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Item: Other Events
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
June 29, 2026
KITE
REALTY GROUP TRUST
KITE
REALTY GROUP, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Maryland
001-32268
11-3715772
Delaware
333-202666-01
20-1453863
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
30
S. Meridian Street, Suite
1100, Indianapolis,
IN 46204
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(317)
577-5600
(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal
year, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each Class
Trading
Symbol
Name
of each exchange on which
registered
Common
Shares, $0.01 par value per share
KRG
New
York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company,
indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Indenture and Notes
On July 2, 2026, Kite
Realty Group, L.P. (the “Issuer”), the operating partnership through which Kite Realty Group Trust (the “Company”)
holds substantially all of its assets and conducts substantially all of its activities, issued $345 million aggregate principal amount
of 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”). Pursuant to the purchase agreement among the Issuer, the Company
and the representatives of the initial purchasers of the Notes, the Issuer also granted the initial purchasers of the Notes an option
to purchase up to an additional $45 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Notes issued on July 2, 2026 include $45 million
aggregate principal amount of Notes issued pursuant to the full exercise by the initial purchasers of such option. The Notes were issued
pursuant to, and are governed by, an Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2026 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, the Company,
and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes were sold in a private placement
to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”).
The Notes are the Issuer’s
senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Issuer’s other senior unsecured indebtedness
and are effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of the Issuer’s secured indebtedness (to the extent of the collateral
securing such indebtedness) and to all liabilities and preferred equity of the Issuer’s subsidiaries.
The Notes accrue interest
payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2027, at a rate of 3.25%
per year. The Notes will mature on April 15, 2032 (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier exchanged, repurchased, or redeemed.
Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 15, 2032, the Notes are exchangeable into cash
up to the principal amount of the Notes exchanged and, if applicable, cash or common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company (the “Common Shares”) or a combination thereof, only upon certain circumstances and during certain
periods. On or after January 15, 2032, the Notes will be exchangeable into cash up to the principal amount of the Notes exchanged
and, if applicable, cash or Common Shares or a combination thereof at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business
on the second scheduled trading day preceding the Maturity Date. The exchange rate initially equals 28.2466 Common Shares per $1,000
principal amount of Notes, which is equivalent to an exchange price of approximately $35.40 per Common Share and an exchange premium
of approximately 22.5% based on the closing price of $28.90 per Common Share on June 29, 2026. The exchange rate is subject to adjustment
upon the occurrence of certain events, but it will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest.
The Issuer may redeem the
Notes, at its option, in whole or in part, on any business day on or after July 20, 2029, if the last reported sale price of the
Common Shares has been at least 130% of the exchange price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during
any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Issuer provides
notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid
interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (the “redemption price”). The Issuer also has the right, at its election,
to redeem all or any portion of the Notes at any time and from time to time at the redemption price to the extent necessary to preserve
the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as reasonably determined by the Company’s
Board of Trustees. The Issuer may also redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time in cash at the redemption price if the
aggregate principal amount of Notes that remains outstanding at such time is less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes
initially issued under the Indenture.
If the Issuer or the Company
undergoes a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Notes may require the Issuer to purchase the Notes in whole
or in part for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to, but excluding, such purchase date.
If an event of default (as
defined in the Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Issuer, or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may declare 100% of the principal and accrued
and unpaid interest on the Notes to be due and payable. In the case of an event of default arising out of certain bankruptcy or insolvency
events (as set forth in the Indenture), 100% of the principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes will automatically become
due and payable.
The net proceeds from the
offering, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and estimated offering costs and expenses payable by the Issuer and
the Company, were approximately $335.7 million.
The foregoing description
is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Indenture, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1. The terms of
the Indenture, including the form of the Notes attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2, are incorporated herein by reference.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the issuance
and sale of the Notes, on July 2, 2026, the Issuer and the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) with the initial purchasers of the Notes.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Company has agreed that it will, at its cost:
· as
promptly as practicable following the date on which the Company becomes eligible to file
an automatic shelf registration statement (but in no event more than 90 days after the first
date of original issuance of the Notes), (i) file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
a shelf registration statement (which shall be an automatic shelf registration statement
if the Company is eligible to file an automatic shelf registration at the time such filing
is made) and/or (ii) file one or more prospectus supplements to an already effective
shelf registration statement, covering resales of Common Shares, if any, issuable upon exchange
of the Notes;
· if
the shelf registration statement filed is not an automatic shelf registration statement,
then the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shelf registration
statement or resale prospectus supplement to become effective within 180 days after the first
date of original issuance of the Notes; and
· use
commercially reasonable efforts to keep the shelf registration statement or resale prospectus
effective until the earlier of (1) the 30th trading day immediately following the Maturity
Date (subject to extension for any suspension of the effectiveness of the registration during
such 30-trading day period immediately following the Maturity Date) and (2) the date
on which there are no longer outstanding any Notes or Common Shares issued upon exchange
of the Notes that would be “restricted” securities (within the meaning of Rule 144).
If the Issuer does not fulfill
certain of its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Notes, the Issuer will be required to pay additional
interest to holders of the Notes. If a holder of the Notes exchanges some or all of its Notes for Common Shares, such holder will not
be entitled to additional interest with respect to the Common Shares. However, if a holder of the Notes exchanges its Notes when there
exists a registration default with respect to the Common Shares, the Issuer will increase the applicable exchange rate by 3% instead
of paying any additional interest on such Common Shares.
The foregoing description
is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3.
The terms of the Registration Rights Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.
Capped Call Transactions
On June 29, 2026 and
July 1, 2026, in connection with the pricing of the Notes, the Issuer entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions
(the “Capped Call Transactions”) with certain financial institutions, including the initial purchasers of the Notes or their
respective affiliates (the “Capped Call Counterparties”). The Capped Call Transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments
substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of Common Shares underlying the Notes. The Capped Call Transactions
are generally expected to reduce the potential dilution to holders of the Common Shares upon exchange of the Notes and/or offset the
potential cash payments the Issuer could be required to make in excess of the principal amount of any exchanged Notes upon exchange thereof,
with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap.
The cap price of the Capped
Call Transactions is initially $41.91, which represents a premium of approximately 45% over the last reported sale price of the Common
Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2026, and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments under the terms of the Capped
Call Transactions.
The Capped Call Transactions
are separate transactions entered into by the Issuer with the Capped Call Counterparties, are not part of the terms of the Notes, and
will not change any holder’s rights under the Notes. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Capped Call
Transactions.
The foregoing description
is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of confirmation for the Capped Call Transactions, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 10.1. The terms of the form of confirmation for the Capped Call Transactions are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth
in Item 1.01 above with respect to the Indenture and the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer is incorporated by reference into this Item
2.03.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities.
The disclosure set forth
in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The Notes were issued to the initial purchasers in reliance upon
Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, in transactions not involving any public offering. The Notes were resold by the initial
purchasers to persons whom the initial purchasers reasonably believe are “qualified institutional buyers,” as defined in
and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Initially, a maximum of 11,937,690 Common Shares may be issued upon exchange
of the Notes, based on the initial maximum exchange rate of 34.6020 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is subject
to customary adjustments.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 30, 2026, the
Company and the Issuer issued a press release pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act in connection with the pricing of the
Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
On July 2, 2026, the
Company and the Issuer issued a press release pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act in connection with the issuance of
the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Indenture,
dated as of July 2, 2026, among Kite Realty Group, L.P., as issuer, Kite Realty Group Trust, as potential future guarantor,
and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee
4.2
Form of
Global Note representing the Notes (included in Exhibit 4.1)
4.3
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2026, by and among Kite Realty Group Trust, Kite Realty Group, L.P., and the initial purchasers
party thereto
10.1
Form of
Capped Call Transaction Confirmation
99.1
Pricing
press release, dated June 30, 2026
99.2
Closing
press release, dated July 2, 2026
104
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
By:
/s/ Heath R.
Fear
Name:
Heath R. Fear
Title:
President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 2, 2026
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
By: Kite Realty Group Trust, its sole general
partner
By:
/s/ Heath R.
Fear
Name:
Heath R. Fear
Title:
President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 2, 2026
EX-4.1 — EXHIBIT 4.1
EX-4.1
Filename: tm2619631d1_ex4-1.htm · Sequence: 2
Exhibit 4.1
KITE REALTY
GROUP, L.P.
as Issuer
KITE REALTY
GROUP TRUST
as REIT
AND
u.s. bANK
Trust Company, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of July 2, 2026
3.25%
Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032
table
of Contents
PAGE
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1
Section 1.01.
Definitions
1
Section 1.02.
References
to Interest
13
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES
13
Section 2.01.
Designation
and Amount
13
Section 2.02.
Form of
Notes
13
Section 2.03.
Date
and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts
14
Section 2.04.
Execution,
Authentication and Delivery of Notes
15
Section 2.05.
Exchange
of Notes for Other Notes and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer; Depositary
16
Section 2.06.
Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes
21
Section 2.07.
Temporary
Notes
22
Section 2.08.
Cancellation
of Notes Paid, Exchanged, Etc.
22
Section 2.09.
CUSIP
Numbers
23
Section 2.10.
Additional
Notes; Repurchases
23
Section 2.11.
Ranking
23
ARTICLE 3
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
24
Section 3.01.
Satisfaction
and Discharge of the Indenture
24
Section 3.02.
Deposited
Monies to Be Held in Trust by Trustee
24
Section 3.03.
Paying
Agent to Repay Monies Held
24
Section 3.04.
Reinstatement
24
ARTICLE 4
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY and/or the reit
25
Section 4.01.
Payment
of Principal and Interest
25
Section 4.02.
Maintenance
of Office or Agency
25
Section 4.03.
Appointments
to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office
25
Section 4.04.
Provisions
as to Paying Agent
25
Section 4.05.
Existence
27
Section 4.06.
Rule 144A
Information Requirement and Annual Reports
27
Section 4.07.
Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws
27
Section 4.08.
Compliance
Certificate; Statements as to Defaults
28
Section 4.09.
Additional
Interest Notice
28
Section 4.10.
Covenant
to Take Certain Actions
28
ARTICLE 5
LISTS OF HOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
28
Section 5.01.
Lists
of Holders
28
Section 5.02.
Preservation
and Disclosure of Lists
29
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
29
Section 6.01.
Events
of Default
29
Section 6.02.
Acceleration;
Rescission and Annulment
30
Section 6.03.
Additional
Interest
31
Section 6.04.
Payments
of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor
31
Section 6.05.
Application
of Monies Collected by Trustee
33
Section 6.06.
Proceedings
by Holders
33
Section 6.07.
Proceedings
by Trustee
34
Section 6.08.
Remedies
Cumulative and Continuing
35
Section 6.09.
Direction
of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders
35
Section 6.10.
Notice
of Defaults
35
Section 6.11.
Undertaking
to Pay Costs
36
Section 6.12.
Cure
of Defaults; Ability to Cure or Waive Before Event of Default Occurs
36
ARTICLE 7
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
36
Section 7.01.
Duties
and Responsibilities of Trustee
36
Section 7.02.
Reliance
on Documents, Opinions, Etc.
38
Section 7.03.
No
Responsibility for Recitals, Etc.
40
Section 7.04.
Trustee,
Paying Agents, Exchange Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes
40
Section 7.05.
Monies
and Common Shares to Be Held in Trust
40
Section 7.06.
Compensation
and Expenses of Trustee
40
Section 7.07.
Officers’
Certificate as Evidence
41
Section 7.08.
Eligibility
of Trustee
41
Section 7.09.
Resignation
or Removal of Trustee
41
Section 7.10.
Acceptance
by Successor Trustee
42
Section 7.11.
Succession
by Merger, Etc.
43
ARTICLE 8
CONCERNING THE HOLDERS
44
Section 8.01.
Action
by Holders
44
Section 8.02.
Proof
of Execution by Holders
44
Section 8.03.
Who
Are Deemed Absolute Owners
44
Section 8.04.
Company-Owned
Notes Disregarded
45
Section 8.05.
Revocation
of Consents; Future Holders Bound
45
ARTICLE 9
POSSIBLE FUTURE GUARANTOR
45
Section 9.01.
Possible
Future Guarantor
45
Section 9.02.
The Guarantee
45
Section 9.03.
Termination of Guarantee
48
Section 9.04.
Evidence
of Guarantee
48
ARTICLE 10
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
48
Section 10.01.
Supplemental
Indentures Without Consent of Holders
48
Section 10.02.
Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Holders
50
Section 10.03.
Effect
of Supplemental Indentures
51
Section 10.04.
Notation
on Notes
51
Section 10.05.
Trustee
to Sign Amendments
51
ARTICLE 11
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE
52
Section 11.01.
Company
and REIT May Consolidate, Merge, etc., on Certain Terms
52
Section 11.02.
Successor
Entity to Be Substituted
52
Section 11.03.
Opinion
of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee
53
ARTICLE 12
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
53
Section 12.01.
Indenture
and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations
53
ARTICLE 13
[RESERVED]
53
ARTICLE 14
EXCHANGE OF NOTES
53
Section 14.01.
Right
to Exchange
53
Section 14.02.
Exchange
Procedure
56
Section 14.03.
Settlement
Upon Exchange
59
Section 14.04.
Adjustment
of Exchange Rate
61
Section 14.05.
Discretionary
and Voluntary Adjustments
69
Section 14.06.
Increased
Exchange Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes or Notices of Redemption
70
Section 14.07.
Effect
of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Shares
72
Section 14.08.
Certain
Covenants
74
Section 14.09.
Responsibility
of Trustee
75
Section 14.10.
Poison
Pill
75
Section 14.11.
Ownership
Limit
75
Section 14.12.
Deferral
of Adjustments
75
Section 14.13.
Limitation
on Adjustments
76
Section 14.14.
Notice
to Holders
76
Section 14.15.
Transfer
of Notes to a Third Party for Settlement
77
ARTICLE 15
REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS
78
Section 15.01.
[Reserved.]
78
Section 15.02.
Purchase
at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change
78
Section 15.03.
Effect
of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
80
Section 15.04.
Withdrawal
of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
81
Section 15.05.
Deposit
of Fundamental Change Purchase Price
81
Section 15.06.
Notes
Purchased in Whole or in Part
81
Section 15.07.
Covenant
to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes
82
Section 15.08.
Repayment
to the Company
82
Section 15.09.
Third
Party May Conduct Repurchase Offer In Lieu of the Company
82
Section 15.10.
No
Requirement to Conduct an Offer to Repurchase Notes if the Fundamental Change Results in the Notes Becoming Exchangeable into an
Amount of Cash Exceeding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price
82
ARTICLE 16
Optional REDEMPTION
83
Section 16.01.
Optional
Redemption
83
Section 16.02.
Notice
of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes
83
Section 16.03.
Payment
of Notes Called for Redemption
85
Section 16.04.
Restrictions
on Redemption
85
Section 16.05.
No
Sinking Fund
85
ARTICLE 17
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
86
Section 17.01.
Provisions
Binding on the Company’s and the REIT’s Successors
86
Section 17.02.
Official
Acts by Successor Entity
86
Section 17.03.
Addresses
for Notices, Demands, etc.
86
Section 17.04.
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction
87
Section 17.05.
Evidence
of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee
87
Section 17.06.
Legal
Holidays
88
Section 17.07.
No
Security Interest Created
88
Section 17.08.
Benefits
of Indenture
88
Section 17.09.
Table
of Contents, Headings, Etc.
88
Section 17.10.
Authenticating
Agent
88
Section 17.11.
Execution
in Counterparts
90
Section 17.12.
Severability
90
Section 17.13.
Waiver
of Jury Trial
90
Section 17.14.
Force
Majeure
90
Section 17.15.
Calculations
90
Section 17.16.
USA
PATRIOT Act
91
Section 17.17.
Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
91
EXHIBIT
Exhibit A
[Form of Face of Note]
SCHEDULE
Schedule A
Schedule of Exchanges of Notes
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1
[Form of Notice of Exchange]
Attachment 2
[Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice]
Attachment 3
[Form of Assignment and Transfer]
INDENTURE dated as of July 2,
2026 among KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as issuer (the “Company,” as more fully set forth
in Section 1.01 hereof), KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST, a Maryland corporation (the “REIT,” as more fully set
forth in Section 1.01 hereof), and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee
(the “Trustee,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01 hereof).
Each party agrees as follows
for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Company’s 3.25% Exchangeable Senior
Notes due 2032 (hereinafter called the “Notes”).
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions.
The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires)
for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01.
The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as
a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this Article include the plural
as well as the singular.
“Additional Interest”
means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 6.03 and any liquidated damages payable pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement, as applicable.
“Additional Shares”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.06(a).
“Affiliate”
of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified
Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative
to the foregoing.
“Applicable Law”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 17.17.
“Applicable Procedures”
means, with respect to any matter at any time, the policies and procedures of the Depositary, if any, that are applicable to such matter
at such time.
“Bid Solicitation
Agent” means the Company or such other Person as may be appointed, from time to time, by the Company to solicit bids for the
Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.01(b)(2) hereof. Initially, the “Bid Solicitation Agent”
means the Company.
“Board of Trustees”
means the board of trustees of the REIT, or other body with analogous authority with respect to the REIT, or any duly authorized committee
of that board or body.
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“Board Resolution”
means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the REIT or the Company to have been duly adopted
by the Board of Trustees and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required
by law or executive order to close or to be closed.
“Capital Stock”
means, for any Person, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or
interests in (however designated) the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.
“Clause A Distribution”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
“Clause B Distribution”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
“Clause C Distribution”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
“Clean Up Redemption”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.01.
“Close of Business”
means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).
“Commission”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Equity”
of any Person means the Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such
Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners,
managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.
“Common Shares”
means, subject to Section 14.07, the common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the REIT authorized at the date of this
instrument as originally executed.
“Common Shares Resale
Restriction Termination Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(d).
“Company”
shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 11, shall
include its successors and assigns.
“Company Order”
means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any one of its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer,
its President, its Vice Chairman, its Chief Financial Officer or a Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or
word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”), and by any one of its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer,
its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Corporate Trust
Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any time this Indenture shall be administered, which office
at the date hereof is located at 190 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603, Attention: Linda Garcia, or such other address as the
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders, the Company and the REIT, or the principal corporate trust office of
any successor trustee (or such other address as such successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders, the
Company and the REIT).
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“Credit Agreement” means
the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter), among the Company, the REIT, KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent,
and the lenders from time to time party.
“Custodian”
means the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary with respect to the Notes (so long as the Notes constitute Global Notes), or any successor
entity.
“Daily Exchange
Value” means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, 1/40th of the product
of (i) the Exchange Rate on such VWAP Trading Day and (ii) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day.
“Daily Measurement
Value” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Settlement Amount.”
“Daily Settlement
Amount,” for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, shall consist of:
(1) cash
in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Specified Dollar Amount divided by 40 (such quotient, the “Daily Measurement
Value”) and (ii) the Daily Exchange Value for such VWAP Trading Day; and
(2) if
the Daily Exchange Value on such VWAP Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of Common Shares equal to (i) the
difference between the Daily Exchange Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading
Day.
“Daily VWAP”
means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average
price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “KRG <equity> AQR” (or its
equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled
close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the
market value of one Common Share on such VWAP Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized
independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without
regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
“Default”
means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Defaulted Amounts”
means any amounts on any Note (including, without limitation, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, principal
and interest) that are payable but are not punctually paid or duly provided for.
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“Depositary”
means, with respect to each Global Note, the Person specified in Section 2.05(c) as the Depositary with respect to such
Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter,
“Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.
“DTA”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(d).
“Effective Date”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.06(c).
“Event of Default”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Ex-Dividend Date”
means the first date on which Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right
to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Agent”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.
“Exchange Date”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(d).
“Exchange Obligation”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.03(a).
“Exchange Price”
means, in respect of each Note, as of any date, $1,000 divided by the Exchange Rate in effect on such date.
“Exchange Rate”
means initially 28.2466 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
“Form of Assignment
and Transfer” means the “Form of Assignment and Transfer” attached as Attachment 3 to the Form of Note
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Form of Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice” means the “Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” attached as Attachment 2 to
the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Form of Note”
means the “Form of Note” attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Form of Notice
of Exchange” means the “Form of Notice of Exchange” attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Note attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
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“Fundamental Change”
shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:
(1) any
“person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the REIT
or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries and the REIT’s or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans, files a Schedule
TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate
“beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the REIT’s Common Equity representing
more than 50% of the voting power of the REIT’s Common Equity unless such beneficial ownership arises solely as a result of a revocable
proxy delivered in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations under
the Exchange Act and is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or any successor schedule) under the Exchange Act regardless
of whether such a filing has actually been made; provided that no person or group shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any securities
tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such “person” or “group” until such tendered
securities are accepted for purchase or exchange under such offer;
(2) the
consummation of (x) any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, scheme of arrangement or other binding share exchange or reclassification
or similar transaction between the REIT and another person (other than any of the REIT’s Subsidiaries), in each case pursuant to
which the Common Shares shall be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a transaction (i) that results in
the holders of all classes of the REIT’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction owning, directly or indirectly, as
a result of such transaction, more than 50% of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately
after such event, or (ii) effected solely to change the REIT’s jurisdiction of formation and that results in a share exchange
or reclassification or similar exchange of the outstanding Common Shares solely into common shares of the surviving entity or (y) any
sale or other disposition in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the assets of the REIT and its
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, to another person (other than any of the REIT’s Subsidiaries);
(3) the
shareholders of the REIT approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the REIT (other than in a transaction described
in clause (2) above); or
(4) the
Common Shares (or other Common Equity underlying the Notes) cease to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ
Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that in the case of a transaction
or event described in clause (1) or (2) above, if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders
of the Common Shares (excluding cash payments for fractional shares) in the transaction or transactions that would otherwise constitute
a “Fundamental Change” consists of shares of common stock or common equity interests that are traded on The New York Stock
Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or that will be so traded
when issued or exchanged in connection with the transaction that would otherwise constitute a “Fundamental Change” under
clause (1) or (2) above (“Publicly Traded Securities”), and as a result of such transaction or transactions,
the Notes become exchangeable into or by reference to such Publicly Traded Securities, excluding cash payments for fractional shares
(subject to settlement in accordance with the provisions of Sections 14.02, 14.04 and 14.06), such event shall not
be a “Fundamental Change.”
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In addition, it shall not
constitute a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (4) above if (x) the Common Shares (or other common equity underlying the
Notes) cease to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market
(or any of their respective successors) solely after the close of the regular trading session on any Scheduled Trading Day and (y) the
Common Shares (or other common equity underlying the Notes) are re-listed or re-quoted on one of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ
Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) prior to open of the regular trading session
on the immediately succeeding Scheduled Trading Day. If any transaction in which the Common Shares are replaced by the common stock or
other common equity of another entity occurs, following completion of any related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period (or, in the case
of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change but for the proviso immediately following
clause (4) above, following the Effective Date of such transaction), references to the REIT in this definition shall instead be
references to such other entity.
“Fundamental Change
Company Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(b).
“Fundamental Change
Expiration Time” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a)(i).
“Fundamental Change
Purchase Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).
“Fundamental Change
Purchase Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a)(i).
“Fundamental Change
Purchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).
The terms “given”,
“mailed”, “notify” or “sent” with respect to any notice to be given to a Holder
pursuant to this Indenture, shall mean notice (x) given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions
from the Depositary or its designee, including by electronic mail in accordance with accepted practices or procedures at the Depositary
(in the case of a Global Note) or (y) mailed to such Holder by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on
the Note Register (in the case of a Physical Note), in each case, in accordance with Section 17.03. Notice so “given”
shall be deemed to include any notice to be “mailed” or “delivered,” as applicable, under this Indenture.
“Global Note”
means a Note which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered to or on behalf of the Depositary or its nominee, all in
accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to a Company Order, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee
and which shall represent the amount of uncertificated Notes as specified therein.
“Holder,”
as applied to any Note, or other similar terms (but excluding the term “beneficial holder”), means any Person in whose name
at the time a particular Note is registered on the Note Register.
“Indenture”
means this instrument as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented.
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“Initial Purchasers”
means Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
“Interest Payment
Date” means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Notes, each April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning
on April 15, 2027.
“Issue Date”
means, with respect to the Notes, July 2, 2026.
“Last Reported Sale
Price” of the Common Shares for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported,
the average of the last bid and last ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid and the average
last ask prices) on that Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange
on which the Common Shares are traded. If the Common Shares are not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange
on the relevant Trading Day, the “Last Reported Sale Price” will be the last quoted bid price for the Common Shares in the
over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Shares are
not so quoted, the “Last Reported Sale Price” will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and last ask prices for
the Common Shares on the relevant Trading Day from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms
selected by the Company for this purpose. Any such determination will be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Make-Whole Fundamental
Change” means any event that is a Fundamental Change, after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from the
definition thereof but without regard to the exclusion in subsection (i) of clause (2) of the definition thereof.
“Make-Whole Fundamental
Change Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.06(a).
“Market Disruption
Event” means, if the Common Shares are listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange or listed on another U.S. national
or regional securities exchange, the occurrence or existence during the one-half-hour period ending on the scheduled close of trading
on any Trading Day of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted
by the stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Shares;
provided however that a restriction on trading imposed solely by Rule 201 of Regulation SHO shall not constitute a Market Disruption
Event.
“Maturity Date”
means, with respect to any Note and the payment of the principal amount thereof, April 15, 2032.
“Measurement Period”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.01(b)(2).
“Merger Event”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(a).
“Merger Event Common
Stock” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(d).
“Merger Event Valuation
Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(e).
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“Net Shares”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.03(a).
“Net Share Settlement
Method” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.03(a).
“Note”
or “Notes” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the recitals of this Indenture.
“Note Register”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
“Note Registrar”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
“Notice of Exchange”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.02(d).
“Observation Period”
with respect to any Note surrendered for exchange means:
(1) subject
to clause (2) below, if the relevant Exchange Date occurs prior to January 15, 2032, the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period
beginning on, and including, the second VWAP Trading Day immediately succeeding such Exchange Date;
(2) if
the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after the date of issuance by the Company of a Redemption Notice and prior to the related Redemption
Date, the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on and including the 41st Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Redemption Date;
and
(3) if
the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after January 15, 2032, the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on, and including,
the 41st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
“Offering Memorandum”
means the preliminary offering memorandum dated June 29, 2026, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet dated June 29,
2026, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.
“Officer”
means any person holding any of the following positions with the REIT or the Company: the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer, the President, any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the
title “Vice President”), the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, and the Secretary.
“Officers’
Certificate,” when used with respect to the Company, means a certificate signed by any two Officers or by one such Officer
and any Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the REIT or the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Open of Business”
means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).
“Opinion of Counsel”
means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the REIT or the Company, or other counsel
who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
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“Optional Redemption”
shall mean any of a Provisional Redemption, a REIT Preservation Redemption or a Clean Up Redemption in accordance with the provisions
of Section 16.01.
“outstanding,”
when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, mean, as of any particular time, all
Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:
(a) Notes
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for cancellation;
(b) Notes,
or portions thereof, that have become due and payable and in respect of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited
in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the
Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent);
(c) Notes
that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.06 or Notes in lieu of which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have
been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.06 unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented
that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course;
(d) Notes
exchanged pursuant to Article 14 and required to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.08; and
(e) Notes
repurchased by the Company pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Section 2.10;
provided, however, that in determining whether
the holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Notes have consented to any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver, amendment or modification hereunder, Notes held for the account of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of its
affiliates shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in
making such a determination or relying upon any such consent, only Notes which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to
be so owned shall be so disregarded.
“Paying Agent”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.
“Person”
means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint venture, a joint stock company,
a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.
“Physical Notes”
means permanent certificated Notes in registered form issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples
thereof.
“Predecessor Note”
of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note;
and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.06 in lieu of or in exchange
for a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen
Note that it replaces.
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“Provisional Redemption”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.01.
“Record Date”
means, except to the extent otherwise provided under Section 4.04(c) hereof, with respect to any dividend, distribution
or other transaction or event in which the holders of the Common Shares (or any other applicable security) have the right to receive
any cash, securities or other property or in which Common Shares (or any other applicable security) are exchanged for or converted into
any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Common Shares entitled to receive
such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Trustees, statute, contract or otherwise).
“Redemption Date”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.02(a).
“Redemption Notice”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.02(a).
“Redemption
Period” means the period from, and including, the date of a Redemption Notice until the Close of Business on the Scheduled
Trading Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date.
“Redemption Price”
means, for any Notes to be redeemed pursuant to Section 16.01, 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but
on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be
paid to Holders of record of such Notes on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price will be equal to 100% of the principal
amount of such Notes and will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such redemption date).
“Reference Property”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(a).
“Registration Rights
Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2026, among the Company, the REIT and the Initial
Purchasers, as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Regular Record
Date,” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April 1 or the October 1 (whether or not a Business
Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“REIT”
shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 11, shall
include its successors and assigns.
“REIT Preservation
Redemption” shall have the meaning specified in Section 16.01.
“Relevant
Stock Exchange” means The New York Stock Exchange, or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange,
the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or if the Common Shares
are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are
then listed or admitted for trading.
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“Responsible Officer”
means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, including any vice president, assistant vice
president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions
similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter
relating to this Indenture is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who,
in each case, shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“Restricted Securities”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
“Rule 144A”
means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Scheduled Trading
Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market
on which the Common Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled
Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Settlement Amount”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.03(a)(3).
“Share Price”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.06(c).
“Significant Subsidiary”
of any Person means any Subsidiary of that Person that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of
Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of that Person.
“Specified Dollar
Amount” means, with respect to any exchange of Notes, $1,000 or such larger dollar amount expressed as the maximum cash amount
per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon exchange as specified by the Company in the notice specifying the Company’s
chosen Net Share Settlement Method.
“Spin-Off”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
“Subsidiary
means, with respect to the Company or the REIT, a Person a majority of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the Company or the REIT, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company or the REIT. For the purposes
of this definition, “voting stock” means having the voting power for the election of directors, general partners, trustees,
managing members or Persons performing similar functions, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of securities has such
voting power by reason of any contingency.
“Successor Entity”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.01(a).
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“Trading Day”
means a day during which (i) trading in the Common Shares generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares
are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the
Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the
principal other market on which the Common Share are then traded and (ii) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Shares
are not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a “Business Day.”
“Trading Price”
of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent
for $1,000,000 principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent
nationally recognized securities dealers selected for this purpose by the Company; provided, that if three such bids cannot reasonably
be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only
one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot
reasonably obtain at least one bid for $1,000,000 principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer, then the
Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of (i) the Last Reported Sale
Price of Common Shares and (ii) the applicable Exchange Rate. If (x) the Company is not acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, and
the Company does not, when it is required to, instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids, or if the Company gives such instruction
to the Bid Solicitation Agent, and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to make such determination, or (y) the Company is acting as
Bid Solicitation Agent and it fails to make such determination, then, in either case, the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of
Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of (i) the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Shares and (ii) the applicable
Exchange Rate on each Trading Day of such failure.
“transfer”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
“Trigger Event”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
“Trust Indenture
Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as it was in force at the date of execution of this Indenture; provided,
however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date hereof, the term “Trust Indenture Act”
shall mean, to the extent required by such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as so amended.
“Trustee”
means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor trustee shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include
each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.
“Valuation Percentage”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.07(e).
“Valuation Period”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
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“VWAP Trading Day”
means a day on which: (1) there is no Market Disruption Event; and (2) trading in the Common Shares generally occurs on the
Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Common Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading on any Relevant Stock Exchange, “VWAP Trading
Day” means a “Business Day.” For purposes of the foregoing definition and for determining amounts due on exchange for
purposes of Article 15 hereof, “Market Disruption Event” means: (1) a failure by the Relevant Stock
Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session; or (2) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York
City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading
hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant
Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Common Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Shares; provided
however that a restriction on trading imposed solely by Rule 201 of Regulation SHO shall not constitute a Market Disruption Event.
