EXHIBIT 10.20(a)
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, XXXXXX XXXXXXX SPECTRUM GLOBAL BALANCED L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the "Partnership"), DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the "General Partner"), and ALTIS PARTNERS (JERSEY)
LIMITED, an entity formed in Jersey (the "Trading Advisor"), have agreed to
amend the Management Agreement, dated as of the 9th day of October, 2007 (the
"Management Agreement"), among the Partnership, the General Partner, and the
Trading Advisor, to reduce the monthly management fee payable to the Trading
Advisor.
WHEREAS, all provisions contained in the Management Agreement remain
in full force and effect and are modified only to the extent necessary to
provide for the amendment set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby amend the Management
Agreement as follows:
1. The monthly management fee equal to 1/12 of 1.75% (a 1.75% annual
rate) of the "Net Assets" of the Partnership allocated to the Trading Advisor in
Section 6(a)(i) of the Management Agreement is hereby changed to a monthly
management fee equal to 1/12 of 1.25% (a 1.25% annual rate) of the "Net Assets"
of the Partnership allocated to the Trading Advisor.
2. The foregoing amendment shall take effect as of the 1st day of
August, 2008.
3. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York.
4. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
the same agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment to the Management Agreement has
been executed for and on behalf of the undersigned as of the 28th day of July
2008.
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SPECTRUM GLOBAL
BALANCED L.P.
By: Demeter Management Corporation,
General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
ALTIS PARTNERS (JERSEY) LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Plane
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Name: Xxxxxxx Plane
Title: Executive Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Principal
