Form of Security Any Security issued hereunder shall be in substantially the following form: ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC. Junior Subordinated Note due 2022 No. € Anthracite Capital, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland (hereinafter called the “Company,” which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to (the “Holder”), or registered assigns, the principal sum of Euros (€ ) on April 30, 2022. The Company further promises to pay interest on said principal sum from April 30, 2009, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date on and to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year, commencing July 30, 2009, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (and no interest shall accrue in respect of the amounts whose payment is so delayed for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date until such next succeeding Business Day), except that, if such Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, at a fixed rate equal to 0.75% per annum (the “Fixed Rate”), payable quarterly, commencing on April 30, 2009 and ending on the earlier of the (a) the fourth (4th) anniversary date of the Exchange Date and (b) the date on which all of the existing senior secured loans set forth on Schedule B are fully amortized, including deferred restructuring fees, in an amount not to exceed Four Million ($4,000,000) (the “Fixed Rate Period”), and thereafter at a variable rate equal to 3-month EURIBOR plus 2.60% per annum (the “Variable Rate”), until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for or made available for payment; provided, further, that any overdue principal, premium, if any, or any overdue installment of interest shall bear Additional Interest at a fixed rate equal to the Fixed Rate per annum through the Fixed Rate Period and thereafter at a variable rate equal to the Variable Rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), compounded quarterly, from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant interest period. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest installment. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. During the Fixed Rate Period, the Company shall not declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company’s Equity Interests, other than (a) with the prior, express, written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, or (b) dividends or distributions which are reasonably necessary to maintain the real estate investment trust (“REIT”) status of the Company for federal income tax purposes and avoid imposition of federal income and excise tax on the Company with respect to such distributed taxable income or net capital gains; provided, that such distributions or dividends as described in clause (b) above shall (i) to the extent paid to holders of the Company’s common stock (A) not be in excess of $2,500,000 (in the aggregate in cash) and (B) be in the form of the Company’s common stock) to the maximum extent permissible as stated by the Internal Revenue Service regulations, rulings, revenue procedures, notices, announcements, or other authoritative pronouncements at the time of such dividend or distribution with only the balance payable in cash, and (ii) to the extent paid to holders of the Company’s preferred stock, be in an amount no greater than that required to be distributed to such holders to permit the distributions and dividends to holders of the Company’s common stock permitted by clause (i) above. Payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security shall be made in Euros or such coin or currency of the European Union as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest due at the Maturity of this Security shall be made at the Place of Payment upon surrender of such Securities to the Paying Agent, and payments of interest shall be made, subject to such surrender where applicable, by wire transfer at such place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States as may be designated in writing to the Paying Agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date for payment by the Person entitled thereto unless proper written transfer instructions have not been received by the relevant record date, in which case such payments shall be made by check mailed to the address of such Person as such address shall appear in the Security Register. The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his or her acceptance hereof, waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior Debt, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred, and waives reliance by each such holder upon said provisions. Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