Section 1.02. References
to Interest. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in this Indenture
shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 6.03
or the Registration Rights Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision
hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE,
DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES
Section 2.01. Designation
and Amount. The Notes shall be designated as the “3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032.” The aggregate principal
amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is initially limited to $345,000,000, subject to Section 2.10
and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of other Notes, or in exchange for other Notes, or in
lieu of other Notes pursuant to Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 10.04,
Section 14.02 and Section 15.04.
Section 2.02. Form of
Notes. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the
respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated
in and made a part of this Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company, the REIT and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery
of this Indenture, and the Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
In the case of any conflict between this Indenture and a Note, the provisions of this Indenture shall control and govern to the extent
of such conflict.
Any Global Note may be endorsed
with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture
as may be required by the Custodian or the Depositary, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder
or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Notes may be listed or
traded or designated for issuance or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions
to which any particular Notes are subject.
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Any of the Notes may have
such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends, changes or endorsements as the Officers executing
the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or
regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, or to
conform to usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
Each Global Note shall represent
such principal amount of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes
represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect redemptions, repurchases, cancellations, exchanges, transfers
or exchanges for other Notes permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in
the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in
such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal (including
the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, a Global Note
shall be made to the Holder of such Note on the date of payment, unless a record date or other means of determining Holders eligible
to receive payment is provided for herein.
Section 2.03. Date
and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts. (a) The Notes shall be issuable in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its
authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of such Note. Accrued interest on the Notes shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and, for partial months, on the basis of actual days elapsed over a 30-day
month.
(b) The
Company will pay the principal of, the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for any Physical Note to the Holder of such
Note at the designated Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent in the continental United States, prior to 11:00 a.m. New York
City time on the relevant payment date. The Company will pay any interest on any Physical Note to the Holder of such Note by check mailed
to such Holder’s registered address or, if such Holder delivers to the Note Registrar a written request on or prior to a Regular
Record Date that the Company make such payments by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, for each interest
payment corresponding to each Regular Record Date occurring during the period beginning on the date on which such Holder delivered such
request and ending on the date, if any, on which such Holder delivers to the Paying Agent a written instruction to the contrary, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by such Holder.
The Company will pay the
principal of, interest on, the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for any Global Note to the Depositary by wire transfer
of immediately available funds on the relevant payment date in accordance with Applicable Procedures.
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(c) Any
Defaulted Amounts shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant payment date but shall accrue interest per annum
at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, such relevant payment
date, and such Defaulted Amounts together with such interest thereon shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided
in clause (i) or (ii) below:
(i) The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts with interest thereon to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective
Predecessor Notes) are registered at the Close of Business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which
shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of the Defaulted Amounts proposed
to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount
of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Amounts or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the
Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit
of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Amounts as in this clause provided. Thereupon, the Company shall fix a special record date
for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed
payment, and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly
notify the Trustee in writing of such special record date and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause
notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor to be sent to each Holder at its address
as it appears in the Note Register, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted
Amounts and the special record date therefor having been so sent, such Defaulted Amounts shall be paid to the Persons in whose names
the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the Close of Business on such special record date and shall no longer
be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii) of this Section 2.03(c).
(ii) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Amounts in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, and upon such notice as may be required
by such exchange or automated quotation system, if, after written notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment
pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
(iii) The
Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Notes to determine the Defaulted Amounts (together
with any interest thereon), or with respect to the nature, extent, or calculation of the amount of Defaulted Amounts (together with any
interest thereon) owed, or with respect to the method employed in such calculation of the Defaulted Amounts (together with any interest
thereon).
Section 2.04. Execution,
Authentication and Delivery of Notes. The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual, electronic
or facsimile signature of an Officer.
At any time and from time
to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for
authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee in accordance with such
Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes, without any further action by the Company hereunder; provided that, subject
to Section 17.05, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel of the Company
with respect to the issuance, authentication and delivery of such Notes.
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Only such Notes as shall
bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth on the form of Note attached as Exhibit A
hereto, executed manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee as provided
by Section 17.10), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate
by the Trustee (or such an authenticating agent) upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Note so
authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
In case any Officer of the
Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be such Officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated
and delivered by the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of
as though the Person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such Officer of the Company; and any Note may be signed on behalf of
the Company by such Persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Note, shall be the Officers of the Company, although at the
date of the execution of this Indenture any such Person was not such an Officer.
Section 2.05. Exchange
of Notes for Other Notes and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer; Depositary. (a) The Company shall
cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of
the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Such register shall
be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The Trustee is hereby
initially appointed the “Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided.
The Company may appoint one or more co-Note Registrars in accordance with Section 4.02.
Upon surrender for registration
of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth
in this Section 2.05, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order, shall authenticate and
deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like
aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.
Notes may be exchanged for
other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at
any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange,
the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled
to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
All Notes presented or surrendered
for registration of transfer or for exchange for other Notes, repurchase or exchange shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee,
the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in
form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed, by the Holder thereof or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing.
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No service charge shall be
imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, any co-Note Registrar or the Paying Agent for any exchange of Notes for other
Notes or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Company may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp
or similar issue or transfer tax required in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of new Notes issued upon such
exchange or registration of transfer being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for exchange or registration
of transfer.
None of the Company, the
Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar shall be required to exchange under this Section 2.05 or register a
transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for exchange in accordance with Article 14 or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered
for exchange in accordance with Article 14, such portion thereof surrendered for exchange in accordance with Article 14,
(ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 15
or (iii) any Notes selected for redemption in accordance with Article 16.
All Notes issued upon any
registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes in accordance with this Indenture shall be the valid obligations
of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration
of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes.
(b) So
long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, subject to the fourth
paragraph from the end of Section 2.05(c), all Notes shall be represented by one or more Notes in global form (each, a “Global
Note”) registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The transfer and exchange in accordance with
this Section 2.05 of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the issuance of a Physical Note shall be
effected through the Depositary (but not the Trustee or the Custodian) in accordance with this Indenture (including the restrictions
on transfer set forth herein) and the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary therefor.
(c) Every
Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.05(c) to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (together
with any Common Shares issued upon exchange of the Notes in accordance with Article 14 that is required to bear the legend
set forth in Section 2.05(d), collectively, the “Restricted Securities”) shall be subject to the restrictions
on transfer set forth in this Section 2.05(c) (including the legend set forth below), unless such restrictions on transfer
shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company and the REIT, and the Holder of each such Restricted Security,
by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.05(c) and
Section 2.05(d), the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition whatsoever
of any Restricted Security.
Any certificate evidencing
such Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form unless such Notes have been transferred pursuant to a registration
statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such
transfer, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the REIT in writing, with notice thereof to the Trustee:
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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1) REPRESENTS
THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND
(2) AGREES
FOR THE BENEFIT OF KITE REALTY GROUP L.P. (THE “COMPANY”) AND KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST (THE “REIT”)
THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT:
(A) TO
THE COMPANY, THE REIT OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT
TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) TO
A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
No transfer of any Note will
be registered by the Note Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer has been checked.
Any Note (or security issued
in exchange or substitution therefor) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may,
upon surrender of such Note for exchange for another Note to the Note Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.05,
be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required
by this Section 2.05(c) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall be entitled to instruct
the Custodian in writing to so surrender any Global Note as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with
their terms for exchange, and, upon such instruction, the Custodian shall so surrender such Global Note for exchange; and any new Global
Note so exchanged therefor shall not bear the restrictive legend specified in this Section 2.05(c) and shall not be
assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing after a registration statement, if any,
with respect to the Notes or any Common Shares issued upon exchange of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act.
Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Indenture (other than the provisions set forth in this Section 2.05(c)), a Global Note may not be transferred
as a whole or in part except (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary
or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor
Depositary and (ii) for transfers of portions of a Global Note in certificated form made upon request of a member of, or a participant
in, the Depositary (for itself or on behalf of a beneficial owner) by written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of the Depositary
in accordance with customary procedures of the Depositary and in compliance with this Section 2.05(c).
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The Depositary shall be a
clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with
respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede &
Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.
If (i) the Depositary
notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor
depositary is not appointed within 90 days, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange
Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred
and is continuing and, subject to the Depositary’s Applicable Procedures, a beneficial owner of any Note requests that its beneficial
interest therein be issued as a Physical Note, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate
and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (iii),
a Physical Note to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note corresponding to such beneficial
owner’s beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i) or (ii), Physical Notes to each beneficial owner of the
related Global Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Global Notes
in exchange for such Global Notes, and upon delivery of the Global Notes to the Trustee such Global Notes shall be cancelled.
Physical Notes issued in
exchange for all or a part of the Global Notes pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) shall be registered in such names and
in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall
instruct the Trustee in writing. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose
names such Physical Notes are so registered.
At such time as all interests
in a Global Note have been exchanged, cancelled, repurchased or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, cancelled
by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and existing instructions between the Depositary and the Custodian. At any time
prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, exchanged, cancelled, repurchased or transferred
to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the
principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary
and the Custodian, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by
the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.
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None of the Company, the
REIT, the Trustee or any agent of the Company, the REIT or the Trustee (including in its capacity as Paying Agent) shall have any responsibility
or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note
or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
(d) Until
the date (the “Common Shares Resale Restriction Termination Date”) that is the later of (1) the date that is
one year after the issuance date of the relevant Common Shares or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 under the
Securities Act or any successor provision thereto, and (2) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable law, any stock
certificate representing Common Shares issued upon exchange of a Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless
the Note or such Common Shares has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under
the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or such Common Shares have been transferred pursuant
to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless
otherwise agreed by the Company and the REIT with written notice thereof to the Trustee and any transfer agent for the Common Shares):
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1) REPRESENTS
THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND
(2) AGREES
FOR THE BENEFIT OF KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P. (THE “COMPANY”) AND KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST (THE “REIT”)
THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS
THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A) TO
THE COMPANY, THE REIT OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT
TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) TO
A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
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(D) PURSUANT
TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION
OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE REIT AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY
OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER
IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY
OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
Any such Common Shares as
to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of the certificates representing
such Common Shares for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Common Shares, be exchanged for a new
certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of Common Shares, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this
Section 2.05(d). The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any
restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note
(including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to
require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly
required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements
hereof.
Section 2.06. Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. In case any Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its
discretion may execute, and upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, a new Note, bearing a registration number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated
Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case, the applicant for a substituted Note
shall furnish to the Company, to the REIT, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity
as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution,
and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, to the REIT, to the Trustee and, if
applicable, to such authenticating agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership
thereof.
The Trustee or such authenticating
agent may authenticate any such substituted Note and deliver the same upon the receipt of such security or indemnity as the Trustee,
the Company, the REIT and, if applicable, such authenticating agent may require. No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the
REIT, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, any co-Note Registrar or the Paying Agent upon the issuance of any substitute Note, but the Company
may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required in connection
therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new substitute Note being different from the name of the Holder of the old Note
that became mutilated or was destroyed, lost or stolen. In case any Note that has matured or is about to mature or has been surrendered
for required repurchase or is about to be exchanged in accordance with Article 14 shall become mutilated or be destroyed,
lost or stolen, the Company may, in its sole discretion, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or exchange
or authorize the exchange of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the
applicant for such payment or exchange shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent
such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by
or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee
and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Exchange Agent of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.
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Every substitute Note issued
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06 by virtue of the fact that any Note is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute
an additional contractual obligation of the Company and the REIT, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at
any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations set forth in) this Indenture equally
and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, all Notes shall be held and owned
upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement, payment, exchange, redemption
or repurchase of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any
law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement, payment, exchange, redemption or repurchase
of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.
Section 2.07. Temporary
Notes. Pending the preparation of Physical Notes, the Company may execute and the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed
by the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary
Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Physical Notes but with such omissions,
insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Note
shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially
the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Physical Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall execute and deliver to
the Trustee or such authenticating agent Physical Notes (other than any Global Note) and thereupon any or all temporary Notes (other
than any Global Note) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02
and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal
amount of Physical Notes. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged,
the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as
Physical Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 2.08. Cancellation
of Notes Paid, Exchanged, Etc. The Company shall cause all Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase, redemption,
registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes or in accordance with Article 14, if surrendered to
any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Company’s or the REIT’s agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be
surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation. All Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be cancelled promptly by it, and no Notes shall
be authenticated in exchange thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose
of cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and shall deliver a certificate of such disposition to the Company, at
the Company’s written request in a Company Order.
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Section 2.09. CUSIP
Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee
shall use “CUSIP” numbers in all notices issued to Holders as a convenience to such Holders; provided that any such notice
may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or on such notice and that
reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such notices shall not be affected by any
defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP”
numbers.
Section 2.10. Additional
Notes; Repurchases. The Company may, without the consent of the Holders and notwithstanding Section 2.01, reopen
this Indenture and issue additional Notes hereunder with the same terms as the Notes initially issued hereunder (other than differences
in the issue price and interest accrued prior to the issue date of such additional Notes) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount;
provided that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number. Prior to the issuance of any such additional Notes, the Company shall deliver
to the Trustee a Company Order, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion
of Counsel to cover such matters, in addition to those required by Section 17.05, as the Trustee shall reasonably request.
In addition, the Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered
to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or
public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties pursuant to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other cash-settled
derivatives. The Company shall cause any Notes so repurchased (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives)
to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.08.
Section 2.11. Ranking.
The obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with this Indenture and every outstanding Note issued under this Indenture
from time to time constitute and shall constitute a general unsecured senior obligation of the Company, ranking equally with existing
and future senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company and ranking senior in right of payment to any existing and future indebtedness
of the Company that is expressly made subordinate to the Notes by the terms of such indebtedness.
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ARTICLE 3
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
Section 3.01. Satisfaction
and Discharge of the Indenture. When (i) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Notes theretofore
authenticated (other than any Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes
shall have been authenticated and delivered or paid pursuant to Section 2.06) and not theretofore cancelled, or (ii) all
such Notes not theretofore cancelled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable (whether on the Maturity
Date, on any Redemption Date, on any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, upon exchange or otherwise) and the Company shall deposit with
the Trustee, in trust, or deliver to the Holders, as applicable, an amount of cash and/or (in the case of exchange) Common Shares sufficient
to pay all amounts due on all of such Notes (other than any Notes that shall have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu
of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered or paid pursuant to Section 2.06)
not theretofore cancelled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and interest due, and if the Company shall
also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect
with respect to the Notes (except as to (i) rights hereunder of Holders to receive all amounts owing upon the Notes and the other
rights, duties and obligations of Holders, as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the amounts, if any, so deposited with the Trustee
and (ii) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee under the Indenture), and the Trustee, on written demand of the Company
accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness on the Notes have been complied with, and at the cost and expense
of the Company, shall execute such instruments reasonably requested by the Company acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture
with respect to the Notes; the Company, however, hereby agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably
and properly incurred by the Trustee, including the fees and expenses of its counsel, and to compensate the Trustee for any services
thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Trustee in connection with the Indenture or the Notes.
Section 3.02. Deposited
Monies to Be Held in Trust by Trustee. Subject to Section 4.04(d) hereof, all monies and Common Shares, if any,
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof shall be held in trust for the sole benefit of the Holders of
the Notes, and such monies and Common Shares shall be applied by the Trustee to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent
(including the Company if acting as its own Paying Agent), to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or settlement of which
such monies or Common Shares have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums or amounts due and to become due thereon for principal
and interest, if any.
Section 3.03. Paying
Agent to Repay Monies Held. Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Notes, all monies and Common
Shares, if any, then held by any Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) with respect to the Notes shall, upon written request of the
Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect
to such monies and Common Shares.
Section 3.04. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Common Shares in accordance with Section 3.02 by reason
of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the
Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant
to Section 3.01 until such time as the Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and Common Shares
in accordance with Section 3.02; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of interest on, principal of or
payment or delivery in respect of any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights
of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Common Shares, if any, held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
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ARTICLE 4
PARTICULAR
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY and/or the reit
Section 4.01. Payment
of Principal and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal (including the Fundamental
Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times
and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.
Section 4.02. Maintenance
of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the continental United States an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered
for registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes for other Notes or for presentation for payment or repurchase (the “Paying
Agent”) or for exchange in accordance with Article 14 (the “Exchange Agent”) and where notices
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice
to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency not designated or appointed by the Trustee.
If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address
thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office.
The Company may also from
time to time designate as co-Note Registrars one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for
any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in
any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the continental United States for such purposes.
The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of
any such other office or agency. The terms “Paying Agent” and “Exchange Agent” include any such additional or
other offices or agencies, as applicable.
The Company hereby initially
designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Note Registrar, Custodian and Exchange Agent and the Corporate Trust Office as the office
or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer of Notes or exchange of Notes
for other Notes or for presentation for payment or repurchase or for exchange in accordance with Article 14; provided
that the Corporate Trust Office shall not be a place for service of legal process for the Company.
Section 4.03. Appointments
to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office. The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee,
will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.09, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.
Section 4.04. Provisions
as to Paying Agent. (a) If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Company will cause such
Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions
of this Section 4.04:
(i) that
it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change
Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;
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(ii) that
it will give the Trustee prompt notice of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price
and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall be due
and payable; and
(iii) that
at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums
so held in trust.
The Company shall, on or
before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, or
accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption
Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) or accrued and unpaid interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the
Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action; provided that if such deposit is made on the
due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.
(b) If
the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and
the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold
in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental
Change Purchase Price, if applicable) and accrued and unpaid interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing
of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price
and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall become
due and payable.
(c) Anything
in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay, cause to be paid or deliver to the Trustee all sums or amounts held in
trust by the Company or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.04, such sums or amounts to be held by the
Trustee upon the trusts herein contained and upon such payment or delivery by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company
or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability but only with respect to such sums or amounts.
(d) Any
money and Common Shares deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the
principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on
and the consideration due upon exchange of any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (including the Redemption
Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), interest or consideration due upon exchange has become due and payable
shall, subject to applicable escheat laws, be paid to the Company on request of the Company contained in an Officers’ Certificate,
or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general
creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust
money and Common Shares, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that prior to
the Trustee or such Paying Agent making any such repayment, the Company shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in New York
City or publish such information on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company deems appropriate
at that time, a notice that such money and Common Shares remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be
less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money and Common Shares then remaining will be repaid
or delivered to the Company.
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Section 4.05. Existence.
Subject to Article 11, each of the Company and the REIT shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and
keep in full force and effect its existence.
Section 4.06. Rule 144A
Information Requirement and Annual Reports. (a) At any time the Company and the REIT are not subject to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company and the REIT shall, so long as any of the Notes or any Common Shares issuable upon exchange
thereof will, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities
Act, promptly furnish to the Holders, beneficial owners and prospective purchasers of the Notes and of any Common Shares delivered upon
exchange of the Notes, upon their written request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under
the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of the Notes and such Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144A. The Company shall take such
further action as any Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes may reasonably request to the extent from time to time required to enable
such Holder or beneficial owner to sell such Notes or Common Shares in accordance with Rule 144A, as such rule may be amended
from time to time.
(b) The
Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the Commission, copies of any documents
or reports that the REIT is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving
effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the REIT files with
the Commission via the Commission’s EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes
of this Section 4.06(b) at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor thereto); provided,
however, that the Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine if such filing has occurred.
(c) Delivery
of the reports and documents described in subsection (b) above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s
receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained
therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively
rely on an Officers’ Certificate).
Section 4.07. Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws. Each of the Company and the REIT covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall
not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury
law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes
as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance
of this Indenture; and each of the Company and the REIT (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or
advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power
herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
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Section 4.08. Compliance
Certificate; Statements as to Defaults. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2026) an Officers’ Certificate stating (1) that
a review has been conducted of the activities of the Company, its Subsidiaries and of the REIT and their respective performance under
this Indenture and (2) that the Company and the REIT have fulfilled all obligations under this Indenture (such compliance to be
determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture) or specifying any Event of Default
and the nature thereof.
In addition, the Company
shall deliver to the Trustee within 30 days after an Officer of the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details of such Default or Event of Default, its status and the action that
the Company is taking or proposing to take in respect thereof.
Section 4.09. Additional
Interest Notice. If Additional Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to Section 6.03 or the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the applicable payment date an Officers’
Certificate to that effect stating (a) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (b) the date on which such
interest is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a certificate,
the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly
to the Persons entitled to them, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee promptly following such payment an Officers’ Certificate
setting forth the particulars of such payment.
Section 4.10. Covenant
to Take Certain Actions. Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment to the Exchange Rate such that the Exchange
Price per Common Share issuable upon exchange of the Notes would be less than the par value of the Common Shares, the REIT shall take
all corporate actions that may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary so it may validly and legally issue Common Shares at such
adjusted Exchange Rate.
ARTICLE 5
LISTS
OF HOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
Section 5.01. Lists
of Holders. The Company and the REIT covenant and agree that they will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee, semi-annually,
not more than 10 days after each April 1 and October 1 in each year beginning with October 1, 2026, and at such other
times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request (or such lesser time as
the Trustee may reasonably request in order to enable it to timely provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list in such
form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders as of a date not more than 15 days (or such other
date as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to so provide any such notices) prior to the time such information is furnished,
except that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Note Registrar.
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Section 5.02. Preservation
and Disclosure of Lists. The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to
the names and addresses of the Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 or maintained
by the Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01
upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS
AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events
of Default. Each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:
(a) default
in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days;
(b) default
in the payment of the principal of any Note (including the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price) when due and payable
on the Maturity Date, upon redemption or repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
(c) failure
by the Company to comply with its obligation to exchange the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture upon exercise of a
Holder’s exchange right, and such default continues for five Business Days;
(d) failure
by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 11;
(e) failure
by the Company to issue a notice in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.02(b) or notice of a specified corporate
transaction in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.01(b)(4) or Section 14.01(b)(5) when due
and such failure is not cured within three Business Days of its occurrence;
(f) failure
by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding (a copy of which notice, if given by Holders, must also be given to the Trustee) has been received by the Company to comply
with any of its other agreements contained in the Notes or this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty default in whose performance
or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section 6.01 specifically provided for or that is not applicable to the Notes), which
notice shall state that it is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;
(g) failure
to pay any recourse indebtedness for monies borrowed by the REIT or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, including the Company, in an
outstanding principal amount in excess of $65 million when due or upon acceleration after the expiration of any applicable grace period,
which recourse indebtedness is not discharged, or such default in payment or acceleration is not cured or rescinded, within sixty (60)
days after written notice of such failure to us from the trustee (or to us and the trustee from holders of at least twenty five percent
(25%) in principal amount of the notes then outstanding);
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(h) the
Company, the REIT or any Significant Subsidiary of the REIT shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking the liquidation,
reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company, the REIT or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or
other similar official of the Company, the REIT or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of the Company’s, the REIT’s
or such Significant Subsidiary’s property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by
any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; or
(i) an
involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company, the REIT or any Significant Subsidiary of the REIT seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company, the REIT or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator,
custodian or other similar official of the Company, the REIT or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property,
and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 30 consecutive days.
Section 6.02. Acceleration;
Rescission and Annulment.
(a) If
one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall
be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order,
rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default
specified in Section 6.01(h) or Section 6.01(i) with respect to the Company or the REIT (and not solely
with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the REIT), unless the principal of all of the Notes shall have already become due and payable,
either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice in writing to
the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.
(b) If
an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(h) or Section 6.01(i) with respect to the Company or
the REIT (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the REIT) occurs and is continuing, the principal of, and accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, on all Notes shall be immediately due and payable.
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Section 6.03. Additional
Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent the Company elects, the sole
remedy for an Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) (a
“Reporting Event of Default”) shall after the occurrence of such a Reporting Event of Default consist exclusively
of the right to receive additional interest (the “Additional Interest”) on the Notes at a rate equal to (i) 0.25%
per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for the first 180 days of the 360-day period on which such Reporting Event
of Default is continuing beginning on, and including, the date on which such a Reporting Event of Default first occurs and (ii) 0.50%
per annum of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes for the last 180 days of such 360-day period as long as such Reporting Event
of Default is continuing beginning on and including the 181st day after such Reporting Event of Default first occurred. If the Company
so elects, such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes
and shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any liquidated damages payable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement; provided that
in no event shall Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 6.03 and liquidated damages pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement accrue at a rate, in the aggregate, in excess of 0.50% per annum regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving
rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 6.03 and/or liquidated damages pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement. On the 361st day after such Reporting Event of Default (if the Reporting Event of Default is not
cured or waived prior to such 361st day), the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.
In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest following a Reporting Event of Default in accordance with this Section 6.03
or the Company elects to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject
to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.
In order to elect to pay
the Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 360 days after the occurrence of a Reporting Event of Default, the Company
must notify all Holders of Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election prior to the beginning of such 360-day period. Upon
the Company’s failure to timely give such notice, the Notes will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.
Section 6.04. Payments
of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor. If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01
shall have occurred, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes,
the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal and interest,
if any, at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any
amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06. If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand,
the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so
due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor
upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company
or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated. Until such demand by the Trustee, the Company may pay the principal and interest,
if any, on the Notes to the registered Holders, whether or not the Notes are overdue.
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In the event there shall
be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes under Title 11 of
the United States Code, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator,
sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other obligor, the property
of the Company or such other obligor, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other obligor
upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal
of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee
shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.04, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention
in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents
and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such
judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and
to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction
of any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization,
liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative
expenses, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee
any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including counsel fees and expenses, and including
any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent
that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be
denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends,
monies, securities and other property that the Holders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation
or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.
Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting such Holder or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote
in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
All rights of action and
of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of
the Notes, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by
the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for
the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its counsel, be for the ratable benefit
of the Holders of the Notes.
In any proceedings brought
by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be
a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of the
Notes parties to any such proceedings.
In case the Trustee shall
have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any
waiver pursuant to Section 6.09 or any rescission and annulment pursuant to Section 6.02 or for any other reason
or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the REIT, the Holders and the Trustee
shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and
all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the REIT, the Holders and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had
been instituted.
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Section 6.05. Application
of Monies Collected by Trustee. Any monies or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 6 shall
be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies or property, upon presentation
of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:
First, to the payment
of all amounts due the Trustee in all of its capacities under this Indenture;
Second, in case the
principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest on, and any cash due upon exchange
of, the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the payments of such interest and cash due upon exchange, as the case may be,
with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon such overdue payments at the rate borne by the
Notes at such time, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto;
Third, in case the
principal of the outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount
(including, if applicable, the payment of the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and any cash due upon exchange)
then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on the overdue principal and, to the extent that
such interest has been collected by the Trustee, upon overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and
in case such monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes, then to the payment of such
principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and the cash due upon exchange) and
interest without preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal or of any installment of interest over
any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal (including, if applicable,
the Redemption Price the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and any cash due upon exchange) and accrued and unpaid interest; and
Fourth, to the payment
of the remainder, if any, to the Company.
Section 6.06. Proceedings
by Holders. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of the principal (including, if applicable, the Redemption Price and
the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon
exchange, no Holder of any Note shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any
suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a) such
Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as herein provided;
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(b) Holders
of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute
such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c) such
Holder or Holders shall have offered, and if requested, provided to the Trustee such indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to
it against any costs, liabilities or expenses to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(d) the
Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any
such action, suit or proceeding; and
(e) during
such 60-day period, no direction that is inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee by the Holders of
a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding pursuant to Section 6.09,
it being understood and intended, and being expressly
covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Note with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders shall
have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice
the rights of any other Holder (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such
actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holder), or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other
such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common
benefit of all Holders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 6.06, each
and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be,
of (x) the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, the Redemption Price, if applicable) of, (y) accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, on, and (z) the consideration due upon exchange of, such Note, on or after the respective due dates
expressed or provided for in such Note or in this Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery,
as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such
Holder.
Section 6.07. Proceedings
by Trustee. In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested
in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by
suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant
or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal
or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.
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Section 6.08. Remedies
Cumulative and Continuing. Except as provided in the last paragraph of Section 2.06, all powers and remedies given
by this Article 6 to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive
of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise,
to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the
Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any continuing Default or continuing Event
of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any
acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.06, every power and remedy given by this Article 6
or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee
or by the Holders.
Section 6.09. Direction
of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders. Subject to the Trustee’s right to receive security or indemnity
from the relevant Holders as described herein, the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding
determined in accordance with Section 8.04 shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes; provided,
however, that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and (b) the Trustee
may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow
any direction that it determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee
in personal liability (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such directions
are unduly prejudicial to such Holder). The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding
determined in accordance with Section 8.04 may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event
of Default hereunder and its consequences except (i) a default in the payment of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, or the
principal (including the Redemption Price or the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) of, the Notes when due that has not been cured, (ii) a
failure by the Company to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon exchange of the Notes or (iii) a default
in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article 10 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of
each Holder of an outstanding Note affected. Upon any such waiver, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored
to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default
or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this
Section 6.09, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and this Indenture be deemed to have been
cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any
right consequent thereon.
Section 6.10. Notice
of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after a Responsible Officer has received written notice of the occurrence and
continuance of a Default, send to all Holders as the names and addresses of such Holders appear upon the Note Register, notice of all
such Defaults known to a Responsible Officer, unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice;
provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental
Change Purchase Price, if applicable), or accrued and unpaid interest on, any of the Notes or a Default in the payment or delivery of
the consideration due upon exchange, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Trustee in good
faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.
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Section 6.11. Undertaking
to Pay Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have
agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture,
or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of
an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims
or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 6.11 (to the extent permitted by law)
shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate
more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04, or to
any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on any
Note (including, but not limited to, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to the Notes being repurchased as provided in
this Indenture) on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to exchange
any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
Section 6.12. Cure
of Defaults; Ability to Cure or Waive Before Event of Default Occurs. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the manner
in which any Default can be cured, (A) a Default consisting of a failure to send a notice in accordance with this Indenture will
be cured upon the sending of such notice; (B) a Default in making any payment on (or delivering any other consideration in respect
of) any Note will be cured upon the delivery, in accordance with this Indenture, of such payment (or other consideration) together, if
applicable, with any default interest thereon; and (C) a Default that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) a
Reporting Event of Default will be cured upon the filing of the relevant report(s) giving rise to such Default. In addition, for
the avoidance of doubt, if a Default that is not an Event of Default is cured or waived before such Default would have constituted an
Event of Default, then no Event of Default will result from such Default.
ARTICLE 7
CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. Duties
and Responsibilities of Trustee. The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of
all Events of Default that may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Indenture. In the event an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers
vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use
under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs; provided that if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any
of the Holders unless such Holders have offered and if requested, provided, to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against
all losses and expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
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No provision of this Indenture
shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act
or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(a) prior
to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred:
(i) the
duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not
be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants
or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in
the absence of gross negligence and willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth
of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and
conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provisions hereof
are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether
or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations
or other facts stated therein);
(b) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless
it shall be proved that the Trustee was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(c) the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction
of the Holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided
in Section 8.04 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee,
or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture;
(d) whether
or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection
to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01;
(e) the
Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating
to payment) or notice effected by the Company or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any co-Note Registrar with respect to
the Notes;
(f) in
the absence of specific written investment direction from the Company, all cash received by the Trustee shall be placed in a non-interest
bearing trust account, and in no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred
thereon or for losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity date or the failure of the
party directing such investments prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investment to provide timely written
investment direction, and the Trustee shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest any amounts held hereunder in the absence of such
specific written investment direction from the Company; and
(g) in
the event that the Trustee is also acting as Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Exchange Agent or transfer agent hereunder, the
rights and protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article 7 shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Note
Registrar, Paying Agent, Exchange Agent or transfer agent.
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None of the provisions contained
in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance
of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers. Prior to taking any action under this Indenture, the Trustee
shall be entitled to indemnification or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense caused by taking or not taking
such action.
Section 7.02. Reliance
on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a) the
Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, note, coupon or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and
to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b) any
request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate
(unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Trustees may be evidenced
to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the REIT or the Company;
(c) the
Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and require an Opinion of Counsel and any advice of such counsel or Opinion of Counsel
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;
(d) the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion,
may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make
such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or
by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(e) the
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians,
nominees or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, custodian,
nominee or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder;
(f) the
permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties;
(g) neither
the Trustee nor any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, or affiliates shall be responsible for nor have any duty to monitor
the performance or any action of the Company, or any of their respective directors, members, officers, agents, affiliates, or employees,
nor shall it have any liability in connection with the malfeasance or nonfeasance by such party. The Trustee shall not be responsible
for any inaccuracy in the information obtained from the Company or for any inaccuracy or omission in the records which may result from
such information or any failure by the Trustee to perform its duties or set forth herein as a result of any inaccuracy or incompleteness;
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(h) the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default (except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in
payment of scheduled principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Note) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual
knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default or Event of Default (and stating the occurrence
of a Default or Event of Default) is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references
the Notes and this Indenture;
(i) the
Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be
authorized or within its rights or powers;
(j) the
Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the Holders of not
less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes as to the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available
to the Trustee or the exercising of any power conferred by this Indenture;
(k) the
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified,
are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person
employed to act hereunder;
(l) the
Trustee shall not be obligated to take possession of any Common Shares, whether upon conversion or in connection with any discharge of
this Indenture pursuant to Article 3 hereof, but shall satisfy its obligation as Conversion Agent by working through the transfer
agent of the Company from time to time as directed by the Company;
(m) neither
the Trustee nor any agent of the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary;
(n) in
no event shall the Trustee be liable for any indirect, special, consequential or punitive loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including
but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the
form of action;
(o) the
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default, Event of Default or any other default with respect to the Notes, unless written
notice from the Company or any Holder of the Notes of such Default or Event of Default shall have been received by a Responsible Officer
of the Trustee;
(p) the
Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder;
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(q) the
Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized
at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture;
(r) unless
a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto, the Trustee may assume that no
Additional Interest is owed on the Notes; and
(s) the
Trustee shall have no obligation to monitor the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 7.03. No
Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the
same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not
be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 7.04. Trustee,
Paying Agents, Exchange Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes. The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Exchange Agent or Note
Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it
were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Exchange Agent or Note Registrar.
Section 7.05. Monies
and Common Shares to Be Held in Trust. All monies and Common Shares received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein
provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money and Common Shares held by the Trustee in trust hereunder
need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on
any money or Common Shares received by it hereunder except as may be agreed from time to time by the Company and the Trustee.
Section 7.06. Compensation
and Expenses of Trustee. The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled
to, reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in any capacity (which shall not be limited by any provision of
law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as mutually agreed to in writing between the Trustee and the Company,
and the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably
incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture in any capacity thereunder (including the
reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any
such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been caused by its negligence or willful misconduct as finally adjudicated by a court
of competent jurisdiction. The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee in any capacity under this Indenture and any other document
or transaction entered into in connection herewith and any authenticating agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct as finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction
on the part of the Trustee, its officers, directors or employees, or such authenticating agent, as the case may be, and arising out of
or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or in any other capacity hereunder and the enforcement of this
Indenture (including Section 7.06), including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim of liability
in the premises. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay
or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured by a senior lien to which the Notes are hereby made
subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except, subject to the effect of Section 6.05, funds
held in trust herewith for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes. The Trustee’s right to receive payment of any amounts
due under this Section 7.06 shall not be subordinate to any other liability or indebtedness of the Company. The obligation
of the Company under this Section 7.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the earlier resignation
or removal or the Trustee. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 7.06 shall extend to the officers, directors and employees of the
Trustee.
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Without prejudice to any
other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services
after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(i) or Section 6.01(j) occurs, the expenses and
the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.
Section 7.07. Officers’
Certificate as Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions
of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting
any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’
Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such Officers’ Certificate, in the absence of negligence and willful misconduct on the
part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture
upon the faith thereof.
Section 7.08. Eligibility
of Trustee. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture
Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 7.08,
the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.08,
it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article 7.
Section 7.09. Resignation
or Removal of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company.
Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate,
executed by order of the Board of Trustees, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to
the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days, the resigning
Trustee may, upon 10 Business Days’ notice to the Company, petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction
for the appointment of a successor trustee, or any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months
may, subject to the provisions of Section 6.11, on behalf of himself or herself and all others similarly situated, petition
any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper
and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.
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(b) In case at any time any of the following shall occur:
(i) the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.08 and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or
(ii) the
Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property
shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in either case, the Company may by a Board
Resolution remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of
Trustees, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject
to the provisions of Section 6.11, any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months
may, on behalf of himself or herself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal
of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper
and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.
(c) The
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 8.04,
may at any time remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee unless within
10 days after notice to the Company of such nomination the Company objects thereto, in which case the Trustee so removed or any Holder,
upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section 7.09(a) provided, may, at the expense of the Company, petition
any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a successor trustee.
(d) Any
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 7.09
shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.10.
Section 7.10. Acceptance
by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 7.09 shall execute, acknowledge and
deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation
or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance,
shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally
named as Trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to
act shall, upon payment of any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon request of any such successor
trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such
successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a senior claim to which the Notes
are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by such trustee as such, except for funds held in trust for the
benefit of Holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.06.
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No successor trustee shall
accept appointment as provided in this Section 7.10 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be
eligible under the provisions of Section 7.08.
Upon acceptance of appointment
by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 7.10, each of the Company and the successor trustee, at the written direction
and at the expense of the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the Holders
at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. If the Company fails to mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance
of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Company.
Section 7.11. Succession
by Merger, Etc. Any corporation or other entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated,
or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including the administration
of this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on
the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that in the case of any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially
all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee such corporation or other entity shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 7.08.
In case at the time such
successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not
delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or authenticating
agent appointed by such predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall
not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by such successor trustee may authenticate
such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee hereunder or in the name of the successor trustee; and in all such cases such
certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee
shall have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or to authenticate
Notes in the name of any predecessor trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.
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ARTICLE 8
CONCERNING
THE HOLDERS
Section 8.01. Action
by Holders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking
of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein
may be evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed
in writing. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee
may, but shall not be required to, fix in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Holders entitled to
take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than 15 days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation
of such action.
Section 8.02. Proof
of Execution by Holders. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 and Section 7.02, proof of the execution
of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes shall be proved by
the Note Register or by a certificate of the Note Registrar.
Section 8.03. Who
Are Deemed Absolute Owners. The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Exchange Agent and any
Note Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute
owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon
made by any Person other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal
of and (subject to Section 2.03) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for exchange of such Note and for all other purposes;
and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Exchange Agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected by any notice
to the contrary. All such payments or deliveries so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to
the extent of the sums or Common Shares so paid or delivered, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable or
shares deliverable upon any such Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes following an Event of
Default, any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation,
proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such Holder’s right to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Note in certificated form in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
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Section 8.04. Company-Owned
Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in
any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Company, by the REIT, by any Subsidiary
of the Company or the REIT or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control
with the Company, the REIT or any Subsidiary of the Company or the REIT shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the
purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on
any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible Officer actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 8.04
if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such Notes and
that the pledgee is not the Company, the REIT, a Subsidiary of the Company or the REIT or a Person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company, the REIT or any Subsidiary of the Company or the REIT.
In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the
Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying
all Notes, if any, known by the Company or the REIT to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above-described Persons;
and, subject to Section 7.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence
of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
Section 8.05. Revocation
of Consents; Future Holders Bound. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01,
of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this Indenture
in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Notes the Holders of which have
consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided
in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder
of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued
in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto
is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.
ARTICLE 9
POSSIBLE
FUTURE GUARANTOR
Section 9.01. Possible
Future Guarantor.
The REIT will be required
to fully and unconditionally guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, interest on and amount due upon exchange of
the Notes when due, whether on the Maturity Date, by declaration of acceleration, upon exchange of the Notes in accordance with Article 14
hereof or call for redemption or purchase at the option of the Holders, on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis, together with amounts
owing to the Trustee (in all of its capacities), all as provided in this Article 9 if, and for so long as, it guarantees
the Credit Agreement. Such Guarantee would rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company.
Section 9.02. The
Guarantee.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Section 9.03, the provisions of this Section 9.02 shall be applicable at all times when
the REIT is required to guarantee the Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.01.
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(b) The
REIT hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees (the “Guarantee”) to each Holder of a Note and to the Trustee
and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the obligations of the
Company under this Indenture or the Notes or restrictions of any kind on the Company’s performance of its obligations under this
Indenture or the Notes, and waiving all rights of objection and defense arising from the Notes, that: (i) the principal of, and
interest on, the Notes will be punctually paid in full when due, whether on the Maturity Date or Interest Payment Date, by acceleration,
call for redemption, repurchase at the option of Holders or otherwise; (ii) all other obligations of the Company to the Holders
(including without limitation the delivery of amounts due upon exchange in accordance with the provisions of Article 14)
or the Trustee under this Indenture or the Notes will be promptly paid or delivered in full, as the case may be, all in accordance with
the terms of this Indenture and the Notes; and (iii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any
of such other obligations thereunder, they will be paid or delivered in full when due in accordance with the terms of the extension or
renewal, whether on the Maturity Date or any Interest Payment Date, by acceleration, call for redemption, repurchase at the option of
holders, upon exchange or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed for whatever reason, the REIT shall be obligated
to pay the same before failure so to pay becomes an Event of Default with respect to Notes. If the Company defaults in the payment of
the principal of, interest on or amounts due upon exchange with respect to, the Notes when and as the same shall become due, whether
on the Maturity Date, any Interest Payment Date, by acceleration, upon exchange, call for redemption, or otherwise, without the necessity
of action by the Trustee or any Holder, the REIT shall be required to promptly make such payment in full.
(c) The
REIT agrees that its obligations with regard to this Guarantee shall be as principal and not merely as surety and shall be full, irrevocable
and unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action
to enforce the same, any delays in obtaining or realizing upon or failures to obtain or realize upon collateral, the recovery of any
judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a surety or a guarantor. The REIT hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with
a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company or right
to require the prior disposition of the assets of the Company to meet its obligations, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and
covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of all obligations contained in the Notes and this
Indenture. The Guarantee is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. The obligations of the REIT under this Guarantee will constitute
direct, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the REIT and the REIT undertakes that its obligations hereunder will rank pari passu
with all other present or future direct, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the REIT, save for such obligations as may be mandatorily
preferred by law.
(d) The
Guarantee shall continue in full force and effect by way of continuing security until all principal, interest, if any, and amounts due
on exchange have been paid or delivered in full and all other actual or contingent obligations of the Company in relation to the Notes
or under the Indenture have been satisfied in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any payment received by any Holder is, on the subsequent
bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company, avoided under any applicable laws, including, among others, laws relating to bankruptcy or insolvency,
such payment will not be considered as having discharged or diminished the liability of the REIT and the Guarantee will continue to apply
as if such payment had at all times remained owing by the Company.
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(e) If
any Holder of Notes or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to any of the Company or the REIT, or any custodian,
trustee, or similar official acting in relation to any of the Company or the REIT, any amount paid by any of the Company or the REIT
to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. The
REIT agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders of Notes in respect of any obligations
guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations under the Notes. The REIT further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand,
and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as
provided in Section 6.02 for the purposes of the Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing
such acceleration as to the Company of the obligations so guaranteed, and (ii) in the event of any acceleration of those obligations
as provided in Section 6.02, those obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by
the REIT with respect to Notes for purposes of the Guarantee.
(f) The
REIT and by its acceptance of a Note issued hereunder each Holder hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the
Guarantee by the REIT set forth in this Section 9.02 not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purpose of any
Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar Federal or state law. To effectuate
the foregoing intention, the Holders and the REIT hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the REIT under the Guarantee set forth
in this Section 9.02 shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed
liabilities of REIT, result in the obligations of the REIT not constituting such a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
(g) It
is the intention of the parties that the obligations of the REIT shall be in, but not in excess of, the maximum amount permitted by applicable
law. Accordingly, if the obligations in respect of the Guarantee would be annulled, avoided or subordinated to the creditors of the REIT
by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding actually pending before such court as a result of a determination both that such
Guarantee was made without fair consideration and, immediately after giving effect thereto, the REIT was insolvent or unable to pay its
debts as they mature or left with an unreasonably small capital, then the obligations of the REIT under the Guarantee shall be reduced
by such court if and to the extent such reduction would result in the avoidance of such annulment, avoidance or subordination; provided,
however, that any reduction pursuant to this paragraph shall be made in the smallest amount as is strictly necessary to reach such result.
For purposes of this paragraph, “fair consideration,” “insolvency,” “unable to pay its debts as they mature,”
“unreasonably small capital” and the effective times of reductions, if any, required by this paragraph shall be determined
in accordance with applicable law.
(h) If
the obligations of the REIT are reduced pursuant to Section 9.02(f) or 9.02(g) above, such reduction shall
be applied proportionately with respect to all Notes guaranteed under this Section 9.02, in accordance with the respective
outstanding principal amount of such Notes so guaranteed and being then due upon the acceleration of the payment of such Notes.
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Section 9.03. Termination
of Guarantee.
(a) If
the REIT guarantees the Notes, the Guarantee will automatically and unconditionally terminate and be released and any supplemental indenture,
to the extent relating thereto, shall no longer have any effect, upon:
(1) the
REIT no longer guaranteeing or otherwise being an obligor with respect to the Credit Agreement, provided that the foregoing provisions
of this clause (1) and any release of the REIT’s Guarantee pursuant to this clause (1) shall not limit the obligation
of the Company to guarantee the Notes at any time thereafter pursuant to this Article 9; or
(2) discharge
of the Notes, as provided in Article 3 of this Indenture.
At the written request and
expense of the Company, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of the REIT from
its obligations under the Guarantee.
Section 9.04. Evidence
of Guarantee. If the REIT is required to guarantee the Notes pursuant to Section 9.01, the REIT will immediately
be and become, automatically and without the execution or delivery of any supplemental indenture or other instrument or other action
by any person, a guarantor of the Notes and shall be subject to and bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Article 9;
provided, that the REIT shall execute and deliver a supplemental indenture to this Indenture to evidence the Guarantee within 10 Business
Days of the execution thereof. For so long as the REIT guarantees the Notes, it agrees that it waives and will not in any manner whatsoever
claim or take the benefit or advantage of any right of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against the Company
as a result of any payment by the REIT under the Guarantee until the Notes have been paid in full.
ARTICLE 10
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
Section 10.01. Supplemental
Indentures Without Consent of Holders. The Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Trustees, and the Trustee,
at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one
or more of the following purposes:
(a) to
conform the terms of this Indenture or the Notes to the description thereof in the Offering Memorandum;
(b) to
provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture;
(c) to
evidence the succession by a Successor Entity and to provide for the assumption by a Successor Entity of the Company’s or the REIT’S
obligations under the Indenture, the Notes, and the Registration Rights Agreement, as applicable;
(d) to
add guarantees with respect to the Notes;
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(e) to
secure the Notes;
(f) to
add to the Company’s or the REIT’s covenants such further covenants, restrictions or conditions for the benefit of the Holders
or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or the REIT by the Indenture;
(g) (i) to
cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or the Notes or (ii) to make any other change that does not
adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;
(h) to
enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Section 14.07;
(i) to
irrevocably elect or eliminate any Net Share Settlement Method or Specified Dollar Amount; provided, however, that (a) no such election
or elimination will affect any Net Share Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant
to the provisions of Section 14.03 and (b) such irrevocable election or elimination can in no event result in a Specified
Dollar Amount of less than $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes applying to the exchange of any Note;
(j) to
provide for a successor Trustee;
(k) to
comply with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary;
(l) to
comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with any qualification of this Indenture, or any related supplemental indenture,
under the Trust Indenture Act; or
(m) to
make any other change to this Indenture, the Notes or the Registration Rights Agreement that does not, individually or in the aggregate
with all other such changes, adversely affect the rights of Holders, as such, in any material respect, as determined by the Company in
good faith.
Upon the written request
of the Company, the Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company and the REIT in the execution of any such supplemental indenture,
to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to,
but may in its discretion, enter into any supplemental indenture that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under
this Indenture or otherwise.
Any supplemental indenture
authorized by the provisions of this Section 10.01 may be executed by the Company, the REIT and the Trustee without the consent
of the Holders of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 10.02.
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Section 10.02. Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Holders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 8) of the Holders of at least
a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (determined in accordance with Article 8 and including,
without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Notes), the Company and the
REIT, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Trustees and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time
and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights
of the Holders; provided, however, that, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected, no such supplemental indenture
shall:
(a) reduce
the percentage in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding necessary to waive any past Default or Event of Default;
(b) reduce
the rate of interest on any Note or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;
(c) make
any change that adversely affects the registration rights of any Note;
(d) reduce
the principal of any Note or change the Maturity Date;
(e) change
the place or currency of payment on any Note;
(f) make
any change that impairs or adversely affects the exchange rights of any Notes;
(g) reduce
the Redemption Price or make any other change to the provisions of Article 16 that is materially adverse to Holders in any
way;
(h) reduce
the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the rights of the Holders of the Notes
the Company’s obligation to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in
the covenants, definitions related thereto or otherwise;
(i) impair
the right of any Holder of Notes to receive payment of principal of, and interest, if any, on, its Notes, or the right to receive payment
of cash and, if applicable, Common Shares or other consideration, together with cash in lieu thereof in respect of any fractional shares,
due upon exchange of its Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery,
as the case may be, with respect to such Holder’s Notes;
(j) modify
the ranking provisions of the Indenture in a manner that is adverse to the rights of the Holders of the Notes; or
(k) make
any change to the provisions of this Article 10 that requires each Holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions in
Section 6.09 if such change is adverse to the rights of Holders of the Notes.
It shall not be necessary
for any act or consent of Holders under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture,
but it shall be sufficient if such act or consent shall approve the substance thereof. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to,
fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons entitled to consent to any indenture supplemental hereto. If a record date
is fixed, the Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such
supplemental indenture, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that, unless such consent shall have
become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having been obtained prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date,
any such consent previously given shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be cancelled and of no further effect.
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Upon the written request
of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid and subject to Section 10.05,
the Trustee shall join with the Company and the REIT in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture
affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its
discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
Holders do not need under
this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture. It shall be sufficient if such
Holders approve the substance thereof. After any such supplemental indenture becomes effective, the Company shall send to the Holders
a notice briefly describing such supplemental indenture. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in
the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the supplemental indenture.
Section 10.03. Effect
of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10,
this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights,
obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company, the REIT and the Holders shall thereafter be determined,
exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments and all the terms and conditions of any
such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.
Section 10.04. Notation
on Notes. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this
Article 10 may, at the Company’s expense, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided
for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion
of the Trustee and the Board of Trustees, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at
the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated upon receipt of a Company Order, by the Trustee (or
an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 17.10) and delivered in exchange for the Notes
then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding.
Section 10.05. Trustee
to Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant hereto if the amendment or
supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. In executing any amendment, supplement
or waiver, the Trustee shall receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 17.05,
an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized
or permitted by this indenture.
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ARTICLE 11
CONSOLIDATION,
MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE
Section 11.01. Company
and REIT May Consolidate, Merge, etc., on Certain Terms. Subject to the provisions of Section 11.02, neither
the Company nor the REIT shall amalgamate or consolidate with, merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially
all of its properties and assets to another Person, unless:
(a) the
Company or the REIT, as the case may be, shall be the surviving Person or the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor
Entity”), and if not the Company or the REIT, shall be an entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States
of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and the Successor Entity (if not the Company or the REIT, as the case may
be) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all
of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture as applicable to the Notes (and, if such Successor Entity is not
a corporation, then such Successor Entity will cause a corporate co-issuer organized and existing under the laws of the United States
of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia to become a co-obligor on the Notes); and
(b) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture.
Section 11.02. Successor
Entity to Be Substituted. In case of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and upon the
assumption by the Successor Entity, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the
Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any Fundamental Change Purchase Price), the Redemption Price
(if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest and accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, on all of the Notes, the due and
punctual delivery or payment, as the case may be, of any consideration due upon exchange of the Notes and the due and punctual performance
of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company and the REIT, such Successor Entity (if not the
Company or the REIT) shall succeed to and, shall be substituted for the Company or the REIT, as the case may be, and may exercise every
right and power of, the Company or the REIT, as the case may be, under the Indenture, with the same effect as if it had been named herein
as the party of the first part. Such Successor Entity, if a successor to the Company, thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue
either in its own name or in the name of the Company any or all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been
signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such Successor Entity instead of the Company and subject to
all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to
be authenticated and delivered, any Notes that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the Officers of the Company to the
Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such Successor Entity thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee
for that purpose. All the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes
theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date
of the execution hereof. In the event of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer (but not in the case of
a lease), the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture (or any successor that shall thereafter
have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article 11) may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter
and, except in the case of a lease, such Person shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Notes and from its
obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement.
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In case of any such amalgamation,
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the
Notes thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
Section 11.03. Opinion
of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee. In the case of any such amalgamation, merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease,
the Trustee shall receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that any such amalgamation, consolidation,
merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction,
such supplemental indenture, complies with the provisions of this Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
IMMUNITY
OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Section 12.01. Indenture
and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on any
Note, nor for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement
of the Company or the REIT in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in any Note, nor because of the creation of any indebtedness
represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, partner, member, employee, agent, Officer or director or Subsidiary,
as such, past, present or future, of the Company or the REIT or of any successor Person, either directly or through the Company or the
REIT (as the case may be) or any successor Person, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement
of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability, including, without limitation, any
such liability of the REIT for the obligations of the Company hereunder or under any Note, is hereby expressly waived and released as
a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Notes.
ARTICLE 13
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE 14
EXCHANGE
OF NOTES
Section 14.01. Right
to Exchange. (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, each Holder shall have the right,
at such Holder’s option, to exchange its Notes, or any portion of its Notes such that the principal amount that remains outstanding
of each Note that is not exchanged in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, for the Settlement Amount
determined in accordance with Section 14.03(a) hereof, (x) prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately
preceding January 15, 2032, only upon satisfaction of one or more of the conditions described in Section 14.01(b) hereof,
and (y) on or after January 15, 2032, at any time prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately
preceding the Maturity Date.
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(b) (1) Prior
to the Close of Business on January 15, 2032, a Holder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for exchange at any time during
any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on September 30, 2026 (and only during such calendar quarter),
if the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Shares for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive
Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable
Exchange Price on each applicable Trading Day.
(2) Prior
to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding January 15, 2032, a Holder may surrender all or any portion of
its Notes for exchange at any time during the five Business Day period after any 10 consecutive Trading Day period (the “Measurement
Period”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this subsection (b)(2) for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than
98% of the product of (x) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares and (y) the applicable Exchange Rate on each such
Trading Day. The Trading Prices shall be determined by the Bid Solicitation Agent pursuant to this subsection (b)(2) and the definition
of “Trading Price” set forth in this Indenture. The Company shall provide written notice to the Bid Solicitation Agent (if
other than the Company) of the three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company in accordance with
the definition of Trading Price, along with the appropriate contact information for each. The Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the
Company) shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes unless the Company has requested
such determination; and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request (or, if the Company is the Bid Solicitation Agent,
the Company shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes) unless a Holder of a Note provides the Company with
reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than 98% of the product of (x) the
Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on such Trading Day and (y) the applicable Exchange Rate on such Trading Day. At such
time, the Company shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company) to determine or, if the Company is the Bid Solicitation
Agent, the Company shall determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on
each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for a Trading Day is greater than or equal to
98% of the product of (x) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on such Trading Day and (y) the applicable Exchange
Rate on such Trading Day. Whenever the condition to exchange set forth in this subsection (b)(2) has been met, the Company will
so notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee). If, at any time after the condition to exchange
set forth in this subsection (b)(2) has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal
to 98% of the product of (x) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares and (y) the applicable Exchange Rate for such
date, the Company will so notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) promptly. The Company will
initially act as Bid Solicitation Agent.
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(3) If
the Company calls any or all Notes for Optional Redemption pursuant to Article 16 hereof prior to the Close of Business on
the Business Day immediately preceding January 15, 2032, then a Holder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for exchange
at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Scheduled Trading Day prior to the relevant Redemption Date, even if the Notes are
not otherwise exchangeable at such time. After that time, the right to exchange on account of the Company’s delivery of a Redemption
Notice shall expire, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, in which case a Holder of Notes may exchange
its Notes until the Redemption Price has been paid or duly provided for.
(4) If,
prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding January 15, 2032, the REIT elects to:
(A) issue
to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares any rights, options or warrants (other than in connection with a shareholder
rights plan prior to the separation of such rights from the Common Shares) entitling them for a period of not more than 45 calendar days
after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average
of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading
Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance (taking into account any consideration received by the Company as
described in Section 14.04(b)); or
(B) distribute
to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares the Company’s assets, securities or rights to purchase the REIT’s
securities (other than in connection with a shareholder rights plan prior to the separation of such rights from the Common Shares), which
distribution has a per share value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Trustees, exceeding 10% of the Last Reported Sale Price
of the Common Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such distribution,
then, in either case, the Company must
notify the Holders, Trustee and Exchange Agent at least 45 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance
or distribution. Once the Company has given such notice, Holders may surrender all or any portion of their Notes for exchange at any
time until the earlier of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for
such issuance or distribution and the Company’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place, even if the
Notes are not otherwise exchangeable at such time. Holders of the Notes will not, however, have the right to exchange pursuant to this
subsection (b)(4) if they participate, at the same time and upon the same terms, as holders of Common Shares in any of the transactions
described above without having to exchange their Notes as if they held a number of shares of the Common Shares equal to the applicable
Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution
multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such holder on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance
or distribution.
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(5) If
(A) a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately
preceding January 15, 2032, regardless of whether a Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase the Notes in accordance
with the provisions of Article 15, or (B) the REIT is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, or
transfer or lease of all or substantially all of its assets (other than a merger effected solely to change the REIT’s jurisdiction
of incorporation that does not otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), in each case, pursuant
to which the Common Shares would be exchanged into cash, securities or other assets, all or any portion of a Holder’s Notes may
be surrendered for exchange at any time from or after the effective date of the transaction or event until 35 Trading Days after such
effective date or, if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than a Fundamental Change pursuant to which
the Company has made an election not to repurchase the Notes in accordance with Section 15.10) until the related Fundamental
Change Purchase Date. The Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) no later than
the effective date of such transaction or event.
(c) Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Notes or this Indenture, no Holder of Notes will be entitled to receive Common Shares following exchange of
such Notes to the extent that receipt of such Common Shares would cause such Holder to exceed the ownership limits contained in the REIT’s
declaration of trust, unless such Holder has been exempted from such limit in the Board of Trustees’ sole discretion in accordance
with the REIT’s declaration of trust.
(d) If
any delivery of Common Shares owed to a Holder upon exchange of Notes is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the limitations
described in Section 14.01(c), the REIT’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company
shall deliver such shares as promptly as practicable after any such exchanging Holder gives notice to the Company that such delivery
would not result in a violation of the ownership limit contained in the REIT’s declaration of trust.
(e) Neither
the Trustee nor the Exchange Agent shall be responsible for monitoring compliance with Section 14.01(c) or (d) and,
absent written direction from the Company to the contrary, may assume that any exchange complies with the limitations set forth therein.
Section 14.02. Exchange
Procedure.
(a) Settlement
of Accrued Interest and Deemed Payment of Principal. If a Holder exchanges a Note, the Company will not adjust the Exchange Rate
to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note and the Company’s delivery of cash and the number of Common Shares
into which a Note is exchangeable, together with any cash payment for any fractional Common Shares, will be deemed to satisfy and discharge
in full the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding,
the Exchange Date; provided, however, that if a Holder exchanges a Note after a Regular Record Date and prior to the Open of Business
on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Company will still be obligated to pay the interest due on such Interest Payment Date
to the Holder of such Note on such Regular Record Date (provided the Holder makes the interest payment upon exchange if so required by
Section 14.02(h)).
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As
a result, except as otherwise provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, any accrued and unpaid interest with respect
to an exchanged Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon an exchange of Notes into
into cash, and, if applicable, Common Shares, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid
upon such exchange.
(b) Notices.
Upon receipt of a Notice of Exchange (as contemplated below), the Exchange Agent shall promptly notify the Company.
(c) Settlement
Location. Each Note shall be exchangeable at the office of the Exchange Agent and, if applicable, in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures.
(d) Notice.
To exercise the exchange privilege with respect to a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Holder must complete the appropriate instruction
form for exchange pursuant to the Depositary’s book-entry exchange program, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents
if required by the Company or the Exchange Agent, and pay the funds, if any, required by Section 14.02(h) and any taxes
or duties if required pursuant to Section 14.02(i), and the Exchange Agent must be informed of the exchange in accordance
with the customary practice of the Depositary.
To exercise the exchange
privilege with respect to any Physical Notes, the Holder of such Physical Notes shall:
(1) complete
and manually sign an exchange notice in the form set forth in the Form of Notice of Exchange (the “Notice of Exchange”)
or a facsimile of the Notice of Exchange;
(2) deliver
the Notice of Exchange, which is irrevocable, and the Note to the Exchange Agent;
(3) if
required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents;
(4) if
required, make any payment required under Section 14.02(h); and
(5) if
required, pay all transfer or similar taxes as set forth in Section 14.02(i).
If, upon exchange of a Note,
any Common Shares are to be issued to a person other than the Holder of such Note, the related Notice of Exchange shall include such
other person’s name and address.
If the Company calls the
Notes for redemption pursuant to Article 16, Holders may exchange their Notes at any time prior to the Close of Business
on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. After that time, Holders will no longer have the right to exchange
their Notes on account of the Company’s delivery of the relevant Redemption Notice, unless the Company defaults in the payment
of the Redemption Price, in which case a Holder of the Notes may exchange its Notes until the Redemption Price has been paid or duly
provided for.
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If a Note is subject to a
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, such Note may not be exchanged unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance
with Section 15.04 prior to the relevant Fundamental Change Expiration Time.
For any Note, the first Business
Day on which the Holder of such Note satisfies all of the applicable requirements set forth above with respect to such Note and on which
exchange of such Note is not otherwise prohibited under this Indenture shall be the “Exchange Date” with respect to
such Note.
Each exchange shall be deemed
to have been effected as to any such Notes (or portion thereof) surrendered for exchange at the Close of Business on the applicable Exchange
Date, and the Person in whose name the certificate for any Common Shares delivered upon exchange is registered shall be treated as a
stockholder of record as of the Close of Business on the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period. In no event will a
Holder be entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution with respect to any Common Shares issued on exchange of such Holder’s
Notes if the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period is after the Record Date for such dividend or distribution.
Subject to the provisions
of Section 14.06(b) and Section 14.07(a), the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the Settlement
Amount due in respect of its exchange obligation no later than the second Trading Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day
of the relevant Observation Period.
