ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT between DMR Mortgage Opportunity Fund LP and LaSalle Bank National Association dated April 30, 2008
Exhibit
99.2(k)(i)
between
and
LaSalle
Bank National Association
dated
April
30, 2008
Table
of Contents
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1.
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Certain
Defined Terms
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2.
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Appointment
and Duties of the Administrator
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3.
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Anti-Money
Laundering
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4.
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Fees
and Expenses
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5.
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Other
Activities
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6.
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Delegation
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7.
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Confidentiality
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8.
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Non-Solicitation
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9.
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants
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10.
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Limitation
of Liability
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11.
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Indemnification
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12.
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Ownership
and Delivery of Documents; Other Property Rights
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13.
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Term
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Force
Majeure
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15.
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Survival
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16.
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Miscellaneous
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule
I - Administrator; Investment Fund; Management Entities, Fund
Documents
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Schedule
2 - Defined Terms
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Schedule
3 - Services
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Schedule
4 - Fees
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Schedule
5 - Authorized Persons
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A – Power of Attorney
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AGREEMENT
dated as of 30 April, 2008 (this “Agreement”) between
the party listed as the Administrator on Schedule 1, Section 1 (the “Administrator”) and
the party or parties listed as the Client on Schedule 1, Section 2
(the “Client”
and, together with the Administrator, the “Parties”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the Administrator provides fund accounting and administrative services to
investment vehicles; and
WHEREAS,
the Client is in the business of investing in securities as more fully described
in the Memorandum (as defined below); and
WHEREAS,
the Client wishes to engage the Administrator to perform certain accounting,
administrative, investor and other services, as described in this Agreement and
set forth on Schedule
3, and the Administrator has agreed to perform such services for the
Client on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Certain Defined
Terms. For the purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms
used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified
on Schedule
2.
2. Appointment and Duties of
the Administrator.
(a) The
Client hereby appoints the Administrator to act as administrator of the Client
and the Administrator hereby accepts such appointment, pursuant and subject to
the terms and conditions provided herein. The Client hereby grants
the Administrator all power and authority to act for the Client as necessary to
carry out the Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement, including,
without, limitation, opening bank, brokerage and custody accounts on behalf of
the Client, and, at the request of the Administrator, the Client shall execute
and deliver one or more Limited Powers of Attorney in the form of Exhibit A to
further evidence the same.
(b) The
Administrator agrees to provide to the Client the services set forth on Schedule 3 (the
“Services”) in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions provided
herein. In performing the Services, the Administrator shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to comply (on behalf of the Client) with the
applicable provisions of the Fund Documents, the Material Agreements and
resolutions of the Client or the Manager provided in writing to the
Administrator by the Client or the Manager; provided, however, such
compliance by the Administrator shall not be required to the extent it may be
contrary to Applicable Law.
(c) The
Client shall give timely Instructions to the Administrator in regard to matters
affecting the Administrator’s duties under this Agreement.
(d) The
Client shall cooperate with the Administrator in connection with the matters
described herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Client shall use its
reasonable
efforts to supply in a timely fashion any information maintained by it that the
Administrator may from time to time reasonably request or that may be reasonably
required to permit the Administrator to perform its obligations
hereunder.
(e) If,
in performing its duties under this Agreement, the Administrator is required to
decide between alternative courses of action, the Administrator may request
Instructions from the Client or the Manager as to the course of action desired
by it. If the Administrator does not receive such Instructions within
two Business Days after it has requested them, the Administrator may, but shall
be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking any such courses of action if
the Administrator as promptly as possible notifies the Client which course of
action, if any, it has decided to take. The Administrator shall act
in accordance with Instructions received after such two Business Days except (so
long as it has provided the notice set forth in the prior sentence) to the
extent it has already taken, or committed itself to take, action inconsistent
with such Instructions.
(f) For
the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the Administrator shall not be responsible for monitoring the
investment objectives and restrictions of the Client, nor any function carried
out by the Manager nor compliance by the Client with the Fund Documents or
Material Agreements, except as specifically required herein.
3. Anti-Money
Laundering. The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Client
is responsible to ensure that it is in compliance with applicable anti-money
laundering rules and regulations and to supervise any anti-money laundering
review or monitoring conducted by it or on its behalf. The Client
hereby acknowledges that the Administrator shall have no responsibility for
performing or monitoring the performance of any anti-money laundering procedures
undertaken by the Client and shall have no liability to the Client for any
violation of any anti-money laundering rules or regulations.
4. Fees and
Expenses.
(a) In
exchange for the performance of the Services, the Client shall pay to the
Administrator the fees set forth on Schedule
4.
(b) The
Administrator shall be entitled to charge the Client a reasonable administrative
closing fee and other fees in accordance with its custody practice for providing
assistance with any closing, liquidation, termination or transfer of
administrative services to the Client and all related costs and expenses related
thereto, in accordance with Schedule
4.
(c) The
Administrator shall not be required to incur for its own account, and shall be
reimbursed by the Client for, or cause to be paid by the Client directly, any
unanticipated costs and out-of pocket expenses reasonably incurred on behalf of
the Client including, but not limited to, formation costs, consultancy fees,
interest charges, fees and expenses of attorneys and auditors, taxes and
governmental fees, any expenses (including clerical expenses) of issue,
redemption/withdrawal or transfers of shares or interests (as the case may be)
in the Client, pricing services, expenses of printing and distributing reports,
notices and proxy materials for Investors, all charges for courier services,
postage, telephone and faxing incurred by the Administrator in the proper
performance of its duties under this Agreement, expenses of printing
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reports
and other documents, costs of attending Directors’ or Investors’ meetings,
expenses of printing and distributing Fund Documents and listing particulars (if
any), expenses of convening and holding Investors’ meetings, insurance premiums
and any other expenses which may be properly payable by the
Client. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall pay
its own personnel and overhead and all recurring, anticipated out-of pocket
costs and expenses arising from the performance of the Services under this
Agreement. The Administrator shall document such costs and
out-of-pocket expenses and provide such documentation to the Client upon
request.
(d) If
the Services to be provided under this Agreement include providing a corporate
secretary to the Client, in respect of the provision of the services of
corporate secretary, if any, set out in Schedule 3, the
Administrator will hire a third party vendor to perform such services and will
xxxx the Client at the Administrator’s cost.
(e) All
amounts payable by the Client to the Administrator hereunder shall be paid
together with all applicable sales and other goods and services taxes but
otherwise free and clear of and without deduction or set-off of any amount in
respect of taxes or any other amount whatsoever.
(f) The
Client shall establish with the Custodian a non-interest bearing deposit account
(the “Operating
Account”) entitled “LaSalle Bank National Association, as Administrator
on behalf of DMR Mortgage Opportunity Fund – Operating Account”. The
Client may direct the Custodian to invest funds on deposit in the Operating
Account in investments selected by the Client. On a monthly basis,
the Client will authorize the Administrator to deduct from the Operating Account
the fees and expenses payable or reimbursable to the Administrator hereunder and
the Administrator may so instruct the Custodian from time to time. On
or prior to the first date on which any such fees or expenses shall be due
hereunder, the Client shall issue to the Custodian a standing order authorizing
the Custodian to comply with such instructions of the
Administrator.
5. Other
Activities. The Services provided by the Administrator to the
Client hereunder are not exclusive to the Client. The Administrator
currently renders and, during the term of this Agreement, the Administrator may
render, fund administration services and other services to other clients
including funds that may compete with the Client.
6. Delegation. The
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, delegate to or sub-contract with any
Person (a “Sub-Contractor”)
including, without limitation, an Affiliate of the Administrator, to perform any
duties or functions to be performed by the Administrator hereunder on such terms
and conditions as the Administrator determines. Unless otherwise
agreed between the Client and the Administrator, any fees payable to any
Sub-Contractor shall be borne by the Administrator.
7. Confidentiality.
(a) The
Administrator will not, without the Client’s prior written consent (which shall
not be unreasonably withheld), disclose any Confidential Information with
respect to the Client furnished to it under this Agreement, except (i) to the
Administrator’s Affiliates and to the
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Administrator’s
and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, partners, members, managers, employees,
auditors and counsel, in each case only to the extent necessary for the
Administrator’s performance and administration of this Agreement, (ii) to any
Client Party, (iii) to the Custodian, (iv) as may be required to comply with any
Applicable Law or otherwise as required in connection with litigation (and the
Administrator agrees that it will, to the extent reasonably practicable and if
permitted by Applicable Law, give the Client prior written notice of such
disclosure reasonably sufficient to permit the Client to contest such
disclosure), (v) to governmental or regulatory authorities (including bank
examiners) or national rating agencies that require access to information about
the Administrator in connection with ratings issued to the Administrator, upon
their request therefore, (vi) to any successor or assignee of the Administrator
permitted hereunder (provided that such successor or assignee agrees to be bound
by the provisions of this Section), and (vii) in connection with the
Administrator’s enforcement of its rights hereunder. Any information
otherwise authorized or permitted to be disclosed or provided by the
Administrator under this Agreement may be disclosed or provided by the
Administrator via internet, web-based server or electronic mail and use of such
medium shall not be considered to cause a breach of its confidentiality
obligations set forth in this Section 7(a).
