Common use of Fund Management Duties Clause in Contracts

Fund Management Duties. Subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) and the Manager, the Subadvisor will provide a continuous investment program for the Fund and determine the composition of the assets of the Fund, including determination of the purchase, retention or sale of the securities, cash and other investments contained in the portfolio. The Subadvisor will conduct investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales and reinvestment of the Fund’s assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed or exchanged for the Fund, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the Fund should be held in the various securities and other investments in which it may invest, and the Subadvisor is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on behalf of the Fund. The Subadvisor will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Fund’s registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) and the 1940 Act or the Fund’s annual report to shareholders. The Subadvisor further agrees as follows: (a) The Subadvisor understands that the Fund is required to be managed so as to permit the Fund to qualify or continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), and will coordinate efforts with the Manager with that objective. (b) The Subadvisor will conform its activities with the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, any applicable procedures adopted by the Board of which a copy has been delivered to the Subadvisor, and the provisions of the Fund’s registration statement. (c) On occasions when the Subadvisor deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as of other investment advisory clients of the Subadvisor or any of its affiliates, the Subadvisor may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased with those of its other clients where such aggregation is not inconsistent with the policies set forth in the Fund’s registration statement. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Subadvisor in a manner that, over time, is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Subadvisor in the exercise of its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients, subject to review by the Manager and the Board. The Manager recognizes that in some cases this procedure may adversely affect the results obtained for the Fund. (d) In connection with the purchase and sale of securities for the Fund, the Subadvisor will arrange for the transmission to the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the Fund, on a daily basis, such confirmation, trade tickets and other documents and information, including, but not limited to, CUSIP, Sedol or other numbers that identify securities to be purchased or sold on behalf of the Fund, as may be reasonably necessary to enable the custodian and portfolio accounting agent to perform their administrative and recordkeeping responsibilities with respect to the Fund. With respect to portfolio securities to be purchased or sold through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, the Subadvisor will arrange for the automatic transmission of the confirmation of such trades to the Fund’s custodian and portfolio accounting agent. (e) The Subadvisor will assist the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the Fund in determining or confirming, consistent with the procedures and policies stated in the registration statement for the Fund, the value of any portfolio securities or other assets of the Fund for which the custodian and portfolio accounting agent seek assistance from, or which they identify for review by, the Subadvisor. (f) The Subadvisor will make available to the Fund and the Manager, promptly upon request, all of the Fund’s investment records and ledgers maintained by the Subadvisor (which shall not include the records and ledgers maintained by the custodian or portfolio accounting agent for the Fund) as are necessary to assist the Fund and the Manager to comply with requirements of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), as well as other applicable laws. The Subadvisor will furnish to regulatory agencies having the requisite authority any information or reports in connection with such services that may be requested in order to ascertain whether the operations of the Fund are being conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations. (g) The Subadvisor will provide reports to the Board, for consideration at meetings of the Board, on the investment program for the Fund and the issuers and securities represented in the Fund’s portfolio, and will furnish the Board such periodic and special reports as the Board and the Manager may reasonably request. (h) In rendering the services required under this Agreement, the Subadvisor may, from time to time, employ or associate with itself such entity, entities, person or persons as it believes necessary to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement. The Subadvisor may not, however, retain as subadvisor any company that would be an “investment adviser” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, to the Fund unless the contract with such company is approved by a majority of the Board and by a majority of Board who are not parties to any agreement or contract with such company and who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund, the Manager, the Subadvisor or any such company that is retained as subadvisor, and also is approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund to the extent required by the 1940 Act. The Subadvisor shall be responsible for making reasonable inquiries and for reasonably ensuring that any employee of the Subadvisor, any subadvisor that the Subadvisor has employed or with which it has associated with respect to the Fund, or any employee thereof has not, to the best of the Subadvisor’s knowledge, in any material connection with the handling of Fund assets: (i) been convicted, within the last ten (10) years, of any felony or misdemeanor arising out of conduct involving embezzlement, fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of funds or securities, involving violations of Sections 1341, 1342, or 1343 of T▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Code, or involving the purchase or sale of any security; or (ii) been found by any state regulatory authority, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of any state insurance law involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation; or (iii) been found by any federal or state regulatory authorities, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of federal or state securities laws involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation. (i) The Subadvisor is authorized to retain legal counsel and financial advisors and to negotiate and execute documentation relating to investments in the Fund, at the expense of the Fund. Such documentation may relate to investments to be made or sold, currently held or previously held. The authority shall include, without limitation: (i) documentation relating to private placements and bank debt; (ii) waivers, consents, amendments or other modifications relating to investments; and (iii) purchase agreements, sales agreements, commitment letters, pricing letters, registration rights agreements, indemnities and contributions, escrow agreements and other investment related agreements. Manager represents that the Fund can settle such private placements.

