HIGHBRIDGE COMMODITIES FUTURESACCESS LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 3.02
HIGHBRIDGE COMMODITIES FUTURESACCESS LLC
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
OPERATING AGREEMENT
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THE UNITS OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTEREST CREATED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES ACT, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND WITH THE CONSENT OF THE SPONSOR.
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Alternative Investments LLC
Sponsor
September 16, 2011
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ARTICLE I ORGANIZATION
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SECTION 1.01. OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
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SECTION 1.02. INVESTMENT OF CASH RESERVES
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SECTION 1.03. FISCAL YEAR; ACCOUNTING PERIODS
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SECTION 1.04. REGISTERED AGENT AND OFFICE; PRINCIPAL OFFICE
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SECTION 1.05. DURATION OF THIS FUTURESACCESS FUND
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SECTION 1.06. NON-ASSIGNABILITY OF UNITS; SUBSTITUTED INVESTORS; LIMITED
ASSIGNABILITY OF THE SPONSOR’S INTEREST
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SECTION 1.07. LIABILITY OF INVESTORS
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ARTICLE II CAPITAL AND TAX ALLOCATIONS
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SECTION 2.01. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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SECTION 2.02. OPENING CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
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SECTION 2.03. FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS AMONG THE UNITS
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SECTION 2.04. NET ASSET VALUE
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SECTION 2.05. SPONSOR’S FEES; OPERATING EXPENSES
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SECTION 2.06. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES FOR FINANCIAL PURPOSES
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SECTION 2.07. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES
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SECTION 2.08. CHARGEBACKS TO CURRENT OR FORMER INVESTORS
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SECTION 2.09. PROCESSING OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
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SECTION 2.10. VALUATION OF ASSETS
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SECTION 2.11. USE OF ESTIMATES
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SECTION 2.12. ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
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ARTICLE III PARTICIPATION IN FUTURESACCESS FUND PROPERTY; REDEMPTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
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SECTION 3.01. NO UNDIVIDED INTERESTS IN FUTURESACCESS FUND PROPERTY
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SECTION 3.02. REDEMPTIONS OF UNITS; EXCHANGES
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SECTION 3.03. WITHDRAWALS OF CAPITAL BY THE SPONSOR
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SECTION 3.04. MANDATORY REDEMPTIONS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.)
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SECTION 3.05. MANDATORY REDEMPTIONS TO PAY TAXES
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SECTION 3.06. DISTRIBUTIONS
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SECTION 3.07. FORM OF DISTRIBUTION AND REDEMPTION PAYMENTS
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SECTION 3.08. REMOVAL OF THE SPONSOR
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ARTICLE IV WITHDRAWAL OF THE SPONSOR AND INVESTORS
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SECTION 4.01. WITHDRAWAL OF THE SPONSOR
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SECTION 4.02. WITHDRAWAL OF AN INVESTOR
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SECTION 4.03. STATUS AFTER WITHDRAWAL
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ARTICLE V MANAGEMENT
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SECTION 5.01. AUTHORITY OF THE SPONSOR
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SECTION 5.02. SERVICE PROVIDERS; INVESTMENTS; ACCOUNTS
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SECTION 5.03. ACTIVITIES OF THE SPONSOR PARTIES
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SECTION 5.04. SERVICES TO THIS FUTURESACCESS FUND
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SECTION 5.05. INTERESTED PARTIES
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SECTION 5.06. EXCULPATION
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SECTION 5.07. INDEMNIFICATION
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SECTION 5.08. THE MASTER FUND’S STANDARD OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
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SECTION 5.09. INVESTORS’ TRANSACTIONS
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SECTION 5.10. RELIANCE BY THIRD PARTIES
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SECTION 5.11. REGISTRATION OF ASSETS
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SECTION 5.12. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF THE SPONSOR
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ARTICLE VI ADMISSION OF INVESTORS
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SECTION 6.01. PROCEDURE AS TO NEW INVESTORS
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SECTION 6.02. PROCEDURE AS TO NEW MANAGERS
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ARTICLE VII BOOKS OF ACCOUNT; AUDITS; REPORTS TO INVESTORS
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SECTION 7.01. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
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SECTION 7.02. ANNUAL AUDIT
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SECTION 7.03. INTERIM REPORTS
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ARTICLE VIII CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
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SECTION 8.01. INVESTORS’ CONSENT
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SECTION 8.02. INVESTORS’ REPRESENTATIVE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.)
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ARTICLE IX DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP OF THIS FUTURES ACCESS FUND
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SECTION 9.01. EVENTS OF DISSOLUTION
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SECTION 9.02. DISSOLUTION
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ARTICLE X BENEFIT PLAN INVESTORS
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SECTION 10.01. INVESTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW
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SECTION 10.02. DISCLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING BENEFIT PLAN INVESTORS
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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SECTION 11.01. INVESTORS NOT TO CONTROL
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SECTION 11.02. POWER OF ATTORNEY
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SECTION 11.03. AMENDMENTS; CONSENTS
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SECTION 11.04. NOTICES
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SECTION 11.05. LEGAL EFFECT; MANNER OF EXECUTION
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SECTION 11.06. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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SECTION 11.07. GOVERNING LAW
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SECTION 11.08. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
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SECTION 11.09. “TAX MATTERS PARTNER”; TAX ELECTIONS
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SECTION 11.10. DETERMINATION OF MATTERS NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT
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SECTION 11.11. NO PUBLICITY
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SECTION 11.12. SURVIVAL
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SECTION 11.13. WAIVERS
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SECTION 11.14. VOTING RIGHTS
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SECTION 11.15. ISSUANCE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES
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SECTION 11.16. COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940; SECURITIES LAWS
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TESTIMONIUM
SIGNATURES
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THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) dated as of September 16, 2011 of Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess LLC (this “FuturesAccess Fund”) by and among Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Alternative Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and those persons who shall invest in the units of limited liability company interest (“Units”) created pursuant to this Agreement — Class A, Class C, Class D, Class I, Class Z and such other classes as may be established in the future — and shall therefore be admitted as members (such members being hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as “Investors”; provided that for purposes of voting, Units held by the Sponsor shall not be considered to be held by an Investor).
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to form this FuturesAccess Fund, a limited liability company under the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”), which shall be one of the funds included in the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx FuturesAccessSM Program (“FuturesAccess”), such other funds to be hereinafter sometimes referred to as “FuturesAccess Funds,” and is anticipated to invest all or substantially all of its assets in Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess Master Fund Ltd. (the “Master Fund”).
WHEREAS, units of limited liability company interest issued by the FuturesAccess Funds in general shall hereinafter be referred to as “Units.”
WHEREAS, Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess Ltd. and BA Highbridge Commodities Fund LLC also will invest all or substantially all of their assets in the Master Fund.
WHEREAS, the Sponsor is the sponsor and the manager of this FuturesAccess Fund and the sponsor of the Master Fund for purposes of the Act.
WHEREAS, in addition to FuturesAccess, the Sponsor also sponsors the HedgeAccessSM Program (“HedgeAccess”) of private investment funds concentrating on securities, rather than futures and forward trading (such funds being hereinafter referred to as “HedgeAccess Funds”).
WHEREAS, the parties hereby desire to set forth the terms pursuant to which this FuturesAccess Fund shall be governed.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 1.01. OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
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This FuturesAccess Fund shall have the following objectives and purposes:
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to access, by investing all or substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund, a professional trading advisor (the “Trading Advisor”) which will manage the Master Fund’s speculative trading in the futures, forward, options and other markets as described in the “Part One (A) Confidential Program Disclosure Document: FuturesAccessSM Program General Information,” the “Part One (B) Confidential Program Disclosure Document: Trading Advisor Information” and the “Part Two Confidential Program Disclosure Document: Statement of Additional Information,” as they may be updated or supplemented from time to time (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”); provided that the Sponsor may in its discretion retain the Trading Advisor directly at this FuturesAccess Fund level, rather than at the Master Fund level;
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to maintain such futures brokerage, forward dealing and other counterparty accounts, as well as such cash reserves as the Sponsor may from time to time deem to be appropriate and to invest and manage all such cash reserves; and
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to engage in any other lawful act or activity within and without the United States for which limited liability companies may be organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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this FuturesAccess Fund, and the Sponsor on behalf of this FuturesAccess Fund, shall have the power to enter into, make and perform all contracts and other undertakings, and engage in all activities and transactions as may be necessary or advisable to the carrying out of the foregoing purposes, including, without limitation, the power:
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indirectly to trade futures, forwards, options and other instruments, on margin and otherwise, through investing in the Master Fund; provided that the Sponsor in its discretion may retain the Trading Advisor directly at the FuturesAccess Fund level, rather than at the Master Fund level;
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to borrow money from banks or brokers, and to secure the payment of any obligations of this FuturesAccess Fund by hypothecation or pledge of all or part of the assets of this FuturesAccess Fund;
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to exercise, as applicable, all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to the assets of this FuturesAccess Fund;
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to open, maintain and close bank, brokerage and other accounts;
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to prepare and file all tax returns required of this FuturesAccess Fund and make any election or determination on behalf of this FuturesAccess Fund in connection therewith or as otherwise required or permitted by applicable tax laws;
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to bring, defend, compromise and settle legal actions or other claims on behalf of this FuturesAccess Fund;
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to maintain insurance on behalf of this FuturesAccess Fund, including indemnification insurance; and
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to take any and all such actions as the Sponsor may deem to be necessary or advisable in connection with the foregoing.
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SECTION 1.02. INVESTMENT OF CASH RESERVES. The Sponsor shall invest all or substantially all of this FuturesAccess Fund’s capital in the Master Fund and appoint the Trading Advisor to have discretionary authority to trade and invest the capital of the Master Fund as described in the Disclosure Document; provided that the Sponsor may retain the Trading Advisor directly at this FuturesAccess Fund level, rather than at the Master Fund level.
The Master Fund may execute transactions in commodity interests, currency interests, swap agreements and any other manner of instruments, on either a principal or an agency basis, with or through affiliates of the Sponsor (the Sponsor and such affiliates being hereafter referred to as “Xxxxxxx Xxxxx”) or third parties. The sole clearing broker and the principal forward trading counterparty for the Master Fund and, if applicable, this FuturesAccess Fund, shall be Xxxxxxx Xxxxx unless the Sponsor otherwise determines.
