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Deutsche Bank
Private Wealth Management
Limited Liability Company Account Authorization & Indemnity
Account Number:
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that he or she is the
managing member in a limited liability company known
Southern Financial, LLC
aS
(Name of Limited Liability Company)
authorizes Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (referred to herein as "DBSI") to
open a securities account for the Limited Liability Company, to
be known as the Account.
, hereinafter called the "Limited Liability Company" or "LLC," and hereby
T..gPry
(Names)
is/are hereby appointed agent(s) and attorney(s)-in-fact of the Limited
Liability Company {each an "Agent"). Each Agent is
authorized to buy, sell (including short sales) and trade in stocks, bonds
and any other securities, listed or unlisted, on margin or
otherwise, in said account in accordance with DBSI's terms and conditions
and at the LLC's risk.
DBSI may conclusively assume that all actions taken and instructions given
by each Agent have been properly taken or given
pursuant to authority vested in each Agent by all of the members in the LLC.
DBSI is authorized to follow the instructions of said
Agent(s) in every respect concerning said account, and to make delivery of
securities and payment of moneys to said Agent(s) or
as said Agentfs) may order and direct and to send said Agent(s) all reports,
confirmations and statements relating to said account.
Each Agent is hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the LLC
a Customer Agreement, Stock Loan Agreement
and any other agreement(s) or document(s) DBSI may require, and to act for
the LLC in every respect concerning said account
and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the conduct of said
account.
This authorization and indemnity is in addition to, and in no way limits or
restricts, any rights which DBSI may have under
any other agreement or agreements with the undersigned, or any of them, now
existing or hereafter entered into, and is binding
on the undersigned and their legal representatives, successors and assigns.
This authorization and indemnity is also a continuing
one and shall remain in full force and effect and DBSI may continue to rely
on this authorization until such time as it receives
written notice of its termination. No such termination shall affect any
liability arising out of any transaction initiated prior to such
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termination.
The LLC, and each of its members, agrees (i) to indemnify and hold DBSI
harmless from all costs, expenses (including
reasonable attorneys fees) and liability related to or arising from disputes
by or among any of the members with respect to
said account and (ii) to pay on demand any debit balance in said account.
Each of the undersigned agrees to advise DBSi in writing if he, she or any
partner is, or becomes, an employee or
member of any securities exchange (or corporation of which any exchange owns
a majority of the capital stock), the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, any broker-dealer, or is, or becomes, a
senior officer of any bank, savings and loan institution,
insurance company, registered investment company, registered investment
advisory firm or institution that purchases
securities, or is, or becomes, a member of the immediate family of such a
person.
This authorization and indemnity shall inure to the benefit of DBSI and its
successors in business, irrespective of any change
or changes of any kind in the personnel thereof for any cause whatsoever.
The undersigned has read and agrees to the terms of the authori^tion and
indemnity of
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Signature of Managing^ember
Jeffrey Epstein
Date
Print Name
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, conducts
investment banking and securities activities in the United States.
09-PWM-0168 OM 25C (05/11) LLCA
006413.051811
OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
SOUTHERN FINANCIAL, LLC
A U.S. Virgin IMands Limited Liability Company
THIS OPBRATING AGREEMENT (tiiis "Agreement") is made and entered into as of
Febi-uaiy 26, 2013, by Southern Trust Company, Inc. (hereinafter referred to
as "Sole Member"),
with a business addiess is 6100 Red Hook Quai ter, B3, St, Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands 00802, and
which hereby fonns Southern Financial, LLC, a U.S. Virgin Islands Limited
Liability Company (the
"Company") pursuant to the U.S. Virgin Isimrds Uniform Limited Liability
Company Act (the
"Act") upon the following terms and conditions;
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SECTION I
ORGANIZATION & FORMATION
Ai Fonnation. The Company has been organized as a U.S. Virgin Islands
Limited Liability
Company under and pursuant to the U.S Virgin Islands Limited Liability
Company Act (the "Act")
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by the filing of Aiticles of Organization ("Articles") with tire Office of
the Lieutenant Governor, on
February 25,2013, as required by the Act.
B. Name. The name of the Company shall be "Southern Financial, JjLC". Tire
Company
upon proper notice and filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of
the U.S. Virgin Islands
may conduct its business under one or more assumed names.
C. Piuposes. The purpose of the Company is to operate any latvful business
or to effectuate
any purpo.se permitted by tire law of the territory of the U;S, Virgin
Islands, The Company shall
have all die powers necessary or convenient to affect any purpose for which
it is formed, including
all powers granted by the Act,
D. Duration. The Company shall continue in existence perpetually, beginning
on the date
of filing of the Articles, tmless terminated by law or dissolved and
fenminated.
E. Registered Office and Resident Agent and Place of Business. The
Registered Office and
Resident Agent of the Company for semce of process widiin the terntoiy
shall be: Business Basics
Vl, LLC, 9100 Port of Sale Mall, Suite 15, St. Thomas, U.S, Vhgln Islands
00802. The Company's
principal place of business is 6100 Red Hook Quarter, B3, St. Tiionias, U.S.
Virgin Islands 00802 or
sucii other place or places as the Sole Member may hereafter detennme.
SECTION II
CAPITA!. STRUCTURE; MEMBERSHIP tlNITS AND
CONTRTDUTIONS/TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP UNITS
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A. Capital Conhabution by the Sole Memben Initial Issuance. The Sole Member's
ownerislnp rights in the Company shall be reflected in "Membership Units",
as recorded in the
Cbmpahy's records. Upon the formation of thC' Company, the Sole Member shall
make a capital
contribution tp the capital of the Company in the amoimt of cash, of of the
property-in-kind, or bodr,
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set forth opposite the Sole Member's name on the Schedule of Capital
Contributions attached
hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Sole Member that number
tuid class of Units so
subscribed and conUibuted for. The Sole Member may make additional capital
conbibutions at any
time and in tmy amotmt that it may desii-e.
B. Transfer of Membership Units. The Sole Member may transfer ar^ or all of
its
Membership Units to any person or persons, at any time and from time to
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tune. Subject to the
provisions of this Section, the Sole Member may assign its Membership
Interest in the Company in
wiiole or in pai-t. The assignment of a Membership Interest does not itself
entitle the assignee to
participate in the management and aftairs of the Company or to become a
member. Such assignee
is only entitled to receive, to the extent assigned, the distributions the
assigning Sole Member would
otherwise be entitled to, and such assignee shall only become an assignee of
a Membership Intei'est
and not a substituted jnember. An assignee of a membership interest shall be
admitted as a
substitute member and shall be entitled to all the rights and powers of the
assignor only if all the
members consent. If admitted, the substitute member, has to the extent
assigned, all of the rights
and powers, and is subject to all of the restrictions and liabilities of the
members.
C. No Interest: No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company
shall not earn
interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement,
Except as olheiwise
provided in this Agreement, the Sole Member shall not be entitled to
withdraw, or to receive a
return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.
SECTION m
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
A. Capital Account. A capital account ("Capital Account") shall be maintamed
for the Sole
Member, and any additional member in accordance witli the provision of this
Article,
1. Increases in Capital Account. The Capital Account of the members shall be
increased by:
(a) 'fhe fair mai'ket value of the members' initial capital conPibution and
any
additional capital contribution.s by the members to die Company, If any
property,
other than cash, is contributed to or distributed by the Company, the
adjustments to
Capital Accounts required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1 (b)(2)(iv)-
(d), (e),
(j) and (g) and Section 1 704-I(b)(4)(I) shall be made.
(b) The members' share of the increase in the tax basis of Company properly,
if
any, arising out of the recapture of any tax credit.
(c) Allocations to the members of Profit
(d) Company income or gain (including income and gain, exempt fieni income
taxation) as provided under tliis Agreement, or otherwise by Relation Section
1.704-1 (b)(2)(iv).
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(e) The amount of Company liabilities tliat are assumed by tire members.
2. Decreases in Capital Account. The Capital Account of the members shall be
decreased by:
(a) The amotmt of money dishibuted to the members by the Company pursuant
to any provision of this Agi'eement.
(b) The fair market value of properly distributed to the members by the
Company (net of liabilities secured by such distributed property tliat such
members
are considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752).
(c)
Aliocations to the members of Losses.
(d) Allocations to the meinbera of deductions, expenses, Nomccourse
Deductions and net losses allocated to it pursuant to this Agreement, and the
members' share of Company expenditures which arc neither deductible nor
properly
chargeable to Capital Accounts under Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or ai'e
treated as
such expenditmes under Treasmy Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i).
"Nonrecourse Deductions" shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury
Regulation
Section 1,704-2.
(e)
The amount of any liabilities of the members that' are assumed by the
Company.
SECTION IV
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
A. Allocations. For purposes of maintaining the Sole Member's Capital
Account, all of the
Company's net profits, net losses, expenses and other items of income, gain,
loss, and credit shall be
allocated to the Sole Member. All items of Company taxable income, gain,
loss, deduction, and
credit recognized or allowable for Federal income tax purposes shall be
allocated sind credited or
charged to the Sole Member.
B. Dish-ibutions. Net cash flow shall be distributed in the following
priority,
1. Fust, to the Sole Member in repayment of any advance of funds to the
Company
as a lender, to the extent of and in proportion to such advances, including
interest thereon, if
any;
2. Additional distributions, if any will be made to. the Sole Member, in such
amounts and at such times as determined by the Sole Member.
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C. Distributiou upon Liciuidatlon of the CoinBmiv.
1, At the termination of the Company and after tire Company has satisfied or
provided for the satisfaction of all the Company's debts and other
obligations, the
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dissociated
members whose interests have not been previously redeemed first, in
discharge of tlieir
respective capital interests; and tlien, in proportion to the Membership
Units.
2. if the Compairy lacks sufficient assets to make the distributions
described in the
foregoing paragraph, tire Company will make distributions in proportion to
the amount of
the respective capital interest of the Sole Member and any dissociated
members whose
interests have not been previously redeemed.
SECTION V
MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS
A. In General. Tiro Company shall be manager-managed. Jeffrey Epstein shall
be the
initial manager of tire Company. The manager shall manage the business and
affairs of the
Company and slrall have full and complete authority, power and discretion to
do all things
necessaiy or convenient to manage, control imd carry out tire business,
affairs and properties of
the Company, to make all decisions regarding those matters and to perform
any and. all other acts
or activities customary or incident to the management of the Company's
business.
B. Voting of Membership Units. A Membership Unit is entitled to be voted
only if it is
owned by a member and each such Membership Unit shall be entitled to one
vote, Neither an
assignee nor a h'ansferec may vote a Membership Unit unless such assignee or
transferee is
admitted as a member.
SECTION VI
EXCULPATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
A. Exculpation of Liability. Unless otlierwise provided by law or expressly
assumed, the
Sole Member shall not be personally liable .for foe acts, debts or
liabilities of foe Company.
B. rndemnifioation.
1, Except as otherwise provided iir fois Section, the Company shall
indemnify the
manager of foe Company and may mdemnify any employee or agent of the Company
who
was or is a party or is thi-eatened to be made a party to a threatened,
pending or completed
action, suit or proceediiig, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative, and
whether fonttal or informal, other than an action by or in the right of the
Company, by
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the Company
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, penalties, fines
and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with the action,
suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith, wifo the care an
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person in a Jxke position wovild exercise under similar circumstances, and
in a manner that
such pci-son reasonabiy believed to be in the best interests of the Company
and with respect
to a criminal action or proceeding, if such person had no reasonable cause
to believe such
person's conduct was unlawful.
2. To the extent that any manager, member, employee or agent of the Company
has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of an action, suit or
proceeding or
in defense of any claim, issue or other matter in the action, suit or
proceeding, such
person shall be indemnified against actual and reasonable expenses,
including attorneys'
fees, incurred by such person in connection with the action, suit or
proceeding and any
action, suit or proceeding brought to enforce the mandatory indemnification
provided
herein.
3. Any indemnification pennitted under this Section, unless ordered by a
coiuf,
shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that the indemnification is proper imder the circumstances
because the
person to be indemnified has met the applicable standard of conduct and upon
an
evaluation of the reasonableness of expenses and amounts paid in settlement.
This
deteimination and evaluation .shall be made by a majority yote of the
members who ai-e
not parlies or threatened to be made parties to the action, suit or
proceeding (except in the
event that there are no members other than llie Sole Member, in which event
the
determination and evaluation shall be made by the Sole Member, regai'dless
of whether or
not Jeffrey Epstein is a party or threatened to be made a party to the
action, suit or
proceeding).
SECTION VII
LIQUIDATION
Tlie Company shall be dissolved, and shall terminate and wind up its
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affairs, upon the
deteimination of the Sole Member to do so.
SECTION VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
A, Section Headings. Tlie Section headings and numbers contained in tins
Agreement have
been inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no
way shall be construed to
define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provision of tliis Agi-
eement.
B. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular
provision of this
Agreement, shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement
shall be construed in all
respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted.
C. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or revoked at any time, in
writing, with
the consent of the Sole Member. No change or modification to this Agreement
shall be valid unless
iri writing and signed by the Sole Member.
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D. Binding Effect. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement relating to
transfer-ability,
this Agreement will be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
parties, and their respective
distributees, heirs, successors and assigns.
E. Governing Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be
executed by tire
Sole Member, the rights and obligations of the Sole Member, and any claims
and disputes relating
tliereto, shall be subject to and governed by, and construed and enforced in
accordance witlr the
laws of the Ten-itoxy of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sole Member malces and executes this Operating
Agreement on the day and year first written above.
WITNESSETH:
By: SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANYTlf^C„ Sole Member
By:
feffi-ey E. EpsteiibJPresid^
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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
OF
SOUTHERN FINANCIAL, LLC
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I, thfi imdersigned naluraJ person of the age of eighteen years or more,
acting as organiser of a
limited liability company under the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act,
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Chapter 15, Title
15, Virgin Islands Code ("Uniform T-imited Liability Company Act"), do
hereby adopt the
followiirg Articles of Organization for such limited iiabilily company:
ARTICLE ONE
NAME, ADDRESS AND PRINCITAL OFFICE
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Name and Address
1. The name and address of the limited liahilit}- company shall be Southern
Financial, LLC (the
"Company"), 9100 Port of Sale Mall, Suite 1:5. St. Thoma.s, U.S, Virgin
Islands 00802, The
physical address and mailing address of the Company are the same.
Principal Office
2, The principal office and permanent address fcrr the hansaction of
businfeas ofthe ^Amp
shall be the adchess stated in Paragraph 1 of these Articles as the
physical alklrerss iirf the
Company. ,L;
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3. The mailing address of the Company's initial ;.ie.signated office is 9100
Portdf Sfil'e Mall, Suite
15, St, Thoiiias, U.S. Yii'gin Islands 00802. -I
The physical address of the Company's initia' de,signaled office is 9100
Port of Sale Mall,
Suite 15, St. Thomas, U.S, Virgin Islands 00802.
The name of its initial resident agent at such address is Busmes.s Basics
VI, LI.,C,
The business address of the resident agent, and the address of the
designated office
identical,
are
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PURPOSE
I'he purpose for which the Company is organized is to engage in any aird all
lawful business for
which a limited liability company may be orgar.ized under the Uniform
Limited Liability
Company Act and the other laws of the U.S. Virgin iBland.s,
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The foregoing pnragi'aph shall be construed as enumerating both objects mid
purposes of this
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Company, and it; is hereby expressly provided that the foregoing numeration
of specific
purposes shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the purposes
of this Company
otherwise permitted by law.
ARTICLE TIIREB
DURATION AND CONTINUITY
The period of duration of tliis Company shall be perpetual. No member shall
have the power to
dissolve the Company by his or her independent act of any kind.
ARTICLE FOUR
ORGANIZER
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Mailing Address: 9100 Port of Sale MalLr-Suitenl" St.
Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802 5 ^ .
Physical Address: 9100 Port of Sale Mhll,-f"iteri5? St.
Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802 '
ARTICLE FIVE
MANAGEMENT
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The Company shall be manager-managed. The hiitial manager of the Company
shall be Jeffrey
Epstein. The physical and niailiirg address of the initial manager of the
Company is 9100 Port of
Sale Mall, Suite 15, St, Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802.
ARTICLE SIX
CAPITAL
The Company shall begin busines,s with capital in the amount of One Thousand
Uirited State,s
Dollars (US$1,000.00).
ARTICLE SEVEN
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
No marrager of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its members for
monetary
damages for an act or an onrlssion in such manager's capacity as a member,
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except for liability
of a manager' for (i) a breach of a managers duty of loyalty to the Company
or its members, (ii)
an act or omission, not in good faitlr, that constitutes a breaclr of duty
of a manager to the
Company or an act or omi8 sion that involve,s intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of
the law, (iii) a ti'ansaction. from which a manager received an improper
benefit, whether or not
the benefit resulted from an action taken witliin tire scope of the
manager's position, or (iv) an
act or omission for which the liabdily of a manager is expressly provided
for by an applicable
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statute. If the Uniform Limited Inability Company Act or other applicable
law is amended to
authorize action furilrer elimirraling or limiting the liability of
managers, tlien the liability of any
manager of the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent
permitted by the
Uniform Limited Liability Company Act or other applicable law, as so amended,
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the members shall
not adversely
affect any right or protection of a)ay manager existing a t the time of such
repeal or modification.
ARTICLE EIGHT
MEMBER LIABILTrY
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No member of the Company shall be liable for the debts and obligations of
the Company under
Section '1.303, Subsection (c) of the Uniform I.,imlted Liability Company
Act.
ARTICLE NINE
SEVERABILITY
If any phrase, clause, .sentence, paragraph, or provision of these Articles
of Organization is held
to be void or illegal, tiiear it .shall not impair or affect die balance
ofcf>he.s^3A,rtides, and the
undersigned Organizer of the Company does hereby declare that he
would;:havfSi.signed and
executed the balance of these Articles witliout such void or illegal
provisions.'^"
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned person has hereunto sat his hand as
Organizer of the
Cojnpany tliis 25th day of February, 20X3.
