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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXHIBIT 10.2    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT,<BR>
LEASE AGREEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION AGENCY AGREEMENT </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Dated
as of April&nbsp;15, 2002 </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>among
</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>ROSS
DISTRIBUTION,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
as Lessee and ROSS STORES,&nbsp;INC.,<BR>
as the Construction Agent, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>ROSS
STATUTORY TRUST 2001A,<BR>
as Lessor, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>WELLS
FARGO BANK<BR>
NORTHWEST, N.A.,<BR>
not in its individual capacity except as<BR>
specifically set forth herein, but solely as Trustee, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>BANCBOSTON
LEASING INVESTMENTS&nbsp;INC. and<BR>
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,<BR>
as the Investors, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>BREEDS
HILL CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC,<BR>
as the Conduit Loan Lender, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>FLEET
NATIONAL BANK and<BR>
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,<BR>
as the Liquidity Providers </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,<BR>
as the B Lender, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>and </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>FLEET
NATIONAL BANK,<BR>
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Liquidity Agent </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, LEASE AGREEMENT<BR>
AND CONSTRUCTION AGENCY AGREEMENT </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, LEASE AGREEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION AGENCY AGREEMENT is dated as of April&nbsp;15, 2002 (this
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Amendment</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), among ROSS DISTRIBUTION,&nbsp;INC., a California corporation (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessee</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), ROSS
STORES&nbsp;INC., a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as the construction agent (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Agent</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); ROSS STATUTORY TRUST 2001A, a
Connecticut statutory business trust (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Trust</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), as Lessor; WELLS FARGO BANK NORTHWEST, N.A. (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Trust
Company</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), not in its individual capacity except as specifically set forth herein, but solely as Trustee; BANCBOSTON LEASING INVESTMENTS&nbsp;INC., a Delaware corporation
("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>BLII</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association ("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Wachovia</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"; together
with BLII, individually referred to as an "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Investor</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>", and collectively referred to as the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Investors</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>");
BREEDS HILL CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Conduit Loan Lender</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); FLEET NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association
("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>FNB</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") and WACHOVIA, as Liquidity Providers (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Liquidity Providers</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), WACHOVIA as a B Lender (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>B Lender</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); and FNB, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Liquidity Agent. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>W
I T N E S S E T H: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Liquidity Agent and the Participants have heretofore entered
into a certain Participation Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;17, 2001 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Existing Participation Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" and as modified hereby, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Participation Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Lessor and the Lessee have heretofore entered into a certain Lease Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;17, 2001 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Existing Lease</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" and as modified hereby, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lease</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Lessor and the Construction Agent have heretofore entered into a certain Construction Agency Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;17, 2001 (as amended, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Existing CAA</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" and as modified hereby, the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>CAA</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Lessee, the Construction Agent and the Participants had contemplated having an A1 Lender become a party to the Participation Agreement and execute an A1 Loan Agreement to
make Loans to the Lessor who would advance funds to the Construction Agent to purchase Equipment; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Lessee and the Construction Agent have decided to obtain an unsecured line of credit outside the Operative Documents in order to fund the purchase of Equipment; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Lessor and the Participants have agreed to modify the Operative Documents so that the Lessee and the Construction Agent can obtain such unsecured line of credit outside the
Operative Documents; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
it is the intent of the Construction Agent and the Lessee that the Lessor and the Participants will have a security interest in the Equipment following the purchase thereof by
the Construction Agent or the Lessee and that the Equipment will secure the Obligations; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms and conditions herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>PART
I<BR>
DEFINITIONS </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
1.1.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of Defined Terms; Rules of Usage.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this
Amendment shall have the meanings provided in Appendix&nbsp;A to the Participation Agreement, and the rules of interpretation set forth therein shall apply to this Amendment. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>PART
II<BR>
AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective
on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Effective Date, the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with this Part&nbsp;II. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.1.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Global Amendments to the Existing Participation Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Existing Participation Agreement and
Appendix&nbsp;A thereto containing the defined terms used therein are hereby amended </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>mutatis mutandis </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>to the extent necessary to eliminate all
references to the A1 Lender and the A1 Loans and their prospective usage for the purchase of Equipment, including by deleting: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;each
reference to the A1 Lender, A1 Loan, A1 Loan Agreement, A1 Loan Event of Default, A1 Loan Maturity Date, A1 Loan Termination Date, A1 Note, A1 Percentage and A1
Share; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;each
reference to Category and Equipment Costs; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;the
text set forth in clause&nbsp;(b) of Section&nbsp;2.2.4 of the Existing Participation Agreement and Section&nbsp;4.2 of the Existing Participation Agreement
and replacing the text set forth in such clause and such Section with "[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]"; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;all
references to any repayment of principal or payment of interest on A1 Loans, calculations of interest rates on A1 Loans, payment of fees relating to A1 Loans,
distribution of proceeds of any collateral to the A1 Lender and any references to notices being given to the A1 Lender; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;any
reference to the joinder of an A1 Lender, including clause&nbsp;(w) of Section&nbsp;6.1, which is hereby deleted and replaced with "[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]"; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the
words "and Equipment" from the lead-in to Section&nbsp;10.5 of the Existing Participation Agreement; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;the
fifth recital to the Existing Participation Agreement and replacing it with "WHEREAS, the Lessee and the Construction Agent have decided to obtain an unsecured line
of credit outside the Operative Documents in order to fund the purchase of Equipment and the Lessee and the Construction Agent will grant a security interest to the Administrative Agent in such
Equipment to secure their obligations to the Participants under the Operative Documents". </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.2.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments to Article&nbsp;II of the Existing Participation Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.2.1 Sections 2.2.2 and 2.2.3, and clause&nbsp;(a) and (c)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;2.2.4 of the Existing Participation Agreement are each hereby amended by deleting the words
"each Category of Property Costs" each time they appear therein and replacing them with "the Advance Request Amount". </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.2.2 Section&nbsp;2.2.2 of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the words "(less Yield to be paid to such Investor with the proceeds of such
Advance if such Investor has made a Book-Entry Election)" after the words "being funded on such Advance Date." </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.2.3 Section&nbsp;2.2.3 of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the words "(less interest to be paid to the Conduit Loan Lender with the
proceeds of such Advance if
the Conduit Loan Lender has made a Book-Entry Election)" after the words "being funded on such Advance Date." </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.2.4 Clause&nbsp;(a) of Section&nbsp;2.2.4 of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the words "(less interest to be paid to such Liquidity
Provider with the proceeds of such Advance if such Liquidity Provider has made a Book-Entry Election)" after the words "being funded on such Advance Date." </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.2.5 Clause&nbsp;(c) of Section&nbsp;2.2.4 of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the words "(less interest to be paid to such B Lender with
the proceeds of such Advance if such B Lender has made a Book-Entry Election)" after the words "being funded on such Advance Date." </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.2.6 Clause&nbsp;(a) of Section&nbsp;2.2.5 of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended by inserting "; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, further, however that in the event that an amount required to be funded on
such Advance Date by a Participant who has made a
Book-Entry Election is less than the amount of Construction Period Amounts due and payable to such Participant on such Advance Date, the Construction Agent may pay such amounts with the
proceeds of Advances made on such Advance Date or request that the Administrative Agent pay such amounts directly to the appropriate Participant with the proceeds of Advances made on such Advance
Date" prior to the period at the end of such clause. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.3.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Section&nbsp;3.1 of the Existing Participation Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.3.1 Clause&nbsp;(ii)(B) of Section&nbsp;3.1 of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" following the word
"Facility". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.3.2 The next to last sentence of Section&nbsp;3.1 of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with "The Lessor shall have a valid and binding
security interest in and Lien on the Facility and the Equipment, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, as security for the obligations of the Lessee and the Construction Agent under
the Operative Documents". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.4.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments to Article&nbsp;V of the Existing Participation Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.4.1 Sections 5.1(a)(vi)&nbsp;and 5.6(a)(ii)&nbsp;of the Existing Participation Agreement are hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" after the word
"Facility" each time it appears therein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.4.2 Section&nbsp;5.1(c) of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" after the word "Facility" each time it appears
therein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.5.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments to Article&nbsp;VI of the Existing Participation Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 6.5 and 6.6 of
the Existing Participation Agreement are hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" after the word "Facility" each time it appears therein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.6.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments to Article&nbsp;X of the Existing Participation Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Clauses second of
Section&nbsp;10.5 of the Existing Participation Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows: </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be distributed on a </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pari passu</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> basis to the repayment
in full of the remaining principal amount of the outstanding Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other amounts due to the Lenders under the Operative Documents; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
 that if amounts available for distribution under this clause are not sufficient to repay in full all amounts payable under this clause, then
the balance, if any, shall be allocated and distributed to the Liquidity Providers and the Conduit Loan Lender until amounts owing to the </FONT></P>

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Liquidity Providers and the Conduit Loan Lender are paid in full (it being understood that the Lenders other than the B Lenders first shall be paid in full and until they are all paid in full, no
payments on Investor Amounts or B Loans shall be made under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>); </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, further </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>that
the amounts otherwise payable to the Liquidity Providers under this clause shall be applied first to pay amounts owing to the Conduit Loan Lender which would not otherwise be paid from such amounts
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.7.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments to Appendix&nbsp;A to Existing Participation Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.7.1 Appendix&nbsp;A to the Existing Participation Agreement ("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Existing Appendix A</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") is hereby amended by adding the following
definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Advance Request Amount</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means the total amount requested in any Advance Request </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>less</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
Advisory Fees requested in such Advance Request. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Book-Entry Election</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means the election of a Participant to effect payment of Construction Period Amounts by
book-entry pursuant to clause&nbsp;(b)(i)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;2.2.9 of the Participation Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Construction Period Amounts</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means Construction Period Unused Fees, Construction Period Accrued Interest, Construction Period Accrued
Yield and any other Construction Period Fees. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.7.2 Existing Appendix&nbsp;A is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definitions in their entirety: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Advisory Fee</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means an amount equal $420,000 payable pursuant to the Engagement Letter. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Available Commitment</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means (a)&nbsp;as to each Liquidity Provider, such Liquidity Provider's Commitment Amount under the A2/B Loan
Agreement or the Liquidity Agreement, reduced in either case by the sum of the amount of (i)&nbsp;the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding fundings made by such Liquidity Provider under the
Liquidity Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Facility Loans made by such Liquidity Provider under the A2/B Loan Agreement or (iii)&nbsp;the aggregate principal
amount of all outstanding Conduit Loans made by the Conduit Loan Lender under the A2/B Loan Agreement, (b)&nbsp;as to each B Lender, such B Lender's Commitment Amount under the A2/B Loan Agreement,
reduced by the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all B Loans funded by such B Lender, and (c)&nbsp;as to each Investor, such Investor's Commitment Amount, reduced by its then Investor
Contribution. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>B Percentage</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means 11% of the Advance Request Amount; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, however that once the
total amount of Advances funded by the B Lenders equals 11% of the Total Project Cost, the B Percentage shall be reduced to 0%. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Construction</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means the construction and installation of all Facility Improvements contemplated by the Approved Plans and Specifications. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Construction Period Unused Fee</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means, with respect to each Investor, the Liquidity Providers and the B Lender, a fully earned and
non-refundable fee payable in arrears on each Scheduled Payment Date on or prior to the Construction Period Termination Date at a rate of 0.15% per annum on the sum of the average daily
amount of (a)&nbsp;with respect to each Investor, each Investor's Available Commitment, (b)&nbsp;with respect to the Liquidity Providers, the aggregate Available Commitments of the Liquidity
Providers and (c)&nbsp;with respect to the B Lender, the aggregate Available Commitments of the B Lender. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Equity Percentage</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means 4% of the Advance Request Amount plus 100% of Advisory Fees set forth in such Advance Request; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, however that once the total amount of
Advances funded by the Investors equals 4% of the Total Project Cost, the Equity Percentage shall be
reduced to 0%. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Facility</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means the Site and the Facility Improvements, collectively. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Facility Percentage</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means 85% of the Advance Request Amount; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>that once the
Equity Percentage has been reduced to 0%, the Facility Percentage shall increase to 89% and once the B Percentage has been reduced to 0%, the Facility Percentage shall increase to 100%; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>further
that once the total amount of Advances funded by the Conduit Loan Lender and the Liquidity Providers, in the aggregate equals 85% of
the Total Project Cost, the Facility Percentage shall be reduced to 0%. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Improvements</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means the Facility Improvements and the Land Improvements. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Total Project Cost</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" means $80,000,000. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.7.3 The definition of "Appraisal Procedure" in Existing Appendix&nbsp;A is hereby amended by deleting the parenthetical "(and the Equipment)". </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
2.7.4 The definitions of "Construction Agent Collateral", "Lessee Collateral" and "Lessor Liens" are each hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" after the
words "the Facility" each time they appear therein. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>PART
III<BR>
AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LEASE </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective
on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Effective Date, the Existing Lease is hereby amended in accordance with this Part&nbsp;III. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.1.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments to Section&nbsp;2.2 of the Existing Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.1.1 Section&nbsp;2.2 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended by: </FONT></P>

<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;inserting
the words "and the Equipment" following the word "Facility" in clause&nbsp;(ii)(B); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;deleting
the word "and" at appearing at the end of clause&nbsp;(ii)(C) and replacing it with a ","; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;inserting
the word "and" at the end of clause&nbsp;(ii)(D); and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;inserting
a new clause&nbsp;(ii)(E) in appropriate alphabetical order to read "the Equipment is to be owned by the Construction Agent or the Lessee and the
Construction Agent and the Lessee shall grant a security interest in the Equipment to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Participants to secure their respective obligations under the
Operative Documents". </FONT></P>

</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.1.2 The last sentence of Section&nbsp;2.2 of the Existing Lease Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with "The Lessor shall have a valid and binding security interest in
and Lien on the Facility and the Equipment, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, as security for the obligations of the Lessee under the Operative Documents". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.2.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Article&nbsp;XII of the Existing Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following sentences are added to the end
of Section&nbsp;12.1 of the Existing Lease: "Upon a return of the Facility as described above, the Lessee hereby agrees that, upon the request of the Lessor, it will not remove the Equipment and
will promptly assign any and all assignable rights, warranties, licenses and permits relating to the Equipment to the Lessor, without representation, warranty or recourse of any sort whatsoever. The
Lessee and the Lessor agree that the Lessee will be entitled to the proceeds of the Equipment upon the sale of the Facility and the Equipment by the Lessor, determined by the Appraisal Procedure; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>, however, that for the purposes of this Section, the appraiser shall be chosen solely by the Lessor. In accordance with the Appraisal
Procedure, the appraiser shall determine a relative percentage value of the Equipment and the Facility to the overall value of the Equipment and the Facility and, following a sale of the Equipment and
the Facility, the net proceeds of such sale shall be divided </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></P>

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between the Lessor, who shall receive the relative percentage value of the Facility and the Lessee who shall receive the relative percentage value of the Equipment. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.3.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Article&nbsp;XVIII of the Existing Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.3.1 Clause&nbsp;(f) of Section&nbsp;18.1 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended by inserting the words "or the Equipment" following the word "Facility". </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.3.2 Clause&nbsp;(a) of Section&nbsp;18.4 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" following the word "Facility" each time they
appear therein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.4.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Article&nbsp;XX of the Existing Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Clauses (a)&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;of
Section&nbsp;20.2 of the Existing Lease are hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" following the word "Facility" each time they appear therein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.5.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Article&nbsp;XXIII of the Existing Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.5.1 The first sentence of Section&nbsp;23.17 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" following the word "Facility". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.5.2 Clause&nbsp;(c) of Section&nbsp;23.17 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended by inserting the words "or use of the Equipment" following the word "Facility". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
3.6.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Schedule&nbsp;11.1 of the Existing Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Part&nbsp;B, Builder's Risk Insurance of
Schedule&nbsp;11.1 is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P>

<UL>
<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Builder's Risk Insurance </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>on an "all risk" basis in the amount no less than the higher of the full replacement value (exclusive of land) at completion or
Lease Balance, with endorsements for contingent liability from operation of building laws, increased cost of construction and demolition due to the operation of building laws, with no
co-insurance provisions, and with no right of contribution from any insurance policies carried by the Lessor or any of the financing parties. Insured perils must include but are not
limited to vandalism, malicious mischief, sprinkler leakage, earth movement (including but not limited to earthquake, landslide, subsidence and volcanic eruption), wind, flood, boiler and machinery
accidents, and other perils normally included within the definition of extended coverage; provided that the insured peril of terrorism shall be covered by the Builder's Risk Insurance if and when such
coverage becomes commercially available for properties similar to the Facility at commercially reasonable rates. </FONT></P>

</UL>
</UL>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></P>

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PART IV<BR>
AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CAA </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective
on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Effective Date, the Existing Lease is hereby amended in accordance with this Part&nbsp;IV. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
4.1.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Article&nbsp;II to the Existing CAA.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
4.1.1 The last sentence of Section&nbsp;2.3 of the Existing CAA is hereby amended by deleting the words "One Hundred Thirty Million Dollars" and replacing them with "the Total
Project Cost". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
4.1.2 Clause&nbsp;(h) of Section&nbsp;2.6 of the Existing CAA is hereby amended by inserting the words "or the installation of the Equipment" following the words
"Construction of the Facility". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
4.1.3 Clause&nbsp;(i) of Section&nbsp;2.6 of the Existing CAA is hereby amended by inserting the words "and the Equipment" following the word "Facility". </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
4.2.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Article&nbsp;V to the Existing CAA.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Clause&nbsp;(g) of Section&nbsp;5.1.1 of the
Existing CAA is hereby amended by inserting the words "or the Equipment" following the word "Facility". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
4.3.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f) of the Construction Agency Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Part&nbsp;B, Builder's
Risk Insurance of Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f) is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P>

<UL>
<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Builder's Risk Insurance </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>on an "all risk" basis in the amount no less than the higher of the full replacement value (exclusive of land) at completion or
Lease Balance, with endorsements for contingent liability from operation of building laws, increased cost of construction and demolition due to the operation of building laws, with no
co-insurance provisions, and with no right of contribution
from any insurance policies carried by the Lessor or any of the financing parties. Insured perils must include but are not limited to vandalism, malicious mischief, sprinkler leakage, earth movement
(including but not limited to earthquake, landslide, subsidence and volcanic eruption), wind, flood, boiler and machinery accidents, and other perils normally included within the definition of
extended coverage; provided that the insured peril of terrorism shall be covered by the Builder's Risk Insurance if and when such coverage becomes commercially available for properties similar to the
Facility at commercially reasonable rates. </FONT></P>

</UL>
</UL>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>PART
V<BR>
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
5.1.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions to Effectiveness.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Effective Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") when (a)&nbsp;each of the conditions precedent set forth in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Part&nbsp;V</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall
have been satisfied or waived in writing by the Lessor and the Participants and (b)&nbsp;the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof executed on behalf of the Lessee, the
Construction Agent, the Lessor, the Investors, the Conduit Loan Lender, the Liquidity Providers and the B Lender. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
5.2.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance with Warranties.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The representations and warranties set forth in Part&nbsp;VI hereof
shall be true and correct. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
5.3.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transaction Costs; Fees.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12.26 of the Participation Agreement shall have been paid in full. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
5.4.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction Materials.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;True and correct copies of the Construction Materials shall have been
delivered to the Lessor, the Investors, the Lenders and each Agent. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></P>

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5.5.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software Licenses.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Collateral Agent shall have received an assignment of all licenses of the
Construction Agent and the Lessee to all proprietary software necessary or available to operate the Facility as-built. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
5.6.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Satisfactory Legal Form.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents executed or submitted pursuant hereto by or on behalf of the
Lessee shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Lessor and its counsel; and the Lessor and its counsel shall have received all information, approvals, documents or instruments relating to
this Amendment as the Lessor or its counsel may have reasonably requested. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>PART
VI<BR>
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
order to induce the Lessor and each Participant to enter into this Amendment, the Construction Agent and the Lessee hereby represent and warrant unto the Lessor and each Participant
on and as of the date hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
6.1.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate and Governmental Authorization; Non-Contravention; Due Execution, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
execution, delivery and performance by the Construction Agent and the Lessee of this Amendment are within the corporate powers of the Construction Agent and the Lessee, have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority (other than customary building permits obtained in the ordinary course of business
which the Lessee has no reason to believe will not be forthcoming) and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Construction Agent and the Lessee or of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Construction Agent and the
Lessee (including the Operative Documents) or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any asset of the Construction Agent and the Lessee, in each case, which
would result in a material adverse effect on the Construction Agent's and the Lessee's ability to fulfill its obligations under the Operative Documents to which it is a party. This Amendment has been
duly executed and delivered by the Construction Agent and the Lessee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
6.2.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Binding Effect.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Construction Agent
and the Lessee, enforceable against the Construction Agent and the Lessee in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
6.3.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Representations and Warranties True; Absence of Defaults, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The representations and warranties
of the Construction Agent and the Lessee contained in the Participation Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Effective Date except to the extent such representations and warranties relate
to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct on and as of such specified date; the Construction Agent and the Lessee have performed all agreements on
their part required to be performed under the Lease and the other Operative Documents on or prior to the Effective Date; and on and as of the Effective Date there exists no Lease Default or Lease
Event of Default. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>PART
VII<BR>
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
7.1.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ratification of and References to the Existing Participation Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment is an
amendment to the Existing Participation Agreement, Existing Appendix&nbsp;A, Existing Lease and Existing CAA (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Existing Operative Documents</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") and
the Participation Agreement, Appendix&nbsp;A thereto, the Lease and the CAA as amended hereby, are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in each and every respect. All references to the Existing
Operative Documents in any </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></P>

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Operative Document or any other document, instrument, agreement or writing shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the applicable Operative Documents as amended hereby. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
7.2.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limited Amendment of the Existing Operative Documents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as specifically amended or modified
herein, the Existing Operative Documents and the other Operative Documents shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof and except as expressly set forth herein
the provisions hereof shall not operate as a waiver or amendment of any right, power or privilege of the Lessor, Investors or the Lenders nor shall the entering into of this Amendment preclude the
Lessor, Investors or the Lenders from refusing to enter into any further or future amendments. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
7.3.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counterparts.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
7.4.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Captions.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section captions used in this Amendment are inserted for convenience of reference only
and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment or any provisions hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
7.5.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governing Law; Entire Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
LAW), BUT EXCLUDING, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL OTHER CHOICE OF LAW AND CONFLICT OF LAW RULES.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> This Amendment constitutes the entire understanding
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
7.6.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acknowledgement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with this Amendment, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree
that the security interests granted by the Construction Agent, the Lessee and the Lessor pursuant to any Operative Document extend to and include a security interest in such parties' respective
interest in the Equipment to secure all Secured Lessee Obligations, Secured Construction Agent Obligations and Secured Lessor Obligations. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>PART
VIII<BR>
INSTRUCTIONS TO TRUSTEE </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBPART
8.1.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Instructions.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Investors hereby authorize and direct the Trustee to enter into, execute and
deliver this Amendment and perform all of the obligations of the Trust thereunder. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>9</FONT></P>

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WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Amendment</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>John G. Call</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Senior Vice President, CFO</I></FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ROSS STATUTORY TRUST 2001A,<BR>
as the Lessor</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>By: Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A., not in its individual capacity except as specifically set forth herein, but solely as Trustee</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT L. REYNOLDS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Robert L. Reynolds</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
BANCBOSTON LEASING INVESTMENTS&nbsp;INC., as an Investor</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEVEN S. CRISCIONE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Steven S. Criscione</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
BREEDS HILL CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC, as the Conduit Loan Lender</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS J. IRVIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Thomas J. Irvin</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Manager</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a B Lender, as a Liquidity Provider and as an Investor</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK S. SUPPLE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Mark S. Supple</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as a Liquidity Provider, as Collateral Agent and as Administrative Agent</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PETER L. GRISWOLD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Peter L. Griswold</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Managing Director</I></FONT></TD>
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NAME="page_kg1583_1_12"> </A> </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>LEASE AGREEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> dated as of December&nbsp;17, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> between  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> ROSS STATUTORY TRUST 2001A,<BR>
as the Lessor,  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> and  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> ROSS DISTRIBUTION,&nbsp;INC.,<BR>
as the Lessee  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Distribution Center<BR>
Perris, California  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B> THE LESSOR'S INTEREST UNDER THIS LEASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO, AND IS SUBJECT TO A SECURITY INTEREST IN FAVOR OF, FLEET NATIONAL BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT, PURSUANT TO AN ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE DATED AS OF
THE DATE HEREOF BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND SAID COLLATERAL AGENT. INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH SECURITY INTEREST MAY BE OBTAINED FROM SAID COLLATERAL AGENT.  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></P>

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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="69%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Page</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE I</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DEFINITIONS</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
ARTICLE II</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
LEASE OF PROPERTY</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Demise and Lease</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Nature of Lease</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE II</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
RENT</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 3.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Base Rent</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 3.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Supplemental Rent</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 3.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Method, Time of Payment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 3.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Late Payment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE IV</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
NET LEASE; THE LESSEE'S ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY<BR> </B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Net Lease; No Setoff; Etc</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Condition of Facility</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE V</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
THE LESSEE'S PURCHASE OPTION</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Purchase Option</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VI</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
EXTENSION OF LEASE</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Lease Extension</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
THE LESSEE'S DISPOSITION OF THE LESSOR'S INTERESTS AT LEASE EXPIRATION</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 7.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Disposition of the Lessor's Interests and Distribution of Sale Proceeds</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 7.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Conditions to the Lessee's Exercise of the Remarketing Option</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VIII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
LIENS</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessee's Obligation to Discharge Liens</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessor's Notice to Potential Lienors</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessee's Right to Encumber the Lessee's Property</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Granting of Easements</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE IX</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
MAINTENANCE; ALTERATIONS; TAXES; LEGAL COMPLIANCE</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Maintenance and Repair; Utility Charges</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Alterations</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title to Alterations</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>9</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Location</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>9</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Permitted Contests</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>9</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Environmental Compliance</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Compliance with Applicable Laws</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Land Agreements Compliance</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessee's Right to Enforce Warranties</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.10</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Real Estate Taxes</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE X</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
USE AND NAMING OF PROPERTY</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Use</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Naming of the Facility</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XI</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
INSURANCE</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 11.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Insurance</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 11.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Risk of Loss</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
RETURN OF LEASED PROPERTY TO THE LESSOR</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Nature of Return</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Site Assessment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XIII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
RELEASE</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 13.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Facility Release</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XIV</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
LOSS DESTRUCTION, CONDEMNATION OR DAMAGE</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 14.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Event of Loss, Casualty or Condemnation</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>13</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 14.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Application of Net Proceeds When Lease Continues; Repair and Restoration</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>13</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 14.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Application of Proceeds</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 14.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Application of Proceeds from a Temporary Taking</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 14.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Other Dispositions</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 14.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Negotiations</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XV</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE LESSEE</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 15.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Terms of Conveyance</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 15.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Right of the Lessee to Name Designee</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 15.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Costs of Conveyance</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 15.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Preference Legal Opinion</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>15</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XVI</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
SUBLEASE</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 16.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Subleasing Permitted; the Lessee Remains Obligated</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>15</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XVII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
INSPECTION</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 17.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Inspection</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>15</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XVIII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
LEASE EVENTS OF DEFAULT</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Defined</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>15</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Remedies</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>17</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Proceeds of Sale; Deficiency</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>19</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Grant and Foreclosure on the Lessee's Estate</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>19</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Receipt of a Sufficient Discharge to Purchaser</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>20</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Sale a Bar Against the Lessee</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>20</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Liabilities to Become Due on Sale</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>20</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Provisions Subject to Applicable Law</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>20</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Survival of the Lessee's Obligations</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>21</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.10</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver; Consents</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>21</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 18.11</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Right to Perform the Lessee's Obligations</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>21</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XI</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
HOLDING OVER</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 19.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Holding Over</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>21</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XX</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 20.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Grant of Lien</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>22</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 20.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Assignment of Leases and Rents</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>22</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XXI</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
COVENANTS OF THE LESSEE</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 21.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Assumption Upon Merger, Etc</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XXII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
COVENANTS OF THE LESSOR</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 22.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quiet Enjoyment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XXIII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
MISCELLANEOUS</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Notices</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Severability</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amendments</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Headings, etc</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Counterparts; Notice</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Governing Law</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Apportionments</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Priority</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.10</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>No Joint Venture</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.11</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>No Accord and Satisfaction</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.12</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>No Merger</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.13</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Lessor Bankruptcy</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>25</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.14</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Abandonment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>25</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.15</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Investments</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>25</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.16</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Further Assurances</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>25</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 23.17</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Non-recourse</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>25</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><FONT SIZE=2>Schedule&nbsp;11.1: Insurance Requirements</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ki1583_lease_agreement"> </A>
<A NAME="toc_ki1583_1"> </A>
<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>LEASE AGREEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LEASE AGREEMENT, dated as of December&nbsp;17, 2001 (this "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lease</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") between ROSS STATUTORY TRUST 2001A, a
Connecticut statutory trust (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessor</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), and ROSS DISTRIBUTION,&nbsp;INC., a California corporation, (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessee</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows: </FONT></P>

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NAME="ki1583_article_i_definitions"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE I<BR>  DEFINITIONS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto in Appendix&nbsp;A of the Participation Agreement, dated as of
December&nbsp;17, 2001, (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Participation Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") among
the Lessee, Ross Stores,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Agent</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), as the Construction Agent, Ross Statutory Trust 2001A, a
Connecticut statutory business trust, as Lessor, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A., solely as Trustee, BancBoston Leasing Investments&nbsp;Inc. and First Union National Bank, as the Investors, Breeds
Hill Capital Company, LLC, as the Conduit Loan Lender, Fleet National Bank and First Union National Bank as Liquidity Providers, First Union National Bank as the B Lender and Fleet National Bank, as
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Liquidity Agent. The rules of construction set forth in said Appendix&nbsp;A shall also be applicable to this Lease. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ki1583_article_ii_lease_of_property"> </A>
<A NAME="toc_ki1583_3"> </A>
<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE II<BR>  LEASE OF PROPERTY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
2.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Demise and Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee hereby agrees (a)&nbsp;with respect to the Site, to lease the Site
from the Lessor for the period commencing on and including the Initial Advance Date and ending on the Lease Term Expiration Date, and (b)&nbsp;with respect to the Improvements, to lease the
Improvements from the Lessor for the Lease Term commencing on the Lease Commencement Date and ending on
the Lease Term Expiration Date. The demise and lease of the Facility pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;II</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall include any additional right, title or
interest in the Facility which may at any time be acquired by the Lessor, the intent being that all right, title and interest of the Lessor in and to the Facility during the Lease Term shall be
demised and leased hereunder. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
2.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nature of Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The parties hereto intend that (i)&nbsp;for financial accounting purposes with
respect to the Lessee, (A)&nbsp;the Lessor will be treated as the owner and lessor of the Facility and the Lessee will be treated as the lessee of the Facility under this Lease, and (B)&nbsp;the
Investors will be deemed to have an equity investment in the Lessor and (ii)&nbsp;for all federal and all state and local income tax purposes and bankruptcy and commercial law purposes,
(A)&nbsp;the Lease will be treated as a financing arrangement, (B)&nbsp;the Lessor, the Investors and the Lenders will be deemed lenders making loans to the Lessee in an amount equal to the sum of
the Investor Amounts and the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, which loans are secured by the Facility, (C)&nbsp;the Lessee will be treated as the owner of the Facility for tax purposes and
will be entitled to all tax benefits ordinarily available to an owner of property such as the Facility for such tax purposes and (D)&nbsp;the obligations of the Lessee to pay the Base Rent and any
part of the Lease Balance shall be treated as payments of interest and principal, respectively, for federal and state income tax and bankruptcy and commercial law purposes. Nevertheless, each party
acknowledges and agrees that no other party has made any representations or warranties to any other party concerning the tax, accounting or legal characteristics of the Operative Documents and that
each party has obtained and relied upon such tax, accounting and legal advice concerning the Operative Documents as it deems appropriate. The Lessor shall have a valid and binding security interest in
and Lien on the Facility, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, as security for the obligations of the Lessee under the Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE III<BR>  RENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
3.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Base Rent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commencing on the Lease Commencement Date and on each Scheduled Payment Date thereafter
during the Lease Term, the Lessee shall pay to the Lessor base rent ("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Base Rent</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") in an amount equal to the sum of (a)&nbsp;Loan Base Rent and
(b)&nbsp;Investor Base Rent. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
3.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supplemental Rent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commencing on the Lease Commencement Date, the Lessee shall pay to the Lessor, or
to such other Person as shall be entitled thereto in the manner contemplated herein, any and all Supplemental Rent as the same shall become due and payable. In the event of the Lessee's failure to pay
any Supplemental Rent, the Lessor shall have all rights, powers and remedies provided for herein or by law or in equity or otherwise in the case of nonpayment of Base Rent. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
3.3</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Method, Time of Payment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Base Rent and any Supplemental Rent payable to the Lessor shall be paid to
the Administrative Agent as designee for the Lessor and its permitted assignees at such place and in such amount in the contiguous continental United States as is specified in the Security Agreement
or as the Administrative Agent (as such designee) shall specify in writing to the Lessee at least ten Business Days prior to the due date therefor. Each such payment of Rent shall be made by the
Lessee in Dollars which shall be immediately available at the place of payment not later than 10:00&nbsp;a.m. (New York time) on the date such payment is due hereunder, and the Administrative Agent
shall pay such funds on such date to each Person entitled thereto in accordance with Article&nbsp;X of the Participation Agreement. Payments received following such time shall be deemed received on
the next Business Day unless the Administrative Agent applies such funds on such date in accordance with Article&nbsp;X of the Participation Agreement. Concurrently with each payment of Base Rent
and Supplemental Rent, the Lessee shall provide notice to Administrative Agent as set forth in Section&nbsp;11.3(a) of the Participation Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
3.4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Late Payment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If any portion of the Rent due to the Lessor or any Participant shall not be paid by
the Lessee on or before the date such payment was due hereunder, the Lessee shall pay interest thereon from (and including) the date such payment was due hereunder to (but excluding the date of the
Lessor's receipt thereof) at a rate per annum equal to the Overdue Rate. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ki1583_article_iv_net_lease;_t__ki102304"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE IV<BR>  NET LEASE; THE LESSEE'S ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
4.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net Lease; No Setoff; Etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Lease is a "triple net" lease. Except to the extent otherwise
expressly specified in this Lease, it is agreed and intended that Base Rent, Supplemental Rent and any other amounts payable hereunder by the Lessee shall be paid without notice, demand, counterclaim,
setoff, deduction or defense and without abatement, suspension, deferment, diminution or reduction, free from any charges, assessments, impositions, withholdings, expenses or reductions, and that the
Lessee's obligation to pay all such amounts, throughout the Lease Term is absolute and unconditional. All costs, expenses and obligations of every kind and nature whatsoever relating to the Facility
and the appurtenances thereto and the use and occupancy thereof which may arise or become due and payable with respect to the period which ends on the Lease Term Expiration Date (whether or not the
same shall become payable during the Lease Term or thereafter) shall be paid by the Lessee except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in another Operative Document. The Lessee assumes the sole
responsibility for the condition, use, operation, maintenance, underletting and management of the Facility, and no Indemnitee shall have any responsibility in respect thereof or any liability for
damage to the property of the Lessee, any subtenant of the Lessee or any other occupant of the
Facility on any account or for any reason whatsoever other than by reason of, in the case of any particular Indemnitee, such Indemnitee's willful misconduct or gross negligence. Except to the extent </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></P>

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otherwise expressly specified in this Lease, the obligations and liabilities of the Lessee hereunder shall in no way be released, discharged or otherwise affected for any reason, including:
(a)&nbsp;any defect in the condition, merchantability, design, quality or fitness for use of the Facility or any part thereof, or the failure of the Facility to comply with all Applicable Laws,
including any inability to occupy or use the Facility by reason of such noncompliance; (b)&nbsp;any damage to, removal, abandonment, salvage, loss, scrapping or destruction of or any requisition or
taking of the Facility or any part thereof; (c)&nbsp;any restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with any use of the Facility or any part thereof including eviction; (d)&nbsp;any
defect in title to or rights to the Facility or any Lien on such title or rights or on the Facility; (e)&nbsp;any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or other action or omission or breach in
respect of any obligation or liability of or by any Person; (f)&nbsp;any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceedings relating
to the Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Lease by any trustee or receiver of the Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or by any court, in any such
proceeding; (g)&nbsp;any claim, set off, defense or right that the Lessee has or might have against any Person, including the Lessor, the Administrative Agent (including in its individual capacity)
or any vendor, manufacturer or contractor of or for the Facility; (h)&nbsp;any failure on the part of the Lessor or any other Person to perform or comply with any of the terms of this Lease, any
other Operative Document or of any other agreement, whether or not related to the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents; (i)&nbsp;any invalidity, unenforceability, illegality or
disaffirmance of this Lease against or by the Lessee or any provision hereof or any of the other Operative Documents or any provision of any thereof; (j)&nbsp;the impossibility or illegality of
performance by the Lessee or the Lessor, or both; (k)&nbsp;any action by any court, administrative agency or other Governmental Authority; (1)&nbsp;any change in or violation of Applicable Laws;
(m)&nbsp;any restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with the construction on or use of the Facility or any part thereof; or (n)&nbsp;any other occurrence whatsoever, whether
similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, whether or not the Lessee shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing. Except as specifically set forth in this Lease, this Lease shall not be
cancelable by the Lessee for any reason whatsoever and, except as expressly provided in this Lease, the Lessee, to the extent now or hereafter permitted by Applicable Laws, waives all rights now or
hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise to quit, terminate or surrender this Lease. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
4.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Condition of Facility.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Facility is demised and let by the Lessor "AS IS" in its present
condition, subject to (a)&nbsp;the rights of any parties in possession thereof, (b)&nbsp;the state of the title thereto existing at the time the Lessor acquired its title to the Facility,
(c)&nbsp;any state of facts which an accurate survey or physical inspection might show, (d)&nbsp;all Applicable Laws and (e)&nbsp;any violations of Applicable Laws which may exist at the
commencement of the Lease Term. The Lessee has examined the Facility and the Lessor's title thereto and has found the same to be satisfactory. THE LESSOR HAS NOT MADE AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE
MADE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR BE DEEMED TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AS TO THE VALUE, HABITABILITY, COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
PROPERTY CONDITION, LOCATION, USE, DESCRIPTION, MERCHANTABILITY, DESIGN, OPERATION, OR FITNESS FOR USE OF THE PROPERTY (OR ANY PART THEREOF), OR AS TO THE LESSOR'S TITLE THERETO OR OWNERSHIP THEREOF
OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY (OR ANY PART THEREOF) AND THE LESSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LATENT, HIDDEN OR PATENT DEFECT
THEREIN, FOR ANY DEFECT IN OR EXCEPTION TO TITLE THERETO, OR FOR THE FAILURE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS THEREFOR, THE COMPLIANCE OF SUCH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WITH APPLICABLE LAWS OR THE FAILURE OF THE FACILITY, OR ANY PART THEREOF, TO OTHERWISE
COMPLY WITH </FONT></P>

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ANY APPLICABLE LAWS. It is agreed that the Lessee has been afforded full opportunity to inspect the Facility, is satisfied with the results of its inspections of the Facility and is entering into
this Lease solely on the basis of the results of its own inspections and all risks incident to the matters discussed in the preceding sentence. The provisions of this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> have been
negotiated, and the foregoing provisions are intended to be a complete exclusion and negation of any representations or
warranties by the Lessor, express or implied, with respect to the Facility, that may arise pursuant to the UCC (including the UCC as in effect in the State of California) or any other law now or
hereafter in effect, or otherwise. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE V<BR>  THE LESSEE'S PURCHASE OPTION    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
5.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase Option.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Subject
to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessor hereby grants to the Lessee the
exclusive and irrevocable option (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Purchase Option</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") to purchase the Facility, as of any date (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Purchase
Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") subsequent to the Lease Commencement Date (unless the Lessee has exercised the Remarketing Option), for an amount equal to the Lease Balance plus, without duplication,
any other amounts then due and owing to any Participant or any Agent under the Operative Documents (collectively the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Purchase Price</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). Such purchase
and sale shall be effected in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Purchase Option shall be exercisable by notice to the Lessor (and concurrent notice to Administrative Agent as set forth in Section&nbsp;11.3(b) of the Participation Agreement)
given not less than 30&nbsp;days prior to the proposed Purchase Date. If the Lessee shall not have exercised the Remarketing Option on or before 180&nbsp;days prior to the Lease Term Expiration
Date, or the Facility is not sold pursuant to the Remarketing Option, then the Purchase Option shall be deemed exercised and the Purchase Date shall be the Lease Term Expiration Date; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
that if the Lessee shall not have refinanced the A1 Loans, Conduit Loans and Facility Loans in accordance with Section&nbsp;8.5 of
the Participation Agreement, then the Lessee shall either exercise the Purchase Option or the Remarketing Option in accordance with Articles V and VII as if the Lease Term Expiration Date was the
Conduit Loan Maturity Date.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>On
the Purchase Date, the Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the Purchase Price as the purchase price for the Facility.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Lessee shall have the right to exercise the Purchase Option or the Site Purchase Option (prior to the Initial Advance
Date) with respect to the entire Facility (but not less than the entire Facility) or the Site, as the case may be, within five Business Days following the earlier of its actual knowledge of or receipt
of notice of the occurrence of any Lease Event of Default. Notwithstanding the notice provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, in the event that the Lessee
elects to exercise the Purchase Option or the Site Purchase Option within the five Business Day period following the earlier of its actual knowledge of or receipt of notice of the occurrence of a
Lease Event of Default, the Lessee's payment to the Lessor of the Purchase Price or the Site Purchase Price, as applicable, on or prior to the fifth Business Day following such earlier date referred
to above shall constitute sufficient notice. In the event that the Lessee shall not pay to the Lessor the Purchase Price or the Site Purchase Price, as applicable on or prior to the fifth Business Day
following such earlier date referred to above or in the event that the Lessee provides the Lessor with written notice of its intention not to exercise the Purchase Option or the Site Purchase Option
during such five Business Day period, the Lessee's ability to exercise the Purchase Option or the Site Purchase Option shall terminate for so long as such Lease Event of Default continues. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Lessor hereby grants to the Lessee the exclusive and irrevocable option (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Site Purchase
Option</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") to purchase the Site, upon at least 10&nbsp;days' prior notice to the Lessor as of any date (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Site Purchase
Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") subsequent to the Initial Advance Date but prior to the date of any Advance made to fund the purchase of any Improvements, for an amount equal to the Lease Balance plus,
without duplication, any other amounts then due and owing to any Participant and any Agent under the Operative Documents (collectively the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Site Purchase
Price</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). Such purchase and sale shall be effected in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VI<BR>  EXTENSION OF LEASE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
6.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lease Extension.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lease Term Expiration Date shall be extended on satisfaction of the terms and
conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;8.5 of the Participation Agreement. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VII<BR>  THE LESSEE'S DISPOSITION OF THE LESSOR'S INTERESTS AT LEASE EXPIRATION    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
7.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disposition of the Lessor's Interests and Distribution of Sale Proceeds.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;7.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the
Lessee, on written notice to the Lessor (and concurrent notice to Administrative Agent as set forth in Section&nbsp;11.3(d) of
the Participation Agreement) given not less than 180&nbsp;days nor more than 360&nbsp;days prior to the Lease Term Expiration Date (or the A Loan Maturity Date pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), shall
have the option (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Remarketing Option</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") to cause a sale of the Facility
in accordance with the following terms: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessee shall act as non-exclusive agent (and may appoint qualified independent sales agents to work on its behalf) in connection with such sale and, in such capacity,
shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to solicit bids from bona fide third parties unrelated to the Lessee and its Affiliates or any Person with whom the Lessee or any of its Affiliates has an
understanding or arrangement pursuant to which the Lessee or any of its Affiliates would use, possess or own all or a portion of the Facility.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall attempt to sell the Facility to the Person submitting an all cash bid that will result in the highest Net Sale Proceeds, such sale to be effected on the third day
immediately preceding the Lease Term Expiration Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter (the date of sale being the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Sale Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
that:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessee shall be required to obtain the Lessor's approval of the sale of the Facility pursuant to any such bid if a sale of the Facility pursuant thereto would result in the
Agents, Investors and Lenders, as the case may be, not being fully reimbursed pursuant to Article&nbsp;X of the Participation Agreement for their Investor Contributions and the outstanding principal
amount of the Loans and all other amounts due and owing to such Participant, Investor or Agent under the Operative Documents;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>with
respect to a proposed sale that the Lessee wishes to consummate, the Lessee shall provide the Lessor with reasonable advance notice of the identity of the prospective purchaser,
its relationship (if any) to any of the Participants and a copy of the purchase agreement (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) for the proposed sale of the Facility; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessee and its Affiliates shall have no right to submit bids for the Facility, but a Participant or an Affiliate of one or more Participants may bid on the Facility. </FONT></DD></DL>
</DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>On
the Sale Date, the Lessee shall pay the Administrative Agent the proceeds of the sale of the Facility, plus Supplemental Rent due and payable and such portion of the Residual Value
Guaranty Amount to make such aggregate payments equal to the Purchase Price, and such amounts shall be distributed in accordance with Article&nbsp;X of the Participation Agreement and the Lessor
shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a grant deed in accordance with the conditions and acknowledgements of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;15.1(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED].
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Concurrently
with the payments contemplated in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;7.1(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, after payments of all other amounts due and owing in respect of
Rent, including Supplemental Rent through the payment date, this Lease shall terminate, and the Lessor and the Lessee shall (except as otherwise herein provided) have no further rights or obligations
under this Lease. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
7.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions to the Lessee's Exercise of the Remarketing Option.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee's right to exercise the
Remarketing Option and the consummation of the sale of the Facility on the Sale Date, as applicable, shall be subject to the following conditions: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>on
the Sale Date, the Facility must be delivered by the Lessee in the condition required under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, subject to the
Lessee's ability to obtain waivers of such condition from the third-party purchaser;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>at
least 60&nbsp;days before the Sale Date, the Lessee shall have delivered the Environmental Report required under </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and demonstrated compliance (to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Lessor) with any remediation required pursuant to such
Environmental Report, subject to Lessee's ability to obtain waivers of such condition from the third-party purchaser;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>as
of the exercise of the Remarketing Option, the Final Completion Work and the restoration work required to be performed under </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (if any) shall have been completed;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>as
of the exercise of the Remarketing Option, if there remains to be performed hereunder any restoration work as a result of a Lease Event of Loss, the Lessee will be able, with the
exercise of reasonable diligence, to complete such work as of the Sale Date; and as of the Sale Date, such work
shall have been completed, subject to Lessee's ability to obtain waivers of such condition from the third-party purchaser;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>as
of the exercise of the Remarketing Option and the Sale Date, there shall be no Lease Event of Default or Bankruptcy Default continuing;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>as
of the exercise of the Remarketing Option, there shall be no Default described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.1(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.1(h)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that has continued beyond
180&nbsp;days after the giving of notice to the Lessee by any Participant or the Administrative
Agent;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>as
of the Sale Date, the Lessee shall have paid the Purchase Price; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>at
least 120&nbsp;days before the Sale Date, any Alterations required by </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Sections 9.1(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>9.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall have been completed in accordance with the terms
hereof, subject to Lessee's ability to obtain waivers of such condition from the
third-party purchaser. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If,
after the Lessee shall have given a notice of its exercise of the Remarketing Option in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;7.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, any of the
foregoing conditions (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>a</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) through (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>h</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>)&nbsp;is not satisfied on or prior to the Sale Date, then a Lease
Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder and the Lessee shall purchase the Facility for the Purchase Price. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VIII<BR>  LIENS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
8.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee's Obligation to Discharge Liens.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall not directly or indirectly create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on or with respect to the Facility, title thereto or any interest therein, which arises for any reason, including all Liens which arise out of the possession,
use, occupancy, construction, repair or rebuilding of the Facility or by reason of labor or materials furnished or claimed to have been furnished with respect to the Facility, except Permitted Liens.
The Lessee shall promptly, at its own expense, take such action as may be necessary to discharge or eliminate any such Lien (other than Permitted Liens). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
8.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor's Notice to Potential Lienors.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing contained in this Lease shall be construed as
constituting the consent or request of the Lessor, express or implied, to or for the performance by any contractor, laborer, materialman, or vendor of any labor or services or for the furnishing of
any materials for any construction, alteration, addition, repair or demolition of or to the Facility or any part thereof, which would result in any liability of the Lessor for payment therefor. Notice
is hereby given that none of the Lessor, the Investors nor the Lenders will be liable for any labor, services or materials furnished or to be furnished to the Lessee, or to anyone holding an interest
in the Facility or any part thereof through or under the Lessee, and that no mechanics or other Liens for any such labor, services or materials shall attach to or affect the interest of the Lessor,
the Investors or the Lenders in and to the Facility. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
8.3</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee's Right to Encumber the Lessee's Property.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee may from time to time own, hold
under lease from Persons other than the Lessor and encumber, grant security interests in and otherwise hypothecate in favor of Persons other than the Lessor inventory, furnishings, furniture, trade
fixtures, leasehold improvements, equipment and other personal property located on or about the Site (and not constituting fixtures or purchased from Advances) (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessee's
Property</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), which shall not be subject to this Lease or to any Lien in favor of the Lessor (including any such Lien as may arise by operation of Applicable Laws). The Lessor
shall from time to time, upon the reasonable request of the Lessee, promptly acknowledge in writing to the Lessee and other Persons that the Lessor does not own or have, and waives, any lien or other
right or interest in or to any of the Lessee's Property. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
8.4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Granting of Easements.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided that no Lease Event of Default is continuing, the Lessor will join
with the Lessee from time to time at the request of the Lessee (and at the Lessee's sole cost and expense) to (i)&nbsp;subject to the terms of </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;15.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, sell, assign, convey or otherwise
transfer an interest in the Facility to any Person legally empowered to take such interest under
the power of eminent domain, (ii)&nbsp;grant easements, licenses, rights of way and other rights and privileges in the nature of easements, (iii)&nbsp;release existing easements and appurtenances
which benefit the Facility, (iv)&nbsp;subject to the terms of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;15.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, dedicate or transfer unimproved portions of the Facility for road,
highway or other public purposes, (v)&nbsp;execute petitions to have the Facility annexed to any municipal corporation or utility district, (vi)&nbsp;execute any amendment, termination or
supplement of or to any Land Agreement, or a new Land Agreement and (vii)&nbsp;execute and deliver any instrument necessary or appropriate to make or confirm such grants, releases or other actions
described above in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to any Person; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that in each case other than
transfers pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessor shall not be required to take any such action, and the Lessee shall not effect any such action or
grant, release, dedication, transfer or amendment, unless the Lessor shall have received a certificate of an authorized officer of the Lessee stating that such grant or release, or such dedication,
transfer or amendment, as the case may be, shall not adversely affect the utility, economic useful life or residual value of the Facility or reduce the fair market value of the Facility below the
Lease Balance and the Facility shall comply with all Applicable Laws after such grant or release, or such dedication, transfer or amendment, as the case may be. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE IX<BR>  MAINTENANCE; ALTERATIONS; TAXES; LEGAL COMPLIANCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maintenance and Repair; Utility Charges.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall at all times, (i)&nbsp;maintain the Facility and all components thereof in good order, repair and condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear and in the same
manner as other "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Class A</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" distribution buildings in the locale of the Facility, (ii)&nbsp;except to the extent </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall apply, maintain the
Facility in accordance with and otherwise comply with all Applicable Laws and (iii)&nbsp;make any and all
repairs of the Facility necessary or appropriate to keep the same in the condition required by the preceding </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clauses (i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;and </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(ii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, whether interior or
exterior, structural or nonstructural, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen and regardless of whether the repair
was caused by a Casualty, breach of warranty, wear and tear or otherwise.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessor shall not be required to maintain, repair, replace, alter, remove or rebuild all or any part of the Facility, and the Lessee waives any right that it may now have or
hereafter acquire to require the Lessor to (i)&nbsp;maintain, repair, replace, alter, remove or rebuild all or any part of the Facility or (ii)&nbsp;make
repairs (whether or not at the expense of the Lessor) pursuant to any Applicable Laws, insurance requirements, contract, agreement or covenant in effect at any time during the Lease Term.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall pay or cause to be paid all charges for electricity, power, gas, oil, water, telephone, sanitary sewer and all other rents and utilities used in or on the Facility
during the Lease Term. The Lessee shall be entitled to receive any credit or refund with respect to any utility charge paid by the Lessee and received by the Lessor on account thereof, net of the
costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Lessor in obtaining such credit or refund (if any), and, upon receipt by the Lessor thereof, such credit or refund shall be promptly paid over to the
Lessee. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alterations.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee may, without the consent of the Lessor, at the Lessee's sole cost and expense, make Alterations to the Facility, so long as, subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, such Alterations do not adversely
effect the as-built value, utility, residual value at the end of the Lease Term or
the useful life of the Facility. Subject to the terms of the foregoing </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>proviso</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee shall have the right to change and/or seek variances,
exceptions and other exemptions in respect of the Applicable Laws (including building and/or zoning laws, regulations and agreements) relating to the Facility or any portion thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall make all Alterations to the Facility required so as to cause the same to comply with Applicable Laws, and the limitations on the Lessee's right to make Alterations
contained in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall not be applicable to such
Alterations, regardless of their effect on the as-built value, utility, residual value at the end of the Lease Term or the useful life of the Facility.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall cause any Alterations to be done and completed in a good and workmanlike manner, free from faults and defects, and in compliance with all Applicable Laws. The Lessee
shall be responsible for the acts and omissions of all of its employees and all other Persons performing any of the Alterations.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Upon
the Lessee's request (such request, a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Notice of Alteration</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), the Lessor shall notify the Lessee whether, in the Lessor's
judgment, an Alteration proposed by the Lessee would adversely affect the as-built value, utility, residual value at the end of the Lease Term or the useful life of the Facility. Each
Notice of Alteration shall be accompanied with reasonably </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>detailed
plans and specifications. If the Lessor in good faith determines that such Alterations would adversely affect the as-built value, utility, residual value at the end of the Lease
Term or the useful life of the Facility, the Lessor shall give notice of its objection (a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Notice of Objection</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") within 15 Business Days after the
Lessor's receipt of a Notice of Alterations. If the Lessor and the Lessee cannot agree whether or not such Alterations would adversely affect the as-built value, utility, residual value at
the end of the Lease Term or the useful life of the Facility within 15 Business Days after the Lessee's
receipt of a Notice of Objection, an Appraiser reasonably acceptable to the Lessor and the Lessee shall resolve the dispute by appraising the property both with and without such Alterations. The
non-prevailing party shall pay any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees (collectively "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Mediation
Costs</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") incurred by the parties in connection with any such dispute between the parties. If the Lessor shall prevail in any such dispute, the Lessee shall not proceed to make
such Alterations, without the prior written consent of the Lessor. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.3</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title to Alterations.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title to Alterations shall immediately and without further act vest in the
Lessor and shall be deemed to constitute a part of the Facility and be subject to this Lease in any of the following cases: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
Alteration shall be in replacement of or in substitution for a portion of the Facility;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
Alteration shall be required to be made pursuant to the terms of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
Alteration shall be Nonseverable; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
Alteration shall be severable and paid for (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>i.e.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, with debt and/or equity) by the Lessor. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall, at the Lessor's request, execute and deliver any deeds or assignments reasonably necessary to evidence the vesting of title in and to such Alterations in the Lessor. If an Alteration
is not within any of the categories set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clauses (a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;through </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;of this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
then title to such Alteration, as well as any item for which substitution or replacement is made as contemplated in
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.3(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, shall vest in the Lessee. So long as removal thereof shall not result in the violation of any Applicable Laws or this Lease, all
Alterations to which title shall vest in the Lessee as aforesaid may be removed at any time by the Lessee, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Lessee shall, at its
expense, repair any material damage to the Facility caused by the removal of such Alteration and shall restore in all material respects the affected portion of the Facility in accordance with </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1(a)
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Location.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall not remove, or permit to be removed, the Improvements comprising the
Facility or any part thereof without the prior written consent of the Lessor, except that the Lessee or any other Person may remove (a)&nbsp;any Alteration with respect to which title has passed to
or remained with the Lessee in accordance with the provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, (b)&nbsp;any part of the Facility constructed on a temporary
basis for the purpose of repair or maintenance thereof, (c)&nbsp;any part of the Facility which has been replaced by another part which has become subject to this Lease and the Lien of the Lessee
Mortgage and (d)&nbsp;any part of the Facility which in the Lessee's good faith judgment has become obsolete, whereupon upon written notice to the Lessor and the Administrative Agent such obsolete
part shall cease to be subject to this Lease and the Lien of the Lessee Mortgage; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Lessee shall repair any material damage to the
Facility caused by such removal. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.5</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Permitted Contests.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided no Lease Event of Default or Bankruptcy Default is continuing, the
Lessee shall not be required to comply with any Applicable Law so long as it is engaged in a Permitted Contest with respect thereto. At the Lessee's expense, the Lessor shall cooperate fully with the
Lessee in connection with any such test, challenge, appeal or proceeding and, at the Lessee's request, will join in the proceedings or permit the proceedings to be brought in the Lessor's name. The
terms of this Section&nbsp;9.5 shall qualify each provision of this Lease that imposes a </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>9</FONT></P>

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compliance obligation on the Lessee (other than an obligation to any Indemnitee), regardless of whether such provision shall expressly make reference to this Section&nbsp;9.5. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.6</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Environmental Compliance.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DL compact>
<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall comply at all times with Environmental Laws with respect to the Facility, and no Hazardous Material shall be brought onto, permitted to exist or remain at or upon, or
stored, or disposed of from or used, at the Facility by the Lessee or any of its employees, agents, independent contractors, licensees, subtenants or invitees in violation of any Applicable Laws, or
in such manner as would result in any liability under any Applicable Laws (with the exception of materials used or stored in connection with the operation or maintenance of the property and in
compliance with all Environmental Laws). The Lessee shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend the Indemnitees from and against any Environmental Damages resulting from any breach of the covenants set
forth in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and from all Environmental Damages. The Lessee's indemnification obligation hereinabove set forth shall survive the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
indemnity contained in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall specifically include the direct obligation of the Lessee to promptly perform any
investigatory and/or remedial or other activities required, ordered or recommended by any Governmental Authority, or as otherwise necessary to avoid injury or liability to any person or property, to
prevent the spread of any Hazardous Materials, or to provide for the continued safe operation of the Facility (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Remedial Work</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). Without waiving any
of its rights pursuant to the indemnity described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, upon failure of the Lessee to perform the Remedial Work in a reasonably
prompt manner (subject to the Lessee's rights under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessor may, at its option and in its sole discretion, commence such work
itself in compliance with Environmental Laws, and the Lessee shall pay all reasonable costs thereby incurred.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Without
limiting the Lessee's obligations under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or any other provision of this Lease, the Lessee shall be solely
and completely responsible for responding to and complying with any administrative notice, order, request or demand or any third-party claim or demand relating to the potential or actual presence of
Hazardous Materials on the Facility, except where the contamination was caused solely by the Lessor. The responsibility conferred under this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> includes responding to such orders on
behalf of the Lessor and defending against any assertion of the Lessor's financial
responsibility or individual duty to perform under such orders.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>As
used in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Environmental Damages</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall mean all claims,
suits, judgments, damages (including punitive damages), losses, penalties, fines, liabilities (including, but not limited to, strict liability), encumbrances and Liens, and any other costs and
expenses, of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, joint or several, resulting from (i)&nbsp;any Hazardous Material existing, released, or threatened to be released, on, in, or
under the Facility, whether known or unknown and whether arising from historic or threatened future releases of Hazardous Materials, or (ii)&nbsp;any violation or alleged violation of any
Environmental Law, in either case, including any attorneys' fees, disbursements, consultants' fees and other costs resulting from (A)&nbsp;investigation and defense of any alleged claim or demand by
any third party, (B)&nbsp;claims or directives, notices or requests of any Governmental Authorities, whether or not the claims or directives, notices or requests are groundless, false or fraudulent
or ultimately defeated, (C)&nbsp;any settlements or judgments to which the Lessee is a party, and (D)&nbsp;rendering the Facility in compliance with Applicable Laws. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.7</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance with Applicable Laws.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Lease Term, at the Lessee's expense, the Lessee shall
cause the Facility to comply with all Applicable Laws, whether or not such Applicable Laws shall necessitate structural changes and/or improvements and/or interfere with the use </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></P>

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and enjoyment of such Facility, subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. The Lessee shall also procure, pay for and maintain all permits, licenses, approvals,
certificates and other authorizations necessary for the operation of its business at the Facility from time to time and its lawful use and occupancy of the Facility in connection therewith, subject to </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.8</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Land Agreements Compliance.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee shall comply with, and shall fully
and promptly, at its own cost and expense, perform all obligations of the Lessor under
any restrictive covenant, deed restriction or easement of record, as well as any environmental land use restriction recorded against the Site, to the extent relating to the Facility (collectively,
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Land Agreements</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), including the payment of all amounts owed by the Lessor thereunder. For so long as no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, the Lessee may exercise all rights, privileges and remedies available to the Lessor under the Land Agreements. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.9</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee's Right to Enforce Warranties.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, the Lessee (including through its designees), at the Lessee's expense, shall have the right to assert all of the Lessor's rights (if any) under any applicable warranty and any other
claim that the Lessee or the Lessor may have under any agreements pertaining to the construction and/or modification of the Facility, as well as any other rights and claims that may exist by operation
of law. The Lessor agrees to cooperate with the Lessee, at the Lessee's expense, in asserting such rights. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
9.10</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Real Estate Taxes.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
the Lessee shall pay all real estate </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>ad valorem</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and personal property taxes owed in respect of the Facility or any portion thereof, as well as any
payments due under any agreement described in clause&nbsp;(f) of the definition of Permitted Liens. </FONT></P>

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NAME="kk1583_article_x_use_and_naming_of_property"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE X<BR>  USE AND NAMING OF PROPERTY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
10.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Facility may be used only for the purposes for which it was designed. The Lessee shall not
use or permit the use of the Facility or any part thereof for any purpose or in any manner in violation of any Applicable Laws, subject to the terms of </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
10.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Naming of the Facility.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall have the sole and exclusive right during the Lease Term,
at any time and from time to time, to select the name or names of the Facility or any part thereof, as well as the sole and exclusive right to determine not to use any name in connection with one or
more portions of the Facility, as well as all rights in respect of signage for or in connection with the Facility. The Lessor shall not have or acquire any right or interest with respect to any such
name or names used at any time by the Lessee. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XI<BR>  INSURANCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
11.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insurance.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Lease Term, the Lessee shall maintain, for the benefit of the Lessor, at the
Lessee's sole cost and expense, the insurance described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;11.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereto. In addition, the Lessee shall from time to time, but in
intervals of not less than twelve months nor more than fifteen months, (i)&nbsp;undertake all actions and due diligence as reasonably necessary to determine whether the insurance coverage required
to be maintained hereunder is in compliance with the requirements thereunder, including any increases in coverage required as a result of any change in any Applicable Laws and payment of fees incurred
by the Insurance Consultant in connection with any such review, and (ii)&nbsp;if the Lessee determines that such insurance coverage does not meet such requirements, promptly take all actions and
steps necessary to cause such coverage to comply with such requirements and shall notify the Lessor and the Administrative Agent of the steps being taken by the Lessee or on its behalf. The Lessee
shall furnish the Lessor and the Administrative Agent certificates </FONT></P>

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showing the insurance required under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;11.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to be in effect and naming the Lessor (and its beneficial owners), the Investors, the
Lenders and Administrative Agent as additional insureds and the property insurance required hereunder shall contain a standard form mortgage endorsement in favor of the Administrative Agent and shall
name the Administrative Agent as sole loss payee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
11.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Risk of Loss.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Lease Term, the Lessee shall bear all risk of loss (including any Casualty
or Condemnation) with respect to the Facility or any portion thereof. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XII<BR>  RETURN OF LEASED PROPERTY TO THE LESSOR    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
12.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nature of Return.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the Facility is then being transferred to the Lessee or its designee
pursuant to the Purchase Option or the Site Purchase Option or to a third party upon remarketing, the Lessee shall, on the Lease Term Expiration Date, and at its own expense, return the Facility to
the Lessor by surrendering the same to the possession of the Lessor: (a)&nbsp;free and clear of all Liens, except that the Lessee shall have no responsibility or liability in respect of:
(i)&nbsp;the Lessor Liens, (ii)&nbsp;Liens described in clause&nbsp;(a) of the definition of Permitted Liens (other than rights and interests of the Lessee under the Operative Documents) and
(iii)&nbsp;Liens described in clause&nbsp;(f) of the definition of "Permitted Liens"; (b)&nbsp;the Final Completion Work and all Alterations shall have been completed; and (c)&nbsp;in the
condition required by </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.1(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>9.6</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.7</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.10</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. All Alterations the title to which
has not been vested in the Lessor hereunder that is not removed by the Lessee at or prior to the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease shall be deemed abandoned in place by the Lessee and
shall become the property of the Lessor. The Lessee shall have no obligation and shall not be permitted to remove any Alterations (i)&nbsp;required (at the time of installation of the Facility or at
the end of the Lease Term) by Applicable Laws or insurance requirements or (ii)&nbsp;included in such Facility at the Lease Commencement Date. Except as required under </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and as
permitted under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee may not remove any
Nonseverable Alterations. The Lessee shall assign to the Lessor any and all assignable warranties, licenses and permits relating to the property surrendered to the Lessor which extend beyond the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, such assignment to be without representation, warranty or recourse of any sort whatsoever. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
12.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Site Assessment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not earlier than 270&nbsp;days and not later than one 180&nbsp;days prior to
the Lease Term Expiration Date, the Lessee shall, at the Lessee's expense, deliver to the Lessor an environmental site investigation and assessment (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Site
Assessment</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") substantially conforming to the requirements of ASTM 1527-E Phase I or any then successor thereto and the Lessee shall cause to be performed by the
Lease Term Expiration Date such additional testing, reporting and remediation as is reasonably and specifically recommended by such report (such report, together with such additional report, if any,
shall be collectively referred to as the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Environmental Report</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Lessee shall have no
obligation to conduct a Site Assessment or cause an Environmental Report to be prepared if the Lessee shall have exercised the Purchase Option. </FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_kk1583_6"> </A>
<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XIII<BR>  RELEASE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
13.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Facility Release.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided that no Lease Event of Default or Bankruptcy Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Lessee may make a written request (a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Release Request</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") of the Lessor, to enter into a supplement or amendment to this Lease,
changing the description of the Facility to exclude any unimproved portion of the Site (a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Release Portion</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), and transferring such Release Portion to
the Lessee (or the Lessee's designee) by special or limited warranty deed (or like instrument), and the Lessor will not unreasonably withhold its consent to such Release Request, </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that such
Release Request (i)&nbsp;does not (x)&nbsp;materially impair the remaining useful life, operation, utility or residual value of
the Site (or the Improvements located or to be constructed </FONT></P>

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thereon), or (y)&nbsp;relate to a transfer the fair market value of which, when aggregated with the fair market value of all transfers previously made pursuant to Release Requests previously
delivered hereunder, exceeds $500,000, (ii)&nbsp;arises out of an arms-length sale to a non-affiliated party and (iii)&nbsp;the Lessor has reasonable egress and ingress to
the remaining Facility or has been granted appropriate easements ensuring access to the remaining Facility. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XIV<BR>  LOSS DESTRUCTION, CONDEMNATION OR DAMAGE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
14.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Event of Loss, Casualty or Condemnation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
an Event of Loss, Casualty or Condemnation shall occur, the Lessee shall give the Lessor prompt written notice of such occurrence, and the Lessee will:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>in
the case of an Event of Loss, purchase the Facility on a date occurring on the first Scheduled Payment Date occurring more than 20&nbsp;days after such Event of Loss, for the
Purchase Price; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>in
the case of a Casualty or Condemnation, restore and rebuild the Facility using any Net Proceeds or any of its own funds so as to restore the Facility to its as-built
value, utility, residual value and remaining useful life of the Facility immediately prior to such Event of Loss. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
Net Proceeds received in respect of the Facility shall be paid solely to the Collateral Agent as sole loss payee, unless the insurance proceeds are less than $1,000,000
(</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that any insurance proceeds paid to any Person other than the Collateral Agent shall be required to be applied in accordance with </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Sections 9.1(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>14.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>). The Lessee's failure to maintain insurance shall not relieve the Lessee of
any of the Lessee's obligations hereunder to restore the Facility following any Casualty or Condemnation.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Nothing
in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XIV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be construed to prevent the Lessee from pursuing and collecting a condemnation award or other
compensation or settlement payment in respect of its loss and damages resulting from any condemnation or taking. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
14.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Application of Net Proceeds When Lease Continues; Repair and Restoration.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payments (except for
payments under insurance policies maintained by the Lessor) received at any time by the Lessor or the Lessee from any Governmental Authority, any insurer or any other Person with respect to a
Condemnation or Casualty shall be paid to the Collateral Agent and Collateral Agent shall apply such proceeds as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to the Lessee, as necessary, for the repair or restoration of the affected portions of the Facility,
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to the Lessor, to be distributed in accordance with Article&nbsp;X of the Participation Agreement. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After
a Casualty or Condemnation, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect and the Lessee shall, at the Lessee's own cost and expense (including any Net Proceeds) and in
accordance with the applicable provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IX</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, proceed with reasonable diligence and promptness to carry out any necessary demolition
and to restore, repair, replace and/or rebuild the Facility in order to restore the same, to the extent it is reasonably practicable, to the condition, utility and value of the Facility immediately
prior to such Casualty or Condemnation (assuming the Facility is maintained as required hereunder). All such repair and restoration shall be effected by the Lessee in compliance with the requirements
of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 14.3</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Application of Proceeds.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In case of a Condemnation or Casualty, this Lease shall remain in full
force and effect, without any abatement or reduction of Base Rent. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
14.4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Application of Proceeds from a Temporary Taking.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All Net Condemnation Proceeds from a temporary
taking shall, to the extent resulting from the taking of use during the Lease Term, be paid to the Lessee, and to the extent awarded with respect to use of the Facility for any time period after the
expiration or termination of the Lease Term shall be paid as follows: (a)&nbsp;if the Lessee has elected to purchase the Facility, to the Lessee or its designee or (b)&nbsp;if the Lessee has not
elected to purchase the Facility, to the Lessor to be applied in accordance with Article&nbsp;X of the Participation Agreement, and thereafter to the Lessee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
14.5</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Dispositions.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XIV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, so long as a
Bankruptcy Default or Lease Event of Default shall be continuing, any amount that would otherwise be payable to or for
the account of, or that would otherwise be retained by, the Lessee pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XIV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;7.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be paid to the Collateral
Agent (or to the Lessor when the Loans shall not be outstanding as security for the obligations of
the Lessee under this Lease) and, at such time thereafter as the Lease Event of Default shall have been waived in writing or no longer be continuing, such amount shall be paid promptly in accordance
with this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XIV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
14.6</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Negotiations.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event any part of the Facility becomes subject to Condemnation, Casualty or
Event of Loss, the Lessee shall control (and have the right to settle and compromise) the negotiations with the relevant Governmental Authority or insurance carriers unless a Lease Event of Default or
Bankruptcy Default shall be continuing, in which case the Lessor (or if the Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent) may elect to control such negotiations. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="km1583_article_xv_conveyance_of_the_property_to_the_lessee"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XV<BR>  CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE LESSEE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
15.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Terms of Conveyance.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the purchase of the Facility or the Site, as applicable, by the Lessee,
including pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;V</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XIV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lease Term shall end, and the obligations of the Lessee hereunder (other than any obligations expressed herein as surviving the termination of this Lease) shall terminate as of
the date of such purchase, and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor shall execute and deliver to Lessee, in recordable form and in accordance with local custom and free and clear of the Lessor Liens (and the Liens of the Mortgage), a grant
deed and bill of sale, and shall thereby convey the Facility or the Site, as applicable, to the Lessee (or its designee), and all rights, title and interest of the Lessor in and to the Net Proceeds
(if any) applicable to the Facility, with a warranty against the Lessor's own acts and that the Lessor is conveying all that it received upon purchase thereof prior to the date of such conveyance and
otherwise "as is" without additional representation or warranty, but subject to any Liens created pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8 </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>or otherwise requested by
or expressly consented to by the Lessee. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
15.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right of the Lessee to Name Designee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In any instance in which this Lease provides that the Lessee
may purchase the Facility, or the Site, as applicable, including pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;V</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, then the Lessee shall have the right at any time and from
time to time to designate another Person as the purchaser of the Facility </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Lessee may not convey the Purchase Option or the Site
Purchase Option itself and may not delegate its obligations in respect of the payment of the Purchase Price or the Site Purchase Price, as applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
15.3</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Costs of Conveyance.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall pay (or cause its designee to pay) all transfer taxes, title
insurance premiums, and other costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with </FONT></P>

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any purchase in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;V</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XIV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, including the recordation and
filing charges for the satisfaction of the Mortgage. The Lessee shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lessor and Lenders in connection with such
purchase (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
15.4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preference Legal Opinion.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If, as of the date on which the Lessee purchases the Lessor's Interest,
there is a Lease Event of Default or Bankruptcy Default then, as a condition to the closing on the Purchase Option or the Site Purchase Option, as applicable, unless waived by the Participants, the
Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor an opinion of outside counsel that the closing on the Purchase Option or the Site Purchase Option, as applicable, would not constitute a preference under the
Bankruptcy Code. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><A
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XVI<BR>  SUBLEASE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
16.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subleasing Permitted; the Lessee Remains Obligated.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided no Lease Event of Default or
Bankruptcy Default shall exist at the time a sublease is entered into, the Lessee may sublease the Facility or any portion or portions thereof with any Person (each a
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Sublease</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") (provided, that the Lessee hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not sublease the Facility or any portion or portions thereof to any
Person that is not generally meeting its obligations as they become due or is subject to a proceeding under applicable bankruptcy, solvency or reorganization laws on the date of such Sublease) in each
case upon written notice to the Lessor and the Agents; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that each of the following conditions is satisfied: (A)&nbsp;the obligations of the
Lessee under the Lease and in the other Operative Documents shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding such Sublease, (B)&nbsp;no Sublease extends beyond the Lease Term, (C)&nbsp;each
Sublease shall expressly provide for the surrender of the Facility after termination of the Lease, (D)&nbsp;each Sublease is expressly subject and subordinate to this Lease. The Lessee acknowledges
and agrees that Lessor's interest in this Lease has been assigned as described on the cover page hereof and (E)&nbsp;no Sublease (individually or in the aggregate) shall adversely affect the
utility, economic useful life or residual value of the Facility or reduce the fair market value of the Facility below the Lease Balance. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XVII<BR>  INSPECTION    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
17.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inspection.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor shall have the inspection rights as set forth in the Participation
Agreement. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XVIII<BR>  LEASE EVENTS OF DEFAULT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Defined.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following events shall constitute "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lease Events of
Default</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" (whether any such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or
pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority): </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessee shall fail to make any payment of Base Rent when due and such failure shall continue for five days or any other amount payable by the Lessee on the Lease Term Expiration
Date, Lease Balance or the Residual Value Guaranty Amount when due (for which the Lessor will notify the Lessee if such payment is not received when due, but the Lessor will have no liability to the
Lessee if it fails to deliver such notice and the Lessor's failure to provide such notice shall not affect whether the same is a Lease Event of Default hereunder); </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessee shall fail to make payment of any amount required hereunder, other than any amount described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.1(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and
such failure shall continue for a period of 10&nbsp;days after notice of such failure to the Lessee from the Lessor or the Administrative Agent;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>an
Insolvency Event with respect to the Construction Agent or the Lessee shall have occurred and be continuing;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Construction Agent or the Lessee shall default in the due performance and observance of any of its obligations under Section&nbsp;6.1(t) of the Participation Agreement or
Section&nbsp;4.1 of the Guaranty (to the extent such default is a default in the performance or observance of obligations incorporated by reference therein from Sections 5.2 or Section&nbsp;VI of
the Revolving Credit Agreement) subject to the notice and cure periods in the Revolving Credit Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Construction Agent or the Lessee in any Operative Document, or in any statement or certificate delivered or
required to be delivered pursuant thereto, shall prove to be untrue and misleading in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made, and (i)&nbsp;the circumstances rendering such
representation or warranty or statement incorrect shall not be remediable or (ii)&nbsp;if such representation or warranty or statement is remediable and the Construction Agent or the Lessee is
proceeding diligently so to remedy, shall continue unremedied for thirty days after the earlier of: (x)&nbsp;the date on which written notice is delivered by the Lessor or the Administrative Agent
to the Construction Agent and the Lessee specifying such circumstances and demanding that they be remedied and (y)&nbsp;the date on which any Authorized Officer of the Construction Agent or the
Lessee has actual knowledge of such incorrectness; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if such default is capable of cure but cannot be cured by payment of money or
cannot be cured by diligent efforts within such thirty day period but such diligent efforts shall be properly commenced within the cure period and the Construction Agent or the Lessee is diligently
pursuing, and shall continue to pursue diligently, remedy of such failure, the cure period shall be extended for an additional period of time as may be necessary to cure, not to exceed an additional
one hundred and twenty days and not to extend beyond the Lease Term Expiration Date;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>except
as otherwise permitted under the Operative Documents, any Lien granted by the Lessee pursuant to any Operative Document affecting any portion of the Facility shall, in whole or
in material part, cease to be a perfected first priority security interest (other than Permitted Liens), unless such cessation shall be caused by the Administrative Agent or the Lessor;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Construction Agent or the Lessee shall default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be performed or observed
under any Operative Document to which it is a party (not otherwise specified in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) and such default shall have continued
unremedied for a period of at least thirty days after receipt of notice by the Construction Agent and the Lessee from either the Lessor or the Administrative Agent; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided,
however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if such default is capable of cure but cannot be cured by payment of money or cannot be cured by diligent efforts within such thirty day period but such diligent
efforts shall be properly commenced within the cure period and the Construction Agent or the Lessee is diligently pursuing, and shall continue to pursue diligently, remedy of such failure, the cure
period shall be extended for an additional period of time as may be necessary to cure, not to exceed an additional one hundred and twenty days and not to extend beyond the Lease Term Expiration Date;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessee shall fail to maintain insurance required by </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;11</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; the Construction Agent or the Lessee shall fail to deliver
the certification required by Section&nbsp;6.1(b)(i)&nbsp;of the </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Participation
Agreement and such failure shall continue for fifteen days after notice to the Construction Agent or the Lessee; </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED];
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>one
or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in the aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000 shall be rendered against the Construction Agent, the Lessee or any of its
Affiliates and such judgment or order shall continue unsatisfied or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(k)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>An
"event of default" shall occur in the payment when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by acceleration or otherwise, of any Indebtedness of the Construction Agent
or any of its Subsidiaries having a principal amount, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $10,000,000, or a default shall occur in the performance or observance of any obligation or
condition with respect to such Indebtedness.;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(l)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lease Event of Default described in the last sentence of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;7.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall have occurred;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(m)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>a
Change of Control shall occur. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Remedies.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the occurrence of any Lease Event of Default and at any time thereafter so long as
the same shall be continuing, the Lessor may (subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2(g)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> below), at its option, by notice to the Lessee declare this Lease to be
in default (and, if such Lease Event of Default is described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.1(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, then this Lease shall automatically be in default and no such
declaration shall be required and the terms of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2(g) </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>shall be applicable) and do one or more of the following as the Lessor in its sole
discretion shall determine: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor may, by notice to the Lessee, rescind or terminate this Lease as of the date specified in such notice; however, (i)&nbsp;no reletting, reentry or taking of possession of
the Facility by the Lessor will be construed as an election on the Lessor's part to terminate this Lease unless a written notice of such intention is given to the Lessee, (ii)&nbsp;notwithstanding
any reletting, reentry or taking of possession, the Lessor may at any time thereafter elect to terminate this Lease for a continuing Lease Event of Default and (iii)&nbsp;no act or thing done by the
Lessor or any of its agents, representatives or employees and no agreement accepting a surrender of the Facility shall be valid unless the same be made in writing and executed by the Lessor;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor may, by notice to the Lessee, terminate this Lease and (i)&nbsp;demand that the Lessee, and the Lessee shall upon the written demand of the Lessor, return the Facility
promptly to the Lessor in the manner and condition required by, and otherwise in accordance with all of the provisions of, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> as if the
Facility were being returned at the end of the Lease Term, and the Lessor shall not be liable for the reimbursement of the Lessee for any costs and expenses incurred by the Lessee in connection
therewith and (ii)&nbsp;without prejudice to any other remedy which the Lessor may have for possession of the Facility, enter upon the Facility and (to the exclusion of the Lessee) take immediate
possession of the Facility and expel or remove the Lessee and any other person who may be occupying the Facility (subject to the terms of any nondisturbance agreements with the Lessor in favor of any
subtenants), by summary proceedings or otherwise, all without liability to the Lessee for or by reason of such entry or taking of possession, and, in addition to the Lessor's other damages, the Lessee
shall be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses of reletting, including brokers fees and the costs of any repairs made by the Lessor. The provisions of this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall operate
as a notice to quit and shall be deemed to satisfy any other requirement or provisions of Applicable Laws which may
require the Lessor to provide a notice to quit or of the Lessor's intention to re-enter the Facility and any such requirements or provisions are hereby waived by the Lessee; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor may sell all or any part of the Lessee Collateral at public or private sale, as the Lessor may determine, free and clear of any rights of the Lessee and without any duty to
account to the Lessee with respect to such action or inaction or any proceeds (other than in accordance with the application of proceeds as set forth in Article&nbsp;X of Participation Agreement)
with respect thereto (except to the extent contemplated in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(ii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> of the next succeeding sentence if the Lessor shall elect to exercise its
rights thereunder and as otherwise provided in the Operative Documents), in which
event the Lessee's obligation to pay Base Rent hereunder for periods commencing after the date of such sale shall be terminated or proportionately reduced, as the case may be (except to the extent
that Base Rent is to be included in computations under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> if the Lessor shall elect to exercise its rights thereunder). If the
Lessor shall have sold all of the Lessee Collateral pursuant to the above terms of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessor, in lieu of exercising its
rights under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, may, if it shall so elect, demand that the Lessee pay to the Lessor, and the Lessee shall pay to the Lessor, on the
date of such sale, as liquidated damages for loss of a bargain and not as a penalty (the parties agreeing that the Lessor's actual damages would be difficult to predict, but the liquidated damages
described below represent a reasonable approximation of such amount), in lieu of Base Rent due for periods commencing after such date of sale, an amount equal to the excess (if any) of (i)&nbsp;the
Purchase Price, computed as of such date of sale, over (ii)&nbsp;the net proceeds of such sale;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor may hold, keep idle or lease to others all or any part of the Facility as the Lessor in its sole discretion may determine, free and clear of any rights of the Lessee and
without any duty to account to the Lessee with respect to such action or inaction or for any proceeds with respect to such action or inaction, except that the Lessee's obligation to pay Base Rent from
and after the occurrence of a Lease Event of Default shall be reduced by the net proceeds, if any, received by the Lessor from leasing the Facility to any Person, or allowing any Person (other than
the Lessee) to use the Facility for the same periods or any portion thereof;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor may, whether or not the Lessor shall have exercised or shall thereafter at any time exercise any of its rights under </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
but only if the Facility has not been sold under </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, demand, by written notice to the Lessee specifying a date (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Final Payment
Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") not earlier than 10&nbsp;days after the date of such notice, that the Lessee pay to the Lessor, and the Lessee shall pay to the Lessor, on the Final Payment Date, as
liquidated damages for loss of a bargain and not as a penalty and in consideration of the transfer of the Facility (the parties agreeing that the Lessor's actual damages would be difficult to predict,
but the aforementioned liquidated damages represent a reasonable approximation of such amount), an amount equal to the Purchase Price, whereupon the Facility is conveyed to the Lessee by grant deed
free and clear of all the Lessor's Liens and the Lien of the Mortgage and the other Operative Documents;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor may retain and apply against the Lessor's damages all sums which the Lessor would, absent such Lease Event of Default, be required to pay to, or turn over to, the Lessee
pursuant to the terms of this Lease; or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor may exercise any other right or remedy that may be available to it under Applicable Laws or in equity, or proceed by appropriate court action (legal or equitable) to
enforce the terms hereof or to recover damages for the breach hereof. Separate suits may be brought to collect any such damages for any period or periods with respect to which rent shall have accrued,
and such suits shall not in any manner prejudice the Lessor's right to collect any such damages for any subsequent period, or the Lessor may defer any such suit until after the expiration of the Lease
Term, in which event such suit shall be deemed not to have accrued until the expiration of the Lease Term. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Upon
the occurrence of the Lease Event of Default described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.1(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, whether or not another Lease Event of Default
described in one or more other clauses of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall have been or thereafter is declared, this Lease shall terminate immediately without
notice and the Lessee shall immediately pay to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lessor, as and for liquidated damages, an amount equal to the Lease Balance, together with all Supplemental Rent
payable under the Operative Documents whereupon the Facility is conveyed to the Lessee by special warranty deed free and clear of all the Lessor's Liens and the Lien of the Mortgage and the other
Operative Documents.
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anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon the occurrence of a Lease Event of Default, the Lessor shall not reenter, take possession, foreclose, or sell the
Facility until the Purchase Option or Site Purchase Option, as applicable, shall have terminated in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.3</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds of Sale; Deficiency.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All payments received and amounts held or realized by the Lessor at
any time when a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and after the Lease Balance or the Purchase Price shall have been accelerated pursuant to this Lease, as well as all
payments or amounts then held or thereafter received by the Lessor, shall be distributed forthwith upon receipt by the Administrative Agent in accordance with </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> of the Participation
Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Grant and Foreclosure on the Lessee's Estate.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting any other remedies set forth in this
Lease, the following shall apply: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessor and the Lessee agree that if a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessor may proceed by a suit or suits in equity or at law or otherwise,
whether for a foreclosure hereunder as against all or any part of the Lessee's interests in the Facility or for the sale of such interest under the judgment or decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction, or against the Lessee on a recourse basis for the Lease Balance and all other amounts due from the Lessee hereunder, or for the specific performance granted, or for the appointment of a
receiver pending any foreclosure hereunder or the sale of the Lessee Collateral, or for the enforcement of any other appropriate legal or equitable remedy, and at any sale of the Lessee's interest in
the Facility, whether pursuant to power of sale, foreclosure or otherwise, the Lessor may become the purchaser of such interest or any part thereof, and in such case for the purpose of making
settlement for or payment of the purchase price, shall be entitled to offset any claims for the indebtedness hereunder and under the Operative Documents in order that they may be credited as paid on
the purchase price, and the Lessor shall be entitled to recover all costs incident to such proceedings, including attorneys' fees and expenses in such amounts as may be fixed by the court. Upon any
such purchase, such purchaser shall acquire
good title to the Facility, free of the Lien of this Lease and free of all rights of redemption in favor of the Lessee.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
Lease and the other Operative Documents will be deemed given to secure not only the Lease Balance, accrued Rent and all other sums due hereunder, but also future advances made by
the Lessor to protect the Lessee Collateral in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents, whether such advances are obligatory or to be made at the option of the Lessor
or otherwise to the same extent as if such future advances were made on the Lease Commencement Date. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Lien of this instrument shall be valid as to all such
sums due hereunder, including all future advances, from the time this instrument is executed.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Without
in any way limiting or restricting any of the Lessor's rights, remedies, powers and authorities under this instrument, and in addition to all of such rights, remedies, powers,
and authorities, if a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessor </FONT></DD></DL>
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also have and may exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and authorities under Applicable Laws upon default in the payment of the Lease Balance, accrued Rent and all other sums due
hereunder, including, any right or remedy available to it as a secured party under the UCC. Promptly upon the Lessor's request, to the extent any portion of the Lessee Collateral constitutes property
subject to the UCC, the Lessor at its option, may give the Lessee notice of the time and place of any public sale of any such property, or of the date after which any private sale or other disposition
thereof is to be made, by sending notice by registered or certified first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Lessee at least 10&nbsp;days before the time of such sale or other disposition. If any
notice of any proposed sale, assignment or transfer by the Lessor of any portion of the Lessee Collateral or any interest therein is required by law, the Lessee conclusively agrees that 15&nbsp;days
notice to the Lessee of the date, time and place (and, in the case of a private sale, the terms) thereof is reasonable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all expenses incurred by the
Lessor to the extent reimbursable under the UCC, whether incurred before or after any decree or judgment of foreclosure, and whether or not enumerated in any other provision of this instrument, shall
be added to the indebtedness secured by this instrument and by the judgment of foreclosure. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee, for itself and on behalf of all Persons now or hereafter interested in the Lessee Collateral, voluntarily and knowingly hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law any and all right to reinstatement or redemption and any and all other rights under all present and future appraisement, homestead, moratorium, valuation, exemption, stay, extension,
and redemption statutes, laws or equities now or hereafter existing and all rights or marshalling in the event of any sale of the Lessee Collateral or any part hereof or interest therein, and hereby
further waives the pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense to any and all indebtedness secured by this instrument, and the Lessee agrees that no defense, claim or right based on any
thereof will be asserted, or may be enforced, in any action enforcing or relating to this instrument. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Lessee, for itself and on behalf of
each and every Person acquiring any interest in or title to the Lessee Collateral subsequent to the date of this instrument, hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights of reinstatement or redemption
from sale under any order, judgment or decree of foreclosure of this instrument or under any power contained herein or under any sale pursuant to any statute, order, judgment or decree of foreclosure
of any court. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.5</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Receipt of a Sufficient Discharge to Purchaser.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon any sale of the Lessee Collateral, or any part
thereof or interest therein, whether pursuant to power of sale, foreclosure or otherwise, the receipt of the Lessor or the officer making the sale under judicial proceedings shall be a sufficient
discharge to the purchaser for the purchase money, and such purchaser shall not be obliged to see to the application thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.6</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sale a Bar Against the Lessee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any sale of the Lessee Collateral, or any part thereof or interest
therein, under or by virtue of this instrument, whether pursuant to a power of sale, foreclosure or otherwise, shall forever be a bar against the Lessee. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.7</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liabilities to Become Due on Sale.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon any sale of the Lessee Collateral, or any portion thereof
or interest therein, by reason of the Lessor's exercise of any remedy under or by virtue of this Lease or any other Operative Document, whether pursuant to power of sale, foreclosure or other remedy
available at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, at the option of the Lessor, if the Lease Balance shall not have been previously declared due and payable, the Purchase Price shall
immediately become due and payable. </FONT></P>

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18.8</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provisions Subject to Applicable Law.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All rights, powers and remedies provided in this instrument
may be exercised only to the extent that such exercise does not violate any </FONT></P>

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Applicable Law, and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary in order not to render this instrument invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the
provisions of any Applicable Law. If any term of this instrument or any application thereof shall be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this instrument and any other application of such term
shall not be affected thereby. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.9</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Survival of the Lessee's Obligations.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No repossession of the Facility or exercise of any remedy
under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, including termination of this Lease, shall, except as specifically provided therein, relieve the Lessee of any of its
liabilities and obligations hereunder, including the obligation to pay Base Rent. In addition, except as specifically provided therein, the Lessee shall be liable, except as otherwise provided above,
for any and all unpaid Rent due hereunder before, after or during the exercise of any of the foregoing remedies, including all reasonable legal fees and other costs and expenses incurred by the Lessor
and the Administrative Agent by reason of the occurrence of any Lease Event of Default or the exercise of the Lessor's remedies with respect thereto, and including all costs and expenses (excluding
internal in-house costs of the Participants' counsel) incurred in connection with the return of the Facility in the manner and condition required by, and otherwise in accordance with the
provisions of, Article&nbsp;XII as if the Facility were being returned at the end of the Lease Term. At any sale of the Facility or any part thereof or any other rights pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
the Lessor or the Administrative Agent may bid for and purchase such property. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.10</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver; Consents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent permitted by, and subject to the mandatory
requirements of, Applicable Laws, each and every right, power and remedy herein specifically given to the Lessor or otherwise in this Lease shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other
right, power and remedy herein specifically given or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute, and each and every right, power and remedy whether specifically herein given or
otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Lessor, and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of any power or remedy
shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to exercise at the same time or thereafter any other right, power or remedy. No delay or omission by the Lessor in the exercise of any right, power
or remedy or in the pursuit of any remedy shall impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any default on the part of the Lessee or to be an acquiescence therein. The
Lessor's consent to any request made by the Lessee shall not be deemed to constitute or preclude the necessity for obtaining the Lessor's consent, in the future, to all similar requests. No express or
implied waiver by the Lessor of any Lease Event of Default shall in any way be, or be construed to be, a waiver of any future or subsequent Lease Event of Default. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
18.11</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right to Perform the Lessee's Obligations.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Lessor may perform or comply with such agreement, and the Lessor shall not thereby be deemed to have waived any default caused by such failure, and the amount of payment required to be
made by the Lessee hereunder and made by the Lessor on behalf of the Lessee, and the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lessor (including reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the performance of or compliance with such agreement, as the case may be, together with interest thereon at the Overdue Rate, shall be deemed
Supplemental Rent, payable by the Lessee to the Lessor upon demand. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XIX<BR>  HOLDING OVER    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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19.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holding Over.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Lessee shall for any reason remain in possession of the Facility after the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease (unless such Facility is conveyed to the Lessee), such possession shall be as a tenancy at sufferance during which time the Lessee shall continue to pay
Supplemental Rent that would be payable by the Lessee hereunder were the Lease then in full force and effect with respect to such Facility and the Lessee shall continue to pay Base </FONT></P>

