FORM OF LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II, INC. 50,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
LIGHTSTONE
VALUE PLUS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II, INC.
50,000,000
SHARES
OF
COMMON STOCK
$.01
PAR VALUE PER SHARE
,
2008
Lightstone
Securities, LLC
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Lightstone
Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland
corporation, intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”)
under federal income tax laws. The Company was formed on April 28, 2008, and
is
governed by the By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) and the Articles of Incorporation, (the
“Articles”) in the form included as Exhibits to the Registration Statement, as
described in Section 1(a) hereof (such By-Laws and Articles being hereinafter
referred to as the “Organizational Documents”). The advisor to the Company is
Lightstone Value Plus REIT II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Advisor”). Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein shall have
the same meaning as in the Registration Statement on Form S-11.
The
Company is offering (i) on a “best efforts” basis up to 50,000,000 shares of
common stock, $.0l par value per share (the “Shares”) for a purchase price of
$10.00 per Share with a minimum initial investment of $1,000 and (ii) up to
6,500,000 Shares for a purchase price of $9.50 per Share for issuance through
the Company’s Distribution Reinvestment Program, all upon other terms and
conditions set forth in the Prospectus, as described in Section 1(a) hereof.
The
subscribers, each of whom will be required to enter into a subscription
agreement substantially similar to the form of Subscription Agreement (the
“Subscription Agreement”) attached as Appendix C to the Prospectus, will, upon
acceptance of their subscriptions by and in the discretion of the Company,
become stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholders”).
1.
REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company hereby represents,
warrants and agrees with you that:
(a)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS. A registration statement (File No.
)
on Form S-11 with respect to an aggregate of 56,500,000 Shares, including
6,500,000 Shares issuable pursuant to the Company’s Distribution Reinvestment
Program, has been prepared by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and
Regulations”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
thereunder and has been filed with the Commission under the Act; one or more
amendments to such registration statement have been or may be so prepared and
filed. As used in this Agreement, the term “Registration Statement” means such
registration statement in the form in which it becomes effective, the term
“Effective Date” means the date upon which the Registration Statement is or was
first declared
effective by the Commission and the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus in
the form constituting a part of the Registration Statement as well as in the
form first filed with the Commission pursuant to its Rule 424 after the
Registration Statement becomes effective. The Commission has not issued any
stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending before or
threatened by the Commission under the Act.
(b)
COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT. From the time the Registration Statement becomes
effective and at all times subsequent thereto up to and including the
Termination Date (as defined in Section 2(c) hereof):
(i)
the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto
will contain all statements which are required to be stated therein by the
Act
and the Rules and Regulations and will comply in all material respects with
the
Act and the Rules and Regulations; and
(ii)
neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or
supplement thereto will at any such time include any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading.
(c)
NO
SUBSEQUENT MATERIAL EVENTS. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and prior
to
the Termination Date, except as contemplated in the Prospectus or as disclosed
in a supplement or amendment thereto or in the periodic financial statements
of
the Company, the Company has not and will not have:
(i)
incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent; or
(ii)
entered into any material transaction, not in the ordinary course of business
and, except as so disclosed, there has not been and will not be any material
adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the
Company.
(d)
CORPORATION STATUS. The Company is a corporation duly formed and validly
existing under the General Corporation Law of Maryland.
(e)
AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and constitutes the valid
and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms
(except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of the United States, any
state
or any political subdivision thereof which affect creditors’ rights generally or
by equitable principles relating to the availability of remedies). The
performance of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein and the fulfillment of the terms hereof, do not and will not result
in a
breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under,
any
statute, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting trust agreement, note,
lease
or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
the
Company or its property is bound, or under any rule or regulation or order
of
any court or other governmental agency or body with jurisdiction over the
Company or any of its properties; and no consent, approval, authorization or
order of any court or governmental agency or body has been or is required for
the performance of this Agreement or for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (except as have been obtained under the Act, from the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or as may be required under
state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the offer and sale of
the
Shares or under the laws of states in which the Company may own real properties
in connection with its qualification to transact business in such states or
as
may be required by subsequent events which may occur).
(f)
PENDING ACTIONS. There is no material action, suit or proceeding pending or,
to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened, to which the Company is a party,
before or by any court or governmental agency or body which adversely affects
the offering of the Shares.
(g)
REQUIRED FILINGS. There are no contracts or other documents required to be
filed
by the Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder as exhibits
to the Registration Statement which have not been so filed.
(h)
FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS. The Corporation has obtained an opinion of Proskauer
Rose LLP stating that, under existing federal income tax laws and regulations,
assuming the Company acts as described in the “Federal Income Tax
Considerations” section of the Prospectus and timely files the requisite
elections, counsel is of the opinion that the Company has been organized in
conformity with the requirements for qualification as a REIT beginning with
its
taxable year ending December 31, 2009, and that its prior, current and
anticipated methods of operation (as described in the Prospectus and represented
by management) has enabled and should enable it to satisfy the REIT Requirements
(as defined in the Prospectus).
(i)
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, the
accountants who have certified certain financial statements appearing in the
Prospectus are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Act
and
the Rules and Regulations.
(j)
ESCROW AGREEMENT. The Company has entered into an escrow agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”) with Lightstone Securities, LLC (the “Dealer Manager”)
and
(the “Escrow Agent”), in the form included as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, which provides for the establishment of an escrow
account (the “Escrow Account”). During the period commencing with the Effective
Date and ending on the Termination Date, the Company will deposit subscribers’
funds in the Escrow Account as described in Section 2 below.
(k)
SALES
LITERATURE. In addition to and apart from the Prospectus, the Company may use
certain supplemental sales material in connection with the offering of the
Shares. This material, prepared by the Advisor, would consist of a brochure
describing the Advisor and its Affiliates and the objectives of the Company
and
may also contain pictures and summary descriptions of properties similar to
those to be acquired by the Company that Affiliates of the Company have
previously acquired. This material may also include pictures and summary
descriptions of properties similar to those to be acquired by the Company,
as
well as a brochure, audio-visual materials and tape presentations highlighting
and explaining various features of the Offering, properties of prior real estate
programs and real estate investments in general; and articles and publications
concerning real estate. Business reply cards, introductory letters and seminar
invitation forms may be sent to Soliciting Dealers (as hereinafter defined)
and
prospective investors. These materials shall be hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “sales literature.” No person has been authorized to prepare
for, or furnish to, a prospective investor, any sales literature other than:
(i)
that described herein; and (ii) so-called “tombstone” newspaper
advertisements/solicitations of interest, limited to identifying the Offering
and the location of sources of further information. Use of any sales literature
is conditioned upon filing with and, if required, clearance by appropriate
regulatory agencies (including, without limitation, FINRA and any state
securities regulator or commissioner). Such clearance (if provided), however,
does not indicate that the regulatory agency allowing the use of the materials
has passed on the merits of the Offering or the adequacy or accuracy of the
sales materials. Except as described herein, the Company has not authorized
the
use of other supplemental literature or sales material in connection with this
Offering.
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Although
it is believed that the information contained in the sales literature or sales
material will not conflict with any of the information set forth in the
Prospectus, the sales literature will not purport to be complete, and should
not
be considered as a part of the Prospectus, or as incorporated in the Prospectus
by reference, or as forming the basis of the Offering.
(l)
AUTHORIZATION OF THE SHARES. The Company has an authorized and outstanding
capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. The
sale of the Shares has been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and
when
subscriptions for the Shares have been accepted by the Company as contemplated
in the Prospectus and the Shares have been issued to the respective subscribers,
the Shares will represent ownership in the Company and will conform to the
description thereof contained in the Prospectus. Stockholders have no preemptive
rights to purchase or subscribe for securities of the Company, and the Shares
are not convertible or subject to redemption at the option of the Company.
The
Shares are entitled to one vote per Share and do not have cumulative voting
rights. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class of capital stock
of
the Company having any preference or priority over the Shares, the Stockholders
are entitled to distributions in such amounts as may be declared by the Board
of
Directors from time to time out of funds legally available for such payments
and, in the event of liquidation, to share ratably in any assets of the Company
remaining after payment in full of all creditors and provisions for any
liquidation preferences on any outstanding preferred stock ranking prior to
the
Shares.
2.
OFFERING AND SALE OF THE SHARES. On the basis of the representations, warranties
and agreements herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein
set forth, the Company hereby appoints you as its exclusive Dealer Manager
to
solicit and to cause other dealers (as described in Section 2(a) hereof) to
solicit subscriptions for the Shares at the subscription price to be paid and
otherwise upon the other terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and
in
the Subscription Agreement, and you agree to use your best efforts as such
Dealer Manager to procure subscribers for the Shares, during the period
commencing with the Effective Date and ending on the Termination Date (the
“Offering Period”). The number of Shares, if any, to be reserved for sale by
each Soliciting Dealer may be decided by the mutual agreement, from time to
time, of you and the Company. In the absence of such mutual agreement, the
Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2(b) hereof accept
Subscription Agreements based upon a first-come, first accepted reservation
or
other similar method.
(a)
SOLICITING DEALERS. The Shares offered and sold through you under this Agreement
shall be offered and sold only by you and, at your sole option, any other
securities dealers whom you may retain (collectively the “Soliciting Dealers”),
each of whom are members of FINRA, executing agreements with you substantially
in the form of the Soliciting Dealers Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
(b)
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTS AND SUBSCRIBERS’ FUNDS. Each person desiring to purchase
Shares through you or any other Soliciting Dealer will be required to complete
and execute the Subscription Agreement and to deliver such document to you
or
such Soliciting Dealer, together with a check payable to the order
of “ Escrow
Agent for Lightstone
Value
Plus Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc.” in the amount of $10 per Share. Each
Soliciting Dealer shall forward any such Subscription Agreement and check
to you
not later than noon of the next business day after receipt of such Subscription
Agreement, if the Soliciting Dealer conducts its internal supervisory procedures
at the location where the Subscription Agreement and check were initially
received. When such internal supervisory procedures are to be performed at
a
different location (the “Final Review Office”), the Subscription Agreement and
check must be transmitted to the Final Review Office by the end of the next
business day following receipt of the Subscription Agreement and check by
the
Soliciting Dealer. The Final Review Office will, by the next business day
following receipt of the Subscription Agreement and check, forward both the
Subscription Agreement and check to you as processing broker-dealer in order
that you may complete your review of the documentation and process the
Subscription Agreement and check. The Company will have representatives
available to review the Subscription Agreement at your location in order
to
determine whether it wishes to accept the proposed purchaser as a Stockholder,
it being understood that the Company reserves the unconditional right to
reject
the tender of any Subscription Agreement and check (exclusive of the Company’s
Distribution Reinvestment Program). Any check received by you directly or
as
processing broker-dealer from the Soliciting Dealers will, in all cases,
be
forwarded to the Escrow Agent as soon as practicable, but in any event by
the
end of the second business day following receipt by you of the Subscription
Agreement and check. The Company will promptly notify you or the Soliciting
Dealer, as appropriate, of any rejection, and you shall send the check and
the
Subscription Agreement to the Escrow Agent with directions to promptly return
both the Subscription Agreement and check to the rejected subscriber. All
subscription funds must be deposited in the Escrow Account.
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Nothing
contained in this Section 2 shall be construed to impose upon the Company the
responsibility of assuring that prospective purchasers meet the suitability
standards contained in the Prospectus or to relieve you or any of the Soliciting
Dealers of the responsibility of complying with the Rules of FINRA.
(c)
TERMINATION OF THE OFFERING. The Offering Period will terminate on a date on
or
before one year from the date of the Prospectus (subject to requalification
in
certain states, the Company may extend the Offering Period from time to time,
but in no event for longer than two years from the date of the original
Prospectus), subject in any event to the Company’s right to terminate the
Offering at any time (the “Termination Date”) and the proceeds will be applied
as set forth in the Prospectus.
(d)
DEALER-MANAGER COMPENSATION.
(i)
The
Company agrees to pay to you a sales commission of 7% of the sales price for
each Share sold (except for Special Sales) from the 50,000,000 Shares offered
on
a “best efforts” basis, as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Plan
of Distribution,” subject to the limitations described below, to award and issue
to you one Soliciting Dealer Warrant for every 50 Shares sold from the
50,000,000 Shares offered on a “best efforts” basis, of which such compensation
may be retained or reallowed by you, subject to federal and state securities
laws, to the Soliciting Dealer who sold the Shares, as described more fully
in
the Soliciting Dealers Agreement. In lieu of reimbursement of specific expenses,
and as compensation for acting as the managing dealer, you will also receive,
subject to the limitations described herein and in the Prospectus, a managing
dealer fee equal to 1% of the sale price from the 50,000,000 Shares offered
on a
“best efforts” basis, of which such fee may be retained or reallowed by you,
subject to federal and state securities laws, to the Soliciting Dealer who
sold
the Shares, as described more fully in the Soliciting Dealers Agreement. No
sales commissions or dealer manager fees will be paid in connection with common
stock sold under the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.
Single
Purchasers (as defined below) purchasing more than $250,000 worth of Shares
(25,000 Shares) will be entitled to a reduced Share purchase price and a
reduction in selling commissions payable in connection with the purchase of
such
Shares in accordance with the following schedule:
Amount
of Single
Purchaser’s
Investment
|
Purchase price per Share
for
incremental Share in
discount
range
|
Maximum
Commission
Per
Share
|
|||||
$ 1,000
- $ 250,000
|
$
|
10.00
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||
$ 250,001
- $ 500,000
|
$
|
9.85
|
$
|
0.55
|
|||
$ 500,001
- $ 750,000
|
$
|
9.70
|
$
|
0.40
|
|||
$ 750,001
- $ 1,000,000
|
$
|
9.60
|
$
|
0.30
|
|||
$ 1,000,001
- $ 5,000,000
|
$
|
9.50
|
$
|
0.20
|
Any
reduction from the amount of selling commissions otherwise payable to you and
reallowable to a Soliciting Dealer in respect of a purchaser’s subscription will
be credited to the purchaser in the form of additional whole Shares purchased
net of commissions. No fractional Shares will be issued. As to sales of Shares
which are entitled to the above described volume discounts, the Company will
pay
the reduced selling commissions set forth above.
Selling
commissions for purchases of $5,000,000 or more will, in the Company’s sole
discretion, be reduced to $0.20 per Share or less, but in no event will the
proceeds to the Company from the sale of such Shares be less than $9.30 per
Share (except for Shares sold to affiliates of the Company at a price of $9.10
per share, which is the purchase price per Share net of any selling commissions
and organization and offering expenses). Selling commissions paid will in all
cases be the same for the same level of sales. In the event of a sale of
$5,000,000 or more, the Company will supplement the Prospectus in the manner
described in the Prospectus under the section “Volume Discounts”.
Certain
subscriptions may be combined for the purpose of crediting a purchaser or
purchasers with additional Shares for the above described volume discount and
for determining commissions payable to you and reallowable to Soliciting Dealers
so long as all such combined purchases are made through the same Soliciting
Dealer and approved by the Company. As used herein, the term “Single Purchaser”
will include (i) any person or entity, or persons or entities, acquiring Shares
as joint purchasers; (ii) all profit-sharing, pension and other retirement
trusts maintained by a given corporation, partnership or other entity; (iii)
all
funds and foundations maintained by a given corporation partnership or other
entity; and (iv) all profit-sharing, pension and other retirement trusts and
all
funds or foundations over which a designated bank or other trustee, person
or
entity (except an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors
Act of 1940) exercises discretionary authority with respect to an investment
in
the Company.
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The
investor must xxxx the “Additional Investment” space on the Subscription
Agreement Signature Page, and set forth the basis for the discount and identity
the orders to be combined in order for subscriptions to be combined. The Company
is not responsible for failing to combine subscriptions, where the investor
fails to xxxx the “Additional Investment” space.
If
the
Subscription Agreements for the subscriptions to be combined are submitted
at
the same time, then the additional Shares to be credited to the purchasers
as a
result of such combined purchases will be credited on a pro-rata basis. If
the
Subscription Agreements for the subscriptions to be combined are not submitted
at the same time, then any additional Shares to be credited as a result of
such
combined purchases will be credited to the last component purchase, unless
the
Company is otherwise directed in writing at the time of such submission; except
however, the additional Shares to be credited to any Tax-Exempt Entities whose
subscriptions are combined for purposes of the volume discount will be credited
only on a pro-rata basis based on the amount of the investment of each
Tax-Exempt Entity and their combined purchases.
In
the
event the dollar amount of commissions paid for such combined purchases exceeds
the maximum commissions for such combined purchases (taking the volume discount
into effect), you will be obligated to forthwith return to the Company any
excess commissions received. The Company may adjust any future commissions
due
to you for any such excess commissions that have not been returned.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that no commission shall be payable
with respect to particular Shares if the Company rejects a proposed subscriber’s
Subscription Agreement, which it may do for any reason or for no reason, as
set
forth in the form of Subscription Agreement. In addition, no selling commission
shall be payable in connection with the sale of Shares to employees and
associates of the Company and its Affiliates, the Advisor, affiliates of the
Advisor, the Dealer Manager or the Soliciting Dealers.
Volume
discounts will not be available to California residents to the extent that
such
discounts do not comply with the provisions of Rule 260.145.51 adopted pursuant
to the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968, which provides that volume
discounts can be made available to California residents only in accordance
with
the following conditions: (i) there can be no variance in the net proceeds
to
the Company from the sale of the Shares to difference purchasers of the same
offering; (ii) all purchasers of the Shares must be informed of the availability
of quantity discounts; (iii) the same volume discounts must be allowed to all
purchasers of Shares which are part of the offering; (iv) the minimum amount
of
shares as to which volume discounts are allowed cannot be less than $10,000;
(v)
the variance in the price of the shares must result solely from a different
range of commissions, and all discounts must be based on a uniform scale of
commissions; and (vi) no discounts are allowed to any group of purchasers.
Accordingly, volume discounts for California residents will be available in
accordance with the foregoing table of uniform discount levels based on dollar
volume of shares purchased, but no discounts are allowed to any group of
purchasers, and no subscriptions may be aggregated as part of a combined order
for purposes of determining the number of Shares issued.
(ii)
All
sales commissions payable to you will be paid on a monthly basis, substantially
concurrently with the acceptance of a subscriber as a Stockholder by the
Company, in an amount equal to the sales commissions payable with respect to
such Shares; provided however, the Company reserves the right, at its sole
discretion, to change the frequency of the payment of such commissions to a
monthly basis.
3.
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company covenants and agrees with you as follows:
(a)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement and any subsequent amendments thereto to become effective
as promptly as possible and will not, at any time after the Effective Date,
file
any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus
of
which you shall not previously have been advised and furnished a copy at a
reasonable time prior to the proposed filing or to which you shall have
reasonably objected or which is not, to the best of the Company’s knowledge in
compliance with the Act and the Rules and Regulations. The Company will prepare
and file with the Commission and will use its best efforts to cause to become
effective as promptly as possible:
(i)
any
amendments to the Registration Statement or supplements to the Prospectus which
may be required pursuant to the undertakings in the Registration Statement;
and
(ii)
upon
your reasonable request any amendments to the Registration Statement or
supplements to the Prospectus which, in the opinion of you or your counsel,
may
be necessary or advisable in view of the requirements of the Act and the Rules
and Regulations in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares during
the
Offering Period.
(b)
SEC
ORDERS. As soon as the Company is advised or obtains knowledge thereof, it
will
advise you of any request made by the Commission for amending the Registration
Statement, supplementing the Prospectus or for additional information, or of
the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any other order preventing
or
suspending the use of the Prospectus or the institution of any proceedings
for
that purpose, and will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance or any
such
order and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the removal thereof as
promptly as possible.
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(c)
BLUE
SKY QUALIFICATIONS. The Company will use its best efforts to qualify the Shares
for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as you may reasonably request and to make such applications,
file
such documents and furnish such information as may be reasonably required for
that purpose. The Company will, at your request, furnish you copies of all
material documents and correspondence sent to or received from such
jurisdictions (including, but not limited to, summaries of telephone calls
and
copies of telegrams) and will promptly advise you as soon as the Company obtains
knowledge thereof to the effect that the Shares are qualified for offering
and
sale in each such jurisdiction. The Company will promptly advise you of any
request made by the securities administrators of each such jurisdiction for
revising the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional
information or of the issuance by such securities administrators of any stop
order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or of the institution
of any proceedings for that purpose, and will use its best efforts to prevent
the issuance of any such order and if any such order is issued, to obtain the
removal thereof as promptly as possible. The Company will furnish you with
a
Blue Sky Survey dated as of the Effective Date, which will be supplemented
to
reflect changes or additions to the information disclosed in such survey.
(d)
AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS. If at any time when a Prospectus relating to the
Shares is required to be delivered under the Act, any event shall have occurred
to the knowledge of the Company as a result of which the Prospectus as then
amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact,
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances existing at the time it is so required
to be delivered to a subscriber, or if it is necessary at any time to amend
the
Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus relating to the Shares
to
comply with the Act, the Company will promptly notify you thereof and will
prepare and file with the Commission an amendment or supplement which will
correct such statement or effect such compliance.
(e)
COPIES OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company will furnish you copies of the
Registration Statement (only one of which need be signed and need include all
exhibits), the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements thereto, including
any amendment or supplement prepared after the Effective Date, and such other
information with respect to the Company as you may from time to time reasonably
request, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as you may
reasonably request.
(f)
QUALIFICATION TO TRANSACT BUSINESS. The Company will take all steps necessary
to
ensure that at all times the Company will be validly existing as a Maryland
corporation and will be qualified to do business in all jurisdictions in which
the conduct of its business requires such qualification and where such
qualification is required under local law.
(g)
AUTHORITY TO PERFORM AGREEMENTS. The Company undertakes to obtain all consents,
approvals, authorizations or orders of any court or governmental agency or
body
which are required for the performance of this Agreement and under the
Organizational Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, respectively, or the conducting by the Company of the
business described in the Prospectus.
(h)
COPIES OF REPORTS. The Company will use its best efforts to furnish to you
as
promptly as shall be practicable the following:
(i)
a
copy of each report or general communication (whether financial or otherwise)
sent to the Stockholders;
(ii)
a
copy of each report (whether financial or otherwise) filed with the Commission;
and
(iii)
such other information as you may from time to time reasonably request regarding
the financial condition and operations of the Company including, but not limited
to, copies of operating statements of properties acquired by the Company.
(i)
USE
OF PROCEEDS. The Company will apply the proceeds from the sale of the Shares
as
stated in the Prospectus or, if for any reason whatsoever all or a portion
of
the proceeds of the Offering are not applied or committed for use as stated
within 24 months of the Termination Date, or if at least 500,000 Shares are
not
sold within one year from the effective date of the Prospectus, the Company
shall promptly return those proceeds from the sale of the Shares not so applied
or committed, or from the sale of the Shares below 500,000, as stated in the
Prospectus, with interest, to the subscribers, each subscriber sharing in the
return in the ratio that the number of the Shares owned by such subscriber
bears
to the total number of the Shares owned by all subscribers.
(j)
ORGANIZATION AND OFFERING EXPENSES. In no event shall the total of the
organizational expenses and expenses of the Offering to be paid directly by
the
Company exceed 10% of the gross proceeds of the Offering.
4.
COVENANTS OF THE DEALER MANAGER. You covenant and agree with the Company on
your
behalf and on behalf of the Soliciting Dealers as follows:
(a)
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. With respect to your participation and the participation
by each Soliciting Dealer in the offer and sale of the Shares (including,
without limitation any resales and transfers of Shares), you agree, and each
Soliciting Dealer agrees, to comply and shall comply with any applicable
requirements of the Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the published rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and the
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and the Rules of FINRA,
specifically including, but not in any way limited to, Rules 2440, 2730, 2740,
and 2750 therein. In particular, you agree not to deliver the sales literature
(as defined above) to any person prior to the Effective Date and, after the
Effective Date, not to deliver the sales literature to any person unless the
sales literature is accompanied or preceded by the Prospectus. In addition,
you
shall, in accordance with applicable law or as prescribed by any state
securities administrator, provide or cause Soliciting Dealers to provide to
any
prospective investor copies of any prescribed document which is part of the
Registration Statement.
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With
respect to your and each Soliciting Dealer’s participation in any resales or
transfers of the Shares, you agree, and each Soliciting Dealer agrees, to comply
and shall comply with any applicable requirements as set forth above. In
addition, you and each Soliciting Dealer agree that should you or they assist
with the resale or transfer of the Shares, you and each Soliciting Dealer will
fulfill the obligations pursuant to Sections 3(b) and 4(d) of Rule 2810 of
the
Rules of FINRA.
(b)
NO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. In offering the Shares for sale, you and each Soliciting
Dealer shall not give or provide any information or make any representation
other than those contained in the Prospectus, the sales literature or any other
document provided to you for such purpose by the Company.
(c)
SALES
OF SHARES. You and each Soliciting Dealer shall solicit purchases of the Shares
only in the jurisdictions in which you and such Soliciting Dealer are legally
qualified to so act and in which you and each Soliciting Dealer have been
advised by the Company that such solicitations can be made.
(d)
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. Subscriptions will be submitted by you and each
Soliciting Dealer to the Company only on the form which is included as Appendix
C to the Prospectus. You and each Soliciting Dealer understand and acknowledge
that the Subscription Agreement must be executed and initialed by the
subscriber.
(e)
SUITABILITY. In offering the Shares to any person, you and each Soliciting
Dealer shall have reasonable grounds to believe (based on such information
as
the investment objectives, other investments, financial situation and needs
of
the person or any other information known by you after due inquiry) that: (i)
such person has the capability of understanding the fundamental aspects of
the
Company, which capacity may be evidenced by the following: (A) the nature of
employment experience; (B) educational level achieved; (C) access to advice
from
qualified sources, such as attorneys, accountants and tax advisors; and (D)
prior experience with investments of a similar nature; (ii) such person has
apparent understanding of: (A) the fundamental risks and possible financial
hazards of this type of investment; (B) the lack of liquidity of this
investment; (C) the Advisor’s role in directing or managing the investment; and
(D) the tax consequences of the investment; and (iii) such person has the
financial capability to invest in the Company and you or each Soliciting Dealer
(as the case may be) shall maintain records disclosing the basis upon which
you
and each Soliciting Dealer determined the suitability of any persons offered
Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you and each Soliciting Dealer shall
have
reasonable grounds to believe that such person has either: (a) a minimum annual
gross income of $75,000 and a minimum net worth (exclusive of home, home
furnishing and automobiles) of $75,000; or (b) a minimum net worth (determined
with the foregoing exclusions) of $250,000. Suitability standards are higher
in
certain states as set forth in the Subscription Agreement and the Prospectus.
You and/or the Soliciting Dealers shall maintain, for at least six years, a
record of the information obtained to determine that an investor meets the
suitability standards imposed on the offer and sale of the Shares (both at
the
time of the initial subscription and at the time of any additional
subscriptions) and a representation of the investor that the investor is
investing for the investor’s own account or, in lieu of such representation,
information indicating that the investor for whose account the investment was
made met the suitability standards.
(f)
DUE
DILIGENCE. Prior to offering the Shares for sale, you and each Soliciting Dealer
shall have conducted an inquiry such that you have reasonable grounds to
believe, based on information made available to you by the Company through
the
Prospectus or other materials, that all material facts are adequately and
accurately disclosed and provide a basis for evaluating the purchase of the
Shares. In determining the adequacy of disclosed facts pursuant to the
foregoing, you and each Soliciting Dealer may obtain, upon request, information
on material facts relating at a minimum to the following:
(1)
items
of compensation;
(2)
Company properties, if any;
(3)
tax
aspects;
(4)
conflicts and risk factors; and
(5)
appraisals and other pertinent reports.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, you and each Soliciting Dealer may rely upon the results of
an
inquiry conducted by another Soliciting Dealer, provided that:
(i)
such
Soliciting Dealer has reasonable grounds to believe that such inquiry was
conducted with due care;
(ii)
the
results of the inquiry were provided to you with the consent of the Soliciting
Dealer conducting or directing the inquiry; and
(iii)
no
Soliciting Dealer that participated in the inquiry is an affiliate of the
Company or the Advisor.
(g)
OFFERING PRICE ADJUSTMENT. If, after the Effective Date, the Company shall
adjust the initial purchase price of $10.00 per Share for the 50,000,000 Shares
to be offered for sale on a “best efforts” basis in the Offering, you agree (and
each Soliciting Dealer agrees) that the total of all compensation payable to
the
Dealer Manager as provided in Section 2(d) above, shall be adjusted
proportionally. In no event shall the total of all such compensation paid to
you
and to all Soliciting Dealers (i.e., the aggregate of the sales commission
exceed seven percent (7%) of the total of all subscription proceeds received
by
the Company.
(h)
NOTIFICATION OF CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS. So that we may comply with FINRA
requirements, we will require all Soliciting Dealers to notify us of any
educational seminars or conferences that they conduct not in connection with
us.
Prior
to
the sale of the Shares, you and each Soliciting Dealer shall inform the
prospective purchaser of all pertinent facts relating to the liquidity and
marketability of the Shares during the term of the investment.
5.
EXPENSES. The Company agrees with you that, whether or not the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement are consummated, the Company will pay all fees
and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement, including, but not limited to:
(a)
the
Commission’s registration fee;
(b)
expenses of printing the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto and the expense of furnishing to you copies
of
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto as herein provided;
(c)
fees
and expenses of its and your accountants and counsel in connection with the
Offering contemplated by this Agreement;
(d)
fees
and expenses incurred in connection with any required filing with FINRA;
(e)
all
of your expenses in connection with the Offering, subject to the limitations
contained in the Prospectus, including, but not limited to, the salaries, fringe
benefits, travel expenses and similar expenses of your employees and personnel
incurred in connection with the Offering; and
(f)
expenses of qualifying the Shares for offering and sale under state blue sky
and
securities laws, and expenses in connection with the preparation and printing
of
the Blue Sky Survey.
In
no
event, however, will the total of the selling commissions paid to you (which
you
may reallow to the Soliciting Dealers) exceed 7% of the gross proceeds of the
Offering.
6.
CONDITIONS OF OBLIGATIONS. Your obligations hereunder shall be subject to the
accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company
contained in Section 1 hereof, the accuracy of the statements of the Company
made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of
its
covenants, agreements and obligations contained in Sections 3 and 5 hereof,
and
to the following additional conditions:
(a)
EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Registration Statement shall have
become effective not later than 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on the
day
following the date of this Agreement, or such later time and date as you and
the
Company shall have agreed; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued by the Commission and, to the
best
knowledge of the Company or you, no proceedings for that purpose shall have
been
instituted, threatened or contemplated by the Commission; and any request by
the
Commission for additional information (to be included in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied with to the
reasonable satisfaction of you or your counsel.
(b)
ACCURACY OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. You shall not have advised the Company
that
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or any supplement
thereto, in the reasonable opinion of you or your counsel, contains any untrue
statement of fact which is material, or omits to state a fact which is material
and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading.
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7.
INDEMNIFICATION.
(a)
Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify
and
hold harmless you, each Soliciting Dealer and each person, if any, who controls
you or any Soliciting Dealer within the meaning of the Act (collectively, the
“Indemnified Parties”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of
a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
any
amendment or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom
of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. Such indemnification shall be subject to the provisions of
Sections 7(b) and (c) of this Agreement.
The
Company shall not provide indemnification for any liability or loss suffered
by
you, nor shall it provide that you be held harmless for any liability suffered
by the Company, unless all of the following conditions are met: (i) the party
seeking indemnification has determined, in good faith, that its course of
conduct, if such course of conduct caused the loss or liability, was in the
best
interests of the Company; (ii) the person seeking indemnification was acting
on
behalf of or performing services on behalf of the Company; (iii) such liability
or loss was not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the
part
of the party seeking indemnification or the Indemnified Party; and (iv) such
indemnification or agreement to be held harmless is recoverable only out of
the
assets of the Company and not from the Stockholders.
In
no
case shall the Company be liable under this indemnity agreement with respect
to
any claim made against any of the Indemnified Parties unless the Company shall
have been notified in writing (in the manner provided in Section 10 hereof)
of
the nature of the claim within a reasonable time after the assertion thereof;
but the failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from
any
liability which the Company would have incurred otherwise than on account of
this indemnity agreement. The Company shall be entitled to participate, at
its
own expense, in the defense of, or if it so elects within a reasonable time
after receipt of such notice, to assume the defense of any claim or suit for
which any of the Indemnified Parties seek indemnification hereunder. If the
Company elects to assume said defense, such defense shall be conducted by
counsel chosen by it and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Parties.
In
the
event that the Company elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retains
such counsel, the Company shall not be liable under this Section 7 to the
Indemnified Parties in the suit for any legal or other expenses subsequently
incurred by the Indemnified Parties, and the Indemnified Parties shall bear
the
fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by the Indemnified Parties
unless: (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnified Party has been
authorized by the Company; or (B) the Company shall not in fact have employed
counsel to assume the defense of such action, in either of which events such
fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company.
The
Company may advance amounts to the Indemnified Parties for legal and other
expenses and costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which
indemnification is being sought only if all of the following conditions are
satisfied: (i) the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to
the
performance of duties or services by one or more Indemnified Parties for or
on
behalf of the Company; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party
who
is not a Stockholder or is initiated by a Stockholder acting in his or her
capacity as such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves
such advancement; and (iii) the Indemnified Parties receiving such advances
undertake to repay the advanced funds to the Company, together with the
applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which such Indemnified
Parties are thereafter found not to be entitled to indemnification.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 7, the Company will not be liable
in
any such case to the extent that any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of you or any
Soliciting Dealer for use in the preparation of the Registration Statement
(or
any amendment thereof) or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto). The
foregoing indemnity agreement is subject to the further condition that, insofar
as it relates to any untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission or
alleged omission made in the Prospectus but eliminated or remedied in any
amendment or supplement thereto, such indemnity agreement shall not inure to
your benefit or to any Soliciting Dealer from whom the person asserting any
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense purchased the Shares which are the
subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person who controls you or any
Soliciting Dealer), if a copy of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented
was not sent or given to such person at or prior to the time the subscription
of
such person was accepted by the Company; but only if a copy of the Prospectus
(as so amended or supplemented) had been supplied by the Company to you or
any
Soliciting Dealer prior to such acceptance. This indemnity agreement will be
in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b)
The
indemnification and agreement to hold harmless provided in subparagraph (a)
of
this Section 7 is further limited to the extent that no such indemnification
by
the Company of you or a Soliciting Dealer shall be permitted under this
Agreement for or arising out of an alleged violation of federal or state
securities laws unless one or more of the following conditions are met: (i)
there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving
alleged securities law violations by you or any Soliciting Dealer and a court
of
competent jurisdiction has approved indemnification of the litigation costs;
(ii) such claims against you or any Soliciting Dealer have been dismissed with
prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the
particular indemnitee and the court has approved indemnification of the
litigation costs; or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a
settlement of the claims against you or any Soliciting Dealer and finds that
indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be made and the
court
considering the request has been advised of the position of the Commission
and
of any state securities regulatory authority in which securities of the Company
were offered and sold as to indemnification for securities law violations.
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(c)
You
and each Soliciting Dealer agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
and
each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act
and
any controlling person of the Company: (i) to the same extent as in the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to you and each Soliciting Dealer, but
only
with reference to statements or omissions based upon the information relating
to
you or any Soliciting Dealer furnished in writing by you or such Soliciting
Dealer or on your or their behalf for use in the Registration Statement or
the
Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto; and (ii) for any violation
by you or any Soliciting Dealer in the sale of the Shares of any applicable
state or federal law or any rule, regulation or instruction thereunder, provided
that such violation is not committed in reliance on any violation by the Company
of such law, rule, regulation or instruction. You and each Soliciting Dealer
further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and any controlling
person of the Company against any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or
expenses to which the Company or any such controlling person may become subject
under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction insofar as such
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions, proceedings or
investigations in respect thereof) arise by reason of a sale of the Shares
through the efforts of you (with respect to sales effected without the
assistance of a Soliciting Dealer) or a Soliciting Dealer (with respect to
sales
effected by such Soliciting Dealer) which is effected other than in accordance
with the Blue Sky Survey supplied to you by the Company (a “Non-Permitted
Sale”), whether such Non-Permitted Sale is caused by a sale in a jurisdiction
other than those specified in the Blue Sky Survey, by a sale in a jurisdiction
in which you or the Soliciting Dealer is not registered to sell the Shares
or
which results in a sale in a jurisdiction in excess of the number of Shares
permitted to be sold in such jurisdiction, and will reimburse the Company or
any
such controlling person for any legal fees, monetary penalties or other expenses
reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating, curing
or
defending against any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages, actions,
proceedings or investigations. This indemnity agreement will be in addition
to
any liability which you or any Soliciting Dealer may otherwise have.
(d)
The
notice provisions contained in Section 7(a) hereof, relating to notice to the
Company, shall be equally applicable to you and each Soliciting Dealer if the
Company or any controlling person of the Company seeks indemnification pursuant
to Section 7(c) hereof. In addition, you and each Soliciting Dealer may
participate in the defense, or assure the defense, of any such suit so sought
under Section 7(c) hereof and have the same rights and privileges as the Company
enjoys with respect to such suits under Section 7(a) hereof.
8.
TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement may be terminated by you in the
event that the Company shall have materially failed to comply with any of the
material provisions of this Agreement on its part to be performed at or prior
to
the Effective Date or if any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or
agreements of the Company herein contained shall not have been materially
complied with or satisfied within the times specified.
In
any
case, this Agreement shall terminate at the close of business on the Termination
Date. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8 shall be without
liability of any party to any other party other than as provided in Sections
5
and 7 hereof, which shall survive such termination.
9.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS TO SURVIVE DELIVERY. All
representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or
contained in certificates of the Company submitted pursuant hereto shall remain
operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made
by
or on behalf of you or any person who controls you, or by or on behalf of the
Company, and shall survive the Termination Date.
10.
NOTICES. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and, if sent to you,
shall be mailed by registered mail or delivered, telefacsimilied or telegraphed
and confirmed in writing to Lightstone Securities, LLC, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 and, if sent to the Company, shall be mailed by
registered mail or delivered, telefacsimilied or telegraphed and confirmed
in
writing to Lightstone
Value
Plus Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc., 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxxx 00000.
11.
REFERENCE TO LIGHTSTONE SECURITIES, LLC. All references herein to Lightstone
Securities, LLC or the Dealer Manager hereunder shall be deemed to include
all
successors and assigns of Lightstone Securities, LLC.
12.
PARTIES. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon you,
the Company and the successors and assigns of you and the Company. This
Agreement and the conditions and provisions hereof, are intended to be and
shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and controlling persons, and for the benefit of no other person,
firm
or corporation, and the term “successors and assigns,” as used herein, shall not
include any purchaser of Shares as such.
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13.
APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement and any disputes relative to the interpretation
or enforcement hereto shall be governed by and construed under the internal
laws, as opposed to the conflicts of laws provisions, of the State of New York.
14.
EFFECTIVENESS OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall become effective at 5:00 p.m.,
New York, New York time, on the Effective Date, or at such earlier time as
you
and the Company agree.
15.
NOT A
SEPARATE ENTITY. Nothing contained herein shall constitute you and/or the
Soliciting Dealers or any of them an association, partnership, limited liability
company, unincorporated business or other separate entity.
If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly
sign
and return it to us, whereupon this instrument will become a binding agreement
between you and the Company in accordance with its terms.
REAL
ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II, INC.,
a
Maryland corporation
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By:
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/S/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Accepted
as of the date first above written:
LIGHTSTONE
SECURITIES, LLC
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By:
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/S/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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President
and CEO
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