FORM OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
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2008
Hatteras
Capital Distributors, LLC
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
This
is
to confirm that, in consideration of the agreements hereinafter contained,
the
undersigned, ___________________________ (the “Fund”),
a
closed-end management investment company organized as a limited partnership
under the laws of the State of Delaware, has appointed you, the “Distributor,”
and that
you shall be the exclusive distributor in connection with the offering and
sale
of limited partnership units (the “Units”).
The
Units shall have such rights and conditions and shall be sold in the manner
set
forth from time to time in the Fund's Registration Statement, as defined below.
The organization, administration and policies of the Fund are described in
its
Prospectus and SAI (as those terms are defined below). (This letter, as amended
from time to time, shall be referred to hereinafter as the “Agreement”.)
1.
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Definitions.
The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings indicated.
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“Effective
Date”
shall
mean the date that the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto becomes effective.
The
“Initial
Acceptance Date”
shall
mean the first date on which the Fund sells Units pursuant to the Registration
Statement.
“Prospectus”
shall
mean any prospectus relating to the Units, filed with the Commission pursuant
to
Rule 497 or, if no filing pursuant to Rule 497 is required, the form of final
prospectus relating thereto included in any Registration Statement, in each
case
together with any amendments or supplements thereto.
“Registration
Statement”
shall
mean any registration statement under the Investment Company Act and Securities
Act on Form N-2 relating to the Units, including all exhibits thereto, as of
the
Effective Date of the most recent post-effective amendment thereto.
“Rule
497”
refers
to such rule (or any successor rule or rules) under the Securities
Act.
“SAI”
shall
mean any statement of additional information relating to the Units, filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 497 or, if no filing pursuant to Rule 497 is
required, the final statement of additional information included in any
Registration Statement.
References
in this Agreement to any “rules
and regulations”
shall be
deemed to be references to the applicable rules and regulations as then in
effect, and references to this Agreement and the Fund Agreements (as defined
in
Section 2 below), shall be deemed to be references to such agreements as then
in
effect.
All
capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not separately defined herein
shall have the respective meaning set forth in the Registration Statement.
2.
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Representations
and Warranties.
The Fund represents and warrants to and agrees with you, for your
benefit
and the benefit of each Selling Agent (as defined in Section 3 below),
as
set forth below in this Section 2. Each of the representations, warranties
and agreements made in this Section 2 shall be deemed made on the
date
hereof, on the date of any filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule
497
and any Effective Date after the date hereof, with the same effect
as if
made on each such date.
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(a)
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The
Fund meets the requirements for use of Form N-2 under the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”),
and the rules and regulations of the Commission under each such Act
and in
respect of said form (or of such successor form as the Commission
may
adopt). The Fund has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement
on
Form N-2 and is duly registered as a closed-end management investment
company.
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(b)
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The
Prospectus and SAI conform, and any further amendments or supplements
to
the Registration Statement, Prospectus or SAI will conform, in all
material respects, with the Securities Act and Investment Company
Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder; the Prospectus and the SAI
do not
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
and, on the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did not and
will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make
the statements therein not misleading; provided,
however,
that the Fund makes no representations or warranties as to the information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, Prospectus
or SAI
in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing
to the Fund by you (with respect to information relating solely to
your
role as distributor of the Units) expressly for use
therein.
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(c)
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The
Fund has been duly created and is lawfully and validly existing as
a
limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware, and
has, on
the date hereof, and will have, on and after the date hereof, full
power
and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described
in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and SAI, and is duly qualified
to do business under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires
such
qualification wherein it owns or leases material properties or conducts
material business.
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(d)
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The
Units, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with this
Agreement, the Prospectus and SAI, and the limited partnership agreement
of the Fund, as amended from time to time (the “LPA”),
will be validly issued, and subject to the terms of the LPA, fully
paid
and non-assessable. Issuance of the Units of the Fund as contemplated
by
this Agreement and by the Prospectus and SAI will conform, in all
material
respects, to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus
and SAI.
The holders of outstanding Units are not entitled to preemptive or
other
rights to subscribe for the Units, other than as contemplated by
the
Prospectus and SAI.
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(e)
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This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Fund.
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(f)
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On
or prior to the Initial Acceptance Date, all of the material agreements
described in the Prospectus or SAI (collectively, the “Fund
Agreements”)
will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Fund,
and
will comply in all material respects with the Investment Company Act and
the rules and regulations
thereunder.
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(g)
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The
Fund Agreements constitute or will constitute, on and after the Initial
Acceptance Date, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by the
parties thereto other than the Fund, valid and legally binding
instruments, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms,
subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and to general equity
principles.
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(h)
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No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is or shall be required, as the case may be, for the
consummation from time to time of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and the Fund Agreements, except such as may be required
(i)
under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
(the “Exchange
Act”),
the Investment Company Act, the rules and regulations under each
of the
foregoing or the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (“FINRA”)
(any of which that were required before offers were made will have
been
obtained before such offers were made and all of which will have
been
obtained by the Effective Date of the post-effective amendment relating
to
the Fund, except for those which become required under such acts
or rules
or any other law or regulation after the Effective Date but that
were not
required before such Effective Date, all of which shall be obtained
in a
timely manner) or (ii) by state securities laws of any jurisdiction
in
connection with the issuance, offer or redemption of the
Units.
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(i)
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The
operations and activities of the Fund as contemplated by the Prospectus
and the SAI, the performance by the Fund of this Agreement and the
Fund
Agreements, the making of the offer or the sale of Units and consummation
from time to time of such sales, the repurchase of Units, or any
other
transactions contemplated herein, in the Fund Agreements, the Prospectus
or the SAI, will not conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute
a
default under, the LPA of the Fund or, in any material respect, the
terms
of any other agreement or instrument to which the Fund is a party
or by
which it is bound, or any order or regulation applicable to the Fund
of
any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body
or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the
Fund.
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3.
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Selection
of Selling Agents; Other Services as Distributor.
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(a)
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The
Distributor shall have the right on the basis of the representations,
warranties and agreements herein contained and subject to the terms
and
conditions herein set forth, to make arrangements for (i) securities
dealers (including bank-affiliated dealers) that are members in good
standing of FINRA, (ii) foreign securities dealers which are not
eligible
for membership in FINRA who have agreed to comply as though they
were
FINRA members with the provisions of Sections 2730, IM-2730, 2740,
IM-2740, 2750 and IM-2750 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA and with
Section 2420 thereof as that Section applies to a non-FINRA member
broker or dealer in a foreign country, or (iii) banks, as defined
in
Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act, which are duly organized and
validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
they
are organized, to solicit from the public orders to purchase Units.
Such
securities dealers and banks (“Selling
Agents”)
selected by you in accordance with Selling Agreements with you
(“Selling
Agreements”)
shall solicit such orders pursuant to their respective Selling Agreements.
You will act only on your own behalf as principal in entering into
each
such Selling Agreement.
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(b)
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You
acknowledge that the only information provided to you by the Fund
is that
contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or SAI. Neither
you
nor any Selling Agent nor any other person is authorized by the Fund
to
give any information or to make any representations, other than those
contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or SAI and any
sales
literature approved by appropriate representatives of the Fund. You
may
undertake or arrange for such advertising and promotion as you believe
is
reasonable in connection with the solicitation of orders to purchase
Units; provided,
however,
that you will provide the Fund with and obtain the Fund's approval
of
copies of any advertising and promotional materials approved, produced
or
used by you prior to their use. You will file such materials with
the
Commission and FINRA as may be required by the Exchange Act and the
Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and
by the
rules of FINRA.
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(c)
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You
agree to perform such services as are described in the Registration
Statement, Prospectus or SAI as to be performed by the
Distributor.
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(d)
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All
of your activities as distributor of the Units shall comply, in all
material respects, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations,
including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or
adopted
by the Commission or by any securities association registered under
the
Exchange Act, including FINRA, as in effect from time to
time.
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4.
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Offering
by the Distributor.
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(a)
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You
will act as agent for the Fund in the distribution of Units and you
agree
to use your best efforts to offer and sell Units subject to a sales
charge
as set forth in the Prospectus, subject to any waivers or reductions
of
any applicable sales charges, dealer allowances and fees as you and
each
of the Selling Agents, if any, shall have agreed to in writing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Fund may withdraw or suspend the offering of Units
at any
time in its sole discretion. You may also subscribe for Units as
principals for resale to the public or for resale to Selling Agents.
You
shall devote reasonable time and effort to effect sales of Units,
but you
shall not be obligated to sell any specific amount of Units. Nothing
contained herein shall prevent you from entering into like distribution
arrangements with other investment companies or other
issuers.
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(b)
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You
agree that you shall not make, and that each Selling Agent shall
agree not
to make, offers or sales of Units except in the manner set forth
in the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or SAI. You agree, and each Selling
Agent shall agree, that:
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(i)
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no
sale of Units to any one investor will be for less than the minimum
amount
as may be specified in the Prospectus unless the Fund shall have
previously consented to a waiver of such minimum
amount;
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(ii)
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no
offer or sale of Units will be made in any state or jurisdiction,
or to
any prospective investor located in any state or jurisdiction, where
Units
have not been registered or qualified for offer and sale under applicable
state securities laws unless Units are exempt from the registration
or
qualification requirements of such laws;
and
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(iii)
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sales
of Units will be made only to persons who certify that they are “qualified
clients,” as that term is defined by Rule 205-3 under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and that they meet such other
eligibility requirements as may be imposed by the Fund and set forth
in
the Registration Statement, Prospectus or
SAI.
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(c)
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Unless
you are otherwise notified by the Fund, any right granted to you
to accept
orders for Units or to make sales on behalf of the Fund will not
apply to
(i) Units issued in connection with the merger or consolidation of
any
other investment company with the Fund or its acquisition, by purchase
or
otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of any investment
company or substantially all the outstanding securities of any such
company, and (ii) Units that may be offered by the Fund to members
of the
Fund by virtue of their being members of the
Fund.
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(d)
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The
Initial Acceptance Date will occur on such date as the Fund shall
determine in its sole discretion. Thereafter, Units shall be offered
and
made available for purchase as of the first day of each calendar
month,
except that Units may be offered more or less frequently as determined
by
the Fund, in its sole discretion.
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5.
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Compensation.
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(a)
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With
respect to any Units which are sold to the public subject to a sales
charge, you will be entitled to receive the sales charge set forth
in the
Prospectus, subject to any waivers or reductions of such sales charge,
if
any, in accordance with Section 4 of this Agreement.
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(b)
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The
amounts payable as compensation pursuant to this Section 5 shall
be
subject to the limitations in Section 2830 of the Conduct Rules of
FINRA.
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6.
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Undertakings.
The Fund agrees with you, for your benefit,
that:
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(a)
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The
Fund shall cause the provider of transfer agency services to the
Fund
(acting in such capacity, the “Transfer
Agent”),
which may be the Fund's administrator, to record on its books the
ownership of such Units registered in such names and amounts as you
have
requested in writing or other means, as promptly as practicable after
receipt by the Fund of the payment therefor. The Fund will make such
filings under the Investment Company Act with, and pay such fees
to, the
Commission as are necessary to register the Units sold by you on
behalf of
the Fund.
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(b)
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Subject
to Section 8 of this Agreement, the Fund will furnish to you as many
conformed copies of the Registration Statement including exhibits
thereto,
on each Effective Date, as you may reasonably request for yourself
and for
delivery to the Selling Agents and, so long as delivery of the Prospectus
or SAI by you or any Selling Agent may be required by law, the number
of
copies of the Prospectus and SAI as you may reasonably request for
yourself and for delivery to the Selling
Agents.
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(c)
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To
the extent required by applicable state law, the Fund will use its
best
efforts to arrange for the qualification of an appropriate amount
of Units
for sale under the laws of such of the 00 xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territory
of
Guam, and such other jurisdiction as you and the Fund may approve,
and
will maintain such qualifications in effect as long as may be reasonably
requested by you, provided that the Fund shall not be required in
connection herewith or as a condition hereto to qualify as a foreign
corporation or to execute a general consent to service of process
in any
jurisdiction. You shall furnish such information and other material
relating to your affairs and activities as may be required by the
Fund in
connection with such
qualifications.
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(d)
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The
Fund shall keep you informed in all material respects with respect
to its
affairs and, subject to Section 8 of this Agreement, the Fund, if so
requested, will furnish to you, as soon as they are available (with
sufficient copies for the Selling Agents), copies of all reports,
communications and financial statements sent by the Fund to its members
or
filed by, or on behalf of, the Fund with the
Commission.
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7.
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Expenses.
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(a) The
Fund
will pay (or will enter into arrangements providing that parties other than
you
will pay) all fees and expenses:
(1)
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in
connection with the registration of the Fund and its Units under
the
United States securities laws and the registration and qualification
of
the Units for sale in the various jurisdictions in which the Fund
shall
determine it advisable to qualify such Units for sale (including
registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the
Fund or
other person as agent or salesman of the Fund in any such jurisdictions);
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(2)
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of
preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any notice, proxy
statement, report, Prospectus, SAI or other sales material or
communications to members;
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(3)
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in
connection with the issue and transfer of Units resulting from the
acceptance by you of orders to purchase Units placed with you by
investors, including the expenses of printing and mailing confirmations
of
such purchase orders and the expenses of printing and mailing a Prospectus
included with the confirmation of such orders and, if requested by
the
purchaser, an SAI; and
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(4)
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such
other fees and expenses of the Fund not borne by you pursuant to
this
Section 8.
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(b)
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You
shall pay or arrange for the payment of all fees and
expenses:
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(1)
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of
advertising or promotion in connection with the offering of Units
to the
public;
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(2)
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incurred
in connection with your registration as a broker or dealer or the
registration or qualification of your officers, partners, directors,
agents or representatives under Federal and state
laws;
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(3)
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of
that portion of the salaries and overhead of persons employed by
you as
member representatives attributable to the time spent by such persons
in
responding to requests from investors, but not members, for information
about the Fund; and
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(4)
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of
any activity initiated by you which is primarily intended to result
in the
sale of Units.
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8.
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Indemnification
and Contribution.
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(a)
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The
Fund will indemnify you and hold you harmless against any losses,
claims,
damages or liabilities, to which you may become subject, under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon
an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus, or SAI 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
statement therein not misleading, and will reimburse you for any
legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by you in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim; provided,
however,
that the Fund shall not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any
such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon
an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or SAI in
reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Fund by
you expressly for use therein.
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(b)
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You
will indemnify and hold harmless the Fund against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities to which the Fund may become subject, under
the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), arise out of or are
based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact
contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or SAI, 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 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 any Registration Statement,
Prospectus or SAI in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Fund by you expressly for use therein;
and
will reimburse the Fund for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Fund in connection with investigating or defending
any
such action or claim.
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(c)
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Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b)
above of
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
shall, if
a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party
under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of
the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying
party
shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any
indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any
such
action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall
notify
the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof the indemnifying
party
shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that
it shall
wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified,
to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified
party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified
party, be
counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume
the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to
such
indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of
other
counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred
by such
indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation.
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(d)
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If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable
to, or
insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party under subsection
(a)
or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or
actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate
to
reflect the relative benefits received by the Fund on the one hand
and you
on the other from the offering of the Units in respect of which such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arose. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding
sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified
party
failed to give the notice required under subsection (c) above, then
each
indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable
by such
indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
not only
such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Fund on
the one
hand and you on the other in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions
in respect thereof) as well as any other relative equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Fund on the
one hand
and you on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion
as the
total net proceeds from the offering of the Units (before deducting
expenses) received by the Fund bear to the total compensation received
by
you in selling Units under this Agreement, including any sales charge
as
set forth in the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined
by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission
to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Fund on the
one
hand or you on the other and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement
or omission. The Fund and you agree that it would not be just and
equitable if the contributions pursuant to this subsection (d) were
determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation
which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to
above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified
party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection
(d) shall
be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by
such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending
any
such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection
(d), you shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess
of the
amount by which the total price at which the Units sold by you and
distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the
amount of
any damages which you have otherwise been required to pay by reason
of
such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution
from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
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(e)
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The
obligations of the Fund under this Section 8 shall be in addition
to any
liability which the Fund may otherwise have and shall extend, upon
the
same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls you
within
the meaning of the Securities Act; and your obligations under this
Section
8 shall be in addition to any liability which you may otherwise have
and
shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer
or
member of the Board of Directors (the “Board
of Directors”)
of the Fund, the general partner of the Fund, and to each person, if any,
who controls the Fund within the meaning of the Securities
Act.
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(f)
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It
is understood, however, that nothing in this Section 8 shall protect
any
indemnified party against, or entitle any indemnified party to
indemnification against, or contribution with respect to, any liability
to
the Fund or its shareholders to which such indemnified party is subject,
by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence
in the
performance of its duties, or by reason of any reckless disregard
of its
obligations and duties, under this Agreement, or otherwise to an
extent or
in a manner that is inconsistent with Section 17(i) of the Investment
Company Act.
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9.
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Term.
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(a)
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This
Agreement shall commence on the date first set forth above and continue
in
effect until
[
], 2010, and then for successive annual periods after
[
], 2010, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by (i) the Board of Directors or (ii) a vote of a majority
of the
Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in the Investment Company
Act), provided that in either event the continuance is also approved
by a
vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are
not
“interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the
Fund or any party to this Agreement, by vote cast in person at a
meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such
approval.
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(b)
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The
sale of Units in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall
be
subject to termination or suspension in the absolute discretion of
the
Fund, by notice given to you as set forth in Section 11
hereof.
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(c)
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This
Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment
(as
defined in the Investment Company Act). In addition, this Agreement
may be
terminated (i) by you at any time without penalty upon sixty (60)
days’
written notice to the Fund (which notice may be waived by the Fund);
or
(ii) by the Fund at any time without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ written
notice to you (which notice may be waived by you). If this Agreement
is
terminated prior to the sale of Units to the public, you shall not
be
entitled to any compensation hereunder other than reimbursement of
any
out-of-pocket expenses that may be payable to you hereunder.
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10.
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Representation
and Indemnities to Survive.
The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities
and
other statements by the Fund and you set forth in or made pursuant
to this
Agreement will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, remain
in full
force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of
you, any Selling Agent or the Fund, or any of the controlling persons
referred to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive the offer of the
Units
of the Fund. The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof and this Section
10
shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, survive the termination
or cancellation of this Agreement.
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11.
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Notices.
All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only
on
receipt, and, if sent to you, mailed, delivered or telefaxed and
confirmed
to you at Hatteras Capital Distributors, LLC, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Fax No.:
[ ], Attention:
__________________ or, if sent to the Fund, mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed to it at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
000,
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attn:
__________________________.
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Affiliates.
The Fund recognizes that your partners, officers and employees may
from
time to time serve as directors, trustees, officers and employees
of
corporations and business entities (including other investment companies),
and that you or your affiliates may enter into distribution or other
agreements with other corporations and business
entities.
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Successors.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and, to the extent
set
forth herein, each of the officers, members of the Board of Directors
and
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other
person
will have any right or obligation
hereunder.
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Applicable
Law.
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the
laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts
of
laws principles thereof, and the applicable provisions of applicable
Federal law. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State
of
Delaware, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable
provisions of Federal law, the latter shall
control.
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Miscellaneous.
The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference
only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof
or
otherwise affect their construction or effect. This Agreement may
be
executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall
be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and
the same instrument.
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You
understand and agree that the obligations of the Fund under this
Agreement
are not binding upon any member of the Board of Directors or member
or
officer of the Fund personally, but bind only the Fund and the Fund’s
property. You further acknowledge in this regard that you have notice
of
the provisions of the LPA of the Fund disclaiming liability of members
of
the Board and members and officers of the Fund for acts or obligations
of
the Fund.
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If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please
sign
and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your
acceptance shall represent a binding agreement between you and the Fund, and,
to
the extent set forth herein, shall be for the benefit of each Selling
Agent.
Very
truly yours,
_________________________________
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By:
____________________________
Name:
Title:
The
foregoing Agreement is
hereby
confirmed and accepted
as
of the
date first above
written:
HATTERAS
CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
By:
___________________________
Name:
Title:
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