In offering Shares, the Dealer shall determine that the purchase of the Shares is a suitable and appropriate investment for each purchaser of the Shares solicited by the Dealer. The Dealer acknowledges and agrees that the Dealer Manager does not have any customers and that with respect to each purchaser of Shares solicited by the Dealer, it shall be the sole obligation of the Dealer, and not the Dealer Manager, to comply with the suitability and other requirements imposed by the Prospectus, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable Blue Sky laws, and all applicable FINRA rules, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors and prospectus delivery requirements, including without limitation, the provisions of Article III.C. and Article III.E.1. of the NASAA REIT Guidelines. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to impose upon the Company or the Dealer Manager the responsibility of assuring that prospective investors meet the suitability standards in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus. To the extent the Dealer is eligible to sell Class W Shares and/or Class I Shares, the Dealer shall sell Class W Shares and/or Class I Shares only to those persons who are eligible to purchase such Shares as described in the Prospectus. The Dealer shall not purchase any Shares for a discretionary account without obtaining the prior written approval of the Dealer’s customer. The Dealer agrees to comply with the recordkeeping requirements imposed by (a) federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder, (b) the applicable rules of FINRA and (c) the NASAA REIT Guidelines, including the requirement to maintain records (the “Suitability Records”) of the information used to determine that an investment in Shares is suitable and appropriate for each subscriber for a period of six years from the date of the sale of the Shares. The Dealer further agrees to make the Suitability Records available to the Dealer Manager and the Company upon request and to make them available to representatives of the Commission and FINRA and applicable state securities administrators upon the Dealer’s receipt of a subpoena or other appropriate document request from such agency.
X.Disclosure Review; Confidentiality of Information
The Dealer agrees that it shall have reasonable grounds to believe, based on the information made available to it through the Prospectus or other materials, that all material facts are adequately and accurately disclosed in the Prospectus and provide a basis for evaluating the Shares. In making this determination, the Dealer shall evaluate items of compensation, physical properties, tax aspects, financial stability and experience of the sponsor, conflicts of interest and risk factors; and appraisals and other pertinent reports. If the Dealer relies upon the results of any inquiry conducted by another member or members of FINRA, the Dealer shall have reasonable grounds to believe that such inquiry was conducted with due care, that the member or members conducting or directing the inquiry consented to the disclosure of the results of the inquiry and that the person who participated in or conducted the inquiry is not the Dealer Manager or a sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor of the Company.
It is anticipated that the Dealer and Dealer’s home office diligence personnel and other agents of the Dealer that are conducting a due diligence inquiry on behalf of the Dealer (collectively, the “Diligence Personnel”) either have previously or will in the future have access to certain Confidential Information (defined below) pertaining to the Company, the Dealer Manager, the Advisor, or their respective affiliates. For purposes hereof, “Confidential Information” shall mean and include: (a) trade secrets concerning the business and affairs of Company, the Dealer Manager, the Advisor, or their respective affiliates; (b) confidential data, know-how, current and planned research and development, current and planned methods and processes, marketing lists or strategies, slide presentations, business plans, however documented, belonging to Company, the Dealer Manager, the Advisor, or their respective affiliates; (c) information concerning the business and affairs of Company, the Dealer Manager, the Advisor, or their respective affiliates including, without limitation, historical financial statements, financial projections and budgets, models, budgets, plans, and market studies, however documented; (d) any information marked or designated “Confidential—For Due Diligence Purposes Only”; and (e) any notes, analysis, compilations, studies, summaries and other material containing or based, in whole or in part, on any information