser shall have received from BDO USA, LLP a letter, dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, relating to the consolidated financial statements, including pro forma financial statements (if any), of the Company and its subsidiaries, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(h)Bring-down BDO USA, LLP Comfort Letter. At the Closing Time, the Initial Purchaser shall have received from BDO USA, LLP a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (g) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Time.

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(i) Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate. At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Initial Purchaser shall have received a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of such date, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser. At the Closing Time, the Initial Purchaser shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Time, of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company confirming that the certificate delivered by the Company at the time of execution of this Agreement pursuant to the prior sentence of this subsection (i) hereof remains true and correct as of the Date of Delivery.

(j)Reserved.

(k)Reserved.

(l)Indenture. At or prior to the Closing Time, each of the Company, the Operating Partnership, and the Trustee shall have executed and delivered the Indenture.

(m)Approval of Listing. At the Closing Time, the Underlying Securities shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject only to official notice of issuance.

(n)Lock-Up Agreements. At the date of this Agreement, the Initial Purchaser shall have received an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B, signed by the persons listed on Schedule IV (by power of attorney or otherwise).

(o)No Downgrade. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Time, there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the securities of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined for purposes of Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act.

(p)Conditions to the Purchase of Additional Securities. In the event that the Initial Purchaser exercise its option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Additional Securities, the representations and warranties of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished by the Company and any of its subsidiaries hereunder shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery and, at the relevant Date of Delivery, the Initial Purchaser shall have received:

(i)Officers’ Certificates. A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of each of the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery. A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of each of the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor, confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.

(ii)Opinion of Counsel for Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor. The favorable opinion and negative assurance statement of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, counsel for the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchaser, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Additional Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(a) hereof.

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(iii)Opinion of Tax Counsel for Company and the Operating Partnership. The favorable opinion of Locke Lord LLP, tax counsel for the Company and the Operating Partnership, in form and substance satisfactory reasonably to counsel for the Initial Purchaser, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Additional Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.

(iv)Opinion of In-House Counsel for the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor. The favorable opinion of in-house counsel for the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchaser, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Additional Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c) hereof.

(v)Opinion of Maryland Counsel for Company and the Operating Partnership. The favorable opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP, Maryland counsel for the Company and the Operating Partnership, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchaser, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Additional Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof.

(vi)Opinion of Counsel for Initial Purchaser. The favorable opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel for the Initial Purchaser, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Additional Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(e) hereof.

(vii)Bring-down BDO USA, LLP Comfort Letter. A letter from BDO USA, LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser and dated such Date of Delivery, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Initial Purchaser pursuant to Section 5(h) hereof, except that the “specified date” in the letter furnished pursuant to this paragraph shall be a date not more than three business days prior to such Date of Delivery.

(viii)Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate. A certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated such Date of Delivery, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Initial Purchaser pursuant to Section 5(i) hereof.

(q)Additional Documents. At the Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery (if any) counsel for the Initial Purchaser shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company and the Operating Partnership in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Initial Purchaser and counsel for the Initial Purchaser.

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(r) Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to the purchase of Additional Securities on a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, the obligations of the Initial Purchaser to purchase the relevant Additional Securities, may be terminated by the Initial Purchaser by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to Closing Time or such Date of Delivery, as the case may be, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.

6.Offering of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer.

(a)Qualified Institutional Buyer. The Initial Purchaser represents and warrants that the Initial Purchaser is a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act (a “QIB”).

(b)Offering of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer. The Initial Purchaser agrees with the Company and the Operating Partnership that it (and any person acting on its behalf): (i) will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, such Securities or the Underlying Securities in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, (ii) will sell such Securities only to persons that it reasonably believes to be QIBs, (iii) will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Securities in any jurisdiction outside the United States, and (iv) has taken or will take reasonable steps to ensure that each purchaser of the Securities is aware that the Securities are being offered and sold in reliance upon the representations and warranties deemed to have been made by such purchaser as provided in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under the caption “Transfer Restrictions.”

(c)Reliance on Representations. The Initial Purchaser understands that the Company and the Operating Partnership and, for purposes of the opinions and certificates to be delivered to you pursuant to Section 5 hereof, counsel to the Company and the Operating Partnership and counsel to the Initial Purchaser will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the foregoing representations and warranties and you hereby consent to such reliance.

7.Indemnification.

(a)Indemnification of Initial Purchaser. The Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, its selling agents and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:

(i)against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in (A) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or (B) in any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities (“Marketing Materials”), including any road show or investor presentation made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

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(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 7(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company; and

(iii)against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Initial Purchaser), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;

provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Initial Purchaser Information.

(b)Indemnification of Company, the Advisor and Directors and Officers. The Initial Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, each of their respective directors, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the Advisor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section 7, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Initial Purchaser Information.

(c)Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced (by the forfeiture of substantial rights and defenses) as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Initial Purchaser, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 7 or Section 8 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

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(d)Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 7(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

8.Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 7 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, on the one hand, and of the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions, which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

The relative benefits received by the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discount received by the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Final Offering Memorandum, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth on the cover of the Final Offering Memorandum.

The relative fault of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Advisor or by the Initial Purchaser and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The Company, the Operating Partnership, the Advisor and the Initial Purchaser agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchaser were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 8. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 8 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, the Initial Purchaser shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which the Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

For purposes of this Section 8, each person, if any, who controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and the Initial Purchaser’s Affiliates and selling agents shall have the same rights to contribution as the Initial Purchaser, and each director of the Company and the Advisor, and each person, if any, who controls the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Advisor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company or the Operating Partnership, subject in each case to the preceding two paragraphs. The Company’s, the Operating Partnership’s and the Advisor’s respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are joint and several.

The provisions of this Section shall not affect any agreement among the Company and the Operating Partnership with respect to contribution.

9.Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Advisor or any of their subsidiaries submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchaser or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling the Initial Purchaser, its officers or directors, any person controlling the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Advisor, or their officers and directors and (ii) delivery of and payment for the Securities.

10.Termination of Agreement.

(a)Termination. The Initial Purchaser may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, in the judgment of the Initial Purchaser, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, any Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Initial Purchaser, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if trading in any equity securities of the Company has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or the NYSE, or (iv) if trading generally on the NYSE American LLC, the NYSE or in the Nasdaq Global Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by order of the Commission, FINRA or any other governmental authority, or (v) a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or with respect to Clearstream or Euroclear systems in Europe, or (vi) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either federal or state authorities.

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(b)Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

11.Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Initial Purchaser shall be directed to the Initial Purchaser at UBS Securities LLC, Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019 (facsimile (203) 719-0495), with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice) DLA Piper LLP (US), 444 W Lake Street, Chicago Illinois 60606, attention of Kerry E. Johnson (facsimile (312) 251-2868); notices to the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor shall be directed to them at Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas 75254, attention of Robert G. Haiman (facsimile (972) 490-9605), with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice) Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, 200 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281, Attn: Gregory P. Patti Jr. (facsimile (212) 504-6666).

12.Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Initial Purchaser’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that the Initial Purchaser’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Initial Purchaser with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by the Initial Purchaser’s investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that the Initial Purchaser is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

13.No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company, its subsidiaries and the Advisor acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, its subsidiaries and the Advisor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering of the Securities and the process leading thereto, the Initial Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, the Advisor or their respective stockholders, equity interest holders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Initial Purchaser has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Advisor with respect to the offering of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Initial Purchaser has advised or is currently advising the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Advisor on other matters) and no Initial Purchaser has any obligation to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Advisor with respect to the offering of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Initial Purchaser and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company, its subsidiaries and the Advisor, and (e) none of the Initial Purchaser or legal counsel for the Initial Purchaser has provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Advisor with respect to the offering of the Securities and the Company, its subsidiaries and the Advisor have consulted their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate.

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14.Parties. This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Initial Purchaser, the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Initial Purchaser, the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 7 and 8 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Initial Purchaser, the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from the Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

15.Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a)In the event that the Initial Purchaser is a Covered Entity and becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from the Initial Purchaser of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b)In the event that the Initial Purchaser is a Covered Entity, or a BHC Act Affiliate of the Initial Purchaser becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against the Initial Purchaser are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section 16, a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

16.Trial by Jury. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates), the Operating Partnership, the Advisor and each of the Initial Purchaser hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

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17. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunity. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) shall be instituted in (i) the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan or (ii) the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a “Related Judgment”), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

18.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF, THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS.

19.TIME. TIME SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.

20.Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

21.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.

22.Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

[Signature page follows]

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the Initial Purchaser, the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor in accordance with its terms.

Very truly yours,
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
By:	/s/ Deric S. Eubanks
	Name: Deric S. Eubanks
	Title: Chief Financial Officer
BRAEMAR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:	Braemar OP General Partner LLC,
	its sole general partner
By:	Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.,
	its sole managing member
	By:	/s/ Deric S. Eubanks
		Name: Deric S. Eubanks
		Title: Chief Financial Officer
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY ADVISORS LLC
By:	/s/ Deric S. Eubanks
	Name: Deric S. Eubanks
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

(Signature Page to Purchase Agreement)

Accepted:
UBS Securities LLC
By:	/s/ Tyler Rindler
	Tyler Rindler
	Managing Director
By:	/s/Whitney Mikell
	Whitney Mikell
	Managing Director

[Signature Page to Purchase Agreement]

SCHEDULE I

Initial Purchaser	Principal Amount of Firm Securities
UBS Securities LLC	$	75,000,000
Total		75,000,000

Sch. I-1

SCHEDULE II

Pricing Disclosure Package

1.Preliminary Offering Memorandum issued on May 12, 2021

2.The pricing term sheet set forth on Schedule III to this Agreement

Permitted Additional Written Offering Communications

Each electronic “road show” as defined in Rule 433(h) furnished to the Initial Purchaser prior to use that the Initial Purchaser and Company have agreed may be used in connection with the offering of the Securities.

Sch. II-1

SCHEDULE III

PRICING TERM SHEET

May 13, 2021

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.

$75,000,000

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

The information in this pricing term sheet supplements the preliminary offering memorandum, dated May 12, 2021 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. In all other respects, this term sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. Before you invest, you should read the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the documents incorporated by reference therein for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

Issuer:	Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“BHR”)
Title of Securities:	4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”)
Ticker / Exchange for Common Stock:	BHR / New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)
Securities Offered:	$75,000,000 principal amount of the Notes (plus up to an additional $11,250,000 principal amount of  Notes pursuant to the Initial Purchaser’s option to purchase additional Notes).
Maturity Date:	June 1, 2026, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted
Trade Date:	May 14, 2021
Expected Settlement Date (T+2):	May 18, 2021
Issue Price:	100%, plus accrued interest, if any, from May 18, 2021

Sch. III-1

Use of Proceeds:	BHR estimates that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $71,975,000 (or approximately $82,831,250 if the Initial Purchaser exercises its option to purchase additional Notes in full), after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by BHR. BHR expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, to repay indebtedness, including amounts outstanding under its secured term loan, for capital expenditures or potential acquisitions.
Interest Rate:	4.50% per year
Interest Payment Dates:	June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021
Interest Payment Record Dates:	May 15 and November 15 of each year
Optional Redemption:	In whole or in part on any business day on or after the date of issuance if the last reported sale price per share of BHR common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which BHR provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed subject to certain adjustments, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Initial Conversion Rate:	157.7909 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes
Initial Conversion Price:	Approximately $6.34 per share of common stock
NYSE Closing Price of BHR Common Stock on May 13, 2021:	$5.07 per share
Conversion Premium:	Approximately 25% above the NYSE closing price of BHR common stock on May 13, 2021
CUSIP / ISIN:	10482B AA9/US10482BAA98

Sch. III-2

Sole Book-Running Manager:

UBS Securities LLC

Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon Conversion in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, Notice of Redemption or Notice of Issuer Conversion:

The following table below sets forth the number of additional shares by which the conversion rate will be increased for a holder that converts its Notes in connection with a make-whole fundamental change, notice of redemption or notice of issuer conversion (as described under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—Conversion Rate Adjustments—Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon Conversion in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, Notice of Redemption or Notice of Issuer Conversion” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum) for each stock price and effective date set forth below:

	Stock Price
Effective Date	$	5.07	$	6.00	$	6.34	$	7.00	$	8.00	$	8.24	$	9.00	$	10.00	$	11.00	$	12.00	$	13.00
May 14, 2021		39.4477		38.7091		37.9504		34.3519		27.6091		26.9178		24.3202		20.6091		17.7545		15.6257		14.1321
June 1, 2022		39.4477		32.5191		30.0763		27.2244		21.8806		21.3328		19.2741		16.3330		14.0707		12.3836		11.1999
June 1, 2023		39.4477		26.6083		22.5572		20.4183		16.4105		15.9996		14.4556		12.2498		10.5530		9.2877		8.4000
June 1, 2024		39.4477		20.6974		15.0381		13.6122		10.9403		10.6664		9.6371		8.1665		7.0354		6.1918		5.6000
June 1, 2025		39.4477		14.7866		7.5191		6.8061		5.4702		5.3332		4.8185		4.0833		3.5177		3.0959		2.8000
June 1, 2026		39.4477		8.8757		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000

Sch. III-3

The exact stock prices and effective dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:

· if the stock price is between two stock prices in the table or the effective date is between two effective dates in the table, the number of additional shares by which the conversion rate will be increased will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of additional shares set forth for the next higher and next lower stock prices and the earlier and later effective dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year;

· if the stock price is greater than $13.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate; or

· if the stock price is less than $5.07 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the conversion rate be increased on account of a make-whole fundamental change to exceed 197.2386 shares of BHR common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the conversion rate is required to be adjusted as set forth under “Description on Notes—Conversion Rights—Conversion Rate Adjustments” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

General

This communication is intended for the sole use of the person to whom it is provided by the sender.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of these securities under the laws of any such state

The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. Accordingly, the Notes are being offered and sold only to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. The Notes are not transferable except in accordance with the restrictions described under “Transfer Restrictions” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimers or other notices were automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent via Bloomberg or another email system.

Sch. III-4

SCHEDULE IV

PERSONS DELIVERING LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS

· Mary Evans

· Robert Haiman

· Abteen Vaziri

· Richard Stockton

· Deric Eubanks

· Ashford Hospitality LP

· Ashford TRS Corp

· Ashford Hospitality Trust

· Mark Nunneley

· Jeremy Welter

· Stefani Carer

· Monty Bennett

· Kenneth Fearn

· Curtis McWilliams

· Matthew Rinaldi

B-1-1

SCHEDULE V

Significant Subsidiaries

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.

Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership

Braemar OP Limited Partner LLC

Braemar OP General Pratner LLC

Braemar TRS Corporation

Ashford BC GP LLC

Ashford BC LP

Ashford TRS BC LLC

Ashford Sarasota GP LLC

Ashford Sarasota Holding Company LLC

Ashford Sarasota LP

Ashford TRS Sarasota Holding Company LLC

Ashford TRS Sarasota LLC

Ashford Thomas LLC

RC Hotels (Virgin Islands), Inc.

