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 Buyer Buyer is sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits attendant to the purchase of Shares from Seller.
ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE In order for the Company to offer and sell the Securities in conformance with state and federal securities laws, the following information must be obtained regarding your investor status. Please initial each category applicable to you as a Purchaser of Securities of the Company.
(1) A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;
(2) A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(3) An insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act;
(4) An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act;
(5) A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;
(6) A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
(7) An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;
(8) A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
(9) An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
(10) A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the Company;
(11) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000;
(12) A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000, in each of those years, and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
(13) An executive officer or director of the Company;
(14) An entity in which all of the equity owners qualify under any of the above subparagraphs. If the undersigned belongs to this investor category only, list the equity owners of the undersigned, and the investor category which each such equity owner satisfies.
A. FOR EXECUTION BY AN INDIVIDUAL:
B. FOR EXECUTION BY AN ENTITY:
Financial Solvency Both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents, none of the Borrower or its Affiliates:
(a) was or will be insolvent, as that term is used and defined in Section 101(32) of the United States Bankruptcy Code and Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act;
(b) has unreasonably small capital or is engaged or about to engage in a business or a transaction for which any remaining assets of the Borrower or such Affiliate are unreasonably small;
(c) by executing, delivering or performing its obligations under the Loan Documents or other documents to which it is a party or by taking any action with respect thereto, intends to, nor believes that it will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay them as they mature;
(d) by executing, delivering or performing its obligations under the Loan Documents or other documents to which it is a party or by taking any action with respect thereto, intends to hinder, delay or defraud either its present or future creditors; and
(e) at this time contemplates filing a petition in bankruptcy or for an arrangement or reorganization or similar proceeding under any law any jurisdiction, nor, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, is the subject of any actual, pending or threatened bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings under any law of any jurisdiction.
No General Solicitation; Placement Agent’s Fees Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers’ commissions (other than for Persons engaged by any Buyer or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, placement agent fees payable to the Placement Agent in connection with the sale of the Securities. The fees and expenses of the Placement Agent to be paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are as set forth on Schedule 3(g) attached hereto. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim. The Company acknowledges that it has engaged the Placement Agent in connection with the sale of the Securities. Other than the Placement Agent, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
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 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.
