HATTERAS GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
THIS
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of Hatteras Global Private Equity Partners
Master Fund, LLC (the “Fund”) is dated and effective as of ______________, 2008
by and among Hatteras Capital Investment Management, LLC (“HCIM”), Capvent
US Advisors LLC (“Capvent”),
each member of the Board of Managers of the Fund, and each person hereinafter
admitted to the Fund and reflected on the books of the Fund as a
Member.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Fund heretofore has been formed as a limited liability company under
the
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, pursuant to the Certificate dated
as of
November 7, 2008 and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
on November 7, 2008;
NOW,
THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
hereinafter set forth, it is hereby agreed as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement:
Section
1.1 “Accounting
Period”
means
the period beginning upon the commencement of operations of the Fund and,
thereafter, each period beginning on the day after the last day of the preceding
Accounting Period and ending on the first to occur of the following:
(i) the last day of each calendar quarter; (ii) the last day of each
taxable year of the Fund; (iii) the day preceding the effective date on
which a contribution of capital is made to the Fund; (iv) the Valuation
Date with respect to any repurchase of an Interest or portion thereof by
the
Fund, or the day preceding the effective date of any redemption of any Interest
or portion thereof of any Member or the complete withdrawal by a Member;
(v) the date preceding the effective date of a distribution; (vi) the day
preceding the day on which a substituted Member is admitted to the Fund;
or
(vii) the effective date on which any amount is credited to or debited from
the Capital Account of any Member other than an amount to be credited to
or
debited from the Capital Accounts of all Members in accordance with their
respective Investment Percentages. The Fund’s final Accounting Period shall end
on the effective date of the dissolution of the Fund.
Section
1.2 “Administration
Agreement”
means
the administration agreement entered into between the Administrator and the
Fund
under which the Administrator will provide certain administrative services
to
the Fund in exchange for certain fees, as amended or restated from time to
time.
Section
1.3 “Administration
Fee”
means
the fee paid to the Administrator for its services out of the Fund’s
assets.
Section
1.4 “Administrator”
means
UMB Fund Services, Inc., or any person who may hereafter, directly or
indirectly, succeed or replace UMB Fund Services, Inc. as the administrator
of
the Fund.
Section
1.5 “Adviser”
means
Hatteras Capital Investment Management, LLC or any person who may hereafter,
directly or indirectly, succeed or replace Hatteras Capital Investment
Management, LLC as investment adviser of the Fund.
Section
1.6 “Advisers
Act”
means
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations
and
orders thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any successor
law.
Section
1.7 “Affiliate”
means
“affiliated person” as such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act.
Section
1.8 “Agreement”
means
this Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended or restated from time
to
time.
Section
1.9 “Allocation
Period”
means,
as to each Member, the period commencing on the admission of such Member
to the
Fund and, thereafter, each period commencing as of the day following the
last
day of the preceding Allocation Period with respect to such Member, and ending
on the first to occur of the following: (i) the last day of each calendar
year; (ii) the date preceding the effective date of a distribution from the
Fund to a Member; (iii) the Valuation Date with respect to any repurchase
of the Interest or a portion thereof of such Member, or the day preceding
the
effective date of any redemption of any Interest or portion thereof of any
Member or the complete withdrawal by a Member; (iv) the day preceding the
day as of which the Fund admits as a substituted Member a person to whom
the
Interest or a portion thereof of such Member has been Transferred; or
(v) the day as of which Hatteras’ or Capvent’s status as an investment
adviser or sub-adviser, respectively, of the Fund is terminated.
Section
1.10 “Board
of Managers”
means
the Board of Managers established pursuant to Section 2.6
hereof.
Section
1.11 “Capital
Account”
means,
with respect to each Member, the capital account established and maintained
on
behalf of each Member pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof.
Section
1.12 “Capital
Contribution”
means
the contribution, if any, made, or to be made, as the context requires, to
the
capital of the Fund by a Member.
Section
1.13 “Capvent”
means
Capvent US Advisors LLC.
Section
1.14 “Certificate”
means
the Certificate of Formation of the Fund and any amendments thereto as filed
with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
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Section
1.15 “Code”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as hereafter
amended from time to time, or any successor law.
Section
1.16 “Confidential
Information”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.11.
Section
1.17 “Delaware
Act”
means
the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act as in effect on the date hereof
and
as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
Section
1.18 “Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules, regulations
and
orders thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any successor
law.
Section
1.19 “Expiration
Date”
means
a
date set by the Board of Managers occurring no sooner than 20 business days
after the commencement date of a repurchase offer, provided that such Expiration
Date may be extended by the Board of Managers in its sole
discretion.
Section
1.20 “Extraordinary
Expenses”
means
all expenses incurred by the Fund outside of the ordinary course of its
business, including, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with
any
claim, litigation, arbitration, mediation, government investigation or dispute
and the amount of any judgment or settlement paid in connection therewith,
or
the enforcement of the Fund’s rights against any person or entity; costs and
expenses for indemnification or contribution payable by the Fund to any person
or entity (including, without limitation, pursuant to the indemnification
obligations described under Section 3.7 of this Agreement); expenses of a
reorganization, restructuring or merger of the Fund; expenses of holding,
or
soliciting proxies for, a meeting of Members (except to the extent relating
to
items customarily addressed at an annual meeting of a registered closed-end
management investment company); and
the
expenses of engaging a new administrator, custodian, transfer agent or escrow
agent.
Section
1.21 “Final
Closing Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
Section
1.22 “Final
Payment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
Section
1.23 “Fiscal
Year”
means
the period beginning on the commencement of operations of the Fund and ending
on
the first March 31 following such date, and thereafter each period commencing
on
April 1 of each year and ending on March 31 of each year (or on the date of
a final distribution pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof), unless the Board of
Managers shall designate another fiscal year for the Fund that is a permissible
taxable year under the Code.
Section
1.24 “Form N-2”
means
the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, as amended from time to time.
Section
1.25 “Fund”
means
the limited liability company governed hereby, as such limited liability
company
may from time to time be constituted.
Section
1.26 “HCIM”
means
Hatteras Capital Investment Management, LLC.
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Section
1.27 “Incentive
Allocation”
means,
with respect to any Member for any Allocation Period during which the Member’s
allocable share of the Net Profits of the Fund (taking into account any
unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments, but without giving
effect to the Incentive Allocation and any item not charged ratably to all
Members) equals or exceeds an annualized return of 6% (adjusted for
contributions, repurchases and distributions), 10% of the Member’s allocable
share of the Net Profits of the Fund (taking into account any unrealized
appreciation or depreciation of investments, but without giving effect to
the
Incentive Allocation and any item not charged ratably to all Members) for
the
Allocation Period, if any, over the then balance of the Member’s Loss Recovery
Account, appropriately adjusted for any partial repurchases, partial
distributions or partial transfers of such Member’s Interest. The Incentive
Allocation Accounts are not assessed an Incentive Allocation.
Section
1.28 “Incentive
Allocation Accounts”
means
Capital Accounts established and maintained on behalf of HCIM (in such case,
the
“HCIM
Incentive Allocation Account”)
and
Capvent (in such case, the “Capvent
Incentive Allocation Account”),
solely for the purpose of being allocated the Incentive Allocation, pursuant
to
Sections 5.3(e) and 5.3(f) hereof, respectively, to which amounts are
credited under Sections 5.7(a) and 5.7(b) hereof, respectively.
Section
1.29 “Independent
Managers”
means
those Managers who are not “interested persons” of the Fund as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act.
Section
1.30 “Initial
Closing Date”
means
the first date on or as of which a Member other than HCIM or Capvent is admitted
to the Fund.
Section
1.31 “Initial
Payment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
Section
1.32 “Interest”
means
the entire ownership interest in the Fund at any particular time of a Member
or
Hatteras or Capvent, or other person to whom an Interest or portion thereof
has
been transferred pursuant to Section 4.4 hereof, including the rights and
obligations of such Member or other person under this Agreement and the Delaware
Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Fund establishes
multiple Capital Accounts for a single Member pursuant to Section 5.3(g)
hereof,
the term “Interest” shall, with respect to such Member, refer separately, where
the context so requires, to each portion of its ownership interest in the
Fund
represented by each such Capital Account as if it were held by a separate
Member.
Section
1.33 “Investment
Company Act”
means
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations
and
orders thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any successor
law.
Section
1.34 “Investment
Management Agreement”
means the investment management agreement entered into between the Master
Fund
and the investment adviser of the Master Fund, as amended or restated from
time
to time.
Section
1.35 “Investment
Percentage”
means
a
percentage established for each Member on the Fund’s books as of the start of an
Accounting Period, determined by dividing the balance of such Member’s Capital
Account as of the start of such Accounting Period by the sum of the balances
of
all Capital Accounts (other than Incentive Allocation Accounts) of all Members
as of the start of such Accounting Period, as adjusted for any Capital
Contributions and any repurchases of Interests as of the start of such
Accounting Period.
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Section
1.36 “Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.
Section
1.37 “Loss
Recovery Account”
means
a
memorandum account to be maintained by the Fund with respect to each Member,
which shall have an initial balance of zero and which shall be adjusted as
follows: (i) the account shall be increased after the close of each
Allocation Period by the amount of the Member’s allocable share of the Net
Losses of the Fund for such Allocation Period; and (ii) the account shall
be decreased (but not below zero) after the close of each Allocation Period
by
the amount of the Member’s allocable share of the Net Profits of the Fund for
such Allocation Period. Any positive balance of the Loss Recovery Account
shall
be reduced as the result of a repurchase, distribution or Transfer with respect
to the Member’s Interest or portion thereof in the Fund in proportion to the
reduction of the Member’s Capital Account attributable to the repurchase or
Transfer. A transferee of an Interest shall not succeed to all or any portion
of
the transferor’s Loss Recovery Account, provided that in the case of a Transfer
in which the transferee shall have the same beneficial owner or beneficial
owners as the transferor, the transferee shall succeed to the Loss Recovery
Account (or portion thereof) attributable to the Interest or portion thereof
transferred.
Section
1.38 “Manager”
means
each natural person who serves on the Board of Managers and any other natural
person who, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall
serve on the Board of Managers. Each Manager shall constitute a “manager” of the
Fund within the meaning of the Delaware Act.
Section
1.39 “Member”
means
any person who shall have been admitted to the Fund as a member in such person’s
capacity as a member of the Fund. For purposes of the Delaware Act, the Members
shall constitute a single class or group of members.
Section
1.40 “Net
Asset Value”
means
the total value of all assets of the Fund, less an amount equal to all accrued
debts, liabilities and obligations of the Fund.
Section
1.41 “Net
Profit”
or
“Net
Loss”
means
the amount by which the Net Asset Value on the last day of an Accounting
Period
exceeds (in the case of Net Profit) or is less than (in the case of Net Loss)
the Net Asset Value as of the commencement of the same Accounting Period,
including any net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of
investments and realized income and gains or losses and expenses (including
offering and organizational expenses), such amount to be adjusted to exclude
any
changes in the Net Asset Value that are attributable to any items to be
allocated among the Capital Accounts of the Members on a basis which is not
in
accordance with the Members’ respective Investment Percentages.
Section
1.42 “Organizational
Expenses”
means
the expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with its formation, its initial
registration as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, and
the
initial offering of Interests.
Section
1.43 “Organizational
Member”
means
HCIM.
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Section
1.44 “Person”
or
“person”
means
any individual, entity, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability
company, joint-stock company, trust, estate, joint venture, organization
or
unincorporated organization.
Section
1.45 “Portfolio
Fund”
means
a
pooled investment vehicle or registered investment company.
Section
1.46 “Portfolio
Fund Manager”
means
a
portfolio manager of a Portfolio Fund.
Section
1.47 “Portfolio
Fund Payment Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(e).
Section
1.48 “Promissory
Note”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(d).
Section
1.49 “Repurchase
Date”
means
the day after the Valuation Date.
Section
1.50 “Securities”
means
securities (including, without limitation, equities, debt obligations, options
and other “securities” as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the
Investment Company Act), and other financial instruments of United States
and
non-U.S. entities, including, without limitation, Portfolio Funds; capital
stock; shares of beneficial interests; partnership interests and similar
financial instruments; bonds, notes, debentures (whether subordinated,
convertible or otherwise); currencies; and commodities; interest rate, currency,
commodity, equity and other derivative products, including, without limitation,
(i) futures contracts (and options thereon) relating to stock indices,
currencies, U.S. Government securities and debt securities of foreign
governments, other financial instruments and all other commodities,
(ii) swaps, options, warrants, caps, collars, floors and forward rate
agreements, (iii) spot and forward currency transactions, and
(iv) agreements including brokerage account agreements relating to or
securing such transactions; equipment lease certificates, equipment trust
certificates; loans; accounts and notes receivable and payable held by trade
or
other creditors; trade acceptances; contract and other claims; executory
contracts; participations; open and closed-end registered and unregistered
investment companies; money market funds; obligations of the United States
or
any state thereof, foreign governments and instrumentalities of any of them;
commercial paper; and other obligations and instruments or evidences of
indebtedness of whatever kind or nature; in each case, of any person,
corporation, government or other entity whatsoever, whether or not publicly
traded or readily marketable.
Section
1.51 “Securities
Transactions”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
Section
1.52 “Sub-Adviser”
means
Capvent US Advisors LLC or any person who may hereafter, directly or indirectly,
succeed or replace Capvent US Advisors LLC as investment sub-adviser of the
Fund.
Section
1.53 “Sub-advisory
Agreement”
means the sub-advisory agreement entered into by and among the Fund, the
Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser, as amended or restated from time to
time.
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Section
1.54 “Transfer”
means
the assignment, transfer, sale, encumbrance, pledge or other disposition
of all
or any portion of an Interest; verbs, adverbs or adjectives such as “Transfers,”
“Transferred” and “Transferring” shall have correlative meanings.
Section
1.55 “Valuation
Date”
means
the date on which the value of Interests being repurchased will be determined
by
the Board of Managers in its sole discretion and which date shall be
approximately 65 days, but in no event earlier than 60 days, after the
Expiration Date.
ARTICLE
II
ORGANIZATION;
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS; BOARD OF MANAGERS
Section
2.1 Formation
of Limited Liability Company.
The
Organizational Member and any other person designated by the Board of Managers
are designated as authorized persons, within the meaning of the Delaware
Act, to
execute, deliver and file all certificates (and any amendments and/or
restatements thereof) required or permitted by the Delaware Act to be filed
in
the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Board
of
Managers shall cause to be executed and filed with applicable governmental
authorities any other instruments, documents and certificates which, in the
opinion of the Fund’s legal counsel, may from time to time be required by the
laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware or any other
jurisdiction in which the Fund shall determine to do business, or any political
subdivision or agency thereof, or which such legal counsel may deem necessary
or
appropriate to effectuate, implement and continue the valid existence and
business of the Fund.
Section
2.2 Name.
The
name of the Fund shall be “Hatteras Global Private Equity Partners Master Fund,
LLC” or such other name as the Board of Managers hereafter may adopt upon
(i) causing an appropriate amendment to the Certificate to be filed in
accordance with the Delaware Act and (ii) sending notice thereof to each
Member. The Fund’s business may be conducted under the name of the Fund or, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, any other name or names deemed advisable
by
the Board of Managers.
Section
2.3 Principal
and Registered Office.
The
Fund shall have its principal office c/o HCIM, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, or at such other place designated from time
to
time by the Board of Managers. The Fund shall have its registered office
in the
State of Delaware at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, in the city of Wilmington, zip code
19801, and shall have the CT Corporation System as its registered agent at
such
registered office for service of process in the State of Delaware, unless
a
different registered office or agent is designated from time to time by the
Board of Managers in accordance with the Delaware Act.
Section
2.4 Duration.
The
term of the Fund commenced on the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware and shall continue, unless the Fund is
sooner
dissolved pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, until the tenth anniversary of
the Final Closing, provided
that the
term of the Fund may be extended for up to two successive periods of one
year in
the discretion of the Board of Managers.
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Section
2.5 Business
of the Fund.
(a) The
business of the Fund is (i) to directly or through the purchase of
interests in Portfolio Funds, purchase, sell (including short sales), invest
and
trade in Securities (collectively, “Securities Transactions”) and
(ii) to engage in any financial or derivative transactions relating
thereto or otherwise and to exercise such rights and powers as are permitted
to
be exercised by limited liability companies under the Delaware Act. The officers
of the Fund may execute, deliver and perform all contracts, agreements,
subscription documents and other undertakings and engage in all activities
and
transactions as may in the opinion of the Board of Managers be necessary
or
advisable to carry out the Fund’s objectives or business.
(b) The
Fund
shall operate as a closed-end management investment company in accordance
with
the Investment Company Act and subject to any fundamental policies and
investment restrictions set forth in the Form N-2.
Section
2.6 The
Board of Managers.
(a) Prior
to
the Initial Closing Date, the Organizational Member may, in its sole discretion,
designate and elect persons to serve as Managers on the Board of Managers.
Following the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Manager shall agree to
be
bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Managers. The Board
of
Managers may, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Section 2.6 with respect to the number of and vacancies in the position of
Manager and the provisions of Section 3.3 hereof with respect to the
election of Managers by Members, designate as a Manager any person who shall
agree to the provisions of this Agreement pertaining to the obligations of
Managers. The names and mailing addresses of the Managers shall be set forth
in
the books and records of the Fund. The number of Managers shall be fixed
from
time to time by the Board of Managers.
(b) Each
Manager shall serve as a Manager for the duration of the term of the Fund,
unless his or her status as a Manager shall be sooner terminated pursuant
to
Section 4.2 hereof. If any vacancy in the position of a Manager occurs, the
remaining Managers may appoint a person to serve in such capacity, provided
such
appointment is in accordance with the Investment Company Act, so long as
immediately after such appointment at least two-thirds of the Managers then
serving would have been elected by the Members. The Managers may call a meeting
of Members to fill any vacancy in the position of Manager, and shall do so
when
required by the Investment Company Act, within 60 days after any date on
which Managers who were elected by the Members cease to constitute a majority
of
the Managers then serving on the Board of Managers.
(c) In
the
event that no Manager remains, the Adviser shall promptly call a meeting
of the
Members, to be held within 60 days after the date on which the last Manager
ceased to act in that capacity, for the purpose of determining whether to
continue the business of the Fund and, if the business shall be continued,
of
electing the required number of Managers to the Board of Managers. If the
Members shall determine at such meeting not to continue the business of the
Fund
or if the required number of Managers is not elected within 60 days after
the date on which the last Manager ceased to act in that capacity, then the
Fund
shall be dissolved pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof and the assets of the
Fund shall be liquidated and distributed pursuant to Section 6.2
hereof.
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Section
2.7 Members.
The
Board of Managers may admit one or more Members as of the beginning of each
calendar month for a period of up to eight months from the Initial Closing
Date
(the end of such period, the “Final
Closing Date”)
or at
such other times as the Board of Managers may determine. A Person may be
admitted to the Fund as a Member without having signed this Agreement. This
Agreement shall not be unenforceable by reason of it not having been signed
by a
person being admitted as a Member. The Board of Managers, in its sole and
absolute discretion, may reject requests to purchase Interests in the Fund.
The
Board of Managers may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate the offering
of the Interests at any time. The books and records of the Fund shall be
revised
to reflect the name and Capital Contribution of each Member that is admitted
to
the Fund.
Section
2.8 Interests
in the Incentive Allocation Accounts.
(a) Upon
signing this Agreement, the Adviser or an Affiliate of the Adviser shall
be
entitled to an Interest in the Fund in the HCIM Incentive Allocation Account,
subject to due approval, in accordance with the requirements of the Investment
Company Act, of the Investment Management Agreement by the members and the
board
of managers of the Master Fund. The Interest of the Adviser in the HCIM
Incentive Allocation Account shall be non-voting. If at any time the Investment
Management Agreement between the Master Fund and the Person then serving
as
investment adviser to the Master Fund terminates, the Board of Managers shall
be
entitled to transfer the Interest in the Fund in the HCIM Incentive Allocation
Account, upon its signing this Agreement, to such Person as may be retained
by
the Fund or the Master Fund to provide investment advisory services pursuant
to
an investment management agreement (or one of its Affiliates that such Person
designates), subject to the due approval of such investment management agreement
in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act.
(b) Upon
signing this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser or an Affiliate of the Sub-Adviser
shall
be entitled to an Interest in the Fund in the Capvent Incentive Allocation
Account, subject to due approval, in accordance with the requirements of
the
Investment Company Act, of the Sub-advisory Agreement by the members and
the
board of managers of the Master Fund. The Interest of the Sub-Adviser in
the
Capvent Incentive Allocation Account shall be non-voting. If at any time
the
Sub-advisory Agreement by and among the Master Fund, the Person then serving
as
investment adviser to the Master Fund and the Person then serving as sub-adviser
to the Master Fund terminates, the Board of Managers shall be entitled to
transfer the Interest in the Fund in the Capvent Incentive Allocation Account,
upon its signing this Agreement, to such Person as may be retained by the
Fund
or the Master Fund to provide sub-advisory services pursuant to a sub-advisory
agreement (or one of its Affiliates that such Person designates), subject
to the
due approval of such sub-advisory agreement in accordance with the requirements
of the Investment Company Act.
Section
2.9 Organizational
Member.
The
initial Capital Contribution to the Fund by the Organizational Member shall
be
represented by an Interest. Upon the admission to the Fund of any additional
Member pursuant to Section 2.7, the Organizational Member shall be entitled
to the return of all or a portion of its Capital Contribution, if any, without
interest or deduction, and to withdraw from the Fund.
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Section
2.10 Both
Managers and Members.
A
Member may at the same time be a Manager and a Member, or the Adviser or
Sub-Adviser and a Member, in which event such Member’s rights and obligations in
each capacity shall be determined separately in accordance with the terms
and
provisions hereof and as provided in the Delaware Act.
Section
2.11 Limited
Liability.
Except
as otherwise provided under applicable law or in this Agreement, each Member
will be liable for the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Fund only
to
the extent of its Capital Account balance. To the fullest extent permitted
under
applicable law, the Managers, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser shall not be
liable for the Fund’s debts, obligations and liabilities.
ARTICLE
III
MANAGEMENT
Section
3.1 Management
and Control.
(a) Management
and control of the business of the Fund shall be vested in the Board of
Managers, which shall have the right, power and authority, on behalf of the
Fund
and in its name, to exercise all rights, powers and authority of “managers”
under the Delaware Act and to do all things necessary and proper to carry
out
the objective and business of the Fund and its duties hereunder. No Manager
shall have the authority individually to act on behalf of or to bind the
Fund
except within the scope of such Manager’s authority as delegated by the Board of
Managers. The parties hereto intend that, except to the extent otherwise
expressly provided herein, (i) each Manager shall be vested with the same
powers, authority and responsibilities on behalf of the Fund as are customarily
vested in each director of a Delaware corporation and (ii) each Independent
Manager shall be vested with the same powers, authority and responsibilities
on
behalf of the Fund as are customarily vested in each Manager of a closed-end
management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act
that
is organized as a Delaware corporation who is not an “interested person” of such
company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act. During any
period
in which the Fund shall have no Managers, the Adviser shall continue to serve
as
investment adviser to the Fund and shall have the authority to manage the
business and affairs of the Fund, but only until such time as one or more
Managers are elected by the Members or the Fund is dissolved in accordance
with
Section 6.1. The Managers may make Capital Contributions and maintain their
own
Interests in the Fund.
(b) Members
shall have no right to participate in and shall take no part in the management
or control of the Fund’s business and shall have no right, power or authority to
act for or bind the Fund. Members shall have the right to vote on any matters
only as provided in this Agreement or on any matters that require the approval
of the holders of voting securities under the Investment Company Act or as
otherwise required in the Delaware Act.
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(c) The
Board
of Managers may delegate to any Person, including without limitation the
officers of the Fund designated pursuant to Section 3.2(c), the Adviser or
any committee of the Board of Managers, any rights, power and authority vested
by this Agreement in the Board of Managers to the extent permissible under
applicable law.
Section
3.2 Actions
by the Board of Managers.
(a) Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Board of Managers shall act only:
(i) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Managers (which majority
shall include any requisite number of Independent Managers required by the
Investment Company Act) present at a meeting duly called at which a quorum
of
the Managers shall be present (in person or, if in person attendance is not
required by the Investment Company Act, in person or by telephone) or
(ii) by the written consent of a majority of the Managers without a
meeting, if permissible under the Investment Company Act.
(b) The
Board
of Managers may designate from time to time a Chairman who shall preside
at all
meetings. Meetings of the Board of Managers may be called by the Chairman,
the
Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, or any two Managers, and may be held
on
such date and at such time and place as the Board of Managers shall determine.
Each Manager shall be entitled to receive written notice of the date, time
and
place of such meeting within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.
Notice
need not be given to any Manager who shall attend a meeting without objecting
to
the lack of notice or who shall execute a written waiver of notice with respect
to the meeting. Managers may attend and participate in any meeting by telephone,
except where in person attendance at a meeting is required by the Investment
Company Act. A majority of the Managers then in office shall constitute a
quorum
at any meeting.
(c) The
Board
of Managers may designate from time to time agents and employees of the Fund
or
other Persons, including without limitation employees of the Adviser or its
Affiliates, who shall have the same powers and duties on behalf of the Fund
(including the power to bind the Fund) as are customarily vested in officers
of
a Delaware corporation, and designate them as officers of the Fund with such
titles as the Board of Managers shall determine.
Section
3.3 Meetings
of Members.
(a) Actions
requiring the vote of the Members may be taken at any duly constituted meeting
of the Members at which a quorum is present. Meetings of the Members may
be
called by the Board of Managers or by Members holding a majority of the total
number of votes eligible to be cast by all Members as determined pursuant
to
clause (b) of this Section 3.3, and may be held at such time, date and
place as the Board of Managers shall determine. The Board of Managers shall
arrange to provide written notice of the meeting, stating the date, time
and
place of the meeting and the record date therefor, to each Member entitled
to
vote at the meeting within a reasonable time prior thereto. Failure to receive
notice of a meeting on the part of any Member shall not affect the validity
of
any act or proceeding of the meeting, so long as a quorum shall be present
at
the meeting. The presence in person or by proxy of Members holding a majority
of
the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Members as of the record
date shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. In the absence of a quorum,
a
meeting of the Members may be adjourned by action of a majority of the Members
present in person or by proxy without additional notice to the Members. Except
as otherwise required by any provision of this Agreement or of the Investment
Company Act, (i) those candidates receiving a plurality of the votes cast
at any meeting of Members shall be elected as Managers, and (ii) all other
actions of the Members taken at a meeting shall require the affirmative vote
of
Members holding a majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast
by
those Members who are present in person or by proxy at such
meeting.
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(b) Each
Member shall be entitled to cast at any meeting of Members a number of votes
equivalent to such Member’s Investment Percentage (expressed as a numeral to the
third decimal place). The Board of Managers shall establish a record date
not
less than 10 nor more than 120 days prior to the date of any meeting of
Members to determine eligibility to vote at such meeting and the number of
votes
which each Member will be entitled to cast thereat, and shall maintain for
each
such record date a list setting forth the name of each Member and the number
of
votes that each Member will be entitled to cast at the meeting.
(c) A
Member
may vote at any meeting of Members by a proxy properly executed in writing
by
the Member and filed with the Fund before or at the time of the meeting.
A proxy
may be suspended or revoked, as the case may be, by the Member executing
the
proxy by a later writing delivered to the Fund at any time prior to exercise
of
the proxy or if the Member executing the proxy shall be present at the meeting
and decide to vote in person. Any action of the Members that is permitted
to be
taken at a meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting if consents
in
writing, setting forth the action taken, are signed by Members holding a
majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast or such greater
percentage as may be required in order to approve such action.
Section
3.4 Custody
of Assets of the Fund.
The
physical possession of all funds, Securities or other property of the Fund
shall
at all times be held, controlled and administered by one or more custodians
retained by the Fund in accordance with the requirements of the Investment
Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
Section
3.5 Other
Activities.
(a) None
of
the Managers shall be required to devote his or her full time to the affairs
of
the Fund, but each shall devote such time as may reasonably be required to
perform his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Any
Member, Manager, the Adviser or any of their Affiliates, may engage in or
possess an interest in other business ventures or commercial dealings of
every
kind and description, independently or with others, including, but not limited
to, acquisition and disposition of Securities, provision of investment advisory
or brokerage services, serving as managers, officers, employees, advisers
or
agents of other companies, partners of any partnership, members of any limited
liability company, or trustees of any trust, or entering into any other
commercial arrangements. No Member or Manager (other than the Member or Manager
possessing an interest in such other business ventures or commercial dealings)
shall have any rights in or to such activities, or any profits derived
therefrom.
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Section
3.6 Duty
of Care.
(a) No
Manager, former Manager, officer or former officer of the Fund shall be liable
to the Fund or to any of its Members for any loss or damage occasioned by
any
act or omission in the performance of such Person’s services under this
Agreement, unless it shall be determined by final judicial decision on the
merits from which there is no further right to appeal that such loss is due
to
an act or omission of such person constituting willful misfeasance, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of
such
Person’s office or as otherwise required by applicable law.
(b) A
Member
not in breach of any obligation hereunder or under any agreement pursuant
to
which the Member subscribed for an Interest shall be liable to the Fund,
any
other Member or third parties only as required by the Delaware Act or otherwise
provided in this Agreement.
Section
3.7 Indemnification.
(a) To
the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Fund shall, subject to Section 3.7(b)
hereof, indemnify each Manager, former Manager, officer and former officer
of
the Fund (including for this purpose their executors, heirs, assigns, successors
or other legal representatives) from and against all losses, charges, claims,
expenses, assessments, damages, costs and liabilities (collectively, “Losses”),
including, but not limited to, amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments,
in
compromise, or as fines or penalties, and reasonable counsel fees and
disbursements, incurred in connection with the defense or disposition of
any
action, suit, investigation or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal,
before any judicial, arbitral, administrative or legislative body, in which
such
indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, or with
which such indemnitee may be or may have been threatened, while in office
or
thereafter, by reason of being or having been a Manager or officer of the
Fund,
as applicable, or the past or present performance of services to the Fund
by
such indemnitee, except to the extent such Losses shall have been finally
determined in a non-appealable decision on the merits in any such action,
suit,
investigation or other proceeding to have been incurred or suffered by such
indemnitee by reason of willful misfeasance, gross negligence, or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s office. The
rights of indemnification provided under this Section 3.7 shall not be
construed so as to provide for indemnification of an indemnitee for any Losses
(including any liability under federal securities laws which, under certain
circumstances, impose liability even on persons that act in good faith) to
the
extent (but only to the extent) that such indemnification would be in violation
of applicable law, but shall be construed so as to effectuate the applicable
provisions of this Section 3.7 to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any
manager of the Fund appointed by the Organizational Member prior to the
effectiveness of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Manager” for purposes
of this Section 3.7.
(b) Expenses,
including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, so incurred by any such
indemnitee (but excluding amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in
compromise, or as fines or penalties), shall be paid from time to time by
the
Fund in advance of the final disposition of any such action, suit, investigation
or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such indemnitee
to repay to the Fund amounts so paid if it shall ultimately be determined
that
indemnification of such expenses is not authorized under Section 3.7(a)
hereof.
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(c) Any
indemnification or advancement of expenses made pursuant to this
Section 3.7 shall not prevent the recovery from any indemnitee of any such
amount if such indemnitee subsequently shall be determined in a final decision
on the merits of any court of competent jurisdiction in any action, suit,
investigation or proceeding involving the liability or expense that gave
rise to
such indemnification or advancement of expenses to be liable to the Fund
or its
Members by reason of willful misfeasance, gross negligence, or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s
office.
(d) As
to the
disposition of any action, suit, investigation or proceeding (whether by
a
compromise payment, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise) without an
adjudication or a decision on the merits by a court, or by any other body
before
which the proceeding shall have been brought, that an indemnitee is liable
to
the Fund or its Members by reason of willful misfeasance, gross negligence,
or
reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s
office, indemnification shall be provided pursuant to Section 3.7(a) hereof
if (i) approved as in the best interests of the Fund by a majority of the
Managers (excluding any Manager who is seeking indemnification hereunder)
upon a
determination based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed
to a
full trial-type inquiry) that such indemnitee acted in good faith and in
the
reasonable belief that such actions were in the best interests of the Fund
and
that such indemnitee is not liable to the Fund or its Members by reason of
willful misfeasance, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties
involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s office, or (ii) the Board of
Managers secures a written opinion of independent legal counsel based upon
a
review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry)
to
the effect that such indemnitee acted in good faith and in the reasonable
belief
that such actions were in the best interests of the Fund and that such
indemnitee is not liable to the Fund or its Members by reason of willful
misfeasance, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved
in
the conduct of such indemnitee’s office.
(e)
In any
suit brought by an indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification under
this
Section 3.7 it shall be a defense that, and in any suit in the name of the
Fund to recover any indemnification or advancement of expenses made pursuant
to
this Section 3.7 the Fund shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a
final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard
of
conduct set forth in this Section 3.7. In any such suit brought to enforce
a right to indemnification or to recover any indemnification or advancement
of
expenses made pursuant to this Section 3.7, the burden of proving that the
indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to any indemnification or
advancement of expenses, under this Section 3.7 shall be on the Fund (or
any Member acting derivatively or otherwise on behalf of the Fund or its
Members).
(f) An
indemnitee may not satisfy any right of indemnification or advancement of
expenses granted in this Section 3.7 or to which he, she or it may
otherwise be entitled except out of the assets of the Fund, and no Member
shall
be personally liable with respect to any such claim for indemnification or
advancement of expenses, provided that Section 3.7(e) shall not limit the
rights of the Fund pursuant to Section 2.11.
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(g) The
rights of indemnification provided hereunder shall not be exclusive of or
affect
any other rights to which any person may be entitled by contract or otherwise
under law. Nothing contained in this Section 3.7 shall affect the power of
the Fund to purchase and maintain liability insurance on behalf of any Manager,
officer of the Fund or other person.
(h) To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Adviser and the Administrator, and
any
other party serving as the investment adviser or administrator of the Fund
or
providing other services to the Fund shall be entitled to indemnification
from
the Fund upon such terms and subject to such conditions and exceptions, and
with
such entitlement to have recourse to the assets of the Fund with a view to
meeting and discharging the cost thereof as may be provided under the Investment
Management Agreement, the Administration Agreement or any agreement between
any
such party and the Fund.
Section
3.8 Fees,
Expenses and Reimbursement.
(a) Subject
to applicable law, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser shall be entitled to receive
such
fees per services provided to the Fund as may be agreed to by the Adviser
and
the Fund pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Adviser,
the Adviser and the Fund pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement or such other
agreements relating to such services.
(b) The
Board
of Managers may cause the Fund to compensate each Manager who is not an officer
or employee of HCIM, Capvent or any of their respective Affiliates for his
or
her services hereunder. In addition, the Fund shall reimburse the Managers
for
reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in
performing their duties under this Agreement.
(c) The
Fund
shall bear all expenses incurred in its business or operations, other than
those
specifically assumed by another person. Expenses to be borne by the Fund
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) fees
and
expenses in connection with the organization of the Fund and the offering
and
issuance of the Interests;
(ii) all
fees
and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the operation of the
Fund
such as direct and indirect expenses related to the assessment of prospective
investments (whether or not such investments are consummated), investment
structuring, corporate action, travel associated with due diligence and
monitoring activities and enforcing the Fund’s rights in respect of such
investments;
(iii) quotation
or valuation expenses;
(iv) the
Investment Management Fee and the Administration Fee;
(v) brokerage
commissions;
(vi) interest
and fees on any borrowings by the Fund;
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(vii) professional
fees (including, without limitation, expenses of consultants, experts and
specialists);
(viii) research
expenses;
(ix) fees
and
expenses of outside tax or legal counsel (including fees and expenses associated
with the review of documentation for prospective investments by the Fund),
including foreign legal counsel;
(x) accounting,
auditing and tax preparation expenses;
(xi) fees
and
expenses in connection with repurchase offers and any repurchases or redemptions
of Interests;
(xii) taxes
and
governmental fees (including tax preparation fees);
(xiii) fees
and
expenses of any custodian, subcustodian, transfer agent, and registrar, and
any
other agent of the Fund;
(xiv) all
costs
and charges for equipment or services used in communicating information
regarding the Fund’s transactions with any custodian or other agent engaged by
the Fund;
(xv) bank
service fees;
(xvi) costs
and
expenses relating to the amendment of this Agreement or the Fund’s other
organizational documents;
(xvii) expenses
of preparing, amending, printing, and distributing confidential memoranda,
Statements of Additional Information (and any supplements or amendments
thereto), reports, notices, websites, other communications to Members, and
proxy
materials;
(xviii) expenses
of preparing, printing, and filing reports and other documents with government
agencies;
(xix) expenses
of Members’ meetings, including the solicitation of proxies in connection
therewith;
(xx) expenses
of corporate data processing and related services;
(xxi) Member
recordkeeping and Member account services, fees, and disbursements;
(xxii) expenses
relating to investor and public relations;
(xxiii) fees
and
expenses of the members of the Board of Managers who are not employees of
the
Adviser or its Affiliates;
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(xxiv) insurance
premiums;
(xxv) Extraordinary
Expenses; and
(xxvi) all
costs
and expenses incurred as a result of dissolution, winding-up and termination
of
the Fund.
The
Adviser and each of its Affiliates shall be entitled to reimbursement from
the
Fund for any of the above expenses that they pay on behalf of the
Fund.
(d) The
Fund
may, alone or in conjunction with the Adviser, its Affiliates or any investment
vehicles or accounts for which the Adviser or any Affiliate of the Adviser
acts
as general partner, managing member or investment adviser, purchase insurance
in
such amounts, from such insurers and on such terms as the Board of Managers
shall determine.
ARTICLE
IV
TERMINATION
OF INTEREST IN THE FUND IN THE INCENTIVE
ALLOCATION
ACCOUNT, TERMINATION OF STATUS OF MANAGERS;
TRANSFERS
AND REPURCHASES
Section
4.1 Termination
of Interests in the Incentive Allocation Accounts.
(a) Termination
of the Adviser’s Interest in the Fund in the HCIM Incentive Allocation
Account.
The
Interest of the Adviser (or any Affiliate designated as its successor in
such
capacity) in the Fund in the HCIM Incentive Allocation Account shall terminate
if the Investment Management Agreement terminates and the Master Fund or
the
Fund does not enter into a new investment management agreement with the Adviser
or one of its Affiliates, effective as of the date of such termination. Upon
the
termination of the Interest of the Adviser (or
any
Affiliate of the Adviser designated as its successor in such
capacity)
in the
Fund in the HCIM Incentive Allocation Account, the Adviser (or any applicable
Affiliate) shall be entitled to withdraw the balance in its HCIM Incentive
Allocation Account in accordance with Section 5.7(c). An Incentive
Allocation shall be made upon the termination of the Adviser’s (or any Affiliate
of the Adviser designated as its successor in such capacity) Interest in
the
Fund in the HCIM Incentive Allocation Account, provided,
however,
that no
Incentive Allocation will be payable at such time if the Investment Management
Agreement is terminated voluntarily by the Adviser (or any applicable
Affiliate), or by the Board of Managers of the Master Fund due to gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) Termination
of the Sub-Adviser’s Interest in the Fund in the Capvent Incentive Allocation
Account.
The
Interest of the Sub-Adviser (or any Affiliate designated as its successor
in
such capacity) in the Fund in the Capvent Incentive Allocation Account shall
terminate if the Sub-advisory Agreement terminates and the Master Fund or
the
Fund does not enter into a new sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser
or
one of its Affiliates, effective as of the date of such termination. Upon
the
termination of the Interest of the Sub-Adviser (or any Affiliate of the
Sub-Adviser designated as its successor in such capacity) in the Fund in
the
Capvent Incentive Allocation Account, the Sub-Adviser (or any applicable
Affiliate) shall be entitled to withdraw the balance in its Capvent Incentive
Allocation Account in accordance with Section 5.7(c). An Incentive
Allocation shall be made upon the termination of the Sub-Adviser’s (or any
Affiliate of the Sub-Adviser designated as its successor in such capacity)
Interest in the Fund in the Capvent Incentive Allocation Account, provided,
however,
that no
Incentive Allocation will be payable at such time if the Sub-advisory Agreement
is terminated voluntarily by the Sub-Adviser (or any applicable Affiliate),
or
by the Board of Managers of the Master Fund due to gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
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Section
4.2 Termination
of Status of a Manager.
The
status of a Manager shall terminate if the Manager (i) shall die;
(ii) shall be adjudicated incompetent; (iii) shall voluntarily
withdraw as a Manager (upon not less than 90 days’ prior written notice to
the other Managers, unless the other Managers waive such notice);
(iv) shall be removed under Section 4.3; (v) shall be certified
by a physician to be mentally or physically unable to perform his duties
hereunder; (vi) shall be declared bankrupt by a court with appropriate
jurisdiction, file a petition commencing a voluntary case under any bankruptcy
law or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) shall have a
receiver appointed to administer the property or affairs of such Manager;
(viii) shall have reached the mandatory age for retirement of a Manager
that may from time to time be established by the Board of Managers; or
(ix) shall otherwise cease to be a Manager of the Fund under the Delaware
Act.
Section
4.3 Removal
of the Managers.
Any
Manager may be removed with or without cause either by (a) the vote or
written consent of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Managers not subject
to the
removal vote or (b) the vote or written consent of Members holding not less
than two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by
all
Members.
Section
4.4 Transfer
of Interests of Members.
(a) A
Member’s Interest or portion thereof may be Transferred only (i) by
operation of law in connection with the death, divorce, bankruptcy, insolvency
or adjudicated incompetence of such Member or (ii) with the consent of the
Fund, which may be withheld in its sole discretion.
(b) The
Fund
may not consent to a Transfer of an Interest or portion thereof unless:
(i) the Person to whom such Interest is transferred (or each of such
Person’s beneficial owners if such a Person is a “private investment company” as
defined in Rule 205-3(d)(3) under the Advisers Act, an investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act, or a business development company
as defined under the Advisers Act) is a Person whom the Fund believes meets
the
requirements of paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 205-3 under the Advisers Act or
successor rule thereto, or is otherwise exempt from such requirements; and
(ii) the Fund is provided with a properly completed investor certification
in respect of the proposed transferee. The Fund may also require the Member
requesting the Transfer to obtain, at the Member’s expense, an opinion of
counsel selected by the Board of Managers as to such matters as the Board
of
Managers may reasonably request.
(c) Any
permitted transferee acquiring an Interest or a portion of an Interest by
operation of law in connection with the death, divorce, bankruptcy, insolvency
or adjudicated incompetence of the Member shall be entitled to the allocations
and distributions allocable to the Interest or portion thereof so acquired,
to
tender the Interest or portion thereof for repurchase by the Fund and to
Transfer such Interest or portion thereof in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement, but shall not be entitled to the other rights of a Member unless
and
until such transferee becomes a substituted Member in accordance with the
terms
of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.7
hereof.
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(d) If
a
Member Transfers an Interest or portion thereof with the approval of the
Fund
and all of the conditions to such Transfer have been satisfied, the Fund
shall
as promptly as practicable take all necessary actions so that each transferee
or
successor to whom such Interest or portion thereof is Transferred is admitted
to
the Fund as a substituted Member, provided that such transferee shall have
executed and delivered either a counterpart of this Agreement or an instrument,
in form and substance acceptable to the Fund, that has the legal effect of
making the transferee a party to this Agreement. Each transferring Member
and
transferee agrees to pay all reasonable expenses, including, but not limited
to,
attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements, incurred by the Fund in
connection with such Transfer. Upon the Transfer to another Person or Persons
of
a Member’s entire Interest, such Member shall cease to be a Member of the
Fund.
(e) Each
transferring Member shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the Board
of
Managers, and each other Member (including the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser),
and
any Affiliate of the foregoing against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
costs and expenses (including legal or other expenses incurred in investigating
or defending against any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs
and
expenses or any judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement), joint or
several, to which such Persons may become subject by reason of or arising
from
(i) any Transfer made by such Member in violation of this Section 4.4,
and (ii) any misrepresentation by such Member in connection with any such
Transfer.
Section
4.5 Transfer
of Interests in the Incentive Allocation Accounts.
(a) The
Adviser (or any Person designated directly or indirectly as a successor in
such
capacity) may not Transfer its Interest in the Fund in the HCIM Incentive
Allocation Account, except to an Affiliate thereof.
(b) The
Sub-Adviser (or any Person designated directly or indirectly as a successor
in
such capacity) may not Transfer its Interest in the Fund in the Capvent
Incentive Allocation Account, except to an Affiliate thereof.
Section
4.6 Repurchase
of Interests.
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Member or other Person holding an
Interest or portion thereof acquired from a Member has the right to require
the
Fund to withdraw, redeem or tender to the Fund for repurchase its Interest
or
any portion thereof. The Board of Managers may, from time to time and in
its
sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may determine, cause
the
Fund to offer to repurchase Interests from Members, including the Adviser,
the
Sub-Adviser or their Affiliates, pursuant to written tenders by Members.
The
Board of Managers, in its sole discretion, will determine the aggregate value
of
Interests to be repurchased, which may be a percentage of the value of the
Fund’s outstanding Interests. In determining whether the Fund should offer to
repurchase Interests from Members pursuant to written requests and the amount
of
Interests to be repurchased, the Board of Managers may consider the following
factors, among others:
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(i) the
liquidity of the Fund’s assets (including, without limitation, fees and costs
associated with withdrawing from Portfolio Funds);
(ii) whether
any Members have requested to tender Interests or portions of Interests to
the
Fund;
(iii) the
working capital and liquidity requirements of the Fund;
(iv) the
relative economies of scale of the repurchase requests with respect to the
size
of the Fund;
(v) the
past
practice of the Fund in repurchasing Interests;
(vi) the
condition of the securities market and the economy generally, as well as
political, national or international developments or current affairs;
and
(vii) the
anticipated tax consequences of any proposed repurchases of Interests;
and
(viii) the
availability of information as to the value of the Fund’s interests in Portfolio
Funds.
The
Board
of Managers shall cause the Fund to repurchase Interests or portions thereof
pursuant to written tenders only on terms that the Board of Managers determines
to be fair to the Fund and to all Members.
(b) The
Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and each of their Affiliates may tender their Interest
or a portion thereof as a Member or Organizational Member, as applicable,
under
Section 4.6(a) hereof, without notice to the other Members.
(c) If
the
Board of Managers determines in its sole discretion that the Fund will offer
to
repurchase Interests, the Board of Managers will provide written notice to
Members. Such notice will include: (i) the commencement date of the
repurchase offer; (ii) the Expiration Date on which repurchase requests
must be received by the Fund; and (iii) other information Members should
consider in deciding whether and how to participate in such repurchase
opportunity.
(d) The
amount due to any Member whose Interest or portion thereof is repurchased
shall,
subject to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation,
Section 4.6(a)), be an amount equal to the value of the Member’s Capital
Account (or portion thereof being repurchased) based on the Net Asset Value
of
the Fund as of the Valuation Date, after reduction for all fees, including
any
Investment Management Fee or Administration Fee, any Incentive Allocation,
any
required tax withholding and other liabilities of the Fund to the extent
accrued
or otherwise attributable to the Interest or portion thereof being repurchased.
Payment by the Fund to each Member, upon repurchase of such Member’s Interests,
shall be made in the form of a promissory note (a “Promissory Note”). Such
payment shall be made as promptly as practicable following the Expiration
Date.
Any in-kind distribution of Securities will be valued in accordance with
Section 7.4 hereof. The determination of the value of Interests as of the
Valuation Date shall be subject to adjustment based upon the results of the
annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements for the Fiscal Year in which
such Valuation Date occurred. A Member who tenders some but not all of his
Interest for repurchase will be required to maintain a minimum Capital Account
balance equal to the amount set forth, from time to time, in the Fund’s
Form N-2. The Board of Managers may, in its sole discretion, waive this
minimum Capital Account balance requirement. The Fund may reduce the amount
to
be repurchased from a Member in order to maintain a Member’s minimum Capital
Account balance.
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(e) Each
Promissory Note issued pursuant to clause (d) of this Section 4.6,
which will be non-interest bearing and non-transferable, shall provide, among
other terms determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion, the following
payments. The initial payment in respect of the Promissory Note (the “Initial
Payment”) shall be in an amount equal to at least 90% of the estimated value of
the repurchased Interest or portion thereof, determined as of the Valuation
Date. The Initial Payment shall be made on or before the ninetieth
calendar day after the Repurchase Date, provided that if the Fund , in the
sole discretion of the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, has requested withdrawal
of
capital from any Portfolio Funds in order to fund the repurchase of Interests,
such payment may be postponed until a reasonable time after the Fund has
received at least 90% of the aggregate amount so requested to be withdrawn
by
the Fund from the Portfolio Fund (the “Portfolio Fund Payment Date”). The second
and final payment in respect of a Promissory Note (the “Final Payment”) is
expected to be in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (1) the value
of the repurchased Interest or portion thereof, determined as of the Valuation
Date based upon the results of the annual audit of the financial statements
of
the Fund for the Fiscal Year in which the Valuation Date of such repurchase
occurred, over (2) the Initial Payment.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 4.6 to the contrary, in the event that a Member
has requested the repurchase of a portion of its Interest which would result
in
such Member continuing to hold at least 5% of the value of its Interest as
of
March 31 of the Fiscal Year ending immediately prior to the Fiscal Year in
which such request was made, the Final Payment in respect of such repurchase
shall be made approximately 90 days after the Repurchase Date, provided that
if
the Fund, in the sole discretion of the Adviser, has requested withdrawals
of
its capital from any Portfolio Funds in order to fund the repurchase of
Interests, such payment may be postponed until a reasonable time after the
applicable Portfolio Fund Payment Date. Such payment shall be in an amount
equal
to the excess, if any, of (1) the value of the repurchased Interest or
portion thereof, determined as of the Valuation Date, based upon information
known to the Fund as of the date of the Final Payment, over (2) the Initial
Payment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if,
based
upon the results of the annual audit of the financial statements of the Fund
for
the Fiscal Year in which the Valuation Date of such repurchase occurred,
it is
determined that the value at which the Interest was repurchased was incorrect,
the Fund shall, as promptly as practicable after the completion of such audit,
decrease such Member’s Capital Account balance by the amount of any overpayment,
or increase such Member’s Capital Account balance by the amount of any
underpayment, as applicable.
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(g) Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 4.6 to the contrary, the Board of Managers shall
modify any of the repurchase procedures described in this Section 4.6 if
necessary to comply with the regulatory requirements imposed by the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
(h) Each
Member whose Interest or portion thereof has been accepted for repurchase
will
continue to be a Member of the Fund until the Repurchase Date (and thereafter
if
its Interest is repurchased in part) and may exercise its voting rights with
respect to the repurchased Interest or portion thereof until the Repurchase
Date. Moreover, the Capital Account maintained in respect of a Member whose
Interest or portion thereof has been accepted for repurchase will be adjusted
for the Net Profits or Net Losses of the Fund through the Valuation Date,
and
such Member’s Capital Account shall not be adjusted for the amount withdrawn, as
a result of the repurchase, prior to the Repurchase Date.
(i) Upon
its
acceptance of tendered Interests or portions thereof for repurchase, the
Fund
shall maintain daily on its books a segregated account consisting of cash,
liquid securities or interests in Portfolio Funds that the Fund has requested
withdrawn (or any combination of them) in an amount equal to the aggregate
estimated unpaid dollar amount of the Promissory Notes issued to Members
tendering Interests or portions thereof.
(j) Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 4.6 to the contrary, the Fund may suspend,
postpone or terminate a repurchase offer upon the determination of a majority
of
the Board of Managers (including a majority of Independent Managers) that
such
suspension, postponement or termination is advisable for the Fund and its
Members, including, without limitation, circumstances as a result of which
it is
not reasonably practicable for the Fund to dispose of its investments or
to
determine the Net Asset Value or other unusual circumstances.
Section
4.7 Mandatory
Redemption.
The
Fund may effect a mandatory redemption of an Interest of a Member or portion
thereof, or any person acquiring an Interest from or through a Member, in
the
event that the Board of Managers determines or has reason to believe, each
in
its sole discretion, that:
(a) all
or a
portion of its Interest has been transferred to, or has vested in, any person,
by operation of law as described in Section 4.4(a)(i) hereof;
(b) ownership
of the Interest by such Member or other person will cause the Fund to be
in
violation of, or subject the Fund or the Adviser to, additional registration
or
regulation under the securities, commodities or other laws of the United
States
or any other jurisdiction;
(c) continued
ownership of the Interest may be harmful or injurious to the business or
reputation of the Fund or the Adviser or may subject the Fund or any Members
or
members of the Fund to an undue risk of adverse tax or other fiscal
consequences;
(d) any
representation or warranty made by a Member in connection with the acquisition
of an Interest was not true when made or has ceased to be true, or the Member
has breached any covenant made by it in connection with the acquisition of
an
Interest; or
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(e) it
would
be in the best interests of the Fund for the Fund to cause a mandatory
redemption of such Interest; or
(f) The
Fund
may effect a mandatory redemption of an Interest held by an investment vehicle
that is managed or sponsored by the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or an Affiliate
thereof (a “Feeder Fund”) (or portion thereof) to the extent that such Feeder
Fund is redeeming or has redeemed any interest of an investor in such Feeder
Fund (or portion thereof) for reasons that are similar to those set forth
in
clauses (a) through (e) of this Section 4.5.
ARTICLE
V
CAPITAL
Section
5.1 Contributions
to Capital.
(a) The
minimum initial contribution of each Member (other than the Organizational
Member, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser) to the capital of the Fund shall
be the
amount set forth, from time to time, in the Fund’s Form N-2 or such other
amount as the Board of Managers may determine from time to time, in its sole
discretion. The amount of the initial contribution of each Member shall be
recorded on the books and records of the Fund upon acceptance as a contribution
to the capital of the Fund. The Managers shall not be entitled to make voluntary
contributions of capital to the Fund as Managers of the Fund, but may make
voluntary contributions to the capital of the Fund as Members. The Adviser
or
the Sub-Adviser and their respective Affiliates may make voluntary contributions
to the capital of the Fund as Members.
(b) On
or
prior to the Final Closing Date, Members may make additional contributions
to
the capital of the Fund, effective as of such times as the Board of Managers
in
its sole discretion, may permit, subject to the limitations applicable to
the
admission of Members pursuant to this Agreement. The minimum additional
contribution of each Member (other than the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and
their
Affiliates) to the capital of the Fund shall be the amount set forth, from
time
to time, in the Fund’s Form N-2 or such other amount as the Board of
Managers may determine from time to time, in its sole discretion. No Member
shall be obligated to make any additional contribution to the capital of
the
Fund except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement.
(c) Except
as
otherwise permitted by the Board of Managers, (i) initial and any
additional contributions to the capital of the Fund by any Member shall be
payable in cash, and (ii) initial and any additional contributions in cash
shall be payable in one installment in readily available funds prior to the
date
of the proposed acceptance of the contribution.
Section
5.2 Rights
of Members to Capital.
No
Member shall be entitled to interest on his or its Capital Contribution to
the
Fund, nor shall any Member be entitled to the return of any capital of the
Fund
except (i) upon the repurchase by the Fund of a part or all of such
Member’s Interest pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof, (ii) upon a distribution
pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof, or (iii) upon the liquidation of the Fund’s
assets pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof. No Member shall be liable for the
return of any such amounts. No Member shall have the right to require partition
of the Fund’s property or to compel any sale or appraisal of the Fund’s
assets.
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Section
5.3 Capital
Accounts.
(a) The
Fund
shall maintain a separate Capital Account on its books for each
Member.
(b) Each
Member’s Capital Account shall have an opening balance equal to the Member’s
initial contribution to the capital of the Fund.
(c) Each
Member’s Capital Account shall be (i) increased by the amount of any
additional Capital Contributions by such Member, (ii) decreased for any
payments upon repurchase or in redemption of such Member’s Interest or any
distributions in respect of such Member, and (iii) increased or decreased
by such Member’s allocable share of the Net Profits or Net Losses of the Fund
for each Accounting Period.
(d) Each
Member’s Capital Account shall be adjusted for any Incentive Allocation debited
against the Member’s Capital Account pursuant to Section 5.7(a)
hereof.
(e) The
Fund
shall maintain an HCIM Incentive Allocation Account for the Adviser maintained
solely for the purpose of being allocated one half of the Incentive Allocation,
to which amounts shall be credited pursuant to Section 5.7 hereof. The HCIM
Incentive Allocation Account shall have an initial balance of zero.
(f) The
Fund
shall maintain a Capvent Incentive Allocation Account for the Sub-Adviser
maintained solely for the purpose of being allocated one half of the Incentive
Allocation, to which amounts shall be credited pursuant to Section 5.7
hereof. The Capvent Incentive Allocation Account shall have an initial balance
of zero.
(g) If
requested by a Member, the Fund may elect, in its sole discretion, to establish
and maintain multiple Capital Accounts in respect of an investment in the
Fund
by such Member. In such case, Capital Contributions, distributions, redemptions
and allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses shall be determined separately
for
each such Capital Account as if it were held by a separate Member and each
such
separate Capital Account will be treated as a Capital Account for all purposes
pursuant to this Limited Liability Company Agreement.
Section
5.4 Allocation
of Net Profit and Loss.
Net
Profits or Net Losses for each Accounting Period shall be allocated among
and
credited to or debited against the Capital Accounts of the Members in accordance
with their respective Investment Percentages as of the start of such Accounting
Period.
Section
5.5 Allocation
of Certain Withholding Taxes and Other Expenditures.
(a) Withholding
taxes or other tax obligations incurred by the Fund, directly or indirectly,
that are attributable to any Member, as determined by the Board of Managers,
shall be debited against the Capital Account of such Member as of the close
of
the Accounting Period during which the Fund pays or incurs such obligation,
and
any amounts then or thereafter distributable to such Member shall be reduced
by
the amount of such taxes. If the amount of such taxes is greater than any
such
distributable amounts, then such Member and any successor to such Member’s
Interest shall pay upon demand to the Fund, as a Capital Contribution to
the
Fund, the amount of such excess. The Fund shall not be obligated to apply
for or
obtain a reduction of or exemption from withholding tax on behalf of any
Member
that may be eligible for such reduction or exemption; provided
that in
the event that the Fund determines that a Member is eligible for a refund
of any
withholding tax, the Fund may, at the request and expense of such Member,
assist
such Member in applying for such refund.
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(b) Except
as
otherwise provided for in this Agreement and unless prohibited by the Investment
Company Act, any material expenditures payable by the Fund, directly or
indirectly, and any other Fund items, to the extent paid or incurred or
withheld, directly or indirectly, on behalf of, or by reason of particular
circumstances applicable to, one or more but fewer than all of the Members,
as
determined by the Board of Managers, shall be charged to only those Members
on
whose behalf such expenditures or items are paid or incurred or whose particular
circumstances gave rise to such expenditures or items. Such charges or items
shall be debited from the Capital Accounts of the applicable Members as of
the
close of the Accounting Period during which any such items were paid or accrued
by the Fund.
Section
5.6 Reserves.
(a) Appropriate
reserves may be created, accrued and charged against the Net Asset Value
and
proportionately against the Capital Accounts of the Members for contingent
liabilities, if any, as of the date any such contingent liability becomes
known
to the Fund or the Board of Managers, such reserves to be in the amounts
which
the Board of Managers, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate.
The Board of Managers may increase or reduce any such reserves from time
to time
by such amounts as it, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate.
The amount of any such reserve, or any increase or decrease therein, shall
be
proportionately charged or credited, as appropriate, to the Capital Accounts
of
those Persons who are Members at the time when such reserve is created,
increased or decreased, as the case may be; provided,
however,
that if
any such individual reserve item, adjusted by any increase therein, exceeds
the
lesser of $500,000 or 1% of the aggregate value of the Capital Accounts of
all
such Members, the amount of such reserve, increase, or decrease instead shall
be
charged or credited to those Members who, as determined by the Board of
Managers, in its sole discretion, were Members at the time of the act or
omission giving rise to the contingent liability for which the reserve was
established, increased or decreased in proportion to their Capital Accounts
at
that time.
(b) To
the
extent permitted under applicable law, if at any time an amount is paid or
received by the Fund (other than contributions to the capital of the Fund,
distributions or repurchases of Interests or portions thereof) and such amount
exceeds the lesser of $500,000 or 1% of the aggregate value of the Capital
Accounts of all Members at the time of payment or receipt and such amount
was
not accrued or reserved for but would nevertheless, in accordance with the
Fund’s accounting practices, be treated as applicable to one or more prior
Accounting Periods, then such amount shall be proportionately charged or
credited, as appropriate, to those Persons who were Members during such prior
Accounting Period or Periods.
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(c) To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, if any amount is required by
paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 5.6 to be charged or credited to
a Person who is no longer a Member, such amount shall be paid by or to such
Person, as the case may be, in cash, with interest from the date on which
the
Board of Managers determines that such charge or credit is required. In the
case
of a charge, the former Member shall be obligated to pay the amount of the
charge, plus interest as provided above, to the Fund on demand; provided,
however,
that
(i) in no event shall a former Member be obligated to make a payment
exceeding the amount of such Member’s Capital Account at the time to which the
charge relates; and (ii) no such demand shall be made after the expiration
of three years from the date on which such Person ceased to be a Member.
To the
extent that a former Member fails to pay to the Fund, in full, any amount
required to be charged to such former Member pursuant to paragraph (a) or
(b), whether due to the expiration of the applicable limitation period or
for
any other reason whatsoever, the deficiency shall be charged proportionately
to
the Capital Accounts of the Members at the time of the act or omission giving
rise to the charge to the extent feasible, and otherwise proportionately
to the
Capital Accounts of the current Members.
Section
5.7 Incentive
Allocation.
(a) So
long
as the Adviser or an Affiliate thereof serves as the investment adviser of
the
Master Fund pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser,
or a
designated Affiliate, will be entitled to receive one half of the Incentive
Allocation that shall be charged to the Capital Account of each Member as
of the
last day of each Allocation Period with respect to such Member.
(b) So
long
as the Sub-Adviser or an Affiliate thereof serves as the sub-adviser of the
Master Fund pursuant to the Sub-advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser, or a
designated Affiliate, will be entitled to receive one half of the Incentive
Allocation that shall be charged to the Capital Account of each Member as
of the
last day of each Allocation Period with respect to such Member.
(c) The
Allocation Period with respect to a Member whose Interest in the Fund is
repurchased or is transferred in part, or with respect to a Member that has
received a distribution from the Fund other than a final distribution in
liquidation of the Fund, shall be treated as ending only with respect to
the
portion of the Interest so repurchased or transferred or represented by such
distribution, and only the Net Profits of the Fund, if any, and the balance
of
the Loss Recovery Account attributable to the portion of the Interest being
repurchased or transferred or represented by such distribution (based on
the
Member’s Capital Account amount being so repurchased or transferred) will be
taken into account in determining the Incentive Allocation for the Allocation
Period then ending, and the Member’s Loss Recovery Account shall not be adjusted
for such Member’s allocable share of the Net Losses of the Fund, if any, for the
Allocation Period then ending that are attributable to the portion of the
Interest so repurchased or transferred.
(d) After
the
close of an Allocation Period with respect to a Member, and subject to certain
limitations, the Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser may withdraw up to 95% of
the
Incentive Allocation (computed on the basis of unaudited data) that was credited
to their respective Incentive Allocation Account and debited from such Member’s
Capital Account with respect to such Allocation Period. The Fund will distribute
any balance, subject to audit adjustments, as promptly as practicable after
the
completion of the audit of the Fund’s books. As promptly as practicable after
the completion of the audit of the books of the Fund for the year in which
allocations to the Incentive Allocation Accounts are made, the Fund shall
allocate to the Incentive Allocation Accounts any additional amount of Incentive
Allocation determined to be owed to the Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser based
on
such audit, and Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, shall remit
to
the Fund any excess amount of Incentive Allocation determined to be owed
to the
Fund.
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Section
5.8 Tax
Allocations.
For
each taxable year, items of income, deduction, gain, loss or credit shall
be
allocated for income tax purposes among the Members in such a manner as to
reflect equitably amounts credited or debited to each Member’s Capital Account
for the current and prior taxable years (or relevant portions thereof).
Allocations under this Section 5.8 shall be made pursuant to the principles
of Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code, and in conformity with Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), 1.704-1(b)(4)(i) and 1.704-3(e)
promulgated thereunder, as applicable, or the successor provisions to such
Section and Regulations.
If,
during or immediately following the end of a taxable year, any Member withdraws
from the Fund pursuant to Article IV or Article VI hereof, or the Adviser
or the
Sub-Adviser withdraws any amount from its respective Incentive Allocation
Account, and the Member would (absent this sentence) recognize gain or loss
under Section 731 of the Code as a result of such withdrawal, the Board of
Managers may, in its sole discretion, elect to specially allocate to such
Member, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any income and gain or loss
and
deduction (including short-term capital gain or loss) recognized by the Fund
during such taxable year, through and including the date of withdrawal, in
an
amount up to that amount of income and gain or loss and deduction which if
so
allocated would avoid the Member recognizing gain on the withdrawal under
Section 731 of the Code (ignoring for this purpose, if the Board of
Managers determines to do so in its sole discretion, any adjustments that
have
been made to the tax basis of the withdrawing Member’s Interest as a result of
any transfers or assignment of its Interest prior to the withdrawal (other
than
the original issue of the Interest), including by reason of death). Any such
election by the Board of Managers shall, to the extent reasonably practicable
as
determined by the Board of Managers in its sole discretion, be applied on
an
equitable basis to all Members withdrawing their Interests in full during
or as
of the end of such taxable year
Section
5.9 Distributions.
(a) The
Board
of Managers, in its sole discretion, may authorize the Fund to make
distributions in cash or in kind at any time to all of the Members on a pro
rata
basis in accordance with the Members’ Investment Percentages. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Member may be compelled to
accept
a distribution of any asset in kind from the Fund despite the fact that the
percentage of the value of the asset distributed to the Member exceeds the
percentage of the value of the asset equal to the Member’s Investment
Percentage.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, none of the Managers or the Members
(including the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and their respective Affiliates),
nor
any other person on behalf of the Fund, shall make a distribution to the
Members
on account of their Interest in the Fund if such distribution would violate
the
Delaware Act or other applicable law.
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ARTICLE
VI
DISSOLUTION
AND LIQUIDATION
Section
6.1 Dissolution.
(a) The
Fund
shall be dissolved upon the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(i) The
expiration of the term as provided in Section 2.4 hereof;
(ii) upon
the
affirmative vote to dissolve the Fund by either (i) a majority of the
Managers, or (ii) Members holding at least three-quarters (3/4) of the
total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Members; or
(iii) as
required by operation of law.
Dissolution
of the Fund shall be effective on the day on which the event giving rise
to the
dissolution shall occur, but the Fund shall not terminate until the assets
of
the Fund have been liquidated in accordance with Section 6.2 hereof and the
Certificate has been canceled.
Section
6.2 Liquidation
of Assets.
(a) Upon
the
dissolution of the Fund as provided in Section 6.1 hereof, one or more
Managers or the Adviser, acting as liquidator under appointment by the Board
of
Managers (or, if the Board of Managers does not appoint one or more Managers
or
the Adviser to act as liquidator or is unable to perform this function, another
liquidator elected by Members holding a majority of the total number of votes
eligible to cast by all Members), shall liquidate, in an orderly manner,
the
business and administrative affairs of the Fund. Net Profit and Net Loss
during
the period of liquidation shall be allocated pursuant to Article V hereof.
The
proceeds from liquidation (after establishment of appropriate reserves for
contingencies in such amounts as the Board of Managers or the liquidator,
as
applicable, deems appropriate in its sole discretion) shall, subject to the
Delaware Act, be distributed in the following manner:
(i) in
satisfaction (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for
payment thereof) of the debts and liabilities of the Fund, including the
expenses of liquidation (including legal and accounting expenses incurred
in
connection therewith), but not including debt and liabilities to Members,
up to
and including the date that distribution of the Fund’s assets to the Members has
been completed, shall first be paid on a pro rata basis;
(ii) such
debts, liabilities or obligations as are owing to the Members shall be paid
next
in their order of seniority and on a pro rata basis; and
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(iii) the
Members (including the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser) shall be paid next on
a pro
rata basis the positive balances of their respective Capital Accounts (including
the Incentive Allocation Accounts) after giving effect to all allocations
to be
made to such Members’ Capital Accounts for the Accounting Period ending on the
date of the distributions under this Section 6.2(a)(iii).
(b) Anything
in this Section 6.2 to the contrary notwithstanding, but subject to the
priorities set forth in Section 6.2(a) above, upon dissolution of the Fund,
the Board of Managers or other liquidator may distribute ratably in kind
any
assets of the Fund, if the Board of Managers or other liquidator determines
that
such a distribution would be in the interests of the Members in facilitating
an
orderly liquidation; provided,
however,
that if
any in-kind distribution is to be made (i) the assets distributed in kind
shall be valued pursuant to Section 7.4 hereof as of the actual date of
their distribution and charged as so valued and distributed against amounts
to
be paid under Section 6.2(a) above, and (ii) any profit or loss
attributable to property distributed in-kind shall be included in the Net
Profit
or Net Loss for the fiscal period ending on the date of such
distribution.
(c) If
the
Board of Managers determines that it is in the best interest of the Members,
the
Board of Managers may, in its sole discretion, distribute the assets of the
Fund
into and through a liquidating trust to effect the liquidation of the
Fund.
ARTICLE
VII
ACCOUNTING,
TAX MATTERS AND VALUATIONS
Section
7.1 Accounting
and Reports.
(a) The
Fund
shall adopt for tax accounting purposes any accounting method which the Board
of
Managers shall decide in its sole discretion is in the best interests of
the
Fund. The Fund’s accounts shall be maintained in U.S. currency.
(b) As
soon
as reasonably practicable after receipt of the necessary information from
the
Portfolio Funds, the Fund shall furnish to each Member such information
regarding the operation of the Fund and such Member’s Interest as is necessary
for Members to complete federal, state and local income tax or information
returns.
(c) Except
as
otherwise required by the Investment Company Act, or as may otherwise be
permitted by rule, regulation or order, within 60 days after the close of
the period for which a report required under this Section 7.1(c) is being
made, the Fund shall send to each Member a semi-annual report and an annual
report (as applicable) containing the information required by the Investment
Company Act. The Fund shall cause financial statements contained in each
annual
report furnished hereunder to be accompanied by a certificate of an independent
registered public accounting firm based upon an audit performed in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. The Fund may also furnish
to each
Member such other periodic reports and information regarding the affairs
of the
Fund as it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion.
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(d) Except
as
set forth specifically in this Section 7.1, no Member shall have the right
to obtain any other information about the business or financial condition
of the
Fund, about any other Member or former Member, including information about
the
Capital Contribution of a Member, or about the affairs of the Fund. No act
of
the Fund, HCIM, Capvent, or any other Person that results in a Member being
furnished any such information shall confer on such Member or any other Member
the right in the future to receive such or similar information or constitute
a
waiver of, or limitation on, the Fund’s ability to enforce the limitations set
forth in the first sentence of this Section 7.1(d).
Section
7.2 Determinations
By the Board of Managers.
(a) All
matters concerning the determination and allocation among the Members of
the
amounts to be determined and allocated pursuant to Article V hereof, including
any taxes thereon and accounting procedures applicable thereto, shall be
determined by the Board of Managers (either directly or by the Adviser or
Sub-Adviser, to the extent consistent with their administrative functions,
pursuant to delegated authority) unless specifically and expressly otherwise
provided for by the provisions of this Agreement or as required by law, and
such
determinations and allocations shall be final and binding on all the
Members.
(b) The
Board
of Managers may make such adjustments to the computation of Net Profit or
Net
Loss, the allocation of Net Profit or Net Loss with respect to any Member,
or
any components (including any items of income, gain, loss or deduction)
comprising any of the foregoing as it considers appropriate to reflect fairly
and accurately the financial results of the Fund and the intended allocation
thereof among the Members.
Section
7.3 Tax
Matters.
(a) The
Fund
shall prepare and file a federal information tax return in compliance with
Section 6031 of the Code, and any required state and local income tax and
information returns for each tax year of the Fund.
(b) The
Board
of Managers shall have the exclusive authority and discretion on behalf of
and
in the name of the Fund to (i) prepare and file all necessary tax returns
and statements, pay all taxes, assessments and other impositions applicable
to
the assets of the Fund and withhold amounts with respect thereto from funds
otherwise distributable to any Member; (ii) make any and all tax elections
permitted to be made under the Code, and any applicable state, local or foreign
tax law; and (iii) determine the tax treatment of any Fund transaction or
item for purposes of completing the Fund’s federal, state, local or foreign tax
returns.
(c) If
the
Fund is required to withhold taxes on any distribution or payment to, or
pay or
incur any tax with respect to any income allocable to or otherwise on account
of, any Member, the Fund may withhold such amounts and make such payments
to
such taxing authorities as are necessary to ensure compliance with such tax
laws.
(d) The
Board
of Managers intends to treat any Member whose Interest is repurchased in
full as
a partner of the Fund for federal income tax purposes until the date of the
Final Payment under Section 4.6 hereof, in respect of the repurchased
Interest.
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(e) The
Board
of Managers intends for the Fund to be treated as a partnership for U.S.
federal
income tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither
the Fund nor the Board of Managers shall make an election (i.e.,
check-the-box) under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 for the Fund to
be classified for federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as
a
corporation.
(f) The
Organizational Member shall be designated on the Fund’s annual federal
information tax return, and have full powers and responsibilities, as the
“tax
matters partner” of the Fund for purposes of Section 6231(a)(7) of the
Code. In the event the Fund shall be the subject of an income tax audit by
any
federal, state or local authority, to the extent the Fund is treated as an
entity for purposes of such audit, including administrative settlement and
judicial review, the tax matters partner shall be authorized to act for,
and its
decision shall be final and binding upon, the Fund and each Member thereof.
All
expenses incurred in connection with any such audit, investigation, settlement
or review shall be borne by the Fund.
Section
7.4 Valuation
of Assets.
(a) Except
as
may be required by the Investment Company Act, the Fund shall calculate its
Net
Asset Value as of the close of business on the last day of each Accounting
Period. Except as may be required by the Investment Company Act, the Managers
will value or cause to have valued any Securities or other assets and
liabilities of the Fund in accordance with such valuation procedures as shall
be
established from time to time by the Board of Managers and which conform
to the
requirements of the Investment Company Act. In determining the value of the
assets of the Fund, no value shall be placed on the goodwill or name of the
Fund, or the office records, files, statistical data or any similar intangible
assets of the Fund not normally reflected in the Fund’s accounting records, but
there shall be taken into consideration any items of income earned but not
received, expenses incurred but not yet paid, liabilities, fixed or contingent,
and any other prepaid expenses to the extent not otherwise reflected in the
books of account, and the value of options or commitments to purchase or
sell
Securities or commodities pursuant to agreements entered into prior to such
valuation date.
(b) The
Net
Asset Value of the Fund, including the valuation of the investments in Portfolio
Funds determined pursuant to this Section 7.4, shall be conclusive and
binding on all of the Members and all parties claiming through or under
them.
(c) The
following guidelines shall apply for purposes of determining the Net Asset
Value
of the Fund:
(i) The
amount payable to a Member or former Member whose Interest or portion thereof
is
repurchased pursuant to Article IV shall be treated as a liability of the
Fund,
until paid, from (but not prior to) the beginning of the Accounting Period
on
the Repurchase Date for such Interest.
(ii) The
amount to be received by the Fund on account of any Capital Contributions
pursuant to Article II shall be treated as an asset of the Fund from (but
not
before) the beginning of the Accounting Period on the effective date of such
Capital Contributions.
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(iii) Distributions
made pursuant to Section 5.9, other than as of the beginning of an
Accounting Period, shall be treated as an advance and as an asset of the
Fund,
until the beginning of the Accounting Period following the date of
distribution.
(iv) The
Incentive Allocation, if any, credited to the Incentive Allocation Accounts
pursuant to Section 5.7 shall be treated as a liability, until distributed,
from the beginning of the Accounting Period following the Accounting Period
in
which the Incentive Allocation was credited to such Incentive Allocation
Accounts.
ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
8.1 Amendment
of Limited Liability Company Agreement.
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided in this Section 8.1, this Agreement shall be amended, in
whole or in part, with the approval of a majority of the Board of Managers
(including the vote of a majority of the Independent Managers, if required
by
the Investment Company Act), and, if required by the Investment Company Act,
the
approval of the Members by such vote as is required by the Investment Company
Act.
(b) Any
amendment to this Agreement that would:
(i) increase
the obligation of a Member to make any Capital Contribution;
(ii) reduce
the Capital Account of a Member or the Incentive Allocation Account other
than
in accordance with Article V hereof; or
(iii) modify
the events causing the dissolution of the Fund,
may
be
made only if (x) the written consent of each Member adversely affected
thereby is obtained prior to the effectiveness thereof or (y) such
amendment does not become effective until (A) each Member has received
written notice of such amendment (except an amendment contemplated in
Section 8.1(c)(ii) hereof) and (B) any Member objecting to such
amendment has been afforded a reasonable opportunity (pursuant to such
procedures as may be prescribed by the Board of Managers) to tender his or
her
entire Interest for repurchase by the Fund.
(c) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power of the Board of Managers
to
amend this Agreement at any time without the consent of the Members includes,
but is not limited to, the power to:
(i) restate
this Agreement together with any amendments hereto which have been duly adopted
in accordance herewith to incorporate such amendments in a single, integrated
document;
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(ii) amend
this Agreement (other than with respect to the matters set forth in
Section 8.1(b) hereof) to change the name of the Fund in accordance with
Section 2.2 hereof or to effect compliance with any applicable law or
regulation or to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision
hereof which may be inconsistent with any other provision hereof;
and
(iii) amend
this Agreement to make such changes as may be necessary or desirable, based
on
advice of legal counsel to the Fund, to assure the Fund’s continuing eligibility
to be classified for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a partnership that
is
not a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation under
Section 7704(a) of the Code.
(d) The
Board
of Managers shall give written notice of any proposed amendment to this
Agreement to each Member, which notice shall set forth (i) the text of the
proposed amendment or (ii) a summary thereof and a statement that the text
thereof will be furnished to any Member upon request.
Section
8.2 Special
Power of Attorney.
(a) Each
Member hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Adviser and
any
liquidator of the Fund’s assets appointed pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof
with full power of substitution, the true and lawful representatives and
attorneys-in-fact of, and in the name, place and stead of, such Member, with
the
power from time to time to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, verify,
deliver, record, file and/or publish:
(i) any
amendment to this Agreement which complies with the provisions of this Agreement
(including the provisions of Section 8.1 hereof);
(ii) any
amendment to the Certificate required because this Agreement is amended or
as
otherwise required by the Delaware Act; and
(iii) all
other
such instruments, documents and certificates which, in the opinion of legal
counsel to the Fund, from time to time may be required by the laws of the
United
States of America, the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction in which
the
Fund shall determine to do business, or any political subdivision or agency
thereof, or that such legal counsel may deem necessary or appropriate to
effectuate, implement and continue the valid existence and business of the
Fund
as a limited liability company under the Delaware Act.
(b) Each
Member is aware that the terms of this Agreement permit certain amendments
to
this Agreement to be effected and certain other actions to be taken or omitted
by or with respect to the Fund without such Member’s consent. If an amendment to
the Certificate or this Agreement or any action by or with respect to the
Fund
is taken in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, each Member agrees
that,
notwithstanding any objection that such Member may assert with respect to
such
action, the attorneys-in-fact appointed hereby are authorized and empowered,
with full power of substitution, to exercise the authority granted above
in any
manner which may be necessary or appropriate to permit such amendment to
be made
or action lawfully taken or omitted. Each Member is fully aware that each
Member
will rely on the effectiveness of this special power-of-attorney with a view
to
the orderly administration of the affairs of the Fund.
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(c) This
power-of-attorney is a special power-of-attorney and is coupled with an interest
in favor of the Adviser and any liquidator of the Fund’s assets appointed
pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, and as such:
(i) shall
be
irrevocable and continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent
death or incapacity of any Member granting this power-of-attorney, regardless
of
whether the Fund, the Board of Managers or any liquidator shall have had
notice
thereof; and
(ii) shall
survive the delivery of a Transfer by a Member of all or any portion of such
Member’s Interest, except that where the transferee thereof has been approved by
the Board of Managers for admission to the Fund as a substituted Member,
or upon
withdrawal of a Member from the Fund pursuant to a repurchase of Interests
or
otherwise, this power-of-attorney given by the transferor shall
terminate.
Section
8.3 Notices.
Notices
that may or are required to be provided under this Agreement shall be made,
if
to a Member, by regular mail, hand delivery, registered or certified mail
return
receipt requested, commercial courier service, telex, telecopier or other
electronic means, or, if to the Fund, the Board of Managers, the Adviser
or the
Sub-Adviser, in writing and delivered in person, by registered mail, or courier,
and shall be addressed to the respective parties hereto at their addresses
as
set forth on the books and records of the Fund (or to such other addresses
as
may be designated by any party hereto by notice addressed to the Fund in
the
case of notice given to any Member, and to each of the Members in the case
of
notice given to the Fund). Notices to a Member shall be deemed to have been
provided when delivered by hand, on the date indicated as the date of receipt
on
a return receipt or when received if sent by regular mail, commercial courier
service, telex, telecopier or other electronic means. Notices to the Fund,
the
Board of Managers, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser shall be effective on the
close of business on the day upon which it is actually received. A document
that
is not a notice and that is required to be provided under this Agreement
by any
party to another party may be delivered by any reasonable means.
Section
8.4 Agreement
Binding Upon Successors and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective heirs, successors, assigns, executors, trustees or other
legal representatives, but the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder
may not be Transferred or delegated except as provided in this Agreement
and any
attempted Transfer or delegation thereof that is not made pursuant to the
terms
of this Agreement shall be void.
Section
8.5 Applicability
of Investment Company Act and Form N-2.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement is not intended to, and does
not
set forth the substantive provisions contained in the Investment Company
Act and
the Form N-2 which affect numerous aspects of the conduct of the Fund’s
business and of the rights, privileges and obligations of the Members. Each
provision of this Agreement shall be subject to and interpreted in a manner
consistent with the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and
the
Form N-2.
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Section
8.6 Choice
of Law; Arbitration.
(a) Notwithstanding
the place where this Agreement may be executed by any of the parties hereto,
the
parties expressly agree that all the terms and provisions hereof shall be
construed under the laws of the State of Delaware, including the Delaware
Act,
without regard to the conflict of law principles of such State.
(b) Each
Member agrees to submit all controversies arising between or among Members
or
one or more Members and the Fund in connection with the Fund or its businesses
or concerning any transaction, dispute or the construction, performance or
breach of this or any other agreement, whether entered into prior to, on
or
subsequent to the date hereof, to arbitration in accordance with the provisions
set forth below. Each Member understands that:
(i) arbitration
is final and binding on the parties;
(ii) the
parties are waiving their rights to seek remedies in court, including the
right
to jury trial;
(iii) pre-arbitration
discovery is generally more limited than and different from court
proceedings;
(iv) the
arbitrator’s award is not required to include factual findings or legal
reasoning and a party’s right to appeal or to seek modification of rulings by
arbitrators is strictly limited; and
(v) a
panel
of arbitrators will typically include a minority of arbitrators who were
or are
affiliated with the securities industry.
(c) All
controversies referred in Section 8.6 hereof shall be determined by
arbitration before, and only before, an arbitration panel convened by The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
The parties may also select any other national securities exchange’s arbitration
forum upon which a party is legally required to arbitrate the controversy,
to
the fullest extent permitted by law. Such arbitration shall be governed by
the
rules of the organization convening the panel, to the fullest extent permitted
by law. Judgment on any award of any such arbitration may be entered in the
Supreme Court of the State of New York or in any other court having jurisdiction
over the party or parties against whom such award is rendered. Each Member
agrees that the determination of the arbitrators shall be binding and conclusive
upon them.
(d) No
Member
shall bring a putative or certified class action to arbitration, nor seek
to
enforce any pre-dispute arbitration agreement against any Person who has
initiated in court a putative class action or who is a member of a putative
class who has not opted out of the class with respect to any claims encompassed
by the putative class action unless and until: (i) the class certification
is denied; (ii) the class is decertified; or (iii) the Member is
excluded from the class by the court. The forbearance to enforce an agreement
to
arbitrate shall not constitute a waiver of any rights under this Agreement
except to the extent stated herein.
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Section
8.7 Not
for Benefit of Creditors.
The
provisions of this Agreement are intended only for the regulation of relations
among past, present and future Members, Managers and the Fund. This Agreement
is
not intended for the benefit of non-Member creditors and no rights are granted
to non-Member creditors under this Agreement.
Section
8.8 Consents.
Any and
all consents, agreements or approvals provided for or permitted by this
Agreement shall be in writing and a signed copy thereof shall be filed and
kept
with the books of the Fund.
Section
8.9 Merger
and Consolidation.
(a) The
Fund
may merge or consolidate with or into one or more limited liability companies
formed under the Delaware Act or other business entities (as defined in
Section 18-209(a) of the Delaware Act) pursuant to an agreement of merger
or consolidation which has been approved in the manner contemplated by
Section 18-209(b) of the Delaware Act.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, an agreement
of
merger or consolidation approved in accordance with Section 18-209(b) of
the Delaware Act may, to the extent permitted by Section 18-209(b) of the
Delaware Act: (i) effect any amendment to this Agreement, (ii) effect
the adoption of a new limited liability company agreement for the Fund if
it is
the surviving or resulting limited liability company in the merger or
consolidation, or (iii) provide that the limited liability company
agreement of any other constituent limited liability company to the merger
or
consolidation (including a limited liability company formed for the purpose
of
consummating the merger or consolidation) shall be the limited liability
company
agreement of the surviving or resulting limited liability company.
Section
8.10 Pronouns.
All
pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular
or plural, as the identity of the person or persons, firm or corporation
may
require in the context thereof.
Section
8.11 Confidentiality.
(a) A
Member
may obtain from the Fund, for any purpose reasonably related to the Member’s
Interest, certain confidential information regarding the business affairs
or
assets of the Fund as is just and reasonable under the Delaware Act, subject
to
reasonable standards (including standards governing what information and
documents are to be furnished, at what time and location, and at whose expense)
established by the Board of Managers (the “Confidential
Information”).
(b) Each
Member covenants that, except as required by applicable law or any regulatory
body, it will not divulge, furnish or make accessible to any other person
the
name or address (whether business, residence or mailing) of any Member or
any
other Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Board
of
Managers, which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion.
(c) Each
Member recognizes that in the event that this Section 8.11 is breached by
any Member or any of its principals, partners, members, directors, officers,
employees or agents or any of its Affiliates, including any of such Affiliates’
principals, partners, members, directors, officers, employees or agents,
irreparable injury may result to the non-breaching Members and the Fund.
Accordingly, in addition to any and all other remedies at law or in equity
to
which the non-breaching Members and the Fund may be entitled, such Members
and
the Fund also shall have the right to obtain equitable relief, including,
without limitation, injunctive relief, to prevent any disclosure of Confidential
Information, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and other litigation expenses
incurred in connection therewith.
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(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Fund shall have the right
to
keep confidential from the Members for such period of time as it deems
reasonable any information which the Board of Managers reasonably believes
to be
in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which
the
Board of Managers in good faith believes is not in the best interest of the
Fund
or could damage the Fund or its business or which the Fund is required by
law or
by agreement with a third party to keep confidential.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything in the foregoing or anything else contained in this Agreement to
the
contrary, except as reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities
and tax laws, each Member (and any employee, representative or other agent
thereof) shall not disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of
any
kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the offering and ownership of
an
Interest (including the tax treatment and tax structure of any Fund
transactions) and any transaction described in this Agreement and all materials
of any kind (including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided
to
such Member relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. For this purpose,
“tax structure” means any facts relevant to the federal income tax treatment of
the offering and ownership of Interests (including the tax treatment and
tax
structure of any Fund transactions) and any transaction described in this
Agreement, and does not include information relating to the identity of the
Fund
or its Affiliates. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require the
Fund
to disclose to any Member any information that the Fund is permitted or is
required to keep confidential in accordance with this Agreement or
otherwise.
Section
8.12 Certification
of Non-Foreign Status.
Each
Member or transferee of an Interest from a Member that is admitted to the
Fund
in accordance with this Agreement shall certify, upon admission to the Fund
and
at such other time thereafter as the Board of Managers may request, whether
he
or she is a “United States Person” within the meaning of
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code on forms to be provided by the Fund, and
shall notify the Fund within 30 days of any change in such Member’s status.
Any Member who shall fail to provide such certification when requested to
do so
by the Board of Managers may be treated as a non-United States Person for
purposes of U.S. federal tax withholding.
Section
8.13 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
not to be enforceable in the manner set forth in this Agreement, each Member
agrees that it is the intention of the Members that such provision should
be
enforceable to the maximum extent possible under applicable law. If any
provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidation or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision of this Agreement (or portion thereof).
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Section
8.14 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings pertaining thereto. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that,
to
the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund, without the approval of
any
Member, may enter into written agreements with Members affecting the terms
hereof or of any application in order to meet certain requirements of such
Members. The parties hereto agree that any terms contained in any such agreement
with a Member shall govern with respect to such Member notwithstanding the
provisions of this Agreement or of any application.
Section
8.15 Discretion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any agreement
contemplated herein or in any provisions of law or in equity, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, whenever in this Agreement a Person is permitted
or
required to make a decision (i) in its “sole discretion” or “discretion” or
under a grant of similar authority or latitude, such Person shall be entitled
to
consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own
interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration
to any
interest of or factors affecting the Fund or the Members, or (ii) in its
“good faith” or under another express standard, then such Person shall act under
such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different
standard imposed by this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein
or
by relevant provisions of law or in equity or otherwise.
Section
8.16 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together
shall
constitute one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that
all
the parties have not signed the same counterpart.
Section
8.17 THE
UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE
SIGNING, INCLUDING THE ARBITRATION CLAUSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.6 ON
PAGES 34 AND 35 AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES SET FORTH IN
SECTION 8.11 ON PAGES 36 AND 37.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
day
and year first above written.
HATTERAS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
CAPVENT
US ADVISORS LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS:
Each
person who has signed or has had signed on its behalf a Member Signature
Page,
which shall constitute a counterpart hereof.
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MANAGERS:
The
undersigned hereby acknowledges that it understands and agrees to the provisions
of this Agreement pertaining to the obligations of Managers.