AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT FOR OOK, INC.
EXHIBIT E(2)
This Authorized Participant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between ALPS
Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) and (the “Authorized Participant” or
“AP”) and is subject to acceptance by The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY ETF Administrator” or the
“Transfer Agent”). The Transfer Agent serves as the transfer agent for the OOK, Inc. (the
“Company” or the “Fund”) and is an Index Receipt Agent as that term is defined in the rules of the
National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the
Authorized Participant acknowledge and agree that the Company shall be a third party beneficiary of
this Agreement, and shall receive the benefits contemplated by this Agreement, to the extent
specified herein. The Distributor has been retained to provide services as principal underwriter
of the Company acting on an agency basis in connection with the sale and distribution of shares of
beneficial interest, par value $.0001 per share (sometimes referred to as “Shares”), of the Fund
named on Annex I to this Agreement..
As specified in the Company’s prospectus and statement of additional information incorporated
therein (collectively, the “Prospectus”) included as part of its registration statement, as
amended, on Form N-1A (No. 811-22189) (“Registration Statement”), the Shares of the Fund offered
thereby may be purchased or redeemed only in aggregations of a specified number of Shares referred
to therein and herein as a “Creation Unit”. All references to “cash” shall refer to US Dollars
(“USD”). The number of Shares constituting a Creation Unit of the Fund is set forth in the
Prospectus. Creation Units of Shares may be purchased only by or through an Authorized Participant
that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Company and the Distributor.
The Prospectus provides that Creation Units generally will be sold in exchange for an in-kind
deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and an amount of
cash computed as described in the Prospectus (the “Cash Component”), plus a purchase “Transaction
Fee” as described in the Prospectus, delivered to the Company by the Authorized Participant for its
own account or acting on behalf of another party. Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash
Requirement constitute the “Creation Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent
investment amount for Shares of the Fund. References to the Prospectus are to the then current
Prospectus as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein are used herein as defined in the Prospectus.
This Agreement is intended to set forth certain premises and the procedures by which the
Authorized Participant may purchase and/or redeem Creation Units of Shares (i) through the
Continuous Net Settlement (“CNS”) clearing processes of NSCC as such processes have been enhanced
to effect purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, such processes being referred to herein as
the “CNS Clearing Process,” or (ii) outside the CNS Clearing Process (i.e., through the manual
process of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) (the “DTC Process”). The procedures for processing
an order to purchase Shares (each a “Purchase Order”) and an order to redeem Shares (each a
“Redemption Order”) are described in the Company’s Prospectus and in Annex II to this Agreement.
All Purchase and Redemption Orders must be made pursuant to the procedures set forth in the
Prospectus and Annex II hereto, as each may be amended by the
Company from time to time. An Authorized Participant may not place a Purchase Order before
the fifth (5th) Business Day (as defined below) following execution and delivery to the Distributor
of this Agreement and notification by the Distributor of the Authorized Participant’s status. An
Authorized Participant may not cancel a Purchase Order or a Redemption Order after an order is
placed by the Authorized Participant.
The parties hereto in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements contained
herein agree as follows:
1. | STATUS OF AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT. |
(a) The Authorized Participant hereby represents, covenants and warrants that with respect to
Purchase Orders or Redemption Orders of Creation Units of Shares of the Fund (i) through the CNS
Clearing Process, it is a member of NSCC and an Authorized Participant in the CNS System of NSCC
(as defined in the Fund’s Prospectus, a “Participating Party”), and/or (ii) outside the CNS
Clearing Process, it is a DTC Participant (as defined in the Fund’s Prospectus, a “DTC
Participant”). The Authorized Participant may place Purchase Orders or Redemption Orders for
Creation Units either through the CNS Clearing Process or outside the CNS Clearing Process, subject
to the procedures for purchase and redemption set forth in this Agreement, the Prospectus and Annex
II hereto (“Execution of Orders”). Any change in the foregoing status of the Authorized
Participant shall terminate this Agreement and the Authorized Participant shall give prompt written
notice to the Distributor, the Company and the Transfer Agent of such change.
(b) The Authorized Participant hereby represents and warrants that it, unless Section 1(c) is
applicable, (i) is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, (ii) is qualified to act as a broker or dealer in the states or other jurisdictions where
it transacts business, and (iii) is a member in good standing of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”), and the Authorized Participant agrees that it will maintain
such registrations, qualifications, and membership in good standing and in full force and effect
throughout the term of this Agreement. The Authorized Participant agrees to comply with all
applicable United States federal laws, the laws of the states or other jurisdictions concerned, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and with the Constitution, By-Laws and Conduct
Rules of the NASD, and that it will not offer or sell Shares of the Fund in any state or
jurisdiction where they may not lawfully be offered and/or sold.
(c) If the Authorized Participant is offering or selling Shares of the Fund in jurisdictions
outside the several states, territories and possessions of the United States (“US”) and is not
otherwise required to be registered, qualified, or a member of the NASD as set forth above, the
Authorized Participant nevertheless agrees (i) to observe the applicable laws of the jurisdiction
in which such offer and/or sale is made, (ii) to comply with the full disclosure requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder
and (iii) to conduct its business in accordance with the spirit of the NASD Conduct Rules.
(d) The Authorized Participant represents, covenants and warrants that it has established and
presently maintains an anti-money laundering program (the “Program”)
reasonably designed to prevent the Authorized Participant from being used as a conduit for
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money laundering or other illicit purposes or the financing of terrorist activities, and is in
compliance with the Program and all anti-money laundering laws, regulations and rules now or
hereafter in effect that are applicable to it, including, without limitation, the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
Act of 2001 (the “USA PATRIOT ACT”).
(e) The Authorized Participant understands and acknowledges that the method by which Creation
Units of Shares will be created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities
laws. For example, because new Creation Units of Shares may be issued and sold by the Company on
an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the 1933 Act, may be
occurring. The Authorized Participant understands and acknowledges that some activities on its
part, depending on the circumstances, may result in its being deemed a participant in a
distribution in a manner which could render it a statutory underwriter and subject it to the
prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the 1933 Act. The Authorized Participant should
review the “Continuous Offering” section of the SAI and consult with its own counsel in connection
with entering into this Agreement and placing an Order (defined below). The Authorized Participant
also understands and acknowledges that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting
transactions in Shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of Shares, are generally
required to deliver a prospectus.
