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(“Sequoia”). Please carefully read the following
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Please read these terms carefully before using this website.
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notice by updating this posting. We recommend that you check
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or service, to any person in any jurisdiction where such solicitation,
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Individual statements appearing in the SEC Materials are intended
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York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof,
will apply to all matters relating to the use of this website.
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to file such action only in the New York State Supreme Court,
or the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York, and you consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction
of those courts for the purpose of litigating any such action.
Integration and Severability
If any provision of these terms is deemed unlawful, void,
or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will
be deemed severable from these terms and will not affect the
validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. The
preceding terms of use represent the entire agreement between
Sequoia and the user relating to the subject matter herein.
May, 2009 © Sequoia Fund, Inc.
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