Form 1-A Issuer Information UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 1-A
REGULATION A OFFERING STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OMB APPROVAL

FORM 1-A

OMB Number: 3235-0286


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1-A: Filer Information

Issuer CIK
0001688804
Issuer CCC
XXXXXXXX
DOS File Number
Offering File Number
024-10717
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing? LIVE TEST
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Since Last Filing?

Submission Contact Information

Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

1-A: Item 1. Issuer Information

Issuer Infomation

Exact name of issuer as specified in the issuer's charter
RSE Collection, LLC
Jurisdiction of Incorporation / Organization
DELAWARE
Year of Incorporation
2016
CIK
0001688804
Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
37-1835270
Total number of full-time employees
0
Total number of part-time employees
0

Contact Infomation

Address of Principal Executive Offices

Address 1
250 LAFAYETTE STREET
Address 2
2ND FLOOR
City
NEW YORK
State/Country
NEW YORK
Mailing Zip/ Postal Code
10012
Phone
3479528058

Provide the following information for the person the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff should call in connection with any pre-qualification review of the offering statement.

Name
Max Niederste-Ostholt
Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Country
Mailing Zip/ Postal Code
Phone

Provide up to two e-mail addresses to which the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff may send any comment letters relating to the offering statement. After qualification of the offering statement, such e-mail addresses are not required to remain active.

Financial Statements

Industry Group (select one) Banking Insurance Other

Use the financial statements for the most recent period contained in this offering statement to provide the following information about the issuer. The following table does not include all of the line items from the financial statements. Long Term Debt would include notes payable, bonds, mortgages, and similar obligations. To determine "Total Revenues" for all companies selecting "Other" for their industry group, refer to Article 5-03(b)(1) of Regulation S-X. For companies selecting "Insurance", refer to Article 7-04 of Regulation S-X for calculation of "Total Revenues" and paragraphs 5 and 7 of Article 7-04 for "Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues".

Balance Sheet Information

Cash and Cash Equivalents
$ 140155.00
Investment Securities
$ 0.00
Total Investments
$
Accounts and Notes Receivable
$ 2944.00
Loans
$
Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E):
$ 6973576.00
Property and Equipment
$
Total Assets
$ 7116675.00
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
$ 424940.00
Policy Liabilities and Accruals
$
Deposits
$
Long Term Debt
$ 0.00
Total Liabilities
$ 424940.00
Total Stockholders' Equity
$ 6691735.00
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ 7116675.00

Statement of Comprehensive Income Information

Total Revenues
$ 0.00
Total Interest Income
$
Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues
$ 44392.00
Total Interest Expenses
$
Depreciation and Amortization
$ 0.00
Net Income
$ -44392.00
Earnings Per Share - Basic
$ 0.00
Earnings Per Share - Diluted
$ 0.00
Name of Auditor (if any)
EisnerAmper LLP

Outstanding Securities

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #69BM1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
2000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H208
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #85FT1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
2000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H307
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #88LJ1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
2000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H406
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #55PS1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
2000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H505
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #77LE1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
2000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H109
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #80LC1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
5000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H547
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #11BM1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
2000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H554
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #89FG2
Common Equity Units Outstanding
1700
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H570
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #80PN1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
5000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H588
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Common Equity

Name of Class (if any) Common Equity
Series #89FT1
Common Equity Units Outstanding
4000
Common Equity CUSIP (if any):
78108H596
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)
None

Preferred Equity

Preferred Equity Name of Class (if any)
Preferred Equity Units Outstanding
0
Preferred Equity CUSIP (if any)
Preferred Equity Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)

Debt Securities

Debt Securities Name of Class (if any)
Debt Securities Units Outstanding
0
Debt Securities CUSIP (if any):
Debt Securities Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any)

1-A: Item 2. Issuer Eligibility

Issuer Eligibility

Check this box to certify that all of the following statements are true for the issuer(s)

1-A: Item 3. Application of Rule 262

Application Rule 262

Check this box to certify that, as of the time of this filing, each person described in Rule 262 of Regulation A is either not disqualified under that rule or is disqualified but has received a waiver of such disqualification.

Check this box if "bad actor" disclosure under Rule 262(d) is provided in Part II of the offering statement.

1-A: Item 4. Summary Information Regarding the Offering and Other Current or Proposed Offerings

Summary Infomation

Check the appropriate box to indicate whether you are conducting a Tier 1 or Tier 2 offering Tier1 Tier2
Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the financial statements have been audited Unaudited Audited
Types of Securities Offered in this Offering Statement (select all that apply)
Other(describe)
Provide a description
LLC Interests
Does the issuer intend to offer the securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)? Yes No
Does the issuer intend this offering to last more than one year? Yes No
Does the issuer intend to price this offering after qualification pursuant to Rule 253(b)? Yes No
Will the issuer be conducting a best efforts offering? Yes No
Has the issuer used solicitation of interest communications in connection with the proposed offering? Yes No
Does the proposed offering involve the resale of securities by affiliates of the issuer? Yes No
Number of securities offered
14875
Number of securities of that class outstanding
0

The information called for by this item below may be omitted if undetermined at the time of filing or submission, except that if a price range has been included in the offering statement, the midpoint of that range must be used to respond. Please refer to Rule 251(a) for the definition of "aggregate offering price" or "aggregate sales" as used in this item. Please leave the field blank if undetermined at this time and include a zero if a particular item is not applicable to the offering.

Price per security
$ 20.0000
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of the issuer
$ 297500.00
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of selling securityholders
$ 0.00
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to all the securities of the issuer sold pursuant to a qualified offering statement within the 12 months before the qualification of this offering statement
$ 0.00
The estimated portion of aggregate sales attributable to securities that may be sold pursuant to any other qualified offering statement concurrently with securities being sold under this offering statement
$ 0.00
Total (the sum of the aggregate offering price and aggregate sales in the four preceding paragraphs)
$ 297500.00

Anticipated fees in connection with this offering and names of service providers

Underwriters - Name of Service Provider
Underwriters - Fees
$
Sales Commissions - Name of Service Provider
Sales Commissions - Fee
$
Finders' Fees - Name of Service Provider
Finders' Fees - Fees
$
Audit - Name of Service Provider
EisnerAmper LLP
Audit - Fees
$ 0.00
Legal - Name of Service Provider
Maynard Cooper & Gale, LLP
Legal - Fees
$ 0.00
Promoters - Name of Service Provider
Dalmore Group, LLC
Promoters - Fees
$ 2975.00
Blue Sky Compliance - Name of Service Provider
Blue Sky Compliance - Fees
$
CRD Number of any broker or dealer listed:
136352
Estimated net proceeds to the issuer
$ 294525.00
Clarification of responses (if necessary)

1-A: Item 5. Jurisdictions in Which Securities are to be Offered

Jurisdictions in Which Securities are to be Offered

Using the list below, select the jurisdictions in which the issuer intends to offer the securities

Selected States and Jurisdictions
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING

Using the list below, select the jurisdictions in which the securities are to be offered by underwriters, dealers or sales persons or check the appropriate box

None
Same as the jurisdictions in which the issuer intends to offer the securities
Selected States and Jurisdictions

1-A: Item 6. Unregistered Securities Issued or Sold Within One Year

Unregistered Securities Issued or Sold Within One Year

None

Unregistered Securities Issued

As to any unregistered securities issued by the issuer of any of its predecessors or affiliated issuers within one year before the filing of this Form 1-A, state:

(a)Name of such issuer
RSE Collection, LLC
(b)(1) Title of securities issued
Series #77LE1, a series of RSE Collection, LLC
(2) Total Amount of such securities issued
2000
(3) Amount of such securities sold by or for the account of any person who at the time was a director, officer, promoter or principal securityholder of the issuer of such securities, or was an underwriter of any securities of such issuer.
0
(c)(1) Aggregate consideration for which the securities were issued and basis for computing the amount thereof.
Aggregate amount: $77,700 Basis of Computing: 2000 LLC Interests at $38.85 per Interest
(2) Aggregate consideration for which the securities listed in (b)(3) of this item (if any) were issued and the basis for computing the amount thereof (if different from the basis described in (c)(1)).

Unregistered Securities Act

(e) Indicate the section of the Securities Act or Commission rule or regulation relied upon for exemption from the registration requirements of such Act and state briefly the facts relied upon for such exemption
Rule 506(c) - sale to verified accredited investors of interests in Series #77LE1

This Pre-Qualification Amendment No. 1 amends the Offering Circular of RSE Collection, LLC filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Regulation A on July 14, 2021, File No. 024-11584, as may be amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Offering Circular”), to update the securities to be offered pursuant to the Offering Circular and certain other information. Information contained in this Preliminary Offering Circular is subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the offering statement filed with the Commission is qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. We may elect to satisfy our obligation to deliver a Final Offering Circular by sending you a notice within two business days after the completion of our sale to you that contains the URL where the Final Offering Circular or the offering statement in which such Final Offering Circular was filed may be obtained.

 

PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION; DATED OCTOBER 8, 2021

 

 


RSE COLLECTION, LLC

 

 

250 LAFAYETTE STREET, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10012

(347-952-8058) Telephone Number

www.rallyrd.com

 

Best Efforts Offering of Series Membership Interests

 

This Offering Circular relates to the offer and sale of series of interests, as described below, to be issued by RSE Collection, LLC (the “Company,” “RSE Collection,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

 

Series Membership Interests Overview

Not Yet Qualified

 

Price to Public

Underwriting Discounts and Commissions (1)(2)(3)

Proceeds to Issuer

Proceeds to Other Persons

 

 

 

 

 

Series #82AV1

Per Unit

$20.00

 

$20.00

 

 

Total Minimum

$238,000

 

$238,000

 

 

Total Maximum

$297,500

 

$297,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Dalmore Group, LLC (when acting in connection with initial offerings of interests, the “BOR”) acts as a broker of record and is entitled to a Brokerage Fee, as described in “Offering Summary” – “Use of Proceeds.”  The BOR’s role and compensation are described in greater detail under “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure – Broker” and “– Fees and Expenses.”  Upon implementation of the PPEX ATS (as defined below), Dalmore Group, LLC (when acting in connection with secondary market transactions of interests, the “Executing Broker”) will also act as executing broker to facilitate secondary transactions on behalf of investors (as described in “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform”).

(2) DriveWealth, LLC (the “Custodian”) acts as custodian of interests and holds brokerage accounts for interest holders in connection with the Company’s offerings and is entitled to a Custody Fee, as described in “Offering Summary” – “Use of Proceeds.”  The Custodian’s role and compensation are described in greater detail under “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure – Custodian” and “– Fees and Expenses.”  For all offerings of the Company which closed or launched prior to the agreement with the Custodian, signed on March 2, 2018, interests are transferred into the Custodian brokerage accounts upon consent of the individual investors who purchased such interests or transferred money into escrow in anticipation of purchasing such interests at the close of the currently ongoing offerings.

(3) No underwriter has been engaged in connection with the Offering (as defined below) and neither the BOR, nor any other entity, receives a finder’s fee or any underwriting or placement agent discounts or commissions in relation to any Offering of Interests (as defined below). We intend to distribute all membership interests in any series of the Company principally through the Platform (as defined below) and any successor platform used by the Company for the offer and sale of interests, as described in greater detail under “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure” and “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform.”  The Manager pays the Offering Expenses (as defined below) on behalf of each Series (as defined below) and is reimbursed by the Series from the proceeds of a successful Offering.  See the “Use of Proceeds” section in Appendix B for each respective Series and “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure – Fees and Expenses” for further details.

 

The Company is offering, on a best efforts basis, a minimum (the “Total Minimum”) to a maximum (the “Total Maximum”) amount of membership interests of each of the series of the Company highlighted in gray in the Master Series Table in Appendix A. Series not highlighted in gray have completed their respective offerings at the time of


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this filing and the number of interests in the table represents the actual interests sold. The sale of membership interests is being facilitated by the BOR, a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and is registered in each state where the offer or sales of the Interests (as defined below) will occur. Interests will be offered and sold only in states where the BOR is registered as a broker-dealer.  For the avoidance of doubt, the BOR does not and will not solicit purchases of Interests or make any recommendations regarding the Interests to prospective investors.

All of the series of the Company offered hereunder may collectively be referred to herein as the “Series.”  The interests of all Series described above may collectively be referred to herein as the “Interests” and the offerings of the Interests may collectively be referred to herein as the “Offerings.”  See “Description of Interests Offered” for additional information regarding the Interests.

The Company is managed by its managing member, RSE Collection Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”). The Manager is a single-member Delaware limited liability company wholly owned by Rally Holdings LLC (“Rally Holdings”). Rally Holdings is a single-member Delaware limited liability company wholly owned by RSE Markets, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RSE Markets” together with the Manager, Rally Holdings, and each of their respective, direct and indirect, subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Rally Entities”).

The Company’s core business is the identification, acquisition, marketing and management of collectible items, including collectible automobiles, memorabilia, alcohol and digital assets, collectively referred to as “Collectible Assets” or the “Asset Class,” for the benefit of the investors. The Series assets referenced in the Master Series Table in Appendix A may be referred to herein, collectively, as the “Underlying Assets.” Any individual or entity which owns an Underlying Asset prior to a purchase of an Underlying Asset by the Company in advance of a potential Offering or the closing of an Offering from which proceeds are used to acquire the Underlying Asset may be referred to herein as an “Asset Seller.” See “Description of the Business” for additional information regarding the Asset Class.

Rally Holdings serves as the asset manager (the “Asset Manager”) for each Series of the Company and provides services related to the Underlying Assets in accordance with each Series’ Asset Management Agreement (see “Description of the Business” – “Description of the Asset Management Agreement” for additional information).

Appendix B to this Offering Circular describes each individual Series found in the Master Series Table.

The Interests represent an investment in a particular Series and thus indirectly the Underlying Asset and do not represent an investment in the Company generally or any other Rally Entity.  We do not anticipate that any Series will own any assets other than the Underlying Asset associated with such Series.  However, we expect that the operations of the Company, including the issuance of additional Series of Interests and their acquisition of additional assets, will benefit investors by enabling each Series to benefit from economies of scale and by allowing investors to enjoy the Company’s Underlying Asset collection at the Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”).  

A purchaser of the Interests may be referred to herein as an “Investor” or “Interest Holder.”  There will be a separate closing with respect to each Offering (each, a “Closing”). The Closing of an Offering will occur on the earliest to occur of (i) the date subscriptions for the Total Maximum Interests for a Series have been accepted or (ii) a date determined by the Manager in its sole discretion, provided that subscriptions for the Total Minimum Interests of such Series have been accepted.  If Closing has not occurred, an Offering shall be terminated upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date which is one year from the date such Offering Circular or Amendment, as applicable, is qualified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “Commission,” which period may be extended with respect to a particular Series by an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (ii) any date on which the Manager elects to terminate the Offering for a particular Series in its sole discretion.  

No securities are being offered by existing security-holders.

Each Offering is being conducted under Tier 2 of Regulation A (17 CFR 230.251 et. seq.) and the information contained herein is being presented in Offering Circular format.  The Company is not offering, and does not anticipate selling, Interests in any of the Offerings in any state where the BOR is not registered as a broker-dealer. The


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subscription funds advanced by prospective Investors as part of the subscription process will be held in a non-interest-bearing escrow account with Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A., the “Escrow Agent,” and will not be transferred to the operating account of the Series unless and until there is a Closing with respect to that Series.  See “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure” and “Description of Interests Offered” for additional information.

A purchase of Interests in a Series does not constitute an investment in either the Company or an Underlying Asset directly, or in any other Series of Interests. This results in limited voting rights of the Investor, which are solely related to a particular Series, and are further limited by the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company (as amended from time to time, the “Operating Agreement”), described further herein.  Investors will have voting rights only with respect to certain matters, primarily relating to amendments to the Operating Agreement that would adversely change the rights of the Interest Holders and removal of the Manager for “cause.”  The Manager and the Asset Manager thus retain significant control over the management of the Company, each Series and the Underlying Assets.  Furthermore, because the Interests in a Series do not constitute an investment in the Company as a whole, holders of the Interests in a Series are not expected to receive any economic benefit from the assets of, or be subject to the liabilities of, any other Series.  In addition, the economic Interest of a holder in a Series will not be identical to owning a direct undivided Interest in an Underlying Asset because, among other things, a Series will be required to pay corporate taxes before distributions are made to the holders, and the Asset Manager will receive a fee in respect of its management of the Underlying Asset.

This Offering Circular contains forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments that are difficult to predict.  Neither the Company nor any other Rally Entity can guarantee future performance, or that future developments affecting the Company, the Manager, the Asset Manager, or the Platform will be as currently anticipated.  These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Please see “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for additional information.

There is currently no public trading market for any Interests, and an active market may not develop or be sustained.  If an active public or private trading market for our securities does not develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult or impossible for you to resell your Interests at any price.  Even if a public or private market does develop, the market price could decline below the amount you paid for your Interests.

The Interests offered hereby are highly speculative in nature, involve a high degree of risk and should be purchased only by persons who can afford to lose their entire investment. There can be no assurance that the Company’s investment objectives will be achieved or that a secondary market would ever develop for the Interests, whether via the Platform or the PPEX ATS (as defined below), via third party registered broker-dealers or otherwise. Prospective Investors should obtain their own legal and tax advice prior to making an investment in the Interests and should be aware that an investment in the Interests may be exposed to other risks of an exceptional nature from time to time. Please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 for a description of some of the risks that should be considered before investing in the Interests.

GENERALLY, NO SALE MAY BE MADE TO YOU IN ANY OFFERING IF THE AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY IS MORE THAN 10% OF THE GREATER OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME OR NET WORTH. DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS AND NON-NATURAL PERSONS. BEFORE MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES NOT EXCEED APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW RULE 251(d)(2)(i)(C) OF REGULATION A. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON INVESTING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER TO HTTP://WWW.INVESTOR.GOV.

 

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE STATES OF TEXAS AND WASHINGTON:

WE ARE LIMITING THE OFFER AND SALE OF SECURITIES IN THE STATES OF TEXAS AND WASHINGTON TO A MAXIMUM OF $5 MILLION IN ANY 12-MONTH PERIOD. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE OR MODIFY SUCH LIMIT AND, IN THE EVENT WE DECIDE TO OFFER AND SELL ADDITIONAL SECURITIES IN


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THESE STATES, WE WILL FILE A POST-QUALIFICATION SUPPLEMENT TO THE OFFERING STATEMENT OF WHICH THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR IS A PART IDENTIFYING SUCH CHANGE.

 

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass upon the merits of or give its approval to any securities offered or the terms of the Offering, nor does it pass upon the accuracy or completeness of any Offering Circular or other solicitation materials. These securities are offered pursuant to an exemption from registration with the Commission; however, the Commission has not made an independent determination that the securities offered are exempt from registration. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor may there be any sales of these securities in, any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification of the offer and sale under the laws of such state.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

RSE COLLECTION, LLC

 

SECTIONPAGE 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE1 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS3 

OFFERING SUMMARY4 

RISK FACTORS11 

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST36 

DILUTION40 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS41 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND SUBSCRIPTION PROCEDURE51 

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS60 

MANAGEMENT76 

COMPENSATION84 

PRINCIPAL INTEREST HOLDERS85 

DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS OFFERED87 

MATERIAL UNITED STATES TAX CONSIDERATIONS94 

WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION97 

APPENDIX A – MASTER SERIES TABLEA-1 

APPENDIX BB-1 

USE OF PROCEEDS – SERIES #82AV1B-1 

DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES ASTON MARTIN OSCAR INDIAB-3 

EXHIBIT INDEXIII-1 


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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

This Preliminary Offering Circular amends the Form 1-A (File No. 024-11584) that was filed with the Commission on July 14, 2021 (“Offering Statement 2”). We hereby incorporate by reference into this Preliminary Offering Circular the information contained in the following filings by RSE Collection with the Commission, to the extent not otherwise modified or replaced by a subsequent filing:

 

1.The following sections of the Company’s Semiannual Report on Form 1-SA for the Period Ended June 30, 2021

·Financial Statements and Accompanying Notes for the Semiannual Periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 

2.The following sections of Offering Statement 2

·Appendix B – Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

3.The following sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 1-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020

·Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

·Financial Statements and Accompanying Notes for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 

4.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 21 to the Offering Statement on Form 1-A filed with the Commission on June 30, 2017, File No. 024-10717 (“Offering Statement 1”): 

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

5.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 20 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

6.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 19 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

7.Supplement No. 2, dated November 1, 2019, to Post-Qualification Amendment No. 18 to Offering Statement 1 

8.Supplement No. 1, dated October 28, 2019, to Post-Qualification Amendment No. 18 to Offering Statement 1 

9.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 18 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

10.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 16 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

11.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 15 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

12.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 14 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

13.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 13 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

14.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 12 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

15.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 11 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

16.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

17.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 8 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

18.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 7 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

19.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 6 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

20.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 5 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 


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21.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 4 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

22.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 2 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

23.The following sections of the Post-Qualification Amendment No. 1 to Offering Statement 1

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 

24.The following sections of the Amended Offering Statement on Form 1-A filed with the Commission on July 26, 2017

·Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions 


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25.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The information contained in this Offering Circular includes some statements that are not historical and that are considered “forward-looking statements.”  Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our development plans for our business; our strategies and business outlook; anticipated development of the Company, the Manager, the Asset Manager, each Series of the Company and the Platform (as defined below); and various other matters (including contingent liabilities and obligations and changes in accounting policies, standards and interpretations).  These forward-looking statements express the Manager’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, and intentions regarding the future.  In addition, without limiting the foregoing, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements.  The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “possible,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions and variations, or comparable terminology, or the negatives of any of the foregoing, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Offering Circular are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments that are difficult to predict.  Neither the Company nor any other Rally Entity can guarantee future performance, or that future developments affecting the Company, the Manager, the Asset Manager, or the Platform will be as currently anticipated.  These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risks and uncertainties.  These risks and uncertainties, along with others, are also described below under the heading “Risk Factors.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the parties’ assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.  You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and should not make an investment decision based solely on these forward-looking statements.  We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Trademarks and Trade Names

From time to time, we own or have rights to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business. This Offering Circular may also contain trademarks, service marks and trade names of third parties, which are the property of their respective owners. Our use or display of third parties’ trademarks, service marks and trade names in this Offering Circular is not intended to, and does not imply, a relationship with us or an endorsement or sponsorship by or of us. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this Offering Circular may appear without the ®, TM or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

Additional Information

You should rely only on the information contained in this Offering Circular. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional information or information different from that contained in this Offering Circular filed with the Commission. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, certain Series of Interests only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this Offering Circular is accurate only as of the date of such information, regardless of the time of delivery of this Offering Circular or any sale of a Series of Interests. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date.


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OFFERING SUMMARY

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information appearing elsewhere herein and in the Exhibits filed with the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.  You should read the entire Offering Circular and carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in the section captioned Risk Factors.”  You are encouraged to seek the advice of your attorney, tax consultant, and business advisor with respect to the legal, tax, and business aspects of an investment in the Interests.  All references in this Offering Circular to “$” or “dollars” are to United States dollars.

The Company:The Company is RSE Collection, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company formed on August 24, 2016. 

Underlying Assets  
and Offering Price

Per Interest: The Company’s core business is the identification, acquisition, marketing and management of collectible items, including collectible automobiles, memorabilia, alcohol and digital assets (collectively, the “Collectible Assets”), as the Underlying Assets of the Company. 

It is not anticipated that any Series will own any assets other than its respective Underlying Asset, plus cash reserves for maintenance, storage, insurance and other expenses pertaining to each Underlying Asset and amounts earned by each Series from the monetization of the Underlying Asset.

The Underlying Asset for each Series and the Offering price per Interest for each Series is detailed in “Description of Series” in Appendix B and the Master Series Table in Appendix A.

Securities Offered:Investors will acquire membership Interests in a Series of the Company, each of which is intended to be separate for purposes of assets and liabilities.  It is intended that owners of Interests in a Series have only an Interest in assets, liabilities, profits, losses and distributions pertaining to the specific Underlying Asset owned by that Series and the related operations of that Series.  See the “Description of Interests Offered” section for further details.  The Interests will be non-voting except with respect to certain matters set forth in the Operating Agreement.  The purchase of membership Interests in a Series of the Company is an investment only in that Series (and with respect to that Series’ Underlying Asset) and not, for the avoidance of doubt, in (i) the Company, (ii) any other Series of Interests, (iii) Rally Holdings, (iv) the Manager, (v) the Asset Manager, (vi) the Platform or (vii) the Underlying Asset associated with the Series or any Underlying Asset owned by any other Series of Interests. 

Investors:Each Investor must be a “qualified purchaser.” See “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure – Investor Suitability Standards” for further details. The Manager may, in its sole discretion, decline to admit any prospective Investor, or accept only a portion of such Investor’s subscription, regardless of whether such person is a “qualified purchaser.” Furthermore, the Manager anticipates only accepting subscriptions from prospective Investors located in states where the BOR is registered. 

Manager:RSE Collection Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the Manager of the Company and will be the Manager of each Series. The Manager, together with its affiliates, will own a minimum of 1% of the Interests of each Series as of the Closing of an Offering.     

Advisory Board:  The Manager has assembled an expert network of advisors with experience in the Asset Class (an “Advisory Board”) to assist the Manager and the Asset Manager in identifying, acquiring and managing Underlying Assets, as well as other aspects of the Platform.  


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Broker: The Company has entered into an agreement with the BOR. The BOR acts as broker of record and is entitled to a Brokerage Fee (as defined below). The sale of membership Interests is being facilitated by the BOR, which is registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and in each state where the offer or sales of the Interests will occur, and is a member of FINRA and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (the “SIPC”). It is anticipated that Interests will be offered and sold only in states where the BOR is registered as a broker-dealer. For the avoidance of doubt, the BOR does not and will not solicit purchases of Interests or make any recommendations regarding the Interests to prospective Investors. 

Custodian: The Company has entered into an agreement with the Custodian, a New Jersey limited liability company and a broker-dealer which is registered with the Commission and in each state where the offer or sale of the Interests in Series’ of the Company will occur and with such other regulators as may be required to create brokerage accounts for each Investor for the purpose of holding the Interests issued in any of the Company’s Offerings.  Each Investor’s brokerage account will be created as part of the account creation process on the Platform and all Investors who previously purchased Interests in Offerings of the Company, ongoing or closed, will be required to opt-in to allow the Custodian to create a brokerage account for them and transfer previously issued Interests into such brokerage accounts. The Custodian is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. 

Transfer Agent:The Company has entered into an agreement with RSE Transfer Agent LLC, a registered transfer agent affiliated with the Company, to perform transfer agent functions with respect to the Interests of the Series. 

Minimum

Interest Purchase:The minimum subscription by an Investor is one (1) Interest in a Series. The Manager and/or its affiliates must purchase a minimum of 1% of Interests of each Series as of the Closing of an Offering. The purchase price, which is calculated as the Offering price per Interest times the number of Interests purchased, will be payable in cash at the time of subscription.  

 

Offering Size:The Company may offer a Total Minimum and a Total Maximum of Interests in each Offering as detailed for each Series highlighted in gray in the Master Series Table in Appendix A. Series not highlighted in gray have completed their respective Offerings at the time of this filing and the number of Interests in the table represents the actual Interests sold in each respective Offering. 

Escrow Agent:Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A., a Georgia banking corporation. 

Escrow:The subscription funds advanced by prospective Investors as part of the subscription process will be held in a non-interest-bearing escrow account with the Escrow Agent until there is a Closing with respect to the applicable Series. Upon the occurrence of a Closing, the subscription funds will be transferred from the escrow account to the operating account for the applicable Series.  The subscription funds will not be transferred to the operating account of such Series unless and until there is a Closing with respect to that Series. 

When the Escrow Agent has received instructions from the Manager or the BOR that the Offering will close, and the Investor’s subscription is to be accepted (either in whole or part), then the Escrow Agent shall disburse such Investor’s subscription proceeds in its possession to the operating account of the Series. Amounts paid to the Escrow Agent are categorized as Offering Expenses (as defined below).

If the applicable Offering is terminated without a Closing, or if a prospective Investor’s subscription is not accepted or is cut back due to oversubscription or otherwise, such amounts placed into escrow by prospective Investors will be returned promptly to them


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without interest.  Any costs and expenses associated with a terminated Offering will be borne by the Manager.

Offering Period:There will be a separate Closing for each Offering. The Closing of an Offering for a particular Series will occur on the earliest to occur of (i) the date that subscriptions for the Total Maximum Interests of such Series have been accepted by the Manager or (ii) a date determined by the Manager in its sole discretion, provided that subscriptions for the Total Minimum Interests of such Series have been accepted.  If the Closing for a Series has not occurred, the applicable Offering shall be terminated upon (i) the date which is one year from the date this Offering Circular is qualified by the Commission, which period may be extended by an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (ii) any date on which the Manager elects to terminate such Offering in its sole discretion. In the case where the Company enters into a purchase option agreement, the Offering may never be launched, or a Closing may not occur, in the event that the Company does not exercise the purchase option before the purchase option agreement’s expiration date. 

Lock-Up Period:The Rally Entities shall be subject to a 90-day lock-up period starting the day of Closing for any Interests which it purchases in an Offering.  

Additional Investors:An Asset Seller may be issued Interests of such applicable Series as a portion of the total purchase consideration for such Underlying Asset. Any Asset Seller may also purchase a portion of the Interests in a Series beyond such Interests issued as consideration. 

Use of Proceeds: The gross proceeds received by a Series from its respective Offering will be applied in the following order of priority upon the Closing:  

 

(i) “Brokerage Fee”: A fee payable to the BOR equal to 1.00% of the gross proceeds of each Offering, as compensation for brokerage services;

 

(ii) Acquisition Cost of the Underlying Asset: Actual cost of the Underlying Asset paid to the Asset Seller (which may have occurred prior to the Closing).

 

The Company typically acquires Underlying Assets through the following methods:

 

1.Upfront purchase - the Company acquires an Underlying Asset from an Asset Seller prior to the launch of the Offering related to the Series 

2.Purchase agreement - the Company enters into an agreement with an Asset Seller to acquire an Underlying Asset, which may expire prior to the Closing of the Offering for the related Series, in which case the Company is obligated to acquire the Underlying Asset prior to the Closing 

3.Purchase option agreement - the Company enters into a purchase option agreement with an Asset Seller, which gives the Company the right, but not the obligation, to acquire the Underlying Asset 

 

The Company’s acquisition method for each Underlying Asset is noted in the Series Detail Table relating to each respective Underlying Asset in Appendix B.

 

(iii) “Offering Expenses”: In general, these costs include actual legal, accounting, escrow, filing, wire-transfer and compliance costs and custody fees incurred by the Company in connection with an Offering (and excludes ongoing costs described in Operating Expenses (as defined below)), as applicable, paid to legal advisors, brokerage firms, escrow agents, underwriters, printing companies, financial institutions, accounting firms and the Custodian, as the case may be. The custody fee, as of the date hereof, is a fee payable to the Custodian equal to 0.75% of the gross proceeds from the Offering, but at a minimum of $500 per Offering (the “Custody Fee”), as compensation for custody service related to


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the Interests issued and placed into Custodian brokerage accounts on behalf of the Interest Holders. In the case of each Series notated in the Master Series Table in Appendix A, the Custody Fee will be funded from proceeds of the respective Offering unless otherwise noted.

 

(iv) “Acquisition Expenses”: These include costs associated with the evaluation, investigation and acquisition of the Underlying Asset, plus any interest accrued on loans made to the Company by the Manager or the Asset Manager, an affiliate of the Manager or Asset Manager, a director, an officer or a third party, in each case for funds used to acquire the Underlying Asset or any options in respect of such purchase. Except as otherwise noted, any such loans by affiliates of the Company accrue interest at the Applicable Federal Rate (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code), and any other loans accrue interest as described herein.

 

(v) “Sourcing Fee”: A fee paid to the Manager as compensation for identifying and managing the acquisition of the Underlying Asset, not to exceed the maximum Sourcing Fee for the applicable Series, as detailed in the Master Series Table in Appendix A for each respective Series.

 

The Manager or the Asset Manager pays the Offering Expenses and Acquisition Expenses on behalf of each Series and is reimbursed by the Series from the proceeds of a successful Offering. See the “Use of Proceeds” section for each respective Series in Appendix B and the “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure - Fees and Expenses section for further details.

Operating Expenses:Operating Expenses” are costs and expenses, allocated in accordance with the Company’s expense allocation policy (see “Description of the Business – Allocation of Expenses” section), attributable to the activities of each Series including: 

·costs incurred in managing the Underlying Asset, including, but not limited to, storage, maintenance and transportation costs (other than transportation costs described in Acquisition Expenses); 

·costs incurred in preparing any reports and accounts of the Series, including any tax filings and any annual audit of the accounts of the Series (if applicable) or costs payable to the registrar and transfer agent and any reports to be filed with the Commission including periodic reports on Forms 1-K, 1-SA and 1-U; 

·any indemnification payments; and 

·any and all insurance premiums or expenses in connection with the Underlying Asset, including insurance required for utilization at and transportation of the Underlying Asset to events under Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) (excluding any insurance taken out by a corporate sponsor or individual paying to showcase an asset at an event, but including, if obtained, directors and officers insurance of the directors and officers of the Manager or the Asset Manager). 

 

The Manager or the Asset Manager has agreed to pay and not be reimbursed for Operating Expenses incurred prior to the Closing with respect to each Offering notated in the Master Series Table in Appendix A. Offerings, for which no Closing has occurred are highlighted in gray in the Master Series Table in Appendix A.

Operating Expenses of a Series incurred post-Closing shall be the responsibility of the applicable Series.  However, if the Operating Expenses of a particular Series exceed the amount of reserves retained by or revenues generated from the applicable Underlying Asset, the Manager or the Asset Manager may (a) pay such Operating Expenses and not seek reimbursement, (b) loan the amount of the Operating Expenses to such Series, on


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which the Manager or the Asset Manager may impose a reasonable rate of interest, which shall not be lower than the Applicable Federal Rate (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code), and be entitled to reimbursement of such amount from future revenues generated by the applicable Underlying Asset (an “Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation”), or (c) cause additional Interests to be issued in the applicable Series in order to cover such additional amounts.

No revenue models have been developed at the Company or Series level, and we do not expect either the Company or any of its Series to generate any revenues for some time. We will update the appropriate disclosure at such time as revenue models have been developed. We expect each Series to incur Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations, or for the Manager or the Asset Manager to pay such Operating Expenses incurred and not seek reimbursement, to the extent such Series does not have sufficient reserves for such expenses.  See discussion of “Description of the Business – Operating Expenses” for additional information.

Further Issuance of

Interests: A further issuance of Interests of a Series may be made in the event the Operating Expenses of that Series exceed the income generated from its Underlying Asset and cash reserves of that Series.  This may occur if the Company does not take out sufficient amounts under an Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation or if the Manager or the Asset Manager does not pay for such Operating Expenses without seeking reimbursement. See “Dilution” for additional information. 

Asset Manager:The Asset Manager is Rally Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.  

Platform:Rally Holdings owns and operates a mobile app-based and web browser-based investment platform (the “Platform”) through which substantially all of the sales of the Interests are executed and through which resale transactions may be initiated for execution by registered broker-dealers during Trading Windows (as defined below).  It is expected that, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2021, the Public Private Execution Network Alternative Trading System (the “PPEX ATS”) will be a venue available for facilitating resale transactions in Interests. The PPEX ATS is an electronic alternative trading system with a Form ATS on file with the Commission and is owned and operated by North Capital Private Securities Corporation (“NCPS”), a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC.  Registered broker-dealers and certain institutional customers who become members of the PPEX ATS, including the Executing Broker, will have access to the PPEX ATS.  The PPEX ATS is not accessible to non-members or the general public, and Investors will have no direct interaction with NCPS.  Investors will submit bid and ask quotes on the Platform to purchase or sell Interests, with any transactions to be executed by the Executing Broker and matched through the PPEX ATS.  See “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” below for additional information on the execution of resale transactions. 

Free Cash Flow: Free Cash Flow for a particular Series equals its net income (as determined under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) plus any change in net working capital and depreciation and amortization (and any other non-cash Operating Expenses) less any capital expenditures related to its Underlying Asset.  The Manager may maintain Free Cash Flow funds in separate deposit accounts or investment accounts for the benefit of each Series. 

Management Fee:As compensation for the services provided by the Asset Manager under the Asset Management Agreement (see “Description of the Business” – “Description of the Asset Management Agreement” for additional information) for each Series, the Asset Manager is paid a semi-annual fee of up to 50% of any Free Cash Flow generated by a particular Series (the “Management Fee”).  The Management Fee only becomes due and payable if there is sufficient Free Cash Flow to distribute as described in Distribution Rights below.   


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For tax and accounting purposes the Management Fee will be accounted for as an expense on the books of each Series.

Distribution Rights:The Manager has sole discretion in determining what distributions of Free Cash Flow, if any, are made to Interest Holders of a Series. Any Free Cash Flow generated by a Series from the utilization of its Underlying Asset shall be applied by that Series in the following order of priority: 

·repay any amounts outstanding under Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations for that Series, plus accrued interest; 

·thereafter to create such reserves for that Series as the Manager deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to meet future Operating Expenses of that Series;  

·thereafter, no less than 50% (net of corporate income taxes applicable to that Series) by way of distribution to the Interest Holders of that Series, which may include the Asset Seller of its Underlying Asset or the Manager or any of its affiliates, based on each Interest Holder’s pro rata share of Interests of that Series; and 

·thereafter, up to 50% to the Asset Manager in payment of the Management Fee for that Series. 

Following the sale of the Underlying Asset associated with a Series and the liquidation of such Series, any Free Cash Flow generated from such liquidating sale of the Underlying Asset shall be applied by that Series in the following order of priority:

 

·repay any amounts outstanding under liabilities of the Series, including potential Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations for that Series, plus accrued interest; 

·thereafter, withhold any amounts required for federal, state and local corporate taxes related to the sale of the Underlying Asset; and 

·thereafter, by distribution to the Interest Holders of that Series, which may include the Asset Seller of its Underlying Asset or the Manager or any of its affiliates, based on each Interest Holder’s pro rata share of Interests of that Series. 

 

Timing of Distributions:The Manager may make semi-annual distributions of Free Cash Flow remaining to Interest Holders of a Series, subject to the Manager’s right, in its sole discretion, to withhold distributions, including the Management Fee, to meet anticipated costs and liabilities of such Series.  The Manager may change the timing of potential distributions to Interest Holders of a Series in its sole discretion. 

Fiduciary Duties:The Manager may not be liable to the Company, any Series or the Investors for errors in judgment or other acts or omissions not amounting to willful misconduct or gross negligence, since provision has been made in the Operating Agreement for exculpation of the Manager. Therefore, Investors have a more limited right of action than they would have absent the limitation in the Operating Agreement. 

Indemnification:None of the Rally Entities,  nor any of their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, partners, shareholders, members, controlling persons, agents or independent contractors, members of the Advisory Board, nor persons acting at the request of the Company or any Series in certain capacities with respect to other Rally Entities (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), will be liable to the Company, any Series or any Interest Holders for any act or omission taken by the Indemnified Parties in connection with the business of the Company or a Series that has not been determined in a final, non-appealable decision of a court, arbitrator or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to constitute fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence. 


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The Company or, where relevant, each Series of the Company (whether offered hereunder or otherwise) will indemnify the Indemnified Parties out of its assets against all liabilities and losses (including amounts paid in respect of judgments, fines, penalties or settlement of litigation, including legal fees and expenses) to which they become subject by virtue of serving as Indemnified Parties with respect to any act or omission that has not been determined by a final, non-appealable decision of a court, arbitrator or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to constitute fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence. Unless attributable to a specific Series or a specific Underlying Asset, the costs of meeting any indemnification obligation will be allocated pro rata across each Series based on the value of each Underlying Asset.

Transfers:The Manager may refuse a transfer by an Interest Holder of its Interests if such transfer would result in (a) there being more than 2,000 beneficial owners of a Series or more than 500 beneficial owners of a Series that are not “accredited investors,”  (b) the assets of a Series being deemed plan assets for purposes of ERISA (as described in “Plan of Distribution” – “Investor Suitability Standards”), (c) such Interest Holder holding in excess of 19.9% of a Series, (d) a change of U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Company and/or a Series, or (e) the Company, any Series, the Manager, the Asset Manager or any of their affiliates being subject to additional regulatory requirements. Furthermore, as the Interests are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), transfers of Interests may only be effected pursuant to exemptions under the Securities Act and as permitted by applicable state securities laws.  See “Description of Interests Offered – Transfer Restrictions” for more information. 

 

Governing Law:To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company and the Operating Agreement are governed by Delaware law and any dispute in relation to the Company and the Operating Agreement is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, except where federal law requires that certain claims be brought in federal courts, as in the case of claims brought under the Exchange Act.   Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the Delaware exclusive forum provision set forth in the Operating Agreement will not preclude or contract the scope of exclusive federal or concurrent jurisdiction for actions brought under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or otherwise limit the rights of any Investor to bring any claim under such laws, rules or regulations in any United States federal district court of competent jurisdiction.  If an Interest Holder were to bring a claim against the Company or the Manager pursuant to the Operating Agreement, it would be required to do so in the Delaware Court of Chancery to the extent the claim is not vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Delaware Court of Chancery, or for which the Delaware Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction, or where exclusive jurisdiction is not permitted under applicable law. 


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RISK FACTORS

The Interests offered hereby are highly speculative in nature, involve a high degree of risk and should be purchased only by persons who can afford to lose their entire investment. There can be no assurance that the Company’s investment objectives will be achieved, that you will earn a return on your investment in Interests or that a secondary market would ever develop for the Interests, whether through the Platform or PPEX ATS (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information), via third party registered broker-dealers or otherwise. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us might also impair our operations and performance and/or the value of the Interests. If any of these risks actually occur, the value of the Interests may be materially adversely affected. Prospective Investors should obtain their own legal and tax advice prior to making an investment in the Interests and should be aware that an investment in the Interests may be exposed to other risks of an exceptional nature from time to time. The following considerations are among those that should be carefully evaluated before making an investment in the Interests.

Risks Relating to the Structure, Operation and Performance of the Company.

An investment in an Offering constitutes only an investment in that Series and not in the Company or directly in any Underlying Asset.

 

An Investor in an Offering will acquire an ownership Interest in the Series of Interests related to that Offering and not, for the avoidance of doubt, in (i) the Company, (ii) any other Series of Interests, (iii) the Manager, (iv) the Asset Manager, (v) the Platform or (vi) directly in the Underlying Asset associated with the Series or any Underlying Asset owned by any other Series of Interests. This results in limited voting rights of the Investor, which are solely related to a particular Series, and are further limited by the Operating Agreement of the Company, described further herein.  Investors will have voting rights only with respect to certain matters, primarily relating to amendments to the Operating Agreement that would adversely change the rights of the Interest Holders and removal of the Manager for “cause.”  The Manager thus retains significant control over the management of the Company and each Series and the Asset Manager thus retains significant control over the Underlying Assets.  Furthermore, because the Interests in a Series do not constitute an investment in the Company as a whole, holders of the Interests in a Series are not expected to receive any economic benefit from the assets of, or be subject to the liabilities of, any other Series.  In addition, the economic Interest of a holder in a Series will not be identical to owning a direct undivided Interest in an Underlying Asset because, among other things, a Series will be required to pay corporate taxes before distributions are made to the holders, and the Asset Manager will receive a fee in respect of its management of the Underlying Asset.

 

There is currently no active trading market for our securities. An active market in which Investors can resell their Interests may not develop or be sustainable.

Currently no active trading market for any Interests exists, and an active market may not develop or be sustainable, whether public or private.  If an active public or private trading market for our securities does not develop or is not sustainable, it may be difficult or impossible for you to resell your Interests at any price.  Although there is a possibility that the Platform, which is a discretionary and irregular matching service of a registered broker-dealer, or the PPEX ATS, which is anticipated to be a venue for facilitating secondary trading of Interests via a non-discretionary matching service once implemented (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information), may permit some liquidity, neither the Platform nor the PPEX ATS will operate like a stock exchange or other traditional trading markets. The Trading Windows (as described in “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform”) for Interests may occur infrequently and may be open for only short time periods. There can be no assurance that a matching transaction will be found for any given Investor who attempts to purchase or sell an Interest in a Trading Window.  Furthermore, there can be no guarantee that any broker will continue to provide these services or that the Company or the Manager will pay any fees or other amounts that would be required to maintain that service.  Without any such matching service, it may be difficult or impossible for you to dispose of your Interests, and even if there is such a matching service you might not be able to effect a resale at a desired price or at all.  Accordingly, you may have no liquidity for your Interests, particularly if the Underlying Asset in respect of that Interest is never sold.  Even if a public or private market does develop for a Series, the price of the Interests at which you could sell your Interests might be below the amount you paid for them.


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There may be state law restrictions on an Investor’s ability to sell the Interests.

Each state has its own securities laws, often called “Blue Sky” laws, which (1) limit sales of securities to a state’s residents unless the securities are registered in that state or qualify for an exemption from registration and (2) govern the reporting requirements for brokers and dealers doing business directly or indirectly in the state.  Before a security is sold in a state, there must be a registration in place to cover the transaction, or it must be exempt from registration.  Also, the broker or dealer must be registered in that state.  We do not know whether our securities will be registered, or exempt, under the laws of any states.  A determination regarding registration will be made by the broker-dealers, if any, who agree to serve as the market-makers for our Interests.  There may be significant state Blue Sky law restrictions on the ability of Investors to sell, and on purchasers to buy, our Interests.  In addition, Tier 2 of Regulation A limits qualified resales of our Interests to 30% of the aggregate Offering price of a particular Offering. Investors should consider the resale market for our securities to be limited.  Investors may be unable to resell their securities, or they may be unable to resell them without the significant expense of state registration or qualification, or opinions to our satisfaction that no such registration or qualification is required.

We do not have a significant operating history and, as a result, there is a limited amount of information about us on which to base an investment decision.

 

The Company and each Series were formed in the last six years.  No Series has generated any revenues, and we have a limited operating history upon which prospective Investors may evaluate their performance.  Furthermore, of the 43 Offerings that have had a Closing, only four of such Series have sold their Underlying Asset.  Our short operating history may hinder our ability to successfully meet our objectives and makes it difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business or prospective operations.  No revenue models hae been developed at the Company or Series level, and we do not expect either the Company or any of its Series to generate any revenues for some time.  We will update the appropriate disclosure at such time as revenue models have been developed.  See the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” section for additional information.  No guarantee can be given that the Company or any Series will achieve their investment objectives, the value of any Underlying Asset will increase, or any Underlying Asset will be successfully monetized.

There can be no guarantee that the Company will reach its funding target from potential Investors with respect to any Series or future proposed Series of Interests.

Due to the start-up nature of the Company and the Manager, there can be no guarantee that the Company will reach its funding target from potential Investors with respect to any Series or future proposed Series of Interests.  In the event the Company does not reach a funding target, it may not be able to achieve its investment objectives by acquiring additional Underlying Assets through the issuance of further Series of Interests and monetizing them to generate distributions for Investors.  In addition, if the Company is unable to raise funding for additional Series of Interests, this may impact any Investors already holding Interests as they will not see the benefits which may arise from economies of scale following the acquisition by other Series of Interests of additional Underlying Assets and other monetization opportunities (e.g., hosting events with the collection of Collectible Assets).

There are few businesses that have pursued a strategy or investment objective similar to the Company’s.

We believe the number of other companies conducting similar offerings in the Asset Class or proposing to run a platform for the purchase of Interests in the Asset Class is limited to date. Two businesses that are affiliated with the Company, RSE Archive, LLC and RSE Innovation, LLC, have pursued a similar strategy with different asset classes. The Company and the Interests may not gain market acceptance from potential Investors, potential Asset Sellers or service providers within the Asset Class’ industry, including insurance companies, storage facilities or maintenance partners.  This could result in an inability of the Asset Manager to operate the Underlying Assets profitably. This could impact the issuance of further Series of Interests and additional Underlying Assets being acquired by the Company.  This would further inhibit market acceptance of the Company and if the Company does not acquire any additional Underlying Assets, Investors would not receive any benefits which may arise from economies of scale (such as reduction in storage costs as a large number of Underlying Assets are stored at the same facility, group discounts on insurance and the ability to monetize Underlying Assets through Museums or other Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) that would require the Company to own a substantial number of Underlying Assets).


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The Offering amount exceeds the value of the Underlying Asset.

The size of each Offering will exceed the purchase price of the related Underlying Asset as of the date of such Offering (as the net proceeds of the Offering in excess of the purchase price of the Underlying Asset will be used to pay fees, costs and expenses incurred in making the Offering and acquiring the Underlying Asset).  If an Underlying Asset were to be sold and there had not been substantial appreciation of the value of the Underlying Asset prior to such sale, there may not be sufficient proceeds from the sale of the Underlying Asset to repay Investors the amount of their initial investment (after first paying off any liabilities on the Underlying Asset at the time of the sale including but not limited to any outstanding Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation) or any additional profits in excess of that amount.

Excess Operating Expenses could materially and adversely affect the value of Interests and result in dilution to Investors.

Operating Expenses related to a particular Series incurred post-Closing shall be the responsibility of the Series.  However, if the Operating Expenses of a particular Series exceed the amount of revenues generated from the Underlying Asset of such Series, the Manager or the Asset Manager may (a) pay such Operating Expenses and not seek reimbursement, (b) loan the amount of the Operating Expenses to the particular Series, on which the Manager or the Asset Manager may impose a reasonable rate of interest, and be entitled to Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations, or (c) cause additional Interests to be issued in such Series in order to cover such additional amounts.

If there is an Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation, this reimbursable amount between related parties would be repaid from the Free Cash Flow generated by the applicable Series and could reduce the amount of any future distributions payable to Investors in that Series.  If additional Interests are issued in a particular Series, this would dilute the current value of the Interests of that Series held by existing Investors and the amount of any future distributions payable to such existing Investors.  Further, any additional issuance of Interests of a Series could result in dilution of the holders of that Series.

We are reliant on the Manager, Asset Manager and RSE Markets, including the Asset Manager’s personnel and the officers of RSE Markets. Our business and operations could be adversely affected if the Asset Manager loses key personnel or RSE Markets loses officers.

 

The successful operation of the Company (and therefore, the success of the Interests) is in part dependent on the ability of the Manager and the Asset Manager to source, acquire and manage the Underlying Assets and for Rally Holdings to maintain the Platform.  As the Manager and Asset Manager have been in existence only since March 2021 and October 2020, respectively, and are early-stage startup companies, they have no significant operating history. Further, while the Asset Manager will also be the Asset Manager for RSE Archive, LLC, a series limited liability company with a similar business model in the collectible and memorabilia asset class, and RSE Innovation, LLC, a series limited liability company with a similar business model in a different asset class, and thus has some similar management experience, its experience is limited, and it has limited experience selecting or managing assets in the Asset Class.

In addition, the success of the Company (and, therefore, the Interests) is highly dependent on the expertise and performance of the Manager, the Asset Manager, RSE Markets and their respective teams; the Asset Manager’s expert network; and other investment professionals (which may include third parties) to source, acquire and manage the Underlying Assets.  There can be no assurance that these individuals will continue to be associated with the Manager, the Asset Manager or RSE Markets.  The loss of the services of one or more of these individuals could have a material and adverse effect on the Underlying Assets and, in particular, their ongoing management and use to support the investment of the Interest Holders.

Furthermore, there are a number of key factors that will potentially impact the Company’s operating results going forward, including the ability of the Asset Manager to:

·continue to source high quality Collectible Assets at reasonable prices to securitize through the Platform; 


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·market the Platform and the Offerings in individual Series of the Company and attract Investors to the Platform to acquire the Interests issued by Series of the Company; 

·find and retain operating partners to support the regulatory and technology infrastructure necessary to operate the Platform; 

·continue to develop the Platform and provide the information and technology infrastructure to support the issuance of Interests in Series of the Company; and 

·find operating partners to manage the collection of Underlying Assets at a decreasing marginal cost per asset. 

Finally, the success of the Company and the value of the Interests is dependent on there being a critical mass from the market for the Interests and that the Company is able to acquire a number of Underlying Assets in multiple Series of Interests so that the Investors can benefit from economies of scale which may arise from holding more than one Underlying Asset (e.g., a reduction in transport costs if a large number of Underlying Assets are transported at the same time).  In the event that the Company is unable to source additional Underlying Assets due to, for example, competition for such Underlying Assets or lack of Underlying Assets available in the marketplace, then this could materially impact the success of the Company and each Series by hindering its ability to acquire additional Underlying Assets through the issuance of further Series of Interests and monetize them together with other Underlying Assets at the Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) to generate distributions for Investors.

If the Company’s series limited liability company structure is not respected, then Investors may have to share any liabilities of the Company with all Investors and not just those who hold the same Series of Interests as them.

The Company is structured as a Delaware series limited liability company that issues a separate Series of Interests for each Underlying Asset.  Each Series of Interests will merely be a separate Series and not a separate legal entity.  Under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), if certain conditions (as set forth in Section 18-215(b) of the LLC Act) are met, the liability of Investors holding one Series of Interests is segregated from the liability of Investors holding another Series of Interests and the assets of one Series of Interests are not available to satisfy the liabilities of other Series of Interests.  Although this limitation of liability is recognized by the courts of Delaware, there is no guarantee that if challenged in the courts of another U.S. State or a foreign jurisdiction, such courts will uphold a similar interpretation of Delaware corporation law, and in the past certain jurisdictions have not honored such interpretation.  If the Company’s series limited liability company structure is not respected, then Investors may have to share any liabilities of the Company with all Investors and not just those who hold the same Series of Interests as them.  Furthermore, while we intend to continue to maintain separate and distinct records for each Series of Interests and account for them separately and otherwise meet the requirements of the LLC Act, it is possible a court could conclude that the methods used did not satisfy Section 18-215(b) of the LLC Act and thus potentially expose the assets of a Series to the liabilities of another Series of Interests.  The consequence of this is that Investors may have to bear higher than anticipated expenses which would adversely affect the value of their Interests or the likelihood of any distributions being made by a particular Series to its Investors.  In addition, we are not aware of any court case that has tested the limitations on inter-series liability provided by Section 18-215(b) in federal bankruptcy courts and it is possible that a bankruptcy court could determine that the assets of one Series of Interests should be applied to meet the liabilities of the other Series of Interests or the liabilities of the Company generally where the assets of such other Series of Interests or of the Company generally are insufficient to meet our liabilities.

For the avoidance of doubt, as of the date of this Offering Circular, the Series highlighted in gray in the Master Series Table in Appendix A have not commenced operations, are not capitalized and have no assets or liabilities and no such Series will commence operations, be capitalized or have assets and liabilities until such time as a Closing related to such Series has occurred.

If any fees, costs and expenses of the Company are not allocable to a specific Series of Interests, they will be borne proportionately across all of the Series of Interests (which may include future Series of Interests to be issued).  Although the Manager will allocate fees, costs and expenses acting reasonably and in accordance with its allocation policy (see “Description of the Business – Allocation of Expenses” section), there may be situations where it is difficult to allocate fees, costs and expenses to a specific Series of Interests and, therefore, there is a risk that a Series


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of Interests may bear a proportion of the fees, costs and expenses for a service or product for which another Series of Interests received a disproportionately high benefit.

We maintain physical, technical, and administrative security measures designed to protect our systems against cyber-attacks and unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data.  If these efforts are not successful, our business and operations could be disrupted, our operating results and reputation could be harmed, and the value of the Interests could be materially and adversely affected.

The highly automated nature of the Platform through which potential Investors may acquire or transfer Interests may make it an attractive target to cyber threat actors. The Platform processes certain confidential information about Investors, the Asset Sellers, and the Underlying Assets. While we maintain commercially reasonable measures to protect this confidential information and our information systems, security incidents involving the Platform, the Company, the Asset Manager, the Manager, or any of their respective service providers remain a risk. Unauthorized access to or disclosure or acquisition of confidential information, whether accidental or intentional, can lead to harm such as identity theft and fraud. Security incidents could also expose the Company to liability related to the loss of confidential information, such as time-consuming and expensive litigation and negative publicity, regulatory investigations and penalties, as well as the degradation of the proprietary nature of the trade secrets of the Asset Manager, the Manager, and the Company. If security measures are breached because of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance, or otherwise, or if design flaws in the Platform software are exposed and exploited, the relationships between the Company, Investors, users and the Asset Sellers could be severely damaged, and the Company, the Asset Manager, or the Manager could incur significant liability.  Security incidents can also disrupt business operations, diverting attention from utilization of the Underlying Assets and causing a material negative impact on the value of Interests or the potential for distributions to be made on the Interests.

Because techniques and malware used to sabotage or obtain unauthorized access to systems change frequently and may not be captured by existing security tools and software, the Company, the third-party hosting service used by the Platform, and other third-party service providers may be unable to prevent all cyber-attacks. In addition, federal regulators and many federal and state laws and regulations require companies to notify individuals of data security breaches involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a security breach can be costly to implement and often lead to negative publicity, which may cause Investors, the Asset Sellers, or service providers within the industry, including insurance companies, to lose confidence in the effectiveness of the secure nature of the Platform. Any security breach, whether actual or perceived, would harm the reputation of the Asset Manager, the Manager, the Company and the Platform, and the Company could lose Investors and the Asset Sellers as a result thereof. This would impair the ability of the Company to achieve its objectives of acquiring additional Underlying Assets through the issuance of further Series of Interests and monetizing them at the Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”).

 

System limitations or failures could harm our business and may cause the Asset Manager or Manager to intervene into activity on our Platform.

Our business depends in large part on the integrity and performance of the technology, computer and communications systems supporting the business. If new systems fail to operate as intended or our existing systems cannot expand to cope with increased demand or otherwise fail to perform, we could experience unanticipated disruptions in service, slower response times and delays in the introduction of new products and services. These consequences could result in service outages through the Platform and during Trading Windows (as described in “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform”), resulting in decreased customer satisfaction and regulatory sanctions and adverse effects on primary issuances or Trading Windows.

The Platform has experienced systems failures and delays in the past and could experience future systems failures and delays. In such cases the Asset Manager has and may in the future (along with the Manager) take corrective actions as it reasonably believes are in the best interests of Investors or potential Investors. For example, our technology system has in certain instances over-counted the number of subscriptions made in an initial Offering, when volume of subscriptions has rapidly increased. In these cases, the Asset Manager has confirmed with the Investors to remove the duplicate subscriptions and, rather than opening the Offering back up for additional Investors,


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has purchased the Interests underlying such duplicate subscriptions for its own account on the same terms as all other Investors would purchase such Interests.

If subscription or trading volumes in the future increase unexpectedly or other unanticipated events occur, we may need to expand and upgrade our technology, transaction processing systems and network infrastructure. We do not know whether we will be able to accurately project the rate, timing or cost of any volume increases, or expand and upgrade our systems and infrastructure to accommodate any increases in a timely manner.

While we have programs in place to identify and minimize our exposure to vulnerabilities and to share corrective measures with our business partners, we cannot guarantee that such events will not occur in the future. Any system issue that causes an interruption in services, including the Platform, decreases the responsiveness of our services or otherwise affects our services could impair our reputation, damage our brand name and negatively impact our business, financial condition and operating results.

Privacy regulation is an evolving area and compliance with applicable privacy regulations may increase our operating costs or adversely impact our ability to service our clients.

 

Because we store, process and use data, some of which contains personal information, we are subject to complex and evolving federal, state and foreign laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection and other matters. While we believe we are currently in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, many of these laws and regulations are subject to change and uncertain interpretation, and could result in investigations, claims, changes to our business practices, increased cost of operations and declines in user growth, retention or engagement, any of which could seriously harm our business.

The Platform is highly technical and may be at a risk to malfunction.

Our Platform is a complex system composed of many interoperating components and incorporates software that is highly complex. Our business is dependent upon our ability to prevent system interruption on the Platform. Our software, including open source software that is incorporated into our code, may now or in the future contain undetected errors, bugs, or vulnerabilities. Some errors in our software code may only be discovered after the code has been released. Bugs in our software, third-party software including open source software that is incorporated into our code, misconfigurations of our systems, and unintended interactions between systems could cause downtime that would impact the availability of our service to Platform users. We have from time to time found defects or errors in our system and may discover additional defects in the future that could result in Platform unavailability or system disruption. In addition, we have experienced outages on the Platform due to circumstances within our control, such as outages due to software limitations. We rely on Amazon Web Services, Inc. (“AWS”) data centers for the operation of the Platform. If the AWS data centers fail, Platform users may experience down time. If sustained or repeated, any of these outages could reduce the attractiveness of the Platform to users. In addition, our release of new software in the past has inadvertently caused, and may in the future cause, interruptions in the availability or functionality of the Platform. Any errors, bugs, or vulnerabilities discovered in our code or systems after release could result in an interruption in the availability of the Platform or a negative experience for users and Investors and could also result in negative publicity and unfavorable media coverage, damage to our reputation, loss of users, loss of revenue or liability for damages, regulatory inquiries, or other proceedings, any of which could adversely affect our business and financial results.  Once implemented, the PPEX ATS will be confronted with risks similar to those described above.

There can be no guarantee that any liquidity mechanism for secondary sales of Interests will develop on our Platform or the PPEX ATS in the manner described, that registered broker-dealers will desire to facilitate liquidity in the Interests for a level of fees that would be acceptable to Investors or at all, that such Trading Windows will occur with high frequency if at all, that a market-clearing price (e.g., a price at which there is overlap between bid and ask prices) will be established during any Trading Window or that any buy or sell orders will be filled.

 

We anticipate that liquidity will be limited until sufficient interest has been generated on the Platform, which may never occur (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information).  Under the current system of secondary trading, liquidity for the Interests in large part depends on the market supply of and demand for Interests during the Trading Window (as described in “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform”), as well as applicable laws and restrictions under the Company’s Operating Agreement. It is anticipated,


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however, that such Trading Windows will happen on a recurring basis, although there can be no assurance that Trading Windows for a Series will occur on a regular basis or at all.  And though the implementation of the PPEX ATS will permit Investors to post offers to buy and sell Interests outside the times of the Trading Windows, secondary transactions of Interests will continue to be limited to such Trading Windows, and there is no guarantee that an investor will be able to sell Interests at a desired price or at all. Further, the frequency and duration of any Trading Window will initially be determined by the Company but will be subject to adjustment by the brokers or, after implementation of the PPEX ATS, at the sole discretion of NCPS in its capacity as operator of the PPEX ATS.

There can be no guarantee that the Manager will continue to pay for commissions due to the Executing Broker in connection with trades executed on the PPEX ATS, once implemented.

 

Once the PPEX ATS is implemented, the Manager, at its sole discretion, may from time-to-time cover the commission owed to the Executing Broker in respect of executed transfers of Interests, but there is no assurance that this practice will continue permanently, and Investors may subsequently be required to pay such commission in order to participate in secondary market transactions (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information).

We do not anticipate the use of Manager-owned Interests for liquidity or to facilitate the resale of Interests held by Investors.

Currently, the Manager does not intend to sell any Interests which it holds or may hold prior to the liquidation of an Underlying Asset.  Thus, the Manager does not currently intend to take any action which might provide liquidity or facilitate the resale of Interests held by Investors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager may from time to time transfer a small number of Interests to unrelated third parties for promotional purposes. Furthermore, the Manager may from time to time decide to sell a portion of Interests it owns in a particular Series through the Platform (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information) or in any other manner otherwise permitted under the Company’s Operating Agreement.

Abuse of our advertising or social platforms may harm our reputation or user engagement.

The Asset Manager provides content or posts ads about the Company and Series through various social media platforms that may be influenced by third parties. Our reputation or user engagement may be negatively affected by activity that is hostile or inappropriate to other people, by users impersonating other people or organizations, by disseminating information about us or to us that may be viewed as misleading or intended to manipulate the opinions of our users, or by the use of the Asset Manager’s products or services, including the Platform, that violates our terms of service or otherwise for objectionable or illegal ends. Preventing these actions may require us to make substantial investments in people and technology and these investments may not be successful, adversely affecting our business. 

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our competitive position could be harmed, or we could be required to incur significant expenses to enforce our rights.

Our ability to compete effectively is dependent in part upon our ability to protect our proprietary technology.  We rely on trademarks, trade secret laws, and confidentiality procedures to protect our intellectual property rights.  There can be no assurance these protections will be available in all cases or will be adequate to prevent our competitors from copying, reverse engineering or otherwise obtaining and using our technology, proprietary rights or products. To prevent substantial unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights, it may be necessary to prosecute actions for infringement and/or misappropriation of our proprietary rights against third parties.  Any such action could result in significant costs and diversion of our resources and management’s attention, and there can be no assurance we will be successful in such action.  If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and on the value of the Interests.

Our results of operations are likely to continue to be negatively impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, which has resulted in significant disruption and uncertainty in the global economic markets. The spread of COVID-19 created


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a worldwide public-health crisis that disrupted and that continues to affect the global economy.  COVID-19 (or variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant) continues to spread throughout the U.S. and the world and has resulted in authorities implementing varying measures to contain the virus, including travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, and business limitations and shutdowns. The long-term impacts of the outbreak and of the responses to it are unknown and will continue to evolve, and they could negatively impact the value of the Underlying Assets and Investor demand for Offerings and the Asset Class generally.

The continued spread of COVID-19 has also led to severe disruption and volatility in the global capital markets, which could increase our cost of capital and adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets in the future. It is possible that COVID-19 could cause further economic slowdown or recession or cause other unpredictable events, each of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. In addition, governmental or societal actions and responses following the lifting of containment efforts could have unforeseeable economic consequences that adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. Moreover, the COVID-19 outbreak has had and may continue to have indeterminable adverse effects on general commercial activity and the world economy, and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected to the extent that COVID-19 or any other pandemic harms the global economy generally.

To date, we do not believe that COVID-19 has had a material adverse effect on our business. However, we continue to closely monitor developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic and assess any negative impacts to our business. The extent to which COVID-19 and the response to the pandemic will impact our financial results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, actions taken to contain the outbreak or treat its impact, and any mutations or variations that affect the efficacy of vaccines and other containment measures, among others.

 

Actual or threatened epidemics, pandemics, outbreaks, or other public health crises may adversely affect our business.

Our business could be materially and adversely affected by the risks, or the public perception of the risks, related to an epidemic, pandemic, outbreak, or other public health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The risk, or public perception of the risk, of a pandemic or media coverage of infectious diseases could adversely affect the value of the Underlying Assets and our Investors or prospective Investors financial condition, resulting in reduced demand for the Offerings and the Asset Class generally. Further, such risks could cause a decrease in the attendance of our Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”), or cause certain of our partners to avoid holding in person events. Moreover, an epidemic, pandemic, outbreak or other public health crisis, such as COVID-19, could cause employees of the Asset Manager, on whom we rely to manage the logistics of our business, including Membership Experience Programs, or on-site employees of partners to avoid any involvement with our Membership Experience Programs, which would adversely affect our ability to hold such events or to adequately staff and manage our businesses.  “Shelter-in-place” or other such orders by governmental entities could also disrupt our operations, if employees who cannot perform their responsibilities from home, are not able to report to work. Risks related to an epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis, such as COVID-19, could also lead to the complete or partial closure of one or more of our facilities or operations of our sourcing partners for the Underlying Assets. 

Risks Relating to the Offerings

We are offering our Interests pursuant to Tier 2 of Regulation A and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to Tier 2 issuers will make our Interests less attractive to Investors as compared to a traditional initial public offering.

As a Tier 2 issuer, we are subject to scaled disclosure and reporting requirements which may make an investment in our Interests less attractive to Investors who are accustomed to enhanced disclosure and more frequent financial reporting.  The differences between disclosures for Tier 2 issuers versus those for emerging growth companies include, without limitation, needing to file only semiannual reports as opposed to quarterly reports and far fewer circumstances where a current disclosure would be required.  In addition, given the relative lack of regulatory precedent regarding the recent amendments to Regulation A, there is some regulatory uncertainty in regard to how the


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Commission or the individual state securities regulators will regulate both the offer and sale of our securities, as well as any ongoing compliance to which we may be subject.  For example, a number of states have yet to determine the types of filings and amount of fees that are required for such an Offering.  If our scaled disclosure and reporting requirements, or regulatory uncertainty regarding Regulation A, reduces the attractiveness of the Interests, we may be unable to raise the funds necessary to fund future Offerings, which could impair our ability to develop a diversified portfolio of Underlying Assets and create economies of scale, which may adversely affect the value of the Interests or the ability to make distributions to Investors.

We are required to periodically assess our internal control over financial reporting. If deficiencies or material weaknesses are identified, we may not be able to report our financial condition or results of operations accurately or timely, which may result in a loss of investor confidence in our financial reports, significant expenses to remediate any internal control deficiencies, and ultimately have an adverse effect on our business or financial condition.

As a Tier 2 issuer, we will not need to provide a report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, and we will be exempt from the auditor attestation requirements concerning any such report so long as we are a Tier 2 issuer.  We are in the process of evaluating whether our internal control procedures are effective and therefore there is a greater likelihood of undiscovered errors in our internal controls or reported financial statements as compared to issuers that have conducted such evaluations. If we fail to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment, we could suffer material misstatements in our financial statements and fail to meet our reporting obligations, which would likely cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information. Additionally, ineffective internal control over financial reporting could expose us to increased risk of fraud or misuse of corporate assets and subject us to potential regulatory investigations, civil or criminal sanctions and class action litigation.

If either the Manager or Asset Manager is required to register as a broker-dealer, the Manager or Asset Manager may be required to cease operations and any Series of Interests offered and sold without such proper registration may be subject to a right of rescission.

The sale of membership Interests is being facilitated by the BOR, a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act and member of FINRA, which is registered in each state where the offer or sales of the Interests will occur. It is anticipated that Interests will be offered and sold only in states where the BOR is registered as a broker-dealer. For the avoidance of doubt, the BOR will not solicit purchases and will not make any recommendations regarding the Interests. Neither the BOR, nor any other entity, receives a finder’s fee or any underwriting or placement agent discounts or commissions in relation to any Offering of Interests. If the Asset Manager, or the Manager, neither of which is a registered broker-dealer under the Exchange Act or any state securities laws, has itself engaged in brokerage activities that require registration, including the initial sale of the Interests on the Platform and permitting a registered broker-dealer to facilitate resales or other liquidity of the Interests on the Platform or PPEX ATS (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information), the Manager or the Asset Manager may need to stop operating and, therefore, the Company would not have an entity managing the Series’ Underlying Assets. In addition, if the Manager or Asset Manager is ultimately found to have engaged in activities requiring registration as “broker-dealer” without either being properly registered as such, there is a risk that any Series of Interests offered and sold while the Manager or Asset Manager was not so registered may be subject to a right of rescission, which may result in the early termination of the Offerings.  We have been made aware by the staff of the Commission (the “SEC Staff”) that certain activities of affiliates of the Manager and Asset Manager may have required such registration, and the matter is under investigation by the SEC Staff.

If the Platform is ultimately found to be a securities exchange or alternative trading system, we may be required to cease operating the Platform prior to the implementation of the PPEX ATS, and such cessation would materially and adversely affect your ability to transfer your Interests.

We have been made aware by the SEC Staff that the Platform (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform”) operated by the Asset Manager may be a securities exchange or alternative trading system under the Exchange Act, and the matter is under investigation by the SEC Staff.  If it is ultimately determined that the Platform is a securities exchange or alternative trading system then we would be required to register as a securities exchange or broker-dealer, either of which would significantly increase the overhead expenses of the Asset Manager and could


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cause the Asset Manager to wind down the Platform.  Further, if we are ultimately found to be in violation of the Exchange Act due to operation of an unregistered exchange, we could be subject to significant monetary penalties, censure or other actions that may have a material and adverse effect on the Asset Manager and may require it to cease operating the Platform or otherwise be unable to maintain the Platform, which would materially and adversely affect your ability to transfer your Interests.

Changes in government policy, legislation or regulatory or judicial interpretations could hinder or prevent us from conducting our business operations, including by hindering or preventing our ability to enforce our rights related to the Underlying Assets or conduct offerings of securities.

Changes in government policy, legislation or regulatory or judicial interpretations could hinder or prevent us from conducting our business operations, including by hindering or preventing us from enforcing our rights related to the Underlying Assets or conducting offerings of securities. The agreements by which we acquire any Underlying Assets are intended to be effective for the terms set forth in each respective “Description of Series” and “Series Detail Table” in Appendix B and may be terminated only as specified in the underlying asset purchase agreement. Any changes in or interpretations of current laws and regulations could require us to increase our compliance expenditures, inhibit our ability to source Underlying Assets or cause us to significantly alter or to discontinue offering Interests of Series. Altering the terms of a purchase agreement governing Underlying Assets to comply with changes in or interpretations of applicable laws and regulations could require significant legal expenditures, increase the cost of acquiring, holding and managing Underlying Assets or make Series less attractive to investors. In addition, our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could lead to significant penalties, fines or other sanctions. If we are unable to effectively respond to any such changes or comply with existing and future laws and regulations, our competitive position, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be materially adversely impacted.

If we are required to register any Series of Interests under the Exchange Act, it would result in significant expense and reporting requirements that would place a burden on the Manager and Asset Manager and may divert attention from management of the Underlying Assets by the Manager and Asset Manager or could cause the Asset Manager to no longer be able to afford to run our business.

Subject to certain exceptions, Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act requires an issuer with more than $10 million in total assets to register a class of its equity securities with the Commission under the Exchange Act if the securities of such class are held of record at the end of its fiscal year by more than 2,000 persons or 500 persons who are not “accredited investors.”  While our Operating Agreement presently prohibits any transfer that would result in any Series being beneficially owned by more than 2,000 persons or 500 non-“accredited investors,” the Manager has the right to waive, and for a number of Series has waived, this prohibition.  To the extent the Section 12(g) assets and holders limits are exceeded, we intend to rely upon a conditional exemption from registration under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act contained in Rule 12g5-1(a)(7) under the Exchange Act (the “Reg. A+ Exemption”), which exemption generally requires that the issuer (i) be current in its Form 1-K, 1-SA and 1-U filings as of its most recently completed fiscal year end; (ii) engage a transfer agent that is registered under Section 17A(c) of the Exchange Act to perform transfer agent functions; and (iii) have a public float of less than $75 million as of the last business day of its most recently completed semi-annual period or, in the event the result of such public float calculation is zero, have annual revenues of less than $50 million as of its most recently completed fiscal year.  If the number of record holders of any Series of Interests exceeds either of the limits set forth in Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and we fail to qualify for the Reg. A+ Exemption, we would be required to register such Series with the Commission under the Exchange Act. If we are required to register any Series of Interests under the Exchange Act, it would result in significant expense and reporting requirements that would place a burden on the Manager and Asset Manager and may divert attention from management of the Underlying Assets by the Manager and Asset Manager or could cause the Asset Manager to no longer be able to afford to run our business.

If the Company were to be required to register under the Investment Company Act or the Manager or the Asset Manager were to be required to register under the Investment Advisers Act, it could have a material and adverse impact on the results of operations and expenses of each Series, and the Manager and the Asset Manager may be forced to liquidate and wind up each Series of Interests or rescind the Offerings for any of the Series of Interests.

The Company is not registered and will not be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and neither the Manager nor the Asset Manager


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is or will be registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Advisers Act”), and the Interests do not have the benefit of the protections of the Investment Company Act or the Investment Advisers Act. The Company, the Manager and the Asset Manager have taken the position that the Underlying Assets are not “securities” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act or the Investment Advisers Act, and thus the Company’s assets will consist of less than 40% investment securities under the Investment Company Act and the Manager and the Asset Manager are not and will not be advising with respect to securities under the Investment Advisers Act. This position, however, is based upon applicable case law that is inherently subject to judgments and interpretation. If the Company were to be required to register under the Investment Company Act or the Manager or the Asset Manager were to be required to register under the Investment Advisers Act, it could have a material and adverse impact on the results of operations and expenses of each Series and the Manager and the Asset Manager may be forced to liquidate and wind up each Series of Interests or rescind the Offerings for any of the Series or the Offering for any other Series of Interests.

Possible changes in federal tax laws may have unpredictable adverse effects on the Company.

The Code (as defined and described in “Material United States Tax Considerations”) is subject to change by Congress, and interpretations of the Code may be modified or affected by judicial decisions, by the Treasury Department through changes in regulations and by the Internal Revenue Service through its audit policy, announcements, and published and private rulings. Although significant changes to the tax laws historically have been given prospective application, no assurance can be given that any changes made in the tax law affecting an investment in any Series of Interests of the Company would be limited to prospective effect. Accordingly, the ultimate effect on an Investor’s tax situation may be governed by laws, regulations or interpretations of laws or regulations which have not yet been proposed, passed or made, as the case may be.

Risks Specific to the Industry and the Asset Class

 

Potential negative changes within the Asset Class could materially adversely affect the value of Underlying Assets.

 

The Asset Class is subject to various risks, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations, changes in tax rates, consumer confidence and brand exposure, as well as risks associated with the Asset Class in general, including, but not limited to, economic downturns and other challenges affecting the global economy (including the recent COVID-19 pandemic) and the availability of desirable Collectible Assets. Changes in the Asset Class could have a material and adverse effect upon the Company’s ability to achieve its investment objectives of acquiring additional Underlying Assets through the issuance of further Series of Interests and monetizing them at the Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) to generate distributions for Investors.

Interests are not diversified investments.

 

It is not anticipated that any Series would own assets other than its respective Underlying Asset, plus potential cash reserves for maintenance, storage, insurance and other expenses pertaining to the Underlying Asset and any amounts earned by such Series from the monetization of the Underlying Asset.  Investors looking for diversification will have to create their own diversified portfolio by investing in other opportunities in addition to any one Series.

The value of Underlying Assets could be adversely affected by industry concentration or a general downturn in the industry.

Given the concentrated nature of the Underlying Assets (i.e., only Collectible Assets) any downturn in the Asset Class is likely to impact the value of the Underlying Assets, and consequently the value of the Interests. Popularity within categories of the broader market (e.g. imports or domestic automobiles; baseball or football) can impact the value of the Underlying Assets within categories of the Asset Class (e.g. prewar or post war automobiles; baseball cards or football jerseys), and consequently the value of the Interests. The value of such Collectible Assets may be impacted if an economic downturn occurs and there is less disposable income for individuals to invest in the Asset Class.  In the event of a downturn in the industry, the value of the Underlying Assets is likely to decrease.

Volatile demand for the assets in the Asset Class could materially adversely affect the value of Underlying Assets.


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Volatility of demand for luxury goods, in particular high value Collectible Assets, may adversely affect a Series’ ability to achieve its investment purpose.  The Asset Class has been subject to volatility in demand in recent periods, particularly around certain categories of assets and investor tastes (e.g. American muscle cars, trading cards).  Demand for high value Collectible Assets depends to a large extent on general, economic, political, and social conditions in a given market as well as the tastes of the collector and enthusiast communities, and in the case of sports, the general fan community, resulting in changes of which Collectible Assets are most sought after.  Demand for automobile assets may also be affected by factors directly impacting automobile prices or the cost of purchasing and operating automobiles, such as the availability and cost of financing, prices of parts and components, insurance, storage, transport, fuel costs and governmental regulations, including tariffs, import regulation and other taxes, including taxes on collectible goods, resulting in limitations to the use of collectible automobiles or collectible goods more generally.  

Volatility in demand may lead to volatility in the value of the Underlying Assets, which may result in further downward price pressure and adversely affect the Company’s ability to achieve its objective of acquiring additional Underlying Assets through the issuance of further Series of Interests and monetizing them at the Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) to generate distributions for Investors. In addition, the lack of demand may reduce any further issuance of Series of Interests and acquisition of more Underlying Assets, thus limiting the benefits the Investors already holding Series of Interests could receive from there being economies of scale (e.g., cheaper insurance due to a number of Underlying Assets requiring insurance) and other monetization opportunities (e.g., hosting shows with the collection of Collectible Assets).  These effects may have a more pronounced impact given the limited number of Underlying Assets held by the Company in the short-term.

We rely on data from past auction sales and insurance data, among other sources, in determining the value of the Underlying Assets, and have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information.  As such, valuations of the Underlying Assets may be subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk.

As explained in “Description of the Business,” the Asset Class is difficult to value, and it is hoped the Platform will help create a market by which the Interests (and, indirectly, the Underlying Assets) may be more accurately valued due to the creation of a larger market for the Asset Class than currently exists.  Until the Platform, or, once implemented, the PPEX ATS, has created such a market, valuations of the Underlying Assets will be based upon the subjective assessments made by the members of the Manager’s expert network and members of the Advisory Board, valuation experts appointed by the Asset Seller or other data provided by third parties (e.g., auction results, accident records and previous sales history). Due to the lack of third-party valuation reports and potential for one-of-a-kind assets, the value of the Underlying Assets may be more difficult for potential Investors to compare against a market benchmark. Furthermore, if similar assets to the Underlying Assets are created or discovered it could in turn negatively impact the value of the Underlying Assets. The Manager sources data from past auction sales results and insurance data; however, it may rely on the accuracy of the underlying data without any means of detailed verification.  Consequently, valuations may be uncertain.

Government regulation specific to alcohol-related Underlying Assets may adversely affect the value of such assets.

Alcohol is regulated and can be sold only to individuals of drinking age, over twenty-one in the United States.   

In the United States a three-tiered distribution system gives individual states the ability to regulate how alcohol is sold. Alcohol has regulation around who has access to it, who is able to purchase it and how it is owned.  There are regulatory restrictions around licensed entities and how they transact alcohol.  Each state regulates alcohol individually from one another, which creates unique and complex regulatory requirements.

Imported alcohol in most international jurisdictions is subject to importing and export regulations which may include excise tax, customs declarations and extensive administrative requirements.  As such, imported alcohol is subject to more regulation and to the rules and regulations in the country or state to which it is being sold.

Should trade policies between countries change or social perceptions alter, imported alcohol may suffer disproportionately to domestically produced alcohol.  Given the complexity of the regulatory environment and the


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regulated nature of the product, any changes in the regulatory environment have the ability to impact the value or liquidity of alcohol.  

We do not currently hold any of the necessary licenses related to alcohol and, as such, plan to partner with third parties that are in possession of the necessary licenses, if these were required to run the business, or we may decide not to acquire alcohol-related Underlying Assets at all.  There can be no guarantee that we will find any third parties with the appropriate licenses to partner with.

The complicated and overlapping systems of regulating alcohol in the United States may adversely impact our ability to either acquire or dispose of an alcohol-related Underlying Asset on a favorable basis.

 

The United States maintains separate systems at the federal and state levels for the buying, selling and transportation of alcohol.  Certain states have restrictions on licensing requirements as well as where and how alcohol can be bought and sold.  Most states maintain three tiers of distribution where there is an importer/distributor, a retailer and then the consumer.  In some states the quantity of alcohol that can be purchased directly is limited or non-existent. In other instances, the state maintains the supply of alcohol and how it is sold into the consumer markets.  Further, this three-tiered system is subject to constant change and periodic regulatory challenge.  As such, the complex and fluid nature of the three-tier system could materially and adversely impact our ability to ether obtain alcohol-related Underlying Assets or our ability to divest such Underlying Assets on a favorable basis.

There can be no assurance that the market for NFTs will be sustained, which may materially adversely affect the value of NFTs, and consequently the value of related Series and the amount of distributions made to Interest Holders.

The market for digital assets, including, without limitation, non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), whether related to digital art or otherwise, is still nascent, with most growth having occurred in 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.  Accordingly, the market for NFTs may not maintain current levels of value or growth. If such levels are not maintained, it may be difficult or impossible for us to resell any underlying NFT asset at a desirable price or at all.  The prices of NFTs have already been subject to dramatic fluctuations, which in turn may materially adversely affect any Series for which the Underlying Asset is an NFT.

 

There is currently no insurance available for digital assets, and future costly insurance for digital assets may adversely impact the value of related Series and the amount of distributions made to Interest Holders.

There is currently no insurance available for digital assets, and insurance may never be available from traditional providers, so the Manager self-insures underlying digital assets on behalf of the Company.  Accordingly, until traditional insurance is available for digital assets, protection of digital assets through insurance is solely dependent on the Manager, and thus dependent on the Manager’s expertise and performance.

 

Should traditional insurance become available, the cost of protecting digital assets may be substantial and may vary from year to year depending on changes in the insurance rates for covering the underlying digital assets.  If costs are higher than expected, resulting expenses could adversely affect the value of the Series, the amount of distributions made to Interest Holders of the Series, potential proceeds from a sale of the related underlying digital asset (if any) and any capital proceeds returned to Investors after paying for any outstanding liabilities.

 

The technology underlying blockchain technology is subject to a number of known and unknown technological challenges and risks that result in decline in value of underlying digital assets.

The blockchain technology used in connection with digital assets, which is sometimes referred to as “distributed ledger technology,” is a relatively new, untested and evolving technology. It represents a novel combination of several concepts, including a publicly available database or ledger that represents the total ownership of digital assets at any one time, novel methods of authenticating transactions using cryptography across distributed network nodes that permit decentralization by eliminating the need for a central clearinghouse while guaranteeing that transactions are irreversible and consistent, differing methods of incentivizing this authentication by the use of blocks of new tokens issued as rewards for the validator of each new block or transaction fees paid by participants in a


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transaction to validators, and hard limits on the aggregate amount of digital assets that may be issued.  Because of the new and untested nature of blockchain technology, digital assets are vulnerable to risks and challenges, both foreseen and unforeseen.

 

For example, the consensus protocol for processing transactions may change, and transactions in digital assets may not be processed as presently contemplated in the period during or after the switch in consensus protocols, which may materially and adversely affect the transfer or storage of underlying digital assets. Although there may be solutions that have been proposed and implemented to these and other challenges facing various digital assets, the effectiveness of these solutions has not been proven. Further, legislatures and regulatory agencies could prohibit the use of current or future cryptographic protocols that could result in a significant loss of value or the termination of digital assets. Accordingly, the further development and future viability of digital assets in general is uncertain, and unknown challenges may prevent their wider adoption.

The technology underlying blockchain technology is subject to a number of industry-wide challenges and risks relating to consumer acceptance of blockchain technology. The slowing or stopping of the development or acceptance of blockchain networks and blockchain assets would have a material adverse effect on the successful adoption of the tokens. The value of underlying digital assets, and consequently the value of related series and the amount of distributions made to holders of interests, may be materially adversely affected as a result.

The growth of the blockchain industry is subject to a high degree of uncertainty regarding consumer adoption and long-term development. The factors affecting the further development of the blockchain and digital asset industry include, without limitation:

 

·worldwide growth in the adoption and use of digital assets and other blockchain technologies; 

·government and quasi-government regulation of digital assets and their use, or restrictions on or regulation of access to and operation of blockchain networks or similar systems; 

·the maintenance and development of the open-source software protocol of blockchain networks; 

·changes in consumer demographics and public tastes and preferences; 

·the availability and popularity of other forms or methods of buying and selling goods and services, or trading assets, including new means of using government-backed currencies or existing networks; 

·the extent to which current interest in digital assets represents a speculative “bubble”; 

·general economic conditions in the United States and the world; 

·the regulatory environment relating to digital assets and blockchains; and 

·a decline in the popularity or acceptance of digital assets or other blockchain-based tokens. 

 

The digital asset industry as a whole has been characterized by rapid changes and innovations and is constantly evolving. Although it has experienced significant growth in recent years, the slowing or stopping of the development, general acceptance and adoption and usage of blockchain networks and blockchain assets may deter or delay the acceptance and adoption of digital assets.

 

The slowing or stopping of the development, general acceptance and adoption and usage of blockchain networks or blockchain assets may adversely impact the value of underlying digital assets or NFTs, as applicable, and consequently, the Series related to the digital Underlying Asset, as well as decrease the likelihood of any distributions being made by us to the Investors. The value of specific underlying digital assets, and consequently the value of related Series, relies on the development, general acceptance and adoption and usage of the applicable blockchain network in that demand depends on ability to readily access the applicable network.

 

The Ethereum blockchain network on which the ERC-721 protocol is based, and thus ownership and transfer of underlying NFT assets are recorded, utilizes code that is subject to change at any time. These changes may have unintended consequences for underlying NFT assets.

Currently, most NFT assets are built as ERC-721 tokens recorded on the Ethereum blockchain. In addition to the aforementioned risks regarding development and acceptance of blockchain networks, other changes, such as upgrades to Ethereum’s blockchain or a change in how transactions are confirmed on the Ethereum blockchain, may


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have unintended, adverse effects on NFTs built under the ERC-721 standard. Any such changes to the Ethereum network could negatively affect the value of any underlying NFT assets based on Ethereum blockchain.

The regulatory regime governing digital assets is still developing, and regulatory changes or actions may alter the nature of an investment in digital assets or restrict the use of digital assets in a manner that adversely affects investors and our business plans.

The regulation of digital assets and digital asset exchanges are currently under-developed and likely to rapidly evolve and vary significantly among U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions and are subject to significant uncertainty. Existing laws and regulations may apply to digital assets in ways that are uncertain or that could impair the value of digital assets in which we invest as Underlying Assets. Additionally, as digital assets have grown in both popularity and market size, governments have reacted differently to digital assets. Various legislative and executive bodies in the United States, and other countries, have enacted or adopted, or are considering enacting or adopting, laws, regulations, guidance, or other actions that could adversely impact the Company and the value of the digital assets in which we may invest as Underlying Assets. Our failure to comply with any laws, rules and regulations, some of which may not exist yet or are subject to interpretation and may be subject to change, could result in a variety of adverse consequences, including criminal and civil penalties and fines against the Company. New or changing laws and regulations or interpretations of existing laws and regulations could have material adverse consequences to you and the Company, including the transferability of digital assets, the value of digital assets, the liquidity and market price of digital assets, and your ability to access marketplaces that trade digital assets.

 

Risks Relating to the Underlying Assets

The value of the Underlying Assets and, consequently, the value of an Investor’s Interests can go down as well as up.  

Valuations are not guarantees of realizable price of an Underlying Asset and do not necessarily correlate to the price at which the Interests may be sold on the Platform or, once implemented, the PPEX ATS.  The value of the Underlying Assets may be materially affected by a number of factors outside the control of the Company, including, any volatility in the economic markets, the condition of the Underlying Assets and physical matters arising from the state of their repair and condition.

Competition in the Asset Class from other business models could limit our share of the market.

There is potentially significant competition for Underlying Assets in the Asset Class from a wide variety of market participants.  While the majority of transactions in which we obtain Underlying Assets continues to be peer-to-peer with very limited public information, other market players such as dealers, trade fairs and auction houses may play an increasing role. In addition, the underlying market is being driven by the increasing number of widely popular collectible automobile TV shows, including Jay Leno’s Garage, Wayne Carini’s Chasing Classic Cars and Mike Brewer’s and Edward China’s Wheeler Dealers.  Furthermore, the presence of corporations such as eBay or Amazon or direct to consumer players in the Asset Class will continue to increase the level of competition from non-traditional players.

This continually increasing level of competition may impact the liquidity of some or all of the Interests, as liquidity is, among other things, dependent on the Company acquiring attractive and desirable Underlying Assets. This helps ensure that there is an appetite of potential Investors for the Interests. In addition, there are companies that have developed business models similar to ours for comparable or other alternative asset classes, such as art or wine, who may decide to enter the Asset Class as well.

The value of some Underlying Assets may depend on a prior user or association, the reputation or relational value of which is subject to change.

 

The value of a Collectible Asset is likely to be connected to its association with, a certain person or group or in connection with certain events (prior to or following the acquisition of the Underlying Asset by the Company). In the event that such person, group or event loses public affection, then this may adversely impact the value of the Collectible Asset and therefore, the Series of Interests that relate to such Underlying Asset. For example, San Francisco


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Giants’ outfielder Barry Bonds was on a career path to becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer due to his home run records. At the turn of the century his game used memorabilia and cards were at a premium. However, steroid use and a poor public image not only put his Hall of Fame election in doubt but also damaged the value of his memorabilia. The same can also be said for a promising rookie whose career either ends prematurely due to injury or does not meet all the early expectations placed on them. There may be some loss of confidence if the producer of the Underlying Assets had been making false claims of organic or sustainable practices. Any false statements regarding practices of production, including the use of chemicals, may negatively impact the value of the Underlying Asset.

The value of some Underlying Assets may depend on the brand or the producer of the Underlying Asset, and the reputation of a brand or producer is subject to change.

The Underlying Assets of the Company consist of Collectible Assets from a very wide variety of manufacturers, many of which are still in operation today.  The demand for the Underlying Assets, and therefore, each Series of Interests, may be influenced by the general perception of the Underlying Assets that manufacturers are producing today.  In addition, the manufacturers’ business practices may result in the image and value of the Underlying Assets produced by certain manufacturers being damaged.  This in turn may have a negative impact on the Underlying Assets made by such manufacturers and, in particular, the value of the Underlying Assets and, consequently, the value of the Series of Interests that relate to such Underlying Asset.  For example, the reputation of a manufacturer of certain sporting equipment that is used by a prominent player may impact the collectability of such equipment, or the reputation of an Underlying Asset producer that experiences an acquisition or loss of perceived independence, may impact the collectability of Underlying Assets as part of a larger portfolio.  There may also be instances where the production location for the Underlying Assets may have been affected by climatic or political events that limit the ability to produce the product at the same level.

Title, authenticity or infringement claims on an Underlying Asset can materially adversely affect its value.

There is no guarantee that an Underlying Asset will be free of any claims regarding title and authenticity (e.g., counterfeit or previously stolen items) even after verification through a third-party authenticator, or that such claims may arise after acquisition of an Underlying Asset by a Series of Interests.  The Company may not have complete ownership history or maintenance records for an Underlying Asset.  In the event of a title or authenticity claim against the Company, the Company may not have recourse against the Asset Seller or the benefit of insurance, and the value of the Underlying Asset and the Series that relates to that Underlying Asset may be diminished.  Furthermore, the Company and the Underlying Asset could be adversely affected if a piece of memorabilia, such as a sports card, was found to have been created without all appropriate consents, such as consent from the athlete or league.  

There are risks associated with reliance on third party authenticators.

While there is no guarantee that an Underlying Asset will be free of fraud, we attempt to mitigate this risk by having the item graded or authenticated by a reputable firm. In the event of an authenticity claim against an authenticated item, the Company may have recourse for reimbursement from the authenticator, although there can be no guarantee of the Company’s ability to collect or the authenticator’s ability to pay. 

Furthermore, authenticators may occasionally make mistakes by either giving their approval or grade to a counterfeit card or piece of memorabilia. Sometimes this mistake is not uncovered until years later when evidence to the contrary surfaces or updated scientific methods are applied. The Company may not have recourse, if such an event occurs, and the value of the Underlying Asset will likely deteriorate. A piece of an Underlying Asset may also be mislabeled by an authenticator such as giving it the wrong year or attributing it to the wrong person, which may adversely affect its value. 

Additionally, it is possible that there are unknown issues with an Underlying Asset that are not immediately apparent but arise at a later date. For example, prior storage and display methodologies for an Underlying Asset might have adverse effects that are only apparent at a later date. Even though the asset undergoes an authentication process, there are still scenarios where these issues may not be apparent at the time of authentication.  Finally, there is reputational risk of the authenticator, which may fall out of favor with collectors, which may impact the value of all items authenticated by the particular authenticator.


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Third party liability may attach to an Underlying Asset and thereby reach the Series related thereto.

Each Series assumes all of the ownership risks attached to its Underlying Asset, including third party liability risks.  Therefore, a Series may be liable to a third party for any loss or damages incurred by such third party in connection with the Series’ Underlying Asset.  This would be a loss to the Series and, in turn, adversely affect the value of the Series and would negatively impact the ability of the Series to make distributions.

An Underlying Asset may be lost or damaged by causes beyond the Company’s control while being transported or when in storage or on display.  There can be no guarantee that insurance proceeds will be sufficient to pay the full market value of an Underlying Asset which has been damaged or lost which will result in a material and adverse effect in the value of the related Interests.

Any Underlying Asset may be lost or damaged by causes beyond the Company’s control when in storage or on display.  There is also a possibility that an Underlying Asset could be lost or damaged at Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”). Any damage to an Underlying Asset or other liability incurred as a result of participation in these programs, including personal injury to participants, could adversely impact the value of the Underlying Asset or adversely increase the liabilities or Operating Expenses of its related Series of Interests.  Further, when an Underlying Asset has been purchased, it will be necessary to transport it to the Asset Manager’s preferred storage location or as required to participate in Membership Experience Programs.  An Underlying Asset may be lost or damaged in transit, and transportation, insurance or other expenses may be higher than anticipated due to the locations of particular events.

Although we intend for the Underlying Assets to be insured at replacement cost (subject to policy terms and conditions), in the event of any claims against such insurance policies, there can be no guarantee that any losses or costs will be reimbursed, that an Underlying Asset can be replaced on a like-for-like basis or that any insurance proceeds would be sufficient to pay the full market value (after paying for any outstanding liabilities including, but not limited to, any outstanding balances under Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations), if any, of the Interests.  In the event that damage is caused to an Underlying Asset, this will impact the value of the Underlying Asset, and consequently, the Interests related to the Underlying Asset, as well as the likelihood of any distributions being made by the applicable Series to its Investors.

In addition, at a future date, the Manager may decide to expand the Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) to include items where individual Investors or independent third parties may be able to become the caretaker of Underlying Assets for a certain period of time for an appropriate fee, assuming that the Manager believes that such models are expected to result in higher overall financial returns for all Investors in any Underlying Assets used in such models.  The feasibility from an insurance, safety, technological and financial perspective of such models has not yet been analyzed but may significantly increase the risk profile and the chance for loss of or damage to any Underlying Asset if utilized in such models.

Digital assets in which we may invest are subject to risks of loss and theft that differ from physical assets.

Distributed ledgers are used to record transfers of ownership of digital assets, which are custodied, or “held,” in digital wallets, or “wallets,” and are solely represented by ledger balances and secured by cryptographic key pairs, a public key for transfers into the respective cryptographic wallet and a private key for accessing the subject cryptographic wallet and managing the digital assets held therein.  Only the public key address will be generally exposed to the public on the respective distributed ledger. The associated private key is necessary to affect the sale or transfer of digital assets and is meant to be kept private.

 

As such, digital assets are vulnerable to loss.  Particularly, if the Manager (or other custodian, as applicable) loses the key and is also unable to access a wallet via device-specific password, any digital assets held in such wallet will be permanently lost.  While the Manager intends to employ commercially reasonable measures to prevent any such loss, there is no guarantee that such a loss will not occur.

 

Similarly, digital assets may also be as vulnerable to cyber theft as a traditional online brokerage account would be. In particular, if the Manager (or other custodian, as applicable) is hacked and any one or more of the private keys or the seed phrase are stolen, the thief could transfer the digital assets to its own account and/or sell such digital


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assets (as applicable).  Further, while the Manager intends to employ commercially reasonable measures to prevent any such data breach, there is no guarantee that such a data breach will not occur or that if such a breach were to occur that it could be detected in time to prevent the unauthorized sale, transfer or use of the affected digital assets.

Digital asset transactions may be irreversible, and, accordingly, losses due to fraudulent or accidental transactions or technology failures in the Manager’s wallet may not be recoverable.

Digital assets are bearer assets, with whoever holds the asset being the owner.  Accordingly, digital asset transactions may be irreversible, and the Manager may irreversibly lose an underlying digital asset in a variety of circumstances, including in connection with fraudulent or accidental transactions, technology failures in wallet software or cyber-security breaches.  Losses due to fraudulent or accidental transactions may not be recoverable.

Ownership of underlying digital assets is recorded via blockchain technology, which may be the target of malicious cyberattacks or may contain exploitable flaws in its underlying code.  Such vulnerabilities may result in security breaches or the loss, decline in value or theft of underlying digital assets.

Underlying digital assets rely on blockchain technology to operate and are therefore subject to a number of reliability and security risks attendant to blockchain and distributed ledger technology, including malicious attacks seeking to identify and exploit weaknesses in the software.  Such attacks may materially and adversely affect the blockchain, which may in turn materially and adversely affect the transfer or storage of underlying digital assets.  As a result of these and other risks of malicious attacks, there can be no assurances that the transfer or storage of digital Underlying Assets will be uninterrupted or fully secure.  Any such interruption or security failure may result in impermissible transfers, decline in value or a complete loss of underlying digital assets.

Insurance of Underlying Assets may not cover all losses, which would result in a material and adverse impact on the valuation of the Series related to such damaged Underlying Assets.

Insurance of any Underlying Asset may not cover all losses.  There are certain types of losses, generally of a catastrophic nature, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, terrorism or acts of war that may be uninsurable or not economically insurable. Inflation, environmental considerations and other factors, including terrorism or acts of war, also might make insurance proceeds insufficient to repair or replace an asset if it is damaged or destroyed.  Under such circumstances, the insurance proceeds received might not be adequate to restore a Series’ economic position with respect to its affected Underlying Asset.  Furthermore, the Series related to such affected Underlying Assets would bear the expense of the payment of any deductible.  Any uninsured loss could result in both loss of cash flow from, and a decrease in value of, the affected Underlying Asset and, consequently, the Series that relates to such Underlying Asset.

We may be forced to sell Underlying Assets at inopportune times, resulting in lower returns available to Investors.

The Company may be forced to cause its various Series to sell one or more of the Underlying Assets (e.g., upon the bankruptcy of the Manager) and such a sale may occur at an inopportune time or at a lower value than when the Underlying Assets were first acquired or at a lower price than the aggregate of costs, fees and expenses used to purchase the Underlying Assets.  In addition, there may be liabilities related to the Underlying Assets, including, but not limited to, Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations on the balance sheet of any Series at the time of a forced sale, which would be paid off prior to Investors receiving any distributions from a sale.  In such circumstances, the capital proceeds from any Underlying Asset and, therefore, the return available to Investors of the applicable Series may be lower than could have been obtained if the Series held the Underlying Asset and sold it at a later date.

Investors may not receive distributions or a return of capital.

The revenue of each Series is expected to be derived primarily from the use of its Underlying Asset in Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) including track-day events, “museum” style locations to visit assets and asset sponsorship models.  Membership Experience Programs have not been proven with respect to the Company and there can be no assurance that Membership Experience Programs will generate sufficient proceeds to cover fees, costs and expenses with respect to


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any Series.  In the event that the revenue generated in any given year does not cover the Operating Expenses of the applicable Series, the Manager or the Asset Manager may (a) pay such Operating Expenses and not seek reimbursement, (b) provide a loan to the Series in the form of an Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation, on which the Manager or the Asset Manager may impose a reasonable rate of interest, and/or (c) cause additional Interests to be issued in the applicable Series in order to cover such additional amounts.

Any amount paid to the Manager or the Asset Manager in satisfaction of an Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation would not be available to Investors as a distribution.  In the event additional Interests in a Series are issued, Investors in such Series would be diluted and would receive a smaller portion of distributions from future Free Cash Flows, if any.  Furthermore, if a Series or the Company is dissolved, there is no guarantee that the proceeds from liquidation will be sufficient to repay the Investors their initial investment or the market value, if any, of the Interests at the time of liquidation.  See “Potentially high storage, maintenance and insurance costs for the Underlying Assets may have a material adverse effect on the value of the Interests of the related Series” for further details on the risks of escalating costs and expenses of the Underlying Assets.

Market manipulation or overproduction may adversely affect the value of Underlying Assets.

Market manipulation may be a risk with respect to the Asset Class. For example, one trading card manufacturer was caught secretly producing examples of hard to find and valuable cards that were given to its executives. This loss of faith in the company led to a devaluation of the cards involved. Another example is that a modern football and baseball player is issued many uniforms over the course of a season. The more a team issues, the less exclusive said item becomes. Also, many players have exclusive contracts with outlets that sell the players game used uniforms and equipment. There is no way of knowing if a company or player is secretly hoarding items which might be “dumped” in the market at a later date. For certain sub-categories of the Asset Class, such as alcohol, there is a risk that assets similar or comparable to an alcohol-related Underlying Asset may have been sold at auction, at retail or on an exchange that sets a valuation that may not accurately represent the market. The traditional auction process for Collection Assets depends on private investors, independent brokers and insider relationships.  As a result, an investment in a Series of Interests may be highly illiquid.  In addition, the pricing inefficiencies caused by the distribution system can afford an opportunity for collectors or third parties to stockpile Collectible Assets for eventual sale back into the market.  Sudden changes in supply may impact market pricing of a particular Underlying Asset.   

We may fail to recognize that certain Underlying Assets are forgeries or fraudulent or lack sufficient authentication.

The Asset Class requires a high level of expertise to understand both the basic product as well as the formatting and packaging of an item.  Given the materials used for particular Collectible Assets, some may be relatively easy to replicate or otherwise forge. In addition, the history of ownership and provenance of a particular Underlying Asset may not be complete. As a result, we are highly reliant on the trusted name of the brand, retailer, authenticator or other conduit to ensure the integrity of the product.

Older vintages of alcohol-related Underlying Assets add in another layer of complexity given the lack of transparency, published records and expert knowledge of a particular alcohol-related Underlying Asset, vintage or bottle format.  Fraudulent bottles in the industry are often the result of older bottles being reconstituted and sold as an alcohol-related Underlying Asset other than what is actually contained in the bottle.

Environmental damage could impact the value of an Underlying Asset which would result in a material and adverse effect in the value of the related Interests.

Improper storage may lead to the full or partial destruction of an Underlying Asset. For instance, trading cards, tickets, posters or other paper piece can be destroyed by exposure to water or moisture. Likewise, equipment such as a bat may warp, or a leather glove may grow mold due to exposure to the elements. Autographs that are signed with inferior writing instruments or rendered on an unstable substrate may fade or “bleed,” thereby reducing its value to collectors. 


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Some of the defects may not be initially visible or apparent, for example moisture in a frame, and may only become visible at a later date, at which point the value of the Underlying Asset and in turn the Series may be impacted.  

The Asset Class demands specific requirements for proper long-term storage that take into account temperature, humidity, movement and exposure to sunlight (See “Description of the Business – Facilities” for additional information).  For certain sub-categories of the Asset Class, such as alcohol, all of these factors can influence the aromas, aging process and overall integrity of the alcohol-related Underlying Assets. Exposure to water, extreme heat or cold can dramatically impact the quality of an alcohol-related Underlying Asset, for instance the bottle label can be destroyed by exposure to water or excessive moisture or the cork that maintains the quality and prevents oxygen from entering a bottle can become less reliable if exposed to the wrong environment.

Testing for environmental exposures targets the quality of the enclosure, the label and the bottles.  The alcohol-related Underlying Asset can also be tested for excessive exposure to heat or cold and will be reflected in the quality relative to its age and known provenance.  The chemistry of an alcohol-related Underlying Asset can be confirmed in testing but most environment impact testing is subject to expert tasting, unless smoke taint or other chemical exposures are a concern for the product. Specifically, for wine, use of testing methods such as a Coravin, diminishes the value of a bottle of wine by exposing it to outside influences. Similarly, testing methods such as carbon dating, can be expensive relative to the cost of an alcohol-related Underlying Asset and therefore could impact both the cash flow and value.  

Potentially high storage, maintenance and insurance costs for the Underlying Assets may have a material adverse effect on the value of the Interests of the related Series.

In order to protect and care for the Underlying Assets, the Manager must ensure adequate storage facilities, insurance coverage and, if required, maintenance work.  The cost of care may vary from year to year depending on the amount of maintenance performed on a particular Underlying Asset, changes in the insurance rates for covering the Underlying Assets and changes in the cost of storage for the Underlying Assets, and if required, the amount of maintenance performed.  It is anticipated that as the Company acquires more Underlying Assets, the Manager may be able to negotiate a discount on the costs of storage, insurance and maintenance due to economies of scale.  These reductions are dependent on the Company acquiring a number of Underlying Assets and service providers being willing to negotiate volume discounts and, therefore, are not guaranteed.

If costs turn out to be higher than expected, this would impact the value of the Interests related to an Underlying Asset, the amount of distributions made to Investors holding the Interests, potential proceeds from a sale of the Underlying Asset (if ever), and any capital proceeds returned to Investors after paying for any outstanding liabilities, including, but not limited to, any outstanding balances under Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations. See “Investors may not receive distributions or a return of capital” for further details of the impact of these costs on returns to Investors.

Refurbishment processes or an inability to source original parts may adversely affect the value of the Underlying Assets.

There may be situations in the future that require the Company to undertake refurbishments of an Underlying Asset (e.g., due to natural wear and tear and through the use of such Underlying Assets at Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”)).  Where it does so, it will be dependent on the performance of third-party contractors and sub-contractors and may be exposed to the risks that a project will not be completed within budget, within the agreed timeframe or to the agreed specifications.  While the Company will seek to mitigate its exposure, any failure on the part of a contractor to perform its obligations could adversely impact the value of any Underlying Assets and therefore, the value of the Interests related to such Underlying Assets.

In addition, the successful refurbishment of the collectible automobiles may be dependent on sourcing replacement original and authentic parts.  Original parts for collectible automobiles are rare and in high demand and, therefore, at risk of being imitated.  There is no guarantee that any parts sourced for any Underlying Assets will be authentic (e.g., not a counterfeit).  If such parts cannot be sourced or, those parts that are sourced are not authentic, the value of the Underlying Assets and therefore, the value of the related Interests, may be materially adversely


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affected.  Furthermore, if any Underlying Asset is damaged, we may be unable to source original and authentic parts for that Underlying Asset, and the use of non-original or inauthentic parts may decrease the value of the Underlying Asset.

Drinking windows for alcohol-related Underlying Assets may not align with the timing of Trading Windows or ultimate sale of an alcohol-related Underlying Asset.

Some alcohol-related Underlying Assets, such as bottles of wine or whiskey, are often valued in the open market or at auctions based on the drinking window attributed to it upon release to the market. Drinking windows are essentially a range of years when an alcohol-related Underlying Asset will be optimal for drinking.  Drinking windows are highly subjective and are a function of the weather during the production season, the experience of the taster, as well as the environment during the tasting.  Theoretically, a drinking window is applied to an alcohol-related Underlying Asset that is stored in ideal conditions and allowed to age in that environment. Variations in storage and the environment an alcohol-related Underlying Asset is exposed to can change the accuracy of a drinking window. Drinking windows are reviewed in the course of asset selection to determine relative value, but there can be no guarantee they are accurate or applicable to every alcohol-related Underlying Asset. As the drinking window closes, the alcohol, in particular wine, will start to lose the integration of its components including the distinct flavors and floral scents; the color, smell and taste will all reflect the closing of the drinking window.  The color will start to appear brown, the nose will start to lose its characteristics and the flavor will eventually fade to a dusty, musty expression of its former self. A wine of a certain vintage will eventually become undrinkable, which will likely materially and adversely affect the value of an alcohol-related Underlying Asset of such a vintage

Risks related to the Coravin testing method for alcohol-related Underlying Assets may adversely affect the value of such assets.

