Severability and Survival To the extent any provision of this paragraph 28 is found to be unenforceable, it will be severed so the parties’ intent to arbitrate will survive and arbitration will proceed without such provision . All of the terms and provisions of this paragraph 28 will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Termination and Survival (a) This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of this Agreement. (b) This Agreement may be terminated, without the payment of any penalty, by the Fund or the Adviser at any time, with or without notice. (c) This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of (i) the termination by the Fund of the Investment Advisory Agreement; (ii) the board of trustees of the Fund makes a determination to dissolve or liquidate the Fund; or (iii) upon a quotation or listing of the Fund’s securities on a national securities exchange (including through an initial public offering) or a sale of all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets to, or a merger or other liquidity transaction with, an entity in which the Fund’s shareholders receive shares of a publicly-traded company which continues to be managed by the Adviser or an affiliate thereof. (d) Sections 3 and 4 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Section 2 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement with respect to any Expense Payments that have not been reimbursed by the Fund to the Adviser.