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CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

 

Up to 10,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT

 

April 6, 2004

 

 

Cole Capital Corporation

2555 East Camelback Road

Suite 400

Phoenix, Arizona  85016

 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is offering up to a maximum 10,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares”) to “accredited investors,” as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder (the  Offering”).  The Company may offer and sell up to an additional 1,000,000 Shares in its sole discretion.  The Shares will be issued and sold for $10.00 per share with an aggregate purchase price of $100,000,000 or $110,000,000 if the Company elects to sell the additional 1,000,000 Shares.  There shall be a minimum purchase by any one person of 10,000 Shares (except as otherwise indicated in the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated April 6, 2004 relating to the Offering (the “Offering Memorandum”)).  Terms not
defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Offering Memorandum.  In connection therewith, the Company hereby agrees with you, the Dealer Manager, as follows: 

	
            1.
 	
            Representations and Warranties of the Company
 

The Company represents and warrants to the Dealer Manager and each dealer with whom the Dealer Manager has entered into or will enter into a Selected Dealer Agreement in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A (said dealers being hereinafter called the “Dealers”) that: 

1.1           The Company has been duly and validly organized and formed as a corporation under the laws of the state of Maryland, with the power and authority to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum.

1.2           The Offering Memorandum complies with the Securities Act for offerings solely to accredited investors as set forth in Regulation D promulgated thereunder and does not contain any untrue statements of material facts or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.2 will not extend to such statements contained in or omitted from the Offering Memorandum as are primarily within the knowledge of the Dealer Manager or any of the Dealers. 

1.3           The Company intends to use the funds received from the sale of the Shares as set forth in the Offering Memorandum. 

1.4           No consent, approval, authorization or other order of any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution or delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the issuance and sale by the Company of the Shares, except such as may be required under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. 

 

 

 

 

1.5           There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company at law or in equity or before or by any federal or state commission, regulatory body or administrative agency or other governmental body, domestic or foreign, which will have a material adverse effect on the business or property of the Company. 

1.6           The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Company will not conflict with or constitute a default under any charter, bylaw, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, rule, regulation, writ, injunction or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and/or contribution provisions contained in Section 4 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws.

1.7           The Company has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and/or contribution provisions contained in Section 4 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws. 

1.8           At the time of the issuance of the Shares, the Shares will have been duly authorized and validly issued, and upon payment therefor, will be fully paid and nonassessable and will conform to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum. 

	
            2.
 	
            Covenants of the Company
 

The Company covenants and agrees with the Dealer Manager that: 

2.1           It will, at no expense to the Dealer Manager, furnish the Dealer Manager with such number of printed copies of the Offering Memorandum, including all supplements, amendments and exhibits thereto, as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request.  It will similarly furnish to the Dealer Manager and others designated by the Dealer Manager as many copies as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request in connection with the offering of the Shares of: (a) this Agreement; and (b) any other printed sales literature or other materials (provided that the use of said sales literature and other materials has been first approved for use by the Company and all appropriate regulatory agencies). 

2.2           It will furnish such proper information and execute and file such documents as may be necessary for the Company to offer and sell the Shares under applicable exemptions from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and the securities laws of such other jurisdictions as the Dealer Manager may reasonably designate and will file such statements and reports as may be required.  Upon request, the Company will furnish to the Dealer Manager a copy of such papers filed by the Company in connection with any such exemption. 

2.3           If at any time during the Offering any event occurs as a result of which, in the opinion of either the Company or the Dealer Manager, the Offering Memorandum would include an untrue statement of a material fact or, in view of the circumstances under which they were made, omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Dealer Manager thereof (unless the information shall have been received from the Dealer Manager) and will effect the preparation of an amended or supplemental memorandum which will correct such statement or omission.  

	
            3.
 	
            Obligations and Compensation of Dealer Manager
 

3.1           The Company hereby appoints the Dealer Manager as its agent and principal distributor for the purpose of selling for cash up to a maximum of 10,000,000 Shares (or 11,000,000 Shares if the Company elects to sell an additional 1,000,000 Shares, in its sole discretion) through Dealers, all of whom shall be members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD).  The Dealer Manager may also sell Shares for cash directly to its own clients and customers at the offering price and subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Offering Memorandum.  The Dealer Manager hereby accepts such agency and distributorship and agrees to use its best efforts to sell the Shares on said terms and conditions.  The Dealer Manager represents to the Company that (i) it is a member of the NASD; (ii) it and its employees and
representatives have all required licenses and registrations 

 

 

to act under this Agreement; and (iii) it has established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs in accordance with applicable law, including applicable NASD rules, rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, reasonably expected to detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the sale of Shares of the Company.  The Dealer Manager agrees to be bound by the terms of the Escrow Agreement executed as of April 7, 2004 among Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as escrow agent, the Dealer Manager and the Company, a copy of which is enclosed (the “Escrow Agreement”).

3.2           The Dealer Manager and the Dealers will not offer or sell the Shares by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising.  The Dealer Manager and the Dealers will offer the Shares only to persons who it reasonably believes are “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501 under Regulation D of the Securities Act.  In connection with each such sale, the Dealer Manager and the Dealers shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the purchaser of Shares is aware that such sale is being made in reliance on an exemption under the Securities Act and that future transfers will not be made except in compliance with applicable securities laws.  The Dealer Manager and the Dealers represent that there are no facts or circumstances relating to their directors or officers which would give rise to a
prohibition or restriction under the terms of Rule 502(b)(2)(iii) adopted under Regulation D.  The Dealer Manager and the Dealers will exercise reasonable care to assure that the purchasers of the Shares are not underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act and, without limiting the foregoing, that such purchases will comply with Rule 502(d) under the Securities Act.  The Dealer Manager and the Dealers will suspend or terminate offering of the Shares upon request of the Company at any time and will resume offering the Shares upon subsequent request of the Company. 

3.3           Except as provided in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Offering Memorandum, as compensation for the services rendered by the Dealer Manager, the Company agrees that it will pay to the Dealer Manager selling commissions in the amount of 7.0% of the gross proceeds of the Shares sold plus a dealer manager fee in the amount of 2.5% of the gross proceeds of the Shares sold.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no commissions, payments or amount whatsoever will be paid to the Dealer Manager under this Section 3.3 unless or until the gross proceeds of the Shares sold are disbursed to the Company pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Escrow Agreement.  Until the Required Capital (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) is obtained, investments will be held in escrow and, if the Required Capital is not obtained, investments will
be returned to the investors in accordance with the Offering Memorandum.  The Company will not be liable or responsible to any Dealer for direct payment of commissions to such Dealer, it being the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Dealer Manager for payment of commissions to Dealers.  Notwithstanding the above, at its discretion, the Company may act as agent of the Dealer Manager by making direct payment of commissions to such Dealers without incurring any liability therefor.  

3.4           The Dealer Manager shall use and distribute in conjunction with the offer and sale of any Shares only the Offering Memorandum and such sales literature and advertising as shall have been previously approved by the Company.

3.5           The Dealer Manager and the Dealers shall cause Shares to be offered and sold only in such jurisdictions where the Dealer Manager and the respective Dealer are licensed to do so.  In addition, the Company shall specify in which jurisdictions the offering and sale of its Shares is authorized.  No Shares shall be offered or sold for the account of the Company in any other states.

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

	
            4.
 	
            Indemnification
 

4.1           The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Dealers and the Dealer Manager, their officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls such Dealer or Dealer Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Dealers or Dealer Manager, their officers and directors, or such controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) 

 

 

arise out of or are based upon (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) in any federal or state securities filing or other document executed by the Company or on its behalf specifically for the purpose of exempting any or all of the Shares from the registration requirements under the securities laws of any jurisdiction (any such document being hereinafter called a “Filing”), or (b) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Filing, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Dealer or the Dealer Manager, its officers and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Dealer or
Dealer Manager, its officers and directors, or such controlling person in connection with investigating or defending such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or Dealer Manager by or on behalf of any Dealer or the Dealer Manager specifically for use with reference to such Dealer or Dealer Manager in the preparation of the Offering Memorandum or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or any such Filing; and further provided that the Company will not be liable in any such case if it is determined that such Dealer or Dealer Manager was at fault in connection with the loss, claim, damage, liability or action.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not
indemnify or hold harmless the Dealer Manager, any Dealer or any of their affiliates for liabilities arising from or out of a violation of state or federal securities laws, unless one or more of the following conditions are met:

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations;
 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
 

	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the SEC and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which the securities were offered as to indemnification for violations of securities laws. 
 

4.2           The Dealer Manager will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which any of the aforesaid parties may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) any untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) in any Filing, or (b) the omission to state in the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Filing, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager specifically for use with reference to the Dealer Manager in the preparation of the Offering Memorandum or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or any such Filing, or (d) any unauthorized use of sales materials or use of unauthorized verbal representations concerning the Shares by the Dealer Manager, or (e) any failure to comply with applicable laws governing money laundry abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable NASD rules, SEC rules and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and will reimburse the aforesaid parties, in connection with investigation or defending such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.  This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Dealer Manager may otherwise have. 

4.3           Each Dealer severally will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, Dealer Manager, each of their directors, each of their officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company and the Dealer Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company, the Dealer Manager, any such director or officer, or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) in any Filing, or (b) the 

 

 

omission or alleged omission to state in the Offering Memorandum or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Filing, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or the Dealer Manager by or on behalf of such Dealer specifically for use with reference to such Dealer in the preparation of the Offering Memorandum or any such amendment or supplement thereto or any such Filing, or (c) any unauthorized use of sales materials or use of unauthorized verbal representations concerning the Shares by such Dealer or Dealer’s representations or agents in violation of Section VII of the Selected Dealer Agreement or
otherwise, or (d) any failure to comply with applicable laws governing money laundry abatement and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including applicable NASD rules, SEC rules and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and will reimburse the Company and the Dealer Manager and any such directors or officers, or controlling person, in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.  This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which such Dealer may otherwise have. 

4.4           Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 4 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 4, notify in writing the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof and the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will relieve such indemnifying party from any liability under this Section 4 as to the particular item for which indemnification is then being sought, but not from any other liability which it may have to any indemnified party.  In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified, to participate in the defense thereof, with separate counsel.  Such participation shall not relieve such indemnifying party of the obligation to reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable legal and other expenses (subject to Section 4.5) incurred by such indemnified party in defending itself, except for such expenses incurred after the indemnifying party has deposited funds sufficient to effect the settlement, with prejudice, of the claim in respect of which indemnity is sought.  Any such indemnifying party shall not be liable to any such indemnified party on account of any settlement of any claim or action effected without the consent of such indemnifying party. 

4.5           The indemnifying party shall pay all legal fees and expenses of the indemnified party in the defense of such claims or actions; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be obligated to pay legal expenses and fees to more than one law firm in connection with the defense of similar claims arising out of the same alleged acts or omissions giving rise to such claims notwithstanding that such actions or claims are alleged or brought by one or more parties against more than one indemnified party.  If such claims or actions are alleged or brought against more than one indemnified party, then the indemnifying party shall only be obliged to reimburse the expenses and fees of the one law firm that has been selected by a majority of the indemnified parties against which such action is finally brought; and in the event
a majority of such indemnified parties is unable to agree on which law firm for which expenses or fees will be reimbursable by the indemnifying party, then payment shall be made to the first law firm of record representing an indemnified party against the action or claim. Such law firm shall be paid only to the extent of services performed by such law firm and no reimbursement shall be payable to such law firm on account of legal services performed by another law firm. 

4.6           The indemnity agreements contained in this Section 4 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (a) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Dealer, or any person controlling any Dealer or by or on behalf of the Company, the Dealer Manager or any officer or director thereof, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Dealer Manager, (b) delivery of any Shares and payment therefor, and (c) any termination of this Agreement.  A successor of any Dealer or of any of the parties to this Agreement, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity agreements contained in this Section 4. 

	
            5.
 	
            Survival of Provisions
 

The respective agreements, representations and warranties of the Company and the Dealer Manager set forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (a) any termination of this Agreement, (b) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager or any Dealer or any person controlling the Dealer Manager or any Dealer or by or on behalf of the Company or any person controlling the Company, and (c) the acceptance of any payment for the Shares. 

 

 

 

 

	
            6.
 	
            Applicable Law; Venue
 

This Agreement was executed and delivered in, and its validity, interpretation and construction shall be governed by the laws of, the State of Arizona; provided however, that causes of action for violations of federal or state securities laws shall not be governed by this Section.  Venue for any action brought hereunder shall lie exclusively in Phoenix, Arizona.

	
            7.
 	
            Counterparts
 

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

	
            8.
 	
            Successors and Amendment
 

8.1           This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Dealer Manager and the Company and their respective successors. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give to any other person any right, remedy or claim, except as otherwise specifically provided herein.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Dealers to the extent set forth in Sections 1 and 4 hereof. 

8.2           This Agreement may be amended by the written agreement of the Dealer Manager and the Company. 

	
            9.
 	
            Term
 

This Agreement may be terminated by either party (i) immediately upon notice to the other party in the event that the other party shall have materially failed to comply with any of the material provisions of this Agreement on its part to be performed during the term of this Agreement or if any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of such party contained herein shall not have been materially complied with or satisfied within the times specified or (ii) by either party on 60 days’ written notice. 

In any case, this Agreement shall expire at the close of business on the effective date that the Offering is terminated. The provisions of Section 4 hereof shall survive such termination.  In addition, the Dealer Manager, upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, shall (i) promptly deposit any and all funds in its possession which were received from investors for the sale of Shares into the appropriate escrow account or, if the minimum number of Shares have been sold and accepted by the Company, into such other account as the Company may designate; and (ii) promptly deliver to the Company all records and documents in its possession which relate to the Offering and are not designated as dealer copies.  The Dealer Manager, at its sole expense, may make and retain copies of all such records and documents, but shall keep all such information confidential.  The Dealer Manager shall
use its best efforts to cooperate with the Company to accomplish an orderly transfer of management of the Offering to a party designated by the Company.  Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Dealer Manager all commissions to which the Dealer Manager is or becomes entitled under Section 3 at such time as such commissions become payable.

	
            10.
 	
            Confirmation
 

The Company hereby agrees and assumes the duty to confirm on its behalf and on behalf of dealers or brokers who sell the Shares all orders for purchase of Shares accepted by the Company.  Such confirmations will comply with applicable rules of the SEC and the NASD, and will comply with applicable laws of such other jurisdictions to the extent the Company is advised of such laws in writing by the Dealer Manager. 

	
            11.
 	
            Suitability of Investors
 

The Dealer Manager will offer Shares, and in its agreements with Dealers will require that the Dealers offer Shares, only to persons who meet the qualifications set forth in the Offering Memorandum and will only make offers 

 

 

to persons in the states in which the Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not required.  In offering Shares, the Dealer Manager will, and in its agreements with Dealers, the Dealer Manager will require that the Dealers will, comply with the provisions of all applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors, including without limitation, the provisions of Regulation D, Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act.

	
            12.
 	
            Submission of Subscriptions
 

12.1         Those persons who purchase Shares will be instructed by the Dealer Manager or the Dealer to make their checks payable to “Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Escrow Agent for Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.”  The Dealer Manager and any Dealer receiving a check not conforming to the foregoing instructions shall return such check directly to such subscriber not later than the end of the next business day following its receipt.  Checks received by the Dealer Manager or Dealer which conform to the foregoing instructions shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of the methods described in this Section 12.  Transmittal of received investor funds will be made in accordance with the following procedures.  The Dealer Manager may authorize certain Dealers which are “$250,000 broker-dealers” to instruct their customers to make
their checks for Shares subscribed for payable directly to the Dealer.  In such case, the Dealer will collect the proceeds of the subscribers’ checks and issue a check for the aggregate amount of the subscription proceeds made payable to the order of the escrow agent.

12.2         If a Dealer conducts its internal supervisory procedures at the location where subscription documents and checks are initially received, the Dealer shall forward (i) the subscription documents to the Dealer Manager and (ii) the checks to the escrow agent by noon of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and the check.

12.3         If a Dealer’s internal supervisory procedures are to be performed at a different location (the “Final Review Office”), the subscription documents and check must be transmitted to the Final Review Office by the end of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and check by the Dealer.  The Final Review Office will, by the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and check, forward both the subscription documents and check to the Dealer Manager as processing broker-dealer in order that the Dealer Manager may complete its review of the documentation and process the subscription documents and check.

12.4         Any check received by the Dealer Manager directly or as processing broker-dealer from the Dealers will, in all cases, be forwarded to the escrow agent as soon as practicable, but in any event by the end of the second business day following receipt by the Dealer Manager of the subscription documents and check.  Checks of rejected subscribers will be promptly returned to such subscribers.

12.5         If requested by the Company, the Dealer Manager shall obtain, and shall cause the Dealers to obtain, from subscribers for the Shares, other documentation reasonably deemed by the Company to be required under applicable law or as may be necessary to reflect the policies of the Company.  Such documentation may include, without limitation, subscribers’ written acknowledgement and agreement to the privacy policies of the Company.

	
            13.
 	
