DST DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT August 31, 2023
Exhibit 10.3
August 31, 2023
Blue Owl Securities LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 38th floor | ||
New York, NY 10022 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This DST Dealer Manager Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and among Blue Owl Real Estate Exchange LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Blue Owl Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Dealer Manager”) and, solely with respect to its obligations with respect to the OP Unit Investor Servicing Fee set forth in Section 4 hereof, Blue Owl NLT Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”).
The Sponsor is offering (each, an “Offering” and collectively, the “Offerings”) in one or more private placements exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act (“Regulation D”), in the aggregate not to exceed $3,000,000,000 (such amount may be adjusted by Blue Owl Real Estate Net Lease Trust, a Maryland statutory trust (“Blue Owl REIT”) of Class 1 beneficial interests (“DST Interests”) in one or more Delaware statutory trusts (each, a “Trust” and collectively, the “Trusts”) pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Private Placement Memorandum for each Offering (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time and with all appendixes thereto, the “Memorandum”). In this Agreement, the term “Memorandum” shall refer to the single Memorandum used in connection with each Offering and the term “Memoranda” shall refer to all Memoranda used in connection with all of the collective Offerings contemplated by this Agreement.
The Sponsor is an indirect subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, and the Operating Partnership is the entity through which Blue Owl REIT, conducts substantially all of its business and owns substantially all of its assets. A DST Interest is a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust that will either (i) beneficially own a series of Trusts, each of which will hold one or more properties (each, a “Property” and collectively, the “Properties”); or (ii) own one or more Properties directly. Information regarding each Property in which DST Interests will be offered will be included in the Memorandum or in a property-specific supplement to the Memorandum. Prior to the commencement of an Offering of DST Interests in any particular Trust, such Trust shall execute a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, pursuant to which such Trust will join this Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.
An Offering of DST Interests in any particular Trust will commence on the date of the Memorandum with respect to such Offering and terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (1) the date upon which the maximum offering amount of DST Interests in such Trust are sold in such Offering, or (2) the date that is one day less than one year from the date of such Offering’s Memorandum (each an “Offering Termination Date”, collectively the “Offerings Termination Date”), subject, however, to two six-month extension options exercisable at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. It is understood that no sale of DST Interests will be effective unless and until accepted by Blue Owl Real Estate Exchange DST Manager LLC (the “Manager”) on behalf of the applicable Trust in the Manager’s discretion. Each subscriber will be required to enter into a subscription agreement substantially in the form of the Subscription Agreement attached as an appendix to the Memorandum (as may be amended by the Sponsor, the “Subscription Agreement”).
Except as otherwise agreed by the Sponsor and the Dealer Manager, DST Interests sold through the Dealer Manager are to be sold through the Dealer Manager, as the dealer manager, and broker-dealers who are members of FINRA in good standing, registered investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, properly licensed financial intermediaries and Servicing Dealers (defined below) (the “Participating Intermediaries”) with whom the Dealer Manager has entered into or will enter into Participating Intermediary Agreements (as defined below).
In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor.
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The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants as follows as of the date hereof; provided, that, to the extent such representations and warranties are given only as of a specified date or dates, the Sponsor only makes such representations and warranties as of such date or dates:
1.1.From the date hereof and at all times subsequent thereto up to and including the Offerings Termination Date, the Memoranda will not include 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Sponsor makes no warranty or representation with respect to any statement contained in or omitted from the Memoranda made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Sponsor by the Dealer Manager or any Participating Intermediaries expressly for use in the Memoranda.
1.2.The Sponsor is a limited liability company duly and validly formed and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to conduct its business as described in the Memoranda.
1.3.No consent, approval, authorization or other order of any court or other governmental agency, authority or body has been or is required in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein by the Sponsor or any Trust except as may be required under the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated under the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or under the applicable “blue sky” or other state securities laws.
1.4.Except as disclosed in the Memoranda, there are no actions, suits or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Sponsor, threatened against the Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries before any court, arbitrator, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal, domestic or foreign, that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to cause a Sponsor MAE (as defined below). “Sponsor MAE” means any event, circumstance, occurrence, fact, condition, change or effect, individually or in the aggregate, that is, or could reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to (A) the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business, affairs or prospects of the Sponsor and its subsidiaries considered as a whole or (B) the ability of the Sponsor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the DST Interests.
1.5.The Sponsor is not in violation of its certificate of formation or its limited liability company agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the applicable Trust do not and will not result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the organizational documents of the Sponsor or the applicable Trust, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting trust agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Trust or the Sponsor or any subsidiary of the Sponsor is a party or by which the Sponsor, any subsidiary of the Sponsor or any of their respective properties is bound, or (iii) any rule, regulation or order of any court or other governmental agency or body with jurisdiction over the applicable Trust or the Sponsor, any subsidiary of the Sponsor or any of their respective properties, except (A) to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity provisions contained in Section 7 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws, and (B) such breaches or defaults that do not result in and could not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Sponsor MAE.
1.6.This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Sponsor and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Sponsor, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws of the United States, any state or any political subdivision thereof that affect creditors’ rights and remedies generally or by equitable principles relating to the availability of remedies or except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Agreement may be limited by applicable law or public policy.
1.7.The issuance and sale of the DST Interests has been duly authorized by the Sponsor and the applicable Trust, and, when issued and duly delivered against payment therefor as contemplated by the Memoranda and this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim, except (i) the right, but not the obligation, of the Operating Partnership to acquire such DST Interests (the “FMV Purchase Option”) or such DST Interest representing the applicable Trust’s right, title and interest in any portion of the Properties, as applicable (the “FMV Real Estate Option”, together with the FMV Purchase Option, collectively “FMV Options”), in
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exchange for units of limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) or for cash, at the Operating Partnership’s sole discretion, as described in the Memoranda, with the class of OP Units received by each investor in exchange for its DST Interests to be set forth in the Subscription Agreement and (ii) the right, but not the obligation, of the Operating Partnership to purchase all or any portion of DST Interests from an investor upon written notice as described in the Memoranda, such FMV Options exercisable during a one-year option period beginning on the first day after all investors of the applicable Offering have held their DST Interests for at least two years. The DST Interests will conform in all material respects to the description of the DST Interests contained in the Memoranda. The issuance and sale of the DST Interests are not subject to preemptive or other similar rights arising by operation of law, under the organizational documents of the Sponsor or the applicable Trust or any agreement to which the Sponsor or the applicable Trust is a party or otherwise. The Memoranda, as of its date (or as of the date of any such amendment or supplement, if applicable), will not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.7 will not extend to such statements contained in or omitted from the Memoranda which are based upon information furnished in writing to the Sponsor by the Dealer Manager or any Participating Intermediary expressly for use in the Memoranda.
1.8.The Sponsor complies in all material respects with applicable privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 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”).
1.9.The Sponsor and its subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorities, permits, licenses, approvals consents and other authorizations (collectively “Government Permits”) issued by the appropriate state, federal, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business contemplated or operated by them, other than those Government Permits the failure of which to possess or own, would not cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Sponsor MAE. Neither the Sponsor nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Government Permit which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Sponsor MAE.
1.10.None of the Trusts, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Sponsor participating in an Offering, any beneficial owner (as that term is defined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of the Sponsor’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Sponsor in any capacity at the time of sale (each, a “Sponsor Covered Person” and, together, “Sponsor Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications set forth in Rule 506(d) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (a “Disqualifying Event”). The Sponsor has exercised, and during the term of an Offering will continue to exercise, reasonable care to determine whether any Sponsor Covered Person, any Dealer Manager Covered Person (as defined below) and any Participating Intermediary Covered Person (as defined in the Participating Intermediary Agreement) is subject to a Disqualifying Event. The Sponsor will immediately comply, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e) of Regulation D, and will immediately effect the preparation of an amended or supplemented Memorandum that will contain any such required disclosure and will, at no expense to the Dealer Manager (unless the Dealer Manager’s Disqualifying Event or any Participating Intermediary’s Disqualifying Event is the sole reason for the required amended or supplemented Memorandum, in which case the Dealer Manager shall bear the cost of preparation and distribution of such amended or supplemented Memorandum), promptly furnish the Dealer Manager with such number of printed copies of such amended or supplemented Memorandum containing any such required disclosure, including any exhibits thereto, as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request. The “Bad Actor” disqualifications include, among other things: (1) criminal convictions and court injunctions and restraining orders issued in connection with the purchase or sale of a security or false filings with the SEC; (2) final orders from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, federal banking agencies and certain other regulators that bar a person from associating with a regulated entity or engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking or that are based on certain fraudulent conduct; (3) SEC disciplinary orders relating to investment advisers, brokers, dealers and their associated persons; (4) SEC cease-and-desist orders relating to violations of certain anti-fraud provisions and registration requirements of the federal securities laws; (5) suspensions or expulsions from membership in a self-regulatory organization (“SRO”) or from association with an SRO member; and (6) U.S. Postal Service false representation orders. To the extent permitted by applicable law and without disclosing any non-public personal information regarding any Sponsor Covered Person, the Sponsor will promptly notify the Dealer Manager if it becomes aware of a Sponsor Covered Person who is or becomes the subject of a Disqualifying Event or
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determines that the Sponsor’s or a Trust’s exemption under Rule 506 of Regulation D is no longer available as a result of any Disqualifying Event.
1.11.Neither the Sponsor nor, to the knowledge of the Sponsor, any director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Sponsor is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
2.Representations and Warranties of the Dealer Manager. The Dealer Manager hereby represents and warrants as follows as of the date hereof; provided, that, to the extent such representations and warranties are given only as of a specified date or dates, the Dealer Manager only make such representations and warranties as of such date or dates:
2.1.The Dealer Manager is a Delaware limited liability company duly and validly formed and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware with all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.
2.2.It is expressly understood between the Dealer Manager and the Sponsor that the Dealer Manager may cooperate with respect to the Offering and sale of the DST Interests with other broker-dealers who are registered as broker-dealers with the SEC, members of FINRA and duly licensed by the appropriate regulatory agency of each jurisdiction in which they will conduct offers and sales of the DST Interests, or with broker-dealers exempt from all such registration requirements. Such other Participating Intermediaries may be retained by the Dealer Manager as brokers on terms and conditions identical or similar to this Agreement and shall receive such rates of compensation as are agreed to between the Dealer Manager and the respective other Participating Intermediaries and as are in accordance with the terms hereof. At the Sponsor’s request, the Dealer Manager will provide to the Sponsor a list of all investors and broker-dealers with whom the Dealer Manager has initiated oral or written discussions regarding the Offering.
2.3.The Dealer Manager is, and during the term of this Agreement will be, (i) duly registered as a broker-dealer pursuant to the provisions of the Exchange Act, (ii) a member of FINRA in good standing, (iii) a broker or dealer duly registered as such in those states or jurisdictions where the Dealer Manager is required to be registered in order to carry out the Offerings as contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) it and its employees and representatives are properly registered and licensed as required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation to act under this Agreement, and (v) it has established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs (the “AML Program”) in accordance with applicable law, including applicable FINRA rules, SEC rules and regulations (“Commission Rules”) 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 DST Interests. In addition, the Dealer Manager represents that it has established and implemented a program for compliance with all applicable regulations and programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations (“OFAC Program”) and will continue to maintain its OFAC Program during the term of this Agreement.
As of the date of this Agreement, the Dealer Manager is currently in compliance with all applicable AML Rules and OFAC Program requirements, specifically including, but not limited to, any Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Dealer Manager hereby agrees, upon request of the applicable Trust, to provide an annual certification to the applicable Trust that, as of the date of such certification (i) its AML Program and its OFAC Program are consistent with the AML Rules and OFAC requirements applicable to it, (ii) it has continued to implement its AML Program and its OFAC Program as applicable to it, and (iii) it is currently in compliance with all applicable AML Rules and OFAC Program requirements, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act.
Further, there is no provision in the Dealer Manager’s FINRA membership agreement that would restrict the ability of the Dealer Manager to carry out the Offerings as contemplated by this Agreement.
2.4.With respect to its participation and the participation by each Participating Intermediary in the offer and sale of the DST Interests (including, without limitation, any resales and transfers of DST Interests), the Dealer Manager agrees, and, by virtue of entering into the Participating Intermediary Agreement, each Participating Intermediary shall have agreed, to comply and shall comply with all applicable requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, conduct rules of FINRA or its predecessor, the National
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Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”), Regulation Best Interest under the Exchange Act, and any other applicable foreign, state or local securities or other laws or rules of FINRA or any other applicable self-regulatory agency in offering and selling the DST Interests. The Dealer Manager agrees, and each Participating Intermediary shall have agreed, to comply and shall comply with any applicable requirements with respect to its and each Participating Intermediary’s participation in any resales or transfers of the DST Interests. In addition, the Dealer Manager agrees, and each Participating Intermediary shall have agreed, that should it or they assist with the resale or transfer of the DST Interests, it and each Participating Intermediary will fully comply with all applicable FINRA or Commission Rules or any other applicable Federal or state laws, including Regulation D under the Securities Act.
2.5.No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or other governmental agency, authority or body has been or is required for the performance of this Agreement or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein by the Dealer Manager except as have been obtained under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, from FINRA or as may be required under the applicable “blue sky” or other state securities laws.
2.6.The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the Dealer Manager’s charter, bylaws or other organizational documents, as applicable, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting trust agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Dealer Manager is a party or by which the Dealer Manager is bound, or (iii) any rule or regulation or order of any court or other governmental agency or body with jurisdiction over the Dealer Manager except for such conflicts, breaches or defaults that do not result in and could not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Dealer Manager MAE (as defined below). As used in this Agreement, “Dealer Manager MAE” means any event, circumstance, occurrence, fact, condition, change or effect, individually or in the aggregate, that is, or could reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to (A) the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, business, affairs or prospects of the Dealer Manager or (B) the ability of the Dealer Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement against the Dealer Manager.
2.7.This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Dealer Manager, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws of the United States, any state or any political subdivision thereof that affects creditors’ rights or remedies generally or by equitable principles relating to the availability of remedies and except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Agreement may be limited by applicable law or public policy.
2.8.Neither the Dealer Manager nor any of its directors, executive officers, general partners, managing members or other officers participating in the Offering, nor any of the directors, executive officers or other officers participating in the Offering of any such general partner or managing member, nor any other officers, employees or associated persons of the Dealer Manager or any such general partner or managing member that have been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the offer and sale of DST Interests (each, a “Dealer Manager Covered Person” and, together, “Dealer Manager Covered Persons”), is subject to any Disqualifying Events set forth in Rule 506(d) of Regulation D under the Securities Act applicable to the Dealer Manager except for a Disqualification Event contemplated by Rule 506(d)(2) of the Securities Act, a description of which has been furnished in writing to the Sponsor prior to the date hereof. The “Bad Actor” disqualifications include, among other things: (1) criminal convictions and court injunctions and restraining orders issued in connection with the purchase or sale of a security or false filings with the SEC; (2) final orders from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, federal banking agencies and certain other regulators that bar a person from associating with a regulated entity or engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking or that are based on certain fraudulent conduct; (3) SEC disciplinary orders relating to investment advisers, brokers, dealers and their associated persons; (4) SEC cease-and-desist orders relating to violations of certain anti-fraud provisions and registration requirements of the federal securities laws; (5) suspensions or expulsions from membership in a self-regulatory organization (“SRO”) or from association with an SRO member; and (6) U.S. Postal Service false representation orders. To the extent permitted by applicable law and without disclosing any non-public personal information regarding any Dealer Manager Covered Person, the Dealer Manager will promptly notify the Sponsor if it becomes aware of a Dealer Manager Covered Person who is or becomes the subject of a Disqualifying Event or determines that the applicable Trust’s exemption under Rule 506 of Regulation D is no longer available as a result of any Disqualifying Event.
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2.9.All information furnished to the Sponsor by the Dealer Manager in writing expressly for use in the Memoranda or any amendment or supplement thereto does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
2.10.In its agreements with Participating Intermediaries, the Dealer Manager will require the Participating Intermediaries to represent that:
2.10.1.it has exercised reasonable care, in accordance with Rule 506(e) of Regulation D, in making a factual inquiry into whether any Disqualifying Event exists with respect to the Participating Intermediary or any of its Participating Intermediary Covered Person;
2.10.2.it shall make periodic factual inquiry as to the occurrence or existence of any Disqualifying Events with respect to itself and its Participating Intermediary Covered Person, and shall conduct such factual inquiry with reasonable care in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(iv) of Rule 506 of Regulation D;
2.10.3.To the extent permitted by applicable law, it will promptly notify the Sponsor if it is or becomes subject to a Disqualifying Event or if it becomes aware that any of its Participating Intermediary Covered Person is or becomes the subject of a Disqualifying Event; and
2.10.4.If a Disqualifying Event occurs with respect to any of its Participating Intermediary Covered Person, the Sponsor shall have the right to terminate the Participating Intermediary Agreement with effect from the date of the occurrence of the Disqualifying Event.
3.Offer and Sale of the DST Interests.
3.1.Engagement of Dealer Manager. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Sponsor hereby engages and appoints the Dealer Manager as its dealer manager to offer, and to cause Participating Intermediaries to offer, on a “best efforts” basis, the DST Interests in the Offerings on the terms and conditions set forth in the Memoranda. The Dealer Manager xxxxxx accepts such engagement and appointment and agrees to act as dealer manager during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 3 shall be construed to impose upon the Sponsor the responsibility of assuring that prospective investors meet the suitability standards contained in the Memoranda or to relieve the Dealer Manager or any Participating Intermediaries of the responsibility of complying with any applicable rules promulgated by FINRA or, if applicable, the laws of any foreign jurisdiction.
3.2.Participating Intermediaries. The Dealer Manager is authorized to enter into Participating Intermediary Agreement materially in the form attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement or in such other form as shall be approved in writing by the Dealer Manager with broker-dealers who are members of FINRA in good standing or other financial intermediaries to solicit subscriptions for DST Interests in the Offerings at the purchase price to be paid in accordance with, and otherwise upon the other terms and conditions set forth in, the Memoranda.
4.Dealer Manager Compensation.
4.1.Upfront Sales Load. Subject to any discounts and other special circumstances or limitations described in or otherwise provided in the Memorandum or this Section 4, the Sponsor shall provide the Dealer Manager an upfront sales load charge for DST Interests purchased through certain Participating Intermediaries, provided that such amount in the aggregate shall not exceed 7.0% of the total purchase price of the DST Interests sold in the applicable Offering (the “Offering Amount”) (the “Upfront Sales Load”).
