SELF-CERTIFIED SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR STATEMENT
I declare that I am a self-certified sophisticated investor for the purposes of the The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005.
I understand that this means:
I can receive financial promotions that may have not been approved by a person authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority;
The content of such financial promotions may not conform to rules issued by the Financial Conduct Authority;
By confirming this statement I may lose significant rights;
I may have no right to complain to either of the following:
Financial Conduct Authority; or
The Financial Ombudsman Service;
I may have no right to seek compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
I am a self-certified sophisticated investor because at least one of the following applies:
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;
I have made more than one investment in an unlisted company in the two years prior to the date below;
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;
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.
I am aware that it is open to me seek advice from someone who specialises in advising on investments.
The content of this promotion has not been approved by an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Reliance on this promotion for the purpose of engaging in any investment activity may expose an individual to a significant risk of losing all of the property or other assets invested.