FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT, NOTE SPLITTER AND LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT

    THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT, NOTE SPLITTER AND LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 28, 2015, made by and between the Borrowers listed on Schedule I, each having an address at c/o American Realty Capital, 405 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (together with each of their permitted successor and assigns, collectively, “Borrowers” and each a “Borrower”), LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE III LLC - SERIES 97 – TRS – EQUITY INNS PORTFOLIO, a segregated series of Ladder Capital Finance III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an address at 345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10154 (“Ladder”), and GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation, having an address at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 (“GACC”; together with Ladder and each of their respective successors and assigns, individually or collectively as the context may require, “Lender”).

WHEREAS, Borrowers, Ladder Capital Finance LLC (predecessor-in-interest to Ladder), and GACC entered into that certain Loan Agreement dated as of October 6, 2015 (as amended and as hereafter may be further amended, supplemented or modified, collectively, the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the lenders named therein made a mortgage loan (the “Loan”) to Borrowers in the aggregate principal amount of $232,000,000;

WHEREAS, the Loan is evidenced by that (i) certain Promissory Note A-1 in the original principal amount of $60,000,000, dated as of October 6, 2015, made by Borrowers to Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“Note A-1”), (ii) certain Promissory Note A-2 in the original principal amount of $39,600,000, dated as of October 6, 2015, made by Borrowers to Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“Note A-2”), (iii) certain Promissory Note A-3 in the original principal amount of $39,600,000, dated as of October 6, 2015, made by Borrowers to Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“Note A-3”), (iv) certain Promissory Note A-4 in the original principal amount of $40,000,000, dated as of October 6, 2015, made by Borrowers to GACC (“Note A-4”), (v) certain Promissory Note A-5 in the original principal amount of $26,400,000, dated as of October 6, 2015, made by Borrowers to GACC (“Note A-5”), and (vi) certain Promissory Note A-6 in the original principal amount of $26,400,000, dated as of October 6, 2015, made by Borrowers to GACC (“Note A-6”).

WHEREAS, Ladder Capital Finance LLC assigned Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3, together with its interest in the Loan to Ladder;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Borrowers have requested Lender’s consent to permit a future amendment to the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement pursuant to that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Pool II Holdco, between W2007 Equity Inns Trust, W2007 Equity Inns Partnership, L.P. (W2007 Equity Inns Trust and W2007 Equity Inns Partnership, L.P., together with their respective permitted successors and assigns, are hereby referred to collectively as the “Preferred Equity Investor”), American Realty Capital Hospitality Portfolio Member, LP, and William G. Popeo, in substantially

the same form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Borrowers have requested Lender’s consent to permit a future amendment to the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Pool I Holdco, between American Realty Capital Hospitality Portfolio Member, LP, W2007 Equity Inns Senior Mezz, LLC, and William G. Popeo, in substantially the same form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment”);

WHEREAS, certain Affiliates of Borrowers are in the process of obtaining all necessary corporate and contractual consents required to enter into the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement and the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement, including, but not limited to, the consent of the lender (the “Pool I Servicer Consent”) under that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2014, between W2007 Equity Inns Realty, LLC, W2007 Equity Inns Realty, L.P., and German American Capital Corporation, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2014, and assigned and further amended by that certain Assumption and Release Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2015;

WHEREAS, Lender has conditioned its approval of the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment and the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment on the parties entering into this Agreement and Borrowers satisfying certain conditions more particularly set forth herein;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.3 of the Loan Agreement, Lenders have requested, and Borrower has agreed, that Note A-1, Note A-2, and Note A-4 shall be split in the manner hereinafter set forth;

WHEREAS, Note A-1 shall be split and severed into two (2) promissory notes, (i) a certain Promissory Note A-1-A in favor of Ladder, dated the date hereof, in the stated principal amount of Forty-Eight Million and No/100 Dollars ($48,000,000.00), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (“Note A-1-A”), and (ii) a certain Promissory Note A-1-B in favor of Ladder, dated the date hereof, in the stated principal amount of Twelve Million and No/100 Dollars ($12,000,000.00), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (“Note A-1-B”);

WHEREAS, Note A-2 shall be split and severed into two (2) promissory notes, (i) a certain Promissory Note A-2-A in favor of Ladder, dated the date hereof, in the stated principal amount of Thirty Million and No/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.00), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (“Note A-2-A”), and (ii) a certain Promissory Note A-2-B in favor of Ladder, dated the date hereof, in the stated principal amount of Nine Million Six Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($9,600,000.00), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (“Note A-2-B”);

WHEREAS, Note A-4 shall be split and severed into two (2) promissory notes, (i) a certain Promissory Note A-4-A in favor of Ladder, dated the date hereof, in the stated principal amount of Thirty-Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($32,000,000.00), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (“Note A-4-A”), and (ii) a certain Promissory Note A-4-B in favor of Ladder, dated the date hereof, in the stated principal amount of Eight Million and No/100 Dollars ($8,000,000.00), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (“Note A-4-B”; and together with Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, and Note A-4-A, each a “Replacement Note” and collectively, the “Replacement

Notes”), and each of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3, Note A-4-A, Note A-4-B, Note A-5 and Note A-6 shall be pari passu with respect to each other;

WHEREAS, Lender and Borrower desire to amend the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents in the manner hereinafter set forth to reflect the splitting of Note A-1, Note A-2, and Note A-4 into the Replacement Notes; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree, to amend the Loan Agreement as follows:

“Note” shall mean, collectively, Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3, Note A-4-A, Note A-4-B, Note A-5, and Note A-6.

“Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Pool I Holdco as amended by the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment (as it exists on Closing Date and without giving effect to any amendments to the terms thereof made after the Closing Date other than the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment).

“Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Pool II Holdco, as amended by (i) that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Pool II Holdco and (ii) the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment (as it exists on the Closing Date and without giving effect to any further amendments to the terms thereof made after the Closing Date other than the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment), together with that certain letter agreement, dated October 6, 2015, from Pool II Holdco and delivered to and consented to by Preferred Equity Investor, regarding consent to enter into the Loan Documents and the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Pool II Holdco.

“Note A-1-A” shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-1-A, dated October 28, 2015, in the stated principal amount of Forty-Eight Million and No/100 Dollars ($48,000,000.00), executed and delivered by Borrower to Ladder Capital Finance III LLC - Series 97 – TRS – Equity Inns Portfolio, a segregated series of Ladder Capital Finance III LLC, as such note may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, increased, extended or otherwise modified in accordance with the Loan Agreement and Note A-1-A.

“Note A-1-B” shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-1-B, dated October 28, 2015, in the stated principal amount of Twelve Million and No/100 Dollars ($12,000,000.00), executed and delivered by Borrower to Ladder Capital Finance III LLC - Series 97 – TRS – Equity Inns Portfolio, a segregated series of Ladder Capital Finance III LLC, as such note may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, increased, extended or otherwise modified in accordance with the Loan Agreement and Note A-1-B.

“Note A-2-A” shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-2-A, dated October 28, 2015, in the stated principal amount of Thirty Million and No/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.00), executed and delivered by Borrower to Ladder Capital Finance III LLC - Series 97 – TRS – Equity Inns Portfolio, a segregated series of Ladder Capital Finance III LLC, as such note may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, increased, extended or otherwise modified in accordance with the Loan Agreement and Note A-2-A.

“Note A-2-B” shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-2-B, dated October 28, 2015, in the stated principal amount of Nine Million Six Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($9,600,000.00), executed and delivered by Borrower to Ladder Capital Finance III LLC - Series 97 – TRS – Equity Inns Portfolio, a segregated series of Ladder Capital Finance III LLC, as such note may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, increased, extended or otherwise modified in accordance with the Loan Agreement and Note A-2-B.

“Note A-4-A” shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-4-A, dated October 28, 2015, in the stated principal amount of Thirty-Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($32,000,000.00), executed and delivered by Borrower to GACC, as such note may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, increased, extended or otherwise modified in accordance with the Loan Agreement and Note A-4-A.

“Note A-4-B” shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-4-B, dated October 28, 2015, in the stated principal amount of Eight Million and No/100 Dollars ($8,000,000.00), executed and delivered by Borrower to GACC, as such note may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, increased, extended or otherwise modified in accordance with the Loan Agreement and Note A-4-B.

Operating Agreement, Schedule I of the Loan Agreement shall be amended by adding the following definitions:

“Extended QCR Redemption Date” shall mean, following Pool II Common Equity Investors’ exercise of the QCR Extension Option in respect of any particular Qualified Capital Raise, the date on which the Pool II Common Equity Investors are required to pay the QCR Redemption Amount associated with such Qualified Capital Raise to Pool II Holdco pursuant to Section 8.2(d) of the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement.

“Loan Agreement Amendment” shall mean that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, Note Splitter and Loan Modification Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2015, between Borrower and Lenders.

“Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment” shall mean an amendment of the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Loan Agreement Amendment as Exhibit B.

“Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement Amendment” shall mean an amendment of the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Loan Agreement Amendment as Exhibit A.

“QCR Extension Option” shall mean a certain option identified in Section 8.2(d) of the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement available to the Pool II Common Equity Investors by which the Pool II Common Equity Investors may extend the date by which the Pool II Common Equity Investors are required to contribute the QCR Redemption Amount to Pool II Holdco.

Section 12.1    Application of QCR Redemption Amounts. In the event of the occurrence of any Qualified Capital Raise during any calendar month, the Pool II Common Equity Investors shall cause an amount equal to the QCR Redemption Amount for such Qualified Capital Raise (together with an accounting of all Qualified Capital Raises that occurred during such month) to be contributed by the Pool II Common Equity Investors to Pool II Holdco by no later than (x) the fifth (5th) day of the next calendar month (or the next Business Day if such 5th day is not a Business Day) or (y) following any exercise of the QCR Extension Option, for the period relating to such QCR Extension Option, the Extended QCR Redemption Date. Immediately thereafter, provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, Pool II Holdco shall distribute such amount as provided in Section 8.4 of the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement.

Section 12.2    Pro-Rata De-Leveraging With Pool I. Without limiting Section 12.1, concurrently with the occurrence of any Qualified Pool I De-Leveraging, Pool II Holdco shall distribute to the Preferred Equity Investor an amount equal to twenty eight and 74/100 percent (28.74%) of the amount of the Qualified Pool I De-Leveraging, but only to the extent that the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b)The source of capital for the Qualified Pool I De-Leveraging was a contribution of capital to Pool I Holdco, and the direct or indirect source of such capital contribution was a Qualified Capital Raise.

Section 12.3    Prohibition on Amendments Impacting Mandatory De-Leveraging. Without Lender’s prior written consent:

(a)Neither the parties to the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement nor their Affiliates shall amend, waive any rights relating to, or enter into any new agreements pertaining to any of the following: (i) Article 8 of the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement (or any definitions relating thereto), or (ii) any other term or condition of the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement to the extent that such amendment could impact the distribution of proceeds of a Qualified Capital Raise to the Preferred Equity Investors or Pool I Preferred Equity Investors.

(b)Neither the parties to the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement nor their Affiliates shall amend, waive any rights relating to, or enter into any new agreements pertaining to any of the following: (i) Article 8 of the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement (or any definitions relating thereto), or (ii) any other term or condition of the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement to the extent that such amendment could impact the distribution of proceeds of a Qualified Capital Raise to the Preferred Equity Investors or Pool I Preferred Equity Investors.

Section 12.4    Reporting.

(a)Borrower shall deliver to Lender monthly, on or prior to (x) the fifth (5th) day of each calendar month (or the next Business Day if such 5th day is not a Business Day) or (y) following any exercise of a QCR Extension Option, for the period relating to such QCR Extension Option, the Extended QCR Redemption Date:

(i)    An accounting of all Qualified Capital Raises that occurred during the prior month and the QCR Redemption Amount for each such Qualified Capital Raise.

(ii)    Evidence, in reasonable detail, confirming that the contributions and distributions required by Section 12.1 hereof occurred.

(iii)    An accounting of any Qualified Pool I De-Leveraging that occurred during the prior month.

(iv)    Evidence, in reasonable detail, confirming that the distributions required by Section 12.2 hereof occurred.

(b)Borrower shall deliver to Lender written notice, accompanied by reasonable detail, of the occurrence of any of the following within three (3) Business Days after such occurrence:

(i)    Any amendment to the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement or any waiver of any material right thereunder.

(ii)    Any amendment to the Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement or any waiver of any material right thereunder.

(iii)     Any new agreement or amendment to an existing agreement to which Borrower, any party to the Pool I Holdco Operating Agreement, or Pool II Holdco Operating Agreement, or any of their Affiliates is a party, to the extent that such new agreement or amendment could impact the distribution of proceeds of a Qualified Capital Raise to the Preferred Equity Investors or Pool I Preferred Equity Investors.

(iv)    An accounting of any Qualified Pool I De-Leveraging.

(v)     Any exercise of the QCR Extension Option.

Section 12.5    Expiration. This Article 12 shall be of no further force or effect following a Permitted Common Equity Buyout Event.

and that it has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

constitute a waiver of any default now existing or which may occur in the future with respect to the Loan.

A-2, and the Note A-4. An executed copy of the Guarantor Confirmation sent by facsimile or electronic mail may be relied upon by all parties and third parties in the same manner and with the same force and effect as an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to Loan Agreement, Note Splitter and Loan Modification Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written, intending the same to take effect as a sealed instrument.

    

The undersigned, as guarantor under that certain Guaranty of Recourse Obligations, dated as of October 6, 2015, given by the undersigned to Ladder Capital Finance LLC and GACC (the “Recourse Guaranty”), and (ii) that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2015, given by the undersigned and Borrower to Ladder Capital Finance LLC and GACC (the “Environmental Indemnity”; the Environmental Indemnity, together with the Recourse Guaranty are hereinafter collectively referred to as, the “Guaranty”), hereby ratifies and confirms, on this 28th day of October, 2015, that the Guaranty is in full force and effect and the Guaranty’s effectiveness with respect to the Loan Documents (as such Loan Documents have been modified by the foregoing First Amendment to Loan Agreement, Note Splitter and Loan Modification Agreement) shall not be affected by the entry into the foregoing First Amendment to Loan Agreement, Note Splitter and Loan Modification Agreement.

This Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ARC HOSPITALITY PORTFOLIO II HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (this “Amendment”), is made as of the [___] day of October, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and among AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HOSPITALITY PORTFOLIO MEMBER, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Class B Member”), W2007 EQUITY INNS PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership, and W2007 EQUITY INNS TRUST, a Maryland trust (collectively, the “Class A Member”), and WILLIAM G. POPEO (the “Special Member”). The Class A Member and the Class B Member are individually referred to as a “Member” and collectively as the “Members”.

A.    The Members and Special Member are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ARC Hospitality Portfolio II Holdco, LLC dated as of February 27, 2015, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ARC Hospitality Portfolio II Holdco, LLC dated as of October 6, 2015 (as amended, the “Existing LLC Agreement”) regarding ARC Hospitality Portfolio II Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”),

B.    The Members and Special Member, constituting all of the members of the Company, desire to amend the Existing LLC Agreement in certain respects as set forth in this Amendment, and

C.     Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Existing LLC Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants expressed herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.Modification of Definitions. Section 1.1 of the Existing LLC Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

““QCR Redemption Amount” means, with respect to each Qualified Capital Raise, (a) other than for Qualified Capital Raises in respect of which a Section 8.2(d) Notice has been delivered, seven and eighty-one hundredths percent (7.81%) of the gross amount of proceeds received by the issuer from such Qualified Capital Raise and (b) for any Qualified Capital Raise in respect of which a Section 8.2(d) Notice has been delivered, eight and ninety-three hundredths percent (8.93%) of the gross amount of proceeds received by the issuer from such Qualified Capital Raise; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate QCR Redemption Amounts payable to the Class A Member exceed $78,120,000 during any twelve-month period.”

““Section 8.2(d) Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(d).”

2.QCR Redemption Amount Modification. Section 8.2(c) of the Existing LLC Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(c)    Subject to the terms of Section 8.2(d) below, in the event of the occurrence of any Qualified Capital Raise during any calendar month, the Class B Member shall cause an amount equal to the QCR Redemption Amount for such Qualified Capital Raise (together with an accounting of all Qualified Capital Raises that occurred during such month) to be contributed to the Company by no later than the fifth (5th) day of the next calendar month (or the next Business Day if such 5th day is not a Business Day) and the Company shall immediately distribute such amount as provided in Section 8.4.

(d)    If on or before December 1, 2015, the Class B Member provides written notice to the Class A Member that the Class B Member desires to elect to contribute QCR Redemption Amounts pursuant to the terms of this Section 8.2(d) (a “Section 8.2(d) Notice”), then in the event of the occurrence of any Qualified Capital Raise during the months of November 2015, December 2015, January 2016 or February 2016, the Class B Member shall cause an amount equal to the QCR Redemption Amount for such Qualified Capital Raise (together with an accounting of all Qualified Capital Raises that occurred during such month) to be contributed to the Company by no later than the tenth (10^th) Business Day following the fifth (5th) day of the next calendar month and the Company shall immediately distribute such amount as provided in Section 8.4. For the avoidance of doubt, unless Class B Member delivers a Section 8.2(d) Notice to Class A Member on or before December 1, 2015, QCR Redemption Amounts for Qualified Capital Raises occurring during the months of November 2015, December 2015, January 2016 and February 2016 shall continue to be governed by the terms of Section 8.2(c).”

