UNITED DEVELOPMENT FUNDING IV UP TO 35,000,000 COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST EXCLUSIVE DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT August 24, 2009
EXHIBIT 1.1
UNITED DEVELOPMENT FUNDING IV
UP TO 35,000,000 COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
UP TO 35,000,000 COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
August 24, 2009
Realty Capital Securities, LLC
Three Xxxxxx Place, Suite 3300
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Three Xxxxxx Place, Suite 3300
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
United Development Funding IV (the “Trust”) is a Maryland real estate investment trust
that intends to qualify to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) for
federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ending December 31, 2009, or the first
year during which the Trust begins material operations. The Trust proposes to offer (a) up to
25,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value per share (the “Shares”),
for a purchase price of $20.00 per Share, in the primary offering (the “Primary Offering”),
and (b) up to 10,000,000 Shares for a purchase price of $20.00 per Share for issuance through the
Trust’s distribution reinvestment program (the “DRP” and together with the Primary
Offering, the “Offering”) (subject to the right of the Trust to reallocate such Shares
between the Primary Offering and the DRP), all upon the other terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Prospectus (as defined in Section 1(a)).
The Trust will be managed by UMTH General Services, L.P. (the “Advisor”) pursuant to
the advisory agreement to be entered into between the Trust and the Advisor (the “Advisory
Agreement”) substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (as
defined in Section 1(a)).
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Exclusive Dealer Manager
Agreement (this “Agreement”), the Trust hereby appoints Realty Capital Securities, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Dealer Manager”), to act as the exclusive dealer
manager for the Offering, and the Dealer Manager desires to accept such engagement.
1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRUST AND THE ADVISOR. The Trust and the Advisor
hereby represent, warrant and agree during the term of this Agreement as follows:
(a) REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS. In connection with the Offering, the Trust has
prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a
registration statement (File No. 333-152760) on Form S-11 for the
registration of the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the
“Securities Act Rules and Regulations”); one or more amendments to such registration
statement have been or may be so prepared and filed. The registration statement on Form
S-11 and the prospectus contained therein, as finally amended at the date the registration
statement is declared effective by the Commission (the “Effective Date”) are
respectively hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement” and the
“Prospectus”, except that (i) if the Trust files a post-effective amendment to such
registration statement, then the term “Registration Statement” shall, from and after the
declaration of the effectiveness of such post-effective amendment by the Commission, refer
to such registration statement as amended by such post-effective amendment, and the term
“Prospectus” shall refer to the amended prospectus then on file with the Commission, and
(ii) if the prospectus filed by the Trust pursuant to either Rule 424(b) or 424(c) of the
Securities Act Rules and Regulations shall differ from the prospectus on file at the time
the Registration Statement or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto, if any,
shall have become effective, then the term “Prospectus” shall refer to such prospectus filed
pursuant to either Rule 424(b) or 424(c), as the case may be, from and after the date on
which it shall have been filed. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement”,
“preliminary Prospectus” and “Prospectus” shall include the documents, if any, incorporated
by reference therein. As used herein, the term “Effective Date” also shall refer to the
effective date of each post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, unless the
context otherwise requires.
(b) DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. The documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, at the time they are hereafter are filed with
the Commission, will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act Rules and Regulations”), and, when read
together with the other information in the Prospectus, at the time the Registration
Statement became effective and as of the applicable Effective Date of each post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement, did not and will not include an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, ETC. During the term of this Agreement:
(i) the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements
thereto have complied, and will comply, in all material respects with the Securities
Act, the Securities Act Rules and Regulations, the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act
Rules and Regulations; and
(ii) the Registration Statement does not, and any amendment thereto will not, in
each case as of the applicable Effective Date, include any untrue statement of
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material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and the Prospectus does not,
and any amendment or supplement thereto will not, as of the applicable filing date,
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 are made, not misleading; provided, however,
that the foregoing provisions of this Section 1(c) will not extend to any
statements contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
that are based upon written information furnished to the Trust by the Dealer Manager
expressly for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus.
(d) SECURITIES MATTERS. There has not been (i) any request by the Commission for any
further amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional
information, (ii) any issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or, to the Trust’s knowledge,
threat of any proceeding for that purpose, or (iii) any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or any initiation
or, to the Trust’s knowledge, threat of any proceeding for such purpose. The Trust is in
compliance in all material respects with all federal and state securities laws, rules and
regulations applicable to it and its activities, including, without limitation, with respect
to the Offering and the sale of the Shares.
(e) TRUST STATUS. The Trust is a trust duly formed and validly existing under the real
estate investment trust law of Maryland, with all requisite power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of the Trust and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Trust 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 or except to
the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and contribution provisions contained in
this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws).
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and the fulfillment of the terms
hereof, do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms and
provisions of, or constitute a default under: (i) the Trust’s or any of its subsidiaries’
declaration of trust, charter, bylaws, or other organizational documents, as the case may
be; (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting trust agreement, note, lease or
other agreement or instrument to which the Trust or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by
which the Trust or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties is bound except, for
purposes of this clause (ii) only, for such conflicts, breaches or defaults that do not
result in and could not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the
aggregate, a
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Trust MAE (as defined below in this Section 1(f)); or (iii) any statute, rule or
regulation or order of any court or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction
over the Trust, any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties. No consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or other governmental agency or body has been or is
required for the performance of this Agreement or for the consummation by the Trust of any
of the transactions contemplated hereby (except as have been obtained under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act, from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (the
“FINRA”) or as may be required under state securities or applicable blue sky laws in
connection with the offer and sale of the Shares or under the laws of states in which the
Trust 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). Neither the Trust
nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its declaration of trust, charter, bylaws or
other organizational documents, as the case may be.
As used in this Agreement, “Trust MAE” means any event, circumstance, occurrence,
fact, condition, change or effect, individually or in the aggregate, that is, or could
reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to (A) the condition, financial or
otherwise, earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Trust and its
subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, or (B) the ability of the Trust to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the
Shares.
(g) ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS. As of the initial Effective Date, there are no actions, suits or
proceedings against, or investigations of, the Trust or its subsidiaries pending or, to the
knowledge of the Trust, threatened, before any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or
other tribunal (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the
issuance of the Shares or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (iii) that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Trust of
its obligations under or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or the Shares,
(iv) that might result in a Trust MAE, or (v) seeking to affect adversely the federal income
tax attributes of the Shares except as described in the Prospectus. The Trust promptly will
give notice to the Dealer Manager of the occurrence of any action, suit, proceeding or
investigation of the type referred to above arising or occurring on or after the initial
Effective Date.
(h) ESCROW AGREEMENT. The Trust will enter into an amended and restated escrow agreement
(the “Escrow Agreement”) with the Dealer Manager and LegacyTexas Bank (the
“Escrow Agent”), substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, which provides for the establishment of an escrow account (the
“Escrow Account”) to receive and hold subscription funds in respect of Shares of the
Trust. Once a minimum of $1,000,000 of subscription funds has been deposited in the Escrow
Account, the Trust will deposit (or cause to be deposited) all subscription funds to a
designated deposit account in the name of the Trust (the “Deposit Account”) at a
bank which shall be subject to the reasonable prior approval of the Dealer Manager, subject
to any continuing escrow obligations imposed by certain states as
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described in the Prospectus. The Deposit Account shall be subject to a deposit control
agreement executed by the depositary, the Trust, and the Dealer Manager, which shall be
substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the
“Control Agreement”).
(i) SALES LITERATURE. Any supplemental sales literature or advertisement (including,
without limitation any “broker-dealer use only” material), regardless of how labeled or
described, used in addition to the Prospectus in connection with the Offering which
previously has been, or hereafter is, furnished or approved by the Trust (collectively,
“Approved Sales Literature”), shall, to the extent required, be filed with and
approved by the appropriate securities agencies and bodies, provided that the Dealer Manager
will make all FINRA filings, to the extent required. Any and all Approved Sales Literature
did not or will not at the time provided for use include any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading.
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF SHARES. The Shares have been duly authorized and, upon payment
therefor as provided in this Agreement and the Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and will conform to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus.
(k) TAXES. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement or the execution, delivery and sale of the Shares have been
or will be paid when due.
(l) INVESTMENT COMPANY. The Trust is not, and neither the offer or sale of the Shares nor
any of the activities of the Trust will cause the Trust to be, an “investment company” or
under the control of an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(m) TAX RETURNS. The Trust has filed all material federal, state and foreign income tax
returns required to be filed by or on behalf of the Trust on or before the due dates
therefor (taking into account all extensions of time to file) and has paid or provided for
the payment of all such material taxes indicated by such tax returns and all assessments
received by the Trust to the extent that such taxes or assessments have become due.
(n) REIT QUALIFICATIONS. The Trust will make a timely election to be subject to tax as a
REIT pursuant to Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”) for its taxable year ended December 31, 2009, or the first year during
which the Trust begins material operations. The Trust has been organized and operated in
conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT. The Trust’s
current and proposed method of operation as described in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus will enable it to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and
taxation as a REIT under the Code.
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(o) INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. The accountants who have certified
certain financial statements appearing in the Prospectus are an independent registered
public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Rules
and Regulations. Such accountants have not been engaged by the Trust to perform any
“prohibited activities” (as defined in Section 10A of the Exchange Act).
The Trust and its subsidiaries each maintains a system of internal accounting and other
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States and to maintain
accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Registration Statement,
since the end of the Trust’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (A) no material
weakness in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not
remediated), and (B) no change in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal
control over financial reporting.
(p) PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The financial statements filed with the
Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the Prospectus present
fairly the consolidated financial position of the Trust and its subsidiaries as of and at
the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods
specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes
thereto. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included
in the Registration Statement or any applicable Prospectus.
(q) MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as may otherwise be stated therein or
contemplated thereby, there has not occurred a Trust MAE, whether or not arising in the
ordinary course of business.
(r) GOVERNMENT PERMITS. The Trust and its subsidiaries possess such certificates,
authorities or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory
agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, other than those
the failure to possess or own would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Trust MAE.
Neither the Trust nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit
which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling
or finding, would result in a Trust MAE.
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(s) ADVISOR; ADVISORY AGREEMENT.
(i) The Advisor is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.
(ii) Each of this Agreement and the Advisory Agreement is duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Advisor and constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of the Advisor 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 or except to the
extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and contribution provisions
contained in this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws).
(iii) The execution and delivery of each of this Agreement and the Advisory
Agreement and the performance thereunder by the Advisor do not and will not conflict
with, or result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a
default under: (i) the Advisor’s or any of its subsidiaries’ charter or bylaws, or
other organizational documents; (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting
trust agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Advisor
or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Advisor or any of its
subsidiaries or any of their properties is bound except, for purposes of this clause
(ii) only, for such conflicts, breaches or defaults that could not reasonably be
expected to have or result in, individually or in the aggregate, (A) a material
adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs
or business prospects of the Advisor, or (B) a Trust MAE; or (iii) any statute, rule
or regulation or order of any court or other governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Advisor or any of its properties. No consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or other governmental agency or body has been or
is required for the performance of the Advisory Agreement by the Advisor. The
Advisor is not in violation of its agreement of limited partnership or other
organizational documents.
(iv) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or
brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now
pending, or, to the knowledge of the Advisor, threatened against or affecting the
Advisor.
(v) The Advisor possesses such certificates, authorities or permits issued by the
appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to
conduct the business now operated by it, other than those the failure to possess or
own would not have or result in, individually or in the aggregate, (A) a material
adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business affairs
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or business prospects of the Advisor, (B) a Trust MAE, or (C) a material adverse
effect on the performance of the services under the Advisory Agreement by the
Advisor, and the Advisor has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit.
(t) PROPERTIES. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus and except as would not
result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Trust MAE, (i) all properties and assets
described in the Prospectus are owned with good and marketable title by the Trust and its
subsidiaries, and (ii) all liens, charges, encumbrances, claims or restrictions on or
affecting any of the properties and assets of any of the Trust or its subsidiaries which are
required to be disclosed in the Prospectus are disclosed therein.
(u) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. The Trust does not have any knowledge of (i) the unlawful presence
of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances or waste materials
(collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) on any of the properties owned by it or its
subsidiaries or subject to mortgage loans owned by the Trust or any of its subsidiaries, or
(ii) any unlawful spills, releases, discharges or disposal of Hazardous Materials that have
occurred or are presently occurring off such properties as a result of any construction on
or operation and use of such properties, which presence or occurrence in the case of clauses
(i) and (ii) would result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Trust MAE. In connection
with the properties owned by the Trust and its subsidiaries or subject to mortgage loans
owned by the Trust or any of its subsidiaries, the Trust has no knowledge of any material
failure to comply with all applicable local, state and federal environmental laws,
regulations, ordinances and administrative and judicial orders relating to the generation,
recycling, reuse, sale, storage, handling, transport and disposal of any Hazardous
Materials.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE DEALER MANAGER. The Dealer Manager represents and
warrants to the Trust during the term of this Agreement that:
(a) ORGANIZATION STATUS. The Dealer Manager is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all
requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations
hereunder.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Dealer Manager, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the Trust and the Advisor, will constitute a valid and legally binding
agreement of the Dealer Manager enforceable against the Dealer Manager in accordance with
its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable
principles relating to enforceability and except that rights to indemnity and contribution
hereunder may be limited by applicable law and public policy.
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(c) ABSENCE OF CONFLICT OR DEFAULT. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement by the Dealer Manager will not conflict with or constitute a default under (i) its
organizational documents, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or lease to which the
Dealer Manager is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of the property or
assets of the Dealer Manager is subject, or (iii) any rule, regulation, writ, injunction or
decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having
jurisdiction over the Dealer Manager or its assets, properties or operations, except in the
case of clause (ii) or (iii) for such conflicts or defaults that would not individually or
in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
business, properties or results of operations of the Dealer Manager.
(d) BROKER-DEALER REGISTRATION; FINRA MEMBERSHIP. The Dealer Manager is, and during the
term of this Agreement will be, duly registered as a broker-dealer pursuant to the
provisions of the Exchange Act, a member in good standing of FINRA, and a broker or dealer
duly registered as such in those states where the Dealer Manager is required to be
registered in order to carry out the Offering as contemplated by this Agreement. Moreover,
the Dealer Manager’s employees and representatives have all required licenses and
registrations to act under this Agreement. There is no provision in the Dealer Manager’s
FINRA membership agreement that would restrict the ability of the Dealer Manager to carry
out the Offering as contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) DISCLOSURE. The information under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus
insofar as it relates to the Dealer Manager, and all other information furnished to the
Trust by the Dealer Manager in writing specifically for use in the Registration Statement,
any preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
3. OFFERING AND SALE OF THE SHARES. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, the Trust hereby appoints the Dealer Manager as its agent and exclusive
distributor to solicit and to retain the Soliciting Dealers (as defined in Section 3(a)) to
solicit subscriptions for the Shares at the subscription price to be paid in cash. The Dealer
Manager hereby accepts such agency and exclusive distributorship and agrees to use its reasonable
best efforts to sell or cause to be sold the Shares in such quantities and to such persons in
accordance with such terms as are set forth in this Agreement, the Prospectus and the Registration
Statement. The Dealer Manager shall do so during the period commencing on the initial Effective
Date and ending on the earliest to occur of the following: (1) the later of (x) two years after
the initial Effective Date of the Registration Statement and (y) at the Trust’s election, the date
on which the Trust is permitted to extend the Offering in accordance with the rules of the
Commission; (2) the acceptance by the Trust of subscriptions for 35,000,000 Shares; (3) the
termination of the Offering by the Trust, which the Trust shall have the right to terminate in its
sole and absolute discretion at any time, provided that if such termination shall occur at any time
during the 180-day period following the initial Effective Date, the Trust shall not commence or
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undertake any preparations to commence another offering of Shares or any similar securities prior
to the 181st date following the initial Effective Date; (4) the termination of the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, provided that if such termination shall occur at any time during the
180-day period following the initial Effective Date, the Trust shall not commence or undertake any
preparations to commence another offering of Shares or any similar securities prior to the 181st
date following the initial Effective Date; and (5) the liquidation or dissolution of the Trust
(such period being the “Offering Period”).
The number of Shares, if any, to be reserved for sale by each Soliciting Dealer may be determined,
from time to time, by the Dealer Manager upon prior consultation with the Trust. In the absence of
such determination, the Trust shall, subject to the provisions of Section 3(b), accept
Subscription Agreements based upon a first-come, first accepted reservation or other similar
method. Under no circumstances will the Dealer Manager be obligated to underwrite or purchase any
Shares for its own account and, in soliciting purchases of Shares, the Dealer Manager shall act
solely as the Trust’s agent and not as an underwriter or principal.
(a) SOLICITING DEALERS. The Shares offered and sold through the Dealer Manager under this
Agreement shall be offered and sold only by the Dealer Manager and other securities dealers
the Dealer Manager may retain (collectively the “Soliciting Dealers”); provided,
however, that (i) the Dealer Manager reasonably believes that all Soliciting Dealers are
registered with the Commission, members of FINRA and are duly licensed or registered by the
regulatory authorities in the jurisdictions in which they will offer and sell Shares, (ii)
all such engagements are evidenced by written agreements, the terms and conditions of which
substantially conform to the form of Soliciting Dealers Agreement approved by the Trust and
the Dealer Manager (the “Soliciting Dealers Agreement”), and (iii) the Trust shall
have previously approved each Soliciting Dealer (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed).
(b) SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENTS. Each person desiring to purchase Shares through the Dealer
Manager, or any other Soliciting Dealer, will be required to complete and execute the
subscription documents described in the Prospectus.
(c) COMPLETED SALE. A sale of a Share shall be deemed by the Trust to be completed for
purposes of Section 3(d) if and only if (i) the Trust has received a properly
completed and executed subscription agreement, together with payment of the full purchase
price of each purchased Share, from an investor who satisfies the applicable suitability
standards and minimum purchase requirements set forth in the Registration Statement as
determined by the Soliciting Dealer, or the Dealer Manager, as applicable, in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) the Trust has accepted such subscription, and
(iii) such investor has been admitted as a shareholder of the Trust. In addition, no sale
of Shares shall be completed until at least five (5) business days after the date on which
the subscriber receives a copy of the Prospectus. The Dealer Manager hereby acknowledges
and agrees that the Trust, in its sole and absolute discretion, may accept or reject any
subscription, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever or no
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reason, and no commission or dealer manager fee will be paid to the Dealer Manager with
respect to that portion of any subscription which is rejected.
(d) DEALER-MANAGER COMPENSATION.
(i) Subject to the volume discounts and other special circumstances described in or
otherwise provided in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus or this
Section 3(d), the Trust agrees to pay the Dealer Manager selling commissions
in the amount of six and one-half percent (6.5%) of the selling price of each Share
for which a sale is completed from the Shares offered in the Primary Offering. The
Trust will not pay selling commissions for sales of Shares pursuant to the DRP, and
the Trust will pay reduced selling commissions or may eliminate commissions on
certain sales of Shares, including the reduction or elimination of selling
commissions in accordance with, and on the terms set forth in, the Prospectus. The
Dealer Manager will reallow all the selling commissions, subject to federal and
state securities laws, to the Soliciting Dealer who sold the Shares, as described
more fully in the Soliciting Dealers Agreement.
(ii) Subject to the special circumstances described in or otherwise provided in the
“Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus or this Section 3(d), as
compensation for acting as the dealer manager, the Trust will pay the Dealer
Manager, a dealer manager fee in the amount of three and one-half percent (3.5%) of
the selling price of each Share for which a sale is completed from the Shares
offered in the Primary Offering (the “Dealer Manager Fee”). No Dealer
Manager Fee will be paid in connection with Shares sold pursuant to the DRP. The
Dealer Manager may retain or re-allow all or a portion of the Dealer Manager Fee,
subject to federal and state securities laws, to the Soliciting Dealer who sold the
Shares, as described more fully in the Soliciting Dealers Agreement. The Dealer
Manager will expend the portion of the Dealer Manager Fee retained by the Dealer
Manager and not re-allowed substantially in accordance with an expenditure budget
approved by the Trust, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If
the Dealer Manager desires to expend any portion of the Dealer Manager Fee retained
by the Dealer Manager in a manner that is in material variance from such agreed-upon
expenditure budget, then the Dealer Manager shall obtain the prior approval of the
Trust, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(iii) All sales commissions payable to the Dealer Manager will be paid within thirty
(30) days after the investor subscribing for the Share is admitted as a shareholder
of the Trust, in an amount equal to the sales commissions payable with respect to
such Shares.
(iv) In no event shall the total aggregate underwriting compensation payable to the
Dealer Manager and any Soliciting Dealers participating in the Offering, including,
but not limited to, selling commissions and the Dealer Manager Fee
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exceed ten percent (10.0%) of gross offering proceeds from the Primary Offering in
the aggregate.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Trust pays any
selling commission to the Dealer Manager for sale by a Soliciting Dealer of one or
more Shares and the subscription is rescinded as to one or more of the Shares
covered by such subscription, then the Trust shall decrease the next payment of
selling commissions or other compensation otherwise payable to the Dealer Manager by
the Trust under this Agreement by an amount equal to the commission rate established
in this Section 3(d), multiplied by the number of Shares as to which the
subscription is rescinded. If no payment of selling commissions or other
compensation is due to the Dealer Manager after such withdrawal occurs, then the
Dealer Manager shall pay the amount specified in the preceding sentence to the Trust
within a reasonable period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days following receipt
of notice by the Dealer Manager from the Trust stating the amount owed as a result
of rescinded subscriptions.
(e) REASONABLE BONA FIDE DUE DILIGENCE EXPENSES. The Trust or the Advisor shall reimburse
the Dealer Manager or any Soliciting Dealer for reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses
incurred by the Dealer Manager or any Soliciting Dealer, subject to the Trust having given
its prior approval of the incurrence of such expenses (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed). The Trust shall only reimburse the Dealer Manager or any Soliciting
Dealer for such approved bona fide due diligence expenses to the extent such expenses have
actually been incurred and are supported by detailed and itemized invoice(s) provided to the
Trust.
The parties hereto acknowledge that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Trust has
advanced $25,000 to the Dealer Manager as an advance against the reimbursement obligation of
the Trust in respect of certain reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses incurred or to
be incurred by the Dealer Manager, the incurrence of which up to $25,000 hereby is deemed
approved by the Trust for purposes of this Agreement and for which no further approval from
the Trust hereunder shall be required. The Dealer Manager shall not seek any further
reimbursement from the Trust for any reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses unless and
until such $25,000 amount has been expended by the Dealer Manager on reasonable bona fide
due diligence expenses. Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, then the
Dealer Manager will return to the Trust the excess (if any) of such $25,000 amount over the
amount of reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses theretofore incurred by the Dealer
Manager. It is understood and agreed that the Trust shall be responsible for the payment or
reimbursement of all approved reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses incurred by the
Dealer Manager or any Soliciting Dealer on or prior to the Termination Date.
(f) CERTAIN ADVANCES TO DEALER MANAGER. The parties hereto acknowledge that prior to the
initial Effective Date, the Trust may have paid to the Dealer Manager advances of monies
against out-of-pocket accountable expenses actually anticipated to be incurred by the Dealer
Manager in connection with the Offering (other
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than reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses). Such advances shall be credited against
such portion of the Dealer Manager Fee payable pursuant to Section 3(d) that is
retained by the Dealer Manager and not re-allowed until the full amount of such advances is
offset. Such advances are not intended to be in addition to the compensation set forth in
Section 3(d) and any and all monies advanced that are not utilized for out-of-pocket
accountable expenses actually incurred by the Dealer Manager in connection with the Offering
(other than reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses) shall be reimbursed by the Dealer
Manager to the Trust.
4. CONDITIONS TO THE DEALER MANAGER’S OBLIGATIONS. The Dealer Manager’s obligations
hereunder shall be subject to the following terms and conditions, and if all such conditions are
not satisfied or waived by the Dealer Manager on or before the initial Effective Date or at any
time thereafter until the Termination Date, then no funds shall be released (1) from the Escrow
Account if the Dealer Manager provides notice to this effect to the Trust and the Escrow Agent, and
(2) from the Deposit Account if the Dealer Manager provides notice to this effect to the Trust and
LegacyTexas Bank:
(a) The representations and warranties on the part of the Trust and the Advisor contained in
this Agreement hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects and the Trust and
the Advisor shall have complied with their covenants, agreements and obligations contained
in this Agreement in all material respects;
(b) The Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued by the Commission and, to
the best knowledge of the Trust and the Advisor, 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 the
Dealer Manager.
(c) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any amendment or any supplement
thereto, shall not contain any untrue statement of material fact, or omit to state a
material fact is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading.
(d) On the Effective Date and at or prior to the fifth business day following the Effective
Date of each post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement that includes or
incorporates by reference the audited financial statements for the preceding fiscal year,
the Dealer Manager shall have received from Whitley Penn LLP, independent registered public
accountants for the Trust, (i) a letter, dated the applicable date, addressed to the Dealer
Manager, in form and substance satisfactory to the Dealer Manager, containing statements and
information of the type ordinarily included in accountant’s “comfort letters” to placement
agents or dealer managers, delivered according to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or
any successor bulletin), with respect to the audited financial statements and certain
financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and (ii)
confirming that they are (A)
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independent registered public accountants as required by the Securities Act, and (B) in
compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants
under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(e) At or prior to the fifth business day following the effective date of each
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement (other than post-effective amendments
filed solely pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act and other than the
post-effective amendment referred to in Section 4(d)), the Dealer Manager shall have
received from Whitley Penn LLP, independent public or certified public accountants for the
Trust, a letter, dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Dealer Manager,
to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by them
pursuant to Section 4(d), except that the specified date referred to therein for the
carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the date of
such letter.
(f) On the Effective Date the Dealer Manager shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP, counsel for the Trust, and a supplemental “negative assurances”
letter from such counsel, each dated as of the Effective Date, and each in the form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Dealer Manager.
(g) At or prior to the Effective Date and at or prior to the fifth business day following
the effective date of each post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement (other
than post-effective amendments filed solely pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities
Act), the Dealer Manager shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chief
Executive Officer or President of the Trust and the Chief Financial Officer of the Trust,
dated as of the applicable date, to the effect that: (i) the representations and warranties
of the Trust and the Advisor set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all
material respects with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of the
applicable date; and (ii) the Trust and the Advisor have complied in all material
respects with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied all the conditions on their part to
be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the applicable date.
5. COVENANTS OF THE TRUST AND THE ADVISOR. The Trust and the Advisor covenant and agree
with the Dealer Manager as follows:
(a) REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Trust will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Registration Statement and any subsequent amendments thereto to become effective as promptly
as possible and will furnish a copy of any proposed amendment or supplement of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus to the Dealer Manager.
(b) COMMISSION ORDERS. If the Commission shall issue any stop order or any other order
preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus, or shall institute any proceedings for
that purpose, then the Trust will promptly notify the Dealer Manager and use its
commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order and, if any such
order is issued, to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the removal thereof as
promptly as possible.
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(c) BLUE SKY QUALIFICATIONS. The Trust will use commercially reasonable efforts to qualify
the Shares for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions
as the Dealer Manager and the Trust shall mutually agree upon and to make such applications,
file such documents and furnish such information as may be reasonably required for that
purpose. The Trust will, at the Dealer Manager’s request, furnish the Dealer Manager with a
copy of such papers filed by the Trust in connection with any such qualification. The Trust
will promptly advise the Dealer Manager 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 commercially reasonable efforts to
prevent the issuance of any such order and if any such order is issued, to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the removal thereof as promptly as possible. The
Trust will furnish the Dealer Manager with a Blue Sky Survey dated as of the initial
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 Securities Act, any event shall have occurred to the
knowledge of the Trust, or the Trust receives notice from the Dealer Manager that it
believes such an event has occurred, as a result of which the Prospectus or any Approved
Sales Literature 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 Securities
Act, then the Trust will promptly notify the Dealer Manager thereof (unless the information
shall have been received from the Dealer Manager) and will prepare and file with the
Commission an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or effect such
compliance to the extent required, and shall make available to the Dealer Manager thereof
sufficient copies for its own use and/or distribution to the Soliciting Dealers.
(e) REQUESTS FROM COMMISSION. The Trust will promptly advise the Dealer Manager of any
request made by the Commission or a state securities administrator for amending the
Registration Statement, supplementing the Prospectus or for additional information.
(f) COPIES OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Trust will furnish the Dealer Manager with one
signed copy of the Registration Statement, including its exhibits, and such additional
copies of the Registration Statement, without exhibits, and the Prospectus and all
amendments and supplements thereto, which are finally approved by the Commission, as the
Dealer Manager may reasonably request for sale of the Shares.
(g) QUALIFICATION TO TRANSACT BUSINESS. The Trust will take all steps necessary to ensure
that at all times the Trust will validly exist as a Maryland corporation and will be
qualified to do business in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its
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business requires such qualification and where such qualification is required under local
law.
(h) AUTHORITY TO PERFORM AGREEMENTS. The Trust undertakes to obtain all consents, approvals,
authorizations or orders of any court or governmental agency or body which are required for
the Trust’s performance of this Agreement and under its declaration of trust and bylaws for
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, respectively, or the
conducting by the Trust of the business described in the Prospectus.
(i) SALES LITERATURE. The Trust will furnish to the Dealer Manager as promptly as shall be
practicable upon request any Approved Sales Literature (provided that the use of said
material has been first approved for use by all appropriate regulatory agencies). Any
supplemental sales literature or advertisement, regardless of how labeled or described, used
in addition to the Prospectus in connection with the Offering which is furnished or approved
by the Trust (including, without limitation, Approved Sales Literature) shall, to the extent
required, be filed with and, to the extent required, approved by the appropriate securities
agencies and bodies, provided that the Dealer Manager will make all FINRA filings, to the
extent required. The Trust will be responsible for all Approved Sales Literature.
(j) CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE. The Trust shall provide, from time to time upon request of
the Dealer Manager, certificates of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer
of compliance by the Trust of the requirements of this Agreement.
(k) USE OF PROCEEDS. The Trust will apply the proceeds from the sale of the Shares as set
forth in the Prospectus.
(l) CUSTOMER INFORMATION. The Trust shall:
(i) abide by and comply with (A) the privacy standards and requirements of the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (the “GLB Act”), (B) the privacy standards
and requirements of any other applicable federal or state law, and (C) its own
internal privacy policies and procedures, each as may be amended from time to time;
(ii) refrain from the use or disclosure of nonpublic personal information (as
defined under the GLB Act) of all customers who have opted out of such disclosures
except as necessary to service the customers or as otherwise necessary or required
by applicable law; and
(iii) determine which customers have opted out of the disclosure of nonpublic
personal information by periodically reviewing and, if necessary, retrieving an
aggregated list of such customers from the Soliciting Dealers (the “List”)
to identify customers that have exercised their opt-out rights. If either party
uses or discloses nonpublic personal information of any customer for purposes other
than
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servicing the customer, or as otherwise required by applicable law, that party will
consult the List to determine whether the affected customer has exercised his or her
opt-out rights. Each party understands that it is prohibited from using or
disclosing any nonpublic personal information of any customer that is identified on
the List as having opted out of such disclosures.
(m) DEALER MANAGER’S REVIEW OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS. Prior to amending or
supplementing the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
(including any amendment or supplement through incorporation of any report filed under the
Exchange Act), the Trust shall furnish to the Dealer Manager for review, a reasonable amount
of time prior to the proposed time of filing or use thereof, a copy of each such proposed
amendment or supplement, and the Trust shall not file or use any such proposed amendment or
supplement without the Dealer Manager’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
(n) CERTAIN PAYMENTS. Without the prior consent of the Dealer Manager, none of the Trust,
the Advisor or any of their respective affiliates will make any payment (cash or non-cash)
to any associated person or registered representative of the Dealer Manager.
(o) DEPOSIT ACCOUNT. Once subscription funds standing to the credit of the Escrow Account
aggregate a minimum of $1,000,000 in respect of Shares of the Trust, subject to any
continuing escrow obligations imposed by certain states as described in the Prospectus, the
Trust will deposit all subsequent subscription funds in the Deposit Account. At all times
until the Termination Date, the Deposit Account shall be subject to the Control Agreement
that will provide, among other things, that no funds shall be able to be withdrawn from the
Deposit Account once the Dealer Manager provides notice to the Trust and LegacyTexas Bank
that a condition set forth in Section 4 has not been satisfied or waived by the
Dealer Manager. Such restriction on withdrawal shall continue until the Dealer Manager
notifies the Trust and LegacyTexas Bank that funds in the Deposit Account can be released
upon order of the Trust.
6. COVENANTS OF THE DEALER MANAGER. The Dealer Manager covenants and agrees with the Trust
as follows:
(a) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. With respect to the Dealer Manager’s 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), the Dealer Manager agrees, and
each Soliciting Dealer in its Soliciting Dealer Agreement will agree, to comply in all
material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities Act
Rules and Regulations, the Exchange Act, the Exchange Act Rules and Regulations and all
other federal regulations applicable to the Offering, the sale of Shares and with all
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and the Rules of the FINRA applicable to the
Offering, from time to time in effect, specifically including, but not in any way limited
to, Conduct Rules 2340, 2420, 2730, 2740, 2750 and 2810 therein. The Dealer Manager will
not offer the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction unless and until it
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has been advised that the Shares are either registered in accordance with, or exempt from,
the securities and other laws applicable thereto.
In addition, the Dealer Manager shall, in accordance with applicable law or as prescribed by
any state securities administrator, provide, or require in the Soliciting Dealer Agreement
that the Soliciting Dealer shall provide, to any prospective investor copies of any
prescribed document which is part of the Registration Statement and any supplements thereto
during the course of the Offering and prior to the sale. The Trust may provide the Dealer
Manager with certain Approved Sales Literature to be used by the Dealer Manager and the
Soliciting Dealers in connection with the solicitation of purchasers of the Shares. The
Dealer Manager agrees not to deliver the Approved Sales Literature to any person prior to
the initial Effective Date. If the Dealer Manager elects to use such Approved Sales
Literature after the initial Effective Date, then the Dealer Manager agrees that such
material shall not be used by it in connection with the solicitation of purchasers of the
Shares and that it will direct Soliciting Dealers not to make such use unless accompanied or
preceded by the Prospectus, as then currently in effect, and as it may be amended or
supplemented in the future. The Dealer Manager agrees that it will not use any Approved
Sales Literature other than those provided to the Dealer Manager by the Trust for use in the
Offering. The use of any other sales material is expressly prohibited.
(b) NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. In offering the Shares for sale, the Dealer Manager shall
not, and each Soliciting Dealer shall agree not to, give or provide any information or make
any representation other than those contained in the Prospectus or the Approved Sales
Literature.
(c) SALES OF SHARES. The Dealer Manager shall, and each Soliciting Dealer shall agree to,
solicit purchases of the Shares only in the jurisdictions in which the Dealer Manager and
such Soliciting Dealer are legally qualified to so act and in which the Dealer Manager and
each Soliciting Dealer have been advised by the Trust that such solicitations can be made.
(d) SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. The Dealer Manager will comply in all material respects with the
subscription procedures and “Plan of Distribution” set forth in the Prospectus.
Subscriptions will be submitted by the Dealer Manager and each Soliciting Dealer to the
Trust only on the form which is included as Exhibit B to the Prospectus. The Dealer Manager
understands and acknowledges, and each Soliciting Dealer shall acknowledge, that the
Subscription Agreement must be executed and initialed by the subscriber as provided for by
the Subscription Agreement.
(e) SUITABILITY. The Dealer Manager will offer Shares, and in its agreement with each
Soliciting Dealer will require that the Soliciting Dealer offer Shares, only to persons that
it has reasonable grounds to believe meet the financial qualifications set forth in the
Prospectus or in any suitability letter or memorandum sent to it by the Trust and will only
make offers to persons in the states in which it is advised in writing by the Trust that the
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Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not required. In offering
Shares, the Dealer Manager will comply, and in its agreements with the Soliciting Dealers,
the Dealer Manager will require that the Soliciting Dealers comply, with the provisions of
all applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors, including without
limitation the FINRA Conduct Rules and the provisions of Article III.C. of the Statement of
Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment Trusts of the North American Securities
Administrators Association, Inc. (the “NASAA Guidelines”). The Dealer Manager
agrees that in recommending the purchase of the Shares in the Primary Offering to an
investor, the Dealer Manager and each person associated with the Dealer Manager that make
such recommendation shall have, and each Soliciting Dealer in its Soliciting Dealer
Agreement shall agree with respect to investors to which it makes a recommendation shall
agree that it shall have, reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of information
obtained from the investor concerning the investor’s investment objectives, other
investments, financial situation and needs, and any other information known by the Dealer
Manager, the person associated with the Dealer Manager or the Soliciting Dealer that: (i)
the investor is or will be in a financial position appropriate to enable the investor to
realize to a significant extent the benefits described in the Prospectus, including the tax
benefits where they are a significant aspect of the Trust; (ii) the investor has a fair
market net worth sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in the program, including loss of
investment and lack of liquidity; and (iii) an investment in the Shares offered in the
Primary Offering is otherwise suitable for the investor. The Dealer Manager agrees as to
investors to whom it makes a recommendation with respect to the purchase of the Shares in
the Primary Offering (and each Soliciting Dealer in its Soliciting Dealer Agreement shall
agree, with respect to Investors to whom it makes such recommendations) to maintain in the
files of the Dealer Manager (or the Soliciting Dealer, as applicable) documents disclosing
the basis upon which the determination of suitability was reached as to each investor. In
making the determinations as to financial qualifications and as to suitability required by
the NASAA Guidelines, the Dealer Manager and Soliciting Dealers may rely on (A)
representations from investment advisers who are not affiliated with a Soliciting Dealer,
banks acting as trustees or fiduciaries, and (B) information it has obtained from a
prospective investor, including such information as the investment objectives, other
investments, financial situation and needs of the person or any other information known by
the Dealer Manager (or Soliciting Dealer, as applicable), after due inquiry.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Dealer Manager shall not, and each Soliciting Dealer
shall agree not to, execute any transaction in the Trust in a discretionary account without
prior written approval of the transaction by the customer.
(f) SUITABILITY RECORDS. The Dealer Manager shall, and each Soliciting Dealer shall agree
to, maintain, for at least six years or for a period of time not less than that required in
order to comply with all applicable federal, state and other regulatory requirements,
whichever is later, 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
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whose account the investment was made met the suitability standards. The Trust agrees that
the Dealer Manager can satisfy its obligation by contractually requiring such information to
be maintained by the investment advisers or banks referred to in Section 6(e).
(g) SOLICITING DEALER AGREEMENTS. All engagements of the Soliciting Dealers will be
evidenced by a Soliciting Dealer Agreement.
(h) ELECTRONIC DELIVERY. If it intends to use electronic delivery to distribute the
Prospectus to any person, that it will comply with all applicable requirements of the
Commission, the Blue Sky laws and/or FINRA and any other laws or regulations related to the
electronic delivery of documents.
(i) COORDINATION. The Trust and the Dealer Manager shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to meet with key personnel of the other on an ongoing and regular basis to
discuss the conduct of the officers.
(j) AML COMPLIANCE. Although acting as a wholesale distributor and not itself selling
shares directly to investors, the Dealer Manager represents to the Trust that it has
established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs (“AML
Program”) in accordance with applicable law, including applicable FINRA Conduct Rules,
Exchange Act Rules and Regulations and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act) of
2001, as amended (the “USA PATRIOT Act”), specifically including, but not limited
to, Section 352 of the International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing
Act of 2001 (the “Money Laundering Abatement Act”, and together with the USA PATRIOT
Act, the “AML Rules”), reasonably expected to detect and cause the reporting of
suspicious transactions in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares. The Dealer
Manager further represents that it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules,
specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements
under Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act, and the Dealer Manager hereby
covenants to remain in compliance with such requirements and shall, upon request by the
Trust, provide a certification to the Trust that, as of the date of such certification (i)
its AML Program is consistent with the AML Rules, and (ii) it is currently in compliance
with all AML Rules, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification
Program requirements under Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act.
(k) COOPERATION. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, the Dealer
Manager will use reasonable efforts to cooperate fully with the Trust and any other party
that may be necessary to accomplish an orderly transfer and transfer to a successor dealer
manager of the operation and management of the services the Dealer Manager is providing to
the Trust under this Agreement. The Dealer Manager will not be entitled to receive any
additional fee in connection with the foregoing provisions of this
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Section 6(k), but the Trust will pay or reimburse the Dealer Manager for any
out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the Dealer Manager in connection therewith.
(l) CUSTOMER INFORMATION. The Dealer Manager will use commercially reasonable efforts to
provide the Trust with any and all subscriber information that the Trust requests in order
for the Trust to comply with the requirements under Section 5(l) above.
7. EXPENSES.
(a) Subject to Section 7(b)(iii), the Dealer Manager shall pay all of its own costs
and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The Trust agrees to pay all costs and expenses related to:
(i) the Commission’s registration of the offer and sale of the Shares with the
Commission;
(ii) expenses of printing the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto as herein provided;
(iii) to reimburse the Dealer Manager and Soliciting Dealers for approved or deemed
approved reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses in accordance with Section
3(e);
(iv) fees and expenses incurred in connection with any required filing with the
FINRA;
(v) all the expenses of agents of the Trust, excluding the Dealer Manager, incurred
in connection with performing marketing and advertising services for the Trust; and
(vi) 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.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) INDEMNIFIED PARTIES DEFINED. For the purposes of this Agreement, an “Indemnified
Party” shall mean a person or entity entitled to indemnification under Section
8, as well as such person’s or entity’s officers, directors, employees, members,
partners, affiliates, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls such
person or entity within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act.
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(b) INDEMNIFICATION OF THE DEALER MANAGER AND SOLICITING DEALERS. The Trust will indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Dealer Manager and the Soliciting Dealers, and their respective
Indemnified Parties, from and against any losses, claims, expenses (including reasonable
legal and other expenses incurred in investigating and defending such claims or
liabilities), damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which any such Soliciting Dealers
or the Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties, may become subject under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i)
in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained
herein by the Trust or the Advisor, any material breach of a covenant contained herein by
the Trust or the Advisor, or any material failure by the Trust or the Advisor to perform,
its obligations hereunder or to comply with state or federal securities laws applicable to
the Offering; (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained (A) in any Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in
the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, (B) in any Approved Sales
Literature or (C) in any blue sky application or other document executed by the Trust or on
its behalf specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Offered Shares for
sale under the securities laws of any jurisdiction or based upon written information
furnished by the Trust under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or
information being hereinafter called a “Blue Sky Application”); or (iii) the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof to make the statements
therein not misleading or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required
to be stated in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the prospectus to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, and the Trust will reimburse each Soliciting Dealer or the Dealer Manager, and
their respective Indemnified Parties, for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by
such Soliciting Dealer or the Dealer Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, in
connection with investigating or defending such loss, claim, expense, damage, liability or
action; provided, however, that the Trust will not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, expense, damage or liability 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 Trust by the
Dealer Manager expressly for use in the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereof or the Prospectus or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto.
This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Trust may otherwise
have.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as required by Section II.G. of the NASAA REIT
Guidelines, the indemnification and agreement to hold harmless provided in this Section
8(b) is further limited to the extent that no such indemnification by the Trust of a
Soliciting Dealer or the Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties, 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: (a) there
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has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged
securities law violations as to the particular Indemnified Party; (b) such claims have been
dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the
particular Indemnified Party; or (c) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement
of the claims against the particular Indemnified Party and finds that indemnification of the
settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for
indemnification has been advised of the position of the Commission and of the published
position of any state securities regulatory authority in which the securities were offered
or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.
(c) DEALER MANAGER INDEMNIFICATION OF THE TRUST AND ADVISOR. The Dealer Manager will
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, the Advisor, each of their Indemnified
Parties and each person who has signed the Registration Statement, from and against any
losses, claims, expenses (including the reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in
investigating and defending any such claims or liabilities), damages or liabilities to which
any of the aforesaid parties may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy
in a representation or warranty contained herein by the Dealer Manager or any material
breach of a covenant contained herein by the Dealer Manager; (ii) any untrue statement or
any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Registration Statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto or in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
to the Prospectus, (B) in any Approved Sales Literature, or (C) any Blue Sky Application; or
(iii) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof to make the statements
therein not misleading, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
required to be stated in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that in each case described in clauses (ii) and (iii) to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Trust by the Dealer Manager
expressly for use in the Registration Statement or any such post-effective amendments
thereof or the Prospectus or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (iv) any use
of sales literature, including “broker-dealer use only” materials, by the Dealer Manager
that is not Approved Sales Literature; or (v) any untrue statement made by the Dealer
Manager or omission by the Dealer Manager to state a fact necessary in order to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in
connection with the Offering, in each case, other than statements or omissions made in
conformity with the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Approved Sales Literature or
any other materials or information furnished by or on behalf on the Trust. The Dealer
Manager will reimburse the aforesaid parties for any reasonable legal or other expenses
incurred in connection with investigation or defense of such loss, claim, expense, damage,
liability or action. This
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indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Dealer Manager may
otherwise have.
(d) SOLICITING DEALER INDEMNIFICATION OF THE TRUST. By virtue of entering into the
Soliciting Dealer Agreement, each Soliciting Dealer severally will agree to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Trust, the Dealer Manager, each of their respective Indemnified
Parties, and each person who signs the Registration Statement, from and against any losses,
claims, expenses, damages or liabilities to which the Trust, the Dealer Manager, or any of
their respective Indemnified Parties, or any person who signed the Registration Statement,
may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, as more fully described in the
Soliciting Dealer Agreement.
(e) ACTION AGAINST PARTIES; NOTIFICATION. Promptly after receipt by any Indemnified Party
under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified
Party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under
this Section 8, promptly notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof;
provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying
party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent it shall have been actually
prejudiced by such failure. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified
Party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying
party will be entitled, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified, to participate in the defense thereof, with separate counsel. Such
participation shall not relieve such indemnifying party of the obligation to reimburse the
Indemnified Party for reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party
in defending itself, except for such expenses incurred after the indemnifying party has
deposited funds sufficient to effect the settlement, with prejudice, of, and unconditional
release of all liabilities from, the claim in respect of which indemnity is sought. Any
such indemnifying party shall not be liable to any such Indemnified Party on account of any
settlement of any claim or action effected without the consent of such indemnifying party,
such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(f) REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES. An indemnifying party under Section 8 of
this Agreement shall be obligated to reimburse an Indemnified Party for reasonable legal and
other expenses as follows:
(i) In the case of the Trust indemnifying the Dealer Manager, the advancement of
Trust funds to the Dealer Manager for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a
result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought shall be
permissible (in accordance with Section II.G. of the NASAA REIT Guidelines) only if
all of the following conditions are satisfied: (A) the legal action relates to acts
or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the
Trust; (B) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a shareholder
of the Trust or the legal action is initiated by a shareholder of the Trust acting
in his or her capacity as such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically
approves such advancement; and (C) the
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Dealer Manager undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Trust, together with
the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which the Dealer Manager
is found not to be entitled to indemnification.
(ii) In any case of indemnification other than that described in Section
8(f)(i) above, the indemnifying party shall pay all legal fees and expenses
reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Party in the defense of such claims or
actions; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be obligated to
pay legal expenses and fees to more than one law firm in connection with the defense
of similar claims arising out of the same alleged acts or omissions giving rise to
such claims notwithstanding that such actions or claims are alleged or brought by
one or more parties against more than one Indemnified Party. If such claims or
actions are alleged or brought against more than one Indemnified Party, then the
indemnifying party shall only be obliged to reimburse the expenses and fees of the
one law firm (in addition to local counsel) that has been participating by a
majority of the indemnified parties against which such action is finally brought;
and if a majority of such indemnified parties is unable to agree on which law firm
for which expenses or fees will be reimbursable by the indemnifying party, then
payment shall be made to the first law firm of record representing an Indemnified
Party against the action or claim. Such law firm shall be paid only to the extent
of services performed by such law firm and no reimbursement shall be payable to such
law firm on account of legal services performed by another law firm.
9. CONTRIBUTION.
(a) If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is for any reason unavailable
to or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party in respect of any losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party
shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and
expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Trust, the Dealer Manager and
the Soliciting Dealer, respectively, from the proceeds received in Primary Offering pursuant
to this Agreement and the relevant Soliciting Dealer Agreement, or (ii) if the allocation
provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but
also the relative fault of the Trust, the Dealer Manager and the Soliciting Dealer,
respectively, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations.
(b) The relative benefits received by the Trust, the Dealer Manager and the Soliciting
Dealer, respectively, in connection with the proceeds received in the Primary Offering
pursuant to this Agreement and the relevant Soliciting Dealer Agreement shall be deemed to
be in the same respective proportion as the total net proceeds from the Primary Offering
pursuant to this Agreement and the relevant Soliciting Dealer Agreement
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(before deducting expenses), received by the Trust, and the total selling commissions and
dealer manager fees received by the Dealer Manager and the Soliciting Dealer, respectively,
in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus bear to the aggregate offering
price of the Shares sold in the Primary Offering as set forth on such cover.
(c) The relative fault of the Trust, the Dealer Manager and the Soliciting Dealer,
respectively, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact related to information supplied by the Trust, by the Dealer Manager or
by the Soliciting Dealer, respectively, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(d) The Trust, the Dealer Manager and the Soliciting Dealer (by virtue of entering into the
Soliciting Dealer Agreement) agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation or
by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable contributions
referred to above in this Section 9. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities,
claims, damages and expenses incurred by an Indemnified Party and referred to above in this
Section 9 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by such Indemnified Party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation,
or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, the Dealer Manager and the
Soliciting Dealer shall not be required to contribute any amount by which the total price at
which the Shares sold in the Primary Offering to the public by them exceeds the amount of
any damages which the Dealer Manager and the Soliciting Dealer have otherwise been required
to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
(f) No party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any party who was not guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(g) For the purposes of this Section 9, the Dealer Manager’s officers, directors,
employees, members, partners, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who
controls the Dealer Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution of the Dealer
Manager, and each officers, directors, employees, members, partners, agents and
representatives of the Trust, each officer of the Trust who signed the Registration
Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Trust, within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to
contribution of the Trust. The Soliciting Dealers’ respective obligations to contribute
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pursuant to this Section 9 are several in proportion to the number of Shares sold by
each Soliciting Dealer in the Primary Offering and not joint.
10. TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
(a) TERM; EXPIRATION. This Agreement shall become effective on the initial Effective Date
and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall not commence until the initial Effective
Date; provided, however, that the obligations of the parties under
Sections 3(e), 3(f), 7, 8, 9 and 11 and this
Section 10 shall commence on June 24, 2009 and Sections 3(e), 3(f),
7, 8, 9 and 11 and this Section 10 shall be
effective as of June 24, 2009. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Section
10(a), this Agreement shall expire at the end of the Offering Period; provided,
however, that if the Offering Period does not commence by November 1, 2009, then
this Agreement shall expire automatically at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, on November 1, 2009
without further action by the parties. This Agreement (i) may be earlier terminated by the
Trust pursuant to Section 10(b), and (ii) may be earlier terminated by the Dealer
Manager pursuant to Section 10(c). The date upon which this Agreement shall have so
expired or been terminated earlier shall be referred to as the “Termination Date”.
(b) TERMINATION BY THE TRUST. Beginning six months following the initial Effective Date,
this Agreement may be terminated at the sole option of the Trust, upon at least sixty (60)
days’ written notice to the Dealer Manager. The Trust also has the option to terminate this
Agreement immediately, subject to the thirty (30)-day cure period for a “for Cause”
termination due to a material breach of this Agreement, upon written notice of termination
from the Board of Directors of the Trust to the Dealer Manager if any of the following
events occur:
(i) For Cause (as defined below);
(ii) A court of competent jurisdiction enters a decree or order for relief in
respect of the Dealer Manager in any involuntary case under the applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appoints
a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar
official) of the Dealer Manager or for any substantial part of its property or
orders the winding up or liquidation of the Dealer Manager’s affairs;
(iii) The Dealer Manager commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry
of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consents to the
appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Dealer Manager or for any
substantial part of its property, or makes any general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due;
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As used above, “Cause” shall mean fraud, criminal conduct, willful misconduct or
willful or grossly negligent breach of the Dealer Manager’s obligations under this Agreement
which materially adversely affects the Dealer Manager’s ability to perform its duties; or a
material breach of this Agreement by the Dealer Manager which materially affects adversely
affects the Dealer Manager’s ability to perform its duties, provided that (A) Dealer Manager
does not cure any such material breach within thirty (30) days of receiving notice of such
material breach from the Trust, or (B) if such material breach is not of a nature that can
be remedied within such period, the Dealer Manager does not diligently take all reasonable
steps to cure such breach or does not cure such breach within a reasonable time period.
(c) TERMINATION BY DEALER MANAGER. Beginning six months following the initial Effective
Date, this Agreement may be terminated at the sole option of the Dealer Manager, upon at
least six (6) months’ written notice to the Trust. The Dealer Manager also has the option to
terminate this Agreement immediately, subject to the thirty (30)-day cure period for a “for
Good Reason” termination due to a material breach of this Agreement, upon written notice of
termination from the Dealer Manager to the Trust if any of the following events occur:
(i) For Good Reason (as defined below);
(ii) A court of competent jurisdiction enters a decree or order for relief in
respect of the Trust or any of its subsidiaries in any involuntary case under the
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect,
or appoints a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or
similar official) of the Trust or any of its subsidiaries or for any substantial
part of its property or orders the winding up or liquidation of the Trust’s or any
of its subsidiaries’ affairs;
(iii) The Trust or any of its subsidiaries commences a voluntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect,
or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any
such law, or consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the
Trust or any of its subsidiaries or for any substantial part of their property, or
makes any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or fails generally to pay
its debts as they become due;
(iv) There shall have been a material change in the nature of the business conducted
or contemplated to be conducted as set forth in the Registration Statement at the
initial Effective Date by the Trust and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity;
(v) There shall have occurred a Trust MAE, whether or not arising in the ordinary
course of business;
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(vi) A stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall
have been issued by the Commission and is not rescinded within 10 business days
after the issuance thereof; or
(vii) A material action, suit, proceeding or investigation of the type referred to
in Section 1(g) shall have occurred or arisen on or after the initial
Effective Date.
