JOINT LIABILITY INSURANCE AGREEMENT
Exhibit (k)(7)
AGREEMENT dated as of the 24th day of May, 2011 among Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC,
Hatteras Investment Management, LLC, Hatteras Capital Investment Management, LLC, Hatteras Capital
Investment Partners, LLC, Hatteras Capital Distributors, LLC, Hatteras Multi-Strategy Offshore
Fund, Ltd., Hatteras Multi-Strategy 3c1 Fund, L.P., Hatteras GPEP Fund, L.P., Hatteras Late Stage
VC Fund I (collectively, the “Hatteras Entities”), and each of the funds listed in Schedule A (the
“Registered Funds,” and together with the Hatteras Entities, the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, each Registered Fund is a management investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”);
WHEREAS, each Registered Fund is an affiliate of each Hatteras Entity and each other
Registered Fund under the 1940 Act;
WHEREAS, Rule 17d-1(d)(7) under the 1940 Act permits arrangements regarding liability
insurance policies between registered investment companies and their affiliates provided certain
conditions are met; and
WHEREAS, a majority of the Board of Directors/ Trustees/ Managers of each Registered Fund
(including a majority of the directors/ trustees/ managers who are not “interested persons” of each
respective Registered Fund as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the 0000 Xxx) has given due
consideration to all factors relevant to the form, amount and ratable allocation of premiums of the
Joint Directors’ and Officers’ Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy (the “Policy”) and (i) has
approved the terms and amount of the Policy and the participation of each respective Registered
Fund in the Policy as being in the best interests of that Registered Fund, and (ii) has determined
that the allocation of the premium for the Policy as set forth therein (which is based on
information obtained from the underwriters regarding each Registered Fund’s proportionate share of
the sum of the premiums that would have been paid if such insurance coverage were purchased
separately by the Registered Funds) is fair and reasonable to the Registered Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties hereby
agree:
1. Joint Policy. To insure the Registered Funds and their respective directors/
trustees/ managers, executives, officers and employees against their errors or omissions, the
Parties have obtained and maintain a Policy issued by Axis Surplus Insurance Company (the
“Insurer”), pursuant to which they are each insured under the Policy.
2. Limits of Liability. The limit of the Insurer’s liability under the Policy shall
not be less than an amount approved by each Registered Fund’s Board of Directors/ Trustees/
Managers.
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3. Ratable Allocation of Premium. The Policy is tiered and shall consist of a
primary, excess and Side A policy. Each of the primary and excess policies insure the Hatteras
Entities for up to 10% of the Policy, the premium of which shall be paid by the Hatteras Entities.
The Policy shall also consist of Side A coverage for the Registered Funds. Ninety-percent (90%) of
the Policy premium shall be prorated among the Registered Funds based on the assets held by each
Registered Fund. The portion of the premium owed by each of Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.,
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P., Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P., Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. (each a “Feeder Fund”) shall be determined by
multiplying the amount of premium owed by Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”) by the
percentage of the Master Fund’s investment attributable to the investment of that Feeder Fund. The
Master Fund shall owe the premium attributable to it assets not owed by the Feeder Funds. So long
as each Registered Fund continues to operate as an investment company, each Party agrees to pay its
proportionate share of the total premium due under the Policy, which share shall be determined
based on each Party’s proportionate share of the sum of the premiums that would have been paid if
such insurance coverage were purchased separately by the Parties.
4. Allocation of Recoveries and Deductibles.
(i) The term “Loss” shall mean any Loss (as such term or similar term is defined in the
Policy) for which payment is made under the Policy by the Insurer on behalf of the Parties, or
their respective directors, executives, officers or employees, or for which payment would have been
made by the Insurer under the Policy if the limits of the Insurer’s liability under the Policy had
not been exceeded. The term “Recovery” shall mean the aggregate amount paid by the Insurer on
behalf of the Parties (or their respective directors, executives, officers or employees) in respect
of a Loss.
(ii) Subject to the next sentence, if a Party sustains a Loss as a result of one or more
claims made during a single annual coverage period for which a Recovery is received under the
Policy, such Party shall receive an amount equal to the actual Loss. If a Recovery is less than
the amount required to indemnify fully the Parties sustaining a related Loss, then the Recovery
shall be allocated among the Parties which have not been fully indemnified for their Losses in the
same proportion as their premiums bear to one another.
(iii) In each case of Loss, the applicable deductible under the Policy will be allocated
among the Parties sustaining Losses in proportion to the relative share of Recovery received by
each Party.
5. Claims and Settlements. Each Party shall file a copy of this Agreement with the
Insurer as part of any claim under the Policy and shall, at the time of making of any claim under
the Policy, provide the other Parties with written notice of the amount and nature of such claim.
Each Party shall provide to the other Parties forthwith written notice of the terms of settlement
of any claim made under the Policy.
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6. Term. This Agreement shall remain in effect as long as the Board of Directors/
Trustees/ Managers, as applicable of each Registered Fund (including a majority of the directors/
trustees/ managers who are not “interested persons,” as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Act)
makes the annual determinations respecting the Policy required under Rule 17d-1(d)(7), and annually
approves the renewal of the Policy.
7. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a writing executed
by all of the Parties.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware.
9. No Assignment. This Agreement is not assignable.
10. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be addressed to the notified Fund as follows:
J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Hatteras Funds
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Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hatteras Funds
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Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which, when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written. |
| Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. | Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P. | |||||
By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Secretary | Title: | Secretary | |||
| Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. | Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P. | |||||
By: Name: Title: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Secretary |
By: Name: Title: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Secretary |
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| Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. | Hatteras Global Private Equity Partners Institutional, LLC | |||||
By: Name: Title: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Secretary |
By: Name: Title: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Secretary |
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| Hatteras VC Co-Investment Fund II, LLC | Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC | |||||
By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Secretary | Title: | Chief Operating Officer | |||
| Hatteras Investment Management, LLC | ||||||
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By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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| Title: | Chief Operating Officer | |||||
| Hatteras Capital Investment Management, LLC | Hatteras Capital Investment Partners, LLC | |||||
By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief Operating Officer | Title: | Chief Operating Officer | |||
| Hatteras Capital Distributors, LLC | Hatteras Multi-Strategy Offshore Fund, Ltd. | |||||
By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief Operating Officer | Title: | Chief Operating Officer | |||
| Hatteras Multi-Strategy 3c1 Fund, L.P. | Hatteras GPEP Fund, L.P. | |||||
By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief Operating Officer | Title: | Chief Operating Officer | |||
| Hatteras Late Stage VC Fund I | Hatteras Ramius Advantage Fund | |||||
By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief Operating Officer | Title: | Secretary | |||
| Hatteras Ramius Advantage Institutional Fund | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Secretary | |||||
Schedule A
Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
Hatteras VC Co-Investment Fund II, LLC
Hatteras Global Private Equity Partners Institutional, LLC
Hatteras Ramius Advantage Fund
Hatteras Ramius Advantage Institutional Fund
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
Hatteras VC Co-Investment Fund II, LLC
Hatteras Global Private Equity Partners Institutional, LLC
Hatteras Ramius Advantage Fund
Hatteras Ramius Advantage Institutional Fund
