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How to Create a tZERO Securities Entity account

Steps on how to create a tZERO Securities Entity account

Please refer to the following before starting this process:

• General Help

• What browsers are supported?

• Information to open an account?

• Entity Account Onboarding Requirements

General Help

What browsers are supported?

Information to open an account?

Entity Account Onboarding Requirements

Secondary Trading Account Creation

Create Account

• Visit www.tzero.com/investors/register

Visit www.tzero.com/investors/register

• Select Account Type: Corporation, LLC, Partnership, or Trust

Select Account Type: Corporation, LLC, Partnership, or Trust

**If you are looking to open an individual account, please visit this article**

***If you hold shares in a security that is trading or will be trading in the future on tZERO Securities, please make sure your account type matches that of your original investment
Ex: if you invested as a Trust, please select “Trust” account type***

1. Enter your e-mail address

2. Create your password

Enter your e-mail address

Create your password

tZERO passwords must have the following requirements:

i. lower case letter

ii. upper case letter

iii. specific special character

iv. number

v. minimum of 8 characters

vi. no spaces

• If you enter a password correctly, a green checkbox will be appear by each of the requirements

If you enter a password correctly, a green checkbox will be appear by each of the requirements

• Click “Save & Continue”

Click “Save & Continue”

Verification

• Select your verification

  • If you live inside the US, you have two options for 2 factor authentication:

    • SMS

    • Google Authenticator

Select your verification

If you live inside the US, you have two options for 2 factor authentication:

SMS

Google Authenticator

• If you live outside the US, you can only select Google Authenticator

If you live outside the US, you can only select Google Authenticator

• Complete the setup and enter the 6 digit verification code

Complete the setup and enter the 6 digit verification code

Personal Info

*** We encourage you to NOT use the autofill feature on your browser as it may create data input issues ***

1. Enter your name

2. Enter your DOB

3. Enter your Phone Number

4. Enter your Address

5. Enter Tax id / SSN

   1. If country of taxation is not the same as physical address, you will be asked to provide tax id country.

   2. If country of citizenship is not the same as physical address, you will be asked to provide country of citizenship

Enter your name

Enter your DOB

Enter your Phone Number

Enter your Address

Enter Tax id / SSN

If country of taxation is not the same as physical address, you will be asked to provide tax id country.

If country of citizenship is not the same as physical address, you will be asked to provide country of citizenship

Additional documentation

1. Upload documentation evidencing that you are an authorized user of the entity

2. Click Save and Continue

Upload documentation evidencing that you are an authorized user of the entity

Click Save and Continue

​Investor Info

1. Affirm if the entity you are onboarding’s affiliate status

2. Enter employment information

Affirm if the entity you are onboarding’s affiliate status

Enter employment information

• Click Save and Continue

Click Save and Continue

​Business Account Info

1. Enter the name of the entity

2. Enter the EIN – if applicable

3. Enter the date of the entity’s formation

4. Enter the phone no. of the entity

5. Select the country of formation

Enter the name of the entity

Enter the EIN – if applicable

Enter the date of the entity’s formation

Enter the phone no. of the entity

Select the country of formation

• If US – enter the state of formation

If US – enter the state of formation

1. Select the country of taxation

2. Complete the entity’s risk profile

3. Enter the entity’s physical address

4. Click Save and Continue

Select the country of taxation

Complete the entity’s risk profile

Enter the entity’s physical address

Click Save and Continue

Business Account Documents

• Upload any relevant supporting documentation for the entity

  • Articles of Incorporation, Certificates of Incorporation, Corporate Charters

Upload any relevant supporting documentation for the entity

Articles of Incorporation, Certificates of Incorporation, Corporate Charters

​Associated People

1. Enter any and all beneficial owners or control persons associated with the entity by selecting “Add Person”

   • Control persons - an individual with significant responsibility for managing the entity (for example, a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, managing member, general partner, president, vice president, or treasurer).

   • Beneficial owners – any individual who directly or indirectly owns 25% or more of the equity interests (ex: shares) of the entity; an individual is an indirect beneficial owner if their ownership interest is held through a separate entity

2. Click Continue

Enter any and all beneficial owners or control persons associated with the entity by selecting “Add Person”

Control persons - an individual with significant responsibility for managing the entity (for example, a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, managing member, general partner, president, vice president, or treasurer).

Beneficial owners – any individual who directly or indirectly owns 25% or more of the equity interests (ex: shares) of the entity; an individual is an indirect beneficial owner if their ownership interest is held through a separate entity

Click Continue

Review Details

1. Review all the details on your application

   • If there is any issues, you should see a red box highlighting the field with the issue

2. Click Save and Continue

Review all the details on your application

If there is any issues, you should see a red box highlighting the field with the issue

Click Save and Continue

Sign

1. Please be sure to review all of the disclosures presented

   • Please only check the disclosure box if you agree to the Terms & Conditions presented to you

2. Type your name for your signature

   • The signature field must match exactly as the name entered when you began your application

3. Click Submit Application

Please be sure to review all of the disclosures presented

Please only check the disclosure box if you agree to the Terms & Conditions presented to you

Type your name for your signature

The signature field must match exactly as the name entered when you began your application

Click Submit Application

You may receive a request for additional information which may include a request for ID see Having trouble uploading ID? for further instructions on Document Verification.

For questions regarding your Secondary Trading account, contact support@tzero.com

Primary Issuance Investing Account Creation

List of offerings

Visit Issuance - tZERO.com for a full list of offerings.

Creating an account

1. Click on “get started” on the offering you wish to invest in.

   1. You may be prompted to the issuer website, if so you will need to select “invest now”/”become a shareholder”

2. Enter User Information

   1. Enter email address

   2. Create password

      1. Password Requirements:

         1. Minimum 8 characters

         2. At least one upper case letter [A-Z]

         3. At least one lower case letter [a-z]

         4. At least one number

         5. Cannot contain a space

         6. Allowed special characters: !@#$%-_

   3. Enter phone number

   4. Click Save & Continue

Click on “get started” on the offering you wish to invest in.

You may be prompted to the issuer website, if so you will need to select “invest now”/”become a shareholder”

Enter User Information

Enter email address

Create password

Password Requirements:

Minimum 8 characters

At least one upper case letter [A-Z]

At least one lower case letter [a-z]

At least one number

Cannot contain a space

Allowed special characters: !@#$%-_

Enter phone number

Click Save & Continue

Verification

• Email verification will be sent to the email address provided

  • Once received, click on verify your email address link from the email body.

Email verification will be sent to the email address provided

Once received, click on verify your email address link from the email body.

Account Information

1. Select the type of account you wish to invest with

   1. Options include: Corporation, LLC, Partnership, and Trust

2. Enter your name

3. Enter your physical address

   1. If mailing address is different, then check off the default mailing address is the same as physical address above and manually enter your mailing address.

4. Enter your Date of birth

5. Enter your Tax Country

   1. If in the US, SSN will be required.

   2. If in an international country, tax ID number will be required.

6. You will need to agree to T&C and Privacy disclosures in order to proceed

7. Click Save & Continue

Select the type of account you wish to invest with

Options include: Corporation, LLC, Partnership, and Trust

Enter your name

Enter your physical address

If mailing address is different, then check off the default mailing address is the same as physical address above and manually enter your mailing address.

Enter your Date of birth

Enter your Tax Country

If in the US, SSN will be required.

If in an international country, tax ID number will be required.

You will need to agree to T&C and Privacy disclosures in order to proceed

Click Save & Continue

Entity Information

1. If Trust, select the trust type from the available drop down.

2. Enter your Entity’s name

3. Enter Entity’s Date of formation (MM-DD-YYYY)

4. Enter Phone number

5. Select the Country Entity was formed in

6. Select Entity’s Tax country

7. Enter Entity’s State/Region of formation

8. Enter Entity’s EIN

9. Enter Entity’s physical address

   1. If mailing address is different, then check off the default mailing address is the same as physical address above and manually enter your mailing address

10. Agree to T&C and Privacy disclosures in order to proceed

11. Click Save & Continue

If Trust, select the trust type from the available drop down.

Enter your Entity’s name

Enter Entity’s Date of formation (MM-DD-YYYY)

Enter Phone number

Select the Country Entity was formed in

Select Entity’s Tax country

Enter Entity’s State/Region of formation

Enter Entity’s EIN

Enter Entity’s physical address

If mailing address is different, then check off the default mailing address is the same as physical address above and manually enter your mailing address

Agree to T&C and Privacy disclosures in order to proceed

Click Save & Continue

Investment & Subscription Agreement

1. Enter your investment amount

   1. click save

      1. If after clicking save, you would like to make a change to the amount, you can update the amount by clicking on the pencil icon.

Enter your investment amount

click save

If after clicking save, you would like to make a change to the amount, you can update the amount by clicking on the pencil icon.

• The subscription agreement selection will populate on screen, detailing Description, Amount, ID, and Contract

  • Under Contract click Sign Document

    • You will be directed to a DocuSign subscription agreement to complete

  • Once complete, click Save & Continue

The subscription agreement selection will populate on screen, detailing Description, Amount, ID, and Contract

Under Contract click Sign Document

You will be directed to a DocuSign subscription agreement to complete

Once complete, click Save & Continue

Payment

1. Select method of payment

   1. Pay by ACH

      1. Click on Connect Bank Account

         1. you will be directed to Plaid to complete linking your banking details

            1. you can search or select your bank account

               1. Click continue to log in

               2. Enter Username

               3. Enter Password

            2. Or select link with account numbers (Micro Deposit)

               1. Enter routing number

               2. Enter account number

   2. Pay by Wire Transfer

2. Click Save & Continue

Select method of payment

Pay by ACH

Click on Connect Bank Account

you will be directed to Plaid to complete linking your banking details

you can search or select your bank account

Click continue to log in

Enter Username

Enter Password

Or select link with account numbers (Micro Deposit)

Enter routing number

Enter account number

Pay by Wire Transfer

Click Save & Continue

Required Documents

• Upload the necessary documents as requested based on account type:

  • LLC

    • Operating Agreement

    • Articles of Organization

    • Beneficial Owner Documentation

  • Corporation

    • Articles of Incorporation

    • Beneficial Ownership Documentation

  • Partnership

    • Partnership Agreement

    • Certificate of Formation

    • Beneficial Owner Documentation

  • Trust

    • Certificate of Trust

    • Trust Agreement

    • Beneficial Owner Documentation

Upload the necessary documents as requested based on account type:

LLC

Operating Agreement

Articles of Organization

Beneficial Owner Documentation

Corporation

Articles of Incorporation

Beneficial Ownership Documentation

Partnership

Partnership Agreement

Certificate of Formation

Beneficial Owner Documentation

Trust

Certificate of Trust

Trust Agreement

Beneficial Owner Documentation

Associated People (Required)

1. Select the applicable designations as it pertains to authorized individual below

   1. I am 25% or more owner in the entity

   2. I am control person for this entity

2. Select Add Person, if you need to add BO (25% owners and/or Control Person) or Authorized individuals associated with this account

   1. Personal information

      1. Enter First name

      2. Enter Middle name (optional)

      3. Enter Last name

      4. Enter Country of citizenship

      5. Enter Address

   2. Beneficial Owner

      1. Select is this person a 25% or more owner and or control person

         1. 25% Owner

         2. Control Person

      2. Is this person an authorized individual (required) - Does this person have authority to act on behalf of the entity

         1. Yes

         2. No

      3. Required information

         1. Enter SSN

         2. Enter date of birth

Select the applicable designations as it pertains to authorized individual below

I am 25% or more owner in the entity

I am control person for this entity

Select Add Person, if you need to add BO (25% owners and/or Control Person) or Authorized individuals associated with this account

Personal information

Enter First name

Enter Middle name (optional)

Enter Last name

Enter Country of citizenship

Enter Address

Beneficial Owner

Select is this person a 25% or more owner and or control person

25% Owner

Control Person

Is this person an authorized individual (required) - Does this person have authority to act on behalf of the entity

Yes

No

Required information

Enter SSN

Enter date of birth

Accreditation

We utilize Verify Investor to verify accreditation status. Please refer to the following helpful FAQ

For questions about investing in a Primary Issuance, contact investor_support@tzero.com