(f) The Authorized Participant has the capability to send and receive communications via
authenticated telecommunication facility to and from the Distributor, the Custodian, and the
Authorized Participant’s custodian. The Authorized Participant shall confirm such capability to
the satisfaction of the Distributor and the Custodian prior to placing its first Order with the BNY
ETF Administrator (whether it is a Purchase Order or a Redemption Order).
2. | EXECUTION OF PURCHASE ORDERS AND REDEMPTION ORDERS. |
(a) All Purchase Orders or Redemption Orders shall be made in accordance with the terms of the
Prospectus and the procedures described in Annex II hereto. Each party hereto agrees to comply
with the provisions of such documents to the extent applicable to it. It is contemplated that the
telephone lines used by the BNY ETF Administrator of the Transfer Agent will be recorded, and the
Authorized Participant hereby consents to the recording of all calls with the BNY ETF
Administrator. The Company reserves the right to issue additional or other procedures relating to
the manner of purchasing or redeeming Creation Units and the Authorized Participant agrees to
comply with such procedures as may be issued from time to time, including but not limited to the
Cash Collateral Settlement Procedures that are referenced in Annex II hereto.
(b) The Authorized Participant acknowledges and agrees on behalf of itself and any party for
which it is acting (whether as a customer or otherwise) that delivery of a Purchase Order or
Redemption Order shall be irrevocable, provided that the Company and the Distributor on behalf of
the Company reserves the right to reject any Purchase Order until the trade is released as “good”
as described in Annex II hereto and any Redemption Order that is not in “proper form” as defined in
the Prospectus.
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(c) With respect to any Redemption Order, the Authorized Participant also acknowledges and
agrees on behalf of itself and any party for which it is acting (whether as a customer or
otherwise) to return to the Company any dividend, distribution or other corporate action paid to it
or to the party for which it is acting in respect of any Deposit Security that is transferred to
the Authorized Participant or any party for which it is acting that, based on the valuation of such
Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should have been paid to the Company. With respect to
any Redemption Order, the Authorized Participant also acknowledges and agrees on behalf of itself
and any party for which it is acting (whether as a customer or otherwise) that the Company is
entitled to reduce the amount of money or other proceeds due to the Authorized Participant or any
party for which it is acting by an amount equal to any dividend, distribution or other corporate
action to be paid to it or to the party for which it is acting in respect of any Deposit Security
that is transferred to the Authorized Participant or any party for which it is acting that, based
on the valuation of such Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should be paid to the Fund.
With respect to any Purchase Order, the Transfer Agent, on behalf of the Company, acknowledges and
agrees to return to the Authorized Participant or any party for which it is acting any dividend,
distribution or other corporate action paid to the Company in respect of any Deposit Security that
is transferred to the Company that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Security at the time of
transfer, should have been paid to the Authorized Participant or any party for which it is acting.
3. | NSCC. |
Solely with respect to Purchase Orders or Redemption Orders effected through the CNS Clearing
Process, the Authorized Participant, as a Participating Party, hereby authorizes the Transfer Agent
to transmit to the NSCC on behalf of the Authorized Participant such instructions, including
amounts of the Deposit Securities and Cash Component as are necessary, consistent with the
instructions issued by the Authorized Participant to a BNY ETF Administrator. The Authorized
Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of such instructions issued by the Transfer Agent and
reported to NSCC as though such instructions were issued by the Authorized Participant directly to
NSCC.
4. | PROSPECTUS, MARKETING MATERIALS AND REPRESENTATIONS. |
(a) The Distributor will provide to the Authorized Participant copies of the then current
Prospectus and any printed supplemental information in reasonable quantities upon request. The
Distributor represents, warrants and agrees that it will notify the Authorized Participant when a
revised, supplemented or amended Prospectus for the Fund is available and deliver or otherwise make
available to the Authorized Participant copies of such revised, supplemented or amended Prospectus
at such time and in such numbers as to enable the Authorized Participant to comply with any
obligation it may have to deliver such Prospectus to customers. The Distributor will make such
revised, supplemented or amended Prospectus available to the Authorized Participant no later than
its effective date. The Distributor shall be deemed to have complied with this Section 4 when the
Authorized Participant has received such revised, supplemented or amended prospectus by email at
[insert e-mail address], in printable form, with such number of hard copies as may be agreed from
time to time by the parties promptly thereafter.
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(b) The Distributor represents and warrants that (i) the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus contained therein conforms in all material respects to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933 (“the 1933 Act”), as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”) thereunder and do not and will not, as of the
applicable effective date as to the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and as of the
applicable filing date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) the sale and distribution of the
Shares as contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any
statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company, the Fund or the Distributor; and (iii) no consent, approval,
authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental
agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares, except the registration under
the 1933 Act of the Shares.
(c) The Authorized Participant represents, warrants and agrees that it will not make any
representations concerning Shares other than those contained in the Company’s then current
Prospectus or in any promotional materials or sales literature furnished to the Authorized
Participant by the Distributor. The Authorized Participant agrees not to furnish or cause to be
furnished to any person or display or publish any information or materials relating to Shares
(including, without limitation, promotional materials and sales literature, advertisements, press
releases, announcements, statements, posters, signs or other similar materials), except such
information and materials as may be furnished to the Authorized Participant by the Distributor and
such other information and materials as may be approved in writing by the Distributor. The
Authorized Participant understands that neither the Company nor the Fund will be advertised or
marketed as an open-end investment company, (i.e., as a mutual fund), which offers redeemable
securities, and that any advertising materials will prominently disclose that the Shares are not
redeemable shares of the Company. In addition, the Authorized Participant understands that any
advertising material that addresses redemptions of Shares, including the Prospectus, will disclose
that the owners of Shares may acquire Shares and tender Shares for redemption to the Company in
whole Creation Units only.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Authorized Participant may without the written approval
of the Distributor prepare and circulate in the regular course of its business research reports
that include information, opinions or recommendations relating to Shares (i) for public
dissemination, provided that such research reports compare the relative merits and benefits of
Shares with other products and are not used for purposes of marketing Shares and (ii) for internal
use by the Authorized Participant.
5. | TITLE TO SECURITIES; RESTRICTED SHARES. |
The Authorized Participant represents on behalf of itself and any party for which it acts that
upon delivery of a portfolio of Deposit Securities to the Custodian in accordance with the terms of
the Prospectus, the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and
clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims,
including, without limitation, any restriction upon the sale or transfer of such securities imposed
by (i) any agreement or arrangement entered into by the Authorized
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Participant or any party for which it is acting in connection with a Purchase Order or (ii) any
provision of the 1933 Act, and any regulations thereunder (except that portfolio securities of
issuers other than U.S. issuers shall not be required to have been registered under the 1933 Act if
exempt from such registration), or of the applicable laws or regulations of any other applicable
jurisdiction and (iii) no such securities are “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule
144(a)(3)(i) promulgated under the 1933 Act.
6. | CASH COMPONENT AND FEES. |
The Authorized Participant hereby agrees that as between the Company and itself or any party
for which it acts in connection with a Purchase Order for the Fund, it will make available in same
day funds for each purchase of Shares an amount of cash sufficient to pay the Cash Component and
any other amounts of cash due to the Company in connection with the purchase of any Creation Unit
of Shares (including the purchase Transaction Fee for in-kind and cash purchases and the additional
variable charge for cash purchases (when, in the sole discretion of the Company, cash purchases are
available or specified as described in the Prospectus)) (the “Cash Amount”) which shall be made
through DTC to an account maintained by the Custodian and shall be provided in same day or
immediately available funds on or before the settlement date in accordance with the Company’s
Prospectus (“Contractual Settlement Date”). The Authorized Participant hereby agrees to ensure
that the Cash Amount will be received by the Company on or before the Contractual Settlement Date,
and in the event payment of such Cash Amount has not been made by such Contractual Settlement Date,
the Authorized Participant agrees on behalf of itself or any party for which it acts in connection
with a Purchase Order to pay the full cash amount, plus interest, computed at such reasonable rate
as may be specified by the Company from time to time. The Authorized Participant may require its
customer to enter into a written agreement with the Authorized Participant with respect to such
matters.
7. | ROLE OF AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT. |
(a) The Authorized Participant acknowledges and agrees that for all purposes of this
Agreement, the Authorized Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor, and will have
no authority to act as agent for the Company, the Fund, the Distributor, the Custodian, in any
matter or in any respect. The Authorized Participant agrees to make itself and its employees
available, upon request, during normal business hours to consult with the Company, the Distributor,
the Custodian, or the Authorized Participant’s custodian or their designees concerning the
performance of the Authorized Participant’s responsibilities under this Agreement.
(b) In executing this Agreement, the Authorized Participant agrees in connection with any
purchase or redemption transactions in which it acts for a customer or for any other Authorized
Participant or indirect participant, or any other shareholder in an underlying shares account
(“Beneficial Owner”), that it shall extend to any such party all of the rights, and shall be bound
by all of the obligations, of a DTC Participant in addition to any obligations that it undertakes
hereunder or in accordance with the Prospectus.
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(c) The Authorized Participant agrees to maintain records of all sales of Shares made by or
through it and to furnish copies of such records to the Company or the Distributor upon the request
of the Company or the Distributor.
8. | AUTHORIZED PERSONS OF THE AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT. |
Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter as may be
requested by the Company or the Distributor, the Authorized Participant shall deliver to the
Distributor and the Company, with copies to the Transfer Agent at the address specified below, duly
certified as appropriate by its Secretary or other duly authorized official, a certificate in a
form approved by the Company (see Annex III to this Agreement) setting forth the names and
signatures of all persons authorized to give instructions relating to any activity contemplated
hereby or any other notice, request or instruction on behalf of the Authorized Participant (each
such person an “Authorized Person”). Such certificate may be accepted and relied upon by the
Distributor and the Company as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth therein and shall be
considered to be in full force and effect until delivery to the Distributor and the Company of a
superseding certificate in a form approved by the Company bearing a subsequent date. Upon the
termination or revocation of authority of such Authorized Person by the Authorized Participant, the
Authorized Participant shall give immediate written notice of such fact to the Distributor and the
Company and such notice shall be effective upon receipt by both the Distributor and the Company.
The Distributor shall issue to each Authorized Participant a unique personal identification number
(“PIN Number”) by which such Authorized Participant shall be identified and instructions issued by
the Authorized Participant hereunder shall be authenticated. The PIN Number shall be kept
confidential and only provided to Authorized Persons. If after issuance, an Authorized
Participant’s PIN Number is changed, the new PIN Number will become effective on a date mutually
agreed upon by the Authorized Participant and the Distributor.
9. | REDEMPTION. |
The Authorized Participant understands and agrees that Redemption Orders may be submitted only
on days that the US stock exchange where the Shares are principally listed (as specified in the
Prospectus) (the “Listing Exchange”) is open for trading or business.
(a) The Authorized Participant represents and warrants that it will not attempt to place a
Redemption Order for the purpose of redeeming any Creation Unit of Shares of the Fund unless it
first ascertains that it or its customer, as the case may be, owns outright or has full legal
authority and legal and beneficial right to tender for redemption the requisite number of Creation
Units of Shares of the Fund to be redeemed and to the entire proceeds of the redemption and that
such Shares have not been loaned or pledged to another party and are not the subject of a
repurchase agreement, securities lending agreement or any other arrangement that would preclude the
delivery of such Shares to the Transfer Agent in accordance with the Prospectus or as otherwise
required by the Company. The Authorized Participant understands that Shares of the Fund may be
redeemed only when one or more Creation Units of Shares of a Beneficial Owner are held in the
account of a single Authorized Participant.
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10. | BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP. |
(a) The Authorized Participant represents and warrants to the Distributor and the Company that
(based upon the number of outstanding Shares of the Fund made publicly available by the Company) it
does not, and will not in the future, hold for the account of any single Beneficial Owner of Shares
of the Fund, eighty percent (80%) or more of the currently outstanding Shares of the Fund, so as to
cause the Fund to have a basis in the portfolio securities deposited with the Fund with respect to
such Fund different from the market value of such portfolio securities on the date of such deposit,
pursuant to section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Authorized
Participant agrees that the confirmation relating to any order for one or more Creation Units of
Shares of the Fund shall state as follows:
“Purchaser represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the purchase
of Shares to which this confirmation relates, it will not hold 80% or more
of the outstanding Shares of the Fund and that it will not treat such
purchase as eligible for tax-free treatment under Section 351 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If purchaser is a dealer, it
agrees to deliver similar written confirmations to any person purchasing any
of the Shares to which this confirmation relates from it.”
(b) The Company and its Transfer Agent and Distributor shall have the right to require
information from the Authorized Participant regarding Shares’ ownership of the Fund, and to rely
thereon to the extent necessary to make a determination regarding ownership of 80% or more of the
currently outstanding Shares of the Fund by a Beneficial Owner as a condition to the acceptance of
a deposit of Deposit Securities.
11. | INDEMNIFICATION. |
This section 11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(a) The Authorized Participant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor,
the Company, the Transfer Agent, their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers,
employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act (each an “AP Indemnified Party”) from and against any loss, liability,
cost and expense (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such AP Indemnified Party as a result of
(i) any breach by the Authorized Participant of any provision of this Agreement that relates to
such Authorized Participant; (ii) any failure on the part of the Authorized Participant to perform
any of its obligations set forth in the Agreement; (iii) any failure by the Authorized Participant
to comply with applicable laws, including rules and regulations of self-regulatory organizations;
(iv) actions of such AP Indemnified Party in reliance upon any instructions issued in accordance
with Annex II, III or IV hereto (as each may be amended from time to time) reasonably believed by
the Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent to be genuine and to have been given by the Authorized
Participant, or (v)(1) any representation by the Authorized Participant, its employees or its
agents or other representatives about the Shares, any AP Indemnified Party or the Company that is
not consistent with the Company’s then-current Prospectus made in connection with the offer or the
solicitation of an offer to buy or sell Shares and (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in
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any research reports, marketing material and sales literature described in Section 4 hereof or
any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading to the extent that such statement or omission relates to
the Shares, any AP Indemnified Party or the Company, unless, in either case, such representation,
statement or omission was made or included by the Authorized Participant at the written direction
of the Company or the Distributor or is based upon any omission or alleged omission by the Company
or the Distributor to state a material fact in connection with such representation, statement or
omission necessary to make such representation, statement or omission not misleading. The
Authorized Participant and the Distributor understand and agree that the Company as a third party
beneficiary to this Agreement is entitled and intends to proceed directly against the Authorized
Participant in the event that the Authorized Participant fails to honor any of its obligations
pursuant to this Agreement that benefit the Company. The Authorized Participant shall not be
liable to the AP Indemnified Party for any damages arising out of mistakes or errors in data
provided to the Authorized Participant, or mistakes or errors by, or out of interruptions or delays
of communications with the AP Indemnified Parties due to any action of a service provider to the
Company.
(b) The Distributor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Authorized Participant,
its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, and each
person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (each a
“Distributor Indemnified Party”) from and against any loss, liability, cost and expense (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred by such Distributor Indemnified Party as a result of (i) any breach by
the Distributor of any provision of this Agreement that relates to the Distributor; (ii) any
failure on the part of the Distributor to perform any of its obligations set forth in this
Agreement; (iii) any failure by the Distributor to comply with applicable laws, including rules and
regulations of self-regulatory organizations; (iv) actions of such Distributor Indemnified Party in
reliance upon any instructions issued or representations made in accordance with Annex II, III and
IV hereto (as each may be amended from time to time) reasonably believed by the Authorized
Participant to be genuine and to have been given by the Distributor, or (v) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement of the Company
as originally filed with the SEC or in any amendment thereof, or in any prospectus or any statement
of additional information, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, 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 not misleading, in connection with the
Authorized Participant’s acting in its capacity as an Authorized Participant. The Distributor
shall not be liable to any Distributor Indemnified Party for any damages arising out of mistakes or
errors in data provided to the Distributor, or mistakes or errors by, or out of interruptions or
delays of communications with the Distributor Indemnified Parties, due to any action of a service
provider to the Company.
(c) This Section 11 shall not apply to the extent any such losses, liabilities, damages, costs
and expenses are incurred as a result or in connection with any gross negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct on the part of the AP Indemnified Party or the Distributor Indemnified Party, as
the case may be. The term “affiliate” in this Section 11 shall include, with respect to any
person, entity or organization, any other person, entity or organization which directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with such person, entity or organization.
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12. | LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. |
(a) The Distributor and the Transfer Agent undertake to perform such duties and only such
duties as are expressly set forth herein, or expressly incorporated herein by reference, and no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Distributor or the
Transfer Agent.
(b) In the absence of bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct on its part, neither the
Distributor, nor the Transfer Agent, whether acting directly or through agents or attorneys as
provided in paragraph (d) below, shall be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted or for
any error of judgment made by any of them in the performance of their duties hereunder. Neither
the Distributor nor the Transfer Agent shall be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith
unless the party exercising such shall have been negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts
necessary to make such judgment. In no event shall the Distributor or the Transfer Agent be
liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but
not limited to lost profit), even if such parties have been advised of the likelihood of such loss
or damage and regardless of the form of action. In no event shall the Distributor or the Transfer
Agent be liable for the acts or omissions of DTC, NSCC or any other securities depository or
clearing corporation.
(c) Neither the Distributor nor the Transfer Agent shall be responsible or liable for any
failure or delay in the performance of their obligations under this Agreement arising out of or
caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without
limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances;
terrorism; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunction of utilities, computer
(hardware or software) or communications service; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or
military authority or governmental actions.
(d) The Distributor and the Transfer Agent may conclusively rely upon, and shall be fully
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any communication authorized hereby and upon
any written or oral instruction, notice, request, direction or consent reasonably believed by them
to be genuine.
(e) The Transfer Agent shall not be required to advance, expend or risk its own funds or
otherwise incur or become exposed to financial liability in the performance of its duties
hereunder, except as may be required as a result of its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or
bad faith.
(f) Tax Liability. To the extent any payment of any transfer tax, sales or use tax, stamp
tax, recording tax, value added tax or any other similar tax or government charge applicable to the
creation or redemption of any Creation Unit of Shares of any Fund made pursuant to this Agreement
is imposed, the Authorized Participant shall be responsible for the payment of such tax or
government charge regardless of whether or not such tax or charge is imposed directly on the
Authorized Participant. To the extent the Company or the Distributor is required by law to pay any
such tax or charge, the Authorized Participant agrees to promptly indemnify such party for any such
payment, together with any applicable penalties, additions to tax or interest thereon.
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13. | INFORMATION ABOUT CREATION DEPOSITS. |
The Authorized Participant understands that the number and names of the designated portfolio
of Deposit Securities to be included in the current Creation Deposit for the Fund will be made
available by NSCC on each day that the Listing Exchange is open for trading and will also be made
available on each such day through the facilities of the NSCC.
14. | ACKNOWLEDGMENT. |
The Authorized Participant acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus and represents that it has
reviewed and understands such documents.
15. | NOTICES. |
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices required or permitted
to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and delivered by personal delivery
or by postage prepaid registered or certified United States first class mail, return receipt
requested, or by telex, telegram or facsimile or similar means of same day delivery (with a
confirming copy by mail). Unless otherwise notified in writing, all notices to the Company shall
be at the address or telephone, facsimile or telex numbers as follows:
Attn: OOK, Inc.
c/o OOK Advisors, LLC
One Leadership Square, Suite 200
211 North Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
c/o OOK Advisors, LLC
One Leadership Square, Suite 200
211 North Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
P: (000)000-0000; F: (000)000-0000
P: (000)000-0000; F: (000)000-0000
All notices to the Authorized Participant, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent shall be
directed to the address or telephone, facsimile or telex numbers indicated below the signature line
of such party.
16. | EFFECTIVENESS, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT. |
(a) This Agreement shall become effective five (5) Business Days after execution and delivery
to the Distributor upon notice by the Distributor to the Authorized Participant. A “Business Day”
shall mean each day the Listing Exchange is open for regular trading. This Agreement may be
terminated at any time by any party upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the other parties
and may be terminated earlier by the Company or the Distributor at any time in the event of a
breach by the Authorized Participant of any provision of this Agreement or the procedures described
or incorporated herein. This Agreement supersedes any prior such agreement between or among the
parties.
(b) This Agreement may be amended by the Company or the Distributor from time to time without
the consent of any Beneficial Owner by the following procedure. The Company or the Distributor
will mail a copy of the amendment to the Authorized Participant and the
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Company or Distributor, as applicable. For purposes of this Agreement, mail will be deemed
received by the recipient thereof on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the deposit of such
mail into the U.S. Postal system. If neither the Authorized Participant or the other party objects
in writing to the amendment within five (5) days after its receipt, the amendment will become part
of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
17. | GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. |
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York (regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable New York conflict of
laws principles) as to all matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect,
performance and remedies. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the courts
of the State of New York and of any federal court located in the Borough of Manhattan in such State
in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or any action taken or omitted hereunder, and waives any claim of forum non conveniens
and any objections as to laying of venue. Each party further waives personal service of any
summons, complaint or other process and agrees that service thereof may be made by certified or
registered mail directed to such party at such party’s address for purposes of notices hereunder.
Each party hereto each hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
18. | SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. |
This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
19. | ASSIGNMENT. |
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be
assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that any
entity into which a party hereto may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or
any entity resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which such party hereunder
shall be a party, or any entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the
party, shall be the successor of the party under this Agreement.
The party resulting from any such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession shall
notify the other parties hereto of the change. Any purported assignment in violation of the
provisions hereof shall be null and void.
20. | INTERPRETATION. |
The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of
reference, are not part of the agreement of the parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning
or interpretation of this Agreement.
21. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT. |
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This Agreement, along with any other agreement or instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof.
22. | SEVERANCE. |
If any provision of this Agreement is held by any court or any act, regulation, rule or
decision of any other governmental or supra national body or authority or regulatory or
self-regulatory organization to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, it shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable only to the extent so held and shall not affect the validity,
legality or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement and this Agreement will be
construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein,
unless the Distributor determines in its discretion, after consulting with the Company, that the
provision of this Agreement that was held invalid, illegal or unenforceable does affect the
validity, legality or enforceability of one or more other provisions of this Agreement, and that
this Agreement should not be continued without the provision that was held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, and in that case, upon the Distributor’s notification of the Company of such a
determination, this Agreement shall immediately terminate and the Distributor will so notify the
Authorized Participant immediately.
23. | NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. |
The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to
express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party.
24. | SURVIVAL. |
Section 11 (Indemnification) hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
25. | OTHER USAGES. |
The following usages shall apply in interpreting this Agreement: (i) references to a
governmental or quasigovernmental agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a
regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of such agency, authority or instrumentality; and
(ii) “including” means “including, but not limited to.”
26. | COUNTERPARTS. |
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be
an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to
constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of
the day and year written below.
DATED: ____________
ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC. |
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TITLE: | |||||
ADDRESS: | 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx XX 00000 |
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TELEPHONE: | 000.000.0000 | ||||
FACSIMILE: | 303.623.7850 | ||||
[NAME OF AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT] |
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ANNEX II
TO
FOR OOK, INC.
PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING
PURCHASE ORDERS AND REDEMPTION ORDERS
This Annex II to the Authorized Participant Agreement supplements the Prospectus with respect
to the procedures to be used in processing (1) a Purchase Order for the purchase of Shares of OOK,
Inc. in Creation Units of the Fund and a (2)Redemption Order for the redemption of Shares of OOK,
Inc. in Creation Units of the Fund. Capitalized terms, unless otherwise defined in this Annex II,
have the meanings attributed to them in the Authorized Participant Agreement or the Prospectus.
An Authorized Participant is required to have signed the Authorized Participant Agreement.
Upon acceptance of the Agreement and execution thereof by the Company and in connection with the
initial Purchase Order submitted by the Authorized Participant, the Distributor will assign a PIN
Number to each Authorized Person authorized to act for an Authorized Participant. This will allow
an Authorized Participant through its Authorized Person(s) to place a Purchase Order or Redemption
Order with respect to the purchase or redemption of Creation Units of Shares of OOK, Inc.
ANNEX II — PART A
TO
FOR OOK, INC.
TO PLACE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR CREATION UNIT(S) OF SHARES OF OOK, INC.
1. | PLACING A PURCHASE ORDER. |
Purchase Orders for Creation Units of Shares of OOK, Inc. may be initiated only on days that
the Listing Exchange is open for trading (“Business Days”). Purchase Orders may only be made in
whole Creation Units of Shares of the Fund.
To begin a Purchase Order, the Authorized Participant (“AP”) must telephone the BNY ETF
Administrator at (000) 000-0000 or such other number as the Distributor designates in writing to
the AP. This telephone call must be made by an Authorized Person of the AP not later than the
closing time of the regular trading session on the Listing Exchange which is ordinarily 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (“Listing Exchange Closing Time”). Upon verifying the authenticity of the AP (as
determined by the use of the appropriate PIN Number), BNY ETF Administrator will request that the
AP place the Purchase Order. To do so, the AP must provide the appropriate ticker symbols when
referring to each Fund .
After the AP has placed the Purchase Order, BNY ETF Administrator will read the Purchase Order
back to the AP. The AP then must affirm that the Purchase Order has been taken correctly by BNY ETF
Administrator. If the AP affirms that Purchase Order has been taken correctly, BNY ETF
Administrator will issue a Confirmation Number to the AP. PLEASE NOTE: A PURCHASE ORDER REQUEST IS
NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS ISSUED BY BNY ETF ADMINISTRATOR. AN ORDER MAY NOT BE
CANCELED BY THE AP AFTER THE CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS ISSUED. INCOMING TELEPHONE CALLS ARE QUEUED
AND WILL BE HANDLED IN THE SEQUENCE RECEIVED. CALLS PLACED BEFORE THE LISTING EXCHANGE CLOSING
TIME WILL BY PROCESSED EVEN IF THE CALL IS ANSWERED BY BNY ETF ADMINISTRATOR AFTER THE LISTING
EXCHANGE CLOSING TIME. ACCORDINGLY, THE AP SHOULD NOT HANG UP AND REDIAL. INCOMING CALLS THAT ARE
RECEIVED AFTER THE LISTING EXCHANGE CLOSING TIME WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY BNY ETF ADMINISTRATOR.
ALL TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE RECORDED.
2. | RECEIPT OF TRADE CONFIRMATION. |
Subject to the conditions that a properly completed telephone Purchase Order has been placed
by the AP (either on its own or its customer’s behalf) not later than the Listing Exchange Closing
Time, the Distributor will accept the Purchase Order on behalf of Company and
Distributor and will confirm in writing to the AP that its Purchase Order has been accepted by 4:45
p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Business Day that the Purchase Order is received.
3. | QUALITY ASSURANCE. |
After a Confirmation Number is issued by BNY ETF Administrator to the AP, BNY ETF
Administrator will either fax or email a written version of the Purchase Order to the AP. Upon
receipt, the AP should immediately telephone Distributor, if the Participant believes that the
Purchase Order has not been taken correctly by BNY ETF Administrator. In addition, BNY ETF
Administrator will telephone the AP within 15 minutes of the fax or e-mail to corroborate the
Purchase Order.
4. | PROCESSING A PURCHASE ORDER. |
During the telephone call, BNY ETF Administrator will request that the AP state that the AP
will not own 80% or more of the Shares of any Fund upon execution of the Purchase Order. If the AP
is not able to so confirm, BNY ETF Administrator has the right to not accept the Purchase Order.
5. | REJECTING OR SUSPENDING PURCHASE ORDERS. |
The Company or Distributor reserve the absolute right to reject or revoke acceptance of a
Purchase Order if (i) the order is not in proper form as determined by the Company, BNY ETF
Administrator or Distributor, (ii) the portfolio of Deposit Securities delivered is not as
specified by Distributor; (iii) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax
consequences to the Company or the Fund; (iv) the acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would, in the
opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (v) the acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would otherwise, in
the discretion of Company or Adviser, have an adverse effect on the Company or the rights of
beneficial owners of a Fund; or (vi) circumstances outside the control of Company, Distributor,
Transfer Agent or Adviser make it for all practical purposes impossible to process a Purchase
Order. The Company or the Distributor shall notify the AP of a rejection or revocation of any
Purchase Order. The Company and Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of
any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Portfolio Deposits nor shall either of them incur
any liability for the failure to give any such notification.
Except as provided herein, all Purchase Orders for Creation Units of Shares of the Company are
irrevocable by the AP. The Company acknowledges its agreement to return to the AP or any party for
which it is acting any dividend, distribution or other corporate action paid to the Company in
respect of any Deposit Security that is transferred to Company that, based on the valuation of such
Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should have been paid to the AP or any party for which it
is acting.
6. | CONTRACTUAL SETTLEMENT |
(1) Except as provided below, Deposit Securities must be delivered through the National
Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) to a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) account maintained
at the Custodian of the Company on or before the Domestic Contractual Settlement Date (defined
below). The AP must also make available on or before the Contractual
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Settlement Date, by means satisfactory to Company, immediately available or same day funds
estimated by Company to be sufficient to pay the Cash Component next determined after acceptance of
the Purchase Order, together with the applicable purchase Transaction Fee. Any excess funds will
be returned following settlement of the issue of the Creation Unit of Shares of the Company. The
“Domestic Contractual Settlement Date” is the earlier of (i) date upon which all of the required
Deposit Securities, the Cash Component and any other cash amounts which may be due are delivered to
Company and (ii) trade date plus three (t +3) Business Days. Except as provided in the next two
paragraphs, a Creation Unit of Shares of the Fund will be issued concurrently with the transfer of
good title to Company of the portfolio of Deposit Securities through the NSCC’s Continuous Net
Settlement (“CNS”) system and the payment of the Cash Component and the purchase Transaction Fee
through DTC.
(2) The Company reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash
(i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount ) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security
with respect to any Domestic Fund which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or
which may not be eligible for transfer through the CNS Clearing Process, or which may not be
eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC and hence not eligible for transfer through the
CNS Clearing Process (discussed below) and will be at the expense of the Fund and will affect the
value of all Shares of the Fund; but the Company, subject to the approval of the Board, may adjust
the “Transaction Fee” within the parameters described below to protect ongoing shareholders.
(3) Any settlement outside the CNS Clearing Process is subject to additional requirements and
fees as discussed in the Prospectus.
7. | CASH PURCHASES |
When, in the sole discretion of Company, cash purchases of Creation Units of Shares are
available or specified for the Fund, such purchases shall be effected in essentially the same
manner as in-kind purchases thereof. In the case of a cash purchase, the AP must pay the cash
equivalent of the Deposit Securities it would otherwise be required to provide through an in-kind
purchase, plus the same Cash Component required to be paid by an in-kind purchaser. In addition,
to offset Company’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with using the cash to
purchase the requisite Deposit Securities, the AP must pay a fixed purchase Transaction Fee, plus
an additional variable charge for cash purchases, which is expressed as a percentage of the value
of the Deposit Securities. The Transaction Fees for in-kind and cash purchases of Creation Units
of Shares are described in the Prospectus.
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ANNEX II — PART B
TO
FOR OOK, INC.
PROCEDURES TO PLACE A REDEMPTION ORDER FOR CREATION UNIT(S) OF SHARES OF THE FUND
1. | PLACING A REDEMPTION ORDER |
Redemption Orders for Creation Units of Shares may be initiated only on days that the Listing
Exchange is open for trading. Redemption Orders may only be made in whole Creation Units of shares
of the Fund. To begin a Redemption Order, the AP must telephone BNY ETF Administrator at (000)
000-0000. This telephone call must be made by an Authorized Person of the AP not later than the
closing time of the regular trading session on the Listing Exchange which is ordinarily 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time (“Listing Exchange Closing Time”).
Upon verifying the authenticity of the AP (as determined by the use of the appropriate PIN
Number), BNY ETF Administrator will request that the AP place the Redemption Order. To do so, the
AP must provide the appropriate ticker symbols when referring to the Fund. After the AP has placed
the Redemption Order, BNY ETF Administrator will read the Redemption Order back to the AP. The AP
then must affirm that the Redemption Order has been taken correctly by BNY ETF Administrator. If
the AP affirms that Redemption Order has been taken correctly, BNY ETF Administrator will issue a
Confirmation Number to the AP. PLEASE NOTE: A REDEMPTION ORDER REQUEST IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE
CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS ISSUED BY BNY ETF ADMINISTRATOR. AN ORDER MAY NOT BE CANCELED BY THE AP
AFTER THE CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS ISSUED. INCOMING TELEPHONE CALLS ARE QUEUED AND WILL BE HANDLED
IN THE SEQUENCE RECEIVED. CALLS PLACED BEFORE THE LISTING EXCHANGE CLOSING TIME WILL BY PROCESSED
EVEN IF THE CALL IS ANSWERED BY BNY ETF ADMINISTRATOR AFTER THE LISTING EXCHANGE CLOSING TIME.
ACCORDINGLY, THE AP SHOULD NOT HANG UP AND REDIAL. INCOMING CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE
LISTING EXCHANGE CLOSING TIME WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY BNY ETF ADMINISTRATOR. ALL TELEPHONE CALLS
MAY BE RECORDED.
2. | RECEIPT OF CONFIRMATION. |
Subject to the conditions that a duly completed Redemption Order is received by Distributor
from the AP on behalf of itself or another redeeming investor by the Listing Exchange Closing Time,
the Distributor will accept the Redemption Order on behalf of Company and Distributor and will
confirm in writing to the AP that its Redemption Order has been accepted by 4:45 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on the Business Day the Redemption Order is received.
3. | QUALITY ASSURANCE. |
(a) After a Confirmation Number is issued by BNY ETF Administrator to the AP, BNY ETF Administrator
will either fax or email a copy of the Redemption Order to the AP. Upon receipt, the AP should
immediately telephone BNY ETF Administrator, if the AP believes that the Redemption Order has not
been taken correctly by BNY ETF Administrator. In addition, BNY ETF Administrator will telephone
the AP within 15 minutes of the fax or e- mail to corroborate the Redemption Order.
(b) In the Redemption Order, the AP will be required to acknowledge its agreement on behalf of
itself and any party for which it is acting (whether as a customer or otherwise) to return to
Company any dividend, distribution or other corporate action paid to it or to the party for which
it is acting in respect of any Deposit Security that is transferred to the AP or any party for
which it is acting that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Security at the time of transfer,
should be paid to the Fund to which the Redemption Order relates. In the Redemption Order, the AP
will also be required to acknowledge its agreement on behalf of itself and any party for which it
is acting (whether as a customer or otherwise) that Company is entitled to reduce the amount of
money or other proceeds due to the AP or any party for which it is acting by an amount equal to any
dividend, distribution or other corporate action to be paid to it or to the party for which it is
acting in respect of any Deposit Security that is transferred to the AP or any party for which it
is acting that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should be
paid to the Fund to which the Redemption Order relates.
4. | TAKING DELIVERY OF DEPOSIT SECURITIES. |
The Deposit Securities constituting in-kind redemption proceeds will be delivered to the
appropriate account which must be indicated in the AP’s Standing Redemption Instructions. An
Authorized Person of the AP may amend the AP’s Standing Redemption Instructions from time to time
in writing to BNY ETF Administrator and Company in a form approved by Company. A redeeming
Beneficial Owner or the AP acting on behalf of such Beneficial Owner must maintain appropriate
securities broker-dealer, bank or other custody arrangements to which account such Deposit
Securities will be delivered. Redemptions of Shares for Deposit Securities will be subject to
compliance with applicable United States federal and state securities laws.
5. | CONTRACTUAL SETTLEMENT. |
(1) Except as provided below, the Shares of the Fund must be delivered through the National
Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) to a Depository Company (“DTC”) account maintained at the
applicable custodian of the Fund on or before the Domestic Contractual Settlement Date (defined
below). The Company will make available on the Domestic Contractual Settlement Date, the Cash
Component next determined after acceptance of the Redemption Order, less the applicable purchase
Transaction Fee. The “Domestic Contractual Settlement Date” is the date upon which all of the
required Shares must be delivered to the Company and, the Deposit Securities, Cash Component less
any fees are delivered by the Company to the AP (ordinarily trade date plus three (t + 3) Business
Days). Except as provided in the next two paragraphs, the Deposit Securities representing Creation
Units of Shares will be issued concurrently with the transfer of good title to Company of the
required number of Shares
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through the NSCC’s Continuous Net Settlement (CNS) system and the delivery of the Cash Component
less the purchase Transaction Fee through DTC.
(2) The Company reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash
(i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount ) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security
with respect to the Fund which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or which
may not be eligible for transfer through the CNS Clearing Process, or which may not be eligible for
transfer through the systems of DTC and hence not eligible for transfer through the CNS Clearing
Process (discussed below) and will be at the expense of the Fund and will affect the value of all
Shares of such Fund ; but the Company, subject to the approval of the Board, may adjust the
Transaction Fee within the parameters described below to protect ongoing shareholders. Any
settlement outside the CNS Clearing Process is subject to additional requirements and fees as
discussed in the Prospectus.
(3) In the event that the number of Shares is insufficient on the settlement date for Creation
Unit(s) of Shares, the Company may deliver the Deposit Securities notwithstanding such deficiency
in reliance on the undertaking of the AP to deliver the missing Shares as soon as possible, which
undertaking shall be secured by such the AP’s delivery and maintenance of collateral consisting of
cash having a value at least equal to 105% of the value of the missing Shares. The parties hereto
agree that the delivery of such collateral shall be made in accordance with the Cash Collateral
Settlement Procedures, which such procedures shall be provided to the AP by Distributor upon
request. The parties hereto further agree that Company may purchase the missing Shares at any time
and the AP agrees to accept liability for any shortfall between the cost to the Company of
purchasing such securities and the value of the collateral, which may be sold by Company at such
time, and in such manner, as Company may determine in its sole discretion.
6. | CASH REDEMPTIONS. |
In the event that, in the sole discretion of Company, cash redemptions are permitted or
required by Company, proceeds will be paid to the AP redeeming Shares on behalf of the redeeming
investor as soon as practicable after the date of redemption.
7. | STANDING REDEMPTION INSTRUCTIONS. |
Annex V hereto contains the AP’s Standing Redemption Instructions, which includes information
identifying the account(s) into which Deposit Securities of the Fund and any other redemption
proceeds should be delivered by Company pursuant to a Redemption Order.
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ANNEX II — PART C
TO
AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT
FOR OOK, INC.
FUNDS FLOW PROCESS
This Annex II-Part C supplements the Fund’s Prospectus with respect to the procedures to be
used by the Distributor and Transfer Agent in processing an order for the creation or redemption of
Shares of the Fund.
A. The AP is required to have (i) signed an Authorized Participant Agreement for Fund and (ii)
assigned a personal identification number to each Authorized Person that the AP has authorized to
act for such AP. This will allow an AP through its Authorized Person(s) to place a creation or
redemption order with respect to Shares of any Fund of the Company.
B. The AP and Distributor shall implement the “Funds Flow Process” as agreed to by the parties
from time to time.
C. Note that trades placed through the NSCC/DTC may only occur on any day that NSCC/DTC is
open for business (“NSCC/DTC Business Day”) .
FUNDS FLOW PROCESS ORIGINATOR ACTIVITY
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ANNEX III
TO
AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT
FOR OOK, INC.
FORM OF CERTIFIED AUTHORIZED PERSONS OF THE AP
The following are the names, titles and signatures of all persons (each an “Authorized
Person”) authorized to give instructions relating to any activity contemplated by this Agreement or
any other notice, request or instruction on behalf of the AP pursuant to this Agreement.
Name: _____________________
Title: ______________________
Signature: __________________
Title: ______________________
Signature: __________________
Name: _____________________
Title: ______________________
Signature: __________________
Title: ______________________
Signature: __________________
Name: _____________________
Title: ______________________
Signature: __________________
Title: ______________________
Signature: __________________
The undersigned, [name], [title], [company], does hereby certify that the persons listed above
have been duly elected to the offices set forth beneath their names, that they presently hold such
offices, that they have been duly authorized to act as Authorized Persons of this Institution in
its capacity as an AP pursuant to the Agreement by and among _________ Company, ______,
as Distributor and [name of the AP], dated [date] and that their signatures set forth above are
their own true and genuine signatures.
In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has hereby set his/her hand and the seal of [company].
Date: _____________________
[name, title]
ANNEX IV
TO
AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT
FOR OOK, INC.
THE AP ACCOUNTS FOR DELIVERY OF DEPOSIT SECURITIES
The accounts into which OOK, Inc. should deposit the securities constituting the Deposit
Securities of the Fund upon redemption by the AP are set forth below:
Name of AP: _________
Account Name: _________
Account Number: _________
Other Reference Number: _________