As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2017

Securities Act File No. 333-204239

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 7

to

Form N-2

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION IV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

201 Rouse Boulevard

Philadelphia, PA 19112

(215) 495-1150

(Address and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)

 

 

Michael C. Forman

FS Investment Corporation IV

201 Rouse Boulevard

Philadelphia, PA 19112

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

COPIES TO:

 

James A. Lebovitz, Esq.

David J. Harris, Esq.

Dechert LLP

Cira Centre

2929 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Tel: (215) 994-4000

Fax: (215) 994-2222

 

 

Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any securities being registered on this form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other than securities offered in connection with a distribution reinvestment plan, check the following box.  ☒

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204239) of FS Investment Corporation IV (as amended, supplemented or modified, the “Registration Statement”) is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely for the purpose of filing Exhibits (d), (h)(1), (h)(2), (k)(3), (k)(4) and (k)(12) to the Registration Statement. No changes have been made to Part A, Part B or Part C of the Registration Statement, other than Item 25(2) of Part C as set forth below. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note and Item 25(2) of the Registration Statement setting forth the exhibits to the Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The contents of the Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.


PART C

Other Information

Item 25. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(2) Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

   Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204239) filed on September 14, 2015) .

(a)(2)

   Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-20423 9) filed on September 24, 2015) .

(b)

   Bylaws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit ( b ) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204239) filed on September 14, 2015) .

(d)

  

Form of Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Appendix A filed with the Registrant’s prospectus supplement filed on January 25, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 497 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) .

(e)

   Distribution Reinvestment Plan of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-20423 9) filed on September 24, 2015) .

(g)(1)

   Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2015, by and between the Registrant and FSIC IV Advisor, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-20423 9) filed on September 24, 2015) .

(g)(2)

   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2015, by and between FSIC IV Advisor, LLC and GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-20423 9) filed on September 24, 2015) .

(h)(1)

   Second Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2017, by and among the Registrant, FSIC IV Advisor, LLC and FS Investment Solutions, LLC.*

(h)(2)

  

Form of Selected Dealer Agreement.*

(j)

   Custodian Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2015, by and between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (j) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-20423 9) filed on September 24, 2015) .

(k)(1)

   Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2015, by and among the Registrant, UMB Bank, N.A. and FS 2 Capital Partners, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204239) filed on October 9, 2015) .

(k)(2)

   Amended and Restated Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2015, by and between the Registrant and Franklin Square Holdings, L.P (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204239) filed on October 9, 2015) .

 

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(k)(3)

   Amended and Restated Distribution Plan.*

(k)(4)

   Amended and Restated Class Shares Plan.*

(k)(5)

   ISDA 2002 Master Agreement, together with the Schedule thereto and Credit Support Annex to such Schedule, each dated as of January 19, 2016, by and between Cheltenham Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to FS Investment Corporation IV’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2016).

(k)(6)

   Confirmation Letter Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2016, by and between Cheltenham Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 filed on March 22, 2016).

(k)(7)

   Amended and Restated Confirmation Letter Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2016, by and between Cheltenham Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 14, 2016).

(k)(8)

   Second Amended and Restated Confirmation Letter Agreement, effective as of June 3, 2016, by and between Cheltenham Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2016).

(k)(9)

   Third Amended and Restated Confirmation Letter Agreement, effective as of June 30, 2016, by and between Cheltenham Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2016).

(k)(10)

   Investment Management Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2016, by and between the Registrant and Cheltenham Funding LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2016).

(k)(11)

   Guarantee, dated as of January 19, 2016, by the Registrant in favor of Citibank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2016).

(k)(12)

   Fourth Amended and Restated Confirmation Letter Agreement, effective as of January 19, 2017, by and between Cheltenham Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2017).

(l)

   Opinion of Miles & Stockbridge P.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (l) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-20423 9) filed on September 24, 2015) .

(n)(1)

   Consent of Miles & Stockbridge P.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1) hereto).

(n)(2)

   Consent of RSM US LLP (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (n)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204239) filed on December 15, 2016) .

(r)(1)

   Code of Ethics of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2016).

(r)(2)

   Code of Ethics of FSIC IV Advisor, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (r)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No.3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204239) filed on August 10, 2016).

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 2 nd  day of February, 2017.

 

FS Investment Corporation IV
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Forman

Name: Michael C. Forman
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Michael C. Forman

Michael C. Forman

  

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal executive officer)

 

February 2, 2017

/s/ Edward T. Gallivan, Jr.

Edward T. Gallivan, Jr.

  

Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer)

 

February 2, 2017

*

David J. Adelman

  

Director

 

February 2, 2017

*

Thomas J. Gravina

  

Director

 

February 2, 2017

*

M. Walter D’Alessio

  

Director

 

February 2, 2017

*

Barbara J. Fouss

  

Director

 

February 2, 2017

*

Marc Lederman

  

Director

 

February 2, 2017

*

Gregory S. Rost

  

Director

 

February 2, 2017

*

Judah C. Sommer

  

Director

 

February 2, 2017

*

John E. Stuart

  

Director

 

February 2, 2017

*By:

    / S / MICHAEL C. FORMAN
  Attorney-in-Fact

Exhibit (h)(1)

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION IV

Up to 250,000,000 Shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT

January 25, 2017

FS Investment Solutions, LLC

201 Rouse Boulevard

Philadelphia, PA 19112

Ladies and Gentlemen:

FS Investment Corporation IV, a Maryland corporation (the “ Corporation ”), has registered for public sale (the “ Offering ”) up to 250,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), to be issued and sold to the public on a “best efforts” basis through FS Investment Solutions, LLC as the managing dealer (the “ Dealer Manager ”) and the broker-dealers, registered investment advisers (“ RIA ”) and other financial intermediaries participating in the offering (the “ Selected Dealers ”). The Offered Shares will be sold at the current offering price, which may be subject to change, as more fully described in its registration statement on Form N-2 filed by the Corporation (File No. 333-204239) (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Registration Statement ”), which includes the Corporation’s prospectus, as amended or supplemented from time to time. Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Prospectus, as that term is defined in Section 1.1 below. The term “ Offered Shares ” as used herein shall refer to the Class T shares permitted to be sold pursuant to the offering terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus.

The Corporation has entered into an investment advisory and administrative services agreement, dated as of September 21, 2015 (the “ Investment Advisory Agreement ”), with FSIC IV Advisor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company registered as an investment adviser (the “ Adviser ”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “ Advisers Act ”).

The Corporation and the Adviser hereby enter into this second amended and restated dealer manager agreement (this “ Agreement ”) with the Dealer Manager, which amends and restates that certain Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2015 (the “ Existing Agreement ”), in its entirety as follows:

1. Representations and Warranties of the Corporation and the Adviser.

The Corporation and the Adviser hereby represent and warrant to the Dealer Manager and each Selected Dealer with whom the Dealer Manager has entered into or will enter into a Selected Dealer Agreement (the “ Selected Dealer Agreement ”) in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement (or such other form as shall be approved in writing by the Corporation) that, as of the date hereof and at all times during the Offering Period, as that term is


defined in Section 4.1 below (provided that, to the extent such representations and warranties are given only as of a specified date or dates, the Corporation and the Adviser only make such representations and warranties as of such date or dates):

1.1    The Corporation has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) the Registration Statement for the registration of the Offered Shares in accordance in all material respects with applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder (the “ Securities Act Regulations ”). As used in this Agreement, the term “ Effective Date ” means the applicable date upon which the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto is or was first declared effective by the SEC; the term “ Prospectus ” means the prospectus in the form constituting a part of the Registration Statement on the Effective Date, as well as in the form filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 497 after the Registration Statement becomes effective, except that the term “ Prospectus ” shall also include any amendment or supplement thereto; and the term “ Filing Date ” means the applicable date upon which the initial Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC. As of the date hereof, the SEC has not issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and no notices have been received by the Corporation or the Adviser to the effect that any proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or is pending before or threatened by the SEC under the Securities Act.

1.2    The Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any further amendments or supplements thereto, will, as of the applicable Effective Date, comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations; the Registration Statement does not, and any amendments thereto will not, in each case as of the applicable Effective Date, contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however , that the Corporation and the Adviser make no warranty or representation with respect to any statement contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Corporation by the Dealer Manager or any Selected Dealer expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto.

1.3    The Investment Advisory Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation.

1.4    The Corporation is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and is in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, with full power and authority to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby; this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Adviser and the Dealer Manager, is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Corporation enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable principles, and except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and/or contribution provisions contained in Section 5 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws.

 

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1.5    Each of the Corporation and the Adviser has qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business, as described in the Prospectus, requires such qualification, except where the failure to do so would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, results of operations or cash flows of the Corporation and the Adviser taken as a whole or would materially and adversely affect the regulatory status of the Adviser such that the Adviser would be prevented from carrying out its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement (as applicable to the Corporation or the Adviser, a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).

1.6    The Adviser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full power and authority to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby; this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Adviser and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Corporation and the Dealer Manager, is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Adviser enforceable against the Adviser in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable principles, and except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and/or contribution provisions contained in Section 5 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws.

1.7    The Offered Shares conform in all material respects to the description of the Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The authorized, issued and outstanding Common Stock as of the date hereof are as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Our Securities.” As of the date hereof, all the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation are fully paid and non-assessable.

1.8    The Corporation is not in violation of its articles of incorporation or its bylaws and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the issuance, sale and delivery of the Offered Shares, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Corporation will not violate the terms of or constitute a default under: (a) its articles of incorporation or bylaws; or (b) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material agreement to which the Corporation is a party; or (c) any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation; or (d) any writ, injunction or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Corporation except, in the cases of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for such violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

1.9    The Adviser is not in violation of its certificate of formation or its limited liability company agreement and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Adviser will not violate the terms of or constitute a default under: (a) its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement; or (b) any indenture, mortgage,

 

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deed of trust, lease or other material agreement to which the Adviser is a party; or (c) any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Adviser; or (d) any writ, injunction or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Adviser except, in the cases of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for such violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

1.10    Upon the commencement of the Offering, the Corporation will be a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company (“ BDC ”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”), and has not withdrawn such election, and the SEC has not ordered that such election be withdrawn nor to the Corporation’s knowledge have proceedings to effectuate such withdrawal been initiated or threatened by the SEC.

1.11    The terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, including compensation terms, comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act.

1.12    The approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement by each of the board of directors and the initial stockholder of the Corporation has been made in accordance with the requirements of Section 15 of the Investment Company Act applicable to companies that have elected to be regulated as BDCs under the Investment Company Act.

1.13    Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (i) no person is serving or acting as an officer, director or investment adviser of the Corporation, except in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) to the knowledge of the Corporation, no director of the Corporation is an “affiliated person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Dealer Manager.

1.14    The Corporation’s current business operations and investments and contemplated business operations and investments are in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to BDCs, except as will not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

1.15    The provisions of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Corporation and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions described in the Prospectus are not inconsistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to a BDC.

1.16    Except as have been obtained or waived, no material consent, approval, authorization or other order of any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution or delivery by the Corporation of this Agreement or the issuance and sale by the Corporation of the Offered Shares, except (a) registration of the Offered Shares under the Securities Act; (b) election to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act; (c) any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the jurisdictions in which the

 

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Offered Shares are being offered by the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers; and (d) any necessary qualification under the conduct rules set forth in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) rulebook (the “ FINRA Rules ”).

1.17    There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation or the Adviser, threatened against either the Corporation or the Adviser at law or in equity or before or by any federal or state commission, regulatory body, or administrative agency or other governmental body, domestic or foreign, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

1.18    The issuance and sale of the Offered Shares have been duly authorized by the Corporation, and, when issued and duly delivered against payment therefor as contemplated by this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim, and the issuance and sale of the Offered Shares by the Corporation are not subject to preemptive or other similar rights arising by operation of law, under the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Corporation or under any agreement to which the Corporation is a party or otherwise.

1.19    The Corporation has entered into an escrow agreement (the “ Escrow Agreement ”) with UMB Bank, N.A. as escrow agent (the “ Escrow Agent ”) and the Dealer Manager, in the form included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, which provides for the establishment of an escrow account into which subscribers’ funds will be deposited, prior to the Corporation raising gross offering proceeds of $1,000,000 from persons not affiliated with the Corporation or the Adviser (the “ Minimum Offering ”) as described in the Prospectus, pursuant to the subscription procedures described in Section 13 below (the “ Escrow Account ”).

1.20    The financial statements of the Corporation included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, together with the related notes, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Corporation, as of the date specified, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and in conformity with Regulation S-X of the SEC, except as described in the notes thereto. No additional financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

1.21    RSM US LLP, whose report on the financial statements of the Corporation included in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, are, and during the period covered by the report included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, were independent registered public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

1.22    Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, there has not been any event or development which could reasonably be seen as having a Material Adverse Effect.

1.23    There are no contracts or other documents required by the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations to be described in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement

 

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which have not been accurately described in all material respects in the Prospectus or incorporated or filed as required. The agreements to which either the Corporation or the Adviser is a party which are described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are valid and enforceable in all material respects by the Corporation and/or the Adviser except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies, and, to the best of the Corporation’s and the Adviser’s knowledge, no party thereto is in breach or default under any of such agreements except where such breach or default would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

1.24    The Corporation has, and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, all of the Corporation’s directors or officers in their capacities as such have, complied in all material respects with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.

1.25    Neither the Corporation nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Corporation is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

1.26    Each of the Corporation and the Adviser expects to implement and maintain controls and other procedures that will be designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; and the Corporation will make and keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Corporation and the Adviser; and the Corporation and the Adviser expect to implement and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and, to the Corporation’s knowledge, neither the Corporation nor the Adviser, nor any employee or agent thereof, has made any payment of funds of the Corporation or the Adviser, as the case may be, or received or retained any funds, and no funds of the Corporation have been set aside to be used for any payment, in each case in material violation of any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation or the Adviser.

1.27    No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Corporation on the one hand, and the directors, officers and security holders of the Corporation, the Adviser or their respective affiliates, on the other hand, which is required to be described in the Prospectus and which is not so described.

 

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2. Covenants of the Corporation and the Adviser.

The Corporation and the Adviser hereby jointly and severally covenant and agree with the Dealer Manager that:

2.1    The Corporation will: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and any subsequent amendments thereto to become effective as promptly as possible; (b) promptly advise the Dealer Manager (i) of the receipt of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from, the SEC, (ii) of the time and date of any filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus and (iii) of the time and date that any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective; (c) timely file every amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that may be required by the SEC or under the Securities Act; and (d) promptly notify the Dealer Manager if at any time the SEC shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, to the extent the Corporation determines that such action is in its best interest, the Corporation will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting of such order at the earliest possible time.

2.2    In addition to and apart from the Prospectus, the Corporation intends to furnish to all appropriate regulatory agencies and use printed sales literature or other materials in connection with the Offering prepared by the Corporation, the Adviser or the Dealer Manager. Such printed sales literature or other materials prepared by the Corporation, the Adviser or the Dealer Manager, provided that the use of said sales literature and other materials has been approved for use by the Corporation in writing and all appropriate regulatory agencies, are referred to hereinafter as the “ Authorized Sales Materials .” In the event that the Corporation uses printed materials in connection with the Offering prepared by the Corporation, the Adviser or the Dealer Manager that is intended for “broker-dealer use only” or “advisor use only,” the Dealer Manager shall use such materials in accordance with Section 4.3 below.

2.3    The Corporation will, at no expense to the Dealer Manager, furnish the Dealer Manager with such number of printed copies of the Registration Statement, including all amendments and exhibits thereto, as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request. The Corporation will similarly furnish to the Dealer Manager and Selected Dealers designated by the Dealer Manager as many copies as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request in connection with the Offering of the Offered Shares of (a) the Prospectus in preliminary and final form and every form of supplement to the Prospectus or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement; and (b) the Authorized Sales Materials.

2.4    The Corporation will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) qualify the Offered Shares for offering and sale under, or to establish the exemption of the offering and sale of the Offered Shares from qualification or registration under, the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of each jurisdiction designated in Exhibit B hereto (the “ Qualified Jurisdictions ”) and (b) maintain such qualifications or exemptions in effect throughout the Offering. In connection therewith, the Corporation will prepare and file all such reports as may be required by the securities regulatory authorities in the Qualified Jurisdictions in which the Offered Shares have been sold, provided that the Dealer Manager shall have provided the Corporation with any information required for such filings or reports that is in the Dealer

 

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Manager’s possession. The Corporation will notify the Dealer Manager promptly following each date of (i) the effectiveness of qualification or exemption of Offered Shares in any additional jurisdiction in which the offering and sale of Offered Shares has been authorized by appropriate state regulatory authorities; and (ii) a change in the status of the qualification or exemption of the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction in any respect. The Corporation will file and obtain clearance of the Authorized Sales Materials to the extent required by applicable state securities laws. The Corporation will furnish to the Dealer Manager a copy of such papers filed by the Corporation in connection with any such qualification.

2.5    If at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act any event occurs as a result of which, in the opinion of the Corporation, the Prospectus would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the Corporation will promptly notify the Dealer Manager thereof (unless the information shall have been received from the Dealer Manager) and the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers shall suspend the offering and sale of the Offered Shares in accordance with Section 4.3 hereof until such time as the Corporation, in its sole discretion (a) instructs the Dealer Manager to resume the offering and sale of the Offered Shares and (b) has prepared any required supplement to the Prospectus or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement as shall be necessary to correct such statement or omission and to comply with the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.

2.6    The Corporation will apply the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares as stated in the Prospectus.

2.7    The Corporation will engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Offered Shares.

2.8    The Corporation will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its status as a BDC under the Investment Company Act; provided, however , the Corporation may cease to be, or withdraw its election as a BDC under the Investment Company Act, with the approval of its board of directors and a vote of its stockholders as required by Section 58 of the Investment Company Act, or a successor provision.

2.9    The Corporation will operate in a manner so as to enable the Corporation to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for each taxable year during which it elects to be treated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act; provided, however , that at the discretion of the Corporation’s board of directors, it may elect to not be so treated.

3. Payment of Expenses and Fees.

3.1    The Corporation agrees to pay all costs and expenses incident to the Offering, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, including expenses, fees and taxes in connection with: (a) the registration fee, the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement (including without limitation financial statements, exhibits, schedules and consents), the Prospectus, and any

 

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amendments or supplements thereto, and the printing and furnishing of copies of each thereof to the Dealer Manager and to Selected Dealers (including costs of mailing and shipment); (b) the preparation, issuance and delivery of certificates, if any, for the Offered Shares, including any stock or other transfer taxes or duties payable upon the sale of the Offered Shares; (c) all fees and expenses of the Corporation’s legal counsel and the independent registered public accounting firm; (d) the qualification of the Offered Shares for offering and sale under state laws in the states, including the Qualified Jurisdictions, that the Corporation shall designate as appropriate and the determination of their eligibility for investment under state law as aforesaid and the printing and furnishing of copies of any blue sky surveys or legal investment surveys to the Dealer Manager; (e) filing for review by FINRA of all necessary documents and information relating to the Offering and the Offered Shares (including the reasonable legal fees and filing fees and other disbursements of counsel relating thereto); (f) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Offered Shares and miscellaneous expenses referred to in the Registration Statement; (g) all costs and expenses incident to the travel and accommodation of the Corporation’s employees in making road show presentations with respect to the offering of the Offered Shares; and (h) the performance of the Corporation’s other obligations hereunder.

3.2    In addition, the Corporation shall reimburse the Dealer Manager or Selected Dealers for bona fide accountable due diligence expenses incurred by the Dealer Manager or such Selected Dealer, which reimbursements shall be included as part of the reimbursement of organization and offering costs in an amount up to 0.75%. Such due diligence expenses may include travel, lodging, meals and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Dealer Manager or any Selected Dealer and their personnel when visiting the Corporation’s offices to verify information relating to the Corporation. The Dealer Manager or any Selected Dealer shall provide to the Corporation a detailed and itemized invoice for any such due diligence expenses.

3.3    In addition to payment of Corporation expenses under Section 3.1, the Corporation shall reimburse the Dealer Manager as provided in the Prospectus for certain costs and expenses incident to the Offering, to the extent permitted pursuant to prevailing rules and regulations of FINRA, including expenses, fees and taxes incurred in connection with: (a) legal counsel to the Dealer Manager, including fees and expenses incurred prior to the Effective Date; (b) customary travel, lodging, meals and reasonable entertainment expenses incurred in connection with the Offering; (c) attendance at broker-dealer sponsored conferences, educational conferences sponsored by the Corporation, industry sponsored conferences and informational seminars; and (d) customary promotional items; provided, however, that, no costs and expenses shall be reimbursed by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 3.3 that would cause the total underwriting compensation paid in connection with the Offering to exceed 10.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the primary Offered Shares, excluding reimbursement of bona fide due diligence expenses as provided under Section 3.2.

4. Obligations and Compensation of Dealer Manager.

The Dealer Manager hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with the Corporation and the Adviser (provided that, to the extent representations and warranties of the Corporation and the Adviser are given only as of a specified date or dates, the Dealer Manager only makes such representations and warranties as of such date or dates), as follows:

 

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4.1    The Corporation hereby appoints the Dealer Manager as its exclusive agent and distributor during the period commencing with the date hereof and ending on the termination date of the Offering (the “ Termination Date ”) described in the Prospectus (the “ Offering Period ”) to solicit and to cause Selected Dealers to solicit subscriptions for the Offered Shares at the subscription price to be paid in accordance with, and otherwise upon the other terms and conditions set forth in, the Prospectus and the Subscription Agreement, and the Dealer Manager agrees to use its best efforts to procure subscribers for the Offered Shares during the Offering Period. The Offered Shares offered and sold through the Dealer Manager under this Agreement shall be offered and sold only by the Dealer Manager and, at the Dealer Manager’s sole option, by (i) any Selected Dealers whom the Dealer Manager may retain, each of which shall be members of FINRA in good standing and other properly licensed financial intermediaries, pursuant to an executed Selected Dealer Agreement with such Selected Dealer and (ii) any RIA that the Dealer Manager may retain pursuant to an executed Selected Investment Adviser’s Agreement with such RIA. The Dealer Manager hereby accepts such agency and distributorship and agrees to use its best efforts to sell the Offered Shares on said terms and conditions. The Dealer Manager represents to the Corporation that (i) it is a member of FINRA in good standing, (ii) it and its employees and representatives are properly registered and licensed as required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation to act under this Agreement and (iii) it has established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs in accordance with applicable law, including applicable FINRA rules, SEC rules and regulations (“ Commission Rules ”) and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act) of 2001, as amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (the “ USA PATRIOT Act ”), specifically including, but not limited to, Section 352 of the International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (the “ Money Laundering Abatement Act ” and together with the USA PATRIOT Act, the “ AML Rules ”) reasonably expected to detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares. In addition, the Dealer Manager represents that it has established and implemented a program for compliance with Executive Order 13224 and all regulations and programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations (“ OFAC Program ”) and will continue to maintain its OFAC Program during the term of this Agreement.

The Dealer Manager further represents that it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules and OFAC requirements, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Dealer Manager hereby agrees, upon request of the Corporation, to provide an annual certification to the Corporation that, as of the date of such certification (i) its AML Program and its OFAC Program are consistent with the AML Rules and OFAC requirements, (ii) it has continued to implement its AML Program and its OFAC Program and (iii) it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules and OFAC requirements, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act.

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Selected Dealer Agreement, each Selected Dealer shall have agreed, to comply and shall comply with all the applicable requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, conduct rules of FINRA or its predecessor, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (specifically including, but not in any way limited to NASD Rule 2340, FINRA Rule 2310 (including the obligations with respect to disclosure of certain information relating to liquidity and marketability of prior programs pursuant to FINRA Rules 2310(b)(3)(D)) and 5141, and NASD Rule 2420 therein (each, as may be amended from time to time), and any other applicable foreign, state or local securities or other laws or rules of FINRA or any other applicable self-regulatory agency in offering and selling the Offered Shares. The Dealer Manager agrees, and each Selected Dealer shall have agreed, to comply and shall comply with any applicable requirements with respect to its and each Selected Dealer’s participation in any resales or transfers of the Offered Shares. In addition, the Dealer Manager agrees, and each Selected Dealer shall have agreed, that should it or they assist with the resale or transfer of the Offered Shares, it and each Selected Dealer will fully comply with all applicable FINRA or Commission Rules or any other applicable Federal or state laws.

4.3    The Dealer Manager shall cause the Offered Shares to be offered and sold only in the Qualified Jurisdictions, and in such additional jurisdictions as may be added thereto in which the offering and sale of Offered Shares has been authorized by appropriate state regulatory authorities. No Offered Shares shall be offered or sold for the account of the Corporation in any other jurisdictions. The Dealer Manager shall use and distribute in conjunction with the offer and sale of any Offered Shares only the Prospectus and the Authorized Sales Materials. The Authorized Sales Materials may only be furnished to prospective investors if accompanied or preceded by the Prospectus. The Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Corporation that it will not use any sales literature not authorized and approved by the Corporation or use any “broker-dealer use only” or “advisor use only” materials with members of the public in connection with offers or sales or the Offered Shares. The Dealer Manager agrees, and will cause the Selected Dealers to each agree, to suspend or terminate offering and sale of the Offered Shares upon request of the Corporation at any time and to resume offering and sale of the Offered Shares upon subsequent request of the Corporation.

4.4    In consideration for the services rendered by the Dealer Manager, the Corporation agrees that it will pay to the Dealer Manager:

(a)    except as described in the Prospectus, upfront selling commissions (the “ Upfront Selling Commissions ”) applicable to the total public offering price of Offered Shares of up to 3.00% of the gross proceeds received from the sale of Offered Shares accepted and confirmed by the Corporation. For these purposes, a “sale of Offered Shares” shall occur following the release from escrow of the Minimum Offering proceeds, and, if, and only if, a transaction has closed with a securities purchaser pursuant to all applicable offering and subscription documents, and the Corporation has thereafter distributed the Upfront Selling Commission to the Dealer Manager in connection with such transaction. Upfront Selling Commission may be reallowed in whole or in part to the Selected Dealer who sold the Offered Shares giving rise to such commissions, as described more fully in the Selected Dealer Agreement entered into with such Selected Dealer; provided, however , that no commissions described in this clause (a) shall be payable in respect of the purchase of Offered Shares: (i) through an investment advisory representative affiliated with a Selected Dealer who is paid on a

 

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fee-for-service basis by the investor; (ii) by a Selected Dealer (or such Selected Dealer’s registered representative), in its individual capacity, or by a retirement plan of such Selected Dealer (or such Selected Dealer’s registered representative) or (iii) by an officer, director or employee of the Corporation, the Adviser or their respective affiliates;

(b)    a dealer manager fee in the amount of 1.25% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares (the “ Dealer Manager Fee ”), all or a portion of which may be reallowed to Selected Dealers (as described more fully in the Selected Dealer Agreement entered into with such Selected Dealer), which reallowance, if any, shall be determined by the Dealer Manager in its discretion based on factors including, but not limited to, the number of shares sold by such Selected Dealer, the assistance of such Selected Dealer in marketing the Offering and due diligence expenses incurred, and the extent to which similar fees are reallowed to selected broker-dealers in similar offerings being conducted during the Offering Period; provided, however , that no Dealer Manager Fee shall be payable in respect of the purchase of Offered Shares by an officer, director or employee of the Corporation, the Adviser or their respective affiliates, or with respect to Offered Shares sold to any “benefit plan investor” as that term is defined in ERISA § 3(42), 29 U.S.C. § 1003(42);

(c)    an annual distribution fee (the “ Distribution Fee ”) of up to 1.00%, of the estimated value of the Offered Shares, as determined in accordance with applicable FINRA Rules and subject to the annual approval of the Corporation’s board of directors and its acknowledgment of compliance with the terms of any distribution plan required to be adopted by it. In addition, as set forth in the Prospectus, the Dealer Manager, in its sole discretion, may reallow all or a portion of the Distribution Fee with respect to the Offered Shares to the Selected Dealer. The Distribution Fee will accrue daily and will be payable to the Dealer Manager on a monthly basis and in accordance with the offering terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus. No Distribution Fee will be payable for any Offered Shares issued under the Corporation’s distribution reinvestment plan (the “ DRP ”). All Distribution Fees payable with respect to the sales of Offered Shares will cease in accordance with the offering terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus; and

(d)    as set forth in the Prospectus, each Class T Offered Share will automatically convert to a share of the No-Load Share Class (as defined in the Prospectus) subject to and upon the satisfaction of certain conditions as described in the Prospectus.

4.5    The Corporation will not be liable or responsible to any Selected Dealer for direct payment of Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees or the Distribution Fees to such Selected Dealer, it being the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Dealer Manager for payment of all such of Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees or the Distribution Fees to Selected Dealers. Notwithstanding the above, the Corporation, in its sole discretion, either directly or through the Escrow Agent or such other agent appointed by it, may act as agent of the Dealer Manager by making direct payment of Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees or the Distribution Fees to such Selected Dealers without incurring any liability therefor. The Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees and the Distribution Fees payable to the Dealer Manager with respect to any Offered Shares sold will be paid or offered promptly following the acceptance of subscribers for such Offered Shares as stockholders by the Corporation.

 

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4.6    The Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Corporation, the Adviser and each person that signs the Registration Statement that the information regarding the Offering in the Prospectus and all other information furnished to the Corporation by the Dealer Manager in writing expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

4.7    The Dealer Manager represents and warrants to the Corporation and the Adviser that it will not represent or imply that the Escrow Agent has investigated the desirability or advisability of investment in the Corporation, or has approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of the Offered Shares or the Corporation, nor will the Dealer Manager use the name of said Escrow Agent in any manner whatsoever in connection with the offer or sale of the Offered Shares other than by acknowledgment that it has agreed to serve as escrow agent.

5. Indemnification.

5.1    For the purposes of this Section 5, an entity’s “ Indemnified Parties ” shall include such entity’s officers, directors, employees, members, partners, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls such entity within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act.

5.2    The Corporation and the Adviser, jointly and severally, will indemnify, defend (subject to Section 5.6) and hold harmless the Selected Dealers and the Dealer Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, from and against any losses, claims (including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Selected Dealers or Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties, may become subject, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained herein by either the Corporation or the Adviser, any material breach of a covenant contained herein by either the Corporation or the Adviser, or any material failure by either the Corporation or the Adviser to perform its obligations hereunder or to comply with state or federal securities laws applicable to the Offering, (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in the Prospectus or any supplement thereto, (ii) in any Authorized Sales Materials or (iii) in any blue sky application or other document executed by the Corporation or on its behalf specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Offered Shares for sale under the securities laws of any jurisdiction or based upon written information furnished by the Corporation or the Adviser under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information being hereinafter called a “ Blue Sky Application ”) or (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or in the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus as necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,

 

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and the Corporation and the Adviser will reimburse each Selected Dealer or Dealer Manager, and/or their respective Indemnified Parties, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Selected Dealer or Dealer Manager, and/or their respective Indemnified Parties, in connection with investigating or defending such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however , that the Corporation or the Adviser will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished either (x) to the Corporation or the Adviser by the Dealer Manager or (y) to the Corporation, the Adviser or Dealer Manager by or on behalf of any Selected Dealer expressly for use in the Registration Statement or any such post-effective amendment thereto, or the Prospectus or any such supplement thereto. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which either the Corporation or the Adviser may otherwise have.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification and agreement to hold harmless provided in this Section 5.2 is further limited to the extent that no such indemnification by the Corporation or the Adviser of a Selected Dealer or the Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties, shall be permitted under this Agreement for, or arising out of, an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws, unless one or more of the following conditions are met: (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee; (ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee; or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the SEC and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which the securities were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.

5.3    The Dealer Manager will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Corporation and the Adviser, their respective Indemnified Parties and each person who has signed the Registration Statement, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which any of the aforesaid parties may become subject, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims (including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained herein by the Dealer Manager, any material breach of a covenant contained herein by the Dealer Manager or any material failure by the Dealer Manager to perform its obligations hereunder, (b) any untrue statement or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in the Prospectus or any supplement thereto, (ii) in any Authorized Sales Materials or (iii) any Blue Sky Application, (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or in the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus as necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however , that in each case described in clauses (b) and (c) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Corporation or the Adviser by the Dealer Manager specifically for use with reference to the Dealer Manager in the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such post-effective

 

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amendments thereof or the Prospectus or any such supplement thereto, (d) any use of sales literature by the Dealer Manager not authorized or approved by the Corporation or any use of “broker-dealer use only” or “advisor use only” materials with members of the public concerning the Offered Shares by the Dealer Manager, (e) any untrue statement made by the Dealer Manager or its representatives or agents or omission to state a fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares, (f) any material violation by the Dealer Manager of this Agreement, (g) any failure by the Dealer Manager to comply with applicable laws governing money laundering abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable FINRA Rules, SEC Rules and the USA PATRIOT Act or (h) any other failure by the Dealer Manager to comply with applicable FINRA or Commission Rules. The Dealer Manager will reimburse the aforesaid parties in connection with investigation or defense of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Dealer Manager may otherwise have.

5.4    Each Selected Dealer severally will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Corporation, the Adviser, the Dealer Manager, each of their respective Indemnified Parties and each person who signs the Registration Statement, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Corporation, the Adviser, the Dealer Manager, any of their respective Indemnified Parties or any person who signed the Registration Statement, may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims (including the reasonable cost of investigation), damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty by the Selected Dealer, any material breach of a covenant by the Selected Dealer or any material failure by the Selected Dealer to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Selected Dealer Agreement, (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or the Prospectus or any supplement thereto, (ii) in any Authorized Sales Materials or (iii) any Blue Sky Application, (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or in the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus or necessary to make statements therein not misleading; provided, however , that in each case described in clauses (b) and (c) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Corporation or the Adviser or the Dealer Manager by the Selected Dealer specifically for use with reference to the Selected Dealer in the Registration Statement or any such post-effective amendments thereof or the Prospectus or any such supplement thereto, (d) any use of sales literature by the Selected Dealer not authorized or approved by the Corporation or use of “broker-dealer use only” or “advisor use only” materials with members of the public concerning the Offered Shares by such Selected Dealer or Selected Dealer’s representatives or agents, (e) any untrue statement made by such Selected Dealer or its representatives or agents or omission to state a fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares, (f) any failure by the Selected Dealer to comply with Section VII or Section X of the Selected Dealer Agreement or any other material violation of the Selected Dealer Agreement, (g) any failure of the Selected Dealer to comply with applicable laws governing money laundering abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable FINRA Rules, Commission Rules and the USA PATRIOT Act or (h) any

 

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other failure by the Selected Dealer to comply with applicable FINRA or Commission Rules or any other applicable Federal or state laws, including its failure to ensure the appropriate FINRA licensing credentials for its representatives. Each Selected Dealer will reimburse the aforesaid parties in connection with investigation or defense of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Selected Dealer may otherwise have.

5.5    Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 5, notify in writing the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof and the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will relieve such indemnifying party from any liability under this Section 5 as to the particular item for which indemnification is then being sought, but not from any other liability which it may have to any indemnified party. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to participate in the defense thereof, with separate counsel. Such participation shall not relieve such indemnifying party of the obligation to reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable legal and other expenses (subject to Section 5.6) incurred by such indemnified party in defending itself, except for such expenses incurred after the indemnifying party has deposited funds sufficient to effect the settlement, with prejudice, of the claim in respect of which indemnity is sought. Any such indemnifying party shall not be liable to any such indemnified party on account of any settlement of any claim or action effected without the consent of such indemnifying party.

5.6    An indemnifying party under Section 5 of this Agreement shall be obligated to reimburse an indemnified party for reasonable legal and other expenses as follows:

(a)    In the case of the Corporation and/or the Adviser indemnifying the Dealer Manager, the advancement of funds of the Corporation to the Dealer Manager for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought shall be permissible only if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Corporation; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a stockholder of the Corporation or the legal action is initiated by a stockholder of the Corporation acting in his or her capacity as such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; and (iii) the Dealer Manager undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Corporation, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases which the Dealer Manager is found not to be entitled to indemnification.

(b)    In any case of indemnification other than that described in Section 5.6(a) above, the indemnifying party shall pay all legal fees and expenses of the indemnified party in the defense of such claims or actions; provided, however , that the indemnifying party shall not be obligated to pay legal expenses and fees to more than one law firm in connection with the defense of similar claims arising out of the same alleged acts or omissions giving rise to such claims notwithstanding that such actions or claims are alleged or brought by one or more parties against more than one indemnified party. If such claims or actions are alleged or brought against

 

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more than one indemnified party, then the indemnifying party shall only be obliged to reimburse the expenses and fees of the one law firm that has been selected by a majority of the indemnified parties against which such action is finally brought; and in the event a majority of such indemnified parties is unable to agree on which law firm for which expenses or fees will be reimbursable by the indemnifying party, then payment shall be made to the first law firm of record representing an indemnified party against the action or claim. Such law firm shall be paid only to the extent of services performed by such law firm and no reimbursement shall be payable to such law firm on account of legal services performed by another law firm.

5.7    The indemnity agreements contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of: (a) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Selected Dealer, or any person controlling any Selected Dealer, or by or on behalf of the Corporation, the Adviser, the Dealer Manager or any officer, trustee or director thereof, or by or on behalf of the Corporation or the Dealer Manager; (b) delivery of any Offered Shares and payment therefor; and (c) any termination of this Agreement or any Selected Dealer Agreement. A successor of any Selected Dealer or of any of the parties to this Agreement, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity agreements contained in this Section 5.

5.8    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5, no party shall be entitled to indemnification or contribution under this Agreement in violation of Section 17(i) of the Investment Company Act.

6. Survival of Provisions.

The respective agreements, representations and warranties of the Corporation, the Adviser and the Dealer Manager set forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect until the Termination Date regardless of: (a) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager or any Selected Dealer or any person controlling the Dealer Manager or any Selected Dealer or by or on behalf of the Corporation, the Adviser or any person controlling the Corporation; and (b) the delivery of payment for the Offered Shares. Following the termination of this Agreement, this Agreement will become void and there will be no liability of any party to any other party hereto, except for obligations under Sections 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 15, all of which will survive the termination of this Agreement.

7. Applicable Law; Venue

This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts formed and to be formed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles and rules thereof, to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

8. Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be an original contract, but all counterparts, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

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9. Entire Agreement.

This Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto constitute the entire agreement among the parties and supersede any prior understanding, whether written or oral, prior to the date hereof with respect to the Offering, including the Existing Agreement.

10. Successors and Amendment.

10.1    This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Dealer Manager, the Corporation, the Adviser and their respective successors and permitted assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Selected Dealers to the extent set forth in Sections 1 and 5 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give to any other person any right, remedy or claim, except as otherwise specifically provided herein.

10.2    This Agreement may be amended only by the written agreement of the Dealer Manager, the Corporation and the Adviser.

10.3    Neither the Corporation or Adviser, nor the Dealer Manager may assign or transfer any of such party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Dealer Manager, on the one hand, or the Corporation and the Adviser, acting together, on the other hand.

11. Term and Termination.

11.1    This Agreement may be terminated by the Dealer Manager, on the one hand, or the Corporation and the Adviser acting together, on the other, in the event that (a) the Corporation or the Adviser, on the one hand, or the Dealer Manager, on the other, shall have materially failed to comply with any of the material provisions of this Agreement or (b) the Corporation or the Adviser, on the one hand, or the Dealer Manager, on the other, materially breaches any of its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and, in the case of the Corporation or the Adviser, such breach or breaches, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however , that no party may terminate this Agreement under this sentence unless such failure(s) or breach(es) under clause (a) or (b) above is or are not cured within thirty (30) days after such party has delivered notice of intent to terminate under this Section 11.1. In any case, this Agreement shall expire at the close of business on the Termination Date.

11.2    Notwithstanding Section 11.1, this Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Corporation’s directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Corporation and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Corporation’s distribution plan or this Agreement or by vote a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation or the affected class of Common Stock, on not more than sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Dealer Manager and the Adviser; and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the Investment Company Act).

11.3    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in force until the first anniversary of the date hereof and shall thereafter

 

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continue in effect from year to year only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of the Corporation’s board of directors, including a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Corporation and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Corporation’s distribution plan or this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the continuance of this Agreement.

11.4    The Dealer Manager, upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, shall (i) promptly deposit any and all funds, if any, in its possession which were received from investors for the sale of Offered Shares into the appropriate account designated by the Corporation, (ii) promptly deliver to the Corporation all records and documents in its possession which relate to the Offering and are not designated as dealer copies, (iii) provide a list of all purchasers and broker-dealers with whom the Dealer Manager has initiated oral or written discussions regarding the Offering and (iv) notify Selected Dealers of such termination. The Dealer Manager, at its sole expense, may make and retain copies of all such records and documents but shall keep all such information confidential. The Dealer Manager shall use its best efforts to cooperate with the Corporation to accomplish an orderly transfer of management of the Offering to a party designated by the Corporation.

11.5    Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Corporation shall pay to the Dealer Manager all compensation to which the Dealer Manager is or becomes entitled under Section 4 at such time as such compensation becomes payable.

12. Confirmation.

The Corporation hereby agrees and assumes, or will arrange for a party designated by it to assume, the duty to confirm, on its behalf and on behalf of Selected Dealers, all orders for purchase of Offered Shares accepted by the Corporation. Such confirmations will comply with the rules of the SEC and FINRA and will comply with applicable laws of such other jurisdictions to the extent the Corporation is advised of such laws in writing by the Dealer Manager.

13. Submission of Orders .

13.1    Each person desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering will be required to complete and execute a Subscription Agreement substantially in the form attached as an Appendix to the Prospectus and to deliver to the Selected Dealer or Dealer Manager, as the case may be (the “ Processing Broker-Dealer ”), such completed Subscription Agreement, together with a check, draft, wire or money order (hereinafter referred to as a “ Subscription Payment ”) for the purchase price of the Offered Shares. The Dealer Manager shall ensure that any Selected Dealer shall only offer to sell and accept Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments for classes of Offered Shares that it is authorized to sell pursuant to the Selected Dealer Agreement (including any schedules or exhibits thereto) and in accordance with the offering terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus. There shall be a minimum initial purchase by any one purchaser of Offered Shares of $5,000 (except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus, or in any letter or memorandum from the Corporation to the Dealer Manager). Additional purchases of Class Offered Shares shall be in increments of $500 per transaction, except for purchases made pursuant to the DRP, as described in the Prospectus. Any minimum

 

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purchase amount may be waived in the sole discretion of the Corporation. Prior to the Corporation meeting the Minimum Offering, persons who purchase Offered Shares shall make their checks payable to “UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent for FS Investment Corporation IV.” Subsequent to the Corporation raising the Minimum Offering, persons who purchase Offered Shares shall make their checks payable to “FS Investment Corporation IV.”

After meeting the Minimum Offering described throughout the Prospectus, the Corporation will sell the Offered Shares on a continuous basis at prices and in accordance with the offering terms and conditions set forth in and subject to any adjustment described or otherwise provided in the Prospectus. Each person desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering must submit subscriptions for a certain dollar amount, rather than a number of Offered Shares and, as a result, may receive fractional Offered Shares.

The Processing Broker-Dealer receiving a Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment not conforming to the foregoing instructions, or for a class of Offered Shares that such Processing Broker-Dealer is not authorized to sell, or for a sale of Offered Shares not meeting the offering terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus, shall return such Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment directly to such subscriber not later than the end of the second business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer of such materials. Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments received by the Processing Broker-Dealer which conform to the foregoing instructions shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of the methods described in this Section 13. Transmittal of received investor funds will be made in accordance with the following procedures.

13.2    If the Processing Broker-Dealer conducts its internal supervisory review at the same location at which Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments are received from subscribers, then, by noon of the next business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer, the Processing Broker-Dealer will transmit the Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payment for deposit to the Escrow Agent, or after the Minimum Offering has been achieved, to the Corporation or its designated agent.

13.3    If the Processing Broker-Dealer conducts its internal supervisory review at a different location (the “ Final Review Office ”), Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments will be transmitted by the Processing Broker-Dealer to the Final Review Office by noon of the next business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer. The Final Review Office will in turn by noon of the next business day following receipt by the Final Review Office, transmit such Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payment for deposit to the Escrow Agent, or after the Minimum Offering has been achieved, to the Corporation or its designated agent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Offered Shares to be purchased by a custodial account, the Processing Broker-Dealer shall cause the custodian of such account to deliver a completed Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment for such account directly for deposit to the Escrow Agent, or after the Minimum Offering has been achieved, to the Corporation or its designated agent. The Processing Broker-Dealer shall furnish to the Escrow Agent, the Corporation or its designated agent, as applicable, with each delivery of Subscription Payments a list of the subscribers showing the name, U.S. address, tax identification number, state of residence, amount of Offered Shares subscribed for and the amount of money paid.

 

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14. Suitability of Investors; Compliance with Privacy Laws

14.1    The Dealer Manager will offer Offered Shares, and in its agreements with Selected Dealers will require that the Selected Dealers offer Offered Shares, only to those persons who meet the suitability standards set forth in the Prospectus or in any suitability letter or memorandum sent by the Corporation and will only make offers to persons in the jurisdictions in which it is advised in writing that the Offered Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not required. Offered Shares are available for purchase by persons meeting the suitability standards described in the Prospectus. Notwithstanding the qualification of the Offered Shares for sale in any respective jurisdiction (or the exemption therefrom), the Dealer Manager represents, warrants and covenants that it will not offer Offered Shares and will not permit any of its registered representatives to offer Offered Shares in any jurisdiction unless both the Dealer Manager and such registered representative are duly licensed to transact securities business in such jurisdiction. In offering Offered Shares, the Dealer Manager will comply, and in its agreements with Selected Dealers the Dealer Manager will require that the Selected Dealers comply, with the provisions of the FINRA Rules, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors.

The Dealer Manager further represents, warrants and covenants that neither the Dealer Manager, nor any person associated with the Dealer Manager, shall offer or sell Offered Shares in any jurisdiction except to investors who satisfy the investor suitability standards and minimum investment requirements under the most restrictive of the following: (a) applicable provisions described in the Prospectus, including minimum income and net worth standards; (b) applicable laws of the jurisdiction of which such investor is a resident; or (c) applicable FINRA Rules. The Dealer Manager agrees to ensure that, in recommending the purchase, sale or exchange of Offered Shares to an investor, the Dealer Manager, or a person associated with the Dealer Manager, shall have reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of information obtained from the investor (and thereafter maintained in the manner and for the period required by the SEC, any state securities commission, FINRA or the Corporation) concerning his age, investment objectives, other investments, financial situation and needs and any other information known to the Dealer Manager, or person associated with the Dealer Manager, that (i) the investor can reasonably benefit from an investment in the Offered Shares based on the investor’s overall investment objectives and portfolio structure, (ii) the investor is able to bear the economic risk of the investment based on the investor’s overall financial situation and (iii) the investor has an apparent understanding of (A) the fundamental risks of the investment, (B) the risk that the investor may lose his entire investment in the Offered Shares, (C) the lack of liquidity of the Offered Shares, (D) the background and qualifications of the Adviser or the persons responsible for directing and managing the Corporation and (E) the tax consequences of an investment in the Offered Shares. In the case of sales to fiduciary accounts, the suitability standards must be met by the person who directly or indirectly supplied the funds for the purchase of the Offered Shares or by the beneficiary of such fiduciary account. The Dealer Manager further represents, warrants and covenants that the Dealer Manager, or a person associated with the Dealer Manager, will make every reasonable effort to determine the suitability and appropriateness of an investment in Offered Shares of each proposed investor by reviewing documents and records disclosing the

 

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basis upon which the determination as to suitability was reached as to each purchaser of Offered Shares pursuant to a subscription solicited by the Dealer Manager, whether such documents and records relate to accounts which have been closed, accounts which are currently maintained or accounts hereafter established. The Dealer Manager agrees to retain such documents and records in the Dealer Manager’s records for a period of six years from the date of the applicable sale of Offered Shares and to make such documents and records available to (i) the Corporation upon request and (ii) representatives of the SEC, FINRA and applicable state securities administrators upon the Dealer Manager’s receipt of an appropriate document subpoena or other appropriate request for documents from any such agency. The Dealer Manager shall not purchase any Offered Shares for a discretionary account without obtaining the prior written approval of the Dealer Manager’s customer and his or her signature on a Subscription Agreement.

14.2    The Dealer Manager agrees, and in its agreements with Selected Dealers the Dealer Manager will require that the Selected Dealers to agree, (a) to abide by and comply with (i) the privacy standards and requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (“ GLB Act ”) and Regulation S-P, (ii) the privacy standards and requirements of any other applicable Federal or state law and (iii) its own internal privacy policies and procedures, each as may be amended from time to time; (b) to refrain from the use or disclosure of nonpublic personal information (as defined under the GLB Act) of all customers who have opted out of such disclosures except as necessary to service the customers or as otherwise necessary or required by applicable law; and (c) to determine which customers have opted out of the disclosure of nonpublic personal information by periodically reviewing and, if necessary, retrieving a list of such customers (the “ List ”) as provided by each to identify customers that have exercised their opt-out rights.

In the event the Dealer Manager uses or discloses nonpublic personal information of any customer for purposes other than servicing the customer, or as otherwise required by applicable law, the Dealer Manager will consult the List to determine whether the affected customer has exercised his or her opt-out rights. The Dealer Manager understands that it is prohibited from using or disclosing any nonpublic personal information of any customer that is identified on the List as having opted out of such disclosures.

15. Notices.

Any notice, approval, request, authorization, direction or other communication under this Agreement shall be deemed given (a) when delivered personally, (b) on the first business day after delivery to a national overnight courier service, (c) upon receipt of confirmation if sent via facsimile or (d) on the fifth business day after deposited in the U.S. mail, properly addressed and stamped with the required postage, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the intended recipient at the address set forth below:

 

If to the Corporation:    FS Investment Corporation IV
   201 Rouse Boulevard
   Philadelphia, PA 19112
   Facsimile: (215) 495-1189
   Attention: Michael C. Forman

 

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If to the Adviser:    FSIC IV Advisor, LLC
   201 Rouse Boulevard
   Philadelphia, PA 19112
   Facsimile: (215) 495-1189
   Attention: Michael C. Forman
If to the Dealer Manager:    FS Investment Solutions, LLC
   201 Rouse Boulevard
   Philadelphia, PA 19112
   Facsimile: (215) 495-1189
   Attention: President

Any party may change its address specified above by giving the other party notice of such change in accordance with this Section 15.

16. No Partnership .

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to constitute the Dealer Manager as an employee, agent or representative of, or in association with or in partnership with, the Corporation; instead, this Agreement shall only constitute the Dealer Manager as a dealer authorized to sell the Offered Shares according to the terms set forth in the registration statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented and in this Agreement.

17. Severability .

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted.

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please indicate your acceptance thereof in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us as of the date first above written.

 

Very truly yours,
“CORPORATION”
FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION IV
By:   

/s/ Michael C. Forman

  Name: Michael C. Forman
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
“ADVISER”
FSIC IV ADVISOR, LLC
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Forman

  Name: Michael C. Forman
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written:

 

“DEALER MANAGER”
FS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
By:   

/s/ Steve DeAngelis

  Name: Steve DeAngelis
  Title: President


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT B

QUALIFIED JURISDICTIONS

AS OF             , 2017

 

      Alabama       Montana
      Alaska       Nebraska
      Arizona       Nevada
      Arkansas       New Hampshire
      California       New Jersey
      Colorado       New Mexico
      Connecticut       New York
      Delaware       North Carolina
      District of Columbia       North Dakota
      Florida       Ohio
      Georgia       Oklahoma
      Guam       Oregon
      Hawaii       Pennsylvania
      Idaho       Puerto Rico
      Illinois       Rhode Island
      Indiana       South Carolina
      Iowa       South Dakota
      Kansas       Tennessee
      Kentucky       Texas
      Louisiana       U.S. Virgin Islands
      Maine       Utah
      Maryland       Vermont
      Massachusetts       Virginia
      Michigan       Washington
      Minnesota       West Virginia
      Mississippi       Wisconsin
      Missouri       Wyoming

Exhibit (h)(2)

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION IV

Up to 250,000,000 Shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

FORM OF SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT

Dated:                                     

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Subject to the terms described herein below, FS Investment Solutions, LLC, as the dealer manager (“ Dealer Manager ”) for FS Investment Corporation IV, a Maryland corporation (the “ Corporation ”), invites you, (“ Selected Dealer ”) to participate in the distribution of up to 250,000,000 shares of common stock of the Corporation, $0.001 par value per share, to be issued and sold to the public on a “best efforts” basis. The Company is currently only offering shares of Class T common stock (the “ Class T Shares ”) at the current offering price as set forth in Section III hereof, which may be subject to change as set forth in the registration statement on Form N-2 filed by the Corporation (File No. 333-204239), which includes the Corporation’s prospectus, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “ Prospectus ”). The term “ Offered Shares ” as used herein shall refer to the Class T shares permitted to be sold pursuant to the offering terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus.

 

  I. Dealer Manager Agreement

FSIC IV Advisor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the investment adviser of the Corporation (the “ Adviser ”). The Dealer Manager has entered into a second amended and restated dealer manager agreement with the Corporation and the Adviser dated January 25, 2017, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Dealer Manager Agreement ”). Upon effectiveness of this Selected Dealer Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) pursuant to Section XIV below, you will become one of the Selected Dealers referred to in the Dealer Manager Agreement and will be entitled and subject to the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Dealer Manager Agreement relating to the rights and obligations of a Selected Dealer, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Sections 2.5 and 4.3 regarding suspension of offers and sales of Offered Shares, Section 4.1 regarding solicitation of subscriptions of Offered Shares, Section 4.2 regarding regulatory compliance, Section 5, wherein each of the Selected Dealers severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, the Adviser, the Dealer Manager and their respective officers, directors, employees, members, partners, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls such entity within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), Section 13 regarding submission of subscriptions for Offered Shares, and Section 14 regarding suitability of investors and compliance procedures for offers and sales of Offered Shares. Except as otherwise set forth herein, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Dealer Manager Agreement. The Offered Shares are offered solely through broker-dealers who are members in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) and other properly licensed financial intermediaries.


Selected Dealer hereby agrees to use its best efforts to sell the Offered Shares for cash on the terms and conditions stated in the Prospectus. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to make Selected Dealer an employee, agent, representative, or partner of the Dealer Manager, the Corporation or the Adviser, and Selected Dealer is not authorized to act for the Dealer Manager, the Corporation or the Adviser or to make any representations on their behalf except as set forth in the Prospectus and any printed sales literature or other materials prepared by the Corporation, the Adviser or the Dealer Manager, provided that the use of said sales literature and other materials has been approved for use by the Corporation in writing and all appropriate regulatory agencies (the “ Authorized Sales Materials ”). In the event that the Corporation uses printed materials in connection with the Offering prepared by the Corporation, the Adviser or the Dealer Manager intended for “broker-dealer use only,” Selected Dealer shall use such “broker-dealer use only” materials in accordance with Section VII below.

 

  II. Submission of Orders

Each person desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering will be required to complete and execute a Subscription Agreement in the form attached as an Appendix to the Prospectus and to deliver to Selected Dealer or Dealer Manager, as the case may be (the “ Processing Broker-Dealer ”), such completed Subscription Agreement, together with a check, draft or wire (hereinafter referred to as a “ Subscription Payment ”) for the purchase price of the Offered Shares. There shall be a minimum initial purchase by any one purchaser of $5,000 in Offered Shares (except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus, or in any letter or memorandum from the Corporation to the Dealer Manager). Additional purchases of Offered Shares shall be in increments of $500 per transaction, except for purchases made pursuant to the Corporation’s distribution reinvestment plan (“ DRP ”), as described in the Prospectus. Any minimum purchase amount may be waived in the sole discretion of the Corporation. Prior to the Corporation raising gross offering proceeds of $1,000,000 from persons not affiliated with the Corporation or the Adviser (the “ Minimum Offering ”), persons who purchase Offered Shares shall make their checks payable to “UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent for FS Investment Corporation IV.” Subsequent to the Corporation raising the Minimum Offering, persons who purchase Offered Shares shall make their checks payable to “FS Investment Corporation IV.” Each person desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering must submit subscriptions for a certain dollar amount, rather than a number of Offered Shares and, as a result, may receive fractional Offered Shares.

The Processing Broker-Dealer receiving a Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment not conforming to the foregoing instructions or for a sale of Offered Shares not meeting the offering terms and conditions of the Prospectus, shall return such Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment directly to such subscriber not later than the end of the second business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer of such materials. Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments received by the Processing Broker-Dealer which conform to the foregoing instructions shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of the methods described in this Section II. If Selected Dealer instructs its customers to make its check for Offered Shares subscribed for payable directly to Selected Dealer, in which case Selected Dealer will collect the proceeds of the subscriber’s check and issue a check for the aggregate amount of the subscription proceeds made payable to the order of “FS Investment Corporation IV,” Selected Dealer represents that it is a “$250,000” broker dealer. Selected Dealer hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Escrow Agreement, dated September 21, 2015 (the “ Escrow Agreement ”), by and among UMB Bank, N.A. (the “ Escrow Agent ”), the Dealer Manager and the Corporation.

 

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(a) If the Processing Broker-Dealer conducts its internal supervisory review at the same location at which Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments are received from subscribers, then, by noon of the next business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer, the Processing Broker-Dealer will transmit the Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payment for deposit to the Escrow Agent, or after the Minimum Offering has been achieved, to the Corporation or its designated agent.

(b) If the Processing Broker-Dealer conducts its internal supervisory review at a different location (the “ Final Review Office ”), Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payments will be transmitted by the Processing Broker-Dealer to the Final Review Office by noon of the next business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer. The Final Review Office will in turn by noon of the next business day following receipt by the Final Review Office, transmit such Subscription Agreements and Subscription Payment for deposit to the Escrow Agent, or after the Minimum Offering has been achieved, to the Corporation or its designated agent.

Selected Dealer understands that the Corporation reserves the unconditional right to reject any order, in whole or in part, for any or no reason.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Offered Shares to be purchased by a custodial account, the Processing Broker-Dealer shall cause the custodian of such account to deliver a completed Subscription Agreement and Subscription Payment for such account directly to the Transfer Agent. The Processing Broker-Dealer shall furnish with each delivery of Subscription Payments a list of the subscribers showing the name, U.S. address, tax identification number, state of residence, amount of Offered Shares subscribed for, and the amount of money paid.

 

  III. Pricing

Except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus, the Offered Shares shall be offered to the public at current offering price (the “ Current Offering Price ”) and in accordance with the offering terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus and payable in cash. Except as otherwise indicated in the Prospectus or in any letter or memorandum sent to Selected Dealer by the Corporation or Dealer Manager, a minimum initial purchase of $5,000 in Offered Shares is required. Minimum subsequent purchases of Offered Shares shall be $500 per transaction. After meeting the Minimum Offering, the Corporation will sell the Offered Shares on a continuous basis at the Current Offering Price per Offered Share, subject to the adjustments described in or otherwise provided in the Prospectus. Each person desiring to purchase Offered Shares in the Offering must submit subscriptions for a certain dollar amount, rather than a number of Offered Shares and, as a result, may receive fractional Offered Shares.

For stockholders of the Corporation who elect to participate in the DRP, the cash otherwise distributable to them will be invested in additional shares of the same class or classes held by the participating stockholder. No selling commissions or dealer manager fees will be paid with respect to shares issued under the DRP. The Corporation will pay the plan administrator’s fees under the DRP.

 

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The Offered Shares are nonassessable. Selected Dealer hereby agrees to place any order for the full purchase price except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus.

 

  IV. Selected Dealer’s Compensation

Except as described in the Prospectus and except as set forth in Schedule I to this Agreement, Selected Dealer’s selling commission applicable to the total public offering price of Offered Shares sold by Selected Dealer which it is authorized to sell pursuant to the offering terms and conditions of the Prospectus is up to 3.00% of the gross proceeds received from the sale of Offered Shares sold by it and accepted and confirmed by the Corporation, which commission will be paid by the Dealer Manager (the “ Upfront Selling Commissions ”). For these purposes, a “sale of Offered Shares” shall occur following the release from escrow of the Minimum Offering proceeds, and, if, and only if, a transaction has closed with a securities purchaser pursuant to all applicable offering and subscription documents and the Corporation has thereafter distributed the Upfront Selling Commission to the Dealer Manager in connection with such transaction.

In addition, the Dealer Manager may reallow all or a portion of a dealer manager fee (the “ Dealer Manager Fee ”) to the Selected Dealer as marketing fees or to defray other distribution-related expenses, which reallowance, if any, shall be determined by the Dealer Manager in its sole discretion based on factors including, but not limited to, the number of shares sold by Selected Dealer, the assistance of Selected Dealer in marketing the offering and due diligence expenses incurred, and the extent to which similar fees are reallowed to selected broker-dealers in similar offerings being conducted during the Offering. Such reallowance shall be described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement.

No Dealer Manager Fees will be payable to Selected Dealer with respect to Offered Shares sold to any “benefit plan investor” as that term is defined in ERISA § 3(42), 29 U.S.C. § 1003(42); provided, however, it is the sole responsibility of Selected Dealer to ensure no Dealer Manager Fee is received on behalf of such Offered Shares and the Dealer Manager and Corporation are not liable for any Dealer Manager Fees paid with respect to Offered Shares sold to any “benefit plan investor.”

In addition to the Upfront Selling Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees described above, the Dealer Manager will receive an annual distribution fee (the “ Distribution Fee ”) of up to 1.00% of the estimated value of the Offered Shares, as determined in accordance with applicable FINRA rules and subject to the annual approval of the Corporation’s board of directors and its acknowledgment of compliance with terms of any distribution plan required to be adopted by it. The Distribution Fee will accrue daily and be payable to the Dealer Manager on a monthly basis and in accordance with the offering terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus. No Distribution Fee will be payable for any Offered Shares issued under the DRP. All Distribution Fees payable with respect to the sales of Class T Offered Shares will cease in accordance with the offering terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus. As set forth in the Prospectus, the Dealer Manager, in its sole discretion, may reallow all or a portion of the Distribution Fee with respect to the Offered Shares to the Selected Dealer. Such reallowance shall be described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement.

 

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Further, as set forth in the Prospectus, the Offered Shares will automatically convert to shares of the No Load Share Class (as defined in the Prospectus) subject to and upon the satisfaction of certain conditions as described in the Prospectus.

Selected Dealer hereby waives any and all rights to receive payment of the Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees and Distribution Fees due until such time as the Dealer Manager is in receipt of such Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees and Distribution Fees from the Corporation. Selected Dealer affirms that the Dealer Manager’s liability for Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees and Distribution Fees payable is limited solely to the proceeds receivable associated therewith.

Selected Dealer hereby acknowledges that the Corporation may reimburse the Dealer Manager as provided in the Prospectus for certain costs and expenses incident to the Offering, to the extent permitted pursuant to prevailing rules and regulations of FINRA, including expenses, fees and taxes incurred in connection with: (a) legal counsel to the Dealer Manager, including fees and expenses incurred prior to the Effective Date; (b) customary travel, lodging, meals and reasonable entertainment expenses incurred in connection with the Offering; (c) attendance at broker-dealer sponsored conferences, educational conferences sponsored by the Corporation, industry sponsored conferences and informational seminars; and (d) customary promotional items; provided, however, that, no costs and expenses shall be reimbursed by the Corporation that would cause the total underwriting compensation paid in connection with the Offering to exceed 10.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the primary Offered Shares, excluding reimbursement of bona fide due diligence expenses.

Selected Dealer acknowledges and agrees that no commissions, payments or amount whatsoever will be paid to Selected Dealer in respect of the purchase of Offered Shares by a Selected Dealer (or its registered representative), in its individual capacity, or by a retirement plan of such Selected Dealer (or its registered representative), or by an officer, director or employee of the Corporation, the Adviser or their respective affiliates.

The parties hereby agree that the foregoing underwriting compensation, including the Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees and Distribution Fees are not in excess of the usual and customary distributors’ or sellers’ commission received in the sale of securities similar to the Offered Shares, that Selected Dealer’s interest in the offering is limited to such compensation from the Dealer Manager and Selected Dealer’s indemnity referred to in Section 5 of the Dealer Manager Agreement, and that the Corporation is not liable or responsible for the direct payment of such Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees or Distribution Fees to Selected Dealer. In addition, as set forth in the Prospectus, the Dealer Manager may reimburse Selected Dealers for bona fide accountable due diligence expenses incurred by such Selected Dealers. Selected Dealer shall provide a detailed and itemized invoice for any such due diligence expenses.

 

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  V. Payment

Payments of any Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees and Distribution Fees will be made by the Dealer Manager (or by the Corporation as the agent of the Dealer Manager, as provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement) to Selected Dealer within 30 days of the receipt by the Dealer Manager of the gross Upfront Selling Commission, Dealer Manager Fee or Distribution Fee payments, as applicable, from the Corporation.

Selected Dealer, in its sole discretion, may authorize Dealer Manager (or the Corporation as the agent of the Dealer Manager, as provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement) to deposit Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees, Distribution Fees and other payments due to it pursuant to this Agreement directly to its bank account. If Selected Dealer so elects, Selected Dealer shall provide such deposit authorization and instructions in Schedule 2 to this Agreement.

 

  VI. Right to Reject Orders or Cancel Sales

All orders, whether initial or additional, are subject to acceptance by and shall only become effective upon confirmation by the Corporation, which reserves the right to reject any order, in whole or in part, for any or no reason. Orders not accompanied by a Subscription Agreement and executed signature page thereto and the required Subscription Payment for the Offered Shares may be rejected. Issuance and delivery of the Offered Shares will be made only after actual receipt of payment therefor. If any Subscription Payment is not paid upon presentment, or if the Corporation is not in actual receipt of clearinghouse funds or cash, certified or cashier’s check or the equivalent in payment for the Offered Shares within 15 days of sale, the Corporation reserves the right to cancel the sale without notice. In the event an order is rejected, canceled or rescinded for any reason, Selected Dealer agrees to return to the Dealer Manager within 30 days thereafter any Upfront Selling Commission or Dealer Manager Fee theretofore paid with respect to such order, and, if Selected Dealer fails to so return any such Upfront Selling Commission or Dealer Manager Fee, the Dealer Manager shall have the right to offset amounts owed against future Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees or Distribution Fees due and otherwise payable to Selected Dealer.

 

  VII. Prospectus and Authorized Sales Materials

Selected Dealer is not authorized or permitted to give, and will not give, any information or make any representation (written or oral) concerning the Offered Shares except as set forth in the Prospectus and the Authorized Sales Materials. The Dealer Manager will supply Selected Dealer with reasonable quantities of the Prospectus, any supplements thereto and any amended Prospectus, as well as any Authorized Sales Materials, for delivery to investors, and Selected Dealer will deliver a copy of the Prospectus and all supplements thereto and any amended Prospectus to each investor to whom an offer is made prior to or simultaneously with the first solicitation of an offer to sell the Offered Shares to an investor. Selected Dealer agrees that it will not send or give any supplements to the Prospectus, any amended Prospectus or any Authorized Sales Materials to that investor unless it has previously sent or given a Prospectus and all supplements thereto and any amended Prospectus to that investor or has simultaneously sent or given a Prospectus and all supplements thereto and any amended Prospectus with such

 

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Prospectus supplement, amended Prospectus or Authorized Sales Materials. Selected Dealer agrees that it will not show or give to any investor or prospective investor or reproduce any material or writing which is supplied to it by the Dealer Manager and marked “broker-dealer use only” or otherwise bearing a legend denoting that it is not to be used in connection with the offer or sale of Offered Shares to members of the public. Selected Dealer agrees that it will not use in connection with the offer or sale of Offered Shares any materials or writings which have not been previously approved by the Corporation in writing other than the Prospectus and the Authorized Sales Materials. Selected Dealer agrees to furnish a copy of any revised preliminary Prospectus to each person to whom it has furnished a copy of any previous preliminary Prospectus, and further agrees that it will itself mail or otherwise deliver all preliminary and final Prospectuses required for compliance with the provisions of Rule 15c2-8 under the Exchange Act. Regardless of the termination of this Agreement, Selected Dealer will deliver a Prospectus in transactions in the Offered Shares for a period of 90 days from the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or such longer period as may be required by the Exchange Act. Selected Dealer agrees to comply with all the applicable requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, conduct rules of FINRA or its predecessor, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and any other foreign, state or local securities or other laws or rules of FINRA or any other applicable self-regulatory agency in offering and selling Offered Shares.

 

  VIII. License and Association Membership

Selected Dealer’s acceptance of this Agreement constitutes a representation to the Corporation and the Dealer Manager that Selected Dealer is a properly registered or licensed broker-dealer, duly authorized to sell Offered Shares under federal and state securities laws and regulations in all states where it offers or sells Offered Shares, and that it is a member in good standing of FINRA. Selected Dealer represents and warrants that it is currently licensed as a broker-dealer in the jurisdictions identified on Schedule 3 to this Agreement. Selected Dealer represents and warrants that it is its sole responsibility to ensure that its representatives are properly registered and licensed as required by any applicable law, rule or regulation. This Agreement shall automatically terminate if Selected Dealer ceases to be a member in good standing of FINRA or with the securities commission of the state in which Selected Dealer’s principal office is located. Selected Dealer agrees to notify the Dealer Manager immediately if Selected Dealer ceases to be a member in good standing of FINRA or with the securities commission of any state in which Selected Dealer is currently registered or licensed, or in the case of a foreign dealer, so to conform. Selected Dealer also hereby agrees to abide by the conduct rules set forth in the FINRA rulebook (“ FINRA Rules ”), including, without limitation, FINRA Rules 2090, 2111, 2310, 2340, 5110 and 5141 and NASD Rules 2340 and 2420.

 

  IX. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Programs

Selected Dealer’s acceptance of this Dealer Agreement constitutes a representation to the Corporation and the Dealer Manager that Selected Dealer has established and implemented an anti-money laundering compliance program (“ AML Program ”) in accordance with applicable law, including applicable FINRA Rules, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) Rules (the “ Commission Rules ”) and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act) of 2001, as amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (the “ USA

 

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PATRIOT Act ”), specifically including, but not limited to, Section 352 of the International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (the “ Money Laundering Abatement Act ,” and together with the USA PATRIOT Act, the “ AML Rules ”), reasonably expected to detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the sale of Offered Shares. In addition, Selected Dealer represents that it has established and implemented a program for compliance with Executive Order 13224 and all regulations and programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC Program ”) and will continue to maintain its OFAC Program during the term of this Agreement. Upon request by the Dealer Manager at any time, Selected Dealer hereby agrees to (i) furnish a written copy of its AML Program and OFAC Program to the Dealer Manager for review, and (ii) furnish a copy of the findings and any remedial actions taken in connection with Selected Dealer’s most recent independent testing of its AML Program and/or its OFAC Program.

The parties acknowledge that for the purposes of FINRA Rules, the investors who purchase Offered Shares through Selected Dealer are “customers” of Selected Dealer and not the Dealer Manager. Nonetheless, to the extent that the Dealer Manager deems it prudent, Selected Dealer shall cooperate with the Dealer Manager’s reasonable requests for information, records and data related to the Corporation’s stockholders introduced to, and serviced by, Selected Dealer (the “ Customers ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Selected Dealer shall not be required to provide to the Dealer Manager any documentation that, in Selected Dealer’s reasonable judgment, would cause Selected Dealer to lose the benefit of attorney-client privilege or other privilege which it may be entitled to assert relating to the discoverability of documents in any civil or criminal proceedings. Selected Dealer hereby represents that it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules and all OFAC requirements, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Selected Dealer hereby agrees, upon request by the Dealer Manager to (A) provide an annual certification to Dealer Manager that, as of the date of such certification (i) its AML Program and its OFAC Program are consistent with the AML Rules and OFAC requirements; (ii) it has continued to implement its AML Program and its OFAC Program, and (iii) it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules and OFAC requirements, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act; and (B) perform and carry out, on behalf of both the Dealer Manager and the Corporation, the Customer Identification Program requirements in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act and applicable SEC and Treasury Department Rules thereunder.

 

  X. Limitation of Offer; Suitability

Selected Dealer will offer Offered Shares only to persons who meet the suitability standards for the Offered Shares set forth in the Prospectus and in accordance with the offering and conditions contained therein, or in any suitability letter or memorandum sent to it by the Corporation or the Dealer Manager and will only make offers to persons in the jurisdictions in which it is advised in writing that the Offered Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not required. Offered Shares are available for purchase by persons meeting the suitability standards described in the Prospectus. Notwithstanding the qualification of the Offered Shares for sale in any respective jurisdiction (or the exemption therefrom), Selected

 

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Dealer represents, warrants and covenants that it will not offer Offered Shares and will not permit any of its registered representatives to offer Offered Shares in any jurisdiction unless both Selected Dealer and such registered representative are duly licensed to transact securities business in such jurisdiction. In offering Offered Shares, Selected Dealer will comply with the provisions of FINRA Rules, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors.

Selected Dealer further represents, warrants and covenants that neither Selected Dealer, nor any person associated with Selected Dealer, shall offer or sell Offered Shares in any jurisdiction except to investors who satisfy the investor suitability standards and minimum investment requirements under the most restrictive of the following: (a) applicable provisions described in the Prospectus, including minimum income and net worth standards; (b) applicable laws of the jurisdiction of which such investor is a resident; or (c) applicable FINRA Rules. Selected Dealer agrees to ensure that, in recommending the purchase, sale or exchange of Offered Shares to an investor, Selected Dealer, or a person associated with Selected Dealer, shall have reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of information obtained from the investor (and thereafter maintained in the manner and for the period required by the SEC, any state securities commission, FINRA or the Corporation) concerning his age, investment objectives, investment experience, income, net worth, other investments, financial situation and needs, and any other information known to Selected Dealer, or person associated with Selected Dealer, that (i) the investor can reasonably benefit from an investment in the Offered Shares based on the investor’s overall investment objectives and portfolio structure, (ii) the investor is able to bear the economic risk of the investment based on the investor’s overall financial situation, and (iii) the investor has an apparent understanding of (A) the fundamental risks of the investment, (B) the risk that the investor may lose his entire investment in the Offered Shares, (C) the lack of liquidity of the Offered Shares, (D) the background and qualifications of the Adviser or the persons responsible for directing and managing the Corporation, and (E) the tax consequences of an investment in the Offered Shares. In the case of sales to fiduciary accounts, the suitability standards must be met by the person who directly or indirectly supplied the funds for the purchase of the Offered Shares or by the beneficiary of such fiduciary account. Selected Dealer further represents, warrants and covenants that Selected Dealer, or a person associated with Selected Dealer, will make every reasonable effort to determine the suitability and appropriateness of an investment in Offered Shares of each proposed investor by reviewing documents and records disclosing the basis upon which the determination as to suitability was reached as to each purchaser of Offered Shares pursuant to a subscription solicited by Selected Dealer, whether such documents and records relate to accounts which have been closed, accounts which are currently maintained, or accounts hereafter established. Selected Dealer agrees to retain such documents and records in Selected Dealer’s records for a period of six years from the date of the applicable sale of Offered Shares, to otherwise comply with the record keeping requirements provided in Section XII below and to make such documents and records available to (i) the Dealer Manager and the Corporation upon request, and (ii) representatives of the SEC, FINRA and applicable state securities administrators upon Selected Dealer’s receipt of an appropriate document subpoena or other appropriate request for documents from any such agency. Selected Dealer further represents, warrants and covenants that it will notify Dealer Manager in writing if an investment in the Offered Shares becomes no longer suitable or appropriate for a proposed investor prior to the acceptance of the order by the Corporation. Selected Dealer shall not purchase any Offered Shares for a discretionary account without obtaining the prior written approval of Selected Dealer’s customer and his or her signature on a Subscription Agreement.

 

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  XI. Due Diligence; Adequate Disclosure

Prior to offering the Offered Shares for sale, Selected Dealer shall have conducted an inquiry (the “ Diligence Review ”) such that Selected Dealer has reasonable grounds to believe, based on information made available to Selected Dealer by the Corporation or the Dealer Manager through the Prospectus or other materials, that all material facts are adequately and accurately disclosed and provide a basis for evaluating a purchase of Offered Shares. In determining the adequacy of disclosed facts pursuant to the foregoing, Selected Dealer may obtain, upon request, information on material facts relating at a minimum to the following: (i) items of compensation; (ii) tax aspects; (iii) financial stability and experience of the Corporation and its Adviser; (iv) conflicts and risk factors; and (v) other pertinent reports. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Selected Dealer may rely upon the results of an inquiry conducted by an independent third party retained for that purpose or another Selected Dealer, provided that: (i) such Selected Dealer has reasonable grounds to believe that such inquiry was conducted with due care by said independent third party or such other Selected Dealer; (ii) the results of the inquiry were provided to Selected Dealer with the consent of the other Selected Dealer conducting or directing the inquiry; and (iii) no Selected Dealer that participated in the inquiry is an affiliate of the Corporation or its Adviser. Prior to the sale of the Offered Shares, Selected Dealer shall inform each prospective purchaser of Offered Shares of pertinent facts relating to the Offered Shares including specifically the lack of liquidity and lack of marketability of the Offered Shares during the term of the investment but shall not, in any event, make any representation on behalf of the Corporation or the Adviser except as set forth in the Prospectus and any Authorized Sales Materials.

 

  XII. Compliance with Record Keeping Requirements

Selected Dealer agrees to comply with the record keeping requirements of the Exchange Act, including but not limited to, Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Selected Dealer further agrees to keep such records with respect to each customer who purchases Offered Shares, his suitability and the amount of Offered Shares sold, and to retain such records for such period of time as may be required by the SEC, any state securities commission, FINRA or the Corporation.

 

  XIII. Customer Complaints

Each party hereby agrees to provide to the other party copies of any written or otherwise documented customer complaints received by such party relating in any way to the Offering (including, but not limited to, the manner in which the Offered Shares are offered by the Dealer Manager or Selected Dealer), the Offered Shares or the Corporation.

 

  XIV. Effective Date

This Agreement will become effective upon the last date it is signed by either party hereto. Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, all offers and sales of Offered Shares by Selected Dealer will be made pursuant to this Agreement exclusively and not through any prior agreement between Selected Dealer and the Dealer Manager, if any.

 

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  XV. Termination; Survival; Amendment

Selected Dealer will immediately suspend or terminate its offer and sale of Offered Shares upon the request of the Corporation or the Dealer Manager at any time and will resume its offer and sale of Offered Shares hereunder upon subsequent request of the Corporation or the Dealer Manager. Any party may terminate this Agreement by written notice, which termination shall be effective 48 hours after such notice is given. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Corporation’s directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”)) of the Corporation and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Corporation’s distribution plan or this Agreement or by vote a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation or the affected class of common stock, on not more than sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Dealer Manager and Selected Dealer; and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the Investment Company Act). This Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto are the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, if any, between the parties hereto.

This Agreement may be amended at any time by the Dealer Manager by written notice to Selected Dealer, and any such amendment shall be deemed accepted by Selected Dealer upon placing an order for sale of Offered Shares after it has received such notice.

The respective agreements and obligations of Selected Dealer and the Dealer Manager set forth in Articles I, IV, V, VII, VIII, X, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXIV and XXV of this Agreement and Section 5 of the Dealer Manager Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement or the payment of any amount to Selected Dealer, Selected Dealer agrees to pay Selected Dealer’s proportionate share of any claim, demand or liability asserted against Selected Dealer and the other Selected Dealers on the basis that the Selected Dealers or any of them constitute an association, unincorporated business or other separate entity, including in each case Selected Dealer’s proportionate share of any expenses incurred in defending against any such claim, demand or liability.

 

  XVI. Privacy Laws

The Dealer Manager and Selected Dealer (each referred to individually in this section as a “party”) agree as follows:

(a) Each party agrees to abide by and comply with (i) the privacy standards and requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (“ GLB Act ”) and Regulation S-P; (ii) the privacy standards and requirements of any other applicable Federal or state law; and (iii) its own internal privacy policies and procedures, each as may be amended from time to time;

 

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(b) Each party agrees to refrain from the use or disclosure of nonpublic personal information (as defined under the GLB Act) of all customers who have opted out of such disclosures except as necessary to service the customers or as otherwise necessary or required by applicable law; and

(c) Each party shall be responsible for determining which customers have opted out of the disclosure of nonpublic personal information by periodically reviewing and, if necessary, retrieving a list of such customers (the “ List ”) as provided by each to identify customers that have exercised their opt-out rights. In the event either party uses or discloses nonpublic personal information of any customer for purposes other than servicing the customer, or as otherwise required by applicable law, that party will consult the List to determine whether the affected customer has exercised his or her opt-out rights. Each party understands that each is prohibited from using or disclosing any nonpublic personal information of any customer that is identified on the List as having opted out of such disclosures.

 

  XVII. Electronic Signatures and Electronic Delivery of Documents

If Selected Dealer has adopted or adopts a process by which persons may authorize certain account-related transactions and/or requests, in whole or in part, by “Electronic Signature” (as such term is defined by the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as promulgated by the Uniform Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law in July 1999 and as adopted by the relevant jurisdiction(s) where Selected Dealer is licensed, and applicable rules, regulations and/or guidance relating to the use of electronic signatures issued by the SEC and FINRA (collectively, “ Electronic Signature Law ”)), to the extent the Corporation allows the use of Electronic Signature, in whole or in part, Selected Dealer represents that: (i) each Electronic Signature will be genuine; (ii) each Electronic Signature will represent the signature of the person required to sign the Subscription Agreement or other form to which such Electronic Signature is affixed; and (iii) Selected Dealer will comply with the terms outlined in the Electronic Signature Use Rules of Engagement attached as Exhibit B hereto. Selected Dealer agrees to the Electronic Signature Use Indemnity Agreement attached as Exhibit C hereto.

If Selected Dealer intends to use electronic delivery to distribute the Prospectus or other documents related to the Fund to any Person, Selected Dealer will comply with all applicable rules, regulations and/or guidance relating to the electronic delivery of documents issued by the SEC, FINRA and state securities administrators and any other laws or regulations related to the electronic delivery of prospectuses. In particular, and without limitation, Selected Dealer shall comply with the requirement under certain Statements of Policy adopted by the North American Securities Administrators Association that a sale of Offered Shares shall not be completed until at least five business days after the Prospectus has been delivered to the investor. Selected Dealer shall obtain and document its receipt of the informed consent of individuals seeking to invest in the Corporation prior to delivering the Prospectus in electronic format to such individuals, which documentation shall be maintained by Selected Dealer and made available to the Corporation and/or the Dealer Manager upon request.

 

  XVIII. Notice

 

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All notices will be in writing and will be duly given to the Dealer Manager when mailed to FS Investment Solutions, LLC, 201 Rouse Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19112, and to Selected Dealer when mailed to the address specified by Selected Dealer below.

 

  XIX. Attorneys’ Fees; Applicable Law and Venue

This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts formed and to be formed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles and rules thereof, to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction; provided, however, that the governing law for causes of action for violations of federal or state securities law shall be governed by the applicable federal or state securities law.

 

  XX. Successors and Assigns

Selected Dealer shall not assign this Agreement or any right, interest or benefit under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Dealer Manager. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Dealer Manager and Selected Dealer and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

  XXI. Arbitration

In the event of a dispute concerning any provision of this Agreement (including any provisions of the Dealer Manager Agreement incorporated into this Agreement), either party may require the dispute to be submitted to binding arbitration, conducted on a confidential basis, under the then current commercial arbitration rules of FINRA or the American Arbitration Association (at the discretion of the party requesting arbitration) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including the governing law provisions of this section) and pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1 – 16). The parties will request that the arbitrator or arbitration panel (“ Arbitrator ”) issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law. The Arbitrator shall not be empowered to make any award or render any judgment for punitive damages, and the Arbitrator shall be required to follow applicable law in construing this Agreement, making awards, and rendering judgments. The decision of the arbitration panel shall be final and binding, and judgment upon any arbitration award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction. All arbitration hearings will be held at the Philadelphia FINRA District Office or at another mutually agreed upon site. The parties may agree on a single arbitrator, or, if the parties cannot so agree, each party will have the right to choose one arbitrator, and the selected arbitrators will choose a third arbitrator. Each arbitrator must have experience and education that qualify him or her to competently address the specific issues to be designated for arbitration. Notwithstanding the preceding, no party will be prevented from immediately seeking provisional remedies in courts of competent jurisdiction, including but not limited to, temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, but such remedies will not be sought as a means to avoid or stay arbitration. Except as provided otherwise in Section 5 of the Dealer Manager Agreement, in any action or arbitration to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to secure damages for its breach, the prevailing party shall recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. Each party to this Agreement hereby waives a trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement.

 

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  XXII. Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted.

 

  XXIII. Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be an original contract, but all counterparts, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, which delivery may be made by exchange of copies of the signature page by facsimile transmission.

 

  XXIV. No Partnership

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to constitute Selected Dealer as an employee, agent or representative of, or in association with or in partnership with, the Dealer Manager, the Corporation or the other Selected Dealers; instead, this Agreement shall only constitute Selected Dealer as a dealer authorized by the Dealer Manager to sell the Offered Shares according to the terms set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented and in this Agreement.