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Rent in an amount equal to 150% of the Base Rent that would have been payable had the Lease not terminated or expired for each month or portion thereof after expiration of the Lease. Such Base Rent
shall be payable from time to time upon demand by the Lessor. During any period of tenancy at sufferance, the Lessee shall, subject to the second preceding sentence, be obligated to perform and
observe all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease, but shall have no rights hereunder other than the right, to the extent given by law to tenants at sufferance, to continue its
occupancy and use of such Facility. Nothing contained in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XIX</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall constitute the consent, express or implied, of the Lessor to the
holding over of the Lessee after the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease as to the Facility (unless such Facility is conveyed to the Lessee) and nothing contained
herein shall be read or construed as preventing the Lessor from maintaining a suit for possession of such Facility or exercising any other remedy available to the Lessor at law or in equity. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XX<BR>  GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
20.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Grant of Lien.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title to the Facility shall remain in the Lessor, as security for the obligations of
the Lessee under this Lease and the other Operative Documents, and the Lessee hereby assigns, grants, pledges, mortgages and warrants to the Lessor, as secured party, for the benefit of the Lessor and
its permitted transferees and assignees a Lien in the Lessee Collateral to secure the payment and performance of all obligations of the Lessee now or hereafter existing under this Lease or any other
Operative Document, until such time as the Lessee shall have fulfilled all of its obligations under the Operative Documents. Upon the Lessee's request, the Lessor shall at such time as all of the
obligations (other than any contingent obligations) of the Lessee under this Lease and the other Operative Documents have been paid or performed in full, execute and deliver termination statements and
other appropriate documentation presented to it in final execution form and reasonably requested by the Lessee, all at the Lessee's expense, to evidence the Lessor's release of its Lien. The Lessee,
at its expense, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments and take all such actions as the Lessor may request from time to time in order to further effectuate the terms of this
Lease, to carry out the terms hereof, or to better assure and confirm the rights, powers and remedies of the Lessor hereunder. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
20.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assignment of Leases and Rents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The assignment and grant of the Lien contained in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;20.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
above shall constitute an absolute, present and irrevocable assignment and grant of the subleases, rents, income, proceeds and
benefits of the Facility; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that so long as no Lease Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Lessor hereby grants permission to the
Lessee to collect, receive and apply such rents, income, proceeds and benefits as they become due and payable, but not in advance thereof, and in accordance with all of the other terms, conditions and
provisions hereof and of the leases, contracts, agreements and other instruments with respect to which such payments are made or such other benefits are conferred. Upon the occurrence of a Lease Event
of Default, such permission shall terminate immediately and automatically, without notice to the Lessee or any other Person. Such assignment shall be fully effective without any further action on the
part of the Lessee or the Lessor and, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default hereunder, at the Lessor's option, the Lessor shall be entitled to collect, receive and
apply all rents, income, proceeds and benefits from the Lessor's Interest, including all right, title and interest of the Lessee in any escrowed sums or deposits or any portion thereof or interest
therein, whether or not the Lessor takes possession of the Lessee Collateral or any part thereof. The Lessee further grants to the Lessor the right, at the Lessor's option, upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default hereunder: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
enter upon and take possession of the Facility for the purpose of collecting said rents, income, proceeds and other benefits;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
dispossess by the customary summary proceedings any tenant, purchaser or other Person; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
let or convey the Facility or any portion thereof or any interest therein;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
apply such rents, income, proceeds and other benefits, after the payment of all necessary fees, charges and expenses, on account of the liabilities secured by this instrument in
accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;18.3.</I></FONT></DD></DL>
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NAME="ko1583_article_xxi_covenants_of_the_lessee"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XXI<BR>  COVENANTS OF THE LESSEE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
21.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assumption Upon Merger, Etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Lessee shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person or
sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets, then the Person (if other than the Lessee) formed by such consolidation or into which the Lessee shall be merged or the Person that
shall acquire by sale, conveyance, transfer or lease all or substantially all the assets of the Lessee shall assume in writing all of the obligations of the Lessee under the Operative Documents to
which the Lessee is a party. No such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets shall occur unless permitted by Section&nbsp;6.1(u) of the Participation Agreement and the Lessor, the Administrative
Agent and the Participants have received a legal opinion of independent counsel to the surviving entity in respect of the assumption agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Lessor and the Administrative Agent. Upon any such consolidation or merger, or any sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all the assets of the Lessee in accordance with this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;XXI</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Lessee shall be merged or to which such sale, conveyance,
transfer or lease shall be made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Lessee under this Lease and the other Operative Documents to which the Lessee
is a party. </FONT></P>

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NAME="ko1583_article_xxii_covenants_of_the_lessor"> </A>
<A NAME="toc_ko1583_4"> </A>
<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XXII<BR>  COVENANTS OF THE LESSOR    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
22.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet Enjoyment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor covenants that it will not interfere in the Lessee's right to peaceably
and quietly hold, possess and use the Facility hereunder during the Lease Term, so long as no Lease Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ko1583_article_xxiii_miscellaneous"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XXIII<BR>  MISCELLANEOUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.1</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The terms and provisions of this Lease, and the respective
rights and obligations hereunder of the Lessor and the Lessee, shall be binding upon their respective successors, legal representatives and assigns (including, in the case of the Lessor, any Person to
whom the Lessor may transfer the Lessor's Interests or any interest therein) and inure to the benefit of their respective permitted successors and assigns. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notices.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All notices, consents, directions, approvals, instructions, requests, demands or other
communications to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be given in writing in the manner provided in, shall be sent to the respective addresses set forth in, and the effectiveness thereof shall
be governed by the provisions of Section&nbsp;12.3 of the Participation Agreement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.3</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Severability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any provision of this Lease that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither this Lease nor any of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended,
supplemented, waived or modified except in accordance with Section&nbsp;12.5 of the </FONT></P>

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Participation Agreement. This Lease and the other Operative Documents are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms
thereof, all negotiations, considerations and representations between the parties having been incorporated herein. No representations, undertakings, or agreements have been made or relied upon in the
making of this Lease other than those specifically set forth in this Lease and in the other Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.5</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Headings, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The table of contents and headings of the various Articles and Sections of this
Lease are for convenience of reference only and shall not modify, define, expand or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.6</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counterparts; Notice.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Lease may be executed on any number of separate counterparts and all of
said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Lease will be simultaneously executed in multiple counterparts, each of which, when so executed and
delivered, shall constitute original, fully enforceable counterparts for all purposes except that only the counterpart stamped or marked "COUNTERPART NUMBER ONE" shall constitute to the extent
applcabable, if any, "chattel paper" or other "collateral" within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial code in effect in any jurisdiction. The Administrative agent or (if no Loans are outstanding)
the Lessor shall be the sole authorized holder of COUNTERPART NUMBER ONE. The Lessee and the Lessor agree that a memorandum of this Lease shall be executed and recorded in the Official Records of
Riverside County, California. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.7</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governing Law.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Lease shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, including all matters of construction, validity and performance. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.8</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Apportionments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon any termination of this Lease (other than a termination resulting in delivery
of the Lessor's Interests then subject to this Lease to the Lessee), except as otherwise set forth herein, there shall be apportioned, as of the date of such termination, all rents (including water or
sewer rents), real estate taxes, municipal assessments, or other charges payable with respect to the Facility. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.9</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Priority.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If a Lease Event of Default shall occur, this Lease shall be subject and subordinate to
the Mortgage. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.10</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Joint Venture.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any intention to create a joint venture or partnership relation between the
Lessor and the Lessee is hereby expressly disclaimed. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.11</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Accord and Satisfaction.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The acceptance by the Lessor of any sums from the Lessee (whether as
Base Rent or otherwise) in amounts which are less than the amounts due and payable by the Lessee hereunder is not intended, nor shall it be construed, to constitute an accord and satisfaction of any
dispute between such parties regarding sums due and payable by the Lessee hereunder, unless the Lessor specifically acknowledges it as such in writing. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.12</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Merger.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There shall be no merger of this Lease or of the estate hereby with the fee or any
other estate or interest or ownership interest in the Facility or any part thereof by reason of the fact that the same Person may acquire or own or hold, directly or indirectly, (a)&nbsp;this Lease
or any estate created hereby or any interest in this Lease or in any such estate, (b)&nbsp;the fee estate or other estate or interest or ownership interest in the Facility or any part thereof,
except as may expressly be stated in a written instrument duly executed and delivered by the appropriate Person or (c)&nbsp;a beneficial interest in the Lessor. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.13</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lessor Bankruptcy.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The parties hereto agree that if the Lessee elects to remain in possession of
the Facility after the rejection of the Lease by the Lessor under Section&nbsp;365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code all of the terms and provisions of this Lease shall be effective during such period of
possession by the Lessee, including the Lessee's Purchase Option and Site Purchase Option, even if the Lessor becomes subject to a case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code prior to the exercise by
the Lessee of such purchase rights. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.14</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Abandonment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall not abandon the Facility during the Lease Term. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.15</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any funds held by the Lessor as security for the Lessee's performance of its
obligations hereunder shall, until paid to the Lessee or otherwise applied in accordance herewith, be invested by the Lessor in Cash Equivalents as selected by the Lessee. Any gain (including interest
received) realized as a result of any such investment (net of any fees, commissions, Taxes and other expenses, if any, incurred in connection with such investment) shall be retained with, and
distributed and re-invested in the same manner, as the original security amount. Provided the Lessor invests such funds in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Lessor shall have no
liability for any losses arising from any such investments or reinvestments. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.16</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Further Assurances.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor and the Lessee, at the cost and expense of the requesting party,
will cause to be promptly and duly taken, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further acts, documents and assurances as any of the others reasonably may request from time to time in order to
carry out more effectively the intent and purposes of this Lease. The Lessee, at its own cost and expense, will cause all financing statements, fixture filings and other documents to be recorded or
filed at such places and times and in such manner, and will take all such other actions or cause such actions to be taken, as may be necessary or as may be reasonably requested by the Lessor in order
to preserve and protect the title of the Lessor to the Facility and the Lessor's rights under this Lease. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION
23.17</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-recourse.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall look only to the Lessor's Interests and other rights,
if any, in the Facility for the satisfaction of the Lessee's remedies if there is a default by the Lessor hereunder, and no other property or assets of the Lessor or its partners, owners or
principals, disclosed or undisclosed, shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of the Lessee's remedies under or with respect to (a)&nbsp;this Lease,
(b)&nbsp;the relationship of the Lessor and the Lessee hereunder or under Applicable Laws, (c)&nbsp;the Lessee's use or occupancy of the Facility or (d)&nbsp;any other liability of the Lessor to
the Lessee. Nothing in the immediately preceding sentence shall in any way affect, impair or detract from (i)&nbsp;the Lessee's "net lease" obligations hereunder as provided in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or
(ii)&nbsp;the duties and obligations under the Participation Agreement and other Operative Documents of the Participants and
other parties to the Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

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APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Lessor and the Lessee have duly authorized, executed and delivered this Lease as of the date first hereinabove set forth. </FONT></P>

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WELLS FARGO BANK NORTHWEST, N.A.,<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT L. REYNOLDS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert L. Reynolds<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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ROSS DISTRIBUTION,&nbsp;INC., as the Lessee,<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>J. CALL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;John G. Call<BR>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Schedule&nbsp;11.1    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Insurance    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Part&nbsp;A  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Insurance By the Lessee and Construction Agent</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Construction Period and Lease Term, the Lessee or Construction
Agent, as applicable, shall maintain insurance as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>I.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>General Liability Insurance</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or Third Party Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, and Property Damage Liability
written on an occurrence basis against claims filed anywhere in the world and occurring in the United States and arising out of the Lessee's, the Construction Agent's, General Contractor's,
sub-contractor's of any tier, and all vendors and agents of the Lessee. Such insurance shall also provide coverage for products-completed operations (which coverage shall remain in effect
for a period of at least 3&nbsp;years following the Construction Period Termination Date). Coverage must also include Premises Operations (including X/C/U coverage); Independent Contractors'
coverage; Contractual Liability coverage including provision for the Contractor's obligation under the Construction Agreement. Limits shall be no less than the following: General Aggregate,
$1,000,000, per location; Products/Completed Ops, $1,000,000; Personal/Advertising Aggregate, $1,000,000; Each Occurrence Limit $1,000,000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>II.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Workers Compensation: </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Providing statutory coverage required by the Workers Compensation laws of the state
of California, with Employers Liability limits per insured of $100,000 Bodily Injury each accident; $100,000 Bodily Injury by disease, each employee; $500,000 Bodily Injury by Disease policy limit.
Policies shall include Stop Gap and Voluntary Coverage.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>III.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Automobile Liability Insurance:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> For the Lessee's, Construction Agent's, General Contractors' and
subcontractors' liability arising out of claims for bodily injury and property damage covering all owned (if any), leased (if any), non-owned and hired vehicles used in the performance of
the Construction Agent's obligations under Construction Agreement with a $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident
for bodily injury and property damage and containing appropriate no-fault insurance provisions wherever applicable. A maximum deductible or self-insured retention of $10,000
per occurrence shall be allowed.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>V.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance: </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Umbrella or excess liability insurance on an occurrence basis
covering claims in excess of the underlying insurance described in the foregoing subsections (1)&nbsp;and (2), with a $50,000,000 minimum limit per occurrence, such insurance shall contain a
provision that it will not be more restrictive that the primary insurance. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>The amounts of insurance required in the foregoing sections may be satisfied by the Construction Agent purchasing coverage in the amounts specified or by any
combination of primary and excess insurance, so long as the total amount of insurance meets the requirements specified above.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART B  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall maintain insurance as follows: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction
Agent will maintain and require all contractors and subcontractors working on the project to maintain insurance as specified in PART A, I, II, III, and IV, unless otherwise
indicated below, which coverage may be placed under an Owner or Contractor Controlled Insurance Policy (OCIP or CCIP), or through policies carried by the individual contractors. The insurance required
by this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be written for not less than the limits specified, or greater if required by law provided, however, that in no
event shall limits and terms of insurance be less than those listed without the express consent of the Administrative Agent. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coverage
must be written on an occurrence basis and maintained without interruption from date of commencement of the Construction until termination of the Construction Agency Agreement
except for completed operations coverage which must be maintained for 3&nbsp;years after Substantial Completion. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
insurance required of contractors and subcontractors under this section shall be maintained with an insurance company or companies with an&nbsp;A.M. Best Rating of A- X
or better and authorized to transact business in the State of California. Each policy shall be endorsed to indicate that it is primary as respects the Lessor, Owner Trustee, and Administrative Agent
and Participants, with no right of contribution with any other insurance available to them, and shall not be subject to reduction of coverage as to the Lessor, Owner Trustee or Administrative Agent or
the Participants by reason of any claim asserted against the Contractor or Subcontractor. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deductibles
under such programs may not exceed $250,000 under an OCIP or CCIP, or $10,000 for traditionally placed insurance per occurrence. In the event that an OCIP is placed, the
maximum deductible established under the program shall be pre-funded by the Construction Agent through additional premium payments. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Builder's Risk Property Insurance</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Builder's Risk Insurance</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> on an "all risk" basis in the amount no less than the higher of the full replacement value (exclusive of land) at
completion or Lease Balance, with endorsements for contingent liability from operation of building laws, increased cost of construction and demolition due to the operation of building laws, with no
co-insurance provisions, and with no right of contribution from any insurance policies carried by the Lessor or any of the financing parties. Insured perils must include but are not
limited to vandalism, malicious mischief, sprinkler leakage, terrorism, earth movement (including but not limited to earthquake, landslide, subsidence and volcanic eruption), wind, flood, boiler and
machinery accidents, and other perils normally included within the definition of extended coverage. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property Covered:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The builder's risk insurance shall provide coverage for (i)&nbsp;the buildings, all fixtures, materials,
supplies, (ii)&nbsp;new underground works, sidewalks, paving, site works and excavation works and landscaping, (iii)&nbsp;the Improvements, (iv)&nbsp;property of others in the care, custody or
control of the Construction Agent or of General Contractor, (v)&nbsp;all preliminary works and temporary works, (vi)&nbsp;foundations and other property below the surface of the ground, and
(vii)&nbsp;electronic equipment and media. Also, all materials and supplies at other locations awaiting installation or in transit to the project site; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prohibited Exclusions:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The builder's risk policy shall not contain any (i)&nbsp;coinsurance provisions or
(ii)&nbsp;exclusion for loss or damage resulting from freezing or mechanical breakdown. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sum Insured:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The builder's risk policy shall (i)&nbsp;be on a completed value form, with no periodic reporting
requirements, (ii)&nbsp;insure the higher of 100% of the full replacement value of the Facility, (ii)&nbsp;Lease Balance, and, (iii)&nbsp;value losses at replacement cost, without deduction for
physical depreciation or obsolescence including custom duties, taxes and fees (if rebuilt or repaired). </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deductible:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The builder's risk insurance shall have no deductible greater than $50,000 per occurrence for all coverage, so
long as the maximum deductible shall be pre-funded by the Construction Agent through additional premium payments or $10,000 per occurrence in all other circumstances. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delayed Startup Insurance, other Costs:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delayed startup coverage for attorney's fees, engineering, architectural and other
consulting costs, loss of rental income, Construction Period Interest, Construction Period Yield, Construction Period Fees and other fixed expenses of the Construction Agent arising out of a delay in
completion of the Outside Completion Date due to a peril insured by the builder's risk policy required above, in an amount acceptable to Lessor. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART C  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Lease Term, Lessee shall maintain insurance as follows: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property Insurance:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Lessee
shall keep the Property insured on an all-risk basis against physical loss or damage by fire and all other risks, including without limitation, flood, earthquake and windstorm, in
amounts no less than the Termination Value for the property and on terms that (i)&nbsp;are no less favorable than insurance covering other similar properties owned by the Lessee, (ii)&nbsp;with no
co-insurance provisions; (iii)&nbsp;with no exclusions for vandalism, malicious mischief, sprinkler leakage, or acts of hostile groups. The Lessee shall further procure and carry
business interruption insurance in an amount sufficient to provide for the payment of Rent as and when due upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any interruption of the Lessee's business,
whether relating to the Facility or otherwise. Boiler and Machinery Coverage shall be procured either by endorsement to the property policy or under a separate placement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such
insurance and Builder's Risk Insurance shall (a)&nbsp;have an indemnity period not less than 12&nbsp;months, (b)&nbsp;include an interim payments (or partial payment) clause
allowing for the monthly payment of a claim pending final determination of the full claim amount, (c)&nbsp;cover loss sustained when access to the Site is prevented due to an insured peril at
premises in the vicinity of the Site, (d)&nbsp;cover loss sustained due to the action of a public authority preventing access to the Site due to imminent or actual loss or destruction arising from
an insured peril at premises in the vicinity of the Site, (e)&nbsp;insure loss caused by damage to finished equipment or machinery while awaiting shipment at a supplier's premises, (f)&nbsp;insure
loss caused by damage or mechanical breakdown to construction plant and equipment at the Site not already insured, (g)&nbsp;not contain any form of a coinsurance provision or include a waiver of
such provision and (h)&nbsp;cover loss sustained due to the accidental interruption or failure of supplies of electricity, gas, sewers, water or telecommunication up to the terminal point of the
utility supplier with the Site. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART D  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>CONDITIONS  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies of liability insurance required to be maintained by the Lessee and Construction Agent under the Operative Documents shall be endorsed as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
insurance policies shall be placed with responsible insurance companies authorized to do business in Connecticut (if so required by law or regulation)
with (i)&nbsp;an&nbsp;A.M. Best Insurance Reports rating of "A" (X)&nbsp;or better, (ii)&nbsp;and a Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor's financial strength rating of "BBB+" or higher (iii)&nbsp;or other
companies acceptable to the Lessor
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
name the Lessor, the Participants and the Agents as additional insureds;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
provide a severability of interests and cross liability exclusion clause;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That
the insurance shall be primary and not excess to or contributing with any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the Lessor,
Participants, or Agents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>To provide a waiver of subrogation in favor of the Lessor, Agent, Owner Trustee and all Participants. </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The
Construction Agent hereby waives any and every claim for recovery from the Lessor for any and all loss or damage covered by any of the insurance policies to be maintained under this Agreement to the
extent that such loss or damage is recovered under any such policy. Inasmuch as the foregoing waiver will preclude the assignment of any such claim to the extent of such recovery, by subrogation (or
otherwise), to an insurance company (or other person), the Construction Agent shall give written notice of the terms of such waiver to each insurance company which has issued, or which may issue in
the future, any such policy of insurance (if </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>such
notice is required by the insurance policy) and shall cause each such insurance policy to be properly endorsed by the issuer thereof to, or to otherwise contain one or more provisions that,
prevent the invalidation of the insurance coverage provided thereby by reason of such waiver. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Loss Notification: </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Construction Agent shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent of any single loss or
event likely to give rise to a claim against an insurer for an amount in excess of $5,000,000 covered by any insurance maintained pursuant to this
Agreement</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Payment of Loss Proceeds: </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All policies of insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Part&nbsp;B and
Part&nbsp;C, shall provide that the proceeds of such policies shall be payable solely to the Administrative Agent.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Loss Adjustment and Settlement: </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>A loss under any insurance required to be carried under Part&nbsp;B and
Part&nbsp;C, shall be adjusted with the insurance companies, including the filing in a timely manner of appropriate proceedings, by the Construction Agent, subject to the approval of the Lessor if
such loss is in excess of $5,000,000. In addition the Construction Agent may in its reasonable judgment consent to the settlement of any loss, provided that in the event that the amount of the loss
exceeds $5,000,000 the terms of such settlement is concurred with by the Administrative Agent.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Policy Cancellation, Non-Renewal, or Material Reduction and Change: </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All policies of insurance
required to be maintained pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be endorsed so that if at any time should they be not renewed, canceled,
coverage be reduced (by any party including the insured) which affects the interests of the Lessor or the Administrative Agent, such non-renewal cancellation or reduction shall not be
effective as to the Lessor for 30&nbsp;days, except for non-payment of premium which shall be for 10&nbsp;days, after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice from such
insurer of such cancellation or reduction. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Miscellaneous Policy Provisions:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies of insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Part&nbsp;B and
Part&nbsp;C, shall (i)&nbsp;not include any annual or term aggregate limits of liability except as regards the insurance applicable to the perils of flood and earth movement and pollutant clean up
of land and water at the Site, (ii)&nbsp;shall include the Lessor and the Participants as additional insureds and the Administrative Agent as sole loss payee, and (iii)&nbsp;include a clause
requiring the insurer to make final payment on any claim within 30&nbsp;days after the submission of proof of loss and its acceptance by the insurer. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Separation of Interests:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies (other than in respect to liability or workers compensation insurance) shall insure the
interests of the Lessor and the Administrative Agent regardless of any breach or violation by the Construction Agent or any other party of warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such
policies, any action or inaction of the Construction Agent or others. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acceptable Policy Terms and Conditions:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies of insurance required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall
contain terms and conditions acceptable to the Lessor. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Waiver of Subrogation:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies of insurance to be maintained by the provisions of this Agreement shall provide for
waivers of subrogation in favor of the Lessor. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Evidence of Insurance:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the Initial Advancement Date and at least 10&nbsp;days prior to each policy anniversary, the
Construction Agent shall furnish the Lessor with (1)&nbsp;certificates of insurance or binders, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, evidencing all of the insurance required
by the provisions of this Agreement and (2)&nbsp;a schedule of the insurance policies held by or for the benefit of the Construction Agent and required to be in force by the provisions of this
Agreement. Such certificates of insurance/binders shall be executed by each insurer or by an authorized representative of each insurer where it is not practical for such insurer to execute the
certificate itself. Such certificates of insurance/binders shall identify underwriters, the type of insurance, the insurance limits and the policy term and shall specifically list the special
provisions enumerated for such insurance required by this Agreement. Upon request, the Construction Agent will promptly furnish the Lessor with copies of all insurance policies, binders and cover
notes or other evidence of such </FONT></P>

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insurance relating to the insurance required to be maintained by the Construction Agent. The schedule of insurance shall include the name of the insurance company, policy number, type of insurance,
major limits of liability and expiration date of the insurance policies. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reports:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Concurrently with the furnishing of the certification referred to in the paragraph above, the Construction Agent
shall furnish the Lessor with a report of an independent broker, signed by an officer of the broker, stating that in the opinion of such broker, the insurance then carried or to be renewed is in
accordance with the terms of this Schedule and attaching an updated copy of the schedule of insurance required by part&nbsp;(2) of the preceding paragraph. In addition the Construction Agent will
advise the Lessor in writing promptly of any default in the payment of any premium and of any other act or omission on the part of the Construction Agent which may invalidate or render unenforceable,
in whole or in part, any insurance being maintained by the Construction Agent pursuant to this Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Duty of Agent to Verify or Review:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No provision of this Agreement shall impose on the Lessor or the Administrative Agent
any duty or obligation to verify the existence or adequacy of the insurance coverage maintained by the Construction Agent, nor shall the Lessor or the Administrative Agent be responsible for any
representations or warranties made by or on behalf of the Construction Agent to any insurance company or underwriter. Any failure on the part of the Lessor or the Administrative Agent to pursue or
obtain the evidence of insurance required by this Agreement from the Construction Agent and/or failure of the Lessor or the Administrative Agent to point out any non-compliance of such
evidence of insurance shall not constitute a waiver of any of the insurance requirements in this Agreement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART E  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the commencement of Construction on the Site, the Construction Agent will only be required to maintain insurance that
complies with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Part&nbsp;A, I </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>II</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>dated
as of December&nbsp;17, 2001 </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>among
</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>ROSS
DISTRIBUTION,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
as Lessee and ROSS STORES,&nbsp;INC.,<BR>
as the Construction Agent, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>ROSS
STATUTORY TRUST 2001A,<BR>
as Lessor, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>WELLS
FARGO BANK<BR>
NORTHWEST, N.A.<BR>
not in its individual capacity except as<BR>
specifically set forth herein, but solely as Trustee, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>BANCBOSTON
LEASING INVESTMENTS&nbsp;INC. and<BR>
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,<BR>
as the Investors, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>BREEDS
HILL CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC<BR>
as the Conduit Loan Lender, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>FLEET
NATIONAL BANK and<BR>
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,<BR>
as the Liquidity Providers </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>FIRST
UNION NATIONAL BANK,<BR>
as the B Lender, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>and </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>FLEET
NATIONAL BANK,<BR>
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Liquidity Agent </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>FLEET NATIONAL BANK and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>as Co-Lead Arrangers  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=4><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE I</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE II</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
CLOSING; FUNDING OF ADVANCES</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>DOCUMENTATION DATE AND INITIAL ADVANCE DATE</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>ADVANCES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Lessor Commitment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Investors Commitments</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Conduit Loan Lender's Fundings</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Lenders Commitments to Make Loans</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>4</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Procedures for Advances</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.6.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Use of Advances</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.7.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Investor Amounts and Yield</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.8.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Loans and Interest</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.9.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Construction Period Accrued Interest, Construction Period Accrued Yield, Construction Period Unused Fees and Construction Period Fees</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.10.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Final Completion Advance</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>COMPUTATIONS AND NOTICE OF RATES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>OVERDUE PAYMENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPANTS AND THE OTHER PARTIES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE III</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
INTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 3.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>NATURE OF TRANSACTION</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 3.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>AMOUNTS DUE UNDER LEASE</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE IV</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
9</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 4.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>CONDITIONS TO INITIAL ADVANCE DATE</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>9</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 4.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE INITIAL ADVANCE TO FUND CERTAIN COSTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>13</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 4.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EACH ADVANCE</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>13</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 4.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>LEASE COMMENCEMENT UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>13</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE V</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE LESSEE</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRUSTEE, THE TRUST AND THE TRUST COMPANY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>17</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INVESTORS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>19</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REPRESENTATIONS OF THE LENDERS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>19</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REPRESENTATIONS OF THE AGENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>20</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.6.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONSTRUCTION AGENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>20</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VI</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
23</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>COVENANTS OF THE LESSEE AND THE CONSTRUCTION AGENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>COVENANTS OF THE TRUST, THE TRUSTEE AND TRUST COMPANY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>27</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>COVENANTS OF THE INVESTORS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>29</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>NO PROCEEDINGS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>29</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>QUIET ENJOYMENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>30</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.6.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>DISCHARGE OF LESSOR LIENS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>30</FONT></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.7.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>PERFORMANCE OF OPERATIVE DOCUMENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>30</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 6.8.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>EASEMENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>30</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
31</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 7.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>PAYMENT OF TRANSACTION COSTS AND OTHER COSTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>31</FONT></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 7.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>BROKERS' FEES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>32</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 7.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>LIMITATIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>32</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE VIII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
TRANSFERS OF PARTICIPANTS' INTERESTS</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
32</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.1.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Transfers by Investors</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>32</FONT></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.1.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Transfers by the Conduit Loan Lender</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>32</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>TRANSFERS BY LENDERS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>33</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REPLACEMENT OF THE CONDUIT LOAN LENDER, AN INVESTOR OR A LENDER</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>33</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>TRANSFERS BY THE LESSEE, ETC</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>34</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 8.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>EXTENSION OF LEASE TERM EXPIRATION DATE AND MATURITY DATES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>34</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE IX</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
INDEMNIFICATION</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
36</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>GENERAL INDEMNIFICATION</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>36</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.1.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>General Indemnification</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>36</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.1.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Exceptions to Indemnifications</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>37</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.1.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Construction Period Indemnification</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>38</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>GENERAL TAX INDEMNITY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>39</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>WITHHOLDING TAX</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>44</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF GENERAL TAX INDEMNITY PAYMENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>45</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>46</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.6.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF CLAIMS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>48</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.7.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>ADDITIONAL COSTS; CAPITAL ADEQUACY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>49</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.8.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>ILLEGALITY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>49</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.9.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>COMPENSATION</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>50</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.10.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>OBLIGATIONS OF THE LESSEE TO PAY CERTAIN AMOUNTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>50</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.11.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>INDEMNITY PAYMENTS IN ADDITION TO LEASE OBLIGATIONS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>51</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.12.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>RIGHT TO CONVERT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>51</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 9.13.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>MITIGATION</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>51</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE X</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
DISTRIBUTIONS OF PAYMENTS AND GROSS PROCEEDS</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
51</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>AGREEMENT OF AGENTS AND PARTICIPANTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>51</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>BASE RENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>51</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>PURCHASE PAYMENTS BY THE LESSEE</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>52</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>RECOURSE AMOUNTS: CONSTRUCTION PERIOD MAXIMUM GUARANTY AMOUNT AND RESIDUAL VALUE GUARANTY AMOUNT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>52</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>GROSS SALE PROCEEDS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>53</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.6.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>SUPPLEMENTAL RENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>54</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.7.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>EXCLUDED AMOUNTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>54</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.8.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS AFTER CONSTRUCTION AGENCY EVENT OF DEFAULT OR LEASE EVENT OF DEFAULT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>54</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.9.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>OTHER PAYMENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>56</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.10.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>ORDER OF APPLICATION</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>56</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.11.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REMAINING FUNDS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>56</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 10.12.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>TIME OF PAYMENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>56</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XI</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
LESSEE, CONSTRUCTION AGENT DIRECTIONS; RECOURSE DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
57</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 11.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>LESSEE DIRECTIONS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>57</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 11.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>LIMITATION ON RECOURSE LIABILITY DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>57</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 11.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>NOTICE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>57</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=4><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XII</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
MISCELLANEOUS</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
58</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>SURVIVAL OF AGREEMENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>58</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>BROKERS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>58</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>NOTICES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>58</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>COUNTERPARTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>59</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS AND INSTRUCTIONS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>59</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.6.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>HEADINGS, ETC</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>60</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.7.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>60</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.8.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>APPLICABLE LAW</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>60</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.9.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>SEVERABILITY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>60</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.10.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>LIMITATION OF LIABILITY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>60</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.11.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>FURTHER ASSURANCES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>60</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.12.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>61</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.13.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>62</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.14.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>JURY TRIAL</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>62</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.15.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>62</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.16.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>RESIGNATION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>64</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.17.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>APPOINTMENT OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>65</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.18.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>RESIGNATION BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>67</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.19.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>BINDING EFFECT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>67</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.20.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>[RESERVED]</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>67</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.21.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>LIMITATIONS ON RECOURSE TO THE CONDUIT LOAN LENDER</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>67</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.22.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>LIMITATIONS ON RECOURSE TO THE TRUST COMPANY</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>68</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.23.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>CONSENT TO CERTAIN ACTIONS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>69</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.24.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>[RESERVED]</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>69</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.25.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>69</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 12.26.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>EXPENSES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>69</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Exhibit&nbsp;A</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Form of Advance Request</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2>Exhibit&nbsp;B</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>[RESERVED]</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2>Exhibit&nbsp;C</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Assignment and Acceptance</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2>Schedule&nbsp;I</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Material Construction Documents</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2>Schedule&nbsp;II</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Addresses for Payment and Other Communications</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2>Schedule&nbsp;III</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Filings and Recordings</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2>Schedule&nbsp;IV</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Description of Equipment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2>Schedule&nbsp;V</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>[RESERVED]</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=2>Schedule&nbsp;VI</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Non-Capitalizable Transaction Costs</FONT></TD>
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Appendix&nbsp;A</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Definitions and Interpretation</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is dated as of December&nbsp;17, 2001 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, this
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Participation Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), and is among: ROSS DISTRIBUTION,&nbsp;INC., a California corporation (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessee</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), ROSS STORES&nbsp;INC., a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as the construction agent (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction
Agent</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); ROSS STATUTORY TRUST 2001A, a Connecticut statutory business trust (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Trust</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), as Lessor; WELLS FARGO BANK
NORTHWEST, N.A. (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Trust Company</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), not in its individual capacity except as specifically set forth herein, but solely as Trustee; BANCBOSTON LEASING
INVESTMENTS&nbsp;INC., a Delaware corporation ("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>BLII</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association
("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>FUI</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"; together with BLII, individually referred to as an "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Investor</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>", and collectively referred to as
the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Investors</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); BREEDS HILL CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Conduit Loan
Lender</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); FLEET NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association ("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>FNB</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>First Union</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), as Liquidity Providers (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Liquidity Providers</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), First Union as a B Lender (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>B Lender</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); and FNB, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Liquidity Agent. </FONT></P>

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NAME="ku1583_w_i_t_n_e_s_s_e_t_h_"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>W I T N E S S E T H:    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Investors have entered into the Trust Agreement with the Trust Company, pursuant to which the Trust Company will serve as Trustee of the Trust; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Trust will become the owner of the fee simple interest in the Site; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Lease, the Trust, as Lessor, will lease the Site to the Lessee; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Lessor wishes to finance the Land Costs, the Land Improvement Costs and the Facility Improvement Costs on the Site to be used by the Lessee, and also to finance certain
Transaction Costs in connection therewith; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Lessor wishes to acquire certain Equipment and lease it to the Lessee; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Conduit Loan Lender may, in its sole discretion, provide Conduit Loans to finance certain costs, fees and interest, which Conduit Loans will consist of proceeds from the
issuance of Allocable Commercial Paper Notes; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
if, for any reason, the Conduit Loan Lender elects not to make Conduit Loans from the issuance of Allocable Commercial Paper Notes, the Liquidity Providers are willing to make
Facility Loans to the Lessor under the A2/B Loan Agreement to finance certain costs, fees and interest, not to exceed in each case each Liquidity Provider's respective Commitment Amount; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the parties intend to join hereto an A1 Lender who is willing to make A1 Loans to the Lessor to finance, among other things, the applicable A1 Percentage of the Equipment Costs
and certain Transaction Costs, in an aggregate amount not to exceed its Commitment Amount; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the B Lender is willing to make B Loans to the Lessor to finance certain costs, fees and interest, in an aggregate amount not to exceed its Commitment Amount; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Investors are willing to provide Investor Contributions in the Lessor as the equity portion of the funding of certain costs, fees and Yield, in an aggregate amount not to
exceed their respective Commitment Amounts; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
using the proceeds of Investor Contributions from the Investors, Conduit Loans from the Conduit Loan Lender, Facility Loans from the Liquidity Providers, A1 Loans from the A1
Lender (following the joinder of an A1 Lender hereto) and B Loans from the B Lender, the Lessor is willing to make Advances to the Construction Agent; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
using Advances from the Lessor, the Construction Agent (on behalf of the Lessor) will purchase the Site and construct certain Facility Improvements that will be the property of
the Lessor and will become the property subject to the terms of the Lease; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
to secure such financing, </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the
Lessor, pursuant to the Lease, the Mortgage and the Security Agreement will have the benefit of a Lien from the Lessee on all of the Lessee's right, title and
interest in and to the Facility, and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;the
Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), pursuant to the Mortgage, the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents will have the
benefit of a Lien from the Lessor on all of the Lessor's right, title and interest in and to the Facility and on all of the Lessor's rights against the Lessee under the Lease, the Mortgage and the
Security Agreement and against the Construction Agent under the Construction Agency Agreement, which Liens are more fully described in the applicable Security Documents; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained in this Participation Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE I</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>  <BR>    DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION    <BR></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized
terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Appendix&nbsp;A</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereto for all purposes
hereof; and the rules of interpretation set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Appendix&nbsp;A</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereto shall apply to this Participation Agreement. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE II</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>  <BR>    CLOSING; FUNDING OF ADVANCES    <BR></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Documentation Date and Initial Advance Date.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Documentation Date.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The documentation date (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Documentation Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>")
shall be deemed to be December&nbsp;17, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Initial Advance Date.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The date that the initial Advance is made (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Initial Advance
Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") shall occur on the date on which all of the conditions precedent thereto set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> have been
satisfied or waived by the applicable parties as set forth therein; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if the
Initial Advance Date does not occur on or prior to April&nbsp;1, 2002, then this Participation Agreement shall automatically terminate (except as to obligations for indemnification and repayment of
costs and expenses provided for in the Operative Documents, which shall survive), the Lessee shall pay in full all unpaid Transaction Costs and each other Operative Document then executed shall
terminate.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Closing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All documents and instruments required to be delivered on or prior to the Initial Advance Date pursuant to this
Participation Agreement shall be deemed to have been delivered in New York City, including if such documents or instruments are delivered by way of facsimile transmission or courier. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advances.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advances shall be made as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Expenditures.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Participant shall (or, in the case of the Conduit Loan Lender, may and if the Conduit Loan Lender
elects not to make Loans, then the Liquidity Providers shall) make available (subject to the other limitations contained in any Operative Document on such </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Participant's
obligation to make available any Investor Contribution or Loan, as the case may be) its respective share of each Advance payable on the related Advance Date in accordance with </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Sections 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2> and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>2.2.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, as applicable. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lack of Available Commitments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other provision hereof neither (i)&nbsp;the failure of any of the
conditions precedent set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or (ii)&nbsp;the lack of any Available Commitments shall relieve the Lessee from its obligation
to pay any accrued interest or Yield as Supplemental Rent under Section&nbsp;3.2 of the Lease. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lessor Commitment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IV</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessor shall take the following actions at the written
request of the Construction Agent from time to time during the Commitment Period: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor shall make Advances (out of funds provided by the Lenders and the Investors to the Lessor pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Sections 2.2.2, 2.2.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>2.2.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) for the purpose of financing Property Costs, which shall, in the case of the Land Costs, be made on the Initial Advance Date and following
the Initial Advance Date, shall be made to the extent such Property Costs are approved by the Construction Agent and previously incurred (and for which Advances have not previously been made); and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor shall lease the Site and the Improvements to the Lessee under the Lease. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> through </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
(i)&nbsp;neither the Lessor nor any Participant shall be obligated to fund (A)&nbsp;any Property Costs whenever a Construction Agency Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or there
exists a Bankruptcy Default or (B)&nbsp;any Property Costs (other than (x)&nbsp;Land Costs, Land Improvement Costs (to the extent capitalizable with
respect to the Site) and (y)&nbsp;Transaction Costs payable on the Initial Advance Date) with respect to any Facility Improvements until the conditions set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> have been met and
(ii)&nbsp;the Lessor shall not be obligated to make any Advance, and no Investor and no Lender shall be required
to make available any Investor Contribution or any Loan, respectively, if (A)&nbsp;the Commitment Period has terminated or (B)&nbsp;after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amounts of
all Loans and Investor Amounts would exceed the Aggregate Commitments. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investors Commitments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the request of the Construction Agent from time
to time during the Commitment Period with respect to any Advance Date, each Investor shall, in the form of Investor Contributions to the Lessor, make available to the Administrative Agent on behalf of
the Lessor on such Advance Date an amount (each, an "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Investor Contribution</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") equal to such Investor's Percentage Share of the applicable Equity
Percentage of each Category of Property Costs being funded on such Advance Date, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>subject, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. Investors shall fund Investor
Contributions to the Lessor by means of the Investors funding Investor Contributions directly to the
Administrative Agent. No Investor shall be obligated to make available any Investor Contribution to the extent that, after giving effect to the proposed Investor Contribution, the outstanding
aggregate amount of all Investor Contributions of, or attributable to, such Investor would exceed such Investor's Commitment Amount. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conduit Loan Lender's Fundings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the request of the Construction Agent
from time to time during the Commitment Period with respect to any Advance Date, the Conduit Loan Lender may, in its sole discretion, (a)&nbsp;elect to issue Allocable Commercial Paper Notes, and
(b)&nbsp;with the proceeds thereof, make Conduit Loans on such Advance Date to the Lessor (which shall be funded directly to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lessor and the amount so funded
shall be deemed a Conduit Loan to the Lessor), in the case of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clauses (a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;in an
amount equal to the applicable Facility Percentage of each Category of Property Costs being funded on such Advance Date. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lenders' Commitments to Make Loans.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>From
time to time during the Commitment Period with respect to any Advance Date on which the Conduit Loan Lender elects not to or otherwise does not make a Conduit Loan, each
Liquidity Provider shall make a Facility Loan by funding the same to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lessor (which shall be funded directly to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lessor
and the amount so funded shall be deemed a Facility Loan) on such Advance Date in an amount equal to such Liquidity Provider's Liquidity Provider Share of the applicable Facility Percentage of each
Category of Property Costs being funded on such Advance Date. No Liquidity Provider shall be obligated to make any Facility Loan to the extent that, after giving effect to the proposed Facility Loan,
the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Facility Loans made by such Liquidity Provider would exceed such Liquidity Provider's Commitment Amount to make Facility Loans.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>From
time to time during the Commitment Period with respect to any Advance Date following the joinder of an A1 Lender hereto, each A1 Lender shall make an A1 Loan by funding the same
to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lessor (which shall be funded directly to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lessor and the amount so funded shall be deemed an A1 Loan) on such
Advance Date in an amount equal to such A1 Lender's A1 Share of the applicable A1 Percentage of each Category of Property Costs being funded on such Advance Date. No A1 Lender shall be obligated to
make any A1 Loan to the extent that, after giving effect to the proposed A1 Loan, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all A1 Loans made by such A1 Lender would exceed such A1 Lender's
Commitment Amount to make A1 Loans.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>From
time to time during the Commitment Period with respect to any Advance Date, each B Lender shall make a B Loan by funding the same to Administrative Agent for the account of the
Lessor (which shall be funded directly to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lessor and the amount so funded shall be deemed a B Loan) on such Advance Date in an amount equal to such B Lender's B
Share of the applicable B Percentage of each Category of Property Costs being funded on such Advance Date. No B Lender shall be obligated to make any B Loan to the extent that, after giving effect to
the proposed B Loan, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all B Loans made by such B Lender would exceed such B Lender's Commitment Amount to make B Loans. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Procedures for Advances.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Advance Requests.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to each funding of an Advance, the Construction Agent shall give the Lessor, the Investors
and the Administrative Agent prior written notice not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) three (or, in the case of the initial Advance, at least one) (but in each case no more than five)
Business Days prior to the proposed Advance Date (which shall be a Business Day), pursuant to an Advance Request, specifying the proposed Advance Date and the amount of Advance
requested;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I> provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that such notice shall not be required in the case of Construction Period Fees, Construction Period Unused Fees, Construction
Period Accrued Interest and Construction Period Accrued Yield which is payable to a Participant that is reflecting such amounts by entry into its books (as set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> of </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.9</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), and each such Participant agrees to promptly provide notice
to the Construction Agent, the Lessee and the Administrative Agent of the amount that such Participant has so entered into its respective books.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Advance Dates; Minimum Amounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Each Advance Date (other than the Initial Advance Date) shall be a Scheduled Payment Date,
shall (unless the Participants otherwise agree or such Advance is being made by a book entry by the applicable Participant as set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> of </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.9</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) require at least three but no more than five Business Days
notice </FONT></DD></DL>
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the Administrative Agent and there shall be no more than one Advance during any calendar month unless the Participants otherwise agree. Each Advance shall be in a minimum amount equal to
$6,000,000; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Operative Documents (i)&nbsp;any Advance made solely to pay Construction
Period Fees, Construction Period Unused Fees, Construction Period Accrued Interest or Construction Period Accrued Yield shall not be subject to such minimum amount, except that the portion thereof
allocable to the Conduit Loans shall be a minimum amount equal to $1,000,000, (ii)&nbsp;if the aggregate accrued amounts as of any Scheduled Payment Date for the
interest, fees and yield referred to in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> are not sufficient to permit the minimum amount of Conduit Loans provided in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to be
satisfied, any portion of such amount of interest, fees and Yield (other than interest on the Conduit Loans) which would
otherwise be funded by a Conduit Loan shall not be payable until such subsequent Scheduled Payment Date on which such condition in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> is
satisfied, (iii)&nbsp;Construction Period Interest on the Conduit Loans shall in any event be payable on each Scheduled Payment Date and, if the minimum amount of Conduit Loans provided in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i) </I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>is not satisfied, such payment will be deemed made from an additional Advance of a Conduit Loan which shall be deemed to have been
made on such Scheduled Payment Date and (iv)&nbsp;none of the limitations of this sentence shall apply so long as an Advance is for the full amount of the Aggregate Available Commitments or is the
final Advance or is for Noneligible Accrued Amounts not funded by Conduit Loans. All remittances made by the Investors and the Lenders (i.e., which are being made by other than book entry by such
Participant) for the funding of any Advance shall be made in immediately available federal funds by wire transfer to Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the Advance Date
specified in the relevant Advance Request; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that (if applicable) the Conduit Loan Lender shall initiate a wire transfer of the amount of an
Advance funded by it not later that 3:00&nbsp;p.m. (New York City time). Promptly, but in no event later than 3:00&nbsp;p.m. (New York City time) if all such funds are received on or before
1:00&nbsp;p.m. (New York City time) or 4:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, in the case of the Conduit Loan Lender funded Advances, upon the Administrative Agent's receipt of all such funds from
the Participants (or the Conduit Loan Lender, as the case may be), subject to the conditions herein, the Administrative Agent shall wire such funds in the amounts, and to Construction Agent (or its
designee) or such other Persons, so designated in the Advance Request. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.6.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of Advances.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advances shall only be used to fund the following items
and only to the extent that they (i)&nbsp;are budgeted in the Approved Construction Budget (except in the case of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.6(ii)(F)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and
Accrued Construction Period Accrued Interest, Construction Period Accrued Yield, Construction Period Fees and Construction Period Unused Fees), and (ii)&nbsp;were actually incurred prior to the
applicable Advance Date: (A)&nbsp;Eligible Accrued Project Costs, (B)&nbsp;Noneligible Accrued Amounts, (C)&nbsp;Transaction Costs, (D)&nbsp;without duplication of the foregoing, fees and
expenses payable pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.10</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, (E)&nbsp;during the Construction Period, any other costs that are to be funded through Advances
pursuant to the express provision of any Operative Documents and are not otherwise provided for in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.6</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and (F)&nbsp;the Land
Costs. Advances may be applied to any of the foregoing, regardless of whether such costs, fees or expenses were incurred prior to, as of or after the Initial Advance Date. </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.7.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Amounts and Yield.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Investor
Amounts outstanding from time to time shall accrue Yield at the Yield Rate, calculated in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
If all or any portion of the Investor Amounts, any Yield payable thereon or any other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at stated maturity, acceleration thereof or
otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is equal to the Overdue Rate. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Subject
to the provisions of the Operative Documents, Investor Amounts together with all accrued and unpaid Yield thereon shall be repaid on the Investor Maturity Date.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to the Lessor Assignment of Lease given by the Lessor, the Lessor shall direct (and the Lessor hereby directs) the Lessee to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Investors the Investor Base Rent and all other amounts due with respect to the Investor Amounts payable by Lessee under the Lease (other than Excluded Amounts) from time to time, and the
Administrative Agent shall distribute such amounts to the Investors in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.8.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Loans and Interest.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Conduit Loan, each Facility Loan, each A1 Loan and each B Loan shall accrue interest computed and payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable Loan Agreement.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
principal of each A1 Loan, each Facility Loan, each Conduit Loan and each B Loan, together in each case with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be repaid in full on
the A1 Loan Maturity Date, Facility Loan Maturity Date, the Conduit Loan Maturity Date and B Loan Maturity Date, respectively.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to the Security Agreement and the Lessor Assignment of Lease, the Lessor shall direct (and the Lessor hereby directs) the Lessee to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Participants, Rent payable under the Lease (other than Excluded Amounts) from time to time, and the Administrative Agent shall distribute such amounts to the Participants in accordance
with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Construction
Period Accrued Interest shall be paid in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.9</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.9.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction Period Accrued Interest, Construction Period Accrued Yield, Construction Period Unused Fees and
Construction Period Fees.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Advances to be Requested.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>In accordance with and subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, during the Construction
Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance in an amount equal to Construction Period Unused
Fees, Construction Period Accrued Interest, Construction Period Accrued Yield and other Construction Period Fees accrued on or with respect to the Loans and Investor Amounts, in the amounts
calculated, determined and specified to the Lessee and the Construction Agent pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Certain Payments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>On or promptly following the Documentation Date, each Participant shall notify (and the Conduit Loan
Lender hereby gives notice electing the procedure in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> below) the Administrative Agent and Lessee, with respect to such Participant's
payments of Construction Period Accrued Interest in respect of Loans, Construction Period Accrued Yield in respect of Investor Amounts, Construction Period Unused Fees and other Construction Period
Fees (for each Participant, its "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Period Amounts</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), whether such Participant elects (i)&nbsp;to effect payment of its Construction Period
Amounts by book entry (that is, by deeming a Loan or Investor Contribution to have been made by such Participant in the amount of its Construction Period Amounts for each Scheduled Payment Date), or
(ii)&nbsp;to receive its Construction Period Amounts by payment of cash. Such election may be changed from time to time by notice to the Administrative Agent and Lessee. Construction Period Amounts
shall be paid or deemed to be paid in the manner set forth above on each Scheduled Payment Date occurring prior to the end of the Construction Period, from proceeds of the Loans and Investor
Contributions (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that, with respect to Participants that are both funding and receiving such amounts by book-entry, the foregoing
will be deemed satisfied upon the entry into the records of the relevant Participant of the applicable amount to be </FONT></DD></DL>
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by and owed to such Participant, whether or not such amount has actually been funded in a cash Advance by such Participant). The Administrative Agent shall pay in cash to each Participant that
is not reflecting such amounts by way of book entry pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to the extent of the Advances for such items, on (or within one
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.2.10.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Final Completion Advance.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the last Advance Date occurring on or
before the day on which Substantial Completion occurs, the Construction Agent may request, and the Participants (other than the Conduit Loan Lender) shall, and the Conduit Loan Lender may in its sole
discretion, fund, an Advance pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> in an amount equal to the lesser of (x)&nbsp;the remaining Aggregate Available
Commitments and (y)&nbsp;the amount allocated to punch-list items and other Final Completion Work as determined by Construction Agent in accordance with the Approved Construction Budget; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>, that no such Advance shall be requested or made if a Bankruptcy Default, a Construction Agency Event of Default or a Lease Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Computations and Notice of Rates.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Determination of the Rates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All computations of Construction Period Unused Fees, Yield and other accrued amounts in
respect of the Investor Contributions shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the
period for which such amount is payable over a year comprised of 360&nbsp;days (or, in the case of amounts accruing interest or Yield by reference to the ABR, 365&nbsp;days or, if appropriate,
366&nbsp;days). Computations of interest and other amounts payable in respect of Conduit Loans, Facility Loans, A1 Loans and B Loans shall be made by the Conduit Loan Lender or the Administrative
Agent in accordance with the applicable Loan Agreement or Liquidity Agreement.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Notice of Interest and Yield.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>No later than the fourth (4th) day prior to each Scheduled Payment Date, the Administrative
Agent shall deliver to the Lessee, the Construction Agent and each Participant a calculation of the amount of interest under the Loan Agreements and of Yield, in each case due and payable on such
Scheduled Payment Date; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that in each case the failure of the Administrative Agent to provide such notice shall not relieve the Lessee from any
liability that it may have under the Operative Documents to pay any such amount; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided further</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Administrative Agent's failure to give such
notice shall result in no liability to it.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Conclusive Determinations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Each determination by an Agent or the Conduit Loan Lender of any rate or fee, or any other
amount due, pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.3(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(b), 2.2.5(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>9.10</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereof shall be conclusive and binding
on all parties hereto, absent manifest error.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Computations of Yield and Determination of Yield Rate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Each of the Investors and the Lessor hereby appoints Administrative
Agent as its agent for purposes of computing Yield in respect of the Investor Amounts and determining the Yield Rate. </FONT></DD></DL>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Overdue Payments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor, the Lenders and the Investors
acknowledge
that the Lessee shall have no liability with respect to overdue payments of Loans and Investor Amounts or any other amount due and owing by the Lessee under the Operative Documents so long as the
Lessee has timely paid Rent in accordance with Article&nbsp;III of the Lease, or such amounts are otherwise accounted for pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.7</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>2.2.8</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that such Loans and Investor Amounts shall be reinstated and remain outstanding, and the Lessee shall remain liable for such
Rent, if at any
time any payment (in whole or in part) of any Rent is invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Lessor, any Participant or the
Administrative Agent, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization (or similar event) of the Lessee, all as though such payment of Rent had not been made. Subject to the foregoing provisions of
this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee acknowledges its obligation to pay as Supplemental Rent any interest computed at the Overdue Rate with respect to
Investor Amounts and the Loans. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 2.5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confirmation of Participants and the Other Parties.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Participant and
each other party to any of the Operative Documents agrees that the release of its signature pages to Mayer, Brown&nbsp;&amp; Platt upon its instruction shall constitute notice, without further act, of
its confirmation that all conditions to the Initial Advance Date set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> were met to the satisfaction of such Participant or
other party. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 3.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nature of Transaction.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The parties hereto intend that (i)&nbsp;for
financial accounting purposes with respect to the Lessee, (A)&nbsp;the Lessor will be treated as the owner and lessor of the Facility and the Lessee will be treated as the lessee of the Facility
under the Lease, and (B)&nbsp;the Investors will be deemed to have an equity investment in the Lessor, and (ii)&nbsp;for all federal and all state and local income tax purposes and bankruptcy and
commercial law purposes, (A)&nbsp;the Lease will be treated as a financing arrangement, (B)&nbsp;the Lessor, the Investors and the Lenders will be deemed lenders making loans to the Lessee in an
amount equal to the sum of the Investor Amounts and the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, which deemed loans are secured by the Facility, (C)&nbsp;the Lessee will be treated as the owner of
the Facility for tax purposes and will be entitled to all tax benefits ordinarily available to an owner of property such as the Facility for such tax purposes and (D)&nbsp;the obligations of the
Lessee to pay the Base Rent and any part of the Lease Balance shall be treated as payments of interest and principal, respectively, for federal and state income tax and bankruptcy and commercial law
purposes. Nevertheless, each party acknowledges and agrees that no other party has made any
representations or warranties to any other party concerning the tax, accounting or legal characteristics of the Operative Documents and that each party has obtained and relied upon such tax,
accounting and legal advice concerning the Operative Documents as it deems appropriate. The Lessor shall have a valid and binding security interest in and Lien on the Facility, free and clear of all
Liens other than Permitted Liens, as security for the obligations of the Lessee under the Operative Documents. Except as otherwise provided by law or in connection with a settlement, compromise or
adjudication made under the provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, each of the parties to this Participation Agreement agrees that it will not, nor will
it permit any Affiliate to at any time, directly or indirectly take any action or fail to take any action with respect to the preparation or filing of any income tax or other tax return, including an
amended income tax or other tax return, to the extent that such action or such failure to take action would be inconsistent with the intention of the parties expressed in this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;3.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 3.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amounts Due Under Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in the Operative Documents, it is the intention of the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, each Investor and the Lenders that the amount and timing of installments of Base Rent due and payable
from time to time from the Lessee under the Lease shall be equal to the aggregate payments due and </FONT></P>

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payable after the Lease Commencement Date on each Scheduled Payment Date with respect to interest on the Loans and Yield on the Investor Amounts then due. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 4.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions to Initial Advance Date.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The obligation of each of the Lessee,
the Construction Agent, the Lessor, each Investor, each Lender (except the A1 Lender, whose obligation shall commence upon such A1 Lender's joinder hereto), the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent to perform its respective obligations on the Initial Advance Date (if any), shall be subject to the fulfillment to the reasonable satisfaction of (including, with respect to writings, such
writings being in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the addressee or beneficiary thereof), or the waiver by, such Persons, as applicable, of the following conditions precedent set forth in
this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessor and each Agent shall have received and approved a report issued by the Lessor Insurance Consultant
with respect to the Lessee's compliance with its obligation to maintain insurance with respect to the Facility in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.6(f)(i)&nbsp;of the Construction Agency Agreement,
which report shall be satisfactory to the Lessor and the Administrative Agent in all respects.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Certain Documents.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessor, the Lessee, the Construction Agent and each of the Participants (except the A1 Lenders) (or
respective counsel for each such party) shall have received a fully executed counterpart of each of the following agreements to which the applicable entity is a party:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>this
Participation Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Guaranty;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lease and the Memorandum of Lease;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iv)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Security Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(v)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Mortgage;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(vi)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Lessor Assignment of Lease;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(vii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Construction Agency Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(viii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Connecticut Certificate of Trust;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ix)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Trust Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(x)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
A2/BLoan Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(xi)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Conduit Note;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(xii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Facility Notes;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(xiii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
B Note;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(xiv)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Liquidity Agreement; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(xv)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Financing Statements. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
of the aforementioned documents and agreements, to the extent the same constitutes an agreement or undertaking, shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of
the parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Filings and Recordation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All filings and recordings enumerated and described in Part&nbsp;A, Part&nbsp;B and
Part&nbsp;C of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;III</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, as well as all other filings and recordings necessary or advisable, including precautionary financing statements,
in the opinion of the Lessor, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Participant, to perfect the right, title and interest of the Lessor, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent
and the Participants intended to be created by the Operative Documents shall have been made, or shall have been arranged to be made promptly thereafter, in the appropriate places or offices, including
any recordings and filings necessary to create, preserve and protect such Persons' valid and binding security interests in and Liens on the Collateral, subject in each case to Permitted Liens. All
recording and filing fees and Taxes with respect to any recordings or filings made pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or otherwise payable in
respect of any Operative Document shall have been paid in full by the Lessee, and satisfactory evidence thereof shall have been delivered to the Lessor and the Agents, or arrangements for such payment
shall have been made to the satisfaction of the Lessor and the Agents or evidence satisfactory to the Lessor and the Agents of exemption from such filing fees or Taxes shall have been delivered to the
Lessor and the Agents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Consents and Approvals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All approvals and consents required to be taken, given or obtained, as the case may be, by or from
any Governmental Authority or other Person, or by or from any trustee or holder of any Indebtedness or other obligation of the Lessee and the Construction Agent, that are necessary or, in the
reasonable opinion of the Participants, advisable in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Operative Documents by all parties hereto, shall have been taken, given or obtained
as the case may be, shall be in full force and effect and the time for appeal with respect thereto shall have expired (or, if an appeal shall have been taken, the same shall have been dismissed) and
shall not be subject to any pending proceedings or appeals (administrative, judicial or otherwise).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Opinions of Counsel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessor, the Investors, the Lenders (except the A1 Lender), and the Agents shall have received the
following legal opinions (and by such Person's execution of the Operative
Documents to which each is respectively a party, each expressly instructs its respective counsel to execute and deliver the opinions referred to in this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1(e))</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
opinion of Latham and Watkins, special counsel to the Lessee and the Construction Agent; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
opinion of Day, Berry&nbsp;&amp; Howard, special Connecticut counsel to the Lessor and special counsel to the Trust Company, the Trust and the Trustee, </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>in
each case covering such matters as the addressees thereof shall reasonably request. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Corporate Status and Proceedings of the Lessee, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessor, the Investors, the Lenders (except the A1 Lender), and
each Agent shall have received copies of:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>certificates
dated as of a recent date as to the existence and good standing or authority to transact business as a foreign corporation of the Lessee and of the Construction Agent
from the Secretaries of State of the States of California and, in the case of the Construction Agent, Delaware.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>a
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Lessee and of the Construction Agent, in each case attaching and certifying as to (w)&nbsp;the resolutions of its
Board of Directors duly authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by it of each Operative Document to which it is or will be a party, (x)&nbsp;its certificate of incorporation certified as
of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the State of California and Delaware, respectively, (y)&nbsp;its by-laws and (z)&nbsp;the incumbency and signature of persons </FONT></DD></DL>
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to execute and deliver on its behalf the Operative Documents to which it is a party; </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>a
certificate of an authorized officer of the Lessee and of the Construction Agent, confirming the accuracy of the representations made by it in the Operative Documents. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Status and Proceedings of the Trustee.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessee, the Construction Agent, each Lender (except the A1 Lender) and each
Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Trustee attaching and certifying as to (i)&nbsp;the resolutions of the Board of Directors duly authorizing
the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of each Operative Document to which it is or will be a party and by the Trust Company of the Trust Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;its articles of
association, certified as of a recent date by an appropriate officer of the Trust Company, (iii)&nbsp;its by-laws,
(iv)&nbsp;the filed Connecticut Certificate of Trust and (iv)&nbsp;the incumbency and signature of persons authorized to execute and deliver on its behalf the Operative Documents to which it is a
party.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Environmental Audit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Each Agent shall have received an updated Environmental Audit, dated no earlier than one month prior
to the Initial Advance Date, for the Site in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, together with a reliance letter from the firm conducting such Environmental
Audit.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Survey and Title Insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessee shall have delivered to each Agent an ALTA/1992 (Urban) Survey of the Facility
prepared by a licensed surveyor and meeting the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ASCM Land Title Surveys as adopted by the American Land Title Association/American Society and American
Congress on Surveying and Mapping in 1992 certified to each Investor and each Agent and the title company, and in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and a
leasehold or loan policy in favor of the Lessor, such policy to be dated as of the Initial Advance Date and in an amount not less than $80,000,000 and to be satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in
its sole discretion, with comprehensive, survey, variable rate, access and such other endorsements requested by the Participants to the extent available in the State of California.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Recordation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that each of the
Mortgage, the Lease or a memorandum thereof and the Lessor Assignment of Lease shall have been or are being recorded with the appropriate Governmental Authorities in the order in which such documents
are listed in this clause, and the Financing Statements with respect to the Facility shall have been or are being filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(k)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Payment of Taxes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All Taxes payable on or before the Initial Advance Date, for which the Lessee is responsible and which
are payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recording or filing of any of the Operative Documents or other documents, and the consummation of any other transactions contemplated hereby or
by any of the other Operative Documents, shall have been paid in full by the Lessee, or arrangements for such payment shall have been made to the satisfaction of each Investor, each Lender and each
Agent (subject to the Lessee's right to contest certain Taxes pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(b))</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(l)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Representations and Warranties.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Each representation and warranty of each of the parties hereto contained herein or in any
other Operative Document shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the Documentation Date and as of the Initial Advance Date, except that any such representation
or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(m)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>No action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened nor shall any government action be instituted
or threatened before any Governmental Authority, nor shall </FONT></DD></DL>
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order, judgment or decree have been issued or proposed to be issued by any Governmental Authority, to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent the performance of this Participation Agreement, any
other Operative Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or by any other Operative Document or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(n)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Event of Loss.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>No Event of Loss shall have occurred in respect of the Facility or any portion thereof. No action shall
be pending or threatened by any Governmental Authority to initiate a Condemnation or a taking by such Governmental Authority in respect of the Facility or any portion thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(o)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Legality, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>In the opinion of the Lessor, the Investors, the Lenders (except the A1 Lender) and each Agent, the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents shall not violate any Applicable Laws and do not and will not subject the Lessor to any materially adverse regulatory prohibitions or constraints,
and no change of Applicable Laws has occurred or been proposed that would make it uneconomic or illegal for any party to any Operative Document to participate in any of the transactions contemplated
by the Operative Documents or otherwise would prohibit the consummation of any transaction contemplated by the Operative Documents or materially expand the duties, obligations or risks of the Lessor,
the Investors, the Lenders, or any Agent.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(p)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Proceedings Satisfactory, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All proceedings taken in connection with the Initial Advance Date, and all documents
relating thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Lessor, the Investors, the Lenders and each Agent and their respective counsel, and each such Person shall have received copies of such
documents as they may reasonably request in connection therewith, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each such Person.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(q)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Prescribed Forms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Each Participant that is a Non-U.S. Person (if any) shall have delivered to the Lessee, the
Administrative Agent, the Lessor and the Conduit Loan Lender the Prescribed Forms.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(r)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Flood Zone Determination.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Administrative Agent shall have received a flood zone determination with respect to the Site
that states that no portion of the Site is located in an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other similar Governmental Authority.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(s)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Site Appraisal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Investor and each Lender shall have received a FIRREA qualified Site Appraisal of the Site, which Site Appraisal shall show
the fair market value of the Site as of the Initial Advance Date.
<BR><BR> </I></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2><I>(t)</I></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I> Transaction Costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>To the extent invoiced, all Transaction Costs (including all fees payable to any party hereto on
the Initial Advance Date) then
due and payable will be paid in full by the Lessee or its designee in accordance with the Advance Request delivered prior to the Initial Advance Date solely from the proceeds of the Advances. Payments
of Transaction Costs to be paid on the Initial Advance Date shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds by Administrative Agent as designee of the Lessee to the accounts specified by
the parties receiving such payments. The Construction Agent shall include in any Advance Request an amount for Transaction Costs equal to the aggregate amount of invoices for Transaction Costs
received by the Administrative Agent and the Lessee at least two (2)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the issuance of an Advance Request. The Lessee or the Construction Agent shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent a copy of all invoices for Transactions Costs promptly after receipt thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(u)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Compliance Certificate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the most recent Compliance Certificate
delivered pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(v)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Purchase of the Site.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Participants shall be satisfied that, contemporaneously with the funding of the Initial Advance,
the Lessor will have used the proceeds thereof to purchase the Site in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 4.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions Precedent to the Initial Advance to Fund Certain Costs.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
obligation of each of the Lessor, each Investor, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender to perform its respective obligations, if any, on the date of the initial Advance that
is used to fund Project Costs, including funding the Investor Contributions in the case of each Investor and making Loans in the case of Lenders, shall be subject to the fulfillment to the reasonable
satisfaction (including, with respect to writings, such writings being in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the addressee or beneficiary thereof), or the waiver by the Lessor, each
Investor, the Conduit Loan Lender (if it is funding any portion of such Advance), the Administrative Agent and each other Lender, of the following conditions precedent set forth in this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.2</I></FONT><FONT
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Appraisal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Each Investor and each Lender shall have received a FIRREA qualified appraisal of the Facility from the
Appraiser, which appraisal shall show (a)&nbsp;the Fair Market Value of the Facility as of the Initial Advance Date, (b)&nbsp;the Fair Market Value of the Lessor's interest in the Facility (free
and clear of the Lien of the Mortgage and other Operative Documents), including the Facility Improvements to be constructed thereon in accordance with the Approved Plans and Specifications
(i)&nbsp;as of the Lease Commencement Date (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>As-Built Appraisal</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") and (ii)&nbsp;as of the fifth and the sixth anniversaries of the
Lease Commencement Date, and (c)&nbsp;the economic useful life of the Facility Improvements.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Materials.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>True and correct copies of the Construction Materials shall have been delivered to the Lessor, the
Investors, the Lenders and each Agent.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Residual Value Guaranty Certificate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Construction
Agent certifying to the Residual Value Guaranty Amount.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Software Licenses.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Collateral Agent shall have received an assignment of all licenses of the Construction Agent and
the Lessee to all proprietary software necessary or available to operate the Facility as-built.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessor and each Agent shall have received and approved a report issued by the Lessor Insurance Consultant
with respect to the Lessee's compliance with its obligation to maintain insurance with respect to the Facility in accordance with Part&nbsp;B of Section&nbsp;2.6(f)(ii)&nbsp;of the Construction
Agency Agreement, which report shall be satisfactory to the Lessor and the Administrative Agent in all respects. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 4.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions Precedent to each Advance.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The obligations of the Lessor to make
an Advance on each Advance Date (including the Initial Advance Date), the obligation of the Investors to make any Investor Contribution available on such Advance Date and the obligation of each Lender
to make any Loans on such Advance Date are all subject to the conditions that (a)&nbsp;each Investor and each Agent shall have received a copy of the applicable Advance Request, the original of
which shall be sent to the Lessor, executed by the Lessee or the Construction Agent, in accordance with and to the extent required by </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, (b)&nbsp;the representations and warranties
contained in each Operative Document shall be correct in all material respects on
and as of such Advance Date, before and after giving effect to such Advance and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representations
or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date other than the date of such Advance, in which case of such specific date and (c)&nbsp;no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from such Advance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom. </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 4.4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lease Commencement Upon Substantial Completion.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the Construction
Agency Agreement has been terminated as a result of a Construction Agency Event of Default, the </FONT></P>

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parties hereto acknowledge and agree that upon the occurrence of Substantial Completion, the Facility shall automatically, without further act or notice by any Person, become subject to, and shall be
leased by the Lessor to the Lessee under, the Lease. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 5.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Representations and Warranties of the Lessee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the Documentation Date,
as of each Advance Date and on the date on which Substantial Completion occurs (if such date is other than an Advance Date) (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that any
representation or warranty made as of a specific date need only be true as of such date), the Lessee represents and warrants to each of the other parties hereto that: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>General
Matters.
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. The Lessee has all necessary corporate power to enter into
and perform its obligations under each Lessee Operative Document and to lease the Facility from the Lessor under the Lease.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
execution, delivery and performance by the Lessee of each Lessee Operative Document have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not (A)&nbsp;violate
any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or (B)&nbsp;violate any provision of law applicable to the Lessee or by which it or its property may be bound, or result in
the breach of or constitute a default or require any consent under, or result in the creation of any Lien (except as provided under the Operative Documents) upon any property or assets of the Lessee
pursuant to any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Lessee is a party or by which the Lessee or its property may be bound, in any such case set forth in this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(ii)(B)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> except in
instances where non-compliance is not expected to cause a loss to the Lessee in excess of $1,000,000. Except
with respect to the matters described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1(p)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, neither the execution by the Lessee of any Lessee Operative Document nor the performance
by the Lessee of its obligations under any Lessee Operative Document requires any license, consent or approval of, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority (other than customary
building permits obtained in the ordinary course of business which the Lessee has no reason to believe will not be forthcoming). This Participation Agreement and each other Lessee Operative Document
has been duly executed and delivered by the Lessee and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally or by general equitable principles.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the
meaning of Regulation&nbsp;U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Lessee is not an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company," within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act. The receipt by the Lessee or the Construction Agent of the proceeds of the Advances, and each use of such proceeds to pay Property Costs, is not in violation of
any Applicable Laws.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iv)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Lessee does not, and no funding under the Operative Documents when made will cause such Indebtedness to, exceed the amount
authorized by the Lessee's board of directors to be outstanding. </FONT></DD></DL>
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is no action, suit or proceeding (including but not limited to environmental matters), and no such proceeding before Governmental Authority, is pending, or, to the knowledge of
the Lessee, is threatened against the Lessee which, in the good faith belief of the Lessee, has a reasonable possibility of being adversely determined in a manner which would impose an obligation in
excess of $1,000,000.
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the Lessee nor any of its Affiliates has created, consented to, incurred or suffered to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the Facility in favor of any Person
other than the Lessor, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each Investor, and no Lien, other than the Lien granted to such Persons hereunder and under the other Operative
Documents and Permitted Liens, has attached to the Facility, or in any manner has affected adversely the rights and security interest of such Persons therein.
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the Lessee nor anyone authorized to act on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, in violation of Section&nbsp;5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws,
offered or sold any interest in the Facility, the Lease, the Investor Certificates or the Notes, or in any security or lease the offering of which, for purposes of the Securities Act or any state
securities laws, would be deemed to be part of the same offering as the offering of the aforementioned items, or solicited any offer to acquire any of the aforementioned items from any Person other
than an "accredited investor" (as such term is defined in the Securities Act). The foregoing shall not be deemed an acknowledgment that any of the Notes or Investor Certificates, or any interest in
the Facility or the Lease constitutes a "security".
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(viii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
execution and delivery by the Lessee of the Lessee Operative Documents does not require the consent or approval of, or the giving of notice to or registration with, or the
taking of any other action in respect of, any Governmental Authority or other body governing its business practices, other than (if the Construction Agent so determines) the filing of a
Form&nbsp;8-K with the SEC. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Location of the Lessee.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessee is a registered organization as defined in Section&nbsp;9-102(70) of the
UCC, and its jurisdiction of organization as defined in Section&nbsp;9-102(50) of the UCC is the State of California. The organizational identification number assigned to the Lessee by
the State of California is set forth on </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;III</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereto. The sole place of business or, if the Lessee has places of business in more than one
state, the chief executive office of the Lessee (as each such term is used in Section&nbsp;9-307 of the UCC) is located at 833 Central Avenue, Newark, California, 94560-3433.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Compliance With Law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Facility and the current use and operation thereof and thereon do not violate any Applicable
Laws, including any thereof relating to occupational safety and health or Environmental Laws, in a manner or to an extent that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except
for such matters as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, the Facility and the use thereof by it and its agents, assignees, employees, invitees, lessees, licensees and tenants complies with Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, all
Environmental Laws) and insurance requirements.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Taxes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>All United States Federal income tax returns and all other tax returns which are required to have been filed have
been or will be filed by or on behalf of the Lessee by the respective due dates, including extensions, and all Taxes due with respect to the Lessee pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any
assessment received by the Lessee have been or will be paid. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Lessee in respect of such Taxes or other governmental charges are, in the opinion of
the Lessee, adequate. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Compliance with ERISA.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Each of the matters set forth below in this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1(e)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> is subject to
the truth of the representations set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Sections 5.3(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>5.4(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and the covenants set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.2(e)
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fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan and is in compliance in all respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and
the Code with respect to the Plan except when such noncompliance would result in penalties of less than $1,000,000. No member of the ERISA Group has (i)&nbsp;sought a waiver of the minimum funding
standard under Section&nbsp;412 of the Code in respect of any Plan within the preceding five (5)&nbsp;years, (ii)&nbsp;failed to make any contribution or payment to any Plan, or made any
amendment to any Plan which has resulted or is likely to result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Code or (iii)&nbsp;incurred any liability
under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section&nbsp;4007 of ERISA. No termination of a Plan has occurred and no steps have been taken to institute the
termination of any Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No member of the ERISA Group has any knowledge of any event that is likely to result in a liability
of any such member to the PBGC, whether under a Plan, a Multiemployer Plan, or otherwise, other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section&nbsp;4007 of ERISA. No lien in favor of the
PBGC or a Plan has arisen, and there have not been any nor are there now existing any events or conditions that would permit any Plan to be terminated under circumstances that would cause the lien
provided under Section&nbsp;4068 of ERISA to attach to the material assets of Lessee or its ERISA Affiliates. The execution and delivery of this Participation Agreement or any Operative Document,
shall not result in a transaction prohibited by Section&nbsp;406 of ERISA for which a statutory regulation or administrative exemption does not exist.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Defaults.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>No Bankruptcy Default or Lease Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Subjection to Government Regulation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee is not subject to regulation under any law which prohibits, or requires consent from any Governmental Authority prior to, the incurring by it of Indebtedness or the
entering into of the transactions described herein.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>None
of the Lessor, any Agent or any Participant will become (A)&nbsp;solely by reason of entering into the Operative Documents or consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby (other than upon exercise of remedies under the Lease or other Operative Document or upon the expiration or termination thereof) subject to ongoing regulation of its operations by any
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction; or (B)&nbsp;except for regulation the applicability of which depends upon the status of the Participants as banks or other regulated financial
institutions or upon the existence of facts in addition to the ownership of, or the holding of any interest in, the Facility or any interest therein upon the exercise of remedies under the Lease or
any other Operative Document or upon the expiration or termination thereof, subject to ongoing regulation of its operations by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction solely by reason of its
business activities contemplated in the Operative Documents or the nature of the Facility. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Compliance with Laws, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon Substantial Completion of the Facility Improvements, the contemplated use thereof by the
Lessee and its agents, assignees, employees, lessees, licensees and subtenants will comply in all material respects with all Insurance Requirements and Applicable Laws (including all zoning and land
use laws and Environmental Laws) other than having obtained certain governmental approvals in respect of the operation and manufacturing processes to be located at the Facility, which approvals the
Lessee expects to obtain in the ordinary course of its business.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Casualty.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as notified to the Lessor, no fire or other casualty with respect to the Facility has occurred which
fire or other casualty is expected to result in replacement or restoration costs in excess of $1,000,000.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Leasehold Interest.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lease is in form and substance sufficient to convey a valid leasehold estate to the Lessee,
subject only to Permitted Liens.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(k)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Flood Hazard Areas.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise identified on the survey delivered pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1(i),
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> no portion of the Facility is located in an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency or other applicable agency. If the Facility or any part thereof is located in an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other applicable
agency, then flood insurance has been obtained for the Facility in accordance with the Lease and in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(l)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;On the Initial Advance Date the Lessee will unconditionally accept the Site and (ii)&nbsp;on the date
of Substantial Completion (x)&nbsp;the Lessee will unconditionally accept the entire remaining Facility demised under the Lease (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that
nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver by the Lessee or the Construction Agent of any right of action against Persons with respect to title to and condition of the Facility other than the
Lessor, the Investors and the Lenders), (y)&nbsp;no right of offset will exist with respect to any Rent or other sums payable under the Lease and (z)&nbsp;except as provided in the Operative
Documents, no Rent under the Lease will have been prepaid.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(m)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Appraisal Data.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information provided by the Lessee and its Affiliates to the Appraiser and forming the basis for the
conclusions set forth in (i)&nbsp;the Site Appraisal delivered pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1(s)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and (ii)&nbsp;the As-Built Appraisal
delivered pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, was true and correct in all relevant respects and did not, when taken as a whole, omit any information
requested by the Appraiser
actually known and available to the Lessee necessary to make the information provided not misleading in any relevant respect.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(n)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Filings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except with respect to the filings identified on </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;III</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, no
other filings or recordings are necessary to convey validly and effectively to the Secured Parties such interest in the Lease,
the Facility and all other Collateral as contemplated by the Operative Documents, in each case free of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(o)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Disclosure.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No representation or warranty (including those incorporated by reference from any other agreement) contained
in any Operative Document, or in any other document or financial statement furnished from time to time by the Lessee or its Affiliates pursuant to the terms of any Operative Document, contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statement herein or therein not misleading in any material respect as of the date
made or deemed to be made. There is no fact known to the Lessee which is having, or is reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></DD></DL>
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Company.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trustee, the Trust and the Trust Company (solely as to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>paragraphs (a)(i), (b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;and </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Organization.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;The Trust Company is a duly organized and validly existing national banking association and
(ii)&nbsp;each of Trustee and the Trust is duly qualified, authorized to do business and in good standing under the laws of the state of Utah, the state of Connecticut and the laws of the United
States of America.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Power and Authority.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trustee, the Trust and the Trust Company each has the power and authority to execute, deliver and
carry out the terms and provisions of the Operative Documents to which it is or will be a party and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the
Operative Documents to which it is a party and has duly executed and delivered each Operative Document required to be executed and delivered by it and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery thereof on the part of each other party thereto, each such Operative Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as
the same may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Violation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee, the Trust or the Trust Company of the
Operative Documents to which it is or will be a party nor compliance with the terms
and provisions thereof, nor the consummation by Trustee, the Trust or the Trust Company of the transactions contemplated therein (i)&nbsp;will result in a violation by Trustee, the Trust or the
Trust Company of any applicable provision of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Trustee, the Trust, the Trust
Company or the Facility that would adversely affect (x)&nbsp;the validity or enforceability of the Operative Documents to which the Trustee, the Trust or the Trust Company is a party, or the title
to, or value or condition of, the Facility, or (y)&nbsp;the consolidated financial position, business, prospects or consolidated results of operations of the Trustee, the Trust or the Trust Company
or the ability of the Trustee, the Trust or the Trust Company to perform its obligations under the Operative Documents, (ii)&nbsp;violate or result in any breach which would constitute a default
under, or (other than pursuant to the Operative Documents) result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of the Trustee or
the Trust or the Trust Company pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan agreement or other agreement for borrowed money to which the Trustee, the Trust or the Trust Company is a party or by which
it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject (other than Permitted Liens), or (iii)&nbsp;will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of the Trustee or the Trust.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Approvals, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The execution and delivery by the Trust Company or (assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery of the Trust Agreement by the Investors) the Trustee or the Trust, as the case may be, of the Operative Documents to which it is a party does not require the consent or approval of, or the
giving of notice to or registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any Governmental Authority or other body governing its banking practices.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Litigation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against the Trust Company, the Trustee
or the Trust which questions the validity of the Operative Documents, and there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened which is likely to result, either in any case or in the
aggregate, in any material adverse change in the ability of the Trust Company, the Trustee or the Trust to perform their respective obligations under the Operative Documents. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessor Liens.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Facility and the Operative Documents and amounts payable thereunder are free of Lessor Liens
attributable to it (other than any Liens granted pursuant to the Operative Documents).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Securities Act.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Trust nor any Person authorized by the Trust to act on its behalf has offered or sold any
interest in the Notes, the Investor Certificates, or the Lease, or in any similar security relating to the Facility, or in any security the offering of which for the purposes of the Securities Act
would be deemed to be part of the same offering as the offering thereof, or solicited any offer to acquire any of the same from, any Person other than the parties hereto, and neither it nor any Person
authorized by it to act on its behalf will take any action which would subject the issuance or sale of any interest in the Notes, the Investor Certificates or the Lease or in any similar security
related to the Facility to the provisions of Section&nbsp;5 of the Securities Act or require the qualification of any Operative Document under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. The foregoing shall
not be deemed an
acknowledgment that any of the Notes or Investor Certificates, or any interest in the Facility or the Lease, constitutes a "security".
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Location.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust is a registered organization as defined in Section&nbsp;9-102(70) of the UCC, and its
jurisdiction of organization as defined in Section&nbsp;9-102(50) of the UCC is the State of Connecticut. The sole "place of business" of the Trust (as such term is used in
Section&nbsp;9-307 of the UCC) is located at 213 Court Street, Suite 902, Middletown, Connecticut, 06457.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Other Activities.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust does not hold any assets, conduct any business nor is it party to any document, agreement
or instrument other than its interests under the Lessor Operative Documents and the Financing Statements. </FONT></DD></DL>
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Documentation Date (or, with respect to any Investor becoming party hereto after the Documentation Date, as of the date such Investor becomes party hereto) and, with respect to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.3(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, as
of each Advance Date, each Investor represents and warrants to the other parties to this Participation Agreement that: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>ERISA.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such Investor is not funding its investment in the Lessor, and is not performing its obligations under the
Operative Documents, with Plan Assets.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Power and Authority.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform under the Operative
Documents to which it is a party.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Binding Effect.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Participation Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which it is a party constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of it, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity. It has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Participation Agreement and each other Operative Document to which it is a party and has duly executed and delivered each Operative Document required to be executed and delivered
by it.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Investment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such Investor is making its investment in the Investor Certificate and the transaction contemplated hereby for
its own account and not with a view to any distribution thereof; except that the disposition of any interest in such investment shall be at all times within the control of such Investor, subject to
the restrictions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;VIII</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessor Liens.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Facility is free of Lessor Liens attributable to it. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 5.4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Representations of the Lenders.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the
Documentation Date (or, with respect to any Lender becoming party hereto after the Documentation Date, as of the date such Lender becomes party hereto) and, with respect to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.4(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, as of
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not with a view to any distribution thereof; except that the disposition of any interest in such Loans shall be at all times within the control of such Lender, subject to the restrictions of </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;VIII</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>.
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 5.5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Representations of the Agents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the
Documentation Date (or, with respect to any Agent becoming party hereto after the Documentation Date, as of the date such Agent becomes party hereto), each Agent hereby represents and warrants to the
Lessor, the Lessee, the Construction Agent, each other Agent and each Participant that: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Corporate Existence and Power.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is, respectively, a banking association or corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations and approvals required to perform its
obligations hereunder and under the other Operative Documents to which it is a party.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Binding Effect.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Participation Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which it is a party constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of it, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity. It has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Participation Agreement and each other Operative Document to which it is a party and has duly executed and delivered each Operative Document required to be executed and delivered
by it.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Violation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Operative Documents to which it is or will be a
party nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein, (i)&nbsp;will contravene any Applicable Laws or (ii)&nbsp;will violate
any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Approvals, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The execution and delivery by it of the Operative Documents to which it is a party does not require the
consent or approval of, or the giving of notice to or registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 5.6.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Representations and Warranties of the Construction
Agent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the Documentation Date and as of each Advance Date (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that any representation or warranty made
as of a specific date need only be true as of such date), the Construction Agent represents and warrants to each of the other parties hereto that: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>General Matters.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Construction Agent does not, and no funding under the Operative Documents when made will cause
such Indebtedness to, exceed the amount authorized by the Construction Agent's board of directors to be outstanding.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Neither
the Construction Agent nor any of its Affiliates has created, consented to, incurred or suffered to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens)
on the Facility in favor of any Person </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Neither
the Construction Agent nor anyone authorized to act on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, in violation of Section&nbsp;5 of the
Securities Act or any state securities laws, offered or sold any interest in the Facility, the Lease, the Investor Certificates or the Notes, or in any security or lease the offering of which, for
purposes of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, would be deemed to be part of the same offering as the offering of the aforementioned items, or solicited any offer to acquire any of the
aforementioned items from any Person other than an "accredited investor" (as such term is defined in the Securities Act). The foregoing shall not be deemed an acknowledgment that any of the Notes or
Investor Certificates, or any interest in the Facility or the Lease constitutes a "security".
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Location of the Construction Agent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent is a registered organization as defined in
Section&nbsp;9-102(70) of the UCC, and its jurisdiction of organization as defined in Section&nbsp;9-102(50) of the UCC is the State of Delaware. The federal taxpayer
identification number assigned to the Construction Agent is 94-1390387. The sole place of business or, if the Construction Agent has places of business in more than one state, the chief
executive office of the Construction Agent (as each such term is used in Section&nbsp;9-307 of the UCC) is located at 833 Central Avenue, Newark, California, 94560-3433.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Defaults.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Bankruptcy Default or Construction Agency Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Insurance Coverage.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Construction Period, the Construction Agent maintains insurance coverage for the Facility
which meets the requirements of the Construction Agency Agreement and all of such coverage is in full force and effect.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Subjection to Government Regulation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Construction Agent is not subject to regulation under any law which prohibits, or requires consent from any Governmental Authority prior to, the
incurring by it of Indebtedness or the entering into of the transactions described herein.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>None
of the Lessor, any Agent or any Participant will become (A)&nbsp;solely by reason of entering into the Operative Documents or consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby (other than upon exercise of remedies under the Construction Agency Agreement or any other Operative Document or upon the expiration or termination thereof) subject
to ongoing regulation of its operations by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction; or (B)&nbsp;except for regulation the applicability of which depends upon the status of the Participants as
banks or other regulated financial institutions or upon the existence of facts in addition to the ownership of, or the holding of any interest in, the Facility or any interest therein upon the
exercise of remedies under the Lease or other Operative Document or upon the expiration or termination thereof, subject to ongoing regulation of its operations by any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction solely by reason of its business activities contemplated in the Operative Documents or the nature of the Facility.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Compliance with Laws, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon Substantial Completion of the Facility Improvements, the Facility as improved in
accordance with the Approved Plans and Specifications and the contemplated use thereof by the Lessee and its agents, assignees, employees, Construction Agents, licensees and subtenants will comply in
all material respects with all Insurance Requirements and Applicable Laws (including all zoning and land use laws and Environmental Laws) other than having obtained certain governmental approvals in
respect of the operation </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Plans and Specifications.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon Substantial Completion, all water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone and drainage facilities
and all other utilities required to adequately service the Facility for its intended use will be available pursuant to adequate permits (including any that may be required under applicable
Environmental Laws). Except as notified to the Lessor, no fire or other casualty with respect to the Facility has occurred which fire or other casualty is expected to result in replacement or
restoration costs in excess of $1,000,000. Upon Substantial Completion, the Facility will have available all material services of public facilities and other utilities necessary for use and operation
of the Facility for its primary intended purposes including adequate water, gas and electrical supply, storm and sanitary sewerage facilities, telephone, other required public utilities and means of
access between the Facility Improvements and public highways for motor vehicles. All utilities serving, or proposed to serve, the Facility in accordance with the Approved Plans and Specifications, are
or will be located in, and vehicular access to the Facility Improvements is or will be provided by, either public rights-of-way abutting the Facility or Appurtenant Rights. All
requirements of Applicable Law, easements and rights-of-way, including proof and dedication, required for (x)&nbsp;the use, treatment, storage, transport, disposal or
disposition of any Hazardous Material on, at, under or from the Facility during the construction of the Facility Improvements thereon, and (y)&nbsp;construction of the Facility Improvements on the
Site in accordance with the Approved Plans and Specifications and the Construction Agency Agreement have either been irrevocably obtained from the appropriate Governmental Authorities having
jurisdiction or from private parties, as the case may be, or will be irrevocably obtained from the appropriate Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction or from private parties, as the case may be,
prior to commencing any such construction or use and operation, as applicable, or in the course of the Construction in accordance with reasonably prudent construction practice.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Flood Hazard Areas.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise identified on the survey delivered pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1(i),
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> no portion of the Facility is located in an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency or other applicable agency. If the Facility or any part thereof is located in an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other applicable
agency, then flood insurance has been obtained for the Construction in accordance with the Construction Agency Agreement and in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Appraisal Data.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information provided by the Construction Agent and its Affiliates to the Appraiser and forming the
basis for the conclusions set forth in (i)&nbsp;the Site Appraisal delivered pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1(s) and</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (ii)&nbsp;the
As-Built Appraisal delivered pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, was true and correct in all material respects and did not, when taken as a
whole, omit any information requested by the Appraiser actually known and available to the Construction Agent necessary to make the information provided not materially misleading.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Filings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except with respect to the filings identified on </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;III</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, no
other filings or recordings are necessary to convey validly and effectively to the Secured Parties such interest in the Lease,
the Facility and all other Collateral as contemplated by the Operative Documents, in each case free of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(k)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Artifacts.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No historically significant artifacts, structures, dwellings, remains or antiques exist or are located in or on
the surface terrain or sub-terrain estate of the Site, the presence or discovery of which will cause or could reasonably be expected to cause a delay in the completion of the Construction. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 6.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Covenants of the Lessee and the Construction
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Change of Name or Location.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the Lessee and the Construction Agent, as applicable, shall furnish to the Lessor and
each Agent notice on or before the thirtieth (30th) day before any relocation of its jurisdiction of organization, its chief executive office or principal place of business or change of its name or
identity.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Notices.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>During
the Construction Period, the Construction Agent from time to time shall deliver to the Lessor and each Agent an Officer's Certificate, which
Officer's Certificate shall state whether or not there exists a Construction Agency Event of Default and whether or not the Approved Construction Budget is In Balance, and shall attach a monthly
report (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Monthly Report</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Construction Agent, Construction Consultant and the Administrative
Agent. Such Officer's Certificate and report shall be delivered together with any Advance Request delivered by the Construction Agent and, if no such Advance Request is delivered by the Construction
Agent in any calendar month, then such Officer's Certificate and report shall be delivered on the last Business Day of such calendar month.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Construction Agent shall make available to the Administrative Agent and the Construction Consultant for inspection and copying on each Scheduled
Payment Date: (A)&nbsp;copies of all Material Construction Documents entered into in the preceding month; (B)&nbsp;copies of all Change Orders, changes to the Construction Materials, notices,
requests for any increase of any contract sum payable, or other communication received under or in connection with any Material Construction Document which either (x)&nbsp;seeks to materially
increase the total consideration payable under any Material Construction Document or (y)&nbsp;asserts that the Construction Agent or any other party to any Material Construction Document is in
material breach or default, or with notice and lapse of time or both will be in material breach or default under any Material Construction Document; (C)&nbsp;upon reasonable request by the Lessor, a
list of the names and addresses of the subcontractors with whom written agreements have been made by the Construction Agent and (D)&nbsp;such other information as may be reasonably requested (in
light of the Lessee's and the Construction Agent's obligations to provide information or documents contained herein or in the other Operative Documents) by the Lessor regarding the status of (and to
the extent reasonably available to the Construction Agent, the parties to material agreements relating
to) the Construction, compliance of the parties to the Construction Documents with the terms thereof and amounts due and payable under the Construction Documents, including, without limitation, such
information as the Lessor shall reasonably require to determine that the Construction Budget is In Balance.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Construction Agent shall make available to the Administrative Agent and the Construction Consultant for inspection and copying (x)&nbsp;on or
before the last day of each month prior to the delivery of the Approved Plans and Specifications, the then existing plans and specifications for the Facility and any modifications thereto since the
prior month end; (y)&nbsp;on each anniversary of the Documentation Date during the Construction Period (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in which case as requested) a copy
of the </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Casualty Notices.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent shall deliver to the Lessor and each Agent on each anniversary of the
Documentation Date during the Construction Period an Officer's Certificate describing in detail those Improvements and any portion of the Site (if any) that have suffered a Casualty (except to the
extent such Casualty has been described in a previously delivered Officer's Certificate) or been the subject of a Condemnation and cannot be repaired by the then current end of the Lease Term or have
not been replaced in accordance with the Lease.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Notice of Certain Defaults.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof, the Lessee and/or the Construction Agent
shall notify the Lessor and the Agents in writing of the existence of a Lease Default, Lease Event of Default, Construction Agency Default or Construction Agency Event of Default which notice shall
describe the nature of such Lease Default, Lease Event of Default, Construction Agency Default or Construction Agency Event of Default, as applicable.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Notice of Proceedings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Promptly upon the Lessee's or the Construction Agent's becoming aware of (i)&nbsp;any
investigation (existing, pending or threatened) of it by any Governmental Authority, (ii)&nbsp;any court or administrative proceeding involving it or (iii)&nbsp;any notice, claim or demand from
any Governmental Authority which alleges that any such Person is in violation of any law or has failed to comply with any order issued pursuant to any federal, state or local statute regulating its
operation and business, which individually or in the aggregate is reasonably likely to result in a liability of $2,000,000 or more or to have a Material Adverse Effect, it shall notify the Lessor and
the Agents specifying its nature and the action it is taking with respect thereto.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Notice of Substantial Completion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Promptly upon occurrence of Substantial Completion, the Construction Agent shall deliver
written notice thereof to the Lessor and each Agent (with a copy to the Lessee), together with true and correct copies of certificates of occupancy issued with respect to the Facility and other
evidence reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent reflecting the operational ability of the Equipment in the business to be conducted at the Facility. The failure to deliver a notice
of Substantial Completion will not prevent the Facility from becoming subject to the Lease in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Inspection.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Construction Period, the Lessee and the Construction Agent will permit the Administrative Agent via
representatives, agents, officers or employees designated in writing, to visit and inspect the Facility once per month, and any of its other properties that contain materials that relate to the Site,
to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and to make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and
independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Lessee upon reasonable notice to Lessee and at such reasonable times and during normal business hours and as often as may reasonably be so
desired but, so long as no Lease of Event of Default or Construction Agency Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no more frequently than monthly during the Construction Period, in the case
of Participants other than the Administrative Agent) upon reasonable advance notice to the Lessee. Following Substantial Completion, the Administrative Agent and the Participants agree to visit the
Facility as a group, and that they shall not visit the Facility more than once per year (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) upon reasonable notice to Lessee and at such
reasonable times and during normal business hours. During the Construction Period, the Lessee and the Construction Agent will permit the Construction Consultant to visit and inspect the Facility at
its discretion. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Liens.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise permitted under the Operative Documents with respect to Permitted Contests, the Construction
Agent shall not incur or suffer to exist any Liens on the Facility or any other Collateral other than Permitted Liens. Further, the Construction Agent shall not be required to remove Liens for so long
as such Lien is subject to a Permitted Contest.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Environmental Matters.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the Lessee's and the Construction Agent's rights in respect of Permitted Contests, the
Lessee (or, prior to the date of Substantial Completion, the Construction Agent) shall use and operate the Facility in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except to the extent that failure to
comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Lessee (or, prior to the date of Substantial Completion, the Construction Agent) shall, as soon as possible and in any
event within ten days after the occurrence of any violation of an Environmental Law that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provide the Lessor and each Agent with a
statement of an authorized officer setting forth the details of such violation and the action which Lessee proposes to take with respect thereto.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Securities.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Construction Agent nor the Lessee shall, nor shall they permit anyone authorized to act on its
behalf to, take any action which would subject the issuance or sale of any interest in the Lease, the Investor Certificates, the Investor Contributions, the Notes or any security or lease the offering
of which, for purposes of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, would be deemed to be part of the same offering as the offering of the aforementioned items, to the registration requirements
of Section&nbsp;5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(k)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Disposition of the Facility.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Construction Agent nor the Lessee shall, nor shall they permit anyone
authorized to act on its behalf to, sell, contract to sell, assign, lease, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of the Facility or any part thereof, including the Lessee's interest in the Lease, in
violation of the Operative Documents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(l)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Payment of Taxes, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the Lessee's and the Construction Agent's rights to conduct a Permitted Contest in
respect of the following, the Lessee shall pay (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the
proceeds of which shall be used to pay) and discharge before the same shall become delinquent, (i)&nbsp;all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Facility and
(ii)&nbsp;all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the Facility, other than Permitted Liens.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(m)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Maintenance of Insurance.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Construction Period, the Construction Agent shall maintain, at the expense of the
Lessor (to the extent such amounts are made available through Advances), insurance coverage covering the Facility which meets in all respects the requirements of Section&nbsp;2.6(f) of the
Construction Agency Agreement. Following the Lease Commencement Date the Lessee shall maintain insurance coverage for the Facility which meets the requirements of the Lease.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(n)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Environmental Audit.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the continuance of any Lease Event of Default, the Lessee shall, at the request of the
Administrative Agent, deliver to the Investors, the Lenders and the Agents an Environmental Audit for the Facility within twenty days of demand therefor (or as complete and comprehensive a draft of
such Environmental Audit as may be reasonably prepared in such time).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(o)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Appraisal.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon demand from any Investor, any Lender or any Agent (i)&nbsp;each time as required to satisfy any
regulatory requirements imposed on such Investor, Lender or Agent and (ii)&nbsp;during the continuance of a Lease Event of Default (but no more than once during </FONT></DD></DL>
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continuance of a given Lease Event of Default), the Lessee shall deliver to the Investors, the Lenders and the Agents an appraisal of the Facility, prepared by the Appraiser (or another appraiser
satisfactory to the Investors, the Lenders and the Agents) and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them, showing the Fair Market Value of the leasehold estate of the Lessor in the
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(p)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Location of Facility Improvements.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent will cause the Facility Improvements to be constructed in its
entirety at and on the Site, and will not approve or allow the construction of any Facility Improvements or any portion thereof to be constructed at or on any location other than the Site; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
that software and other computer programs used in the operation of the business to be conducted at the Site may be located at 833 Central
Avenue, Newark, California, or any other location(s) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(q)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Property Costs.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Construction Agent nor the Lessee shall incur, or shall cause or permit any Lessee Person to
incur, any Property Costs that, when added to the aggregate Property Costs then incurred to date, would exceed the Aggregate Commitments.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(r)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Final Completion Work.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent shall complete all Final Completion Work in a timely manner, but in no event
later than the Lease Term Expiration Date.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(s)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Financial Reports.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent shall furnish to the Lessor and each Agent:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>all
information required to be delivered by the Construction Agent as "Borrower" pursuant to (and such delivery to occur no later than the dates set
forth in, but subject to the same cure periods as set forth with respect to) Section&nbsp;5.1 of the Revolving Credit Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>together
with each delivery of financial statements pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above, an Officer's
Certificate, together with a duly executed Compliance Certificate, stating that the signer has made such inquiries as the signer deems necessary and appropriate in the circumstances and that such
review has not disclosed the existence during the accounting period covered by such financial statements, and that the signer does not have knowledge of the existence as of the date of such
certificate, of any condition or event which constitutes a Lease Event of Default, a Construction Agency Event of Default, a Lease Default or a Construction Agency Default or, if any such condition or
event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period of the existence thereof and what action Lessee or Construction Agent has taken or is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
additional financial information, reports or statements as the Administrative Agent (including on behalf of a Participant) may from time to time
reasonably request. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(t)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Amount of Advances.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent shall not allow the aggregate amount of Advances received by the Construction
Agent or the Lessee, together with all interest, Yield, fees and Transaction Costs incurred or accruing with respect thereto (either prior to Substantial Completion or, if a Lease Event of Default or
a Construction Agency Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, incurred or accruing at any time, whether before or after the Outside Completion Date), to at any time exceed the Aggregate
Commitments.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(u)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee will not, and the Construction Agent will not permit the Lessee to:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>wind-up,
liquidate or dissolve itself (or suffer to exist any of the foregoing), consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into or with any
other Person (that would result in a Change of Control); </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>issue,
sell, transfer, lease, contribute or otherwise convey (including by way of merger), or grant any options, warrants or other rights to, any of
the Lessee' s assets to any Person in a single transaction or series of transactions unless, such transfer is permitted by an Operative Document or, in the case of the Lessee's capital stock, is to
the Construction Agent or a domestic, direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Construction Agent; or
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(v)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lease.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the (i)&nbsp;the Initial Advance Date the Lessee will unconditionally accept the Site and (ii)&nbsp;Lease
Commencement Date, (A)&nbsp;the Lessee will unconditionally accept the entire remaining Facility demised under the Lease (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that nothing
contained herein shall be deemed a waiver by the Lessee or the Construction Agent of any right of action against Persons with respect to title to and condition of the Facility other than the Lessor,
the Investors and the Lenders), (B)&nbsp;no right of offset will exist with respect to any Rent or other sums payable under the Lease and (C)&nbsp;except as provided in the Operative Documents, no
Rent under the Lease will have been prepaid.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(w)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>A1 Lender.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On or prior to April&nbsp;1, 2002, the Construction Agent and the Lessee shall cause one or more financial
institutions acceptable to the Administrative Agent to become a party to this Participation Agreement pursuant to a joinder agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Conduit Loan Lender. At such time such financial institutions and the Lessor will execute and deliver the A1 Loan Agreement. Such financial institutions will agree to make
Advances in the amounts described in the definition of A1 Percentage. The parties hereto also agree (without limiting the requirement for consents set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) to negotiate in good
faith to provide for modifications to the Operative Documents (including changes to the A1 Percentage, B
Percentage, Facility Percentage, and Equity Percentage definitions and related definitions) to reflect any changes necessary to give effect to the inclusion of the A1 Lender as a party to the
Operative Documents, including provisions relating to the repayment (from A1 Loans) of amounts funded by the Lenders (other than the A1 Lender) and/or by the Investors such that the Participants party
hereto as of the Initial Advance Date do not fund any more of each Category of Property Costs otherwise allocable to such Participant. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Cooperation with Lessee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor shall, to the extent reasonably requested by the Lessee or the Construction Agent (but
without assuming additional liability on account thereof and only so long as such Trustee actions do not adversely affect the "as-built" value, utility, residual value at the end of the
Base Lease Term or remaining economic life of the Facility), at the Lessee's expense (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction Period the Construction
Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such expense), cooperate to allow the Lessee and the Construction Agent to (i)&nbsp;perform their covenants contained in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.1,
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>including at any time and from time to time, upon the reasonable request of the Lessee or the Construction Agent, promptly and duly
to execute and deliver any and all such further instruments, documents and financing statements (and continuation statements related thereto) as the Lessee or the Construction Agent may reasonably
request and as shall be presented to it in final execution form in order to perform such covenants and (ii)&nbsp;further the Lessee's interest as lessee, including the filing of any statement with
respect to any Tax abatements, Permitted Contests or other requirements.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Discharge of Liens.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Lessor nor the Trust Company will create or permit to exist at any time, and will, at
their own cost and expense, promptly take such action as may be necessary duly to discharge, or to cause to be discharged, all Lessor Liens attributable to any of them, and will cause restitution to
be made to the Lessee Collateral in the amount of any </FONT></DD></DL>
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of the value thereof as a result of their failure to comply with its obligations under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. Notwithstanding the
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Change of Location.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor shall give prompt notice to each Investor, each Lender, the Lessee, the Construction Agent
and the Agents if the Lessor's jurisdiction of organization, principal place of business or chief executive office, or the office where the records concerning the Facility or the transactions
contemplated by the Operative Documents are kept, ceases to be Middletown, Connecticut, or if it changes its name, identity or structure.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Restrictions on and Effect of Transfer.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor shall not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or mortgage,
pledge or otherwise encumber, all or any portion of its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the Operative Documents other than in accordance with the provisions of the Operative Documents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Plan Assets.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor shall not cause or permit any of its property or other assets to constitute "Plan Assets".
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Acquisition of Assets.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without the consent of the Lenders and the Lessee, the Lessor will not acquire, by
long-term or operating lease or otherwise, any property or other assets except pursuant to the terms of the Operative Documents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Investments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without the consent of the Lenders and the Lessee, the Lessor will not make, incur, or suffer to exist any
loan, advance, extension of credit or other investment in any Person other than pursuant to the Operative Documents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Securities.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor shall not, nor shall it permit anyone authorized to act on its behalf to, take any action which
would subject the issuance or sale of any interest in the Lease, the Investor Certificates, the Investor Contributions, the Notes or any security or lease the offering of which, for purposes of the
Securities Act or any state securities laws, would be deemed to be part of the same offering as the offering of the aforementioned items, to the registration requirements of Section&nbsp;5 of the
Securities Act or any state securities laws.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Other Activities.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Trust nor the Trustee (in each case, in its capacity as such) shall conduct, transact or
otherwise engage in, or commit to transact, conduct or otherwise engage in, any business or operations or otherwise operate any properties or assets, other than the entry into, and exercise of
rights and performance of obligations in respect of, the Operative Documents and other activities incidental or related to the foregoing.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Indebtedness.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Trust nor the Trustee (in each case, in its capacity as such) shall incur, create, assume or
suffer to exist any Indebtedness or other consensual liabilities or financial obligations other than as may be incurred, created or assumed or as may exist in connection with the activities described
in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above (including, in the case of the Trust, obligations incurred by the Trust hereunder, and including, in the case of the Trustee,
obligations under the Investor Certificates and other obligations incurred by the Trustee hereunder).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(k)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Disposition of Assets.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Trust nor the Trustee (in each case, in its capacity as such) shall convey, sell,
lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its property, business or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the Operative Documents
or as otherwise directed in writing pursuant to the Operative Documents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(l)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Compliance with Operative Documents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the Trust, the Trustee and the Trust Company shall at all times observe and
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(m)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Trust Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without prejudice to any right under the Trust Agreement of the Trustee to resign, each of the Trustee
and the Trust Company (a)&nbsp;agrees not to terminate or revoke the trust created by the Trust Agreement, (b)&nbsp;agrees not to amend, supplement, terminate, revoke or otherwise modify any
provision of the Trust Agreement in any manner which could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the rights or interests of the Lenders or the Lessee hereunder or under the other
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 6.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Covenants of the Investors.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise set
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Amendment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without the consent of the Lenders, each Agent and the Lessee, such Investor shall not amend, supplement,
terminate or revoke or otherwise modify any Operative Document to which it is a party or any provision of the Trust Agreement before the Lease Term Expiration Date, or consent to any of the foregoing.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Violation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such Investor will not direct the Lessor to take any action in violation of, or that would cause Lessor to
violate, the Operative Documents. </FONT></DD></DL>
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Construction Agent, each Investor, each Agent and each Lender hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all Allocable Commercial
Paper Notes, the Loans, the amounts due each Investor and all other obligations of the Lessee and the Construction Agent under any Operative Document to which the Lessee or the Construction Agent is a
party, it will not institute against, or join or assist any other Person in instituting against, the Lessor any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other
similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States (each a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Proceeding</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); and (b)&nbsp;each party to this
Agreement agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all indebtedness for borrowed money of the Conduit Loan Lender, it will not institute against, or
join or assist any other Person in instituting against, the Conduit Loan Lender, any Proceeding (any such Person instituting or joining any such action described in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Instituting Party</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>", and
any such Person against whom any such proceeding is instituted, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Petitioned Party</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). If any party hereto takes action in violation of this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.4</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>, the Petitioned Party hereby agrees it shall (or, as to the Conduit Loan Lender, it may) file an answer with the bankruptcy court or
otherwise properly contest the filing of such a petition by the applicable Instituting Party against such Petitioned Party or the commencement of such action and raise the defense that the Instituting
Party has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as its counsel advises that it may assert. The provisions of this </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall survive the termination of this Participation Agreement and the other Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 6.5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Quiet Enjoyment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So long as no Lease Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, neither the Lessor, the Conduit Loan Lender, the Agents nor any other Participant shall take, or permit any Person claiming by, through or under it to take, any
affirmative action to interfere with the rights of the Lessee to full enjoyment of the Facility during the Lease Term in accordance with the Lease. The sole remedy of the Lessee for breach of this </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be to sue for damages for the breach hereof, and/or sue for a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief or other specific
performance hereof, and such breach shall not affect the obligations of the Lessee to pay all amounts (including Rent) due under the Lease, this Participation Agreement and the other Operative
Documents, or the rights of the Lessor, the Conduit Loan Lender, the Agents and the other Participants to initiate legal action and otherwise enforce the obligations of the Lessee under the Lease,
this Participation Agreement and the other Operative Documents. The parties recognize that any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition, or mortgage, pledge or other encumbrance (each a
"disposition"), of any part of the Facility or any of Lessor's rights under the Operative Documents is subject to Lessee's rights, if any, under the Operative Documents, except any disposition
required or permitted by the Operative Documents following the occurrence and during the continuation of any Lease Event of Default. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 6.6.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Discharge of Lessor Liens.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the Participants
and each Agent hereby severally agrees that it will not create or permit to exist at any time, and will, at its own cost and expense, promptly take such action as may be necessary duly to discharge,
or to cause to be discharged, all Lessor Liens on the Facility (or on any interest in or proceeds from any of the Operative Documents) attributable to it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither any
Agent nor any Participant shall be required to so discharge any such Lessor Lien while the same is subject to a Permitted Contest. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 6.7.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Performance of Operative Documents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each party
hereto hereby agrees to observe and perform in all material respects all of the covenants, conditions and obligations required to be observed or performed by it in each Operative Document to which it
is a party. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 6.8.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Easements.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent may, subject to
the conditions, restrictions and limitations set forth herein and in the other Operative Documents, at any time prior to the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the Lease Term Commencement Date, whereupon the Lease
shall control and (ii)&nbsp;termination of the Construction Agency Agreement, grant easements, licenses, rights-of-way, party wall rights and other rights in the nature of
easements, with or without consideration, necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Construction Agent for the construction or operation of the Facility, without the consent of the
Lessor, any Participant or any Agent, as long as the following conditions are satisfied unless waived pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and, as long as
the following conditions are satisfied or so waived, the Construction Agent may execute such instruments and take such actions in the name of the
Lessor, any Participant or any Agent, and the Lessor shall execute a separate power of attorney evidencing such right from time to time upon the request of Construction Agent: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>there
shall be sufficient sums in the Approved Construction Budget to pay all costs and expenses in connection therewith including any reasonable out-of-pocket
costs of the Lessor and the Administrative Agent in connection therewith, it being agreed that to the extent there shall be insufficient funds in the Approved Construction Budget to pay all costs and
expenses in connection with such matter, then the Construction Agent shall not proceed or continue nor incur any Property Costs, as the case may be, with respect to such matter until after the Lease
Term Commencement Date; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Construction Agent shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Construction Agent stating that:
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
action will not diminish the Fair Market Value, useful life or residual value of the Facility in any material respect and that there are sufficient
sums in the Approved Construction Budget to pay all costs and expenses with respect to such action;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
action will not cause the Facility or any portion thereof to fail to comply in any material respect with the provisions of this Participation
Agreement, any other Operative Document or Applicable Laws;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Construction Agency Agreement and the Construction Agent's obligations thereunder shall continue in full force and effect, without abatement,
suspension, deferment, diminution, reduction, counterclaim, setoff, defense or deduction; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iv)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>such
action will not impose or create any liability or obligation on the Lessor except as otherwise expressly permitted herein or in any of the
Operative Documents unless the Construction Agent and the Lessee shall indemnify the Lessor therefor or shall have already indemnified the Lessor therefor pursuant to this Participation Agreement, the
Construction Agency Agreement or any other Operative Document and confirmed (with respect specifically to such action) such indemnification obligation. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At
the request of the Construction Agent, so long as no Construction Agency Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessor, each Agent and each Participant, as
applicable, shall, from time to time during the Construction Period and upon at least ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days' prior written notice from the Construction Agent, consent to and join in any
easements, licenses, rights-of-way, party wall rights and other rights in the nature of easements pursuant to this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; provided, that each of the conditions set forth in </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>clauses (a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;through </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> are satisfied or waived by the Collateral Agent pursuant to
the
first paragraph of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At
the request of the Lessee, so long as no Bankruptcy Default or Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessor shall, from time to time during the Lease Term
and upon at least ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days' prior written notice from the Lessee, consent to and join in any easements, licenses, rights-of-way, party wall rights and
other rights in the nature of easements pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.4 of the Lease; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that each of the conditions set forth in
Section&nbsp;8.4 of the Lease are satisfied or waived by the Collateral Agent (at the written direction of the Directing Party). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 7.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Payment of Transaction Costs and Other
Costs.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transaction Costs shall be paid from Advances in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Participation Agreement. In addition, the Lessee shall pay
or reimburse each of the other parties to this Participation Agreement other than the Lessee and the Construction Agent for all other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel) incurred in connection with: (a)&nbsp;any Casualty, Event of Loss or termination of this Participation Agreement or any other
Operative Document, or any extension, amendment, modification or waiver of or under this Participation Agreement or any other Operative Document whether or not such extension, amendment, modification
or waiver is consummated; (b)&nbsp;the negotiation and documentation of any restructuring or "workout", whether or not consummated, of any Operative Document; (c)&nbsp;the enforcement of the
rights or remedies under the Operative Documents arising out of (i)&nbsp;any Lease Event of Default or Construction Agency Event of Default or (ii)&nbsp;any Loan Event of Default;
(d)&nbsp;further assurances reasonably requested pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.11</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or any similar provision in other Operative Documents;
(e)&nbsp;any transfer by the Lessor to the Lessee or a third-party purchaser under exercise of the Remarketing </FONT></P>

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Option of any interest in the Facility (or any portion thereof permitted by the Operative Documents) in accordance with the Operative Documents, and (f)&nbsp;the ongoing fees and expenses for which
the Lessee is obligated under the Operative Documents. Subject to the provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Sections 7.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>11.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, all fees and expenses referenced in this
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;7.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> payable or incurred before or during
the Construction Period shall be paid through Advances. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 7.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Brokers' Fees.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee shall pay or cause to be paid (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that during the Construction
Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of
which shall be used to pay) any brokers' fees, including any interest and penalties, which are payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Participation Agreement and the other
Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 7.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Limitations During Construction Period.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If at any
time there shall be Property Costs (including any costs resulting from a Force Majeure Event), or other amounts which are required to be paid prior to or during the Construction Period through
Advances under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;VII</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Sections 9.2, 9.7, 9.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>9.9</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or under any Operative Document, and
(i)&nbsp;such amounts are not included in the Approved Construction Budget (as the same may be adjusted
pursuant to the Construction Agency Agreement) or (ii)&nbsp;there are not sufficient Available Commitments remaining to complete the construction of the Facility Improvements pursuant to the
Construction Documents and, in either case, there are no Other Available Amounts (or amounts paid to the Lessee or the Construction Agent under Section&nbsp;3.1 of the Construction Agency Agreement)
to pay for such amounts, then at such time a Construction Agency Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 8.1.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Transfers by Investors.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Investor may
transfer or assign all or any part of its respective interest in or under this Participation Agreement or the other Operative Documents or the Investor Certificates to another financial institution
with the prior written consent of the Lessor and the Lessee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and which consent, in the case of the Lessor and the Lessee, shall not be required
(a)&nbsp;at any time during which there exists and is continuing a Lease Event of Default or a Construction Agency Event of Default or (b)&nbsp;on or after the Lease Commencement Date, any
Investor may, with five Business Days notice, transfer or assign such interests to another financial institution without the consent of Lessor and Lessee so long as such assignee is (A)&nbsp;a
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, financial institution, bank, savings institution, finance company, leasing company, trust company or national banking association acting for its
own account having a combined capital and surplus (after deduction of the amount of intangible assets) (or, if applicable, consolidated tangible net worth or its equivalent) of not less than
$100,000,000 or (2)&nbsp;a Person whose obligations are fully guaranteed by another Person satisfying such criteria or an Affiliate of the Equity Investor with its obligations fully guaranteed by
the Equity Investor (or any Equity Investor guarantor, if applicable). On or prior to such transfer, the assignee (if not already an Investor) shall deliver to the Lessee, the Lessor and the
Administrative Agent any certificate in respect of withholding taxes required under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.3.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lessee
of any such transfer or assignment promptly upon the issuance of new Investor Certificates evidencing such transfer or assignment, if applicable. As a condition to any such transfer, the transferor
and transferee shall deliver to the Lessee, the Lessor and each Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, in substantially the form of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exhibit&nbsp;C</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
hereto, executed by the assignee or transferee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 8.1.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Transfers by the Conduit Loan Lender.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Conduit
Loan Lender (a)&nbsp;may transfer or assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this Participation Agreement, the A2/B Loan
Agreement, the Liquidity Agreement or any other Operative Document (i)&nbsp;in accordance with the A2/B Loan Agreement and the Liquidity Agreement to the Liquidity Providers (or an agent on </FONT></P>

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their behalf) and (ii)&nbsp;to any other multiseller commercial paper conduit administered by The Liberty Hampshire Company, LLC or an Affiliate thereof that is rated no less than the Minimum
Required Rating (and each Liquidity Provider hereby confirms that its commitment hereunder will continue in effect notwithstanding any such transfer), and (b)&nbsp;in all other cases, may not
transfer or assign any or all of such rights and obligations without the prior written consent of the Lessor and the Lessee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and which consent, in the
case of the Lessee, shall not be required at any time during which there exists and is continuing a Lease Event of Default or a Construction Agency Event of Default, and, in any event, subject to an
assumption agreement substantially in the form contemplated by the Liquidity Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 8.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Transfers by Lenders.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Lender (other than the
Conduit Loan Lender) may transfer or assign all or any portion of, or sell any participation in, its Commitments and Loans to another financial institution with the prior written consent of the
Lessee, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed (except during the continuance of an Event of Default, in which case the Lessee's consent shall not be required) on the terms and conditions
applicable to such Lender's transfer and assignment of, or sale of a participation in, its Commitments and (as applicable), such Lender's A1 Share, B Share or Liquidity Provider Shares under the
applicable Loan Agreement, and not otherwise. On or prior to such transfer, the assignee (if not already a Lender) shall deliver to the Lessee, the Lessor, and the Administrative Agent any certificate
in respect of withholding taxes required under Section&nbsp;9.3. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Operative Documents to the contrary, however, no Liquidity Provider, A1 Lender or B Lender may
transfer or assign any portion of, or sell any participation in, any Facility Loan, A1 Loan or B Loan (respectively) unless it shall also at the same time transfer or assign, or sell a participation,
to the assignee of (i)&nbsp;such Facility Loan a proportionate interest in such Liquidity Provider's Commitments and Liquidity Provider Shares under the Liquidity Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;such A1 Loan
a proportionate interest in such A1 Lender's Commitments and A1 Share under the A1 Loan Agreement and (iii)&nbsp;such B Loan a proportionate interest in such B Lender's Commitments and B Share under
the A2/B Loan Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 8.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Replacement of an Investor or a Lender.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
(i)&nbsp;any Investor or any Lender defaults in any of its material obligations pursuant to the Operative Documents, (ii)&nbsp;any Loan Event of Default shall occur which does not result from a
Lease Event of Default, (iii)&nbsp;any Participant charges Increased Costs under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.7</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or the provisions of </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be applicable
or (iv)&nbsp;payments to a Lender become subject to withholding taxes, then the Lessee shall be permitted to
replace the defaulting party in the case of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(ii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;above, the Participant
charging Increased Costs or the Participant as to which </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be applicable in the case of </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(iii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above or the Participant to
which payments have become subject to withholding taxes in the case of </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(iv)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that Administrative Agent shall have the
right to direct
the Lessee to use commercially reasonable efforts to replace such Participant in any case where </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(iii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(iv)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;above may be applicable;
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided further, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that any replacement of any party
pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall satisfy the following conditions: (A)&nbsp;such replacement shall not conflict with any Applicable Laws,
(B)&nbsp;the replaced party shall have received all amounts owing to it under the Operative Documents that have accrued on or prior to the effectiveness of such replacement (including any breakage
costs resulting from any early prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan), (C)&nbsp;the Lessee shall be obligated to pay any reasonable fees and expenses arising in connection therewith
(</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee may exercise and/or shall preserve its rights and remedies as against a defaulting Investor or Lender and </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided further</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, during
the
Construction Period, such fees and expenses shall be funded through Advances), (D)&nbsp;any replacement party shall agree in writing to assume and be subject to all of the terms and conditions of
the Operative Documents that were applicable to its predecessor-in-interest and this Participation Agreement, (E)&nbsp;if the Conduit Loan Lender is replaced, unless a
Liquidity Provider affirmatively consents to continue to act in the capacity as a Liquidity Provider, the Lessee must replace each such non-consenting Liquidity Provider, and (F)&nbsp;if
a Liquidity Provider is replaced, unless the Conduit Loan Lender affirmatively consents to continue as Conduit Loan Lender, then the Lessee must also replace </FONT></P>

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the Conduit Loan Lender. Each Investor and each Lender agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Lessee in its efforts to arrange replacements as contemplated by this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 8.4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Transfers by the Lessee, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Lessee
nor the Construction Agent shall assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Operative Documents to which it is a party, the Facility, any Equipment or the Overall Transaction, other
than in respect of an assignment or transfer not prohibited under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.1(u)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (with such </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;6.1(u)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> being hereby deemed to incorporate the
sublease, assignment and transfer provisions of the Operative Documents) and any purported
transfer not meeting the terms of the pertinent Operative Document(s) shall be void. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 8.5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Extension of Lease Term Expiration Date and Maturity Dates.</I></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall have the right, by notice to the Agents, the A1 Lenders and the Liquidity Providers at least 30 (but not more than 60)&nbsp;days prior to the then effective A1 Loan
Maturity Date, to request a refinancing of all, but not less than all, of the A1 Loans and Facility Loans and an extension for a one year period of the A1 Loan Maturity Date and the Facility Loan
Maturity Date, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall proceed in good faith using reasonable commercial efforts to arrange a refinancing of the A1 Loans and Facility Loans on terms acceptable to the
Lessee, the A1 Lenders and the Liquidity Providers. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to attempt to arrange a refinancing (i)&nbsp;if a Designated Default or any Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or (ii)&nbsp;if such refinancing would have an adverse effect on the interest of any Investor or the holder of any B Loan in the Overall Transaction (unless agreed to
by the B Lenders and the Investors). In connection with the foregoing, the Lessee agrees that (i)&nbsp;all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses and any taxes or duties) incurred by any Agent, A1 Lender or Liquidity Provider in connection with such refinancing (whether or not consummated) shall be paid by the Lessee, (ii)&nbsp;the
documentation of such refinancing (including opinions of counsel and other ancillary documents) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, the A1 Lenders and the Liquidity Providers,
(iii)&nbsp;all authorizations, approvals and consents which are necessary for such refinancing shall have been obtained, and (iv)&nbsp;all amounts due and owing in respect of the A1 Loans and the
Facility Loans being refinanced (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>i.e.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, other than to the A1 Loans owing to the A1 Lenders or Facility Loans owing to the Liquidity Providers that have
agreed to participate in such refinancing) under the Operative Documents shall have been paid in full or will have been paid in full upon the closing of the refinancing. Each A1 Lender and Liquidity
Provider will notify the Administrative Agent and the Lessee in writing of whether or not it has consented to the proposed refinancing not later than 20&nbsp;days after receipt of the extension
request, and any A1 Lender or Liquidity Provider who does not so notify the Administrative Agent and the Lessee within such time will be deemed to have not consented to such refinancing. Each A1
Lender's and Liquidity Provider's determination with respect to any refinancing shall be a new credit determination and within such A1 Lender's and Liquidity Provider's sole and absolute discretion.
If all of the A1 Loans and the Facility Loans are successfully refinanced for such additional one year period, then the parties hereto agree that the other Operative Documents will be deemed amended
to the extent necessary, in the Administrative Agent's judgment, to give effect to such refinancing.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee may request in writing (an "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Extension Option Request</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") to the Participants that the parties hereto agree
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>that
the Maturity Date of the Loans and Investor Amounts that would otherwise mature on the then scheduled Lease Term Expiration Date and the Investor Maturity Date (as such Maturity
Dates and Lease Term Expiration Date may have been extended from time to time (in accordance with the terms of this Section)) be extended for a period of one year, and </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>in
connection with the extension of the Maturity Dates, that the Lease Term Expiration Date also be extended (each such extension referred to as a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Renewal
Term</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") for a one-year period from the then existing Lease Term Expiration Date (in each instance, an "Extension Option") in the first instance to follow the term
that would otherwise expire on the Lease Term Expiration Date, and from year to year thereafter, if the first Extension Option is effected, to follow the immediately preceding Renewal Term. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Extension Option Request must be delivered in writing to each Participant not later than 180&nbsp;days prior to the then effective Lease Term Expiration Date. Each Participant (including A1
Lenders and Liquidity Providers that may have previously agreed to extend the A1 Maturity Date or Facility Loan Maturity Date in accordance with </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.5(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) will notify the Administrative Agent
in writing of whether or not it has consented to any Extension Option Request not later than
45&nbsp;days after receipt of the related Extension Option Request (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Extension Option Response Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). Any Participant who does not so notify the
Administrative Agent and the Lessee by the Extension Option Response Date will be deemed to have not consented to such Extension Option Request. Any Participant that has notified the Administrative
Agent and the Lessee that it has not consented to an Extension Option Request or that is deemed not to have consented, as provided in the preceding sentence, shall be deemed a
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Non-Consenting Participant</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>". Each Participant's determination with respect to an Extension Option Request shall be a new credit
determination and within such Participant's sole and absolute discretion. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Each Extension Option</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall become binding as of the first date (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Extension Option Effective
Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" with respect to such Extension Option) on or after the Extension Option Response Date on which all Participants (other than Non-Consenting Participants who
have been replaced by Replacement Participants in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.5(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) and Replacement Participants shall have consented to such
Extension Request; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that on both the date of the Extension Option Request and the Extension Option Effective Date, (x)&nbsp;each of the
representations and warranties made by the Lessee in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;V</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on and as of
each such date (except as expressly provided otherwise in the Extension Request), (y)&nbsp;no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (z)&nbsp;on each of such dates
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Lessee as to the matters set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clauses (x)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;and </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(y)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;above; and </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>provided further</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that in no event shall the Extension Option Effective Date occur
unless each of the affected Participants (other than Non-Consenting Participants who have been replaced) and Replacement Participants in accordance with </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.5(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall have consented to the
Extension Option Request on or before the Lease Term Expiration Date (as in effect before giving
effect to any extension requested in such Extension Option Request). </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>At
any time after the Extension Option Response Date, the Lessee shall be permitted to replace any Non-Consenting Participant with a replacement bank or other financial
institution (a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Replacement
Participant</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"); </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that, in addition to the requirements set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, (i)&nbsp;such Non-Consenting
Participant shall sell (without recourse, other than a representation to the effect that
such Non-Consenting Participant is the owner of its respective Loan, Note, Percentage Share, and Investor Certificate free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances and other interests
attributable to it) to the Replacement Participant all Loans, Notes, Percentage Shares and/or Investor Certificates of such Non-Consenting Participant for an amount equal to, as
applicable, (A)&nbsp;the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Loans or Percentage Interests plus accrued interest to (but not including) the date of sale, or (B)&nbsp;the aggregate
outstanding Investor Amount related to such Investor Certificates plus accrued Yield to (but not including) the date of sale, (ii)&nbsp;the Lessee shall pay to such Non-Consenting
Participant any amounts arising under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.9</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (including if any Loans owing to, and/or Percentage Shares or Investor Certificates held by,
such Non-Consenting Participant shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period or Interest </FONT></DD></DL>
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relating thereto), (iii)&nbsp;such replacement shall be made in accordance with the provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
(</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the relevant Replacement Participant or Lessee shall be obligated to pay the reasonable transaction costs arising in connection
therewith, (iv)&nbsp;the Replacement Participant shall have agreed to be subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Operative Documents (including the extension of the Maturity Dates) that
were applicable to its predecessor-in-interest and (v)&nbsp;such replacement must be consummated no later than the then applicable Maturity Date addressed by the then pending
Extension Option Request. A Non-Consenting Participant's rights under the indemnification provisions of the Operative Documents shall survive any sale of its Loans, Notes, Percentage
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE IX</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>  <BR>    INDEMNIFICATION    <BR></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 9.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>General Indemnification.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 9.1.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>General Indemnification.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Whether or not any of
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, each of the Construction Agent and the Lessee jointly and severally shall pay and assume liability for, and does hereby agree to indemnify,
protect, defend, save and keep harmless, on an After-Tax Basis, each Indemnitee from and against any and all Claims that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee
(whether because of action or omission by such Indemnitee), whether or not such Claim is covered by any other indemnification under this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IX</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or such Indemnitee shall also be indemnified as
to any such Claim by any other Person, whenever such Claim arises or accrues,
including whether or not such Claim arises or accrues at any time prior to or after the applicable Maturity Date, in any way arising out of or relating to: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
of the Operative Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, any investigation, litigation or proceeding in connection therewith, or any amendment, modification or
waiver in respect thereof;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Facility or Equipment or any part thereof or interest therein;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
purchase, mortgaging by the Lessee or its Affiliates, design, construction, preparation, installation, inspection, delivery, non-delivery, acceptance, rejection,
purchase, ownership, possession, rental, lease, sublease, repossession, maintenance, repair, alteration, modification, addition or substitution, storage, transfer of title, redelivery, use, financing,
refinancing, operation, condition, sale (including any sale or other transfer pursuant to the Lease), return or other disposition of all or any part of any interest in the Facility or Equipment or the
imposition of any Lien (or incurring of any liability to refund or pay over any amount as a result of any Lien) thereon, including, without limitation: (i)&nbsp;Claims or penalties arising from any
violation of law or in tort (strict liability or otherwise), (ii)&nbsp;any Claim resulting from or related to latent or other defects, whether or not discoverable, (iii)&nbsp;any Claim resulting
from or related to the leasing of the Site or Construction thereon, (iv)&nbsp;any Claim based upon a violation or alleged violation of the terms of any restriction, easement, condition or covenant
or other matter affecting title to the Facility or any part thereof, (v)&nbsp;the making of any Alterations in violation of any standards imposed by any insurance policies required to be maintained
by the Lessee or the Construction Agent pursuant to this Participation Agreement, the Lease or the Construction Agency Agreement which are in effect at any time with respect to the Facility or any
part thereof, (vi)&nbsp;any Claim for patent, trademark or copyright infringement, (vii)&nbsp;Claims arising from any public improvements with respect to the Site resulting in any change or
special assessments being levied against the Site or any plans to widen, modify or realign any street or highway adjacent to the Site, or any Claim for utility "tap-in" fees or
(viii)&nbsp;claims arising from any agreement, arrangement or instrument executed </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>to
fulfill, or enhance, develop or facilitate the construction, development or operation of the Facility; </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
offer, issuance, sale, transfer or delivery of the Investor Certificates by the Lessor or payment by any Indemnitee to the Lessor pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;7.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> of the Trust Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
breach by the Lessee or the Construction Agent of any covenant, representation or warranty made by it or deemed made by it in any Operative Document or any certificate delivered
by it in connection therewith;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
contract or agreement entered into by Construction Agent, any of its respective designees or Affiliates or, if so requested, the Lessor, pursuant to the terms of the Construction
Agency Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Operative Document, in respect of the application of Parts 4 and 5 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and any prohibited
transaction described in Section&nbsp;4975(c) of the Code with respect to a Plan;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
retaining or employment of any broker, finder or financial advisor by any Lessee Person to act on its behalf in connection with this Participation Agreement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
other agreement entered into or assumed by any Construction Agency Person in connection with the Facility, or (at the direction or with the consent of the Lessee or of the
Construction Agent) by the Lessor; or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
ownership of the Site, or the development, construction or the construction financing of the Facility; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>(including,
in connection with each of the matters described in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to which this indemnity shall apply, matters based on or arising
from the negligence of any Indemnitee). The Lessee agrees to pay indemnification amounts owing by it pursuant to this Section (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that during the
Construction Period and to the extent the Construction Agent is not permitted to pay such amounts under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Construction Agent
shall request (to the maximum amount then available) an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay the amounts owing). </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 9.1.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exceptions to Indemnifications.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding
the provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, neither the Lessee nor the Construction Agent shall be
obligated to indemnify any particular Indemnitee (nor any of its Affiliates) under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and the Lessor shall not be required to
indemnify a Construction Period Indemnitee under </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, for any Claim to the extent resulting from or arising out of: (i)&nbsp;such Indemnitee's fraud, gross negligence (it being
understood that the Lessee and the Construction Agent shall be required to indemnify such Indemnitee (subject to the other provisions of this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) even if the ordinary (but not gross) negligence of such
Indemnitee, or any Affiliate thereof, caused or contributed to such Claim) or willful misconduct (other than the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct imputed as a matter of law to such
Indemnitee solely by reason of entering into the Operative Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby); (ii)&nbsp;the breach by such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates
of its respective representations and warranties in this Participation Agreement or any other Operative Document, or the breach by such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates of its covenants as set
forth in this Participation Agreement or in any other Operative Document; (iii)&nbsp;any Claim resulting from the imposition of any Lessor Lien attributable to such Indemnitee or its Affiliates;
(iv)&nbsp;any Claim for environmental liability, which liability is addressed in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; (v)&nbsp;any Claim to the extent attributable
to acts or events which occur after the expiration of the Lease Term or earlier termination of the Lease and the return by the Lessee of the Facility in accordance with the terms thereof (except
(A)&nbsp;to the extent fairly attributable to acts, events, liabilities or damages occurring or accruing prior thereto; (B)&nbsp;Claims arising following the termination or expiration of the Lease
Term so long as the </FONT></P>

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Collateral Agent or any Participant continues to exercise remedies against the Lessee in respect of the Operative Documents and (C)&nbsp;Claims arising after the expiration of the Lease Term so
long as the Lessor is remarketing the Facility (or any interest therein) in accordance with Section&nbsp;7.1 of the Lease; (vi)&nbsp;any Claim for the recovery of Improvement Costs whether or not
such Claim arises solely as a result of a Construction Agency Event of Default (which for the avoidance of doubt shall include
Construction Breakage Costs and other amounts payable by the Construction Agent as Default Completion Costs) or costs incurred in remediating a Construction Agency Event of Default prior to the Lease
Commencement Date, other than if such Claim results from the gross negligence or willful or intentional act or omission of any Construction Agency Person as to which the Lessee shall fully indemnify
each Indemnitee under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (without the right to obtain an Advance therefor); (vii)&nbsp;any Claim in respect of Taxes (such claims to
be subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), other than a payment to make payments under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>9.1.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> on an
after-tax basis as provided in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; (viii)&nbsp;with respect to
any Indemnitee, any expense expressly provided under any of the Operative Documents to be paid or borne by such Indemnitee or its Affiliate; (ix)&nbsp;any Claim to the extent resulting from a
voluntary transfer by any Indemnitee or its Affiliate of all or part of its interest in the Lease, the other Operative Documents or the Facility, other than while a Lease Event of Default or a
Construction Agency Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or such transfer is required (pursuant to an act or omission of the Lessee or otherwise) under the Lease; or (x)&nbsp;any Claim to
the extent resulting from a violation of Applicable Law by such Indemnitee or its Affiliates (other than (A)&nbsp;a violation of Applicable Law imputed as a matter of law to such Indemnitee or such
Affiliate solely by reason of entering into the Operative Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and (B)&nbsp;a violation of Applicable Law resulting from the failure
of the Lessee or the Construction Agent to perform its obligations under the Operative Documents). It is expressly understood and agreed that the indemnity provided for in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall survive the resignation or removal of any Indemnitee, the expiration
or termination of, and shall be separate and independent from any remedy under, the Lease, the Construction Agency Agreement or any other Operative Document. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 9.1.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Period
Indemnification.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to the extent any Claim under </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> relates to any act or omission occurring or arising prior to the Lease Commencement Date (other than with respect to Claims
indemnifiable under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), (i)&nbsp;the Lessee and the Construction Agent shall be obligated to indemnify only the Lessor and no other
Person pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> for such Claim, including any Claim for which the Lessor has an obligation to indemnify any Person pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(iii)
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>below, (ii)&nbsp;the Lessee's and the Construction Agent's obligations under </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> during such period shall exclude Claims resulting solely from a Nonrelated
Construction Event, and (iii)&nbsp;the Lessor shall
indemnify and keep harmless each Construction Period Indemnitee for such Claims. The Lessor's obligation to indemnify and hold harmless any Construction Period Indemnitee under this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>is
not an individual or personal obligation of the Lessor, but solely its obligation in its capacity as the Lessor, and nothing herein shall be construed as creating any liability on
the Lessor, individually or personally, to pay, indemnify or hold harmless any Indemnitee under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IX</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>is
not an obligation binding on the Lessor except to the extent of any payment received by the Lessor pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>;
and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>shall
be paid and discharged solely and exclusively from amounts received by the Lessor pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and it is
expressly agreed by each Construction Period Indemnitee that the sole recourse of each such Person for payment or discharge of the indemnification obligations created under </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3(iii)</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>&nbsp;shall be to such amounts paid by the Lessor pursuant to this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that upon request by a Construction Period
Indemnitee, the Lessor shall
demand indemnification from the Lessee and the Construction Agent pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; and </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>is
the sole and exclusive right of each Construction Period Indemnitee against the Lessor, and any right to proceed against the Lessor individually or otherwise under common law,
federal or state securities laws or otherwise for indemnification or contribution in connection with the matters covered by this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> is
hereby expressly waived by each Indemnitee (other than claims that may be made against the Lessor, individually or personally, for fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
the extent that any payments made pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside or required to be repaid by the Lessor to a
trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or other Person under any bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then to such extent, the Indemnitee who received any such payments from the Lessor (or
any portion thereof) shall repay any such amounts to the Lessor, or as may otherwise be directed by a court of competent jurisdiction. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification obligations of Lessor under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall survive and be reinstated to the same extent, for the same
period and in the same manner as the indemnification obligations of the Lessee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
right of any Construction Period Indemnitee to seek indemnification from the Lessor under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> is subject to and
conditioned upon compliance by any such Construction Period Indemnitee with the notice, cooperation, appointment of counsel, contest rights and other provisions in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECTION 9.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>General Tax Indemnity.</I></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Tax Indemnity.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall pay (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction
Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay), defend and, on written demand, indemnify and hold harmless on an After-Tax Basis each
Tax Indemnitee from and against any and all Claims for Taxes which may be imposed, on or with respect to any Tax Indemnitee, the Facility or any portion thereof, any Operative Document or the Lessee
or any sublessee or user of the Facility in connection with (i)&nbsp;the acquisition, mortgaging, design, construction, preparation, installation, inspection, delivery, non-delivery,
acceptance, rejection, purchase, ownership, possession, rental, lease, sublease, repossession, maintenance, repair, alteration, modification, addition or substitution, storage, transfer of title,
redelivery, use, financing, refinancing, operation, condition, sale (including any sale pursuant to Article&nbsp;V, VII or XIV of the Lease), return or other disposition of all or any part of any
interest in the Facility or the imposition of any Lien (or incurrence of any liability to refund or pay over any amount as a result of any Lien) thereon, (ii)&nbsp;Base Rent or Supplemental Rent or
the receipts or earnings arising from or received with respect to the Facility or any part thereof, or any interest therein or any applications or dispositions thereof, (iii)&nbsp;any other amount
paid or payable pursuant to
any Operative Documents, (iv)&nbsp;the Facility or any part thereof or any interest therein, (v)&nbsp;all or any of the Operative Documents, any other documents contemplated thereby and any
amendments and supplements thereto (except to the extent not initiated or requested by or consented to by the Lessee in writing), (vi)&nbsp;the issuance of the Notes and Investor Certificates,
(vii)&nbsp;any contract relating to the construction, acquisition or delivery of the Facility or the Equipment or any interest therein and (viii)&nbsp;otherwise in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Operative Documents; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that the indemnification obligation of this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall not apply to
(A)&nbsp;Taxes (other than Taxes that are or are in the nature of, sales, use, rental, transfer, property,
stamp, value added or similar Taxes) which are based upon or measured by the Tax Indemnitee's net receipts or net income, or which are in substitution for, or relieve such Tax Indemnitee from, any
actual Tax based upon or measured by such Tax Indemnitee's net receipts or net income (including Taxes that are or are in the nature of minimum Taxes, </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>capital
gains, branch profit Taxes, Tax preference items or alternative minimum Taxes; and including Taxes based on gross income or gross receipts where such Taxes would, in such Taxable year, be
based on net income or net receipts based solely on the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents); provided, that such Taxes shall not be excluded under this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;A</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to the extent such
Taxes would have been imposed had the location, possession or use of the Facility or any part thereof or interest
therein, the location or the operation of the Lessee in, or the Lessee's making payments under the Operative Documents from the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes been the sole connection between such
Tax Indemnitee and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, further</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;A  </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>shall not be interpreted to prevent a payment being
made on an After-Tax basis if such payment is otherwise required to be so made; (B)&nbsp;Taxes characterized
under state or local law as franchise, net worth, or shareholder's capital (other than Taxes that are or are in the nature of, sales, use, rental, transfer, property, stamp, value added or similar
Taxes); (C)&nbsp;if no Construction Agency Event of Default or Lease Event of Default exists, Taxes based upon the voluntary transfer, assignment or disposition by a Tax Indemnitee or any Affiliate
thereof or any interest in such Tax Indemnitee, or any interest in any of the Facility, the Loans or the Investor Amount or any part thereof or any interest therein (other than transfers pursuant to
the Security Documents, transfers pursuant to the exercise of a Purchase Option, or the Remarketing Option or otherwise pursuant to the Lease or at the request of the Lessee or the Construction
Agent), but only as to amounts in excess of that which would have been payable by the Lessee or Construction Agent if no transfer, assignment or disposition had occurred; (D)&nbsp;Taxes imposed or
payable by a Tax Indemnitee to the extent imposed with respect to any period after the later of (x)&nbsp;the termination of the Lease and (y)&nbsp;the return of the Facility; (E)&nbsp;any Tax to
the extent that such Tax would have been imposed without regard to the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents; (F)&nbsp;Taxes or liability resulting from any prohibited transaction
described in Section&nbsp;406 or 407 of ERISA or Section&nbsp;4975(c) of the Code or any successor provisions thereto that may arise in connection with any transaction contemplated by the
Operative Documents; (G)&nbsp;Taxes imposed against or payable by a Tax Indemnitee pursuant to Section&nbsp;3406 of the Code; (H)&nbsp;any interest, penalties or additions to Tax imposed against
or payable by a Tax Indemnitee that are the result of the failure of such Tax Indemnitee to file any return properly and timely, unless such failure is caused by the failure of the Lessee or the
Construction Agent to forward to such Tax Indemnitee any information such Tax Indemnitee has reasonably requested from the Lessee or the Construction Agent (other than information reasonably
obtainable by, or in the possession of, such Tax Indemnitee) or to provide such Tax Indemnitee on a timely basis with any notifications or notices received by the Lessee or the Construction Agent with
respect to such return from any applicable Taxing authority; and (I)&nbsp;except as set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, withholding Taxes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x)&nbsp;the Lessee and the Construction Agent shall not be required to indemnify under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> for
(1)&nbsp;as to any particular Tax Indemnitee, any Claim to the extent resulting from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or criminal conduct of such Tax Indemnitee itself (as opposed to such
conduct being imputed to such Tax Indemnitee), any representation or warranty by such Tax Indemnitee in any of the Operative Documents being incorrect in any material respect, or the breach by such
Tax Indemnitee of any of the
provisions of the Operative Documents, except to the extent such breach is caused by a breach by the Lessee or the Construction Agent of any of its representations and warranties; and (2)&nbsp;any
Claim resulting from Lessor Liens and (y)&nbsp;the Lessee shall be required to indemnify for Taxes imposed by a jurisdiction outside of the United States as a result of (i)&nbsp;the payment by the
Lessee or the Construction Agent of any amount pursuant to this Participation Agreement or the other Operative Documents from, (ii)&nbsp;the booking by the Lessee of some or all of the transaction
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the exclusions from the Lessee's indemnification obligation of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>sub-clauses (A), (B)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;and
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(C)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;(to the extent that any such Tax is imposed by
its express terms in lieu of or in substitution for a Tax set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>subclauses (A), (B)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;and </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(C)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;above) shall not apply (but the other
exclusions shall apply) to any Taxes or any increase in Taxes imposed on a Tax Indemnitee net of any
decrease in Taxes realized by such Tax Indemnitee, to the extent that the imposition of such Taxes or such Tax increase (or, if applicable, such decrease in Taxes) would not have occurred if on each
Advance Date the Lessor had advanced funds to the Lessee in the form of a loan secured by the Facility in an amount equal to the Advance funded on such Advance Date, with debt service for such loans
equal to the Base Rent payable on each Scheduled Payment Date and a principal balance at the maturity of such loan in an amount equal to the Lease Balance at the end of the Lease Term. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Contests.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall pay (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>that during the Construction
Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay) on or before the time or times set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> all Taxes indemnifiable by the Lessee
under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that the Lessee shall be under no obligation to pay any such Tax so long as the payment of such Tax is not
delinquent or is being
contested by a Permitted Contest which is being conducted pursuant to the provisions of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. If any written Claim or Claims is or
are made against any Tax Indemnitee for any Tax which is subject to indemnification as provided in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or if any Tax Indemnitee shall
determine that any Taxes as to which the Lessee may have an indemnity obligation pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> may be payable, such Tax Indemnitee
shall, as soon as practicable, but in no event more than thirty (30)&nbsp;days after receipt of formal written notice of the Tax or proposed Tax, notify the Lessee; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided,
however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that the failure to give such notice shall not limit the Lessee's obligations under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> except to the
extent that such failure effectively precludes the ability to conduct a contest of any indemnifiable Taxes. The Tax Indemnitee shall not take any action with respect to such Claim, proceeding or Tax
without the written consent of the Lessee (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or unreasonably delayed) for 30&nbsp;days after the receipt of such notice by the Lessee; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that
in the case of any such Claim or proceeding, if such Tax Indemnitee shall be required by law or regulation to take action prior
to the end of such 30-day period, such Tax Indemnitee shall in such notice to the Lessee, so inform the Lessee, and such Tax Indemnitee shall not take any action with respect to such
Claim, proceeding or Tax without the consent of the Lessee (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or unreasonably delayed) for 10&nbsp;days after the receipt of such notice by the Lessee,
unless the Tax Indemnitee shall be required by law or regulation to take action prior to the end of such 10-day period. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Lessee shall be entitled for a period of 30&nbsp;days from receipt of such notice from the Tax Indemnitee (or such shorter period as the Tax Indemnitee has notified the Lessee is
required by law or regulation for the Tax Indemnitee to commence such contest), to request in writing that such Tax Indemnitee permit the Lessee to contest the imposition of such Tax, at the Lessee's
sole cost and expense. If (x)&nbsp;such contest can be pursued in the name of the Lessee and independently from any other proceeding involving a liability of such Tax Indemnitee for which the Lessee
has not agreed to indemnify such Tax Indemnitee, (y)&nbsp;such contest must be pursued in the name of the Tax Indemnitee, but can be pursued independently from any other proceeding involving a Tax
liability of such Tax Indemnitee for which the Lessee has not agreed to indemnify such Tax Indemnitee or (z)&nbsp;the Tax Indemnitee so requests, then the Lessee shall be permitted to control the
contest of such Claim, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that in the case of a contest described in any of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(x),
(y)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(z)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, if such Tax Indemnitee reasonably determines that such contest by the Lessee could have an adverse impact on
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operations of the Tax Indemnitee and Tax Indemnitee provides notice to the Lessee of such determination, the Tax Indemnitee may elect to control or reassert control of the contest. In all other
Claims requested to be contested by the Lessee, the Tax Indemnitee shall control the contest of such Claim, acting through counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lessee. In no event shall the Lessee be
permitted to contest (or the Tax Indemnitee required to contest) any Claim, (A)&nbsp;if such Tax Indemnitee provides the Lessee with a legal opinion of independent counsel that such action, suit or
proceeding involves a risk of imposition of criminal liability or will involve a meaningful risk of the sale, forfeiture or loss of, or the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on the
Facility or any part thereof, unless the Lessee shall have posted and maintained a bond or other security reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Tax Indemnitee in respect to such risk, (B)&nbsp;if
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, unless the Lessee shall have posted and maintained a bond or other security reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Tax Indemnitee in respect of the
Taxes subject to such Claim and any and all expenses for which the Lessee is responsible hereunder reasonably foreseeable in connection with the contest of such Claim, (C)&nbsp;unless the Lessee
shall have agreed to pay and shall pay (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of
which shall be used to pay) to such Tax Indemnitee on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, losses and expenses that such Tax Indemnitee may incur in connection with
contesting such imposition, including all reasonable legal, accounting and investigatory fees and disbursements as well as the impositions which are the subject of such Claim to the extent the contest
is unsuccessful, or (D)&nbsp;if such contest shall involve the payment of the Tax prior to the contest, unless the Lessee shall provide to the Tax Indemnitee an interest-free advance in
an amount equal to the Tax that the Tax Indemnitee is required to pay (with no additional net after-Tax costs (including Taxes) but taking into account any net Tax savings associated with
such advance to such Tax Indemnitee). In addition, for Tax Indemnitee controlled contests and Claims contested in the name of the Tax Indemnitee in a public forum, no contest shall be required:
(A)&nbsp;unless the amount of the potential indemnity (taking into account all similar or logically related Claims that have been or could be raised in any audit involving such Tax Indemnitee for
which the Lessee may be liable to pay an indemnity under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) exceeds $100,000 and (B)&nbsp;unless, if requested by the Tax
Indemnitee, the Lessee shall have provided to the Tax Indemnitee an opinion of independent Tax counsel selected by the Tax Indemnitee and reasonably acceptable to the Lessee) that there is a
"realistic possibility of success" for such contest under Applicable Laws and the standards of ABA Formal Opinion 85-352 or, in the case of an adverse judicial determination, that a
substantial likelihood exists for a reversal or substantial modification of such decision on appeal. In no event shall a Tax Indemnitee be required to appeal an adverse judicial determination to the
United States Supreme Court. </FONT></P>

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party conducting the contest shall consult in good faith with the other party and its counsel with respect to the contest of such Claim for Taxes (or Claim for refund) but the
decisions regarding what
actions to be taken shall be made by the controlling party in its sole judgment, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if the Tax Indemnitee is the controlling party
and the Lessee recommends the acceptance of a settlement offer made by the relevant Governmental Authority and such Tax Indemnitee rejects such settlement offer, then the amount for which the Lessee
will be required to indemnify such Tax Indemnitee with respect to the Taxes subject to such offer shall not exceed the amount which it would have owed if such settlement offer had been accepted. In
addition, the controlling party shall keep the non-controlling party reasonably informed as to the progress of the contest, and shall provide the non-controlling party with a
copy of (or appropriate excerpts from) any reports or Claims issued by the relevant auditing agents or Taxing authority to the controlling party thereof, in connection with such Claim or the contest
thereof. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Tax Indemnitee shall supply the Lessee with such information and documents within such Tax Indemnitee's possession reasonably requested by the Lessee as are necessary or advisable
for the Lessee to participate in any action, suit or proceeding to the extent permitted by this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and the Lessee shall promptly
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, a Tax Indemnitee will not be required to contest (and the Lessee shall not be permitted to contest) a Claim with respect to the
imposition of any Tax if (i)&nbsp;such Tax Indemnitee shall waive its right to indemnification under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> with respect to such
Claim and shall pay to the Lessee any amount previously paid or advanced by the Lessee pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or (ii)&nbsp;such Tax is
the sole result of a Claim of a continuing and consistent nature, which Claim has previously been resolved against the relevant Tax Indemnitee (unless a change in law or facts has occurred since such
prior adverse resolution and the Lessee provides, at the Lessee's expense, an opinion of independent Tax counsel reasonably acceptable to such Tax Indemnitee to the effect that it is more likely than
not that such change in law or facts will result in a favorable resolution of the Claim at issue). </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Payments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, any Tax indemnifiable under </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be paid directly when due to the applicable Taxing authority if direct payment is practicable and permitted. If direct
payment to the applicable Taxing authority is not permitted or is otherwise not made, any amount payable to a Tax Indemnitee pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be paid within thirty (30)&nbsp;days
after receipt of a written demand therefor from such Tax Indemnitee accompanied by a
written statement describing in reasonable detail the amount so payable or, in the case of Taxes which are being contested in accordance with the provisions of </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the time such contest
is finally resolved. Any payments made pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> directly to the Tax Indemnitee entitled thereto or the Lessee, as the case may be, shall be made in immediately available funds at
such bank or to such account as specified by the payee in written directions to the payor, or, if no such direction shall have been given, by check of the payor payable to the order of the payee by
certified mail, postage prepaid at its address as set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;II</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. Subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, upon the request of any Tax Indemnitee
with respect to a Tax that the Lessee is required to pay, the Lessee shall furnish to such
Tax Indemnitee the original or a certified copy of a receipt (if available) for its payment of such Tax or such other evidence of payment as is reasonably acceptable to such Tax Indemnitee. If the Tax
Indemnitee has actual knowledge of the Lessee's failure to pay any Tax required to be paid by the Lessee hereunder, such Tax Indemnitee shall notify the Lessee of such failure within 30&nbsp;days of
such Tax Indemnitee's obtaining such actual knowledge. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon
receipt by a Tax Indemnitee of a refund or credit of all or part of any Taxes paid or indemnified against by the Lessee, which refund or credit was not previously taken into account
in determining the
amount of the Lessee's payment to such Tax Indemnitee, such Tax Indemnitee shall pay to the Lessee, on a grossed-up basis as set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.4(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, an amount equal to the amount of such
refund, plus any interest received by or credited to such Tax Indemnitee with respect to
such refund; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that as long as an Event of Default is continuing any such amounts may be applied against any amounts due and owing by
the Lessee under the Lease or the other Operative Documents; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, further, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that no Tax Indemnitee shall be required to pay to the Lessee
any refund or credit to the extent such refund or credit is greater than the amount of Taxes in respect of which payment or indemnification was made by the Lessee or is then due from the Lessee,
reduced by all prior payments by such Tax Indemnitee under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> in respect of such amount. If such repaid refund or credit is
thereafter lost, the additional Tax payable shall be treated as a Tax indemnifiable hereunder without regard to the exclusions from indemnified Taxes set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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indemnification under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; the Lessee shall, if the Lessee is permitted by Applicable Laws, timely prepare and file such report,
return or statement; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if the Lessee is not permitted by Applicable Laws to file any such report the Lessee will promptly so
notify the appropriate Tax Indemnitee, in which case the Tax Indemnitee will file any such report after preparation thereof by the Lessee, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
that in each case such Tax Indemnitee shall have furnished the Lessee with such information not within the control of (or otherwise reasonably available to) the Lessee, as is in such Tax Indemnitee's
control or is reasonably available to such Tax Indemnitee and necessary to file such filing. The Lessee will deliver any such return, together with immediately available funds for payment of any Tax
due, to such Tax Indemnitee at least twenty (20)&nbsp;days in advance of the date such return or payment is due. The Lessee agrees that, with respect to Taxes pertaining to the Facility, the Lessee
shall be solely responsible for the accuracy, except to the extent of any information provided by the Tax Indemnitee, and completeness of all required forms for execution by the appropriate Person,
and Tax Indemnitee's sole responsibility shall be to execute all such forms, to the extent required by Applicable Laws, at the reasonable direction of the Lessee. If the Tax Indemnitee has actual
knowledge of the Lessee's failure to file any report required to be filed by the Lessee hereunder, such Tax Indemnitee shall notify the Lessee of such failure within 30&nbsp;days of obtaining such
actual knowledge. All of the Lessee's preparation and filing obligations pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be at Lessee's sole cost and
expense.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Tax Ownership.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Unless judicially determined to the contrary, each of the Lessor, the Lenders and the Investors (and the
respective successors, assigns and transferees of each of the foregoing) covenants, represents and warrants that it will not claim ownership for United States Tax purposes of (or any Tax benefits,
including depreciation, with respect to ownership of) the Facility prior to the termination of the Lease, it being understood that the Lessee is and will remain the owner of the Facility for such
income Tax or other Tax purposes during the term of the Lease. Nothing in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall require any Participant to disclose any Tax
returns to the Lessee. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>On
the Initial Advance Date, or in the case of a Person that actually becomes a Participant after the Initial Advance Date at least ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the first
date on which any payment is due hereunder to such Participant, each Participant that is a Non-U.S. Person shall deliver to each of the Lessee, the Lessor, the Conduit Loan Lender (if such
Participant is a Liquidity Provider) and the Administrative Agent, the Prescribed Forms. If any Participant that is a Non-U.S. Person is unable to so deliver the Prescribed Forms, the
Lessee, the Lessor and the Administrative Agent, or any other appropriate party, shall be entitled to withhold from any payments to such Participant under this Participation Agreement, the Conduit
Loan Lender shall be entitled to withhold from any payments to such Participant under the Liquidity Agreement and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to withhold from any payments to such
Participant under the Loan Agreements, such amounts of Tax as may be required by law to be so withheld, after taking into account any reduction in the rate of applicable withholding Tax to which such
Participant may establish its eligibility by duly filing an IRS Form&nbsp;W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or successor form) with the Lessee, the Lessor and the Administrative Agent, and
none of the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor or the Administrative Agent shall have any obligation to pay such Participant for any Taxes so withheld, except as provided in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.3(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
any change occurs after a Non-U.S. Person becomes a Participant which renders the Prescribed Forms previously delivered by such Participant inapplicable or, in the case
of any </FONT></DD></DL>
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Form that is not, by its terms, effective for the Lease Term, which would prevent such Person from duly completing and delivering any renewal, extension or continuation of a Prescribed
Form previously filed by such Person, such Participant shall promptly (after obtaining actual knowledge of such change) advise the Administrative Agent, the Lessee, the Lessor and the Conduit Loan
Lender (if such Participant is a Liquidity Provider) that it is no longer capable of receiving payments without the withholding of United States Tax and that the Administrative Agent, the Lessee, the
Lessor and the Conduit Loan Lender (if such Participant is a Liquidity Provider) are obligated to withhold United States Tax from payments by them to such Participant. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Participation Agreement to the contrary, if any such change involves a change in a treaty, law or regulation (or a published change in the interpretation or application thereof), the
Lessee shall be obligated to pay (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which
shall be used to pay) such Participant, on an After-Tax Basis, for any United States Tax (other than Excluded Taxes) which must be withheld from payments made to such Participant under
this Participation Agreement after such Participant notifies the Lessee and the Lessor of such change, but only if and to the extent that the obligation to withhold such United States Tax arises
solely by reason of a change in treaty, law, or regulation which takes effect after the date on which such Participant became a Participant. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
and to the extent the Lessor (or its agent) has in good faith attempted to comply with its obligation to withhold Taxes and a claim is made against it or another Tax Indemnitee, as
between the Lessee and the Lessor (or its agent), the Lessee shall be responsible for, and the Lessee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Lessor (or its agent) (without any duplication of
indemnification otherwise required under this Participation Agreement) on an After-Tax Basis against, such claim to the extent the Lessor (or its agent) has paid funds to any Governmental
Authority with respect to such withholding Taxes or has received a demand therefor (provided that during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which
shall be used to pay such funds).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Should
a Participant ever receive any refund, credit or deduction from any Taxing authority to which such Participant would not be entitled but for the payment by the Lessee of any
United States Tax, pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.3(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, such Participant thereupon shall repay to the Lessee an amount with respect to such refund, credit
or deduction equal to any net reduction in Taxes actually obtained by such Participant which is attributable to such refund, credit or deduction (but not in excess of the amount of the related payment
paid by the Lessee to, or for, the Participant pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.3(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>); </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, however,
that as long as an Event of Default is continuing any such repayment may be applied against any amounts due and owing by the Lessee under the Lease or other Operative Documents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Lessee shall indemnify any Tax Indemnitee against any Taxes imposed by way of withholding by a jurisdiction outside of the United
States solely as a result of (i)&nbsp;the payment by the Lessee of any amount pursuant to this Participation Agreement or the other Operative Documents from, (ii)&nbsp;the booking by the Lessee of
some or all of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents in, (iii)&nbsp;the location, possession or use of the Facility or any part thereof or interest therein in, or (iv)&nbsp;the
location or the operation of the Lessee such jurisdiction. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Calculation of General Tax Indemnity Payments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Any payment or
indemnity to or for the benefit of any Tax Indemnitee with respect to a Tax which is subject to indemnification under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall
(A)&nbsp;(other than payment of Taxes to applicable Governmental Authorities) reflect the actual current net savings available to such Tax Indemnitee or any Affiliate thereof resulting from the
current deduction of such indemnified Tax or the event or circumstance giving rise thereto (such </FONT></P>

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current net savings to be determined on an incremental basis after taking into account all other available deductions of the Tax Indemnitee) and (B)&nbsp;include, after taking into account the
savings described in clause&nbsp;(A), the amount necessary to hold such Tax Indemnitee harmless on an After-Tax Basis; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that, at
the request of the Lessee, a Tax Indemnitee will certify to the Lessee the extent, if any, to which such Tax Indemnitee was able to use currently such deduction on its Tax return. If, by reason of any
payment made to or for the account of a Tax Indemnitee by Lessee pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, or the event or circumstance giving rise to such
payment, such Tax Indemnitee or an Affiliate actually realizes a net Tax benefit, savings, deduction or credit not taken into account in computing such payment, such Tax Indemnitee shall promptly pay
to the Lessee an amount equal to the sum of (x)&nbsp;the actual net reduction in Taxes, if any, realized by such Tax Indemnitee or any Affiliate thereof attributable to such net Tax benefits,
savings, deduction or credits and (y)&nbsp;the actual net reduction in any Taxes realized by such Tax Indemnitee or an Affiliate as the result of any payment made by such Tax Indemnitee pursuant to
this sentence; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that, no Tax Indemnitee shall be obligated to make any payment pursuant to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(x)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> of this </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.4(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to the extent that the amount of such payment would
exceed (1)&nbsp;the amount of all prior payments of Tax or payments under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> paid by the Lessee to or on behalf of such Tax
Indemnitee pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> less (2)&nbsp;the amount of all prior payments pursuant to this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.4(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and described in
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(x)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> by such Tax Indemnitee to the Lessee; but any
such excess shall reduce pro tanto any amount of Taxes under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Lessee is subsequently obligated to pay directly to such Tax
Indemnitee (as opposed to directly to any Taxing authority pursuant to the first sentence of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.2(c))</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> pursuant to this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>;
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, further, that as long as an Event of Default is continuing any such
repayment may be applied against any amounts due and owing by the Lessee under the Lease or other Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>After-Tax Basis.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>If a Tax Indemnitee shall not be entitled to a corresponding and equal deduction or
deductions for United States Tax purposes with respect to any payment or Tax which the Lessee is required to pay or reimburse under any other provision of this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IX</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (each such payment or
reimbursement an "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Original Payment</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), in the same Taxable year
of such Tax Indemnitee as the year of inclusion in its Taxable income of such Original Payment, then the Lessee shall pay (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the
Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay) to such Tax Indemnitee on demand the amount of such Original Payment on a
grossed-up basis (referred to as the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>After-Tax Basis</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") such that after subtracting all United States Taxes imposed on such Tax
Indemnitee with respect to such Original Payment (including any required gross-up), (determined for this purpose based on the highest marginal federal income tax rate applicable to
corporations for the relevant period or periods and the highest applicable state or local marginal rates of such taxing authority applicable to corporations for the relevant period or periods), such
payments shall be equal to the Original Payment (net of any credits, deductions or other Tax benefits then actually recognized that arise from the payment or deemed payment by such Tax Indemnitee of
any amount, including Taxes, for which the payment received or deemed received is made). If a Tax Indemnitee is subsequently entitled to a corresponding and equal deduction in the same Taxable year as
the year of inclusion in its Taxable income, such Tax Indemnitee shall pay to the Lessee an amount equal to the amount paid as a gross-up with respect to such Original Payment; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, however, that
as long as an Event of Default is continuing any such repayment may be applied against any amounts due and owing by the Lessee
under the Lease or other Operative Documents. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Environmental Indemnity.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limitation of the other provisions of this </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IX</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee hereby agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Indemnitee from and against any and all Claims (including claims
for natural resources damages and third party claims for personal injury or real or personal property damage), losses, damages, liabilities, fines, penalties, charges, administrative and judicial
proceedings (including informal proceedings) and orders, </FONT></P>

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judgments, remedial action, requirements, enforcement actions of any kind, and all reasonable and documented third party costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (including, but not
limited to, reasonable and documented attorneys', paralegals', experts' and/or consultant's fees and expenses), including, but not limited to, all costs incurred in connection with any investigation
or monitoring of site conditions or any clean-up, remedial, removal or restoration work by any federal, state or local government agency, or judicial proceeding, arising in whole or in
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
presence on or under the Facility of any Hazardous Materials, or any releases or discharges, or threatened releases or discharges of any Hazardous Materials on, under, from or
onto the Facility, whether from historic or future threatened releases of Hazardous Materials,
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
activity, including construction, carried on or undertaken on or off the Facility, and whether by the Lessee, the Construction Agent or any predecessor in title or any employees,
agents, contractors or subcontractors of the Lessee, the Construction Agent or any predecessor in title, or any other Person (including such Indemnitee), in connection with the handling, treatment,
removal, storage, decontamination, clean-up, transport or disposal of any Hazardous Materials that at any time are located or present on or under or that at any time migrate, flow,
percolate, diffuse or in any way move onto or under the Facility,
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>loss
of or damage to any property or the environment (including clean-up costs, response costs, remediation and removal costs, cost of corrective action, costs of
financial assurance, fines and penalties and natural resource damages), or death or injury to any Person, and all expenses associated with the protection of wildlife, aquatic species, vegetation,
flora and fauna, and any mitigative action required by or under Environmental Laws, in each case arising from or in any way related to the Facility, the Equipment, the Lessee or the Overall
Transaction,
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
claim concerning lack of compliance of the Facility with Environmental Laws, or any act or omission causing an environmental condition that requires remediation or would allow any
Governmental Authority to record a Lien on the land records, or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
residual contamination on or under the Facility, or affecting any natural resources, and to any contamination of any property or natural resources arising in connection with the
generation, use, handling, storage, transport or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, and irrespective of whether any of such activities were or will be undertaken in accordance with Applicable Laws; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee and Construction Agent shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnitee under this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> for (1)&nbsp;any Claim to
the extent resulting from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of an Indemnitee, or any Affiliate
of such Indemnitee (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>it being understood</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Lessee shall be required to indemnify an Indemnitee even if the ordinary (but not gross) negligence of
such Indemnitee, or any Affiliate of such Indemnitee, caused or contributed to such Claim) or (2)&nbsp;any Claim to the extent attributable to acts or events which occur after the expiration of the
Lease Term or earlier termination of the Lease and the return of the Facility by the Lessee in accordance with the terms thereof (except (A)&nbsp;to the extent fairly attributable to acts, events,
liabilities or damages occurring or accruing prior thereto; (B)&nbsp;Claims arising following the termination or expiration of the Lease Term so long as any Agent or any Participant continues to
exercise remedies against the Lessee in respect of the Operative Documents and (C)&nbsp;Claims arising after the expiration of the Lease Term so long as the Lessor is remarketing the Facility (or
any interest therein) in accordance with Section&nbsp;7.1 of the Lease). It is expressly understood and agreed that the indemnity provided for herein shall survive the expiration or termination of,
and shall be separate and independent from any remedy under, the Lease or any other Operative Document. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.6.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceedings in Respect of Claims.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to any amount that the
Lessee is requested by an Indemnitee to pay by reason of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, such Indemnitee
shall, if so requested by the Lessee and prior to any payment, submit such additional information to the Lessee as the Lessee may reasonably request and which is in the possession of such Indemnitee
to substantiate properly the requested payment. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
case any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against any Indemnitee in respect of a Claim covered by the Lessee's indemnification obligations, such Indemnitee shall promptly
notify the Lessee of the commencement thereof, and the Lessee shall be entitled, at its expense, to participate in, and, to the extent that the Lessee desires to, assume and control the defense
thereof; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Lessee shall keep such Indemnitee fully apprised of the status of such action, suit or proceeding and shall provide
such Indemnitee with all information with respect to such action, suit or proceeding as such Indemnitee shall reasonably request, and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, further</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
that the Lessee shall not be entitled to assume and control the defense of any such action, suit or proceeding if and to the extent that, (A)&nbsp;in the reasonable opinion of such Indemnitee,
(x)&nbsp;such action, suit or proceeding involves any risk of imposition of criminal liability or creates a material risk of the sale, loss or forfeiture of the Facility or impairs in any way the
payment of Base Rent or Supplemental Rent or the Lien of the Mortgage or gives rise to the creation of any Lien other than a Permitted Lien with respect to the Facility or any portion thereof or
(y)&nbsp;the control of such action, suit or proceeding would involve an actual or potential conflict of interest (as set forth in a written legal opinion of independent counsel to such Indemnitee
(based on factual determinations set forth in a certificate furnished by such Indemnitee to its counsel, upon which certificate counsel to such Indemnitee may rely), which opinion shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Lessee), (B)&nbsp;such proceeding involves material Claims not fully indemnified by the Lessee which the Lessee and the Indemnitee have been unable to sever from the indemnified
Claim(s), (C)&nbsp;an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (D)&nbsp;the Lessee has not acknowledged in writing that such Claim is fully indemnified by the Lessee hereunder. The
Indemnitee may participate in a reasonable manner at its own expense with its own counsel in any proceeding conducted by the Lessee in accordance with the foregoing. The Lessee may enter into any
settlement or other compromise on behalf of the Indemnitee with respect to any Claim which is entitled to be indemnified under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and
which the Lessee has acknowledged its obligation to indemnify, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, except as to any settlement
or compromise requiring the performance of any obligation by the Indemnitee (unless such obligation can be performed by the Lessor) or an admission of wrongdoing or liability of such Indemnitee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
Indemnitee shall, at the sole expense of the Lessee (provided that during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be
used to pay such expenses), supply to the Lessee such information, documents and the identity of witnesses reasonably requested by the Lessee as are necessary or advisable for the Lessee to
participate in any action, suit or proceeding to the extent permitted by this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and which are reasonably available to such Indemnitee.
Unless a Lease Event of Default or Construction Agency Event of Default or any other Event of Default caused by a Lease Default or Construction Agency Default has occurred and is continuing, no
Indemnitee shall enter into any settlement or other compromise with respect to any Claim which is entitled to be indemnified under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
without the prior written consent of the Lessee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, unless such Indemnitee waives its right to be
indemnified under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> with respect to such Claim. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon
payment in full of any Claim by the Lessee pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to
or on behalf of an Indemnitee, the Lessee, without any further action, shall be subrogated to any and all claims that such Indemnitee may have relating thereto (other than claims in respect of
insurance policies maintained by such Indemnitee at its own expense), and such Indemnitee shall execute such instruments of assignment and conveyance, evidence of claims and payment and such other
documents, </FONT></P>

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instruments and agreements as may be necessary to preserve any such claims and otherwise cooperate with Lessee and give such further assurances as are necessary or advisable to enable Lessee
vigorously to pursue such claims, all at the Lessee's expense. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
amount payable to an Indemnitee pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be paid to
such Indemnitee promptly upon receipt of a written demand therefor from such Indemnitee, accompanied by a written statement describing in reasonable detail the basis for such indemnity and the
computation of the amount so payable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
Construction Agency Indemnitee shall be deemed an "Indemnitee" for purposes of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.6</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.7.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee shall pay
(</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay) the following
amounts ("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Increased Costs</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"): </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Additional Costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>If any change after the date of this Participation Agreement in Applicable Laws or in the interpretation
thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof imposes any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or
credit extended by, any Participant (other than in respect of ABR Loans), and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Participant of making or maintaining such Participant's
Loans or Investor Amounts or committing to make such Loans or Investor Amounts, or providing a commitment under the applicable Loan Agreement, by an amount which such Participant deems to be material,
then such Participant may, promptly upon becoming aware of such additional cost, notify the Lessee and thereafter the Lessee shall pay to such Participant upon its demand the additional amount or
amounts necessary to compensate such Participant for such additional cost accruing from and after the date of notice.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Capital Adequacy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>If any change after the date of this Agreement in Applicable Laws regarding capital adequacy or in the
interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on a Participant's capital as a consequence of
its obligations hereunder or under the applicable Loan Agreement to a level below that which such Participant could have achieved but for such change or interpretation (to the extent such change or
interpretation has not been reflected in the pricing of such Participant's Loans or Investor Amounts and taking into consideration such Participant's policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an
amount deemed by such Participant to be material, then such Participant may, promptly upon becoming aware of such reduced return, notify the Lessee thereof and thereafter the Lessee shall pay to such
Participant upon its demand the additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Participant for such reduced return accruing from and after the date of notice. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.8.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Illegality.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If at any time any Participant or its applicable lending office
shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive) that the making or maintenance of Eurodollar Loans has been made impracticable or unlawful because of compliance by such
Participant
in good faith with any law or the administration thereof by any official body charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or because U.S. dollar deposits in the amount and maturity of
the Eurodollar Loans are not generally available in the London Eurodollar interbank market, then such Participant shall forthwith give the Lessee and Administrative Agent notice thereof and the
obligation to continue the Eurodollar Loans shall terminate and the Lessee shall, at its option, convert the outstanding Eurodollar Loans into ABR Loans or prepay the Eurodollar Loans, such conversion
or prepayment to become due, in the case of impracticability, on the last day of the Interest Period in effect at the time notice of impracticability is given and, in the case of illegality, on the
last day of the </FONT></P>

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last Interest Period to end prior to the effectiveness of the applicable change in law or such earlier date as may be required by the relevant law or regulation. </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.9.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compensation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;If the Lessee funds directly or indirectly a
prepayment of any Loan or Investor Amount on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period, or if a Loan or Investor Amount is not made on the Advance Date specified therefor (other than as a
result of a default by such Participant), the Lessee shall pay (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an
Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay) to a Participant upon its demand an amount which will compensate such Participant for any loss or expense incurred as a result of any such event in
respect of funds obtained for the purpose of making or maintaining such Loan or Investor Amount (but not for any loss of profit in respect of any such event), </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that payments under this
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.9</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall not be due to any Person entitled to payment
by reason of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.7</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or otherwise, if on any day (including a day that principal is due) all or any portion of any Conduit Loan held by the
Conduit Loan Lender is repaid or prepaid on a date prior to the Conduit Loan Maturity Date (a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>CP Loan Payment Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), and the principal amount of such
repayment or prepayment is in excess of the principal component of Allocated Commercial Paper of the Conduit Loan Lender which matures on such CP Loan Payment Date (such excess, the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>CP Excess Amount</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), the Lessee shall, on such CP Loan Payment Date, pay to the Conduit Loan Lender an amount equal to the sum of (a)&nbsp;all
interest (at the applicable CP Rate plus the Applicable Margin plus the Program Fee) that would have accrued (had such CP Loan Payment Date not occurred) hereunder on such CP Excess Amount through and
including the later to occur of (i)&nbsp;the day on which the aggregate principal component of Allocated Commercial Paper of the Conduit Loan Lender which will mature on or after the relevant CP
Loan Payment Date equals or exceeds such CP Excess Amount or (ii)&nbsp;the day on which the latest maturing rate Hedge Agreement entered into by the Conduit Loan Lender and relating to the Allocated
Commercial Paper described in clause&nbsp;(i) of this paragraph matures (such later date, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Funding Maturity Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), plus (b)&nbsp;any amounts
required to be paid to unwind any relevant rate Hedge Agreements; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that the Conduit Loan Lender shall, on the applicable Funding Maturity Date,
make a payment to the Lessee in an amount equal to the income (less the reasonable costs and expenses of obtaining such income), if any, actually received by such Conduit from investing the CP Excess
Amount for the period from the CP Loan Payment Date until such Funding Maturity Date. The Conduit Loan Lender agrees that if the Lessee gives it reasonable advance notice of repayment or prepayment of
a Conduit Loan prior to the Conduit Loan Maturity Date, then it will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the amounts payable by the Lessee under this clause. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.10.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Obligations of the Lessee to Pay Certain Amounts.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Construction
Period, the Construction Agent shall request Advances to pay (and Administrative Agent shall pay out of such Advances, as directed below), and during the Lease Term, the Lessee shall pay as
Supplemental Rent under the Lease, all amounts described in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.10</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Administrative Agent Fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>To Fleet National Bank and to Fleet Capital Corporation for their own accounts, the fees
payable at the times and in the amounts provided for in the Administrative Agent's Fee Letter.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>First Union Fee.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>To First Union for its own account the fees payable at the times and in the amounts provided for in the
First Union Fee Letter. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Period Unused Fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>To each Investor and each Lender (other than the Conduit Loan Lender) the Construction
Period Unused Fee payable to each such Investor and Lender (other than the Conduit Loan Lender), due and payable in arrears on each Scheduled Payment Date.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Upfront Fee.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>To each A1 Lender, Facility Lender and B Lender, an upfront fee in an amount equal to 25 basis points on such
Lender's Commitment Amount as of the date hereof, payable in full on the Documentation Date. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.11.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnity Payments in Addition to Lease Obligations.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee
acknowledges and agrees that its obligations to make indemnity payments under this Article&nbsp;IX are separate from, in addition to, and do not reduce, its obligation to pay Base Rent or any other
payment required hereunder or under any other Operative Document in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.12.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right to Convert.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Lessee shall be required to make any payment to
any Participant pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Lessee shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days' prior notice to such
Participant, to cause the Lessor to convert the Loans or Investor Amount so affected to Loans or Investor Amounts bearing interest by reference to ABR. </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 9.13.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mitigation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Participant will use reasonable efforts to avoid or
mitigate any increased cost, reduced receivable or obligation to prepay under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;9.7</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>9.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
(including transferring the Loans or Investor Amounts, as applicable, to another applicable lending office or Affiliate of such Participant) unless, in the sole opinion of such Participant, such
efforts could have an adverse effect upon it. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE X<BR>  <BR>    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DISTRIBUTIONS OF PAYMENTS AND GROSS PROCEEDS    <BR></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
order to provide for the priority and allocation of payments received from the Lessee, Gross Sales Proceeds and the proceeds of the exercise of remedies by the Lessor, any Agent or
any of the
Participants pursuant to the Lease and the other Operative Documents, the parties hereto agree as follows: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Agreement of Agents and Participants.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the Security Agreement,
the Lessor Assignment of Lease and the other Security Documents, all of the payments (other than the Excluded Amounts) payable by the Lessee or the Construction Agent to the Lessor under the Lease or
the Construction Agency Agreement or payable by the Lessor to the Lenders under the Notes, the Loan Agreements or any payments under this Participation Agreement or any other Operative Documents have
been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, the Lessor and/or Investors, as applicable. Except as otherwise provided in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent hereby
agree to distribute as set forth herein all payments, receipts and other consideration of any kind whatsoever (other than Excluded Amounts) received by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Lessor Assignment of Lease and any other Security Document, other than any such payments received after the Lease Term Expiration Date which shall be
distributed by the Administrative Agent, upon receipt, in accordance with this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (it being understood that any such payment received on
or before 1:00&nbsp;p.m. (New York City time) in accordance with the provisions of the Lease, this Participation Agreement and the other Operative Documents shall be distributed by the
Administrative Agent on the same Business Day as received to the extent practicable). </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Base Rent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, each payment of Base Rent (and any
payment of interest on overdue installments of Base Rent) shall be distributed by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with Section&nbsp;3.3 of the Lease as follows: </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, an amount equal to Loan Base Rent shall be distributed to the Breeds Account of the Conduit Loan Lender and to the Lenders to pay
in full interest then due and owing on the Loans in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreements, and </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, an amount equal to the Investor Base Rent shall be distributed to each Investor to pay in full all accrued but unpaid Yield on the
Investor Amounts then due and owing on such day (together with any overdue interest thereon). </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase Payments by the Lessee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, any payment on any
day (other than payments with respect to Excluded Amounts and Base Rent) made by the Lessee pursuant to the
Lease in connection with the purchase of the Facility or the Site in connection with the Lessee's exercise of its Purchase Option or Site Purchase Option under Section&nbsp;5.1 of the Lease or an
Event of Loss with respect to the Facility under Section&nbsp;14.1(a)(i)&nbsp;of the Lease shall be distributed by Administrative Agent as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>first,
to the Lenders and the Investors to repay in full the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Investor Amounts, in each case together without duplication for
payments made under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and Yield and all other amounts due to the Participants under the
Operative Documents; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>second,
the balance, if any, to the Lessee. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Recourse Amounts: Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount and Residual Value Guaranty
Amount.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Subject to Section&nbsp;10.8, (a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;any payment on any day of the Construction Period Maximum
Guaranty Amount pursuant to the Construction Agency Agreement, shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to the Lenders, to repay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pro
rata</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> on the basis of the relative original Commitment (as amended from time to time) of such Lenders; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, however, the
amount allocated to the Lenders other than the A1 Lender and the B Lenders shall be applied first to repay the Conduit Loan Lender and second to each other Lender (other than the A1 Lender and the B
Lenders) pro rata based on the relative original Commitment (as amended from time to time) of each such Lender;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(v)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be applied to the remaining Investor Amounts and accrued Yield; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(vi)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>third</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, to the Lessee; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
payment on any day of the Residual Value Guaranty Amount pursuant to the Lease, shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent as follows:
<BR><BR></FONT>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to the A1 Lender, if a party hereto, on the one hand, and the remaining Lenders (other than the B Lenders), on the other hand,
to repay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans (other than the B Loans) </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pro rata</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> on the basis of the relative original Commitment
(as amended from time to time) of the A1 Lender and the aggregate original Commitments (as amended from time to time) of the other Lenders (other than the B Lenders); </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, however, the amount
allocated to the Facility Lenders and the Conduit Loan Lender shall be applied first to repay the Conduit Loan Lender and
second to the Facility Lender s pro rata based on the relative original Commitment (as amended from time to time) of each such Lender;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, any excess amount remaining after the A1 Lender has been paid in full, shall be distributed to the other Lenders (other than
the B Lenders) in accordance with the proviso at the end of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.4(a)(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>third</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, any excess amount remaining after the Lenders (other than the A1 Lender and the B Lenders) have been paid in full, shall be
distributed to the A1 Lender;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iv)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>fourth</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, any excess amount remaining after the amounts set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clauses&nbsp;(a)(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>(iii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;have been paid in full, shall be paid to the B Lender,
until all amounts owing to the B Lender have been paid in full;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(v)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>fifth</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be applied to the remaining Investor Amounts and accrued Yield; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(vi)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>sixth</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, to the Lessee. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
payment on any day of the Lease Balance pursuant to either the Construction Agency Agreement or the Lease shall be distributed in the following order of priority: </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to the Lenders to repay in full the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans, </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance to be distributed to each Investor to repay in full the Investor Amounts, and </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>third</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, to be distributed to the Lessee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gross Sale Proceeds.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, any payments received by the
Administrative Agent as Gross Sale Proceeds from the sale of the Facility and Equipment pursuant to
the Remarketing Option shall be distributed by Administrative Agent in the following order of priority: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, so much of such payment or amount as shall be required to reimburse the Lessee, the Lessor, the Agents and any other Participant
for any Remarketing Sale Expenses incurred by such Person in connection with such disposition and approved in advance by the Investors, </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be distributed on a </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pari passu</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> basis to the repayment
in full of the remaining amounts due under the A1 Notes, Facility Notes, the Conduit Note and the B Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other amounts due to the
Lenders under the Operative Documents; provided, that if amounts available for distribution under this clause are not sufficient to repay in full all amounts payable under this clause, then the
balance, if any, shall be allocated and distributed to the A1 Lender, on the one hand, and the Liquidity Providers and the Conduit Loan Lender until amounts owing to the A1 Lender, Liquidity Providers
and the Conduit Loan Lender (it being understood that the Lenders other than the B Lenders first shall be paid in full and until they are all paid in full, no payments on Investor Amounts or B Loans
shall be made under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), on the other hand, on the basis of the relative Fair Market Value of the Equipment and the Facility, such
values to be agreed upon by the A1 Lender and the other Participants, and if such Persons fail to reach agreement thereon within 10 Business Days, such relative values shall be determined by the
Appraisal Procedure; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, further that the amounts otherwise payable to the Liquidity Providers under this clause shall be applied first to pay
amounts owing to the Conduit Loan Lender which would not otherwise be paid from such amounts available for distribution; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>third</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be distributed on a </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pari passu</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> basis to the repayment in
full of the remaining amounts due under the B Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other amounts due to the B Lenders under the Operative Documents; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>fourth</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be applied to the remaining Investor Amounts and accrued Yield; </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>fifth</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be applied to repay any amounts owed to the Lessor, the Agents and the Trustee which are allocable to
the Facility or the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents; and </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>sixth</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be distributed to the Lessee to the extent permitted by </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.11</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
parties agree that any proposed Remarketing Option sale of the Facility at an amount that is less than the Lease Balance plus all other amounts owing to the Participants under the Operative
Documents shall be subject to the prior written consent of all Lenders, all Investors and the Lessor. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.6.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supplemental Rent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any payment of Supplemental Rent received by the
Administrative Agent for which no provision as to the application thereof is made elsewhere in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be distributed immediately by
Administrative Agent upon receipt thereof to the Persons entitled thereto pursuant to the Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.7.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Excluded Amounts.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Participation Agreement or the Operative Documents, any Excluded Amounts received at any time by any Agent or any Participant shall be distributed promptly to the Person entitled to receive such
Excluded Amount pursuant to the Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.8.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distribution of Payments After Construction Agency Event of Default or Lease Event of
Default.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other provision of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, all payments (other than amounts
distributable pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.6</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>10.7</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) received and amounts realized by the Lessee, the
Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Conduit Loan Lender, any other Participant, the Construction Agent or the Lessor after a Construction Agency Event of Default or Lease Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, including Base Rent and Gross Sales Proceeds from the sale of the Facility or any portion thereof or other collateral, proceeds of any amounts from any insurer or any
Governmental Authority in connection with any loss, Casualty or Condemnation, shall be immediately paid to the Administrative Agent and shall be immediately distributed by the Administrative Agent, as
follows (with the Participants agreeing that the direction and consent of all Lenders and all Investors shall be required prior to the foreclosure on (or other exercise of any remedy resulting in the
Disposition of) the Facility or Equipment or any portion thereof): </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Receipt of Lease Balance, Proceeds from Certain Collateral.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>If, on any date after a Construction Agency Event of Default
that is a Full Recourse Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and the parties hereby agree that prior to a Disposition of the Facility, the Lenders will have received an appraisal from the
Appraiser or another Person acceptable to them as to the fair market value of the Equipment and the fair market value of the Facility (excluding the Equipment), and the parties hereto further agree
that in making the payments described below, (i)&nbsp;"Proceeds resulting from the Disposition of the Equipment" shall be determined based on the proportion that the appraised value of the Equipment
bears to the aggregate appraised value of the Equipment </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>plus</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> the Facility (without the Equipment) and (ii)&nbsp;"Proceeds resulting from the
Disposition of other than the Equipment" shall be determined based on the proportion that the appraised value of the Facility (without the Equipment) bears to the aggregate appraised value of the
Equipment </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>plus</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> the Facility (without the Equipment), the Lessee makes a payment of (A)&nbsp;all or a portion of the Lease Balance or (B)&nbsp;a
payment is made of any other amount, including proceeds from the sale of Collateral (referred to as "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Proceeds</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), then, with respect to amounts described
in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(A)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, such amount shall be or shall have been distributed in accordance with </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.4(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and with respect to amounts described in
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(B)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, then distributions
of such amounts shall be in the following order of priority: </FONT></DD></DL>

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SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, so much of such payment or amount as shall be required to reimburse the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Trust
Company, the Trustee, the Investors, the Conduit Loan Lender, the other Lenders or the Lessor for any taxes, expenses, fees, indemnities or other losses incurred by such Persons under the Operative
Documents or in connection with the collection of </FONT></P>

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such amounts (to the extent not previously reimbursed) shall be distributed to such Persons, as applicable (to be divided among such parties </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pro rata</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
to the extent insufficient to satisfy all claims), </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, after payment in full of the preceding amounts, </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>in
the case of any Proceeds resulting from the Disposition of Equipment, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, to the A1 Lenders to repay all amounts owing to them
under the Operative Documents; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, after payment in full of all preceding amounts, to the Facility Lenders, the Conduit Loan Lender and the B
Lenders, to repay all amounts owing to them under the Operative Documents; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if amounts available for distribution under this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
are not sufficient to pay in full all amounts payable under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, then
(x)&nbsp;such amounts available for distribution shall be shared pro rata in proportion to the principal amounts owing to each such Lender at the time of the Disposition and (y)&nbsp;the amounts
otherwise payable to the Liquidity Providers under this paragraph&nbsp;(i) shall be applied first to pay amounts owing to the Conduit Loan Lender which would not otherwise be paid from such amounts
available for distribution, and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>third</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, after payment in full of all preceding amounts, to the Investors, to repay all amounts owing to them under the
Operative Documents (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if Proceeds are insufficient to repay such amounts, then </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pro rata</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to
the Investors based on the Investor Contributions made by each Investor at the time of the Disposition);
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>in
the case of Proceeds resulting from the Disposition of other than Equipment (including real property constituting the Site), first, to the Facility Lenders, the Conduit Loan
Lender and the B Lenders, to repay all amounts owing to them under the Operative Documents; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if amounts available for distribution under
this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(ii) first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> are not sufficient to pay in full all amounts payable under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(ii)
first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, then (x)&nbsp;such amounts available for distribution shall be shared pro rata in proportion to the principal amounts owing to each such Lender and (y)&nbsp;the
amounts otherwise payable to the Liquidity Providers under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(ii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> first shall be applied first to pay amounts owing to the Conduit Loan
Lender which would not otherwise be paid from such amounts available for distribution, and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, after payment in full of all preceding amounts, to
the Investors, to repay all amounts owing to them under the Operative Documents (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if Proceeds are insufficient to repay all such amounts,
then </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pro rata</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to the Investors based on the Investor Contributions made by each Investor at the time of the Disposition); and </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>third</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be distributed to the Lessee to the extent permitted by </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.11</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Receipt of Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount, etc.; Proceeds from Collateral.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>If, on any date after (i)&nbsp;a
Construction Agency Event of Default that is not a Full Recourse Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii)&nbsp;a Lease Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (A)&nbsp;the
Lessee makes a payment of all or a portion of the Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount or (B)&nbsp;any Proceeds from the application or Disposition of Collateral are received (with the
Participants agreeing that the direction and consent of all Lenders and all Investors shall be required prior to the foreclosure on (or either exercise of any remedy resulting in the Disposition of)
the Facility or the Equipment or any portion thereof), then, with respect to amounts described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(A)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, such amount shall be or shall have
been distributed in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.4(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and with respect to amounts described in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(B)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, then distributions of such amounts
shall be in the following order of priority: </FONT></DD></DL>


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SIZE=2><I>first</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, so much of such payment or amount as shall be required to reimburse the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Trust
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Lender, the other Lenders or the Lessor for any taxes, expenses, fees, indemnities or other losses incurred by any such Person under the Operative Documents or in connection with the collection of
such amounts (to the extent not previously reimbursed) shall be distributed to such Person, as applicable (to be divided among such parties </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pro rata</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to
the extent insufficient to satisfy all claims), </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, after payment in full of the preceding amounts, in the same order of application as set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.8(a) clause Second</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; and </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>third</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, the balance, if any, shall be distributed to the Lessee to the extent permitted by </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.11</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.9.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Payments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Except
as otherwise provided in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;below,
<BR><BR></FONT>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
payment received by the Administrative Agent for which no provision as to the application thereof is made in the Operative Documents or elsewhere in this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>all
payments and amounts received by the Agents under the Lease or otherwise with respect to the Collateral, for which no provision as to the application thereof is made in the
Operative Documents or elsewhere in this Article&nbsp;X, </FONT></DD></DL>
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be distributed forthwith by Administrative Agent in the order of priority set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (in the case of any payment described
in clause&nbsp;(i) above) or in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.8(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereof (in the case of any payment described in clause&nbsp;(ii) above). </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Except
after a Lease Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any payment received by the Administrative Agent for which provision as to the application thereof is made in an
Operative Document but not elsewhere in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be distributed forthwith by the Agents to the Person and for the purpose for which
such payment was made in accordance with the terms of such Operative Document.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Except
as provided in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereof, any payment received by Administrative Agent representing amounts paid to the Lessor
pursuant to Section&nbsp;14.2(b) or 14.4(b) of the Lease shall be distributed forthwith by Administrative Agent in the order of priority set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.4(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Any
payment received by Administrative Agent in respect of Construction Period Accrued Interest, Construction Period Accrued Yield or Construction Period Fees shall be distributed
forthwith by Administrative Agent to the Participant entitled thereto in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.2.9</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.10.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Order of Application.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent any payment made to any Lender or
Investor pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;10.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>10.8</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> is insufficient to pay in full the Loans or the
Investor Amount, as the case may be, of such Person, then each such payment shall first be applied to overdue interest, then to accrued interest or Yield and then to principal or Investor Amount, as
applicable. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.11.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Remaining Funds.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the termination or expiration of the Commitments
and the payment in full of (i)&nbsp;the Loans, the Allocable Commercial Paper Notes, the Investor Amounts and all accrued and unpaid interest and Yield and (ii)&nbsp;all amounts due and owing by
the Lessee to any Person under the Operative Documents, all remaining moneys held by Administrative Agent shall be paid to the Lessee. </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 10.12.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Time of Payment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise provided in the Operative Documents,
each payment due from the Lessee under the Operative Documents shall be made in immediately available funds prior to 1:00&nbsp;p.m. (New York time) on the date when due in Dollars in immediately
available funds, unless such date shall not be a Business Day, in which case payment shall be made on </FONT></P>

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the next following Business Day (unless such next following Business Day is the first Business Day of a calendar month, in which case such payment shall be made on the Business Day next preceding
such numerically corresponding day). Except as otherwise provided in the Operative Documents, payments received after 1:00&nbsp;p.m. (New York time) shall be deemed received on the next succeeding
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XI<BR>  <BR>    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LESSEE, CONSTRUCTION AGENT DIRECTIONS; RECOURSE DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD    <BR></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 11.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lessee Directions.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
the Operative Documents, the Lessor and the Participants agree that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing which has caused the acceleration of the maturity of the Loans and the termination of the Commitments: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
of the Construction Agent and the Lessee shall have the right to give all Advance Requests and prepayment notices pursuant to the Loan Agreements (and the Lessee hereby agrees
that the Construction Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized and directed on behalf of the Lessee to deliver such Advance Requests, and that the Participants shall not be liable to the Lessee for any
claims arising out of the Participants' following the direction or request of the Construction Agent); and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall have the right to replace an Investor or a Lender pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;8.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 11.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitation on Recourse Liability During Construction
Period.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Participation Agreement or any of the other Operative Documents, in the event of the occurrence of a
Construction Agency Event of Default, the Lessee and Construction Agent shall not be required to pay with respect to the Lease Balance more than the Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount on a
recourse basis with respect to any damages (which shall include Construction Breakage Costs and amounts payable by Construction Agent as Default Completion Costs) which arise from such Construction
Agency Event of Default; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i)&nbsp;any Full Recourse Event of Default (in which
event Construction Agent shall be required to pay the Lease Balance and all other sums then due and payable on a recourse basis), (ii)&nbsp;the rights of parties to seek all damages (excluding
consequential and punitive damages), without regard to such limitation, from the proceeds of the Collateral or (iii)&nbsp;any Claim for indemnity covered by </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IX</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or under any other Operative
Document. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 11.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice to the Administrative Agent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent, concurrently with making a payment of Base Rent or any Supplemental Rent to the Administrative Agent. Such notice
shall specify the amount of the payment that is being made for each of the (a)&nbsp;Base Rent payable to the Lenders, (b)&nbsp;Base Rent payable to the Investors and/or (c)&nbsp;Supplemental
Rent.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
the Lessee shall exercise its Purchase Option under Article&nbsp;V of the Lease, the Lessee shall give Administrative Agent written notice concurrent with the notice due to the
Lessor pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.1(b) of the Lease. Such notice shall specify the amount of the Lease Balance, and all other amounts owing in respect of Rent, including Supplemental Rent, accruing
through the Purchase Date. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Lessee shall give the Administrative Agent notice concurrently with the payment of any portion of Residual Value Guaranty Amount (and all other amounts due and owing in respect to
Rent (including Supplemental Rent) pursuant to the Section&nbsp;7.1(c) of the Lease. Any such notice shall contain both the amount and the computation of such Residual Value Guaranty Amount.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
the Lessee shall exercise its Remarketing Option under Section&nbsp;7.1 of the Lease, the Lessee shall give Administrative Agent notice concurrent with the notice due to the
Lessor pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1 of the Lease. In addition, Lessee shall give Administrative Agent two (2)&nbsp;Business Days' notice prior to the Sale Date, setting forth the amount to be paid
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1(c) of the Lease. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ARTICLE XII<BR>  <BR>    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MISCELLANEOUS    <BR></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Survival of Agreements.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All representations,
warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements of the parties provided for in the Operative Documents (including, without limitation, the indemnities set forth in </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IX)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, and the
obligations of the parties under any and all thereof, shall survive the execution and delivery and the termination or
expiration of the Lease and any of the other Operative Documents, the transfer of the Facility or any portion thereof as provided herein or in any of the other Operative Documents (and shall not be
merged into any conveyance or transfer document), and shall be and continue in effect notwithstanding any investigation made by any party hereto or to any of the other Operative Documents and the fact
that any such party may waive compliance with any of the other terms, provisions or conditions of any of the Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brokers.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, each Lender, and
each Agent each represents to the other that it has not retained or employed any broker, finder or financial advisor to act on their behalf in connection with the Overall Transaction, nor has it
authorized any other broker, finder or financial adviser retained or employed by any other Person so to act, nor has it incurred any fees or commissions to which the Lessee, the Construction Agent,
any Investor, the Lessor, any Lender or any Agent might be subjected by virtue of their entering into the transactions contemplated by this Participation Agreement. Any Person who is in breach of this
representation shall indemnify and hold the other Persons harmless from and against any liability arising out of such breach
of this representation. The provisions of this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall survive the expiration or termination of this Participation Agreement or any
other Operative Document. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notices.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices, requests, demands
or other communications to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be by letter, facsimile (with telephonic confirmation), bank wire or where expressly provided for in the Operative Documents,
telephone (with written confirmation promptly thereafter), and shall be deemed to have been given, in the case of notice by letter, the earlier of when delivered to the addressee by hand or courier
(including an overnight courier) if delivered on a Business Day and, if not delivered on a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter or on the third Business Day after depositing the same in the
mails, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as provided on </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;II</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and, in the case of notice
by facsimile, telephone or bank wire, when transmitted during business hours on a Business Day and, if not transmitted during business hours on a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter,
addressed as provided on </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;II</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, or to such other address as any of the parties hereto may designate by written notice. Copies of all
notices given by facsimile or bank wire shall be contemporaneously sent by overnight courier. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Participation Agreement or the Operative Documents, if the
Lessee or the Construction Agent is required to deliver notice to one or more of the parties to the Operative Documents notice to all such parties shall be deemed to have been duly given by the Lessee
or the Construction Agent by delivering </FONT></P>

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any such notice to the Administrative Agent, who shall in turn promptly deliver such notice to the appropriate party hereto. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counterparts.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Participation Agreement and each of the other Operative
Documents may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one
and the same instrument. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments, Waivers and Instructions.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>No
Operative Document nor any of the terms thereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or modified except (i)&nbsp;in the case of an ambiguity, defect or inconsistency
in any Operative Document, and such amendment, supplement or waiver would not have an adverse effect on any Participant's rights, with the written agreement or consent of the Lessee, (ii)&nbsp;in
the case of a termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to be binding on the Lessee, the Lessor, any Investor, the Administrative Agent, the Conduit Loan Lender, or the Collateral
Agent, with the written agreement or consent of such party, and in all cases (so long as no Bankruptcy Default, Construction Agency Event of Default or Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and
is continuing) the consent of the Lessee, and (iii)&nbsp;in the case of a termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to be binding on the Lenders or the Investors, with the written
agreement or consent of the Majority Participants and (so long as no Bankruptcy Default, Construction Agency Event of Default or Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing) the
Lessee; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that:
<BR><BR></FONT>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>no
such termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification shall without written agreement or consent of each Participant: </FONT></DD></DL>
</DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x)(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;modify
any of the provisions of this Section&nbsp;12.5, change the definition of "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Available
Commitments</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>", "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Commitment</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>", "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Commitment Amount</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>", "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>In
Balance</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>", "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Maturity Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" (or of any of the definitions contained within the definition of "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Maturity
Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), or "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Majority Participants</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"; (ii)&nbsp;amend, modify, waive or supplement any of the provisions of Sections 2.5, 2.6 or
6.1 of the A1 Loan Agreement, Sections 2.5, 2.6 or 6.1 of the A2/B Loan Agreement, or the representations of such Participant in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;V</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or the
covenants of such Participant in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;VI</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; (iii)&nbsp;reduce or modify any fees or indemnities in favor of any Participant, including amounts
payable pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;IX</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (except that any Person may consent to any reduction, modification, amendment or waiver of any indemnity payable
to it), (iv)&nbsp;modify, postpone, reduce or forgive, in whole or in part, any payment of Rent (other than pursuant to the terms of any Operative Document), any Loan or any portion of any Investor
Amount, the Lease Balance, the Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount, the Residual Value Guaranty Amount, Unguaranteed Residual Lease Balance, amounts due pursuant to Article&nbsp;V, VII or
XIV of the Lease, interest or Yield or, subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>clause&nbsp;(iii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above, any other amount payable under the Lease or this Participation Agreement,
or modify the definition or method of calculation of Rent (other than pursuant to the terms of any Operative Document), any Loan or any Investor Amount, the Lease Balance, the Construction Period
Maximum Guaranty Amount, Residual Value Guaranty Amount, Unguaranteed Residual Lease Balance, or any other definition which would affect the amounts to be advanced or which are payable under the
Operative Documents or any of the other matters set forth above; or (iv)&nbsp;extend the Lease Term; or </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(y)&nbsp;&nbsp;consent
to any assignment of the Lease, release the Lessee from its obligations in respect of the payments of Rent and the Lease Balance or change the absolute and
unconditional character of such obligation or release the Construction Agent from its </FONT></P>

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obligations under the Guaranty or change the absolute and unconditional character of such obligation; </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>no
termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification shall, without the written agreement or consent of each Participant and the Lessee, be made to </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;X</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> of this Participation Agreement
or the definition of "Construction Agency Event of Default" or "Lease Event of Default"; and

<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Operative Document, no termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification adversely affecting
(i)&nbsp;the Lessee or the Construction Agent shall, without the written consent of the Lessee, be made to any Operative Document or (ii)&nbsp;the Conduit Loan Lender (including increasing its
obligations under an Operative Document) shall be made without the consent of the Conduit Loan Lender. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall act in accordance with written instructions from the Directing Party. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.6.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Headings, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The table of contents and headings of the various Articles
and Sections of this Participation Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not modify, define, expand or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.7.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Third Party Beneficiaries.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as expressly provided herein, none of
the provisions of this Participation Agreement or the other Operative Documents are intended for the benefit of any Person except the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns. </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.8.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applicable Law.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401
AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW BUT EXCLUDING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES AND CHOICE OF LAW RULES OF NEW
YORK. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.9.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Severability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any provision of this Participation Agreement or any of the
Operative Documents that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.10.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitation of Liability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Participant, no Agent or the Lessor, the
Lessee or the Construction Agent shall have any obligation to any other Participant, any other Agent or the Lessor or other party hereto with respect to transactions contemplated by the Operative
Documents, except those obligations of such Person expressly set forth in the Operative Documents or except as set forth in the instruments delivered in connection therewith, and no Person and no
stockholder, employee, officer, director, beneficial owner, member, manager or incorporator thereof shall be liable for performance by any other party hereto of such other party's obligations under
the Operative Documents except as otherwise so set forth. Each party hereto and its affiliates hereby waives and releases any claims, rights or causes of action it may have against any other party
hereto arising in respect of the Overall Transaction for punitive or consequential damages. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.11.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Further Assurances.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The parties hereto shall promptly cause to be taken,
executed, acknowledged or delivered, at the sole expense of the Lessee (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall
request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such expense), all such further acts, conveyances, documents and assurances as the other </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>60</FONT></P>

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parties may from time to time reasonably request in order to carry out and effectuate the intent and purposes of this Participation Agreement, the other Operative Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including to the extent permitted under the Operative Documents, the preparation, execution and filing of any and all UCC financing statements, fixture filings and
other filings or registrations which the parties hereto may from time to time request to be filed or effected); </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that the Lessee shall
not be required to pay expenses pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.11</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to
the extent arising from a breach or alleged breach by the Lessor or a Participant of any representation, warranty or agreement unless such breach or alleged breach arose in whole or in part from an
act or omission of the Lessee or the Construction Agent. The Lessee, at its own expense (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction Period the Construction
Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such expense) and without need of any prior request from any other party, shall take such actions as may be necessary
(including any action specified in the preceding sentence), or (if a Participant shall so request) as so requested, in order to maintain and protect the Lessor's interest in the Facility provided for
hereunder or under any other Operative Document. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Lessor shall from time to time execute and deliver all instruments of further assurance and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more
effectively the purpose of the Lessor Assignment of Lease. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At
any time and from time to time, upon the reasonable written request of the Lessor and at the sole expense of the Lessee (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that
during the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such expense), the Construction Agent shall promptly and duly execute and
deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Lessor reasonably may request for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of the Mortgage and of
the rights and powers granted by the Mortgage. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without
limiting the foregoing, the Lessee agrees that it will, at its own cost and expense (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that during the Construction Period
the Construction Agent shall request an Advance, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such cost and expense), cause financing statements (including precautionary financing statements and
continuation statements), fixture filings and other documents, to be recorded or filed at such places and times in such manner, and will all such other actions or cause such other actions to be taken,
as may be necessary or as may be reasonably requested by the Lessor, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Participation Agreement or the other Operative Documents
in order to establish, continue, perfect and protect the title of the Lessor to the Facility and the rights of the Lessor and the Participants under the Lease and the other Operative Documents. To the
extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Lessee hereby authorizes any such financing statement and fixture filings to be filed without the necessity of the signature of the Lessee. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.12.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reproduction of Documents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Participation Agreement and all other
Operative Documents, all documents constituting Schedules or Exhibits hereto or thereto, and all documents relating hereto or thereto received by any Participant or party hereto, including:
(a)&nbsp;consents, waivers and alterations that may hereafter be executed; (b)&nbsp;documents received by such Participant or party in connection with the receipt and/or acquisition of the
Facility; and (c)&nbsp;financial statements, certificates, and other information previously or hereafter furnished to such Participant or party may be reproduced by such Participant or party
receiving the same by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. Each party agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted
by law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any
judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such party in the regular course of business) and that, to the
extent permitted by law, any enlargement, facsimile, or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.13.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission to Jurisdiction.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each party to this Participation Agreement
irrevocably and unconditionally: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>submits
for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Participation Agreement or any other Operative Document, or for recognition and enforcement of
any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in the County of New York, the courts of the United States of
America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>consents
that any such action or proceedings may be brought to such courts, and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in
any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>agrees
that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail),
postage prepaid, to such Person at its address set forth on </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;II</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or at such other address of which the other Persons shall have been
notified pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.3</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>agrees
that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.14.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jury Trial.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EACH PARTY TO THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WAIVES ANY RIGHT
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER OPERATIVE DOCUMENT OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR
AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
OPERATIVE DOCUMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.15.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Appointment of Administrative Agent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Participant hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent hereunder and under the other Operative Documents and hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to
take such action on its behalf and to exercise such rights, remedies, powers and privileges hereunder or thereunder as are specifically authorized to be exercised by the Administrative Agent by the
terms hereof or thereof, together with such rights, remedies, powers and privileges as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties hereunder and under the
other Operative Documents by or through agents or employees. The relationship between the Administrative Agent and each Participant is that of agent and principal only, and nothing herein shall be
deemed to constitute the Administrative Agent a trustee for any Participant or impose on the Administrative Agent any obligations other than those for which express provision is made herein or in the
other Operative Documents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Except
as required by the specific terms of the Operative Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege granted or
assigned to it thereby, or to take any affirmative action or exercise any discretion hereunder or thereunder, unless directed to do so by the Directing Party (and shall be fully protected in acting or
refraining from acting pursuant to such directions which shall be binding upon the Participants), and shall not, without the prior approval of the Directing Party and except as otherwise provided in </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, consent to any departure by the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor or the Participants from the terms of the Lease or any
Operative </FONT></DD></DL>
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waive any default on the part of any such party under any such agreement or instrument or amend, modify, supplement, waive or terminate, or agree to any surrender of, any such agreement or
instrument; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action
which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Participation Agreement, the other Operative Documents or any Applicable Laws. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any of its respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to any Participant, the Lessee, the Construction Agent or the
Lessor, as the case may be, for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder, under the other Operative Documents, or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its or their
own gross negligence, willful misconduct or mishandling of funds, nor shall Administrative Agent be responsible to any Participant for the validity, effectiveness, value, sufficiency or enforceability
against the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, the Participants, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent of any Collateral, this Participation Agreement, the other Operative
Documents or any other document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i)&nbsp;may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Conduit Loan Lender or the Lessor), independent public accountants and other experts selected
by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii)&nbsp;makes no warranty or
representation to any Participant and shall not be responsible to any Participant for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Participation Agreement, the
other Operative Documents or any other document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith; (iii)&nbsp;shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this
Participation Agreement or the other Operative Documents on the part of any party hereto or thereto or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Lessee, the Construction Agent,
the Lessor or the Conduit Loan Lender; (iv)&nbsp;shall not be responsible to any Participant for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this
Participation Agreement, the other Operative Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (v)&nbsp;shall incur no liability under or in respect of the
Operative Documents by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing to the extent authorized herein or therein believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the
proper party or parties.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Participant (other than the Conduit Loan Lender) hereby severally agrees, in the ratio that the sum of such Participant's Investor Amount, Loans, Percentage Shares and Available
Commitment bears to the sum of all Investor Amounts, Loans, Percentage Shares and Available Commitments, to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, from and against any and all losses,
liabilities (including liabilities for penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs and expenses of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses
of attorneys, accountants and experts) incurred or suffered by the Administrative Agent in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the Operative Documents as a result of any action
taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent in such capacity or otherwise incurred or suffered by, made upon, or assessed against the Administrative Agent in such capacity; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that no Participant shall be liable for any portion of any such losses, liabilities
(including liabilities for penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses resulting from or attributable to gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the
Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Participant hereby agrees, in the ratio </FONT></DD></DL>
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to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly following its demand for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses) incurred by the Administrative Agent under the Operative Documents and not promptly reimbursed to Administrative Agent by the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor or the other
Participants. Each Participant's obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Operative Documents and the discharge of the Lessee's, the Construction Agent's, the Lessor's and
each other Participant's obligations thereunder. This indemnity shall survive the removal or resignation of Administrative Agent. In no event shall the Administrative Agent be liable for special,
indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits) under the Operative Documents, even if the Administrative Agent has been advised of the
likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Participants agree that, with respect to their obligation to fund under the Operative Documents, the Investor Contributions or Loans made by them, any Participant acting as
Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Participant and may exercise the same as though it were not performing the duties specified herein; and the terms
"Participants," "Directing Party," or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may accept deposits from,
lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, each Participant or any of their respective Affiliates as if it
were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, each Participant or any of their respective Affiliates
for services in connection with the Operative Documents and otherwise without having to account for the same to any Participant.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Participant hereby acknowledges that it has, independent of and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any materials provided by the Administrative Agent or any other
Participant and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into the Operative Documents to which it is a party. The
Administrative Agent shall in no event be liable to any Participant on account of any materials prepared or provided by it. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.16.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resignation by the Administrative Agent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Administrative Agent may resign as such at any time upon at least thirty (30)&nbsp;days' prior written notice to the Lessee, the Lessor, the other Agents and the Participants.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
the event of such resignation, the Directing Party shall as promptly as practicable appoint a successor agent to replace the Administrative Agent, subject to the prior written
consent of the Lessee (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that such consent shall not (x)&nbsp;be required during the continuance of a Lease of Default or Construction Agency
Event of Default or any other Event of Default caused by a Lease Default or Construction Agency Event of Default and (y)&nbsp;in any event, be unreasonably withheld). If no successor Administrative
Agent shall have been so appointed by the Directing Party, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30&nbsp;days after the retiring Administrative Agent's giving of notice of resignation,
then the retiring Administrative Agent may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. Any successor Administrative Agent shall (1)&nbsp;be a commercial
bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof having a combined capital and surplus of at least $200,000,000 and (2)&nbsp;have commercial paper ratings of
A-1 from S&amp;P and P-1 from Moody's. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative
Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and </FONT></DD></DL>
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of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the resignation of any Administrative
Agent hereunder, the provisions of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.15</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall continue to inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent in respect of any action
taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such while it was such under the Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.17.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Appointment of the Collateral Agent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Participant hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent hereunder and under the other Operative Documents and hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to take
such action on its behalf and to exercise such rights, remedies, powers and privileges hereunder or thereunder as are specifically authorized to be exercised by the Collateral Agent by the terms
hereof or thereof, together with such rights, remedies, powers and privileges as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties hereunder and under the other
Operative Documents by or through agents or employees. The relationship between the Collateral Agent and each Participant is
that of agent and principal only, and nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute the Collateral Agent a trustee for any Participant or impose on the Collateral Agent any obligations other than those
for which express provision is made herein or in the other Operative Documents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Except
as required by the specific terms of the Operative Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege granted or assigned
to it thereby, or to take any affirmative action or exercise any discretion hereunder or thereunder, unless directed to do so by the Directing Party (and shall be fully protected in acting or
refraining from acting pursuant to such directions which shall be binding upon the Participants), and shall not, without the prior approval of the Directing Party and except as otherwise provided in </FONT> <FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, consent to any departure by the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor or the Participants from the terms of the Lease or any
Operative Document, waive any default on the part of any such party under any such agreement or instrument or amend, modify, supplement, waive or terminate, or agree to any surrender of, any such
agreement or instrument; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any
action which exposes the Collateral Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Participation Agreement, the other Operative Documents or any Applicable Laws.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Neither
the Collateral Agent nor any of its respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to any Participant, the Lessee, the Construction Agent or the Lessor,
as the case may be, for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder, under the other Operative Documents, or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its or their own gross
negligence, willful misconduct or mishandling of funds, nor shall the Collateral Agent be responsible to any Participant for the validity, effectiveness, value, sufficiency or enforceability against
the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, the Participants, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, of any Collateral, this Participation Agreement, the other Operative Documents, or
any other document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent: (i)&nbsp;may consult with
legal counsel (including counsel for the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Conduit Loan Lender or the Lessor), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable
for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii)&nbsp;makes no warranty or representation to any
Participant and shall not be responsible to any Participant for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Participation Agreement, the other Operative Documents
or any other </FONT></DD></DL>
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furnished pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith; (iii)&nbsp;shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the
terms, covenants or conditions of this Participation Agreement or the other Operative Documents on the part of any party hereto or thereto or to inspect the property (including the books and records)
of the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor or any Participant; (iv)&nbsp;shall not be responsible to any Participant for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of this Participation Agreement, the other Operative Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (v)&nbsp;shall incur no liability
under or in respect of the Operative Documents by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing to the extent authorized herein or therein believed by it to be genuine
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Participant (other than the Conduit Loan Lender) hereby severally agrees, in the ratio that the sum of such Participant's Investor Amount, Loans, Percentage Shares and Available
Commitment bears to the sum of all Investor Amounts, Loans, Percentage Shares and Available Commitments of all Participants, to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent, from and against any
and all losses, liabilities (including liabilities for penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs and expenses of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, reasonable
fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and experts) incurred or suffered by the Collateral Agent in its capacity as the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Operative Documents as a result of
any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Collateral Agent in such capacity or otherwise incurred or suffered by, made upon, or assessed against the Collateral Agent in such capacity; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that no Participant shall be liable for any portion of any such losses, liabilities
(including liabilities for penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses resulting from or attributable to gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the
Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Participant hereby agrees, in the ratio aforesaid, to reimburse the Collateral Agent promptly following its demand for any
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by the Collateral Agent under the Operative Documents, and not promptly
reimbursed to the Collateral Agent by the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor or the other Participants. Each Participant's obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the
Operative Documents and the discharge of the Lessee's, the Construction Agent's, the Lessor's and the other Participant's obligations thereunder. This indemnity shall survive the removal or
resignation of the Collateral Agent. In no event shall the Collateral Agent be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost
profits) under the Operative Documents, even if the Collateral Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Participants agree that, with respect to their obligation to fund under the Operative Documents and the Investor Contributions or Loans made by them, any Participant acting as the
Collateral Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Participant and may exercise the same as though it were not performing the duties specified herein; and the terms
"Participants," "Directing Party" or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent may accept deposits from, lend money
to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, each Participant or any of their respective Affiliates as if it were not
performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, each Participant or any of their respective Affiliates for
services in connection with the Operative Documents and otherwise without having to account for the same to any Participant.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Participant hereby acknowledges that it has, independent of and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any materials provided by the Collateral Agent or any other
Participant and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into the Operative Documents to which it is a party. The
Collateral Agent shall in no event be liable to any Participant on account of any materials prepared or provided by it.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Collateral Agent covenants and agrees that it shall give prompt notice to each Participant upon exercising any of its remedies with respect to its related Account. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.18.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resignation by the Collateral Agent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Collateral Agent may resign as
such at any time upon at least thirty (30)&nbsp;days' prior written notice to the Lessee, the Lessor, the other Agents and the Participants. In the event of such resignation, the Majority
Participants shall as promptly as practicable appoint a successor agent to replace the Collateral Agent, subject to the prior written consent of the Lessee
(</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that such consent shall not (x)&nbsp;be required during the continuance of a Lease of Default or Construction Agency Event of Default or any
other Event of Default caused by a Lease Default or Construction Agency Event of Default and the exercise of remedies under the Operative Documents as a result thereof and (y)&nbsp;in any event, be
unreasonably withheld). If no successor Collateral Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Participants, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30&nbsp;days after the retiring
Collateral Agent's giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. Any successor Collateral
Agent shall (1)&nbsp;be a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof having a combined capital and surplus of at least $200,000,000, and
(2)&nbsp;have commercial paper ratings of A-1 from S&amp;P and P-1 from Moody's. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral
Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring
Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the resignation of the Collateral Agent or any Collateral Agent hereunder, the provisions of </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.17</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2> shall continue to inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent in respect of any action taken or omitted to be taken by the
Collateral Agent in its capacity as such while it was such under the Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.19.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Binding Effect.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Participation Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Lessee, the Construction Agent and each other party hereto and their respective successors and assigns. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.20.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[RESERVED].</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.21.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitations on Recourse to the Conduit Loan Lender.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each party to this
Participation Agreement hereby acknowledges and agrees that all transactions with the Conduit Loan </FONT></P>

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Lender hereunder shall be without recourse of any kind to the Conduit Loan Lender. The Conduit Loan Lender shall have no obligation to pay any amounts owing hereunder unless and until the Conduit
Loan Lender has received such amount pursuant to the Conduit Loan and such amounts are not required to pay the commercial paper of the Conduit Loan Lender. In addition, each such party agrees that the
Conduit Loan Lender shall have no obligation to pay any party hereto, any amounts constituting commitment fees, a reimbursement for expenses, indemnities or other liabilities (collectively, "Expense
Claims") and such Expense Claims shall not constitute a claim against the Conduit Loan Lender (as defined under Section&nbsp;101 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code), unless or until
the Conduit Loan Lender has received such amounts sufficient to pay such Expense Claims pursuant to the Conduit Loan and such amounts are not required to pay the commercial paper of the Conduit Loan
Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Conduit Loan Lender has insufficient funds to make any payments required by this Participation Agreement to the Lessor, the Lessee, the Construction
Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Liquidity Agent or the Lenders, such Persons shall not be excused from the performance of their respective obligations hereunder (but shall have no additional
obligations as a result of such insufficient funds). No recourse under or with respect to any obligation, covenant or agreement (including the payment of any fees or any other obligations) of the
Conduit Loan Lender as contained in this Participation Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall be had against any
administrator of the Conduit Loan Lender or any incorporator, affiliate, stockholder, officer, employee, member or director of such party or of any such administrator, as such, by the enforcement of
any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>it being expressly agreed and understood</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the
agreements of the Conduit Loan Lender contained in this Participation Agreement and all of the other agreements, instruments and documents entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
are, in each case, solely the obligations of the Conduit Loan Lender, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to or be incurred by any administrator of the Conduit Loan Lender or any
incorporator, stockholder, affiliate, officer, employee, member of director of such party or of any such administrator, as such, or any of them, under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants
or agreements of the Conduit Loan Lender contained in this Participation Agreement or in any other such instruments, documents or agreements, or which are implied therefrom, and that any and all
personal liability of every such administrator of the Conduit Loan Lender and each incorporator, stockholder, affiliate, officer, employee, member of director of the
Conduit Loan Lender or of any such administrator, for breaches by the Conduit Loan Lender of any such obligations, covenants or agreements, which liability may arise either at common law or at equity,
by statute or constitution, or otherwise, is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of this Participation Agreement. Any and all claims against the Conduit
Loan Lender by any other Person shall be subordinate to the claims of the holders of commercial paper notes issued by the Conduit Loan Lender. The obligations of each party under this </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;12.21</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
shall survive the termination of this Participation Agreement. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.22.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitations on Recourse to the Trust Company.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is expressly understood
and agreed by the parties hereto that (a)&nbsp;except as specifically provided for in the Operative Documents, each of the Operative Documents executed by the Trust Company are executed and
delivered by the Trust Company not individually or personally but solely as trustee of the Trust, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b)&nbsp;each of the
representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Lessor, the Trust or the Trustee, as the case may be, is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and
agreements by the Trust Company but is made and intended for the purpose for binding only the Trust, (c)&nbsp;except as specifically provided for in the Operative Documents nothing herein contained
shall be construed as creating any liability on the Trust Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being
expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d)&nbsp;under no circumstances shall the </FONT></P>

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Trust Company be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of any party hereto, or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant
made or undertaken by it in its capacity as Trustee under the Operative Documents. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.23.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent to Certain Actions.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor shall transfer the Facility in
accordance with Article&nbsp;15 of the Lease and each of the Lessor and, if applicable, the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall execute such documents and instruments necessary to
effect such transfer. Upon satisfaction in full of the Lessee's obligations under the Operative Documents, the Administrative Agent shall release the Mortgage and Collateral, and, together with the
Lessor, execute such instruments and agreements as are necessary to effectuate such release. The Lessor and the Administrative Agent shall enter into nondisturbance agreements. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.25.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estoppel Certificates.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each party hereto agrees that at any time and from
time to time at the expense of the Lessee, it will promptly, but in no event later than ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days after request by any other party hereto, execute, acknowledge and deliver to such
other party or to any prospective purchaser, assignee or mortgagee or third party designated by such other party (in each case, as to the Conduit Loan Lender, subject to the limitations on recourse
corresponding to the provisions of this Participation Agreement), a certificate stating, to the best of its knowledge (a)&nbsp;that the Operative Documents are unmodified and in force and effect (or
if there have been modifications, that the Operative Documents are in force and effect as modified and identifying the modification agreements); (b)&nbsp;if requested, the amounts of outstanding:
Yield, Loans; (c)&nbsp;the date to which Base Rent
has been paid; (d)&nbsp;if requested of the Lessor, whether or not there is any existing default by the Lessee in the payment of Base Rent or any other sum of money due under the Operative
Documents, and whether or not, to the knowledge of the Lessor or the Administrative Agent, there is any other existing Event of Default on the part of the Lessee or the Construction Agent under the
Operative Documents and, if so, specifying the nature and extent thereof; (e)&nbsp;if requested of the Lessee, whether or not, to the knowledge of the Lessee, there is any existing default on the
part of the Lessor under the Operative Documents and, if so, specifying the nature and extent thereof; and (f)&nbsp;whether or not, to the knowledge of the signer after the due inquiry and
investigation, there are any setoffs, defenses or counterclaims against enforcement of the obligations to be performed under the Operative Documents existing in favor of the party executing such
certificate. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>SECTION 12.26.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses During the Construction Period.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth in the Operative Documents, all expenses that the Lessee or the Construction Agent is expressly obliged to pay in the Operative Documents during the Construction Period, shall be
payable by the Lessor solely from proceeds of Loans and Investor Amounts. The Construction Agent agrees to make an Advance Request to properly fund such expenses made or invested in accordance with
the provisions of the Operative Documents and upon satisfaction of the conditions applicable to the making of Loans or Investor Amounts. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Participation Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereto duly authorized as of the day and year first
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<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>By WELLS FARGO BANK NORTHWEST, N.A., not in its individual capacity except as specifically set forth herein, but solely as Trustee</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Joseph P. O'Donnell</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Joseph P. O'Donnell</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Corporate Trust Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>ROSS STORES,&nbsp;INC., as Construction Agent</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/J. Call</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>John G. Call</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Senior Vice President, CFO</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>BANCBOSTON LEASING INVESTMENTS&nbsp;INC., as an Investor</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Steven S. Criscione</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Steven S. Criscione</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as an Investor</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Mark S. Supple</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Mark S. Supple</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>BREEDS HILL CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC, as the Conduit Loan Lender</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Thomas J. Irvin</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Thomas J. Irvin</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Manager</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as a B Lender</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Mark S. Supple</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Mark S. Supple</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as a Liquidity Provider</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Peter L. Griswold</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Peter L. Griswold</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Managing Director</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as a Liquidity Provider</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Mark S. Supple</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Mark S. Supple</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Collateral Agent</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Steven S. Criscione</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Steven S. Criscione</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD COLSPAN=5><FONT SIZE=2>FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Administrative Agent</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Steven S. Criscione</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Steven S. Criscione</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President</I></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>71</FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SCHEDULE III<BR>  to Participation Agreement    <BR>    <BR>    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Filings and Recordings    <BR></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Part&nbsp;A&#151;Lessee Financing Statements:  </I></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Debtor:
Ross Distribution,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
Secured Party: Fleet National Bank, as Collateral Agent </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>To
be filed in the following states and offices: </FONT></P>

<UL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>California:
Secretary of State </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Part&nbsp;B&#151;Lessor Financing Statements:  </I></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Debtor:
Ross Statutory Trust 2001A<BR>
Secured Party: Fleet National Bank, as Collateral Agent </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>To
be filed in the following states and offices: </FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Connecticut:
Secretary of State </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Part&nbsp;C&#151;Construction Agent Financing Statements:  </I></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Debtor:
Ross Stores,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
Secured Parties: Fleet National Bank, as Collateral Agent </FONT></DD></DL>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>To
be filed in the following states and offices: </FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Delaware:
Secretary of State </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Part&nbsp;D&#151;Mortgage and Fixture Filings  </I></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Mortgagor:
Ross Distribution,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
Mortgagee: Fleet National Bank, as Collateral Agent
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Mortgagor:
Ross Statutory Trust 2001A<BR>
Mortgagee: Fleet National Bank, as Collateral Agent
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Fixture
Filings: Secretary of State of California </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SCHEDULE IV<BR>  to Participation Agreement    <BR>    <BR>    DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Equipment: (all amounts are approximations) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
31.0MM</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
sophisticated conveyor system within the Facility</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
6.8MM</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="77%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Office local area networking equipment, amenities (office and cafeteria outfitting), security devices and related design and implementation</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
2.7MM</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
computer hardware</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
3.8MM</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
software and related professional services</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SCHEDULE V    <BR>    <BR>    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>[RESERVED]    <BR></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SCHEDULE VI<BR>  to Participation Agreement    <BR>    <BR>    NON-CAPITALIZABLE TRANSACTION COSTS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transaction Costs described in clauses (b), (c), (h), (i), (j)&nbsp;and (k)&nbsp;of the definition </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>"Transactions
Cost" and the Engagement Fee. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>APPENDIX A<BR>  to Participation Agreement    <BR>    <BR>    DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>
CONSTRUCTION AGENCY AGREEMENT </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>dated
as of December&nbsp;17, 2001 </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>between </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>ROSS
STATUTORY TRUST 2001A,<BR>
as the Lessor, </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>and </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>ROSS
STORES,&nbsp;INC.,<BR>
as the Construction Agent </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="lq1583_table_of_contents"> </A>
<A NAME="toc_lq1583_1"> </A>
<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Table of Contents    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="69%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Page</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>ARTICLE I</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>DEFINITIONS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 1.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Definitions; Interpretation</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ARTICLE II</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
APPOINTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Appointment and Acceptance</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Term</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Construction Materials; Construction Documents</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Assignment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Scope of Authority</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.6.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Covenants of the Construction Agent</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.7.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title to the Improvements</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 2.8.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Cooperation</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ARTICLE III</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
THE IMPROVEMENTS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 3.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Casualty, Condemnation, Liquidated Damages and Force Majeure Events</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ARTICLE IV</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
PAYMENT OF FUNDS</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 4.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Funding of Improvement Costs</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ARTICLE V</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
CONSTRUCTION AGENCY EVENTS OF DEFAULT</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.1.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Construction Agency Events of Default</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.2.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Survival</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.3.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Remedies Cumulative; Waivers</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.4.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Limitation on Recourse Liability of the Construction Agent</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.5.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>The Lessor's Right to Cure Construction Agency Events of Default</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.6.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Determination of Whether Budget is "In Balance"</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 5.7.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Limitations on the Construction Agent's Liability</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>13</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ARTICLE VI</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
NO CONSTRUCTION AGENCY FEE</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
13</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ARTICLE VII</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
MISCELLANEOUS</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Successors and Assigns</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>GOVERNING LAW</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>SECTION 7.6.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Severability</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Exercise of the Lessor's Rights</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Limited Liability</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>No Third Party Beneficiaries</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>Survival of Agreements</FONT></TD>
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Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insurance Provisions</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>CONSTRUCTION AGENCY AGREEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction Agency Agreement dated as of December&nbsp;17, 2001 (this "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") between Ross Statutory Trust
2001A, a Connecticut statutory trust (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessor</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), and Ross Stores,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction
Agent</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), as the Construction Agent. </FONT></P>

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I T N E S S E T H: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.
The Lessor and the Construction Agent are parties to the Participation Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;17, 2001, (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Participation Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") among Ross Distribution,&nbsp;Inc., a California corporation (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lessee</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), as Lessee, the Construction Agent, the Lessor, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A., solely as Trustee, BancBoston Leasing
Investments&nbsp;Inc. and First Union National Bank, as the Investors, Breeds Hill Capital Company, LLC, as the Conduit Loan Lender, Fleet National Bank and First Union National Bank, as Liquidity
Providers, First Union National Bank, as B Lender, and Fleet National Bank, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Liquidity Agent. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.
The Lessor is the owner of the fee simple interest in the Site. The Lessor will lease the Site to the Lessee pursuant to the Lease. The Lessor will finance the construction of certain
Improvements on the Site (and various related costs), which Improvements will become part of the Facility subject to the Lease from the Lessor to the Lessee. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i)&nbsp;the Lessor desires to appoint the Construction Agent as its sole and exclusive agent for the construction and acquisition of the
Improvements on the Site in accordance with the Approved Construction Budget, Approved Construction Schedule and Approved Plans and Specifications (as each of the foregoing may be modified from time
to time in accordance with this Agreement, collectively, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Materials</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), and (ii)&nbsp;the Construction Agent desires, for the benefit
of the Lessor, to cause the Improvements to be constructed and installed in accordance with the Construction Materials and in accordance with the terms set forth herein and in the Participation
Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accordingly,
in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally
bound hereby, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: </FONT></P>

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DEFINITIONS</B></FONT></TD>
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B.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Definitions; Interpretation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix&nbsp;A to the Participation Agreement, and the
rules of interpretation set forth therein shall apply to this Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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APPOINTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT</B></FONT></TD>
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D.</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Operative Documents, the Lessor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Construction Agent as its exclusive agent
for the construction and installation of the Improvements on the Site in accordance with the Construction Materials, and the Construction Agent by entering into this Agreement accepts such designation and appointment.</FONT></TD>
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E.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Term.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> This Agreement shall commence on the Documentation Date and shall terminate upon the first to occur of:</FONT></TD>
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Substantial Completion and the performance of all other material obligations of the Construction Agent hereunder with respect thereto;</FONT></TD>
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G.</FONT></TD>
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payment by the Lessee (or the Lessor's receipt through other provisions of the Operative Documents) of the Lease Balance, and all other amounts owing under the Operative Documents (including Article&nbsp;V of the Lease, incorporated herein by
reference), and termination of the Commitments and the Lease in accordance with the Participation Agreement; and</FONT></TD>
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H.</FONT></TD>
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termination of this Agreement by the Lessor pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;V</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;3.2(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereof.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Materials; Construction Documents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> C. The Construction Agent shall develop, define, refine and detail proposed budgets, construction schedules and plans and specifications for
the Facility. The Construction Agent shall cause each such proposal to provide for compliance and conformance with generally accepted construction practices, Applicable Law, Insurance Requirements, Environmental Requirements and </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.5(a)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and shall cause each such proposal to have a reasonable likelihood that it can be completed as intended on time and within budget. In addition, the budget for the Facility shall not exceed One
Hundred Thirty Million Dollars, except as otherwise provided in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.3.</I></FONT></TD>
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The Construction Agent shall cause each such proposed budget, construction schedule or plans and specifications to be provided to the Construction Consultant for review and approval. Upon the approval by the Construction Consultant of such proposed
construction budget, construction schedule or plans and specifications, such proposed construction budget, construction schedule or plans and specifications shall become, as applicable, the approved construction budget (the "</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Approved Construction Budget</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), the approved construction schedule (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Approved Construction Schedule</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") and the approved plans and specifications (the "</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Approved Plans and Specifications</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). Failure of the Construction Consultant to respond within ten Business Days of receipt in writing of any such proposal will be deemed rejection thereof, </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, if the Construction Consultant requests additional information or clarifications, such ten Business Day period will commence from the date when all such requests have been satisfied. If the Construction
Consultant shall reject or not expressly approve any such proposal, then the Construction Agent shall consult with the Construction Consultant, revise such proposal and resubmit it, repeating such process until all Construction Materials are approved
or deemed to be approved.</FONT></TD>
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E.</FONT></TD>
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During the Construction Period, the Construction Agent may enter into any Immaterial Change Orders. Prior to entering any Material Change Order, the Construction Agent shall submit a proposal outlining such proposed Material Change Order to the
Construction Consultant for approval. The approval process for such Material Change Orders shall allow the Construction Consultant ten Business Days to review any submission and to accept or reject such submission and to accept or reject such
submission with a failure to respond after ten Business Days being deemed acceptance thereof.</FONT></TD>
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F.</FONT></TD>
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Any Change Order for which the Construction Agent does not seek the approval of the Construction Consultant shall be deemed a certification and representation by the Construction Agent that such Change Order constitutes an Immaterial Change
Order.</FONT></TD>
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G.</FONT></TD>
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Subject to each of the terms and conditions in this Agreement, the Construction Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement by or through agents, developers, consultants, advisors, contractors, employees or attorneys-in-fact (other than
the Construction Consultant), and the Construction Agent may enter into such agreements with architects and contractors as the Construction Agent deems necessary or desirable for the completion of the Construction pursuant hereto (as such documents
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except as prohibited hereby, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Documents</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>").</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Assignment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The Construction Agent hereby collaterally assigns, and grants the Lessor a security interest, in all of its right, title and interest in and to, all Construction Documents and
all the proceeds (including liquidated damages, insurance proceeds and warranty payments), if any, payable to the Construction Agent or its Affiliates under the Construction Documents to the Lessor to secure the Construction Agent's obligation under
this Agreement and the Operative Documents. The Construction Agent hereby authorizes the Lessor to file applicable UCC-1 financing statements (including without the signature of the Construction Agent, but in such cases with prompt subsequent notice
to the Construction Agent of such filing) in respect of the foregoing.</FONT></TD>
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Subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations set forth in the Operative Documents, the Lessor hereby expressly authorizes the Construction Agent (or any agent, consultant, advisor, developer, employee, attorney-in-fact or contractor
of the Construction Agent to which the Construction Agent has made a delegation of authority pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), and the Construction Agent unconditionally agrees, for the benefit of the Lessor, to use commercially reasonable
efforts to take all action necessary or (as determined by the Construction Agent) desirable for the performance and satisfaction of all of the Construction Agent's obligations hereunder, including:</FONT></TD>
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performing or causing the performance of all design and supervisory functions and all engineering work related to the Construction, and the retention and supervision of the General Contractor;</FONT></TD>
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negotiating and entering into, or causing the negotiation and execution and delivery of, all contracts or arrangements to procure the labor, materials, supplies and equipment necessary or (as determined by the Construction Agent) desirable to
construct the Improvements on such terms and conditions as are customary and reasonable in light of local and state practices;</FONT></TD>
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granting on behalf of Lessor such easements, licenses, rights-of-way or other rights of ingress and egress as are necessary or appropriate to effect the Construction or that otherwise would not have a material adverse effect on the as-built value,
utility, residual value at the end of the Lease Term Expiration Date or remaining economic life of the Facility;</FONT></TD>
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obtaining or causing to be obtained all necessary permits, licenses, consents, approvals and other authorizations, including those required under Applicable Laws (including Environmental Laws), from all Governmental Authorities in connection with the
Construction;</FONT></TD>
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maintaining or causing to be maintained all books and records with respect to the Construction and the operation and management of the Facility;</FONT></TD>
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performing or causing the performance of any other acts necessary or desirable (as reasonably determined by the Construction Agent) in connection with the construction and development of the Improvements in accordance in all material respects with
the Construction Materials, any Applicable Laws, Environmental Laws and all Insurance Requirements;</FONT></TD>
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paying when due or causing to be paid when due (subject to reimbursement as provided for under this Agreement) pursuant to and subject to the Approved Construction Budget or the Participation Agreement, all Property Costs (including costs associated
with the Construction Agent's actions as provided in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.5(a)(viii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> below), pursuant to and subject to the Approved Construction Budget;</FONT></TD>
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enforcing or causing the enforcement in all material respects of performance by each party to each Construction Document of its respective obligations, warranties and other design, construction and other obligations with respect to the design,
engineering, construction and completion of the Improvements on the Site or pursuing remedies with respect to the breach of those obligations, in each case, as deemed appropriate by the Construction Agent in its reasonable discretion;</FONT></TD>
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using the proceeds of any insurance maintained with respect to the Improvements held by the Administrative Agent to complete construction and installation of or rebuild any portion of such Improvements with respect to a Casualty or Condemnation and
to fund all Construction Period Accrued Interest and Construction Period Accrued Yield accruing during such Construction or rebuild; and</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
contesting, where appropriate, by means of a Permitted Contest any mechanics' or materialmen's Lien.</FONT></TD>
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U.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Neither the Construction Agent nor any of its Affiliates or agents shall enter into any contract which would impose any liability or obligation on the Lessor (other than the Lessor's obligation to the Construction Agent to provide Advances in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Operative Documents). The Construction Agent acknowledges that any liability resulting to the Administrative Agent, any Participant or any other Indemnitee as a result of or arising from
any Permitted Contest instituted by the Construction Agent or act or omission of the Construction Agent or its designees with respect to such Permitted Contest will be a Claim subject to indemnification under Article&nbsp;IX of the Participation
Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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V.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Operative Documents, the Construction Agent shall have sole management and control over the construction means, methods, sequences and procedures and the hiring, termination and
contracting for and supervision of and payment for the labor, personnel and services with respect to the Construction; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>subsection&nbsp;(c)
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall not give rise to any rights in any Person other than the Lessee, the Lessor, the Participants and the other Indemnitees.</FONT></TD>
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W.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
All fees and expenses of the Lessee and the Construction Agent under any Operative Document which are included in and which may be paid in accordance with the Approved Construction Budget shall be paid or reimbursed through Advances.</FONT></TD>
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X.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
As between the Lessor, on the one hand, and the Construction Agent, on the other hand, the Construction Agent shall be responsible for all acts and omissions of its Construction Agency Persons except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the Lessor, Administrative Agent, or any Participant.</FONT></TD>
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Y.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Covenants of the Construction Agent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The Construction Agent shall:</FONT></TD>
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Z.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
commence Construction in a timely fashion such that Construction can be achieved before the Outside Completion Date and cause the Construction to proceed diligently and without material interruption (subject to Force Majeure Events) in accordance in
all material respects with the applicable Construction Materials, Insurance Requirements and all Applicable Laws;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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AA.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
take or cause to be taken commercially reasonable and practical steps to minimize liabilities of the Lessor or any Agent or Participant, delays, increased costs and the disruption of the construction process arising from Force Majeure Events,
Casualties and Condemnations;</FONT></TD>
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BB.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
cause Substantial Completion to occur on or prior to the Outside Completion Date; or in accordance with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;3.1(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, if applicable, the
extended Outside Completion Date;</FONT></TD>
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CC.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
cause all Liens (including Liens or claims for materials supplied or labor or services performed in connection with the construction and installation of the Improvements), other than Permitted Liens, to be removed or discharged;</FONT></TD>
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DD.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
at all times during Construction, cause title to all Improvements on or within the Site (including any personal property which the Construction Agent acquires with Advances whether or not such personal property so acquired has become a permanent part
of such Improvements) to be and remain vested in the Lessor free of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, and cause to be on file (including financing statements and fixture filings) with the applicable filing office all necessary documents under
Article&nbsp;9 of the UCC to perfect the Lessor's and the Administrative Agent's interest in such personal property free of all Liens other than Permitted Liens unless and only for such period of time as the Construction Agent is prevented from doing
the same as the result of the failure of the Lessor to sign and return any reasonable documentation prepared by the Construction Agent in performance of this Agreement;</FONT></TD>
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EE.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
at all times prior to the Lease Commencement Date, maintain, for the benefit of the Lessor and the Participants, the insurance described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f).</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> In addition, the Construction Agent shall
from time to time, but in intervals of not less than twelve months nor more than fifteen months, (i)&nbsp;determine whether the insurance coverage required to be maintained hereunder is in compliance with the requirements thereunder, including any
increases in coverage required as a result of any change in any Applicable Laws, and (ii)&nbsp;if the Construction Agent determines that such insurance coverage does not meet such requirements, promptly take all actions and steps necessary to cause
such coverage to comply with such requirements and shall notify the Lessor and the Administrative Agent of the steps being taken by the Construction Agent or on its behalf;</FONT></TD>
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FF.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
the Construction Agent shall not incur nor allow the incurrence of any Property Costs, individually or in the aggregate, (i)&nbsp;in excess of the sum of the Aggregate Available Commitments and Other Available Amounts available to pay such costs as
of the date of determination thereof or (ii)&nbsp;that would or could reasonably be expected to cause the Approved Construction Budget not to be In Balance.</FONT></TD>
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GG.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
procure, maintain and comply with all licenses, permits, orders, approvals, consents, and other authorizations required for the Construction of the Facility and provide information to the Lessor within a reasonable time after the Lessor's request for
such information regarding the status of the foregoing;</FONT></TD>
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HH.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
maintain the Facility in safe condition so as to avoid, to the extent practicable, injury or mishaps to third Persons; and</FONT></TD>
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II.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ensure that on or prior to the Outside Completion Date, (x)&nbsp;all water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone and storm drainage facilities and sanitary sewerage and all other utilities required for Substantial Completion of the Facility and motor
vehicles will be available pursuant to adequate permits (including any that may be required under applicable Environmental Laws) and (y)&nbsp;all utilities serving the Facility, or proposed to serve the Facility substantially in accordance with the
Approved Plans and Specifications, are located in, and vehicular access to the Facility will be provided by adequate Appurtenant Rights;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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JJ.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Title to the Improvements.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Title to the Improvements (including, all materials or equipment incorporated therein or paid for out of Advances) shall automatically, without further act of the
Construction Agent, vest in the Lessor.</FONT></TD>
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KK.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Cooperation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The Lessor hereby agrees to execute any documents or instruments or obtain any permits or waivers therefrom as may be necessary to complete Construction or grant easements so
long as such actions do not adversely affect the as-built value, utility, residual value at the end of the Lease Term Expiration Date or remaining economic life of the Facility; provided that this Section does not include any permit, consent or
waiver requested with respect to any Operative Document.</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>LL.<BR>
THE IMPROVEMENTS</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
MM.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Casualty, Condemnation, Liquidated Damages and Force Majeure Events.</I></FONT></TD>
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NN.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;3.1(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, if at any time prior to Substantial Completion there occurs a Casualty, Condemnation or Force Majeure Event or liquidated damages are paid under the Construction Documents,
 then, in accordance with the procedures for making Advances in the Operative Documents, the Lessor shall make (x)&nbsp;so long as no Construction Agency Event of Default other than under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.1(i)</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2> shall have occurred and be continuing, insurance proceeds and/or condemnation awards and/or liquidated damages with respect thereto available to the Construction Agent or the Lessee for Property Costs and (y)&nbsp;Advances for Property Costs,
and the Construction Agent shall (i)&nbsp;use commercially reasonable efforts to complete Construction in accordance with the Construction Materials and with the terms hereof and (ii)&nbsp;cause Substantial Completion to occur on or prior to the
Outside Completion Date.</FONT></TD>
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OO.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
If the Construction Agent reasonably determines that a Force Majeure Event, Casualty or Condemnation will cause Substantial Completion to occur later than the Outside Completion Date, the Lessor may extend the Outside Completion Date for a period
(not to exceed one hundred and twenty days following the original Outside Completion Date) reasonably necessary to achieve Substantial Completion in light of such Force Majeure Event. In connection with the Lessor's decision to extend the Outside
Completion Date, the Lessor may request in writing that the Construction Agent deliver a certification to the Lessor and Administrative Agent (1)&nbsp;describing the facts and circumstances giving rise to such Force Majeure Event, Casualty or
Condemnation, the expected duration of such Force Majeure Event and the date the Construction Agent reasonably believes Substantial Completion will be achieved, (2)&nbsp;stating that the remaining Aggregate Available Commitments, together with Net
Proceeds of such Casualty or Condemnation or any other insurance proceeds paid and Other Available Amounts, if any, are adequate to achieve Substantial Completion within such extension period in accordance with the Construction Materials and
(3)&nbsp;that the occurrence of such Force Majeure Event, Casualty or Condemnation and the Construction to occur following the date of such Force Majeure Event, Casualty or Condemnation will not materially affect the appraised value specified in the
As-Built Appraisal delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.2(a) of the Participation Agreement; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that, if, in the reasonable determination of the Construction Consultant, (a)&nbsp;the Facility can
be completed within 120&nbsp;days without exceeding the Approved Construction Budget (as the same may be modified hereunder) and (b)&nbsp;the delay is covered by Net Proceeds and the Approved Construction Budget, the Construction Agent may direct the
Lessor to extend the Outside Completion Date for 120&nbsp;days. The Construction Agent shall also supply to the Lessor and the Administrative Agent such other information as each such Person may reasonably request.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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PP.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
If the Construction Agent fails to complete the Facility by the Outside Completion Date, and the cause of such failure is due to a Force Majeure Event, then the Lessor may, at its option, require the Construction Agent to return the Facility and
terminate this Agreement or extend the Outside Completion Date for 120&nbsp;days (and make additional Advances in accordance with the requirements of the Operative Documents with respect thereto) in which case the Construction Agent is required to
complete the Facility within such extended Construction Period; provided that, if, in the reasonable determination of the Construction Consultant, (a)&nbsp;the Facility can be completed within 120&nbsp;days without exceeding the Approved Construction
Budget (as the same may be modified hereunder) and (b)&nbsp;the delay is covered by insurance proceeds, the Construction Agent may direct the Lessor to extend the Outside Completion Date for 120&nbsp;days.</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>QQ.<BR>
PAYMENT OF FUNDS</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
RR.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Funding of Property Costs.</I></FONT></TD>
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SS.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
During the course of the Construction of Improvements, the Construction Agent shall request that the Lessor advance funds for the payment or reimbursement of Property Costs and the Lessor shall comply with such request to the extent provided for
under the Participation Agreement. The Construction Agent and the Lessor acknowledge and agree that the Construction Agent's right to request funds and the Lessor's obligation to advance funds for the payment or reimbursement of Property Costs are
subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and each of the Operative Documents.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
TT.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
The proceeds of any funds made available to the Lessor under the Operative Documents to pay or reimburse Property Costs shall be made available to the Construction Agent in accordance with the Advance Request relating thereto.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
UU.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
The Construction Agent may disburse proceeds from an Advance Request only for payment or its reimbursement of Property Costs as set forth on the Advance Request or otherwise permitted by the Operative Documents.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
VV.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
The Construction Agent and the Lessor each acknowledges that the Administrative Agent or the Investors may direct the Lessor to borrow funds from the Lenders and obtain Contributions from the Investors for the payment or reimbursement of Transaction
Costs and other expenditures, all in accordance with the Participation Agreement and the other Operative Documents.</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>WW.<BR>
CONSTRUCTION AGENCY EVENTS OF DEFAULT</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
XX.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Agency Events of Default.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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YY.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Defined.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Any one or more of the following events shall be a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Construction Agency Event of Default</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>":</FONT></TD>
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ZZ.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(i)&nbsp;The Construction Agent applies any Advance for a purpose other than as set forth in the related Advance Request or the Construction Agent otherwise applies any funds paid by the Lessor to the Construction Agent for purposes not permitted
hereby or by any other Operative Document and such misapplication remains uncorrected for five Business Days after notice to the Construction Agent and Lessee, or (ii)&nbsp;there shall exist any other misapplication of funds relating to the Facility,
including fraud, illegal acts or willful misconduct by the Construction Agent or its Affiliates or any Construction Agency Person or any other Person under the direct or indirect supervision of the Construction Agent related to or in respect of the
transactions contemplated herein or the Operative Documents or with respect to the Facility;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
AAA.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
the Construction Agent shall fail to comply with Section&nbsp;2.6(c);</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
BBB.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(i)&nbsp;the Construction Budget shall not be In Balance, such failure to be In Balance shall continue after the expiration of the thirty day period discussed in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.6(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and the Lessor has
not requested a Balancing Deposit within five Business Days of the expiration of such thirty day period or, (ii)&nbsp;the Construction Agent shall fail to make a Balancing Deposit required under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.6(c)
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> within five Business Days of the making of such request;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
CCC.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
an Insolvency Event with respect to the Construction Agent or the Lessee shall have occurred and be continuing;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
DDD.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
the Construction Agent or the Lessee shall default in the due performance and observance of any of its obligations under Section&nbsp;6.1(t) or (w)&nbsp;of the Participation Agreement, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.3(a)</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2> of this Agreement or Section&nbsp;4.1 of the Guaranty (to the extent such default under Section&nbsp;4.1 of the Guaranty is a default in the performance or observance of obligations incorporated by reference therein from Sections 5.2 or
Section&nbsp;VI of the Revolving Credit Agreement) subject to the notice and cure periods in the Revolving Credit Agreement;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
EEE.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Construction Agent or the Lessee in this Construction Agency Agreement or in any other Operative Document, or in any statement or certificate delivered or required to be delivered
pursuant hereto or thereto, shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made, and (i)&nbsp;the circumstances rendering such representation or warranty or statement incorrect shall not be remediable or
(ii)&nbsp;if such representation or warranty or statement is remediable shall continue unremedied for thirty days after the earlier of: (x)&nbsp;the date on which written notice is delivered by the Lessor or the Administrative Agent to the
Construction Agent and the Lessee specifying such circumstances and demanding that they be remedied and (y)&nbsp;the date on which any Authorized Officer of the Construction Agent and the Lessee has actual knowledge of such incorrectness;
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that if such default is capable of cure but cannot be cured by payment of money or cannot be cured by diligent efforts within such thirty day period but such diligent efforts shall be
properly commenced within the cure period and the Construction Agent or the Lessee is diligently pursuing, and shall continue to pursue diligently, remedy of such failure, the cure period shall be extended for an additional period of time as may be
necessary to cure, not to exceed an additional one hundred and twenty days and not to extend beyond the Outside Completion Date;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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FFF.</FONT></TD>
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except as otherwise permitted under the Operative Documents, any Lien granted pursuant to any Operative Document affecting any portion of the Facility shall, in whole or in material part, cease to be a perfected first priority security interest
(other than Permitted Liens), unless such cessation shall be the result of the failure of the Lessor to sign and return any reasonable documentation prepared by the Construction Agent in performance of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.6(e)
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Administrative Agent or the Lessor;</FONT></TD>
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GGG.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
the Construction Agent or the Lessee shall default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be performed or observed under any Operative Document to which it is a party (not otherwise
specified in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and such default shall have continued unremedied for a period of at least thirty days after receipt of notice by the Construction Agent or the Lessee from either the
Lessor or the Administrative Agent; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that if such default is capable of cure but cannot be cured by payment of money or cannot be cured by diligent efforts within such thirty day period
but such diligent efforts shall be properly commenced within the cure period and the Construction Agent or the Lessee is diligently pursuing, and shall continue to pursue diligently, remedy of such failure, the cure period shall be extended for an
additional period of time as may be necessary to cure, not to exceed an additional one hundred and twenty days and not to extend beyond the Outside Completion Date;</FONT></TD>
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HHH.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
an event described in Section&nbsp;7.3 of the Participation Agreement shall have occurred;</FONT></TD>
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III.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
the Construction Agent shall fail to maintain insurance required by </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.6(f)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>; the Construction Agent or the Lessee shall fail to deliver the certification required by Section&nbsp;6.1(b)(i)
&nbsp;of the Participation Agreement and such failure shall continue for ten Business Days after notice to the Construction Agent or the Lessee;</FONT></TD>
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JJJ.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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[Intentionally Omitted];</FONT></TD>
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KKK.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
one or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in the aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000 shall be rendered against the Construction Agent, the Lessee or any of its Affiliates and such judgment or order shall continue unsatisfied or
unstayed for a period of sixty days;</FONT></TD>
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LLL.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
an "event of default" shall occur in the payment when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by acceleration or otherwise, of any Indebtedness of the Construction Agent or any of its Subsidiaries having a principal amount, individually
or in the aggregate, in excess of $10,000,000, or a default shall occur in the performance or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to such Indebtedness;</FONT></TD>
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MMM.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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a Change of Control shall occur; or</FONT></TD>
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NNN.</FONT></TD>
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the Construction Agent or the Lessee shall fail to deliver the As-Built Appraisal prior to April&nbsp;1, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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OOO.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Consequences.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the occurrence of a Construction Agency Event of Default, the Lessor may, in addition to the other rights and remedies provided for in this Article&nbsp;V,
immediately terminate this Agreement, by giving the Construction Agent written notice of such termination, and upon the giving of such notice, this Agreement shall terminate and all rights of the Construction Agent and all obligations of the Lessor
under this Agreement shall cease; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that this Agreement shall terminate immediately without notice upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event described in </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.1(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or upon the occurrence of the events described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.1(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, whether or not another Construction Agency Event of Default described in
one or more other clauses of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall have been or thereafter is declared. Upon any such termination, all rights of the Construction Agent and all obligations of the Lessor (after the
date of termination and payment of the amounts referred to below in this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.2)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, shall cease and the Lessor may require the Construction Agent and/or the Lessee to (or shall require the
Construction Agent to, if a Construction Agency Event of Default described in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.1(d)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>5.1.1(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> has occurred), subject to </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> below, immediately pay in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lessor, for application in accordance with Article&nbsp;X of the Participation Agreement as and for
liquidated damages, an amount equal to:</FONT></TD>
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PPP.</FONT></TD>
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if a Full Recourse Event of Default has occurred, the Purchase Price; or</FONT></TD>
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QQQ.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
if a Full Recourse Event of Default has not occurred, the maximum amount payable in accordance with Section&nbsp;11.2 of the Participation Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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RRR.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Survival.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The termination of this Agreement, in whole or in part, pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall in no event relieve the
Construction Agent of its liability hereunder which accrued prior to such termination, all of which shall survive any such termination.</FONT></TD>
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SSS.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Remedies Cumulative; Waivers.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the occurrence and continuance of a Construction Agency Event of Default, at the Lessor's option and without limiting the Lessor in the exercise
of any other right or remedy the Lessor may have on account of a Construction Agency Event of Default (including any remedies under any other Operative Document or as set forth in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.2)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>,
and without any further demand or notice, but subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> below and the proviso of the first sentence of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and the second
sentence of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.1.2</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above, the Lessor may cause the following to occur:</FONT></TD>
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TTT.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
The Lessor shall have all the rights and may pursue any of the remedies hereunder with respect to Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount as are provided to it in the Lease with respect to the payment of Residual Value Guaranty Amount as if those
provisions were incorporated herein including, the Lessor acting as exclusive sales agent for the Facility. The Lessor and the Administrative Agent may foreclose the Lien of the Lessee Mortgage on all or any portion of the Facility and other
Collateral. In addition, the Lessor may exercise its remedies under the Security Documents.</FONT></TD>
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UUU.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
The Lessor may continue this Agreement in effect for so long as the Lessor shall reasonably determine, and the Lessor may enforce all of the Lessor's rights and remedies under this Agreement, and require the completion and installation of the
Improvements by the Construction Agent as herein described, so long as the Lessor satisfies its obligations under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;4.1</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and provides or otherwise obtains the funds therefor and advances such
funds to the Construction Agent.</FONT></TD>
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VVV.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
The Lessor may terminate this Agreement at any time, notwithstanding a prior election under </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.3(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> to cause the completion and installation of the Improvements with respect thereto directly
through the Lessor or one or more successor construction agents.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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WWW.</FONT></TD>
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The Lessor may exercise any other right or remedy that may be available to it under Applicable Laws or in equity, or proceed by appropriate court action (legal or equitable) to enforce the terms or to recover damages for the breach
hereof.</FONT></TD>
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XXX.</FONT></TD>
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Subject to the provisions hereof, as a matter of right and with notice to the Construction Agent or anyone claiming under the Construction Agent, and without regard to the then value of the Facility or any other Collateral or the interest of the
Lessee therein, the Lessor shall have the right to apply to any court having jurisdiction to appoint a receiver or receivers of the Facility or any other Collateral or any portion thereof at the Lessee and the Construction Agent's sole cost and
expense (subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> hereof), and the Construction Agent hereby irrevocably consents to such appointment and waives notice of any application therefor. Any such receiver or receivers
shall have all the usual powers and duties of receivers in like or similar cases and all the powers and duties of the Lessor in case of entry as provided in this Agreement and shall continue as such and exercise all such powers until the latest to
occur of (i)&nbsp;the date of confirmation of sale of the Facility or any other applicable Collateral; (ii)&nbsp;the disbursement of all proceeds thereof collected by such receiver and the payment of all expenses incurred in connection therewith; or
(iii)&nbsp;the termination of such receivership with the consent of the Lessor or pursuant to an order by a court of competent jurisdiction.</FONT></TD>
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YYY.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
To the extent permitted by, and subject to the mandatory requirements of, any Applicable Law, each and every right, power and remedy herein specifically given to the Lessor or otherwise in this Agreement shall be cumulative and, subject to
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, shall be in addition to every other right, power and remedy herein specifically given or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute, and each and every right, power and
remedy whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Lessor, and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of any power or remedy shall
not be construed to be a waiver of the right to exercise at the same time or thereafter any other right, power or remedy. The Lessor's consent to any request made by the Construction Agent or the Lessee shall not be deemed to constitute or preclude
the necessity for obtaining the Lessor's consent, in the future, to all similar requests. No express or implied waiver by the Lessor of any Construction Agency Event of Default shall in any way be, or be construed to be, a waiver of any future or
subsequent Construction Agency Event of Default. To the extent permitted by any Applicable Law, the Construction Agent hereby waives any rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise that may require the Lessor to sell, lease or otherwise
use the Facility, the other Improvements, the other Collateral or any part thereof in mitigation of the Lessor's damages upon the occurrence of a Construction Agency Event of Default or that may otherwise limit or modify any of the Lessor's rights or
remedies under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;V.</I></FONT></TD>
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ZZZ.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Lessor, any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement or under the other Operative Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided in this
Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.</FONT></TD>
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AAAA.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Limitation on Recourse Liability of the Construction Agent.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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BBBB.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, the aggregate amount payable by the Construction Agent on a recourse basis under this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Article&nbsp;V</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> as the result of the occurrence of a
Construction Agency Event of Default shall be subject to the limitations on the recourse liability of the Construction Agent set forth in Section&nbsp;11.2 of the Participation Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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CCCC.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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The Lessor's exercise of any remedy provided hereunder or otherwise available at law or equity, including any demand for reimbursements of amounts expended by or on behalf of the Lessor to cure any Construction Agency Event of Default shall not
impair or otherwise reduce the Construction Agent's obligation to pay the Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount and the timely application of such amount to the outstanding principal amount and accrued interest thereon under the Loan Agreements
in accordance with the Participation Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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DDDD.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>The Lessor's Right to Cure Construction Agency Events of Default.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lessor, without waiving or releasing any obligation or Construction Agency Event of Default, may (but shall
be under no obligation to) remedy any Construction Agency Event of Default, and in furtherance of such right, the Lessor may make Advance Requests, execute Construction Documents and otherwise exercise all rights and perform all duties of the
Construction Agent hereunder and the Lessee under the Participation Agreement with respect to the Construction. All reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses so incurred (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), together with interest
thereon at the Overdue Rate from the date on which such sums or expenses are paid by the Lessor, shall (subject to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.4</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above) be funded and paid by the Lessor through Advances made in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the other Operative Documents.</FONT></TD>
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EEEE.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Determination of Whether Budget is "In Balance".</I></FONT></TD>
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FFFF.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
If the Administrative Agent determines that the Construction Budget may not be In Balance, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to such effect to the Construction Agent, together with a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis for the
Administrative Agent's determination and to the extent available calculations upon which the Administrative Agent or the Construction Consultant has based its determination. Within ten Business Days following the Construction Agent's receipt of such
notice, the Construction Agent shall deliver a certification to the Administrative Agent that (i)&nbsp;the Construction Budget is not In Balance and describing the steps the Construction Agent is taking to remedy such condition, if any, or
(ii)&nbsp;the Construction Budget is In Balance and stating sufficient detail to describe why the Construction Agent believes the Construction Budget is In Balance.</FONT></TD>
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GGGG.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
If after receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certification from the Construction Agent pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.6(a)(ii)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above that the Construction Budget is In Balance, the Administrative Agent
still disagrees with such certification, the Construction Agent and the Administrative Agent shall, for a period of thirty days following the Administrative Agent's receipt of such certification, consult with each other and use their reasonable
efforts to resolve such dispute as to whether the Construction Budget is In Balance.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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HHHH.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Upon the occurrence of either (i)&nbsp;the Construction Agent's delivery of certification pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.6(a)(i)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above that the Construction Budget is not In Balance, or (ii)&nbsp;the thirty
day consultation period referred to in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.6(b)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above shall expire and the Administrative Agent shall continue to disagree with the Construction Agent's assertion that the Construction Budget
is In Balance, the Lessor shall have the option, exercisable in its sole discretion upon notice to the Construction Agent, to require the Construction Agent to deposit (a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Balancing Deposit</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") with the
Lessor within five Business Days an amount equal to the lesser of (x)&nbsp;the amount which if paid to the Construction Agent would, together with any Available Commitments and Other Available Proceeds, be sufficient to make the Construction Budget
In Balance and (y)&nbsp;the Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount and the Lessor will use any amounts deposited by the Construction Agent to pay for Improvements or any other amounts that would otherwise be paid by the Construction
Agent.</FONT></TD>
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IIII.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
In the event that the Construction Agent is required to make a Balancing Deposit pursuant to </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;5.6(c)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> above, such Balancing Deposit shall evidence a portion of the Construction Period Maximum
Guaranty Amount and any amounts withdrawn from the Balancing Deposit to fund Property Costs shall reduce dollar for dollar the Construction Period Maximum Guaranty Amount.</FONT></TD>
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JJJJ.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Limitations on the Construction Agent's Liability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;In any action or proceeding involving any state law, any federal bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization law, or any other law
affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of the Construction Agent under the Operative Documents would otherwise be held or determined to be voidable, invalid or unenforceable as a fraudulent transfer or otherwise as a result
or on account of the amount of its liability under the Operative Documents, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by the Construction Agent or any other Person,
 be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount which is valid and enforceable.</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>KKKK.<BR>
NO CONSTRUCTION AGENCY FEE</B></FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent shall not be entitled to, and the Lessor shall have no obligation to pay, any agency fee or other fee or compensation, and no such Person shall not be entitled to, and the Lessor
shall have no obligation to make or pay, any reimbursement therefor, it being understood that this Agreement is being entered into as consideration for and as an inducement to the Lessor and the Participants entering into the Lease and the other
Operative Documents.</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>LLLL.<BR>
MISCELLANEOUS</B></FONT></TD>
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MMMM.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Notices.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;All notices, consents, directions, approvals, instructions, requests, demands or other communications to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be given in writing
in the manner provided in, shall be sent to the respective addresses set forth in, and the effectiveness thereof shall be governed by the provisions of Section&nbsp;12.3 of the Participation Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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NNNN.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Successors and Assigns.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Lessor, the Construction Agent and, to the extent permitted by the Operative Documents,
 their respective successors and assigns; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that except as permitted by </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Sections&nbsp;2.5</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>2.6</I></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2> or to an entity owned (directly or indirectly) by the Construction Agent (and in either case, the Construction Agent shall remain primarily liable), the Construction Agent shall not assign any of its rights nor delegate any of its duties or
obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (at the written directions of the Directing Party) and the Lessor.</FONT></TD>
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OOOO.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>GOVERNING LAW.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW BUT EXCLUDING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES AND CHOICE OF LAW RULES OF NEW YORK,
EXCEPT AS TO MATTERS RELATING TO THE CREATION OF INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY OR LIENS AND THE EXERCISE OF REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY CONSTITUTING REAL PROPERTY, WHICH SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="11%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
PPPP.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Amendments, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither this Agreement nor any of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or modified except in accordance with Section&nbsp;12.5 of the
Participation Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="11%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
QQQQ.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Counterparts.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may be executed on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="11%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
RRRR.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Severability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.</FONT></TD>
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SSSS.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Headings, etc.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The table of contents and headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not modify, define, expand or limit
any of the terms or provisions hereof.</FONT></TD>
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TTTT.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exercise of the Lessor's Rights.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the Excluded Amounts, the Construction Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the
Security Agreement dated concurrently herewith made by the Lessor in favor of the Administrative Agent, the rights and powers of the Lessor under this Agreement have been assigned to and may be exercised by the Administrative Agent in accordance with
Section&nbsp;12.5 of the Participation Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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UUUU.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Limited Liability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Construction Agent agrees that the Lessor's obligations and liability under this Agreement are limited pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.10 of the Participation
Agreement. Except for the rights of the Lessee to payment pursuant to the express provisions of Article&nbsp;X of the Participation Agreement, any rights of the Construction Agent against the Lessor shall be fully subordinated to the claims of the
Lessor against the Construction Agent until such claims are indefeasibly paid in full.</FONT></TD>
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VVVV.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>No Third Party Beneficiaries.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Except to the extent provided in other Operative Documents, no provision in this Agreement shall give rise to any rights in any Person (except any
Person party to an Operative Document), and there shall be no third party beneficiaries of, and no other Persons shall be entitled to rely on this Agreement. Any attempt by any other such Person to so rely shall immediately be void.</FONT></TD>
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WWWW.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="86%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>Survival of Agreements.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;All covenants of the Construction Agent provided for in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Section&nbsp;2.6(e)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall survive the termination of
this Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Construction Agency Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and
year first above written. </FONT></P>

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ROSS STATUTORY TRUST 2001A,<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as the Lessor</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A., not in<BR>
its individual capacity but solely as Trustee</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOSEPH P. O'DONNELL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Joseph P. O'Donnell<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Corporate Trust Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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ROSS STORES,&nbsp;INC.,<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as the Construction Agent</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>J. CALL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;John G. Call<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Senior Vice President, CFO</I></FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f)    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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NAME="lw1583_insurance"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INSURANCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART&nbsp;A  </B></FONT></P>

<DL compact>
<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>B.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Insurance By the Lessee and Construction Agent:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> During the Construction Period and Lease Term, the Lessee or Construction Agent, as applicable, shall
maintain insurance as follows:
<BR><BR></FONT>
<DL compact>
<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>III.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>General Liability Insurance</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> or Third Party Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, and Property Damage Liability
written on an occurrence basis against claims filed anywhere in the world and occurring in the United States and arising out of the Lessee's, the Construction Agent's, General Contractor's,
sub-contractor's of any tier, and all vendors and agents of the Lessee. Such insurance shall also provide coverage for products-completed operations (which coverage shall remain in effect
for a period of at least 3&nbsp;years following the Construction Period Termination Date). Coverage must also include Premises Operations (including X/C/U coverage); Independent Contractors'
coverage; Contractual Liability coverage including provision for the Contractor's obligation under the Construction Agreement. Limits shall be no less than the following: General Aggregate,
$1,000,000, per location; Products/Completed Ops, $1,000,000; Personal/Advertising Aggregate, $1,000,000; Each Occurrence Limit $1,000,000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>IV.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Workers Compensation:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Providing statutory coverage required by the Workers Compensation laws of the state
of California, with Employers Liability limits per insured of $100,000 Bodily Injury each accident; $100,000 Bodily Injury by disease, each employee; $500,000 Bodily Injury by Disease policy limit.
Policies shall include Stop Gap and Voluntary Coverage.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>III.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Automobile Liability Insurance:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> For the Lessee's, Construction Agent's, General Contractors' and
subcontractors' liability arising out of claims for bodily injury and property damage covering all owned (if any), leased (if any), non-owned and hired vehicles used in the performance of
the Construction
Agent's obligations under Construction Agreement with a $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage and containing appropriate no-fault insurance
provisions wherever applicable. A maximum deductible or self-insured retention of $10,000 per occurrence shall be allowed.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>V.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Umbrella or excess liability insurance on an occurrence basis
covering claims in excess of the underlying insurance described in the foregoing subsections (1)&nbsp;and (2), with a $50,000,000 minimum limit per occurrence, such insurance shall contain a
provision that it will not be more restrictive that the primary insurance. </FONT></DD></DL>
</DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>The amounts of insurance required in the foregoing sections may be satisfied by the Construction Agent purchasing coverage in the amounts specified or by any
combination of primary and excess insurance, so long as the total amount of insurance meets the requirements specified above.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART B  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Construction Period the Construction Agent shall maintain insurance as follows: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction
Agent will maintain and require all contractors and subcontractors working on the project to maintain insurance as specified in PART A, I, II, III, and IV, unless otherwise
indicated below, which coverage may be placed under an Owner or Contractor Controlled Insurance Policy (OCIP or CCIP), or through policies carried by the individual contractors. The insurance required
by this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be written for not less than the limits specified, or greater if required by law provided, however, that in no
event shall limits and terms of insurance be less than those listed without the express consent of the Administrative Agent. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coverage
must be written on an occurrence basis and maintained without interruption from date of commencement of the Construction until termination of the Construction Agency Agreement
except for completed operations coverage which must be maintained for 3&nbsp;years after Substantial Completion. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
insurance required of contractors and subcontractors under this section shall be maintained with an insurance company or companies with an&nbsp;A.M. Best Rating of A- X
or better and authorized to transact business in the State of California. Each policy shall be endorsed to indicate that it is primary as respects the Lessor, Owner Trustee, and Administrative Agent
and Participants, with no right of contribution with any other insurance available to them, and shall not be subject to reduction of
coverage as to the Lessor, Owner Trustee or Administrative Agent or the Participants by reason of any claim asserted against the Contractor or Subcontractor. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deductibles
under such programs may not exceed $250,000 under an OCIP or CCIP, or $10,000 for traditionally placed insurance per occurrence. In the event that an OCIP is placed, the
maximum deductible established under the program shall be pre-funded by the Construction Agent through additional premium payments. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Builder's Risk Property Insurance  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Builder's Risk Insurance</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> on an "all risk" basis in the amount no less than the higher of the full replacement
value (exclusive of land) at completion or Lease Balance, with endorsements for contingent liability from operation of building laws, increased cost of construction and demolition due to the operation
of building laws, with no co-insurance provisions, and with no right of contribution from any insurance policies carried by the Lessor or any of the financing parties. Insured perils must
include but are not limited to vandalism, malicious mischief, sprinkler leakage, terrorism, earth movement (including but not limited to earthquake, landslide, subsidence and volcanic eruption), wind,
flood, boiler and machinery accidents, and other perils normally included within the definition of extended coverage. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property Covered:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The builder's risk insurance shall provide coverage for (i)&nbsp;the buildings, all fixtures, materials,
supplies, (ii)&nbsp;new underground works, sidewalks, paving, site works and excavation works and landscaping, (iii)&nbsp;the Improvements, (iv)&nbsp;property of others in the care, custody or
control of the Construction Agent or of General Contractor, (v)&nbsp;all preliminary works and temporary works, (vi)&nbsp;foundations and other property below the surface of the ground, and
(vii)&nbsp;electronic equipment and media. Also, all materials and supplies at other locations awaiting installation or in transit to the project site; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prohibited Exclusions:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The builder's risk policy shall not contain any (i)&nbsp;coinsurance provisions or
(ii)&nbsp;exclusion for loss or damage resulting from freezing or mechanical breakdown. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Sum Insured:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The builder's risk policy shall (i)&nbsp;be on a completed value form, with no periodic reporting requirements,
(ii)&nbsp;insure the higher of 100% of the full replacement value of the Facility, (ii)&nbsp;Lease Balance, and, (iii)&nbsp;value losses at replacement cost, without deduction for physical
depreciation or obsolescence including custom duties, taxes and fees (if rebuilt or repaired). </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deductible:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The builder's risk insurance shall have no deductible greater than $50,000 per occurrence for all coverage, so
long as the maximum deductible shall be pre-funded by the Construction Agent through additional premium payments or $10,000 per occurrence in all other circumstances. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delayed Startup Insurance, other Costs:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delayed startup coverage for attorney's fees, engineering, architectural and other
consulting costs, loss of rental income, Construction Period Interest, Construction Period Yield, Construction Period Fees and other fixed expenses of the Construction Agent arising out of a delay in
completion of the Outside Completion Date due to a peril insured by the builder's risk policy required above, in an amount acceptable to Lessor. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART C  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the Lease Term, Lessee shall maintain insurance as follows: </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Property Insurance:  </I></FONT></P>

<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lessee
shall keep the Property insured on an all-risk basis against physical loss or damage by fire and all other risks, including without limitation, flood, earthquake and
windstorm, in amounts no less than the Termination Value for the property and on terms that (i)&nbsp;are no less favorable than insurance covering other similar properties owned by the Lessee,
(ii)&nbsp;with no co-insurance provisions; (iii)&nbsp;with no exclusions for vandalism, malicious mischief, sprinkler leakage, or acts of hostile groups. The Lessee shall further
procure and carry business interruption insurance in an amount sufficient to provide for the payment of Rent as and when due upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any interruption of the
Lessee's business, whether relating to the Facility or otherwise. Boiler and Machinery Coverage shall be procured either by endorsement to the property policy or under a separate placement. </FONT></P>

</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such
insurance and Builder's Risk Insurance shall (a)&nbsp;have an indemnity period not less than 12&nbsp;months, (b)&nbsp;include an interim payments (or partial payment) clause
allowing for the monthly payment of a claim pending final determination of the full claim amount, (c)&nbsp;cover loss sustained when access to the Site is prevented due to an insured peril at
premises in the vicinity of the Site, (d)&nbsp;cover loss sustained due to the action of a public authority preventing access to the Site due to imminent or actual loss or destruction arising from
an insured peril at premises in the vicinity of the Site, (e)&nbsp;insure loss caused by damage to finished equipment or machinery while awaiting shipment at a supplier's premises, (f)&nbsp;insure
loss caused by damage or mechanical breakdown to construction plant and equipment at the Site not already insured, (g)&nbsp;not contain any form of a coinsurance provision or include a waiver of
such provision and (h)&nbsp;cover loss sustained due to the accidental interruption or failure of supplies of
electricity, gas, sewers, water or telecommunication up to the terminal point of the utility supplier with the Site. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART D  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>CONDITIONS </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
policies of liability insurance required to be maintained by the Lessee and Construction Agent under the Operative Documents shall be endorsed as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
insurance policies shall be placed with responsible insurance companies authorized to do business in Connecticut (if so required by law or regulation)
with (i)&nbsp;an&nbsp;A.M. Best Insurance Reports rating of "A" (X)&nbsp;or better, (ii)&nbsp;and a Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor's financial strength rating of "BBB+" or higher (iii)&nbsp;or other
companies acceptable to the Lessor
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
name the Lessor, the Participants and the Agents as additional insureds;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
provide a severability of interests and cross liability exclusion clause;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That
the insurance shall be primary and not excess to or contributing with any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the Lessor,
Participants, or Agents.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>To provide a waiver of subrogation in favor of the Lessor, Agent, Owner Trustee and all Participants.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The
Construction Agent hereby waives any and every claim for recovery from the Lessor for any and all loss or damage covered by any of the insurance policies to be maintained under this Agreement to the
extent that such loss or damage is recovered under any such policy. Inasmuch as the foregoing waiver will preclude the assignment of any such claim to the extent of such recovery, by subrogation (or
otherwise), to an insurance company (or other person), the Construction Agent shall give written notice of the terms of such waiver to each insurance company which has issued, or which may issue in
the future, any such policy of insurance (if such notice is required by the insurance policy) and shall cause each such insurance policy to be </FONT></DD></DL>
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properly endorsed by the issuer thereof to, or to otherwise contain one or more provisions that, prevent the invalidation of the insurance coverage provided thereby by reason of such waiver. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Loss Notification:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The Construction Agent shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent of any single loss or
event likely to give rise to a claim against an insurer for an amount in excess of $5,000,000 covered by any insurance maintained pursuant to this
Agreement</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Payment of Loss Proceeds:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> All policies of insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Part&nbsp;B and
Part&nbsp;C, shall provide that the proceeds of such policies shall be payable solely to the Administrative Agent.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Loss Adjustment and Settlement:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> A loss under any insurance required to be carried under Part&nbsp;B and
Part&nbsp;C, shall be adjusted with the insurance companies, including the filing in a timely manner of appropriate proceedings, by the Construction Agent, subject to the approval of the Lessor if
such loss is in excess of $5,000,000. In addition the Construction Agent may in its reasonable judgment consent to the settlement of any loss, provided that in the event that the amount of the loss
exceeds $5,000,000 the terms of such settlement is concurred with by the Administrative Agent.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Policy Cancellation, Non-Renewal, or Material Reduction and Change:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> All policies of insurance
required to be maintained pursuant to this </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Schedule&nbsp;2.6(f)</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> shall be endorsed so that if at any time should they be not renewed, canceled,
coverage be reduced (by any party including the insured) which affects the interests of the Lessor or the Administrative Agent, such non-renewal cancellation or reduction shall not be
effective as to the Lessor for 30&nbsp;days, except for non-payment of premium which shall be for 10&nbsp;days, after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice from such
insurer of such cancellation or reduction. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Miscellaneous Policy Provisions:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies of insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Part&nbsp;B and
Part&nbsp;C, shall (i)&nbsp;not include any annual or term aggregate limits of liability except as regards the insurance applicable to the perils of flood and earth movement and pollutant clean up
of land and water at the Site, (ii)&nbsp;shall include the Lessor and the Participants as additional insureds and the Administrative Agent as sole loss payee, and (iii)&nbsp;include a clause
requiring the insurer to make final payment on any claim within 30&nbsp;days after the submission of proof of loss and its acceptance by the insurer. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Separation of Interests:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies (other than in respect to liability or workers compensation insurance) shall insure the
interests of the Lessor and the Administrative Agent regardless of any breach or violation by the Construction Agent or any other party of warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such
policies, any action or inaction of the Construction Agent or others. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acceptable Policy Terms and Conditions:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies of insurance required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall
contain terms and conditions acceptable to the Lessor. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Waiver of Subrogation:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All policies of insurance to be maintained by the provisions of this Agreement shall provide for
waivers of subrogation in favor of the Lessor. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Evidence of Insurance:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the Initial Advancement Date and at least 10&nbsp;days prior to each policy anniversary, the
Construction Agent shall furnish the Lessor with (1)&nbsp;certificates of insurance or binders, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, evidencing all of the insurance required
by the provisions of this Agreement and (2)&nbsp;a schedule of the insurance policies held by or for the benefit of the Construction Agent and required to be in force by the provisions of this
Agreement. Such certificates of insurance/binders shall be executed by each insurer or by an authorized representative of each insurer where it is not practical for such insurer to execute the
certificate itself. Such certificates of insurance/binders shall identify underwriters, the type of insurance, the insurance limits and the policy term and shall specifically list the special
provisions enumerated for such insurance required by this Agreement. Upon request, the Construction Agent will promptly furnish the Lessor with copies of all insurance policies, binders and cover
notes or other evidence of such insurance relating to the insurance required to be maintained by the Construction Agent. The schedule </FONT></P>

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of insurance shall include the name of the insurance company, policy number, type of insurance, major limits of liability and expiration date of the insurance policies. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reports:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Concurrently with the furnishing of the certification referred to in the paragraph above, the Construction Agent
shall furnish the Lessor with a report of an independent broker, signed by an officer of the broker, stating that in the opinion of such broker, the insurance then carried or to be renewed is in
accordance with the terms of this Schedule and attaching an updated copy of the schedule of insurance required by part&nbsp;(2) of the preceding paragraph. In addition the Construction Agent will
advise the Lessor in writing promptly of any default in the payment of any premium and of any other act or omission on the part of the Construction Agent which may invalidate or render unenforceable,
in whole or in part, any insurance being maintained by the Construction Agent pursuant to this Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Duty of Agent to Verify or Review:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No provision of this Agreement shall impose on the Lessor or the Administrative Agent
any duty or obligation to verify the existence or adequacy of the insurance coverage maintained by the Construction Agent, nor shall the Lessor or the Administrative Agent be responsible for any
representations or warranties made by or on behalf of the Construction Agent to any insurance company or underwriter. Any failure on the part of the Lessor or the Administrative Agent to pursue or
obtain the evidence of insurance required by this Agreement from the Construction Agent and/or failure of the Lessor or the Administrative Agent to point out any non-compliance of such
evidence of insurance shall not constitute a waiver of any of the insurance requirements in this Agreement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART E  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the commencement of Construction on the Site, the Construction Agent will only be required to maintain insurance that
complies with </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Part&nbsp;A, I</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>II.</I></FONT></P>

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