Exhibit K.8.
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. IT MAY
NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF (i) AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY UNDER SUCH ACT, (ii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED, OR (iii) THE WRITTEN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE ISSUER, WHICH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WILL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD, THAT A SALE
IS PURSUANT TO A VALID EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER SUCH ACT.
TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
WARRANT
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Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock
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This certifies that, for value received, TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Maryland
corporation (the Company), hereby grants to [insert name] (the Holder), the
right to purchase from the Company [insert written number] ([insert numerical number]) shares of
the Companys Common Stock (the Common Stock) at the Exercise Price (as defined in
Section 1.4 below) then in effect, in consideration of the Holders purchase of shares of Series A
Redeemable Preferred Stock pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement dated December ___, 2006 (the
Purchase Agreement), subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth in this
Warrant (this Warrant).
1. Exercise of Warrant.
1.1 Exercise Period. Unless earlier cancelled pursuant to Section 1.3(b)
hereof, Holder may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to
time during the period commencing on the earlier of (a) the effective date of the
registration statement for the Companys initial public offering of its Common Shares (the
Initial Public Offering) or (b) 18 months from the date hereof, and ending at 5:00
P.M. (New York City time) on the date that is the earlier of (x) the day before the sixth
anniversary of the Initial Public Offering or (y) the date that is 10 years after the date
hereof (the Exercise Period).
1.2 Procedure for Exercising Warrant.
(a) This Warrant will be deemed to have been exercised at such time as the
Company has received all of the following items (the Exercise Date):
(i) A completed Notice of Exercise, substantially in the form set forth
in Exhibit A hereto, executed by the Holder or by Holders legal
representative or attorney duly authorized in writing to the satisfaction of
Company;
(ii) This Warrant; and
(iii) Cash or certified or official bank check in an amount equal to
the product of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares of
Common Stock being purchased upon such exercise.
(b) Certificates representing shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of
this Warrant will be delivered by the Company to the Holder within 5 days after the
Exercise Date. Unless this Warrant has expired or has been cancelled or all of the
purchase rights represented hereby have been exercised, the Company will prepare a
new Warrant, substantially identical hereto, representing the rights formerly
represented by this Warrant which have not expired or been exercised. The Company
will deliver such new Warrant to the person designated to receive it in the Exercise
Agreement.
(c) The Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant will be deemed
to have been issued to the Holder on the Exercise Date, and the Holder will be
deemed for all purposes to have become the record holder of such Common Stock on the
Exercise Date.
(d) The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
this Warrant will be made without charge to the Holder for any issuance tax in
respect thereof or any other cost incurred by the Company in connection with such
exercise and the related issuance of shares.
1.3 Cancellation of Warrant.
(a) A Warrant surrendered to the Company for registration of transfer,
exchange or exercise shall promptly be cancelled.
(b) In the event the holders of Common Stock fail to authorize this Warrant
prior to the Initial Public Offering, such Warrant shall be cancelled.
1.4 Common Stock and Exercise Price Under Warrants. Subject to and
upon compliance with the provisions herein, this Warrant shall entitle the Holder hereof to
purchase from the Company one share of Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price (the
Exercise Price) of the greater of $15.00 per share of Common Stock or (ii) the Net
Asset Value per Common Share as set forth in Section 2.1; provided that prior to the
BDC/Registration Statement Notice Date, the Exercise Price will be $15.00. The Exercise
Price and the number and kind of securities or other property issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants shall be adjusted in certain instances as provided in Section 2 of this Warrant.
1.5 Fractional Shares. No fractional Common Stock shall be issued upon
exercise of this Warrant. If more than one Warrant shall be exercised at one time by the
same Holder, the number of full shares which shall be issuable upon exercise thereof shall
be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Common Stock issuable under the Warrants
so exercised. In lieu of any fractional Common Stock that would otherwise
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be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant or Warrants, the Company shall pay a cash
adjustment in respect of such fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of the market
price per Common Stock (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or in any
manner prescribed by the Board of Directors) at the close of business on the day such
exercise is deemed to have occurred.
2. Adjustment of Shares of Common Stock and Exercise Price. The number of shares of
Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price per share are
subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 2; provided,
however, that the Exercise Price per share will not be less than the par value per share of
the Common Stock.
2.1 Adjustment to Exercise Price upon Business Development Company Election.
The Company shall deliver to the Holders a notice of the Companys intention to file a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Companys Common Stock (a
Registration Statement Filing) (a Registration Statement Notice) or to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form N-54A under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 Act (the 1940 Act) to be regulated as a business development company
under the 1940 Act (Form N-54A) or, if available, a notice on Form N-6F under the
1940 Act of the Companys intention to be regulated as a business development company under
the 1940 Act (Form N-6F) (the BDC Election), which such notice shall
specify that an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 2.1 expected to
occur, within no earlier than 10 days following delivery of such notice and no later than 30
days following delivery of such notice (the date of delivery of such notice by the Company,
the BDC/Registration Statement Notice Date). On the date of the BDC Election, the
Exercise Price then in effect will be adjusted to a price equal to the greater of (a) $15.00
and (b) the then Net Asset Value Per Common Share (as defined below); provided, however,
that if after any such adjustment the Registration Statement Filing or Form N-6F or Form
N-54A filing that triggered such adjustment is abandoned by the Company prior to its
effectiveness, the Exercise Price will revert to the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to such adjustment. For purposes of this Section 2.1, the Companys Net Asset
Value Per Common Share as of the date of the BDC Election shall mean the total net
asset value of the Company on such date as certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, divided by the number of Common Stock of the Company outstanding as of such date,
assuming the conversion into Common Stock of all shares of convertible preferred stock of
the Company, if any, then outstanding.
2.2 Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc. The number of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time
issuable upon exercise of such Warrant) and the Exercise Price shall be appropriately
adjusted to reflect any and all stock dividends (other than cash dividends), stock splits,
combinations of shares, reclassifications, recapitalizations or other similar events
affecting the number of outstanding Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) so that
the Holder thereafter exercising this Warrant shall be entitled to receive the number of
Common Stock or other capital stock which the Holder would have received if such Warrant had
been exercised immediately prior to such event. Whenever the number of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant is adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.2, the
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Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price immediately prior to
such adjustment by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the number
of shares issuable upon exercise of such Warrant after such adjustment.
2.3 Extraordinary Dividends. Notwithstanding Section 2.2, in case the
Company shall at any time after the date hereof declare an extraordinary dividend on the
outstanding Common Stock (excluding any ordinary quarterly cash dividends paid during the
Exercise Period), each Holder will be entitled to receive the extraordinary dividend made on
the outstanding Common Stock which the Holder would have received if this Warrant had been
exercised immediately prior to such extraordinary dividend.
2.4 Capital Reorganization or Reclassification. If the Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be changed into the same or
different number of shares of any class or classes of Common Stock, whether by capital reorganization,
reclassification or otherwise (other than a reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of
assets provided for elsewhere in this Warrant) then, in and as a condition to the
effectiveness of each such event, the Holder shall have the right thereafter to exercise
this Warrant for the kind and amount of Common Stock and other securities and property
receivable upon such reorganization, reclassification or other change by the holder of the
number of Common Stock for which such Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to
such reorganization, reclassification or change, all subject to further adjustment as
provided herein.
2.5 Merger. In case of a dividend or distribution paid pursuant to a plan of
consolidation or merger of the Company with another Person (as defined below) (other than a
merger or consolidation in which the Company is the continuing Person and the Common Stock
is not exchanged for securities, property or assets issued, delivered or paid by another
Person), or in case of any lease, sale or conveyance to another Person (other than to a
wholly owned domestic subsidiary of the Company so long as such subsidiary continues to be
wholly owned) of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company, this
Warrant shall thereafter (until the end of the Warrant Exercise Period) evidence the right
to receive, upon its exercise, in lieu of Common Stock deliverable upon such exercise,
immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, lease, sale or conveyance the kind and
amount of shares and/or other securities and/or property and assets and/or cash that the
Holder would have been entitled to receive upon such consolidation, merger, lease, sale or
conveyance had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such consolidation,
merger, lease, sale or conveyance; provided, however, to the extent a stockholder would have
had an opportunity to elect the form of consideration in such a transaction, the Holder
electing to not exercise its warrants shall be entitled to the same consideration that a
holder of such Common Stock failing to make any such election would have been entitled to
receive upon such transaction. The Company shall not consummate any transaction that
effects or permits any such event or occurrence unless each Person whose shares of stock,
securities or assets will be issued, delivered or paid to the holders of the Common Stock
(including the Company with respect to clause (ii) below), prior to or simultaneously with
the consummation of the transaction, (i) is a corporation organized and existing under the
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laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia, and (ii)
expressly assumes, or in the case of the Company, acknowledges, by a Warrant supplement or
other document in a form substantially similar hereto, executed and delivered to the Holder
thereof, the obligation to deliver to such Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets
as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5, such Holder is entitled
to purchase, and all other obligations and liabilities under this Warrant, including the
obligations and liabilities in respect of subsequent adjustments that are required under
this Warrant. For purposes of this Section 2.5, Person shall mean an individual,
limited or general partnership, corporation, association, company, joint-stock company,
business trust, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization, or any other entity,
including a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
2.6 Certificate Regarding Adjustment. The certificate of any independent firm
of public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Board of Directors of
the Company shall be evidence of the correctness of any computations under Sections 2.1
through 2.5 of this Agreement.
2.7 Minimum Adjustment. No adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be required
under this Section 2 if the amount of such adjustment is less than 1% of the Exercise Price
then in effect; provided, however, that any adjustments that by reason of the foregoing are
not required at the time to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account and
included in determining the amount of any subsequent adjustment. If the Company shall take a
record of holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend
or distribution and thereafter and before the distribution to stockholders of any such
dividend or distribution, legally abandons its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or
distribution, then no adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be required by reason of the
taking of such record. All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made to the nearest
cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case may be.
2.8 Notice to Holder of Adjustment. Whenever the number of shares purchasable
upon exercise of this Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted as herein provided, the
Company will cause to be mailed to the Holder, in accordance with the provisions of Section
14.3 hereof, notice setting forth the adjusted number of shares purchasable upon the
exercise of the Warrant and the adjusted Exercise Price and showing in reasonable detail the
computation of the adjustment and the facts upon which such adjustment is based.
3. Prior Notice as to Certain Events. In case at any time:
(a) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on the
Common Stock, including any extraordinary dividend (but other than ordinary
quarterly cash dividends paid during the Exercise Period;
(b) the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of the Common Stock
of pro rata rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of
capital stock of the Company; or
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(c) of any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a
merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the
Company), or of any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for
which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than to a
wholly owned domestic subsidiary of the Company so long as such subsidiary continues
to be wholly owned); or
(d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the Company;
then the Company shall cause to be mailed to all registered Holders at their last addresses as
shown in the Warrant Register (as defined below), no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the
event specified in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above, a notice stating (i) the date on which a record is
to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, rights, options or warrants, or, if a
record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be
entitled to such dividend, distribution, rights, options or warrants are to be determined, or (ii)
the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation
or winding up (or amendment thereto) is expected to become effective, and the date as of which it
is expected that holders of record of such class of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange
their Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
4. Covenant as to Common Stock.
(a) The Company covenants that all Common Stock that may be issued upon
exercise of any Warrant will, upon issue and payment of the Exercise Price therefor,
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear from all taxes,
liens, charges, security interests, encumbrances and other restrictions created by
or through the Company, other than those set forth in the Companys Articles of
Incorporation, as amended.
(b) The Company shall at all times during the Exercise Period, reserve and keep
available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common
Stock, for the purpose of effecting the exercise of Warrants, the full number of
Common Shares then issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding Warrants.
5. Taxes on Exercise. The Company shall pay any and all taxes that may be payable in
respect of the issue or delivery of Common Stock on exercise of this Warrant. The Company shall
not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of (i) income of the
Holder or (ii) any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of Common Stock in a name other than
that of the Holder of this Warrant, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until
the person requesting such issue has paid to the Company the amount of any such taxes or has
established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
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6. Restrictions on Transfer of Warrant.
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE
CORPORATIONS COMMON STOCK IS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (THE
EXCHANGE ACT), THE CORPORATION HAS ELECTED TO BE REGULATED AS A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY UNDER THE 1940 ACT, AND THE CORPORATIONS COMMON STOCK QUALIFIES AS PUBLICLY OFFERED
SECURITIES (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AT 29
C.F.R. § 2510.3-101 (THE PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS)), THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD, OR PLEDGED EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER
(1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS (X) A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) OR (Y) AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(4), (5) or (6) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT), (2) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS), WHETHER OR NOT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; (3) REPRESENTS THAT
IT IS A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE 1940 ACT (4) AGREES THAT HE,
SHE OR IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT COVERING SUCH SECURITIES OR AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM, IN EACH CASE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER IMPOSED UNDER THE CORPORATIONS
CHARTER AND DESCRIBED ABOVE; AND (5) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY
IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.
FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CORPORATIONS EXCHANGE ACT REGISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO ITS
COMMON STOCK AND THE CORPORATIONS ELECTION TO BE REGULATED AS A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY UNDER
THE 1940 ACT, THE RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER IN CLAUSE (3) OF THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH WILL NO LONGER
APPLY TO TRANSFERS OF THIS SECURITY. IN ADDITION, FOLLOWING THE DATE THAT THE CORPORATIONS COMMON
STOCK QUALIFIES AS PUBLICLY OFFERED SECURITIES UNDER THE PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS, THE RESTRICTION
ON TRANSFER IN CLAUSE (2) OF THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH WILL NO LONGER APPLY.
IF ANY RESALE OR OTHER TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IS PROPOSED TO BE MADE OTHER THAN PURSUANT TO
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE TRANSFEROR SHALL
DELIVER TO THE CORPORATION, AN AGREEMENT FROM THE TRANSFEREE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT B
HERETO TO THE FINAL OFFERING MEMORANDUM RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES WHICH SHALL PROVIDE, AS
APPLICABLE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE TRANSFEREE IS A QUALIFIED
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PURCHASER AND A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS ACQUIRING THE
WARRANTS REPRESENTED HEREBY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE
SECURITIES ACT. THE CORPORATION RESERVES THE RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY OFFER, SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER
OTHER THAN TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR
OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION.
ONLY WHOLE SECURITIES WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED. ANY TRANSFER IN VIOLATION OF THE
FOREGOING OR THE CORPORATIONS CHARTER OR ANY TRANSFER OF FRACTIONAL SECURITIES SHALL BE DEEMED TO
BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER. ANY SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE
THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RECEIPT OF
DIVIDENDS ON THE COMMON STOCK, AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST
WHATSOEVER IN SUCH SECURITIES.
SO LONG AS THESE SECURITIES ARE RESTRICTED SECURITIES (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE
144(a)(3) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), THE CORPORATION AGREES TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO EACH HOLDER AND
EACH PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES DESIGNATED BY A HOLDER, UPON REQUEST, THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO RULE 144A(d)(4) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
6.1 The Holder acknowledges that this Warrant has not been registered under the Act or
the securities laws of any jurisdiction and may not be transferred except in transactions
that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the applicable securities
laws of other jurisdictions. Any transferee of this Warrant will be subject to and required
to complete the Investment Representation, Transfer and Market Stand-Off Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
6.2 The Company shall keep a register in which the Company shall provide for
the registration of Warrants and of transfers and exchanges of Warrants (the Warrant
Register); provided that so long as such Warrants are subject to restrictions on
transfer or exchange, transfers or exchanges of Warrants may only be made following the
satisfactory review by the Company as to compliance with such restrictions on transfer or
exchange.
7. No Voting Rights; Limitations of Liability. This Warrant does not confer upon the
Holder any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company, either at law or equity.
The rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed herein and the Holder by acceptance hereof,
consents to and agrees to be bound by and to comply with all the provisions of this Warrant. No
provision of this Warrant, in the absence of affirmative action by the Holder to purchase Common
Stock, and no enumeration in this Warrant of the rights or privileges of the
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Holder, will give rise to any liability of such Holder for the Exercise Price of Common Stock
purchasable by exercise hereof or as a stockholder of Company.
8. No Change of Warrant Necessary. Irrespective of any adjustment in Exercise Price or
in the number or kind of shares or other property issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, this
Warrant may continue to express the same Exercise Price and number and kind of shares issuable upon
exercise per Warrant as are stated herein.
9. Enforcement of Rights. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Warrant, the
Holder, without the consent of any other Holder of a Warrant, may enforce, and may institute and
maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company to enforce such Holders right to
exercise this Warrant in the manner provided herein.
10. Available Information. The Company shall, upon request by the Holder to the
Company, promptly deliver to the Holder copies of its annual reports and of the information,
documents and other reports delivered or made available to stockholders of the Company.
11. Destroyed, Lost, Mutilated or Stolen Warrants. If there shall be delivered to the
Company evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss, mutilation or theft of this Warrant
and such security and indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence
of notice to the Company that such Warrant has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and in the
case of mutilation, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company for cancellation, the Company
shall execute and deliver, in lieu of or in exchange for any such destroyed, lost, mutilated or
stolen Warrant, a new Warrant for a like number of Warrants, bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding. Upon the issuance of any new Warrant under this Section 11, the Company may require
the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith. Every Warrant issued and delivered
pursuant to this Section 11 in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Warrant shall constitute an
original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or
stolen Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the
benefits of, and be subject to all the limitations of rights set forth in, this Warrant equally and
proportionately with any and all other Warrants duly issued and delivered hereunder. The
provisions of this Section 11 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) any and all
other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement of destroyed, lost, mutilated or stolen
Warrants notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary.
12. Persons Deemed Owners. The Company may deem and treat the person in whose name a
Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register as the absolute, true and lawful owner of such
Warrant Certificate and the Warrants represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership
or other writing thereon made by any Person) for all purposes, and neither the Company nor the
Warrant Agent nor any of their respective agents shall be affected by any notice or knowledge to
the contrary.
13. Amendment of Warrant. The Company may, without the consent of the Holder, amend
this Warrant in such manner as it shall deem appropriate to cure any ambiguity, to correct any
defective or inconsistent provision or manifest mistake or error herein contained, or in any
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other manner that they may deem necessary or desirable and which shall not adversely affect
the rights of the Holder of this Warrants. This Warrant shall not otherwise be modified,
supplemented or amended in any respect by the Company, except with the consent in writing of the
Holder of this Warrant. Any modification, supplement or amendment pursuant to this Section 13
shall be binding upon all present and future Holders of this Warrant, whether or not they have
consented to such modification, supplement or amendment, and whether or not notation of such
modification, supplement or amendment is made upon this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, upon advice of external counsel, this Warrant may be modified to the extent any
changes to the terms of the Warrant are deemed necessary to comply with the rules and regulations
of the 1940 Act as interpreted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
14. Miscellaneous.
14.1 Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the
same instrument.
14.2 Waiver. No delay or failure of the Holder in exercising any right, power,
privilege or remedy under this Warrant will affect such right, power, privilege or remedy or
be deemed to be a waiver of the same or any part thereof, nor will any single or partial
exercise thereof or any failure to exercise the same in any instance preclude any further or
future exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power, privilege or remedy.
14.3 Notices. All notices, requests and consents hereunder must be in writing.
Notices, requests and consents to the Company will be effectively given and delivered when
(a) sent by facsimile to (913) 981-1021 or (b) mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid,
to the Company at its offices at 10801 Mastin Boulevard, Suite 222, Overland Park, Kansas
66210. Notices, requests, and consents to the Holder will be effectively given and
delivered when (a) sent by facsimile to the Holder at [insert phone number] or (b) mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holder at [insert address]. Either party by
notice to the other may from time to time change the facsimile number or address for any
such notice, request, or consent.
14.4 Governing Law. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW
PROVISIONS THEREOF.
14.5 Maintenance of Office. So long as any of any Warrant remains outstanding,
the Company shall designate and maintain an office in the State of Kansas where Warrants may
be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, where Warrants may be
surrendered for exercise and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of
the Warrants may be served. The Company may from time to time change or rescind such
designation as it may deem desirable or expedient. The Company will give prompt written
notice to the Holders of Warrants of the location, and any change in the location, of such
office. The Company hereby designates it offices at 10801
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Mastin Boulevard, Suite 222, Overland Park, Kansas 66210 as the office maintained for
each such purpose. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies (in or outside the State of Kansas) where Warrants may be presented or
surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such
designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner
relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the State of Kansas
for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holders of Warrants
of any such designation or rescission, and of any change in the location of, any such other
office or agency.
14.6 Successors. This Warrant will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
14.7 Separability. In case any provision of this Warrant shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
14.8 Headings and Exhibits. The headings used in this Warrant are for
convenience only and will not constitute a part of this Warrant. All of the exhibits
attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a part of this Warrant by reference
thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Warrant has been executed and delivered by a duly authorized
representative of the Company on the day and year first above written.
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David J. Schulte |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise______ of the Warrants
represented by the attached Warrant dated December ___, 2006 issued by Tortoise Capital Resources
Corporation and purchase the whole number of shares issuable and deliverable upon exercise of such
Warrants, and herewith tenders payment for such shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant
Agreement. The undersigned hereby directs that the certificate or certificates for the shares
issuable and deliverable upon exercise, together with any check in payment for fractional shares,
be issued in the name of and delivered to the undersigned, unless a different name is indicated
below. The undersigned will pay any transfer taxes or other governmental charge payable with
respect to any such shares to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF SHARES
(please typewrite or print)
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Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number: |
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Dated:
Signature:
Note: Signature must conform to name of Holder appearing on face hereof. Signature must be
guaranteed by a member of an accepted medallion guarantee program if Common Shares are to be
issued, or Warrant Certificate(s) are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the Holder.
Signature Guarantee
Fill in for registration of Common Shares and Warrant Certificate(s) if to be issued otherwise than
to the Holder:
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Social Security or other |
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Taxpayer Identification Number: |
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(name) |
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Please print name and address |
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(including zip code) |
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EXHIBIT B
Investment Representation, Transfer
and Market Stand-Off Agreement
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To:
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Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation |
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c/o Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC |
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10801 Mastin Boulevard, Suite 222 |
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Overland Park, Kansas 66210 |
A. REPRESENTATION AND TRANSFER
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The undersigned certifies that it is either a QIB (as defined) or an Accredited Investor (as
defined): |
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For QIBs: The undersigned certifies that it is familiar with Rule 144A under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and represents and
warrants that: |
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it is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) as described in Annex A hereto; |
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as of ___, ___,1 the undersigned owned or invested on a
discretionary basis $___2 in eligible securities (as defined
and calculated as set forth in Annex A); |
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if the undersigned decides to purchase Rule 144A securities for the accounts of
others, it will only purchase Rule 144A securities for accounts that independently
qualify as QIBs as defined in Rule 144A (unless the undersigned is an insurance company
(as described in Annex A) and is purchasing for the account of one or more of its
separate accounts (as defined in Annex A)); |
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The undersigned has listed below those of its accounts that are QIBs and if the
undersigned is an insurance company (as described in Annex A), those of its accounts
that are separate accounts (as defined in Annex A), and for which it intends to
purchase Rule 144A securities; the undersigned has accurately provided the information
requested for each of the accounts listed below; and the undersigned agrees that any of
the accounts listed below for which it purchases Rule 144A securities will be deemed to
be a part of and subject to the representations contained in this certification; and |
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The undersigneds current fiscal year ends on ___, ___; |
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or |
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For Accredited Investors: The undersigned certifies that it is familiar with
Regulation D under the Securities Act, and represents and warrants that: |
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The undersigned is an Accredited Investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(3), (4),
(5), (6), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act and has completed Annex B hereto
indicating its qualifications thereby. |
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The undersigned certifies that it has read Annex C, Restrictions on Sales of Book-Entry
Securities Designated QIB/QP or 3(c)(7) attached hereto, and the undersigned certifies that
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Insert a specific date on or since the end of
the undersigneds most recent fiscal year. |
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The amount must be a specific amount in
excess of $100 million or such lesser amount as contemplated by paragraph (b),
(j) or (o) of Annex A. |
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a Qualified Purchaser as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of, and the related rules under, the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the undersigned represents and warrants that
(if the undersigned certifies that it is unable to make the representations and warranties
contained in II(i), it should so indicate on the signature line below): |
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it is not a: |
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dealer described in (j) of Annex A that owns and invests on a discretionary basis
less than $25,000,000 in eligible securities (excluding securities constituting
the whole or part of an unsold allotment to or subscription as a participant in a
public offering); |
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plan described in. (f) or (g) of Annex A or a trust fund described in (h) of Annex
A; |
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the undersigned has indicated with a check mark each of the sub-accounts listed
below which can independently make each of the representations and warranties in this
Section II. If the undersigned decides to purchase securities designated QIB/QP or
3(c)(7) for the accounts of others, it will only purchase for accounts which are
checked below, and those accounts will be deemed to make the representations and
warranties in I(i) and this Section II. (An insurance company may purchase for one or
more of its separate accounts, without regard to whether the account could
independently make those representations and warranties); |
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it is not an entity that was formed for the specific purpose of investing in
Section 3(c)(7) securities (or if it was formed for such purpose, then each beneficial
owner of its securities is a QP); |
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it is not an entity that was formed or is operated as a device for facilitating
individual investment decisions of its participants or securityholders; |
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if it was formed prior to April 30, 1996 and is an investment company excepted
from the Investment Company Act pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof,
then its treatment as a Qualified Purchaser has been consented to (in the manner
required by Section 2(a)(51)(C) of the Investment Company Act and rules thereunder) by
its beneficial owners who acquired their interests on or before April 30, 1996; and |
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except as set forth in (ii) above, it will not hold Section 3(c)(7) securities
for the benefit of any other person, and it will not sell participation interests in
the securities to any other person or enter into any other arrangement pursuant to
which any other person shall be entitled to a beneficial interest in the distributions
on the securities. |
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The undersigned is aware that the Company will not be required to accept for registration of
transfer the Companys Warrants (the Warrants) acquired by the undersigned except upon
presentation of evidence satisfactory to the Company that the transferee would satisfy the
definition of a qualified purchaser. The undersigned is also aware that any certificates
representing Warrants will bear a legend reflecting the substance of this paragraph. |
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The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that none of its assets consist of assets of
an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), or a plan within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), whether or not subject to Title
I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, including without limitation, public and private
employee benefit plans, IRAs, Keoghs, church plans, and entities which hold, or are deemed to
hold, such assets under the Department of Labor Regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101 (the
Plan Asset Regulations). The undersigned understands and acknowledges that it cannot make a
transfer to any party unless the foregoing representation is made by such party. The
undersigned is aware that the Company will not be required to accept for registration of
transfer of the Warrants |
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acquired by the undersigned, except upon presentation of evidence satisfactory
to the Company that the foregoing representation would be complied with upon
any such transfer; provided that completing and executing a copy of this
Agreement and furnishing it to the Company shall satisfy such requirement. The
undersigned is also aware that the Warrants will bear a legend reflecting the
substance of this paragraph. |
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The undersigned has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in
the Company and in the Warrants. The undersigned
recognizes that an investment in the Company involves
a high degree of risk. |
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The undersigned is acquiring the Warrants for investment purposes and not with a view to
distribution thereof or with any present intention of offering or selling the Warrants in
violation of the Securities Act. |
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The undersigned is aware that the undersigned must bear the economic
risk of the undersigneds investment in the Company for an
indefinite period of time because the Warrants have not been
registered in the United States under the Securities Act, or under
the securities laws of any state, and therefore, cannot be sold
unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and
any applicable state securities laws or an exemption from
registration is available. Further, the undersigned understands
that only the Company can take action to register the Warrants. The
undersigned also understands that the Company has no obligation to
assist in obtaining any exemption(s) from registration. |
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The undersigned has received all information regarding the financial
condition and the proposed business and operations of the Company or
otherwise that the undersigned has requested in order to evaluate
its investment in the Company. |
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[Intentionally Omitted]. |
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The undersigned hereby acknowledges that the Company seeks to comply
with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and related
activities. In furtherance of such efforts, the undersigned hereby
represents, warrants and agrees that to the best of the
undersigneds knowledge based upon reasonable diligence and
investigation: |
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no consideration that the undersigned has contributed or will contribute to the
Company has been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed
criminal under United States law; and |
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no consideration that the undersigned has contributed or will contribute to the
Company shall cause the Company or any officer or director of the Company to be in
violation of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States Money Laundering
Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering Abatement and
Anti-Terrorism Financing Act of 2001. |
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The undersigned agrees to provide the Company any additional information regarding the
undersigned that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with all
applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities. The undersigned
understands and agrees that if at any time it is discovered that any of the foregoing
representations are incorrect, or if otherwise required by applicable law or regulation
related to money laundering or similar activities, the Company may, in its sole discretion,
undertake appropriate actions to ensure compliance with applicable law or regulation,
including but not limited to freezing, segregating or requiring the sale of the
undersigneds Warrants. The undersigned further understands that the Company may release
confidential information about the undersigned, and, if applicable, any underlying
beneficial ownership, to proper authorities if the |
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Company, in its sole discretion, determines that it is the best interests of the Company in
light of relevant laws, rules and regulations concerning money laundering and similar
activities. |
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The undersigned further hereby acknowledges and agrees that until such time as the Company
files an election to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the 40 Act) or otherwise becomes a registered investment company
pursuant to the 40 Act (any such event constituting a 40 Act Event), the undersigned shall
not sell or transfer its Warrants to any transferee until such time as such transferee makes
the representations and warranties contained herein and agrees to be governed by the
provisions hereby; provided that completing and executing a copy of this Agreement and
furnishing it to the Company shall satisfy such requirement. Moreover, the undersigned
acknowledges that any sale or transfer of the Companys Warrants in the absence of complying
with the preceding sentence is prohibited and any such transfer shall be deemed null and void
by the Company. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, until such time as the undersigneds Warrants are registered
under the Securities Act, such Warrants may only be transferred in a transaction that is
exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the applicable securities laws of other
jurisdictions and the undersigned acknowledges that any transfer of its Warrants of the
Company can only be made in accordance with the Securities Act or in accordance with a valid
exemption thereunder. To the extent that such Warrants are not purchased on The
PORTALsm Market, the undersigned shall not sell or transfer its Warrants to any
transferee until such time as such transferee makes the representations and warranties
contained in paragraph I herein and agrees to be governed by the provisions hereby; provided
that completing and executing a copy of this Agreement and furnishing it to the addressees
hereto shall satisfy such requirement and provided that the transferee acknowledges the
following by executing a copy of this Agreement: |
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THE WARRANTS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE WARRANTS MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. THE HOLDER OF THE WARRANTS, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE
WARRANTS, AGREES NOT TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH WARRANTS, PRIOR TO THE DATE
WHICH IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE DATE OF THE INITIAL SALE THEREOF AND THE LAST DATE
ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF ANY SUCH WARRANTS (THE
RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE), EXCEPT THAT THE WARRANTS MAY BE TRANSFERRED (A) TO
THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE WARRANTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT
TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (RULE 144A), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT
OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE
TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (D) TO OTHER INVESTORS WITH RESPECT TO
WHICH AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IS AVAILABLE,
SUBJECT TO THE COMPANYS AND THE TRANSFER AGENTS RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR
TRANSFER IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, TO REQUIRE |
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DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT OF APPROPRIATE CONFIRMATION OF THE
FOREGOING. |
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Notwithstanding anything herein, this Agreement shall be modified so as to delete: (a)
following a 40 Act Event, paragraphs II and X and any transferee shall be required to comply
solely with all other items of this Section A and Section B below, (b) following such time as
the Warrants constitute publicly offered securities under the Plan Asset Regulations,
paragraph III and any transferee shall be required to comply with all other items of this
Section A and Section B below, and (c) following such time as the Warrants shall have been
registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act,
paragraphs I, V and XI and any transferee shall be required to comply with all other items of
this Section A and Section B below. In case of any modification of this Agreement pursuant to
clause (a), (b) or (c) of this paragraph, the Company shall either post such information on
its website or it shall provide written notice that such an event has occurred to all holders
of its Warrants. Subject to any modifications as a result of this paragraph XII, any
transferee of Warrants shall be required to execute and agree to the provisions contained
herein and to make such representations and warranties as are applicable hereunder. |
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The undersigned agrees to promptly advise the Company (c/o Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC at
10801 Mastin Boulevard, Suite 222, Overland Park, Kansas 66210) if, after giving effect to
paragraph XII, any of the representations or warranties in this certificate relating to it or
any identified accounts ceases to be true. |
B. MARKET STAND-OFF
The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall not, to the extent requested by the Company or an
underwriter or proposed underwriter of securities of the Company, without the prior written consent
of the Company and such underwriter(s), directly or indirectly, (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract
to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant
any option, right or warrant for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer any shares of the
Companys common shares (the Common Shares) or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for Common Shares (including the Warrants), whether now owned or hereafter acquired by
the undersigned (excluding Common Shares acquired in an initial public offering or acquired in the
open market following such an initial public offering) or with respect to which the undersigned has
or hereafter acquires the power of disposition, or file, or cause to be filed, any registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to any of the foregoing or
(ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in
part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Shares, whether
any such swap or transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Shares or other securities, in
cash or otherwise sell (other than in any such case to bona fide donees of the undersigned, in each
case, who agree to be similarly bound by completing and executing a copy of this Agreement and
furnishing it to the Company at the above address or via fax to: (913) 981-1021) within the ninety
(90) days following the effective date of a registration statement with respect to an initial
public offering of the Companys equity securities filed under the Securities Act (an IPO
Registration Statement).
In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company shall have the right to place
restrictive legends on the certificates representing the securities subject to this Section B and
to impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Warrants of the undersigned (and the
securities of every other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such
period. The provisions of this Section B shall remain in full force and effect for all holders of
the Warrants until such time as a holder receives Warrants pursuant to a valid registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
The foregoing covenant shall be for the benefit of the Company as well as for the benefit of any
underwriter retained by the Company in connection with an initial public offering of the Companys
shares.
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By: 3 |
Name of Contact at Above Institution |
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for Questions and Updates |
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Mailing Address
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Title of Executive Officer4 |
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Telephone Number
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Account Number |
List of Accounts and Sub-Accounts (other than Separate Accounts of an Insurance company)
(attach separate sheet as necessary)
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(List of Separate Accounts of an Insurance company)
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Account Number |
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If the undersigned is unable to make the
representations and warranties contained in II(i), it should clearly so state
below the signature line. |
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Certification must be signed by the
institutions chief financial officer or another executive officer,
except that if the institution is a member of a family of investment
companies, the certification must be signed by an executive officer of
such institutions investment advisor. |
ANNEX A
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Rule 144A provides that a Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) can be any of the following
institutions, provided that such institution owns and/or invests on a discretionary basis at
least $100 million in eligible securities (defined in II below). |
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an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act
of 1933 (the Act); |
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an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, acting for its own account or for accounts of other QIBs that are part of a
family of investment companies (as defined in Rule 144A) which family
of investment companies owns in aggregate at least $100 million in eligible securities; |
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an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; |
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a corporation (other than a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the
Act or a savings and loan association or other institution referenced in Section
3(a)(5)(A) of the Act or a foreign bank or savings and loan association or equivalent
institution); |
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a partnership or Massachusetts or similar business trust; |
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a plan established and maintained by a state, its political
subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political
subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees; |
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an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; |
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any trust fund whose trustee is a bank or trust company and whose
participants are exclusively plans of the types identified in paragraph (f) or (g)
above, except trust funds that include as participants individual retirement
accounts or H.R. 10 plans. |
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a not-for-profit organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code; |
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a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (a dealer only is required to own and/or invest at least $10 million in
eligible securities, excluding securities constituting whole or a part of an unsold
allotment to or subscription by a dealer as a participant in a public offering); |
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a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Act, a savings and loan
association or other institution as referred to in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, or
any foreign bank or savings and loan association or equivalent institution, acting for
its own account or accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, that in the
aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis at least $100 million in securities
of issuers that are not affiliated with it, and that has an audited net worth of at
least $25 million as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements; |
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a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940; |
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a business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940; |
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a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958; |
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any entity, all of the equal owners of which are QIBs. |
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Eligible Securities in determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and invested
on a discretionary basis by an entity, the following instruments and interests shall be
excluded: securities issued by issuers that are affiliated with the purchaser or, if
the purchaser is an investment company, are part of that purchasers family of investment
companies; bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit; loan participations; repurchase
agreements; securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement; and currency, interest
rate and commodity swaps. |
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The value of eligible securities must be calculated based on cost (or on the basis of market
value if the entity reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis
of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those
securities has been published). |
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In determining the aggregate amount of securities owned by an entity and invested on a
discretionary basis, securities owned by subsidiaries of the entity that are consolidated
with the entity in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles may be included if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed
under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, securities owned by such
subsidiaries may not be included if the entity itself is a majority-owned subsidiary that
would be included in consolidated financial statements of another enterprise. |
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Separate account for purposes of this certification means a separate account as defined by
Section 2(a)(37) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that is neither registered under
Section 8 of such Act nor required to be so registered. |
ANNEX B
ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS FOR INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS AND CERTAIN INVESTORS THAT ARE ENTITIES
(Please check all applicable boxes):
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I am a director, executive officer or general partner of the issuer of the securities
being offered or sold, or a director, executive officer or general partner of a general
partner of that issuer; or |
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I am a natural person whose individual net worth or joint net worth with my spouse, at
the time of purchase, exceeds $1,000,000; or |
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Any organization described in 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation,
Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose
of acquiring the Common Shares and Warrants, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or |
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I am a natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the
two most recent years or joint income with my spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those
years and have a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
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A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose
of acquiring the Common Shares and Warrants, whose purchase is directed by a person who has
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; or |
(6) An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
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If Joint Ownership, check one: |
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General Partnership
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Subchapter S Corporation |
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Grantor Trust |
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Trust |
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Estate |
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ANNEX C
Restrictions on Sales of Book-Entry Securities
Designated QIB/QP or 3(c)(7)
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act) requires that all
holders of the outstanding securities of an issuer relying on Section 3(c)(7) (or, in the case of a
non-U.S. issuer, all holders that are U.S. Persons) be qualified purchasers (QPs) as defined in
Section 2(a)(51)(A) of the Investment Company Act and related rules. Under the rules, the issuer
or an agent acting on its behalf must have a reasonable belief that all holders of its
outstanding securities (or, in the case of a non-U.S. issuer, all holders that are U.S. Persons),
including transferees, are QPs. Consequently, all sales and resales of the securities (or, in the
case of non-U.S. issuers, all sales and resales in the United States or to U.S. Persons) must be
made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act),
solely to purchasers that are qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) within the meaning of Rule
144A and are also QPs (QIB/QPs). Each purchaser of a security designated QP or 3(c)(7) will be
deemed to represent at the time of purchase that: (i) the purchaser is a QIB/QP; (ii) the
purchaser is not a broker-dealer which owns and invests on a discretionary basis less than $25
million in securities of unaffiliated issuers; (iii) the purchaser is not a participant-directed
employee plan such as a 401(k) plan; (iv) the QIB/QP is acting for its own account, or the account
of another QIB/QP; (v) the purchaser is not formed for the purpose of investing in the issuer; (vi)
the purchaser, and each account for which it is purchasing, will hold and transfer at least the
minimum denomination of securities; and (vii) the purchaser will provide notice of the transfer
restrictions to any subsequent transferees.
A qualified purchaser as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) of the Investment Company Act is (i) any
natural person (including any person who holds a joint, community property, or other similar shared
ownership interest in an issuer that is excepted under section 3(c)(7) with that persons qualified
purchaser spouse) who owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments, as defined by the Commission;
(ii) any company that owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments and that is owned directly or
indirectly by or for 2 or more natural persons who are related as siblings or spouse (including
former spouses), or direct lineal descendants by birth or adoption, spouses of such persons, the
estates of such persons, or foundations, charitable organizations, or trusts established by or for
the benefit of such persons; (iii) any trust that is not covered by clause (ii) and that was not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, as to which the trustee or
other person authorized to make decisions with respect to the trust, and each settlor or other
person who has contributed assets to the trust, is a person described in clause (i), (ii), or (iv);
or (iv) any person, acting for its own account or the accounts of other qualified purchasers, who
in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis, not less than $25,000,000 in
investments.