B. Common Shares issued through the Plan will be issued as part of the Offering. Common Shares will be subject to certain transfer restrictions. In particular, Common Shares issued through the Plan have not been registered under the Securities Act, the securities laws of any U.S. state or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and instead are being offered and sold in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and state and other securities laws. Therefore, any Common Shares issued through the Plan may not be resold or transferred except as permitted under the Securities Act and applicable state and other securities laws pursuant to registration or an exemption therefrom.
Taxes. THE REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS DOES NOT RELIEVE A PARTICIPANT OF ANY INCOME TAX LIABILITY THAT MAY BE PAYABLE ON THE DISTRIBUTIONS. INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL TAX INCOME LIABILITY OF PARTICIPANTS MAY BE FOUND IN THE PUBLIC FILINGS MADE BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”).
Common Share Certificates. The ownership of Common Shares purchased through the Plan will be in book-entry form unless and until the Trust issues certificates for its outstanding Common Shares.
Reports. On a quarterly basis, the Trust shall provide each Participant a statement of account describing, as to such Participant: (i) the Distributions reinvested during the quarter; (ii) the number and class of Common Shares purchased pursuant to the Plan during the quarter; (iii) the per share purchase price for such Common Shares; and (iv) the total number of Common Shares purchased on behalf of the Participant under the Plan. On an annual basis, tax information with respect to income earned on Common Shares under the Plan for the calendar year will be provided to each applicable participant.
Termination by Participant. A Participant may terminate participation in the Plan at any time, without penalty, effective as of the end of a calendar month, by delivering written notice to the Trust at least 10 business days prior to the end of such month and the Trust may, in its discretion, accept and terminate participation for any notice received less than 10 business days prior to the end of the applicable calendar month. Any transfer of Common Shares by a Participant to a non-Participant will terminate participation in the Plan with respect to the transferred Common Shares. If a Participant requests that the Trust repurchase a portion of the Participant’s Common Shares, the Participant’s participation in the Plan will continue with respect to the Participant’s Common Shares that were not repurchased. If a Participant requests that the Trust repurchase all of the Participant’s Common Shares, the Participant’s participation in the Plan will be automatically terminated, whether or not all of the Participant’s Common Shares are actually repurchased. If a Participant terminates Plan participation, the Trust may, at its option, ensure that the terminating Participant’s account will reflect the whole number of shares in such Participant’s account and provide a check for the cash value of any fractional share in such account. Upon termination of Plan participation for any reason, future Distributions will be distributed to the Shareholder in cash.
Amendment, Suspension or Termination by the Trust. The Board of Trustees may by majority vote amend any aspect of the Plan; provided that the Plan cannot be amended to eliminate a Participant’s right to terminate participation in the Plan and that notice of any material amendment must be provided to Participants at least 10 days prior to the effective date of that amendment. The Board of Trustees may by majority vote suspend or terminate the Plan for any reason upon ten days’ written notice to the Participants.
Liability of the Trust. The Trust shall not be liable for any act done in good faith, or for any good faith omission to act, including, without limitation, any claims or liability (i) arising out of failure to terminate a Participant’s account upon such Participant’s death prior to timely receipt of notice in writing of such death or (ii) with respect to the time and the prices at which Common Shares are purchased or sold for a Participant’s account. To the extent that indemnification may apply to liabilities arising under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of a particular state, the Trust has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC and certain state securities commissioners, such indemnification is contrary to public policy and, therefore, unenforceable.