ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of , 2007, among DWS RREEF World Real Estate & Tactical Strategies Fund,
Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation” and the “Fund”), and Deutsche Investment Management
Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Administrator“).
WHEREAS, the Corporation is engaged in business as an closed-end investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to retain the Administrator and its permitted designees to
provide certain administrative and fund accounting (the “Services”) to the Corporation and the
Funds on the terms set out in this Agreement, and the Administrator and its designees are willing
to provide the Services to the Corporation on the terms set out in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained in this
Agreement, the Corporation, and the Administrator agree as follows:
1. Appointment and Services.
(a) The Corporation appoints the Administrator to provide the administrative services
set out in Appendix A to this Agreement (the “Administrative Services”) for the benefit of
the Corporation. The Administrator accepts its appointment and agrees to provide the
Administrative Services for the compensation set out in this Agreement.
(b) The Corporation appoints the Administrator to provide the fund accounting services
set out in Appendix B to this Agreement (the “Fund Accounting Services”) for the benefit of
the Corporation. The Administrator accepts its appointment and agrees to provide the Fund
Accounting Services for the compensation set out in this Agreement.
2. Fees.
(a) For all Administrative Services and Fund Accounting Services provided under this
Agreement, the Administrator will be compensated as set out on Appendix C.
(b) The Administrator may from time to time agree not to impose all or a portion of its
fee otherwise payable under this Agreement and/or undertake to pay or reimburse the
Corporation for all or a portion of its expenses not otherwise required to be paid by or
reimbursed by the Administrator. Unless otherwise agreed, any fee reduction or undertaking
may be discontinued or modified by the Administrator at any time. For the month and year in
which this Agreement becomes effective or terminates, there will be an appropriate pro
ration of any fee based on the number of days that the Agreement is in effect during such
month and year, respectively.
(c) The Administrator will not be required to pay expenses of any activity which is
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund if and to the extent
that (i) such expenses are required to be borne by a principal underwriter which acts
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the distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to an underwriting agreement which provides
that the underwriter shall assume some or all of such expenses, or (ii) the Corporation on
behalf of the Fund will have adopted a plan in conformity with Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment Company Act providing that the Fund (or some other party) will assume some or all
of such expenses. The payment of any fees pursuant to a Plan, for each class, is subject to
and contingent upon, the continued effectiveness of a duly adopted Plan authorizing the
payment for such class.
3. Expenses.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Administrator will pay all
costs it incurs in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement. The
Administrator will pay the compensation and expenses of all of its personnel and will make
available, without expense to the Corporation, the services of its officers and employees as
may duly be elected officers or Directors of the Corporation, subject to their individual
consent to serve and to any limitations imposed by law.
(b) The Administrator will not be required to pay any expenses of the Corporation other
than those specifically allocated to the Administrator in this Agreement. In particular,
but without limiting the generality of the previous sentence, the Administrator will not be
required to pay the following Corporation expenses: (i) organization expenses of a Fund
(including out-of-pocket expenses, but not including the Administrator’s overhead or
employee costs); (ii) fees payable to the Adviser and to any other advisors or consultants
of a Fund; (iii) except as otherwise agreed with the Board of Directors, fees and expenses
incurred by the Corporation in connection with membership in investment company
organizations; (iv) payment for portfolio pricing or valuation services to pricing agents,
accountants, bankers and other specialists, if any; (v) outside legal, accounting or
auditing expenses; (vi) interest, insurance premiums, taxes or governmental fees; (vii)
litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the
ordinary course of the Corporation’s business; (viii) the expenses of and fees for
registering or qualifying shares of the Corporation for sale and of maintaining the
registration of the Corporation and registering the Corporation as a broker or a dealer, if
applicable; (ix) the compensation and all expenses (specifically including travel expenses
relating to Corporation business) of Directors, officers and employees of the Corporation
who are not affiliated persons of the Administrator; (x) expenses of printing, preparing,
edgarizing, mailing and filing Prospectuses (each a “Prospectus”) and Statements of
Additional Information (each, an “SAI”) of the Fund, any supplements thereto, and any other
regulatory filings for the Corporation or the Fund; (xi) any direct charges to shareholders
approved by the Board of Directors; (xii) costs of shareholders’ and other meetings; (xiii)
costs in connection with the tabulation of proxies; (xiv) costs incurred in connection with
registering with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; (xv) transfer agency and
custodian expenses; and (xvi) record-keeping and record retrieval costs associated with
compliance under the Investment Company Act.
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4. Delegation.
(a) The Administrator, upon prior notice to the Corporation and in compliance with
applicable law, may delegate any of the Services, or adjust any prior delegation, to any
other Person or Persons that the Administrator controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, or to specified employees of any such Persons, to the extent permitted
by applicable law.
(b) Subject to prior approval of a majority of the members of the Fund’s Board of
Directors, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons,” and, to
the extent required by applicable law, by the shareholders of a Fund, the Administrator,
upon prior consent of the Corporation and in compliance with applicable law, may delegate or
outsource any of the Services, or adjust any prior delegation or outsourcing, to any other
Person or Persons unaffiliated with the Administrator or to specified employees of any such
Persons, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding any delegation under clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 4, the
Administrator will continue to supervise the Services provided by such Persons or employees
and any delegation will not relieve the Administrator of any of its obligations under this
Agreement.
5. Indemnification.
(a) The Administrator will exercise reasonable care and diligence in the performance of
its duties under this Agreement.
(b) As an inducement to the Administrator undertaking to provide services to
Corporation and each Fund pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation agrees that the
Administrator will not be liable under this Agreement for any error of judgment or mistake
of law or for any loss suffered by the Corporation in connection with the matters to which
this Agreement relates, provided that nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to protect or
purport to protect the Administrator against any liability to the Corporation or its
shareholders to which the Administrator would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of its
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
(c) At any time the Administrator may apply to any officer of the Fund for
instructions, and may consult with legal counsel for the Fund, at the expense of the Fund,
with respect to any matter arising in connection with this Agreement; and it will not be
liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in reliance upon such
instructions or upon the advice of such counsel. The Administrator is authorized to act on
the orders, directions or instructions of such persons as the Board of Directors from time
to time designates by resolution. The Administrator will be protected in acting upon any
paper or document, including any orders, directions or instructions, reasonably believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person or persons; and the
Administrator will not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person so
authorized by the Fund until receipt of written notice from the Fund.
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(d) In carrying out the Fund Accounting Services under this Agreement the Administrator
will be entitled to receive, and may rely upon, information furnished it by means of Proper
Instructions (as defined below), including but not limited to: (i) the manner and amount of
accrual of expenses to be recorded on the books of the Fund; (ii) the source of quotations
to be used for securities as may not be available through the Administrator’s normal pricing
services; (iii) the value to be assigned to any asset for which no price quotations are
readily available; (iv) if applicable, the manner of computation of the public offering
price and other computations as may be necessary; (v) transactions in portfolio securities;
(vi) transactions in capital shares; and (vii) information received from any third party
transfer agent of the Fund.
“Proper Instructions” means any certificate, letter or other instrument or telephone
call reasonably believed by the Administrator to be genuine and to have been properly made
or signed by any authorized officer of the Fund or person reasonably believed by the
Administrator as being authorized by the Board of Directors of the Fund. Proper
Instructions may include communications effected directly between electro-mechanical or
electronic devices as from time to time agreed to by an authorized officer of the Fund and
the Administrator.
6. Term and Termination.
(a) This Agreement will remain in force until September 30, 2007 and continue in force
from year to year thereafter, but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved
at least annually by the vote of a majority of the Directors who are not parties to this
Agreement or “interested persons” of any party to this Agreement.
(b) This Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. Either
party to this Agreement may terminate this Agreement or any Service under this Agreement
without penalty by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed to the other party. The
Fund may effect a termination under this Agreement by a vote of (i) a majority of the
Directors of the Fund who are not interested persons of the Fund and who have no direct or
indirect financial interest in the operation of this Agreement or in any other agreement
related to this Agreement or (ii) a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Fund. Any termination under this Section will take effect not sooner than sixty (60) days
after the date of delivery or mailing of such notice of termination, unless the Fund
terminates this Agreement or Service under this Agreement due to a material failure of the
Administrator to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement or with respect to the
Service, in which case the termination will take effect immediately. Upon termination, the
Administrator (or any designee of the Administrator) will turn over to the Corporation or
its designee, and cease to be obligated to retain in the Administrator’s files, any and all
records pertaining to the terminated Services under this Agreement; provided, however, the
Administrator (or its designee) in its discretion may make and retain copies of any and all
such records and documents that it determines appropriate or for its protection.
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7. Amendment. This Agreement, including any Schedule or Appendix to this Agreement, may be
amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties.
8. Services Not Exclusive. The Administrator’s services pursuant to this Agreement are not
exclusive, and it is understood that the Administrator may perform similar services for other
Persons. In acting under this Agreement, the Administrator will be an independent contractor and
not an agent of the Corporation. The Administrator and its affiliates, by separate agreement with
the Corporation, may also serve the Corporation in other capacities.
9. Other Interests. It is understood that the Directors and officers of the Corporation and
the shareholders of the Funds are or may be or become interested in the Administrator or its
affiliates as directors, officers, employees, shareholders or otherwise and that directors,
officers, employees and shareholders of the Administrator and its affiliates are or may be or
become similarly interested in the Funds, and that the Administrator and its affiliates may be or
become interested in the Funds as shareholder or otherwise. It is also understood that directors,
officers, employees and shareholders of the Administrator and its affiliates may be or become
interested (as directors, officers, employees, shareholders or otherwise) in other companies or
entities (including but not limited to, other investment companies) controlling, controlled by or
under common control with the Administrator, its affiliates or subsidiaries or which the
Administrator, its affiliates or subsidiaries may in the future organize, sponsor or acquire, or
with which they may merge or consolidate.
10. Limited Recourse. With respect to any claim by the Administrator for recovery of that
portion of any fees or reimbursable expenses (or any other liability of the Fund arising under this
Agreement) related to the Fund, whether in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or
otherwise, the Administrator will have recourse solely against the assets of the Fund.
11. Internal Controls. The Administrator will maintain sufficient policies and procedures to
reasonably ensure its ability to perform the services under this Agreement, and will monitor
compliance with its policies and procedures.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) The captions in this 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. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
(b) In interpreting the provisions of this Agreement, the definitions under the
Investment Company Act (particularly the definitions of “interested person,” “affiliated
person,” “assignment” and “majority of the outstanding voting securities”) will be applied,
subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by the SEC by any rule, regulation,
or order.
(c) In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Corporation and the
Administrator may agree from time to time on interpretations of or in addition to the
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provisions of this Agreement as in their joint opinions may be consistent with this
Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions will be in writing, signed by
both parties and annexed, but no such provisions will be deemed to be an amendment of this
Agreement.
(d) If the Administrator is prevented from complying, either totally or in part, with
any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, by reason of fire, flood, storm, strike,
lockout or other labor trouble, riot, war, rebellion, accidents, acts of God, acts of
terrorism, equipment, utility or transmission failure or damage, and/or any other cause or
casualty beyond the reasonable control of the Administrator, whether similar to the
foregoing matters or not, then, upon written notice to the Fund, the requirements of this
Agreement that are affected by such disability, to the extent so affected, will be suspended
during the period of such disability; provided, however, that the Administrator will make
reasonable effort to remove such disability as soon as possible.
(e) This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Maryland applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely in that
jurisdiction, without regard to that jurisdiction’s conflict of laws provisions, provided
that nothing in this Agreement will be construed in a manner inconsistent with the
Investment Company Act, or in a manner which would cause a Fund to fail to comply with the
requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(f) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the
subject matter, and supersedes any and all prior understandings.
(g) If any provision of this Agreement is held or made invalid by a court decision,
statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder will not be affected.
(h) Any notice required under this Agreement will be sufficiently given when delivered
or mailed to the other party at the address of such party set out below or to such other
persons or at such address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the
other party.
If to Corporation: | DWS RREEF World Real Estate & Tactical Strategies Fund, Inc. | |||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Two International Place, 00xx Xxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
If to Administrator: | Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | ||||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
(i) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as required by law, the
Administrator will keep confidential all records of and information in its possession
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relating to the Corporation, and or its shareholders or shareholder accounts and will
not disseminate those records and information except at the request of or with the consent
of a Fund.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Administrator have caused this Agreement to be executed
as of the day and year first above written.
DWS RREEF WORLD REAL ESTATE
& TACTICAL STRATEGIES FUND, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Vice President & Secretary | ||||
DEUTSCHE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC. |
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By: | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
By: | ||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Chief Operating Officer |
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APPENDIX A
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Services
Subject to the oversight and control of the Directors of the Corporation, the Administrator will
manage, supervise and conduct all business and affairs of the Corporation in connection with its
operation as a closed-end fund, other than those governed by the Investment Management Agreement or
otherwise provided by other parties, including without limitation:
1. provide the Corporation with personnel as are reasonably necessary to perform the
Services;
2. arrange for the preparation and filing for the Corporation of all required tax
returns;
3. (a) the preparation and submission of reports and meeting materials to the Board of
Directors and to existing shareholders and (b) prepare and file the periodic updating of the
Corporation’s prospectus and statement of additional information and prepare and file any
currently required or to be required reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and other regulatory and self-regulatory authorities including, but not limited
to, preliminary and definitive proxy materials, post-effective amendments to the
Registration Statement, semi-annual reports on Form N-SAR, Form N-CSR, Form N-Q, and notices
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act;
4. maintain all of the Corporation’s records as required by the Investment Company Act,
except for those records to be maintained by the investment adviser under the Investment
Management Agreement or by another party under any other agreement with the Corporation;
5. provide the Corporation with adequate office space and all necessary office
equipment and services, including but not limited to telephone service, heat, utilities,
stationary supplies and similar items;
6. supervise, negotiate contractual arrangements with (to the extent appropriate) and
monitor the performance of, third party accounting agents, custodians, depositories,
transfer agents, pricing agents, independent accountants and auditors, attorneys, printers,
insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable to
Corporation operations;
7. oversee the tabulation of proxies;
8. monitor the valuation of portfolio securities and monitor compliance with
board-approved valuation procedures;
9. assist in establishing the accounting and tax policies of each Fund;
10. assist in the resolution of accounting issues that may arise with respect to the
Fund’s operations and consulting with the Fund’s independent accountants, legal counsel and
each Fund’s other agents as necessary in connection therewith;
11. establish and monitor the Fund’s operating expense budgets;
12. review the Fund’s bills and process the payment of bills that have been approved by
an authorized person of the applicable Fund;
13. assist the Fund in determining the amount of dividends and distributions available
to be paid by the Fund to its shareholders, preparing and arranging for the printing of
dividend notices to shareholders, and providing the transfer agent and the custodian with
the information that is required for those parties to effect the payment of dividends and
distributions;
14. provide to the Corporation’s Board of Directors periodic and special reports as the
Board may reasonably request, including but not limited to reports concerning the services
of the administrator, custodian, shareholder service and transfer agents;
15. provide assistance with investor and public relations matters;
16. monitor the registration of shares under applicable federal and state securities
law; and
17. otherwise assist the Corporation as it may reasonably request in the conduct of the
Fund’s business.
APPENDIX B
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES
Services
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, the Administrator
will provide the following fund accounting services to the Corporation:
1. Maintain and preserve all accounts, books, financial records and other documents as
are required of the Fund under Section 31 of the Investment Company Act and Rules 31a-1,
31a-2 and 31a-3 under the Investment Company Act, applicable federal and state laws and any
other law or administrative rules or procedures which may be applicable to the Fund, other
than (a) those accounts, books and financial records required to be maintained by the Fund’s
custodian or (b) transfer agent and/or books and records maintained by all other service
providers necessary for the Fund to conduct its business as a registered closed-end
management investment company. All such books and records shall be the property of the
applicable Fund and will at all times during regular business hours be open for inspection
by, and will be surrendered promptly upon request of, duly authorized officers of the Fund.
All such books and records will at all times during regular business hours be open for
inspection, upon request of duly authorized officers of the applicable Fund, by employees or
agents of the applicable Fund and employees and agents of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
2. Record the current day’s trading activity and other proper bookkeeping entries as
are necessary for determining that day’s net asset value and net income.
3. Maintain records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to the
extent required under applicable law.
4. Calculate performance for each Fund, including the total return yield, the SEC yield
and the distribution yield.
5. Render statements or copies of records as from time to time are reasonably requested
by a Fund.
6. Facilitate audits of accounts by the Fund’s independent public accountants or by any
other auditors employed or engaged by the Fund or by any regulatory body with jurisdiction
over the Fund.
7. Compute the Fund’s net asset value per share, and, if applicable, its public
offering price and/or its daily dividend rates and money market yields, in accordance with
this Agreement and notify the Fund and any other persons as that Fund may reasonably request
of the net asset value per share, the public offering price and/or its daily dividend rates
and money market yields. In connection with the computation:
(i) The Administrator will compute the Fund’s net asset value, including net
income, in a manner consistent with the specific provisions
of the Registration Statement. The computation will be made as of the time
or times specified in the Fund’s Registration Statement.
(ii) The Administrator will compute the daily dividend rates and money
market yields, if applicable, in accordance with the methodology set out in
the Fund’s Registration Statement.
(iii) For purposes of valuing the securities of the Fund, securities will be
valued in accordance with (a) that Fund’s Registration Statement; (b) the
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Fund at the time in force and
applicable, as they may from time to time be delivered to the Administrator,
and (c) Proper Instructions from the officers of the Fund or other persons
as are from time to time authorized by the Board of Directors of the
applicable Fund to give instructions with respect to computation and
determination of the net asset value. The Administrator may use one or more
external pricing services, including broker-dealers, provided that an
appropriate officer of the Fund will have approved such use in advance.
APPENDIX C
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE
The Corporation will pay the Administrator in United States Dollars following the last day of each
month the unpaid balance of a fee equal to the sum of all the daily administrative service fee
accruals from the previous month. The daily administrative service fee accrual is calculated on a
daily basis by multiplying the Fund’s prior day’s net assets by the specific percentage indicated
in the schedule below and dividing that product by the number of days in that year. The
Administrator will be entitled to receive during any month such interim payments of its fee under
this Agreement as it will request, provided that no such payment will exceed 75 percent of the
amount of its fee then accrued on the books of the Fund and unpaid. In any event, the minimum fee
per Fund per calendar year shall be $50,000, the prorated unpaid balance of which is due and
payable following the last day of each month.
The “average daily net assets” of the Fund will mean the average of the values placed on the Fund’s
net assets as of 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on each day on which the net asset value of the Fund is
determined consistent with the provisions of Rule 22c-1 under the Investment Company Act or, if the
Fund lawfully determines the value of its net assets as of some other time on each business day, as
of such time. The value of the net assets of the Fund will always be determined pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended or supplemented
from time-to-time and the Registration Statement. If the determination of net asset value for the
Fund does not take place for any particular day, then for the purposes of this Agreement, the value
of the net assets of the Fund as last determined will be deemed to be the value of its net assets
as of 4:00 p.m. (New York time), or as of such other time as the value of the net assets of the
Fund’s portfolio may be lawfully determined on that day. If a Fund determines the value of the net
assets of its portfolio more than once on any day, then the last such determination thereof on that
day will be deemed to be the sole determination thereof on that day for the purposes of this
Agreement.
Fund | Fee Rate* | |
*Subject to a $50,000 minimum fee | ||
DWS RREEF World Real Estate & Tactical
Strategies Fund, Inc. |
0.1% |