Collectors, wine retailers, restaurants, producers and distributers have broadly adopted the use of the Coravin wine tasting system. The Coravin wine tasting and preservation system uses a medical grade needle to inject Argon gas into a cork that then allows for a sample of wine to be removed from the bottle without exposing it to excessive oxygen by not having to open it at all. Coravin is generally used commercially for tasting wines and preserving the longevity of the bottle by consumers and enterprises, however the use of a Coravin diminishes the value of the bottle by exposing it to outside influences.  There have been instances at auctions where bottles that have been exposed to a Coravin are viewed as less valuable as the enclosure has been compromised and wine will have been removed from the bottle. Every effort will be made to avoid acquiring an alcohol-related Underlying Asset which has been exposed to a Coravin, but there can be no guarantees that an alcohol-related Underlying Asset has not been exposed. 

The value of an Underlying Asset may be subject to changes in the general sentiment of the underlying fan base.

The value of an Underlying Asset may be subject to changes in the general sentiment of the underlying fan base. This is particularly prominent in sports memorabilia, but also holds true for memorabilia categories such as movie franchises, musicians, and others.  

For example, leagues such as the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL have a long and reputable fan base. However, events, such as player strikes, general public appeal of a league or a particular sport, may have an impact on the associated Underlying Assets. For instance, the NHL strike of 1994-1995 caused a loss of fan interest. Upstart leagues such as the USFL in football may cause an early interest in memorabilia from that league but may lose interest from lack of success.

Similarly, various forms of Collectible Assets go in and out of favor with collectors. For example, there was a renewed interest in soccer within the United States after the U.S. team won the Women’s World Cup in 2012. When there were no further victories on the same scale, the value of and interest in women’s soccer memorabilia generally returned to previous levels.

There is no guarantee that digital assets will hold their value or increase in value, and you may lose the amount of your investment in a related Series in whole or in part.


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Digital assets are highly speculative, and any return on an investment in a series holding a digital asset as its Underlying Asset is contingent upon numerous circumstances, many of which (including legal and regulatory conditions) are beyond our control.  There is no assurance that Investors will realize any return on their investments or that their entire investment will not be lost.

In particular, digital assets are a new and relatively untested asset class.  There is considerable uncertainty about their long-term viability, which could be affected by a variety of factors, including many market-based factors such as economic growth and others. In addition, the success of digital assets will depend on whether blockchain and other new technologies related to such assets are useful and economically viable over time.

The prices of digital assets are extremely volatile, and such volatility may have a material adverse effect on the value of digital Underlying Assets, the value of related Series and the amount of distributions made to Interest Holders.

 

The prices of digital assets have historically been subject to dramatic fluctuations and are highly volatile, and the market price of digital Underlying Assets may also be highly volatile, which in turn may result in a decline in value of the related Series and the amount of distributions made to Interests Holders of such Series.  Several factors may influence the market price of digital Underlying Assets, including, but not limited to:

 

·the availability of an exchange or other trading platform for digital assets; 

·general adoption of online digital asset exchanges and digital wallets that hold digital assets, the perception that the use and holding of digital assets as safe and secure and the regulatory restrictions on their use; 

·changes in the software, software requirements or hardware requirements underlying any digital assets;   

·interruptions in service from or failures of a major digital asset exchange on which digital assets are traded; 

·investment and trading activities of large purchasers, including private and registered funds, that may directly or indirectly invest in digital assets; 

·coordinated algorithmic behavior, including trading, by a large pool of small digital token holders; 

·regulatory measures, if any, that affect the use or holding of digital assets; 

·global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations; and 

·expectations among participants that the value of digital assets will soon change. 

 

In addition, decreases in the price of even a single other digital asset may cause volatility in the entire digital asset industry and may affect the value of other digital assets, including any digital Underlying Assets.  For example, a security breach or any other incident or set of circumstances that affects purchaser or user confidence in a well-known digital asset may affect the industry as a whole and may also cause the price of other digital assets, including NFTs, to fluctuate.

The value of digital art NFTs relies in part on the development, general acceptance and adoption and usage of blockchain assets, rather than solely on the digital artwork itself.

Digital art NFTs are a means to establish proof of ownership of digital art through cryptographic key pairs, the public key of the creator(s) or artist(s) who created the digital artwork and the private key of the holder representing a verified instance (whether unique or part of a series) of that digital artwork.  The purchase of a digital art NFT gives the holder the right to hold, transfer and/or sell the NFT. The NFT does not itself include any physical manifestation of the digital art. The value of digital art NFTs is derived from the cryptographic record of ownership, rather than solely on the digital artwork itself; a digital artwork originated as an NFT (i.e., the actual file or files constituting the artwork of which ownership is represented by an NFT) may have no value absent the NFT, depending on what other rights were conveyed with the NFT, for example a copyright interest that could be transferred separate from the NFT. Thus, the value of the digital art NFT relies in part on the continued development, acceptance, adoption and usage of the applicable blockchain.


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Underlying Assets may not be held long term.

The Company intends to cause each Series to hold its respective Underlying Asset for an extended period but may receive offers to purchase the Series’ Underlying Asset in its entirety. If the Advisory Board deems the sale to be generally beneficial to the majority of Series’ Interest Holders, the Underlying Asset may be liquidated, with proceeds of the sale distributed to its Series’ Interest Holders. Even though the Advisory Board deems the sale to be generally beneficial to the majority of Series’ Interest Holders, there might be unique circumstances where not all Series’ Interest Holders align with the Advisory Board’s decision.  

Risks Related to Ownership of our Interests

Investors’ limited voting rights restrict their ability to affect the operations of the Company or a Series.

The Manager has a unilateral ability to amend the Operating Agreement and the allocation policy in certain circumstances without the consent of the Investors.  The Investors only have limited voting rights in respect of the Series of Interests.  Investors will therefore be subject to any amendments the Manager makes (if any) to the Operating Agreement and allocation policy and also any decision it takes in respect of the Company and the applicable Series, upon which the Investors do not get a right to vote. Investors may not necessarily agree with such amendments or decisions and such amendments or decisions may not be in the best interests of all of the Investors as a whole but only a limited number.

Furthermore, the Manager can only be removed as Manager of the Company and each Series in very limited circumstances, namely, following a non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that the Manager committed fraud in connection with the Company or a Series of Interests. Investors would therefore not be able to remove the Manager merely because they did not agree, for example, with how the Manager was operating an Underlying Asset.

The Offering price for the Interests determined by us may not necessarily bear any relationship to established valuation criteria such as earnings, book value or assets that may be agreed to between purchasers and sellers in private transactions or that may prevail in the market if and when our Interests can be traded publicly.

The price of the Interests is a derivative result of our negotiations with Asset Sellers based upon various factors including prevailing market conditions, our future prospects and our capital structure, as well as certain expenses incurred in connection with the Offering and the acquisition of each Underlying Asset.  These prices do not necessarily accurately reflect the actual value of the Interests or the price that may be realized upon disposition of the Interests.

The Manager has unlimited discretion to issue additional Interests in any one or more Series, which could be issued at a price lower than the original Offering price or for no consideration, and which could materially and adversely affect the value of Interests and result in dilution to Investors.

 

Under our Operating Agreement, the Manager has the authority to cause the Company to issue Interests to Investors as well as to other persons for less than the original Offering prices (or for no consideration) and on such terms as the Manager may determine, subject to the terms of the Series Designation applicable to such Series of Interests. If additional Interests are issued in a particular Series, this would dilute the current value of the Interests of that Series held by existing Investors and the amount of any future distributions payable to such existing Investors. Further, any additional issuance of Interests of a Series could result in dilution of the holders of that Series. See “DILUTION.”

 

If a market ever develops for the Interests, the market price and trading volume of our Interests may be volatile.

 

If a market develops for the Interests, through the Platform or PPEX ATS (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information) or otherwise, the market price of the Interests could fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including reasons unrelated to our performance, any Underlying Asset or any Series, such as reports by industry analysts, Investor perceptions, or announcements by our competitors regarding their own performance, as well as general economic and industry conditions.  For example, to the extent that other companies,


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whether large or small, within our industry experience declines in their share price, the value of Interests may decline as well.

In addition, fluctuations in operating results of a particular Series or the failure of operating results to meet the expectations of Investors may negatively impact the price of our securities.  Operating results may fluctuate in the future due to a variety of factors that could negatively affect revenues or expenses in any particular reporting period, including vulnerability of our business to a general economic downturn; changes in the laws that affect our operations; competition; compensation related expenses; application of accounting standards; seasonality; and our ability to obtain and maintain all necessary government certifications or licenses to conduct our business.

Funds from purchasers accompanying subscriptions for the Interests will not accrue interest while in escrow.

The funds paid by a subscriber for Interests will be held in a non-interest-bearing escrow account until the admission of the subscriber as an Investor in the applicable Series, if such subscription is accepted. Purchasers will not have the use of such funds or receive interest thereon pending the completion of the Offering. No subscriptions will be accepted, and no Interests will be sold unless valid subscriptions for the Offering are received and accepted prior to the termination of the applicable Offering. It is also anticipated that subscriptions will not be accepted from prospective Investors located in states where the BOR is not registered as a broker-dealer. If we terminate an Offering prior to accepting a subscriber’s subscription, escrowed funds will be returned promptly, without interest or deduction, to the proposed Investor.

Any dispute in relation to the Operating Agreement is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, except where federal law requires that certain claims be brought in federal courts.  Our Operating Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, provides for Investors to waive their right to a jury trial.

 

Each Investor will covenant and agree not to bring any claim in any venue other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or if required by federal law, a federal court of the United States, as in the case of claims brought under the Exchange Act. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.  Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or any other claim for which the federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction, and Investors will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

If an Interest Holder were to bring a claim against the Company or the Manager pursuant to the Operating Agreement and such claim was governed by state law, it would have to bring such claim in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Our Operating Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and subject to limited exceptions, provides for Investors to consent to exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery and for a waiver of the right to a trial by jury, if such waiver is allowed by the court where the claim is brought.

 

If we opposed a jury trial demand based on the waiver, the court would determine whether the waiver was enforceable based on the facts and circumstances of that case in accordance with the applicable state and federal law. To our knowledge, the enforceability of a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver in connection with claims arising under the federal securities laws has not been finally adjudicated by the United States Supreme Court. However, we believe that a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver provision is generally enforceable, including under the laws of the State of Delaware, which govern our Operating Agreement, by a federal or state court in the State of Delaware, which has exclusive jurisdiction over matters arising under the Operating Agreement. In determining whether to enforce a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver provision, courts will generally consider whether a party knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived the right to a jury trial.

 

We believe that this is the case with respect to our Operating Agreement and our Interests. It is advisable that you consult legal counsel regarding the jury waiver provision before entering into the Operating Agreement.  


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Nevertheless, if this jury trial waiver provision is not permitted by applicable law, an action could proceed under the terms of the Operating Agreement with a jury trial. No condition, stipulation or provision of the Operating Agreement or our Interests serves as a waiver by any Investor or beneficial owner of our Interests or by us of compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Additionally, the Company does not believe that claims under the federal securities laws shall be subject to the jury trial waiver provision, and the Company believes that the provision does not impact the rights of any Investor or beneficial owner of our Interests to bring claims under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

These provisions may have the effect of limiting the ability of Investors to bring a legal claim against us due to geographic limitations and may limit an Investor’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us. Furthermore, waiver of a trial by jury may disadvantage an Investor to the extent a judge might be less likely than a jury to resolve an action in the Investor’s favor. Further, if a court were to find this exclusive forum provision inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, an action or proceeding against us, then we may incur additional costs associated with resolving these matters in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.


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POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

We have identified the following conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with the Interests, in particular, in relation to the Company, the Asset Manager, the Manager and the Underlying Assets.  The conflicts of interest described in this section should not be considered as an exhaustive list of the conflicts of interest that prospective Investors should consider before investing in the Interests.

Operating Agreement reduces or eliminates duties (including fiduciary duties) of the Manager

Our Operating Agreement provides that the Manager, in exercising its rights in its capacity as the Manager, will be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and will have no duty or obligation (fiduciary or otherwise) to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting us or any of our Investors and will not be subject to any different standards imposed by our Operating Agreement, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or under any other law, rule or regulation or in equity.  These modifications of fiduciary duties are expressly permitted by Delaware law.

Lack of conflicts of interest policy

The Company, the Manager and their affiliates will try to balance the Company’s interests with their own.  However, to the extent that such parties take actions that are more favorable to other entities than the Company, these actions could have a negative impact on the Company’s financial performance and, consequently, on distributions to Investors and the value of the Interests.  The Company has not adopted, and does not intend to adopt in the future, either a conflicts of interest policy or a conflicts resolution policy.

Payments from the Company to the Manager, the Asset Manager and their respective employees or affiliates

The Manager and the Asset Manager will engage with, on behalf of the Company, a number of brokers, dealers, Asset Sellers, insurance companies, storage and maintenance providers and other service providers and thus may receive in-kind discounts, for example, free shipping or servicing.  In such circumstances, it is likely that these in-kind discounts may be retained for the benefit of the Manager or the Asset Manager and not the Company or may apply disproportionately to other Series of Interests.  The Manager or the Asset Manager may be incentivized to choose a broker, dealer or Asset Seller based on the benefits they are to receive, or all Series of Interests collectively are to receive rather than that which is best for a particular Series of Interests.

Members of the expert network and the Advisory Board are often dealers and brokers within the Asset Class themselves and therefore will be incentivized to sell the Company their own Underlying Assets at potentially inflated market prices. In certain cases, a member of the Advisory Board could be the Asset Seller and could receive an identification fee for originally locating the asset. In the case of the Series Ford Mustang 7-Up Edition, for example, a previous member of the Advisory Board was the seller of the Underlying Asset. The Manager believes the purchase price of the Series Ford Mustang 7-Up Edition to be fair market value.  

An Asset Seller may be issued Interests in a Series as part of the total purchase consideration to the Asset Seller and in such circumstances the Asset Seller may benefit from the Manager’s advice, along with the potential for returns without incurring fees to manage the asset.

Members of the expert network and the Advisory Board may also be Investors, in particular, if they are holding Interests acquired as part of a sale of an Underlying Asset (i.e., as they were the Investor).  They may therefore promote their own self-interests when providing advice to the Manager or the Asset Manager regarding an Underlying Asset (e.g., by encouraging the liquidation of such Underlying Asset so they can receive a return in their capacity as an Investor). In the case of the Series Ford Mustang 7-Up Edition, for example, a previous member of the Advisory Board retained a minority equity stake in the Underlying Asset.

In the event that the Operating Expenses exceed the revenue from an Underlying Asset and any cash reserves, the Manager has the option to cause the Series to incur an Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation to cover such excess.  As interest may be payable on such loan, the Manager may be incentivized to cause the Series to which


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the Underlying Asset relates, to incur an Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation to pay Operating Expenses rather than look elsewhere for additional sources of income or to repay any outstanding Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation as soon as possible rather than make distributions to Investors.  The Manager may also choose to issue additional Interests to pay for Operating Expenses instead of causing the Company to incur an Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation, even if any interest payable by a particular Series on any Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation may be economically more beneficial to Interest Holders of that Series than the dilution incurred from the issuance of additional Interests.

The Manager determines the timing and amount of distributions made to Investors from Free Cash Flow of a particular Series. As a consequence, the Manager also determines the timing and amount of payments made to the Asset Manager, since payments to the Asset Manager are only made if distributions of Free Cash Flow are made to the Investors. Since an affiliate of the Manager has been appointed the Asset Manager, the Manager may thus be incentivized to make distributions of Free Cash Flow more frequently and in greater quantities rather than leaving excess Free Cash Flow on the balance sheet of a particular Series to cover future Operating Expenses, which may be more beneficial to a particular Series.  

Potential future brokerage activity

The Asset Manager or an affiliate may, in the future, register with the Commission as a broker-dealer in order to be able to facilitate liquidity in the Interests via the Platform or PPEX ATS.  The Asset Manager, or its affiliate, may be entitled to receive fees based on volume of trading and volatility of the Interests on the Platform and such fees may be in excess of what Rally Holdings receives as the Asset Manager, via the Management Fee, or the appreciation in the Interests it holds in each Series of Interests.  Although an increased volume of trading and volatility will benefit Investors as it will assist in creating a market for those wishing to transfer their Interests, there is the potential that there is a divergence of interests between the Asset Manager and those Investors. For example, if an Underlying Asset does not appreciate in value, this will impact the price of the Interests, but may not adversely affect the profitability related to the brokerage activities of the Asset Manager or its affiliate (i.e., the Asset Manager or its affiliate would collect brokerage fees whether the price of the Underlying Asset increases or decreases).

Ownership of multiple Series of Interests

The Manager or its affiliates will acquire Interests in each Series of Interests for their own accounts. While the Manager or its affiliates do not currently intend to transfer these Interests prior to the liquidation of an Underlying Asset, in the future, they may, from time to time, transfer these Interests, either directly or through brokers, via the Platform or otherwise, subject to the restrictions of applicable securities laws and filing any necessary amendment to this Offering Circular. Depending on the timing of the transfers, this could impact the Interests held by the Investors (e.g., driving price down because of supply and demand and over availability of Interests).  This ownership in each of the Series of Interests may result in a conflict of interest between the Manager or its affiliates and the Investors who only hold one or certain Series of Interests (e.g., the Manager or its affiliates, once registered as a broker-dealer with the Commission, may disproportionately market or promote a certain Series of Interests, in particular, where they are a significant owner, so that there will be more demand and an increase in the price of such Series of Interests).

Allocation of income and expenses as between Series of Interests

The Manager may appoint a service provider to service the entire collection of the Underlying Assets (e.g., for insurance, storage, maintenance or media material creation).  Although appointing one service provider may reduce costs due to economies of scale, such service provider may not necessarily be the most appropriate for a particular Underlying Asset (e.g., it may have more experience in servicing a certain class of car whereas, even though the Company will own many different classes of cars).  In such circumstances, the Manager would be conflicted from acting in the best interests of the Underlying Assets as a whole or those of one particular Underlying Asset.

There may be situations when it is challenging or impossible to accurately allocate income, costs and expenses to a specific Series of Interests and certain Series of Interests may get a disproportionate percentage of the costs or income, as applicable.  In such circumstances, the Manager would be conflicted from acting in the best interests of the Company as a whole or the individual Series.  While we presently intend to allocate expenses as


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described in “Description of the Business – Allocation of Expenses,” the Manager has the right to change this allocation policy at any time without further notice to Investors.

Conflicting interests of the Manager, the Asset Manager and the Investors

The Manager or its affiliates are obligated to purchase a minimum of 1% of Interests of all Offerings, at the same terms as all other Investors. However, the Manager may, in its sole discretion, acquire additional Interests, at the same terms as all other Investors. If there is a lack of demand for Interests in a particular Series during such Series’ initial Offering, the Manager in its sole discretion may acquire additional Interests (at the same terms as all other Investors) in order for an Offering for such Series of Interests to have a Closing. The Manager or its affiliates have in the past “topped-off” an Offering of Series of Interests, so that a Closing with regards to such Offering could occur. The Manager will engage in such activity in the future if it reasonably believes such activity to be in the best interests of Investors or potential Investors. Such activity may result in a reduced level of liquidity in the secondary trading market for any Series in which it makes such a decision. For example, during the Offering for Series #11BM1, the Manager acquired a total of 43% of Interests issued. See “Principal Interest Holders” for additional information.

The Manager, the Asset Manager or the Platform may receive sponsorship from Collectible Asset service providers to assist with the servicing of certain Underlying Assets.  In the event that sponsorship is not obtained for the servicing of an Underlying Asset, the Investors who hold Interests connected to the Underlying Asset requiring servicing would bear the cost of the fees. The Manager or the Asset Manager may in these circumstances, decide to carry out a different standard of service on the Underlying Asset to preserve the expenses which arise to the Investors and therefore, the amount of Management Fee the Asset Manager receives.  The Manager or the Asset Manager may also choose to use certain service providers because they get benefits from giving them business, which do not accrue to the Investors.

The Manager will determine whether to liquidate a particular Underlying Asset should an offer to acquire full ownership of the Underlying Asset be received. As the Asset Manager or an affiliate, once registered as a broker-dealer with the Commission, will receive fees on the trading volume in the Interests connected with an Underlying Asset, they may be incentivized not to realize such Underlying Asset even though Investors may prefer to receive the gains from any appreciation in value of such Underlying Asset.  Furthermore, when determining to liquidate an Underlying Asset, the Manager will do so considering all of the circumstances at the time, which may include the preferences of the Interest Holders of the related Series as expressed by the nonbinding voting results of a poll of such Interest Holders on the question whether to sell the Underlying Asset.  The Manager may decide to sell such Underlying Asset for a price that is in the best interests of a substantial majority but not all of the Investors.

The Manager may be incentivized to use more popular Collectible Assets at Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) as this may generate higher Free Cash Flow to be distributed to the Asset Manager, an affiliate of the Manager, and Investors in the Series associated with that particular Underlying Asset.  In turn, certain Underlying Assets may generate lower distributions than the Underlying Assets of other Series of Interests.  The use of Underlying Assets at the Membership Experience Programs could increase the risk of the Underlying Assets getting damaged and could impact the value of the Underlying Asset and, as a result, the value of the related Series of Interests.  The Manager may therefore be conflicted when determining whether to use the Underlying Assets at the Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”) to generate revenue or limit the potential of damage being caused to them.  Furthermore, the Manager may be incentivized to utilize Collectible Assets that help popularize the Interests via the Platform or general participation or membership therein, which manner of utilization may generate lower immediate returns as other potential utilization methods.

The Manager has the ability to unilaterally amend the Operating Agreement and allocation policy.  

As the Manager is party, or subject, to these documents, it may be incentivized to amend them in a manner that is beneficial to it as Manager of the Company or any Series or may amend it in a way that is not beneficial for all Investors.  In addition, the Operating Agreement seeks to limit the fiduciary duties that the Manager owes to its Investors.  Therefore, the Manager is permitted to act in its own best interests rather than the best interests of the Investors.  See “Description of the Interests Offered” for more information.  


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Manager’s Fees and Compensation

None of the compensation set forth under “Compensation of the Manager” was determined by arms’ length negotiations. Investors must rely upon the duties of the Manager of good faith and fair dealing to protect their interests, as qualified by the Operating Agreement. While the Manager believes that the consideration is fair for the work being performed, there can be no assurance made that the compensation payable to the Manager will reflect the true market value of its services.

Fees for arranging events or monetization in addition to the Management Fee

As the Manager or its affiliates will acquire a percentage of each Series of Interests, it may be incentivized to attempt to generate more earnings with those Underlying Assets owned by those Series of Interests in which it holds a higher stake.

Any profits generated from the Platform (e.g., through advertising) and from issuing additional Interests in Underlying Assets on the Platform will be for the benefit of the Manager and Asset Manager (e.g. more Sourcing Fees).  In order to increase its revenue stream, the Manager may therefore be incentivized to issue additional Series of Interests and acquire more Underlying Assets rather than focus on monetizing any Underlying Assets already held by existing Series of Interests.

Conflicts between the Advisory Board and the Company

The Operating Agreement of the Company provides that the resolution of any conflict of interest approved by the Advisory Board shall be deemed fair and reasonable to the Company and the Members and not a breach of any duty at law, in equity or otherwise.  As part of the remuneration package for Advisory Board members, they may receive an ownership stake in the Manager.  This may incentivize the Advisory Board members to make decisions in relation to the Underlying Assets that benefit the Manager rather than the Company.

As a number of the Advisory Board members are in the Collectible Asset industry, they may seek to sell Underlying Assets to, acquire Underlying Assets from, or service Underlying Assets owned by, the Company.

Lack of separate counsel for the Rally Entities and their respective affiliates

The counsel of the Company (“Legal Counsel”) is also counsel to the Rally Entities, which include other series LLC entities of Rally Holdings and other Series of Interests.  Because Legal Counsel represents both the Company and the Rally Entities, certain conflicts of interest exist and may arise.  To the extent that an irreconcilable conflict develops between the Company and any of the Rally Entities, Legal Counsel may represent one or more of the Rally Entities and not the Company or the Series.  Legal Counsel may, in the future, render services to the Company or one or more of the Rally Entities with respect to activities relating to the Company as well as other unrelated activities.  Legal Counsel is not representing any prospective Investors of any Series of Interests in connection with any Offering and will not be representing the members of the Company other than the Manager and Rally Holdings, although the prospective Investors may rely on the opinion of legality of Legal Counsel provided at Exhibit 12.1 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.  Prospective Investors are advised to consult their own independent counsel with respect to the other legal and tax implications of an investment in any Series.

 

Our affiliates’ interests in other Rally Entities

 

RSE Markets currently owns Rally Holdings, which serves as the Asset Manager for multiple entities with similar strategies, including RSE Archive, LLC, a series limited liability company with a similar business in the memorabilia and collectibles asset class, which commenced principal operations in 2019, RSE Innovation, LLC, a series limited liability company with a similar business in the intangibles asset class, which has not commenced operations to date. These separate entities all require the time and consideration of RSE Markets and affiliates, potentially resulting in an unequal division of resources to all Rally Entities. However, we believe that RSE Markets has sufficient resources to enable it to carry out its functions for the benefit of the Rally Entities.


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DILUTION

Dilution means a reduction in value, control or earnings of the Interests the Investor owns.  There will be no dilution to any Investors associated with any Offering.  However, from time to time, additional Interests in the Series offered under this Offering Circular may be issued in order to raise capital to cover the applicable Series’ ongoing Operating Expenses, which may result in dilution of the Interests of the then-current Investors.  See “Description of the Business – Operating Expenses” for further details.

The Manager or its affiliates must acquire a minimum of 1% of the Interests in connection with any Offering, however, the Manager, in its sole discretion, may acquire greater than 1% of the Interests in any Offering.  In all circumstances, the Manager or its affiliated purchaser will pay the price per Interest offered to all other potential Investors hereunder.


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes.

Overview

The Company’s core business is the identification, acquisition, marketing and management of collectible items, including collectible automobiles, memorabilia, alcohol and digital assets (collectively, the “Collectible Assets” or the “Asset Class”) for the benefit of the investors. The Company’s mission is to leverage technology and design, modern business models influenced by the sharing economy, and advancements in the financial regulatory environment to democratize the Asset Class. The Company aims to provide enthusiasts with access to the market by enabling them to create a diversified portfolio of equity Interests in the highest quality Collectible Assets through a seamless investment experience on the Platform. In addition Investors will have the opportunity to participate in a unique collective ownership experience, including museum/retail locations and social events, as part of the Membership Experience Programs. The objective is to use revenue generated from these Membership Experience Programs to fund the highest caliber of care for the Underlying Assets in the collection, which we expect ultimately to be offset by meaningful economies of scale in the form of lower costs for collection level insurance, maintenance contracts and storage facilities, and to generate Free Cash Flow (as defined in Note F – Free Cash Flow Distributions and Management Fees of our accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) distributions to Investors in the Underlying Assets.  The Manager may maintain Free Cash Flow funds in a deposit account or an investment account for the benefit of the Series.

We believe that collectors and dealers interested in selling their Collectible Assets will benefit from greater liquidity, significantly lower transaction costs and overhead, and a higher degree of transparency as compared to traditional methods of transacting Collectible Assets. Auction and consignment models may include upwards of ~20% of asset value in transaction costs, as well as meaningful overhead in terms of asset preparation, shipping and marketing costs, and time value. The Company thus aims to align the interests of buyers and sellers, while opening up the market to a significantly larger number of participants than was previously possible, thereby driving market appropriate valuations and greater liquidity.

Trends Affecting Our Business

Our results of operations are affected by a variety of factors, including conditions in the financial markets and the economic and political environments, particularly in the United States. Global economic conditions, including political environments, financial market performance, interest rates, credit spreads or other conditions beyond our control are unpredictable and could negatively affect the value of the Underlying Assets, our ability to acquire and manage Collectible Assets, and the success of our current and future Offerings. In addition to the aforementioned macroeconomic trends, we believe the following factors will influence our future performance:

·We have a limited operating history upon which to base an evaluation of our business and prospects. We have devoted substantially all our efforts to establishing our business and principal operations, which commenced in 2019. Our short operating history may hinder our ability to successfully meet our objectives and makes it difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business or prospective operations. No revenue models have been developed at the Company or Series level and we do not expect either the Company or any of its Series to generate any revenues for some time. We will update the appropriate disclosure at such time as revenue models have been developed. 

 

·We are in large part reliant on the Asset Manager and its employees to grow and support our business. The successful operation of the Company (and therefore, the success of the Interests) is in part dependent on the ability of the Asset Manager to source, acquire and manage the Underlying Assets and for the Asset Manager to maintain the Platform.  As the Asset Manager has been in existence since only October 2020 and is an early-stage startup company, it has no significant operating history. Further, the Asset Manager is also the Asset Manager for RSE Archive, LLC and RSE Innovation, LLC, and it may become the Asset Manager of other series limited liability companies with similar business models in the  


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collectible automobiles, memorabilia, alcohol and other tangible as well as intangible asset classes, such as domain names, in the future. It thus has some similar management experience, but its experience is limited, and it has limited experience selecting or managing assets in the Asset Class. Furthermore, there are a number of key factors that will potentially impact our operating results going forward including the ability of the Asset Manager to:

 

ocontinue to source high quality Collectible Assets at reasonable prices to securitize through the Platform; 

omarket the Platform and the Offerings in individual Series of the Company and attract Investors to the Platform to acquire the Interests issued by Series of the Company; 

ofind and retain operating partners to support the regulatory and technology infrastructure necessary to operate the Platform; 

ocontinue to develop the Platform and provide the information and technology infrastructure to support the issuance of Interests in Series of the Company; and 

ofind operating partners to manage the collection of Underlying Assets at a decreasing marginal cost per asset. 

 

·Over the past year, public interest in collectible assets has grown, particularly with respect to collectible automobiles, trading cards, sports memorabilia and other specific types of the assets in the Asset Class. For example, in February of this year, eBay reported that Trading card sales had seen a 142% growth from 2019 to 2020. This eBay report also included non-sports and gaming cards stating that Pokémon was the overall growth leader last year where sales were up 574%. The Pokémon Company further revealed that they sold 3.7 Billion Pokémon cards during the fiscal year 2020-2021. Additionally, over four million more trading cards were sold on eBay by U.S based accounts in 2020 than the year before. Hagerty reported in July that 2021 “is shaping up to be the best year, ever, for classic car auction.” While in person auctions had not yet returned to Pre-COVID-19 levels this growth was driven mainly by online auctions. Furthermore, the private market, which is much larger than the auction scene, has seen an increase from approximately 161,000 vehicles sold in 2019 to well over 200,000 in 2021 to date. 

 

·With the continued increase in popularity of the Asset Class, we expect competition for Collectible Assets to intensify in the future. Although our business model is unique in the Asset Class, there is potentially significant competition for the Underlying Assets, which the Company securitizes through its Offerings, from many different market participants. While the majority of transactions continue to be peer-to-peer with very limited public information, other market players such as dealers and auction houses continue to play a prominent role. There are also competing start-up models to facilitate shared ownership of Collectible Assets developing in the industry, which will result in additional competition for Collectible Assets. 

 

·The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and may continue to impact our business, results of operations and financial condition. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, which has resulted in significant disruption and uncertainty in the global economic markets. COVID-19 (or variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant) continues to spread throughout the U.S. and the world and has resulted in authorities implementing varying measures to contain the virus, including travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, and business limitations and shutdowns. We are closely monitoring developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic and assessing any negative impacts to our business. However, we do not believe that the outbreak materially affected our business or financial results to date. 

Investments in Underlying Assets

We provide investment opportunities in Collectible Assets to Investors through the Platform. Collectible Assets are financed through various methods including, loans from affiliates of the Manager or other third parties, when we purchase an Underlying Asset prior to the Closing of an Offering, and through purchase option agreements negotiated with third parties or affiliates, when we finance the purchase of an Underlying Asset with the proceeds of an Offering. Additional information can be found below and in the Master Series Table. We typically acquire Underlying Assets through the following methods:


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·Upfront purchase – we acquire the Underlying Asset outright prior to launch of the Offering, financed through loans made by affiliates of the Manager, third-party lenders or through non-interest-bearing payments from the Asset Manager. 

·Purchase option agreement – we enter into a purchase option which gives us the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a specific Underlying Asset, typically through the proceeds of the Offering for the Series related to the Underlying Asset. 

·Purchase agreement – we enter into a purchase agreement, which obligates us to acquire the Underlying Asset, but typically with a significant payment delay, with the goal of raising the capital through the Offering of the Series related to the Underlying Asset. 

We received multiple loans or payments from various parties to support the financing of the acquisition of the Underlying Assets for which the details are listed in the tables below. Such payments or loans have been or will be repaid from the proceeds of successful Series’ initial Offering, if necessary. Upon completion of the Offering of each of the Series of Interests, each of the Series shall acquire their respective Underlying Assets for the aggregate consideration consisting of cash and Interests as the Manager may determine in its reasonable discretion in accordance with the disclosures set forth in these Series’ Offering documents. In various instances, as noted in the tables below, the Asset Seller is issued Interests in a particular Series as part of the total purchase consideration to the Asset Seller. In addition, there are instances where the Company finances an acquisition through the proceeds of the Offering, in the case of a purchase option, and as such requires no additional financing or only financing to make an initial down payment, as the case may be.

The Company incurred the “Acquisition Expenses”, which include transportation of the Collectible Assets to the Manager’s storage facility, pre-purchase inspection, pre-Offering refurbishment, and other costs detailed in the Manager’s allocation policy, listed in the tables below, the majority of which are capitalized into the purchase prices of the various Underlying Assets. Acquisition Expenses such as interest expense on a loan to finance an acquisition or marketing expenses related to the promotional materials created for an Underlying Asset are not capitalized. The Acquisition Expenses are generally initially funded by the Manager or its affiliates but will be reimbursed with the proceeds from an Offering related to such Series to the extent described in the applicable Offering documents. In the event that certain Acquisition Expenses are anticipated prior to the Closing of an Offering but are incurred only after the Closing, for example transportation fees related to transportation from the Asset Seller to the Company’s storage facility, additional cash from the proceeds of the Offering will be retained on the Series balance sheet to cover such future anticipated Acquisition Expenses after the Closing of the Offering.

Current Period” refers to the time period between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. “Prior Period” refers to the time period between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. “Prior Year” refers to the year ended December 31, 2020.

During each of the Current Period and the Prior Period, we did not enter into any purchase agreements to acquire assets.

As of the Current Period, there were no Offerings of Series ongoing and no Series closed their Offerings. As of the Prior Year, Series #03SS1 was ongoing and closed its Offering.

 

Operating Results for the Current Period and the Prior Period

Changes in operating results are impacted significantly by any increase in the number of Underlying Assets that the Company, through the Asset Manager, operates and manages. During the Current Period the Company engaged in acquiring Underlying Assets, entering into Purchase and Purchase Option Agreements, launching Offerings, Closing Offerings, qualifying but not yet launching Offerings and selling Underlying Assets. Additional information can be found below in the Asset Acquisitions, Purchase Options and Asset Sales subsection and the Trend Information subsection or above in the Master Series Table.

Revenues


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Revenues are generated at the Company or the Series level. No revenue models have been developed at the Company or Series level and we do not expect either the Company or any of its Series to generate any revenues for some time. We will update the appropriate disclosure at such time as revenue models have been developed.

Operating Expenses

The Operating Expenses (as described in Note B – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Operating Expenses of our accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) incurred prior to the Closing of an Offering related to any of the Underlying Assets are being paid by the Manager and recognized by the Company as capital contributions and will not be reimbursed by the Series. Each Series of the Company will be responsible for its own Operating Expenses beginning on the Closing date of the Offering for such Series Interests. However, the Manager has agreed to pay and not be reimbursed for certain but not all expenses such as post-closing Operating Expenses incurred and recorded by Series’ of the Company through the Current Period and Prior Period. These are accounted for as capital contributions by each respective Series.

Operating Expenses (as described in Note B – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Operating Expenses of our accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) for the Company and all of the Series are summarized by category for the Current Period and the Prior Period are as follows:

 

Total Operating Expense

 

6/30/2021

6/30/2020

Difference

Change

Explanation

Storage

$48,009 

$37,350 

$10,659  

29%

The increase is due to the additional storage expense on each asset

Transportation

- 

1,100 

(1,100) 

(100%) 

The decrease is due to no transportation expense in the Current Period

Insurance

6,376 

12,469 

(6,093) 

(49%) 

The decrease is due to the decrease in insurance rate in the Current Period

Professional Fee

23,927 

24,000 

(73) 

(0%) 

No meaningful changes since all Underlying Assets were allocated the same professional fee as in the Prior Period

Marketing Expense

- 

500 

(500) 

(100%) 

The decrease is due to no marketing expense in the Current Period

Total Operating Expense

$78,312 

$75,419 

$2,893  

-221%

 


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The following table represents Operating Expenses by Series for the Current and Prior Period:

Operating Expenses

Applicable Series

6/30/2021

6/30/2020

 #77LE1

$1,847 

$1,596 

 #69BM1

1,868 

1,649 

 #85FT1

1,913 

1,716 

 #88LJ1

1,884 

1,684 

 #55PS1

2,061 

2,065 

 #95BL1

1,875 

1,645 

 #89PS1

1,905 

1,713 

 #90FM1

1,812 

1,518 

 #83FB1

2,013 

1,931 

 #98DV1

1,879 

1,656 

 #06FS1

- 

- 

 #93XJ1

893 

1,171 

 #02AX1

1,867 

1,629 

 #99LE1

1,843 

1,580 

 #91MV1

1,825 

1,542 

 #92LD1

1,896 

1,695 

 #94DV1

1,836 

1,567 

 #00FM1

- 

- 

 #72MC1

1,876 

1,649 

 #06FG1

1,814 

1,899 

 #11BM1

1,853 

1,600 

 #80LC1

2,191 

2,328 

 #02BZ1

1,921 

1,740 

 #88BM1

1,889 

1,673 

 #63CC1

1,879 

1,650 

 #76PT1

1,917 

1,726 

 #75RA1

1,851 

1,598 

 #65AG1

1,911 

1,715 

 #93FS1

1,886 

1,679 

 #90MM1

1,817 

1,383 

 #61JE1

1,952 

1,818 

 #88PT1

1,842 

1,578 

 #65FM1

1,851 

1,593 

 #94LD1

2,166 

2,228 

 #99SS1

1,884 

1,659 

 #94FS1

1,889 

1,670 

 #61MG1

2,010 

1,914 

 #92CC1

1,832 

1,554 

 #89FT1

1,913 

1,718 

 #80PN1

1,832 

1,556 

 #89FG2

1,878 

1,654 

 #88LL1

1,978 

1,849 

#03SS1

- 

- 

RSE Collection

3,263 

7,631 

Total Operating Expenses

$78,312 

$75,419 

 

 

 


Note: Series #77LE1 Interests were issued under Rule 506(c) and, therefore, Series #77LE1 has not been broken out as a separate Series in the financial statements but is included in the table above.


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Asset Acquisitions, Purchase Options and Asset Sales

Details of the Underlying Assets acquired or for which we entered into purchase option agreements or purchase agreements during the Current Period, and the Prior Period, are listed in the Master Series Table and summarized in the table below. We typically acquire Underlying Assets through the following methods:

 

·Upfront purchase – we acquire the Underlying Asset outright prior to launch of the Offering, financed through loans made by affiliates of the Manager, third-party lenders or through non-interest-bearing payments from the Asset Manager. 

·Purchase option agreement – we enter into a purchase option which gives us the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a specific Underlying Asset, typically through the proceeds of the Offering for the Series related to the Underlying Asset. 

·Purchase agreement – we enter into a purchase agreement, which obligates us to acquire the Underlying Asset, but typically with a significant payment delay, with the goal of raising the capital through the Offering of the Series related to the Underlying Asset. 

In addition to acquiring Underlying Assets, from time to time the Company receives take-over offers for certain Underlying Assets. Per the terms of the Company’s Operating Agreement, the Company, together with the Manager’s Advisory Board evaluates the offers and determines if it is in the interest of the Investors to sell the Underlying Asset. In certain instances, the Company may decide to sell an Underlying Asset that is on the books of the Company but not yet transferred to a particular Series, because no Offering has yet occurred. In these instances, the anticipated Offering related to such Underlying Assets will be cancelled.

 

Details on the Underlying Assets acquired or for which we entered into purchase option agreements or purchase agreements, or which have subsequently been sold, are listed in the Master Series Table and summarized in the table below.

 

 

# of Assets Sold

Total Value of Assets Sold

# of Assets Acquired

Total Value Assets Acquired ($)

# of Purchase Option Agreements

Total Value of Purchase Option Agreements ($)

# of Purchase Agreements

Total Value of Purchase Agreements ($)

Grand Total #

Grand Total Value ($)

1/1/2021 --6/30/2021

(1)

($309,000)

0

$0

0

$0

0

$0

(1)

($309,000)

1/1/2020 – 6/30/2020

(1)

($251,992)

0

$0

0

$0

0

$0

(1)

($251,992)

Note: Table represents agreements signed within the respective periods and value of Underlying Assets represented by the agreements.  

 

The following table shows the assets that were sold during the Current Period:

Series

Underlying Asset

Date of Sale Agreement

Total Sale Price

Initial Purchase Price

Carrying Value

Gain on Sale / (Loss)

Corporate Level Taxes on Gain on Sale

Total Initial Offering Price
/ Per Interest

Total Distribution to Investors
/ Per Interests

#06FG1

2006 Ford GT

06/09/2021

$365,000

$309,000

$309,286

$55,714

$9,635

$320,000 / $64.00

$357,700 / $71.54

Note: Total Distribution to Interest Holders includes cash on balance sheet of Series and is net of corporate level taxes on gain on sale.


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The following table shows the assets that were sold during the Prior Period:

Series

Underlying Asset

Date of Sale Agreement

Total Sale Price

Initial Purchase Price

Carrying Value

Gain on Sale / (Loss)

Corporate Level Taxes on Gain on Sale

Total Initial Offering Price
/ Per Interest

Total Distribution to Investors
/ Per Interests

#90ME1

1990 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II

01/31/2020

$235,000

$251,992

$262,766

($27,766)

$0

 

 

Note: At the time of the sale the Underlying Asset was still owned by RSE Collection, LLC and not by any Series. 

 

For all series for which assets were sold during the Current Period and the Prior Period, the average distribution to investors per Interest per Series was $71.54 and $0, respectively.

 

The Series designated in the table below have sold their primary operating asset during the Current Period and Prior Period. As a result, the Company has recorded a provision for income taxes using an effective tax rate as shown below:

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

Current Period

Prior Period

Series

 

#06FG1

-

Income before provision for income taxes, gross

 

53,900

-

Applicable federal and state statutory rates

 

21%

-

Reversal of prior year valuation allowance

 

(1,802)

-

Provision for income taxes

 

$ 9,635

 

 

 

 

See “Note C - Related Party Transactions”, “Note D - Debt”, and “Note A – Description of Organization and Business Operations - Asset Dispositions” of our accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on asset acquisitions.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

From inception, the Company and each Series have financed their business activities through capital contributions to the Company and individual Series from the Manager (or its affiliates). Until such time as the Series’ have the capacity to generate cash flows from operations, the Manager may cover any deficits through additional capital contributions or the issuance of additional Interests in any individual Series. In addition, parts of the proceeds of future Offerings for individual Series may be used to create reserves for future Operating Expenses (as described in Note B – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Operating Expenses of our accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) for such individual Series at the sole discretion of the Manager.

 

The Company has experienced recurring net losses and negative operating cash flows since inception and neither the Company nor any of the Series has generated revenues or profits in the Current Period or Prior Period, except for certain Underlying Assets that were sold for gains (see Note A – Description of Organization and Business Operations – Asset Dispositions of our accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

 

 

On a total consolidated basis, the Company generated the following: Income / (Loss), Net Working Capital, and Accumulated Deficits. Additionally, each listed Series for which an Underlying Asset was owned as of the end of the Current Period and the end of the Prior Period has incurred net losses since their respective dates of acquisition and have an accumulated deficit at the end of the Current Period and at the end of the Prior Period.

 

Period

Income / (Loss)

Net Working Capital

Accumulated Deficit

1/1/2020 – 6/30/2020

($178,275)

($831,520)

($494,672)

1/1/2021 – 6/30/2021

($44,392)

($281,841)

($638,235)

 

 

All of the liabilities on the balance sheet as of the end of the Current Period are obligations to third parties or the Manager. All of these liabilities, other than ones for which the Manager does not seek reimbursement, will be covered through the proceeds of future Offerings for the various Series of Interests. RSE Markets, Inc. has agreed to provide the Company and each Series the financial support sufficient to meet the Company’s and each Series’ financial needs for the twelve months following the date of this filing.


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Cash and Cash Equivalent Balances

 

As of the end of the Current Period and Prior Year, the Company and the Series for which Closings had occurred, had cash or cash equivalents balances as follows:

Cash Balance

Applicable Series

6/30/2021

12/31/2020

 #77LE1

$2,600 

$2,780 

 #69BM1

4,149 

4,149 

 #55PS1

2,003 

2,214 

 #95BL1

1,000 

1,000 

 #89PS1

1,120 

1,271 

 #90FM1

485 

485 

 #83FB1

2,485 

2,485 

 #98DV1

2,500 

2,500 

 #06FS1

- 

- 

 #93XJ1

1,485 

1,485 

 #02AX1

1,985 

1,985 

 #99LE1

1,985 

1,985 

 #91MV1

984 

984 

 #92LD1

1,853 

1,853 

 #94DV1

1,983 

1,984 

 #00FM1

- 

- 

 #72MC1

4,990 

4,989 

 #06FG1

9,800 

2,500 

 #11BM1

1,999 

2,000 

 #80LC1

3,503 

3,504 

 #02BZ1

3,000 

3,000 

 #88BM1

2,000 

2,000 

 #63CC1

1,999 

1,999 

 #76PT1

1,999 

1,999 

 #75RA1

2,649 

2,649 

 #65AG1

3,700 

3,700 

 #93FS1

3,050 

3,050 

 #90MM1

1,799 

1,799 

 #61JE1

2,898 

2,898 

 #88PT1

4,148 

4,148 

 #65FM1

2,301 

2,300 

 #94LD1

4,550 

4,550 

 #99SS1

3,064 

3,064 

 #94FS1

2,962 

2,962 

 #61MG1

4,197 

4,197 

 #92CC1

2,412 

2,412 

 #89FT1

1,714 

1,714 

 #80PN1

3,661 

3,662 

 #89FG2

3,288 

3,288 

 #88LL1

5,489 

5,489 

#03SS1

23,641 

23,641 

Total Series Cash Balance

$131,430 

$124,672 

RSE Collection

8,725 

8,815 

Total Cash Balance

$140,155 

$133,487 

 

Note: Series #77LE1 Interests were issued under Rule 506(c) and, therefore, Series #77LE1 has not been broken out as a separate Series in the financial statements but is included in the table above.

Note: Only includes Series for which an Offering has closed. RSE Collection cash balance represents loans or capital contributions to be used for future payment of Operating Expenses (as described in Note B – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Operating Expenses of our accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

 

 


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Financial Obligations of the Company

 

On December 20, 2019 RSE Markets and Rally Holdings entered into a $2.25 million demand note (the “DN”) with Upper90 Fund, LP. The DN allowed RSE Markets to draw up to 100% of the value of the Underlying Assets for any asset held on the books of the Company. Interest on any amounts outstanding under the DN accrued at a fixed per annum rate of 15.00%. The Company was also jointly and severally liable for any amounts outstanding under this DN.

 

On November 24, 2020 RSE Markets and Rally Holdings entered into a $10.0 million credit facility (the “CF”) with Upper90 Capital Management, LP, which replaced the DN. While amounts borrowed under the CF can be used to make purchases of Collectible Assets to become Underlying Assets, neither the Company nor any Series is a borrower under the CF, neither is responsible for repayment of any amounts outstanding, and both are no longer jointly and severally liable under the CF. The CF has an interest rate of 15.00% per annum, maturity date of the earlier of (i) the two-year anniversary of the Credit Date therefor, and (ii) November 24, 2024 (or such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable), and it contains customary covenants and indemnification obligations. For further information on the CF, please see the Amended and Restated Upper90 Secured Demand Promissory Note and the Upper90 Credit and Guaranty Agreement attached hereto as Exhibits 6.5 and 6.6, respectively.

 

From time to time the Asset Manager, affiliates of the Manager or third parties may make non-interest-bearing payments or loans to the Company to acquire an Underlying Asset prior to the Closing of an Offering for the respective Series. In such cases, the respective Series would repay any such non-interest-bearing payments or loans plus accrued interest, as the case may be, used to acquire its respective Underlying Asset with proceeds generated from the Closing of the Offering for Interests of such Series. No Series will have any obligation to repay a loan incurred by the Company to purchase an Underlying Asset for another Series.

 

See “Note A – Description of Organization and Business Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Note D – Debt” of our accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.  

Recent Developments

The following sets forth updated information with respect to events that have occurred subsequent to June 30, 2021.

Since June 30, 2021, we have:

Event

Description

Offerings Opened

0

Offerings Closed

0

Underlying Assets Purchased

0 Purchase Agreements signed

0 Purchase Option Agreements signed

1 Upfront Purchase Agreement signed

Underlying Assets Sold

0

Acquisition Expenses

$0


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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND SUBSCRIPTION PROCEDURE

Plan of Distribution

We are managed by RSE Collection Manager, LLC (which we refer to as the Manager), a single-member Delaware limited liability company owned by Rally Holdings LLC (which we refer to as the Asset Manager). The Asset Manager also owns and operates the Platform, through which Investors may indirectly invest, through a Series of the Company’s Interests, in Underlying Asset opportunities that have been historically difficult to access for many market participants. Through the use of the Platform, Investors can browse and screen the potential investments and sign legal documents electronically. We intend for the sales of the Interests to occur principally through the Platform.  However, the Company may offer directly to certain Investors a significant portion of the Interests in any given Series without the aid of the Platform and prior to the Platform-based Offering.  None of the Rally Entities is a member firm of FINRA, and no person associated with us will be deemed to be a broker solely by reason of his or her participation in the sale of the Interests.

The sale of the Interests is being facilitated by the BOR, which is a registered broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and member of FINRA.  The BOR is registered in each state where the offer and sales of the Interests will occur. Interests may not be offered or sold in states where the BOR is not registered as a broker-dealer.

With respect to the Interests:

-The Company is the entity which issues membership Interests in each Series of the Company; 

-The Asset Manager owns and operates the Platform, through which membership Interests are offered under Tier 2 of Regulation A under the Securities Act pursuant to this Offering Circular, and, in its capacity as Asset Manager, provides services with respect to the selection, acquisition, ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the Underlying Assets; 

-The Manager operates each Series of Interests following the Closing of the Offering for that Series; and  

-The BOR, which is a registered broker-dealer, acts as the broker of record and facilitates the sale of the Interests while providing certain other Investor verification and regulatory services. For the avoidance of doubt, the BOR is not an underwriter or placement agent in connection with the Offering. The BOR does not purchase or solicit purchases of, or make any recommendations regarding, the Interests to prospective Investors. 

 

Neither the BOR, nor any other entity, receives a finder’s fee or any underwriting or placement agent discounts or commissions in relation to any Offering of Interests.

Each of the Offerings is being conducted under Regulation A under the Securities Act and therefore, only offered and sold to “qualified purchasers.”  For further details on the suitability requirements an Investor must meet in order to participate in these Offerings, see “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure – Investor Suitability Standards.” As a Tier 2 Offering pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act, these Offerings will be exempt from state law Blue Sky registration requirements, subject to meeting certain state filing requirements and complying with certain antifraud provisions.

The initial Offering price for each Series of Interests is equal to the aggregate of (i) the purchase price of the applicable Underlying Asset, (ii) the Brokerage Fee, (iii) Offering Expenses, (iv) the Acquisition Expenses, and (v) the Sourcing Fee (in each case as described below) divided by the number of membership Interests sold in each Offering. The initial Offering price for a particular Series is a fixed price and will not vary based on demand by Investors or potential Investors.

The Plan of Distribution table below represents Offerings with a Closing as of September 30, 2021 and represents actual amounts on its respective Closing date.


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Series

Cash on Balance Sheet

Purchase Price

Brokerage Fee

Offering Expenses

Acquisition Expenses

Sourcing Fee

Total Offering Price

Purchase Price Per Interest

Number of Interests

#77LE1 (2)

$2,781

$69,400

$1,049

$0

$1,028

$3,443

$77,700

$38.85

2,000

#69BM1

$4,149

$102,395

$778

$0

$4,691

$2,986

$115,000

$57.50

2,000

#85FT1

$0

$172,500

$1,117

$0

$9,242

($17,859)

$165,000

$82.50

2,000

#88LJ1

$0

$127,176

$914

$0

$6,332

$578

$135,000

$67.50

2,000

#55PS1

$2,500

$405,000

$2,869

$0

$17,989

($3,357)

$425,000

$212.50

2,000

#95BL1

$1,000

$112,500

$870

$889

$3,686

($444)

$118,500

$59.25

2,000

#89PS1 (1)

$1,000

$160,000

$470

$1,238

$521

$1,771

$165,000

$82.50

2,000

#90FM1 (1)

$500

$14,500

$90

$500

$446

$464

$16,500

$8.25

2,000

#83FB1

$2,500

$330,000

$2,522

$2,625

$3,191

$9,162

$350,000

$70.00

5,000

#98DV1

$2,500

$120,000

$954

$975

$3,257

$2,314

$130,000

$65.00

2,000

#93XJ1

$1,500

$460,000

$3,487

$3,713

$33,674

($7,373)

$495,000

$99.00

5,000

#02AX1

$2,000

$100,000

$793

$810

$2,452

$1,944

$108,000

$54.00

2,000

#99LE1

$2,000

$62,100

$510

$521

$2,599

$1,770

$69,500

$34.75

2,000

#91MV1

$1,000

$33,950

$279

$500

$1,671

$600

$38,000

$19.00

2,000

#92LD1

$2,500

$146,181

$1,114

$1,238

$11,749

$2,219

$165,000

$55.00

3,000

#94DV1

$2,000

$52,500

$388

$500

$271

$1,841

$57,500

$28.75

2,000

#72MC1 (1)

$5,000

$115,000

$542

$934

$551

$2,474

$124,500

$62.25

2,000

#11BM1

$3,000

$78,500

$567

$630

$786

$517

$84,000

$42.00

2,000

#80LC1 (1)

$3,500

$610,000

$4,305

$4,763

$3,216

$9,216

$635,000

$127.00

5,000

#02BZ1

$3,000

$185,000

$1,316

$1,463

$1,601

$2,620

$195,000

$65.00

3,000

#88BM1

$2,000

$135,000

$952

$1,058

$1,765

$226

$141,000

$47.00

3,000

#63CC1

$2,000

$120,000

$916

$945

$586

$1,553

$126,000

$63.00

2,000

#76PT1

$2,000

$179,065

$1,382

$1,424

$3,736

$1,793

$189,900

$63.30

3,000

#75RA1

$2,750

$75,000

$586

$630

$1,302

$3,732

$84,000

$28.00

3,000

#65AG1

$3,000

$170,000

$1,272

$1,339

$986

$1,903

$178,500

$89.25

2,000

#93FS1

$2,500

$130,000

$1,011

$1,031

$1,686

$1,272

$137,500

$68.75

2,000

#61JE1

$2,500

$235,000

$1,661

$1,845

$1,136

$3,858

$246,000

$82.00

3,000

#90MM1

$1,500

$22,000

$196

$500

$1,486

$918

$26,600

$5.32

5,000

#65FM1

$2,500

$75,000

$619

$619

$1,797

$1,966

$82,500

$41.25

2,000

#88PT1

$1,750

$61,875

$495

$500

$3,594

($2,214)

$66,000

$30.00

2,200

#94LD1

$4,500

$570,000

$4,481

$4,481

$2,786

$11,251

$597,500

$119.50

5,000

#99SS1

$3,064

$126,575

$1,375

$1,031

$3,640

$1,815

$137,500

$137.50

1,000

#94FS1

$3,250

$135,399

$1,450

$1,088

$3,145

$669

$145,000

$72.50

2,000

#61MG1

$4,197

$325,000

$2,550

$2,550

$1,090

$4,613

$340,000

$68.00

5,000

#92CC1

$3,312

$45,000

$525

$500

$288

$2,875

$52,500

$26.25

2,000

#89FT1

$1,714

$172,500

$1,800

$1,350

$3,036

($400)

$180,000

$45.00

4,000

#80PN1

$5,300

$45,750

$480

$500

$0

($4,030)

$48,000

$9.60

5,000

#89FG2

$3,575

$118,500

$1,275

$956

$1,475

$1,719

$127,500

$75.00

1,700

#88LL1

$5,789

$275,000

$2,920

$2,190

$2,700

$3,115

$292,000

$146.00

2,000

 

Note: Table does not include any Offerings or anticipated Offerings for which the Underlying Asset has been sold and represents details through September 30, 2021.


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1)The Asset Seller was issued Interests in the Series as part of total purchase consideration. 

2)Interests in Series #77LE1 were issued under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D and were thus not qualified under the Company’s Offering Circular (as amended). All other Interests in Series of the Company were issued under Tier 2 of Regulation A. 

The Plan of Distribution table below represents Offerings with no Closing as of September 30, 2021 and represents budgeted amounts for each Series.

 

Series

Cash on Balance Sheet

Purchase Price

Brokerage Fee

Offering Expenses

Acquisition Expenses

Sourcing Fee

Total Offering Price

Purchase Price Per Interest

Number of Interests

#82AV1

$2,500

$285,000

$2,975

$2,231

$1,671

$3,123

$297,500

$20.00

14,875

 

 

Note: Table does not include any Offerings or anticipated Offerings for which the Underlying Asset has been sold or cancelled and represents details through September 30, 2021. Brokerage Fee and Offering Expenses (Custody Fee) assume that 100% of Interests in each Offering are sold.

There will be different Closing dates for each Offering. The Closing of an Offering will occur on the earliest to occur of (i) the date subscriptions for the Total Maximum Interests for a Series have been accepted or (ii) a date determined by the Manager in its sole discretion, provided that subscriptions for the Total Minimum Interests of such Series have been accepted.  If Closing has not occurred, an Offering shall be terminated upon (i) the date which is one year from the date this Offering Circular is qualified by the Commission which period may be extended with respect to a particular Series by an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (ii) any date on which the Manager elects to terminate the Offering in its sole discretion.  

 

In the case of each Series designated with a purchase option agreement in the “Use of Proceeds” in Appendix B for each respective Series, the Company has independent purchase option agreements to acquire the individual Underlying Assets, which it plans to exercise upon the Closing of the individual Offering. These individual purchase option agreements may be further extended past their initial expiration dates and in the case an Offering does not close on or before its individual expiration date, or if we are unable to negotiate an extension of the purchase option, the individual Offering will be terminated.

This Offering Circular does not constitute an offer or sale of any Series of Interests outside of the U.S.

Those persons who want to invest in the Interests must sign a Subscription Agreement, which will contain representations, warranties, covenants, and conditions customary for private placement investments in limited liability companies, see “How to Subscribe” below for further details.  A copy of the form of Subscription Agreement is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.

Each Series of Interests will be issued in book-entry form without certificates and, as of this time, will be transferred into a custodial account, created by the Custodian for each Investor, upon the Closing of the applicable Offerings. All previously issued shares held on the books of the Issuer are transferred into the Custodian brokerage accounts upon consent by the individual Investors. Transfer agent functions with respect to the Interests of the Series are performed by RSE Transfer Agent LLC (the “Transfer Agent”), a registered transfer agent affiliated with the Company, pursuant to a service agreement for transfer agent services, dated October 7, 2021 (the “Transfer Agent Agreement”).   

The Asset Manager, the Manager or its affiliates, and not the Company, will pay all of the expenses incurred in these Offerings that are not covered by the Brokerage Fee, the Sourcing Fee, Offering Expenses or Acquisition Expenses, including fees to our legal counsel, but excluding fees for counsel or other advisors to the Investors and fees associated with the filing of periodic reports with the Commission and future Blue Sky filings with state securities departments, as applicable.  Any Investor desiring to engage separate legal counsel or other professional advisors in connection with this Offering will be responsible for the fees and costs of such separate representation.

Investor Suitability Standards

The Interests are being offered and sold only to “qualified purchasers” (as defined in Regulation A under the Securities Act), which include: (i) “accredited investors” under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and (ii) all other Investors


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so long as their investment in any of the Interests of the Company (in connection with this Series or any other Series offered under Regulation A) does not represent more than 10% of the greater of their annual income or net worth (for natural persons), or 10% of the greater of annual revenue or net assets at fiscal year-end (for non-natural persons). We reserve the right to reject any Investor’s subscription in whole or in part for any reason, including if we determine in our sole and absolute discretion that such Investor is not a “qualified purchaser” for purposes of Regulation A.

 

For an individual potential Investor to be an “accredited investor” for purposes of satisfying one of the tests in the “qualified purchaser” definition, the Investor must be a natural person who has:

 

1.an individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person’s spouse, that exceeds $1,000,000 at the time of the purchase, excluding the value of the primary residence of such person and the mortgage on that primary residence (to the extent not underwater), but including the amount of debt that exceeds the value of that residence and including any increase in debt on that residence within the prior 60 days, other than as a result of the acquisition of that primary residence; or 

2.earned income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year. 

 

If the Investor is not a natural person, different standards apply. See Rule 501 of Regulation D for more details. On August 26, 2020, the Commission adopted amendments to expand the definition of “accredited investor,” which became effective December 8, 2020. These amendments, among other changes, expanded the types of entities that qualify as accredited investors, enabled investors that hold FINRA Series 7, 65 or 82 licenses to qualify as accredited investors and expanded the concept of “spouse” to include spousal equivalents for purposes of the financial tests referenced above. For purposes of determining whether a potential Investor is a “qualified purchaser,” annual income and net worth should be calculated as provided in the “accredited investor” definition under Rule 501 of Regulation D. In particular, net worth in all cases should be calculated excluding the value of an Investor’s home, home furnishings and automobiles.

 

The Interests will not be offered or sold to prospective Investors subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and regulations thereunder, as amended (“ERISA”).

 

If you live outside the United States, it is your responsibility to fully observe the laws of any relevant territory or jurisdiction outside the United States in connection with any purchase, including obtaining required governmental or other consent and observing any other required legal or other formalities.

 

Our Manager and the BOR, in its capacity as broker of record for these Offerings, will be permitted to make a determination that the subscribers of Interests in each Offering are “qualified purchasers” in reliance on the information and representations provided by the subscriber regarding the subscriber’s financial situation. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable federal thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to http://www.investor.gov.

 

An investment in our Interests may involve significant risks. Only Investors who can bear the economic risk of the investment for an indefinite period of time and the loss of their entire investment should invest in the Interests. See “Risk Factors.”

Minimum Investment

The minimum subscription by an Investor in an Offering is one (1) Interest. The Manager and/or its affiliates must purchase a minimum of 1% of the Interests of each Series as of the Closing of the Offering of such Series. The Manager may purchase greater than 1% of the Interests of any Series at the applicable Closing, in its sole discretion.   


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Lock-up Period

 The Rally Entities shall be subject to a 90-day lock-up period starting the day of Closing for any Interests which it purchases in an Offering. 

Broker

 

Pursuant to a broker-dealer agreement, dated October 7, 2021, between the Company and the BOR (as amended, the “Brokerage Agreement”), the BOR serves as broker of record for the Company’s Regulation A Offerings.

 

The BOR performs the following technology and compliance services in connection with the sale of the Interests as a broker-of-record:

 

1.Accept Investor data from the Company; 

2.Review and process Investor information, including Know Your Customer (KYC) data, perform Anti-Money Laundering (AML), using the BOR and third-party vendors resources, and other compliance background checks, and provide a recommendation to the Company whether or not to accept each Investor as a customer of the Company based solely on AML and KYC processes; 

3.Coordinate and help establish escrow services for Investor documentation, if necessary, through a third-party qualified escrow agent; 

4.Review each Investor’s subscription agreement to confirm accuracy of information and such Investor’s participation in the Series, and, based upon such review, provide a determination to the Company whether or not to accept the subscription agreement for the Investor’s participation; 

5.Contact and/or notify the Company of any Investor that the BOR advises the Company to decline; 

6.Contact and/or notify the Company, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification regarding any Investor; 

7.Serve as a registered agent for each Series on which it acts as broker-of-record where required for state Blue Sky law requirements;  

8.Coordinate and transmit book-entry data to the Company’s Custodian to assist in maintaining the Company’s ownership registry for each Series; 

9.Keep Investor details and data confidential and not disclose such information to any third party except as required by regulators or in performance of its obligations under the Brokerage Agreement (e.g. as needed for AML and background checks); and  

10.Comply with any required FINRA filings including filings required under Rule 5110 for the Offering. 

 

The BOR is a broker-dealer registered with the Commission and a member of FINRA and the SIPC and is registered in each state where the Offerings and sale of the Interests will occur but will not act as a finder, placement agent or underwriter in connection with these Offerings. The BOR will receive a Brokerage Fee but will not purchase or solicit the purchase of any Interests and, therefore, will not be eligible to receive any finder’s fees or any underwriting or placement agent discounts or commissions in connection with any Offering of Interests.  In addition, we have agreed to pay the BOR for certain other expenses.

 

The Brokerage Agreement will remain in effect for a period ending on the earlier of: (i) the final Closing of the Offering for a Series of Interests for which the BOR acts as broker-of-record, or (ii) the last date under which Interests of the Company are permitted by applicable Commission rules to be offered and sold by the Company under its Offering Statement (of which this Offering Circular forms a part). A copy of the Brokerage Agreement is attached as Exhibit 6.2 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.

Custodian

The Custodian will hold the brokerage accounts into which Interests in the Company’s Offerings are transferred upon the Closing of each of the Company’s Offerings, pursuant to an amended and restated custody agreement dated October 5, 2021, by and among the Company, the Custodian and the Transfer Agent (the “Amended and Restated Custody Agreement”).  The Custodian is a broker-dealer registered with the Commission and a member of FINRA and the SIPC and is registered in every state in which Interests in Series of the Company will be sold.  The


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Custodian will receive a Custody Fee but will not purchase any Interests and, therefore, will not be eligible to receive any discounts, commissions or any underwriting or finder’s fees in connection with any Offering.  A copy of the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement is attached as Exhibit 8.2 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.

Escrow Agent

 

Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A., serves as the Escrow Agent pursuant to an escrow agreement among the BOR, the Escrow Agent, and the Company, effective as of October 7 2021, on behalf of each Series (as amended, the “Escrow Agreement”). Each Series will generally be responsible for fees due to the Escrow Agent, which are categorized as part of the Offering Expenses described in the “Fees and Expenses” section below; however, the Manager has agreed to pay and not be reimbursed for fees due to the Escrow Agent incurred in the case of the Offerings for the Series in the Master Series Table in Appendix A. The Company and the BOR must jointly and severally indemnify the Escrow Agent and each of its officers, directors, employees and agents against any losses that are incurred in connection with providing the services under the Escrow Agreement other than losses that arise out of the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. A copy of the Escrow Agreement is attached as Exhibit 8.1 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.

Transfer Agent

 

Pursuant to the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Transfer Agent performs certain transfer agent functions for the Company, including:   

 

1.Maintaining a record of ownership of Interests for each Series, including contact information of all registered holders of Interests;  

2.Maintaining a record of the transfer, issuance and cancellation of any and all Interests; and 

3.Coordinating with each broker-dealer authorized by the Company to execute a purchase or sale of Interests to ensure that all purchases and sales are promptly reported to the Company and recorded in the register of Interests for each Series. 

 

The Transfer Agent is registered with the Commission as a transfer agent pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.  Pursuant to the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Company will pay an annual fee to the Transfer Agent in arrears in an amount to be negotiated in good faith based on the Transfer Agent’s actual expenses in performing the services under the agreement.  The Transfer Agent Agreement continues for an initial term of three years and provides for automatic renewals for successive three-year terms unless either party provides written notice of termination at least 60 days in advance of the end of the term.  A copy of the Transfer Agent Agreement is attached as Exhibit 6.9 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

Offering Expenses

Each Series of Interests will generally be responsible for their respective Offering Expenses. Offering Expenses consist of legal, accounting, escrow, filing, banking, compliance costs and Custody Fees, as applicable, related to a specific Offering (and exclude ongoing costs described in “Description of the Business—Operating Expenses” below). The Manager has agreed to pay and not be reimbursed for Offering Expenses incurred with respect to the Offerings for the Series detailed in the Master Series Table in Appendix A except in the case of Custody Fees, which are funded through the proceeds of the respective Offerings at Closing.

As compensation for providing certain custodian services to the Company, the Custodian will receive the Custody Fee.  Each Series of Interests will be responsible for paying its own Custody Fee to the Custodian in connection with the sale of Interests in such Series, except if otherwise stated for a particular Series. The Custody Fee will be payable from the proceeds of such Offering. For all previously closed Offerings, the Manager will retroactively pay the Custodian the Custody Fee upon transfer of Interests related to such Offerings into the brokerage accounts created for each Interest Holder by the Custodian.


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Acquisition Expenses

Each Series of Interests will be responsible for any and all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the evaluation, discovery, investigation, development and acquisition of the Underlying Asset related to such Series incurred prior to the Closing, including brokerage and sales fees and commissions (but excluding the Brokerage Fee), appraisal fees, research fees, transfer taxes, third party industry and due diligence experts, bank fees and interest (if the Underlying Asset was acquired using debt prior to completion of an Offering), auction house fees, travel and lodging for inspection purposes, transportation costs to transfer the Underlying Asset from the Asset Seller’s possession to the storage facility or to locations for creation of photography and videography materials (including any insurance required in connection with such transportation), vehicle registration fees, initial refurbishment or maintenance, technology costs for installing tracking technology (hardware and software) into the Underlying Asset and photography and videography expenses in order to prepare the profile for the Underlying Asset on the Platform. The Acquisition Expenses will be payable from the proceeds of each Offering.

Brokerage Fee

As compensation for providing certain broker-dealer services to the Company, the BOR will receive the Brokerage Fee equal to 1.00% of the gross proceeds of each Offering. Each Series of Interests will be responsible for paying its own Brokerage Fee to the BOR in connection with the sale of Interests in such Series, except if otherwise stated for a particular Series. The Brokerage Fee will be payable from the proceeds of such Offering. In addition to the Brokerage Fee, the Company has agreed to pay the BOR a one-time advance set up fee of $5,000. The Company will also fund $13,750 in FINRA 5110 filing fees which represents the 5110 fee for the maximum of $75,000,000 of issuance in the upcoming twelve-month period. The set-up fee is to facilitate the Offerings but is not related to a specific Series of Interests. Any unused portion of these fees will be reimbursed to the Company.  The Company will also pay the BOR a one-time consulting fee of $5,000 in exchange for general consulting services provided in connection to Offerings.  The BOR will monitor all compensation, from any source, and will ensure that its total compensation for each Offering, and all Offerings, does not exceed 8% of the total offering proceeds, in the aggregate.

Sourcing Fee

The Manager will be paid the Sourcing Fee, which in respect of each Offering, shall not exceed the amount described in the Master Series Table in Appendix A for each Series and in respect of any other Offering, such amount as determined by the Manager at the time of such Offering.

Additional Information Regarding this Offering Circular

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than as set forth in this Offering Circular.  Except as otherwise indicated, all information contained in this Offering Circular is accurate only as of the date of such information, regardless of the time of delivery of this Offering Circular or any sale of a Series of Interests.  Neither the delivery of this Offering Circular nor any sale made hereunder shall under any circumstances create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date hereof.

From time to time, we may provide an “Offering Circular Supplement” that may add, update or change information contained in this Offering Circular. Any statement that we make in this Offering Circular will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a subsequent Offering Circular Supplement. The Offering Statement we filed with the Commission, of which this Offering Circular forms a part, includes exhibits that provide more detailed descriptions of the matters discussed in this Offering Circular.  You should read this Offering Circular and the related exhibits filed with the Commission and any Offering Circular Supplement, together with additional information contained in our annual reports, semiannual reports and other reports and information statements that we will file periodically with the Commission.

The Offering Statement and all amendments, supplements and reports that we have filed or will file in the future can be read on the Commission website at www.sec.gov or in the legal section for the applicable Underlying Asset on the Platform.  The contents of the Platform (other than the Offering Statement, this Offering Circular and the Appendices and Exhibits thereto) are not incorporated by reference in or otherwise a part of this Offering Circular.


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How to Subscribe

 

Potential Investors who are “qualified purchasers” may subscribe to purchase Interests in the Series which have not had a Closing, as detailed in the Master Series Table in Appendix A (gray highlighting in the Master Series Table indicates Series for which an Offering has not yet closed).

 

The subscription process for each Offering is a separate process. Any potential Investor wishing to acquire any Series Interests must:

 

1.Carefully read this Offering Circular, and any current supplement, as well as any documents described in the Offering Circular and attached hereto or which you have requested. Consult with your tax, legal and financial advisors to determine whether an investment in any of the Series Interests is suitable for you. 

 

2.Review the Subscription Agreement (including the “Investor Qualification and Attestation” attached thereto), which is pre-populated following your completion of certain questions on the Platform or otherwise and if the responses remain accurate and correct, sign the completed Subscription Agreement using electronic signature. Except as otherwise required by law, subscriptions may not be withdrawn or cancelled by subscribers. 

 

3.Once the completed Subscription Agreement is signed for a particular Offering, an integrated online payment provider will transfer funds in an amount equal to the purchase price for the relevant Series of Interests for which you have applied to subscribe (as set out on the front page of your Subscription Agreement) into a non-interest-bearing escrow account with the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent will hold such subscription monies in escrow until such time as your Subscription Agreement is either accepted or rejected by the Manager and, if accepted, such further time until you are issued the Series Interests for which you subscribed. 

 

4.The Manager and the BOR will review the subscription documentation completed and signed by you. You may be asked to provide additional information. The Manager or the BOR will contact you directly if required. We reserve the right to reject any subscriptions, in whole or in part, for any or no reason, and to withdraw any Offering at any time prior to Closing. 

 

5.Once the review is complete, the Manager will inform you whether or not your application to subscribe for the Series Interests is approved or denied and if approved, the number of Series Interests for which you are entitled to subscribe. If your subscription is rejected in whole or in part, then your subscription payments (being the entire amount if your application is rejected in whole or the payments associated with those subscriptions rejected in part) will be refunded promptly, without interest or deduction. The Manager accepts subscriptions on a first-come, first served basis subject to the right to reject or reduce subscriptions. 

 

6.If all or a part of your subscription in a particular Series is approved, then the number of Series Interests for which you are entitled to subscribe will be issued to you upon the Closing. Simultaneously with the issuance of the Series Interests, the subscription monies held by the Escrow Agent in escrow on your behalf will be transferred to the account of the applicable Series as consideration for such Series Interests. 

 

By executing the Subscription Agreement, you agree to be bound by the terms of the Subscription Agreement and Operating Agreement. The Company, the Manager and the BOR will rely on the information you provide in the Subscription Agreement, including the “Investor Qualification and Attestation” attached thereto and the supplemental information you provide in order for the Manager and the BOR to verify your status as a “qualified purchaser.” If any information about your “qualified purchaser” status changes prior to you being issued Series Interests, please notify the Manager immediately using the contact details set out in the Subscription Agreement.

 

For further information on the subscription process, please contact the Manager using the contact details set out in the “Where to Find Additional Information” section.


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The subscription funds advanced by prospective Investors as part of the subscription process will be held in a non-interest-bearing account with the Escrow Agent and will not be transferred to the operating account of the applicable Series of Interests unless and until there is a Closing with respect to that Series. When the Escrow Agent has received instructions from the Manager or the BOR that an Offering will close, and the Investor’s subscription is to be accepted (either in whole or part), then the Escrow Agent shall disburse such Investor’s subscription proceeds in its possession to the account of the applicable Series. If an Offering is terminated without a Closing, or if a prospective Investor’s subscription is not accepted or is cut back due to oversubscription or otherwise, such amounts placed into escrow by prospective Investors will be returned promptly to them without interest or deductions. Any costs and expenses associated with a terminated Offering will be borne by the Manager.


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DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

Overview

The Collectible Asset market, a global, multi-billion-dollar industry, is characterized by: (i) a very small number of collectors who have the financial means to acquire, enjoy and derive financial gains from the highest quality and value of Collectible Assets, and (ii) a very large number of Asset Class enthusiasts who have equivalent knowledge and passion for the assets, but no current mechanism to benefit financially from or enjoy certain benefits of ownership of the Asset Class in the highest value segment. This dichotomy and the disproportionate access to the upper-end of the market have resulted in the creation of significant latent demand from the enthusiast community to participate more meaningfully in an Asset Class that, to date, they have passively watched deliver returns to a select group of individual collectors.

The Company’s mission is to leverage technology and design, modern business models influenced by the sharing economy, and advancements in the financial regulatory environment to democratize the Asset Class. The Company aims to provide enthusiasts with access to the market by enabling them to create a diversified portfolio of equity Interests in the highest quality Collectible Assets through a seamless investment experience on the Platform. In addition Investors will have the opportunity to participate in a unique collective ownership experience, including museum/retail locations and social events, as part of the Membership Experience Programs (as described in “Description of the Business – Business of the Company”). The objective is to use revenue generated from these Membership Experience Programs to fund the highest caliber of care for the Underlying Assets in the collection, which we expect ultimately to be offset by meaningful economies of scale in the form of lower costs for collection level insurance, maintenance contracts and storage facilities, and to generate Free Cash Flow distributions to Investors in the Underlying Assets.  The Manager may maintain Free Cash Flow funds in a deposit account or an investment account for the benefit of the Series.

Collectors and dealers interested in selling their Collectible Assets will benefit from greater liquidity, significantly lower transaction costs and overhead, and a higher degree of transparency as compared to traditional methods of transacting Collectible Assets. Auction and consignment models may include upwards of ~20% of asset value in transaction costs, as well as meaningful overhead in terms of asset preparation, shipping and marketing costs, and time value. The Company thus aims to align the interests of buyers and sellers, while opening up the market to a significantly larger number of participants than was previously possible, thereby driving market appropriate valuations and greater liquidity.

Business of the Company

The Interests represent an investment in a particular Series and thus indirectly the Underlying Asset and do not represent an investment in the Company or the Manager generally.  We do not anticipate that any Series will own any assets other than the Underlying Asset associated with such Series.  However, we expect that the operations of the Company, including the issuance of additional Series of Interests and their acquisition of additional assets, will benefit Investors by enabling each Series to benefit from economies of scale and by allowing Investors to enjoy the Company’s Underlying Asset collection at the Membership Experience Programs (as defined below).

The Company’s core competency is the identification, acquisition, marketing and management of Collectible Assets for the benefit of the Investors. In addition, through the use of the Platform, the Company aspires to offer innovative digital products that support a seamless, transparent and unassuming investment process as well as unique and enjoyable experiences that enhance the utility value of investing in the Asset Class. The Company, with the support of the Manager and its affiliates and through the use of the Platform, aims to provide:

(i)Investors with access to the highest quality Collectible Assets for investment, portfolio diversification and secondary market liquidity for their Interests, through the Current Liquidity Platform (as defined below) or the PPEX ATS (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information), or otherwise, although there can be no guarantee that a secondary market will ever develop, through the Current Liquidity Platform or the PPEX ATS, or otherwise, or that appropriate registrations to permit such secondary trading will ever be obtained. 


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(ii)Asset Sellers with greater market transparency and insights, lower transaction costs, increased liquidity, a seamless and convenient sale process, portfolio diversification and the ability to build equity positions in assets via the Interests issued to Asset Sellers in Offerings for Series Interests conducted through the Platform, as part of the total purchase consideration to the Asset Sellers. 

(iii) All Platform users with a premium, highly curated, engaging Collectible Asset media experience, including “fantasy collecting” features. The investable assets on the Platform will be supplemented with “private” assets, which will be used to generate conversation, support the “fantasy collecting” component of the Platform and enable users to share personal sentiment on all types of assets. 

(iv)All Platform users and others with opportunities to engage with the Underlying Assets in the Company’s collection through a diverse set of potential tangible interactions with assets on the Platform and unique collective ownership experiences (together, the “Membership Experience Programs”) such as: 

·Track-day events (e.g., driving experiences with professional drivers, collector car meet-ups, major auction presence); 

·Visit & interact at Rally Rd.™ Museums (i.e., Open HQ, warehouse visits, pop-up shops with partner businesses, or “tents” at major auctions/events where users can view the Underlying Assets in person and interact with each other in a social environment); 

·Asset sponsorship models (e.g. corporate sponsors or individuals pay for assets to appear in movies or commercials or at events); and 

·Other asset-related products (e.g., merchandise, social networking, communities). 

A core principle of Collectible Asset collecting is the enjoyment of the assets. As such, the ultimate goal of the Membership Experience Programs is to operate the asset profitably (i.e., generate revenues in excess of Operating Expenses at the Membership Experience Programs within mandated usage guidelines) while maintaining exemplary maintenance standards to support the potential generation of financial returns for Investors in each Series. We believe the Membership Experience Programs, with appropriate controls and incentives, and active monitoring by the Manager and the Asset Manager, facilitate a highly differentiated and enjoyable shared collecting experience while providing for premium care for assets in the Company’s collection. To the extent the Manager and the Asset Manager considers it beneficial to Investors, we plan to include all the Underlying Assets, in the sole discretion of the Manager, in the Membership Experience Programs.  

The Manager and Asset Manager operate the Membership Experience Programs. To date, revenues generated from Membership Experience Programs have been minimal, and as a result, the Manager has chosen not to allocate any revenues and expenses related to the Membership Experience Programs to the Company or any of the individual Series.  No revenue models have been developed at the Company or Series level and we do not expect either the Company or any of its Series to generate any revenues for some time.

Our objective is to become the leading marketplace for investing in collector quality Collectible Assets and, through the Platform, to provide Investors with financial returns commensurate with returns in the Asset Class, to enable deeper and more meaningful participation by Collectible Asset enthusiasts in the hobby, to provide experiential and social benefits comparable to those of a world-class Collectible Asset collector, and to manage the collection in a manner that provides exemplary care to the assets and offers potential returns for Investors.

Competition

Although the Company’s business model is unique in the Asset Class, there is potentially significant competition for the Underlying Assets, which the Company securitizes through its Offerings, from many different market participants. While the majority of transactions continue to be peer-to-peer with very limited public information, other market players such as dealers and auction houses continue to play an increasing role.

Most of our current and potential competitors in the Asset Class, such as dealers and auction houses, have significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources than we do and may be able to devote greater resources sourcing the Collectible Assets for which the Company competes. In addition, almost all of these competitors, in


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particular the auction houses, have longer operating histories and greater name recognition than we do and are focused on a more established business model.

There are also start-up models around shared ownership of Collectible Assets, developing in the industry, which will result in additional competition for Collectible Assets.

With the continued increase in popularity in the Asset Class, we expect competition for Collectible Assets to intensify in the future. Increased competition may lead to increased prices, which will reduce the potential value appreciation that Investors may be able to achieve by owning Interests in the Company’s Offerings and will decrease the number of high-quality assets the Company can securitize.

In addition, there are companies that are developing crowd funding models for other alternative asset classes such as racehorses, wine or art, who may decide to enter the Asset Class as well.

Customers

We target the broader U.S. Asset Class enthusiast and the U.S. millennial market as our key customer bases. The customers of the Company are the Investors in each Series that has closed an Offering. As of the date of this filing, the Company has closed the Offerings highlighted in white in the Master Series Table in Appendix A.

Manager

The Operating Agreement designates the Manager as the managing member of the Company.  The Manager will generally not be entitled to vote on matters submitted to the Interest Holders.  The Manager will not have any distribution, redemption, conversion or liquidation rights by virtue of its status as the Manager.

The Operating Agreement further provides that the Manager, in exercising its rights in its capacity as the managing member, will be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and will have no duty or obligation (fiduciary or otherwise) to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company, any Series of Interests or any of the Interest Holders and will not be subject to any different standards imposed by the Operating Agreement or the LLC Act or under any other law, rule or regulation or in equity.  In addition, the Operating Agreement provides that the Manager will not have any duty (including any fiduciary duty) to the Company, any Series or any of the Interest Holders.

In the event the Manager resigns as managing member of the Company, the holders of a majority of all Interests of the Company may elect a successor managing member.  Holders of Interests in each Series of the Company have the right to remove the Manager as Manager of the Company, by a vote of two-thirds of the holders of all Interests in each Series of the Company (excluding the Manager), in the event the Manager is found by a non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed fraud in connection with a Series of Interests or the Company. If so convicted, the Manager shall call a meeting of all of the holders of every Series of Interests within 30 calendar days of such non-appealable judgment at which the holders may vote to remove the Manager as Manager of the Company and each Series.  If the Manager fails to call such a meeting, any Interest Holder will have the authority to call such a meeting.  In the event of its removal, the Manager shall be entitled to receive all amounts that have accrued and are due and payable to it. If the holders vote to terminate and dissolve the Company (and therefore the Series), the liquidation provisions of the Operating Agreement shall apply (as described in “Description of the Interests Offered – Liquidation Rights”). In the event the Manager is removed as Manager of the Company, it shall also immediately cease to be Manager of any Series.  

See “Management” for additional information regarding the Manager.  

Advisory Board

The Manager has assembled an Advisory Board to assist the Manager in identifying and acquiring the Underlying Assets, to assist the Asset Manager in managing the Underlying Assets and to advise the Manager regarding certain other matters associated with the business of the Company and the various Series of Interests.  


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The members of the Advisory Board are not managers or officers of the Company or any Series and do not have any fiduciary or other duties to the Interest Holders of any Series.   

Operating Expenses

Operating Expenses are allocated to each Series based on the Company’s allocation policy (see “Allocation of Expenses” below). Each Series is only responsible for the Operating Expenses associated with such Series, as determined by the Manager in accordance with the allocation policy, and not the Operating Expenses related to any other Series. Upon the Closing of an Offering for a Series, the Series will be responsible for the following costs and expenses attributable to the activities of the Company related to the Series:

(i)any and all ongoing fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the management of the Underlying Asset related to a Series, including import taxes, income taxes, annual registration fees, transportation (other than transportation costs described in Acquisition Expenses), storage (including its allocable portion of property rental fees should the Manager decide to rent a property to store a number of Underlying Assets), security, valuation, custodianship, marketing, maintenance, refurbishment, presentation, perfection of title and utilization of an Underlying Asset; 

(ii)fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with preparing any reports and accounts of a Series of Interests, including any Blue Sky filings required in certain states and any annual audit of the accounts of such Series of Interests (if applicable); 

(iii)fees, costs and expenses of a third-party registrar and transfer agent appointed in connection with a Series of Interests; 

(iv)fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with making any tax filings on behalf of the Series of Interests; 

(v)any indemnification payments; 

(vi)any and all insurance premiums or expenses incurred in connection with an Underlying Asset, including insurance required for utilization at and transportation of the Underlying Asset to events under Membership Experience Programs (excluding any insurance taken out by a corporate sponsor or individual paying to showcase an asset at an event but including, if obtained, directors and officers insurance of the directors and officers of the Manager or the Asset Manager); and 

(vii)any similar expenses that may be determined to be Operating Expenses, as determined by the Manager in its reasonable discretion. 

The Manager and the Asset Manager have agreed to pay and not be reimbursed for Operating Expenses incurred prior to the Closing of any of the Series detailed in the Master Series Table in Appendix A. The Manager and the Asset Manager each will bear their own expenses of an ordinary nature, including all costs and expenses on account of rent (other than for storage of the Underlying Asset), supplies, secretarial expenses, stationery, charges for furniture, fixtures and equipment, payroll taxes, remuneration and expenses paid to employees and utilities expenditures (excluding utilities expenditures in connection with the storage of the Underlying Assets).

If the Operating Expenses for a particular Series exceed the amount of revenues generated from the Underlying Asset of such Series and cannot be covered by any Operating Expense reserves on the balance sheet of the Series, the Manager or the Asset Manager may (a) pay such Operating Expenses and not seek reimbursement, (b) loan the amount of the Operating Expenses to the Series, on which the Manager or the Asset Manager may impose a reasonable rate of interest, and be entitled to Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations, and/or (c) cause additional Interests to be issued in the Series in order to cover such additional amounts.

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The Operating Agreement provides that the Indemnified Parties will not be liable to the Company, any Series or any Interest Holders for any act or omission taken by the Indemnified Parties in connection with the business of the Company or any Series that has not been determined in a final, non-appealable decision of a court, arbitrator or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to constitute fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence.  

Each Series will indemnify the Indemnified Parties out of its assets against all liabilities and losses (including amounts paid in respect of judgments, fines, penalties or settlement of litigation, including legal fees and expenses) to which they become subject by virtue of serving as Indemnified Parties with respect to the Company or the applicable Series and with respect to any act or omission that has not been determined by a final, non-appealable decision of a court, arbitrator or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to constitute fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence.

Description of the Asset Management Agreement

Each Series has entered or intends to enter into a separate Asset Management Agreement with the Asset Manager. The Series referenced in the Master Series Table in Appendix A, will each appoint the Asset Manager to manage the respective Underlying Assets pursuant to the Asset Management Agreement. The services provided by the Asset Manager will include:

-Together with members of the Advisory Board, creating the asset maintenance policies for the collection of assets;  

-Investigating, selecting, and, on behalf of the applicable Series, engaging and conducting business with such persons as the Asset Manager deems necessary to ensure the proper performance of its obligations under the Asset Management Agreement, including but not limited to consultants, insurers, insurance agents, maintenance providers, storage providers and transportation providers and any and all persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the Asset Manager necessary or desirable for the performance of any of the services under the Asset Management Agreement; and 

-Developing standards for the transportation and care of the Underlying Assets.  

The Asset Management Agreement entered into with each Series will terminate on the earlier of: (i) one year after the date on which the relevant Underlying Asset related to a Series has been liquidated and the obligations connected to the Underlying Asset (including, contingent obligations) have been terminated, (ii) the removal of the Manager as managing member of the Company (and thus all Series of Interests), (iii) upon notice by one party to the other party of a party’s material breach of the Asset Management Agreement, or (iv) such other date as agreed between the parties to the Asset Management Agreement.

Each Series will indemnify the Asset Manager out of its assets against all liabilities and losses (including amounts paid in respect of judgments, fines, penalties or settlement of litigation, including legal fees and expenses) to which they become subject by virtue of serving as Asset Manager under the Asset Management Agreement with respect to any act or omission that has not been determined by a final, non-appealable decision of a court, arbitrator or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to constitute fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence.

Management Fee

As consideration for managing each Underlying Asset, the Asset Manager will be paid a semi-annual Management Fee pursuant to the Asset Management Agreement (see “Description of the Asset Management Agreement” above for additional information), equal to up to 50% of any available Free Cash Flow generated by a Series for such six-month period.  The Management Fee will only become payable if there are sufficient proceeds to distribute Free Cash Flow to the Interest Holders.  


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Asset Selection

The Company targets a broad spectrum of assets globally in order to cater to a wide variety of tastes and investment strategies across the Asset Class. We intend to acquire assets from across all sub-categories of the Asset Class, but with particular focus on items with broad appeal and significance.  For example, in sports memorabilia, this would include objects related to high profile players or memorable teams. We will pursue acquisitions opportunistically on a global basis whenever we can leverage our industry specific knowledge or relationships to bring compelling investment opportunities to Investors. It is our objective to acquire only the highest caliber assets, although we may opportunistically choose to acquire assets of lesser qualities from time to time if we consider these to be prudent investments for the Investors and to appropriately maintain, monitor and manage the collection to support its continued value appreciation and to enable respectful enjoyment by the Investors. We maintain an ongoing list of investment opportunities across the various asset categories we track, including:

(i) Tier 1: comprehensive lists of items in each major sub-category of the Asset Class that fit within the broad asset categories described above. Tier 1 assets provide a breadth of content for the Platform and are viewed as assets for general consideration.

(ii) Tier 2: narrow lists of marquee assets that define each investment category as a whole within the collector and investor community. In addition to being prudent investments, Tier 2 assets will also play a key role in promoting the Platform because of their high consumer recognition factor.

(iii) Tier 3: target acquisition lists of assets that the Manager and Advisory Board believe would offer the greatest return on investment potential to Investors across various forms of Collectible Assets.

(iv) Tier 4: current acquisition lists of assets where the Manager and the Company are proactively searching for particular examples to present as opportunities for investment.  Tier 4 lists include what we believe to be the most desirable and actionable assets in the Asset Class at any time.

We anticipate that our Advisory Board will assist in the identification of Underlying Assets and in finding and identifying storage, maintenance specialists and other related service providers. This will give the Company access to the highest quality assets and balanced information and decision making from information collected across a diverse set of constituents in the Asset Class, as well as a network of partners to ensure the highest standards of care for the Underlying Assets.

Our asset selection criteria were established by the Manager in consultation with the Asset Manager and members of the Company’s Advisory Board and are continually influenced by Investor demand and current industry trends. The criteria are subject to change from time to time in the sole discretion of the Manager. Although we cannot guarantee positive investment returns on the Underlying Assets we acquire, we endeavor to select assets that are projected to generate positive return on investment, primarily based upon the asset’s value appreciation potential as well as the potential for the Company to effectively monetize the asset through the Membership Experience Programs. The Manager, with guidance from the Asset Manager and members of the Company’s Advisory Board, will endeavor to only select assets with known ownership history, maintenance and repair records, restoration details, VIN, engine and transmission numbers, certificates of authenticity, pre-purchase inspections, and highest possible quality grades, to the extent that such metrics exist in a particular sub-sector (e.g. trading cards), and other related records.  The Manager, with guidance from the Asset Manager and members of the Company’s Advisory Board, also considers the condition of the assets, historical significance, ownership history and provenance, the historical valuation of the specific asset or comparable assets and our ability to relocate the asset to offer tangible experiences to Investors and members of the Platform.  From time to time the Manager, in consultation with our expert network, the Asset Manager and members of the Company’s Advisory Board, will decide to refurbish assets either prior to designating a Series of Interests associated with such Underlying Asset or as part of an Underlying Asset’s ongoing maintenance schedule. Any refurbishment will only be performed if it is deemed to be accretive to the value of the Underlying Asset. The Manager, with guidance from the Asset Manager and members of the Company’s Advisory Board, will review asset selection criteria at least annually. The Manager, in consultation with the Asset Manager, will seek approval from the Advisory Board for any major deviations from these criteria.


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Through the Company’s network, the Asset Manager and Advisory Board, we believe that we will be able to identify and acquire Underlying Assets of the highest quality and known provenance, as well as examples of potential “future classics,” and obtain proprietary access to limited production runs, with the intent of driving returns for Investors in the Series of Interests that owns the applicable asset. Concurrently, we aim to bring together a significantly larger number of potential buyers with Asset Sellers than traditional auction houses or dealers are able to achieve. Through this process, we believe we can source and syndicate Underlying Assets more efficiently than the traditional methods in the Asset Class and with significantly lower transaction and holding costs.

Asset Acquisition

The Company plans to acquire Underlying Assets through various methods:

1)Upfront purchase – the Company acquires an Underlying Asset from an Asset Seller prior to the launch of the Offering related to the Series 

2)Purchase agreement – the Company enters into an agreement with an Asset Seller to acquire an Underlying Asset, which may expire prior to the Closing of the Offering for the related Series, in which case the Company is obligated to acquire the Underlying Asset prior to the Closing 

3) Purchase option agreement – the Company enters into a purchase option agreement with an Asset Seller, which gives the Company the right, but not the obligation, to acquire the Underlying Asset 

In the case where an Underlying Asset is acquired prior to the launch or Closing, as the case may be, of the Offering process for the related Series, the proceeds from the associated Offering, net of any Brokerage Fee, Offering Expenses or other Acquisition Expenses or Sourcing Fee, will be used to reimburse the Company for the acquisition of the Underlying Asset or repay any loans made to the Company, plus applicable interest, to acquire such Underlying Asset.

Rather than pre-purchasing an Underlying Asset before the Closing of an Offering, the Company may also negotiate with Asset Sellers for the exclusive right to market an Underlying Asset on the Platform to Investors for a period of time.  The Company plans to achieve this by pre-negotiating a purchase price (or desired amount of liquidity) and entering into an asset purchase agreement or a purchase option agreement with an Asset Seller for an Underlying Asset, which would close simultaneously upon the Closing of the Offering of Interests in the Series associated with that Underlying Asset. Then, upon Closing a successful Offering, the Asset Seller would be compensated with a combination of cash proceeds from the Offering and, if elected, equity ownership in the Series associated with the Underlying Asset (as negotiated in the agreement for such Underlying Asset) and title to the Underlying Asset would be held by, or for the benefit of, the applicable Series.

In some cases, an Asset Seller may be issued membership Interests in a Series as part of the total purchase consideration to the Asset Seller.

Additional details on the acquisition method for each Underlying Asset can be found in the “Use of Proceeds” in Appendix B for each respective Series.

Asset Liquidity

The Company intends to hold and manage all of the assets marketed on the Platform indefinitely. Liquidity for Investors is obtained by transferring their Interests in a Series, through the Current Liquidity Platform or the PPEX ATS (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” below for additional information), or otherwise, although there can be no guarantee that a secondary market for any Series of Interests will develop or that appropriate registrations to permit secondary trading, as the case may be, will ever be obtained. However, should an offer to liquidate an Underlying Asset materialize, the Manager will consider whether such offer is in the best interest of the Investors.  If the Manager determines that an offer is in the best interest of the Investors, the Manager will consider the merits of such offer on a case-by-case basis and potentially sell the Underlying Asset.  In determining whether to sell an Underlying Asset, the Manager may consider (a) guidance from the Advisory Board and (b) preferences of the Interest Holders of the related Series as expressed by the nonbinding voting results of a poll of such Interest Holders on the question whether to sell the Underlying Asset. Furthermore, should an Underlying Asset become obsolete (e.g.


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due to lack of Investor demand for its Interests) or suffer from a catastrophic event, the Manager may choose to sell the asset.  As a result of a sale under any circumstances, the Manager would distribute the proceeds of such sale (together with any insurance proceeds in the case of a catastrophic event covered under the asset’s insurance contract) to the Interest Holders of the applicable Series (after payment of any accrued liabilities or debt, including but not limited to balances outstanding under any Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation, on the Underlying Asset or of the Series at that time).

Liquidity Platform

Current Liquidity Platform

Overview

The Manager has entered into an arrangement with the Custodian that, subject to restrictions under state and federal securities laws and the transfer restrictions listed in the Operating Agreement (see “Description Of Interests Offered – Transfer Restrictions” section for additional details), facilitates the transfer of Interests issued by the Company (the “Current Liquidity Platform”).  The facilitation of the transfer of Interests is accomplished periodically (as described below under “Frequency of facilitation”) through an auction process for isolated non-issuer transactions (the “Trading Window”) and execution of the transfer is effected exclusively through the Custodian. The Asset Manager operates the Platform, through which Investors submit their indications of interests to transfer or purchase Interests, to be executed by the Custodian. The following process is subject to change.  

1)Frequency of facilitation: The Rally Entities shall be subject to a 90-day lock-up period starting the day of Closing for any Interests which they purchase in an Offering. Trading Windows may from time to time be opened for one or more Series of Interests, at any time. Any Investor, who is not then subject to a lock-up, shall be free to sell his, her or its Interests.  The time period between each successive Trading Window (and the length of each Trading Window) for a particular Series of Interests will vary based on a variety of factors, as well as the sole discretion of the Asset Manager, in its capacity as operator of the Platform. The factors which the Asset Manager may take into account in determining whether or not to open a Trading Window, include but are not limited to, the size of the particular Series of Interests, the level of activity during the most recent Trading Window for that particular Series of Interests, and the number of discrete holders of the particular Series of Interests.  The duration of the Trading Window is generally from 9:30a.m. EST to 4:00p.m. Eastern Time and each Trading Window remains open for one or two days during these hours. However, the Asset Manager, in its capacity as operator of the Platform, may change that frequency and duration.  The Master Series Table in Appendix A reflects the date of the most recent Trading Window (as of the date of filing of this Offering Circular) for each Series of Interests for which a Trading Window has occurred. 

 

2)Indication of interest submission and aggregation: During the Trading Window for a particular Series of Interest, indications of interest to transfer or purchase Interests may be submitted by Investors who have opened a brokerage account with the Custodian. Throughout the Trading Window, all indications of interest are aggregated through the Platform with respect to the Interests in a particular Series and, at the end of the Trading Window, the market-clearing price at which the maximum number of Interests of a given Series are transacted during that particular Trading Window as determined (e.g., the price at which the maximum number of indications of interest to transfer and purchase overlap), to the extent such transfer is permitted by applicable law and the transfer restrictions detailed in the Operating Agreement.  

 

3)Indication of interest execution: After the end of the Trading Window, each Investor that has a qualifying match is notified through the Platform and is required to affirmatively confirm their desire to transact in their discretion at the market-clearing price. Upon confirmation by the Investor, the Custodian clears and closes any transactions during a fixed period of time after the end of the Trading Window. Once a transaction is executed, the appropriate information is submitted back to the Platform by the Custodian and reflected in each Investor’s account on the Platform.  


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User Interface and Role of the Platform

For the purposes of the Trading Window described above (see “Frequency of facilitation”), the Platform serves as the user interface through which Investors submit indications of interest to transfer or purchase Interests in Series of the Company.

For the avoidance of doubt, all activity related to execution of transfers or purchases of Interests on the Platform are originated by the Investor and neither the Company, the Manager nor the Asset Manager are acting as a broker or dealer, and none of them make any recommendation as to the purchase or sale of any Interests. In addition, the registered broker-dealer does not make any recommendation as to the purchase or sale of any Interests. Neither the Company nor the Manager ever have custody of the Investor’s membership Interests, cash or other property, and all transfers of cash or securities will be performed by the registered broker-dealer or another appropriately licensed third party, at the direction of the Investor, upon Closing of a Trading Window.

The Platform acts as a user interface to deliver and display information to Investors and the registered broker-dealers. Neither the Company, the Manager nor the Asset Manager will receive any compensation for its role in the trading procedure unless and until the Manager or one of its affiliates registers as a broker-dealer.  As described above under the “Potential Conflicts of Interest – Conflicting Interests of the Manager, the Asset Manager and the Investorssection, the Manager or one of its affiliates in the future may register as a broker-dealer under state and federal securities laws, at which time it may charge fees in respect of trading of Interests on the Platform.

Anticipated Future Liquidity Platform

PPEX ATS Platform

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company plans to replace the Current Liquidity Platform with the PPEX ATS.  To that end, the Manager has entered into an arrangement with the Executing Broker that, subject to restrictions under state and federal securities laws and the transfer restrictions listed in the Operating Agreement (see “Description Of Interests Offered – Transfer Restrictions” section for additional details), facilitates potential resale transactions in Interests.  The facilitation of resale transactions in Interests is accomplished periodically (as described below under “Frequency of Facilitation”) through the Executing Broker’s role as a registered broker-dealer member of the PPEX ATS owned and operated by NCPS.  NCPS is a broker-dealer registered with the Commission and a member of FINRA and SIPC. Neither the Company, the Manager, nor the Asset Manager will facilitate, execute or transmit any transfer of Interests.

 

Secondary trades of Interests matched on the PPEX ATS are intended to comply with Blue Sky laws either through a manual exemption in states where available, through a direct filing with the state securities regulators where required, or as isolated non-issuer transactions.  Each Series of Interests will be identified by a unique CUSIP number.  Upon the implementation of the PPEX ATS, the Company will inform Investors of the replacement of the Current Liquidity Platform with the PPEX ATS.

 

Frequency of Facilitation

 

Trading Windows may from time to time be opened for one or more Series of Interests, at any time. The time period between each successive Trading Window (and the length of each Trading Window) for a particular Series of Interests will initially be determined by the Company.  However, such time periods will be subject to adjustment at the sole discretion of NCPS in its capacity as operator of the PPEX ATS.  Investors will be able submit bid and ask quotes on the Platform, which the Executing Broker may then submit on the PPEX ATS at any time, but no matching of buyers and sellers will occur other than during a Trading Window.  Bid and ask quotes submitted during a Trading Window may be matched immediately.  The Executing Broker will provide instructions regarding the transfer of Interests between Investor accounts to the Custodian, who will clear and close all transfers of Interests during a Trading Window.


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User Interface and Role of the Platform

 

For the purposes of the Trading Window described above (see “Frequency of Facilitation”), the Platform will serve as the user interface through which Investors communicate with and receive information and instructions from the Executing Broker to buy and sell Interests on their behalf matched on the PPEX ATS.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, all activity related to execution of transfers or purchases of Interests on the Platform will be originated by the Investor and communicated directly to the Executing Broker. Neither the Company nor any other Rally Entity will act as a broker or dealer or route any orders to the Executing Broker or the Custodian, and none of them will make any direction or recommendation as to the purchase or sale of any Interests. In addition, neither the Executing Broker nor NCPS will make any recommendation as to the purchase or sale of any Interests. Neither the Company, the Rally Entities nor NCPS, as owner and operator of the PPEX ATS, will ever have custody of an Investor’s membership Interests, cash or other property, and all transfers of cash or securities will be performed by a registered broker-dealer or another appropriately licensed third party.

 

The Platform will act as a user interface to deliver and display information to Investors and the registered broker-dealers. Neither the Company, the Manager nor the Asset Manager will receive any compensation for its role in the trading procedure unless and until the Manager or one of its affiliates registers as a broker-dealer.  As described above under the “Potential Conflicts of Interest – Conflicting interests of the Manager, the Asset Manager and the Investorssection, the Manager or one of its affiliates in the future may register as a broker-dealer under state and federal securities laws, at which time it may charge fees in respect of trading of Interests.

Agreements Relating to the PPEX ATS

The Company has entered into an agreement dated June 14, 2021 (the “PPEX ATS Company Agreement”) with NCPS, pursuant to which NCPS will review the Company’s and Series’ governing documents, offering materials and regulatory filings so that the PPEX ATS may serve as an available venue for the potential resale transactions in Interests to be conducted through the Executing Broker as a broker-dealer member of the PPEX ATS.  The PPEX ATS provides a matching platform for the Executing Broker as a broker-dealer member of the PPEX ATS to submit bid and ask quotes to purchase or sell Interests on behalf of Investors.  

The Company will pay an initial subscription fee of $12,000 in consideration for two years’ access to the PPEX ATS as an available venue for the potential resale transactions in Interests to be conducted through the Executing Broker as a broker-dealer member of the PPEX ATS.  After the expiration of the initial two-year term, the Company will have the option to extend the term of the PPEX ATS Company Agreement either on an annual basis for $10,000 per year or on a six-month basis for $6,000 per six months.

In addition, the Asset Manager intends to enter into a Software and Services License Agreement with North Capital Investment Technology, Inc., the parent company of NCPS (“NCIT”), pursuant to which the Company will be licensed to use certain technology to facilitate the operation of the Platform with the PPEX ATS as described above.  The Asset Manager will pay NCIT a monthly fee of $500.

The Company has also entered into an agreement with the Executing Broker (the “Secondary Brokerage Agreement”), dated June 14, 2021, separate and apart from the Brokerage Agreement.  Pursuant to the Secondary Brokerage Agreement, the Executing Broker will perform certain services in support of the secondary trading of Interests on the PPEX ATS and will ultimately be responsible for the execution of secondary trades of Interests.  As compensation, the Executing Broker will receive 2% of the gross proceeds received related to each transaction (1% from the buyer and 1% from the seller involved in such transaction).  The Manager may, from time to time and at its sole discretion, opt to pay the compensation earned by the Executing Broker in connection with its services related to the PPEX ATS.

The Asset Manager has also entered into an additional license agreement, dated June 29, 2021 (the “Tools License Agreement”), with the Executing Broker, pursuant to which the Executing Broker is licensed to use certain of the Asset Manager’s proprietary hosted software tools to perform services for the Rally Entities (“Services”) as called for by the Secondary Brokerage Agreement.  There are no additional fees payable by either party under the Tools License Agreement in exchange for the Services.


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Facilities

The Manager operates the Company and manages the collection in a manner that prioritizes the ongoing security of all Underlying Assets. The Manager stores the Underlying Assets, along with other assets, in a professional facility and in accordance with standards commonly expected when managing Collectible Assets of equivalent value and always as recommended by the Advisory Board.

The Company has leased space in one purpose built, secure, temperature-controlled storage facility in New Jersey for the purposes of storing the Underlying Assets in a highly controlled environment other than when some or all of the Underlying Assets are used in Membership Experience Programs or are otherwise being utilized for marketing or similar purposes. The facility used by the Company is monitored by staff approximately 40 hours per week and is under constant video surveillance. Each of the Underlying Assets in the collection are inspected and exercised appropriately on a regular basis according to the maintenance schedule defined for each Underlying Asset by the Asset Manager. In addition to the storage facilities, as part of the Membership Experience Program, the Manager of the Company opened a showroom in New York City in 2019.

Each of the Underlying Assets in the collection is inspected on a regular basis according to the inspection schedule defined, from time to time, for each Underlying Asset by the Asset Manager in conjunction with members of the Advisory Board.

The Manager and the Asset Manager are located at 250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012 and the Asset Manager presently has approximately 35 full-time employees and part-time contractors. Neither the Manager nor the Company has any employees.

Government Regulation

Federal and state laws and regulations apply to many key aspects of our business. Any actual or perceived failure to comply with these requirements may result in, among other things, revocation of required licenses or registrations, loss of approved status, regulatory or governmental investigations, administrative enforcement actions, sanctions, civil and criminal liability, private litigation, reputational harm, or constraints on our ability to continue to operate. It is also possible that current or future laws or regulations could be enacted, interpreted or applied in a manner that would prohibit, alter or impair our existing or planned lines of business, or that could require costly, time-consuming, or otherwise burdensome compliance measures. As our business expands, our compliance requirements and costs may increase and we may be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny.

 

Claims arising out of actual or alleged violations of law, including certain matters currently under investigation by the Commission, could be asserted against the Company by individuals or governmental authorities and could expose the Company, any of its affiliates or any Series to significant damages or other penalties, including revocation or suspension of the licenses necessary to conduct business and fines. See “Risk Factors.”

 

Regulation of Collectibles

 

Regulation of the automobile industry varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and state to state. In any jurisdictions or states in which the Company operates, it may be required to obtain licenses and permits to conduct business, including dealer and sales licenses and titles and registrations issued by state and local regulatory authorities, and will be subject to local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, import and export regulations, emissions standards, laws and regulations involving sales, use, value-added and other indirect taxes.

In the United States, a three-tiered distribution system gives individual states the ability to regulate how alcohol is sold. Alcohol has regulation around who has access to it, who is able to purchase it and how it is owned.  There are regulatory restrictions around licensed entities and how they transact alcohol.  Each state regulates alcohol individually from one another, creating unique and complex regulatory requirements.  Imported alcohol in most international jurisdictions is subject to import and export regulations which may include excise tax, customs declarations and extensive administrative requirements.  As such, imported alcohol is subject to more regulation and to the rules and regulations in the country or state to which it is being sold.


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Claims arising out of actual or alleged violations of law, including certain matters currently under investigation by the SEC, could be asserted against the Company by individuals or governmental authorities and could expose the Company or each Series to significant damages or other penalties, including revocation or suspension of the licenses necessary to conduct business and fines.  See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Offerings—If either the Manager or Asset Manager is required to register as a broker-dealer, the Manager or Asset Manager may be required to cease operations and any Series of Interests offered and sold without such proper registration may be subject to a right of rescission” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Offerings—If the Platform is ultimately found to be a securities exchange or alternative trading system, we may be required to cease operating the Platform prior to the implementation of the PPEX ATS, and such cessation would materially and adversely affect your ability to transfer your Interests.”

Regulation of Exchanges

 

A platform facilitating the sale and secondary trading of securities potentially may be required to register with the Commission as an exchange. Section 3(a)(1) of the Exchange Act provides that an “exchange” means “any organization, association, or group of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which constitutes, maintains, or provides a market place or facilities for bringing together purchasers and sellers of securities or for otherwise performing with respect to securities the functions commonly performed by a stock exchange as that term is generally understood, and includes the market place and the market facilities maintained by such exchange.” Rule 3b-16(a) under the Exchange Act further provides that a “market place or facility for bringing together purchasers and sellers of securities or for otherwise performing with respect to securities the functions commonly performed by a stock exchange” means someone who brings together the orders for securities of multiple buyers and sellers and “uses established, non-discretionary methods (whether by providing a trading facility or by setting rules) under which such orders interact with each other, and the buyers and sellers entering such orders agree to the terms of a trade.”  

 

We believe that the Platform does not use any non-discretionary methods under which any orders to purchase or sell a security interact with each other. The Platform merely routes orders to a registered broker-dealer to make isolated trades through matching individual buyers and sellers after the buyers and sellers have confirmed their intent to complete the trade.

 

A system that meets the definition of an exchange and is not excluded under Rule 3b-16(b) must register as a national securities exchange or operate pursuant to an appropriate exemption. One frequently used exemption is for alternative trading systems (“ATS”). Rule 3a1-1(a)(2) under the Exchange Act exempts from the definition of “exchange” under Section 3(a)(1) of the Exchange Act an ATS that complies with Regulation ATS. An ATS that operates pursuant to the Rule 3a1-1(a)(2) exemption and complies with Regulation ATS would not be subject to the registration requirement of Section 5 of the Exchange Act.

 

Rule 3b-16(b)(1) provides that such an entity will not be “a market place or facilities for bringing together purchasers and sellers of securities or for otherwise performing with respect to securities the functions commonly performed by a stock exchange” solely because it routes orders to a registered broker-dealer. The Platform merely provides bid and ask prices to a registered broker-dealer, and requires users to click through an acknowledgement that any orders being placed are with a registered broker-dealer, not with the Company itself. Any rules for submitting buy or sell orders are set by the participating broker-dealers. In reliance upon Rule 3b-16(b)(1), the Company believes it is not required to register the Platform as an exchange or comply with Regulation ATS as an ATS. However, the Company is currently subject to an SEC investigation related to the potential status of the Platform as an exchange or an ATS.


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Privacy and Protection of Investor Data

 

Aspects of our operations or business are subject to privacy and data protection regulation in the United States and elsewhere. Accordingly, we publish our privacy policies and terms of service, which describe our practices concerning the use, transmission and disclosure of information. As our business continues to expand in the United States and beyond, and as laws and regulations continue to be passed and their interpretations continue to evolve in numerous jurisdictions, additional laws and regulations may become relevant to us. Regulatory authorities around the world are considering numerous legislative and regulatory proposals concerning privacy and data protection. In addition, the interpretation and application of these privacy and data protection laws in the United States and elsewhere are often uncertain and in a state of flux.

 

Growing public concern about privacy and the use of personal information may subject us to increased regulatory scrutiny. The FTC has, over the last few years, begun investigating companies that have used personally identifiable information in a deceptive or unfair manner or in violation of a posted privacy policy. If we are accused of violating the terms of our privacy policy or implementing unfair privacy practices, we may be forced to expend significant financial and managerial resources to defend against an FTC action. On May 25, 2018, the European Union implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), a new privacy regulation that imposes new regulatory scrutiny on our business with customers in the European Economic Area, with possible financial consequences for noncompliance. If we are accused of violating the data protection and privacy rights of European Union citizens, we may be forced to expend significant financial and managerial resources to defend against a GDPR enforcement action by a European Union data protection authority or a European Union citizen. On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) became effective. Similar to the GDPR, the CCPA imposes new regulatory scrutiny on our processing of the personal data of our customers in California, with possible financial consequences for noncompliance. If we are accused of violating the CCPA, we may be forced to expend significant financial and managerial resources to defend against an enforcement action by the California Attorney General or, in the event of a data breach, a lawsuit by customers located in California.

 

Consumer Protection Regulation

 

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other federal and state regulatory agencies, including the FTC, broadly regulate financial products, enforce consumer protection laws applicable to credit, deposit and payments, and other similar products, and prohibit unfair and deceptive practices. Such agencies have broad consumer protection mandates, and they promulgate, interpret and enforce laws, rules and regulations, including with respect to unfair, deceptive and abusive acts and practices that may impact or apply to our business. For example, under federal and state financial privacy laws and regulations, we must provide notice to Investors of our policies on sharing non-public information with third parties, among other requirements. In addition, under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, we may be required to disclose the terms of our electronic fund transfer services to consumers prior to their use of the service, among other requirements.

 

Investment Company Act of 1940 Considerations

 

We intend to conduct our operations so that we do not fall within, or are excluded from, the definition of an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”). Under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act, a company is deemed to be an “investment company” if it is, or holds itself out as being, engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. We believe that we will not be considered an investment company under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act because we will not engage primarily or hold ourselves out as being engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. We anticipate that the Underlying Assets for each Series will not be securities.

 

Under Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act, a company is deemed to be an “investment company” if it is engaged, or proposes to engage, in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities and owns or proposes to acquire “investment securities” having a value exceeding 40% of the value of the company’s total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis, which we refer to as the “40% test.” We intend to monitor our holdings and conduct operations so that on an unconsolidated basis we will comply with the 40% test with respect to each Series.


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If we become obligated to register the Company as an investment company, we would have to comply with a variety of substantive requirements under the Investment Company Act imposing, among other things:

 

·limitations on capital structure; 

·restrictions on specified investments; 

·prohibitions on transactions with affiliates; and 

·compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations that would significantly change our operations. 

If we were required to register the Company as an investment company but failed to do so, we would be prohibited from engaging in our business, and criminal and civil actions could be brought against us. In addition, our contracts would be unenforceable unless a court required enforcement, and a court could appoint a receiver to take control of us and liquidate our business, all of which would have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Legal Proceedings

None of the Rally Entities or any of the directors or executive officers of RSE Markets is, as of the date of this Offering Circular, subject to any material legal proceedings.

Allocation of Expenses

To the extent relevant, Offering Expenses, Acquisition Expenses, Operating Expenses, revenue generated from Underlying Assets and any indemnification payments made by the Company will be allocated amongst the various Series in accordance with the Manager’s allocation policy, a copy of which is available to Investors upon written request to the Manager. The allocation policy requires the Manager to allocate items that are allocable to a specific Series to be borne by, or distributed to (as applicable), the applicable Series of Interests.  If, however, an item is not allocable to a specific Series but to the Company in general, it will be allocated pro rata based on the value of Underlying Assets (e.g., in respect of fleet level insurance) or the number of Underlying Assets, as reasonably determined by the Manager or as otherwise set forth in the allocation policy. By way of example, as of the date hereof revenues and expenses are allocated as follows:


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Revenue or Expense Item

Details

Allocation Policy (if revenue or expense is not clearly allocable to a specific Underlying Asset)

Revenue

Membership Experience Programs

Allocable pro rata to the value of each Underlying Asset

Asset sponsorship models

Allocable pro rata to the value of each Underlying Asset

Offering Expenses

Filing expenses related to submission of regulatory paperwork for a Series

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Legal expenses related to the submission of regulatory paperwork for a Series

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Audit and accounting work related to the regulatory paperwork or a Series

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Escrow agent fees for the administration of escrow accounts related to the Offering

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Compliance work including diligence related to the preparation of a Series

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Bank transfer and other bank account related fees

Allocable to each Underlying Asset

Transfer to and custody of Interests in Custodian brokerage accounts

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Acquisition Expenses

Transportation of Underlying Asset as at time of acquisition

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Insurance for transportation of Underlying Asset as at time of acquisition

Allocable pro rata to the value of each Underlying Asset

Preparation of marketing materials

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Asset technology (e.g., tracking device)

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Initial vehicle registration fee

Allocable directly to the applicable Underlying Asset

Document fee

Allocable directly to the applicable Underlying Asset

Title fee

Allocable directly to the applicable Underlying Asset

Pre-Purchase Inspection

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Refurbishment and maintenance

Allocable directly to the applicable Underlying Asset

Interest / purchase option expense in the case (i) an Underlying Asset was pre-purchased by the Company through a loan or (ii) the Company obtained a purchase option to acquire an Underlying Asset, prior to the Closing of an Offering

Allocable directly to the applicable Underlying Asset

Operating Expenses

Storage

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Security (e.g., surveillance and patrols)

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Custodial fees

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Appraisal and valuation fees

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Marketing expenses in connection with Membership Experience Programs

Allocable pro rata to the value of each Underlying Asset

Annual registration renewal fee

Allocable directly to the applicable Underlying Asset

Insurance

Allocable pro rata to the value of each Underlying Asset

Maintenance

Allocable directly to the applicable Underlying Asset

Transportation to Membership Experience Programs

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Ongoing reporting requirements (e.g., Reg A+ or Securities Act reporting)

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Audit, accounting bookkeeping and legal expenses related to the reporting requirements of the Series

Allocable pro rata to the number of Underlying Assets

Other Membership Experience Programs related expenses (e.g., venue hire, catering, facility management, film and photography crew)

Allocable pro rata to the value of each Underlying Asset

Indemnification Payments

Indemnification payments under the Operating Agreement

Allocable pro rata to the value of each Underlying Asset

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager may revise and update the allocation policy from time to time in its reasonable discretion without further notice to the Investors.


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MANAGEMENT

Manager

The Manager of the Company is RSE Collection Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed on March 16, 2021.

The Company operates under the direction of the Manager, which is responsible for directing the operations of our business, directing our day-to-day affairs, and implementing our investment strategy.  RSE Markets, the sole member of the Asset Manager, has established a Board of Directors that will make decisions with respect to all asset acquisitions, dispositions and maintenance schedules, with guidance from the Advisory Board.  The Manager and the officers and directors of RSE Markets are not required to devote all of their time to our business and are only required to devote such time to our affairs as their duties require.  The Manager is responsible for determining maintenance required in order to maintain or improve the asset’s quality, determining how to monetize the Underlying Assets at Membership Experience Programs in order to generate profits and evaluating potential sale offers, which may lead to the liquidation of a Series.

The Company will follow guidelines adopted by the Manager and implement policies set forth in the Operating Agreement unless otherwise modified by the Manager.  The Manager may establish further written policies and will monitor our administrative procedures, investment operations and performance to ensure that the policies are fulfilled.  The Manager may change our objectives at any time without approval of Interest Holders.  The Manager itself has no track record and is relying on the experience of the individual officers, directors and advisors of RSE Markets. The Asset Manager is also the Asset Manager for RSE Archive, LLC, a series limited liability company with a similar business in the memorabilia and collectible asset class, which commenced principal operations in 2019, and RSE Innovation, LLC, a series limited liability company with a similar business in the intangibles asset class, which has not commenced operations to date. While the Asset Manager thus has some similar management experience, its experience is limited, and it has no experience selecting or managing assets in the Asset Class.

The Manager performs its duties and responsibilities pursuant to our Operating Agreement.  The Manager maintains a contractual, as opposed to a fiduciary, relationship with us and our Interest Holders.  Furthermore, we have agreed to limit the liability of the Manager and to indemnify the Manager against certain liabilities.

Responsibilities of the Manager

The responsibilities of the Manager include:

Asset Sourcing and Disposition Services:

-Together with guidance from the Advisory Board, define and oversee the overall Underlying Asset sourcing and disposition strategy; 

 

Services in Connection with an Offering:

-Create and manage all Series of Interests for Offerings related to Underlying Assets on the Platform; 

-Develop Offering materials, including the determination of specific terms and structure and description of the Underlying Assets; 

-Create and submit all necessary regulatory filings including, but not limited to, Commission filings and financial audits and related coordination with advisors; 

-Prepare all marketing materials related to Offerings; 

-Together with the broker of record, coordinate the receipt, collection, processing and acceptance of subscription agreements and other administrative support functions; 

-Create and implement various technology services, transactional services, and electronic communications related to any Offerings; 

-All other necessary Offering related services, which may be contracted out; 


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Asset Monetization Services:

-Together with advice from the Asset Manager, create and manage all Membership Experience Programs and determine participation in such programs by any Underlying Assets; 

-Together with advice from the Asset Manager, evaluate and enter into service provider contracts related to the operation of Membership Experience Programs; 

-Allocate revenues and costs related to Membership Experience Programs to the appropriate Series in accordance with our allocation policy; 

-Approve potential joint ventures, limited partnerships and other such relationships with third parties related to asset monetization and Membership Experience Programs; 

Interest Holder Relationship Services:

-Provide any appropriate updates related to Underlying Assets or Offerings electronically or through the Platform; 

-Manage communications with Interest Holders, including answering e-mails, preparing and sending written and electronic reports and other communications; 

-Establish technology infrastructure to assist in providing Interest Holder support and services; 

-Determine our distribution policy and determine amounts of and authorize Free Cash Flow distributions from time to time; 

-Maintain Free Cash Flow funds in deposit accounts or investment accounts for the benefit of a Series; 

Administrative Services:

-Manage and perform the various administrative functions necessary for our day-to-day operations; 

-Provide financial and operational planning services and collection management functions including determination, administration and servicing of any Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation made to the Company or any Series by the Manager or the Asset Manager to cover any Operating Expense shortfalls; 

-Administer the potential issuance of additional Interests to cover any potential Operating Expense shortfalls; 

-Maintain accounting data and any other information concerning our activities as will be required to prepare and to file all periodic financial reports required to be filed with the Commission and any other regulatory agency, including annual and semi-annual financial statements; 

-Maintain all appropriate books and records for the Company and all the Series of Interests; 

-Obtain and update market research and economic and statistical data in the Underlying Assets and the general Asset Class; 

-Oversee tax and compliance services and risk management services and coordinate with appropriate third parties, including independent accountants and other consultants, on related tax matters; 

-Supervise the performance of such ministerial and administrative functions as may be necessary in connection with our daily operations; 

-Provide all necessary cash management services; 

-Manage and coordinate with the transfer agent, custodian or broker-dealer, if any, the process of making distributions and payments to Interest Holders or the transfer or re-sale of securities as may be permitted by law; 

-Evaluate and obtain adequate insurance coverage for the Underlying Assets based upon risk management determinations; 

-Track the overall regulatory environment affecting the Company, as well as managing compliance with regulatory matters; 

-Evaluate our corporate governance structure and appropriate policies and procedures related thereto; and 

-Oversee all reporting, record keeping, internal controls and similar matters in a manner to allow us to comply with applicable law. 


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Responsibilities of the Asset Manager

The responsibilities of the Asset Manager include:

Asset Sourcing and Disposition Services:

- Manage the Company’s asset sourcing activities including creating the asset acquisition policy, organizing and evaluating due diligence for specific asset acquisition opportunities, verifying authenticity and condition of specific assets, and structuring partnerships with collectors, brokers and dealers who may provide opportunities to source quality assets; 

-Negotiate and structure the terms and conditions of acquisitions of or purchase option agreements or purchase agreements for Underlying Assets with Asset Sellers; 

-Evaluate any potential asset takeover offers from third parties, which may result in asset dispositions, sales or other liquidity transactions; 

-Structure and negotiate the terms and conditions of transactions pursuant to which Underlying Assets may be sold or otherwise disposed. 

Asset Management and Maintenance Services with Respect to the Underlying Assets:

-Develop a maintenance schedule and standards of care in consultation with the Advisory Board and oversee compliance with such maintenance schedule and standards of care; 

-Purchase and maintain insurance coverage for Underlying Assets;  

-Engage third party independent contractors for the care, custody, maintenance and management of the Underlying Assets;  

-Deliver invoices to the Managing Member for the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance and operation of Underlying Assets and ensure delivery of payments to third parties for any such services; and 

-Generally, perform any other act necessary to carry out all asset management and maintenance obligations. 

 

Executive Officers, Directors and Key Employees of RSE Markets

The following individuals constitute the Board of Directors, executive management and significant employees of RSE Markets, the sole member of the Asset Manager:

 

Name(1)

Age

Position

Term of Office

(Beginning)

Christopher J. Bruno

41

President and Director

05/2016

George Leimer

55

Chief Executive Officer and Director

08/2020

Robert A. Petrozzo

38

Chief Product Officer

06/2016

Maximilian F. Niederste-Ostholt

41

Chief Financial Officer

08/2016

Vincent DiDonato

43

Chief Technology Officer

10/2019

Greg Bettinelli

49

Director

07/2018

Joshua Silberstein

46

Director

10/2016

Ryan Sweeney

43

Director

04/2021

 

(1)Each of the directors of RSE Markets was elected as a director pursuant to a voting agreement among RSE Markets and certain stockholders of RSE Markets. 


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Background of Executive Officers and Directors of RSE Markets

The following is a brief summary of the background of each executive officer and director of RSE Markets:

Christopher J. Bruno, Founder & President and Director

Chris is a serial entrepreneur who has developed several online platform businesses. In 2013, Chris co-founded Network of One, a data-driven content investment platform focused on the YouTube market where he worked until 2016.  Prior to Network of One, Chris co-founded Healthguru, a leading health information video platform on the web (acquired by Propel Media, Inc., OTC BB: PROM) where he worked from 2005 to 2013.

Chris began his career working in venture capital at Village Ventures where he invested in early-stage companies across the online media, telecommunications, software, medical devices, consumer products and e-commerce industries. Chris worked at Village Ventures from 2002 to 2005.

From 2004 to 2005, Chris also worked as an analyst directly for the management team of Everyday Health (NYSE: EVDY) during its growth phase.

Chris graduated magna cum laude with Honors from Williams College with a degree in Economics and received his Master of Business Administration, beta gamma sigma, from the NYU Stern School of Business with a specialization in Finance and Entrepreneurship.

George Leimer, Chief Executive Officer and Director

                George is a seasoned business and technology executive with extensive experience working in a diverse collection of industries ranging from e-commerce, content-creation, consumer internet, and entertainment. He has hands-on knowledge gained from direct leadership in general management, product development, and product marketing roles and early-stage experience from company formation through fund-raising, launch/operation and acquisition.

                Most recently George was the Senior Vice President of data platforms at Disney where he led the transformation of The Walt Disney Company’s consumer identity platform from an on-premises monolithic architecture to a highly available and scalable cloud-based solution. He led both technology and product groups at ESPN as a Vice President from 2013 to 2018 building products and running development groups.

From 2007 until 2009 George was a senior manager of online store merchandising at Apple. He had an entrepreneurial hiatus from Apple from 2009 until 2012 in which he cofounded BigDeal.com, a hybrid gaming/ecommerce business. He returned to Apple in 2012 where he was the director of online store merchandising until he departed for ESPN in 2013.

George held various senior operations and technology roles at eBay and subsidiary Half.com from 1999 until 2007. In his tenure at eBay, George launched various services and led a portfolio of businesses generating $2B in annual gross merchandise sales.

George graduated from Widener University in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in Management and a Management Information Systems concentration.

Robert A. Petrozzo, Chief Product Officer

Rob is a designer and creative thinker who has led the development of multiple award-winning technology platforms in both the software and hardware arenas.  For the past decade, he has specialized in the product design space having created authoring components, architected the front-end of distribution platforms, and designed interactive content platforms for both consumers and enterprises. Immediately prior to joining the Asset Manager, he led the UX & UI effort at computer vision and robotics startup KeyMe, building interactive products from the ground up and deploying both mobile and kiosk-based software nationwide.  Rob worked at KeyMe from 2014 to 2016.


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His previous roles include internal software design for Ares Management (2013 to 2014), and Creative Director at ScrollMotion (2010 to 2013), where he led a team of content creators and product developers to release a fully integrated authoring tool and over 300 custom enterprise apps for Fortune 50 and 100 clientele across 12 countries including Hearst, Roche, J&J, Genentech, and the NFL.

Rob received his degree in User-Centered Design with a peripheral curriculum in User Psychology from the University of Philadelphia.

Maximilian F. Niederste-Ostholt, Chief Financial Officer

 

Max has spent nine years in the finance industry, working in the investment banking divisions of Lehman Brothers from 2007 to 2008 and Barclays from 2008 to 2016.  At both firms he was a member of the healthcare investment banking group, most recently as Director focused on M&A and financing transactions in the Healthcare IT and Health Insurance spaces.  Max has supported the execution of over $100 billion of financing and M&A transactions across various sectors of the healthcare space including buy-side and sell-side M&A assignments and financings across high grade and high yield debt, equities and convertible financings.  Work performed on these transactions included amongst other aspects, valuation, contract negotiations, capital raising support and general transaction execution activities.

Prior to his career in investment banking, Max worked in management consulting at A.T. Kearney from 2002 to 2005, where he focused on engagements in the automotive, IT and healthcare spaces. During this time, he worked on asset sourcing, logistics and process optimization projects.

Max graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Economics and received a Master of Business Administration, beta gamma sigma, from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Vincent A. DiDonato, Chief Technology Officer

Vincent brings more than 20 years of technology and web application development experience with a focus on SaaS-based B2C and B2B platforms. Most recently, Vincent was VP of Engineering at Splash, where he helped build and lead a global engineering team. 

Prior to Splash, Vincent spent over five years working as SiteCompli's VP of Technology & Engineering where he oversaw the direction and execution of SiteCompli's technology strategy as well as managed onshore and offshore software engineering operations.

Vincent's previous roles include director and engineering capacities with American Express and NYC & Company, where he led, architected and implemented multi-million-dollar product and platform launches.

Greg Bettinelli, Director

Greg has over 20 years of experience in the Internet and e-commerce industries.

 In 2013 he joined the venture capital firm Upfront Ventures as a Partner and is focused on investments in businesses at the intersection of retail and technology. One of Greg's most notable investments, Ring, was acquired by Amazon for $1 billion in 2018. 

 Prior to joining Upfront Ventures, from 2009 to 2013, Greg was the Chief Marketing Officer for HauteLook, a leading online flash-sale retailer which was acquired by Nordstrom, Inc. in March 2011 for $270 million.  

 Before joining HauteLook, from 2008 to 2009, Greg served as Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Live Nation, where he was responsible for the strategic direction and key business partnerships for Live Nations' ticketing and digital businesses. Prior to Live Nation, from 2003 to 2008, Greg held a  


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number of leadership positions at eBay, including Senior Director of Business Development for StubHub and Director of Event Tickets and Media. While at eBay, Greg played a lead role in eBay's acquisition of StubHub in 2007 for $307 million.

 Earlier in his career, Greg held a number of roles in marketing, finance, and business development at companies in the financial services and healthcare industries. 

 Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of San Diego and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. 

Joshua Silberstein, Director

Joshua is a seasoned operator and entrepreneur with in excess of 15 years of experience successfully building companies – as a founder, investor, board member, and CEO.

Joshua co-founded Healthguru in 2006 and led the company from idea to exit in 2013.  When Healthguru was acquired by Propel Media, Inc. (OTC BB: PROM), a publicly traded video syndication company, in 2013, Healthguru was a leading provider of health video on the web (as of 2013 it had 917 million streams and a 49.1% market share in health videos).

After the acquisition, Joshua joined Propel Media as President and completed a transformative transaction that quadrupled annual revenue and dramatically improved profitability.  When the deal – a reverse merger – was completed, it resulted in an entity with over $90 million in revenue and approximately $30 million in EBITDA.

In the past several years, Joshua has taken an active role with more than a dozen companies (with approximately $3 million to $47 million in revenue) – both in operating roles (Interim President, Chief Strategy Officer) and in an advisory capacity (to support a capital raise or lead an M&A transaction).

Earlier in his career, Joshua was a venture capitalist at BEV Capital, where he was part of teams that invested nearly $50 million in early-stage consumer businesses (including Alloy.com and Classmates Online) and held a number of other senior operating roles in finance, marketing, and business development.

Joshua has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School (summa cum laude) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University (beta gamma sigma).

Ryan Sweeney, Director

In 2009, Ryan joined the venture capital firm, Accel, as a Partner and is focused on investments in businesses at the intersection of consumer services and technology. One of Ryan’s most notable investments, Qualtrics, was acquired by SAP for $8 billion in 2018.

Prior to joining Accel, from 2000 to 2008, Ryan led technology growth investments at Summit Partners in the Boston area.

Before joining Summit Partners Ryan worked at William Blair & Company, LLC, and held a number of leadership positions at North Bridge Growth Equity and National Mentor Holdings, Inc.

Earlier in his career, Ryan held a number of roles in finance and business development at companies in the investment banking and private equity industries.

Ryan grew up in New Jersey and holds a Bachelor of Business Administratoin in Finance and Business Economics from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Advisory Board


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Responsibilities of the Advisory Board

The Advisory Board supports the Company, the Asset Manager, the Manager and RSE Markets and consists of members of our expert network and additional advisors to the Manager.  The Advisory Board reviews the Company’s relationship with, and the performance of, the Manager, and generally approves the terms of any material or related-party transactions.  In addition, the Advisory Board assists with, and makes recommendations with respect to the following:

(1)Approving, permitting deviations from, making changes to, and annually reviewing the asset acquisition policy; 

(2)Evaluating all asset acquisitions; 

(3)Evaluating any third party offers for asset acquisitions and approving asset dispositions that are in the best interest of the Company and the Interest Holders; 

(4)Providing guidance with respect to the appropriate levels of annual collection level insurance costs and maintenance costs specific to each individual asset; 

(5)Reviewing material conflicts of interest that arise, or are reasonably likely to arise with the Managing Member, on the one hand, and the Company, a Series or the Interest Holders, on the other hand, or the Company or a Series, on the one hand, and another Series, on the other hand; 

(6)Approving any material transaction between the Company or a Series, on the one hand, and the Manager or any of its affiliates, another Series or an Interest Holder, on the other hand, other than for the purchase of Interests; 

(7)Reviewing the total fees, expenses, assets, revenues, and availability of funds for distributions to Interest Holders at least annually or with sufficient frequency to determine that the expenses incurred are reasonable in light of the investment performance of the assets, and that funds available for distributions to Interest Holders are in accordance with our policies; and 

(8)Approving any service providers appointed by the Manager or the Asset Manager in respect of the Underlying Assets. 

The resolution of any conflict of interest approved by the Advisory Board shall be conclusively deemed fair and reasonable to the Company and the Members and not a breach of any duty at law, in equity or otherwise.  The members of the Advisory Board are not managers or officers of the Company, the Manager or the Asset Manager, or any Series and do not have fiduciary or other duties to the Interest Holders of any Series.  

Compensation of the Advisory Board

The Asset Manager will compensate members of the Advisory Board or their nominees (as so directed by an Advisory Board member) for their service. As such, their costs will not be borne by any given Series of Interests, although members of the Advisory Board may be reimbursed by a Series for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Advisory Board member in connection with a Series of Interests (e.g. travel related to evaluation of an asset).

Members of the Advisory Board

We plan to continue to build the Advisory Board over time and are in advanced discussions with various experts in the Asset Class.  We have already established an informal network of expert advisors who support the Company in asset acquisitions, valuations and negotiations.  To date two individuals have formally joined the Manager’s Advisory Board:

Dan Gallagher

Dan has extensive public and private sector experience in regulatory matters, financial markets, and corporate legal affairs and governance.

Dan initially began his career in private practice, advising clients on broker-dealer regulatory issues and representing clients in SEC and SRO enforcement proceedings. Dan then served on the SEC staff in several capacities, including as counsel to both Commissioner Paul Atkins and Chairman Christopher Cox, and from 2008 to 2010 as


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deputy director and co-acting director of the Division of Trading and Markets. While serving as deputy director and co-acting director, he was on the front lines of the agency’s response to the financial crisis, including representing the SEC in the Lehman Brothers liquidation.

Dan served as an SEC commissioner from 2011 to 2015. While serving as commissioner, he advocated for a comprehensive review of equity market structure, championed corporate governance reform and pushed to improve the SEC’s fixed income market expertise.

Dan is currently a partner of and deputy chair of the securities department at the international law firm WilmerHale and is a member of the advisory boards of both the Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania and the Center for Corporate Governance, Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University.

Dan earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Catholic University of America, where he was a member of the law review and graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

Arun Sundararajan

Arun is a Professor and the Robert L. and Dale Atkins Rosen Faculty Fellow at New York University’s (NYU) Stern School of Business, and an affiliated faculty member at many of NYU’s interdisciplinary research centers, including the Center for Data Science and the Center for Urban Science and Progress. He joined the NYU Stern faculty in 1998.

Arun’s research studies how digital technologies transform business, government and civil society. His current research topics include digital strategy and governance, crowd-based capitalism, the sharing economy, the economics of automation, and the future of work. He has published over 50 scientific papers in peer-reviewed academic journals and conferences, and over 30 op-eds in outlets that include The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Wired, Le Monde, Bloomberg View, Fortune, Entrepreneur, The Economic Times, LiveMint, Harvard Business Review, Knowledge@Wharton and Quartz. He has given more than 250 invited talks at industry, government and academic forums internationally. His new book, “The Sharing Economy,” was published by the MIT Press in June 2016.

Arun is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Technology, Values and Policy. He interfaces with tech companies at various stages on issues of strategy and regulation, and with non-tech companies trying to understand how to forecast and address changes induced by digital technologies. He has provided expert input about the digital economy as part of Congressional testimony, and to various city, state and federal government agencies.

Arun holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Management Science from the University of Rochester, and a B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Roger Wiegley

Roger has over 30 years of legal and risk management experience.  He is a practicing attorney through his company Roger Wiegley Law Offices, which he started in 2013.  He is also a senior adviser to KPMG (insurance and reinsurance) as well as a consultant to several AXA companies in Europe and the United States, and he is the founder and a director of Global Risk Consulting, Ltd., a UK consulting company.

Roger spent the first 18 years of his career practicing law at Sullivan & Cromwell; Sidley & Austin; and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, focused on clients in the financial sector.  From 1998 to 2001 he was the chief counsel for the commercial bank branches of Credit Suisse First Boston in the Americas and served as Head of Regional Oversight for CSFB in the Asia-Pacific Region.  He held various other general counsel and legal positions at various companies including Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company and Westmoreland Coal Company from 2001 to 2007.  From 2008 to 2013, Roger was the Global General Counsel of AXA Liabilities Managers.


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COMPENSATION

Compensation of Executive Officers

We do not currently have any employees, nor do we currently intend to hire any employees who will be compensated directly by the Company.  Each of the executive officers of RSE Markets manage our day-to-day affairs, oversee the review, selection and recommendation of investment opportunities, service acquired investments and monitor the performance of these investments to ensure that they are consistent with our investment objectives.  Each of these individuals receives compensation for his or her services, including services performed for us on behalf of the Manager.  Although we will indirectly bear some of the costs of the compensation paid to these individuals, through fees we pay to the Asset Manager, we do not intend to pay any compensation directly to these individuals.

Compensation of the Manager

The Manager may receive Sourcing Fees and reimbursement for costs incurred relating to the Offering described herein and other Offerings (e.g., Offering Expenses and Acquisition Expenses).  Neither the Manager nor the Asset Manager nor their affiliates will receive any selling commissions or dealer manager fees in connection with the offer and sale of the Interests.

As of December 31, 2020, the annual compensation of the Manager was as follows:

 

Year

Name

Capacities in which compensation was received (e.g., Chief Executive Officer, director, etc.)

Cash compensation ($)

Other compensation ($)

Total compensation ($)

2019

RSE Markets, Inc.

Manager

$92,030

$0

$92,030

2020

RSE Markets, Inc.

Manager

$29,639

$0

$29,639

 

The Manager will receive Sourcing Fees for each subsequent Offering for Series of Interests in the Company that closes as detailed in the “Use of Proceeds” in Appendix B for each respective Series. Additional details on Sourcing Fees received by the Manager can be found in the “Use of Proceeds” in Appendix B for each respective Series.

In addition, should a Series’ revenue exceed its ongoing Operating Expenses and various other potential financial obligations of the Series, the Asset Manager may receive a Management Fee as described in Description of the Business –Management Fee”.  

A more complete description of Management of the Company is included in “Description of the Business” and “Management”.


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PRINCIPAL INTEREST HOLDERS

The Company is managed by the Manager. At the Closing of each Offering, the Manager or an affiliate will own at least 1% of the Interests acquired on the same terms as the other Investors. The address of the Manager is 250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012.

 

As of June 30, 2021, the securities of the Company are beneficially owned as follows:

Title of class

Closing Date

Total Interests Offered

Interest Owned by Manager (1) (2)

Total Offering Value

Interest - Series #77LE1 (3)

4/13/2017

2,000

102 / 5%

$77,700

Interest - Series #69BM1

2/7/2018

2,000

118 / 6%

$115,000

Interest - Series #85FT1

2/15/2018

2,000

112 / 6%

$165,000

Interest - Series #88LJ1

4/12/2018

2,000

117 / 6%

$135,000

Interest - Series #55PS1

6/6/2018

2,000

381 / 19%

$425,000

Interest - Series #95BL1

7/12/2018

2,000

20 / 1%

$118,500

Interest - Series #89PS1

7/31/2018

2,000

20 / 1%

$165,000

Interest - Series #90FM1

7/31/2018

2,000

20 / 1%

$16,500

Interest - Series #83FB1

9/5/2018

5,000

50 / 1%

$350,000

Interest - Series #98DV1

10/10/2018

2,000

20 / 1%

$130,000

Interest - Series #93XJ1

11/6/2018

5,000

209 / 4%

$495,000

Interest - Series #02AX1

11/30/2018

2,000

21 / 1%

$108,000

Interest - Series #99LE1

12/4/2018

2,000

20 / 1%

$69,500

Interest - Series #91MV1

12/7/2018

2,000

20 / 1%

$38,000

Interest - Series #92LD1

12/26/2018

3,000

1430 / 48%

$165,000

Interest - Series #94DV1

12/26/2018

2,000

394 / 20%

$57,500

Interest - Series #72MC1

1/4/2019

2,000

20 / 1%

$124,500

Interest - Series #11BM1

1/25/2019

2,000

756 / 38%

$84,000

Interest - Series #80LC1

2/8/2019

5,000

50 / 1%

$635,000

Interest - Series #02BZ1

2/8/2019

3,000

1202 / 40%

$195,000

Interest - Series #88BM1

2/25/2019

3,000

1214 / 40%

$141,000

Interest - Series #63CC1

3/18/2019

2,000

20 / 1%

$126,000

Interest - Series #76PT1

3/22/2019

3,000

30 / 1%

$189,900

Interest - Series #75RA1

4/9/2019

3,000

145 / 5%

$84,000

Interest - Series #65AG1

4/16/2019

2,000

21 / 1%

$178,500

Interest - Series #93FS1

4/22/2019

2,000

20 / 1%

$137,500

Interest - Series #61JE1

4/26/2019

3,000

405 / 14%

$246,000

Interest - Series #90MM1

4/26/2019

5,000

50 / 1%

$26,600

Interest - Series #65FM1

7/18/2019

2,000

20 / 1%

$82,500

Interest - Series #88PT1

7/18/2019

2,200

22 / 1%

$66,000

Interest - Series #94LD1

8/6/2019

5,000

126 / 3%

$597,500

Interest - Series #99SS1

9/11/2019

1,000

25 / 3%

$137,500

Interest - Series #94FS1

9/17/2019

2,000

20 / 1%

$145,000

Interest - Series #61MG1

9/30/2019

5,000

541 / 11%

$340,000


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Interest - Series #92CC1

10/2/2019

2,000

20 / 1%

$52,500

Interest - Series #89FT1

10/11/2019

4,000

264 / 7%

$180,000

Interest - Series #80PN1

11/6/2019

5,000

55 / 1%

$48,000

Interest - Series #89FG2

11/14/2019

1,700

47 / 3%

$127,500

Interest - Series #88LL1

12/8/2019

2,000

431 / 22%

$292,000

 

Note: Table does not include any Offerings or anticipated Offerings for which the Underlying Asset has been sold.

(1)All ownership is direct unless otherwise indicated. Upon the designation of the Series, the Asset Manager became the initial member holding 100% of the Interest in the Series.  Upon the Closing of the Offering, the Asset Manager must own at least 1%.  None of the officers or directors of RSE Markets owns any Interests of any of the Series. 

(2)RSE Collection Manager, LLC is the Manager of each of the Series.  The Manager’s address is 250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012.  The Manager’s sole member is Rally Holdings, and Rally Holdings is wholly-owned by RSE Markets.  George Leimer, Chief Executive Officer and Manager of Rally Holdings, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the Interests owned by the Manager within the meaning of Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act.  The address of Mr. Leimer is the same as that of the Manager. 

(3)Interests in Series #77LE1 were issued under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D. All other Interests in Series of the Company were issued under Tier 2 of Regulation A. 


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DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS OFFERED

The following is a summary of the principal terms of, and is qualified by reference to the Operating Agreement, attached as Exhibit 2.2 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part, and the Subscription Agreement, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part, relating to the purchase of the applicable Series of Interests.  This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of those agreements, which should be reviewed in their entirety by each prospective Investor.  In the event that the provisions of this summary differ from the provisions of the Operating Agreement or the Subscription Agreement (as applicable), the provisions of the Operating Agreement or the Subscription Agreement (as applicable) shall apply.  Capitalized terms used in this summary that are not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Operating Agreement.

Description of the Interests

The Company is a series limited liability company formed pursuant to Section 18-215 of the LLC Act.  The purchase of Interests in a Series of the Company is an investment only in that particular Series and not an investment in the Company as a whole.  In accordance with the LLC Act, each Series of Interests is, and any other Series of Interests if issued in the future will be, a separate series of limited liability company Interests of the Company and not in a separate legal entity.  The Company has not issued, and does not intend to issue, any class of any Series of Interests entitled to any preemptive, preferential or other rights that are not otherwise available to the Interest Holders purchasing Interests in connection with any Offering.  

Title to the Underlying Assets will be held by, or for the benefit of, the applicable Series of Interests.  We intend that each Series of Interests will own its own Underlying Asset.  We do not anticipate that any of the Series will acquire any Underlying Assets other than the respective Underlying Assets.  A new Series of Interests will be issued for future Underlying Assets.  An Investor who invests in an Offering will not have any indirect interest in any other Underlying Assets unless the Investor also participates in a separate Offering associated with that other Underlying Asset.

Section 18-215(b) of the LLC Act provides that, if certain conditions are met (including that certain provisions are in the formation and governing documents of the series limited liability company, and upon the Closing of an Offering for a Series of Interests, the records maintained for any such Series account for the assets associated with such Series separately from the assets of the limited liability company, or any other Series), then the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Series shall be enforceable only against the assets of such Series and not against the assets of the limited liability company generally or any other Series.  Accordingly, the Company expects the Manager to maintain separate, distinct records for each Series and its associated assets and liabilities.  As such, the assets of a Series include only the Underlying Asset associated with that Series and other related assets (e.g., cash reserves).  At the time of this filing, the Series highlighted in gray in the Master Series Table in Appendix A have not commenced operations, are not capitalized and have no assets or liabilities and no Series will commence operations, be capitalized or have assets and liabilities until such time as a Closing related to such Series has occurred. As noted in the “Risk Factors” section, the limitations on inter-series liability provided by Section 18-215(b) have never been tested in federal bankruptcy courts and it is possible that a bankruptcy court could determine that the assets of one Series of Interests should be applied to meet the liabilities of the other Series of Interests or the liabilities of the Company generally where the assets of such other Series of Interests or of the Company generally are insufficient to meet the Company’s liabilities.

Section 18-215(c) of the LLC Act provides that a Series of Interests established in accordance with Section 18-215(b) may carry on any lawful business, purpose or activity, other than the business of banking, and has the power and capacity to, in its own name, contract, hold title to assets (including real, personal and intangible property), grant liens and security interests, and sue and be sued.  The Company intends for each Series of Interests to conduct its business and enter into contracts in its own name to the extent such activities are undertaken with respect to a particular Series and title to the relevant Underlying Asset will be held by, or for the benefit of, the relevant Series.

All of the Series of Interests offered by this Offering Circular will be duly authorized and validly issued.  Upon payment in full of the consideration payable with respect to the Series of Interests, as determined by the Manager, the Interest Holders of such Series of Interests will not be liable to the Company to make any additional


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capital contributions with respect to such Series of Interests (except for the return of distributions under certain circumstances as required by Sections 18-215, 18-607 and 18-804 of the LLC Act).  Holders of Series of Interests have no conversion, exchange, sinking fund, redemption or appraisal rights, no pre-emptive rights to subscribe for any Interests and no preferential rights to distributions.

In general, the Interest Holders of a particular Series of Interests (which may include the Manager, its affiliates or the Asset Sellers) will participate exclusively in at least 50% of the available Free Cash Flow derived from the Underlying Asset of such Series less expenses (as described in “Distribution Rights below).  The Manager, an affiliate of the Company, will own a minimum of 1% of the Interests in each Series acquired for the same price as all other Investors. The Manager has the authority under the Operating Agreement to cause the Company to issue Interests to Investors as well as to other Persons for such cost (or no cost) and on such terms as the Manager may determine, subject to the terms of the Series Designation applicable to such Series of Interests.

The Series described in the Master Series Table in Appendix A will use the proceeds of the respective Offerings to repay any loans taken out or non-interest-bearing payments made by the Manager to acquire their respective Underlying Asset and pay the Asset Sellers pursuant to the respective asset purchase agreements, as well as pay certain fees and expenses related to the acquisition and each Offering (please see the “Use of Proceeds” in Appendix B for each respective Series for further details). An Investor in an Offering will acquire an ownership Interest in the Series of Interests related to that Offering and not, for the avoidance of doubt, in (i) the Company, (ii) any other Series of Interests, (iii) the Manager, (iv) the Asset Manager, (v) the Platform or (vi) the Underlying Asset associated with the Series or any Underlying Asset owned by any other Series of Interests.

Although our Interests will not immediately be listed on a stock exchange and a liquid market in the Interests cannot be guaranteed, either through the Platform (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information)  or otherwise, we plan to create, with the support of registered broker-dealers, mechanisms to provide Investors with the ability to resell Interests, or partner with an existing platform to allow for the resale of the Interests, although the creation of such a market, either through the Platform or otherwise, or the timing of such creation cannot be guaranteed (please review additional risks related to liquidity in the Risk Factorssection and the “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” section for additional information).

Further Issuance of Interests

Only the Series Interests, which are not annotated as closed, in the Master Series Table in Appendix A are being offered and sold pursuant to this Offering Circular.  The Operating Agreement provides that the Company may issue Interests of each Series of Interests to no more than 2,000 “qualified purchasers” (no more than 500 of which may be non-“accredited investors”). The Manager, in its sole discretion, has the option to issue additional Interests (in addition to those issued in connection with any Offering) on the same terms as the applicable Series of Interests is being offered hereunder as may be required from time to time in order to pay any Operating Expenses related to the applicable Underlying Asset.

Distribution Rights

The Manager has sole discretion in determining what distributions of Free Cash Flow, if any, are made to Interest Holders except as otherwise limited by law or the Operating Agreement. The Company expects the Manager to distribute any Free Cash Flow on a semi-annual basis as set forth below.  However, the Manager may change the timing of distributions or determine that no distributions shall be made in its sole discretion.

Any Free Cash Flow generated by a Series of Interests from the utilization of the associated Underlying Asset shall be applied, with respect to such Series, in the following order of priority:

(i)repay any amounts outstanding under Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation plus accrued interest, and 

(ii)thereafter, to create such reserves as the Manager deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to meet future Operating Expenses, and 


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(iii)thereafter, at least 50% (net of corporate income taxes applicable to such Series of Interests) by way of distribution to the Interest Holders of the Series of Interests, which may include the Asset Sellers of the Underlying Asset or the Manager or any of its affiliates, and 

(iv)up to 50% to the Asset Manager in payment of the Management Fee (treated as an expense on the statement of operations of the Series of Interests for accounting purposes). 

No Series will distribute an Underlying Asset in kind to its Interest Holders.

The LLC Act (Section 18-607) provides that a member who receives a distribution with respect to a Series and knew at the time of the distribution that the distribution was in violation of the LLC Act shall be liable to the Series for the amount of the distribution for three years.  Under the LLC Act, a series limited liability company may not make a distribution with respect to a Series to a member if, after the distribution, all liabilities of such Series, other than liabilities to members on account of their limited liability company interests with respect to such Series and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specific property of such Series, would exceed the fair value of the assets of such Series.  For the purpose of determining the fair value of the assets of the Series, the LLC Act provides that the fair value of property of the Series subject to liability for which recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in the assets of such Series only to the extent that the fair value of that property exceeds the nonrecourse liability. Under the LLC Act, an assignee who becomes a substituted member of a company is liable for the obligations of his or her assignor to make contributions to the company, except the assignee is not obligated for liabilities unknown to it at the time the assignee became a member and that could not be ascertained from the Operating Agreement.

Redemption Provisions

The Interests are not redeemable.

Registration Rights

There are no registration rights in respect of the Interests.

Voting Rights

The Manager is not required to hold an annual meeting of Interest Holders. The Operating Agreement provides that meetings of Interest Holders may be called by the Manager and a designee of the Manager shall act as chairman at such meetings.  The Investor does not have any voting rights as an Interest Holder in the Company or a Series except with respect to:

(i)the removal of the Manager;  

(ii)the dissolution of the Company upon the for-cause removal of the Manager; and  

(iii)an amendment to the Operating Agreement that would: 

a.enlarge the obligations of, or adversely effect, an Interest Holder in any material respect;  

b.reduce the voting percentage required for any action to be taken by the holders of Interests in the Company under the Operating Agreement; 

c.change the situations in which the Company and any Series can be dissolved or terminated; 

d.change the term of the Company (other than the circumstances provided in the Operating Agreement); or 

e.give any person the right to dissolve the Company. 

When entitled to vote on a matter, each Interest Holder will be entitled to one vote per Interest held by it on all matters submitted to a vote of the Interest Holders of an applicable Series or of the Interest Holders of all Series of the Company, as applicable.  The removal of the Manager as Manager of the Company and all Series of Interests must be approved by two-thirds of the votes that may be cast by all Interest Holders in any Series of the Company. All other matters to be voted on by the Interest Holders must be approved by a majority of the votes cast by all Interest Holders in any Series of the Company present in person or represented by proxy.


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The consent of the holders of a majority of the Interests of a Series is required for any amendment to the Operating Agreement that would adversely change the rights of such Series of Interests, result in mergers, consolidations or conversions of such Series of Interests and for any other matter as the Manager, in its sole discretion, determines will require the approval of the holders of the Interests voting as a separate class.

The Manager or its affiliates (if they hold Series of Interests) may not vote as an Interest Holder in respect of any matter put to the Interest Holders.  However, the submission of any action of the Company or a Series for a vote of the Interest Holders shall first be approved by the Manager and no amendment to the Operating Agreement may be made without the prior approval of the Manager that would decrease the rights of the Manager or increase the obligations of the Manager thereunder.

The Manager has broad authority to take action with respect to the Company and any Series.  See “Management” for more information.  Except as set forth above, the Manager may amend the Operating Agreement without the approval of the Interest Holders to, among other things, reflect the following:

·the merger of the Company, or the conveyance of all of the assets to, a newly formed-entity if the sole purpose of that merger or conveyance is to effect a mere change in the legal form into another limited liability entity; 

·a change that the Manager determines to be necessary or appropriate to implement any state or federal statute, rule, guidance or opinion;   

·a change that the Manager determines to be necessary, desirable or appropriate to facilitate the trading of Interests;  

·a change that the Manager determines to be necessary or appropriate for the Company to qualify as a limited liability company under the laws of any state or to ensure that each Series will continue to qualify as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes; 

·an amendment that the Manager determines, based upon the advice of counsel, to be necessary or appropriate to prevent the Company, the Manager, or the officers, agents or trustees from in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act, the Investment Advisers Act or “plan asset” regulations adopted under ERISA, whether or not substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed; 

·any amendment that the Manager determines to be necessary or appropriate for the authorization, establishment, creation or issuance of any additional Series; 

·an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a merger agreement that has been approved under the terms of the Operating Agreement; 

·any amendment that the Manager determines to be necessary or appropriate for the formation by the Company of, or its investment in, any corporation, partnership or other entity, as otherwise permitted by the Operating Agreement; 

·a change in the fiscal year or taxable year and related changes; and 

·any other amendments which the Manager deems necessary or appropriate to enable the Manager to exercise its authority under the Agreement.  

 

In each case, the Manager may make such amendments to the Operating Agreement provided the Manager determines that those amendments:

·do not adversely affect the Interest Holders (including any particular Series of Interests as compared to other Series of Interests) in any material respect; 

·are necessary or appropriate to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute; 

·are necessary or appropriate to facilitate the trading of Interests, either through the Platform (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information) or otherwise, or to comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any securities exchange on which the Interests may be listed for trading, compliance with any of which the Manager deems to be in the best interests of the Company and the Interest Holders; 

·are necessary or appropriate for any action taken by the Manager relating to splits or combinations of Interests under the provisions of the Operating Agreement; or 


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·are required to effect the intent expressed in this Offering Circular or the intent of the provisions of the Operating Agreement or are otherwise contemplated by the Operating Agreement. 

Furthermore, the Manager retains sole discretion to create and set the terms of any new Series and will have the sole power to acquire, manage and dispose of Underlying Asset of each Series.

Liquidation Rights

 

The Operating Agreement provides that the Company shall remain in existence until the earlier of the following: (i) the election of the Manager to dissolve it; (ii) the sale, exchange or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Company; (iii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company; (iv) at any time that the Company no longer has any members, unless the business is continued in accordance with the LLC Act; and (v) a vote by a majority of all Interest Holders of the Company following the for-cause removal of the Manager.  Under no circumstances may the Company be wound up in accordance with Section 18-801(a)(3) of the LLC Act (i.e., the vote of members who hold more than two-thirds of the Interests in the profits of the Company).

A Series shall remain in existence until the earlier of the following: (i) the dissolution of the Company; (ii) the election of the Manager to dissolve such Series; (iii) the sale, exchange or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Series; or (iv) at any time that the Series no longer has any Investors, unless the business is continued in accordance with the LLC Act.  Under no circumstances may a Series of Interests be wound up in accordance with Section 18-801(a)(3) of the LLC Act (i.e., the vote of members holding more than two-thirds of the Interests in the profits of the Series).

Upon the occurrence of any such event, the Manager (or a liquidator selected by the Manager) is charged with winding up the affairs of the Series or the Company as a whole, as applicable, and liquidating its assets. Upon the liquidation of a Series or the Company as a whole, as applicable, the Underlying Assets will be liquidated and any after-tax proceeds distributed: (i) first, to any third party creditors, (ii) second, to any creditors that are the Manager or its affiliates (e.g., payment of any outstanding Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation), and (iii) thereafter, to the Interest Holders of the relevant Series, allocated pro rata based on the number of Interests held by each Interest Holder (which may include the Manager, any of its affiliates and the Asset Seller and which distribution within a Series will be made consistent with any preferences which exist within such Series).  

Transfer Restrictions

The Interests are subject to restrictions on transferability. An Interest Holder may not transfer, assign or pledge its Interests without the consent of the Manager.  The Manager may withhold consent in its sole discretion, including when the Manager determines that such transfer, assignment or pledge would result in (a) there being more than 2,000 beneficial owners of the Series or more than 500 beneficial owners of the Series that are not “accredited investors,” (b) the assets of the Series being deemed “plan assets” for purposes of ERISA, (c) such Interest Holder holding in excess of 19.9% of the Series, (d) a change of U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Company or the Series, or (e) the Company, the Series or the Manager being subject to additional regulatory requirements. The transferring Interest Holder is responsible for all costs and expenses arising in connection with any proposed transfer (regardless of whether such transfer is completed) including any legal fees incurred by the Company or any broker or dealer, any costs or expenses in connection with any opinion of counsel and any transfer taxes and filing fees.  The Manager or its affiliates will acquire Interests in each Series for their own accounts and may, from time to time and only in accordance with applicable securities laws (which may include filing an amendment to this Offering Circular), transfer these Interests, either directly or through brokers, via the Platform or otherwise. The restrictions on transferability listed above will also apply to any resale of Interests via the Platform through one or more third-party broker-dealers (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information).

Additionally, unless and until the Interests of the Company are listed or quoted for trading, there are restrictions on the holder’s ability to the pledge or transfer the Interests.  There can be no assurance that we will, or will be able to, register the Interests for resale and there can be no guarantee that a liquid market for the Interests will develop as part of the Platform or PPEX ATS (see “Description of the Business – Liquidity Platform” for additional information). Therefore, Investors may be required to hold their Interests indefinitely. Please refer to Exhibit 2.2 (the


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Operating Agreement) and Exhibit 4.1 (the form of Subscription Agreement) for additional information regarding these restrictions.  To the extent certificated, the Interests issued in each Offering will bear a legend setting forth these restrictions on transfer and any legends required by state securities laws.

Agreement to be Bound by the Operating Agreement; Power of Attorney

By purchasing Interests, the Investor will be admitted as a member of the Company and will be bound by the provisions of, and deemed to be a party to, the Operating Agreement.  Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, each Investor grants to the Manager a power of attorney to, among other things, execute and file documents required for the Company’s qualification, continuance or dissolution. The power of attorney also grants the Manager the authority to make certain amendments to, and to execute and deliver such other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions or purposes of, the Operating Agreement.

Duties of Officers

The Operating Agreement provides that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Operating Agreement, the property, affairs and business of each Series of Interests will be managed under the direction of the Manager.  The Manager has the power to appoint the officers and such officers have the authority and will exercise the powers and perform the duties specified in the Operating Agreement or as may be specified by the Manager. The Manager intends to appoint Rally Holdings as the Asset Manager of each Series of Interests to manage the Underlying Assets.

The Company may decide to enter into separate indemnification agreements with the directors and officers of RSE Markets.  If entered into, each indemnification agreement is likely to provide, among other things, for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Operating Agreement against any and all expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of any claim.  The indemnification agreements may also provide for the advancement or payment of all expenses to the indemnitee and for reimbursement to the Company if it is found that such indemnitee is not entitled to such indemnification under applicable law and the Operating Agreement.

Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

Any dispute in relation to the Operating Agreement is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, except where federal law requires that certain claims be brought in federal courts, as in the case of claims brought under the Exchange Act.   Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provisions in the Operating Agreement will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.  As a result, the exclusive forum provisions in the Operating Agreement will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or any other claim for which the federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction, and Investors will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Each Investor will covenant and agree not to bring any claim in any venue other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or if required by federal law, a federal court of the United States. If an Interest Holder were to bring a claim against the Company or the Manager pursuant to the Operating Agreement and such claim was governed by state law, it would have to do so in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

 

Our Operating Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and subject to limited exceptions, provides for Investors to consent to exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery and for a waiver of the right to a trial by jury, if such waiver is allowed by the court where the claim is brought.

 

If we opposed a jury trial demand based on the waiver, the court would determine whether the waiver was enforceable under the facts and circumstances of that case in accordance with applicable case law.  See “Risk Factors—Risks Related of Ownership of Our Interests--Any dispute in relation to the Operating Agreement is


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subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, except where federal law requires that certain claims be brought in federal courts.  Our Operating Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, provides for Investors to waive their right to a jury trial.  Nevertheless, if this jury trial waiver provision is not permitted by applicable law, an action could proceed under the terms of the Operating Agreement with a jury trial. No condition, stipulation or provision of the Operating Agreement or our Interests serves as a waiver by any Investor or beneficial owner of our Interests or by us of compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Additionally, the Company does not believe that claims under the federal securities laws shall be subject to the jury trial waiver provision, and the Company believes that the provision does not impact the rights of any Investor or beneficial owner of our Interests to bring claims under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

These provisions may have the effect of limiting the ability of Investors to bring a legal claim against us due to geographic limitations and may limit an Investor’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us. Furthermore, waiver of a trial by jury may disadvantage you to the extent a judge might be less likely than a jury to resolve an action in your favor. Further, if a court were to find this exclusive forum provision inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, an action or proceeding against us, then we may incur additional costs associated with resolving these matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

 

Listing

The Interests are not listed or quoted for trading on any national securities exchange or national quotation system.  There is no current intention to have the Interests listed or quoted for trading on any national securities exchange or national quotation system.


