0001193125-13-091660 Sample Contracts

SEPARATE GUARANTY OF RETAINED LIABILITY MATTERS

Retained Liability Matters • March 5th, 2013 • Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. • Real estate investment trusts • New York

• Contract Type
  Retained Liability Matters
• Filed
  March 5th, 2013
• Company
  Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.
• Industry
  Real estate investment trusts
• Jurisdiction
  New York

This Separate Guaranty of Retained Liability Matters (this “Guaranty”) is made as of the 27th day of February, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), by GRIFFIN CAPITAL ESSENTIAL ASSET REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Guarantor”), in favor of MIDLAND NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa Corporation, and its successors and assigns (the “Lender”).

OPEN-END MORTGAGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT THIS MORTGAGE IS AN OPEN-END MORTGAGE AND SECURES FUTURE ADVANCES (All notices to be given to the Mortgagee pursuant to

Mortgage and Security Agreement • March 5th, 2013 • Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. • Real estate investment trusts

• Contract Type
  Mortgage and Security Agreement
• Filed
  March 5th, 2013
• Company
  Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.
• Industry
  Real estate investment trusts

THIS OPEN-END MORTGAGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (“Mortgage”) made this 27th day of February, 2013, by THE GC NET LEASE (CRANBERRY) INVESTORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Organizational ID # 5090836), whose address is 2121 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 3321, El Segundo, California 90245, Attention: Kevin Shields (“Mortgagor”), to MIDLAND NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa Corporation (hereinafter called the “Mortgagee”), whose address is One Midland Plaza, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57193.