BHR Tahoe GP LLC

BHR Tahoe LP

BHR TRS Tahoe LLC

B-1-2

EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

as Issuer

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

INDENTURE

Dated as of May 18, 2021

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

Article 1 DEFINITIONS		1
Section 1.01.	Definitions	1
Section 1.02.	References to Interest	8
Article 2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES		8
Section 2.01.	Designation and Amount	8
Section 2.02.	Form of Notes	8
Section 2.03.	Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts	8
Section 2.04.	Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes	9
Section 2.05.	Exchange of Notes for Other Notes and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer; Depositary	10
Section 2.06.	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes	13
Section 2.07.	Temporary Notes	13
Section 2.08.	Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc.	14
Section 2.09.	CUSIP Numbers	14
Section 2.10.	Additional Notes; Repurchases	14
Section 2.11.	Ranking	14
Article 3 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE		14
Section 3.01.	Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture	14
Section 3.02.	Deposited Monies to Be Held in Trust by Trustee	15
Section 3.03.	Paying Agent to Repay Monies Held	15
Section 3.04.	Reinstatement	15
Article 4 PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY		15
Section 4.01.	Payment of Principal and Interest	15
Section 4.02.	Maintenance of Office or Agency	15
Section 4.03.	Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office	15
Section 4.04.	Provisions as to Paying Agent	15
Section 4.05.	Existence	16
Section 4.06.	Rule 144A Information Requirement and Annual Reports	16
Section 4.07.	Stay, Extension and Usury Laws	17
Section 4.08.	Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults	17
Section 4.09.	Additional Interest Notice	17
Section 4.10.	Covenant to Take Certain Actions	18
Article 5 LISTS OF HOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE		18
Section 5.01.	Lists of Holders	18
Section 5.02.	Preservation and Disclosure of Lists	18
Article 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES		18
Section 6.01.	Events of Default	18
Section 6.02.	Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment	19
Section 6.03.	Additional Interest	19
Section 6.04.	Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor	19
Section 6.05.	Application of Monies Collected by Trustee	20
Section 6.06.	Proceedings by Holders	21
Section 6.07.	Proceedings by Trustee	21
Section 6.08.	Remedies Cumulative and Continuing	21
Section 6.09.	Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders	22
Section 6.10.	Notice of Defaults	22
Section 6.11.	Undertaking to Pay Costs	22
Article 7 CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE		22
Section 7.01.	Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee	22
Section 7.02.	Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc.	23
Section 7.03.	No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc.	24

Section 7.04.	Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes	24
Section 7.05.	Monies and Shares of the Common Stock to Be Held in Trust	24
Section 7.06.	Compensation and Expenses of Trustee	24
Section 7.07.	Officers’ Certificate as Evidence	24
Section 7.08.	Eligibility of Trustee	25
Section 7.09.	Resignation or Removal of Trustee	25
Section 7.10.	Acceptance by Successor Trustee	25
Section 7.11.	Succession by Merger, Etc.	26
Article 8 CONCERNING THE HOLDERS		26
Section 8.01.	Action by Holders	26
Section 8.02.	Proof of Execution by Holders	26
Section 8.03.	Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners	26
Section 8.04.	Company-Owned Notes Disregarded	26
Section 8.05.	Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound	27
Article 9 [RESERVED]		27
Article 10 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES		27
Section 10.01.	Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders	27
Section 10.02.	Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders	27
Section 10.03.	Effect of Supplemental Indentures	28
Section 10.04.	Notation on Notes	28
Section 10.05.	Trustee to Sign Amendments	29
Article 11 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE		29
Section 11.01.	Company May Consolidate, Merge, etc., on Certain Terms	29
Section 11.02.	Successor Entity to Be Substituted	29
Section 11.03.	Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee	29
Article 12 IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS		30
Section 12.01.	Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations	30
Article 13 [RESERVED]		30
Article 14 CONVERSION OF NOTES		30
Section 14.01.	Right to Convert	30
Section 14.02.	Exchange in Lieu of Conversion	31
Section 14.03.	Conversion Procedure	31
Section 14.04.	Settlement Upon Conversion	33
Section 14.05.	Adjustment of Conversion Rate	35
Section 14.06.	Discretionary and Voluntary Adjustments	40
Section 14.07.	Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes, Notices of Redemption or Issuer Conversion Notices	41
Section 14.08.	Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Shares of the Common Stock	42
Section 14.09.	Certain Covenants	43
Section 14.10.	Responsibility of Trustee	44
Section 14.11.	Poison Pill	44
Section 14.12.	Ownership Limit	44
Section 14.13.	Deferral of Adjustments	44
Section 14.14.	Limitation on Adjustments	44
Section 14.15.	Notice to Holders	44
Section 14.16.	Issuer Conversion	45
Section 14.17.	Restrictions on Issuer Conversion	47
Article 15 REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS		47
Section 15.01.	[Reserved.]	47
Section 15.02.	Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change	47
Section 15.03.	Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice	48
Section 15.04.	Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice	48
Section 15.05.	Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price	49
Section 15.06.	Notes Purchased in Whole or in Part	49
Section 15.07.	Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes	49

Section 15.08.	Repayment to the Company	49
Article 16 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION		49
Section 16.01.	Optional Redemption	49
Section 16.02.	Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes	49
Section 16.03.	Payment of Notes Called for Redemption	50
Section 16.04.	Restrictions on Redemption	51
Section 16.05.	No Sinking Fund	51
Article 17 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS		51
Section 17.01.	Provisions Binding on the Company’s Successors	51
Section 17.02.	Official Acts by Successor Entity	51
Section 17.03.	Addresses for Notices, Demands, etc.	51
Section 17.04.	Governing Law; Jurisdiction	52
Section 17.05.	Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee	52
Section 17.06.	Legal Holidays	52
Section 17.07.	No Security Interest Created	52
Section 17.08.	Benefits of Indenture	52
Section 17.09.	Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.	53
Section 17.10.	Authenticating Agent	53
Section 17.11.	Execution in Counterparts	53
Section 17.12.	Severability	54
Section 17.13.	Waiver of Jury Trial	54
Section 17.14.	Force Majeure	54
Section 17.15.	Calculations	54
Section 17.16.	USA PATRIOT Act	54
Section 17.17.	Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)	54

EXHIBIT
Exhibit A	[Form of Face of Note]
SCHEDULE
Schedule A	Schedule of Increases and Decreases of Notes
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1	[Form of Notice of Conversion]
Attachment 2	[Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice]
Attachment 3	[Form of Assignment and Transfer]

INDENTURE dated as of May 18, 2021 among BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC., a Delaware limited partnership, as issuer (the “Company,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01 hereof), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01 hereof).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Company’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (hereinafter called the “Notes”).

Article 1
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01.Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this Article include the plural as well as the singular.

“Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 4.06 or Section 6.03.

“Additional Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(a).

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Applicable Law” shall have the meaning specified in Section 17.17.

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any matter at any time, the policies and procedures of the Depositary, if any, that are applicable to such matter at such time.

“Bid Solicitation Agent” means the Company or such other Person as may be appointed, from time to time, by the Company to solicit bids for the Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.01(b)(2) hereof. Initially, the “Bid Solicitation Agent” means the Company.

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company, or other body with analogous authority with respect to the Company, or any duly authorized committee of that board or body.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close or to be closed.

“Capital Stock” means, for any Person, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

“Cash Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).

“Clause A Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).

“Clause B Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).

“Clause C Distribution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).

“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

“Combination Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).

“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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“Common Equity” of any Person means the Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.

“Common Stock” means, subject to Section 14.08, the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, authorized at the date of this instrument as originally executed.

“Common Stock Resale Restriction Termination Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(d).

“Company” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 11, shall include its successors and assigns.

“Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any one of its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Vice Chairman, its Chief Financial Officer or a Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”), and by any one of its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Conversion Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.

“Conversion Consideration” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).

“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.03(d).

“Conversion Obligation” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Conversion Rate.”

“Conversion Price” means, in respect of each Note, as of any date, $1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate in effect on such date.

“Conversion Rate” means initially 157.7909 shares of the Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Article 14, per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, in accordance with the settlement provisions of Section 14.04 (the “Conversion Obligation”).

“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at U.S. Bank National Association, EX-NY-WALL 100 Wall Street, Suite 600, New York, NY 10005 Attention: Global Corporate Trust & Custody, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor trustee (or such other address as such successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

“Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary with respect to the Notes (so long as the Notes constitute Global Notes), or any successor entity.

“Daily Conversion Value” means, for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, one-fortieth (1/40th) of the product of (i) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.

“Daily Measurement Value” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Settlement Amount.”

“Daily Settlement Amount,” for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, shall consist of:

(1)cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon conversion as specified in the notice specifying the Company’s chosen settlement method (the “Specified Dollar Amount”), if any, divided by 40 (such quotient, the “Daily Measurement Value”) and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value for such Trading Day; and

(2)if the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.

“Daily VWAP” means, for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “BHR <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of the Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

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“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

“Defaulted Amounts” means any amounts on any Note (including, without limitation, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, principal and interest) that are payable but are not punctually paid or duly provided for.

“Depositary” means, with respect to each Global Note, the Person specified in Section 2.05(c) as the Depositary with respect to such Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

“Designated Institution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).

“Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(c).

“Eligible Market” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.16(c).

“Equity Conditions” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.16(c).

“Equity Conditions Measuring Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.16(c).

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

“Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question.

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

“Exchange Election” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(a).

“Form of Assignment and Transfer” means the “Form of Assignment and Transfer” attached as Attachment 3 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

“Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” means the “Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

“Form of Note” means the “Form of Note” attached hereto as Exhibit A.

“Form of Notice of Conversion” means the “Form of Notice of Conversion” attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

“Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:

(1)any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company or its Subsidiaries and the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s Common Equity;

(2)the consummation of (x) any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, scheme of arrangement or other binding share conversion or reclassification or similar transaction between the Company and another person (other than any of the Company’s Subsidiaries), in each case pursuant to which the shares of the Common Stock shall be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a transaction (i) that results in the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction owning, directly or indirectly, as a result of such transaction, more than 50% of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event, or (ii) effected solely to change the Company’s jurisdiction of formation and that results in a share conversion or reclassification or similar conversion of the outstanding Common Stock solely into shares of the Common Stock of the surviving entity or (y) any sale or other disposition in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, to another person (other than any of the Company’s Subsidiaries);

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(3) the shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (other than in a transaction described in clause (2) above); or

(4)the shares of the Common Stock (or other Common Equity underlying the Notes) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), the NYSE American LLC (the “NYSE American”) or The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) (or any of their respective successors);

provided, however, that in the case of a transaction or event described in clause (1) or (2) above, if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the shares of the Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares) in the transaction or transactions that would otherwise constitute a “Fundamental Change” consists of shares of the common stock or common equity interests that are traded on the NYSE, the NYSE American or Nasdaq (or any of their respective successors) or that will be so traded when issued or converted in connection with the transaction that would otherwise constitute a “Fundamental Change” under clause (1) or (2) above (“Publicly Traded Notes”), and as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Notes become convertible into or by reference to such Publicly Traded Notes, excluding cash payments for fractional shares (subject to settlement in accordance with the provisions of Sections 14.03, 14.05 and 14.07), such event shall not be a “Fundamental Change.”

“Fundamental Change Company Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(b).

“Fundamental Change Expiration Time” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a)(i).

“Fundamental Change Purchase Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).

“Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a)(i).

“Fundamental Change Purchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).

“Global Note” means a Note which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered to or on behalf of the Depositary or its nominee, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to a Company Order, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent the amount of uncertificated Notes as specified therein.

“Holder,” as applied to any Note, or other similar terms (but excluding the term “beneficial holder”), means any Person in whose name at the time a particular Note is registered on the Note Register.

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented.

“Initial Purchaser” means UBS Securities LLC.

“Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Notes, each June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021.

“Issue Date” means, with respect to the Notes, May 18, 2021.

“Issuer Conversion Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.16(b).

“Issuer Conversion Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.16(b).

“Issuer Conversion Option” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.16(a).

“Last Reported Sale Price” per share of the Common Stock for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid and last ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid and the average last ask prices) on that Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the shares of the Common Stock are traded. If the shares of the Common Stock are not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant Trading Day, the “Last Reported Sale Price” will be the last quoted bid price per share of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the shares of the Common Stock are not so quoted, the “Last Reported Sale Price” will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and last ask prices per share of the Common Stock on the relevant Trading Day from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose. Any such determination will be conclusive absent manifest error.

“Legend Removal Deadline” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.06(e).

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“Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means any event that is a Fundamental Change, after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from the definition thereof but without regard to the exclusion in subsection (i) of clause (2) of the definition thereof.

“Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(a).

“Market Disruption Event” means, for the purposes of determining amounts due upon conversion (a) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.

“Maturity Date” means, with respect to any Note and the payment of the principal amount thereof, June 1, 2026.

“Merger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).

“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means indebtedness the terms of which provide that the lender’s claim for repayment of such indebtedness is limited solely to a claim against the property of, or equity interests in, the Company’s subsidiary that owns such property which secures such indebtedness; provided that recourse obligations or liabilities of the issuer or any of its other subsidiaries solely for customary carve out matters in respect of any indebtedness will not prevent indebtedness from being classified as Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

“Note” or “Notes” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the recitals of this Indenture.

“Note Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

“Note Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

“Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 17.11.

“Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.03(d)(1).

“Observation Period” with respect to any Note surrendered for conversion means:

(1)subject to clause (2) below, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to the 41st Trading Day prior to the Maturity Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately succeeding such Conversion Date;

(2)if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the date of issuance by the Company of a Redemption Notice or an Issuer Conversion Notice and prior to the related Redemption Date or Issuer Conversion Date, as the case may be, the 40 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on and including the 41st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date or Issuer Conversion Date, as the case may be; and

(3)if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the 41st Trading Day prior to the Maturity Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 41st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

“Offering Memorandum” means the preliminary offering memorandum dated May 12, 2021, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet dated March 13, 2021, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.

“Officer” means any person holding any of the following positions with the Company: the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”), the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, and the Secretary.

“Officers’ Certificate,” when used with respect to the Company, means a certificate signed by any two Officers or by one such Officer and any Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.

“Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the the Company, or other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

“Optional Redemption” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.01.

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“outstanding,” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:

(a)Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for cancellation;

(b)Notes, or portions thereof, that have become due and payable and in respect of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent);

(c)Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.06 or Notes in lieu of which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.06 unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course;

(d)Notes converted pursuant to Article 14 and required to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.08; and

(e)Notes repurchased by the Company pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Section 2.10;

provided, however, that in determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Notes have consented to any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, amendment or modification hereunder, Notes held for the account of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of its affiliates shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making such a determination or relying upon any such consent, only Notes which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.

“Paying Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint venture, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.

“Physical Notes” means permanent certificated Notes in registered form issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof.

“Physical Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).

“Predecessor Note” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.06 in lieu of or in exchange for a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.

“Purchase Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2021, among the Company and the Initial Purchaser.

“Record Date” means, except to the extent otherwise provided under Section 4.04(c) hereof, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of shares of Common Stock (or any other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which shares of Common Stock (or any other applicable security) are exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, statute, contract or otherwise).

“Redemption Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.02(a).

“Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.02(a).

“Redemption Period” means the period from, and including, the date of a Redemption Notice until the Close of Business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date.

“Redemption Price” means, for any Notes to be redeemed pursuant to Section 16.01, 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be paid to Holders of record of such Notes on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes and will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such redemption date).

“Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).

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“Regular Record Date,” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the May 15 (whether or not a Business Day) or the November 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.

“Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

“Restricted Securities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c). “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which shares of the Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading. If shares of the Common Stock are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

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

“Settlement Amount” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a)(4).

“Settlement Method” means, with respect to any conversion of Notes, Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, as elected (or deemed to have been elected) by the Company.

“Share Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(c).

“Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any person, a Subsidiary of such person that would constitute a “significant subsidiary” as such term is defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, as in effect on the original date of issuance of the Notes.

“Specified Dollar Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of Notes, $1,000 or such larger dollar amount expressed as the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon conversion as specified by the Company in the notice specifying the Company’s chosen Settlement Method.

“Spin-Off” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).

“Subsidiary means, with respect to the Company, a Person a majority of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company. For the purposes of this definition, “voting stock” means having the voting power for the election of directors, general partners, trustees, managing members or Persons performing similar functions, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of securities has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.01(a).

“Trading Day” means a day on which: (1) there is no Market Disruption Event; and (2) trading in shares of the Common Stock generally occurs on the NYSE or, if shares of the Common Stock are not then listed on the NYSE, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which shares of the Common Stock are then listed or, if shares the Common Stock are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which shares of the Common Stock are then listed or admitted for trading. If shares of the Common Stock are not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a “Business Day.”

“Trading Price” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected for this purpose by the Company; provided, that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of (i) the Last Reported Sale Price per share of the Common Stock and (ii) the applicable Conversion Rate. If (x) the Company is not acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, and the Company does not, when it is required to, instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids, or if the Company gives such instruction to the Bid Solicitation Agent, and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to make such determination, or (y) the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent and it fails to make such determination, then, in either case, the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of (i) the Last Reported Sale Price per share of the Common Stock and (ii) the applicable Conversion Rate on each Trading Day of such failure.

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“transfer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

“Trigger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).

“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as it was in force at the date of execution of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date hereof, the term “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean, to the extent required by such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as so amended.

“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.

“Valuation Percentage” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(e)(1).

“Valuation Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.05(c).

Section 1.02.References to Interest. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in this Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 4.06 or Section 6.03. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.

Article 2

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

Section 2.01.Designation and Amount. The Notes shall be designated as the “4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026.” The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is initially limited to $86,250,000, subject to Section 2.10 and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of other Notes, or in exchange for other Notes, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 10.04, Section 14.03 and Section 15.04.

Section 2.02.Form of Notes. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated in and made a part of this Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, and the Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

Any Global Note may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture as may be required by the Custodian or the Depositary, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Notes may be listed or traded or designated for issuance or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.

Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends, changes or endorsements as the Officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, or to conform to usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.

Each Global Note shall represent such principal amount of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect redemptions, repurchases, cancellations, conversions, transfers or exchanges for other Notes permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, a Global Note shall be made to the Holder of such Note on the date of payment, unless a record date or other means of determining Holders eligible to receive payment is provided for herein.

Section 2.03.Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts. (a) The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of such Note. Accrued interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and, for partial months, on the basis of actual days elapsed over a 30-day month.

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(b)The Company will pay the principal of, the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for any Physical Note to the Holder of such Note in cash at the designated office of the Paying Agent at 100 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, New York, prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the relevant payment date. The Company will pay any interest on any Physical Note to the Holder of such Note by check mailed to such Holder’s registered address or, if such Holder delivers to the Note Registrar a written request on or prior to a Regular Record Date that the Company make such payments by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, for each interest payment corresponding to each Regular Record Date occurring during the period beginning on the date on which such Holder delivered such request and ending on the date, if any, on which such Holder delivers to the Note Registrar a written instruction to the contrary, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by such Holder.

The Company will pay the principal of, interest on, the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for any Global Note to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the relevant payment date in accordance with Applicable Procedures.

(c)Any Defaulted Amounts shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant payment date but shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, such relevant payment date, and such Defaulted Amounts together with such interest thereon shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:

(i)The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the Close of Business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of the Defaulted Amounts proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Amounts or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Amounts as in this clause provided. Thereupon, the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of such special record date and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor to be sent to each Holder at its address as it appears in the Note Register, not less than 5 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor having been so sent, such Defaulted Amounts shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the Close of Business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii) of this Section 2.03(c).

(ii)The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Amounts in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or automated quotation system, if, after written notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

Section 2.04.Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes. The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of an Officer.

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes, without any further action by the Company hereunder.

Only such Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth on the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto, executed manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee as provided by Section 17.10), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee (or such an authenticating agent) upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Note so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

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In case any Officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be such Officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the Person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such Officer of the Company; and any Note may be signed on behalf of the Company by such Persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Note, shall be the Officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such Person was not such an Officer.

Section 2.05.Exchange of Notes for Other Notes and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer; Depositary. (a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Such register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed the “Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided. The Company may appoint one or more co-Note Registrars in accordance with Section 4.02.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.05, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.

Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange for other Notes, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed, by the Holder thereof or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, any co-Note Registrar or the Paying Agent for any exchange of Notes for other Notes or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Company may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of new Notes issued upon such exchange or registration of transfer being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer.

None of the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar shall be required to exchange under this Section 2.05 or register a transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for conversion in accordance with Article 14 or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered for conversion in accordance with Article 14, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion in accordance with Article 14, (ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 15 or (iii) any Notes selected for redemption in accordance with Article 16.

All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes in accordance with this Indenture shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes.

(b)So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, subject to the fourth paragraph from the end of Section 2.05(c), all Notes shall be represented by one or more Notes in global form (each, a “Global Note”) registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The transfer and exchange in accordance with this Section 2.05 of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the issuance of a Physical Note shall be effected through the Depositary (but not the Trustee or the Custodian) in accordance with this Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary therefor.

(c)Every Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.05(c) to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (together with any shares of the Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Article 14 that is required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.05(d), collectively, the “Restricted Securities”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (including the legend set forth below), unless such restrictions on transfer shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company, and the Holder of each such Restricted Security, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.05(c) and Section 2.05(d), the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security.

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Any certificate evidencing such Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form unless such Notes have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, with notice thereof to the Trustee:

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

(1)REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

(2)AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT:

(A)TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

(B)PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(C)TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

No transfer of any Note will be registered by the Note Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer has been checked.

Any Note (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of such Note for exchange for another Note to the Note Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.05, be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.05(c) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall be entitled to instruct the Custodian in writing to so surrender any Global Note as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms for exchange, and, upon such instruction, the Custodian shall so surrender such Global Note for exchange; and any new Global Note so exchanged therefor shall not bear the restrictive legend specified in this Section 2.05(c) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing after a registration statement, if any, with respect to the Notes or any shares of the Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other than the provisions set forth in this Section 2.05(c)), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole or in part except (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary and (ii) for transfers of portions of a Global Note in certificated form made upon request of a member of, or a participant in, the Depositary (for itself or on behalf of a beneficial owner) by written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with customary procedures of the Depositary and in compliance with this Section 2.05(c).

The Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.

If (i) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and a beneficial owner of any Note requests that its beneficial interest therein be issued as a Physical Note, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (iii), a Physical Note to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note corresponding to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i) or (ii), Physical Notes to each beneficial owner of the related Global Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Global Notes in exchange for such Global Notes, and upon delivery of the Global Notes to the Trustee such Global Notes shall be canceled.

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Physical Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Notes pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee in writing. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Physical Notes are so registered.

At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and existing instructions between the Depositary and the Custodian. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.

None of the Company the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

(d)Until the date (the “Common Stock Resale Restriction Termination Date”) that is the later of (1) the date that is one year after the issuance date of the relevant shares of the Common Stock or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor provision thereto, and (2) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable law, any stock certificate representing shares of the Common Stock issued upon conversion of a Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless the Note or such shares of the Common Stock has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or such shares of the Common Stock have been transferred pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company with written notice thereof to the Trustee and any transfer agent for shares of the Common Stock):

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

(1)REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

(2)AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:

(A)TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

(B)PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(C)TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(D)PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

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PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

Any such shares of the Common Stock as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares of the Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for shares of the Common Stock, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.05(d). The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Section 2.06.Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. In case any Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its discretion may execute, and upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, a new Note, bearing a registration number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case, the applicant for a substituted Note shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.

The Trustee or such authenticating agent may authenticate any such substituted Note and deliver the same upon the receipt of such security or indemnity as the Trustee, the Company and, if applicable, such authenticating agent may require. No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, any co-Note Registrar or the Paying Agent upon the issuance of any substitute Note, but the Company may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new substitute Note being different from the name of the Holder of the old Note that became mutilated or was destroyed, lost or stolen. In case any Note that has matured or is about to mature or has been surrendered for required repurchase or is about to be converted in accordance with Article 14 shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, in its sole discretion, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.

Every substitute Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06 by virtue of the fact that any Note is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, all Notes shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement, payment, conversion, redemption or repurchase of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement, payment, conversion, redemption or repurchase of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

Section 2.07.Temporary Notes. Pending the preparation of Physical Notes, the Company may execute and the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Physical Notes but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Note shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Physical Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Trustee or such authenticating agent Physical Notes (other than any Global Note) and thereupon any or all temporary Notes (other than any Global Note) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02 and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Physical Notes. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Physical Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder.

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Section 2.08.Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc. The Company shall cause all Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase, conversion, redemption, registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes or in accordance with Article 14, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Company’s agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation. All Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled promptly by it, and no Notes shall be authenticated in exchange thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and shall deliver a certificate of such disposition to the Company, at the Company’s written request.

Section 2.09.CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in all notices issued to Holders as a convenience to such Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or on such notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such notices shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

Section 2.10.Additional Notes; Repurchases. The Company may, without the consent of the Holders and notwithstanding Section 2.01, reopen this Indenture and issue additional Notes hereunder with the same terms as the Notes initially issued hereunder (other than differences in the issue price and interest accrued prior to the issue date of such additional Notes) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; provided that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number. Prior to the issuance of any such additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to cover such matters, in addition to those required by Section 17.05, as the Trustee shall reasonably request. In addition, the Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties pursuant to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other cash-settled derivatives. The Company shall cause any Notes so repurchased (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.08.

Section 2.11.Ranking. The obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with this Indenture and every outstanding Note issued under this Indenture from time to time constitute and shall constitute a general unsecured senior obligation of the Company, ranking equally with existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company and ranking senior in right of payment to any existing and future indebtedness of the Company that is expressly made subordinate to the Notes by the terms of such indebtedness.

Article 3

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 3.01.Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture. When (i) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Notes theretofore authenticated (other than any Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered or paid pursuant to Section 2.06) and not theretofore canceled, or (ii) all such Notes not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date, on any Redemption Date, on any Issuer Conversion Date, on any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise) and the Company shall deposit with the Trustee, in trust, or deliver to the Holders, as applicable, an amount of cash and/or (in the case of conversion) shares of the Common Stock sufficient to pay all amounts due on all of such Notes (other than any Notes that shall have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered or paid pursuant to Section 2.06) not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and interest due, and if the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes (except as to (i) rights hereunder of Holders to receive all amounts owing upon the Notes and the other rights, duties and obligations of Holders, as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the amounts, if any, so deposited with the Trustee and (ii) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee under the Indenture), and the Trustee, on written demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness on the Notes have been complied with, and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Notes; the Company, however, hereby agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred by the Trustee, including the fees and expenses of its counsel, and to compensate the Trustee for any services thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Trustee in connection with the Indenture or the Notes.

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Section 3.02.Deposited Monies to Be Held in Trust by Trustee. Subject to Section 4.04(d) hereof, all monies and shares of the Common Stock, if any, deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof shall be held in trust for the sole benefit of the Holders of the Notes, and such monies and shares of the Common Stock shall be applied by the Trustee to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company if acting as its own Paying Agent), to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or settlement of which such monies or shares of the Common Stock have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums or amounts due and to become due thereon for principal and interest, if any.

Section 3.03.Paying Agent to Repay Monies Held. Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Notes, all monies and shares of the Common Stock, if any, then held by any Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) with respect to the Notes shall, upon written request of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies and shares of the Common Stock.

Section 3.04.Reinstatement. If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or shares of the Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.02 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 3.01 until such time as the Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and shares of the Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.02; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of interest on, principal of or payment or delivery in respect of any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or shares of the Common Stock, if any, held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

Article 4

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 4.01.Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.

Section 4.02.Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the continental United States an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes or for presentation for payment or repurchase (“Paying Agent”) or for conversion in accordance with Article 14 (“Conversion Agent”) and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency not designated or appointed by the Trustee. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.

The Company may also from time to time designate as co-Note Registrars one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the continental United States for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The terms “Paying Agent” and “Conversion Agent” include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.

The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Note Registrar, Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office as the office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes or for presentation for payment or repurchase or for conversion in accordance with Article 14.

Section 4.03.Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office. The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.09, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.

Section 4.04.Provisions as to Paying Agent. (a) If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Company will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04:

(i)that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;

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(ii) that it will give the Trustee prompt notice of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and

(iii)that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust.

The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) or accrued and unpaid interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action; provided that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.

(b)If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) and accrued and unpaid interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.

(c)Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay, cause to be paid or deliver to the Trustee all sums or amounts held in trust by the Company or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.04, such sums or amounts to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained and upon such payment or delivery by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability but only with respect to such sums or amounts.

(d)Any money and shares of the Common Stock deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on and the consideration due upon conversion of any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), interest or consideration due upon conversion has become due and payable shall, subject to applicable escheat laws, be paid to the Company on request of the Company contained in an Officers’ Certificate, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money and shares of the Common Stock, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that prior to the Trustee or such Paying Agent making any such repayment, the Company shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in New York City or publish such information on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company deems appropriate at that time, a notice that such money and shares of the Common Stock remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money and shares of the Common Stock then remaining will be repaid or delivered to the Company.

Section 4.05.Existence. Subject to Article 11, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence.

Section 4.06.Rule 144A Information Requirement and Annual Reports. (a) At any time the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall, so long as any of the Notes or any shares of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof will, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, promptly furnish to the Holders, beneficial owners and prospective purchasers of the Notes and of any shares of the Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Notes, upon their written request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of the Notes and such shares of the Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144A. The Company shall take such further action as any Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes may reasonably request to the extent from time to time required to enable such Holder or beneficial owner to sell such Notes or shares of the Common Stock in accordance with Rule 144A, as such rule may be amended from time to time.

(b)The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the Commission, copies of any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the Company files with the Commission via the Commission’s EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 4.06(b) at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor thereto); provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine if such filing has occurred.

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(c)Delivery of the reports and documents described in subsection (b) above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on an Officers’ Certificate). The Trustee shall not be obligated to monitor or confirm, on a continuing basis or otherwise, the Company’s compliance with such covenants or with respect to any reports or other documents filed with the SEC or EDGAR or any website under the Indenture or participate in any conference calls.

(d)If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the last date of original issuance of the Notes, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports on Form 8-K), or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months immediately preceding (as a result of restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes), the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes. Such Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes at the rate of 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during such period for which the Company’s failure to file has occurred and is continuing or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months immediately preceding). As used in this Section 4.06(d), documents or reports that the Company is required to “file” with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act does not include documents or reports that the Company furnishes to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(e)If, and for so long as, the restrictive legend on the Notes specified in Section 2.05(c) has not been removed, the Notes are assigned a restricted CUSIP or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months immediately preceding (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes) as of the 365th day (the “Legend Removal Deadline”) after the last date of original issuance of the Notes (unless such Legend Removal Deadline falls between a Regular Record Date and an Interest Payment Date, in which case the Legend Removal Deadline shall be the 10th day following the relevant Interest Payment Date), the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of Notes outstanding until the restrictive legend on the Notes has been removed in accordance with Section 2.05(c), the Notes are assigned an unrestricted CUSIP and the Notes are freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months immediately preceding) without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes.

(f)Additional Interest will be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes.

Section 4.07.Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

Section 4.08.Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2021) an Officers’ Certificate stating (1) that a review has been conducted of the activities of the Company, its Subsidiaries and of the Company and their respective performance under this Indenture and (2) that the Company has fulfilled all obligations under this Indenture (such compliance to be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture) or specifying any Event of Default and the nature thereof.

In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 30 days after an Officer of the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details of such Default or Event of Default, its status and the action that the Company is taking or proposing to take in respect thereof.

Section 4.09.Additional Interest Notice. If Additional Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or Section 6.03, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the applicable payment date an Officers’ Certificate to that effect stating (a) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (b) the date on which such interest is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled to them, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee promptly following such payment an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.

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Section 4.10.Covenant to Take Certain Actions. Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment to the Conversion Rate such that the Conversion Price per share of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes would be less than the par value of shares of the Common Stock, the Company shall take all corporate actions that may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary so it may validly and legally issue shares of the Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Rate.

Article 5

LISTS OF HOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE

Section 5.01.Lists of Holders. The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee, semi-annually, not more than 10 days after each May 15 and November 15 in each year beginning with November 15, 2022, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request (or such lesser time as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to enable it to timely provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders as of a date not more than 15 days (or such other date as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to so provide any such notices) prior to the time such information is furnished, except that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Note Registrar.

