Acquisition Defined. An “Acquisition” shall mean: # any merger, consolidation or purchase of outstanding capital stock of [[Organization A:Organization]] after which the voting securities of [[Organization A:Organization]] outstanding prior thereto represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into or exchanged for voting securities of the surviving or acquiring entity) less than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of [[Organization A:Organization]] or such surviving or acquiring entity outstanding immediately after such event; or # any sale of all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of [[Organization A:Organization]] (other than in a spin-off or similar transaction) or # any other acquisition of the business of [[Organization A:Organization]], as determined by the Board; provided that an Acquisition shall not include a Private Transaction.

Acquisition Services. The Advisor shall:

Acquisition Fees. As compensation for the investigation, selection, sourcing and acquisition or origination (by purchase, investment or exchange) of Investments, the Company shall pay an Acquisition Fee to the Advisor or its Affiliates for each such Investment (whether an acquisition or origination). With respect to the origination or acquisition of an Investment to be wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, the Acquisition Fee payable to the Advisor shall be equal to an amount of 1.0% of the amount, funded or allocated, inclusive of the Acquisition Expenses associated with such Investment, and the amount of any debt associated with, or used to fund the investment in, such Investment. With respect to the acquisition or origination of an Investment through any Joint Venture in which the Company or the Operating Partnership is, directly or indirectly, a partner, the Acquisition Fee payable to the Advisor or its Affiliates shall be equal to an amount of 1.0%, of the portion of the amount, funded or allocated, inclusive of the Acquisition Expenses associated with such Investment, and the amount of any debt associated with, or used to fund the investment in, such Investment that is attributable to the Company’s investment in such Joint Venture. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the payment of Acquisition Fees by the Company shall be subject to the limitations on acquisition fees contained in (and defined in) the Company’s Charter. The Advisor shall submit an invoice to the Company following the closing or closings of each acquisition or origination, accompanied by a computation of the Acquisition Fee. Generally, the Acquisition Fee payable to the Advisor or its Affiliates shall be paid at the closing of the transaction upon receipt of the invoice by the Company. However, payment of the Acquisition Fee may be deferred or waived (or paid in Shares), in whole or in part, as to any transaction in the sole discretion of the Advisor. Any such deferred or waived Acquisition Fee shall be paid to the Advisor without interest at such subsequent date as the Advisor shall request.

Serve as the Company’s investment and financial advisor and obtain certain market research and economic and statistical data in connection with the Company’s Investments and investment objectives and policies;

Acquisition Assistance. The Company agrees that Aspen shall be paid $250,000 in cash as compensation for assisting with all matters other than the Financing that are related to closing the Acquisition ("Acquisition Compensation") within twenty (20) business days of the date on which the Company consummates the Acquisition, or such other mutually agreed upon timeframe.

Certificate of Formation. A copy of the certificate of formation of such Credit Party certified to be true and complete by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state or jurisdiction of its formation and certified by the sole or managing member of such Credit Party to be true and correct as of the Closing Date.

Formation of Partnership. The parties hereto agree to form and by execution of this Agreement do hereby enter into a limited partnership pursuant to Chapter 620, et seq., of the Florida Statutes, entitled “Uniform Limited Partnership Act” (“Law”) which Law shall govern the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto, except as otherwise herein expressly stated.

At all times since the Prior Acquisition Date the Company has been classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, and at all times since the Prior Acquisition Date (or, if later, the time of its formation or acquisition by the Company or a subsidiary thereof), each of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries, except for NSM Administration, Inc., and Attorney & Professional Insurance Services, Inc., has been disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.

Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in [Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b)])] above, such supplemental financial information (which need not be audited) as is necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.

Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Together with the delivery of a Compliance Certificate with respect to the financial statements referred to in [Section 6.01(a)], a list of each Subsidiary of the ​ that identifies each Subsidiary that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, if any, as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate or a confirmation that there is no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date and the date of the last such list.