            Selected Investment Advisor Agreement
 

With respect to any provision of information concerning the Offering by a selected investment advisor (the “Investment Advisor”) presently registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and presently and appropriately registered in each state in which the Investment Advisor has clients, the Company and the Investment Advisor shall enter into a Selected Investment Advisor Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

	
            14.
 	
            Notices
 

Any notice, approval, request, authorization, direction or other communication under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered when delivered in person or deposited in the United States mail, properly addressed and stamped with the required postage, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the intended recipient as set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

	
            If to the Company;
 	
            Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.

2555 East Camelback Road, Suite 400

Phoenix, Arizona  85016

Attention:  President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            If to the Dealer Manager:
 	
            Cole Capital Corporation

2555 East Camelback Road, Suite 400

Phoenix, Arizona  85016

Attention:  President
 

Any party may change its address specified above by giving the other party notice of such change in accordance with this Section 14.

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

 

Very truly yours, 

 

	
            COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

 

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Christopher H. Cole
 
	
             

 
 	
            Christopher H. Cole, President
 

 

 

Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written. 

 

 

	
            COLE CAPITAL CORPORATION

 

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Blair D. Koblenz
 
	
             

 
 	
            Blair D. Koblenz, President
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

 

Up to 10,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT

 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

Cole Capital Corporation, as the dealer manager (“Dealer Manager”) for Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, invites you (the “Dealer”) to participate in the distribution of shares of common stock (“Shares”) of the Company subject to the following terms: 

	
             
 	
            I.
 	
            Dealer Manager Agreement 
 

The Dealer Manager has entered into an agreement with the Company called the Dealer Manager Agreement dated April ___, 2004, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”).  The terms of the Dealer Manager Agreement relating to the Dealer are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth verbatim and capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Dealer Manager Agreement.  By your acceptance of this Agreement, you will become one of the Dealers referred to in the Dealer Manager Agreement and will be entitled and subject to the indemnification provisions contained in the Dealer Manager Agreement, including the provisions of the Dealer Manager Agreement wherein the Dealers severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Dealer Manager and each officer and director thereof, and each person, if
any, who controls the Company and the Dealer Manager within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  Except as otherwise specifically stated herein, all terms used in this Agreement have the meanings provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement.  The Shares are offered solely through broker-dealers who are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”). 

Dealer hereby agrees to use its best efforts to sell the Shares for cash on the terms and conditions stated in the Offering Memorandum.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to make Dealer an employee, agent, representative or partner of the Dealer Manager or of the Company, and Dealer is not authorized to act for the Dealer Manager or the Company or to make any representations on their behalf except as set forth in the Offering Memorandum and such other printed information furnished to Dealer by the Dealer Manager or the Company to supplement the Offering Memorandum (“supplemental information”). 

	
             
 	
            II.
 	
            Submission of Orders
 

Those persons who purchase Shares will be instructed by the Dealer to make their checks payable to “Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Escrow Agent for Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.”  Any Dealer receiving a check not conforming to the foregoing instructions shall return such check directly to such subscriber not later than the end of the next business day following its receipt.  Checks received by the Dealer which conform to the foregoing instructions shall be transmitted for deposit pursuant to one of the methods in this Article II.  The Dealer Manager may authorize Dealer if Dealer is a “$250,000 broker-dealer” to instruct its customers to make its checks for Shares subscribed for payable directly to the Dealer, in which case the Dealer will collect the proceeds of the subscriber’s checks and issue a check made payable to the order of the escrow agent for the aggregate
amount of the subscription proceeds.  Transmittal of received investor funds will be made in accordance with the following procedures: 

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            If the Dealer conducts its internal supervisory procedures at the location where subscription documents and checks are initially received, the Dealer shall forward (i) the subscription documents to the Dealer Manager and (ii) the checks to the escrow agent by noon of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and the check.
 

 

 

 

 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            If the internal supervisory procedures are to be performed at a different location (the “Final Review Office”), the subscription documents and check must be transmitted to the Final Review Office by the end of the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and check by the Dealer.  The Final Review Office will, by the next business day following receipt of the subscription documents and check, forward both the subscription documents and check to the Dealer Manager as processing broker-dealer in order that the Dealer Manager may complete its review of the documentation and process the subscription documents and check.
 

If requested by the Company or the Dealer Manager, the Dealer shall obtain from subscribers for the Shares, other documentation reasonably deemed by the Company or the Dealer Manager to be required under applicable law or as may be necessary to reflect the policies of the Company or the Dealer Manager.  Such documentation may include, without limitation, subscribers’ written acknowledgement and agreement to the privacy policies of the Company or the Dealer Manager.

	
             
 	
            III.
 	
            Pricing 
 

Shares shall be offered to the public at the offering price of $10.00 per Share payable in cash.  Except as otherwise indicated in the Offering Memorandum or in any letter or memorandum sent to the Dealer by the Company or Dealer Manager, a minimum initial purchase of 10,000 Shares is required.  Except as otherwise indicated in the Offering Memorandum, additional investments may be made in cash in minimal increments of at least 100 Shares.  The Shares are nonassessable.  The Dealer hereby agrees to place any order for the full purchase price. 

	
             
 	
            IV.
 	
            Dealers’ Commissions 
 

Except for discounts described in or as otherwise provided in the “Plan of Distribution” Section of the Offering Memorandum, the Dealer’s selling commission applicable to the total public offering price of Shares sold by Dealer which it is authorized to sell hereunder is 7.0% of the gross proceeds of Shares sold by it and accepted and confirmed by the Company, which commission will be paid by the Dealer Manager.  For these purposes, a “sale of Shares” shall occur if and only if a transaction has closed with a securities purchaser pursuant to all applicable offering and subscription documents and the Company has thereafter distributed the commission to the Dealer Manager in connection with such transaction.  The Dealer hereby waives any and all rights to receive payment of commissions due until such time as the Dealer Manager is in receipt of the commission from the
Company.  The Dealer affirms that the Dealer Manager’s liability for commissions payable is limited solely to the proceeds of commissions receivable associated therewith.  

Dealer acknowledges and agrees that no commissions, payments or amount whatsoever will be paid to the Dealer unless or until the gross proceeds of the Shares sold are disbursed to the Company pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of the Escrow Agreement.  Until the Required Capital, as defined in the Escrow Agreement, is obtained, investments will be held in escrow and, if the Required Capital is not obtained, investments will be returned to the investors in accordance with the Offering Memorandum.

The parties hereby agree that the foregoing commission is not in excess of the usual and customary distributors’ or sellers’ commission received in the sale of securities similar to the Shares, that Dealer’s interest in the offering is limited to such commission from the Dealer Manager and Dealer’s indemnity referred to in Section 4 of the Dealer Manager Agreement, that the Company is not liable or responsible for the direct payment of such commission to the Dealer.

	
             
 	
            V.
 	
            Payment
 

Payments of selling commissions will be made by the Dealer Manager (or by the Company as provided in the Dealer Manager Agreement) to Dealer within 30 days of the receipt by the Dealer Manager of the gross commission payments from the Company. 

	
             
 	
            VI.
 	
            Right to Reject Orders or Cancel Sales
 

 

 

 

 

All orders, whether initial or additional, are subject to acceptance by and shall only become effective upon confirmation by the Company, which reserves the right to reject any order for any or no reason.  Orders not accompanied by a Subscription Agreement and Signature Page and the required check in payment for the Shares may be rejected.  Issuance and delivery of the Shares will be made only after actual receipt of payment therefor.  If any check is not paid upon presentment, or if the Company is not in actual receipt of clearinghouse funds or cash, certified or cashier’s check or the equivalent in payment for the Shares within 15 days of sale, the Company reserves the right to cancel the sale without notice.  In the event an order is rejected, canceled or rescinded for any reason, the Dealer agrees to return to the Dealer Manager any commission theretofore paid with respect to such order. 

	
             
 	
            VII.
 	
            Offering Memorandum and Supplemental Information
 

Dealer is not authorized or permitted to give and will not give, any information or make any representation concerning the Shares except as set forth in the Offering Memorandum and supplemental information.  The Dealer Manager will supply Dealer with reasonable quantities of the Offering Memorandum, any amendments or supplements thereto, as well as any supplemental information, for delivery to investors, and Dealer will deliver a copy of the Offering Memorandum and all supplements thereto and any amended Offering Memorandum to each investor to whom an offer is made prior to or simultaneously with the first solicitation of an offer to sell the Shares to an investor.  Dealer agrees that it will not show or give to any investor or prospective investor or reproduce any material or writing which is supplied to it by the Dealer Manager and marked “dealer only” or otherwise bearing a
legend denoting that it is not to be used in connection with the sale of Shares to any prospective investor or members of the public.  Dealer agrees that it will not use in connection with the offer or sale of Shares any material or writing which relates to another company supplied to it by the Company or the Dealer Manager bearing a legend which states that such material may not be used in connection with the offer or sale of any securities other than the company to which it relates.  Dealer further agrees that it will not use in connection with the offer or sale of Shares any materials or writings which have not been previously approved by the Dealer Manager.  On becoming a Dealer, and in offering and selling Shares, Dealer agrees to comply with all the applicable requirements under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement or the payment of any amount to Dealer, Dealer agrees to pay Dealer’s
proportionate share of any claim, demand or liability asserted against Dealer and the other Dealers on the basis that Dealers or any of them constitute an association, unincorporated business or other separate entity, including in each case Dealer’s proportionate share of any expenses incurred in defending against any such claim, demand or liability.

