INDENTURE by and among ADL CLO 1 LLC, Issuer and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Collateral Trustee Dated as of May 28, 2025

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

INDENTURE

by and among

ADL CLO 1 LLC,

Issuer

and

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

Collateral Trustee

Dated as of May 28, 2025

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INDENTURE, dated as of May 28, 2025, between ADL CLO 1 LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Issuer”) and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral trustee (herein, together with its permitted successors and assigns in the trusts hereunder, the “Collateral Trustee”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

The Issuer is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture to provide for the Notes issuable as provided herein. The Issuer is entering into this Indenture, and the Collateral Trustee is accepting the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.

All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer in accordance with the agreement’s terms have been done.

GRANTING CLAUSES

The Issuer hereby Grants to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit and security of the Holders of the Secured Debt, the Collateral Trustee, the Loan Agent, the Bank in all of its capacities, U.S. Bank National Association, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Administrator (collectively, the “Secured Parties”), all of its right, title and interest in, to and under, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired or arising any and all accounts, chattel paper, deposit accounts, financial assets, general intangibles, instruments, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, documents, goods and supporting obligations and other assets in which the Issuer has an interest and specifically including: (a) the Collateral Obligations (listed, as of the Closing Date, in Schedule 1 to this Indenture) and all payments thereon or with respect thereto, (b) each of the Accounts, and any Eligible Investments purchased with funds on deposit therein, and all income from the investment of funds therein, (c) the Issuer’s rights under the Collateral Management Agreement as set forth in Article XV hereof, the Securities Account Control Agreement, the Master Loan Sale Agreement and the Collateral Administration Agreement, (d) all Cash or Money owned by the Issuer, (e) any Equity Securities and Workout Loans acquired by the Issuer, (f) all accounts, chattel paper, deposit accounts, financial assets, general intangibles, payment intangibles, instruments, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, securities, money, documents, goods, commercial tort claims and securities entitlements, and other supporting obligations (as such terms are defined in the UCC), (g) any other property of the Issuer (whether or not constituting Collateral Obligations, Equity Securities or Eligible Investments), and (h) all proceeds (as defined in the UCC) with respect to the foregoing (the assets referred to in (a) through (h) are collectively referred to as the “Assets”).

The above Grant is made in trust to secure the Secured Debt, the Issuer’s other obligations to the Secured Parties under this Indenture, the other Transaction Documents, and certain other amounts payable by the Issuer as described herein. Except as set forth in the Priority of Payments and Article XIII of this Indenture, the Secured Debt is secured by the Grant equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Secured Debt and any other Secured Debt by reason of difference in time of issuance or otherwise. The Grant is made to secure, in accordance with the priorities set forth in the Priority of Payments and Article XIII of this Indenture, (i) the payment of all amounts due on the Secured Debt in accordance with their terms,

(ii) the payment of all other sums (other than in respect of the Subordinated Notes) payable under this Indenture, (iii) the payment of amounts owing by the Issuer under the Collateral Management Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement and the Master Loan Sale Agreement and (iv) compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided herein. The foregoing Grant shall, for the purpose of determining the property subject to the lien of this Indenture, be deemed to include any securities and any investments granted to the Collateral Trustee by or on behalf of the Issuer, whether or not such securities or investments satisfy the criteria set forth in the definitions of “Collateral Obligation” or “Eligible Investments”, as the case may be.

The Collateral Trustee acknowledges such ▇▇▇▇▇ and agrees to perform the duties herein in accordance with the terms hereof.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. Except as otherwise specified herein or as the context may otherwise require, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below for all purposes of this Indenture, and the definitions of such terms are equally applicable both to the singular and plural forms of such terms and to the masculine, feminine and neuter genders of such terms. The word “including” shall mean “including without limitation.” All references herein to designated “Articles”, “Sections”, “sub-sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated articles, sections, sub-sections and other subdivisions of this Indenture. The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular article, section, sub-section or other subdivision. References to (i) the “redemption” of Debt or Secured Debt shall be understood to include references to the repayment of the Class A-1 Loans by the Issuer and (ii) the “issuance” of Debt or Secured Debt or to the “execution,” “authentication” and/or “delivery” of Debt or Secured Debt shall be understood to include references to the incurrence of Class A-1 Loans by the Issuer pursuant to the Class A-1 Credit Agreements.

“1940 Act”: The United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

“ABL Facility”: A lending facility pursuant to which the loans thereunder are secured by a perfected, first priority security interest in accounts receivable, inventory, machinery, equipment, oil and gas reserves vessels or periodic revenues, where such collateral security consists of assets generated or acquired by the related Obligor in its business.

“Accountants’ Effective Date AUP Reports”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(c)(iii).

“Accountants’ Effective Date Comparison AUP Report”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(c)(iii).

“Accountants’ Effective Date Recalculation AUP Report”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(c)(iii).

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“Accountants’ Report”: An agreed upon procedures report of the firm or firms appointed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 10.9(a).

“Accounts”: (i) The Payment Account, (ii) the Collection Account, (iii) the Ramp-Up Account, (iv) the Revolver Funding Account, (v) the Expense Reserve Account, (vi) the Custodial Account and (vii) the Supplemental Reserve Account.

“Accredited Investor”: The meaning set forth in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.

“Act” and “Act of Holders”: The meanings specified in Section 14.2(a).

“Additional Junior Securities”: Additional securities of any one or more new classes that are subordinated to the existing Secured Debt (or to the most junior class of securities of the Issuer issued pursuant to this Indenture (other than the Subordinated Notes), if any class of securities issued pursuant to this Indenture other than the Secured Debt or Subordinated Notes is then Outstanding).

“Additional Debt”: Any Debt issued or incurred pursuant to Section 2.13.

“Additional Debt Closing Date”: The closing date for the issuance or incurrence of any Additional Debt pursuant to Section 2.13 as set forth in an indenture supplemental to this Indenture pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(xii).

“Adjusted Class Break-even Default Rate”: The rate equal to (a)(i) the Class Break-even Default Rate multiplied by (ii)(x) the Target Initial Par Amount divided by (y) the Collateral Principal Amount plus the S&P Collateral Value of all Defaulted Obligations plus (b)(i)(x) the Collateral Principal Amount plus the S&P Collateral Value of all Defaulted Obligations minus (y) the Target Initial Par Amount, divided by (ii)(x) the Collateral Principal Amount plus the S&P Collateral Value of all Defaulted Obligations multiplied by (y) 1 minus the Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate.

“Adjusted Collateral Principal Amount”: As of any date of determination, (a) the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations, Deferring Obligations, Long-Dated Obligations and Discount Obligations), plus (b) without duplication, the amounts on deposit in any Account (including Eligible Investments therein but excluding the Revolver Funding Account) representing Principal Proceeds, plus (c) the lesser of (i) the S&P Collateral Value of all Defaulted Obligations and Deferring Obligations and (ii) the Fitch Collateral Value of all Defaulted Obligations and Deferring Obligations; provided that the Adjusted Collateral Principal Amount will be zero for any Defaulted Obligation which the Issuer has owned for more than three years during which such Collateral Obligation was at all times a Defaulted Obligation, plus (d) the aggregate, for each Discount Obligation, of the purchase price, excluding accrued interest, expressed as a percentage of par and multiplied by the Principal Balance thereof, for such Discount Obligation, plus (e) with respect to each Long-Dated Obligation, (x) if such Long-Dated Obligation has a stated maturity three years or less after the earliest Stated Maturity of the Secured Debt, the lower of (i) the Market Value and (ii) 70% of its Principal Balance and (y) if such Long-Dated Obligation has a stated maturity more than three years after the earliest Stated Maturity of the Debt, zero, minus (g) the Excess CCC Adjustment Amount; provided that, with respect to any Collateral Obligation that satisfies more than one of the definitions of Defaulted Obligation, Deferring Obligation, Long-Dated Obligation, Discount Obligation or any asset that falls into the Excess CCC Adjustment Amount, such Collateral Obligation shall, for the purposes of this definition, be treated as belonging to the category of Collateral Obligations which results in the lowest Adjusted Collateral Principal Amount on any date of determination.

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“Administrative Expense Cap”: An amount equal on any Payment Date (when taken together with any Administrative Expenses paid during the period since the preceding Payment Date or in the case of the first Payment Date following the Closing Date, the period since the Closing Date), to the sum of (a) 0.020% per annum (prorated for the related Interest Accrual Period on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed) of the Fee Basis Amount at the beginning of the Collection Period relating to such Payment Date and (b) U.S.$200,000 per annum (prorated for the related Interest Accrual Period on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months); provided that (1) in respect of any Payment Date after the third Payment Date following the Closing Date, if the aggregate amount of Administrative Expenses paid pursuant to Sections 11.1(a)(i)(A), 11.1(a)(ii)(A) and 11.1(a)(iii)(A) (including any excess applied in accordance with this proviso) on the three immediately preceding Payment Dates and during the related Collection Periods is less than the stated Administrative Expense Cap (without regard to any excess applied in accordance with this proviso) in the aggregate for such three preceding Payment Dates, then the excess may be applied to the Administrative Expense Cap with respect to the then-current Payment Date; and (2) in respect of the third Payment Date following the Closing Date, such excess amount shall be calculated based on the Payment Dates preceding such Payment Date.

“Administrative Expenses”: The fees, expenses (including indemnities) and other amounts due or accrued with respect to any Payment Date (including, with respect to any Payment Date, any such amounts that were due and not paid on any prior Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments) and payable in the following order by the Issuer: first, to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7 and the other provisions of this Indenture and to the Loan Agent pursuant to the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, second, to the Collateral Administrator pursuant to the Collateral Administration Agreement and to the Bank and U.S. Bank National Association, in any of their other capacities under the Transaction Documents, third, on a pro rata basis, the following amounts (excluding indemnities) to the following parties: (i) the Independent accountants, agents (other than the Collateral Manager) and counsel of the Issuer; (ii) the Rating Agencies for fees and expenses (including any annual fee, amendment fees and surveillance fees) in connection with any rating of the Secured Debt or in connection with the rating of (or provision of credit estimates in respect of) any Collateral Obligations; (iii) the Collateral Manager under this Indenture and the Collateral Management Agreement, including without limitation reasonable expenses of the Collateral Manager (including fees for its accountants, agents and counsel) incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of any Collateral Obligations, any costs or fees in connection with satisfying the U.S. Risk Retention Rules, the E.U. Securitization Regulation, the UK Securitization Framework or the E.U./UK Transparency Requirements, any other expenses incurred in connection with the Collateral Obligations and any other amounts payable pursuant to the Collateral Management Agreement but excluding the Aggregate Collateral Management Fee; (iv) the Independent Manager for any fees or expenses due under the management agreement between the Issuer and Independent Manager; and (v) any other Person in respect of any other fees or expenses permitted under this Indenture, the Class A-1 Credit

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Agreements and the documents delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Indenture (including without limitation the payment of all legal and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of any Collateral Obligations and any other expenses incurred in connection with the Collateral Obligations), the Class A-1 Credit Agreements and the Debt, including but not limited to, any amounts due in respect of the listing of the Debt on any stock exchange or trading system; and fourth, on a pro rata basis, indemnities payable to any Person pursuant to any Transaction Document; provided that (x) amounts due in respect of actions taken on or before the Closing Date (other than indemnification amounts under the Warehouse Credit Agreement and related Transaction Documents (as such term is defined in the Warehouse Credit Agreement) and the Pre-Pricing Posting Letter) shall not be payable as Administrative Expenses but shall be payable only from the Expense Reserve Account pursuant to Section 10.3(d) and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, amounts that are expressly payable to any Person under the Priority of Payments in respect of an amount that is stated to be payable as an amount other than as Administrative Expenses (including, without limitation, interest and principal in respect of the Debt) shall not constitute Administrative Expenses.

“ADS”: Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

“Affected Class”: Any Class of Secured Debt that, as a result of the occurrence of a Tax Event described in the definition of “Tax Redemption” has not received 100% of the aggregate amount of principal and interest that would otherwise be due and payable to such Class on any Payment Date.

“Affiliate”: With respect to a Person, (i) any other Person who, directly or indirectly, is in “control” of, or controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or (ii) any other Person who is a director, Officer, employee or general partner (a) of such Person, (b) of any subsidiary or parent company of such Person or (c) of any Person described in clause (i) above. For the purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (x) to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

“Agent Members”: Members of, or participants in, DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream.

“Aggregate Collateral Management Fee”: All accrued and unpaid Collateral Management Fees, Current Deferred Management Fees, Cumulative Deferred Management Fees and Collateral Management Fee Shortfall Amounts (including accrued interest) due and payable to the Collateral Manager.

“Aggregate Coupon”: As of any Measurement Date, the sum of the products obtained by multiplying, in the case of each Fixed Rate Obligation (other than a Defaulted Obligation) (including, for any Permitted Deferrable Obligation or Deferrable Obligation, only the required current cash interest required by the Underlying Instruments thereon), (i) the stated coupon on such Collateral Obligation expressed as a percentage and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation; provided that the stated coupon of a Step-Up Obligation will be the then-current coupon.

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“Aggregate Funded Spread”: As of any Measurement Date, the sum of: (a) in the case of each Floating Rate Obligation (other than a Defaulted Obligation) that bears interest at a spread over the Benchmark applicable to the Debt (including, for any Deferrable Obligation or Permitted Deferrable Obligation, only the excess of the required current cash pay interest required by the Underlying Instruments thereon over the applicable index and excluding the unfunded portion of any Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation and Revolving Collateral Obligation), (i) the stated interest rate spread on such Collateral Obligation above such index as of the immediately preceding Interest Determination Date multiplied by (ii) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation; and (b) in the case of each Floating Rate Obligation (other than a Defaulted Obligation) (including, for any Deferrable Obligation or Permitted Deferrable Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest required by the Underlying Instruments thereon and excluding the unfunded portion of any Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation and Revolving Collateral Obligation) that bears interest at a spread over an index other than the Benchmark applicable to the Debt, (i) the excess of the sum of such spread and such index over the Benchmark applicable to the Debt as of the immediately preceding Interest Determination Date (which spread or excess may be expressed as a negative percentage) multiplied by (ii) the outstanding principal balance of each such Collateral Obligation; provided that, in each case, with respect to any Benchmark Floor Obligation, the stated interest rate spread on such Collateral Obligation over the applicable index shall be deemed to be equal to the sum of (x) the stated interest rate spread over the applicable index and (y) the excess, if any, of the specified “floor” rate relating to such Collateral Obligation over the applicable Benchmark; provided further that the interest rate spread with respect to any Step-Up Obligation will be the then-current interest rate spread.

“Aggregate Outstanding Amount”: With respect to any of the Debt as of any date, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Debt Outstanding on such date.

“Aggregate Principal Balance”: When used with respect to all or a portion of the Collateral Obligations or the Assets, the sum of the Principal Balances of all or of such portion of the Collateral Obligations or Assets, respectively.

“Aggregate Unfunded Spread”: As of any Measurement Date, the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) for each Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation and Revolving Collateral Obligation (other than Defaulted Obligations), the related commitment fee rate then in effect as of such date and (ii) the undrawn commitments of each such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation and Revolving Collateral Obligation as of such date.

“Apollo Global Securities”: Apollo Global Securities, LLC.

“Approved Tax Counsel”: Each of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇, Gotshal & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ US LLP; White & Case LLP; Freshfields Bruckhaus ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ US LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; Milbank LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Bird LLP; and ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP.

“ARRC”: The Alternative Reference Rate Committee convened by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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“Asset-backed Commercial Paper”: Commercial paper or other short-term obligations of a program that primarily issues externally rated commercial paper backed by assets or exposures held in a bankruptcy-remote, special purpose entity.

“Assets”: The meaning assigned in the Granting Clause hereof.

“Assumed Reinvestment Rate”: The Benchmark (as determined on the most recent Interest Determination Date relating to an Interest Accrual Period beginning on a Payment Date or the Closing Date) minus 0.25% per annum; provided that the Assumed Reinvestment Rate shall not be less than 0.00%.

“Authenticating Agent”: With respect to the Notes or a Class of the Notes, the Person designated by the Collateral Trustee to authenticate such Notes on behalf of the Collateral Trustee pursuant to Section 6.14 hereof.

“Balance”: On any date, with respect to Cash or Eligible Investments in any account, the aggregate of the (i) current balance of Cash, demand deposits, time deposits, certificates of deposit and federal funds; (ii) principal amount of interest-bearing corporate and government securities, money market accounts and repurchase obligations; and (iii) purchase price (but not greater than the face amount) of non-interest-bearing government and corporate securities and commercial paper.

“Bank”: U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association (including any organization or entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association), in its individual capacity and not as Collateral Trustee, or any successor thereto (which shall include any successor Collateral Trustee pursuant to Section 6.11 hereof).

“Bankruptcy Code”: The federal Bankruptcy Code, Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.

“Bankruptcy Subordination Agreement”: The meaning specified in Section 13.1.

“Base Rate Modifier”: A modifier applied to a reference or base rate in order to cause such rate to be comparable to the three-month Term SOFR Rate, which modifier is recognized or acknowledged as being the industry standard by the LSTA or the ARRC and which modifier may include an addition or subtraction to such unadjusted rate. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent the Base Rate Modifier does not exist, it will be zero for purposes of this definition.

“Benchmark”: With respect to the Secured Debt, initially, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if the Term SOFR Reference Rate component of the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark is (x) unavailable or no longer reported or (y) inconsistent with the reference rate that reflects market practice for new issue-collateralized loan obligations, in each case, as determined by the Collateral Manager on any date of determination, then upon written notice from the Collateral Manager to the Issuer, the Calculation Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Trustee and S&P of such event and the designation of a Fallback Rate, then “Benchmark” means such Fallback Rate for all purposes relating to the Secured Debt in respect of such determination on such date and all determinations on all subsequent dates; provided further

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that with respect to any Class of Secured Debt, the Benchmark will be no less than zero. With respect to any Collateral Obligation, when used in the context of such Collateral Obligation, “Benchmark” or “Benchmark-based index” means the London interbank offered rate, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR or the applicable benchmark rate currently in effect for such Floating Rate Obligation and determined in accordance with the related Underlying Instrument.

“Benchmark Floor Obligation”: As of any date of determination, a Floating Rate Obligation (a) the interest in respect of which is paid based on the Benchmark and (b) that provides that such rate is (in effect) calculated as the greater of (i) a specified “floor” rate per annum and (ii) the Benchmark for the applicable interest period for such Collateral Obligation.

“Beneficial Ownership Certificate”: The meaning specified in Section 14.2(e).

“Benefit Plan Investor”: An employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of Title I of ERISA, any plan to which Section 4975 of the Code applies or an entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of such an employee benefit plan’s or a plan’s investment in such entity.

“Bond”: A debt security (that is not a loan) that is issued by a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust.

“Bridge Loan”: Any loan or other obligation that (x) is incurred in connection with a merger, acquisition, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person or similar transaction and (y) by its terms, is required to be repaid within one year of the incurrence thereof with proceeds from additional borrowings or other refinancings (it being understood that any such loan or debt security that has a nominal maturity date of one year or less from the incurrence thereof but has a term-out or other provision whereby (automatically or at the sole option of the obligor thereof) the maturity of the indebtedness thereunder may be extended to a later date is not a Bridge Loan).

“Broadly Syndicated Loan”: A Loan (a) that is part of a credit facility with a Facility Size on the date of origination thereof at least equal to U.S.$250,000,000 and (b) as to which, on the date of origination thereof, (i) ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ has either (x) assigned a corporate family rating on an Obligor thereon or (y) assigned to such credit facility a monitored publicly available rating or (ii) S&P has either (x) assigned an issuer credit rating to the issuer thereof or (y) assigned to such credit facility a monitored publicly available rating.

“Business Day”: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday or (ii) a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by applicable law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York or in the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Collateral Trustee and, if applicable, the Loan Agent is located or, for any final payment of principal, in the relevant place of presentation.

“Calculation Agent”: The meaning specified in Section 7.16(a).

“Cash”: Such funds denominated in currency of the United States of America as at the time shall be legal tender for payment of all public and private debts, including funds standing to the credit of an Account.

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“CCC Collateral Obligation”: A CCC S&P Collateral Obligation or a CCC Fitch Collateral Obligation, as the context requires.

“CCC Excess”: The amount equal to the greater of (i) the excess of the Principal Balance of all CCC S&P Collateral Obligations over an amount equal to 20.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount as of such date of determination; and (ii) the excess of the Principal Balance of all CCC Fitch Collateral Obligations over an amount equal to 20.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount as of such date of determination; provided that, in determining which of the CCC Collateral Obligations shall be included in the CCC Excess, the CCC Collateral Obligations with the lowest Market Value (expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligations as of such date of determination) shall be deemed to constitute such CCC Excess.

“CCC Fitch Collateral Obligation”: A Collateral Obligation (other than a Defaulted Obligation or a Deferring Obligation) with a Fitch Rating of “CCC+” or lower.

“CCC S&P Collateral Obligation”: A Collateral Obligation (other than a Defaulted Obligation or a Deferring Obligation) with an S&P Rating of “CCC+” or lower.

“Certificate of Authentication”: The meaning specified in Section 2.1.

“Certificate of Formation”: The Certificate of Formation of the Issuer, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 13, 2024, as amended or restated from time to time.

“Certificated Note”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(iv).

“Certificated Secured Note”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(iii).

“Certificated Security”: The meaning specified in Section 8 102(a)(4) of the UCC.

“Certificated Subordinated Note”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(iv).

“Class”: In the case of (x) the Secured Debt, all of the Secured Debt having the same Interest Rate, Stated Maturity and class designation, and (y) in the case of the Subordinated Notes, all of the Subordinated Notes.

“Class A Notes”: The Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2 Notes, collectively.

“Class A-1 Debt”: The Class A-1a Debt and the Class A-1b Debt, collectively.

“Class A-1 Notes”: The Class A-1a Notes and the Class A-1b Notes, collectively.

“Class A-1 Credit Agreements” The Class A-1a Credit Agreements and the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, collectively.

“Class A-1 Lender”: The Class A-1a Lenders and the Class A-1b Lender, collectively.

“Class A-1 Loans” The Class A-1a Loans and the Class A-1b Loans, collectively.

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“Class A-1a Credit Agreements”: The Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement and the Class A-1a-L2 Credit Agreement, collectively.

“Class A-1a Debt”: The Class A-1a Notes and the Class A-1a Loans, collectively.

“Class A-1a Lenders”: The Class A-1a-L1 Lenders and the Class A-1a-L2 Lenders, collectively.

“Class A-1a Loans”: The Class A-1a-L1 Loans and the Class A-1a-L2 Loans, collectively.

“Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement”: The Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, as borrower, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Class A-1a-L1 Lenders.

“Class A-1a-L1 Lender”: Each lender party to the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement from time to time.

“Class A-1a-L1 Loans”: The Class A-1a-L1 Loans incurred by the Issuer, as borrower, under the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

“Class A-1a-L2 Credit Agreement”: The Class A-1a-L2 Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, as borrower, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Class A-1a-L2 Lenders.

“Class A-1a-L2 Lender”: Each lender party to the Class A-1a-L2 Credit Agreement from time to time.

“Class A-1a-L2 Loans”: The Class A-1a-L2 Loans incurred by the Issuer, as borrower, under the Class A-1a-L2 Credit Agreement and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

“Class A-1a Notes”: The Class A-1a Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes issued on the Closing Date pursuant to this Indenture and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

“Class A-1b Debt”: The Class A-1b Notes and the Class A-1b Loans, collectively.

“Class A-1b Lender”: Each lender party to the Class A-1b-L Credit Agreement from time to time.

“Class A-1b Credit Agreement”: The Class A-1b-L Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, as borrower, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Class A-1b Lenders.

“Class A-1b Loans”: The Class A-1b-L Loans incurred by the Issuer, as borrower, under the Class A-1b Credit Agreement and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

“Class A-1b Notes”: The Class A-1b Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes issued on the Closing Date pursuant to this Indenture and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

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“Class A-2 Notes”: The Class A-2 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes issued on the Closing Date pursuant to this Indenture and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

“Class A Coverage Tests”: The Overcollateralization Ratio Test and the Interest Coverage Test, each as applied with respect to the Class A Notes.

“Class B Notes”: The Class B Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes issued on the Closing Date pursuant to this Indenture and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

“Class B Coverage Tests”: The Overcollateralization Ratio Test and the Interest Coverage Test, each as applied with respect to the Class B Notes.

“Class Break-even Default Rate”: With respect to the Highest Ranking Class:

(i) during any S&P CDO Formula Election Period, the rate equal to (a) 0.063568 plus (b) the product of (▇) ▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇ and (y) the Weighted Average Floating Spread plus (c) the product of (▇) ▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇ and (y) the Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate; or

(ii) during any S&P CDO Monitor Election Period, the maximum percentage of defaults, at any time, that the Current Portfolio or the Proposed Portfolio, as applicable, can sustain, determined through application of the S&P CDO Monitor, which, after giving effect to S&P’s assumptions on recoveries, defaults and timing and to the Priority of Payments, will result in sufficient funds remaining for the payment of such Class or Classes of Debt in full. After any S&P CDO Monitor Election Date, S&P will provide the Collateral Manager with the Class Break-even Default Rates for each S&P CDO Monitor input file based upon the Weighted Average Floating Spread and the Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate to be associated with such S&P CDO Monitor input file as selected by the Collateral Manager from Section 2 of Schedule 4 or any other Weighted Average Floating Spread and Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate selected by the Collateral Manager from time to time.

“Class C Coverage Tests”: The Overcollateralization Ratio Test and the Interest Coverage Test, each as applied with respect to the Class C Notes.

“Class C Notes”: The Class C Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes issued on the Closing Date pursuant to this Indenture and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

“Class Default Differential”: With respect to the Highest Ranking Class, the rate calculated by subtracting the Class Scenario Default Rate at such time for such Class of Debt from (x) during any S&P CDO Formula Election Period, the Adjusted Class Break-even Default Rate or (y) during any S&P CDO Monitor Election Period, the Class Break-even Default Rate, in each case, for such Class of Debt at such time.

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“Class Scenario Default Rate”: With respect to the Highest Ranking Class:

(i) during any S&P CDO Formula Election Period, the rate at such time equal to (a) 0.247621 plus (b) the quotient of (x) the S&P Weighted Average Rating Factor divided by (y) 9162.65 minus (c) the quotient of (x) the Default Rate Dispersion divided by (y) 16757.2 minus (d) the quotient of (x) the Obligor Diversity Measure divided by (y) 7677.8 minus (e) the quotient of (x) the Industry Diversity Measure divided by (y) 2177.56 minus (f) the quotient of (x) the Regional Diversity Measure divided by (y) 34.0948 plus (g) the quotient of (x) the S&P Weighted Average Life divided by (y) 27.3896; or

(ii) during any S&P CDO Monitor Election Period, an estimate of the cumulative default rate for the Current Portfolio or the Proposed Portfolio, as applicable, consistent with S&P’s initial rating of such Class of Debt, determined by the Collateral Manager (which determination shall be made solely by application of the S&P CDO Monitor at such time).

“Clean-Up Call Purchase Price”: The meaning specified in Section 9.9(b).

“Clean-Up Call Redemption”: The meaning specified in Section 9.9(a).

“Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

“Clearing Corporation”: (i) Clearstream, (ii) DTC, (iii) Euroclear and (iv) any entity included within the meaning of “clearing corporation” under Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC.

“Clearing Corporation Security”: Notes which are in the custody of or maintained on the books of a Clearing Corporation or a nominee subject to the control of a Clearing Corporation and, if they are Certificated Securities in registered form, properly endorsed to or registered in the name of the Clearing Corporation or such nominee.

“Clearstream”: Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, a corporation organized under the laws of the Duchy of Luxembourg (formerly known as Cedelbank, société anonyme).

“Closing Date”: May 28, 2025.

“Co-Placement Agent”: Apollo Global Securities, as Co-Placement Agent with respect to the Notes issued on the Closing Date.

“Code”: The United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Collateral Administration Agreement”: An agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Administrator, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

“Collateral Administrator”: U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as collateral administrator under the Collateral Administration Agreement, and any successor thereto.

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“Collateral Interest Amount”: As of any date of determination, without duplication, the aggregate amount of Interest Proceeds that has been received or that is expected to be received (other than Interest Proceeds expected to be received from Defaulted Obligations and Deferring Obligations, but including Interest Proceeds actually received from Defaulted Obligations and Deferring Obligations), in each case during the Collection Period in which such date of determination occurs (or after such Collection Period but on or prior to the related Payment Date if such Interest Proceeds would be treated as Interest Proceeds with respect to such Collection Period).

“Collateral Management Agreement”: The agreement dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer and the Collateral Manager relating to the management of the Collateral Obligations and the other Assets by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

“Collateral Management Fee”: The fee payable to the Collateral Manager in arrears on each Payment Date (prorated for the related Interest Accrual Period) pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Collateral Management Agreement and Section 11.1 of this Indenture, in an amount equal to (i) for so long as ADS is the Collateral Manager, 0.00% per annum (calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in the applicable Collection Period divided by 360) of the Fee Basis Amount or (ii) if ADS is no longer the Collateral Manager, 0.15% per annum (calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in the applicable Collection Period divided by 360) of the Fee Basis Amount, in each case, at the beginning of the Collection Period relating to such Payment Date.

“Collateral Manager”: ADS, until a successor Person shall have become the Collateral Manager pursuant to the provisions of the Collateral Management Agreement, and thereafter “Collateral Manager” shall mean such successor Person.

“Collateral Manager Debt”: Any Debt owned by the Collateral Manager, an Affiliate thereof, or any account, fund, client or portfolio established and controlled by the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof or for which the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof acts as the investment adviser or with respect to which the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof exercises discretionary control.

“Collateral Management Fee Shortfall Amount”: To the extent the Collateral Management Fee is not paid on a Payment Date due to insufficient Interest Proceeds or Principal Proceeds (and such fee was not voluntarily deferred or waived by the Collateral Manager), the Collateral Management Fee due on such Payment Date (or the unpaid portion thereof, as applicable). Such amount will accrue interest at the rate and in the manner specified in the Collateral Management Agreement, as certified to the Collateral Trustee by the Collateral Manager (with a copy to the Collateral Administrator), in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

“Collateral Manager Standard”: The standard of care applicable to the Collateral Manager set forth in the Collateral Management Agreement.

“Collateral Obligation”: A Senior Secured Loan (including, but not limited to, interests in Broadly Syndicated Loans and Middle Market Loans acquired by way of a purchase, assignment or contribution), or a Participation Interest therein, a First-Lien Last-Out Loan, or a Participation Interest therein, a Second Lien Loan, or a Participation Interest therein or a Permitted Non-Loan Asset, or a Participation Interest therein, that as of the date the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer commits to acquire:

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(i) unless it is a Permitted Non-Loan Asset, is not a Bond, note or letter of credit;

(ii) is not (A) an Equity Security or (B) by its terms convertible into or exchangeable for an Equity Security;

(iii) is not a Synthetic Security;

(iv) is U.S. Dollar denominated and is neither convertible by the issuer thereof into, nor payable in, any other currency;

(v) is not (A) a Defaulted Obligation or (B) a Credit Risk Obligation;

(vi) is not a lease;

(vii) provides for a fixed amount of principal payable in Cash on scheduled payment dates and/or at maturity and does not by its terms provide for earlier amortization or prepayment at a price of less than par;

(viii) does not constitute Margin Stock;

(ix) provides for the Issuer to receive payments due under the terms of such asset and proceeds from disposing of such asset free and clear of withholding tax (other than withholding tax on amendment, waiver, consent and extension fees, letter of credit fees, commitment fees and other similar fees or as to which the obligor or issuer must make additional payments so that the net amount received by the Issuer after satisfaction of such tax is the amount due to the Issuer before the imposition of any withholding tax);

(x) has an S&P Rating and a Fitch Rating;

(xi) is not a debt obligation whose repayment is subject to substantial non-credit related risk as determined by the Collateral Manager;

(xii) except for Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligations and Revolving Collateral Obligations, is not an obligation pursuant to which any future advances or payments to the borrower or the Obligor thereof may be required to be made by the Issuer;

(xiii) does not have an “f”, “p”, “pi”, “sf” or “t” subscript assigned by S&P or an “sf” subscript assigned by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇;

(xiv) is not a repurchase obligation, a Zero Coupon Bond, an Unsecured Loan, a Bridge Loan, a Commercial Real Estate Loan, a Structured Finance Obligation or a Step-Down Obligation;

(xv) will not require the Issuer or the pool of Assets to be registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act;

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(xvi) is not the subject of an Offer of exchange, or tender by its issuer, for cash, securities or any other type of consideration other than a Permitted Offer;

(xvii) does not mature after the earliest Stated Maturity of the Debt;

(xviii) other than in the case of a Fixed Rate Obligation, accrues interest at a floating rate determined by reference to (a) the Dollar prime rate, federal funds rate or the Benchmark or (b) a similar interbank offered rate, commercial deposit rate or any other then-customary index;

(xix) is Registered;

(xx) does not pay interest less frequently than semi-annually;

(xxi) is not an interest in a grantor trust;

(xxii) is purchased at a price at least equal to 60% of its outstanding principal balance;

(xxiii) if it is a Participation Interest, the Third Party Credit Exposure Limits are satisfied with respect to the acquisition thereof;

(xxiv) is not an obligation of a Portfolio Company;

(xxv) does not provide for mandatory or optional conversion or exchange for Equity Securities;

(xxvi) is not a commodity forward contract;

(xxvii) has an S&P Rating that is at least “CCC-”;

(xxviii) has a Fitch Rating that is at least “CCC-”;

(xxix) is issued by a Non-Emerging Market Obligor;

(xxx) is an Eligible Asset;

(xxxi) is not (a) an Interest Only Obligation or (b) a Deferring Obligation;

(xxxii) unless such obligation was acquired on or prior to the Closing Date or is a Recurring Revenue Loan or an ABL Facility, is not issued by an Obligor with a most-recently calculated EBITDA (calculated in accordance with the related Underlying Instruments) of less than $15,000,000;

(xxxiii) if a Deferrable Obligation or a Permitted Deferrable Obligation, is not currently in default with respect to the portion of the interest due thereon to be paid in cash on each payment date with respect thereto;

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(xxxiv) if such obligation has an attached warrant to purchase Equity Securities, such obligation is purchased at a price less than or equal to par;

(xxxv) is not a Non-ESG Collateral Obligation; and

(xxxvi) is not issued by an Obligor Domiciled in Russia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain or Ukraine.

provided that, in circumstances in which a portion of redemption proceeds with respect to the repayment of a Collateral Obligation are rolled as consideration for a new obligation (including by way of a “cashless roll”) that meets the criteria for being a Collateral Obligation as of such date, such applicable portion shall be treated as a Collateral Obligation hereunder.

