Common use of EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee; Portfolio and Risk Committee Clause in Contracts

EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee; Portfolio and Risk Committee. The Manager shall maintain an investment and risk management committee (the “EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee”). The EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee shall advise and consult with the Manager with respect to the Company’s investment policies, investment portfolio holdings, financing and leveraging strategies and the Investment Guidelines. Members of the EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee may meet from time to time with the Board of Trustees or, if established by the Board of Trustees, a Portfolio and Risk Committee of the Board of Trustees (the “Portfolio and Risk Committee”), to review and discuss the Company’s investment policies, investment portfolio holdings, hedging positions and strategies, financing and leveraging strategies and any risk parameters.