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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-054900
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		15
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250530
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250530
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250530

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EVERSOURCE ENERGY
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000072741
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				042147929
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05324
		FILM NUMBER:		251011284

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 CADWELL DRIVE
		CITY:			SPRINGFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01104
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8606655000

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		STREET 1:		107 SELDEN ST
		CITY:			BERLIN
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06037-1616

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTHEAST UTILITIES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20041201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTHEAST UTILITIES SYSTEM
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961121
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LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets
Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC (each a &#8220;Manager&#8221; and, collectively, the &#8220;Managers&#8221;). Under the terms of the Agreement, Eversource
Energy may issue and sell through or to the Managers, as sales agents and/or principals, Eversource Energy&#8217;s common shares, $5.00
par value, having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,200,000,000 (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;), from time to time during the term of
the Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The offering is being made
pursuant to Eversource Energy&#8217;s effective registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-286362). Eversource Energy
filed a prospectus supplement in connection with this offer and sale of Shares on May 30, 2025. A legal opinion related to the Shares
to be to be issued pursuant to the Agreement in the offering is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing description
of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which
is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Current Report on Form
8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, and there shall not be
any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The sale of securities is being made only by means of a prospectus
and related prospectus supplement.</p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;1.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>eversource
energy</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Common Shares ($5.00 par value)&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Having an Aggregate Offering Price of up to&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">$1,200,000,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Equity Distribution Agreement</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 473.25pt">May&nbsp;30, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Barclays Capital Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">745 7th Avenue&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10019</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">240 Greenwich Street, 3W&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10286</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">BofA Securities,&nbsp;Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">One Bryant Park&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10036</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">388 Greenwich Street&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10013</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">200 West Street&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10282</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">383 Madison Avenue&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10017</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">127 Public Square, 7th Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Cleveland, Ohio 44114</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Mizuho Securities USA LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">1271 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10020</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">1585 Broadway, 29th Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10036</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10020-1001</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">RBC Capital Markets, LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">200 Vesey Street, 8<SUP>th</SUP> Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10281</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">500 West 33<SUP>rd</SUP> Street, 14<SUP>th</SUP>
Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10001</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Eversource Energy, a voluntary
association and Massachusetts business trust (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), confirms its agreement (this &ldquo;<B>Agreement</B>&rdquo;)
with Barclays Capital Inc., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, BofA Securities,&nbsp;Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp;
Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, MUFG
Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (each a &ldquo;<B>Manager</B>&rdquo; and, collectively,
the &ldquo;<B>Managers</B>&rdquo;) as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Description
of Shares</U>. The Company proposes to issue and sell through or to the Managers, as sales agents and/or principals, the Company&rsquo;s
common shares, $5.00 par value (the &ldquo;<B>Common Shares</B>&rdquo;), having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,200,000,000 (the
&ldquo;<B>Shares</B>&rdquo;), from time to time during the term of this Agreement and on the terms set forth in Section&nbsp;3 of this
Agreement. The Company hereby appoints the Managers as exclusive agents of the Company for the purpose of making offers and sales of the
Shares. The Company agrees that whenever it determines to sell the Shares directly to a Manager as principal, it will enter into a separate
agreement (each, a &ldquo;<B>Terms Agreement</B>&rdquo;) in substantially the form of Annex I hereto, relating to such sale in accordance
with Section&nbsp;3 of this Agreement. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section&nbsp;19 hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Reference is made to the Equity
Distribution Agreement, dated May&nbsp;11, 2022, among the Company and the managers party thereto (the &ldquo;<B>Prior Agreement</B>&rdquo;).
The Prior Agreement is hereby terminated as of the date hereof by mutual agreement of the parties thereto pursuant to Section&nbsp;8 thereof.</P>

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and Warranties</U>. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Managers at the Execution Time and on each such time
the following representations and warranties are repeated or deemed to be made pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Form&nbsp;S-3</U>.
&nbsp;The Company meets the requirements for use of Form&nbsp;S-3 under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission a shelf
registration statement (File Number 333-286362) on Form&nbsp;S-3, including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act
of the offering and sale of the Shares and other securities of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. Such Registration Statement,
including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time or prior to any such time this representation is repeated or deemed
to be made, automatically became effective upon filing, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued under the Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
are contemplated or threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional or supplemental information
has been complied with. The Company shall file with the Commission the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Shares in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;promptly after the Execution Time (but in any event in the time period prescribed thereby). As filed, the Prospectus
will contain all information required by the Act and the rules&nbsp;thereunder, and, except to the extent the Managers shall agree in
writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Managers prior to the Execution Time or prior
to any such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made. The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, each such time
this representation is repeated or deemed to be made, and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered
(whether physically or through compliance with Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar rule) in connection with any offer or sale of Shares, meets
the requirements set forth in Rule&nbsp;415(a)(1)(x). The Company was at the time of initial filing of the Registration Statement, has
been at all relevant determination dates thereafter (as provided in clause (2)&nbsp;of the definition of &ldquo;well-known seasoned issuer&rdquo;
in Rule&nbsp;405), is, at the Execution Time, each such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made, and at all times during
which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar
rule) in connection with any offer or sale of Shares and will be on each a &ldquo;well-known seasoned issuer&rdquo; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405),
including not having been an &ldquo;ineligible issuer&rdquo; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405) at any such time or date. The Registration
Statement is an &ldquo;automatic shelf registration statement&rdquo; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405), and the Company has not received from
the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule&nbsp;401(g)(2)&nbsp;under the Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement
form and the Company has not otherwise ceased to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form. The initial Effective
Date of the Registration Statement was not earlier than the date three years before the Execution Time. Any reference herein to the Registration
Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, any Interim Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer
to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form&nbsp;S-3 which were filed under the Exchange
Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement,
any Interim Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms &ldquo;amend,&rdquo; &ldquo;amendment&rdquo;
or &ldquo;supplement&rdquo; with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, any Interim Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective
Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, any Interim Prospectus Supplement
or the Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations
and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished
to the Company in writing by the Managers relating to the Managers expressly for use therein.</P>

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Registration Statement</U>. To the extent that the Registration Statement is not available for the sales of the Shares as contemplated
by this Agreement, the Company shall file a new registration statement with respect to any additional Common Shares necessary to complete
such sales of the Shares and shall cause such registration statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. After the effectiveness
of any such registration statement, all references to &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo; included in this Agreement shall be deemed
to include such new registration statement, including all documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form&nbsp;S-3,
and all references to &ldquo;Base Prospectus&rdquo; included in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the final form of prospectus,
including all documents incorporated therein by reference, included in any such registration statement at the time such registration statement
became effective.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>No
Material Misstatements or Omissions in the Registration Statement</U>. On each Effective Date, at the Execution Time, at each deemed effective
date with respect to the Managers pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B(f)(2)&nbsp;under the Act, at each Applicable Time, at each Settlement Date,
at each Time of Delivery and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether physically or through
compliance with Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar rule) in connection with any offer or sale of Shares, the Registration Statement complied
and will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the rules&nbsp;thereunder and did not and will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b), at each Applicable Time, on
each Settlement Date, at each Time of Delivery and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether
physically or through compliance with Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar rule) in connection with any offer or sale of Shares, the Prospectus
(together with any supplement thereto) complied and will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and
the rules&nbsp;thereunder and did not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <I>provided</I>,
<I>however</I>, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by the Managers specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(d)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Disclosure
Package</U>. At the Execution Time, at each Applicable Time, at each Settlement Date and each Time of Delivery, the Disclosure Package
does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply
to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company
by the Managers specifically for use therein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(e)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Incorporated
Documents</U>. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (i)&nbsp;at
the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements
of the Exchange Act and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;when read together with the other information
in the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package at any Applicable Time and when read together with the other information in the Prospectus
at the date of the Prospectus and at any Settlement Date or Time of Delivery, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(f)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Ineligible
Issuer</U>. The Company is not an &ldquo;ineligible issuer&rdquo; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Act).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(g)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Notice
of Other Sales</U>. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Company has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold any Shares
by means of any &ldquo;prospectus&rdquo; (within the meaning of the Act) or used any &ldquo;prospectus&rdquo; (within the meaning of the
Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares, and from and after the execution of this Agreement, the Company will not, directly
or indirectly, offer or sell any Shares by means of any &ldquo;prospectus&rdquo; (within the meaning of the Act) or use any &ldquo;prospectus&rdquo;
(within the meaning of the Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares, other than the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented
from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; the Company has not, directly or indirectly, prepared, used or
referred to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in connection with the offering of the Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(h)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>No
Stop Orders</U>. The Registration Statement is not the subject of a pending proceeding or examination under Sections&nbsp;8(d)&nbsp;or
8(e)&nbsp;of the Act, and the Company is not the subject of a pending proceeding under Section&nbsp;8A of the Act in connection with the
offering of the Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Regulation
M</U>. The Common Shares constitute &ldquo;actively-traded securities&rdquo; exempted from the requirements of Rule&nbsp;101 of Regulation
M under the Exchange Act by subsection (c)(1)&nbsp;of such rule.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(j)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Sales
Agency Agreements</U>. The Company has not entered into any other sales agency agreements or other similar arrangements with any agent
or any other representative in respect of any at the market offering (within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;415(a)(4)&nbsp;under the Act) of
the Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(k)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Offering
Materials</U>. The Company has not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the termination of this Agreement, any offering material
in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus reviewed and consented
to by the Managers and identified in Schedule I hereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(l)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>No
Material Adverse Change in Business</U>. None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has sustained, since the date of the latest audited
financial statements included in the Disclosure Package, any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood
or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, other
than as set forth or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and other than as would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) or materially interfere with or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus, there has not been (A)&nbsp;except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
any material increase in the amount of the outstanding or authorized capital stock (other than as a result of (i)&nbsp;the exercise, if
any, of stock options or the award, if any, of stock options or vesting or settlement of restricted stock or restricted stock units in
the ordinary course of business pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s equity plans that are described in the Prospectus or (ii)&nbsp;the issuance,
if any, of stock upon conversion of Company securities as described in the Prospectus), (B)&nbsp;except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material change in the long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
(C)&nbsp;any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the condition
(financial or otherwise), management, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether
or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus or (D)&nbsp;any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company, in each case other
than as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(m)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Title
to Property</U>. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable
title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except as described in
the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or as do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed
to be made of such property by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases or subleases with such limitations on the Company
or its subsidiaries as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such leased real property by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(n)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Good
Standing</U>. Each of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries has been duly formed, incorporated or organized, is validly existing
as a corporation or other business entity in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, with the
requisite power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other business entity for the transaction of business
and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as
to require such qualification, or is subject to no material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any
such jurisdiction except where the failure to be so qualified would not (i)&nbsp;have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), management, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, or (ii)&nbsp;prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the occurrence of any such effect
or any such prevention described in the foregoing clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;being referred to as a &ldquo;<B>Material Adverse Effect</B>&rdquo;).
