FORM OF DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT Up to $1,000,000,000 in Shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share , 2009
Exhibit 1.1
FORM OF DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
Up to $1,000,000,000 in Shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
, 2009
, 2009
CM Securities, LLC
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
CM REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), has registered for public sale
(the “Offering”) a maximum of $1,000,000,000 in shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value
per share (the “Common Stock”), of which amount: (a) up to $900,000,000 in shares of Common
Stock are being offered to the public pursuant to the Company’s primary offering (the “Primary
Shares”); and (b) up to $100,000,000 in shares of Common Stock are being offered to
stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP
Shares” and, together with the Primary Shares, the “Offered Shares”). The Primary
Shares are to be issued and sold to the public on a “best efforts” basis through you (the
“Dealer Manager”) as the managing dealer and the broker-dealers participating in the
Offering (the “Participating Dealers”). The Primary Shares will be offered at $10.00 per
share (subject in certain circumstances to discounts based upon the volume of shares purchased and
for certain categories of purchasers as described below). The Company has reserved the right to
reallocate the Offered Shares between the Primary Shares and the DRIP Shares.
The Company hereby agrees with you, the Dealer Manager, as follows:
1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants
to the Dealer Manager and each Participating Dealer with whom the Dealer Manager has entered into
or will enter into a Participating Dealer Agreement (the “Participating Dealer Agreement”)
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement, as of the date hereof and at all
times during the Offering Period, as that term is defined in Section 5.1 (provided that, to the
extent such representations and warranties are given only as of a specified date or dates, the
Company only makes such representations and warranties as of such date or dates as follows):
1.1 Compliance with Registration Requirements.
(a) A registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333- 156434), including a preliminary
prospectus, for the registration of the Offered Shares 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 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act
Regulations”), and was initially filed with the Commission on December 23, 2008 (the
“Registration Statement”). The Company has prepared and filed such amendments thereto, if
any, and such amended preliminary prospectuses, if any, as may have been required to the date
hereof and will file such additional amendments and supplements thereto as may hereafter be
required. As used in this Agreement, the term “Registration Statement” means the
Registration Statement, as amended through the date hereof, except that, if the Company files any
post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, “Registration Statement” shall
refer to the Registration Statement as so amended by the last post-effective amendment declared
effective; the term “Effective Date” means the applicable date upon which the Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto is or was first declared effective by the
Commission; the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus, as amended or supplemented, on file
with the Commission at the Effective Date of the Registration Statement (including financial
statements,
exhibits and all other documents related thereto filed as a part thereof or incorporated
therein), except that if the Prospectus is amended or supplemented after the Effective Date, the
term “Prospectus” shall refer to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented to date, and if
the Prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) or 424(c) of the Securities Act
Regulations shall differ from the Prospectus on file at the time the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective, the term
“Prospectus” shall refer to the Prospectus filed pursuant to either Rule 424(b) or 424(c)
of the Securities Act Regulations from and after the date on which it shall have been filed with
the Commission; and the term “Filing Date” means the applicable date upon which the initial
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the Commission. As of the date
hereof, the Commission has not issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending
before or threatened by the Commission under the Securities Act.
(b) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any further amendments or supplements
thereto, will, as of the applicable Effective Date or Filing Date, as the case may be, comply in
all material respects with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations; the Registration
Statement does not, and any amendments thereto will not, in each case as of the applicable
Effective Date, contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading;
and the Prospectus does not, and any amendment or supplement thereto will not, as of the applicable
Filing Date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes
no warranty or representation with respect to any statement contained in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the Dealer Manager or any
Participating Dealer expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any
amendments or supplements thereto.
1.2 Good Standing of the Company.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
State of Maryland, and is in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of
Maryland, with full power and authority to conduct its business as described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions
contemplated hereby; this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company
and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general
equitable principles, and except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity provisions
and the contribution provisions contained in Sections 7 and 8 of this Agreement, respectively, may
be limited under applicable securities laws.
(b) The Company has qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in
which the ownership or leasing of its properties or the nature or conduct of its business, as
described in the Prospectus, requires such qualification, except where the failure to do so would
not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, results of operations
or cash flows of the Company taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
1.3 Authorization and Description of Securities. The issuance and sale of the Offered
Shares have been duly authorized by the Company, and, when issued and duly delivered against
payment therefor as contemplated by this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim,
and the issuance and sale of the Offered Shares by the Company are not subject to preemptive or
other similar rights arising by operation of law, under the charter or bylaws of the Company or
under any agreement to which the Company is a party or otherwise. The Offered Shares conform in all
material respects to the description of the Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus. The authorized, issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date
hereof are as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Capital Stock.”
All offers and sales of the Common Stock prior to the date hereof were at all relevant times duly
registered under the Securities Act or were exempt from the
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registration requirements of the Securities Act and were duly registered or the subject of an
available exemption from the registration requirements of the applicable state securities or blue
sky laws.
1.4 Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. The Company is not in violation of its charter
or its bylaws and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the issuance, sale and delivery of
the Offered Shares, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with
the terms of this Agreement by the Company will not violate the terms of or constitute a breach or
default under: (i) its charter or bylaws; or (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, or
other material agreement to which the Company is a party or to which its properties are bound; or
(iii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company; or (iv) any writ, injunction or decree
of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction
over the Company except, in the cases of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for such violations or
defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
1.5 REIT Compliance. The Company is organized in a manner that conforms with the
requirements for qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Company’s intended method
of operation, as set forth in the Prospectus, would enable it to meet the requirements for taxation
as a REIT under the Code.
1.6 No Operation as an Investment Company. The Company is not and does not currently
intend to conduct its business so as to be, an “investment company” as that term is defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and it
will exercise reasonable diligence to ensure that it does not become an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
1.7 Absence of Further Requirements. As of the date hereof, no filing with, or
consent, approval, authorization, license, registration, qualification, order or decree of any
court, governmental authority or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its
obligations under this Agreement or in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of the
Offered Shares, except such as may be required under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the rules of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or applicable state securities laws or where the failure to
obtain such consent, approval, authorization, license, registration, qualification, order or decree
of any court, governmental authority or agency would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
1.8 Absence of Proceedings. As of the date hereof, there are no actions, suits or
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company at law or
in equity or before or by any federal or state commission, regulatory body or administrative agency
or other governmental body, domestic or foreign, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
1.9 Financial Statements. The financial statements of the Company included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, together with the related notes, present fairly the
financial position of the Company, as of the date specified, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and in conformity with Regulation S-X of the
Commission. No other financial statements or schedules are required by Form S-11 or under the
Securities Act Regulations to be included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any
preliminary prospectus.
1.10 Escrow Agent. The Company has entered into an escrow agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”) with ___, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), and the Dealer
Manager, in the form included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, which provides for the
establishment of an escrow account into which subscribers’ funds will be deposited pursuant to the
subscription procedures described in Section 6 below (the “Escrow Account”).
1.11 Independent Accountants. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., LLP, or such other independent
accounting firm that has audited and is reporting upon any financial statements included or to be
included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto,
shall be as of the applicable Effective Date or Filing Date, and shall have been during the periods
covered by their report included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendments
or supplements thereto, independent public accountants with respect to the Company within the
meaning of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations.
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1.12 No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since the respective dates as of which
information is provided in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto, except as otherwise stated therein, (a) there has been no material adverse
change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business affairs of the
Company, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and (b) there have been no
transactions entered into by the Company which could reasonably result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
1.13 Material Agreements. There are no contracts or other documents required by the
Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations to be described in or incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration
Statement which have not been accurately described in all material respects in the Prospectus or
incorporated or filed as required. Each document incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus complied, as of the date filed, in all material respects with the
requirements as to form of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the “Exchange Act Regulations”).
1.14 Reporting and Accounting Controls. The Company has implemented controls and other
procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in
supplements to the Prospectus and amendments to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act
and the Securities Act Regulations, the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act and
the Exchange Act Regulations and the reports and filings that it is required to make under the
applicable state securities laws in connection with the Offering are recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms and is
accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its chief executive officer and
chief financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure; and the Company makes and keeps books, records and
accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the Company. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (a) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (b) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (c) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (d) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action is taken with respect to any differences. To the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company,
nor any employee or agent thereof, has made any payment of funds of the Company, or received or
retained any funds, and no funds of the Company have been set aside to be used for any payment, in
each case in material violation of any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company.
1.15 Material Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or
among the Company on the one hand, and the directors, officers, security holders of the Company, or
its affiliates, on the other hand, which is required to be described in the Prospectus and which is
not so described.
1.16 Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company possesses adequate permits,
licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental
Licenses”) issued by the appropriate federal, state, local and foreign regulatory agencies or
bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, except where the failure to obtain
such Governmental Licenses, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
the Company is in compliance with the terms and condition of all such Governmental Licenses, except
where the failure to so comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except where the
invalidity of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not have a Material
Adverse Effect; and, as of the date hereof, the Company has not received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in
the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
1.17 Subsidiaries. Each “significant subsidiary” of the Company (as such term
is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) and each other entity in which the Company holds a
direct or indirect ownership interest that is material to the Company (each a “Subsidiary”
and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly organized or formed and is validly
existing as a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or similar entity in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has power and
authority to own, lease
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and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is
duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct
of business, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The only direct Subsidiaries of the Company as of the date of the
Registration Statement or the most recent amendment to the Registration Statement, as applicable,
are the Subsidiaries described or identified in the Registration Statement or such amendment to the
Registration Statement.
1.18 Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company owns or possesses, has the right
to use or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions,
copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary
or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names or
other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on
the business now operated by the Company, except where the failure to have such ownership or
possession would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has
not received any notice and is not otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted
rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which
would render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Company
therein, and which infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate, would result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
1.19 Advertising and Sales Materials. All advertising and supplemental sales
literature prepared or approved by the Company or CM Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company that serves as the Company’s advisor pursuant to the terms of an advisory agreement (the
“Advisor”), whether designated solely for “broker-dealer use only” or otherwise, to
be used or delivered by the Company, the Advisor or the Dealer Manager in connection with the
Offering (the “Authorized Sales Materials”) will not contain any untrue statement of
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made and in conjunction with the Prospectus delivered
therewith, not misleading. Furthermore, all such Authorized Sales Materials will have received all
required regulatory approval, which may include, but is not limited to, the Commission and state
securities agencies, as applicable, prior to use, except where the failure to obtain such approval
would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
1.20 Compliance with Privacy Laws and the USA PATRIOT Act. The Company complies in all
material respects with applicable privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (the
“GLB Act”) and applicable provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act) of 2001, as
amended (the “USA PATRIOT Act”).
1.21 Good and Marketable Title to Assets. Except as otherwise disclosed in the
Prospectus:
(a) the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and insurable or good, valid and insurable
title (either in fee simple or pursuant to a valid leasehold interest) to all properties and assets
described in the Prospectus as being owned or leased, as the case may be, by them and to all
properties reflected in the Company’s most recent consolidated financial statements included in the
Prospectus, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any claim
that has been or may be asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any Subsidiary
with respect to any such properties or assets (or any such lease) or affecting or questioning the
rights of the Company or any such Subsidiary to the continued ownership, lease, possession or
occupancy of such property or assets, except for such claims that could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) there are no liens, charges, encumbrances, claims or restrictions on or affecting the
properties and assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which would reasonably be
expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) no person or entity, including, without limitation, any tenant under any of the leases
pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases (as a lessor) any of its properties
(whether directly or indirectly through other partnerships, limited liability companies, business
trusts, joint ventures or otherwise) has an option or right of first refusal or any other right to
purchase any of such properties, except for such options, rights
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of first refusal or other rights to purchase which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
material with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise;
(d) to the Company’s knowledge, each of the properties of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has access to public rights of way, either directly or though insured easements,
except where the failure to have such access would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(e) to the Company’s knowledge, each of the properties of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is served by all public utilities necessary for the current operations on such
property in sufficient quantities for such operations, except where failure to have such public
utilities could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(f) to the knowledge of the Company, each of the properties of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries complies with all applicable codes and zoning and subdivision laws and regulations,
except for such failures to comply which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(g) all of the leases under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries hold or use any real
property or improvements or any equipment relating to such real property or improvements are in
full force and effect, except where the failure to be in full force and effect could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Affect, and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in the payment of any amounts due
under any such leases or in any other default thereunder and the Company knows of no event which,
with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, could constitute a default under any such
lease, except such defaults that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(h) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or threatened condemnation, zoning
change, or other proceeding or action that could in any manner affect the size of, use of,
improvements on, construction on or access to the properties of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, except such proceedings or actions that could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any lessee of any of the real property
improvements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in default in the payment of any amounts
due or in any other default under any of the leases pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries leases (as lessor) any of its real property or improvements (whether directly or
indirectly through partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures or otherwise), and the
Company knows of no event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would
constitute such a default under any of such leases, except such defaults as could not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
1.22 Registration Rights. There are no persons, other than the Company, with
registration or other similar rights to have any securities of the Company registered pursuant to
the Registration Statement or otherwise registered by the Company under the Securities Act, or
included in the Offering contemplated hereby.
1.23 Taxes. The Company has filed all federal, state and foreign income tax returns
which have been required to be filed on or before the due date (taking into account all extensions
of time to file), and has paid or provided for the payment of all taxes indicated by said returns
and all assessments received by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries to the extent that such
taxes or assessments have become due, except where the Company is contesting such assessments in
good faith and except for such taxes and assessments the failure of which to pay would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
1.24 Authorized Use of Trademarks. Any required consent and authorization has been
obtained for the use of any trademark or service xxxx in any advertising and supplemental sales
literature or other materials
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delivered by the Company to the Dealer Manager or approved by the Company for use by the
Dealer Manager and, to the Company’s knowledge, its use does not constitute the unlicensed use of
intellectual property.
2. Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Dealer
Manager that:
2.1 Compliance with Securities Laws and Regulations. The Company will: (a) use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and any subsequent amendments
thereto to become effective as promptly as possible; (b) promptly advise the Dealer Manager of (i)
the receipt of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from, the
Commission, (ii) the time and date of any filing of any post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, and (iii) the time and
date that any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective; (c) timely
file every amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that may be
required by the Commission or under the Securities Act; and (d) if at any time the Commission shall
issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company will
promptly notify the Dealer Manager and, to the extent the Company determines such action is in the
best interest of the Company, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting of such
order at the earliest possible time.
2.2 Delivery of Registration Statement, Prospectus and Sales Materials. The Company
will, at no expense to the Dealer Manager, furnish the Dealer Manager with such number of printed
copies of the Registration Statement, including all amendments and exhibits thereto, as the Dealer
Manager may reasonably request. The Company will similarly furnish to the Dealer Manager and others
designated by the Dealer Manager as many copies as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request in
connection with the Offering of: (a) the Prospectus in preliminary and final form and every form of
supplemental or amended Prospectus; and (b) the Authorized Sales Materials.
2.3 Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts
to qualify the Offered Shares for offering and sale under, or to establish the exemption of the
offering and sale of the Offered Shares from qualification or registration under, the applicable
state securities or “blue sky” laws of each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (such jurisdictions in which qualifications or exemptions
for the offer and sale of the Offered Shares are in effect as of a relevant date are referred to
herein as the “Qualified Jurisdictions”) and to maintain such qualifications or exemptions
in effect throughout the Offering. In connection therewith, the Company will prepare and file all
such post-sales filings or reports as may be required by the securities regulatory authorities in
the Qualified Jurisdictions in which the Offered Shares have been sold, provided that the Dealer
Manager shall have provided the Company with any information required for such filings or reports
that is in the Dealer Manager’s possession. The Company will furnish to the Dealer Manager a blue
sky memorandum, prepared and updated from time to time by counsel to the Company, naming the
Qualified Jurisdictions. The Company will notify the Dealer Manager promptly following a change in
the status of the qualification or exemption of the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction in any
respect. The Company will file and obtain clearance of the Authorized Sales Material to the extent
required by applicable Securities Act Regulations and state securities laws.
2.4 Rule 158. The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act
as are necessary in order to make generally available to its stockholders as soon as practicable an
earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by, the last
paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
2.5 Material Disclosures. If at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act any event occurs as a result of which, in the opinion of the Company, the
Prospectus would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made,
not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Dealer Manager thereof (unless the information
shall have been received from the Dealer Manager) and the Dealer Manager and the Participating
Dealers shall suspend the offering and sale of the Offered Shares in accordance with Section 4.13
hereof until such time as the Company, in its sole discretion (a) instructs the Dealer Manager to
resume the offering and sale of the Offered Shares and (b) has prepared any required supplemental
or amended Prospectus as shall be necessary to correct such statement or omission and to comply
with the requirements of the Securities Act.
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2.6 Reporting Requests. The Company will comply with the requirements of the Exchange
Act relating to the Company’s obligation to file and, as applicable, deliver to its stockholders
periodic reports including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current
Reports on Form 8-K.
2.7 No Manipulation of Market for Securities. The Company will not take, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that might reasonably be expected to
constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares in violation of federal or state securities
laws.
2.8 Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the proceeds from the sale of the Offered
Shares as stated in the Prospectus in all material respects.
2.9 Transfer Agent. The Company will engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar
and transfer agent for the Offered Shares.
3. Payment of Expenses and Fees.
3.1 Company Expenses. Subject to the limitations described below, the Company agrees
to pay all costs and expenses incident to the Offering, whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, including expenses, fees
and taxes in connection with: (a) the registration fee, the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement (including without limitation financial statements, exhibits, schedules and
consents), the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the printing and
furnishing of copies of each thereof to the Dealer Manager and to Participating Dealers (including
costs of mailing and shipment); (b) the preparation, issuance and delivery of certificates, if any,
for the Offered Shares, including any stock or other transfer taxes or duties payable upon the sale
of the Offered Shares; (c) all fees and expenses of the Company’s legal counsel, independent public
or certified public accountants and other advisors; (d) the qualification of the Offered Shares for
offering and sale under state laws in the states, including the Qualified Jurisdictions, that the
Company shall designate as appropriate and the determination of their eligibility for sale under
state law as aforesaid and the printing and furnishing of copies of blue sky surveys; (e) filing
for review by FINRA of all necessary documents and information relating to the Offering and the
Offered Shares (including the reasonable legal fees and filing fees and other disbursements of
counsel relating thereto); (f) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the
Offered Shares and miscellaneous expenses referred to in the Registration Statement; (g) all costs
and expenses incident to the travel and accommodation of the Advisor’s personnel, and the personnel
of any sub-advisor designated by the Advisor and acting on behalf of the Company, in making road
show presentations and presentations to Participating Dealers and other broker-dealers and
financial advisors with respect to the offering of the Offered Shares; and (h) the performance of
the Company’s other obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not
directly pay, or reimburse the Advisor for, the costs and expenses described in this Section 3.1 if
the payment or reimbursement of such expenses would cause the aggregate of the Company’s
“organization and offering expenses” as defined by FINRA Rule 2310 (including the Company
expenses paid or reimbursed pursuant to this Section 3.1, all items of underwriting compensation
including Dealer Manager expenses described in Section 3.2 and due diligence expenses described in
Section 3.3) to exceed 15.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Primary Shares.
3.2 Dealer Manager Expenses. In addition to payment of the Company expenses, the
Company shall reimburse the Dealer Manager as provided in the Prospectus for certain costs and
expenses incident to the Offering, to the extent permitted pursuant to prevailing rules and
regulations of FINRA, including expenses, fees and taxes incurred in connection with: (a) legal
counsel to the Dealer Manager, including fees and expenses incurred prior to the Effective Date;
(b) customary travel, lodging, meals and reasonable entertainment expenses incurred in connection
with the Offering; (c) attendance at broker-dealer sponsored conferences, educational conferences
sponsored by the Company, industry sponsored conferences and informational seminars; and (d)
customary promotional items; provided, however, that, no costs and expenses shall be reimbursed by
the Company pursuant to this Section 3.2 which would cause the total underwriting compensation paid
in connection with the Offering to exceed 10% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Primary
Shares, excluding reimbursement of bona fide due diligence expenses as provided under Section 3.3.