Section 5.02.Preservation and Disclosure of Lists. The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 or maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

Article 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01.Events of Default. Each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:

(a)default in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days;

(b)default in the payment of the principal of any Note (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) when due and payable on the Maturity Date, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

(c)default in the payment of the Redemption Price upon an Optional Redemption of the Notes under Article 16;

(d)failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right, and such default continues for five Business Days;

(e)failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 11;

(f)failure by the Company to issue a notice in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.02(b) or notice of a specified corporate transaction in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.01(b)(2) or Section 14.01(b)(3);

(g)failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (a copy of which notice, if given by Holders, must also be given to the Trustee) has been received by the Company to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Notes or this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section 6.01 specifically provided for or that is not applicable to the Notes), which notice shall state that it is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;

(h)failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Company, to pay beyond any applicable grace period, or the acceleration of, indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount greater than $25,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent at the time);

(i)a final judgment or judgments for the payment of $25,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) in the aggregate rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a judgment solely in respect of Non-Recourse Indebtedness solely against the obligors, in respect of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness), which judgment is not discharged, bonded, paid, waived or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;

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(j) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking the liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of the Company’s or such Significant Subsidiary’s property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; or

(k)an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 30 consecutive days.

Section 6.02.Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment.

(a)If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(j) or Section 6.01(k) with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), unless the principal of all of the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.

(b)If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(j) or Section 6.01(k) with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Notes shall be immediately due and payable.

Section 6.03.Additional Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent the Company elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) (a “Reporting Event of Default”) shall after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest (the “Additional Interest”) on the Notes at a rate equal to (i) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding the first 90 days of the 180-day period on which such Event of Default is continuing beginning on, and including, the date on which such an Event of Default first occurs and (ii) 0.50% per annum of the Outstanding principal amount of the Notes for the last 90 days of such 180-day period as long as such Event of Default is continuing beginning on and including the 91st day after such Event of Default. If the Company so elects, such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes; provided that in no event shall Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 6.03 accrue at a rate, in the aggregate, in excess of 0.50% per annum regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 6.03. On the 181st day after such Event of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) is not cured or waived prior to such 181st day), the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02. In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 6.03 or the Company elects to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02. If the Company elects to pay additional interest in accordance with this Section 6.03, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate (upon which the Trustee may rely conclusively) to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (ii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and until the Trustee receives such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable and the Trustee shall not have any duty to verify the Company’s calculations of Additional Interest.

In order to elect to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after the occurrence of a Reporting Event of Default, the Company must notify all Holders of Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election prior to the beginning of such 180-day period. Upon the Company’s failure to timely give such notice, the Notes will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.

Section 6.04.Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor. If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 shall have occurred, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal and interest, if any, at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06. If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated. Until such demand by the Trustee, the Company may pay the principal and interest, if any, on the Notes to the registered Holders, whether or not the Notes are overdue.

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In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes under Title 11 of the United States Code, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other obligor, the property of the Company or such other obligor, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.04, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative expenses, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including counsel fees, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property that the Holders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting such Holder or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of the Notes parties to any such proceedings.

In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any waiver pursuant to Section 6.09 or any rescission and annulment pursuant to Section 6.02 or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 6.05.Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. Any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 6 shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:

First, to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06;

Second, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest on, and any cash due upon conversion of, the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the payments of such interest and cash due upon conversion, as the case may be, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon such overdue payments at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto;

Third, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount (including, if applicable, the payment of the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on the overdue principal and, to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee, upon overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and in case such monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes, then to the payment of such principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and the cash due upon conversion) and interest without preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) and accrued and unpaid interest; and

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Fourth, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.

Section 6.06.Proceedings by Holders. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, no Holder of any Note shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:

(a)such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as herein provided;

(b)Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

(c)such Holder or Holders shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any costs, liabilities or expenses to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(d)the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and

(e)during such 60-day period, no direction that is inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding pursuant to Section 6.09,

it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Note with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holder), or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 6.06, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of (x) the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, the Redemption Price, if applicable) of, (y) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and (z) the consideration due upon conversion of, such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in this Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.07.Proceedings by Trustee. In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

Section 6.08.Remedies Cumulative and Continuing. Except as provided in the last paragraph of Section 2.06, all powers and remedies given by this Article 6 to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any continuing Default or continuing Event of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.06, every power and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.

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Section 6.09.Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders. The Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04 shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes; provided, however, that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04 may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except (i) a default in the payment of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, or the principal (including the Redemption Price or the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) of, the Notes when due that has not been cured, (ii) a failure by the Company to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes or (iii) a default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article 10 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected. Upon any such waiver, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 6.09, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.10.Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after a Responsible Officer has received written notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Default, send to all Holders as the names and addresses of such Holders appear upon the Note Register, notice of all such Defaults known to a Responsible Officer, unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), or accrued and unpaid interest on, any of the Notes or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.

Section 6.11.Undertaking to Pay Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 6.11 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on any Note (including, but not limited to, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to the Notes being repurchased as provided in this Indenture) on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article 14.

Article 7

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

Section 7.01.Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default that may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In the event an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs; provided that if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against all losses and expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(a)prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred:

(i)the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

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(ii) in the absence of bad faith and willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);

(b)the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(c)the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 8.04 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture;

(d)whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01;

(e)the Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the Company or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any co-Note Registrar with respect to the Notes;

(f)in the absence of specific written investment direction from the Company, all cash received by the Trustee shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account, and in no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon or for losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investments prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investment to provide timely written investment direction, and the Trustee shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest any amounts held hereunder in the absence of such specific written investment direction from the Company; and

(g)in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent hereunder, the rights and protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article 7 shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent.

None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

Section 7.02.Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:

(a)the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, note, coupon or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b)any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or the Company;

(c)the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and require an Opinion of Counsel and any advice of such counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

(d)the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;

(e)the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, custodian, nominee or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder;

(f)the permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties;

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(g) in no event shall the Trustee be liable for any indirect, special, consequential or punitive loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;

(h)the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default, Event of Default or any other default with respect to the Notes, unless written notice from the Company or any Holder of the Notes of such Default or Event of Default shall have been received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee;

(i)the Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder;

(j)the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture; and

(k)Unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto, the Trustee may assume that no Additional Interest is owed on the Notes.

Section 7.03.No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.

Section 7.04.Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes. The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent or Note Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Note Registrar.

Section 7.05.Monies and Shares of the Common Stock to Be Held in Trust. All monies and shares of the Common Stock received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money and shares of the Common Stock held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money or shares of the Common Stock received by it hereunder except as may be agreed from time to time by the Company and the Trustee.

Section 7.06.Compensation and Expenses of Trustee. The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in any capacity (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as mutually agreed to in writing between the Trustee and the Company, and the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture in any capacity thereunder (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been caused by its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee in any capacity under this Indenture and any other document or transaction entered into in connection herewith and any authenticating agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, its officers, directors or employees, or such authenticating agent, as the case may be, and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or in any other capacity hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim of liability in the premises. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured by a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except, subject to the effect of Section 6.05, funds held in trust herewith for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes. The Trustee’s right to receive payment of any amounts due under this Section 7.06 shall not be subordinate to any other liability or indebtedness of the Company. The obligation of the Company under this Section 7.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the earlier resignation or removal or the Trustee. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 7.06 shall extend to the officers, directors and employees of the Trustee.

Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(i) or Section 6.01(j) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.

Section 7.07.Officers’ Certificate as Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence, willful misconduct and bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such Officers’ Certificate, in the absence of negligence, willful misconduct and bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

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Section 7.08.Eligibility of Trustee. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 7.08, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.08, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article 7.

Section 7.09.Resignation or Removal of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days, the resigning Trustee may, upon 10 Business Days’ notice to the Company, petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, or any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may, subject to the provisions of Section 6.11, on behalf of himself or herself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.

(b)In case at any time any of the following shall occur:

(i)the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.08 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or

(ii)the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in either case, the Company may by a Board Resolution remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to the provisions of Section 6.11, any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may, on behalf of himself or herself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

(c)The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 8.04, may at any time remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee unless within 10 days after notice to the Company of such nomination the Company objects thereto, in which case the Trustee so removed or any Holder, upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section 7.09(b) provided, may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a successor trustee.

(d)Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 7.09 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.10.

Section 7.10.Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 7.09 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall, upon payment of any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by such trustee as such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit of Holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06.

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No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 7.10 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 7.08.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 7.10, each of the Company and the successor trustee, at the written direction and at the expense of the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. If the Company fails to mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Company.

Section 7.11.Succession by Merger, Etc. Any corporation or other entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including the administration of this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that in the case of any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee such corporation or other entity shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 7.08.

In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or authenticating agent appointed by such predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by such successor trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee hereunder or in the name of the successor trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or to authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.

Article 8

CONCERNING THE HOLDERS

Section 8.01.Action by Holders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, fix in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Holders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than 15 days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.

Section 8.02.Proof of Execution by Holders. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 and Section 7.02, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Note Registrar.

Section 8.03.Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners. The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent and any Note Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and (subject to Section 2.03) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments or deliveries so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sums or shares of the Common Stock so paid or delivered, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable or shares deliverable upon any such Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes following an Event of Default, any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such Holder’s right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Note in certificated form in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

Section 8.04.Company-Owned Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Company, by any Subsidiary of the Company or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible Officer actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 8.04 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or a Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above-described Persons; and, subject to Section 7.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

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Section 8.05.Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.

Article 9

[RESERVED]

Article 10

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 10.01.Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. The Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following purposes:

(a)to conform the provisions of this Indenture or the Notes to the description thereof in the Offering Memorandum;

(b)to evidence the succession by a Successor Entity and to provide for the assumption by a Successor Entity of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, as applicable;

(c)to add guarantees with respect to the Notes;

(d)to secure the Notes;

(e)to add to the Company’s covenants such further covenants, restrictions or conditions for the benefit of the Holders (or any other holders) or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company by the Indenture;

(f)(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or the Notes or (ii) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;

(g)to provide for a successor Trustee; or

(h)to comply with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary.

Upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to, but may in its discretion, enter into any supplemental indenture that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 10.01 may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 10.02.

Section 10.02.Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 8) of the Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (determined in accordance with Article 8 and including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Notes), the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders; provided, however, that, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected, no such supplemental indenture shall:

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(a)reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding necessary to waive any past Default or Event of Default;

(b)reduce the rate of interest on any Note or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;

(c)reduce the principal of any Note or change the Maturity Date;

(d)change the place or currency of payment on any Note;

(e)make any change that impairs or adversely affects the conversion rights of any Notes;

(f)reduce the Redemption Price, Conversion Price or make any other change to the provisions of Article 14 or Article 16 that is materially adverse to Holders in any way;

(g)reduce the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the rights of the Holders of the Notes the Company’s obligation to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions related thereto or otherwise;

(h)impair the right of any Holder of Notes to receive payment of principal of, and interest, if any, on, its Notes, or the right to receive payment of cash and, if applicable, shares of the Common Stock or other consideration, together with cash in lieu thereof in respect of any fractional shares, due upon conversion of its Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, with respect to such Holder’s Notes;

(i)modify the ranking provisions of the Indenture in a manner that is adverse to the rights of the Holders of the Notes; or

(j)make any change to the provisions of this Article 10 that requires each Holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions in Section 6.09 if such change is adverse to the rights of Holders of the Notes.

It shall not be necessary for any act or consent of Holders under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such act or consent shall approve the substance thereof. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons entitled to consent to any indenture supplemental hereto. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such supplemental indenture, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that, unless such consent shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having been obtained prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date, any such consent previously given shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect.

Upon the written request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid and subject to Section 10.05, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

Holders do not need under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture. It shall be sufficient if such Holders approve the substance thereof. After any such supplemental indenture becomes effective, the Company shall send to the Holders a notice briefly describing such supplemental indenture. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the supplemental indenture.

Section 10.03.Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

Section 10.04.Notation on Notes. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10 may, at the Company’s expense, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated upon receipt of a Company Order, by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 17.10) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding.

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Section 10.05.Trustee to Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant hereto if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee shall receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 17.05, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this indenture.

Article 11

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE

Section 11.01.Company May Consolidate, Merge, etc., on Certain Terms. Subject to the provisions of Section 11.02, the Company shall not amalgamate or consolidate with, merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person, unless:

(a)the Company shall be the surviving Person or the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Entity”), and if not the Company, shall be an entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and the Successor Entity (if not the Company) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture as applicable to the Notes (and, if such Successor Entity is not a corporation, then such Successor Entity will cause a corporate co-issuer organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia to become a co-obligor on the Notes); and

(b)immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture.

Section 11.02.Successor Entity to Be Substituted. In case of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and upon the assumption by the Successor Entity, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any Fundamental Change Purchase Price), the Redemption Price (if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest and accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, on all of the Notes, the due and punctual delivery or payment, as the case may be, of any consideration due upon conversion of the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company, such Successor Entity (if not the Company) shall succeed to and, shall be substituted for the Company and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part. Such Successor Entity, if a successor to the Company, thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company any or all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such Successor Entity instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Notes that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the Officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such Successor Entity thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the event of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer (but not in the case of a lease), the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture (or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article 11) may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter and, except in the case of a lease, such Person shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Notes and from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

In case of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

Section 11.03.Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee. In the case of any such amalgamation, merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Trustee shall receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with the provisions of this Article 11.

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Article 12

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Section 12.01.Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note, nor for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in any Note, nor because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, partner, member, employee, agent, Officer or director or Subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor Person, either directly or through the Company (as the case may be) or any successor Person, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability, including, without limitation, any such liability of the Company for the obligations of the Company hereunder or under any Note, is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Notes.

Article 13

[RESERVED]

Article 14

CONVERSION OF NOTES

Section 14.01.Right to Convert. (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert its Notes, or any portion of its Notes such that the principal amount that remains outstanding of each Note that is not converted in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, for the Settlement Amount determined in accordance with Section 14.04(a) hereof, prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

(b)(1) If the Company calls any or all Notes for Optional Redemption pursuant to Article 16 hereof prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, then a Holder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for conversion at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Scheduled Trading Day prior to the relevant Redemption Date. After that time, the right to convert on account of the Company’s delivery of a Redemption Notice shall expire, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, in which case a Holder of Notes may convert its Notes until the Redemption Price has been paid or duly provided for.

(2)If, prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the Company elects to:

(A)issue to all or substantially all holders of shares of the Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance (taking into account any consideration received by the Company as described in Section 14.05(b)); or

(B)distribute to all or substantially all holders of shares of the Common Stock the Company’s assets, securities or rights to purchase the Company’s securities, which distribution has a per share value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, exceeding 10% of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such distribution,

then, in either case, the Company must notify the Holders at least 45 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution. Once the Company has given such notice, Holders may surrender all or any portion of their Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution and the Company’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place. Holders of the Notes will not, however, have the right to convert pursuant to this subsection (b)(2) if they participate, at the same time and upon the same terms, as holders of shares of the Common Stock in any of the transactions described above without having to convert their Notes as if they held a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such holder on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution.

(3)If (A) a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, regardless of whether a Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase the Notes in accordance with the provisions of Article 15, or (B) the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share conversion, or transfer or lease of all or substantially all of its assets (other than a merger effected solely to change the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation that does not otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), in each case, pursuant to which the shares of the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other assets, all or any portion of a Holder’s Notes may be surrendered for conversion at any time from or after the effective date of the transaction or event until 35 Trading Days after such effective date or, if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date. The Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) no later than the effective date of such transaction or event.

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(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of the Notes or this Indenture, no Holder of Notes will be entitled to receive shares of the Common Stock following conversion of such Notes to the extent that receipt of such shares of the Common Stock would cause such Holder to exceed the ownership limits contained in the Company’s charter, unless such Holder has been exempted from such limit in the Board of Directors’ sole discretion in accordance with the Company’s charter.

(d)If any delivery of shares of the Common Stock owed to a Holder upon conversion of Notes is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the limitations described in Section 14.01(c), the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company shall deliver such shares as promptly as practicable after any such converting Holder gives notice to the Company that such delivery would not result in a violation of the ownership limit contained in the Company’s charter.

(e)Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for monitoring compliance with Section 14.01(c) or (d) and, absent written direction from the Company to the contrary, may assume that any conversion complies with the limitations set forth therein.