The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(o)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Capitalization</U>.&nbsp;
The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and
all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable
and conform to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Except as described
in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of, or other
equity interests in, each majority-owned subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and
is owned by the Company, directly or through other subsidiaries of the Company, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge,
lien, encumbrance, claim or equity.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(p)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Due
Authorization of the Shares</U>.&nbsp; The Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when the Shares are issued and delivered
against payment therefor as provided herein, such Shares will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable and will conform
to the description of the Common Shares contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(q)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>No
Preemptive or Registration Rights</U>.&nbsp; Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
there are no (i)&nbsp;preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase or any restriction upon the voting or transfer
of, any equity securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii)&nbsp;outstanding options or warrants to purchase any securities
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Neither the filing of the Registration Statement nor the offering or sale of the Shares as
contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights for or relating to the registration of any securities of the Company, except such
rights as have been waived or satisfied.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(r)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>No
Conflict or Violation</U>.&nbsp; (i)&nbsp;The issue and sale of the Shares and the compliance by the Company with this Agreement will
not and (ii)&nbsp;the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein
and in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the issuance and sale of the Shares and the use
of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares as described therein under the caption &ldquo;Use of Proceeds&rdquo;) do not and will not,
whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (A)&nbsp;conflict with or result in a breach or violation of
any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or
to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (B)&nbsp;result in any violation of the provisions
of the declaration of trust or by-laws (or similar organizational documents) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (C)&nbsp;result
in the violation of any statute or any order, rule&nbsp;or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction
over the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, except, with respect to clauses (A)&nbsp;and (C), such
conflicts or violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and no consent, approval, authorization,
order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, any
of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties is required for the issue and sale of the Shares or the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except the registration under the Act of the Shares, the approval by the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (&ldquo;<B>FINRA</B>&rdquo;) of the terms and arrangements herein and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution
of the Shares by the Managers.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(s)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Absence
of Violations, Defaults and Conflicts</U>. None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is (i)&nbsp;in violation of its declaration
of trust or by-laws (or similar organizational documents), (ii)&nbsp;in default in the performance or observance of any material obligation,
agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument
to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or (iii)&nbsp;in violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation,
judgment, order, writ or decree of any arbitrator, court, governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, any of its
subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations, except, with respect to clauses (ii)&nbsp;and (iii), for such
violations that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(t)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Due
Authorization</U>. The execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement (including
but not limited to the issuance and sale of the Shares and the use of proceeds from the sale of the Shares as described in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption &ldquo;Use of Proceeds&rdquo;) have been duly and validly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(u)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Summaries
of Law and Documents</U>.&nbsp; The statements set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under
the captions &ldquo;General Description of the Securities We May&nbsp;Sell&mdash;Eversource Energy&mdash;Common Shares and Preferred Shares&mdash;Common
Shares&rdquo; insofar as such statements purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the statutes, rules&nbsp;or regulations, legal
or governmental proceedings, agreements or documents referred to therein, are accurate summaries of the terms of such statutes, rules&nbsp;or
regulations, legal or governmental proceedings, agreements or documents, in all material respects. All agreements expressly referenced
in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus between the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand,
and any other party, on the other hand, are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company or the relevant subsidiary and such other
party, enforceable against the Company or the relevant subsidiary and such other party in accordance with their respective terms, subject
to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally and to general equitable
principles and except as rights to indemnity and contribution thereunder may be limited by applicable law or policies underlying such
law. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
has sent or received any notice indicating the termination of or intention to terminate any of the contracts or agreements referred to,
described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or filed as an exhibit
Registration Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(v)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Filings
and Governmental Licenses</U>. The Company and its subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed with the appropriate governmental entities
all forms, statements, reports, and documents (including all exhibits, amendments, and supplements thereto) (each a &ldquo;<B>Filing</B>&rdquo;)
required to be filed by it with respect to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries and each of their facilities
under all applicable laws and the respective rules&nbsp;and regulations thereunder, all of which complied in all respects with all applicable
requirements of the appropriate law and rules&nbsp;and regulations thereunder in effect on the date each such Filing was made, in each
case except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries
(i)&nbsp;hold all licenses, registrations, certificates and permits from governmental authorities (collectively, &ldquo;<B>Governmental
Licenses</B>&rdquo;) which are necessary to the conduct of the business now operated by them, except for such Governmental Licenses the
failure of which to hold would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii)&nbsp;are
in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Licenses, and all Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and
effect, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii)&nbsp;have
not received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Governmental License, except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(w)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Payment
of Taxes</U>. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has filed all material U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which
have been required to be filed and have paid all taxes indicated by such returns and all assessments received by them or any of them to
the extent that such taxes have become due, except for any such taxes being contested in good faith and for which an adequate reserve
or accrual has been established in accordance with U.S. generally accepted principles of accounting (&ldquo;<B>GAAP</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(x)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Possession
of Intellectual Property</U>. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess or, to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, can obtain on reasonable
terms the right to use all patents, inventions, trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, trade dress, designs, database rights,&nbsp;Internet
domain names, rights of privacy, rights of publicity, copyrights, license rights, trade secrets, know-how and proprietary information
(including unpatented and unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, inventions, systems or procedures) and other intellectual
property rights, as well as related rights, such as registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing (collectively,
&ldquo;<B>Intellectual Property</B>&rdquo;) necessary to conduct their business in all material respects as presently conducted and currently
contemplated to be conducted in the future, except for such Intellectual Property the failure of which to possess or obtain would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, none of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, through the conduct of their respective businesses, has materially infringed, misappropriated,
conflicted with or otherwise violated, or is currently materially infringing, misappropriating, conflicting with or otherwise violating,
and none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has received any written communication or notice of infringement of, misappropriation
of, conflict with or violation of, any Intellectual Property of any other person or entity, except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, except as described in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by others of Intellectual
Property owned by or licensed to the Company or any of its subsidiaries except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps necessary to
secure their interests in such Intellectual Property from their employees and contractors and to protect the confidentiality of all of
their material confidential information and trade secrets.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(y)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>IT
Systems</U>. None of the Intellectual Property employed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has been obtained or
is being used by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company, its subsidiaries
or any of their respective officers, directors, trustees or employees or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons, except as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries
own or have a valid right to access and use all material computer systems, networks, hardware, software, databases, websites, and equipment
used to process, store, maintain and operate data, information, and functions used in connection with the business of the Company and
its subsidiaries (the &ldquo;<B>IT Systems</B>&rdquo;). The IT Systems are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects
as required in connection with, the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted and, to the Company&rsquo;s
knowledge, are free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(z)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Cybersecurity;
Data Protection.</U> The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures,
and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and
security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (&ldquo;<B>Personal
Data</B>&rdquo;)) used in connection with their businesses, and there have been no known breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized
uses of or accesses to same, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently
in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules&nbsp;and regulations of any court or arbitrator
or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems
and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(aa)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>[Reserved]</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(bb)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Compliance
with ERISA</U>.&nbsp; Except, in each case, for any such matter as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(i)&nbsp;each &ldquo;employee benefit plan&rdquo; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;3(3)&nbsp;of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (&ldquo;<B>ERISA</B>&rdquo;)) for which the
Company or any member of its &ldquo;<B>Controlled Group</B>&rdquo; (defined as any organization that is a member of a controlled group
of corporations within the meaning of Section&nbsp;414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Code</B>&rdquo;))
would have liability (each a &ldquo;<B>Plan</B>&rdquo;) is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules&nbsp;and
regulations, including ERISA and the Code; (ii)&nbsp;with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (A)&nbsp;no &ldquo;reportable
event&rdquo; (as defined in Section&nbsp;4043 of ERISA) has occurred for which the Company or any member of its Controlled Group would
have any material liability; and (B)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any member of its Controlled Group has incurred or expects to incur
material liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than for contributions to the Plan or premiums payable to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, in each case in the ordinary course and without default); (iii)&nbsp;no Plan which is subject to Section&nbsp;412 of the
Code or Section&nbsp;302 of ERISA has failed to satisfy the minimum funding standard within the meaning of such sections of the Code or
ERISA; and (iv)&nbsp;each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section&nbsp;401(a)&nbsp;of the Code is so qualified and nothing
has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(cc)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Environmental
Laws</U>. &nbsp;Except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and
except in each case as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i)&nbsp;the
Company and its subsidiaries have complied with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws (including the common
law), statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, decrees or other legally binding requirements of any court, administrative agency
or other governmental authority relating to pollution or to the protection of the environment, natural resources or human health or safety,
or to the manufacture, use, generation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or threatened release of hazardous or toxic substances,
pollutants, contaminants or wastes, or the arrangement for such activities (&ldquo;<B>Environmental Laws</B>&rdquo;); (ii)&nbsp;the Company
and its subsidiaries have obtained and complied with all permits, licenses, authorizations or other approvals required of them under Environmental
Laws to conduct their respective businesses and are not subject to any action to revoke, terminate, cancel, limit or appeal any such permits,
licenses, authorizations or approvals; and (iii)&nbsp;none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has received written notice of or
is otherwise subject to any pending or threatened claim, or has any cost or liability under Environmental Laws in respect of its past
or present business, operations (including the disposal of hazardous substances at any off-site location), facilities or real property
(whether owned, leased or operated) or on account of any predecessor or any person whose liability under any Environmental Laws it has
agreed to assume, and the Company is not aware of any facts or conditions that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such claim,
cost or liability. Except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of any facts or issues relating to compliance with Environmental Laws that would
reasonably be expected to have a material effect on their capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position or is a party to any
judicial or administrative proceeding (including a notice of violation) under any Environmental Laws to which a governmental authority
is also a party and which involves potential monetary sanctions, unless it could reasonably be expected that such proceeding will result
in monetary sanctions of less than $300,000, or which is otherwise material, and no such proceeding has, to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge,
been threatened in writing or is known by the Company to be contemplated.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(dd)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Restrictions
on Dividends</U>. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">no
subsidiary of the Company is prohibited or restricted, directly or indirectly, from paying dividends to the Company or any other subsidiary
of the Company, or from making any other distribution with respect to such subsidiary&rsquo;s equity securities or from repaying to the
Company or any other subsidiary of the Company any amounts that may from time to time become due under any loans or advances to such subsidiary
from the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company or from transferring any property or assets to the Company or to any other subsidiary
of the Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(ee)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>NYSE
Listing</U>.&nbsp;The Company&rsquo;s Common Shares have been registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and are
listed on the New York Stock Exchange (&ldquo;<B>NYSE</B>&rdquo;), and the Shares have been approved for listing, subject to official
notice of issuance, on the NYSE, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration
of the Common Shares under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Common Shares (including the Shares) on NYSE, nor has the Company received
any notification that the Commission or NYSE is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(ff)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions</U>.&nbsp; There are no material related-party transactions involving the Company or its
subsidiaries or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus which
have not been described in such documents as required.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(gg)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Absence
of Labor Dispute</U>. No material labor disturbance by or material dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists
or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(hh)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>No
Finder&rsquo;s Fee</U>.&nbsp; None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with
any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Manager
for a brokerage commission, finder&rsquo;s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Absence
of Proceedings</U>.&nbsp; Other than as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are
no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to such entity, would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such proceedings are threatened or
contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(jj)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Transfer
Taxes</U>.&nbsp; There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under U.S. federal law or the laws of any state, or any
political subdivision thereof, required to be paid in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance or
sale by the Company of the Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(kk)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Investment
Company Act</U>. The Company is not and, upon the issuance and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described
in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption &ldquo;Use of Proceeds,&rdquo; will not be,
an &ldquo;investment company&rdquo;, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(ll)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Financial
Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures</U>. The financial statements, together with related notes and schedules, included in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and
present fairly in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows of the entities purported
to be shown thereby, at the indicated dates and for the indicated periods. Such financial statements and related schedules have been prepared
in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein, and all adjustments necessary
for a fair presentation of results for such periods have been made. The pro forma financial statements, if any, or data included in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, if any, comply with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act, and the assumptions
used in the preparation of such pro forma financial statements and data are reasonable, the pro forma adjustments used therein are appropriate
to give effect to the transactions or circumstances described therein and the pro forma adjustments have been properly applied to the
historical amounts in the compilation of those statements and data; the other financial and statistical data set forth in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus are accurately and fairly presented and prepared on a basis consistent with the financial
statements and books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries. Any non-GAAP financial measure (as such term is defined by the rules&nbsp;and
regulations of the Commission) contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has been derived from
the accounting records of the Company, its subsidiaries or their respective predecessors for accounting purposes fairly presents in all
material respects the information purported to be shown thereby and complies in all material respects with Regulation G of the Exchange
Act, and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Act, to the extent applicable. The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any material
liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, not disclosed in Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
There are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package or the Prospectus that are not included as required.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(mm)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Independent
Accountants</U>. The accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are independent public accountants as required by the Act and the Exchange Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(nn)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Compliance
with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.</U> There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company, any other Reporting Company or any of their
respective directors, trustees or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any applicable provision
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules&nbsp;and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section&nbsp;402 related
to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(oo)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Accounting
Controls</U>. The Company and each of its subsidiaries that is a reporting company under the Exchange Act (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Reporting
Companies</B>&rdquo;) maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule&nbsp;13a-15(f)&nbsp;under
the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to such Reporting Company and has been designed by
such Reporting Company&rsquo;s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with GAAP. No Reporting Company is aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting except as disclosed
the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(pp)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Disclosure
Controls</U>. Each Reporting Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule&nbsp;13a-15(e)&nbsp;under
the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to
ensure that material information relating to such Reporting Company is made known to such Reporting Company&rsquo;s principal executive
officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective, in
each case except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(qq)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act</U>.&nbsp; None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, trustees, officers
or affiliates or, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries has (A)&nbsp;used any funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating
to political activity; (B)&nbsp;made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful
payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled
entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing,
or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (C)&nbsp;violated or is in violation of any provision of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery
of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom,
or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws; or (D)&nbsp;made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance
of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other
unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, and maintain and enforce, policies and procedures
designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering contemplated hereby in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise
to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption
laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(rr)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Money
Laundering Laws</U>.&nbsp; The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with
applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act
of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts
business, the rules&nbsp;and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or
enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Anti-Money Laundering Laws</B>&rdquo;) and no action, suit
or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or
any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(ss)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>OFAC</U>.&nbsp;
None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, trustees or officers or, to the knowledge of the Company,
any of the respective employees, agents or affiliates of any of the foregoing is, or is owned or controlled by one or more persons or
entities that are, the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, including, without limitation,
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (&ldquo;<B>OFAC</B>&rdquo;), or the U.S. Department of State
and including, without limitation, the designation as a &ldquo;specially designated national&rdquo; or &ldquo;blocked person&rdquo;, the
United Nations Security Council (&ldquo;<B>UNSC</B>&rdquo;), the European Union, His Majesty&rsquo;s Treasury (&ldquo;<B>HMT</B>&rdquo;),
or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, &ldquo;<B>Sanctions</B>&rdquo;), or located, organized or resident in a country or
territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions (each, a &ldquo;<B>Sanctioned Country</B>&rdquo;); and the Company will not directly
or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds
to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i)&nbsp;to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any
person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (ii)&nbsp;to fund or facilitate any
activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii)&nbsp;in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including
any person participating in the transaction, whether as sales agent, underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. Since
April&nbsp;24, 2019, none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in, and
will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject
or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(tt)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Insurance</U>.
Each of the Company and its subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance, from financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts
and covering such risks as are generally deemed reasonably adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their
respective properties and as is generally deemed adequate and customary for companies engaged in similar businesses; and the Company has
no reason to believe that it or any of its subsidiaries will not be able to renew their existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue their respective businesses at a cost that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(uu)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Stabilization</U>.&nbsp;
Neither the Company nor, to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, any of its affiliates, has taken or may take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation
of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares in violation of Regulation M of the Exchange
Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(vv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>FINRA
Affiliation</U>.&nbsp; To the knowledge of the Company, there are no affiliations or associations between any member of FINRA and any
of the officers or trustees of the Company, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(ww)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Accuracy
of Exhibits</U>. There are no contracts or other documents that are required by the Act to be described in the Prospectus or filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement, or that are required by the Exchange Act to be filed as exhibits to a document incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus, that have not been so described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or
such incorporated document.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(xx)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>XBRL</U>.
The interactive data in the eXtensible Business Reporting Language included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement fairly presents
the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission&rsquo;s rules&nbsp;and guidelines
applicable thereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Any certificate signed by
any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and delivered to the Managers or to counsel for the Managers in connection with
this Agreement or any Terms Agreement shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or such subsidiary of the Company,
as applicable, to each Manager as to the matters set forth therein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company acknowledges that
the Managers and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;4 hereof, counsel for the Company and counsel
for the Managers, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Sale
and Delivery of Shares</U>. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms
and conditions herein set forth, the Company and the Managers agree that the Company may from time to time seek to sell Shares through
a Designated Manager, acting as sales agent, or directly to any of the Managers acting as principal, as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company may submit to a Designated Manager its orders (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions)
to sell Shares on any Trading Day (as defined herein) in a form and manner as mutually agreed to by the Company and such Designated Manager.
As used herein, &ldquo;<B>Trading Day</B>&rdquo; shall mean any trading day on the NYSE.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each Manager, at any time it is a Designated Manager, shall use its reasonable efforts to execute
any Company order submitted to it hereunder to sell Shares and with respect to which such Designated Manager has agreed to act as sales
agent. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i)&nbsp;there can be no assurance that a Designated Manager will be successful in selling
the Shares, (ii)&nbsp;a Designated Manager will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does
not sell Shares for any reason and (iii)&nbsp;no Manager shall be under any obligation to purchase Shares on a principal basis or on an
agency basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by such Manager and the Company. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Manager shall have the right to refuse designation as a Designated Manager at any time
in such Manager&rsquo;s sole and absolute discretion. The Designated Manager may make sales pursuant to each order by any method permitted
by law, including without limitation (i)&nbsp;by means of ordinary brokers&rsquo; transactions (whether or not solicited), (ii)&nbsp;to
or through a market maker, (iii)&nbsp;directly on or through any national securities exchange or facility thereof, a trading facility
of a national securities association, an alternative trading system, or any other market venue, (iv)&nbsp;in the over-the-counter market,
(v)&nbsp;in privately negotiated transactions, or (vi)&nbsp;through a combination of any such methods.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and a Designated Manager shall not sell as sales agent, any Share at a price lower
than the minimum price therefor designated from time to time by the Company and notified to a Designated Manager in writing. In addition,
the Company or a Designated Manager may upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly by email or facsimile),
suspend an offering of the Shares with respect to which that Designated Manager is acting as sales agent; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>,
that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair the parties&rsquo; respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold
hereunder prior to the giving of such notice.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(d)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
compensation to a Designated Manager for sales of the Shares with respect to which such Designated Manager acts as sales agent hereunder
shall be 1% of the gross offering proceeds of the Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement as mutually agreed to in writing by such Designated
Manager and the Company. The foregoing rate of compensation shall not apply when a Manager, acting as principal, purchases Shares from
the Company pursuant to a Terms Agreement. Any compensation or commission due and payable to any Managers hereunder with respect to any
sale of Shares shall be paid by the Company to such Manager, at the election of such Manager, (i)&nbsp;concurrently with the settlement
for sales of the Shares by deduction from the proceeds from sales of the Shares payable to the Company or (ii)&nbsp;set forth and invoiced
in periodic statements from such Managers to the Company, with payment to be made by the Company promptly after its receipt thereof. The
remaining proceeds, after further deduction for any transaction fees imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory organization in respect
of such sales shall constitute the net proceeds to the Company for such Shares (the &ldquo;<B>Net Proceeds</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(e)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Settlement
for sales of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement will occur on the first Trading Day following the date on which such sales are made
(each such day, a &ldquo;<B>Settlement Date</B>&rdquo;). On each Settlement Date, the Shares sold through a Designated Manager for settlement
on such date shall be issued and delivered by the Company to such Designated Manager against payment of the Net Proceeds from the sale
of such Shares. Settlement for all such Shares shall be effected by free delivery of the Shares, in definitive form, by the Company or
its transfer agent to such Designated Manager&rsquo;s or its designee&rsquo;s account (<I>provided</I> such Designated Manager shall have
given the Company at least one calendar day written notice of such designee prior to the Settlement Date) at The Depository Trust Company
(&ldquo;<B>DTC</B>&rdquo;) through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually
agreed upon by the parties hereto, in return for payments in same day funds delivered to the account designated by the Company. If the
Company, or its transfer agent (if applicable), shall default on its obligation to deliver the Shares on any Settlement Date, the Company
shall (i)&nbsp;hold each applicable Designated Manager harmless against any loss, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal
fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Company and (ii)&nbsp;pay each such Designated
Manager any commission, discount or other compensation to which it would otherwise be entitled absent such default.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(f)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;If
acting as sales agent hereunder, the Designated Manager shall provide written confirmation (which may be by facsimile or email) to the
Company following the close of trading on the NYSE each day in which the Shares are sold under this Agreement setting forth (i)&nbsp;the
amount of the Shares sold on such day and the gross offering proceeds received from such sale and (ii)&nbsp;the commission payable by
the Company to such Designated Manager with respect to such sales.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(g)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;At
each Applicable Time, Settlement Date, Representation Date (as defined in Section&nbsp;4(k)) and Filing Date (as defined in Section&nbsp;4(q)),
the Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation and warranty contained in this Agreement as if such representation and
warranty were made as of such date, modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended as of
such date. Any obligation of a Designated Manager to use its reasonable efforts to sell the Shares on behalf of the Company as sales agent
shall be subject to the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein (and the completion of any diligence
to verify such accuracy by such Designated Manager), to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the continuing
satisfaction of the additional conditions specified in Section&nbsp;6 of this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(h)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Subject
to such further limitations on offers and sales of Shares or delivery of instructions to offer and sell Shares as are set forth herein
and as may be mutually agreed upon by the Company and a Designated Manager, the Company shall not request the sale of any Shares that
would be sold, and no Designated Manager shall be obligated to sell, (i)&nbsp;any time during the period commencing on the tenth business
day prior to the time Company shall issue a press release containing, or shall otherwise publicly announce, its earnings, revenues or
other results of operations (each, an &ldquo;<B>Earnings Announcement</B>&rdquo;) through and including the time that is 24 hours after
the time that the Company files (a &ldquo;<B>Filing Time</B>&rdquo;) a Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q or an Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
that includes consolidated financial statements as of and for the same period or periods, as the case may be, covered by such Earnings
Announcement, or (ii)&nbsp;during any other period in which the Company is, or could be deemed to be, in possession of material non-public
information.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;If
the Company wishes to issue and sell the Shares pursuant to this Agreement directly to any of the Managers acting as principal (each,
a &ldquo;<B>Placement</B>&rdquo;), it will notify the Manager or Managers of the proposed terms of such Placement. If such Manager or
Managers, acting as principal, wishes to accept such proposed terms (which a Manager may decline to do for any reason in its sole discretion)
or, wishes to accept amended terms proposed by the Company after further discussion, such Manager or Managers and the Company will enter
into a Terms Agreement setting forth the terms of such Placement. The terms set forth in a Terms Agreement will not be binding on the
Company or such Manager or Managers unless and until the Company and such Manager or Managers have each executed such Terms Agreement
accepting all of the terms of such Terms Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a
Terms Agreement, the terms of such Terms Agreement will control.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(j)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Each
Placement shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and, if applicable, a Terms Agreement, which will provide for the
sale of such Shares to, and the purchase thereof by, such Manager. A Terms Agreement may also specify certain provisions relating to the
reoffering of such Shares by a Manager. The commitment of a Manager to purchase the Shares pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be deemed
to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the Company herein contained and shall be subject to the terms
and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the number of the Shares to be purchased by a Manager pursuant thereto,
the price to be paid to the Company for such Shares, any provisions relating to rights of, and default by, underwriters acting together
with such Manager in the reoffering of the Shares, and the time and date (each such time and date being referred to herein as a &ldquo;<B>Time
of Delivery</B>&rdquo;) and place of delivery of and payment for such Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(k)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Under
no circumstances shall the number and aggregate amount of the Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement and any Terms Agreement exceed (i)&nbsp;the
aggregate amount set forth in Section&nbsp;1, (ii)&nbsp;the number of Common Shares available for issuance under the currently effective
Registration Statement or (iii)&nbsp;the number and aggregate amount of the Shares authorized from time to time to be issued and sold
under this Agreement by the board of trustees of the Company (the &ldquo;<B>Board</B>&rdquo;), or a duly authorized committee thereof,
and notified to the Managers in writing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Agreements</U>.
The Company agrees with each of the Managers that:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;During
any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may
be satisfied pursuant to Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act in connection with the offering or sale of the
Shares, the Company will not file any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement in connection with the offering and sale of
the Shares (including the Prospectus Supplement or any Interim Prospectus Supplement) to the Base Prospectus, the Disclosure Package or
the Prospectus, whether pursuant to the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, unless (i)&nbsp;the Company has furnished to the Managers
a copy of such amendment or supplement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, reports or other information to be filed by the Company
under the Exchange Act that would be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus) for its review a reasonable
period of time prior to filing (or, in the case of Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, has used its commercially reasonable efforts to so
furnish copies to the Managers prior to filing), and (ii)&nbsp;except for reports or other information required to be filed by the Company
under the Exchange Act, the Company will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Managers reasonably object. The
Company has prepared the Prospectus, in a form approved by the Managers, and shall file such Prospectus, as amended at the Execution Time,
with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;promptly after the Execution Time (but in any event
within the time period described thereby) and will cause any supplement to the Prospectus to be prepared, in a form approved by the Managers,
and will file such supplement with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;within the time period
prescribed thereby and will notify the Managers of such timely filing. The Company, subject to this Section&nbsp;4(a)&nbsp;and Section&nbsp;4(c),
will comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;430B. During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required
(including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar rule) to be delivered under
the Act in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares, the Company will promptly advise the Managers (A)&nbsp;when the Prospectus,
and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b), (B)&nbsp;when, during
any period when the delivery of a prospectus (whether physically or through compliance with Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar rule) is required
under the Act in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares, any amendment to the Registration Statement or any new registration
statement relating to the Shares shall have been filed or become effective (other than a prospectus supplement relating solely to the
offering of securities other than the Shares), (C)&nbsp;of the receipt of any comments from the Commission or its staff, (D)&nbsp;of any
request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for
any additional information, (E)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or any the issuance of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or
any amendment or supplement thereto, or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for any of such purposes or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A
of the Act or (F)&nbsp;of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares
for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts
to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement
and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain at the earliest possible moment the withdrawal of such stop order
or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration
statement and using its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;If,
at any time on or after an Applicable Time but prior to the related Settlement Date or Time of Delivery, any event occurs as a result
of which the Disclosure Package would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the circumstances then prevailing not misleading,
the Company will (i)&nbsp;notify promptly the relevant Manager(s)&nbsp;so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is
amended or supplemented; (ii)&nbsp;amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement or omission; and (iii)&nbsp;supply
any amendment or supplement to the relevant Manager(s)&nbsp;in such quantities as the Manager(s)&nbsp;may reasonably request.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;During
any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may
be satisfied pursuant to Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, if any event occurs as a result of which the
Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be
necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or
the Exchange Act or the respective rules&nbsp;thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Prospectus, the Company
promptly will (i)&nbsp;notify the Managers of any such event, (ii)&nbsp;prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the first sentence
of paragraph (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;4, an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement
or omission or effect such compliance, (iii)&nbsp;use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration
statement declared effective as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Prospectus and (iv)&nbsp;supply any
supplemented Prospectus to the Managers in such quantities as the Managers may reasonably request.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(d)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;As
soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available (which may be satisfied by filing on EDGAR) to its security holders and
to the Managers an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a)&nbsp;of
the Act and Rule&nbsp;158.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(e)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company will deliver to the Managers and counsel for the Managers, without charge, as such Managers or counsel for the Managers may reasonably
request, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith
or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) and signed copies of
all consents and certificates of experts. The Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Managers will be identical
to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation
S-T. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(f)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company will deliver to the Managers and counsel for the Managers, without charge, for so long as delivery of a prospectus by the Managers
or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule&nbsp;172 or
any similar rule), as many copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto as any Manager
may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the
Managers will be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the
extent permitted by Regulation S-T. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the
offering.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(g)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Shares for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Managers
may reasonably designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Shares; <I>provided</I>
that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take
any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Shares, in
any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign business.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(h)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Managers, and each Manager agrees with the
Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and
will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute
a &ldquo;free writing prospectus&rdquo; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained
by the Company under Rule&nbsp;433; <I>provided</I> that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been
given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule I hereto. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the
Managers or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a &ldquo;<B>Permitted Free Writing Prospectus</B>.&rdquo; The Company agrees that
(i)&nbsp;it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
and (ii)&nbsp;it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules&nbsp;164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted
Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company will not (i)&nbsp;take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result
in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or (ii)&nbsp;sell,
bid for, purchase or pay any person (other than as contemplated by this Agreement or any Terms Agreement) any compensation for soliciting
purchases of the Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(j)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company will, at any time during the term of this Agreement, as supplemented from time to time, advise the Managers promptly after it
shall have received notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would materially alter or affect any opinion,
certificate, letter and other document provided to the Managers pursuant to Section&nbsp;6 herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(k)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Upon
commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement (if requested by the Managers) (and upon the recommencement of the offering
of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination of a suspension of sales hereunder), and each time that (i)&nbsp;the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus shall be amended or supplemented (other than (A)&nbsp;an Interim Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;pursuant
to Section&nbsp;4(q)&nbsp;of this Agreement, (B)&nbsp;a prospectus supplement relating solely to the offering or resale of securities
other than the Shares or (C)&nbsp;the filing with the Commission of any report under the Exchange Act except such reports referred to
in Section&nbsp;4(k)(ii)), (ii)&nbsp;there is filed with the Commission any Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K or Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q,
or any other document that contains financial statements or financial information that is incorporated by reference into the Prospectus,
or any amendment thereto or (iii)&nbsp;the Shares are delivered to one or more Managers as principal at the Time of Delivery pursuant
to a Terms Agreement (the date of such commencement, the date of each such recommencement and the date of each such event referred to
in (i), (ii)&nbsp;and (iii)&nbsp;above, a &ldquo;<B>Representation Date</B>&rdquo;), the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished
to the Managers forthwith a certificate dated and delivered on such Representation Date, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to the
Managers to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate referred to in Section&nbsp;6(e)&nbsp;of this Agreement which
were last furnished to the Managers are true and correct at the time of such Representation Date, as though made at and as of such time
(except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to
such time) or, in lieu of such certificate, a certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in said Section&nbsp;6(e),
modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to
the time of delivery of such certificate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(l)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;At
each Representation Date, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to the Managers and to counsel to the Managers
a written opinion of Ropes&nbsp;&amp; Gray LLP, counsel to the Company (&ldquo;<B>Company Counsel</B>&rdquo;), or other counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Managers, dated and delivered on such Representation Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managers, of
the same tenor as the opinion referred to in Section&nbsp;6(b)&nbsp;of this Agreement, but modified as necessary to relate to the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(m)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;At
each Representation Date, Choate, Hall&nbsp;&amp; Stewart LLP, counsel to the Managers, shall deliver a written opinion and disclosure
letter, dated and delivered on such Representation Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managers, of the same tenor as the
opinions and disclosure letter referred to in Section&nbsp;6(c)&nbsp;of this Agreement but modified as necessary to relate to the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(n)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;At
each Representation Date, the Company shall cause Deloitte and Touche LLP (the &ldquo;<B>Accountants</B>&rdquo;), or other independent
accountants satisfactory to the Managers forthwith, to furnish the Managers a letter, dated and delivered on such Representation Date,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Managers of the same tenor as the letter referred to in Section&nbsp;6(f)&nbsp;of this Agreement
but modified to relate to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date
of such letter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(o)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;At
each Representation Date, and at such other times as may be reasonably requested by a Manager, the Company will conduct a due diligence
session, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managers, which shall include representatives of the management of the Company and
the independent accountants of the Company. The Company shall cooperate timely with any reasonable due diligence request from or review
conducted by the Managers or its agents from time to time in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including,
without limitation, providing information and available documents and access to appropriate officers and agents of the Company during
regular business hours and at the Company&rsquo;s principal offices, and timely furnishing or causing to be furnished such certificates,
letters and opinions from the Company, and their officers and agents, as the Managers may reasonably request.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(p)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Nothing
in this Agreement shall restrict a Manager from trading, and the Company acknowledges that each Manager may trade in the Common Shares
for such Manager&rsquo;s own account and for the account of its clients before, at the same time as, or after sales of the Shares occur
pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to a Terms Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(q)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company will either (i)&nbsp;disclose in its Annual Reports on Form&nbsp;10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q, as applicable,
with regard to the relevant quarter, the number of the Shares sold by or through the Managers pursuant to this Agreement, the Net Proceeds
to the Company and the compensation paid by the Company with respect to such sales of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii)&nbsp;on
or prior to the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the date on which the Company shall file a Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q or an Annual Report
on Form&nbsp;10-K in respect of any fiscal quarter in which sales of Shares were made by a Manager pursuant to this Agreement and (B)&nbsp;the
date on which the Company shall be obligated to file such document referred to in clause (A)&nbsp;in respect of such quarter (each such
date, and any date on which an amendment to any such document is filed, a &ldquo;<B>Filing Date</B>&rdquo;), the Company will file a prospectus
supplement with the Commission under the applicable paragraph of Rule&nbsp;424(b), which prospectus supplement will set forth, with regard
to such quarter, the number of the Shares sold by or through a Manager pursuant to this Agreement, the Net Proceeds to the Company and
the compensation paid by the Company with respect to such sales of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement and deliver such number of copies
of each such prospectus supplement to the NYSE as are required by such exchange.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(r)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;If,
to the knowledge of the Company, the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;6(a)&nbsp;or 6(g)&nbsp;shall not be true and correct on the
applicable Settlement Date or Time of Delivery, the Company will offer to any person who has agreed to purchase Shares from the Company
as the result of an offer to purchase solicited by a Designated Manager the right to refuse to purchase and pay for such Shares.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(s)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Each
acceptance by the Company of an offer to purchase the Shares hereunder, and each execution and delivery by the Company of a Terms Agreement,
shall be deemed to be an affirmation to the Designated Manager, or the Manager(s)&nbsp;party to a Terms Agreement, as the case may be,
that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct as of the
date of such acceptance or of such Terms Agreement as though made at and as of such date, and an undertaking that such representations
and warranties will be true and correct as of the Settlement Date for the Shares relating to such acceptance or as of the Time of Delivery
relating to such sale, as the case may be, as though made at and as of such date (except that such representations and warranties shall
be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented relating to such Shares).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(t)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shares to be listed for trading on NYSE and to maintain such listing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(u)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;During
any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may
be satisfied pursuant to Rule&nbsp;172 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, the Company shall file, on a timely basis,
with the Commission and the NYSE all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(v)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company shall cooperate with the Managers and use its reasonable efforts to permit the Shares to be eligible for clearance and settlement
through the facilities of DTC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(w)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company will apply the Net Proceeds from the sale of the Shares in the manner set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">5.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Payment
of Expenses</U>. The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, including without limitation (i)&nbsp;all expenses
incident to the issuance and delivery of the Shares (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii)&nbsp;all necessary issue, transfer
and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares, (iii)&nbsp;all fees and expenses of the Company&rsquo;s
counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors to the Company, and the reasonable fees and expenses of
the Manager&rsquo;s counsel (which shall be one outside counsel for all Managers unless otherwise agreed by the Company), (iv)&nbsp;all
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement
(including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the
Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and this Agreement, (v)&nbsp;all filing fees, attorneys&rsquo; fees and expenses
incurred by the Company or the Managers in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or
registration of) all or any part of the Shares for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws, and, if requested by the
Managers, preparing a &ldquo;Blue Sky Survey&rdquo; or memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising the Managers of such qualifications,
registrations and exemptions, (vi)&nbsp;the filing fees incident to the review and approval by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Shares,
(vii)&nbsp;the fees and expenses associated with listing of the Shares on the NYSE, (viii)&nbsp;all fees and expenses of the registrar
and transfer agent of the Common Shares, (ix)&nbsp;all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company
in connection with approval of the Shares by DTC for &ldquo;book-entry&rdquo; transfer, (x)&nbsp;all other fees, costs and expenses referred
to in Item 14 of Part&nbsp;II of the Registration Statement and (xi)&nbsp;all other fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the performance of its obligations hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section&nbsp;5.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Conditions
to the Obligations of the Managers</U>. The obligations of the Managers under this Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be subject
to (i)&nbsp;the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time, each
Representation Date, and as of each Applicable Time, Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, (ii)&nbsp;to the performance by the Company
of its obligations hereunder and (iii)&nbsp;the following additional conditions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, required by Rule&nbsp;424 to be filed with the Commission shall have been filed in the manner
and within the time period required by Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;with respect to any sale of Shares; each Interim Prospectus Supplement shall
have been filed in the manner required by Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;within the time period required by Section&nbsp;4(q)&nbsp;of this Agreement;
any material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;under the Act shall have been filed with the Commission
within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule&nbsp;433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A
of the Act shall have been instituted or threatened.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company shall have requested and caused Company Counsel to furnish to the Managers, on every date specified in Section&nbsp;4(l)&nbsp;of
this Agreement, opinions collectively covering the opinions the form of which are attached as Exhibit&nbsp;A.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Managers shall have received from Choate, Hall&nbsp;&amp; Stewart LLP, counsel for the Managers, on every date specified in Section&nbsp;4(m)&nbsp;of
this Agreement, such opinion or opinions and disclosure letter or letters, dated as of such date and addressed to the Managers, with respect
to the issuance and sale of the Shares, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus (together with any supplement
thereto) and other related matters as the Managers may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents
as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(d)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;There
shall not have occurred any downgrading or withdrawal in the rating accorded to any of the Company&rsquo;s securities or any securities
of a subsidiary of the Company by any &ldquo;nationally recognized statistical rating organization,&rdquo; as such term is defined for
purposes of Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(e)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Managers, on every date specified in Section&nbsp;4(k)&nbsp;of this Agreement,
a certificate of the Company, signed by the Treasurer of the Company and the Assistant Treasurer of the Company, dated as of such date,
to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto and this Agreement and that:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.5in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
Company has received no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and no proceedings for such purpose or
pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Act have been instituted or, to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, threatened by the Commission;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.5in">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;since
the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, there has been no event or condition
of a type described in Section&nbsp;2(l)&nbsp;hereof (a &ldquo;<B>Material Adverse Change</B>&rdquo;), except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.5in">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section&nbsp;2 of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect
as though expressly made on and as of such date; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.5in">(iv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
Company has complied with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder
at or prior to such date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(f)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company shall have requested and caused the Accountants to have furnished to the Managers, on every date specified in Section&nbsp;4(n)&nbsp;hereof
and to the extent requested by the Managers in connection with any offering of the Shares, letters (which may refer to letters previously
delivered to the Managers), dated as of such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managers, which letters shall cover, without
limitation, the various financial statements and disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants&rsquo; &ldquo;comfort letters&rdquo; to underwriters in connection with registered
public offerings as contemplated in the Statement on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;72, as well as confirming that they have performed a
review of any unaudited interim financial information of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus in accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;100.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">References to the Prospectus
in this paragraph (e)&nbsp;include any supplement thereto at the date of the letter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(g)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Since
the respective dates as of which information is disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except
as otherwise stated therein, there shall not have been (i)&nbsp;any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to
in paragraph (e)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;6 or (ii)&nbsp;Material Adverse Change, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure
Package (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;above,
is, in the sole judgment of the Managers, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering
or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(h)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;FINRA
shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms and arrangements under this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Shares shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the NYSE, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have
been provided to the Managers.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(j)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Prior
to each Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, as applicable, the Company shall have furnished to the Designated Manager such further information,
certificates and documents as the Designated Manager may reasonably request.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If any of the conditions specified
in this Section&nbsp;6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates
mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Managers and counsel
for the Managers, this Agreement and all obligations of the applicable Manager hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to,
any Settlement Date or Time of Delivery, as applicable, by such Manager with respect to itself only. Notice of such cancellation shall
be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing. Following any such cancellation by a Manager, this
Agreement shall remain in effect as to the other Manager that has not exercised its right to cancel this Agreement pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6
and any obligations and rights of the Managers under this Agreement shall be satisfied by or afforded to only such other Manager.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The documents required to
be delivered by this Section&nbsp;6 shall be delivered at the office of Choate, Hall&nbsp;&amp; Stewart LLP, counsel for the Managers,
at Boston, Massachusetts, on each such date as provided in this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">7.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Indemnification
and Contribution</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Manager, its affiliates, as such term is defined in Rule&nbsp;501(b)&nbsp;under the
Act (each, an &ldquo;<B>Affiliate</B>&rdquo;), the directors, officers, employees and agents of each Manager, any broker-dealer affiliate
of a Manager through which Shares are sold, and each person who controls a Manager within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange
Act and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which they or any of them may become subject under the
Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any
litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company or otherwise permitted by paragraph (d)&nbsp;below),
insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based
(i)&nbsp;upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment
thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; or (ii)&nbsp;upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus or any &ldquo;issuer information&rdquo; filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;under
the Act, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or any Interim Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or supplement thereto)
or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact, in each case, necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, for any
and all expenses (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the indemnified party) as such expenses are reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability,
expense or action; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Manager
expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto). The Company acknowledges that with respect to each Manager, the name of such Manager constitutes the
only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Managers for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus,
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or any Interim Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Each
Manager agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its trustees, each of its officers who
signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act or the Exchange Act,
against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company or any such trustee, officer or controlling person
may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise
(including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Manager or otherwise permitted
by paragraph (d)&nbsp;below), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated
below) arises out of or is based (i)&nbsp;upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii)&nbsp;upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any &ldquo;issuer information&rdquo; filed or required to be filed pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;under the Act, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or any Interim Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment
or supplement thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact, in each case, necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only
to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement,
the Base Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or any Interim Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment
or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Manager expressly
for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, or any such trustee, officer or controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably
incurred by the Company, or any such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising
or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section&nbsp;7(b)&nbsp;shall
be in addition to any liabilities that each Manager may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that with respect to each Manager, the
name of such Manager constitutes the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Managers for inclusion in the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or any Interim Prospectus Supplement
(or any amendment or supplement thereto).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section&nbsp;7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section&nbsp;7, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which
it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than under the indemnity agreement contained in paragraph (a)&nbsp;or
(b)&nbsp;above or to the extent it is not prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) as a proximate result
of such failure. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek
indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect,
jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving
the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified
party; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party
and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified
parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have
the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf
of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying
party&rsquo;s election to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will
not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section&nbsp;7 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i)&nbsp;the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance
with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the
expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel), approved by the indemnifying party (the Managers in the case
of Section&nbsp;7(b)&nbsp;and Section&nbsp;7(e)), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action), (ii)&nbsp;the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party
within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be
at the expense of the indemnifying party or (iii)&nbsp;the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate
counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(d)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
indemnifying party under this Section&nbsp;7 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent,
but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified
party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence,
if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses
of counsel as contemplated by Section&nbsp;7(c)&nbsp;hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement
of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i)&nbsp;such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by
such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii)&nbsp;such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party
in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit
or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder
by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)&nbsp;includes an unconditional release of such indemnified
party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;does not include a statement
as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(e)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;If
the indemnification provided for in this Section&nbsp;7 is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold
harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i)&nbsp;in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by the Company, on the one hand, and each Manager, on the other hand, from the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii)&nbsp;if
the allocation provided by clause (i)&nbsp;above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and each
Manager, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties herein
which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received
by them, and benefits received by each Manager shall be deemed to be equal to the total compensation received by such Manager under Section&nbsp;3(c)&nbsp;of
this Agreement, in each case as determined by this Agreement or any applicable Terms Agreement. The relative fault of the Company, on
the one hand, and each Manager, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact or any such inaccurate or alleged
inaccurate representation or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or such Manager, on the other hand,
and the parties&rsquo; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The amount paid or payable
by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in Section&nbsp;7(c), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection
with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;7(c)&nbsp;with respect to notice of commencement
of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section&nbsp;7(e); <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that
no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section&nbsp;7(c)&nbsp;for purposes
of indemnification.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company and the Managers
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7(e)&nbsp;were determined by pro rata allocation
(even if the Managers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in this Section&nbsp;7(e).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section&nbsp;7(e), no Manager shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the discounts and commissions received by
such Manager in connection with the Shares sold by it pursuant to this Agreement and any applicable Terms Agreement in the specific transaction
or transactions giving rise to the contribution obligation. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f)&nbsp;of
the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Managers&rsquo;
obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7(e)&nbsp;are several, and not joint. For purposes of this Section&nbsp;7(e),
each Affiliate, director, officer, employee and agent of a Manager, each person, if any, who controls a Manager within the meaning of
the Act and the Exchange Act and any broker-dealer affiliate of a Manager through which Shares are sold shall have the same rights to
contribution as such Manager, and each trustee of the Company or each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and
each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution
as the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">8.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Termination</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating
to the solicitation of offers to purchase the Shares in its sole discretion at any time. Any such termination shall be without liability
of any party to any other party except that (i)&nbsp;if Shares have been sold through a Manager for the Company, then Section&nbsp;4(s)&nbsp;shall
remain in full force and effect with respect to such Manager and the Company, (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any pending sale, through the
Designated Manager for the Company, the obligations of the Company, including in respect of compensation of the Designated Manager, shall
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the termination and (iii)&nbsp;the provisions of Sections 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Each
Manager shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating
to the solicitation of offers to purchase the Shares in its sole discretion at any time, with respect to such Manager only. Any such termination
shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such Manager notwithstanding such termination. Following any such termination by
a Manager, this Agreement shall remain in effect as to each other Manager that has not exercised its right to terminate the provisions
of this Agreement pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8(b)&nbsp;and any obligations and rights of the Managers under this Agreement shall be
satisfied by or afforded to, as applicable, only such other Managers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;This
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant to Sections 8(a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above or otherwise by mutual
agreement of the parties; <I>provided</I> that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to provide that Sections
2, 5, 7 and 9 shall remain in full force and effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(d)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Any
termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination; <I>provided</I> that such termination
shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice by a Manager or the Company, as the case may
be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date or Time of Delivery for any sale of the Shares, such sale shall, subject
to Section&nbsp;6 hereof, settle in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;3(e)&nbsp;of this Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(e)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;In
the case of any purchase of Shares by a Manager pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the obligations of such Manager pursuant to such Terms
Agreement shall be subject to termination, in the absolute discretion of such Manager, by notice given to the Company prior to the Time
of Delivery relating to such Shares, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i)&nbsp;trading or quotation in any of the Company&rsquo;s
securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by NYSE, or trading in securities generally on either the NASDAQ
or the NYSE shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such stock
exchanges by the Commission or FINRA; (ii)&nbsp;a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal or New York authorities;
(iii)&nbsp;there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity involving
the United States, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial change or development involving
a prospective substantial change in United States&rsquo; or international political, financial or economic conditions, as in the judgment
of such Manager is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares
in the manner and on the terms described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities;
(iv)&nbsp;in the judgment of such Manager there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change or (v)&nbsp;there shall have occurred
a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">9.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Representations
and Indemnities to Survive</U>. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company,
the officers of the Company and of each Manager set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by a Manager or the Company or any of the officers, directors, trustees, employees, agents or controlling
persons referred to in Section&nbsp;7 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">10.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Notices</U>.
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted
and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication, and:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">If sent to Barclays Capital Inc. for
placement notice purposes, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Barclays Capital Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">745 7th Avenue&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">New York, New York 10019&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Facsimile: 646-834-8133&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Attention: Gabrielle Leblanc (<U>gabrielle.leblanc@barclays.com</U>)
and Robert Stowe (Robert.stowe@barclays.com)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">If sent to Barclays Capital Inc. for
any other purpose, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Barclays Capital Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">745 7th Avenue&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">New York, New York 10019&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Facsimile: 646-834-8133&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Attention: Syndicate Registration</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to BNY Mellon Capital
Markets, LLC, will be mailed or delivered to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">BNY Mellon Capital Markets,
LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">240 Greenwich Street, 3W&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">New York, New York 10286&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Attention: ATM Group</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to BofA Securities,&nbsp;Inc.,
will be mailed or delivered to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">BofA Securities,&nbsp;Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">One Bryant Park&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">New York, New York 10036&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Email: dg.ecm_execution_services@bofa.com&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Attention: Syndicate Department</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">with a copy to:&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Email: dg.ecm_legal@bofa.com&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Attention: ECM Legal</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">388 Greenwich Street&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">New York, New York 10013&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Facsimile: (646) 291-1469&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Attention: General Counsel</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp;
Co. LLC, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC<BR>
200 West Street<BR>
New York, New York 10282<BR>
Facsimile: (212) 902-9316<BR>
Attention: Registration Department</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to J.P. Morgan Securities
LLC, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">383 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">New York, New York 10179&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Attention: Sanjeet Dewal&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Facsimile: (212) 622-8783&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Email: sanjeet.s.dewal@jpmorgan.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">If sent to KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., will be mailed or
delivered to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">127 Public Square, 7th Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Cleveland, Ohio 44114&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Attention: Michael Jones (michael.c.jones@key.com); John
Salisbury (john.salisbury@key.com); Nathan Flowers (nathan.flowers@key.com);&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Phone: (216) 689-3910</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">If sent to Mizuho Securities USA LLC,
will be mailed or delivered to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mizuho Securities USA LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1271 Avenue of the Americas,
3rd Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">New York, New York 10020&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Attention: Equity Capital
Markets</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp;
Co. LLC, will be mailed or delivered to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp;
Co. LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1585 Broadway, 6th Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">New York, New York 10036&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Attention: Equity Syndicate
Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to MUFG Securities
Americas Inc., will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">MUFG Securities Americas
Inc.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1221 Avenue of the Americas,
6th Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">New York, New York 10020-1001&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Attention: Capital Markets&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Facsimile: (646) 434-3455&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Email: FLOEStransactions@us.sc.mufg.jp
and <U>ECM@us.sc.mufg.jp</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to RBC Capital Markets,
LLC, will be mailed or delivered to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">RBC Capital Markets, LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Brookfield Place&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">New York, New York 10281&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Telephone: (212) 905-5846&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">EMail: tj.opladen@rbccm.com&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Attention: TJ Opladen</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">500 West 33<SUP>rd</SUP> St., 14<SUP>th</SUP> Floor&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">New York, New York 10001&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Facsimile: (212) 214-5918&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Attention: Equity Syndicate Department</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In the case of any Manager,
with a copy to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Choate, Hall&nbsp;&amp; Stewart LLP&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Two International Place&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Boston, Massachusetts 02110&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Facsimile: (617) 502-5267&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Attention: Andrew J. Hickey,&nbsp;Esq.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If sent to the Company, will
be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Eversource Energy&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">247 Station Drive&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Westwood, Massachusetts 02090&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Facsimile: (781) 441-3086&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Attention: Assistant Treasurer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">with a copy to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Ropes&nbsp;&amp; Gray LLP&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Prudential Tower&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">800 Boylston Street&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Boston, Massachusetts 02199&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Email: Thomas.fraser@ropesgray.com&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Attention: Thomas Fraser</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Any party hereto may change
the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">11.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Successors</U>.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors,
trustees, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section&nbsp;7 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation
hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">12.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>No
Fiduciary Duty</U>. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement is an
arm&rsquo;s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Manager and any affiliate through which it may
be acting, on the other, (b)&nbsp;the Manager is acting solely as sales agent and/or principal in connection with the purchase and sale
of the Company&rsquo;s securities and not as a fiduciary of the Company and (c)&nbsp;the Company&rsquo;s engagement of each Manager in
connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore,
the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether
a Manager has advised or is currently advising it on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that a Manager
has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the process leading thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">13.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Integration</U>.
This Agreement and any Terms Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company
and the Managers with respect to the subject matter hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">14.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Applicable
Law</U>. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">15.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Waiver
of Jury Trial</U>. The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial
by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Terms Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">16.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Counterparts</U>.
This Agreement and any Terms Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all
of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including
any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures
and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., <U>www.docusign.com</U>) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered
shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">17.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Headings</U>.
The section headings used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">18.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>No
Shareholder Liability</U>. The Declaration of Trust of the Company provides that no shareholder of the Company shall be held to any liability
whatever for the payment of any sum of money, or for damages or otherwise, under any contract, obligation or undertaking made, entered
into or issued by the trustees of the Company or by any officer, agent or representative elected or appointed by the trustees of the Company
and no such contract, obligation, or undertaking shall be enforceable against the trustees of the Company or any of them in their or his
individual capacities or capacity and all such contracts, obligations and undertakings shall be enforceable only against the trustees
of the Company as such, and every person, firm, association, trust and corporation having any claim or demand arising out of any such
contract, obligation or undertaking shall look only to the trust estate for the payment or satisfaction thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">19.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Recognition
of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;In
the event that any Manager that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer
from such Manager of this Agreement or any Terms Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement or any Terms Agreement,
will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement or
any Terms Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;In
the event that any Manager that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Manager becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S.
Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement or any Terms Agreement that may be exercised against such Manager are permitted
to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement
or any Terms Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As used in this Section&nbsp;19:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>BHC Act Affiliate</B>&rdquo;
has the meaning assigned to the term &ldquo;affiliate&rdquo; in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. &sect; 1841(k).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Covered Entity</B>&rdquo;
means any of the following:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&nbsp;a &ldquo;covered
entity&rdquo; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 252.82(b);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii)&nbsp;a &ldquo;covered
bank&rdquo; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 47.3(b); or</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iii)&nbsp;a &ldquo;covered
FSI&rdquo; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 382.2(b).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Default Right</B>&rdquo;
has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect;&sect; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as
applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>U.S. Special Resolution
Regime</B>&rdquo; means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title
II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">20.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Definitions</U>.