4.1.1.The applicable Upfront Sales Load provided to the Dealer Manager will be paid substantially concurrently with the sale of the applicable DST Interests. All of the applicable Upfront Sales Load received by the Dealer Manager shall be reallowed (paid) in whole or in part by the Dealer Manager to certain Participating Intermediaries, who sold the DST Interests giving rise to such charge of the applicable Upfront Sales Load, as described more fully in the Participating Intermediary Agreement entered into with each such Participating Intermediary, and which Participating Intermediary Agreement will provide the amount of the applicable Upfront Sales Load, if any, which will be reallowed to the applicable Participating Intermediary.
4.2.Reserved.
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4.3.Investor Servicing Fee. Subject to any special circumstances or limitations described in or otherwise provided in a Memorandum or this Section 4,
4.3.1.in consideration for the services rendered by the Dealer Manager, each Trust will pay to the Dealer Manager a fee (the “DST Investor Servicing Fee”) equal to 0.25% per annum of the Offering Amount, determined separately with respect to each Trust as described in the Memorandum. The DST Investor Servicing Fee will be payable quarterly in arrears and may be reallowed (paid) in whole or in part to Participating Intermediaries who sold the DST Interests giving rise to such DST Investor Servicing Fee or Servicing Dealers (as described in Section 4.3.3 below) to the extent such Participating Intermediary Agreement with the Participating Intermediary provides for such reallowance (in whole or in part) and the Participating Intermediary is in compliance with the terms of such agreement related to such reallowance, as described more fully in the Participating Intermediary Agreement entered into with each such Participating Intermediary or Servicing Dealer, and which Participating Intermediary Agreement will provide the amount of the DST Investor Servicing Fee, if any, which will be reallowed to the applicable Participating Broker-Dealers or Servicing Dealers. Each Trust will cease paying the DST Investor Servicing Fee with respect to any DST Interests as of the effective date of any FMV Purchase Option or FMV Real Estate Option exercised by the Operating Partnership with respect to such DST Interests; and
4.3.2.the Operating Partnership will pay to the Dealer Manager, solely with respect to OP Units issued in connection with an FMV Option, and only until the Fee Limit (if any and as defined below) has been reached, a fee (the “OP Unit Investor Servicing Fee” and, collectively with the DST Investor Servicing Fee, the “Investor Servicing Fee”) comprised of (a) for applicable Class S-1 OP Units, an investor servicing fee of 0.85% per annum of the aggregate net asset value (“NAV”) for the Class S-1 OP Units and (b) for applicable Class D-1 OP Units, an investor servicing fee equal to 0.25% per annum of the aggregate NAV for the Class D-1 OP Units. The OP Unit Investor Servicing Fee will be payable monthly in arrears and may be reallowed (paid) in whole or in part to the Participating Intermediary who sold the DST Interests for which the OP Units giving rise to such OP Unit Investor Servicing Fee were exchanged in connection with the FMV Option or to the Servicing Dealer, as described more fully in the Participating Intermediary Agreement entered into with each such Participating Intermediary, and which Participating Intermediary Agreement will provide the amount of the OP Unit Investor Servicing Fee, if any, which will be reallowed to the applicable Participating Intermediaries or Servicing Dealers. No OP Unit Investor Servicing Fee will be paid for Class I OP Units.
4.3.3.Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the terms of the Memoranda, at such time as the Participating Intermediary who sold the DST Interests giving rise to a portion of the Investor Servicing Fee is no longer the broker-dealer of record/custodian with respect to such DST Interests or OP Units, as applicable, or no longer satisfies any or all of the conditions in the applicable Participating Intermediary Agreement giving rise to a portion of the Investor Servicing Fee, then such Participating Intermediary’s entitlement to the Investor Servicing Fee related to such DST Interests or OP Units, as applicable, shall cease and such Participating Intermediary shall not receive the Investor Servicing Fee for any portion of the quarter or month, respectively, in which such party is not eligible to receive the Investor Servicing Fee on the last day of the quarter or month, as applicable. Broker-dealer transfers will be made effective as of the start of the first business day of a quarter.
Thereafter, such Investor Servicing Fee may be reallowed to the then-current broker-dealer of record/custodian of the DST Interests or OP Units, as applicable, if any such broker-dealer of record has been designated (the “Servicing Dealer”), to the extent such Servicing Dealer has entered into a Participating Intermediary Agreement or similar agreement with the Dealer Manager (a “Servicing Agreement”), such Participating Intermediary Agreement or Servicing Agreement with the Servicing Dealer provides for such reallowance (in whole or in part) and the Servicing Dealer is in compliance with the terms of such agreement related to such reallowance. All determinations will be made by the Dealer Manager in good faith in its sole discretion. The Dealer Manager may also reallow some or all of the Investor Servicing Fee to other broker-dealers who provide services with respect to the DST Interests or OP Units giving rise to a portion of the Investor Servicing Fee (who shall be considered additional Servicing Dealers) pursuant to a Servicing Agreement with the Dealer Manager to the extent such Servicing Agreement provides for such reallowance and such additional Servicing Dealer is in compliance with the terms of such agreement related to such reallowance, in accordance with the terms of such Servicing Agreement.
If the FMV Purchase Option or FMV Real Estate Option is exercised, then in no event shall aggregate Upfront Sales Loads and Investor Servicing Fees (including OP Unit Investor Servicing
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Fees) paid by an investor exceed the percentage cap, if any, of the aggregate cash price paid by such investor for its DST Interests as set forth in the applicable Participating Intermediary Agreement related to such investor (the “Fee Limit”). For the avoidance of doubt, if the applicable Participating Intermediary Agreement related to an investor does not contain a specific Fee Limit, then no Fee Limit shall exist for such investor. On the date on which the Dealer Manager, in conjunction with Blue Owl REIT’s transfer agent, determines that the Fee Limit has been reached with respect to the OP Units of a particular class held by an investor, all OP Units of such class held by such investor automatically shall convert into Class I OP Units, and no further OP Unit Investor Servicing Fee shall be payable with respect to such OP Units.
4.4.Reallowance. The terms of any reallowance of Upfront Sales Loads and Investor Servicing Fees shall be set forth in the Participating Intermediary Agreement, Servicing Agreement or similar agreement entered into with the Participating Intermediaries or Servicing Dealers, as applicable. The Sponsor will not be liable or responsible to any Participating Intermediary or Servicing Dealer for direct payment or reallowance of any Upfront Sales Loads or Investor Servicing Fees to such Participating Intermediary or Servicing Dealer, the payment or reallowance, as applicable, of any Upfront Sales Loads or Investor Servicing Fees to such Participating Intermediary or Servicing Dealer being the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Dealer Manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the discretion of the Sponsor, the Sponsor may act as agent of the Dealer Manager by making direct payment of Upfront Sales Loads or Investor Servicing Fees to Participating Intermediaries or Servicing Dealers on behalf of the Dealer Manager without incurring any liability.
4.5.Upfront Expenses. The Sponsor shall reimburse the Dealer Manager or Participating Intermediaries for reasonable out-of-pocket organizational and offering expenses incurred by the Dealer Manager or such Participating Intermediary as contemplated by the applicable Memorandum. The Dealer Manager or any Participating Intermediary shall provide to the Sponsor a detailed and itemized invoice for any such due diligence expenses. The Dealer Manager shall not be entitled to receive any portion of any other fees or expenses described in the Memoranda and not specifically set forth herein.
4.6.Right to Reject Subscriptions or Cancel Sales. All subscriptions, whether initial or additional, are subject to acceptance by and shall only become effective upon confirmation by the applicable Trust, which reserves the right to reject a subscription, in whole or in part, for any or no reason. Orders not accompanied by a Subscription Agreement and the required payment for the DST Interests may be rejected. Issuance of the DST Interests will be made only after acceptance of the subscription by the applicable Trust and actual receipt by the applicable Trust of payment therefor. If the applicable Trust is not in actual receipt of the wired funds or equivalent from the qualified escrow account to applicable Trust’s account in payment for the DST Interests, the Trust reserves the right to cancel the sale without notice.
4.7.Fees after the Rejection of a Subscriber. No Upfront Sales Loads or Investor Servicing Fees shall be payable on any rejected subscription.
4.8.Dealer Manager Expenses. The Dealer Manager will pay for all of its own personnel costs and all expenses necessary for the Dealer Manager to remain in compliance with any applicable FINRA rules or federal or state laws, rules or regulations in order to participate in the Offerings as a broker-dealer.
5.Covenants of the Sponsor. The Sponsor covenants and agrees with the Dealer Manager that:
5.1.If, at any time prior to the Offerings Termination Date, any Memorandum, as then amended or supplemented, would, in the opinion of either the Sponsor or the Dealer Manager, include any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is otherwise necessary, in the Sponsor’s reasonable discretion, at any time to amend or supplement a Memorandum, the Sponsor will promptly notify the Dealer Manager (unless notice of the need to amend or supplement the Memorandum shall have been received from the Dealer Manager) and the Dealer Manager will notify all Participating Intermediaries to suspend the Offering and sale of DST Interests related to such Offering until such time as the Sponsor, in its sole discretion (i) has prepared any required supplement or amendment to such Memorandum and (ii) instructs the Dealer Manager to resume the offer and sale of the DST Interests.
5.2.The Sponsor will, at no expense to the Dealer Manager, furnish the Dealer Manager with copies of the Memoranda and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request for the purposes contemplated by federal and state securities laws and any other printed sales
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literature or other materials the use of which has been approved in writing by the Sponsor in connection with the Offerings.
5.3.The Sponsor will apply the proceeds from the sale of the DST Interests as stated in the Memoranda.
5.4.The Sponsor will not conduct the Offerings or offer or sell any of the DST Interests by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D.
5.5.The Sponsor will make any filings regarding the Offerings that may be required by the SEC or any state securities administration, including without limitation preparing or causing to be prepared, executed and timely filed with the SEC a Notice on Form D relating to the Offerings under Regulation D and with applicable state securities regulatory agencies. Subject to the Dealer Manager’s actions and the actions of others in connection with the Offerings, the Sponsor will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by Regulation D and other applicable securities laws, including applicable state “blue sky” registration exemptions.
5.6.The Sponsor shall advise the Dealer Manager of any request made by the SEC or any state securities administrator to amend or supplement any Memorandum or for additional information or of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order or of any other order preventing or suspending the use of any Memorandum or the institution of any proceedings for that purpose. The Sponsor shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the removal thereof as promptly as possible. The Sponsor will notify the Dealer Manager in writing, promptly upon the occurrence of (i) any Disqualifying Event relating to any Sponsor Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualifying Event relating to any Sponsor Covered Person.
6.Covenants of the Dealer Manager. The Dealer Manager covenants and agrees with the Sponsor that the Dealer Manager shall:
6.1.The Dealer Manager agrees to use its best efforts to procure subscribers during the Offerings. At the Sponsor’s request, the Dealer Manager will provide the Sponsor a list of all prospective investors and intermediaries with whom the Dealer Manager has initiated oral or written discussions regarding an Offering.
6.2.With respect to the Dealer Manager’s participation and the participation by each Participating Intermediary in the offer and sale of DST Interests, the Dealer Manager will comply, and in its Participating Intermediary Agreements will require each Participating Intermediary to comply, in all material respects with all applicable requirements of (i) the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated under the Exchange Act, Regulation Best Interest and all other federal rules and regulations applicable to the Offering, (ii) applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws and regulations, (iii) the rules of FINRA applicable to the Offering, and (iv) with respect to each Broker-Dealer, the applicable Participating Intermediary Agreement.
6.3.The Dealer Manager will, and will require that each Participating Intermediary, (i) conduct all offering and solicitation efforts in a transaction or series of transactions intended to be exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, as set forth in the Memorandum, and applicable state securities laws and regulations, (ii) not offer or sell DST Interest by any means otherwise inconsistent with this Agreement or the Memoranda, and (iii) not engage in any general advertising or general solicitation activities in connection with the sale of DST Interests, other than with the prior written consent of the Sponsor and provided that any materials used in connection with such general advertising or general solicitation activities shall otherwise comply with the requirements of this Agreement.
6.4.The Dealer Manager shall, and shall cause each Participating Intermediary, to recommend DST Interests only to a prospective investor whom the Dealer Manager or Participating Intermediary, as applicable, has reasonable grounds to believe is an Accredited Investor (as defined in Regulation D) and otherwise meets the financial suitability and other purchaser requirements set forth in the Memoranda. For any Offering exempt from registration requirements under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, the Dealer Manager shall take, or shall cause each Participating Intermediary to take, reasonable steps to verify that a prospective investor is an Accredited Investor in accordance with Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, which reasonable steps may include, but are not limited to, the methods identified in Rule 506(c) of Regulation D. During the course of an Offering, the Dealer Manager will comply, and shall direct each Participating Intermediary who enters into a Participating Intermediary Agreement with the Dealer Manager to comply with the provisions of all applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors, including without limitation, Regulation Best Interest, the provisions of Regulation D and, if
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applicable, FINRA Rule 2111. The Dealer Manager shall direct each Participating Intermediary who enters into a Participating Intermediary Agreement with the Dealer Manager to make, or cause to be made, inquiries as required by this Agreement, each Memorandum or applicable law of all prospective investors to ascertain whether a purchase of a DST Interest is suitable for the prospective investor.
6.5.The Dealer Manager will, and will require that each Participating Intermediary, suspend or terminate the offer and sale of DST Interests in an Offering upon request of the Sponsor at any time and to resume the offer and sale of the DST Interests in such Offering upon subsequent request of the Sponsor in its sole discretion.
6.6.The Participating Intermediary Agreements will require each Participating Intermediary to maintain, for at least six (6) years, or for the period of time required to comply with all applicable federal, state or other regulatory requirements, whichever is later, records of the information obtained from each investor and used to determine each investor met the financial qualifications and suitability standards imposed on the offer and sale of the DST Interests in the Offerings (both at the time of the initial subscription and at the time of any additional subscriptions).
6.7.The Dealer Manager will require in its agreements with each Participating Intermediary that each Participating Intermediary, respectively, comply with the submission of orders procedures set forth in the applicable Participating Intermediary Agreement. If the Dealer Manager receives a subscription agreement or wire transfer (“instrument of payment”) not conforming to the instructions set forth in the form of Participating Intermediary Agreement, the Dealer Manager shall return such subscription agreement and instrument of payment directly to such subscriber not later than the end of the next business day following its receipt. Instruments of payment of rejected subscribers will be promptly returned to such subscribers.
6.8.During the course of an Offering, the Dealer Manager will not make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary to make any statement, in light of the circumstances under which it was made, not misleading concerning the Offering or any matters set forth in or contemplated by the Memorandum for such Offering.
6.9.During the course of an Offering and prior to the sale of DST Interests, the Dealer Manager will provide, or will cause each Participating Intermediary to provide, each offeree with a copy of the Memorandum relating to such offer.
6.10.The Dealer Manager may provide one or more of the following services to the Sponsor and the Trusts:
6.10.1.responding to customer inquiries of a general nature regarding each Trust;
6.10.2.coordinating with the Manager with crediting distributions from each Trust to customer accounts;
6.10.3.arranging for bank wire transfer of funds to or from a customer’s account;
6.10.4.coordinating with the Manager with responding to customer inquiries and requests regarding reports, notices, and other Trust documents;
6.10.5.forwarding private placement memoranda, tax notices and reports to beneficial owners of each Trust’s shares;
6.10.6.assisting each Trust in establishing and maintaining customer accounts and records;
6.10.7.assisting customers in changing account options, account designations and account addresses, and
6.10.8.providing such other similar services as each Trust may reasonably request to the extent the authorized service provider is permitted to do so under applicable statutes, rules, or regulations.
6.11.Until the Offerings Termination Date, if the Dealer Manager has been provided with a supplement or amendment to the Memorandum, the Dealer Manager will promptly distribute such supplement or amendment to persons who previously received a copy of the Memorandum from it and who it believes continue to be interested in participating in such Offering and will include such supplement or amendment in all deliveries of the Memorandum after receipt of any such supplement or amendment.
6.12.The Dealer Manager will not make any oral or written representations on behalf of the Sponsor other than those contained in the Memorandum for such Offering unless the making of such representations has been approved by the Sponsor in writing, nor will the Dealer Manager act as an agent of the Sponsor or for the Sponsor in any other capacity except as expressly set forth herein.
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6.13.Except for the Participating Intermediary Agreements and any other agreement approved in advance by the Sponsor in writing, no agreement will be made by the Dealer Manager with any person permitting the resale, repurchase or distribution of any DST Interests.
6.14.The Dealer Manager will furnish to the Sponsor upon request a complete list of all persons and entities who have received a Memorandum and such parties’ addresses.
6.15.The Dealer Manager will comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations relating to the collection, maintenance and disclosure of non-public information provided by prospective investors in connection with their proposed investment in the DST Interests.
7.Indemnification.
7.1.For the purposes of this Section 7, an entity’s “Indemnified Parties” shall include such entity’s officers, directors, trustees, employees, members, partners, 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.The Sponsor and each Trust, severally and not jointly, will indemnify, defend (subject to Section 7.6) and hold harmless the Participating Intermediaries and the Dealer Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, from and against any losses, claims (including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages or liabilities (collectively, “Losses”), joint or several, to which such Participating Intermediaries 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 either the Sponsor or the Trust, any material breach of a covenant contained herein by either the Sponsor or the Trust, or any material failure by either the Sponsor or the Trust to perform its obligations hereunder or to comply with the state or federal securities laws applicable to the Offering, (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Memoranda; or (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Memoranda or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the Sponsor and/or the Trust will reimburse each Participating Broker-Dealer or Dealer Manager, and/or their respective Indemnified Parties, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Participating Intermediary or Dealer Manager, and/or their respective Indemnified Parties, in connection with investigating or depending such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Sponsor or any Trust 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 Sponsor or any Trust by the Dealer Manager or (y) to the Sponsor, any Trust or Dealer Manager by or on behalf of any Participating Intermediary expressly for use in the Memoranda. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which either the Sponsor or any Trust may otherwise have. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, for the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification obligation of each Trust under this Agreement shall be limited to only those items related to the Offering of DST Interests in that Trust and not for any other Offering or Trust.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 Sponsor or any Trust of a Participating Intermediary 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 by the Sponsor or any Trust, unless one or more of the following conditions are met: (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee; (ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee; or (iii) 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 SEC 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.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the extent of a Trust’s obligation to indemnify, defend and hold harmless any party hereunder shall be limited to the extent that the applicable losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of or are based upon the Offering of DST Interests of such Trust.
7.3.The Dealer Manager will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor and each Trust, and their respective Indemnified Parties, from and against any Losses to which the Sponsor, each Trust, or their
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respective Indemnified Parties may become subject, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or otherwise, insofar as such Losses 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 other material violation by the Dealer Manager under this Agreement, (b) any untrue statement or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Memoranda; (c) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Memoranda a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that in each case described in clauses (a) and (b), 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 Sponsor or any Trust by the Dealer Manager specifically for use with reference to the Dealer Manager in the preparation of the Memoranda; (c) 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 DST Interests; (d) any breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement; (e) any failure to comply with applicable laws governing privacy issues, money laundering abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable rules of the SEC, FINRA and the USA PATRIOT Act; or (f) any other failure to comply with applicable rules of the SEC, FINRA or federal or state securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Dealer Manager will reimburse the Sponsor Indemnified Parties and each Trust for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending such Losses. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Dealer Manager may otherwise have.
7.4.Each Participating Intermediary severally will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor, Trust, the Operating Partnership, the Dealer Manager, and each of their respective Indemnified Parties, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Sponsor, Trust, the Operating Partnership, the Dealer Manager, or any of their respective Indemnified Parties, 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 (a) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty by the Participating Intermediary, any material breach of a covenant by the Participating Intermediary or any material failure by the Participating Intermediary to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Participating Intermediary Agreement other material violation by the Participating Intermediary under this Agreement or under the Participating Intermediary Agreement, (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Memorandum or any supplement thereto, (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Memorandum or necessary to make 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 Sponsor, the Trust, the Operating Partnership or the Dealer Manager by the Participating Intermediary specifically for use with reference to the Participating Intermediary in the Memorandum, (d) any untrue statement made by such Participating Intermediary 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 DST Interests, (e) any failure by the Participating Intermediary to comply with the Participating Intermediary Agreement, (f) any failure of the Participating Intermediary to comply with applicable laws governing money laundering abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable FINRA Rules, Commission Rules and the USA PATRIOT Act, or (g) any other failure by the Participating Intermediary to comply with applicable FINRA or Commission Rules or any other applicable Federal or state laws, including its failure to ensure the appropriate FINRA licensing credentials for its representatives. Each Participating Intermediary 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 the Participating Intermediary may otherwise have.
7.5.Promptly after receipt by an 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, notify in writing the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof but failure to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which the indemnifying party may have hereunder or otherwise, except to the extent that such failure materially prejudices the indemnifying party’s rights. 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
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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. Alternatively, at its sole option, the indemnifying party, jointly with any other indemnifying parties similarly notified, may assume the defense thereof. In any action or proceeding the defense of which the indemnifying party assumes, the indemnified party will have the right to participate in such litigation and to retain its own counsel at such indemnified party’s own expense. 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 prior written consent of such indemnifying party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
7.6.An indemnifying party under this Section 7 shall be obligated to reimburse an indemnified party for reasonable legal and other expenses as follows:
7.6.1.In the case of the Sponsor, any Trust, and/or the Operating Partnership indemnifying the Dealer Manager, the advancement of funds of the Sponsor, any Trust and/or the Operating Partnership 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 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 Sponsor, any Trust, and/or the Operating Partnership; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a shareholder of the Sponsor, any Trust, and/or the Operating Partnership or the legal action is initiated by a shareholder of the Sponsor, any Trust, and/or the Operating Partnership acting in their 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 Sponsor, any Trust, and/or the Operating Partnership, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases which the Dealer Manager is found not to be entitled to indemnification.
7.6.2.In any case of indemnification other than that described in Section 7.6.1 above, the indemnifying party shall pay all reasonable 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 (including other Participating Intermediaries that sign other Participating Intermediary or similar agreements). 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 reasonable expenses and fees of the one law firm that has been selected by a majority of the indemnified parties against which such action is finally brought; and in the event a majority of such indemnified parties is unable to agree on which law firm for which expenses or fees will be reimbursable by the indemnifying party, then payment shall be made to the first law firm of record representing an indemnified party against the action or claim. Such law firm shall be paid only to the extent of services performed by such law firm and no reimbursement shall be payable to such law firm on account of legal services performed by another law firm. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent such law firm is not located in the same jurisdiction as any legal proceeding subject to such indemnity, the indemnifying party shall also cover reasonable local counsel fees of one other law firm in each jurisdiction where the litigation is pending, it being understood that the responsibilities of such local counsel shall be minimal and not overlap with that of the lead law firm, and that such responsibilities shall consist primarily of matters such lead law firm is unable to undertake on a cost-efficient basis.
7.7.The indemnity agreements contained in this Section 7 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of: (a) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Participating Intermediary, or any person controlling any Participating Intermediary, or by or on behalf of the Sponsor, each Trust, the Operating Partnership, the Dealer Manager or any officer, trustee or director thereof, or by or on behalf of the Sponsor, each Trust, the Operating Partnership, or the Dealer Manager; (b) delivery of any DST Interest and payment therefor; and (c) any termination of this Agreement or any Participating Intermediary Agreement. A successor of any Participating Intermediary or of any of the parties to this Agreement, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity agreements contained in this Section 7.
8.Survival of Provisions.
The respective agreements, representations and warranties of the Sponsor and the Dealer Manager set forth in this Agreement, with respect to each such applicable Offering, shall remain operative and in full force and effect until the such applicable Offering Termination Date, regardless of: (a) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager or any Participating Intermediary or any person controlling the Dealer Manager or any Participating Intermediary or by or on behalf of the Sponsor, any Trust, the Operating Partnership, or any person controlling the
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Sponsor, any Trust, or the Operating Partnership; (b) the delivery of payment for the DST Interests; and (c) the delivery of signed Subscription Agreements. 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, 11, 12 and 17, all of which will survive the termination of this Agreement.
9.Applicable Law; Venue.
THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, ACTING FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, WITHOUT REGARD TO DOMICILE, CITIZENSHIP OR RESIDENCE, EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO, AS THE EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ALL DISPUTES ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT THAT IS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES ANY CLAIMS OF INCONVENIENT FORUM OR VENUE.
This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts formed and to be formed entirely within the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles and rules thereof, to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
10.Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed, by facsimile, electronic transmission or otherwise, 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.
11.Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the Exhibits 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 Offerings.
12.Successors and Amendment.
12.1.This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Sponsor, each Trust, the Operating Partnership, the Dealer Manager, and their respective successors and permitted assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Participating Intermediaries to the extent set forth in Sections 1 and 7 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.
12.2.This Agreement may be amended only by the written agreement of each of the parties hereto.
12.3.None of the parties to this Agreement may assign or transfer any of such party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.
13.Term and Termination.
13.1.The Agreement, with respect to each applicable Offering, shall automatically terminate on such applicable Offering Termination Date.
