By checking this box, you confirm that you are a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. This generally includes:

• Natural persons who own not less than $5 million in investments;
• Certain family-owned companies that own not less than $5 million in investments;
• Certain trusts not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the offered securities, where the relevant decision-makers and asset contributors are qualified purchasers;
• Persons or entities, acting for their own account or for the accounts of other qualified purchasers, that in the aggregate own and invest on a discretionary basis not less than $25 million in investments;
• or Certain companies whose beneficial owners are all qualified purchasers