CHANTICLEER DIVIDEND FUND, INC. Up to $125,000,000 in Shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share FORM OF DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
Exhibit
(h)
Up to
$125,000,000 in Shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
FORM OF
DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
,
2011
[Dealer
Manager Name and Address]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Chanticleer
Dividend Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), has
registered for public sale (the “Offering”) a maximum
of $125,000,000 in shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the
“Common
Stock”), to be issued and sold to the public on a “best efforts” basis
(the “Offered
Shares”) through you as a managing dealer (the “Dealer Manager”), and
other managing dealers, and the broker-dealers participating in the offering
(the “Selected
Dealers”) at an initial offering price of $10.00 per share (subject in
certain circumstances to discounts based upon the volume of shares purchased).
Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the
Prospectus, as that term is defined in Section 2.1 below. The
Dealer Manager is not the exclusive Dealer Manager, the Company plans, and
reserves the right, to enter into Dealer Manager Agreements with other Dealer
Managers.
The
Company has entered into an investment advisory and administrative services
agreement, dated as of January __, 2011 (the “Investment Advisory
Agreement”), with Chanticleer Advisors, LLC, a North Carolina limited
liability company registered as an investment adviser (the “Adviser”), under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder (collectively, the “Advisers
Act”).
The
Company and the Adviser hereby agree with you, the Dealer Manager, as
follows:
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1.
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Representations and
Warranties of the Company and the
Adviser.
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The
Company and the Adviser hereby represent and warrant to the Dealer Manager and
each Selected Dealer with whom the Dealer Manager has entered into or will enter
into a Selected Dealer Agreement (the “Selected Dealer
Agreement”) in the form attached as Exhibit A to this
Agreement that, as of the date hereof and at all times during the Offering
Period, as that term is defined below (provided that, to the extent such
representations and warranties are given only as of a specified date or dates,
the Company and the Adviser only make such representations and warranties as of
such date or dates):
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(a) The
Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) a
registration statement on Form N-2 (No. 333-______) for the registration of the
Offered Shares in accordance with applicable requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder
(the “Securities Act
Regulations”). As used in this Agreement, the term “Registration
Statement” means such registration statement, as so amended; the term “Effective
Date” means the applicable date upon which the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto is or was first declared effective by the
Commission; the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form constituting
a part of the Registration Statement as well as in the form filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Registration Statement becomes
effective, except that the term “Prospectus” shall also include any supplements
thereto; and the term “Filing Date” means the applicable date upon which the
initial Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the
Commission. As of the date hereof, the Commission has not issued any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and no proceedings
for that purpose have been instituted or are pending before or threatened by the
Commission under the Securities Act.
(b) The
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any further amendments or
supplements thereto, will, as of the applicable Effective Date, comply in all
material respects with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations;
the Registration Statement does not, and any amendments thereto will not, in
each case as of the applicable Effective Date, contain an untrue statement of
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the
Company and the Adviser make no warranty or representation with respect to any
statement contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any
amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by the Dealer Manager or any
Selected Dealer expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto.
(c) This
Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreement have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company.
(d) The
Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
the State of Maryland, and is in good standing with the State Department of
Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, with full power and authority to conduct
its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and
to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions contemplated
hereby; this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable principles, and
except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and/or
contribution provisions contained in Section 5 of this Agreement may be
limited under applicable securities laws.
(e) Each
of the Company and the Adviser has qualified to do business and is in good
standing in every jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business, as
described in the Prospectus, requires such qualification, except where the
failure to do so would not have a material adverse effect on the condition,
financial or otherwise, results of operations or cash flows of the Company and
the Adviser taken as a whole or would materially and adversely affect the
regulatory status of the Adviser such that the Adviser would be prevented from
carrying out its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement (a “Material Adverse
Effect”).
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(f)
The Adviser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina with full power
and authority to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus and to enter into this Agreement and to perform the
transactions contemplated hereby; this Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Adviser and is a legal, valid and binding
agreement of the Adviser enforceable against the Adviser in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally, and by general equitable principles, and except to the extent that
the enforceability of the indemnity and/or contribution provisions contained in
Section 5 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities
laws.
(g) The
Offered Shares conform in all material respects to the description of the Common
Stock contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The
authorized, issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof
are as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Our
Securities.” As of the date hereof, all the issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company are fully paid and non-assessable.
(h) The
Company is not in violation of its charter or its bylaws and the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the issuance, sale and delivery of the Offered
Shares, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance
with the terms of this Agreement by the Company will not violate the terms of or
constitute a default under: (a) its charter or bylaws; or (b) any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, or other material agreement to which
the Company is a party; or (c) any law, rule or regulation applicable to
the Company; or (d) any writ, injunction or decree of any government,
governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction
over the Company except, in the cases of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for such
violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(i)
The Adviser is not in violation of its certificate of organization or its
limited liability company agreement and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and
compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Adviser will not violate the
terms of or constitute a default under: (a) its certificate of organization
or limited liability company agreement; or (b) any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, lease, or other material agreement to which the Adviser is a
party; or (c) any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Adviser; or
(d) any writ, injunction or decree of any government, governmental
instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the
Adviser except, in the cases of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for such
violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(j)
Upon the commencement of the Offering, the Company will be a non-diversified,
closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a
business development company (“BDC”) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Investment Company
Act”), and has not withdrawn such election, and the Commission has not
ordered that such election be withdrawn nor to the Company’s knowledge have
proceedings to effectuate such withdrawal been initiated or threatened by the
Commission.
(k) The
terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, including compensation terms, comply
in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Investment
Company Act and the Advisers Act.
(l)
The approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement by each of the board of
directors and the initial stockholders of the Company has been made in
accordance with the requirements of Section 15 of the Investment Company
Act applicable to companies that have elected to be regulated as BDCs under the
Investment Company Act.
(m) Except
as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (i) no
person is serving or acting as an officer, director or investment adviser of the
Company, except in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act
and the Advisers Act and the applicable published rules and regulations
thereunder, and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no director of the
Company is an “affiliated person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of
the Dealer Manager.
(n) The
Company’s current business operations and investments and contemplated business
operations and investments are in compliance in all material respects with the
provisions of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder applicable to BDCs and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, except as will not result, singly or in the aggregate, in
a material adverse effect on the Company.
(o) The
provisions of the corporate charter and bylaws of the Company and the investment
objectives, policies and restrictions described in the Prospectus are not
inconsistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder applicable to a BDC.
(p) No
consent, approval, authorization or other order of any governmental authority is
required in connection with the execution or delivery by the Company of this
Agreement or the issuance and sale by the Company of the Offered Shares, except
(a) registration of the Offered Shares under the Securities Act;
(b) election to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act;
(c) registration under the Advisers Act; (d) any necessary
qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the jurisdictions in
which the Offered Shares are being offered by the Dealer Manager and the
Selected Dealers; and (e) under the conduct rules set forth in the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rulebook (the
“FINRA
Rules”).
(q) There
are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company
or the Adviser, threatened against either the Company or the Adviser at law or
in equity or before or by any federal or state commission, regulatory body or
administrative agency or other governmental body, domestic or foreign, which
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(r)
The issuance and sale of the Offered Shares have been duly authorized by the
Company, and, when issued and duly delivered against payment therefor as
contemplated by this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security
interest or other claim, and the issuance and sale of the Offered Shares by the
Company are not subject to preemptive or other similar rights arising by
operation of law, under the charter or bylaws of the Company or under any
agreement to which the Company is a party or otherwise.
(s) The
Company has entered into an escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”)
with Paragon Commercial Bank, N.A. as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) and
the Dealer Manager, in the form included as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement, which provides for the establishment of an escrow account into which
subscribers’ funds will be deposited pursuant to the subscription procedures
described in Section 13 below (the “Escrow
Account”).
(t)
The financial statements of the Company included in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, together with the related notes, present fairly the
financial position of the Company, as of the date specified, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and in
conformity with Regulation S-X of the Commission. No additional financial
statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus.
(u) Xxxxxxx
& Associates, P.L.L.C., whose report on the financial statements of the
Company included in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, are, and during
the period covered by the report included in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, were independent registered public accountants as required by the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board.
(v) Since
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, there has
not been any event or development which could reasonably be seen as having a
Material Adverse Effect.
(w) There
are no contracts or other documents required by the Securities Act or the
Securities Act Regulations to be described in or incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement which have not been accurately described in all material
respects in the Prospectus or incorporated or filed as required. The agreements
to which either the Company or the Adviser is a party which are described in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus are valid and enforceable in all
material respects by the Company and/or the Adviser except as enforceability may
be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and rules of law governing
specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies, and, to
the best of the Company’s and the Adviser’s knowledge, no party thereto is in
breach or default under any of such agreements except where such breach or
default would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x)
The Company has, and, to the knowledge of the Company, all of the Company’s
directors or officers in their capacities as such have, complied in all material
respects with any applicable provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the
rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.
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(y) Neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer,
employee or affiliate of the Company is aware of or has taken any action,
directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
(z)
Each of the Company and the Adviser expects to implement and maintain controls
and other procedures that will be designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified
in the Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial
officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure; and the Company will make and keep
books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and the
Adviser; and the Company and the Adviser expect to implement and maintain a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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; and, to the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor the
Adviser, nor any employee or agent thereof, has made any payment of funds of the
Company or the Adviser, as the case may be, or received or retained any funds,
and no funds of the Company have been set aside to be used for any payment, in
each case in material violation of any law, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company or the Adviser.
