EFTA00894120.pdf

From: Richard Kahn To: "jeffrey E." <jeevacationggmail.com> Subject: Fwd: Information You Requested Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 23:07:21 +0000 Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 tea el Begin forwarded message: From: "Kelly, William" Subject: RE: Information You Requested Date: February 5, 2018 at 5:58:26 PM EST To: Richard Kahn < Cc: Sam Bain For Settlement Purposes Only Dear Richard: I look forward to speaking with you tomorrow and hope that we can come to a mutually-acceptable resolution of Noam Chomsky's issues with Bainco. Sam Bain and Isabel Scharmer believe that, in all of their dealings with Noam and specifically in recommending that he invest in the private equity deals, they acted in Noam's best interests in a manner consistent with his stated investment objectives. My understanding is that Noam made two investments through his Revocable Trust ($17,500 in 372 Outsmart Ext II and $100,000 in 500 NRI) and three investments through his IRA ($75,000 in 372 Outsmart Ext, $50,000 in 372 RFID CVT and $25,000 in 372 RFID CVT II), for an aggregate commitment of $267,500 to private equity. Sam and Isabel recognize that a protracted debate regarding these investments would be expensive, disruptive and time consuming for both sides and so, without acknowledging any liability, they have authorized me to make the following settlement offer: (i) Bainco will identify a third party to purchase the RFID investments at Noam's original purchase price of $75,000 and will facilitate this transfer; and (ii) Bainco will make an additional lump sum payment to Noam in the amount of $75,000, to cover a portion of his losses on the OutSmart and NRI investments. With the $150,000 cash payment and the tax benefit that Noam's revocable trust received on its capital losses on the OutSmart and NRI investments (which we calculate to be approximately $27,000 based on an assumed combined federal and Massachusetts capital gains tax rate of 2S%), Noam's total recovery will be approximately $177,000. EFTA00894120 Of course, any settlement agreement would include mutual releases and standard non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions. Bainco made significant profits (in excess of $1.5 million through December 31, 2017) for Noam through management of his overall investment portfolio. In light of Noam's express direction (initially in 2008 when Noam became a Bainco client and reconfirmed by him in writing in 2012) to allocate to private equity investments 5% of his investment portfolio (changed in 2012 to 0-10%) investments and his written authorization, after delivery to him of disclosure materials including comprehensive disclosure of risk factors, to make each of his private equity investments, Sam and Isabel are more than willing to defend Bainco's management of his investment accounts, but we hope that their generous settlement offer will permit both Bainco and Noam to put this matter behind them. I look forward to speaking with you tomorrow, and I trust that we will quickly reach an agreement that will put this matter to rest. Bill ;;,http://www.nixon William E Kelly Senior Counsel mages/np_firm_sig/i mages/NP_Mono_bri 617-345-1195 I C 617-543-4513 I F 866-743-4899 ghtBlue_RGB_cropB Nixon Peabody LLP I too Summer Street I Boston, MA 02110-2131 I gNiXonPeabodyLLY Please consider the environment before printing this email. This email message and any attachments are confidential and may be protected by the attorney/client or other applicable privileges. The information is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s) of the message. If you are not an intended recipient. please notify the sender immediately and delete the message from your email system. Unauthorized use. dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message by other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may he unlawful. Thank you. From: Richard Kahn [mak° Sent: Monday, February 5, 2018 8:49 AM To: Kelly, William Cc: Sam Bain c Subject: Re: Information You Requested tuesday is best thank you Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 tel fax eel On Feb 1, 2018, at 3:46 PM, Kelly, William < wrote: Richard: EFTA00894121 I've been working with Sam Bain on a settlement proposal for Noam Chomsky and would like to talk with you about it at your convenience. Tomorrow is a little tight because of prior commitments, but I am wide open on Monday afternoon and most of the day on Tuesday and Wednesday. Is there a time when you'll be available? Bill wojittp://www.nixon William E. Kelly Senior Counsel mages/np_firm_sig/i mages/NP_Mono_bri ghtBlue_ROB_cropB Nixon Peabody LLP I mo Summer Street I Boston, MA 02110-2131 et4+^rej aA ohrrilnale ; @NixonPeabodyLLP Please consider the environment before printing this email. This email message and any attachments are confidential and may be protected by the attorney/client or other applicable privileges. The information is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s) of the message. if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message from your email system. Unauthorized use, dissemination. distribution or reproduction of this message by other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you. From: Richard Kahn Imailto: Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 3:50 PM To: Sam Bain Cc: Isabel Scharmer ; Kelly, William C Subject: Re: Information You Requested we are happy to move things out, AFTER a settlement. I think your lawyer should propose a reasonlable settlement and we can move out the next day after signing Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York NY 10022 tel fax ce On Jan 25, 2018, at 3:37 PM, Sam Bain < wrote: Richard, As I mentioned previously, today is my first day back from vacation; tonight by Fedex you will receive the documentation you requested being sent to you by William Kelly, my attorney at Nixon Peabody. We like you would like to resolve this matter. Additionally, please advise to whom the liquid assets for Noam's accounts will be transferring to? Sincerely, Sam Samuel E. Bain CEO, Founder, ManagingPartner EFTA00894122 699 Boylston Street' 101h Floor I Boston, MA 02116 Main <imagc001.png≥ This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security or financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. 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