“Collateral Principal Amount”: As of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein) and (b) without duplication, the amounts on deposit in any Account (including Eligible Investments therein but excluding the Revolver Funding Account) representing Principal Proceeds; provided that for purposes of calculating the Concentration Limitations, Defaulted Obligations shall be included in the Collateral Principal Amount with a principal balance equal to the Defaulted Obligation Balance thereof.

“Collateral Quality Tests”: A test satisfied on any Measurement Date on and after the Effective Date and during the Reinvestment Period if, in the aggregate, the Collateral Obligations owned (or in relation to a proposed purchase of a Collateral Obligation, proposed to be owned) by the Issuer satisfy each of the tests set forth below or, on and after the Effective Date, if a test is not satisfied on such date, the degree of compliance with such test is maintained or improved after giving effect to the investment (except to the extent the terms of this Indenture do not require such test to be satisfied), calculated in each case as required by Section 1.3 herein:

(i) the Fitch Minimum Floating Spread Test;

(ii) the S&P Minimum Floating Spread Test;

(iii) the Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test;

(iv) the S&P CDO Monitor Test;

(v) the Minimum Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate Test;

(vi) the Maximum Fitch Rating Factor Test;

(vii) the Minimum Weighted Average Fitch Recovery Rate Test; and

(viii) the Weighted Average Life Test.

“Collateral Trustee”: The meaning specified in the first sentence of this Indenture.

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“Collection Account”: The trust account established pursuant to Section 10.2 which consists of the Principal Collection Subaccount and the Interest Collection Subaccount.

“Collection Period”: (i) With respect to the first Payment Date following the Closing Date, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending at the close of business on the tenth Business Day prior to the first Payment Date following the Closing Date; and (ii) with respect to any other Payment Date, the period commencing on the day immediately following the prior Collection Period and ending (a) in the case of the final Collection Period preceding the latest Stated Maturity of any Class of Debt, on the day of such Stated Maturity, (b) in the case of the final Collection Period preceding an Optional Redemption, Tax Redemption or Clean-Up Call Redemption in whole of the Secured Debt, on the date selected by the Collateral Manager in its sole discretion with written notice (which may be by email) to the Collateral Trustee and (c) in any other case, at the close of business on the tenth Business Day prior to such Payment Date.

“Commercial Real Estate Loan”: Any Loan for which the underlying collateral consists primarily of real property owned by the obligor and is evidenced by a note or other evidence of indebtedness.

“Commodity Exchange Act”: The United States Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended.

“Concentration Limitations”: Limitations satisfied on any Measurement Date on or after the Effective Date and during the Reinvestment Period if, in the aggregate, the Collateral Obligations owned (or in relation to a proposed purchase of a Collateral Obligation, proposed to be owned) by the Issuer comply with all of the requirements set forth below (or in relation to a proposed purchase after the Effective Date, if not in compliance, the relevant requirements must be maintained or improved after giving effect to the purchase), calculated in each case as required by Section 1.3 herein:

(i) not less than 92.5% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Senior Secured Loans, Cash and Eligible Investments;

(ii) not more than 7.5% of the Collateral Principal Amount may, in the aggregate, consist of Second Lien Loans, First-Lien Last-Out Loans and Permitted Non-Loan Assets; provided that, not more than 5.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Permitted Non-Loan Assets;

(iii) not more than 2.5% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of obligations issued by a single Obligor and its Affiliates, provided that, Collateral Obligations issued by up to five Obligors and their respective Affiliates may each constitute up to 3.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount; provided further that not more than 1.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of obligations that are not Senior Secured Loans issued by a single Obligor and its Affiliates;

(iv) not more than 20.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of CCC S&P Collateral Obligations;

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(v) not more than 20.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of CCC Fitch Collateral Obligations;

(vi) not more than 5.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Fixed Rate Obligations;

(vii) not more than 5.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Current Pay Obligations;

(viii) not more than 7.5% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of DIP Collateral Obligations;

(ix) not more than 10.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist, in the aggregate, of unfunded commitments under Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligations and unfunded and funded commitments under Revolving Collateral Obligations;

(x) (a) not more than 10.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Participation Interests and (b) the Third Party Credit Exposure Limits may not be exceeded with respect to any such Participation Interest;

(xi) no more than the percentage listed below of the Collateral Principal Amount may be issued by Obligors Domiciled in the country or countries set forth opposite such percentage:

(xii) not more than 12.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Collateral Obligations that are issued by Obligors that belong to any single S&P Industry Classification, except that (x) the largest S&P Industry Classification may represent up to 20.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount; (y) the second-largest S&P Industry Classification may represent up to 17.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount and (z) the third-largest S&P Industry Classification may represent up to 15.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount;

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(xiii) not more than 5.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Collateral Obligations that pay interest at least semi-annually, but less frequently than quarterly, and on the same quarterly schedule;

(xiv) not more than 10.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Collateral Obligations that are Permitted Deferrable Obligations;

(xv) not more than 5.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Collateral Obligations that are Deferrable Obligations;

(xvi) not more than 10.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Collateral Obligations with an S&P Rating derived from a ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Rating as provided in clause (c)(i) of the definition of “S&P Rating;”

(xvii) not more than 15.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Collateral Obligations that are Discount Obligations;

(xviii) not more than 40.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Cov-Lite Loans; provided that, not more than (I) 20.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Cov-Lite Loans (excluding any ABL Facilities and Recurring Revenue Loans) of Obligors whose EBITDA is less than $60,000,000 and (II) 15.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Cov-Lite Loans (excluding any ABL Facilities and Recurring Revenue Loans) of Obligors whose EBITDA is less than $40,000,000, in each case, at the time of acquisition; provided further that, not more than 0.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Cov-Lite Loans that are Second Lien Loans;

(xix) not more than 2.5% of the Collateral Principal Amount may consist of Collateral Obligations that are Step-Up Obligations; and

(xx) not more than 5.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount may, in the aggregate, consist of Collateral Obligations that are Recurring Revenue Loans and ABL Facilities.

“Confidential Information”: The meaning specified in Section 14.15(b).

“Contribution”: The meaning specified in Section 11.1(e).

“Contributor”: The meaning specified in Section 11.1(e).

“Controlling Class”: The Class A-1a Debt so long as any Class A-1a Debt is Outstanding; then the Class A-1b Debt so long as any Class A-1b Debt is Outstanding; then the Class A-2 Notes so long as any Class A-2 Notes are Outstanding; then the Class B Notes so long as any Class B Notes are Outstanding; then the Class C Notes so long as any Class C Notes are Outstanding; and then the Subordinated Notes.

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“Controlling Person”: A Person (other than a Benefit Plan Investor) who has discretionary authority or control with respect to the assets of an entity or any Person who provides investment advice for a fee (direct or indirect) with respect to such assets or an affiliate of any such Person. For this purpose, an “affiliate” of a Person includes any Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Person. “Control,” with respect to a Person other than an individual, means the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of such Person, and “Controlling” shall have the meaning correlative to the foregoing.

“Conversion Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

“Conversion Option”: The option of any (i) Class A-1a-L1 Lender to convert all or a portion of the Class A-1a-L1 Loans into an equivalent Aggregate Outstanding Amount of Class A-1a Notes or (ii) Class A-1b Lender to convert all or a portion of the Class A-1b Loans into an equivalent Aggregate Outstanding Amount of Class A-1b Notes, in each case in accordance with Section 2.14 and the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement or the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, as applicable.

“Converting Lender”: Any Class A-1a-L1 Lender or Class A-1b Lender, as applicable, exercising the Conversion Option pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof and the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement or the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, as applicable.

“Corporate Trust Office”: With respect to (i) the Collateral Trustee, the designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Trustee at which it administers this Indenture, currently located at (a) for Note transfer purposes and for presentment and surrender of the Notes for final payment thereon, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Attention: Bondholder Services – EP-MN-WS2N, Reference: ADL CLO 1 LLC, and (b) for all other purposes, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, Global Corporate Trust, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Global Corporate Trust – ADL CLO 1 LLC, e-mail ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ (ii) with respect to the Loan Agent, the designated corporate trust office of the Loan Agent at which it administers the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Attention: Loan Agency – ADL CLO 1 LLC, e-mail ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ or such other address as the Collateral Trustee or Loan Agent, as applicable, may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders, the Collateral Manager and the Issuer or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Collateral Trustee.

“Cov-Lite Loan”: A Collateral Obligation the Underlying Instruments for which do not (i) contain any financial covenants or (ii) require the borrower thereunder to comply with any Maintenance Covenant (regardless of whether compliance with one or more Incurrence Covenants is otherwise required by such Underlying Instruments); provided that, for all purposes other than the determination of the S&P Recovery Rate for such Collateral Obligation, a Collateral Obligation described in clause (i) or (ii) above which either contains a cross-default or cross-acceleration provision to another loan of the underlying obligor which contains both an Incurrence Covenant and a Maintenance Covenant will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan.

“Coverage Tests”: The Overcollateralization Ratio Test and the Interest Coverage Test, each as applied to each specified Class or Classes of Debt.

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“Credit Improved Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation that in the Collateral Manager’s commercially reasonable business judgment has significantly improved in credit quality from the condition of its credit at the time of purchase which judgment may (but need not) be based on one or more of the following facts:

(i) it has a market price that is greater than the price that is warranted by its terms and credit characteristics, or improved in credit quality since its acquisition by the Issuer;

(ii) the issuer of such Collateral Obligation has shown improved financial results since the published financial reports first produced after it was purchased by the Issuer;

(iii) the obligor of such Collateral Obligation since the date on which such Collateral Obligation was purchased by the Issuer has raised significant equity capital or has raised other capital that has improved the liquidity or credit standing of such obligor; or

(iv) with respect to which one or more of the following criteria applies:

(A) such Collateral Obligation has been upgraded or put on a watch list for possible upgrade by any Rating Agency since the date on which such Collateral Obligation was acquired by the Issuer;

(B) if such Collateral Obligation is a loan, the Sale Proceeds (excluding Sale Proceeds that constitute Interest Proceeds) of such loan would be at least 101% of its purchase price;

(C) if such Collateral Obligation is a loan, the price of such loan has changed during the period from the date on which it was acquired by the Issuer to the proposed sale date by a percentage either at least 0.25% more positive, or 0.25% less negative, as the case may be, than the percentage change in the average price of the applicable Eligible Loan Index over the same period;

(D) if such Collateral Obligation is a floating rate note, the price of such note changed during the period from the date on which it was acquired by the Issuer to the date of determination by a percentage either at least 0.50% more positive, or at least 0.50% less negative, as the case may be, than the percentage change in the average price of the applicable Eligible Loan Index over the same period;

(E) if such Collateral Obligation is a loan, the spread over the applicable reference rate for such Collateral Obligation has been decreased in accordance with the underlying Collateral Obligation since the date of acquisition by (1) 0.25% or more (in the case of a loan with a spread (prior to such decrease) less than or equal to 2.00%), (2) 0.375% or more (in the case of a loan with a spread (prior to such decrease) greater than 2.00% but less than or equal to 4.00%) or (3) 0.50% or more (in the case of a loan with a spread (prior to such decrease) greater than 4.00%) due, in each case, to an improvement in the related borrower’s financial ratios or financial results;

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(F) with respect to fixed rate Collateral Obligations, there has been a decrease in the difference between its yield compared to the yield on the relevant United States Treasury security of more than 7.5% since the date of purchase; or

(G) it has a projected cash flow interest coverage ratio (earnings before interest and taxes divided by cash interest expense as estimated by the Collateral Manager) of the underlying borrower or other obligor of such Collateral Obligation that is expected to be more than 1.15 times the current year’s projected cash flow interest coverage ratio.

“Credit Risk Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation that in the Collateral Manager’s commercially reasonable business judgment has a significant risk of declining in credit quality or market value which judgment may (but need not) be based on one or more of the following facts:

(i) such Collateral Obligation has been downgraded or put on a watch list for possible downgrade by any Rating Agency since the date on which such Collateral Obligation was acquired by the Issuer;

(ii) if such Collateral Obligation is a loan, the price of such loan has changed during the period from the date on which it was acquired by the Issuer to the proposed sale date by a percentage either at least 0.25% more negative, or at least 0.25% less positive, as the case may be, than the percentage change in the average price of an Eligible Loan Index;

(iii) if such Collateral Obligation is a loan, the Market Value of such Collateral Obligation has decreased by at least 1.00% of the price paid by the Issuer for such Collateral Obligation;

(iv) if such Collateral Obligation is a loan or floating rate note, the spread over the applicable reference rate for such Collateral Obligation has been increased in accordance with the underlying Collateral Obligation since the date of acquisition by (1) 0.25% or more (in the case of a loan with a spread (prior to such increase) less than or equal to 2.00%), (2) 0.375% or more (in the case of a loan with a spread (prior to such increase) greater than 2.00% but less than or equal to 4.00%) or (3) 0.50% or more (in the case of a loan with a spread (prior to such increase) greater than 4.00%) due, in each case, to a deterioration in the related borrower’s financial ratios or financial results;

(v) such Collateral Obligation has a projected cash flow interest coverage ratio (earnings before interest and taxes divided by cash interest expense as estimated by the Collateral Manager) of the underlying borrower or other obligor of such Collateral Obligation of less than 1.00 or that is expected to be less than 0.85 times the current year’s projected cash flow interest coverage ratio; or

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(vi) with respect to fixed rate Collateral Obligations, an increase since the date of purchase of more than 7.5% in the difference between the yield on such Collateral Obligation and the yield on the relevant United States Treasury security.

“Cumulative Deferred Management Fee”: All or a portion of the previously deferred Collateral Management Fees or Collateral Management Fee Shortfall Amounts (including accrued interest prior to the Payment Date on which the payment of such Collateral Management Fee Shortfall Amount was deferred by the Collateral Manager), which may be declared due and payable by the Collateral Manager on any Payment Date (with written notice to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator).

“Current Deferred Management Fee”: With respect to a Payment Date, all or a portion of the Collateral Management Fees or Collateral Management Fee Shortfall Amounts (including accrued interest), due and owing to the Collateral Manager the payment of which is voluntarily deferred (for payment on a subsequent Payment Date), without interest, by the Collateral Manager (with written notice to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator).

“Current Pay Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation (other than a DIP Collateral Obligation) that would otherwise be treated as a Defaulted Obligation but as to which no payments are due and payable that are unpaid and with respect to which the Collateral Manager has certified to the Collateral Trustee (with a copy to the Collateral Administrator) in writing that it believes, in its reasonable business judgment, that the Obligor or issuer of such Collateral Obligation (a) will continue to make scheduled payments of interest thereon and will pay the principal thereof and all other amounts due and payable thereunder by maturity or as otherwise contractually due, (b) if the Obligor or issuer is subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, it has been the subject of an order of a bankruptcy court that permits it to make the scheduled payments on such Collateral Obligation, which would include, for the avoidance of doubt, any bankruptcy court order for adequate protection payments, and all interest payments, principal payments and other amounts due and payable thereunder have been paid in Cash when due, (c) if the Debt is then rated by S&P, such Collateral Obligation satisfies the S&P Additional Current Pay Criteria and (d) if any of the Debt is then rated by Fitch and no S&P Rating is at such time available for such Collateral Obligation, has a Fitch Rating of at least “CCC”.

“Current Portfolio”: At any time, the portfolio of Collateral Obligations, Cash and Eligible Investments representing Principal Proceeds (determined in accordance with Section 1.3 to the extent applicable) then held by the Issuer.

“Custodial Account”: The custodial account established pursuant to Section 10.3(b).

“Custodian”: The meaning specified in the first sentence of Section 3.3(a) with respect to items of collateral referred to therein, and each entity with which an Account is maintained, as the context may require, each of which shall be a Securities Intermediary.

“Cut-Off Date”: Each date on or after the Closing Date on which a Collateral Obligation is transferred to the Issuer.

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“Debt”: Collectively, the Secured Debt and the Subordinated Notes authorized by, and authenticated and delivered under, this Indenture (as specified in Section 2.4) or the Class A-1 Credit Agreements or any supplemental indenture (and including any Additional Debt issued hereunder pursuant to Section 2.13).

“Debtholder” or “Holder”: (i) with respect to any Note, the Person whose name appears on the Register as the registered holder of such Note and (ii) with respect to any Class A-1L Loans or Class A-2L Loans, the Person in whose name a Class A Loan is registered in the Loan Register.

“Debt Interest Amount”: With respect to any Class of Secured Debt and any Payment Date, the amount of interest for the related Interest Accrual Period payable in respect of each U.S.$100,000 of outstanding principal amount of such Class of Secured Debt.

“Debt Payment Sequence”: The application, in accordance with the Priority of Payments or on an Interim Payment Date, of Interest Proceeds or Principal Proceeds, as applicable, in the following order:

(i) to the payment pro rata based on amounts due, of accrued and unpaid interest on the Class A-1a Notes, the Class A-1a-L1 Loans and the Class A-1a-L2 Loans until such amounts have been paid in full;

(ii) to the payment of principal, pro rata based on their respective Aggregate Outstanding Amounts, of the Class A-1a Notes, the Class A-1a-L1 Loans and the Class A-1a-L2 Loans until the Class A-1a Notes, the Class A-1a-L1 Loans and the Class A-1a-L2 Loans have been paid in full;

(iii) to the payment pro rata based on amounts due, of accrued and unpaid interest on the Class A-1b Notes and the Class A-1b Loans until such amounts have been paid in full;

(iv) to the payment of principal, pro rata based on their respective Aggregate Outstanding Amounts, of the Class A-1b Notes and the Class A-1b Loans until the Class A-1b Notes and the Class A-1b Loans have been paid in full;

(v) to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Class A-2 Notes until such amount has been paid in full;

(vi) to the payment of principal of the Class A-2 Notes until the Class A-2 Notes have been paid in full;

(vii) to the payment of (1) first, any accrued and unpaid interest (excluding Deferred Interest but including interest on Deferred Interest) on the Class B Notes and (2) second, to the payment of any Deferred Interest on the Class B Notes, in each case, until such amounts have been paid in full;

(viii) to the payment of principal of the Class B Notes until the Class B Notes have been paid in full;

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(ix) to the payment of (1) first, any accrued and unpaid interest (excluding Deferred Interest but including interest on Deferred Interest) on the Class C Notes and (2) second, to the payment of any Deferred Interest on the Class C Notes, in each case, until such amounts have been paid in full; and

(x) to the payment of principal of the Class C Notes until the Class C Notes have been paid in full.

“Daisy Chain Letter”: A tax certification substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

“Default”: Any Event of Default or any occurrence that is, or with notice or the lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.

“Default Rate Dispersion”: As of any Measurement Date, the number obtained by (a) summing the products for each Collateral Obligation (other than Defaulted Obligations) of (i) the absolute value of (x) the S&P Rating Factor of such Collateral Obligation minus (y) the S&P Weighted Average Rating Factor multiplied by (ii) the outstanding principal balance at such time of such Collateral Obligation and (b) dividing such sum by the Aggregate Principal Balance on such date of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations).

“Defaulted Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation included in the Assets as to which:

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provided that (x) a Collateral Obligation shall not constitute a Defaulted Obligation pursuant to clauses (b) through (e) above if such Collateral Obligation (or, in the case of a Participation Interest, the underlying Loan) is a Current Pay Obligation (provided that the Aggregate Principal Balance of Current Pay Obligations exceeding 5.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount will be treated as Defaulted Obligations) and (y) a Collateral Obligation shall not constitute a Defaulted Obligation pursuant to any of clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (i) above if such Collateral Obligation (or, in the case of a Participation Interest, the underlying Loan) is a DIP Collateral Obligation (other than a DIP Collateral Obligation that has (1) a Fitch Rating of “D” or “RD” or lower or (2) an S&P Rating of “SD” or “CC” or lower).

Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Collateral Manager shall give the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator prompt written notice should any Collateral Obligation become a Defaulted Obligation. Until so notified or until a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Trustee obtains actual knowledge that a Collateral Obligation has become a Defaulted Obligation, the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator shall not be deemed to have any notice or knowledge that a Collateral Obligation has become a Defaulted Obligation.

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“Defaulted Obligation Balance”: For any Defaulted Obligation, the lesser of (i) the S&P Collateral Value of such Defaulted Obligation and (ii) the Fitch Collateral Value of such Defaulted Obligation; provided that the Defaulted Obligation Balance will be zero if the Issuer has owned such Defaulted Obligation for more than three years after its default date; provided further that subclause (ii) above shall apply only while any Class A-1 Notes remain Outstanding.

“Deferrable Obligation”: A Collateral Obligation (excluding any Permitted Deferrable Obligation) that by its terms permits the deferral or capitalization of payment of accrued, unpaid interest.

“Deferred Interest”: With respect to the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

“Deferring Obligation”: A Deferrable Obligation that is deferring the payment of the cash interest due thereon and has been so deferring the payment of cash interest due thereon (i) with respect to Collateral Obligations that have an S&P Rating of at least “BBB-”, for the shorter of two consecutive accrual periods or one year, and (ii) with respect to Collateral Obligations that have an S&P Rating of “BB+” or below, for the shorter of one accrual period or six consecutive months, which deferred capitalized interest has not, as of the date of determination, been paid in Cash.

“Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation”: A Collateral Obligation that (a) requires the Issuer to make one or more future advances to the borrower under the Underlying Instruments relating thereto, (b) specifies a maximum amount that can be borrowed on one or more fixed borrowing dates, and (c) does not permit the re-borrowing of any amount previously repaid by the borrower thereunder; but any such Collateral Obligation will be a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation only until all commitments by the Issuer to make advances to the borrower expire or are terminated or are reduced to zero.

“Deliver” or “Delivered” or “Delivery”: The taking of the following steps:

(i) in the case of each Certificated Security (other than a Clearing Corporation Security), Instrument and Participation Interest in which the underlying loan is represented by an Instrument,

(ii) in the case of each Uncertificated Security (other than a Clearing Corporation Security),

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(iii) in the case of each Clearing Corporation Security,

(iv) in the case of each security issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or agency or instrumentality thereof and that is maintained in book-entry records of a Federal Reserve Bank (each such security, a “Government Security”),

(v) in the case of each Security Entitlement not governed by clauses (i) through (iv) above,

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(vi) in the case of Cash or Money,

(vii) in the case of each general intangible (including any Participation Interest in which neither the Participation Interest nor the underlying loan is represented by an Instrument), causing the filing of a Financing Statement in the appropriate filing office in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction.

In addition, the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer will obtain any and all consents required by the Underlying Instruments relating to any general intangibles for the transfer of ownership and/or pledge hereunder (except to the extent that the requirement for such consent is rendered ineffective under Section 9-406 of the UCC).

“Delivery Certificate”: An Officer’s Certificate of the Collateral Manager to the effect that immediately before the Delivery of a Collateral Obligation:

(A) the information delivered to the Collateral Trustee with respect to such Collateral Obligation is true and correct; and

(B) the Issuer purchased or entered into such Collateral Obligation in compliance with Section 12.2.

“Determination Date”: The last day of each Collection Period.

“DIP Collateral Obligation”: A loan made to a debtor-in-possession pursuant to Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code having the priority allowed by either Section 364(c) or 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and fully secured by senior liens.

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“Discount Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation forming part of the Assets which was purchased (as determined without averaging prices of purchases on different dates) for less than 80% of its outstanding principal balance; provided that: (x) such Collateral Obligation shall cease to be a Discount Obligation at such time as the Market Value (expressed as a percentage of the par amount of such Collateral Obligation) determined for such Collateral Obligation on each day during any period of 30 consecutive days since the acquisition by the Issuer of such Collateral Obligation, equals or exceeds 90% on each such day; (y) any Collateral Obligation that would otherwise be considered a Discount Obligation, but that is purchased in accordance with the Investment Criteria with the proceeds of a sale of a Collateral Obligation that was not a Discount Obligation at the time of its purchase, so long as such purchased Collateral Obligation (A) is purchased or committed to be purchased within five Business Days of such sale, (B) is purchased at a purchase price (expressed as a percentage of the par amount of such Collateral Obligation) equal to or greater than the sale price of the sold Collateral Obligation, (C) is purchased at a purchase price (expressed as a percentage of the par amount of such Collateral Obligation) not less than 60% of its outstanding principal balance and (D) has an S&P Rating equal to or greater than the S&P Rating of the sold Collateral Obligation, will not be considered to be a Discount Obligation; and (z) clause (y) above in this proviso shall not apply to any such Collateral Obligation at any time on or after the acquisition by the Issuer of such Collateral Obligation if, as determined at the time of such acquisition, such application would (A) result in more than 5.0% of the Collateral Principal Amount consisting of Collateral Obligations to which such clause (y) has been applied or (B) result in the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Obligations acquired by the Issuer after the Closing Date to which such clause (y) has been applied to exceed 10.0% of the Target Initial Par Amount.

“Distribution Report”: The meaning specified in Section 10.7(b).

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

“Domicile” or “Domiciled”: With respect to any Obligor with respect to, or issuer of, a Collateral Obligation:

(a) except as provided in clause (b) or clause (c) below, its country of organization;

(b) if it is organized in a Tax Jurisdiction, each of such jurisdiction and the country in which, in the Collateral Manager’s good faith estimate, a substantial portion of its operations are located or from which a substantial portion of its revenue or value is derived, in each case directly or through subsidiaries (which shall be any jurisdiction and country known at the time of designation by the Collateral Manager to be the source of the majority of revenues, if any, of such Obligor or issuer); or

(c) if its payment obligations in respect of such Collateral Obligation are guaranteed by a person or entity that is organized in the United States, then the United States; provided that such guarantee satisfies the Domicile Guarantee Criteria.

“Domicile Guarantee Criteria”: The following criteria: (i) the guarantee is one of payment and not of collection; (ii) the guarantee provides that the guarantor agrees to pay the guaranteed obligations on the date due and waives demand, notice and marshalling of assets; (iii) the guarantee provides that the guarantor’s right to terminate or amend the guarantee is appropriately restricted; (iv) the guarantee is unconditional, irrespective of value, genuineness, validity, or enforceability

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of the guaranteed obligations; (v) the guarantee provides that the guarantor waives any other circumstance or condition that would normally release a guarantor from its obligations; (vi) the guarantor also waives the right of set-off and counterclaim as a defense to payment; and (vii) the guarantee provides that it reinstates if any guaranteed payment made by the primary obligor is recaptured as a result of the primary obligor’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

“DTC”: The Depository Trust Company, its nominees, and their respective successors.

“Due Date”: Each date on which any payment is due on an Asset in accordance with its terms.

“Effective Date”: The earlier to occur of (i) December 15, 2025 and (ii) the first date on which the Collateral Manager certifies to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator that the Target Initial Par Condition has been satisfied.

“Effective Date Certificate”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(c)(iv).

“Effective Date Report”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(c)(ii).

“Eligible Assets”: Financial assets, either fixed or revolving, that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period plus any rights or other assets designed to assure the servicing or timely distribution of proceeds to securityholders.

“Eligible Investment Required Ratings”: (a) So long as any Debt rated by S&P remains Outstanding, such obligation or security has a short-term credit rating of at least “A-1” from S&P and, in the case of any obligation or security with a maturity of greater than 60 days, a long-term credit rating of at least “AA-” by S&P and (b) so long as any Debt rated by Fitch remains Outstanding, (i) for an obligation or security with a remaining maturity up to 30 days, such obligation or security has a short-term credit rating of at least “F1” by Fitch or a long-term credit rating of at least “A” by Fitch or (ii) for an obligation or security with a remaining maturity of more than 30 days but not in excess of 60 days, such obligation or security has a short-term credit rating of “F1+” by Fitch or a long-term credit rating of at least “AA-” by Fitch.

“Eligible Investments”: Either (a) Cash or (b) any Dollar investment that, at the time it is Delivered (directly or through an intermediary or bailee), is one or more of the following obligations or securities:

(i) direct Registered obligations of, and Registered obligations the timely payment of principal and interest on which is fully and expressly guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are expressly backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America and which obligations of such agency or instrumentality satisfy the Eligible Investment Required Ratings;

(ii) demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, trust accounts with, bankers’ acceptances issued by, or federal funds sold by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America (including the Bank) or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, in each case payable within 183 days after issuance, so long as the commercial paper and/or the debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment have the Eligible Investment Required Ratings;

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(iii) commercial paper or other short-term obligations (other than Asset-backed Commercial Paper) with the Eligible Investment Required Ratings and that either bear interest or are sold at a discount from the face amount thereof and have a maturity of not more than 183 days from their date of issuance; and

(iv) registered money market funds that have, at all times, a credit rating of “AAAm” by S&P and either the highest credit rating assigned by Fitch (“AAAmmf”) to the extent rated by Fitch or otherwise the highest rating assigned by Moody’s (“AAA-mf”) (provided that in each case such equivalent ratings shall comply with Fitch’s then-current criteria);

provided that (1) Eligible Investments purchased with funds in the Collection Account shall be held until maturity except as otherwise specifically provided herein and shall include only such obligations, other than those referred to in clause (iv) above, as mature (or are putable at par to the issuer thereof) no later than the earlier of 60 days from the date of purchase and the Business Day prior to the next Payment Date unless such Eligible Investments are issued by the Collateral Trustee in its capacity as a banking institution, in which event such Eligible Investments may mature on such Payment Date; and (2) none of the foregoing obligations shall constitute Eligible Investments if (a) such obligation has an “f”, “p”, “pi”, “t” or “sf” subscript assigned to the rating by S&P, (b) all, or substantially all, of the remaining amounts payable thereunder consist of interest and not principal payments, (c) payments with respect to such obligations or proceeds of disposition are subject to withholding taxes by any jurisdiction unless the payor is required to make “gross-up” payments that cover the full amount of any such withholding tax on an after-tax basis, (d) such obligation is secured by real property, (e) such obligation is purchased at a price greater than 100% of the principal or face amount thereof, (f) such obligation is subject of a tender offer, voluntary redemption, exchange offer, conversion or other similar action, (g) in the Collateral Manager’s judgment, such obligation is subject to material non-credit related risks, (h) such obligation is a Structured Finance Obligation or (i) such obligation is represented by a certificate of interest in a grantor trust. Eligible Investments may include, without limitation, those investments issued by or made with the Bank or for which the Bank or the Collateral Trustee or an Affiliate of the Bank or the Collateral Trustee is the obligor or depository institution, or provides services and receives compensation. The Collateral Trustee shall have no duty or obligation to determine whether an investment is an Eligible Investment.

“Eligible Loan Index”: With respect to each Collateral Obligation that is a Senior Secured Loan, a First-Lien Last-Out Loan or a Second Lien Loan, one of the following indices as selected by the Collateral Manager in writing delivered to the Collateral Trustee and to the Collateral Administrator upon acquisition of such Collateral Obligation: CS Leveraged Loan Index (formerly CSFB Leveraged Loan Index), the Deutsche Bank Leveraged Loan Index, the Goldman ▇▇▇▇▇/Loan Pricing Corporation Liquid Leveraged Loan Index, the Bank of America Securities Leveraged Loan Index, the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Indices or any other loan index for which the Global Rating Agency Condition has been obtained.

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“Enforcement Event”: The meaning specified in Section 11.1(a)(iii).

“Equity Security”: (i) Any security which at the time of acquisition, conversion or exchange does not satisfy the requirements of a Collateral Obligation and is not an Eligible Investment and (ii) any Workout Loan; provided that in the event an Equity Security meets the definition of “Collateral Obligation” (as tested on such date), at the election of the Collateral Manager, such Equity Security shall thereafter constitute a Collateral Obligation and not an Equity Security for all purposes of this Indenture.

“ERISA”: The United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“E.U./UK Retained Interest”: The meaning specified in the Risk Retention Letter.

“E.U./UK Retention Provider”: Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a statutory trust formed under the laws of the state of Delaware, in its capacity as E.U./UK Retention Provider holding the E.U./UK Retained Interest indirectly through the Retention Provider.

“E.U. Securitization Regulation”: Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation, and amending certain Directives and Regulations.

“E.U./UK Transparency Requirements”: The transparency requirements set out in Article 7 of the E.U. Securitization Regulation, Article 7 of Chapter 2 of the PRASR and SECN 6 of the FCASR.

“Euroclear”: Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.

“Event of Default”: The meaning specified in Section 5.1.

“Excel Default Model Input File”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(c)(i).

“Excess Additional Junior Debt”: The meaning specified in Section 2.13(a)(v).

“Excess CCC Adjustment Amount”: As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Obligations included in the CCC Excess, over (ii) the sum of the Market Values of all Collateral Obligations included in the CCC Excess.

“Excess Weighted Average Coupon”: A percentage equal as of any Measurement Date to a number obtained by multiplying (a) the excess, if any, of the Weighted Average Coupon over the Minimum Weighted Average Coupon by (b) the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Fixed Rate Obligations by the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Floating Rate Obligations.

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“Excess Weighted Average Floating Spread”: A percentage equal as of any Measurement Date to a number obtained by multiplying (a) the excess, if any, of the Weighted Average Floating Spread over the greater of (x) the S&P Minimum Floating Spread and (y) the Fitch Minimum Floating Spread by (b) the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Floating Rate Obligations by the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Fixed Rate Obligations.

“Exchange Act”: The United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Expense Reserve Account”: The trust account established pursuant to Section 10.3(d).

“Facility Size”: With respect to any credit facility on any date of determination, the maximum aggregate principal amount of indebtedness for borrowed money that is or, in accordance with commitments to extend additional credit, may become outstanding under the term loan agreement, revolving loan agreement or other similar credit agreement that governs such credit facility; provided that, for this purpose, such aggregate principal amount shall include deposits and reimbursement obligations arising from drawings pursuant to letters of credit and other similar instruments.

“Failed Optional Redemption”: Any announced Optional Redemption (i) with respect to which notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section 9.4, (ii) such notice is no longer capable of being withdrawn pursuant to Section 9.4(c), and (iii) the Issuer has insufficient funds to pay the Redemption Prices due and payable on the Secured Debt in respect of such announced Optional Redemption on the related Redemption Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

“Fallback Rate”: The reference rate (which may include a Base Rate Modifier identified by the Collateral Manager and, if applicable, the methodology for calculating such reference rate) determined by the Collateral Manager (in its sole discretion) giving due consideration to (x) if 50% or more of the Collateral Obligations are quarterly pay Floating Rate Obligations, the reference rate being used in the greatest number of the quarterly pay Floating Rate Obligations or (y) the reference rate that is being used in the greatest number of the new-issue collateralized loan obligation transactions priced in the one month prior to the applicable date of determination in which the applicable issuer(s) have issued quarterly pay floating rate securities that bear interest based on a reference rate other than the then-current Benchmark.

“FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations (and any notices, guidance or official pronouncements) promulgated thereunder, any agreement entered into thereto, any law or regulations implementing an intergovernmental agreement or approach thereto.

“FCASR”: The meaning specified in the definition of “UK Securitization Framework” below.

“Federal Reserve Board”: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

“Fee Basis Amount”: As of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Collateral Principal Amount, (b) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Defaulted Obligations and (c) the aggregate amount of all Principal Financed Accrued Interest.

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

“Financing Statements”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(39) of the UCC.

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“First Interest Determination End Date”: October 15, 2025.

“First-Lien Last-Out Loan”: A Collateral Obligation that (a) (i) prior to an event of default under the applicable Underlying Instruments, is entitled to receive payments pari passu with other senior secured loans of the same Obligor, but following an event of default under the applicable Underlying Instruments, such Collateral Obligation becomes fully subordinated to other senior secured loans of the same Obligor and is not entitled to any payments until such other senior secured loans are paid in full or (ii) with respect to which the Issuer has entered into an intercreditor or similar agreement among lenders to subordinate the Issuer’s portion of such loan to another lender of such loan or (b) would otherwise meet the definition “Senior Secured Loan” except that it can become subordinated to a senior secured working capital facility that exceeds the proviso to the definition of “Senior Working Capital Facility”. For the avoidance of doubt, a Senior Secured Loan that can become subordinated to a Senior Working Capital Facility shall not be considered a First-Lien Last-Out Loan.

“Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc. and any successor thereto; provided, that if Fitch is no longer rating the Class A-1 Debt, references to it herein and under and for all purposes of the other Transaction Documents will be inapplicable and will have no force or effect.

“Fitch Collateral Value”: With respect to any Defaulted Obligation or Deferring Obligation, the lesser of (i) the product of the Fitch Recovery Rate of such Defaulted Obligation, Long-Dated Obligation or Deferring Obligation multiplied by its principal balance, in each case, as of the relevant Measurement Date and (ii) the Market Value of such Defaulted Obligation or Deferring Obligation as of the relevant Measurement Date; provided that if the Market Value cannot be determined for any reason, the Fitch Collateral Value shall be determined in accordance with clause (i) above.

“Fitch Industry Classification”: The Fitch Industry Classifications set forth in Schedule 6 hereto, as such industry classifications may be updated at the option of the Collateral Manager if Fitch publishes revised industry classifications.

“Fitch Minimum Floating Spread”: As of any date of determination, the weighted average spread (expressed as a percentage) applicable to the current Fitch Test Matrix selected by the Collateral Manager.

“Fitch Minimum Floating Spread Test”: The test that is satisfied on any Measurement Date if the Weighted Average Floating Spread plus the Excess Weighted Average Coupon equals or exceeds the Fitch Minimum Floating Spread.

“Fitch Rating”: The meaning specified in Schedule 5 hereto.

“Fitch Rating Condition”: For so long as Fitch is the Rating Agency with respect to any Outstanding Class of Secured Debt, with respect to any action taken or to be taken by or on behalf of the Issuer, a condition that is satisfied if Fitch has confirmed in writing, including electronic messages, facsimile, press release, posting to its internet website, or other means then considered industry standard (or has declined to undertake the review of such action by such means) to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Manager that no immediate withdrawal or

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reduction with respect to its then-current rating of any Class of Secured Debt will occur as a result of such action (or in the case of such procedures set out in Section 7.19, that its Initial Rating of each Class of Secured Debt is confirmed); provided, that if (a) Fitch makes a public announcement or informs the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or the Collateral Trustee that (i) it believes that such confirmation is not required with respect to such action or such procedures or (ii) its practice or policy is to not give such confirmations or (b) Fitch no longer constitutes the Rating Agency under this Indenture, the requirement for satisfaction of the Fitch Rating Condition will not apply to such action or such procedures; provided, further, that any provision or requirement for satisfaction of the Fitch Rating Condition in this Indenture will not be required if the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) has certified to the Collateral Trustee that satisfaction of the Fitch Rating Condition has been requested from Fitch (via email to ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇) at least three separate times during a 15 Business Day period and Fitch has either not made any response to such requests or has not indicated in response to any such request that it will consider the application for satisfaction of the Fitch Rating Condition.

“Fitch Rating Factor”: In respect of any Collateral Obligation, the number set forth in the table below opposite the Fitch Rating in respect of such Collateral Obligation:

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“Fitch Rating Reporting Items”: With respect to each Collateral Obligation, the information listed in the following table:

“Fitch Recovery Rate”: The meaning specified in Schedule 5 hereto.

“Fitch Test Matrix”: The meaning specified in Schedule 5 hereto.

“Fitch Weighted Average Rating Factor”: The number determined by (a) summing the products of (i) the Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation multiplied by (ii) its Fitch Rating Factor, (b) dividing such sum by the aggregate Principal Balance of all such Collateral Obligations and (c) rounding the result down to the nearest two decimal places. For the purposes of determining the Principal Balance and aggregate Principal Balance of Collateral Obligations in this definition, the Principal Balance of each Defaulted Obligation shall be excluded.

“Fixed Rate Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation that bears a fixed rate of interest.

“Floating Rate Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation that bears a floating rate of interest.

“FSMA”: The meaning specified in the definition of “UK Securitization Framework” below.

“GAAP”: The meaning specified in Section 6.3(j).

“Global Note”: The Global Secured Notes and the Global Subordinated Notes.

“Global Secured Note”: Any Regulation S Global Secured Note and Rule 144A Global Secured Note.

“Global Subordinated Note”: Any Rule 144A Global Subordinated Note.

“Global Rating Agency Condition”: With respect to any action taken or to be taken by or on behalf of the Issuer, satisfaction of both the S&P Rating Condition and the Fitch Rating Condition.

“Grant” or “Granted”: To grant, bargain, sell, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over and confirm. A Grant of the Assets, or of any other instrument, shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the granting party thereunder, including, the immediate continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of the Assets, and all other Monies payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring Proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything that the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.

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“Group I Country”: The Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (and any other additional countries as may be determined by the Collateral Manager in its sole discretion which may be based on publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

“Group II Country”: Germany, Sweden and Switzerland (and any other additional countries as may be determined by the Collateral Manager in its sole discretion which may be based on publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

“Group III Country”: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Luxembourg and Norway (and any other additional countries as may be determined by the Collateral Manager in its sole discretion which may be based on publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

“Highest Ranking Class”: The Class A-1b Debt, or if the Class A-1b Debt is no longer Outstanding, the Class or Classes of Secured Debt that ranks higher in right of payment than each other Class of Secured Debt in the Debt Payment Sequence so long as such Class is Outstanding and rated by S&P. With respect to such determination, Pari Passu Classes will be considered the same Class.

“Incurrence Covenant”: A covenant by any borrower to comply with one or more financial covenants only upon the occurrence of certain actions of the borrower, including a debt issuance, dividend payment, share purchase, merger, acquisition or divestiture.

“Indenture”: This instrument as originally executed and, if from time to time supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, as so supplemented or amended.

“Independent”: As to any Person, any other Person (including, in the case of an accountant or lawyer, a firm of accountants or lawyers, and any member thereof, or an investment bank and any member thereof) who (i) does not have and is not committed to acquire any material direct or any material indirect financial interest in such Person or in any Affiliate of such Person, and (ii) is not connected with such Person as an Officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, voting trustee, partner, manager, director or Person performing similar functions. “Independent” when used with respect to any accountant may include an accountant who audits the books of such Person if in addition to satisfying the criteria set forth above, the accountant is independent with respect to such Person within the meaning of Rule 101 of the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. For purposes of this definition, no manager or director of any Person will fail to be Independent solely because such Person acts as an independent manager or independent director thereof or of any such Person’s affiliates.

Whenever any Independent Person’s opinion or certificate is to be furnished to the Collateral Trustee, such opinion or certificate shall state that the signer has read this definition and that the signer is Independent within the meaning hereof.

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Any pricing service, certified public accountant or legal counsel that is required to be Independent of another Person under this Indenture must satisfy the criteria above with respect to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and their Affiliates.

“Independent Manager”: A natural person who, (A) for the five-year period prior to his or her appointment as Independent Manager, has not been, and during the continuation of his or her service as Independent Manager is not: (i) an employee, director, stockholder, member, manager, partner, trustee or officer or direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (or a person who controls, whether directly, indirectly, or otherwise any of the foregoing) of the Issuer or any of its respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as a special member, independent manager, independent trustee or such other similar function of the Issuer or other Affiliates that are structured to be “bankruptcy remote”); (ii) a customer, consultant, creditor, contractor or supplier (or a person who controls, whether directly, indirectly, or otherwise any of the foregoing) of the Issuer or any of its respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as a special member, independent manager, independent trustee or such other similar function of the Issuer); (iii) any member of the immediate family of a person described in clause (i) or (ii) above (other than with respect to clause (i) or (ii) relating to his or her service as (y) an Independent Manager of the Issuer or (z) an independent manager of any Affiliate of the Issuer which is a bankruptcy remote limited purpose entity), and (B) has, (i) prior experience as an Independent Manager for a corporation or limited liability company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all Independent Manager thereof before such entity could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (ii) at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities.

“Index Maturity”: With respect to any Class of Secured Debt, the maturity of the Benchmark used to calculate the Interest Rate for such Class as provided in Section 2.3; provided, that for the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the First Interest Determination End Date, the Benchmark will be determined by interpolating linearly between the rate for the next shorter period of time for which rates are available and the rate for the next longer period of time for which rates are available (rounded to the nearest one hundred thousandth thereof).

“Industry Diversity Measure”: As of any Measurement Date, the number obtained by dividing (a) 1 by (b) the sum of the squares of the quotients, for each S&P Industry Classification, obtained by dividing (i) the Aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) issued by Obligors that belong to such S&P Industry Classification by (ii) the Aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations).

“Information”: S&P’s “Credit FAQ: Anatomy Of A Credit Estimate: What It Means And How We Do It?” dated January 2021 and any other available information S&P reasonably requests in order to produce a credit estimate for a particular asset.

“Information Agent”: The Collateral Administrator.

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“Initial Purchaser”: BNP Paribas Securities Corp., in its capacity as initial purchaser of the Notes under the Purchase and Placement Agreement.

“Initial Rating”: With respect to the Secured Debt, the rating or ratings, if any, indicated in Section 2.3.

“Initial Subordinated Debtholder”: The Retention Provider.

“Initial Target Rating”: With respect to any Class or Classes of Outstanding Secured Debt, the applicable rating specified in the table below:

“Institutional Accredited Investor”: An Accredited Investor identified in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.

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

“Interest Accrual Period”: (i) With respect to the initial Payment Date (or, in the case of a Class that is subject to Refinancing, the first Payment Date following the date of the Refinancing), the period from and including the Closing Date (or, in the case of a Refinancing, the date of issuance of the replacement notes or debt obligations) to but excluding such Payment Date; and (ii) with respect to each succeeding Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date to but excluding the following Payment Date or Interim Payment Date (solely with respect to any Class that will have an Aggregate Outstanding Amount equal to zero following the payment of Principal Proceeds on such Interim Payment Date) (or, in the case of a Class that is being redeemed or prepaid on a Partial Redemption Date, to but excluding such Partial Redemption Date) until the principal of the Secured Debt is paid or made available for payment.

“Interest Collection Subaccount”: The meaning specified in Section 10.2(a).

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“Interest Coverage Ratio”: For any designated Class or Classes of Secured Debt, as of any date of determination, the percentage derived from the following equation: (A – B) / C, where:

A = The Collateral Interest Amount as of such date of determination;

B = Amounts payable (or expected as of the date of determination to be payable) on the following Payment Date as set forth in clauses (A) and (B) in Section 11.1(a)(i); and

C = Interest due and payable on the Secured Debt of such Class or Classes and each Class of Secured Debt that ranks senior to or pari passu with such Class or Classes (excluding Deferred Interest but including any interest on Deferred Interest) on such Payment Date.

“Interest Coverage Test”: A test that is satisfied with respect to any designated Class or Classes of Secured Debt as of any date of determination on, or subsequent to, the Determination Date occurring immediately prior to the second Payment Date following the Closing Date, if (i) the Interest Coverage Ratio for such Class or Classes on such date is at least equal to the Required Interest Coverage Ratio for such Class or Classes or (ii) such Class or Classes of Secured Debt are no longer outstanding.

“Interest Determination Date”: (a) With respect to the first Interest Accrual Period (x) for the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the First Interest Determination End Date, the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding the Closing Date and (y) for the period from and including the First Interest Determination End Date to but excluding the first Payment Date, the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding the First Interest Determination End Date and (b) with respect to each Interest Accrual Period thereafter, the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding the immediately preceding Payment Date.

“Interest Only Obligation”: Any obligation or security that does not provide in the related Underlying Instruments for the payment or repayment of a stated principal amount in one or more installments on or prior to its stated maturity.

“Interest Proceeds”: With respect to any Collection Period or Determination Date, without duplication, the sum of:

(i) all payments of interest and delayed compensation (representing compensation for delayed settlement) received in Cash by the Issuer during the related Collection Period on the Collateral Obligations and Eligible Investments, including the accrued interest received in connection with a sale thereof during the related Collection Period, less any such amount that represents Principal Financed Accrued Interest;

(ii) all principal and interest payments received by the Issuer during the related Collection Period on Eligible Investments purchased with Interest Proceeds;

(iii) all amendment and waiver fees, late payment fees and other fees received by the Issuer during the related Collection Period, except for those in connection with (a) the lengthening of the maturity of the related Collateral Obligation or (b) the reduction of the par amount of the related Collateral Obligation, in each case, as determined by the Collateral Manager with notice to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator;

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(iv) commitment fees and other similar fees received by the Issuer during such Collection Period in respect of Revolving Collateral Obligations and Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligations;

(v) any amounts deposited in the Expense Reserve Account as Interest Proceeds pursuant to Section 10.3(d); and

(vi) any Contributions designated as Interest Proceeds as described in Section 11.1(e);

provided that any amounts received in respect of any Defaulted Obligation will constitute Principal Proceeds (and not Interest Proceeds) until the aggregate of all collections in respect of such Defaulted Obligation since it became a Defaulted Obligation equals the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation at the time it became a Defaulted Obligation; provided further that capitalized interest shall not constitute Interest Proceeds. The Collateral Manager may in its sole discretion (to be exercised on or before the related Determination Date) designate Interest Proceeds as Principal Proceeds so long as such designation does not in and of itself result in interest deferral on any Class of Debt. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any proceeds received in connection with any Workout Loan or Equity Security will be allocated to the Collection Account as Principal Proceeds.

“Interest Rate”: With respect to each Class of Secured Debt, the per annum stated interest rate payable on such Class with respect to each Interest Accrual Period equal to the Benchmark for such Interest Accrual Period plus the spread specified in Section 2.3.

“Interim Determination Date”: The tenth Business Day prior to each Interim Payment Date.

“Interim Payment Date”: The meaning set forth in Section 10.2(h).

“Investment Criteria”: The criteria specified in Section 12.2(a).

“Investment Criteria Adjusted Balance”: With respect to each Collateral Obligation, the principal balance of such Collateral Obligation; provided that, for all purposes the Investment Criteria Adjusted Balance of any:

(i) Deferring Obligation will be the S&P Collateral Value of such Deferring Obligation;

(ii) Discount Obligation will be the product of (x) the purchase price (expressed as a percentage of par) and (y) the principal balance of such Discount Obligation;

(iii) CCC Collateral Obligation included in the CCC Excess will be the Market Value of such Collateral Obligation; and

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(iv) Long-Dated Obligation will be (x) if such Long-Dated Obligation has a stated maturity three years or less after the earliest Stated Maturity of the Secured Debt, the lower of (i) the Market Value and (ii) 70% of its Principal Balance and (y) if such Long-Dated Obligation has a stated maturity more than three years after the earliest Stated Maturity of the Debt, zero;

provided further that, the Investment Criteria Adjusted Balance for any Collateral Obligation that satisfies more than one of the definitions of Deferring Obligation, Discount Obligation, Long-Dated Obligation or is included in the CCC Excess will be the lowest amount determined pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv).

“IRS”: United States Internal Revenue Service.

“Issuer”: The Person named as such on the first page of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become the Issuer pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Issuer” shall mean such successor Person.

“Issuer Order” and “Issuer Request”: A written order or request (which may be a standing order or request) dated and signed in the name of the Issuer or by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, or by the Collateral Manager by a Responsible Officer thereof, on behalf of the Issuer; provided, that, for purposes of Section 10.8 and Article XII hereunder and in connection with the sale or acquisition of Collateral Obligations, “Issuer Order” or “Issuer Request” shall mean delivery to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator on behalf of the Issuer, by email or otherwise in writing, of a trade ticket, confirmation of trade, instruction to post or to commit to the trade or similar instrument or document or other written instruction (including by email or other electronic communication) or similar language, which shall constitute a certification that the transaction is in compliance with and satisfies all applicable provisions of such Section 10.8 and Article XII. Any such order or request provided in an email or other electronic communication by an Responsible Officer of the Issuer or by an Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer shall constitute an Issuer Order, except in each case to the extent the Collateral Trustee reasonably requests otherwise in writing.

“Issuer’s Website”: The internet website of the Issuer, initially located at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ access to which is limited to S&P and Fitch and to NRSRO’s that have provided an NRSRO Certification.

“Junior Class”: With respect to a particular Class of Debt, each Class of Debt that is subordinated to such Class, as indicated in Section 2.3.

“Junior Debt Redemption Date”: The meaning specified in Section 9.4(c)(i).

“Junior Redeemed Debt”: The meaning specified in Section 9.4(c)(i).

“Knowledgeable Employee”: The meaning set forth in Rule 3c-5(a)(4) promulgated under the 1940 Act.

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“Lien”: Any grant of a security interest in, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing (including any UCC financing statement or any similar instrument filed against a Person’s assets or properties).

“LLC Agreement”: The Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Issuer dated as of the Closing Date between the Retention Provider, as sole member, ADS as designated manager and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as independent manager and consented to by ADS, as outgoing member, as amended, restated, waived or supplemented from time to time.

“Loan”: Any obligation for the payment or repayment of borrowed money that is documented by a term loan agreement, revolving loan agreement or other similar credit agreement.

“Loan Agent”: U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as loan agent under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, as applicable, and any successor thereto.

“Loan Register”: The loan register maintained by the Loan Agent pursuant to the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, as applicable.

“Long-Dated Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation with a maturity later than the earliest Stated Maturity of the Debt.

“Lower-Ranking Class”: With respect to any Class, each Class that is junior in right of payment to such Class under the Debt Payment Sequence.

“LSTA”: The Loan Syndications and Trading Association.

“Maintenance Covenant”: A covenant by any borrower to comply with one or more financial covenants during each reporting period, whether or not such borrower has taken any specified action.

“Majority”: With respect to any Class or Classes of Debt, the Holders of more than 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Debt of such Class or Classes, as applicable.

“Mandatory Redemption”: A redemption of the Debt in accordance with Section 9.1.

“Margin Stock”: “Margin Stock” as defined under Regulation U issued by the Federal Reserve Board, including any debt security which is by its terms convertible into “Margin Stock.”

“Market Value”: With respect to any loans or other assets, the amount (determined by the Collateral Manager) equal to the product of the Principal Balance thereof and the price (expressed as a percentage of par) determined in the following manner:

(i) the bid price determined by the Loan Pricing Corporation, Bloomberg L.P., LoanX Inc. or Markit Group Limited or any other nationally recognized loan pricing service selected by the Collateral Manager with notice to S&P and Fitch; or

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(ii) if the price described in clause (i) is not available,

(A) the average of the bid prices determined by three broker-dealers active in the trading of such asset that are Independent (without giving effect to the last sentence in the definition thereof) from each other and the Issuer and the Collateral Manager;

(B) if only two such bids can be obtained, the lower of the bid prices of such two bids; or

(C) if only one such bid can be obtained, and such bid was obtained from a Qualified Broker/Dealer, such bid; or

(iii) if a value cannot be obtained by the Collateral Manager exercising reasonable efforts pursuant to the means contemplated by clauses (i) or (ii), the value determined as the bid side market value of such Collateral Obligation as reasonably determined by the Collateral Manager consistent with the Collateral Manager Standard and certified by the Collateral Manager to the Collateral Trustee; provided that solely with respect to the calculation of the CCC Excess and the Excess CCC Adjustment Amount, the Market Value of each CCC Collateral Obligation shall be the lower of (x) the amount calculated in accordance with this clause (iii) and (y) 70%; or

(iv) if the Market Value of an asset is not determined in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, then such Market Value shall be deemed to be zero until such determination is made in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

“Master Loan Sale Agreement”: The Master Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Issuer, the Retention Provider and the Transferor, relating to the sale of Collateral Obligations from the Transferor to the Retention Provider, and the Retention Provider to the Issuer from time to time, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

“Material Covenant Default”: A default by an Obligor with respect to any Collateral Obligation, and subject to any grace periods contained in the related Underlying Instruments, that gives rise to the right of the lender(s) thereunder to accelerate the principal of such Collateral Obligation.

“Maturity”: With respect to any Debt, the date on which the unpaid principal of such Debt becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

“Maturity Amendment”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, any waiver, modification, amendment or variance that would extend the stated maturity date of such Collateral Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, a waiver, modification, amendment or variance that would extend the stated maturity date of the credit facility of which a Collateral Obligation is part, but would not extend the stated maturity date of the Collateral Obligation held by the Issuer, does not constitute a Maturity Amendment.

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“Maximum Fitch Rating Factor Test”: A test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Fitch Weighted Average Rating Factor as at such date is less than or equal to the applicable level in the Fitch Test Matrix.

“Measurement Date”: (i) Any day on which a purchase of a Collateral Obligation occurs, (ii) any Determination Date, (iii) the date as of which the information in any Monthly Report is calculated, (iv) with five Business Days prior written notice, any Business Day requested by any Rating Agency and (v) the Effective Date.

“Merging Entity”: The meaning specified in Section 7.10.

“Middle Market Loan”: Any Loan other than a Broadly Syndicated Loan.

“Minimum Denominations”: (i) In terms of the Secured Notes, U.S.$250,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof, and (ii) in terms of the Subordinated Notes, U.S.$1,000,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof; provided that the Notes issued to the Retention Provider on the Closing Date may be issued in Minimum Denominations of U.S.$100,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof.

“Minimum Weighted Average Coupon”: (i) if any of the Collateral Obligations are Fixed Rate Obligations, 6.00% and (ii) otherwise, zero.

“Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test”: A test that is satisfied on any Measurement Date as of which the Collateral Obligations include any Fixed Rate Obligations if the Weighted Average Coupon plus the Excess Weighted Average Floating Spread equals or exceeds the Minimum Weighted Average Coupon.

“Minimum Weighted Average Fitch Recovery Rate Test”: The test that is satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Fitch Recovery Rate is greater than or equal to the applicable level in the Fitch Test Matrix.

“Minimum Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate Test”: The test that will be satisfied on any Measurement Date if the Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate for the Highest Ranking Class equals or exceeds the Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate for such Class selected by the Collateral Manager in connection with the S&P CDO Monitor.

“Money”: The meaning specified in Section 1-201(24) of the UCC.

“Monthly Report”: The meaning specified in Section 10.7(a).

“Monthly Report Commencement Date”: The meaning specified in Section 10.7(a).

“Monthly Report Determination Date”: The meaning specified in Section 10.7(a).

“▇▇▇▇▇’▇”: ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

“▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Default Probability Rating”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, the rating determined pursuant to Schedule 3 (or such other schedule provided by the Collateral Manager (in its sole discretion) to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator based on ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ criteria as may be published from time to time).

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“▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Derived Rating”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation whose ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Rating or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Default Probability Rating cannot otherwise be determined pursuant to the definitions thereof, the rating determined for such Collateral Obligation as set forth in Schedule 3 (or such other schedule provided by the Collateral Manager (in its sole discretion) to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator based on ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ criteria as may be published from time to time).

“▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Rating”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, the rating determined pursuant to Schedule 3 (or such other schedule provided by the Collateral Manager (in its sole discretion) to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator based on ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ criteria as may be published from time to time).

“▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Rating Factor”: For each Collateral Obligation, the number set forth in the table below opposite the ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Default Probability Rating of such Collateral Obligation.

“Net Exposure Amount”: As of the applicable Cut-Off Date, with respect to any Collateral Obligation which is a Revolving Collateral Obligation or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation, the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of the then unfunded funding obligations thereunder and (ii) the amount necessary to cause, on the applicable Cut-Off Date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, the amount of funds on deposit in the Revolver Funding Account to be at least equal to the sum of the unfunded funding obligations under all Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligations and Revolving Collateral Obligations then included in the Assets.

“Net Purchased Loan Balance”: As of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the sum of (i) the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Obligations conveyed by the Retention Provider to the Issuer prior to such date, calculated as of the respective Cut-Off Dates of such Collateral Obligations, and (ii) the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Obligations acquired by the Issuer other than from the Retention Provider prior to such date minus (b) the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Obligations repurchased or substituted by the Transferor prior to such date.

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“Non-Call Period”: The period from the Closing Date to but excluding May 28, 2027.

“Non-Emerging Market Obligor”: An Obligor that is Domiciled in (a) the United States of America or (b) any country that has a foreign currency government bond rating of at least “Aa2” by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and a foreign currency issuer credit rating of at least “AA” by S&P and a sovereign credit rating of at least “AA-” by Fitch.

“Non-ESG Collateral Obligation”: Any debt obligation or debt security where the consolidated group to which the relevant obligor belongs is a group whose Primary Business Activity is any of the following: (i) the speculative extraction of oil and gas from tar sands and arctic drilling, thermal or metallurgical coal extraction or production or the generation of electricity using coal; (ii) the production of palm oil; (iii) the production or distribution of opioids; (iv) the operation, management or provider of services to private prisons; (v) the trade in: (a) the following items to the extent the production or trade of any such item is banned by applicable global conventions and agreements as identified by the Collateral Manager to the Collateral Trustee and Collateral Administrator: hazardous chemicals, pesticides and wastes, ozone depleting substances, endangered or protected wildlife or wildlife products; (b) pornography or prostitution; or (c) tobacco or tobacco-related products; (vi) manufacturing of cluster munitions, nuclear weapons, biological/chemical weapons, anti-personnel mines (vii) coal-fired power generation; (viii) coal mining; (ix) palm oil refining and palm plantations; or (x) deforestation in emerging countries.

“Non-Permitted ERISA Holder”: The meaning specified in Section 2.11(d).

“Non-Permitted Holder”: The meaning specified in Section 2.11(b).

“Non-Refinanced Debt”: Any Class of Debt that is not subject to a Refinancing but is a Lower-Ranking Class to any Class of Debt that is subject to such Refinancing.

“Notes”: Collectively, the Secured Notes and the Subordinated Notes authorized by, and authenticated and delivered under, this Indenture (as specified in Section 2.4) or any supplemental indenture (and including any Additional Debt issued hereunder pursuant to Section 2.13).

“Notice of Substitution”: The meaning specified in Section 12.4(a)(ii).

“NRSRO”: A nationally recognized statistical rating organization registered with the Securities Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act.

“NRSRO Certification”: A certification substantially in the form of Exhibit D executed by a NRSRO in favor of the Issuer that states that such NRSRO has provided the Issuer with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e) and that such NRSRO has access to the Issuer’s Website.

“Obligor”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, any Person or Persons obligated to make payments pursuant to or with respect to such Collateral Obligation, including any guarantor thereof, but excluding, in each case, any such Person that is an obligor or guarantor that is in addition to the primary obligors or guarantors with respect to the assets, cash flows or credit on which the related Collateral Obligation is principally underwritten.

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“Obligor Diversity Measure”: As of any date of determination, the number obtained by dividing (a) 1 by (b) the sum of the squares of the quotients, for each Obligor, obtained by dividing (i) the Aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) issued by such Obligor by (ii) the Aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations).

“Offer”: The meaning specified in Section 10.8(c).

“Offering”: The offering of any Notes pursuant to the relevant Offering Circular.

“Offering Circular”: Each offering circular relating to the offer and sale of the Notes, including any supplements thereto.

“Officer”: (a) With respect to any statutory trust, any person to whom the rights and powers of management thereof are delegated in accordance with the trust agreement of such statutory trust, (b) with respect to any corporation, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of such entity, (c) with respect to the Issuer or any limited liability company, any managing member or manager thereof or any person to whom the rights and powers of management thereof are delegated in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of such limited liability company and (d) with respect to the Collateral Manager, any manager of the Collateral Manager or any duly authorized officer of the Collateral Manager (as indicated on an incumbency certificate delivered to the Collateral Trustee) with direct responsibility for the administration of the Collateral Management Agreement and this Indenture and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer of the Collateral Manager to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

“Offset Funding”: The meaning specified in Section 2.13(c).

“Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion addressed to the Collateral Trustee and, if required by the terms hereof, the Rating Agencies, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee (and, if so addressed, the Rating Agencies), of an attorney admitted to practice, or a nationally or internationally recognized and reputable law firm one or more of the partners of which are admitted to practice, before the highest court of any State of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney or law firm, as the case may be, may, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be counsel for the Issuer, and which attorney or law firm, as the case may be, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee. Whenever an Opinion of Counsel is required hereunder, such Opinion of Counsel may rely on opinions of other counsel who are so admitted and so satisfactory, which opinions of other counsel shall accompany such Opinion of Counsel and shall be addressed to the Collateral Trustee (and, if required by the terms hereof, the Rating Agencies) or shall state that the Collateral Trustee (and, if required by the terms hereof, the Rating Agencies) shall be entitled to rely thereon.

“Optional Redemption”: A redemption of the Debt in accordance with Section 9.2.

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“Originated Collateral Obligation”: The meaning specified in the Risk Retention Letter.

“Originator Test”: A test that is satisfied if more than 50% (or, upon receipt of written advice from Dechert LLP, such lesser percentage permitted by the E.U. Securitization Regulation and the UK Securitization Framework) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Collateral Obligations owned by the Issuer on any date of determination are Originated Collateral Obligations.

“Other Plan Law”: Any state, local, federal, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

“Outstanding”: With respect to the Debt or the Debt of any specified Class, as of any date of determination, all of the Debt or all of the Debt of such Class, as the case may be, theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture or incurred under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, as applicable, except:

(i) Notes theretofore canceled by the Registrar or delivered to the Registrar for cancellation in accordance with the terms of Section 2.9 or Class A-1 Loans that have been prepaid or repaid in accordance with the Class A-1 Credit Agreements;

(ii) Debt or portions thereof for whose payment or redemption funds in the necessary amount have been theretofore irrevocably deposited with the Collateral Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of such Debt pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(ii); provided that if such Debt or portions thereof are to be redeemed or prepaid, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee has been made;

(iii) Debt in exchange for or in lieu of which other Debt has been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture or the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee or the Loan Agent is presented that any such Debt is held by a “protected purchaser” (within the meaning of Section 8-303 of the UCC); and

(iv) Notes alleged to have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen for which replacement Notes have been issued as provided in Section 2.6;

provided that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite Aggregate Outstanding Amount have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (a) Debt owned by the Issuer or (only in the case of a vote on (i) the removal of the Collateral Manager for “cause” and (ii) the waiver of any event constituting “cause”, in each case, unless all Debt is Collateral Manager Debt) Collateral Manager Debt shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that (x) in determining whether the Collateral Trustee or the Loan Agent, as applicable, shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Debt that a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee or the Loan Agent, as applicable, actually knows, based solely on transfer certificates received pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5, to be so owned shall be so disregarded and (y) if all Debt is Collateral Manager Debt, Collateral Manager Debt shall not be so disregarded; and (b) Debt so owned that have been pledged in good faith shall be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the

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reasonable satisfaction of the Collateral Trustee or the Loan Agent, as applicable, the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Debt and that the pledgee is not one of the Persons specified above, except that, in determining whether the Collateral Trustee or the Loan Agent, as applicable, shall be protected in relying on any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, or waiver, only Debt that a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee or the Loan Agent, as applicable, has actual knowledge to be so owned or beneficially owned shall be so disregarded.

“Overcollateralization Ratio”: With respect to any specified Class or Classes of Secured Debt as of any date of determination, the percentage derived from: (i) the Adjusted Collateral Principal Amount on such date divided by (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount on such date of the Secured Debt of such Class or Classes (including, in the case of the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, as applicable, any accrued Deferred Interest that remains unpaid with respect to such Class or Classes, as applicable), each Priority Class of Debt and each Pari Passu Class of Debt.

“Overcollateralization Ratio Test”: A test that is satisfied with respect to any designated Class or Classes of Secured Debt as of any date of determination on which such test is applicable if (i) the Overcollateralization Ratio for such Class or Classes on such date is at least equal to the Required Overcollateralization Ratio for such Class or Classes or (ii) such Class or Classes of Secured Debt is no longer Outstanding.

“Pari Passu Class”: With respect to any specified Class of Debt, each Class of Debt, if any, that ranks pari passu with such Class, as indicated in Section 2.3. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, Pari Passu Classes shall be considered separate Classes for all purposes hereunder.

“Partial Redemption Date”: Any date on which a Refinancing of one or more but not all Classes of Secured Debt occurs.

“Partial Refinancing Interest Proceeds”: In connection with a Refinancing in part by Class of one or more Classes of Secured Debt the sum of (a) Interest Proceeds up to the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on the Classes being refinanced, but only to the extent that such Interest Proceeds would be available under the Priority of Payments to pay accrued and unpaid interest on such Class on the date of a Refinancing of such Class (or, in the case of a Refinancing occurring on a date other than a Payment Date, only to the extent that such Interest Proceeds would be available under the Priority of Payments to pay accrued and unpaid interest on such Class on the next Payment Date, taking into account Scheduled Distributions on the Assets that are expected to be received prior to the next Determination Date) and (b) if the related Partial Redemption Date is not a Payment Date, the amount (i) the Collateral Manager reasonably determines would have been available for distribution under the Priority of Payments for the payment of Administrative Expenses on the next subsequent Payment Date and (ii) any reserve established by the Issuer with respect to such Refinancing.

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“Participation Interest”: An undivided 100% participation interest in a loan that, at the time of acquisition, or the Issuer’s commitment to acquire the same, satisfies each of the following criteria: (i) such participation would constitute a Collateral Obligation were it acquired directly, (ii) the seller of the participation is the lender on the loan, (iii) the aggregate participation in the loan does not exceed the principal amount or commitment of such loan, (iv) such participation does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation a greater interest than the seller holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation is paid in full at the time of its acquisition (or, in the case of a participation in a Revolving Collateral Obligation or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation, at the time of the funding of such loan), (vi) the participation provides the participant all of the economic benefit and risk of the whole or part of the loan or commitment that is the subject of the loan participation, and (vii) such participation is documented under a Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Loan Market Association or similar agreement standard for loan participation transactions among institutional market participants. For the avoidance of doubt a Participation Interest shall not include a sub-participation interest in any loan.

“Partners”: Each Holder or beneficial owner of an interest in Subordinated Notes and any other interest that is treated as equity in the Issuer for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and each such Partner’s equity interest in the Issuer is a “Partnership Interest”.

“Partnership Representative”: The meaning specified in Section 7.17(h).

“Partnership Tax Audit Rules”: The meaning specified in Section 7.17(i).

“Paying Agent”: Any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or interest on any Debt on behalf of the Issuer as specified in Section 7.2.

“Payment Account”: The payment account of the Collateral Trustee established pursuant to Section 10.3(a).

“Payment Date”: Following the Closing Date, the 15^th day of January, April, July and October of each year (or, if such day is not a Business Day, then the next succeeding Business Day) commencing in January 2026, except that the final Payment Date (subject to any earlier redemption or payment of the Debt) shall be the Payment Date in July 2037 with respect to the Secured Debt and July 2125 with respect to the Subordinated Notes.

“PBGC”: The United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

“Permitted Deferrable Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation that by its terms permits the deferral or capitalization of payment of accrued, unpaid interest that (or the Underlying Instrument of which) carries a current cash pay interest rate of not less than (a) in the case of a Floating Rate Obligation, the Benchmark plus 1.00% per annum or (b) in the case of a Fixed Rate Obligation, the zero-coupon swap rate in a fixed/floating interest rate swap with a term equal to five years.

“Permitted Non-Loan Asset”: A Senior Secured Bond and/or Senior Secured Note.

“Permitted RIC Distribution”: Distributions to ADS to the extent (when added to any other distributions received by ADS on the Subordinated Notes) required to allow ADS to make sufficient distributions to qualify as a regulated investment company within the meaning of Section 851 of the Code and to otherwise eliminate federal or state income or excise taxes payable by ADS in or with respect to any taxable year of ADS (or any calendar year, as relevant); provided that (A) the amount of any such payments made in or with respect to any such taxable year (or calendar

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year, as relevant) of ADS (when added to any other distributions received by ADS on the Subordinated Notes) shall not exceed 102% of the amounts that the Issuer would have been required to distribute to ADS to: (i) allow the Issuer to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements that would be imposed by Section 852(a) of the Code (or any successor thereto) to maintain its eligibility to be taxed as a regulated investment company for any such taxable year, (ii) reduce to zero for any such taxable year the Issuer’s liability for federal income taxes imposed on (x) its investment company taxable income pursuant to Section 852(b)(1) of the Code (or any successor thereto) or (y) its net capital gain pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Code (or any successor thereto), and (iii) reduce to zero the Issuer’s liability for federal excise taxes for any such calendar year imposed pursuant to Section 4982 of the Code (or any successor thereto), in the case of each of (i), (ii) or (iii), calculated assuming that the Issuer had qualified to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” under the Code and (B) amounts may be distributed pursuant to this definition only from Interest Proceeds to the extent available in the Collection Account and only so long as (v) all Coverage Tests are satisfied immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Permitted RIC Distribution, (w) the Issuer reasonably expects all Coverage Tests to be satisfied on the immediately succeeding Payment Date, after giving effect to such Permitted RIC Distribution(x) after giving effect on a pro forma basis to the application of Interest Proceeds to the payment of Permitted RIC Distributions and taking into account scheduled distributions that are expected to be received prior to the next Payment Date, sufficient Interest Proceeds will be available on the next Payment Date to pay in full all amounts due on all Classes of Secured Debt pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i), (y) the Collateral Manager gives at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice thereof to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator and (z) the Issuer and the Collateral Manager confirm in writing (which may be by email) to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator that the conditions to a Permitted RIC Distribution set forth herein are satisfied. Notice of the occurrence and amount of any Permitted RIC Distribution shall be posted to the Collateral Trustee’s internet website for access by Holders and the Rating Agencies.

“Permitted Liens”: With respect to the Assets: (i) security interests, liens and other encumbrances created pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (ii) with respect to agented Collateral Obligations, security interests, liens and other encumbrances in favor of the lead agent, the collateral agent or the paying agent on behalf of all holders of indebtedness of such Obligor under the related facility and (iii) security interests, liens and other encumbrances, if any, which have priority over first priority perfected security interests in the Collateral Obligations or any portion thereof under the UCC or any other applicable law.

“Permitted Offer”: An Offer (i) pursuant to the terms of which the offeror offers to acquire a debt obligation (including a Collateral Obligation) in exchange for consideration consisting solely of (x) Cash in an amount equal to or greater than the full face amount of such debt obligation plus any accrued and unpaid interest or (y) other debt obligations ranking pari passu or senior to the debt obligation being exchanged which have a face amount equal to or greater than the full face amount of the debt obligation being exchanged plus any accrued and unpaid interest in Cash and are eligible to be Collateral Obligations and (ii) as to which the Collateral Manager has determined in its reasonable commercial judgment that the offeror has sufficient access to financing to consummate the Offer.

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“Permitted Use”: With respect to any amount on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account, any of the following uses: (i) the transfer of the applicable portion of such amount to the Collection Account for application as Principal Proceeds or Interest Proceeds; provided that amounts designated as Principal Proceeds pursuant to this clause (i) shall not be re-designated as Interest Proceeds; (ii) to pay expenses or other amounts due in connection with a supplemental indenture or any amendment to any Transaction Document; (iii) the acquisition of Repurchased Debt pursuant to Section 2.9; (iv) after the Non-Call Period, to pay expenses or other amounts due in connection with an Optional Redemption; (v) the purchase of one or more Equity Securities resulting from the exercise of an option, warrant, right of conversion, preemptive right, rights offering, credit bid or similar right in connection with the workout or restructuring of a Collateral Obligation or an Equity Security or interest received in connection with a warrant or restructuring of a Collateral Obligation; (vi) the purchase of one or more Collateral Obligations, Workout Loans or Equity Securities in connection with a workout or restructuring; (vii) solely with respect to the proceeds of any Additional Junior Securities issued pursuant to Section 2.13, the distribution of such amount directly to the Holders of the Subordinated Notes on the date of the issuance of such Additional Junior Securities (or such later date selected by the Collateral Manager) (any such distribution, an “Additional Issuance Payment”) and (viii) any other use for which amounts held by the Issuer are expressly permitted to be used in accordance with this Indenture.

“Person”: An individual, corporation (including a business trust), partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, statutory trust, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated association or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Portfolio Acquisition and Disposition Requirements”: The meaning specified in Section 12.3(e).

“Portfolio Company”: Any company that is controlled by the Collateral Manager, an Affiliate thereof, or an account, fund, client or portfolio established and controlled by the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof.

“PRA”: The United Kingdom’s Prudential Regulation Authority.

“PRA Rulebook”: The rulebook of published policy of the PRA.

“PRASR”: The Securitisation Part of the PRA Rulebook.

“Pre-Pricing Posting Letter”: An agreement, dated as of April 30, 2025, among the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as posting agent, as amended from time to time.

“Primary Business Activity”: In relation to an obligor, for the purposes of determining whether a loan or debt security is a Non-ESG Collateral Obligation, where such obligor either (i) directly derives more than 50% of its revenues or (ii) generates 50% of its sale income, in each case, from the relevant business, trade or production (as applicable), as determined by the Collateral Manager (in its sole discretion).

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“Principal Balance”: Subject to Section 1.3, with respect to (a) any Asset other than a Revolving Collateral Obligation or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of such Asset (excluding any capitalized interest) and (b) any Revolving Collateral Obligation or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Collateral Obligation or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation (excluding any capitalized interest), plus (except as expressly set forth herein) any undrawn commitments that have not been irrevocably reduced or withdrawn with respect to such Revolving Collateral Obligation or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation; provided that for all purposes the Principal Balance of (1) any Equity Security or interest only strip shall be deemed to be zero and (2) any Defaulted Obligation that is not sold or terminated within three years after becoming a Defaulted Obligation shall be deemed to be zero.

“Principal Collection Subaccount”: The meaning specified in Section 10.2(a).

“Principal Financed Accrued Interest”: The amount of Principal Proceeds, if any, applied towards the purchase of accrued interest on a Collateral Obligation.

“Principal Proceeds”: With respect to any Collection Period or Determination Date, all amounts received by the Issuer during the related Collection Period that do not constitute Interest Proceeds and any other amounts that have been designated as Principal Proceeds pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

“Priority Category”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, the applicable category listed in the table under the heading “Priority Category” in Section 1(b) of Schedule 4.

“Priority Class”: With respect to any specified Class of Debt, each Class of Debt that ranks senior to such Class, as indicated in Section 2.3.

“Priority of Payments”: The meaning specified in Section 11.1(a).

“Proceeding”: Any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

“Process Agent”: The meaning specified in Section 7.2.

“Proposed Portfolio”: The portfolio of Collateral Obligations and Eligible Investments resulting from the proposed purchase, sale, maturity or other disposition of a Collateral Obligation or a proposed reinvestment in an additional Collateral Obligation, as the case may be.

“Purchase and Placement Agreement”: The purchase and placement agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Issuer, the Initial Purchaser and the Co-Placement Agent, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

“Purchaser Representation Letter”: A purchaser representation letter substantially in the form of, in the case of the Secured Notes, Exhibit B-2 and, in the case of the Subordinated Notes, Exhibit B-4.

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“QIB/QP”: Any Person that, at the time of its acquisition, purported acquisition or proposed acquisition of Debt is both a Qualified Institutional Buyer and a Qualified Purchaser.

“Qualified Broker/Dealer”: Any of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch; The Bank of Montreal; The Bank of New York Mellon; Barclays Bank plc; BNP Paribas; Broadpoint Securities; Calyon; Citibank, N.A.; Credit Agricole S.A.; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank AG; Dresdner Bank AG; GE Capital; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Guggenheim; HSBC Bank; Imperial Capital LLC; Jefferies & Company, Inc.; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Key Bank National Association; Lloyds TSB Bank; Madison Capital; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Morgan Stanley & Co.; Natixis; NewStar Financial, Inc.; Northern Trust Company; Royal Bank of Canada; The Royal Bank of Scotland plc; Société Générale; SunTrust Bank, Inc.; The Toronto-Dominion Bank; UBS AG; U.S. Bank National Association; and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and any successor or successors to each of the foregoing.

“Qualified Institutional Buyer”: The meaning set forth in Rule 144A.

“Qualified Purchaser”: The meaning specified in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and Rule 2a51-1, 2a51-2 or 2a51-3 under the 1940 Act.

“Ramp-Up Account”: The account established pursuant to Section 10.3(c).

“Rating Agency”: Each of S&P and Fitch, or, with respect to Assets generally, if at any time S&P or Fitch ceases to provide rating services with respect to debt obligations, any other nationally recognized investment rating agency selected by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer).

“Record Date”: With respect to any applicable Payment Date, Interim Payment Date or Redemption Date, (i) with respect to the Global Notes, the date one Business Day prior to such Payment Date, Interim Payment Date or Redemption Date, as applicable, and (ii) with respect to the Certificated Notes, the last day of the month immediately preceding such Payment Date, Interim Payment Date or Redemption Date, as applicable (whether or not a Business Day).

“Recurring Revenue”: The definition of annualized recurring revenue used in the Underlying Instruments for each such Collateral Obligation, any comparable term or definition for “Recurring Revenue”, “Revenue” or “Adjusted Revenue” in the Underlying Instruments for each such Collateral Obligation, or if there is no such term in the Underlying Instruments, all recurring maintenance, service, support, hosting, subscription and other revenues identified by the Collateral Manager (including, without limitation, software as a service subscription revenue), of the related Obligor and any of its parents or subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such Collateral Obligation pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP or IFRS, as applicable).

“Recurring Revenue Loan”: A Senior Secured Loan that (i) is underwritten to Recurring Revenue, (ii) requires the Obligor to comply with a maximum Recurring Revenue Multiple or minimum Recurring Revenue financial covenant, (iii) at the time of origination of the Loan, does not include and would not customarily be expected to include (as determined by the Collateral Manager) a financial covenant based on “debt to EBITDA”, “debt to EBIT” or a similar multiple of debt to operating cash flow and (iv) has been classified as a “Recurring Revenue Loan” by the Collateral Manager.

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“Recurring Revenue Multiple”: With respect to any Loan for any relevant period of measurement, either (a) the meaning of “Recurring Revenue Multiple” or comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Loan, or (b) in the case of any Loan with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Recurring Revenue Multiple” or comparable definition, the aggregate indebtedness of the related Obligor that is pari passu with or senior to such Loan divided by Recurring Revenue.

“Redemption Date”: Any Business Day specified for a redemption (or, in the case of the Class A-1 Loans, prepayment) of Debt pursuant to Article IX.

“Redemption Price”: (x) For each Secured Debt to be redeemed (a) 100% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of such Secured Debt plus (b) accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including any defaulted interest and any accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any Deferred Interest and any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) to but excluding the Redemption Date, and (y) for each Subordinated Note, its proportional share (based on the outstanding principal amount of such Subordinated Note) of the amount of the proceeds of the Assets remaining after giving effect to the Optional Redemption, Tax Redemption or Clean-Up Call Redemption, as applicable, of the Secured Debt in whole or after all of the Secured Debt has been repaid in full and all expenses of the Issuer have been paid in full and/or a reserve for such expenses (including all Aggregate Collateral Management Fees and Administrative Expenses) has been created; provided that, in connection with any Tax Redemption, Optional Redemption or Clean-Up Call Redemption of the Debt in whole, Holders of 100% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of any Class of Debt may elect to receive less than 100% of the Redemption Price that would otherwise be payable to the Holders of such Class of Debt, and such lesser amount shall be the “Redemption Price.”

“Refinancing”: A loan or an issuance of replacement securities, whose terms in each case will be negotiated by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer, from one or more financial institutions or purchasers to refinance the Debt in connection with an Optional Redemption.

“Refinancing Proceeds”: The Cash proceeds from a Refinancing.

“Regional Diversity Measure”: As of any date of determination, the number obtained by dividing (a) 1 by (b) the sum of the squares of the quotients, for each S&P region classification (as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with S&P’s then-current ratings criteria), obtained by dividing (i) the Aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) issued by Obligors that belong to such S&P region classification by (ii) the Aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations).

“Register” and “Registrar”: The respective meanings specified in Section 2.5(a).

“Registered”: In registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes (or in registered or bearer form if not a “registration-required obligation” as defined in Section 163(f)(2)(A) of the Code).

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“Regulation S”: Regulation S, as amended, under the Securities Act.

“Regulation S Global Secured Note”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(i).

“Reinvestment Period”: The period from and including the Closing Date to and including the earliest of (i) May 28, 2029, (ii) the date of the acceleration of the Maturity of any Class of Debt pursuant to Section 5.2, (iii) the date on which the Collateral Manager determines in its sole discretion that it can no longer reinvest in additional Collateral Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof or the Collateral Management Agreement and (iv) (A) an Optional Redemption in whole from Sale Proceeds and/or Contributions of Cash pursuant to Section 9.2(b) and (B) a redemption in whole of the Subordinated Notes pursuant to Section 9.2(c), in each case, in connection with which all Assets are sold; provided that in the case of clause (iii), the Collateral Manager notifies the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee (who shall notify the Holders of Debt, the Collateral Administrator, the Loan Agent and the Rating Agencies) thereof at least five Business Days prior to such date; provided further that once terminated pursuant to clause (i) or clause (iii) above, the Reinvestment Period cannot be reinstated. If the Reinvestment Period ends pursuant to clause (ii) and such acceleration is later rescinded, the Collateral Manager may reinstate the Reinvestment Period by notice to the Collateral Trustee (with a copy to the Rating Agencies).

“Reinvestment Target Par Balance”: As of any date of determination, the Target Initial Par Amount minus the amount of any reduction in the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Debt through the payment of Principal Proceeds following the Closing Date.

“Repurchase and Substitution Limit”: The meaning specified in Section 12.4(c).

“Repurchased Debt”: The meaning specified in Section 2.9(b).

“Required Interest Coverage Ratio”: For the Class A Debt, 120.0%, the Class B Notes, 115.0% and the Class C Notes, 110.0%.

“Required Overcollateralization Ratio”: For the Class A Debt, 137.10%, the Class B Notes, 123.60% and the Class C Notes, 116.0%.

“Resolution”: With respect to the Issuer, a resolution of its members or managers.

“Responsible Officer”: With respect to any Person (or of a managing member or other similar managing body of such Person), any duly authorized director, officer or manager with direct responsibility for the administration of the applicable agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized director, officer or manager of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such director’s, officer’s or manager’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. Each party may receive and accept a certification of the authority of any other party as conclusive evidence of the authority of any Person to act, and such certification may be considered as in full force and effect until receipt by such other party of written notice to the contrary.

“Restricted Asset”: The meaning specified in Section 12.1(m).

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“Restricted Trading Period”: Each day during which, both: (i) either (A) the S&P rating of the Class A-1a Notes, the Class A-1a-L1 Loans, the Class A-1a-L2 Loans, the Class A-1b Notes, the Class A-1b Loans or the Class A-2 Notes is one or more subcategories below its respective Initial Target Rating thereof or has been withdrawn (unless it has been reinstated), (B) the Fitch rating of the Class A-1a Notes, the Class A-1a-L1 Loans, the Class A-1a-L2 Loans, the Class A-1b Notes or the Class A-1b Loans is one or more subcategories below its respective Initial Target Rating thereof or has been withdrawn (unless it has been reinstated), or (C) the S&P rating of the Class B Notes is two or more subcategories below its Initial Target Rating thereof or has been withdrawn (unless it has been reinstated) and (ii) after giving effect to the applicable sale and reinvestment in Collateral Obligations, the aggregate principal amount of all Collateral Obligations (excluding the Collateral Obligations being sold) and all Eligible Investments constituting Principal Proceeds (including, without duplication, the net proceeds of any such sale) is less than the Reinvestment Target Par Balance; provided that such period will not be a Restricted Trading Period if, after giving effect to any sale (and any related reinvestment) or purchase of the relevant Collateral Obligations, (x) the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Obligations (excluding the Collateral Obligations being sold and Eligible Investments constituting Principal Proceeds (including, without duplication, the anticipated net proceeds of such sale)) will be at least equal to the Reinvestment Target Par Balance, (y) each Coverage Test is satisfied and (z) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied; provided however that a Majority of the Controlling Class may elect to waive the Restricted Trading Period, which waiver will remain in effect until the earlier of (A) revocation of such waiver by a Majority of the Controlling Class and (B) further downgrade or withdrawal of the rating of the Class A-1a Notes, the Class A-1a-L1 Loans, the Class A-1a-L2 Loans, the Class A-1b Notes, the Class A-1b Loans, the Class A-2 Notes or the Class B Notes, as applicable.

“Retention Deficiency”: A failure by the E.U./UK Retention Provider to hold the E.U./UK Retained Interest as required by the Risk Retention Letter.

“Retention Provider”: ADL CLO 1 Depositor LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware in its capacity as U.S. Retention Holder and the entity through which the E.U./UK Retention Provider will hold, indirectly, the E.U./UK Retained Interest.

“Revolver Funding Account”: The account established pursuant to Section 10.4.

“Revolving Collateral Obligation”: Any Collateral Obligation (other than a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation) that is a loan (including, without limitation, revolving loans, including funded and unfunded portions of revolving credit lines and letter of credit facilities (other than letter of credit facilities that require the Issuer to collateralize its commitment or deposit the amount of its commitment in trust), unfunded commitments under specific facilities and other similar loans and investments) that by its terms may require one or more future advances to be made to the borrower by the Issuer; provided that any such Collateral Obligation will be a Revolving Collateral Obligation only until all commitments to make advances to the borrower expire or are terminated or irrevocably reduced to zero.

“Risk Retention Issuance”: The meaning specified in Section 2.13(c).

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“Risk Retention Letter”: The risk retention letter, dated as of the Closing Date relating to the retention of net economic interest by the E.U./UK Retention Provider and the Retention Provider, and addressed to the Issuer, the Initial Purchaser, the Co-Placement Agent, the Collateral Trustee and certain Class A-1a-L1 Lenders, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

“Rule 144A”: Rule 144A, as amended, under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A Global Notes”: The Rule 144A Global Secured Notes and the Rule 144A Global Subordinated Notes.

“Rule 144A Global Secured Note”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(ii).

“Rule 144A Global Subordinated Note”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(ii).

“Rule 144A Information”: The meaning specified in Section 7.15.

“Rule 17g-5”: Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act.

“S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization comprised of: (a) a separately identifiable business unit within Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company wholly owned by S&P Global Inc.; and (b) the credit ratings business operated by various other subsidiaries that are wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by S&P Global Inc.; and, in each case, any successor thereto.

“S&P Additional Current Pay Criteria”: Criteria satisfied with respect to any Collateral Obligation (other than a DIP Collateral Obligation) if either (i) the issuer of such Collateral Obligation has made an S&P Distressed Exchange Offer and the Collateral Obligation is already held by the Issuer and is subject to the S&P Distressed Exchange Offer and ranks equal to or higher in priority than the obligation subject to the S&P Distressed Exchange Offer, or (ii) such Collateral Obligation has a Market Value of at least 80% of its par value (Market Value being determined, solely for purposes of this clause (ii), without taking into consideration clause (iii) of the definition of the term “Market Value”).

“S&P CDO Formula Election Date”: The date designated by the Collateral Manager upon at least five Business Days’ prior written notice to S&P, the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator as the date on which the Issuer will cease to utilize the S&P CDO Monitor in determining compliance with the S&P CDO Monitor Test; provided that an S&P CDO Formula Election Date may only occur once.

“S&P CDO Formula Election Period”: Any date on and after an S&P CDO Formula Election Date.

“S&P CDO Monitor”: The dynamic, analytical computer model developed by S&P used to calculate the default frequency in terms of the amount of debt assumed to default as a percentage of the original principal amount of the Collateral Obligations consistent with a specified benchmark rating level based upon certain assumptions (including the applicable Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate) and S&P’s proprietary corporate default studies, as may be amended

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by S&P from time to time upon notice to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Administrator. The model is available at https://platform.ratings360.spglobal.com. Each S&P CDO Monitor will be chosen by the Collateral Manager and associated with either (x) a Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate and a Weighted Average Floating Spread from Section 2 of Schedule 4 or (y) a Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate and a Weighted Average Floating Spread confirmed by S&P; provided that as of any Measurement Date the Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate for the Highest Ranking Class equals or exceeds the Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate for such Class chosen by the Collateral Manager and the Weighted Average Floating Spread equals or exceeds the Weighted Average Floating Spread chosen by the Collateral Manager.

“S&P CDO Monitor Benchmarks”: The S&P Weighted Average Rating Factor, the Default Rate Dispersion, the Obligor Diversity Measure, the Industry Diversity Measure, the Regional Diversity Measure and the S&P Weighted Average Life.

“S&P CDO Monitor Election Date”: The meaning specified in Section 7.18(a).

“S&P CDO Monitor Election Period”: Any date on and after an S&P CDO Monitor Election Date so long as no S&P CDO Formula Election Date has occurred since such S&P CDO Monitor Election Date.

“S&P CDO Monitor Non-Model Adjustments”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(f).

“S&P CDO Monitor Test”: A test that will be satisfied on any Measurement Date (and, during any S&P CDO Monitor Election Period, following receipt by the Collateral Manager of the Class Break-even Default Rates for each S&P CDO Monitor input file (in accordance with the definition of “Class Break-even Default Rate”)) if, after giving effect to the sale of a Collateral Obligation or the purchase of a Collateral Obligation, the Class Default Differential of the Proposed Portfolio with respect to the Highest Ranking Class is positive. The S&P CDO Monitor Test will be considered to be improved if the Class Default Differential of the Proposed Portfolio with respect to the Highest Ranking Class is greater than the corresponding Class Default Differential of the Current Portfolio.

“S&P Collateral Value”: With respect to any Defaulted Obligation or Deferring Obligation, the lesser of (i) the S&P Recovery Amount of such Defaulted Obligation or Deferring Obligation, as of the relevant Measurement Date and (ii) the Market Value of such Defaulted Obligation or Deferring Obligation as of the relevant Measurement Date.

“S&P Deemed Rating Confirmation”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(f).

“S&P Distressed Exchange Offer”: An offer by the issuer of a Collateral Obligation to exchange one or more of its outstanding debt obligations for a different debt obligation or to repurchase one or more of its outstanding debt obligations for cash, or any combination thereof; provided that, an offer by such issuer to exchange unregistered debt obligations for registered debt obligations shall not be considered an S&P Distressed Exchange Offer.

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“S&P Industry Classification”: The S&P Industry Classifications set forth in Schedule 2 hereto, which industry classifications may be updated at the option of the Collateral Manager if S&P publishes revised industry classifications.

“S&P Issue Rating”: With respect to a Collateral Obligation that (i) is publicly rated by S&P, such public rating or (ii) is not publicly rated by S&P, the applicable S&P Rating.

“S&P Minimum Floating Spread”: The applicable percentage set forth in the definition of “S&P CDO Monitor” upon the option chosen by the Collateral Manager in accordance with this Indenture; provided that the S&P Minimum Floating Spread may not be reduced below 2.0%.

“S&P Minimum Floating Spread Test”: The test that is satisfied on any Measurement Date if the Weighted Average Floating Spread plus the Excess Weighted Average Coupon equals or exceeds the S&P Minimum Floating Spread.

“S&P Rating”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, the rating determined pursuant to Schedule 4 hereto (or such other schedule provided by S&P to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Manager).

“S&P Rating Condition”: With respect to any action taken or to be taken by or on behalf of the Issuer, a condition that is satisfied if S&P has confirmed in writing (including by means of electronic message, facsimile transmission, press release or posting to its internet website) to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Manager (unless in the form of a press release or posted to its internet website that does not require the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee to be identified as addressees) that no immediate withdrawal or reduction with respect to its then-current rating by S&P of any Class of Debt will occur as a result of such action; provided that the S&P Rating Condition will be deemed to be satisfied if no Class of Debt then Outstanding is rated by S&P; provided further that such rating condition shall be deemed inapplicable with respect to such event or circumstance if (i) S&P has given notice to the effect that it will no longer review events or circumstances of the type requiring satisfaction of the S&P Rating Condition for purposes of evaluating whether to confirm the then-current ratings (or initial ratings) of obligations rated by S&P; or (ii) S&P has communicated to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or the Collateral Trustee (or their counsel) that it will not review such event or circumstance for purposes of evaluating whether to confirm the then-current ratings (or Initial Ratings) of the Debt then rated by S&P.

“S&P Rating Confirmation Failure”: The meaning specified in Section 7.19(e).

“S&P Rating Factor”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, the value determined (based on the five-year asset default rate multiplied by 10,000) in accordance with Section 3 of Schedule 4 hereto (or such other published table by S&P that the Collateral Manager provides to the Collateral Administrator).

“S&P Recovery Amount”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, an amount equal to: (a) the applicable S&P Recovery Rate multiplied by (b) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation.

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“S&P Recovery Rate”: With respect to a Collateral Obligation, the recovery rate set forth in Section 1 of Schedule 4 using the initial rating of the Highest Ranking Class at the time of determination.

“S&P Recovery Rating”: With respect to a Collateral Obligation for which an S&P Recovery Rate is being determined, the “Recovery Rating” assigned by S&P to such Collateral Obligation based upon the tables set forth in Schedule 4 hereto.

“S&P Weighted Average Life”: As of any date of determination with respect to all Collateral Obligations other than Defaulted Obligations, the number of years following such date obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products of (i) the number of years (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth thereof) from such date of determination to the stated maturity of each such Collateral Obligation multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation by (b) the Aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Obligations other than Defaulted Obligations.

“S&P Weighted Average Rating Factor”: The number determined by (a) summing the products of (i) the Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation (excluding Defaulted Obligations and Equity Securities) multiplied by (ii) the S&P Rating Factor of such Collateral Obligation; and (b) dividing such sum by the Principal Balance of all such Collateral Obligations.

“Sale”: The meaning specified in Section 5.17(a).

“Sale Proceeds”: All proceeds (excluding accrued interest, if any) received with respect to Assets as a result of sales of such Assets in accordance with Article XII less any reasonable expenses incurred by the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Trustee (other than amounts payable as Administrative Expenses) in connection with such sales. Sale Proceeds will include Principal Financed Accrued Interest received in respect of such sale.

“Schedule of Collateral Obligations”: The schedule of Collateral Obligations attached as Schedule 1 hereto, which schedule shall include the issuer, Principal Balance, coupon/spread, the stated maturity, the Fitch Rating, the S&P Rating (unless such rating is based on a credit estimate or is a private or confidential rating from such Rating Agency) and the S&P Industry Classification for each Collateral Obligation and the percentage of the aggregate commitment under each Revolving Collateral Obligation and Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation that is funded, as amended from time to time (without the consent of or any action on the part of any Person) to reflect the release of Collateral Obligations pursuant to Article X hereof and the inclusion of additional Collateral Obligations as provided in Section 12.2 hereof.

“Scheduled Distribution”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, each payment of principal and/or interest scheduled to be made by the related Obligor under the terms of such Collateral Obligation (determined in accordance with the assumptions specified in Section 1.3 hereof) after (a) in the case of the initial Collateral Obligations, the Closing Date or (b) in the case of Collateral Obligations added or substituted after the Closing Date, the related Cut-Off Date, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the related Underlying Instruments.

“SECN” The securitisation sourcebook of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority Handbook.

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“Second Lien Loan”: Any assignment of or Participation Interest in a Loan (other than a First-Lien Last-Out Loan) that: (a) is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the Obligor of the Loan but which is subordinated (with respect to liquidation preferences with respect to pledged collateral) to a Senior Secured Loan of the obligor and (b) is secured by a valid second-priority perfected security interest or lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligor’s obligations under the Second Lien Loan the value of which is adequate (in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Collateral Manager) to repay the Loan in accordance with its terms and to repay all other Loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a lien or security interest in the same collateral.

“Secured Debt”: The Class A-1a Debt, the Class A-1b Debt, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes.

“Secured Notes”: The Class A-1a Notes, the Class A-1b Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes.

“Secured Parties”: The meaning specified in the Granting Clauses.

“Securities Account Control Agreement”: The Securities Account Control Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and U.S. Bank National Association, as securities intermediary, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

“Securities Act”: The United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Securities Intermediary”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC.

“Security Entitlement”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC.

“Selling Institution”: The entity obligated to make payments to the Issuer under the terms of a Participation Interest.

“Senior Secured Bond”: A debt security (that is not a loan) that is (a) issued by a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust and (b) is secured by a valid first-priority perfected security interest or lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligor’s obligations under the Bond.

“Senior Secured Loan”: Any assignment of or Participation Interest in a Loan (other than a First-Lien Last-Out Loan) that: (a) is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the Obligor of the Loan (other than with respect to liquidation, trade claims, capitalized leases or similar obligations or any Senior Working Capital Facility, if any); (b) is secured by a valid first-priority perfected security interest or lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligor’s obligations under the Loan which may be subject to customary liens, including liens securing a Senior Working Capital Facility, if any; (c) the value of the collateral securing the Loan at the time of purchase together with other attributes of the Obligor (including, without limitation, its general financial condition, ability to generate cash flow available for debt service and other demands for that cash flow) is adequate (in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Collateral Manager) to repay the Loan in accordance with its terms

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and to repay all other Loans of equal seniority secured by a first lien or security interest in the same collateral; and (d) is not secured solely or primarily by common stock or other equity interests; provided, that the limitation set forth in this clause (d) shall not apply with respect to a Loan made to a parent entity that is secured solely or primarily by the stock of one or more of the subsidiaries of such parent entity to the extent that the granting by any such subsidiary of a lien on its own property would violate law or regulations applicable to such subsidiary (whether the obligation secured is such Loan or other similar type of indebtedness owing to third parties); provided, further, that any Loan which satisfies this definition of “Senior Secured Loan” due to the immediately preceding proviso shall (x) have an S&P Recovery Rate of an Unsecured Loan determined pursuant to clause (b) in Section 1 of Schedule 4 and (y) be deemed not to be a “Senior Secured Loan” for purposes of Section 12.2(h)(y)(B).

“Senior Secured Note”: Any corporate note that (a) is secured by the pledge of collateral and has the most senior pre-petition priority (including pari passu with other obligations of the obligor, but subject to any super priority lien imposed by operation of law, such as, but not limited to, any tax liens, and liquidation preferences with respect to pledged collateral, and any Senior Secured Loan) in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings and (b) is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the Obligor of the Senior Secured Note (other than with respect to liquidation, trade claims, capitalized leases or similar obligations). For the avoidance of doubt, the term Senior Secured Note shall not include Senior Secured Loans.

“Senior Working Capital Facility”: With respect to a Loan, a senior secured working capital facility incurred by the obligor of such Loan that is prior in right of payment to such Loan; provided that the outstanding principal balance and unfunded commitments of such working capital facility does not exceed 20% of the sum of (x) the outstanding principal balance and unfunded commitments of such working capital facility, plus (y) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, plus (z) the outstanding principal balance of any other debt for borrowed money incurred by such obligor that is pari passu with such Loan.

“Similar Law”: Any federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other law or regulation that could cause the underlying assets of the Issuer to be treated as assets of the investor in any Debt (or any interest therein) by virtue of its interest and thereby subject the Issuer or the Collateral Manager (or other Persons responsible for the investment and operation of the Issuer’s assets) to Other Plan Law.

“SOFR”: With respect to any day, the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or a successor location).

“Special Redemption”: The meaning specified in Section 9.6.

“Special Redemption Amount”: The meaning specified in Section 9.6.

“Special Redemption Date”: The meaning specified in Section 9.6.

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“Specified Amendment”: With respect to any Collateral Obligation, any amendment, waiver or modification which would:

(i) modify the amortization schedule with respect to such Collateral Obligation in a manner that (A) reduces the dollar amount of any Scheduled Distribution by more than the greater of (x) 25% and (y) U.S.$250,000, (B) postpones any Scheduled Distribution by more than two payment periods or (C) causes the Weighted Average Life of the applicable Collateral Obligation to increase by more than 25%;

(ii) reduce or increase the cash interest rate payable by the Obligor thereunder by more than 100 basis points (excluding any increase in an interest rate arising by operation of a default or penalty interest clause under a Collateral Obligation or as a result of an increase in the interest rate index for any reason other than such amendment, waiver or modification);

(iii) extend the stated maturity date of such Collateral Obligation by more than 24 months or beyond the earliest Stated Maturity;

(iv) contractually or structurally subordinate such Collateral Obligation by operation of a priority of payments, turnover provisions, the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related Obligor or the granting of Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the underlying collateral securing such Collateral Obligation;

(v) release any party from its obligations under such Collateral Obligation, if such release would have a material adverse effect on the Collateral Obligation; or

(vi) reduce the principal amount of the applicable Collateral Obligation.

“Specified Obligor Information”: The meaning specified in Section 14.15(b).

“Specified Tax Redemption Amount”: With respect to the Debt issued on the Closing Date, in the case of a Tax Redemption pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition of Tax Event that occurs prior to the Specified Tax Redemption End Date, but not in the case of any other Tax Redemption or any Optional Redemption, Mandatory Redemption or Special Redemption, an amount equal to the product of: (a) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1 Notes or the Class A-2 Notes, as applicable, as of the applicable Redemption Date; (b) the spread over the Benchmark payable to the Class A-1 Notes or the Class A-2 Notes, as applicable; and (c) the number of days from (and including) the applicable Redemption Date to (but excluding) the Specified Tax Redemption End Date divided by 360.

“Specified Tax Redemption End Date”: May 28, 2027.

“STAMP”: The meaning specified in Section 2.5(a).

“Standby Directed Investment”: The US Bank, N.A. Eurodollar Deposit (which for the avoidance of doubt, is an Eligible Investment) or such other Eligible Investment designated by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) by written notice to the Collateral Trustee.

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“Stated Maturity”: With respect to the Secured Debt of any Class, the Payment Date in July 2037 and, with respect to the Subordinated Notes, the Payment Date in July 2125.

“Step-Down Obligation”: An obligation or security which by the terms of the related Underlying Instruments provides for a decrease in the per annum interest rate on such obligation or security (other than by reason of any change in the applicable index or benchmark rate used to determine such interest rate) or in the spread over the applicable index or benchmark rate, solely as a function of the passage of time; provided that an obligation or security providing for payment of a constant rate of interest at all times after the date of acquisition by the Issuer shall not constitute a Step-Down Obligation.

“Step-Up Obligation”: An obligation or security which by the terms of the related Underlying Instruments provides for an increase in the per annum interest rate on such obligation or security, or in the spread over the applicable index or benchmark rate, solely as a function of the passage of time; provided that an obligation or security providing for payment of a constant rate of interest at all times after the date of acquisition by the Issuer shall not constitute a Step-Up Obligation.

“Structured Finance Obligation”: An obligation (other than any ABL Facility) (a) issued by a special purpose vehicle, (b) secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other financial assets of any obligor, including collateralized debt obligations and mortgage-backed securities, and (c) the owner of such obligation has no recourse to any material guarantor, collateral (other than collateral owned by such special purpose vehicle) or other credit support; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the presence of any monoline guaranty or other third party credit enhancement provider will not be considered “recourse” under this clause (c).

“Subordinated Notes”: The subordinated notes issued pursuant to this Indenture and having the characteristics specified in Section 2.3.

“Substitute Collateral Obligations”: Collateral Obligations conveyed by the Transferor to the Issuer as substitute Collateral Obligations pursuant to Section 12.4(a).

“Substitute Collateral Obligations Qualification Conditions”: The following conditions:

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“Substitution Event”: An event which shall have occurred with respect to any Collateral Obligation that:

“Substitution Period”: The meaning specified in Section 12.4(a)(ii).

“Successor Entity”: The meaning specified in Section 7.10(a).

“Supermajority”: With respect to any Class of Debt, the Holders of at least 66-2/3% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Debt of such Class.

“Supplemental Reserve Account”: The trust account established pursuant to Section 10.3(e).

“Synthetic Security”: A security or swap transaction, other than a Participation Interest, that has payments associated with either payments of interest on and/or principal of a reference obligation or the credit performance of a reference obligation.

“Target Initial Par Amount”: U.S.$500,000,000, plus such additional amount directed by the Collateral Manager subject to satisfaction of the Global Rating Agency Condition in connection with an issuance of Additional Debt.

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“Target Initial Par Condition”: A condition satisfied as of the Effective Date if the sum of (a) the Aggregate Principal Balance of Collateral Obligations and any Principal Financed Accrued Interest with respect to Collateral Obligations (1) that are held by the Issuer and (2) of which the Issuer has committed to purchase on such date and (b) without duplication, the amount of any proceeds of sales, prepayments, maturities or redemptions of Collateral Obligations purchased by the Issuer prior to such date (other than any such proceeds that have been reinvested, or committed to be reinvested, in Collateral Obligations by the Issuer on the Effective Date) will equal or exceed the Target Initial Par Amount.

“Tax”: Any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment, deduction, withholding, or fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) imposed by any governmental taxing authority.

“Tax Advice”: Written advice (including email) of an Approved Tax Counsel or an opinion of other nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters.

“Tax Event”: An event that occurs if either (i) (x) one or more Collateral Obligations that were not subject to withholding tax when the Issuer committed to purchase them have become subject to withholding tax or the rate of withholding has increased on one or more Collateral Obligations that were subject to withholding tax when the Issuer committed to purchase them and (y) in any Collection Period, the aggregate of the payments subject to withholding tax on new withholding tax obligations and the increase in payments subject to withholding tax on increased rate withholding tax obligations, in each case to the extent not “grossed-up” (on an after-tax basis) by the related obligor, represent 5% or more of the aggregate amount of Interest Proceeds that have been received or that is expected to be received for such Collection Period; (ii) taxes, fees, assessments, or other similar charges are imposed on the Issuer in an aggregate amount in any twelve-month period in excess of U.S.$2,000,000, other than any deduction or withholding for or on account of any tax with respect to any payment owing in respect of any obligation that at the time of acquisition, conversion, or exchange does not satisfy the requirements of a Collateral Obligation or (iii) the Retention Provider determines that it (or its direct or indirect owners) could be materially adversely affected as a result of the tax status of the holders of the outstanding Debt.

Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture, the Collateral Manager shall give the Collateral Trustee prompt written notice of the occurrence of a Tax Event upon its discovery thereof. Until the Collateral Trustee receives written notice from the Collateral Manager or otherwise, the Collateral Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge to the contrary.

“Tax Jurisdiction”: The Bahamas, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, Curacao, St. Maarten and any other tax advantaged jurisdiction as may be designated by the Collateral Manager with notice to Fitch from time to time.

“Tax Redemption”: The meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

“Term SOFR Administrator”: CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited, or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Collateral Manager with notice to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator.

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“Term SOFR Rate”: The Term SOFR Reference Rate for the Index Maturity, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Interest Determination Date the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the Index Maturity has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate will be (x) the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the Index Maturity as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for the Index Maturity was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five Business Days prior to such Interest Determination Date or (y) if the Term SOFR Reference Rate cannot be determined in accordance with clause (x) of this proviso, the Term SOFR Rate shall be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as determined on the previous Interest Determination Date or the Fallback Rate, as determined by the Collateral Manager in its sole discretion (with notice to the Calculation Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Trustee no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the relevant Interest Determination Date).

“Term SOFR Reference Rate”: The forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.

“Third Party Credit Exposure”: As of any date of determination, the sum (without duplication) of the outstanding Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation that consists of a Participation Interest.

“Third Party Credit Exposure Limits”: Limits that shall be satisfied if the Third Party Credit Exposure with counterparties having the ratings below from S&P do not exceed the percentage of the Collateral Principal Amount specified below:

provided that a Selling Institution having an S&P credit rating of “A” must also have a short-term S&P rating of “A-1” otherwise its “Aggregate Percentage Limit” and “Individual Percentage Limit” shall be 0%.

“Trading Plan”: The meaning specified in Section 12.2(b).

“Trading Plan Period”: The meaning specified in Section 12.2(b).

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“Transaction Documents”: This Indenture, the Collateral Management Agreement, the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Risk Retention Letter, the Securities Account Control Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the Pre-Pricing Posting Letter, the Purchase and Placement Agreement, the Notes and the Master Loan Sale Agreement.

“Transfer Agent”: The Person or Persons, which may be the Issuer, authorized by the Issuer to exchange or register the transfer of Notes.

“Transfer Deposit Amount”: On any date of determination with respect to any Collateral Obligation, an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation, together with accrued interest thereon through such date of determination, and in connection with any Collateral Obligation which is a Revolving Collateral Obligation or a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation, an amount equal to the Net Exposure Amount thereof as of the applicable Cut-Off Date.

“Transferor”: ADS.

“Treasury Regulations”: The regulations promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Trust Officer”: When used with respect to the Collateral Trustee (and the Bank in any other capacity under the Transaction Documents), any officer within the Corporate Trust Office (or any successor group of the Collateral Trustee) including any director, vice president, assistant vice president or other officer of the Collateral Trustee customarily performing 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 at the Corporate Trust Office because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and, in each case, having direct responsibility for the administration of this transaction.

“UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York or, if different, the political subdivision of the United States that governs the perfection of the relevant security interest, as amended from time to time.

“UK Securitization Framework”: The UK securitization framework comprising (i) the Securitisation Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/102), (ii) the Securitisation Sourcebook of the Financial Conduct Authority Handbook (the “FCASR”) published by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, (iii) the Securitisation Part of the Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook (the “PRASR”) published by the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority, and (iv) the applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FMSA”), in each case, as in force on the Closing Date.

“Uncertificated Security”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC.

“Underlying Instruments”: The loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which an Asset has been created or issued and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Asset or of which the holders of such Asset are the beneficiaries.

“United States Tax Person”: A “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

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“Unregistered Securities”: The meaning specified in Section 5.17(c).

“Unsaleable Asset”: (a) Any Defaulted Obligation (during the continuation of an Event of Default only), Equity Security, obligation received in connection with a tender offer, voluntary redemption, exchange offer, conversion, restructuring or plan of reorganization with respect to the Obligor, or other exchange or any other security or debt obligation that is part of the Assets, in respect of which the Issuer has not received a payment in Cash during the preceding 12 months or (b) any asset, claim or other property identified in a certificate of the Collateral Manager as having a Market Value of less than U.S.$1,000, in each case with respect to which the Collateral Manager certifies to the Collateral Trustee that (x) it has made commercially reasonable efforts to dispose of such Collateral Obligation for at least 90 days and (y) in its commercially reasonable judgment such Collateral Obligation is not expected to be saleable for the foreseeable future.

“Unsecured Loan”: A senior unsecured Loan obligation of any Person which is not (and by its terms is not permitted to become) subordinate in right of payment to any other debt for borrowed money incurred by the obligor under such Loan.

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day”: Any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in the United States government securities as indicated on the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association website.

“U.S. Person” and “U.S. person”: The meanings specified in Regulation S.

“U.S. Retention Holder”: On the Closing Date, ADL CLO 1 Depositor LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, as a “majority-owned affiliate” of the “sponsor” of this transaction (as such term is defined in the U.S. Risk Retention Rules in effect on the Closing Date), and thereafter any successor, assignee or transferee thereof or any Person permitted under the U.S. Risk Retention Rules to hold an “eligible horizontal residual interest” for purposes of the U.S. Risk Retention Rules.

“U.S. Risk Retention Rules”: The federal interagency credit risk retention rules, codified at 17 C.F.R. Part 246.

“Volcker Rule”: Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereof.

“Warehouse Credit Agreement”: The credit agreement by and among BNP Paribas, as a lender, the other Lenders party thereto, the Issuer, BNP Paribas as administrative agent and Apollo Debt Solutions BDC as collateral manager, and the equity investors party thereto.

“Weighted Average Coupon”: As of any Measurement Date, the number obtained by dividing:

(a) the amount equal to the Aggregate Coupon; by

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(b) an amount equal to the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Fixed Rate Obligations as of such Measurement Date.

“Weighted Average Floating Spread”: As of any Measurement Date, the number obtained by dividing: (a) the amount equal to (A) the Aggregate Funded Spread plus (B) the Aggregate Unfunded Spread by (b) an amount equal to the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Floating Rate Obligations as of such Measurement Date.

“Weighted Average Life”: As of any Measurement Date with respect to all Collateral Obligations other than Defaulted Obligations, the number of years following such date obtained by summing the products obtained by multiplying:

(a) (i) the Average Life at such time of each such Collateral Obligation by (ii) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation

and dividing such sum by:

(b) the Aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Obligations other than Defaulted Obligations.

For the purposes of the foregoing, the “Average Life” is, on any Measurement Date with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years (rounded to the nearest one hundredth thereof) from such Measurement Date to the respective dates of each successive Scheduled Distribution of principal of such Collateral Obligation and (b) the respective amounts of principal of such Scheduled Distributions by (ii) the sum of all successive Scheduled Distributions of principal on such Collateral Obligation.

“Weighted Average Life Test”: A test satisfied on any Measurement Date if the Weighted Average Life of the Collateral Obligations as of such date is less than or equal to the value in the column entitled “Weighted Average Life Value” in the table below corresponding to the immediately preceding Payment Date (or prior to the first Payment Date following the Closing Date, the Closing Date).

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“Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Factor”: The number (rounded up to the nearest whole number) determined by:

(a) summing the products of (i) the Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation multiplied by (ii) the Moody’s Rating Factor of such Collateral Obligation; and

(b) dividing such sum by the Principal Balance of all such Collateral Obligations.

“Weighted Average Fitch Recovery Rate”: As of any date of determination, the rate (expressed as a percentage) determined by summing the products obtained by multiplying the principal balance of each Collateral Obligation by the Fitch Recovery Rate in relation thereto and dividing such sum by the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Obligations and rounding up to the nearest 0.1 percent. For the purposes of determining the Principal Balance and Aggregate Principal Balance of Collateral Obligations in this definition, the Principal Balance of each Defaulted Obligation shall be excluded.

“Weighted Average S&P Recovery Rate”: As of any Measurement Date, the number, expressed as a percentage and determined separately for each Class of Debt, obtained by summing the products obtained by multiplying the Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation by its corresponding recovery rate as determined in accordance with Section 1 of Schedule 4 hereto, dividing such sum by the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Obligations, and rounding to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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“Workout Loan”: Any Loan or other loan asset received in connection with the workout or restructuring of a Collateral Obligation that requires the use of Interest Proceeds, Principal Proceeds and/or amounts designated for Permitted Use to acquire and that does not satisfy the Investment Criteria in connection with the acquisition thereof.

“Zero Coupon Bond”: Any debt security that by its terms (a) does not bear interest for all or part of the remaining period that it is outstanding, (b) provides for periodic payments of interest in Cash less frequently than semi-annually or (c) pays interest only at its stated maturity.

Section 1.2 Usage of Terms. With respect to all terms in this Indenture, the singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; words importing any gender include the other genders; references to “writing” include printing, typing, lithography and other means of reproducing words in a visible form; references to agreements and other contractual instruments include all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto or any changes therein entered into in accordance with their respective terms and not prohibited by this Indenture; references to Persons include their permitted successors and assigns; and the term “including” means “including without limitation.”

Section 1.3 Assumptions as to Assets. In connection with all calculations required to be made pursuant to this Indenture with respect to Scheduled Distributions on any Asset, or any payments on any other assets included in the Assets, with respect to the sale of and reinvestment in Collateral Obligations, and with respect to the income that can be earned on Scheduled Distributions on such Assets and on any other amounts that may be received for deposit in the Collection Account, the provisions set forth in this Section 1.3 shall be applied. The provisions of this Section 1.3 shall be applicable to any determination or calculation that is covered by this Section 1.3, whether or not reference is specifically made to Section 1.3, unless some other method of calculation or determination is expressly specified in the particular provision.

(a) All calculations with respect to Scheduled Distributions on the Assets securing the Secured Debt shall be made on the basis of information as to the terms of each such Asset and upon reports of payments, if any, received on such Asset that are furnished by or on behalf of the issuer of such Asset and, to the extent they are not manifestly in error, such information or reports may be conclusively relied upon in making such calculations.

(b) For purposes of calculating the Coverage Tests, except as otherwise specified in the Coverage Tests, such calculations will not include scheduled interest and principal payments on Defaulted Obligations unless or until such payments are actually made.

(c) For each Collection Period and as of any date of determination, the Scheduled Distribution on any Asset (including Current Pay Obligations and DIP Collateral Obligations but excluding Defaulted Obligations, which, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be assumed to have a Scheduled Distribution of zero, except to the extent any payments have actually been received) shall be the sum of (i) the total amount of payments and collections to be received during such Collection Period in respect of such Asset (including the proceeds of the sale of such Asset received and, in the case of sales

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which have not yet settled, to be received during the Collection Period and not reinvested in additional Collateral Obligations or Eligible Investments or retained in the Collection Account for subsequent reinvestment pursuant to Section 12.2) that, if paid as scheduled, will be available in the Collection Account at the end of the Collection Period and (ii) any such amounts received by the Issuer in prior Collection Periods that were not disbursed on a previous Payment Date.

(d) Each Scheduled Distribution receivable with respect to a Collateral Obligation shall be assumed to be received on the applicable Due Date, and each such Scheduled Distribution shall be assumed to be immediately deposited in the Collection Account to earn interest at the Assumed Reinvestment Rate. All such funds shall be assumed to continue to earn interest until the date on which they are required to be available in the Collection Account for application, in accordance with the terms hereof, to payments of principal of or interest on the Debt or other amounts payable pursuant to this Indenture or the Class A-1 Credit Agreements. For purposes of the applicable determinations required by Section 10.7(b)(iv), Article XII and the definition of “Interest Coverage Ratio”, the expected interest on the Secured Debt and Floating Rate Obligations will be calculated using the then current interest rates applicable thereto.

(e) References in Section 11.1(a) to calculations made on a “pro forma basis” shall mean such calculations after giving effect to all payments, in accordance with the Priority of Payments described herein, that precede (in priority of payment) or include the clause in which such calculation is made.

(f) For purposes of calculating all Concentration Limitations, in both the numerator and the denominator of any component of the Concentration Limitations, Defaulted Obligations will be treated as having a Principal Balance equal to the Defaulted Obligation Balance.

(g) If a Collateral Obligation included in the Assets would be deemed a Current Pay Obligation but for the applicable percentage limitation in clause (x) of the proviso to the definition of “Defaulted Obligation”, then the Current Pay Obligations with the lowest Market Value (expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of such Current Pay Obligations as of the date of determination) shall be deemed Defaulted Obligations. Each such Defaulted Obligation will be treated as a Defaulted Obligation for all purposes until such time as the Aggregate Principal Balance of Current Pay Obligations would not exceed, on a pro forma basis including such Defaulted Obligation, the applicable percentage of the Collateral Principal Amount.

(h) Except where expressly referenced herein for inclusion in such calculations, Defaulted Obligations will not be included in the calculation of the Collateral Quality Tests.

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(i) For purposes of calculating compliance with the Investment Criteria, upon the direction of the Collateral Manager by notice to the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator, any Eligible Investment representing Principal Proceeds received upon the sale or other disposition of a Collateral Obligation shall be deemed to have the characteristics of such Collateral Obligation as of the date of such sale or other disposition until reinvested in an additional Collateral Obligation. Such calculations shall be based upon the principal amount of such Collateral Obligation, except in the case of Defaulted Obligations and Credit Risk Obligations, in which case the calculations will be based upon the Principal Proceeds received on the disposition or sale of such Defaulted Obligation or Credit Risk Obligation.

(j) For the purposes of calculating compliance with each of the Concentration Limitations all calculations will be rounded to the nearest 0.1%. All other calculations, unless otherwise set forth herein or the context otherwise requires, shall be rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth if expressed as a percentage, and to the nearest one-hundredth if expressed otherwise.

(k) Except as expressly set forth in this Indenture, the “principal balance” and “outstanding principal balance” of a Revolving Collateral Obligation or a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Obligation shall include all unfunded commitments that have not been irrevocably reduced or withdrawn.

(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the contrary, all monetary calculations under this Indenture shall be in Dollars.

(m) Any reference herein to an amount of the Collateral Trustee’s or the Collateral Administrator’s fees calculated with respect to a period at a per annum rate shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the applicable Interest Accrual Period divided by 360 and shall be based on the aggregate face amount of the Assets at the beginning of the Collection Period.

(n) To the extent there is, in the reasonable determination of the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Trustee, any ambiguity in the interpretation of any definition or term contained herein or to the extent the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Trustee reasonably determines that more than one methodology can be used to make any of the determinations or calculations set forth herein, the Collateral Manager may direct the Collateral Administrator in writing, or the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Trustee may request written direction from the Collateral Manager as to the interpretation and/or methodology to be used, in either case, and the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, shall follow such direction, and together with the Collateral Trustee, shall be entitled to conclusively rely thereon without any responsibility or liability therefor.

(o) For purposes of calculating the Collateral Quality Tests, DIP Collateral Obligations will be treated as having an S&P Recovery Rate equal to the S&P Recovery Rate for Senior Secured Loans.

(p) For purposes of calculating compliance with any tests under this Indenture, the trade date (and not the settlement date) with respect to any acquisition or disposition of a Collateral Obligation or Eligible Investment shall be used to determine whether and when such acquisition or disposition has occurred.

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(q) For all purposes where expressly used in this Indenture, the “principal balance” and “outstanding principal balance” shall exclude capitalized interest, if any.

(r) Any direction or Issuer Order required hereunder relating to the purchase, acquisition, sale, disposition or other transfer of Assets may be in the form of a trade ticket, confirmation of trade, instruction to post or to commit to the trade or similar instrument or document or other written instruction (including by email or other electronic communication) from the Collateral Manager on which the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Administrator may rely.

(s) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, whenever herein the Collateral Manager is permitted or required to make a decision in its “sole discretion,” “reasonable discretion” or “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Collateral Manager shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Issuer, Holders or any other Person. The intent of granting authority to act in its “discretion” to the Collateral Manager is that no other express consent of another party is required to be obtained by the Collateral Manager when acting pursuant to such grant of authority under this Indenture; provided that any action taken pursuant to such grant of discretion is consistent with the legal, contractual and fiduciary duties owed by the Collateral Manager.

(t) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any proceeds received in connection with any Workout Loan or Equity Security will be allocated to the Collection Account as Principal Proceeds.

(u) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Equity Security or Workout Loan will be treated as an Equity Security, in each case, unless and until such Workout Loan or Equity Security, as applicable, meets the definition of “Collateral Obligation” on the date of acquisition or subsequently meets the definition of “Collateral Obligation” (as tested on such date). After such Workout Loan or Equity Security meets the definition of “Collateral Obligation,” it may be treated, at the election of the Collateral Manager, as a Collateral Obligation for all purposes of this Indenture.

(v) For purposes of calculating the S&P Minimum Floating Spread Test, the Fitch Minimum Floating Spread Test, the Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test and the Interest Coverage Test, such calculations shall be on a net basis without giving effect to any tax withholdings on payments made by the applicable Obligor to the Issuer.

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ARTICLE II

THE DEBT

Section 2.1 Forms Generally. The Notes and the Collateral Trustee’s or Authenticating Agent’s certificate of authentication thereon (the “Certificate of Authentication”) shall be in substantially the forms required by this Article, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon, as may be consistent herewith, determined by the Responsible Officers of the Issuer executing such Notes as evidenced by their execution of such Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.

Section 2.2 Forms of Notes. (a) The forms of the Notes, including the forms of Certificated Secured Notes, Certificated Subordinated Notes, Regulation S Global Secured Notes, Rule 144A Global Secured Notes and Rule 144A Global Subordinated Notes, shall be as set forth in the applicable part of Exhibit A hereto.

(b) Secured Notes and Subordinated Notes.

(i) The Secured Notes of each Class sold to persons who are non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S, which persons are Qualified Purchasers, shall each be issued initially in the form of one permanent Global Note per Class in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons substantially in the applicable form attached as Exhibit A-1 hereto (each, a “Regulation S Global Secured Note”), and shall be deposited on behalf of the subscribers for such Secured Notes represented thereby with the Collateral Trustee as custodian for, and registered in the name of a nominee of, DTC for the respective accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Collateral Trustee as hereinafter provided.

(ii) The Notes of each Class sold to Persons that are QIB/QPs shall each be issued initially in the form of one permanent Global Secured Note per Class in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons substantially in the applicable form attached as Exhibit A-1 attached hereto, in the case of the Secured Notes (each, a “Rule 144A Global Secured Note”) and in the form of one permanent Global Subordinated Note in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons substantially in the applicable form attached as Exhibit A-2 hereto, in the case of the Subordinated Notes (each, a “Rule 144A Global Subordinated Note”), and shall be deposited on behalf of the subscribers for such Notes represented thereby with the Collateral Trustee as custodian for, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of, DTC, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Collateral Trustee as hereinafter provided. Except as otherwise expressly agreed with the Issuer for an acquisition on the Closing Date, the Rule 144A Global Subordinated Notes may only be sold to persons that are not Benefit Plan Investors or Controlling Persons.

(iii) The Secured Notes sold to persons that, at the time of the acquisition, purported acquisition or proposed acquisition of any such Note, are Institutional Accredited Investors (that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers) and Qualified Purchasers (or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than a trust), each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of which is a Qualified Purchaser) shall be issued in the form of definitive, fully registered notes without coupons substantially in the applicable form attached as Exhibit A-3 hereto (a “Certificated Secured Note”) which shall be registered in the name of the beneficial owner or a nominee thereof, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Collateral Trustee as hereinafter provided.

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(iv) The Subordinated Notes (x) sold to persons that, at the time of the acquisition, purported acquisition or proposed acquisition of any such Note, are Institutional Accredited Investors (that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers) and Qualified Purchasers (or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of which is a Qualified Purchaser) or (y) sold to Benefit Plan Investors or Controlling Persons after the initial purchase of Global Subordinated Notes shall be issued in the form of definitive, fully registered notes without coupons substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-4 hereto (each, a “Certificated Subordinated Note” and, together with the Certificated Secured Notes, “Certificated Notes”) which shall be registered in the name of the beneficial owner or a nominee thereof, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Collateral Trustee as hereinafter provided.

(v) The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Secured Notes, the Rule 144A Global Secured Notes and the Rule 144A Global Subordinated Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Collateral Trustee or DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.

(c) Book Entry Provisions. This Section 2.2(c) shall apply only to Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of DTC.

The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” of Euroclear and the “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Participants” of Clearstream, respectively, will be applicable to the Global Notes insofar as interests in such Global Notes are held by the Agent Members of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be.

Agent Members shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Notes held on their behalf by the Collateral Trustee, as custodian for DTC, and DTC may be treated by the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, and any agent of the Issuer or the Collateral Trustee as the absolute owner of such Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, or any agent of the Issuer or the Collateral Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC or impair, as between DTC and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.

Section 2.3 Authorized Amount; Stated Maturity; Denominations. The aggregate principal amount of Debt that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture or incurred under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements is limited to U.S.$496,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Debt (except for (i) Deferred Interest with respect to the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, (ii) Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Section 2.5, Section 2.6 or Section 8.5 of this Indenture or (iii) Additional Debt issued in accordance with Sections 2.13 and 3.2 or incurred under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, as applicable).

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Such Debt shall be divided into the Classes, having the designations, original principal amounts and other characteristics as follows:

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The Secured Notes shall be issued in Minimum Denominations of U.S.$250,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof and the Subordinated Notes shall be issued in Minimum Denominations of U.S.$1,000,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof; provided that the Notes issued to the Retention Provider on the Closing Date may be issued in Minimum Denominations of U.S.$100,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof. Notes shall only be transferred or resold in compliance with the terms of this Indenture.

Section 2.4 Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by one of its Officers. The signature of such Officer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at the time of execution the Officers of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer, notwithstanding the fact that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of issuance of such Notes.

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At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Notes executed by the Issuer to the Collateral Trustee or the Authenticating Agent for authentication and the Collateral Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, upon Issuer Order (which Issuer Order shall be deemed to be provided upon delivery of such executed Notes), shall authenticate and deliver such Notes as provided herein and not otherwise.

Each Note authenticated and delivered by the Collateral Trustee or the Authenticating Agent upon Issuer Order on the Closing Date shall be dated as of the Closing Date. All other Notes that are authenticated after the Closing Date for any other purpose under this Indenture shall be dated the date of their authentication.

Notes issued upon transfer, exchange or replacement of other Notes shall be issued in authorized denominations reflecting the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes so transferred, exchanged or replaced, but shall represent only the current outstanding principal amount of the Notes so transferred, exchanged or replaced. If any Note is divided into more than one Note in accordance with this Article II, the original principal amount of such Note shall be proportionately divided among the Notes delivered in exchange therefor and shall be deemed to be the original aggregate principal amount of such subsequently issued Notes.

No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Note a Certificate of Authentication, substantially in the form provided for herein, executed by the Collateral Trustee or by the Authenticating Agent by the manual or facsimile signature of one of their authorized signatories, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 2.5 Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. (a) The Issuer shall cause the Notes to be registered and shall cause to be kept a register (the “Register”) at the office of the Collateral Trustee in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Notes and the registration of transfers of Notes. The Collateral Trustee is hereby initially appointed registrar (the “Registrar”) for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of such Notes with respect to the Register maintained in the United States as herein provided. Upon any resignation or removal of the Registrar, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor or, in the absence of such appointment, assume the duties of Registrar.

If a Person other than the Collateral Trustee is appointed by the Issuer as Registrar, the Issuer will give the Collateral Trustee prompt written notice of the appointment of a Registrar and of the location, and any change in the location, of the Register, and the Collateral Trustee shall have the right to inspect the Register at all reasonable times and to obtain copies thereof and the Collateral Trustee shall have the right to rely upon a certificate executed on behalf of the Registrar by an Officer thereof as to the names and addresses of the Holders of the Notes and the principal or face amounts and numbers of such Notes. Upon written request at any time the Registrar shall provide to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Initial Purchaser, the Co-Placement Agent, any beneficial owner of a Note who provides the Collateral Trustee with a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit C or any Holder of a Certificated Note a current list of Holders (and their holdings) as reflected in the Register, and at the Issuer’s expense, a list of participants in DTC holding positions in the Notes. In addition and upon written request, and at the expense of the requesting party, at any time unless prohibited by applicable law, the Registrar shall provide to the

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Issuer, the Collateral Manager, any beneficial owner of a Note who provides the Collateral Trustee with a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit C or any Holder of a Certificated Note (A) any information contained in any beneficial owners’ certifications, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, that the Collateral Trustee has received from beneficial owners of Notes and (B) any other forms or information submitted to a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee in connection with such beneficial owner’s interest, the Holder of such beneficial owner’s interest or other Persons being granted access to the Collateral Trustee’s website; provided, further, that the Collateral Trustee shall make no representation and give no warranties as to the accuracy or correctness of any information so provided.

Subject to this Section 2.5, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Notes at the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 7.2, the Issuer shall execute, and the Collateral Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denomination and of a like aggregate principal or face amount. At any time, the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Initial Purchaser or the Co-Placement Agent may request a list of Holders from the Collateral Trustee.

In addition, when permitted under this Indenture, the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the Collateral Manager shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon any certificate of ownership provided to the Collateral Trustee by a beneficial owner of a Note (including a Beneficial Ownership Certificate or a certificate in the form of Exhibit C) and/or other forms of reasonable evidence of such ownership as to the names and addresses of such beneficial owner and the Classes, principal amounts and CUSIP numbers of Notes beneficially owned thereby. At any time, upon request of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Initial Purchaser or the Co-Placement Agent, the Collateral Trustee shall provide such requesting Person a copy of each Beneficial Ownership Certificate that the Collateral Trustee has received; provided, however, the Collateral Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to verify information with respect to such Beneficial Ownership Certificate or certificate in the form of Exhibit C and shall only be required to retain copies of such documents presented to it.

At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for Notes of like terms, in any authorized denominations and of like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Note is surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Collateral Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

All Notes issued and authenticated upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt (to the extent they evidence debt), and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Exchange Act.

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No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Collateral Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer, tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Registrar or the Collateral Trustee shall be permitted to request such evidence reasonably satisfactory to it documenting the identity and/or signatures of the transferor and transferee.

(b) No Note may be sold or transferred (including, without limitation, by pledge or hypothecation) unless such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, is exempt from the registration requirements under applicable state securities laws and will not cause the Issuer to become subject to the requirement that it register as an investment company under the 1940 Act.

(c) No transfer of any Subordinated Note (or any interest therein) will be effective, and the Collateral Trustee will not recognize any such transfer, if after giving effect to such transfer 25% or more of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Subordinated Notes would be held by Persons who have represented that they are Benefit Plan Investors. For purposes of these calculations and all other calculations required by this sub-section, (A) any Debt of the Issuer held by a Person (other than a Benefit Plan Investor) who is a Controlling Person, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Manager or any of their respective affiliates (other than those interests held by a Benefit Plan Investor) shall be disregarded and not treated as Outstanding and (B) an “affiliate” of a Person shall include any Person, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Person, and “control” with respect to a Person other than an individual shall mean the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of such Person. The Collateral Trustee shall be entitled to rely exclusively upon the information set forth in the transfer certificates received pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.5 and only Debt that a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee actually knows to be so held shall be so disregarded. In addition, no Global Subordinated Notes (other than such Global Notes purchased from the Issuer as part of the initial offering) may be held by or transferred to a Benefit Plan Investor or Controlling Person and each beneficial owner of a Global Subordinated Notes acquiring its interest in the Subordinated Notes in the initial offering shall provide to the Issuer a written certification in the form of Exhibit B-5 attached hereto.

(d) Each subsequent transferee of a Note, by acceptance of such Note or an interest in such Note, shall be deemed to have agreed to comply with Section 2.12.

(e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Collateral Trustee shall not be responsible for ascertaining whether any transfer complies with, or for otherwise monitoring or determining compliance with, the registration provisions of or any exemptions from the Securities Act, applicable state securities laws or the applicable laws of any other jurisdiction, ERISA, the Code, the 1940 Act, or the terms hereof; provided that if a certificate is specifically required by the terms of this Section 2.5 to be provided to the Collateral Trustee by a prospective transferor or transferee, the Collateral Trustee shall be under a duty to receive and examine the same to determine whether or not the certificate substantially conforms on its face to the applicable requirements of this Indenture and shall promptly notify the party delivering the same and the Issuer if such certificate does not comply with such terms.

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(f) For so long as any of the Debt is Outstanding, the Issuer shall ensure that beneficial ownership interests in the Issuer are acquired or held only by (1) Qualified Purchasers within the meaning of the 1940 Act and (2) investors who are not Benefit Plan Investors.

(g) Transfers of Global Secured Notes shall only be made in accordance with Section 2.2(b) and this Section 2.5(g).

(i) Rule 144A Global Secured Note to Regulation S Global Secured Note. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Secured Note deposited with DTC wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Secured Note for an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Secured Note, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Secured Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Secured Note, such holder (provided that such holder or, in the case of a transfer, the transferee is a Qualified Purchaser not a U.S. person and is acquiring such interest in an offshore transaction (as defined in Regulation S)) may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of DTC, exchange or transfer, or cause the exchange or transfer of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Secured Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (A) instructions given in accordance with DTC’s procedures from an Agent Member directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Secured Note, but not less than the Minimum Denomination applicable to such holder’s Notes, in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Secured Note to be exchanged or transferred, (B) a written order given in accordance with DTC’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of DTC and the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase, (C) a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the exchange or transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Secured Notes, including that the holder or the transferee, as applicable, is not a U.S. person, and is acquiring such interest in an offshore transaction pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, and (D) a written certification in the form of Exhibit B-8 attached hereto given by the transferee in respect of such beneficial interest stating, among other things, that such transferee is a non-U.S. person purchasing such beneficial interest in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S and is a Qualified Purchaser (or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than a trust), each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of which is a Qualified Purchaser), then the Registrar shall approve the instructions at DTC to reduce the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Secured Note and to increase the principal amount of the Regulation

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S Global Secured Note by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Secured Note to be exchanged or transferred, and to credit or cause to be credited to the securities account of the Agent Member specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Secured Note equal to the reduction in the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Secured Note.

(ii) Regulation S Global Secured Note to Rule 144A Global Secured Note. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Secured Note deposited with DTC wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Regulation S Global Secured Note for an interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Secured Note or to transfer its interest in such Regulation S Global Secured Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Secured Note, such holder may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream and/or DTC, as the case may be, exchange or transfer, or cause the exchange or transfer of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Secured Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (A) instructions from Euroclear, Clearstream and/or DTC, as the case may be, directing the Registrar to cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Secured Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Secured Note, but not less than the Minimum Denomination applicable to such holder’s Notes to be exchanged or transferred, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with DTC to be credited with such increase, (B) a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-3 attached hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating, among other things, that, in the case of a transfer, the Person transferring such interest in such Regulation S Global Secured Note reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in a Rule 144A Global Secured Note is a Qualified Purchaser and a Qualified Institutional Buyer, is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction and (C) a written certification in the form of Exhibit B-6 attached hereto given by the transferee in respect of such beneficial interest stating, among other things, that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and a Qualified Purchaser, then the Registrar will approve the instructions at DTC to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Regulation S Global Secured Note by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Secured Note to be transferred or exchanged and the Registrar shall instruct DTC, concurrently with such reduction, to credit or cause to be credited to the securities account of the Agent Member specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Secured Note equal to the reduction in the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Secured Note.

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(iii) Global Secured Note to Certificated Secured Note. Subject to Section 2.10(a), if a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Secured Note deposited with DTC wishes at any time to transfer its interest in such Global Secured Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a corresponding Certificated Secured Note, such holder may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream and/or DTC, as the case may be, transfer, or cause the transfer of, such interest for a Certificated Secured Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (A) certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2, attached hereto executed by the transferee and (B) appropriate instructions from DTC, if required, the Registrar will approve the instructions at DTC to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Global Secured Note by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Secured Note to be transferred, record the transfer in the Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and upon execution by the Issuer and authentication and delivery by the Collateral Trustee, deliver one or more corresponding Certificated Notes, registered in the names specified in the instructions described in clause (B) above, in principal amounts designated by the transferee (the aggregate of such principal amounts being equal to the aggregate principal amount of the interest in such Global Secured Note transferred by the transferor), and in authorized denominations.

(h) Transfers of Certificated Notes shall only be made in accordance with Section 2.2(b) and this Section 2.5(h).

(i) Certificated Secured Notes to Global Secured Notes. If a holder of a Certificated Secured Note wishes at any time to transfer such Certificated Secured Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a corresponding Global Secured Note, such holder may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream and/or DTC, as the case may be, exchange or transfer, or cause the exchange or transfer of, such Certificated Secured Note for a beneficial interest in a corresponding Global Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (A) a Holder’s Certificated Secured Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee, (B) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-3 (as applicable) attached hereto executed by the transferor and a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-6 or B-8 (as applicable) attached hereto executed by the transferee, (C) instructions given in accordance with Euroclear, Clearstream or DTC’s procedures, as the case may be, from an Agent Member to instruct DTC to cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Secured Notes in an amount equal to the Certificated Secured Notes to be transferred or exchanged, and (D) a written order given in accordance with DTC’s procedures containing information regarding the Agent Member’s account at DTC and/or Euroclear or Clearstream to be credited with such increase, the Registrar shall cancel such Certificated Secured Note in accordance with Section 2.9, record the transfer in the Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and approve the instructions at DTC, concurrently with such cancellation, to credit or cause to be credited to the securities account of the Agent Member specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the corresponding Global Secured Note equal to the principal amount of the Certificated Secured Note transferred or exchanged.

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(ii) Certificated Secured Notes to Certificated Secured Notes. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (A) a Holder’s Certificated Secured Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee, and (B) certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2, attached hereto executed by the transferee, the Registrar shall cancel such Certificated Secured Note in accordance with Section 2.9, record the transfer in the Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and upon execution by the Issuer and authentication and delivery by the Collateral Trustee, deliver one or more Certificated Secured Notes bearing the same designation as the Certificated Secured Note endorsed for transfer, registered in the names specified in the assignment described in clause (A) above, in principal amounts designated by the transferee (the aggregate of such principal amounts being equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Certificated Secured Note surrendered by the transferor), and in authorized denominations.

(i) Transfers and exchanges of Subordinated Notes shall only be made in accordance with Section 2.2(b) and this Section 2.5(i).

(i) Certificated Subordinated Note to Certificated Subordinated Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (A) a Holder’s Certificated Subordinated Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee, and (B) certificates in the form of Exhibits B-4 and B-5 attached hereto given by the transferee of such Certificated Subordinated Note, the Registrar shall cancel such Certificated Subordinated Note in accordance with Section 2.9, record the transfer in the Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and upon execution by the Issuer and authentication and delivery by the Collateral Trustee, deliver one or more Certificated Subordinated Notes bearing the same designation as the Certificated Subordinated Note endorsed for transfer, registered in the names specified in the assignment described in clause (A) above, in principal amounts designated by the transferee (the aggregate of such principal amounts being equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Certificated Subordinated Note surrendered by the transferor), and in authorized denominations.

(ii) Global Subordinated Note to Certificated Subordinated Note. Subject to Section 2.10(a), if a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Subordinated Note deposited with DTC wishes at any time to transfer its interest in such Global Subordinated Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a corresponding Certificated Subordinated Note, such holder may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream and/or DTC, as the case may be, transfer, or cause the transfer of, such interest for a Certificated Subordinated Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (A) certificates substantially in the form of Exhibits B-4 and B-5 attached hereto executed by the transferee and (B) appropriate instructions from DTC, if required, the Registrar will approve the instructions at DTC to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Global Subordinated Note by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Subordinated Note to be transferred, record the transfer in the Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and upon execution by the Issuer and authentication and delivery by the Collateral Trustee, deliver one or more corresponding Certificated Subordinated Notes, registered in the names specified in the instructions described in clause (B) above, in principal amounts designated by the transferee (the aggregate of such principal amounts being equal to the aggregate principal amount of the interest in such Global Subordinated Note transferred by the transferor), and in authorized denominations.

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(iii) Certificated Subordinated Notes to Rule 144A Global Subordinated Notes. If a holder of a Certificated Subordinated Note wishes at any time to transfer such Certificated Subordinated Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a corresponding Rule 144A Global Subordinated Note, such holder may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream and/or DTC, as the case may be, exchange or transfer, or cause the exchange or transfer of, such Certificated Subordinated Note for a beneficial interest in a corresponding Rule 144A Global Subordinated Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (A) a Holder’s Certificated Subordinated Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee, (B) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 attached hereto executed by the transferor and a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-7 attached hereto executed by the transferee, (C) instructions given in accordance with Euroclear, Clearstream or DTC’s procedures, as the case may be, from an Agent Member to instruct DTC to cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the applicable Rule 144A Global Subordinated Note in an amount equal to the Certificated Subordinated Notes to be transferred or exchanged, and (D) a written order given in accordance with DTC’s procedures containing information regarding the Agent Member’s account at DTC and/or Euroclear or Clearstream to be credited with such increase, the Registrar shall cancel such Certificated Subordinated Note in accordance with Section 2.9, record the transfer in the Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and approve the instructions at DTC, concurrently with such cancellation, to credit or cause to be credited to the securities account of the Agent Member specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Subordinated Note equal to the principal amount of the Certificated Subordinated Note transferred or exchanged.

(j) If Notes are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the applicable legends set forth in the applicable part of Exhibit A hereto, and if a request is made to remove such applicable legend on such Notes, the Notes so issued shall bear such applicable legend, or such applicable legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Collateral Trustee and the Issuer such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to them, as may be reasonably required by the Issuer (and which shall by its terms permit reliance by the Collateral Trustee), to the effect that neither such applicable legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of the Securities Act, the 1940 Act, ERISA or the Code. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Collateral Trustee or its Authenticating Agent, at the written direction of the Issuer shall, after due execution by the Issuer authenticate and deliver Notes that do not bear such applicable legend.

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(k) Each Person who becomes a beneficial owner of Notes represented by an interest in a Global Note will be deemed to have represented and agreed as follows:

(i) In connection with the purchase of such Notes: (A) none of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Initial Purchaser, the Co-Placement Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Administrator, the Retention Provider, the Transferor or any of their respective Affiliates is acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment adviser for such beneficial owner; (B) such beneficial owner is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon any advice, counsel or representations (whether written or oral) of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Administrator, the Initial Purchaser, the Co-Placement Agent, the Retention Provider or any of their respective Affiliates other than any statements in the final Offering Circular for such Notes, and such beneficial owner has read and understands such final Offering Circular; (C) such beneficial owner has consulted with its own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial and accounting advisors to the extent it has deemed necessary and has made its own investment decisions (including decisions regarding the suitability of any transaction pursuant to this Indenture) based upon its own judgment and upon any advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed by the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Administrator, the Initial Purchaser, the Co-Placement Agent, the Retention Provider or any of their respective Affiliates; (D) such beneficial owner is either (1) (in the case of a beneficial owner of an interest in a Rule 144A Global Note) both (a) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined under Rule 144A under the Securities Act) that is not a broker-dealer which owns and invests on a discretionary basis less than U.S.$25,000,000 in securities of issuers that are not affiliated persons of the dealer and is not a plan referred to in paragraph (a)(1)(d) or (a)(1)(e) of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or a trust fund referred to in paragraph (a)(1)(f) of Rule 144A under the Securities Act that holds the assets of such a plan, if investment decisions with respect to the plan are made by beneficiaries of the plan and (b) a Qualified Purchaser for purposes of Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act (or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than a trust), each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of which is a Qualified Purchaser) or (2) (in the case of a beneficial owner of an interest in a Regulation S Global Secured Note) (a) not a “U.S. person” as defined in Regulation S and is acquiring the Notes in an offshore transaction (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S and (b) and a Qualified Purchaser for purposes of Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act or an entity (other than a trust) owned exclusively by Qualified Purchasers; (E) such beneficial owner is acquiring its interest in such Notes for its own account; (F) such beneficial owner was not formed for the purpose of investing in such Notes; (G) such beneficial owner understands that the Issuer may receive a list of participants holding interests in the Notes from one or more book-entry depositories; (H) such beneficial owner will hold and transfer at least the Minimum Denomination of such Notes; (I) such beneficial owner is a sophisticated investor and is purchasing the Notes with a full understanding of all of the terms, conditions and risks thereof, and is capable of and willing to assume those risks; and (J) such beneficial owner will provide notice of the relevant transfer restrictions to subsequent transferees.

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(ii) Each Person who acquires a Secured Note or any interest therein, will be required or deemed to represent, warrant and agree that (A) if such Person is, or is acting on behalf of, a Benefit Plan Investor, its acquisition, holding and disposition of such interest do not and will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and (B) if such Person is, or is acting on behalf of, a governmental, church, non-U.S. or other plan, such Person’s acquisition, holding and disposition of such Note will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of any such Other Plan Law.

(iii) Each Person who acquires a Subordinated Note, or any interest therein, with the express written agreement of the Issuer as part of the initial Offering acquired from the Issuer, the Initial Purchaser or Co-Placement Agent on the Closing Date will be required to represent and warrant in writing to the Collateral Trustee (A) whether or not, for so long as it holds such Subordinated Note or an interest therein, it is, or is acting on behalf of, a Benefit Plan Investor, (B) whether or not, for so long as it holds such Subordinated Note or an interest therein, it is a Controlling Person and (C) that (I) if it is, or is acting on behalf of, a Benefit Plan Investor, its acquisition, holding and disposition of such Subordinated Note will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and (II) if it is, or is acting on behalf of, a governmental, church, non-U.S. or other plan which is subject to any Other Plan Law, (x) it is not, and for so long as it holds such Subordinated Note or an interest therein it will not be, subject to Similar Law and (y) its acquisition, holding and disposition of such Note will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of any Other Plan Law.

(iv) Each Person who acquires a Global Subordinated Note agrees (A) it is not, and is not acting on behalf of, for so long as it holds any interest in such Subordinated Note, a Benefit Plan Investor or a Controlling Person (or if it is, or is acting on behalf of, a Benefit Plan Investor or Controlling Person it is acquiring such Note from the Issuer, the Initial Purchaser or the Co-Placement Agent with the express written agreement of the Issuer on the Closing Date, and it has provided to the Collateral Trustee an investor questionnaire substantially in the form attached hereto on Exhibit B-5), (B) that no transfer of the Note or any interest therein will be permitted, and the Collateral Trustee will not recognize any such transfer, if it would cause 25% or more of the total value of the Subordinated Notes to be held by Benefit Plan Investors, disregarding such Notes (or interests therein) held by Controlling Persons, (C) such Person is not subject to any Similar Law and (D) such Person’s acquisition, holding and disposition of such Notes will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of any such Other Plan Law.

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(v) If the purchaser or transferee of any Notes or beneficial interests therein is a Benefit Plan Investor, it will be deemed to represent, warrant and agree that (i) none of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Administrator, the Initial Purchaser, the Co-Placement Agent, or any of their respective affiliates, has provided any investment advice within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA to the Benefit Plan Investor, or to any fiduciary or other person investing the assets of the Benefit Plan Investor (“Fiduciary”), in connection with its acquisition of Notes and (ii) the Fiduciary is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Notes.

(vi) Such beneficial owner acknowledges, represents and agrees to be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.12.

(vii) Such beneficial owner is aware that, except as otherwise provided herein, any Notes being sold to it in reliance on Regulation S will be represented by one or more Regulation S Global Secured Notes, and that beneficial interests therein may be held only through DTC for the respective accounts of Euroclear or Clearstream.

(viii) Such beneficial owner will provide notice to each Person to whom it proposes to transfer any interest in the Notes of the transfer restrictions and representations set forth in this Section 2.5, including the Exhibits referenced herein.

(ix) Such beneficial owner agrees to be subject to the Bankruptcy Subordination Agreement.

(l) Each Person who becomes an owner of a Certificated Secured Note will be required to make the representations and agreements set forth in Exhibit B-2. Each Person who purchases an interest in a Global Subordinated Note from the Issuer as part of the initial offering will be required to make the representations and agreements set forth in Exhibit B-5. Each Person who becomes an owner of a Certificated Subordinated Note (including a transfer of an interest in a Global Subordinated Note to a transferee acquiring a Subordinated Note in certificated form) will be required to make the representations and agreements set forth in Exhibit B-4 and Exhibit B-5.

(m) Any purported transfer of a Note not in accordance with this Section 2.5 shall be null and void and shall not be given effect for any purpose whatsoever.

(n) To the extent required by the Issuer, as determined by the Issuer or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer, the Issuer may, upon written notice to the Collateral Trustee, impose additional transfer restrictions on the Notes to comply with the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 and other similar laws or regulations, including, without limitation, requiring each transferee of a Note to make representations to the Issuer in connection with such compliance.

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(o) The Registrar, the Collateral Trustee and the Issuer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the information set forth on the face of any transferor and transferee certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 2.5 and shall be able to presume conclusively the continuing accuracy thereof, in each case without further inquiry or investigation. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Collateral Trustee shall not be required to obtain any certificate specifically required by the terms of this Section 2.5 if the Collateral Trustee is not notified of or in a position to know of any transfer requiring such a certificate to be presented by the proposed transferor or transferee.

(p) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Initial Purchaser or the Co-Placement Agent may hold a position in a Regulation S Global Secured Note prior to the distribution of the applicable Notes represented by such position.

(q) Neither the Collateral Trustee nor the Registrar shall be liable for any delay in the delivery of directions from DTC and may conclusively rely on, and shall be fully protected in relying on, such direction as to the names of the beneficial owners in whose names such Certificated Notes shall be registered or as to delivery instructions for such Certificated Notes.

Section 2.6 Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Note. If (a) any mutilated or defaced Note is surrendered to a Transfer Agent, or if there shall be delivered to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the relevant Transfer Agent evidence to their reasonable satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (b) there is delivered to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and such Transfer Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee or such Transfer Agent that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and, upon Issuer Order, the Collateral Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, in lieu of any such mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note, of like tenor (including the same date of issuance) and equal principal or face amount, registered in the same manner, dated the date of its authentication, bearing interest from the date to which interest has been paid on the mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Note and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If, after delivery of such new Note, a protected purchaser of the predecessor Note presents for payment, transfer or exchange such predecessor Note, the Issuer, the Transfer Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall be entitled to recover such new Note from the Person to whom it was delivered or any Person taking therefrom, and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the Transfer Agent in connection therewith.

In case any such mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become due and payable, the Issuer in their discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note pay such Note without requiring surrender thereof except that any mutilated or defaced Note shall be surrendered.

Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section 2.6, the Issuer may require the payment by the Holder thereof of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Collateral Trustee) connected therewith.

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Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.6 in lieu of any mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer and such new Note shall be entitled, subject to the second paragraph of this Section 2.6, to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes of the same Class duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 2.6 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

Section 2.7 Payment of Principal and Interest and Other Amounts; Principal and Interest Rights Preserved. (a) The Secured Debt of each Class shall accrue interest during each Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Interest Rate and such interest will be payable in arrears on each Payment Date or Interim Payment Date (solely with respect to any Class that will have an Aggregate Outstanding Amount equal to zero following the payment of Principal Proceeds on such Interim Payment Date) on the Aggregate Outstanding Amount (and, with respect to the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, any Deferred Interest thereon, as applicable, as described below) thereof on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period (after giving effect to payments of principal thereof on such date), except as otherwise set forth below; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any payment of interest on a Redemption Date, such interest shall be determined in accordance with the calculation above solely for the period from, and including, the first day of such Interest Accrual Period through, but excluding, such Redemption Date; provided further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of any Class of Debt paid on an Interim Payment Date pursuant to Section 10.2(h) shall be redetermined after giving effect to such payment for purposes of the Debt of such Class accruing interest pursuant to this Section 2.7(a) for the period following such Interim Payment Date (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not for the period preceding such Interim Payment Date). Payment of interest on each Class of Debt (and payments of available Interest Proceeds to the Holders of the Certificates) will be subordinated to the payment of interest on each related Priority Class as provided in Section 11.1. So long as any Priority Class is Outstanding with respect to the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, any payment of interest due on the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, as applicable, which is not available to be paid (“Deferred Interest”) in accordance with the Priority of Payments on any Payment Date shall not be considered “due and payable” for the purposes of Section 5.1(a) (and the failure to pay such interest shall not be an Event of Default) until the earliest of (i) the Payment Date on which funds are available to pay such Deferred Interest in accordance with the Priority of Payments, (ii) the Redemption Date with respect to the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, as applicable and (iii) the Stated Maturity of the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, as applicable. Deferred Interest on the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes shall be payable on the first Payment Date on which funds are available to be used for such purpose in accordance with the Priority of Payments, but in any event no later than the earlier of the Payment Date (i) which is the Redemption Date with respect to the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, as applicable and (ii) which is the Stated Maturity of the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, as applicable. Regardless of whether any Priority Class is Outstanding with respect to the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, to the extent that funds are not available on any Payment Date (other than the Redemption Date with respect to, or Stated Maturity of, such applicable Debt) to pay previously accrued Deferred Interest, such previously accrued Deferred Interest will not be due and payable on such Payment Date and any failure to pay such previously accrued Deferred Interest on such

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Payment Date will not be an Event of Default. Interest may be deferred on the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes as long as any Priority Class is Outstanding. Interest will cease to accrue on the Secured Debt, or in the case of a partial repayment, on such repaid part, from the date of repayment. To the extent lawful and enforceable, interest on any interest that is not paid when due on any Class A-1a Debt, Class A-1b Debt or Class A-2 Notes, or if no Class A-1a Debt, Class A-1b Debt or Class A-2 Notes are Outstanding, any Class B Note, or, if there is no Class A-1a Debt, Class A-1b Notes, Class A-2 Notes or Class B Notes Outstanding, any Class C Note shall accrue at the Interest Rate for such Class until paid as provided herein.

(b) The principal of the Secured Debt of each Class matures at par and is due and payable on the date of the Stated Maturity for such Class, unless such principal has been previously repaid or unless the unpaid principal of such Secured Debt becomes due and payable at an earlier date by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or prepayment or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payment of principal of each Class of Secured Debt (and payments of Principal Proceeds to the Holders of the Subordinated Notes) may only occur in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Payments of principal on any Class of Secured Debt, and distributions of Principal Proceeds to Holders of the Subordinated Notes, which are not paid, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, on any Payment Date (other than the Payment Date which is the Stated Maturity of such Class of Debt or any Redemption Date), because of insufficient funds therefor shall not be considered “due and payable” for purposes of Section 5.1(a) until the Payment Date on which such principal may be paid in accordance with the Priority of Payments or all Priority Classes with respect to such Class have been paid in full.

(c) Principal payments on the Debt will be made in accordance with the Priority of Payments and Article IX.

(d) The Paying Agent shall require the previous delivery of properly completed and signed applicable tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. federal income tax, an IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a United States Tax Person or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a Person that is not a United States Tax Person) or other certification acceptable to it to enable the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and any Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Debt or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Debt under any present or future law or regulation of the United States, any other jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements (including any cost-basis reporting obligations) under any such law or regulation and the delivery of any information required under FATCA to prevent the Issuer from being subject to withholding and to determine if payments by the Issuer are subject to withholding. The Issuer shall not be obligated to pay any additional amounts to the Holders or beneficial owners of the Debt as a result of deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes with respect to the Debt (including any amounts deducted on account of FATCA). Nothing herein shall be construed to obligate the Paying Agent to determine the duties or liabilities of the Issuer or any other paying agent with respect to any tax certification or withholding requirements, or any tax certification or withholding requirements of any jurisdiction, political subdivision or taxing authority outside the United States.

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(e) Payments in respect of interest on and principal of any Secured Debt and any payment with respect to the Subordinated Notes shall be made by the Collateral Trustee in Dollars (i) to DTC or its designee with respect to a Global Note, (ii) to the Holder or its nominee with respect to a Certificated Note, by wire transfer, as directed by the Holder and (iii) to the Loan Agent for distribution to the Class A-1 Lenders with respect to the Class A-1 Loans pursuant to the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, in immediately available funds to a Dollar account maintained by DTC or its nominee with respect to a Global Note, and to the Holder or its nominee with respect to a Certificated Note or the Loan Agent on behalf of the Class A-1L Lenders; provided that in the case of a Certificated Note (1) the Holder thereof shall have provided written wiring instructions to the Collateral Trustee on or before the related Record Date and (2) if appropriate instructions for any such wire transfer are not received by the related Record Date, then such payment shall be made by check drawn on a U.S. bank mailed to the address of the Holder specified in the Register. Upon final payment due on the Maturity of a Note, the Holder thereof shall present and surrender such Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Collateral Trustee or at the office of any Paying Agent on or prior to such Maturity; provided that if the Collateral Trustee and the Issuer shall have been furnished such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless and an undertaking thereafter to surrender such certificate, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Collateral Trustee that the applicable Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, such final payment shall be made without presentation or surrender. Neither the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Manager, nor any Paying Agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspects of the records (or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing such records) maintained by DTC, Euroclear, Clearstream or any of the Agent Members relating to or for payments made thereby on account of beneficial interests in a Global Note. In the case where any final payment of principal and interest is to be made on any Secured Debt (other than on the Stated Maturity thereof) or any final payment is to be made on any Subordinated Note (other than on the Stated Maturity thereof), the Collateral Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer shall prior to the date on which such payment is to be made, mail (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Persons entitled thereto at their addresses appearing on the Register a notice which shall specify the date on which such payment will be made, the amount of such payment per U.S.$1,000 original principal amount of Secured Notes, original principal amount of Subordinated Notes and the place where such Notes may be presented and surrendered for such payment.

(f) Payments of principal to Holders of the Secured Debt of each Class shall be made in the proportion that the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Secured Debt of such Class registered in the name of each such Holder on the applicable Record Date bears to the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Secured Debt of such Class on such Record Date. Payments to the Holders of the Subordinated Notes from Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds shall be made in the proportion that the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Subordinated Notes registered in the name of each such Holder on the applicable Record Date bears to the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Subordinated Notes on such Record Date. All payments on the Class A-1 Loans shall be made by the Collateral Trustee or the applicable Paying Agent to the Loan Agent for disbursement in accordance with the Class A-1 Credit Agreements.

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(g) Interest accrued with respect to the Secured Debt shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in the applicable Interest Accrual Period divided by 360.

(h) All reductions in the principal amount of Debt (or one or more predecessor Debt) effected by payments of installments of principal made on any Payment Date or Redemption Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of such Debt and of any Debt issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Debt.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer under the Debt, this Indenture and the Class A-1 Credit Agreements are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer payable solely from the Assets and following realization of the Assets, and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with this Indenture, all obligations of and any claims against the Issuer hereunder or in connection herewith after such realization shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had against any officer, director, manager, partner, member, employee, shareholder, authorized Person, trustee or incorporator of the Issuer the Collateral Manager, the Retention Provider or their respective Affiliates, successors or assigns for any amounts payable under the Debt, this Indenture or the Class A-1 Credit Agreements. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (i) shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Assets for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Assets or (ii) constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Debt or secured by this Indenture until such Assets have been realized. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (i) shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any Proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under the Debt, this Indenture or the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity. The Subordinated Notes are not secured hereunder.

(j) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.7, each Note delivered under this Indenture and upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to unpaid interest and principal (or other applicable amount) that were carried by such other Note.

Section 2.8 Persons Deemed Owners. The Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, and any agent of the Issuer or the Collateral Trustee shall treat as the owner of any Debt the Person in whose name such Debt is registered on the Register or the Loan Register, as applicable, on the applicable Record Date for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and interest on such Debt and on any other date for all other purposes whatsoever (whether or not such Debt is overdue), and none of the Issuer, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Trustee or any agent of the Issuer, the Loan Agent or the Collateral Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

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Section 2.9 Cancellation. (a) All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange or redemption, or deemed lost or stolen, shall be promptly canceled by the Collateral Trustee and may not be reissued or resold. No Note may be surrendered (including any surrender in connection with any abandonment, gift, donation or other cause or event) except for payment as provided herein, for registration of transfer, exchange or redemption in accordance with Article IX hereof (in the case of a Special Redemption or a mandatory redemption, only to the extent that such Special Redemption or mandatory redemption results in payment in full of the applicable Class of Debt), or for replacement in connection with any Note deemed lost or stolen. Any Notes surrendered for cancellation as permitted by this Section 2.9 shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Collateral Trustee, be delivered to the Collateral Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section 2.9, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Notes held by the Collateral Trustee shall be destroyed or held by the Collateral Trustee in accordance with its standard retention policy unless the Issuer shall direct by an Issuer Order received prior to destruction that they be returned to it.

(b) In addition to a cancellation pursuant to Section 2.9(a), the Issuer may, with the consent of a Majority of the Controlling Class and a Majority of the Subordinated Notes and with notice to Fitch, (x) apply any amount on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account to acquire any Class of Secured Debt (or beneficial interests therein) in whole or in part or (y) apply any amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount to acquire Secured Debt (or beneficial interests therein) in accordance with applicable law and in the following sequential order of priority: first, the Class A-1a Debt on a pro rata basis, until the Class A-1a Debt is retired in full; second, the Class A-1b Debt on a pro rata basis, until the Class A-1b Debt is retired in full, third, the Class A-2 Notes, until the Class A-2 Notes are retired in full; fourth, the Class B Notes, until the Class B Notes are retired in full; and fifth, the Class C Notes, until the Class C Notes are retired in full (any such Secured Debt, “Repurchased Debt”). In addition, the following additional requirements shall apply to the acquisition of Repurchased Debt from Principal Proceeds on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount pursuant to Section 2.9(b)(y):

(i) any offer for such purchase must be extended to all Holders of Secured Notes of such Class (provided that no such Holder shall be obligated to accept any such offer);

(ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such offer or such acquisition;

(iii) each Coverage Test (as calculated below) is satisfied both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such acquisition;

(iv) to the extent that Sale Proceeds are used to consummate the acquisition by the Issuer of any such Repurchased Debt, each requirement or test, as the case may be, of the Concentration Limitations and the Collateral Quality Tests will be satisfied, maintained or improved after giving effect to such acquisition of Repurchased Debt; and

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(v) the purchase price of such Repurchased Debt must be equal to or below par.

