EX-10.1 3 ea025394101ex10-1_boqii.htm FORM OF SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

 

Boqii Holding Limited

Building 9, No. 388, Shengrong Road, Pudong New District

Shanghai, China 201210

 

[    ], 2025

 

Green Mountain Management Limited

 

  RE: Securities Subscription Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Boqii Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), is pleased to accept the offer Green Mountain Management Limited, a British Virgin Islands business company(the “Subscriber” or “you”), has made to subscribe for [500,000] Class C ordinary shares of the Company, US$0.16 par value per share (the “Class C Shares”). For the purposes of this Agreement, references to “Shares” are to, collectively, the Class C Shares and the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, US$0.16 par value per share and Class B ordinary shares, US$0.16 par value per share. The terms (this “Agreement”) on which the Company is willing to issue the Class C Shares to the Subscriber, and the Company and the Subscriber’s agreements regarding such Class C Shares, are as follows:

 

1. Subscription for Class C Shares.

 

For the sum of US$[80,000], which the Company acknowledges receiving in cash, the Company hereby agrees to issue the Class C Shares to the Subscriber, and the Subscriber hereby subscribes for the Class C Shares from the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Concurrently with the Subscriber’s execution of this Agreement, the Company shall update its register of members accordingly.

 

2. Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

 

2.1 Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce the Company to issue the Class C Shares to the Subscriber, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company and agrees with the Company as follows:

 

2.1.1 No Government Recommendation or Approval. The Subscriber understands that no government agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the offering of the Class C Shares.

 

2.1.2 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) the organizational documents of the Subscriber, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Subscriber is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Subscriber is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which the Subscriber is subject.

 

2.1.3 Formation and Authority. The Subscriber is a British Virgin Islands business company, formed and registered and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of British Virgin Islands and possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon execution and delivery by you, this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber, enforceable against the Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

 

 

 

2.1.4 Experience, Financial Capability and Suitability. The Subscriber is: (i) sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Class C Shares and (ii) able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Class C Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Class C Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and therefore cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Subscriber is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and has the capacity to protect its own interests. The Subscriber must bear the economic risk of this investment until the Class C Shares are sold pursuant to: (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) an exemption from registration available with respect to such sale. The Subscriber is able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Class C Shares and to afford a complete loss of the Subscriber’s investment in the Class C Shares.

 

2.1.5 Access to Information; Independent Investigation. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Subscriber has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company concerning an investment in the Company, as well as the finances, operations, business and prospects of the Company, and the opportunity to obtain additional information to verify the accuracy of all information so obtained. In determining whether to make this investment, the Subscriber has relied solely on the Subscriber’s own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based upon the Subscriber’s own due diligence investigation and the information furnished pursuant to this paragraph. The Subscriber understands that no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this Section 2 and the Subscriber has not relied on any other representations or information in making its investment decision, whether written or oral, relating to the Company, its operations and/or its prospects.

 

2.1.6 Regulation S Offering. The Subscriber understands that the Class C Shares are being offered and sold to him, her or it in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Subscriber set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of the Subscriber to acquire the Class C Shares.  In this regard, the Subscriber represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

i. The Subscriber is not a U.S. Person and is not an Affiliate of the Company and is not acquiring the Class C Shares for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person.  A “U.S. Person” means any one of the following:

 

A.any natural person resident in the United States of America;

 

B.any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States of America;

 

C.any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person;

 

D.any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person;

 

E.any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States of America;

 

F.any non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person;

 

G.any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated or (if an individual) resident in the United States of America; and

 

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H.any partnership, company, corporation or other entity if:

 

(1) organized or incorporated under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and

 

(2) formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts.

 

ii. At the time of the origination of contact concerning this Agreement and the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Subscriber was outside of the United States.

 

iii. The Subscriber is not acquiring the Class C Shares as a result of, and will not itself engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Rule 902(c) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act) in the United States in respect of the Class C Shares which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of the Class C Shares; provided, however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the Class C Shares under an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. “Directed selling efforts” means any activity undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for any of the Class C Shares being offered in reliance on this Regulation S. Such activity includes placing an advertisement in a publication “with a general circulation in the United States” that refers to the offering of securities being made in reliance upon this Regulation S.

 

iv. The Subscriber will not, during the period commencing on the date of issuance of the Class C Shares and ending on the 40th day of such date, or such shorter period as may be permitted by Regulation S or other applicable securities law (the “Restricted Period”), offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Class C Shares in the United States, or to a U.S. Person for the account or for the benefit of a U.S. Person, or otherwise in a manner that is not in compliance with Regulation S.

 

v. The Subscriber will, after expiration of the Restricted Period, offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Class C Shares only pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an available exemption therefrom and in accordance with all applicable state and foreign securities laws.

 

vi. The Subscriber was not in the United States engaged in, and prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period will not engage in, any short selling of or any hedging transaction with respect to the Class C Shares, including without limitation, any put, call or other option transaction, option writing or equity swap.

 

vii. Neither the Subscriber nor any person acting on his, her or its behalf has engaged, nor will engage, in any directed selling efforts to a U.S. Person with respect to the Class C Shares and the Subscriber and any person acting on his, her or its behalf has complied and will comply with the “offering restrictions” requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

viii. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement have not been pre-arranged with a buyer located in the United States or with a U.S. Person, and are not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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ix. Neither the Subscriber nor any person acting on his, her or its behalf has undertaken or carried out any activity for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States, its territories or possessions, for any of the Class C Shares.  The Subscriber agrees not to cause any advertisement of the Class C Shares to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and not to issue any circular relating to the Class C Shares, except such advertisements that include the statements required by Regulation S under the Securities Act, and only offshore and not in the U.S. or its territories, and only in compliance with any local applicable securities laws.

 

x. The Subscriber has carefully reviewed and completed the Investor Suitability Questionnaire annexed hereto as Exhibit A

 

2.1.7 Investment Purposes. The Subscriber is purchasing the Class C Shares solely for investment purposes, for the Subscriber’s own account and not for the account or benefit of any other person, and not with a view towards the distribution or dissemination thereof. The Subscriber did not decide to enter into this Agreement as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act.

 

2.1.8 Restrictions on Transfer. The Subscriber understands the Class C Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Subscriber understands the Class C Shares will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act and the Subscriber understands that the certificates or book-entries representing the Class C Shares will contain a legend in respect of such restrictions. If in the future the Subscriber decides to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Class C Shares, such Shares may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only pursuant to: (i) registration under the Securities Act, or (ii) an available exemption from registration. The Subscriber agrees that if any transfer of its Class C Shares or any interest therein is proposed to be made, as a condition precedent to any such transfer, the Subscriber may be required to deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s fourteenth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Articles”). Absent registration or an exemption, the Subscriber agrees not to resell the Class C Shares.

 

2.1.9 No Governmental Consents. No governmental, administrative or other third-party consents or approvals are required, necessary or appropriate on the part of the Subscriber in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

2.2 Company’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce the Subscriber to purchase the Class C Shares, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber and agrees with the Subscriber as follows:

 

2.2.1 Incorporation and Corporate Power. The Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results or assets of the Company. The Company possesses all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

2.2.2 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) the Articles, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which the Company is subject.

 

2.2.3 Title to Shares. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Articles, and registration in the register of members of the Company, the Class C Shares will be duly and validly issued as fully paid and nonassessable. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Articles, the Subscriber will have or receive good title to the Class C Shares, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (a) transfer restrictions hereunder under the Articles and under the other agreements to which the Class C Shares may be subject, (b) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities laws, and (c) liens, claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of the Subscriber.

 

2.2.4 No Adverse Actions. There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending, threatened against or affecting the Company which: (i) seek to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) question the validity or legality of any transactions or seeks to recover damages or to obtain other relief in connection with any transactions.

 

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3. Restrictions on Transfer.

 

3.1 Securities Law Restrictions. The Subscriber agrees not to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Class C Shares unless, prior thereto (a) a registration statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws with respect to the Class C Shares proposed to be transferred shall then be effective or (b) the Company has received an opinion from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Articles, that such registration is not required because such transaction is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated by the SEC thereunder and with all applicable state securities laws.

 

3.2 Restrictive Legends. All certificates representing the Class C Shares shall have endorsed thereon legends substantially as follows:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL, IS AVAILABLE.

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY’S FOURTEENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, AS AMENDED OR RESTATED.”

 

4. Other Agreements.

 

4.1 Further Assurances. The Subscriber agrees to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

 

4.2 Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Agreement shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party and (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.

 

4.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Subscriber and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

4.4 Modifications and Amendments. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by all parties hereto.

 

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4.5 Waivers and Consents. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.

 

4.6 Assignment. The rights and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

4.7 Benefit. All statements, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of the respective successors and permitted assigns of each party hereto. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any rights or obligations except among the parties hereto, and no person or entity shall be regarded as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

4.8 Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of New York applicable to contracts wholly performed within the borders of such state, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.

 

4.9 Severability. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement shall be unreasonable or unenforceable in any respect, then such provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it reasonable and enforceable, and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect. In the event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof, wholly unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

 

4.10 No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.

 

4.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Agreement or in any other agreement, certificate or instrument provided for or contemplated hereby, shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and any investigations made by or on behalf of the parties.

 

4.12 No Broker or Finder. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other that no broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on its behalf in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the other. Each of the parties hereto agrees to indemnify and save the other harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred in defending against any such claim.

 

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4.13 Headings and Captions. The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

4.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

4.15 Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant.

 

4.16 Mutual Drafting. This Agreement is the joint product of the Subscriber and the Company and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of such parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.

 

5. Indemnification.

 

Each party shall indemnify the other against any loss, cost or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred as a result of such party’s breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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If the foregoing accurately sets forth our understanding and agreement, please sign the enclosed copy of the Agreement and return it to us.

 

    Very truly yours,
   
  Boqii Holding Limited
     
  By:  
    Name:  Yingzhi (Lisa) Tang
    Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
     
  Accepted and agreed, [    ], 2025
     
  Green Mountain Management Limited
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to Class B Share Subscription Agreement]

 

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Exhibit A

 

INVESTOR SUITABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE

FOR NON-U.S. INVESTORS AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S

 

CONFIDENTIAL

 

Boqii Holding Limited (the “Company”) will use the responses to this questionnaire to qualify prospective investors for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. Please complete, sign, date and return one copy of this questionnaire to the Company as soon as possible, via mail or facsimile, to:

 

Boqii Holding Limited

Building 9, No. 388, Shengrong Road, Pudong New District

Shanghai, China 201210

 

Name:  Green Mountain Management Limited

 

(EXACT NAME AS IT SHOULD APPEAR ON SECURITIES)

 

1.   Please indicate the country in which you maintain your principal residence and how long you have maintained your principal residence in that country.

 

Country:  
   
Duration of Residence:     
   
Address:  
   
Email Address:  

 

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I. INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS:

 

(Investors other than individuals should turn to Part II)

 

INITIAL EACH BOX TRUE OR FALSE OR COMPLETE, AS APPROPRIATE

 

Disclosure of Foreign Citizenship.

 

1. ______
True    
______
False
You are a citizen of a country other than the United States.
     
2. _________________   If the answer to the preceding question is true, specify the country of which you are a citizen.

 

Verification of Status as a Non-“U.S. Person” under Regulation S.

 

3. ______
True
______
False
You are a natural person resident in the United States.

 

PLEASE PROVIDE COPIES OF THE IDENFICATION DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE COUNTRY OF WHICH YOU ARE A CITIZEN.

 

PLEASE TURN TO PART III AND SIGN AND DATE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE

 

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II. NON-INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS:*

 

(Please answer Part II only if the purchase is proposed to be undertaken by a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity)

 

If the investment will be made by more than one affiliated entity, please complete a copy of this questionnaire for EACH entity.

 

PLEASE PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FORMATION DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE COUNTRY IN WHICH YOU WERE FORMED.

 

INITIAL EACH BOX TRUE OR FALSE

 

Disclosure of Foreign Ownership.

 

1. ______
True
______
False
You are an entity organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than those of the United States or any state, territory or possession of the United States (a “Foreign Entity”).
       
2. ______
True
______
False
You are a corporation of which, in the aggregate, more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by Foreign Citizens, Foreign Entities, Foreign Corporations (as defined below) or Foreign partnerships (as defined below) (a “Foreign Corporation”).
       
3. ______
True
______
False
You are a general or limited partnership of which any general or limited partner is a Foreign Citizen, Foreign Entity, Foreign Government, Foreign Corporation or Foreign Partnership (as defined below) (a “Foreign Partnership”).
       
4. ______
True
______
False
You are a representative of, or entity controlled by, any of the entities listed in items 1 through 3 above.

 

Verification of Status as a Non-“U.S. Person” under Regulation S.

 

1.

_____  

True

________

False

You are a partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States.
     
2.

______

True

_______

False

You are an estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person.  If the preceding sentence is true, but the executor or administrator who is a U.S. Person is a professional fiduciary and (i) there is another executor or administrator who is a non-U.S. Person who has shared or sole investment discretion with respect to the assets of the estate; and (ii) the estate is governed by foreign law, you may answer “False.”

 

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3.

______  

True

_______

False

You are a trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person.  If the preceding sentence is true, but the trustee who is a U.S. Person is a professional fiduciary and (i) there is another trustee who is a non-U.S. Person who has shared or sole investment discretion with respect to the trust assets; and (ii) no beneficiary of the trust is a U.S. Person, you may answer “False.”

  

4.

______  

True

_______

False

You are an agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States.
     
5.

______  

True

_______

False

You are a non-discretionary or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person.

 

6.

______  

True

_______

False

You are a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized or incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States.  If the preceding sentence is true, but such account is held by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized or incorporated, or resident in the United States for the benefit or account of a non-U.S. Person, you may answer “False.”

 

7.

______  

True

_______
False

 

You are a partnership or corporation that was organized under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction by a U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act not organized or incorporated.  If the preceding sentence is true, but you were organized or incorporated and are owned by accredited investors (as defined in rule 501(a) of Regulation D) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts, you may answer “False.”

 

8.

______  

True

_______

False

You are an employee benefit plan established and administered in accordance with the law and customary practices and documentation of a country other than the United States.

 

9.

______  

True

________

False

You are an agency or branch of a U.S. Person located outside the United States that is (i) operated for valid business reasons; (ii) engaged in the business of insurance or banking; and (iii) subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation, respectively, where located.

 

10.

______  

True

_______

False

You are the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Nations, or one of their agencies, affiliates or pension plans.

  

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III. SIGNATURE

 

You agree that the Company may disclose this questionnaire to such parties as the Company deems appropriate to establish the availability of exemptions from registration under federal and state securities laws.  You represent that the information furnished in this questionnaire is true, complete and correct and you acknowledge that the Company and its counsel are relying on the truth and accuracy of such information to comply with federal and state securities laws. You agree to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information that may occur prior to the investment.

 

Date:

 

FOR INDIVIDUALS:

 

   
  (Signature)

    

FOR ENTITIES:

 

   
  Name of Entity
   
   
  (Signature)
   
   
  Name of Signing Party
   
   
  Title of Signing Party

 

 

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