3.Ratification; Miscellaneous. Effective as of the date hereof, this Amendment amends and is hereby incorporated in and forms a part of the Existing LLC Agreement (as so amended, the “LLC Agreement”), and except as amended hereby the Existing LLC Agreement is confirmed in all respects and remains in full force and effect. The LLC Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements relating thereto, whether written or oral. No amendment or modification of this Amendment shall be valid or binding upon the parties unless in writing and signed by the parties hereto. The parties agree that if any provision of this Amendment is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. For the avoidance of doubt, terms and phrases such as the “Effective Date”, “the date hereof” or similar, as used in the LLC Agreement shall continue to mean, or refer to, as applicable, February 27, 2015, except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth in this Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

By:      American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust, Inc., its general partner

            By: ________________________

                  Name: 

                  Title:

This First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ARC HOSPITALITY PORTFOLIO I HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (this “Amendment”), is made as of the [___] day of October, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and among AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HOSPITALITY PORTFOLIO MEMBER, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Class B Member”), W2007 EQUITY INNS SENIOR MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Class A Member”), and WILLIAM G. POPEO (the “Special Member”). The Class A Member and the Class B Member are individually referred to as a “Member” and collectively as the “Members”.

A.    The Members and Special Member are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ARC Hospitality Portfolio I Holdco, LLC dated as of February 27, 2015 (the “Existing LLC Agreement”) regarding ARC Hospitality Portfolio I Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”),

B.    The Members and Special Member, constituting all of the members of the Company, desire to amend the Existing LLC Agreement in certain respects as set forth in this Amendment, and

C.     Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Existing LLC Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants expressed herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

7.Modification of Definitions. Section 1.1 of the Existing LLC Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

““QCR Redemption Amount” means, with respect to each Qualified Capital Raise, (a) other than for Qualified Capital Raises in respect of which a Section 8.2(d) Notice has been delivered, twenty-seven and nineteen hundredths percent (27.19%) of the gross amount of proceeds received by the issuer from such Qualified Capital Raise and (b) for any Qualified Capital Raise in respect of which a Section 8.2(d) Notice has been delivered, thirty-one and seven hundredths percent (31.07%) of the gross amount of proceeds received by the issuer from such Qualified Capital Raise; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate QCR Redemption Amounts payable to the Class A Member exceed $271,880,000 during any twelve-month period.”

““Section 8.2(d) Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(d).”

8.QCR Redemption Amount Modification. Section 8.2(c) of the Existing LLC Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(c)    Subject to the terms of Section 8.2(d) below, in the event of the occurrence of any Qualified Capital Raise during any calendar month, the Class B Member shall cause an amount equal to the QCR Redemption Amount for such Qualified Capital Raise (together with an accounting of all Qualified Capital Raises that occurred during such month) to be contributed to the Company by no later than the fifth (5th) day of the next calendar month (or the next Business Day if such 5th day is not a Business Day) and the Company shall immediately distribute such amount as provided in Section 8.4.

(d)    If on or before December 1, 2015, the Class B Member provides written notice to the Class A Member that the Class B Member desires to elect to contribute QCR Redemption Amounts pursuant to the terms of this Section 8.2(d) (a “Section 8.2(d) Notice”), then in the event of the occurrence of any Qualified Capital Raise during the months of November 2015, December 2015, January 2016 or February 2016, the Class B Member shall cause an amount equal to the QCR Redemption Amount for such Qualified Capital Raise (together with an accounting of all Qualified Capital Raises that occurred during such month) to be contributed to the Company by no later than the tenth (10^th) Business Day following the fifth (5th) day of the next calendar month and the Company shall immediately distribute such amount as provided in Section 8.4. For the avoidance of doubt, unless Class B Member delivers a Section 8.2(d) Notice to Class A Member on or before December 1, 2015, QCR Redemption Amounts for Qualified Capital Raises occurring during the months of November 2015, December 2015, January 2016 and February 2016 shall continue to be governed by the terms of Section 8.2(c).”

9.Ratification; Miscellaneous. Effective as of the date hereof, this Amendment amends and is hereby incorporated in and forms a part of the Existing LLC Agreement (as so amended, the “LLC Agreement”), and except as amended hereby the Existing LLC Agreement is confirmed in all respects and remains in full force and effect. The LLC Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements relating thereto, whether written or oral. No amendment or modification of this Amendment shall be valid or binding upon the parties unless in writing and signed by the parties hereto. The parties agree that if any provision of this Amendment is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. For the avoidance of doubt, terms and phrases such as the “Effective Date”, “the date hereof” or similar, as used in the LLC Agreement shall continue to mean, or refer to, as applicable, February 27, 2015, except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth in this Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

By:      American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust, Inc., its general partner

            By: ________________________

                  Name: 

                  Title: