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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-25-028475
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		16
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250904
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250905
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250905

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Horizon Technology Finance Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001487428
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				272114934
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00802
		FILM NUMBER:		251296804

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		312 FARMINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			FARMINGTON
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06032
		BUSINESS PHONE:		860-676-8654

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		STREET 1:		312 FARMINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			FARMINGTON
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06032
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<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:23pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</div>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Registration Statement on Form N-2</u></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">We have acted as counsel to Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;<u>Company</u>&#8221;), in connection with the preparation and filing of a registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-278396) as originally filed on June 6, 2024 and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<u>Commission</u>&#8221;) on June 20, 2024 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;) (such registration statement, as amended, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, at its most recent effective date, and including any information contained in the Prospectus (as defined below) subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 or deemed to be part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Commission under the Securities Act and any information incorporated by reference into any of the foregoing, being referred to collectively as the &#8220;<u>Registration Statement</u>&#8221;), relating to the public offering of securities of the Company that may be offered by the Company from time to time as set forth in the prospectus dated June 20, 2024 (the &#8220;<u>Prospectus</u>&#8221;), which formed a part of the Registration Statement at the time it became effective, and as may be set forth from time to time in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be set forth in one or more supplements to the Prospectus. This opinion letter is rendered in connection with (i) the issuance and sale by the Company of $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#8217;s 5.50% Convertible Notes due 2030 (the &#8220;<u>Notes</u>&#8221;) and (ii) the authorization and reservation for issuance of shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable upon the conversion of the Notes at the then-existing conversion rate (the &#8220;<u>Conversion Shares</u>&#8221;) by the holders thereof, as described in the prospectus supplement dated September 4, 2025 (the &#8220;<u>Prospectus Supplement</u>&#8221;), filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. All of the Notes are to be sold by the Company as described in the Registration Statement and related Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement. This opinion letter is being furnished to the Company in accordance with the requirements of Item 25 of Form N-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#8220;<u>1940 Act</u>&#8221;), and we express no opinion herein as to any matter other than as to the legality of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below), the Notes and the Conversion Shares.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">The Notes are to be issued pursuant to the purchase agreement dated as of September 4, 2025 (the &#8220;<u>Purchase Agreement</u>&#8221;), among the Company and several purchasers set forth on Schedule A attached thereto (collectively, the &#8220;<u>Purchasers</u>&#8221;).</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below, including the following documents:</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as original documents, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, the legal capacity of natural persons who are signatories to the documents examined by us, and the legal power and authority of all persons signing on behalf of the parties to such documents (other than the Company). We have further assumed that there has been no oral modification of, or amendment or supplement (including any express or implied waiver, however arising) to, any of the agreements, documents or instruments used by us to form the basis of the opinion expressed below.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When the Purchase Agreement is duly executed by the Company and when the Notes are issued pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms set forth in, the Purchase Agreement, the Notes will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The opinions expressed herein are limited by principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) that may limit the availability of certain rights and remedies and do not reflect the effect of bankruptcy (including preferences), insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, receivership, reorganization, moratorium and other laws or decisions relating to or affecting debtors&#8217; obligations or creditors&#8217; rights generally and, as to rights of indemnification and contribution, by principles of public policy. The opinions expressed above also do not reflect the effect of laws and equitable doctrines (including requirements that the parties to agreements act reasonably and in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, and give reasonable notice prior to exercising rights and remedies) or the effect of the exercise of discretion of the court before which any proceeding may be brought, which may limit the availability of any particular remedy but which will not, in our judgment, make the remedies available to the Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement, taken as a whole, inadequate for the practical realization of the benefits provided for in the Purchase Agreement, except for the economic consequence of any delay that may be imposed thereby or result therefrom, and except that we express no opinion as to the rights of the Purchasers to accelerate the due dates of any payment due under the Purchase Agreement or the Notes or to exercise other remedies available to them on the happening of a non-material breach of any such document or agreement.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we express no opinion with respect to: (1) the availability of specific performance or other equitable remedies for noncompliance with any of the provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement; (2) the enforceability of provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement relating to the effect of laws which may be enacted in the future; (3) the enforceability of provisions in the Purchase Agreement purporting to waive the effect of applicable laws to the extent such waivers are prohibited by such applicable laws; (4) the effectiveness of any power-of-attorney given under the Purchase Agreement that is intended to bind successors and assigns that have not granted such powers by a power-of-attorney specifically executed by them; (5) provisions in the Purchase Agreement related to waivers of remedies (or the delay or omission of enforcement thereof), disclaimers, liability limitations or limitations on the obligations of the Purchasers in circumstances in which a failure of condition or default by any party is not material; (6) the indemnification and contribution provisions of the Purchase Agreement if and to the extent that such provisions contravene public policy or might require indemnification or payments with respect to any litigation against a party to the Purchase Agreement determined adversely to the other party(ies) to such litigation, or any loss, cost or expense arising out of an indemnified party&#8217;s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct or any violation by an indemnified party of statutory duties, general principles of equity or public policy; (7) any self-help provisions in the Purchase Agreement; (8) provisions in the Purchase Agreement that purport to establish evidentiary standards; (9) provisions in the Purchase Agreement that provide that certain rights or obligations are absolute or unconditional (other than guarantees or letter of credit reimbursement obligations); (10) provisions in the Purchase Agreement that provide for the enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement in circumstances in which certain other terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement are illegal or unenforceable; (11) provisions in the Purchase Agreement that restrict access to or waive legal or equitable remedies or access to courts; (12) provisions in the Purchase Agreement that affect or confer jurisdiction (other than on the courts of New York); (13) provisions in the Purchase Agreement that permit each Purchaser to act in its sole discretion or to be exculpated from liability for its actions to the extent not permitted by law; (14) any provision of the Purchase Agreement that may be construed as a forfeiture or penalty; (15) any provision of the Purchase Agreement that purports to provide that the terms thereof may not be varied or waived except in writing or that the express terms thereof supersede any inconsistent course of performance and/or usage of the trade; or (16) the effect of the laws of any jurisdiction in which a holder of the Notes is located that limits the interest, fees or other charges it may impose for the Notes or use of money or other credit.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">We are members of the bar of the State of New York, and the foregoing opinions are limited to the federal laws of the United States of America, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion concerning the laws of any other jurisdiction, and we express no opinion concerning any state securities or &#8220;blue sky&#8221; laws, rules or regulations, or any federal, state, local or foreign laws, rules or regulations.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">This opinion letter has been prepared for the Company&#8217;s use solely in connection with the Registration Statement. The opinions expressed in this opinion letter (i) are strictly limited to the matters stated in this opinion letter, and without limiting the foregoing, no other opinions are to be implied and (ii) are only as of the date of this opinion letter, and we are under no obligation, and do not undertake, to advise the addressee of this opinion letter or any other person or entity either of any change of law or fact that occurs, or of any fact that comes to our attention, after the date of this opinion letter, even though such change or such fact may affect the legal analysis or a legal conclusion in this opinion letter.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 4, 2025 and to the reference to this firm under the caption &#8220;Legal Matters&#8221; in the prospectus that is a part of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement.&nbsp;In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Very truly yours,</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ Dechert LLP</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt; text-align: center;">HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION<br>
312 Farmington Avenue<br>
Farmington, CT 06032<br>
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5.50% Convertible Notes due 2030</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">September 4, 2025</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;<u>Company</u>&#8221;), agrees with each of the Purchasers as follows:</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><b>SECTION 1.</b><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Authorization of Convertible Notes</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">The Company will authorize the issue and sale of $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.50% Convertible Notes due 2030 (the &#8220;<u>Notes</u>&#8221;, which term shall also include any such notes as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to <u>Section 18</u> and including any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to <u>Section 13</u>). The Notes shall be convertible into shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;<u>Common Stock</u>&#8221;), at the holders&#8217; election as provided for and subject to the limitations set forth herein. Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in SCHEDULE A and, for purposes of this Agreement, the rules of construction set forth in <u>Section 23.3</u> shall govern.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">The Company may from time to time issue additional Notes (&#8220;<u>Additional Notes</u>&#8221;) to the Purchasers (or their Affiliates or any other Accounts (as defined below)) having the same ranking and the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as the Notes (except for the issue date, offering price and, if applicable, the initial interest payment date). All of the Notes issued under this Agreement, including any Additional Notes, shall be uncertificated and will constitute a single series of Notes. All references to the &#8220;Notes&#8221; herein shall include the Additional Notes unless the context otherwise requires.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><b>SECTION 2.</b><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Sale and Purchase of Convertible Notes</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at each Closing provided for in <u>Section 3</u>, Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser&#8217;s name in the Purchaser Schedule at the purchase price (the &#8220;<u>Purchase Price</u>&#8221;) of 91.50% of the principal amount thereof (with the Purchase Price of any Additional Notes to be agreed by the parties from time to time in connection with any such issuance). The Purchasers&#8217; obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations, and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">The sale and purchase of the initial Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser&#8217;s name in the Purchaser Schedule as of September 4, 2025 shall occur remotely on such date, and the sale and purchase of any Additional Notes to be sold pursuant to this Agreement shall occur on such other date and manner as the parties may agree upon for any Additional Notes to be sold pursuant to this Agreement (each such date, a &#8220;<u>Closing</u>&#8221;). At each Closing after September 4, 2025, the Company and the Purchasers shall amend the Purchaser Schedule to include the Additional Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser on such date. At each Closing, the Company shall register in each Purchaser&#8217;s name (or in the name of its nominee), in accordance with <u>Section 13</u>, the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser on such Closing, against delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of immediately available funds in the amount of the Purchase Price therefor by wire transfer for the account of the Company specified in the funding instruction letter provided by the Company at such Closing pursuant to <u>Section 4.9</u>. If at a Closing any of the conditions specified in <u>Section 4</u> shall not have been fulfilled to a Purchaser&#8217;s satisfaction, such Purchaser shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of any of the conditions specified in <u>Section 4</u> not having been fulfilled to such Purchaser&#8217;s satisfaction.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Representations and Warranties</u>. The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be correct when made and at such Closing.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Performance; No Default</u>. The Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at such Closing. Before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by <u>Section 5.14</u>), no Change in Control Repurchase Event, Delisting Event or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 4.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc</u>. On the date of the Closing such Purchaser&#8217;s purchase of Notes shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c) to the Company&#8217;s knowledge not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. If requested by such Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer&#8217;s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 4.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<u>Payment of Special Counsel Fees</u>. Without limiting <u>Section 16.1</u>, the Company will pay the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers&#8217; special counsel, Duane Morris LLP, to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company, within 45 days after the date of receipt of such statement from Purchasers&#8217; special counsel; provided, however, the amount shall not exceed $75,000.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">The Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 as filed with the SEC on March 4, 2025; the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025 as filed with the SEC on April 29, 2025, the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025 as filed with the SEC on August 7, 2025 and any Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Company filed since January 1, 2025 (collectively, the &#8220;<u>SEC Reports</u>&#8221;) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact on its filing date, except to the extent updated or corrected in a subsequent SEC Report or other filing by the Company with the SEC. The SEC Reports fairly describe, in all material respects, the general nature of the business and principal properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries. This Agreement and the SEC Reports (collectively, the &#8220;<u>Disclosure Documents</u>&#8221;), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, since December 31, 2024, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business, properties or business prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary, except changes that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact known to the Company that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein or in the Disclosure Documents.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries is as set forth in the SEC Reports. Since December 31, 2024, there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries. As of the date of such Closing, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity (i) is a Blocked Person (ii) has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a State Sanctions List or (iii) is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by Canada, the United Nations or the European Union.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has elected to be regulated as a &#8220;business development company&#8221; within the meaning of the Investment Company Act, such election is effective and the Company has not withdrawn such election and, to the Company&#8217;s knowledge, the SEC has not ordered such election to be withdrawn nor, to the Company&#8217;s knowledge, have proceedings to effectuate such withdrawal been initiated or threatened by the SEC.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 8.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Purchase of Notes</u>. The Company will not and will not permit any Controlled Affiliate to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except (a) upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes or (b) pursuant to an offer to purchase made by the Company or a Controlled Affiliate pro rata to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions. Any such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer, and shall remain open for at least 10 Business Days. If the holders of more than 25% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding accept such offer, the Company shall promptly notify the remaining holders of such fact and the expiration date for the acceptance by holders of Notes of such offer shall be extended by the number of days necessary to give each such remaining holder at least five Business Days from its receipt of such notice to accept such offer. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Controlled Affiliate pursuant to any payment, prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraph (a) of this <u>Section 8.7</u> shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this <u>Section 8.7</u>, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by each holder (in this case only, &#8220;holder&#8221; in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the &#8220;<u>Section 8.7 Proposed Prepayment Date</u>&#8221;). Such date shall be not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days after the date of such offer (if the Section 8.7 Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Section 8.7 Proposed Prepayment Date shall be the first Business Day after the 45th day after the date of such offer).</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 8.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Interest</u>. The Company shall pay to the holder thereof interest on each Note at a rate of 5.50% per annum. The date from which interest shall accrue on the Notes shall be September 4, 2025, or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided for. The &#8220;<u>Interest Payment Dates</u>&#8221; for the Notes shall be the last day of each calendar month, commencing September 30, 2025 (if an Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, then the applicable interest payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment); the initial interest period will be the period from and including September 4, 2025 (or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided for), to, but excluding, the initial Interest Payment Date, and the subsequent interest periods will be the periods from and including an Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be. To the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Company shall pay interest at a rate equal to the Default Rate. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 9.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Compliance with Laws</u>. Without limiting <u>Section 10.4</u>, the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations to which each of them is subject and will obtain and maintain in effect all licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of their respective properties or to the conduct of their respective businesses, in each case to the extent necessary to ensure that non-compliance with such laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or failures to obtain or maintain in effect such licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">No such conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of the Company shall have the effect of releasing the Company or any successor corporation, limited liability company or statutory trust that shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed in this <u>Section 10.2</u> from its liability under this Agreement or the Notes.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this <u>Section 12.1</u>, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) shall all be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived. The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as herein specifically provided for).</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Within 10 Business Days of the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (b) above, the Company shall cause such assignment or transfer of the unpaid principal amount of the applicable Notes (as requested by the Assigning Party thereof) to the Assignee to be reflected on the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1. Each such transferred or assigned Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $1,000, <u>provided</u> that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one Note may be in a denomination of less than $1,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representations set forth in <u>Section 6</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 14.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Payment by Wire Transfer</u>. So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in <u>Section 14.1</u> or in such Note to the contrary, the Company (or its agent or sub-agent) will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by the method and at the address specified for such purpose below such Purchaser&#8217;s name in the Purchaser Schedule or by such other method or at such other address as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Company pursuant to <u>Section 14.1</u>. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Person will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to <u>Section</u><u>&nbsp;</u><u>13</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 15.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Conversion Privilege</u>. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this <u>Section 15</u>, each holder of a Note shall have the right, at such holder&#8217;s option, to convert all or any portion of such Note, at any time on or after October 4, 2025 and prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, into such number of shares of Common Stock equal to (a) the sum of (i) the principal balance of the Note being converted on the Conversion Date and (ii) the accrued but unpaid interest on the Note as of the Conversion Date <i>divided by</i> (b) the Conversion Price (subject to, and in accordance with, the settlement provision of Section 15.2, the &#8220;<u>Conversion Obligation</u>&#8221;).</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the conversion of all or any portion of a Note, such holder shall complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Company as set forth in Schedule 1 (or a facsimile, .pdf attachment or other electronically transmitted signature thereof (including DocuSign or Adobe Sign)) (a &#8220;<u>Notice of Conversion</u>&#8221;) and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered. No Notice of Conversion with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a holder thereof if such holder has accepted an offer to prepay the Notes made by the Company pursuant to <u>Section 8.7</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same holder on a single Conversion Date, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered on such Conversion Date by such holder.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately on the Business Day that the holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (a) above (the &#8220;<u>Conversion Date</u>&#8221;). By the close of business on the second Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date, the Company shall (1) update the register maintained by the Company pursuant to <u>Section 13.1</u> to reflect the change in the principal amount of the Notes held by such holder as a result of the conversion and (2) issue or cause to be issued, and deliver to such holder, or such holder&#8217;s nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depository Trust Company for the full number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Conversion Obligation. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of Notes shall be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Company shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion on the relevant Conversion Date.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no holder, when considered together with Notes held by any fund or account (collectively, the &#8220;<u>Accounts</u>&#8221;) managed by the investment adviser to such funds and accounts and any person controlled by the parent company of such investment adviser (the &#8220;<u>Institutional Adviser</u>&#8221;), shall be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock upon conversion to the extent (but only to the extent) that such receipt would cause the Accounts, in the aggregate, to become, directly or indirectly, &#8220;beneficial owners&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of more than 4.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time (the &#8220;<u>First Ownership Limitation</u>&#8221;). In addition, any holder that would be an investment company but for Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act (considered individually and not with its Affiliates) shall not be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock upon conversion to the extent (but only to the extent) that such receipt would cause such converting holder to become, directly or indirectly, a beneficial owner of more than 3% of the Voting Securities of the Company (together with the First Ownership Limitation, the &#8220;<u>Ownership Limitations</u>&#8221;). Any purported delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Notes shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the converting holder becoming the beneficial owner of more than an Ownership Limitation. The Ownership Limitations shall no longer apply following the effective date of any Change in Control.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of the Notes) and (ii) any judgment, liability, claim, order, decree, fine, penalty, cost, fee, expense (but limited, in the case of attorneys&#8217; fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys&#8217; fees of one special counsel for, collectively, the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note, taken as a whole) or obligation resulting from the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the use of the proceeds of the Notes by the Company, in each case, other than any such judgment, liability, claim, order, decree, fine, penalty, cost, fee, expense (including reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees and expenses) or obligation that resulted from (x) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement or any Note by such Purchaser or such holder of a Note or (y) a claim between a Purchaser or holder of a Note, on the one hand, and any other Purchaser or holder of a Note, on the other hand (other than claims arising out of any act or omission by the Company and/or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall not be liable to a Purchaser or holder of a Note for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any Note asserted by a Purchaser or a holder of a Note against the Company or any of its Affiliates.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note. All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement and the Notes embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 18.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Requirements</u>. This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that:</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(i)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;no amendment or waiver of any of <u>Section 1</u>, <u>Section 2</u>, <u>Section 3</u>,<u> Section 4</u>, <u>Section 5</u>, <u>Section 6</u> or <u>Section 21</u> hereof or any defined term (as it is used in any such Section) will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing;</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will provide each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of the Notes. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this <u>Section 18</u> to each holder of a Note promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent&nbsp;by e-mail, <u>provided</u> that, upon written request of any holder to receive paper copies of such notices or communications, the Company will promptly deliver such paper copies to such holder by registered or certified mail. Any such notice must be sent:</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">For the purposes of this Section 21, &#8220;Confidential Information&#8221; means information delivered to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature and that was clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified when received by such Purchaser as being confidential information of the Company or such Subsidiary, <i>provided</i>, <i>however</i>, that Purchaser acknowledges that any financial or other information regarding current or future business, results of operations or financial condition that has not been publicly released shall be deemed to be Confidential Information and material non-public information, <i>provided</i>, <i>further</i>, that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any person acting on such Purchaser&#8217;s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, <i>provided</i> that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and Affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (ii) its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 20, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any person from which it offers to purchase any security of the Company (if such person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 21), (v) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vi) any nationally recognized statistical rating organization that requires access to information about such Purchaser&#8217;s investment portfolio, or (vii) any other person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser, (x) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in connection with any litigation to which such Purchaser is a party or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser&#8217;s Notes or this Agreement. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 21 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying this Section 21.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Successors and Assigns</u>. All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including any subsequent holder of a Note) permitted hereby, whether so expressed or not, except that, subject to <u>Section 10.2</u>, the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under the Notes without the prior written consent of each holder. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 23.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Severability</u>. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 23.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Construction, Etc</u>. Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Defined terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words &#8220;include,&#8221; &#8220;includes&#8221; and &#8220;including&#8221; shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase &#8220;without limitation.&#8221; The word &#8220;will&#8221; shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word &#8220;shall.&#8221; Unless the context requires otherwise (a)&nbsp;any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein) and, for purposes of the Notes, shall also include any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to <u>Section 13</u>, (b) subject to <u>Section 23.1</u>, any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person&#8217;s successors and assigns, (c) the words &#8220;herein,&#8221; &#8220;hereof&#8221; and &#8220;hereunder,&#8221; and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d)&nbsp;all references herein to Sections and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement, and (e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 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., <i>www.docusign.com</i>) 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>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company further agrees that it shall produce a manually signed Note for delivery to each Purchaser in accordance with the instructions provided by such Purchaser as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within 30 days of such request or such longer period as the requesting Purchaser and the Company may mutually agree).</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">Section 23.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Purchaser irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company and each Purchaser irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Purchaser agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in <u>Section 23.6(a)</u> brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal, as the case may be, and may be enforced in the courts of the United States of America or the State of New York (or any other courts to the jurisdiction of which it or any of its assets is or may be subject) by a suit upon such judgment.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Purchaser consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in <u>Section 23.6(a)</u> by mailing a copy thereof by registered, certified, priority or express mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt or delivery confirmation requested, to it at its address specified in <u>Section 19</u> or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. The Company and each Purchaser agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing in this <u>Section 23.6</u> shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may have to bring proceedings against the Company in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 72pt; text-align: justify;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Very truly yours,</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">By: <u>/s/ Daniel R. Trolio</u><u>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</u></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;">Name: Daniel R. Trolio<br>
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			<td style="width: 50%;">EAGLE POINT DEFENSIVE INCOME FUND II US LP<br>
			EP DIF CAYMAN II SUB III (US) LLC<br>
			EAGLE POINT DEFENSIVE INCOME FUND III US LP<br>
			EP DIF CAYMAN III SUB II (US) LLC<br>
			EAGLE POINT DEFENSIVE INCOME FUND NJ LP<br>
			EP PRIVATE CAPITAL FUND I<br>
			EAGLE POINT ENHANCED INCOME SUB US LLC<br>
			EAGLE POINT CORE SUB (US) LLC<br>
			EAGLE POINT CREDIT COMPANY INC.&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">By: Eagle Point Credit Management LLC, as investment advisor</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt; text-align: justify;">By: <u> /s/ Taylor Pine</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 45pt;">Name: Taylor Pine<br>
			Title: Authorized Person</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">EAGLE POINT ENHANCED INCOME TRUST</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">By: Eagle Point Enhanced Income Management LLC, as investment advisor</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt; text-align: justify;">By: <u> /s/ Taylor Pine</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 45pt;">Name: Taylor Pine<br>
			Title: Authorized Person</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">EAGLE POINT DEFENSIVE INCOME TRUST</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt;">By: Eagle Point Defensive Income Management LLC, as investment advisor</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt; text-align: justify;">By: <u> /s/ Taylor Pine</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 45pt;">Name: Taylor Pine<br>
			Title: Authorized Person</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 27pt; text-align: justify;">YA II PN, LTD.</p>

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			Its: Investment Manager</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 45pt;">By: Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC<br>
			Its: General Partner</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 45pt;">By: <u>/s/ Matthew Beckman</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 63pt;">Name: Matthew Beckman<br>
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<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DEFINED TERMS</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Accounts</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 15.2(g)</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Additional Notes</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 1</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Affiliate</u>&#8221; means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an &#8220;Affiliate&#8221; is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the term &#8220;Affiliate&#8221; shall not include any Person that constitutes a portfolio company held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Agreement</u>&#8221; means this Note Purchase Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits attached to this Agreement, each as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Anti-Corruption Laws</u>&#8221; means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Anti-Money Laundering Laws</u>&#8221; means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S.&nbsp;jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Asset Coverage Ratio</u>&#8221; means &#8220;Asset coverage&#8221; as defined in the Investment Company Act.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Assignee</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 13.2(a)</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Assigning Party</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 13.2(a)</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Blocked Person</u>&#8221; means (a) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b) a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of comprehensive sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c) a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause (a) or (b).</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Business Day</u>&#8221; means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Change in Control</u>&#8221; means (i) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interest or partnership interest, as applicable, in the Company or (ii) the Investment Manager shall for any reason tender its resignation, or be removed with or without cause, under the Investment Management Agreement, or the Investment Management Agreement shall be terminated, provided that it shall not be a Change in Control if an Affiliate of Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC acts as the successor Investment Manager.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Change in Control Repurchase Event</u>&#8221; means the occurrence of a Change in Control.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Closing</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 3</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Closing Sale Price</u>&#8221; of the Common Stock on any date means the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) at 4:00 p.m.&nbsp;(New York City time) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Code</u>&#8221; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Common Stock</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 1</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Company</u>&#8221; is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Confidential Information</u>&#8221; is defined in Section 21.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Control</u>&#8221; means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms &#8220;<u>Controlled</u>&#8221; and &#8220;<u>Controlling</u>&#8221; shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Controlled Entity</u>&#8221; means (a) any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company&#8217;s respective Controlled Affiliates and (b) if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Conversion Date</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 15.2(b)</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Conversion Obligation</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 15.1</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Conversion Price</u>&#8221; means the greater of the (a) volume-weighted average Closing Sale Price for the five Trading Days immediately prior to the relevant Conversion Date and (b) the most recently reported net asset value per share of Common Stock as of the Business Day immediately prior to the relevant Conversion Date.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Conversion Rate</u>&#8221; means, as of any time, an amount equal to (i) $1,000 divided by (ii) the Conversion Price.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Default Rate</u>&#8221; means that rate of interest per annum that is 5.50% above the rate of interest stated in <u>Section 8.8</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Delisting Event</u>&#8221; means that the Company&#8217;s Common Stock shall have failed to be publicly-traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Exchange Act</u>&#8221; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;FATCA</u>&#8221; means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;First Ownership Limitation</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 15.2(g)</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;GAAP</u>&#8221; means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Governmental Authority</u>&#8221; means</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the government of</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, or</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Governmental Official</u>&#8221; means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Indebtedness</u>&#8221; with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness for borrowed money.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Institutional Adviser</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 15.2(g)</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Interest Payment Date</u>&#8221; is defined in <u>Section 8.8</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Investment Company Act</u>&#8221; means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Investment Management Agreement</u>&#8221; means that certain Investment Management Agreement, dated June 30, 2023, between the Company and Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Investment Manager</u>&#8221; means Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC, in its capacity as &#8220;Advisor&#8221; under the Investment Management Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Investment Policies</u>&#8221; means, with respect to the Company, the investment objectives, policies, restrictions and limitations as stated in the then-effective prospectus of the Company and as the same may be changed, altered, expanded, amended, modified, terminated or restated from time to time.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Material</u>&#8221; means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Material Adverse Effect</u>&#8221; means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (excluding in any case a decline in the net asset value of the Company or its Subsidiaries or a change in general market conditions or values of the portfolio companies of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole)), (b) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Notes.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><u>&#8220;Maturity Date</u>&#8221; means September 4, 2030.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>SCHEDULE 1</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Horizon Technology Finance Corporation<br>
312 Farmington Avenue</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Farmington, CT 06032</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Attn: Chief Financial Officer</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement referred to in this Note, and directs that any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share (if applicable), and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any such shares of Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any, in accordance with Section 15.2(c) of the Note Purchase Agreement. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Dated:<u>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</u>&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Fill in for registration of shares if</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><u>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </u>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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Please print name and address</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 261pt;">Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $______,000</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 261pt;">Conversion Price:</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 261pt;">Number of Shares of Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion:</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 261pt;">NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof<br>
must correspond with the name as written upon the face<br>
of the Note in every particular without alteration or<br>
enlargement or any change whatever.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 261pt;">______________________________</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 261pt;">Social Security or Other Taxpayer<br>
Identification Number</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>SCHEDULE 4.4</b><br>
<br>
<b>MATTERS ADDRESSED IN DECHERT LLP OPINION</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">The Note Purchase Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company in accordance with the law of the State of New York and, assuming that the Note Purchase Agreement is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchasers, the Note Purchase Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration or qualification with, any federal or New York State governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Notes by the Company and the execution and delivery by the Company of the Note Purchase Agreement, except that it is understood that no opinion is given in this paragraph 4 with respect to any federal or state securities law or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to any federal or state securities law.</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>SCHEDULE 5.4</b><br>
<br>
<b>SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Jurisdiction</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">Horizon Credit II LLC</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">Horizon Secured Loan Fund I LLC</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">HESP LLC</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">Horizon Funding 2022-1 LLC</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">Horizon Funding Trust 2022-1</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">HBPF LLC</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Horizon Funding II, LLC</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">All Delaware Limited Liability Companies</p>
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<TYPE>EX-101.LAB
<SEQUENCE>6
<FILENAME>hrzn-20250904_lab.xml
<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
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<link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:type="locator"/>
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<td class="text">Sep.  04,  2025<span></span>
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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>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>
<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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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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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 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>
<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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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<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>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>
<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_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
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<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>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>
<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_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<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>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>
<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_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</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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<tr>
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<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>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>
<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_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
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<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>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>
<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_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<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>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>
<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_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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</table>
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<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>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>
<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_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<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>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>
<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_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<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>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>
<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_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<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>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>
<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_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<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>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">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<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">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<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>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</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<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_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
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