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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION POLICY V8


VERSION 8.0  |  MARCH 2026


 

GROOVY COMPANY, INC. DBA OTCM PROTOCOL

Wyoming Corporation  |  CIK: 1499275  |  OTC: GROO

12 Daniel Rd East, Fairfield, NJ 07004

 

SEC Category 1 Model B  |  Release No. 33-11412 (Binding)  |  BOARD APPROVED

 

Field

Value

Document ID

OTCM-POL-RPT-001

Version

1.8.0 (supersedes V1.0)

Effective Date

January 30,March 2026

Classification

CONFIDENTIAL

Approved By

Board of Directors

Legal Entity

Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol

Governing Law

Federal Securities Law, Wyoming Business Corporation Act, and New Jersey State Law



 

πŸ“‹ TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Article I: Purpose and Scope
  2. Article II: Definitions
  3. Article III: Identification of Related Party Transactions
  4. Article IV: Review and Approval Procedures
  5. Article V: Standards for Approval
  6. Article VI: Platform-Specific Transactions
  7. Article VII: Ongoing Monitoring
  8. Article VIII: Disclosure Requirements
  9. Article IX: Prohibited Transactions
  10. Article X: Ratification of Transactions
  11. Article XI: Administration and Recordkeeping

🎯 ARTICLE I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Section 1.1 β€” Purpose

🎯 Objective

Description

πŸ›‘οΈ

Protect Interests

Protectprotects the best interests of the Company and its shareholders

βš–οΈshareholders,

Ensure Fairness

Ensureensures transactions are conducted on fair and reasonable terms

πŸ”terms,

Promote Transparency

Promotepromotes transparency in corporate governance

πŸ“œgovernance,

Complyensures with Law

Complycompliance with applicable securities lawslaws, and regulations

🚫

Prevent Conflicts

Preventprevents actual or perceived conflicts of interestinterest.

 

Section 1.2 β€” Regulatory Framework

This Policy is adopted pursuant to and in compliance with:

1934

βš–οΈRegulation

Regulation

Description

Description

Item 404

404, Regulation S-K

β€”

Related Party Transaction Disclosure

Section 13(k)

Securities, Exchange Act

of
β€”

Prohibition on Personal Loans to Directors/Officers

Rule 10b-5

Prohibition on Fraud in Connection with Securities

State Law

Wyoming Business Corporation Act

fiduciary

Fiduciary duties of directors and officers

SECRelease GuidanceNo. 33-11412

JointSEC–CFTC StaffBinding Statement on TokenizedDigital Securities Taxonomy (JanuaryMarch 28,17, 2026)

GAAP

ASC 850

β€”

Related Party Disclosures (GAAP)

 

Section 1.3 β€” Scope

This Policy applies to all Related Party Transactions involving the Company, including:

including
  • 🏒 Transactionstransactions with the Company'Company’s direct operations
  • πŸ”— Transactions involvingoperations, the OTCM Protocol platform
  • πŸͺ™ Transactions involvingplatform, OTCM Utility Tokens
  • πŸ“Š Transactions involvingTokens, ST22 SecurityDigital Tokens
  • 🏦 Transactions withSecurities, Empire Stock Transfer or other custody partners
  • 🀝partners, Transactions withand issuers on the OTCM Protocol platform
platform.



 

πŸ“– ARTICLEArticle II: DEFINITIONSDefinitions

Section 2.1 β€” Related Party

A "Related Party" means any of the following:

Category

Definition

🎯

Directors

Any director of the Company

πŸ‘”

Executive Officers

Any executive officer of the Company (CEO, CFO, CTO, COO, etc.)

πŸ—³οΈ

Director Nominees

Any nominee for election as a director

πŸ“Š

5% Shareholders

Any beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of the Company's voting securities

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦

Immediate Family

Immediate family members of any of the above

 

Category

Definition

πŸ›οΈ

Controlled Entities

Any entity in which a Related Party has a direct or indirect material interest

🀝

Affiliated Companies

Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company

πŸ’Ό

Employment Entities

Any entity employing a Related Party as an executive officer

πŸ“ˆ

Investment Entities

Any entity in which a Related Party holds a 10%+ ownership interest

 

Section 2.2 β€” Immediate Family Member

AnIncludes "Immediate Family Member" includes:

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ Relationship

Included

Spousespouse or domestic partner

βœ…

Parentspartner, parents and stepparents

βœ…

Childrenstepparents, children and stepchildren

βœ…

Siblingsstepchildren, siblings and stepsiblings

βœ…

In-stepsiblings, in-laws (mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister)

βœ…

Any, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the householdperson’s (excepthousehold.

tenants/employees)

 

βœ…

Section 2.3 β€” Related Party Transaction

A "β€œRelated Party Transaction"Transaction” means any transaction, arrangement, or relationship in which: (a) the Company or any series of similar transactions, arrangements, or relationships) in which:

  1. βœ… The Company (or any subsidiary)subsidiary is, was, or will be a participant
  2. βœ…participant; The(b) the aggregate amount involved exceeds $120,000
  3. βœ…000; Anyand (c) any Related Party has, had, or will have a direct or indirect material interest
interest.

πŸ“‹

Examples ofinclude: Related Party Transactions:

πŸ’Ό Category

Examples

πŸ’°

Financial

Loans,loans, guarantees, investments, capital contributions

🏒contributions;

Property

Sales,sales, leases, licenses of real or personal property

πŸ“œproperty;

Services

Consulting,consulting, employment, professional services agreements

πŸ”—agreements;

Platform

Issuerissuer agreements, tokenST22 Digital Securities purchases, liquidity provision

🀝

Business

Jointon CEDEX; joint ventures, partnerships, profit-sharing arrangements

πŸ’³arrangements;

Compensation

Compensationand compensation arrangements outside normal coursecourse.

 

Section 2.4 β€” Material Interest

A "β€œMaterial Interest"Interest” means a direct or indirect interest in a transaction that is significant enough that it would, or reasonably could,to affect a Related Party'Party’s judgment or actions with respect to the transaction.

❌actions. NOT Consideredconsidered Materialmaterial: Interest:

Exclusion

Threshold

🎯 Directordirector of both parties

Without without other relationship

πŸ“Šrelationship, Equityequity ownership

Less less than 10% of entity

πŸ’Όentity, Limitedlimited partner

Without without management rolerole, passive institutional investor.

🏦

Institutional

 investor

Passive investment only


πŸ” ARTICLEArticle III: IDENTIFICATIONIdentification OFof RELATEDRelated PARTYParty TRANSACTIONSTransactions

Section 3.1 β€” Director and OfficerAnnual Questionnaires

All directors and executive officers must complete an annual questionnaire identifying:

identifying

πŸ“‹ Information Required

Description

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦

Family Members

Immediateimmediate family members and their employment

🏒employment,

Affiliations

Businessbusiness affiliations and directorships

πŸ“ˆdirectorships,

Investments

Materialmaterial investments in other entities

πŸ”—entities,

Platform Relationships

Relationshipsrelationships with OTCM Protocol issuers

πŸ’³issuers,

Wallet Holdings

ST22 tokenDigital Securities and OTCM Utility Token holdings

🀝

Potential(including Transactions

KnownSolana wallet addresses), and known potential Related Party TransactionsTransactions.

 

Section 3.2 β€” Ongoing Disclosure Obligations

πŸ”” Trigger Event

Timing

πŸ†• New potential Related Party Transaction

Before entering the transaction

πŸ“Š Changes in ownership or affiliations

Within 10 business days

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ Changes in immediate family circumstances

Within 10 business days

πŸ”— New relationships with platform issuers

Before entering any transaction

πŸ’³ Significant changes in ST22 or OTCM token holdings

Within 5 business days

 

Section 3.3 β€” Management Review

The Chief FinancialCompliance Officer andshall Chief Legal Officer shall:

πŸ“‹ Duty

Frequency

πŸ” Reviewreview questionnaire responses

Annually

πŸ“Š Monitorannually, monitor transaction records

Quarterly

πŸ”— Reviewquarterly, review CEDEX platform transaction logs

Monthly

🚨 Flagmonthly (including on-chain monitoring via Chainalysis KYT), flag potential Related Party Transactions

Ongoing

πŸ“ Prepareon an ongoing basis, and prepare summary reports for the Audit Committee quarterly.

