MASTER / FEEDER AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARDEN SAGE MULTI-STRATEGY TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.L.C. AND ARDEN SAGE MULTI-STRATEGY MASTER FUND, L.L.C. dated as of October 1, 2011
MASTER / FEEDER
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
XXXXX XXXX MULTI-STRATEGY TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.L.C.
AND
XXXXX XXXX MULTI-STRATEGY MASTER FUND, L.L.C.
dated as of
October 1, 2011
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ARTICLE I REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Sec. 1.1 Feeder Fund
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Sec. 1.2 Master Fund
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ARTICLE II COVENANTS
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Sec. 2.1 Feeder Fund
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Sec. 2.2 Master Fund
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Sec. 2.3 Reasonable Actions
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ARTICLE III INDEMNIFICATION
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Sec. 3.1 Feeder Fund
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Sec. 3.2 Master Fund
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ARTICLE IV ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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Sec. 4.1 Access to Information
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Sec. 4.2 Confidentiality
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Sec. 4.3 Obligations of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund
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ARTICLE V EFFECTIVE DATE, TERMINATION, AMENDMENT
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Sec. 5.1 Effective Date
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Sec. 5.2 Termination
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Sec. 5.3 Amendment
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ARTICLE VI GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 6.1 Expenses
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Sec. 6.2 Headings
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Sec. 6.3 Entire Agreement
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Sec. 6.4 Successors
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Sec. 6.5 Governing Law
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Sec. 6.6 Counterparts
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Sec. 6.7 Third Parties
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Sec. 6.8 Notices
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Sec. 6.9 Interpretation
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Sec. 6.10 Operation of the Funds
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Sec. 6.11 Relationship of Parties; No Joint Venture, Etc
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THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 1st day of October, 2011, by and between Xxxxx Xxxx Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.L.C. (the "Feeder Fund"), a Delaware limited liability company, and Xxxxx Xxxx Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.L.C. (the "Master Fund"), a Delaware limited liability company.
Sec. 1.1 Feeder Fund. The Feeder Fund represents and warrants to the Master Fund that:
For so long as the Feeder Fund holds the Investment, the Investment shall be the only "investment security" held by the Feeder Fund.
Sec. 1.2 Master Fund. The Master Fund represents and warrants to the Feeder Fund that:
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Sec. 2.1 Feeder Fund. The Feeder Fund covenants that:
Sec. 2.2 Master Fund. The Master Fund covenants that:
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offering" within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act or require registration or notification under any state law.
Sec. 2.3 Reasonable Actions. Each party covenants that it will, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, from time to time, as and when requested by another party or in its own discretion, as the case may be, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such documents, assignments and other instruments, take or cause to be taken such actions, and do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable in order to conduct the business contemplated by this Agreement and to carry out its intent and purpose.
(a) The Feeder Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Master Fund, and the Master Fund's investment adviser, and any director, manager, officer, employee or agent of the Master Fund or of the Master Fund's investment adviser (in this Section, each, a "Covered Person" and collectively, "Covered Persons"), against any and all losses, claims, demands, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, with respect to each Covered Person, the reasonable cost of investigating and defending against any claims therefor and any counsel fees incurred in connection therewith, except as provided in subparagraph (b)) ("Losses"), that:
(i) arise out of or are based upon any violation or alleged violation of any of the Securities Laws, or any other applicable statute, rule, regulation or common law, or are incurred in connection with or as a result of any formal or informal administrative proceeding or investigation by a regulatory agency, insofar as such violation or alleged violation, proceeding or investigation arises out of or is based upon any direct or indirect omission or commission (or alleged omission or commission) by the Feeder Fund or by any of its directors, officers, employees or agents, but only insofar as such omissions or commissions relate to the Investment; or
(ii) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any confidential memoranda or
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any other offering document of the Feeder Fund, or any amendments or supplements to the foregoing (in this Section, collectively "Offering Documents"), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was not made in the Offering Documents in reliance upon and in conformity with the Master Fund's registration statement on Form N-2 and other written information furnished by the Master Fund or by any service provider of Master Fund for use therein or for use by the Feeder Fund in preparing such documents, including but not limited to any written information contained in the Master Fund's current registration statement on Form N-2;
provided, however, that in no case shall the Feeder Fund be liable for indemnification hereunder (i) with respect to any claims made against any Covered Person unless a Covered Person shall have notified the Feeder Fund in writing within a reasonable time after the summons, other first legal process, notice of a federal, state or local tax deficiency, or formal initiation of a regulatory investigation or proceeding giving information of the nature of the claim shall have properly been served upon or provided to a Covered Person seeking indemnification or (ii) if such Losses were the result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Covered Person. Failure to notify the Feeder Fund of such claim shall not relieve the Feeder Fund from any liability that it may have to any Covered Person otherwise than on account of the indemnification contained in this Section.
(b) The Feeder Fund will be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such liability, but if the Feeder Fund elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Feeder Fund. In the event the Feeder Fund elect(s) to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such counsel, each Covered Person in the suit may retain additional counsel but shall bear the fees and expenses of such counsel unless (A) the Feeder Fund shall have specifically authorized the retaining of and payment of fees and expenses of such counsel or (B) the parties to such suit include any Covered Person and the Feeder Fund, and any such Covered Person has been advised in a written opinion by counsel reasonably acceptable to the Feeder Fund that one or more legal defenses may be available to it that may not be available to the Feeder Fund, in which case the Feeder Fund shall not be entitled to assume the defense of such suit notwithstanding its obligation to bear the fees and expenses of one counsel to all such persons. The Feeder Fund shall not be required to indemnify any Covered Person for any settlement of any such claim effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The indemnities set forth in paragraph (a) will be in addition to any liability that the Feeder Fund might otherwise have to Covered Persons.
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Sec. 3.2 Master Fund.
(a) The Master Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Feeder Fund and any affiliate providing services to the Feeder Fund, and any director, manager, officer, employee or agent of any of them (in this Section, each, a "Covered Person" and collectively, "Covered Persons"), against any and all losses, claims, demands, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, with respect to each Covered Person, the reasonable cost of investigating and defending against any claims therefor and any counsel fees incurred in connection therewith, except as provided in subparagraph (b)) ("Losses"), that:
(i) arise out of or are based upon any violation or alleged violation of any of the Securities Laws, or any other applicable statute, rule, regulation or common law or are incurred in connection with or as a result of any formal or informal administrative proceeding or investigation by a regulatory agency, insofar as such violation or alleged violation, proceeding or investigation arises out of or is based upon any direct or indirect omission or commission (or alleged omission or commission) by the Master Fund, or any of its managers, officers, employees or agents; or
(ii) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any advertising or sales literature, or any other SEC Filing relating to the Master Fund, or any amendments or supplements to the foregoing (in this Section, collectively, the "Offering Documents") of the Master Fund, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein, a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or
(iii) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Offering Documents relating to the Master Fund, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Master Fund by the Feeder Fund for use therein or for use by the Master Fund in preparing such documents, including but not limited to any written information contained in the Master Fund's current registration statement on Form N-2.
provided, however, that in no case shall the Master Fund be liable for indemnification hereunder (i) with respect to any claims made against any Covered Person unless a Covered Person shall have notified the Master Fund in writing within a reasonable time after the summons, other first legal process, notice of a federal, state or local tax deficiency, or formal initiation of a regulatory investigation or proceeding giving information of the nature of the claim shall have properly been served upon or provided to a Covered Person seeking indemnification or (ii) if such Losses were the result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Covered Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Fund's indemnity to Covered Persons shall include all relevant liabilities of Covered Persons under the Securities Laws, as if the Offering Documents constitute a "prospectus" within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and
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the Master Fund had registered its units under the 1933 Act pursuant to a registration statement meeting the requirements of the 1933 Act. Failure to notify the Master Fund of such claim shall not relieve the Master Fund from any liability that it may have to any Covered Person otherwise than on account of the indemnification contained in this Section.
(b) The Master Fund will be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such liability, but, if the Master Fund elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Master Fund. In the event the Master Fund elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such counsel, each Covered Person in the suit may retain additional counsel but shall bear the fees and expenses of such counsel unless (A) the Master Fund shall have specifically authorized the retaining of and payment of fees and expenses of such counsel or (B) the parties to such suit include any Covered Person and the Master Fund, and any such Covered Person has been advised in a written opinion by counsel reasonably acceptable to the Master Fund that one or more legal defenses may be available to it that may not be available to the Master Fund, in which case the Master Fund shall not be entitled to assume the defense of such suit notwithstanding its obligation to bear the fees and expenses of one counsel to such persons. The Master Fund shall not be required to indemnify any Covered Person for any settlement of any such claim effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The indemnities set forth in paragraph (a) will be in addition to any liability that the Master Fund might otherwise have to Covered Persons.
Sec. 4.2 Confidentiality. Each party agrees that it shall hold in strict confidence all data and information obtained from another party (unless such information is or becomes readily ascertainable from public or published information or trade sources or public disclosure of such information is required by law) and shall ensure that its officers, employees and authorized representatives do not disclose such information to others without the prior written consent of the party from whom it was obtained, except if disclosure is required by the SEC, any other regulatory body, the Feeder Fund's and the Master Fund's respective auditors, or in the view of counsel to the disclosing party such disclosure is required by law, and then only with as much prior written notice to the other party as is practical under the circumstances. Each party hereto acknowledges that the provisions of this Section 4.2 shall not prevent the Master Fund from filing a copy of this Agreement as an exhibit to a registration statement on Form N-2 as it relates to the Master Fund and that such disclosure by the Master Fund shall not require any additional consent from the other parties.
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Sec. 4.3 Obligations of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund. The Master Fund agrees that the financial obligations of the Feeder Fund under this Agreement shall be binding only upon the assets of the Feeder Fund, and that except to the extent liability may be imposed under relevant Securities Laws, the Master Fund shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the directors, officers, agents, employees, managers or members of the Feeder Fund. The Feeder Fund agrees that the financial obligations of the Master Fund under this Agreement shall be binding only upon the assets of the Master Fund and that, except to the extent liability may be imposed under relevant Securities Laws, the Feeder Fund shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the directors, officers, agents, employees, managers or other members of the Master Fund.
Sec. 5.1 Effective Date. This agreement shall be effective only upon the consummation of the Reorganization.
Sec. 5.2 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by the mutual agreement in writing of all parties, or by any party on ninety (90) days' advance written notice to the other parties hereto; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall limit the Feeder Fund's right to have repurchased all or a portion of its Units in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the Master Fund or any repurchase offer made by the Master Fund. The provisions of Article III and Sections 4.2 and 4.3 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Sec. 5.3 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except by the written agreement of the parties.
Sec. 6.1 Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the conduct of business contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.
Sec. 6.2 Headings. The headings and captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Sec. 6.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and incorporates or supersedes all prior negotiations and understandings. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by all parties.
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Sec. 6.4 Successors. Each and all of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement, nor any rights herein granted may be assigned to, transferred to or encumbered by any party, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.
Sec. 6.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between the 1940 Act and the laws of New York, the 1940 Act shall govern.
Sec. 6.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Agreement by signing one or more counterparts.
Sec. 6.7 Third Parties. Except as expressly provided in Article III, nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person, other than the parties hereto and their successors or assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
Sec. 6.8 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered in person or three days after being sent by certified or registered United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed:
If to Feeder Fund:
Xxxxx Xxxx Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.L.C.
c/o Arden Asset Management LLC
c/o Arden Asset Management LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Tel: (000) 000-0000
If to Master Fund:
Xxxxx Xxxx Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.L.C.
c/o Arden Asset Management LLC
c/o Arden Asset Management LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Sec. 6.9 Interpretation. Any uncertainty or ambiguity existing herein shall not be interpreted against any party, but shall be interpreted according to the application of the rules of interpretation for arms' length agreements.
Sec. 6.10 Operation of the Funds. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall not limit the authority of the Feeder Fund to take such action as it may deem appropriate or advisable in connection with all matters relating to the operation of the Feeder Fund and the sale of its interest.
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Sec. 6.11 Relationship of Parties; No Joint Venture, Etc. It is understood and agreed that the Feeder Fund shall not hold itself out as an agent of the Master Fund with the authority to bind such party, nor shall the Master Fund hold itself out as an agent of the Feeder Fund with the authority to bind such party.
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