BEHRINGER HARVARD OPPORTUNITY REIT I, INC. Up to 48,000,000 Shares of Common Stock/$476,000,000 FORM OF DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
1.1
Up to
48,000,000 Shares of Common Stock/$476,000,000
FORM
OF
DEALER
MANAGER AGREEMENT
______________
____, 2005
Behringer
Securities LP
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Behringer
Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is
registering for public sale a maximum of 48,000,000 shares of its common stock,
$0.0001 par value per share, (the “Shares” or the “Stock”) to be issued and sold
for an aggregate purchase price of $476,000,000 (40,000,000 Shares to be offered
to the public for $10.00 per share and 8,000,000 Shares to be offered pursuant
to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan for a maximum of $9.50 per
share). There shall be a minimum purchase by any one person of 200 Shares
(except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus (defined below) or in any
letter or memorandum from the Company to Behringer Securities LP (the “Dealer
Manager”)). Terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the
Prospectus. In connection therewith, the Company hereby agrees with you, the
Dealer Manager, as follows:
1. | Representations and Warranties of the Company |
The
Company represents and warrants to the Dealer Manager and each dealer with whom
the Dealer Manager has entered into or will enter into a Selected Dealer
Agreement in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A (said dealers
being hereinafter called the “Dealers”) that:
1.1 A
registration statement with respect to the Company has been prepared by the
Company in accordance with applicable requirements of the Securities
Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the applicable rules and
regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) promulgated thereunder, covering the Shares. Such
registration statement, which includes a preliminary prospectus, was initially
filed with the SEC on or about November 30, 2004. Copies of such
registration statement and each amendment thereto have been or will be delivered
to the Dealer Manager. (The registration statement and prospectus contained
therein, as finally amended and revised at the effective date of the
registration statement and as amended and supplemented thereafter, are
respectively hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement” and the
“Prospectus,” except that if the Prospectus first filed by the Company pursuant
to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act shall differ from the Prospectus, the
term “Prospectus” shall also include the Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule
424(b).)
1.2 The
Company has been duly and validly organized and formed as a corporation under
the laws of the state of Maryland, with the power and authority to conduct its
business as described in the Prospectus.
1.3 The
Registration Statement and Prospectus comply on the date hereof and will
continue to comply hereafter with the Securities Act and the Rules and
Regulations and do not and will not contain any untrue statements of material
facts 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 foregoing provisions of this Section 1.3 will not extend to
such statements contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or
Prospectus as are primarily within the knowledge of the Dealer Manager or any of
the Dealers and are based upon information furnished by the Dealer Manager in
writing to the Company specifically for inclusion therein.
1.4 The
Company intends to use the funds received from the sale of the Shares as set
forth in the Prospectus.
1.5 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 Shares, except such as
may be required under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws.
1.6 There are
no actions, suits or proceedings pending or to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company 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 will have a material adverse
effect on the business or property of the Company.
1.7 The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the
Company do not and will not conflict with or constitute a default under any
charter, bylaw, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, rule, regulation,
writ, injunction or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, except to the
extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and/or contribution provisions
contained in Section 4 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable
securities laws.
1.8 The
Company has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent that
the enforceability of the indemnity and/or contribution provisions contained in
Section 4 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws.
1.9 At the
time of the issuance of the Shares, the Shares will have been duly authorized
and validly issued, and upon payment therefor, will be fully paid and
nonassessable and will conform to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus.
2. Covenants
of the Company
The
Company covenants and agrees with the Dealer Manager that:
2.1 It 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,
supplements and exhibits thereto, as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request.
It will similarly furnish to the Dealer Manager and others designated by the
Dealer Manager as many copies as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request in
connection with the offering of the Shares of: (a) the Prospectus in preliminary
and final form and every form of supplemental or amended prospectus; (b) this
Agreement; and (c) any other printed sales literature or other materials
(provided that the use of said sales literature and other materials has been
first approved for use by the Company and all appropriate regulatory agencies).
2.2 It will
furnish such proper information and execute and file such documents as may be
necessary for the Company to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the
securities laws of such
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jurisdictions
as the Dealer Manager may reasonably designate and will file and make in each
year such statements and reports as may be required. The Company will furnish to
the Dealer Manager a copy of such papers filed by the Company in connection with
any such qualification.
2.3 It will:
(a) if not effective upon the date hereof, use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to become effective; (b) furnish copies of any proposed
amendment or supplement of the Registration Statement or Prospectus to the
Dealer Manager; (c) file every amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus that may be required by the SEC; and (d) if at any
time the SEC shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, it will use its best efforts to obtain the lifting of
such order at the earliest possible time.
2.4 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 either the Company or the
Dealer Manager, the Prospectus or any other prospectus then in effect would
include an untrue statement of a material fact or, in view of the circumstances
under which they were made, omit to state any material fact necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the
Dealer Manager thereof (unless the information shall have been received from the
Dealer Manager) and will effect the preparation of an amended or supplemental
prospectus which will correct such statement or omission. The Company will then
promptly prepare such amended or supplemental prospectus or prospectuses as may
be necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities
Act.
3. Obligations
and Compensation of Dealer Manager
3.1 The
Company hereby appoints the Dealer Manager as its agent and principal
distributor for the purpose of selling for cash up to a maximum of 48,000,000
Shares directly or through Dealers, all of whom shall be members of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) or registered investment advisors
who are paid no commission or as otherwise described in the prospectus. The
Dealer Manager hereby accepts such agency and distributorship and agrees to use
its best efforts to sell the Shares on said terms and conditions. The Dealer
Manager represents to the Company that (i) it is a member of the NASD; (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 NASD rules, SEC rules and the USA PATRIOT
Act of 2001 or will require that its Dealers establish such programs, reasonably
expected to detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in
connection with the sale of Shares of the Company. The Dealer Manager agrees to
be bound by the terms of the escrow agreement executed as of _______________,
2005 among Citibank Texas, N.A., as
escrow agent, the Dealer Manager and the Company, a copy of which is enclosed
(the “Escrow Agreement”).
3.2 Promptly
after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Dealer Manager and
the Dealers shall commence the offering of the Shares for cash to the public in
jurisdictions in which the Shares are registered or qualified for sale or in
which such offering is otherwise permitted. The Dealer Manager and the Dealers
will suspend or terminate offering of the Shares upon request of the Company at
any time and will resume offering the Shares upon subsequent request of the
Company.
3.3 Except as
provided in the “Plan of Distribution” Section of the Prospectus, as
compensation for the services rendered by the Dealer Manager, the Company agrees
that it will pay to the Dealer Manager selling commissions as set forth in the
“Plan of Distribution” Section of the Prospectus plus a dealer manager fee as
set forth in the “Plan of Distribution” Section of the Prospectus.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no commissions, payments or amount whatsoever
will be paid to the Dealer Manager under this Section 3.3 unless or until
subscriptions for the purchase of Shares have been accepted by the Company and
the gross proceeds of the Shares sold are disbursed to the Company pursuant to
paragraph 3(a) of the Escrow Agreement. Until the Required Capital, the New York
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Required
Capital or the Pennsylvania Required Capital (as applicable and as defined in
the Escrow Agreement) is obtained, investments will be held in escrow and, if
the Required Capital, the New York Required Capital or the Pennsylvania Required
Capital, as applicable, is not obtained, investments will be returned to the
investors in accordance with the Prospectus. The Company will not be liable or
responsible to any Dealer for direct payment of commissions to such Dealer, it
being the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Dealer Manager for payment of
commissions to Dealers. Notwithstanding the above, at its discretion, the
Company may act as agent of the Dealer Manager by making direct payment of
commissions to such Dealers without incurring any liability therefor. With
respect to Shares sold pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan,
the Dealer Manager agrees to reduce its commission and dealer manager fee to the
percentage, if any, of the gross proceeds of the Shares sold pursuant to the
distribution reinvestment plan set forth in the “Plan of Distribution” Section
of the Prospectus.