Fund Management Duties. Subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) and the Manager, the Subadvisor will provide a continuous investment program for the Fund and determine the composition of the assets of the Fund, including determination of the purchase, retention or sale of the securities, cash and other investments contained in the portfolio. The Subadvisor will conduct investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales and reinvestment of the Fund’s assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed or exchanged for the Fund, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the Fund should be held in the various securities and other investments in which it may invest, and the Subadvisor is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on behalf of the Fund. The Subadvisor will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Fund’s registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) and the 1940 Act or the Fund’s annual report to shareholders. The Subadvisor further agrees as follows: (a) The Subadvisor understands that the Fund is required to be managed so as to permit the Fund to qualify or continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), and will coordinate efforts with the Manager with that objective. (b) The Subadvisor will conform its activities with the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, any applicable procedures adopted by the Board of which a copy has been delivered to the Subadvisor, and the provisions of the Fund’s registration statement. (c) On occasions when the Subadvisor deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as of other investment advisory clients of the Subadvisor or any of its affiliates, the Subadvisor may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased with those of its other clients where such aggregation is not inconsistent with the policies set forth in the Fund’s registration statement. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Subadvisor in a manner that, over time, is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Subadvisor in the exercise of its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients, subject to review by the Manager and the Board. The Manager recognizes that in some cases this procedure may adversely affect the results obtained for the Fund. (d) In connection with the purchase and sale of securities for the Fund, the Subadvisor will arrange for the transmission to the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the Fund, on a daily basis, such confirmation, trade tickets and other documents and information, including, but not limited to, CUSIP, Sedol or other numbers that identify securities to be purchased or sold on behalf of the Fund, as may be reasonably necessary to enable the custodian and portfolio accounting agent to perform their administrative and recordkeeping responsibilities with respect to the Fund. With respect to portfolio securities to be purchased or sold through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, the Subadvisor will arrange for the automatic transmission of the confirmation of such trades to the Fund’s custodian and portfolio accounting agent. (e) The Subadvisor will assist the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the Fund in determining or confirming, consistent with the procedures and policies stated in the registration statement for the Fund, the value of any portfolio securities or other assets of the Fund for which the custodian and portfolio accounting agent seek assistance from, or which they identify for review by, the Subadvisor. (f) The Subadvisor will make available to the Fund and the Manager, promptly upon request, all of the Fund’s investment records and ledgers maintained by the Subadvisor (which shall not include the records and ledgers maintained by the custodian or portfolio accounting agent for the Fund) as are necessary to assist the Fund and the Manager to comply with requirements of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), as well as other applicable laws. The Subadvisor will furnish to regulatory agencies having the requisite authority any information or reports in connection with such services that may be requested in order to ascertain whether the operations of the Fund are being conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations. (g) The Subadvisor will provide reports to the Board, for consideration at meetings of the Board, on the investment program for the Fund and the issuers and securities represented in the Fund’s portfolio, and will furnish the Board such periodic and special reports as the Board and the Manager may reasonably request. (h) In rendering the services required under this Agreement, the Subadvisor may, from time to time, employ or associate with itself such entity, entities, person or persons as it believes necessary to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement. The Subadvisor may not, however, retain as subadvisor any company that would be an “investment adviser” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, to the Fund unless the contract with such company is approved by a majority of the Board and by a majority of Board who are not parties to any agreement or contract with such company and who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund, the Manager, the Subadvisor or any such company that is retained as subadvisor, and also is approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund to the extent required by the 1940 Act. The Subadvisor shall be responsible for making reasonable inquiries and for reasonably ensuring that any employee of the Subadvisor, any subadvisor that the Subadvisor