The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Act</B>&rdquo; shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Applicable Time</B>&rdquo;
shall mean, with respect to any Shares, the time of sale of such Shares pursuant to this Agreement or any relevant Terms Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Base Prospectus</B>&rdquo;
shall mean the base prospectus referred to in Section&nbsp;2(a)&nbsp;above contained in the Registration Statement at the Execution Time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Business Day</B>&rdquo;
shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized
or obligated by law to close in New York City.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Commission</B>&rdquo;
shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Designated Manager</B>&rdquo;
shall mean, as of any given time, a Manager that the Company has designated as sales agent to sell Shares pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Disclosure Package</B>&rdquo;
shall mean (i)&nbsp;the Base Prospectus, (ii)&nbsp;the Prospectus Supplement, (iii)&nbsp;the most recently filed Interim Prospectus Supplement,
if any, (iv)&nbsp;the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule I hereto, (v)&nbsp;the public offering price of
Shares sold at the relevant Applicable Time as specified in a Terms Agreement and (vi)&nbsp;any other Free Writing Prospectus that the
parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Effective Date</B>&rdquo;
shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes
effective.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Exchange Act</B>&rdquo;
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Execution Time</B>&rdquo;
shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Free Writing Prospectus</B>&rdquo;
shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule&nbsp;405.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Interim Prospectus
Supplement</B>&rdquo; shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Shares prepared and filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;from
time to time as provided by Section&nbsp;4(q)&nbsp;of this Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus</B>&rdquo; shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule&nbsp;433.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Prospectus</B>&rdquo;
shall mean the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement and the most recently filed Interim Prospectus Supplement
(if any).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Prospectus Supplement</B>&rdquo;
shall mean the most recent prospectus supplement relating to the Shares that was first filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;at or prior
to the Execution Time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Registration Statement</B>&rdquo;
shall mean the registration statement referred to in Section&nbsp;2(a)&nbsp;above, including exhibits and financial statements and any
prospectus supplement relating to the Shares that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;and deemed part of such
registration statement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto
becomes effective, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;158</B>,&rdquo;
&ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;163</B>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;164</B>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;172</B>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;405</B>,&rdquo;
&ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;415</B>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;424</B>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;430B</B>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;433</B>&rdquo;
refer to such rules&nbsp;under the Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>[Signature Page&nbsp;Follows]</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If the foregoing is in accordance
with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance
shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the Managers.</P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>EVERSOURCE ENERGY</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Emilie G. O&rsquo;Neil</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: Emilie G. O&rsquo;Neil</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: Assistant Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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agreement</FONT></P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-indent: -0.125in; padding-left: 0.125in; vertical-align: bottom">CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, <BR>
as of the date first written above:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>Barclays Capital Inc.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%">/s/ Robert Stowe</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> Robert Stowe</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Dan Klinger</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> Dan Klinger</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>BofA Securities, Inc.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Matt Brusotti</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Matt Brusotti</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Aaron Bloch</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Aaron Bloch</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Authorized Signatory</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Ryan Cunn</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Ryan Cunn</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Sanjeet Dewal</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Sanjeet Dewal</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>



<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">signature page to equity distribution
agreement</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%">/s/ Christopher G. Malik</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Christopher G. Malik</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>Mizuho Securities USA LLC</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ James Watts</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> James Watts</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Colm Leahy</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> Colm Leahy</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Geoffrey Paul</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Geoffrey Paul</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>RBC Capital Markets, LLC</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Young Kim</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Young Kim</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom">/s/ Michael Tiedemann</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Michael Tiedemann</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"> Managing Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">signature page to equity distribution
agreement</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>SCHEDULE I</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included
in the Disclosure Package</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">None</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 32%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>ANNEX&nbsp;I</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>eversource
energy</B></FONT><BR>
Common Shares ($5.00 par value)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>TERMS AGREEMENT</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">____________, 20___</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[<I>name/address of designated manager</I>]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Sirs:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Eversource Energy, a voluntary
association and Massachusetts business trust (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein
and in the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated May&nbsp;[&bull;], 2025 (the &ldquo;<U>Equity Distribution Agreement</U>&rdquo;), among
the Company, Barclays Capital Inc., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, BofA Securities,&nbsp;Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman
Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp;
Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, to issue and sell to [<I>Name of Manager</I>],
the securities specified in the Schedule I hereto (the &ldquo;<U>Purchased Shares</U>&rdquo;)[, and solely for the purpose of covering
over-allotments, to grant to [<I>name of designated manager</I>] (the &ldquo;<U>Designated Manager</U>&rdquo;) the option to purchase
the additional securities specified in the Schedule I hereto (the &ldquo;<U>Additional Shares</U>&rdquo;)]. <B>[Include only if the Designated
Manager has an over-allotment option]</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">[The Designated Manager shall
have the right to purchase from the Company all or a portion of the Additional Shares as may be necessary to cover over-allotments made
in connection with the offering of the Purchased Shares, at the same purchase price per share to be paid by the Designated Manager to
the Company for the Purchased Shares. This option may be exercised by the Designated Manager at any time (but not more than once) on or
before the thirtieth day following the date hereof, by written notice to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number
of shares of Additional Shares as to which the option is being exercised, and the date and time when the Additional Shares are to be delivered
(such date and time being herein referred to as the &ldquo;<U>Option Closing Date</U>&rdquo;); <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the
Option Closing Date shall not be earlier than the Time of Delivery (as set forth in the Schedule I hereto) nor earlier than the second
business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised nor later than the fifth business day after the date on which
the option shall have been exercised. Payment of the purchase price for the Additional Shares shall be made at the Option Closing Date
in the same manner and at the same office as the payment for the Purchased Shares.] <B>[Include only if the Designated Manager has an
over-allotment option]</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Each of the provisions of
the Equity Distribution Agreement not specifically related to the solicitation by the Designated Manager, as agent of the Company, of
offers to purchase securities is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be part of this Terms Agreement
to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Each of the representations and warranties set forth therein
shall be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Terms Agreement [and] [,] the Time of Delivery [and any Option Closing
Date] <B>[Include only if the Designated Manager has an over-allotment option]</B>, except that each representation and warranty in Section&nbsp;2
of the Equity Distribution Agreement which makes reference to the Prospectus (as therein defined) shall be deemed to be a representation
and warranty as of the date of the Equity Distribution Agreement in relation to the Prospectus, and also a representation and warranty
as of the date of this Terms Agreement [and] [,] the Time of Delivery [and any Option Closing Date] <B>[Include only if the Designated
Manager has an over-allotment option]</B> in relation to the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to relate to the Purchased Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">An amendment to the Registration
Statement (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement), or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Purchased
Shares [and the Additional Shares] <B>[Include only if the Designated Manager has an over-allotment option]</B>, in the form heretofore
delivered to the Manager is now proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein and in the Equity Distribution Agreement which are incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to issue and
sell to the Designated Manager and the latter agrees to purchase from the Company the number of shares of the Purchased Shares at the
time and place and at the purchase price set forth in the Schedule I hereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If the foregoing is in accordance
with your understanding, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this Terms Agreement, including those provisions
of the Equity Distribution Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between the Managers and the
Company.</P>

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    <TD>By:</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Name:</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">ACCEPTED as of the date first written above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>[Designated Manager]</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 32%; font-size: 10pt"><B>Schedule I to the Terms Agreement</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Title of Purchased Shares [and Additional Shares]:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[Number of Shares of Additional Shares:]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[Price to Public:]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Purchase Price by [<I>Name of Manager</I>] [&#9679;]
[&#9679;]:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Method of and Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase
Price:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">By wire transfer to a bank account specified by
the Company in same day funds.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Method of Delivery:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Free delivery of the Shares to the Manager&rsquo;s
account at The Depository Trust Company in return for payment of the purchase price.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Time of Delivery:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Closing Location:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Documents to be Delivered:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The following documents referred to in the Equity
Distribution Agreement shall be delivered as a condition to the closing at the Time of Delivery [and on any Option Closing Date]:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">(1)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
opinion referred to in Section&nbsp;4(l).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">(2)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
opinion referred to in Section&nbsp;4(m).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">(3)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
accountants&rsquo; letter referred to in Section&nbsp;4(n).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">(4)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
officers&rsquo; certificate referred to in Section&nbsp;4(k).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Form&nbsp;of Opinion of Company Counsel to be
delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(b)&nbsp;of the Equity Distribution Agreement</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Attached]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT><B>Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</B></FONT></P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 23%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT>107 Selden Street</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Berlin, CT 06037</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Kerry J. Tomasevich</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Assistant General Counsel and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Assistant Secretary</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT>860-665-5744</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT>kerry.tomasevich@eversource.com</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">May&nbsp;30, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Eversource Energy</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">300 Cadwell Drive</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Springfield, Massachusetts 01104</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Re:&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3ASR (File No.&nbsp;333-286362)</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">I am Assistant Secretary of Eversource Energy,
a Massachusetts business trust and voluntary association (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), and Assistant General Counsel of Eversource
Energy Service Company, a service company affiliate of the Company. I am rendering this opinion in connection with the issuance and sale
of up to $1,200,000,000 common shares, $5.00 par value (the &ldquo;<U>Shares</U>&rdquo;), of the Company pursuant to the above-referenced
registration statement, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<U>Commission</U>&rdquo;) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Securities Act</U>&rdquo;), and the prospectus supplement thereto dated the date hereof
(as amended and supplemented through the date hereof, the &ldquo;<U>Registration Statement</U>&rdquo;). The Shares are being sold pursuant
to an equity distribution agreement dated May&nbsp;30, 2025 among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC,
BofA Securities,&nbsp;Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital
Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, each in their capacities as Managers named thereof (the &quot;<U>Equity Distribution Agreement</U>&quot;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with this opinion letter,&nbsp;I
or attorneys working under my supervision have examined such certificates, documents and records and have made such investigation of fact
and such examination of law as I have deemed appropriate in order to enable me to render the opinions set forth herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The opinions expressed below is limited to the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Based upon and subject to the foregoing,&nbsp;I
am of the opinion that, when issued and delivered in conformity with the authorizing resolutions of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Trustees
dated December&nbsp;4, 2024 and the authorizing resolutions of the Pricing Committee dated May&nbsp;19, 2025, and against payment of the
purchase price therefor in accordance with the Equity Distribution Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, including
the prospectus supplement relating to the offering contemplated by the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">I hereby consent to your filing this opinion as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of my name therein and in the related prospectus. In giving such consent,&nbsp;I
do not thereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the
rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt">/s/ Kerry Tomasevich </TD></TR>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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