Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 14, 2022 (this “Amendment”), between CMTG JP FINANCE LLC (“Seller”), a Delaware limited liability company, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Repurchase Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Uncommitted Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2021 (as amended by Amendment No.1 to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Fee and Pricing Letter, dated as of June 29, 2021, the Term SOFR Conforming Changes Amendment, dated December 31, 2021, as further amended hereby, and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, that the Repurchase Agreement shall be amended as set forth in this Amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer each agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendments to Repurchase Agreement.

(a) The defined terms “Main Pool Maximum Facility Amount” and “Maximum Facility Amount”, each as set forth in Article 2 of the Repurchase Agreement, are each hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:

“Main Pool Maximum Facility Amount” shall mean $1,500,000,000.

“Maximum Facility Amount” shall mean the sum of the Main Pool Maximum Facility Amount and the Sidecar Pool Maximum Facility Amount.

SECTION 2. Conditions Precedent; Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective on the date upon which all of the following has occurred (the “Amendment Effective Date”): (a) this Amendment is executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Buyer, Seller and Guarantor; and (b) Buyer confirms the receipt of an upsize fee in the amount of $284,246.58; provided that, it is a condition subsequent to the Amendment Effective Date that within fourteen (14) days following the date hereof, Buyer receives a bankruptcy safe harbor opinion, or a bring-down of the bankruptcy safe harbor opinion previously delivered, in form and substance acceptable to Buyer in its sole discretion.

SECTION 3. Seller’s Representations and Warranties. On and as of the date first above written, Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that (a) Seller has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and (b) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Seller and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other limitations on creditors’ rights generally and to equitable principles.

SECTION 4. Acknowledgments of Guarantor. Guarantor hereby acknowledges the execution and delivery of this Amendment by Seller and agrees that Guarantor continues to be bound by the Guarantee Agreement to the extent of the Obligations (as defined therein), notwithstanding the impact of the changes set forth herein.

SECTION 5. Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that upon the effective date hereof, all references in the Repurchase Agreement to the “Transaction Documents” shall be deemed to include, in any event, this Amendment. Each reference to Repurchase Agreement in any of the Transaction Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Repurchase Agreement, as amended hereby.

SECTION 6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the words “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import as used above and elsewhere in this Amendment or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this transaction shall include, in addition to manually executed signatures, images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, any electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.

SECTION 7. No Novation, Effect of Agreement. Guarantor, Seller and Buyer have entered into this Amendment solely to amend the terms of the Repurchase Agreement and do not intend this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby to be, and this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be construed to be, a novation of any of the obligations owing by Seller or Guarantor (the “Repurchase Parties”) under or in connection with the Repurchase Agreement or any of the other document executed in connection therewith to which any Repurchase Party is a party (the “Repurchase Documents”). It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that (i) the perfection and priority of all security interests securing the payment of the obligations of the Repurchase Parties under the Repurchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are preserved, (ii) the liens and security interests granted under the Repurchase Agreement continue in full force and effect, and (iii) any reference to the Repurchase Agreement in any such Repurchase Document shall be deemed to also reference this Amendment.

SECTION 8. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) Each party irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States Federal or New York State court sitting in Manhattan, and any appellate court from any such court, solely for the purpose of any suit, action or proceeding brought to enforce its obligations under this Amendment or relating in any way to this Amendment or any Transaction under

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the Repurchase Agreement and (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding and irrevocably consent to the service of any summons and complaint and any other process by the mailing of copies of such process to them at their respective address specified in the Repurchase Agreement. The parties hereby agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section 8 shall affect the right of Buyer to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of Buyer to bring any action or proceeding against the Seller or its property in the courts of other jurisdictions.

(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AMENDMENT.

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

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

BUYER:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States
By:	/s/ Thomas Cassino
	Name: Thomas Cassino
	Title: Managing Director

JPM-Mack – Signature Page to Amendment No.2 to A&R MRA

SELLER:
CMTG JP FINANCE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:	/s/ J. Michael McGillis
	Name: J. Michael McGillis
	Title: Authorized Signatory

JPM-Mack—Signature Page to Amendment No.2 to A&R MRA

Acknowledged and Agreed:
CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as Guarantor, and solely for purposes of acknowledging and agreeing to the terms of this Amendment:
By:	/s/ J. Michael McGillis
	Name: J. Michael McGillis
	Title: Authorized Signatory

JPM-Mack—Signature Page to Amendment No.2 to A&R MRA