FORM OF SELLING DEALER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 1.2
UP TO 420,000 LIMITED PARTNERSHP
INTERESTS
of
ICON EQUIPMENT AND CORPORATE
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND FOURTEEN, L.P.
(a
Delaware limited partnership)
FORM OF SELLING DEALER
AGREEMENT
(Selling
Dealer Name and Address)
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the enclosed prospectus, as amended at the time the related
registration statement becomes effective (the “Prospectus”) relating to the
offering by ICON Equipment and Corporate Infrastructure Fund Fourteen, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), of (i) up to 400,000 limited
partnership interests (the “Interests”) at a public offering price of $1,000.00
per Interest (the “Primary Offering”) and (ii) up to 20,000 Interests at a
public offering price of $900.00 per Interest issued pursuant to the
Partnership’s distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP Offering,” together with
the Primary Offering, the “Offering”). The Interests and the terms upon which
they are offered are more fully described in the Prospectus, which is dated as
of the date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) declared the
registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the Offering to be
effective (the “Effective Date”). The Partnership may, at any time prior to the
two-year anniversary of the date the Offering commences, increase the Primary
Offering to a maximum of up to 600,000 Interests; provided, however, that the
Offering Period (as defined below) may not be extended in connection with such
change.
Pursuant
to the authority granted to ICON Securities Corp. (the “Dealer-Manager”) by the
Partnership in the dealer-manager agreement (the “Dealer-Manager Agreement”), we
have selected your firm, and you are agreeing, to act as a selling dealer (a
“Selling Dealer”) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In particular,
by executing this Agreement you (1) represent to us and the Partnership that
your firm is now, and will at all times during which this Agreement is
effective, (a) remain a member in good standing of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), (b) remain duly qualified under the
securities and other applicable laws of each jurisdiction checked on Exhibit A
to this Agreement (as such shall be immediately amended by you, as necessary, to
reflect any changes therein (i.e., additions thereto, or subtractions therefrom,
of States)) and (c) offer Interests, directly and through your registered
representatives only to the residents of the States so designated and (2) agree
to offer to sell, on a best efforts basis, Interests (a) directly to the general
public, (b) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the total maximum offering
of 420,000 Interests (or 620,000 if the Partnership increases the
Primary Offering) (the “Maximum Offering”) and (c) to investors who satisfy the
suitability standards set forth in the Prospectus and as determined by your firm
in accordance with FINRA’s Conduct Rules as in effect during the Offering Period
(as defined below). All of such subscriptions, which shall be in the form of
Exhibit C to the Prospectus (the “Subscription Agreement”), are subject to
acceptance by the Partnership and may be rejected in the sole discretion of ICON
GP 14, LLC, in its capacity as general partner of the Partnership (the “General
Partner”).
In
general, the “Offering Period” for the sale of Interests commenced on the date
of the Prospectus (which is also the Effective Date) and will terminate on the
second anniversary thereof unless (1) the maximum offering is completed earlier
(e. g., through the sale of all Interests in the Maximum Offering) or (2)
terminated earlier (with notice to you and the other Selling Dealers) at the
election of the General Partner, in its sole discretion (the “Termination
Date”). In addition to the foregoing general rules, each State must also
authorize the sale of Interests to its residents (which state effective dates
will be either the Effective Date or as otherwise may be set forth on a
“Blue-Sky Survey” issued, or to be issued, from time to time after the Effective
Date, by counsel to the General Partner). Finally, most States authorize the
offering of Interests to their residents for a maximum of 12 months before
requiring the re-registration of the offering or renewal of qualification of the
Interests under their respective securities laws (and consequently, if you have
not received an updated “Blue-Sky Survey” or Prospectus prior to the first
anniversary of the Effective Date, a request should be
made for
such updated materials to confirm the continued qualification of the Offering in
States in which you propose to offer Interests for sale beyond the initial 12
month portion of the Offering Period).
Each date
on which any investor is admitted to the Partnership (and thereby becoming a
“Limited Partner”) is hereinafter called a “Closing Date.”
Once
executed by all parties, this Agreement will become effective only upon your
receipt of notification (in the form of the initial “Blue-Sky Survey”)
confirming that (1) the Registration Statement with respect to the Interests has
become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and
(2) the Interests have been qualified for sale (or are exempt from such
qualification requirements, if any) in at least one jurisdiction in which you
have indicated in Exhibit A that you and those of your registered
representatives who are employed for such purpose are duly qualified in such
capacity that your firm intends to offer to sell Interests.
The
Partnership will accept subscriptions for the Interests subject to the
Partnership’s right to terminate the Offering at any time and to reject any
subscription in whole or in part, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of
subscriptions is further subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1.
Appointment as Selling
Dealer. We
hereby authorize you to act as a Selling Dealer during the Offering Period and,
on a “best efforts” (and not “firm commitment”) basis only, to offer Interests
to potential investors which (a) satisfy the investor suitability standards (i)
set forth in the Prospectus as well as (ii) under applicable State laws and
(iii) FINRA’s Conduct Rules and (b) are acceptable to the Partnership (the
“Eligible Investors”). As a Selling Dealer, you will act as an independent
contractor and not as our agent or as agent for the Partnership in connection
with your solicitation of subscriptions for Interests and will therefore be
responsible for assuring that each investor satisfies all such suitability
requirements. You hereby agree that you will not make representations or give
information which is not contained in (x) the Prospectus or (y) any sales
material which has been reviewed by the appropriate regulatory agencies which we
have supplied to you for your use with the general public (as described in
greater detail in Section 5 of this Agreement).
2.
Subscriptions for
Interests. You
shall (a) find Eligible Investors for the Interests, (b) keep records of the
basis for each determination by a member of, or person associated with, your
firm of an investor’s suitability and (c) promptly forward each fully completed
and executed copy of the Subscription Agreement, as signed by each investor and
countersigned by a supervisory representative of your firm, together with the
related subscription payment in the form of a check made payable to “DBTCA as
Escrow Agent for ICON Fund 14” pending receipt and acceptance by the General
Partner of subscriptions for 1,200 Interests in the Primary Offering and
thereafter (except for residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who must
continue to make checks payable to the Escrow Account until subscriptions for
20,000 Interests have been received and accepted in the Primary Offering) in the
form of a check made payable to “ICON Fund 14” to:
ICON
Capital Corp.
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Each
Subscription Agreement and related subscription payment shall be forwarded by
your firm to us at the foregoing address no later than noon of the next business
day after receipt from your customer by any member of, or person associated
with, your firm of such payment, unless such Subscription Agreement and payment
are first forwarded to another of your offices for internal supervisory review
(which shall take place within the aforementioned time period), in which event
such other office shall complete its review and forward such Subscription
Agreement and payment to the above address no later than noon of the next
business day after its receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
investor’s check not properly completed as described above shall be promptly
returned to such investor not later than the next business day following your
receipt of such check. Each such subscription payment received and accepted by
the General Partner will be transmitted, as soon as practicable, but in any
event by the end of the second business day following receipt thereof, to
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Escrow Agent”) for deposit in an
interest-bearing bank account insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation which shall be an escrow account in the name of Escrow Agent pending
the receipt of subscriptions for an aggregate of 1,200 Interests in the Primary
Offering (excluding those subscriptions received from residents of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for which an escrow account will be maintained
until such time as subscriptions for 20,000 Interests have been received from
investors in the Primary Offering in all jurisdictions) and thereafter will be
deposited in a segregated subscription account maintained solely for such
purpose by the Partnership. We will return directly to you any Subscription
Agreement which is not accepted by the General Partner together with the related
subscription payment within two business days of
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our
receipt of same for your prompt return of same to your customer. Unless and
until an event requiring a refund occurs, an investor will have no right to
withdraw his subscription payment from escrow. The General Partner has reserved
the unconditional right to refuse to accept, in whole or in part, any
subscription and related payment and to refuse to accept as an investor any
person for any reason whatsoever or no reason.
Unless
subscriptions for at least 1,200 Interests are received and accepted by the
General Partner in the Primary Offering (excluding subscriptions for Interests
from residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) on or before the Termination
Date, the Partnership will promptly refund all subscription payments received by
it in full with interest earned thereon, if any, and without deduction, and the
Offering shall thereupon terminate. Promptly after receiving and accepting
subscriptions for 1,200 Interests in the Primary Offering (excluding
subscriptions for Interests from residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania),
the General Partner will notify the Escrow Agent that Schedule A to the
Partnership’s limited partnership agreement (the “Partnership Agreement”) has
been amended to admit as Limited Partners investors (other than those who are
residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) for whom subscriptions have been
accepted, and the Escrow Agent is to pay over promptly to the Partnership the
amount of all of such investors’ subscription payments then on deposit
(excluding those from residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), including
interest earned thereon. The date upon which such admission of Limited Partners
shall occur is hereinafter called the “Initial Closing Date.” Under regulations
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, until subscriptions for 5% (or $20,000,000)
of the maximum in the Primary Offering have been received, the subscription
payments of Pennsylvania residents must be held in escrow.
Following
the Initial Closing Date, the General Partner will continue to accept
subscriptions for additional Interests during the remainder of the Offering
Period and to admit as Limited Partners investors whose subscriptions are
accepted. Such admissions will take place from time to time as shall be
determined by the General Partner, with the anticipation that Closing Dates
subsequent to the Initial Closing Date will occur as frequently as daily, but
not less frequently than twice each month following the Initial Closing Date and
promptly following the end of the Offering Period or earlier termination of the
Offering.
The
Partnership, by its acceptance of this Agreement, agrees to pay you an amount
equal to 7.0% of the total purchase price of all Interests sold through your
efforts in the Primary Offering (the “Sales Commissions”), except for sales of
Interests to (a) officers, employees and securities representatives of the
General Partner, its affiliates and each Selling Dealer (the “Affiliated
Members”), (b) investors by registered investment advisers affiliated with you
(who do not charge a commission in connection with an investment) who may
purchase Interests for a net price of $930.00 per Interest and as to which
no Sales Commissions are payable, and (c) participants in the distribution
reinvestment plan for Interests sold through reinvestment of those investors’
distributions, pursuant to the DRIP Offering, in which case no Sales Commissions
will be paid by the Partnership on such Interests sold through reinvestment.
Purchases of Interests by Affiliated Members shall be for investment purposes
only and not with a view toward resale or other distribution and shall be
limited to a maximum of 10% of the total Interests sold.
All such
compensation will be paid by the Partnership within 30 days after each Closing
Date in respect of subscriptions submitted by investors who were admitted to the
Partnership on such Closing Date. No compensation will be paid in respect of
subscriptions (or portions thereof) which have been rejected by the Partnership,
or in the event the minimum offering for 1,200 Interests is not successfully
completed.
Sales
Commissions with respect to Interests actually sold by you or your registered
representatives will be due and payable to you within 30 days of each Closing
Date on which the investors for such Interests are admitted as Limited
Partners.
3.
Termination of
Agreement. The
provisions of this Agreement relating to the Offering shall terminate as to the
Partnership upon the completion of the Offering Period or earlier termination of
the Offering, and may be terminated by you or us as specified in Section 10 of
this Agreement, subject to the survival of all provisions hereof which by their
nature are intended to survive termination of this Agreement.
4.
Limitations on
Payments. You
agree that neither you nor any salesperson or registered representative under
your control shall, directly or indirectly, pay or award any finder’s fees,
commissions or other compensation to any person engaged by a potential investor
for investment advice as an inducement to such advisor to advise the purchase of
Interests; provided, however, that this provision shall not prohibit the normal
sales commission payable to any properly licensed person for selling Interests.
In addition, you agree not to receive any rebates or give-up or participate in
any reciprocal business arrangements (other than the securities distribution
arrangements specified in the Prospectus) which would violate any restriction on
the Partnership contained in the Prospectus.
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5.
Supplemental Sales
Material.
Supplemental sales materials shall be categorized as either:
(a)
Broker/Dealer Use
Only
educational materials, which shall be defined as materials prepared for or by
the Partnership for the sole purpose of educating you in your preparation to
solicit the sale of Interests in the Offering and shall not be used by you with
members of the general investing public and, to the extent required, have been
submitted to and reviewed by the appropriate regulatory agencies.
(b)
Investor sales
materials, which
shall be defined as materials prepared for or by the Partnership which, to the
extent required, have been submitted to and reviewed by FINRA, SEC or other
appropriate regulatory agencies. These materials may be used by you with members
of the general investing public.
You agree
that you will not use any supplemental sales materials other than the Prospectus
(including, inter alia,
transmittal letters, underwriting memoranda, summary descriptions, graphics,
supplemental exhibits, media advertising, charts, pictures, written scripts or
outlines), whether prepared to solicit sales to prospective investors or for the
exclusive use of you and your personnel, except as supplied by the Partnership
and described under the caption “Supplemental Sales Literature” in the
Prospectus, or otherwise specifically described in a written advice from the
Partnership authorizing the type and manner of use. The use of any such other
supplemental sales material is expressly prohibited except to the extent
specified in any such written advice.
6.
Right To
Sell.
Notwithstanding any information furnished or any action taken by us in that
connection, we shall have no obligation or liability with respect to the
registration or qualification of the Interests in any jurisdiction or the
qualification or right of you or any Selling Dealer to sell or advertise them
therein.
7.
Limited
Obligations. Nothing
herein contained shall constitute the Selling Dealers as a partnership,
association or other separate entity or partners with us, or with each other,
but you shall be responsible for your share of any liability or expense based
upon any claim to the contrary. We shall not have any liability to you, except
for obligations expressly assumed in this Agreement and any liabilities under
the Act, and no other obligations on our part shall be implied hereby or
inferred herefrom.
(a) We
will indemnify and hold you harmless in the manner and to the extent specified
in Section 6.3 of the Partnership’s Partnership Agreement (the terms of which
are incorporated herein by reference) against any losses, claims, damages or
liability, joint or several, to which you may become subject under the Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement,
Prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto relating to the Partnership, 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 in light of the circumstances under which they were made not
misleading; and we will reimburse you for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by you in connection with investigating or defending any such action or
claim; provided, however, that we shall not be liable in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or an alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or
supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to us by you expressly for use therein, and further provided that we
will not be liable in any case if it is determined that you were at fault in
connection with any loss, claim, damage or liability.
The
indemnity agreement in this subsection (a) shall be in addition to any liability
which we may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and
conditions, to each person, if any, who controls you within the meaning of the
Act.
(b) You
agree to indemnify us and the Partnership and hold us and the Partnership
harmless against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which we or the
Partnership may become subject, (i) under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or action in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment
or supplement to the Prospectus or Registration Statement relating to the
Partnership or arise out of or based upon the omission or the alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they are
made not misleading, that such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission was made in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment
or supplement to any Prospectus or Registration Statement in reliance and in
conformity with written information furnished to us by you for use therein or
(ii) under the Act or otherwise, for any breach of the provisions of this
Agreement; and to reimburse us or the Partnership for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by us or the Partnership in
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connection
with investigating or defending any such action or claim. You agree to obtain
and keep in force insurance in such amounts and types as is customary and
reasonable in order to satisfy any indemnification obligations arising under
this subsection (b).
The
indemnity agreement in subsection (b) shall be in addition to any liability
which you may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and
conditions, to each officer and director of the undersigned, and to each person,
if any, who controls the undersigned within the meaning of the Act.
(c)
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above
of notice of the commencement of any action, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, such indemnified
party shall notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve
it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than
under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought against any
indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in, and, to the
extent that it shall wish, to jointly participate with any other indemnifying
party, similarly notified, in the defense thereof with the indemnified party.
The indemnifying party shall pay all legal fees and expenses of the indemnified
party in the defense of such claims or actions; provided, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not be obliged to pay legal expenses and fees to more
than one law firm in connection with the defense of similar claims arising out
of the same alleged acts or omissions giving rise to such claims notwithstanding
that such actions or claims are alleged or brought by one or more parties
against one or more than one indemnified party. In the case such claims or
actions are alleged or brought against more than one indemnified party, then the
indemnifying party shall be obliged only to reimburse the expenses and fees of
the one law firm which has been selected by a majority of the indemnified
parties against which such action is brought finally and in the event the
majority of such indemnified parties are unable to agree on which law firm for
which expenses or fees will be reimbursed by the indemnifying party, then
payments shall be made to the first law firm of record representing an
indemnified party against the action or claim. Such law firm shall be paid only
to the extent of the services performed by such law firm and no reimbursement
shall be payable to such law firm on account of legal services performed by
another law firm. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, an
indemnified party may not settle or compromise any action brought against such
indemnified party without the prior written consent of the indemnifying
party.
(d) The
provisions of this Section 7 shall remain in full force and effect after the
termination of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Selling Dealer shall be indemnified for any losses,
liabilities or expenses arising from or out of any alleged violation of federal
or State securities laws, unless (i) there shall have been a successful
adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law
violations as to the particular indemnitee and a court shall have approved
indemnification and reimbursement of actual litigation costs, or (ii) such
claims shall have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits, and
indemnification and reimbursement of actual litigation costs shall have been
approved by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee,
or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction shall have approved a settlement of
the claims against a particular indemnitee and found that indemnification and
reimbursement of the settlement and related costs should be made. In any claim
for indemnification for federal or State securities law violations, any Selling
Dealer seeking indemnification shall place before the court the position of the
SEC with respect to the issue of indemnification for securities law
violations.
8. Representations, Warranties
and Covenants of Selling Dealer.
You
represent, warrant and covenant as of the date this Agreement is executed on
behalf of your firm and as of the date any Subscription Agreement is forwarded
to us, the Partnership or the General Partner as follows:
(a)
Qualification of Selling
Dealer and its Representatives. You
represent, warrant and covenant that you are, and during the Offering Period
will continue to be, (i) a member in good standing of FINRA and (ii) registered
as a securities broker-dealer in those jurisdictions wherein members of, or
persons associated with, your firm will offer or sell the Interests. You also
represent, warrant and covenant that, during the Offering Period, you will only
permit members of, or persons associated with, your firm to offer or sell
Interests if such persons are duly registered or licensed to sell direct
participation program investments by, and in good standing with, FINRA and those
jurisdictions wherein they will offer or sell Interests. You hereby certify that
neither your firm nor any member of your firm has been subject to fine, a
consent decree or suspension of your or their licenses within the last three (3)
years for violation of federal or State securities rules, laws or regulations.
You also hereby certify that you will promptly advise the Dealer-Manager of any
pending, threatened or current civil or administrative proceedings during the
Offering Period involving alleged violations of such rules, laws or
regulations.
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(b)
Investor Suitability and
Minimum Investment. You
further represent, warrant and covenant that no member of, or person associated
with your firm, shall offer or sell Interests in any jurisdiction except to
investors who satisfy the investor suitability and minimum investment
requirements under the most restrictive of the following: (i) applicable
provisions of the Prospectus, (ii) the laws of the jurisdiction of which such
investor is a resident, and (iii) FINRA rules and regulations and FINRA Conduct
Rule 2810, in particular. Specifically, you agree to ensure that, in
recommending the purchase or sale of Interests to an investor, each member of,
or person associated with, your firm shall have reasonable grounds (as required
by Section 2810(b)(2)(B)(i) of the FINRA Conduct Rules) to believe, on the basis
of information obtained from the investor (and thereafter maintained in the
manner and for the period provided in such FINRA rules) concerning his age,
investment objectives, other investments, financial situation and needs, and any
other information known to such member of, or person associated with, your firm,
that (A) the investor is or will be in a financial position appropriate to
enable him to realize to a significant extent the benefits described in the
Prospectus, including the tax benefits to the extent they are a significant
aspect of the Partnership; (B) the investor has a fair market net worth
sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in an investment in Interests in the
amount proposed, including complete loss, and lack of liquidity of, of such
investment; and (C) an investment in Interests is suitable in type and amount
for such investor. You further represent, warrant and covenant that you will:
(x) require each member of, or person associated with your firm, to make
diligent inquiry as to the suitability and appropriateness of an investment in
Interests from each proposed investor, (y) retain in your records for a period
equal to the longer of (A) six years from the date of the applicable sale of
Interests or (B) five years from the end of the Offering Period (or such longer
period as is provided in Section 9 hereof), and (z) make available to us and the
Partnership, upon request (and upon your firm’s receipt of an appropriate
document subpoena from one of the following, to representatives of the SEC,
FINRA and applicable State securities administrators) documents disclosing the
basis upon which the determination as to suitability was reached as to each
purchaser of Interests pursuant to a subscription solicited by your firm,
whether such records relate to accounts which have been closed, accounts which
are currently maintained, or accounts hereafter established. You shall not
purchase any Interests for a discretionary account without obtaining the prior
written approval of your customer and his or her signature on a Subscription
Agreement.
(c)
Due Diligence: Adequate
Disclosure. By
signing below and signing each Subscription Agreement, you hereby acknowledge
(or reaffirm, in the latter case) that, prior to entering into this Agreement,
your firm satisfied itself that it has reasonable grounds to believe, based upon
information and other relevant materials made available to you by the
Partnership, that all material facts are adequately and accurately disclosed in
the Prospectus and provide a basis for evaluation of an investment in the
Interests (as is provided in Rule 2810(b)(3)(A), (B) and (C) of the FINRA
Conduct Rules). In determining the adequacy of the disclosed facts, you shall
obtain information on material facts relating at a minimum to the following, if
relevant in view of the nature of the Partnership: (i) items of compensation;
(ii) physical properties; (iii) tax aspects; (iv) financial stability and
experience of the General Partner; (v) the Partnership’s conflicts and risk
factors; and (vi) appraisals and other pertinent reports. You further
acknowledge that you did not, and may not, rely upon the investigation conducted
by us in our capacity as Dealer-Manager (because of our affiliation with the
General Partner and the Partnership) or by any other Selling Dealers, unless in
the latter case all of the conditions set forth in Rule 2810(b)(3)(C) of the
FINRA Conduct Rules have been met.
(d)
Compliance with FINRA Rules
of Fair Practice. You
also hereby agree, represent and covenant that you will require each member of,
or person associated with, your firm to inform any prospective purchaser of
Interests, prior to his subscription for Interests, of all pertinent facts
relating to the liquidity and marketability of an investment in Interests during
the term of the investment (as provided in Rule 2810(b)(3)(D) of the FINRA
Conduct Rules). You also hereby agree to fully comply with all pertinent
sections of the FINRA Conduct Rules 2730, 2740 and 2750.
(e)
Delivery of the Prospectus
in Connection with the Sale of Interests. You
hereby represent, covenant and agree that no representative of your firm shall
sell, and your firm shall not endorse and forward any Subscription Agreement to
signify the completion of a subscription for, any Interests unless, in
connection therewith, the proposed purchaser of such Interests has received a
current copy of the Prospectus at or prior to the time that such person has
signed his Subscription Agreement. Your firm acknowledges and agrees that such
proposed purchaser shall not be admitted to the Partnership and Interests issued
until the later of (i) the next succeeding Closing Date or (ii) five business
days after the date such proposed purchaser received a copy of the Prospectus
(which shall be determined by the General Partner by the date on which such
proposed purchaser signed the Subscription Agreement).
(f)
Compliance with Rule 15c2-8
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You
hereby (i) represent that neither you nor any person associated with your firm
solicited customers’ orders for Interests prior to the Effective Date; (ii)
represent and agree to take all reasonable steps to make available a copy of the
final Prospectus relating to the Interests to each person associated with your
firm who is expected, after the Effective Date, to solicit customer orders for
Interests prior to the making of any such solicitation by such associated
persons; and (iii) agree that neither you, nor any person associated with your
firm, will furnish Prospectuses to any person in any State (e.g. in any State
(A) listed as not cleared on the “Blue-Sky Survey” of the Dealer-Manager or (B)
in which your firm or any person associated with your firm who solicits offers
to buy or offers to sell Interests is not currently registered); provided,
however, that these provisions are not to be construed to relieve you from
complying with the requirements
of Section 5(b)(l) and (2) of the Act. You hereby acknowledge that Prospectuses
shall not be furnished by you or any
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person
associated with your firm to any prospective purchaser while the Registration
Statement is subject to an examination, proceeding or stop order pursuant to
Section 8 of the Act.
(g)
Compliance with Title III of
PATRIOT Act. With
respect to your customers or any customers solicited by persons associated with
your firm that purchase Interests, you hereby represent and agree to comply with
relevant provisions applicable to securities broker-dealers of Title III of the
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272
(2001) (the “PATRIOT Act”), as well as FINRA Rule 3011 setting forth minimum
standards for Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Programs of broker-dealers. These
minimum standards require you to have implemented a written AML Program
reasonably designed to (i) detect traces of suspicious financial transactions,
(ii) achieve compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act regulations, (iii) provide for
independent testing, (iv) designate an AML Compliance Officer, and (v) provide
for ongoing training. Title III of the XXXXXXX Xxx, 00 X.X.X. §§ 00xX, et seq.,
is referred to as the International Money Laundering Abatement and
Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (the “Money Laundering Abatement Act”).
Among other applicable requirements under the Money Laundering Abatement Act,
you agree to comply with Section 312 regarding due diligence requirements,
Section 313 regarding correspondent account prohibitions, Section 314 regarding
financial institution cooperation, Section 319(b) regarding domestic and foreign
bank records production, Section 326 regarding customer identification standards
(as described in greater detail in Section 8(i) of this Agreement), Section 352
regarding anti-money laundering compliance program components, and Section 356
regarding suspicious activity reporting requirements.
(h)
Compliance with Privacy
Laws. You
hereby represent, warrant and covenant that you and any person associated with
your firm (i) will abide by and comply with (A) the privacy standards and
requirements of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (“GLB Act”), (B) the privacy
standards and requirements of any other applicable federal or State law, and (C)
your own internal privacy policies and procedures, each as may be amended from
time to time; (ii) will refrain from the use or disclosure of nonpublic personal
information (as defined under the GLB Act) of all customers who have opted out
of such disclosures except as necessary to service the customers or as otherwise
necessary or required by applicable law; and (iii) will 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”) to identify customers that have exercised
their opt-out rights. In the event you use or disclose nonpublic personal
information of any customer for purposes other than servicing the customer, or
as otherwise required by applicable law, you will consult the List to determine
whether the affected customer has exercised his or her opt-out rights. You
understand that you are 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.
(i)
Customer Identification
Procedures (“CIP”). You
hereby represent, warrant and certify, pursuant to Section 326 of the PATRIOT
Act, that you have implemented reasonable CIP to (i) verify and identify
customers who open new accounts, (ii) maintain records of the information
retrieved from the customer including, the name, address and other identifying
information, and (iii) consult lists of known or suspected terrorists or
terrorist organizations to determine if the potential investor appears on any
such list and will provide us with annual re-certification to the extent
reasonably requested by us of such implementation. You have executed and
delivered the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Certificate attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
9.
Record-Keeping and
Disclosure. You
hereby further agree to keep such records with respect to each investor, his
suitability and the amount of Interests sold and retain such records for such
period of time as may be required by the SEC, any State securities commission,
FINRA or by the Partnership. You agree to obtain and to forward to the General
Partner any representation letters or related documents, if any, as are set
forth in the Subscription Instructions in Exhibit C to the
Prospectus.
10.
Notice of
Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated by you or by us by giving written notice by mail,
cable or facsimile at least 10 days in advance of your or our intention to
terminate; provided, however, that any rights to receive Sales Commissions with
respect to sales of Interests made prior to such termination and any rights to
indemnification or contribution hereunder, and all representations, covenants
and agreements contained in this Agreement which, by their terms, expire or will
need to be performed after the termination date of this Agreement (including,
but not limited to, the suitability record retention and disclosure covenants
contained in Section 8(b) above), shall survive such termination.
11.
Successors. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the
Dealer-Manager, the Partnership, the Selling-Dealer and their respective
successors, legal representatives and assigns, and nothing expressed or
mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other
person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect
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of, or by
virtue of, this Agreement or any provision herein contained; this Agreement and
all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole
and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of no other
person.
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Governing
Law. This
Agreement is being delivered in the State of New York and shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of such State without
reference to its choice of law provisions.
Please
acknowledge acceptance of the terms hereof by signing the two enclosed copies of
this letter and returning the same to us, whereupon this letter and your
acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between us as of the date
first above written. We will then supply to you for your files one of such
copies signed by the Dealer-Manager, the Partnership and the General
Partner.
Dealer-Manager:
ICON
Securities Corp.
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Acceptance by the Selling
Dealer
The above
Agreement is hereby accepted, approved and confirmed as of the date first above
written. We certify that we have received a copy of the Prospectus and that we
are, and during the Offering Period will continue to be, a member in good
standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and registered as
a securities broker-dealer in those jurisdictions wherein we or any member of,
or person associated with, our firm will offer or sell Interests.
Selling Dealer: | ||
(Corporate or Firm Name) | ||
(Taxpayer Identification Number) | ||
(Address) | (Date) | |
(Signature of Authorized Officer or Partner) | ||
(Printed Name and Title of Person Signing) | ||
(Telephone Number) |
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Acceptance by the
Partnership
ICON
Equipment and Corporate Infrastructure Fund Fourteen, L.P. hereby accepts the
above Agreement as of the date first above written
Partnership:
ICON
Equipment and Corporate Infrastructure Fund
Fourteen,
L.P.
(a
Delaware limited partnership)
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General
Partner:
ICON
GP 14, LLC
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Exhibit
A
Jurisdictions in which
Selling Dealer Certifies that it is Qualified
(Please check all appropriate
jurisdictions and execute below)
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Alabama
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Louisiana
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Oklahoma
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(__) Alaska
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Maine
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Oregon
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(__) Arizona
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Maryland
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Pennsylvania
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(__) Arkansas
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Massachusetts
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Puerto Rico
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(__) California
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Michigan
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Rhode Island
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(__) Colorado
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Minnesota
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South Carolina
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Connecticut
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Mississippi
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South Dakota
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Delaware
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Missouri
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Tennessee
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District of Columbia
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Montana
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Texas
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Florida
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Nebraska
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Utah
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Georgia
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Nevada
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Vermont
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Hawaii
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New Hampshire
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Virginia
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Idaho
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New Jersey
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Washington
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Illinois
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New Mexico
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West Virginia
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Indiana
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New York
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Wisconsin
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Iowa
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North Carolina
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Wyoming
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Kansas
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North Dakota
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Kentucky
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Ohio
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Other: ______________________
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Dealer:
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or Firm Name)
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Exhibit
B
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
Certification
from Selling Broker/Dealer to ICON
Securities Corp.
(“Broker-Dealer”)
authorizes ICON Securities Corp. (“ICON”) to rely on Broker-Dealer’s performance
of Broker-Dealer’s procedures of its Customer Identification Program (“CIP”)
established in compliance with and pursuant to Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT
ACT. Broker-Dealer hereby represents and warrants that (a) such reliance is
reasonable under the circumstances, (b) Broker-Dealer is subject to a rule
implementing the anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance program requirements
of 31 U.S.C. 5318(h) and is regulated by a Federal functional regulator, and (c)
Broker-Dealer will perform (or its agent will perform) the CIP requirements in
accordance therewith. Broker-Dealer shall not less frequently than annually and,
more frequently if requested by ICON, provide ICON with a certification that
Broker-Dealer has implemented its AML program and has in all respects complied
with all applicable AML laws and regulations.
CERTIFICATION
In
accordance with the annual certification requirement identified above, this will
certify that Broker-Dealer has fully established and implemented a Customer
Identification Program pursuant to Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT ACT and has
verified the identity of each customer who has established a new account with
Broker-Dealer, and Broker-Dealer has adopted (a) applicable recordkeeping
procedures and (b) procedures for providing customers with notice that
Broker-Dealer will request identifying information, in connection with its
CIP.
__________________________________________
Date
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Name of
Broker/Dealer
__________________________________________
Signature
of Designated AML Compliance Officer
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Printed
Name
__________________________________________
Title
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