6,000,000 Shares ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT CORP. Class A Common Stock UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Exhibit 1.1

6,000,000 Shares

ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT CORP.

Class A Common Stock

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

February 19, 2019

Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC

JMP Securities LLC

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC

0000 Xxxxxxxx

Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000

c/o JMP Securities LLC

000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000

Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

1. Introductory. Arlington Asset Investment Corp., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), agrees with the several Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters”), for whom Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC and JMP Securities LLC are acting as representatives (collectively, in such capacity, the “Representatives”), to issue and sell to the several Underwriters 6,000,000 shares (the “Firm Securities”) of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and also proposes to issue and sell to the Underwriters, at the option of the Underwriters, an aggregate of not more than 900,000 additional shares of Common Stock (the “Optional Securities”) as set forth below. The Firm Securities and the Optional Securities are herein collectively called the “Offered Securities.”

The term Representatives shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires.

2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the several Underwriters that:

(a) Filing and Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Certain Defined Terms. The Company has filed with the Commission (as defined below) a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-215384), including a related prospectus or prospectuses, covering the registration of the Offered Securities under the Securities Act, which has become effective. “Registration Statement” means such registration statement in the form then filed with the Commission, including any amendment thereto, any document incorporated by reference therein and all 430B Information and all 430C Information with respect to such registration statement, that in any case has not been superseded or modified. “Registration Statement” without reference to a time means the Registration Statement as of the Effective Time (as defined below).

For purposes of this definition, 430B Information shall be considered to be included in the Registration Statement as of the time specified in Rule 430B.

For purposes of this Agreement:

“430B Information” means information included in a prospectus then deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B(e) or retroactively deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B(f).

“430C Information” means information included in a prospectus then deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430C.

“Applicable Time” means 4:15 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date of this Agreement.

“Closing Date” has the meaning defined in Section 3 hereof.

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Effective Time” of the Registration Statement relating to the Offered Securities means the time of the first contract of sale for the Offered Securities.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Final Prospectus” means the Statutory Prospectus that discloses the public offering price, other 430B Information and other final terms of the Offered Securities and otherwise satisfies Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

“General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being so specified in Schedule B to this Agreement.

“General Disclosure Package” means any General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, the most recent Statutory Prospectus that is distributed to investors prior to the Applicable Time and the information included on Schedule B hereto, all considered together.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 (“Rule 433”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act (the “Securities Act Regulations”), including, without limitation, any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 405”)), relating to the Offered Securities that (i) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) is a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) whether or not required to be filed with the Commission or (iii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Offered Securities or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).

“Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not a General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

“Rules and Regulations” means the rules and regulations of the Commission.

“Rule 424(b)” means Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Securities Laws” means, collectively, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx”), the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Rules and Regulations, the auditing principles, rules, standards and practices applicable to auditors of “issuers” (as defined in Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx) promulgated or approved by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and, as applicable, the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).

“Statutory Prospectus” with reference to any particular time means the prospectus relating to the Offered Securities that is included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to that time, including any document incorporated by reference therein and all 430B Information and all 430C Information with respect to the Registration Statement. For purposes of the foregoing definition, 430B Information shall be considered to be included in the Statutory Prospectus only as of the actual time that form of prospectus (including a prospectus supplement) is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and not retroactively.

Unless otherwise specified, a reference to a “rule” is to the indicated rule under the Securities Act.

(b) Registration Statement and Prospectuses.

(i) The Offered Securities have been duly registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement. Each of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has become effective under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Securities Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any Statutory Prospectus or the Final Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

(ii) The Company meets the requirements for the use of, and has prepared and filed with the Commission, the Registration Statement, including a prospectus relating to, among other things, the Offered Securities, to be issued from time to time by the Company.

(iii) At the time the Registration Statement initially became effective, at the time of each amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether by post-effective amendment, incorporated report or form of prospectus), at the Applicable Time relating to the Offered Securities or at any Closing Date, the Registration Statement complied or will comply in all material respects with the

requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. Each Statutory Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time each was filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. The documents incorporated, or to be incorporated, by reference in each Statutory Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time each was filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and the Exchange Act, as applicable. Each Statutory Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX (as defined below), except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(i) At the time the Registration Statement initially became effective, at the time of each amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether by post-effective amendment, incorporated report or form of prospectus), at the Applicable Time relating to the Offered Securities and, at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement did not contain or will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit or will not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. As of the Applicable Time, neither (A) the General Disclosure Package nor (B) any individual Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Final Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and, at the Closing Date, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the General Disclosure Package or any Statutory Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter expressly for use therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the only information so furnished shall be the Underwriter Information (as defined below).

(d) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Prospectus Supplement and any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act, the Company (including its agents and representatives) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. The Company has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Securities Act with respect to each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus including,

without limitation, all prospectus delivery, filing, record retention and legending requirements applicable to any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the offering and sale of the Offered Securities or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Representatives, did not, does not and will not include any material information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any documents incorporated by reference therein, or any prospectus supplement relating to this offering deemed to be part thereof that has not been superseded or modified, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus.

(e) Independent Accountants. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report appears in the Registration Statement and whose report is referenced in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, are independent registered public accountants as required by the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Exchange Act. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is defined in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act, other than certain advisory services related to tax compliance that will be disclosed in the Company’s 2019 proxy statement.

(f) Financial Statements and Schedules. The financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, the results of the operations and changes in financial condition of the entities purported to be shown thereby at the dates or for the periods indicated and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. All adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for such periods have been made. The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in all material respects and in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial, operating and statistical data set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus present fairly, in all material respects, when read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the related notes and schedules and on the basis stated in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included therein. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus fairly present the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Rules and Regulations applicable thereto. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations.

(g) Non-GAAP Financial Measures. All “non-GAAP financial measures” (as defined in the Securities Act) included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure

Package and the Final Prospectus comply with the requirements of Regulation G and Item 10 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

(h) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since December 31, 2018, except as otherwise stated in the Registration Statement or the General Disclosure Package or otherwise publicly disclosed in the case of clause (C) below, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, or in the earnings, business affairs, properties or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Company Material Adverse Effect”), (B) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, nor entered into any transactions not in the ordinary course of business, which in either case are material to the Company or such Subsidiary considered as one enterprise, and (C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.

(i) Good Standing. Each of the Company and each “significant subsidiary” (as that term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the Commission) of the Company (each, a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company or a Virginia or Maryland corporation or real estate investment trust, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with requisite power and authority to own, lease or operate its respective properties and conduct its respective business as presently conducted and as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, in each jurisdiction in which the character of the business conducted by it or the location of the properties owned or leased by it makes such qualification necessary and, except where any failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect; each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in possession of and operating in compliance with all necessary authorizations, licenses, permits, consents, certificates and orders required for the conduct of its business, all of which are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such authorization, license, permit, consent, certificate or order which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity. None of the outstanding capital stock of any Subsidiary were issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such Subsidiary.

(j) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus as of the respective dates thereof, and the Common Stock conforms to the description thereof contained

under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; the outstanding shares of capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. There are no preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any shares of capital stock pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, or any agreement or other instrument to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them may be bound other than those described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. None of the outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock were issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or equity or debt securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital stock of the Company other than those specifically described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. The Company has no obligations to register for resale under the Securities Act any of its outstanding securities, including, but not limited to, any that would, as result of the filing of the Registration Statement or the offering or sale of the Offered Securities as contemplated by this Agreement, give rise to any rights for or relating to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or other securities. All of the outstanding limited liability company or other equity interests of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are, in the case of any Subsidiary that is a corporation, fully paid and nonassessable, and are owned directly by the Company, free and clear of any claim, lien, encumbrance or security interest. There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or other interests convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any limited liability company or other equity interests of any Subsidiary other than those described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

(k) Due Authorization. The Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly taken.

(l) Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and, when executed and delivered by the Representatives, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company that is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar legal requirements affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity and except to the extent that the indemnification provisions hereof may be limited by federal or state securities laws and public policy considerations in respect thereof.

(m) Authorization and Description of Offered Securities. The Offered Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and duly delivered by the Company against payment therefor pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The issuance of the Offered Securities will not be subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or

purchase securities of the Company. The Common Stock conforms to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and such descriptions conform to the rights set forth in the instruments defining the same. No holder of Offered Securities will be subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder.

(n) Descriptions of the Agreement and Other Matters. This Agreement conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

(o) Operating Policies. The Company’s operating policies described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus accurately reflect in all material respects the current intentions of the Company with respect to the operation of its business, and no material deviation from such guidelines or policies is currently contemplated.

(p) Registration Rights. There are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights that have not been waived that are applicable to the offering of the Offered Securities.

(q) Absence of Violations, Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would be, in violation of or in default under, nor will the execution, delivery or performance by the Company hereof or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company result in a violation of, or constitute a default under, (A) the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or the Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, of the Company or the organizational documents of any of the Subsidiaries, (B) any agreement, contract, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease, indenture or other instrument, to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound, or to which any of their properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”), except for such defaults that have been waived or would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, or (C) any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “Governmental Entity”), except for such violations that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery or performance by the Company hereof or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (including the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities as described therein under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) by the Company have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that have been waived or would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect). As used herein, a

“Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(r) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, that could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(s) Absence of Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any Governmental Entity to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is subject or which is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, which would materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

(t) Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been so described and filed as required.

(u) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations, the rules of the NYSE or state securities laws.

(v) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Entities necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. All of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, no third party has

alleged any breach by the Company or any Subsidiary of any provision of any license, contract or other agreement governing the use by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property (defined below) owned by third parties (collectively, the “Licenses”) and the Company is unaware of any facts that would form a reasonable basis for such a claim. Each of the Licenses is in full force and effect and constitutes a valid and binding agreement between the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been or is currently involved in any disputes regarding the Licenses.

(w) Title to Property. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary owns any real property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good title to all personal property, if any, owned by them, in each case clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described or referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus or such as could not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, existing and enforceable leases with such exceptions (A) as are not material and do not interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or such Subsidiaries or (B) as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity.

(x) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company or the Subsidiaries own or possess the right to use any trademarks, trade names, patent rights, copyrights, domain names, licenses, approvals, trade secrets, inventions, technology, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) and other similar rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) that would reasonably be deemed necessary or material to conduct its business as now conducted and as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding, or claim by others challenging the rights of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in or to any Intellectual Property. There is no pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding, or claim by others that the Company’s or any Subsidiaries’ use of the Intellectual Property infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any intellectual property rights of others.

(y) Environmental Laws. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law or regulation relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including without limitation, laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum and petroleum products (collectively, “Materials of Environmental Concern”), or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), which violation includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with any permits or other governmental authorizations required for the operation of the business of the Company under

applicable Environmental Laws, or noncompliance with the terms and conditions thereof, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received any written communication, whether from a governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any Environmental Law; (B) there is no claim, action or cause of action filed with a court or governmental authority, no investigation with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice, and no written notice by any person or entity alleging potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental responses costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from the presence, or release into the environment, of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, now or in the past (collectively, “Environmental Claims”), pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law; and (C) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge, presence or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that reasonably could result in a violation of any Environmental Law or form the basis of a potential Environmental Claim against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.

(z) Accounting Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the Company maintains a system or systems of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the Company in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there has been (1) no material change in internal control over financial reporting, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses and (2) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

(aa) Disclosure Controls. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to information required to be disclosed by the Company in its periodic reports under the Exchange Act.

(bb) Compliance with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx. The Company is in material compliance with all applicable provisions of Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx that are currently effective and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.

(cc) Tax Returns. The Company and the Subsidiaries have filed all material United States federal, state and foreign income tax returns, and all such tax returns are complete and correct in all material respects, and the Company and the Subsidiaries have not failed to pay any material taxes which were payable pursuant to said returns or any assessments with respect thereto. The Company has no knowledge of any tax deficiency which has been or is likely to be threatened or asserted against the Company or the Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there is currently no material limitation on the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards, capital loss carryforwards, built-in losses, tax credits or similar items of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Sections 269, 382, 383, 384 or 1502 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Treasury Regulations thereunder and comparable provisions of state, local or foreign law.

(dd) Insurance. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintains insurance of the types and in the amounts as are, in the reasonable opinion of management, adequate for its business, all of which insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that could not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.

(ee) FINRA Matters. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body is required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities by the Company, except such as have been obtained or made, or will be obtained or made on or before the date hereof, under the Securities Act and such as may be required by the NYSE, FINRA or under state securities laws or the laws of any foreign jurisdiction.

(ff) Absence of Arrangements. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the Company has not entered into any agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, any consulting agreement or any other type of agreement) during the 180-day period prior to the initial filing date of the Registration Statement, which arrangement or agreement provides for the receipt of any item of value and/or the transfer or issuance of any warrants, options, or other securities from the Company to a FINRA member, any person associated with a member (as defined by FINRA rules), the Underwriters and/or any related persons.

(gg) Absence of Finders’ Fees. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, or as contemplated by this Agreement, there are no (A) claims, payments, arrangements, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a finder’s, consulting or origination fee or commission or similar payment by the Company to the Underwriters with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or (B)

arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or any affiliate of the Company that may affect the Underwriters’ compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby as determined by FINRA.

(hh) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the sale of the Offered Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(ii) Absence of Manipulation. Other than permitted activity pursuant to Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”) and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, neither the Company nor any affiliate of the Company has taken, nor will the Company or any affiliate take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which could reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Securities.

(jj) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any affiliate of the Company, is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the OECD Convention on Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “FCPA”), or any similar law or regulation to which the Company or any affiliate of the Company is subject including, without limitation, giving or agreeing to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA, except for such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company’s internal accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply with the FCPA.

(kk) Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, as amended, the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company or any Subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar applicable rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body involving the Company or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(ll) OFAC Sanctions. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent or affiliate of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is (A) currently the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant

sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”) or (B) located, organized or resident in the country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions.

(mm) Absence of Impermissible Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employees or agents of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, has at any time during the last five years (A) made any unlawful contribution to any candidate for foreign office, or failed to disclose fully any contribution in violation of law, or (B) made any payment to any foreign, federal or state governmental officer or official or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction thereof.

(nn) Lending Relationship. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any Underwriter and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any Underwriter.

(oo) Absence of Loans. There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by the Company to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of the Company. The Company has not taken any such action prohibited by Section 402 of Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx.

(pp) ERISA. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, “ERISA”). No “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any “pension plan” (as defined under ERISA) for which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries would have any material liability. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability under (A) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “pension plan” or (B) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code. Each “pension plan” for which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification, the result of which would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(qq) Statistical and Market-Related Data. The statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus were obtained or derived from publications that are and were not at any time under the Company’s control and that the Company reasonably and in good faith believed to be reliable and accurate as of the respective dates that such data were first included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus.

(rr) No Influence. The Company has not offered, or caused any Underwriter to offer, the Offered Securities to any person or entity with the intention of unlawfully influencing a journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company.

(ss) No Undisclosed Relationships. There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any Subsidiary or any other person required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus and that is not so described in such documents and in the General Disclosure Package.

(tt) NYSE; Listing. The Common Stock is listed on the NYSE and the Company is currently in compliance with all continued listing standards and corporate governance standards of the NYSE and the Company has no knowledge of any proceeding intended to suspend or terminate listing of the Common Stock on the NYSE. The Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. At the First Closing Date, the Offered Securities will have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to notice of issuance.

(uu) Real Estate Investment Trust Status. Commencing with its taxable year ending December 31, 2019, the Company has been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) pursuant to Section 856 through 860 of the Code, and the Company’s actual and proposed method of operation as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus does and will enable it to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT for its taxable year ending December 31, 2019. All statements regarding the Company’s qualification and taxation as a REIT and descriptions of the Company’s organization and proposed method of operation set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus are true, complete and correct in all material respects.

(vv) Termination of Employment. To the knowledge of the Company, no director, officer or other key employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries intends to terminate his or her affiliation with the Company or its Subsidiaries during the next 60 days, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. None of the directors, officers or other key employees of the Company is subject to any noncompete, nondisclosure, confidentiality, employment, consulting or similar agreement that would be violated by the present or proposed business activities of the Company as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

(ww) No Rated Securities. None of the outstanding securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are rated by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act).

(xx) Actively Traded. The Common Stock is an “actively-traded security” excepted from the requirements of Rule 101 of Regulation M by subsection (c)(1) of that rule.

(yy) Cybersecurity; Data Protection. The Company and its Subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with, the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, and to the Company’s knowledge free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards designed to maintain and protect their

material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal Data”)) used in connection with their respective businesses, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or access to the same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor any material incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company and its Subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken all necessary actions to materially comply with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation if and to the extent applicable (and to prepare to materially comply with all other applicable laws and regulations with respect to Personal Data that have been announced as of the date hereof as becoming effective within 12 months after the date hereof, and for which any non-compliance with the same would be reasonably likely to create a material liability) as soon they take effect except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Any certificate signed by or on behalf of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.

3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Offered Securities.

On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell to the several Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of $8.16 per share, the respective number of shares of Firm Securities set forth opposite the names of the Underwriters in Schedule A hereto.

The Company will deliver the Firm Securities to or as instructed by the Representatives for the accounts of the several Underwriters in a form reasonably acceptable to the Representatives against payment of the purchase price by the Underwriters in Federal (same day) funds by wire transfer to an account at a bank acceptable to the Representatives drawn to the order of the Company at the office of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P., at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on February 22, 2019, or at such other time not later than ten full business days thereafter as the Representatives and the Company determine, such time being herein referred to as the “First Closing Date.” For purposes of Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, the First Closing Date (if later than the otherwise applicable settlement date) shall be the settlement date for payment of funds and delivery of securities for all the Offered Securities sold pursuant to the offering. The Firm Securities so to be delivered or evidence of their issuance will be made available for checking at the above office of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P. at least 24 hours prior to the First Closing Date.

In addition, upon written notice from the Representatives given to the Company from time to time not more than 30 days subsequent to the date of the Final Prospectus, the Underwriters may purchase all or less than all of the Optional Securities at the purchase price per Security to be paid for the Firm Securities; provided, however, that the amount paid by the Underwriters for any Optional Securities shall be reduced by an amount per share equal to any dividends declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Securities but not payable on such Optional Securities. The Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the number of shares of Optional Securities specified in such notice and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase such Optional Securities. Such Optional Securities shall be purchased for the account of each Underwriter in the same proportion as the number of shares of Firm Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule A hereto bears to the total number of shares of Firm Securities (subject to adjustment by the Representatives to eliminate fractions). No Optional Securities shall be sold or delivered unless the Firm Securities previously have been, or simultaneously are, sold and delivered. The right to purchase the Optional Securities or any portion thereof may be exercised from time to time and to the extent not previously exercised may be surrendered and terminated at any time upon notice by the Representatives to the Company.

Each time for the delivery of and payment for the Optional Securities, being herein referred to as an “Optional Closing Date,” which may be the First Closing Date (the First Closing Date and each Optional Closing Date, if any, being sometimes referred to as a “Closing Date”), shall be determined by the Representatives but shall be not later than five full business days after written notice of election to purchase Optional Securities is given. The Company will deliver the Optional Securities being purchased on each Optional Closing Date to or as instructed by the Representatives for the accounts of the several Underwriters in a form reasonably acceptable to the Representatives against payment of the purchase price therefor in Federal (same day) funds by wire transfer to an account at a bank acceptable to the Representatives drawn to the order of the Company at the above office of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P. The Optional Securities being purchased on each Optional Closing Date or evidence of their issuance will be made available for checking at the above office of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P. at a reasonable time in advance of such Optional Closing Date.

4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Offered Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Final Prospectus.

5. Certain Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:

(a) Filing of Prospectuses. The Company has filed or will file each Statutory Prospectus (including the Final Prospectus) pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b)(2) (or, if applicable and consented to by the Representatives, subparagraph (5)) not later than the second business day following the earlier of the date the Statutory Prospectus is first used or the execution and delivery of this Agreement. With respect to the offering of the Offered Securities, the Company has complied and will comply with Rule 433.

(b) Filing of Amendments; Response to Commission Requests. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives of any proposal to amend or supplement the Registration

Statement or any Statutory Prospectus at any time and will not affect such amendment or supplementation without the Representatives’ consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; and the Company will also advise the Representatives promptly of (A) the filing of any such amendment or supplement, (B) any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment to any Registration Statement, for any supplement to any Statutory Prospectus or for any additional information, (C) the institution by the Commission of any stop order proceedings in respect of a Registration Statement or the threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, and (D) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Offered Securities in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceedings for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the suspension of any such qualification and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

(c) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Offered Securities is (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Underwriter or dealer, any event occurs as a result of which the Final Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives of such event and will promptly prepare and file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and the dealers and any other dealers upon request of the Representatives, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or an amendment which will effect such compliance. Neither the Representatives’ consent to, nor the Underwriters’ delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7 hereof.

(d) Rule 158. As soon as practicable, but not later than 16 months, after the date of this Agreement, the Company will make generally available to its securityholders an earnings statement covering a period of at least 12 months beginning after the date of this Agreement and satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158.

(e) Furnishing of Prospectuses. The Company will furnish to the Representatives copies of the Registration Statement, including all exhibits, any Statutory Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representatives reasonably request. The Final Prospectus shall be so furnished on or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York time, on the business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or at such time as otherwise agreed to by the Representatives. All other documents shall be so furnished as soon as available. The Company will pay the expenses of printing and distributing to the Underwriters all such documents.

(f) Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will arrange for the qualification of the Offered Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives designate and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in

which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.

(g) Reporting Requirements. During the period of two years after the date of this Agreement, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and, upon request, to each of the other Underwriters, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, a copy of its annual report to shareholders for such year; and the Company will furnish to the Representatives (A) as soon as available, a copy of each report and any definitive proxy statement of the Company filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act or mailed to shareholders, and (B) from time to time, such other information concerning the Company as the Representatives may reasonably request. However, so long as the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of either Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and is timely filing reports with the Commission on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“XXXXX”), it is not required to furnish such reports or statements to the Underwriters.

(h) Payment of Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, (A) any filing fees and other expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters) incurred in connection with qualification of the Offered Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives designate and the preparation and printing of memoranda relating thereto, (B) costs and expenses (if any) related to the review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) of the Offered Securities (including filing fees and the fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such review) with such costs not to exceed $15,000, (C) costs and expenses relating to investor presentations or any “road show” in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities including, without limitation, (1) any travel expenses of the Company’s officers and employees and (2) any other expenses of the Company, (D) the fees and expenses incident to listing the Offered Securities on the NYSE, (E) the fees and expenses in connection with the registration of the Offered Securities under the Exchange Act, (F) expenses incurred in distributing preliminary prospectuses and the Final Prospectus (including any amendments and supplements thereto) to the Underwriters, (G) expenses incurred for preparing, printing and distributing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses to investors or prospective investors, (H) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company, (I) all fees for clearance, settlement and book-entry transfer of the Offered Securities through The Depository Trust Company, and (J) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.

(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities in the manner described in the “Use of Proceeds” section of the General Disclosure Package and, except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, the Company does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities hereunder.

(j) Absence of Manipulation. The Company will not take, and will cause its subsidiaries and affiliates not to take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation

of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Securities.

(k) Restriction on Sale of Securities. For the period specified below (the “Lock-Up Period”), the Company will not, directly or indirectly, take any of the following actions with respect to its Common Stock, any securities substantially similar to its Common Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any of its Common Stock (“Lock-Up Securities”): (A) offer, sell, issue, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of Lock-Up Securities, (B) offer, sell, issue, contract to sell, contract to purchase or grant any option, right or warrant to purchase Lock-Up Securities, (C) enter into any swap, hedge or any other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic consequences of ownership of Lock-Up Securities, (D) establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position in Lock-Up Securities within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or (E) file with the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to Lock-Up Securities, or publicly disclose the intention to take any such action, without the prior written consent of the Representatives. The Lock-Up Period will commence on the date hereof and continue for 30 days after the date hereof or such earlier date that the Representatives consent to in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, during the Lock-Up Period and without the consent of the Representatives, (1) issue the Offered Securities, (2) issue shares of Common Stock or grant Common Stock-based awards (including but not limited to options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance share units) to its directors, officers, employees and consultants under its 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (3) issue shares of Common Stock upon the conversion or exercise of previously-granted awards under its 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan or prior equity incentive plans.

(l) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. No subsidiary is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock or similar ownership interest, from repaying to the Company or any of its subsidiaries any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or any of its subsidiaries or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(m) Qualification and Taxation as a REIT. The Company will use its best efforts to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2019, and, unless the Board of Directors of the Company determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to be so qualified, will use its best efforts to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code thereafter.

(n) NYSE. The Company will complete all required filings with the NYSE and other necessary actions in order to cause the Offered Securities to be listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the NYSE by the First Closing Date.

6. Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and the other Underwriter, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Offered Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free

Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and the Representatives is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and record keeping. The Company represents that it has satisfied and agrees that it will satisfy the conditions in Rule 433 to avoid a requirement to file with the Commission any electronic road show.

7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Firm Securities on the First Closing Date and the Optional Securities to be purchased on each Optional Closing Date will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein (as though made on such Closing Date), to the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Company and its subsidiaries made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:

(a) Accountants’ Comfort Letter. The Representatives shall have received letters, dated the date hereof and each Closing Date, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (independent registered public accountants for the Company since 2002), substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex I-A hereto, confirming that they are a registered public accounting firm and independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Laws and in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to financial statements and certain financial information of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

(b) Chief Financial Officer’s Certificates. At the time of the execution of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received a certificate, dated as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, respectively, of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex I-B hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.

(c) Filing of Prospectus. The Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with the Rules and Regulations and Section 5 hereof. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Underwriter, shall be contemplated by the Commission.

(d) No Material Adverse Change. Between the date of this Agreement and the applicable Closing Date, there shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development or event involving a prospective change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a

whole which, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impractical or inadvisable to market the Offered Securities; (ii) any change in either U.S. or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impractical to market or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Offered Securities, whether in the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market; (iii) any suspension or material limitation of trading in securities generally on the NYSE, or any setting of minimum or maximum prices for trading on such exchange; (iv) any suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market; (v) any banking moratorium declared by any U.S. federal or New York authorities; (vi) any major disruption of settlements of securities, payment, or clearance services in the United States or any other country where such securities are listed or (vii) any attack on, outbreak or escalation of hostilities or act of terrorism involving the United States, any declaration of war by Congress or any other national or international calamity or emergency if, in the judgment of the Representatives, the effect of any such attack, outbreak, escalation, act, declaration, calamity or emergency is such as to make it impractical or inadvisable to market the Offered Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Offered Securities.

(e) Opinion of Counsel for the Company. The Representatives shall have received an opinion and a negative assurance letter, dated such Closing Date, of Hunton Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex II hereto.

(f) Tax Opinion. The Representatives shall have received a tax opinion, dated such Closing Date, of Hunton Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex III hereto.

(g) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received from Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P., counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion and a negative assurance letter, dated such Closing Date, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

(h) Company Officers’ Certificate. The Representatives shall have received a certificate, dated such Closing Date, of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in which such officers shall state that: the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct; the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the best of their knowledge and after reasonable investigation, are contemplated by the Commission; and subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package, there has been no material adverse change, nor any development or event involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole except as set forth in the General Disclosure Package or as described in such certificate.

(i) Lock-Up Agreements. On or prior to the date hereof, the Representatives shall have received a lock-up letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex IV from each of the Company’s directors and executive officers.

The Company will furnish the Representatives with such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Representatives reasonably request. The Representatives may in their sole discretion waive compliance with any conditions to the obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, whether in respect of an Optional Closing Date or otherwise.

8. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its partners, members, directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, other Federal or state statutory law or regulation 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 any material fact contained in any part of any Registration Statement at any time, any Statutory Prospectus as of any time, the Final Prospectus, an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any loss, claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, and in connection with the enforcement of this provision with respect to any of the above as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company 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 an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in subsection (b) below.

(b) Indemnification by the Underwriters. Each Underwriter will severally and not jointly indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and each of its officers who signs a Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, an “Underwriter Indemnified Party”), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such Underwriter Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, other Federal or state statutory law or regulation 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 any material fact contained in any part of any Registration Statement at any time, any Statutory Prospectus as of any time, the Final

Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter specifically for use therein, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or not such Underwriter Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission as such expenses are incurred, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Final Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the information relating to stabilizing transactions, penalty bids and syndicate covering transactions contained in the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth paragraphs under the caption “Underwriting” (the “Underwriter Information”).

(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section of 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 subsection (a) or (b) above, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under subsection (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under subsection (a) or (b) above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on any claims that are the

subject matter of such action 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 an indemnified party.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Offered Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the (i) total net proceeds from the offering of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and (ii) the difference between (x) the aggregate price to the public received by the Underwriters and (y) the aggregate price paid by the Underwriters to the Company for the Offered Securities, bear to the aggregate price to the public received by the Underwriters. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Offered Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations in this subsection (d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 8(d).

9. Default of Underwriters. If any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Offered Securities hereunder on either the First Closing Date or any Optional Closing Date and the aggregate number of shares of Offered Securities that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed 10% of the

total number of shares of Offered Securities that the Underwriters are obligated to purchase on such Closing Date, the Representatives may make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the purchase of such Offered Securities by other persons, including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by such Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriter shall be obligated severally, in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder, to purchase the Offered Securities that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such Closing Date. If any Underwriter or Underwriters so default and the aggregate number of shares of Offered Securities with respect to which such default or defaults occur exceeds 10% of the total number of shares of Offered Securities that the Underwriters are obligated to purchase on such Closing Date and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Offered Securities by other persons are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except as provided in Section 10 hereof (provided that if such default occurs with respect to Optional Securities after the First Closing Date, this Agreement will not terminate as to the Firm Securities or any Optional Securities purchased prior to such termination). As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

10. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter 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 Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are 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.

As used in this Section 10:

“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:

(a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

“Default Right” 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 Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

11. Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the Company or any of their respective representatives, officers or directors or any controlling person, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Offered Securities. If the purchase of the Offered Securities by the Underwriters is not consummated for any reason other than solely because of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and reasonable disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities, and the respective obligations of the Company and the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8 hereof shall remain in effect. In addition, if any Offered Securities have been purchased hereunder, the representations and warranties in Section 2 and all obligations under Section 5 shall also remain in effect.

12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed or delivered and confirmed to the Representatives at Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk and JMP Securities LLC, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000, Attention: Equity Securities; with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P., 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx XX, Xxxxx 000 Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000, Attention: S. Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Esq., Facsimile: (000) 000-0000; or, if sent to the Company will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000; with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Hunton Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxx XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., Facsimile: (000) 000-0000; provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8 will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to such Underwriter.

13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 8, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.

15. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) No Other Relationship. The Underwriters have been retained solely to act as underwriters in connection with the sale of Offered Securities and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company and the Underwriters has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Final Prospectus, irrespective of whether the Underwriters have advised or is advising the Company on other matters;

(b) Arms’ Length Negotiations. The price of the Offered Securities set forth in this Agreement was established by the Company following discussions and arms’ length negotiations with the Representatives, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(c) Absence of Obligation to Disclose. The Company has been advised that the Underwriters and their affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and that the Underwriters have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and

(d) Waiver. The Company waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims they may have against the Underwriters for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that the Underwriters shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, including shareholders, employees or creditors of the Company.

16. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

The Company hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit or proceeding in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

If the foregoing is in accordance with the Representatives’ understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company one of the counterparts hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters in accordance with its terms.

[Signature pages follow]


Very truly yours,

ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT CORP.

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief
		Financial Officer and Treasurer

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]

The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.


XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. LLC

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxx
	Title:	Managing Director


JMP SECURITIES LLC

By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxx Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]

SCHEDULE A


Underwriter	Number of Firm Securities
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC		4,650,000
JMP Securities LLC.		1,050,000
JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC.		300,000
Total		6,000,000

SCHEDULE B

General Use Free Writing Prospectuses (included in the General Disclosure Package)

None.

Information included in the General Disclosure Package

Price per share: As to each investor, the initial offering price to the public.

Firm Shares: 6,000,000

Option Shares: 900,000

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