THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE OPTION AND SOLE RISK OF THE TENDERING SHAREHOLDER. IF DOCUMENTS ARE SENT BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED.
Shareholders have the responsibility to cause their Shares to be tendered, the Letter of Transmittal properly completed and bearing original signature(s) (or a copy thereof) and the original of any required signature guarantee(s), and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, to be timely delivered. Timely delivery is a condition precedent to acceptance of Shares for purchase pursuant to the Offer and to payment of the purchase amount.
b. Determination of Validity. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of tenders will be determined by us, in our sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any or all tenders determined not to be in appropriate form or to refuse to accept for payment, purchase, or pay for, any Shares if accepting, purchasing or paying for such Shares would be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the Offer or any defect in any tender, whether generally or with respect to any particular Share(s) or Shareholder(s). Our interpretations, in consultation with our counsel, of the terms and conditions of the Offer shall be final and binding.
THE ADVISOR, AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COMPANY, WILL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO GIVE ANY NOTICE OF ANY DEFECT OR IRREGULARITY IN ANY TENDER, AND WILL NOT INCUR ANY LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO GIVE ANY SUCH NOTICE.
c. United States Federal Income Tax Withholding. To prevent the potential imposition of U.S. federal backup withholding tax on the gross payments made pursuant to the Offer, prior to receiving such payments, each Shareholder accepting the Offer who has not previously submitted to the Company a correct, completed and signed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (“Form W-9”) or substituted Form W-9 (included with the original subscription) (for U.S. Shareholders) or IRS Form W-8BEN (“Form W-8BEN”), IRS Form W-8IMY (“Form W-8IMY”), IRS Form W-8ECI (“Form W-8ECI”), or other applicable form (for Non-U.S. Shareholders), or otherwise established an exemption from such withholding, must submit the appropriate form to the Company. See Section 13, below.
For this purpose, a “U.S. Shareholder” is, in general, a Shareholder that is (i) a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of the source of such income or (iv) a trust if (A) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and (B) one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. A “Non-U.S. Shareholder” is any Shareholder other than a U.S. Shareholder.
5. Withdrawal Rights.
At any time prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Expiration Date, and, if the Shares have not by then been accepted for payment by us, at any time after April 24, 2019 (which is 40 business days after the commencement of the Offer), any Shareholder may withdraw all or any number of the Shares that the Shareholder has tendered. To be effective, a written Notice of Withdrawal must be timely received by us, via mail, courier, facsimile or personal delivery, at the address listed in Section 4 of this Offer to Purchase. The Notice of Withdrawal must specify the name(s) of the person having tendered the Shares to be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be withdrawn or if all tendered Shares are being withdrawn, the Shareholder’s Social Security or Tax ID Number, and must be signed by the Shareholder.
All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of letters of instruction providing notice of withdrawal will be determined by us in our sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. Shares properly withdrawn will not thereafter be deemed to be tendered for purposes of the Offer. Withdrawn Shares, however, may be re-tendered by following the procedures described in Section 4, above, prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Expiration Date.