PROCEDURE: The property will be offered in 13 individual tracts, or combinations of tracts. Tracts 1-5: Bidding will be permitted on individual tracts & any combinations of any two or more tracts, subject to Swing Tract rules on Farm 1. Tracts 6-13: Bidding will be permitted on individual tracts & any combinations of any to or more tracts on Farm 2. There will be open bidding on any individual tracts & combinations on those farms until the close of the auction. Tracts between Farms may not be combined. The property will be bid in the manner resulting in the highest total sale price on each Farm.

PURCHASE DOCUMENTS: Immediately after the bidding concludes, each high bidder will sign purchase documents in the form provided in the bidder packets. All information contained in the marketing materials, including this brochure, is subject to the final definitive terms to be set forth in the purchase documents.

PAYMENT TERMS: 10% Cash down payment at close of auction. Cash or cashier's check or a personal or corporate check immediately negotiable is satisfactory for the down payment. YOUR BIDDING IS NOT CONDITIONAL UPON FINANCING, SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ARRANGED FINANCING, IF NEEDED, & ARE CAPABLE OF PAYING CASH AT CLOSING.

APPROVAL OF BID PRICES: Sellers reserve the right to reject any & all bids.

DEED: Seller shall provide a Warranty Deed(s) & Owner's Title Insurance Policy on Farm 1, & a Trustee's Deed(s) & Owner's Title Insurance Policy on Farm 2 .

EVIDENCE OF TITLE: Owner's title insurance will be furnished at Sellers' expense. Preliminary title insurance schedules will be available for review prior to the auction.

CLOSING: Balance of purchase price is due in cash at closing. The targeted closing date will be approximately 45 days after the closing. The cost for an insured closing will be shared 50/50 between Buyer & Seller.

POSSESSION: Possession is at closing. Buyer(s) will receive immediate farming rights after the closing.

REAL ESTATE TAXES: Sellers shall pay all 2023 taxes due in 2024 & the 2024 taxes due in 2025 will be pro-rated to the date of closing.

DITCH ASSESSMENTS: Buyer shall pay all ditch assessments due after closing.

ACREAGE: All acreage is approximate & has been estimated based on current legal descriptions and/or aerial photos.

SURVEY: The Seller shall provide a new survey where there is no existing legal description or where new boundaries are created by the tract divisions in the auction. Any need for a new survey will be determined solely by the Seller, cost of the survey will be split 50/50 between Buyer & Seller. The type of survey performed shall be at the Seller's option & sufficient for providing title insurance. Closing prices shall be adjusted to reflect any difference between advertised & surveyed acres.

TRACT MAPS, ACRES: Pre-auction tract maps & acre estimates are approximations provided for identification & illustration purposes only. They are not provided for as survey products & are not intended to depict or establish authoritative boundaries or locations.

EASEMENTS: All real estate is being sold subject to any existing recorded easements. Existing recorded leases, if any will be assigned to the Buyer.

PERIMETER DRAIN TILE EASEMENT: Easement access will be provided over tracts in this property for perimeter drain tile outlets if perimeter drain tile outlets beyond each individual tract are required by the Allen County Health Department.

DISCLAIMER & ABSENCE OF WARRANTIES: All information contained in this brochure & all related materials is subject to the Terms & Conditions outlined in the Purchase Agreement. All real estate is sold "as is" without physical warranty. Seller & agent are not assuming any responsibility for warranty of any specific zoning classifications, location of utilities, assurance of building permits, driveway permits or water & septic permits. Each potential bidder is responsible for conducting his or her own independent inspections, investigations, inquires, & due diligence concerning the property. Tract acreage has been estimated based on County Tax records, & aerial photographs. The information contained in this brochure is subject to verification by all parties relying on it. No liability for its accuracy, errors, or omissions is assumed by the Seller or the Auction Company. All sketches & dimensions in this brochure are approximate. Except for any express warranties set forth in the sale documents, purchaser(s) assumes all risks thereof & acknowledges that in consideration of the other provisions contained in the sale documents, Seller & the Auction Company make no warranty or representation, express or implied or arising by operation of law, including an warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the property, or any part thereof, & in no event shall Seller or the Auction Company be liable for any consequential damages. Conduct of the auction & increments of bidding are at the direction & discretion of the auctioneer. The Seller & Auction Company reserve the right to preclude any person from bidding if there is any question as to the person's credentials, fitness, etc. All decisions of the auctioneer are final.

ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE THE DAY OF THE SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PRINTED MATERIAL OR ANY OTHER ORAL STATEMENTS MADE.

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