	
             
 	
            VIII.
 	
            License and Association Membership
 

Dealer’s acceptance of this Agreement constitutes a representation to the Company and the Dealer Manager that Dealer is a properly registered or licensed broker-dealer, duly authorized to sell Shares under Federal and state securities laws and regulations and in all states where it offers or sells Shares, and that it is a member in good standing of the NASD.  This Agreement shall automatically terminate if the Dealer ceases to be a member in good standing of such association, or in the case of a foreign dealer, so to conform.  Dealer agrees to notify the Dealer Manager immediately if Dealer ceases to be a member in good standing, or in the case of a foreign dealer, so to conform.  The Dealer Manager also hereby agrees to comply with the Conduct Rules of the NASD, including but not limited to Rules 2730, 2740, 2420 and 2750. 

	
             
 	
            IX.
 	
            Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Programs
 

Dealer represents to the Company and the Dealer Manager that Dealer has established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs in accordance with applicable law, including applicable NASD rules, SEC rules and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, reasonably expected to detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the sale of Shares of the Company.

	
             
 	
            X.
 	
            Limitation of Offer
 

Dealer will offer Shares only to persons who meet the qualifications set forth in the Offering Memorandum and will only make offers to persons in the states in which the Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not required.  In offering Shares, Dealer will comply with the provisions of the NASD Conduct Rules set forth in the NASD Manual, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors, including 

 

 

without limitation, the provisions of Article III.C. of the Statement of Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment Trusts of the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. 

	
             
 	
            XI.
 	
            Termination
 

Dealer will suspend or terminate its offer and sale of Shares upon the request of the Company or the Dealer Manager at any time and will resume its offer and sale of Shares hereunder upon subsequent request of the Company or the Dealer Manager.  Any party may terminate this Agreement by written notice.  Such termination shall be effective 48 hours after the mailing of such notice.  This Agreement is the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, if any, between the parties hereto.

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

	
             
 	
            XII.
 	
            Privacy Laws
 

The Dealer Manager and Dealer (each referred to individually in this section as "party") agree as follows:

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

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

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

	
             
 	
            XIII.
 	
            Notice
 

All notices will be in writing and will be duly given to the Dealer Manager when mailed to 2555 Camelback Road, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona  85016, and to Dealer when mailed to the address specified by Dealer herein.

	
             
 	
            XIV.
 	
            Attorneys’ Fees, Applicable Law and Venue
 

In any action to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to secure damages for its breach, the prevailing party shall recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.  This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Arizona and shall take effect when signed by Dealer and countersigned by the Dealer Manager.  Venue for any action (including arbitration) brought hereunder shall lie exclusively in Phoenix, Arizona.

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

 

	
            THE DEALER MANAGER:

 
 
	
            COLE CAPITAL CORPORAITON

 

 
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 
	
             

 
 	
            Blair D. Koblenz, President
 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

	
            1.
 	
            Identity of Dealer:
 

 

	
            Name:  ____________________________________________________________________________________
 

 

 

	
            Type of entity:
 	
            ____________________________________________________________________________
 

(corporation, partnership, proprietorship, etc.) 

 

Organized in the State of:              _____________________________________________________________________

Licensed as broker-dealer in the following States: __________________________________________________

 

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Tax I.D. #: _________________________________________________________________________________

	
            2.
 	
            Person to receive notice pursuant to Section XIII:
 

 

Name:                ___________________________________________________________________________________

Company: _________________________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________________________

City, State and Zip Code:               ____________________________________________________________________

Telephone No.:                ___________________________________________________________________________

Facsimile No.: _____________________________________________________________________________

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY THE DEALER:

 

 

	
            _______________________________________________
 

(Dealer’s Firm Name) 

 

 

	
            By: ____________________________________________
 

Signature

 

	
            Name:
 	
            ________________________________________
 

 

	
            Title:
 	
            _________________________________________
 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

SELECTED INVESTMENT ADVISOR AGREEMENT

COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

THIS SELECTED INVESTMENT ADVISOR AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the day indicated on Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, between Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the selected investment advisor (the “Investment Advisor”) identified in Exhibit A hereto.

WHEREAS, the Company is offering up to 10,000,000 shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) to “accredited investors” as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder (or up to 11,000,000 Shares if the Company elects to sell an additional 1,000,000 Shares as permitted in the Company’s Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated April 6, 2004 (the “Offering Memorandum”); and

WHEREAS, the Investment Advisor is an entity, as designated in Exhibit A hereto, organized and presently in good standing in the state or states designated in Exhibit A hereto, presently registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and presently registered or licensed as an investment advisor by the appropriate regulatory agency of each state in which the Investment Advisor has clients, or exempt from such registration requirements; and

WHEREAS, the offer and sale of the Shares shall be made pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offering Memorandum and, further, pursuant to the terms and conditions of all applicable federal securities laws and the applicable securities laws of all states in which the Shares are offered and sold; and 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to give the clients of the Investment Advisor the opportunity to purchase the Shares, and the Investment Advisor is willing and desires to provide its clients with information concerning the Shares and the procedures for subscribing for the Shares upon the following terms and conditions; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and terms and conditions thereof, it is agreed between the Company and the Investment Advisor as follows.

	
            1.
 	
            Purchase of Shares
 

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby makes available for purchase by the clients of the Investment Advisor a portion of the Shares described in the Offering Memorandum.  The Investment Advisor hereby covenants, warrants and agrees that, in regard to any purchase of the Shares by its clients, it will comply with all of the terms and conditions of the Offering Memorandum, all applicable state and federal laws, including the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any and all regulations and rules pertaining thereto, heretofore or hereafter issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Neither the Investment Advisor nor any other person shall have any authority to give any information or make
any representations in connection with the Shares other than as contained in the Offering Memorandum, as amended and supplemented, and as is otherwise expressly authorized in writing by the Company.
 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            Clients of the Investment Advisor may purchase the Shares according to all such terms as are contained in the Offering Memorandum.  The Investment Advisor shall comply with all requirements set forth in the Offering Memorandum.  The Investment Advisor shall use and distribute, in connection with the Shares, only the Offering Memorandum and such sales literature and advertising materials that shall conform in all respects to any restrictions of local law and the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that has been approved in 
 

 

 

writing by the Company.  The Company reserves the right to establish such additional procedures as it may deem necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Offering Memorandum, and the Investment Advisor shall comply with all such additional procedures to the extent that it has received written notice thereof.

	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            All monies received for purchase of any of the Shares shall be forwarded by the Investment Advisor to Cole Capital Corporation for delivery to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Escrow Agent”), where such monies will be deposited in an escrow account established by the Company solely for such subscriptions, except that, until such time (if any) that such monies are deliverable to the Company pursuant to the Escrow Agreement between the Company and the Escrow Agent, the Investment Advisor shall return any check not made payable to “Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Escrow Agent for Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.” directly to the subscriber who submitted the check.  Subscriptions will be accepted as described in the Offering Memorandum.  Each Investment Advisor receiving a subscriber’s check will deliver such check to the
Escrow Agent no later than the close of business of the first business day after receipt of the subscription documents by the Investment Advisor.
 

	
             
 	
            (d)
 	
            During the full term of this Agreement, the Company shall have full authority to take such action as it may deem advisable in respect to all matters pertaining to the performance of the Investment Advisor under this Agreement.
 

	
             
 	
            (e)
 	
            The Shares may be purchased by clients of the Investment Advisor only where the Shares may be legally offered and sold, only by such persons who shall be legally qualified to purchase the Shares, and only by such persons in such states in which the Investment Advisor is registered as an investment advisor or exempt from any applicable registration requirements.
 

	
             
 	
            (f)
 	
            The Investment Advisor shall have no obligation under this Agreement to advise its clients to purchase any of the Shares.
 

	
             
 	
            (g)
 	
            The Investment Advisor will use every reasonable effort to assure that Shares are purchased only by investors who:
 

	
             
 	
            (1)
 	
            meet the “accredited investor” standards, set forth in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act;
 

	
             
 	
            (2)
 	
            can reasonably benefit from an investment in the Company based on each prospective investor’s overall investment objectives and portfolio structure;
 

	
             
 	
            (3)
 	
            are able to bear the economic risk of the investment based on each prospective investor’s overall financial situation; and
 

	
             
 	
            (4)
 	
            have apparent understanding of: (a) the fundamental risks of the investment; (b) the risk that the prospective investor may lose the entire investment; (c) the lack of liquidity of the Shares; (d) the restrictions on transferability of the Shares; (e) the background and qualifications of the employees and agents of Cole REIT Advisors, LLC, the advisor to the Company; and (f) the tax consequences of an investment in the Shares.
 

	
             
 	
            (5)
 	
            The Investment Advisor will make the determinations required to be made by it pursuant to this subparagraph (g) based on information it has obtained from each prospective investor, including, at a minimum, but not limited to, the prospective investor’s age, investment objectives, investment experience, income, net worth, financial situation and other investments of the prospective investor, as well as any other pertinent factors deemed by the Investment Advisor to be relevant. 
 

 

 

 

 

	
             
 	
            (h)
 	
            In addition to complying with the provisions of subparagraph (g) above, and not in limitation of any other obligations of the Investment Advisor, the Investment Advisor agrees that it will comply fully with the following provisions:
 

	
             
 	
            (1)
 	
            The Investment Advisor shall have reasonable grounds to believe, based upon information provided by the investor concerning his or her investment objectives, other investments, financial situation and needs, and upon any other information known by the Investment Advisor, that (A) each client of the Investment Advisor that purchases Shares is or will be in a financial position appropriate to enable him or her to realize to a significant extent the benefits (including tax benefits) of an investment in the Shares, (B) each client of the Investment Advisor that purchases Shares has a fair market net worth sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in an investment in the Shares (including potential loss and lack of liquidity), and (C) the Shares otherwise are or will be a suitable investment for each client of the Investment Advisor
that purchases Shares, and the Investment Advisor shall maintain files disclosing the basis upon which the determination of suitability was made;
 

	
             
 	
            (2)
 	
            The Investment Advisor shall not execute any transaction involving the purchase of Shares in a discretionary account without prior written approval of the transactions by the investor;
 

	
             
 	
            (3)
 	
            The Investment Advisor shall have reasonable grounds to believe, based upon the information made available to it, that all material facts are adequately and accurately disclosed in the Registration Statement and provide a basis for evaluating the Shares;
 

	
             
 	
            (4)
 	
            In making the determination set forth in subparagraph (3) above, the Investment Advisor shall evaluate items of compensation, physical properties, tax aspects, financial stability and experience of the sponsor, conflicts of interest and risk factors, appraisals, as well as any other information deemed pertinent by it;
 

	
             
 	
            (5)
 	
            The Investment Advisor shall inform each prospective investor of all pertinent facts relating to the lack of liquidity or marketability of the Shares.
 

	
             
 	
            (i)
 	
            The Investment Advisor agrees to retain in its files, for a period of at least six years, information that will establish that each purchaser of Shares falls within the permitted class of investors.
 

	
             
 	
            (j)
 	
            The Investment Advisor either (i) shall not purchase shares for its own account or (ii) shall hold for investment any Shares purchased for its own account.
 

	
             
 	
            (k)
 	
            A sale of Shares shall be deemed to be completed only after the Company receives a properly completed subscription agreement for Shares from the Investment Advisor, together with payment of the full purchase price of each purchased Share, from a buyer who satisfies the conditions set forth in the Offering Memorandum, and only after such subscription agreement has been accepted in writing by the Company.
 

	
             
 	
            (l)
 	
            Clients of an Investment Advisor who have been advised by such Investment Advisor on an ongoing basis regarding investments other than in the Company, and who are not being charged by such Investment Advisor, through the payment of commissions or otherwise, direct transaction based fees in connection with the purchase of the Shares, may reduce the amount of selling commissions payable with respect to the purchase of their shares down to zero.
 

	
            2.
 	
            Compensation to Investment Advisor
 

The Company shall pay no fees, commissions or other compensation to the Investment Advisor.

 

 

 

 

	
            3.
 	
            Association of the Company with Other Advisors and Dealers
 

It is expressly understood between the Company and the Investment Advisor that the Company may cooperate with broker-dealers who are registered as broker-dealers with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”) or with other investment advisors registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Such broker-dealers and investment advisors may enter into agreements with the Company on terms and conditions identical or similar to this Agreement and shall receive such rates of commission or other fees as are agreed to between the Company and the respective broker-dealers and investment advisors and as are in accordance with the terms of the Offering Memorandum.

	
            4.
 	
            Conditions of the Investment Advisor’s Obligations
 

The Investment Advisor’s obligations hereunder are subject, during the full term of this Agreement and the Offering, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and compliance by the Company with the covenants set forth in Section 7 hereof.

	
            5.
 	
            Conditions to the Company’s Obligations
 

The obligations of the Company hereunder are subject, during the full term of this Agreement and the Offering, to the conditions that the Investment Advisor shall have satisfactorily performed all of its obligations hereunder and complied with the covenants set forth in Section 6 hereof.

	
            6.
 	
            Covenants of the Investment Advisor
 

The Investment Advisor covenants, warrants and represents, during the full term of this Agreement, that:

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            The Investment Advisor is registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and registered or licensed as an investment advisor by the appropriate regulatory agency of each state in which the advisor has clients, or exempt from such registration requirements.
 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            Neither the Investment Advisor nor any person associated with the Investment Advisor is registered as a broker-dealer or registered representative with the NASD.
 

	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            The Investment Advisor shall comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws, including, without limitation, the disclosure requirements of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the provisions thereof requiring disclosure of the existence of this Agreement and the compensation to be paid to the Investment Advisor hereunder.
 

	
             
 	
            (d)
 	
            The Investment Advisor shall maintain the records required by Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 204-2 thereunder in the form and for the periods required thereby.
 

	
            7.
 	
            Covenants of the Company
 

The Company covenants, warrants and represents, during the full term of this Agreement, that:

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            It shall promptly notify the Investment Advisor of any amendments or supplements to the Offering Memorandum, and shall furnish the Investment Advisor with copies of any supplements and amendments to the Offering Memorandum.
 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            It shall keep the Investment Advisor informed of any material development to which the Company is a party or which concerns the business and condition of the Company.
 

 

 

 

 

	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            It shall use its best efforts to cause the exemption or qualification of the Shares for offering and sale under the securities laws of such states as the Company shall elect.
 

	
            8.
 	
            Payment of Costs and Expenses
 

The Investment Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

	
            9.
 	
            Indemnification
 

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            The Investment Advisor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates and their or its officers, directors, trustees, employees and agents, against all losses, claims, demands, liabilities and expenses, joint or several, including reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in defending such claims or liabilities, whether or not resulting in any liability to the Company, its affiliates and their or its officers, directors, trustees, employees or agents, which they or any of them may incur arising out of (i) the offer or sale (as such term is defined in the Securities Act) by the Investment Advisor, or any person acting on its behalf, of any Shares pursuant to this Agreement, if such loss, claim, demand, liability, or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact, or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact, other than a statement, omission, or alleged omission by the Investment Advisor which is also, as the case may be, contained in or omitted from the Offering Memorandum and which statement or omission was not based on information supplied to the Company by such Investment Advisor; (ii) the breach by the Investment Advisor, or any person acting on its behalf, of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or (iii) the negligence, malpractice or malfeasance of the Investment Advisor.  This indemnity provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            The Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Investment Advisor, its officers, directors, employees and agents, against all losses, claims, demands, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in defending such claims or liabilities, which they or any of them may incur, including, but not limited to, alleged violations of the Securities Act, but only to the extent that such losses, claims, demands, liabilities and expenses shall arise out of or be based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in Offering Memorandum or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application filed with the SEC or any state regulatory agency in order to exempt or qualify the Shares under the securities laws thereof (the “Filings”), or (ii) any omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated in the Offering Memorandum or the Filings, or necessary to make such statements, and any part thereof, not misleading; provided, further, that any such untrue statement, omission or alleged omission is not based on information included in any such document which was supplied to the Company, or any officer of the Company by such Investment Advisor; provided in each case that such claims or liabilities did not arise from Investment Advisor’s own negligence, malpractice or malfeasance.  This indemnity provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 

	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            No indemnifying party shall be liable under the indemnity provisions contained in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above unless the party to be indemnified shall have notified such indemnifying party in writing promptly after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim served upon the party to be indemnified, but failure to notify an indemnifying party of any such claim shall not relieve it from any liabilities that it may have to the indemnified party against whom action is brought other than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above.  In the case of any such claim, if the party to be indemnified notified the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof as aforesaid, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the
defense of such claim.  If it so elects, in accordance with arrangements satisfactory to any other indemnifying party or parties similarly notified, the indemnifying party has the option to assume the entire defense of the claim, with counsel who shall be satisfactory to such indemnified party and all other indemnified parties who 
 

 

 

are defendants in such action; and after notice from the indemnifying party of its election so to assume the defense thereof and the retaining of such counsel by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under subparagraphs (a) and (b) above for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, other than for the reasonable costs of investigation.

