Knowledgeable Employee. Except as otherwise indicated to the General Partner in writing, such Partner is a “Knowledgeable Employee,” as such term is defined in Rule 3c-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, unless such Partner has notified the Partnership in writing prior to such Partner’s admission to the Partnership as a partner that such Partner is not a Knowledgeable Employee. The term “Knowledgeable Employee” shall include (a) any executive officer (which includes the president, any vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as administration or finance), any other officer who performs a policy-making function, or any other person who performs similar policy-making functions, for the Fund, Oaktree or the Partnership), director, trustee, general partner, managing member, advisory board member, or person serving in a similar capacity, of the Fund, Oaktree or the Partnership or (b) any employee of the Fund, Oaktree or the Partnership (other than an employee performing solely clerical, secretarial or administrative functions with regard to such entity or its investments) who, in connection with such employee’s regular functions or duties, participates in the investment activities of the Fund, other companies that would be investment companies but for the exclusion provided by section 3(c)(1) or section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act, or investment companies the investment activities of which are managed by Oaktree, provided that such employee has been performing such functions and duties for or on behalf of the Fund, Oaktree or the Partnership, or substantially similar functions or duties for or on behalf of another entity, for at least 12 months.
Knowledgeable Employee. I am a “knowledgeable employee” (as defined in Rule 3c- 5(a)(4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”)) of the Company.
