Upon the effectiveness of the Purchase Agreement (or such other date as mutually agreed to by the relevant parties), the Company shall have (a) the unrestricted right to collect, receive, and retain one hundred percent (100%) of the income associated with the Royalty Rights purchased of each applicable Music Asset under such Purchase Agreement which would be payable to the selling Income Interest Owner previous to the effectiveness of such Purchase Agreement, regardless of when earned, and the right to exercise or cause the selling Income Interest Owner to exercise all audit rights of the Income Interest Owner pursuant to any publishing, administration, distribution, recording, PRO (Performing Rights Organizations) agreements, or any agreements relating to the exploitation or use of the applicable Music Asset; (b) the right to all income associated with the Royalty Rights held in third party accounts that would otherwise be payable to the Income Interest Owner previous to the effectiveness of such Purchase Agreement, on or after such each effective date due to unidentified payees, royalties on legal hold, and other accounts directly relating to the applicable Music Assets, and (c) the right to all of the selling Income Interest Owner’s rights under warranties, indemnities, and all similar rights against third parties to the extent related to any of the applicable Royalty Rights.
Use of Estimates
In preparing our financial statements pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the Manager will be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts, particularly with respect to investments, at the date of the financial statements. Actual amounts may differ materially from these estimates.
Contingencies
We may be subject to lawsuits, investigations and claims (some of which may involve substantial dollar amounts) that can arise out of our normal business operations. We would continually assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to our contingencies, as well as potential amounts or ranges of probable losses, and recognize a liability, if any, for these contingencies based on a thorough analysis of each matter with the assistance of outside legal counsel and, if applicable, other experts. Because most contingencies are resolved over long periods of time, liabilities may change in the future due to new developments (including new discovery of facts, changes in legislation and outcomes of similar cases through the judicial system), changes in assumptions or changes in our settlement strategy.
Income Taxes
The Royalty Share arrangement is intended to represent an undivided beneficial interest in a Royalty Right derived from a specified Music Asset and taxed as an investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and not as a partnership, an association, or a publicly traded partnership subject to tax as a corporation. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We are dependent upon the net proceeds raised in this ongoing Offering and any Royalty Fees the Company is paid for its ongoing administrative services related to each series of Royalty Shares to fund our proposed ongoing operations. We will obtain the capital required to complete the purchase of Royalty Rights related to the issuance of Royalty Shares and provide ongoing administrative services related thereto from the proceeds of the ongoing Offering. We will further fund our ongoing operations from any Royalty Fees we deduct from gross Income Interest proceeds before Royalty Share Payments are made to the Holders of the corresponding series of Royalty Shares. For information regarding the anticipated use of proceeds from this offering, see “Estimated Use of Proceeds” and, for Royalty Fees, see “Description of Royalty Shares.”
Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the Manager will pay, on behalf of the Company, all ordinary and necessary costs in connection with our organization and the offering of Royalty Shares qualified in this Offering (“O&O Costs”), including costs associated with the marketing and distribution of Royalty Shares, expenses for printing, EDGARizing and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of Royalty Shares under state securities laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, we also reimburse the Manager at cost for its overhead, employee costs, utilities or technology costs (“Manager Operational Costs”), as well as for any out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties in connection with providing services to us, including the fixed fees paid by the Manager to Jukebox Holding under the Administrative Services Agreement between Jukebox Holding and the Manager (“Manager Out-of-Pocket Expenses”).
We will reimburse the Manager for all O&O Costs up to a maximum of 0.50% of the aggregate gross offering proceeds from this Offering. We anticipate that reimbursement payments for O&O Costs will be made to the Manager monthly installments. To the extent O&O Costs exceed the maximum amount reimbursable, the Manager shall bear such costs that exceed the portion reimbursable by us.
Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the Manager may invoice us at cost for any Manager Operational Costs and Manager Out-of-Pocket Expenses attributable to services provided to the Company. Reimbursements for Manager Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Manager Operational Costs will be funded from our working capital, which will itself be derived from any proceeds raised in the Offering and Royalty Fees the Company earns for its ongoing service of the Royalty Shares. The Manager may, at its sole discretion, decide to defer or waive the reimbursement of any costs or expenses incurred on our behalf. All or any portion of any deferred costs or expenses may be deferred without interest and payable when the Manager determines.
The Manager may, from time to time, incur costs outside the scope of its management of the Company pursuant to the Operating Agreement. The Manager uses its discretion only to attribute costs to the Company that are specific to the O&O Costs, Manager Out-of-Pocket Expenses, and Manager Operational Costs.
Jukebox Holding, our sponsor and parent of the Manager, has adopted a periodic dividend distribution policy pursuant to which it has the discretion to cause periodic distributions of excess working capital at the subsidiary level, including distributions by the Company to be made to the Manager, based on a comprehensive analysis of the subsidiary’s financial statements, profit projections, and regulatory requirements (“Corporate Distribution Policy”). Pursuant to the Corporate Distribution Policy, which may be amended from time to time, subsidiaries shall calculate any amounts available for dividend distribution by considering metrics including, but not limited to, the subsidiaries retained earnings, financial performance, future growth prospects, and cash flow requirements for operational and investment activities and, using this information, to determine in good faith whether a dividend distribution can made.
Other than the reimbursements for O&O Costs, Manager Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Manager Operational Costs and periodic distributions of capital under the Distributions Policy, we do not anticipate any other material capital commitments.
We do not anticipate that we will routinely maintain material liquid assets in excess of our capital commitments. Where, however, our Manager exercises its discretion to waive fees otherwise reimbursable to it pursuant to the Operating Agreement or does not exercise its discretion to distribute our excess working capital pursuant to the Corporate Distribution Policy, we may have working capital significantly in excess of our capital commitments.
If, however, we are unable to raise substantial gross offering proceeds, we will issue fewer Royalty Shares in the Offering and make fewer purchases of Royalty Rights. Given anticipated ongoing costs associated with servicing the series of Royalty Shares on an ongoing basis, we believe that issuing fewer Royalty Shares may result in higher fixed operating expenses as a proportion of our gross income. If, after purchasing the Royalty Rights and reimbursing the Manager for its O&O Costs, we do not have sufficient working capital to fund our ongoing operations, we anticipate being able to seek additional capital from the Manager and/or Jukebox Holding or that the Manager may use its discretion to waive or delay any fees reimbursable to it until such time as we may have sufficient capital to fund our operations and, if applicable, any required reimbursements. There is no guarantee that any request for additional capital from the Manager and/or Jukebox Holding will be agreed to by either party.
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