ADMINISTRATION, FUND ACCOUNTING AND RECORDKEEPING AGREEMENT
THIS ADMINISTRATION, FUND ACCOUNTING
AND RECORDKEEPING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of
this 11th
day of May 2010, by and between Persimmon Growth Partners Fund, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the “Fund”), and X.X. Xxxxx & Co., Inc., a Utah
corporation (the “Administrator”).
WHEREAS, the Fund is
authorized to offer and sell limited partnership Interests (as defined below) in
the Fund in reliance on exemptions provided in the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and
state securities laws for transactions not involving any public offering;
and
WHEREAS, the Fund and
Administrator desire to enter into an agreement pursuant to which Administrator
shall provide Services to the Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Definitions In addition to any terms
defined in the body of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall
have the meanings set forth hereinafter whenever they appear in this
Agreement:
“1933
Act” shall mean
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“1940
Act” shall mean
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Authorized
Person” shall
mean any individual who is authorized to provide Administrator with Instructions
and requests on behalf of the Fund, whose name shall be certified to
Administrator from time to time pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Agreement. Any
officer of the Fund shall be considered an Authorized Person (unless such
authority is limited in a writing from the Fund and received by Administrator)
and has the authority to appoint additional Authorized Persons, to limit or
revoke the authority of any previously designated Authorized Person, and to
certify to Administrator the names of the Authorized Persons from time to
time.
“Commission” shall mean the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Instructions” shall mean an oral
communication from an Authorized Person or a written communication signed by an
Authorized Person and actually received by Administrator. Instructions shall
include manually executed originals, telefacsimile transmissions of manually
executed originals or electronic communications.
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“Interests” shall mean interests in,
units of, or such other measurement of ownership of the Fund representing
interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets.
“Investment
Adviser” shall
mean the investment adviser or investment advisers to the Fund and includes all
sub-advisers or persons performing similar services.
“Investor” shall mean a record owner of
Interests.
“Manager” shall mean the Fund’s
managing member or general partner.
“Offering
Documents” shall
mean the Fund’s Amended and Restated Confidential Private Placement Memorandum
dated July 1, 2009, and any successor thereto, and any other documents required
to be provided to Investors or potential Investors.
“Operating
Agreement” shall
mean the Fund’s Limited Partnership Agreement.
“Services” shall mean the
administration, fund accounting and recordkeeping services described on Schedule
A hereto and such additional services as may be agreed to by the parties from
time to time and set forth in an amendment to Schedule A.
2.
Appointment and
Services
(a) The
Fund hereby appoints Administrator as administrator, fund accountant and
recordkeeper of the Fund and hereby authorizes Administrator to provide Services
during the term of this Agreement. Subject to the direction and control of the
Fund’s Manager and its current and prior agents and service providers,
Administrator will provide the Services in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Administrator shall
not be required to provide any Services or information that it believes, in its
sole discretion, to represent dishonest, unethical or illegal activity. In no
event shall Administrator provide any investment advice or recommendations to
any party in connection with its Services hereunder.
(b) Administrator
may from time to time, in its discretion, appoint one or more other parties to
carry out some or all of its duties under this Agreement, provided that
Administrator shall remain responsible to the Fund for all such delegated
responsibilities in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
in the same manner and to the same extent as if Administrator were providing
such Services itself.
(c) Administrator’s
duties shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no implied
duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Administrator hereunder. The
Services do not include correcting, verifying or addressing any prior actions or
inactions of the Fund, the Manager, or by any other current or prior service
provider. To the extent that Administrator agrees to take such actions, those
actions shall be deemed part of the Services.
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(d) Administrator
shall not be responsible for the payment of any fees or taxes required to be
paid by the Fund in connection with the issuance of any Interests in accordance
with this Agreement.
(e) It
is understood that in determining security valuations, Administrator employs one
or more pricing services, to determine valuations of portfolio securities for
purposes of calculating net asset values of the Fund. The Administrator shall
price the securities and other holdings of the Fund for which market quotations
or prices are available by the use of such pricing service(s) and as provided in
the Fund’s prospectus or Offering Documents. For those securities where prices
are not provided by the pricing service(s) utilized by Administrator, the
Manager shall approve, in good faith, the method for determining the fair value
of the securities. The Manager shall determine or obtain the valuation of the
securities in accordance with those procedures and shall deliver to
Administrator the resulting prices for use in its calculation of net asset
values. When security valuations are provided by Administrator or pricing
services(s), the following provisions will also apply:
(i) Valued
securities are typically complicated financial instruments. There are
many methodologies
(including computer-based analytical modeling and individual security
valuations) available
to generate approximations of the market value of such securities and there is
significant professional
disagreement about which method is best. No evaluation method, including those
used by Administrator
and the pricing services(s), may consistently generate approximations that
correspond to actual
“Traded” prices of the securities.
(ii) Methodologies
used to provide the pricing portion of certain data may rely on valuations,
however, the Fund acknowledges that there may be errors or defects in the
software, databases,
or methodologies generating the valuations that may cause resultant valuations
to be inappropriate
for use in certain applications.
(iii) The
Fund assumes all responsibility for edit checking, external verification of
valuations,
and ultimately the appropriateness of using data containing valuations,
regardless of any efforts
made by Administrator and the pricing service(s) in this regard.
(f) Any
Instruction that affects accounting practices and procedures under this
Agreement shall be effective upon written receipt of notice and acceptance by
Administrator.
(g) Nothing
in this Agreement shall be deemed to appoint Administrator and its officers,
directors and employees as the Fund’s attorney, form an attorney-client
relationship or require the provision of legal advice. The Fund acknowledges
that Administrator’s in-house attorneys exclusively represent Administrator and
rely on the Fund’s legal counsel to review all services provided by
Administrator’s in-house attorneys and to provide independent judgment on the
Fund’s behalf. Because no attorney-client relationship exists between
Administrator’s in-house attorneys and the Fund, any information provided to the
Administrator’s in-house attorneys may not be privileged and may be subject to
compulsory disclosure under certain circumstances, notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 5. Administrator represents that it will maintain the
confidentiality of information disclosed to its in-house attorneys on a best
efforts basis.
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(h) Administrator
hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund pursuant to
its
duties hereunder are the property of the Fund and further agrees to surrender
promptly to the Fund any of
such records upon the Manager’s request.
(i) Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”)
Services
(i) Background. In order
to assist its clients with any obligations they may have under the
USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, the customer identification
program rules jointly
adopted by the Commission and the U.S. Treasury Department and other applicable
regulations adopted
thereunder (the “AML Laws”), Administrator offers various tools designed to
assist in the verification
of persons opening accounts with the Fund and determine whether such persons
appear on any list
of known or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations. Administrator will,
at the written or electronic
direction of the Manager, assist the Fund with its monitoring obligations under
the USA PATRIOT
Act by (1) at such time as directed by the Manager, rejecting subscription
agreements that are not
accompanied by required identifying information; (2) providing an initial check
of identifying information
against the database (or any successor thereto) licensed by the Administrator;
(3) providing an
initial check of persons submitting subscription agreements against the Office
of Foreign Asset Controls
(“OFAC”) list; (4) upon consultation with the Manager, filing a suspicious
activity report (“SAR”)
with the appropriate authorities; (5) permitting federal regulators access to
such information and
records maintained by the Administrator relating to the Administrator’s
implementation of the Fund’s
monitoring obligations, as they may request, and (6) permitting such federal
regulators to inspect the
Administrator’s implementation of such monitoring obligations on behalf of the
Fund.
(ii) In
connection with the AML services described above, Administrator may encounter
Investor activity that would require it to file a SAR with the Department of the
Treasury’s Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), as required by 31 CFR 103.15(a)(2)
(“Suspicious Activity”).
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Administrator from making a
determination that it has an
obligation under the USA PATRIOT Act to file a SAR relating to any Suspicious
Activity, and from
making such filing independent of the other party hereto. Neither Administrator
nor the Fund shall disclose
any SAR filed or the information included in a SAR to any third party other than
affiliates of Administrator
or the Fund on a need to know basis and in accordance with applicable law, rule,
regulation
and interpretation, that would disclose that a SAR has been filed.
3. Representations and
Deliveries
(a)
The Fund shall deliver or cause the following documents to be delivered to
Administrator:
(1) A
true and complete copy of the Operating Agreement and all amendments
thereto;
(2) Copies
of the Fund’s Offering Documents, as of the date of this Agreement, together
with any subscription documents;
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(3) A
certifícate containing the names of the initial Authorized Persons in a form
acceptable to Administrator. Any officer of the Fund shall be considered an
Authorized Person (unless such authority is limited in a writing from the Fund
and received by Administrator) and has the authority to appoint additional
Authorized Persons, to limit or revoke the authority of any previously
designated Authorized Person, and to certify to Administrator the names of the
Authorized Persons from time to time.
