TEUCRIUM COMMODITY TRUST MARKETING AGENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.2
MARKETING
AGENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made as of January 8, 2010, by and among
Teucrium Commodity Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), Teucrium
Trading, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and ALPS Distributors, Inc., a Colorado corporation
(the “Marketing Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Trust will be governed by an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and
Trust Agreement, which grants full management control to the Sponsor (“Trust
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Trust is organized as a series statutory trust pursuant to Section 3804(a)
and 3806(b)(2) of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, and the Teucrium Corn Fund
(the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust;
WHEREAS,
the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-162033) and amendments thereto, including as part thereof
a prospectus (the “Prospectus”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “1933 Act”), the forms of which have heretofore been delivered to the
Marketing Agent;
WHEREAS,
as described in the Prospectus and the authorized purchaser agreements to be
entered into by the Sponsor and certain broker dealers from time to time in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each such agreement, an “Authorized Purchaser
Agreement”), units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in the net assets
of the Fund (the “Units”) may be created or redeemed by an Authorized Purchaser
in aggregations of one hundred thousand (100,000) Units (each aggregation, a
“Creation Basket” or “Redemption Basket,” respectively; and collectively,
“Baskets”); and
WHEREAS,
consistent with the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor wishes to retain the Marketing
Agent to provide certain assistance with respect to the marketing of the Units
and in connection with the creation or redemption of the Baskets;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
the Sponsor, the Trust and the Marketing Agent hereby agree as
follows:
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SECTION
1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to
the other terms that are defined in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings assigned to them. All other capitalized terms used
herein, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings assigned to
such terms in the Trust Agreement.
“Authorized Purchaser” means the
broker-dealer who enters into an Authorized Purchaser Agreement with the General
Partner, including the initial Authorized Purchaser, which is expected to be
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Professional Clearing Corp.
“Business Day” means any day other than
a day on which the NYSE Arca, Inc., the Chicago Board of Trade, or the New York
Stock Exchange is closed for regular trading.
“Control” means, with respect to any
Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Governmental Entity” means any
supranational, national, state, local, foreign, political subdivision, court,
administrative agency, commission or department or other governmental authority
or instrumentality.
“Law” means any law, statute, treaty,
rule, directive, regulation or guideline or Order of any Governmental
Entity.
“Orders” means judgments, writs,
decrees, compliance agreements, injunctions or orders of any Governmental Entity
or arbitrator.
“Person” shall be construed broadly and
shall include an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability
company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization or another entity, including a Governmental Entity
(or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof).
“Preliminary Prospectus” means the
preliminary prospectus relating to the Units and any other prospectus dated
prior to effectiveness of the Registration Statement relating to the Units that
is provided to prospective Fund investors.
“Prospectus” means, except when
otherwise specified, the prospectus, in the form filed by the Trust on behalf of
the Fund with the Commission on or before the second business day after the date
thereof (or such
earlier time as may be required under the 0000 Xxx) or, if no such filing is
required, the form of final prospectus included in the Registration Statement at
the time it became effective.
“Representative” means officers,
directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants and financial advisors of a
Person, as the case may be.
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“Registration Statement” means, except
when otherwise specified, the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-162033) filed by the Trust with the Commission as amended when it becomes
effective under the 1933 Act, including all documents filed as a part
thereof.
SECTION
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF THE
SPONSOR
2.1 Representations and Warranties of the
Sponsor. The Sponsor, on its own behalf and in its capacity as Sponsor of
the Fund, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Marketing Agent as
follows.
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(a)
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At
the time of purchase of a Creation Basket by an Authorized Purchaser under
the Authorized Purchaser Agreement, the Registration Statement shall have
become effective and no stop order of the SEC with respect thereto has
been issued and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or,
to the Sponsor’s knowledge, is contemplated by the SEC; any Preliminary
Prospectus provided to prospective investors, at the time of filing
thereof, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
1933 Act; the Registration Statement will comply when it becomes effective
and at the time of purchase of a Creation Basket by an Authorized
Purchaser in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act
and the Prospectus will comply, as of its date and at the time of purchase
of a Creation Basket by an Authorized Purchaser, in all material respects
with the requirements of the 1933 Act and any statutes, regulations,
contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement have been and will be so described or filed; the
conditions to the use of Form S-1 have been satisfied; the Registration
Statement will not when it becomes effective and at the time of purchase
of a Creation Basket by an Authorized Purchaser contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading and the Prospectus will not, as of its date and at the time of
purchase of the Creation Baskets by the Authorized Purchaser, contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that the Sponsor makes no warranty or representation
with respect to any statement contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement or any Prospectus in reliance upon and in
conformity with information concerning the Marketing Agent and furnished
in writing by or on behalf of the Marketing Agent to the Sponsor expressly
for use in the Registration Statement or such Prospectus; and the Sponsor
has not distributed nor will distribute, prior to the effective date of
the Registration Statement or any subsequent registration statement for
the registration of additional Units, any offering material in connection
with the offering or creation of the Baskets by the Authorized Purchaser
other than any Preliminary Prospectus unless such offering material and
its distribution complies with Rule 433 under the 1933 Act or any other
applicable SEC rule.
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(b)
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the
statement of financial position as set forth in the section of the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus entitled “Statement of Financial
Condition of the Fund” accurately reflects the financial condition of the
Fund as of the date specified in such statement of financial
position;
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(c)
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the
Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust
under the laws of the State of Delaware and the Fund has been duly
established as a series of the Trust, as described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus;
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(d)
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the
Sponsor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited
liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, with full power and authority to conduct its business as
described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and has all
requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement;
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(e)
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each
of the Trust and the Sponsor is duly qualified and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business requires such
qualification;
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(f)
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at
the time of purchase of a Creation Basket by an Authorized Purchaser, the
Units in a Creation Basket will have been duly and validly authorized and,
when issued and delivered against payment therefor, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and
contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar
rights;
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(g)
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at
the time of purchase of a Creation Basket by an Authorized Purchaser, the
Units will conform in all material respects to the description thereof
contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and the holders
of the Units will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being
such holders, except as set forth in the Trust Agreement as in effect at
that time;
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(h)
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this
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Sponsor
and constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the Sponsor,
enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with its
terms;
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(i)
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the
Sponsor is not in breach or violation of or in default under (nor has any
event occurred which with notice, lapse of time or both would result in
any breach or violation of, constitute a default under or give the holder
of any indebtedness (or a Person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right
to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of
such indebtedness) its respective constitutive documents, or any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other
evidence of indebtedness by which the Sponsor or any of its properties may
be bound or affected, and the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the issuance and sale of Units in Creation Baskets to the
Authorized Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not conflict with, result in any breach or violation of or
constitute a default under (nor constitute any event which with notice,
lapse of time or both would result in any breach or violation of or
constitute a default under), respectively, the amended and restated
limited liability company agreement of the Sponsor, or any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other evidence
of indebtedness, or any license, lease, contract or other agreement or
instrument to which the Sponsor is a party or by which, respectively, the
Sponsor or any of its properties may be bound or affected, or any federal,
state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any decree, judgment or
order applicable to the
Sponsor;
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(j)
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no
approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal,
state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board,
body, authority or agency is required to be obtained by the Sponsor, the
Trust or the Fund in connection with the issuance and sale of the Units
other than registration of the Units under the 1933 Act, the registration
of the Sponsor as a Commodity Pool Operator with the National Futures
Association (the “NFA”) under the Commodities Exchange Act (the “CEA”),
the filing of the Prospectus with the NFA and any necessary qualification
under the securities or blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in
which the Units are being offered or any requirements for listing under
the rules and regulations of the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE
Arca”);
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except
as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (i) no
Person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Trust to
issue or sell to it any Units or other equity interests of the Fund, and
(ii) no Person has the right to act as an underwriter to the Trust in
connection with the offer and sale of the Units, in the case of each of
the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), whether as a result of the filing or
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the sale of the Units as
contemplated thereby or otherwise; no Person has the right, contractual or
otherwise, to cause the Trust to register under the 1933 Act any other
equity interests of the Fund, or to include any such units or interests in
the Registration Statement or the offering contemplated thereby, whether
as a result of the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement
or the sale of the Units as contemplated thereby or
otherwise;
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at
the time of purchase of a Creation Basket by an Authorized Purchaser under
an Authorized Purchaser Agreement, the Sponsor will have all necessary
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals and will have made all
necessary filings required under any federal, state, local or foreign law,
regulation or rule, and will have obtained all necessary authorizations,
consents and approvals from other Persons, in order to conduct its
respective business; the Sponsor will not be in violation of, or in
default under, or have received notice of any proceedings relating to
revocation or modification of, any such license, authorization, consent or
approval or any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule
or any decree, order or judgment applicable to the
Sponsor;
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(m)
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at
the time of purchase of a Creation Basket by an Authorized Purchaser under
an Authorized Purchaser Agreement, all legal or governmental proceedings,
affiliate transactions, off-balance sheet transactions, contracts,
licenses, agreements, leases or documents of a character required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed
as exhibits to the Registration Statement will have been so described or
filed as required;
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(n)
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except
as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are
no actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings pending or
threatened or, to the Sponsor’s knowledge after due inquiry, contemplated
to which the Sponsor, or (to the extent that is or could be material in
the context of the offering and sale of the Baskets to the Authorized
Purchaser) any of the Sponsor’s directors or officers, is or would be a
party or of which any of their respective properties are or would be
subject at law or in equity, before or by any federal, state, local or
foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or
agency;
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(o)
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Kass, whose report on the audited financial statements of the Fund is
filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, are independent public accountants as required by the 1933
Act;
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the
audited financial statements of the Fund included in the Prospectus,
together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly the
financial position of the Fund as of the date indicated and have been
prepared in compliance with the requirements of the 1933 Act and in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; there are no
financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be
included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that are not
included as required; and the Fund does not have any material liabilities
or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet
obligations), not disclosed in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus;
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(q)
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to
the reasonable belief of the Sponsor, the Fund is not and, after giving
effect to the offering and sale of the Baskets, will not be an “investment
company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such
terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“Investment Company Act”);
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(r)
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(i)
except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the
Sponsor and the Fund own, or have obtained valid and enforceable licenses
for, or other rights to use, the inventions, patent applications, patents,
trademarks (both registered and unregistered), tradenames, copyrights,
trade secrets and other proprietary information described in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus as being owned or licensed by
them or which are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses
(collectively, “Intellectual Property”); (ii) except as set forth in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Sponsor
or the Trust, there are no third parties who have or will be able to
establish rights to any Intellectual Property, except for the ownership
rights of the owners of the Intellectual Property which is licensed to the
Sponsor or the Fund; (iii) to the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust,
there is no infringement by third parties of any Intellectual Property
owned by or licensed to the Sponsor or the Fund; (iv) to the knowledge of
the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no pending or threatened action, suit,
proceeding or claim by others challenging the Sponsor’s or the Fund’s
rights in or to any Intellectual Property, and the Sponsor and the Trust
are unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such
claim; (v) to the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no
pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others
challenging the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property; (vi) to
the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no pending or
threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Sponsor or
the Fund infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright,
trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Sponsor and
the Trust are unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for
any such claim; (vii) to the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there
is no patent or patent application that contains claims that interfere
with any issued or pending claims of any of the Intellectual Property
owned or licensed to the Sponsor or the Fund; and (viii) to the knowledge
of the Sponsor or the Fund, there is no prior art that may render any
patent or patent application owned by or licensed to the Sponsor
unpatentable, invalid or
unenforceable;
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all
tax returns required to be filed by the Sponsor have been filed, and all
taxes and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly
or through withholding) including any interest, additions to tax or
penalties applicable thereto due or claimed to be due from such entities
have been paid; and no tax returns or tax payments are due with respect to
the Fund as of the date of this
Agreement;
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the
Sponsor has not sent or received any communication regarding termination
of, or intent not to renew, any of the contracts or agreements referred to
or described in, or filed as an exhibit to, the Registration Statement,
and no such termination or non-renewal has been threatened by the Sponsor
or any other party to any such contract or
agreement;
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(u)
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at
the time of purchase of a Creation Basket by an Authorized Purchaser under
an Authorized Purchaser Agreement, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Fund,
will have established and will maintain disclosure controls and procedures
(as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), giving effect to the rules and
regulations, and SEC staff interpretations thereunder); such disclosure
controls and procedures will be designed to ensure that material
information relating to the Fund, is made known to the Sponsor, and such
disclosure controls and procedures will be effective to perform the
functions for which they were established; on behalf of the Fund, the
Sponsor will have disclosed to the Fund’s auditors when and to the extent
required: (i) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and (ii) any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a role in the Fund’s internal
controls;
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(v)
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any
statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus will be based on or derived from sources that the
Sponsor believes to be reliable and accurate, and the Sponsor will have
obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources to
the extent required; and
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neither
the Sponsor, nor any of the Sponsor’s directors, members, officers,
affiliates or controlling Persons has taken, directly or indirectly, any
action designed, or which has constituted or might reasonably be expected
to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security or asset of the
Fund to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units; and to the Sponsor’s
knowledge after due inquiry, there are no affiliations or associations
between any member of the NYSE Arca and any of the Sponsor’s officers,
directors or 5% or greater securityholders, except as may be set forth in
the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
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SECTION
3
REPRESENTATIONS
OF THE MARKETING AGENT
The
Marketing Agent represents and warrants and covenants the
following:
3.1. The
Marketing Agent (a) is either (i) registered as a broker-dealer under the
Exchange Act, and is a member in good standing of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), or (ii) exempt from being, or otherwise is not
required to be, licensed as a broker-dealer or a member of FINRA, and in either
case is qualified to act as a broker or dealer in the states or other
jurisdictions where the nature of its business so requires; and (b) has all
other necessary licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals and has made
all necessary filings required under any federal, state, local or foreign law,
regulation or rule, and has obtained all necessary authorizations, consents and
approvals from other Persons, in order to conduct its activities as contemplated
by this Agreement. The Marketing Agent will maintain any such registrations,
qualifications and membership in good standing and in full force and effect
throughout the term of this Agreement. The Marketing Agent will comply with all
applicable federal laws, including but not limited to, federal securities and
commodities laws, the laws of the states or other jurisdictions concerned, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and with the Constitution,
By-Laws and Conduct Rules of FINRA (if it is a FINRA member) and, to the extent
applicable, the rules and regulations of the NFA, and is solely responsible for
determining the application of any such laws or regulations in all cases at its
own expense. The Marketing Agent will not directly or indirectly
offer, sell or deliver Baskets in or from any state or jurisdiction where they
may not lawfully be offered, sold and/or delivered;
3.2. If
the Marketing Agent is offering or selling Units in jurisdictions outside the
several states, territories and possessions of the United States, the Marketing
Agent will (i) observe the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which such
offer and/or sale is made, (ii) comply with the full disclosure requirements of
the 1933 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (iii) if
the Marketing Agent is not otherwise required to be registered, qualified or a
member of FINRA as set forth in Section 3.1 above, conduct its business in
accordance with the spirit of FINRA Conduct Rules;
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3.3. The
Marketing Agent is in compliance with the money laundering and related
provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT
Act”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, if the Marketing Agent is
subject to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act;
3.4. The
Marketing Agent agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery and disclosure
requirements of the 1933 Act, as well as the disclosure delivery requirements
under the CEA;
3.5. The
Marketing Agent (i) has been duly organized and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Colorado, with full
power and authority to conduct its business and has all requisite power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and (ii) is duly qualified and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business
requires such qualification; and
3.6. This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Marketing
Agent and constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the Marketing Agent,
enforceable against the Marketing Agent in accordance with its
terms.
SECTION
4
EXCLUSIVE
MARKETING AGENT AND STRUCTURE OF THE FUND
4.1 Appointment. The Sponsor and
the Trust hereby appoints the Marketing Agent as the exclusive marketing agent
for Units on the terms and for the periods set forth in this Agreement, and as
set forth in the Authorized Purchaser Agreements as may be entered into from
time to time. The Marketing Agent hereby accepts such appointment and
agrees to act in such capacity hereunder.
4.2
Marketing Agent
Fee. The Marketing Agent shall be paid by the Fund for the services of
the Marketing Agent as marketing agent to the Fund hereunder, a fee for its
services hereunder, calculated daily and payable monthly, equal to the greater
of $100,000 per year or an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net
assets (the “Fee”).
The above
Fee does not include the following expenses, which will be billed separately to
the Fund: cost of placing Fund advertisements in various periodicals; printing,
production and mailing of various Fund marketing materials and regulatory
documents; or FINRA filing fees. If there has been a change in
control of the Sponsor and this agreement is terminated by the Trust prior to
the expiration of its Term (as defined in Section 8 hereof) other than pursuant
to Section 8.2 or is renegotiated during such period so that Marketing
Agent will no longer provide active marketing services, the Fund shall, in lieu
of money damages, pay a lump sum fee equal to the monthly fees paid under the
contract over eighteen (18) months.
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4.3 Expenses. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement or agreed to in writing by the parties,
each party hereto shall bear its own fees and expenses incurred in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including, without limitation, the legal, accounting and due diligence fees,
costs and expenses incurred by such party).
4.4 Fee Payable by Fund Only. Any
payment obligation of the Fund hereunder shall be enforceable against the assets
of the Fund only, and not against the assets of the Trust generally or of any
other series of the Trust.
SECTION
5
COVENANTS
OF THE SPONSOR
5.1 Certain Covenants of the
Sponsor. The Sponsor, on its own behalf and in its capacity as Sponsor of
the Fund, covenants and agrees:
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to
furnish such information as may be required and otherwise to cooperate in
qualifying the Units for offering and sale under any applicable securities
or blue sky laws of such states and foreign jurisdictions as the Marketing
Agent may reasonably designate and to maintain such qualifications in
effect so long as the Marketing Agent may request during the term of this
Agreement; provided that the Fund shall not be required to qualify as a
foreign corporation or to consent to the service of process under the laws
of any such jurisdiction (except service of process with respect to the
offering and sale of the Units); and to promptly advise the Marketing
Agent of the receipt by the Sponsor or the Fund of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Units for sale in
any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose;
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to
take all necessary action to register the Units under the 1933 Act in
order to sell the initial Creation Basket and take, from time to time,
such steps, including payment of the related filing fees, as may be
necessary to register additional Units under the 1933 Act to the end that
all Units sold in additional Creation Baskets will be properly registered
under the 1933 Act and to keep the Registration Statement effective and
current during the term of this
Agreement;
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to
make available to the Marketing Agent, as soon as practicable after the
Registration Statement becomes effective, and thereafter from time to
time, furnish to the Marketing Agent, as many copies of the Prospectus (or
of the Prospectus as amended or supplemented if any amendments or
supplements have been made thereto after the effective date of the
Registration Statement) as the Marketing Agent may request for the
purposes contemplated by the 1933
Act;
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(d)
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to
advise the Marketing Agent promptly and, if requested by the Marketing
Agent, to confirm such advice in writing when the Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective,
and upon receipt of request from the Marketing Agent therefore and to the
extent legally permissible, to file a post-effective amendment removing
any reference to the Marketing Agent
thereunder;
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to
prepare, at the expense of the Fund, such amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus and to file such amendments or
supplements with the Commission, when and as required, by the 1933 Act,
the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, including if requested by the Marketing Agent; to advise the
Marketing Agent promptly of any proposal to amend or supplement the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus and to provide the Marketing
Agent and the Marketing Agent’s counsel with copies of any such documents
for review and comment within a reasonable amount of time prior to any
proposed filing and to file no such amendment or supplement to which the
Marketing Agent or its counsel shall reasonably object in writing; and to
advise the Marketing Agent promptly, confirming such advice in writing, of
any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information
with respect thereto, or of notice of institution of proceedings for, or
the entry of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement and, if the Commission should enter a stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, to use its best efforts to
obtain the lifting or removal of such order as soon as
possible;
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to
file promptly all reports and any information statement required to be
filed by the Fund with the Commission in order to comply with the Exchange
Act and the CEA subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long
as the term of this Agreement;
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(g)
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if
necessary or appropriate, to file a registration statement pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the 1933 Act;
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(h)
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to
advise the Marketing Agent promptly of the happening of any event during
the term of this Agreement which could require the making of any change in
the Prospectus then being used so that such Prospectus would not include
an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and, during such
time, to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Fund, to the Marketing
Agent promptly such amendments or supplements to such Prospectus as may be
necessary to reflect any such
change;
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(i)
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to
furnish to the holders of the Fund’s Units as soon as practicable after
the end of each fiscal year an annual report (including a balance sheet
and statements of income and cash flow of the Fund for such fiscal year,
accompanied by a copy of the certificate or report thereon of nationally
recognized independent certified public
accountants);
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to
furnish to the Marketing Agent a copy of the Registration Statement, as
initially filed with the Commission, and of all amendments thereto
(including all exhibits thereto);
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(k)
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to
(1) furnish to the Marketing Agent promptly during the term of this
Agreement (i) copies of any reports, proxy statements, or other
communications which are sent to the holders of the Fund’s Units or shall
from time to time publish or publicly disseminate, (ii) copies of all
annual, quarterly and current reports filed with the Commission on Forms
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, or such other similar forms as may be designated by
the Commission, (iii) copies of documents or reports filed with the NYSE
Arca, (iv) copies of documents or reports filed with the NFA and with the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and (v) such other information as
the Marketing Agent may reasonably request regarding the Fund; and (2)
make available for inspection by the Marketing Agent, its attorneys,
accountants and other advisors or agents, all financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties, and cause the officers,
directors and employees of the Sponsor and independent accountants to
supply all information reasonably requested by the Marketing Agent, its
attorneys, accountants and other advisors and
agents;
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(l)
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to
use its best efforts to cause the Units to be listed on the NYSE
Arca;
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(m)
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to
furnish to the Marketing Agent (i) at the time of the purchase of the
initial Creation Basket by the Initial Authorized Purchaser and (ii) if
requested by the Marketing Agent, at the time of the purchase of the first
Creation Basket subsequent to the registration of additional Units, an
opinion of Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Sponsor,
addressed to the Marketing Agent and substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B;
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(n)
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to
cause Xxxxxxxxx Kass to deliver to the Marketing Agent upon the request of
the Marketing Agent (i) at the time of filing of any pre-effective or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a new
Registration Statement filed to register additional Units in reliance on
Rule 429 or any amendment thereto, if in any such case the Registration
Statement or amendment includes or incorporates by reference financial
information not previously included or incorporated by reference in a
Registration Statement or amendment, and (ii) at the time of effectiveness
of any such Registration Statement or amendment, letters dated such dates
and addressed to the Marketing Agent, containing statements and
information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ letters to
underwriters with respect to the financial statements and other financial
information contained in or incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement and the
Prospectus;
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(o)
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to
deliver to the Marketing Agent (i) at the time of purchase of the initial
Creation Basket by the Initial Authorized Purchaser, and (ii) if requested
by the Marketing Agent, at the time of the purchase of the first Creation
Basket subsequent to the registration of additional Units, an officer’s
certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D
hereto;
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to
furnish to the Marketing Agent (i) at the time of purchase of the initial
Creation Basket by the Initial Authorized Purchaser, (ii) if requested by
the Marketing Agent, at the time of the purchase of the first Creation
Basket subsequent to the registration of additional Units, and (iii) at
such other times as the Marketing Agent reasonably requests, such other
documents and certificates as of such dates as the Marketing Agent may
reasonably request; and
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to
cause the Trust to file a supplement to the Registration Statement on or
about the same time that the Trust files a quarterly or annual report
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (including the
information contained in such report), until such time as the Trust’s
reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are
incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
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For the
purposes of this Section 5.1, the term “Registration Statement” shall mean the
Registration Statement as amended or supplemented from time to time up to and
including the date as of which the relevant covenant is fulfilled, and the term
“Prospectus” shall mean the Prospectus as amended or supplemented from time to
time to and including the date as of which the relevant covenant is
fulfilled.
SECTION
6
MARKETING
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
AND
MARKETING AGENT COVENANTS
6.1 Pre-Launch
Development.
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(a)
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The
Sponsor and the Marketing Agent will develop the Fund’s marketing plan
prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 6.1 and the marketing strategy as
described in Exhibit C.
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(b)
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The
Sponsor and the Marketing Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts
and commit sufficient resources to finalize the Registration Statement,
the governing documents of the Trust and the Fund, and agreements with the
Fund’s service providers, communicate with the Commission to obtain
approval of the Registration Statement and communicate with the NYSE Arca
to obtain approval of the listing of the Units on the NYSE
Arca.
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6.2 Post-Launch
Activities.
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The
Sponsor and the Marketing Agent will market the Fund and the Units on an
ongoing basis after the Registration Statement is declared effective and
the Units have been listed on the NYSE Arca in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 6.2.
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Subject
to necessary regulatory approvals and compliance with all applicable legal
and regulatory requirements, the Marketing Agent shall, in good faith and
subject to existing market conditions, use its best efforts to market the
Fund; and
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(c)
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The
Marketing Agent shall provide the Sponsor with copies of all written
marketing materials distributed by it connected with the
Fund.
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(d)
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The
Marketing Agent shall process orders for Baskets as set forth in the
Authorized Purchaser Agreement.
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6.3 Joint Reviews.
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(a)
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In
order to oversee the pre-launch development and post-launch performance of
the Fund on a regular basis, the parties
shall:
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conduct
at least once each calendar quarter in which the annual review described
in clause (ii) below is not conducted, a review of the performance of the
Fund, with such review to include the senior management of the Sponsor and
the senior management of the Marketing Agent and to cover such topics as
asset growth/decline, sales strategy, new business efforts, new product
initiatives and stock exchange trading activity;
and
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(ii)
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conduct
at least once each calendar year, a review of the overall performance of
the Fund, which will include a review of the most recent quarterly period,
with such review to include the chief executive officer of the Sponsor and
senior management of the Marketing Agent and to cover such topics as
strategic direction and new business
initiatives.
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(b)
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Prior
to each of the quarterly and annual reviews which will take place pursuant
to this Section 6.3, the Sponsor and the Marketing Agent will jointly
prepare and circulate among the parties, a report covering the quarterly
or annual period which is the subject of each review, with such report to
cover such topics described above.
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6.4 Delivery of Prospectus. The
Marketing Agent shall deliver copies of the Prospectus to Authorized Purchasers
that purchase Units, except where such delivery is not required by applicable
law. In addition, the Marketing Agent shall: (i) ensure that all
requests to the Marketing Agent for Prospectuses are fulfilled, and (ii) provide
NYSE Arca, Inc. (and any other national securities exchange on which the Units
may be listed) with copies of the Prospectus for delivery to purchasers in the
secondary market as may be required by applicable law.
6.5 Marketing Materials. The
Marketing shall not distribute any material including the name of the Trust or
the Fund without the prior consent of the Sponsor (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that the Sponsor hereby approves all
lawful uses of the names of the Trust and Fund in any required regulatory
filings of the Marketing Agent that merely refer in accurate terms to the
appointment of the Marketing Agent hereunder, or that are required by the SEC,
FINRA or any state regulatory authority. In addition, appropriate
personnel of the Marketing Agent shall review all sales and marketing materials
and presentations relating to the Fund for compliance with applicable laws, file
such materials with FINRA to the extent necessary or appropriate, and seek FINRA
comment on such materials.
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6.6 Information Provided to Marketing
Agent. In performing its duties hereunder, the Marketing Agent shall be
entitled to rely on and shall not be responsible in any way for information
provided to it by the Sponsor and its service providers and shall not be liable
or responsible for the errors and omissions of such service providers, provided
that the foregoing shall not be construed to protect the Marketing Agent against
any liability to the Sponsor or the Fund to which the Marketing Agent would
otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless
disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
6.7 Conditions to Marketing Agent’s
Obligations. The obligations of the Marketing Agent hereunder are subject
in the Marketing Agent’s discretion, to the condition that (i) all
representations and warranties and other statements of the Sponsor herein or
delivered pursuant hereto be true and correct (a) at and as of the date made,
(b) at the time of the purchase of the Baskets by the Authorized Purchaser, (c)
at each time the Registration Statement or the Prospectus is amended or
supplemented, (d) at each time the Fund files any report, statement or other
document pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding
filings under Rule 12b-25), (e) at each time the Fund issues any Baskets and (f)
at such other times the Marketing Agent reasonably requests, in each case as
though made at and as of such dates, and the Sponsor agrees that all such
representations, warranties and other statements are expressly made on and as of
such dates (except, in all cases, that such representations, warranties and
statements relating to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus shall be
deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and
supplemented to such date) and (ii) the Sponsor shall have performed all of its
covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder theretofore to be performed in
all respects. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations,
warranties and other statements by the Sponsor set forth in or made pursuant to
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf
of the Marketing Agent or any controlling Person of the Marketing Agent, or the
Sponsor, or any officer or director or any controlling Person thereof, and shall
survive the execution, delivery, performance and termination of this
Agreement.
SECTION
7
INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Indemnification of Marketing
Agent. The Sponsor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Marketing Agent, its partners, stockholders, members, directors, officers and
employees of the foregoing, and the successors and assigns of all of the
foregoing Persons, from and against any loss, damage, expense, liability or
claim (including the reasonable cost of investigation) which the Marketing Agent
or any such Person may incur under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act, the common
law or otherwise, insofar as such loss, damage, expense, liability or claim
arises out of or is based upon:
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(a)
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any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in the Registration Statement (or in the Registration Statement as amended
or supplement) or in a Prospectus (the term Prospectus for the purpose of
this Section 7 being deemed to include the Prospectus and the Prospectus
as amended or supplemented), or arises out of or is based upon any
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be
stated in either such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or
necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading, except
insofar as any such loss, damage, expense, liability or claim arises out
of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in and in conformity with information concerning
the Marketing Agent furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Marketing
Agent to the Sponsor expressly for use in such Registration Statement or
such Prospectus;
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(b)
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any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or breach
by the Sponsor of any representation or warranty contained in Section 2
hereof or in any certificate delivered by the Sponsor pursuant to
paragraph (o) of Section 5.1
hereof;
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(c)
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the
failure by the Sponsor to perform when and as required any agreement or
covenant contained herein;
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(d)
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any
untrue statement of any material fact contained in any audio or visual
materials provided by the Sponsor or based upon written information
furnished by or on behalf of the Sponsor including, without limitation,
slides, videos, films or tape recordings used in connection with the
marketing of the Units;
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(e)
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the
Marketing Agent’s performance of its duties under this Agreement except in
the case of this clause (e), for any loss, damage, expense, liability or
claim resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Marketing Agent; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained
in clause (a) above with respect to any amended Preliminary Prospectus
shall not inure to the benefit of the Marketing Agent (or to the benefit
of any Person controlling the Marketing Agent) if the Prospectus corrected
any such alleged untrue statement or omission in any case where the
Marketing Agent was required to send or give a copy of the Prospectus to
such Person by the 1933 Act, the Sponsor had notified the Marketing Agent
of the amendment or supplement prior to the sending of the written
confirmation of sale and the Marketing Agent failed to send or give a copy
of the Prospectus to such Person, unless the failure is the result of
noncompliance by the Sponsor with paragraph (c) of Section 5.1
hereof.
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In no
case is the indemnity of the Sponsor in favor of the Marketing Agent and such
other Persons as are specified in this Section 7.1 to be deemed to protect the
Marketing Agent and such Persons against any liability to the Sponsor or the
Fund to which the Marketing Agent would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its
duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties
under this Agreement.
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If any
action, suit or proceeding (each, a “Proceeding”) is brought against the
Marketing Agent or any such Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought
against the Sponsor pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs, the Marketing Agent or
such Person shall promptly notify the Sponsor in writing of the institution of
such Proceeding and the Sponsor shall have the right, by providing notice to the
Marketing Agent or such Person within twenty (20) Business Days thereafter, to
assume the defense of such Proceeding, including the employment of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and payment of all fees and
expenses; provided, however, that the omission to so notify the Sponsor shall
not relieve the Sponsor from any liability which it may have to the Marketing
Agent or any such Person except to the extent that it has been materially
prejudiced by such failure and has not otherwise learned of such Proceeding. If
the Sponsor assumes the defense of the Proceeding, the Marketing Agent or such
Person shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case,
but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the
Marketing Agent or of such Person unless the employment of such counsel shall
have been authorized in writing by the Sponsor in connection with the defense of
such Proceeding or the Sponsor shall not have, within a reasonable period of
time in light of the circumstances, employed counsel to have charge of the
defense of such Proceeding or such indemnified party or parties shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which
are different from, additional to or in conflict with those available to the
Sponsor (in which case the Sponsor shall not have the right to direct the
defense of such Proceeding on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in
any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by the Sponsor and
paid as incurred (it being understood, however, that the Sponsor shall not be
liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to any
local counsel) in any one Proceeding or series of related Proceedings in the
same jurisdiction representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such
Proceeding).
The
Sponsor shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected
without the Sponsor’s written consent but if settled with the Sponsor’s written
consent, the Sponsor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Marketing Agent
and any such Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second
sentence of this paragraph, then the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be
liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without its written consent
if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such
indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall
not have fully reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request
prior to the date of such settlement and (iii) such indemnified party shall have
given the indemnifying party at least 30 days’ prior notice of its intention to
settle. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceeding
in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and
indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless
such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and does
not include an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on
behalf of such indemnified party.
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7.2 The
Marketing Agent agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Trust,
the Fund, the Sponsor, their partners, members, directors, officers and
employees, holders of Units, and any Person who controls the Sponsor within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and the
successors and assigns of all of the foregoing Persons, from and against any
loss, damage, expense, liability or claim (including the reasonable cost of
investigation) which the Sponsor any such Person may incur under the 1933 Act,
the Exchange Act, the common law or otherwise, insofar as such loss, damage,
expense, liability or claim arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in and in conformity
with information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Marketing Agent to
the Sponsor expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or in the
Registration Statement as amended or supplemented by any post-effective
amendment thereof) or in a Prospectus, or arises out of or is based upon any
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in connection with such
information required to be stated in such Registration Statement or such
Prospectus or necessary to make such information not misleading.
The
Marketing Agent will also indemnify the Sponsor as stated above insofar as such
loss, damage, expense, liability or claim arises out of or is based upon the
Marketing Agent’s performance of its duties under this Agreement, except in the
case of any loss, damage, expense, liability or claim resulting from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Sponsor. In no case is the
indemnity of the Marketing Agent in favor of the Sponsor to be deemed to protect
the Sponsor and such Persons against any liability to the Marketing Agent to
which the Sponsor would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of
its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this
Agreement.
If any
Proceeding is brought against the Sponsor or any Person referred to in the
preceding paragraphs in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the
Marketing Agent pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, the Sponsor or such Person
shall promptly notify the Marketing Agent in writing of the institution of such
Proceeding and the Marketing Agent shall have the right, by providing notice to
the Sponsor or such Person within twenty (20) Business Days thereafter, to
assume the defense of such Proceeding, including the employment of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and payment of all fees and
expenses; provided, however, that the omission to so notify the Marketing Agent
shall not relieve the Marketing Agent from any liability which it may have to
the Sponsor or any such Person except to the extent that it has been materially
prejudiced by such failure and has not otherwise learned of such
Proceeding. If the Marketing Agent assumes the defense of such
Proceeding, the Sponsor or such Person shall have the right to employ their own
counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at
the expense of the Sponsor or such Person unless the employment of such counsel
shall have been authorized in writing by the Marketing Agent in connection with
the defense of such Proceeding or the Marketing Agent shall not have, within a
reasonable period of time in light of the circumstances, employed counsel to
defend such Proceeding or such indemnified party or parties shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which
are different from or additional to or in conflict with those available to the
Marketing Agent (in which case the Marketing Agent shall not have the right to
direct the defense of such Proceeding on behalf of the indemnified party or
parties, but the Marketing Agent may employ counsel and participate in the
defense thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of the Marketing Agent), in any of which events such fees and expenses
shall be borne by the Marketing Agent and paid as incurred (it being understood,
however, that the Marketing Agent shall not be liable for the expenses of more
than one separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel) in any one
Proceeding or series of related Proceedings in the same jurisdiction
representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such
Proceeding).
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The
Marketing Agent shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding
effected without the written consent of the Marketing Agent but if settled with
the written consent of the Marketing Agent, the Marketing Agent agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and any such Person from and against any
loss or liability by reason of such settlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an
indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of
counsel as contemplated by the second sentence of this paragraph, then the
indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any
Proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is
entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the
aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the
indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement and (iii) such indemnified party shall have given the indemnifying
party at least 30 days’ prior notice of its intention to settle. No indemnifying
party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect
any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceeding in respect of which any
indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and does not include an admission
of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of such indemnified
party.
7.3 The
indemnity agreements contained in this Section 7 and the covenants, warranties
and representations of the Sponsor contained in this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
the Marketing Agent, its partners, stockholders, members, directors, officers,
employees and or any Person (including each partner, stockholder, member,
director, officer or employee of such Person) who controls the Marketing Agent
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act, or by or on behalf of each of the Sponsor, the Trust, the Fund, their
partners, stockholders, members, directors, officers, employees or any Person
who controls the Sponsor, the Trust or the Fund within the meaning of Section 15
of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and shall survive any
termination of this Agreement or the initial issuance and delivery of the Units.
The Sponsor and the Marketing Agent agree promptly to notify each other of the
commencement of any Proceeding against it and, in the case of the Sponsor,
against any of the Sponsor’s officers or directors in connection with the
issuance and sale of the Units, or in connection with the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus.
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SECTION
8
DURATION
8.1 This
Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and continue for an initial
term of two (2) years from the date of this Agreement or the earlier termination
of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Term”). Upon and
after the completion of the such Term, either the Marketing Agent, on the one
hand, or the Sponsor, on the other hand, may elect to terminate this Agreement
at any time upon 90 days’ notice thereof to the other party.
8.2 Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon written notice
to the other parties if (a) the Fund is terminated, (b) any other party becomes
insolvent or bankrupt or files a voluntary petition, or is subject to an
involuntary petition, in bankruptcy or attempts to or makes an assignment for
the benefit of its creditors or consents to the appointment of a trustee or
receiver, provided that the Sponsor may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this provision if the event relates to the Sponsor or the Fund or (c) any other
party willfully and materially breaches its obligations under this Agreement and
such breach has not been cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the
non-breaching party prior to the expiration of ninety (90) days after notice by
the non-breaching party to the breaching party of such breach.
SECTION
9
CONFIDENTIALITY
9.1
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Confidentiality.
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The
Sponsor and the Marketing Agent shall during the Term and for one (1) year
thereafter maintain in confidence, use only for the purposes provided for
in this Agreement, and not disclose to any third party, without first
obtaining the other party’s consent in writing, any and all Confidential
Information (as defined below) such party receives from the other party;
provided, however, that either party may disclose Confidential Information
received from the other party to those of its Representatives as may be
necessary for such party to carry out its obligations under this
Agreement.
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“Confidential
Information” shall mean all information or data of a party that is
disclosed to or received by the other party, whether orally, visually or
in writing, in any form, including, without limitation, information or
data which relates to such party’s business or operations, research and
development, marketing plans or activities, or actual or potential
products.
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, a party shall have no
liability to the other party for the disclosure or use of any Confidential
Information of the other party if the Confidential
Information:
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is
known to such party at the time of disclosure other than as the result of
a breach of this Section 9 by such
party;
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(ii)
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has
been or becomes publicly known, other than as the result of a breach of
this Section 9 by such party, or has been or is publicly disclosed by the
other party;
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(iii)
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is
received by such party after the date of this Agreement from a third party
(unless such third party breaches an obligation of confidentiality to the
other party); or
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(iv)
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is
required to be disclosed by Law or similar compulsion or in connection
with any legal proceeding, provided that such party shall promptly inform
the other party in writing of such requirement and that such disclosure
shall be limited to the extent so required and, except to the extent
prohibited by Law, such party shall reasonably cooperate with the other
party (at the expense of the other party) in seeking a protective order or
other suitable confidentiality
protections.
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The
parties recognize and acknowledge that a breach or threatened breach by a
party of the provisions of this Section 9 may cause irreparable and
material loss and damage to the other party which cannot be adequately
remedied at law and that, accordingly, in addition to, and not in lieu of,
any damages or other remedy to which the non-breaching party may be
entitled, the issuance of an injunction or other equitable remedy (without
the requirement that a bond or other security be posted) is an appropriate
remedy for the non-breaching party for any breach or threatened breach of
the obligations set forth in this Section
9.
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Each
party agrees that it will use the same degree of care, but no less than a
reasonable degree of care, in safeguarding the Confidential Information of
the other party as it uses for its own Confidential Information of a
similar nature. Each party shall promptly notify the other party in
writing of any misuse, misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure of the
Confidential Information of the other party which may come to such party’s
attention.
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Upon
the termination of this Agreement, if requested in writing by a party, the
other party shall, at such party’s option, promptly destroy or return to
the party all Confidential Information received from the other party, all
copies and extracts of such Confidential Information and all documents or
other media containing any such Confidential
Information.
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SECTION
10
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1
No Third Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies
upon any Person other than the parties hereto, the indemnities referred to in
this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.
10.2 Entire Agreement. This
Agreement (including any schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto)
contains all of the agreements among the parties hereto and thereto with respect
to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and supersedes all prior
agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, among the parties with
respect thereto.
10.3 Amendment and Modification.
This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written
instrument executed by all the parties.
10.4 Successors and Assigns;
Assignment. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not be assigned by any
party without the prior written consent of the other parties and any assignment
without such consent shall be null and void.
10.5 Waiver of Compliance. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any failure of any of the parties to
comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be
waived by the party entitled to the benefits thereof only by a written
instrument signed by the party granting such waiver, but any such waiver, or the
failure to insist upon strict compliance with any obligation, covenant,
agreement or condition herein, shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel
with respect to, any subsequent or other failure or breach.
10.6 Severability. The parties
hereto desire that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest
extent permissible under the Law and public policies applied in each
jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, in the event that any
provision of this Agreement would be held in any jurisdiction to be invalid,
prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such
jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining
provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such
provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or
unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so
narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement
or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
10.7 Notices. All notices, waivers,
or other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to be sufficient if delivered personally, by facsimile (and, if sent
by facsimile, followed by delivery by nationally-recognized express courier),
sent by nationally-recognized express courier or mailed by registered or
certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at
the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be
specified by like notice):
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(a)
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if
to Sponsor or the Trust, to:
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Teucrium Trading LLC
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx X
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
(b)
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to the Marketing Agent, to:
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ALPS Distributors, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
All such notices and other
communications shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the
case of Personal delivery or delivery by facsimile or e-mail, on the date of
such delivery if delivered during business hours on a Business Day or, if not
delivered during business hours on a Business Day, the first Business Day
thereafter, (ii) in the case of delivery by nationally-recognized express
courier, on the first Business Day following dispatch, and (iii) in the case of
mailing, on the third Business Day following such mailing.
10.8 Governing Law;
Jurisdiction.
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(a)
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All
questions concerning the construction, interpretation and validity of this
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance
with, the domestic laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether in the State of
New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of
the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. In
furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the State of New York
will control the interpretation and construction of this Agreement, even
if under such jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis,
the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily or
necessarily apply.
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(b)
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Each
party irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the other
parties, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect
to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement may be brought in the courts of the State
of New York and hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and
unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself
and in respect of its properties, assets and revenues. Each party
irrevocably waives any immunity to jurisdiction to which it may otherwise
be entitled or become entitled (including sovereign immunity and immunity
to pre-judgment attachment and execution) in any legal suit, action or
proceeding against it arising out of or based on this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby which is instituted in any
court of the State of New York.
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The
provisions of this Section 10.8 shall survive any termination of this Agreement,
in whole or in part.
10.9 No Partnership. Nothing in
this Agreement is intended to, or will be construed to constitute the Sponsor or
the Fund, on the one hand, and the Marketing Agent, on the other hand, as
partners or joint venturers; it being intended that the relationship between
them will at all times be that of independent contractors.
10.10 Force Majeure. Neither party
will be liable to any other party for any delay or failure to perform its
obligations under this Agreement if such delay or failure arises from or is due
to any cause or causes beyond the reasonable control of the party affected which
impedes, delays or aggravates any obligation under this Agreement, including,
without limitation, acts of God, acts of any Governmental Entity, labor
disturbances, act of terrorism or act of public enemy due to war, the outbreak
or escalation of hostilities, riot, fire, flood, civil commotion, insurrection,
severe or adverse weather conditions, power failure or computer or
communications line failure.
10.11 Interpretation. The article
and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of
reference, are not part of the agreement of the parties and shall not in any way
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
10.12 No Strict Construction. The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the
parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will
be applied against any party.
10.13 Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile counterpart
signatures to this Agreement shall be acceptable and binding.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the
day and year first written above.
TEUCRIUM
TRADING LLC
For
itself as Sponsor and on behalf of Teucrium Commodity Trust
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Treasurer and Secretary
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ALPS
DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF
AUTHORIZED
PURCHASER AGREEMENT
1
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX & XXXXXXX LLP OPINION
2
EXHIBIT
C
MARKETING
STRATEGY OF
ALPS
DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (“ALPS”)
ALPS
agrees to carry out the following duties.
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(a)
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ALPS
senior management will:
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Develop
an overall strategic sales and marketing plan with the National Accounts
Manager of ALPS, the Fund and the specialist
firm.
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Supervise
sales related activities.
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Participate
in field sales activities.
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(b)
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ALPS
will provide a shared National Accounts Manager who
will:
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Implement
a tactical sales strategy.
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Establish
home office contacts with targeted
broker/dealers.
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Develop
product education presentations.
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Conduct
product education presentations with fee based financial
advisors.
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Attend
major fee based advisor
conferences.
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(c)
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ALPS
will provide ten shared External Wholesalers who
will:
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Assist
the National Accounts Manager in implementing the tactical sales
strategy.
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Establish
regional relationships with wire houses and fee based
advisors.
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Deliver
product education presentations.
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Conduct
product education presentations with wire house brokers and fee based
financial advisors.
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Attend
major fee based advisor
conferences.
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(d)
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ALPS
will provide five shared Internal Wholesalers who
will:
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Support
the National Accounts Manager’s and Wholesaler’s field
activities.
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Telemarket
to independent financial planners.
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Coordinate
conference participation.
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Attend
various conferences.
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(e)
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ALPS
will provide resources from its call center
to:
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Place
outbound follow-up calls on 100% of phone and internet requests for
information.
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Receive
creation/redemption calls and communicate with authorized purchasers,
advisors and the custodian.
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Transfer
“hot” advisor leads to Internal
Wholesaler.
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Support
a dedicated Fund toll-free line for
advisors.
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(f)
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ALPS
will provide appropriate staff to:
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Write,
design and produce sales and marketing
materials.
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Create
seminars and product presentations.
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Coordinate
advisor specific advertising with the advertising
agency.
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Manage
marketing budget.
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Create
and maintain Sponsor and Fund
websites.
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EXHIBIT
D
TEUCRIUM
TRADING LLC
OFFICER’S
CERTIFICATE
The
undersigned, a duly authorized officer of Teucrium Trading, LLC a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and pursuant to Section 13(d) of the
Teucrium Commodity Trust Marketing Agent Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as
of January __, 2010 by and among the Sponsor, Teucrium Commodity Trust (the
“Trust”) and ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“Marketing Agent”) hereby certifies
that:
1. Each
of the following representations and warranties of the Sponsor is true and
correct in all material respects as of the date hereof:
(a) the
Prospectus does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; the Registration Statement complies in all material respects
with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the Prospectus complies in all
material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and any statutes,
regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement have been so described or filed; the conditions to the
use of Form S-1 or S-3, if applicable, have been satisfied; the Registration
Statement does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading and the Prospectus does not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
that the Sponsor makes no warranty or representation with respect to any
statement contained in the Registration Statement or any Prospectus in reliance
upon and in conformity with information concerning the Authorized Purchaser and
furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Authorized Purchaser to the Sponsor
expressly for use in the Registration Statement or such Prospectus; and neither
the Sponsor nor any Person known to the Sponsor acting on behalf of the Fund has
distributed nor will distribute any offering material other than the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus;
(b) the
Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust under
the laws of the State of Delaware and the Fund has been duly established as a
series of the Trust, as described in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, and is authorized to issue and deliver, or to instruct the Marketing
Agent to issue and deliver, the Baskets to the Authorized Purchaser as described
in the Prospectus;
(c) the
Sponsor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability
company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full
power and authority to conduct its business as described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, and has all requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement;
(d) the
Sponsor is duly qualified and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the
conduct of its business requires such qualification; and the Fund is not
required to so qualify in any jurisdiction;
(e) the
outstanding Units have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights
of first refusal and similar rights;
(f)
the Units conform in all material respects to the description
thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and the
holders of the Units will not be subject to personal liability by reason of
being such holders;
(g) the
Sponsor is not in breach or violation of or in default under (nor has any event
occurred which with notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach or
violation of, constitute a default under or give the holder of any indebtedness
(or a Person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the
repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness) its
constitutive documents, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or
credit agreement or other evidence of indebtedness to which the Sponsor is a
party or by which the Sponsor or any of its properties may be bound or affected,
and the execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement, the issuance and
sale of Units to the Authorized Purchaser hereunder and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not conflict with, result in any breach or
violation of or constitute a default under (nor constitute any event which with
notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach or violation of or
constitute a default under), respectively, the amended and restated limited
liability company agreement of the Sponsor, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, or any
license, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Sponsor
is a party or by which, respectively, the Sponsor or any of its properties may
be bound or affected, or any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or
rule or any decree, judgment or order applicable to the Sponsor;
(h) no
approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal, state,
local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority
or agency is required to be obtained by the Sponsor, the Trust or the Fund in
connection with the issuance and sale of Baskets to the Authorized Purchaser
hereunder or the consummation by the Sponsor or the Fund of the transactions
contemplated hereunder other than registration of the Units under the 1933 Act,
and any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the
various jurisdictions in which the Units are being offered;
(i)
except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (i)
no Person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Trust to issue
or sell to it any Units or other equity interests of the Fund, and (ii) no
Person has the right to act as an underwriter to the Trust in connection with
the offer and sale of the Units, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses
(i) and (ii), whether as a result of the filing or effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the sale of the Units as contemplated thereby or
otherwise; no Person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Trust
to register under the 1933 Act any other equity interests of the Fund, or to
include any such shares or interests in the Registration Statement or
the offering contemplated thereby, whether as a result of the filing or
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the sale of the Units as
contemplated thereby or otherwise;
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(j)
each of the Sponsor and the Fund has all necessary licenses, authorizations,
consents and approvals and has made all necessary filings required under any
federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule, and has obtained all
necessary authorizations, consents and approvals from other Persons, in order to
conduct its respective business; the Sponsor is not in violation of, or in
default under, or has not received notice of any proceedings relating to
revocation or modification of, any such license, authorization, consent or
approval or any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any
decree, order or judgment applicable to the Sponsor;
(k) all
legal or governmental proceedings, affiliate transactions, off-balance sheet
transactions, contracts, licenses, agreements, leases or documents of a
character required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement have been so
described or filed as required;
(l)
except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are
no actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings pending or threatened
or contemplated to which the Sponsor or the Trust, or (to the extent that is or
could be material in the context of the offering and sale of the Baskets to the
Authorized Purchaser) any of the Sponsor’s directors or officers, is or would be
a party or of which any of their respective properties are or would be subject
at law or in equity, before or by any federal, state, local or foreign
governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or
agency;
(m) Xxxxxxxxx
Kass, whose report on the audited financial statements of the Fund is filed with
the SEC as part of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, are
independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act;
(n) the
audited financial statement(s) of the Fund included in the Prospectus, together
with the related notes and schedules, presents fairly the financial position of
the Fund as of the date indicated and has been prepared in compliance with the
requirements of the 1933 Act and in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles; there are no financial statements (historical or pro
forma) that are required to be included in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus that are not included as required; and the Fund does not have any
material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any
off-balance sheet obligations), not disclosed in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus;
(o) to
the reasonable belief of the Sponsor, the Fund is not and, after giving effect
to the offering and sale of the Units, will not be an “investment company” or an
entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act;
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(p)
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(i)
except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the
Sponsor and the Fund own, or have obtained valid and enforceable licenses
for, or other rights to use, the inventions, patent applications, patents,
trademarks (both registered and unregistered), tradenames, copyrights,
trade secrets and other proprietary information described in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus as being owned or licensed by
them or which are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses
(collectively, “Intellectual
Property”);
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(ii)
except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, to the
knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there are no third parties who have or
will be able to establish rights to any Intellectual Property, except for the
ownership rights of the owners of the Intellectual Property which is licensed to
the Sponsor or the Fund;
(iii) to
the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no infringement by third
parties of any Intellectual Property owned or licensed to the Sponsor or the
Fund;
(iv) to
the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no pending or threatened
action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Sponsor or the
Fund’s rights in or to any Intellectual Property, and the Sponsor and the Fund
are unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such
claim;
(v) to
the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no pending or threatened
action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of
any Intellectual Property;
(vi) to
the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no pending or threatened
action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Sponsor or the Fund
infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret
or other proprietary rights of others, and the Sponsor and the Trust are unaware
of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such
claim;
(vii) to
the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no patent or patent
application that contains claims that interfere with the issued or pending
claims of any of the Intellectual Property owned or licensed to the Sponsor or
the Fund; and
(viii) to
the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no prior art that may render
any patent or patent application owned by or licensed to the Sponsor
unpatentable, invalid or unenforceable.
(r) all
tax returns required to be filed by the Sponsor have been filed, and all taxes
and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly or through
withholding) including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto due or claimed to be due from such entities have been paid; and no tax
returns or tax payments are due with respect to the Fund as of the date of this
Certificate;
(s) the
Sponsor has not sent or received any communication regarding termination of, or
intent not to renew, any of the contracts or agreements referred to or described
in, or filed as an exhibit to, the Registration Statement, and no such
termination or non-renewal has been threatened by the Sponsor or any other party
to any such contract or agreement;
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(t)
on behalf of the Fund, the Sponsor has established and maintains
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 and
15d-14 under the Exchange Act, giving effect to the rules and regulations, and
SEC staff interpretations (whether or not public), thereunder)); such disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information
relating to the Fund, is made known to the Sponsor, and such disclosure controls
and procedures are effective to perform the functions for which they were
established; on behalf of the Fund, the Sponsor has disclosed to the Fund’s
auditors when and to the extent required: (i) any significant deficiencies in
the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the
Fund’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and
(ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a role in the Fund’s internal controls;
(u) any
statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Sponsor believes to
be reliable and accurate, and the Sponsor has obtained the written consent to
the use of such data from such sources to the extent required; and
(v) neither
the Sponsor, nor any of the Sponsor’s directors, members, officers, affiliates
or controlling Persons has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed,
or which has constituted or might reasonably be expected to cause or result in,
under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the
price of any security or asset of the Fund to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Units.
For
purposes hereof, the term “Registration Statement” shall mean the Registration
Statement as amended or supplemented from time to time up to the date hereof,
the term “Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean the preliminary prospectus dated
______, 2010 relating to the Units and any other prospectus dated prior to
effectiveness of the Registration Statement relating to the Units that is
distributed to prospective Fund investors, and the term “Prospectus” shall mean
the Prospectus as amended or supplemented from time to time up to the date
hereof.
2. Each
of the obligations of the Sponsor to be performed by it on or before the date
hereof pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and each of the provisions
thereof to be complied with by the Sponsor on or before the date hereof, has
been duly performed and complied with in all material
respects. Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto, on behalf of the Sponsor, subscribed my name
this ___ day of _________________.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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I,
_______________, in my capacity as [title], hereby certify that _______________
is the duly elected [title] of the Sponsor, and that the signature set forth
immediately above is [his/her] genuine signature.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of the date first set forth
above.
By:
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Title:
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