Overview
Assets Under Management: $159 million
Headquarters: NEW YORK, NY
High-Net-Worth Clients: 30
Average Client Assets: $5 million
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (OSPREY PRIVATE WEALTH LLC)
Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$0 | $5,000,000 | 1.25% |
$5,000,001 | $10,000,000 | 1.00% |
$10,000,001 | and above | 0.75% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$1 million | $12,500 | 1.25% |
$5 million | $62,500 | 1.25% |
$10 million | $112,500 | 1.12% |
$50 million | $412,500 | 0.82% |
$100 million | $787,500 | 0.79% |
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 30
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 98.95
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $5 million
Total Client Accounts: 46
Discretionary Accounts: 46
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 331295
Last Filing Date: 2025-01-31 00:00:00
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: OSPREY PRIVATE WEALTH LLC (2025-03-18)
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Osprey Private Wealth LLC
777 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10017
646-445-5107
03/13/2025
Form ADV Part 2A
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Osprey Private
Wealth LLC (hereinafter “Osprey”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure,
please contact us at (646) 445-5107 or John.Youngman@ospreypw.com The information in this
brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Osprey is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You
can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as a CRD number. The CRD number for
Osprey is 331295
Osprey is a registered investment adviser. Registration of an investment adviser with the SEC does not
imply any level of skill or training.
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Table of Contents
Contents
Item 2 Table of Contents ................................................................................................. 2
Item 3 Material Changes ................................................................................................. 3
Item 4 Advisory Business ............................................................................................... 4
Fees and Compensation ....................................................................................... 5
Item 5
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................... 6
Item 6
Item 7 Types of Clients ................................................................................................... 6
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ............................ 7
Item 9 Disciplinary Information ...................................................................................... 9
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .......................................... 10
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ...... 10
Item 12 Brokerage Practices ........................................................................................... 11
Item 13 Review of Accounts ........................................................................................... 12
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation ......................................................... 13
Item 15 Custody .............................................................................................................. 13
Item 16
Investment Discretion ........................................................................................ 14
Item 17 Voting Client Securities ..................................................................................... 14
Financial Information ......................................................................................... 14
Item 18
Item 3 Material Changes
Our last ADV filing was completed on 1/31/2025. There have been no material changes since the
last filing.
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Osprey Private Wealth LLC (“Osprey”) is an SEC-registered investment adviser with its
principal place of business located in New York, New York. Osprey Private Wealth LLC began
conducting business in 2024.
The Firm is 100% owned by John Youngman. Mr. Youngman has more than thirty years of
wealth management experience advising multi-generational families on growing, preserving,
and transferring wealth. Prior to founding Osprey, Mr. Youngman joined Barrett Asset
Management in 2010 as a Partner and Managing Director, serving on Barrett’s Investment
Committee and leading the firm’s Enhanced Equity Income Strategy. He later served on
Barrett’s Executive Committee and assisted Barrett through its acquisition and integration into
Corient Private Wealth in 2021. Mr. Youngman founded Osprey as an independent investment
advisory firm that offers customized wealth management and financial planning.
Our firm offers the following investment advisory services:
Portfolio Management Services
Our firm provides investment advisory services by providing continuous advice to clients
regarding the investment of client funds based on the individual needs of the client. Osprey
provides investment management through individually managed accounts.
Osprey provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management advisory services.
Through personal discussions with clients, through which goals and objectives based on a
client's particular circumstances are established. Investment advisory services are based on the
needs and objectives of the client. Identifying clients' needs and priorities is the first step in the
process of designing a portfolio. Whether a client's objective is growth of capital, income,
liquidity, or conservation of capital in large part determines the investment strategy that will be
selected. A client's parameters such as risk tolerance, marginal tax rate, and/or account
restrictions, also figure prominently into portfolio construction. Osprey then develops a client's
personal investment guidelines and creates and manages a portfolio based on that policy.
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities, types of securities,
or industry sectors.
Osprey also provides clients with wealth management services including financial planning and
ongoing investment management. Financial planning includes advice on goal setting,
determining risk tolerance, retirement planning, IRA/qualified plan distributions, college
funding, cash flow planning, estate and tax planning, insurance analysis, stock options, and
charitable giving.
Depending on the client's goals, portfolios can be invested entirely in equities, fixed income, or
a combination of both. The firm invests primarily in liquid securities including (a) stocks issued
by companies with market capitalizations typically above $1 billion, (b) U.S. Treasury fixed
income securities, and (c) corporate and municipal bonds. The firm also invests in exchange-
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traded funds (“ETFs”) and selected mutual funds. We may also employ the use of options,
typically to sell options on underlying shares, to increase income. We may use other types of
options, such as puts to hedge individual positions. Our use of options will be limited and used
mostly to write covered call options. Our investment recommendations are not limited to any
specific product or service offered by a broker-dealer or insurance company. Because some
types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only be
implemented/recommended when consistent with the client's stated investment objectives,
tolerance for risk, liquidity, and suitability.
Amount of Managed Assets
$ 162,119,890
AUM (discretionary):
AUM (non-discretionary): $ 0
Total AUM: $ 162,119,890
Date of AUM calculation: December 31, 2024
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
The annualized fee for Osprey’s portfolio management services will be charged as a percentage
of the market value of assets under management at the end of the preceding quarter.
Assets Under Management
Annual Fee
First $5,000,000
Next $5,000,000
Balance
1.25%
1.00%
0.75%
Management fees are withdrawn directly from the client’s account held at the custodian or the
client will be billed directly as set forth in each client’s investment advisory agreement. Osprey
encourages clients to review the accuracy of fee calculations.
For new advisory accounts opened in the middle of a calendar quarter, management fees will
be pro-rated based on the number of days that the account was open during the calendar quarter.
We may group certain related client accounts for the purpose of determining the client’s assets
under management and/or their annualized fee.
Negotiability of Advisory Fees
While it is the general policy of Osprey to charge fees to its clients in accordance with the fee
schedule in effect at the time of executing the investment management agreement. Fees may be
subject to negotiation based upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (1) the type
of client; (2) pre-existing client relationship or number of other accounts; (3) assets under
management or anticipated client additions to assets under management; and (4) the service
requirements associated with the account.
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Termination of Advisory Relationship
A client's investment management agreement may be terminated by either party upon ten (10)
days’ written notice to the other party. Termination of client agreements shall not affect
transactions entered prior to termination. In the event of termination of this service, advisory
fees will be pro-rated from the date ten days after Osprey receives written notice of termination
from a client through the end of the quarter for which the fee was prepaid. Any prepaid and
unearned fees will be promptly refunded. If a client adds substantial assets to their account
during a quarter, Osprey may, at its discretion, charge an additional pro rata fee.
Mutual Fund and ETF Fees and Expenses
All fees paid to our firm for investment advisory services are separate and distinct from the fees
and expenses charged by mutual funds and ETFs to their shareholders. These fees and expenses
are described in each mutual fund's and ETF’s prospectus. These fees will generally include a
management fee, other fund expenses, and a possible distribution fee. A client could invest in
a mutual fund or an ETF directly, without the services of our firm. In that case, the client would
not receive the services provided by us which are designed, among other things, to assist the
client in determining which mutual funds or ETFs are most appropriate to each client's financial
condition and objectives. Accordingly, the client should review both the fees charged by the
funds and ETFs and the fees charged by Osprey to fully understand the total amount of fees
paid by the client and thereby evaluate the advisory services being provided. Clients whose
uninvested cash balances are swept into money market funds may also pay similar fees. Mutual
Fund, ETF and money market fees are paid to the sponsors and/or managers of the respective
funds.
Brokerage and Custodian Fees
In addition to advisory fees paid to our firm, clients will also be responsible for all transaction,
brokerage, and custodial fees incurred as part of their account management. Please see Item 12
of this Brochure for important disclosures regarding our brokerage practices.
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Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Osprey does not charge any fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation
of the assets of a client.
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Types of Clients
Our firm generally provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts,
and estates. Osprey generally requires a minimum account or relationship size of $1,000,000
but may make exceptions to this requirement for certain client relationships, or under other
circumstances.
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Item 8
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Osprey may use all or any of the following methods of analysis to determine which securities
to buy, sell or hold:
Fundamental analysis. We attempt to measure the intrinsic value of a security by looking at
economic and financial factors (including the overall economy, industry conditions, and the
financial condition and management of the company itself) to determine if the company is
underpriced (indication it may be a good time to buy) or overpriced (indicating it may be time
to sell). Osprey focuses on industries that it believes have the prospect for growth at a rate
greater than that of the overall economy. The investment team evaluates the fundamental
characteristics of companies to identify those with current strong cash flow and earnings growth
as well as the prospect for sustained long-term growth. When purchased at reasonable prices,
the team believes these companies should produce strong, absolute and relative performance.
Fundamental analysis does not attempt to anticipate market movements. This presents a
potential risk, as the price of a security can move up or down along with the overall market
regardless of the economic and financial factors considered in evaluating the stock.
Technical analysis: We analyze past market movements and apply that analysis to the present
in an attempt to recognize recurring patterns of investor behavior and to potentially predict
future price movement. Technical analysis does not consider the underlying financial condition
of a company. This presents a risk in that a poorly managed or financially unsound company
may underperform regardless of market movement.
Charting: In this type of technical analysis, we review charts of market and security activity in
an attempt to identify when the market is moving up or down and to predict when or how long
the trend may last and when that trend might reverse.
Cyclical analysis: In this type of technical analysis, we measure the movements of a particular
stock against the overall market in an attempt to predict the price movement of the security.
Mutual Fund and/or ETF analysis: We look at the experience and track record of the manager
of the mutual fund or ETF in an attempt to determine if that manager has demonstrated an ability
to invest successfully over a period of time and in different economic conditions. We also look
at the underlying assets in a mutual fund or ETF in an attempt to determine if there is significant
overlap in the underlying investments held in other funds in the client’s portfolio.
A risk of mutual fund and/or ETF analysis is that, as in all securities investments, past
performance does not guarantee future results. A manager who has been successful may not be
able to replicate that success in the future. In addition, as we do not control the underlying
investments in a fund or ETF, managers of different funds held by the client may purchase the
same security, increasing the risk to the client if that security were to fall in value. There is also
a risk that a manager may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the fund or
ETF, which could make the fund or ETF less suitable for the client’s portfolio.
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Risks for all forms of securities analysis: Our securities analysis methods rely on the
assumption that the companies whose securities we purchase and sell, the rating agencies that
review these securities, and other publicly available sources of information about these
securities, are providing accurate and unbiased data. While we are alert to indications that data
may be incorrect, there is always a risk that our analysis may be compromised by inaccurate or
misleading information.
We use the following strategies to manage client accounts:
Long-term purchases: We purchase securities with the intention of holding them in the client’s
account for a year or longer. We may do this because we believe the securities to be currently
undervalued. We may also want exposure to a particular asset class over time, regardless of the
current projection for this class.
A risk in a long-term purchase strategy is that, by holding the security for this length of time,
we may not take advantage of short-term gains that could be profitable to a client. Moreover,
if our predictions are incorrect, a security may decline sharply in value before we make the
decision to sell.
Short-term purchases: We purchase securities with the intention of selling them within a
relatively short period of time (typically a year or less). We do this in an attempt to take
advantage of conditions that we believe will soon result in a price swing in the securities we
purchase.
A risk in a short-term purchase strategy is that, should the anticipated price swing not
materialize, we are left with the option of having a long-term investment in a security that was
designed to be a short-term purchase, or potentially taking a loss. In addition, this strategy
involves more frequent trading than does a longer-term strategy and will potentially result in
increased brokerage and other transaction-related costs, as well as less favorable tax treatment
of short-term capital gains.
Margin transactions: We can purchase stocks for your portfolio with money borrowed from
your brokerage account. This allows you to purchase more stock than you would be able to
with your available cash and allows us to purchase stock without selling other holdings.
A risk in margin trading is that, in volatile markets, securities prices can fall very quickly. If
the value of the securities in your account minus what you owe the broker falls below a certain
level, the broker will issue a “margin call”, and you will be required to sell your position in the
security purchased on margin or add more cash to the account. In some circumstances, you
may lose more money than you originally invested.
Option writing: We may use options as an investment strategy. An option is a contract that
gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset (such as a share of stock)
at a specific price on or before a certain date. An option, just like a stock or bond, is a security.
An option is also a derivative because it derives its value from an underlying asset.
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The two types of options are calls and puts:
A call gives us the right to buy an asset at a certain price within a specific period of time. We
will buy a call if we have determined that the stock will increase substantially before the option
expires.
A put gives the holder the right to sell an asset at a certain price within a specific period of time.
We will buy a put if we have determined that the price of the stock will fall before the option
expires.
We could use options to speculate on the possibility of a sharp price swing. We could also use
options to “hedge” a purchase of the underlying security; in other words, we could use an
option to limit the potential upside and downside of a security we have purchased for your
portfolio.
We could use “covered calls,” in which we sell a call option on a security you own. In this
strategy, you receive a fee for making the option available, and the person purchasing the option
has the right to buy the security from you at an agreed-upon price.
A risk of covered calls is that the option buyer does not have to exercise the option, so that if
we want to sell the stock prior to the end of the option agreement, we must buy the option back
from the option buyer, for a possible loss.
We could use a “spreading strategy,” in which we purchase two or more option contracts (for
example, a call option that you buy and a call option that you sell) for the same underlying
security. This effectively puts you on both sides of the market, but with the ability to vary price,
time, and other factors.
A risk of spreading strategies is that the ability to fully profit from a price swing is limited.
For all strategies:
Clients should understand that investing in any securities, including mutual funds, involves a
risk of loss of both income and principal.
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Disciplinary Information
Osprey is required to disclose any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s
or prospective client’s evaluation of our advisory business or the integrity of our management.
Our firm and any advisor have no reportable disciplinary events to disclose.
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Item 10
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither Osprey nor its manager is registered as a broker-dealer, nor does either party have an
application pending or otherwise in process for registration as a broker-dealer.
Futures Commission Merchants, Introducing Brokers, Commodity Trading
Advisors, Commodity Pool Operators
Neither Osprey nor its manager is registered as a futures commission merchant, an introducing
broker, a commodity trading adviser, or a commodity pool operator. Neither party has an
application pending or otherwise in process for the purpose of seeking registration as any of
these types of firms. Further, none of our management personnel is registered as, or is
currently seeking registration as an associated person of any of these types of firms.
Use of Other Investment Advisers
At present, Osprey does not plan to utilize the services of other investment advisors.
Item 11
Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal
Trading
Code of Ethics
We take great pride in our commitment to serving our clients’ needs and the integrity with
which we conduct our business. We have developed a Code of Ethics (“Code”) as a means of
memorializing our vision of appropriate and professional conduct in conducting the business
of providing investment advisory services. Our Code addresses issues such as the following:
• Standards of conduct and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Protection of material non-public information
• Addressing conflicts of interest
• Employee disclosure and reporting of personal securities holdings and transactions
• The firm’s IPO and private placement policy
• Reporting of violations of the Code
• Educating employees about the Code
• Enforcement of the Code
Our Policies and Procedures (“P&P) require that our employees be furnished with a copy of
our Code and sign a written acknowledgement attesting to their understanding of the Code and
acceptance of its terms. A copy of our Code is available to all current and/or prospective
clients upon request.
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Participation in Client Trading
We do not play any role in client trading.
Interests in Securities Purchased by Clients:
We sometimes recommend to clients, or buy or sell for client accounts, securities in which we
or our employees and affiliates have a financial interest.
Trading Alongside Our Clients
On occasion, we may invest for our own accounts or have a financial interest in the same
securities or other investments that we recommend or acquire for the accounts of our clients.
Further, we may also engage in transactions that are the same as or different than transactions
recommended to or made for our client’s accounts. Such transactions are permitted if effected,
pre-cleared, and reported in compliance with our policy on personal securities transactions.
Generally, personal securities transactions will not be pre-cleared when an order for the same
or a related security is pending for any client account. Such transactions may be permitted if
Osprey believes that such transactions do not present a conflict of interest considering the
market’s size and liquidity for the securities traded. Our Chief Compliance Officer will review
personal transactions in securities by Osprey’s associated persons quarterly.
Firm Procedures
It is the primary intent of our procedures to ensure that the best interests of our clients are
always served over those of our own. Trading on our own behalf that results in our own
interests being served over that of our clients could be considered a breach of our fiduciary
duty and thus, is strongly discouraged.
Item 12
Brokerage Practices
Osprey will generally recommend Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Research and Soft Dollar Benefits
We do not participate in soft dollar arrangements.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
We do not participate in any formal arrangements to receive client referrals from any broker-
dealer.
Trade Execution
Unless otherwise requested, Osprey will place trades through the brokers which we believe will
execute in the best interest of the client.
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Directed Brokerage
When instructed by a client, the Firm will direct all transactions for the client’s account to a
particular broker-dealer designated by the client. In these cases, the Firm may not be able to
seek to obtain better prices on transactions for the client by placing trades with another
brokerage firm, and the client may receive less favorable prices.
Order Batching
Transactions for the client’s account generally will be effected independently, unless we decide
to purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at the same or approximately the same
time. We may (but are not obligated to) combine or “batch” such orders to obtain best
execution or to negotiate more favorable transaction rates.
Reasoning for attempting to effect a batch order is that we may need to trade in the same
security for multiple accounts at or around the same time and batching may allow us to achieve
a more favorable price on average for all clients. Batching, however, does not guarantee the
lowest possible price for execution, however, it is intended to reduce the overall volatility in
execution price for a large number of orders that if not batched together, may experience
significantly different execution prices. Conversely, in the event that we do not batch a group
of orders that otherwise may be a prime candidate for a batched order, the resulting cost for
some clients may be higher or lower than what we might be able to achieve by processing a
batched order for the benefit of those same clients.
To the extent that we elect to aggregate client orders for the purchase or sale of securities,
including securities in which our associated persons may invest, we will generally do so in
accordance with the parameters set forth in the SEC No-Action Letter, SMC Capital, Inc.
Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price and will be allocated among
clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client account on any given
day. We will not receive any additional compensation or remuneration as a result of a batched
order.
Item 13
Review of Accounts
Review of client accounts.
We will review accounts with the client no less frequently than quarterly. We will conduct a
formal annual review with the client reviewing investment objectives, suitability, client risk
tolerance, portfolio allocation and portfolio performance.
John Youngman, Osprey’s Chief Compliance Officer, will conduct these reviews.
Non-Periodic Account Reviews
Events that may trigger further client account reviews in addition to the standard review
process may include, but would not be limited to, a significant increase or decrease in assets, a
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notable increase in the volume of requests by the client to effect transactions in his/her
accounts, where such transactions may appear to be inconsistent with the client’s previously
stated investment objectives. Other factors may include requests by the client to liquidate
certain securities positions/contracts where such transactions may appear to be inconsistent
with the client’s previously stated investment objectives. Additional triggering factors could
be the performance on an individual account being an outlier to the performance of accounts
with similar investment objectives, and an especially important trigger would be customer
complaints.
Reports to Clients
Account statements will be provided no less frequently than quarterly by the custodian, not by
us. Account statements will identify account positions, balances, and transaction details.
In the event we send account statements to you in addition to those provided by the qualified
custodian, you are urged to compare any account statements provided by us to those provided
by the custodian.
Item 14
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Compensation we Receive
We do not receive any compensation for client referrals.
Compensation we Pay
Osprey is not a party to any agreement to compensate other parties in this manner.
Item 15
Custody
Custody is defined as any legal or actual ability by the firm to access client funds or securities. Since all
client funds and securities are maintained with a qualified custodian, Osprey will not take physical
possession of client assets. However, under the current SEC rules, the firm is or will be deemed to have
constructive custody of certain client assets as a result of a) our authority from certain clients to directly
debit client advisory fees from their custodian accounts consistent with industry practices and regulatory
guidelines, and b) Osprey’s Principal acting in a trustee/co-trustee relationship for certain client
relationships. If Osprey is party to such trustee relationships, Osprey will undergo a surprise annual
exam, among other things, by an independent accounting firm, under relevant regulatory guidelines and
make certain regulatory filings. Clients are urged to carefully review and compare any reports received
from us to those they receive from their custodian. In the case of discrepancies, please notify us and/or
the custodian as soon as possible.
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Item 16
Investment Discretion
In connection with our investment advisory services, we will generally seek and obtain your
authorization to conduct part of our services on a purely discretionary basis.
If you have authorized us to do so, we will exercise discretion over the following areas;
• The specific securities to be bought or sold
• The quantity of securities to be bought or sold
• Timing as to when such securities are to be bought or sold
• The broker or dealer to be used for executing client securities transactions
• To hire and fire third party managers, as applicable
We will have authority to exercise complete discretion regarding the above factors without
restriction.
If our portfolio management services are non-discretionary, we will make certain
recommendations that must be authorized by you prior to our facilitation of any such
transactions. As may be separately agreed to in writing, we will observe any other specific
limitations that may be imposed by you in relation to this discretionary authority.
Item 17
Voting Client Securities
Proxy Voting
We do not vote proxies on behalf of any securities held in client accounts.
Item 18
Financial Information
Balance Sheet
We do not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or
more in advance. As a result, we are not required to provide our clients with a copy of our
balance sheet from our most recently completed fiscal year.
Adverse Financial Condition
If we have discretionary authority or custody of any of our clients’ assets or if we require or
solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance, we
are required to disclose any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair our ability to
meet contractual commitments with our clients. No such conditions exist.
Bankruptcy-Related Matters
Osprey has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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