COLE CORPORATE INCOME TRUST, INC. Up to 300,000,000 Shares of Common Stock DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
XXXX CORPORATE INCOME TRUST, INC.
Up to 300,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
___________________, 2010
Xxxx Capital Corporation
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Xxxx Corporate Income Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is registering for
a public sale a maximum of 300,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the
“Offering”), of which amount 250,000,000 shares are to be offered to the public for $10.00 per
share (collectively the “Shares” or the “Stock”) and an additional up to 50,000,000 shares are to
be offered pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share until such
time as the Company’s board of directors determines a reasonable estimate of the value of our
shares. Thereafter, the per share offering price under the Company’s distribution reinvestment
plan will be the most recent estimated value per share as determined by the Company’s board of
directors as described in the “Summary of Distribution Reinvestment Plan” section of the Prospectus
(as defined below). The Company reserves the right to reallocate the Shares included in the
Offering between those offered to the public and those offered pursuant to the distribution
reinvestment plan. There shall be a minimum purchase by any one person of 250 Shares (except as
otherwise indicated in the Prospectus or in any letter or memorandum for the Company to Xxxx
Capital Corporation (the “Dealer Manager”)). Terms not defined in this Dealer Manager Agreement
(the “Agreement”) 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
As an inducement to the Dealer Manager to enter into this Agreement, the Company represents
and warrants to the Dealer Manager that:
1.1 A registration statement (Registration No. 333-166447) on Form S-11 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, including any amendment thereto
filed prior to the date hereof, has become effective. 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 at the effective date of the
registration statement, are respectively hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”
and the “Prospectus,” except that if the Company files a Prospectus or
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a prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, or if the Company
files a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, the term “Prospectus” includes the
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or the prospectus included in such post-effective
amendment. “Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective.
1.2 On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Prospectus is first
filed in accordance with Rule 424(b), the Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in
all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act; on the Effective Date
and on the date hereof, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing
pursuant to Rule 424(b), the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
1.3 The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Maryland with full corporate power and authority to own or
lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in
the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification.
1.4 The Company’s authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the Prospectus.
1.5 All issued and outstanding securities of the Company have been duly and validly authorized
and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; and none of such securities were issued in
violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar
contractual rights granted by the Company. The offers and sales of the outstanding securities of
the Company were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities Act, the applicable
state securities or “blue sky” laws, or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the
purchasers of such securities, exempt from such registration requirements. The holders of
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to preemptive or other rights
to subscribe for the Shares; and, except as set forth in the Prospectus and for the Company’s
distribution reinvestment plan, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or
other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities
for, shares of capital stock of or ownership interests in the Company are outstanding.
1.6 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.
1.7 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.
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1.8 This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a
valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and by equitable principles
of general applicability.
1.9 The Company intends to use the funds received from the sale of the Shares as set forth in
the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Prospectus.
1.10 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.
1.11 No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or
body or any arbitrator involving the Company or its property is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
performance of this Agreement by the Company or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, prospects, earnings, business or properties of
the Company, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of
business (a “Material Adverse Effect”), except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus.
1.12 Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the issue and sale of the Shares
nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant
to (i) the charter or by-laws of the Company, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease,
mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition,
covenant or instrument to which the Company is a party or bound or to which its property is
subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, or regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to
the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or
other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties, 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.
1.13 The SEC has not issued any order or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to issue any
order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use of the
Prospectus or any part thereof, and has not instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened
to institute any proceedings with respect to such an order.
1.14 The Company intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Sections 856
through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for the taxable years ended December
31, 2010, or the first year during which the Company commences material operations, and no
transaction or other event has occurred or is contemplated which would prevent the Company from so
qualifying.
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1.15 The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and
the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus, will not be an “investment
company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
1.16 To the best of the Company’s knowledge, Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have certified certain
of the financial statements filed with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company as
required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations thereof and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board.
2. Covenants of the Company
The Company covenants and agrees with the Dealer Manager that:
2.1 Prior to the termination of the offering of the Shares, the Company will file every
amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that may be required by the
SEC. The Company will cause the Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be
filed with the SEC pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period
prescribed. The Company will promptly advise the Dealer Manager (i) when the Prospectus, and any
supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b), (ii)
when, prior to termination of the offering of the Shares, any amendment to the Registration
Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its
use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (iv) of the receipt by
the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares
for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the
occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon
such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of
such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an
amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its best efforts
to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
2.2 If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under
the Securities Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to
Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the
circumstances then prevailing not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration
Statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act or the rules thereunder,
the Company promptly will (i) prepare and file with the SEC, an amendment or supplement which will
correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and (ii) supply any supplemented
Prospectus to the Dealer Manager in such quantities as it may reasonably request.
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2.3 The Company will, at no expense to the Dealer Manager, furnish the Dealer Manager with
such number of printed copies of the Registration Statement, including all supplements, amendments
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).
2.4 The Company will endeavor in good faith, in cooperation with the Dealer Manager, to
qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
Dealer Manager may reasonably designate and use all reasonable efforts to file and make such
statements or reports at such times as are or may be required to continue the qualification of the
Shares for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The Company will
furnish to the Dealer Manager a copy of such papers filed by the Company in connection with any
such qualification.
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 250,000,000 Shares (or such other amount as the
Company allocates to the primary Offering of Shares as described in the first paragraph of this
Agreement) through the dealers selected to participate in the distribution of Shares in the
Offering who have executed Selected Dealer Agreements with the Dealer Manager (each, a “Dealer”
and, collectively, the “Dealers”), all of whom shall be members of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA). The Dealer Manager may also sell Shares for cash directly to
its own clients and customers at the public offering price and subject to the terms and conditions
stated 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 FINRA; (ii) it and its employees and
representatives have all required licenses and registrations to act under this Agreement; and (iii)
it has established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs in accordance with
applicable law, including applicable FINRA rules, SEC rules, and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001,
reasonably designed to detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with
the sale of Shares of the Company.
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 only 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 in the amount of 7.0% of the gross proceeds of
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the Shares sold plus a dealer manager fee in the amount of 2.0% of the gross proceeds of the
Shares sold; provided, however, that there shall be no selling commissions and no dealer manager
fees paid for sales of Shares under the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan. Payments to the
Dealer Manager shall be made by the end of the week following the week in which Shares are sold by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Dealer Manager.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Dealer Manager will reallow all of the selling commissions to
Dealers. The Dealer Manager also may reallow all or a portion of the dealer manager fee to
Dealers. If, for any reason, a sale is cancelled or rescinded, the Dealer Manager shall return to
the Company the selling commission and the dealer manager fee paid to it with respect to such sale.
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 to make 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 therefore.
3.4 The Dealer Manager shall use and distribute, in conjunction with the offer and sale of any
Shares, only the Prospectus and such sales literature and advertising as shall have been previously
approved in writing by the Company.
3.5 The Dealer Manager agrees to be bound by the terms of an escrow agreement among
___________, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), the Dealer Manager and the Company (the “Escrow
Agreement”), in a form reasonably acceptable to the parties thereto, as such agreement may be
amended from time to time. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.3 above, no commissions,
payments or amounts whatsoever will be paid to the Dealer Manager unless or until the gross
proceeds of the Shares sold have reached the minimum offering amount set forth in the Prospectus
(the “Minimum Offering”) and are disbursed to the Company pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. Until
the Minimum Offering is reached, investments will be held in escrow. If the Minimum Offering is not
obtained within the time periods specified in the Prospectus, investments will be returned to the
investors in accordance with the Prospectus.
4. Indemnification
4.1 The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Dealer Manager and the directors,
officers, employees and agents of the Dealer Manager, each person who controls the Dealer Manager
(each referred to as an “Affiliate”) within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act and each affiliate of the Dealer Manager against any and all losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (“Losses”), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at
common law or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment
thereof, or in the Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or 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 (a
“Blue Sky Application”), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such
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indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in
connection with investigating or defending any such Losses or action; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be required to provide indemnity or hold harmless any person under this
Section 4.1 for any Losses or expense suffered by you or the Company unless: (i) the person
seeking indemnification has determined, in good faith, that its course of conduct was in the best
interests of the Company; (ii) the person seeking indemnification was acting on behalf of or
performing services on behalf of the Company; (iii) the loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
was not the result of negligence or misconduct on the part of the person seeking indemnification;
and (iv) any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense is recoverable only out of the net assets of
the Company and not from the personal assets of the Company’s stockholders. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not indemnify or hold harmless the Dealer
Manager or any of its 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. |
The advancement of Company funds to the Dealer Manager of any Affiliate for legal expenses and
other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought
shall be permissible only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
| (a) | the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Company; | ||
| (b) | the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a stockholder of the Company or the legal action is initiated by a stockholder of the Company acting in his or her capacity as such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; | ||
| (c) | the Dealer Manager or its Affiliate undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Company, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which the Dealer Manager or its Affiliate is found not to be entitled to indemnification. |
4.2 The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Dealer, the directors, officers,
employees and agents of each Dealer, each person who controls any Dealer within the
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meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each affiliate of each Dealer
against any and all Losses, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at
common law or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment
thereof, or in the Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky
Application, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such
Losses or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company
may otherwise have.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not indemnify or hold harmless a Dealer or any
of its 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. |
4.3 The Dealer Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its
directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls
the Company within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any and
all Losses, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in
the Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application,
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses or action,
but only to the extent that the Loss is found in a final judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross
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negligence of the Dealer Manager. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Dealer Manager may otherwise have.
4.4 Each Dealer, severally, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Dealer
Manager and their respective directors, officers (in the case of the Company, officers who sign the
Registration Statement), employees and agents and each person who controls the Company or the
Dealer Manager within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, but only with
reference to any unauthorized use of sales materials or use of unauthorized verbal representations
concerning the Shares by such Dealer or Dealer’s representatives or agents in violation of Section
VII of the Selected Dealer Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
or otherwise, or any failure to comply with applicable laws governing money laundry abatement and
anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable FINRA rules, SEC rules and the USA PATRIOT
Act of 2001, or any failure to determine the suitability of any purchase as provided for in Section
11 of this Agreement and will reimburse the Company and the Dealer Manager and any such directors,
officers, employees, agents, or controlling person, in connection with investigating or defending
any such Loss or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any
Dealer may otherwise have.
4.5 Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4 of
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under Section 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, as the
case may be, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure
so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under such Section of
this Agreement unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure
results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii)
will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified
party other than the indemnification obligation provided in such Section of this Agreement. The
indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the
indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which
indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible
for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties
except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be subject to approval by
the indemnified party, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the
indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action,
the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel)
selected by the indemnifying party, subject to approval by the indemnified party not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs
and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to
represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the
actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified
party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall
not have employed counsel to the indemnified party (subject to approval by the indemnified party
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize
the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the
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expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party may settle or compromise or consent
to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder but may not
do so without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
4.6 If the right to indemnification provided for in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 herein
would by its terms be available to a person hereunder, but is held to be unavailable by a court of
competent jurisdiction for any reason, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the
aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses and expenses
in respect thereof, as incurred, (a) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Dealer Manager or Dealer on the other hand
from the offering of the Shares in question or (b) if the allocation provided by clause (a) is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits referred to in clause (a) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and
of the Dealer Manager or Dealer on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such Losses or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand, and the Dealer Manager or
Dealer on the other hand, in connection with the Offering shall be deemed to be in the same
respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the Offering (before deducting expenses)
received by the Company and the total selling commission and any dealer manager fee actually
received by the Dealer Manager or Dealer, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus,
bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Shares as set forth on such cover. The relative
fault of the Company on the one hand, and the Dealer Manager or Dealer on the other hand, shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or by the Dealer Manager or Dealer and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
It is understood that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section
4.6 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 4.6.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4, in no case shall (i) the Dealer Manager be
required to contribute, in the aggregate, an amount in excess of the aggregate amount of selling
commissions and dealer manager fees paid to the Dealer Manager in accordance with Section 3.3
hereof and (ii) a Dealer be required to contribute, in the aggregate, an amount in excess of the
aggregate amount of selling commissions paid to such Dealer in accordance with the Selected Dealer
Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
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For purposes of this Section 4, each director of the Company, each other person who signed the
Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
either the Securities Act or Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Dealer Manager or any Dealer within the meaning
of either the Securities Act or Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of the
Dealer Manager or any Dealer shall have the same rights to contribution as such Dealer Manager or
Dealer.
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 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 (b) 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 Arizona; 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 Phoenix, Arizona.
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 only 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.
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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 such 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, except as
otherwise required by applicable law. The Dealer Manager shall use its commercially reasonable
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 and fees to which the Dealer Manager is
or becomes entitled under Section 3 at such time as such commissions become payable. In such event,
participating broker-dealers shall only be entitled to actual earned commissions to date.
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, including the Dealer Manager, all orders for purchase of
Shares accepted by the Company. Such confirmations will comply with applicable rules of the SEC and
FINRA, and will comply with applicable laws of such other jurisdictions to the extent the Company
is advised of such laws in writing by the Dealer Manager.
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 by the Company 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 of the NASAA Guidelines. The
Dealer Manager shall determine if a purchaser meets the minimum initial suitability standards: a
net worth of $250,000 (exclusive of the value of the purchaser’s home, furnishings and automobile)
or a gross income of at least $70,000 and a net worth of at least $70,000 (exclusive of the value
of the purchaser’s home, furnishings and automobile), and any applicable state specific suitability
standards. In making the determinations as to suitability, the Dealer Manager will rely on the
Dealers and/or information provided by the purchasers. The Dealer Manager shall make every
reasonable effort to determine that the purchase of the Shares is a suitable and appropriate
investment for each purchaser based on information provided by such purchaser to the Dealer
including such purchaser’s age, investment objectives, income, net worth, financial situation, and
other investments held by such purchaser. In making its determination, the Dealer Manager will
consider, based on the information provided by the purchaser whether the purchaser: meets the state
specific minimum income and net worth standards set forth in the Suitability Standards section of
the Prospectus for purchasers resident
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in those states; can reasonably benefit from an investment in the Shares based on his overall
investment objectives and portfolio structure; is able to bear the economic risk of the investment
based on his overall financial situation; and has an apparent understanding of the fundamental
risks of an investment in the Shares, the risk that he may lose his entire investment, the lack of
liquidity of the Shares, the restrictions on transferability of the Shares, the background and
qualifications of the Company’s advisor, and the tax, including ERISA, consequences of an
investment in the Shares. With respect to the maintenance of records required by the NASAA
Guidelines, the Company agrees that the Dealer Manager can satisfy its obligations by contractually
requiring such information to be maintained by the Dealers for at least six (6) years.
12. Submission of Subscriptions
12.1 Those persons who purchase Shares will be instructed by the Dealer Manager or the Dealer
to make their checks payable, prior to the time the Company reaches the Minimum Offering, to
“_____________, Escrow Agent for Xxxx Corporate Income Trust, Inc.” or a recognizable contraction
or abbreviation thereof, including but not limited to “___________, f/b/x Xxxx Corporate Income
Trust, Inc.” After the Company reaches the Minimum Offering, checks should be made payable to
“Xxxx Corporate Income Trust, Inc.” or alternatively “CCIT.” Checks received by the Dealer Manager
or Dealer that conform to the foregoing instructions shall be transmitted for deposit as set forth
below. The Dealer Manager may authorize certain Dealers that 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, without any reductions or offset, made
payable to the order of the Escrow Agent or the Company, as the case may be. Transmittal of
received investor funds will be made in accordance with the following procedures:
| (a) | If a Dealer conducts its internal supervisory procedures at the location where subscription documents and checks are initially received, the Dealer shall conduct its suitability review of the transaction and if the transaction is suitable and the paperwork is in good order forward (i) the subscription documents to the Dealer Manager and (ii) the checks to the Escrow Agent by the end of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and the check, prior to the completion of the Minimum Offering. After completion of the Minimum Offering, the Company may instruct the Dealer to forward paperwork in good order and the check directly to the Company. | ||
| (b) | 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 noon of the next business day following receipt by the Dealer of the subscription documents and check. The Final Review Office will, by the end of the next business day following receipt by the Final Review Office of the subscription documents and check, conduct its suitability review of the transaction and if the transaction is suitable and the paperwork is in good order forward (i) the subscription documents to the Dealer Manager and (ii) the checks to the Escrow Agent, prior to the completion of the |
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| Minimum Offering. After completion of the Minimum Offering, the Company may instruct the Dealer to forward paperwork in good order and the check directly to the Company. |
If the Dealer Manager or any Dealer receives a check that is made payable to the Escrow Agent after
the Minimum Offering is obtained, the Dealer Manager shall deposit such check with the Escrow Agent
for payment to the Company at its request.
13. 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;
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Xxxx Corporate Income Trust, Inc. | |
| 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
| Phoenix, Arizona 85016 | ||
| Attention: President |
If to the Dealer Manager;
|
Xxxx Capital Corporation | |
| 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
| Phoenix, Arizona 85016 | ||
| Attention: President |
Any party may change its address specified above by giving the other party notice of such
change in accordance with this Section 13.
14. No Fiduciary Duty
The Company hereby acknowledges that the Company’s engagement of the Dealer Manager in
connection with the Offering and the process leading up to the Offering is as an independent
contractor and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely
responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the Offering (irrespective of whether
the Dealer Manager has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters).
The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Dealer Manager has rendered advisory services of
any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection
with the Offering or the process leading thereto.
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15. Integration
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral)
between the Company and the Dealer Manager with respect to the subject matter hereof.
16. Waiver of Jury Trial
The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any
and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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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, XXXX CORPORATE INCOME TRUST, INC. |
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| By: | ||||
| Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxx, President | ||||
Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written.
| XXXX CAPITAL CORPORATION |
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| By: | ||||
| Xxxx X. Xxxxx, President | ||||
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Exhibit A
XXXX CORPORATE INCOME TRUST, INC.
Up to 300,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Xxxx Capital Corporation, as the dealer manager (“Dealer Manager”) for Xxxx Corporate Income
Trust, 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:
The Dealer Manager has entered into that certain Dealer Manager Agreement with the Company
dated _________, 2010, 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 except as otherwise specifically stated herein,
all terms used in this Agreement have the meanings provided 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 will be entitled and subject to the terms and conditions of the Dealer Manager
Agreement, including but not limited to the indemnification provisions contained in Sections 4.2
and 4.4 of the Dealer Manager Agreement. The Shares are offered solely through broker-dealers who
are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
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
Those persons who purchase Shares shall make their checks payable, prior to the time the
Company reaches the Minimum Offering, to “_____________, Escrow Agent for Xxxx Corporate Income
Trust, Inc.” or a recognizable contraction or abbreviation thereof, including but not limited to
“___________, f/b/x Xxxx Corporate Income Trust, Inc.” After the Company reaches the Minimum
Offering, checks should be made payable to “Xxxx Corporate Income Trust, Inc.” or alternatively
“CCIT.” Checks received by the Dealer that conform to the foregoing instructions shall be
transmitted for deposit as set forth below. 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 made payable to the order of the Escrow Agent or the Company, as the case may be, for the
aggregate amount of the subscription proceeds. 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 conduct its suitability review of the transaction and if the transaction is suitable and the paperwork is in good order forward (i) the subscription documents to the Dealer Manager and (ii) the checks to the Escrow Agent by the end of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and the check, prior to the completion of the Minimum Offering. After completion of the Minimum Offering, the Company may instruct the Dealer to forward paperwork in good order and the check directly to the Company. |
| (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 by the Dealer of the subscription documents and check. The Final Review Office will, by the end of the next business day following receipt by the Final Review Office of the subscription documents and check, conduct its suitability review of the transaction and if the transaction is suitable and the paperwork is in good order forward (i) the subscription documents to the Dealer Manager and (ii) the checks to the Escrow Agent by the end of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and the check, prior to the completion of the Minimum Offering. After completion of the Minimum Offering, the Company may instruct the Dealer to forward paperwork in good order and the check directly to the Company. |
III. Pricing
Except for discounts described in or as otherwise provided in the “Plan of Distribution”
section of the Prospectus, 250,000,000 Shares shall be offered to the public at the offering price
of $10.00 per Share, and up to 50,000,000 Shares will be offered pursuant to the Company’s
distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share until such time as the Company’s board of
directors determines a reasonable estimate of the value of the Company’s Shares. Thereafter, the
per share offering price under the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan will be the most recent
estimated value per share as determined by the Company’s board of directors as described in the
“Summary of Distribution Reinvestment Plan” section of the Prospectus. The Company reserves the
right to reallocate the Shares included in the Offering between those offered to the public and
those offered pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan. 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 250 Shares is required. Except as otherwise indicated in the
Prospectus, additional investments may be made in cash in minimal increments of at least 100
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 Dealer’s selling commission applicable to the total public offering
price of Shares sold by Dealer which it is authorized to sell hereunder is 7.0% of the gross
proceeds of Shares sold by it and accepted and confirmed by the Company (there is no selling
commissions for Shares sold pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan), which commission will be paid by the Dealer
Manager. 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, purchasers will have five days from the date of
their respective subscription agreements to cancel their purchases and therefore a sale of the
Shares shall not be deemed completed until such five business day period has expired. 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. In addition, as set forth in the
Prospectus, the Dealer Manager may, in its sole discretion, reallow out of its dealer manager fee a
marketing fee and its due diligence expense reimbursement portion of the dealer manager fee, based
on such factors as the number of Shares sold by such participating Dealer, the assistance of such
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 Section __ of the Escrow Agreement. Until the Minimum Offering is obtained,
investments will be held in escrow and, if the Minimum Offering 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 in excess of the usual and
customary distributors’ or sellers’ commission received in the sale of securities similar to the
Shares, that the Company is not liable or responsible for the direct payment of such commission to
the Dealer, and that Dealer’s interest in the offering is limited to such commission from the
Dealer Manager and to the Dealer’s indemnity rights referred to in Section 4 of the Dealer Manager
Agreement.
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. Dealer acknowledges that if the Company
pays selling commissions to the Dealer Manager, the Company is relieved of any obligation for
selling commissions to the Dealer. The Company may rely on and use the preceding acknowledgement
as a defense against any claim by Dealer for selling commissions that the Company pays to Dealer
Manager but that Dealer Manager fails to remit to Dealer. Purchasers will have five days from the
date of their respective subscription agreements to cancel their purchases. If, for any reason, a
purchase is cancelled, the Dealer shall promptly return to the Company any selling commission it
has received with respect to such purchase.
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/Signature Page and the required
check in payment for the Shares may be rejected. 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 or cancelled 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 any supplemental
information provided by the Company or Dealer Manager. The Dealer Manager will supply Dealer with
reasonable quantities of the Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto, as well as any
supplemental information, for delivery to investors, and Dealer will deliver a copy of the
Prospectus and all supplements and amendments thereto 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 supplemental information to an
investor unless it has previously sent or given a Prospectus to that investor or has simultaneously
sent or given a 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 only,” or otherwise bearing a legend
denoting that it is not to be used in connection with the sale of Shares to any prospective
investor. 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 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. Each 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 or the rules and regulations
thereunder. 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 (1) a properly registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and any applicable state securities laws, or a broker-dealer exempt from such
registration, and (2) is a member in good standing of FINRA and each other securities
self-regulatory organization of which it is a member. This Agreement shall automatically terminate
if the Dealer ceases to be a member in good standing of such self-regulatory organization. Xxxxxx
agrees to notify the Dealer Manager immediately if Dealer ceases to be a member in good standing of
such self-regulatory organizations. The Dealer Manager also xxxxxx agrees to comply with the
Conduct Rules of FINRA, including but not limited to Rules 2730, 2740, 2420 and 2750.