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BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this 25th day of Februai^j 2&35,
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appeared Greg J. Fcrgu.son, who, being by me first duly sworn, declared that
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tit^ Jrferson
who signed the foregoing document a.s tire Organizer of the Compairy
andUhat1T&e statements
contained in these Articles of Organization are inre. / T-'t ..t:
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Notary Public in arid for the TeX/itory of the United
States Virgiix Islands
My commissioxi expires:
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OFFICE OF TI-IE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS AND TRADEWARKS
RESIDENT AGENT FORM
CONSENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS
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Busiy.ess Basics VI, LLC
This writing witnesselh that I, the undersigned
Southern Financ'a;, LIX
having been designated by
as resident agent of scrid company, upon whory service of process may be
made in all suits
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arising against said company in the Courts of the unEad States Virgin
Islands, do hereby consent
to act as such agent and that service of process may be made upon me in
accordance with
Title 13, Virgin Islands Code.
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IN yyiTNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set .my signature this
: elDruary 2013
day of
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ACCOMPANYING DCICUMEHIS. AAE TRUE AND COROECT, WITH FUll UMOVAEOGB TIIA: All
STAIEHYNIS MADE IK THIS APPIICAIIOH AHE SUt'jECT Til jWieSTTGAlfoN
AND [HAT ANY f AU6 OR DimONEJI ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION EAAY nC GROUNDS FOR
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9100 Port of Sale Mall. Ste 15, St. Thoma.s, 00802
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MAILING ADDRESS
9100 Port of Sale Mall, Ste 15, St Thomas, VI 00802
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
EMAIL ADDRESS
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this jMtSP day os.J-.T1 ;
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GOVERNMENT OF
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST» THOMAS, VI 00802
CERTIFICATE OF EXISTENCE
ZlPo ^rc^cntfll Come:
I, GREGORY R. FRANCIS, Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands do hereby
ceitil7 that
I am, by virtue of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the custodian of the
eorporate records and the proj^er
officer to execute this certificate.
I further certify that the records of this office disclose that
SOUTHERN FINANCIAL, LLC
Limited Liability Company
was duly registered to conduct business in the Territory ojt February 25,
2013 and has a legal
existence as a Limited Liability Company so far as the records of thi.s
office show,
Witness my hand and the seal of the Government of the
Virgin Nlaiids of the United States, at Charlotte Amalie, St.
Thomas, this 27th day of February, 2013.
Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin islands
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GOVERNMENT OF
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. THOMAS, VI 00802
OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
CERTIFICATE OF EXISTENCE
To Whom These Presents Shall Come:
I, GREGORY R. FRANCIS, Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands, do hereby
certify:
That SOUTHERN FINANCIAL, LLC filed Articles of Organization witli the Office
of the Lieutenant Governor on February 25, 2013 and the Company is duly
organized under
the laws of the United States Virgin Islands;
That the duration of this Limited Liability Company is perpetual;
That the company has paid all applicable fees to date; and
That Articles of Termination have not been filed by the company.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affix the seal of the Government of the United States
Virgin Islands, at Charlotte Amalie, this 25"' day of
June
A.D.2013
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Deutsche Asset
& Wealth Management
Account Agreement
Southern Financial LLC
Client(s)
Address
6100 Red Hook Quarter B3
St Thomas
00802
City
Zip Code
State
m(n
Account Title (Complete if different from the Client above)
Account Number(s)
IMPORTANT: PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS ACCOUNT AGREEMENT
This is the account agreement (Account Agreement) between Ciient and
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (referred to herein
as "DBSI"). It includes the terms and conditions and is the contract that
controis each brokerage account in which Ciient
has an interest (each an "Account"). Ciient agrees to read this Account
Agreement and the Appendix to this Account
Agreement: Disciosures and Definitions ("Appendix") carefully. If Client is
not wiiiing to be bound by these terms and
conditions, Ciient shouid not sign this Account Agreement. Client's
signature confirms that Client has read and agrees to
the terms of this Account Agreement and the Appendix annexed hereto.
1. CLIENT REPRESENTATIONS
Client certifies that all of the information provided by Client in this
Account Agreement is accurate and complete and
that each of the following statements is accurate as to Client and Client's
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Account:
a. Where Client is a natural person. Client is of legal age;
b. For all accounts: (a) no one except the person(s) named on the
Account(s), or, if signed in a representative
capacity, then no one except the beneficial owner(s), has any interest in
the Account(s), (b) Client is and will
remain compliant with all Applicable Laws, (c) Client is financially capable
of satisfying any obligations
undertaken through Client's Account(s), (d) Client acknowledges that the
purchase and sale of securities entails
substantial economic risk, and represents knowingly and willingly that
Client can assume such risk and (e) Client
has read and understands the terms set forth in this Account Agreement and
those agreements or supplements
incorporated by reference and understands that Client is bound by such terms;
c. Client agrees to notify us in writing if: (a) Client is or becomes an
employee, member or immediate family
member of any securities exchange (or corporation of which any exchange owns
a majority of the capital stock).
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) or of any broker-
dealer, (b) Client is or becomes a senior
officer or immediate family member of such a person of any bank, savings and
loan institution, insurance
company, investment company, investment advisory firm or institution that
purchases securities, or other
employer whose consent is required to open and maintain this Account by
regulation or otherwise, unless such
consent has been provided to DBSI.
Client will promptly notify DBSI in writing if any of the above
circumstances change.
II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO CLIENT'S ACCOUNT(S)
The following terms and conditions govern Client's Account(s):
1. Rights of DBSI. All rights granted to DBSI under this Account Agreement
are granted with the understanding that it
shall be within the sole discretion of DBSI whether, and in what manner, to
exercise such rights. The failure of DBSI
to exercise any right granted under this Account Agreement shall not be
deemed a waiver of such right or any other
right granted hereunder. DBSI retains the right to delegate to its agent,
including its clearing agent, Pershing LLC
(Pershing), one or more of DBSI's rights or obligations under this Agreement
without notice to Client.
2. Cash Account. DBSI will classify each Account as a cash brokerage
account. DBSI must separately approve the
opening of a margin account (Margin Account) and Client must separately sign
the Margin Agreement.
3. Order Execution. Orders for the purchase or sale of assets may be routed
to or executed through any exchange, market
or broker that DBSI selects.
4. Rules and Regulations. All transactions in Account(s) shall be conducted
in accordance with and subject to
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Applicable Law.
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012146.032813
5. Purchase of Securities. DBSI requires that cash accounts contain
sufficient funds to settle a transaction, but has the
right to accept an order without sufficient funds with the understanding
that Client will submit payment on or before
settlement date for each security purchased. DBSI retains the right to
cancel or liquidate any order accepted and/or
executed without prior notice to Client, if DBSI does not receive payment by
settlement date. Alternatively, upon
Client's failure to pay for purchased and settled securities, DBSI has the
right to sell Securities and Other Property
held in any of Client's Account(s), and charge to Client any loss resulting
therefrom.
6. Sale of Securities. Client agrees that in a cash account: (a) Client will
not sell any Security before it is paid for. (b)
Client will own each security sold at the time of sale, (c) unless such
security is already held in the Account, Client
will promptly deliver such security thereto on or before settlement date,
(d) Client will promptly make full cash
payment of any amount which may become due in order to meet necessary
requests for additional deposits and (e)
with respect to any Securities and Other Property sold. Client will satisfy
any mark to the market deficiencies. Client
must affect all Short Sales in a margin account and designate these saies as
"short." All other sales will be
designated as "long" and will be deemed to be owned by Client. In the event
that DBSI enters an order to sell
Securities and Other Property that Client represents Client owns, but which
are not held in the Account at the time of
sale, and Client fails to make delivery by settlement date, DBSI has the
right to purchase or borrow any Securities
and Other Property necessary to make the required delivery. Client agrees to
compensate DBSI for any loss or cost,
including interest, commission or fees sustained as a result of the
foregoing. DBSI charges interest on unpaid
balances in cash accounts from the close of business on settlement date. See
the Annual Disclosure Statement, at
http://www.pwm.db.com/americas/en/annualdisclosurestatement.html for
additional information on interest charges.
7. Restrictions on Trading. DBSI has the right to prohibit or restrict
Client's ability to trade Securities and Other
Property, or to substitute securities in Client's Account.
8. Restricted Securities. Client will not buy, sell or pledge any Restricted
Securities without DBSI's prior written
approval. Prior to placing any order for Restricted Securities subject to
Rule 144 or 145 of the Securities Act of 1933,
Client must identify the status of the securities and furnish DBSI with the
necessary documents (including opinions
of legal counsel, if requested) to obtain approval to transfer and register
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these securities. DBSI will not be liable for
any delays in the processing of these securities or for any losses caused by
these delays. DBSI has the right to
decline to accept an order for these securities until the transfer and
registration of such securities has been approved.
9. Order Placement and Cancellation/Modification Requests. When Client
verbally places a trade with a Client
Advisor, Client will be bound to the oral confirmation repeated back to
Client, unless Client objects at the time of the
order. Client understands that requests to cancel/modify an order that DBSI
accepts are on a best efforts basis only,
10. Aggregation of Orders and Average Prices. Client authorizes DBSI to
aggregate orders for Client Account(s) with
other orders. Client recognizes that in so doing, Client may receive an
average price for orders that may differ from
the price(s) Client may have received had the orders not been aggregated.
Client understands that this practice may
also result in orders being only partially completed.
11. Transmission of Instructions. Client understands and accepts
responsibility for the transmission of instructions to
DBSI and will bear the risk of loss arising from the method of transmission
used in the event of transmission errors,
misunderstandings, impersonations, transmission by unauthorized persons,
forgery or intercepts. Except in the case
of gross negligence, Client agrees to release and indemnify DBSI, its
affiliates, employees and directors from any
and all liability arising from the execution of transactions based on such
instructions.
12. Role of Certain Third Parties. DBSI engages a third-party clearing
agent, Pershing. Client understands that Pershing
is the custodian of Client's assets, clears and settles all transactions,
and extends credit on any margin purchases,
where applicable. Client further understands that Pershing may accept from
DBSI, without inquiry or investigation: (i)
orders for the purchase or sale of Securities and Other Property on margin
or otherwise, and (ii) any other
instructions concerning Account(s). Client further understands that the
contract between DBSI and Pershing, and the
services rendered thereunder, are not intended to create a joint venture,
partnership or other form of business
organization of any kind. Pershing shall not be responsible or liable to
Client for any acts or omissions of DBSI or its
employees. Pershing does not provide investment advice, nor offer any
opinion on the suitability of any transaction
or order. DBSI is not acting as the agent of Pershing. Client cannot hold
Pershing, its affiliates and its officers,
directors and agents liable for any trading losses that Client incurs.
13. Liens. Client hereby grants to DBSI and its Affiliates a security
interest in and lien upon all Securities and Other
Property in the possession or control of DBSI, any of its Affiliates or
Pershing, in which Client has an interest (held
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individually, jointly or otherwise) (collectively all such Securities and
Other Property are referred to herein as
"Collateral") in order to secure any and all indebtedness or any other
obligation of Client to DBSI and its Affiliates or
Pershing (collectively, all such obligations are referred to herein as the
"Obligations"). Clients who are joint
accountholders (Joint Accountholders) acknowledge and agree that pursuant to
the lien to DBSI and Affiliates, the
Collateral shall include Securities and Other Property held in the Account
or any other account held by either Joint
Accountholder with DBSI or its Affiliates or Pershing (whether individually,
jointly or otherwise) and shall secure any
and all Obligations of each Joint Accountholder to DBSI and its Affiliates
or Pershing. With respect to the lien
granted to DBSI and its Affiliates, DBSI (or Pershing, at DBSI's
instruction) may. at any time and without prior notice,
sell, transfer, release, exchange, settle or otherwise dispose of or deal
with any or all such Collateral in order to
satisfy any Obligations. In enforcing this lien, DBSI shall have the
discretion to determine what and how much
Collateral to apply for the purposes of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed
to grant an interest in any Account or assets that would give rise to a
prohibited transaction under Section 4975(c)(1)
(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or Section 406(a)(i)-
(B) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended. Securities and Other Property held in
Client's retirement account(s) maintained by
DBSI, which may include IRAs or qualified plans, are not subject to this
lien and such Securities and Other Property
may only be used to satisfy Client's indebtedness or other obligations
related to Client's retirement account(s).
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14. Satisfaction of Indebtedness and Assignment of Rights. Client agrees to
satisfy, upon demand, any indebtedness,
including any interest and commission charges and to pay the reasonable
costs and expenses of co lection of any
amount Client owes to DBSI, including reasonable attorneys' fees and court
costs. Client agrees that DBSI or
Pershing may execute or assign to each other or any third party any rights
or obligations Client granted under this
Account Agreement, including but not limited to the right to collect any
Obligations, or liquidate any Securities and
Other Property held in Account(s).
15. Fees. Client understands that DBSI charges an Annual Account Fee for
certain accounts and may charge service
fees, processing fees and/or other fees or commissions, for the transactions
and other services provided, more fully
described in the Annual Disclosure Statement, at http://www.pwrn.db.com/-
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americas/en/annualdisclosurestatement.
html. Client understands that these fees will be charged to Account(s) and
authorizes DBSI to deduct such fees from
Client's Account(s).
16. No FDIC Insurance, Not Obligations of Any Bank. Client understands that
the assets in Client's Account are subject
to the risk of partial or total loss due to market fluctuations or the
insolvency of the issuer(s). The assets in Client's
Account (including ail related cash balances and shares of any Mutual Fund)
are not deposits or other obligations of
DBSI, Deutsche Bank AG, Pershing or any other bank, are not guaranteed by
DBSI, Deutsche Bank AG,
Administrator, Bank or any other bank, and are not insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Monies held in the Insured Deposit Program (IDP) may be FDIC insured while
those monies are held in a depository
account at a participating bank as described in the IDP Terms and
Conditions. Client may from time to time be
offered investment products for which DBSI or Deutsche Bank AG is an
obligor. These products may be complex,
may not provide for the return of the full amount of principal invested or
for the payment of a fixed rate of interest
(or any interest) and will not usually be covered by FDIC insurance, unless
otherwise disclosed in the written offering
documents for such products.
17. Cash Sweep Selection. Client agrees to contact DBSI regarding the
selection of Cash Sweep Options and
understands that Client's choice of Cash Sweep Options may be limited to
money market mutual funds or
deposit products that are unaffiliated with DBSI if Client's Account is an
individual retirement account or an ERISA
account, or if DBSi is acting as Client's investment adviser. Client
understands that any funds Client has on deposit
with the banks participating in IDP will be allocated among such banks in a
manner described in the IDP Terms
and Conditions.
18. Credit Information and Investigation. Client authorizes DBSI and
Pershing to obtain reports concerning Client's
credit standing and business conduct at their discretion without notifying
Client. Client also authorizes DBSI to share
among service providers (as set forth herein) and DBSI Affiliates such
credit-related and business conduct
information and any other confidential information DBSI, Deutsche Bank AG
and such Affiliate(s) may have about
Client and Client's Account, in accordance with DBSI's Privacy Policy and
Applicable Law. DBSI and Pershing will
provide Client with a copy of each of their Privacy Policies shortly after
execution by Client of this Agreement. Client
may request a copy of Client's credit report, and upon request, DBSI will
identify the name and address of the
consumer reporting agency that furnished it.
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19. Confirmations, Statements and Other Communications. Client agrees to
notify DBSI in writing, within ten (10) days
after transmittal to Client of a confirmation, of any objection Client has
to any transaction in Client's Account(s). In
the absence of such written notification. Client agrees that all
transactions in Client's Account(s) will be final and
binding. Client understands objections must be directed to the Branch
Supervisor in writing, at the address on
Client's account statement or confirm. For more information on how
confirmations and account statements are
delivered, please refer to the Appendix to this Account Agreement.
20. Recording Conversations. Client consents to DBSI recording any or all
telephone calls with Client.
21. Joint Accounts.
a. Unless Clients specify "tenants in common" or "community property,"
Clients authorize DBSI to designate a joint
account as "joint tenants with right of survivorship," or as "tenants by the
entireties" if Clients are married and
reside in a state that recognizes said designation for personal property.
Clients agree that joint accounts will be
carried by DBSI on Pershing's books in the form reflected by the Account
name appearing on the account
statement. In the event that the Account is a joint tenancy with right of
survivorship or a tenancy by the
entireties, the entire interest in the joint Account shall be vested in the
survivor or survivors on the same terms
and conditions as before the death. The survivors and the estate of the
deceased Accountholder will indemnify
DBSI for any loss incurred through treatment of the Account as provided
herein.
b. Clients agree that each party to the joint account shall have authority
to deal with DBSI as if each were the sole
Account owner, all without notice to the other Account owner(s). Clients
agree that notice to any Account owner
shall be deemed to be notice to all account owners. Each Account owner shall
be jointly and severally liable for
this Account. DBSI may follow the instructions of any owner concerning this
Account and make deliveries to any
owner, of any or all property and payment, even if such deliveries and/or
payments shall be made to one owner
personally and not to all of the Account owners. DBSI shall be under no
obligation to inquire into the purpose of
any such demand for delivery of securities or payment and shall not be bound
to see to the application or
disposition of the securities and/or monies so delivered or paid to any
Account owner. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, DBSI may require joint action by all account owners with respect
to any matter concerning the
account, including the giving or cancellation of orders and the withdrawal
of monies. Securities and Other
Property. In the event DBSI receives conflicting instructions from any
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owner, it may in its sole discretion: (a)
follow any such instructions, (b) require written or verbal authorization of
both, all or any owner before acting on
the instructions from any one owner, (c) send the assets of the Account to
the address of the account, or (d) file
an interpleade
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