Amendment No. 2 dated effective July 12, 2021 to Amended and Restated Master Lease and Security Agreement by and between certain affiliates of the Company as Tenant and certain subsidiaries of Ventas as Landlord

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER LEASE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (hereinafter, this “Amendment”) is effective as of July 19, 2021 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), by and among each of the signatories hereto identified as “Landlord” (individually and collectively, “Landlord”), and each of the signatories hereto identified as “Tenant” (individually and collectively, “Tenant”).

A.Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Master Lease and Security Agreement dated as of July 26, 2020, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Master Lease and Security Agreement (McMinnville Lease Combination) effective as of April 15, 2021 (as amended, the “Master Lease”); and

B.Landlord and Tenant wish to amend the Master Lease to extend the deadline for Tenant to request Requested Landlord UE Funds with respect to certain of the Approved Projects.

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, which by this reference are incorporated herein, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

1.Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Master Lease.

2.Amendment to Lease. With respect to any one or more of the Approved Projects listed on Exhibit A to this Amendment (each, an “Extended Approved Project”), if Tenant delivers a written statement executed by an authorized representative certifying that such Extended Approved Project(s) has/have been Commenced (as defined below) on or prior to December 31, 2021, then the deadline for Tenant to request disbursement of Requested Landlord UE Funds for such Extended Approved Project shall be March 31, 2022 (rather than September 30, 2021 as provided in clause (x) of Section 6.3.5.2 of the Master Lease). For purposes hereof, “Commenced” means that Tenant has incurred costs under one or more executed contracts with third parties with respect to such Extended Approved Project.

3.Miscellaneous.

3.1.    Integrated Agreement; Modifications; Waivers. This Amendment, and the Master Lease as amended hereby, together with the “Transaction Documents” as defined in the Master Transaction Letter, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all prior representations, understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to such subject matter. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it has not relied upon, in entering into this

Amendment, any representation, warranty, promise or condition not specifically set forth in this Amendment.

3.2.    Sealed Writing. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Master Lease, as amended by this Amendment, is intended to be a sealed instrument and to comply with Virginia Code Sections 55-2 and 11-3, and shall be interpreted as if the words “this deed of Lease” were included in the body of the Master Lease.

3.3.    Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly modified in this Amendment, the Master Lease shall remain in full force and effect and is expressly ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto, and Tenant shall lease the Facilities (as modified by this Amendment) from Landlord on the terms set forth in the Master Lease (as modified by this Amendment). In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms of this Amendment and any terms of the Master Lease, the terms of this Amendment shall control.

3.4.    Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile, Portable Document Format (pdf) transmission, or Docusign) in counterparts, all of which executed counterparts shall together constitute a single document. Signature pages may be detached from the counterparts and attached to a single copy of this document to physically form one document. Any such facsimile documents and signatures shall have the same force and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on the parties hereto.

    Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), by H. Todd Kaestner, its Executive Vice President, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Brentwood, Tennessee, this 24th day of June, 2021.

    Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared ALS Properties Tenant I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company”), by H. Todd Kaestner, its Executive Vice President, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Brentwood, Tennessee, this 24th day of June, 2021.

    Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared ALS Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), by H. Todd Kaestner, its Executive Vice President, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Brentwood, Tennessee, this 24th day of June, 2021.

    Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Ventas Provident, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company”), the sole member of PSLT GP, LLC, the general partner of PSLT OP, L.P., the sole member of PSLT-ALS Properties Holdings, LLC, the sole member of PSLT-ALS Properties I, LLC, by J. Justin Hutchens, its Authorized Signatory, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Chicago, Illinois, this 15th day of July, 2021.

    Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Nationwide Health Properties, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company”), by J. Justin Hutchens, its Authorized Signatory, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Chicago, Illinois, this 15th day of July, 2021.

    Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared JER/NHP Senior Living Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company”), by J. Justin Hutchens, its Authorized Signatory, which Company executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged that she/he did sign the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of the Company, being thereunto duly authorized and that the same is her/his free act and deed individually and in said capacity and the free and deed of the Company.

    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Chicago, Illinois, this 15th day of July, 2021.

THIS CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTOR (this “Reaffirmation”) is entered into concurrently with and is attached to and hereby made a part of Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Master Lease and Security Agreement effective as of July 19, 2021 (the “Lease Amendment”) between Landlord and Tenant (both, as defined therein).

BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC., a Delaware corporation (“Guarantor”) executed and delivered that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty dated as of July 26, 2020 (the “Guaranty”), pursuant to which Guarantor guarantied for the benefit of Landlord, the obligations of Tenant under the BKD/VTR Documents (as defined in the Guaranty).

FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Guarantor hereby acknowledges, reaffirms and agrees:

1.Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Reaffirmation shall have the same meanings for purposes of this Reaffirmation as provided in or for purposes of the Lease Amendment.

2.Guarantor hereby (i) acknowledges and consents to the Lease Amendment, (ii) reaffirms its obligations under the Guaranty with respect to the Master Lease as amended by the Lease Amendment, and (iii) confirms that the Guaranty remains in full force and effect.

3.Although Guarantor has been informed of the terms of the Lease Amendment, Guarantor understands and agrees that Landlord has no duty to so notify it or to seek this or any future acknowledgment, consent or reaffirmation, and nothing contained herein shall create or imply any such duty as to any transactions, past or future.

Guarantor has executed this Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor effective as of the Amendment Date.

GUARANTOR: