Exhibit 8(e)
XXXXXX XXXXXX BUSINESS TRUST
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
for
Shares of Beneficial Interest
Amount of
Subscription
(US$)
MCBT Opportunistic EAFE Fund ----------
MCBT Global Emerging Markets Fund ----------
MCBT Japan Small Companies Fund ----------
MCBT Asia Pacific Fund ----------
MCBT EMEA Fund ----------
Total Amount Subscribed $____________
SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION
Name of Subscriber:
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(hereinafter "SUBSCRIBER")
Name for Registration
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(if different from above)
Person Signing (if different):
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Capacity (if applicable):
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Address:
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(Number and Street)
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(City) (State) (Zip Code)
Telephone:
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Fax:
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BANK INFORMATION
Bank Name:
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ABA Number:
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Address:
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(Number and Street)
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(City) (State) (Zip Code)
Telephone:
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Fax:
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Account Name:
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Account Number:
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SUBSCRIBER hereby agrees as follows:
1. SUBSCRIBER hereby subscribes for shares of beneficial interest in the one
or more series (each a "Fund") of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Business Trust (the
"Trust") indicated above and in the dollar amount(s) set forth above. Upon
completion of this Subscription Agreement, SUBSCRIBER should send this
agreement by telecopy and courier to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Business Trust
c/o Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc.
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX0 0XX
ATTENTION: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
TELECOPY: 011-44-131-479-4747
After the Trust has reviewed the completed Subscription Agreement,
SUBSCRIBER will receive telephonic notice of the acceptance or
non-acceptance of the subscription. If the subscription is accepted by the
Trust, SUBSCRIBER agrees to wire immediately available funds in the
amounts indicated on the cover of this Subscription Agreement to:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, Massachusetts
ABA # 000000000
BNF = AC-42306662 "Mutual Fund F/B/O
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Business Trust"
OBI = "NAME OF FUND"
Shareholder Name
2. SUBSCRIBER agrees that, unless the Trust is otherwise specifically
notified, this subscription will be treated as a subscription for shares
of beneficial interest in the indicated Funds (the "Shares") to become
effective as of the first day of the month following the satisfaction of
all of the conditions specified in Section 3 of this Subscription
Agreement unless otherwise agreed by the Trust. Any funds received by the
Trust before such date will be held for investment on such first day of
the month.
3. SUBSCRIBER understands and agrees that this subscription for the Shares is
ineffective and that SUBSCRIBER will not become a shareholder of the Trust
until (i) SUBSCRIBER completes all applicable information requested in
this Subscription Agreement, (ii) SUBSCRIBER executes this Subscription
Agreement and delivers it to
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the Trust, (iii) the Subscription Agreement is accepted by or on behalf of
the Trust, which acceptance may be withheld in the Trust's sole
discretion, and (iv) the Trust can and has confirmed that the subscription
amount has been received in the account listed in Section 1 above.
4. SUBSCRIBER represents and warrants to the Trust that SUBSCRIBER has
received a copy of the Private Placement Memorandum dated August __, 1999
(the "Placement Memorandum") relating to the offer for sale by the Trust
of the Shares and has had an opportunity to request a Statement of
Additional Information dated as of August __, 1999 (the "SAI"), and has
reviewed the Placement Memorandum carefully prior to executing this
Subscription Agreement. SUBSCRIBER acknowledges that SUBSCRIBER had the
opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, representatives
of the Trust concerning terms and conditions of the Offering and to obtain
any additional information necessary to verify the accuracy of the
information contained in the Placement Memorandum or the SAI. SUBSCRIBER
further acknowledges that no person is authorized to give any information
or to make any representation which is contrary to the information
contained in the Placement Memorandum or the SAI and that, if given or
made, any such contrary information or representation may not be relied
upon as having been authorized.
5. SUBSCRIBER understands and agrees that an entry expense may be applicable
to this subscription for the Shares according to the terms described in
the Placement Memorandum, and that some of the funds paid under this
Agreement may be applied to such entry expense.
6. SUBSCRIBER hereby elects:
To reinvest all distributions of income and realized capital gains
/ / from a Fund in additional shares of that Fund OR
To receive all distributions of income and realized capital gains
/ / from a Fund as cash when declared OR
To reinvest all realized capital gains from a Fund in additional
/ / shares of the Fund and to receive all distributions of income as
cash.
SUBSCRIBER understands and agrees that, unless otherwise indicated above,
SUBSCRIBER will be deemed to have elected to reinvest all distributions of
income and capital gains.
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7. SUBSCRIBER understands and acknowledges that, in selling the Shares to
SUBSCRIBER, the Trust is relying on the representations made and
information supplied in this Subscription Agreement to determine that the
sale of the Shares to SUBSCRIBER complies with (or meets the requirements
of any applicable exemption from) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), and applicable state securities laws.
8. SUBSCRIBER represents that it is acquiring the Shares subscribed for by
this Subscription Agreement for its own account for investment only and
not with a view to any resale or distribution.
9. SUBSCRIBER represents that it (either alone or together with its purchaser
representative, whose identity has been disclosed to the Trust, if any)
has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment represented
by the Trust and that SUBSCRIBER is able to bear the economic risk of this
investment including the risk of loss of the investment.
10. SUBSCRIBER understands that the Trust will offer the Shares only to
investors which qualify as "accredited investors" as defined in Regulation
D under the 1933 Act. SUBSCRIBER represents that it qualifies as an
"accredited investor" because SUBSCRIBER is described in the paragraph or
paragraphs indicated below: (CHECK ONE OR MORE).
/ / 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 his or her
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.
/ / A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with
his or her spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 at the time of purchase of the
Shares.
/ / A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for
the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares offered, whose purchase
is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule
506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D of the 1933 Act.
/ / An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust,
or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Shares offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
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/ / A private business development company as defined in Section
202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
/ / A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, or savings
and loan association or other institution as defined in Section
3(a)(5)(A) of the 1933 Act, whether acting in its individual or
fiduciary capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to
Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; an insurance
company as defined in Section 2(13) of the 1933 Act; an investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), or a business development company as
defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the 1940 Act; 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; an employee benefit plan within the meaning
of Title I 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.
/ / A Trustee or Executive Officer of the Trust whose purchase exceeds
$1,000,000.
/ / An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors
as defined above.
11. SUBSCRIBER represents that it is a resident of (or, if SUBSCRIBER is an
entity, its principal offices are located in) __________________.
(U.S. State)
12. SUBSCRIBER agrees to promptly notify the Trust of any development that
causes any of the representations made or information supplied in this
Subscription Agreement to be untrue at any time.
13. SUBSCRIBER understands that the Shares are not publicly traded and that
there will be no public market for the Shares upon completion of the
Offering.
14. SUBSCRIBER understands and agrees that the Shares are being sold in a
transaction which is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933
Act and, in certain cases, of state securities laws, and that such
interests will be subject to transfer restrictions under the 1933 Act and
applicable state securities laws and, except to
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the extent that redemption is permitted as described in the Placement
Memorandum and the SAI, must be held indefinitely unless subsequently
registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws or an
exemption from such registration is available. The undersigned further
understands and agrees that the Trust is under no obligation to register
such Shares and that any exemptions are extremely limited.
15. SUBSCRIBER agrees to transfer all or any part of its Shares only in
compliance with all applicable conditions and restrictions contained in
this Subscription Agreement, the Placement Memorandum, the SAI, the 1933
Act and any applicable state securities laws.
16. SUBSCRIBER hereby agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions of this
Subscription Agreement.
17. This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the
laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is intended to take effect
as an instrument under seal and shall be binding on SUBSCRIBER in
accordance with its terms.
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18. Please sign this Subscription Agreement exactly as you wish your Shares to
be registered. (The information supplied by you below should conform to
that given on the cover page).
Dated: __________, _____ Name of SUBSCRIBER:____________________
By:_______________________
Name of Person Signing if different
from SUBSCRIBER:______________________
(please print)
Capacity:______________________
(please print)
Accepted:
XXXXXX XXXXXX BUSINESS TRUST
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust establishing the Trust is
on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and
notice is hereby given that this Agreement is executed on behalf of the Trust by
officers of the Trust as officers and not individually and that the obligations
of or arising out of this Agreement are not binding upon any of the trustees,
officers or shareholders of any Fund individually but are binding only upon the
assets and property belonging to the Funds.
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