IX. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Programs
Dealer represents to the Company and the Dealer Manager that Dealer has established and
implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs in accordance with applicable law, including
applicable FINRA rules, SEC rules and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, reasonably designed to detect
and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the sale of Shares of the
Company.
X. Limitation of Offer
Dealer will offer Shares only to persons who meet the financial qualifications set forth in
the Prospectus 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 by the Company or the Dealer Manager that the
Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not required. In offering Shares,
Dealer will comply with all applicable provisions of the FINRA Rules including those rules relating
to suitability of recommendations, 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.
In accordance with Section 11 of the Dealer Manager Agreement, the Dealer Manager shall be
responsible for determining if a purchaser meets the following initial suitability standards: a net
worth of $250,000 (exclusive of the value of the purchaser’s home, furnishings and automobile) or a
gross income of at least $70,000 and a net worth of at least $70,000 (exclusive of the value of the
purchaser’s home, furnishings and automobile), and any applicable state specific suitability
standards set forth in the Prospects. In making this determination, the Dealer Manager will rely
on the Dealer and/or information provided by the purchasers. The Dealer shall make every
reasonable effort to determine that the purchase of the Shares is a suitable and appropriate
investment for each purchaser based on information provided by such purchaser to the Dealer
including such purchaser’s age, investment objectives, income, net worth, financial situation, and
other investments held by such purchaser. In making its determination, the Dealer will consider,
based on the information provided by the purchaser whether the purchaser: meets the state specific
minimum income and net worth standards set forth in the Suitability Standards section of the
Prospectus for purchasers resident in those states; can reasonably benefit from an investment in
the Shares based on his overall investment objectives and portfolio structure; is able to bear the
economic risk of the investment based on his overall financial situation; and has an apparent
understanding of the fundamental risks of an investment in the Shares, the risk that he may lose
his entire investment, the lack of liquidity of the Shares, the restrictions on transferability of
the Shares, the background and qualifications of the Company’s advisor, and the tax, including
ERISA, consequences of an investment in the Shares. The Dealer agrees to maintain records for at
least six (6) years of the information used to determine that an investment in the Shares is
suitable and appropriate for each such purchaser.
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
necessary for the Dealer Manger to perform the initial suitability review referred to in Section 11
of the Dealer Manager Agreement or as may be necessary to reflect the policies of the Company or
the Dealer Manager.
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 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 sent via
overnight express delivery service to 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000,
and to Dealer when sent via overnight express delivery service to the address specified by Dealer
herein.
XIV. Arbitration, Attorneys’ Fees, Applicable Law and Venue
In the event of a dispute between the Parties arising out of or related to this Agreement,
such dispute shall be submitted to arbitration before FINRA in Phoenix, Arizona, in accordance with
FINRA industry arbitration rules. Any award shall be final and binding between the Parties and
judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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 Arizona 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 Phoenix, Arizona.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf
by its duly authorized agent.
| THE DEALER MANAGER: XXXX CAPITAL CORPORATION |
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| By: | ||||
| Xxxx X. Xxxxx, President | ||||
EXHIBIT A
Dealer Manager Agreement
Attached on CD-Rom in
Due Diligence package.
Due Diligence package.
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: «CONTACT_COMPANY_NAME»
Type of entity: |
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| (corporation, partnership, proprietorship, etc.) |
Organized in the State of: |
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Licensed as broker-dealer in the following States: |
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Tax I.D. #: |
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2. Person to receive notice pursuant to Section XIII:
Name: |
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| Company: «CONTACT_COMPANY_NAME» | ||
| Address: «CONTACT_FULLMAILINGADDRESS» | ||
Telephone No.: |
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Facsimile No.: |
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Email Address: |
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| AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY THE DEALER: | ||
| «CONTACT_COMPANY_NAME» | ||
By: |
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| Signature | ||
Name: |
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Title: |
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