Provision of Services by the Administrator The Administrator shall directly, or indirectly through one or more Affiliates (as defined below) or third parties as described in Section 1(b), engage and maintain personnel for the purpose of providing the following services (collectively, the “Services”) to the Issuer and Masterworks Cayman:
(i) Artwork-Level Services, including:
(A) custodial and storage services for the Artwork;
(B) maintaining asset-level insurance requirements for the Artwork;
(C) managing transport for the Artwork in the ordinary course of business, including the display and exhibition thereof;
(D) research services;
(E) appraisal and valuation services; and
(F) other services deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator at its discretion to maintain the Artwork;
(ii) Entity-Level Services for the Issuer and Masterworks Cayman, including:
(A) oversight and management of banking activities;
(B) management of preparation and filing of SEC and other corporate filings;
(C) financial, accounting and bookkeeping services, including retention of an auditor for the Issuer;
(D) record-keeping, shareholder registrar, investor relations and regulatory compliance;
(E) providing listing services, subject to the applicable law;
(F) tax reporting services;
(G) bill payment;
(H) selecting and negotiating insurance coverage for the Issuer and Masterworks Cayman, including operational errors and omissions coverage and directors’ and officers’ coverage;
(I) maintain the Issuer’s stock ledger and coordinating activities of the Issuer’s transfer agent, escrow agent and related parties;
(J) software services; and
(K) services related to Templum ATS trading.
(iii) Non-Routine Services, including:
(A) legal and professional transactional services;
(B) negotiation of terms of potential sale of the Artwork or the Issuer and the execution thereof;
(C) obtaining appraisals and statements of condition in connection with a sale transaction relating to the Artwork;
(D) other transaction-related services, cost, payments and expenditures relating to the Artwork or the Issuer;
(E) administrative services in connection with liquidation or winding up of the Issuer and Masterworks Cayman;
(F) managing litigation, judicial proceedings or arbitration, including the defense and or settlement of any claims (regardless of whether or not the Issuer is named as a defendant or party in any such claim);
(G) Conservation, restoration (as deemed necessary by the Administrator), reframing and other expenditures that increase the value of the Artwork; and
(H) other non-routine or extraordinary services.
Indemnification by the Administrator The Administrator shall indemnify each Series and hold it harmless from and against any and all losses, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred by such Series which result from: (i) the Administrator's failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement with respect to such Series; or (ii) the Administrator's lack of good faith in performing its obligations hereunder with respect to such Series; or (iii) the Administrator's negligence or misconduct or that of its employees, agents or contractors in connection herewith with respect to such Series. A Series shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting negligence or misconduct on the part of that Series or its employees, agents or contractors other than the Administrator unless such negligence or misconduct results from or is accompanied by negligence or misconduct on the part of the Administrator, any affiliated person of the Administrator, or any affiliated person of an affiliated person of the Administrator. Before confessing any claim against it which may be subject to indemnification hereunder, a Series shall give the Administrator reasonable opportunity to defend against such claim in its own name or in the name of the Trust on behalf of such Series.
Retention of the Administrator The Trust hereby retains the Administrator to act as the administrator of the Portfolios and to furnish the Portfolios with the management and administrative services as set forth in Article 2 below. The Administrator hereby accepts such employment to perform the duties set forth below. The Administrator shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to be an independent contractor and, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in any way and shall not be deemed an agent of the Trust.
Compensation of the Administrator For the services to be rendered by the Administrator as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement, the Portfolio shall pay to the Administrator, at the end of each month, a fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.15 percent of the net assets of the Portfolio. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the end of any month, the fee for such month shall be prorated.
Activities of the Administrator The services of the Administrator to the Company are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and the Administrator and each affiliate is free to render services to others. It is understood that directors, officers, employees and stockholders of the Company are or may become interested in the Administrator and its affiliates, as directors, officers, members, managers, employees, partners, stockholders or otherwise, and that the Administrator and directors, officers, members, managers, employees, partners and stockholders of the Administrator and its affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Company as stockholders or otherwise.
Independence of the Administrator For all purposes of this Agreement, the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the Owner Trustee in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee.
Services of the Administrator Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Directors of the Fund, the Administrator shall provide the following administrative services:
(a) Provide all administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund other than the investment advisory services performed by the investment adviser or sub-adviser, including, but not limited to, (i) coordinating all matters relating to the operation of the Fund, including any necessary coordination among the investment adviser, custodian, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and portfolio accounting agent (including pricing and valuation of the portfolio), accountants, attorneys, and other parties performing services or operational functions for the Fund; (ii) maintaining or supervising the maintenance by third parties engaged by the Fund of such books and records of the Fund as may be required by applicable federal or state law; (iii) preparing or supervising the preparation by third parties selected by the Fund of all federal, state, and local tax returns and reports required by applicable law; (iv) preparing and filing, with the assistance of counsel, and arranging for the distribution of proxy materials and periodic reports to shareholders as required by applicable law; (v) preparing and arranging for the filing, with the assistance of counsel, of registration statements and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other federal and state regulatory authorities as may be required by applicable law; (vi) taking such other action with respect to the Fund as may be required by applicable law, including without limitation the rules and regulations of the SEC and other regulatory agencies; (vii) providing the Fund, at the Administrator's expense, with adequate personnel, office space, communications facilities, and other facilities necessary for operation of the Fund as contemplated in this Agreement; (viii) arranging for meetings of the Fund's Board of Directors and, in connection therewith, providing the Board with necessary or appropriate information for its meetings; (ix) providing non-investment related statistical and research data and such other reports, evaluations and information as the Fund may request from time to time; (x) maintaining the Fund's existence, and during such time as shares of the Fund are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (xi) responding to inquiries from shareholders or their agents or representatives relating to the Fund, concerning, among other things, exchanges among funds, or referring any such inquiries to the Fund's officers or transfer agent. Nothing in this provision shall be deemed to inhibit the Fund or its officers from engaging, at the expense of the Fund, other persons to assist in providing administrative services to the Fund including, but not limited to, accounting agents, recordkeeping agents, proxy solicitation agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants and others.
(b) Render to the Board of Directors of the Fund such periodic and special reports as the Board may reasonably request;
(c) Make available its officers and employees to the Board of Directors and officers of the Fund for consultation and discussions regarding the administration of the Fund and the services provided to the Fund under this Agreement; and
(d) Develop and implement, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.
Liability of the Administrator No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to protect the Administrator against any liability to the Fund or its shareholders to which it might otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or the reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreement.
Performance by the Company The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company.
Other Activities of the Administrator Nothing herein shall prevent the Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or, in its sole discretion, from acting in a similar capacity as an Administrator for any other Person even though such Person may engage in business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.