 

  XXV. Confidentiality

Dealer Manager, the Corporation, Franklin Square Holdings, L.P. (“ FSH ”) or one of their affiliates or employees, agents or advisers (“ Representatives ”) (all such entities and persons, collectively, the “ FS Entities ”) may have provided and will furnish to Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives with certain information that is either non-public, confidential or proprietary in nature in order to enable Selected Dealer to perform a diligence review. This information furnished to Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives, including the terms and conditions of any agreements entered into between Selected Dealer or its affiliates and any FS Entity, together with analyses, compilations, forecasts, studies or other documents prepared by Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives which contain or otherwise reflect such information is hereinafter referred to as the “Information.” The term Information shall not include such portions of the Information which (i) are or become generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives in violation of this Agreement, or (ii) become available to Selected Dealer on a non-confidential basis from a source other than an FS Entity that has a bona fide right to do so and which is not subject to any obligation to keep such information confidential. In consideration of the FS Entities furnishing Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives with the Information, Selected Dealer agrees that:

 

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(a) The Information will be kept confidential and shall not, without FSH’s prior written consent, be disseminated or disclosed by Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, and shall not be used by Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives, other than in connection with performing the diligence review contemplated by Section XI of this Agreement. Moreover, Selected Dealer agrees to reveal the Information only to such of its affiliates or Representatives who need to know the Information for the purpose of performing the diligence review contemplated by Section XI of this Agreement, who are informed by Selected Dealer of the confidential nature of the Information and who agree to act in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section XXV.

(b) All copies of the Information will be returned to FSH or destroyed upon FSH’s request.

(c) In the event that Selected Dealer or any of its affiliates or Representatives are requested or required (by oral questions, depositions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other process) to disclose any of the Information, Selected Dealer will provide FSH with prompt written notice so that any of the FS Entities may seek a protective order, other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or that FSH waives compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, Selected Dealer shall disclose such Information without liability hereunder; provided, however, that Selected Dealer will furnish only that portion of the Information which, in the opinion of its counsel, Selected Dealer is compelled to disclose and will not oppose any action by FSH to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Information. Selected Dealer further agrees to exercise its reasonable efforts to otherwise preserve the confidentiality of the Information. Upon reasonable notice, Selected Dealer further agrees to cooperate with the FS Entities in obtaining a protective order or other appropriate remedy.

(d) In no event shall any of the FS Entities be liable for any losses, damages, claims or expenses incurred or actions undertaken by Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives as a result of their receipt of the Information or their use thereof. Selected Dealer agrees that the Information is and shall remain the property of FSH and that none of the FS Entities has granted Selected Dealer or its affiliates or Representatives any license, copyright, or similar right with respect to any of the Information.

(e) Selected Dealer hereby acknowledges that Selected Dealer is aware, and that Selected Dealer will advise its affiliates or Representatives who have been provided with Information, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has received from an issuer material, non-public information from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. Selected Dealer further acknowledges that some or all of the Information is or may be price-sensitive information and that the use of such Information may be regulated or prohibited by applicable legislation relating to insider dealing and Selected Dealer undertakes, on behalf of itself and its Representatives, not to use any Information for any unlawful purpose.

 

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(f) FSH has the right to enforce this Section XXV as a third-party beneficiary.

[ Signatures Appear on Following Pages ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized agent.

 

“DEALER MANAGER”
FS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
By:    
  President

We have read the foregoing Agreement and we hereby accept and agree to the terms and conditions therein set forth. We hereby represent that the jurisdictions identified below represent a true and correct list of all jurisdictions in which we are registered or licensed as a broker or dealer and are fully authorized to sell securities, and we agree to advise you of any change in such list during the term of this Agreement.

1. Identity of Selected Dealer:

 

Full Legal Name:
 

 

(to be completed by Selected Dealer)

Type of Entity:
 

 

(to be completed by Selected Dealer)

Organized in the State of:
 

 

(to be completed by Selected Dealer)

Tax Identification Number:
 

 

(to be completed by Selected Dealer)

FINRA/CRD Number:
 

 

(to be completed by Selected Dealer)

 

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2. Any notice under this Agreement will be deemed given pursuant to Section XVIII hereof when delivered to Selected Dealer as follows:

 

Company Name:    
Attention to:    
  (Name)
   
  (Title)
Street Address:    
City, State and Zip Code:    
Telephone No.:   (            )    
Facsimile No.:   (            )    
Email Address:    

 

Accepted and agreed as of the date below:
“SELECTED DEALER”
   
(Print Name of Selected Dealer)
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
  Date:    


SCHEDULE 1

TO

SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT WITH

FS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC (“DEALER MANAGER”)

 

NAME OF ISSUER:   FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION IV (CLASS T)

 

NAME OF SELECTED DEALER:    

 

SCHEDULE TO AGREEMENT DATED :    

BROKERAGE PLATFORM : SELLING COMMISSIONS, DEALER MANAGER FEE REALLOWANCE AND DISTRIBUTION FEE REALLOWANCE FOR OFFERED SHARES SOLD IN TRANSACTIONS WHERE FULL BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS ARE PAID:

The Selected Dealer’s aggregate Upfront Selling Commission applicable to the total number of Offered Shares sold by the Selected Dealer and confirmed by the Corporation will be the percentage of the gross proceeds for such Offered Shares set forth below:

3.00%

The Selected Dealer’s Dealer Manager Fee applicable to the total number of Offered Shares sold by the Selected Dealer and confirmed by the Corporation will be the percentage of the gross proceeds for such Offered Shares set forth below:

1.25%

The Selected Dealer’s Distribution Fee applicable to the total number of Offered Shares sold by the Selected Dealer and confirmed by the Corporation will be the percentage of the estimated value as determined in accordance with applicable FINRA rules for such Offered Shares set forth below:

1.00%

 

 

 

Please check to indicate that Selected Dealer permits advisory pricing

 

Please check to indicate that Selected Dealer DOES NOT permit advisory pricing

 

 

ADVISORY PLATFORM : PRICING AND DISTRIBUTION FEE REALLOWANCE FOR OFFERED SHARES SOLD TO INVESTORS NET OF RETAIL BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS ( to be completed if and only if Selected Dealer is authorized to sell on an advisory platform )

In this case, the Selected Dealer will not receive any Upfront Selling Commission or Dealer Manager Fee. Accordingly, the purchase price of the Offered Shares, if any, purchased by each client of the Selected Dealer through an advisory platform will be equal to 95.75% of the public offering price.


The Dealer Manager shall reallow a portion of the Distribution Fee to the Selected Dealer for the Offered Shares sold by the Selected Dealer in an amount equal to 0.42% of the estimated value of the Offered Shares as determined in accordance with applicable FINRA rules.

 

“DEALER MANAGER”     “SELECTED DEALER”  
FS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC         :
    (Print Name of Selected Dealer)  
By:         By:      
  President     Name:      
      Title:      


SCHEDULE 2

TO

SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT WITH

FS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC (“DEALER MANAGER”)

 

NAME OF ISSUER:   FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION IV (CLASS T)

 

NAME OF SELECTED DEALER:    

 

SCHEDULE TO AGREEMENT DATED :    

Selected Dealer hereby authorizes the Dealer Manager or its agent to deposit Upfront Selling Commissions, Dealer Manager Fees, Distribution Fees and other payments due to it pursuant to this Selected Dealer Agreement to its bank account specified below. This authority will remain in force until Selected Dealer notifies the Dealer Manager in writing to cancel it. In the event that the Dealer Manager deposits funds erroneously into Selected Dealer’s account, the Dealer Manager is authorized to debit the account with no prior notice to Selected Dealer for an amount not to exceed the amount of the erroneous deposit. Instructions provided pursuant to this Schedule 2 will supersede the instructions provided by Selected Dealer with respect to all other funds sponsored by FS Investments .

☐  ACH                             ☐  Wire

Bank Name:     
Bank Address:     
Bank Routing Number:     
Account Number:     

 

“SELECTED DEALER”

 

(Print Name of Selected Dealer/Beneficiary)

 

By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
  Date:    

For direct access to commission information, including support and allocation, please enroll in DST Internet Dealer Commissions (IDC). IDC allows a Selected Dealer to obtain commission statements at any time following the processing period. Please log on to www.DSTIDC.com to request access to reporting for all FS Investments investments. For further assistance, call the DST IDC team at 1-800-214-2101 or email commissions@dstsystems.com.


SCHEDULE 3

TO

SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT WITH

FS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC

Selected Dealer represents and warrants that it is currently licensed as a broker-dealer in the following jurisdictions:

 

   Alabama       Montana
   Alaska       Nebraska
   Arizona       Nevada
   Arkansas       New Hampshire
   California       New Jersey
   Colorado       New Mexico
   Connecticut       New York
   Delaware       North Carolina
   District of Columbia       North Dakota
   Florida       Ohio
   Georgia       Oklahoma
   Guam       Oregon
   Hawaii       Pennsylvania
   Idaho       Puerto Rico
   Illinois       Rhode Island
   Indiana       South Carolina
   Iowa       South Dakota
   Kansas       Tennessee
   Kentucky       Texas
   Louisiana       U.S. Virgin Islands
   Maine       Utah
   Maryland       Vermont
   Massachusetts       Virginia
   Michigan       Washington
   Minnesota       West Virginia
   Mississippi       Wisconsin
   Missouri       Wyoming


EXHIBIT A

DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT B

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE USE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

In consideration of the Corporation allowing Selected Dealer and Selected Dealer’s clients to authorize certain account-related transactions and/or requests, in whole or in part, by Electronic Signature (as such term is defined in Section XVII hereof), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Selected Dealer does hereby, for itself and its successors and permitted assigns, covenant and agree:

 

  1. That Selected Dealer has selected an appropriate electronic signature technology that: (a) adheres to applicable Electronic Signature Law; (b) provides a visible indication that an Electronic Signature was affixed to the relevant document and displays the date on which such Electronic Signature was affixed thereto; (c) employs an authentication process to establish signer’s identity and authority to sign (the “Authentication Process”); (d) prevents the Electronic Signature from repudiation; (e) protects the signed record from undetected and unauthorized alteration after signing; (f) requires the signer to scroll to the bottom of each page of any document to be signed before advancing to the next page, (g) requires the signer to separately sign or initial each representation made in the subscription agreement, and (h) utilizes a password protected interface to provide client access to documents to be signed electronically or which have previously been signed electronically. The Authentication Process will comply with the Customer Identification Program requirements of the USA Patriot Act.

 

  2. That (a) Selected Dealer shall advise clients that participation in the Electronic Signature program is optional and that participation in the Electronic Signature program is not a condition for participation in any investment; (b) clients must expressly opt into the Electronic Signature program to participate; (c) any client that fails to make an election will execute paper subscription documents; (d) clients may terminate their participation in the Electronic Signature program at any time; (e) clients that elect to participate in the Electronic Signature program will have the ability to elect to receive the Prospectus and other materials electronically or in paper form; (f) the same investment opportunities will be available to the client, regardless of whether the client participates in the Electronic Signature program; (g) the use of Electronic Signatures will not affect the Selected Dealer’s obligation to make the suitability determinations that are required under this Selected Dealer Agreement and the Dealer Manager Agreement; and (h) Selected Dealer maintains and will comply with written policies and procedures covering its use of Electronic Signatures.

 

  3. That Selected Dealer will maintain a copy (the “Record”) of each Electronic Signature used to execute a transaction and/or request for the life of the account and a minimum of seven years after the account is closed, or for such longer period as any law, rule or regulation may require. Selected Dealer will provide such Record to the Corporation and/or the Dealer Manager upon request. Supporting documentation for the use of any Electronic Signature will be maintained and available to the Corporation and/or the Dealer Manager upon request. Selected Dealer will maintain all Records in accordance with applicable recordkeeping obligations under state and federal securities laws and regulations and all applicable FINRA rules and regulations.

 

  4. Electronic Signature may only be used to the extent permitted by the Corporation.

 

  5. That the consent of Selected Dealer’s client will be obtained for the use of Electronic Signature prior to delivery of any Electronic Signature to the Dealer Manager or the Corporation. For each transaction and/or request submitted, the signer must be informed that an Electronic Signature is being created. If a party must sign or initial a single document in more than one place, a separate signature or expression of intent to sign will be obtained for each location where a signature is required. If multiple documents are to be signed, a separate signature or expression of intent to sign will be obtained for each document.


  6. That, if Electronic Signature credentials may be used multiple times, Selected Dealer will use a procedure to identify and de-activate expired, withdrawn or compromised credentials. Selected Dealer will establish procedures for removing Electronic Signature credentials when a client no longer wishes to participate in the use of Electronic Signature.

 

  7. That Selected Dealer may not limit its clients to the use of Electronic Signature or electronic delivery of documents only. Selected Dealer will allow its clients to elect to sign any document with a manual signature. Selected Dealer will allow its clients to elect to receive any document in paper format. Selected Dealer may not charge its clients different fees or expenses based on their election to participate, or not to participate, in the Electronic Signature program. Selected Dealer will obtain and document its receipt of the informed consent of individuals seeking to invest in the Corporation prior to delivering the Prospectus in electronic format to such individuals, which documentation will be maintained by Selected Dealer and made available to the Corporation and/or the Dealer Manager upon request.

That Selected Dealer will provide clients participating in the Electronic Signature program a written confirmation of purchase, which may be provided in electronic or paper format at the election of the client.


EXHIBIT C

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE USE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

Selected Dealer has adopted a process by which clients may authorize certain account-related transactions or requests, in whole or in part, evidenced by Electronic Signature (as such term is defined in Section XVII hereof). In consideration of the Corporation allowing Selected Dealer and its clients to certain account-related transactions and/or requests, in whole or in part, by Electronic Signature, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Selected Dealer does hereby, for itself and its successors and permitted assigns, covenant and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, the Dealer Manager, each of their affiliates and each of their and their affiliates’ officers, directors, trustees, agents and employees, in whatever capacity they may act, from and against any and all claims (whether groundless or otherwise), losses, liabilities, damages and expenses, including, but not limited to, costs, disbursements and reasonable counsel fees (whether incurred in connection with such claims, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses or in connection with the enforcement of any rights hereunder), arising out of or in connection with the Selected Dealer’s representations or covenants set forth in Section XVII hereof or the representations described below.

The Selected Dealer represents that it will comply with the terms outlined in the Electronic Signature Use Rules of Engagement attached hereto as Exhibit B. Selected Dealer represents that the Corporation may accept any Electronic Signature without any responsibility to verify or authenticate that it is the signature of Selected Dealer’s client given with such client’s prior authorization and consent. Selected Dealer represents that the Corporation may act in accordance with the instructions authorized by Electronic Signature without any responsibility to verify that Selected Dealer’s client intended to give the Electronic Signature for the purpose of authorizing the instruction, transaction or request and that Selected Dealer’s client received all disclosures required by applicable Electronic Signature Law. Selected Dealer agrees to provide a copy of each Electronic Signature and further evidence supporting any Electronic Signature upon request by the Corporation.

Exhibit (k)(3)

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION IV

AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION PLAN

Adopted: December 5, 2016

Effective as of: January 25, 2017

This Amended and Restated Distribution Plan (the “ Plan ”) has been adopted by the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of FS Investment Corporation IV, a Maryland corporation (the “ Fund ”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 1940 Act ”).

The Fund has submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) an application for an exemptive order (the “ Exemptive Order ”) to permit it to offer multiple classes of shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”). If the Exemptive Order is granted in a form satisfactory to the Fund, the Fund intends to offer shares of additional classes of Common Stock, in addition to its initially offered shares of Class T Common Stock. Although not directly subject to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, in connection with the application for the Exemptive Order, the Fund has elected to comply with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 as if they applied to the Fund.

 

1. Distribution Fees

 

  (a) Pursuant to the Plan, the Fund may pay to (i) FS Investment Solutions, LLC (the “ Dealer Manager ”) and/or (ii) Franklin Square Holdings, L.P. or any other affiliate of the Dealer Manager (collectively, the “ Affiliates ”), a fee for distribution and sales support services, as applicable, and as more fully described in Section 1(b) hereof (the “ Distribution Fee ”) in respect of the class of Common Stock identified in the table below, as the same may be amended from time to time. The Distribution Fee shall accrue daily and be paid monthly at the applicable annual rate indicated below, which annual rate is a percentage of the estimated value of the outstanding shares of each class of Common Stock; provided, however, that the Distribution Fee with respect to shares of Class T Common Stock shall not begin to accrue until the February 1, 2017 (the first day of the first full calendar month following the date that is twelve months after the Fund satisfied its minimum offering requirement:

 

Class of Common Stock

   Annual Rate  

T

     1.00

 

  (b)

Payments of the Distribution Fee under the Plan in respect of a class of Common Stock shall be used primarily to compensate the Dealer Manager for distribution


  services and sales support services provided, and/or Affiliates for sales support services provided, respectively, in connection with the offering and sale of shares of such class of Common Stock, and to reimburse the Dealer Manager and/or Affiliates for related expenses incurred, including payments by the Dealer Manager and/or Affiliates to compensate or reimburse brokers-dealers and other financial intermediaries (collectively, “ Selected Dealers ”) for sales support services provided and related expenses incurred by such Selected Dealers in respect of such class of Common Stock. The services and expenses described in this Section 1(b) may include, but are not limited to, the following (in each case, to the extent not reimbursable as organizational and offering expenses under Rule 2310 of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.): (i) development, formulation and implementation of marketing and promotional activities; (ii) preparation, printing and distribution of marketing and promotional materials by Selected Dealers; (iii) expenditures for sales or distribution support services, including account maintenance and customer service support; (iv) preparation of information, analyses and opinions with respect to marketing and promotional activities; (v) commissions or other compensation to Selected Dealers attributable to distribution or sales support activities, as applicable, including interest expenses and other costs associated with financing of such commissions and compensation; (vi) travel, equipment, printing, delivery and mailing costs, overhead and other office expenses of the Dealer Manager, Affiliates or Selected Dealers attributable to distribution or sales support activities, as applicable; (vii) costs of administering the Plan; (viii) expenses of organizing and conducting sales seminars; (ix) Selected Dealer relations and communications relating to a potential liquidity event; and (x) any other costs and expenses relating to distribution or sales support activities.

 

  (c) Payments of the Distribution Fee under Section 1 of the Plan shall be made without regard to expenses actually incurred.

 

  (d) It is acknowledged that the Dealer Manager and Affiliates and other parties that receive fees from the Fund may each make payments without limitation as to amount relating to distribution or sales support activities, as applicable, in connection with the Fund out of its past profits or any additional sources other than the Distribution Fee which are available to it.

 

2. Approval and Effectiveness of Plan

 

  (a) The Plan may not become effective until (i) the Fund meets its minimum offering requirement and releases subscription payments from escrow, (ii) the Plan is approved by a majority of the Board, including a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreements entered into in connection with the Plan, pursuant to a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval of the Plan, and (iii) if shares of the Fund (or a particular affected class of shares of Common Stock) have previously been publicly offered, the Plan is approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or such particular class of shares of Common Stock.

 

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  (b) After approval as set forth in Section 2(a) , along with any other approvals required pursuant to the 1940 Act and Rule 12b-1 thereunder, the Plan shall take effect at the time specified by the Board.

 

3. Continuance of the Plan

The Plan shall continue in full force and effect for so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a majority of the Board, including a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreements entered into in connection with the Plan, pursuant to a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval of the Plan.

 

4. Termination

 

  (a) The Plan may be terminated at any time as to the Fund or any class of the Fund’s Common Stock without penalty by (a) a vote of a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreements entered into in connection with the Plan, or (b) a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund or the affected class.

 

  (b) Any agreement related to the Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreements entered into in connection with the Plan, or by vote a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or the affected class on not more than sixty (60) days’ written notice to any other party to the agreement; and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

 

5. Amendments

The Plan may not be amended so as to increase materially the amount of the Distribution Fees described in Section 1 in respect of a class of Common Stock unless the amendment is approved by a vote of at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the affected class. In addition, no material amendment to the Plan may be made unless approved by the Board in the manner described in Section 2(b) .

 

6. Fund Governance

So long as the Plan is in effect, the Board shall satisfy the fund governance standards as defined in Rule 0-1(a)(7) under the 1940 Act, including that the selection and nomination of the Fund’s directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) will be committed to the discretion of the directors then in office who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund.

 

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7. Written Reports

While the Plan is in effect, the Board shall receive, and the directors shall review, at least quarterly, written reports which set out the amounts expended under the Plan and the purposes for which those expenditures were made.

 

8. Preservation of Materials

The Fund will preserve copies of the Plan, any agreement relating to the Plan and any report made pursuant to Section 7 for a period of not less than six years (the first two years in an easily accessible place) from the date of the Plan, agreement or report.

 

9. Miscellaneous

The captions in the Plan are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.

 

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Exhibit (k)(4)

AMENDED AND RESTATED CLASS SHARES PLAN

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION IV

Adopted: December 5, 2016

 

I. BACKGROUND

This Amended and Restated Class Shares Plan (the “ Plan ”) for FS Investment Corporation IV (the “ Fund ”) has been prepared to provide the Board of Directors of the Fund (the “ Board ”) with an overview of the proposed multiple class structure. The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 1940 Act ”).

The Fund has submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) an application for an exemptive order (“ Exemptive Order ”) to permit it to offer additional classes of common stock, pursuant to Rule 18f-3(d) of the 1940 Act. Although not directly subject to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, in connection with the application for the Exemptive Order, the Fund has elected to comply with the provisions of Rule 18f-3 as if they applied to the Fund.

The Fund is currently only offering shares of Class T common stock. If an Exemptive Order satisfactory to the Fund is granted, the Fund intends to offer additional share classes, with each class having a different upfront sales load and fee and expense structure.

This document sets forth the separate arrangements, characteristics, and expense allocations for Class T shares and all related conversion features and exchange privileges. If an Exemptive Order satisfactory to the Fund is granted, this Plan will be amended to provide this information for additional share classes. In addition, the Board’s responsibilities with respect to the multiple class shares program are set forth herein. Any material amendments to the Plan will be presented to the Board for its approval.

 

II. MULTIPLE CLASS SHARES STRUCTURE

The Fund’s multiple class shares program will allow an investor to select the most appropriate expense structure. Specifically, the investor will be able to choose a share class that the investor believes is most beneficial given the amount of the investment, type of account through which the investment is made, length of time the investor expects to hold his or her shares and other relevant circumstances. The investor’s choice of a class also determines how the investor’s sales representative will be compensated on that sale of shares.

The Exemptive Order, if granted, authorizes the Board to create additional classes of shares that are tailored to particular customers and distribution channels. This flexibility will allow the Fund to quickly adapt to future changes in the marketplace.


  A. CLASS SPECIFICATIONS

The rights of each class of shares of the Fund shall be as set forth in applicable resolutions adopted by the Board.

With respect to each class of common stock created hereunder: (i) each share of the Fund will represent an equal pro rata interest in the Fund; (ii) each new class will have a different class name (or other designation) that identifies the class as separate from any other class; (iii) each class may bear the expenses of the Fund’s operations which are directly attributable to such class, to the extent consistent with Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, guidance by the SEC, and, to the extent relevant, guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service; and (iv) stockholders of each class will have exclusive voting rights regarding any matter submitted to stockholders that relates solely to such class and will have separate voting rights on any matter submitted to stockholders in which the interests of that class differ from the interests of any other class. In addition, particular attributes of Class T shares, as described in the Fund’s prospectus filed as part of the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204239) (the “ Prospectus ”), are as follows:    

Class T Shares

Stockholders of Class T common stock will pay upfront selling commissions of up to 3.00% and a dealer manager fee of up to 1.25% of the gross proceeds of Class T common stock sold in the Fund’s public offering. Class T common stock that is issued under the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan is not subject to an upfront sales load. Pursuant to an amended and restated distribution plan adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “ 12b-1 Plan ”), Class T common stock is also subject to an annual distribution fee of 1.00% of the estimated value of the Fund’s Class T shares, as determined in accordance with applicable rules of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”).

 

  B. CONVERSIONS

Provided the Fund receives an Exemptive Order satisfactory to it and therefore offers a class of shares with no sales load or asset-based service or distribution fee (a “ No-Load Share Class ”) a Class T share will convert into a share of the No-Load Share Class upon the earliest of (i) a Class T share reaching the applicable sales charge cap (which shall be 7.25% of the gross offering proceeds), (ii) the Fund’s dealer manager advising the Fund that the aggregate underwriting compensation payable from all sources (determined in accordance with applicable FINRA rules) would be in excess of 10% of the gross proceeds of the Fund’s continuous public offering and (iii) a liquidity event. The sales charge cap applicable to certain shares, including shares sold prior to February 1, 2017, will be reduced by the amount of any upfront sales load that is waived for such shares or to otherwise account for any lower upfront sales load paid by an investor with respect to such shares. If any shares of Class T common stock are converted pursuant to item (i), and if there are outstanding shares that are identifiable by the Fund as having been issued pursuant to a distribution reinvestment plan with respect to distributions attributable to the converted shares or as a stock dividend with respect to the converted shares, then the identified shares shall automatically convert, without action by the holder thereof. With respect to item (i) above, any such Class T share will automatically convert into a share of the No-Load

 

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Share Class as of the last calendar day of the month in which the limit on a particular share was reached. With respect to the conversion of a Class T share into a share of the No-Load Share Class, each Class T share will convert into an equivalent amount of shares of the No-Load Share Class based on the relative net asset value per share for each class.

 

  C. TERMINATION OF 12B-1 FEES

If the Fund does not receive an Exemptive Order satisfactory to it and therefore does not offer a No-Load Share Class, the distribution fee for all Class T shares will terminate upon the earliest of (i) any Class T share that is sold after February 1, 2017 reaching the applicable sales charge cap, (ii) the Fund’s dealer manager advising the Fund that the aggregate underwriting compensation payable from all sources (determined in accordance with applicable FINRA rules), including upfront selling commissions, distribution fees and any other underwriting compensation, with respect to all Class T shares would be in excess of 10% of the gross proceeds of this offering and (iii) a liquidity event.

 

  D. COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES

The broker-dealer or other financial intermediary selling the Fund’s shares is responsible for determining the suitability of their client’s investment in the Fund, including the determination as to which class is appropriate for the investor to purchase. The initial minimum permitted purchase is $5,000 of shares of Class T common stock. Additional purchases must be in increments of $500 for shares of Class T common stock, except for purchases made pursuant to the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan.

 

III. ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES

Under the multiple class shares program, expenses related to the distribution of any particular class of common stock (and such other expenses as may be permitted by rule or order of the SEC and as the Board shall by resolution deem appropriate) shall be allocated to the shares of such class based on the methodology for the allocation of expenses reviewed and approved by the Board. Any subsequent changes to the allocation methodology must similarly be reviewed and approved by the Board. However, under Rule 18f-3, the Board’s approval of the Plan constitutes an approval of the included allocation of expenses.

The Board receives quarterly and annual statements concerning, as applicable, distribution expenditures under the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plans. These statements, including the allocations upon which they are based, are presented to the Directors for review.

 

IV. BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities of the Board under the multiple class shares program and Rule 18f-3 are as follows:

 

  A. BOARD APPROVALS

The Board must approve the initial Plan and all material amendments to the Plan. Specifically, these approvals require the vote of a majority of the Directors and a majority of the

 

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Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as such term is defined under the 1940 Act (the “ Independent Directors ”). In order to approve the Plan or an amended Plan, the Board must find that the Plan, including the expense allocation, is in the best interest of each class individually and the Fund as a whole. Before any vote on the Plan, the Directors are obligated to request and evaluate, and any agreement relating to a class arrangement shall require the parties thereto to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the Plan.

 

  B. MONITORING FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

On an ongoing basis, and pursuant to their fiduciary responsibility under the 1940 Act, the Directors monitor the Fund for the existence of any material conflicts between the interests of the stockholders of different classes. If such a conflict arises, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, will take such action as is reasonably necessary to eliminate the conflict. The Fund’s investment adviser, FSIC IV Advisor, LLC (the “ Adviser ”), has agreed that it will be responsible for reporting any potential or existing conflicts to the Directors. If a conflict among classes arises, Adviser will remedy such conflict at its own expense.

 

  C. APPROVAL OF RULE 12b-1 PLANS

The implementation of the multiple class shares program has not altered the requirement under Rule 12b-1 that the Board annually approve the Fund’s 12b-1 Plan and any related agreements.

 

  D. DIVIDEND RATE APPROVAL

The Board will be responsible for approving the Fund’s dividend distribution policy.

 

V. CONCLUSION

The foregoing information provides an overview of the Fund’s proposed multiple class structure. In addition, this document provides the Directors with an outline of their duties in monitoring the class shares program. Therefore, it is suggested that each Director retain this document for use in connection with their future responsibilities with regard to the multiple class shares program.

 

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