MANAGING BROKER DEALER AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1(A)
As of
[DATE] (the “Effective Date”), this MANAGING BROKER
DEALER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made by and
between MCI INCOME FUND V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”), and INTERNATIONAL ASSETS
ADVISORY, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the
“Managing Broker Dealer”), in connection with the
offering and sale by the Company of preferred limited liability
company interests in the Company (“Securities”) in the
Company (“the “Offering”). The Securities will be
offered during a period commencing and ending on such dates as set
forth in the Offering Statement and Offering Circular (the
“Offering Period”) for the Offering that shall be
prepared by the Company, as either may be supplemented and amended
(together with all exhibits or schedules thereto, the
“Offering Document”). Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Offering Document.
1.
Appointment of the
Managing Broker Dealer.
1.1 The
Managing Broker Dealer’s acceptance of this appointment is
specifically conditioned on its approval of the final Offering
Documents and receipt of a favorable third party due diligence
report from FactRight, or other similar recognized third party due
diligence company.
1.2 On
the basis of the representations, warranties, and covenants herein
contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Managing Broker Dealer is hereby appointed and agrees to
sell the Securities on a “best efforts” basis and to
solicit purchasers for the Offering at the price to be paid and
otherwise upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offering
Documents. The Managing Broker Dealer shall solicit purchasers for
the Offering through a Title IV, Regulation A+ Tier 2 Offering
(“Reg A+”).
1.3 The
Managing Broker Dealer is authorized to enlist other members of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”)
acceptable to the Company (a “Selling Group Member”, or
collectively the “Selling Group Members”) to solicit
Purchasers (as defined below) for the Securities. The Company may
also enter into agreements for the sale of the Securities to
certain Purchasers with non-FINRA registered investment advisors
(“Registered Investments Advisors”), and the Managing
Broker Dealer shall assist in the administration of such
arrangements. All engagements of the Selling Group Members will be
evidenced by a Soliciting Dealer Agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A. All engagements with Registered Investment
Advisors will be evidenced by a RIA Introduction Agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B. Neither the Soliciting Dealer
Agreement nor the RIA Introduction Agreement shall be modified,
amended or supplemented without the prior consent of the Company
and the Managing Broker Dealer.
1.4 It
is understood that no sale of the Securities shall be regarded as
effective unless and until accepted by the Company. The Company
reserves the right in its sole discretion to accept or reject any
purchase agreement for the Securities (the “Purchase
Agreement”) in whole or in part for a period of thirty (30)
days after receipt of the Purchase Agreement. Any proposed purchase
of the Securities not accepted within thirty (30) days of receipt
shall be deemed rejected.
1.5 Subject
to the performance by the Company of all the obligations to be
performed hereunder and to the completeness and accuracy of all the
Company’s representations and warranties contained herein,
the Managing Broker Dealer hereby accepts such agency and agrees on
the terms and conditions herein set forth to use its best efforts
during the Offering Period to find qualified purchasers
(“Purchasers”) for the Securities.
2.
Representations and
Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and
warrants to the Managing Broker Dealer that:
2.1 The
Company is duly organized and validly exists as a limited liability
company in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, has all requisite power and authority to enter
into this Agreement, and has all requisite power and authority to
conduct its business as described in the Offering
Document.
2.2 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 Securities, except such as may be
required under the Securities Act or applicable state securities
laws.
2.3 No
defaults exist in the due performance and observance of any
material obligation, term, covenant, or condition of any agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is
bound.
2.4 This
Agreement, when executed by the Company, will have been duly
authorized and will be a valid and binding agreement of the
Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
2.5 The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated and the compliance with the terms
of this Agreement by the Company will not conflict with or
constitute a default or violation under any certificate of
formation, operating agreement, contract, 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.
2.6 At
the time of the issuance of the Securities, the Securities will
have been duly authorized and validly issued, and upon payment
therefor, will be fully paid and non-assessable and will conform to
the description thereof contained in the Offering
Document.
2.7 The
Company is not required to register as an “investment
company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.
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2.8 Subject
to the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder,
the holders of the Securities (the “Securities
Holders”) will have the rights described in the Offering
Document and associated transaction documents.
2.9 For
the entirety of the Offering Period, the Offering Document will not
include, through the date that the Offering shall terminate (as
defined in the Offering Document, the “Offering Termination
Date”), any untrue statement of a material fact nor will it
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
2.10 The
Company represents and warrants to the Managing Broker Dealer and
each of the Selling Group Members and Registered Investment
Advisers, that neither none of the Company, any of its
predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, officer, general
partner, or managing member of the Company, any beneficial owner of
20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity
securities, any promoter
connected with the issuer in
any capacity at the time of filing, any offer after qualification,
or such sale; any person employed by the Company that has been or
will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of Purchasers in connection
with such sale of Securities; any general partner or managing
member of any such solicitor; or any director, executive officer or other officer participating in the offering of
any such solicitor or general partner or managing member of such
solicitor:
(a)
Has been convicted,
within ten (10) years before the filing of the offering statement (or five years, in the
case of issuers, their predecessors and affiliated issuers), of any felony or
misdemeanor:
(i) In
connection with the purchase or sale of any security;
(ii)
Involving the making of any false filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”); or
(iii)
Arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal
securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of
purchasers of securities;
(b)
Is subject to any
order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
entered within (5) five years before the filing of the offering statement that, at the time of
such filing, restrains or enjoins such person from engaging or
continuing to engage in any conduct or practice:
(i)
In connection with
the purchase or sale of any security;
(ii)
Involving the making of any false filing with the
SEC; or
(iii)
Arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal
securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of
purchasers of securities;
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(c)
Is subject to a
final order of a state securities commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); a
state authority that supervises
or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a
state insurance commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an
appropriate federal banking agency; the U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission; or the National Credit Union Administration
that:
(i) At
the time of the filing of the offering
statement, bars the person from:
(A) Association
with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency, or
officer;
(B) Engaging
in the business of securities, insurance or banking;
or
(C) Engaging
in savings association or
credit union activities; or
(ii) Constitutes
a final order based on a
violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent,
manipulative, or deceptive conduct entered within (10) ten years
before such filing of the offering
statement;
(d)
Is subject to an
order of the SEC entered
pursuant to section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
“Exchange Act”) or section 203(e) or (f) of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(the “Advisers Act”) that, as of the date of the
Offering Document:
(i)
Suspends or revokes such person's registration as a
broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment
adviser;
(ii) Places
limitations on the activities, functions or operations of such
person; or
(iii)
Bars such person from being associated with any entity or from
participating in the offering of any xxxxx stock;
(e)
Is subject to any
order of the SEC entered within
five years before the filing of the offering statement that, at the time of
such filing, orders the person to cease and desist from committing
or causing a violation or future violation of:
(i) Any
scienter-based anti-fraud provision of the federal securities laws,
including without limitation section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“Securities Act”) , section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and 17 CFR 240.10b-5, section 15(c)(1) of the
Exchange Act and section 206(1)
of the Advisers Act, or any
other rule or regulation thereunder; or
(ii) Section
5 of the Securities Act.
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(f)
Is suspended or
expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from
association with a member of, a
registered national securities exchange or a registered national or
affiliated securities
association for any
act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with
just and equitable principles of trade;
(g)
Has filed (as a
registrant or issuer), or was
or was named as an underwriter
in, any registration statement or offering statement filed with the SEC that,
within five (5) years before the filing of the offering statement, was the subject of a
refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A
exemption, or is, at the time of such filing, the subject of an
investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or
suspension order should be
issued; or
(h)
Is subject to a
United States Postal Service false representation order entered
within five (5) years before the date of the Offering Document, or
is, as of the date of the Offering Document, subject to a temporary
restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct
alleged by the United States Postal Service to constitute a scheme
or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means
of false representations.
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The representations and warranties made in this Section 2 are and
shall be continuing representations and warranties throughout the
term of the Offering. In the event that any of these
representations or warranties becomes untrue, the Company will
immediately notify the Managing Broker Dealer in writing of the
fact which makes the representation or warranty
untrue.
3.
Duties, Obligations
and Covenants of the Company. The Company agrees that:
3.1 The
Company will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the
rules and regulations of the SEC, and by all applicable state
securities laws and regulations, to permit the continuance of
offers and sales of the Securities, in accordance with the
provisions hereof and in the Offering Document, and will amend or
supplement the Offering Document in order to make the Offering
Document comply with the requirements of federal and applicable
state securities laws and regulations.
3.2 If,
at any time, any event occurs as a result of which the Offering
Document would include an untrue statement of a material fact or,
in view of the circumstances under which it was made, omit to state
any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, the Company will notify the Managing Broker Dealer
thereof, effect the preparation of a supplement to or an amendment
of the Offering Document which will correct such statement or
omission, and deliver to the Managing Broker Dealer such numbers of
copies of such amended or supplemental Offering Document as the
Managing Broker Dealer may reasonably request.
3.3 The
Company shall not make any written or oral representations or
statements to Purchasers that contradict or are inconsistent with
the statements made in the Offering Document, as amended or
supplemented.
3.4 The
Company will deliver to the Managing Broker Dealer such numbers of
copies of the Offering Document and any amendment(s) or
supplement(s) thereto, with all appendices thereto, and such
numbers of copies of printed sales literature or other materials as
the Managing Broker Dealer may reasonably request in connection
with the Offering or for the purposes contemplated by federal and
applicable state securities laws.
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3.5 Authorized
Sales Materials. All supplemental advertising and sales
literature to be used in connection with the Offering, whether
designated solely for “broker-dealer use only” or
otherwise and regardless of how labeled or described, that is
prepared by or on behalf of the Company (the “Authorized
Sales Materials”), when taken together with the Offering
Document, will not contain any untrue statement of material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. Prior to its first use, the Company shall file all
Authorized Sales Materials with, and will have received all
required regulatory approval. The Dealer Manager will, if required
or deemed advisable by the Managing Broker Dealer, submit to FINRA
for review all materials deemed by the Managing Broker Dealer to be
advertising, at the Company’s expense. The Company also will
deliver to the Managing Broker Dealer such number of copies of any
printed Authorized Sales Materials as the Managing Broker Dealer
may reasonably request in connection with the
Offering.
3.6 Subject
to the Managing Broker Dealer’s actions and the actions of
others in connection with the Offering, the Company will comply
with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act,
Regulation A and all applicable state securities laws, rules and
regulations. Upon request, the Company will furnish to the Managing
Broker Dealer a copy of such papers filed by the Company with any
state or federal regulatory pursuant to state or federal securities
laws and regulations.
3.7 The
Company will apply the net proceeds from the Offering received by
it in the manner set forth in the Offering Document.
3.8 The
Company will furnish the Securities Holders with all reports
described in the Offering Document and applicable Company governing
documents and will deliver to the Managing Broker Dealer, and make
available, upon request, to each Selling Group Member and
Registered Investment Advisor, one copy of each such report
(excluding Subscriber tax reporting documents) prior to, or at the
time that such reports are furnished to the Securities Holders, and
any other such other information concerning the Company, as may
reasonably be requested.
3.9 Any
officer, director, employee, or affiliate of the Company who buys
any Securities in connection with the Offering shall do so for
investment purposes only and not with the intention of resale or
distribution.
3.10
This Agreement, or any supplement or amendment hereto, may be filed
by the Company with the SEC, if such filing should be required, and
may be filed with and may be subject to the approval of applicable
federal and applicable state securities regulatory agencies, if
required.
3.11
The Company
understands and acknowledges that the Managing Broker Dealer has
expended and continues to expend significant time and expense in
recruiting and training its employees, associated persons and
registered personnel (each, for purposes of this section, a "Broker
Dealer Covered Person"), and that the loss of a Broker Dealer
Covered Person would cause significant and irreparable harm to the
Managing Broker Dealer. The Company agrees and covenants not to
directly or indirectly solicit, hire, recruit, or attempt to
solicit, hire, or recruit any Broker Dealer Covered Person of the
Managing Broker Dealer or induce the termination of employment of
any Broker Dealer Covered Person for a period of twenty-four (24)
months, beginning on the last day of the Broker Dealer Covered
Person’s association with the Managing Broker Dealer,
regardless of the reason for the termination, without first
obtaining written consent by the Managing Broker
Dealer.
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4.
Representations and
Warranties of the Managing Broker Dealer. The Managing Broker Dealer represents
and warrants to the Company that:
4.1 The
Managing Broker Dealer is duly organized and validly exists as a
limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the
State of Florida and has all requisite power and authority to enter
into this Agreement.
4.2 This
Agreement, when executed by the Managing Broker Dealer, will have
been duly authorized and will be a valid and binding agreement of
the Managing Broker Dealer, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
4.3 The
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and those
contemplated by the Offering Document will not result in a breach
or violation of any order, rule, or regulation directed to the
Managing Broker Dealer by any court, any federal or state
regulatory body, FINRA, or any administrative agency having
jurisdiction over the Managing Broker Dealer or its
affiliates.
4.4 The
Managing Broker Dealer is, and during the term of this Agreement
will be, duly registered as a broker dealer pursuant to the
provisions of the Exchange Act, a member in good standing with
FINRA, and duly registered as a broker dealer in any state where
offers are made by the Managing Broker Dealer. The Managing Broker
Dealer will comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and
requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable
state securities law, the published rules and regulations
thereunder, and FINRA rules.
4.5 The
Managing Broker Dealer has established and implemented anti-money
laundering compliance programs, in accordance with FINRA Rule 3310
and Section 352 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act and Section
326 of the Patriot Act of 2001, which are reasonably expected to
detect and cause reporting of suspicious transactions in connection
with the sale of Securities.
4.6 The
Managing Broker Dealer represents and warrants to the Company that
neither the Managing Broker Dealer nor its executive officers,
managing member or officers involved in the Offering or any person
who owns 20% or more of the Managing Broker Dealer:
(a)
Has been convicted,
within ten (10) years before the filing of the offering statement of any felony or
misdemeanor:
(i)
In connection with
the purchase or sale of any security;
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(ii) Involving
the making of any false filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”);
or
(iii)
Arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal
securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of
purchasers of securities;
(b)
Is subject to any
order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
entered within (5) five years before the filing of the offering statement that, at the time of
such filing, restrains or enjoins such person from engaging or
continuing to engage in any conduct or practice:
(i)
In connection with
the purchase or sale of any security;
(ii)
Involving the making of any false filing with the
SEC; or
(iii)
Arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal
securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of
purchasers of securities;
(c)
Is subject to a
final order of a state securities commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); a
state authority that supervises
or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a
state insurance commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an
appropriate federal banking agency; the U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission; or the National Credit Union Administration
that:
(i) At
the time of the filing of the offering
statement, bars the person from:
(A) Association
with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency, or
officer;
(B) Engaging
in the business of securities, insurance or banking;
or
(C) Engaging
in savings association or
credit union activities; or
(ii)
Constitutes a final order based
on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent,
manipulative, or deceptive conduct entered within (10) ten years
before such filing of the offering
statement;
(d)
Is subject to an
order of the SEC entered
pursuant to section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
“Exchange Act”) or section 203(e) or (f) of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(the “Advisers Act”) that, as of the date of the
Offering Document:
(i)
Suspends or revokes
such person's registration as a broker, dealer, municipal
securities dealer or investment adviser;
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(ii) Places
limitations on the activities, functions or operations of such
person; or
(iii)
Bars such person from being associated with any entity or from
participating in the offering of any xxxxx stock;
(e)
Is subject to any
order of the SEC entered within
five years before the filing of the offering statement that, at the time of
such filing, orders the person to cease and desist from committing
or causing a violation or future violation of:
(i) Any
scienter-based anti-fraud provision of the federal securities laws,
including without limitation section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“Securities Act”) , section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and 17 CFR 240.10b-5, section 15(c)(1) of the
Exchange Act and section 206(1)
of the Advisers Act, or any
other rule or regulation thereunder; or
(ii)
Section 5 of the Securities Act.
(f)
Is suspended or
expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from
association with a member of, a
registered national securities exchange or a registered national or
affiliated securities
association for any
act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with
just and equitable principles of trade;
(g)
Has filed (as a
registrant or issuer), or was
or was named as an underwriter
in, any registration statement or offering statement filed with the SEC that,
within five (5) years before the filing of the offering statement, was the subject of a
refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A
exemption, or is, at the time of such filing, the subject of an
investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or
suspension order should be
issued; or
(h)
Is subject to a
United States Postal Service false representation order entered
within five (5) years before the date of the Offering Document, or
is, as of the date of the Offering Document, subject to a temporary
restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct
alleged by the United States Postal Service to constitute a scheme
or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means
of false representations.
4.7 The
representations and warranties made in this Section 4 are and shall
be continuing representations and warranties throughout the term of
the Offering. In the event that any of these representations or
warranties becomes untrue, the Managing Broker Dealer will
immediately notify the Company in writing of the fact which makes
the representation or warranty untrue.
5. Duties
and Obligations of the Managing Broker Dealer.
5.1 The
Managing Broker Dealer will serve in a “best efforts”
capacity in the offering, sale, and distribution of the Securities.
The Managing Broker Dealer may offer the Securities as an agent,
but all sales shall be made by the Company, acting through the
Managing Broker Dealer as an agent, and not by the Managing Broker
Dealer as a principal. The Managing Broker Dealer shall have no
authority to appoint any person or other entity as an agent or
sub-agent of the Managing Broker Dealer or the Company, except to
appoint Selling Group Members acceptable to the Company in the
Company’s sole discretion.
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5.2 In
the event the Managing Broker Dealer elects to become a Selling
Group Member, the Managing Broker Dealer shall separately enter
into a Soliciting Dealer Agreement and shall comply with all
requirements of the Selling Group Members as set forth in the
Soliciting Dealer Agreement.
5.3 The
Managing Broker Dealer will immediately bring to the attention of
the Company any circumstance or fact which causes the Managing
Broker Dealer to believe the Offering Document, or any other
literature distributed pursuant to the Offering, or any information
supplied by prospective Purchasers in their subscription materials,
may be inaccurate or misleading.
5.4 The
Managing Broker Dealer will comply in all respects with the
purchase procedures and plan of distribution set forth in the
Offering Document.
5.5 It
is understood that no sale shall be regarded as effective unless
and until accepted by the Company. The Company reserves the right
in its sole discretion to accept or reject any subscription for
Securities in whole or in part for a period of 30 days after
receipt of the subscription for Securities. Any subscription for
Securities not accepted within 30 days of receipt shall be deemed
rejected.
5.6 The
Managing Broker Dealer shall not knowingly execute any transaction
in which a Purchaser invests in the Securities in a discretionary
account without prior written approval of the transaction by the
Purchaser.
5.7 In
the event the Managing Broker Dealer receives any customer funds
for the Securities, the Managing Broker Dealer will transmit such
customer funds, not later than noon of the next business day
following receipt of such funds for the Securities, to the
applicable escrow or bank account for the Offering.
5.8 All
actions, direct or indirect, by the Managing Broker Dealer, its
respective agents, members, employees, and affiliates, shall
conform to (i) requirements applicable to broker dealers under
federal and applicable state securities laws, rules, and
regulations, and (ii) applicable rules of FINRA.
6.
Compensation.
6.1 As
compensation for services rendered by the Managing Broker Dealer
under this Agreement, the Managing Broker Dealer will be entitled
to receive from the Company the following compensation, a portion
or all of which may be re-allowed to Selling Group Members or other
associated persons eligible to receive such
compensation:
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(a) A
selling commission (the “Selling Commission”) of
[6]% of the purchase
price of the Securities sold by the Managing Broker Dealer (the
“Total Sales”), which it will re-allow to the Selling
Group Members; provided, however, that this amount will be reduced
to the extent a lower commission rate is negotiated with a Selling
Group Member and the commission rate will be the lower agreed upon
rate; and
(b) A
dealer manager fee (the “Dealer Manager Fee”) of up to
[2.5]% of the Total
Sales, (i) from which up to [1.0]% of the Total Sales may be
re-allowed to the Selling Group Members (pursuant to a side-letter
agreement), as a non-accountable marketing and due diligence
allowance, and (ii) up to [1.5]% of the Total Sales may be
re-allowed to certain wholesalers, some of which may be internal to
the Company and its Affiliates; and
(c) A
servicing fee (the “Servicing Fee”), payable by either
the Company or an affiliate of the Company, which will be
[0.5]% of the Total
Sales of a given month.
6.2 Notwithstanding
the foregoing provision 6.1(a), the Company reserves the right to
sell the Securities net of Selling Commissions to Purchasers who
are introduced to the Managing Broker-Dealer by a Registered
Investment Advisor and to Purchasers who meet the accreditation
requirement and are affiliated or otherwise deemed family and
friends of the Company and its affiliates.
6.3 For
Purchasers who are introduced to the Managing Broker Dealer by a
Registered Investment Advisor, the Managing Broker Dealer agrees to
waive its right of receipt of [1.0]% of the Dealer Manager Fee
(which would generally be reallowed to a Selling Group Member as a
non-accountable marketing and due diligence allowance), and the
Company, in its discretion, may reimburse the applicable Registered
Investment Advisor for certain marketing and due diligence expenses
pursuant to a side letter agreement.
6.4 Subject
to Section 5.2, the Managing Broker Dealer may also sell the
Securities as a Selling Group Member, thereby becoming entitled to
selling commissions.
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Reserved.
8.
Offering.
The Offering of the Securities shall be at the price and upon the
terms and conditions set forth in the Offering Document. The
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse to
accept any or all Purchase Agreements tendered by the Managing
Broker Dealer at any time during the Offering, and/or to terminate
the Offering. Selling Commissions and fees earned prior to such
termination remain payable to the applicable parties.
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9.
Indemnification by the
Company.
9.1
Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company, with
respect to the applicable Offering, agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Managing Broker Dealer, the Selling Group Members,
Registered Investment Advisors, and their respective owners,
managers, members, partners, directors, officers, employees,
agents, attorneys, and accountants (the “Selling
Parties”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage
and expense whatsoever (“Loss”) arising out of or based
upon:
(a) Any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Offering Document (as amended and supplemented
from time to time) or in any application or other document filed in
any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Securities under, or
exempt the Offering of the Securities from, the registration or
qualification requirements of the securities laws
thereof;
(b) The
omission or alleged omission from the Offering Document (as amended
and supplemented from time to time), or in any sales or other
materials provided by the Company to the Managing Broker Dealer for
use by the Selling Group Members, of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading;
(c) The
failure of the Company to comply with any of the applicable
provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any
applicable federal or state securities laws, rules or
regulations;
(d) Any
verbal or written representations in connection with the Offering
made by the Company or its agents, employees, or affiliates in
violation of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other
applicable federal or state securities laws, rules and regulations;
or
(e) The
breach by the Company of any term, condition, representation,
warranty or covenant of this Agreement.
9.2
If any action is brought against any of the Selling Parties in
respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, the Selling
Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the
institution of such action, and the Company shall assume the
defense of such action; provided, however, that the failure to
notify the Company shall not affect the provisions in this Section
9 except to the extent such failure to notify the Company has a
material and adverse effect on the defense of such claims. The
affected Selling Parties shall have the right to employ counsel in
any such case. The reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the Company’s expense, provided that the Company
will not be obligated to pay for legal fees and expenses for more
than one law firm in connection with the defense of similar claims
arising out of the same alleged acts or omissions.
9.3
The Company agrees to promptly notify the Managing Broker Dealer of
the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the
Company or any of its respective officers, directors, members,
managers, agents, attorneys, or accountants in connection with the
Offering.
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9.4
The indemnity provided to the Managing Broker Dealer pursuant to
this Section 9 shall not apply to the extent that any Loss arises
out of or is based upon any 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 by
the Managing Broker Dealer specifically for use in the preparation
of the Offering Document (or any amendment or supplement thereto)
or any sales literature.
9.5
The indemnity provided to the Selling Group Member and Registered
Investment Advisors pursuant to this Section 9 shall not apply to
the extent that any Loss arises out of or is based upon any 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 by the Selling Group Member or
Registered Investment Advisor specifically for use in the
preparation of the Offering Document (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) or any sales literature.
10.
Indemnification by the
Managing Broker Dealer.
10.1
Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Managing Broker
Dealer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its
affiliates and their respective general partners, stockholders,
partners, directors, officers, managers, employees, members and
agents, each controlling person and each of their respective
attorneys and accountants (“Company Parties”), against
any and all Loss arising out of or based upon:
(a) Any
verbal or written representations in connection with the Offering
made by the Managing Broker Dealer in violation of the Securities
Act or any applicable federal or state securities laws, rules and
regulations;
(b) The
Managing Broker Dealer’s failure to comply with any of the
applicable provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act,
applicable requirements and rules of FINRA, or any applicable
federal or state securities laws and regulations, other than any
failure to comply which results from acts of the
Company;
(c) The
breach by the Managing Broker Dealer of any term, condition,
representation, warranty, or covenant of this
Agreement;
10.2
If any action is brought against the Company Parties in respect of
which indemnity may be sought hereunder, the Company Party shall
promptly notify the Managing Broker Dealer in writing of the
institution of such action, and the Managing Broker Dealer shall
assume the defense of such action. The Company Parties shall have
the right to employ counsel in any such case. The reasonable fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the Managing Broker
Dealer’s expense, provided that the Managing Broker Dealer
will not be obligated to pay for legal fees and expenses for more
than one law firm in connection with the defense of similar claims
arising out of the same alleged acts or omissions.
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10.3
The Managing Broker Dealer agrees to promptly notify the Company of
the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the
Managing Broker Dealer or any of the Managing Broker Dealer’s
officers, directors, partners, affiliates, or agents in connection
with the Offering.
10.4
The indemnity provided to the Company pursuant to this Section 10
shall not apply to the extent that any Loss arises out of or is
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
material fact made by the Company or any agent of the Company or
any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be
disclosed by the Company or any agent of the Company.
11. Contribution.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnification provided pursuant to
Sections 9 and 10 is for any reason held to be unavailable
from the Company, the Managing Broker Dealer, the Selling Group
Members, or Registered Investment Advisors, as the case may be, the
parties shall contribute to the aggregate Loss, liabilities,
claims, damages and expenses (including any amount paid in
settlement of any action, suit, or proceeding or any claims
asserted) in such amounts as a court of competent jurisdiction may
determine (or in the case of settlement, in such amounts as may be
agreed upon by the parties) in such proportion to reflect the
relative fault of each party in connection with the events
described in Sections 9 and 10 as the case may be, which
resulted in such Loss, liabilities, claims damages or expenses, as
well as any other equitable considerations. The relative fault of
the parties shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the
Managing Broker Dealer, the Selling Group Members, and Registered
Investment Advisors and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such omission or statement. The Selling Parties, the
Company Parties and any person who controls the Managing Broker
Dealer shall also have rights to contribution pursuant to this
Section.
12. Privacy
Act.
12.1
To protect Customer Information (as defined below) and to comply as
may be necessary with the requirements of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act, the relevant state and federal regulations pursuant thereto
and state privacy laws, the parties wish to include the
confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations set forth
herein.
12.2
“Customer Information” means any information contained
on a customer’s application or other form and all nonpublic
personal information about a customer that a party receives from
the other party. Customer Information shall include, but not be
limited to, name, address, telephone number, social security
number, health information, and personal financial information
(which may include consumer account number).
12.3
The parties understand and acknowledge that they may be financial
institutions subject to applicable federal and state customer and
consumer privacy laws and regulations, including Title V of the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act (15 U.S.C. 6801, et seq.) and regulations
promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Privacy
Laws”), and any Customer Information that one party receives
from the other party is received with limitations on its use and
disclosure. The parties agree that they are prohibited from using
the Customer Information received from the other party other than
(i) as required by law, regulation or rule, or (ii) to carry out
the purposes for which one party discloses Customer Information to
the other party pursuant to the Agreement, as permitted under the
use in the ordinary course of business exception to the Privacy
Laws.
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12.4
The parties shall establish and maintain safeguards against the
unauthorized access, destruction, loss, or alteration of Customer
Information in their control which are no less rigorous than those
maintained by a party for its own information of a similar nature.
In the event of any improper disclosure of any Customer
Information, the party responsible for the disclosure will
immediately notify the other party.
13.
Representations and
Agreements to Survive. Except as the context otherwise
requires, all representations, warranties, and agreements contained
in this Agreement shall be deemed to be representations,
warranties, and agreements at and as of the Offering Termination
Date, and such representations, warranties, and agreements by the
Managing Broker Dealer or the Company, including the indemnity and
contribution agreements contained in Sections 9, 10, and 11 shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by the Managing Broker Dealer, the Company,
and/or any controlling person, and shall survive the sale of, and
payment for, the Securities.
14.
Expenses of the
Offering. The Company
agrees to pay all expenses incident to the performance of its
obligations hereunder, including all expenses incident to marketing
the Offering and submitting filings with federal and state
regulatory authorities and to the exemption of the Securities under
federal and state securities laws, including fees and disbursements
of the Company’s counsel, and all costs of reproduction and
distribution of the Offering Document and any amendment or
supplement thereto. The Company agrees to pay all costs and
expenses incident to the Offering, whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is
terminated.
15.
Confirmation.
The Company agrees to confirm all orders for purchase of Securities
that are accepted by the Company and provide such confirmation to
the Managing Broker Dealer and the Selling Group
Members.
16.
Termination.
This Agreement is terminable by either party for any reason
whatsoever or for no reason at any time upon 60 days’ prior
written notice to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this Agreement is immediately terminable by the Managing Broker
Dealer if it does not approve of the final Offering Document or
does not receive a favorable third party due diligence report on or
before [____TBD_____]. Such termination
shall not affect the obligations set forth in Sections 9, 10, 11,
12, and 13.
17.
Governing Law;
Venue. This Agreement
shall be governed by, subject to and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Florida without regard to conflict of law
provisions and any dispute between the parties concerning this
Agreement shall come within the jurisdiction of the courts of
Florida. The parties hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and
exclusive venue in the state and federal courts located in Orange
County, Florida for any action brought by either party arising out
of or in connection with this Agreement.
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18. Severability.
If any portion of this Agreement shall be held invalid or
inoperative, then so far as is reasonable and possible (a) the
remainder of this Agreement shall be considered valid and operative
and (b) effect shall be given to the intent manifested by the
portion held invalid or inoperative.
19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, and together which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
20. Modification
or Amendment. This
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by written
agreement executed by the both the Company and the Managing Broker
Dealer.
21. Notices.
All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or delivered: (i)
when delivered personally or by commercial messenger; (ii) one
business day following deposit with a recognized overnight courier
service, provided such deposit occurs prior to the deadline imposed
by such service for overnight delivery; (iii) when transmitted, if
sent by email electronic communication, provided confirmation of
receipt is received by sender and such notice is sent by an
additional method provided hereunder, in each case above provided
such communication is addressed to the intended recipient thereof
as set forth below:
If
to the Company:
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Email
Address: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If
to the Managing Broker Dealer:
International
Assets Advisory, LLC
000 X.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Email
Address: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
22. Parties.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the
benefit of the parties hereto, the parties referred to in
Sections 9, 10 and 11, and their respective successors, legal
representatives, heirs and assigns, and no other person shall have
or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim under, in respect of, or by virtue of, this Agreement or any
provision herein contained.
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23. Delay.
Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of any party to this
Agreement to exercise any right, remedy, power, or privilege under
this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a
waiver of any right, remedy, power, or privilege with respect to
any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy,
power, or privilege with respect to any subsequent
occurrence.
24. Recovery
of Costs. If any
legal action or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement of
this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default,
or misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of
this Agreement, the successful or prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and other
costs incurred in that action or proceeding (and any additional
proceeding for the enforcement of a judgment) in addition to any
other relief to which it or they may be entitled.
25. No
Partnership. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to constitute
the Managing Broker Dealer as in association with or in partnership
with the Company, and instead, this Agreement only shall constitute
the Managing Broker Dealer as a broker-dealer authorized by the
Company to place and to facilitate the placement by others of the
Securities according to the terms set forth in the Offering
Document or this Agreement.
26. Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties
hereto and supersedes any prior understandings or written or oral
agreements between them respecting the subject matter
hereof.
27. Noncircumvention;
Noninterference.
Neither the Company, the Managing Broker Dealer, nor their
affiliates shall (a) notify or solicit any persons who have been
identified to the Company as clients of the Managing Broker Dealer
or its affiliates with respect to any future transactions of the
Company or (b) release the name and/or account information for any
client of the Managing Broker Dealer or its affiliates to any other
person (other than agents of or persons affiliated with the parties
hereto) unless required by court order, an authorized government or
self-regulatory agency, or by any other agreement among the parties
to do so. The Company shall establish and maintain safeguards
against the unauthorized access, destruction, loss, or alteration
of any personal information of the clients of the Managing Broker
Dealer or its affiliates. In the event of any improper disclosure
of any client information, the party responsible for the disclosure
will immediately notify the other party. The provisions of this
section shall survive any termination of this Agreement for a
period of five (5) years.
28. Due
Diligence. The
Company will authorize a collection of information regarding the
Offering (the “Due Diligence Information”), which
collection the Company may amend and supplement from time to time,
which may be delivered by the Managing Broker Dealer or the Company
to the Selling Group Members (or their agents performing due
diligence) in connection with their due diligence review of the
Offering. In the event a Selling Group Member (or its agent
performing due diligence) requests access to additional information
or otherwise wishes to conduct additional due diligence regarding
the Offering, the Company and the Managing Broker Dealer will
reasonably cooperate with such Selling Group Member to accommodate
such request. All Due Diligence Information received by the
Managing Broker Dealer and/or the Selling Group Members in
connection with their due diligence review of the Offering are
confidential and shall be maintained as confidential and not
disclosed by the Managing Broker Dealer or the Selling Group
Members except to the extent such information is disclosed in the
Offering Document.
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If the
foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the
Managing Broker Dealer and the Company, please so indicate in the
space provided below for that purpose.
AGREED
AND ACCEPTED:
By:
Name:
Title:
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS ADVISORY, LLC
By:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, COO
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INTRODUCTION AGREEMENT
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