Quarterly


 

βœ… ARTICLEArticle IV: REVIEWReview ANDand APPROVALApproval PROCEDURESProcedures

Section 4.1 β€” Approval Authority

πŸ’° Transaction Value

Approval Authority

< $120,000

Not subject to Policy (but must be disclosed if material)

$120,000 -– $500,000

Chief Executive Officer + Chief FinancialCompliance Officer

$500,001 -– $1,000,000

Audit Committee

> $1,000,000

Full Board of Directors

Any amount involvingamount: Director/Officer compensation

Compensation Committee or Full Board

Any amountamount: involving CEO

Full Board (excluding CEO)

 

Section 4.2 β€” Pre-Approval Requirement

πŸ“ Pre-Approval Request Must Include:

Field

Description

πŸ‘€Pre-approval

Relatedrequests Party

Identitymust include: identity of the Related Party and relationshiprelationship, to Company

πŸ“‹

Transaction Description

Naturenature and terms of the proposed transaction

πŸ’°transaction,

Value

Dollardollar value or estimatedestimate, value

🎯business

Businessreasons, Purpose

Business reasons for entering into the transaction

βš–οΈ

Comparable Terms

Whetherwhether comparable terms are available from unrelated parties

πŸ“Šparties,

Interest

Naturenature and extent of Related Party'Party’s interest

πŸ›‘οΈinterest,

Protections

Proposedand proposed safeguards to protect Company interestsinterests.

 

Section 4.3 β€” Recusal Requirements

Application

Voting

Related Party must recuse from voting on approval

Discussion

Related Partyapproval, may be asked to leave during deliberations

Quorum

Relateddeliberations, Partyis not counted for quorum purposes

Minutes

Recusalpurposes, and the recusal must be documented in meeting minutesminutes.

 

Section 4.4 β€” Expedited Approval

For time-sensitive transactionstransactions: where(1) full committee/board approval is not practicable:

⚑ Step

Requirement

1️⃣

Chair of Audit Committee may grant preliminary approval

2️⃣

Transactionapproval; (2) transaction must be presented to full committee at next meeting

3️⃣

Fullmeeting; (3) full committee must ratify or rescind within 60 days

4️⃣

Ifdays; (4) if rescinded, Company must unwind the transaction if practicablepracticable.



 

βš–οΈ ARTICLEArticle V: STANDARDSStandards FORfor APPROVALApproval

Section 5.1 β€” General Standard

is

βœ… Inin the best interests of the Company and on terms no less favorable to the Company than could be obtained from an unrelated third party.

 

Section 5.2 β€” Factors for Consideration

The approving body shall consider the following factors:

πŸ” Factor

Consideration

πŸŽ―β€’      

Business Purpose

Whether there is a legitimate business reason for the transaction

πŸ’°β€’      

Fair Value

Whether the terms are fair and reasonable to the Company

βš–οΈβ€’      

Arm's Length

Whether terms are comparable to arm'arm’s length transactions

πŸ›‘οΈβ€’      

Company Interest

Whether the transaction serves the Company'Company’s interests

πŸ“Šβ€’      

Materiality

The materiality of the Related Party'Party’s interest

πŸš«β€’      

Conflicts

The extent of any actual or apparent conflict of interest

πŸ”—β€’      

Alternatives

Availability of alternative transactions or sources

πŸ“œβ€’      

Disclosure

Impact on required SEC disclosures

 

Section 5.3 β€” Independent Evaluation

For transactions exceeding $500,000,000, the approving body may require:

require

πŸ“‹a Evaluationfairness Type

Whenopinion Required

πŸ’°

Fairness Opinion

Significant(significant financial transactions

🏒transactions),

Independentindependent Appraisal

Realappraisal property(real transactions

βš–οΈproperty),

Legallegal Opinion

Complexopinion or(complex unusualstructures), structures

πŸ“Šmarket

Marketanalysis Analysis

Service(service or licensing agreements

πŸ”—agreements),

Technicalor Assessment

Platformtechnical assessment (platform or technology transactionstransactions).

