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• Consummation of Transaction Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to use its best efforts to cause all conditions precedent to his or its obligations (and to the obligations of the other parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby) to be satisfied, including, but not limited to, using all reasonable efforts to obtain all required (if so required by this Agreement) consents, waivers, amendments, modifications, approvals, authorizations, novations and licenses; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to modify any of the absolute obligations imposed upon any of the parties hereto under this Agreement or any agreement executed and delivered pursuant hereto.

• Consummation of Transactions Each party shall use all ---------------------------- commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable and consistent with applicable Law to carry out all of its respective obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, which efforts shall include, without limitation, the following: (1) The parties shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Closing to occur and the Transactions to be consummated in accordance with the terms hereof, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to obtain all necessary Consents including, without limitation, the approval of this Agreement and the Transactions by all Governmental Authorities and agencies, including the FCC, applicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, and to make all filings with and to give all notices to third parties which may be necessary or reasonably required in order for the parties to consummate the Transactions. (2) Each party shall furnish to the other parties all information concerning such party and its Affiliates reasonably required for inclusion in any application or filing to be made by the Company or any other party in connection with the Transactions or otherwise to determine compliance with applicable FCC Law. (3) Upon the request of any other party, each party shall forthwith execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further instruments of assignment, transfer, conveyance, endorsement, direction or authorization and other documents as may reasonably be requested by such party in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require the parties to consummate the Closing if any regulatory approval would require that it (i) divest or hold separate any of its assets existing as of the date hereof other than as contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action in any material respect with respect to any of its businesses, product lines or assets.

• Support of Transaction Without limiting any covenant contained in Article VI or Article VII, including the obligations of the Company and Acquiror with respect to the notifications, filings, reaffirmations and applications described in Section 6.03 and Section 7.01, respectively, which obligations shall control to the extent of any conflict with the succeeding provisions of this Section 8.01, Acquiror and the Company shall each, and Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to assemble, prepare and file any information (and, as needed, to supplement such information) as may be reasonably necessary to obtain as promptly as practicable all governmental and regulatory consents required to be obtained in connection with the Transactions, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all material consents and approvals of third parties that any of Acquiror, the Company, or their respective Affiliates are required to obtain in order to consummate the Transactions, including any required approvals of parties to Material Contracts with the Company, and (c) take such other action as may reasonably be necessary or as another party may reasonably request to satisfy the conditions of Article IX or otherwise to comply with this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Acquiror, Merger Sub or the Company be obligated to bear any expense or pay any fee or grant any concession in connection with obtaining any consents, authorizations or approvals pursuant to the terms of any Contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise in connection with the consummation of the Transactions.

• No Solicitation of Transactions (a) The Company agrees that neither it nor any Company Subsidiary shall, and that it shall cause its and each Company Subsidiary's Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or the making of any proposal, or offer with respect to a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving, or any purchase or sale of all or any significant portion of the assets or 20% or more of the equity securities of, the Company or any Company Subsidiary that, in any such case, could reasonably be expected to interfere with the completion of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (any such proposal or offer being hereinafter referred to as an "Acquisition Proposal"). The Company further agrees that neither it nor any Company Subsidiary shall, and that it shall cause its and each Company Subsidiary's Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, have any discussion with or provide any confidential information or data to any Person relating to an Acquisition Proposal or engage in any negotiations concerning an Acquisition Proposal, or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal or accept an Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Company or the Company's Board of Directors from (i) complying with Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) engaging in any discussions or negotiations with, or providing any information to, any Person in response to an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal by any such Person; or (iii) recommending such an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal to the holders of Company Common Stock if and only to the extent that, in any such case as is referred to in clause (ii) or (iii), (A) the Company's Board of Directors concludes in good faith (after consultation with its legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal is reasonably capable of being completed, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the Acquisition Proposal and the Person making the Acquisition Proposal, and would, if consummated, result in a transaction more favorable to holders of Company Common Stock than the transaction contemplated by this Agreement (any such more favorable Acquisition Proposal being hereinafter referred to as a "Superior Proposal"), (B) the Company's Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with legal counsel that such action is necessary for it to act in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, (C) prior to providing any information or data to any Person in connection with a Superior Proposal by any such Person, the Company's Board of Directors receives from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement on terms substantially similar to those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement and (D) prior to providing any information or data to any Person or entering into discussions or negotiations with any Person, the Company's Board of Directors notifies IHK promptly of such inquiries, proposals or offers received by, any such information requested from, or any such discussions or negotiations sought to be initiated or continued with, the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their Representatives indicating, in connection with such notice, the name of such Person and the terms and conditions of any proposals or offers. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company agrees that it shall keep IHK informed, on a current basis, of the status and terms of any such proposals or offers and the status of any such discussions or negotiations. (b) The Company agrees that it will take the necessary steps to promptly inform each Company Subsidiary and each Representative of the Company or any Company Subsidiary of the obligations undertaken in this Section 6.05.

• Authorization of Transactions The Company is a corporation duly authorized and in good standing in the State of Florida and has the requisite power and capacity to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the applicable Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite action on the part of the Company. The Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by The Company. Each Transaction Document to which the Company is a party constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms and conditions, except to the extent enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the availability of equitable remedies.

• Shareholder Transactions Ultimus shall provide the Trust with shareholder transaction services, including: 1.1. process shareholder purchase, redemption, exchange, and transfer orders in accordance with conditions set forth in the applicable Fund’s prospectus(es) applying all applicable redemption or other miscellaneous fees; 1.2. set up of account information, including address, account designations, dividend and capital gains options, taxpayer identification numbers, banking instructions, automatic investment plans, systematic withdrawal plans and cost basis disposition method, 1.3. assist shareholders making changes to their account information included in 1.2; 1.4. issue trade confirmations in compliance with Rule 10b-10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”); 1.5. issue quarterly statements for shareholders, interested parties, broker firms, branch offices and registered representatives; 1.6. act as a service agent and process income dividend and capital gains distributions, including the purchase of new shares, through dividend reimbursement and appropriate application of backup withholding, non-resident alien withholding and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) withholding; 1.7. record the issuance of shares and maintain pursuant to Rule 17Ad-10(e) of the 1934 Act a record of the total number of shares of each Fund which are authorized, based upon data provided to it by the Trust, and issued and outstanding; 1.8. perform such services as are required to comply with Rules 17a-24 and 17Ad-17 of the 1934 Act (the “Lost Shareholder Rules”); 1.9. provide cost basis reporting to shareholders on covered shares (shares purchased after 1/1/2012), as required; 1.10. withholding taxes on non-resident alien accounts, pension accounts and in accordance with state requirements; 1.11. produce, print, mail and file U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099 and other appropriate forms required by federal authorities with respect to distributions for shareholders; 1.12. administer and perform all other customary services of a transfer agent, including, but not limited to, answering routine customer inquiries regarding shares; and 1.13. process all standing instruction orders (Automatic Investment Plans (“AIPs”) and Systematic Withdrawal Plan (“SWPs”)) including the debit of shareholder bank information for automatic purchases.

• Execution of Transactions (a) In executing transactions for the Assets, selecting brokers or dealers and negotiating any brokerage commission rates, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek best execution. In assessing best execution available for any portfolio transaction, the Sub-Adviser will consider all factors it deems relevant including, but not limited to, the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer and the reasonableness of any commission for the specific transaction and for transactions executed through the broker or dealer in the aggregate. In selecting brokers or dealers to execute a particular transaction and in evaluating the best overall terms available, to the extent that the execution and price offered by more than one broker or dealer are comparable the Sub-Adviser may consider any brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) provided to the Sub-Adviser or to CSAM for use on behalf of the Fund or other clients of the Sub-Adviser or CSAM. (b) It is understood that the services of the Sub-Adviser are not exclusive, and nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Sub-Adviser from providing similar services to other investment companies or from engaging in other activities, provided that those activities do not adversely affect the ability of the Sub-Adviser to perform its services under this Agreement. The Fund and CSAM further understand and acknowledge that the persons employed by the Sub-Adviser to assist in the performance of its duties under this Agreement will not devote their full time to that service. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed to limit or restrict the right of the Sub-Adviser or any affiliate of the Sub-Adviser to engage in and devote time and attention to other businesses or to render services of whatever kind or nature, provided that doing so does not adversely affect the ability of the Sub-Adviser to perform its services under this Agreement. (c) On occasions when the Sub-Adviser 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 Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser 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. 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 Sub-Adviser in a manner that is fair and equitable, in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser, in the exercise of its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients. The Fund recognizes that the effect of the aggregation may operate on some occasions to the Fund's advantage or disadvantage. The Sub-Adviser shall provide to CSAM and the Fund all information reasonably requested by CSAM and the Fund relating to the decisions made by the Sub-Adviser regarding allocation of securities purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in a transaction, among the Fund and the Sub-Adviser's other investment advisory clients. (d) In connection with the purchase and sale of securities for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser will provide such information as may be reasonably necessary to enable the custodian and co-administrators to perform their administrative and recordkeeping responsibilities with respect to the Fund.

• Authorization of Transaction The Buyer has full power and authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. The Buyer need not give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

• As Of Transactions For purposes of this Article M, the term “

• Closing of Transfer Books At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and no transfer of Shares shall thereafter be made.