If any Common Shares are
due to exchanging Holders, the REIT shall issue or cause to be issued, and the Company shall deliver to such Holder, or such Holder’s
nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depositary, as the case may be, for the full number of Common
Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Company’s exchange obligation.
(e) Endorsement.
Any Notes surrendered for exchange shall, unless Common Shares issuable on exchange are to be issued in the same name as the registration
of such Notes, be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by,
the Holder or its duly authorized attorney.
(f) Physical
Notes. If any Notes in a denomination greater than $1,000 shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Company shall execute and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Notes so surrendered, without charge, new Notes in authorized denominations
in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered Notes.
(g) Global
Notes. Upon the exchange of a beneficial interest in Global Notes, the Exchange Agent shall make a notation in its records as to
the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any exchanges of Notes
effected through any Exchange Agent other than the Trustee.
(h) Interest
Due Upon Exchange. If a Holder exchanges a Note after the Close of Business on a Regular Record Date but prior to the Open of Business
on the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Regular Record Date, such Holder must accompany such Note with an amount of cash equal
to the amount of interest that will be payable on such Note on the corresponding Interest Payment Date (regardless of whether the exchanging
Holder was the Holder of record on the corresponding Regular Record Date); provided, however, that a Holder need not make such payment
(1) if the Exchange Date follows the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified
a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company
has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment
Date; or (4) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of exchange with respect to such
Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all record Holders of Notes on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity
Date, and any Redemption Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date described in the preceding sentence will receive the full interest
payment due on the Maturity Date or other applicable Interest Payment Date regardless of whether their Notes have been exchanged following
such Regular Record Date.
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(i) Taxes
Due upon Exchange. If a Holder exchanges a Note, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due
on the issue of any Common Shares upon the exchange, unless the tax is due because the Holder requests that any shares be issued in a
name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder will pay that tax.
Section 14.03. Settlement
Upon Exchange.
(a) Subject
to this Section 14.03, Section 14.06(b) and Section 14.07(a), upon exchange of any Note, the
Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder, in full satisfaction of its delivery obligation upon exchange
(the “Exchange Obligation”), cash up to the principal amount of the Note exchanged and, if applicable in respect of
any net shares due upon exchange (the “Net Shares”), cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares,
together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Share in accordance with Section 14.03(b),
at the Company’s election, as set forth in this Section 14.03 (each such net share settlement method, a “Net
Share Settlement Method”).
(1) All
exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after January 15, 2032 or occurs after the Company provides a Redemption
Notice and prior to the related Redemption Date shall be settled using the same Net Share Settlement Method (including the same relative
proportion of cash and/or Common Shares). Except for any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after January 15,
2032 or on or after the Company provides a Redemption Notice and prior to the related Redemption Date, the Company will use the same
Net Share Settlement Method (including the same relative proportion of cash and/or Common Shares in respect of such Net Shares) for all
exchanges with the same Exchange Date, but the Company will not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to
exchanges with different Exchange Dates.
(2) If
the Company elects a Net Share Settlement Method, the Company shall deliver notice to Holders so exchanging, the Trustee and the Exchange
Agent of such Net Share Settlement Method the Company has selected no later than the Close of Business on the Trading Day immediately
following the related Exchange Date (or (x) in the case of any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after
January 15, 2032, no later than January 15, 2032 or (y) in the case of any exchanges after the Company issues a Redemption
Notice and prior to the related Redemption Date, in the Redemption Notice). If the Company does not timely elect a Net Share Settlement
Method, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect a Net Share Settlement Method in respect of its Exchange Obligation and the
Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. If the Company has timely elected a Net Share
Settlement Method in respect of any exchange but does not timely notify the exchanging Holder, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent of
the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the Specified Dollar Amount shall be deemed to be $1,000.
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(3) The
cash, Common Shares or combination of cash and Common Shares payable or deliverable by the Company in respect of any exchange of $1,000
principal amount of the Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall include (x) cash up to $1,000 and (y) cash
or Common Shares or any combination of cash and Common Shares in respect of the Company’s obligation to deliver the Net Shares,
and shall be computed as follows:
(A) if
the Company elects to pay solely cash in respect of the Net Shares, the Company shall pay to the exchanging Holder in respect of each
$1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Exchange Values for each of the 40 consecutive
VWAP Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and
(B) if
the Company elects to deliver Common Shares in respect of some or all of the Net Shares, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case
may be, to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged a Settlement Amount equal to the
sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the related Observation Period (plus cash
in lieu of any fractional Common Share issuable upon exchange).
(4) If
more than one Note shall be surrendered for exchange at any one time by the same Holder, the Exchange Obligation with respect to such
Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted
hereby) so surrendered.
(5) The
Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Exchange Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following
the last VWAP Trading Day of the related Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the
Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and, if applicable, the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional Common Share, the
Company shall notify the applicable Holder, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts
or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and, if applicable, the amount of cash payable in lieu of fractional Common Shares.
The Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.
(b) Fractional
Shares. The Company shall not issue any fractional Common Shares upon exchange of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of
any fractional Common Share issuable upon exchange in an amount based on the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant
Observation Period. For each Note surrendered for exchange, if the Company has elected (or is deemed to elect) to deliver Common Shares
in respect of some or all of the Net Shares, the full number of shares that shall be issued upon exchange thereof shall be computed on
the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and, if applicable, any fractional share remaining
after such computation shall be paid in cash.
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(c) Notices.
Whenever an Exchange Date occurs with respect to a Note, the Exchange Agent will, as promptly as possible, and in no event later than
the Business Day immediately following such Exchange Date, deliver to the Company and the Trustee, if it is not then the Exchange Agent,
notice that an Exchange Date has occurred, which notice will state such Exchange Date, the principal amount of Notes exchanged on such
Exchange Date and the names of the Holders that exchanged Notes on such Exchange Date.
Section 14.04. Adjustment
of Exchange Rate. The Exchange Rate will be adjusted as described in this Section 14.04, except that the Company
shall not make any adjustment to the Exchange Rate if Holders participate (other than in the case of (x) a share split or share
combination or (y) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares and as
a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described below without having to exchange their Notes, as if they held a number
of Common Shares equal to the applicable Exchange Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by
such Holder.
(a) If
the REIT exclusively issues Common Shares as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all Common Shares, or if the REIT effects
a share split or share combination, the Exchange Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:
where,
ER0
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately
prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or combination, as applicable;
ER1
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date, as applicable;
OS0
=
the
number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date, as
applicable, before giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as applicable; and
OS1
=
the
number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination,
as applicable.
Any
adjustment made under this Section 14.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business
on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the Open of Business on the effective date for such share
split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 14.04(a) is
declared but not so paid or made, the Exchange Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Trustees determines
not to pay such dividend or distribution to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been
declared.
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(b) If
the REIT issues to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant
to a shareholder rights plan prior to separation of the relevant rights) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days
after the date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares, at a price per share that is less than the average of the
Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately
preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where,
ER0
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
ER1
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
OS0
=
the
number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
X
=
the
total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y
=
the
number of Common Shares equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the average
of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period ending on, and including, the Trading
Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.
Any
increase made under this Section 14.04(b) will be made successively whenever any such rights, options
or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To
the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or Common Shares are not delivered upon
the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Exchange Rate shall be readjusted to the Exchange Rate that would then be in
effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the
number of Common Shares actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, or if such rights, options or warrants
are not exercised prior to their expiration, the Exchange Rate shall be decreased to be the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect
if such Record Date for such issuance had not occurred.
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For
purposes of this Section 14.04(b) and Section 14.01(b)(4)(A), in determining whether any rights,
options or warrants entitle the holders of the Common Shares to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share less than
such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period ending on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the date of announcement for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such Common Shares,
there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the REIT for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable
on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Trustees.
(c) If
the REIT distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the REIT or rights, options
or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, excluding: (1) dividends
or distributions, rights, options or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 14.04(a) or
Section 14.04(b); (2) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant
to Section 14.04(d); and (3) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 14.04(c) shall
apply; then the Exchange Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
ER0
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
ER1
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP0
=
the
average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period ending on, and including,
the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and
FMV
=
the
fair market value (as determined by the Board of Trustees in good faith) of the shares of the REIT’s Capital Stock, evidences
of the REIT’s indebtedness, other assets, or property of the REIT or rights, options or warrants to acquire the REIT’s
Capital Stock or other securities distributed with respect to each outstanding Common Share on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.
If
“FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than the “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the
foregoing increase, each Holder of Notes shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes it holds, at the same
time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares, the amount and kind of the REIT’s Capital Stock, evidences
of the REIT’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the REIT or rights, options or warrants to acquire the REIT’s Capital
Stock or other securities that such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Exchange
Rate in effect on the Record Date for the distribution.
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Any
increase made under the portion of this Section 14.04(c) above will become effective immediately
after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Exchange Rate
shall be decreased to be the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
With
respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 14.04(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend
or other distribution on the Common Shares of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating
to a Subsidiary of the REIT or other business unit of the REIT, and such Capital Stock or similar equity interest is listed or quoted
(or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the distribution) on a United States national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”),
the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where,
ER0
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period (as defined below);
ER1
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;
FMV0
=
the
average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Shares
applicable to one Common Share over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day-period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the
Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”); and
MP0
=
the
average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the Valuation Period.
The
increase in the Exchange Rate made under the preceding paragraph of this Section 14.04(c) will be determined
as of the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period, but will be given effect immediately after the Open of Business
on the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off; provided that in respect of any exchange of Notes, for any Trading Day that falls within the
relevant Observation Period for such exchange and within the Valuation Period, references within this Section 14.04(c) to
ten consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including the
Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Trading Day in determining the applicable Exchange Rate as of such Trading
Day. If any dividend or distribution that constitutes a Spin-Off is declared but not so paid or made, the Exchange Rate shall be immediately
decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Trustees determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Exchange Rate that
would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared or announced. For the avoidance of doubt, if the application
of the foregoing formula would result in a decrease in the Exchange Rate, no adjustment to the Exchange Rate will be made (other than
with respect to the Company’s right to readjust the Exchange Rate).
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For
purposes of the second adjustment set forth in this Section 14.04(c), (i) the Last Reported Sale Price
of any Capital Stock or similar equity interest shall be calculated in a manner analogous to that used to calculate the Last Reported
Sale Price of the Common Shares in the definition of “Last Reported Sale Price” set forth in Section 1.01, (ii) whether
a day is a Trading Day (and whether a day is a Scheduled Trading Day and whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred) for such Capital
Stock or similar equity interest shall be determined in a manner analogous to that used to determine whether a day is a Trading Day (or
whether a day is a Scheduled Trading Day and whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred) for the Common Shares, and (iii) whether
a day is a Trading Day to be included in a Valuation Period will be determined based on whether a day is a Trading Day for both the Common
Shares and such Capital Stock or similar equity interest.
Subject
to Section 14.10, for the purposes of this Section 14.04(c), rights, options or warrants distributed
by the REIT to all holders of Common Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the REIT’s Capital Stock (either
initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (a
“Trigger Event”): (1) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Shares; (2) are not exercisable; and
(3) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Shares, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of
this Section 14.04(c), (and no adjustment to the Exchange Rate under this Section 14.04(c) will be required)
until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed
and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Exchange Rate shall be made under this Section 14.04(c). If any
such right, option or warrant, distributed prior to the Issue Date is subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such right, option
or warrant becomes exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence
of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date of such deemed distribution (in which
case the original right, option or warrant shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders).
In addition, in the event of any distribution or deemed distribution of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event
(of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount
for which an adjustment to the Exchange Rate under this Section 14.04(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such
rights, options or warrants which shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final
redemption or purchase (x) the Exchange Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and
(y) the Exchange Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event,
as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by holders of
Common Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming each such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants),
made to all holders of Common Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options
or warrants which shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Exchange Rate shall be readjusted
as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.
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For
purposes of Section 14.04(a), Section 14.04(b) and this Section 14.04(c), if any
dividend or distribution to which this Section 14.04(c) applies includes one or both of:
(A) a
dividend or distribution of Common Shares to which Section 14.04(a) also applies (the “Clause
A Distribution”); or
(B) a
dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 14.04(b) also applies (the “Clause
B Distribution”), then (i) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution,
shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 14.04(c) applies (the “Clause C Distribution”)
and any Exchange Rate adjustment required to be made under this Section 14.04(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution
shall be made, (ii) the Clause B Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Exchange
Rate adjustment required by Section 14.04(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by
the Company, (A) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause B Distribution and the Clause A Distribution, if any, shall be
deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (B) any Common Shares included in the Clause A Distribution or
the Clause B Distribution shall not be deemed to be “outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend
Date” within the meaning of Section 14.04(b), and (iii) the Clause A Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to
immediately follow the Clause C Distribution or the Clause B Distribution, as the case may be, except that, if determined by the Company,
(A) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, if any, shall be deemed
to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution, and (B) any Common Shares included in the Clause A distribution shall not
be deemed to be “outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date” within
the meaning of Section 14.04(a).
(d) If
any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, to the extent that the aggregate
of all such cash dividends or distributions paid in any fiscal quarter exceeds the dividend threshold amount (the “DTA”),
the Exchange Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where,
ER0
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
ER1
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP0
=
the
Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or
distribution;
DTA
=
The
dividend threshold amount, which will initially be $0.29 per quarter; and
C
=
the
amount in cash per share that the REIT distributes to holders of the Common Shares.
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The
DTA is subject to adjustment on an inversely proportional basis whenever the Exchange Rate is adjusted other than adjustments made pursuant
to this Section 14.04(d). If an adjustment is required to be made as set forth in this Section 14.04(d) as
a result of a distribution that is not a regular quarterly dividend, the DTA will be deemed to be zero with respect to that particular
adjustment.
Any increase made pursuant
to this Section 14.04(d) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such
dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Exchange Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the
date the Board of Trustees determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect
if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
If “C” (as defined
above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall
receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares,
the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Exchange Rate
in effect on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution.
(e) If
the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Shares, to the extent
that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per Common Share exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price of the
Common Shares on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange
offer (the “Offer Expiration Date”), the Exchange Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where,
ER0
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Offer Expiration Date;
ER1
=
the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Offer Expiration Date;
AC
=
the
aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Trustees) paid or payable for Common Shares
purchased in such tender offer or exchange offer;
OS0
=
the
number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the expiration time of the tender or exchange offer on the Offer Expiration
Date (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer);
OS1
=
the
number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after the expiration time of the tender or exchange offer on the Offer Expiration
Date (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP1
=
the
average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day-period commencing on, and including,
the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date.
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The
adjustment to the applicable Exchange Rate under the preceding paragraph of this Section 14.04(e) will
be given effect at the Open of Business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date. For purposes of determining the
applicable Exchange Rate in respect of any exchange of Notes, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for
such exchange and within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration
Date, references within this Section 14.04(e) to “10” or “10th” shall be deemed replaced with
such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Offer Expiration Date and such Trading Day in determining the Exchange
Rate as of such Trading Day.
(f) Except
as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Exchange Rate for the issuance of Common Shares or any securities convertible into
or exchangeable for Common Shares or the right to purchase Common Shares or such convertible or exchangeable securities.
(g) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Article 14, the Exchange Rate shall not be adjusted:
(i) on
account of stock repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 14.04(e), including structured or derivative
transactions, or transactions pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Trustees or otherwise;
(ii) except
as otherwise provided in this Section 14.04, on account of the sale of Common Shares for a purchase price that is less than
the market price per Common Share or less than the Exchange Price;
(iii) upon
the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable
on the REIT’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Shares under any plan;
(iv) upon
the issuance of any Common Shares or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director
or consultant benefit plan, program or agreement of or assumed by the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) upon
the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described
in the preceding clause (iii) and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued;
(vi) for
a third-party tender offer by any party other than a tender offer by one or more of the REIT’s subsidiaries as described in Section 14.04(e) above;
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(vii) solely
for a change in the par value of the Common Shares;
(viii) for
accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, if any; or
(ix) for
an event otherwise requiring an adjustment under this Indenture if such event is not consummated.
(h) All
calculations and other determinations under this Article 14 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest
one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share.
(i) For
purposes of this Section 14.04, the number of Common Shares at any time outstanding shall not include Common Shares held
in the treasury of the REIT or the Company so long as the REIT or the Company, as the case may be, does not pay any dividend or make
any distribution on Common Shares held in the treasury of the REIT or the Company, as the case may be, but shall include Common Shares
issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Common Shares.
(j) Whenever
the Exchange Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee (and the Exchange Agent if not the
Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Exchange Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of
the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officers’ Certificate,
the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Exchange Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last
Exchange Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect.
Section 14.05. Discretionary
and Voluntary Adjustments.
(a) Discretionary
Adjustments. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices over a span
of multiple days, the Company will make appropriate adjustments to account for any adjustment to the Exchange Rate that becomes effective,
or any event requiring an adjustment to the Exchange Rate where the Effective Date, Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date or Offer Expiration
Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period when such Last Reported Sale Prices are to be calculated.
(b) Voluntary
Adjustments. To the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the listing standards of The New York Stock Exchange (if the
REIT is then listed on The New York Stock Exchange), the Company is permitted to increase the Exchange Rate of the Notes by any amount
for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Trustees determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best
interest. Subject to the listing standards of The New York Stock Exchange (if the REIT is then listed on The New York Stock Exchange),
the Company may also (but is not required to) increase the Exchange Rate to avoid or diminish income tax to holders of Common Shares
or rights to purchase Common Shares in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar
event.
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Section 14.06. Increased
Exchange Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes or Notices of Redemption.
(a) If the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Maturity Date or the Company gives a Redemption
Notice with respect to any or all of the Notes as provided for in Article 16 and, in each case, a Holder elects to exchange
its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change or during the related Redemption Period, as the case may be, the Company
shall, under certain circumstances, increase the Exchange Rate for the Notes so surrendered for exchange by a number of additional Common
Shares (the “Additional Shares”), as described in this Section 14.06. An exchange of Notes shall be deemed
for these purposes to be “in connection with” a Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the relevant Exchange Date occurs during
the period from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, the Close of Business on
the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date (or, in the case of (x) a Make-Whole Fundamental
Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the exclusion in section (i) of clause (2) of the definition
thereof and (y) a Fundamental Change pursuant to which the Company has made an election not to repurchase the Notes in accordance
with Section 15.10, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change)
(such period, the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period”). An exchange of Notes will be deemed for these purposes
to be “in connection with” a Redemption Notice if the relevant Exchange Date occurs during the Redemption Period.
(b) Upon
surrender of Notes for exchange in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or during a Redemption Period, the Company shall fulfill
its Exchange Obligation in accordance with Section 14.02; provided, however, that if, at the effective time of
a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Reference Property following
such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, for any exchange of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole
Fundamental Change, the Exchange Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Share Price for the transaction and shall be deemed
to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of exchanged Notes equal to the Exchange Rate (including any adjustment for Additional
Shares), multiplied by such Share Price. In such event, the Exchange Obligation shall be paid to Holders in cash on
the Business Day following the Exchange Date. The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental
Change no later than such Effective Date.
(c) The
number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Exchange Rate will be increased for a Holder that exchanges its Notes in connection
with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or a Redemption Notice shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on
which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective or the date of the Redemption Notice (in each case, the “Effective
Date”) and the price (the “Share Price”) paid (or deemed to be paid) per Common Share in the Make-Whole
Fundamental Change or determined with respect to the Redemption Notice, as the case may be. If the holders of the Common Shares receive
in exchange for their Common Shares only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition
of Fundamental Change, the Share Price will be the cash amount paid per Common Share. Otherwise, the Share Price will be the average
of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the five consecutive Trading Day-period ending on, and including, the Trading
Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change or the Redemption Notice, as the case may be. In the
event an exchange in connection with a Redemption Notice would also be deemed to be in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change,
a Holder of the Notes to be exchanged shall be entitled to a single increase to the Exchange Rate with respect to the first to occur
of (i) the applicable date of the Redemption Notice or (ii) the Effective Date of the applicable Make-Whole Fundamental Change,
and the later event will be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of such exchanged Notes.
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(d) The
Share Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Exchange Rate of the Notes
is otherwise required to be adjusted. The adjusted Share Prices shall equal the Share Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment,
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Exchange Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the
Share Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Exchange Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in
such table shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Exchange Rate is required to be adjusted as set forth in
Section 14.04.
(e) The
following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares by which the Exchange Rate shall be increased per $1,000 principal amount
of Notes pursuant to this Section 14.06 for each Share Price and Effective Date set forth below:
The exact Share Prices and
Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:
Share
Price
Effective
Date
$28.90
$30.00
$32.50
$35.40
$37.50
$40.00
$42.50
$45.00
$46.02
$50.00
$55.00
July 2, 2026
6.3554
5.5763
4.1025
2.8083
2.0909
1.4243
0.9221
0.5522
0.4333
0.1152
0.0000
April 15, 2027
6.3554
5.5763
4.1025
2.8012
2.0704
1.3963
0.8936
0.5278
0.4109
0.1026
0.0000
April 15, 2028
6.3554
5.5763
4.1025
2.7323
1.9864
1.3085
0.8127
0.4604
0.3503
0.0710
0.0000
April 15, 2029
6.3554
5.5763
3.9489
2.5405
1.7925
1.1298
0.6612
0.3420
0.2462
0.0262
0.0000
April 15, 2030
6.3554
5.3813
3.6345
2.1948
1.4627
0.8455
0.4379
0.1851
0.1163
0.0000
0.0000
April 15, 2031
6.3554
5.0867
3.0748
1.5934
0.9187
0.4208
0.1480
0.0222
0.0022
0.0000
0.0000
April 15, 2032
6.3554
5.0867
2.5226
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
(i) If
the Share Price is between two Share Prices in the table or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number
of Additional Shares by which the Exchange Rate will be increased shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number
of Additional Shares set forth for the next higher and next lower Share Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable,
based on a 365-day year.
(ii) If
the Share Price is greater than $55.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Share Prices set forth in the column
headings of the table above pursuant to Section 14.06(d) hereof), the Exchange Rate shall not be increased.
(iii) If
the Share Price is less than $28.90 per share (subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Share Prices set forth in the column
headings of the table above pursuant to Section 14.06(d) hereof), the Exchange Rate shall not be increased.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event will the Exchange Rate be increased on account of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change to exceed 34.6020
Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Exchange Rate is required to be
adjusted as set forth in Section 14.04 hereof.
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Section 14.07. Effect
of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Shares.
(a) In
the case of:
(i) any
recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value,
or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a split, subdivision or combination for which an adjustment was made pursuant to
Section 14.04(a));
(ii) any
consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company or the REIT;
(iii) any
sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety;
or
(iv) any
statutory share exchange involving the REIT;
in
each case, as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property
or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event” and any such stock, other
securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof), “Reference Property”) then the Company,
the REIT or the successor or purchasing entity, as the case may be, will execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing
that, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to exchange each $1,000 principal amount of Notes based
on a number of Common Shares equal to the applicable Exchange Rate will, without the consent of the Holders, be changed into a right
to exchange each $1,000 principal amount of Notes based on a number of Units of Reference Property equal to the applicable Exchange Rate
and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, shall
execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing for such change in the right to exchange each $1,000 principal amount of
Notes. However, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event:
(A) the
Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, in respect
of its Net Share obligation upon exchange of Notes in accordance with Section 14.03; and
(B) (i)
any amount payable in cash upon exchange of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.03 shall continue to be payable in cash,
(ii) any Common Shares that the Company would have been required to deliver upon exchange of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.03
shall instead be deliverable in the type and amount of Reference Property that a holder of that number of Common Shares would have received
in such Merger Event and (iii) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property that a holder
of one Common Share would have received in such Merger Event; provided, however, that if the holders of Common Shares receive
only cash in such Merger Event, then for all exchanges that occur after the effective date of such Merger Event (x) the consideration
due upon exchange of each $1,000 principal aggregate amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Exchange Rate in
effect on the Exchange Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 14.06), multiplied by the Share
Price in such Merger Event and (y) settlement will occur on the second Business Day immediately following the Exchange Date.
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If
the Merger Event causes the Common Shares to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration
(determined based in part upon any form of shareholder election), the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of Common Shares
would have been entitled to receive in such Merger Event (and for which the Notes will be exchangeable) will be deemed to be the weighted
average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Shares. The Company shall notify, in writing,
the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the weighted average as soon as practicable after such
determination is made.
The
Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 14.07. Such supplemental
indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent to
the adjustments provided for in this Article 14 in the judgment of the Board of Trustees or the board of directors
of the successor person. If, in the case of any such Merger Event, the Reference Property receivable thereupon by a holder of Common
Shares includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a person other
than the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed
by such other person.
(b) The
Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at the address of such Holder
as it appears on the register of the Notes maintained by the Note Registrar, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to
deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture. The above provisions of this Section 14.07
shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.
(c) If
the Notes become exchangeable into Reference Property, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Exchange Agent and issue a press
release containing the relevant information, disclose the relevant information in a Current Report on Form 8-K or post such
information on the Company’s website.
(d) In
connection with any Merger Event, the DTA will subject to adjustment as described in clause (1), clause (2) or clause (3) below,
as the case may be.
(1) In
the case of a Merger Event in which the Reference Property is composed entirely of shares of common stock (the “Merger Event
Common Stock”), the DTA at and after the effective time of such Merger Event will be equal to (x) the DTA immediately
prior to the effective time of such Merger Event, divided by (y) the number of shares of Merger Event Common Stock that a holder
of one Common Share would receive in such Merger Event (such quotient rounded down to nearest cent).
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(2) In
the case of a Merger Event in which the Reference Property is composed in part of shares of Merger Event Common Stock, the DTA at and
after the effective time of such Merger Event will be equal to (x) the DTA immediately prior to the effective time of such Merger
Event, multiplied by (y) the Valuation Percentage for such Merger Event (such quotient rounded down to the nearest cent).
(3) For
the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a Merger Event in which the Reference Property is composed entirely of consideration other than
shares of common stock, the DTA at and after the effective time of such Merger Event will be equal to zero.
(e) For
purposes of subsection (d) of this Section 14.07, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) The
“Valuation Percentage” for any Merger Event shall be equal to (x) the arithmetic average of the Last Reported
Sale Prices of one share of such Merger Event Common Stock over the relevant Merger Event Valuation Period (determined as if references
to “Common Shares” in the definition of “Last Reported Sale Price” were references to the “Merger Event
Common Stock” for such Merger Event), divided by (y) the arithmetic average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of one Common
Share over the relevant Merger Event Valuation Period.
(2) The
“Merger Event Valuation Period” for any Merger Event means the five consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding,
but excluding, the effective date for such Merger Event.
Section 14.08. Certain
Covenants. (a) The REIT covenants that all Common Shares that may be issued upon exchange of Notes shall be newly issued shares
or treasury shares (except that any Common Share delivered by a designated financial institution pursuant to Section 14.15 need
not be a newly issued or treasury share), shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from
preemptive rights and free from any tax, lien or charge (other than those created by the Holder or due to a change in registered owner).
(b) The
REIT covenants that, if any Common Shares to be provided for the purpose of exchange of Notes hereunder require registration with or
approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such Common Shares may be validly issued upon exchange,
the REIT will, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the Commission, secure such registration or approval,
as the case may be.
(c) The
REIT further covenants that it shall list or cause to have quoted any Common Shares to be issued upon exchange of the Notes on each national
securities exchange or over-the-counter or other domestic market on which the Common Shares are then listed or quoted.
(d) To
the extent necessary to satisfy its obligations under this Indenture, prior to issuing any Common Shares, the REIT will reserve out of
its authorized but unissued Common Shares a sufficient number of Common Shares to permit the exchange of the Notes.
(e) The
REIT shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient Common
Shares to provide for exchange of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for exchange (assuming that at the time of
computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be exchanged by a single Holder).
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Section 14.09. Responsibility
of Trustee. The Trustee and any Exchange Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Notes
to determine or calculate the Exchange Rate, to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Exchange Rate,
to confirm the accuracy of any such adjustment when made or the appropriateness of the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental
indenture provided to be employed, in making the same or to make any determinations with respect to the ownership limit in the REIT’s
declaration of trust. The Trustee and any other Exchange Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the
kind or amount) of any Common Shares or of any other securities or property that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the exchange
of any Notes; and the Trustee and the Exchange Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Exchange
Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any Common Shares or stock certificates or other
securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Notes for the purpose of exchange or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities
or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 14. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given
to the Trustee, including without limitation its right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, including its capacity as Exchange Agent.
Section 14.10. Poison
Pill. Whenever a Holder exchanges a Note, to the extent that the REIT has a rights plan in effect, the Holder exchanging such
Note will receive, in addition to any Common Shares otherwise received in connection with such exchange, the rights under the rights
plan unless the rights have separated from the Common Shares, in which case, and only in such case, the Exchange Rate will be adjusted
at the time of separation as if the REIT distributed to all holders of the Common Shares, shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness,
assets, property, rights, options or warrants as described in Section 14.04(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the
expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
Section 14.11. Ownership
Limit. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Notes, no Holders of Notes shall be entitled to exchange such Notes for Common
Shares to the extent that receipt of such shares would cause such Holder (or any other Person) to exceed the ownership limit contained
in Article VII of the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust dated as of June 26, 2014, filed with the
State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, as amended to the date hereof and as may be further amended, supplemented or
restated from time to time. The Trustee shall have no obligation for monitoring ownership limits upon the transfer or exchange of Notes.
Section 14.12. Deferral
of Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company will not be required to adjust the Exchange Rate
unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent; provided, however, that any such minor adjustments
that are not required to be made will be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment, and provided, further,
that any such adjustment of less than one percent that has not been made shall be made upon the occurrence of (i) the Effective
Date for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change; (ii) the Company’s giving of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Article 16;
and (iii) any exchange of Notes. In addition, the Company shall not account for such deferrals when determining whether any of the
conditions to exchange have been satisfied or what number of Common Shares a Holder would have held on a given day had it exchanged its
Notes.
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Section 14.13. Limitation
on Adjustments. Except as stated in Section 14.04, the Company will not adjust the Exchange Rate for the issuance
of shares of Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Shares or the right to purchase Common
Shares or such convertible or exchangeable securities. If, however, the application of the formulas in Sections 14.04(a) through
(e) would result in a decrease in the Exchange Rate, then, except to the extent of any readjustment to the Exchange Rate,
no adjustment to the Exchange Rate will be made (other than as a result of a reverse share split, share combination or readjustment).
Section 14.14. Notice
to Holders. (a) The Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. The Company shall deliver notices of the events specified
below at the times specified below and containing the information specified below unless, in each case, (i) pursuant to the Indenture,
the Company is already required to deliver notice of such event containing at least the information specified below at an earlier time
or, (ii) the Company, at the time it is required to deliver a notice, does not have knowledge of all of the information required
to be included in such notice, in which case, the Company shall (A) deliver notice at such time containing only the information
that it has knowledge of at such time (if it has knowledge of any such information at such time), and (B) promptly upon obtaining
knowledge of any such information not already included in a notice delivered by the Company, deliver notice to each Holder containing
such information. In each case, the failure by the Company to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality
or validity of such event.
(i) Issuances,
Distributions, and Dividends and Distributions. If the Company or the REIT: (A) announces any issuance of any rights, options
or warrants that would require an adjustment in the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 14.04(b); (B) authorizes any distribution
that would require an adjustment in the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 14.04(c) hereof (including any separation
of rights from the Common Shares described in Section 14.10); or (C) announces any dividend or distribution that would
require an adjustment in the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 14.04(d), then the Company shall deliver to the Holders, as
promptly as possible, but in any event at least 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Ex-Dividend Date, notice describing such issuance,
distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be, and stating the expected Ex-Dividend Date and Record Date for such issuance,
distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be. In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Holders notice if the consideration
included in such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, or the Ex-Dividend Date or Record Date of such issuance, distribution,
dividend or distribution, as the case may be, changes.
(ii) Voluntary
Increases. If the Company increases the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 14.05(b), the Company shall deliver notice
to the Holders at least 15 calendar days prior to the date on which such increase will become effective, which notice shall state the
date on which such increased will become effective and the amount by which the Exchange Rate will be increased.
(iii) Dissolutions,
Liquidations and Winding-Ups. If there is a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company or the
REIT, the Company shall deliver notice to the Holders as promptly as possible, but in any event at least 15 calendar days prior to the
earlier of (i) the date on which such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, is expected to become effective
or occur, and (ii) the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their
Common Shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, which
notice shall state the expected effective date and Record Date for such event, as applicable, and the amount and kind of property that
a holder of one Common Share is expected to be entitled, or may elect, to receive in such event. The Company shall deliver an additional
notice to holders, as promptly as practicable, whenever the expected effective date or Record Date, as applicable, or the amount and
kind of property that a holder of one Common Share is expected to be entitled to receive in such event, changes.
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(b) Notices
After Certain Actions and Events. Whenever an adjustment to the Exchange Rate becomes effective pursuant to Section 14.04,
14.05 or 14.06 hereof, the Company will (i) file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such
adjustment has become effective, the Exchange Rate, and the manner in which the adjustment was computed and (ii) deliver notice
to the Holders stating that such adjustment has become effective and the Exchange Rate or exchange privilege as adjusted. Failure to
give any such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of any such adjustment.
Section 14.15. Transfer
of Notes to a Third Party for Settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if a Note is submitted for exchange,
the Company may elect to arrange to have such Note transferred, for settlement in lieu of exchange, to a third party financial institution
designated by the Company that will pay and, if applicable, deliver, the consideration due upon such exchange in lieu of the Company’s
payment and, if applicable, delivery of the same. To make such election, the Company must send notice of such election to the holder
of such Note, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately following the Exchange
Date for such Note. If the Company has made such election, then:
(1) no later than the Business Day immediately
following such Exchange Date, the Company must deliver such Note, together with delivery
instructions for the exchange consideration due upon such exchange (including wire instructions,
if applicable), to a financial institution designated by the Company that has agreed to deliver
such exchange consideration in the manner and at the time the Company would have had to deliver
the same pursuant to the Indenture;
(2) if such Note is a Global Note, then (i) such
designated institution shall send written confirmation to the Trustee and the Exchange Agent
promptly after wiring the cash exchange consideration, and, if applicable, delivering any
other exchange consideration due upon such exchange to the Holder of such Note; and (ii) the
Company will as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter contact such Holder’s custodian
with the Depositary to confirm receipt of the same; and
(3) such Note will not cease to be outstanding
by reason of such transfer to a third party for settlement;
provided, however, that if such financial institution
does not accept such Note or fails to timely deliver such exchange consideration, the Company shall be responsible for delivering such
exchange consideration in the manner and at the time provided in this Indenture as if it had not elected to make a transfer to a third
party for settlement in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14.15.
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ARTICLE 15
REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS
Section 15.01. [Reserved.]
Section 15.02. Purchase
at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder shall have the right,
at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes, or any portion thereof such
that the remaining principal amount of each Note that is not purchased in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof, on a date (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Date”) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 calendar
days or more than 35 calendar days following the date on which the Company delivers the Fundamental Change Company Notice, at a purchase
price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental
Change Purchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Price”); provided, however, that if the Company purchases a
Note on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date corresponding
to such Regular Record Date, the Company shall instead pay such accrued and unpaid interest on such Note on the Interest Payment Date
to the Holder of record of such Note as of such Regular Record Date.
Purchases
of Notes under this Section 15.02 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:
(i) if
the Notes to be purchased are Physical Notes, delivery to the Paying Agent by the Holder of a duly completed notice (the “Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice”) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A
and of the Notes, duly endorsed for transfer, on or before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental
Change Purchase Date, subject to extensions to comply with applicable law (the “Fundamental Change Expiration Time”);
and
(ii) if
the Notes to be purchased are Global Notes, delivery of the Notes, by book-entry transfer, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures
and the satisfaction of any other requirements of the Depositary in connection with tendering beneficial interests in a Global Note for
purchase, by the Fundamental Change Expiration Time.
The Fundamental Change Purchase
Notice in respect of any Notes to be purchased shall state:
(i) if
certificated, the certificate numbers of such Notes;
(ii) the
portion of the principal amount of such Notes, which must be such that the principal amount that is not to be purchased of each Note
that is not to be purchased in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; and
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(iii) that
such Notes are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and this Indenture.
Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 15.02
shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change
Expiration Time by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 15.04.
The Paying Agent shall promptly
notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
(b) On
or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of the Notes,
the Trustee, the Exchange Agent and the Paying Agent (in the case of any Exchange Agent or Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice
(the “Fundamental Change Company Notice”) of the occurrence of such Fundamental Change and of the purchase right at
the option of the Holders arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall be sent by first class mail or, in the case of any Global Notes,
in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary for providing notices. Simultaneously with providing such Fundamental Change Company
Notice, the Company shall publish a press release containing this information or publish this information on the Company’s website
or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.
Each Fundamental Change Company
Notice shall specify:
(i) the
events causing the Fundamental Change;
(ii) the
date of the Fundamental Change;
(iii) the
last date on which a Holder of Notes may exercise the purchase right pursuant to this Article 15;
(iv) the
Fundamental Change Purchase Price;
(v) the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date;
(vi) the
name and address of the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent, if applicable;
(vii) the
applicable Exchange Rate and any adjustments to the applicable Exchange Rate;
(viii) that
the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be exchanged only if the Holder
withdraws the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with this Indenture;
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(ix) that
the Holder shall have the right to withdraw any Notes surrendered for purchase prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time; and
(x) the
procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to purchase their Notes.
No failure of the Company
to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the purchase rights of the Holders of Notes or affect the validity of
the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 15.02.
At the Company’s written
request given at least two (2) Business Days before such notice is to be sent (or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to
the Trustee), the Trustee shall give such notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided, however,
that, in all cases, the text of such Fundamental Change Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to deliver a Fundamental Change Company Notice or to purchase any Notes upon
the occurrence of a Fundamental Change if the Company has delivered a Redemption Notice for all of the Notes in accordance with Section 16.02,
unless and until there is a default in the payment of the Redemption Price.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, there shall be no purchase of any Notes pursuant to this Section 15.02 if the principal amount of the Notes
has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (except in the
case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect
to such Notes). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the acceleration
of the Notes (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change
Purchase Price with respect to such Notes) and shall deem to be cancelled any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance
with the procedures of the Depositary, in which case, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Purchase
Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
Section 15.03. Effect
of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice. Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice specified in
Section 15.02, the Holder of the Note in respect of which such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless
such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 15.04) thereafter be entitled to receive
solely the Fundamental Change Purchase Price in cash with respect to such Note (and any previously accrued and unpaid interest on such
Note). Such Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, on the later
of (x) the applicable Fundamental Change Purchase Date (provided the conditions in Section 15.02 have been satisfied)
and (y) the time of delivery or book-entry transfer of such Note to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required
by Section 15.02, subject in each case to extensions to comply with applicable law.
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Section 15.04. Withdrawal
of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice. A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of
a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent in accordance with the Fundamental Change Company Notice at any time prior
to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time, specifying:
(1) the
principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;
(2) if
Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn Notes; and
(3) the
principal amount, if any, of each Note that remains subject to the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, which must be such that the principal
amount not to be purchased equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;
provided, however, that if the Notes are Global
Notes, the notice must comply with Applicable Procedures.
The Paying Agent will promptly
return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn
in compliance with the provisions of this Section 15.04.
Section 15.05. Deposit
of Fundamental Change Purchase Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company
shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the Paying Agent,
shall segregate and hold in trust as provided herein) an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Business
Day) sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date. If the Paying Agent holds cash sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Notes
that have been properly surrendered for purchase and not validly withdrawn and for which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been
tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then as of such Fundamental Change
Purchase Date, (a) such Notes will cease to be outstanding and interest will cease to accrue thereon (whether or not book-entry
transfer of such Notes is made or whether or not such Notes have been delivered to the Paying Agent) and (b) all other rights of
the Holders in respect thereof will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and previously accrued
and unpaid interest thereon upon delivery or book-entry transfer of such Notes).
Section 15.06. Notes
Purchased in Whole or in Part. Any Note that is to be purchased, whether in whole or in part, shall be surrendered at the office
of the Paying Agent (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires in the case of Physical Notes, due endorsement by, or a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s
attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such
Note, without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal
amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that is not purchased.
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Section 15.07. Covenant
to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes. In connection with any offer to purchase Notes under Section 15.02,
the Company shall, in each case if required by law, (i) comply with Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer
and other applicable rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable, (ii) file a Schedule TO or any other required
schedule under the Exchange Act and (iii) otherwise comply with all U.S. federal and state securities laws applicable to the Company
in connection with such purchase offer, in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under Section 15.02 to be
exercised in the time and in the manner specified in Section 15.02. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws
or regulations enacted or adopted after the date on which the Notes are first issued conflict with the provisions of this Indenture relating
to the obligations of the Company to purchase the Notes upon a Fundamental Change, the Company will comply with the applicable securities
laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under such provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such
conflict. In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the purchase of the Notes
complies with applicable securities laws and regulations.
Section 15.08. Repayment
to the Company. To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 15.05
exceeds the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Notes or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase as
of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then, following the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Paying Agent shall promptly return
any such excess to the Company.
Section 15.09. Third
Party May Conduct Repurchase Offer In Lieu of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 15,
the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations under this Article 15 if (i) one or more third parties
conduct any Fundamental Change purchase offer in a manner that would have satisfied the requirements of this Article 15 if
conducted directly by the Company; and (ii) an owner of a beneficial interest in any Note repurchased by such third party or parties
will not receive a lesser amount (as a result of withholding or other similar taxes) than such owner would have received had the Company
purchased such Note.
Section 15.10. No
Requirement to Conduct an Offer to Repurchase Notes if the Fundamental Change Results in the Notes Becoming Exchangeable into an Amount
of Cash Exceeding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 15,
the Company shall not be required to send a Fundamental Change Company Notice or offer to purchase or purchase any Notes pursuant to
this Article 15 in connection with a Merger Event that constitutes a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (2)(x) of
the definition thereof (regardless of whether such Merger Event also constitutes a Fundamental Change pursuant to any other clause of
such definition) if: (i) the Reference Property associated with such Merger Event consists entirely of cash in U.S. dollars; (ii) immediately
after such Fundamental Change, the Notes become exchangeable, pursuant to Section 14.07(a) and, if applicable, Section 14.06
into consideration that consists solely of U.S. dollars in an amount per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes that equals or
exceeds the Fundamental Change Purchase Price per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (calculated assuming that the same includes
accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the latest possible Fundamental Change Purchase Date for such Fundamental Change); and
(iii) the Company timely sends the notice relating to such Fundamental Change required pursuant to Section 14.01(b)(5) and
includes, in such notice, a statement that the Company is relying on the provisions of this Section 15.10.
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ARTICLE 16
Optional REDEMPTION
Section 16.01. Optional
Redemption. Other than is set forth below in this Section 16.01 in connection with a REIT Preservation Redemption
or a Clean Up Redemption, the Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to July 20, 2029.
On
or after July 20, 2029, the Company may redeem (a “Provisional Redemption”) for cash all or a portion
of the Notes, at the Redemption Price, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares has been at least 130% of the Exchange Price
then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive Trading Day-period (including the
last Trading Day of such period) ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides
the Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 16.02.
Without
limiting the right of the Company to redeem (a “REIT Preservation Redemption”) any Notes pursuant to the immediately
preceding paragraph, the Company shall have the right, at its election, to redeem for cash all or any portion (in principal amounts of
$1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the Notes at any time and from time to time at the Redemption Price, to
the extent necessary to preserve the REIT’s status as a real estate investment trust U.S. federal income tax purposes, as reasonably
determined by the REIT’s Board of Trustees.
The
Company shall also have the right to redeem (a “Clean Up Redemption”) the Notes, in whole but not in part,
at any time for cash at the Redemption Price if the aggregate principal amount of Notes that remains outstanding on the date on which
the Company provides the Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 16.02 is less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes initially issued hereunder in accordance with Section 2.01.
The calling of any Notes
for redemption in accordance with the provisions of this Section 16.01 shall constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with
respect to the Notes so called for Optional Redemption.
Section 16.02. Notice
of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes. (a) In case the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem all
or, as the case may be, any part of the Notes pursuant to Section 16.01, it shall fix a date for redemption (each, a “Redemption
Date”) and shall give or cause to be given a notice of such Optional Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”)
not less than 50 nor more than 60 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Redemption Date mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid or,
in the case of any Global Notes, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary for providing notices, to each Holder of Notes so
to be redeemed as a whole or in part at its last address as the same appears on the Note Register; provided, however, that, if the Company
shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the Redemption Date to the Trustee. The Redemption Date must be a Business
Day and may not fall on or after the 41st Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date. At the Company’s request,
a Redemption Notice shall be given by the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, with the notice information required
under Section 16.02(c) delivered to the Trustee at least two Business Days before such notice is to be given to the
Holders (unless a shorter period shall be acceptable to the Trustee). The election of the Company to redeem any Notes pursuant to Section 16.01
shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. The Company shall not less than 55 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless
a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of the principal
amount of Notes to be redeemed. The Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with
the conditions to such redemption no later than the date the Redemption Notice is given pursuant to this Section 16.02.
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(b) The
Redemption Notice, if mailed in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the
Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such Redemption Notice or any defect in the Redemption Notice to the Holder
of any Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any
other Note.
(c) Each
Redemption Notice shall specify:
(i) the
Redemption Date;
(ii) the
Redemption Price;
(iii) that
on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Note to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if
any, shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
(iv) the
place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price;
(v) that
Holders may surrender their Notes for exchange at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Scheduled Trading Day
immediately preceding the Redemption Date unless the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price (in which case a Holder may exchange such
Notes until the Redemption Price has been duly paid or duly provided for);
(vi) the
procedures an exchanging Holder must follow to exchange its Notes;
(vii) the
Exchange Rate and, if applicable, the number of Additional Shares added to the Exchange Rate in accordance with Section 14.06;
(viii) whether
the Company will pay or deliver cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares in respect of all or any portion of its
Net Shares obligation upon exchange and the related Specified Dollar Amount;
(ix) the
CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if any, assigned to such Notes; and
(x) in
case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and on and after the Redemption
Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued.
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A Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable.
(d) If
the Company redeems fewer than all of the outstanding Notes, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee (in principal
amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) by lot or pro rata basis, and in accordance with Applicable Procedures.
If any Note selected for partial redemption is submitted for exchange in part after such selection, the portion of the Note submitted
for exchange shall be deemed (so far as may be possible) to be the portion selected for redemption.
Section 16.03. Payment
of Notes Called for Redemption. (a) If any Redemption Notice has been given in respect of the Notes in accordance with Section 16.02,
the Notes shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice and at the applicable
Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender of the Notes at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice, the Notes shall
be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price.
(b) Prior
to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Subsidiary
of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.04 an amount of
cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on the Redemption Date), sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all of the Notes
to be redeemed on such Redemption Date. Subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, payment for the Notes to be redeemed shall be
made promptly after the later of:
(i) the
Redemption Date for such Notes; and
(ii) the
time of presentation of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner
required by this Section 16.03.
(c) Upon
surrender of a Note that is to be redeemed in part only pursuant to Section 16.01, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion
of the Note surrendered, without payment of any service charge.
Section 16.04. Restrictions
on Redemption. The Company may not redeem any Notes on any date if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date (except
in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Redemption Price with respect to such Notes).
Section 16.05. No
Sinking Fund. The Notes will not have the benefit of a sinking fund.
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ARTICLE 17
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 17.01. Provisions
Binding on the Company’s and the REIT’s Successors. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements of the
Company and the REIT contained in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.
Section 17.02. Official
Acts by Successor Entity. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed
by any board, committee or Officer of the Company or REIT shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like
board, committee or officer of any corporation or other entity that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company or
the REIT.
Section 17.03. Addresses
for Notices, Demands, etc. Any notice or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given
or served by the Trustee or by the Holders on the Company shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or
made, for all purposes if given or served by facsimile, electronic transmission or by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or
certified mail in a post office letter box or by overnight courier addressed (until another address is filed by the Company with the
Trustee), to c/o Kite Realty Group Trust. 30 S. Meridian Street, Suite 1000, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Attention: Heath
R. Fear. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or
made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter
box or by overnight courier addressed to the Corporate Trust Office.
The Trustee, by notice to
the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication
sent to a Holder shall be mailed to it by first class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier or, in the case of a securities depositary,
by electronic transmission, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be sufficiently given to it if so mailed within
the time prescribed; provided that notice to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent shall be deemed given in the manner provided in the
second immediately preceding paragraph or otherwise upon actual receipt by the Trustee or the Conversion Agent, as applicable.
Failure to mail a notice
or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication
is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
The Trustee agrees to accept
and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar
unsecured electronic methods, provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated
to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate
shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. Any communication sent to the Trustee by
way of a digital signature must be by a digital signature provider specified in writing to the Trustee by an Officer of the Company.
If the Company elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee
in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling.
The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon
and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction.
The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the
Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse
by third parties.
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Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event or any other communication
(including any notice of redemption or repurchase) to a holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be
sufficiently given if given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depositary or its designee,
including by electronic mail in accordance with the Applicable Procedures.
Section 17.04. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction. THIS INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE
OR EACH NOTE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS
OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).
The Company irrevocably consents
and agrees, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes and the Trustee, that any legal action, suit or proceeding
against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Indenture or the Notes
may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York
City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding
for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues.
The Company irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue
of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Indenture or the Notes brought in the
courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby
further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding
brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 17.05. Evidence
of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee. Upon any application or demand by the
Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall, if requested by the Trustee,
furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that such action is permitted by the terms of this
Indenture and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; provided,
however, that such Opinion of Counsel shall not be required in connection with (i) the initial issuance of the Notes hereunder,
(ii) a request by the Company that the Trustee deliver a notice to Holders under this Indenture where the Trustee receives an Officers’
Certificate with respect to such notice or (iii) a cancellation order delivered pursuant to Section 2.08.
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Each Officers’ Certificate
and Opinion of Counsel provided for, by or on behalf of the Company in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance
with this Indenture (other than the Officers’ Certificates provided for in Section 4.08) shall include: (a) a
statement that the person signing such certificate is familiar with the requested action and this Indenture and has read such condition
or covenant herein relating thereto; (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which
the statement contained in such certificate is based; (c) a statement that, in the judgment of such person, he or she has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed judgment as to whether or not such action is
permitted by this Indenture and whether or not such condition or covenant has been complied with; and (d) a statement as to whether
or not, in the judgment of such person, such action is permitted by this Indenture and such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Section 17.05, if any provision in this Indenture specifically provides that the Trustee shall or
may receive an Opinion of Counsel in connection with any action to be taken by the Trustee or the Company hereunder, the Trustee shall
be entitled to, or entitled to request, such Opinion of Counsel.
Section 17.06. Legal
Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Maturity Date is not a Business Day,
then any action to be taken on such date need not be taken on such date, but may be taken on the following Business Day with the same
force and effect as if taken on such date, and no interest shall accrue in respect of the delay.
Section 17.07. No
Security Interest Created. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute
a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.
Section 17.08. Benefits
of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Holders,
the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Exchange Agent, any authenticating agent, any Note Registrar and their successors hereunder,
any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 17.09. Table
of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents and the titles and headings of the articles and sections of this Indenture
have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 17.10. Authenticating
Agent. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that shall be authorized to act on its behalf and subject to its direction
in the authentication and delivery of Notes in connection with the original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of Notes hereunder,
including under Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 10.04
and Section 15.05 as fully to all intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by
this Indenture and those sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication and delivery
of Notes by the authenticating agent shall be deemed to be authentication and delivery of such Notes “by the Trustee” and
a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement
hereunder or in the Notes for the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. Such authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person
eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 7.08.
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Any corporation or other
entity into which any authenticating agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other
entity resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any authenticating agent shall be a party, or any corporation
or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of any authenticating agent, shall be the successor
of the authenticating agent hereunder, if such successor entity or other entity is otherwise eligible under this Section 17.10,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto or the authenticating agent or such
successor entity or other entity.
Any authenticating agent
may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate
the agency of any authenticating agent by giving written notice of termination to such authenticating agent and to the Company. Upon
receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any authenticating agent shall cease to be
eligible under this Section 17.10, the Trustee may promptly appoint a successor authenticating agent, shall give written
notice of such appointment to the Company and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Holders as the names and addresses of such
Holders appear on the Note Register.
The Company agrees to pay
to the authenticating agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services although the Company may terminate the authenticating
agent, if it determines such agent’s fees to be unreasonable. The Company agrees to indemnify the authenticating agent as provided
in Section 7.06.
The provisions of Section 7.02,
Section 7.03, Section 7.04, Section 8.03 and this Section 17.10 shall be applicable to
any authenticating agent.
If an authenticating agent
is appointed pursuant to this Section 17.10, the Notes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate
of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
,
as Authenticating Agent, certifies that this
is one of the Notes described in the within-named Indenture.
By:
Authorized Signatory
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Section 17.11. Execution in
Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile
or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu
of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto executed or transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic
means shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. This Indenture, the Notes and any other document delivered in
connection or pursuant to this Indenture or the issuance and delivery of the Notes may be signed by or on behalf of the signing party
by manual, facsimile, PDF or electronic signature. Any electronic signature shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability
as a manually executed signature, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures
in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signature and Records Act or any other similar state laws based on
the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 17.12. Severability.
In the event any provision of this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted
by law) the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
Section 17.13. Waiver
of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE HOLDERS BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOTES AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 17.14. Force
Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations
hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work
stoppages, accidents, pandemics, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of
God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood
that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance
as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 17.15. Calculations.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes.
These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares, accrued interest
payable on the Notes and the Exchange Rate of the Notes. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest
error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations
to each of the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent, and each of the Trustee and Exchange Agent is entitled to rely conclusively
upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward the Company’s
calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the written request of that Holder. Neither the Trustee nor the Exchange Agent shall be responsible
for making any calculations under the Notes or under this Indenture, and neither shall have any duty to monitor the price of the Common
Shares or otherwise be charged with knowledge of when the Notes are exchangeable.
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Section 17.16. USA
PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like
all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and
record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee.
The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee
to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act.
Section 17.17. Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). In order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations (inclusive
of directives, guidelines and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) in effect from time to time (“Applicable
Law”), the Company agrees (i) to provide to the Trustee sufficient information about Holders or other applicable parties
and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so the Trustee can determine whether it has tax related
obligations under Applicable Law, and (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments
under the Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which the Trustee shall not have any liability.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.,
By:
/s/
Heath R. Fear
Name:
Heath R. Fear
Title:
President and Chief Financial Officer
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
By:
/s/
Heath R. Fear
Name:
Heath R. Fear
Title:
President and Chief Financial Officer
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:
/s/
Linda Garcia
Name:
Linda Garcia
Title:
Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE
COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE &
CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREUNDER IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE
OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1) REPRESENTS
THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND
(2) AGREES
FOR THE BENEFIT OF KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P. (THE “COMPANY”) AND KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST (THE “REIT”)
THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT:
(A) TO THE COMPANY, THE REIT OR ANY SUBSIDIARY
THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH
HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE
WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
Ex A - 1
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF
ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE REIT AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY
OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER
IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY
OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY OR THE REIT OR PERSON THAT HAS BEEN AN AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY OR THE REIT DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THREE MONTHS MAY PURCHASE, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR HOLD
THIS SECURITY OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.
Ex A - 2
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032
No. R-1
Initially
$345,000,000
CUSIP No.: 49803X
AH6
ISIN No: US49803XAH61
Kite Realty Group, L.P.,
a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company,”
which term includes any successor entity or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby
promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Notes” attached hereto of $345,000,000, which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other outstanding Notes,
shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed $345,000,000 in aggregate at any time, in accordance with the rules and procedures
of the Depositary, on April 15, 2032, and interest thereon as set forth below.
This Note shall bear interest
at the rate of 3.25% per year from July 2, 2026, or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided for to,
but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until April 15, 2032. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each
April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2027, to Holders of record at the Close of Business on the preceding
April 1 and October 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Additional Interest will be payable as set
forth in Section 6.03 of the within-mentioned Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, and any reference to interest
on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was
or would be payable pursuant to any of such Section 6.03 or the Registration Rights Agreement, and any express mention of
the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions
thereof where such express mention is not made.
Any Defaulted Amounts shall
accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including,
the relevant payment date to, but excluding, the date on which such Defaulted Amounts shall have been paid by the Company, at its election,
in accordance with Section 2.03(c) of the Indenture.
The Company shall pay or
shall cause the Paying Agent to pay the principal of and interest on this Note, if and so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately
available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note.
As provided in and subject
to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the
office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee
as its Paying Agent and Note Registrar in respect of the Notes as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration
of transfer and exchange.
Ex A - 3
Reference is made to the
further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this
Note the right to exchange this Note for cash and, if applicable, Common Shares, if any, on the terms and subject to the limitations
set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Note, and any claim,
controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Note or the Indenture, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.
In the case of any conflict
between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern.
This Note shall not be valid
or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed manually by the Trustee or
a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.
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Ex A - 4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this Note to be duly executed.
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
By:
Name:
Title:
Dated:
Ex A - 5
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described
in the within-named Indenture.
By:
Authorized
Signatory
Dated:
Ex A - 6
[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
3.25% Exchangeable
Senior Notes due 2032
This Note is one of a duly
authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”),
initially limited to the aggregate principal amount of $345,000,000 all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated
as of July 2, 2026 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the REIT and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,
as trustee (the “Trustee”), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for
a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the REIT
and the Holders of the Notes. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions
specified in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used in this Note and not defined in this Note shall have the respective meanings set forth
in the Indenture.
In case certain Events of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, and interest on, all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable,
in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.
Subject to the terms and
conditions of the Indenture, including without limitation, Section 15.10 thereof, the Company will make all payments and
deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Redemption Price on any Redemption
Date and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect
such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is
legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
The Indenture contains provisions
permitting the Company, the REIT and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain
other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time
outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the
Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event
of Default under the Indenture and its consequences.
No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Purchase
Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and the consideration due upon exchange of, this Note at the place, at the
respective times, at the rate and in the lawful money herein prescribed.
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The Notes are issuable in
registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or
agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes
may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge
but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer or similar tax that may be imposed
in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from
the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.
The Notes shall be redeemable
at the Company’s option in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.
Subject to the provisions
of Section 15.10 of the Indenture, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holder’s
option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of
$1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price
.
Subject to the provisions
of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions
specified in the Indenture, prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date,
to exchange any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, for cash and, if applicable, Common Shares,
if any, together with cash in lieu thereof in respect of any fractional shares, at the Exchange Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted
from time to time as provided in the Indenture.
In addition to the rights
provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated
as of July 2, 2026, among the Company, the REIT and the Initial Purchasers named therein.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations,
when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable
laws or regulations:
TEN COM = as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
CUST = Custodian
TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common
Additional abbreviations
may also be used though not in the above list.
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SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE
OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032
The initial principal amount
of this Global Note is THREE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($345,000,000). The following increases or decreases in this Global Note
have been made:
Date of
exchange
Amount of
decrease in
principal
amount of this
Global Note
Amount of
increase in
principal
amount of this
Global Note
Principal
amount of this
Global Note
following such
decrease or
increase
Signature of
authorized
signatory of
Trustee or
Custodian
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ATTACHMENT 1
[FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCHANGE]
To: KITE
REALTY GROUP TRUST, L.P.
U.S.
BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Exchange Agent
The undersigned registered
owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to exchange this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral
multiple thereof) below designated, for cash and, if applicable, Common Shares, if any, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture
referred to in this Note, and directs that any cash payable and any Common Shares issuable and deliverable upon such exchange, together
with any cash for any fractional share, and any Notes representing any unexchanged principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to
the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any Common Shares or any portion of this Note not exchanged
are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue
or transfer taxes, if any, in accordance with Section 14.02(i) of the Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the
undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed
to such terms in the Indenture.
Dated:
Signature(s)
Signature Guarantee
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and
credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15
if Common Shares are to be issued, or Notes are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder.
Ex
A- 11
Fill in for registration of shares if to be issued, and Notes if to be delivered, other than to and in the name
of the registered holder:
(Name)
(Street Address)
(City, State and Zip Code) Please print name and address
Principal amount to be exchanged (if less than all):
$ ,000
Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with
the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatever.
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ATTACHMENT 2
[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE]
To: KITE
REALTY GROUP, L.P.
U.S.
BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
The undersigned registered
owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Kite Realty Group, L.P. (the “Company”) as to the
occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and requests and instructs
the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with Section 15.02 of the Indenture referred to in this
Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple
thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Purchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record
Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such
Fundamental Change Purchase Date. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Indenture.
In the case of Physical Notes,
the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:
Dated:
Signature
Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number
Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all):
$ ,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with
the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatever.
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ATTACHMENT 3
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]
For value received
hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
(Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and
appoints
attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
In connection with any transfer of the within
Note, the undersigned confirms that such Note is being transferred:
¨ To
Kite Realty Group Trust, Kite Realty Group, L.P. or any subsidiary thereof; or
¨ Pursuant
to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or
¨ Pursuant
to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Dated:
Signature(s)
Signature
Guarantee
Signature(s) must
be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan
associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion
program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to
be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder.
NOTICE: The signature on the assignment must
correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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EX-4.3 — EXHIBIT 4.3
EX-4.3
Filename: tm2619631d1_ex4-3.htm · Sequence: 3
Exhibit 4.3
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
(a Delaware limited partnership)
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
(a Maryland real estate investment trust)
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
July 2, 2026
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
BofA Securities, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
As Representatives of the several Initial Purchasers
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
20 West Street
New York, New York 10282
BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
500 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Kite Realty Group, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), proposes to issue and sell to certain purchasers (the “Initial
Purchasers”), for whom Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC are acting as the representatives (the “Representatives”), its 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due
2032 (the “Notes”), upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement by and among the Operating Partnership, Kite
Realty Group Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), and the Representatives, dated as of June 29,
2026 (the “Purchase Agreement”), relating to the initial placement (the “Initial Placement”) of
the Notes. In certain circumstances, the Notes will be exchangeable for common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, of the
Company (the “Common Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture (as defined below). To induce
the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to satisfy their obligations thereunder, the holders of the Notes will
have the benefit of this registration rights agreement by and among the Operating Partnership, the Company and the Initial Purchasers
whereby the Company agrees with you for your benefit and the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Notes (including the Initial
Purchasers) (each a “Holder” and, collectively, the “Holders”), as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in
this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings:
“Act” shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Affiliate”
shall have the meaning specified in Rule 405 under the Act and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall
have meanings correlative thereto.
“Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement” shall mean a Registration Statement which shall become effective upon filing thereof pursuant to General
Instruction I.D for Form S-3.
“Broker-Dealer”
shall mean any broker or dealer registered as such under the Exchange Act.
“Business Day”
shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized
or obligated by law to close in New York City.
“Closing Date”
shall mean the date of the first issuance of the Notes.
“Commission”
shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Shares”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Company”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Deferral Period”
shall have the meaning indicated in Section 3(i) hereof.
“Exchange Act”
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Final Memorandum”
shall mean the final offering memorandum, dated June 29, 2026, relating to the Notes, including any and all annexes thereto and any
information incorporated by reference therein as of such date.
“FINRA”
shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any successor agency thereto.
“Free Writing Prospectus”
shall mean each offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes that would constitute a “free writing prospectus”
as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, prepared by or on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership or used or
referred to by the Company or the Operating Partnership in connection with the sale of the Notes.
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“Holder”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Indenture”
shall mean the Indenture relating to the Notes, dated the date hereof, by and among the Operating Partnership, as issuer, the Company
and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association , as trustee, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof.
“Initial Placement”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Initial Purchasers”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Losses”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d) hereof.
“Majority Holders”
shall mean, on any date, Holders of a majority of the Common Shares registered under a Shelf Registration Statement.
“Managing Underwriters”
shall mean the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that administer an underwritten offering, if any, conducted
pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
“Note”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Notice and Questionnaire”
shall mean a written notice delivered to the Company substantially in the form attached as Annex A to the Final Memorandum.
“Notice Holder”
shall mean, on any date, any Holder of Registrable Securities that has delivered a properly completed Notice and Questionnaire to the
Company on or prior to such date.
“Operating Partnership”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Prospectus”
shall mean a prospectus included in a Shelf Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information
previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A or Rule 430B
under the Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement for a “shelf” takedown,
with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Common Shares covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and all amendments
and supplements thereto, including any and all exhibits thereto and any information incorporated by reference therein.
“Purchase Agreement”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Registrable Securities”
shall mean Common Shares initially issuable in exchange for the Notes initially sold to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement other than those that have (i) been registered under a Shelf Registration Statement and disposed of in accordance therewith,
(ii) become eligible to be sold without restriction as contemplated by Rule 144 under the Act or any successor rule or
regulation thereto that may be adopted by the Commission, (iii) ceased to be outstanding, whether as a result of redemption, repurchase,
cancellation, exchange or otherwise, or (iv) been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act.
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“Registration Default
Damages” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7 hereof.
“Shelf Registration
Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) hereof.
“Shelf Registration
Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement, including a “universal shelf” registration statement,
of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof which covers some or all of the Common Shares, including by
“shelf takedown” using a prospectus supplement or otherwise, on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Act, or
any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective
amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
For the avoidance of doubt, if at any time from the date hereof through the end of the Shelf Registration Period, the Company is not eligible
to use Form S-3 or Form S-3ASR or any successor form thereto, and all references to Shelf Registration Statement in this Agreement
shall be read to include a registration statement on Form S-11, or if the Company is no longer a real estate investment trust at
such time, Form S-1, or any successor form thereto.
“Underwriter”
shall mean any underwriter of Common Shares in connection with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement.
2. Shelf
Registration.
(a) The
Company shall as promptly as practicable following the date on which the Company becomes eligible to file an Automatic Shelf Registration
Statement (but in no event more than 90 days after the Closing Date) (i) file with the Commission a Shelf Registration Statement
(which shall be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement if the Company is eligible to file an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement
at the time such filing is made) and/or (ii) file one or more prospectus supplements to an effective Shelf Registration Statement
of the Company, providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis by the Holders of, all of the Registrable
Securities, from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders, pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Act or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission.
(b) If
the Shelf Registration Statement filed in Section 2(a) is not an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, the Company
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective under the Act
no later than 180 days after the Closing Date.
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(c) The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep any Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and
amended as required by the Act (including by way of preparing and filing with the Commission within the time limits required by Rule 415
under the Act or any successor rule thereto a new Shelf Registration Statement, and, if necessary, filing a new prospectus supplement
pursuant to such new Shelf Registration Statement, in order to cover any Registrable Securities previously registered on a Shelf Registration
Statement that may no longer be used for sales of such Registrable Securities and the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such
New Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter), in order to permit the Prospectus
forming part thereof to be usable by Holders for a period (the “Shelf Registration Period”) from the date such Shelf
Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission (or becomes effective in the case of an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement)
or, in the case of a “universal” Shelf Registration Statement, the first date a prospectus supplement covering Registrable
Securities is filed under such Shelf Registration Statement until the earlier of (i) the 30th trading day immediately following the
maturity date of the Notes (subject to extension for any suspension of the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement during such
30 trading day period immediately following the maturity date by the length of such suspension) and (ii) the date upon which there
are no Notes or Registrable Securities outstanding. The Company shall be deemed not to have used its commercially reasonable efforts to
keep a Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Registration Period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result
in Holders of Registrable Securities not being able to offer and sell such Common Shares at any time during the Shelf Registration Period,
unless such action is (x) required by applicable law or otherwise undertaken by the Company in good faith and for valid business
reasons (not including avoidance of the Company’s obligations hereunder), including the acquisition or divestiture of assets, and
(y) permitted by Section 3(i) hereof. None of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their respective
securityholders (other than Holders of Registrable Securities) shall have the right to include any securities of the Company or the Operating
Partnership in any Shelf Registration Statement or, in the case of a “universal” Shelf Registration Statement, in any prospectus
supplement for a “shelf takedown” registering Registrable Securities, other than Registrable Securities.
(d) The
Company shall cause a Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective
date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, (i) to comply in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Act; and (ii)not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made) not misleading.
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(e) The
Company shall provide notice to each Holder at least twenty (20) Business Days prior to the anticipated effective date of the initial
Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto (such effective date shall also include the date of filing the initial prospectus supplement
for a “shelf takedown” of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR,
file no. 333-280024, which was filed by the Company with the Commission on June 7, 2024). Each Holder agrees to deliver a Notice
and Questionnaire and such other information as the Company may reasonably request in writing, if any, to the Company at least ten (10) Business
Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement as announced in such notice from the Company. If a Holder
does not timely complete and deliver a Notice and Questionnaire or provide the other information the Company may reasonably request in
writing, that Holder will not be named as a selling securityholder in the Prospectus and will not be permitted to sell its Registrable
Securities under such Shelf Registration Statement. From and after the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company
shall use commercially reasonable efforts, on the first (1st) Business Day of each month to (i) file with the Commission
a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or to prepare and, if permitted or required by applicable law, to file
a supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” to the related Prospectus or an amendment or supplement
to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that the each Holder that delivered a Notice
and Questionnaire prior to the 20th day of the prior month is named as a selling securityholder in such Shelf Registration
Statement and the related Prospectus, and so that such Holder is permitted to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement,
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under the Act as promptly as is
practicable; (ii) provide such Holder, upon request, copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) hereof;
and (iii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Act of any post-effective amendment filed
or the filing of any supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” to the related Prospectus, pursuant
to Section 2(e)(i) hereof; provided, that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Deferral Period,
the Company shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance with Section 3(i) hereof. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling
securityholder in a Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus; provided, however, that any Holder that becomes
a Notice Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2(e) (whether or not such Holder was a Notice Holder at the
effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement) shall be named as a selling securityholder in such Shelf Registration Statement or
related Prospectus in accordance with the requirements of this Section 2(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (A) the
Notes are called for redemption and the then prevailing market price of the Common Shares is above the Exchange Price (as defined in the
Indenture) or (B) the Notes are exchanged as provided for in Article 14 of the Indenture, then the Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to file a post-effective amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,”
to the related Prospectus within five (5) Business Days of the Redemption Date (as defined in the Indenture) (as defined in the Indenture),
as applicable, naming as a selling securityholder therein all Notice Holders that have completed and delivered a Notice and Questionnaire
and provided the other information reasonably requested in writing by the Company, in each case on or before such Redemption Date, as
applicable.
3. Registration
Procedures. The following provisions shall apply in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement.
(a) The
Company shall:
(i) furnish
to each of the Representatives and to counsel for the Notice Holders (as appointed in accordance with Section 4), not less
than five (5) Business Days prior to the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of the Shelf Registration Statement and each
amendment thereto and each amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” if any, to
the Prospectus included therein (including all documents incorporated by reference therein after the initial filing) and shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as the Representatives
reasonably propose; and
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(ii) include
information regarding the Notice Holders and the methods of distribution they have elected for their Registrable Securities provided to
the Company in Notices and Questionnaires as necessary to permit such distribution by the methods specified therein.
(b) The
Company shall ensure that:
(i) the
Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,”
forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Act; and
(ii) the
Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) The
Company shall advise the Representatives, the Notice Holders and any underwriter that has provided in writing to the Company a telephone
or facsimile number and address for notices, and confirm such advice in writing (which notice pursuant to clauses (ii) through (v) hereof
shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension):
(i) when
the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when the Shelf Registration Statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(ii) of
any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any prospectus
supplement for a “shelf takedown,” or for additional information;
(iii) of
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or any other lapse in the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement during the
Shelf Registration Period;
(iv) of
the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Common Shares included therein
for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(v) of
the happening of any event that requires any change in the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, they
(A) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and (B) do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made) not misleading.
(d) The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any jurisdiction and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the
withdrawal thereof. The Company shall undertake additional reasonable actions as required to permit unrestricted resales of the Common
Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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(e) Upon
request, the Company shall furnish to each Notice Holder, without charge, at least one copy of the Shelf Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto, including all material incorporated therein by reference, and, if a Notice Holder so requests in writing,
all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference therein).
(f) During
the Shelf Registration Period, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Initial Purchaser, each Notice Holder, and any sales or placement
agents or underwriters acting on their behalf, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including the preliminary Prospectus,
if any) included in the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf
takedown,” thereto as any such person may reasonably request. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment
or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” thereto by each of the foregoing in connection
with the offering and sale of the Common Shares.
(g) Prior
to any offering of Common Shares pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall (i) arrange for the qualification
of the Common Shares for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as any Notice Holder shall reasonably request and shall maintain such
qualification in effect so long as required, and (ii) cooperate with the Holders in connection with any filings required to be made
with FINRA; provided, that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is
not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the
Initial Placement or any offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(h) Upon
the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(ii) through Section 3(c)(v) hereof, the Company
shall promptly (or within the time period provided for by Section 3(i) hereof, if applicable) prepare a post-effective
amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,”
to the related Prospectus or file any other required document to remedy the basis for any suspension of the Shelf Registration Statement
and so that, as thereafter delivered to Initial Purchasers of the securities included therein, the Prospectus will not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(i) Upon
the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development, public filing with the Commission or any other material event that,
in the reasonable judgment of the Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” the Company shall give notice (without notice
of the nature or details of such events) to the Notice Holders that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended
and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement until such Notice Holder’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus, including a prospectus supplement
for a “shelf takedown,” provided for in Section 3(h) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company
that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference in such Prospectus. The period during which the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and any Prospectus is suspended
pursuant to this Section 3(i) (the “Deferral Period”) shall not exceed 45 days in any 90-day period
or 90 days in any 360-day period; provided, that, if the event triggering the Deferral Period relates to a proposed or pending
material business transaction, the disclosure of which the board of trustees of the Company determines in good faith would be reasonably
likely to impede the ability to consummate the transaction or would otherwise be seriously detrimental to the Company and its subsidiaries
taken a whole, the Company may extend the Deferral Period from 45 days to 60 days in any 90-day period or from 90 days to 120 days in
any 360-day period.
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(j) The
Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and shall make generally available to its securityholders
an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of, and Rule 158 under, the Act as soon as practicable
after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement (such effective date shall include the date of filing a prospectus supplement
for a “shelf takedown” of Registrable Securities to an effective Shelf Registration Statement) and in any event no later than
45 days after the end of a 12-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) beginning with the first month of the Company’s
first fiscal quarter commencing after the such effective date.
(k) The
Company may require each Holder of Common Shares to be sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such
information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such Common Shares as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for
inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement. The Company may exclude from the Shelf Registration Statement (including a prospectus supplement
for a “shelf takedown” pursuant thereto) the Common Shares of any Holder that unreasonably fails to furnish such information
within ten (10) Business Days after receiving such request.
(l) Subject
to Section 6 hereof, the Company shall enter into customary agreements (including, if requested, an underwriting agreement
in customary form) and take all other appropriate actions in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of the
Common Shares, and in connection therewith, if an underwriting agreement is entered into, cause the same to contain customary indemnification
provisions and procedures.
(m) Subject
to Section 6 hereof, the Company shall:
(i) make
reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of Common Shares to be registered thereunder, any underwriter participating in any
disposition pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders or any such
underwriter all relevant financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents of the Company and its subsidiaries;
(ii) cause
the Company’s officers, trustees, employees, accountants and auditors to supply all relevant information reasonably requested by
the Holders or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement as is customary
for similar due diligence examinations;
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(iii) make
such representations and warranties to the Holders of Common Shares registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in form, substance
and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings and covering matters including, but not
limited to, those set forth in the Purchase Agreement;
(iv) obtain
opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if any) addressed to each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, covering such matters
as are customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such
Holders and underwriters;
(v) obtain
“comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary,
any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which
financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Shelf Registration Statement), addressed to each selling
Holder of Common Shares registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily
covered in “comfort” letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings; and
(vi) deliver
such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Majority Holders or the Managing Underwriters, if any, including
those to evidence compliance with Section 3(i) hereof and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting
agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.
The actions set forth in clauses
(iii) through (vi) of this Section 3(m) shall be performed in connection with any underwriting or similar agreement
as and to the extent required thereunder.
(n) In
the event that any Broker-Dealer shall underwrite any Common Shares or participate in a public offering (within the meaning of the rules of
FINRA) as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling group, whether as a Holder of such Common Shares or as an underwriter, a placement
or sales agent or a broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise, the Company shall assist such Broker-Dealer in complying with the
applicable rules and regulations of FINRA.
(o) The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Common Shares
covered by the Shelf Registration Statement.
4. Registration
Expenses. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations under Section 2
and Section 3 hereof and shall reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or counsel (which
shall initially be Hogan Lovells US LLP, but which may be another nationally recognized law firm experienced in securities matters designated
by the Majority Holders) to act as counsel for the Holders in connection therewith; provided, however, that such expenses
shall not include, and the Company shall not have any obligation to pay, any underwriting fees, discounts or commissions attributable
to the sale of such Registrable Securities, or any fees and expenses of any Broker-Dealer or other financial intermediary engaged by any
Holder.
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5. Indemnification
and Contribution. (a) The Company and the Operating Partnership agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Common Shares
covered by any Shelf Registration Statement, each Initial Purchaser, the trustees, officers, employees, Affiliates and agents of each
such Holder or Initial Purchaser and each person who controls any such Holder or Initial Purchaser within the meaning of either the Act
or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become
subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Shelf Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or
in any preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433
of the Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto,
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein (in the case of any preliminary Prospectus or any Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made) not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that the Company and the Operating Partnership will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or the Operating Partnership by or on behalf of the
party claiming indemnification specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability that
the Company and the Operating Partnership may otherwise have to the indemnified party.
The Company and the Operating
Partnership also agree to indemnify as provided in this Section 5(a) or contribute as provided in Section 5(d) hereof
to Losses of each underwriter, if any, of Common Shares registered under any Shelf Registration Statement, its trustees, officers, employees,
Affiliates or agents and each person who controls such underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the
Initial Purchasers and the selling Holders provided in this Section 5(a) and shall, if requested by any Holder, enter
into an underwriting agreement reflecting such agreement, as provided in Section 3(l) hereof.
(a) Each
Holder of securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement (including each Initial Purchaser that is a Holder, in such capacity)
severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Operating Partnership, each of its trustees, each
of its officers who signs such Shelf Registration Statement and each person who controls the Company or the Operating Partnership within
the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Operating Partnership
to each such Holder, but only with reference to written information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company or the Operating
Partnership by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity
agreement shall be acknowledged by each Notice Holder that is not an Initial Purchaser in such Notice Holder’s Notice and Questionnaire
and shall be in addition to any liability that any such Notice Holder may otherwise have to the Company or the Operating Partnership.
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(b) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5 or notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 5, notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability
under Section 5(a) or Section 5(b) hereof unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such
action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses; and (ii) will not,
in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided
in Section 5(a) or Section 5(b) hereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel
(including local counsel) of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified
party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for
the fees and expenses of any separate counsel, other than local counsel if not appointed by the indemnifying party, retained by the indemnified
party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel (including local counsel) to represent the
indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the
indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by
the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual
or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory
to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or
(iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party.
The indemnifying party shall indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and judgments by reason of any settlement of any action effected (i) with its written consent, or (ii) without its written consent
if the settlement is entered into more than twenty (20) Business Days after the indemnifying party received a request from the indemnified
party for reimbursement for the fees and expenses of counsel (in any case where such fees and expenses are at the expense of the indemnifying
party) and, prior to the date of such settlement, the indemnifying party has failed to comply with such reimbursement request. An indemnifying
party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment
with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be
sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim,
action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act,
by or on behalf of the indemnified party.
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(c) In
the event that the indemnity provided in this Section 5 hereof is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party for any reason, then each applicable indemnifying party shall have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the aggregate
losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending
loss, claim, liability, damage or action) (collectively “Losses”) to which such indemnifying party may be subject in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified
party, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement and the Shelf Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses; provided,
however, that in no case shall any Initial Purchaser be responsible, in the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the commission
applicable to the Notes, as set forth in the Final Memorandum, nor shall any underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of the
underwriting discount or commission applicable to the securities purchased by such underwriter under such Shelf Registration Statement
which resulted in such Losses, nor shall any Holder be responsible, in the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the amount by which
the total amount received by such Holder with respect to its sale of securities covered by such Registration Statement exceeds the sum
of (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such securities plus (ii) the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of such Holder. If the allocation
provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall contribute
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party,
on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company and the Operating Partnership shall be
deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the Initial Placement (before deducting expenses) as set forth in the Final Memorandum.
Benefits received by the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be equal to the total commissions as set forth in the Final Memorandum,
and benefits received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving Common Shares registered under the Act.
Benefits received by any underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth on
the cover page of the Prospectus forming a part of the Shelf Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the indemnifying party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified
party, on the other hand, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such untrue statement or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions were determined
by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or any other method of allocation which does
not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 5, each person who controls a
Holder within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each trustee, officer, employee and agent of such Holder shall have
the same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each person who controls the Company or the Operating Partnership within the meaning
of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company or the Operating Partnership who shall have signed the Shelf Registration
Statement and each trustee of the Company or the Operating Partnership shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company and the
Operating Partnership, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this Section 5(d).
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(d) The
provisions of this Section 5 shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
any Holder or the Company or the Operating Partnership or any of the indemnified persons referred to in this Section 5, and
shall survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement.
6. Underwritten
Registrations. (a) In no event will the method of distribution of Registrable Securities take the form of an underwritten offering
without the prior written consent of the Company.
(a) If
any Common Shares covered by a Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Managing Underwriters shall
be selected by the Company, subject to the prior written consent of the Majority Holders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) No
person may participate in any underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement unless such person (i) agrees to sell
such person’s Common Shares on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder
to approve such arrangements; and (ii)completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements
and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
7. Registration
Defaults. If any of the following events shall occur, then the Company shall pay liquidated damages (the “Registration Default
Damages”) to the Holders as follows:
(a) if
the Company is then eligible to file an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement and it has not filed
such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement and/or a prospectus supplement to an existing Shelf
Registration Statement on or prior to the 90th day following the Closing Date, then commencing on the 91st day after the Closing Date,
Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, at a rate of 0.25% per annum for
the first 90 days from and including such 91st day and 0.50% per annum thereafter; or
(b) if
the Company is not then eligible to file an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement and if a
Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission (or has not become effective in the case of an Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement) on or prior to the 180th day following the Closing Date, then commencing on the 181st day after the Closing Date,
Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, at a rate of 0.25% per annum for
the first 90 days from and including such 181st day and 0.50% per annum thereafter; or
(c) if
a Shelf Registration Statement has been declared or becomes effective but ceases to be effective or usable for the offer and sale of the
Registrable Securities, other than in connection with (A) a Deferral Period or (B) as a result of a requirement to file a new
Shelf Registration Statement, a post-effective amendment or supplement to the Prospectus to make changes to the information regarding
selling securityholders or the plan of distribution provided for therein, at any time during the Shelf Registration Period and the Company
does not cure the lapse of effectiveness or usability within ten (10) Business Days (or, if a Deferral Period is then in effect and
subject to the 20 Business Day filing requirement and the proviso regarding the filing of post-effective amendments in Section 2(e) with
respect to any Notice and Questionnaire received during such period, within ten (10) Business Days following the expiration of such
Deferral Period or period permitted pursuant to Section 2(e)) then Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Notes at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including the day following such
10th Business Day and 0.50% per annum thereafter; or
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(d) if
the Company through its omission fails to name as a selling securityholder any Holder that had complied timely with its obligations hereunder
in a manner to entitle such Holder to be so named in (i) a Shelf Registration Statement at the time it first became effective or
(ii) any Prospectus, including a prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown” pursuant thereto, at the later of time
of filing thereof or the time the Shelf Registration Statement of which the Prospectus forms a part becomes effective then Registration
Default Damages shall accrue, on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by such Holder, at a rate of 0.25% per annum
for the first 90 days from and including the day following the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement or the time of filing
of such Prospectus, as the case may be, and 0.50% per annum thereafter; or
(e) if
the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 3(i) hereof,
then commencing on the day the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of
such period, Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes at a rate of 0.25% per
annum for the first 90 days from and including such date, and 0.50% per annum thereafter;
provided,
however, that (1) upon the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus supplement (in the case of paragraph
(a) above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of paragraph (b) above), (3) upon
such time as the Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to remain effective or usable for resales again becomes effective and usable
for resales (in the case of paragraph (c) above), (4) upon the time such Holder is permitted to sell its Registrable Securities
pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus in accordance with applicable law (in the case of paragraph (d) above)
or (5) upon the termination of the Deferral Period that caused the limit on the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in a period
set forth in Section 3(i) hereof to be exceeded (in the case of paragraph (e) above), the Registration Default Damages
shall cease to accrue.
Any amounts of Registration
Default Damages due pursuant to this Section 7 will be payable in cash on the next succeeding interest payment date to Holders
entitled to receive such Registration Default Damages on the relevant record dates for the payment of interest. If any Note ceases to
be outstanding during any period for which Registration Default Damages are accruing, the Company will prorate the Registration Default
Damages payable with respect to such Note.
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The Registration Default Damages
rate on the Notes shall not exceed in the aggregate 0.50% per annum and shall not be payable under more than one clause above for any
given period of time, except that if Registration Default Damages would be payable because of more than one Registration Default, but
at a rate of 0.25% per annum under one Registration Default and at a rate of 0.50% per annum under the other, then the Registration Default
Damages rate shall be the higher rate of 0.50% per annum. Other than the Company’s obligation to pay Registration Default Damages
in accordance with this Section 7, neither the Company nor the Operating Partnership will have any liability for damages with respect
to a Registration Default.
Notwithstanding any provision
in this Agreement, in no event shall Registration Default Damages accrue to holders of Common Shares issued upon exchange of Notes. In
lieu thereof, the Exchange Rate (as defined in the Indenture) shall be increased by 3.00% for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes exchanged
at a time when such Registration Default has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that (i) the foregoing
adjustment shall not be applied more than once to the same $1,000 principal amount of Notes and (ii) if a Registration Default occurs
after a Holder has exchanged its Notes into Common Shares, such Holder shall not be entitled to any compensation with respect to such
Common Shares.
In no event shall Registration
Default Damages, together with Additional Interest (as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Operating Partnership’s failure
to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) of the Indenture, accrue on the Notes at a per annum rate, in
the aggregate, in excess of 0.50% per annum, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay
such Registration Default Damages and Additional Interest.
8. No
Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor the Operating Partnership has entered into, and each agrees not to enter into, any
agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the registration rights granted to the Holders herein.
9. Rule 144A
and Rule 144. So long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to file the reports required to be filed by it under Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner and,
if at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable Securities,
make publicly available other information so long as necessary to permit sales of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant
to Rules 144 and 144A of the Act. The Company covenants that it will take such further action as any Holder of Registrable Securities
may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration
under the Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rules 144 and 144A (including, without limitation, the requirements
of Rule 144A(d)(4)). Upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a
written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 9
shall be deemed to require the Company or the Operating Partnership to register any of its securities pursuant to the Exchange Act.
10. Listing.
So long as any Registrable Securities are outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the approval
of the Common Shares for listing on the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange or trading market as the Common Shares is then
listed.
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11. Amendments
and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the Majority Holders; provided,
that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall
obtain the written consent of each such Initial Purchaser against which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent is
to be effective; provided, further, that no amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent with respect to Section 7
hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder; and provided,
further, that the provisions of this Section 11 may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers
or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the Initial
Purchasers and each Holder.
12. Notices.
All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail,
telex, telecopier or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(a) if
to a Holder, at the most current address given by such holder to the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Notice and Questionnaire;
(b) if
to the Initial Purchasers or the Representatives, initially at the address or addresses set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
(c) if
to the Company or the Operating Partnership, initially at its address set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
All such notices and communications
shall be deemed to have been duly given when received.
The Initial Purchasers, the
Company or the Operating Partnership by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices
or communications.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
notices given to Holders (i) holding Notes in book-entry form may be given through the facilities of DTC or any successor depository
and (ii) may be given by e-mail at the e-mail address provided by such Holder in accordance with the provisions of the Notice and
Questionnaire.
13. Remedies.
Each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided to it herein or in the Purchase Agreement or granted by law,
including recovery of liquidated or other damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company
and the Operating Partnership agree that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach
by them of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance the defense that a remedy
at law would be adequate.
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14. Successors.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns, including,
without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Company or the Operating Partnership thereto, subsequent Holders of Registrable
Securities, and the indemnified persons referred to in Section 5 hereof. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby
agree to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of Registrable Securities, and any such Holder may specifically enforce the
provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.
15. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each
of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via
facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart
so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
16. Headings.
The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
17. Applicable
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
made and to be performed in the State of New York. The parties hereto each hereby waive any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding
or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
18. QFC
Stay Rider. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
(a) In
the event that any of the Initial Purchasers that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution
Regime, the transfer from such Initial Purchaser of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be
effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such
interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In
the event that any of the Initial Purchasers that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate (as defined below) of such Initial Purchaser
becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights (as defined below) under this Agreement that may
be exercised against such Initial Purchaser permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised
under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
For the purposes of this Section 18,
a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance
with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that
term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term
is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is
defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Rights” has the meaning assigned to that
term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “U.S. Special
Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title
II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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19. Severability.
In the event that any one of more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other
respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected thereby, it being intended that all of the
rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
20. Common
Shares Held by the Company, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Common Shares is required
hereunder, Common Shares held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Common Shares if such subsequent Holders
are deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Common Shares) shall not be counted in determining whether such
consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
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If the foregoing is in accordance
with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance
shall represent a binding agreement by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the several Initial Purchasers.
Very truly yours,
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
By:
/s/ Heath R. Fear
Name: Heath R. Fear
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
By: Kite Realty Group Trust, its general partner
By:
/s/ Heath R. Fear
Name: Heath R. Fear
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed
and accepted as of the date first above written.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
By:
/s/ Jan Debeuckelaer
Name: Jan Debeuckelaer
Title: Managing Director
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Kevin M. King
Name: Kevin M. King
Title: Managing Director
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:
/s/ Laurel Zhang
Name: Laurel Zhang
Title: Authorized Signatory
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
By:
/s/ Kevin Brillhart
Name: Kevin Brillhart
Title: Managing Director
For themselves and as representatives of the Initial Purchasers
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
EX-10.1 — EXHIBIT 10.1
EX-10.1
Filename: tm2619631d1_ex10-1.htm · Sequence: 4
Exhibit 10.1
To:
Kite Realty Group, L.P.
30 S. Meridian Street, Suite 1100
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Attention: [●]
Telephone No.: (317) 577-5600
Email: [●]
From:
[Dealer’s Name]
[Dealer’s Address]
Attn: [●]
Telephone No.: [●]
Email: [●]
Re:
[Base]1[Additional]2 Capped Call
Transaction
Date:
[●], 2026
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter
agreement (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into
on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between [Dealer] (“Dealer”) and Kite Realty
Group, L.P. (“Counterparty”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement
specified below.
1. This
Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “2006 Definitions”)
and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions,” and
together with the 2006 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Offering Memorandum
dated June 29, 2026 (the “Offering Memorandum”) relating to the USD [300],000,000 principal amount of [●]%
Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Base Exchangeable Securities”) issued by Counterparty (as increased by up
to an additional USD [45,000,000] principal amount of [●]% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032 [that may be]3 issued
pursuant to the option to purchase additional exchangeable securities [exercised on the date hereof]4 (the “Optional
Exchangeable Securities” and, together with the Base Exchangeable Securities, the “Exchangeable Securities”))
pursuant to an Indenture [to be] dated June [●], 2026 among Counterparty, Issuer (as defined below) and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture
and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof
with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture that are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture
and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein, in each case, will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering
Memorandum. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the
Offering Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. [For the avoidance
of doubt, subject to the foregoing, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently
reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or
renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in
good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve the economic intent of the parties as evidenced by such draft of the Indenture.
In addition, subject to the foregoing, the]5 [The]6 parties acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein
are references to the Indenture [as of its date of execution]7 [as in effect on the date hereof]8 and if the
Indenture is, or the Exchangeable Securities are, amended, modified or supplemented following the date hereof or the date of their execution,
respectively, any such amendment, modification or supplement (other than any amendment, modification or supplement (i) pursuant
to Section [14.07] of the Indenture, subject to the provisions opposite the caption “Counterparty Discretionary Adjustments”
in Section 2 hereof, or (ii) pursuant to Section 10.01(a) of the Indenture that, as determined by the Calculation
Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, conforms the Indenture to the description of Exchangeable Securities in
the Offering Memorandum) will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
1
Include for base capped call.
2
Include for additional capped call.
3
Include for base capped call.
4
Include for additional capped call.
5
Include for base capped call or additional capped call if Indenture has not been executed at time of execution of the Confirmation.
6
Include if Indenture has been executed at time of execution of this Confirmation.
7
Include if Indenture has not been executed at time of execution of this Confirmation.
8
Include if Indenture has been executed at time of execution of this Confirmation.
Each party is hereby advised,
and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions
and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates
on the terms and conditions set forth below.
This Confirmation evidences
a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates.
This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement
as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form on the Trade Date (but without any Schedule except for (i) the
election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine other than New York General
Obligations Law Section 5-1401), and (ii) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of
the Agreement shall apply to Dealer, (a) with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the shareholders’ equity of [Dealer]
[Dealer Parent] on the Trade Date, (b) “Specified Indebtedness” having the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the
Agreement, except that it shall not include any obligation in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealer’s banking
business, (c) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” shall be deleted from clause (1) of
such Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement, and (d) the following sentence shall be added to the end of Section 5(a)(vi) of
the Agreement: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default
if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available
to enable the relevant party to make payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s
receipt of written notice of its failure to pay”).
All provisions contained in,
or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any
inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions, the 2006 Definitions or the Agreement, the following shall prevail in the
order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; (iii) the 2006 Definitions; and (iv) the
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, except to the extent of an express conflict, the application of any provision of this Confirmation,
the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or the 2006 Definitions shall not be construed to exclude or limit any other provision of this Confirmation,
the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or the 2006 Definitions.
The Transaction to which this
Confirmation relates shall be the sole Transaction governed by the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer
and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is
deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation
or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction
under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
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2. The
Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to
which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
Trade Date:
[●], 2026
Effective Date:
The
closing date of the [initial]9 issuance of the Exchangeable Securities [issued pursuant to the option to purchase additional
Exchangeable Securities exercised on the date hereof]10.
Option Style:
Modified American, as described under “Procedures for Exercise” below.
Option Type:
Call
Seller:
Dealer
Buyer:
Counterparty
Shares:
The common shares of Kite Realty Group Trust (the “Issuer”), USD 0.01 par value (Ticker Symbol: “KRG”).
Number of Options:
[The
number of Base Exchangeable Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount issued by Counterparty on the closing date
for the initial issuance of the Exchangeable Securities.]11 [The number of Optional Exchangeable Securities in denominations
of USD 1,000 principal amount purchased by the Initial Purchasers (as defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below)), at their
option pursuant to Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement.]12 For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options outstanding
shall be reduced by each exercise of Options hereunder. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.
Applicable Percentage:
[●]%13
Option Entitlement:
A
number equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and [●]14
Make-Whole Fundamental Change Adjustment:
Any adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 14.06 of the Indenture.
Discretionary Adjustment:
Any adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 14.05 of the Indenture.
Strike Price:
USD
[●]15
Cap Price:
USD [●]
9
Include for base capped call.
10
Include for additional capped call.
11
Include for base capped call.
12
Include for additional capped call.
13
To be Dealer’s percentage of the overall capped call transaction.
14
To be the initial “Exchange Rate.”
15
To be the initial “Exchange Price.”
3
Rounding of Strike Price/Cap Price/Option Entitlement:
In connection with any adjustment to the Option Entitlement or Strike Price, the Option Entitlement or Strike Price, as the case may be, shall be rounded by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture relating to rounding of the “Exchange Price” or the “Exchange Rate,” as applicable (each as defined in the Indenture). In connection with any adjustment to the Cap Price hereunder, the Calculation Agent will round the adjusted Cap Price to the nearest USD 0.0001.
Number
of Shares:
As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement.
Premium:
USD [●] [(Premium per Option USD [●])]
Premium Payment Date:
The Effective Date[, or such other date as agreed upon by the parties in writing.]
Exchange:
The New York Stock Exchange
Related Exchange:
All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:
Exercise Dates:
Each Exchange Date.
Exchange Date:
[With
respect to any exchange of a Exchangeable Security (other than (x) any exchange of Exchangeable Securities with a “Exchange
Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring prior to the Free Exchangeability Date or (y) any exchange of Exchangeable
Securities in respect of which holder(s) of such Exchangeable Securities would be entitled to an increase in the Exchange Rate
pursuant to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Adjustment (any such Exchange described in clause (x) or clause (y), an “Early
Exchange”), to which the provisions of Section 8(b)(iii) of this Confirmation shall apply), the “Exchange Date”
(as defined in the Indenture)(such Exchangeable Securities, the “Relevant Exchangeable Securities” for such Exchange
Date); provided that if Counterparty has not delivered to Dealer a related Notice of Exercise, then in no event shall an Exercise
Date be deemed to occur hereunder (and no Option shall be exercised or deemed to be exercised hereunder) with respect to any surrender
of an Exchangeable Security for exchange in respect of which Counterparty has elected to have such Exchangeable Security transferred
to a third party financial institution for settlement in lieu of exchange, pursuant to Section [___] of the Indenture.]16
[With
respect to any exchange of a Exchangeable Security (other than (x) any exchange of Exchangeable Securities with a “Exchange
Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring prior to the Free Exchangeability Date or (y) any exchange of Exchangeable
Securities in respect of which holder(s) of such Exchangeable Securities would be entitled to an increase in the Exchange Rate
pursuant to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Adjustment (any such Exchange described in clause (x) or clause (y), an “Early
Exchange”), to which the provisions of Section 8(b)(iii) of this Confirmation shall apply), the “Exchange Date”
(as defined in the Indenture) for Exchangeable Securities that are not “Relevant Exchangeable Securities” under (and
as defined in) the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Call Option Transaction dated March [__], 2021
(the “Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation”) (such Exchangeable Securities, the “Relevant Exchangeable Securities”
for such Exchange Date); provided that if Counterparty has not delivered to Dealer a related Notice of Exercise, then in no event
shall an Exercise Date be deemed to occur hereunder (and no Option shall be exercised or deemed to be exercised hereunder) with respect
to any surrender of an Exchangeable Security for exchange in respect of which Counterparty has elected to have such Exchangeable
Security transferred to a third party financial institution for settlement in lieu of exchange, pursuant to Section [___]
of the Indenture. For the purposes of determining whether any Exchangeable Securities will be Relevant Exchangeable Securities hereunder
or “Relevant Exchangeable Securities” under the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation, Exchangeable Securities that
are exchanged pursuant to the Indenture shall be allocated first to the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation until all Options
thereunder are exercised or terminated.]17
16
Include for base capped call.
17
Include for additional capped call.
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Free Exchangeability Date:
[●], 20[●]
Expiration Date:
The earlier of (i) the last day on which any Exchangeable Securities remain outstanding and (ii) [●], 20[●], subject to earlier exercise.
Automatic Exercise on Exchange Dates:
Applicable, which means that on each Exchange Date occurring on or after the Free Exchangeability Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount shall be automatically exercised, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below.
Notice Deadline:
In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Exchange Date on or after the Free Exchangeability Date, 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).
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Notice of Exercise:
Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing prior to the Notice Deadline of the number of Relevant Exchangeable Securities being exchanged on the related Exchange Date[; provided that any “Notice of Exercise” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be a Notice of Exercise pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Notice of Exercise shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Confirmation]18. For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder with an Exchange Date occurring on or after the Free Exchangeability Date, Automatic Exercise shall apply and the Exchange Date shall be deemed to be the second “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).
Notice of Final Exchangeable Security
Settlement Method:
In addition, Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) immediately preceding the Free Exchangeability Date of the settlement method (and, if applicable, the “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture)) elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to Relevant Exchangeable Securities with an Exchange Date occurring on or after the Free Exchangeability Date (any such notice, a “Notice of Final Exchangeable Security Settlement Method”); provided that, if Counterparty does not timely deliver the Notice of Final Exchangeable Security Settlement Method then the Notice of Final Exchangeable Security Settlement Method shall be deemed timely given and the Applicable Settlement Method shall be a Cash Election with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of USD 1,000. Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any settlement method election hereunder.
Dealer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:
As specified in Section 6(b) below.
Settlement Terms:
Settlement Date:
For any Exercise Date, the date one Settlement Cycle following the final day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period; provided that the Settlement Date shall not be prior to the Exchange Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time.
18 Include for additional capped call confirmation only.
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Delivery Obligation:
In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above and “Method of Adjustment”, “Counterparty Discretionary Adjustments”, “Consequences of Merger Events/Tender Offers”, “Consequences of Announcement Events” and Section 8(l) below, in respect of an Exercise Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty on the related Settlement Date (the “Delivery Obligation”), (i) a number of Shares equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the aggregate number of Shares, if any, that Counterparty would be obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date pursuant to Section 14.03 of the Indenture (except that such number of Shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of any fractional Share resulting from such rounding and/or (ii) the product of the Applicable Percentage and the aggregate amount of cash, if any, in excess of the principal amount of the Relevant Exchangeable Securities that Counterparty would be obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date pursuant to Section 14.03 of the Indenture, determined, for each of clauses (i) and (ii), by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner by reference to such Sections of the Indenture as if Counterparty had elected to satisfy its Exchange obligation in respect of such Relevant Exchangeable Securities by the Applicable Settlement Method, notwithstanding any different actual election by Counterparty with respect to the settlement of such Relevant Exchangeable Securities; provided that, if the “Daily VWAP” (as defined in the Indenture) for any “VWAP Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture pursuant to the second proviso in such definition) during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period is greater than the Cap Price, then clause (b) of the relevant “Daily Exchange Value” (as defined in the Indenture) for such “VWAP Trading Day” shall be determined as if such “Daily VWAP” for such “VWAP Trading Day” were deemed to equal the Cap Price; provided, further, that the Delivery Obligation shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Exchangeable Securities as a direct or indirect result of any adjustments to the Exchange Rate pursuant to a Discretionary Adjustment, a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Adjustment and any interest payment that Counterparty is (or would have been) obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in respect of any Exercise Date, (x)(I) the number of Shares included in the Delivery Obligation multiplied by the Share Obligation Value Price plus (II) the amount of cash included in the Delivery Obligation, would otherwise exceed (y) the product of the Applicable Percentage and the relevant Net Exchangeable Share Obligation Value, such number of Shares and such amount of cash shall be proportionately reduced to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess.
Applicable Settlement Method:
If Counterparty has notified Dealer in the Notice of Final Exchangeable Security Settlement Method that it has elected, or is deemed to have elected, to satisfy its exchangeable obligation in respect of such Relevant Exchangeable Securities in cash or in a combination of cash and Shares in accordance with Section 14.03 of the Indenture (a “Cash Election”), the Applicable Settlement Method shall be the settlement method so elected, or deemed to be elected, by Counterparty in respect of such Relevant Exchangeable Securities (the “Exchangeable Securities Settlement Method”); otherwise, the Applicable Settlement Method shall assume Counterparty had made a Cash Election with respect to such Relevant Exchangeable Securities (a “Deemed Cash Election”) with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of USD 1,000 per Relevant Exchangeable Security and the Delivery Obligation shall be determined by the Calculation Agent pursuant to Section 14.03 of the Indenture as if the relevant “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) were the Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
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Cash Settlement Averaging Period:
The 40 “VWAP Trading Days” (as defined in the Indenture pursuant to the second proviso in such definition) commencing on the 41st “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).
Notice of Delivery Obligation:
No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the aggregate number of Shares and/or amount of cash included in the Total Exchangeable Share Obligation Value (as defined below) for all Exercise Dates (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterparty’s obligations with respect to a Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Exchangeable Security Settlement Method, as the case may be, as set forth above, in any way).
Net Exchangeable Share Obligation Value:
With respect to Relevant Exchangeable Securities as to an Exchange Date, (i) the Total Exchangeable Share Obligation Value of such Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date.
Total Exchangeable Share Obligation Value:
With respect to Relevant Exchangeable Securities with respect to an Exchange Date, (i) (A) the number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Shares that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date pursuant to the Indenture multiplied by (B) the Share Obligation Value Price plus (ii) an amount of cash equal to the aggregate amount of cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date pursuant to the Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any cash payable by Counterparty in lieu of fractional Shares); provided that the Total Exchangeable Share Obligation Value shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Exchangeable Securities as a direct or indirect result of any adjustments to the Exchange Rate pursuant to a Discretionary Adjustment, a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Adjustment and any interest payment that Counterparty is (or would have been) obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Exchangeable Securities for such Exchange Date.
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Share Obligation Value Price:
The opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page “KRG <Equity>” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) on the applicable Settlement Date or other date of delivery.
Other Applicable Provisions:
To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares.
Restricted Certificated Shares:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.
Adjustments:
Method of Adjustment:
Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the Dilution Adjustment Provisions (a “Potential Adjustment Event”) that requires an adjustment under the Indenture, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction, to the extent an analogous adjustment is required under the Indenture, subject to “Counterparty Discretionary Adjustments” below. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Potential Adjustment Event.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions:
(i) in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event as a result of an event or condition set forth in Section 14.04(b) of the Indenture or Section 14.04(c) of the Indenture where, in either case, the period for determining “Y” (as such term is used in Section 14.04(b) of the Indenture) or “MP0” (as such term is used in Section 14.04(c) of the Indenture), as the case may be, begins before Counterparty has publicly announced the event or condition giving rise to such Potential Adjustment Event, then the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, have the right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction as appropriate to reflect the reasonable costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and commercially reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activities as a result of such event or condition not having been publicly announced prior to the beginning of such period; and
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(ii) if any Potential Adjustment Event is declared and (a) the event or condition giving rise to such Potential Adjustment Event is subsequently amended, modified, cancelled or abandoned, (b) the “Exchange Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) is otherwise not adjusted at the time or in the manner contemplated by the relevant Dilution Adjustment Provision based on such declaration or (c) the “Exchange Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) is adjusted as a result of such Potential Adjustment Event and subsequently re-adjusted (each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), a “Potential Adjustment Event Change”) then, in each case, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, have the right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction as appropriate to reflect the reasonable costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and commercially reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activities as a result of such Potential Adjustment Event Change. Upon the occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event Change, Counterparty shall immediately notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such Potential Adjustment Event Change.
For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any payment or delivery obligation hereunder in respect of, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of, (x) any distribution of cash, property or securities by Counterparty to the holders of Exchangeable Securities (upon Exchange or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of Exchangeable Securities are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment under the Indenture in respect of a Potential Adjustment Event (including, without limitation, under the second sentence of Section 14.04(c) of the Indenture or the second sentence of Section 14.04(d) of the Indenture).
Dilution Adjustment Provisions:
Sections 14.04 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and Section 14.05(a) of the Indenture
Counterparty Discretionary Adjustments:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions, if the Calculation Agent disagrees in good faith and in a commercially manner with any adjustment under the Indenture that is the basis of any adjustment hereunder and that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty, its board of directors or a committee of its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 14.05(a) of the Indenture or pursuant to Section 14.07 of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture entered into thereunder or in connection with the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then the Calculation Agent will determine the corresponding adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of or under the Transaction in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner consistent with the methodology set forth in the Indenture. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period but no adjustment was made to any Exchangeable Security under the Indenture because the relevant holder of such Exchangeable Security was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Exchange Date, then the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, make an adjustment, consistent with the methodology set forth in the Indenture as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event. For the avoidance of doubt, the Delivery Obligation shall be calculated on the basis of such adjustments by the Calculation Agent.
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Extraordinary Events:
Merger Events:
Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, “Merger Event” shall have the meaning set forth for the term “Merger Event” in Section 14.07 of the Indenture.
Consequences of Merger Events/ Tender Offers:
Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent, acting in good faith and commercially reasonably, shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement, composition of the “Shares” hereunder and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction, to the extent an analogous adjustment is required under Section 14.07 of the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event, as determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the Calculation Agent by reference to such Section, subject to “Counterparty Discretionary Adjustments” above; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment; and provided, further, that if, with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) securities issued by an entity that is not a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) Counterparty to the Transaction or the Issuer, following such Merger Event, will not be a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or Counterparty will not be the Issuer, Dealer may elect in its commercially reasonable discretion that Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply. For the avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth above regardless of whether any Merger Event gives rise to an Early Exchange. For purposes of this paragraph, “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 14.04(e) of the Indenture.
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Notice of Merger Consideration:
Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to consummation of such Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of, in the case of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be exchanged into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by holders of Shares upon consummation of such Merger Event.
Consequences of Announcement Events:
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, (x) references to “Tender Offer” shall be replaced by references to “Announcement Event” and references to “Tender Offer Date” shall be replaced by references to “date of such Announcement Event”, (y) the phrase “exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the spread)” shall be replaced with the phrase “Cap Price (provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price)” and the words “whether within a commercially reasonable (as determined by the Calculation Agent) period of time prior to or after the Announcement Event” shall be inserted prior to the word “which” in the seventh line, and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the Calculation Agent may, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, determine whether the relevant Announcement Event has had a material economic effect on the Transaction (the terms of which include, among other terms, the Strike Price and Cap Price), and, if so, may adjust the Cap Price accordingly to take into account such economic effect, in a commercially reasonable manner and to account solely for changes in Share price, volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate, or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to such Transaction; on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the Expiration Date, any Early Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation, it being understood that any adjustment in respect of an Announcement Event shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event and shall not be duplicative with any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be adjusted to be less than the Strike Price. An Announcement Event shall be an “Extraordinary Event” for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable.
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Announcement Event:
(i) The public announcement by Issuer, Counterparty, any other subsidiary of Issuer, any affiliate of Issuer, any agent of Issuer or a Valid Third Party of (x) any transaction or event that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (y) any potential acquisition or disposition by Issuer and/or its subsidiaries where the aggregate consideration exceeds 50% of the market capitalization of Issuer as of the date of such announcement (a “Transformative Transaction”) or (z) the intention to enter into a Merger Event or Tender Offer or a Transformative Transaction, (ii) the public announcement by Issuer, Counterparty, any other subsidiary of Issuer, any affiliate of Issuer, any agent of Issuer or a Valid Third Party of an intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event or Tender Offer or a Transformative Transaction or (iii) any subsequent public announcement by Issuer, Counterparty, any other subsidiary of Issuer, any affiliate of Issuer, any agent of Issuer or a Valid Third Party of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement, whether or not by the same party, relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention), as determined by the Calculation Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention. For purposes of this definition of “Announcement Event,” (A) “Merger Event” shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the remainder of the definition of “Merger Event” in Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein shall be disregarded) and (B) “Tender Offer” shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “10%” with “30%” in the third line thereof.
Valid Third Party:
In respect of any transaction, any third party that has a bona fide intent to enter into or consummate such transaction (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such third party has such a bona fide intent, the Calculation Agent may take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement by such third party on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares).
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
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Additional Termination Event(s):
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if, as a result of an Extraordinary Event, the Transaction would be cancelled or terminated (whether in whole or in part) pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, an Additional Termination Event (with the Transaction (or the cancelled or terminated portion thereof) being the Affected Transaction and Counterparty being the sole Affected Party) shall be deemed to occur, and, in lieu of Sections 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, Section 6 of the Agreement shall apply to such Affected Transaction.
Additional Disruption Events:
(a) Change in Law:
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) adding the phrase “and/or Hedge Position” after the word “Shares” in clause (X) thereof and (iii) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”; and provided further that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word “regulation” in the second line thereof with the words “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” and (ii) adding the words “, or holding, acquiring or disposing of Shares or any Hedge Positions relating to,” after the words “obligations under” in clause (Y) thereof.
(b) Failure to Deliver:
Applicable
(c) Insolvency Filing:
Applicable
(d) Hedging Disruption:
Applicable; provided that:
(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (b) inserting the following sentence at the end of such Section:
“For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk, and (ii) the transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing and other terms.”; and
(ii) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.
(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:
Not Applicable
Hedging Party:
Dealer.
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Determining Party:
Dealer; provided that when making any determination or calculation as “Determining Party,” Dealer shall be bound by the same obligations relating to required acts of the Calculation Agent as set forth in Section 1.40 of the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation as if Determining Party were the Calculation Agent.
Non-Reliance:
Applicable
Agreements and
Acknowledgments Regarding
Hedging Activities:
Applicable
Additional Acknowledgments:
Applicable
Hedging Adjustment:
For the avoidance of doubt, whenever Dealer, Hedging Party, Determining Party or the Calculation Agent is permitted to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of any event (other than an adjustment made by reference to the Indenture), the Calculation Agent, Determining Party, Hedging Party or Dealer, as the case may be, shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on Dealer assuming that Dealer maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.
3. Calculation Agent:
Dealer; provided that, following the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Dealer
is the sole Defaulting Party, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third party dealer in over-the-counter
corporate equity derivatives to replace Dealer as the Calculation Agent, and the parties shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate
documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent.
All calculations and determinations made by the
Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any adjustment, determination or calculation
by the Calculation Agent hereunder or by Dealer acting in its capacity as Hedging Party or Determining Party, hereunder, the Calculation
Agent (or Dealer acting in such other capacity, as applicable) will promptly (but in any event within [five] Exchange Business Days) provide
to Counterparty upon a written request by Counterparty in writing a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation
of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail such adjustment, determination or calculation and the basis thereof (including any
assumptions and any quotations, market data or other information, whether from internal or external sources, used in making such adjustment,
determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will the Calculation Agent (or Dealer acting in such other capacity,
as applicable) be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential
models used by it in making such adjustment, determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose
such information.
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4. Account
Details:
Dealer Payment Instructions: To be advised.
Counterparty Payment Instructions: To be advised.
5. Offices:
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction
is: [●]19
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction
is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
6. Notices:
For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:
Kite Realty Group, L.P.
30 S. Meridian Street Suite 1100
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Attention: Tyler Henshaw and Adam Jaworski
Telephone No.: (317) 577-5600
Email: thenshaw@kiterealty.com; ajaworski@kiterealty.com
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:20
[●]
Attention: [●]
Telephone No.: [●]
Email: [●]
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
Agreement, any notice or other communication delivered by electronic messaging system or email shall be deemed to be “in writing,”
and either party may deliver to the other party a notice relating to any Event of Default or Termination Event under this Confirmation
by any such communication.
7. Representations, Warrants and Agreements:
(a) In
addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants,
on the date hereof and as of the Effective Date (unless otherwise specified hereunder), to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer
as follows:
(i) On
the Trade Date, none of Issuer, Counterparty and their respective officers and trustees is aware of any material non-public information
regarding Issuer or the Shares.
(ii) On
the Trade Date, Issuer is not, and will not be, engaged in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation
M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) or
Rule 102(c)(1)(i) of Regulation M, if such distribution would subject the Shares to a “restricted period,” as such
term is defined in Regulation M, at any time from the Trade Date to and including the Effective Date.
(iii) Without
limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates
is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction
under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC
Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in
Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).
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Dealer to advise.
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Dealer to advise.
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(iv) Prior
to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction.
(v) Counterparty
is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or
exchangeable for Shares) or to manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise
in violation of the Exchange Act.
(vi) Counterparty
is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as, an “investment company”
as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(vii) On
each of the Trade Date, the Premium Payment Date and immediately after giving effect to Transaction on the Premium Payment Date, (A) the
value of the total assets of Counterparty is greater than the sum of the total liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of Counterparty;
(B) the capital of Counterparty is adequate to conduct its business and is entry into the Transaction will not impair its capital;
(C) Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature; (D) Counterparty is not “insolvent”
(as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy
Code”)); and (E) Counterparty would be able to purchase the aggregate Number of Shares for the Transaction in compliance
with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s formation.
(viii) The
representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and of Counterparty and Issuer set forth in
Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement, dated as of June [●], 2026, among Counterparty, Issuer and the initial purchasers
party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”), are true and correct as of the Trade Date and the Effective Date and are
hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.
(ix) To
Counterparty’s knowledge, no U.S. state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise
to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement imposed upon Counterparty or Issuer (including without limitation a requirement
to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares;
provided that, no such representation shall be made by Counterparty with respect to any rules and regulations applicable to
Dealer arising from Dealer’s status as a regulated entity under applicable law.
(x)
Counterparty (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with
regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) will exercise independent judgment
in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer
in writing, and (C) has total assets of at least USD 50 million as of the date hereof.
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(xi) Counterparty
acknowledges that the Transaction may constitute a purchase of Issuer’s equity securities or a capital distribution. Counterparty
further acknowledges that, pursuant to the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”),
Counterparty and/or Issuer will be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on such person’s ability to purchase Issuer’s
equity securities or make capital distributions if Counterparty or Issuer receives loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term
is defined in the CARES Act) under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act. Counterparty further acknowledges that it and/or Issuer may
be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on such person’s ability to purchase Issuer’s equity securities or
make capital distributions if Counterparty or Issuer receives loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES
Act) under programs or facilities established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. Department of Treasury
or similar governmental entity for the purpose of providing liquidity to the financial system. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and
warrants that none of Counterparty, Issuer and any subsidiary of Issuer has applied, and throughout the term of the Transaction Counterparty
shall not, and Counterparty shall cause Issuer and its other subsidiaries not to apply, for a loan, loan guarantee, direct loan (as that
term is defined in the CARES Act) or other investment, or to receive any financial assistance or relief (howsoever defined) under any
program or facility that (a) is established under applicable law (whether in existence as of the Trade Date or subsequently enacted,
adopted or amended), including without limitation the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires under applicable
law (or any regulation, guidance, interpretation or other pronouncement thereunder), as a condition of such loan, loan guarantee, direct
loan (as that term is defined in the CARES Act), investment, financial assistance or relief, that Counterparty and/or Issuer or another
subsidiary of Issuer comply with any requirement to, or otherwise agree, attest, certify or warrant that it has not, as of the date specified
in such condition, repurchased, or will not repurchase, any equity security of Issuer and that it has not, as of the date specified in
such condition, made a capital distribution or will not make a capital distribution; provided that any such governmental assistance
may be applied for if Counterparty and Issuer determine, based on the advice of outside counsel of national standing, that the terms of
the Transaction would not cause Counterparty, Issuer or any other subsidiary of Issuer to fail to satisfy any condition for application
for or receipt or retention of such governmental assistance based on the terms of the relevant program or facility as of the date of such
advice. Counterparty further represents and warrants that the Premium is not being paid, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly,
with funds received under or pursuant to any program or facility, including the U.S. Small Business Administration’s “Paycheck
Protection Program”, that (a) is established under applicable law (whether in existence as of the Trade Date or subsequently
enacted, adopted or amended), including without limitation the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires
under such applicable law (or any regulation, guidance, interpretation or other pronouncement of a governmental authority with jurisdiction
for such program or facility) that such funds be used for specified or enumerated purposes that do not include the purchase of the Transaction
(either by specific reference to the Transaction or by general reference to transactions with the attributes of the Transaction in all
relevant respects).
(b) Each
of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(18)
of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is entering into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity,
fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.
(c) Each
of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly,
Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment
in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction,
which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection
with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor”
as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its
own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction
has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state
securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the
Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable
of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts,
the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.
(d) Each
of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges, respectively, that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant”
and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties
hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is
defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection
herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning
of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy
Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect
to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount”
or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer”
within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among
other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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(e) As
a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective
Date and acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 3(a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of
the Agreement and Section 7(a)(vi) hereof.
(f) Counterparty
understands that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with the Transaction
and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Counterparty and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates is
acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind
or termination thereof.
(g) Counterparty
represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent
disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.”
(h) Each
party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable
to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein, in each case, to the
extent such rules are applicable to such party.
8.
Other Provisions:
(a) Right
to Extend. Dealer may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation,
payment or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent, in good faith
and in a commercially reasonable manner, shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in good
faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, and, in respect of clause (ii) below, based on the advice of counsel, that such extension
is reasonably necessary or appropriate (i) to preserve Dealer’s commercially reasonable hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder
in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock borrow market or other relevant market (but only if there is a
material decrease in liquidity relative to Dealer’s expectations on the Trade Date), or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases
or sales of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement
activity hereunder in a manner that would (assuming, in the case of purchases, Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of
Counterparty) be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures
(whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer and, in the case
of policies or procedures, so long as such policies or procedures are consistently applied to transactions similar to the Transaction);
provided that no such Exercise Date, Settlement Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or added
more than 40 VWAP Trading Days after the original Exercise Date, Settlement Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the
case may be.
(b) Additional
Termination Events.
(i) The
occurrence of an event of default with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Exchangeable Securities as set forth in Section 6.01
of the Indenture, which default has resulted in the Exchangeable Securities becoming due and payable under the terms thereof, shall constitute
an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected
Party, and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement
and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement.
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(ii) Promptly
(but in any event within ten Scheduled Trading Days) following any Repurchase Event (as defined below), Counterparty shall notify Dealer
in writing of such Repurchase Event and the number of Exchangeable Securities subject to such Repurchase Event (any such notice, a “Exchangeable
Securities Repurchase Notice”) [; provided that any “Exchangeable Securities Repurchase Notice” delivered
to Dealer pursuant to the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be a Exchangeable Securities Repurchase Notice
pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Exchangeable Securities Repurchase Notice shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to
this Confirmation]21. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Dealer from Counterparty
of any Exchangeable Securities Repurchase Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this Section 8(b)(ii).
Upon receipt of any such Exchangeable Securities Repurchase Notice, Dealer shall promptly designate an Exchange Business Day following
receipt of such Exchangeable Securities Repurchase Notice (which in no event shall be earlier than the related repurchase date for such
Exchangeable Securities) as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to a number of Options
(the “Repurchase Options”) equal to the lesser of (A) the number of such Exchangeable Securities specified in
such Exchangeable Securities Repurchase Notice [minus the number of “Repurchase Options” (as defined in the Base Call
Option Transaction Confirmation), if any, that relate to such Exchangeable Securities (and for purposes of determining whether any Options
under this Confirmation or under the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation will be among the Repurchase Options hereunder or under,
and as defined in, the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation, the Exchangeable Securities specified in such Exchangeable Securities
Repurchase Notice shall be allocated first to the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised
or terminated)]22 and (B) the Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as
of such date, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Repurchase Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination
shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect
of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Repurchase Options, (2) Counterparty
were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction
were the sole Affected Transaction. “Repurchase Event” means that (i) any Exchangeable Securities are redeemed
or repurchased (whether pursuant to Section 15.02 or 16.01 of the Indenture or otherwise) by Counterparty, Issuer or any of
Issuer’s other subsidiaries (including in connection with, or as a result of, a “Fundamental Change” (as defined in
the Indenture), a tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction or for any other reason), (ii) any Exchangeable Securities
are delivered to Issuer or Counterparty in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of Issuer, Counterparty or any of their respective
subsidiaries (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Exchangeable Securities is repaid prior to the final maturity
date of the Exchangeable Securities, or (iv) any Exchangeable Securities are exchanged by or for the benefit of the “Holders”
(as such term is defined in the Indenture) thereof for any other securities of Issuer, Counterparty or any of their respective affiliates
(or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt,
any Exchange of Exchangeable Securities (whether into cash, Shares, “Reference Property” (as defined in the Indenture) or
any combination thereof) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall not constitute a Repurchase Event. With regard to any Repurchase
Event that is the result of an election or other discretionary action on the part of Counterparty or Issuer, Counterparty will be deemed
to represent and warrant to Dealer, as of the date of the applicable Exchangeable Securities Repurchase Notice, that neither Issuer nor
Counterparty is in possession of any material non-public information regarding Issuer or the Shares.
(iii) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Early Exchange in respect of which the relevant exchanging Holder has satisfied
the requirements to Exchange set forth in Section 14.02 of the Indenture:
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Include for additional capped call.
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Include for additional capped call.
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(A)
Counterparty
shall, as promptly as practicable (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days of the “Exchange Date” (as defined
in the Indenture) for such Early Exchange), provide written notice (an “Early Exchange Notice”) to Dealer specifying
the number of Exchangeable Securities surrendered for Exchange on such Exchange Date (such Exchangeable Securities, the “Affected
Exchangeable Securities”), and the giving of such Early Exchange Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as
provided in this Section 8(b)(iii); [provided, that any “Early Exchange Notice” delivered to Dealer pursuant
to the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be an Early Exchange Notice pursuant to this Confirmation and the
terms of such Early Exchange Notice shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Confirmation]23 provided[, further,]24
that any such Early Exchange Notice shall contain a written acknowledgement by Counterparty of its responsibilities under applicable
securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, in respect of the delivery of such Early Exchange Notice;
(B)
upon receipt of any such Early Exchange Notice, within a commercially reasonable period of time thereafter, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date (which Exchange Business Day shall be on or as promptly as reasonably practicable after the related settlement date for such Affected Exchangeable Securities) with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “Affected Number of Options”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Affected Exchangeable Securities [minus the “Affected Number of Options” (as defined in the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation), if any, that relate to such Affected Exchangeable Securities (and for purposes of determining whether any Options under this Confirmation or under the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation will be among the Affected Number of Options hereunder or under, and as defined in, the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation, the Exchangeable Securities specified in such Early Exchange Notice shall be allocated first to the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated)]25 and (y) the Number of Options as of the “Exchange Date” (as defined in the Indenture) for such Early Exchange;
23
Include for additional capped call.
24
Include for additional capped call.
25
Include for additional capped call.
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(C)
any payment hereunder with respect to such termination
shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect
of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Affected Number of Options, (y) Counterparty
were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction
were the sole Affected Transaction; provided that the amount payable with respect to such termination shall not be greater than
(1) the Applicable Percentage, multiplied by (2) the Affected Number of Options, multiplied by (3) (x) the
sum of (i) the amount of cash paid (if any) and (ii) the number of Shares delivered (if any) to the Holder (as such term is
defined in the Indenture) of an Affected Exchangeable Security upon Exchange of such Affected Exchangeable Security (in each case, including
any cash and/or Shares payable and/or deliverable as the result of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Adjustment (if any)), multiplied
by the Share Obligation Value Price minus (y) USD 1,000;
(D)
for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Early Exchange and any Exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustment to the Exchange rate for the Exchangeable Securities has occurred pursuant to any Make-Whole Fundamental Change Adjustment or Discretionary Adjustment and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Securities remain outstanding; and
(E)
the Transaction shall remain in full force and
effect, except that, as of the “Exchange Date” (as defined in the Indenture) for such Early Exchange, the Number of Options
shall be reduced by the Affected Number of Options.
(c) Alternative
Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether
as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction
is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency
or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to all holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender
Offer that is within Counterparty’s or Issuer’s control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting
Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an
event or events within Counterparty’s or Issuer’s control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to
Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement (any such amount, a “Payment Obligation”), then Dealer shall
satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable
telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time)
on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination
Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) as of the
date of such election, Counterparty represents that neither it nor Issuer is in possession of any material non-public information regarding
Issuer or the Shares, and that such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with
the federal securities laws, and (c) Dealer agrees, in its commercially reasonable discretion, to such election, in which case the
provisions of Sections 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
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Share Termination Alternative:
If applicable, means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or such later date or dates as Dealer may commercially reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”) taking into account commercially reasonable hedging or hedge unwind activity, in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Property:
A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:
The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:
In the case of a Termination Event (other than on account of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event), Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:
Applicable
Other Applicable Provisions:
If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of, or an affiliate of the issuer of, any Share Termination Delivery Units (or any part thereof).
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(d) Disposition
of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of legal counsel,
the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of effecting a commercially reasonably hedge of its obligations pursuant to the Transaction
(the “Hedge Shares”) cannot be sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act,
Counterparty shall, at its sole election: (i) to procure that Dealer be able to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, procure
that Issuer make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares
and (A) enter into an agreement (and procure that Issuer enter into such agreement), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering for companies of a similar size in a similar
industry, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities
for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to
Issuer and Counterparty in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry,
(D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities
for companies of a similar size in a similar industry and (E) procure that Issuer afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct
a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Issuer customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities
for companies of a similar size in a similar industry; provided, however, that, if Counterparty elects clause (i) above but
Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, then the results of its due diligence
investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of
this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private
placement, enter into a private placement agreement (and procure that Issuer enter into such agreement) substantially similar to private
placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry,
in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer using reasonable best efforts to include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and
other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the
Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements of
equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, as is acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent
shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary to compensate Dealer for any customary liquidity discount
from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); provided that no “comfort
letter” or accountants’ consent shall be required to be delivered in connection with any private placements; or (iii) purchase
the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the then-prevailing market price at one or more times on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts,
requested by Dealer. This Section 8(d) shall survive the termination, expiration or early unwind of the Transaction.
(e) Repurchase
and Exchange Rate Adjustment Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Issuer or Counterparty intends to effect any repurchase
of Shares or consummates or otherwise engages in any transaction or event (a “Conversion Rate Adjustment Event”) that
could reasonably be expected to lead to an increase in the “Exchange Rate” (as defined in the Indenture), give Dealer written
notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “Repurchase Notice”) on such day if, following such
repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage would reasonably be expected to be (i) greater than [●]26
and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the
first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof). The “Notice Percentage” as
of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Number of Shares, plus the aggregate
number of Shares underlying any other call options sold by Dealer to Counterparty or Issuer and the denominator of which is the number
of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the
manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified
Party”) from and against any and all commercially reasonable losses (including commercially reasonable losses relating to the
Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including
without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith
with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified
Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act or under
any U.S. state or federal law, regulation or regulatory order, in each case relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason
the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty
shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss,
claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including
reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation
for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such
Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf
of Counterparty, in each case relating to or arising out of such failure. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction
contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer. Counterparty will not be liable under this indemnity provision to the
extent any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense resulted from an Indemnified Person’s bad faith, gross negligence, willful
misconduct or fraud.
26 To be 0.5% higher than (i) the number of Shares
underlying the call option transactions with the Issuer (including any additional capped call transactions) of the Dealer with the highest
percentage allocation of the capped call, divided by (ii) total Shares outstanding.
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(f) Transfer
and Assignment.
(i) Either
party may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring
party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent
of Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to any person, or any person whose obligations would be guaranteed
by a person, in either case, with a rating (i) for its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness at least equivalent to
Dealer’s (or its ultimate parent’s) or (ii) that is no lower than A3 from Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (or
its successor) or A- from Standard and Poor's Rating Group, Inc. (or its successor); provided further that, at the time of
such transfer or assignment (i) both the Dealer and transferee in any such transfer or assignment are a “dealer in securities”
within the meaning of Section 475(c)(1) of the Code or the transfer or assignment does not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty
within the meaning of Section 1001 of the Code, (ii) after any such transfer, Counterparty will not, as a result of any withholding
or deduction made by the transferee or assignee as a result of any Tax, receive from the transferee or assignee on any payment date or
delivery date (after accounting for amounts paid by the transferee or assignee under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement as
well as such withholding or deduction) an amount or a number of Shares, as applicable, lower than the amount or the number of Shares,
as applicable, that Dealer would have been required to pay or deliver to Counterparty in the absence of such Transfer (except to the extent
such lower amount or number results from a change in law after the date of such Transfer), and (iii) Dealer shall cause the transferee
or assignee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may reasonably be requested by Counterparty
to permit Counterparty to make any necessary determinations pursuant to clause (ii) of this proviso. At any time at which (1) the
Equity Percentage exceeds 6.0%, (2) the REIT Tax Ownership exceeds 6.0% in value or in number (whichever is more restrictive) of
Shares, or (3) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer
or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under Section 203 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts
of Issuer applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Restrictions”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns,
controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the
number of Shares that would give rise to reporting, registration, filing or notification obligations or other requirements (including
obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator, but excluding reporting obligations arising under Section 13 of the Exchange
Act) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval
has not been received, or that would have any other adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under Applicable Restrictions minus (y) 1%
of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1), (2) or (3), an “Excess
Ownership Position”), Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in
accordance with the requirements set forth above after its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period
reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day
as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that an
Excess Ownership Position would no longer exist following the resulting partial termination of the Transaction (after taking into account
commercially reasonable adjustments to Dealer’s commercially reasonable Hedge Positions from such partial termination). In the event
that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made
pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement or Section 8(c) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had
been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty
were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination, (iii) such portion of the Transaction were the only Terminated
Transaction and (iv) Dealer were the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of
the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement. The “Equity Percentage”
as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any
of its affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under
Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) of which Dealer
is or may be deemed to be a part (collectively, “Dealer Group”) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13
of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation under Section 16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B) the denominator
of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. The “REIT Tax Ownership” means as of any day, the ownership
of Shares by Dealer held directly or indirectly (including by nominee), and includes (i) interests that would be treated as owned
through the application of Section 544 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as modified
by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code, and (ii) interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 318(a) of
the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code.
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In the case of a transfer
or assignment by Counterparty of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part (any such Options so
transferred or assigned, the “Transfer Options”), to any party, withholding of such consent by Dealer shall not be
considered unreasonable if such transfer or assignment does not meet the reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose including, but not
limited, to the following conditions:
(A) With
respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8(e) or
any obligations under Section 2 (regarding Extraordinary Events) or 8(d) of this Confirmation;
(B) Any
Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a third party that is a United States person (as defined in the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”));
(C) Such
transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited
to, undertakings with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, will
not expose Dealer to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of customary legal
opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party and Counterparty as are reasonably requested by, and reasonably
satisfactory to, Dealer;
(D) Dealer
shall not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of
the Agreement greater than an amount that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;
(E) An
Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event shall not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(F) Without
limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall have caused the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide
such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (D) and
(E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and
(G) Counterparty
shall be responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such
transfer or assignment.
(g) Staggered
Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements
relating to Dealer’s commercially reasonable hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be practicable
or advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on any Settlement Date for
the Transaction, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “Nominal Settlement Date”),
elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “Staggered Settlement Date”) as follows:
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(i) in
such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (the first of which will be such Nominal Settlement
Date and the last of which will be no later than the twentieth (20th) Exchange Business Day following such Nominal Settlement Date) and
the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;
(ii) the
aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number
of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and
(iii) if
the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms set forth above were to apply on the Nominal Settlement Date, then
the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms, as the case may be, will apply on each Staggered Settlement Date,
except that the Shares otherwise deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date will be allocated among such Staggered Settlement Dates as
specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (i) above.
(h) Disclosure.
Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives,
or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction
and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment
and tax structure.
(i) No
Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party
waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against
any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between
parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(j) Equity
Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction
that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the
parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising
as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt,
the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Counterparty under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise
secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.
(k) Early
Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the [Base Exchangeable Securities]27 [Optional Exchangeable Securities]28
is not consummated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on [●], 202629
(or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) ([●], 2026 or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”),
the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”) on the Early Unwind Date and the Transaction and
all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty hereunder shall be cancelled and terminated. Following such termination
and cancellation, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from, and agrees not to make any claim against the other
party with respect to, any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of, and to be performed in connection with, the Transaction
either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind,
all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(l) Agreements
and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging. Counterparty understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior
to the Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts
or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer
and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction;
(C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities
of Issuer shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to
the “Daily VWAP” (as defined in the Indenture); (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to
Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the “Daily VWAP” (as defined in the Indenture), each
in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty; and (E) the Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted Dealer
an option, and Dealer may purchase shares for its own account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the price paid
by Counterparty under the terms of the Transaction.
27
Include for base capped call.
28
Include for additional capped call.
29
For the base capped call, to be the scheduled closing date for the Base Exchangeable Securities. For the additional capped call, to be
the scheduled closing date for the Additional Exchangeable Securities.
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(m) Wall
Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability
Act of 2010 (the “WSTAA”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of the WSTAA (or any statute containing
any legal certainty provision similar to Section 739 of the WSTAA) or any regulation under the WSTAA (or any such statute), nor any
requirement under the WSTAA (or any statute containing any legal certainty provision similar to Section 739 of the WSTAA) or an amendment
made by the WSTAA (or any such statute), shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate,
renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure,
illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or
the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging or
Illegality).
(n) Governing
Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury.
(i) THE
AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN
TITLE 14 OF ARTICLE 5 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
(ii) Section 13(b) of
the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
“Each party
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property in any suit, legal action or proceeding relating to this Confirmation
or the Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, (each, “Proceedings”) to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, the courts of the United States of America for
the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof. Nothing in this Confirmation or the Agreement precludes either
party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction if (A) the courts of the State of New York or the United States of America
for the Southern District of New York lack jurisdiction over the parties or the subject matter of the Proceedings or decline to accept
the Proceedings on the grounds of lacking such jurisdiction; (B) the Proceedings are commenced by a party for the purpose of enforcing
against the other party’s property, assets or estate any decision or judgment rendered by any court in which Proceedings may be
brought as provided hereunder; (C) the Proceedings are commenced to appeal any such court’s decision or judgment to any higher
court with competent appellate jurisdiction over that court’s decisions or judgments if that higher court is located outside the
State of New York or Borough of Manhattan, such as a federal court of appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court; or (D) any suit, action
or proceeding has been commenced in another jurisdiction by or against the other party or against its property, assets or estate and,
in order to exercise or protect its rights, interests or remedies under this Confirmation or the Agreement, the party (1) joins,
files a claim, or takes any other action, in any such suit, action or proceeding, or (2) otherwise commences any Proceeding in that
other jurisdiction as the result of that other suit, action or proceeding having commenced in that other jurisdiction.”
(iii) EACH
OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS
STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONFIRMATION OR THE AGREEMENT.
(o) Amendment.
This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty
and Dealer.
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(p) Counterparts.
This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Confirmation by signing and delivering one or more counterparts.
Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method (including any electronic signature covered
by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable
law, e.g., DocuSign and AdobeSign (any such signature, an “Electronic Signature”)) and any counterpart so delivered
shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. The words “execution,”
“signed,” “signature” and words of like import in this Confirmation or in any other certificate, agreement or
document related to this Confirmation shall include any Electronic Signature, except to the extent electronic notices are expressly prohibited
under this Confirmation or the Agreement.
(q) Payee
Tax Representations.
For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement,
Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:
Counterparty is a Partnership and a U.S. Person (as that
term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and used in Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations)
for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement,
Dealer makes the following representations to Counterparty:
[Dealer is a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30)
and used in Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.]30
(r) Tax
Matters. For purposes of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty agrees to deliver to Dealer, upon
request, one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto). Dealer shall provide
to Counterparty one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or applicable W-8 (or successor thereto),
upon reasonable request of Counterparty.
(s) Withholding
Tax with Respect to Non-US Counterparties. “Indemnifiable Tax” as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement shall
not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current
or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code,
or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection
with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”) or (ii) any tax imposed on amounts
treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code (or any Treasury regulations or
other guidance issued thereunder). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax and any tax imposed under Section 871(m) of
the Code is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the
Agreement.
(t) Amendment
to Equity Definitions.
(i) Solely
in respect of adjustments to the Cap Price pursuant to Section 8(v), Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is
hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant
Shares” and replacing them with the words “that is the result of a corporate event involving the Issuer or its securities
that has, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the Shares or options on the
Shares; provided that such event is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for Issuer’s own stock
or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Issuer’s own operations.”.
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(ii) Section 12.9(b)(i) of
the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect or, if
Counterparty represents to Dealer in writing at the time of such election that (i) it is not aware of any material nonpublic information
with respect to Counterparty or the Shares and (ii) it is not making such election as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance
with the U.S. federal securities laws, Counterparty may elect”.
(u) Dividends.
If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to but excluding the Expiration Date, (i) an ex-dividend
date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “Ex-Dividend Date”), and that dividend
is greater than or less than the Regular Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) if no Ex-Dividend Date for a regular quarterly cash
dividend occurs with respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Issuer, then the Calculation Agent will adjust the Cap
Price in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve the fair value of the Options after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof.
“Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.29 per Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the Initial Dividend Threshold
(as defined in the Indenture) for the Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment
to the Regular Dividend for the Transaction.
(v) Other
Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Equity Definitions
or this Confirmation, upon the occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Counterparty of the
terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent may determine in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner whether
such occurrence or declaration, as applicable, has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, may, in its good faith
and commercially reasonable discretion, adjust the Cap Price to preserve the fair value of the Options taking into account, for the avoidance
of doubt, such economic effect on both the Strike Price and Cap Price (provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than
the Strike Price; provided further that any adjustment to the Cap Price made pursuant to this Section 8(v) shall be made
without duplication of any other adjustment hereunder) and that such adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in Share price,
volatility, expected dividends, interest rates, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares. For purposes of this Section 8(v),
the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each have the meanings
assigned to each such term in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 8(t)(i)).
(w) Notice
of Certain Other Events. (A) Counterparty shall give Dealer commercially reasonable advance (but in no event less than one
Exchange Business Day) written notice of the section or sections of the Indenture and, if applicable, the formula therein, pursuant to
which any adjustment will be made to the Exchangeable Securities in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event, Merger Event or Tender
Offer and (B) promptly following any such adjustment, Counterparty shall give Dealer written notice of the details of such adjustment.
(x) Payment
by Counterparty. In the event that, following payment of the Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated
with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under
Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount calculated under
Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9
of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
(y) [Insert
Any Dealer Agency and QFC Language, If Applicable]
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Please confirm that the foregoing
correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by sending to us a letter or telex substantially similar to this facsimile, which letter
or telex sets forth the material terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and indicates your agreement to those terms.
Yours faithfully,
[DEALER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature
Page to [Base/Additional] Capped Call Confirmation
Agreed and Accepted By:
KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature
Page to [Base/Additional] Capped Call Confirmation
EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1
EX-99.1
Filename: tm2619631d1_ex99-1.htm · Sequence: 5
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
Contact Information: Kite Realty Group
Tyler Henshaw
SVP, Capital Markets & Investor Relations
317.713.7780
thenshaw@kiterealty.com
Kite Realty Group Announces Pricing of
$300 Million of Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering
INDIANAPOLIS, June 30, 2026
- Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG) (the “Company” or “KRG”) announced today that on June 29, 2026 its operating
partnership, Kite Realty Group, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), priced an offering (the “Offering”) of $300
million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to persons
reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”). The Operating Partnership also granted the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase up to
an additional $45 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. The sale of the Notes is expected to close on July 2, 2026, subject
to customary closing conditions.
The Notes will be the Operating Partnership’s
senior unsecured obligations and will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year,
beginning on April 15, 2027, at a rate of 3.25% per year. The Notes will mature on April 15, 2032 (the “Maturity Date”),
unless earlier exchanged, repurchased, or redeemed. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 15,
2032, the Notes will be exchangeable into cash up to the principal amount of the Notes exchanged and, if applicable, cash or common shares
of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Shares”) or a combination thereof, only upon
certain circumstances and during certain periods. On or after January 15, 2032, the Notes will be exchangeable into cash up to the
principal amount of the Notes exchanged and, if applicable, cash or Common Shares or a combination thereof at the option of the holders
at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day preceding the Maturity Date. The exchange rate will initially
equal 28.2466 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, which is equivalent to an exchange price of approximately $35.40
per Common Share and an exchange premium of approximately 22.5% based on the closing price of $28.90 per Common Share on June 29,
2026. The exchange rate will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, but it will not be adjusted for any accrued
and unpaid interest.
The Operating Partnership may redeem the Notes,
at its option, in whole or in part, on any business day on or after July 20, 2029, if the last reported sale price of the Common
Shares has been at least 130% of the exchange price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any
30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Operating Partnership
provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (the “redemption price”). The Operating Partnership will also have
the right, at its election, to redeem all or any portion of the Notes at any time and from time to time at the redemption price to the
extent necessary to preserve the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as reasonably
determined by the Company’s Board of Trustees. The Operating Partnership may also redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at
any time in cash at the redemption price if the aggregate principal amount of Notes that remains outstanding at such time is less than
10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes initially issued under the indenture.
The Operating Partnership estimates that the net
proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $291.8 million (or approximately $335.7 million if the initial purchasers exercise their
option to purchase additional Notes in full), after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and estimated offering expenses payable
by the Company and the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to enter into
the capped call transactions described below and to use the remaining net proceeds from the Offering, together with the proceeds from
our recent asset dispositions, to (i) repurchase approximately $30 million of the Company’s Common Shares concurrently with
the pricing of the Offering in privately negotiated transactions through one of the initial purchasers of the Offering or its affiliates,
as the Operating Partnership’s agent, and (ii) repay or redeem all of the Operating Partnership’s $300 million aggregate
principal amount of 4.00% senior unsecured notes due 2026 at or prior to maturity.
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, the
Operating Partnership entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain financial institutions, which may include
certain of the initial purchasers of the Notes or their respective affiliates (the “Option Counterparties”). The capped call
transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of Common
Shares underlying the Notes. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, the Operating Partnership expects
to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of such additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions with the
Option Counterparties. The capped call transactions are generally expected to reduce the potential dilution to the Common Shares upon
any exchange of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Operating Partnership is required to make in excess of the principal amount
of such exchanged Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap. The cap price of the capped call transactions
will initially be approximately $41.91, which represents a premium of approximately 45% over the last reported sale price of the Common
Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2026, and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments under the terms of the capped
call transactions.
In connection with establishing their initial
hedges of the capped call transactions, the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates expect to purchase Common Shares and/or
enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the Common Shares concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes.
This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the Common Shares or the Notes at that time.
In addition, the Option Counterparties or their
respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the Common Shares
and/or purchasing or selling Common Shares or other securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership in secondary market transactions
following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so (x) during any averaging period
related to an exchange of the Notes, following any redemption of the Notes by the Operating Partnership or following any repurchase of
the Notes by the Operating Partnership in connection with any fundamental change and (y) following any repurchase of the Notes by
the Operating Partnership other than in connection with any such redemption or any such fundamental change if the Operating Partnership
elects to unwind a corresponding portion of the capped call transactions in connection with such repurchase). This activity could also
cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the Common Shares or the Notes, which could affect a noteholder’s
ability to exchange the Notes, and, to the extent the activity occurs during any averaging period related to an exchange of the Notes,
it could affect the number of Common Shares and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon exchange of the Notes.
Neither the Notes nor the Common Shares issuable
upon exchange of the Notes have been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not
be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws. Accordingly, the Notes are being offered and sold only to persons
reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).
This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer or sale of the Notes or the Common Shares issuable upon exchange
of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale of the Notes or the Common Shares issuable upon exchange of
the Notes would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Kite Realty Group
Kite Realty Group is a real estate investment
trust that owns and operates a high-quality portfolio of open-air shopping centers and mixed-use destinations. The Company’s portfolio
is concentrated in high-growth Sun Belt and select strategic gateway markets. Publicly listed since 2004, KRG brings more than six decades
of experience in developing, operating, and investing in real estate, using a disciplined, hands-on approach to enhance portfolio quality
and maximize long-term value for all stakeholders. As of March 31, 2026, the Company owned interests in 169 U.S. open-air shopping
centers and mixed-use assets, comprising approximately 27.3 million square feet of gross leasable space.
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Safe Harbor
This release, together with other statements and
information publicly disseminated by the Company, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations
that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with
accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements,
financial or otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, expressed
or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Risks, uncertainties and other factors that might
cause such differences, some of which could be material, include but are not limited to: economic, business, banking, real estate and
other market conditions, particularly in connection with low or negative growth in the U.S. economy as well as economic uncertainty (including
from an economic slowdown or recession, federal government shutdown, disruptions related to tariffs and other trade or sanction issues,
geopolitical instability, rising interest rates, inflation, unemployment, or limited growth in consumer income or spending); financing
risks, including the availability of, and costs associated with, sources of liquidity; the Company’s ability to refinance, or extend
the maturity dates of, the Company’s indebtedness; the level and volatility of interest rates; the financial stability of the Company’s
tenants; the competitive environment in which the Company operates, including potential oversupplies of, or a reduction in demand for,
rental space; acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks, including the ability to complete them on the terms and timing
anticipated; property ownership and management risks, including the relative illiquidity of real estate investments, and expenses, vacancies
or the inability to rent space on favorable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to maintain the Company’s status as a real
estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; potential environmental and other liabilities; impairment in the value of
real estate property the Company owns; the attractiveness of the Company’s properties to tenants; the actual and perceived impact
of e-commerce on the value of shopping center assets, and changing demographics and customer traffic patterns; business continuity disruptions
and a deterioration in the Company’s tenants’ ability to operate in affected areas or delays in the supply of products or
services to the Company or its tenants from vendors that are needed to operate efficiently; risks related to the Company’s current
geographical concentration of properties in the states of Texas, Florida, and North Carolina and the metropolitan statistical areas of
New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.; civil unrest, acts of violence, terrorism or war, acts of God, climate change,
epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters and severe weather conditions, including such events that may result in underinsured or uninsured
losses or other increased costs and expenses; changes in laws and government regulations, including governmental orders affecting the
use of the Company’s properties or the ability of its tenants to operate, and the costs of complying with such changed laws and
government regulations; possible changes in consumer behavior due to public health crises and the fear of future pandemics; the Company’s
ability to satisfy environmental, social or governance standards set by various constituencies; insurance costs and coverage, especially
in Florida and Texas coastal areas and North Carolina; risks associated with cyberattacks and the loss of confidential information and
other business disruptions; risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence and related tools; other factors affecting the real
estate industry generally; and other risks identified in reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in other
documents that it publicly disseminates, including, in particular, the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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EX-99.2 — EXHIBIT 99.2
EX-99.2
Filename: tm2619631d1_ex99-2.htm · Sequence: 6
Exhibit 99.2
PRESS RELEASE
Contact Information: Kite Realty Group
Tyler Henshaw
SVP, Capital Markets & Investor Relations
317.713.7780
thenshaw@kiterealty.com
Kite Realty Group Announces Closing of
Offering of 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes
due 2032
INDIANAPOLIS, July 02, 2026
- Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG) (the “Company”) announced today that its operating partnership, Kite Realty Group, L.P. (the
“Operating Partnership”), has closed its previously announced offering (the “Offering”) of $345 million aggregate
principal amount of 3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2032 (the “Notes”), which includes $45 million aggregate principal
amount of Notes issued pursuant to the full exercise by the initial purchasers of their overallotment option. The Notes were sold in a
private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The Notes are the Operating Partnership’s
senior unsecured obligations and accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning
on April 15, 2027, at a rate of 3.25% per year. The Notes will mature on April 15, 2032 (the “Maturity Date”), unless
earlier exchanged, repurchased, or redeemed. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 15,
2032, the Notes are exchangeable into cash up to the principal amount of the Notes exchanged and, if applicable, cash or common shares
of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Shares”) or a combination thereof, only upon
certain circumstances and during certain periods. On or after January 15, 2032, the Notes will be exchangeable into cash up to the
principal amount of the Notes exchanged and, if applicable, cash or Common Shares or a combination thereof at the option of the holders
at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day preceding the Maturity Date. The exchange rate initially
equals 28.2466 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is equivalent to an exchange price of approximately $35.40 per
Common Share and an exchange premium of approximately 22.5% based on the closing price of $28.90 per Common Share on June 29, 2026.
The exchange rate is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, but it will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid
interest.
The Operating Partnership may redeem the Notes,
at its option, in whole or in part, on any business day on or after July 20, 2029, if the last reported sale price of the Common
Shares has been at least 130% of the exchange price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any
30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Operating Partnership
provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (the “redemption price”). The Operating Partnership also has the right,
at its election, to redeem all or any portion of the Notes at any time and from time to time at the redemption price to the extent necessary
to preserve the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as reasonably determined
by the Company’s Board of Trustees. The Operating Partnership may also redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time in
cash at the redemption price if the aggregate principal amount of Notes that remains outstanding at such time is less than 10% of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes initially issued under the Indenture.
The Operating Partnership used a portion of the
net proceeds from the Offering of the Notes to pay the cost of the Capped Call Transactions (defined below) described below. The Operating
Partnership used or intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the Offering, together with the proceeds from its recent asset dispositions,
to (i) repurchase approximately $30 million of the Company’s Common Shares concurrently with the pricing of the Offering in
privately negotiated transactions through one of the initial purchasers of the Offering or its affiliates, as the Operating Partnership’s
agent, and (ii) repay or redeem all of the Operating Partnership’s $300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.00% senior
unsecured notes due 2026 at or prior to maturity.
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, the
Operating Partnership entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”) with certain
financial institutions, including the initial purchasers of the Notes or their respective affiliates (the “Capped Call Counterparties”).
The Capped Call Transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number
of Common Shares underlying the Notes. The Capped Call Transactions are generally expected to reduce the potential dilution to holders
of the Common Shares upon exchange of the Notes and/or offset the potential cash payments the Operating Partnership could be required
to make in excess of the principal amount of any exchanged Notes upon exchange thereof, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a
cap. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions is initially $41.91, which represents a premium of approximately 45% over the last
reported sale price of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2026, and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments
under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions.
The Capped Call Counterparties or their respective
affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the Common Shares and/or
purchasing or selling Common Shares or other securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership in secondary market transactions following
the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so (x) during any averaging period related
to an exchange of the Notes, following any redemption of the Notes by the Operating Partnership or following any repurchase of the Notes
by the Operating Partnership in connection with any fundamental change and (y) following any repurchase of the Notes by the Operating
Partnership other than in connection with any such redemption or any such fundamental change if the Operating Partnership elects to unwind
a corresponding portion of the Capped Call Transactions in connection with such repurchase). This activity could also cause or avoid an
increase or a decrease in the market price of the Common Shares or the Notes, which could affect a noteholder’s ability to exchange
the Notes, and, to the extent the activity occurs during any averaging period related to an exchange of the Notes, it could affect the
number of Common Shares and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon exchange of the Notes.
Neither the Notes nor the Common Shares issuable
upon exchange of the Notes have been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not
be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws. Accordingly, the Notes have been offered and sold only to persons
reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).
This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer or sale of the Notes or the Common Shares issuable upon exchange
of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale of the Notes or the Common Shares issuable upon exchange of
the Notes would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Kite Realty Group
Kite Realty Group is a real estate investment
trust that owns and operates a high-quality portfolio of open-air shopping centers and mixed-use destinations. The Company’s portfolio
is concentrated in high-growth Sun Belt and select strategic gateway markets. Publicly listed since 2004, KRG brings more than six decades
of experience in developing, operating, and investing in real estate, using a disciplined, hands-on approach to enhance portfolio quality
and maximize long-term value for all stakeholders. As of March 31, 2026, the Company owned interests in 169 U.S. open-air shopping
centers and mixed-use assets, comprising approximately 27.3 million square feet of gross leasable space.
Safe Harbor
This release, together with other statements and
information publicly disseminated by the Company, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations
that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with
accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements,
financial or otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, expressed
or implied by the forward-looking statements.
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Risks, uncertainties and other factors that might
cause such differences, some of which could be material, include but are not limited to: economic, business, banking, real estate and
other market conditions, particularly in connection with low or negative growth in the U.S. economy as well as economic uncertainty (including
from an economic slowdown or recession, federal government shutdown, disruptions related to tariffs and other trade or sanction issues,
geopolitical instability, rising interest rates, inflation, unemployment, or limited growth in consumer income or spending); financing
risks, including the availability of, and costs associated with, sources of liquidity; the Company’s ability to refinance, or extend
the maturity dates of, the Company’s indebtedness; the level and volatility of interest rates; the financial stability of the Company’s
tenants; the competitive environment in which the Company operates, including potential oversupplies of, or a reduction in demand for,
rental space; acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks, including the ability to complete them on the terms and timing
anticipated; property ownership and management risks, including the relative illiquidity of real estate investments, and expenses, vacancies
or the inability to rent space on favorable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to maintain the Company’s status as a real
estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; potential environmental and other liabilities; impairment in the value of
real estate property the Company owns; the attractiveness of the Company’s properties to tenants; the actual and perceived impact
of e-commerce on the value of shopping center assets, and changing demographics and customer traffic patterns; business continuity disruptions
and a deterioration in the Company’s tenants’ ability to operate in affected areas or delays in the supply of products or
services to the Company or its tenants from vendors that are needed to operate efficiently; risks related to the Company’s current
geographical concentration of properties in the states of Texas, Florida, and North Carolina and the metropolitan statistical areas of
New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.; civil unrest, acts of violence, terrorism or war, acts of God, climate change,
epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters and severe weather conditions, including such events that may result in underinsured or uninsured
losses or other increased costs and expenses; changes in laws and government regulations, including governmental orders affecting the
use of the Company’s properties or the ability of its tenants to operate, and the costs of complying with such changed laws and
government regulations; possible changes in consumer behavior due to public health crises and the fear of future pandemics; the Company’s
ability to satisfy environmental, social or governance standards set by various constituencies; insurance costs and coverage, especially
in Florida and Texas coastal areas and North Carolina; risks associated with cyberattacks and the loss of confidential information and
other business disruptions; risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence and related tools; other factors affecting the real
estate industry generally; and other risks identified in reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in other
documents that it publicly disseminates, including, in particular, the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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