 

Section 5.4 β€” Categorical Pre-Approval

The following categories of transactions are deemed pre-approved and do not require individual review:

βœ…Category

Category

Conditions

Conditions

πŸ’°

Compensation

Compensation approved by Compensation Committee

πŸ”„

Reimbursements

Expense reimbursements pursuant to Company policy

🏦

Banking Services

Banking services at prevailing market rates

πŸ“œ

D&O Insurance

Directors'Directors’ and officers'officers’ insurance

πŸŽ“

Charitable Contributions

Matching gifts per Company program (< $25,000)

πŸ”—

De Minimis Token Transactions

ST22/ST22 Digital Securities or OTCM tokenUtility Token purchases < $25,000 at market price on CEDEX



 

πŸ”— ARTICLEArticle VI: PLATFORM-SPECIFICPlatform-Specific TRANSACTIONSTransactions

Section 6.1 β€” Issuer Relationships

πŸ”— Relationship Type

Approval Requirement

πŸ“Š Director/Officer of Issuer

Audit Committee approval for any platform transaction

πŸ’° 5%+ Shareholder of Issuer

Audit Committee approval for any platform transaction

🀝 Consultant to Issuer

Disclosure + CEO/CFOCompliance Officer approval

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ Family Member Connection

Disclosure + CEO/CFOCompliance Officer approval

 

Section 6.2 β€” Token Transactions

πŸͺ™ OTCM Utility Token Transactions

Transaction Type

Approval Requirement

ICOSTO participation > $120,000

Per standard thresholds (Article IV)

Secondary market purchases > $120,000

Per standard thresholds

Token grants to Related Parties

Compensation Committee

 

πŸ”— ST22 SecurityDigital TokenSecurities Transactions

Transaction Type

Approval Requirement

Purchase of ST22 tokensDigital Securities > $120,000

Audit Committee

Liquidity provision to Global Pool > $120,000

Audit Committee

Participation in issuer onboarding

Full Board if Related Party involved

 

Section 6.3 β€” Custody and Transfer Agent Relationships

Transactions with Empire Stock Transfer or other custody partners require:

πŸ’° Transaction Value

Approval Requirement

Standard Empire custody fees

Deemed pre-approved (qualified custodian standard terms)

Modified fee arrangements

CEO/CFOCEO / Compliance Officer approval

New service agreements > $120,000

Per standard thresholds

Equity or partnership arrangements with Empire

Full Board

 

Section 6.4 β€” Technology and Infrastructure

πŸ”§ Transaction Type

Approval Requirement

Software licensing from a Related Party

 requires Audit Committee

 approval. Development servicesservices, infrastructure hosting, and other technology contracts from Related Party

PerParties follow standard thresholds

Infrastructurethresholds. hosting from Related Party

Per standard thresholds

Intellectual property licensing

 requires Full Board approval.


 

Patrick Mokros serves as both OTCM Protocol COO and President of Empire Stock Transfer. All transactions between the Company and Empire are automatically classified as Related Party Transactions and require review under this Policy.


 

πŸ‘οΈ ARTICLEArticle VII: ONGOINGOngoing MONITORINGMonitoring

Section 7.1 β€” Quarterly Review

The Audit Committee shall conduct quarterly reviews of:

of

πŸ“‹ Review Item

Purpose

πŸ“Š Allall Related Party Transactions entered during quarter

Compliancethe verification

πŸ”„quarter, Statusstatus of ongoing Relatedtransactions, Party Transactions

Performance monitoring

πŸ’° Paymentspayments made under Related Party agreements

Financialagreements, tracking

πŸ”—CEDEX Platformplatform transactions by Related Parties

Conflict monitoring

πŸ“(including Changeson-chain activity), and changes in Related Party statusstatus.

Updated identification

Section 7.2 β€” Annual Assessment

The Audit Committee shall conductannually anassess annualthe assessment of:

πŸ“‹ Assessment Item

Purpose

βš–οΈ Fairnessfairness of ongoing arrangements

Continuedarrangements, appropriateness

πŸ“Š Marketmarket comparability

Arm's lengthof verification

πŸ”„terms, Renewalrenewal decisions

Go-forwarddecisions, determination

πŸ“œdisclosure Disclosureadequacy, adequacy

Compliance verification

πŸ›‘οΈand Policy effectivenesseffectiveness.

Continuous improvement

Section 7.3 β€” On-Chain Monitoring

For blockchain-based transactions, the Company shallimplements implement:

wallet

πŸ”—tracking Monitoring Type

Description

πŸ’³

Wallet Tracking

Monitorfor registered wallets of Related Parties

πŸ“ŠParties,

Transaction Alerts

Automatedautomated alerts for significant ST22 or OTCM token transactions

πŸ”

Patternvia Analysis

ReviewChainalysis KYT and TRM Labs, pattern analysis for unusual transaction patterns

πŸ“‹activity,

Quarterlyand Reports

Summaryquarterly ofreports summarizing Related Party blockchain activity on CEDEX.



 

πŸ“œ ARTICLEArticle VIII: DISCLOSUREDisclosure REQUIREMENTSRequirements

Section 8.1 β€” SEC Disclosure

πŸ“‹ Disclosure Requirement

Location

Item 404(a)

 of Regulation S-K (Proxy Statement / Form 10-K

K), Item 404(b)

Policy (policy description in proxy

proxy), Form 8-K

Material (material transactions as required

required), and Form S-1/S-3

Registration statements

(registration

πŸ“statements). Required Disclosuredisclosure Elements:

elements

Element

Description

πŸ‘€include:

Related Party

Namename and relationship

πŸ“‹

Transaction

Description of transaction

πŸ’°

Amount

Dollar amounts involved

πŸ“Š

Interest

Nature of Related Party'sParty, interesttransaction description, dollar amounts, nature of interest, and approval process followed.

βœ… 

Approval

Approval process followed

Section 8.2 β€” Financial Statement Disclosure

Related Party Transactions must be disclosed in accordance withPer ASC 850:

πŸ“Š Disclosure

Requirement

🏷️

Naturenature of Relationship

Descriptionrelationship, oftransaction relationship

πŸ“‹description,

Transactiondollar Description

Description of transactions

πŸ’°

Dollar Amounts

Amountsamounts for each period presented

πŸ’³presented,

Balances

Amountsamounts due to/from Related Parties

πŸ“œParties,

Terms

Termsand terms and manner of settlementsettlement.

 

Section 8.3 β€” Internal Disclosure

πŸ“‹ Disclosure Type

Recipient

Timing

🚨 New transactions

Audit Committee

Next scheduled meeting

πŸ“Š Quarterly summary

Board of Directors

Quarterly

πŸ“ Annual report

Full Board

Annually

⚠️ Material developments

Audit Committee Chair

Immediately



 

🚫 ARTICLEArticle IX: PROHIBITEDProhibited TRANSACTIONSTransactions

Section 9.1 β€” Absolutely Prohibited

The following transactions are PROHIBITED regardless of approval:

🚫personal Prohibitedloans Transaction

Basis

πŸ’³

Personal Loans

Toto directors or executive officers β€” (Section 13(k)); prohibition

πŸ”„loan

Loanguarantees Guarantees

Forfor personal obligations of directors/officers

πŸ’°officers;

Extensionsextensions of Credit

Tocredit directorsto ordirectors/officers; executive officers

⚠️

Margin Arrangements

Company-supported margin arrangements for Related Party tradingtrading.

 

Section 9.2 β€” Presumptively Prohibited

The following transactions are presumptively prohibited and may only be approved by the Full Board with documented extraordinary justification:

⚠️ Transaction Type

Concern

🏒

Related Party as Solesole Source

Withoutsource without competitive process

πŸ’°process;

Above-Marketabove-market Compensation

Tocompensation to Related Party service providers

πŸ“Šproviders;

Equityequity Grants

Togrants to non-employee Related Parties (outside board compensation)

πŸ”—compensation;

Exclusive Arrangements

Exclusiveexclusive platform access arrangements for Related Parties

πŸ’³Parties;

Preferentialpreferential TokenST22 Allocation

Below-Digital Securities allocation or below-market token sales to Related PartiesParties.

 

Section 9.3 β€” Heightened Scrutiny Transactions

The following transactions require heightened scrutiny and independent evaluation:

πŸ”real Transactionestate Type

Additionaltransactions Requirement

🏒(independent

Realappraisal), Estate

Independent appraisal

πŸ’Ό

Employmentemployment of Family

family members (Compensation Committee review

🀝review),

Jointjoint Ventures

Fairnessventures opinion

πŸ“œ(fairness

Intellectualopinion), Property

Independentintellectual valuation

πŸ”—property

Platformtransactions Revenue(independent Sharing

Third-valuation), and platform revenue-sharing arrangements (third-party market analysisanalysis).



 

πŸ”„ ARTICLEArticle X: RATIFICATIONRatification OFof TRANSACTIONSTransactions

Section 10.1 β€” Ratification of Pre-Existing Transactions

⚑ Step

Action

1️⃣

Transaction must be(1) promptly reportedreport to Compliance Officer

2️⃣

Officer; (2) Compliance Officer reports to Audit Committee Chair

3️⃣

Chair; (3) Audit Committee reviews at next meeting (or special meeting if material)

4️⃣

material; (4) Committee determines whether to ratify, modify, or rescindrescind.

 

Section 10.2 β€” Ratification Standards

For ratification, theThe Audit Committee must determine:

determine

βœ…that: Standard

Requirement

πŸ›‘οΈthe

Company Interest

Transactiontransaction is in the best interests of Company

βš–οΈthe

FairCompany; Terms

Termsterms are fair and reasonable

🎯reasonable;

Goodthe Faith

Related Party acted in good faith

πŸ“‹faith;

Disclosure

Failureand failure to pre-approve was inadvertentinadvertent.

 

Section 10.3 β€” Consequences of Non-Ratification

If a transaction is not ratified:

🚨 Consequence

Action

πŸ”„β€’      

Unwinding

Transaction must be unwound if practicable

Disgorgement

Related Party may be required to disgorge benefits

πŸ“‹β€’      

Disclosure

Transaction must still be disclosed if material

βš οΈβ€’      

Discipline

Responsible parties subject to disciplinary action

Legal Review

Legal counselCounsel evaluates potential liability



 

πŸ“ ARTICLEArticle XI: ADMINISTRATIONAdministration ANDand RECORDKEEPINGRecordkeeping

Section 11.1 β€” Compliance Officer Duties

The Compliance Officer (or designee) is responsible for:

πŸ“‹ Duty

Description

πŸ“β€’      

Questionnaires

Distributing and collecting annual questionnaires

πŸ”β€’      

Identification

Identifying potential Related Party Transactions

πŸ“Šβ€’      

Tracking

Maintaining database of Related Parties and transactions

πŸ“‹β€’      

Reporting

Preparing materials for Audit Committee review

πŸŽ“β€’      

Training

Providing training on Policy requirements

πŸ”—β€’      

Monitoring

Monitoring blockchain transactions by Related Parties via Chainalysis KYT + TRM Labs

 

Section 11.2 β€” Recordkeeping Requirements

The following records must be maintained for seven (7) years:

years:

πŸ“ Record Type

Description

πŸ“

Questionnaires

Annualannual director/officer questionnaires

βœ…questionnaires,

Approvals

Documentationdocumentation of all approval decisions

πŸ“‹decisions,

Meetingmeeting Minutes

Minutesminutes reflecting Related Party Transaction discussions

πŸ’³discussions,

Transaction Records

Copiescopies of all Related Party Transaction agreements

πŸ”—agreements,

Blockchain Records

On-on-chain transaction logs for ST22 Digital Securities and OTCM token transactions

πŸ“Štransactions,

Disclosureand Records

Supportingsupporting documentation for SEC disclosuresdisclosures.

 

Section 11.3 β€” Policy Amendments

This Policy may be amended at any time by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Audit Committee. Material amendments require:

require

πŸ“‹ Requirement

Action

πŸ“Š

Audit Committee Review

Recommendation toreview, Board

πŸ—³οΈ

Boardmajority Approval

Majorityvote, vote

πŸ“’

Communication

Noticenotice to all Related PartiesParties, and updated acknowledgment.

πŸ“ 

Acknowledgment

Updated acknowledgment required

Section 11.4 β€” Questions and Interpretation

πŸ“§Contact: Contact:compliance@otcm.io. compliance@otcmprotocol.com

Questions regarding this Policy or requests for interpretation should be directed to the Compliance Officer or Chief Legal Officer.



 

✍️Acknowledgment ACKNOWLEDGMENTand AND CERTIFICATIONCertification

 

I acknowledge that I have received and read the Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol, Inc.Protocol Related Party Transaction Policy. I understand its contents and agree to comply with all of its terms and conditions.

 

I certify that I have disclosed all relationships and transactions that may constitute Related Party Transactions under this Policy.

I agree to promptly notify the Compliance Officer of any potential Related Party Transaction before entering into such transaction and to update my annual questionnaire as circumstances change.

 

I understand that failure to comply with this Policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of my relationship with the Company.


 

 

Field

Value 

Signature

_________________________________

Date

_________________________________

Printed Name

_________________________________

Title/Title / Position

_________________________________



 

πŸ“Ž APPENDIXAppendix A: RELATEDRelated PARTY TRANSACTION APPROVAL REQUEST FORM

πŸ“Party Transaction Approval Request Form

Transaction Information

Field

Response

Date of Request


 

Requestor Name


 

Requestor Title


 

Field

Response

Related Party Name


 

Relationship to Company


 

Nature of Interest


 

πŸ“‹

 

Transaction Details

Field

Response

Description of Transaction


 

Estimated Value


 

Business Purpose


 

Duration/Duration / Term


 

βš–οΈ Fairness Analysis

No

Field

Response

Comparable Terms Available?

☐ Yes

☐

If Yes, Describe Alternatives


Basis for Determining Fairness


 

πŸ“Ž

 Attachments

Internal Use Only

Item

Attached?

☐ Draft Agreement


☐ Comparable Transaction Analysis


☐ Independent Valuation (if applicable)


☐ Other Supporting Documentation



FOR INTERNAL USE ONLYField

Response

Field

Response

Approval Authority


 

Date Reviewed


 

Decision

☐[ ] Approved   ☐[ ] Denied   ☐[ ] Approved with Modifications

Conditions (if any)


 

Approver Signature



OTCM Protocol, Inc. A

Wyoming Digital Asset Corporation

 

πŸ“œ SEC Category 1 Issuer-Sponsored Tokenized Securities Infrastructure


Document Information

Effective:January30,

Field

Value

Document ID:ID

OTCM-POL-RPT-001

|

Version

1.

8.0

|

Effective Date

March 2026

Legal Entity

Groovy Company, Inc. dba OTCM Protocol

Entity Type

Wyoming Corporation

Governing Law

Federal Securities Law, Wyoming Business Corporation Act, and New Jersey State Law

Approved By

Board of Directors

 

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