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• Payments Pursuant to Letters of Credit The Borrower agrees to reimburse immediately the Letter of Credit Issuer for any draw under any Letter of Credit and the Agent for the account of the Lenders upon any payment pursuant to any Credit Support, and to pay the Letter of Credit Issuer the amount of all other charges and fees payable to the Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with any Letter of Credit immediately when due, irrespective of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against the Letter of Credit Issuer or any other Person. Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall constitute a request by the Borrower to the Agent for a Borrowing of a Base Rate Revolving Loan in the amount of such drawing. The Funding Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the date of such drawing.

• Retention of Agent; Compensation; Sale and Delivery of the Shares Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Primary Parties hereby appoint the Agent as their exclusive financial advisor and records agent (i) to utilize its best efforts to solicit subscriptions for the Shares and to advise and assist the Holding Company and the Bank with respect to the sale of the Shares in the Subscription and Community Offering; (ii) act as sole book running manager in connection with the solicitation of purchase orders for securities in the Syndicated Offering, and (iii) as the managing underwriter in the Public Offering, if necessary. On the basis of the representations, warranties, and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Agent accepts such appointment and agrees to consult with and advise the Primary Parties as to the matters set forth in the letter agreement, dated January 15, 2014, among the MHC, and the Agent (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A). On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Agent accepts its appointment and agrees to use its best efforts to assist the Holding Company with the solicitation of subscriptions and purchase orders for Securities in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that is acknowledged by the Primary Parties that the Agent shall not be obligated to take any action that is inconsistent with any applicable laws, regulations, decisions or orders. The appointment of the Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) forty-five (45) days after the last day of the Offerings, unless the Holding Company and the Agent agree in writing to extend such period and the Division agrees to extend the period of time in which the Securities may be sold, (b) the receipt and acceptance of subscriptions and purchase orders for all of the Shares or (c) the completion of the Public Offering (the “End Date”). All fees or expenses due to the Agent but unpaid will be payable to the Agent in next day funds at the earlier of the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) or the End Date. If any of the Shares remain available after the expiration of the Subscription and Community Offering, at the request of the Holding Company and the Bank, the Agent may, in its sole discretion, either (i) seek to form a syndicate of registered brokers or dealers (“Selected Dealers”) to assist in the solicitation of purchase orders of such Shares on a best efforts basis in a Syndicated Offering, subject to the terms of a selected dealer agreement or (ii) enter into an underwriting agreement with the Holding Company and the Bank (the “Underwriting Agreement”) for the Public Offering in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto. The Agent will serve as (i) sole book running manager for the Syndicated Offering and (ii) managing underwriter of the Public Offering. The Agent will endeavor to distribute the Shares among the Selected Dealers or selected underwriters, as applicable, in a fashion that best meets the distribution objectives of the Holding Company and the Bank and the requirements of the Plan, which may result in limiting the allocation of stock to certain Selected Dealers or selected underwriters, as applicable. It is understood that in no event shall the Agent be obligated to act as a Selected Dealer, to enter into the Underwriting Agreement or to take or purchase any Shares except pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. The Underwriting Agreement will not be entered into by the Agent and the Holding Company and the Bank until immediately prior to the completion of the Public Offering and the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement with the Commission which reflects the terms of the Public Offering, and which post-effective amendment shall comply with all applicable 1933 Act Regulations. At that time, the Agent will represent that it has received sufficient indications of interest to complete the transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and subject to certain customary provisions and conditions to closing, upon the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, the Agent and any other underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the Shares subject to the Public Offering. In the event the Holding Company is unable to sell a minimum of 23,375,000 Shares within the period herein provided, this Agreement shall terminate and the Holding Company shall refund to any persons who have subscribed for any of the Shares the full amount which it may have received from them plus accrued interest, as set forth in the Prospectus; and none of the parties to this Agreement shall have any obligation to the other parties hereunder, except as set forth in this Section 2 and in Sections 7, 9 and 10 hereof. In the event this Agreement is terminated for any reason not attributable to the action or inaction of the Agent, the Agent shall be paid the fees due to the date of such termination pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (d) below. The Agent shall receive the following compensation for its services hereunder:

• Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

• Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under Letters of Credit (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.

• Request for Incurrence of Letter of Credit Obligations Borrower shall give Agent at least 2 Business Days' prior written notice requesting the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligation. The notice shall be accompanied by the form of the Letter of Credit (which shall be acceptable to the L/C Issuer) and a completed Application for Standby Letter of Credit or Application and Documentary Letter of Credit or Application for Documentary Letter of Credit (as applicable). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Letter of Credit applications by Borrower and approvals by Agent and the L/C Issuer may be made and transmitted pursuant to electronic codes and security measures mutually agreed upon and established by and among Borrower, Agent and the L/C Issuer.

• Registration Statement Amendments; Payment of Fees After the date of this Agreement and during any period in which a Prospectus relating to any Placement Securities is required to be delivered by the Sales Agent under the Securities Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any applicable similar rule), (i) the Company will notify the Sales Agent promptly of the time when any subsequent amendment to the Registration Statement, other than documents incorporated by reference, has been filed with the Commission and/or has become effective or any subsequent supplement to the Prospectus has been filed and of any comment letter from the Commission or any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) the Company will prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon the Sales Agent’s request, any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus that, in the Sales Agent’s reasonable opinion, may be necessary or advisable in connection with the distribution of the Placement Securities by the Sales Agent (provided, however, that the failure of the Sales Agent to make such request shall not relieve the Company of any obligation or liability hereunder, or affect the Sales Agent’s right to rely on the representations and warranties made by the Company and the Operating Partnership in this Agreement); (iii) the Company will not file any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, other than documents incorporated by reference, relating to the Placement Securities or a security convertible into the Placement Securities unless a copy thereof has been submitted to the Sales Agent within a reasonable period of time before the filing and the Sales Agent has not reasonably objected thereto (provided, however, that the failure of the Sales Agent to make such objection shall not relieve the Company of any obligation or liability hereunder, or affect the Sales Agent’s right to rely on the representations and warranties made by the Company and Operating Partnership in this Agreement) and the Company will furnish to the Sales Agent at the time of filing thereof a copy of any document that upon filing is deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or Prospectus, except for those documents available via XXXXX; and (iv) the Company will cause each amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, other than documents incorporated by reference, to be filed with the Commission as required pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) of the Securities Act).

• Reimbursement of Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements If on any day during which the Advisory Agreement is in effect, the estimated annualized Fund Operating Expenses of the Fund for that day are less than the Operating Expense Limit, the Adviser shall be entitled to reimbursement by a Fund of the investment advisory fees waived or reduced, and any other expense reimbursements or similar payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund pursuant to Section 1 hereof (the “Reimbursement Amount”) within three years after the year in which the Adviser waived or reduced investment advisory fees or reimbursed expenses, to the extent that the Fund’s annualized Operating Expenses plus the amount so reimbursed equals, for such day, the Operating Expense Limit, provided that such amount paid to the Adviser will in no event exceed the total Reimbursement Amount and will not include any amounts previously reimbursed.

• Payment of Amounts Drawn Under Letters of Credit In the event of any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Bank shall notify the Applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which such Issuing Bank intends to honor such drawing, and the Applicable Borrower shall reimburse such Issuing Bank on the day on which such drawing is honored in an amount in same day funds equal to the amount of and in the same currency as such drawing; provided that, anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless the Applicable Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank prior to Noon (New York time) on the Business Day of the date of such drawing that the Applicable Borrower intends to reimburse such Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Banks having Revolving Loan Commitments to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Business Day following the date on which such drawing is honored in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent amount of such drawing, and (ii) the Banks shall, on the date of such drawing, make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such drawing, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse such Issuing Bank for the Dollar Equivalent amount of such drawing; and further provided that if, for any reason, proceeds of Revolving Loans are not received by such Issuing Bank on such date in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing, such Issuing Bank shall be entitled to reimbursement in accordance with Section 1.04, on the Business Day (which shall be a business day under the laws of the jurisdiction of such Issuing Bank) immediately following the date of such drawing, in an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of such drawing over the amount of such Revolving Loans, if any, that are so received, plus accrued interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section 1.13(f)(1)(i).

• Request for Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) a LC Request to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (or such later date and time as is reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank). A request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank: (i) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (ii) the amount thereof; (iii) the expiry date thereof; (iv) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (v) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (vi) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder and (vii) such other matters as the applicable Issuing Bank may reasonably require. A request for an amendment, renewal or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank (w) the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended; (x) the proposed date of amendment, renewal or extension thereof (which shall be a Business Day), (y) the nature of the proposed amendment, renewal or extension, and (z) such other matters as the applicable Issuing Bank may reasonably require. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application substantially on the applicable Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant (solely in the case of (w) and (x) that)), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (A) the aggregate LC Exposure shall not exceed $25,000,000, (B) the total Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments, (C) the aggregate LC Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank shall not exceed the LC Sublimit of such Issuing Bank, (D) the Revolving Exposure of such Issuing Bank does not exceed its Revolving Commitments and (E) if a Defaulting Lender exists, either such Revolving Lender or the Borrower has entered into arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks to eliminate any Fronting Exposure associated with such Lender.

• Actions of Custodian Based on Proper Instructions and Special Instructions So long as and to the extent that the Custodian acts in accordance with (a) Proper Instructions or Special Instructions, as the case may be, and (b) the terms of this Agreement, the Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any property, or evidence of title thereof, received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement.