Covenants of the Adviser. The Adviser covenants that it is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act. The Adviser agrees that its activities will at all times be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws governing its operations and investments.

The Corporation hereby employs the Adviser to act as the investment adviser to the Corporation and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Corporation, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, for the period and upon the terms herein set forth, # in accordance with the investment objective, policies and restrictions that are set forth in the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, dated ​, as the same shall be amended from time to time (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), # in accordance with the Investment Company Act and # during the term of this Agreement in accordance with all other applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and the Corporation’s charter and by-laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, # determine the composition of the portfolio of the Corporation, the nature and timing of the changes therein and the manner of implementing such changes; # identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of the investments made by the Corporation; # close and monitor the Corporation’s investments; # determine the securities and other assets that the Corporation will purchase, retain, or sell; # perform due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; and # provide the Corporation with such other investment advisory, research and related services as the Corporation may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of its funds. The Adviser shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to effectuate its investment decisions for the Corporation, including the execution and delivery of all documents relating to the Corporation’s investments and the placing of orders for other purchase or sale transactions on behalf of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to acquire debt financing, the Adviser will arrange for such financing on the Corporation’s behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of the Corporation’s Board of Directors. If it is necessary for the Adviser to make investments on behalf of the Corporation through a special purpose vehicle, the Adviser shall have authority to create or arrange for the creation of such special purpose vehicle and to make such investments through such special purpose vehicle in accordance with the Investment Company Act.

Compensation of the Adviser. The Corporation agrees to pay, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a base management fee (“Base Management Fee”) and an incentive fee (“Incentive Fee”) as hereinafter set forth. The Corporation shall make any payments due hereunder to the Adviser or to the Adviser’s designee as the Adviser may otherwise direct. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Adviser may elect, or the Corporation may adopt a deferred compensation plan pursuant to which the Adviser may elect, to defer all or a portion of its fees hereunder for a specified period of time.

Covenants. If any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:

Covenants. The benefits provided for under this Agreement are subject to the following:

Covenants. So long as any indebtedness under this Note remains outstanding, the Company shall provide to Holder, as soon as possible and in any event within three (3) days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of an Event of Default, which notice sets forth the details of such event and the action which is proposed to be taken by the

Covenants. From the date hereof until the date of the full, final and complete satisfaction of the Loans and all other amounts payable or accrued hereunder (the “Repayment Date”), the Borrower shall:

Covenants. All covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement to be performed by either Party on or prior to the Closing shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects.

Covenants. So long as principal of and interest on the Term Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document remains unpaid or unsatisfied, the Borrower shall comply with all the covenants and agreements applicable to it contained in Articles VI (Affirmative Covenants) except [Section 6.11] (Use of Proceeds) and VII (Negative Covenants) of the Incorporated Agreement (collectively, the “Incorporated Covenants”), including for purposes of this Paragraph 4 each Additional Incorporated Agreement Covenant. The covenants and agreements of the Borrower referred to in the preceding sentence (including all exhibits, schedules and defined terms referred to therein) are hereby (or, in the case of each Additional Incorporated Agreement Covenant, shall, upon its effectiveness, be) incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full herein with appropriate substitutions, including the following:

Specific Covenants. The ​ or the ​ (or, if applicable, any ​ Party) fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of [Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12]2]2]2]2]2]2] or [Article VII]; or

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, each Loan Party shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in [[Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.11]1]1]1]]) cause each Consolidated Entity to:

Company Covenants. The Company covenants that # prior to the cancellation of this Note or # upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, it will not # effect or allow to be effected any recapitalization (including without limitation any stock split or reverse stock split) of the common stock of the Company, # enter into any transaction with affiliates other than wholly owned subsidiaries, or # take or omit to take any other action that would materially and adversely affect the Company or its business, in each case without the prior consent of the Holder.

Independent Covenants. All covenants contained in ARTICLE VI and ARTICLE VII of this Agreement shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by one covenant, the fact that such action or condition would be permitted by another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default if such action is taken or condition exists.

Restrictive Covenants. Each of the covenants contained in Paragraphs 2(a)-(c) of this ​ are collectively referred to as the “Restrictive Covenants.”

Environmental Covenants. Except as commonly occurring in the normal and customary oil and gas exploration activities from time to time, Borrowers will immediately notify the Bank of and provide the Bank with copies of any notifications of discharges or releases or threatened releases or discharges of a Polluting Substance on, upon, into or from the Collateral which are given or required to be given by or on behalf of Borrowers to any federal, state or local Tribunal if any of the foregoing may materially and adversely affect Borrowers or any part of the Collateral, and such copies of notifications shall be delivered to the Bank at the same time as they are delivered to the Tribunal. Borrowers further agree promptly to undertake and diligently pursue to completion any prudent, legally required or authorized remedial containment and cleanup action in the event of any release or discharge or threatened release or discharge of a Polluting Substance on, upon, into or from the Collateral. At all times while owning and operating the Collateral, Borrowers will maintain and retain complete and accurate records of all releases, discharges or other disposal of Polluting Substances on, onto, into or from the Collateral, including, without limitation, records of the quantity and type of any Polluting Substances disposed of on or off the Collateral.

Negative Covenants. Without the prior written consent of the Requisite Holders, the Maker shall not and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

Specific Covenants. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of # [[Section 7.01 or 7.03(a)])]], if such failure continues for three Business Days or # [Section 7.05, 7.11, 7.177]7]7]], or [Article VIII]; provided that, any Event of Default under [Section 8.10] shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Term Loan Facility until the earlier of # the date that is 30 days after the date such Event of Default arises with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility and # the date on which the Administrative Agent or the Revolving Credit ​ exercise any remedies with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility in accordance with [Section 9.02]; provided, further, that any Event of Default under [Section 8.10] may be waived, amended or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to ​; or

Certain Covenants. ​ shall default in the observance or performance of any covenant or agreement contained in # [[Section 5.08(a), 5.09 or 5.10]0]0]]0] or # [Section 6.15] to the extent such default in respect of such [Section 6.15] could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or could reasonably be expected to result in a violation of any applicable Sanctions by, or liability to, a Lender or ​; or

Other Covenants. ​ or any of ​ shall default in the observance or performance of any covenant or agreement # contained in [Sections 6.03, 6.05, 6.08, 6.09 or 6.14]4]4]4]4] and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 10 days or # contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document not referred to in preceding [clause (i)] or ​ and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of written notice thereof to ​ or knowledge of a Responsible Officer of ​; or