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Exhibit 10.4
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as
of the , by and between Realty Finance Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
“Company”), and (the “Indemnitee”).
WHEREAS, at the request of the Company, Indemnitee currently serves as a director,
officer or service provider of the Company and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, suits or
proceedings arising as a result of his or her service; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to continue to serve as such director, officer
or service provider, the Company has agreed to indemnify and to advance expenses and costs
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding
indemnification and advance of expenses;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained
herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Applicable Legal Rate” means a fixed rate of interest equal to the
applicable federal rate for mid-term debt instruments as of the day that it is determined that
Indemnitee must repay any advanced expenses.
(b) “Change in Control” means a change in control of the Company occurring
after the Effective Date of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item
6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar
schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement;
provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred if, after the Effective Date (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 15% or more
of the combined voting power of all of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the
members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such person’s attaining such
percentage interest; (ii) the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, plan of
liquidation or other reorganization not approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the
Board of Directors then in office, as a consequence of which members of the Board of Directors
in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the
Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii) at any time, a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors are not individuals (A) who were directors as of the Effective Date or (B) whose
election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders
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were directors as of the Effective Date or whose election for nomination for election was
previously so approved.
(c) “Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a present or former
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner,
manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the
Company. As a clarification and without limiting the circumstances in which Indemnitee may be
serving at the request of the Company, service by Indemnitee shall be deemed to be at the
request of the Company if Indemnitee serves or served as a director, trustee, officer, partner,
manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (i) of
which a majority of the voting power or equity interest is owned directly or indirectly by the
Company or (ii) the management of which is controlled directly or indirectly by the Company.
(d) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and
was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification and/or advance of
Expenses is sought by Indemnitee.
(e) “Effective Date” means the date set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
(f) “Expenses” means any and all reasonable and out-of-pocket attorneys’
fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel
expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery
service fees, federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual
or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and
any other disbursements or expenses incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending,
preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in or otherwise
participating in a Proceeding. Expenses shall also include Expenses incurred in connection with
any appeal resulting from any Proceeding including, without limitation, the premium for,
security for and other costs relating to any cost bond supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or
its equivalent.
(g) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that
is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither is, nor in the past five years has been,
retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party
(other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other
indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to or participant or
witness in the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification or advance of Expenses
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any
person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have
a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine
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(h) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing
or any other proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and
whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or
investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, except one pending or
completed on or before the Effective Date, unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the
Company and Indemnitee. If Indemnitee reasonably believes that a given situation may lead to
or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, such situation shall also be considered a
Proceeding.
Section 2. Services by Indemnitee. Indemnitee will serve as a director, officer or
service provider of the Company. However, this Agreement shall not impose any independent
obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company.
This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any
other entity) and Indemnitee.
Section 3. General. Subject to the limitations in Section 5, the Company shall
indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this Agreement and (b) as
otherwise permitted by Maryland law in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from time
to time; provided, however, that no change in Maryland law shall have the effect of reducing the
benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on Maryland law as in effect on the Effective
Date. Subject to the limitations in Section 5, the rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section 3
shall include, without limitation, the rights set forth in the other sections of this Agreement,
including any additional indemnification permitted by Section 2-418(g) of the Maryland General
Corporation Law (the “MGCL”).
Section 4. Standard for Indemnification. Subject to the limitations in Section 5, if,
by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to
any Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all judgments, penalties, fines
and amounts paid in settlement and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee
or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any such Proceeding unless it is established by
clear and convincing evidence that (a) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material to the
matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit
in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal Proceeding, Indemnitee had
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 5. Certain Limits on Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement (other than Section 6), Indemnitee shall not be entitled to:
(a) indemnification for any loss or liability unless all of the following
conditions are met: (i) Indemnitee has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that
caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Company; (ii) Indemnitee was acting
on behalf of or performing services for the Company; (iii) such loss or liability was not the result
of (A) gross negligence or willful misconduct, in the case that the Indemnitee is an independent
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Section 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
(a) In making any determination with respect to entitlement to
indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall
presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has
submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and
the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with
the making of any determination contrary to that presumption.
(b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein,
by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or
entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, does not create a presumption that Indemnitee
did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification.
(c) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company or any other director, trustee, officer, partner,
manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining any other right to
indemnification under this Agreement.
Section 12. Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a) If (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement
that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advance of Expenses
is not timely made pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of
entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement
within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of
indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 7 or 9 of this Agreement within ten days after
receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification pursuant
to any other section of this Agreement or the charter or Bylaws of the Company is not made
within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court located in
the State of Maryland, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s
entitlement to such indemnification or advance of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at
Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator
pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Indemnitee shall commence a proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration
within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such
proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not
apply to a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 7 of this
Agreement. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Maryland law (without regard to its
conflicts of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose
Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.
(b) In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this
Section 12, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification or advance of

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Expenses, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of
proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case
may be. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this
Section 12, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances
pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement until a final determination is made with respect to
Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted
or lapsed). The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from
asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the
procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall
stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all of the
provisions of this Agreement.
(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this
Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such
determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12,
absent a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact
necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the
request for indemnification.
(d) In the event that Indemnitee is successful in seeking, pursuant to this
Section 12, a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights
under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the Company for, any and all Expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in such judicial adjudication or arbitration. If it
shall be determined in such judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to
receive part but not all of the indemnification or advance of Expenses sought, the Expenses
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be
appropriately prorated.
(e) Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the maximum rate
allowed to be charged for judgments under the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland for amounts which the Company pays or is obligated to pay for the
period (i) commencing with either the tenth day after the date on which the Company was
requested to advance Expenses in accordance with Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement or the 60th
day after the date on which the Company was requested to make the determination of entitlement
to indemnification under Section 10(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) and ending on
the date such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.
Section 13. Defense of the Underlying Proceeding.
(a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon being
served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, request or other document
relating to any Proceeding which may result in the right to indemnification or the advance of
Expenses hereunder and shall include with such notice a description of the nature of the
Proceeding and a summary of the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure to give any such
notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right
of Indemnitee, to indemnification or the advance of Expenses under this Agreement unless the

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and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation,
each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such
provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed
to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent
of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this
Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not
itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent
manifested thereby.
Section 20. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. One such counterpart signed by the party
against whom enforceability is sought shall be sufficient to evidence the existence of this
Agreement.
Section 21. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the
construction thereof.
Section 22. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of
this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No
waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of
any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing
waiver.
Section 23. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by
hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been
directed, on the day of such delivery, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:
(a) If to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.
(b) If to the Company, to:
Realty Finance Trust, Inc.
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, #0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Chief
Executive Officer and President
or to such other address as may have been furnished in writing to Indemnitee by the Company or
to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

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Section 24. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of
laws rules.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first above written.
REALTY FINANCE TRUST, INC.
By: _________________________
INDEMNITEE
_________________________

Exhibit 10.4
EXHIBIT A
AFFIRMATION AND UNDERTAKING TO REPAY EXPENSES ADVANCED
To: The Board of Directors of Realty Finance Trust, Inc.
Re: Affirmation and Undertaking
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Affirmation and Undertaking is being provided pursuant to that certain
Indemnification Agreement, dated the [ ] day of [ ] 20[ ], by and between Realty Finance
Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Indemnitee (the
“Indemnification Agreement”), pursuant to which I am entitled to advance of Expenses in
connection with [Description of Proceeding] (the “Proceeding”).
Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings specified in the
Indemnification Agreement.
I am subject to the Proceeding by reason of my Corporate Status or by reason of alleged
actions or omissions by me in such capacity. I hereby affirm my good faith belief that at all
times, insofar as I was involved as a director of the Company, in any of the facts or events giving
rise to the Proceeding, I (1) did not act with bad faith or active or deliberate dishonesty, (2) did
not receive any improper personal benefit in money, property or services and (3) in the case of
any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that any act or omission by me was
unlawful.
In consideration of the advance of Expenses by the Company for reasonable attorneys’
fees and related Expenses incurred by me in connection with the Proceeding (the “Advanced
Expenses”), I hereby agree that if, in connection with the Proceeding, it is established that (1) an
act or omission by me was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (a) was
committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty or (2) I actually
received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (3) in the case of any
criminal proceeding, I had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful,
then I shall promptly reimburse the portion of the Advanced Expenses, together with the
Applicable Legal Rate of interest thereon, relating to the claims, issues or matters in the
Proceeding as to which the foregoing findings have been established.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Affirmation and Undertaking on this
_____ day of _______________, 20____.
_____________________________
Name: