MINISTRY PARTNERS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC MANAGING PARTICIPATING BROKER AGREEMENT

MINISTRY PARTNERS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

 

MANAGING PARTICIPATING BROKER AGREEMENT

 

 

_______________, 2014

 

 

Ministry Partners Securities, LLC

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Ministry Partners Investment Company, LLC, a California limited liability company (the “Company”), intends to, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement (the “Agreement”), issue and sell to the public $85,000,000 of its Class 1 Notes, in two series, consisting of a Fixed Series and Variable Series in several categories (the “Notes”) in an offering (the “Offering”) registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and registered in selected states (the “Blue Sky States”).  

On October 9, 2014, the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), a Registration Statement, as subsequently amended, which registration was declared effective by the Commission on _____________, 2014 and as effective in those Blue Sky States listed on Schedule I attached hereto, which is hereby incorporated by reference.  

 

Under the terms of the Offering, the Company is offering the Notes for sale to the public on a best efforts basis through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ministry Partners Securities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MP Securities”) and possibly other selected broker-dealer firms. MP Securities has been registered as a broker-dealer firm under the provisions of Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). 

 

Accordingly, the Company has named MP Securities as the managing participating broker (“MPB”) in the Prospectus. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Registration Statement” means the registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission that describes the Offering of the Notes for sale to the public.  The term “Prospectus” means the basic prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission, together with any prospectus supplement, each in the form furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, by the Company for use in connection with the offering of the Notes.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby confirms its engagement of MP Securities as MPB pursuant to which MP Securities will render services to the Company as MPB for the offering and sale of the Notes as provided in this Agreement.  MP Securities will act as the MPB to sell the Notes on a best-efforts basis, including enlisting other FINRA members qualified to sell the Notes reasonably acceptable to the Company to participate as selling agents in the Offering.  MP Securities hereby accepts its appointment upon terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement shall require MP Securities to purchase any of the Notes in the Offering.

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1.Appointment of Managing Participating Broker. The Company hereby appoints MP Securities to act as the MPB of the Offering. MP Securities may enlist other licensed broker-dealer firms to participate as selling agents for the Company in the Offering; provided that each such broker-dealer firm has executed and delivered to the Company a Joinder in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein by reference (MPB and each such broker-dealer who executes a Joinder are together referred to herein as the “Selling Group” and each a “Selling Group Member”).

 

2.The Offering.  

 

(a)Terms of the Offering.  

 

(i)Certain terms of the Offering are as follows:

 

(1)Qualification of the Trust Indenture with respect to the Notes under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), will be required in connection with the offer, issuance, sale, or delivery of the Notes;

 

(2)There are minimum investment requirements for Notes as offered by the Prospectus that must be satisfied before the Company may close the sale of a Note in the Offering;

 

(3)Investors may purchase Notes through a licensed participating broker-dealer;

 

(4)The Company may elect to hold more than one closing for the sale of Notes;

 

(5)The Offering will terminate at the earlier of (A) the sale of all of the Notes being offered in the Offering, or (B) December 31, 2017, the expiration date of the Offering; and

 

(6)The Company may, in its sole discretion, at any time, or from time to time, without prior notice to the Selling Group, suspend the sale of one or more Categories or Category Series of a Note or Notes, or terminate the Offering.

 

(ii)The final terms of the Notes to be issued by the Company and of the Offering will be determined by the Company as set forth in a Registration Statement and Prospectus, which the Company will prepare for distribution to prospective purchasers of Notes in the Offering.

 

(b)Nature of Offering.  The Offering will be made by the Selling Group on a “best efforts basis.” During the term of this Agreement, the MPB and each other member of the Selling Group shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) identify potential investors, (ii) furnish such potential investors, on behalf of the Company, with copies of the Prospectus, and (iii) assist the Company with the sale of Notes at each closing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, neither MP Securities nor any other Selling Group Member will have any liability to the Company or any other person for its failure to identify one or more prospective investors in the Offering or the failure of the Company to sell any or all of the Notes being offered for sale in the Offering.

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3.Managing Participating Broker Compensation and Costs.  In consideration for the performance of the services hereunder, the Company hereby agrees to pay to MP Securities at each closing such fees as outlined below:

 

 

(i)As compensation for services to be rendered under this Agreement, MP Securities shall be entitled to receive from the Company the commissions (“Selling Commissions”) specified in Exhibit B which is hereby incorporated by reference.  

 

(ii)The Company may, in its sole discretion, change the Selling Commissions payable for the sale of any Note, Note Category or Note Category Series at anytime, or from time to time, without prior notice to the Selling Group so long as the total Selling Commissions payable on the Notes does not exceed 5.5% after giving effect to any such change. The foregoing notwithstanding, however, no change of any Selling Commission amount shall apply to a Note sale by any Selling Group Member that occurs prior to the time the Company gives Notice of such change to the Selling Group Member.

 

(b)Due Diligence Fee.  The Company agrees to pay to MP Securities a non-accountable due diligence fee of $10,000.

 

(c)Obligation to Pay.  The Company is not obligated to pay compensation to MP Securities or any other Selling Group Member with respect to any sale of the Notes unless and until such time as a closing for that sale has occurred and the Company has received the proceeds from such sale. At each closing for the sale of Notes, the Company will pay to the Selling Group Member identified as the selling broker for such Note compensation calculated pursuant to the commission structure set forth in the attached Exhibit B, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

(d)Costs.  It is acknowledged and agreed that the Company shall bear all costs and expenses incident to the issuance, offer, sale and delivery of the Notes.  These costs and expenses will include but are not limited to state “Blue Sky” fees, legal fees, printing costs, travel costs, mailing, couriers, personal background checks, and other expenses incidental to the advancement and completion of the Offering.

 

(e)Acknowledgment and Agreement Regarding Underwriting Compensation. The Company and the MPB acknowledge and agree that one or both of them will pay to FINRA members of the Selling Group the following estimated maximum amounts which are deemed to be Underwriting Compensation under FINRA Rule 2310(b)(4)(C) and (D) which total $6,220,000.

 

Commissions of $4,675,000 (as provided in (a) above) pursuant to Rule (b)(4)(C)(ii)(a);

Non-transaction based compensation of $1,250,341 allocated to FINRA members pursuant to Rules (b)(4)(C)(ii)(c) and (b)(4)(D);

Dual-employee non-transaction-based compensation of $192,564 allocated to dual employees pursuant to Rule (b)(4)(C)(i);

Underwriter legal expenses of $3,500 pursuant to Rule (b)(4)(E);

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Wholesaling expenses of $40,000 pursuant to Rule (b)(4)(C)(ii)(a);

Due diligence fees of $50,000 (including those paid pursuant to (b) above) pursuant to Rule (b)(4)(C)(iii);

For an estimated Maximum Total of $6,211,407 Underwriting Compensation under Rule 2310(b)(4)(C) and (D).

 

The Company and the MPB hereby confirm that the Company has not paid, and will not pay, to the MPB, and that the MPB has not received, and will not receive from the Company or any of its other Affiliates, any non-cash consideration in connection with this Agreement or pursuant to any other agreement for financing, investment and/or advisory services within the 180-day period preceding the effective date of the Offering or within the 90-day period following such effective date.

 

4.Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, MP Securities that:

 

(a) No Stop Order or Suspension.  The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purposes are pending before or, to the knowledge of the Company is threatened by the Commission, or any state regulatory authority which would prevent the use of the Registration Statement or Prospectus in connection with the Offering;

 

(b)Disclosures in Registration Statement. At the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement (or at the effective time of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement) and at all times subsequent thereto up to a closing of the sale of a Note, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus contained or will contain all material statements that are required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”), and did or will, in all material respects, conform to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the Regulations. On the last effective date and at the time of the Note sale, the Registration Statement will not, and on such closing date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on such closing date, the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(c)Authority.  No authorization, approval, or permit of or from, or declaration or filing with, any governmental authority, any court or other tribunal, is required by the Company for the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by the Company or the sale of the Notes in the Offering by the Company, except as required by FINRA or required under applicable state securities laws, which have been or will be made by the time required by such laws;

 

(d)No Material Loss.  The Company has not sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or action, order or decree of any governmental entity; and, since the date as of which information is given in the Prospectus, there has not been any material change in the ownership or long-term debt of the Company or any material adverse change, or any development that may cause a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, business prospects or results of operations of the Company, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus;

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(e)Valid Existence.  The Company has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of California, with power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus;

 

(f)Trust Indenture Binding. The Trust Indenture (assuming due execution and delivery thereof by the trustee) is and the Notes (when executed by the Company and authenticated in accordance with the Trust Indenture) will be, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by equitable principles, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally;

 

(g)Notes will be Binding Obligations.  The Notes are validly authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive rights. The Notes and Trust Indenture conform in all material respects to the descriptions relating thereto contained in the Prospectus;

 

(h)No Prohibition.  No consent of any party to any contract, agreement, instrument, lease, license, or arrangement to which the Company is a party, or to which any of its properties or assets are subject, is required for the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement or the Trust Indenture.  The Company’s execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement and the Trust Indenture and sale of the Notes in the Offering (i) will not violate, result in a breach of, or conflict with, or (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) entitle any party to terminate or call a default under, any agreement to which the Company is a party or to which the Company or any of its assets are subject; (ii) will not violate, result in a breach of, or conflict with any term of the certificate of formation or operating agreement; (iii) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company; and (iv) will not violate, result in a breach of, or conflict with any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, or decree binding on the Company or any of its assets;

 

(i)No Litigation.  There is no litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or any of its properties, except as may be set forth in the Prospectus;

 

(j)No Breach.  The Company is not in breach of, or in default under, any term or provision of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, note, loan, or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound.  The Company is not in violation of any provision of its certificate of formation or operating agreement, any franchise, license, permit, judgment, decree, or order, or any statute, rule, or regulation, except for any violation which would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its properties or assets;

 

(k)Adequacy of Records.  The Company makes and keeps books and records and maintains internal accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of its financial statements and to maintain accountability for its assets, and (iii) access to its assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization; and

 

(l)No Other Engagements.  Neither the Company nor any of its owners, managers, directors, officers, employees, representatives, or agents has engaged any placement agent, underwriter,

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broker, finder, or other similar person with respect to the Offering other than as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

 

5.Covenants and Agreements of the Company.  The Company agrees with MP Securities:

 

(a)Copies of Prospectus.  To furnish MP Securities with copies of the Prospectus in such quantities as MP Securities may from time to time reasonably request, and, if any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus, to notify MP Securities and upon MP Securities’ request to prepare and furnish without charge to MP Securities as many copies as MP Securities may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect compliance;

 

(b)Copy of Amendments, Supplements.  To make no amendment or any supplement to the Prospectus unless MP Securities is given a copy of such proposed amendment or supplement; to advise MP Securities, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by any state, federal or other regulatory authority of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by any regulatory authority for the amending or supplementing of the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification, promptly to use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order;

 

(c)Use of Proceeds.  To use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement in the manner specified in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”;

 

(d)Disclosure of Material Change.  There has been no material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in the Prospectus;

 

(e)Disclosure of Regulatory and Legal Proceedings.  There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Prospectus and proceedings that would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture, or the Notes or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described; and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required;

 

(f)The Investment Company Act of 1940.  The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus, the Company will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

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(g)Title to Property.  Except as described in the Prospectus, (i) the Company has good and marketable title to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property it owns and all mortgage notes and debt securities it owns which are material to its business, taken as a whole.  In each case, the Company has ownership free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except those which do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made, and proposed to be made, of such property by the Company; and (ii) any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company are held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material to the Company and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company;

 

(h)Regulatory Authorizations.  The Company possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or other regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business as presently conducted, except as described in the Prospectus or where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations and permits would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company, taken as a whole; and no officer or representative of the Company has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect on the Company, taken as a whole, except as described in the Prospectus;

 

(i)Financial Statements.  The consolidated financial statements of the Company and the related notes thereto included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the related rules and regulations of the Commission; present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; and have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby (except as noted therein); and

 

(j)Disclosure of Relationships.  No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between the Company or any of its owners, managers, directors, officers, employees, representatives, or agents that is required by the 1933 Act to be described in the Prospectus and that is not so described in the Prospectus.

 

6.Representations and Warranties of Managing Participating Broker.  MP Securities represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that:

 

(a)Valid Existence.  MP Securities is duly organized and in good standing in its jurisdiction of origin. MP Securities holds all governmental authorizations, approvals, and permits necessary to conduct its business and to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(b)Authority.  MP Securities has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under this Agreement.  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by MP Securities and is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of MP Securities and enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(c)Registered Broker-Dealer.  MP Securities is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1934 Act , is a member in good standing of FINRA, and

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is registered and/or qualified to act in each jurisdiction in which it is required to be registered and/or qualified to conduct its business and to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(d)Only Section 3 Provided Compensation.  MP Securities acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided in Section 3 above, it shall not be entitled to any fee, commission, or other compensation for any capital raised by the Company or any of its affiliates through the sale of Notes in the Offering; and

 

(e)Information Provided.  All information provided by or on behalf of MP Securities for inclusion in the Prospectus does not and shall 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.

 

7.Covenants and Agreements of Managing Participating Broker.  In connection with its appointment as MPB for the Offering, MP Securities covenants and agrees to:

 

(a)Abide by this Agreement.  Cause each Selling Group Member who executes a Joinder relating to the offer and sale of the Notes to honor and abide by the provisions contained in this Agreement;

 

(b)Assistance to Company.  Collaborate with the Company and assist the Company in identifying other licensed broker-dealer firms that could become a  Selling Group Member;

 

(c) Best Efforts.  Exercise its best efforts to comply with the subscription procedures and plan of distribution set forth in the Prospectus;

 

(d)Periodic Review.  Periodically review executed subscription agreements entered into by the Company for the sale of Notes in connection with the Offering;

 

(e)  Fidelity Bond.  Maintain a fidelity bond in the minimum amount of $120,000;

 

(f)Insurance.  Maintain general commercial liability insurance policy in an amount reasonably acceptable to MP Securities and the Company and continue to maintain such policy during the term of this Agreement;

 

(g)FINRA Filings.  Be primarily responsible for any necessary Rule 5110 FINRA filings regarding compensation arrangements of the MPB and other Selling Group Members by reason of the Offering; and

 

(h)Retain Copies of Purchase Documents.  Maintain copies of all the Purchase Applications, checks, sales confirmations, transaction blotter and records it receives from the Company and each Selling Group Member, as may be required under applicable FINRA rules and regulations.

 

8.Sales Procedures.  The Company and MP Securities agree to cooperate with each other in carrying out the subscription procedures and selling procedures described in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus and the summary attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

9. Indemnification.  

 

(a)Indemnification of Selling Group Members.

 

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(i)General. Subject to the conditions set forth below the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Selling Group Members that participate in the offer and sale of the Notes and each of their respective directors, officers, partners and employees and each person, if any, who controls any such Selling Group Member (“Controlling Person”) within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20(a) of the 1934 Act, and its counsel, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Selling Group Members and the Company or between any of the Selling Group Members and any third party or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any other foreign, federal, state or local statute, law, rule, regulation or ordinance or at common law or otherwise or under the laws, rules and regulation of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (i) the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (ii) in any post-effective amendment or amendments or any new registration statement and prospectus relating to any of the Notes; or (iii) any application or other document or written communication (in this Section 9 collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Notes under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any foreign or state securities commission or agency; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to a Selling Group Member by or on behalf of such person expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereof, or in any application, as the case may be, which furnished written information, it is expressly agreed, consists solely of the information. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Selling Group Members of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or controlling persons in connection with the issue and sale of the Notes or in connection with the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

 

(ii)Procedure. If any action is brought against a Selling Group Member or controlling person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to Section 9(a)(i), such Selling Group Member shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action and the Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (subject to the reasonable approval of such Selling Group Member) and payment of actual expenses. Such Selling Group Member or controlling person shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Selling Group Member or such controlling person unless: (i) the employment of such counsel at the expense of the Company shall have been authorized in writing by the Company in connection with the defense of such action; (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action; or

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(iii) counsel to such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those available to the Company (in which case the Company shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one additional firm of attorneys selected by the Selling Group Member and/or controlling person shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Selling Group Member or controlling person shall assume the defense of such action as provided above, the Company shall have the right to approve the terms of any settlement of such action which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(b)Indemnification of the Company. Each Selling Group Member, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, and employees and agents who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, and its counsel, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the several Selling Group Members, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, written information furnished to the Company with respect to such Selling Group Members by or on behalf of the Selling Group Members expressly for use in such Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any such application, which furnished written information. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Selling Group Member, such Selling Group Member shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the several Selling Group Members by the provisions of Section 9(a)(ii).

 

(c)Contribution.

 

(i)Contribution Rights. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the 1933 Act in any case in which (i) any person entitled to indemnification under this Section 9 makes claim for indemnification pursuant hereto but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 9 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise may be required on the part of any such person in circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this Section 9 but is unavailable, then, and in each such case, the Company and the Selling Group Members shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by said indemnity agreement incurred by the Company and the Selling Group Members, as incurred, in such proportions that the Selling Group Members are responsible for that portion represented by the percentage that the commissions set forth in the Prospectus bears to the offering price of the Notes appearing thereon and the Company is responsible for the balance; provided, that, no person guilty of a fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding the

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provisions of this Section 9(c)(i), no Selling Group Member shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Notes sold by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Selling Group Member has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses. For purposes of this Section 9, each director, officer and employee of a Selling Group Member or the Company, as applicable, and each person, if any, who controls a Selling Group Member or the Company, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Selling Group Members or the Company, as applicable.

 

(ii)Contribution Procedure. Within fifteen days after receipt by any party to this Agreement (or its representatives) of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, such party will, if a claim for contribution in respect thereof is to be made against another party (“contributing party”), notify the contributing party of the commencement thereof, but the omission to so notify the contributing party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any other party other than for contribution hereunder. In case any such action, suit or proceeding is brought against any party, and such party notifies a contributing party or its representatives of the commencement thereof within the aforesaid fifteen days, the contributing party will be entitled to participate therein with the notifying party and any other contributing party similarly notified. Any such contributing party shall not be liable to any party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding effected by such party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding effected by such party seeking contribution without the written consent of such contributing party. The contribution provisions contained in this Section 9(c) are intended to supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any right to contribution under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise available. The Selling Group Members’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9(c) are several and not joint.

 

10.Termination.  

 

(a)Termination Events.  This Agreement will terminate at the earlier of (i) the time that all of the Notes in the Offering have been sold, or (i) the time that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10(b) or 10(c) below.

 

 

 

 

(c)By the Company.  The Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement upon sixty days’ prior notice in the event that MP Securities (i) fails to reasonably carry out its duties under this Agreement; (ii) commits an act of negligence or intentional wrongdoing when undertaking its duties under this Agreement; or (iii) incurs a material adverse change in its business, operations or financial affairs, which in the opinion of the Company, may adversely affect the success of the Offering; provided, however, in each instance that the Company complies with the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement.

 

11.Survival.  The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and MP Securities, as set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of MP Securities or any controlling person of MP Securities or the Company or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company.

 

12.Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing by personal delivery, prepaid nationally recognized overnight express courier service for next business day delivery, United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, or facsimile with a hard copy sent within one (1) business day by any of the foregoing means, and addressed as follows:

 

 

 

 

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as shall be designated in writing by either party in a notice sent to the other in accordance with these notice provisions. Any notice, request, demand or other communication shall be deemed given at the time of personal delivery or, in the case of certified or registered mail, three (3) days after deposited in the custody of the United States Postal Service, or in the case of express courier service, as of the date of first attempted delivery at the address provided herein, or, in the case of a facsimile, upon delivery of same as confirmed by receipt showing a valid and successful transmission to the facsimile number shown herein.

 

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13.Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, MP Securities, the Company and the respective managers, officers, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement.

 

14.     Time is of the Essence.  Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

 

15.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, and any other document referenced herein, constitute the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no amendment, modification or alteration of the terms hereof shall be binding unless the same be in writing, dated subsequent to the date hereof and duly approved and executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

16.Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

 

17.Headings. The Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

18.Amendments. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be effective or binding with respect to a party unless it is in writing and is signed by the party.

 

19.Waiver. The provisions of this Agreement may not be waived with respect to a party unless waived in writing by the party whom the condition is meant to benefit.

 

20.Further Acknowledgment by the Parties. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges that the provisions of Section 9 hereof fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements to the foregoing), as contemplated by the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act.

 

21.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us two (2) counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by MP Securities, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between the MP Securities and the Company.

 

Very truly yours,

 

MINISTRY PARTNERS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company

 

 

 

 

Accepted as of the date hereof:

 

MANAGING PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER

 

MINISTRY PARTNERS SECURITIES, LLC

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

JOINDER

FOR MINISTRY PARTNERS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

MANAGING PARTICIPATING BROKER AGREEMENT

 

This Joinder is executed pursuant to the terms of the Managing Participating Broker Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated effective as of __________________, 2014, between Ministry Partners Securities, LLC and Ministry Partners Investment Company, LLC.   

By executing this Joinder, the undersigned:

(a)Joins in the Agreement as a “Selling Group Member” (as defined in the Agreement);

(b)Agrees to perform and comply with all covenants and obligations of a Selling Group Member set forth in the Agreement;

(c)Makes and confirms the accuracy of all representations and warranties of a Selling Group Member in the Agreement;

(d)Confirms that the address set forth below is the proper address for purposes of Section 12 (Notices) of the Agreement; and

(e)Otherwise agrees to be bound by all terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants in the Agreement that are applicable to a Selling Group Member.

 

“Selling Group Member”

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

COMMISSION STRUCTURE

 

The Selling Commissions the Company will pay to MP Securities or a Selling Group Member pursuant to Section 3 of the Agreement shall be a cash commission equal to a percentage of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Notes at any closing, determined in accordance with the schedule set forth below and calculated based on the following variables: (i) the gross proceeds received from Notes sold at any particular closing to a prospective investor identified by MP Securities or a Selling Group Member, as applicable, (ii) whether the investor is an existing holder of a Class 1 Note and is reinvesting all or a portion of his invested sums in a new Class 1 Note; ( iii) the  incremental amount of Variable Series Notes under the Prospectus; and (iv) the maturity term, amount invested or other factors relevant to an investment in the Class 1 Notes as described below.

 

The Selling Commissions payable at any particular closing shall be determined as follows:

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

SALES PROCEDURES FOR THE CLASS 1 NOTES OFFERING

 

The Company, the Managing Participating Broker (“MPB”) and each broker-dealer executing a Joinder (each a “PB”) shall be members of the selling group (the “Selling Group”). As a condition to their participation in the Selling Group, each Selling Group member agrees that the following sales procedures will be followed in connection with the purchase of a Class 1 Note (“Note”) under the Offering:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

BLUE SKY STATES 

 

 

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