(4) All
Investor account records in a format acceptable to Administrator, in Ogden, Utah
and at the Fund’s expense.
(5) All
other documents, records and information that Administrator may reasonably
request in order for Administrator to perform the Services
hereunder.
(b)
The Fund represents and warrants
to Administrator that:
(1) It
is a limited partnership duly organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware; it is empowered under applicable laws and by its Operating
Agreement to enter into and perform this Agreement; and all requisite legal
proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this
Agreement, including any resolutions necessary to appoint Administrator and
authorize the execution of this Agreement on behalf of the Fund.
(2) Any
officer of the Fund has the authority to appoint additional Authorized Persons,
to limit or revoke the authority of any previously designated Authorized Person,
and to certify to Administrator the names of such Authorized
Persons.
(3) The
Fund is authorized to offer and sell Interests in the Fund in reliance on
exemptions provided in the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and state securities laws for
transactions not involving any public offering.
(4) The
person signing this Agreement represents and warrants he/she is duly authorized
to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Fund.
(5) It
is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with any
applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all
regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there
is no statute, rule regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision
of its Operating Agreement or any contract binding it or affecting its property
which would prohibit its execution or performance of this
Agreement.
(c) During
the term of this Agreement the Fund shall have the ongoing obligation to provide
Administrator with the following documents as soon as they become effective: (i)
certified copies of all amendments to its Operating Agreement made after the
date of this Agreement; and, (ii) a copy of the Fund’s currently effective
Offering Documents. For purposes of this Agreement, Administrator shall not be
deemed to have notice of any information contained in any such Offering Document
until a reasonable time after it is actually received by
Administrator.
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(d) The
Manager and Investment Adviser have and retain primary responsibility for all
compliance matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to compliance
with all applicable provisions of the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, state securities
laws, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
(including checking persons submitting Subscription Agreements against the OFAC
list if Administrator is not directed to do so), the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
and the policies and limitations of the Fund relating to the portfolio
investments as set forth in the Offering Documents. Administrator’s Services
hereunder shall not relieve the Manager and the Investment Adviser of their
primary day-to-day responsibility for assuring such compliance. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Administrator will be responsible for its own compliance with
such statutes insofar as such statutes are applicable to the Services it has
agreed to provide hereunder, and will promptly notify the Fund if it becomes
aware of any material non-compliance which relates to the Fund.
(e) The
Fund agrees to take or cause to be taken all requisite steps to comply with any
applicable Blue Sky laws in all states in which the Interests shall at the time
be offered for sale. If the Fund receives notice of any stop order or other
proceeding in any such state affecting the sale of Interests, or of any stop
order or other proceeding under the federal securities laws affecting the sale
of Interests, the Fund will give prompt notice thereof to
Administrator.
(f) The
Fund agrees that it shall advise Administrator in writing at least thirty (30)
days prior to affecting any change to its Offering Documents or Operating
Agreement or adopt any policies that would increase or alter the duties and
obligations of Administrator hereunder, and shall proceed with such change only
if it shall have received the written consent of Administrator
thereto.
(g) Fund Instructions
(i) The
Manager of the Fund shall cause the Investment Adviser, prime broker and/or
custodian,
legal counsel, independent accountants and other service providers and agents,
past or present,
for the Fund to cooperate with Administrator and to provide Administrator with
such information,
documents and communications as necessary and/or appropriate or as requested by
Administrator,
to enable Administrator to perform the Services. In connection with the
performance of the
Services, Administrator shall (without investigation or verification) be
entitled, and is hereby instructed
to, rely upon any and all Instructions, communications, information or documents
provided to Administrator
by an officer or representative of the Manager or the Fund or by any of the
aforementioned
persons. Administrator shall be entitled to rely on any document that it
reasonably believes
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party. Fees
charged by such persons
shall be an expense of the Fund. Administrator shall not be held to have notice
of any change of authority
of any Authorized Person, agent, representative or employee of the Manager, the
Fund, Investment
Adviser or service provider until receipt of written notice thereof from the
Fund.
(ii) The
Fund shall provide Administrator with an updated certificate evidencing the
appointment,
removal or change of authority of any Authorized Person, it being understood
Administrator
shall not be held to have notice of any change in the authority of any
Authorized Person until
receipt of written notice thereof from the Fund.
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(iii) Administrator,
its officers, agents or employees shall accept Instructions given to
them by
any person representing or acting on behalf of the Fund only if such
representative is an Authorized
Person. The Fund agrees that when oral Instructions are given, it shall, upon
the request of Administrator,
confirm such Instructions in writing.
(iv) At
any time, Administrator may request Instructions from the Fund with respect to
any
matter arising in connection with this Agreement. If such Instructions are not
received within a reasonable
time, Administrator may seek advice from legal counsel for the Fund at the
expense of the Fund, or
its own legal counsel at its own expense, and it shall not be liable for any
action taken or not taken by
it in good faith in accordance with such instructions or in accordance with
advice of counsel.
(h)
Administrator represents and warrants to the Fund
that:
(i) It
is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Utah; it is
empowered under applicable law and by its Articles of Incorporation and By-laws
to enter into and perform
this Agreement; and all requisite proceedings have been taken to authorize it to
enter into and perform
this Agreement.
(ii) It
is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable
laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory
approvals necessary
to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule regulation,
order or judgment
binding on it and no provision of its operating documents or any contract
binding it or affecting
its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this
Agreement.
(iii) Administrator
will provide office space, facilities, equipment and personnel sufficient
to carry out its services hereunder and Administrator shall maintain a disaster
recovery and business
continuity plan and adequate and reliable computer and other equipment necessary
and appropriate
to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. Upon the Fund’s reasonable
request, Administrator
shall provide supplemental information concerning the aspects of its disaster
recovery and business
continuity plan that are relevant to the Services.
(iv) Administrator
shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of the Services.
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Fees and
Expenses
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(a) As
compensation for the performance of the Services, the Fund agrees to pay
Administrator the fees set forth on Schedule B hereto. Fees shall be adjusted in
accordance with Schedule B or as otherwise agreed to by the parties from time to
time. Fees shall be earned and paid monthly based on net assets at the beginning
of the month in an amount equal to at least 1/12th of the
applicable annual fee. The parties may amend this Agreement to include fees for
any additional services, or enhancements to current Services, as mutually agreed
upon. The Fund agrees to pay Administrator’s then current rate for Services
added to, or for any enhancements to existing Services set forth on, Schedule A
after the execution of this Agreement. In addition, to the extent that
Administrator corrects, verifies or addresses any prior actions or inactions by
the Fund, the Manager, or by any prior service provider, Administrator shall be
entitled to additional fees as provided in Schedule B. In the event of any
disagreement between this Agreement and Schedule B, the terms of Schedule B
shall control.
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(b) For
the purpose of determining fees payable to Administrator, net asset value shall
be computed in accordance with the Fund’s Operating Agreement, the Offering
Documents and Instructions. Upon any termination of this Agreement before the
end of any month, the fee for such part of a month shall be pro-rated according
to the proportion which such period bears to the full monthly period and shall
be payable upon the date of termination of this Agreement. Should this Agreement
be terminated or the Fund be liquidated, merged with or acquired by another
fund, any accrued fees shall be immediately payable.
(c) Administrator
will bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with its performance of
Services, except as otherwise provided herein. Administrator shall not be
required to pay or finance any costs and expenses incurred in the operation of
the Fund, including, but not limited to: taxes; interest; brokerage fees and
commissions; salaries, fees and expenses of Authorized Persons; Commission fees
and state Blue Sky fees; advisory fees; charges of custodians, and other service
providers; security pricing services; insurance premiums; outside auditing and
legal expenses; costs of organization and maintenance of partnership existence;
taxes and fees payable to federal, state and other governmental agencies;
preparation, typesetting, printing, proofing and mailing of Offering Documents,
notices, forms and applications and proxy materials for regulatory purposes and
for distribution to current Investors; preparation, typesetting, printing,
proofing and mailing and other costs of Investor reports; expenses in connection
with the electronic transmission of documents and information including
electronic filings with the Commission and the states; research and statistical
data services; expenses incidental to holding meetings of the Fund’s Investors
and other Fund personnel; fees and expenses associated with internet, e-mail and
other related activities; and extraordinary expenses.
(d) The
Fund agrees to pay all amounts due hereunder within thirty (30) days of receipt
of each invoice (the “Due Date”). Except as provided in Schedule B,
Administrator shall xxxx Service fees monthly.
(e) The
Fund is aware that its failure to remit to Administrator all amounts due on or
before the Due Date will cause Administrator to incur costs not contemplated by
this Agreement, including, but not limited to carrying, processing and
accounting charges. Accordingly, in the event that Administrator does not
receive any amounts due hereunder by the Due Date, the Fund agrees to pay a late
charge on the overdue amount equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month
or the maximum amount permitted by law, whichever is less. In addition, the Fund
shall pay Administrator’s reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs if any
amounts due Administrator are collected by or through an attorney. The parties
hereby agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable computation
of the costs incurred by reason of the Fund’s late payment. Acceptance of such
late charge shall in no event constitute a waiver by Administrator of the Fund’s
default or prevent Administrator from exercising any other rights and remedies
available to it.
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(f)
In the event that
any charges are disputed, the Fund shall, on or before the Due Date, pay all
undisputed amounts due hereunder and notify the Administrator in writing of any
disputed charges which it is disputing in good faith. Payment for such disputed
charges shall be due on or before the close of the fifth business day after the
day on which Administrator provides documentation which an objective observer
would agree reasonably supports any disputed charges (the “Revised Due Date”).
Late charges shall not begin to accrue as to charges disputed in good faith
until the first day after the Revised Due Date.
(g) The
Fund acknowledges that the fees charged by Administrator under this Agreement
reflect the allocation of risk between the parties, including the exclusion of
remedies and limitations of liability in Section 6. Modifying the allocation of
risk from what is stated herein would affect the fees that Administrator
charges. Accordingly, in consideration of those fees, the Fund agrees to the
stated allocation of risk.
5. Confidential
Information
(a)
The Administrator agrees on behalf of itself and its employees to treat
confidentially and as proprietary information of the Fund all records relative
to the Fund’s Investors, not to use such records and information for any purpose
other than performance of the Services, and not to disclose such information
except where the Administrator may be exposed to civil or criminal proceedings
for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly
constituted authorities or court process, when subject to governmental or
regulatory audit or investigation, or when so requested by the Fund. In case of
any requests or demands for inspection of the records of the Fund, the
Administrator will endeavor to notify the Manager promptly and to secure
instructions from a representative of the Manager as to such inspection, unless
prohibited by law from making such notification. Records and information which
have become known to the public through no wrongful act of the Administrator or
any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information which was
already in the possession of the Administrator prior to the date hereof, shall
not be subject to this Section.
(b) The
Fund agrees that the terms of this Agreement shall be kept confidential, and
shall not be publicized or in any way disclosed to third parties other than the
Fund’s Manager, Persimmon GP, LLC, or as otherwise required by law.
6. Limitation
of Liability In addition to the
limitation of liability contained in Section 3 of this Agreement:
(a) Administrator
shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss
suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement
relates, except for a loss resulting from the Administrator’s willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or
from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this
Agreement. Furthermore, Administrator shall not be liable for: (i) any action
taken or omitted to be taken in accordance with or in reliance upon written or
oral instructions, advice, data, documents or information (without investigation
or verification) received by Administrator from or on behalf of the Manager or
an officer or representative of the Fund, or from a representative of any of the
parties referenced in Section 3; (ii) its reliance on the security valuations
without investigation or verification provided by pricing service(s), the
Manager or other representatives of the Fund; (iii) any liability arising from
the offer or sale of any Interest by the Fund in reliance on exemptions from
registration under the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the applicable securities laws
of each state and territory in which the Fund intends to offer and sell
Interests; or (iv) any action taken or omission by the Fund, the Manager,
Investment Adviser or any past or current service provider (not including
Administrator).
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Administrator will be excused from its
obligation to perform any Service or obligation required of it hereunder for the
duration that such performance is prevented by events beyond its reasonable
control and shall not be liable for any default, damage, loss of data or
documents, errors, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused thereby.
Administrator will, however, take all reasonable steps to minimize service
interruptions for any period that such interruption continues beyond its
reasonable control.
(c) In
no event and under no circumstances shall the Indemnified Parties (as defined
below) be liable to anyone, including, without limitation, the other party,
under any theory of tort, contract, strict liability or other legal or equitable
theory for lost profits, exemplary, punitive, special, indirect or consequential
damages for any act or failure to act under any provision of this Agreement
regardless of whether such damages were foreseeable and even if advised of the
possibility thereof.
(d) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, Administrator shall have no duty or
obligation under this Agreement to inquire into, and shall not be liable
for:
(i) the
legality of the issue or sale of any Interests, the sufficiency of the amount to
be received
therefor, or the authority of the Fund, as the case may be, to request such sale
or issuance;
(ii) the
legality of a subscription or tender of any Interests, the propriety of the
amount to be
paid therefor, or the authority of the Fund, as the case may be, to request such
subscription or tender;
(iii) the
legality of the declaration of any dividend by the Fund, or the legality of the
issue of
any Interests in payment of any dividend;
(iv) the
legality of any recapitalization or readjustment of Interests;
(v) Administrator’s
acting upon telephone or electronic instructions relating to the subscription
or tender of Interests received by Administrator in accordance with procedures
established by
Administrator and the Fund; or
(vi) the
offer or sale of Interests in violation of any requirement under the securities
laws or
regulations of any state that such Interests be qualified for sale in such state
or in violation of any stop
order or determination or ruling by any state with respect to the offer or sale
of such Interests in such
state.
(e) The
obligations of the parties under Section 6 shall indefinitely survive the
termination of this
Agreement.
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7.
Idemnification
(a)
The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Administrator, its
employees, agents, officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates and nominees
(collectively, “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims,
demands, actions and suits, and any and all judgments, liabilities, losses,
damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and other expenses of every
nature and character which may be asserted against or incurred by any
Indemnified Party or for which any Indemnified Party may be held liable (a
“Claim”), arising out of or in any way relating to any of the
following:
(i) any
action or omission of Administrator except to the extent a Claim resulted
from
Administrator’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence in the performance of
its duties or from reckless
disregard by it of its obligations and duties hereunder;
(ii) Administrator’s
reliance on, implementation of, or use of Instructions, communications,
data, documents or information (without investigation or verification) received
by Administrator
from an officer or representative of the Fund, the Manager, Investment Adviser
or any past or
current service provider (not including Administrator);
(iii) any
action taken, or omission by the Fund, the Manager, Investment Adviser or
any past
or current service provider (not including Administrator);
(iv) the
Fund’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, or any
Claim
that arises out of the Fund’s gross negligence or misconduct or breach of any
representation or warranty
of the Fund made herein;
(v) the
legality of the issue or sale of any Interests, the sufficiency of the amount
received
therefore, or the authority of the Fund, as the case may be, to have requested
such sale or issuance;
(vi) the
legality of the declaration of any dividend by the Fund, or the legality of the
issue of
any Interests in payment of any dividend;
(vii) the
legality of any recapitalization or readjustment of Interests;
(viii) Administrator’s
acting upon telephone or electronic instructions relating to the subscription
or tender of Interests received by Administrator in accordance with procedures
established by
Administrator and the Fund;
(ix) the
acceptance, processing and/or negotiation of a fraudulent payment for the
purchase
of Interests unless the result of Administrator’s or its affiliates’ willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of
its obligations and duties
under this Agreement. In the absence of a finding to the contrary, the
acceptance, processing and/or
negotiation of a fraudulent payment for the subscription or tender of Interests
shall be presumed not to
have been the result of Administrator’s or its affiliates’ willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence;
and
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(x)
the offer or sale of Interests in violation of any
requirement under the securities laws or regulations of any state that such
Interests be qualified for sale in such state or in violation of any stop order
or determination or ruling by any state with respect to the offer or sale of
such Interests in such state.
(b) Administrator
will notify the Fund promptly after identifying any situation which it believes
presents or appears likely to present a Claim for which the Fund may be required
to indemnify or hold the Indemnified Parties harmless hereunder. In such event,
the Fund shall have the option to defend the Indemnified Parties against any
Claim, and, in the event that the Fund so elects, such defense shall be
conducted by counsel chosen by the Fund and approved by Administrator in its
reasonable discretion. The Indemnified Parties shall not confess any Claim or
make any compromise in any case in which the Fund will be asked to provide
indemnification, except with the Fund’s prior written consent.
(c) The
obligations of the parties under Section 7 shall indefinitely survive the
termination of this Agreement.
8.
Term
(a) This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date this Agreement is executed and
shall continue in effect until terminated as provided herein. This Agreement
shall continue in effect for a one-year (1) period beginning on the date of this
Agreement. Thereafter, if not terminated as provided herein, the Agreement shall
continue automatically in effect for successive monthly periods.
(b) This
Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon not less than
thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other party prior to the end of any term
(which notice may be waived by the other party entitled to such notice).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the termination of this
Agreement or the liquidation of the Fund, the Administrator shall deliver the
records of the Fund in the form maintained by the Administrator (to the extent
permitted by applicable license agreements) to the Manager or person(s)
designated by the Manager at the Fund’s cost and expense, and thereafter the
Manager or its designee shall be solely responsible for preserving the records
for the periods required by all applicable laws, rules and regulations. The
Administrator shall be entitled to maintain a copy of such records for the sole
purpose of defending itself against any action arising under or as a result of
this Agreement or as otherwise required or permitted by law. The Fund shall be
responsible for all expenses associated with the movement (or duplication) of
records and materials and conversion thereof to a successor fund accounting and
administrative services agent, including all reasonable trailing expenses
incurred by the Administrator. In addition, in the event of termination of this
Agreement, or the proposed liquidation or merger of the Fund and the
Administrator’s agreement to provide additional services in connection
therewith, the Administrator shall provide such services and be entitled to such
compensation as the parties may mutually agree. Administrator shall not reduce
the level of service provided to the Fund prior to termination following notice
of termination by the Fund.
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9. Miscellaneous
(a) Any
notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under this
Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when sent by either
an overnight delivery
service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, to the addresses
listed below, or to such other location as either party may from time to time
designate in writing:
If
to Administrator:
|
X.X.
Xxxxx & Co., Inc.
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0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx,
Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
President
If
to the Fund:
|
Persimmon
Capital Management, L.P.
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0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
(b) Except
as provided to the contrary herein, this Agreement may not be amended or
modified in any manner except by a written agreement executed by both parties
with the formality of this Agreement.
(c) This
Agreement shall be governed by Utah law, excluding the laws on conflicts of
laws. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Utah, or any of the
provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the
latter shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner
inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the Commission
thereunder. Any provision of this Agreement which is determined by competent
authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. In such case, the
parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such provision consistent with
the original intent of the parties.
(d) This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original agreement but such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same instrument. The facsimile signature of any party
to this Agreement shall constitute the valid and binding execution hereof by
such party.
(e) The
services of Administrator hereunder are not deemed exclusive. Administrator may
render administration, fund accounting and recordkeeping services and any other
services to others, including hedge funds.
(f)
The captions
in the Agreement are included for convenience of reference only, and in no way
define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their
construction or effect.
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(g) This
Agreement is executed by the Fund and the obligations hereunder are not binding
upon
officers or Investors, individually.
(h) This
Agreement and the Schedules incorporated herein constitute the full and complete
understanding
and agreement of Administrator and the Fund and supersedes all prior
negotiations, understandings
and agreements with respect to fund accounting, administration and recordkeeping
functions.
(i)
Except as specifically
provided herein, this Agreement does not in any way affect any other
agreements entered into among the parties hereto and any actions taken or
omitted by any party hereunder
shall not affect any rights or obligations of any other party
hereunder.
(j)
Administrator shall retain all right, title and interest in any and all computer
programs, screen formats, report formats, procedures, data bases, interactive
design techniques, derivative works, inventions, discoveries, patentable or
copyrightable matters, concepts, expertise, trade secrets, trademarks and other
related legal rights provided, developed or utilized by Administrator in
connection with the Services provided by Administrator to the Fund
hereunder.
(k) This
Agreement shall extend to and shall be binding upon the parties hereto, and
their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement shall not be assignable
by either party without the written consent of the other party, provided,
however, that Administrator may, in its sole discretion and upon advance written
notice to the Fund, assign all its right, title and interest in this Agreement
to an affiliate, parent or subsidiary, or to the purchaser of substantially all
of its business.
(1) Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx, of Persimmon GP, LLC represents and warrants that he is duly authorized
to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Fund.
[Signature
page to follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized
officer as of the day, month and year first above written.
PERSIMMON
GROWTH PARTNERS FUND, L.P.
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(“Fund”)
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Title:
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Managing Partner
|
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X.X.
XXXXX & CO., INC.
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(“Administrator”)
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Title:
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CEO |
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Schedule
A
to
the
by
and between
Persimmon
Growth Partners Fund, L.P.
and
X.X.
Xxxxx & Co., Inc.
Services
Treasury
Function:
|
1.
|
Coordinate,
execute and give third party approval for all cash movements for investors
contributions/withdrawals, manager investments contributions/withdrawals
and payment of all fees and expenses for the
fund.
|
|
2.
|
Provide
weekly reconciliations of cash accounts to
client.
|
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3.
|
Process
all subscription and redemption
documents.
|
· Conduct
AML procedures on all proposed subscriptions
· Review
new subscription documents for completeness
· Notify
Persimmon of any rejected or suspect subscriptions
· Conduct
ongoing AML procedures as “Best Practices”
|
4.
|
Provide
timely confirmation of subscriptions to investors and reconciliations to
the client of investor contributions/withdrawals on a monthly
basis.
|
Financial Accounting and
Investor Reporting:
|
1.
|
Set-up
the administrative and procedural
processes.
|
|
2.
|
Establish
and maintain the general ledgers.
|
|
3.
|
Reconcile
and confirm all partner
contributions/withdrawals.
|
|
4.
|
Reconcile
the Investment Manager’s investments to all hedge fund, clearing, prime
broker, and bank and custody accounts on a monthly basis with trade
blotters provided by client.
|
|
5.
|
Consult
with the fund’s investment managers to obtain accurate and timely
performance evaluations on a monthly
basis.
|
|
6.
|
Establish,
reconcile, and maintain the partner capital accounts, and effect all
appropriate allocations including new issue carve
outs.
|
|
7.
|
Calculate
management fees and performance
allocations.
|
|
8.
|
Generate
the financial reporting package as of each month end including the
Statements of Financial Position, Profit and Loss, Changes in Capital and
Changes in Partner’s Capital.
|
|
9.
|
Disseminate
K-1’s, audited financials, and any monthly, quarterly or annual letters as
requested to the investors via
email/mail.
|
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Tax Preparation, Compliance
and Reporting:
|
1.
|
Calculate
each partner’s share of taxable income/loss and provide each partner’s
annual tax estimates and annual Schedule
K-1.
|
|
2.
|
Generate
and file the Fund’s IRS Form 1065 and all appropriate state tax
filings.
|
|
3.
|
Initial
review of the Fund’s documents for completeness and conformity with U.S.
tax law and provide suggestions and
solutions.
|
|
4.
|
Provide
tax consulting and advice on an as needed basis with respect to
transactions or structuring changes within the
Fund.
|
Audit
Coordination:
1.
|
Coordinate and
oversee the annual audit of the Fund’s financial
statements.
|
a. Conduct
all stages of audit planning and coordination.
b. Prepare
work papers and schedules for auditors.
c. Prepare
financial statements, footnotes, and report drafts.
d. Act
as liaison between auditors and client on any audit issues.
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Schedule
B
to
the
by
and between
Persimmon
Growth Partners Fund, L.P.
and
X.X.
Xxxxx & Co., Inc.
Fees
Accounting
& Administration
Annual Asset-Based Fees (A)* -
through June 30, 2010
·
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Up
to $50 million under management
|
7.0
basis points, plus
|
·
|
Next
$100 million under management
|
6.0
basis points, plus
|
·
|
Assets
under management in excess of $150 million
|
5.0
basis points
|
Annual Asst-Based Fees (B)*
- beginning July 1, 2010
|
||
·
|
Up
to $50 million under management
|
6.0
basis points, plus
|
·
|
Next
$100 million under management
|
5.0
basis points, plus
|
·
|
Assets
under management in excess of $150 million
|
4.5
basis points
|
* Fees
are based on beginning of the month net assets. Effectiveness of “B” fees
contingent upon the Persimmon Growth Partners Fund, L.P. being reorganized into
a registered investment company. If the Fund has not been reorganized by July 1,
2010, “A” fees will continue to apply until such time as the Fund has been
reorganized.
Minimum Accounting and Administration
Fee (A)** - through June 30, 2010
·
|
Minimum
Annual Fee
|
$ 40,000
|
Minimum Accounting and Administration
Fee (B)** - beginning July 1, 2010
·
|
Minimum
Annual Feel
|
$ 15,000
|
**
Effectiveness of “B” fees contingent upon the Persimmon Growth Partners Fund,
L.P. being reorganized into a registered investment company. If the Fund has not
been reorganized by July 1, 2010, “A” fees will continue to apply until such
time as the Fund has been reorganized.
Tax
Services
Tax Services Fee (A)*** –
through June 30, 2010
·
|
Form
1042 and K-l preparation fee
|
1
basis point
|
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Tax Services Fee (B)*** -
beginning July 1, 2010
·
|
Form
1120-RIC and Form 1099 preparation fee
|
1
basis point
|
*** Fees
based on beginning of the month net assets. Annual maximum fees for tax services
capped at $10,000. Effectiveness of “B” fees contingent upon the Persimmon
Growth Partners Fund, L.P. being reorganized into a registered investment
company. If the Fund has not been reorganized by July 1, 2010, “A” fees will
continue to apply until such time as the Fund has been reorganized.
Technology
Services
Unregistered
Funds Technology Services Fee
·
|
Annual
Fee:
|
$2,500
per fund
|
Fees for
services not contemplated by this schedule will be negotiated on a case-by-case
basis.
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