13.2.The Agreement may be terminated by the Dealer Manager, on the one hand, or the Sponsor, on the other, in the event that (a) the Sponsor, on the one hand, or the Dealer Manager, on the other, shall have materially failed to comply with any of the material provisions of this Agreement or (b) the Sponsor, on the one hand, or the Dealer Manager, on the other, materially breaches any of its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and, in the case of the Sponsor, such breach or breaches, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Sponsor MAE, and in the case of the Dealer Manager, such breach or breaches, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Dealer Manager MAE; provided, however, that no party may terminate this Agreement under this sentence unless such failure(s) or breach(es) under clause (a) or (b) above is or are not cured within thirty (30) days after such party has delivered notice of intent to terminate under this Section 13.2. In any case, this Agreement, with respect to each applicable Offering, shall expire at the close of business on such applicable Offering Termination Date.
13.3.Notwithstanding Section 13.1, this Agreement may be terminated by any party hereto upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the other parties.
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13.4.The Dealer Manager, upon the expiration or termination (with respect to each applicable Offering) of this Agreement, shall (i) promptly deposit any and all funds, if any, in its possession which were received from investors for the sale of DST Interests into the appropriate account designated by the Sponsor, (ii) promptly deliver to the Sponsor all records and documents in its possession which relate to the applicable Offering(s) and are not designated as dealer copies, (iii) provide a list of all purchasers and broker-dealers with whom the Dealer Manager has initiated oral or written discussions regarding such Offering(s), and (iv) notify Participating Intermediaries 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 applicable Trust to accomplish an orderly transfer of management of the such applicable Offering(s) to a party designated by the Sponsor.
13.5.In addition to any other obligations of the Sponsor that survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Sponsor shall pay to the Dealer Manager all compensation to which the Dealer Manager is or becomes entitled under Section 4 at such time as such compensation becomes payable.
14.Reserved.
15.Reserved.
16.Suitability of Investors; Compliance with Privacy Laws.
16.1.The Dealer Manager agrees to retain its records in compliance with applicable law and make available a record of the information obtained to determine that an investor meets the suitability standards imposed on the offer or sale of DST Interests at the time of the initial purchase of DST Interests to (i) the applicable Trust and (ii) representatives of the SEC, FINRA and applicable state or non-U.S. securities administrators upon the Dealer Manager’s receipt of an appropriate document subpoena or other appropriate request for documents from any such agency for a period of at least six (6) years following the applicable Offering Termination Date. In addition, at the applicable Trust’s reasonable written request, which shall be no later than the six (6) year anniversary of such applicable Offering Termination Date, and at the applicable Trust’s sole expense, the Dealer Manager agrees to retain such records for a reasonable period of time beyond the six (6) year anniversary of such applicable Offering Termination Date. The Dealer Manager shall not purchase any DST Interests for a discretionary account without obtaining the prior written approval of the Dealer Manager’s customer and his, her, or its signature on a Subscription Agreement.
16.2.The Dealer Manager agrees, and in its agreements with Participating Intermediaries the Dealer Manager will require that the Participating Intermediaries to agree, (a) to abide by and comply with (i) the privacy standards and requirements of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (“GLB Act”) and Regulation S-P, (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) to refrain from the use or disclosure of non-public 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) to determine which customers have opted out of the disclosure of non-public 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 the Dealer Manager uses or discloses non-public personal information of any customers for purposes other than servicing the customers, or as otherwise required by applicable law, the Dealer Manager will consult the List to determine whether the affected customers has exercised his, her, or its opt-out rights. The Dealer Manager understands that it is prohibited from using or disclosing any non-public personal information of any customers that is identified on the List as having opted out of such disclosures.
17.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 when delivered via email or (d) on the fifth business day after deposited in the U.S. 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:
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If to the Sponsor: | Blue Owl Real Estate Exchange LLC | ||||||||||
00 X. XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 | |||||||||||
Attention: General Counsel | |||||||||||
E-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx | |||||||||||
If to the Operating Partnership: | Blue Owl NLT Operating Partnership LP | ||||||||||
00 X. XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 | |||||||||||
Attention: General Counsel | |||||||||||
E-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx | |||||||||||
If to the Dealer Manager: | Blue Owl Securities LLC | ||||||||||
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 38th floor | |||||||||||
New York, NY 10022 | |||||||||||
Attention: Xxxxx X’Xxxxx | |||||||||||
E-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx | |||||||||||
If to the applicable Trust | See Exhibit A for additional information |
Any party may change its address specified above by giving the other party notice of such change in accordance with this Section 17.
18.No Partnership.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to constitute the Dealer Manager as an employee, agent or representative of, or in association with or in partnership with, the Sponsor, any Trust, or the Operating Partnership; instead, this Agreement shall only constitute the Dealer Manager as a dealer authorized to sell the DST Interests according to the terms set forth in the Memoranda and in this Agreement.
19.Severability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted.
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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, | ||||||||
“SPONSOR” | ||||||||
BLUE OWL REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE LLC | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
Title: Authorized Officer | ||||||||
“OPERATING PARTNERSHIP” | ||||||||
BLUE OWL NLT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP | ||||||||
By: Its: By: | Blue Owl Real Estate Net Lease Trust, a Maryland Statutory Trust General Partner /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written:
“DEALER MANAGER” | ||||||||
BLUE OWL SECURITIES LLC | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X’Xxxxx | |||||||
Name: Xxxxx X’Xxxxx | ||||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
BLUE OWL SECURITIES LLC
FORM OF JOINDER TO DST DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
BLUE OWL REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE LLC
[Trust name] (“Trust”) xxxxxx joins and agrees to the terms and conditions of that certain DST Dealer Manager Agreement, date as of August 31, 2023 (the “DST Dealer Manager Agreement”), by and between Blue Owl Real Estate Exchange LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Blue Owl Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Dealer Manager”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the DST Dealer Manager Agreement. The Trust is offering DST Interests and holds ownership of the Property commonly referred to as [ ] and located at [ ].
The Trust hereby specifically acknowledges and agrees to its obligations with respect to the DST Investor Servicing Fee set forth in Section 4.3.1 of the DST Dealer Manager Agreement and indemnification set forth in Section 7 of the DST Dealer Manager Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this joinder agreement has been executed and delivered by the Trust as of ______________________, 20[ ].
[Trustee/manager name], as trustee of [Trust name], u/a/d [date]
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF PARTICIPATING INTERMEDIARY AGREEMENT
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