ECONOMIC RISK; SOPHISTICATION 19 Section 13. NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Information and Sophistication Without lessening or obviating the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3, each Purchaser hereby: (i) acknowledges that it has received all the information it has requested from the Company and it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Securities, (ii) represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and to obtain any additional information necessary to verify the accuracy of the information given the Purchaser and (iii) further represents that it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risk of this investment.
Sophistication The Stockholder acknowledges that he is an informed and sophisticated investor and, together with his advisors, has undertaken such investigation as they have deemed necessary, including the review of the Merger Agreement and this Agreement, to enable the Stockholder to make an informed and intelligent decision with respect to the Merger Agreement and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby.
Sophisticated Investor (i) Subscriber is sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Securities.
(ii) Subscriber is aware that an investment in the Securities is highly speculative and subject to substantial risks because, among other things, the Securities are subject to transfer restrictions and have not been registered under the Securities Act and therefore cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time.
Investor Status At the time such Investor was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Such Investor is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
Investor 2.1 The Investor, by following a Strategy of a Strategy Provider, hereby agrees to the following:
A. To authorize and instruct the Strategy Provider to act on his/her behalf in accordance with the specific Strategy in connection to the Investment Account;
B. To authorize and instruct the Company to take any necessary action to follow the Strategy of the Strategy Provider selected by the Investor;
C. Any Strategy selected to be followed by the Investor should be followed in the proportion of the funds of the Investor in the Investment Account;
D. To authorize and instruct the Company to transfer the Strategy Provider’s commission from the Investment Account to the account allocated by the Strategy Provider for this purpose at the end of each Social Trading Period.
2.2 Details and/or information in relation to the Investor‘s trading activities while using the Social Trading service shall be available on the Social Trading website and/or Social Trading mobile application.
2.3 The Investor may start copying a Strategy, deposit and transfer funds and/or withdraw any available funds to and from his/her Investment Account in accordance with the procedures and restrictions available from time to time on the Social Trading mobile applications and/or Website and/or any other website maintained by the Company for Social Trading and subject to the Agreement.
2.4 The Investor can transfer the funds allocated for following a specific Strategy from his/her Investment Account after he/she stops following a Strategy.
2.5 The Investor may stop following Strategy at any time during the time the market is open and the relevant Open Position(s) shall be closed at market price.
2.6 The Company reserves the right at its absolute discretion to close any or all Open Position(s) of a Strategy Provider at any time and the Investor’s Account shall be adjusted accordingly.
2.7 The Social Trading system may close any or all Open Position(s) of an Investor at any time.
2.8 The Investor may deposit via the payment systems/methods available by the Company for the Social Trading service from time to time.
2.9 The Investor acknowledges and accepts that by following a Strategy of a specific Strategy Provider he/she accepts the commission and Leverage set by the respective Strategy Provider.
2.10 The Investor acknowledges and understands that he/she should always maintain the required Balance reflected in his/her Investment Account in order to follow the specific Strategy selected.
2.11 The Investor acknowledges and agrees that once he/she selects to start following and copying a specific Strategy, all the existing Open Positions under that particular Strategy will automatically be followed and copied by the Investor together with any further new trading orders performed by the Strategy Provider under the specific Strategy.
2.12 The Investor acknowledges and accepts that variations in the pricing may occur from the moment that the Investor selects to copy a specific Strategy to the actual moment that the Investor starts copying such a Strategy.
2.13 In addition to clause 11.1 of Part A of the current Agreement, each of the following constitutes an “Event of Default” for the Investor:
A. Which can be characterized as excessive, without legitimate intent, to profit from market movements;
B. While relying on price latency or arbitrage opportunities;
C. Which can be considered as market abuse;
D. During abnormal market/trading conditions.
2.14 If an Event of Default occurs the Company may, at its absolute discretion, at any time and without prior Written Notice, take one or more of the following actions in addition to Clause 11.2 of Part A:
Accredited Investor Status or Investment Limits Subscriber represents that either:
(i) Subscriber is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. Subscriber represents and warrants that the information set forth in response to question (c) on the signature page hereto concerning Subscriber is true and correct; or
(ii) The purchase price set out in paragraph (b) of the signature page to this Subscription Agreement, together with any other amounts previously used to purchase Securities in this offering, does not exceed 10% of the greater of the Subscriber’s annual income or net worth. Subscriber represents that to the extent it has any questions with respect to its status as an accredited investor, or the application of the investment limits, it has sought professional advice.
Accredited Investor Status The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).
Sophisticated Buyer Buyer is sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits attendant to the purchase of Shares from Seller.
Qualified Independent Underwriter 7.1. QIU represents that it is qualified to act as a “qualified independent underwriter” within the meaning of Rule 5121 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA. The Company hereby confirms that, at its request, QIU has acted as a “qualified independent underwriter” within the meaning of Rule 5121 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA in connection with the offering of the Public Securities.
7.2. The Company shall pay QIU a fee of $25,000 in consideration for its services and expenses as a “qualified independent underwriter”. QIU will receive no other compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.3. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless QIU, its directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls QIU within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which QIU may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act, other federal or state statutory law or regulation or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon QIU’s acting (or alleged failing to act) as such “qualified independent underwriter” and will reimburse QIU for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by QIU in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of QIU. If indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.3 is unavailable to hold harmless QIU for any reason, the Company and QIU agree to contribution in accordance with Section 5.4 above, with the rights and duties of the Underwriters given to QIU. The relative benefits received by QIU with respect to the offering contemplated by this Agreement shall, for purposes of Section 5.4, be deemed to be equal to the fees received by QIU. In addition, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.4, QIU shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the fees received by QIU in connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement.
