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Only to be completed by clients who have asked on page 1 of the application to be treated as a High Net Worth Investor or Sophisticated Investor

HIGH NET WORTH INVESTOR STATEMENT

I declare that I am a certified high net worth individual for the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005.

I understand that this means:

I can receive financial promotions that may not have been approved by a person authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority;

• a) the content of such financial promotions may not conform to rules issued by the Financial Conduct Authority;
• b) by signing this statement I may lose significant rights;
• c) I may have no right to complain to either of the following:
  i) the Financial Conduct Authority; or
  ii) the Financial Ombudsman Scheme;
• d) I may have no right to seek compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme

I am a certified high net worth individual because at least one of the following applies:

• a) I had, during the financial year immediately preceding the date below, an annual income to the value of £100,000 or more;
• b) I held, throughout the financial year immediately preceding the date below, net assets to the value of £250,000 or more. Net assets for these purposes do not include:
• i) the property which is my primary residence or any loan secured on that residence;
• ii) any rights of mine under a qualifying contract of insurance within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001(a); or
• iii) any benefits (in the form of pensions or otherwise) which are payable on the termination of my service or my death or retirement and to which I am (or my dependants are), or maybe, entitled.

I accept that I can lose my property and other assets from making investment decisions based on financial promotions.

By giving this declaration I am aware that it is open to me to seek advice from an authorised person who specialises in advising on unlisted shares and unlisted debt securities.

I confirm that I am a high net worth investor as detailed above as I meet at least one of the listed requirements

Only to be completed by clients who have asked on page 1 of the application to be treated as a High Net Worth Investor or Sophisticated Investor

SELF-CERTIFIED SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR STATEMENT

I declare that I am a self-certified sophisticated investor for the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005.

I understand that this means:

• a) I can receive promotional communications made by a person who is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority which relates to investment activity in unlisted shares and unlisted debt securities;
• b) The investments to which the promotions will relate may expose me to a significant risk of losing all of the property invested.

I am a self-certified sophisticated investor because at least one of the following applies:

• a) I am a member of a network or syndicate of business angels and have been so for at least the last six months prior to the date below;
• b) I have made more than one investment in an unlisted company in the two years prior to the date below;
• c) I am working, or have worked in the two years prior to the date below, in a professional capacity in the private equity sector, or the provision of finance for small and medium enterprises;
• d) I am currently, or have been in the two years prior to the date below, a director of a company with an annual turnover of at least £1 million.

I accept that I can lose my property and other assets from making investment decisions based on financial promotions.

By giving this declaration I am aware that it is open to me to seek advice from an authorised person who specialises in advising on unlisted shares and unlisted debt securities.

I confirm that I am a high net worth investor as detailed above as I meet at least one of the listed requirements