Inc., as sales agent or principal (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), each of BMO Capital Markets Corp., Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Nomura Securities International, Inc. (acting through BTIG, LLC as agent), Regions Securities LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Truist Securities, Inc. as forward seller (collectively, the “Forward Sellers” and collectively with the “Sales Agents,” in such capacities as Sales Agent or Forward Seller, as the case may be, the “Managers”), and each of Bank of Montreal, Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc., Regions Securities LLC, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and Truist Bank, as forward purchaser (in such capacity, each a “Forward Purchaser,” and together, the “Forward Purchasers”) with respect to the issuance and sale from time to time by the Company of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.00025 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $400,000,000 (the “Maximum Amount”) through or to a Manager, as sales agent or principal, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(2) In the event that an entity acting as Forward Purchaser (the “Previous Forward Purchaser”) is replaced as a party under the Agreement by its affiliate (the “New Forward Purchaser”), then, from the date of such transfer/assignment, the New Forward Purchaser shall for all purposes of the Agreement be substituted for the Previous Forward Purchaser as a Forward Purchaser party hereto (as assignee of the Previous Forward Purchaser).
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, the amounts sold pursuant to the Agreement prior to May 3,2024 shall not count against the Maximum Amount.
(c) Second Paragraph.
(1) The first sentence of the second paragraph of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
For purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that, if Forward Hedge Shares (as defined below) are offered or sold through a Manager acting as forward seller for the applicable Forward Purchaser (or, in the case of Nomura Securities International, Inc., through BTIG, LLC acting as an agent for Nomura Securities International, Inc. acting as forward seller for the applicable Forward Purchaser), then such Manager, as forward seller (including Nomura Securities International, Inc. acting as forward seller and BTIG, LLC acting as its agent), shall be acting as sales agent for the applicable Forward Purchaser with respect to the offer and sale of such Forward Hedge Shares, and, except in cases where this Agreement expressly refers to a Manager acting as sales agent for the Company or unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to a Manager acting as sales agent shall also be deemed to apply to such Manager (including both Nomura Securities International, Inc. acting as forward seller and BTIG, LLC acting as its agent) when acting as forward seller, mutatis mutandis.
(d) Third Paragraph (registration statement).
(1) The third paragraph of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The Company and the Operating Partnership have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 for the registration of the Shares (the “registration statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Rules and Regulations”). The Registration Statement (as defined below) sets forth the material terms of the offering, sale and plan of distribution of the Shares and contains additional information concerning the Transaction Parties and their business. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Registration Statement” means the registration statement, as amended at the time of the registration statement’s effectiveness for purposes of Section 11 of the Act, as such section applies to each Manager, including (i) all documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference therein and (ii) any information contained or incorporated by reference in a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, to the extent such information is deemed, pursuant to Rule 430B or Rule 430C of the Rules and Regulations, to be part of the registration statement at the effective time. Except where the context requires, the term “Basic Prospectus” means the prospectus dated May 3, 2024, filed as part of the Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such prospectus. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Prospectus Supplement” means the prospectus supplement to the Basic Prospectus included as part of the registration statement, which prospectus supplement relates to the Shares to be issued from time to time by the Company, in the form furnished by the Transaction Parties to each Manager in connection with the offering of the Shares. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Prospectus” means the Prospectus Supplement (and any additional prospectus supplement prepared in accordance with the last sentence of Section 3(bb) and filed in accordance with the provisions of Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations), together with the Basic Prospectus attached to or used with the Prospectus Supplement. “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(g). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus and any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus shall, unless otherwise stated, be deemed to refer to and include the documents, if any, incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference therein (the “Incorporated Documents”), including, unless the context otherwise requires, the documents, if any, filed as exhibits to such Incorporated Documents. Any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus shall, unless stated otherwise, be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) on or after the initial effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, and deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Amendment No. 1 shall not have any effect on offerings or sales of Shares prior to the Effective Date or on the terms of the Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, insofar as they relate to such offerings or sales, including, without limitation, the representations, warranties and agreements (including the indemnification and contribution provisions), as well as the definitions of “registration statement,” “Registration Statement,” “Base Prospectus” and “Prospectus Supplement,” contained in the Agreement prior to the Effective Date.
(e) Section 1 (Settlement).
(1) The first sentence of Section 1(c)(vii) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Settlement for sales of the Shares in an Agency Transaction pursuant to this Agreement shall occur on the second Trading Day (and on and after May 28, 2024, the first Trading Day or such earlier day as is industry practice for regular-way trading) following the date on which such sales are made (each such day, an “Agency Settlement Date”).
(f) Section 3(n) (Reimbursement of Certain Expenses).
(1) Clause (xii) of Section 3(n) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(xii) if Shares having an aggregate offering price of $40,000,000 or more have not been offered and sold under this Agreement collectively by May 3, 2027 (or such earlier date on which the Transaction Parties terminate this Agreement), the Transaction Parties shall reimburse the Managers and the Forward Purchasers in an aggregate amount up to $200,000 of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Managers and the Forward Purchasers incurred by the Managers and the Forward Purchasers in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any Confirmation.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, amounts sold pursuant to the Agreement prior to May 3, 2024 shall not count towards the $40,000,000 threshold stated in clause (xii) of Section 3(n).
(g) Section 5 (Indemnification).
(1) The section letterings with respect to the section labeled as Section 5(a) Contribution and the section labeled as Section 5(b) Survival in the Agreement were incorrect and the section letterings with respect to such sections are hereby corrected to be Section 5(d) Contribution and Section 5(e) Survival, respectively.
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