AMERICAN EQUITIES INCOME FUND, INC.
$15,000,000 In
12% Notes, Due September 30, 2006
Minimum Purchase: $2,000
DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the ___ day of _________, 1997 by and
among AMERICAN EQUITIES GROUP, INC., a New York corporation ("AEG"),
AMERICAN EQUITIES INCOME FUND, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and STRATEGIC ASSETS INC. (the "Dealer Manager").
Background
A. The Company is currently offering and selling up to a Maximum of $15,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its 12% Notes in $1,000 denominations, or any integral
multiple thereof (the "Notes"). The minimum subscription is for $2,000.
B. The Company wishes to replace Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Inc., the current dealer
manager.
C. The Dealer Manager desires on a "best-efforts basis" to act as a non-exclusive
agent in the offer and sale of the Notes (the "Offering") subject to the terms of this
Agreement and the Company's offering document pursuant to which the Offering is to be
conducted (the "Prospectus").
D. In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the
parties agree as follows:
1. Non-Exclusive Appointment of Dealer Manager.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby
appoints the Dealer Manager on a non-exclusive basis as its agent to solicit written
subscriptions from prospective investors to purchase the Notes. The Dealer Manager hereby
accepts said appointment and agrees to use its best efforts from the date hereof through
August 27, 1998 (the "Termination Date"), as the Company shall determine in its sole
discretion, to secure offers from qualified investors to acquire Notes pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement. Prior to such time, either party shall have the right, by giving notice as
provided in Section 13 of this Agreement, to terminate this Agreement immediately. In the
event of such termination, all of the obligations of the parties hereto which are required to be
performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be performed with respect to any sales which are
made pursuant to this Agreement. The Dealer Manager may in its sole discretion utilize the
services of other securities dealers selected by you who are members of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "Selected Dealers") in connection with the
offering and sale of the Notes under an Agreement with each of the other Selected Dealers
substantially in the form as attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(b) The Company and the Dealer Manager jointly may determine to reduce the
capital contribution required of investors who subscribe for and purchase multiple Notes;
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provided, that any such reduction shall only be reflected in the sales commission payable
with respect to such Notes, and shall not reduce the net proceeds to the Company from the
sale of such Notes. In addition, under certain circumstances described in the Prospectus, the
required capital contributions may be reduced with respect to all Notes; in such event, the
compensation payable to Dealer Manager pursuant to section 6 hereof shall be reduced
proportionately.
(c) Upon the delivery of a subscription agreement, each subscriber will be required
to provide a check in the amount of the total subscription price of Notes subscribed. The
minimum purchase is $2,000. However, the Company reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to offer and sell less than $2,000 of Notes to any investor.
It is understood that financing options may be made available by the Company and
the payment terms for Notes may vary; however, no commissions will be due until the full
purchase price is paid to the Company.
(d) It is understood and agreed that Dealer Manager's relationship with the
Company is that of an independent contractor and that nothing herein shall be construed as
creating a relationship of partners, joint venture, or employer and employees, between the
Dealer Manager and the Company. The Dealer Manager is not authorized to make any
placement of the Notes to any person unless and until that person complies with the
suitability standards contained in the Prospectus, nor is the Dealer Manager authorized to
deliver a Prospectus or any other information or documents, or make any representations
to any person concerning the Offering except as provided in this Agreement. No additional
material, documents or information may be delivered to any person unless expressly
authorized in writing by the Company.
2. Representations and Warranties of AEG and the Company.
The Company represents and warrants to the Dealer Manager as follows:
(a) Organization and Qualification of the Company and AEG. Each of the
Company and AEG is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with full power and authority to own
or lease its properties and conduct the business heretofore conducted by it in the manner and
in the places where such properties are owned or leased or such business is conducted by it.
Each of AEG's and the Company's corporate charter and By-laws, as amended to date, are
complete and correct. AEG is duly registered or qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation in the State of New Jersey and neither the character or location of the properties
owned or leased by AEG or the Company nor the nature of the business transacted by AEG
or the Company makes registration or qualification in any other jurisdiction necessary, except
where the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on AEG or the
Company.
(b) Authority of AEG and the Company; No Conflicts
(i) Each of AEG and the Company, as applicable, has full power and authority
to enter into this Agreement; issue and sell the Notes and consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. All necessary action, corporate or otherwise, has been taken by each
of AEG and the Company to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this
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Agreement, and the Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of each of AEG and the
Company enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of AEG and the
Company does not, and the issuance of the Notes and the performance of the terms hereof by
AEG and the Company will not, constitute a default or event of default under, or violate,
conflict with, or result in any breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of: (1) the
corporate charter of By-laws of AEG or the Company, (2) the laws or regulations of any
jurisdiction or any other governmental requirements; or (3) any material mortgage, lien,
lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, arbitration award, injunction, judgment or
decision to which AEG or the Company is a party or by which it or its property is bound or
materially affected. Except for filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") and applicable state securities administrators, no approval, authorization,
license, permit or other action by, or filing with, any federal, state or municipal commission,
board, agency or other governmental authority is required in connection with the execution
and delivery by AEG and the Company of this Agreement, the issuance of the Notes, or the
consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.
(c) Title to Properties; Liens; Conditions of Properties.
(i) Each of AEG and the Company has good and marketable title to all of its
material assets and properties, and all of its leases of real or personal property are valid and
subsisting, and no default exists under any provision thereof, the existence of which fives
rise to a right of termination by the lessor; and none of AEG's material assets and property
is subject to any title restriction; none of AEG's material assets and property os subject to
any mortgage, pledge, lien, conditional sale agreement, security interest, encumbrance or
other charge.
(ii) To the best of their knowledge, neither AEG's nor the Company's use
of the properties occupied by AEG or the Company, respectively, is in material violation of
any law, and no notice from any governmental body has been served upon AEG or the
Company or upon any property occupied by AEG or the Company claiming any violation of
any such law, ordinance, code or regulation or requiring, or calling attention to the need for,
any work, repairs, construction, alterations, or installation on or in connection with said
properties which has not been complied with. To their knowledge, each of AEG and the
Company has the right to use such properties occupied by it for the operations presently
therein conducted.
(d) Payment of Taxes. Each of AEG and the Company has filed, or obtained
extension of the time to file all federal, state and to the best of their knowledge, all local
income, withholding, exercise or franchise tax returns, real estate and personal property tax
returns, sales and use tax returns and other tax returns required to be filed by it, has accrued
or paid all taxes owing by it, except taxes which have not yet accrued or otherwise become
due.
(e) Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, neither AEG or the
Company has any material liabilities of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise (including without limitation liabilities as guarantor or otherwise with respect to
obligations of others, or liabilities for taxes due or then accrued or to become due)
exceptliabilities fully disclosed in the Registration Statement or in such documentation as may
otherwise delivered to Dealer. To the best of their knowledge, there is no threatened
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material claim, debt, liability or obligation (including unpaid federal, state, or local taxes) of
any nature or in any amount not fully reserved against in the AEG's or the Company's
balance sheet or not fully reflected in the Registration Statement.
Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, neither AEG or the Company has
any notes or accounts payable to any person, firm, or corporation which is affiliated with
AEG or the Company or to any director, officer, or principal stockholder of AEG or the
Company.
(f) Contracts. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, neither AEG or the
Company is in material default under any contract, commitment, plan, agreement,
instrument, license or lease or under any purchase order or sales order, which default would
have a materially adverse effect on the business or financial condition of AEG or the
Company.
(g) Litigation. There is no suit, action, or legal, administrative or other proceeding
or governmental investigation pending, or, to the best of AEG's or the Company's
knowledge, threatened, anticipated or contemplated against Seller or any or their respective
properties, which, in any single case or in the aggregate, challenges or questions in any
respect, the validity of, or would prevent or hinder the consummation of, the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, if adversely determined, would have a material
adverse effect on the properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) and business of
AEG or the Company, and there are no unsatisfied or outstanding judgments, orders, decrees
or stipulations which would prevent or hinder the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Neither AEG or the Company knows or has grounds to
know of any basis for any action or of any governmental investigation relating to or affecting
the properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) and business of AEG or the
Company.
There are no claims or proceedings against AEG or the Company pending, or to the
best of AEG's or the Company's knowledge, threatened, anticipated or contemplated which,
if valid, would constitute or result in a breach of any representation, warranty or agreement
set forth herein.
(h) Compliance with Laws. Each of AEG and the Company is in compliance in all
material respects with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and other governmental
requirements which apply to the conduct of its business, including, without limitation, all
laws and regulations relating to (1) employment and labor relations (including all provisions
thereof relating to wages, hours, equal opportunity, discrimination, collective bargaining, and
the withholding and payment of social security and all other taxes and (2) government
contracts.
(i) Insurance. With respect to its properties and assets, each of AEG and the
Company has in full force and effect insurance against such risks in such amounts as is
customary for similar businesses.
(j) Licenses and Permits. Each of AEG and the Company holds in good standing,
or has applied for, all licenses, permits, authorizations, franchises, consents and orders of all
federal, state, local, and foreign governmental bodies necessary to carry on its business and
each of AEG and the Company has no reason to believe that any such licenses, permits,
authorizations, franchises, consents and orders will be revoked, terminated or suspended.
(k) Burdensome Agreements. Neither AEG nor the Company is subject to or bound
by any consent decree, agreement, judgment, decree or order, and does not know of or have
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grounds to know of any basis for any action or governmental proceedings, which may
materially and adversely affect the properties, assets, business, prospects or condition,
financial or otherwise, of AEG or the Company, or result in the revocation or limitation of
any license, permit or franchise held by AEG or the Company.
(l) Misstatements and Omissions. Neither AEG or the Company has made any
material misstatement of fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary or desirable to
make complete, accurate and not misleading every representation, warranty and agreement
set forth herein.
(m) Securities Law Disqualification. Neither the Company, nor any officer,
director or beneficial owner of ten percent or more of any class of the equity securities of the
Company falls within any of the "bad boy" provisions of Rule 262(a) or (b), as applicable, of
SEC Regulation A.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Dealer Manager. The Dealer Manager
represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) The Dealer Manager is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of New York, with power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.
(b) The Dealer Manager is duly registered pursuant to the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") as a broker-dealer and is a
member of good standing of the NASD and is duly registered as a broker-dealer in those
states in which it is required to be so registered in order to carry out the Offering pursuant to
this Agreement.
(c) Neither the Dealer Manager nor any director or officer thereof falls within any
of the "bad boy" provisions of Rule 262(a), (b), or (c), as applicable, of SEC Regulation A.
(d) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Dealer
Manager and constitutes a valid and binding obligation thereof.
4. Manner of Offering Notes. The Dealer Manager covenants and agrees with the
Company as follows:
(a) Dealer Manager will offer the Notes pursuant to the Prospectus and only in such
a manner as to assure that the offer and sale thereof will meet the registration requirements
of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and will be exempt
from or comply with any registration requirements applicable for qualifying the Notes for
offering and sale under the laws of any state in which they may be offered. Moreover,
Dealer Manager agrees to indemnify the Company and the directors, officers and agents of
the Company against any liability, damage, cost, loss or expense to any of them arising out
of its failure to so offer the Notes;
(b) Immediately prior to making any offer of any Note to any offeree, Dealer
Manager shall have reasonable grounds to believe and shall believe that the offeree is a
person who is able to bear the economic risk of the investment and who otherwise meets the
applicable suitability standards set forth in the Prospectus and the subscription documents in
the form prescribed by the Company;
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(c) Dealer Manager will deliver to each offeree, prior to any submission by him of a
written subscription to buy any Note, a copy of the Prospectus, together with any
supplements or amendments thereto, and will keep records of to whom, by what manner, and
on what date Dealer Manager delivered each such copy;
(d) Dealer Manager will not offer the Notes by means of any letter, circular, notice
or written communication other than the Prospectus, and other written communications
expressly approved in writing by the Company;
(e) Dealer Manager will make reasonable inquiry to determine whether a prospective
purchaser is acquiring the Notes for his own account or on behalf of other persons;
(f) Dealer Manager will abide by, and take reasonable precautions to ensure that
others comply with all provisions contained in this Agreement or Prospectus regulating the
terms and manner of offering the Notes;
(g) Dealer Manager will take other action or refrain from taking action in
accordance with the reasonable requests of the Company, in order to comply with all
applicable laws, including, among other things, requiring offerees and purchasers to execute
and deliver such documents and instruments as the Company may require;
(h) All funds will immediately be placed in an escrow account to be maintained by
the Company pursuant to an Escrow Agreement with Republic National Bank of New York,
New York. Upon the closing or other termination of the Offering, the proceeds therefrom
shall be distributed to the Company or returned to subscribers as provided in such Escrow
Agreement; and
(i) The Notes shall be offered only in such states in which the Dealer Manager has
been advised by the Company that the offer and sale of Notes has been approved. Dealer
Manager shall advise the Company in advance and in writing of the states in which it desires
to offer the Notes, and shall conduct the Offering in any such state only after the Company,
upon consultation with legal counsel, has had an opportunity to review the applicable
securities laws of such state and to effect any required filings.
5. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with
the Dealer Manager as follows:
(a) If at any time any event shall occur as a result of which it becomes necessary to
supplement the Prospectus so that it does not include any untrue statement of any material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made not
misleading, the Company will promptly notify Dealer Manager in writing and will promptly
supply it with amendments or supplements correcting such statement or omission;
(b) The Company will make such filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and state and other governmental agencies as may be necessary to comply with
the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and of the securities laws of any state or other
jurisdiction in which the Notes may be offered, provided that the Company shall not be
required in any event to register as a broker/dealer in any jurisdiction; and
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(c) The Company will pay all expenses in connection with the preparation and
duplication of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, legal fees related
thereto, and all other fees and expenses of the offering of the Notes except wages, salaries
and commissions of the Dealer Manager's employees engaged in the Offering and related
administrative and overhead costs.
6. Compensation.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in section 1(c) hereof, in consideration of
Dealer Manager's services as the Company's agent hereunder, the Company hereby agrees to
compensate the Dealer Manager as set forth in section 6(b) below. All sales commissions
and other compensation shall be payable in full upon acceptance by the Company of
subscriptions for Notes and release of subscription proceeds from escrow. The Dealer
Manager shall be entitled to no compensation with respect to subscriptions rejected by the
Company or if the Company terminates the Offering and refunds subscription payments to
investors.
(b) The Dealer Manager shall be entitled to (i) sales commissions of 7% of the gross
proceeds from the sale of each Note; (ii) .50% of the gross proceeds of the sale of each Note
as a due diligence and investor services fee; and (iii) .50% of the gross proceeds of the sale
of each Note as a Dealer Manager fee. Fees will only be payable upon receipt by the
Company of the full price for Notes sold in accordance with the Prospectus.
7. Non-Circumvention Covenants.
(a) In the course of business between the Dealer Manager and the Company, the
Dealer Manager will learn the identity of and gain access to certain clientele, agents and
sources of projects of the Company, and the Company will likewise learn the identity of and
gain access to certain clientele, agents and contacts of the Dealer Manager. In consideration
of the agreement of each party to make certain business opportunities and contacts available
to the other party and to work together in evaluating and carrying out business opportunities,
the Dealer Manager agrees to preserve the integrity of the proprietary relationship between
the Company and each of its respective clientele, agents, employees, project sources, or
contacts in general that may become known to the Dealer Manager, and the Company agrees
to preserve the integrity of the proprietary relationship between the Dealer Manager and each
of its respective clientele, agents, employees, project sources, or contacts in general that may
become known to the Company.
(b) The Dealer Manager agrees not to contact or otherwise communicate with any
clients or contacts of the Company (including but not limited to banks, financing sources,
broker-dealers, marketing or sales entities, developers or others) with whom the Dealer
Manager does not have a pre-existing relationship, without the prior knowledge and approval
of the Company as appropriate, nor shall any business transactions be conducted by the
Dealer Manager with any clients or contacts of the Company without appropriate
compensation arrangements to the Company being agreed upon in advance. The Dealer
Manager further agrees that the non-circumvention covenants set out herein shall apply
equally to its agents, employees, directors, officers and affiliates. The Company agrees not
to contact or otherwise communicate with any clients or contacts of the Dealer Manager,
with whom the Company did not have a pre-existing relationship, without the prior
knowledge and approval of the Dealer Manager as appropriate, nor shall any business
transactions be conducted by the Company with any clients or contacts of the Dealer
Manager without appropriate compensation arrangements to the Dealer Manager being agreed
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upon in advance. The Company further agrees that the non-circumvention covenants set out
herein shall apply equally to its agents, employees, directors, officers and affiliates.
(c) All parties agree that they will not utilize any third party to make any contacts or
disclosures that would violate the intent of this provision. The non-circumvention covenants
set forth herein shall apply to past and any future business dealings between the parties
hereto and is not limited to dealings with the Company. The covenants shall stand for a
period of three years from the date of execution of this contract and are to be applied to any
and all transactions/proposals submitted to the Dealer Manager by the Company or to the
Company by the Dealer Manager, and regardless of the success of any such project.
8. Indemnification.
(a) Each of AEG and the Company shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold
harmless the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers, each of their directors, officers,
employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the 1933 Act
or the 0000 Xxx) the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers from and against any loss,
claim, damage or liability, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof, to which the
Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers or such director, officer, employee, agent or
controlling person may become subject, under the 1933 Act, 1934 Act, any state securities
laws or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is
based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, or any Federal or state securities filing, or
arises out of, or is based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
shall reimburse the Dealer Manager and Selected Dealers and each of their directors,
officers, or controlling persons for any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such
persons in investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action; provided, however, that AEG and the Company shall not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission made in the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, regarding the
Dealer Manager or in conformity with information furnished by the Dealer Manager or its
agent for inclusion therein or in conformity with any direction of the Dealer Manager or its
agents.
(b) The Dealer Manager shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each
of its directors, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls (within the
meaning of the 1933 Act or the 0000 Xxx) the from and against any loss, claim, damage or
liability, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof, to which the Company or any of
its directors, officers, employees, agents or controlling persons may become subject, under
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, or any federal or
state securities filing, or arises out of, or is based upon, the omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission regards the Dealer Manager, the Selected Dealers
or their agents or was in conformity with information provided by the Dealer Manager, the
Selected Dealers or their agents for inclusion therein or was in conformity with any direction
of the Dealer Manager or its agents, and shall reimburse the Company and its directors,
officers or controlling persons for any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such
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persons in investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action.
(c) Each of AEG and the Company shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold
harmless the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers, each of their directors, officers,
employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the 1933 Act
or the 0000 Xxx) the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers from and against any loss,
claim, damage or liability, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof, to which the
Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers or such director, officer, employee, agent or
controlling person may become subject in connection with the Company's replacement of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Inc. as the dealer manager of this offering.
(d) The provisions of this Section 8 are in addition to any and all remedies or rights
any of the parties hereto may have, including the right to xxx and recover damages for any
breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made or given by one party to the other
party.
9. Miscellaneous. This Agreement is made for the benefit of the parties hereto,
their successors and assigns and any director, officer or controlling person of the parties, but
not for the benefit of any other person, including any offeree or purchaser of the Notes,
except that the provisions of Section 5(c) hereof shall be for the benefit of and enforceable by
each offeree and purchaser representative.
10. Rights Cumulative. All rights and remedies with respect to the subject matter
hereof, whether evidenced hereby or by any other agreement, instrument, or paper, will be
cumulative, and may be exercised separately or concurrently.
11. Entire Agreement. The parties have not made any representations, warranties,
or covenants not set forth herein with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this
Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between them with respect to the subject matter.
12. Further Instruments. The parties agree to execute any and all such other and
further instruments and documents, and to take any and all such further actions reasonably
required to effectuate this Agreement and the intent and purpose hereof.
13. Notice. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be mailed by First Class, Registered or Certified Mail, Return
Receipt Requested, postage prepaid, as follows:
To the Company:
American Equities Income Fund, Inc.
East 00 Xxxxx 0, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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To the Dealer Manager:
Strategic Assets Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
or in each case to such other address as shall have last been furnished by like notice.
If mailing by Registered or Certified Mail is impossible due to an absence of postal service,
notice shall be in writing and personally delivered to the aforesaid address. Each notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been given as of the date so mailed or delivered, as
the case may be.
14. Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement was negotiated in New York and the
parties agree that with respect to any legal or equitable action, suit, or other proceeding
arising under, or in any way connected with, this Agreement, the parties hereto consent to
the in personam jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts in New York, waive any forum
non convenience and any venue objections they might otherwise have, and agreed to accept
service of process upon them by certified mail, return receipt requested.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.
16. Captions. The descriptive headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the
provisions hereof.
17. Further Dealings. Any dealing by or between the parties after the date of
expiration or prior termination of this Agreement shall not constitute a renewal of this
Agreement or the creation of a new agreement, but shall nevertheless be controlled by the
terms hereof.
THE COMPANY: THE DEALER MANAGER:
AMERICAN EQUITIES INCOME STRATEGIC ASSETS INC.
FUND, INC.
By:
By: Title:
Title:
Dealer Firm CRD Number:
AEG:
States in which Firm is Registered: All
AMERICAN EQUITIES GROUP, INC.
By:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
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