3.4 The
Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Company, each owner, director,
officer and employee of the Company and each person that signs the Registration
Statement that the information under the caption “Plan of Distribution” 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.
3.5 The
Dealer Manager shall use and distribute in conjunction with the offer and sale
of any Shares only the Prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from
time-to-time) and such sales literature and advertising as shall have been
previously approved in writing by the Company.
3.6 The
Dealer Manager and the Dealers shall cause Shares to be offered and sold only in
such jurisdictions where the Dealer Manager and the respective Dealer are
licensed to do so. In addition, the Dealer Manager shall cause Shares to be
offered and sold only in those jurisdictions specified in writing by the Company
where the offering and sale of its Shares have been authorized by appropriate
regulatory authorities and such list of jurisdictions shall be updated by the
Company as additional states are added. No Shares shall be offered or sold for
the account of the Company in any other jurisdiction.
3.7 The
Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Company that it will not represent
or imply that the escrow agent, as identified in the Prospectus, has
investigated the desirability or advisability of investment in the Company, or
has approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of the Shares or the Company,
nor will it use the name of said escrow agent in any manner whatsoever in
connection with the offer or sale of the Shares other than by acknowledgment
that it has agreed to serve as escrow agent.
4. Indemnification
4.1 The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Dealers and the Dealer Manager,
their officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls such Dealer
or Dealer Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act from
and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to
which such Dealers or Dealer Manager, their officers and directors, or such
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in any Registration Statement
(including the Prospectus as a part thereof) or any post-effective amendment
thereto or in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or
(ii) 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 Shares
for sale under the securities laws of any jurisdiction or based upon written
information furnished
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by the
Company under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or
information being hereinafter called a “Blue Sky Application”), or (b) the
omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement (including
the Prospectus as a part thereof) or any post-effective amendment thereof or in
any Blue Sky Application a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (c) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
preliminary prospectus, if used prior to the effective date of the Registration
Statement, or in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus
or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and will
reimburse each Dealer or Dealer Manager, its officers and each such controlling
person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Dealer or
Dealer Manager, its officers and directors, or such controlling person in
connection with investigating or defending such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action; provided that the Company 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 to the Company or Dealer Manager by or on behalf of any Dealer or
Dealer Manager specifically for use with reference to such Dealer or Dealer
Manager in the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such
post-effective amendment thereof, any such Blue Sky Application or any such
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or any such amendment thereof or
supplement thereto; and further provided that the Company will not be liable in
any such case if it is determined that such Dealer or Dealer Manager was at
fault in connection with the loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not indemnify or hold harmless
the Dealer Manager, any Dealer or any of their affiliates in any manner that
would be inconsistent with the provisions of Section II.G. of the Statement of
Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment Trusts of the North American Securities
Administrators Association, Inc. effective September 29, 1993, as amended (the
“NASAA REIT Guidelines”). In particular, but without limitation, the Company may
not indemnify or hold harmless the Dealer Manager, any Dealer or any of their
affiliates for liabilities arising from or out of a violation of state or
federal securities laws, unless one or more of the following conditions are
met:
(a) | there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations; |
(b) | such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction; or |
(c) | a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the 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 SEC and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which the securities were offered as to indemnification for violations of securities laws. |
4.2 The
Dealer Manager will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each person or
firm which has signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act,
from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which any of the
aforesaid parties may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) any untrue statement of a material
fact contained (i) in the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus as a
part thereof) or any post-effective amendment thereof or (ii) any Blue Sky
Application, or (b) the omission to state in the Registration Statement
(including the Prospectus as a part thereof) or any post-effective amendment
thereof or in any Blue Sky Application a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or
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(c) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
preliminary prospectus, if used prior to the effective date of the Registration
Statement, or in the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus or the omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading in each case
described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above 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 by or on behalf of
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 any such Blue Sky Application or any such preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus or any such amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, or (d) any unauthorized use of sales materials or use of
unauthorized verbal representations concerning the Shares by the Dealer Manager,
or (e) any failure to comply with applicable laws governing money laundry
abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable NASD rules,
SEC rules and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and will reimburse the aforesaid
parties, in connection with investigation or defending such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Dealer Manager may otherwise have.
4.3 Each
Dealer severally will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, Dealer Manager
and each of their directors (including any persons named in any of the
Registration Statements with his consent, as about to become a director), each
of their officers who has signed any of the Registration Statements and each
person, if any, who controls the Company and the Dealer Manager within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act from and against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities to which the Company, the Dealer Manager, any such
director or officer, or controlling person may become subject, under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
(i) in the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus as a part thereof)
or any post-effective amendment thereof or (ii) in any Blue Sky Application, or
(b) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement
(including the Prospectus as a part thereof or any post-effective amendment
thereof or in any Blue Sky Application a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (c) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
preliminary prospectus, if used prior to the effective date of the Registration
Statement, or in the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; in each case described in clauses (a), (b), and (c) above to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company or the Dealer
Manager by or on behalf of such Dealer specifically for use with reference to
such Dealer in the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such
post-effective amendments thereof or any such Blue Sky Application or any such
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or any such amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, or (d) any unauthorized use of sales materials or use of
unauthorized verbal representations concerning the Shares by such Dealer or
Dealer’s representations or agents in violation of Section VII of the Selected
Dealer Agreement or otherwise, or (e) any failure to comply with applicable
laws governing money laundry abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts,
including applicable NASD rules, SEC rules and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and
will reimburse the Company and the Dealer Manager and any such directors or
officers, or controlling person, in connection with investigating or defending
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement will
be in addition to any liability which such Dealer may otherwise have.
4.4 Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 4 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 4,
notify in writing the indemnifying party of the
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commencement
thereof and the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will relieve such
indemnifying party from any liability under this Section 4 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
4.5) 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.
4.5 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.
4.6 The
indemnity agreements contained in this Section 4 shall remain operative and in
full force and effect regardless of (a) any investigation made by or on behalf
of any Dealer, or any person controlling any Dealer or by or on behalf of the
Company, 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 Shares and
payment therefor, and (c) any termination of this Agreement. A successor of any
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
4.
5. Survival
of Provisions
The
respective agreements, representations and warranties of the Company and the
Dealer Manager set forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full
force and effect regardless of (a) any termination of this Agreement, (b) any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager or any Dealer or any
person controlling the Dealer Manager or any Dealer or by or on behalf of the
Company or any person controlling the Company, and (c) the acceptance of any
payment for the Shares.
6. Applicable
Law; Venue
This
Agreement was executed and delivered in, and its validity, interpretation and
construction shall be governed by the laws of, the State of Texas; provided
however, that causes of action for violations of federal or state securities
laws shall not be governed by this Section. Venue for any action brought
hereunder shall lie exclusively in Dallas, Texas.
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7. Counterparts
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.
8. Successors
and Amendment
8.1 This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Dealer Manager
and the Company and their respective successors. 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. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of the Dealers to the extent set forth in Sections 1 and 4
hereof.
8.2 This
Agreement may be amended by the written agreement of the Dealer Manager and the
Company.
9. Term
This
Agreement may be terminated by either party (i) immediately upon notice to the
other party in the event that the other party shall have materially failed to
comply with any of the material provisions of this Agreement on its part to be
performed during the term of this Agreement or if any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements of such party contained herein shall not
have been materially complied with or satisfied within the times specified or
(ii) by either party on 60 days’ written notice.
In any
case, this Agreement shall expire at the close of business on the effective date
that the Offering is terminated. The provisions of Section 4 hereof shall
survive such termination. In addition, the Dealer Manager, upon the expiration
or termination of this Agreement, shall (i) promptly deposit any and all funds
in its possession which were received from investors for the sale of Shares into
the appropriate escrow account or, if the minimum number of Shares have been
sold and accepted by the Company, into such other account as the Company may
designate; and (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. 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. Upon expiration or termination of this
Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Dealer Manager all commissions to which
the Dealer Manager is or becomes entitled under Section 3 at such time as such
commissions become payable.
10. Confirmation
The
Company hereby agrees and assumes the duty to confirm on its behalf and on
behalf of dealers or brokers who sell the Shares all orders for purchase of
Shares accepted by the Company.
11. Suitability
of Investors
The
Dealer Manager will offer Shares, and in its agreements with Dealers will
require that the Dealers offer Shares, only to persons who meet the financial
qualifications set forth in the Prospectus or in any suitability letter or
memorandum sent to it by the Company and will only make offers to persons in the
states in which it is advised in writing that the Shares are qualified for sale
or that such qualification is not required. In offering Shares, the Dealer
Manager will, and in its agreements with Dealers, the Dealer Manager will
require that the Dealers will, comply with the provisions of all applicable
rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors, including without
limitation, the provisions of Article III.C. of the NASAA REIT Guidelines.
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12. Submission
of Orders
12.1 Until
such time as the Company has received and accepted subscriptions for at least
200,000 shares and released the proceeds from such subscriptions
from escrow (or such greater amount as may be applicable in respect of any
greater escrow in respect of subscribers from New York and Pennsylvania), those
persons who purchase Shares will be instructed by the Dealer Manager or the
Dealer to make their checks payable as provided in the Escrow Agreement. The
Dealer Manager and any Dealer receiving a check not conforming to the foregoing
instructions shall return such check directly to such subscriber not later than
the end of the next business day following its receipt. Checks received by the
Dealer Manager or Dealer which conform to the foregoing instructions shall be
transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of the methods described in this Section
12. Transmittal of received investor funds will be made in accordance with the
following procedures. The Dealer Manager may authorize certain Dealers which are
“$250,000 broker-dealers” to instruct their customers to make their checks for
Shares subscribed for payable directly to the Dealer. In such case, the 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 the
escrow agent, or if instructed by the Dealer Manager as provided above, made
payable to the order of the Company.
12.2 If a
Dealer conducts its internal supervisory procedures at the location where
subscription documents and checks are initially received, the Dealer shall
forward (i) the subscription documents to the Dealer Manager and
(ii) the checks to the escrow agent or the Dealer Manager, as applicable,
by noon of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents
and the check.
12.3 If a
Dealer’s internal supervisory procedures are to be performed at a different
location (the “Final Review Office”), the subscription documents and check must
be transmitted to the Final Review Office by the end of the next business day
following receipt of the subscription documents and check by the Dealer. The
Final Review Office will, by the next business day following receipt of the
subscription documents and check, forward both the subscription documents and
check to the Dealer Manager as processing broker-dealer in order that the Dealer
Manager may complete its review of the documentation and process the
subscription documents and check.
12.4 Any check
received by the Dealer Manager directly or as processing broker-dealer from the
Dealers will, in all cases, be forwarded to the escrow agent as soon as
practicable, but in any event by the end of the second business day following
receipt by the Dealer Manager of the subscription documents and check. Checks of
rejected subscribers will be promptly returned to such subscribers.
12.5 If
requested by the Company, the Dealer Manager shall obtain, and shall cause the
Dealers to obtain, from subscribers for the Shares, other documentation
reasonably deemed by the Company to be required under applicable law or as may
be necessary to reflect the policies of the Company. Such documentation may
include, without limitation, subscribers’ written acknowledgement and agreement
to the privacy policies of the Company.
13. Selected
Investment Advisor Agreement
With
respect to any provision of information concerning the Offering by a selected
investment advisor (the “Investment Advisor”) presently registered under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and presently and appropriately
registered in each state in which the Investment Advisor has clients, the
Company and the Investment Advisor shall enter into a Selected Investment
Advisor Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
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14. Notices
Any
notice, approval, request, authorization, direction or other communication under
this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered
when delivered in person or deposited in the United States mail, properly
addressed and stamped with the required postage, registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the intended recipient as set forth
below:
If to the
Company: |
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Chairman of the Board
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If to the Dealer
Manager: |
Behringer
Securities LP
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
President |
Any party
may change its address specified above by giving the other party notice of such
change in accordance with this Section 14.
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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By: | __________________________________________ | |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, III, Executive Vice President | ||
Accepted
and agreed as of the
date
first above written.
BEHRINGER SECURITIES LP
By:
HARVARD
PROPERTY TRUST, LLC
General
Partner |
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By: ______________________________________ | |||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, III, Executive Vice President | |||
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EXHIBIT
A
Up to
48,000,000 Shares of Common Stock/$476,000,000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Behringer
Securities LP, as the dealer manager (“Dealer Manager”) for Behringer Harvard
Opportunity REIT I, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, invites you
(the “Dealer”) to participate in the distribution of shares of common stock
(“Shares”) of the Company subject to the following terms:
I. Dealer
Manager Agreement
The
Dealer Manager has entered into an agreement with the Company called the Dealer
Manager Agreement dated ________________, 2005, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”). The terms of the Dealer Manager
Agreement relating to the Dealer are incorporated herein by reference as if set
forth verbatim and capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings given them in the Dealer Manager Agreement. By your acceptance of this
Agreement, you will become one of the Dealers referred to in the Dealer Manager
Agreement and will be entitled and subject to the indemnification provisions
contained in the Dealer Manager Agreement, including the provisions of the
Dealer Manager Agreement wherein the Dealers severally agree to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, the Dealer Manager and each officer and director
thereof, and each person, if any, who controls the Company and the Dealer
Manager within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”). Except as otherwise specifically stated herein, all terms
used in this Agreement have the meanings provided in the Dealer Manager
Agreement.
Dealer
hereby agrees to use its best efforts to sell the Shares for cash on the terms
and conditions stated in the Prospectus. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
deemed or construed to make Dealer an employee, agent, representative or partner
of the Dealer Manager or of the Company, and Dealer is not authorized to act for
the Dealer Manager or the Company or to make any representations on their behalf
except as set forth in the Prospectus and such other printed information
furnished to Dealer by the Dealer Manager or the Company to supplement the
Prospectus (“supplemental information”).
II. Submission
of Orders
Until
such time as the Company has received and accepted subscriptions for at least
200,000 shares and released the proceeds from such subscriptions from escrow (or
such greater amount as may be applicable in respect of any greater escrow in
respect of subscribers from any state), those persons who purchase Shares will
be instructed by the Dealer to make their checks payable as provided in the
Escrow Agreement. Any Dealer receiving a check not conforming to the
instructions set forth in the Escrow Agreement shall return such check directly
to such subscriber not later than the end of the next business day following its
receipt. Checks received by the Dealer which conform to the instructions set
forth in the Escrow Agreement shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one
of the methods in this Article II. The Dealer Manager may authorize Dealer if
Dealer is a “$250,000 broker-dealer” to instruct its customers to make its
checks for Shares subscribed for payable directly to the Dealer, in which case
the Dealer will collect the proceeds of the subscriber’s checks and issue a
check for the aggregate amount of the subscription proceeds made payable to the
order of the escrow agent, or if the Company has received and accepted
subscriptions for at least 200,000 shares and released the proceeds from
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such
subscriptions from escrow, made payable to the order of the Company. Transmittal
of received investor funds will be made in accordance with the following
procedures:
(a) If the
Dealer conducts its internal supervisory procedures at the location where
subscription documents and checks are initially received, the Dealer shall
forward (i) the subscription documents to the Dealer Manager and
(ii) the checks to the escrow agent or the Dealer Manager, as applicable,
by noon of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents
and the check.
(b) If the
internal supervisory procedures are to be performed at a different location (the
“Final Review Office”), the subscription documents and check must be transmitted
to the Final Review Office by the end of the next business day following receipt
of the subscription documents and check by the Dealer. The Final Review Office
will, by the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents
and check, forward both the subscription documents and check to the Dealer
Manager as processing broker-dealer in order that the Dealer Manager may
complete its review of the documentation and process the subscription documents
and check.
If
requested by the Company or the Dealer Manager, the Dealer shall obtain from
subscribers for the Shares, other documentation reasonably deemed by the Company
or the Dealer Manager to be required under applicable law or as may be necessary
to reflect the policies of the Company or the Dealer Manager. Such documentation
may include, without limitation, subscribers’ written acknowledgement and
agreement to the privacy policies of the Company or the Dealer
Manager.
III. Pricing
Shares
shall be offered to the public at the offering price of $10.00 per Share payable
in cash, provided, however, that Shares shall be offered to the public pursuant
to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan for a maximum purchase price of
$9.50 per Share, subject to the terms and pricing information provided in the
Prospectus and the Distribution Reinvestment Plan attached thereto. Except as
otherwise indicated in the Prospectus or in any letter or memorandum sent to the
Dealer by the Company or Dealer Manager, a minimum initial purchase of 200
Shares is required. Except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus, additional
investments may be made in cash in minimal increments of at least 2.5 Shares.
The Shares are nonassessable. The Dealer hereby agrees to place any order for
the full purchase price.
IV. Dealers’
Commissions
Except
for discounts described in or as otherwise provided in the “Plan of
Distribution” Section of the Prospectus, the selling commission applicable to
the total public offering price of Shares sold by Dealer which it is authorized
to sell hereunder is the percentage of the gross proceeds of Shares sold by it
and accepted and confirmed by the Company set forth under the “Plan of
Distribution - Compensation We Will Pay for the Sale of Our Shares” and “-
Volume Discounts” sections of the Prospectus, which commission will be paid to
the Dealer Manager and reallowed to the Dealer. The Company will not be liable
or responsible to the Dealer for direct payment of commissions to the Dealer, it
being the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Dealer Manager for payment of
commissions to the Dealer. Notwithstanding the above, at its discretion, the
Company may act as agent of the Dealer Manager by making direct payment of
commissions to the Dealer without incurring any liability therefor. For these
purposes, a “sale of Shares” shall occur 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. The 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. The 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 may reallow out of
its dealer manager fee a marketing fee and due diligence expense reimbursement
up to the limits set forth in the
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“Plan of
Distribution” section of the Prospectus, based on such factors as the number of
Shares sold by such participating Dealer, the assistance of such participating
Dealer in marketing the offering of Shares, and bona fide conference fees
incurred.
Dealer
acknowledges and agrees that no commissions, payments or amount whatsoever will
be paid to the Dealer unless or until the gross proceeds of the Shares sold are
disbursed to the Company pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of the Escrow Agreement.
Until the Required Capital, New York Required Capital or the Pennsylvania
Required Capital, as applicable and as defined in the Escrow Agreement, is
obtained, investments will be held in escrow and, if the Required Capital, the
New York Required Capital or the Pennsylvania Required Capital, as applicable,
is not obtained, investments will be returned to the investors in accordance
with the Prospectus.
The
parties hereby agree that the foregoing commission is not and will not be in
excess of the usual and customary distributors’ or sellers’ commission received
in the sale of securities similar to the Shares, that Dealer’s interest in the
offering is limited to such commission from the Dealer Manager and Dealer’s
indemnity referred to in Section 4 of the Dealer Manager Agreement, that the
Company is not liable or responsible for the direct payment of such commission
to the Dealer.
V. Payment
Payments
of selling commissions will be made by the Dealer Manager (or by the Company as
provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement) to Dealer within 30 days of the
receipt by the Dealer Manager of the gross commission payments from the Company.
VI. Right to
Reject Orders or Cancel Sales
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 Signature Page and the required check in payment for
the Shares may be rejected. Issuance and delivery of the Shares will be made
only after actual receipt of payment therefor. If any check 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
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, the Dealer agrees to return to the Dealer Manager any commission
theretofore paid with respect to such order.
VII.
Prospectus
and Supplemental Information
Dealer is
not authorized or permitted to give and will not give, any information or make
any representation concerning the Shares except as set forth in the Prospectus
and supplemental information. The Dealer Manager will supply Dealer with
reasonable quantities of the Prospectus, any supplements thereto and any amended
Prospectus, as well as any supplemental information, for delivery to investors,
and 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 Shares to an
investor. The Dealer agrees that it will not send or give any supplements
thereto and any amended Prospectus 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 supplemental
information. 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 sale
of Shares to members of the public. Dealer agrees that it will not use in
connection with the offer or sale of Shares any material or writing which
relates to another company supplied to it by the Company or the Dealer Manager
bearing a legend which states that such material may not be used in connection
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with the
offer or sale of any securities other than the company to which it relates.
Dealer further agrees that it will not use in connection with the offer or sale
of Shares any materials or writings which have not been previously approved by
the Dealer Manager. Dealer agrees, if the Dealer Manager so requests, 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 Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Regardless of the
termination of this Agreement, Dealer will deliver a Prospectus in transactions
in the 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. On becoming a Dealer, and in offering and selling Shares, Dealer agrees to
comply with all the applicable requirements under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act.
VIII.
License
and Association Membership
Dealer’s
acceptance of this Agreement constitutes a representation to the Company and the
Dealer Manager that Dealer is a properly registered or licensed broker-dealer,
duly authorized to sell Shares under Federal securities laws and regulations and
the securities laws and regulations of all states where Dealer offers or sells
Shares, and that it is a member in good standing of the National Association of
Securities Dealers (the “NASD”). This Agreement shall automatically terminate if
the Dealer ceases to be a member in good standing of such association. Dealer
agrees to notify the Dealer Manager immediately if Dealer ceases to be a member
in good standing of the NASD. The Dealer Manager also hereby agrees to comply
with the Conduct Rules of the NASD, including but not limited to
Rules 2730, 2740, 2420 and 2750.
IX.
Anti-Money
Laundering Compliance Programs
Dealer’s
acceptance of this Agreement constitutes a representation to the Company and the
Dealer Manager that Dealer has established and implemented an anti-money
laundering compliance program and customer identification program (“AML
Program”) in accordance with applicable law, including rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), NASD rules and the USA PATRIOT Act,
specifically including, but not limited to, Section 352 of the Money Laundering
Abatement Act (collectively, the “AML Rules”), reasonably expected to detect and
cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the sale of
Shares. In addition, 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 (“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, Dealer hereby agrees to (a) furnish a
copy of its AML Program and OFAC Program to the Dealer Manager for review, and
(b) furnish a copy of the findings and any remedial actions taken in connection
with Dealer’s most recent independent testing of its AML Program and/or its OFAC
Program.
The
parties acknowledge that for the purposes of the NASD rules the investors who
purchase Shares through Dealer are “customers” of Dealer and not the Dealer
Manager. Nonetheless, to the extent that the Dealer Manager deems it prudent,
Dealer shall cooperate with the Dealer Manager’s auditing and monitoring of
Dealer’s AML Program and its OFAC Program by providing, upon request,
information, records, data and exception reports, related to the Company’s
shareholders introduced to, and serviced by, Dealer (the “Customers”). Such
documentation could include, among other things, copies of Dealer’s AML Program
and its OFAC Program; documents maintained pursuant to Dealer’s AML Program and
its OFAC Program related to the Customers; any suspicious activity reports filed
related to the Customers; audits and any exception reports related to Dealer’s
AML activities; and any other files maintained related to the Customers. In the
event that such documents reflect, in the opinion of the Dealer Manager, a
potential violation of the Dealer Manager’s obligations in respect of its AML or
OFAC requirements, Dealer will permit the Dealer Manager to further inspect
relevant books and records related to the Customers and/or Dealer’s compliance
with AML or OFAC requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dealer shall not
be required to provide to the Dealer Manager any documentation that, in Dealer’s
reasonable judgment, would cause Dealer to lose the benefit of attorney-client
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privilege
or other privilege which it may be entitled to assert relating to the
discoverability of documents in any civil or criminal proceedings. 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.
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.
X. Limitation
of Offer
Dealer
will offer Shares only to persons who meet the financial qualifications 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
states in which it is advised in writing that the Shares are qualified for sale
or that such qualification is not required. In offering Shares, Dealer will
comply with the provisions of the NASD Conduct Rules set forth in the NASD
Manual, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations relating to
suitability of investors, including without limitation, the provisions of
Article III.C. of the Statement of Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment
Trusts of the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.
XI.
Termination
Dealer
will suspend or terminate its offer and sale of Shares upon the request of the
Company or the Dealer Manager at any time and will resume its offer and sale of
Shares hereunder upon subsequent request of the Company or the Dealer Manager.
Any party may terminate this Agreement by written notice. Such termination shall
be effective 48 hours after the mailing of such notice. This Agreement is 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
the Dealer, and any such amendment shall be deemed accepted by Dealer upon
placing an order for sale of Shares after he has received such notice.
XII.
Privacy
Laws
The
Dealer Manager and Dealer (each referred to individually in this section as
"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”), (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
(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
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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.
XIII.
Notice
All
notices will be in writing and will be duly given to the Dealer Manager when
mailed to 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, and to
Dealer when mailed to the address specified by Dealer herein.
XIV.
Attorneys’
Fees, Applicable Law and Venue
In any
action to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to secure damages for its
breach, the prevailing party shall recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s
fees. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Texas and
shall take effect when signed by Dealer and countersigned by the Dealer Manager.
Venue for any action (including arbitration) brought hereunder shall lie
exclusively in Dallas, Texas.
[SIGNATURES
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.
THE DEALER MANAGER:
BEHRINGER SECURITIES
LP | ||
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|
By: |
HARVARD PROPERTY TRUST,
LLC
General Partner | |
By:________________________________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III,
Executive
Vice 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 list below of
jurisdictions in which we are registered or licensed as a broker or dealer and
are fully authorized to sell securities is true and correct, and we agree to
advise you of any change in such list during the term of this Agreement.
1.
Identity of Dealer:
Name:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Type of
entity:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(corporation,
partnership, proprietorship, etc.)
Organized
in the State of:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Licensed
as broker-dealer in the following States:
Tax I.D.
#:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Person
to receive notice pursuant to Section XIII:
Name:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Company:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City,
State and Zip Code:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone
No.:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Facsimile
No.:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AGREED
TO AND ACCEPTED BY THE DEALER:
____________________________________________________
(Dealer’s
Firm Name)
By:
_________________________________________________
Signature
Name:
_______________________________________________
Title:
________________________________________________
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EXHIBIT
B
SELECTED
INVESTMENT ADVISOR AGREEMENT
THIS
SELECTED INVESTMENT ADVISOR AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into
as of the day indicated on Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference
incorporated herein, between Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the selected investment advisor (the
“Investment Advisor”) identified in Exhibit A hereto.
WHEREAS,
the Company is offering up to 48,000,000 shares of its common stock (the
“Shares”) to the general public, pursuant to a public offering (the “Offering”)
of the Shares pursuant to a prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), 8,000,000 of which Shares are
being offered pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan (the
“DRIP”); and
WHEREAS,
the Investment Advisor is an entity, as designated in Exhibit A hereto,
organized and presently in good standing in the state or states designated in
Exhibit A hereto, presently registered as an investment advisor under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and presently registered or
licensed as an investment advisor by the appropriate regulatory agency of each
state in which the Investment Advisor has clients, or exempt from such
registration requirements; and
WHEREAS,
the Company has a currently effective registration statement on Form S-11,
including a final prospectus, for the registration of the Shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (such registration statement, as it may be
amended, and the prospectus and exhibits on file with the SEC, as well as any
post-effective amendments or supplements to such registration statement or
prospectus after the effective date of registration, being herein respectively
referred to as the “Registration Statement” and the “Prospectus”); and
WHEREAS,
the offer and sale of the Shares shall be made pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and, further,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of all applicable federal securities laws
and the applicable securities laws of all states in which the Shares are offered
and sold; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to give the clients of the Investment Advisor the
opportunity to purchase the Shares, and the Investment Advisor is willing and
desires to provide its clients with information concerning the Shares and the
procedures for subscribing for the Shares upon the following terms and
conditions;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and terms and conditions thereof, it
is agreed between the Company and the Investment Advisor as follows.
1.
Purchase of
Shares.
(a) |
Subject
to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby makes
available for purchase by the clients of the Investment Advisor a portion
of the Shares described in the Registration Statement. The Investment
Advisor hereby covenants, warrants and agrees that, in regard to any
purchase of the Shares by its clients, it will comply with all of the
terms and conditions of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, all
applicable state and federal laws, including the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any and
all regulations and rules pertaining thereto, heretofore or hereafter
issued by the SEC. |
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Neither the Investment Advisor nor any other person shall have any
authority to give any information or make any representations in connection with
the Shares other than as contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus,
as amended and supplemented, and as is otherwise expressly authorized in writing
by the Company.
(b) |
Clients
of the Investment Advisor may, following receipt of written notice by the
Investment Advisor from the Company of the effective date of the
Registration Statement, purchase the Shares according to all such terms as
are contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The
Investment Advisor shall comply with all requirements set forth in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The Investment Advisor shall
use and distribute, in connection with the Shares, only the Prospectus
and, if necessary, any separate prospectus relating solely to the DRIP,
and such sales literature and advertising materials that shall conform in
all respects to any restrictions of local law and the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that has been
approved in writing by the Company. The Company reserves the right to
establish such additional procedures as it may deem necessary to ensure
compliance with the requirements of the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, and the Investment Advisor shall comply with all such
additional procedures to the extent that it has received written notice
thereof. |
(c) |
Until
such time as the Company has received and accepted subscription for at
least 200,000 shares and released the proceeds from such subscription from
escrow (or such greater amount as may be applicable in respect of any
greater escrow in respect of subscribers from any state), all monies
received for purchase of any of the Shares shall be forwarded by the
Investment Advisor to Citibank Texas, N.A. as
provided in the Prospectus, where such monies will be deposited in
accordance with the escrow agreement executed as of ___________, 2005
among Citibank Texas, N.A.,
as escrow agent, the Dealer Manager and the Company, a copy of which is
enclosed (the “Escrow Agreement”). The Investment Advisor shall return any
check not made correctly payable as required by the Escrow Agreement
directly to the subscriber who submitted the check. After the Company has
received and accepted subscription for at least 200,000 shares and
released the proceeds from such subscription from escrow (or such greater
amount as may be applicable in respect of any greater escrow in respect of
subscribers from New York and Pennsylvania), the Company, in its
discretion, may designate alternative payment instructions and an
alternative location where monies received for purchase of any of the
Shares shall be forwarded by the Investment Advisor. Subscriptions will be
executed as described in the Registration Statement or as directed by the
Company. Each Investment Advisor receiving a subscriber’s check will
deliver such check to the escrow agent or the Company or as otherwise
directed by the Company or the Dealer Manager, as applicable, no later
than the close of business of the first business day after receipt of the
subscription documents by the Investment
Advisor. |
(d) |
During
the full term of this Agreement, the Company shall have full authority to
take such action as it may deem advisable in respect to all matters
pertaining to the performance of the Investment Advisor under this
Agreement. |
(e) |
The
Shares may be purchased by clients of the Investment Advisor only where
the Shares may be legally offered and sold, only by such persons in such
states who shall be legally qualified to purchase the Shares, and only by
such persons in such states in which the Investment Advisor is registered
as an investment advisor or exempt from any applicable registration
requirements. |
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(f) |
The
Investment Advisor shall have no obligation under this Agreement to
advise, or recommend to, its clients to purchase any of the Shares.
|
(g) |
The
Investment Advisor will use every reasonable effort to assure that Shares
are purchased only by investors who: |
(1) |
meet
the investor suitability standards, including the minimum income and net
worth standards established by the Company and set forth in the
Prospectus, and minimum purchase requirements set forth in the
Prospectus; |
(2) |
can
reasonably benefit from an investment in the Company based on each
prospective investor’s overall investment objectives and portfolio
structure; |
(3) |
are
able to bear the economic risk of the investment based on each prospective
investor’s overall financial situation; |
(4) |
have
received the Prospectus in the manner required in the Prospectus (five
business days before making the investment) and has apparent understanding
of: (a) the features of an investment in the Shares; (b) fundamental
risks of the investment; (c) the risk that the prospective investor
may lose the entire investment; (d) the lack of liquidity of the Shares;
(e) the restrictions on transferability of the Shares; (f) the background
and qualifications of the employees and agents of Behringer Harvard
Opportunity Advisors I LP, the advisor to the Company; and (g) the tax
consequences of an investment in the Shares;
and |
(5) |
the
Investment Advisor will make the determinations required to be made by it
pursuant to subparagraph (g) based on information it has obtained from
each prospective investor, including, at a minimum, but not limited to,
the prospective investor’s age, investment objectives, investment
experience, income, net worth, financial situation, and review and
analysis of the prospective investor’s investment portfolio, as well as
any other pertinent factors deemed by the Investment Advisor to be
relevant. |
(h) |
In
addition to complying with the provisions of subparagraph (g) above, and
not in limitation of any other obligations of the Investment Advisor to
determine suitability imposed by state or federal law, the Investment
Advisor agrees that it will comply fully with the following provisions:
|
(1) |
The
Investment Advisor shall have reasonable grounds to believe, based upon
information provided by the investor concerning his or her investment
objectives, other investments, financial situation and needs, and upon any
other information known by the Investment Advisor, that (A) each client of
the Investment Advisor that purchases Shares is or will be in a financial
position appropriate to enable him or her to realize to a significant
extent the benefits (including tax benefits) of an investment in the
Shares, (B) each client of the Investment Advisor that purchases Shares
has a fair market net worth sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in an
investment in the Shares (including potential loss and lack of liquidity),
and (C) the Shares otherwise are or will be a suitable investment for each
client of the Investment Advisor that purchases Shares, and the Investment
Advisor shall maintain files disclosing the basis upon which the
determination of suitability was made; |
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(2) |
The
Investment Advisor shall not execute any transaction involving the
purchase of Shares in a discretionary account without prior written
approval of the transactions by the investor;
|
(3) |
The
Investment Advisor shall have reasonable grounds to believe, based upon
the information made available to it, that all material facts are
adequately and accurately disclosed in the Registration Statement and
provide a basis for evaluating the Shares; |
(4) |
In
making the determination set forth in subparagraph (3) above, the
Investment Advisor shall evaluate items of compensation, physical
properties, tax aspects, financial stability and experience of the
sponsor, conflicts of interest and risk factors, appraisals, as well as
any other information deemed pertinent by it;
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(5) |
The
Investment Advisor shall inform each prospective investor of all pertinent
facts relating to the liquidity and marketability of the Shares;
and |
(6) |
Shares
offered by the Investment Advisor hereunder shall only be offered to
investors who have engaged the Investment Advisor as an investment advisor
and who have agreed to pay the Investment Advisor a fee for investment
advisory services. If requested, the Investment Advisor shall certify to
the Company that each investor has met the financial qualifications set
forth in the Prospectus or in any suitability letter or memorandum sent to
it by the Company and that the investment in Shares is a suitable and
appropriate investment for the investor. The Investment Advisor will only
make offers to investors in the states in which it is advised in writing
that the Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not
required. In participating in the offering of Shares, the Investment
Advisor will comply with applicable rules and regulations relating to the
determination of suitability of investors, including without limitation,
the provisions of Article III.C. of the Statement of Policy Regarding Real
Estate Investment Trusts of the North American Securities Administrators
Association, Inc. In order to evidence this suitability determination, the
Investment Advisor agrees, if requested by the Company, to execute and
deliver to the Company an RIA Certificate of Client Suitability in such
form as the Company may require for each client of the Investment Advisor
who purchases Shares. |
(i) |
The
Investment Advisor agrees to retain in its files, for a period of at least
six years, information that will establish that each purchaser of Shares
falls within the permitted class of investors.
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(j) |
The
Investment Advisor either (i) shall not purchase shares for its own
account or (ii) shall hold for investment any Shares purchased for its own
account. |
(k) |
The
Investment Advisor hereby confirms that it is familiar with Securities Act
Release No. 4968 and Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, relating to the distribution of preliminary and final
prospectuses, and confirms that it has complied and will comply therewith.
|
(1) |
The
Investment Advisor shall deliver a copy of Section 260.141.11 of the
California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 to each client of the
Investment Advisor that purchases Shares and resides in California.
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(m) |
A
sale of Shares shall be deemed to be completed only after the Company
receives a properly completed subscription agreement for Shares from the
Investment Advisor evidencing the fact that the investor had received a
final Prospectus at least five full business days prior to the completion
date, together with payment of the full purchase price of each purchased
Share from a buyer who satisfies each of the terms and conditions of the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, and only after such subscription
agreement has been accepted in writing by the Company.
|
(n) |
Clients
of an Investment Advisor who have been advised by such Investment Advisor
on an ongoing basis regarding investments other than in the Company, and
who are not being charged by such Investment Advisor, through the payment
of commissions or otherwise, direct transaction based fees in connection
with the purchase of the Shares, may reduce the amount of selling
commissions payable with respect to the purchase of their shares down to
zero. |
2. Compensation
to Investment Advisor.
The
Company shall pay no fees, commissions or other compensation to the Investment
Advisor.
3. Association
of the Company with Other Advisors and Dealers.
It is
expressly understood between the Company and the Investment Advisor that the
Company may cooperate with broker-dealers who are registered as broker-dealers
with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”) or with
other investment advisors registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended. Such broker-dealers and investment advisors may enter into
agreements with the Company on terms and conditions identical or similar to this
Agreement and shall receive such rates of commission or other fees as are agreed
to between the Company and the respective broker-dealers and investment advisors
and as are in accordance with the terms of the Registration Statement.
4. Conditions
of the Investment Advisor’s Obligations.
The
Investment Advisor’s obligations hereunder are subject, during the full term of
this Agreement and the Offering, to (a) the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder and compliance by the Company with the covenants set forth
in Section 7 hereof; and (b) the conditions that: (i) the Registration Statement
shall become and remain effective; and (ii) no stop order shall have been issued
suspending the effectiveness of the Offering.
5. Conditions
to the Company’s Obligations.
The
obligations of the Company hereunder are subject, during the full term of this
Agreement and the Offering, to the conditions that: (a) at the effective date of
the Registration Statement and thereafter during the term of this Agreement
while any Shares remain unsold, the Registration Statement shall remain in full
force and effect authorizing the offer and sale of the Shares; (b) no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Offering or other order restraining the
offer or sale of the Shares shall have been issued nor proceedings therefor
initiated or threatened by any state regulatory agency or the SEC; and (c) the
Investment Advisor shall have satisfactorily performed all of its obligations
hereunder and complied with the covenants set forth in Section 6 hereof.
6. Covenants
of the Investment Advisor.
The
Investment Advisor covenants, warrants and represents, during the full term of
this Agreement, that:
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(a) |
The
Investment Advisor is registered as an investment advisor under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and registered or licensed as
an investment advisor by the appropriate regulatory agency of each state
in which the advisor has clients, or exempt from such registration
requirements. |
(b) |
Neither
the Investment Advisor nor any person associated with the Investment
Advisor is registered as a broker-dealer or registered representative with
the NASD. |
(c) |
The
Investment Advisor shall comply with all applicable federal and state
securities laws, including, without limitation, the disclosure
requirements of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the
provisions thereof requiring disclosure of the existence of this Agreement
and the compensation to be paid to the Investment Advisor hereunder.
|
(d) |
The
Investment Advisor shall maintain the records required by Section 204 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 204-2 thereunder
in the form and for the periods required thereby.
|
(e) |
The
Investment Advisor’s acceptance of this Agreement constitutes a
representation to the Company and its agents that the Investment Advisor
has established and implemented an anti-money laundering compliance
program and customer identification program (“AML Program”) in accordance
with applicable law, including applicable rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the USA PATRIOT Act, specifically
including, but not limited to, Section 352 of the Money Laundering
Abatement Act (collectively, the “AML Rules”), reasonably expected to
detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection
with the sale of Shares. In addition, the Investment Advisor 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 (“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, the Investment Advisor
hereby agrees to (a) furnish a copy of its AML Program and OFAC Program to
the Dealer Manager for review, and (b) furnish a copy of the findings and
any remedial actions taken in connection with the Investment Advisor’s
most recent independent testing of its AML Program and/or its OFAC
Program. |
The
parties acknowledge that the investors who purchase Shares through the
Investment Advisor are “customers” of the Investment Advisor. Nonetheless, to
the extent that the Company or its agent deems it prudent, the Investment
Advisor shall cooperate with the Company or its agent with respect to auditing
and monitoring of the Investment Advisor’s AML Program and its OFAC Program by
providing, upon request, information, records, data and exception reports,
related to the Company’s shareholders introduced to, and serviced by, the
Investment Advisor (the “Customers”). Such documentation could include, among
other things, copies of the Investment Advisor’s AML Program and its OFAC
Program; documents maintained pursuant to the Investment Advisor’s AML Program
and its OFAC Program related to the Customers; any suspicious activity reports
filed related to the Customers; audits and any exception reports related to the
Investment Advisor’s AML activities; and any other files maintained related to
the Customers. In the event that such documents reflect, in the opinion of the
Dealer Manager, a potential violation of their respective obligations, if any,
in respect of its AML or OFAC requirements, the Investment Advisor will permit
the Company or its agent to further inspect relevant books and records related
to the Customers and/or the Investment Advisor’s compliance with AML or OFAC
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requirements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investment Advisor shall not be required to
provide any documentation that, in the Investment Advisor’s reasonable judgment,
would cause the Investment Advisor 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. The
Investment Advisor 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. The Investment Advisor hereby agrees, upon request to (A) provide
an annual certification 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 Company and its agent, the
Customer Identification Program requirements in accordance with Section 326 of
the USA PATRIOT Act and applicable SEC and Treasury Department Rules
thereunder.
7. Covenants
of the Company.
The
Company covenants, warrants and represents, during the full term of this
Agreement, that:
(a) |
It
shall use its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement and to file such applications or amendments to the
Registration Statement as may be reasonably necessary for that purpose.
|
(b) |
It
shall promptly inform the Investment Advisor whenever and as soon as it
receives or learns of any order issued by the SEC, any state regulatory
agency or any other regulatory agency which suspends the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or prevents the use of the Prospectus or which
otherwise prevents or suspends the offering or sale of the Shares, or
receives notice of any proceedings regarding any such order.
|
(c) |
It
shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order described
herein at subparagraph (b) hereof and to obtain the lifting of any such
order if issued. |
(d) |
It
shall give the Investment Advisor written notice when the Registration
Statement becomes effective and shall deliver to the Investment Advisor
such number of copies of the Prospectus, and any supplements and
amendments thereto, which are finally approved by the SEC, as the
Investment Advisor may reasonably request for sale of the Shares.
|
(e) |
It
shall promptly notify the Investment Advisor of any post-effective
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, and
shall furnish the Investment Advisor with copies of any revised Prospectus
and/or supplements and amendments to the Prospectus and/or any prospectus
relating solely to the DRIP. |
(f) |
It
shall keep the Investment Advisor fully informed of any material
development to which the Company is a party or which concerns the business
and condition of the Company. |
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(g) |
It
shall use its best efforts to cause, at or prior to the time the
Registration Statement becomes effective, the qualification of the Shares
for offering and sale under the securities laws of such states as the
Company shall elect. |
8. Payment
of Costs and Expenses.
The
Investment Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses incident to the performance
of its obligations under this Agreement.
9. Indemnification.
(a) |
The
Investment Advisor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Company, its affiliates and their or its officers, directors, trustees,
employees and agents, against all losses, claims, demands, liabilities and
expenses, joint or several, including reasonable legal and other expenses
incurred in defending such claims or liabilities, whether or not resulting
in any liability to the Company, its affiliates and their or its officers,
directors, trustees, employees or agents, which they or any of them may
incur arising out of (i) the offer or sale (as such term is defined in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended) by the Investment Advisor, or any
person acting on its behalf, of any Shares pursuant to this Agreement, if
such loss, claim, demand, liability, or expense arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact,
or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact, other than a
statement, omission, or alleged omission by the Investment Advisor which
is also, as the case may be, contained in or omitted from the Prospectus
or the Registration Statement and which statement or omission was not
based on information supplied to the Company by such Investment Advisor;
(ii) the breach by the Investment Advisor, or any person acting on its
behalf, of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (iii) the
negligence, malpractice or malfeasance of the Investment Advisor; (iv) any
unauthorized use of sales materials or use of unauthorized verbal
representations concerning the Shares by such Investment Advisor or
Investment Advisor’s representations or agents; or (v) any failure to
comply with applicable laws governing money laundry abatement and
anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable NASD rules, SEC
rules and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and will reimburse the Company and
any such officers, directors, trustees, employees and agents, in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action. This indemnity provision shall survive the
termination of this Agreement. |
(b) |
The
Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Investment
Advisor, its officers, directors, employees and agents, against all
losses, claims, demands, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable
legal and other expenses incurred in defending such claims or liabilities,
which they or any of them may incur, including, but not limited to,
alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but only to
the extent that such losses, claims, demands, liabilities and expenses
shall arise out of or be based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Prospectus or the Registration Statement, as filed
and in effect with the SEC, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or
in any application prepared or approved in writing by counsel to the
Company and filed with any state regulatory agency in order to register or
qualify the Shares under the securities laws thereof (the “Blue Sky
applications”), or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated in the Prospectus or the
Registration Statement or the Blue Sky applications, or necessary to make
such statements, and any part thereof, not misleading; provided, further,
that any such untrue statement, omission or alleged omission is not based
on information included in any such document which was supplied to the
Company, or any officer of |
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the Company by such Investment Advisor; provided in each case that
such claims or liabilities did not arise from Investment Advisor’s own
negligence, malpractice or malfeasance. This indemnity provision shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
(c) |
No
indemnifying party shall be liable under the indemnity provisions
contained in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above unless the party to be
indemnified shall have notified such indemnifying party in writing
promptly after the summons or other first legal process giving information
of the nature of the claim served upon the party to be indemnified, but
failure to notify an indemnifying party of any such claim shall not
relieve it from any liabilities that it may have to the indemnified party
against whom action is brought other than on account of its indemnity
agreement contained in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above. In the case of any
such claim, if the party to be indemnified notified the indemnifying party
of the commencement thereof as aforesaid, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense of such claim.
If it so elects, in accordance with arrangements satisfactory to any other
indemnifying party or parties similarly notified, the indemnifying party
has the option to assume the entire defense of the claim, with counsel who
shall be satisfactory to such indemnified party and all other indemnified
parties who are defendants in such action; and after notice from the
indemnifying party of its election so to assume the defense thereof and
the retaining of such counsel by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying
party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under subparagraphs
(a) and (b) above for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, other than
for the reasonable costs of investigation. |
10.
Term of
Agreement.
This
Agreement shall become effective on the date on which this Agreement is executed
by the Company and the Investment Advisor. The Investment Advisor and the
Company may each prevent this Agreement from becoming effective, without
liability to the other, by written notice before the time this Agreement
otherwise would become effective. After this Agreement becomes effective, either
party may terminate it at any time for any reason by giving thirty (30) days’
written notice to the other party; provided, however, that this Agreement shall
in any event automatically terminate at the first occurrence of any of the
following events: (a) the Registration Statement for offer and sale of the
Shares shall cease to be effective; (b) the Offering shall be terminated;
or (c) the Investment Advisor’s license or registration to act as an investment
advisor shall be revoked or suspended by any federal, self-regulatory or state
agency and such revocation or suspension is not cured within ten (10) days from
the date of such occurrence. In any event, this Agreement shall be deemed
suspended during any period for which such license is revoked or suspended.
11.
Notices.
All
notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been given and delivered when deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, registered or certified mail, to the applicable address set forth
below.
If to the
Company:
Behringer
Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc.
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Executive Vice President and Secretary
If sent
to the Investment
Advisor:
to the
person whose name and address
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are
identified in Exhibit A hereto.
12. Successors.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto,
and shall not be assigned or transferred by the Investment Advisor by operation
of law or otherwise.
13. Miscellaneous.
(a) |
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the
State of Texas. |
(b) |
Nothing
in this Agreement shall constitute the Investment Advisor as in
association with or in partnership with the Company.
|
(c) |
This
Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, embodies the entire understanding,
between the parties to the Agreement, and no variation, modification or
amendment to this Agreement shall be deemed valid or effective unless it
is in writing and signed by both parties hereto.
|
(d) |
If
any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed void, invalid or
ineffective for any reason, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect. |
(e) |
This
Agreement may be executed in counterpart copies, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument comprising this Agreement. |
(f) |
In
any action to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to secure
damages for its breach, the prevailing party shall recover its costs and
reasonable attorney’s fees. |
(g) |
Venue
for any action (including arbitration) brought hereunder shall lie
exclusively in Dallas, Texas. |
[SIGNATURES
ON FOLLOWING PAGES]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date and year
indicated on Exhibit A hereto.
SELECTED
INVESTMENT ADVISOR |
COMPANY |
_____________________________________ | |
(Name
of Investment Advisor)
By:________________________________________
Print Name: _______________________________
Title:
____________________________________ |
By:
__________________________________
Print Name: _________________________
Title:
______________________________ |
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EXHIBIT
A
TO
SELECTED
INVESTMENT ADVISOR AGREEMENT
OF
BEHRINGER
HARVARD OPPORTUNITY REIT I, INC.
This
Exhibit A is attached to and made a part of that certain Selected Investment
Advisor Agreement, dated as of the ___ day of ____________________, 200_, by and
between Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc., (the “Company”) and
____________________________ (the “Advisor”).
1. | Date of Agreement: ____________________, 200__ |
2. | Identity of Advisor: |
Name: | _______________________________________________ |
Type of
Entity: _______________________________________________
State
Organized in: _________________________________________
Qualified
to Do Business and in Good Standing in:
____________________
Registered
as an Investment Advisor in the Following States:
__________________________________
3. Name
and Address for Notice Purposes:
Name:
__________________________________________
Title:
__________________________________________
Company:
__________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________
City,
State and Zip Code: __________________________________
Telephone
Number (including area code): _____________________
4. Please
complete the following for our records:
(a) | How many registered investment advisors are with your firm? __________ |
(Please
enclose a current list.)
(b) | Does your firm publish a newsletter? r Yes r No |
What
is/are the frequency of the publication(s)? r Weekly
r Monthly
r Quarterly
r Bi-weekly r Bi-monthly
r Other
(please
specify) _________________________
PLEASE
PLACE BEHRINGER HARVARD OPPORTUNITY REIT I, INC. ON YOUR
MAILING
LIST AND PROVIDE A SAMPLE OF THE PUBLICATION IF AVAILABLE.
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(c) | Does your firm have regular internal mailings, or bulk package mailings to its registered investment advisors? r Yes r No |
PLEASE
PLACE BEHRINGER HARVARD OPPORTUNITY REIT I, INC. ON YOUR
MAILING
LIST AND PROVIDE A SAMPLE OF THE PUBLICATION IF AVAILABLE.
(d) | Does your firm have a computerized electronic mail (E-Mail) system for your registered investment advisors? r Yes r No |
If so, please provide e-mail address:
________________________________________
(e) | Website address: ______________________________________________________ |
Person responsible:
____________________________________________________
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