As used above, “Good Reason” shall mean fraud, criminal conduct, willful misconduct
or willful or grossly negligent breach of the Trust’s obligations under this Agreement, or a
material breach of this Agreement by the Trust, provided that (i) the Trust does not cure
any such material breach within thirty (30) days of receiving notice of such material breach
from the Dealer Manager, or (ii) if such material breach is not of a nature that can be
remedied within such period, the Trust does not diligently take all reasonable steps to cure
such breach or does not cure such breach within a reasonable time period.
(d) DELIVERY OF RECORDS UPON EXPIRATION OR EARLY TERMINATION. Upon the expiration or early
termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Dealer Manager shall (i) promptly forward
any and all funds, if any, in its possession which were received from investors for the sale
of Shares into the Escrow Account for the deposit of investor funds, (ii) to the extent not
previously provided to the Trust a list of all investors who have subscribed for or
purchased shares and all broker-dealers with whom the Dealer Manager has entered into a
Soliciting Dealer Agreement, (iii) notify Soliciting Dealers of such termination, and (iv)
promptly deliver to the Trust copies of any sales literature designed for use specifically
for the Offering that it is then in the process of preparing. Upon expiration or earlier
termination of this Agreement, the Trust shall pay to the Dealer Manager all compensation to
which the Dealer Manager is or becomes entitled under Section 3(d) at such time as
such compensation becomes payable.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) SURVIVAL. The following provisions of the Agreement shall survive the expiration or
earlier termination of this Agreement: Section 3(d); Section 5(l);
Section 6(k); Section 7; Section 8; Section 9; Section
10; and Section 11. Notwithstanding anything else that may be to the contrary
herein, the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement shall not relieve a party
for liability for any breach occurring prior to such expiration or earlier termination.
(b) NOTICES. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder, except as
herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or
delivered: (i) when delivered personally or by commercial messenger; (ii) one business day
following deposit with a recognized overnight courier service, provided such deposit occurs
prior to the deadline imposed by such service for overnight delivery; (iii) when
transmitted, if sent by facsimile copy, provided confirmation of receipt is
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received by sender and such notice is sent by an additional method provided hereunder; in
each case above provided such communication is addressed to the intended recipient
thereof as set forth below:
thereof as set forth below:
If to the Trust: | United Development Funding IV | |||
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
with a copy to: | ||||
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP | ||||
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX, Xxxxx 0000 | ||||
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq. | ||||
If to the Dealer Manager: | Realty Capital Securities, LLC | |||
Three Xxxxxx Place, Suite 3300B | ||||
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Managing Director |
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with a copy to: | ||||
Proskauer Rose LLP | ||||
0000 Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq. Xxxxx X. Gerkis, Esq. |
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If to the Advisor: | UMTH General Services, L.P. | |||
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Any party may change its address specified above by giving each party notice of such change
in accordance with this Section 11(b).
(c) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. No party shall assign (voluntarily, by operation of law or
otherwise) this Agreement or any right, interest or benefit under this Agreement
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without the prior written consent of each other party. Subject to the foregoing, this
Agreement shall be fully binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(d) INVALID PROVISION. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be
construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.
(f) 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.
(g) WAIVER. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATED TO
OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. The parties hereto each hereby irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the Federal courts of the
United States of America located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in respect of
the interpretation and enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, and in respect of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and each hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a
defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof, that
it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is
not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that
this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto each hereby
irrevocably agrees that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard
and determined in such a New York State or Federal court.
(f) ATTORNEYS’ FEES. If a dispute arises concerning the performance, meaning or
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement or any document executed in connection
with this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such dispute shall be awarded any and all
costs and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in enforcing, defending or establishing
its rights hereunder or thereunder, including, without limitation, court costs and attorneys
and expert witness fees. In addition to the foregoing award of costs and fees, the
prevailing also shall be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees incurred in any
post-judgment proceedings to collect or enforce any judgment.
(g) NO PARTNERSHIP. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to
constitute the Dealer Manager or the Soliciting Brokers as being in association with or in
partnership with the Trust or one another, and instead, this Agreement only shall constitute
the Soliciting Dealer as a broker authorized by the Trust to sell and to manage the sale by
others of the Shares according to the terms set forth in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or this Agreement. Nothing herein contained shall render the Dealer Manager or
the Trust liable for the obligations of any of the Soliciting Brokers or one another.
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(h) THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except for the persons and entities referred to in
Section 8 and Section 9, there shall be no third party beneficiaries of this
Agreement, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to be for the benefit of any
person or entity not a party to this Agreement, and no third party shall be deemed to be a
beneficiary of any provision of this Agreement. Except for the persons and entities
referred to in Section 8 and Section 9, no third party shall by virtue of
any provision of this Agreement have a right of action or an enforceable remedy against any
party to this Agreement. Each of the persons and entities referred to in Section 8
and Section 9 shall be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
(i) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied,
oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The
express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the
trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or
amended other than by an agreement in writing.
(j) NONWAIVER. The failure of any party to insist upon or enforce strict performance by any
other party of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right under this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party’s right to
assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather, such
provision or right shall be and remain in full force and effect.
(k) ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The Trust may authorize the Trust’s transfer agent to provide
information to the Dealer Manager and each Soliciting Dealer regarding recordholder
information about the clients of such Soliciting Dealer who have invested with the Trust on
an on-going basis for so long as such Soliciting Dealer has a relationship with such
clients. The Dealer Manager shall require in the Soliciting Dealer Agreement that Soliciting
Dealers not disclose any password for a restricted website or portion of website provided to
such Soliciting Dealer in connection with the Offering and not disclose to any person, other
than an officer, director, employee or agent of such Soliciting Dealers, any material
downloaded from such a restricted website or portion of a restricted website.
(l) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile transmission) with
counterpart signature pages or in counterpart copies, each of which shall be deemed an
original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument comprising
this Agreement.
(m) ABSENCE OF FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS. The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the
Dealer Manager’s responsibility to the Trust and the Advisor is solely contractual in
nature, and (ii) the Dealer Manager does not owe the Trust, the Advisor,
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any of their respective affiliates or any other person or entity any fiduciary (or other
similar) duty as a result of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n) DEALER MANAGER INFORMATION. Prior to the initial Effective Date, the parties will
expressly acknowledge and agree as to the information furnished to the Trust by the Dealer
Manager expressly for use in the Registration Statement.
(o) PROMOTION OF DEALER MANAGER RELATIONSHIP. The Trust and the Dealer Manager will
cooperate with each other in good faith in connection with the promotion or advertisement of
their relationship in any release, communication, sales literature or other such materials
and shall not promote or advertise their relationship without the approval of the other
party in advance, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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
Trust in accordance with its terms.
[Signatures on following page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each duly executed this Dealer Manager Agreement
as of the day and year set forth above.
UNITED DEVELOPMENT FUNDING IV |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
UMTH GENERAL SERVICES, L.P. |
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By: UMT SERVICES, INC., | ||||
its general partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: President |
Accepted as of the date first above written:
REALTY CAPITAL SECURITIES, LLC
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: Executive Managing Director |