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3.3 Due Diligence Expenses. In addition to reimbursement as provided under Section
3.2, the Company shall also reimburse the Dealer Manager for reasonable bona fide due diligence
expenses incurred by the Dealer Manager or any Participating Dealer; provided, however, that no due
diligence expenses shall be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to this Section 3.3 which would
cause the aggregate of all Company expenses described in Section 3.1, all underwriting compensation
paid to the Dealer Manager and any Participating Dealer and the due diligence expenses paid
pursuant to this Section 3.3 to exceed 15.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Primary
Shares. Such due diligence expenses may include travel, lodging, meals and other reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Dealer Manager or any Participating Dealer and their
personnel when visiting the Company’s offices or properties to verify information relating to the
Company or its properties. The Dealer Manager or any Participating Dealer shall provide a detailed
and itemized invoice to the Company for any such due diligence expenses.
4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Dealer Manager. The Dealer Manager
hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with the Company as of the date hereof
and at all times during the Offering Period as that term is defined below (provided that, to the
extent representations and warranties are given only as of a specified date or dates, the Dealer
Manager only makes such representations and warranties as of such date or dates) as follows:
4.1 Good Standing of the Dealer Manager. The Dealer Manager is a limited liability
company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with full power
and authority to conduct its business and to enter into this Agreement and to perform the
transactions contemplated hereby; this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Dealer Manager and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Dealer Manager enforceable
against the Dealer Manager in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally, and by general equitable principles, and except to the extent that the enforceability of
the indemnity provisions and the contribution provisions contained in Sections 7 and 8 of this
Agreement, respectively, may be limited under applicable securities laws.
4.2 Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations. The Dealer Manager
represents to the Company that (a) it is a member of FINRA in good standing, and (b) it and its
employees and representatives who will perform services hereunder have all required licenses and
registrations to act under this Agreement. With respect to its participation and the participation
by each Participating Dealer in the offer and sale of the Offered Shares (including, without
limitation any resales and transfers of Offered Shares), the Dealer Manager agrees, and, by virtue
of entering into the Participating Dealer Agreement, each Participating Dealer shall have agreed,
to comply with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, applicable
state securities or blue sky laws, and FINRA Conduct Rules, specifically including, but not in any
way limited to, Conduct Rules 2310, 2340, 2420, 2730, 2740, and 2750 therein.
4.3 AML Compliance. The Dealer Manager represents to the Company that it has
established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs in accordance with applicable
law, including applicable FINRA Conduct Rules, Exchange Act Regulations and the USA PATRIOT Act,
specifically including, but not limited to, Section 352 of the International Money Laundering
Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (the “Money Laundering Abatement Act,”
and together with the USA PATRIOT Act, the “AML Rules”) reasonably expected to detect and
cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the offering and sale of the
Offered Shares. The Dealer Manager further represents that it is currently in compliance with all
AML Rules, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program
requirements under Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act, and the Dealer Manager hereby
covenants to remain in compliance with such requirements and shall, upon request by the Company,
provide a certification to the Company that, as of the date of such certification (a) its AML
Program is consistent with the AML Rules and (b) it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules,
specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under
Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act.
4.4 Accuracy of Information. The Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Company
and each person that signs the Registration Statement that the information under the caption
“Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus and all other information furnished to the Company
by the Dealer Manager in writing expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
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does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
4.5 Suitability.
(a) The Dealer Manager will offer Primary Shares only to persons who meet the suitability
standards set forth in the Prospectus or in any suitability letter or memorandum sent to it by the
Company and will only make offers to persons in the jurisdictions in which it is advised in writing
by the Company that the Primary Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not
required. Notwithstanding the qualification of the Primary Shares for sale in any respective
jurisdiction (or the exemption therefrom), the Dealer Manager represents, warrants and covenants
that it will not offer Primary Shares and will not permit any of its registered representatives to
offer Primary Shares in any jurisdiction unless both the Dealer Manager and such registered
representative are duly licensed to transact securities business in such jurisdiction. In offering
Primary Shares, the Dealer Manager will comply with the provisions of the FINRA Conduct Rules, as
well as all other applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors, including
without limitation, the provisions of Section III.C. of the Statement of Policy Regarding Real
Estate Investment Trusts of the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (the
“NASAA REIT Guidelines”).
(b) The Dealer Manager further represents, warrants and covenants that neither the Dealer
Manager, nor any person associated with the Dealer Manager, shall offer or sell Primary Shares in
any jurisdiction except to investors who satisfy the investor suitability standards and minimum
investment requirements under all of the following: (i) applicable provisions of the Prospectus;
(ii) applicable laws of the jurisdiction of which such investor is a resident; (iii) applicable
FINRA Conduct Rules; and (iv) the provisions of Section III.C. of the NASAA REIT Guidelines. The
Dealer Manager agrees to ensure that, in recommending the purchase, sale or exchange of Primary
Shares to an investor, the Dealer Manager, or a person associated with the Dealer Manager, shall
have reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of information obtained from the investor (and
thereafter maintained in the manner and for the period required by the Commission, any state
securities commission, FINRA or the Company) concerning the investor’s age, investment objectives,
other investments, financial situation and needs, and any other information known to the Dealer
Manager, or person associated with the Dealer Manager, that (i) the investor is or will be in a
financial position appropriate to enable the investor 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 Company, (ii) the investor has a fair market net worth sufficient to
sustain the risks inherent in an investment in Primary Shares in the amount proposed, including
loss and potential lack of liquidity of such investment, and (iii) an investment in Primary Shares
is otherwise suitable for such investor. The Dealer Manager further represents, warrants and
covenants that the Dealer Manager, or a person associated with the Dealer Manager, will make every
reasonable effort to determine the suitability and appropriateness of an investment in Primary
Shares of each proposed investor solicited by a person associated with the Dealer Manager by
reviewing documents and records disclosing the basis upon which the determination as to suitability
was reached as to each such proposed investor, whether such documents and records relate to
accounts which have been closed, accounts which are currently maintained, or accounts hereafter
established. The Dealer Manager agrees to retain such documents and records in the Dealer Manager’s
records for a period of six years from the date of the applicable sale of Primary Shares, to
otherwise comply with the record keeping requirements provided in Section 4.6 below and to make
such documents and records available to (i) the Company upon request, and (ii) representatives of
the Commission, FINRA and applicable state securities administrators upon the Dealer Manager’s
receipt of an appropriate document subpoena or other appropriate request for documents from any
such agency. The Dealer Manager shall not purchase any Primary Shares for a discretionary account
without obtaining the prior written approval of the Dealer Manager’s customer and such customer’s
completed and executed Subscription Agreement (as defined in Section 6 herein).
4.6 Recordkeeping. The Dealer Manager agrees to comply with the record keeping
requirements of the Exchange Act, including but not limited to, Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 promulgated
under the Exchange Act. The Dealer Manager further agrees to keep such records with respect to each
customer who purchases Primary Shares, the customer’s suitability and the amount of Primary Shares
sold, and to retain such records for such period of time as may be required by the Commission, any
state securities commission, FINRA or the Company.
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4.7 Customer Information. The Dealer Manager shall:
(a) abide by and comply with (i) the privacy standards and requirements of the 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) 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) determine which customers have opted out of the disclosure of nonpublic personal
information by periodically reviewing and, if necessary, retrieving an aggregated list of such
customers from the Participating Dealers (the “List”) 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 it is prohibited from
using or disclosing any nonpublic personal information of any customer that is identified on the
List as having opted out of such disclosures.
4.8 Resale of Offered Shares. The Dealer Manager agrees, and each Participating Dealer
shall have agreed, to comply and shall comply with any applicable requirements with respect to its
and each Participating Dealer’s participation in any resales or transfers of the Offered Shares. In
addition, the Dealer Manager agrees, and each Participating Dealer shall have agreed, that should
it or they assist with the resale or transfer of the Offered Shares, it and each Participating
Dealer will fully comply with all applicable FINRA rules and any other applicable federal or state
laws.
4.9 Blue Sky Compliance. The Dealer Manager shall cause the Primary Shares to be
offered and sold only in the Qualified Jurisdictions. No Primary Shares shall be offered or sold
for the account of the Company in any other states or foreign jurisdictions.
4.10 Distribution of Prospectuses. The Dealer Manager is familiar with Rule 15c2-8
under the Exchange Act, relating to the distribution of preliminary and final Prospectuses, and
confirms that it has complied and will comply therewith.
4.11 Authorized Sales Materials. The Dealer Manager shall use and distribute in
conjunction with the offer and sale of any Offered Shares only the Prospectus and the Authorized
Sales Materials.
4.12 Materials for Broker-Dealer Use Only. The Dealer Manager represents and warrants
to the Company that it will not use any sales literature not authorized and approved by the Company
or use any “broker-dealer use only” materials with members of the public in connection with
offers or sales or the Offered Shares.
4.13 Suspension or Termination of Offering. The Dealer Manager agrees, and will
require that each of the Participating Dealers agree, to suspend or terminate the offering and sale
of the Primary Shares upon request of the Company at any time and to resume offering and sale of
the Primary Shares upon subsequent request of the Company.
5. Sale of Primary Shares.
5.1 Exclusive Appointment of Dealer Manager. The Company hereby appoints the Dealer
Manager as its exclusive agent and managing dealer during the period commencing with the date
hereof and ending on the termination date of the Offering (the “Termination Date”)
described in the Prospectus (the “Offering Period”) to solicit, and to cause Participating
Dealers to solicit, purchasers of the Primary Shares at the purchase price to be paid in accordance
with, and otherwise upon the other terms and conditions set forth in, the Prospectus, and the
Dealer Manager agrees to use its best efforts to procure purchasers of the Primary Shares during
the Offering Period. The Primary Shares offered and sold through the Dealer Manager under this
Dealer Manager Agreement shall be
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offered and sold only by the Dealer Manager and, at the Dealer
Manager’s sole option, by any Participating Dealers whom the Dealer Manager may retain, each of
which shall be members of FINRA in good standing, pursuant to an executed Participating Dealer
Agreement with such Participating Dealer. The Dealer Manager hereby accepts such agency and agrees
to use its best efforts to sell the Primary Shares on said terms and conditions.
5.2 Compensation.
(a) Selling Commissions. Subject to any volume discounts and other special
circumstances described in or otherwise provided in the “Plan of Distribution” section of
the Prospectus or this Section 5.2, the Company will pay to the Dealer Manager selling commissions
in the amount of 7.0% of the gross proceeds of the Primary Shares sold, which commissions may be
reallowed in whole or in part to the Participating Dealer who sold the Offered Shares giving rise
to such commissions, as described more fully in the Participating Dealer Agreement entered into
with such Participating Dealer; provided, however, that no commissions described in this clause (a)
shall be payable in respect of the purchase of Primary Shares sold: (i) through an investment
advisory representative affiliated with a Participating Dealer who is paid on a fee-for-service
basis by the investor; (ii) by a Participating Dealer (or such Participating Dealer’s registered
representatives and their family members), in its individual capacity, or by a retirement plan of
such Participating Dealer (or such Participating Dealer’s registered representatives), or (iii) by
an officer, director or employee of the Company, the Advisor or their respective affiliates. The
Company will not pay to the Dealer Manager any selling commissions in respect of the purchase of
any DRIP Shares.
(b) Dealer Manager Fee. Subject to special circumstances described in or otherwise
provided in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus or this Section 5.2, the
Company will pay to the Dealer Manager a dealer manager fee in the amount of 3.0% of the gross
proceeds from the sale of the Primary Shares (the “Dealer Manager Fee”), a portion of which
may be reallowed to Participating Dealers (as described more fully in the Participating Dealer
Agreement entered into with such Participating Dealer), which reallowance, if any, shall be
determined by the Dealer Manager in its discretion based on factors including, but not limited to,
the number of shares sold by such Participating Dealer, the assistance of such Participating Dealer
in marketing the Offering and due diligence expenses incurred, and the extent to which similar fees
are reallowed to participating broker-dealers in similar offerings being conducted during the
Offering Period; provided, however, that no Dealer Manager Fee shall be payable in
respect of the purchase of Primary Shares by an officer or director of the Company, or by
officers and employees the Advisor and the Advisor’s affiliates.
(c) Friends and Family Program. As described in the Prospectus, the Dealer Manager may
from time to time sell the Primary Shares to certain persons identified by the Company. The
purchase price for Shares under this program will be at the public offering price, net of selling
commissions. The Dealer Manager agrees to work together with the Company to implement this program
and to execute sales under the program according to the procedures agreed upon by the Dealer
Manager and the Company.
5.3 Obligations to Participating Dealers. The Company will not be liable or
responsible to any Participating Dealer for direct payment of commissions or any reallowance of the
Dealer Manager Fee to such Participating Dealer, it being the sole and exclusive responsibility of
the Dealer Manager for payment of commissions or any reallowance of the Dealer Manager Fee to
Participating Dealers. Notwithstanding the above, the Company, in its sole discretion, may act as
agent of the Dealer Manager by making direct payment of commissions or reallowance of the Dealer
Manager Fee to such Participating Dealers without incurring any liability therefor.
6. Submission of Orders.
(a) Each person desiring to purchase Primary Shares in the Offering will be required to
complete and execute a subscription agreement in the form attached as an appendix to the Prospectus
(the “Subscription Agreement”) and to deliver to the Dealer Manager or Participating
Dealer, as the case may be (the “Processing Broker-Dealer”), such completed Subscription
Agreement, together with a check, draft, wire or money order (hereinafter referred to as an
“instrument of payment”) in the amount of $10.00 per Share, subject to discounts for
certain categories of purchasers as described above. There shall be a minimum initial purchase by
any one purchaser of $2,500 of Primary Shares (except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus, or
in any letter or memorandum from the Company to the Dealer Manager). Until such time as the Company
has received and
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accepted subscriptions for at least $2,500,000 in Primary Shares (the “Minimum
Offering”) and released the proceeds from such subscriptions from the Escrow Account (or such
greater amount as may be applicable in respect of any greater escrow in respect of subscribers from
any state), those purchasers who purchase Primary Shares will be instructed by the Processing
Broker-Dealer to make their checks payable to “Bank of Nevada, as agent for CM REIT, Inc.”
Thereafter, those persons who purchase Primary Shares will be instructed by the Processing
Broker-Dealer to make their checks payable to “CM REIT, Inc.”
(b) The Processing Broker-Dealer receiving a Subscription Agreement and instrument of payment
not conforming to the foregoing instructions shall return such Subscription Agreement and
instrument of payment directly to such subscriber not later than the end of the second business day
following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer of such materials. Subscription Agreements and
instruments of payment received by the Processing Broker-Dealer which conform to the foregoing
instructions shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of the following methods:
(i) where, pursuant to the internal supervisory procedures of the Processing Broker-Dealer,
internal supervisory review is conducted at the same location at which Subscription Agreements and
instruments of payment are received from subscribers, then, by noon of the next business day
following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer, the Processing Broker-Dealer will transmit the
Subscription Agreements and instruments of payment to the Escrow Agent or, after the Minimum
Offering has been obtained, to the Company or to such other account or agent as directed by the
Company; and
(ii) where, pursuant to the internal supervisory procedures of the Processing Broker-Dealer,
final internal supervisory review is conducted at a different location (the “Final Review
Office”), Subscription Agreements and instruments of payment will be transmitted by the
Processing Broker-Dealer to the Final Review Office by noon of the next business day following
receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer. The Final Review Office will in turn by noon of the next
business day following receipt by the Final Review Office, transmit such Subscription Agreements
and instruments of payment to the Escrow Agent or, after the Minimum Offering has been obtained, to
the Company or to such other account or agent as directed by the Company.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Offered Shares to be purchased by a
custodial account, the Processing Broker-Dealer shall cause the custodian of such account to
deliver a completed Subscription Agreement and instrument of payment for such account directly to
the Escrow Agent. The Processing Broker-Dealer shall furnish to the Escrow Agent with each delivery
of instruments of payment a list of the subscribers showing the name, address, tax identification
number, state of residence, amount of Offered Shares subscribed for, and the amount of money paid.
7. Indemnification.
7.1 Indemnified Parties Defined. For the purposes of this Section 7, an entity’s
“Indemnified Parties” shall include such entity’s officers, directors, employees, members,
partners, affiliates, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls such entity
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act.
7.2 Indemnification of the Dealer Manager and Participating Dealers. The Company will
indemnify, defend (subject to Section 7.6) and hold harmless the Dealer Manager and the
Participating Dealers, and their respective Indemnified Parties, from and against any losses,
claims (including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages or liabilities, joint or several,
to which such Participating Dealers or the Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties,
may become subject, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon (a) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained
herein by the Company, any material breach of a covenant contained herein by the Company, or any
material failure by the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or to comply with state or
federal securities laws applicable to the Offering, or (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained (i) in any Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto or in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or (ii) in
any Authorized Sales Materials or (iii) in any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company or on its behalf specifically for the
purpose of qualifying any or all of the Offered Shares for sale
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under the securities laws of any
jurisdiction or based upon written information furnished by the Company under the securities laws
thereof (any such application, document or information being hereinafter called a “Blue Sky
Application”), or (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be
stated in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or in the Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and the Company will reimburse each Participating Dealer or the Dealer Manager, and
their respective Indemnified Parties, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
Participating Dealer or the Dealer Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, in connection
with investigating or defending such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished either (x) to the Company by the Dealer Manager or (y) to the Company or the Dealer
Manager by or on behalf of any Participating Dealer, in each case expressly for use in the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof, or the Prospectus or any such
amendment thereof or supplement thereto. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as required by Section II.G. of the NASAA REIT Guidelines, the
indemnification and agreement to hold harmless provided in this Section 7.2 is further limited to
the extent that no such indemnification by the Company of a Participating Dealer or the Dealer
Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties, shall be permitted under this Agreement for, or
arising out of, an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws, unless one or more of the
following conditions are met: (a) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each
count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee; (b) such claims
have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the
particular indemnitee; or (c) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims
against the particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related
costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of
the position of the Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory
authority in which the securities were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of
securities laws.
7.3 Dealer Manager Indemnification of the Company. The Dealer Manager will indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Company and its Indemnified Parties and each person who has signed the
Registration Statement, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which any of
the aforesaid parties may become subject, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims (including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) in whole or in
part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained herein by the Dealer
Manager, any material breach of a covenant contained herein by the Dealer Manager, or any material
failure by the Dealer Manager to perform its obligations hereunder or (b) any untrue statement or
any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in any Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto or in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus or (ii) in any Authorized Sales Materials or (iii) any Blue Sky Application, or (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
required to be stated in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or in
the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, provided, however, that in each case described in clauses (b) and (c) to
the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Dealer Manager
specifically for use with reference to the Dealer Manager in the preparation of the Registration
Statement or any such post-effective amendments thereof or the Prospectus or any such amendment
thereof or supplement thereto, or (d) any use of sales literature by the Dealer Manager not
authorized or approved by the Company or any use of “broker-dealer use only” materials with
members of the public concerning the Offered Shares by the Dealer Manager, or (e) any untrue
statement made by the Dealer Manager or its representatives or agents or omission to state a fact
necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares, or (f) any
material violation by the Dealer Manager of this Agreement, or (g) any failure by the Dealer
Manager to comply with applicable laws governing money laundry abatement and anti-terrorist
financing efforts in connection with the Offering, including applicable FINRA Rules, Exchange Act
Regulations and the USA PATRIOT Act, or (h) any other failure by the Dealer Manager to comply with
applicable FINRA or Exchange Act Regulations. The Dealer Manager will
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reimburse the aforesaid parties in connection with investigation or defense of such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Dealer Manager may
otherwise have.
7.4 Participating Dealer Indemnification of the Company. By virtue of entering into
the Participating Dealer Agreement, each Participating Dealer severally will agree to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Company, the Dealer Manager, each of their respective Indemnified
Parties, and each person who signs the Registration Statement, from and against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities to which the Company, the Dealer Manager, or any of their respective
Indemnified Parties, or any person who signed the Registration Statement, may become subject, under
the Securities Act or otherwise, as more fully described in the Participating Dealer Agreement.
7.5 Action Against Parties; Notification. Promptly after receipt by any indemnified
party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section
7, promptly notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; provided, however, the
failure to give such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder
except to the extent it shall have been prejudiced by such failure. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly notified, to participate in the defense thereof, with separate
counsel. Such participation shall not relieve such indemnifying party of the obligation to
reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable legal and other expenses (subject to Section 7.6)
incurred by such indemnified party in defending itself, except for such expenses incurred after the
indemnifying party has deposited funds sufficient to effect the settlement, with prejudice, of the
claim in respect of which indemnity is sought. Any such indemnifying party shall not be liable to any such indemnified party on account of any settlement of any claim or
action effected without the consent of such indemnifying party.
7.6 Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses. An indemnifying party under Section 7 of this
Agreement shall be obligated to reimburse an indemnified party for reasonable legal and other
expenses as follows:
(a) In the case of the Company indemnifying the Dealer Manager, the advancement of Company
funds to the Dealer Manager for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal
action for which indemnification is being sought shall be permissible (in accordance with Section
II.G. of the NASAA REIT Guidelines) only if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the
legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on
behalf of the Company; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a 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;
and (iii) the Dealer Manager undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Company, together with
the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which the Dealer Manager is found not to
be entitled to indemnification.
(b) In any case of indemnification other than that described in Section 7.6(a) above, the
indemnifying party shall pay all legal fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the indemnified
party in the defense of such claims or actions; provided, however, that the indemnifying party
shall not be obligated to pay legal expenses and fees to more than one law firm in connection with
the defense of similar claims arising out of the same alleged acts or omissions giving rise to such
claims notwithstanding that such actions or claims are alleged or brought by one or more parties
against more than one indemnified party. If such claims or actions are alleged or brought against
more than one indemnified party, then the indemnifying party shall only be obliged to reimburse the
expenses and fees of the one law firm that has been participating by a majority of the indemnified
parties against which such action is finally brought; and in the event a majority of such
indemnified parties is unable to agree on which law firm for which expenses or fees will be
reimbursable by the indemnifying party, then payment shall be made to the first law firm of record
representing an indemnified party against the action or claim. Such law firm shall be paid only to
the extent of services performed by such law firm and no reimbursement shall be payable to such law
firm on account of legal services performed by another law firm.
8. Contribution.
(a) If the indemnification provided for in Section 7 hereof is for any reason unavailable to
or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities,
claims, damages or
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expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such
indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company, the Dealer Manager and the Participating Dealer, respectively,
from the offering of the Primary Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the relevant Participating
Dealer Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, the Dealer Manager
and the Participating Dealer, respectively, in connection with the statements or omissions which
resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations.
(b) The relative benefits received by the Company, the Dealer Manager and the Participating
Dealer, respectively, in connection with the offering of the Primary Shares pursuant to this
Agreement and the relevant Participating Dealer Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same
respective proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Primary Shares pursuant to
this Agreement and the relevant Participating Dealer Agreement (before deducting expenses),
received by the Company, and the total selling commissions and Dealer Manager Fees received by the
Dealer Manager and the Participating Dealer, respectively, in each case as set forth on the cover
of the Prospectus bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Primary Shares as set
forth on such cover.
(c) The relative fault of the Company, the Dealer Manager and the Participating Dealer,
respectively, 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 related to information supplied by the Company, or by the Dealer Manager or by the
Participating Dealer, respectively, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(d) The Company, the Dealer Manager and the Participating Dealer (by virtue of entering into
the Participating Dealer Agreement) agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable contributions referred to above in this
Section 8. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an
indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 8 shall be deemed to include any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or
defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, the Dealer Manager and the Participating
Dealer shall not be required to contribute any amount by which the total price at which the Primary
Shares sold to the public by them exceeds the amount of any damages which the Dealer Manager and
the Participating Dealer have otherwise been required to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
(f) No party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any party who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
(g) For the purposes of this Section 8, the Dealer Manager’s officers, directors, employees,
members, partners, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls the Dealer
Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution of the Dealer
Manager, and each officers, directors, employees, members, partners, agents and representatives of
the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if
any, who controls the Company, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution of the Company, respectively. The
Participating Dealers’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several
in proportion to the number of Primary Shares sold by each Participating Dealer and not joint.
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9. 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 until the Termination Date regardless of: (a) any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Dealer Manager or any Participating Dealer or any person controlling the Dealer
Manager or any Participating Dealer or by or on behalf of the Company or any person controlling the
Company; and (b) the delivery of payment for the Offered Shares. Following the termination of this
Agreement, this Agreement will become void and there will be no liability of any party to any other
party hereto, except for obligations under Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 16, all of which
will survive the termination of this Agreement.
10. 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 NEVADA;
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT CAUSES OF ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS SHALL
NOT BE GOVERNED BY THIS SECTION 10. VENUE FOR ANY ACTION BROUGHT HEREUNDER SHALL LIE EXCLUSIVELY IN
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
11. 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.
12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibit attached hereto constitute the
entire agreement among the parties and supersede any prior understanding, whether written or oral,
prior to the date hereof with respect to the Offering.
13. Successors and Amendment.
13.1 Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Dealer Manager and the Company and their respective successors and permitted assigns and shall
inure to the benefit of the Participating Dealers to the extent set forth in Sections 1 and 5
hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give to any other person any
right, remedy or claim, except as otherwise specifically provided herein.
13.2 Assignment. Neither the Company nor the Dealer Manager may assign or transfer any
of such party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
other party.
13.3 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by the written agreement of the
Dealer Manager and the Company.
14. Term and Termination.
14.1 Termination; General. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon 60
calendar days’ written notice to the other party in accordance with Section 16 below. In any case,
this Agreement shall expire at the close of business on the Termination Date.
14.2 Dealer Manager Obligations Upon Termination. The Dealer Manager, upon the
expiration or termination of this Agreement, shall (a) promptly deposit any and all funds, if any,
in its possession which were received from investors for the sale of Offered Shares into the
appropriate account designated by the Company for the deposit of investor funds, (b) promptly
deliver to the Company all records and documents in its possession which relate to the Offering and
are not designated as dealer copies, (c) provide a list of all purchasers and broker-dealers with
whom the Dealer Manager has initiated oral or written discussions regarding the Offering, and (d)
notify Participating Dealers of such termination. The Dealer Manager, at its sole expense, may make
and retain copies of all such records and documents, but shall keep all such information
confidential. The Dealer Manager shall use its best efforts to cooperate with the Company to
accomplish an orderly transfer of management of the Offering to a party designated by the Company.
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14.3 Company Obligations Upon Termination. Upon expiration or termination of this
Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Dealer Manager all compensation to which the Dealer Manager
is or becomes entitled under Section 5 hereof at such time as such compensation becomes payable.
15. Confirmation. The Company hereby agrees and assumes the duty to confirm on its
behalf and on behalf of dealers or brokers who sell the Offered Shares all orders for purchase of
Offered Shares accepted by the Company. Such confirmations will comply with the rules of the
Commission and FINRA, and will comply with applicable laws of such other jurisdictions to the
extent the Company is advised of such laws in writing by the Dealer Manager.
16. Notices. Any notice, approval, request, authorization, direction or other
communication under this Agreement shall be deemed given (a) when delivered personally, (b) on the
first business day after delivery to a national overnight courier service, (c) upon receipt of
confirmation if sent via facsimile, or (d) on the fifth business day after deposited in the United
States mail, properly addressed and stamped with the required postage, registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the intended recipient at the address set forth
below:
If to the Company:
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CM REIT, Inc. | |
0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attention: Chief Executive Officer | ||
If to the Dealer Manager:
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CM Securities, LLC | |
0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attention: President |
Any party may change its address specified above by giving the other party notice of such
change in accordance with this Section 16.
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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, “COMPANY” CM REIT, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written:
“DEALER MANAGER” |
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CM SECURITIES, LLC |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF PARTICIPATING DEALER AGREEMENT
Up to $1,000,000,000 in Shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Dated: , 2009
Dated: , 2009
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Subject to the terms described herein, CM Securities, LLC, as the dealer manager (the
“Dealer Manager”) for CM REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”),
invites you (“Participating Dealer”) to participate in the distribution, on a “best
efforts basis,” of up to $1,000,000,000 in shares of common stock of the Company, $0.01 par
value per share (the “Common Stock”) to the public (the “Offering”), of which
amount: (a) up to $900,000,000 in shares of Common Stock are being offered to the public pursuant
to the Company’s primary offering (the “Primary Shares”); and (b) up to $100,000,000 in
shares of Common Stock are being offered to stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Company’s
distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP Shares” and, together with the Primary Shares,
the “Offered Shares”). The Primary Shares will be offered at $10.00 per share (subject in
certain circumstances to discounts for certain categories of purchasers). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company has reserved the right to reallocate the Offered Shares between the Primary
Shares and the DRIP Shares.
A registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-156434) 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 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act
Regulations”), for the registration of the Offered Shares. Such registration statement, which
includes a preliminary prospectus, was filed with the Commission on December 23, 2008. The Company
has prepared and filed such amendments thereto, if any, and such amended prospectus, if any, as may
have been required to the date hereof, and will file such additional amendments and supplements
thereto as may hereafter be required. Copies of such registration statement and each amendment
thereto have been or will be delivered to Participating Dealer. The prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, on file with the Commission at the Effective Date (as defined below) of the
registration statement (including financial statements, exhibits and all other documents related
thereto filed as a part thereof or incorporated therein), is hereinafter referred to as the
“Prospectus,” except that if the Prospectus is amended or supplemented after the Effective
Date, the term “Prospectus” shall refer to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented to
date, and if the Prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) or 424(c) of the
Securities Act Regulations shall differ from the Prospectus on file at the time the registration
statement or any post-effective amendment to the registration statement shall become effective, the
term “Prospectus” shall refer to the Prospectus filed pursuant to either Rule 424(b) or
424(c) of the Securities Act Regulations from and after the date on which it shall have been filed
with the Commission. As used in this agreement, the term “Registration Statement” means the
Registration Statement, as amended through the date hereof, except that, if the Company files any
post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, “Registration Statement” shall
refer to the Registration Statement as so amended by the last post-effective amendment declared
effective, and the term “Effective Date” means the applicable date upon which the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto is or was first declared effective
by the Commission.
I. Dealer Manager Agreement. The Dealer Manager has entered into a Dealer Manager
Agreement with the Company dated , 2009 (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”). Upon
effectiveness of this Participating Dealer Agreement (this “Agreement”), you will become
one of the Participating Dealers referred to in the Dealer Manager Agreement.
II. Sale of Shares. Participating Dealer hereby agrees to use its best efforts to sell
the Primary Shares for cash on the terms and conditions stated in the Prospectus. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be deemed or construed to make Participating Dealer an employee, agent,
representative, or partner of the Dealer Manager, the Company, and Participating Dealer is not
authorized to act for the Dealer Manager, the Company o to make any
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representations on their behalf except as set forth in the Prospectus and any printed sales
literature or other materials prepared by the Company or CM Group, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company that serves as the Company’s advisor pursuant to the terms of an advisory
agreement (the “Advisor”), provided that the use of said sales literature and other
materials has been approved for use by the Company in writing and all appropriate regulatory
agencies (the “Authorized Sales Materials”).
III. Submission of Orders. Each person desiring to purchase Primary Shares in the
Offering will be required to complete and execute a subscription agreement (“Subscription
Agreement”) in the form attached as an Appendix to the Prospectus and to deliver to
Participating Dealer such completed Subscription Agreement, together with a check, draft, wire or
money order (hereinafter referred to as an “instrument of payment”) in the amount of $10.00
per Share, subject to discounts for certain categories of purchasers as described in the
Prospectus. There shall be a minimum initial purchase by any one purchaser of $2,500 of Primary
Shares (except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus, or in any letter or memorandum from the
Company to the Dealer Manager). Any Subscription Agreement and instrument of payment not conforming
to the foregoing instructions shall be returned to such subscriber not later than the end of the
second business day following receipt by Participating Dealer of such materials. Subscription
Agreements and instruments of payment received by the Participating Dealer which conform to the
foregoing instructions shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of the following methods:
(a) where, pursuant to Participating Dealer’s internal supervisory procedures, internal
supervisory review is conducted at the same location at which Subscription Agreements and
instruments of payment are received from subscribers, then, by noon of the next business day
following receipt by Participating Dealer, Participating Dealer will transmit the Subscription
Agreements and instrument of payment to the Escrow Agent (as defined below) or, after the Company
has received and accepted subscriptions for at least $2,500,000 in Primary Shares (the “Minimum
Offering”), to the Company or to such other account or agent as directed by the Company; and
(b) where, pursuant to Participating Dealer’s internal supervisory procedures, final internal
supervisory review is conducted at a different location (the “Final Review Office”), then
Subscription Agreements and instruments of payment will be transmitted by Participating Dealer to
the Final Review Office by noon of the next business day following receipt by Participating Dealer.
The Final Review Office will in turn, by noon of the next business day following receipt by the
Final Review Office, transmit such Subscription Agreements and instrument of payment to the Escrow
Agent or, after the Minimum Offering has been obtained, to the Company or to such other account or
agent as directed by the Company.
(c) Participating Dealer understands that the Company and/or the Dealer Manager reserves the
unconditional right to reject any order for any or no reason.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Primary Shares to be purchased by a
custodial account, the Participating Dealer shall cause the custodian of such account to deliver a
completed Subscription Agreement and instrument of payment for such account directly to the Escrow
Agent. The Participating Dealer shall furnish to the Escrow Agent with each delivery of instruments
of payment a list of the subscribers showing the name, address, tax identification number, state of
residence, amount of Primary Shares subscribed for, and the amount of money paid.
(e) Participating Dealer hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Escrow Agreement, dated
, 2009 (the “Escrow Agreement”), by and among Bank of Nevada, as escrow agent (the
“Escrow Agent”), and the Company.
IV. Participating Dealer’s Compensation.
(b) Subject to special circumstances described in or as otherwise provided in the “Plan of
Distribution” section of the Prospectus, Participating Dealer’s selling commission applicable
to the total public offering price of Primary Shares sold by Participating Dealer which it is
authorized to sell hereunder is 7.0% of the gross proceeds from the Primary Shares sold by it and
accepted and confirmed by the Company, which commission will be paid by the Dealer Manager. For
these purposes, a “sale of Primary Shares” shall occur if and only if a Subscription
Agreement is accepted by the Company and the Company has thereafter distributed the commission to
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the Dealer Manager in connection with such transaction. Participating 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. Participating Dealer affirms that the Dealer Manager’s
liability for commissions payable to Participating Dealer is limited solely to the commissions
received by the Dealer Manager from the Company associated with Participating Dealer’s sale of
Primary Shares.
(c) In addition, as set forth in the Prospectus, the Dealer Manager, in its sole discretion,
may reallow a portion of the dealer manager fee described in the Prospectus (the “Dealer
Manager Fee”) to Participating Dealer as marketing fees or to defray other distribution-related
expenses. Such reallowance, if any, shall be determined by the Dealer Manager in its sole
discretion based on factors including, but not limited to, the number of Primary Shares sold by
Participating Dealer, the assistance of Participating Dealer in marketing the Offering and due
diligence expenses incurred, the extent to which similar fees are reallowed to participating
broker-dealers in similar offerings being conducted during the Offering and the level of services
that the Participating Dealer performs in connection with the distribution of the Primary Shares,
including ministerial, record-keeping, sub-accounting, stockholder services and other
administrative services; provided, however, that Participating Dealer will not be entitled to
receive Dealer Manager Fees which would cause the aggregate amount of selling commissions, Dealer
Manager Fees and all other forms of underwriting compensation (as defined in accordance with
applicable FINRA rules) received by the Dealer Manager and all Participating Dealers to exceed
10.0% of the gross proceeds raised from the sale of Primary Shares in the Offering. The Dealer
Manager’s reallowance of Dealer Manager Fees to Participating Dealer shall be described in Schedule
1 to this Agreement.
(d) Participating Dealer acknowledges and agrees that no selling commissions or Dealer Manager
Fees will be paid in respect of the sale of any DRIP Shares.
(e) The parties hereby agree that the foregoing selling commissions and Dealer Manager Fees
are not in excess of the usual and customary distributors’ or sellers’ commission received in the
sale of securities similar to the Primary Shares, that Participating Dealer’s interest in the
offering is limited to such selling commissions and Dealer Manager Fees from the Dealer Manager and
Participating Dealer’s indemnity referred to in Section XII below, and that the Company is not
liable or responsible for the direct payment of such selling commissions and Dealer Manager Fees to
Participating Dealer. In addition, as set forth in the Prospectus, the Dealer Manager will
reimburse Participating Dealer for reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses incurred by
Participating Dealer. Such due diligence expenses may include travel, lodging, meals and other
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Participating Dealer and its personnel when visiting
the Company’s offices or properties to verify information relating to the Company or its
properties. Participating Dealer shall provide a detailed and itemized invoice for any such due
diligence expenses.
I. Payment.
(a) Payments of selling commissions will be made by the Dealer Manager (or by the Company as
the agent of the Dealer Manager, as provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement) to Participating
Dealer within 30 days of the receipt by the Dealer Manager of the gross commission payments from
the Company.
(b) Participating Dealer, in its sole discretion, may authorize Dealer Manager (or the Company
as the agent of the Dealer Manager, as provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement) to deposit selling
commissions, Dealer Manager Fees and other payments due to it pursuant to this Agreement directly
to its bank account. If Participating Dealer so elects, Participating Dealer shall provide such
deposit authorization and instructions in Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
II. 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
and/or the Dealer Manager, which reserves the right to reject any order for any or no reason.
Orders not accompanied by the required instrument of payment for the Primary Shares may be
rejected. Issuance and delivery of the Primary Shares will be made only after actual receipt of
payment therefor. In the event an order is rejected, canceled or rescinded for any reason,
Participating Dealer agrees to return to the Dealer Manager any selling commissions or Dealer
Manager Fees theretofore paid with respect to such order, and, if Participating Dealer fails to so
return any such selling
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commissions, the Dealer Manager shall have the right to offset amounts owed against future
commissions or Dealer Manager Fees due and otherwise payable to Participating Dealer.
III. Prospectus and Authorized Sales Materials. Participating Dealer is not authorized
or permitted to give, and will not give, any information or make any representation (written or
oral) concerning the Offered Shares except as set forth in the Prospectus and the Authorized Sales
Materials. The Dealer Manager will supply Participating Dealer with reasonable quantities of the
Prospectus (including any supplements thereto), as well as any Authorized Sales Materials, for
delivery to investors, and Participating Dealer will deliver a copy of the Prospectus (including
all supplements thereto) to each investor to whom an offer is made prior to or simultaneously with
the first solicitation of an offer to sell the Primary Shares to an investor. Participating Dealer
agrees that it will not send or give any supplements to the Prospectus or any Authorized Sales
Materials to any investor unless it has previously sent or given a Prospectus and all supplements
thereto to that investor or has simultaneously sent or given a Prospectus and all supplements
thereto with such Prospectus supplement or Authorized Sales Materials. Participating Dealer agrees
that it will not show or give to any investor or reproduce any material or writing which is
supplied to it by the Dealer Manager and marked “broker-dealer use only” or otherwise
bearing a legend denoting that it is not to be used in connection with the offer or sale of Offered
Shares to members of the public. Participating Dealer agrees that it will not use in connection
with the offer or sale of Offered Shares any materials or writings which have not been previously
approved by the Company other than the Prospectus and the Authorized Sales Materials. Participating
Dealer agrees to furnish a copy of any revised preliminary Prospectus to each person to whom it has
furnished a copy of any previous preliminary Prospectus, and further agrees that it will itself
mail or otherwise deliver all preliminary and final Prospectuses required for compliance with the
provisions of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”).
IV. License and Association Membership. Participating Dealer’s acceptance of this
Agreement constitutes a representation to the Company and the Dealer Manager that Participating
Dealer is a properly registered or licensed broker-dealer, duly authorized to sell Primary Shares
under Federal and state securities laws and regulations in all states where it offers or sells
Primary Shares, and that it is a member in good standing of FINRA. Participating Dealer represents
and warrants that it is currently licensed as a broker-dealer in the jurisdictions identified on
Schedule 3 to this Agreement and that its independent contractors and registered representatives
have the appropriate licenses(s) to offer and sell the Primary Shares in such jurisdictions. This
Agreement shall automatically terminate if Participating Dealer ceases to be a member in good
standing of FINRA, or with the securities commission of the state in which Participating Dealer’s
principal office is located. Participating Dealer agrees to notify the Dealer Manager immediately
if Participating Dealer ceases to be a member in good standing of FINRA or with the securities
commission of any state in which Participating Dealer is currently registered or licensed. The
Participating Dealer also hereby agrees to abide by the Rules of Fair Practice of FINRA and to
comply with Rules 2310, 2340, 2420, 2730, 2740, and 2750 of the FINRA Conduct Rules.
V. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Programs.
(a) Participating Dealer’s acceptance of this Agreement constitutes a representation to the
Company and the Dealer Manager that Participating Dealer has established and implemented an
anti-money laundering compliance program (“AML Program”) in accordance with applicable law,
including applicable FINRA Rules, rules promulgated by the Commission (the “Commission
Rules”) and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act) of 2001, as amended by the USA Patriot
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (the “USA PATRIOT Act”), specifically
including, but not limited to, Section 352 of the International Money Laundering Abatement and
Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (the “Money Laundering Abatement Act” and together
with the USA PATRIOT Act, the “AML Rules”), reasonably expected to detect and cause the
reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the sale of Primary Shares. Participating
Dealer’s acceptance of this Agreement also constitutes a representation to the Company and the
Dealer Manager that as of the date hereof, Participating Dealer is in compliance with all AML
Rules, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements
under Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act. Participating Dealer covenants that it
will perform all activities it is required to perform by applicable AML Rules and its AML Program
with respect to all customers on whose behalf Participating Dealer submits orders to the Company.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Participating Dealer will share information with the
Dealer Manager and the Company for purposes
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of ascertaining whether a suspicious activity report is warranted with respect to any
suspicious transaction involving the purchase or intended purchase of Primary Shares.
(b) Upon request by the Dealer Manager at any time, Participating Dealer hereby agrees to (i)
furnish a written copy of its AML Program to the Dealer Manager for review, and (ii) furnish a copy
of the findings and any remedial actions taken in connection with Participating Dealer’s most
recent independent testing of its AML Program. Participating Dealer further represents that it is
currently in compliance with all AML Rules, specifically including, but not limited to, the
Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement
Act, and Participating Dealer hereby covenants to remain in compliance with such requirements and
shall, upon request by the Dealer Manager, provide a certification to Dealer Manager that, as of
the date of such certification, (i) its AML Program is consistent with the AML Rules, (ii) it has
continued to implement its AML Program, and (iii) it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules,
specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under
Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act.
VI. Limitation of Offer; Suitability.
(a) Participating Dealer will offer Primary Shares only to persons who meet the suitability
standards set forth in the Prospectus and any suitability letter or memorandum sent to it by the
Company or the Dealer Manager and will only make offers to persons in the jurisdictions in which it
is advised in writing by the Company or the Dealer Manager that the Primary Shares are qualified
for sale or that such qualification is not required (the “Qualified Jurisdictions”).
Notwithstanding the qualification of the Primary Shares for sale in any respective jurisdiction (or
the exemption therefrom), Participating Dealer represents, warrants and covenants that it will not
offer Primary Shares and will not permit any of its registered representatives to offer Primary
Shares in any jurisdiction unless both Participating Dealer and such registered representative are
duly licensed to transact securities business in such jurisdiction. In offering Primary Shares,
Participating Dealer will comply with the provisions of the Rules of Fair Practice set forth in the
FINRA Manual, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of
investors, including without limitation, the provisions of Section III.C. of the Statement of
Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment Trusts of the North American Securities Administrators
Association, Inc. (the “NASAA REIT Guidelines”).
(b) Participating Dealer further represents, warrants and covenants that neither Participating
Dealer, nor any person associated with Participating Dealer, shall offer or sell Primary Shares in
any jurisdiction except to investors who satisfy the investor suitability standards and minimum
investment requirements under all of the following: (i) applicable provisions of the Prospectus;
(ii) applicable laws of the jurisdiction of which such investor is a resident; (iii) applicable
FINRA Conduct Rules; and (iv) the provisions of Section III.C. of the NASAA REIT Guidelines.
Participating Dealer agrees to ensure that, in recommending the purchase, sale or exchange of
Primary Shares to an investor, Participating Dealer, or a person associated with Participating
Dealer, shall have reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of information obtained from the
investor (and thereafter maintained in the manner and for the period required by the Commission,
any state securities commission, FINRA or the Company) concerning such investor’s age, investment
objectives, other investments, financial situation and needs, and any other information known to
Participating Dealer, or person associated with Participating Dealer, that (i) the investor is or
will be in a financial position appropriate to enable the investor 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 Offered Shares, (ii) the investor has a fair market net worth
sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in an investment in Primary Shares in the amount proposed,
including loss and lack of liquidity of such investment, and (iii) an investment in Primary Shares
is otherwise suitable for such investor. Participating Dealer further represents, warrants and
covenants that Participating Dealer, or a person associated with Participating Dealer, will make
every reasonable effort to determine the suitability and appropriateness of an investment in
Primary Shares of each proposed investor solicited by a person associated with Participating Dealer
by reviewing documents and records disclosing the basis upon which the determination as to
suitability was reached as to each such proposed investor, whether such documents and records
relate to accounts which have been closed, accounts which are currently maintained, or accounts
hereafter established. Participating Dealer agrees to retain such documents and records in
Participating Dealer’s records for a period of six years from the date of the applicable sale of
Primary Shares, to otherwise comply with the record keeping requirements provided in Section XIV
below and to make such documents and records available to (i) the Dealer Manager and the Company
upon request, and (ii) representatives
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of the Commission, FINRA and applicable state securities administrators upon Participating
Dealer’s receipt of an appropriate document subpoena or other appropriate request for documents
from any such agency. Participating Dealer shall not purchase any Primary Shares for a
discretionary account without obtaining the prior written approval of Participating Dealer’s
customer and such customer’s completed and executed Subscription Agreement.
VII. Due Diligence; Adequate Disclosure. Prior to offering the Primary Shares for
sale, Participating Dealer shall have conducted an inquiry such that Participating Dealer has
reasonable grounds to believe, based on information made available to Participating Dealer by the
Company or the Dealer Manager through the Prospectus or other materials, that all material facts
are adequately and accurately disclosed and provide a basis for evaluating a purchase of Primary
Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participating Dealer may rely upon the results of an inquiry
conducted by an independent third party retained for that purpose. Prior to the sale of the Primary
Shares, Participating Dealer shall inform each prospective purchaser of Primary Shares of pertinent
facts relating to the Primary Shares including specifically the risks related to limitations on
liquidity and marketability of the Primary Shares during the term of the investment but shall not,
in any event, make any representation on behalf of the Company except as set forth in the
Prospectus and any Authorized Sales Materials.
VIII. Indemnification. For the purposes of this Section XII, an entity’s
“Indemnified Parties” shall include such entity’s officers, directors, employees, members,
partners, affiliates, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls such entity
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act.
(a) Participating Dealer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, the Dealer
Manager, each of their respective Indemnified Parties, and each person who signs the Registration
Statement, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company, the
Dealer Manager, or any of their respective Indemnified Parties, or any person who signed the
Registration Statement, may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims (including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy
in a representation or warranty by Participating Dealer, any material breach of a covenant by
Participating Dealer, or any material failure by Participating Dealer to perform its obligations
hereunder, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
(1) in any Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or (2) in any Authorized Sales Materials or (3) in any
application to qualify the Offered Shares for the offer and sale under the applicable state
securities or “blue sky” laws of any state or jurisdiction, or (iii) the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereof or in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus or necessary to make statements therein not misleading, provided, however, that in each
case described in clauses (ii) and (iii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company or the Dealer Manager by Participating Dealer specifically for use with
reference to Participating Dealer in the Registration Statement or any such post-effective
amendments thereof or the Prospectus or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or (iv)
any use of sales literature by Participating Dealer not authorized or approved by the Company or
use of “broker-dealer use only” materials with members of the public concerning the Offered
Shares by Participating Dealer or Participating Dealer’s representatives or agents, or (v) any
untrue statement made by Participating Dealer or its representatives or agents or omission to state
a fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares, or (vi)
any material violation of this Agreement by Participating Dealer, or (vii) any failure of
Participating Dealer to comply with applicable laws governing money laundry abatement and
anti-terrorist financing efforts in connection with the Offering, including applicable FINRA Rules,
Commission Rules and the USA PATRIOT Act, or (viii) any other failure by Participating Dealer to
comply with applicable FINRA rules or Commission Rules or any other applicable Federal or state
laws in connection with the Offering. Participating Dealer will reimburse the aforesaid parties in
connection with investigation or defense of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Participating Dealer may otherwise
have.
(b) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified party under this Section XII of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against any indemnifying party under this Section XII, notify in writing the indemnifying
party of the commencement thereof
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and the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party
of its obligations hereunder except to the extent it shall have been prejudiced by such failure. In
case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying
party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled, to the extent it may
wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to participate in the defense
thereof, with separate counsel. Such participation shall not relieve such indemnifying party of the
obligation to reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable legal and other expenses (subject to
Section XII (c) below) incurred by such indemnified party in defending itself, except for such
expenses incurred after the indemnifying party has deposited funds sufficient to effect the
settlement, with prejudice, of the claim in respect of which indemnity is sought. Any such
indemnifying party shall not be liable to any such indemnified party on account of any settlement
of any claim or action effected without the consent of such indemnifying party.
(c) An indemnifying party under this Section XII of this Agreement shall pay all legal fees
and expenses of the indemnified party in the defense of such claims or actions; provided, however,
that the indemnifying party shall not be obligated to pay legal expenses and fees to more than one
law firm in connection with the defense of similar claims arising out of the same alleged acts or
omissions giving rise to such claims notwithstanding that such actions or claims are alleged or
brought by one or more parties against more than one indemnified party. If such claims or actions
are alleged or brought against more than one indemnified party, then the indemnifying party shall
only be obliged to reimburse the expenses and fees of the one law firm that has been participating
by a majority of the indemnified parties against which such action is finally brought; and in the
event a majority of such indemnified parties is unable to agree on which law firm for which
expenses or fees will be reimbursable by the indemnifying party, then payment shall be made to the
first law firm of record representing an indemnified party against the action or claim. Such law
firm shall be paid only to the extent of services performed by such law firm and no reimbursement
shall be payable to such law firm on account of legal services performed by another law firm.
IX. Contribution.
(a) If the indemnification provided for in Section XII hereof is for any reason unavailable to
or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities,
claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such
indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company, the Dealer Manager and Participating Dealer, respectively, from
the offering of the Primary Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the Dealer Manager Agreement or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
above but also the relative fault of the Company, the Dealer Manager and Participating Dealer,
respectively, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
(b) The relative benefits received by the Company, the Dealer Manager and Participating
Dealer, respectively, in connection with the offering of the Primary Shares pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportion as the total net proceeds from
the sale of the Primary Shares (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, and the total
selling commissions and Dealer Manager Fees received by the Dealer Manager and Participating
Dealer, respectively, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus bear to the
aggregate initial public offering price of the Primary Shares as set forth on such cover.
(c) The relative fault of the Company, the Dealer Manager and Participating Dealer,
respectively, 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 related to information supplied by the Company or by the Dealer Manager or by Participating
Dealer, respectively, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(d) The Company, the Dealer Manager and Participating Dealer agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section XIII were determined by pro rata allocation
or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable contributions
referred to above in this Section XIII. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims,
damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party
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and referred to above in this Section XIII shall be deemed to include any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending
against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body,
commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section XIII, the Dealer Manager and Participating
Dealer shall not be required to contribute any amount by which the total amount of selling
commissions and Dealer Manager Fees received by them exceeds the amount of any damages which the
Dealer Manager and Participating Dealer have otherwise been required to pay by reason of any untrue
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
(f) No party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any party who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
(g) For the purposes of this Section XIII, the Dealer Manager’s officers, directors,
employees, members, partners, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls the
Dealer Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act shall have the same rights to contribution of the Dealer Manager, and each officers, directors,
employees, members, partners, agents and representatives of the Company, each officer of the
Company who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company,
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have
the same rights to contribution of the Company, respectively. Participating Dealer’s obligations to
contribute pursuant to this Section XIII are several in proportion to the number of Primary Shares
sold by Participating Dealer and not joint.
X. Compliance with Record Keeping Requirements. Participating Dealer agrees to comply
with the record keeping requirements of the Exchange Act, including but not limited to, Rules 17a-3
and 17a-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Participating Dealer further agrees to keep such
records with respect to each customer who purchases Primary Shares, his suitability and the amount
of Primary Shares sold, and to retain such records for such period of time as may be required by
the Commission, any state securities commission, FINRA or the Company.
XI. Customer Complaints. Participating Dealer hereby agrees to provide to the Dealer
Manager promptly upon receipt by Participating Dealer copies of any written or otherwise documented
customer complaints received by Participating Dealer relating in any way to the Offering
(including, but not limited to, the manner in which the Primary Shares are offered by Participating
Dealer), the Offered Shares or the Company.
XII. Effective Date. This Agreement will become effective upon the last date it is
signed by either party hereto.
XIII. Termination; Amendment.
(a) Participating Dealer will immediately suspend or terminate its offer and sale of Primary
Shares upon the request of the Company or the Dealer Manager at any time and will resume its offer
and sale of Primary Shares hereunder upon subsequent request of the Company or the Dealer Manager.
Any party may terminate this Agreement by written notice pursuant to Section XX below. This
Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto are the entire agreement of the parties and
supersedes all prior agreements, if any, between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter
hereof.
(b) This Agreement may be amended at any time by the Dealer Manager by written notice to
Participating Dealer, and any such amendment shall be deemed accepted by Participating Dealer upon
placing an order for sale of Primary Shares after it has received such notice.
XIV. Assignment. Participating Dealer shall have no right to assign this Agreement or
any of Participating Dealer’s rights hereunder or to delegate any of Participating Dealer’s
obligations. Any purported assignment or delegation by Participating Dealer shall be null and void.
The Dealer Manager shall have the right to
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assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement by written notice, and
Participating Dealer shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment by execution hereof.
Dealer Manager shall provide written notice of any such assignment to Participating Dealer.
XV. Privacy Laws. The Dealer Manager and Participating Dealer (each referred to
individually in this Section XIX as a “party”) agree as follows:
(f) 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;
(a) 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
(b) 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.
II. Notice. All notices will be in writing and deemed given (a) when delivered
personally, (b) on the first business day after delivery to a national overnight courier service,
(c) upon receipt of confirmation if sent via facsimile, or (d) on the fifth business day after
deposit in the United States mail, properly addressed and stamped with the required postage,
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Dealer Manager at: 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: , and to Participating Dealer at the address
specified by Participating Dealer on the signature page hereto.
III. Attorneys’ Fees, Applicable Law and Venue.
In any action to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to secure damages for its breach,
the prevailing party shall recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. This Agreement shall
be construed under the laws of the State of Nevada. Venue for any action (including arbitration)
brought hereunder shall lie exclusively in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf
by its duly authorized agent.
“DEALER MANAGER” | ||||
CM SECURITIES, LLC | ||||
By:
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Title: |
We have read the foregoing Agreement and we hereby accept and agree to the terms and
conditions therein set forth. We hereby represent that the jurisdictions identified below represent
a true and correct list of all jurisdictions in which we are registered or licensed as a broker or
dealer and are fully authorized to sell securities, and we agree to advise you of any change in
such list during the term of this Agreement.
1. Identity of Participating Dealer:
Full Legal Name: |
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to be completed by Participating Dealer) |
Type of Entity: |
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to be completed by Participating Dealer) |
Organized in the State of:
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(to be completed by Participating Dealer) |
Tax Identification Number:
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(to be completed by Participating Dealer) |
FINRA/CRD Number:
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(to be completed by Participating Dealer) |
2. Any notice under this Agreement will be deemed given pursuant to Section XX hereof when
delivered to Participating Dealer as follows:
Company Name: |
Attention to:
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(Name)
(Title)
Street Address:
City, State and Zip Code:
Telephone No.:
Facsimile No.:
Email Address:
(Title)
Street Address:
City, State and Zip Code:
Telephone No.:
Facsimile No.:
Email Address:
Accepted and agreed as of the date below:
“PARTICIPATING DEALER”
(Print Name of Participating Dealer)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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SCHEDULE 1
TO
PARTICIPATING DEALER AGREEMENT WITH
CM SECURITIES, LLC
NAME OF ISSUER: CM REIT, INC.
NAME OF PARTICIPATING DEALER:
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SCHEDULE TO AGREEMENT DATED:
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As marketing fees and to defray other distribution-related expenses, the Dealer Manager will pay
___basis points of the gross cash proceeds on all sales generated by Participating Dealer pursuant
to Section IV of this Participating Dealer Agreement. These amounts are in addition to the selling
commissions provided for in Section IV of this Participating Dealer Agreement and will be due and
payable at the same time as the selling commissions, as more fully described in Section V hereof.
“DEALER MANAGER | ||||
CM SECURITIES, LLC | ||||
By:
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Name: |
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Title: |
“PARTICIPATING DEALER” | ||||
(Print Name of Participating Dealer) | ||||
By:
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Name: | ||||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE 2
TO
PARTICIPATING DEALER AGREEMENT WITH
CM SECURITIES, LLC
NAME OF ISSUER: CM REIT, INC.
NAME OF PARTICIPATING DEALER:
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SCHEDULE TO AGREEMENT DATED:
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Participating Dealer hereby authorizes the Dealer Manager or its agent to deposit selling
commissions, reallowances and other payments due to it pursuant to the Participating Dealer
Agreement to its bank account specified below. This authority will remain in force until
Participating Dealer notifies the Dealer Manager in writing to cancel it. In the event that the
Dealer Manager deposits funds erroneously into Participating Dealer’s account, the Dealer Manager
is authorized to debit the account with no prior notice to Participating Dealer for an amount not
to exceed the amount of the erroneous deposit.
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Name:
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Address:
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“PARTICIPATING DEALER”
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SCHEDULE 3
TO
PARTICIPATING DEALER AGREEMENT WITH
CM SECURITIES, LLC
Participating Dealer represents and warrants that it is currently licensed as a broker-dealer in
the following jurisdictions:
o Alabama
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o Nebraska | |
o Alaska
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o Nevada | |
o Arizona
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o New Hampshire | |
o Arkansas
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o New Jersey | |
o California
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o New Mexico | |
o Colorado
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o New York | |
o Connecticut
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o North Carolina | |
o Delaware
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o North Dakota | |
o District of Columbia
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o Ohio | |
o Florida
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o Oklahoma | |
o Georgia
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o Oregon | |
o Hawaii
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o Pennsylvania | |
o Idaho
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o Puerto Rico | |
o Illinois
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o Rhode Island | |
o Indiana
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o South Carolina | |
o Iowa
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o South Dakota | |
o Kansas
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o Tennessee | |
o Kentucky
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o Texas | |
o Louisiana
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o Utah | |
o Maine
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o Vermont | |
o Maryland
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o Virgin Islands | |
o Massachusetts
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o Virginia | |
o Michigan
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o Washington | |
o Minnesota
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o West Virginia | |
o Mississippi
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o Wisconsin | |
o Missouri
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o Wyoming | |
o Montana |
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