Section 14.02.Exchange in Lieu of Conversion. (a) When a Holder surrenders its Notes for conversion, the Company may, at its election, cause such Notes to be delivered, on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, to one or more financial institutions designated by the Company (each, a “Designated Institution”) for exchange in lieu of conversion (an “Exchange Election”). In order to accept any Notes surrendered for conversion for exchange in lieu of conversion, the Designated Institution(s) must agree to timely pay or deliver, as the case may be, in exchange for such Notes, cash, shares of the Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Common Stock, at the Company’s election, that would otherwise be due upon conversion as described in Section 14.03 and Section 14.04 below or such other amount agreed to by the Holder and the Designated Institution(s) (the “Conversion Consideration”). If the Company makes an Exchange Election, the Company shall, by the Close of Business on the Business Day following the relevant Conversion Date, notify in writing the Trustee, the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Holder surrendering Notes for conversion that it has made such Exchange Election, and the Company shall notify the Designated Institution(s) of the relevant deadline for delivery of the Conversion Consideration and the type of Conversion Consideration to be paid and/or delivered, as the case may be. The Conversion Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Company’s instruction in connection with effecting any Exchange Election and shall have no liability for such Exchange Election outside of its control.

(b)Any Notes delivered to the Designated Institution(s) shall remain outstanding, subject to the applicable procedures of the Depositary. If the Designated Institution(s) agree(s) to accept any Notes for exchange but does not timely pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, the related Conversion Consideration, or if such Designated Institution does not accept such Notes for exchange, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the relevant Conversion Consideration in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.03 and Section 14.04 as if the Company had not made the Exchange Election.

(c)For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Company’s designation of any Designated Institution(s) pursuant to this Section 14.03 require such Designated Institution(s) to accept any Notes for exchange (unless such Designated Institution has separately made an agreement with the Company). The Company may, but will not be obligated to, enter into a separate agreement with any Designated Institution that would compensate it for any such transaction.

Section 14.03.Conversion Procedure.

(a)Settlement of Accrued Interest and Deemed Payment of Principal. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note and the Company’s delivery of cash and the number of shares of the Common Stock into which a Note is convertible, together with any cash payment for any fractional shares of the Common Stock, will be deemed to satisfy and discharge in full the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding, the Conversion Date; provided, however, that if a Holder converts a Note after a Regular Record Date and prior to the Open of Business on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Company will still be obligated to pay the interest due on such Interest Payment Date to the Holder of such Note on such Regular Record Date (provided the Holder makes the interest payment upon conversion if so required by Section 14.03(h)).

As a result, except as otherwise provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, any accrued and unpaid interest with respect to a converted Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than canceled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon a conversion of Notes into cash, and, if applicable, shares of the Common Stock, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion.

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(b)Notices. Upon receipt of a Notice of Conversion (as contemplated below), the Conversion Agent shall promptly notify the Company.

(c)Settlement Location. Each Note shall be convertible at the office of the Conversion Agent and, if applicable, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures.

(d)Notice. To exercise the conversion privilege with respect to a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Holder must complete the appropriate instruction form for conversion pursuant to the Depositary’s book-entry conversion program, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Company or the Conversion Agent, and pay the funds, if any, required by Section 14.03(h) and any taxes or duties if required pursuant to Section 14.03(i), and the Conversion Agent must be informed of the conversion in accordance with the customary practice of the Depositary.

To exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any Physical Notes, the Holder of such Physical Notes shall:

(1)complete and manually sign a conversion notice in the form set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (the “Notice of Conversion”) or a facsimile of the Notice of Conversion;

(2)deliver the Notice of Conversion, which is irrevocable, and the Note to the Conversion Agent;

(3)if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents;

(4)if required, make any payment required under Section 14.03(h); and

(5)if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes as set forth in Section 14.03(i).

If, upon conversion of a Note, any shares of the Common Stock are to be issued to a person other than the Holder of such Note, the related Notice of Conversion shall include such other person’s name and address.

If the Company calls the Notes for redemption pursuant to Article 16, Holders may convert their Notes at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. After that time, Holders will no longer have the right to convert their Notes on account of the Company’s delivery of the relevant Redemption Notice, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, in which case a Holder of the Notes may convert its Notes until the Redemption Price has been paid or duly provided for.

If a Note is subject to a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, such Note may not be converted unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 15.04 prior to the relevant Fundamental Change Expiration Time.

For any Note, the first Business Day on which the Holder of such Note satisfies all of the applicable requirements set forth above with respect to such Note and on which conversion of such Note is not otherwise prohibited under this Indenture shall be the “Conversion Date” with respect to such Note.

Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as to any such Notes (or portion thereof) surrendered for conversion at the Close of Business on the applicable Conversion Date, and the Person in whose name the certificate for any shares of the Common Stock delivered upon conversion is registered shall be treated as a stockholder of record as of the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period. In no event will a Holder be entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of the Common Stock issued on conversion of such Holder’s Notes if the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period is after the Record Date for such dividend or distribution.

Subject to the provisions of Section 14.07(b) and Section 14.08(a), the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the Settlement Amount due in respect of its Conversion Obligation no later than the second Trading Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period.

If any shares of the Common Stock are due to exchanging Holders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and the Company shall deliver to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depositary, as the case may be, for the full number of shares of the Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation.

(e)Endorsement. Any Notes surrendered for conversion shall, unless shares of the Common Stock issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name as the registration of such Notes, be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder or its duly authorized attorney.

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(f)Physical Notes. If any Notes in a denomination greater than $1,000 shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Notes so surrendered, without charge, new Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Notes.

(g)Global Notes. Upon the conversion of a beneficial interest in Global Notes, the Conversion Agent shall make a notation in its records as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversions of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

(h)Interest Due Upon Conversion. If a Holder converts a Note after the Close of Business on a Regular Record Date but prior to the Open of Business on the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Regular Record Date, such Holder must accompany such Note with an amount of cash equal to the amount of interest that will be payable on such Note on the corresponding Interest Payment Date (regardless of whether the exchanging Holder was the Holder of record on the corresponding Regular Record Date); provided, however, that a Holder need not make such payment (1) if the Conversion Date follows the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all record Holders of Notes on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date, any Issuer Conversion Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date described in the preceding sentence will receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date or other applicable Interest Payment Date regardless of whether their Notes have been converted following such Regular Record Date.

(i)Taxes Due upon Conversion. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of any shares of the Common Stock upon the conversion, unless the tax is due because the Holder requests that any shares be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder will pay that tax.

Section 14.04.Settlement Upon Conversion.

(a)Subject to this Section 14.04, Section 14.07 and Section 14.08, upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash (“Cash Settlement”), shares of the Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional share of the Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.04 (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and shares of the Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional share of the Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.04 (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in this Section 14.04.

(1)All conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, and all conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice or an Issuer Conversion Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date or Issuer Conversion Date, as the case may be, shall be settled using the same Settlement Method.

(2)Except for any conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice or Issuer Conversion Notice and prior to the related Redemption Date or Issuer Conversion Date, as the case may be, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions with the same Conversion Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions with different Conversion Dates.

(3)If, in respect of any Conversion Date (or one of the periods described in the third immediately succeeding set of parentheses, as the case may be), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the “Settlement Notice”) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Conversion Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company shall deliver such Settlement Notice to converting Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) no later than the Close of Business on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date (or, in the case of any conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice or an Issuer Conversion Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date or Issuer Conversion Date, as the case may be, in the Redemption Notice or Issuer Conversion Notice). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. If the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000.

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(4)The cash, shares of the Common Stock or combination of cash and shares of the Common Stock in respect of any conversion of Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall be computed as follows:

(A)if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Physical Settlement, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date;

(B)if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and

(C)if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period.

(5)The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional share of the Common Stock, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering fractional shares of the Common Stock. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.

(b)Subject to Section 14.04(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to convert a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.04(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Conversion”) at the office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of the Common Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Conversion Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.04(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article 14 on the Conversion Date for such conversion. No Notice of Conversion with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 15.03. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at any one time by the same Holder, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.

(c)A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Conversion Date. If the Company elects Physical Settlement with respect to any conversion of the Notes, the Company shall deliver the consideration due in respect of conversion on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date (provided that, with respect to any conversion following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date where Physical Settlement is applicable, the Company shall settle any such conversion on the Maturity Date). If the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement with respect to any conversion of Notes, except as set forth in Section 14.07(b) and Section 14.08(a), the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Observation Period. If any shares of the Common Stock are due to a converting Holder, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver (if applicable) to the Conversion Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, the full number of shares of the Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled, in book-entry format through the Depositary, in satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation.

(d) In case any Physical Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Physical Note so surrendered a new Physical Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Physical Note, without payment of any service charge by the converting Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Physical Notes issued upon such conversion being different from the name of the Holder of the old Physical Notes surrendered for such conversion.

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(e)If a Holder submits a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of any shares of the Common Stock upon conversion, unless the tax is due because the Holder requests such shares to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the shares of the Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

(f)Except as provided in Section 14.05, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of any Note as provided in this Article 14.

(g)Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

(h)Upon conversion, other than upon exercise of the Issuer Conversion Option, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of the full Conversion Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date, other than a conversion upon exercise of the Issuer Conversion Option, shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon a conversion of Notes into a combination of cash and shares of the Common Stock, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after the Close of Business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from the Close of Business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date, however, must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so converted; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for conversions following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date or Issuer Conversion Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all Holders of record on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date in cash regardless of whether their Notes have been converted following such Regular Record Date.

(i)The Person in whose name the shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon conversion shall be treated as a stockholder of record as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Physical Settlement) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Combination Settlement), as the case may be. Upon a conversion of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for conversion.

(j)The Company shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.

Section 14.05.Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate will be adjusted as described in this Section 14.05, except that the Company shall not make any adjustment to the Conversion Rate if Holders participate (other than in the case of (x) a share split or share combination or (y) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the shares of the Common Stock and as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described below without having to convert their Notes, as if they held a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder.

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(a) If the Company exclusively issues shares of the Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all shares of the Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

where,

CR0	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or combination, as applicable;
CR1	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date, as applicable;
OS0	=	the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date, as applicable, before giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as applicable; and
OS1	=	the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as applicable.

Any adjustment made under this Section 14.05(a) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the Open of Business on the effective date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 14.05(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(b)If the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of the shares of the Common Stock any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan prior to separation of the relevant rights) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock, at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

where,

CR0	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
CR1	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
OS0	=	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

X = the total number of shares of the Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

Y = the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.

Any increase made under this Section 14.05(b) will be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of the Common Stock are not delivered upon the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of the Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, or if such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Record Date for such issuance had not occurred.

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For purposes of this Section 14.05(b) and Section 14.01(b)(2)(A), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of the shares of the Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of the Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

(c)If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the shares of the Common Stock, excluding: (1) dividends or distributions, rights, options or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 14.05(a) or Section 14.05(b); (2) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 14.05(d); and (3) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 14.05(c) shall apply; then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

where,

CR0	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR1	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP0	=	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

FMV = and the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith) of the shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, evidences of the Company’s indebtedness, other assets, or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire the Company’s Capital Stock or other securities distributed with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

If “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than the “SP₀” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of Notes shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the shares of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of the Company’s Capital Stock, evidences of the Company’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire the Company’s Capital Stock or other securities that such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for the distribution.

Any increase made under the portion of this Section 14.05(c) above will become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 14.05(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the shares of the Common Stock of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary of the Company or other business unit of the Company, and such Capital Stock or similar equity interest is listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the distribution) on a United States national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

where,

CR0	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period (as defined below);
CR1	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;

FMV0	=	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of shares of the Common Stock applicable to one share of the Common Stock over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day-period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”);
MP0	=	and the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of the Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

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The increase in the Conversion Rate made under the preceding paragraph of this Section 14.05(c) will be determined as of the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period, but will be given effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off; provided that in respect of any conversion of Notes, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the Valuation Period, references within this Section 14.05(c) to 10 consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Trading Day in determining the applicable Conversion Rate as of such Trading Day. If any dividend or distribution that constitutes a Spin-Off is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared or announced. For the avoidance of doubt, if the application of the foregoing formula would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made (other than with respect to the Company’s right to readjust the Conversion Rate).

For purposes of the second adjustment set forth in this Section 14.05(c), (i) the Last Reported Sale Price of any Capital Stock or similar equity interest shall be calculated in a manner analogous to that used to calculate the Last Reported Sale Price per share of the Common Stock in the definition of “Last Reported Sale Price” set forth in Section 1.01, (ii) whether a day is a Trading Day (and whether a day is a Scheduled Trading Day and whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred) for such Capital Stock or similar equity interest shall be determined in a manner analogous to that used to determine whether a day is a Trading Day (or whether a day is a Scheduled Trading Day and whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred) for the shares of the Common Stock, and (iii) whether a day is a Trading Day to be included in a Valuation Period will be determined based on whether a day is a Trading Day for both the shares of the Common Stock and such Capital Stock or similar equity interest.

Subject to Section 14.11, for the purposes of this Section 14.05(c), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of shares of the Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (a “Trigger Event”): (1) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock; (2) are not exercisable; and (3) are also issued in respect of future issuances of shares of the Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 14.05(c), (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.05(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 14.05(c). If any such right, option or warrant, distributed prior to the Issue Date is subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such right, option or warrant becomes exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date of such deemed distribution (in which case the original right, option or warrant shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders). In addition, in the event of any distribution or deemed distribution of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.05(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants which shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by holders of shares of the Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming each such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of shares of the Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants which shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.

For purposes of Section 14.05(a), Section 14.05(b) and this Section 14.05(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 14.05(c) applies includes one or both of:

(A)a dividend or distribution of shares of the Common Stock to which Section 14.05(a) also applies (the “Clause A Distribution”); or

(B)a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 14.05(b) also applies (the “Clause B Distribution”), then (i) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 14.05(c) applies (the “Clause C Distribution”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required to be made under this Section 14.05(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall be made, (ii) the Clause B Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 14.05(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company, (A) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause B Distribution and the Clause A Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (B) any shares of the Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or the Clause B Distribution shall not be deemed to be “outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 14.05(b), and (iii) the Clause A Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution or the Clause B Distribution, as the case may be, except that, if determined by the Company, (A) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution, and (B) any shares of the Common Stock included in the Clause A distribution shall not be deemed to be “outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date” within the meaning of Section 14.05(a).

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(d)If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the shares of the Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

where,

CR0	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
CR1	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP0	=	the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and

C = the amount in cash per share that the Company distributes to holders of the shares of Common Stock.

Any increase made pursuant to this Section 14.05(d) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

If “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP₀” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the shares of the Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

(e)If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the shares of the Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Offer Expiration Date”), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

where,

CR0	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Offer Expiration Date;
CR0	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Offer Expiration Date;

AC = the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender offer or exchange offer;

OS0 = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the expiration time of the tender or exchange offer on the Offer Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer);

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OS1	=	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the expiration time of the tender or exchange offer on the Offer Expiration Date (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP1	=	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date.

The adjustment to the applicable Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph of this Section 14.05(e) will be given effect at the Open of Business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date. For purposes of determining the applicable Conversion Rate in respect of any conversion of Notes, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date, references within this Section 14.05(e) to “10” or “10th” shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Offer Expiration Date and such Trading Day in determining the Conversion Rate as of such Trading Day.

(f)Except as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of shares of the Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of the Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities.

(g)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 14, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:

(i)on account of stock repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 14.05(e), including structured or derivative transactions, or transactions pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors or otherwise;

(ii)upon the issuance of any shares of the Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of the Common Stock under any plan;

(iii)upon the issuance of any shares of the Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan, program or agreement of or assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(iv)upon the issuance of any shares of the Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in the preceding clause (iii) and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued;

(v)for a change in the par value of the shares of the Common Stock;

(vi)for accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, if any; or

(vii)for an event otherwise requiring an adjustment under this Indenture if such event is not consummated.

(h)All calculations and other determinations under this Article 14 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share.

(i)For purposes of this Section 14.05, the number of shares of the Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares of the Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of the Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company or the Company, as the case may be, but shall include shares of the Common Stock issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of the Common Stock.

(j)Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect.

Section 14.06.Discretionary and Voluntary Adjustments.

(a)Discretionary Adjustments. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices over a span of multiple days, the Company will make appropriate adjustments to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Effective Date, Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date or Offer Expiration Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period when such Last Reported Sale Prices are to be calculated.

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(b)Voluntary Adjustments. To the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the listing standards of the NYSE (if the Company is then listed on the NYSE), the Company is permitted to increase the Conversion Rate of the Notes by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest. Subject to the listing standards of the NYSE (if the Company is then listed on the NYSE), the Company may also (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish income tax to holders of shares of the Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of the Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event.

Section 14.07.Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes, Notices of Redemption or Issuer Conversion Notices. (a) If (i) the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Maturity Date, (ii) the Company gives a Redemption Notice or (iii) the Company gives an Issuer Conversion Notice with respect to any or all of the Notes as provided for in Article 16 and, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change or during the related Redemption Period, as the case may be, the Company shall, under certain circumstances, increase the Conversion Rate for the Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of the Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”), as described in this Section 14.07. A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” a Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the period from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the exclusion in section (i) of clause (2) of the definition thereof, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change) (such period, the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period”). A conversion of Notes will be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” a Redemption Notice or Issuer Conversion Notice, as the case may be, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the Redemption Period or prior to the Issuer Conversion Date, respectively.

(b)Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, during a Redemption Period or prior to an Issuer Conversion Date, the Company shall fulfill its Conversion Obligation in accordance with Section 14.03; provided, however, that if, at the effective time of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Reference Property following such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, for any conversion of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Share Price for the transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of converted Notes equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares), multiplied by such Share Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be paid to Holders in cash on the Business Day following the Conversion Date. The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change no later than such Effective Date.

(c)The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate will be increased for a Holder that converts its Notes in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, Redemption Notice or Issuer Conversion Notice shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective or the date of the Redemption Notice (in each case, the “Effective Date”) and the price (the “Share Price”) paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change or determined with respect to the Redemption Notice, as the case may be. If the holders of the shares of Common Stock receive in exchange for their shares of Common Stock only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Share Price will be the cash amount paid per share of Common Stock. Otherwise, the Share Price will be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the five Trading Day-period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change or the Redemption Notice, as the case may be. In the event a conversion in connection with a Redemption Notice would also be deemed to be in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, a Holder of the Notes to be converted shall be entitled to a single increase to the Conversion Rate with respect to the first to occur of (i) the applicable date of the Redemption Notice, (ii) the applicable date of the Issuer Conversion Notice or (iii) the Effective Date of the applicable Make-Whole Fundamental Change, and the later event will be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of such converted Notes.

(d)The Share Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is otherwise required to be adjusted. The adjusted Share Prices shall equal the Share Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Share Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in such table shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted as set forth in Section 14.05.

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(e) The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to this Section 14.07 for each Share Price and Effective Date set forth below:

	Share Price
Effective Date	$5.07		$6.00		$6.34		$7.00		$8.00		$8.24		$9.00		$10.00		$11.00		$12.00		$13.00
May 14, 2021		39.4477		38.7091		37.9504		34.3519		27.6091		26.9178		24.3202		20.6091		17.7545		15.6257		14.1321
June 1, 2022		39.4477		32.5191		30.0763		27.2244		21.8806		21.3328		19.2741		16.3330		14.0707		12.3836		11.1999
June 1, 2023		39.4477		26.6083		22.5572		20.4183		16.4105		15.9996		14.4556		12.2498		10.5530		9.2877		8.4000
June 1, 2024		39.4477		20.6974		15.0381		13.6122		10.9403		10.6664		9.6371		8.1665		7.0354		6.1918		5.6000
June 1, 2025		39.4477		14.7866		7.5191		6.8061		5.4702		5.3332		4.8185		4.0833		3.5177		3.0959		2.8000
June 1, 2026		39.4477		8.8757		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000

The exact Share Prices and Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:

(i)If the Share Price is between two Share Prices in the table or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate will be increased shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the next higher and next lower Share Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year.

(ii)If the Share Price is greater than $13.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Share Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to Section 14.07(d) hereof), the Conversion Rate shall not be increased.

(iii)If the Share Price is less than $5.07 per share (subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Share Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to Section 14.07(d) hereof), the Conversion Rate shall not be increased.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Conversion Rate be increased on account of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change to exceed 197.2386 shares of the Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted as set forth in Section 14.05 hereof.

Section 14.08.Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Shares of the Common Stock.

(a)In the case of:

(i)any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the shares of Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a split, subdivision or combination for which an adjustment was made pursuant to Section 14.05(a));

(ii)any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company;

(iii)any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety; or

(iv)any statutory share exchange involving the Company;

in each case, as a result of which the shares of Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event” and any such stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof), “Reference Property”) then the Company or the successor or purchasing entity, as the case may be, will execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing that, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes based on a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate will, without the consent of the Holders, be changed into a right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes based on a number of Units of Reference Property equal to the applicable Conversion Rate and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes. However, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event:

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(A)the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, in respect of its Conversion Obligation in accordance with Section 14.04; and

(B)(i) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.04 shall continue to be payable in cash, (ii) any shares of the Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.04 shall instead be deliverable in the type and amount of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of the Common Stock would have received in such Merger Event and (iii) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property that a holder of one share of the Common Stock would have received in such Merger Event; provided, however, that if the holders of shares of the Common Stock receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions that occur after the effective date of such Merger Event (x) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal aggregate amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 14.07), multiplied by the Share Price in such Merger Event and (y) settlement will occur on the second Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date.

If the Merger Event causes the shares of the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of shareholder election), the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of shares of the Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such Merger Event (and for which the Notes will be convertible) will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of shares of the Common Stock. The Company shall notify, in writing, the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

The Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 14.08. Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent to the adjustments provided for in this Article 14 in the judgment of the Board of Directors or the board of directors of the successor person. If, in the case of any such Merger Event, the Reference Property receivable thereupon by a holder of shares of the Common Stock includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a person other than the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other person.

(b)The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at the address of such Holder as it appears on the register of the Notes maintained by the Note Registrar, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture. The above provisions of this Section 14.08 shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

(c)If the Notes become convertible into Reference Property, the Company shall notify the Trustee and issue a press release containing the relevant information, disclose the relevant information in a Current Report on Form 8-K or post such information on the Company’s website.

Section 14.09.Certain Covenants. (a) The Company covenants that all shares of the Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of Notes shall be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free from any tax, lien or charge (other than those created by the Holder or due to a change in registered owner).

(b)The Company covenants that, if any shares of the Common Stock to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Notes hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such shares of the Common Stock may be validly issued upon conversion, the Company will, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the Commission, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.

(c)The Company further covenants that it shall list or cause to have quoted any shares of the Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Notes on each national securities exchange or over-the-counter or other domestic market on which the shares of the Common Stock are then listed or quoted.

(d)To the extent necessary to satisfy its obligations under this Indenture, prior to issuing any shares of the Common Stock, the Company will reserve out of its authorized but unissued shares of the Common Stock a sufficient number of shares of the Common Stock to permit the conversion of the Notes.

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(e) The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of the Common Stock to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder).

Section 14.10.Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and any Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Notes to determine or calculate the Conversion Rate, to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate, to confirm the accuracy of any such adjustment when made or the appropriateness of the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same or to make any determinations with respect to the ownership limit in the Company’s charter. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of the Common Stock or of any other securities or property that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Notes; and the Trustee and the Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of the Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Notes for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 14. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including without limitation its right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, including its capacity as Conversion Agent.

Section 14.11.Poison Pill. Whenever a Holder converts a Note, to the extent that the Company has a rights plan in effect, the Holder converting such Note will receive, in addition to any shares of the Common Stock otherwise received in connection with such conversion, the rights under the rights plan unless the rights have separated from the shares of the Common Stock, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of the shares of the Common Stock, shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants as described in Section 14.05(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

Section 14.12.Ownership Limit. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Notes, no Holders of Notes shall be entitled to convert such Notes for shares of the Common Stock to the extent that receipt of such shares would cause such Holder (or any other Person) to exceed the ownership limit contained in Section 2.9 of the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Charter dated as of November 8, 2013, filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, as amended to the date hereof and as may be further amended, supplemented or restated from time to time. The Trustee shall have no obligation for monitoring ownership limits upon the transfer or exchange of Notes.

Section 14.13.Deferral of Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent; provided, however, that any such minor adjustments that are not required to be made will be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment, and provided, further, that any such adjustment of less than one percent that has not been made shall be made upon the occurrence of (i) the Effective Date for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change; (ii) the Company’s giving of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Article 16; and (iii) any conversion of Notes. In addition, the Company shall not account for such deferrals when determining whether any of the conditions to conversion have been satisfied or what number of shares of the Common Stock a Holder would have held on a given day had it converted its Notes.

Section 14.14.Limitation on Adjustments. Except as stated in Section 14.05, the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of shares of shares of the Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of shares of the Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of the Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities. If, however, the application of the formulas in Sections 14.04(a) through (e) would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, then, except to the extent of any readjustment to the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made (other than as a result of a reverse share split, share combination or readjustment).

Section 14.15.Notice to Holders. The Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. (a) The Company shall deliver notices of the events specified below at the times specified below and containing the information specified below unless, in each case, (i) pursuant to the Indenture, the Company is already required to deliver notice of such event containing at least the information specified below at an earlier time or, (ii) the Company, at the time it is required to deliver a notice, does not have knowledge of all of the information required to be included in such notice, in which case, the Company shall (A) deliver notice at such time containing only the information that it has knowledge of at such time (if it has knowledge of any such information at such time), and (B) promptly upon obtaining knowledge of any such information not already included in a notice delivered by the Company, deliver notice to each Holder containing such information. In each case, the failure by the Company to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

(i)Issuances, Distributions, and Dividends and Distributions. If the Company: (A) announces any issuance of any rights, options or warrants that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05(b); (B) authorizes any distribution that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05(c) hereof (including any separation of rights from the shares of the Common Stock described in Section 14.11); or (C) announces any dividend or distribution that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.05(d), then the Company shall deliver to the Holders, as promptly as possible, but in any event at least 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Ex-Dividend Date, notice describing such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be, and stating the expected Ex-Dividend Date and Record Date for such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be. In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Holders notice if the consideration included in such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, or the Ex-Dividend Date or Record Date of such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be, changes.

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(ii)Voluntary Increases. If the Company increases the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.06(b), the Company shall deliver notice to the Holders at least 15 calendar days prior to the date on which such increase will become effective, which notice shall state the date on which such increased will become effective and the amount by which the Conversion Rate will be increased.

(iii)Dissolutions, Liquidations and Winding-Ups. If there is a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company, the Company shall deliver notice to the Holders as promptly as possible, but in any event at least 15 calendar days prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, is expected to become effective or occur, and (ii) the date as of which it is expected that holders of shares of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to convert their shares of the Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, which notice shall state the expected effective date and Record Date for such event, as applicable, and the amount and kind of property that a holder of one share of the Common Stock is expected to be entitled, or may elect, to receive in such event. The Company shall deliver an additional notice to holders, as promptly as practicable, whenever the expected effective date or Record Date, as applicable, or the amount and kind of property that a holder of one share of the Common Stock is expected to be entitled to receive in such event, changes.

(b)Notices After Certain Actions and Events. Whenever an adjustment to the Conversion Rate becomes effective pursuant to Section 14.05, 14.06 or 14.07 hereof, the Company will (i) file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such adjustment has become effective, the Conversion Rate, and the manner in which the adjustment was computed and (ii) deliver notice to the Holders stating that such adjustment has become effective and the Conversion Rate or conversion privilege as adjusted. Failure to give any such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of any such adjustment.

Section 14.16.Issuer Conversion.

(a)Issuer Conversion Date. On or after May 18, 2021, the Company may, at its option, elect to convert the principal amount of the Notes in whole or in part (the “Issuer Conversion Option”) into cash, shares of the Common Stock or a combination thereof, determined in accordance with Section 14.16(a), if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of the Common Stock has been at least 130% of the Conversion Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive Trading Day-period (including the last Trading Day of such period) ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides Issuer Conversion Notice in accordance with Section 14.04(a). The Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment in connection with the exercise of the Issuer Conversion Option, pursuant to Section 14.16(b), however the determination of whether the Issuer Conversion Option is currently exercisable shall be made without giving effect to such adjustment.

(b)Issuer Conversion Notice; Selection of Notes. (i) In case the Company elects to exercise its Issuer Conversion Option to convert all or, as the case may be, any part of the Notes pursuant to Section 14.16(a), it shall fix a date for conversion (each, an “Issuer Conversion Date”) and it or, at its written request received by the Trustee not less than 20 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Issuer Conversion Date (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company, shall give or cause to be given a notice of such Issuer Conversion (a “Issuer Conversion Notice”) not less than 10 nor more than 15 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Issuer Conversion Date mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid or, in the case of any Global Notes, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary for providing notices, to each Holder of Notes so to be converted as a whole or in part at its last address as the same appears on the Note Register; provided, however, that, if the Company shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the Issuer Conversion Date to the Trustee. The Issuer Conversion Date must be a Business Day and may not fall on or after the date that is 180 calendar days immediately prior to the Maturity Date. At the Company’s request, an Issuer Conversion Notice shall be given by the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, with the notice information required under Section 14.16(b)(iii) delivered to the Trustee at least two Business Days before such notice is to be given to the Holders (unless a shorter period shall be acceptable to the Trustee). The election of the Company to convert any Notes pursuant to Section 14.16 shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. The Company shall not less than 20 days prior to the Issuer Conversion Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of such Issuer Conversion Date and of the principal amount of Notes to be converted. The Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with the conditions to such conversion no later than the date the Issuer Conversion Notice is given pursuant to this Section 14.16(b).

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(ii) The Issuer Conversion Notice, if mailed in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such Issuer Conversion Notice or any defect in the Issuer Conversion Notice to the Holder of any Note designated for conversion as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the conversion of any other Note.

(iii)Each Issuer Conversion Notice shall specify:

(A)the Issuer Conversion Date;

(B)the CUSIP or similar number or numbers of the Notes being converted, and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes;

(C)that on and after the Issuer Conversion Date interest on the Notes to be converted will cease to accrue and the Notes will cease to be outstanding;

(D)the name and address of each Paying Agent and Conversion Agent and the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered;

(E)that the Notes subject to the Issuer Conversion Option may still be voluntarily converted pursuant to Section 14.07 on or prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Issuer Conversion Date; and

(F)the Conversion Rate then in effect, the Settlement Method and the Specified Dollar Amount.

(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may only exercise its Issuer Conversion Option pursuant to Section 14.16(a) if, as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate, all of the conditions listed below (the “Equity Conditions”) are satisfied on each day during the period (x) commencing on the Issuer Conversion Notice Date and (y) ending on the Issuer Conversion Date (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”). The Equity Conditions are as follows:

(i)any shares of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and held by a non-Affiliate of the Company shall be eligible for sale under applicable federal or state securities laws, either (x) without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws or (y) by way of a re-sale registration statement filed by the Company and declared effective on or before the date on which the Company provides an Issuer Conversion Notice to the Holders;

(ii)during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Common Stock is listed or traded on the NYSE, the NYSE American, or Nasdaq (or any of their respective successors) (each, an “Eligible Market”) and shall not have been suspended from trading on such exchange or market (other than suspensions of not more than two Trading Days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall delisting or suspension by such exchange or market been threatened or pending either (A) in writing by such exchange or market or (B) by falling below the then effective minimum listing maintenance requirements of such exchange or market;

(iii)any applicable shares of the Common Stock to be issued upon Issuer Conversion may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the NYSE or any other applicable Eligible Market on which the Common Stock delivered upon conversion is then listed or trading; and

(iv)prior to the date of the applicable Issuer Conversion Notice Date , to the extent any Notes have been delivered to the Company for conversion in accordance with the terms of the Notes, the Company shall have delivered and paid the number of shares of the Common Stock and the amount of cash due upon conversion of such Notes to the Holders in accordance with Section 14.04, and no other Default or Event of Default under the Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing.

