2,121,151 Shares of Cumulative Callable Series A Preferred Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Rights to Subscribe for such Shares DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
2,121,151
Shares of Cumulative Callable Series A Preferred Stock
Issuable
Upon Exercise of Rights
to
Subscribe for such Shares
Rye, New York | |
[ ], 2008 |
Gabelli
& Company Inc.
One
Corporate Center
Rye,
New York 10580
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Each
of The Gabelli Global Deal Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Fund"), and
Gabelli Funds, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the "Investment
Advisor"), hereby confirms the agreement with and appointment of Gabelli &
Company Inc. to act as dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") in connection with
the issuance by the Fund to the holders of record (the "Record Date
Stockholders") at the close of business on the record date set forth in the
Prospectus (as defined herein) (the "Record Date") transferable rights entitling
such Record Date Stockholders to subscribe for up to 2,121,151 shares (each a
"Share" and, collectively, the "Shares") of Cumulative Callable Series
A preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Preferred Shares"), of
the Fund (the "Offer"). Pursuant to the terms of the Offer, the Fund
is issuing each Record Date Stockholder one transferable right (each a "Right"
and, collectively, the "Rights") for each share or common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") held by such Record Date Stockholder on
the Record Date. Such Rights entitle their holders to acquire during
the subscription period set forth in the Prospectus (the "Subscription Period"),
at the price set forth in such Prospectus (the "Subscription Price"), one Share
for each 10 Rights exercised (except that any Record Date Stockholder who is
issued fewer than 10 Rights will be able to subscribe for one full Preferred
Share pursuant to the primary subscription), on the terms and conditions set
forth in such Prospectus. No fractional shares
will
be issued. Any Rights holder will be entitled to subscribe
for, subject to allocation, additional Shares (the "Over-Subscription
Privilege") on the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. The Rights
are transferable and are expected to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital
Market (the "NASDAQ") under the symbol "___________".
The
Fund has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") a registration statement on Form N-2 (Nos. 333-149864
and 811-21423) and a related preliminary prospectus and preliminary statement of
additional information under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"Investment Company Act"), the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the
Investment Company Act and the Securities Act (the "Rules and Regulations"), and
has filed such amendments to such registration statement on Form N-2, if any,
and such amended preliminary prospectuses and preliminary statements of
additional information as may have been required to the date
hereof. If the registration statement has not become effective, a
further amendment to such registration statement, including forms of a final
prospectus and final statement of additional information necessary to permit
such registration statement to become effective, will promptly be filed by the
Fund with the Commission. If the registration statement has become
effective and any prospectus or statement of additional information contained
therein omits certain information at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule
430A of the Rules and Regulations, a final prospectus and final statement of
additional information containing such omitted information will promptly be
filed by the Fund with the Commission in accordance with Rule 497(h) of the
Rules and Regulations. The term "Registration Statement" means the
registration statement, as amended, at the time it becomes or became effective,
including financial statements and all exhibits and all documents, if any,
incorporated therein by reference, and any information deemed to be included by
Rule 430A. The term "Prospectus" means the final prospectus and final
statement of additional information in the forms filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 497(c), (e), (h) or (j) of the Rules and Regulations, as the
case may be, as from time to time amended or supplemented pursuant to the
Securities Act.
The
Prospectus and letters to owners of Preferred Shares of the Fund, subscription
certificates and other forms used to exercise rights, brochures, wrappers, any
letters from the Fund to securities dealers, commercial banks and other nominees
and any newspaper announcements, press releases and other offering materials and
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information
that the Fund may use, approve, prepare or authorize for use in connection with
the Offer, are collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Offering
Materials".
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Representations and
Warranties.
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a.
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Each
of the Fund and the Investment Advisor jointly and severally represents
and warrants to, and agrees with, the Dealer Manager as of the date
hereof, as of the date of the commencement of the Offer (such later date
being hereinafter referred to as the "Representation Date") and as of the
Expiration Date (as defined below)
that:
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i.
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The
Fund meets the requirements for use of Form N-2 under the Securities Act
and the Investment Company Act and the Rules and
Regulations. At the time the Registration Statement became or
becomes effective, the Registration Statement did or will contain all
statements required to be stated therein in accordance with and did or
will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act, the Investment Company Act and the Rules and Regulations
and did not or will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading. From the time
the Registration Statement became or becomes effective through the
expiration date of the Offer set forth in the Prospectus, as it may be
extended as provided in the Prospectus (the "Expiration Date"), the
Prospectus and the other Offering Materials will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in
this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or Offering Materials made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information relating to the Dealer Manager
furnished to the Fund in writing by the Dealer Manager expressly for use
in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other Offering
Materials.
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ii.
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The
Fund (i) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii)
has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate it
properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, (iii) currently maintains all necessary
licenses, permits, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations
(collectively, the "Licenses and Permits") necessary to carry on its
business as contemplated in the Prospectus, (iv) has made all necessary
filings required under any federal, state, local or foreign law,
regulation or rule and (v) is duly qualified to do business and in good
standing in each jurisdiction wherein it owns or leases real property or
in which the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except
where the failure to obtain or maintain such Licenses and Permits, to make
such filings or be so qualified and in good standing does not involve a
material adverse effect upon the Fund's business, properties, management,
prospects, financial position or results of operations. The
Fund has no subsidiaries.
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iii.
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The
Fund is duly registered with the Commission under the Investment Company
Act as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company, no
order of suspension or revocation of such registration has been issued or
proceedings therefor initiated or, to the best of the Fund's and the
Investment Advisor's knowledge, threatened by the Commission, all required
action has been taken by the Fund under the Securities Act and the
Investment Company Act to make the public offering and to consummate the
issuance of the Rights and the issuance and sale of the Shares by the Fund
upon exercise of the Rights, and the provisions of the Fund's certificate
of incorporation and by-laws comply as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and the Rules and
Regulations.
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iv.
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[
], the independent registered public accounting firm who certified the
financial statements of the Fund set forth or incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, is an independent
registered public accounting firm as required by the Investment Company
Act, the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations and by the rules of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board.
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v.
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The
financial statements of the Fund, together with the related notes and
schedules thereto, set forth or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition of the Fund as of the dates or for the
periods indicated in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis; and the information set forth in
the Prospectus under the heading "Financial Highlights" and in the
Prospectus under the heading "Capitalization" presents fairly
in all material respects the information stated
therein.
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vi.
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The
Fund has an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus; the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been
duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
conform in all material respects to the description thereof in the
Prospectus under the heading "Description of the Securities"; the Rights
have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of the Fund
for issuance pursuant to the Offer; the certificates for the Shares are in
due and proper form; the Shares have been duly authorized by all requisite
action on the part of the Fund for issuance and sale pursuant to the terms
of the Offer and, when issued and delivered by the Fund upon exercise of
the Rights pursuant to the terms of the Offer against payment of the
consideration set forth in the Prospectus, will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the Shares and the Rights
conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto
contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the other
Offering Materials; and the issuance of each of the Rights and the Shares
has been done in compliance with all applicable federal and state
securities laws and is not subject to any preemptive
rights.
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Except
as set forth in the Prospectus, subsequent to the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, (A) the Fund has not incurred any liabilities or obligations,
direct or contingent, or entered into any transactions, other than in the
ordinary course of business, that are material to the Fund, (B) there has
not been any material change in the Preferred Shares or long-term debt of
the Fund, or any material adverse change, or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in the condition (financial or
other), business, prospects, net worth or results of operations of the
Fund, (C) there has been no dividend or distribution paid or declared in
respect of the Fund's Preferred Shares and (D) the Fund has not incurred
any long-term debt.
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viii.
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This
dealer manager agreement (the "Dealer Manager Agreement") has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Fund. Each of the
Rights Agency Agreement (the "Rights Agency Agreement") dated as of
[ ] between the Fund
and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the "Rights
Agent"), the Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of
[ ] between the Fund
and the Investment Advisor (the "Investment Advisory Agreement"), the
Custodian Agreement dated as of
[ ] between the Fund
and Mellon Trust of New England, NA (the "Custodian
Agreement"), and the Registrar, Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement dated as of
[ ] between the Fund
and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "Transfer Agency
Agreement") (collectively, all the foregoing agreements set forth in this
sentence are the "Fund Agreements"), has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Fund; each of the Fund Agreements complies with all
applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act") and the rules and
regulations under such Acts; and, assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery by the other parties thereto, each of the Fund Agreements
constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Fund, subject to the qualification that the enforceability of the Fund's
obligations thereunder may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights, to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law) and, in the case of the Investment Advisory
Agreement, to termination under the Investment Company
Act.
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ix.
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Neither
the issuance of the Rights, nor the issuance and sale of the Shares
pursuant to exercise of the Rights, nor the execution, delivery,
performance and consummation by the Fund of any other of the transactions
contemplated in this Dealer Manager Agreement and the Fund Agreements, nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Dealer Manager
Agreement or in the Registration Statement nor the fulfillment of the
terms hereof or thereof will conflict with or violate the certificate of
incorporation, by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Fund, or
conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
or an event of default under, or result in the creation or imposition of
any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Fund
under the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or similar organizational
documents of the Fund, or under the terms and provisions of any material
agreement, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, insurance or surety
agreement, lease or other instrument to which the Fund is a party or by
which it may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the
Fund is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of any
order, law, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the Fund or any of its
properties.
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x.
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Except
as set forth in the Registration Statement, there is no pending or, to the
knowledge of the Fund or the Investment Advisor, threatened action, suit,
claim, investigation or proceeding affecting the Fund or to which the Fund
is a party before or by any court or governmental agency, authority or
body or any arbitrator which might result in any material adverse change
in the condition (financial or other), business prospects, net worth or
operations of the Fund, or which might materially and adversely affect the
properties or assets thereof of a character required to be disclosed in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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xi.
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There
are no franchises, contracts or other documents of the Fund that are
material or otherwise required to be described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed or incorporated by reference as
exhibits to the Registration Statement which are not described or filed or
incorporated by reference therein as permitted by the Securities Act, the
Investment Company Act or the Rules and
Regulations.
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xii.
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No
consent, approval, authorization, notification or order of, or filing
with, or the issuance of any license or permit by, any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Fund
of the transactions contemplated by this Dealer Manager Agreement, the
Rights Agency Agreement, the Rights and the Offer or the Registration
Statement, except such as have been obtained, or if the registration
statement filed with respect to the Shares is not effective under the
Securities Act as of the time of execution hereof, such as may be required
(and shall be obtained as provided in this Dealer Manager Agreement) under
the Investment Company Act, the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the NYSE, or the Financial
Regulatory Authority Inc.
("FINRA").
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xiii.
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Prior
to their issuance the Shares and the Rights will have been duly approved
for listing, subject to official notice of issuance, on the NYSE or the
NASDAQ.
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xiv.
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The
Fund (A) has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to
cause or to result in, or that has constituted or which might reasonably
be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price
of any security of the Fund to facilitate the issuance of the Rights or
the sale or resale of the Rights and the Shares, (B) has not since the
filing of the Registration Statement sold, bid for or purchased, or paid
anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of, Preferred Shares of
the Fund (except for the solicitation of exercises of the Rights pursuant
to this Dealer Manager Agreement) and (C) will not, until the later of the
expiration of the Rights or the completion of the distribution (within the
meaning of the anti-manipulation rules under the Exchange Act) of the
Shares, sell, bid for or purchase, pay or agree to pay to any person any
compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of
the Fund (except for the solicitation of exercises of the Rights pursuant
to this Dealer Manager Agreement); provided that any action in connection
with the Fund's dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan will not be
deemed to be within the terms of this Section
1(a)(xiv).
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xv.
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The
Fund has complied in all previous tax years and intends to direct the
investment of the proceeds of the offering described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus in such a manner as to continue to comply,
with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended ("Subchapter M of the Code"), and has qualified and
intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Code.
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xvi.
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The
Fund has complied in the last five years, and intends to direct the
investment of the proceeds of the offering described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus in such a manner as to continue to comply,
with the asset coverage and other applicable requirements of the
Investment Company Act.
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xvii.
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The
Fund has (a) appointed a Chief Compliance Officer and (b) adopted and
implemented written policies and procedures which the Board of Trustees of
the Fund has determined are reasonably designed to prevent violations of
the federal securities laws in a manner required by and consistent with
Rule 38a-1 of the Rules and Regulations under the Investment Company Act
and is in compliance in all material respects with such
Rule.
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xviii.
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The
Offering Materials complied and comply with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. Other than the
Offering Materials, the Fund has not, without the written permission of
the Dealer Manager, used, approved, prepared or authorized any letters to
beneficial owners of the Preferred Shares, forms used to exercise rights,
any letters from the Fund to securities dealers, commercial banks and
other nominees or any newspaper announcements or other offering materials
and information in connection with the Offer; provided, however, that any
use of transmittal documentation and subscription documentation
independently prepared by the Dealer Manager, broker-dealers, trustees,
nominees or other financial intermediaries shall not cause a violation of
this section 1(a)(xviii).
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xix.
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Any
Offering Materials authorized in writing by or prepared by the Fund or the
Investment Advisor used in connection with the issuance of the Rights 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. Moreover, all Offering
Materials complied and will comply in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act,
the Rules and Regulations and the rules and interpretations of
FINRA.
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xx.
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The
Fund maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets
is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared
with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any
differences.
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xxi.
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The
Fund has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures;
such disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule
30a-3 under the Investment Company Act) are designed to ensure that
material information relating to the Fund is made known to the Fund’s
Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer by others within
the Fund, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to
perform the functions for which they were established; the Fund’s
independent registered public accounting firm and the Audit Committee of
the Board of Trustees of the Fund have been advised of: (A) any
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
over financial reporting which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability
to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and (B) any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a role in the Fund’s internal controls over financial
reporting; any material weaknesses in the Fund’s internal controls over
financial reporting have been identified for the Fund’s independent
registered public accounting firm; and since the date of the most recent
evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no
significant changes in internal controls over financial reporting or in
other factors that could materially affect internal controls over
financial reporting, including any corrective actions with regard to
significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
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xxii.
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The
Fund and its officers and directors, in their capacities as such, are in
compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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b.
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The
Investment Advisor represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Dealer
Manager as of the date hereof, as of the Representation Date and as of the
Expiration Date that:
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i.
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The
Investment Advisor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has
full power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and
assets and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and currently maintains all necessary Licenses and Permits in
each jurisdiction wherein it owns or leases real property or in which the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the
failure to be so qualified does not involve a material adverse effect upon
the Investment Advisor's business, properties, financial position or
operations.
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ii.
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The
Investment Advisor is duly registered as an investment adviser under the
Advisers Act, and is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the Investment
Company Act, or the rules and regulations under such Acts, from acting as
investment adviser for the Fund as contemplated in the Prospectus and the
Investment Advisory Agreement.
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iii.
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This
Dealer Manager Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Investment Advisor. The Investment Advisory Agreement
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Investment
Advisor, and complies with all applicable provisions of the Investment
Company Act, the Advisers Act and the rules and regulations under such
Acts, and is, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other party thereto, a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of
the Investment Advisor, subject to the qualification that the
enforceability of the Investment Advisor's obligations thereunder may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights,
to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and to termination under
the Investment Company Act.
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iv.
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Neither
the execution, delivery, performance and consummation by the Investment
Advisor of its obligations under this Dealer Manager Agreement or the
Investment Advisory Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein or therein or in the Registration Statement nor the
fulfillment of the terms thereof will conflict with or violate the
certificate of incorporation, by-laws or similar organizational document
of the Investment Advisor, or conflict with, result in a breach or
violation of, or constitute a default or an event of default under, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any properties or assets of the Investment Advisor under its
certificate of incorporation, by-laws or similar organizational document,
the terms and provisions of any material agreement, indenture, mortgage,
loan agreement, note, insurance or surety agreement, lease or other
instrument to which the Investment Advisor is a party or by which it may
be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Investment
Advisor is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of any
order, law, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the Investment Advisor or any of its
properties.
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v.
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There
is no pending or, to the best of the Investment Advisor's knowledge,
threatened action, suit or proceeding affecting the Investment Advisor or
to which the Investment Advisor is a party before or by any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator which would
disqualify the Investment Advisor pursuant to Section 9(a) of the
Investment Company Act from acting as investment adviser to the Fund or is
otherwise reasonably likely to result in any material adverse change in
the Investment Advisor's ability to perform its services under the
Investment Advisory Agreement.
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No
consent, approval, authorization, notification or order of, or filing
with, or the issuance of any license or permit by, any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the
Investment Advisor of the transactions contemplated by this Dealer Manager
Agreement or the Investment Advisory Agreement to be consummated by the
Investment Advisor except such as have been obtained, or if the
registration statement filed with respect to the Shares is not effective
under the Securities Act as of the time of execution hereof, such as may
be required (and shall be obtained as provided in this Dealer Manager
Agreement) under the Investment Company Act, the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, or by the NYSE, NASDAQ or
FINRA.
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vii.
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The
Investment Advisor (A) has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to cause or to result in, or that has constituted or which might
reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of
the price of any security of the Fund to facilitate the issuance of the
Rights or the sale or resale of the Rights and the Shares, (B) has not
since the filing of the Registration Statement sold, bid for or purchased,
or paid anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of, Preferred
Shares of the Fund (except for the solicitation of exercises of the Rights
pursuant to this Dealer Manager Agreement) and (C) will not, until the
later of the expiration of the Rights or the completion of the
distribution (within the meaning of the anti-manipulation rules under the
Exchange Act) of the Shares, sell, bid for or purchase, pay or agree to
pay any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any
other securities of the Fund (except for the solicitation of exercises of
the Rights pursuant to this Dealer Manager Agreement); provided that any
action in connection with the Fund's dividend reinvestment and cash
purchase plan will not be deemed to be within the terms of this Section
1(b)(vii).
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Any
certificate required by this Dealer Manager Agreement that is signed by
any officer of the Fund on behalf of the Fund or the Investment Advisor on
behalf of the Investment Advisor and delivered to the Dealer Manager or
counsel for the Dealer Manager shall be deemed a representation and
warranty by the Fund or the Investment Advisor, as the case may be, to the
Dealer Manager, as to the matters covered
thereby.
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Agreement to Act as
Dealer Manager.
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a.
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On
the basis of the representations and warranties contained herein, and
subject to the terms and conditions of the
Offer:
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group
of selling broker-dealers (each a "Selling Group Member" and collectively
the "Selling Group") that enter into a Selling Group Agreement with the
Dealer Manager in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to solicit the
exercise of Rights and to sell Shares purchased by the Selling Group
Member from the Dealer Manager as described herein; and the Fund hereby
authorizes other soliciting broker-dealers (each a "Soliciting Dealer" and
collectively the "Soliciting Dealers") that enter into a Soliciting Dealer
Agreement with the Dealer Manager in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
to solicit the exercise of Rights. The Dealer Manager hereby
agrees to solicit the exercise of Rights in accordance with the Securities
Act, the Investment Company Act and the Exchange Act, and its customary
practice subject to the terms and conditions of this Dealer Manager
Agreement, the procedures described in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and, where applicable, the terms and conditions of such Selling
Group Agreement or Soliciting Dealer Agreement; and the Dealer Manager
hereby agrees to form and manage the Selling Group to solicit the exercise
of Rights and to sell Shares to the Selling Group purchased by the Dealer
Manager from the Fund through the exercise of Rights as described herein
in accordance with the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act and the
Exchange Act, and its customary practice subject to the terms and
conditions of this Dealer Manager Agreement, the procedures described in
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and, where applicable, the
terms and conditions of the Selling Group
Agreement.
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The
Fund hereby authorizes the Dealer Manager to buy and exercise Rights,
including unexercised Rights delivered to the Rights Agent for resale and
Rights of Record Date Stockholders as of the Record Date whose record
addresses are outside the United States held by the Rights Agent for which
no instructions are received, on the terms and conditions set forth in
such Prospectus, and to sell Shares to the public or to Selling Group
Members at the offering price set by the Dealer Manager from time to
time. Sales of Shares by the Dealer Manager or Selling Group
Members shall not be at a price higher than the offering price set by the
Dealer Manager from time to time.
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To
the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund agrees to furnish, or
cause to be furnished, to the Dealer Manager, lists, or copies of those
lists, showing the names and addresses of, and number of Preferred Shares
held by, Record Date Stockholders as of the Record Date, and the Dealer
Manager agrees to use such information only in connection with the Offer,
and not to furnish the information to any other person except for
securities brokers and dealers that have been requested by the Dealer
Manager to solicit exercises of
Rights.
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c.
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The
Dealer Manager agrees to provide to the Fund, in addition to the services
described in Section 2(a), financial structuring and marketing services in
connection with the Offer. Each of the Fund and the Investment
Advisor and the Dealer Manager agree that they are each responsible for
making their own independent judgments with respect to the Offer and that
any opinions or views expressed by the Dealer Manager to the Fund or the
Investment Advisor regarding such transactions, including, but not limited
to, any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the
Fund's securities, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Fund
or the Investment Advisor. No fee, other than the fees provided
for in Section 3 of this Dealer Manager Agreement and the reimbursement of
the Dealer Manager's out-of-pocket expenses as described in Section 5 of
this Dealer Manager Agreement, will be payable by the Fund, or any other
party hereto, to the Dealer Manager in connection with the financial
structuring and marketing services provided by the Dealer Manager pursuant
to this Section 2(c).
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The
Fund and the Dealer Manager agree that the Dealer Manager is an
independent contractor with respect to the solicitation of the exercise of
Rights and the performance of financial structuring and marketing services
for the Fund contemplated by this Dealer Manager Agreement. The
Fund and the Investment Advisor further acknowledge that the Dealer
Manager is acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by
this Dealer Manager Agreement, entered into on an arm’s length basis, and
in no event do the parties intend that the Dealer Manger act or be
responsible as a fiduciary to the Fund or the Investment Advisor or their
respective managements, stockholders or creditors or any other person in
connection with any activity that the Dealer Manager may undertake or have
undertaken in furtherance of the Offer, including any purchase and sale of
the Shares, either before or after the date hereof. The Dealer
Manager, Selling Group Members and Soliciting Dealers hereby expressly
disclaim any fiduciary or similar obligations to the Fund or the
Investment Advisor, either in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Dealer Manager Agreement or any matters leading up to
such transactions, and the Fund and the Investment Advisor each hereby
confirms its understanding and agreement to that effect. The
Fund, Dealer Manager, Selling Group Members and Soliciting Dealers agree
that they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments
with respect to any such transactions, and that any opinions or views
expressed by the Dealer Manager, Selling Group Members or Soliciting
Dealers to the Fund regarding such transactions, including but not limited
to any opinions or views with respect to the subscription price or market
for the Fund’s Shares, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the
Fund. The Fund hereby waives and releases, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any claims that the Fund may have against the
Dealer Manager, Selling Group Members and Soliciting Dealers with respect
to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the
Fund in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
any matters leading up to such
transactions.
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e.
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In
rendering the services contemplated by this Dealer Manager Agreement, the
Dealer Manager acknowledges that it is not authorized to (i) use any
solicitation material other than the Prospectus (as supplemented or
amended, if applicable) and the other Offering Materials or (ii) to make
any representation, oral or written, to any shareholders or prospective
shareholders of the Fund that is not contained in the Prospectus (as
supplemented or amended, if applicable) or the other Offering Materials,
in each case unless previously authorized to do so in writing by the
Fund.
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f.
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In
rendering the services contemplated by this Dealer Manager Agreement, the
Dealer Manager will not be subject to any liability to the Fund or the
Investment Advisor or any of its affiliates, for any act or omission on
the part of any soliciting broker or dealer (except with respect to the
Dealer Manager acting in such capacity) or any other person, and the
Dealer Manager will not be liable for acts or omissions in performing its
obligations under this Dealer Manager Agreement, except for any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses that are finally judicially
determined to have resulted primarily from the bad faith, willful
misconduct or gross negligence of the Dealer Manager or by reason of the
reckless disregard of the obligations and duties of the Dealer Manager
under this Dealer Manager
Agreement.
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3.
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Dealer Manager
Fees. In full payment for the financial structuring, marketing and
soliciting services rendered and to be rendered hereunder by the Dealer
Manager, the Fund agrees to pay the Dealer Manager a fee (the "Dealer
Manager Fee") equal to $0.25 per Share for each Share issued pursuant to
the exercise of Rights and the Over-Subscription Privilege. In
full payment for the soliciting efforts to be rendered, the Dealer Manager
agrees to reallow selling fees (the "Selling Fees") to Selling Group
Members equal to $0.25 per Share for each Share issued pursuant to either
(a) the exercise of Rights and the Over-Subscription Privilege where such
Selling Group Member is so designated on the subscription form or (b) the
purchase for resale from the Dealer Manager in accordance with the Selling
Group Agreement. In full payment for the soliciting efforts to
be rendered, the Dealer Manager agrees to reallow soliciting fees (the
"Solicitation Fees") to Soliciting Dealers equal to $0.25 per Share for
each Share issued pursuant to the exercise of Rights and the
Over-Subscription Privilege where such Soliciting Dealer is so designated
on the subscription form, subject to a maximum fee based on the number of
Preferred Shares held by such Soliciting Dealer through The Depository
Trust Company ("DTC") on the Record Date. The Dealer Manager
agrees to pay the Selling Fees or Solicitation Fees, as the case may be,
to the broker-dealer designated on the applicable portion of the form used
by the holder to exercise Rights and the Over-Subscription Privilege, and
if no broker-dealer is so designated or a broker-dealer is otherwise not
entitled to receive compensation pursuant to the terms of the Selling
Group Agreement or Soliciting Dealer Agreement, then the Dealer Manager
shall retain such Selling Fee or Solicitation Fee for Shares issued
pursuant to the exercise of Rights and the Over-Subscription
Privilege. Payment to the Dealer Manager by the Fund will be in
the form of a wire transfer of same day funds to an account or accounts
identified by the Dealer Manager. Such payment will be made on
each date on which the Fund issues Shares after the Expiration
Date. Payment to a Selling Group Member or Soliciting Dealer
will be made by the Dealer Manager directly to such Selling Group Member
or Soliciting Dealer by check to an address identified by such
broker-dealer. Such payments shall be made on or before the
tenth business day following the day the Fund issues Shares after the
Expiration Date.
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4.
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Other
Agreements.
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a.
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The
Fund represents to, and covenants with, the Dealer Manager as
follows:
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i.
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The
Fund has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement
on Form N-2, including a related basic prospectus, for registration under
the Securities Act of the Offer. Such Registration Statement, including
any amendments thereto filed prior to the time this agreement is executed,
has become effective. The Fund may file, as part of an amendment to the
Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 497, one or more amendments
thereto. The Fund will file with the Commission a final prospectus
supplement (including any statement of additional information incorporated
by reference therein) related to the Securities in accordance with Rule
497. As filed, such final prospectus supplement (including any statement
of additional information incorporated by reference therein), together
with the basic prospectus, shall contain all information required by the
Act and the Securities 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations and shall be
in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the time
this agreement is executed or, to the extent not completed at the time
this agreement is executed, shall contain only such specific additional
information and other changes (beyond that contained in the basic
prospectus and any preliminary final prospectus) as the Fund has advised
you, prior to the time this agreement is executed, will be included or
made therein. The Registration Statement, at the time this agreement is
executed, meets the requirements set forth in Rule
415(a)(1).
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ii.
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Each
preliminary final prospectus complied when filed with the Commission in
all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the
Securities Act Rules and Regulations, and the preliminary final prospectus
and the offering price per Share, when taken together as a whole do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that the Fund makes no representations or warranties as
to the information contained in or omitted from a preliminary final
prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Fund by or on behalf of any
Dealer Manager specifically for inclusion
therein.
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iii.
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On
the effective date, the Registration Statement did, and when the final
prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 497, the Final
Prospectus (and any supplements thereto) will, comply in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the
Investment Company Act, the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations and
the Exchange Act Rules and Regulations; on the effective date and at the
time this agreement is executed, the Registration Statement did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing
pursuant to Rule 497, the final prospectus (together with any supplement
thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that the Fund makes no representations or
warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the
Registration Statement, or the final prospectus (or any supplement
thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Fund by or on behalf of any Dealer Manager specifically for
inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any
supplement thereto). The Commission has not issued any order preventing or
suspending the use of any preliminary final prospectus or final
prospectus.
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iv.
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The
Fund will, without charge, deliver to the Dealer Manager, as soon as
practicable, the number of copies (one of which is manually executed) of
the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment
thereto as it may reasonably request, in each case with the exhibits filed
therewith.
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v.
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The
Fund will, without charge, furnish to the Dealer Manager, from time to
time during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as
amended or supplemented) as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request for
the purposes contemplated by the Securities Act or the Rules and
Regulations.
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vi.
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If
any event shall occur as a result of which it is necessary or appropriate,
in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Dealer Manager, to amend or
supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or other Offering
Materials) in order to make the Prospectus (or other Offering Materials)
not contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein misleading in the light of the circumstances
existing at the time it is delivered to a Record Date Stockholder, the
Fund will forthwith amend or supplement the Prospectus by preparing for
filing with the Commission (and furnishing to the Dealer Manager a
reasonable number of copies of) an amendment or amendments of the
Registration Statement or an amendment or amendments of or a supplement or
supplements to the Prospectus (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for the Dealer Manager), at the Fund's expense,
which will amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus (or otherwise will amend or supplement such other Offering
Materials) so that the Prospectus (or such other Offering Materials) will
not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the
time the Prospectus (or such other Offering Materials) is delivered to a
Record Date Stockholder, not
misleading.
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vii.
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The
Fund will endeavor, in cooperation with the Dealer Manager and its
counsel, to confirm that the Rights and the Shares are not required to be
qualified for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of
such states and other jurisdictions of the United States as the Dealer
Manager may designate.
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viii.
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The
Fund will make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practicable, but no later than 60 days after the end of the Fund's fiscal
semi-annual or fiscal year-end period covered thereby, an earnings
statement (which need not be audited) (in form complying with the
provisions of Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations of the Securities Act)
covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of
the Fund's fiscal semi-annual period next following the "effective" date
(as defined in said Rule 158) of the Registration
Statement.
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ix.
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For
a period of 180 days from the date of this Dealer Manager Agreement, the
Fund will not, without the prior consent of the Dealer Manager, offer or
sell, or enter into any agreement to sell, any equity or equity related
securities of the Fund or securities convertible into such securities,
other than the Rights and the Shares and the Preferred Shares issued in
reinvestment of dividends or
distributions.
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x.
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The
Fund will use the net proceeds from the Offer as set forth under "Use of
Proceeds" in the Prospectus.
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xi.
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The
Fund will use its best efforts to cause the Rights and the Shares to be
duly authorized for listing by the NYSE or NASDAQ, subject to official
notice of issuance, prior to the time the Rights are
issued.
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xii.
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The
Fund will use its best efforts to maintain its qualification as a
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the
Code.
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xiii.
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The
Fund will apply the net proceeds from the Offer in such a manner as to
continue to comply with the requirements of the Prospectus and the
Investment Company Act.
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xiv.
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The
Fund will advise or cause the Rights Agent (A) to advise the Dealer
Manager and, only where specifically noted, each Selling Group Member who
specifically requests, from day to day during the period of, and promptly
after the termination of, the Offer, as to the names and addresses (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) of all Record Date Stockholders
exercising Rights, the total number of Rights exercised by each Record
Date Stockholder (to the extent permitted by applicable law) during the
immediately preceding day, indicating the total number of Rights verified
to be in proper form for exercise, rejected for exercise and being
processed and, for the Dealer Manager and each Selling Group Member, the
number of Rights exercised on subscription certificates indicating the
Dealer Manager or such Selling Group Member, as the case may be, as the
broker-dealer with respect to such exercise, and as to such other
information as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request; and will notify
the Dealer Manager and each Selling Group Member, not later than 5:00
P.M., New York City time, on the first business day following the
Expiration Date, of the total number of Rights exercised and Shares
related thereto, the total number of Rights verified to be in proper form
for exercise, rejected for exercise and being processed and, for the
Dealer Manager and each Selling Group Member, the number of Rights
exercised on subscription certificates indicating the Dealer Manager or
such Selling Group Member, as the case may be, as the broker-dealer with
respect to such exercise, and as to such other information as the Dealer
Manager may reasonably request; (B) to sell any Rights received for resale
from Record Date Stockholders exclusively to or through the Dealer
Manager, which may, at its election, purchase such Rights as principal or
act as agent for the resale thereof; and (C) to issue Shares upon the
Dealer Manager's exercise of Rights no later than the close of business on
the business day following the day that full payment for such Shares has
been received by the Rights Agent.
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b.
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Neither
the Fund nor the Investment Advisor will take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to cause or to result in, or that has constituted or which
might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any security of the Fund to facilitate the
issuance of the Rights or the sale or resale of the Rights or the Shares;
provided that any action in connection with the Fund's dividend
reinvestment and cash purchase plan will not be deemed to be within the
meaning of this Section 4(b).
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c.
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Except
as required by applicable law, the use of any reference to the Dealer
Manager in any Offering Materials or any other document or communication
prepared, approved or authorized by the Fund or the Investment Advisor in
connection with the Offer is subject to the prior approval of the Dealer
Manager, provided that if such reference to the Dealer Manager is required
by applicable law, the Fund and the Investment Advisor agree to notify the
Dealer Manager within a reasonable time prior to such use but the Fund and
the Investment Advisor are nonetheless permitted to use such
reference.
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Payment of
Expenses.
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a.
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The
Fund will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations
under this Dealer Manager Agreement and in connection with the Offer,
including, but not limited to, expenses relating to (i) the printing and
filing of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each
amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the
certificates for the Shares and subscription certificates relating to the
Rights, (iii) the fees and disbursements of the Fund's counsel (including
the fees and disbursements of local counsel) and accountants, (iv) the
printing or other production and delivery to the Dealer Manager of copies
of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment
thereto and of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto,
(v) the fees and expenses incurred with respect to any filing with and
review by the NASD, including the fees and disbursements of the Dealer
Manager's counsel with respect thereto, (vi) the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Shares on the NYSE, (vii)
the printing or other production, mailing and delivery expenses incurred
in connection with Offering Materials, including all reasonable
out-of-pocket fees and expenses, if any, incurred by the Dealer Manager,
Selling Group Members, Soliciting Dealers and other brokers, dealers and
financial institutions in connection with their customary mailing and
handling of materials related to the Offer to their customers, (viii) the
fees and expenses incurred with respect to the Rights Agent and (ix) all
other fees and expenses (excluding the announcement, if any, of the Offer
in The Wall Street Journal) incurred in connection with or relating to the
Offer. The Fund agrees to pay the foregoing expenses whether or
not the transactions contemplated under this Dealer Manager Agreement are
consummated.
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b.
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In
addition to any fees that may be payable to the Dealer Manager under this
Dealer Manager Agreement, the Fund agrees to reimburse the Dealer Manager
upon request made from time to time for its reasonable expenses incurred
in connection with its activities under this Dealer Manager Agreement,
including the reasonable fees and disbursements of its legal counsel
(excluding blue sky filing fees which are paid directly by the Fund), in
an amount up to $[100,000].
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c.
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If
this Dealer Manager Agreement is terminated by the Dealer Manager in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6 or Section 9(a)(i), 9(a)(ii)
or 9(a)(iii), the Fund agrees to reimburse the Dealer Manager for all of
its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with its
performance hereunder, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Dealer Manager. In the event the transactions
contemplated hereunder are not consummated for reasons other than as
described in the previous sentence, the Fund agrees to pay all of the
costs and expenses set forth in Section 5(b) which the Fund would have
paid if such transactions had been
consummated.
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6.
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Conditions of the
Dealer Manager's Obligations. The obligations of the
Dealer Manager hereunder (including any obligation to pay for Shares
issuable upon exercise of Right by the Dealer Manager) are subject to the
accuracy of the respective representations and warranties of the Fund and
the Investment Advisor contained herein, to the performance by the Fund
and the Investment Advisor of their respective obligations hereunder, and
to the following further
conditions:
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a.
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The
Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than 5:30
P.M., New York City time, on the Record Date, or at such later time and
date as may be approved by the Dealer Manager; the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto shall have been filed with the Commission
in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 497(c), (e), (h)
or (j), as the case may be, under the Securities Act; no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereto shall have been issued, and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been instituted or threatened or, to the knowledge of
the Fund, the Investment Advisor or the Dealer Manager, shall be
contemplated by the Commission; and the Fund shall have complied with any
request of the Commission for additional information (to be included in
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
otherwise).
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b.
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On
the Representation Date and the Expiration Date, the Dealer Manager shall
have received:
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i.
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The
opinions, dated the Representation Date and the Expiration Date, of
Xxxxxxx, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Fund, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Dealer
Manager to the effect that:
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(1)
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The
Fund has been duly formed and is in good standing as a statutory trust
under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full trust power and
authority to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus. The
opinion set forth in this paragraph 1 with respect to the Fund's
formation, existence and standing is based solely upon our review of a
certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and a
telephonic confirmation from the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
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(2)
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The
Fund has filed an Application for Authority to do business in the State of
New York (which is the only jurisdiction identified by management of the
Trust to us in which the Fund conducts its business) on
[ ]. The
Fund has no
subsidiaries.
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(3)
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The
Fund is registered with the Commission under the Investment Company Act as
a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company; the Fund
Agreements and the provisions of the Declaration and By-laws comply in all
material respects with all applicable provisions of the Securities Act,
the Securities Act General Rules and Regulations, the Investment
Company Act, and the General Rules and Regulations under the Investment
Company Act; and the Fund has not received any notice from the Commission
pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Investment Company Act with respect to the
Investment Company Act Notification or the Registration
Statement.
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(4)
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This
Dealer Manager Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Fund.
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(5)
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The
Fund Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Fund and constitute the valid and binding agreements of the Fund,
enforceable against the Fund in accordance with their terms, except as
rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by federal or state
Shares laws and subject to the qualification that the enforceability of
the Fund’s obligations thereunder may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable
principles.
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(6)
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The
issuance and sale of the Shares, the execution, delivery and performance
of, and compliance by the Fund with, the Dealer Manager Agreement and the
Fund Agreements will not (i) conflict with the Declaration or By-laws of
the Fund, (ii) constitute a breach of or a default under, any agreement,
indenture, lease or other instrument that is filed, or incorporated by
reference, as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or (iii) violate
any applicable law or any order known to us of a governmental authority
applicable to the Fund.
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(7)
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The
Fund’s authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the Prospectus;
all outstanding Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are
fully paid and nonassessable; the Shares have been duly authorized, and,
when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Dealer Manager pursuant
to the Dealer Manager Agreement, will be fully paid and nonassessable; the
outstanding Shares are, and the Shares will be, free and clear of any
preemptive rights or similar rights arising under the Delaware Statutory
Trust Act or the Declaration and
By-laws.
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(8)
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To
our knowledge, other than as described or contemplated in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus (or any supplement thereto), there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending or to which the Fund or any of its
properties is subject that are required to be disclosed in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to
either of them in effect as of the date hereof) which is not described as
required, and there are no agreements, contracts, indentures, leases or
other instruments that are required to be described in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to either of them
in effect as of the date hereof), or to be filed as an exhibit thereto,
which are not described or filed as required, as the case may be; and the
statements included in the Prospectus under the heading “Description of
the Shares” insofar as such statements purport to summarize certain
provisions of the documents referred to therein, fairly summarize such
provisions in all material
respects.
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(9)
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The
statements included in the Prospectus under the heading
“Taxation," insofar as such statements purport to summarize of
matters of United States federal tax law and regulations or legal
conclusions with respect thereto, constitute accurate summaries of the
matters described therein in all material
respects.
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(10)
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No
consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or
filing with, any Shares commission, court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or other governmental body, agency, or official of the State of
Delaware is required on the part of the Fund for the valid issuance and
sale of the Shares to the Dealer Manager as contemplated by the Dealer
Manager Agreement, the execution and delivery by the Fund of the Dealer
Manager Agreement and the performance by the Fund of its obligations
thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby by
the Fund, except those as may be required under the Shares or blue sky
laws of the State of Delaware (as to which we express no opinion); it
being understood that we do not express any opinion as to any such
consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or
filing, which may be required as a result of the involvement of any other
parties to the Dealer Manager
Agreement.
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(11)
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No
(i) governmental approval or (ii) consent, approval, license,
authorization, order or validation of, or filing, recording or
registration with, any governmental authority pursuant to the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act and the Investment Company Act ("Other Approvals")
is required for the valid issuance and sale of the Shares to the Dealer
Manager or the execution, delivery and performance by the Fund of the
Dealer Manager Agreement and the Fund Agreements or consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby except such governmental approvals and
Other Approvals as have been
obtained.
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(12)
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To
our knowledge, except as described in the Prospectus, there is no holder
of any security of the Fund or any other person who has the right,
contractual or otherwise pursuant to any agreement filed, or incorporated
by reference, as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, to cause the
Fund to sell or otherwise issue to them, or to permit them to underwrite
the sale of, the Shares or the right to have any Shares of the Fund
included in the Registration Statement or the right, as a result of the
filing of the Registration Statement, to require registration under the
Securities Act of any Shares of the
Fund.
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(13)
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The
Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act and
the Prospectus and SAI, which were filed
[ ]
pursuant to Rule 497, have been filed in the manner and within the time
period required by Rule 497(h) of the Securities Act Rules and
Regulations, and, to our knowledge, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or order pursuant to Section
8(e) of the Investment Company Act has been issued and no proceedings for
that purpose have been instituted or threatened by the Commission;
and
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(14)
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The
Registration Statement, at the time it became effective, and the
Prospectus as of its date (or any supplement thereto in effect as of the
date hereof), appeared on their face to be appropriately responsive in all
material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules
and Regulations (except that in each case such counsel need not express
any view as to the financial statements, schedules and other financial
information included therein or excluded therefrom or the exhibits to the
Registration Statement) and no facts have come to the attention of such
counsel that have led such counsel to believe that the Registration
Statement, at the time it became effective, contained an untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or that the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the date hereof,
contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(except that such counsel need not express any view as to the financial
statements, schedules and other financial information included therein or
excluded therefrom or the exhibits to the Registration
Statement).
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In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the
application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware or the
Federal laws of the United States, to the extent they deem proper and specified
in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they
believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Dealer
Manager and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on
certificates of responsible officers of the Fund and public
officials.
In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to matters of the law of any
jurisdiction other than the Federal law of the United States and the laws of the
States of Delaware and New York, on the opinion of other counsel of good
standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel
for the Dealer Manager and, as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem
proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Fund, the Investment
Advisor and public officials.
Such
counsel shall also have stated that, while they have not themselves checked the
accuracy and completeness of or otherwise verified, and are not passing upon and
assume no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of, the
statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, except to
the limited extent stated in paragraph 7 above, in the course of their
review and discussion of the contents of the Registration Statement and
Prospectus with certain officers and employees of the Fund, the Investment
Advisor and the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, nothing
has come to their attention which caused them to believe that the Registration
Statement, as of its effective date, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading or
that the Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented), as of its date and on
the Representation Date or the Expiration Date, as the case may be, contained
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(except that such counsel need not express any statement or belief with respect
to the financial statements, schedules or other financial or statistical data
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus).
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ii.
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The
opinions, dated the Representation Date and the Expiration Date, of
________________________, in-house counsel for the Investment
Advisor, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Dealer
Manager to the effect that:
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(1)
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The Investment
Advisor is a limited liability company duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the State of New York with
full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement
to either of them in effect as of the date hereof). The opinion
set forth in this paragraph 1 with respect to the Investment Advisor
subsisting and in good standing as a limited liability company under the
laws of the State of New York is based solely upon our review of a
certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of New York and a
telephonic confirmation from the Secretary of State of the State of New
York.
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(2)
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The
Investment Advisor is duly registered under the Advisers Act as an
investment adviser and is not prohibited by the Advisers Act, the
Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act Rules and Regulations or the
Investment Company Act Rules and Regulations from acting under the
Investment Advisory Agreement as contemplated by the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto in effect as of the date
hereof);
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The
Investment Advisor has full limited liability company power and authority
to enter into the Dealer Manager Agreement and the Investment
Advisory Agreement;
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(4)
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The Dealer
Manager Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Investment Advisor;
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(5)
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The
Investment Advisory Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Investment Advisor and constitutes valid and binding
agreement of the Investment Advisor, enforceable against the Investment
Advisor in accordance with its terms except as rights to indemnity and
contribution may be limited by federal or state securities laws and
subject to the qualification that the enforceability of the Investment
Advisor's obligations thereunder may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable
principles;
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(6)
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The
obligations of the Investment Advisor under the Dealer
Manager Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreement comply in all
material respects with all applicable provisions of the Act, the
Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act, the Rules and Regulations and
the Advisers Act Rules and
Regulations;
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(7)
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Neither
the execution, delivery or performance of the Dealer
Manager Agreement or the Investment Advisory Agreement by the
Investment Advisor, compliance by the Investment Advisor with the
provisions of the Dealer Manager Agreement or the Investment
Advisory Agreement nor consummation by the Investment Advisor of the
transactions contemplated by the Dealer Manager Agreement and
the Investment Advisory Agreement conflicts or will conflict with, or
constitutes or will constitute a breach of or default under the
Certificate, Operating Agreement or other organizational documents of the
Investment Advisor or any material agreement to which the Investment
Advisor is a party, or will result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Investment
Advisor under any material agreement, nor will any such action result in
any violation of any applicable
law;
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To
our knowledge, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or
threatened against the Investment Advisor or to which the Investment
Advisor or any of its properties is subject, which are required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement to either of them in effect as of the date hereof)
but are not described as required or which could be reasonably expected to
adversely affect the ability of the Investment Advisor to perform its
obligations under the Dealer Manager Agreement or the Investment
Advisory Agreement;
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No
(i) governmental approval or (ii) consent, approval, license,
authorization, order or validation of, or filing, recording or
registration with, any governmental authority pursuant to
the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act ("Other Approvals") is
required on the part of the Investment Advisor for the execution, delivery
and performance by it of the Dealer Manager Agreement and the
Investment Advisory Agreement to which it is a party or the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated by such agreements except such
governmental approvals and Other Approvals as have been
obtained.
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The
Investment Advisor has full limited liability company power and authority
and all necessary governmental authorizations, approvals, orders,
licenses, certificates, franchises and permits of and from all
governmental regulatory officials and bodies required under applicable law
(except where the failure so to have any such authorizations, approvals,
orders, licenses, certificates, franchises or permits, individually or in
the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, operations or financial condition of the Investment Advisor
and its subsidiaries), to own its properties and to conduct business
including specifically its business of acting as investment adviser to
registered investment companies and as otherwise described in the
Prospectus, and to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory
Agreement; and
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The
Registration Statement, at the time it became effective, and the
Prospectus as of its date (or any supplement thereto in effect as of the
date hereof), appeared on their face to be appropriately responsive in all
material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules
and Regulations (except that in each case such counsel need not express
any view as to the financial statements, schedules and other financial
information included therein or excluded therefrom or the exhibits to the
Registration Statement) and no facts have come to the attention of such
counsel that have led such counsel to believe that the Registration
Statement, at the time it became effective, contained an untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or that the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the date hereof,
contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(except that such counsel need not express any view as to the financial
statements, schedules and other financial information included therein or
excluded therefrom or the exhibits to the Registration
Statement).
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In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact, to the
extent such counsel deems proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the
Fund, the Investment Advisor, their affiliates and public
officials.
Such
counsel shall also have stated that, while they have not themselves checked the
accuracy and completeness of or otherwise verified, and are not passing upon and
assume no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of, the statements
contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, in the course of
their review and discussion of the contents of the Registration Statement and
Prospectus with certain officers and employees of the Investment Advisor and its
affiliates, no facts have come to their attention which cause them to believe
that the Registration Statement, on the date it became effective, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained
therein not misleading or that the Prospectus, as of its date and on the
Representation Date or the Expiration Date, as the case may be, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(except that such counsel need not express any statement or belief with respect
to the financial statements, schedules or other financial or statistical data
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus).
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The
Dealer Manager shall have received from its counsel, such opinion or
opinions, dated the Representation Date and the Expiration Date, with
respect to the Offer, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and other
related matters as the Dealer Manager may reasonably require, and the Fund
shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably
request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such
matters.
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The
Fund shall have furnished to the Dealer Manager a certificate of the Fund,
signed by the President, Treasurer, Secretary, or Vice President or any
other senior officer of comparable authority of the Fund, dated the
Representation Date and the Expiration Date, to the effect that the signer
of such certificate carefully examined the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, any supplement to the Prospectus and this Dealer Manager
Agreement and that, to the best of the signer’s
knowledge:
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i.
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the
representations and warranties of the Fund in this Dealer Manager
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
Representation Date or the Expiration Date, as the case may be (except
that references to the Registration Statement or Prospectus shall be to
such documents as they may have been amended or supplemented at the date
of such certificate), with the same effect as if made on the
Representation Date or the Expiration Date, as the case may be, and the
Fund has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions
on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Representation
Date or the Expiration Date, as the case may
be;
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ii.
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no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or,
to the Fund's knowledge, threatened;
and
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iii.
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since
the date of the most recent balance sheet included or incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, there has been no material adverse change, or
any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the
condition (financial or other), business, prospects, net worth or results
of operations of the Fund (excluding fluctuations in the Fund's net asset
value due to investment activities in the ordinary course of operations,
and changes in the market price per share of the Preferred Shares and
discount or premium of such market price per share to net asset value per
share), except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (as it
may be amended or supplemented at the date of such
certificate).
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The
Investment Advisor shall have furnished to the Dealer Manager certificates
of the Investment Advisor, signed by the President, Treasurer, Secretary
or Vice President or any other senior officer of comparable authority,
dated the Representation Date and the Expiration Date, to the effect that
the signer of such certificate has read the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, any supplement to the Prospectus and this Dealer Manager
Agreement and, to the best knowledge of such signer, the representations
and warranties of the Investment Advisor in this Dealer Manager Agreement
are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
Representation Date or the Expiration Date, as the case may be, with the
same effect as if made on the Representation Date or the Expiration Date,
as the case may be (except that references to the Registration Statement
or Prospectus shall be to such documents as they may have been amended or
supplemented at the date of such
certificate).
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f.
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[
] shall have furnished to the Dealer Manager letters, dated
the Representation Date and the Expiration Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Dealer Manager stating in effect
that:
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it
is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the
Fund within the meaning of the Securities Act and the applicable Rules and
Regulations and the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and
the Public Accounting Oversight
Board;
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ii.
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in
its opinion, the audited financial statements examined by it and included
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements
of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act and the respective
Rules and Regulations with respect to registration statements on Form
N-2;
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it
has performed procedures specified by the Public Accounting Oversight
Board for a review of the interim financial information for the period
ended December 31, 2007;
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iv.
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it
has performed specified procedures, not constituting an audit in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, including a reading
of the latest available unaudited financial information of the Fund, a
reading of the minute books of the Fund, and inquiries of officials of the
Fund responsible for financial and accounting matters and on the basis of
such inquiries and procedures nothing came to its attention that caused it
to believe that at a specified date not more than five business days prior
to the Representation Date or the Expiration Date, as the case may be,
there was any change in the Preferred shares, any decrease in net assets
or any increase in long-term debt of the Fund as compared with amounts
shown in the most recent statement of assets and liabilities included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, except as the
Registration Statement discloses has occurred or may occur, or they shall
state any specific changes, increases or decreases;
and
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v.
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in
addition to the procedures referred to in clause (iii) above, it has
compared certain dollar amounts (or percentages as derived from such
dollar amounts) and other financial information regarding the operations
of the Fund appearing in the Registration Statement, which have previously
been specified by the Dealer Manager and which shall be specified in such
letter, and have found such items to be in agreement with, the accounting
and financial records of the Fund.
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Subsequent
to the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there shall not have been (i)
any change, increase or decrease specified in the letter or letters
referred to in Section 6(f), or (ii) any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in or affecting the business or properties
of the Fund, the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or
(ii) above, is, in the judgment of the Dealer Manager, so material and
adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the Offer
as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
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h.
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Prior
to the Representation Date, the Fund shall have furnished to the Dealer
Manager such further information, certificates and documents as the Dealer
Manager may reasonably request.
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If
any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been
fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Dealer
Manager Agreement or waived by the Dealer Manager, or if any of the
opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Dealer
Manager Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Dealer Manager and its counsel,
this Dealer Manager Agreement and all obligations of the Dealer Manager
hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Expiration Date
by the Dealer Manager. Notice of such cancellation shall be
given to the Fund in writing or by telephone confirmed in
writing.
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7.
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Indemnity
and Contribution.
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a.
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Each
of the Fund and the Investment Advisor, jointly and severally, agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Dealer Manager, its partners,
directors and officers, and any person who controls the Dealer Manager
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities 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 Dealer Manager
or any such person may incur under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act,
the Investment Company Act, the Advisers 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 the Registration Statement (or in the
Registration Statement as amended by any post-effective amendment thereof
by the Fund) or in a Prospectus (the term Prospectus for the purpose of
this Section 7 being deemed to include any preliminary prospectus, the
Offering Materials, the Prospectus and the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented by the Fund), 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 Prospectus or necessary to make the
statements made therein not misleading (with respect to the Prospectus, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made), 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 furnished in writing
by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager to the Fund or the Investment
Advisor expressly for use with reference to the Dealer Manager in such
Registration Statement or such 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 (with respect to the Prospectus, in light of
the circumstances under which they were
made).
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If any action, suit or proceeding
(together, a "Proceeding") is brought against the Dealer Manager or any such
person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Fund or the
Investment Advisor pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, the Dealer Manager or
such person shall promptly notify the Fund or the Investment Advisor, as the
case may be, in writing of the institution of such Proceeding and the Fund or
the Investment Advisor shall 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 Fund or the Investment Advisor shall not relieve the Fund or the
Investment Advisor from any liability which the Fund or the Investment Advisor
may have to the Dealer Manager or any such person or otherwise. The
Dealer Manager 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 Dealer Manager or of such person unless the employment of
such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Fund or the Investment
Advisor, as the case may be, in connection with the defense of such Proceeding
or the Fund or the Investment Advisor shall not have, within a reasonable period
of time in light of the circumstances, employed counsel to have
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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 Fund or the Investment Advisor (in
which case the Fund or the Investment Advisor 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 Fund or the
Investment Advisor and paid as incurred (it being understood, however, that the
Fund or the Investment Advisor 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). Neither the
Fund nor the Investment Advisor shall be liable for any settlement of any
Proceeding effected without its written consent but if settled with the written
consent of the Fund or the Investment Advisor, the Fund or the Investment
Advisor, as the case may be, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Dealer
Manager 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 business 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.
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b.
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The
Dealer Manager agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Fund and
the Investment Advisor, its directors and officers, and any person who
controls the Fund or the Investment Advisor within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities 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, jointly or severally, the Fund or the
Investment Advisor or any such person may incur under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act, the Investment Company Act, the Advisers 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 Dealer Manager to
the Fund or the Investment Advisor expressly for use with reference to the
Dealer Manager in the Registration Statement (or in the Registration
Statement as amended by any post-effective amendment thereof by the Fund)
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 (with
respect to the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made).
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If any Proceeding is brought against the
Fund, the Investment Advisor or any such person in respect of which indemnity
may be sought against the Dealer Manager pursuant to the foregoing paragraph,
the Fund, the Investment Advisor or such person shall promptly notify the Dealer
Manager in writing of the institution of such Proceeding and the Dealer Manager
shall 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 Dealer Manager
shall not relieve the Dealer Manager from any liability which the Dealer Manager
may have to the Fund, the Investment Advisor or any such person or
otherwise. The Fund, the Investment Advisor or such person shall have
the right to employ its own counsel in any such
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case, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at the expense of the Fund, the Investment Advisor or such
person, as the case may be, unless the employment of such counsel shall have
been authorized in writing by the Dealer Manager in connection with the defense
of such Proceeding or the Dealer Manager 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 or additional to or in conflict with those available to the
Dealer Manager (in which case the Dealer Manager shall not have the right to
direct the defense of such Proceeding on behalf of the indemnified party or
parties, but the Dealer Manager may employ counsel and participate in the
defense thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of the Dealer Manager), in any of which events such fees and expenses
shall be borne by the Dealer Manager and paid as incurred (it being understood,
however, that the Dealer Manager 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 Dealer Manager shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such Proceeding effected without the written consent of the
Dealer Manager but if settled with the written consent of the Dealer Manager,
the Dealer Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the
Investment Advisor 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 business
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.
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c.
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If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable to an
indemnified party under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 7 in
respect of any losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims referred
to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, damages,
expenses, liabilities or claims (i) in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative benefits received by the Fund and the Investment
Advisor on the one hand and the Dealer Manager on the other hand from the
offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in
clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Fund and the
Investment Advisor on the one hand and of the Dealer Manager on the other
in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits
received by the Fund or the Investment Advisor on the one hand and the
Dealer Manager on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective
proportions as the total proceeds from the offering (net of the Dealer
Manager Fee but before deducting expenses) received by the Fund and the
total Dealer Manager Fee received by the Dealer Manager, bear to the
aggregate public offering price of the Shares. The relative
fault of the Fund and the Investment Advisor on the one hand and of the
Dealer Manager on the other shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact or omission or alleged omission relates to information
supplied by the Fund or the Investment Advisor or by the Dealer Manager
and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of
the losses, damages, expenses, liabilities and claims referred to in this
subsection shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses
reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating,
preparing to defend or defending any
Proceeding.
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d.
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The
Fund and the Investment Advisor and the Dealer Manager agree that it would
not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were
determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation
that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in
subsection (c) above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 7, the Dealer Manager shall not be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the fees received by it. No person guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who
was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
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Notwithstanding
any other provisions in this Section 7, no party shall be entitled to
indemnification or contribution under this Dealer Manager Agreement
against any loss, claim, liability, expense or damage arising by reason of
such person's willful misfeasance, or gross negligence in the performance
of its duties hereunder. The parties hereto acknowledge that
the foregoing provision shall not be construed to impose upon any such
parties any duties under this Dealer Manager Agreement other than
specifically set forth herein (it being understood that the Dealer Manager
has no duty hereunder to the Fund or the Investment Advisor to perform any
due diligence investigation).
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The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7 and the
covenants, warranties and representations of the Fund contained in this
Dealer Manager Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Dealer Manager, its
partners, directors or officers or any person (including each partner,
officer or director of such person) who controls the Dealer Manager within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act, or by or on behalf of the Fund or the Investment Advisor,
its directors or officers or any person who controls the Fund or the
Investment Advisor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and shall survive any termination of
this Dealer Manager Agreement or the issuance and delivery of the
Rights. The Fund or the Investment Advisor and the Dealer
Manager agree promptly to notify each other of the commencement of any
Proceeding against it and, in the case of the Fund or the Investment
Advisor, against any of the Fund's or the Investment Advisor's officers or
directors in connection with the issuance of the Rights, or in connection
with the Registration Statement or
Prospectus.
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g.
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The
Fund and the Investment Advisor acknowledge that the statement of the
principal business address of the Dealer Manager under the caption
"Underwriting" in the Prospectus constitutes the only information
furnished in writing to the Fund by the Dealer Manager expressly for use
in such document.
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Representations,
Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. The
respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other
statements of the Fund or its officers, of the Investment Advisor and of
the Dealer Manager set forth in or made pursuant to this Dealer Manager
Agreement shall survive the Expiration Date and will remain in full force
and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Dealer
Manager or the Fund or any of the officers, directors or controlling
persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and will survive delivery of and
payment for the Shares pursuant to the Offer. The provisions of
Sections 5 and 7 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of
this Dealer Manager Agreement.
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9.
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Termination of
Agreement.
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a.
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This
Dealer Manager Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute
discretion of the Dealer Manager, by notice given to the Fund prior to the
expiration of the Offer, if prior to such time (i) financial, political,
economic, currency, banking or social conditions in the United States
shall have undergone any material change the effect of which on the
financial markets makes it, in the Dealer Manager's judgment,
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the Offer, (ii) there has
occurred any outbreak or material escalation of hostilities, terrorist
activities or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on the
financial markets of the United States or Switzerland is such as to make
it, in the Dealer Manager's judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to
proceed with the Offer, (iii) trading in the Preferred Shares or in the
Rights shall have been suspended by the Commission, NYSE or NASDAQ, (iv)
trading in securities generally on the NYSE or NASDAQ shall have been
suspended or limited or (v) a banking moratorium shall have been declared
either by Federal or New York State
authorities.
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b.
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If
this Dealer Manager Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such
termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party
except as provided in Section 5 and the Dealer Manager shall not have any
obligation to purchase any Shares upon exercise of
Rights.
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Notices. All
communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and,
if sent to the Dealer Manager, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and
confirmed to Gabelli & Company Inc., Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, Attn: __________________, and, if to the Fund or the Investment Advisor,
shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent to the Fund or the
Investment Advisor at Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx, Xxx Xxxx 10580,
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx.
10.
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Successors. This
Dealer Manager Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective successors and will inure to the
benefit of the officers and directors and controlling persons referred to
in Section 7 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation
hereunder.
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11.
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Applicable
Law. This Dealer Manager Agreement will be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York.
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12.
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Submission to
Jurisdiction. Except as set forth below, no claim (a
"Claim") which relates to the terms of this Dealer Manager Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby may be commenced, prosecuted or
continued in any court other than the courts of the State of New York
located in the City and County of New York or in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, which courts shall
have jurisdiction over the adjudication of such matters, and each of the
Fund and the Investment Advisor consents to the jurisdiction of such
courts and personal service with respect thereto. Each of the Fund and the
Investment Advisor hereby consents to personal jurisdiction, service and
venue in any court in which any Claim arising out of or in any way
relating to this Dealer Manager Agreement is brought by any third party
against the Dealer Manager or any indemnified party. Each of
the Dealer Manager, the Fund (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and the
Investment Advisor (on its behalf and, to the extent
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permitted
by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) waives
all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim
(whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in any way arising out of
or relating to this Dealer Manager Agreement. Each of the Fund
and the Investment Advisor agrees that a final judgment in any such
action, proceeding or counterclaim brought in any such court shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Fund or the Investment Advisor, as the
case may be, and may be enforced in any other courts in the jurisdiction
of which the Fund or the Investment Advisor is or may be subject, by suit
upon such judgment.
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13.
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Counterparts. This
Dealer Manager Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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If
the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please
so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter
shall constitute a binding agreement among the Fund, the Investment Advisor and
the Dealer Manager.
Very
truly yours,
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Funds, LLC
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Title:
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The
foregoing Dealer Manager Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
Gabelli
& Company Inc.
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Exhibit
A
2,121,151
Shares of Preferred Stock
Issuable
Upon Exercise of Transferable Rights
to
Subscribe for Such Shares
SELLING GROUP
AGREEMENT
Gabelli
& Company Inc.
One
Corporate Center
Rye,
New York 10580
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
understand that The Gabelli Global Deal Fund, (the "Fund") is issuing to its
shareholders of record ("Record Date Stockholders") as of the close of business
on December 19, 2008 (the "Record Date") transferable rights ("Rights") to
subscribe for an aggregate of up to 2,121,151 shares (the "Shares") of the
Fund's Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Preferred Shares"),
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Fund's Prospectus
(as supplemented) (the "Prospectus") dated
[ ], 2008
(the "Offer"). Pursuant to the terms of the Offer, the Fund is
issuing each Record Date Stockholder one transferable right (each a "Right" and,
collectively, the "Rights") for each Preferred Share held by such Record Date
Stockholder on the Record Date. Such Rights entitle their holders to
acquire during the subscription period set forth in the Prospectus (the
"Subscription Period"), at the price set forth in such Prospectus (the
"Subscription Price"), one Share for each 10 Rights [(except that any Record
Date Stockholder who is issued fewer than 10 Rights will be able to subscribe
for one full Share pursuant to the primary subscription), on the terms and
conditions set forth in such Prospectus.] No fractional shares will
be issued. Any Rights holder will be entitled to subscribe
for, subject to allocation, additional Shares (the "Over-Subscription
Privilege") on the terms and conditions set forth in such Prospectus. The Rights
are transferable and are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc.
Selling
Group Agreement - Page 2
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
We
further understand that the Fund has appointed Gabelli & Company Inc. to act
as the dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") in connection with the Offer and
has authorized the Dealer Manager to form and manage a group of broker-dealers
(each a "Selling Group Member" and collectively the "Selling Group") to solicit
the exercise of Rights and to sell Shares purchased by the Dealer Manager from
the Fund through the exercise of Rights.
We
hereby express our interest in participating in the Offer as a Selling Group
Member.
We
hereby agree with you as follows:
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1.
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We
have received and reviewed the Fund's prospectus dated
[
] (the "Prospectus") relating to the Offer and we understand that
additional copies of the Prospectus (or of the Prospectus as it may be
subsequently supplemented or amended, if applicable) and any other
solicitation materials authorized by the Fund relating to the Offer
("Offering Materials") will be supplied to us in reasonable quantities
upon our request therefor to you. We agree that we will not use
any solicitation material other than the Prospectus (as supplemented or
amended, if applicable) and such Offering Materials and we agree not to
make any written representations concerning the Fund to any holders or
prospective holders of Shares or Rights other than those contained in the
Offering Materials or otherwise previously authorized in writing by the
Fund or otherwise permitted by applicable
law.
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Selling
Group Agreement - Page 3
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
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2.
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From
time to time during the period (the "Subscription Period") commencing on
December 19, 2008 and ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
Expiration Date (the term "Expiration Date" means February 2, 2009, unless
and until the Fund shall, in its sole discretion, have extended the period
for which the Offer is open, in which event the term "Expiration Date"
with respect to the Offer will mean the latest time and date on which the
Offer, as so extended by the Fund, will expire), we may solicit the
exercise of Rights in connection with the Offer. We will be
entitled to receive fees in the amounts and at the times described in
Section 4 of this selling group agreement (the "Selling Group Agreement")
with respect to Preferred Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of
Rights and with respect to which Computershare Trust Company,
N.A. (the "Rights Agent") has received, no later than 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on the Expiration Date, either (i) a properly completed
and executed Subscription Certificate identifying us as the broker-dealer
having been instrumental in the exercise of such Rights, and full payment
for such Shares or (ii) a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery guaranteeing to
the Rights Agent by the close of business of the third business day after
the Expiration Date of a properly completed and duly executed Subscription
Certificate, similarly identifying us, and full payment for such
Shares. We understand that we will not be paid these fees with
respect to Shares purchased pursuant to an exercise of Rights for our own
account or for the account of any of our affiliates. We also
understand and agree that we are not entitled to receive any fees in
connection with the solicitation of the exercise of Rights other than
pursuant to the terms of this Selling Group Agreement and, in particular,
that we will not be entitled to receive any fees under the Fund's
Soliciting Dealer Agreement. We agree to solicit the exercise
of Rights in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and
the rules and regulations under each such Act, any applicable securities
laws of any state or jurisdiction where such solicitations may be lawfully
made, the applicable rules and regulations of any self-regulatory
organization or registered national securities exchange and customary
practice and subject to the terms of the Rights Agent Agreement between
the Fund and the Rights Agent and the procedures described in the Fund's
registration statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-149864 and 811-21423),
as amended (the "Registration
Statement").
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3.
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From
time to time during the Subscription Period, we may indicate interest in
purchasing Shares from the Dealer Manager. We understand that
from time to time the Dealer Manager intends to offer Shares obtained or
to be obtained by the Dealer Manager through the exercise of Rights to
Selling Group Members who have so indicated interest at prices which shall
be determined by the Dealer Manager (the "Offering Price"). We
agree that with respect to any such Shares purchased by us from the Dealer
Manager the sale of such Shares to us shall be irrevocable and we will
offer them to the public at the Offering Price at which we purchase them
from the Dealer Manager. Shares not sold by us at such Offering
Price may be offered by us after the next succeeding Offering Price is set
at the latest Offering Price set by the Dealer Manager. The
Dealer Manager agrees that, if requested by any Selling Group Member, and
subject to applicable law, the Dealer Manager will set a new Offering
Price prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any business
day. We agree to advise the Dealer Manager from time to time
upon request, prior to the termination of this Selling Group Agreement, of
the number of Shares remaining unsold which were purchased by us from the
Dealer Manager and, on the Dealer Manager's request, we will resell to the
Dealer Manager any of such Shares remaining unsold at the purchase price
thereof if in the Dealer Manager's opinion such Shares are needed to make
delivery against sales made to other Selling Group Members. Any
shares purchased hereunder from the Dealer Manager shall be subject to
regular way settlement through the facilities of the Depository Trust
Company.
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Selling
Group Agreement - Page 4
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
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4.
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We
understand that you will remit to us on or before the tenth business day
following the day the Fund issues Shares after the Expiration Date,
following receipt by you from the Fund of the Dealer Manager Fee,
a solicitation fee equal to $0.25 per Share for (A) each Share issued
pursuant to the exercise of Rights or the Over-Subscription Privilege
pursuant to each Subscription Certificate upon which we are designated, as
certified to you by the Rights Agent, as a result of our solicitation
efforts in accordance with Section 2 and (B) each Share sold by the Dealer
Manager to us in accordance with Section 3 less any Shares resold to the
Dealer Manager in accordance with Section 3. Your only
obligation with respect to payment of the foregoing selling fee to us is
to remit to us amounts owing to us and actually received by you from the
Fund. Except as aforesaid, you shall be under no liability to
make any payments to us pursuant to this Selling Group
Agreement.
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Selling
Group Agreement - Page 5
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
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5.
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We
agree that you, as Dealer Manager, have full authority to take such action
as may seem advisable to you in respect of all matters pertaining to the
Offer. You are authorized to approve on our behalf any
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus.
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6.
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We
represent that we are a member in good standing of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") and, in making sales
of Shares, agree to comply with all applicable rules of the NASD and its
regulatory unit, Financial Regulatory Authority Inc. ("FINRA") including,
without limitation, Conduct Rules 2420, 2730, 2740, 2750 and
2790. We understand that no action has been taken by you or the
Fund to permit the solicitation of the exercise of Rights or the sale of
Shares in any jurisdiction (other than the United States) where action
would be required for such purpose. We agree that we will not,
without your approval in advance, buy, sell, deal or trade in, on a
when-issued basis or otherwise, the Rights or the Shares or any other
option to acquire or sell Shares for our own account or for the accounts
of customers, except as provided in Sections 2 and 3 hereof and except
that we may buy or sell Rights or Shares in brokerage transactions on
unsolicited orders which have not resulted from activities on our part in
connection with the solicitation of the exercise of Rights and which are
executed by us in the ordinary course of our brokerage
business. We will keep an accurate record of the names and
addresses of all persons to whom we give copies of the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) or any Offering Materials and, when furnished with any
subsequent amendment to the Registration Statement and any subsequent
prospectus, we will, upon your request, promptly forward copies thereof to
such persons.
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7.
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Nothing
contained in this Selling Group Agreement will constitute the Selling
Group Members partners with the Dealer Manager or with one another or
create any association between those parties, or will render the Dealer
Manager or the Fund liable for the obligations of any Selling Group
Member. The Dealer Manager will be under no liability to make
any payment to any Selling Group Member other than as provided in Section
4 of this Selling Group Agreement, and will be subject to no other
liabilities to any Selling Group Member, and no obligations of any sort
will be implied. We agree to indemnify and hold harmless you
and each other Selling Group Member and each person, if any, who controls
you and any such Selling Group Member within the meaning of either Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against loss
or liability caused by any breach by us of the terms of this Selling Group
Agreement.
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Selling
Group Agreement - Page 6
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
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8.
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We
agree to pay any transfer taxes which may be assessed and paid on account
of any sales or transfers for our
account.
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9.
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All
communications to you relating to the Offer will be addressed
to: Gabelli & Company Inc., Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, Attn:
______________________.
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10.
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This
Selling Group Agreement will be governed by the internal laws of the State
of New York.
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Selling
Group Agreement - Page 7
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
A
signed copy of this Selling Group Agreement will be promptly returned to the
Selling Group Member at the address set forth below.
Very
truly yours,
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Gabelli
& Company Inc.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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PLEASE
COMPLETE THE INFORMATION BELOW:
Printed
Firm Name
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Address
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Contact
at Selling Group Member
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Authorized
Signature
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Area
Code and Telephone Number
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Name
and Title
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Facsimile
Number
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Dated: _________________________________ |
Payment
of the Selling Fee shall be mailed by check to the following
address:
Exhibit
B
THE
GABELLI GLOBAL DEAL FUND
Rights
Offering for Shares of Preferred Stock
SOLICITING DEALER
AGREEMENT
THE
OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME,
February
2, 2009, UNLESS EXTENDED
To
Securities Dealers and Brokers:
The
Gabelli Global Deal Fund, (the "Fund") is issuing to its shareholders of record
("Record Date Stockholders") as of the close of business on December 19, 2009
(the "Record Date") transferable rights ("Rights") to subscribe for an aggregate
of up to 2,121,151 shares (the "Shares") of the Fund's preferred stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the "Preferred Shares"), upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Fund's Prospectus (the "Prospectus") dated
[
] (the "Offer"). Each such Record Date Stockholder is being issued
one Right for each full Preferred Share owned on the Record
Date. Such Rights entitle their holders to acquire during the
Subscription Period (as hereinafter defined) at the Subscription Price (as
hereinafter defined), one Share for each 10 Rights (except that any Record Date
Stockholder who is issued fewer than 10 Rights will be able to subscribe for one
full Share pursuant to the primary subscription), on the terms and conditions
set forth in such Prospectus. No fractional shares will be
issued. Any Rights holder will be entitled to subscribe
for, subject to allocation, additional Shares (the "Over-Subscription
Privilege") on the terms and conditions set forth in such Prospectus. Shares
acquired pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege are subject to allotment,
as more fully described in the Prospectus. The Rights are
The
Gabelli Global Deal Fund
Soliciting
Dealer Agreement - Page 2
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
transferable
and are expected to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The Subscription
Price will be as set forth in the Prospectus. The Subscription Period
will commence on December 19, 2008 and end at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on
the Expiration Date (the term "Expiration Date" means February 2, 2009,
unless and until the Fund shall, in its sole discretion, have extended the
period for which the Offer is open, in which event the term "Expiration Date"
with respect to the Offer will mean the latest time and date on which the Offer,
as so extended by the Fund, will expire).
For
the duration of the Offer, the Fund has authorized and the Dealer Manager has
agreed to reallow a Solicitation Fee to any qualified broker or dealer executing
a Soliciting Dealer Agreement who solicits the exercise of Rights and the
Over-Subscription Privilege in connection with the Offer and who complies with
the procedures described below (a "Soliciting Dealer"). Upon timely
delivery to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Fund's Rights Agent for the
Offer, of payment for Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of Rights and
the Over-Subscription Privilege and of properly completed and executed
documentation as set forth in this Soliciting Dealer Agreement, a Soliciting
Dealer will be entitled to receive the Solicitation Fee equal to $0.25 per
Share so purchased subject to a maximum fee based on the number of Preferred
Shares held by such Soliciting Dealer through The Depository Trust Company
("DTC") on the Record Date; provided, however, that no payment shall be due with
respect to the issuance of any Shares until payment therefor is actually
received. A qualified broker or dealer is a broker or dealer which is
a member of a registered national securities exchange in the United States or
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") or any foreign
broker or dealer not eligible for membership who agrees to conform to the
Conduct Rules of the NASD's regulatory unit, the Financial Regulatory Authority
Inc. ("FINRA"), including Sections 2730, 2740, 2420 and 2750 thereof, in making
solicitations in the United States to the same extent as if it were a member
thereof.
The
Fund has authorized and the Dealer Manager has agreed to pay the Solicitation
Fees payable to the undersigned Soliciting Dealer and to indemnify such
Soliciting Dealer on the terms set forth in the Dealer Manager Agreement, dated
[
], among Gabelli & Company Inc. as the dealer manager (the "Dealer
Manager"), the Fund and others (the "Dealer Manager
Agreement"). Solicitation and other activities by Soliciting Dealers
may be undertaken only in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and only in those states and other
jurisdictions where such solicitations and other activities may lawfully be
undertaken and in accordance
The
Gabelli Global Deal Fund
Soliciting
Dealer Agreement - Page 3
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
with
the laws thereof. Compensation will not be paid for solicitations in
any state or other jurisdiction in which, in the opinion of counsel to the Fund
or counsel to the Dealer Manager, such compensation may not lawfully be
paid. No Soliciting Dealer shall be paid Solicitation Fees with
respect to Shares purchased pursuant to an exercise of Rights and the
Over-Subscription Privilege for its own account or for the account of any
affiliate of the Soliciting Dealer. No Soliciting Dealer or any other
person is authorized by the Fund or the Dealer Manager to give any information
or make any representations in connection with the Offer other than those
contained in the Prospectus and other authorized solicitation material furnished
by the Fund through the Dealer Manager. No Soliciting Dealer is
authorized to act as agent of the Fund or the Dealer Manager in any connection
or transaction. In addition, nothing herein contained shall
constitute the Soliciting Dealers partners with the Dealer Manager or with one
another, or agents of the Dealer Manager or of the Fund, or create any
association between such parties, or shall render the Dealer Manager or the Fund
liable for the obligations of any Soliciting Dealer. The Dealer
Manager shall be under no liability to make any payment to any Soliciting
Dealer, and shall be subject to no other liabilities to any Soliciting Dealer,
and no obligations of any sort shall be implied.
In
order for a Soliciting Dealer to receive Solicitation Fees, the Rights Agent
must have received from such Soliciting Dealer no later than 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Expiration Date, either (i) a properly completed and duly
executed Subscription Certificate with respect to Shares purchased pursuant to
the exercise of Rights and the Over-Subscription Privilege and full payment for
such Shares; or (ii) a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery guaranteeing delivery to
the Rights Agent by close of business on the third business day after the
Expiration Date, of (a) full payment for such Shares and (b) a properly
completed and duly executed Subscription Certificate with respect to Shares
purchased pursuant to the exercise of Rights. Solicitation Fees will
only be paid after receipt by the Rights Agent of a properly completed and duly
executed Soliciting Dealer Agreement and a Subscription Certificate designating
the Soliciting Dealer in the applicable portion hereof. In the case
of a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
The
Gabelli Global Deal Fund
Soliciting
Dealer Agreement - Page 4
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
Solicitation
Fees will only be paid after delivery in accordance with such Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery has been effected. Solicitation Fees will be paid
by the Fund (through the Rights Agent) to the Soliciting Dealer by check to an
address designated by the Soliciting Dealer below by the tenth business day
following the day the Fund issues Shares after the Expiration Date.
All
questions as to the form, validity and eligibility (including time of receipt)
of this Soliciting Dealer Agreement will be determined by the Fund, in its sole
discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. Unless
waived, any irregularities in connection with a Soliciting Dealer Agreement or
delivery thereof must be cured within such time as the Fund shall
determine. None of the Fund, the Dealer Manager, the Rights Agent, or
any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or
irregularities in any Soliciting Dealer Agreement or incur any liability for
failure to give such notification.
The
acceptance of Solicitation Fees from the Fund by the undersigned Soliciting
Dealer shall constitute a representation by such Soliciting Dealer to the Fund
that: (i) it has received and reviewed the Prospectus; (ii) in soliciting
purchases of Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Rights and the
Over-Subscription Privilege, it has complied with the applicable requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the
applicable rules and regulations thereunder, any applicable securities laws of
any state or jurisdiction where such solicitations were made, and the applicable
rules and regulations of any self-regulatory organization or registered national
securities exchange; (iii) in soliciting purchases of Shares pursuant to the
exercise of the Rights and the Over-Subscription Privilege, it has not
published, circulated or used any soliciting materials other than the Prospectus
and any other authorized solicitation material furnished by the Fund through the
Dealer Manager and has not made any written representations concerning the Fund
to any holders or prospective holders of Shares or Rights other than those
contained in such materials or otherwise previously authorized in writing by the
Fund or otherwise permitted by applicable law; (iv) it has not purported to act
as agent of the Fund or the Dealer Manager in any connection or transaction
relating to the Offer; (v) the information contained in this Soliciting Dealer
Agreement is, to its best knowledge, true and complete; (vi) it is not
affiliated with the Fund; (vii) it
The
Gabelli Global Deal Fund
Soliciting
Dealer Agreement - Page 5
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
will
not accept Solicitation Fees paid by the Fund pursuant to the terms hereof with
respect to Shares purchased by the Soliciting Dealer pursuant to an exercise of
Rights and the Over-Subscription Privilege for its own account; (viii) it will
not remit, directly or indirectly, any part of Solicitation Fees paid by the
Fund pursuant to the terms hereof to any beneficial owner of Shares purchased
pursuant to the Offer; and (ix) it has agreed to the amount of the Solicitation
Fees and the terms and conditions set forth herein with respect to receiving
such Solicitation Fees. By returning a Soliciting Dealer Agreement
and accepting Solicitation Fees, a Soliciting Dealer will be deemed to have
agreed to indemnify the Fund and the Dealer Manager against losses, claims,
damages and liabilities to which the Fund may become subject as a result of the
breach of such Soliciting Dealer's representations made herein and described
above. In making the foregoing representations, Soliciting Dealers
are reminded of the possible applicability of the anti-manipulation rules under
the Exchange Act if they have bought, sold, dealt in or traded in any Shares for
their own account since the commencement of the Offer.
Upon
expiration of the Offer, no Solicitation Fees will be payable to Soliciting
Dealers with respect to Xxxxxx purchased thereafter.
Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Dealer Manager Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the
Prospectus.
This
Soliciting Dealer Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New
York.
Please
execute this Soliciting Dealer Agreement below accepting the terms and
conditions hereof and confirming that you are a member firm of the NASD or a
foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership who has conformed to the
Conduct Rules of FINRA, including Sections 2730, 2740, 2420 and 2750 thereof, in
making solicitations of the type being undertaken pursuant to the Offer in the
United States to the same extent as if you were a member thereof, and certifying
that you have solicited the purchase of the Shares pursuant to exercise of the
Rights, all as described above, in accordance with the terms and conditions
The
Gabelli Global Deal Fund
Soliciting
Dealer Agreement - Page 6
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
set
forth in this Soliciting Dealer Agreement. Please forward two
executed copies of this Soliciting Dealer Agreement
to: [ ],
Attn:
[ ].
The
Gabelli Global Deal Fund
Soliciting
Dealer Agreement - Page 7
Rights
Offer Expiring February 2, 2009, unless extended
A signed copy of this Soliciting Dealer
Agreement will be promptly returned to the Soliciting Dealer at the address set
forth below.
Very
truly yours,
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Gabelli
& Company Inc.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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PLEASE
COMPLETE THE INFORMATION BELOW:
Printed
Firm Name
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Address
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Contact
at Soliciting Dealer
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Authorized
Signature
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Area
Code and Telephone Number
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Name
and Title
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Facsimile
Number
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Dated: _________________________________ |
Payment
of the Solicitation Fee shall be mailed by check to the following
address: