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(FOR RULE 506(C))
As of July, 2025
FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES: THE PRESENCE OF A LEGENDFOR ANY GIVEN STATE REFLECTS ONLY THAT A LEGEND MAY BE REQUIRED BY THAT STATEAND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO MEAN AN OFFER OR SALE MAY BE MADE IN APARTICULAR STATE. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT OFFERS OR SALES MAYBE LAWFULLY MADE IN ANY GIVEN STATE, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT THE SERIES.THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTEREDUNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (COMMONLY CALLED "BLUE SKY" LAWS).THESE SECURITIES MUST BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY NOT BESOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION OF SUCHSECURITIES UNDER SUCH LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE SERIESTHAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. THE PRESENCE OF A LEGEND FOR ANY GIVENSTATE REFLECTS ONLY THAT A LEGEND MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE STATE AND SHOULD NOTBE CONSTRUED TO MEAN AN OFFER OF SALE MAY BE MADE IN ANY PARTICULAR STATE.
1. NOTICE TO ALABAMA RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE ALABAMASECURITIES ACT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THE SECURITIES HAS NOTBEEN FILED WITH THE ALABAMA SECURITIES COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION DOES NOTRECOMMEND OR ENDORSE THE PURCHASE OF ANY SECURITIES, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THEACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THECONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
2. NOTICE TO ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES OFFERED HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR OFSECURITIES OF THE STATE OF ALASKA UNDER PROVISIONS OF 3 AAC 08.503 AAC 08.506.THE INVESTOR IS ADVISED THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR HAS MADE ONLY A CURSORY REVIEWOF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND HAS NOT REVIEWED THE OFFERING MEMORANDUMSINCE THE DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR. THE FACTOF REGISTRATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR HAS PASSED IN ANY WAY UPONTHE MERITS, RECOMMENDED, OR APPROVED THE SECURITIES. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THECONTRARY IS A VIOLATION OF 45.55.170. THE INVESTOR MUST RELY ON THE INVESTOR'SOWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY CREATING THE SECURITIES AND THE TERMSOF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED IN MAKING ANINVESTMENT DECISION ON THE SECURITIES.
3. NOTICE TO ARIZONA RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE ARIZONA SECURITIES ACT INRELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO A.R.S. SECTION 44-1844(1) AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE RESOLD UNLESS THEY ARE ALSO REGISTERED OR UNLESS ANEXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
4. NOTICE TO ARKANSAS RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES ARE OFFERED IN RELIANCE UPON CLAIMS OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE ARKANSASSECURITIES ACT AND SECTION 4(2) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. A REGISTRATIONSTATEMENT RELATING TO THE SECURITIES HAS NOT BEEN FILED WITH THE ARKANSASSECURITIES DEPARTMENT OR WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NEITHERTHE DEPARTMENT NOR THE COMMISSION HAS PASSED UPON THE VALUE OF THESESECURITIES, MADE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THEIR PURCHASE, APPROVED ORDISAPPROVED THIS OFFERING, OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THEOFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
5. FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ONLY: THE SALEOF THE SECURITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS OFFERING HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIEDWITH COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCEOF SUCH SECURITIES OR PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATIONTHEREFORE BEFORE SUCH QUALIFICATIONS IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIESIS EXEMPTED FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102, OR 25104 OF THECALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS OFFERING AREEXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON SUCH QUALIFICATIONS BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALEIS SO EXEMPT.
6. FOR COLORADO RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, ASAMENDED, OR THE COLORADO SECURITIES ACT OF 1991 BECAUSE OF SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONSTHEREUNDER RELATING TO THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF THE OFFERING. THE SECURITIESCANNOT BE RESOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITYUNLESS SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, ORTHE COLORADO SECURITIES ACT OF 1991, IF SUCH REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
7. NOTICE TO CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ONLY:SHARES ACQUIRED BY CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ARE BEING SOLD AS A TRANSACTION EXEMPTUNDER SECTION 36b-31-21b-9b OF THE CONNECTICUT UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT. THESHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. ALLINVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AS TO THETRANSFERABILITY OF THE SHARES.
8. NOTICE TO DELAWARE RESIDENTS ONLY: IF YOUARE A DELAWARE RESIDENT, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THE SECURITIES ARE BEINGOFFERED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THEDELAWARE SECURITIES ACT. THE SECURITIES CANNOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT INA TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT UNDER THE ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVEREGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS OTHERWISE INCOMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT.
9. NOTICE TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RESIDENTS ONLY:THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES BUREAUOF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NOR HAS THE COMMISSIONER PASSED UPON THE ACCURACYOR ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY ISUNLAWFUL.
10. NOTICE TO FLORIDA RESIDENTS ONLY: THESHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF SECURITIES ANDINVESTOR PROTECTION UNDER THE FLORIDA SECURITIES ACT. THE SHARES WILL BE SOLDTO, AND ACQUIRED BY, THE HOLDER IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 517.061OF SAID ACT. THE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT IN THE STATE OFFLORIDA. IN ADDITION, ALL OFFEREES WHO ARE FLORIDA RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARETHAT SECTION 517.061(11)(a)(5) OF THE ACT PROVIDES, IN RELEVANT PART, ASFOLLOWS: "WHEN SALES ARE MADE TO FIVE OR MORE PERSONS IN FLORIDA, ANY SALEIN FLORIDA MADE ACCORDING TO THIS SECTION IS VOIDABLE BY THE PURCHASER IN SUCHSALE EITHER WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST TENDER OF CONSIDERATION IS MADE BYTHE PURCHASER TO THE ISSUER, AN AGENT OF THE ISSUER OR AN ESCROW AGENT ORWITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER THE AVAILABILITY OF THAT PRIVILEGE IS COMMUNICATED TO SUCHPURCHASER, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER.
THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PRIVILEGE TO VOID SALES PURSUANT TOSECTION 517.061(11) IS HEREBY COMMUNICATED TO EACH FLORIDA OFFEREE. EACH PERSONENTITLED TO EXERCISE THE PRIVILEGE TO AVOID SALES GRANTED BY SECTION517.061(11) (A)(5) AND WHO WISHES TO EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT, MUST, WITHIN 3 DAYSAFTER THE TENDER OF ANY AMOUNT TO THE COMPANY OR TO ANY AGENT OF THE SERIES(INCLUDING THE SELLING AGENT OR ANY OTHER DEALER ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SERIESOR ANY SALESMAN OF SUCH DEALER) OR AN ESCROW AGENT CAUSE A WRITTEN NOTICE ORTELEGRAM TO BE SENT TO THE COMPANY AT THE ADDRESS PROVIDED IN OFFERINGMEMORANDUM. SUCH LETTER OR TELEGRAM MUST BE SENT AND, IF POSTMARKED, POSTMARKEDON OR BEFORE THE END OF THE AFOREMENTIONED THIRD DAY. IF A PERSON IS SENDING ALETTER, IT IS PRUDENT TO SEND SUCH A LETTER BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPTREQUESTED, TO ASSURE THAT IT IS RECEIVED AND ALSO TO EVIDENCE THE TIME IT WASMAILED. SHOULD A PERSON MAKE THIS REQUEST ORALLY, HE MUST ASK FOR WRITTENCONFIRMATION THAT HIS REQUEST HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
11. NOTICE TO GEORGIA RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES ARE OFFERED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATIONREQUIREMENTS OF THE GEORGIA SECURITIES ACT PURSUANT TO REGULATION 590-4-2-02.THE SECURITIES CANNOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION WHICH ISEXEMPT UNDER THE ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDERTHE ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT.
12. NOTICE TO HAWAII RESIDENTS ONLY: NEITHERTHIS PROSPECTUS NOR THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM HAVEBEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF SECURITIES OF THE STATE OFHAWAII, NOR HAS THE COMMISSIONER PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THEOFFERING MEMORANDUM.
13. NOTICE TO IDAHO RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE IDAHO SECURITIES ACT IN RELIANCEUPON EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-14-203 OR 302(c)THEREOF AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT IN ATRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT UNDER SAID ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVEREGISTRATION UNDER SAID ACT.
14. NOTICE TO ILLINOIS RESIDENTS: THESESECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OFILLINOIS, NOR HAS THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OFTHE PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
15. NOTICE TO INDIANA RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 23-19-2-1OF THE INDIANA SECURITIES LAW AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SECTION23-19-3. THEY CANNOT THEREFORE BE RESOLD UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED UNDER SAIDLAW OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. A CLAIM OF EXEMPTIONUNDER SAID LAW HAS BEEN FILED, AND IF SUCH EXEMPTION IS NOT DISALLOWED, SALESOF THESE SECURITIES MAY BE MADE. HOWEVER, UNTIL SUCH EXEMPTION IS GRANTED, ANYOFFER IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO MATERIAL CHANGE.
16. NOTICE TO IOWA RESIDENTS ONLY: IN MAKINGAN INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THEPERSON OR ENTITY CREATING THE SECURITIES AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING,INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEENRECOMMENDED; THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY ORDETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THECONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ONTRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT ASPERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE APPLICABLESTATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIALRISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
17. NOTICE TO KANSAS RESIDENTS ONLY: IF ANINVESTOR ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES, THE INVESTOR ISHEREBY ADVISED THE SECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO AND ACQUIRED BY IT/HIM/HER IN ATRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 81-5-15 OF THE KANSASSECURITIES ACT AND MAY NOT BE RE-OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, OR RESOLDEXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
18. NOTICE TO KENTUCKY RESIDENTS ONLY: IF ANINVESTOR ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES, THE INVESTOR ISHEREBY ADVISED THE SECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO AND ACQUIRED BY IT/HIM/HER IN ATRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER TITLE 808 KAR 10:210 OF THE KENTUCKYSECURITIES ACT AND MAY NOT BE RE-OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, OR RESOLDEXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
19. NOTICE TO LOUISIANA RESIDENTS ONLY: IF ANINVESTOR ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES, THE INVESTOR ISHEREBY ADVISED THE SECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO AND ACQUIRED BY IT/HIM/HER IN ATRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER RULE 1 OF THE LOUISIANA SECURITIESLAW AND MAY NOT BE RE-OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, OR RESOLD EXCEPT INCOMPLIANCE WITH SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
20. NOTICE TO MAINE RESIDENTS ONLY: THEISSUER IS REQUIRED TO MAKE A REASONABLE FINDING THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED AREA SUITABLE INVESTMENT FOR THE PURCHASER AND THAT THE PURCHASER IS FINANCIALLYABLE TO BEAR THE RISK OF LOSING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT INVESTED. THESE SECURITIESARE OFFERED ACCORDING TO AN EXEMPTION UNDER §16202(15) OF THE MAINE UNIFORMSECURITIES ACT AND ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF THESTATE OF MAINE. THE SECURITIES OFFERED FOR SALE MAY BE RESTRICTED SECURITIES,AND THE HOLDER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESELL THE SECURITIES UNLESS: (A) THE SECURITIESARE REGISTERED UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, OR (B) AN EXEMPTION ISAVAILABLE UNDER THOSE LAWS.
21. NOTICE TO MARYLAND RESIDENTS ONLY: IF YOUARE A MARYLAND RESIDENT AND YOU ACCEPT AN OFFER TO PURCHASE THE SECURITIES ACCORDINGTO THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THE SECURITIES AREBEING SOLD AS A TRANSACTION EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 11-602(9) OF THE MARYLANDSECURITIES ACT. THE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT IN THE STATEOF MARYLAND. ALL INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONSAS TO THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THE SHARES.
22. NOTICE TO MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS ONLY:THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, ASAMENDED, OR THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT, BECAUSE OF SPECIFICEXEMPTIONS THEREUNDER RELATING TO THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF THIS OFFERING.THE SECURITIES CANNOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF TO ANYPERSON OR ENTITY UNLESS THEY ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED OR AN EXEMPTION FROMREGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
23. NOTICE TO MICHIGAN RESIDENTS ONLY: INMAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PURCHASERS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OFTHE ISSUER AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKSINVOLVED. THE SECURITIESHAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIESCOMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVENOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERINGMEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THE SECURITIESARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BETRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY SUBSECTION (E) OF SEC RULE 147, 17CFR 230.147(E), OR SUBSECTION (E) OF SEC RULE 147A, 17 CFR 230.147A(E), ASPROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIESACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIESLAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. PURCHASERS SHOULD BEAWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENTFOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
24. NOTICE TO MINNESOTA RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES BEING OFFERED HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER CHAPTER 80A OF THEMINNESOTA SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISEDISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION, OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
25. NOTICE TO MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTS ONLY: THESHARES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE MISSISSIPPISECURITIES ACT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS NOTBEEN FILED WITH THE MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF STATE OR WITH THE SECURITIES ANDEXCHANGE COMMISSION. NEITHER THE SECRETARY OF STATE NOR THE COMMISSION HASPASSED UPON THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES, OR APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THISOFFERING. THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF THESE ORANY OTHER SECURITIES. EACH PURCHASER OFTHE SECURITIES MUST MEET CERTAIN SUITABILITY STANDARDS AND MUST BE ABLE TO BEARTHE ENTIRE LOSS OF THIS INVESTMENT. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED FOR APERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT UNDER THEMISSISSIPPI SECURITIES ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEMISSISSIPPI SECURITIES ACT.
26. FOR MISSOURI RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO, AND ACQUIRED BY, THE PURCHASER IN A TRANSACTIONEXEMPT UNDER SECTION 4.G OF THE MISSOURI SECURITIES LAW OF 1953, AS AMENDED.THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT IN THE STATE OFMISSOURI. UNLESS THE SECURITIES ARE SO REGISTERED, THEY MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE OR RESOLD IN THE STATE OFMISSOURI, EXCEPT AS A SECURITY, OR IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT UNDER SAID ACT.
27. NOTICE TO MONTANA RESIDENTS ONLY: INADDITION TO THE INVESTOR SUITABILITY STANDARDS THAT ARE OTHERWISE APPLICABLE,ANY INVESTOR WHO IS A MONTANA RESIDENT MUST HAVE A NET WORTH (EXCLUSIVE OFHOME, FURNISHINGS, AND AUTOMOBILES) IN EXCESS OF FIVE (5) TIMES THE AGGREGATEAMOUNT INVESTED BY SUCH INVESTOR IN THE SHARES.
28. NOTICE TO NEBRASKA RESIDENTS ONLY: IF ANINVESTOR ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES, THE INVESTOR ISHEREBY ADVISED THE SECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO AND ACQUIRED BY IT/HIM/HER IN ATRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER CHAPTER 15 OF THE NEBRASKASECURITIES LAW AND MAY NOT BE RE-OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, OR RESOLDEXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
29. NOTICE TO NEVADA RESIDENTS ONLY: IF ANYINVESTOR ACCEPTS ANY OFFER TO PURCHASE THE SECURITIES, THE INVESTOR IS HEREBYADVISED THAT THE SECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO AND ACQUIRED BY IT/HIM/HER IN ATRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION NRS 92.520 OF THE NEVADASECURITIES LAW. THE INVESTOR IS HEREBY ADVISED THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THESTATE OF NEVADA HAS NOT PASSED ON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING ANDTHE FILING OF THE OFFERING WITH THE BUREAU OF SECURITIES DOES NOT CONSTITUTEAPPROVAL OF THE ISSUE, OR SALE THEREOF, BY THE BUREAU OF SECURITIES OR THEDEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. ANY REPRESENTATIONTO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL. NEVADA ALLOWS THE SALE OF SECURITIES TO 25 ORFEWER PURCHASERS IN THE STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION. HOWEVER, CERTAIN CONDITIONSAPPLY, I.E., COMMISSIONS ARE LIMITED TO LICENSED BROKER-DEALERS. THIS EXEMPTIONIS GENERALLY USED WHERE THE PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IS ALREADY KNOWN AND HAS APRE-EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY. (SEE NRS 90.530.11.)
30. NOTICE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS ONLY:NEITHER THE FACT THAT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSEUNDER THIS CHAPTER HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NOR THE FACTTHAT A SECURITY IS EFFECTIVELY REGISTERED OR A PERSON IS LICENSED IN THE STATEOF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUTES A FINDING BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE THAT ANYDOCUMENT FILED UNDER RSA 421-B IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND NOT MISLEADING. NEITHERANY SUCH FACT NOR THE FACT THAT AN EXEMPTION OR EXCEPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR ASECURITY OR A TRANSACTION MEANS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS PASSED IN ANYWAY UPON THE MERITS OR QUALIFICATIONS OF, OR RECOMMENDED OR GIVEN APPROVAL TO,ANY PERSON, SECURITY, OR TRANSACTION. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE, OR CAUSE TO BEMADE, TO ANY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER, CUSTOMER, OR CLIENT ANY REPRESENTATIONINCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
31. NOTICE TO NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS ONLY: IFYOU ARE A NEW JERSEY RESIDENT AND YOU ACCEPT AN OFFER TO PURCHASE THESECURITIES ACCORDING TO THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THEOFFERING MEMORANDUM HAS NOT BEEN FILED WITH OR REVIEWED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERALOF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BEFORE ITS ISSUANCE AND USE. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTHE STATE OF NEW JERSEY HAS NOT PASSED ON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THEOFFERING. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
32. NOTICE TO NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES DIVISION OFTHE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF BANKING, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES DIVISION PASSEDUPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TOTHE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
33. NOTICE TO NEW YORK RESIDENTS ONLY: THEOFFERING MEMORANDUM HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK BEFORE ITS ISSUANCE AND USE. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK HAS NOT PASSED ON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING. ANYREPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL. THE SERIES HAS TAKEN NO STEPS TOCREATE AN AFTERMARKET FOR THE SHARES OFFERED HEREIN AND HAS MADE NOARRANGEMENTS WITH BROKERS OF OTHERS TO TRADE OR MAKE A MARKET IN THE SHARES. ATSOME TIME IN THE FUTURE, THE SERIES MAY ATTEMPT TO ARRANGE FOR INTERESTEDBROKERS TO TRADE OR MAKE A MARKET IN THE SECURITIES AND TO QUOTE THE SAME IN APUBLISHED QUOTATION MEDIUM, HOWEVER, NO SUCH ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ANDTHERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT ANY BROKERS WILL EVER HAVE SUCH AN INTEREST IN THESECURITIES OF THE SERIES OR THAT THERE WILL EVER BE A MARKET THEREFORE.
34. NOTICE TO NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS ONLY:IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATIONOF THE PERSON OR ENTITY CREATING THE SECURITIES AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING,INCLUDING MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDEDBY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY.FURTHERMORE, THE FORGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED ACCURACY OR DETERMINEDADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM. REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY ISUNLAWFUL. THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY ANDRESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THESECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THATTHEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR ANINDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
35. NOTICE TO NORTH DAKOTA RESIDENTS ONLY:THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIESCOMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, NOR HAS THE COMMISSIONER PASSED UPONTHE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THECONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
36. NOTICE TO OHIO RESIDENTS ONLY: IF ANINVESTOR ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES, THE INVESTOR ISHEREBY ADVISED THE SECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO AND ACQUIRED BY IT/HIM/HER IN ATRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 1707.3(X) OF THE OHIOSECURITIES LAW AND MAY NOT BE RE-OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, OR RESOLD EXCEPTIN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
37. NOTICE TO OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES ARE OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN RELIANCE UPON ANEXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION FOR PRIVATE OFFERINGS. ALTHOUGH A PRIOR FILING OFTHE OFFERING DOCUMENTS AND THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OKLAHOMASECURITIES COMMISSION, SUCH FILING IS PERMISSIVE ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTEAN APPROVAL, RECOMMENDATION, OR ENDORSEMENT, AND IN NO SENSE IS TO BEREPRESENTED AS AN INDICATION OF THE INVESTMENT MERIT OF SUCH SECURITIES. ANYSUCH REPRESENTATION IS UNLAWFUL.
38. NOTICE TO OREGON RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES OFFERED HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THESTATE OF OREGON UNDER PROVISIONS OF ORS 59.049. THE INVESTOR IS ADVISED THATTHE COMMISSIONER HAS MADE ONLY A CURSORY REVIEW OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTAND HAS NOT REVIEWED THIS DOCUMENT SINCE THE DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BEFILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER. THE INVESTOR MUST RELY ON THE INVESTOR'S OWNEXAMINATION OF THE COMPANY CREATING THE SECURITIES, AND THE TERMS OF THEOFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED IN MAKING AN INVESTMENTDECISION ON THE SECURITIES.
39. NOTICE TO PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS ONLY:EACH PERSON WHO ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE SECURITIES EXEMPTED FROMREGISTRATION BY SECTION 203(d), DIRECTLY FROM THE ISSUER OR AFFILIATE OF THISISSUER, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW HIS ACCEPTANCE WITHOUT INCURRING ANYLIABILITY TO THE SELLER, UNDERWRITER (IF ANY) OR ANY OTHER PERSON WITHIN TWO(2) BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RECEIPT BY THE ISSUER OF HIS WRITTEN BINDINGCONTRACT OF PURCHASE OR, IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THERE IS NOBINDING CONTRACT OF PURCHASE, WITHIN TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER HE MAKES THEINITIAL PAYMENT FOR THE SECURITIES BEING OFFERED.
IF YOU HAVE ACCEPTED AN OFFER TO PURCHASE THESE SECURITIESMADE PURSUANT TO A PROSPECTUS WHICH CONTAINS A NOTICE EXPLAINING YOUR RIGHT TOWITHDRAW YOUR ACCEPTANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 207(m) OF THE PENNSYLVANIASECURITIES ACT OF 1972 (70 PS § 1-207(m), YOU MAY ELECT, WITHIN TWO (2)BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS NOTICE AND APROSPECTUS TO WITHDRAW FROM YOUR PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND RECEIVE A FULL REFUNDOF ALL MONEYS PAID BY YOU. YOUR WITHDRAWAL WILL BE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER LIABILITYTO ANY PERSON.
TO ACCOMPLISH THISWITHDRAWAL, YOU NEED ONLY SEND A LETTER OR TELEGRAM TO THE ISSUER (ORUNDERWRITER IF ONE IS LISTED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PROSPECTUS) INDICATINGYOUR INTENTION TO WITHDRAW. SUCH LETTER OR TELEGRAM SHOULD BE SENT ANDPOSTMARKED BEFORE THE END OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SECOND BUSINESS DAY. IF YOU ARESENDING A LETTER, IT IS PRUDENT TO SEND IT BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPTREQUESTED, TO ENSURE THAT IT IS RECEIVED AND ALSO EVIDENCE THE TIME WHEN IT WASMAILED. SHOULD YOU MAKE THIS REQUEST ORALLY, YOU SHOULD ASK WRITTENCONFIRMATION THAT YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
NO SALE OF THE SECURITIES WILL BE MADE TO RESIDENTS OF THESTATE OF PENNSYLVANIA WHO ARE NON-ACCREDITED INVESTORS. EACH PENNSYLVANIARESIDENT MUST AGREE NOT TO SELL THESE SECURITIES FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12)MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF PURCHASE, EXCEPT PER WAIVERS ESTABLISHED BY RULE ORORDER OF THE COMMISSION. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO ANEXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SECURITIES ACTOF 1972. NO SUBSEQUENT RESALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES MAY BEMADE WITHIN 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING THEIR INITIAL SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF ANEFFECTIVE REGISTRATION, EXCEPT UNDER WAIVERS ESTABLISHED BY RULE OR ORDER OFTHE COMMISSION, AND THEREAFTER ONLY PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION OREXEMPTION.
40. NOTICE TO RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS ONLY:THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OFBUSINESS REGULATION OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, NOR HAS THE DIRECTOR PASSEDUPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TOTHE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
41. NOTICE TO SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS ONLY:THE SECURITIES ARE BEING OFFERED PURSUANT TO A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION UNDER THESOUTH CAROLINA UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TOTHESE SECURITIES HAS NOT BEEN FILED WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA SECURITIESCOMMISSIONER. THE COMMISSIONER DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE THE PURCHASE OFANY SECURITIES, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THEOFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
42. NOTICE TO SOUTH DAKOTA RESIDENTS ONLY:THE SECURITIES ARE BEING OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA PURSUANTTO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SOUTH DAKOTA BLUE SKY LAW, CHAPTER47-31, WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF SECURITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OFCOMMERCE AND REGULATION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA. THE EXEMPTION DOES NOTCONSTITUTE A FINDING THAT THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM IS TRUE, COMPLETE, AND NOTMISLEADING, NOR HAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF SECURITIES PASSED IN ANYWAY UPON THE MERITS OF, RECOMMENDED, OR GIVEN APPROVAL TO THESE SECURITIES. ANYREPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
43. NOTICE TO TENNESSEE RESIDENTS ONLY: INMAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OFTHE ISSUER AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKSINVOLVED. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATESECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOINGAUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THEOFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THESECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAYNOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD. EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TOREGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BEREQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISK OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIODOF TIME.
44. NOTICE TO TEXAS RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE TEXAS SECURITIES LAWS AND,THEREFORE, ANY PURCHASER THEREOF MUST BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF THE INVESTMENTFOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE THE SECURITIES CANNOT BE RESOLD UNLESSTHEY ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTIONFROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. FURTHER, PURSUANT TO §109.13 UNDER THETEXAS SECURITIES ACT, THE SERIES IS REQUIRED TO APPRISE PROSPECTIVE INVESTORSOF THE FOLLOWING: A LEGEND SHALL BE PLACED, UPON ISSUANCE, ON CERTIFICATESREPRESENTING SECURITIES PURCHASED HEREUNDER, AND ANY PURCHASER HEREUNDER SHALLBE REQUIRED TO SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT THAT HE WILL NOT SELL THE SUBJECTSECURITIES WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, OR EXEMPTIONSTHEREFROM.
45. NOTICE TO UTAH RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES ARE BEING OFFERED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATIONREQUIREMENTS OF THE UTAH SECURITIES ACT. THE SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRANSFERREDOR SOLD EXCEPT IN TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER THE ACT OR PURSUANT TO ANEFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION WHICH ISOTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT.
46. NOTICE TO VERMONT RESIDENTS ONLY: THESECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES DIVISION OFTHE STATE OF VERMONT, NOR HAS THE COMMISSIONER PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY ORADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY ISUNLAWFUL.
47. NOTICE TO VIRGINIA RESIDENTS ONLY: IF ANINVESTOR ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES, THE INVESTOR ISHEREBY ADVISED THE SECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO AND ACQUIRED BY IT/HIM/HER IN ATRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 13.1-514 OF THE VIRGINIA SECURITIES ACT AND MAY NOTBE RE-OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, OR RESOLD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCHACT AND APPLICABLE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
48. NOTICE TO WASHINGTON RESIDENTS ONLY: ANYPROSPECTIVE PURCHASER IS ENTITLED TO REVIEW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ISSUER,WHICH SHALL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST. RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION BY THEWASHINGTON ADMINISTRATOR OF SECURITIES DOES NOT SIGNIFY THAT THE ADMINISTRATORHAS APPROVED OR RECOMMENDED THESE SECURITIES, NOR HAS THE ADMINISTRATOR PASSEDUPON THE OFFERING. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THERETURN OF THE FUNDS OF THE PURCHASER IS DEPENDENT UPON THE FINANCIAL CONDITIONOF THE ORGANIZATION.
49. NOTICE TO WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENTS ONLY:IF AN INVESTOR ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES, THE INVESTORIS HEREBY ADVISED THE SECURITIES WILL BE SOLD TO AND ACQUIRED BY IT/HIM/HER INA TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 15.06(b)(9) OF THE WESTVIRGINIA SECURITIES LAW AND MAY NOT BE REOFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, ORRESOLD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE RULES PROMULGATEDTHEREUNDER.
50. NOTICE TO WISCONSIN RESIDENTS ONLY: INMAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OFTHE PERSON OR ENTITY CREATING THE SECURITIES AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING,INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEENRECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORYAUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THEACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANYREPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITYOF ANY PERSON WISHING TO PURCHASE THE SECURITIES TO SATISFY HIMSELF AS TO FULLOBSERVANCE OF THE LAWS OF ANY RELEVANT TERRITORY OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN CONNECTIONWITH ANY SUCH PURCHASE, INCLUDING OBTAINING ANY REQUIRED GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHERCONSENTS OR OBSERVING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FORMALITIES.
51. FOR WYOMING RESIDENTS ONLY: ALL WYOMINGRESIDENTS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO PURCHASE SHARES OFFERED BY THE SERIES MUST SATISFYTHE FOLLOWING MINIMUM FINANCIAL SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS TO PURCHASE SHARES: (1) A NET WORTH (EXCLUSIVE OF HOME,FURNISHINGS AND AUTOMOBILES) OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000 );AND (2) THE PURCHASE PRICE OF SHARES SUBSCRIBED FOR MAY NOT EXCEED TWENTYPERCENT (20%) OF THE NET WORTH OF THE SUBSCRIBER; AND (3) “TAXABLE INCOME"AS DEFINED IN SECTION 63 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, DURINGTHE LAST TAX YEAR AND ESTIMATED "TAXABLE INCOME" DURING THE CURRENTTAX YEAR SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL INCOME TAX RATE OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY-THREEPERCENT (33%). TO VERIFY THE FOREGOING, ALL SUBSCRIBERS WHO ARE WYOMINGRESIDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPRESENT IN THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT THAT THEYMEET THESE WYOMING SPECIAL INVESTOR SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS.