ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKVIEW CAPITAL CREDIT, INC. AND PARKVIEW ADMINISTRATOR, LLC
Exhibit 10.2
BETWEEN
AND
PARKVIEW ADMINISTRATOR, LLC
This Administration Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of March 11, 2015 by and between PARKVIEW CAPITAL CREDIT, INC. a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and PARKVIEW ADMINISTRATOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Administrator”).
WHEREAS, the Company is a closed-end management investment fund that intends to elect to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the Administrator to provide administrative services to the Company in the manner and on the terms hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Administrator is willing to provide administrative services to the Company on the terms and conditions hereafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Administrator hereby agree as follows:
1. Duties of the Administrator
(a) Employment of Administrator. The Company hereby employs the Administrator to act as administrator of the Company, and to furnish, or arrange for others to furnish, the administrative services, personnel and facilities described below, subject to review by and the overall control of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Administrator hereby accepts such employment and agrees during such period to render, or arrange for the rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth subject to the reimbursement of costs and expenses provided for below. The Administrator and such others shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be independent contractors and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized herein, have no authority to act for or represent the Company in any way or otherwise be deemed agents of the Company.
(b) Services. The Administrator shall perform (or oversee, or arrange for, the performance of) the administrative services necessary for the operation of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator shall provide the Company with office facilities, equipment, clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities and such other services as the Administrator, subject to review by the Board, shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Administrator shall also, on behalf of the Company, conduct relations with custodians, depositories, transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents, other stockholder servicing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and such other persons in any such other capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable. The Administrator shall make reports to the Board of its performance of obligations hereunder and furnish advice and recommendations with respect to such other aspects of the business and affairs of the Company as it shall determine to be desirable; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to require the Administrator to, and the Administrator shall not, in its capacity as Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, provide any advice or recommendation relating to the securities and other assets that the Company should purchase, retain or sell or any other investment advisory services to the Company. The Administrator shall be responsible for the financial and other records that the Company is required to maintain and shall prepare, print and disseminate reports to stockholders, and reports and other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In addition, the Administrator will assist the Company in determining and publishing (as necessary or appropriate) the Company’s net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of the Company’s tax returns, and generally overseeing the payment of the Company’s expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Company by others.
2. Records
The Administrator agrees to maintain and keep all books, accounts and other records of the Company that relate to activities performed by the Administrator hereunder and, if required by the Investment Company Act, will maintain and keep such books, accounts and records in accordance with that Act. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the Investment Company Act, the Administrator agrees that all records which it maintains for the Company shall at all times remain the property of the Company, shall be readily accessible during normal business hours, and shall be promptly surrendered upon the termination of this Agreement or otherwise on written request. The Administrator further agrees that all records which it maintains for the Company pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under the Investment Company Act will be preserved for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the Investment Company Act unless any such records are earlier surrendered as provided above. Records shall be surrendered in usable machine-readable form. The Administrator shall have the right to retain copies of such records subject to observance of its confidentiality obligations under this Agreement.
3. Confidentiality
The parties hereto agree that each shall treat confidentially the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all information provided by each party to the other regarding its business and operations. All confidential information provided by a party hereto, including nonpublic personal information (regulated pursuant to Regulation S-P of the SEC), shall be used by any other party hereto solely for the purpose of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement and, except as may be required in carrying out this Agreement, shall not be disclosed to any third party, without the prior consent of such providing party. The foregoing shall not be applicable to any information that is publicly available when provided or thereafter becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement, or that is required to be disclosed by any regulatory authority, any authority or legal counsel of the parties hereto, by judicial or administrative process or otherwise by applicable law or regulation.
4. Compensation; Allocation of Costs and Expenses
In full consideration of the provision of the services of the Administrator, the Company shall reimburse the Administrator for the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations and providing personnel and facilities hereunder. The Administrator shall not be entitled to any additional compensation hereunder. The Company will bear all costs and expenses that are incurred in its operation and transactions and not specifically assumed by Parkview Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2015 by and between the Company and the Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Company will bear all other costs and expenses of its operations, administration and transactions, including (without limitation) those relating to:
(1) organizational expenses;
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(2) calculating the Company’s net asset value (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm);
(3) expenses, including travel expense, incurred by the Advisor or payable to third parties performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies;
(4) sales and purchases of the Company’s common stock and other securities;
(5) fees paid to the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement;
(6) distributions on the Company’s shares;
(7) administration fees, if any, payable under this Agreement;
(8) debt service and other costs of borrowings or other financing arrangements;
(9) the allocated costs incurred by the Advisor or the Administrator in providing managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request it;
(10) amounts payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making or holding investments;
(11) transfer agent and custodial fees;
(12) costs of hedging;
(13) commissions and other compensation payable to brokers or dealers;
(14) registration fees;
(15) listing fees;
(16) federal, state and local taxes;
(17) independent director fees and expenses;
(18) costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by the SEC and other reporting and compliance costs;
(19) the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to the Company’s stockholders, including printing and mailing costs, and the costs of any stockholders’ meetings, as well as the compensation of an investor relations professional responsible for the coordination and administration of the foregoing;
(20) the Company’s fidelity bond;
(21) directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums;
(22) indemnification payments;
(23) direct costs and expenses of administration, including audit and legal costs;
(24) all other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with making investments and administering the Company’s business; and
(25) all other expenses incurred by either the Administrator or the Company in connection with administering the Company’s business, including payments under this Agreement that will be based upon the Company’s allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under this Agreement, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions, and the Company’s allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of its chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and any administrative support staff.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Advisor shall be solely responsible for any placement or “finder’s” fees payable to placement agents engaged by the Company or its affiliates in connection with the offering of securities by the Company.
5. Limitation of Liability of the Administrator; Indemnification
The Administrator (and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons and members, and any other person or entity affiliated with the Advisor) shall not be liable to the Company for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as administrator for the Company. The Company shall indemnify, defend and protect the Administrator (and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons and members, and any other person or entity affiliated with the Administrator, each of whom shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Company or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as administrator for the Company. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this Section 5 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Company or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Administrator’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Administrator’s duties and obligations under this Agreement.
6. Activities of the Administrator
The services of the Administrator to the Company are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and the Administrator and each affiliate is free to render services to others. It is understood that directors, officers, employees and stockholders of the Company are or may become interested in the Administrator and its affiliates, as directors, officers, members, managers, employees, partners, stockholders or otherwise, and that the Administrator and directors, officers, members, managers, employees, partners and stockholders of the Administrator and its affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Company as stockholders or otherwise.
7. Duration and Termination of this Agreement
(a) This Agreement shall continue in effect for two years from the date hereof, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by:
(i) the vote of the Board; and
(ii) the vote of a majority of the Company’s directors who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act.
(b) The Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice, by the vote of the Board or by the Administrator.
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(c) The provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Administrator shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement.
8. Amendments of this Agreement
This Agreement may be amended pursuant to a written instrument by mutual consent of the parties.
9. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland and the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act, if any. In such case, to the extent the applicable laws of the State of Maryland, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the provisions of the Investment Company Act, the latter shall control.
10. Entire Agreement
This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof.
11. Notices
Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at its principal office.
12. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts by the parties hereto, each of which shall constitute an original counterpart, and all of which, together, shall constitute one Agreement
13. Severability
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| PARKVIEW CAPITAL CREDIT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| PARKVIEW ADMINISTRATOR, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: Managing Member | ||
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