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Important Information

Investments of this type carry risks to your capital and are illiquid in nature. Tax reliefs depend on individual circumstances, maybe subject to change and depend on the investee companies maintaining their qualifying status. Investments should only be made on consideration of the full information memorandum and the detailed risk factors contained therein.

Please click on the headings below to select your investor type:

• I AM A HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUAL

  COBS 4 Annex 2 Certified high net worth investor statement available here. I have read it. I accept the terms and conditions.

  If you meet condition A or B below, you may choose to be classified as a high net worth individual for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005.

  A) In the last financial year, you had annual income of £170,000 or more. Income does NOT include any one-off pension withdrawals.

  AND/OR

  B) Net assets of £430,000 or more. Net assets do NOT include: your home (primary residence), any loan secured on it or any equity released from it, your pension (or pension withdrawals), or any rights under insurance contracts. Net assets are total assets minus any debts you owe.

  I declare that I have answered yes to A and/or B and wish to be treated as a high net worth individual.

  I understand this means:

  • a) I can receive financial promotions where the contents may not comply with rules made by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
  • b) I can expect no protection from the FCA, the Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

  I am aware that it is open to me to seek advice from someone who specialises in advising on investments. I accept that I could lose all of the money that I invest.

  I accept that being a high net worth individual investor will expose me to a promotion for investment where there is a risk of losing all the money I invest. I am aware that it is open to me to seek professional advice before making any investment in a high-risk investment.

  By checking this box, you are providing your electronic signature and consent to be bound by the terms of this statement. You acknowledge that your electronic signature (the tick box) has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature and is valid and enforceable under UK law.

• I AM A FINANCIAL ADVISOR

  I am a professional financial adviser, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

  I confirm that I am an independent Financial Adviser authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

  I accept and confirm the above statement is accurate.

  I accept that being an authorised and regulated financial adviser will expose me to a promotion for investment where there is a risk of losing all the money I invest. I am aware that it is open to me to seek professional advice before making any investment in a high-risk investment.

  By checking this box, you are providing your electronic signature and consent to be bound by the terms of this statement. You acknowledge that your electronic signature (the tick box) has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature and is valid and enforceable under UK law.

• I AM A SELF-CERTIFIED SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR

  COBS 4 Annex 4 Self-certified sophisticated investor statement available here. I have read it. I accept the terms and conditions.

  I declare that I am a self-certified sophisticated investor for the purposes of the promotion of non-readily realisable securities. I understand that this means:

  • I am a person who has signed, within the last 12 months, a statement in the following terms:
  • I declare that I am a self-certified sophisticated investor for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005.
  • I understand that this means:
  • a) I can receive financial promotions that may not have been approved by a person authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority;
  • b) the content of such financial promotions may not conform to rules issued by the Financial Conduct Authority;
  • c) by signing this statement, I may lose significant rights;
  • d) I may have no right to complain to either of the following:
  • i ) the Financial Conduct Authority; or
  • ii ) the Financial Ombudsman Scheme;
  • e) I may have no right to seek compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

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

  • 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 in 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 acknowledge this risk statement and confirm the above statement is accurate.

  I accept that being a self-certified sophisticated investor will expose me to a promotion for investment where there is a risk of losing all the money I invest. I am aware that it is open to me to seek professional advice before making any investment in a high-risk investment.

  By checking this box, you are providing your electronic signature and consent to be bound by the terms of this statement. You acknowledge that your electronic signature (the tick box) has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature and is valid and enforceable under UK law.

• I AM A RESTRICTED INVESTOR

  COBS 4 Annex 5 Restricted investor statement available here. I have read it. I accept the terms and conditions.

  You are a restricted investor for the purposes of the restriction on promotion of non-readily realisable securities.

  I make the following declaration:

  • I am a restricted investor because:
  • a) in the past twelve months, I have not invested more than 10% of my net assets in any of the following:
  • non-readily realisable securities;
  • investment-based crowdfunding;
  • peer-to-peer loans;
  • unlisted debt and equity securities not listed on an exchange like the London Stock Exchange.
  • b) I undertake that in the next twelve months, I will not invest more than 10% of my net assets in the above.

  Net assets do not include: your primary residence, pension, or insurance contracts.

  I acknowledge the risk statement and confirm the above statement is accurate.

  I accept that being a restricted investor will expose me to a promotion for investment where there is a risk of losing all the money I invest. I am aware that it is open to me to seek professional advice before making any investment in a high-risk investment.

  By checking this box, you are providing your electronic signature and consent to be bound by the terms of this statement. You acknowledge that your electronic signature (the tick box) has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature and is valid and enforceable under UK law.

• I AM A PROFESSIONAL INVESTOR

  COBS 4.14 Professional client available here. I have read it. I accept the terms and conditions.

  I accept that being a professional investor will expose me to a promotion for investment where there is a risk of losing all the money I invest. I am aware that it is open to me to seek professional advice before making any investment in a high-risk investment.

  By checking this box, you are providing your electronic signature and consent to be bound by the terms of this statement. You acknowledge that your electronic signature (the tick box) has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature and is valid and enforceable under UK law.