The Company shall engage an independent qualified public accountant to conduct such examinations and to express such opinions as may be required by [section 103(a)(3)] of ERISA. The Company in its discretion may remove and discharge the person so engaged, but in such case it shall appoint a successor independent qualified public accountant to perform such examinations and to express such opinions.

Independent Public Accountant. M&K CPAS, PLLC (the “Accountant”), whose report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company is filed with the Commission as part of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission and incorporated into the Registration Statement, are and, during the periods covered by their report, were independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). To the Company’s knowledge, the Accountant is not in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) with respect to the Company.

APPOINTMENT. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby appoint the Advisor to serve as their advisor on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor hereby accepts such appointment.

Appointment. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes ​ to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this [Article IX] are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties. In addition, to the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, each of the Lenders hereby grants to the Administrative Agent any required powers of attorney to execute any Loan Document governed by the laws of such jurisdiction on such Lender’s behalf.

Appointment. Each Limited Partner hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the General Partner his true and lawful attorney-in-fact for him and in his name, place and stead and for his use and benefit, from time to time:

Appointment. Each Canadian Subsidiary, or Domestic Subsidiary, or U.K. Subsidiary, as applicable, of ​ that is or becomes a “Designated Borrower” pursuant to this [Section 2.18] hereby irrevocably appoints ​ to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and agrees that # ​ may execute such documents on behalf of such Designated Borrower as ​ deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Designated Borrower shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document executed on its behalf, # any notice or communication delivered by any Agent or any Lender to ​ shall be deemed delivered to such Designated Borrower, and # any Agent or any Lender may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, instrument or agreement executed by ​ on behalf of any such Designated Borrower.

Each ​ hereby designates ​ to act as ​ for such ​ under this Agreement and the Other Documents. Each ​ hereby irrevocably authorizes ​ to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the Other Documents and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of ​ by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and ​ shall hold all Collateral, payments of principal and interest, fees (except the fees set forth in the Fee Letter as being for the sole benefit of ​), charges and collections (without giving effect to any collection days) received pursuant to this Agreement, for the ratable benefit of Lenders. ​ may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through its agents or employees. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including collection of the Notes), ​ shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding; provided, however, that ​ shall not be required to take any action which exposes ​ to liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or the Other Documents or Applicable Law

Appointment. Lender shall act in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Lender may exercise or refrain from exercising any rights (including making demands and giving notices) and take or refrain from taking any action (including the release or substitution of the Pledged Collateral), in accordance with this Agreement and the Credit Agreement. Lender may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact in connection herewith and shall not be liable for the negligence of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith, but shall be liable for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such agents and attorneys-in-fact.

Each of the Guarantors hereby appoints the ​ to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that # the ​ may execute such documents and provide such authorizations on behalf of such Guarantor as the ​ deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Guarantor shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, # any notice or communication delivered by the ​, an L/C Issuer or a ​ to the ​ shall be deemed delivered to each ​ and # the ​, L/C Issuers or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, authorization, instrument or agreement executed by the ​ on behalf of each of the Loan Parties.

Section # Contracts. The sole Contract to which QSHI is a party is the engagement letter entered into with the Independent Accountant dated ​ (the “Engagement Letter”), with respect to the engagement of the Independent Accountant, as QSHI’s independent registered public accounting firm, for the purpose of auditing and preparing the Financial Statements.