	
            10.
 	
            Term of Agreement
 

This Agreement shall become effective on the date on which this Agreement is executed by the Company and the Investment Advisor.  The Investment Advisor and the Company may each prevent this Agreement from becoming effective, without liability to the other, by written notice before the time this Agreement otherwise would become effective.  After this Agreement becomes effective, either party may terminate it at any time for any reason by giving thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other party; provided, however, that this Agreement shall in any event automatically terminate at the first occurrence of any of the following events: (a) the Offering shall be terminated; or (b) the Investment Advisor’s license or registration to act as an investment advisor shall be revoked or suspended by any federal, self-regulatory or state agency and such revocation or suspension is not cured
within ten (10) days from the date of such occurrence.  In any event, this Agreement shall be deemed suspended during any period for which such license is revoked or suspended.

	
            11.
 	
            Notices
 

All notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given and delivered when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, to the applicable address set forth below.

If sent to the Company:

 

COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

2555 East Camelback Road

Suite 400

Phoenix, Arizona  85016

Attention: President

If sent to the Investment Advisor:  to the person whose name and address are identified in Exhibit A hereto.

	
            12.
 	
            Successors
 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and shall not be assigned or transferred by the Investment Advisor by operation of law or otherwise.

	
            13.
 	
            Miscellaneous
 

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Arizona.
 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute the Investment Advisor as in association with or in partnership with the Company.
 

	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            This Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, embodies the entire understanding, between the parties to the Agreement, and no variation, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be deemed valid or effective unless it is in writing and signed by both parties hereto.
 

	
             
 	
            (d)
 	
            If any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed void, invalid or ineffective for any reason, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 

 

 

 

 

	
             
 	
            (e)
 	
            This Agreement may be executed in counterpart copies, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument comprising this Agreement.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date and year indicated on Exhibit A hereto.

 

	
            SELECTED INVESTMENT ADVISOR
 	
            COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            ________________________________________

(Name of Investment Advisor)

 

 

By: _____________________________________                                                            

 

Print Name:  __________________________                                        

Title: ________________________________                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

________________________________________                                                            

Witness
 	
            COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

By: ____________________________________
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Print Name:  _________________________                                                                   Title: _______________________________                     

 

 

_______________________________________

Witness
 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

TO

SELECTED INVESTMENT ADVISOR AGREEMENT

OF

COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

 

This Exhibit A is attached to and made a part of that certain Selected Investment Advisor Agreement, dated as of the ___ day of ____________________, 200_, by and between Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc., (the “Company”) and ____________________________ (the “Advisor”). 

	
            1.
 	
            Date of Agreement:
 	
            ____________________, 200__
 
	
            2.
 	
            Identity of Advisor:
 	
             

				

 

Name:                ___________________________________________________________

	
             
 	
            Type of Entity:
 	
            ____________________________________________________
 

 

State Organized in:___________________________________________________        

	
             
 	
            Qualified to Do Business and in Good Standing in:
 	
            _______________________
 

 

	
             
 	
            Registered as an Investment Advisor in the Following States:
 	
            _______________________________
 
	
            3.
 	
            Name and Address for Notice Purposes:
 	
             

				

 

Name:                ___________________________________________________________

	
             
 	
            Title: _____________________________________________________________
 

 

	
             
 	
            Company:  _________________________________________________________
 

 

Address:  __________________________________________________________

 

City, State and Zip Code:  _____________________________________________

 

Telephone Number (including area code):  ________________________________

	
            4.
 	
            Please complete the following for our records:
 	
             

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            How many registered investment advisors are with your firm?
 	
            ________________________
 
	
             
 	
            (i)
 	
            (Please enclose a current list.)
 	
             

							

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            Does your firm publish a newsletter?   ( Yes     ( No
 

 

	
             
 	
            What is/are the frequency of the publication(s)?  c Weekly  
 	
            c Monthly  
 	
            c Quarterly
 

 

	
             
 	
            c Bi-weekly
 	
            c Bi-monthly
 	
            c Other (please specify) _________________________
 

PLEASE PLACE COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC. ON YOUR MAILING LIST AND PROVIDE A SAMPLE OF THE PUBLICATION IF AVAILABLE.

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            Does your firm have regular internal mailings, or bulk package mailings to its registered investment advisors?    ( Yes     ( No
 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE PLACE COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC. ON YOUR MAILING LIST

AND PROVIDE A SAMPLE OF THE PUBLICATION IF AVAILABLE.

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            Does your firm have a computerized electronic mail (E-Mail) system for your registered investment advisors?    ( Yes     ( No
 

 

If so, please provide e-mail address:  _________________________________________

	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            Website address:  ________________________________________________________
 

 

Person responsible:  ______________________________________________________ESCROW AGREEMENT

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  

Corporate Trust Services Mail Code MAC S4101-080 

100 W.  Washington Street, 8th Floor 

Phoenix, Arizona  85003 

 

	
             
 	
            Re:
 	
            Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.  
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

 

COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), will issue in a private offering (the “Offering”) shares of its common stock (the “Stock”).  Cole Capital Corporation, an Arizona corporation (the “Dealer Manager”), will act as dealer manager for the offering of the Stock.  The Company is entering into this agreement to set forth the terms on which Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  (the “Escrow Agent”), will hold and disburse the proceeds from subscriptions for the purchase of the Stock in the Offering until such time as the Company has received subscriptions for Stock resulting in total minimum capital raised of $2,500,000 (the “Required Capital”).  

 

The Company hereby appoints Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  as Escrow Agent for purposes of holding the proceeds from the subscriptions for the Stock, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth: 

 

1.             Persons subscribing to purchase the Stock (the “Subscribers”) will be instructed by the Dealer Manager or any soliciting dealers to remit the purchase price in the form of checks, drafts, wires, Automated Clearing House (ACH) or money orders (hereinafter “instruments of payment”) payable to the order of  “Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Escrow Agent for Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.”  Any checks, drafts or money orders received made payable to a party other than the Escrow Agent shall be returned to the soliciting dealer who submitted the check, draft or money order.  Within one (1) business day after receipt of instruments of payment from the Offering, the Dealer Manager will (a) send to the Escrow Agent: each Subscriber’s name, address, executed IRS Form
W-9, number of shares purchased, and purchase price remitted, and (b) deposit the instruments of payment from such Subscribers (the “Subscription Materials”), into an interest-bearing deposit account entitled “Escrow Account for the Benefit of Subscribers for Common Stock of Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.” (the “Escrow Account”), which deposit shall occur within one (1) business day after the Dealer Manager’s receipt of all the Subscription Materials, until such Escrow Account has closed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) hereof.  The Escrow Account will be established and maintained in such a way as to permit the interest income calculations described in paragraph 7.  

 

2.             The Escrow Agent agrees to promptly process for collection the instruments of payment upon deposit into the Escrow Account Deposits shall be held in the Escrow Account until such funds are disbursed in accordance with paragraph 3 hereof.  Prior to disbursement of the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, such funds shall not be subject to claims by creditors of the Company or the Dealer Manager or any their affiliates.  If any of the instruments of payment are returned to the Escrow Agent for nonpayment, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Dealer Manager and the Company in writing via mail, email or facsimile of such nonpayment, and is authorized to debit the Escrow Account in the amount of such returned payment as well as any interest earned on the amount of such payment.

 

3.             (a)          Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs 3(b)-3(d) below, once the aggregate of all collected funds in the Escrow Account is an amount equal to or greater than the Required Capital, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Company and, upon receiving written instruction from the Company, (A) disburse to the Company, by check, ACH or wire transfer, the funds in the Escrow Account representing the gross purchase price for the Stock, and (B) disburse to the Subscribers or the Company, as applicable, any interest thereon pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph 3(d).  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “collected funds” shall mean all funds received by the Escrow Agent that have cleared normal banking channels and are in the form of cash or a cash
equivalent.  After such time the Escrow Account shall remain open and the Company shall continue to cause subscriptions for the Stock to be deposited therein until the Company informs the Escrow Agent in writing to close the Escrow Account, and thereafter any subscription documents and instruments of payment received by the Escrow Agent from Subscribers shall be forwarded directly to the Company.  

 

 

 

 

(b)           At the close of business on May 31, 2004, or such later date, up to an additional 120 days, as the Company shall have elected to extend the initial closing date of the Offering by written notice to the Escrow Agent (the “Expiration Date”), the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Company if it is not in receipt of evidence of Subscription Materials accepted on or before the Expiration Date, and instruments of payment dated not later than that the Expiration Date, for the purchase of Stock providing for total purchase proceeds that equal or exceed the Required Capital (from all sources but exclusive of any funds received from subscriptions for Stock from entities which the Company has notified the Escrow Agent are affiliated with the Company).  In the event the Escrow Agent is not in possession of an executed IRS
Form W-9 from any Subscriber, the Company shall provide the Escrow Agent an executed IRS Form W-9 from such Subscriber within ten (10) calendar days after such notice.  On the tenth (10th) day following the receipt of such notice, the Escrow Agent shall promptly return directly to each Subscriber the collected funds deposited in the Escrow Account on behalf of such Subscriber, or shall return the instruments of payment delivered, but not yet processed for collection prior to such time, together with interest in the amounts calculated pursuant to paragraph 7 for each Subscriber at the address provided by the Dealer Manager or the Company.  In the event an executed IRS Form W-9 is not received for each Subscriber within ten (10) calendar days, the Escrow Agent shall thereupon remit an amount to the Subscribers in accordance with the provisions hereof, withholding thirty percent (30%) of any interest income on subscription proceeds (determined in accordance with paragraph 7) attributable
to those Subscribers for whom the Escrow Agent does not possess an executed IRS Form W-9.  However, the Escrow Agent shall not be required to remit any payments until funds represented by such payments have been collected.  

 

(c)           If the Company rejects any subscription for which the Escrow Agent has collected funds, the Escrow Agent shall, upon the written request of the Company, promptly issue a refund to the rejected Subscriber.  If the Company rejects any subscription for which the Escrow Agent has not yet collected funds but has submitted the Subscriber’s check for collection, the Escrow Agent shall promptly return the funds in the amount of the Subscriber’s check to the rejected Subscriber after such funds have been collected.  If the Escrow Agent has not yet submitted a rejected Subscriber’s check for collection, the Escrow Agent shall promptly remit the Subscriber’s check directly to the Subscriber.  

 

(d)           At any time after funds are disbursed upon the Company’s acceptance of subscriptions pursuant to subparagraph 3(a) above on the tenth (10th) day fol1owing the date of such acceptance, the Escrow Agent shall promptly provide directly to each Subscriber the amount of the interest payable to the Subscribers; provided that the Escrow Agent is in possession of such Subscriber’s executed IRS Form W- 9.  In the event the Escrow Agent is not in possession of an executed IRS Form W-9 from any Subscriber, the Company shall provide the Escrow Agent with an executed IRS Form W-9 from such Subscriber within ten (10) calendar days after acceptance of such subscription.  In the event an executed IRS Form W-9 is not received for each Subscriber within such period, the Escrow Agent shall remit an amount to the Subscribers in
accordance with the provisions hereof, withholding thirty percent (30%) of any interest income on subscription proceeds (determined in accordance with paragraph 7) attributable to those Subscribers for whom the Escrow Agent does not possess an executed IRS Form W-9.  However, the Escrow Agent shall not be required to remit any payments until funds represented by such payments have been collected by the Escrow Agent.  The forgoing notwithstanding, interest, if any, earned on accepted subscription proceeds will be payable to a Subscriber only if the Subscriber’s funds have been held in escrow by the Escrow Agent for at least 35 days; interest, if any, earned on accepted subscription proceeds of Subscribers’ funds held less than 35 days will be payable to the Company.  In the event that instruments of payment are returned for nonpayment, the Escrow Agent is authorized to debit the Escrow Account in accordance with paragraph 2 hereof.  The Escrow Agent shall report to the
Company weekly on the account balance in the Escrow 4.  Account and the activity in such account since the last report.  

 

5.             Prior to the disbursement of funds deposited in the Escrow Account in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 hereof, the Escrow Agent shall invest all of the funds deposited as well as earnings and interest derived therefrom in the Escrow Account in the “Short-Term Investments” specified below, unless the costs to the Company for the making of such investment are reasonably expected to exceed the anticipated interest earnings from such investment in which case the funds and interest thereon shall remain in the respective escrow account until the balance in the respective escrow account reaches the minimum amount necessary for the anticipated interest earnings from such investment to exceed the costs to the Company for the making of such investment, as determined by the Company based upon applicable interest rates.  

 

 

 

 

“Short-Term Investments” include obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States government or bank money-market accounts or certificates of deposit of national or state banks that have deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (including certificates of deposit of any bank acting as a depository or custodian for any such funds) which mature on or before the Expiration Date, unless such instrument cannot be readily sold or otherwise disposed of for cash by the Expiration Date without any dissipation of the offering proceeds invested.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Exhibit A hereto sets forth specific Short-Term Investments that shall be deemed permissible investments hereunder.  The following securities are not permissible investments: 

 

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            money market mutual funds;
 	
             

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            corporate equity or debt securities;
 
	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            repurchase agreements;
 	
             

	
             
 	
            (d)
 	
            bankers’ acceptances;
 	
             

	
             
 	
            (e)
 	
            commercial paper; and
 	
             

	
             
 	
            (f)
 	
            municipal securities.  
 	
             

								

 

It is hereby expressly agreed and stipulated by the parties hereto that the Escrow Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion hereunder and shall have no investment or management responsibility and, accordingly, shall have no duty to, or liability for its failure to, provide investment recommendations or investment advice to the parties hereto.  It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Escrow Agent shall never be required to use, advance or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or the exercise of any of its rights and powers hereunder.  

 

6.             The Escrow Agent is entitled to rely upon written instructions received from the Company, unless the Escrow Agent has actual knowledge that such instructions are not valid or genuine; provided that, if in the Escrow Agent’s opinion, any instructions from the Company are unclear, the Escrow Agent may request clarification from the Company prior to taking any action, and if such instructions continue to be unclear, the Escrow Agent may rely upon written instructions from the Company’s legal counsel in distributing or continuing to hold any funds.  However, the Escrow Agent shall not be required to disburse any funds attributable to instruments of payment that have not been processed for collection, until such funds are collected and then shall disburse such funds in compliance with the disbursement instructions from the Company.  

 

7.             If the Offering terminates prior to receipt of the Required Capital, interest income earned on subscription proceeds deposited in the Escrow Account (the “Escrow Income”) shall be remitted to Subscribers, or to the Company if the applicable Subscriber’s funds have been held in escrow by the Escrow Agent for less than 35 days, in accordance with paragraph 3 and without any deductions for escrow expenses.  For each such Subscriber who has invested funds that have been held in escrow by the Escrow Agent for at least 35 days, such Subscriber’s pro rata portion of Escrow Income shall be determined as follows:  the total amount of Escrow Income minus interest earned on accepted subscription proceeds held by the Escrow Agent for less than 35 days shall be multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is
determined by multiplying the number of shares of Stock purchased by said Subscriber times the number of days said Subscriber’s proceeds are held in the Escrow Account prior to the date of disbursement, and (ii) the denominator of which is the total of the numerators for all Subscribers in such account who have invested funds that have been held in escrow by the Escrow Agent for at least 35 days.  The Company shall reimburse the Escrow Agent for all escrow expenses.  The Escrow Agent shall remit all such Escrow Income in accordance with paragraph 3.  If the Company chooses to leave the Escrow Account open after receiving the Required Capital then it shall make regular acceptances of subscriptions therein, but no less frequently than monthly, and the Escrow Income from the last such acceptance shall be calculated and remitted to the Subscribers or the Company, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 3(d).  

 

	
            8.
 	
            The Escrow Agent shall receive compensation from the Company as set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto.  
 

 

9.             In performing any of its duties hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability to anyone for any damages, losses, or expenses, except for willful misconduct, breach of trust, or gross negligence.  Accordingly, the Escrow Agent shall not incur any such liability with respect to any action taken or omitted (a) in good faith upon advice of the Escrow Agent’s counsel given with respect to any questions relating to the Escrow Agent duties and 

 

 

responsibilities under this Agreement, or (b) in reliance upon any instrument, including any written instrument or instruction provided for in this Agreement, not only as to its due execution and validity and effectiveness of its provisions but also as to the truth and accuracy of information contained therein, which the Escrow Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine, to have been signed or presented by a proper person or persons and to conform to the provisions of this Agreement.  

 

10.           The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, that may be imposed on or incurred by the Escrow Agent in connection with acceptance of appointment as the Escrow Agent hereunder, or the performance of the duties hereunder, including any litigation arising from this Agreement or involving the subject matter hereof, except where such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses result from willful misconduct, breach of trust, or gross negligence.  

 

11.           In the event of a dispute between the parties hereto sufficient in the Escrow Agent’s discretion to justify doing so, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to tender into the registry or custody of any court of competent jurisdiction all money or property in its hands \Older this Agreement, together with such legal pleadings as deemed appropriate, and thereupon be discharged from all further duties and liabilities under this Agreement.  In the event of any uncertainty as to the duties hereunder, the Escrow Agent may refuse to act under the provisions of this Agreement pending order of a court of competent jurisdiction and shall have no liability to the Company or to any other person as a result of such action.  Any such legal action may be brought in such court as the Escrow Agent shall determine to have jurisdiction thereof.  The filing of
any such legal proceedings shall not deprive the Escrow Agent of its compensation earned prior to such filing.  

 

12.           All communications and notices required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally or by messenger or by overnight delivery service or when received via telecopy or other electronic transmission, in all cases addressed to the person for whom it is intended at such person’s address set forth below or to such other address as a party shall have designated by notice in writing to the other party in the manner provided by this paragraph: 

 

	
             
 	
            (a)
 	
            if to the Company:
 

 

Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.  

2555 E.  Camelback Road, Suite 400 

Phoenix, Arizona 85016 

Fax: (602)778-8780 

Attention: Blair D.  Kob1enz 

 

	
             
 	
            (b)
 	
            if to the Dealer Manager:
 

 

Cole Capital Corporation 

2555 E.  Camelback Road, Suite 400 

Phoenix, Arizona 85016 

Fax: (602) 778-8780 

Attention: Blair D.  Koblenz

 

	
             
 	
            (c)
 	
            if to the Escrow Agent:
 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  

Corporate Trust Services, Mail Code MAC S4101-O80 

100 W.  Washington Street, 8th Floor 

Phoenix, Arizona 85003 

Fax: (602) 378-2333 

Attention: Brenda D. Black 

 

Each party hereto may, from time to time, change the address to which notices to it are to be delivered or mailed hereunder by notice in accordance herewith to the other parties.  

 

 

 

 

13.           This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona as to both interpretation and performance without regard to the conflict of laws rules thereof.  

 

14.           The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the legal representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto.  

 

15.           The Company and the Dealer Manager hereby acknowledge that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  is serving as Escrow Agent only for the limited purposes herein set forth, and hereby agree that they will not represent or imply that, by serving as Escrow Agent hereunder or otherwise, have investigated the desirability or advisability of investment in the Company or have approved, endorsed, or passed upon the merits of the Stock or the Company, nor shall they use the name of the Escrow Agent in any manner whatsoever in connection with the offer or sale of the Stock other than by acknowledgment that is has agreed to serve as Escrow Agent for the limited purposes herein set forth.  

 

16.           This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original.  

 

17.           In the event that the Dealer Manager receives instruments of payment after the Required Capital has been received and the proceeds of the Escrow Account have been distributed to the Company, the Escrow Agent is hereby authorized to deposit such instruments of payment within one (1) business day to any deposit account as directed by the Company.  The application of said funds into a deposit account or to forward such funds directly to the Company, in either case directed by the Company shall be a full acquittance to the Escrow Agent, who shall not be responsible for the application of said funds thereafter.  

 

18.           The Escrow Agent shall be bound only by the terms of this Escrow Agreement and shall not be bound by or incur any liability with respect to any other agreements or understanding between any other parties, whether or not the Escrow Agent has knowledge of any such agreements or understandings.  

 

	
            19.
 	
            Indemnification provisions set forth herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.  
 

 

20.           In the event that any part of this Agreement is declared by any court or other judicial or administrative body to be null, void, or unenforceable, said provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  

 

21.           Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, final termination of this Escrow Agreement shall occur on the date that all funds held in the Escrow Account are distributed either (a) to the Company or to Subscribers and the Company has informed the Escrow Agent in writing to close the Escrow Account pursuant to paragraph 3 hereof or (b) to a successor escrow agent upon written instructions from the Company.  

 

22.           The Escrow Agent has no responsibility for accepting, rejecting, or approving subscriptions.  The Escrow Agent shall complete an OFAC search, in compliance with its policy and procedures, of each subscription check prior to depositing the check in the Escrow Account and shall inform the Company if a subscription check fails the OFAC search.  The Dealer Manager shall provide a copy of each subscription check in order that the Escrow Agent may perform such OFAC search.  

 

23.           This Agreement shall not be modified, revoked, released, or terminated unless reduced to writing and signed by all parties hereto, subject to the following paragraph.  If, at any time, any attempt is made to modify this Agreement in a manner that would increase the duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent or to modify this Agreement in any manner which the Escrow Agent shall deem undesirable, or at any other time, the Escrow Agent may resign by providing written notice to the Company and until (a) the acceptance by a successor escrow agent as shall be appointed by the Company; or (b) thirty (30) days after such written notice has been given, whichever occurs sooner, the Escrow Agent’s only remaining obligation shall be to perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.  

 

 

 

 

24.           The Escrow Agent may resign at any time from its obligations under this Escrow Agreement by providing written notice to the Company.  Such resignation shall be effective on the date specified in such notice, which shall be not less than thirty (30) days after such written notice has been given.  The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for the appointment of a successor escrow agent.  

 

25.           The Escrow Agent may be removed for cause by the Company by written notice to the Escrow Agent effective on the date specified in such written notice.  The removal of the Escrow Agent shall not deprive the Escrow Agent of its compensation earned prior to such removal.  

 

[Signature page follows] 

 

 

 

 

Agreed to as of the 7th day of April, 2004.  

 

	
            COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Christopher H.  Cole
 
	
             
 	
            Christopher H.  Cole
 
	
             
 	
            Chief Executive Officer and President
 

 

 

	
            COLE CAPITAL CORPORATION

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Blair D.  Koblenz
 
	
             
 	
            Blair D.  Koblenz
 
	
             
 	
            President
 

 

 

The terms and conditions contained above are hereby accepted and agreed to by: 

 

	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Escrow Agent

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Brenda D.  Black
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Brenda D. Black
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

PERMISSIBLE ESCROW INVESTMENTS

 

	
            (i)
 	
            obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or by any person controlled or supervised by or acting as an instrumentality of the United States pursuant to authority granted by Congress, or an investment fund consisting of such obligations;  
 

 

	
            (ii)
 	
            obligations issued or guaranteed by any state or political subdivision thereof rated either: AA or higher or MIG 1 or higher, by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; or AA or higher or an equivalent, by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, both of New York, New York, or their successors;
 

 

	
            (iii)
 	
            commercial or finance paper which is rated either:  Prime-l or higher, or an equivalent by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; or A-l or higher or any equivalent by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, both of New York, New York, or their successors; or 
 

 

	
            (iv)
 	
            certificates of deposit or time deposits of banks or trust companies, organized under the laws of the United States or any state.  
 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ESCROW AGENT COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

	
            WELLS

FARGO
 	
            CORPORATE TRUST AND ESCROW SERVICES

MAC S4101-080

100 WEST WASHINGTON, 8TH FLOOR

PHOENIX, AZ  85003

(602) 378-2339  TELE

(602) 378-2333  FAX
 

______________________________________________________________________________

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Schedule of Fees for Services as

Subscription Escrow Agent

Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc.

 

 

	
            ACCEPTANCE FEE:
 	
            $1,000.00
 

 

A one-time charge covering review and negotiation of documents with various parties to the agreement and account set up.  Assumes normal Agent duties under the final agreement.  

 

	
            ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION FEE:
 	
            $2,500.00
 

 

Payable at closing and annually thereafter.  Compensates Wells Fargo Bank for normal agent administrative duties.  Assume funds in trust, if any, will be invested in Wells Fargo money market funds.  Other investment options may result in a transaction charge.  

 

	
            OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE: 
 	
            AT COST
 

 

Wells Fargo Bank Arizona reserves the right to bill at cost for out-of-pocket expenses such as expresses mail, wire charges and travel expenses, if required, incurred in connection with a non-Phoenix closing.  

 

	
            NOTE:
 	
            The transaction underlying this proposal, and all related legal documentation, is subject to review and acceptance by Wells Fargo Bank in accordance with industry standards.  Should the actual transaction materially differ from the assumptions used herein, Wells Fargo Bank reserves the right to modify this proposal.
 

 

 

 

	
            Dated: February 25, 2004
 	
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