(d)Each Holder of a Note, by the Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to take the following actions prior to the Issuer Conversion Date if deemed necessary by the Company or, in the case of Notes represented by global notes, if required by DTC or any successor Depositary: (i) surrendering the converted Note to the Conversion Agent, (ii) furnishing appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Registrar or the Conversion Agent, (iii) if the Note is held in book-entry form, completing and delivering to the Depositary appropriate instructions pursuant to the Depositary’s book-entry conversion programs, (iv) paying the funds, if any, required by Section 6.03 and, if required, all taxes or duties, if any, and (v) any other action necessary to effectuate the Issuer Conversion Option as may be reasonably requested by the Company. In the event that a Holder does not take any of the actions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence prior to the Issuer Conversion Date, each Holder of a Note, by the Holder’s acceptance thereof, authorizes and directs the Company to take any action on the Holder’s behalf to effect the Issuer Conversion Option and appoints the Company such Holder’s attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Such appointment as attorney-in-fact is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable so long as any Note is outstanding. In order to resell shares received upon conversion of the Notes under any re-sale registration statement filed in connection with any exercise of the Issuer Conversion Option, Holders may be required to provide certain documentation as a selling stockholder. In the event a Holder does not provide such required information, the Holder will not be eligible to resell its shares received upon conversion of the Notes pursuant to such re-sale registration statement.

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(e)Upon conversion pursuant to an Issuer Conversion Option, interest on the Notes or portion of Notes so converted shall cease to accrue and such Notes shall cease to be outstanding and cease to be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, and the Holders thereof shall have no right in respect of such Notes except the cash, shares of the Common Stock or combination thereof, as applicable, to which they are entitled pursuant to Section 14.04(a) and this Section 14.16.

(f)The Trustee and the Conversion Agent have no duty to verify whether the Equity Conditions have been satisfied and may conclusively rely on the Officers’ Certificate delivered in connection therewith.

Section 14.17.Restrictions on Issuer Conversion. The Company may not convert any Notes pursuant to its Issuer Conversion Option on any date if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Issuer Conversion Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Conversion Price with respect to such Notes).

Article 15

REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

Section 15.01.[Reserved.]

Section 15.02.Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes, or any portion thereof such that the remaining principal amount of each Note that is not purchased in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, on a date (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Date”) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 calendar days or more than 35 calendar days following the date on which the Company delivers the Fundamental Change Company Notice, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Price”); provided, however, that if the Company purchases a Note on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Regular Record Date, the Company shall instead pay such accrued and unpaid interest on such Note on the Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record of such Note as of such Regular Record Date.

Purchases of Notes under this Section 15.02 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:

(i)if the Notes to be purchased are Physical Notes, delivery to the Paying Agent by the Holder of a duly completed notice (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A and of the Notes, duly endorsed for transfer, on or before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, subject to extensions to comply with applicable law (the “Fundamental Change Expiration Time”); and

(ii)if the Notes to be purchased are Global Notes, delivery of the Notes, by book-entry transfer, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures and the satisfaction of any other requirements of the Depositary in connection with tendering beneficial interests in a Global Note for purchase, by the Fundamental Change Expiration Time.

The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be purchased shall state:

(i)if certificated, the certificate numbers of such Notes;

(ii)the portion of the principal amount of such Notes, which must be such that the principal amount that is not to be purchased of each Note that is not to be purchased in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; and

(iii)that such Notes are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and this Indenture.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 15.02 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 15.04.

The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.

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(b) On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent (in the case of any Conversion Agent or Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the “Fundamental Change Company Notice”) of the occurrence of such Fundamental Change and of the purchase right at the option of the Holders arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall be sent by first class mail or, in the case of any Global Notes, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary for providing notices. Simultaneously with providing such Fundamental Change Company Notice, the Company shall publish a press release containing this information or publish this information on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.

Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:

(i)the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii)the date of the Fundamental Change;

(iii)the last date on which a Holder of Notes may exercise the purchase right pursuant to this Article 15;

(iv)the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

(v)the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

(vi)the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;

(vii)the applicable Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the applicable Conversion Rate;

(viii)that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with this Indenture;

(ix)that the Holder shall have the right to withdraw any Notes surrendered for purchase prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time; and

(x)the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to purchase their Notes.

No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the purchase rights of the Holders of Notes or affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 15.02.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to deliver a Fundamental Change Company Notice or to purchase any Notes upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change if the Company has delivered a Redemption Notice for all of the Notes in accordance with Section 16.02, unless and until there is a default in the payment of the Redemption Price.

(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no purchase of any Notes pursuant to this Section 15.02 if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to such Notes). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the acceleration of the Notes (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to such Notes) and shall deem to be canceled any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary, in which case, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

Section 15.03.Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice. Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice specified in Section 15.02, the Holder of the Note in respect of which such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 15.04) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Fundamental Change Purchase Price in cash with respect to such Note (and any previously accrued and unpaid interest on such Note). Such Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, on the later of (x) the applicable Fundamental Change Purchase Date (provided the conditions in Section 15.02 have been satisfied) and (y) the time of delivery or book-entry transfer of such Note to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 15.02, subject in each case to extensions to comply with applicable law.

Section 15.04.Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice. A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent in accordance with the Fundamental Change Company Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time, specifying:

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(a) the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;

(b)if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn Notes; and

(c)the principal amount, if any, of each Note that remains subject to the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, which must be such that the principal amount not to be purchased equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;

provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Notes, the notice must comply with Applicable Procedures.

The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with the provisions of this Section 15.04.

Section 15.05.Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided herein) an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Business Day) sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date. If the Paying Agent holds cash sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Notes that have been properly surrendered for purchase and not validly withdrawn and for which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then as of such Fundamental Change Purchase Date, (a) such Notes will cease to be outstanding and interest will cease to accrue thereon (whether or not book-entry transfer of such Notes is made or whether or not such Notes have been delivered to the Paying Agent) and (b) all other rights of the Holders in respect thereof will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and previously accrued and unpaid interest thereon upon delivery or book-entry transfer of such Notes).

Section 15.06.Notes Purchased in Whole or in Part. Any Note that is to be purchased, whether in whole or in part, shall be surrendered at the office of the Paying Agent (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires in the case of Physical Notes, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note, without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that is not purchased.

Section 15.07.Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes. In connection with any offer to purchase Notes under Section 15.02, the Company shall, in each case if required by law, (i) comply with Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer and other applicable rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable, (ii) file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act and (iii) otherwise comply with all U.S. federal and state securities laws applicable to the Company in connection with such purchase offer, in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under Section 15.02 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in Section 15.02. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations enacted or adopted after the date on which the Notes are first issued conflict with the provisions of this Indenture relating to the obligations of the Company to purchase the Notes upon a Fundamental Change, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under such provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such conflict. In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the purchase of the Notes complies with applicable securities laws and regulations.

Section 15.08.Repayment to the Company. To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 15.05 exceeds the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Notes or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then, following the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Paying Agent shall promptly return any such excess to the Company.

Article 16
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION

Section 16.01.Optional Redemption. On or after May 18, 2021, the Company may redeem (an “Optional Redemption”) for cash all or a portion of the Notes, at the Redemption Price, if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of the Common Stock has been at least 130% of the Conversion Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive Trading Day-period (including the last Trading Day of such period) ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 16.02.

Section 16.02.Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes. (a) In case the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Notes pursuant to Section 16.01, it shall fix a date for redemption (each, a “Redemption Date”) and it or, at its written request received by the Trustee not less than 35 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Redemption Date (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company, shall give or cause to be given a notice of such Optional Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”) not less than 10 nor more than 30 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Redemption Date mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid or, in the case of any Global Notes, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary for providing notices, to each Holder of Notes so to be redeemed as a whole or in part at its last address as the same appears on the Note Register; provided, however, that, if the Company shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the Redemption Date to the Trustee. The Redemption Date must be a Business Day and may not fall on or after the date that is 180 calendar days immediately prior to the Maturity Date. At the Company’s request, a Redemption Notice shall be given by the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, with the notice information required under Section 16.02(c) delivered to the Trustee at least two Business Days before such notice is to be given to the Holders (unless a shorter period shall be acceptable to the Trustee). The election of the Company to redeem any Notes pursuant to Section 16.01 shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. The Company shall not less than 45 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed. The Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with the conditions to such redemption no later than the date the Redemption Notice is given pursuant to this Section 16.02.

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(b)The Redemption Notice, if mailed in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such Redemption Notice or any defect in the Redemption Notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note.

(c)Each Redemption Notice shall specify:

(i)the Redemption Date;

(ii)the Redemption Price;

(iii)that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Note to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;

(iv)the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price;

(v)that Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date unless the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price (in which case a Holder may convert such Notes until the Redemption Price has been duly paid or duly provided for);

(vi)the procedures an exchanging Holder must follow to convert its Notes;

(vii)the Conversion Rate and, if applicable, the number of Additional Shares added to the Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 14.07;

(viii)whether the Company will pay or deliver cash, shares of the Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Common Stock in respect of all or any portion of its Conversion Obligation and the related Specified Dollar Amount;

(ix)the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if any, assigned to such Notes; and

(x)in case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued.

A Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable.

(d)If the Company redeems fewer than all of the outstanding Notes, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) by lot or pro rata basis, and in accordance with Applicable Procedures. If any Note selected for partial redemption is submitted for conversion in part after such selection, the portion of the Note submitted for conversion shall be deemed (so far as may be possible) to be the portion selected for redemption.

Section 16.03.Payment of Notes Called for Redemption. (a) If any Redemption Notice has been given in respect of the Notes in accordance with Section 16.02, the Notes shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice and at the applicable Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender of the Notes at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice, the Notes shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price.

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(b) Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.04 an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on the Redemption Date), sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all of the Notes to be redeemed on such Redemption Date. Subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, payment for the Notes to be redeemed shall be made promptly after the later of:

(i)the Redemption Date for such Notes; and

(ii)the time of presentation of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by this Section 16.03.

(c)Upon surrender of a Note that is to be redeemed in part only pursuant to Section 16.01, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered, without payment of any service charge.

Section 16.04.Restrictions on Redemption. The Company may not redeem any Notes on any date if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Redemption Price with respect to such Notes).

Section 16.05.No Sinking Fund. The Notes will not have the benefit of a sinking fund.

Article 17

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 17.01.Provisions Binding on the Company’s Successors. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements of the Company contained in this Indenture shall bind its respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

Section 17.02.Official Acts by Successor Entity. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or Officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation or other entity that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company.

Section 17.03.Addresses for Notices, Demands, etc. Any notice or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders on the Company shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes if given or served by facsimile, electronic transmission or by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box or by overnight courier addressed (until another address is filed by the Company with the Trustee), to 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas 75254. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box or by overnight courier addressed to the Corporate Trust Office.

The Trustee, by notice to the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication sent to a Holder shall be mailed to it by first class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier or, in the case of a securities depositary, by electronic transmission, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be sufficiently given to it if so mailed within the time prescribed.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. Any communication sent to the Trustee by way of a digital signature must be by a digital signature provider specified in writing to the Trustee by an Officer of the Company. If the Issuer elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Issuer agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event or any other communication (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) to a holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depositary or its designee, including by electronic mail in accordance with accepted practices at the Depositary.

Section 17.04.Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR EACH NOTE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).

The Company irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes and the Trustee, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Indenture or the Notes may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues.

The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Indenture or the Notes brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 17.05.Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee. Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall, if requested by the Trustee, furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that such action is permitted by the terms of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; provided, however, that such Opinion of Counsel shall not be required in connection with the initial issuance of the Notes hereunder.

Each Officers’ Certificate provided for, by or on behalf of the Company in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with this Indenture (other than the Officers’ Certificates provided for in Section 4.08) shall include: (a) a statement that the person signing such certificate is familiar with the requested action and this Indenture and has read such condition or covenant herein relating thereto; (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement contained in such certificate is based; (c) a statement that, in the judgment of such person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed judgment as to whether or not such action is permitted by this Indenture and whether or not such condition or covenant has been complied with; and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the judgment of such person, such action is permitted by this Indenture and such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 17.05, if any provision in this Indenture specifically provides that the Trustee shall or may receive an Opinion of Counsel in connection with any action to be taken by the Trustee or the Company hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to, or entitled to request, such Opinion of Counsel.

Section 17.06.Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Maturity Date is not a Business Day, then any action to be taken on such date need not be taken on such date, but may be taken on the following Business Day with the same force and effect as if taken on such date, and no interest shall accrue in respect of the delay.

Section 17.07.No Security Interest Created. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.

Section 17.08.Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Holders, the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any authenticating agent, any Note Registrar and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

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Section 17.09.Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents and the titles and headings of the articles and sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 17.10.Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that shall be authorized to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication and delivery of Notes in connection with the original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of Notes hereunder, including under Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 10.04 and Section 15.05 as fully to all intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by this Indenture and those sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication and delivery of Notes by the authenticating agent shall be deemed to be authentication and delivery of such Notes “by the Trustee” and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement hereunder or in the Notes for the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. Such authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 7.08.

Any corporation or other entity into which any authenticating agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any authenticating agent shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of any authenticating agent, shall be the successor of the authenticating agent hereunder, if such successor entity or other entity is otherwise eligible under this Section 17.10, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto or the authenticating agent or such successor entity or other entity.

Any authenticating agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any authenticating agent by giving written notice of termination to such authenticating agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any authenticating agent shall cease to be eligible under this Section 17.10, the Trustee may promptly appoint a successor authenticating agent, shall give written notice of such appointment to the Company and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Holders as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the Note Register.

The Company agrees to pay to the authenticating agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services although the Company may terminate the authenticating agent, if it determines such agent’s fees to be unreasonable. The Company agrees to indemnify the authenticating agent as provided in Section 7.06.

The provisions of Section 7.02, Section 7.03, Section 7.04, Section 8.03 and this Section 17.10 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.

If an authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to this Section 17.10, the Notes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:

                                                                                        ,                                                                                                                                                                                                  

as Authenticating Agent, certifies that this is one of the Notes described in the within-named Indenture.

By:

Authorized Signatory

Section 17.11.Execution in Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto executed or transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic means shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. This Indenture, the Notes and any other document delivered in connection or pursuant to this Indenture or the issuance and delivery of the Notes may be signed by or on behalf of the signing party by manual, facsimile, PDF or electronic signature. Any electronic signature shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signature and Records Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon any notice, instruction, or other communication, including any funds transfer instruction, (each, a “Notice”) received pursuant to this Indenture by electronic transmission (including by e-mail, facsimile transmission, web portal or other electronic methods) and shall not have any duty to confirm that the person sending such Notice is, in fact, a person authorized to do so. Each other party to this Indenture assumes all risks arising out of the use of electronic signatures and electronic methods to send Notices to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on an unauthorized Notice and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may in any instance and in its sole discretion require that a Notice in the form of an original document bearing a manual signature be delivered to the Trustee in lieu of, or in addition to, any such electronic Notice.

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Section 17.12.Severability. In the event any provision of this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

Section 17.13.Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE HOLDERS BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOTES AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 17.14.Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, pandemics, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 17.15.Calculations. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of the Common Stock, accrued interest payable on the Notes and the Conversion Rate of the Notes. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the written request of that Holder. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for making any calculations under the Notes or under this Indenture, and neither shall have any duty to monitor the price of the shares of the Common Stock or otherwise be charged with knowledge of when the Notes are convertible.

Section 17.16.USA PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act.

Section 17.17.Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). In order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations (inclusive of directives, guidelines and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) in effect from time to time (“Applicable Law”), the Company agrees (i) to provide to the Trustee sufficient information about Holders or other applicable parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so the Trustee can determine whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Law, and (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which the Trustee shall not have any liability.

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

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.,
By:	/s/Deric Eubanks
	Name: Deric Eubanks
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:	/s/ Christopher J. Grell
	Name: Christopher J. Grell
	Title: Vice President

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EXHIBIT A

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREUNDER IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

(1)REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

(2)AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT:

(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY OR PERSON THAT HAS BEEN AN AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THREE MONTHS MAY PURCHASE, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.

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BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

No. 1	Initially $86,250,000
CUSIP No. 10482B AA9

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company,” which term includes any successor entity or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum as set forth in the “Schedule of Increases and Decreases of Notes” attached hereto of $86,250,000, which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other outstanding Notes, shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed $86,250,000 in aggregate at any time, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary, on June 1, 2026, and interest thereon as set forth below.

This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 4.50% per year from May 18, 2021, or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until June 1, 2026. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 1 and December 1, commencing on December 1, 2021, to Holders of record at the Close of Business on the preceding May 15 and November 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Additional Interest will be payable as set forth in Section 4.06 or Section 6.03 of the within-mentioned Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to any of such Section 4.06 or Section 6.03, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.

Any Defaulted Amounts shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, the relevant payment date to, but excluding, the date on which such Defaulted Amounts shall have been paid by the Company, at its election, in accordance with Section 2.03(c) of the Indenture.

The Company shall pay or shall cause the Paying Agent to pay the principal of and interest on this Note, if and so long as such Note is a Global Note, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Note Registrar in respect of the Notes as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration of transfer and exchange.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this Note for cash and, if applicable, shares of the Common Stock, if any, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Note or the Indenture, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed manually by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

Dated:

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described in the
within-named Indenture.
By:
	Authorized Signatory
Dated:

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”), initially limited to the aggregate principal amount of $86,250,000 all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 18, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used in this Note and not defined in this Note shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.

In case certain Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, and interest on, all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Redemption Price on any Redemption Date and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and the consideration due upon conversion of, this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the lawful money herein prescribed.

The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer or similar tax that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.

The Notes shall be redeemable at the Company’s option in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, for cash and, if applicable, shares of the Common Stock, if any, together with cash in lieu thereof in respect of any fractional shares, at the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM = as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES OF NOTES

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is EIGHTY-SIX MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($86,250,000). The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:

Date Amount of decrease in
principal amount of this
Global Note Amount of increase in
principal amount of this
Global Note Principal amount of this
Global Note following
such decrease or
increase Signature of authorized
signatory of Trustee or
Custodian

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Attachment 1

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

To: BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Conversion Agent

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, for cash and, if applicable, shares of the Common Stock, if any, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that any cash payable and any shares of the Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any shares of the Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any, in accordance with Section 14.03(i) of the Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

Dated:

Signature(s)

Signature Guarantee Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares of the Common Stock are to be issued, or Notes are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder.

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Fill in for registration of shares if to be issued, and Notes if to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder:
(Name)
(Street Address)
(City, State and Zip Code) Please print name and address
	Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $      ,000           Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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Attachment 2

[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE]

To: BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Paying Agent

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with Section 15.02 of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Purchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Purchase Date. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

In the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:

Dated:

Signature(s)

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number

Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all):

$        ,000

NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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Attachment 3

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

For value received _____________________________ hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________ (Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ___________________________ attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

In connection with any transfer of the within Note, the undersigned confirms that such Note is being transferred:

¨           To Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. or any subsidiary thereof; or

¨           Pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

¨           Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Dated:

Signature(s)

Signature Guarantee

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder.

NOTICE: The signature on the assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 6

TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

BRAEMAR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

May 18, 2021

This Amendment No. 6 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership (this “Amendment”) is made as of May 18, 2021, by Braemar OP General Partner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as general partner (the “General Partner”) of Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), pursuant to the authority granted in Section 11.1 of the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership, dated March 7, 2017‎, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of April 23, 2018, Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as of November 20, 2018, Amendment No. 3 thereto dated as of December 3, 2019, Amendment No. 4 thereto dated as of January 24, 2020, and Amendment No. 5 thereto dated as of April 2, 2021 (the “Partnership Agreement”), for the purposes of documenting the issuance of convertible debt and providing for the potential conversion of such debt into equity of the Partnership and issuance of additional Partnership Interests in the form of Common Partnership Units upon such conversion. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the “Company”) adopted resolutions establishing a pricing committee (the “Pricing Committee”) at a meeting ‎held on May 6, 2021, and the duly authorized Pricing Committee adopted resolutions on May ‎‎13, 2021 authorizing the issuance of $86,250,000 in aggregate principal amount of‎ the Company's 4.50% Convertible ‎Senior ‎Notes due 2026 (including an additional $11,250,000 ‎principal amount issued upon the exercise of the initial ‎purchaser's option ‎to ‎purchase additional notes in full)‎ (the “REIT Convertible Notes”) and providing that the Company intends to loan to the Partnership the proceeds from the offering of the REIT Convertible Notes received by the Company on substantially the same terms as the REIT Convertible Notes (the “Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt”);‎

WHEREAS, Section 11.1(e) of the Partnership Agreement permits the General Partner, ‎with the approval of the Limited Partners holding more than 50% of the Common Percentage ‎Interests of the Limited Partners, to amend the Partnership Agreement for any purpose not ‎specifically addressed otherwise in such Section 11.1(e);‎

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WHEREAS, the General Partner, together with Ashford OP Limited Partner, as the ‎holder of more than 50% of the Common Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners of the ‎Partnership, have determined to amend the Partnership Agreement to provide for the conversion of the Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt and the issuance of additional Partnership Interests in the form of Common Partnership Units upon the conversion of all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt, which shall occur simultaneously with any conversion of any REIT Convertible Notes into REIT Common Shares; and

WHEREAS, the General Partner desires to so amend the Partnership Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the General Partner hereby amends the Partnership Agreement as follows:

1.            Article I is amended to add the following defined terms in their respective alphabetical order ‎within Article I:‎

“Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt” shall mean the loan made by the Company‎, directly or through one or more Affiliates‎, to the Partnership using proceeds received by the Company from the REIT Convertible Notes, as determined by the General Partner.‎

“REIT Convertible Notes” shall mean the 4.50% Convertible Senior ‎Notes due 2026 issued by the Company as of the effective date of this Amendment which are convertible into REIT Common Shares.

2.            Section 4.3 is amended to add new Section 4.3(f) to read in its entirety as follows:

(f)            Conversion/Redemption of Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt.

(i)            In connection with the issuance by the Company of the REIT Convertible Notes, the Company, directly or through one or more Affiliates, as determined appropriate by the General Partner, ‎shall loan the proceeds received by the Company from the issuance of such REIT Convertible Notes to the Partnership which such loan shall constitute the Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt. In connection with the conversion of any REIT Convertible Notes into REIT Common Shares, the Partnership shall convert the necessary corresponding portion of the Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt ‎into Common Partnership Units and issue such Common Partnership Units to the Company, or one or more of its Affiliates, as applicable. The number of Common Partnership Units into which such Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt is convertible shall be equal to the number of REIT Common Shares ‎into which such REIT Convertible Notes are then being converted, determined based upon application of the Conversion Factor in effect on such date. Upon the conversion by the Company of any REIT Convertible Notes into REIT Common Shares, the Company, directly or through one or more Affiliates, shall be ‎deemed to have made Capital Contributions to the Partnership in the aggregate amount of the principle and interest converted into REIT Common Shares, as determined by the General Partner.‎ In connection with the redemption or repurchase by the Company of any REIT Convertible Notes the proceeds of which were used to advance any portion of the Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt, the Partnership shall ‎provide cash to the Company or one or more of its Affiliates for such purpose which shall be equal to the ‎applicable redemption or repurchase price, plus all then accumulated and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption or repurchase date, and a corresponding portion of such Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt shall ‎be deemed concurrently satisfied with respect to each REIT Convertible Note so redeemed or repurchased by ‎the Company. ‎

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(ii)            The Partners intend that the conversion feature of the Partnership Corresponding ‎Convertible Debt will be treated as ‎a noncompensatory option within the ‎meaning of Section 1.721-‎‎2(f) of the Treasury Regulations. The Partners ‎recognize that a conversion of any Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt ‎into Common Partnership Units ‎would be an event described in Exhibit B‎ as ‎requiring a revaluation of the Partnership’s ‎assets to their fair market values. ‎Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the ‎contrary (including, without ‎limitation, Exhibit B), upon the conversion of any ‎ Partnership Corresponding ‎Convertible Debt to Common Partnership Units, the Capital Accounts of the ‎Partners (including the ‎converting Partner) shall be adjusted immediately after ‎the conversion of the ‎ Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt to reflect a ‎revaluation of the Partnership’s assets to their fair market ‎values on the date of ‎adjustment. In determining the Capital Accounts of the Partners ‎‎(including the ‎converting Partner) for purposes of the preceding sentence, the ‎Partnership shall ‎specially allocate any unrealized income, gain, loss or deduction in the ‎‎Partnership’s assets (that has not been previously reflected in the Partners’ ‎Capital ‎Accounts) among the Partners (including the converting Partner) in ‎‎accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s) of the Treasury Regulations in such ‎a manner so ‎as to properly reflect the Partners’ relative rights and entitlements to ‎distributions under ‎this Agreement (and, for purposes of clarification, is intended ‎to result in a Capital ‎Account balance for the converting Partner with respect to ‎the Common Partnership Units acquired ‎pursuant to the conversion of ‎Partnership Corresponding Convertible Debt that equals the amount that would ‎be ‎distributed to such Partner with respect to such Common Partnership Units if ‎immediately after the ‎conversion of such Partnership Corresponding Convertible ‎Debt all of the assets of the Partnership were sold for their ‎respective fair market ‎values, the liabilities of ‎the Partnership were paid in full, and liquidating ‎distributions were made pursuant to ‎Section 10.4 (assuming distributions to the ‎holders of Common Partnership Units were made in accordance with their ‎respective Common Percentage Interests)‎ (the “Conversion Target Account”)). ‎If, after making the allocations ‎described in the preceding sentence, the ‎converting Partner’s Capital Account still does ‎not reflect the Conversion Target ‎Account, then the Partnership’s capital will be ‎reallocated between the existing ‎Partners and the converting Partner so that the ‎converting Partner’s Capital ‎Account reflects the Conversion Target Account (a ‎‎“Conversion Capital Account ‎Reallocation”). Any increase or reduction in the Capital ‎Accounts of the existing ‎Partners that occurs as a result of a Conversion Capital ‎Account Reallocation ‎shall be allocated among the existing Partners in a manner similar to ‎Section 5.1. ‎In the event of any Conversion Capital Account Reallocation, corrective ‎‎allocations of gross income and gain or gross loss or deductions subsequent to the ‎‎Conversion Capital Account Reallocation will first be allocated to the Partners ‎until the ‎Conversion Capital Account Reallocations are eliminated in accordance ‎with Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x) of the Treasury ‎Regulations as determined by the ‎General Partner in its reasonable ‎discretion..‎

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3.            Except as modified herein, all terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, which terms and conditions the General Partner hereby ratifies and confirms.

4.            This Amendment shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of law.

5.            If any provision of this Amendment is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

GENERAL PARTNER:
Braemar OP General Partner, LLC
a Delaware limited liability company, as General Partner of Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership
By:	/s/Robert Haiman
Name:	Robert G. Haiman
Title:	Executive Vice President,
	General Counsel and Secretary
LIMITED PARTNER:
Braemar OP Limited Partner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Limited Partner of Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership
By:	/s/ Robert Haiman
Name:	Robert G. Haiman
Title:	Executive Vice President,
	General Counsel and Secretary

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

Contact:	Deric Eubanks	Jordan Jennings	Joseph Calabrese
	Chief Financial Officer	Investor Relations	Financial Relations Board
	(972) 490-9600	(972) 778-9487	(212) 827-3772

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $75 MILLION
CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES OFFERING

DALLAS, May 14, 2021 – Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BHR) (the “Company” or “Braemar”) announced today the pricing of its private placement of $75 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). Braemar has granted the initial purchaser of the Notes a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $11.25 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes. Braemar expects to close the sale of the Notes on or about May 18, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The Notes will pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 4.5% per annum. The Notes will mature on June 1, 2026, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms. The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Braemar, and will be convertible for cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at Braemar’s option. The initial conversion rate for the Notes will be 157.79 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes and the initial conversion price will be approximately $6.3375 per share of the Company’s common stock. The initial conversion rate and initial conversion price are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

Braemar expects to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, repayment of a portion of its indebtedness, including amounts outstanding under its secured term loan, for capital expenditures or potential acquisitions.

The Notes will be sold to qualified institutional buyers (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) in reliance on Rule 144A of the Securities Act.  The Notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements, except in limited circumstances in connection with the exercise of the issuer conversion option.

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This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements and assumptions in this press release, contain or are based upon “forward-looking” information and are being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, among others, statements about the offering and the use of proceeds from the offering. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. When we use the words “will likely result,” “may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” or similar expressions, we intend to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside Braemar’s control.

These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without limitation: the impact of COVID-19, and the rate of adoption and efficacy of vaccines to prevent COVID-19, on our business and investment strategy; the timing and outcome of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation; our ability to repay, refinance or restructure our debt and the debt of certain of our subsidiaries; anticipated or expected purchases or sales of assets; our projected operating results; completion of any pending transactions; our understanding of our competition; market trends; projected capital expenditures; the impact of technology on our operations and business; general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common stock and preferred stock; availability, terms and deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; changes in our industry and the markets in which we operate, interest rates or the general economy; and the degree and nature of our competition. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in Braemar’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The forward-looking statements included in this press release are only made as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions, and expectations of our future performance taking into account all information currently known to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and expectations can change as a result of many potential events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans, and other objectives may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider this risk when you make an investment decision concerning our securities. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company can give no assurance that these forward-looking statements will be attained or that any deviation will not occur. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, changes in expectations, or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

NEWS RELEASE

Contact:	Deric Eubanks	Jordan Jennings	Joseph Calabrese
	Chief Financial Officer	Investor Relations	Financial Relations Board
	(972) 490-9600	(972) 778-9487	(212) 827-3772

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS ANNOUNCES EXERCISE IN FULL OF INITIAL PURCHASER’S OPTION TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL NOTES AND SUBSEQUENT CLOSING OF CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES OFFERING

DALLAS, May 18, 2021 – Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BHR) (the “Company” or “Braemar”) today announced that it has closed its previously announced private placement of $86.25 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”), including $11.25 million aggregate principal amount of Notes sold pursuant to the exercise in full of the initial purchaser’s option to purchase additional Notes.

The Notes pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 4.5% per annum. The Notes will mature on June 1, 2026, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms. The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Braemar, and will be convertible for cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at Braemar’s option. The initial conversion rate for the Notes is 157.7909 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, and the initial conversion price is approximately $6.34 per share of the Company’s common stock. The initial conversion rate and initial conversion price are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

Braemar used a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to repay the amount outstanding under its secured term loan and expects to use the remaining net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, capital expenditures or potential acquisitions.

The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) in reliance on Rule 144A of the Securities Act.  The Notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements, except in limited circumstances in connection with the exercise of the issuer conversion option.

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This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements and assumptions in this press release, contain or are based upon “forward-looking” information and are being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, among others, statements about the use of proceeds from the offering. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. When we use the words “will likely result,” “may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” or similar expressions, we intend to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside Braemar’s control.

These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without limitation: the impact of COVID-19, and the rate of adoption and efficacy of vaccines to prevent COVID-19, on our business and investment strategy; the timing and outcome of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation; our ability to repay, refinance or restructure our debt and the debt of certain of our subsidiaries; anticipated or expected purchases or sales of assets; our projected operating results; completion of any pending transactions; our understanding of our competition; market trends; projected capital expenditures; the impact of technology on our operations and business; general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common stock and preferred stock; availability, terms and deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; changes in our industry and the markets in which we operate, interest rates or the general economy; and the degree and nature of our competition. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in Braemar’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The forward-looking statements included in this press release are only made as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions, and expectations of our future performance taking into account all information currently known to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and expectations can change as a result of many potential events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans, and other objectives may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider this risk when you make an investment decision concerning our securities. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company can give no assurance that these forward-looking statements will be attained or that any deviation will not occur. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, changes in expectations, or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.

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