The Master Fund shall deposit, and this FuturesAccess Fund may, if applicable, deposit all or substantially all of its capital with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx or any other clearing brokers selected by the Sponsor pursuant to the arrangements described in the Disclosure Document, all Investors acknowledging that Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will not only receive futures brokerage commissions and bid-ask spreads from the Master Fund but also will retain significant economic benefits from the possession of the
Master Fund’s assets (including assets representing this FuturesAccess Fund’s investment in the Master Fund) in addition to the interest which Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will credit to this FuturesAccess Fund’s and/or Master Fund’s account. In addition, the Sponsor may maintain this FuturesAccess Fund’s assets (as well as those of the Master Fund) in deposit or similar accounts with, or in money market funds operated by, one or more affiliates of the Sponsor, which affiliates may benefit from the possession of such assets, as well as with unaffiliated entities. The interest paid by such affiliated and unaffiliated entities on this FuturesAccess Fund’s and the Master Fund’s cash so invested will be paid to this FuturesAccess Fund or the Master Fund, as the case may be. However, neither the Sponsor nor any of its affiliates (or any third parties) will be obligated to account to this FuturesAccess Fund, the Master Fund or any Investor for any additional economic benefits which the Sponsor or any such affiliate may derive from possession of this FuturesAccess Fund’s and the Master Fund’s assets.
SECTION 1.03. FISCAL YEAR; ACCOUNTING PERIODS. The fiscal year of this FuturesAccess Fund shall end on each December 31. This FuturesAccess Fund’s accounting periods (“Accounting Periods”), as of the end of each of which increases and decreases in this FuturesAccess Fund’s “Net Assets” (as defined in Section 2.04) shall be calculated and reflected in the “Net Asset Value” (as defined in Section 2.04) of the Units issued by this FuturesAccess Fund, shall begin: (i) as of the day that this FuturesAccess Fund first begins operations; (ii) as of the day that any Unit is issued; (iii) as of the day immediately following any redemption of Units or withdrawal from an Investor’s Capital Account (as defined in Section 1.07(b)); (iv) as of the beginning of each calendar month; and (v) as of such other day as the Sponsor may determine. An Accounting Period shall end on the day immediately preceding the beginning of the next Accounting Period.
SECTION 1.04. REGISTERED AGENT AND OFFICE; PRINCIPAL OFFICE. This FuturesAccess Fund shall maintain in the State of Delaware a registered agent and office. The identity and location of said registered agent and office shall be determined by the Sponsor, and may be changed from time to time by the Sponsor.
The initial registered office of this FuturesAccess Fund in the State of Delaware is c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
The principal office of this FuturesAccess Fund shall be located at the offices of the Sponsor, 4 World Financial Center, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or such other place as the Sponsor may designate from time to time.
SECTION 1.05. DURATION OF THIS FUTURESACCESS FUND. The term of this FuturesAccess Fund commenced as of the date its Certificate of Formation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and shall continue until terminated by the dissolution and winding up of this FuturesAccess Fund as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 1.06. NON-ASSIGNABILITY OF UNITS; SUBSTITUTED INVESTORS; LIMITED ASSIGNABILITY OF THE SPONSOR’S INTEREST.
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No Investor shall assign, encumber, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer any of such Investor’s Units without the consent of the Sponsor; provided, however, that an Investor may transfer the economic benefit of ownership of such Investor’s Units without the prior written consent of the Sponsor. Any assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of Units, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law, to which the Sponsor does not consent, and for which the Sponsor’s consent was required pursuant to the previous sentence, shall result in the Units so assigned, encumbered, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred being mandatorily redeemed as of the end of the month during which such purported assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation or transfer occurred. Any assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation or transfer which shall result in the termination of this FuturesAccess Fund for federal income tax purposes shall be null and void ab initio and of no legal force or effect whatsoever. An assigning Investor shall remain liable to this FuturesAccess Fund as provided in the Act, regardless of whether his or her assignee becomes a substituted Investor.
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The Sponsor may not assign, encumber, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its manager’s interest in this FuturesAccess Fund; provided, that the Sponsor may assign such interest to an affiliate of the Sponsor upon notice (which need not be prior notice) to the Investors or in connection with
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the sale or transfer of all or a material portion of the Sponsor’s equity or assets. See Sections 4.01 and 6.02.
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SECTION 1.07. LIABILITY OF INVESTORS.
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Nothing herein shall require the Sponsor to maintain any minimum net worth or shall make any person associated with the Sponsor individually liable for any debt, liability or obligation of this FuturesAccess Fund or of the Sponsor.
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No Investor shall have any obligation to restore any negative balance in the capital account established for each Unit pursuant to Section 2.02 (“Capital Account”) of such Investor.
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The Sponsor shall have no obligation to restore any negative balance in any Investor’s or in the Sponsor’s Capital Account.
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Except as provided in Section 2.08 (providing for chargebacks to current or former Investors), the Sponsor and the Investors shall be liable for the repayment, satisfaction and discharge of debts, liabilities and obligations of this FuturesAccess Fund only to the extent of the Sponsor’s or such Investor’s investment in this FuturesAccess Fund and not in excess thereof.
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ARTICLE II
CAPITAL AND TAX ALLOCATIONS
SECTION 2.01. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. All contributions of capital to this FuturesAccess Fund (“Capital Contributions”) shall be made in cash. Capital Contributions may be made in such amounts, and at such times, as the Sponsor may determine. The Sponsor may permit certain Investors to make smaller initial or subsequent Capital Contributions than is otherwise generally required by the Sponsor without entitling any other Investor to make smaller initial or subsequent Capital Contributions.
Investors will receive Units in return for their Capital Contributions. Each class of Units (“Class”) shall initially be issued at $1.00 per Unit, and thereafter at Net Asset Value.
This FuturesAccess Fund shall invest in the Master Fund as a single investor, irrespective of the different times that Investors subscribe for Units.
The Sponsor (and/or any other Xxxxxxx Xxxxx entity) may, but need not, make Capital Contributions as of any date that any Units are issued. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx may provide initial (“seed”) capital to enable the Master Fund to begin trading before sufficient client capital has been raised to meet the Master Fund’s minimum capitalization. Seed capital (if any) will be invested in Class Z Units which do not have a minimum subscription amount requirement. However, neither the Sponsor nor any other Xxxxxxx Xxxxx entity has any obligation to “seed” the Master Fund (or any other FuturesAccess Fund). The Units may be issued in the five Classes described herein— Class A Units, Class C Units, Class D Units, Class I and Class Z Units. Units of a new Class or series may be issued in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. This FuturesAccess Fund will itself acquire Class DA Units in the Master Fund, although it may acquire different Class(es) of Units in the Master Fund in the Sponsor’s discretion.
Sales commissions will be deducted from Class A, Class D and Class I subscriptions as described in the Disclosure Document, and the net amount of such subscriptions (after deducting applicable sales commissions) will be invested in the Units. The Sponsor may waive or reduce sales commissions for certain Investors without entitling any other Investor to any such waiver or reduction.
Fractional Units shall not be issued to Investors (but may be issued to the Sponsor or any other Xxxxxxx Xxxxx entity). Investors’ subscriptions shall be used to purchase the largest whole number of Units of the appropriate Class possible. Any subscription amount which cannot be used to purchase whole Units shall be credited (in cash) to Investors’ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx customer securities accounts.
Provided this FuturesAccess Fund’s overall minimum capitalization is met, there is no minimum number of Units of a particular Class that must be sold in order for Units of that particular Class to be issued.
Once this FuturesAccess Fund has begun operations, there is no minimum dollar amount of subscriptions that must be received as of the beginning of any calendar quarter in order for additional Units of any Class to be issued. All Units will be issued only as the Sponsor may determine, irrespective of how many subscriptions are received.
The eligibility requirements, including minimum subscription amounts, if any, for each of the Class A Units, Class C Units, Class D Units, Class I Units or any other Class of Units issued by this FuturesAccess Fund shall be as set forth in the Disclosure Document. Any applicable minimum subscription amounts may be calculated based on aggregate investments in a particular FuturesAccess Fund, all FuturesAccess Funds, both FuturesAccess and HedgeAccess and/or any particular group of products offered or sponsored by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx. The Sponsor may waive or modify any eligibility requirements applicable to a particular Class of Units with respect to any one or more Investors, including Sponsor Parties, without entitling any other Investor to so such waiver or modification. The eligibility requirements of the Class Z Units shall be determined by the Sponsor from time to time.
This FuturesAccess Fund may from time to time offer to certain Xxxxxxx Xxxxx clients a customized Class of Units having different financial terms than those described in the Disclosure Document, provided that doing so does not have a material adverse effect on existing Investors. Such customized Classes will generally be designed for Investors who are subject to additional fees on their investments in this FuturesAccess Fund depending on the type of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Account held by such Investors or other reasons, and shall not be generally available to other Investors.
The amount of each Investor’s Capital Contribution shall be set forth in such Investor’s FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement Signature Page. A FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement (including the FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement Signature Page) must be completed and accepted by the Sponsor prior to an Investor’s initial Capital Contribution if such Investor is not already an investor in FuturesAccess. The Sponsor may require a new Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement Signature Page each time an existing Investor makes an additional Capital Contribution or exchange.
The aggregate of all Capital Contributions shall be available to this FuturesAccess Fund to carry out its objectives and purposes.
No Investor shall be obligated to make any additional Capital Contributions, except as provided in Section 2.08.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed as guaranteeing the return, by any Sponsor Party or this FuturesAccess Fund, of all or any part of the Capital Contribution(s) of any Investor.
SECTION 2.02. OPENING CAPITAL ACCOUNTS..
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There shall be established for each Unit of each Class on the books of this FuturesAccess Fund, as of the first day of each Accounting Period, an opening capital account (“Opening Capital Account”) which, for the Accounting Period as of the beginning of which such Unit is issued, shall be the Capital Contribution made in respect of such Unit and which, for each Accounting Period thereafter, shall be an amount equal to the closing capital account (“Closing Capital Account”) (determined as set forth in Section 2.06) attributable to such Unit for the immediately preceding Accounting Period.
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The Sponsor may, but shall not be required to, make Capital Contributions to this FuturesAccess Fund from time to time as new Units are issued, which shall be accounted for on a Unit-equivalent basis and shall participate in the profits and losses of the Units on the same basis as the Capital Accounts of the Class D Units.
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For all purposes of this Agreement, references to Units shall be deemed to include the Sponsor’s Capital Account on a Unit-equivalent basis (unless the context otherwise requires or the reference is made explicit for greater certainty).
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SECTION 2.03. FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS AMONG THE UNITS. The net profits and losses are allocated to each Class as provided in Section 2.06 and shall be allocated equally among the Units of such Class. All Units of the same Class shall have the same Net Asset Value.
SECTION 2.04. NET ASSET VALUE. For the purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, “Net Assets” and “Net Asset Value” shall mean assets less liabilities. For purposes of determining Opening Capital Accounts, Net Asset Value shall be determined as of the beginning of, and for purposes of determining Closing Capital Accounts, Net Asset Value will be determined as of the close of, business on the relevant valuation date.
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The assets of this FuturesAccess Fund shall include:
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this FuturesAccess Fund’s entire investment in the Master Fund;
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all cash on hand or on deposit in bank or other interest-bearing accounts, including any interest accrued thereon;
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any accrued gains on open positions which have not been settled by crediting this FuturesAccess Fund’s account, as valued pursuant to Section 2.10;
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all bills, demand notes and accounts receivable;
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all securities (including, without limitation, money-market funds, Treasury bills and other short-term, interest-bearing instruments), commodity interests, currency interests, swap agreements and all other instruments owned or contracted for by this FuturesAccess Fund;
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all interest accrued on any interest-bearing securities owned by this FuturesAccess Fund except to the extent that the same is included or reflected in the valuation of such securities; and
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all other assets of every kind and nature, including prepaid expenses.
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The liabilities of this FuturesAccess Fund shall be deemed to include the following (provided, however, that in determining the amount of such liabilities, this FuturesAccess Fund may calculate expenses of a regular or recurring nature for any given period on an estimated basis in advance, and may accrue the same in such manner as the Sponsor may deem appropriate over such period):
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any accrued losses on open positions which have not been settled by debiting this FuturesAccess Fund’s account, as valued pursuant to Section 2.10;
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all bills and accounts payable;
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all expenses accrued, reimbursable or payable; and
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all other liabilities, present or future, including such reserves as the Sponsor may (as contemplated by Section 2.04(g)), deem advisable.
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The “Sponsor’s Fees” (as defined in Section 2.05(a)) shall be determined, and Units’ Capital Accounts correspondingly reduced, after the allocation of the other components of Net Asset Value, as described above.
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Operating expenses shall be allocated among the Units pro rata based on their respective Net Asset Values as of the beginning of the month.
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Extraordinary costs, if any, shall be allocated as incurred in such manner as the Sponsor may deem to be fair and equitable.
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Organizational and initial offering costs shall be deducted from Net Asset Value in installments as of the end of each of the first 60 calendar months after the initial issuance of the Units, as contemplated by Section 2.05(b). However, for financial reporting purposes, organizational costs, to the extent material, will be deducted from net asset value as of the date of such initial issuance and initial offering costs will be amortized over a 12-month period to the extent material.
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(g)
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All Investors, by becoming party to this Agreement, hereby agree and consent to the Sponsor’s authority to establish whatever reserves the Sponsor may determine to be appropriate in order to cover losses, contingencies, liabilities, uncertain valuations and other factors. Such authority shall extend to the Sponsor’s establishing such reserves as the sponsor of the Master Fund. Any such reserves shall, unless the Sponsor determines that such reserves are properly attributable to certain but less than all outstanding Units, reduce the Net Asset Value of the Units of each Class pro rata based on their respective Net Asset Values, after reduction for accrued Sponsor’s Fees, operating expenses and extraordinary expenses until such time, if any, as such reserves are reversed. Reserves, when reversed, shall be similarly allocated among the Units then outstanding pro rata based on their respective Net Asset Value (irrespective of whether such Units were outstanding when the reserves were established).
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(h)
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The Sponsor may suspend the calculation of Net Asset Value during any period for which the Sponsor is unable to value a material portion of this FuturesAccess Fund’s positions or when the Master Fund is not reporting its Net Asset Value. The Sponsor will give notice of any such suspension to all Investors.
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SECTION 2.05. SPONSOR’S FEES; OPERATING EXPENSES..
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(a)
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The Sponsor shall receive monthly sponsor’s fees (“Sponsor’s Fees”), payable in arrears of 1/12 of 1.50%, 2.50%, 0% and 1.10%, respectively, of the aggregate Net Asset Value of the Class A, Class C, Class D and Class I Units, in each case as of the close of business (as determined by the Sponsor) on the last business day of each calendar month (Net Asset Value for purposes of calculating the Sponsor’s Fees shall not be reduced by the accrued Sponsor’s Fees being calculated). The Sponsor’s Fees shall be accrued monthly. The Sponsor may waive or reduce Sponsor’s Fees for certain Investors without entitling any other Investor to any such waiver or reduction.
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(b)
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As contemplated by Section 2.04(f), this FuturesAccess Fund shall reimburse the Sponsor for the organizational and initial offering costs incurred by this FuturesAccess Fund in respect of the initial offering of the Units (of all Classes combined) as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion.
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(c)
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The Sponsor’s Fees, as well as operating expenses due to the Sponsor (including: organizational and initial offering costs; ongoing offering costs; administrative, custody, transfer, subscription and redemption processing, legal, regulatory, filing, tax, audit, escrow, accounting and printing costs; and extraordinary expenses), shall be debited by the Sponsor directly from this FuturesAccess Fund’s account and paid to the Sponsor, where appropriate, as if to a third party, not credited to the Sponsor’s Capital Account.
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(d)
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A management fee (“Management Fee”) and performance fee (“Performance Fee”) shall be paid to the Trading Advisor at the Master Fund level.
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(e)
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This FuturesAccess Fund shall pay all transaction costs relating to any direct investing done by it, as incurred.
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(f)
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The Sponsor’s Fees, but not reimbursement payments for organizational and initial offering costs, shall be appropriately pro rated in the case of partial calendar months.
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(g)
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This FuturesAccess Fund shall pay all expenses, including administrative and ongoing offering costs, as well as any extraordinary expenses, incurred in its operations (including the expenses of any services provided by the Sponsor, other than in its capacity as Sponsor, or its affiliates); provided, that this FuturesAccess Fund shall not pay any allocable Sponsor overhead.
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(h)
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The Sponsor retains outside service providers to supply tax reporting, custody and accounting services to FuturesAccess. This FuturesAccess Fund’s operating costs will include its allocable share of the fees and expenses of such service providers, as well as the fees and expenses of any Xxxxxxx Xxxxx entity which may provide such (or other) services in the future.
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(i)
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The Class Z Units and Capital Account of the Sponsor (if any) shall not be subject to Sponsor’s Fees.
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SECTION 2.06. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES FOR FINANCIAL PURPOSES. As of the end of each Accounting Period and before giving effect to any redemptions then being made, the Closing Capital Account of each Class shall be determined by adjusting the Opening Capital Account of each such Class as of the beginning of such Accounting Period in the following manner:
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(a)
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Any increase or decrease in the Net Asset Value of this FuturesAccess Fund, after the deduction of all operating expenses, but prior to accrual of the Sponsor’s Fees, during such Accounting Period shall be credited pro rata, without any order or priority, among: (i) each Class of Units; and (ii) the Sponsor’s Capital Account, if any, based in each case on the aggregate Opening Capital Accounts attributable to each such Class of Units and the Sponsor’s Capital Account. Extraordinary expenses shall be allocated as the Sponsor may determine.
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(b)
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If the Closing Capital Account per Unit of any Class is reduced to zero, any further decrease in the Net Asset Value per Unit shall be allocated to the Sponsor’s Capital Account, if any.
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(c)
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The Sponsor’s Fee shall be debited from each Class, in each case after the Section 2.06(a) and (b) allocations are made.
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(d)
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The Net Assets of each Class shall be divided equally among all Units of such Class.
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SECTION 2.07. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
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(a)
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A Tax Account shall be established for each Unit of each Class. The Tax Accounts of all outstanding Units shall initially be equal to each Unit’s net purchase price (i.e., the subscription price for such Unit reduced by any sales commissions) and shall subsequently be increased by such Unit’s share of the taxable and tax-exempt income and gain of this FuturesAccess Fund and decreased by such Unit’s share of the items of loss or expense and nondeductible items of loss or expense of this FuturesAccess Fund, as well as by any distributions.
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(b)
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For federal income tax purposes, items of ordinary income and loss, capital gain and capital loss shall, unless the Sponsor believes that doing so would not equitably reflect the economic experience of the Units, be allocated as of December 31 of each year among the Units, in the following order and priority:
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(i)
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Items of ordinary income and deduction generated by this FuturesAccess Fund (as reported to it by the Master Fund) shall be allocated pro rata among the Units which were outstanding during the months in such year when such items of ordinary income and deduction accrued.
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(ii)
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Gains will be allocated FIRST, to Investors who have redeemed Units during such year (including as of December 31), to the extent of the positive difference (if any) between the amounts received or receivable upon redemption and the respective Tax Account balances of the redeemed Units. SECOND, gains will be allocated to Investors to the extent of the positive difference (if any) between the Capital Account balance and the Tax Account balance attributable to their remaining Units. THIRD, gains will be allocated among all Investors based on the respective Net Asset Values of their outstanding Units.
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(iii)
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Losses shall be allocated FIRST, to Investors who have redeemed Units during such year (including as of December 31), to the extent of the negative difference (if any) between the amounts received or receivable upon redemption and the respective Tax Account balances of the
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Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess LLC
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Dated as of September 16, 2011
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redeemed Units. SECOND, losses shall be allocated to Investors to the extent of the negative difference (if any) between the Capital Account balance and Tax Account balance attributable to their remaining Units. THIRD, losses shall be allocated among all Investors based on the respective Net Asset Values of their outstanding Units.
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(iv)
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In the case of each of the FIRST and SECOND allocation levels set forth in Sections 2.07(b)(ii) and (iii), if there is insufficient gain or loss to make the complete allocation required at such level, such allocation will be made pro rata among all Investors who are subject to an allocation at such level in accordance with the respective amounts which would have been allocated had a complete allocation been possible.
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(v)
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Sponsor’s Fees, as well as the operating expenses (in each case as adjusted to reflect the non-deductibility of all or a portion of such Sponsor’s Fees and operating expenses) and extraordinary expenses, shall be allocated, for tax purposes, to the Investors based on the amount of the foregoing actually debited from the Units’ respective Capital Accounts of the Investors’ respective Units.
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(vi)
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Items of ordinary income and/or gain attributable to amounts received by this FuturesAccess Fund from the Trading Advisor for payment to the Sponsor shall be specially allocated to the Sponsor.
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(c)
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The character of items of income, gain, loss or deduction (ordinary, short-term and long-term) and of the items required to be separately stated by Section 702(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), shall be allocated to the Investors pursuant to this Section 2.07 so as equitably to reflect, without discrimination or preference among Investors, the amounts credited or debited to the Units’ respective Capital Accounts pursuant to Section 2.06. Furthermore, to the extent that this FuturesAccess Fund has a net long-term capital gain or loss that may be subject to more than one maximum federal income tax rate, allocations of such gain or loss shall be made pro rata from among the amounts subject to each maximum tax rate.
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(d)
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In the case of Units which are transferred during a fiscal year, the tax allocations shall be made to such Units as provided above. The tax items so allocated will then be divided among the transferor(s) and the transferee(s) based on the number of months during such year that each held such Units, or in such other manner as the Sponsor may deem equitable.
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(e)
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Having in mind the principles of the allocations set forth above in this Section 2.07 (to which all Investors consent by becoming Investors), the Sponsor may nevertheless make such allocations of items of ordinary income and gain, ordinary deduction and loss and any items required to be separately stated by Section 702(a) of the Code as the Sponsor may deem fair and equitable — even if not consistent with the foregoing allocations — in order to cause the tax items allocated to the Investors, respectively, better to take into account (as determined by the Sponsor) the Units’ respective Opening Capital Accounts and distributive shares of net profit and net loss, any entry of new Investors, any redemptions, any differences between income for tax purposes and for Net Asset Value purposes, the differences between the Classes of Units and any other special circumstances which may arise; provided, however, that no such allocation by the Sponsor shall discriminate unfairly against any Investor; and provided further, that the Sponsor shall be under no obligation whatsoever to deviate from the allocations set forth above.
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(f)
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This FuturesAccess Fund may, to the extent practicable (i.e., to the extent that this FuturesAccess Fund receives gross tax allocations from the Master Fund), allocate tax items on a gross rather than a net basis.
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(g)
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Allocations pursuant to this Section 2.07 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Unit’s Capital Account or share of net profits, net losses or distributions.
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Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess LLC
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Dated as of September 16, 2011
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(h)
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The tax allocations set forth in this Section 2.07 are intended to allocate items of this FuturesAccess Fund’s income, gains, losses and deductions (ordinary, short-term and long-term) in accordance with Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code, and the regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, the requirements set forth therein regarding a “qualified income offset.”
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(i)
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The Sponsor may make such modifications to this Agreement as the Sponsor believes may be required to comply with Section 704 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
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(j)
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In the event that the Sponsor determines to issue a new Class of Units, the foregoing tax allocations shall be adjusted so as equitably to allocate tax items between or among the different Classes.
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SECTION 2.08. CHARGEBACKS TO CURRENT OR FORMER INVESTORS. Each Investor, by subscribing for Units, agrees to repay, despite the fact that such Investor no longer remains an Investor, to this FuturesAccess Fund any amount (including interest at the rate set by the Sponsor in good faith from the date of any payment of redemption or distribution proceeds to such Investor by this FuturesAccess Fund) which the Sponsor may reasonably determine to be due to this FuturesAccess Fund from such Investor as a result, for example, of any claims arising (prior or subsequent to such Investor’s withdrawal from this FuturesAccess Fund) relating to events or circumstances (whether known or unknown at the time of such Investor’s withdrawal) in existence while such Investor was an Investor or, subject to the following paragraph, in the event that the Net Asset Value per Unit (of any Class) at which such Investor was permitted to redeem is later determined to have been overstated or otherwise miscalculated due to circumstances (whether known or unknown at the time of such Investor’s redemption) in existence as of the date of redemption (either at the level of this FuturesAccess Fund or at that of the Master Fund). In no event shall any provision of this Section 2.08 require an Investor to repay to this FuturesAccess Fund any amounts in excess of the redemption proceeds received by such Investor from, or the amounts distributed to such Investor by, this FuturesAccess Fund, plus interest thereon as provided above.
In the event that the Sponsor determines that an amount paid by this FuturesAccess Fund to a withdrawn or continuing Investor was less or more than the amount which such Investor was, in fact, entitled to receive, the Sponsor shall not (unless the Sponsor otherwise determines) attempt to make appropriate adjusting payments to, or formally request appropriate adjusting payments from, such withdrawn Investor or make retroactive adjustments to such continuing Investor’s Units in order to reflect such discrepancy, but rather shall reflect such adjustments in the Accounting Period in which they become known.
SECTION 2.09. PROCESSING OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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(a)
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The Sponsor may admit new Investors to this FuturesAccess Fund at such times and upon such notice (if any) as the Sponsor may determine. Investors’ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Accounts will be debited on or about the issuance date of such Units, and the amount so debited, less any applicable sales commission, will be invested directly in this FuturesAccess Fund. No interest will be payable in respect of any such subscriptions.
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(b)
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To the extent required by Rule 15c2-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all subscriptions while held in escrow during the initial offering period pending release to this FuturesAccess Fund shall be held by a bank independent of the Sponsor, its affiliates, and their respective officers, employees, representatives and agents (each, a “Sponsor Party” and, collectively, the “Sponsor Parties”).
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SECTION 2.10. VALUATION OF ASSETS. For all purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the determination of the Net Asset Value per Unit of each Class, the assets of this FuturesAccess Fund shall be valued according to the following principles:
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(a)
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The Net Assets of this FuturesAccess Fund are its assets less its liabilities determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and as described below.
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(b)
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This FuturesAccess Fund’s investments in the Master Fund shall be valued by the Master Fund.
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Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess LLC
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Dated as of September 16, 2011
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(c)
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The Sponsor shall value any asset of this FuturesAccess Fund other than its investment in the Master Fund by applying the following general principles:
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(i)
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commodity interests and currency interests which are traded on a United States exchange shall be valued at their settlement on the date as of which the values are being determined;
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(ii)
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commodity interests and currency interests not traded on a United States exchange shall be valued based upon policies established by the Sponsor, generally based on prices as reported by any reliable source selected by the Sponsor, consistently applied for each variety of interest;
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(iii)
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swap agreements shall be valued in the good faith discretion of the Sponsor based on quotations received from dealers deemed appropriate by the Sponsor;
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(iv)
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bank and other interest-bearing accounts, Treasury bills and other short-term, interest-bearing instruments shall be valued at cost plus accrued interest;
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(v)
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securities which are traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at their closing price on the date as of which their value is being determined on the national securities exchange on which such securities are principally traded or on a consolidated tape which includes such exchange, whichever shall be selected by the Sponsor, or, if there is no closing price on such date on such exchange or consolidated tape, at the prior day’s closing price;
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(vi)
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securities not traded on a national securities exchange but traded over-the-counter shall be valued based on prices as reported by any reliable source selected by the Sponsor;
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(vii)
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money-market funds shall be valued at their net asset value on the date as of which their value is being determined;
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(viii)
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if on the date as of which any valuation is being made, the exchange or market herein designated for the valuation of any given assets is not open for business, the basis for valuing such assets shall be such value as the Sponsor may deem fair and reasonable;
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(ix)
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all other assets, including securities traded on foreign exchanges, and liabilities shall be valued in good faith by the Sponsor, including assets and liabilities for which there is no readily identifiable market value;
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(x)
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the foregoing valuations may be modified by the Sponsor if and to the extent that it shall determine that modifications are advisable in order better to reflect the true value of any asset; and
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(xi)
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the Sponsor, as sponsor of this FuturesAccess Fund and the Master Fund, may reduce the valuation of any asset (or of this FuturesAccess Fund or the Master Fund) by reserves established, as contemplated by Section 2.04(g), to reflect losses, contingencies, liabilities, uncertain valuations or other factors, which the Sponsor determines reduce, or might reduce, the value of such asset (or of this FuturesAccess Fund or the Master Fund as a whole in the case of reserves not specifically attributable to any particular asset).
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All determinations of value by the Sponsor shall be final and conclusive as to all Investors, in the absence of manifest error, and the Sponsor shall be absolutely protected in relying upon valuations furnished to the Sponsor by third parties, provided that such reliance is in good faith.
The Sponsor may suspend the calculation of Net Asset Value during any period in which the Sponsor believes that it is reasonably impracticable to value a material portion of this FuturesAccess Fund’s assets or when the Master Fund has done so.
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Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess LLC
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Dated as of September 16, 2011
SECTION 2.11. USE OF ESTIMATES. The Sponsor is authorized to make all Net Asset Value determinations (including, without limitation, for purposes of determining redemption payments and calculating Sponsor’s Fees) on the basis of estimated numbers (in most cases as estimated by the Sponsor itself as sponsor of the Master Fund). The Sponsor shall not (unless the Sponsor otherwise determines) attempt to make any retroactive adjustments in order to reflect the differences between such estimated and the final numbers, but rather shall reflect such differences in the Accounting Period in which final numbers become available. The Sponsor also shall not (unless the Sponsor otherwise determines) revise Sponsor’s Fee calculations to reflect differences between estimated and final numbers (including differences which have resulted in economic benefit to a Sponsor Party.
If, after payment of redemption proceeds, the Sponsor determines that adjustment to the Net Asset Value of the redeemed Units is necessary, the redeeming Investor (if the Net Asset Value is adjusted upwards) or the remaining Investors (if the Net Asset Value is adjusted downwards) will bear the risk of such adjustment. The redeeming Investor will neither receive further distributions from, nor will it be required to reimburse, this FuturesAccess Fund in such circumstances.
SECTION 2.12. ACCOUNTING PRACTICES. All matters concerning this FuturesAccess Fund’s accounting practices shall be determined by the Sponsor on a fair and equitable basis, and all such determinations shall be final and conclusive as to all Investors. However, the Sponsor shall be under no obligation whatsoever to make any deviations from the allocations set forth in this Article II.
In reporting Net Asset Values to Investors and third parties on an interim basis, the Sponsor shall be entitled to accrue fees and payments due at the end of a period as if such fees or payments were due (on a pro rata basis, if appropriate) as of the end of an interim period within such period.
ARTICLE III
PARTICIPATION IN FUTURESACCESS FUND PROPERTY;
REDEMPTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 3.01. NO UNDIVIDED INTERESTS IN FUTURESACCESS FUND PROPERTY. Each Unit shall represent an interest in this FuturesAccess Fund, not an undivided interest in any property of this FuturesAccess Fund (including its investments in the Master Fund). The Units shall constitute personal property for all purposes.
SECTION 3.02. REDEMPTIONS OF UNITS; EXCHANGES.
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(a)
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Timing and Amount of Redemptions. Subject to this Section 3.02, an Investor shall be entitled to redeem as of the end of any calendar month all or part of such Investor’s Units, upon giving at least 38 days’ written or oral notice; provided that the Class Z Units may be redeemed at any time on no notice. Investors who have Xxxxxxx Xxxxx customer securities accounts may give such notice by contacting their Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Financial Advisor, orally or in writing; Investors who no longer have a Xxxxxxx Xxxxx customer securities account must submit written notice of redemption, with the signature guaranteed by a United States bank or broker-dealer, to the Sponsor.
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(b)
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No Redemption Fees. This FuturesAccess Fund shall not charge a redemption fee.
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(c)
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Payment of Redemptions. The Sponsor shall cause this FuturesAccess Fund to distribute to redeeming Investors the estimated Net Asset Value of the Units redeemed by them, generally approximately 10 business days after the effective date of redemption, although there can be no assurance of the timing of such payment.
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Units which have been redeemed, but the proceeds of which have not yet been paid, shall nevertheless be deemed to have ceased to be outstanding from the effective date of redemption for all other purposes hereunder.
No interest shall be paid to Investors on redemption proceeds held pending distribution. This FuturesAccess Fund shall retain any such interest.
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Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess LLC
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Dated as of September 16, 2011
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(d)
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Suspension of Redemptions. In the event that this FuturesAccess Fund suspends the calculation of Net Asset Value, the Sponsor shall, upon written notice to all affected Investors, suspend any or all redemption requests (as well as any request to exchange Units for Units of other FuturesAccess Funds). Any unsatisfied redemption requests shall be suspended until such time as this FuturesAccess Fund is able to determine Net Asset Value. All Units subject to suspended redemption requests shall continue to be treated as outstanding for all purposes hereunder, as if no redemption requests relating thereto had been submitted, until the effective date of their suspended redemption. During any period in which this FuturesAccess Fund is suspending redemptions, Investors will not be able to exchange Units for Units of other FuturesAccess Funds. The Sponsor shall suspend redemptions during any period when the calculation of Net Asset Value has been suspended.
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If the Sponsor determines that a portion, but not all, of pending redemption requests can be processed in due course, the requests of all Investors submitting timely redemption requests with respect to any given redemption date shall be satisfied pro rata (based on the aggregate Net Asset Value of the Units requested to be redeemed by all Investors) from such funds as the Sponsor determines are available for distribution.
In addition to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.02(d), the Sponsor may delay or suspend both the payment of redemption proceeds and the effective date of redemptions if the Sponsor determines that not doing so would have adverse consequences for the non-redeeming Investors.
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(e)
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Exchanges. Investors may generally exchange Units for Units in other FuturesAccess Funds as described in the FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement and Signature Pages thereto, as supplemented and amended from time to time. Any circumstance leading to a delay or suspension of either redemption dates or the receipt of the proceeds of redemptions from this FuturesAccess Fund shall have a corresponding effect on Investors’ exercise of their Exchange Privileges relating to this FuturesAccess Fund.
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SECTION 3.03. WITHDRAWALS OF CAPITAL BY THE SPONSOR.
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(a)
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The Sponsor may withdraw capital from its Capital Account(s), if any, without notice to the Investors.
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(b)
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To the extent Xxxxxxx Xxxxx has provided any “seed” capital to this FuturesAccess Fund and/or the Master Fund, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx may redeem such seed capital pursuant to the terms set forth in the Disclosure Document. For the avoidance of doubt, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx may withdraw seed capital at different times and on different terms than are available to Investors.
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SECTION 3.04. MANDATORY REDEMPTIONS.
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(a)
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The Sponsor may mandatorily redeem part or all of the Units held by a particular Investor if the Sponsor determines that: (i) such Investor’s continued holding of Units could result in adverse consequences to this FuturesAccess Fund; (ii) such Investor has a history of excessive exchanges between different FuturesAccess Funds and/or HedgeAccess Funds that is contrary to the purpose and/or efficient management of FuturesAccess and/or HedgeAccess; (iii) such Investor’s investment in the Units, or aggregate investment in FuturesAccess, is below the minimum level established by the Sponsor (including any increase in such minimum level that the Sponsor may implement in the future); or (iv) for any other reason.
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(b)
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The Sponsor will mandatorily redeem all of this FuturesAccess Fund’s outstanding Units in the event that the Sponsor concludes that it is no longer advisable to operate this FuturesAccess Fund or if the amount of assets invested in this FuturesAccess Fund declines to a level that the Sponsor believes makes the continued operation of this FuturesAccess Fund impracticable or uneconomical.
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(c)
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Units mandatorily redeemed shall be redeemed as of the specified month-end without any further action on the part of the affected Investor, and the provisions of Sections 3.02 and 3.07 shall apply. In the
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A-13
Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess LLC
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Dated as of September 16, 2011
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event that the Sponsor mandatorily redeems any of an Investor’s Units, such Investor shall have the option to redeem all of such Investor’s Units as of the date fixed for redemption.
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SECTION 3.05. MANDATORY REDEMPTIONS TO PAY TAXES. In the event that this FuturesAccess Fund is required to pay or withhold state, local or other taxes with respect to a particular Investor or Investors, this FuturesAccess Fund may redeem an appropriate number of such Investor’s or Investors’ Units as of the end of the Accounting Period immediately following such payment in order to reimburse this FuturesAccess Fund for the amount of such payment, together with interest on the amounts so paid at the 91-day Treasury xxxx rate as in effect as of the beginning of each calendar month, starting with the calendar month in which such payment is made, through the end of such Accounting Period.
SECTION 3.06. DISTRIBUTIONS. Distributions by this FuturesAccess Fund to Investors shall be made in the sole discretion of the Sponsor. No distributions are required.
SECTION 3.07. FORM OF DISTRIBUTION AND REDEMPTION PAYMENTS. No Investor shall have the right to demand or receive any property other than cash upon redemption. Distributions or payouts made to Investors may be made in cash or in-kind, provided that such in-kind distribution or payout is not materially adverse to the interests of the Investors.
SECTION 3.08. REMOVAL OF THE SPONSOR. Upon at least 60 days written notice to the Sponsor and all Investors in this FuturesAccess Fund, the Sponsor may be required to withdraw as manager of this FuturesAccess Fund by a vote of Investors owning not less than 50% of the outstanding Units (by Net Asset Value), not including Units held by Sponsor Parties. Any such removal shall be effective as of the end of the calendar quarter in which such vote occurs.
ARTICLE IV
WITHDRAWAL OF THE SPONSOR AND INVESTORS
SECTION 4.01. WITHDRAWAL OF THE SPONSOR.
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(a)
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The Sponsor may withdraw from this FuturesAccess Fund at any time, without any breach of this Agreement, upon 90 calendar days’ written notice to the Investors. Withdrawal of the Sponsor shall not dissolve this FuturesAccess Fund if at the time there is at least one other manager remaining; however, all Investors shall be entitled to redeem their Units, in total and not in part, as of the effective date of any such withdrawal by the Sponsor, unless an entity affiliated with the Sponsor remains as a manager of this FuturesAccess Fund. Nothing in this Section 4.01(a) shall, however, restrict the Sponsor from assigning and delegating its rights and obligations under this Agreement to an affiliate of the Sponsor upon notice (which need not be prior notice) to the Investors or in connection with the sale of all or a material portion of the Sponsor’s equity or assets.
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(b)
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Withdrawal of the last remaining manager shall dissolve this FuturesAccess Fund.
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SECTION 4.02. WITHDRAWAL OF AN INVESTOR. An Investor shall withdraw from this FuturesAccess Fund upon redemption of all of such Investor’s outstanding Units. Withdrawal of an Investor shall not be a cause for dissolution of this FuturesAccess Fund.
SECTION 4.03. STATUS AFTER WITHDRAWAL. Except to the extent provided in Section 2.08 or Section 7.02, each Investor upon redemption of the last of such Investor’s Units shall cease to have any rights under this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
MANAGEMENT
SECTION 5.01. AUTHORITY OF THE SPONSOR.
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(a)
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The management and operation of this FuturesAccess Fund and the determination of its policies shall be vested exclusively in the Sponsor. The Sponsor shall have the authority and power on behalf and in the name of this FuturesAccess Fund to carry out any and all of the objectives and purposes of this
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Highbridge Commodities FuturesAccess LLC
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Dated as of September 16, 2011
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FuturesAccess Fund set forth in Section 1.01: make, execute, sign and file a Certificate of Formation of this FuturesAccess Fund, any amendments thereto authorized herein, any amendments to this Agreement authorized herein, and all such other instruments, documents and certificates, which may, from time to time, be required by, or deemed advisable by the Sponsor under, the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware, the State of New Jersey, the State of New York or any other state or political subdivision in which the Sponsor shall determine that this FuturesAccess Fund shall do business, to effectuate, implement and continue the valid existence of this FuturesAccess Fund; and perform all acts and enter into, execute and perform all contracts and other undertakings which the Sponsor may deem necessary or advisable in connection with such objectives and purposes or incidental thereto. All actions and determinations to be made by the Sponsor hereunder shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be made in the Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
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The Sponsor is specifically authorized to manage this FuturesAccess Fund’s cash flow and pay costs by bank or other borrowings.
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SECTION 5.02. SERVICE PROVIDERS; INVESTMENTS; ACCOUNTS
. The Sponsor is hereby authorized and empowered to carry out and implement any and all of the objectives and purposes of this FuturesAccess Fund, including and without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
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to place capital under the management of, and withdraw capital from, the discretionary control of the Trading Advisor by investing all or substantially all of this FuturesAccess Fund’s assets in the Master Fund and redeeming therefrom; provided, that the Master Fund shall not retain any other Trading Advisor (although the Sponsor may dissolve this FuturesAccess Fund and/or the Master Fund at any time or engage the Trading Advisor at the FuturesAccess fund level rather than the Master Fund level);
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to engage attorneys, accountants, agents and other persons as the Sponsor may deem necessary or advisable;
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to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin, discretionary and cash management accounts, with brokers, dealers, counterparties or other persons (in each case, including affiliates of the Sponsor) and to pay the customary fees and charges applicable to transactions in, or the maintenance of, all such accounts;
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to invest in money-market funds (including funds sponsored by affiliates of the Sponsor), Treasury bills or other short-term, interest-bearing instruments;
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to open, maintain and close bank and other interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing accounts; and
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to enter into, make, execute and perform such contracts, agreements and other undertakings as the Sponsor may deem necessary, advisable or incidental to the conduct of the business of this FuturesAccess Fund.
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SECTION 5.03. ACTIVITIES OF THE SPONSOR PARTIES.
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The respective Sponsor Parties will not devote their full business time, or any material portion of their business time, to this FuturesAccess Fund, as each is involved in the management of numerous other client and proprietary accounts. However, the Sponsor hereby agrees to devote to the objectives and purposes of this FuturesAccess Fund such amount of the business time of its officers and employees as the Sponsor shall deem necessary for the management of the affairs of this FuturesAccess Fund; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 5.03(a) shall preclude any Sponsor Party from acting as a director, stockholder, officer or employee of any corporation, a trustee of any trust, a partner of any partnership, a manager or member of any other limited liability company or an administrative official of any other business or governmental entity, or from receiving compensation for services rendered thereto, from participating in profits derived from investments in any such entity or from investing in any securities or other property for such person’s own account.
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As contemplated by Section 2.05(g), the Sponsor retains outside service providers to supply certain services to FuturesAccess, including, but not limited to: tax reporting; custody; accounting; and escrow services to FuturesAccess. Operating costs include this FuturesAccess Fund’s allocable share of the fees and expenses of such (or other) service providers, as well as the fees and expenses of any Sponsor Party which may provide such (or other) services in the future.
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SECTION 5.04. SERVICES TO THIS FUTURESACCESS FUND. Any Sponsor Party may perform administrative services for this FuturesAccess Fund, without such Sponsor Party waiving its fees for such services.
SECTION 5.05. INTERESTED PARTIES. The fact that a Sponsor Party or an Investor is directly or indirectly interested in or connected with this FuturesAccess Fund or a related party with which or with whom this FuturesAccess Fund has dealings, including but not limited to the Sponsor’s sharing in the Management Fees paid and Performance Fees paid by the Master Fund to the Trading Advisor, the receipt or rebate of other advisory and/or management fees, brokerage commissions, “bid-ask” spreads, xxxx-ups or other expenses, shall not preclude such dealings or make them void or voidable; and neither this FuturesAccess Fund nor any of the Investors shall have any rights in or to any such dealings or in or to any profits derived therefrom.
SECTION 5.06. EXCULPATION. The Sponsor Parties shall not be liable to this FuturesAccess Fund or any Investor for any claims, costs, expenses, damages or losses arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Sponsor acting as manager of this FuturesAccess Fund, this FuturesAccess Fund in general or the offering of the Units, for any conduct undertaken or omitted in good faith, and in the belief that such conduct or omission was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of this FuturesAccess Fund; provided, that such conduct or omission did not constitute gross negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of such Sponsor Party.
No Sponsor Party shall be liable to this FuturesAccess Fund or any Investor for failure to obtain for the Master Fund or this FuturesAccess Fund the lowest negotiated brokerage commission rates, or to combine or arrange trading orders so as to obtain the lowest brokerage commission rates with respect to any transaction on behalf of the Master Fund or this FuturesAccess Fund or for the failure to recapture, directly or indirectly, any brokerage commissions for the benefit of the Master Fund or this FuturesAccess Fund.
No Sponsor Party shall be liable to this FuturesAccess Fund or any Investor for claims, costs, expenses, damages or losses due to circumstances beyond any Sponsor Party’s control, or due to the negligence, dishonesty, bad faith or misfeasance of any third party chosen by a Sponsor Party in good faith.
In no respect by way of limiting the foregoing exculpatory provisions but rather by way of greater certainty, no Sponsor Party shall be liable to this FuturesAccess Fund or any Investor for any actions or omissions of: (i) the Trading Advisor; (ii) any broker, dealer or counterparty unaffiliated with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx chosen by a Sponsor Party in good faith; or (iii) any broker, dealer or counterparty chosen by the Trading Advisor for the Master Fund.
Affiliates of the Sponsor will provide this FuturesAccess Fund with futures brokerage, forward dealing and other counterparty and dealer services, and shall receive compensation in connection therewith.
SECTION 5.07. INDEMNIFICATION. This FuturesAccess Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor Parties from and against any claims, costs, expenses, damages or losses (including, without limitation, from and against any judgment, settlement, attorneys’ fees and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action or proceeding) suffered or sustained by any of them by reason of the fact that a Sponsor Party is or was connected in any respect with this FuturesAccess Fund; provided, that the conduct or omission which led to such claim, cost, expense, damage or loss met the standard of exculpation set forth in Section 5.06 above.
This FuturesAccess Fund shall advance payments asserted by a Sponsor Party to be due under the preceding paragraph pending a final determination of whether such indemnification is, in fact, due; provided, that such Sponsor Party agrees in writing to return any amounts so advanced (without interest) in the event such indemnification is finally determined not to be due.
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Whether or not a Sponsor Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be determined by the judgment of independent counsel as to whether such Sponsor Party has reasonable grounds for asserting that indemnification is so due, unless otherwise determined by a court, arbitral tribunal or administrative forum.
In the event this FuturesAccess Fund is made a party to any claim, dispute or litigation, or otherwise incurs any loss or expense, as a result of or in connection with any Investor’s activities, obligations or liabilities unrelated to this FuturesAccess Fund’s business, such Investor shall indemnify and reimburse this FuturesAccess Fund for all loss and expense incurred, including attorneys’ fees.
SECTION 5.08. THE MASTER FUND’S STANDARD OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION. The Investors acknowledge and agree that the Master Fund will apply the same standard of liability and indemnification as set forth in this Agreement to the Sponsor in its capacity as sponsor of the Master Fund.
SECTION 5.09. INVESTORS’ TRANSACTIONS. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit any Investor from buying, selling or otherwise transacting in securities, commodity interests, currency interests, swap agreements or other instruments for such Investor’s own account, including commodity interests, currency interests, swap agreements, securities or other instruments which are the same as those held by this FuturesAccess Fund or the Master Fund.
SECTION 5.10. RELIANCE BY THIRD PARTIES. In dealing with the Sponsor acting on behalf of this FuturesAccess Fund, no person shall be required to inquire into the authority of the Sponsor to bind this FuturesAccess Fund. Persons dealing with this FuturesAccess Fund shall also be entitled to rely on a certification by the Sponsor with regard to the authority of other persons to act on behalf of this FuturesAccess Fund in any matter.
SECTION 5.11. REGISTRATION OF ASSETS. Any assets owned by this FuturesAccess Fund may be registered in this FuturesAccess Fund’s name, in the name of a nominee or in “street name.”
SECTION 5.12. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF THE SPONSOR. The Sponsor shall not have the authority without the consent of Investors holding more than 50% of the outstanding Units (by Net Asset Value), not including Units held by Sponsor Parties, then held by Investors to:
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do any act in contravention of this Agreement (other than pursuant to the Sponsor’s authority to unilaterally amend this Agreement, as provided in Section 11.03);
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confess a judgment against this FuturesAccess Fund; or
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possess this FuturesAccess Fund’s property or assign rights to this FuturesAccess Fund’s property for other than a purpose of this FuturesAccess Fund.
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ARTICLE VI
ADMISSION OF INVESTORS
SECTION 6.01. PROCEDURE AS TO NEW INVESTORS. The Sponsor may, as of the beginning of any calendar month (or as of such other times as the Sponsor may deem appropriate), admit one or more new Investors by issuing to such Investor(s) Units of the appropriate Class. Each new Investor to FuturesAccess shall execute and deliver an appropriate FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement, and the Sponsor may require that each additional Capital Contribution (whether a new subscription or an exchange) be accompanied by a new FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement Signature Page. This FuturesAccess Fund may charge an Investor such amount as may be deemed appropriate by the Sponsor to compensate this FuturesAccess Fund in the case of any Capital Contribution received by this FuturesAccess Fund after the day as of which the new Investor making such Capital Contribution is admitted to this FuturesAccess Fund and such Investor’s Units are deemed to have been issued.
Admission of a new Investor shall not result in a dissolution of this FuturesAccess Fund.
SECTION 6.02. PROCEDURE AS TO NEW MANAGERS. One or more additional managers may be admitted to this FuturesAccess Fund by the Sponsor, without the consent of any Investor, if, but only if, the additional manager or
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managers are affiliates of the Sponsor or successors to all or a material portion of the Sponsor’s equity or assets. The Sponsor shall promptly notify the Investors of the admission of any such affiliated manager or managers (such notice need not, however, be prior notice). No manager or managers which is not or are not affiliated with the Sponsor may be admitted to this FuturesAccess Fund without the consent of Investors holding more than 50% of the outstanding Units (by Net Asset Value), not including Units held by Sponsor Parties, then held by Investors; provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply in the case of a sale of all or a material portion of the Sponsor’s equity or assets.
ARTICLE VII
BOOKS OF ACCOUNT; AUDITS; REPORTS TO INVESTORS
SECTION 7.01. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT. The books of account of this FuturesAccess Fund shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles under the accrual basis of accounting by or under the supervision of the Sponsor and shall be open to inspection by any Investor or such Investor’s representative during regular business hours; provided, however, that such books and records shall only be available for inspection pursuant to a valid, non-commercial purpose related to an Investor’s status as an Investor. This FuturesAccess Fund’s books of account shall not, however, for such purpose include any record of the particular transactions entered into by this FuturesAccess Fund.
SECTION 7.02. ANNUAL AUDIT. The accounts of this FuturesAccess Fund shall be audited as of the close of each fiscal year by an independent public accounting firm (the “Accountant”) selected by the Sponsor and in accordance with the applicable Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations.
The Sponsor or its agents shall cause to be prepared and mailed to each Investor, including Investors who have redeemed all of their Units and withdrawn but who were Investors at any time during a fiscal year, audited financial statements and a report prepared by the Accountant, setting forth as of the end of such fiscal year:
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the assets and liabilities of this FuturesAccess Fund;
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the net capital appreciation or depreciation of this FuturesAccess Fund for such fiscal year;
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the Net Asset Value of this FuturesAccess Fund as of the end of such fiscal year; and
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the Net Asset Value per Unit of each Class as of the end of such fiscal year.
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The Sponsor shall not be required to provide Investors with an annual audit in respect of any given year by any particular date in the following year, nor shall the Net Asset Value of the Units be audited as of any date other than the end of a fiscal year.
The Investors acknowledge that the Sponsor will be unable to provide the Investors with this FuturesAccess Fund’s audited financial statements until the Sponsor has received the audited financial statements or necessary unaudited financial information from the Master Fund.
The Sponsor or its agents shall cause each Investor, including former Investors who were Investors at any time during such fiscal year, to be furnished with all information relating to this FuturesAccess Fund necessary to enable such Investor to prepare such Investor’s federal income tax return; provided, that all Investors acknowledge and agree that such information may initially be provided in the form of estimates pending completion of this FuturesAccess Fund’s audit for such fiscal year, and that Investors may be required to obtain extensions of the date by which their federal and state income tax returns must be filed. The Sponsor will have no liability to any Investor as a result of such Investor being required to obtain any such extensions.
SECTION 7.03. INTERIM REPORTS. From time to time, but no less frequently than monthly, the Sponsor shall cause to be prepared and delivered (at the expense of this FuturesAccess Fund), to each Investor interim reports indicating this FuturesAccess Fund’s estimated results of operations and presenting such other matters concerning this FuturesAccess Fund’s operations as the Sponsor may deem appropriate as well as those required by the applicable Commodity Futures
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Trading Commission regulations. The estimated performance of this FuturesAccess Fund will be available upon request to the Sponsor by any Investor.
ARTICLE VIII
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
SECTION 8.01. INVESTORS’ CONSENT. Each Investor, by subscribing for Units, gives full and informed consent to the conflicts of interest to which the Sponsor Parties are subject in their operation of this FuturesAccess Fund, as disclosed in the Disclosure Document and as contemplated herein (including without limitation Xxxxxxx Xxxxx’x acting as exclusive clearing broker and principal forward contract and swap dealer for the Master Fund and, if applicable, this FurturesAccess Fund, at rates and dealer spreads which have not been negotiated at arm’s-length as well as the Sponsor sharing in the Management and Performance Fees paid with respect to this FuturesAccess Fund’s investment in the Master Fund, whether such sharing is achieved directly or through the Master Fund’s special allocation to the Sponsor of such shared Management Fees and Performance Fees, and covenants not to object to or bring any proceedings against any Sponsor Party relating to any such conflicts of interest; provided, that such Sponsor Party complies with the standard of exculpation set forth in Section 5.06.
The Sponsor is hereby specifically authorized by all Investors to cause the Master Fund to use Xxxxxxx Xxxxx as the Master Fund’s exclusive clearing broker and primary forward contract and swap counterparty, and all Investors acknowledge and agree that the brokerage rates and dealer spreads charged by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx to the Master Fund are higher than those charged to other Xxxxxxx Xxxxx clients; in addition, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will retain significant additional economic benefit from possession of the Master Fund’s assets.
SECTION 8.02. INVESTORS’ REPRESENTATIVE.
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An Investors’ Representative — a professional services firm that is independent of the Sponsor and its affiliates and that does not otherwise perform material services for the Sponsor, this FuturesAccess Fund, or any affiliated entity (other than as an investors’ representative for other funds) — may be appointed by the Sponsor from time to time as a means of providing (or withholding) the informed consent of Investors required for this FuturesAccess Fund to enter into certain transactions which otherwise may be inappropriate or impermissible due to the conflicts of interest involved. The transactions submitted to the Investors’ Representative for consent will typically be transactions which the Sponsor believes to be in the best interests of this FuturesAccess Fund but which, nevertheless, may require Investor consent under Section 206(3) or other applicable provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The role of the Investors’ Representative will not be to make investment recommendations or pricing determinations nor to review the merits of any transaction presented to it, but only to confirm that the conflicts of interest involved have been resolved and that this FuturesAccess Fund enters into such transactions on an arm’s length basis. The Investors’ Representative will be exculpated and indemnified by this FuturesAccess Fund to the extent that its actions are not determined to constitute fraud, bad faith, negligence, gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.
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In the event an Investors’ Representative is appointed, the Sponsor will notify Investors of any change in the appointment of the Investors’ Representative and will report annually to Investors all transactions approved by the Investors’ Representative during the fiscal-year period then ended. The Sponsor may resolve conflict of interest situations itself without referring the matter to the Investors’ Representative, unless otherwise required by law.
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By subscribing for Units in this FuturesAccess Fund, each Investor expressly authorizes the Sponsor to appoint an Investors’ Representative to act as its agent in consenting (or withholding consent) to transactions presented to it.
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ARTICLE IX
DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP OF THIS FUTURES ACCESS FUND
SECTION 9.01. EVENTS OF DISSOLUTION. This FuturesAccess Fund will be dissolved, the affairs of this FuturesAccess Fund will be wound up and this FuturesAccess Fund will be liquidated upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
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bankruptcy, dissolution, withdrawal or other termination of the last remaining manager of this FuturesAccess Fund;
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any event which would make unlawful the continued existence of this FuturesAccess Fund;
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withdrawal of the Sponsor unless at such time there is at least one remaining manager; or
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the determination by the Sponsor to liquidate this FuturesAccess Fund and wind up its affairs.
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Nothing in this Section 9.01 shall impair the right of Investors holding more than 50% of the outstanding Units then held by Investors to vote within 90 calendar days of any of the foregoing events of dissolution to continue this FuturesAccess Fund on the terms set forth herein (if it is lawful to do so), and to appoint one or more managers for this FuturesAccess Fund.
SECTION 9.02. DISSOLUTION. Upon the dissolution of this FuturesAccess Fund, the Sponsor (or, if the Sponsor has withdrawn, such other liquidator as the Investors may, by vote of more than 50% of the outstanding Units by Net Asset Value, not including Units held by Sponsor Parties, select) shall wind up this FuturesAccess Fund’s affairs and, in connection therewith, shall distribute this FuturesAccess Fund’s assets in the following manner and order:
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FIRST, to the payment and discharge of all claims of creditors of this FuturesAccess Fund (including creditors who are Investors);
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SECOND, to the establishment of such reserves as the Sponsor (or such other liquidator) may consider reasonably necessary or appropriate for any losses, contingencies, liabilities or other matters of or relating to this FuturesAccess Fund; provided, however, that if and when the Sponsor (or such other liquidator) determines that the causes for such reserves have ceased to exist, the monies, if any, then held in reserve shall be distributed in the manner hereinafter provided; and
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THIRD, after making all final allocations contemplated by Article II (and for such purposes treating the date of dissolution as if it were a December 31), to the distribution in cash of the remaining assets of this FuturesAccess Fund among the Investors in accordance with the positive balance in each such Investor’s Closing Capital Account as of the last day of the Accounting Period in which this FuturesAccess Fund’s dissolution occurs. Any assets distributed in kind in the liquidation shall be valued, for purposes of such distribution, in accordance with Section 2.10 as of the date of distribution, and any difference between such value and the carrying value of such assets shall, to the extent not otherwise taken into account in determining Net Asset Value, be deemed to constitute income or loss to this FuturesAccess Fund.
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ARTICLE X
BENEFIT PLAN INVESTORS
SECTION 10.01. INVESTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. Each Investor that is, or is investing assets on behalf of, an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in, and subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or a “plan,” as defined in and subject to the Code (each such employee benefit plan and plan, a “Plan”), and each fiduciary thereof who has caused the Plan to become an Investor (a “Plan Fiduciary”), represents and warrants that (a) the Plan Fiduciary has considered an investment in this FuturesAccess Fund for such Plan in light of the risks relating thereto; (b) the Plan Fiduciary has determined that, in view of such considerations, the investment in this FuturesAccess Fund for such Plan is consistent with the Plan Fiduciary’s
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responsibilities under ERISA; (c) the investment in this Futures Access Fund by the Plan does not violate and is not otherwise inconsistent with the terms of any legal document constituting the Plan or any trust agreement thereunder; (d) the Plan’s investment in this FuturesAccess Fund has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary parties; (e) none of the Sponsor, the Trading Advisor, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, any of their respective affiliates or any of their respective agents or employees: (i) has investment discretion with respect to the investment of assets of the Plan used to purchase Units; (ii) has authority or responsibility to or regularly gives investment advice with respect to the assets of the Plan used to purchase Units for a fee and pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such advice will serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to the Plan and that such advice will be based on the particular investment needs of the Plan; or (iii) is an employer maintaining or contributing to the Plan; and (f) the Plan Fiduciary (i) is authorized to make, and is responsible for, the decision for the Plan to invest in this FuturesAccess Fund, including the determination that such investment is consistent with the requirement imposed by Section 404 of ERISA that Plan investments be diversified so as to minimize the risks of large losses; (ii) is independent of the Sponsor, the Trading Advisor, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, and each of their respective affiliates, and (iii) is qualified to make such investment decision.
SECTION 10.02. DISCLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING BENEFIT PLAN INVESTORS. Each Investor that is a “benefit plan investor” (defined as any Plan and any entity (“Plan Assets Entity”) deemed for any purpose of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code to hold assets of any Plan) represents that the individual signing the Subscription Agreement on behalf of such Investor has disclosed such Investor’s status as a benefit plan investor by accurately responding to the applicable questions in the Subscription Agreement. Each Investor that is not a “benefit plan investor” represents and agrees that if at a later date such Investor becomes a benefit plan investor, such Investor will immediately notify the Sponsor of such change of status. In addition, each Plan Assets Entity agrees to promptly provide information to the Sponsor, upon the Sponsor’s reasonable request, regarding the percentage of the Plan Assets Entity’s equity interests held by benefit plan investors. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Sponsor, on behalf of this FuturesAccess Fund, may take any and all action including, but not limited to, refusing to admit persons as Investors or refusing to accept additional capital contributions, and requiring the withdrawal of the Units of any Investor in accordance with Section 3.04 hereof, as may be necessary or desirable to assure that at all times less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total value of each “class of equity interests in this FuturesAccess Fund,” as determined pursuant to United States Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101 and Section 3(42) of ERISA, is held by benefit plan investors (not including the investments of the Sponsor, the Trading Advisor, any person who provides investment advice for a fee (direct or indirect) with respect to this FuturesAccess Fund and individuals and entities (other than benefit plan investors) that are “affiliates,” as such term is defined in the applicable regulation promulgated under ERISA, of any such person) or to otherwise prevent this FuturesAccess Fund from holding “plan assets” under Section 3(42) of ERISA.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 11.01. INVESTORS NOT TO CONTROL. The Investors shall take no part in the conduct or control of this FuturesAccess Fund’s business and shall have no authority or power to act for or to bind this FuturesAccess Fund.
SECTION 11.02. POWER OF ATTORNEY. Each Investor, by subscribing for Units, does hereby constitute and appoint the Sponsor, as such Investor’s true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact, with authority in such Investor’s name, place and stead to make, execute, sign and file a Certificate of Formation of this FuturesAccess Fund, any amendments thereto authorized herein, any amendments to this Agreement authorized herein, and all such other instruments, documents and certificates which may, from time to time, be required by, or deemed advisable by the Sponsor under, the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware, the State of New Jersey, the State of New York or any other state or political subdivision in which the Sponsor shall determine that this FuturesAccess Fund shall do business, to effectuate, implement and continue the valid existence of this FuturesAccess Fund.
SECTION 11.03. AMENDMENTS; CONSENTS. This Agreement may not be modified or amended without the written consent of the Sponsor.
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This Agreement may be modified or amended at any time with the consent of the Sponsor and by Investors holding more than 50% of the outstanding Units (by Net Asset Value) not including Units held by Sponsor Parties.
For all purposes of this Agreement, except as provided in the last paragraph of this Section 11.03, when the consent of Investors is required, the affirmative consent of Investors is not required; “negative consent” by failure to object in writing after reasonable notice of a proposed modification or amendment is sufficient — 30 calendar days to be conclusively presumed to constitute “reasonable notice” for such purposes.
The Sponsor may, without the consent of the Investors, modify or amend any provision of this Agreement for any of the following purposes:
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to add to this Agreement any further covenants, restrictions, undertakings or other provisions for the protection or benefit of Investors;
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to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions contained herein or in the Disclosure Document;
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to cause the allocations contained in Article II to comply with Section 704 of the Code or any other statutory provisions or regulations relating to such allocations;
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to provide for the issuance of new Classes of Units, or to amend the manner in which Units may be exchanged among funds in FuturesAccess or between different Classes of Units, provided that doing so is not adverse to outstanding Units (as contemplated by Section 11.13);
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to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to avoid the assets of this FuturesAccess Fund being treated for any purpose of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code as assets of any plan or to avoid this FuturesAccess Fund’s engaging in a prohibited transaction as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975(c) of the Code; or
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to cause this FuturesAccess Fund to retain the Trading Advisor directly at this FuturesAccess Fund level, rather than at the Master Fund level, including to reflect expenses that would be incurred directly by this FuturesAccess Fund such as brokerage and other trading expenses and Management and Performance Fees, calculation of the Net Asset Value of any assets held directly by this FuturesAccess Fund and any other related changes deemed necessary or advisable by the Sponsor; or
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to make any other change not materially adverse to the interests of the Investors.
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Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11.03 to the contrary, without the affirmative written consent of each Investor affected thereby, no such modification or amendment shall: reduce the liabilities, obligations or responsibilities of the Sponsor (except that the Sponsor may take action to admit any person or entity which is an affiliate of the Sponsor as a substitute manager, and to provide for the Sponsor subsequently to withdraw from this FuturesAccess Fund or to provide for the Sponsor to withdraw from this FuturesAccess Fund without admitting any such substitute manager to this FuturesAccess Fund); increase the liabilities of Investors; or reduce the participation of Investors in the profits and losses of this FuturesAccess Fund or in any distributions made by this FuturesAccess Fund as set forth herein.
SECTION 11.04. NOTICES. Any notice to this FuturesAccess Fund or the Sponsor relating to this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered in person or by registered or certified mail and addressed to the Sponsor at the principal office of this FuturesAccess Fund. All notices and reports sent to the Investors shall be addressed to each Investor at the address set forth in such Investor’s FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement (including the FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement Signature Page). Any Investor may designate a new address by written notice to the Sponsor. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, a notice shall be deemed to have been given to this FuturesAccess Fund or the Sponsor when actually received by the Sponsor, and to have been given to an Investor three business days after being deposited in a post office or regularly maintained mailbox or when delivered in
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person. The Sponsor may waive any notice requirement relating to notice to this FuturesAccess Fund or to itself, but no such waiver shall constitute a continuing waiver.
SECTION 11.05. LEGAL EFFECT; MANNER OF EXECUTION. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Investors, the Sponsor and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the foregoing parties as well as to the benefit of the Sponsor Parties.
This Agreement may be executed by power-of-attorney embodied in a FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement (including the FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement Signature Page) or similar instrument with the same effect as if the parties executing the FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement (including the FuturesAccess Program Subscription and Exchange Agreement Signature Page) or similar instrument had all executed one counterpart of this Agreement; provided, that this Agreement may also be executed in separate counterparts.
SECTION 11.06. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and amends, restates, and supersedes all prior agreements among any of the parties hereto with respect to the matters referred to herein, and no other agreement, verbal or otherwise, shall be binding as between the parties unless it shall be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
SECTION 11.07. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE INVESTORS SHALL BE AS PROVIDED IN THE ACT, EXCEPT AS HEREIN OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED.
SECTION 11.08. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. All controversies arising hereunder or in connection with the affairs of this FuturesAccess Fund shall be brought in the state or federal courts located in New York, New York, and all Investors hereby irrevocably consent to such jurisdiction and venue.
SECTION 11.09. “TAX MATTERS PARTNER”; TAX ELECTIONS. The Sponsor is designated as the “Tax Matters Partner” for this FuturesAccess Fund and shall be empowered to make or revoke any elections now or hereafter required or permitted to be made by the Code, regulations promulgated thereunder or any state or local tax law.
Unless the Sponsor otherwise consents, each Investor, by subscribing for Units, agrees not to treat any tax item on such Investor’s individual tax return in a manner inconsistent with the treatment of such item by this FuturesAccess Fund, as reflected on the Schedule K-1 or other information statement furnished by this FuturesAccess Fund to such Investor, or to file any claim for refund relating to any such tax item which would result in such inconsistent treatment.
SECTION 11.10. DETERMINATION OF MATTERS NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT. The Sponsor shall be empowered to decide, in its good faith judgment, any questions arising with respect to this FuturesAccess Fund or to this Agreement, and to provide for matters arising hereunder but which are not specifically set forth herein, as the Sponsor may deem to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of this FuturesAccess Fund.
SECTION 11.11. NO PUBLICITY. Each Investor agrees that such Investor will in no event provide information concerning this FuturesAccess Fund to any third party, knowing that such third party may use such information in any form of publication, newsletter or circular, whether publicly or privately distributed. Each Investor’s investment in this FuturesAccess Fund, as well as the performance of such investment, shall be maintained on a strictly confidential basis; provided, that the Sponsor may make use of this FuturesAccess Fund’s performance record in the ordinary course of the Sponsor’s business activities.
SECTION 11.12. SURVIVAL. The indemnity and exculpation provisions hereof, as well as the obligations to settle accounts, shall survive the withdrawal of any Investor as well as the dissolution of this FuturesAccess Fund.
SECTION 11.13. WAIVERS. The Sponsor may waive any provision of this Agreement restricting the actions of Investors in respect of certain but not all Investors provided that doing so will have no adverse effect on other Investors.
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SECTION 11.14. VOTING RIGHTS. The voting rights of the Units shall be determined by their respective Net Asset Values. In determining the number of Units entitled to vote or consent and the number of votes or consents needed for approval of any matter for which such a vote or consent is provided for herein, Units held by any Sponsor Party (including, without limitation, the Sponsor’s Capital Account, if any, on a Unit-equivalent basis) shall not be counted.
SECTION 11.15. ISSUANCE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES.
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The Sponsor may, at any time and from time to time, issue different Classes of Units, and may adjust the allocation, voting and other provisions of this Agreement so as equitably to reflect the issuance of such additional Classes. The Sponsor may also alter the terms on which Units of any Class are sold, provided that doing so does not adversely affect existing Investors.
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The fact that, for purposes of convenience, Units issued by this FuturesAccess Fund shall be designated as being Units of different “Classes” shall in no respect imply that these Units constitute different classes of equity interests as opposed to simply being subject to different fees.
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SECTION 11.16. COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940; SECURITIES LAWS.
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This FuturesAccess Fund is not an “advisory client” of the Sponsor for purposes of the Advisers Act due to this FuturesAccess Fund’s trading futures, forward and options contracts other than securities through the Master Fund. Nevertheless, to the extent that any provision hereof may be construed in a manner inconsistent with the Advisers Act, it is the express intent of the Sponsor and the Investors that such provision be interpreted and applied ab initio so as to comply with the Advisers Act in all respects (even if doing so effectively amends the terms of this Agreement).
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Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by any Investor of such Investor’s rights under any federal or state securities laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement by their respective representatives thereunto duly authorized.
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