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MATERIAL UNITED STATES TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of certain material United States federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Interests but does not purport to be a complete analysis of all the potential tax considerations relating thereto. This summary is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative rulings and judicial decisions, all as of the date hereof. These authorities may be changed, possibly retroactively, so as to result in United States federal income tax consequences different from those set forth below. We have not sought any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will agree with such statements and conclusions.

Except as explicitly set forth below, this discussion is limited to U.S. Holders (defined below) who hold the Interests as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. This summary does not address the tax considerations arising under the laws of any United States state or local or any non-United States jurisdiction or under United States federal gift and estate tax laws. In addition, this discussion does not address tax considerations applicable to an Investor’s particular circumstances or to Investors that may be subject to special tax rules, including, without limitation:

(i)banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions; 

(ii)persons subject to the alternative minimum tax; 

(iii)tax-exempt organizations; 

(iv)dealers in securities or currencies; 

(v)traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings; 

(vi)persons that own, or are deemed to own, more than five percent of our Interests (except to the extent specifically set forth below); 

(vii)certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States; 

(viii)persons who hold our Interests as a position in a hedging transaction, “straddle,” “conversion transaction” or other risk reduction transaction; 

(ix)persons who do not hold our Interests as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, for investment purposes); or 

(x)persons deemed to sell our Interests under the constructive sale provisions of the Code. 

 

As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of the Interests that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an individual citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation (or any other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof or the District of Columbia, an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or a trust, if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons control all of the substantial decisions of the trust or if a valid election is in place to treat the trust as a U.S. person.

 

In addition, if a partnership, including any entity or arrangement, domestic or foreign, classified as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, holds Interests, the tax treatment of a partner generally will depend on the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. Accordingly, partnerships that hold Interests, and partners in such partnerships, should consult their tax advisors.

On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted H.R. 1, informally titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act includes significant changes to the Code affecting the Company and its Interest Holders.  Most of the changes applicable to individuals are temporary and, without further legislation, will not apply after 2025. The interpretation of the Tax Act by the IRS and the courts remains uncertain in many respects; prospective investors should consult their tax advisors specifically regarding the potential impact of the Tax Act on their investment.

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disposition of our Interests arising under the United States federal estate or gift tax rules or under the laws of any United States state or local or any foreign taxing jurisdiction or under any applicable tax treaty.

Taxation of Each Series of Interests as a “C” Corporation

The Company, although formed as a Delaware series limited liability company eligible for tax treatment as a “partnership,” has affirmatively elected for each Series of Interests, including the Series listed in the Master Series Table in Appendix A to be taxed as a “C” corporation under Subchapter C of the Code for all federal and state tax purposes and the discussion below assumes that each Series will be so treated. Thus, each Series of Interests will be taxed at regular corporate rates on its income before making any distributions to Interest Holders as described below.

Taxation of Distributions to Investors

Distributions to U.S. Holders out of the Company’s current or accumulated earnings and profits will be taxable as dividends. A non-corporate U.S. Holder who receives a distribution constituting “qualified dividend income” may be eligible for reduced federal income tax rates. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the characterization of corporate distributions as “qualified dividend income.” Dividends received by a corporate U.S. Holder may be eligible for the corporate dividends-received deduction if certain holding periods are satisfied. Distributions in excess of the Company’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will not be taxable to a U.S. Holder to the extent that the distributions do not exceed the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. Holder’s Interests. Rather, such distributions will reduce the adjusted basis of such U.S. Holder’s Interests. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits that exceed the U.S. Holder’s adjusted basis in its Interests will be taxable as capital gain in the amount of such excess if the Interests are held as a capital asset. In addition, Section 1411 of the Code imposes on individuals, trusts and estates a 3.8% tax on certain investment income (the “3.8% NIIT”). In general, in the case of an individual, this tax is equal to 3.8% of the lesser of (i) the taxpayer’s “net investment income” or (ii) the excess of the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income over the applicable threshold amount ($250,000 for taxpayers filing a joint return, $125,000 for married individuals filing separate returns and $200,000 for other taxpayers). In the case of an estate or trust, the 3.8% tax will be imposed on the lesser of (x) the undistributed net investment income of the estate or trust for the taxable year, or (y) the excess of the adjusted gross income of the estate or trust for such taxable year over a beginning dollar amount of the highest tax bracket for such year (for 2021, that amount is $13,050).

Taxation of Dispositions of Interests

Upon any taxable sale or other disposition of our Interests, a U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes on the disposition in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received on such disposition; and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Interests. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Interests generally equals his or her initial amount paid for the Interests and decreased by the amount of any distributions to the Investor in excess of the Company’s current or accumulated earnings and profits. In computing gain or loss, the proceeds that U.S. Holders receive will include the amount of any cash and the fair market value of any other property received for their Interests, and the amount of any actual or deemed relief from indebtedness encumbering their Interests. The gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Interests are held for more than one year before disposition. Long-term capital gains of individuals, estates and trusts currently are taxed at a maximum rate of 20% (plus any applicable state income taxes) plus the 3.8% NIIT. The deductibility of capital losses may be subject to limitation and depends on the circumstances of a particular U.S. Holder; the effect of such limitation may be to defer or to eliminate any tax benefit that might otherwise be available from a loss on a disposition of the Interests. Capital losses are first deducted against capital gains, and, in the case of non-corporate taxpayers, any remaining such losses are deductible against salaries or other income from services or income from portfolio investments only to the extent of $3,000 per year.

Tax Withholding and Information Reporting

Generally, the Company must report annually to the IRS the amount of dividends paid to you, your name and address, and the amount of tax withheld, if any. A similar report will be sent to you.


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Dividends paid by a Series to a non-U.S. Holder are generally subject to federal income tax withholding at the rate of 30% (or a lower rate determined under a tax treaty). A non-U.S. Holder that is entitled to a reduced rate of withholding will need to provide an IRS Form W-8BEN or similar form to certify its entitlement to tax treaty benefits.

Payments of dividends or of proceeds on the disposition of the Interests made to you may be subject to additional information reporting and backup withholding at a current rate of 24% unless you establish an exemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, backup withholding and information reporting may apply if either we or our paying agent has actual knowledge, or reason to know, that you are a United States person.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax; rather, the United States income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund or credit may generally be obtained from the IRS, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.

 

Under legislation commonly known as “FATCA,” each Series of Interests will be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 30% on distributions treated as dividends for tax purposes unless the recipient timely provides proper certifications on a valid U.S. Form W-8 or W-9. Withholding under FATCA generally applies to certain “foreign financial institutions” and “non-financial foreign entities.” Withholding will not apply to a U.S. Holder that timely provides a valid U.S. Form W-9.

 

If we determine withholding is required with respect to a distribution or payment, we will withhold tax at the applicable statutory rate, and we will not pay any additional amounts in respect of such withholding.

The preceding discussion of United States federal tax considerations is for general information only. It is not tax advice. Each prospective Investor should consult its own tax advisor regarding the particular United States federal, state and local and foreign tax consequences, if applicable, of purchasing, holding and disposing of our Interests, including the consequences of any proposed change in applicable laws.


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WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This Offering Circular does not purport to restate all of the relevant provisions of the documents referred to or pertinent to the matters discussed herein, all of which must be read for a complete description of the terms relating to an investment in us. All potential Investors in the Interests are entitled to review copies of any other agreements relating to any Series of Interests described in this Offering Circular and Offering Circular Supplements, if any.  In the Subscription Agreement, you will represent that you are completely satisfied with the results of your pre-investment due diligence activities.

The Manager will answer inquiries from potential Investors in Offerings concerning any of the Series of Interests, the Company, the Manager and other matters relating to the offer and sale of the Series Interests under this Offering Circular.  The Company will afford the potential Investors in the Interests the opportunity to obtain any additional information to the extent the Company possesses such information or can acquire such information without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to verify the information in this Offering Circular.

Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the Offering Circular to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Offering Circular, except as so modified or superseded.

Requests and inquiries regarding the Offering Circular should be directed to:

RSE Collection, LLC
250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10012

E-Mail: hello@rallyrd.com
Tel: 347-952-8058
Attention: Rally Rd.

We are required to file periodic reports, offering statements, and other information with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act. Such reports and other information filed by us with the Commission are available free of charge on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. We will also provide requested information to the extent that we possess such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense.


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APPENDIX A

MASTER SERIES TABLE

 

The master series table below, referred to at times as the “Master Series Table,” shows key information related to each Series.  This information will be referenced throughout the Offering Circular when referring to the Master Series Table. In addition, see the “Description of Series” and “Use of Proceeds” sections for each individual Series in Appendix B, or incorporated herein by reference, for further details regarding ongoing Offerings.  For additional information regarding any closed Offerings highlighted in white below, refer to the Use of Proceeds and Asset Descriptions in the filings identified in the Master Series Table below, which filings are incorporated by reference into this Offering Circular.

Series

Qualification Date

Underlying Asset

Status

Opening Date (1)

Closing Date (1)

Offering Price per Interest

Minimum / Maximum Membership Interests (2)

Minimum / Maximum Offering Size

Sourcing Fee

Trading Window (5)

#77LE1 (4)

 

1977 Lotus Esprit S1

(Not qualified in an Offering Statement)

Closed

11/17/2016

4/13/2017

$38.85

2,000

$77,700
(3)

$3,443

7/7/2021

#69BM1

8/10/2017

1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 1 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

11/20/2017

2/7/2018

$57.50

2,000

$115,000
(3)

$2,986

9/23/2021

#85FT1

9/14/2017

1985 Ferrari Testarossa

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 1 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

11/23/2017

2/15/2018

$82.50

2,000

$165,000
(3)

($17,859)

9/13/2021

#88LJ1

9/14/2017

1988 Lamborghini Jalpa

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 1 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

2/9/2018

4/12/2018

$67.50

2,000

$135,000
(3)

$578

9/30/2021

#55PS1

9/14/2017

1955 Porsche 356 Speedster

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 1 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

4/2/2018

6/6/2018

$212.50

2,000

$425,000
(3)

($3,357)

8/5/2021

#95BL1

5/24/2018

1995 BMW E36 M3 Lightweight

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 5 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

6/1/2018

7/12/2018

$59.25

2,000

$118,500
(3)

($444)

8/19/2021

#89PS1

7/20/2018

1989 Porsche 911 Speedster

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 6 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

7/23/2018

7/31/2018

$82.50

2,000

$165,000
(3)

$1,771

7/9/2021


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#90FM1

7/20/2018

1990 Ford Mustang 7Up Edition

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 6 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

7/24/2018

7/31/2018

$8.25

2,000

$16,500
(3)

$464

8/6/2021

#83FB1

3/29/2018

1983 Ferrari 512 BBi

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 7 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

7/23/2018

9/5/2018

$70.00

5,000

$350,000
(3)

$9,162

7/27/2021

#98DV1

9/17/2018

1998 Dodge Viper GTS-R

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 2 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

9/27/2018

10/10/2018

$65.00

2,000

$130,000
(3)

$2,314

8/18/2021

#06FS1

9/17/2018

2006 Ferrari F430 Spider "Manual"

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 7 to Offering Statement 1)

Sold -$227,500 Acquisition Offer Accepted on 05/10/2019

10/12/2018

10/19/2018

$39.80

5,000

$199,000
(3)

($8,327)

5/23/2019

#93XJ1

3/29/2018

1993 Jaguar XJ220

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 4 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

8/22/2018

11/6/2018

$99.00

5,000

$495,000
(3)

($7,373)

9/21/2021

#02AX1

11/16/2018

2002 Acura NSX-T

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 8 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

11/16/2018

11/30/2018

$54.00

2,000

$108,000
(3)

$1,944

8/2/2021

#99LE1

11/16/2018

1999 Lotus Esprit Sport 350

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 8 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

11/23/2018

12/4/2018

$34.75

2,000

$69,500
(3)

$1,770

7/6/2021

#91MV1

11/16/2018

1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 8 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

11/28/2018

12/7/2018

$19.00

2,000

$38,000
(3)

$600

6/29/2021

#92LD1

11/16/2018

1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo "Martini 5"

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 8 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

12/7/2018

12/26/2018

$55.00

3,000

$165,000
(3)

$2,219

8/9/2021


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#94DV1

11/16/2018

1994 Dodge Viper RT/10

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 8 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

12/11/2018

12/26/2018

$28.75

2,000

$57,500
(3)

$1,841

8/27/2021

#00FM1

12/6/2018

2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Sold -$60,000 Acquisition Offer Accepted on 04/15/2019

12/21/2018

1/4/2019

$24.75

2,000

$49,500
(3)

$965

4/24/2019

#72MC1

12/6/2018

1972 Mazda Cosmo Sport Series II

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

12/28/2018

1/4/2019

$62.25

2,000

$124,500
(3)

$2,474

8/13/2021

#06FG1

12/6/2018

2006 Ford GT

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Sold -$365,000 Acquisition Offer Accepted on 06/09/2021

12/14/2018

1/8/2019

$64.00

5,000

$320,000
(3)

$3,277

6/9/2021

#11BM1

12/6/2018

2011 BMW 1M

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

1/8/2019

1/25/2019

$42.00

2,000

$84,000
(3)

$517

8/25/2021

#80LC1

9/17/2018

1980 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S Turbo

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 7 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

1/17/2019

2/8/2019

$127.00

5,000

$635,000
(3)

$9,216

8/4/2021

#02BZ1

12/6/2018

2002 BMW Z8

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

1/6/2019

2/8/2019

$65.00

3,000

$195,000
(3)

$2,620

9/20/2021

#88BM1

12/6/2018

1988 BMW E30 M3

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

1/11/2019

2/25/2019

$47.00

3,000

$141,000
(3)

$226

7/29/2021


A-3



#63CC1

3/6/2019

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 11 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

3/8/2019

3/18/2019

$63.00

2,000

$126,000
(3)

$1,553

7/22/2021

#76PT1

3/6/2019

1976 Porsche 911 Turbo Carrera

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 11 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

3/15/2019

3/22/2019

$63.30

3,000

$189,900
(3)

$1,793

7/12/2021

#75RA1

3/6/2019

1975 Renault Alpine A110 1300

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 12 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

3/29/2019

4/9/2019

$28.00

3,000

$84,000
(3)

$3,732

9/14/2021

#65AG1

3/6/2019

1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 11 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

4/5/2019

4/16/2019

$89.25

2,000

$178,500
(3)

$1,903

8/3/2021

#93FS1

3/6/2019

1993 Ferrari 348TS Serie Speciale

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 12 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

4/12/2019

4/22/2019

$68.75

2,000

$137,500
(3)

$1,272

9/3/2021

2003 Porsche 911 GT2

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Cancelled / Underlying Asset Sold Pre-Offering

#61JE1

3/6/2019

1961 Jaguar E-Type

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 12 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

4/19/2019

4/26/2019

$82.00

3,000

$246,000
(3)

$3,858

7/1/2021

#90MM1

3/6/2019

1990 Mazda Miata MX-5

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 12 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

4/17/2019

4/26/2019

$5.32

5,000

$26,600
(3)

$918

10/5/2021

#65FM1

3/6/2019

1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 11 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

5/3/2019

7/18/2019

$41.25

2,000

$82,500
(3)

$1,966

9/8/2021

#88PT1

11/16/2018

1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 8 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

5/10/2019

7/18/2019

$30.00

2,200

$66,000
(3)

($2,214)

9/29/2021


A-4



#94LD1

12/6/2018

1994 Lamborghini Diablo SE30 Jota

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

7/12/2019

8/6/2019

$119.50

5,000

$597,500
(3)

$11,251

7/16/2021

#99SS1

8/9/2019

1999 Shelby Series 1

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 14 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

9/4/2019

9/11/2019

$137.50

1,000

$137,500
(3)

$1,815

9/28/2021

#94FS1

8/9/2019

1994 Ferrari 348 Spider

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 14 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

9/12/2019

9/17/2019

$72.50

2,000

$145,000
(3)

$669

7/23/2021

#61MG1

3/6/2019

1961 Maserati 3500GT

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 11 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

9/20/2019

9/30/2019

$68.00

5,000

$340,000
(3)

$4,613

8/31/2021

#92CC1

8/9/2019

1992 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 14 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

9/27/2019

10/2/2019

$26.25

2,000

$52,500
(3)

$2,875

7/15/2021

#89FT1

8/9/2019

1989 Ferrari Testarossa

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 14 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

10/4/2019

10/11/2019

$45.00

4,000

$180,000
(3)

($400)

9/7/2021

#80PN1

10/23/2019

1980 Porsche 928

(Supplement No. 1, Post-Qualification Amendment No. 18 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

11/1/2019

11/6/2019

$9.60

5,000

$48,000
(3)

($4,030)

8/24/2021

#89FG2

10/23/2019

1989 Ferrari 328 GTS

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 15 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

11/8/2019

11/14/2019

$75.00

1,700

$127,500
(3)

$1,719

9/17/2021

#88LL1

8/9/2019

1988 Lamborghini LM002

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 14 to Offering Statement 1)

Closed

11/18/2019

12/8/2019

$146.00

2,000

$292,000
(3)

$3,115

8/12/2021

1990 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 8 to Offering Statement 1)

Cancelled / Underlying Asset Sold Pre-Offering


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#03SS1

12/9/2019

2003 Saleen S7

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 19 to Offering Statement 1)

Sold -$420,000 Acquisition Offer Accepted on 09/27/2020

7/6/2020

9/22/2020

$125.00

3,000

$375,000
(3)

$29,638

10/1/2020

1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4

(Post-Qualification Amendment No. 10 to Offering Statement 1)

Cancelled / Underlying Asset Sold Pre-Offering

#82AV1

 

1982 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 'Oscar India'

(Offering Statement 2)

Upcoming

 

 

$20.00

11,900 / 14,875

$238,000 / $297,500

$3,123

 

 

Note: Gray shading represents Series for which no Closing of an Offering has occurred. Orange shading represents sale of such Series’ Underlying Asset.

(1)The opening date of a Series will occur no later than two calendar days following the date of qualification of the Offering of such Series by the Commission.  With respect to a Series, the Offering of such Series is subject to qualification by the Commission. 

(2)Interests sold in Series are generally limited to 2,000 “qualified purchasers” with a maximum of 500 non-“accredited investors.”  

(3)Represents the actual values for closed Offerings, including Offering Size, number of Interests sold and sourcing fees at the Closing of the Offering.  

(4)Interests in Series #77LE1 were issued under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D and were thus not qualified under the Company’s previous offering circular. All other Interests in Series of the Company were issued under Tier 2 of Regulation A. 

(5)Represents the most recent Trading Window for the Series as of the date of this filing. Blank cells indicate that no Trading Window for the Series has yet occurred as of the date of this filing. 


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APPENDIX B

USE OF PROCEEDS – SERIES #82AV1

We estimate that the gross proceeds of the Series Offering (including from Series Interests acquired by the Manager) will be approximately the amount listed in the Use of Proceeds Table assuming the full amount of the Series Offering is sold, and will be used as follows:

Use of Proceeds Table

Dollar Amount

Percentage of Gross Cash Proceeds

Uses

 

 

Cash Portion of the #82AV1 Asset Cost (1)

$285,000

95.80%

Interests issued to Asset Seller as part of total consideration (1)

$0

0.00%

Cash on Series Balance Sheet

$2,500

0.84%

Brokerage Fee

$2,975

1.00%

Offering Expenses (2)

$2,231

0.75%

Acquisition Expenses (3)

Accrued Interest

$0

0.00%

Finder Fee

$0

0.00%

Registration and other vehicle-related fees

$271

0.09%

Transport from Seller to Warehouse incl. associated Insurance (as applicable)

$500

0.17%

Marketing Materials

$400

0.13%

Refurbishment & maintenance

$500

0.17%

Sourcing Fee

$3,123

1.05%

Total Fees and Expenses

$10,000

3.36%

Total Proceeds

$297,500

100.00%

 

(1)Consists of an agreement listed in the Series Detail Table with the Asset Seller to be paid in full at the expiration date of the agreement listed in the Series Detail Table. 

(2)Solely in connection with the offering of the Series Interests, the Manager has assumed and will not be reimbursed for Offering Expenses, except for expenses related to the Custody Fee, which will be paid through the proceeds of the Series Offering.   

(3)To the extent that Acquisition Expenses are lower than anticipated, any overage would be maintained in an operating account for future Operating Expenses.   

 

Upon the Closing of the Offering, proceeds from the sale of the Series Interests will be distributed to the account of the Series.


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On the date listed in the Series Detail Table, the Company entered into the agreement listed in the Series Detail Table regarding the Underlying Asset with the Asset Seller for the Cash Portion of the Asset Cost listed in the Use of Proceeds Table.

 

Series Detail Table

Agreement Type

Upfront Purchase

Date of Agreement

12/10/2018

Expiration Date of Agreement

N/A

Down-payment Amount

$0

Installment 1 Amount

$285,000

Installment 2 Amount

$0

Interests issued to Asset Seller as part of total consideration

$0

Asset Seller Specifics

None

Acquisition Expenses

$1,671

 

In addition to the costs of acquiring the Underlying Asset, proceeds from the Series Offering will be used to pay the following, listed in the Series Detail Table and the Use of Proceeds Table above (i) the Brokerage Fee to the BOR as consideration for providing certain broker-dealer services to the Company in connection with this Series Offering, (ii) the Offering Expenses related to the anticipated Custody Fee, (iii) the Acquisition Expenses, including but not limited to the items described in the Use of Proceeds Table above, except as to the extent that Acquisition Expenses are lower than anticipated, any overage will be maintained in an operating account for future Operating Expenses, and (iv) the Sourcing Fee to the Manager as consideration for assisting in the sourcing of the Series.  Of the proceeds of the Series Offering, the Cash on Series Balance Sheet listed in the Use of Proceeds Table will remain in the operating account of the Series for future Operating Expenses.

 

The allocation of the net proceeds of this Series Offering set forth above, represents our intentions based upon our current plans and assumptions regarding industry and general economic conditions, our future revenues and expenditures.  The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend upon numerous factors, including market conditions, cash generated by our operations, business developments, and related rate of growth.  The Manager reserves the right to modify the use of proceeds based on the factors set forth above.  The Company is not expected to keep any of the proceeds from the Series Offering.  The Series is expected to keep Cash on the Series Balance Sheet in the amount listed in the Use of Proceeds Table from the proceeds of the Series Offering for future Operating Expenses.  In the event that less than the Maximum Series Interests are sold in connection with the Series Offering, the Manager may pay, and not seek reimbursement for, the Brokerage Fee, Offering Expenses and Acquisition Expenses and may waive the Sourcing Fee.


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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES ASTON MARTIN OSCAR INDIA

Investment Overview

 

Upon completion of the Series #82AV1 Offering, Series #82AV1 will purchase a 1982 Aston Martin V8 Vantage ‘Oscar India’ (at times described as the “V8 Vantage” or “Oscar India” throughout this Offering Circular) as the underlying asset for Series #82AV1 (the “Series Aston Martin Oscar India” or the “Underlying Asset” with respect to Series #82AV1, as applicable), the specifications of which are set forth below. 

The Aston Martin V8 was introduced in 1969 as the company’s first eight-cylinder car. At the heart of the platform was a hand-built, quad-cam, V8 engine designed by Tadek Marek, the same engineer behind the engines that delivered Aston Martin an overall victory at Le Mans just a decade prior. The popularity of the Aston Martin V8 would see the model remain in continuous production until 1989, when it was replaced by another V8-powered car, the Virage. 

In 1977 Aston Martin introduced the V8 “Vantage,” reviving the moniker which first appeared on their high-performance models in the 1950s. The ‘Oscar India’ Vantage, introduced in 1978, offered a number of performance upgrades and aerodynamic improvements over the standard V8, resulting in total output of 425 HP, capable of 0-60 mph in just over five seconds, making it the fastest accelerating automobile in the world upon introduction. 

The Series Aston Martin Oscar India is one of 291 coupes built from 1978 - 1986 as part of the ‘Oscar India’ series (so named for their October 1 introduction in 1978) and is one of just 64 cars originally built in left-hand drive.  

The increased performance of the Vantage engine resulted in the engine failing US emissions requirements. As a result, the majority of V8 Vantages delivered to North America had the cosmetic appearance of a Vantage, but without any of the mechanical upgrades. The Series Aston Martin Oscar India is one of only three cars delivered to North America in full Vantage specification including both cosmetic and mechanical items.  

The Series Aston Martin Oscar India benefits from long term ownership under the family of the original owner, complemented by a recent and comprehensive restoration by marque specialists. 

The Series Aston Martin Oscar India is accompanied by extensive documentation dating back to 1996, including a full record of the bare-metal restoration undertaken in 2016. A factory supplied build record confirms the original specifications and delivery of the car. The Underlying Asset also retains its owner’s manual, tools, and factory jack.  

 

Asset Description

 

Ownership & Maintenance History

 

Built in January of 1982, the Series Aston Martin Oscar India was delivered new to its original owner in Alberta, Canada. The Underlying Asset would stay in the original owner’s possession until his passing in 1991, at which time the Underlying Asset was relocated to Los Angeles and remained under the care of his family until 2015. 

In 2016, the second owner commissioned a full cosmetic restoration by a marque specialist at Autosport Design in Long Island, New York. This included a bare metal repaint and full interior reupholstering utilizing proper tobacco Connolly-style leather and Wilton carpets, bringing the Series Aston Martin Oscar India to excellent or “concours condition”. The Underlying Asset did not require a full engine rebuild, instead receiving a comprehensive mechanical service. Compression levels were found to be within factory standards. 

In August of 2016, the Underlying Asset crossed the block at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale, trading hands to the current owner for $357,500, inclusive of the buyer’s premium.  

 

Notable Features

 

Rare true Vantage spec North American delivered car (1 of 3) 


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Long term 37-year single family original ownership 

Recipient of concours quality cosmetic restoration by AutoSport Design 

Factory build record, owner’s manual, tools, jack, service documentation dating back to 1996 

 

Notable Defects

 

Repainted in a non-original but correct Aston Martin color of Cumberland Grey.  

Small blemish on top of air intake manifold.  

 

Specifications

 

Series Aston Martin Oscar India

Year

1982

Production Total (Oscar India)

172 (Total)

3 (U.S.)

Mileage

74,975 km

Engine

5.3L V8

Transmission

5-speed manual

Color EXT

Cumberland Grey

Color INT

Tobacco Leather

Documentation

Aston Martin Statement of Confirmation, service records

Condition

Restored

Books/manuals/tools

Yes

Restored

Yes

Paint

Full repaint (2016)

Vin #

V8VOL12332

Engine

Original

Transmission

Original

 

Depreciation

The Company treats automobile assets as collectible and therefore will not depreciate or amortize the Series Aston Martin Oscar India going forward.


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 2.1 – Certificate of Formation for RSE Collection, LLC (1)

Exhibit 2.2 – Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of RSE Collection, LLC (4)

Exhibit 2.3Certificate of Formation for RSE Collection Manager, LLC (3)

Exhibit 2.4 – Limited Liability Company Agreement Agreement of RSE Collection Manager, LLC (4)

Exhibit 3.1 – Amended and Restated Standard Form of Series Designation (3)

Exhibit 4.1 – Standard Form of Subscription Agreement

Exhibit 6.1Amended and Restated Standard Form of Asset Management Agreement (4)

Exhibit 6.2 – Amended and Restated Broker of Record Agreement

Exhibit 6.3 Amended and Restated Upper90 Secured Demand Promissory Term Note (2)

Exhibit 6.4 Upper90 Credit and Guaranty Agreement (3)

Exhibit 6.5 Standard Form Bill of Sale (3)

Exhibit 6.6 Standard Form Purchase Agreement (4)

Exhibit 6.7NCPS PPEX ATS Company Agreement (4)

Exhibit 6.8 – Executing Broker Secondary Market Transactions Engagement Letter (4)

Exhibit 6.9 – Executing Broker Tools License Agreement (4)

Exhibit 6.10 – Transfer Agent Agreement

Exhibit 8.1 – Amended and Restated Subscription Escrow Agreement

Exhibit 8.2 – Amended and Restated Custody Agreement

Exhibit 11.1 – Consent of EisnerAmper LLP

Exhibit 12.1 – Opinion of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.

Exhibit 13.1 – Testing the Waters Materials for Series #69BM1 (1)

Exhibit 13.2 – Testing the Waters Materials for Series #82AV1

 

(1)Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Form 1-A filed with the Commission on June 30, 2017. 

(2)Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Form 1-K filed with the Commission on April 29, 2020. 

(3)Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Post-Qualification Amendment No. 25 to its Form 1-A filed with the Commission on March 29, 2021. 

(4)Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Form 1-A filed with the Commission on July 14, 2021. 


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this offering statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on October 8, 2021.

RSE COLLECTION, LLC

By: RSE Collection Manager, LLC, its managing member

    By: Rally Holdings LLC, its managing member

By: RSE Markets, Inc., its sole member

    By: /s/ George J. Leimer

    Name: George J. Leimer

    Title: Chief Executive Officer

This offering statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

 

 

 

/s/ George J. Leimer                       

Name: George J. Leimer

Chief Executive Officer of RSE Markets, Inc.

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

October 8, 2021

 

 

 

/s/ Maximilian F. Niederste-Ostholt

Name: Maximilian F. Niederste-Ostholt

Chief Financial Officer of

RSE Markets, Inc.

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

October 8, 2021

 

 

 

 

RSE COLLECTION MANAGER, LLC

 

 

By: Rally Holdings LLC, its managing member

 

By: RSE Markets, Inc., its sole member

 

By: /s/ George J. Leimer                

Name: George J. Leimer

Title: Chief Executive Officer

Managing Member

October 8, 2021



 

 

 

 

Series #TICKER, a series of RSE Collection, LLC

 

Interests are offered through Dalmore Group, LLC,                                                                                              a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC (“Dalmore” or the “BOR”)

 

 

Subscription Agreement to subscribe for Series #TICKER, a series of RSE Collection, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal name of Purchaser

(Individual or Entity)

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Series #TICKER Interests subscribed for

 

 

 

 

Price of Series #TICKER Interests subscribed for

 

$


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PAYMENT DETAILS

 

Please complete the following ACH payment details in order to automatically transfer money into the escrow account:

 

Account Number:

 

 

 

 

Routing Number:

 

 


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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

SERIES #TICKER, A SERIES OF RSE COLLECTION, LLC

 

RSE Collection Manager, LLC, as managing member of RSE Collection, LLC

250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10012

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

1.Subscription.  The person named on the front of this subscription agreement (the “Purchaser”) (this “Subscription Agreement”), intending to be legally bound, hereby irrevocably agrees to purchase from Series #TICKER, a series of RSE Collection, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company (the “Company”), the number of Series #TICKER Interests (the “Series #TICKER Interests”) set forth on the front of this Subscription Agreement at a purchase price of $PRICE (USD) per Series #TICKER Interest and on the terms and conditions of the Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement  (as amended, restated, and supplemented from time to time the “Operating Agreement”) governing the Company dated on or around the date of acceptance of this subscription by RSE Collection Manager, LLC, the managing member of the Company (the “Manager”), a copy of which the Purchaser has received and read.      

This subscription is submitted by the Purchaser in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions described in this Subscription Agreement, relating to the exempt offering by the Company of up to NUMBER Series #TICKER Interests for maximum aggregate gross proceeds of $AMOUNT (the “Offering”), unless further Series #TICKER Interests are issued by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement.  

Upon the basis of the representations and warranties, and subject to the terms and conditions, set forth herein, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Series #TICKER Interests to the Purchaser on the date the Offering is closed (the “Closing”) for the aggregate purchase price set forth on the front page hereto (the “Subscription Price”).

2.Payment.  Concurrent with the execution hereof, the Purchaser authorizes (i) Atlantic Capital Bank (the “Escrow Agent”) as escrow agent for the Company, to request the Subscription Price from the Purchaser’s bank (details of which are set out in the “Payment Details” section above) or (ii) the transfer of funds in an amount equal to the Subscription Price from the Purchaser’s bank account into the escrow account through the payment services of a payment services provider, integrated with the mobile app-based investment platform called Rally Rd.™ (or its successor platform) operated by the Manager or its Affiliates (as defined below in Section 6) . The Company shall cause the Escrow Agent to maintain all such funds for the Purchaser’s benefit in a segregated non-interest-bearing account until the earliest to occur of: (i) the Closing, (ii) the rejection of such subscription or (iii) the termination of the Offering by the Manager in its sole discretion.     

3.Termination of Offering or Rejection of Subscription.   

3.1In the event that (a) the Company does not effect the Closing on or before the date which is one year from the Offering being qualified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which period may be extended for an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, (b) the Offering is terminated by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (c) the Company has not accepted subscriptions for the minimum amount of interests to be issued for an Offering of a particular series of the Company, as set forth in the offering circular or amendment or supplement thereto with respect to such Offering, within the time period set forth in  


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subsection (a), the Closing shall not take place and the Company will cause the Escrow Agent to refund the Subscription Price paid by the Purchaser, without deduction, offset or interest accrued thereon and this Subscription Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect.  

3.2The Purchaser understands and agrees that the Manager, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for Series #TICKER Interests, in whole or in part, and for any reason or no reason, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Purchaser of notice of acceptance of this subscription.  If the Manager rejects a subscription, either in whole or in part (which decision is in its sole discretion), the Manager shall cause the Escrow Agent to return the rejected Subscription Price or the rejected portion thereof to the Purchaser without deduction, offset or interest accrued thereon. If this subscription is rejected in whole this Subscription Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect.  If this subscription is rejected in part, this Subscription Agreement will continue in full force and effect to the extent this subscription was accepted.  

4.Acceptance of Subscription.  At the Closing, if the Manager accepts this subscription in whole or in part, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser a counterpart executed copy of this Subscription Agreement and cause the Escrow Agent to release the Subscription Price (or applicable portion thereof if such subscription is only accepted in part) to the Company for the benefit of Series #TICKER.  The Company shall have no obligation hereunder until the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser an executed copy of this Subscription Agreement, and until the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to the Manager this Subscription Agreement and a substitute Form W-9 (if applicable) and shall have deposited the Purchase Price in accordance with this Agreement.  The Purchaser understands and agrees that this subscription is made subject to the condition that the Series #TICKER Interests to be issued and delivered on account of this subscription will be issued only in the name of and delivered only to the Purchaser.  Effective upon the Company’s execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Purchaser shall be a member of the Company, and the Purchaser agrees to adhere to and be bound by, the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement as if the Purchaser were a party to it (and grants to the Manager the power of attorney described therein).   

5.Representations and Warranties, Acknowledgments, and Agreements.  The Purchaser hereby acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees to and with the Company, Series #TICKER and the Manager as follows: 

(a)The Purchaser is aware that an investment in the Series #TICKER Interests involves a significant degree of risk, and the Purchaser understands that the Company is subject to all the risks applicable to early-stage companies. The Purchaser acknowledges that no representations or warranties have been made to it or to its advisors or representatives with respect to the business or prospects of the Company or its financial condition. 

(b)The offering and sale of the Series #TICKER Interests has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws.  The Purchaser understands that the offering and sale of the Series #TICKER Interests is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Tier 2 of Regulation A thereof, based, in part, upon the representations, warranties and agreements of the Purchaser contained in this Subscription Agreement, including, without limitation, the investor qualification (“Investor Qualification and Attestation”) immediately following the signature page of this Subscription Agreement.  The Purchaser is purchasing the Series #TICKER Interests for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or intent of resale or distribution thereof in violation of any applicable securities laws, in whole or in part. 


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(c)The Purchaser, as set forth in the Investor Certification attached hereto, as of the date hereof is a “qualified purchaser” as that term is defined in Regulation A (a “Qualified Purchaser”).  The Purchaser agrees to promptly provide the Manager, the BOR (as defined on the first page hereto) and their respective agents with such other information as may be reasonably necessary for them to confirm the Qualified Purchaser status of the Purchaser. 

(d)The Purchaser acknowledges that the Purchaser’s responses to the investor qualification questions posed in the Rally Rd.TM Platform and reflected in the Investor Qualification and Attestation, are complete and accurate as of the date hereof.  

(e)The Purchaser acknowledges that neither the SEC nor any state securities commission or other regulatory authority has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Series #TICKER Interests.  

(f)In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Series #TICKER Interests, the Purchaser has not relied upon any representation or information (oral or written) other than as set forth in the Company’s Offering Circular, dated DATE (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Offering Circular”), the Operating Agreement and this Subscription Agreement. 

(g)Except as previously disclosed in writing to the Company, the Purchaser has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and, in turn, to be paid to its selected dealers, and in all instances the Purchaser shall be solely liable for any such fees and shall indemnify the Company with respect thereto pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Subscription Agreement. 

(h)The Purchaser, together with its advisors, if any, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters, and, in particular, investments in securities, so as to enable it to utilize the Offering Circular to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Series #TICKER Interests and the Company and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto. 

(i)The Purchaser is not relying on the Company, the Manager, the BOR or any of their respective employees or agents with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Series #TICKER Interests, and the Purchaser has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own advisors, if any, whom the Purchaser has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Series #TICKER Interests. 

(j)No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of the Purchaser's Affiliates is required for the execution of this Subscription Agreement or the performance of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the purchase of the Series #TICKER Interests by the Purchaser. 

(k)The Purchaser has adequate means of providing for such Purchaser’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity of its investment in the Series #TICKER Interests for an indefinite period of time. 

(l)The Purchaser (i) if a natural person, represents that the Purchaser has reached the age of 21 (or 18 in states with such applicable age limit) and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; or (ii) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability  


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company or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Series #TICKER Interests, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Series #TICKER Interests, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or (iii) if executing this Subscription Agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, represents that it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement in such capacity and on behalf of the subscribing individual, ward, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity for whom the Purchaser is executing this Subscription Agreement, and such individual, partnership, ward, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and make an investment in the Company, and represents that this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity.  The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment, injunction, agreement or controlling document to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound.

(m)Any power of attorney of the Purchaser granted in favor of the Manager contained in the Operating Agreement has been executed by the Purchaser in compliance with the laws of the state, province or jurisdiction in which such agreements were executed. 

(n)If an entity, the Purchaser has its principal place of business or, if a natural person, the Purchaser has its primary residence, in the jurisdiction (state and/or country) set forth in the “Investor Qualification and Attestation” section of this Subscription Agreement.  The Purchase first learned of the offer and sale of the Series #TICKER Interests in the state listed in the “Investor Qualification and Attestation” section of this Subscription Agreement, and the Purchaser intends that the securities laws of that state shall govern the purchase of the Purchaser’s Series #TICKER Interests.  

(o)The Purchaser is either (i) a natural person resident in the United States, (ii) a partnership, corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of the United States, (iii) an estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. person, (iv) a trust of which any trustee is a U.S. person, (v) an agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States, (vi) a non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. person, or (vii) a partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction that was formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors who are not natural persons, estates or trusts.  The Purchaser is not (A) a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S. person by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States, (B) an estate of which any professional fiduciary acting as executor or administrator is a U.S. person if an executor or administrator of the estate who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion with respect to the assets of the estate and the estate is governed by foreign law, (C) a trust of which any professional fiduciary acting as trustee is a U.S. person, if a trustee who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion with respect to the trust assets and no beneficiary of the trust (and no settlor if the trust is revocable) is a U.S. person, (D) an employee  


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benefit plan established and administered in accordance with the law of a country other than the United States and customary practices and documentation of such country, or (E) an agency or branch of a U.S. person located outside the United States that operates for valid business reasons engaged in the business of insurance or banking that is subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation, respectively, in the jurisdiction where located.

(p)Any information which the Purchaser has heretofore furnished or is furnishing herewith to the Company is true, complete and accurate and may be relied upon by the Manager, the Company and the BOR, in particular, in determining the availability of an exemption from registration under federal and state securities laws in connection with the Offering.  The Purchaser further represents and warrants that it will notify and supply corrective information to the Company immediately upon the occurrence of any change therein occurring prior to the Company’s issuance of the Series #TICKER Interests. 

(q)The Purchaser is not, nor is it acting on behalf of, a “benefit plan investor” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(f)(2), as modified by Section 3(42) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (such regulation, the “Plan Asset Regulation”, and a benefit plan investor described in the Plan Asset Regulation, a “Benefit Plan Investor”).  For the avoidance of doubt, the term Benefit Plan Investor includes all employee benefit plans subject to Part 4, Subtitle B, Title I of ERISA, any plan to which Section 4975 of the Code applies and any entity, including any insurance company general account, whose underlying assets constitute “plan assets”, as defined under the Plan Asset Regulation, by reason of a Benefit Plan Investor’s investment in such entity.  

(r)The Purchaser is satisfied that the Purchaser has received adequate information with respect to all matters which it or its advisors, if any, consider material to its decision to make this investment. 

(s)Within five (5) days after receipt of a written request from the Manager, the Purchaser will provide such information and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company is subject. 

(t)THE SERIES #TICKER INTERESTS OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT AND SUCH LAWS.  THE SERIES #TICKER INTERESTS ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THE OPERATING AGREEMENT.  THE SERIES #TICKER INTERESTS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE MEMORANDUM OR THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL. 

(u)The Purchaser should check the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) website at http://www.treas.gov/ofac before making the following representations. The Purchaser represents that the amounts invested by it in the Company in the Offering were not and are not directly or indirectly derived from activities that contravene federal, state or international laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Federal regulations and Executive Orders administered by OFAC prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities and  


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individuals.  The lists of OFAC prohibited countries, territories, persons and entities can be found on the OFAC website at http://www.treas.gov/ofac. In addition, the programs administered by OFAC (the “OFAC Programs”) prohibit dealing with individuals, including specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs, or entities in certain countries regardless of whether such individuals or entities appear on the OFAC lists. Furthermore, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Purchaser; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Purchaser; (3) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser; or (4) any person for whom the Purchaser is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a country, territory, individual or entity named on an OFAC list, or a person or entity prohibited under the OFAC Programs.  Please be advised that the Company may not accept any amounts from a prospective investor if such prospective investor cannot make the representation set forth in the preceding paragraph.  The Purchaser agrees to promptly notify the Company should the Purchaser become aware of any change in the information set forth in these representations.  The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that, by law, the Company may be obligated to “freeze the account” of the Purchaser, either by prohibiting additional subscriptions from the Purchaser, declining any redemption requests and/or segregating the assets in the account in compliance with governmental regulations, and the Company may also be required to report such action and to disclose the Purchaser’s identity to OFAC.  The Purchaser further acknowledges that the Company may, by written notice to the Purchaser, suspend the redemption rights, if any, of the Purchaser if the Company reasonably deems it necessary to do so to comply with anti-money laundering regulations applicable to the Company or any of the Company’s other service providers.  These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs.

(v)To the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Purchaser; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Purchaser; (3) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser; or (4) any person for whom the Purchaser is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a senior foreign political figure, or an immediate family member or close associate of a senior foreign political figure.   A “senior foreign political figure” is a senior official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a foreign government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major foreign political party, or a senior executive of a foreign government-owned corporation. In addition, a “senior foreign political figure” includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a senior foreign political figure.  “Immediate family” of a senior foreign political figure typically includes the figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and in-laws.  A “close associate” of a senior foreign political figure is a person who is widely and publicly known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior foreign political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial domestic and international financial transactions on behalf of the senior foreign political figure. 

(w)If the Purchaser is affiliated with a non-U.S. banking institution (a “Foreign Bank”), or if the Purchaser receives deposits from, makes payments on behalf of, or handles other financial transactions related to a Foreign Bank, the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that: (1) the Foreign Bank has a fixed address, other than solely an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities; (2) the Foreign Bank maintains operating records related to its banking activities; (3) the Foreign Bank is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities; and (4) the Foreign Bank does not provide banking services to any other Foreign Bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not a regulated Affiliate. 


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(x)Each of the representations and warranties of the parties hereto set forth in this Section 5 and made as of the date hereof shall be true and accurate as of the Closing applicable to the subscription made hereby as if made on and as of the date of such Closing. 

6.Indemnification.  The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, Series #TICKER, the Manager, each Affiliate of the Company and the Manager, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, members, partners, control persons (each of which shall be deemed third party beneficiaries hereof) from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened) based upon or arising out of any actual or alleged false acknowledgment, representation or warranty, or misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or agreement made by the Purchaser herein or in any other document delivered in connection with this Subscription Agreement. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the person in question. As used herein, the term control means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation, warranty, covenant or acknowledgment made herein by the Purchaser shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights granted to it under the Securities Act or state securities laws. 

7.Irrevocability; Binding Effect.  The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Purchaser, except as required by applicable law, and that this Subscription Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Purchaser and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.  If the Purchaser is more than one person, the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties, and acknowledgments herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and such person’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns. 

8.Modification.  This Subscription Agreement shall not be modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any such modification or waiver is sought.  

9.Assignability.  This Subscription Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by the Purchaser and the transfer or assignment of the Series #TICKER Interests shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws and the Operating Agreement.  Any assignment contrary to the terms hereof shall be null and void and of no force or effect.  

10.Applicable Law and Exclusive Jurisdiction.  This Subscription Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Purchaser arising out of or in connection with this Subscription Agreement, the Operating Agreement and the Offering Circular shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflict of laws. The Purchaser (i) irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in any action arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and the Operating Agreement, except where Federal Law requires that certain claims be brought in Federal Courts, and (ii) consents to the service of process by mail. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Company acknowledges for the avoidance of doubt that this Section 11 shall not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and by agreeing  


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to the provisions of this Section 11, the Purchaser will not be deemed to have waived  compliance with U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

11.Use of Pronouns.  All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require. 

12.Miscellaneous

12.1Sections 15.1 (Addresses and Notices), 15.2 (Further Action) and 15.8 (Applicable Law and Jurisdiction) of the Operating Agreement are deemed incorporated into this Subscription Agreement. 

12.2This Subscription Agreement, together with the Operating Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the Purchaser and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof.  The terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. 

12.3The covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser made, and the indemnification rights provided for, in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and delivery of the Series #TICKER Interests, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any party, and shall survive delivery of any payment for the Subscription Price. 

12.4Except to the extent otherwise described in the Offering Circular, each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. 

12.5This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original (including signatures sent by facsimile transmission or by email transmission of a PDF scanned document or other electronic signature), but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 

12.6Each provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions of this Subscription Agreement. 

12.7Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Subscription Agreement as set forth in the text. 

12.8Words and expressions which are used but not defined in this Subscription Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Operating Agreement. 

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

RSE COLLECTION, LLC

SERIES #TICKER INTERESTS

 

The Purchaser hereby elects to subscribe under the Subscription Agreement for the number and price of the Series #TICKER Interests stated on the front page of this Subscription Agreement and executes the Subscription Agreement.

 

If the Purchaser is an INDIVIDUAL, and if purchased as JOINT TENANTS, as TENANTS IN COMMON, or as COMMUNITY PROPERTY:

 

Print Name(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Signature(s) of Purchaser(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 

 

If the Purchaser is a PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY or TRUST:

Name of Entity

 

 

 

 

By

Name:

Title:

 

 

Date

 

 

 


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Accepted:

 

RSE COLLECTION, LLC, SERIES #TICKER

 

By: RSE COLLECTION MANAGER, LLC, its managing member

 

By: RALLY HOLDINGS LLC, its sole member 

 

By: RSE MARKETS, INC., its sole member 

 

Name of Authorized Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Signature of Authorized Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 


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INVESTOR QUALIFICATION AND ATTESTATION

 

INVESTOR INFORMATION

 

 

First name

 

 

 

 

Last name

 

 

 

 

Date of Birth

 

 

 

 

Entity Name (If Applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

Phone Number

 

 

 

 

E-mail Address

 

 

Check the applicable box:

 

 

 

 

(a)I am an “accredited investor”, and have checked the appropriate box on the attached Certificate of Accredited Investor Status indicating the basis of such accredited investor status, which Certificate of Accredited Investor Status is true and correct; or 

 

 

 

 

(b)The amount set forth on the first page of this Subscription Agreement, together with any previous investments in securities pursuant to this offering, does not exceed 10% of the greater of my net worth2 or annual income.  

 


2 In calculating your net worth: (i) your primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by your primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by your primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement shall be included as a liability.   


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Are you or anyone in your immediate household, or, for any non-natural person, any officers, directors, or any person that owns or controls 5% (or greater) of the equity associated with a FINRA member, organization, or the SEC (Y / N)

 

 

If yes, please provide name of the FINRA institution

 

 

 

 

Are you, anyone in your household or immediate family, or, for any non-natural person, any of its directors, trustees, 10% (or more) equity holder, an officer, or member of the board of directors of a publicly traded company? (Y / N)

 

 

 

If yes, please list ticker symbols of the publicly traded Company(s)

 

 

 

Social Security # or Tax ID#

 


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ATTESTATION

 

I understand that an investment in private securities is very risky, that I may lose all of my invested capital that it is an illiquid investment with no short term exit, and for which an ownership transfer is restricted.

 

 

 

The undersigned Purchaser acknowledges that the Company will be relying upon the information provided by the Purchaser in this Questionnaire. If such representations shall cease to be true and accurate in any respect, the undersigned shall give immediate notice of such fact to the Company.  

 

Signature(s) of Purchaser(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 


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CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS

 

The signatory hereto is an “accredited investor”, as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).  I have checked the box below indicating the basis on which I am representing my status as an “accredited investor”:

 

 

 

A natural person whose net worth3, either individually or jointly with such person’s spouse, at the time of such person’s purchase, exceeds $1,000,000;

 

 

 

 

 

A natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000, or joint income with your spouse in excess of $300,000, in the previous two calendar years and reasonably expects to reach the same income level in the current calendar year;

 

 

 

 

 

A director, executive officer, or general partner of the Company, the Managing Member, the Asset Manager, Rally Holdings LLC or RSE Markets, Inc.;

 

 

 

 

 

A bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; any broker or dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; any insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Act; any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of that Act; any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;

 

 

 

 

 

A private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

 

 

 

 

 

An organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, limited liability company, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, in each case not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

 

 

 

 

 


3 In calculating your net worth: (i) your primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by your primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by your primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement shall be included as a liability.  In calculating your net worth jointly with your spouse, your spouse’s primary residence (if different from your own) and indebtedness secured by such primary residence should be treated in a similar manner.


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A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in § 230.506(b)(2)(ii) under the Act; or

 

 

 

 

 

An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors as described above.


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THE DALMORE GROUP


Amended and Restated Broker-Dealer Agreement

This agreement (together with exhibits and schedules, the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between RSE Collection, LLC (“Client”) a Delaware Limited Liability Company, and Dalmore Group LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company (“Dalmore”).  Each of Client and Dalmore may be referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, the “Parties.”  Client and Dalmore agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, effective as of October 7, 2021 (the “Effective Date”):

Whereas, Dalmore is a registered broker-dealer providing technology and services in the equity and debt securities market, including offerings conducted pursuant to exemptions from the Securities Act of 1933, such as Regulation D (506(b) and 506(c)), Regulation A+, Regulation CF and others;  

Whereas, Client, from time to time, is offering multiple series of securities directly to the public in an offering exempt from registration under Regulation A+ (each a “Series”, collectively, the “Offering”); and

Whereas, Client recognizes the benefit of having Dalmore as a service provider for investors who participate in a Series (“Investors”).

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

1.Appointment, Term, and Termination 

a.Client hereby engages and retains Dalmore to provide technology and compliance services at Client’s discretion.  

b.The Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will remain in effect for a period ending on the earlier of: (i) the final closing of the Offering for a Series for which Dalmore acts as broker-of-record, or (ii) the last date under which securities are permitted by applicable SEC rules to be offered and sold by Client under Client’s Offering Statement on Form 1-A, to be filed with the SEC in 2021 (the “Term”).  If either Party defaults in performing the obligations under this Agreement, the Agreement may be terminated (i) upon sixty (60) days written notice if Client fails to perform or observe any material term, covenant or condition to be performed or observed by it under this Agreement and such failure continues to be unremedied, (ii) upon thirty (30) days written notice if Dalmore fails to perform or observe any material term, covenant of condition to be performed or observed by it under this Agreement and such failure is uncured within the thirty days, (iii) upon written notice, if any material representation or warranty made by either Dalmore or Client proves to be incorrect at any time in any material respect, (iv) in order to comply with a Legal Requirement, if compliance cannot be timely achieved using commercially reasonable efforts, after providing as much notice as practicable, or (v) upon thirty (30) days written notice from Client for convenience, or (vi) upon thirty (30) days written notice if Client or Dalmore commences a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief, or is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or has entered against it a final and unappealable order for relief, under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or either Party executes and delivers a  



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general assignment for the benefit of its creditors. The description in this section of specific remedies will not exclude the availability of any other remedies.  Any delay or failure by Client to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege will not be construed to be a waiver of such right, power, remedy or privilege or to limit the exercise of such right, power, remedy or privilege.  No single, partial or other exercise of any such right, power, remedy or privilege will preclude the further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege.  All terms of the Agreement, which should reasonably survive termination, shall so survive, including, without limitation, limitations of liability and indemnities, and the obligation to pay Fees relating to Services provided in accordance with this Agreement prior to termination.

2.Services. Dalmore will perform the services listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, in connection with the Offering (the “Services”). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties.   

3.Compensation, Fees, and Expenses.  

 

a.As compensation for the Services, Client shall pay to Dalmore a fee equal to one hundred (100) basis points on the gross proceeds received by Client from Investors from each Series for which Dalmore acts as broker of record and for which securities are offered and sold during the Term.  

b.Client shall pay a one-time set up fee of $5,000. The set-up fee will cover reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses anticipated to be incurred by Dalmore, including, but not limited to  preparation of any necessary the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filings (or amendments thereto), working with the Client and its counsel in providing information for inclusion in the Client’s filings with the SEC to the extent necessary, coordination with all third party vendors involved in the Offering and any other services necessary and required prior to the approval of the Offering (and any Series). The firm will refund any fee related to the advance to the extent it was not used, incurred or provided to the Client. 

c.The Client shall also engage Dalmore as a consultant to provide ongoing general consulting services relating to the Offering such as coordination with third party vendors and general guidance with respect to the Offering. The Client will pay a one time Consulting Fee of $5,000 which will be due and payable immediately after FINRA issues a No Objection Letter.  

d.Dalmore shall monitor its compensation to ensure that it receives an aggregate commission (including all compensation and fees received by Dalmore, from any source, in connection with the Offering) of no more than 8% of the total Offering proceeds. 

 

4.Regulatory Compliance 

 

a.Each Party shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable federal, state and local securities laws and regulations, including all applicable rules of self-regulatory organizations (together “Securities Regulations”).  To the extent that either Party fails to comply with Securities  



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Regulations, it shall indemnify and defend the other Party from any damages resulting from the violation.

FINRA Corporate Filing Fee for a $75,000,000, best efforts offering will be $13,750, and will be a pass- through fee payable to Dalmore, from the Client, who will then forward it to FINRA as payment for the filing. The fee will be billed to Client after the initial filing and then after each subsequent 1-APOS filings for new Series.

b.Dalmore represents and warrants that it is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and FINRA and is not prohibited from receiving any commission pursuant to this Agreement by any applicable laws, rules or regulations of the SEC, FINRA, or other administrative or regulatory body or otherwise, and that it will not engage in any investment banking or other activities with the Client in connection with the Offering or otherwise in which Dalmore is not authorized to engage.    

c.Client shall at all times (i) comply with all reasonable requests of Dalmore that are necessary for compliance with Securities Regulation; (ii) maintain its compliance with all applicable laws and Securities Regulations, except to the extent where the failure to do so will not have a material adverse effect; and (iii) pay all related fees and expenses (including the FINRA Fee), in each case that are necessary or appropriate to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement.  Client shall comply with and adhere to all applicable Dalmore policies and procedures, provided to Client prior to execution of this Agreement, except where the failure to do so will not materially and adversely affect Dalmore or Client. 

 

d.Client and Dalmore will each be responsible for supervising the activities and training of their respective employees.   

 

e.For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any Investor in any Series be considered a client or customer of Dalmore.  No Investor shall have an account of any type at Dalmore, nor shall any Investor be solicited by Dalmore.  In its role as broker of record, Dalmore shall have no discretion as to the acceptance or rejection of any investment. 

 

f.Client and Dalmore agree to promptly notify the other concerning any material communications regarding Securities Regulations from any body or authority with jurisdiction over the activities being undertaken pursuant to this Agreement in connection with  the Offering, or the performance of the obligations set forth herein, unless such notification is expressly prohibited by such body or authority. 

 

 

5.Role of Dalmore.  Dalmore (i) makes no representations with respect to the quality of any investment opportunity; (ii) will not act in any discretionary manner with or towards any Investor for which Client provides subscription documents; (iii) does not guarantee the performance of any party or facility which provides connectivity to Dalmore; and (iv) is not an investment adviser, does not provide investment advice and does not recommend securities transactions and any display of data or other information about an investment opportunity, does not constitute a  



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recommendation as to the appropriateness, suitability, legality, validity or profitability of any transaction.  

 

6.Indemnification

 

a.Indemnification by Client.  Client shall indemnify and hold Dalmore, its affiliates and their representatives and agents harmless from, any and all actual or direct losses, liabilities, judgments, arbitration awards, settlements, damages and costs (collectively, “Losses”),  resulting from or arising out of any third party suits, actions, claims, demands or similar proceedings (collectively, “Proceedings”) to the extent they are based upon (i) a breach of this Agreement by Client, (ii) the wrongful acts or omissions of Client, or (iii) the Offering having no cause by Dalmore.. 

b.Indemnification by Dalmore.  Dalmore shall indemnify and hold Client, its affiliates and their representatives and agents harmless from, any and all actual or direct losses, liabilities, judgments, arbitration awards, settlements, damages and costs (collectively, “Losses”),  resulting from or arising out of any third party (including Investors) suits, actions, claims, demands or similar proceedings (collectively, “Proceedings”) to the extent they are based upon (i) a breach of this Agreement by Dalmore, (ii) the wrongful acts or omissions of Dalmore, or (iii) the Offering where any Losses are caused by Dalmore.  

c.Indemnification Procedure.  If any Proceeding is commenced against a Party entitled to indemnification under this section, prompt notice of the Proceeding shall be given to the Party obligated to provide such indemnification.  The indemnifying party shall be entitled to take control of the defense, investigation or settlement of the Proceeding and the indemnified party agrees to reasonably cooperate, at the indemnifying party's cost in the ensuing investigations, defense or settlement. 

7.Limitations of Liability. Except as specifically set forth herein, neither Party shall be responsible to the other for any special, indirect, or consequential damages. 

8.Notices.  Any notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be addressed, and delivered or mailed postage prepaid, or faxed or emailed to the other parties hereto at such addresses as such other parties may designate from time to time for the receipt of such notices.  Until further notice, the address of each Party to this Agreement for this purpose shall be the following:  

If to the Client:

 

           RSE Collection, LLC.

250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor  

New York, NY 10012

Attn: George Leimer , CEO

Tel: 347-952-8058

hello@rallyrd.com.com

 

If to the Dalmore:



THE DALMORE GROUP


Dalmore Group, LLC.

525 Green Place

            Woodmere, NY 11598

Tel:  917-887-1948

Attn:  Etan Butler, Chairman

 

 

9.Confidentiality and Mutual Non-Disclosure: 

a.Confidentiality. 

i.Included Information. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means all confidential and proprietary information of a Party, including but not limited to (i) financial information, (ii) business and marketing plans, (iii) the names of employees and owners, (iv) the names and other personally-identifiable information of users of the Client’s website or third party-party portal, (v) security codes, and (vi) all documentation provided by Client or Investor. 

ii.Excluded Information. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “confidential and proprietary information” shall not include (i) information already known or independently developed by the recipient without the use of any confidential and proprietary information, or (ii) information known to the public through no wrongful act of the recipient. 

iii.Confidentiality Obligations. During the Term and at all times thereafter, neither Party shall disclose Confidential Information of the other Party or use such Confidential Information for any purpose without the prior written consent of such other Party. Without limiting the preceding sentence, each Party shall use at least the same degree of care in safeguarding the other Party’s Confidential Information as it uses to safeguard its own Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party may disclose Confidential Information (i) if required to do by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that such Party shall notify the other Party in writing promptly upon receipt of knowledge of such order so that such other Party may attempt to prevent such disclosure or seek a protective order; or (ii) to any applicable governmental authority as required by applicable law.  Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the SEC, FINRA, or other government official or entities from obtaining, reviewing, and auditing any information, records, or data. Client acknowledges that regulatory record-keeping requirements, as well as securities industry best practices, require Dalmore to maintain copies of practically all data, including communications and materials, regardless of any termination of this Agreement. 

10.Miscellaneous. 

 

a.ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE CLIENT AND DALMORE RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION BEFORE AND UNDER THE RULES OF FINRA.   



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b.This Agreement is non-exclusive and shall not be construed to prevent either Party from engaging in any other business activities 

c.This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the Parties as relates to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all proposals, oral or written, and all other representations, statements, negotiations and undertakings relating to the subject matter. No change in, addition to, or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon either Party unless in writing signed by an authorized representative of such Party. No waiver by either Party of any breach by the other Party of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any other provision or that provision on any other occasion. Neither Party may assign this Agreement and/or any of its rights and/or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party and any such attempted assignment shall be void. 

d.Neither Party will, without prior written approval of the other Party, place or agree to place any advertisement in any website, newspaper, publication, periodical or any other media or communicate with the public in any manner whatsoever if such advertisement or communication in any manner makes reference to the other Party, to any person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control, with the other Party and to the clearing arrangements and/or any of the Services embodied in this Agreement.  Client and Dalmore will work together to authorize and approve co-branded notifications and client facing communication materials regarding the representations in this Agreement.   

e.THE CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVERY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY QUESTIONS ARISING OUT OF THE AGREEMENT, WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STATUTORY AND COMMON LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.  The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any Party 

f.If any provision or condition of this Agreement will be held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court, or regulatory or self-regulatory agency or body, the validity of the remaining provisions and conditions will not be affected and this Agreement will be carried out as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision or condition were not included in the Agreement. 

 

g.Neither Party shall hold itself out as an agent of the other. Neither this Agreement, nor any activity thereunder, shall create a general or limited partnership, association, joint venture, branch, or agency relationship between Client and Dalmore. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or in connection with the Offering, shall create or shall be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between Client, on the one hand, and Dalmore, or any other person or entity, on the other. 



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h.This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and by facsimile or electronic means, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

 

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THE DALMORE GROUP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

CLIENT: RSE Collection, LLC:

 

By: RSE Collection Manager, LLC, its managing member

 

By: Rally Holdings LLC, its sole member

 

By: RSE Markets, Inc., its sole member

 

By:   /s/ George Leimer             

Name: George Leimer

Its: CEO

 

 

DALMORE GROUP, LLC:

 

 

 

By:  /s/ Etan Butler          

Name: Etan Butler

Its:Chairman 



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Exhibit A

 

Services:

a.Dalmore Responsibilities – Dalmore agrees to: 

 

i.Review and process Investor information, including KYC (Know Your Customer) data, perform AML (Anti-Money Laundering), using Dalmore and third party vendors resources, and other compliance background checks, and provide a recommendation to Client whether or not to accept Investor as a customer of the Client based solely on AML and KYC process; 

ii.Coordinate and help establish escrow services for Investor documentation, if necessary, through a third party qualified escrow agent: 

iii.Review each Investor’s subscription agreement to confirm accuracy of information and such Investors participation in the Series, and based upon such review provide a determination to Client whether or not to accept the use of the subscription agreement for the Investor’s participation; 

iv.Contact and/or notify the Client of any Investor that Dalmore advises Client to decline; For the avoidance of doubt, Dalmore shall not contact Investors directly, unless required by law, and only employees of Client will handle Investor communications.  

v.Contact and/or notify the Client, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification; 

vi.Serve as a registered agent for each Series on which it acts as broker-of-record where required for state blue sky law requirements;  

vii.Coordinate and transmit book-entry data to Client’s transfer agent to assist in maintaining Client’s ownership registry for each Series; 

viii.Keep Investor details and data confidential and not disclose to any third-party except as required by regulators or in performance of its obligations under this Agreement (e.g. as needed for AML and background checks); 

ix.Named  as a broker-dealer of record in connection with specified Series of the Offering. 



SERVICE AGREEMENT 

 

FOR 

 

TRANSFER AGENT SERVICES 

 

TO 

 

RSE COLLECTION, LLC

 

THIS SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR TRANSFER AGENT SERVICES (this “Agreement”) between RSE Collection, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company (“Client”), and RSE Transfer Agent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Transfer Agent”), is dated as of October 7, 2021. 

 

1. AppointmentClient appoints RSE Transfer Agent LLC as its transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing agent and Transfer Agent accepts such appointment in accordance with the following terms and conditions for all membership interests (the “Interests”) of each series of the Client.  

 

2. Term of Agreement. The Transfer Agent’s appointment hereunder shall commence on the next business day after the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) and shall continue for three years thereafter (the “Initial Term”). Unless either party gives written notice of termination of this Agreement at least 60 days prior to the end of the Initial Term, or any successive three-year term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive additional three-year terms.  

 

3. Duties of Transfer Agent. Commencing on the Effective Date, the Transfer Agent shall provide the services listed in Schedule A hereto (“Services”), in the performance of its duties hereunder.  

 

4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Client. Client represents, warrants and covenants to the Transfer Agent that:  

 

(a) the Interests issued and outstanding on the date hereof have been duly authorized and validly issued and purchasers of the Interests will have no obligation to make payments to Client or its creditors (other than the purchase price for the Interests) or contributions to Client or its creditors solely by reason of the purchasers’ ownership of the Interests; and any Interests to be issued hereafter, when issued, shall have been duly authorized and validly issued and purchasers of the Interests will have no obligation to make payments to Client or its creditors (other than the purchase price for the Interests) or contributions to Client or its creditors solely by reason of the purchasers’ ownership of the Interests;  

 

(b) the Interests to be issued, when issued, will be issued in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Tier 2 of Regulation A, as amended, promulgated thereunder (“Regulation A+”); and will be duly registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or will be exempt from such registration; and 

 




(c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the issuance and any subsequent transfer of the Interests in accordance with this Agreement, do not and will not conflict with, violate, or result in a breach of, the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Certificate of Formation or the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended, of Client, any law or regulation, any order or decree of any court or public authority having jurisdiction, or any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or undertaking to which Client is a party or by which it is bound. This Agreement is enforceable against Client in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.  

 

5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent represents, warrants and covenants to Client that:  

 

(a) the Transfer Agent is, and for the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly registered as a transfer agent under the Exchange Act;  

 

(b) subject to Sections 7 and 8(a) hereof, during the term of this Agreement, the Transfer Agent shall comply with its obligations as a transfer agent under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and  

 

(c) assuming the accuracy of Client’s representations and warranties and compliance by Client with its covenants hereunder, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance by the Transfer Agent of its obligations in accordance with this Agreement, do not and will not conflict with, violate, or result in a breach of, the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the organizational documents of the Transfer Agent, any law or regulation, any order or decree of any court or public authority having jurisdiction, or any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or undertaking to which the Transfer Agent is a party or by which it is bound. This Agreement is enforceable against the Transfer Agent in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.  

 

6. Scope of Agency.  

 

(a) The Transfer Agent shall act solely as agent for Client under this Agreement and owes no duties hereunder to any other person. The Transfer Agent undertakes to perform the duties and only the duties that are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Transfer Agent.  

 

(b) The Transfer Agent may rely upon, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in reliance upon, (i) any communication from Client or its authorized agents or broker-dealers, or (ii) any written instruction, notice, request, direction, consent, report, certificate, or other instrument, paper, document or electronic transmission believed by the Transfer Agent to be genuine and to have been signed or given by the proper party or parties. In addition, the Transfer Agent is authorized to refuse to make any transfer that it determines in good faith not to be in good order.  

 

(c) In connection with any question of law arising in the course of the Transfer Agent performing its duties hereunder, the Transfer Agent may consult with legal counsel  


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whose advice shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Transfer Agent hereunder in good faith and in reasonable reliance thereon. 

 

(d) Any instructions given by Client or its authorized agents or broker-dealers to the Transfer Agent orally shall be confirmed in writing by Client or such authorized agent or broker-dealer as soon as practicable. The Transfer Agent shall not be liable or responsible and shall be fully authorized and protected for acting, or failing to act, in accordance with any oral instructions that do not conform with the written confirmation received in accordance with this Section 6(d). 

 

(e) The Transfer Agent may engage sub-agents or professional service providers to perform any of the Services.   

 

7. Indemnification. Client shall indemnify the Transfer Agent for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, claim or expense (“Loss”) arising out of or in connection with its duties under this Agreement or this appointment, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any Loss or enforcing this Agreement, except to the extent that such Loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Transfer Agent’s gross negligence or intentional misconduct.  

 

8. Limitation of Liability.  

 

(a) In the absence of gross negligence or intentional misconduct on its part, the Transfer Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it or for any error of judgment made by it in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. In no event will the Transfer Agent be liable for special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive loss or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Transfer Agent has been advised of the possibility of such damages.  

 

(b) If any question or dispute arises with respect to the Transfer Agent’s duties hereunder, the Transfer Agent shall not be required to act or be held liable or responsible for its failure or refusal to act until the question or dispute has been (i) resolved (and, if appropriate, the Transfer Agent may file a suit in interpleader or for a declaratory judgment for such purpose) by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that is binding on all parties interested in the matter and is no longer subject to review or appeal, or (ii) settled by a written document satisfactory to the Transfer Agent and executed by Client. For such purpose, the Transfer Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, require the execution of such a document.  

 

9. Force Majeure. The Transfer Agent shall not be liable for any failures, delays or losses, arising directly or indirectly out of conditions beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of government, exchange or market ruling, suspension of trading, work stoppages or labor disputes, civil disobedience, riots, rebellions, electrical or mechanical failure, computer hardware or software failure, communications facilities failures including telephone failure, war, terrorism, insurrection, fires, earthquakes, storms, floods, pandemics, acts of God or similar occurrences.  

 

10.  Interest Data. Client acknowledges that the Transfer Agent will obtain information from one or more broker-dealers associated with Client about transactions involving the purchase and sale of Interests and Client agrees that the Transfer Agent shall have no liability  


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for errors in such information.  Client agrees and acknowledges that the Transfer Agent shall not be liable in any way for any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by any inaccuracy, error, delay in, omission of, or interruption in electronic transmission of Interest information, including any breach of measures designed to protect information held or transmitted electronically. 

 

11. Termination. 

 

(a) Client may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days advance written notice to the Transfer Agent, which notice shall include a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of Client. Client may also terminate this agreement upon thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Transfer Agent, which notice shall include a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of Client if (i) the Transfer Agent defaults on any of its material obligations hereunder and such default remains uncured thirty (30) days after the Transfer Agent’s receipt of notice of such default from Client; (ii) any proceeding in bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or insolvency is commenced by or against the Transfer Agent;  (iii) the Transfer Agent shall become insolvent or shall cease paying its obligations as they become due or makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iv) the Transfer Agent is acquired by or is merged with or into another entity where the Transfer Agent is not the surviving company.  

 

(b) The Transfer Agent may suspend providing services hereunder or terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days advance written notice to Client. The Transfer Agent may also suspend providing services hereunder or terminate this Agreement if (i) Client fails to pay amounts due hereunder or defaults on any of its material obligations hereunder and such failure or default remains uncured thirty (30) days after Client’s receipt of notice of such failure or default from the Transfer Agent; (ii) any proceeding in bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or insolvency is commenced by or against Client; (iii) Client shall become insolvent or shall cease paying its obligations as they become due or makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iv) Client is acquired by or is merged with or into another entity where Client is not the Surviving company.  

 

(c) Upon termination of this Agreement, all fees earned and expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent up to and including the date of such termination shall be immediately due and payable to the Transfer Agent on or before the effective date of such termination.  

 

(d) Prior to termination of this Agreement, Client shall provide the Transfer Agent with written instructions as to the transfer or disposition of data or documents in its custody, possession, or control, as well as any additional documentation reasonably requested by the Transfer Agent. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the respective rights and duties of Client and the Transfer Agent under this Agreement shall cease upon termination of this Agreement.  

 

12.  No Certificates.    The Transfer Agent and Client acknowledge that the Interests will not be represented or evidenced by certificates.   

 

13. Confidentiality.    (a) In connection with the performance of the Transfer Agent’s duties on behalf of Client under this Agreement, the Transfer Agent shall obtain confidential information related to Client or its securityholders that is not available to the general public (“Confidential Information”). The Transfer Agent agrees that the Confidential Information  


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shall be held and treated by the Transfer Agent, its members, managers, officers, employees, affiliates, agents and subcontractors (collectively, “Representatives”) in confidence and except as hereinafter provided, shall not be disclosed in any manner whatsoever except as otherwise required by law, regulation, legal process or other regulatory, governmental or judicial process or authority. Confidential Information shall be used by the Transfer Agent and its Representatives only for the purposes for which provided and shall be disclosed by the Transfer Agent only to those Representatives who have a need to know in order to accomplish the business purpose in connection with which the Confidential Information has been provided. Information shall no longer be considered Confidential Information at such time as such information becomes publicly available through disclosure by someone other than the Transfer Agent. Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Transfer Agent shall promptly notify Client in writing of any subpoena, summons or other legal process served on the Transfer Agent or its Representatives for the purpose of obtaining Confidential Information. In such cases, Client shall have a reasonable opportunity to seek appropriate protective measures. Client will indemnify the Transfer Agent for all reasonable expenses incurred by Transfer Agent in connection with determining the lawful release of the Confidential Information.

 

(b) The Transfer Agent shall ensure that it adopts and enforces adequate policies relating to the protection of Confidential Information of Client. The Transfer Agent agrees to promptly notify Client in the case of any data breaches or other unlawful access to Confidential Information, and the Transfer Agent shall take all reasonable actions to recover and protect such information and its confidentiality. The Transfer Agent agrees to maintain adequate commercial and data privacy insurance at all times during the term of this Agreement at its sole expense.

 

14. Publicity.    Except as may be disclosed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (pursuant to Regulation A+ or otherwise) or as may be required by applicable law or regulation, neither party will issue a news release, public announcement, advertisement, or other form of publicity concerning the existence of this Agreement or the Services to be provided hereunder without obtaining the prior written approval of the other party, which may be withheld in the other party’s sole discretion.  

 

15. Lost Interest Holders.    The Transfer Agent shall conduct such database searches to locate lost Interest holders as are required by Rule 17Ad-17 of the Exchange Act, without charge to the Interest holder. If a new address is so obtained in a database search for a lost Interest holder, the Transfer Agent shall conduct a verification mailing and update its records for such Interest holder accordingly. If a new address is not so obtained for any lost Interest holders, the Transfer Agent may conduct a more in-depth search for the purpose of locating such lost Interest holders using the services of a locating service provider selected by the Transfer Agent and receive compensation from the Client for processing and other services the Transfer Agent provides in connection with the in-depth search.  

 

16. Compensation and Expenses. 

 

(a) Commencing on the Effective Date, Client shall compensate the Transfer Agent for its services hereunder in accordance with the fee schedules listed in Schedule A hereto.  

 

(b) All amounts owed to the Transfer Agent hereunder are due within thirty (30) days of the invoice date. Client agrees to reimburse the Transfer Agent for any attorney’s fees and any other costs associated with collecting delinquent payments.  


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(c) Client shall be charged for expenses advanced or incurred by the Transfer Agent in connection with the Transfer Agent’s performance of its duties hereunder. 

 

(d) With respect to any Interest holder mailings processed by the Transfer Agent, Client shall be charged postage as an out-of-pocket expense at postage rates that may not reflect all available or utilized postal discounts, such as presort or NCOA discounts. Client shall, at least one business day prior to mail date, provide immediately available funds sufficient to cover all postage due on such mailing. For any dividend mailing, Client shall, no later than 10 a.m. Eastern on the mail date for the dividend, provide immediately available funds sufficient to pay the aggregate amount of dividends to be paid. Any material Interest holder mailing schedule changes, including, but not limited to, delays in delivering materials to the Transfer Agent or changes in a mailing commencement date, may result in additional fees and/or expenses.  

  

17. Submission to Jurisdiction; Foreign Law. 

 

(a) The parties irrevocably (i) submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court sitting in New York City or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and (ii) waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, any defense based on inconvenient forum, improper venue or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding in the jurisdiction of any New York State court sitting in New York City or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.  

 

(b) The Transfer Agent shall not be required hereunder to comply with the laws or regulations of any country other than the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof. The Transfer Agent may consult with foreign counsel, at Client’s expense, to resolve any foreign law issues that may arise as a result of Client being subject to the laws or regulations of any foreign jurisdiction.  

 

18. Miscellaneous.  

 

(a) Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by a written agreement signed by both Client and the Transfer Agent.  

 

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  

 

(c) Survival of Terms. Sections 7, 8, 13, 16 and 17 hereof and this Section 18 shall survive termination of this Agreement.  

 

(d) Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned, or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, which the other party will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing will be void.  

 

(e) Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for the purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the contents of this Agreement.  


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(f) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is found to violate a law, it will be severed from the rest of the Agreement and ignored.  

 

(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed manually in any number of counterparts, each of which such counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts when taken together shall constitute one and the same original instrument.  

 

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written or oral communications, understandings, and agreements with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. The parties acknowledge that the Schedules hereto are an integral part of this Agreement.  

 

(i) Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any person or entity other than the Transfer Agent and Client any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Transfer Agent and Client.  

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year above written. 

 

 

RSE COLLECTION, LLC

 

By: RSE Collection Manager, LLC, its managing member

 

By: Rally Holdings LLC, its sole member

 

By: RSE Markets, Inc., its sole member

 

By:  /s/ George Leimer

Name: George Leimer

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

RSE TRANSFER AGENT LLC

 

By: Rally Holdings LLC, its managing member

 

By: RSE Markets, Inc., its sole member

 

By:  /s/ George Leimer

Name: George Leimer

Title: Chief Executive Officer




Schedule A

to the

Agreement for Transfer Agent Services

by and between

RSE Collection, LLC

and

RSE Transfer Agent LLC

SERVICES 

Maintain a record of Interest ownership, including contact information of all registered Interest holders.

Maintain a record of the transfer, issuance and cancellation of any and all Interests.  

Coordinate with each broker-dealer authorized by Client to execute a purchase or sale of Interests to ensure that all purchases and sales are promptly reported to Client and the Transfer Agent and recorded in the Interest register.  

Undertake or engage other service providers to undertake the following and any other services that may be requested by Client from time to time:

·Dividend payments and distributions to Interest holders; 

·Tax reporting;  

·Escheatment and lost Interest holder search and report filing;  

·Amendment of the Interest register in the event of secondary offerings and resale transactions by Interest holders; and   

·Communication with Interest holders on behalf of the Client, including sending:  

oStatements with details of holdings and/or transactions  

oTax forms, including W-9, W-8BEN, 1099-DIV and 1099-B.  

 

FEES 

 

Client will pay an annual fee to the Transfer Agent in arrears in an amount to be negotiated in good faith based on the Transfer Agent’s actual expenses, including the cost of outsourced service providers and professional advisers; an appropriate portion of shared expenses with the Client; and any other factors that the parties deem relevant to the matter of compensation. The annual fee will be consistent with market rates for such fees for registered transfer agents handling clients with a similar-sized securityholder base.



SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION ESCROW AGREEMENT

 

This Amended and Restated Subscription Escrow Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made effective as of October 7, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between RSE Collection, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company with its principal place of business located at 250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012 (the “Company”), Dalmore Group, LLC, a New York limited liability company with its principal place of business located at 525 Green Place, Woodmere, NY 11598 (the “Broker of Record”), and Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A., a Georgia banking corporation (the “Escrow Agent”).

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company proposes to offer for sale securities pursuant to Tier 2 of Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Offering”), for a maximum of Seventy-Five Million dollars ($75,000,000) (the “Maximum Offering Amount”), membership interests in various series of the Company (the “Membership Interests” or “Interests”). Subscribers, as defined below, may purchase the securities in increments of not less than one Interest, payable in cash pursuant to subscription agreements for the Offering (“Subscription Agreements”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Securities are proposed to be offered for sale to investors pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and pursuant to exemptions from registration under certain state securities laws;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Escrow Agent agree as follows:

 

1.Deposits in Escrow. 

 

(a)The Company and Broker of Record shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Escrow Agent all subscription proceeds received from investors who desire to purchase the securities (the “Subscribers”) to be held in escrow under the terms of this Agreement until it receives notice of a Contingency (as defined below) from the Company or the Broker of Record (each, an “Authorized Representative,” and together, the “Authorized Representatives”) as described in Section 3.  Proceeds the Escrow Agent receives from the Subscribers are “Subscription Proceeds.”  The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for Subscription Proceeds until such proceeds are actually received, clear through normal banking channels and constitute collected funds. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to collect or seek to compel payment of any Subscription Proceeds, except to place such proceeds or instruments representing such proceeds for deposit and payment through customary banking channels and through the payment services provider of the Company.  “Contingency” means (a) the verification by the Broker of Record of the “qualified purchaser” status of each accepted Subscriber for an Offering of a particular series of the Company, (b) the qualification by the Securities and Exchange Commission of an offering circular or amendment thereto with respect to the Offering of a particular series of the Company, (c) the acceptance of the Subscription Agreements by the  


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Company for an Offering of a particular series of the Company, and (d) the acceptance of subscriptions for the minimum amount of interests to be issued for an Offering of a particular series of the Company, as set forth in the offering circular or amendment or supplement thereto with respect to such Offering (the “Total Minimum Interests”).

 

(b)Upon request, the Company shall deliver electronically to the Escrow Agent, in a form acceptable to the Escrow Agent, schedules disclosing the name and address of each of the Subscribers, the number of Interests subscribed for by each Subscriber, the federal tax identification number of each of the Subscribers, the amount of Subscription Proceeds received from each Subscriber, and such other information as may be required and is reasonably available to the Company. The Escrow Agent shall deposit each Subscriber’s Subscription Proceeds into a non-interest-bearing account. 

 

(c)The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to enforce the collection or demand payment of any funds from the Company, the Broker of Record, or any investor. 

 

2.Rejection of Subscription Agreement. 

 

(a)Any Subscription Agreement may be rejected by the Company in whole or in part. An Authorized Representative shall promptly notify the Escrow Agent in writing (email shall suffice) in the event of any such rejection or cutback of a subscribed amount under a Subscription Agreement. At such time, an Authorized Representative shall instruct the Company’s payment services provider to promptly return funds tendered by such Subscriber, without deduction or payment of interest. 

 

(b)In the event of a withdrawal of a Subscription Agreement by a Subscriber, an Authorized Representative shall promptly notify the Escrow Agent in writing (email shall suffice) that a Subscription Agreement has been withdrawn by a Subscriber. At such time, an Authorized Representative shall instruct the Company’s payment services provider to promptly return to such Subscriber the Subscription Proceeds tendered therewith, without deduction or payment of interest. 

 

(c)A confirmation of any returned funds through the Company’s payment services provider shall be provided by an Authorized Representative to the Escrow Agent electronically upon completion of the return upon request.  

 

3.Total Minimum Interests.  The Broker of Record agrees to promptly notify the Company in writing once it has received subscriptions for the Total Minimum Interests. In such notice, the Broker of Record shall provide the following representations: (i) that, to the best of the Broker of Record’s knowledge after due inquiry and review of its records, full payment for the number of Interests equal to or greater than the Total Minimum Interests have been received, deposited with and collected by the Escrow Agent, (ii) that such subscriptions have not been withdrawn, rejected or otherwise terminated, and (iii) that the Subscribers have no statutory or regulatory rights of rescission without cause or all such rights have expired.  


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4.Disbursements. 

 

(a)Upon notification by an authorized person of the Company to the Escrow Agent that a Contingency has occurred, the Escrow Agent shall disburse Subscription Proceeds related to that specific offering of a series of the Company in its possession to the account of such series in accordance with the instructions and payment file provided by the Company or the Broker of Record in writing (the “Initial Disbursement”).  An Authorized Representative shall notify the Escrow Agent of the timing of and how to disburse Subscription Proceeds deposited after the Initial Disbursement, if applicable, and. 

 

(b)If the Offering with respect to any series has been terminated by the Company or the Broker of Record, then an Authorized Representative shall notify the Escrow Agent of such termination and shall instruct the Company’s payment services provider to promptly refund to each of the Subscribers the full amount of Subscription Proceeds furnished by each such Subscriber in respect of that series’ Offering from the escrow account, without deduction or payment of interest. 

 

(c)On or before the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall provide to the Escrow Agent a completed Form W-9 of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein provided, the Escrow Agent shall have no duty to prepare or file any federal or state tax report or return with respect to any funds held pursuant to this Agreement. 

 

(d)The Company shall make a copy of this Agreement available to each Subscriber. 

 

5.Investment of Subscription Proceeds; Compensation of Escrow Agent. 

 

(a)The Escrow Agent shall deposit all Subscription Proceeds in non-interest bearing accounts unless otherwise directed in writing by the Company; and 

 

(b)The Company shall promptly pay to the Escrow Agent compensation, and reimburse the Escrow Agent for costs and expenses, including the Escrow Agent’s attorney’s fees, through the funds in the Company’s operating account held by Atlantic Capital Bank or another account designated by Company and acceptable to Escrow Agent. 

 

6.Duties of Escrow Agent; Indemnification

 

(a)The Escrow Agent undertakes to perform only such duties as are expressly set forth herein and no additional duties or obligations shall be implied hereunder. In performing its duties under this Agreement, or upon the claimed failure to perform any of its duties hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to anyone for any damages, losses or expenses which may be incurred as a result of the Escrow Agent’s so acting or failing to so act; provided, however, that the Escrow Agent shall not be relieved from liability for damages arising from the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Escrow Agent shall in no event incur any liability with respect to (i) any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith upon advice of legal counsel, which may be counsel to either party hereto, given with respect to any question relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent hereunder, or (ii) any action taken or omitted to be  


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taken in reliance upon any instrument delivered to the Escrow Agent and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

(b)The Company warrants to and agrees with the Escrow Agent that, to its knowledge, there is no security interest in the Subscription Proceeds or any part of the Subscription Proceeds and that no financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction is on file in any jurisdiction claiming a security interest in or describing, whether specifically or generally, the Subscription Proceeds or any part of the Subscription Proceeds; and the Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility at any time to ascertain whether or not any security interest exists in the Subscription Proceeds or any part of the Subscription Proceeds or to file any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction with respect to the Subscription Proceeds or any part thereof. 

 

(c)As an additional consideration for and as an inducement for the Escrow Agent to serve as escrow agent hereunder, it is understood and agreed that, in the event of any controversy resulting in adverse claims and demands being made in connection with or for any money or other property involved in or affected by this Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled, at the option of the Escrow Agent, to refuse to comply with the demands of any parties so long as such controversy shall continue. In such event, the Escrow Agent may elect not to make any delivery or other disposition of the Subscription Proceeds or any part of such Subscription Proceeds. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Escrow Agent shall not be or become liable to such parties or any of them for the failure of the Escrow Agent to comply with the conflicting or adverse demands of such parties. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to continue to refrain and refuse to deliver or otherwise dispose of the subscription proceed or any part thereof or to otherwise act hereunder, as stated above, unless and until: 

 

(i)the rights of such parties have been finally settled or duly adjudicated in a court having jurisdiction over such parties and the Subscription Proceeds and the Escrow Agent has received written instructions as to disbursement thereof or a copy of such court order; or 

 

(ii)the parties have reached an agreement resolving their differences and have jointly notified the Escrow Agent in writing of such agreement and have provided the Escrow Agent with indemnity satisfactory to the  Escrow Agent against any liability,  claims or damages resulting from compliance by the Escrow Agent with such agreement. 

 

In the event of a controversy as described above, the Escrow Agent shall have the right, in addition to the rights described above and at the option of Escrow Agent, if the Company and the Broker of Record have not named a successor Escrow Agent within thirty (30) days after the Escrow Agent’s notice of resignation pursuant to clause (e) below, to tender into the registry or custody of any court having jurisdiction, all money and property comprising the Subscription Proceeds and may take such other legal action as may be appropriate or necessary, in the opinion of Escrow Agent or its legal counsel. Upon such tender, the Escrow Agent shall be discharged from all further duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that the filing of any such legal proceedings shall not deprive the Escrow Agent of its compensation hereunder earned prior to such filing and discharge of the Escrow Agent of its duties hereunder.

 

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in connection with this Agreement or the Subscription Proceeds or the Escrow Agent is made a party to or intervenes in any litigation pertaining to this Agreement or the Subscription Proceeds, to pay to the Escrow Agent reasonable compensation for its extraordinary services and to reimburse the Escrow Agent for all costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, associated with such controversy or litigation; provided, however, that such compensation and legal reimbursement shall not apply if the controversy relates to the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(e)The Escrow Agent may resign at any time from its obligations under this Agreement by providing written notice to the Company and Broker of Record. Such resignation shall be effective on the date set forth in such written notice, which shall be no earlier than ninety (90) days after such written notice has been given. In the event no successor escrow agent has been appointed on or prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to tender into the custody of any court of competent jurisdiction all assets then held by it hereunder and shall thereupon be relieved of all further duties and obligations under this Agreement; provided however, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to its compensation earned prior thereto. The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for the appointment of a successor escrow agent hereunder. 

 

(f)The Escrow Agent shall have no obligation to take any legal action in connection with this Agreement or its enforcement, or to appear in, prosecute or defend any action or legal proceeding which would or might involve the Escrow Agent in any cost, expense, loss or liability unless security and indemnity satisfactory to the Escrow Agent, shall be furnished. 

 

(g)The Company and Broker of Record jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Escrow Agent and each of its officers, directors, employees and agents and to save the Escrow Agent and each of its officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all Claims (as hereunder defined) and Losses (as hereinafter defined) which may be incurred by the Escrow Agent or any of such officers, directors, employees or agents as a result of Claims asserted against Escrow Agent or any of such officers, directors, employees or agents directly or indirectly as a result of or in connection with Escrow Agent’s serving in the capacity of escrow agent under this Agreement, other than Claims relating to damages arising from the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. For the purposes hereof, the term “Claims” shall mean all claims, lawsuits, causes of action or other legal actions and proceedings of whatever nature brought against (whether by way of direct action, counterclaim, cross action or interpleader) the Escrow Agent or any such officer, director, employee or agent, even if groundless, false or fraudulent, so long as the claim, lawsuit, cause of action or other legal action or proceeding is alleged or determined, directly or indirectly, to arise out of, result from, relate to or be based upon, in whole or in part: 

(i)the acts or omissions of the Company and Broker of Record, or  

(ii)the appointment of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement, or  

(iii)the performance by the Escrow Agent of its powers and duties under this Agreement, other than claims relating to damages arising from the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  

 

The term “Losses” shall mean all losses, costs, damages, expenses, judgments and liabilities of whatever nature (including but not limited to attorneys’, accountants’  


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and other professionals’ fees, litigation and court costs and expenses and amounts paid in settlement), directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of or relating to one or more Claims. Upon the written request of the Escrow Agent or any such officer, director, employee or agent (each referred to hereinafter as an “Indemnified Party”), the Company agrees to assume the investigation and defense of any Claim, including the employment of counsel acceptable to the applicable Indemnified Party and the payment of all expenses related thereto and, notwithstanding any such assumption, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, and the Company and Broker of Record agree to pay the costs and expense thereof, to employ separate counsel with respect to any such Claim and to participate in the investigation and defense thereof in the event that such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by legal counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to such Indemnified Party which are different from or additional to those available to the Company or the Broker of Record. The Company and Broker of Record hereby agree that the indemnifications and protections afforded Escrow Agent and the other Indemnified Parties in this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.

 

(h)The Company acknowledges that the Escrow Agent is serving as escrow agent for the limited purposes set forth herein and represents, covenants and warrants to the Escrow Agent that no statement or representation, whether oral or in writing, has been or will be made to any Subscriber to the effect that the Escrow Agent has investigated the desirability or advisability of investment in the Interests or approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of such investment or is otherwise involved in any manner with the transactions contemplated hereby, other than as Escrow Agent under this Agreement. It is further agreed that the Company shall not, without the Escrow Agent’s prior written consent, use the name “Atlantic Capital”, “Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A.” or any variation thereof in any sales presentation, placement or offering memorandum or literature pertaining directly or indirectly to the Offering except strictly in the context of the duties of the Escrow Agent as escrow agent under this Agreement and in general references to the Broker of Record’s frequent retention of the Escrow Agent; provided, that the Company shall be permitted to publicly file a copy of this Agreement pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any similar regulatory authority. Any breach or violation of the paragraph shall be grounds for immediate termination of this Agreement by the Escrow Agent. 

 

(i)The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or responsibility for determining whether the Interests or the offer and sale thereof conform to the requirements of applicable Federal or state securities laws, including but not limited to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company and the Broker of Record represent and warrant to the Escrow Agent that the Offering will comply in all respects with applicable Federal and state securities laws and further represents and warrants that the Company has obtained and acted upon the advice of legal counsel with respect to such compliance with applicable Federal and state securities laws. The Company acknowledges that the Escrow Agent has not participated in the preparation or review of any sales or offering material relating to the Offering or the Interests. In addition to any other indemnities provided for in this Agreement, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent and each of its officers, directors, agents and employees from and against all claims, liabilities, losses and damages (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Escrow Agent or such persons and which directly or indirectly result from any violation or alleged violation of any Federal or state securities laws in  


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respect of the Interests or the Offering.

 

7.Notices

 

Any notices, elections, demands, requests and responses thereto permitted or required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing, signed by or on behalf of the party giving the same, and addressed to the other party at the address of such other party set forth below or at such other address as such other party may designate in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice, election, demand, request or response shall be addressed as follows and shall be deemed to have been delivered upon receipt by the addressee thereof:

 

If to Escrow Agent:Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A. Attn: John Seeds 

3280 Peachtree Road, NE

Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30305
E-mail: john.seeds@atlcapbank.com

 

If to Company:RSE Collection, LLC 

250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10012

E-mail: hello@rallyrd.com

Tax identification #: 37-1835270

 

If to Broker of Record:Dalmore Group, LLC. 

525 Green Place 

Woodmere, NY 11598 

Tel:  917-887-1948 

Attn:  Oscar Seidel, CEO  

Tax identification #: 20-2657095 

 

8.Successors and Assigns; Amendment

 

The rights created by this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and the obligations created hereby shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Escrow Agent and the Company; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto without the express written consent of the other parties hereto. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or to give any person other than the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.  This Agreement may be amended, or any provision of this Agreement may be waived, so long as such amendment or waiver is set forth in a writing executed by each of the Company and the Broker of Record (a copy of which shall be promptly provided to the Escrow Agent); provided that if any such amendment or waiver would have the effect of increasing or expanding the Escrow Agent’s obligations or duties under this Agreement or eliminating any protections of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement, the written consent of the Escrow Agent shall be required in addition to the written consent of the Company


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and the Broker of Record.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Broker of Record ceases to be the broker of record in respect of the Offering, the Company may amend this Agreement without execution by the Broker of Record to remove the Broker of Record from this Agreement or replace the Broker of Record with another broker of record in respect of the Offering.  

 

9.Construction

 

This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of Georgia without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdictions other than those of the State of Georgia.

 

10.Term

 

This Agreement may be terminated upon no less than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice by the Company; provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 5(b), 6(g) and 6(i) hereof shall survive any termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.

 

11.Entire Agreement 

 

This Agreement, including any exhibits, schedules, or separate agreements directly referenced herein, represents the entire and final agreement between the parties, and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the parties.

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

Escrow Agent: Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A.

 

 

/s/ John Seeds  

By: John Seeds  

Title: Senior Vice President  

 

 

 

Company: RSE Collection, LLC

 

By: RSE Collection Manager, LLC, its managing member,

 

By: Rally Holdings LLC, its sole member,

 

By: RSE Markets, Inc., its sole member

 

 

/s/ George Leimer  

By: George Leimer

Title: CEO

 

 

 

Broker of Record: Dalmore Group, LLC

 

 

/s/ Ricardo Gonzalez  

By: Ricardo Gonzalez  

Title: CCO  


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AMENDED AND RESTATED

CUSTODY AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Custody Agreement (this “Agreement”) is effective as of        10/5/2021         
(the “Effective Date”) by and among RSE Collection, LLC, a Delaware registered limited liability company (“Issuer”), DriveWealth, LLC, a New Jersey registered limited liability company (“DriveWealth”), and RSE Transfer Agent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Transfer Agent”).  Issuer, DriveWealth and the Transfer Agent are hereby referred to collectively as the “Parties” or each individually as a “Party.”

 

RECITALS

A.WHEREAS, DriveWealth is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) that, among other things, serves as custodian for securities of SEC public reporting and non-public reporting, exchange listed and unlisted companies, and facilitates the offering of securities and holds customer funds; 

B.WHEREAS, Issuer has issued, or intends to issue, certain Offerings in securities, which may not be exchange listed or public reporting companies, and are exempt from registration, as described on Schedule A (“Security(ies)”); 

C.WHEREAS, Issuer wishes to engage DriveWealth, and DriveWealth wishes to accept such engagement, to provide its closing and custody services for the Securities held by purchasers thereof, including resale transactions by holders of the Securities, and to perform related services with respect thereto; DriveWealth shall be responsible for the performance of such custodial and related services only to the extent required by this Agreement. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and conditions set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 

 

1.DEFINITIONS 

Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 of this Agreement.

ACH” means Automated Clearing House.

Affiliate” means any person that is directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, one of the Parties. For purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean possessing, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies and operations of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Applicable Laws and Rules” or “Legal Requirement” shall govern this Agreement and the obligations of the Parties. Applicable Laws and Rules or Legal Requirement shall include all applicable provisions of federal, state and local laws; the rules, regulations, constitution, by-laws and stated policies of FINRA, the SEC, and any other securities exchange, association, or self-regulatory organization (“SRO”) vested with authority over the Parties and/or the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

Books and Records” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule B-1 attached to this Agreement.

Branding” means trademarks, service marks, domain names, logos, links, navigation and other indicators of origin.

Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule B-1 attached to this Agreement.

Content” means any or all text, images, video, audio, graphics, and other data, products, materials, services, text, pointers, technology, code, language, functions and software, including Branding.

Customer(s)” shall mean the mutual customers of Issuer and DriveWealth. Customers establish an account at DriveWealth for the sole purpose of purchasing and selling Securities as defined in Schedule A.


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DriveWealth Account” means a person that has established a brokerage account that can participate in the full suite of services offered through DriveWealth (including, for example, equities), whether or not they are Investors or have purchased the Securities.

DriveWealth Branding” means all Branding (other than from Issuer) used by DriveWealth and includes any Branding provided by DriveWealth to Issuer for use on the Issuer Site.

DriveWealth Content” means the Content owned by or licensed for use by DriveWealth, which for the avoidance of doubt shall in no event include Issuer Content.

DriveWealth Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 of this Agreement.

DriveWealth Name” means, and includes, the name of DriveWealth or any of its Affiliates, or the name of any member, stockholder, partner, manager or employee of DriveWealth or any of its Affiliates, or any trade name, trademark, logo, service mark, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof owned or used by DriveWealth or any of its Affiliates.

DriveWealth Platform” means such technology owned, operated or made available by DriveWealth or an Affiliate of DriveWealth for Issuer’s use.

DriveWealth Site” means those internet sites, including but not limited to www.drivewealth.com and the DriveWealth API maintained by DriveWealth for the purpose of offering its services.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or any successor thereto.

Investor(s)” means a Customer(s) who holds the Securities in a brokerage account with DriveWealth, excluding Issuer.

Issuer Branding” means all Branding (other than from DriveWealth) used by Issuer and includes any Branding provided by Issuer to DriveWealth for use on the DriveWealth Site.

Issuer Content” means the Content owned by or licensed for use by, or otherwise permitted to be used by Issuer, which for the avoidance of doubt shall in no event include DriveWealth Content.

Issuer/TA Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4 of this Agreement.

Issuer Name” means, and includes, the name of Issuer or any of its Affiliates, or the name of any member, stockholder, partner, manager or employee of Issuer or any of its Affiliates, or any trade name, trademark, logo, service mark, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof owned or used by Issuer or any of its Affiliates, including without limitation the names of the Issuer Sites.

Issuer Site” means those internet sites and applications as set forth on Schedule A maintained by Issuer or an Affiliate of Issuer for the purpose of offering the Securities.

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 of this Agreement.

Offering” means the offering, pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom (including pursuant to Regulation A or Rule 506(c) under Regulation D, as the case may be), of Securities to Investors. The Parties acknowledge that for purposes of this Agreement, all sales of Securities pursuant to the Company’s offering statement on Form 1-A, for Securities issued under Regulation A and Form D, for Securities issued under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, as the case may be, shall be deemed a part of the same Offering.

Security(ies)” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Services” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

Shareholder” means the members of Issuer, including each beneficial owner of the Securities.


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Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 of this Agreement.

 

2.INSTRUCTIONS 

 

2.1.Unless otherwise explicitly indicated herein, DriveWealth shall perform its duties pursuant to Instructions. As used herein, the term “Instruction” shall mean a directive initiated by Issuer or the Transfer Agent, acting directly or through its officers or other Authorized Persons, which directive shall conform to the requirements of this Section. 

 

2.1.1.Authorized Persons. For purposes hereof, an Authorized Person shall be a person or entity authorized to give Instructions for or on behalf of Issuer or the Transfer Agent by written notices to DriveWealth or otherwise in accordance with procedures delivered to and acknowledged by DriveWealth. DriveWealth may treat any Authorized Person as having full authority and may act pursuant to such Authorized Person’s instructions unless the notice of authorization contains explicit limitations as to said authority. DriveWealth shall be entitled to rely upon the authority of Authorized Persons until it receives appropriate written notice from Issuer or the Transfer Agent to the contrary. 

 

2.2.Form of Instruction. Instructions shall be in writing, including via e-mail, and include the signature, which may be in electronic form, of the Authorized Person. 

 

3.CUSTODIAL SERVICES 

3.1.Obligations of DriveWealth. DriveWealth’s obligations with respect to the Securities and Offerings is limited to providing closing, settlement, custody and related services for Customer accounts established at DriveWealth pursuant to this Agreement. DriveWealth shall hold, as nominee custodian, the Securities and perform related services with respect to Issuer to the extent explicitly required by specific provisions contained in Schedule B-1 of this Agreement and shall not be responsible for any duties or obligations not specifically allocated to DriveWealth pursuant to this Agreement, which services shall be contingent upon Issuer and/or the Transfer Agent meeting its or their obligations as outlined herein and in Schedule B-2, and as limited by Schedule C of this Agreement (collectively, the “Services”). DriveWealth’s obligation to hold the Securities in custody does not include any obligation to notify the Customer of the receipt or failure to receive any amount, to forward to the Customer any notices with respect to the investment, to monitor or report to the Customer as to the performance by or nonperformance of any person with respect to the investment (or the performance or nonperformance by any person of any obligation or term contained in, or imposed by, the investment) or to take enforcement or other action with respect thereto, irrespective of whether DriveWealth has actual or constructive knowledge which may make such action or inaction advisable. DriveWealth may also, in its sole discretion, take such actions as it reasonably deems necessary to perform due diligence or investigation with respect to Issuer and/or any Offering at any time and from time to time.   

3.2.Exclusivity.  The Parties agree that DriveWealth will be the exclusive provider of closing, settlement, custody, and related Services for Issuer’s Securities Offerings; provided, however, that Issuer shall be permitted to establish, maintain or permit any other person to establish or maintain on its behalf a transfer agent to perform transfer agent services with respect to the Securities, specifically including the Transfer Agent or any successor transfer agent. 

3.3.Modifications to DriveWealth Systems, Platforms and Operations.  DriveWealth upgrades and enhances its platform and amends, modifies and changes its operations and procedures on a consistent basis.  DriveWealth reserves the right, therefore, in its sole discretion, to change or modify the DriveWealth Platform at any time and from time to time. DriveWealth will take reasonable steps to ensure that such modifications do not negatively impact the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.   

3.4.No Discretionary Authority.  Unless and only to the extent specifically described in any separate agreement between DriveWealth and Issuer: (a) DriveWealth shall, at all times, act solely in a passive, non-discretionary  


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capacity with respect to Issuer and each Investor and each brokerage account with DriveWealth maintained by Issuer or each Investor and shall not be responsible or liable for any investment decisions or recommendations with respect to the purchase or disposition of any Security or other assets; (b) DriveWealth shall not be responsible for questioning, investigating, analyzing, monitoring, or otherwise evaluating any of the investment decisions or strategies of any Investor or reviewing the prudence, merits, viability or suitability of any investment decision or strategies made by any Investor, including the decision to purchase or hold the Securities or such other investment decisions or direction that may be provided by any individual or entity with authority over the relevant Investor; and (c) DriveWealth shall not be responsible for directing investments or determining whether any investment or strategy by an Investor or any person or entity with authority to make investment decisions on Investor’s behalf is acceptable under Applicable Laws and Rules.

3.5.Book Entry Securities.  The Securities will be book entry securities on DriveWealth’s Books and Records and held for the benefit of the Investors. DriveWealth will maintain, as part of the Services, information as to amounts owed and paid with respect to the Securities to the individual Investors.  Accordingly, DriveWealth agrees to accurately maintain its Books and Records and to provide Issuer and the Transfer Agent information from its Books and Records as reasonably requested by Issuer or the Transfer Agent.  The Transfer Agent shall maintain on its books and records the amount owed and paid to Investors with respect to the Securities and will notify DriveWealth immediately if its record of the amount owed or paid with respect to the Securities to Investors or the position held on its books and records is different from the amount that DriveWealth reports to Issuer and the Transfer Agent.  

 

4.FEES AND DEPOSIT 

4.1.Deposit. Issuer shall be required to make a good faith cash or cash equivalent deposit at DriveWealth in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) (“Deposit”). The Deposit will be made into a brokerage account held at DriveWealth for the purpose of deducting Fees owed to DriveWealth, covering errors caused by Issuer or the Transfer Agent, and other items specifically agreed to in writing between the Parties. If DriveWealth is required to withdraw funds from the Deposit, Issuer shall, upon written request from DriveWealth, and within a reasonable time provide additional funds to return the Deposit to the full amount agreed to in this section. The Deposit shall be jointly reviewed by the Parties on an ongoing basis to determine if the Deposit is appropriate. Any alteration to the Deposit must be mutually agreed to by the Parties in writing. 

4.1.1.The Deposit shall remain on deposit for a period expiring no later than thirty (30) days subsequent to the date of termination of this Agreement.  Upon the conclusion of such thirty-day period, DriveWealth shall remit, pay and deliver the Deposit to Issuer, less any amounts due to DriveWealth from Issuer pursuant to this Agreement and less any amounts DriveWealth deems, in written agreement with Issuer, appropriate for its protection from any claim or proceeding of any type either pending or threatened. If any legal action or proceeding is not commenced with respect to any such pending or threatened claim within a reasonable time after the date of termination of this Agreement, any amount withheld by DriveWealth from the Deposit with respect to such claim shall be promptly paid and delivered to Issuer. 

4.2.Fees.  The fees payable by Issuer to DriveWealth are specified in Schedule D to this Agreement (collectively, the “Fees”).  DriveWealth is authorized to debit the Fees or any other obligation of Issuer to DriveWealth automatically from Issuer’s Deposit as such Fees and obligations become due.  Issuer will maintain sufficient cash in, and from time to time deposit sufficient funds in, such account to ensure payment of its obligations, including the Fees, to DriveWealth. The Parties acknowledge and understand that the Fees represented in Schedule D are subject to change and that certain Fees, not explicitly stated, may reasonably be passed by DriveWealth through to Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties will regularly review the appropriateness of the Fees in Schedule D. Any material change to the Fees will require a written amendment to this Agreement.  

4.2.1.The Transfer Agent may pay any or all of the Fees due under the Agreement to DriveWealth, including the payment of the Deposit, in which case the Transfer Agent will pass through any such Fees to Issuer, and Issuer will be responsible for reimbursing the Transfer Agent for such Fees. All references to “Issuer” in  


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this Section 4 shall apply equally to the Transfer Agent in the event the Transfer Agent pays the Fees due under this Agreement.

 

5.NAMES, BRANDS, WEBSITES AND CONTENT 

5.1.Use of DriveWealth Name, DriveWealth Branding and DriveWealth Content.  Issuer shall not, and shall cause its representatives not to, without the prior written consent of DriveWealth: (a) use in advertising, publicity, or otherwise any DriveWealth Name, Branding or Content, or (b) represent, directly or indirectly, that Issuer, any Affiliate of Issuer, or any representative of Issuer or the Securities have been approved, endorsed, or recommended by DriveWealth or any of its Affiliates.  In addition, all use of the DriveWealth Name, Branding or Content and all descriptive materials about the Services used by Issuer on the Issuer Site or elsewhere, must be reviewed and approved by DriveWealth, as to appearance, substance and placement, prior to use by Issuer.  DriveWealth may also require a “jump” or other interstitial page in connection with any links or references to DriveWealth or any of its websites or otherwise if deemed necessary by DriveWealth to ensure clear demarcation between any websites or Content of DriveWealth and any websites or Content of Issuer.  Issuer understands that any breach hereof may also cause a breach of Applicable Laws and Rules, and Issuer will be liable hereunder for any failure to obtain such prior approval or otherwise comply with these provisions.   

5.2.Use of Issuer Name, Issuer Branding and Issuer Content.  DriveWealth shall not, and shall cause its representatives not to, without the prior written consent of Issuer use in advertising, publicity, or otherwise any Issuer Name, Branding or Content.  In addition, all use of the Issuer Name, Branding or Content on the DriveWealth Site must be reviewed and approved by Issuer, as to appearance, substance and placement, prior to use by DriveWealth.  Issuer may also require a “jump” or other interstitial page in connection with any links or references to Issuer or any of its websites or otherwise to ensure clear demarcation between any websites or content of Issuer and any websites or content of DriveWealth.  DriveWealth understands that any breach hereof may also cause a breach of Applicable Laws and Rules, and DriveWealth will be liable hereunder for any failure to obtain such prior approval or otherwise comply with these provisions. 

5.3.No Responsibility for Issuer Site or Issuer Content.  DriveWealth is not preparing, endorsing, adopting, reviewing or approving in any way the Issuer Site or Issuer Content or any offering material, including any offering memorandum, or any other materials of any kind prepared by Issuer or on behalf of Issuer (even if prepared by DriveWealth on behalf of Issuer) wherever it may appear, except to the extent that the Issuer Site, Issuer Content or other material specifically references DriveWealth, and then only to the limited extent of such reference.  

5.4.No License of Intellectual Property.  Except as expressly provided herein, no license or grant of any intellectual property of any nature whatsoever, including any Branding or Content, or any data, business method, patents or applications thereof or similar material shall be deemed granted, licensed or otherwise from any Party (or any Affiliate thereof) to any other Party (or any Affiliate thereof) under this Agreement. 

 

6.CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 

 

6.1.Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means any information, technical data, or know-how, including, but not limited to, that which relates to specifications, research, product plans, products, services, orders, strategies, forecasts, forecast assumptions, methodologies, models, customers, markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration information, marketing or finances, disclosed by one Party (the “Disclosing Party”) to any other Party (the “Receiving Party”). Confidential Information includes the specific terms of this Agreement, and/or personal information relating to any person (specifically including in information relating to a Shareholder or Customer).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Books and Records as they pertain to the Securities (and with the permission of the Investors with respect to any personally identifying information), will be made available to Issuer and the Transfer Agent, and shall be Confidential Information as to DriveWealth, and may only be used by Issuer and the Transfer Agent in accordance with law or as otherwise authorized by the Customer to whom the information pertains by affirmative  


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or negative consent, as permitted by Applicable Laws and Rules.  Confidential Information shall not include information, technical data, or know-how which: (a) becomes generally available without fault on the part of the Receiving Party or any of its Affiliates; (b) is already rightfully in the Receiving Party’s possession prior to its receipt from the disclosing Party; (c) is independently developed by the Receiving Party; (d) is rightfully obtained by the Receiving Party from third parties who are not themselves under an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such Confidential Information; or (e) is otherwise required to be disclosed by law or judicial process; provided, however, that prior to disclosing any Confidential Information as required by law or judicial order the Receiving Party will, to the extent legally permitted to do so, first notify the disclosing Party of its intent to disclose such Confidential Information and will, if so requested by the Disclosing Party cooperate with the Disclosing Party in efforts to obtain an order granting confidential treatment to any Confidential Information so disclosed.

6.2.Use of Confidential Information. The Receiving Party agrees to use Confidential Information solely in conjunction with its performance under this Agreement, in conducting an Offering, in determining beneficial ownership of the Securities, or as otherwise authorized in writing by the Party or Customer to whom the information pertains by affirmative or negative consent, as permitted, and not to disclose or otherwise use such information in any other fashion inconsistent with this Agreement.   

6.3.Maintenance of Confidential Information. The Parties agree to maintain Confidential Information with at least the standard of care it uses to protect its own Confidential Information, but in no event less than a reasonable standard of care, and shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) transfer or disclose any Confidential Information to any third party; (ii) use any Confidential Information other than as contemplated under this Agreement; or (iii) take any other action with respect to Confidential Information inconsistent with the confidential and proprietary nature of such information.  In the event that any of the Parties or their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants or agents are requested or required by legal or regulatory process to disclose any of the Confidential Information of any other Party, the Party required to make such disclosure shall, to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws and Rules, give prompt written notice to such other Party so that such other Party may seek a protective order or other appropriate relief.  In the event that such protective order is not obtained, the Party required to make such disclosure shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information that its counsel advises that it is legally required to disclose.  Each Party agrees to notify the other promptly in writing, which may be via e-mail, should it become aware of the possession or use of Confidential Information or any portion thereof by any person not authorized by this Agreement.   

6.4.Communications with Regulators and Legal Actions. The Parties may receive requests for information from regulatory authorities including, but not limited to, the SEC and FINRA. The Parties agree to treat such communications as Confidential Information where such requests reasonably relate to the substance of this Agreement and business relationship between the Parties. To the extent permissible under the Applicable Laws and Rules, each Party agrees to notify the other Parties in writing promptly of any material legal or regulatory investigation or action taken against it that may reasonably relate to the Services provided pursuant to this Agreement. 

6.5.Intellectual Property Rights. “Intellectual Property” includes copyrightable works, patents, service marks, and trade secrets. Each Party agrees that the right, title, and interest of any Intellectual Property rights shall remain under the ownership of the respective Party and are not to be conveyed to any other Party of this Agreement. The Parties shall use reasonable efforts to preserve, protect, and keep confidential all Intellectual Property rights of each other Party.   

6.6.Injunctive Relief. Each Party acknowledges that the remedy at law for any breach or threatened breach of its obligations under this Section 6 would be inadequate. Each Party agrees that the other Parties are entitled to, and hereby consents to the order for, injunctive relief or other equitable relief in the event of any such breach or threatened breach. 

6.7.Survival Upon Termination. This section shall survive for a period of three (3) years beyond termination of this Agreement, except with respect to Confidential Information that is personal or identifying information regarding or relating to a Customer, in which case this Section 6 shall be indefinite, unless in the case of Issuer such  


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disclosure is authorized by the relevant Customer in connection with the Securities and in the case of DriveWealth and the Transfer Agent is permitted by the Applicable Laws and Rules.

 

7.REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS 

 

7.1.Mutual Representations and Warranties.  Each Party represents and warrants to the other Parties that: 

7.1.1.it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its establishment; 

7.1.2.it has the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement; 

7.1.3.it has obtained all material consents and approvals and taken all necessary actions for it to validly enter into and give effect to this Agreement and to engage in the activities contemplated by, and to perform its obligations under, this Agreement; 

7.1.4.this Agreement will, when executed, constitute lawful, valid and binding obligations on such Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms; and 

7.1.5.neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the performance by such Party of its obligations hereunder will (i) violate any Legal Requirement, (ii) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any government entity, or (iii) violate or conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under the governing documents of such Party or any contract, commitment, understanding, arrangement, agreement or restriction of any kind or character to which such Party is a party or by which such Party or any of its assets or properties may be bound or affected. 

7.2.Issuer Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  Issuer represents, warrants and covenants to DriveWealth and the Transfer Agent that: 

7.2.1.the offer and sale of the Securities are (or, with respect to Securities not yet issued, will be) registered or exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and are (or, with respect to Securities not yet issued, will be) registered or exempt from the registration requirements of any state where Issuer from time to time will offer such Securities; 

7.2.2.it will not, during the Term, either (i) act as a “broker” or “dealer” as those terms are defined under the Exchange Act or otherwise in a similar capacity under any other Law that is not permitted, unless pursuant to an applicable exemption, or (ii) provide investment advice with respect to any Customer in respect of any Securities,  or (iii) with respect to any Customer, hold or have access to any funds or Securities (it being understood that the Issuer shall not be deemed to hold or have access to funds or Securities by virtue of the Issuer’s manager or the Issuer’s Affiliates being DriveWealth Customers), or extend credit for the purpose of purchasing Securities through DriveWealth, including specifically the Securities; and 

7.2.3.Issuer owns the Issuer Name, Issuer Branding, Issuer Site and Issuer Content and/or has the right to grant the licenses and/or rights of use as contemplated by this Agreement. 

7.3.DriveWealth Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  DriveWealth represents, warrants and covenants to Issuer and the Transfer Agent that: 

7.3.1.it is, and during the Term of this Agreement will remain, duly registered and in good standing as a broker-dealer with the SEC and with each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and it is, and during the Term of this Agreement will remain, a member firm in good standing with FINRA; and 

7.3.2.DriveWealth owns the DriveWealth Branding, DriveWealth Site and DriveWealth Content and/or has the right to grant the licenses and/or rights of use as contemplated by this Agreement. 

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7.4.1.it is, and during the Term of this Agreement will remain, registered as a transfer agent with the SEC under Section 17A(c) of the Exchange Act; and 

7.4.2.The Transfer Agent will promptly notify the other Parties in the event of any material change in the Transfer Agent’s status as a registered transfer agent under Section 17A(c) of the Exchange Act. 

 

7.5.Disclaimer of Warranties.  THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.  DRIVEWEALTH SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES FOR THE SERVICES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  NEITHER DRIVEWEALTH NOR ANY AFFILIATE OF DRIVEWEALTH WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET ISSUER’S OR ANY INVESTOR’S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.  NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY DRIVEWEALTH OR ITS AFFILIATES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTIES OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF DRIVEWEALTH’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER. 

8.LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION 

 

8.1.Limitation of Liability.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE LIABLE TO ANOTHER PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  THE FOREGOING SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT OF ANY PARTY AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY SOUNDS IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY.  

8.2.DriveWealth Indemnification.  Issuer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold DriveWealth and its Affiliates and their respective members, shareholders, officers, directors, agents and employees (each a “DriveWealth Indemnified Party” or, collectively, “DriveWealth Indemnified Parties”) harmless against any investigation, claim, action, or proceeding (including a regulatory inquiry, whether formal or informal or any arbitration or court action) (“Action”) brought by a Customer, court, regulator or self-regulatory organization asserting jurisdiction over the DriveWealth Indemnified Party or by any other party against any DriveWealth Indemnified Party insofar as such Action relates to Issuer, any Affiliate of Issuer, the Securities, any Offering, the marketing and advertising thereof, or that results from any action, inaction, omission, misstatement or statement of Issuer or any person acting in connection with Issuer or on Issuer’s behalf (other than any misstatement or statement about DriveWealth provided by DriveWealth) arising out of or based upon (a) the Issuer Site or the offering circular, including any amended versions thereof; (b) any breach or alleged breach of any of Issuer’s representations, warranties, covenants or agreements hereunder and including any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the Schedules to this Agreement; (c) any breach or alleged breach of confidentiality or privacy relating to Issuer’s failure or alleged failure to treat any Customer’s personal or identifying information as confidential pursuant to Section 6; and (d) infringement or misappropriation by Issuer of any third party’s property and/or Intellectual Property rights, including, but not limited to, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and publicity rights.  Further, Issuer shall indemnify the DriveWealth Indemnified Parties against all expenses, fees (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other legal expenses), losses, claims, damages, demands, liabilities, judgments (including fines and settlements), costs of investigation or responding to inquiries or otherwise (“Losses”) incurred by or levied or brought against the DriveWealth Indemnified Parties arising out of, or related to, Actions warranting indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.2 as such Losses arise, except to the extent that such Losses relate to or result from gross negligence, misfeasance or willful disregard for law by any DriveWealth Indemnified Party. 

8.3.Promptly after receipt by a DriveWealth Indemnified Party of notice of any claim or the commencement of any Action with respect to which a DriveWealth Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnity hereunder, DriveWealth will notify Issuer in writing of such claim or of the commencement of such Action, and Issuer, if requested by the DriveWealth Indemnified Party, will assume the defense of such Action and will employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the DriveWealth Indemnified Party and will pay the fees and expenses of such counsel.  


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Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the DriveWealth Indemnified Party will be entitled to employ counsel separate from counsel for Issuer and from any other party in such action if counsel for the DriveWealth Indemnified Party reasonably determines that it would be inappropriate or ill-advised for the same counsel to represent both parties. In such event, the reasonable fees and disbursements of no more than one such separate counsel will be paid by Issuer, in addition to local counsel.  If the DriveWealth Indemnified Party elects Issuer to assume the defense of such Action, Issuer will have the exclusive right to settle the claim or proceeding, provided that Issuer will not settle any such claim or Action without the prior written consent of the DriveWealth Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  If the DriveWealth Indemnified Party assumes the defense (with payment of any related costs and expenses by Issuer), the DriveWealth Indemnified Party will have the exclusive right to settle the claim or proceeding, provided that the DriveWealth Indemnified Party will not settle any claim or Action without the prior written consent of Issuer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

8.4.Issuer and Transfer Agent Indemnification.  DriveWealth agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Issuer, the Transfer Agent and their respective Affiliates and members, shareholders, officers, directors, agents and employees (each an “Issuer/TA Indemnified Party” and, collectively, “Issuer/TA Indemnified Parties”) harmless against any Action brought by an Investor, Customer, court, or regulator asserting jurisdiction over the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party or by any other party against any Issuer/TA Indemnified Party relating to DriveWealth, any Affiliate of DriveWealth, or the Services, insofar as the Action arises out of or is based upon (a) the DriveWealth Site; (b) any misstatement or statement about DriveWealth provided by DriveWealth to Issuer including, without limitation, any misstatement or statement in any offering circular, including any amended versions thereof; (c) any breach or alleged breach of any of DriveWealth’s representations, warranties, covenants or agreements hereunder and including any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the Schedules to this Agreement; (d) any and all commitments, representations, warranties or statements of any kind by DriveWealth to any third party regarding the use of the DriveWealth Site; and (e) infringement or misappropriation by DriveWealth of any third party’s property and/or Intellectual Property rights, including, but not limited to, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and publicity rights.  Further, DriveWealth shall indemnify the Issuer/TA Indemnified Parties against all Losses incurred by or levied or brought against the Issuer/TA Indemnified Parties arising out of, or related to, Actions warranting indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.4 as such Losses arise, except to the extent that such Losses relate to or result from gross negligence, misfeasance or willful disregard for law by any Issuer/TA Indemnified Party.  

8.5.Promptly after receipt by an Issuer/TA Indemnified Party of notice of any claim or the commencement of any Action with respect to which an Issuer/TA Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnity hereunder, Issuer will notify DriveWealth in writing of such claim or of the commencement of such Action, and DriveWealth, if requested by the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party, will assume the defense of such Action and will employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party and will pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party will be entitled to employ counsel separate from counsel for DriveWealth and from any other party in such action if counsel for the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party reasonably determines that it would be inappropriate or ill-advised for the same counsel to represent both parties.  In such event, the reasonable fees and disbursements of no more than one such separate counsel will be paid by DriveWealth, in addition to local counsel.  If the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party elects DriveWealth to assume the defense of such Action, DriveWealth will have the exclusive right to settle the claim or proceeding, provided that DriveWealth will not settle any such claim or Action without the prior written consent of the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  If the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party assumes the defense (with payment of any related costs and expenses by DriveWealth), the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party will have the exclusive right to settle the claim or proceeding, provided that the Issuer/TA Indemnified Party will not settle any claim or Action without the prior written consent of DriveWealth, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 

8.6.Transfer Agent Liability.  The Transfer Agent shall only be liable for any Loss determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Transfer Agent’s negligence or willful misconduct. 

8.7.No Claim Preclusion.  Nothing in this Section 8 shall be construed to preclude any Party from making any claim against any other Party arising out of a failure to perform obligations under this Agreement.  No Party shall be  


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precluded from claiming or commencing an action for contribution to any amounts the other may be required or otherwise agree to pay to an Investor or other third party, including a regulator, with jurisdiction over the Services.

 

9.TERM AND TERMINATION 

 

9.1.Term.  This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall continue in force for so long as the Securities remain on the DriveWealth Platform (the “Term”).  

9.2.Termination by Registration. This Agreement shall automatically terminate with respect to Security(ies) offered by Issuer at such time as the Security(ies) become registered with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”) or listed on a national securities exchange.  

9.3.Termination for Convenience.  This Agreement may be terminated without cause by Issuer or DriveWealth, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice if there are no Investors or, if there are Investors, after a reasonable period of time (not less than ninety (90) days) to implement the orderly transition specified in Section 9.6.2;  

9.4.Termination for Default: Any Party (the “Terminating Party”) may, at its option, terminate this Agreement, at any time, if: (i) any other Party (the “Defaulting Party”) is in material violation of its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) the Terminating Party provides Defaulting Party with notice that states the nature of the default in reasonable detail and requests that Defaulting Party cure the default within thirty (30) calendar days; and (iii) the default is not cured within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of such notice, or the default cannot be cured. If Terminating Party elects to terminate the Agreement pursuant to this section, such termination will be deemed “Termination for Default.” The following are grounds for Termination for Default: 

9.4.1.a receiver, liquidator or trustee of Defaulting Party, or any of its property, is appointed by court order and such order remains in effect for more than thirty (30) days; or Defaulting Party is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; or any of its property is sequestered by court order and such order remains in effect for more than thirty (30) days; or a petition is filed against Defaulting Party under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation of law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, and is not dismissed within thirty (30) days after such filing; or 

9.4.2.Defaulting Party files a petition in voluntary bankruptcy or seeking relief under any provision of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the filing of any petition against under such law; or 

9.4.3.Defaulting Party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator of Defaulting Party, or of any part of its property; or 

9.4.4.Defaulting Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or condition to be performed or observed by it hereunder and such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to Defaulting Party specifying the failure and demanding that the same be remedied. For the purposes of clarity, in the event that DriveWealth’s registration as a broker-dealer in good standing with the SEC or with any state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is terminated or suspended, or if DriveWealth’s membership in, or good standing with, FINRA is terminated or suspended, shall be grounds for Termination for Default.  

9.5.Termination for Force Majeure.  In the event of a force majeure that lasts longer than thirty (30) days, any Party not experiencing the force majeure event may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Parties.   

9.6.Effect of Termination 

9.6.1.Actions Upon Termination.  Upon the termination of this Agreement, Issuer shall remove all references to any DriveWealth Name, Branding and Content from the Issuer Site or Issuer Content (except for historical content and references contained in SEC filings) and terminate all links on the Issuer Site to any DriveWealth Site.  DriveWealth shall remove all references to Issuer Name, Branding and Content from the DriveWealth Site or DriveWealth Content and terminate all links on the DriveWealth Site to any Issuer  


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Site.  Each Party shall promptly return or destroy (with certification of destruction) all Confidential Information, documents, manuals and other materials stored in any form or media (including but not limited to electronic copies) belonging to any other Party, except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement or required by Applicable Laws and Rules.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party shall only be required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to remove, erase or destroy any Confidential Information stored in automatic electronic archival systems. DriveWealth shall deliver to Issuer or its designee an electronic copy of the Books and Records pertaining to the Securities, which Issuer and its Affiliates shall have a perpetual, royalty-free license to use for any reason they see fit in compliance with Applicable Laws and Rules.

9.6.2.Cooperation. In all events, if there are one or more Investors at the time of termination, the Parties will cooperate in planning and implementing an orderly transition of the custody of the Securities to such person designated by Issuer authorized under Applicable Laws and Rules to assume custody of the Securities, or to Issuer itself if it is authorized to hold such Securities in custody, or to such other person selected by DriveWealth if Issuer does not so select such person within a reasonable period not to exceed ninety (90) days.  In all events, Issuer shall pay the reasonable costs of such transition.  As part of such a transition, the Parties agree to seek the affirmative or negative consent of Investors to the sharing of Confidential Information necessary for their transition.  

9.7.Termination Fee.  Termination Fees are set forth in Schedule D.  

 

10.ARBITRATION 

 

10.1.Arbitration Proceedings Disclosure.  The Parties hereby agree to arbitration and agree and acknowledge the following with respect to arbitration proceedings: 

a.Arbitration is final and binding on the Parties; 

b.The Parties are waiving their right to seek remedies in court, including the right to a jury trial; 

c.Pre-arbitration discovery generally is more limited than and different from court proceedings;  

d.The arbitrators’ award is not required to include factual findings or legal reasoning; 

e.A Party’s right to appeal or to seek modification of rulings by the arbitrators is strictly limited; and 

f.The panel of arbitrators may include a minority of arbitrators who were or are affiliated with the securities industry. 

10.2.Arbitration Agreement.  Any controversy between the Parties arising out of this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration conducted before the American Arbitration Association, and in accordance with its Supplementary Procedures for Securities Arbitration.  Arbitration must be commenced by service upon another Party of a written demand for arbitration or a written notice of intention to arbitrate.  Proceedings and hearings will take place in New York, New York.  Each of the Parties waives any right any of them may have to institute or conduct litigation or arbitration in any other forum or location, or before any other body.  Arbitration is final and binding on the Parties.  An award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court of applicable jurisdiction over the Parties. 

 

11.GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

 

11.1.Compliance with Law.  Each Party agrees to comply with all Applicable Laws and Rules.  

11.2.Non-exclusive DriveWealth Relationship.  DriveWealth reserves the right, without obligation or liability to Issuer, to market and provide either directly, through other parties, or through any other type of distribution channel, services to others that are the same as or similar to the Services provided under this Agreement. 

11.3.No Agency.  Except as between Issuer and the Transfer Agent, no Party is an agent, representative or partner of any other Party.  No Party shall have any right, power or authority to enter into any agreement for or on behalf of, or to incur any obligation or liability for, or to otherwise bind, any other Party, except as set forth in Schedule B in order for DriveWealth to perform the Services, and except as provided in a separate agreement governing the transfer agency services provided by the Transfer Agent for Issuer.  This Agreement shall not be interpreted  


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or construed to create an association, joint venture, co-ownership, co-authorship, or partnership between the Parties or to impose any partnership obligation or liability upon any Party.

11.4.Amendments and Modifications.  No change, amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement will be valid unless set forth in writing and signed by the Parties. The Parties agree that: (i) no employee of any Party who is not an officer of such Party, irrespective of his or her general powers, shall have authority to modify this Agreement or waive any of its provisions, either orally or in writing; and (ii) no course of dealing between the Parties nor any waiver in any one or more instances shall be deemed a waiver in any other instance. Under no circumstances may the Parties agree to oral modifications of any terms of this Agreement.  

11.5.Assignment.  Issuer shall not assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any right, interest or benefit hereunder, except by operation of law, without the prior written consent of DriveWealth, which consent may be withheld in DriveWealth’s sole discretion.  DriveWealth shall have the right to assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any right, interest or benefit hereunder, including an assignment by operation of law, to any Affiliate of DriveWealth that is properly authorized under Applicable Laws and Rules to provide the Services by giving notice to Issuer within thirty (30) days of any of the actions listed herein. 

11.6.Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except with respect to the choice of law provisions therein or to the extent inconsistent with FINRA Rules applicable to an arbitration proceeding under Section 10 above.   

11.7.No Waiver.  The failure of any Party to insist upon or enforce strict performance by any other Party of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such Party’s right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather the same shall be and remain in full force and effect. 

11.8.Severability/Validity: if any provisions of this Agreement should become inconsistent with the Applicable Laws and Rules, such provision(s) shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to comply therewith. If any provision or condition of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court, governmental authority or SRO, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision or condition and only to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability. The validity of the remaining provisions and conditions shall not be affected, and this Agreement shall continue, and any such invalid or unenforceable provision or condition shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to be deemed valid and enforceable. 

11.9.Construction: This Agreement and all its terms and conditions have been fully reviewed by the Parties. No provision of this Agreement or any related document will be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any Party. 

11.10.Notice.  Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered to the receiving Party’s principal place of business as set forth on the signature block to this Agreement in a manner contemplated in this Section 11.10 and addressed, in the case of DriveWealth, to the attention of its General Counsel or, in the case of Issuer or the Transfer Agent, to the President of RSE Markets, Inc.  Notice shall be deemed duly given (a) if delivered by hand, when received, (b) if transmitted by email, upon confirmation that the entire document has been successfully received, (c) if sent by recognized overnight courier service, on the business day following the date of deposit with such courier service so long as the deposit was made by that overnight courier service’s deadline or on the second business day following the date of deposit if after that overnight courier service’s deadline, or (d) if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, on the third business day following the date of deposit in the United States mail. 

11.11.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the Schedules hereto and incorporated herein by reference constitute the entire agreement between the Parties and supersede any and all prior agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  No Party shall be bound by, and each Party specifically objects to, any term, condition or other provision or other condition which is different from or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not it would materially alter this Agreement) and which is proffered by any other Party in any purchase order, correspondence or other document, unless the Party to be bound thereby specifically agrees to such provision in writing. 


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11.12.Survival.  All provisions herein that by their terms or intent are to survive the termination of this Agreement shall so survive, specifically including Sections 4,6,7,8, and 10.   

11.13.Headings.  The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be construed to have legal significance. 

11.14.Third Parties.  This Agreement is among the Parties hereto and is not intended to confer any benefits on third parties including, but not limited to, Investors. 

11.15.Force Majeure.  No Party will be liable for delay or default in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement if such delay or default is caused by conditions beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, accident, earthquakes, telecommunications line failures, storm, acts of war, riot, acts of terrorism, government interference, strikes and/or walk-outs.  In addition, DriveWealth shall not be responsible for downtime or other problems with any website, including the DriveWealth website, caused by any public or third party private network, including the Internet or any communications carrier network, or computer hardware or software problems regardless of whether they arise in the ordinary course of business or constitute extraordinary events. 

 

 

 

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This Agreement contains an arbitration agreement.

 

IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by duly authorized officers or representatives as of the Effective Date.

 

 

DriveWealth:DRIVEWEALTH, LLC 

 

By:  /s/ Chris Yamaguchi            

Name: Chris Yamaguchi

Title: General Counsel

 

Address:  97 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928

 

 

 

Issuer:RSE COLLECTION, LLC 

 

By: RSE Collection Manager, LLC,

Its Managing Member

 

By: Rally Holdings LLC,

Its Managing Member

 

By: RSE Markets, Inc.,

Its Sole Member

 

 

By:  /s/ George Leimer            

Name: George Leimer

Title: CEO  

 

Address: 250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012

 

Transfer Agent:RSE TRANSFER AGENT LLC 

 

By: Rally Holdings LLC,

Its Managing Member

 

By: RSE Markets, Inc.,

Its Sole Member

 

 

By:  /s/ George Leimer            

Name: George Leimer

Title: CEO  

 

Address: 250 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012


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SCHEDULE A – Securities and Internet Sites Used for Offering Such Securities

 

1. Description of the Securities.

 

Membership interests in a specific Series of RSE Collection, LLC (ex. Series #82AV1 and others) – all Securities are sold under a single SEC-qualified offering circular, as amended from time to time, pursuant to Tier 2 of Regulation A or a private placement memorandum pursuant to Rule 506(c) of Regulation D. RSE Collection will create additional Series for each new asset for which an Offering is planned through the Rally Rd.TM platform.

 

 

2. URLs for Internet Sites Used for Offering Such Securities or N/A:

 

www.rallyrd.com

www.rallyroad.com

Rally Rd. iOS App

Rally Rd. Android App [TBA]


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SCHEDULE B-1 –Custody and Related Services by DriveWealth

 

Pursuant to Section 3.1 of this Agreement, DriveWealth agrees to provide, perform or make available the following to Issuer:

 

1.Establishing New Accounts 

 

A.The Parties shall be responsible for complying with the USA PATRIOT ACT and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) regulations as well as all Applicable Laws and Rules.  

B.DriveWealth will establish accounts for Customers for the purpose of those accounts participating in Issuer’s Offerings on a fully disclosed basis. DriveWealth will be responsible for executing its AML Compliance Program including Customer Identification Program (“CIP”) and Know-Your-Customer (“KYC”) procedures. 

C.DriveWealth reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse to establish the account for a Customer for any reason. Issuer will be responsible for obtaining any additional Customer information required by DriveWealth for DriveWealth to make a good verification. If DriveWealth requests additional documentation needed to make a good Customer verification and, if such documentation is not obtained and returned within thirty (30) days of DriveWealth’s request, DriveWealth reserves the right to place trading restriction(s) on the Account including, but not limited to, freezing the Account’s assets, until such time that DriveWealth has received the requested documentation and made a good Customer verification.   

D.The Customer applications, agreements, and forms do not convey any rights to Issuer. This Agreement does not act as a substitute for any agreements Issuer is required to execute with the Customer.  

 

2.Scope of Activities  

 

A.Customer accounts established at DriveWealth will be restricted to only trading activities in the Securities. The Customer will not be allowed to participate in other brokerage activities offered through DriveWealth, including the purchase and sale of equities, unless such Customer maintains an additional DriveWealth account(s) that is permitted to engage in such activity.  

 

3.Receipt and Delivery of Funds and Securities 

 

A.Payment/Delivery: DriveWealth shall perform cashiering functions for Accounts introduced by Issuer. These functions shall include receipt and delivery of Securities; receipt and payment of funds owed by or to Customers; and provision of custody for Securities and funds. Issuer, or Issuer’s intermediary broker-dealer, shall provide DriveWealth with Instructions that are necessary or appropriate to permit DriveWealth to perform its obligations under this Paragraph. 

B.Safekeeping of Custodied Assets: In connection with maintaining custody of funds and Securities on deposit in the Accounts, DriveWealth shall be responsible for the safekeeping of all cash and Securities received by it pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that DriveWealth shall not be responsible for any funds or Securities delivered by Issuer until such funds or Securities are actually received by DriveWealth or deposited in good deliverable form in accounts maintained by DriveWealth.  

 

4.Closing Services.  

 

A.DriveWealth will conduct closings in which funds are delivered to Issuer’s account in amounts equal to subscription requests Issuer has accepted (when applicable), and Securities identified by a single alpha and or numeric identifier (“Ticker” or “CUSIP”) are transferred into Customer Accounts (actions collectively referred to as a “Closing”). These services include anti-money laundering (“AML”), Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) and related services required for any funds transfers. 

B.DriveWealth will conduct Closings at Issuer’s Instructions.  For Offerings with one Closing for a single Ticker, DriveWealth will conduct the Closing at the time instructed by Issuer or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.  For Offerings with multiple Closings over time and or with multiple Tickers, DriveWealth may  


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decide, in its sole discretion, and after consultation with Issuer, to limit the number of Closings to a specified number within a designated time period (for instance, one Closing per month).  

C.Issuer shall instruct Dwolla to direct funds from Customers’ Dwolla accounts to DriveWealth’s merchant Dwolla account during the Closing process. DriveWealth shall not be responsible for Dwolla clawbacks or other restrictions on a Customer’s Dwolla account that prevents the settlement and closing of the Offering pursuant to the Instructions received. In the event that DriveWealth is unable to settle and close the Offering pursuant to Instructions due to a Dwolla clawback or other restriction, Issuer shall be responsible for the unsettled portion.  

D.All Closings are subject to the fees specified in Schedule D.1. 

 

5.Preparation and Transmission of Confirmations 

 

A.DriveWealth shall be responsible for preparation of confirmations and their transmission to Customers. Issuer shall be responsible for notifying DriveWealth of any additional or special requirements. DriveWealth will provide Issuer with electronic access to copies of all confirmations. Any such confirmations will include Issuer Branding to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws and Rules.   

 

6.Use of the DriveWealth Platform.   DriveWealth will make tools available to Issuer for Issuer to perform or DriveWealth to perform on behalf of Issuer, the following activities with respect to the DriveWealth Platform, subject to the fees specified in Schedule D of this Agreement: 

 

A.make the DriveWealth application programming interface (API) available for Issuer to enable selected DriveWealth functions on the website and or other user interface(s) provided by Issuer. Use will be subject to Issuer passing DriveWealth’s initial security review.  

 

7.Custody and Transfer of Securities.  After Issuer has executed a DriveWealth Customer Account Agreement, DriveWealth will, in the ordinary course, and consistent with DriveWealth’s policies and procedures as in existence from time to time, maintain an account for the benefit of Issuer to hold the Securities, whether in certificated or uncertificated form, for Issuer’s benefit and any other securities or cash as may be purchased and/or deposited or held by Issuer in its account with DriveWealth.  These services, which are subject to the fees specified in Schedule D, include the following: 

 

A.maintaining books and records identifying each Investor, each Investor’s address, the terms of the Securities in which each Investor invests, and a log of all transactions with each Investor (collectively, “Books and Records) in accordance with law as it does in the ordinary course with respect to any customer of DriveWealth’s holding Securities on the DriveWealth platform; 

B.providing Issuer with a mechanism for Issuer and the Transfer Agent to reconcile with Issuer or such transfer agent’s records Investor holdings of the Securities from time to time (at the omnibus level and at the individual beneficial holder level, subject to Issuer maintaining the confidentiality of such information as set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement); and 

C.maintaining records of identifying information regarding Investors (subject to Section 6 of this Agreement). 

 

8.Additional Custodial Services. As custodian, DriveWealth may provide the following additional services, subject to the fees specified in Schedule D of this Agreement if and when they occur, including but not limited to:   

 

A.transfer cash and the Securities, if permitted, between an Investor account and a DriveWealth Account. Depending on the form of Issuer’s Offerings, Securities may have restrictions on the transfer of beneficial ownership.  DriveWealth will, in good faith, attempt to prevent transfers of the Securities without Issuer’s consent, except as required by or pursuant to operation of Law.  It is Issuer’s obligation to ensure compliance with transfer restrictions that may apply to Issuer’s Offering of Securities. 

B.record and process transactions between Issuer and Investors in the Securities such as cash and securities distributions;  

C.clear and close all resale transactions between Investors; 


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D.report all resale transactions in Securities to Issuer and the Transfer Agent; 

E.process communications between Issuer and Investors regarding the Offering of Securities, transaction confirmations, and other corporate actions; and 

F.production and distribution of annual Investor Tax Documents (e.g. 1099’s) as required. 


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SCHEDULE B-2 – Obligations of Issuer and the Transfer Agent in Connection with Custodial and Related Services

 

Notwithstanding the Services as provided under the Agreement, the Transfer Agent is solely responsible for maintaining records of Securities, which, if permitted by law, may be done by evidencing the number of units of the Securities held by DriveWealth as nominee custodian for Customers, and for maintaining accurate and complete records of the aggregate total units of Securities sold and redeemed by Issuer through the DriveWealth platform.  Pursuant to its obligations, Issuer or the Transfer Agent shall:

 

1.based upon the Books and Records provided by DriveWealth or an Affiliate of DriveWealth from time to time, maintain an accurate and complete record on its official books and records of the number of units (which may be in aggregate if permitted by law) of Securities and, if permitted by law, as held by DriveWealth as nominee custodian for Customers noting that such units are held by “DriveWealth, LLC for the exclusive benefit of its customers”, or if certificated, deliver to DriveWealth an original, duly issued and outstanding unit certificate in the name of “DriveWealth, LLC for the exclusive benefit of its customers” in an amount equal to the number of units of Securities held by Shareholders; 

2.maintain an accurate and complete record on its official books and records of the number of units of Securities, if any, held by DriveWealth for DriveWealth’s own benefit, or if certificated, deliver to DriveWealth an original, duly issued and outstanding unit certificate in the name of “DriveWealth, LLC.” in an amount equal to the number of units of Securities held by DriveWealth; 

3.provide to DriveWealth a statement and attestation, on a monthly basis and in such form as DriveWealth may reasonably require (e.g., through a designated website or email to DriveWealth’s operations department), indicating the number of units of the Securities recorded in Issuer’s records as being held by “DriveWealth, LLC for the exclusive benefit of its customers” and as being held by DriveWealth itself for its own benefit, if any, as of the last day of each month, and, if certificated, attesting to (A) the authenticity of the certificate(s) in DriveWealth’s possession, (B) that the certificate(s) represent(s) the number of units of Securities represented in Issuer’s records, and (C) that the certificate(s) in DriveWealth’s possession is/are recorded on Issuer’s official books and records as “DriveWealth, LLC for the exclusive benefit of its customers” and “DriveWealth, LLC”, respectively; 

4.upon DriveWealth’s reasonable determination that there is risk of material misinformation with regard to Issuer’s books and records, provide DriveWealth with the option and opportunity to audit, or have a third party audit on DriveWealth’s behalf, Issuer’s books and records to confirm any information maintained by Issuer or the Transfer Agent under the Agreement and authorize DriveWealth to contact Issuer’s auditors and request that they provide confirmation of such information, all at Issuer’s sole expense; 

5.provide DriveWealth, on a monthly basis, assurance in such form as DriveWealth may reasonably require (e.g., through a designated website or email to DriveWealth’s operations department), that the Securities identified in Issuer’s books and records as held by “DriveWealth LLC for the exclusive benefit of its customers” and/or “DriveWealth LLC” or that the units evidenced by certificate(s) in such names are not subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien, or claim of any kind in favor of Issuer or any person claiming through Issuer and that all such Securities issued and outstanding for the prior month have been validly authorized, duly and validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer that have been provided to DriveWealth by Issuer;  

6.provide DriveWealth, pursuant to such methods as DriveWealth may reasonably require (e.g., through a designated website or email to DriveWealth’s operations department), and at such times as DriveWealth may reasonably require, information indicating the per unit value of the Securities, which shall constitute an instruction to DriveWealth to communicate to Investors that unit value as the then current value of the Securities and to update Investor account values accordingly. Such unit value shall be provided as of the end of each calendar year if the Securities are held in individual retirement arrangement (“IRA”) or related accounts, per United States of America Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) requirements. Such unit value will be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to FINRA Rule 2310 and 2340 relating to direct participation programs (“DPP”) and unlisted real estate investment trusts (“REIT”); 

7.provide DriveWealth, pursuant to such methods as DriveWealth may reasonably require, with the details of, and all monies associated with any dividend, interest, principal or other payment due to Investors and a detailed record of the recipients and amounts to be credited thereto and any tax reporting codes in a manner required by DriveWealth  


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from time to time in order for DriveWealth to credit Investors with such payments on a timely basis and to produce relevant tax documentation therefrom (it is agreed that Issuer shall produce or cause to be produced by third parties on behalf of Issuer, at Issuer’s expense, any Schedule K-1’s or similar documents for delivery by DriveWealth to Shareholders); and

8.provide to DriveWealth, in such form and at such time as DriveWealth may reasonably request, a copy of any documentation, memoranda, agreements or other documents or information that DriveWealth believes is necessary for it to satisfy any filing, reporting or other applicable legal requirements it may have relating to the custody of the Securities. 


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SCHEDULE C – Services Specifically NOT Provided

 

Unless otherwise specifically agreed to in this Agreement or in a separate written agreement between the Parties, the following services specifically are NOT provided by DriveWealth or any Affiliate of DriveWealth under this Agreement:

 

1.Issuer explicitly understands that DriveWealth provides no tax, legal, or investment advice of any kind, nor does DriveWealth give advice or offer opinions with respect to the nature, potential value, or suitability of any Securities transaction or Customer investment strategy. Issuer will not hold, nor seek to hold, DriveWealth or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, subsidiaries, or affiliates liable for losses incurred by Customers from participating in Issuer’s Offering.  

 

2.Services Under Separate Agreement.  This Agreement does not address nor authorize DriveWealth to provide, investment banking or underwriter services to Issuer, to act as an underwriter or selling group member, to issue the Securities, to provide advice or advisory services in connection with the services as set forth in Schedule B, to recommend the Securities or the Offering, or to make any suitability determinations with respect to any DriveWealth Customer.  DriveWealth is not committing to and does not intend to purchase any of the Securities for its own account or that of an Affiliate.  However, Issuer and DriveWealth understand and agree that, in addition to the services provided herein and under a separate agreement (a “Selling Agreement”) which may be entered into between Issuer or sales agent and DriveWealth, DriveWealth may participate in the Offering as a dealer in the sale of the Securities.  In its capacity as a dealer, DriveWealth shall be entitled to receive a reallowance on commissions in accordance with the Selling Agreement, which shall be compensation for DriveWealth's portion of the commissions as a Dealer and shall be separate and distinct from the fees set forth in Schedule D of this Agreement.   

 

3.No Approval of Issuer Content.  DriveWealth is not preparing, endorsing, adopting, or approving in any way any offering memoranda or other offering documents, SEC, state or other regulatory filings, or any sales or marketing material or Issuer Content, specifically including any Issuer Sites, or any other material or Content of any kind wherever they may appear except to the extent that such websites, material or Content specifically reference the DriveWealth Name, Branding, Content, or descriptive materials about the Services, and then only to the extent of such references and specifically not including other portions of such website or materials or (ii) otherwise as specifically provided by DriveWealth or any of its Affiliates for inclusion by Issuer in such offering memoranda or other offering documents, SEC, state or other regulatory filings, or sales or marketing material or Issuer Site. 

 

4.No Setting, Reviewing or Guaranteeing of Price, Tax or Other Data.  DriveWealth is not setting, calculating, creating, approving, endorsing, adopting, reviewing, recommending or guaranteeing any price for the Securities, or giving any opinion with respect to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any data or information about the Securities appearing on a DriveWealth Site or elsewhere.  DriveWealth is relying on Issuer for all such data and information.  DriveWealth is not preparing or calculating any tax statements or documentation on behalf of Issuer, specifically including Schedule K-1s, except for those tax documents normally and usually included as part of a brokerage account (such as 1099s). 

 

5.Due Diligence. DriveWealth will not be responsible for conducting due diligence on any Securities offered by Issuer. Issuer (or its intermediary broker-dealer) shall be responsible for conducting due diligence and determining whether Customer participation in an Offering is appropriate based on suitability factors and other determinations.  

 

6.Instructions. DriveWealth will only settle Offerings pursuant to Issuer or Issuer’s intermediary broker-dealer’s Instructions.   

 

7.Marketing and Promotion. DriveWealth shall not be responsible for preparing marketing or promotional material for Offerings or Securities. Issuer will be solely responsible for the costs associated with the preparation of all marketing and promotional materials.   


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SCHEDULE D – Fees and Other Costs

 

1.Closing and Book Entry Custody Fees.   

a.Reserved when DriveWealth is compensated by an intermediary broker dealer instead of Issuer, or 

b.Fifty basis points (50 bps) of the dollar value of the Issuer Securities placed in Customer Accounts at DriveWealth, which may be already issued or issued pursuant to an Offering, payable at the time of Closing. 

 

2.DriveWealth Platform Fees.  

a.Reserved when DriveWealth is compensated by an intermediary broker dealer instead of Issuer, or 

b.Twenty-Five basis points (25 bps) of the dollar value of the Issuer Securities placed in Customer Accounts at DriveWealth, which may be already issued or issued pursuant to an Offering, payable at the time of Closing. Note that this service is not separable from the services above.  

 

3.Due Diligence Fees.  

a.Reserved when issuer due diligence is performed by an intermediary broker dealer or third-party due diligence firm instead of DriveWealth, or 

b.Issuer shall pay DriveWealth fees (whether charged by DriveWealth or by a third party) related to conducting due diligence with respect to Issuer, any Offering in a specific Series of Issuer, or any principal or other person associated with Issuer that DriveWealth deems necessary or appropriate, which may be up to $5,000 in the aggregate but may be greater if additional efforts are necessary to conduct adequate due diligence. DriveWealth understands that Offerings by Issuer are prepared by a professional legal firm, largely standardized, covered under one Regulation A+ offering circular (as amended from time to time), and will endeavor to minimize related diligence fees accordingly. DriveWealth will provide an estimate of Due Diligence Fees upon receipt of diligence materials and consult with Issuer before deciding to incur additional costs in excess of the estimate and will only incur such fees with the agreement of Issuer. Due Diligence Fees are payable even if no Securities are issued. 

 

4.Fee for Termination and Transfer of Securities Pursuant to Section 9 Not Related to the Failure of an Offering to be Completed.  For terminations pursuant to Sections 9.3, 9.4, and 9.5 that are not related to and do not arise from the failure of an Offering to be completed under the terms of this Agreement, and for which there are any Shareholders for DriveWealth to transfer to another firm, Issuer shall pay a termination fee (“Termination Fee”) that is the lesser of (a) $10,000, or (b) the current number of Shareholders of Securities as established at the time of transition, multiplied by $2.50; provided, however, that the Termination Fee shall not apply for terminations under 9.3 if the termination is by DriveWealth.  This Termination Fee does not apply if Securities are transferred through the DTCC ACAT system to other custodians, though the transfer fees paid by Customers in Section 6 below would apply.  Further, this Termination Fee does not apply to terminations pursuant to any other provision of Section 9. 

 

5.Administrative Expenses. Issuer shall bear and pay all costs, fees and expenses relating to the preparation, printing, filing and dissemination of information relating to the Securities issued to Shareholders pursuant to each Offering and any amendments or supplements thereto, including any federal or state fees imposed on Issuer or on DriveWealth relating to the Offering, including but not limited to any costs, fees or expenses incurred by DriveWealth in connection with the filing of documents with regulatory authorities (such as costs for federal and state filings of the Offering under Regulation D (e.g., Form D) or Regulation A of the Securities Act (e.g., Form 1-A and FINRA Rule 5110)), and any fees or expenses relating to the issuance and/or delivery of the Securities (such as transfer agent fees, certificate fees, DTCC fees, NSCC fees). DriveWealth understands that Offerings by Issuer are largely standardized, covered under one offering circular, and will disclose any such administrative expenses to Issuer in advance of incurring them and endeavor to minimize such administrative fees accordingly.  

 

6.Service Fees.  Based upon Issuer request and specific requirements provided by Issuer, Issuer may be charged the following service fees: 

a.Securities Proxy, Corporate Action, and Corporate Communication Fees – to the extent Issuer requests DriveWealth to distribute corporate communications and process Investor voting, Issuer will be charged  


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the following fees for corporate action and communication processes, as well as processing of any resultant tax documents or Customer inquiries (as described in Supplemental Tax Document Processing below). Note that fees will only apply to the processing of these actions for Securities, not those publicly traded securities for which such actions are processed via DTCC, though similar fees do apply for proxy services for public securities.

i.Involuntary corporate action (e.g., split, symbol change) – [TBD]  

ii.Voluntary corporate action (e.g., rights offering) – [TBD] 

iii.Proxy solicitation, voting, tabulation – [TBD] 

b.Customer Service – Issuer will endeavor to manage most Customer service inquiries from Investors directly. Inquiries specifically related to brokerage services will be directed to DriveWealth only when necessary; inquiries related to DriveWealth Accounts will be directed to DriveWealth. Should the level of Customer support required by DriveWealth directly attributable to Issuer become burdensome, DriveWealth will notify Issuer and the Parties will in good faith negotiate an associated support fee. 

c.Securities Dividend, Interest, Principal Payments, Return of Capital and Other Corporate Cash Flows – to the extent Issuer requests DriveWealth to process and distribute corporate cash flows, Issuer will be charged the following fees for processing corporate cash flows and any resultant tax documents or Customer inquiries. Note that such fees only apply to the processing of these actions for Securities, not those publicly traded securities for which such actions are processed via DTCC. 

i.[TBD] 

d.Securities Review for Purchase by IRA Accounts – to the extent Issuer requests the Securities to be available for purchase by IRA accounts, a one-time fee will be charged per Offering identified on Schedule A for evaluation, which may or may not result in approval. 

i.[TBD] 

e.Supplemental Tax Document Processing – to the extent Issuer requests document processing services beyond the activities set forth in Schedule B-1, including, but not limited to, processing document corrections based on reclassification of disbursements or additional processing of tax documents (e.g., corrected 1099s), additional fees may be charged at the time and at the rate incurred by DriveWealth plus overhead. 

f.Securities Transfers and Secondary Transactions – to the extent Issuer requests that DriveWealth maintain any restrictions on the transfer of beneficial ownership, or allows for transfers of its Securities, DriveWealth will, in good faith, attempt to prevent transfers of the Securities without Issuer’s consent, except as required by or pursuant to operation of law.  DriveWealth understands that Issuer plans to conduct regular auctions (each an “Auction”) for its Securities facilitated by one or more third party-broker dealers (each, a “Third-Party B/D”), where Customers will have the ability to buy and sell the Securities. At the end of any such Auction, the Third-Party B/D will deliver, either directly or through the Rally Rd.TM platform, or such other secondary trading system as Issuer may utilize from time to time, as the case may be, a file of secondary transactions (“File”) for DriveWealth to process, under separate agreement with that Third-Party B/D. Issuer will be charged fees for processing such transfers of book entry shares from one DriveWealth Customer account to another DriveWealth Customer account, or back to Issuer through an issuer redemption or similar program. The initial fee for processing these secondary transactions will be the number of hours of work by DriveWealth or its agents on such Files, with a minimum charge of 30 minutes per File processed, multiplied by the Hourly fee for additional DriveWealth Services set forth in this Agreement for non-executive operational support. Should the level of support required by DriveWealth to process Auction transactions become burdensome, DriveWealth will notify Issuer and the Parties will in good faith negotiate an updated fee for DriveWealth’s services and or fees for DriveWealth to automate some or all of these services, as well as any necessary alternative trading system (“ATS”) set-up fees. 

g.DTCC eligibility filing on UW Source – to the extent Issuer requests that DriveWealth file for DTCC eligibility using the DTCC UW Source application, a one-time fee will be charged per Security identified on Schedule A for submission, which may or may not result in DTCC approval. For DTCC eligibility applications outside of the UW Source application, this fee will increase to reflect DTCCs higher fee for applications submitted outside of UW Source. Additional fees apply for DriveWealth to refile a DTCC submission. Issuer is responsible for obtaining a CUSIP for its Offering prior to the DTCC submission, and providing that CUSIP, finalized offering documents (SEC qualified for Regulation A) if applicable, and a legal opinion to DriveWealth for submission to DTCC. 


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h.Hourly fee for additional DriveWealth Services - $100 per hour per person involved, other than non-executive operational staff which will be billed at $50 per hour per such person, plus ordinary and customary travel expenses, if applicable, in providing services that are either not explicitly provided for in the Agreement or are not the then-standard DriveWealth services.  Services to which such fees apply include, but are not limited to, non-standard reporting, non-standard closing processes, additional or differentiated system features and any other form of additional services. Any third-party fees incurred in the provision of such services will be passed to Issuer. Such additional services will only be undertaken with the mutual agreement of the Parties. 

i.Issuer Branding - To the extent permissible under the Applicable Laws and Rules, Issuer may request in writing that DriveWealth send confirmations with Issuer's branding. DriveWealth will pass through additional fees for such branding customization.    

 

7.Fees to DriveWealth Accounts and Customers. To the extent that a Customer establishes an account(s) which can participate in the full suite of brokerage activities offered through DriveWealth, DriveWealth in its sole discretion may charge fees related to the DriveWealth Account as such fees are not obligations of Issuer, but a Customer will not be charged any fees for holding, purchasing or selling any Securities of Issuer in the Customer Account. 

 

8.Minimum Fees.  

a.Each Closing that is processed for Issuer is subject to a minimum fee to DriveWealth of $500, if the sum of the fees in section 1 and 2 above are less than this minimum.  

b.DriveWealth shall also be entitled to a minimum monthly fee of $1,000 from the relationship with Issuer, beginning on the month of the first Closing, or the month the first Customer Securities are deposited into DriveWealth accounts, whichever occurs first. For the purpose of clarity, should the monthly fee due to DriveWealth in the aggregate from the fees outlined in sections 1, 2 and 6 above, as well as this section 8, be less than $1,000 in any month during the Term, Issuer shall pay the DriveWealth the Minimum Fee.  


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Exhibit 11.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Preliminary Offering Circular under Regulation A of RSE Collection, LLC on Form 1-A/A to be filed on or about October 8, 2021 of our report dated May 4, 2021, on our audits of the Company and each listed Series' financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and for each of the years then ended, which report was included in the annual report on Form 1-K filed on May 5, 2021. Our report includes an explanatory paragraph about the existence of substantial doubt concerning the Company and each listed Series' ability to continue as a going concern.

 

 

 

/s/ EisnerAmper LLP

 

EISNERAMPER LLP

New York, New York

October 8, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 


[Letterhead of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.]

 

 

 

 

 

Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.

1901 Sixth Ave N, Suite 1700

Birmingham, AL 35203

 

October 8, 2021

 

 

RSE Collection, LLC

c/o RSE Markets, Inc.

250 Lafayette Street

2nd Floor

New York, NY 10012

 

Re:RSE Collection, LLC – Pre-Qualification Amendment No. 1 to the Offering Statement on Form 1-A  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special counsel to RSE Collection, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the date hereof of the Company’s Pre-Qualification Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to its Offering Statement on Form 1-A, File No. 024-11584 (the “Offering Statement”), under Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  The Offering Statement, as amended by the Amendment, includes offerings of various series of membership interests (each a “Series”), a series designation (each, a “Series Designation” and, collectively, the “Series Designations”) for each of which will be in the form filed with the Offering Statement and will be attached to the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of July 14, 2021 (the “Company Operating Agreement”), prior to the issuance thereof.

 

The Amendment relates, among other things, to the proposed issuance and sale by the Company (the “Offering”) of one series of the Company’s Interests (as defined in the Company Operating Agreement) (designated as the “Series Interests” on Schedule A to this opinion letter), as further described in the Amendment.

 

We assume that the Series Interests will be sold as described in the Offering Statement and the Amendment and pursuant to a Subscription Agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement, to be entered into by and between the Company and each of the purchasers of the Series (each, a “Subscription Agreement” and, collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”).

 

For purposes of rendering this opinion, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of:

 

1.the Certificate of Formation of the Company, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 24, 2016; 




2.the Company Operating Agreement;  

 

3.the Certificate of Formation of RSE Collection Manager, LLC, the managing member of the Company (the “Managing Member”), filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 16, 2021;  

 

4.the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Managing Member, dated as of March 16, 2021 (the “Managing Member Operating Agreement”); 

 

5.the Certificate of Formation of Rally Holdings LLC, the sole member of the Managing Member (“Rally Holdings”), filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 27, 2020;  

 

6.the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rally Holdings, dated as of November 23, 2020 (the “Rally Holdings Operating Agreement”);  

 

7.the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of RSE Markets, Inc., the sole member of Rally Holdings (“RSEM”), filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 28, 2016; 

 

8.the Bylaws of RSEM;  

 

9.the Officers’ Certificate of certain officers of RSEM, dated as of October 8, 2021; and 

 

10.resolutions of the Board of Directors of RSEM, with respect to the Offering. 

 

We have also examined the Offering Statement, form of Subscription Agreement and form of Series Designation filed with the Commission and such other certificates of public officials, such certificates of executive officers of the RSEM and such other records, agreements, documents and instruments as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereafter set forth.  

 

In such examination, we have assumed:  (i) the genuineness of all signatures, (ii) the legal capacity of all natural persons, (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (iv) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or other copies and the authenticity of the originals of such documents, (v) that all records and other information made available to us by the Company on which we have relied are complete in all material respects, (vi) that the statements of the Company contained in the Offering Statement, the Amendment and the Officers’ Certificate are true and correct as to all factual matters stated therein, (vii) that the Offering Statement, as amended by the Amendment, will be and remain qualified under the Securities Act, and (viii) that the Company will receive the required consideration for the issuance of such Interests at or prior to the issuance thereof. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied solely upon the above-referenced certificates or comparable documents and other documents delivered pursuant thereto, have not performed or had performed any independent research of public records and have assumed that certificates of or other comparable documents from public officials dated prior to the date hereof remain accurate as of the date hereof.

 

Members of our firm involved in the preparation of this opinion are licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama, and we do not purport to be experts on, or to express any opinion herein concerning, the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Alabama and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Delaware Act”).




Our opinion below is qualified to the extent that it may be subject to or affected by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, usury, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) by general equitable principles and public policy considerations, whether such principles and considerations are considered in a proceeding at law or at equity.

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and the other qualifications and limitations contained herein, we are of the opinion that, when the Offering Statement, as amended by the Amendment, is qualified under the Securities Act and when the Series Interests are issued and sold in accordance with the terms set forth in the Company Operating Agreement, the applicable Series Designation and the applicable Subscription Agreement and the Company has received payment therefor in the manner contemplated in the Offering Statement, (a) the Series Interests will be legally issued under the Delaware Act and (b) purchasers of the Series Interests (i) will have no obligation under the Delaware Act to make payments to the Company (other than their purchase price for the Interests and except for their obligation that may arise in the future to repay any funds wrongfully distributed to them as provided under the Delaware Act), or contributions to the Company, solely by reason of their ownership of the Series Interests or their status as members of the Company, and (ii) will have no personal liability for the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason of being members of the Company.

 

The opinion expressed herein is rendered as of the date hereof and is based on existing law, which is subject to change.  Where our opinion expressed herein refers to events to occur at a future date, we have assumed that there will have been no changes in the relevant law or facts between the date hereof and such future date.  We do not undertake to advise you of any changes in the opinion expressed herein from matters that may hereafter arise or be brought to our attention or to revise or supplement such opinion should the present laws of any jurisdiction be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise.

 

Our opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters expressly stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the Commission as an exhibit to the Amendment and to the reference to our firm in Item 4 of Part I of the Amendment.  In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.

Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.




SCHEDULE A

 

Series of RSE Collection

 

Series

Series Name

Maximum Interests

#82AV1

Aston Martin Oscar India

14,875



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