Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this [Section 3], this option may not be exercised unless the Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any other entity the employees, officers, directors, consultants, or advisors of which are eligible to receive option grants under the Plan (an “Eligible Participant”).

Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by ​ of this Section and, in addition:

Required Provisions. Any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with 12 U.S.C. §1828(k) and FDIC regulation 12 C.F.R. Part 359, Golden Parachute and Indemnification Payments.

Required Withholding. The Committee in its sole discretion may provide for when taxes are to be withheld in connection with the Option (the “Tax Date”). The Grantee may elect to make payment for the withholding of federal, state and local taxes, including Social Security and Medicare (“FICA”) taxes by one or a combination of the following methods:

Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition, # the consent of the ​ (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless # an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or # such assignment is to a ​ or an Affiliate of a ​; provided that the ​ shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received electronically, by hand or by overnight courier, at the notice address specified by the ​ in [Section 8.02], a written request for such consent and # the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments if such assignment is to a Person that is not a ​ or an Affiliate of such ​.

Votes Required. The affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Parent Common Stock (the “Parent Stockholder Approval”) are the only votes or consents required of the holders of any class or series of the Parent Common Stock or other securities of or equity interests in Parent required to approve Buyer’s purchase of the Purchased Shares and the issuance of securities as contemplated by this Agreement.

Relationship of Parties. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto or by any third party to create the relationship of principal and agent, partnership, joint venturer or any association between Landlord and Tenant.

RELATIONSHIP WITH DIRECTORS. Subject to [Section 7] of this Agreement and to restrictions advisable with respect to the qualification of the Company as a REIT, directors, officers and employees of the Advisor or an Affiliate of the Advisor or any corporate parents of an Affiliate of the Advisor, may serve as a Director and as officers of the Company, except that no director, officer or employee of the Advisor or its Affiliates who also is a Director or officer of the Company shall receive any compensation from the Company for serving as a Director or officer of the Company other than reasonable reimbursement for travel and related expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Directors.

Relationship of Parties. The relationship between Borrowers, on the one hand, and the Bank, on the other, is, and at all times shall remain, solely that of borrower and lender. The Bank shall not under any circumstances be construed to be partners or joint venturers of Borrowers or any of their Affiliates; nor shall the Bank under any circumstances be deemed to be in a relationship of confidence or trust or a fiduciary relationship with Borrowers or any of their Affiliates, or to owe any fiduciary duty to Borrowers or any of their Affiliates. The Bank does not undertake or assume any responsibility or duty to Borrowers or any of their Affiliates to select, review, inspect, supervise, pass judgment upon or otherwise inform Borrowers or any of their Affiliates of any matter in connection with Borrowers or their Property, any security held by the Bank or the operations of Borrowers or any of their Affiliates. Borrowers and each of their Affiliates shall rely entirely on their own judgment with respect to such matters, and any review, inspection, supervision, exercise of judgment or supply of information undertaken or assumed by the Bank in connection with such matters is solely for the protection of the Bank and neither Borrowers nor any of their Affiliates is entitled to rely thereon. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrowers expressly acknowledge that they have, independently and without reliance upon any advice, recommendation or information from the Bank or any of its Affiliates, made its own decision regarding the use of the proceeds of the Revolver Loans, and to obtain the Revolver Loan under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Debtor-Creditor Relationship. The relationship between the Lenders and Agent, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, is solely that of creditor and debtor. No member of the Lender Group has (or shall be deemed to have) any fiduciary relationship or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, and there is no agency or joint venture relationship between the members of the Lender Group, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, by virtue of any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein.

7.1Consultant’s relationship with Client is that of an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or should be construed to, create a partnership, principal/agency, joint venture or employment relationship between Client and any of Consultant’s employees or agents, or to create any relationship whatsoever between a client, parent, or affiliate of Client except as an indirect subcontractor acting for such parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and one or more agreements for services between the Client and such parties. Consultant is not authorized to make any representation, contract or commitment on behalf of Client, or any client, affiliate or parent of Client unless a specific, written authorization to do so has been provided in advance by representatives of Client. Consultant’s employees will not be entitled to any of the benefits that Client may make available to its employees, including, but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing or retirement benefits. Consultant shall be responsible for paying all employment insurance premiums, pension plan contributions, income tax remittances, and any other taxes, premiums, contributions or charges, statutory or otherwise, in respect of the provision of the Services hereunder. Consultant is solely responsible for, and will file, on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments required to be filed with, or made to, any federal, Provincial or local tax authority with respect to the performance of Services and receipt of fees under this Agreement. Consultant is solely responsible for, and must maintain adequate records of, expenses incurred in the course of performing Services under this Agreement. No part of Consultant’s compensation will be subject to withholding by Client for the payment of any employment insurance premiums, CPP, social security, provincial federal, state or any other employee payroll taxes. Client will regularly report amounts paid to Consultant by filing Form I 099-MISC with the Internal Revenue Service and/or any applicable filings with the Canada Revenue Agency as required by law. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant is reclassified as an employee of Client, or any client, affiliate or parent of Client, by the Canada Revenue Agency, the Employment Standards Branch or Tribunal, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, or any other federal or state or foreign agency as the result of any administrative or judicial proceeding (such event a “Reclassification”), Consultant agrees that Consultant will not, as the result of Reclassification, be entitled to or eligible for, on either a prospective or retrospective basis, any employee benefits under any plans or programs established or maintained by Client, or such client, affiliate or parent of Client.