Any such Repurchased Debt will be delivered (at the direction of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf)) to the Collateral Trustee for cancellation. All Repurchased Debt will be promptly canceled by the Collateral Trustee or (with respect to the Class A-1 Loans) the Loan Agent at the direction of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) and may not be reissued, reincurred or resold; provided that, solely in the case of Repurchased Debt acquired pursuant to clause (x) above, such Repurchased Debt will continue to be treated as Outstanding under this Indenture and the Class A-1 Credit Agreements solely for purposes of calculating any Coverage Test until all Secured Debt of the applicable Class and each Class that is senior in right of payment thereto in the Debt Payment Sequence have been retired, prepaid or redeemed, having an Aggregate Outstanding Amount equal to the Aggregate Outstanding Amount as of the date of repurchase, reduced proportionately with, and to the extent of, any payments of principal on Secured Debt of the same Class thereafter.

Section 2.10 DTC Ceases to be Depository. (a) A Global Note deposited with DTC pursuant to Section 2.2 shall be transferred in the form of a corresponding Certificated Note to the beneficial owners thereof only if (A) such transfer complies with Section 2.5 of this Indenture and (B) either (x) (i) DTC notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for such Global Note or (ii) DTC ceases to be a Clearing Agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depository is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after such event or (y) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such transfer is requested by any beneficial owner of an interest in such Global Note.

(b) Any Global Note that is transferable in the form of a corresponding Certificated Note to the beneficial owner thereof pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be surrendered by DTC to the Corporate Trust Office to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Issuer shall execute and the Collateral Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive physical certificates (pursuant to the instructions of DTC) in authorized denominations. Any Certificated Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.5, bear the legends set forth in the applicable Exhibit A and shall be subject to the transfer restrictions referred to in such legends.

(c) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 2.10, the Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which such Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

(d) In the event of the occurrence of either of the events specified in sub-section (a) of this Section 2.10, the Issuer will promptly make available to the Collateral Trustee a reasonable supply of Certificated Notes.

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If Certificated Notes are not so issued by the Issuer to such beneficial owners of interests in Global Notes as required by sub-section (a) of this Section 2.10, the Issuer expressly acknowledges that the beneficial owners shall be entitled to pursue any remedy that the Holders of a Global Note would be entitled to pursue in accordance with Article V of this Indenture (but only to the extent of such beneficial owner’s interest in the Global Note) as if corresponding Certificated Notes had been issued; provided that the Collateral Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon any certificate of ownership provided by such beneficial owners (including a certificate in the form of Exhibit C) and/or other forms of reasonable evidence of such ownership.

Neither the Collateral Trustee nor the Registrar shall be liable for any delay in the delivery of directions from DTC and may conclusively rely on, and shall be fully protected in relying on, such direction as to the names of the beneficial owners in whose names such Certificated Notes shall be registered or as to delivery instructions for such Certificated Notes.

Section 2.11 Non-Permitted Holders. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere herein, any transfer of a beneficial interest in any Note to (x) a U.S. person that is not a QIB/QP (other than a U.S. person that is an Institutional Accredited Investor and is also a Qualified Purchaser (or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than a trust), each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of which is a Qualified Purchaser)), (y) any non-U.S. person that is not purchasing such beneficial interest in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S or that is not a Qualified Purchaser (or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than a trust), each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of which is a Qualified Purchaser) or (z) in the case of a Subordinated Note, any non-U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S) that is not a QIB/QP, shall be null and void and any such purported transfer of which the Issuer or the Collateral Trustee shall have notice may be disregarded by the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee for all purposes.

(b) If (i) any U.S. person that is not a QIB/QP (other than a U.S. person that is an Institutional Accredited Investor and is also a Qualified Purchaser (or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than a trust), each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of which is a Qualified Purchaser)) shall become the holder or beneficial owner of an interest in any Note, (ii) any non-U.S. person that is not purchasing such beneficial interest in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S or that is not a Qualified Purchaser (or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than a trust), each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of which is a Qualified Purchaser) shall become the holder or beneficial owner of an interest in any Note or (iii) any non-U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S) that is not a QIB/QP shall become the beneficial owner of an interest in a Subordinated Note (any such Person a “Non-Permitted Holder”), the acquisition of Notes by such holder shall be null and void ab initio. The Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) shall, promptly after discovery that such person is a Non-Permitted Holder or upon notice from the Collateral Trustee to the Issuer (who agrees to notify the Issuer of such discovery if a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee obtains actual knowledge thereof), send notice to such Non-Permitted Holder demanding that such Non-Permitted Holder transfer its interest in the Notes held by such Person to a Person that is not a Non-Permitted Holder within 30 days after the date of such notice. If such Non-Permitted Holder fails to so transfer such Notes, the Issuer or the Collateral Manager acting for the Issuer shall have the right, without further notice to the Non-Permitted Holder, to sell such Notes or interest in such Notes to a purchaser selected by the Issuer that is not a Non-Permitted Holder on

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such terms as the Issuer may choose. The Issuer, or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer, may select the purchaser by soliciting one or more bids from one or more brokers or other market professionals that regularly deal in securities similar to the Notes and sell such Notes to the highest such bidder; provided that the Collateral Manager, its Affiliates and accounts, funds, clients or portfolios established and controlled by the Collateral Manager shall be entitled to bid in any such sale. However, the Issuer or the Collateral Manager may select a purchaser by any other means determined by it in its sole discretion. The Holder of each Note, the Non-Permitted Holder and each other Person in the chain of title from the Holder to the Non-Permitted Holder, by its acceptance of an interest in the Notes, agrees to cooperate with the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Trustee to effect such transfers. The proceeds of such sale, net of any commissions, expenses and taxes due in connection with such sale shall be remitted to the Non-Permitted Holder. The terms and conditions of any such sale shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Issuer, and none of the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee or the Collateral Manager shall be liable to any Person having an interest in the Notes sold as a result of any such sale or the exercise of such discretion.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere herein, any transfer of a beneficial interest in any Subordinated Notes to a Person who has made an ERISA-related representation required by Section 2.5 that is subsequently shown to be false or misleading shall be null and void and any such purported transfer of which the Issuer or the Collateral Trustee shall have notice may be disregarded by the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee for all purposes.

(d) If any Person shall become the beneficial owner of a Note who has made or is deemed to have made a prohibited transaction, Benefit Plan Investor, Controlling Person, Similar Law or Other Plan Law representation that is subsequently shown to be false or misleading or whose beneficial ownership otherwise causes a violation of the 25% Limitation (any such Person a “Non-Permitted ERISA Holder”), the Issuer shall, promptly after discovery that such Person is a Non-Permitted ERISA Holder or upon notice from the Collateral Trustee to the Issuer (who agrees to notify the Issuer of such discovery if a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee obtains actual knowledge thereof), send notice to such Non-Permitted ERISA Holder demanding that such Non-Permitted ERISA Holder transfer all or any portion of the Notes held by such Person to a Person that is not a Non-Permitted ERISA Holder within 10 days after the date of such notice. If such Non-Permitted ERISA Holder fails to so transfer such Notes, the Issuer shall have the right, without further notice to the Non-Permitted ERISA Holder, to sell such Notes or interest in such Notes to a purchaser selected by the Issuer that is not a Non-Permitted ERISA Holder on such terms as the Issuer may choose. The Issuer may select the purchaser by soliciting one or more bids from one or more brokers or other market professionals that regularly deal in securities similar to the Notes and sell such Notes to the highest such bidder. However, the Issuer may select a purchaser by any other means determined by the Issuer in its sole discretion. The Holder of each Note, the Non-Permitted ERISA Holder and each other Person in the chain of title from the Holder to the Non-Permitted ERISA Holder, by its acceptance of an interest in the Notes, agrees to cooperate with the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee to effect such transfers. The proceeds of such sale, net of any commissions, expenses and taxes due in connection with such sale shall be remitted to the Non-Permitted ERISA Holder. The terms and conditions of any sale under this sub-section shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Issuer, and none of the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee or the Collateral Manager shall be liable to any Person having an interest in the Notes sold as a result of any such sale or the exercise of such discretion.

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Section 2.12 Treatment and Tax Certification. (a) Each Holder of a Secured Note (including, for purposes of this Section 2.12, a beneficial owner of an interest therein) agrees to treat any such Secured Notes as indebtedness and the Subordinated Notes as equity for U.S. federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, except as otherwise required by law.

(b) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note agrees to treat the Subordinated Notes as equity for U.S. federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, except as otherwise required by law.

(c) Each Holder of a Note acknowledges that the failure to provide the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee (and any of their agents) with the properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. federal income tax, an IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Tax Person or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Tax Person) may result in withholding from payments in respect of such Note, including U.S. federal withholding or back-up withholding.

(d) Each Holder of a Secured Note that is not a United States Tax Person represents that either (a) it is not (i) a bank (or an entity affiliated with a bank) extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code), (ii) a “10 percent shareholder” with respect to the Issuer within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) or Section 881(c)(3)(D) of the Code, or (iii) a “controlled foreign corporation” that is related to the Issuer within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code; (b) it is a person that is eligible for benefits under an income tax treaty with the United States that eliminates U.S. federal income taxation of U.S. source interest not attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States; or (c) it has provided an IRS Form W-8ECI representing that all payments received or to be received by it on the Notes are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States.

(e) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note represents, warrants and acknowledges that: (a) it is and will continue to be a United States Tax Person, (b) has provided a valid IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form), and (c) any purported transfer of such Note in violation of the foregoing shall be void ab initio.

(f) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note represents and agrees that if classified as a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust, it will not acquire or own such Note unless (I) (A) except in the case of the Retention Provider, none of the direct or indirect beneficial owners of any interest in such person have or ever will have more than 40% of the value of its interest in such person attributable to the aggregate interest of such person in the combined value of the Subordinated Notes and any equity interests in the Issuer, and (B) it is not and will not be a principal purpose of the arrangement involving the investment of such person in any Subordinated Notes and any equity interests of the Issuer to permit any partnership to satisfy the 100-partner limitation of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) or (II) such person obtains Tax Advice that such transfer will not cause the Issuer to be treated as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation.

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(g) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note represents and agrees, or by acquiring a Subordinated Note or an interest therein will be deemed to represent and agree, that it will not participate in the creation or other transfer of any financial instrument or contract the value of which is determined in whole or in part by reference to the Issuer (including the amount of distributions by the Issuer, the value of the Issuer’s assets or the results of the Issuer’s operations) or the Subordinated Notes.

(h) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note represents and agrees that it will not acquire, or sell, transfer, assign, participate, pledge or otherwise dispose of a Subordinated Note (or an interest therein) or cause a Subordinated Note (or an interest therein) to be marketed, (I) on or through an “established securities market” within the meaning of Section 7704(b)(1) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(b), including without limitation, an interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations or (II) if such acquisition, sale, transfer, assignment, participation, pledge or other disposition would cause the combined number of holders of the Subordinated Notes and any equity interests in the Issuer to be more than 90.

(i) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note acknowledges and agrees that any sale, transfer, assignment, participation, pledge, or other disposition of a Subordinated Note (or an interest therein) that would violate any of the three preceding paragraphs above or otherwise cause the Issuer to be unable to rely on the “private placement” safe harbor of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h) will be void and of no force or effect, and it will not transfer any interest in a Subordinated Note to any person that does not agree to be bound by the three preceding paragraphs above or by this paragraph, unless the Issuer obtains Tax Advice that such violation will not cause the Issuer to be treated as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation.

(j) Each Holder of a Secured Note that is not a United States Tax Person represents and agrees that it is not and will not become a member of an “expanded group” (within the meaning of the regulations issued under section 385 of the Code) that includes a domestic corporation (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) if (i) such domestic corporation directly or indirectly (through one or more entities that are treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as partnerships, disregarded entities, or grantor trusts) owns any equity interests in the Issuer and (ii) (A) the Issuer is a “controlled partnership” (within the meaning of the regulations issued under section 385 of the Code) with respect to such expanded group or (B) the Issuer is an entity disregarded as separate from either such domestic corporation or an entity that is treated as a “controlled partnership” (within the meaning of the regulations issued under section 385 of the Code) with respect to such expanded group.

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(k) Each Holder a Subordinated Note agrees to deliver to the transferee, with a copy to the Collateral Trustee, prior to the transfer of such Subordinated Note (and any interest therein), a properly completed certificate, in a form reasonably acceptable to the transferee and the Issuer, stating, under penalty of perjury, the transferor’s United States taxpayer identification number and that the transferor is not a foreign person within the meaning of Section 1446(f)(2) of the Code (such certificate, a “Non-Foreign Status Certificate”). Each transferor of a Subordinated Note (or an interest therein) acknowledges that the failure to provide a Non-Foreign Status Certificate to the transferee may result in withholding on the amount realized on its disposition of a Subordinated Note.

(l) Each Holder a Subordinated Note acknowledges and agrees that for so long as the Issuer is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it shall not acquire any Subordinated Note (or any other interest treated as equity in the Issuer for U.S. federal income tax purposes) if such acquisition would result in the Issuer being treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(m) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note acknowledges and agrees that if the Issuer is or ever was disregarded as separate from it for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Debt may not be transferred by it (except to a person that is disregarded as separate from it for U.S. federal income tax purposes), unless it has received Tax Advice that such transfer will not result in the Issuer becoming classified as an association taxable as a corporation or as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will not cause the Issuer to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis.

(n) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note acknowledges and agrees that it shall not transfer any Secured Debt (except to a Person that is disregarded as separate from it for U.S. federal income tax purposes) if at any time prior to such transfer the Issuer is or ever was disregarded as separate from such holder for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless it shall have received Tax Advice, immediately following such transfer, such Debt and other outstanding Debt of the same Class (other than any Debt that it holds immediately after such transfer) will be fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(o) Each Holder of a Subordinated Note agrees and acknowledges that: (i) if it is a subsequent transferee of such Note (or an interest therein), it will furnish a properly executed Daisy Chain letter and (ii) any transfer in violation of the foregoing shall be void ab initio.

(p) Each Holder of Debt agrees to indemnify the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and their respective agents and each of the holders of the Debt from any and all damages, costs and expenses (including any amounts of taxes, fees, interest, additions to tax, or penalties) resulting from the failure by such holder to comply with its obligations under its Debt. Each Holder of Debt (or any interest therein) acknowledges that this indemnification will continue with respect to any period during which it held Debt (or an interest therein) notwithstanding it ceasing to be a holder of the Debt.

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Section 2.13 Additional Issuance. (a) At any time during the Reinvestment Period (or, in the case of (x) a Risk Retention Issuance only or (y) an issuance of Subordinated Notes or Additional Junior Securities, during or after the Reinvestment Period), the Issuer may, pursuant to a supplemental indenture in accordance with Section 8.1 hereof, issue and sell Additional Debt of each Class (on a pro rata basis with respect to each Class of Debt or, if additional Class A-1 Notes is not being issued, on a pro rata basis for all Classes of Debt that are subordinate to the Class A-1 Debt, except that a larger proportion of Subordinated Notes may be issued) and use the proceeds to purchase additional Collateral Obligations or as otherwise permitted under this Indenture; provided that, other than in connection with a Risk Retention Issuance, the following conditions are met:

(i) the Collateral Manager consents to such issuance and such issuance is approved by a Majority of the Subordinated Notes;

(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Additional Debt of any Class issued or incurred in all additional issuances or incurrences shall not exceed 100% of the respective original outstanding principal amount of the Debt of such Class;

(iii) the Issuer has provided prior written notice of such issuance to S&P and to Fitch (so long as Fitch is then rating a Class of Debt) and unless only additional Subordinated Notes are being issued, the S&P Rating Condition shall be satisfied in connection therewith;

(iv) subject to clause (v) below, the proceeds of any Additional Debt (net of fees and expenses incurred in connection with such issuance) shall be treated as Principal Proceeds or used to purchase additional Collateral Obligations;

(v) the net proceeds from the issuance of any Additional Junior Securities or any additional Subordinated Notes in each case, in excess of the amount (if any) required to cause the condition set forth in clause (vi) below to be satisfied (such excess Subordinated Notes and Additional Junior Securities, as determined by the Collateral Manager, “Excess Additional Junior Notes”), may be deposited into the Supplemental Reserve Account at the direction of the Collateral Manager and applied for any Permitted Use;

(vi) except in the case of an issuance of only Additional Junior Securities and/or additional Subordinated Notes, the Overcollateralization Ratio with respect to each Class of Debt shall not be reduced after giving effect to such issuance; provided that, for purposes of this clause, clause (i) of the definition of “Overcollateralization Ratio” shall be deemed to refer to the Target Initial Par Amount as of such date

(vii) Tax Advice (with a copy to the Collateral Trustee), in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Manager, to the effect that (A) such additional issuance will not result in the Issuer being treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or becoming subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to its net income (including any tax imposed under Section 1446 of the Code) and (B) any Additional Debt (other than Subordinated Notes) will (to the extent sold on the date of the additional issuance to persons otherwise unrelated to the Issuer) be treated as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

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(viii) such issuance is accomplished in a manner that allows the independent accountants of the Issuer to accurately provide the tax information relating to original issue discount that this Indenture requires to be provided to the Holders of Secured Debt (including the Additional Debt);

(ix) in the case of additional Secured Debt of any one or more existing Classes, the terms of the Secured Debt issued or incurred must be identical to the respective terms of previously issued or incurred Secured Debt of the applicable Class (except that the interest due on additional Secured Debt will accrue from the issue or incur date of such additional Secured Debt and the interest rate and price of such Secured Debt do not have to be identical to those of the initial Secured Debt of that Class; provided that the spread over the Benchmark and/or fixed interest rate of any such additional Secured Debt will not be greater than the spread over the Benchmark and/or fixed interest rate on the applicable Class of Secured Debt (solely in the case of such additional Secured Debt, taking into account any original issue discount)) and such additional issuance or incurrence shall not be considered a Refinancing under this Indenture; and

(x) an Officer’s certificate of the Issuer shall be delivered to the Collateral Trustee stating that the conditions of this Section 2.13(a) have been satisfied.

(b) Interest on the Additional Debt that are Secured Debt shall be payable commencing on the first Payment Date following the issue date of such Additional Debt (if issued prior to the applicable Record Date). The Additional Debt shall rank pari passu in all respects with the initial Debt of that Class.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.13 to the contrary, at the written direction of the Collateral Manager delivered to the Issuer (with a copy to the Collateral Trustee), in lieu of the Holders of the Subordinated Notes receiving an Additional Issuance Payment in respect of the issuance of any Additional Junior Securities, the Collateral Manager may direct that the obligation of the Holder(s) of the applicable Additional Junior Securities to fund their pro rata portion of the applicable purchase price thereof shall be offset by application of any monies to be received by the Holders of the Subordinated Notes on the applicable issuance date as an Additional Issuance Payment without the exchange of funds (an “Offset Funding”). In the event an Offset Funding occurs, any obligation of the Holder(s) of the applicable Additional Junior Securities to fund their purchase price thereof and any obligation of the Issuer to make an Additional Issuance Payment shall be deemed satisfied. To the extent an Offset Funding and/or Additional Issuance Payment is to be designated in connection with an additional issuance of Excess Additional Junior Notes, the proceeds of any such issuance shall be first deposited into the Supplemental Reserve Account until such other designation or payment is made in accordance with this

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Indenture. Each Holder (or beneficial owner) of Subordinated Notes shall cooperate with the Issuer (or the Collateral Trustee on its behalf) to effect an Offset Funding or an Additional Issuance Payment, including by providing any necessary instructions to DTC. The Collateral Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon instructions of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) in connection with effecting an Offset Funding or Additional Issuance Payment, including in respect of any determination of the purchase price in respect of any Excess Additional Junior Notes.

(d) In the sole discretion of the Collateral Manager, in order to permit the Collateral Manager or the U.S. Retention Holder to comply with the U.S. Risk Retention Rules, the Collateral Manager may, with notice to the Rating Agencies, direct the Issuer to issue Additional Debt, which shall not be subject to the conditions above (such an issuance, a “Risk Retention Issuance”).

(e) Any Additional Debt of each Class issued pursuant to this Section 2.13 or incurred under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, be offered first to Holders of that Class in such amounts as are necessary to preserve their pro rata holdings of Debt of such Class.

(f) Additional Debt may be issued or incurred in connection with any Refinancing of the Debt in whole without regard to the restrictions in this Section 2.13.

(g) The issuance and incurrence of Debt on the Closing Date will not be subject to the restrictions above and each holder of such Debt by its acquisition thereof consents to such issuance and incurrence on the Closing Date.

Section 2.14 Conversion of Class A-1a-L1 Loans to Class A-1a Notes and Class A-1b Loans to Class A-1b Notes.

(a) Subject to the applicable provisions in the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement or the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, upon written notice from one or more Converting Lenders to the Collateral Trustee, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Issuer and the Rating Agencies in the form set forth in the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement or the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, the Converting Lender may elect any Business Day (each such Business Day, a “Conversion Date”) upon which all or a portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1a-L1 Loans shall be converted into Class A-1a Notes and/or all or a portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1b Loans shall be converted into Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, in the manner provided for in such written notice; provided that the Conversion Date shall be no earlier than the fifth Business Day following the date such notice is delivered (or such earlier date as may be reasonably agreed among the Converting Lender, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Trustee) and may not be between a Record Date and a Payment Date; provided further, that each such conversion shall be in an amount equal to or greater than U.S.$250,000. If such Converting Lender is converting its Class A-1a-L1 Loans into Class A-1a Notes and/or its Class A-1b Loans into Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, in the form of interests in a Global Note, the Collateral Trustee must receive (A) instructions given in accordance with DTC’s procedures from an agent member directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Note in an amount equal to the Class A-1a-

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L1 Loans and/or Class A-1b Loans being converted, as applicable and (B) a written order given in accordance with DTC’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of DTC and the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase. On a Conversion Date, (x) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1a Notes will be increased by the current Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1a-L1 Loans so converted and if the entire amount of the Class A-1a-L1 Loans is converted, the Class A-1a-L1 Loans will cease to be Outstanding and will be deemed to have been repaid in full for all purposes under this Indenture, other than in respect of any interest payable on the next succeeding Payment Date to the Class A-1a-L1 Lender of such Class A-1a-L1 Loans for the portion of the related Interest Accrual Period occurring prior to the Conversion Date, which interest shall be payable on the Class A-1a Notes as set forth in the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement and/or (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1b Notes will be increased by the current Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1b Loans so converted and if the entire amount of the Class A-1b Loans is converted, the Class A-1b Loans will cease to be Outstanding and will be deemed to have been repaid in full for all purposes under this Indenture, other than in respect of any interest payable on the next succeeding Payment Date to the Class A-1b Lender of such Class A-1b Loans for the portion of the related Interest Accrual Period occurring prior to the Conversion Date, which interest shall be payable on the Class A-1b Notes as set forth in the Class A-1b Credit Agreement , as applicable. The Collateral Trustee shall either (A) if such Holder is converting its Class A-1a-L1 Loans into Class A-1a Notes or its Class A-1b Loans into Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, in the form of interests in Global Notes, approve the instructions at DTC, concurrently with such cancellation, to credit or cause to be credited to the securities account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Class A-1a-L1 Loans and/or Class A-1b Loan, as applicable, converted or (B) if such Holder is converting its Class A-1a-L1 Loans into Class A-1a Notes or its Class A-1b Loans into Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, in the form of Certificated Notes, upon execution by the Issuer, authenticate and deliver one or more Certificated Notes representing Class A-1a Notes and/or Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, registered in the name of the applicable Holder, in an Aggregate Outstanding Amount equal to the principal amount of the Class A-1a-L1 Loans and/or Class A-1b Loans, as applicable, being converted by such Holder. Interest accrued on the Class A-1a-L1 Loans and the Class A-1b Loans since the prior Payment Date (or, if no Payment Date has occurred since the incurrence of such Class A-1a-L1 Loans and the Class A-1b Loans, the Closing Date or other date of incurrence, as applicable) will, as of the Conversion Date, be deemed to have been outstanding on the Class A-1a Notes or the Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, since such prior Payment Date (or, if no Payment Date has occurred since the incurrence of such Class A-1a-L1 Loans and Class A-1b Loans, the Closing Date or other date of incurrence, as applicable) and will thereafter accrue at the Interest Rate for the Class A-1a Notes or the Class A-1b Notes, as applicable; provided that to the extent that the Class A-1a-L1 Loans converted into the Class A-1a Notes or Class A-1b Loans converted into the Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, have been assigned on any Business Day during the Interest Accrual Period in which such conversion occurred, interest accrued on such Class A-1a Notes or such Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, prior to the Conversion Date shall be payable to the assignee Class A-1a-L1 Lender of such Class A-1a Notes in accordance with the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement or the assignee Class A-1b Lender of such Class A-1b Notes in accordance with the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, as applicable; provided further that, if the Class A-1a-L1 Loans to be converted and/or the Class A-1b Loans to be converted, as applicable, have been assigned since the prior Payment Date (or, if no Payment Date has occurred since the

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incurrence of such Class A-1a-L1 Loans and the Class A-1b Loans, the Closing Date or other date of incurrence, as applicable), then the Conversion Date shall only occur on a Payment Date (after the payment, in accordance with Section 3.7 of the applicable Class A-1 Credit Agreement, of any interest accrued on the portion of the Class A-1a-L1 Loan or the Class A-1b Loans, as applicable, that have been so converted). No Class A-1a Notes or any other Class of Notes may be converted into Class A-1a-L1 Loans and no Class A-1b Notes or any other Class of Notes may be converted into Class A-1b Loans.

(b) The Issuer and the Converting Lender shall provide reasonable assistance to the Collateral Trustee and the Loan Agent in connection with such conversion, including, but not limited to, providing applicable instructions to DTC.

(c) If a Conversion Option is exercised during an Interest Accrual Period during which the Class A-1a-L1 Loans and/or the Class A-1b Loans have been assigned pursuant to the terms of the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement and/or the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, as applicable, the Collateral Trustee shall pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the Class A-1a Notes and/or the Class A-1b Notes, as applicable, on the related Payment Date to the holder of such Debt on the applicable Record Date.

(d) Each Class A-1a-L1 Lender and each Class A-1b Lender may elect, in its sole discretion, to exercise a Conversion Option concurrently with an assignment of all or a portion of its Class A-1a-L1 Loans and/or the Class A-1b Loans, as applicable (an “Assignment/Conversion”) such that the effective date of the assignment occurs on the related Conversion Date and the assignee receives Class A-1a Notes and/or the Class A-1b Notes in lieu of the portion of the Class A-1a-L1 Loans and/or the Class A-1b Loans being assigned, as applicable. Any assignment made in connection with an Assignment/Conversion shall meet the requirements for an assignment set forth in the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement and/or the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, as applicable. Any Class A-1a-L1 Lender or Class A-1b Lender electing to make an Assignment/Conversion shall deliver to the Collateral Trustee, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Issuer at least five Business Days prior to the Conversion Date, (x) an executed assignment agreement, (y) a completed notice substantially in the form set forth in the Class A-1a-L1 Credit Agreement or the Class A-1b Credit Agreement, as applicable, (z) the required assignment fee. The assignee of such Class A-1 Loans shall deliver to the Collateral Trustee, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Issuer at least five Business Days prior to the Conversion Date a transferee representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 or B-3, as applicable.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 3.1 Conditions to Issuance and Incurrence of Debt on Closing Date. The Debt to be issued or incurred on the Closing Date may be incurred or executed by the Issuer and delivered to the Collateral Trustee for authentication and thereupon the same shall be authenticated and delivered by the Collateral Trustee upon Issuer Order and upon receipt by the Collateral Trustee of the following:

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(i) Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer Regarding Corporate Matters. An Officer’s certificate of the Issuer (A) evidencing the authorization by Resolution of the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, the Collateral Management Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Master Loan Sale Agreement, the Securities Account Control Agreement and related transaction documents and in each case the execution, authentication and delivery of the Debt applied for by it and specifying the Stated Maturity, principal amount and Interest Rate of each Class of Secured Debt to be authenticated and delivered and the Stated Maturity and principal amount of the Subordinated Notes to be authenticated and delivered and (B) certifying that (1) the attached copy of the Resolution is a true and complete copy thereof, (2) such resolutions have not been rescinded and are in full force and effect on and as of the Closing Date and (3) the Officers authorized to execute and deliver such documents hold the offices and have the signatures indicated thereon.

(ii) Governmental Approvals. From the Issuer either (A) a certificate of the Issuer or other official document evidencing the due authorization, approval or consent of any governmental body or bodies, at the time having jurisdiction in the premises, together with an Opinion of Counsel of the Issuer that no other authorization, approval or consent of any governmental body is required for the valid issuance of the Debt or (B) an Opinion of Counsel of the Issuer that no such authorization, approval or consent of any governmental body is required for the valid issuance of such Debt except as has been given.

(iii) U.S. Counsel Opinions. Opinions of (A) Dechert LLP, U.S. counsel to the Issuer, Retention Provider and the Collateral Manager, (B) Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Issuer and (C) Nixon Peabody LLP, counsel to the Collateral Trustee, Loan Agent and the Collateral Administrator.

(iv) Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer Regarding Indenture. An Officer’s certificate of the Issuer stating that, to the best of the signing Officer’s knowledge, the Issuer is not in default under this Indenture and that the issuance of the Debt applied for by it will not result in a default or a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, its organizational documents, any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; that all conditions precedent provided herein relating to the authentication and delivery of the Debt applied for by it have been complied with; that all expenses due or accrued with respect to the Offering of such Debt or relating to actions taken on or in connection with the Closing Date have been paid or reserves therefor have been made and that, to the best of the signing Officer’s knowledge, all of the Issuer’s representations and warranties contained herein are true and correct as of the Closing Date.

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(v) Transaction Documents. An executed counterpart of (A) each Transaction Document, and (B) a copy of each Purchaser Representation Letter for Certificated Notes issued on the Closing Date.

(vi) Certificate of the Collateral Manager. An Officer’s certificate of the Collateral Manager, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that immediately before the Delivery of the Collateral Obligations on the Closing Date:

(A) the information with respect to each Collateral Obligation in the Schedule of Collateral Obligations is true and correct and such schedule is complete with respect to each such Collateral Obligation;

(B) each Collateral Obligation in the Schedule of Collateral Obligations satisfies the requirements of the definition of “Collateral Obligation”; and

(C) the Issuer purchased or entered into each Collateral Obligation in the Schedule of Collateral Obligations in compliance with Section 12.2.

(vii) Grant of Collateral Obligations. The Grant pursuant to the Granting Clauses of this Indenture of all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral Obligations pledged to the Collateral Trustee for inclusion in the Assets on the Closing Date shall be effective, and Delivery of such Collateral Obligations (including each promissory note and all other Underlying Instruments related thereto to the extent received by the Issuer) as contemplated by Section 3.3 shall have been effected.

(viii) Certificate of the Issuer Regarding Assets. An Officer’s certificate of the Issuer, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that:

(A) in the case of each Collateral Obligation pledged to the Collateral Trustee for inclusion in the Assets, on the Closing Date and immediately prior to the Delivery thereof (or immediately after Delivery thereof, in the case of clause (VI)(ii) below) on the Closing Date:

(I) the Issuer is the owner of such Collateral Obligation free and clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever except for (i) those which are being released on the Closing Date; (ii) those Granted pursuant to this Indenture and (iii) any other Permitted Liens;

(II) the Issuer has acquired its ownership in such Collateral Obligation in good faith without notice of any adverse claim, except as described in clause (I) above;

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(III) the Issuer has not assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered any interest in such Collateral Obligation (or, if any such interest has been assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered, it has been released) other than interests Granted pursuant to this Indenture;

(IV) the Issuer has full right to Grant a security interest in and assign and pledge such Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Trustee;

(V) based on the certificate of the Collateral Manager delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(vi), the information set forth with respect to such Collateral Obligation in the Schedule of Collateral Obligations is true and correct;

(VI) (i) based on the certificate of the Collateral Manager delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(vi), each Collateral Obligation included in the Assets satisfies the requirements of the definition of “Collateral Obligation” and (ii) the requirements of Section 3.1(vii) have been satisfied; and

(VII) upon the Grant by the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee has a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral Obligations and other Assets, except as permitted by this Indenture; and

(B) based on the certificate of the Collateral Manager delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(vi), the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Obligations which the Issuer has purchased, acquired, entered into binding commitments to purchase, or identified for purchase on or prior to the Closing Date is approximately U.S.$485,000,000.

(ix) Rating Letters. An Officer’s certificate of the Issuer to the effect that it has received a letter provided by each Rating Agency, as applicable, and confirming that each Class of Secured Debt has been assigned a rating no lower than the applicable Initial Rating and that such ratings are in effect on the Closing Date.

(x) Accounts. Evidence of the establishment of each of the Accounts.

(xi) Issuer Order for Deposit of Funds into Accounts. (A) An Issuer Order signed in the name of the Issuer by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, dated as of the Closing Date, authorizing the deposit of the amount specified in such Issuer Order from the proceeds of the issuance and incurrence of the Debt into the Ramp-Up Account for use pursuant to Section 10.3(c), (B) an Issuer Order signed in the name of the Issuer by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, dated as of the Closing Date, authorizing the amount specified in such Issuer Order from the proceeds of the issuance and incurrence of the Debt into the Expense Reserve Account as Interest Proceeds for use pursuant to Section 10.3(d) and (C) an Issuer Order signed in the name of the Issuer by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, dated as of the Closing Date, authorizing the amount specified in such Issuer Order from the proceeds of the issuance and incurrence of the Debt into the Supplemental Reserve Account for use pursuant to Section 10.3(e).

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(xii) Other Documents. Such other documents as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably require; provided that nothing in this clause (xii) shall imply or impose a duty on the part of the Collateral Trustee to require any other documents.

Section 3.2 Conditions to Additional Issuance or Incurrence. Additional Debt to be issued or incurred on an Additional Debt Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.13 may be executed or incurred by the Issuer and delivered to the Collateral Trustee for authentication and thereupon the same shall be authenticated and delivered to the Issuer by the Collateral Trustee upon Issuer Order (setting forth registration, delivery and authentication instructions) and upon receipt by the Collateral Trustee of the following:

(i) Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer Regarding Corporate Matters. An Officer’s certificate of the Issuer (A) evidencing the authorization by Resolution of the execution and delivery of a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(xii) and the execution, authentication and delivery of the Additional Debt applied for by it, and specifying the Stated Maturity, the principal amount and Interest Rate of each Class of such Additional Debt that is Secured Debt and the Stated Maturity and principal amount of the Subordinated Notes to be authenticated and delivered and (B) certifying that (1) the attached copy of such Resolution is a true and complete copy thereof, (2) such resolutions have not been rescinded and are in full force and effect on and as of the Additional Debt Closing Date and (3) the Officers authorized to execute and deliver such documents hold the offices and have the signatures indicated thereon.

(ii) Governmental Approvals. From the Issuer either (A) a certificate of the Issuer or other official document evidencing the due authorization, approval or consent of any governmental body or bodies, at the time having jurisdiction in the premises, together with an Opinion of Counsel of the Issuer to the effect that no other authorization, approval or consent of any governmental body is required for the valid issuance or incurrence of such Additional Debt or (B) an Opinion of Counsel of the Issuer to the effect that no such authorization, approval or consent of any governmental body is required for the valid issuance or incurrence of such Additional Debt except as have been given (provided that the opinion delivered pursuant to Section 3.2(iii) may satisfy the requirement).

(iii) U.S. Counsel Opinions. Opinions of Dechert LLP, special counsel to the Issuer or other counsel acceptable to the Collateral Trustee, dated the Additional Debt Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee. Written advice from Dechert LLP or an opinion of tax counsel of nationally recognized standing in the United States experienced in such matters delivered pursuant to Section 2.13(a)(vii).

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(iv) Delaware Counsel Opinion. An opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Issuer, or other counsel acceptable to the Collateral Trustee, dated the Additional Debt Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuer.

(v) Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer Regarding Indenture. An Officer’s certificate of the Issuer stating that the Issuer is not in default under this Indenture and that the issuance or incurrence of the Additional Debt applied for by it shall not result in a default or a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, its organizational documents, any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; that all conditions precedent provided in this Indenture and the supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(xii) relating to the authentication and delivery of the Additional Debt applied for have been complied with and that the authentication and delivery of the Additional Debt is authorized or permitted under this Indenture and the Class A-1 Credit Agreements and the supplemental indenture entered into in connection with such Additional Debt; that all expenses due or accrued with respect to the offering of the Additional Debt or relating to actions taken on or in connection with the Additional Debt Closing Date have been paid or reserved; and that all of the Issuer’s representations and warranties contained herein are true and correct as of the Additional Debt Closing Date.

(vi) Other Documents. Such other documents as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably require; provided that nothing in this clause (vi) shall imply or impose a duty on the Collateral Trustee to so require any other documents.

Prior to any Additional Debt Closing Date, the Collateral Trustee shall forward to the Holders a notice of such issuance or incurrence of Additional Debt as soon as reasonably practicable but in no case less than ten (10) days prior to the Additional Debt Closing Date; provided that the Collateral Trustee shall receive such notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to the 10^th day prior to such Additional Debt Closing Date. On or prior to any Additional Debt Closing Date, the Collateral Trustee shall provide to the Holders copies of any supplemental indentures executed as part of such issuance pursuant to the requirements of Section 8.1.

Section 3.3 Custodianship; Delivery of Collateral Obligations and Eligible Investments. (a) The Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to a custodian appointed by the Issuer, which shall be a Securities Intermediary (the “Custodian”) or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, all Assets in accordance with the definition of “Deliver.” The Custodian appointed hereby shall act as custodian for the Issuer and as custodian, agent and bailee for the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties for purposes of perfecting the Collateral Trustee’s security interest in those Assets in which a security interest is perfected by Delivery of the related Assets to the Custodian. Initially, the Custodian shall be U.S. Bank National Association. Any successor custodian (other than a successor Collateral Trustee who shall automatically become the Paying Agent hereunder) shall be a state or national bank or trust company that (i) has (A) capital and surplus of at least U.S.$200,000,000, (B) an issuer rating of

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at least “BBB-” by S&P and (C) a short-term credit rating of at least “F1” or a long-term credit rating of at least “A” by Fitch and (ii) is a Securities Intermediary. Subject to the limited right to relocate Assets as provided in Section 7.5(b), the Collateral Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, shall hold (i) all Collateral Obligations, Eligible Investments, Cash and other investments purchased in accordance with this Indenture and (ii) any other property of the Issuer otherwise Delivered to the Collateral Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, by or on behalf of the Issuer, in the relevant Account established and maintained pursuant to Article X; as to which in each case the Collateral Trustee and the Issuer shall have entered into the Securities Account Control Agreement with the Custodian providing, inter alia, that the establishment and maintenance of such Account will be governed by the laws of the State of New York or another law of a jurisdiction reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee.

(b) Each time that the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer directs or causes the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation, Eligible Investment or other investment, the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Issuer) shall, if the Collateral Obligation, Eligible Investment or other investment is required to be, but has not already been, transferred to the relevant Account, cause the Collateral Obligation, Eligible Investment or other investment to be Delivered to the Custodian to be held in the Custodial Account (or in the case of any such investment that is not a Collateral Obligation, in the Account in which the funds used to purchase the investment are held in accordance with Article X) for the benefit of the Collateral Trustee in accordance with this Indenture. The security interest of the Collateral Trustee in the funds or other property used in connection with the acquisition shall, immediately and without further action on the part of the Collateral Trustee, be released. The security interest of the Collateral Trustee shall nevertheless come into existence and continue in the Collateral Obligation, Eligible Investment or other investment so acquired, including all interests of the Issuer in any contracts related to and proceeds of such Collateral Obligation, Eligible Investment or other investment.

ARTICLE IV

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) rights of Holders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, (iv) the rights and immunities of the Collateral Trustee hereunder and the obligations set forth in Section 4.2, (v) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Collateral Manager hereunder and under the Collateral Management Agreement, (vi) the rights and immunities of the Collateral Administrator under the Collateral Administration Agreement and of the Loan Agent under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements and (vii) the rights of Holders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property deposited with the Collateral Trustee and payable to all or any of them (and the Collateral Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture) when:

(a) either:

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(i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered to Holders (other than (A) Notes which have been mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.6 and (B) Notes for whose payment Money has theretofore irrevocably been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 7.3) have been delivered to the Collateral Trustee for cancellation and the Class A-1 Loans have been repaid in full pursuant to the Class A-1 Credit Agreements; or

(ii) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Collateral Trustee for cancellation and the Class A-1 Loans not therefore repaid in full by the Loan Agent (A) have become due and payable, or (B) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (C) are to be called for redemption pursuant to Article IX under an arrangement satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee (and the Loan Agent, if applicable) for the giving of notice of redemption by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.4 and the Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Collateral Trustee, in trust for such purpose, Cash or non-callable direct obligations of the United States of America; provided that the obligations are entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States of America or are debt obligations which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s and “AAA” by S&P, in an amount sufficient, as recalculated in an Accountant’s Report by a firm of Independent certified public accountants which are nationally recognized, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Collateral Trustee for cancellation, for principal and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Notes which have become due and payable), or to their Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be, and shall have Granted to the Collateral Trustee a valid perfected security interest in such Eligible Investment that is of first priority and free of any adverse claim, as applicable, and shall have furnished an Opinion of Counsel with respect thereto; provided that this sub-section (ii) shall not apply if an election to act in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.5(a) shall have been made and not rescinded, it being understood that the requirements of this clause (a) may be satisfied as set forth in Section 5.7.

(b) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums then due and payable hereunder (including, without limitation, any amounts then due and payable pursuant to the Collateral Administration Agreement and the Collateral Management Agreement, in each case, without regard to the Administrative Expense Cap) and the Class A-1 Credit Agreements by the Issuer and no other amounts are scheduled to be due and payable by the Issuer, it being understood that the requirements of this clause (b) may be satisfied as set forth in Section 5.7; and

(c) the Issuer has delivered to the Collateral Trustee and the Loan Agent an Officer’s certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with;

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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the rights and obligations of the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, the Loan Agent, the Collateral Manager and, if applicable, the Holders, as the case may be, under Sections 2.7, 4.2, 5.4(d), 5.9, 5.18, 6.1, 6.3, 6.6, 6.7, 7.1, 7.3, 13.1, 14.10, 14.11 and 14.12 shall survive.

Section 4.2 Application of Trust Money. All Cash and obligations deposited with the Collateral Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held and applied by it in accordance with the provisions of the Debt and this Indenture and the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, including, without limitation, the Priority of Payments, to the payment of principal and interest (or other amounts with respect to the Subordinated Notes), either directly or through any Paying Agent, as the Collateral Trustee may determine; and such Cash and obligations shall be held in a segregated account identified as being held for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Section 4.3 Repayment of Monies Held by Paying Agent. In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Debt, all Monies then held by any Paying Agent other than the Collateral Trustee under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be paid to the Collateral Trustee to be held and applied pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof and in accordance with the Priority of Payments and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such Monies.

Section 4.4 Liquidation of Assets. (a) In the event that the Collateral Trustee liquidates the Assets as specified in Article V of this Indenture and the net proceeds from such liquidation and all available Cash has been used for the payment of (or establishment of a reserve for) all Administrative Expenses (in the same manner and order of priority in the definition thereof), Aggregate Collateral Management Fees and interest and principal on the Secured Debt so that the Secured Debt has been redeemed and paid in full, the Subordinated Notes will become the Controlling Class and the holders of the Subordinated Notes will have all rights of the holders of the Controlling Class under this Indenture. In addition, the holders of the Subordinated Notes, as the holders of the Controlling Class, would be able to cause the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

(b) To the extent the Collateral Trustee liquidates the Assets as specified in Article V of this Indenture in any way and the net proceeds from such liquidation and all available Cash has been used for the payment of (or establishment of a reserve for) all Administrative Expenses (in the same manner and order of priority in the definition thereof), Aggregate Collateral Management Fees and interest and principal on the Secured Debt so that the Secured Debt has been redeemed and paid in full, any excess amounts shall be paid on the Subordinated Notes pursuant to Section 11.1(a) and if such amounts are insufficient to pay the Subordinated Notes in full or there are no excess amounts to pay on the Subordinated Notes, the Subordinated Notes shall be deemed to be redeemed and paid in full, unless such Subordinated Notes were previously redeemed or repaid prior thereto as otherwise described herein.

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ARTICLE V

REMEDIES

Section 5.1 Events of Default. “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (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):

(a) a default in the payment, when due and payable, of (i) any interest on any Class A-1a Debt, any Class A-1b Debt, or any Class A-2 Note or, if there is no Class A-1a Debt, Class A-1b Debt or Class A-2 Notes Outstanding, any interest on any Secured Debt in the Class then comprising the Controlling Class and, in each case, the continuation of any such default, for five Business Days after a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee has actual knowledge or receives written notice from any holder of Notes of such payment default or (ii) any principal of, or interest or Deferred Interest on, or any Redemption Price in respect of, any Secured Debt at its Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date; provided that the failure to effect any Optional Redemption which is withdrawn by the Issuer in accordance with this Indenture or postponed by the Issuer or the Collateral Manager in accordance with this Indenture or with respect to which any Refinancing fails to occur shall not constitute an Event of Default and provided further that, solely with respect to clause (i) above, in the case of a failure to disburse funds due to an administrative error or omission by the Collateral Manager, Collateral Trustee, Loan Agent, Collateral Administrator or any Paying Agent, such failure continues for seven Business Days after a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee receives written notice or has actual knowledge of such administrative error or omission;

(b) the failure on any Payment Date to disburse amounts available in the Payment Account in excess of (i) U.S.$25,000, in the case of any amounts due and payable in respect of (A) any principal of, or interest (or Deferred Interest, or any accrued and unpaid interest on such Deferred Interest) on, or any Redemption Price in respect of, any Debt or (B) taxes, governmental fees, filing and registration fees owing by the Issuer, or (ii) U.S.$100,000 in all other cases, in each case in accordance with the Priority of Payments and continuation of such failure for a period of ten Business Days or, in the case of a failure to disburse due to an administrative error or omission by the Collateral Trustee, Loan Agent, Collateral Administrator or any Paying Agent, such failure continues for five Business Days after a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee receives written notice or has actual knowledge of such administrative error or omission;

(c) either of the Issuer or the Assets becomes an investment company required to be registered under the 1940 Act and such requirement has not been eliminated after a period of 45 days;

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(d) except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.1, a material breach of any other covenant of the Issuer herein or in the Class A-1 Credit Agreements (other than any failure to satisfy any of the Concentration Limitations, Collateral Quality Tests, Coverage Tests or other covenants or agreements for which a specific remedy has been provided hereunder), or the failure of any material representation or warranty of the Issuer made herein or in the Class A-1 Credit Agreements or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith to be correct in each case in all material respects when the same shall have been made which breach or failure has a material adverse effect on the Holders of the Debt, and the continuation of such breach or failure for a period of 30 days after notice to the Issuer and the Collateral Manager by the Collateral Trustee or to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Trustee by the Holders of at least a Majority of the Controlling Class, in each case, by registered or certified mail or overnight delivery service, specifying such breach or failure and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; provided that, if the Issuer (as notified to the Collateral Trustee by the Collateral Manager in writing) has commenced curing such default, breach or failure during the 30-day period specified above, such default, breach or failure shall not constitute an Event of Default under this clause (d) unless it continues for a period of 60 days (rather than, and not in addition to, such 30-day period specified above) after notice to the Issuer and the Collateral Manager by registered or certified mail or overnight courier, by the Collateral Trustee, the Issuer or the Collateral Manager, or to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Trustee by a Majority of the Controlling Class, specifying such default, breach or failure and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;

(e) the entry of a decree or order by a court having competent jurisdiction adjudging the Issuer as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of the Issuer under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or of any substantial part of its property, respectively, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, respectively, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;

(f) the institution by the Issuer of Proceedings to have the Issuer adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent of the Issuer to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency Proceedings against the Issuer, or the filing by the Issuer of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable law, or the consent by the Issuer to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment in a Proceeding of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or of any substantial part of its property, respectively, or the making by the Issuer of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Issuer in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of any action by the Issuer in furtherance of any such action; or

(g) on any Measurement Date after the Effective Date as of which the Class A-1a Debt is Outstanding, failure of the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is equal to (1) the Collateral Principal Amount plus (2) the aggregate Market Value of all Defaulted Obligations on such date and (ii) the denominator of which is equal to the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1a Debt, to equal or exceed 102.5%.

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Upon a Responsible Officer or Trust Officer, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default, each of (i) the Issuer, (ii) the Collateral Trustee and (iii) the Collateral Manager, as applicable, shall notify each other. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default actually known to a Trust Officer of the Collateral Trustee, the Collateral Trustee shall promptly (and in no event later than three Business Days thereafter) notify the Debtholders (as their names appear on the Register), the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Paying Agent and the Rating Agencies of such Event of Default in writing (unless such Event of Default has been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.14).

Section 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. (a) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(e) or (f)), the Collateral Trustee may, and shall, upon the written direction of a Majority of the Controlling Class, by notice to the Issuer and the Rating Agencies, declare the principal of all the Secured Debt to be immediately due and payable, and upon any such declaration such principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and other amounts payable hereunder and under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(e) or (f) occurs, all unpaid principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, of all the Secured Debt, and other amounts payable thereunder and hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Collateral Trustee or any Debtholder; provided that the Collateral Trustee shall promptly give written notice of any such acceleration of maturity to the Rating Agencies, the Co-Issuers and the Collateral Manager.

(b) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration of maturity has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the Money due has been obtained by the Collateral Trustee as hereinafter provided in this Article V, a Majority of the Controlling Class by written notice to the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

(i) The Issuer has paid or deposited with the Collateral Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:

(A) all unpaid installments of interest and principal then due on the Secured Debt (other than any principal amounts due to the occurrence of an acceleration);

(B) to the extent that the payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon any Deferred Interest at the applicable Interest Rate; and

(C) all unpaid taxes and Administrative Expenses of the Issuer and other sums paid or advanced by the Collateral Trustee hereunder or by the Collateral Administrator under the Collateral Administration Agreement or hereunder or by the Loan Agent under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, accrued and unpaid Aggregate Collateral Management Fees then due and owing and any other amounts then payable by the Issuer hereunder prior to such Administrative Expenses and such Aggregate Collateral Management Fees.

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(ii) It has been determined that all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the interest on or principal of the Secured Debt that has become due solely by such acceleration, have:

(A) been cured; and

(I) in the case of an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(a) due to failure to pay interest on the Class A-1a Debt, the Class A-1b Debt or the Class A-2 Notes (unless such default is caused solely by the application of Section 11.1(a)(iii) following acceleration), the Holders of at least a Majority of the Class A-1a Debt (so long as the Class A-1a Debt is Outstanding) and the Class A-1b Debt (so long as the Class A-1b Debt are Outstanding) or the Class A-2 Notes (if the Class A-1a Debt and the Class A-1b Debt is no longer Outstanding), by written notice to the Collateral Trustee, has agreed with such determination (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided that no Class of Debt (other than the Class A Notes) shall have any rights pursuant to this subclause (I), regardless of whether any such Class subsequently becomes the Controlling Class;

(II) in the case of an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(g), the Holders of at least a Majority of the Class A-1a Debt and the Class A-1b Debt, by written notice to the Collateral Trustee, has agreed with such determination (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided that no Class of Debt (other than the Class A-1a Debt and the Class A-1b Debt) shall have any rights pursuant to this subclause (II), regardless of whether any such Class subsequently becomes the Controlling Class; or

(III) in the case of any other Event of Default, the Holders of at least a Supermajority of each Class of Secured Debt (voting separately by Class), in each case, by written notice to the Collateral Trustee, has agreed with such determination (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld); or

(B) been waived as provided in Section 5.14.

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereon. The Collateral Trustee shall promptly give written notice of any such rescission to the Rating Agencies.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.2 to the contrary, the Secured Debt will not be subject to acceleration by the Collateral Trustee solely as a result of the failure to pay any amount due on the Secured Debt that is not of the Controlling Class.

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Section 5.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Collateral Trustee. The Issuer covenants that if a default shall occur in respect of the payment of any principal of or interest when due and payable on any Secured Debt, the Issuer will, upon demand of the Collateral Trustee, pay to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Holder of such Secured Debt, the whole amount, if any, then due and payable on such Secured Debt for principal and interest with interest upon the overdue principal and, to the extent that payments of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest, at the applicable Interest Rate, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Collateral Trustee and its agents and counsel.

If the Issuer fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Collateral Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may, and shall, subject to the terms of this Indenture (including Section 6.3(e)) upon direction of a Majority of the Controlling Class, institute a 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 Issuer or any other obligor upon the Secured Debt and collect the Monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the Assets.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Collateral Trustee may in its discretion, and shall, subject to the terms of this Indenture (including Section 6.3(e)) upon written direction of the Majority of the Controlling Class, proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Secured Parties by such appropriate Proceedings as the Collateral Trustee shall deem most effectual (if no such direction is received by the Collateral Trustee) or as the Collateral Trustee may be directed by the Majority of the Controlling Class, to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement herein or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Collateral Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

In case there shall be pending Proceedings relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Secured Debt under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar 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 Issuer or its respective property or such other obligor or its property, or in case of any other comparable Proceedings relative to the Issuer or other obligor upon the Secured Debt, or the creditors or property of the Issuer or such other obligor, the Collateral Trustee, regardless of whether the principal of any Secured Debt shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and regardless of whether the Collateral Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.3, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such Proceedings or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Secured Debt upon direction by a Majority of the Controlling Class and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Collateral Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Collateral Trustee and each predecessor Collateral Trustee, and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and for reimbursement of all reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Collateral Trustee and each predecessor Collateral Trustee, except as a result of negligence or bad faith) and of the Holders of Secured Debt allowed in any Proceedings relative to the Issuer or to the creditors or property of the Issuer;

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(b) unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to vote on behalf of the Holders of Secured Debt upon the direction of a Majority of the Controlling Class, in any election of a trustee or a standby trustee in arrangement, reorganization, liquidation or other bankruptcy or insolvency Proceedings or Person performing similar functions in comparable Proceedings; and

(c) to collect and receive any Monies or other property payable to or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Debtholders and of the Collateral Trustee on their behalf; and any trustee, receiver or liquidator, custodian or other similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders of Secured Debt to make payments to the Collateral Trustee, and, if the Collateral Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to the Holders of Secured Debt to pay to the Collateral Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Collateral Trustee, each predecessor Collateral Trustee and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Collateral Trustee and each predecessor Collateral Trustee except as a result of negligence or bad faith.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Collateral Trustee to authorize or consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holders of Secured Debt, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Debt or any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Collateral Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holders of Secured Debt, as applicable, in any such Proceeding except, as aforesaid, to vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar Person.

In any Proceedings brought by the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Secured Debt (and any such Proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Collateral Trustee shall be a party), the Collateral Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Secured Debt.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3 to the contrary, the Collateral Trustee may not sell or liquidate the Assets or institute Proceedings in furtherance thereof pursuant to this Section 5.3 except according to the provisions specified in Section 5.5(a).

Section 5.4 Remedies. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Secured Debt has been declared due and payable and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, the Issuer agrees that the Collateral Trustee may, and shall, subject to the terms of this Indenture (including Section 6.3(e)), upon written direction of a Majority of the Controlling Class, to the extent permitted by applicable law, exercise one or more of the following rights, privileges and remedies:

(i) institute Proceedings for the collection of all amounts then payable on the Secured Debt or otherwise payable under this Indenture, whether by declaration or otherwise, enforce any judgment obtained, and collect from the Assets any Monies adjudged due;

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(ii) sell or cause the sale of all or a portion of the Assets or rights or interests therein, at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law and in accordance with Section 5.17 hereof; provided that the Collateral Trustee shall promptly give written notice of any such sale of Assets to the Rating Agencies;

(iii) institute Proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture with respect to the Assets;

(iv) exercise any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the Collateral Trustee and the Holders of the Secured Debt hereunder (including exercising all rights of the Collateral Trustee under the Securities Account Control Agreement); and

(v) exercise any other rights and remedies that may be available at law or in equity;

provided that the Collateral Trustee may not sell or liquidate the Assets or institute Proceedings in furtherance thereof pursuant to this Section 5.4 except according to the provisions of Section 5.5(a).

The Collateral Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion of an Independent investment banking firm of national reputation (the cost of which shall be payable as an Administrative Expense) in structuring and distributing securities similar to the Secured Debt, which may be the Co-Placement Agent or the Initial Purchaser, as to the feasibility of any action proposed to be taken in accordance with this Section 5.4 and as to the sufficiency of the proceeds and other amounts receivable with respect to the Assets to make the required payments of principal of and interest on the Secured Debt which opinion shall be conclusive evidence as to such feasibility or sufficiency.

(b) If an Event of Default as described in Section 5.1(d) hereof shall have occurred and be continuing the Collateral Trustee may, and at the direction of a Majority of the Controlling Class shall, subject to the terms of this Indenture (including Section 6.3(e)), institute a Proceeding solely to compel performance of the covenant or agreement or to cure the representation or warranty, the breach of which gave rise to the Event of Default under such Section, and enforce any equitable decree or order arising from such Proceeding.

(c) Upon any sale, whether made under the power of sale hereby given or by virtue of judicial Proceedings, any Secured Party may bid for and purchase the Assets or any part thereof and, upon compliance with the terms of sale, may hold, retain, possess or dispose of such property in its or their own absolute right without accountability.

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Upon any sale, whether made under the power of sale hereby given or by virtue of judicial Proceedings, the receipt of the Collateral Trustee, or of the Officer making a sale under judicial Proceedings, shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers at any sale for its or their purchase Money, and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obliged to see to the application thereof.

Any such sale, whether under any power of sale hereby given or by virtue of judicial Proceedings, shall bind the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the Holders of the Debt, shall operate to divest all right, title and interest whatsoever, either at law or in equity, of each of them in and to the property sold, and shall be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against each of them and their successors and assigns, and against any and all Persons claiming through or under them.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, none of the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee, the Secured Parties or the Debtholders may, prior to the date which is one year and one day (or if longer, any applicable preference period and one day) after the payment in full of all Debt, institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against the Issuer any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation Proceedings, or other Proceedings under U.S. federal or state bankruptcy or similar laws. Nothing in this Section 5.4 shall preclude, or be deemed to stop, the Collateral Trustee (i) from taking any action prior to the expiration of the aforementioned period in (A) any case or Proceeding voluntarily filed or commenced by the Issuer or (B) any involuntary insolvency Proceeding filed or commenced by a Person other than the Collateral Trustee, or (ii) from commencing against the Issuer or any of its respective properties any legal action which is not a bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation Proceeding.

Section 5.5 Optional Preservation of Assets. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (but subject to the right of the Collateral Manager to direct the Collateral Trustee to sell Collateral Obligations or Equity Securities in strict compliance with Section 12.1), if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Trustee shall retain the Assets securing the Secured Debt intact, collect and cause the collection of the proceeds thereof and make and apply all payments and deposits and maintain all accounts in respect of the Assets and the Debt in accordance with the Priority of Payments and the provisions of Article X, Article XII and Article XIII unless:

(i) the Collateral Trustee, pursuant to Section 5.5(c), determines that the anticipated proceeds of a sale or liquidation of the Assets (after deducting the reasonable expenses of such sale or liquidation) would be sufficient to discharge in full the amounts then due (or, in the case of interest, accrued) and unpaid on the Secured Debt for principal and interest (including accrued and unpaid Deferred Interest), and all other amounts payable prior to payment of principal on such Secured Debt (including amounts due and owing as Administrative Expenses (without regard to the Administrative Expense Cap) and any due and unpaid Collateral Management Fee) and a Majority of the Controlling Class agrees with such determination;

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(ii) in the case of an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(a) due to failure to pay interest on the Class A-1a Debt, the Class A-1b Debt or the Class A-2 Notes (unless such default is caused solely by the application of Section 11.1(a)(iii) following acceleration), the Holders of at least a Majority of the Class A-1a Debt (so long as the Class A-1a Debt is Outstanding) and the Class A-1b Debt (so long as the Class A-1b Debt is Outstanding) or the Class A-2 Notes (if the Class A-1a Debt and the Class A-1b Debt is no longer Outstanding) direct the sale and liquidation of the Assets (without regard to whether another Event of Default has occurred prior, contemporaneously or subsequent to such Event of Default); provided that no Class of Debt (other than the Class A-1a Debt) shall have any rights to direct the sale and liquidation of the Assets pursuant to this clause (ii), regardless of whether any such Class subsequently becomes the Controlling Class;

(iii) in the case of an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(g), the Holders of at least a Majority of the Class A-1a Debt and the Class A-1b Debt direct the sale and liquidation of the Assets (without regard to whether another Event of Default has occurred prior, contemporaneously or subsequent to such Event of Default); provided that no Class of Secured Debt (other than the Class A-1a Debt and the Class A-1b Debt) shall have any rights to direct the sale and liquidation of the Assets pursuant to this clause (iii), regardless of whether any such Class subsequently becomes the Controlling Class; or

(iv) in the case of each other Event of Default, the Holders of at least a Supermajority of each Class of Secured Debt (in each case, voting separately by Class) direct the sale and liquidation of the Assets.

So long as such Event of Default is continuing, any such retention pursuant to this Section 5.5(a) may be rescinded at any time when the conditions specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) exist.

(b) Nothing contained in Section 5.5(a) shall be construed to require the Collateral Trustee to sell the Assets securing the Secured Debt if the conditions set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of Section 5.5(a) are not satisfied. Nothing contained in Section 5.5(a) shall be construed to require the Collateral Trustee to preserve the Assets securing the Secured Debt if prohibited by applicable law.

(c) In determining whether the condition specified in Section 5.5(a)(i) exists, the Collateral Trustee shall use reasonable efforts to obtain, with the cooperation of the Collateral Manager, bid prices with respect to each Asset from two nationally recognized dealers (as specified by the Collateral Manager in writing) at the time making a market in such Assets and shall compute the anticipated proceeds of sale or liquidation on the basis of the lower of such bid prices for each such Asset. In the event that the Collateral Trustee, with the cooperation of the Collateral Manager, is only able to obtain bid prices with respect to each Asset from one nationally recognized dealer at the time making a market in such Assets, the Collateral Trustee shall compute the anticipated proceeds of the sale or liquidation on the basis of such one bid price for each such Asset. In addition, for the purposes of determining issues relating to the execution of a sale or liquidation of the Assets and the execution of a sale or other liquidation thereof in connection with a determination whether the condition specified in Section 5.5(a)(i) exists, the Collateral Trustee may retain and rely on an opinion of an Independent investment banking firm of national reputation (the cost of which shall be payable as an Administrative Expense).

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(d) The Collateral Trustee shall deliver to the Debtholders and the Collateral Manager a report stating the results of any determination required pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(i) no later than 10 days after such determination is made. The Collateral Trustee shall make the determinations required by Section 5.5(a)(i) within 30 days after an Event of Default and at the request of a Majority of the Controlling Class at any time during which the Collateral Trustee retains the Assets pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(i).

(e) Prior to the sale of any Assets in connection with Section 5.5(a)(i), the Collateral Trustee shall offer the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof the right to purchase such Asset at a price equal to the highest bid price received by the Collateral Trustee in accordance with Section 5.5(c) (or if only one bid price is received, such bid price). The Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof shall have the right to bid on any Assets to be sold in a sale pursuant to this Section 5.5.

Section 5.6 Collateral Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or under any of the Secured Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Collateral Trustee without the possession of any of the Secured Notes or the production thereof in any trial or other Proceeding relating thereto, and any such action or Proceeding instituted by the Collateral Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall be applied as set forth in Section 5.7 hereof.

Section 5.7 Application of Money Collected. Any Money collected by the Collateral Trustee with respect to the Debt pursuant to this Article V and any Money that may then be held or thereafter received by the Collateral Trustee with respect to the Debt hereunder shall be applied, subject to Section 13.1 and in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.1(a)(iii), at the date or dates fixed by the Collateral Trustee. Upon the final distribution of all proceeds of any liquidation effected hereunder, the provisions of Section 4.1(b) shall be deemed satisfied for the purposes of discharging this Indenture pursuant to Article IV. Furthermore, upon such liquidation and final distribution, the Subordinated Notes shall be deemed to be redeemed and paid in full, even if amounts paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a) are insufficient to pay the Subordinated Notes in full as set forth in Section 4.4(b).

Section 5.8 Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Debt shall have any right to institute any Proceedings, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, the Class A-1 Credit Agreements or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder or under the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, unless:

(a) such Holder has previously given to the Collateral Trustee written notice of an Event of Default;

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(b) the Holders or beneficial owners of not less than a Majority of the Controlling Class shall have made written request to the Collateral Trustee to institute Proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Collateral Trustee hereunder and such Holder or Holders have provided the Collateral Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(c) the Collateral Trustee, for 30 days after its receipt of such notice, request and provision of such indemnity, has failed to institute any such Proceeding; and

(d) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Collateral Trustee during such 30-day period by a Majority of the Controlling Class; it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Debt shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing itself of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Debt of the same Class or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders of the Debt of the same Class or to enforce any right under this Indenture or the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the Holders of Debt of the same Class subject to and in accordance with Section 13.1 and the Priority of Payments.

In the event the Collateral Trustee shall receive conflicting or inconsistent requests and indemnity pursuant to this Section 5.8 from two or more groups of Holders of the Controlling Class, each representing less than a Majority of the Controlling Class, the Collateral Trustee shall act in accordance with the request specified by the group of Holders with the greatest percentage of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture. If all such groups represent the same percentage, the Collateral Trustee, in its sole discretion, may determine what action, if any, shall be taken.

Section 5.9 Unconditional Rights of Holders of Secured Debt to Receive Principal and Interest. Subject to Section 2.7(i), but notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or the Class A-1 Credit Agreements, the Holder of any Secured Debt shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on such Secured Debt, as such principal, interest and other amounts become due and payable in accordance with the Priority of Payments and Section 13.1, as the case may be, and, subject to the provisions of Section 5.8, to institute proceedings for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. Holders of Secured Debt ranking junior to Debt still Outstanding shall have no right to institute Proceedings or, except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 5.8(b), to request the Collateral Trustee to institute proceedings for the enforcement of any such payment until such time as no Secured Debt ranking senior to such Secured Debt remains Outstanding, which right shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5.8, and shall not be impaired without the consent of any such Holder.

Section 5.10 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Collateral Trustee or any Debtholder has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Collateral Trustee or to such Debtholder, then and in every such case the Issuer, the Collateral Trustee and the Debtholder shall, subject to any determination in such Proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Collateral Trustee and the Debtholder shall continue as though no such Proceeding had been instituted.

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Section 5.11 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Collateral Trustee or to the Debtholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 5.12 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Collateral Trustee or any Holder of Secured Debt to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein or of a subsequent Event of Default. Every right and remedy given by this Article V or by law to the Collateral Trustee or to the Holders of the Secured Debt may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Collateral Trustee or by the Holders of the Secured Debt.

Section 5.13 Control by Majority of Controlling Class. A Majority of the Controlling Class shall have the right following the occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of Default to cause the institution of and direct the time, method and place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Collateral Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Collateral Trustee under this Indenture; provided that:

(a) such direction shall not conflict with any rule of law or with any express provision of this Indenture or the Class A-1 Credit Agreements;

(b) the Collateral Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Collateral Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction; provided that subject to Section 6.1, the Collateral Trustee need not take any action that it determines might involve it in liability or expense (unless the Collateral Trustee has received the indemnity as set forth in (c) below);