(aa) No
relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the one
hand, and the directors, officers, security holders of the Company, the Adviser,
or their respective affiliates, on the other hand, which is required to be
described in the Prospectus and which is not so described.
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Covenants of the
Company and the Adviser.
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The
Company and the Adviser hereby jointly and severally covenant and agree with the
Dealer Manager that:
(a) The
Company will: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Registration Statement and any subsequent amendments thereto to become effective
as promptly as possible; (b) promptly advise the Dealer Manager (i) of
the receipt of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental
information from, the Commission, (ii) of the time and date of any filing
of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment
or supplement to the Prospectus, and (iii) of the time and date that any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective;
(c) timely file every amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus that may be required by the Commission or under the Securities
Act; and (d) if at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, it will promptly
notify the Dealer Manager and, to the extent the Company determines such action
is in the best interest of the Company, use its commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the lifting of such order at the earliest possible
time.
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(b) In
addition to and apart from the Prospectus, the Company intends to furnish to all
appropriate regulatory agencies and use printed sales literature or other
materials in connection with the Offering prepared by the Company, the Adviser
or the Dealer Manager, which materials are generally described in the
Prospectus. Such printed sales literature or other materials prepared by the
Company, the Adviser or the Dealer Manager, provided that the use of said sales
literature and other materials has been approved for use by the Company in
writing and all appropriate regulatory agencies, are referred to hereinafter as
the “Authorized Sales
Materials.” In the event that the Company uses printed materials in
connection with the Offering prepared by the Company, the Adviser or the Dealer
Manager, intended for “broker-dealer use only,” the Dealer Manager shall use
such “broker-dealer use only” materials in accordance with Section 4(c)
below.
(c) The
Company will, at no expense to the Dealer Manager, furnish the Dealer Manager
with such number of printed copies of the Registration Statement, including all
amendments and exhibits thereto, as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request.
The Company will similarly furnish to the Dealer Manager and Selected Dealers
designated by the Dealer Manager as many copies as the Dealer Manager may
reasonably request in connection with the Offering of the Offered Shares of:
(a) the Prospectus in preliminary and final form and every form of
supplement to or post-effective amendment to the Prospectus; and (b) the
Authorized Sales Materials.
(d) The
Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify the Offered
Shares for offering and sale under, or to establish the exemption of the
offering and sale of the Offered Shares from qualification or registration
under, the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of each jurisdiction
designated in Exhibit
B hereto (the “Qualified
Jurisdictions”) and to maintain such qualifications or exemptions in
effect throughout the Offering. In connection therewith, the Company will
prepare and file all such reports as may be required by the securities
regulatory authorities in the Qualified Jurisdictions in which the Offered
Shares have been sold, provided that the Dealer Manager shall have provided the
Company with any information required for such filings or reports that is in the
Dealer Manager’s possession. The Company will notify the Dealer Manager promptly
following each date of: (a) the effectiveness of qualification or exemption
of Offered Shares in any additional jurisdiction in which the offering and sale
of Offered Shares has been authorized by appropriate state regulatory
authorities; and (b) a change in the status of the qualification or
exemption of the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction in any respect. The Company
will file and obtain clearance of the Authorized Sales Materials to the extent
required by applicable state securities laws. The Company will furnish to the
Dealer Manager a copy of such papers filed by the Company in connection with any
such qualification.
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(e) If
at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities
Act any event occurs as a result of which, in the opinion of the Company, the
Prospectus would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the Company will
promptly notify the Dealer Manager thereof (unless the information shall have
been received from the Dealer Manager) and the Dealer Manager and the Selected
Dealers shall suspend the offering and sale of the Offered Shares in accordance
with Section 4(c) hereof until such time as the Company, in its sole
discretion (a) instructs the Dealer Manager to resume the offering and sale
of the Offered Shares and (b) has prepared any required supplement to or
post-effective amendment to the Prospectus as shall be necessary to correct such
statement or omission and to comply with the requirements of Section 10 of
the Securities Act.
(f) The
Company will apply the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares as stated in
the Prospectus.
(g) The
Company will engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent
for the Offered Shares.
(h) The
Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its status as a
BDC under the Investment Company Act; provided, however, the
Company may cease to be, or withdraw its election as a BDC under the Investment
Company Act, with the approval of its board of directors and a vote of its
stockholders as required by Section 58 of the Investment Company Act, or a
successor provision.
(i) The
Company will operate in a manner so as to enable the Company to qualify as a
regulated investment company under the Code for each taxable year during which
it elects to be treated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act; provided, however, that at
the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, it may elect to not be so
treated.
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Payment of Expenses
and Fees.
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(a)
The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses incident to the Offering,
whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this
Agreement is terminated, including expenses, fees and taxes in connection with:
(a) the registration fee, the preparation and filing of the Registration
Statement (including without limitation financial statements, exhibits,
schedules and consents), the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements
thereto, and the printing and furnishing of copies of each thereof to the Dealer
Manager and to Selected Dealers (including costs of mailing and shipment);
(b) the preparation, issuance and delivery of certificates, if any, for the
Offered Shares, including any stock or other transfer taxes or duties payable
upon the sale of the Offered Shares; (c) all fees and expenses of the
Company’s legal counsel and the independent registered public accounting firm;
(d) the qualification of the Offered Shares for offering and sale under
state laws in the states, including the Qualified Jurisdictions, that the
Company shall designate as appropriate and the determination of their
eligibility for investment under state law as aforesaid and the printing and
furnishing of copies of any blue sky surveys or legal investment surveys to the
Dealer Manager; (e) filing for review by FINRA of all necessary documents
and information relating to the Offering and the Offered Shares (including the
reasonable legal fees and filing fees and other disbursements of counsel
relating thereto); (f) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or
registrar for the Offered Shares and miscellaneous expenses referred to in the
Registration Statement; (g) all costs and expenses incident to the travel
and accommodation of the Company’s employees in making road show presentations
with respect to the offering of the Offered Shares; and (h) the performance
of the Company’s other obligations hereunder.
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(b) In
addition, the Company shall reimburse the Dealer Manager for due diligence
expenses of up to 0.5% of gross proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares for
bona fide due diligence expenses incurred by the Dealer Manager or any Selected
Dealer. Such due diligence expenses may include travel, lodging, meals and other
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Dealer Manager or any Selected
Dealer and their personnel when visiting the Company’s offices to verify
information relating to the Company. The Dealer Manager or any Selected Dealer
shall provide to the Company a detailed and itemized invoice for any such due
diligence expenses.
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Obligations and
Compensation of Dealer
Manager.
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The
Dealer Manager hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with
the Company and the Adviser (provided that, to the extent representations and
warranties of the Company and the Adviser are given only as of a specified date
or dates, the Dealer Manager only makes such representations and warranties as
of such date or dates) as follows:
(a) The
Company hereby appoints the Dealer Manager as its non-exclusive agent and
distributor during the period commencing with the date hereof and ending on the
termination date of the Offering (the “Termination Date”)
described in the Prospectus (the “Offering Period”) to
solicit and to cause Selected Dealers to solicit subscriptions for the Offered
Shares at the subscription price to be paid in accordance with, and otherwise
upon the other terms and conditions set forth in, the Prospectus and the
Subscription Agreement, and the Dealer Manager agrees to use its best efforts to
procure subscribers for the Offered Shares during the Offering Period. The
Offered Shares offered and sold through the Dealer Manager under this Agreement
shall be offered and sold by the Dealer Manager and, at the Dealer Manager’s
sole option, by any Selected Dealers whom the Dealer Manager may retain, each of
which shall be members of FINRA in good standing, pursuant to an executed
Selected Dealer Agreement with such Selected Dealer, and by other dealer
managers who enter into substantially similar agreements with the Company as
well as broker dealers engaged by such dealer managers. The Dealer Manager
hereby accepts such agency and distributorship and agrees to use its best
efforts to sell the Offered Shares on said terms and conditions. The Dealer
Manager represents to the Company that (i) it is a member of FINRA in good
standing, (ii) it and its employees and representatives have all required
licenses and registrations to act under this Agreement and (iii) it has
established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs in
accordance with applicable law, including applicable FINRA rules, Commission
rules and regulations (“Commission Rules”)
and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act) of 2001, as
amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (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 Offered Shares. In addition, the
Dealer Manager represents that it has established and implemented a program for
compliance with Executive Order 13224 and all regulations and programs
administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of foreign Assets Control
regulations and programs administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC Program”) and
will continue to maintain its OFAC Program during the term of this
Agreement.
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The
Dealer Manager further represents that it is currently in compliance with all
AML Rules and OFAC requirements, specifically including, but not limited to, the
Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the USA
PATRIOT Act, and the Dealer Manager hereby agrees, upon request of the Company,
to provide an annual certification to the Company that, as of the date of such
certification (i) its AML Program and its OFAC Program are consistent with
the AML Rules and OFAC requirements, (ii) it has continued to implement its
AML Program and its OFAC Program, and (iii) it is currently in compliance
with all AML Rules and OFAC requirements, specifically including, but not
limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under
Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act.
(b) With
respect to its participation and the participation by each Selected Dealer in
the offer and sale of the Offered Shares (including, without limitation any
resales and transfers of Offered Shares), the Dealer Manager agrees, and, by
virtue of entering into the Selected Dealer Agreement, each Selected Dealer
shall have agreed, to comply and shall comply with any applicable requirements
of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules promulgated under each, the
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and FINRA Rules, specifically
including, but not in any way limited to, Rules 2340, 2420, 2740, and 2750
therein. The Dealer Manager agrees, and each Selected Dealer shall have agreed,
to comply and shall comply with any applicable requirements with respect to its
and each Selected Dealer’s participation in any resales or transfers of the
Offered Shares. In addition, the Dealer Manager agrees, and each Selected Dealer
shall have agreed, that should it or they assist with the resale or transfer of
the Offered Shares, it and each Selected Dealer will fully comply with all
applicable FINRA or Commission Rules or any other applicable Federal or state
laws.
(c) The
Dealer Manager shall cause the Offered Shares to be offered and sold only in the
Qualified Jurisdictions, and in such additional jurisdictions as may be added
thereto in which the offering and sale of Offered Shares has been authorized by
appropriate state regulatory authorities. No Offered Shares shall be offered or
sold for the account of the Company in any other states. The Dealer Manager
shall use and distribute in conjunction with the offer and sale of any Offered
Shares only the Prospectus and the Authorized Sales Materials. The Authorized
Sales Materials may only be furnished to prospective investors if accompanied or
preceded by the Prospectus, as defined by Section 1(a) of this Agreement.
The Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Company that it will not use
any sales literature not authorized and approved by the Company or use any
“broker-dealer use only” materials with members of the public in connection with
offers or sales or the Offered Shares. The Dealer Manager agrees, and will cause
the Selected Dealers to each agree, to suspend or terminate offering and sale of
the Offered Shares upon request of the Company at any time and to resume
offering and sale of the Offered Shares upon subsequent request of the
Company.
(d) In
consideration for the services rendered by the Dealer Manager, the Company
agrees that it will pay to the Dealer Manager:
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(i)
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a
dealer manager fee in the amount of 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the
sale of the Offered Shares (the “Dealer Manager
Fee”), a portion of which may be reallowed to Selected Dealers (as
described more fully in the Selected Dealer Agreement entered into with
such Selected Dealer), up to an aggregate maximum of 1.5% of the gross
proceeds of the Offered Shares sold, which reallowance, if any, shall be
determined by the Dealer Manager in its discretion based on factors
including, but not limited to, the number of shares sold by such Selected
Dealer, the assistance of such Selected Dealer in marketing the Offering
and due diligence expenses incurred, and the extent to which similar fees
are reallowed to selected broker-dealers in similar offerings being
conducted during the Offering Period; provided, however, that
no Dealer Manager Fee shall be payable in respect of the purchase of
Offered Shares by an officer, director or employee of the Company, the
Adviser or their respective affiliates;
and
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(ii)
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subject
to volume discounts and other special circumstances described in or
otherwise provided in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the
Prospectus, selling commissions in the amount of 7.0% of the gross
proceeds of the Offered Shares sold, which commissions may be reallowed in
whole or in part to the Selected Dealer who sold the Offered Shares giving
rise to such commissions, as described more fully in the Selected Dealer
Agreement entered into with such Selected Dealer; provided, however, that
no commissions described in this clause (b) shall be payable in
respect of the purchase of Offered Shares: (i) through an investment
advisory representative affiliated with a Selected Dealer who is paid on a
fee-for-service basis by the investor; (ii) by a Selected Dealer (or
such Selected Dealer’s registered representative), in its individual
capacity, or by a retirement plan of such Selected Dealer (or such
Selected Dealer’s registered representative), or (iii) by an officer,
director or employee of the Company, the Adviser or their respective
affiliates.
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(e) The
Company will not be liable or responsible to any Selected Dealer for direct
payment of commissions or the Dealer Manager Fee to such Selected Dealer, it
being the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Dealer Manager for payment of
commissions or the Dealer Manager Fee to Selected Dealers. Notwithstanding the
above, the Company, in its sole discretion, either directly or through the
Escrow Agent, may act as agent of the Dealer Manager by making direct payment of
commissions or the Dealer Manager Fee to such Selected Dealers without incurring
any liability therefor. The Dealer Manager Fee and all selling commissions
payable to the Dealer Manager with respect to any Offered Shares sold will be
paid or offered substantially concurrently with the acceptance of subscribers
for such Offered Shares as stockholders by the Company.
(f) The
Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Company, the Adviser and each
person that signs the Registration Statement that the information regarding the
Offering in the Prospectus and all other information furnished to the Company by
the Dealer Manager in writing expressly for use in the Registration Statement,
any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, does not contain 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 not misleading.
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(g) The
Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Company and the Adviser that it
will not represent or imply that the Escrow Agent has investigated the
desirability or advisability of investment in the Company, or has approved,
endorsed or passed upon the merits of the Offered Shares or the Company, nor
will the Dealer Manager use the name of said Escrow Agent in any manner
whatsoever in connection with the offer or sale of the Offered Shares other than
by acknowledgment that it has agreed to serve as escrow agent.
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5.
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Indemnification.
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(a) For
the purposes of this Section 5, an entity’s “Indemnified Parties”
shall include such entity’s officers, directors, employees, members, partners,
agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls such entity
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act.
(b) The
Company and the Adviser, jointly and severally, will indemnify, defend (subject
to Section 5(f)) and hold harmless the Selected Dealers and the Dealer
Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, from and against any losses,
claims (including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages or liabilities,
joint or several, to which such Selected Dealers or Dealer Manager, or their
respective Indemnified Parties, may become subject, under the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act, or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
(a) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or
warranty contained herein by either the Company or the Adviser, any material
breach of a covenant contained herein by either the Company or the Adviser, or
any material failure by either the Company or the Adviser to perform its
obligations hereunder or to comply with state or federal securities laws
applicable to the Offering, or (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereto or in the Prospectus or any supplement to
the Prospectus or (ii) in any Authorized Sales Materials or (iii) in
any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company 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 Company or the Adviser under the securities
laws thereof (any such application, document or information being hereinafter
called a “Blue Sky
Application”), or (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereof or in the Prospectus or any supplement to the
Prospectus as necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the
Company and the Adviser will reimburse each Selected Dealer or Dealer Manager,
and/or their respective Indemnified Parties, for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such Selected Dealer or Dealer Manager, and/or their
respective Indemnified Parties, in connection with investigating or defending
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the
Company or the Adviser will not be liable in any such case to the extent that
any such loss, claim, 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
either (x) to the Company or the Adviser by the Dealer Manager or
(y) to the Company, the Adviser or Dealer Manager by or on behalf of any
Selected Dealer expressly for use in the Registration Statement or any such
post-effective amendment thereof, or the Prospectus or any such supplement
thereto. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
either the Company or the Adviser may otherwise have.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the indemnification and agreement to hold harmless provided in
this Section 5(b) is further limited to the extent that no such
indemnification by the Company or the Adviser of a Selected 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:
(i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count
involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee;
(ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a
court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee; or (iii) a
court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the
particular indemnitee 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) The
Dealer Manager will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company and the
Adviser, their respective Indemnified Parties and each person who has signed the
Registration Statement, from and against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which any of the aforesaid parties may become subject, under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims
(including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) in whole or
in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained
herein by the Dealer Manager, any material breach of a covenant contained herein
by the Dealer Manager, or any material failure by the Dealer Manager to perform
its obligations hereunder or (b) any untrue statement or any alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereto or in the Prospectus or any supplement to
the Prospectus or (ii) in any Authorized Sales Materials or (iii) any
Blue Sky Application, or (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereof or in the Prospectus or any supplement to the
Prospectus as necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that in
each case described in clauses (b) and (c) 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 Company or the Adviser
by the Dealer Manager specifically for use with reference to the Dealer Manager
in the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such post-effective
amendments thereof or the Prospectus or any such supplement thereto, or
(c) any use of sales literature by the Dealer Manager not authorized or
approved by the Company or any use of “broker-dealer use only” materials with
members of the public concerning the Offered Shares by the Dealer Manager, or
(d) any untrue statement made by the Dealer Manager or its representatives
or agents or omission 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 offer and sale of the Offered Shares, or (e) any
material violation by the Dealer Manager of this Agreement, or (f) any
failure by the Dealer Manager to comply with applicable laws governing money
laundry abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable
FINRA Rules, Commission Rules and the USA PATRIOT Act, or (g) any other
failure by the Dealer Manager to comply with applicable FINRA or Commission
Rules. The Dealer Manager will reimburse the aforesaid parties in connection
with investigation or defense of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Dealer
Manager may otherwise have.
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(d) Each
Selected Dealer severally will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company,
the Adviser, the Dealer Manager, each of their respective Indemnified Parties,
and each person who signs the Registration Statement, from and against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company, the Adviser, 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, insofar as such losses, claims (including the reasonable cost
of investigation), damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise
out of or are based upon (a) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy
in a representation or warranty by the Selected Dealer, any material breach of a
covenant by the Selected Dealer, or any material failure by the Selected Dealer
to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Selected Dealer Agreement, or
(b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained (i) in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto or the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus or (ii) in
any Authorized Sales Materials or (iii) any Blue Sky Application, or
(c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to
be stated in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof
or in the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus or necessary to make
statements therein not misleading, provided, however, that in
each case described in clauses (b) and (c) 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 Company or the Adviser
or the Dealer Manager by the Selected Dealer specifically for use with reference
to the Selected Dealer in the Registration Statement or any such post-effective
amendments thereof or the Prospectus or any such supplement thereto, or
(d) any use of sales literature by the Selected Dealer not authorized or
approved by the Company or use of “broker-dealer use only” materials with
members of the public concerning the Offered Shares by such Selected Dealer or
Selected Dealer’s representatives or agents, or (e) any untrue statement
made by such Selected Dealer or its representatives or agents or omission 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
offer and sale of the Offered Shares, or (f) any failure by the Selected
Dealer to comply with Section VII or Section X or any other material violation
of the Selected Dealer Agreement, or (f) any failure of the Selected Dealer
to comply with applicable laws governing money laundry abatement and
anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable FINRA Rules, Commission
Rules and the USA PATRIOT Act, or (g) any other failure by the Selected
Dealer to comply with applicable FINRA or Commission Rules or any other
applicable Federal or state laws. Each Selected Dealer will reimburse the
aforesaid parties in connection with investigation or defense of such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition
to any liability which the Selected Dealer may otherwise have.
(e) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5 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 5,
notify in writing the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof and the
omission to so notify the indemnifying party will relieve such indemnifying
party from any liability under this Section 5 as to the particular item for
which indemnification is then being sought, but not from any other liability
which it may have to any indemnified party. 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 (subject to
Section 5(f)) 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 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.
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(f) An
indemnifying party under Section 5 of this Agreement shall be obligated to
reimburse an indemnified party for reasonable legal and other expenses as
follows:
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(i)
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In
the case of the Company and/or the Adviser indemnifying the Dealer
Manager, the advancement of Company 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 only if all of
the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the legal action relates
to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services
on behalf of the Company; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a
third party who is not a shareholder of the Company or the legal action is
initiated by a shareholder of the Company acting in his or her capacity as
such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such
advancement; and (iii) the Dealer Manager undertakes to repay the
advanced funds to the Company, together with the applicable legal rate of
interest thereon, in cases which the Dealer Manager is found not to be
entitled to indemnification.
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(ii)
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In
any case of indemnification other than that described in
Section 5.6(a) above, the indemnifying party shall pay all legal fees
and expenses of 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
that has been selected by a majority of the indemnified parties against
which such action is finally brought; and in the event 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.
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(g) The
indemnity agreements contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and
in full force and effect regardless of: (a) any investigation made by or on
behalf of any Selected Dealer, or any person controlling any Selected Dealer or
by or on behalf of the Company, the Adviser, the Dealer Manager or any officer
or director thereof, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Dealer Manager;
(b) delivery of any Offered Shares and payment therefor; and (c) any
termination of this Agreement or any Selected Dealer Agreement. A successor of
any Selected Dealer or of any of the parties to this Agreement, as the case may
be, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity agreements contained in
this Section 5.
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(h) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 5, no party shall be entitled to
indemnification or contribution under this Agreement in violation of
Section 17(i) of the Investment Company Act.
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6.
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Survival of
Provisions.
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The
respective agreements, representations and warranties of the Company, the
Adviser, and the Dealer Manager set forth in this Agreement shall remain
operative and in full force and effect until the Termination Date regardless of:
(a) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager or any
Selected Dealer or any person controlling the Dealer Manager or any Selected
Dealer or by or on behalf of the Company, the Adviser or any person controlling
the Company; and (b) the delivery of payment for the Offered Shares.
Following the termination of this Agreement, this Agreement will become void and
there will be no liability of any party to any other party hereto, except for
obligations under Sections 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 15, all of which will survive
the termination of this Agreement.
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7.
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Applicable Law;
Venue.
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This
Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature
whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, directly or
indirectly, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts formed and to be formed entirely within the State of Delaware, without
regard to the conflicts of laws principles and rules thereof, to the extent such
principles would require or permit the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction.
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8.
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Counterparts.
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This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart, when
executed and delivered, shall be an original contract, but all counterparts,
when taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
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9.
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Entire
Agreement.
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This
Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto constitute the entire agreement among
the parties and supersede any prior understanding, whether written or oral,
prior to the date hereof with respect to the Offering.
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10.
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Successors and
Amendment.
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(a) This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Dealer Manager
and the Company and the Adviser and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Selected Dealers to the extent set
forth in Sections 1 and 5 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall
be construed to give to any other person any right, remedy or claim, except as
otherwise specifically provided herein.
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(b) This
Agreement may be amended only by the written agreement of the Dealer Manager,
the Company and the Adviser.
(c) Neither
the Company or Adviser, nor the Dealer Manager may assign or transfer any of
such party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the Dealer Manager, on the one hand, or the Company and the
Adviser, acting together, on the other hand.
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11.
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Term and
Termination.
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(a) This
Agreement may be terminated by the Dealer Manager, on the one hand, or the
Company and the Adviser acting together, on the other, in the event that
(a) the Company or the Adviser, on the one hand, or the Dealer Manager, on
the other, shall have materially failed to comply with any of the material
provisions of this Agreement or (b) the Company or the Adviser, on the one
hand, or the Dealer Manager, on the other, materially breaches any of its
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and, in the case of
the Company or the Adviser, such breach or breaches, individually or in the
aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that no
party may terminate this Agreement under this sentence unless such failure(s) or
breach(es) under clause (a) or (b) above is or are not cured within
thirty (30) days after such party has delivered notice of intent to
terminate under this Section 11(a). In any case, this Agreement shall
expire at the close of business on the Termination Date.
(b) The
Dealer Manager, upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, shall
(i) promptly deposit any and all funds, if any, in its possession which
were received from investors for the sale of Offered Shares into the appropriate
escrow account, (ii) promptly deliver to the Company all records and
documents in its possession which relate to the Offering and are not designated
as dealer copies, (iii) provide a list of all purchasers and broker-dealers
with whom the Dealer Manager has initiated oral or written discussions regarding
the Offering, and (iv) notify Selected Dealers of such termination. The
Dealer Manager, at its sole expense, may make and retain copies of all such
records and documents, but shall keep all such information confidential. The
Dealer Manager shall use its best efforts to cooperate with the Company to
accomplish an orderly transfer of management of the Offering to a party
designated by the Company.
(c) Upon
expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Dealer
Manager all compensation to which the Dealer Manager is or becomes entitled
under Section 4 at such time as such compensation becomes
payable.
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12.
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Confirmation.
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The
Company hereby agrees and assumes, or will arrange for a party designated by it,
to assume the duty to confirm, on its behalf and on behalf of Selected Dealers,
all orders for purchase of Offered Shares accepted by the Company. Such
confirmations will comply with the rules of the Commission and FINRA, and will
comply with applicable laws of such other jurisdictions to the extent the
Company is advised of such laws in writing by the Dealer Manager.
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13.
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Submission of
Orders.
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(a) Each
person desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering will be required to
complete and execute a Subscription Agreement in the form attached as an
Appendix to the Prospectus and to deliver to the Selected Dealer or Dealer
Manager, as the case may be (the “Processing
Broker-Dealer”), such completed Subscription Agreement, together with a
check, draft, wire or money order (hereinafter referred to as a “Subscription
Payment”) for the purchase price of the Offered Shares, subject to any
discount that may apply based upon the volume of Offered Shares purchased
pursuant to the schedule of discounts and procedures specified in the
Prospectus. There shall be a minimum initial purchase by any one purchaser of
$5,000 in Offered Shares (except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus, or in
any letter or memorandum from the Company to the Dealer Manager). Minimum
subsequent purchases of Offered Shares shall be $500 per transaction. Persons
who purchase Offered Shares shall make their checks payable to “Paragon
Commercial Bank, N.A., as agent for Chanticleer Dividend Fund,
Inc.”
After
meeting the $1,500,000 minimum offering requirement (the “Minimum Offering”),
the Company will sell the Offered Shares on a continuous basis at a price of
$10.00 per Offered Share, subject to any adjustment to ensure that Offered
Shares are not sold at a price, after deduction of selling commissions and the
Dealer Manager Fee, that is below net asset value per Offered Share. Each person
desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering must submit subscriptions
for a certain dollar amount, rather than a number of Offered Shares and, as a
result, may receive fractional Offered Shares.
The
Processing Broker-Dealer receiving a Subscription Agreement and Subscription
Payment not conforming to the foregoing instructions shall return such
Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment directly to such subscriber not
later than the end of the second business day following receipt by the
Processing Broker-Dealer of such materials. Subscription Agreements and
Subscription Payments received by the Processing Broker-Dealer which conform to
the foregoing instructions shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of
the methods described in this Section 13. Transmittal of received investor
funds will be made in accordance with the following procedures. The Dealer
Manager may authorize certain Selected Dealers that are “$250,000
broker-dealers” to instruct their customers to make their checks for Offered
Shares subscribed for payable directly to the Selected Dealer. In such case, the
Selected Dealer will collect the proceeds of the subscribers’ checks and issue a
check for the aggregate amount of the subscription proceeds made payable to the
order of “Paragon Commercial Bank, N.A., as agent for Chanticleer Dividend Fund,
Inc.”
(b) If
the Processing Broker-Dealer conducts its internal supervisory review at the
same location at which Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments are
received from subscribers, then, by noon of the next business day following
receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer, the Processing Broker-Dealer will
transmit the Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payment for deposit with
the Escrow Agent, or after the Minimum Offering has been achieved, to the
Company or its designated agent.
(c) If
the Processing Broker-Dealer conducts its internal supervisory review at a
different location (the “Final Review
Office”), Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments will be
transmitted by the Processing Broker-Dealer to the Final Review Office by noon
of the next business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer. The
Final Review Office will in turn by noon of the next business day following
receipt by the Final Review Office, transmit such Subscription Agreements and
Subscription Payment for deposit to the Escrow Agent, or after the Minimum
Offering has been achieved, to the Company or its designated
agent.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, with respect to any Offered Shares to be purchased by a custodial
account, the Processing Broker-Dealer shall cause the custodian of such account
to deliver a completed Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment for such
account directly for deposit to the Escrow Agent. The Processing Broker-Dealer
shall furnish to the Escrow Agent with each delivery of Subscription Payments a
list of the subscribers showing the name, address, tax identification number,
state of residence, amount of Offered Shares subscribed for, and the amount of
money paid.
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14.
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Suitability of
Investors; Compliance with Privacy
Laws.
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(a) The
Dealer Manager will offer Offered Shares, and in its agreements with Selected
Dealers will require that the Selected Dealers offer Offered Shares, only to
those persons who meet the suitability standards set forth in the Prospectus or
in any suitability letter or memorandum sent by the Company and will only make
offers to persons in the jurisdictions in which it is advised in writing that
the Offered Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not
required. Notwithstanding the qualification of the Offered Shares for sale in
any respective jurisdiction (or the exemption therefrom), the Dealer Manager
represents, warrants and covenants that it will not offer Offered Shares and
will not permit any of its registered representatives to offer Offered Shares in
any jurisdiction unless both the Dealer Manager and such registered
representative are duly licensed to transact securities business in such
jurisdiction. In offering Offered Shares, Dealer Manager will comply, and in its
agreements with Selected Dealers the Dealer Manager will require that the
Selected Dealers comply, with the provisions of FINRA Rules, as well as all
other applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of
investors.
The
Dealer Manager further represents, warrants and covenants that neither the
Dealer Manager, nor any person associated with the Dealer Manager, shall offer
or sell Offered Shares in any jurisdiction except to investors who satisfy the
investor suitability standards and minimum investment requirements under the
most restrictive of the following: (1) applicable provisions described in
the Prospectus, including minimum income and net worth standards;
(2) applicable laws of the jurisdiction of which such investor is a
resident; or (3) applicable FINRA Rules. The Dealer Manager agrees to
ensure that, in recommending the purchase, sale or exchange of Offered Shares to
an investor, the Dealer Manager, or a person associated with the Dealer Manager,
shall have reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of information obtained
from the investor (and thereafter maintained in the manner and for the period
required by the Commission, any state securities commission, FINRA or the
Company) concerning his age, investment objectives, other investments, financial
situation and needs, and any other information known to the Dealer Manager, or
person associated with the Dealer Manager, that (A) the investor can
reasonably benefit from an investment in the Offered Shares based on the
investor’s overall investment objectives and portfolio structure, (B) the
investor is able to bear the economic risk of the investment based on the
investor’s overall financial situation, and (C) the investor has an
apparent understanding of (i) the fundamental risks of the investment,
(ii) the risk that the investor may lose his entire investment in the
Offered Shares, (iii) the lack of liquidity of the Offered Shares,
(iv) the restrictions on transferability of the Offered Shares,
(v) the background and qualifications of the Company’s sponsor or the
persons responsible for directing and managing the Company, and (vi) the
tax consequences of an investment in the Offered Shares. The Dealer Manager
further represents, warrants and covenants that the Dealer Manager, or a person
associated with the Dealer Manager, will make every reasonable effort to
determine the suitability and appropriateness of an investment in Offered Shares
of each proposed investor by reviewing documents and records disclosing the
basis upon which the determination as to suitability was reached as to each
purchaser of Offered Shares pursuant to a subscription solicited by the Dealer
Manager, whether such documents and records relate to accounts which have been
closed, accounts which are currently maintained, or accounts hereafter
established. The Dealer Manager agrees to retain such documents and records in
the Dealer Manager’s records for a period of six years from the date of the
applicable sale of Offered Shares and to make such documents and records
available to (i) the Company upon request, and (ii) representatives of
the Commission, FINRA and applicable state securities administrators upon the
Dealer Manager’s receipt of an appropriate document subpoena or other
appropriate request for documents from any such agency. The Dealer Manager shall
not purchase any Offered Shares for a discretionary account without obtaining
the prior written approval of the Dealer Manager’s customer and his or her
signature on a Subscription Agreement.
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(b) The
Dealer Manager agrees, and in its agreements with Selected Dealers the Dealer
Manager will require that the Selected Dealers to agree, (a) to abide by
and comply with (i) the privacy standards and requirements of the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (“GLB Act”) and
Regulation S-P, (ii) the privacy standards and requirements of any other
applicable Federal or state law, and (iii) its own internal privacy
policies and procedures, each as may be amended from time to time; (b) to
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 (c) to determine which customers have opted
out of the disclosure of nonpublic personal information by periodically
reviewing and, if necessary, retrieving a list of such customers (the “List”) as provided by
each to identify customers that have exercised their opt-out
rights.
In the
event the Dealer Manager uses or discloses nonpublic personal information of any
customer for purposes other than servicing the customer, or as otherwise
required by applicable law, the Dealer Manager will consult the List to
determine whether the affected customer has exercised his or her opt-out rights.
The Dealer Manager 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.
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Notices.
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Any
notice, approval, request, authorization, direction or other communication under
this Agreement shall be deemed given (a) when delivered personally,
(b) on the first business day after delivery to a national overnight
courier service, (c) upon receipt of confirmation if sent via facsimile, or
(d) on the fifth business day after deposited in the United States mail,
properly addressed and stamped with the required postage, registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the intended recipient
at the address set forth below:
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Any party
may change its address specified above by giving the other party notice of such
change in accordance with this Section 15.
If
the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please indicate your
acceptance thereof in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this
letter and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us as of
the date first above written.
Very
truly yours,
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“ADVISER”
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT
Up
to $125,000,000 in Shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per
share
FORM OF
SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT
Dated:
,
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Subject
to the terms described hereinbelow, _____________, as the dealer manager (“Dealer Manager”) for
Chanticleer Dividend Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), invites
you (“Selected
Dealer”) to participate in the distribution, on a best efforts basis, of
up to $125,000,000 in shares of common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value
per share (the “Common
Stock”), to be issued and sold to the public on a “best efforts” basis
(the “Offered
Shares”) at an initial offering price of $10.00 per share (subject in
certain circumstances to discounts based upon the volume of shares purchased) as
set forth in the registration statement on Form N-2 filed by the Company (File
No. 333-____________), which includes the Company’s prospectus, as amended
or supplemented (the “Prospectus”).
Chanticleer
Advisors, LLC is the investment adviser of the Company (the “Adviser”). The Dealer
Manager has entered into a dealer manager agreement with the Company and the
Adviser dated ______________, 2010, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“Dealer Manager
Agreement”). Upon effectiveness of this Selected Dealer Agreement (this
“Agreement”)
pursuant to Section XIV below, you will become one of the Selected Dealers
referred to in the Dealer Manager Agreement and will be entitled and subject to
the provisions contained in the Dealer Manager Agreement, including the
provisions of the Dealer Manager Agreement wherein each of the Selected Dealers
severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Adviser, the
Dealer Manager and their respective officers, directors, employees, members,
partners, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls such
entity within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Except as otherwise set forth herein, capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Dealer Manager
Agreement. The Offered Shares are offered solely through broker-dealers who are
members in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).
(a)
Selected Dealer hereby agrees to use its best efforts to sell the Offered Shares
for cash on the terms and conditions stated in the Company’s Prospectus. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to make Selected Dealer an
employee, agent, representative, partner of the Dealer Manager, the Company or
the Adviser, and Selected Dealer is not authorized to act for the Dealer
Manager, the Company or the Adviser or to make any representations on their
behalf except as set forth in the Prospectus and any printed sales literature or
other materials prepared by the Company, the Adviser or the Dealer Manager,
provided that the use of said sales literature and other materials has been
approved for use by the Company in writing and all appropriate regulatory
agencies (the “Authorized Sales Materials”). In the event that the Company uses
printed materials in connection with the Offering prepared by the Company, the
Adviser or the Dealer Manager intended for “broker-dealer use only,” Selected
Dealer shall use such “broker-dealer use only” materials in accordance with
Section VII below.
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II.
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Submission
of Orders
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Each
person desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering will be required to
complete and execute a Subscription Agreement in the form attached as an
Appendix to the Prospectus and to deliver to the Selected Dealer or Dealer
Manager, as the case may be (the “Processing
Broker-Dealer”), such completed Subscription Agreement, together with a
check, draft, wire or money order (hereinafter referred to as a “Subscription
Payment”) for the purchase price of the Offered Shares, subject to any
discount that may apply based upon the volume of Offered Shares purchased
pursuant to the schedule of discounts and procedures specified in the
Prospectus. There shall be a minimum initial purchase by any one purchaser of
$5,000 in Offered Shares (except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus, or in
any letter or memorandum from the Company to the Dealer Manager). Minimum
subsequent purchases of Offered Shares shall be $500 per transaction. Persons
who purchase Offered Shares shall make their checks payable to “Paragon
Commercial Bank, N.A., as agent for Chanticleer Dividend Fund, Inc.” Each person
desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering must submit subscriptions
for a certain dollar amount, rather than a number of Offered Shares and, as a
result, may receive fractional Offered Shares.
The
Processing Broker-Dealer receiving a Subscription Agreement and Subscription
Payment not conforming to the foregoing instructions shall return such
Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment directly to such subscriber not
later than the end of the second business day following receipt by the
Processing Broker-Dealer of such materials. Subscription Agreements and
Subscription Payments received by the Processing Broker-Dealer which conform to
the foregoing instructions shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of
the methods described in this Section II. If the Selected Dealer is a “$250,000
broker-dealer,” the Dealer Manager may authorize the Selected Dealer to instruct
its customers to make its check for Offered Shares subscribed for payable
directly to the Selected Dealer, in which case the Selected Dealer will collect
the proceeds of the subscriber’s check and issue a check for the aggregate
amount of the subscription proceeds made payable to the order of “Paragon
Commercial Bank, N.A., as agent for Chanticleer Dividend Fund, Inc.” Selected
Dealer hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Escrow Agreement, dated
______________, 2010 (the “Escrow Agreement”),
by and among the Escrow Agent and the Company.
(a) If
the Processing Broker-Dealer conducts its internal supervisory review at the
same location at which Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments are
received from subscribers, then, by the end of the next business day following
receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer, the Processing Broker-Dealer will
transmit the Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payment for deposit to the
Escrow Agent, or after the Minimum Offering has been achieved, to the Company or
its designated agent.
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(b) If
the Processing Broker-Dealer conducts its internal supervisory review at a
different location (the “Final Review
Office”), Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments will be
transmitted by the Processing Broker-Dealer to the Final Review Office by the
end of the next business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer.
The Final Review Office will in turn by the end of the next business day
following receipt by the Final Review Office, transmit such Subscription
Agreements and Subscription Payment for deposit to the Escrow Agent, or after
the Minimum Offering has been achieved, to the Company or its designated
agent.
Selected
Dealer understands that the Company reserves the unconditional right to reject
any order for any or no reason.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, with respect to any Offered Shares to be purchased by a custodial
account, the Processing Broker-Dealer shall cause the custodian of such account
to deliver a completed Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment for such
account directly to the Transfer Agent. The Processing Broker-Dealer shall
furnish with each delivery of Subscription Payments a list of the subscribers
showing the name, address, tax identification number, state of residence, amount
of Offered Shares subscribed for, and the amount of money paid.
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Pricing
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Except
for volume discounts described in or as otherwise provided in the “Plan of
Distribution” section of the Prospectus, the Offered Shares shall be offered to
the public at an initial offering price of $10.00 per Offered Share payable in
cash. Except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus or in any letter or
memorandum sent to Selected Dealer by the Company or Dealer Manager, a minimum
initial purchase of $5,000 in Offered Shares is required. Minimum subsequent
purchases of Offered Shares shall be $500 per transaction. After meeting the
$1,500,000 minimum offering requirement, the Company will sell the Offered
Shares on a continuous basis at a price of $10.00 per Offered Share, subject to
any adjustment to ensure that Offered Shares are not sold at a price, after
deduction of selling commissions and the dealer manager fee, that is below net
asset value per Offered Share. Each person desiring to purchase Offered Shares
in the Offering must submit subscriptions for a certain dollar amount, rather
than a number of Offered Shares and, as a result, may receive fractional Offered
Shares.
The
Offered Shares are nonassessable. Selected Dealer hereby agrees to place any
order for the full purchase price except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus
for volume discounts based upon the number of Offered Shares purchased by a
subscriber through Selected Dealer.
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IV.
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Selected
Dealer’s Compensation
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Subject
to volume discounts and other special circumstances described in or as otherwise
provided in the “The Offering” section of the Prospectus, Selected Dealer’s
selling commission applicable to the total public offering price of Offered
Shares sold by Selected Dealer which it is authorized to sell hereunder is 7.0%
of the gross proceeds of Offered Shares sold by it and accepted and confirmed by
the Company, which commission will be paid by the Dealer Manager. For these
purposes, a “sale of Offered Shares” shall occur following the release from
escrow the Offering proceeds received in connection with the sale of the minimum
number of Offered Shares as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus, and,
if and only if, a transaction has closed with a securities purchaser pursuant to
all applicable offering and subscription documents and the Company has
thereafter distributed the commission to the Dealer Manager in connection with
such transaction. Selected Dealer hereby waives any and all rights to receive
payment of commissions due until such time as the Dealer Manager is in receipt
of the commission from the Company. Selected Dealer affirms that the Dealer
Manager’s liability for commissions payable is limited solely to the proceeds of
commissions receivable associated therewith. In addition, as set forth in the
Prospectus, the Dealer Manager, in its sole discretion, may reallow a portion of
the Dealer Manager Fee to Selected Dealer as marketing fees or to defray other
distribution-related expenses, which reallowance, if any, shall be determined by
the Dealer Manager in its sole discretion based on factors including, but not
limited to, the number of shares sold by Selected Dealer, the assistance of
Selected Dealer in marketing the offering and due diligence expenses incurred,
and the extent to which similar fees are reallowed to selected broker-dealers in
similar offerings being conducted during the Offering. Such reallowance shall be
described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement.
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Selected
Dealer acknowledges and agrees that no commissions, payments or amount
whatsoever will be paid to Selected Dealer in respect of the purchase of Offered
Shares by a Selected Dealer (or its registered representative), in its
individual capacity, or by a retirement plan of such Selected Dealer (or its
registered representative), or by an officer, director or employee of the
Company, the Adviser or their respective affiliates.
The
parties hereby agree that the foregoing commission is not in excess of the usual
and customary distributors’ or sellers’ commission received in the sale of
securities similar to the Offered Shares, that Selected Dealer’s interest in the
offering is limited to such commission from the Dealer Manager and Selected
Dealer’s indemnity referred to in Section 5 of the Dealer Manager
Agreement, and that the Company is not liable or responsible for the direct
payment of such commission to Selected Dealer. In addition, as set forth in the
Prospectus, the Dealer Manager may reimburse the Selected Dealers up to 0.5% of
gross proceeds for the Offered Shares for bona fide due diligence
expenses incurred by such Selected Dealers. Selected Dealer shall provide a
detailed and itemized invoice for any such due diligence expenses.
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Payment
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Payments
of selling commissions will be made by the Dealer Manager (or by the Company as
the agent of the Dealer Manager, as provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement) to
Selected Dealer within 30 days of the receipt by the Dealer Manager of the gross
commission payments from the Company.
Selected
Dealer, in its sole discretion, may authorize Dealer Manager (or the Company as
the agent of the Dealer Manager, as provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement) to
deposit selling commissions, reallowances and other payments due to it pursuant
to this Agreement directly to its bank account. If Selected Dealer so elects,
Selected Dealer shall provide such deposit authorization and instructions in
Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
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Right
to Reject Orders or Cancel
Sales
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All
orders, whether initial or additional, are subject to acceptance by and shall
only become effective upon confirmation by the Company, which reserves the right
to reject any order for any or no reason. Orders not accompanied by a
Subscription Agreement and executed signature page thereto and the required
Subscription Payment for the Offered Shares may be rejected. Issuance and
delivery of the Offered Shares will be made only after actual receipt of payment
therefor. If any Subscription Payment is not paid upon presentment, or if the
Company is not in actual receipt of clearinghouse funds or cash, certified or
cashier’s check or the equivalent in payment for the Offered Shares within 15
days of sale, the Company reserves the right to cancel the sale without notice.
In the event an order is rejected, canceled or rescinded for any reason,
Selected Dealer agrees to return to the Dealer Manager any commission or Dealer
Manager Fee theretofore paid with respect to such order, and, if Selected Dealer
fails to so return any such commission or Dealer Manager, the Dealer Manager
shall have the right to offset amounts owed against future commissions or Dealer
Manager Fees due and otherwise payable to Selected Dealer.
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Prospectus
and Authorized Sales
Materials
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Selected
Dealer is not authorized or permitted to give, and will not give, any
information or make any representation (written or oral) concerning the Offered
Shares except as set forth in the Prospectus and the Authorized Sales Materials.
The Dealer Manager will supply Selected Dealer with reasonable quantities of the
Prospectus, any supplements thereto and any amended Prospectus, as well as any
Authorized Sales Materials, for delivery to investors, and Selected Dealer will
deliver a copy of the Prospectus and all supplements thereto and any amended
Prospectus to each investor to whom an offer is made prior to or simultaneously
with the first solicitation of an offer to sell the Offered Shares to an
investor. Selected Dealer agrees that it will not send or give any supplements
to the Prospectus, any amended Prospectus or any Authorized Sales Materials to
that investor unless it has previously sent or given a Prospectus and all
supplements thereto and any amended Prospectus to that investor or has
simultaneously sent or given a Prospectus and all supplements thereto and any
amended Prospectus with such Prospectus supplement, amended Prospectus or
Authorized Sales Materials. Selected Dealer agrees that it will not show or give
to any investor or prospective investor or reproduce any material or writing
which is supplied to it by the Dealer Manager and marked “broker-dealer use
only” or otherwise bearing a legend denoting that it is not to be used in
connection with the offer or sale of Offered Shares to members of the public.
Selected Dealer agrees that it will not use in connection with the offer or sale
of Offered Shares any materials or writings which have not been previously
approved by the Company other than the Prospectus and the Authorized Sales
Materials. Selected Dealer agrees to furnish a copy of any revised preliminary
Prospectus to each person to whom it has furnished a copy of any previous
preliminary Prospectus, and further agrees that it will itself mail or otherwise
deliver all preliminary and final Prospectuses required for compliance with the
provisions of Rule 15c2-8 under the Exchange Act. Regardless of the termination
of this Agreement, Selected Dealer will deliver a Prospectus in transactions in
the Offered Shares for a period of 90 days from the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement or such longer period as may be required by the Exchange
Act. Selected Dealer agrees to comply with all the applicable requirements under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in offering and selling Offered
Shares.
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License
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Selected
Dealer’s acceptance of this Agreement constitutes a representation to the
Company and the Dealer Manager that Selected Dealer is a properly registered or
licensed broker-dealer, duly authorized to sell Offered Shares under Federal and
state securities laws and regulations in all states where it offers or sells
Offered Shares, and that it is a member in good standing of FINRA. Selected
Dealer represents and warrants that it is currently licensed as a broker-dealer
in the jurisdictions identified on Schedule 3 to this Agreement. This Agreement
shall automatically terminate if Selected Dealer ceases to be a member in good
standing of FINRA or with the securities commission of the state in which the
Selected Dealer’s principal office is located. Selected Dealer agrees to notify
the Dealer Manager immediately if Selected Dealer ceases to be a member in good
standing of FINRA or with the securities commission of any state in which the
Selected Dealer is currently registered or licensed, or in the case of a foreign
dealer, so to conform. Selected Dealer also hereby agrees to abide by the
conduct rules set forth in the FINRA rulebook (“FINRA Rules),
including, without limitation, FINRA Rules 2340, 2420, 2740 and
2750.
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Anti-Money
Laundering Compliance
Programs
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Selected
Dealer’s acceptance of this Dealer Agreement constitutes a representation to the
Company and the Dealer Manager that Selected Dealer has established and
implemented an anti-money laundering compliance program (“AML Program”) in
accordance with applicable law, including applicable FINRA Rules, Securities and
Exchange Commission Rules (the “Commission Rules”)
and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act) of 2001, as
amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (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 sale of Offered Shares. In addition, Selected Dealer
represents that it has established and implemented a program for compliance with
Executive Order 13224 and all regulations and programs administered by the
Treasury Department’s Office of foreign Assets Control regulations and programs
administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
(“OFAC
Program”) and will continue to maintain its OFAC Program during the term
of this Agreement. Upon request by the Dealer Manager at any time, Selected
Dealer hereby agrees to (i) furnish a written copy of its AML Program and
OFAC Program to the Dealer Manager for review, and (ii) furnish a copy of
the findings and any remedial actions taken in connection with Selected Dealer’s
most recent independent testing of its AML Program and/or its OFAC
Program.
The
parties acknowledge that for the purposes of FINRA Rules, the investors who
purchase Offered Shares through Selected Dealer are “customers” of Selected
Dealer and not the Dealer Manager. Nonetheless, to the extent that the Dealer
Manager deems it prudent, Selected Dealer shall cooperate with the Dealer
Manager’s reasonable requests for information, records and data related to the
Company’s stockholders introduced to, and serviced by, Selected Dealer (the
“Customers”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Selected Dealer shall not be required to provide
to the Dealer Manager any documentation that, in Selected Dealer’s reasonable
judgment, would cause Selected Dealer to lose the benefit of attorney-client
privilege or other privilege which it may be entitled to assert relating to the
discoverability of documents in any civil or criminal proceedings. Selected
Dealer hereby represents that it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules
and all OFAC requirements, specifically including, but not limited to, the
Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the USA
PATRIOT Act. Selected Dealer hereby agrees, upon request by the Dealer
Manager to (A) provide an annual certification to Dealer Manager that, as
of the date of such certification (i) its AML Program and its OFAC Program
are consistent with the AML Rules and OFAC requirements; (ii) it has
continued to implement its AML Program and its OFAC Program, and (iii) it
is currently in compliance with all AML Rules and OFAC requirements,
specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program
requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act; and (B) perform
and carry out, on behalf of both the Dealer Manager and the Company, the
Customer Identification Program requirements in accordance with Section 326
of the USA PATRIOT Act and applicable SEC and Treasury Department Rules
thereunder.
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Limitation
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Selected
Dealer will offer Offered Shares only to persons who meet the suitability
standards set forth in the Prospectus or in any suitability letter or memorandum
sent to it by the Company or the Dealer Manager and will only make offers to
persons in the jurisdictions in which it is advised in writing that the Offered
Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not required.
Notwithstanding the qualification of the Offered Shares for sale in any
respective jurisdiction (or the exemption therefrom), Selected Dealer
represents, warrants and covenants that it will not offer Offered Shares and
will not permit any of its registered representatives to offer Offered Shares in
any jurisdiction unless both the Selected Dealer and such registered
representative are duly licensed to transact securities business in such
jurisdiction. In offering Offered Shares, Selected Dealer will comply with the
provisions of FINRA Rules, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations
relating to suitability of investors.
Selected
Dealer further represents, warrants and covenants that neither Selected Dealer,
nor any person associated with Selected Dealer, shall offer or sell Offered
Shares in any jurisdiction except to investors who satisfy the investor
suitability standards and minimum investment requirements under the most
restrictive of the following: (1) applicable provisions described in the
Prospectus, including minimum income and net worth standards;
(2) applicable laws of the jurisdiction of which such investor is a
resident; or (3) applicable FINRA Rules. Selected Dealer agrees to ensure
that, in recommending the purchase, sale or exchange of Offered Shares to an
investor, Selected Dealer, or a person associated with Selected Dealer, shall
have reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of information obtained from
the investor (and thereafter maintained in the manner and for the period
required by the Commission, any state securities commission, FINRA or the
Company) concerning his age, investment objectives, other investments, financial
situation and needs, and any other information known to Selected Dealer, or
person associated with Selected Dealer, that (A) the investor can
reasonably benefit from an investment in the Offered Shares based on the
investor’s overall investment objectives and portfolio structure, (B) the
investor is able to bear the economic risk of the investment based on the
investor’s overall financial situation, and (C) the investor has an
apparent understanding of (i) the fundamental risks of the investment,
(ii) the risk that the investor may lose his entire investment in the
Offered Shares, (iii) the lack of liquidity of the Offered Shares,
(iv) the restrictions on transferability of the Offered Shares,
(v) the background and qualifications of the Company’s sponsor or the
persons responsible for directing and managing the Company, and (vi) the
tax consequences of an investment in the Offered Shares. Selected Dealer further
represents, warrants and covenants that Selected Dealer, or a person associated
with Selected Dealer, will make every reasonable effort to determine the
suitability and appropriateness of an investment in Offered Shares of each
proposed investor by reviewing documents and records disclosing the basis upon
which the determination as to suitability was reached as to each purchaser of
Offered Shares pursuant to a subscription solicited by Selected Dealer, whether
such documents and records relate to accounts which have been closed, accounts
which are currently maintained, or accounts hereafter established. Selected
Dealer agrees to retain such documents and records in Selected Dealer’s records
for a period of six years from the date of the applicable sale of Offered
Shares, to otherwise comply with the record keeping requirements provided in
Section XII below and to make such documents and records available to
(i) the Dealer Manager and the Company upon request, and
(ii) representatives of the Commission, FINRA and applicable state
securities administrators upon Selected Dealer’s receipt of an appropriate
document subpoena or other appropriate request for documents from any such
agency. Selected Dealer shall not purchase any Offered Shares for a
discretionary account without obtaining the prior written approval of Selected
Dealer’s customer and his or her signature on a Subscription
Agreement.
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Due
Diligence; Adequate
Disclosure
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Prior to
offering the Offered Shares for sale, Selected Dealer shall have conducted an
inquiry such that Selected Dealer has reasonable grounds to believe, based on
information made available to Selected Dealer by the Company or the Dealer
Manager through the Prospectus or other materials, that all material facts are
adequately and accurately disclosed and provide a basis for evaluating a
purchase of Offered Shares. In determining the adequacy of disclosed facts
pursuant to the foregoing, Selected Dealer may obtain, upon request, information
on material facts relating at a minimum to the following: (1) items of
compensation; (2) tax aspects; (3) financial stability and experience
of the Company and its Adviser; (4) conflicts and risk factors; and
(5) other pertinent reports. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Selected Dealer
may rely upon the results of an inquiry conducted by an independent third party
retained for that purpose or another Selected Dealer, provided that:
(1) such Selected Dealer has reasonable grounds to believe that such
inquiry was conducted with due care by said independent third party or such
other Selected Dealer; (2) the results of the inquiry were provided to
Selected Dealer with the consent of the other Selected Dealer conducting or
directing the inquiry; and (3) no Selected Dealer that participated in the
inquiry is an affiliate of the Company or its Adviser. Prior to the sale of the
Offered Shares, Selected Dealer shall inform each prospective purchaser of
Offered Shares of pertinent facts relating to the Offered Shares including
specifically the lack of liquidity and lack of marketability of the Offered
Shares during the term of the investment but shall not, in any event, make any
representation on behalf of the Company or the Adviser except as set forth in
the Prospectus and any Authorized Sales Materials.
XII.
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Compliance
with Record Keeping
Requirements
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Selected
Dealer agrees to comply with the record keeping requirements of the Exchange
Act, including but not limited to, Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 promulgated under the
Exchange Act. Selected Dealer further agrees to keep such records with respect
to each customer who purchases Offered Shares, his suitability and the amount of
Offered Shares sold, and to retain such records for such period of time as may
be required by the Commission, any state securities commission, FINRA or the
Company.
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XIII.
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Customer
Complaints
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Each
party hereby agrees to provide to the other party copies of any written or
otherwise documented customer complaints received by such party relating in any
way to the Offering (including, but not limited to, the manner in which the
Offered Shares are offered by the Dealer Manager or the Selected Dealer), the
Offered Shares or the Company.
XIV.
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Effective
Date
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This
Agreement will become effective upon the last date it is signed by either party
hereto. Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, all offers and sales of Offered
Shares by the Selected Dealer will be made pursuant to this Agreement
exclusively and not through any prior agreement between Selected Dealer and the
Dealer Manager, if any.
XV.
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Termination;
Amendment
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Selected
Dealer will immediately suspend or terminate its offer and sale of Offered
Shares upon the request of the Company or the Dealer Manager at any time and
will resume its offer and sale of Offered Shares hereunder upon subsequent
request of the Company or the Dealer Manager. Any party may terminate this
Agreement by written notice. Such notice shall be effective 48 hours after the
mailing of such notice. This Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto are
the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, if any,
between the parties hereto.
This
Agreement may be amended at any time by the Dealer Manager by written notice to
Selected Dealer, and any such amendment shall be deemed accepted by Selected
Dealer upon placing an order for sale of Offered Shares after it has received
such notice.
Notwithstanding
the termination of this Agreement or the payment of any amount to Selected
Dealer, Selected Dealer agrees to pay Selected Dealer’s proportionate share of
any claim, demand or liability asserted against Selected Dealer and the other
Selected Dealers on the basis that the Selected Dealers or any of them
constitute an association, unincorporated business or other separate entity,
including in each case Selected Dealer’s proportionate share of any expenses
incurred in defending against any such claim, demand or liability.
XVI.
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Privacy
Laws
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The
Dealer Manager and Selected Dealer (each referred to individually in this
section as a “party”) agree as follows:
(a) Each
party agrees to abide by and comply with (i) the privacy standards and
requirements of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (“GLB Act”) and Regulation
S-P; (ii) the privacy standards and requirements of any other applicable
Federal or state law; and (iii) its own internal privacy policies and
procedures, each as may be amended from time to time;
(b) Each
party agrees to 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
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(c) Each
party shall be responsible for determining which customers have opted out of the
disclosure of nonpublic personal information by periodically reviewing and, if
necessary, retrieving a list of such customers (the “List”) as provided by each
to identify customers that have exercised their opt-out rights. In the event
either party uses or discloses nonpublic personal information of any customer
for purposes other than 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 each 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.
XVII.
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Notice
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All
notices will be in writing and will be duly given to the Dealer Manager when
mailed to ______________________, _________________, and to Selected Dealer when
mailed to the address specified by Selected Dealer below.
XVIII.
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Attorneys’
Fees; Applicable Law and
Venue
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This
Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature
whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, directly or
indirectly, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts formed and to be formed entirely within the State of Delaware, without
regard to the conflicts of laws principles and rules thereof, to the extent such
principles would require or permit the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction.
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Appear on Following Pages]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on
its behalf by its duly authorized agent.
“DEALER
MANAGER”
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By:
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President
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We have
read the foregoing Agreement and we hereby accept and agree to the terms and
conditions therein set forth. We hereby represent that the jurisdictions
identified below represent a true and correct list of all jurisdictions in which
we are registered or licensed as a broker or dealer and are fully authorized to
sell securities, and we agree to advise you of any change in such list during
the term of this Agreement.
1.
Identity of Selected Dealer:
Full
Legal Name:
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(to
be completed by Selected Dealer)
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Type
of Entity:
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(to
be completed by Selected Dealer)
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Organized
in the State of:
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(to
be completed by Selected Dealer)
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Tax
Identification Number:
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(to
be completed by Selected Dealer)
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FINRA/CRD
Number:
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(to
be completed by Selected
Dealer)
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2. Any
notice under this Agreement will be deemed given pursuant to Section XVII hereof
when delivered to Selected Dealer as follows:
Company Name:
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Attention to:
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(Name)
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(Title)
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Street Address:
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City, State and Zip Code:
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Telephone No.:
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( )
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Facsimile No.:
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( )
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Email Address:
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Accepted
and agreed as of the date below:
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“SELECTED
DEALER”
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(Print Name of Selected Dealer)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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SCHEDULE
1
TO
SELECTED
DEALER AGREEMENT WITH
__________________
(“DEALER MANAGER”)
NAME OF ISSUER:
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CHANTICLEER
DIVIDEND FUND, INC.
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NAME OF SELECTED DEALER:
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SCHEDULE TO AGREEMENT DATED:
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As
marketing fees and to defray other distribution-related expenses, the Dealer
Manager will pay
basis points of the gross cash proceeds on all sales generated by Selected
Dealer pursuant to Section IV of this Selected Dealer Agreement. These amounts
are in addition to the selling commissions provided for in Section IV of this
Selected Dealer Agreement and will be due and payable at the same time as the
selling commissions, as more fully described in Section V
hereof.
“DEALER
MANAGER”
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By:
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President
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“SELECTED
DEALER”
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(Print
Name of Selected Dealer)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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SCHEDULE
2
TO
SELECTED
DEALER AGREEMENT WITH
_____________________
(“DEALER MANAGER”)
NAME OF ISSUER:
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CHANTICLEER
DIVIDEND FUND, INC.
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NAME OF SELECTED DEALER:
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SCHEDULE TO AGREEMENT DATED:
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Selected
Dealer hereby authorizes the Dealer Manager or its agent to deposit selling
commissions, reallowances and other payments due to it pursuant to the Selected
Dealer Agreement to its bank account specified below. This authority will remain
in force until Selected Dealer notifies the Dealer Manager in writing to cancel
it. In the event that the Dealer Manager deposits funds erroneously into
Selected Dealer’s account, the Dealer Manager is authorized to debit the account
with no prior notice to Selected Dealer for an amount not to exceed the amount
of the erroneous deposit.
Bank Name:
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Bank
Address:
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Bank Routing Number:
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Account Number:
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“SELECTED
DEALER”
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(Print
Name of Selected Dealer)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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SCHEDULE
3
TO
SELECTED
DEALER AGREEMENT WITH
_________________
Selected
Dealer represents and warrants that it is currently licensed as a broker-dealer
in the following jurisdictions:
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Montana
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Alaska
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Nebraska
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Arizona
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Nevada
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Arkansas
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New
Hampshire
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California
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New
Jersey
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Colorado
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New
Mexico
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Connecticut
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New
York
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North
Carolina
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District
of Columbia
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North
Dakota
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Florida
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Ohio
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Georgia
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Oklahoma
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Hawaii
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Oregon
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Idaho
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Pennsylvania
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Illinois
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Rhode
Island
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Indiana
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South
Carolina
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Iowa
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South
Dakota
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Kansas
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Tennessee
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Kentucky
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Texas
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Louisiana
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Utah
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Maine
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Vermont
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Maryland
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Virginia
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Massachusetts
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Washington
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Michigan
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West
Virginia
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Minnesota
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Wisconsin
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Mississippi
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Wyoming
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Missouri
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EXHIBIT
B
QUALIFIED
JURISDICTIONS
AS
OF ,
2010
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Montana
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Alaska
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Nebraska
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Arizona
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Nevada
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Arkansas
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New
Hampshire
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California
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New
Jersey
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Colorado
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New
Mexico
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Connecticut
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New
York
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North
Carolina
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District
of Columbia
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North
Dakota
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Florida
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Ohio
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Georgia
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Oklahoma
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Hawaii
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Oregon
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Idaho
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Pennsylvania
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Illinois
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Rhode
Island
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Indiana
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South
Carolina
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Iowa
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South
Dakota
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Kansas
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Tennessee
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Kentucky
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Utah
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Vermont
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Virginia
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Minnesota
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Wisconsin
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Mississippi
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