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Corporate Records and Charter Documents

• All minutes of directors’ and stockholders’ meetings, and all written consents of directors and stockholders.
• Certificate of Incorporation, Certificates of Designation, Rights, etc., and Bylaws.
• Similar information for the Company and subsidiaries, if any.

Business Plan and Financials

• Current business plan and any financial projections.
• Most recent financial statements.

Intellectual Property

• A list of the Company’s trademarks, patents, copyrights and domain names (or any applications therefore) including documentation of filing or registration with the appropriate governmental entities.
• If any of the foregoing were assigned to the Company, please so state and provide documentation of the assignment and recordation with the appropriate governmental entities.

Security Issuances and Agreements Concerning Securities

• A list of the Company’s stockholders, including issuance dates and original issuance price.
• A list of the Company’s option holders, including grant dates and exercise prices.
• Copies of agreements relating to outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights) or agreements for the purchase or acquisition of any of the Company’s securities, and agreements relating to the Company’s past stock issuances.
• Any documents evidencing registration rights for the Company’s securities, or evidencing any agreements among the Company’s shareholders or between the Company and its shareholders.
• A summary of the vesting schedules of any stock or options subject to vesting, including any vesting acceleration.
• Agreements relating to voting of securities and restrictive share transfers.

Material Agreements

• Any agreements, understanding, instruments, contracts or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound which involve obligations of, or payments to, the Company
• Any personal property leases.
• Any agreements concerning the purchase, lease, or sublease of real property.
• Any documents evidencing indebtedness for money borrowed or any other liabilities incurred by the Company.
• Any documents evidencing any mortgages, liens, loans and encumbrances with respect to the Company’s property or assets.
• Any documents evidencing any loans or advances made by the Company.
• Any licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the Company’s or others’ patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights, proprietary information or technology, including employee confidentiality and proprietary information agreements.
• Any insurance policies held by the Company or of which the Company is a beneficiary and a summary of such policies, if available.
• Any judgment, order, writ or decree by which the Company is bound or to which it is a party.
• Any standard forms of agreements used by the Company.
• Any joint venture and partnership agreements.
• Any management, service and marketing agreements.
• Any confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements.
• Any agreements requiring consents or approvals in connection with the financing.
• Any consulting contracts.

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