has employed or with which it has associated with respect to the Fund, or any employee thereof has not, to the best of the Subadvisor’s knowledge, in any material connection with the handling of Fund assets: (i) been convicted, within the last ten (10) years, of any felony or misdemeanor arising out of conduct involving embezzlement, fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of funds or securities, involving violations of Sections 1341, 1342, or 1343 of T▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Code, or involving the purchase or sale of any security; or (ii) been found by any state regulatory authority, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of any state insurance law involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation; or (iii) been found by any federal or state regulatory authorities, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of federal or state securities laws involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation. (i) The Subadvisor is authorized to retain legal counsel and financial advisors and to negotiate and execute documentation relating to investments in the Fund, at the expense of the Fund. Such documentation may relate to investments to be made or sold, currently held or previously held. The authority shall include, without limitation: (i) documentation relating to private placements and bank debt; (ii) waivers, consents, amendments or other modifications relating to investments; and (iii) purchase agreements, sales agreements, commitment letters, pricing letters, registration rights agreements, indemnities and contributions, escrow agreements and other investment related agreements. Manager represents that the Fund can settle such private placements.

Fund Management Duties. Subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) and the Manager, the Subadvisor will provide a continuous investment program for the Fund and determine the composition of the assets of the Fund, including determination of the purchase, retention or sale of the securities, cash and other investments contained in the portfolio. The Subadvisor will conduct investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales and reinvestment of the Fund’s assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed or exchanged for the Fund, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the Fund should be held in the various securities and other investments in which it may invest, and the Subadvisor is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on behalf of the Fund. The Subadvisor will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as stated in the Fund’s registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) and the 1940 Act or the Fund’s annual report to shareholders. The Subadvisor further agrees as follows: (a) The Subadvisor understands that the Fund is required to be managed so as to permit the Fund to qualify or continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), and will coordinate efforts with the Manager with that objective. (b) The Subadvisor will conform its activities with the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, any applicable procedures adopted by the Board of which a copy has been delivered to the Subadvisor, and the provisions of the Fund’s registration statement. (c) On occasions when the Subadvisor deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as of other investment advisory clients of the Subadvisor or any of its affiliates, the Subadvisor may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased with those of its other clients where such aggregation is not inconsistent with the policies set forth in the Fund’s registration statement. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Subadvisor in a manner that, over time, is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Subadvisor in the exercise of its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients, subject to review by the Manager and the Board. The Manager recognizes that in some cases this procedure may adversely affect the results obtained for the Fund. (d) In connection with the purchase and sale of securities for the Fund, the Subadvisor will arrange for the transmission to the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the Fund, on a daily basis, such confirmation, trade tickets and other documents and information, including, but not limited to, CUSIP, Sedol or other numbers that identify securities to be purchased or sold on behalf of the Fund, as may be reasonably necessary to enable the custodian and portfolio accounting agent to perform their administrative and recordkeeping responsibilities with respect to the Fund. With respect to portfolio securities to be purchased or sold through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, the Subadvisor will arrange for the automatic transmission of the confirmation of such trades to the Fund’s custodian and portfolio accounting agent. (e) The Subadvisor will assist the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the Fund in determining or confirming, consistent with the procedures and policies stated in the registration statement for the Fund, the value of any portfolio securities or other assets of the Fund for which the custodian and portfolio accounting agent seek assistance from, or which they identify for review by, the Subadvisor. (f) The Subadvisor will make available to the Fund and the Manager, promptly upon request, all of the Fund’s investment records and ledgers maintained by the Subadvisor (which shall not include the records and ledgers maintained by the custodian or portfolio accounting agent for the Fund) as are necessary to assist the Fund and the Manager to comply with requirements of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), as well as other applicable laws. The Subadvisor will furnish to regulatory agencies having the requisite authority any information or reports in connection with such services that may be requested in order to ascertain whether the operations of the Fund are being conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations. (g) The Subadvisor will provide reports to the Board, for consideration at meetings of the Board, on the investment program for the Fund and the issuers and securities represented in the Fund’s portfolio, and will furnish the Board such periodic and special reports as the Board Trustees and the Manager may reasonably request. (h) In rendering the services required under this Agreement, the Subadvisor may, from time to time, employ or associate with itself such entity, entities, person or persons as it believes necessary to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement. The Subadvisor may not, however, retain as subadvisor any company that would be an “investment adviser” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, to the Fund unless the contract with such company is approved by a majority of the Board and by a majority of Board Trustees who are not parties to any agreement or contract with such company and who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund, the Manager, the Subadvisor or any such company that is retained as subadvisor, and also is approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund to the extent required by the 1940 Act. The Subadvisor shall be responsible for making reasonable inquiries and for reasonably ensuring that any employee of the Subadvisor, any subadvisor that the Subadvisor has employed or with which it has associated with respect to the Fund, or any employee thereof has not, to the best of the Subadvisor’s knowledge, in any material connection with the handling of Fund assets: (i) been convicted, within the last ten (10) years, of any felony or misdemeanor arising out of conduct involving embezzlement, fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of funds or securities, involving violations of Sections 1341, 1342, or 1343 of T▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Code, or involving the purchase or sale of any security; or (ii) been found by any state regulatory authority, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of any state insurance law involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation; or (iii) been found by any federal or state regulatory authorities, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of federal or state securities laws involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation. (i) The Subadvisor is authorized to retain legal counsel and financial advisors and to negotiate and execute documentation relating to investments in the Fund, at the expense of the Fund. Such documentation may relate to investments to be made or sold, currently held or previously held. The authority shall include, without limitation: (i) documentation relating to private placements and bank debt; (ii) waivers, consents, amendments or other modifications relating to investments; and (iii) purchase agreements, sales agreements, commitment letters, pricing letters, registration rights agreements, indemnities and contributions, escrow agreements and other investment related agreements. Manager represents that the Fund can settle such private placements.

Fund Management Duties. Subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) and the Manager, the Subadvisor will provide a continuous investment program for the Fund and determine the composition of the assets of the Fund, including determination of the purchase, retention or sale of the securities, cash and other investments contained in the portfolio. The Subadvisor will conduct investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales and reinvestment of the Fund’s assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed or exchanged for the Fund, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the Fund should be held in the various securities and other investments in which it may invest, and the Subadvisor is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on behalf of the Fund. The Subadvisor will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Fund’s registration statement under filed with the Securities Act and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), copies of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) and which shall be delivered to the 1940 Act or Subadvisor by the Fund’s annual report to shareholdersManager. The Subadvisor further agrees as follows: (a) The Subadvisor understands that the Fund is required to be managed so as to permit the Fund to qualify or continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), and will coordinate efforts with the Manager with that objective. (b) The Subadvisor will conform its activities with the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, any applicable procedures adopted by the Board of which a copy has been delivered to the Subadvisor, and the provisions of the Fund’s registration statementstatement of the Fund under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the 1940 Act, as supplemented or amended, copies of which shall be delivered to the Subadvisor by the Manager. (c) On occasions when the Subadvisor deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as of other investment advisory clients of the Subadvisor or any of its affiliates, the Subadvisor may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased with those of its other clients where such aggregation is not inconsistent with the policies set forth in the Fund’s registration statement. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Subadvisor in a manner that, over time, is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Subadvisor in the exercise of its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients, subject to review by the Manager and the Board. The Manager recognizes that in some cases this procedure may adversely affect the results obtained for the Fund. (d) In connection with the purchase and sale of securities for the Fund, the Subadvisor will arrange for the transmission to the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the Fund, on a daily basis, such confirmation, trade tickets and other documents and information, including, but not limited to, CUSIP, Sedol or other numbers that identify securities to be purchased or sold on behalf of the Fund, as may be reasonably necessary to enable the custodian and portfolio accounting agent to perform their administrative and recordkeeping responsibilities with respect to the Fund. With respect to portfolio securities to be purchased or sold through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, the Subadvisor will arrange for the automatic transmission of the confirmation of such trades to the Fund’s custodian and portfolio accounting agent. (e) The Subadvisor will assist the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the Fund in determining or confirming, consistent with the procedures and policies stated in the registration statement for the Fund, the value of any portfolio securities or other assets of the Fund for which the custodian and portfolio accounting agent seek assistance from, or which they identify for review by, the Subadvisor. (f) The Subadvisor will make available to the Fund and the Manager, promptly upon request, all of the Fund’s investment records and ledgers maintained by the Subadvisor (which shall not include the records and ledgers maintained by the custodian or portfolio accounting agent for the Fund) as are necessary to assist the Fund and the Manager to comply with requirements of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), as well as other applicable laws. The Subadvisor will furnish to regulatory agencies having the requisite authority any information or reports in connection with such services that may be requested in order to ascertain whether the operations of the Fund are being conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations. (g) The Subadvisor will provide reports to the Board, for consideration at meetings of the Board, on the investment program for the Fund and the issuers and securities represented in the Fund’s portfolio, and will furnish the Board such periodic and special reports as the Board Trustees and the Manager may reasonably request. (h) In rendering the services required under this Agreement, the Subadvisor may, from time to time, employ or associate with itself such entity, entities, person or persons as it believes necessary to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement. The Subadvisor may not, however, retain as subadvisor any company that would be an “investment adviser” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, to the Fund unless the contract with such company is approved by a majority of the Board and by a majority of Board Trustees who are not parties to any agreement or contract with such company and who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund, the Manager, the Subadvisor or any such company that is retained as subadvisor, and also is approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund to the extent required by the 1940 Act. The Subadvisor shall be responsible for making reasonable inquiries and for reasonably ensuring that any employee of the Subadvisor, any subadvisor that the Subadvisor has employed or with which it has associated with respect to the Fund, or any employee thereof has not, to the best of the Subadvisor’s knowledge, in any material connection with the handling of Fund assets: (i) been convicted, within the last ten (10) years, of any felony or misdemeanor arising out of conduct involving embezzlement, fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of funds or securities, involving violations of Sections 1341, 1342, or 1343 of T▇▇▇▇ ▇▇Title 18, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ United States Code, or involving the purchase or sale of any security; or (ii) been found by any state regulatory authority, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of any state insurance law involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation; or (iii) been found by any federal or state regulatory authorities, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of federal or state securities laws involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation. (i) The Subadvisor is authorized to retain legal counsel and financial advisors and to negotiate and execute documentation relating to investments in the Fund, at the expense of the Fund. Such documentation may relate to investments to be made or sold, currently held or previously held. The authority shall include, without limitation: : (i) documentation relating to private placements and bank debt; ; (ii) waivers, consents, amendments or other modifications relating to investments; and and (iii) purchase agreements, sales agreements, commitment letters, pricing letters, registration rights agreements, indemnities and contributions, escrow agreements and other investment related agreements. Manager represents that the Fund can settle such private placements.