Agreements of the Company The Company agrees with you:
(a) To advise you promptly and, if requested by you, to confirm such advice in writing,
(i) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information,
(ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of the suspension of qualification of any of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for such purposes,
(iii) when any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective,
(iv) if the Company is required to file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement after the effectiveness of this Agreement, when the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has become effective and
(v) of the happening of any event during the period referred to in Section 5(d) below which makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue or which requires any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time.
(b) To furnish to you four signed copies of the Registration Statement as first filed with the Commission and of each amendment to it, including all exhibits, and to furnish to you and each Underwriter designated by you such number of conformed copies of the Registration Statement as so filed and of each amendment to it, without exhibits, as you may reasonably request.
(c) To prepare the Prospectus, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to you, and to file the Prospectus in such form with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Act; and during the period specified in Section 5(d) below, not to file any further amendment to the Registration Statement and not to make any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus of which you shall not previously have been advised or to which you shall reasonably object after being so advised.
(d) Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first business day after the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter for such period as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or a dealer, to furnish in New York City to each Underwriter and any dealer as many copies of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus) as you may reasonably request; provided, however, that in case any Underwriter or dealer is so required to deliver a prospectus in connection with sales of any of the Shares at any time nine months or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus, the preparation and delivery of such copies of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus) as you so request shall be at the expense of such Underwriter or dealer.
(e) If during the period specified in Section 5(d), any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it becomes necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, upon your request forthwith to prepare and file with the Commission an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will not, in the light of the circumstances when it is so delivered, be misleading, or so that the Prospectus will comply with applicable law, and to furnish to each Underwriter and to any dealer as many copies thereof as you may reasonably request; provided, however, that in case any Underwriter or dealer is required to deliver a prospectus in connection with the sale of any of the Shares at any time nine months or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus, the preparation and delivery of such copies of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus) as you so request shall be at the expense of such Underwriter or dealer.
(f) Prior to any public offering of the Shares, to cooperate with you and counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale by the several Underwriters and by dealers under the state securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you may request, to continue such registration or qualification in effect so long as required for distribution of the Shares and to file such consents to service of process or other documents as may be necessary in order to effect such registration or qualification; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to general consent to service of process or taxation other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the offering or sale of the Shares, in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so subject.
(g) To make generally available to its stockholders as soon as practicable but in any event not later than eighteen months after the "effective date of the Registration Statement" (as defined in Rule 158(c) under the Act), an earnings statement (which need not be audited) that shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 under the Act), and to advise you in writing when such statement has been so made available.
(h) During the period of five years after the date of this Agreement, to furnish to you as soon as available copies of all reports or other communications furnished to the record holders of Common Stock generally or non-confidential reports, financial statements and other communications furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange on which any class of securities of the Company is listed and such other publicly available information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries as you may reasonably request.
(i) Regardless of whether the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, and except as otherwise provided herein, to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of the Sellers' obligations under this Agreement, including:
(i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company's counsel, the Company's accountants and any Selling Stockholder's counsel (in addition to the Company's counsel) in connection with the registration and delivery of the Shares under the Act and all other fees and expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, filing and distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits), any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers in the quantities specified herein,
(ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon,
(iii) all costs of printing or producing this Agreement and any other agreements or documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale or delivery of the Shares,
(iv) all expenses in connection with the registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the several states and all costs of printing or producing any Preliminary and Supplemental Blue Sky Memoranda in connection therewith (including the filing fees, and the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such registration or qualification and memoranda relating thereto),
(v) the filing fees, fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the review and clearance of the offering of the Shares by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
(vi) all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the Common Stock and all costs and expenses incident to the listing of the Shares on the Nasdaq National Market,
(vii) the cost of printing certificates representing the Shares,
(viii) the costs and charges of any transfer agent, registrar and/or depositary, and (ix) the fees, if any, and expenses, if any, of the QIU (including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the QIU), and
(ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company and the Selling Stockholders hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. The provisions of this Section shall not supersede or otherwise affect any agreement that the Company and the Selling Stockholders may otherwise have for allocation of such expenses among themselves. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section 5 and Sections 8, 9 and 13 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel, stock transfer taxes on resale of any of the Shares by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
(j) To list for quotation the Shares on the Nasdaq National Market and to use its best efforts to maintain the listing of the Shares on the Nasdaq National Market for a period of three years after the date of this Agreement.
(k) To use its best efforts to do and perform all things required or necessary to be done and performed under this Agreement by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and to satisfy all conditions precedent to the delivery of the Shares.
(l) If the Registration Statement at the time of the effectiveness of this Agreement does not cover all of the Shares, to file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement with the Commission registering the Shares not so covered in compliance with Rule 462(b) by 10:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of this Agreement and to pay to the Commission the filing fee for such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement at the time of the filing thereof or to give irrevocable instructions for the payment of such fee pursuant to Rule 111(b) under the Act.
Further Agreements of the Selling Stockholders Each of the Selling Stockholders covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:
Representations and Warranties of the Subscriber The Subscriber hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company as follows:
a. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands: (i) that the Tokens offered pursuant to the Memorandum have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws; (ii) that the offering and sale of the Tokens is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof, based, in part, upon the representations, warranties and agreements of the Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement; and (iii) the Tokens are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale under the Securities Act and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the U.S. Securities Act or as allowed by exemptions within the jurisdiction of the Subscriber or receiver of the Tokens.
b. Prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, “Advisors”), have received and have carefully reviewed the Memorandum, this Subscription Agreement and the documents annexed hereto or referenced herein (collectively, the “Offering Documents”) and any other and all other documents requested by the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, and understand the information contained therein. The Subscriber is satisfied that it has received adequate information with respect to all matters which it or its Advisors, if any, consider material to its decision to make this investment. The Subscriber recognizes that the Company has a limited financial and operating history and that the Company’s proposed investments in Digital Asset Securities involve a high degree of risk. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands that the information regarding Digital Asset Securities was derived from publicly available sources that the Company believes to be reliable, however the Company has not attempted to verify such information.
c. The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and understands, and has been advised, that there will be no or very limited disclosure materials of any kind regarding any of the Company’s investments provided to the Subscriber by the Company or any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, affiliates or related parties.
d. The Subscriber is purchasing the Tokens based on Subscriber’s own assessment and knowledge of the Company, its management, crypto-currencies and other digital asset securities, together with the Company’s stated objectives.
e. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands that neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Offering or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Tokens or the Offering.
f. The Subscriber and its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning, among other related matters, the Offering, the Tokens, the Offering Documents and the Company’s objectives and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Subscriber and its Advisors, if any.
g. The Subscriber has not reproduced, duplicated or delivered this Subscription Agreement the Offering Documents or other related documents or information to any other person, except to the Subscriber’s Advisors, if any.
h. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Company, the Subscriber has not relied upon any representation or other information (oral or written) other than as stated in the Offering Documents or as contained in documents so furnished to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, by the Company in writing.
i. The Subscriber has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
j. The Subscriber, either alone or together with its Advisors, if any, has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters, and, in particular, investment in non-listed and unregistered securities, such that the Subscriber is capable of utilizing the information made available to it in connection with the Offering to evaluate the merits and risks of the Subscriber’s investment in the Tokens and has obtained, in the Subscriber’s judgment, sufficient information from the Company or Subscriber’s Advisors, if any, to evaluate the merits and risks of such investment and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto. The Subscriber has evaluated the risks of investing in the Tokens, is able to bear such risks, and has determined that the Tokens are a suitable investment for the Subscriber.
k. The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Tokens, and the Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisors, if any.
l. The Subscriber is acquiring the Tokens solely for Subscriber’s own account for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part. The Subscriber has no agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, with any person to sell or transfer all or any part of the Tokens and the Subscriber has no plans to enter into any such agreement or arrangement.
m. The Subscriber understands and agrees that it must bear the substantial economic risks of its investment in the Tokens and, correspondingly, the business objectives of the Company, indefinitely because the Tokens may not be sold, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available. It is not anticipated that there will be any market for resale of the Tokens, and such securities will not be freely transferable at any time.
n. The Subscriber has adequate means of providing for such Subscriber’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity from its investment in the Tokens for an indefinite period of time.
o. The Subscriber: (i) if a natural person, represents that the Subscriber has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or partnership, or association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Tokens, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Tokens, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or
Certain Agreements of the Company and the Selling Stockholders The Company agrees with the several Underwriters and the Selling Stockholders that:
Agreements of the Parties (a) If the registration statement relating to the Shares has not yet become effective, the Trust will promptly file the Final Amendment, if not previously filed, with the Commission, and will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and, as soon as the Trust is advised, will advise the Representative when the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has become effective. If the Registration Statement has become effective and the Prospectus contained therein omits certain information at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A of the Securities Act Rules, the Trust will file a 430A Prospectus pursuant to Rule 497(h) of the Securities Act Rules as promptly as practicable, but no later than the second business day following the earlier of the date of the determination of the offering price of the Shares or the date the Prospectus is first used after the Effective Date. If the Registration Statement has become effective and the Prospectus contained therein does not so omit such information, the Trust will file a Prospectus pursuant to Rule 497(b) or (j) of the Securities Act Rules as promptly as practicable, but no later than the fifth business day following the date of the later of the Effective Date or the commencement of the public offering of the Shares after the Effective Date. In either case, the Trust will provide the Representatives satisfactory evidence of the filing. The Trust will not file with the Commission any Prospectus or any other amendment (except any post-effective amendment which is filed with the Commission 15 after the later of (x) one year from the date of this Underwriting Agreement or (y) the date on which distribution of the Shares is completed) or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus unless a copy has first been submitted to the Managing Representative a reasonable time before its filing and the Managing Representative has not objected to it in writing within a reasonable time after receiving the copy.
(b) For the period of three years from the date hereof, the Trust will advise the Representatives promptly (1) of the issuance by the Commission of any order in respect of the Trust or the Investment Adviser which relates to the Trust, or which relates to any material arrangements or proposed material arrangements involving the Trust or the Investment Adviser, (2) of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for, or receipt by the Trust of any notice with respect to, the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the issuance of any order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (3) of receipt by the Trust, or any representative or attorney of the Trust, of any other communication from the Commission relating in any material way to the Trust, the Registration Statement, the Notification, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or to the transactions contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement and (4) the issuance by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental agency or body, whether foreign or domestic, of any order, ruling or decree, or the threat to initiate any proceedings with respect thereto, regarding the Trust, which relates in any material way to the Trust or any material arrangements or proposed material arrangements involving the Trust. The Trust will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and, if any such order is issued, to obtain its lifting as soon as possible.
(c) If not delivered prior to the date of this Underwriting Agreement, the Trust will deliver to the Representatives, without charge, a signed copy of the registration statement and the Notification and of any amendments (except any post-effective amendment which is filed with the Commission after the later of (x) one year from the date of this Underwriting Agreement or (y) the date on which the distribution of the Shares is completed) to either the Registration Statement or the Notification (including all exhibits filed with any such document) and as many conformed copies of the registration statement and any amendments thereto (except any post-effective amendment which is filed with the Commission after the later of (x) one year from the date of this Underwriting Agreement or (y) the date on which the distribution of the Shares is completed) (excluding exhibits) as the Representatives may reasonably request. 16
(d) During such period as a prospectus is required by law to be delivered by an underwriter or a dealer, the Trust will deliver, without charge, to the Representatives, the Underwriters and any dealers, at such office or offices as the Representatives may designate, as many copies of the Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request, and, if any event occurs during such period as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus, in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances existing when such Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser of Shares, not misleading in any material respect, or if during such period it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act, the Securities Act Rules or the Investment Company Act Rules, the Trust promptly will prepare, submit to the Managing Representative, file with the Commission and deliver, without charge, to the Underwriters and to dealers (whose names and addresses the Representatives will furnish to the Trust) to whom Shares may have been sold by the Underwriters, and to other dealers on request, amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in such Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will not, in light of the circumstances existing when such Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading in any material respect and will comply with the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act, the Securities Act Rules and the Investment Company Act Rules. Delivery by the Underwriters of any such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus will not constitute a waiver of any of the conditions in Section 6 hereof.
(e) The Trust will make generally available to holders of the Trust's securities, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the last day of the 18th full calendar month following the calendar quarter in which the Effective Date falls, an earnings statement, if applicable, satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and, at the option of the Trust, Rule 158 of the Securities Act Rules.
(f) The Trust will take such actions as the Representatives reasonably request in order to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives reasonably designate; provided that the Trust shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereof to qualify as a foreign corporation or to execute a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction.
(g) If the transactions contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement are consummated, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses incident to 17 the performance of the obligations of the Trust under this Underwriting Agreement (to the extent such expenses do not, in the aggregate, exceed $0.03 per Share), including but not limited to costs and expenses of or relating to
(1) the preparation, printing and filing of the registration statement and exhibits to it, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements thereto, (2) the issuance of the Shares and the preparation and delivery of certificates for the Shares, (3) the registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of the jurisdictions referred to in the foregoing paragraph, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in that connection, and the preparation and printing of preliminary and supplemental "blue sky" memoranda, (4) the furnishing (including costs of design, production, shipping and mailing) to the Underwriters and dealers of copies of each Preliminary Prospectus relating to the Shares, the sales materials, the Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to the Prospectus, and of the other documents required by this Section to be so furnished, (5) the filing requirements of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., in connection with its review of the financing, including filing fees and the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Underwriters in that connection, (6) all transfer taxes, if any, with respect to the sale and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, (7) the listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange, (8) the transfer agent for the Shares, and (9) in addition to the foregoing, an aggregate reimbursement of up to [ ] as partial reimbursement of the costs and expenses of the Underwriters. To the extent the foregoing costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Trust under this Underwriting Agreement exceed, in the aggregate, $0.03 per Share, Eato▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ an affiliate will pay all such excess costs and expenses.
(h) If the transactions contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement are not consummated, except as otherwise provided herein, no party will be under any liability to any other party, except that (1) if this Underwriting Agreement is terminated by (x) the Trust or the Investment Adviser pursuant to any of the provisions hereof (otherwise than pursuant to Section 8 hereof) or (y) by the Representatives or the Underwriters because of any inability, failure or refusal on the part of the Trust or the Investment Adviser to comply with any material terms or because any of the conditions in Section 6 are not satisfied, Eato▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ an affiliate and the Trust, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of their counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Shares and (2) no Underwriter who has failed or refused to purchase the Shares agreed to be purchased by it under this Underwriting Agreement, in breach of its obli- 18 gations pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement, will be relieved of liability to the Trust and the Investment Adviser and the other Underwriters for damages occasioned by its default.
(i) Without the prior written consent of the Representatives, the Trust will not offer, sell or register with the Commission, or announce an offering of, any equity securities of the Trust, within 180 days after the Effective Date, except for the Shares as described in the Prospectus and any issuances of Shares of Beneficial Interest pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan established by the Trust and except in connection with any offering of preferred shares of beneficial interest as contemplated by the Prospectus.
(j) The Trust will use its best efforts to list the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and comply with the rules and regulations of such exchange.
(k) The Trust will direct the investment of the net proceeds of the offering of the Shares in such a manner as to comply with the investment objective and policies of the Trust as described in the Prospectus.