(b) The
Client acknowledges that the Administrator Information constitutes trade secrets
proprietary to the Administrator, and the Client agrees that the Client Parties
shall keep the Administrator Information confidential and utilize the
Administrator Information solely for the Client’s own investment and trading
activities. The Client further agrees to take or cause to be taken
all commercially reasonable precautions to maintain the secrecy and
confidentiality of such Administrator Information. The Client will
not use or permit the use of internet-based services or any of the Administrator
Information for any illegal purpose. The Client further acknowledges
that if any internet services are provided by the Administrator that all
intellectual property rights therein, including the Administrator Information,
are the property of the Administrator and that the Client will not have any
right to reproduce, sell, license, or distribute any Administrator Information
or any portion thereof without the prior approval thereof by the
Administrator. The Client agrees that the Client Parties may release
Administrator Information only (i) as may be required to comply with any
applicable law or pursuant to legal process or otherwise as required in
connection with litigation (and the Client agrees that it will, to the extent
reasonably practicable and if permitted by applicable law, give the
Administrator prior written notice of such disclosure reasonably sufficient to
permit the Administrator to contest such disclosure), (ii) to governmental or
regulatory authorities (including bank examiners) or national rating agencies
that require access to information about the Client in connection with ratings
issued to the Client, upon their request therefore, (iii) to any successor or
assignee of the Client permitted hereunder (provided that such successor or
assignee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section), and (iv) in
connection with the Client’s enforcement of its rights hereunder. The
Client’s obligations hereunder with regard to any Administrator Information
furnished to it shall terminate two years after the termination of this
Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Administrator may use the name of the
Client as part of a representative list for marketing purposes.
8.
Non-Solicitation.
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(a) During
the term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, the Client
agrees that neither the Client nor any other Client Party shall, directly or
indirectly, either for itself or on behalf of any Person, without the prior
written consent of the Administrator, solicit to employ any Person who as of the
date hereof is, or at any time during the term of this Agreement enters into,
the employ of the Administrator or any of its Affiliates.
(b) The
Client acknowledges and agrees that, due to the unique nature of the Services to
be provided by the Administrator’s employees and the confidential nature of the
information the Administrator’s employees will possess, the covenants set forth
herein are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the business and
goodwill of the Administrator. The Client expressly acknowledges the
importance to the Administrator of the covenants set forth in this Section 8,
and recognizes that the Administrator would not enter into this Agreement and
would not permit the Client access to the Administrator’s services without the
Client’s agreement thereto.
9.
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(a) The
Client hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Administrator as
follows:
(i) The
Client (A) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, (B) is duly qualified and in good
standing as a foreign limited partnership in each other jurisdiction in which it
owns or leases property or in which the conduct of its business requires it to
so qualify or be licensed and where failure so to qualify and be in good
standing or to be licensed could have a material adverse effect upon the
Client’s capacity to perform its obligations hereunder, and (C) has all
requisite limited partnership power and authority to own or lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to
be conducted.
(ii) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Client of this Agreement and all
related agreements, instruments or documents required or contemplated hereby are
within the Client’s powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action
and do not and will not (A) contravene any Fund Document or other constituent
document of the Client, (B) contravene any contractual restriction binding on
the Client or require any consent under any agreement, instrument or document to
which the Client is a party or by which any of its properties or assets is
bound, (C) result in or require the creation or imposition of any lien, security
interest or other claim on or against any property or assets of the Client
except to the extent expressly permitted hereunder, or (D) violate any law, rule
or regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award
or other legal requirement applicable to the Client or to the property or assets
of the Client.
(iii) No
order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing,
recording or registration with, or exemption or waiver by, any governmental or
regulatory authority, body or entity in any jurisdiction or any other third
party (except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and
effect, evidence of which has been provided to the Administrator, if and to the
extent so requested) is required to
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authorize,
or is required in connection with (A) the execution, delivery and performance by
the Client of this Agreement or any agreement, instrument or document required
or contemplated hereby, or (B) the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability of this Agreement or any such other agreement, instrument or
document.
(iv) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Client and
is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Client, enforceable against
the Client in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.
(v) The
Client has complied and will continue to comply in all material respects with
all laws, rules and regulations having application to its existence, its
business, properties and assets, its execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Fund Documents, the Material Agreements, or
otherwise. Each Material Agreement is in full force and effect and
the Client is not in default under any provision of any such Material
Agreement.
(vi) The
Client has delivered to the Administrator (A) executed copies of each Fund
Document and Material Agreement and (B) a copy of the resolutions of the Client
approving the appointment of the Administrator as the Client’s administrator,
and authorizing the Client’s execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement. The Client will deliver to the Administrator any other
documents and information the Administrator may from time to time reasonably
require to enable it to perform the Services and comply with its duties and
obligations under this Agreement. The Client shall not amend,
supplement or otherwise modify or cause to be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified, any Fund Document or Material Agreement, if such amendment, supplement
or other modification could have a material adverse effect, or impose additional
obligations, on the Administrator except with the Administrator’s prior written
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(vii) The
Client shall deliver to the Administrator promptly any new Fund Document or
Material Agreement and any replacement for or amendment or supplement to any
Fund Document or Material Agreement.
(viii) The
Client shall furnish or cause third parties to furnish to the Administrator
financial and other information reasonably required to enable the Administrator
to perform the Services.
(ix) The
Client shall promptly supply and where appropriate it shall procure that each
Client Party promptly supplies all such information, documents, and instructions
as are required by the Administrator to fulfill its obligations under this
Agreement and under any applicable legislation.
(x) The
Client shall promptly notify the Administrator of any change in information in
respect of any Investor of which the Client has notice.
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(xi) There
is no administrative, civil or criminal proceeding pending or, to the Client’s
knowledge, threatened against the Client or the Manager that could have a
material adverse effect on the Client’s business or financial
condition.
(xii) The
Client will (A) with all reasonable expedition approve or disapprove, or procure
the Manager to approve or disapprove, transfers of Interests submitted to it by
the Administrator; and (B) not itself prepare, or issue, or instruct any other
Person to prepare or issue, any Interest, or any certificates therefore or other
evidence thereof, or accept for registration any transfer of any Interest, and
upon receipt of any document affecting title to the Interest will immediately
forward it to the Administrator.
(xiii) All
information provided or to be provided by the Client or the Manager in any
offering document of the Client (except as to information about the
Administrator, if any, furnished by it in writing specifically for inclusion
therein, as to which the Client makes no representation), was or will be, on or
as of the applicable date of provision thereof, complete and correct in all
material respects and did not (or will not) contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained
therein not misleading in light of the time and circumstances under which such
statements were made.
(xiv) Notwithstanding
any other provisions contained in this Agreement, the Client acknowledges that
(A) the Services to be provided to the Client by the Administrator pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement do not constitute fiduciary advice to the Client or
the Manager; and (B) neither the Administrator nor any of its officers,
directors or employees exercise any discretion or control with respect to the
management or disposition of the assets of the Client; and the Administrator
will not, under any circumstances, be required to undertake any action that
could possibly characterize the Administrator as a fiduciary, as defined in
Section 3(21) of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), of
the Client or any Plan whose assets are invested in the Client.
(xv) The
Client will, or will ensure that the Manager will, promptly notify the
Administrator in writing if it reasonably expects that the assets of the Client
will constitute the assets of any Plan, within the meaning of the Plan Asset
Regulations.
(xvi) The
Client shall furnish or cause third parties to furnish to the Administrator any
information in respect of the Client reasonably required to enable the
Administrator to perform any internal anti-money laundering procedures of the
Administrator that the Administrator shall establish for its own
purposes.
The
foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing during the term of
this Agreement and if at any time any event shall occur which could make any of
the foregoing materially incomplete or inaccurate, the Client shall promptly
notify the Administrator of the occurrence of such event. The
foregoing covenants represent the continuing promises of the Client hereunder
during the term of this Agreement and the Client shall promptly notify the
Administrator upon the Client’s failure or anticipated failure to perform any
such undertaking.
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(b) The
Administrator hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Client as
follows:
(i) The
Administrator is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its formation and has full power and authority and is permitted
by applicable law to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement, and to own its properties and conduct its business as described in
this Agreement.
(ii) Its
performance of its obligations under this Agreement will not conflict with,
violate the terms of, or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the
Administrator is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of the property
or assets of the Administrator is subject, or any order, rule, law, regulation,
or other legal requirement applicable to the Administrator or to the property or
assets of the Administrator.
(iii) The
Administrator has complied and will continue to comply with all laws, rules and
regulations having application to its existence, its business, properties and
assets, its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or
otherwise.
The
foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing during the term of
this Agreement and if at any time any event shall occur which could make any of
the foregoing materially incomplete or inaccurate, the Administrator shall
promptly notify the Client of the occurrence of such event.
10. Limitation of
Liability.
(a) The
Administrator will have no responsibility under this Agreement other than to
render the Services expressly called for hereunder in good faith and without
fraud, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties
hereunder. The Administrator shall have no liability to the Client
for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered or incurred by the Client as a
consequence of any Services rendered by the Administrator to the Client,
provided that the Administrator shall be liable to the Client for any and all
liabilities or expenses arising out of the Administrator’s gross negligence,
fraud, willful misfeasance or reckless disregard of its duties
hereunder. The Administrator shall in no event have any liability for
the actions or omissions of the Client or the Manager or any other Person, and
shall have no liability for any inaccuracy or error in any duty performed by it
that results from or is caused by inaccurate, untimely or incomplete information
or data received by it from the Client or the Manager or another Person except
to the extent that such inaccuracies or errors are caused by the Administrator’s
own criminal conduct, fraud, bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of its duties hereunder. In addition, the
Administrator shall be entitled to use and rely (in good faith) upon any
reputable electronic financial information reporting service, and shall have no
liability for inaccuracies in the information reported by, or other errors or
omissions of, any such service. The Administrator shall not be liable
for failing to perform or delay in performing its specified duties hereunder
which result from or is caused by a failure or delay on the part of the Client
or the Manager or another Person in furnishing necessary, timely and accurate
information to the Administrator, except to the extent that any failure or delay
is caused by the Administrator’s own criminal conduct, fraud, bad faith, willful
misfeasance, gross
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negligence
or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder. The duties and
obligations of the Administrator and its employees or agents shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and such Persons shall not be
under any obligation or duty except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth herein, and no implied covenants shall
be read into this Agreement against them. In no event shall the
Administrator be liable to the Client, any Investor, or any other Person for
loss of profit, goodwill or other indirect, special, or consequential damages
suffered by the Client or any other Person.
(b) The
Client further agrees that the Administrator shall have no liability to the
Client, any Investor, or any other Person for rejecting, or otherwise failing to
process, and that it may in its sole and absolute discretion reject or decline
to process, any subscription or redemption in the Client by an Investor or
potential Investor, or any related wire transfer for any reason including, but
not limited to, such subscription, redemption, or wire transfer is not made or
submitted by the Investor, wiring bank or other third party in accordance with
the terms set forth in the Fund Documents; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall prevent the Administrator from processing subscriptions or
redemptions in the Client, or any related wire transfer of funds, on a good
faith basis, notwithstanding receipt of such documents or funds after the
deadlines set forth in the Fund Documents. The Administrator shall
not have any liability to the Client, any Investor, or any other Person for any
loss or damage caused by the action or inaction of any Sub-Contractor that is
not an Affiliate of the Administrator; provided that the Administrator exercised
reasonable care in the selection of such Sub-Contractor; and provided, further,
that the Administrator has used reasonable care, skill and caution in
establishing the scope and specific terms of any delegation to any
Sub-Contractor, and in periodically reviewing the Sub-Contractor’s actions in
order to monitor overall performance and compliance with the scope and specific
terms of such delegation.
(c) The
Administrator shall not be liable to the Client, any Investor, or any other
Person for any action taken or failure to act in good faith in the performance
of the Services pursuant to this Agreement:
(i) in
accordance with Instructions;
(ii) in
accordance with any legal opinion or reasonable legal advice received from any
reputable law firm chosen by the Administrator, the Manager, or the Client;
or
(iii) in
reliance upon any opinion, advice or any information obtained from any broker,
valuer, or other expert competent to give such opinion, advice or information
whether reporting to the Client, the Manager, or the Administrator, upon which
such opinion, advice or information the Administrator may, in the absence of
manifest error, rely without inquiry,
and the
Administrator may rely conclusively on any Instructions, notice, certificate or
other document (including, without limitation, telecopier or electronically
transmitted instructions, documents or information) furnished to it hereunder
and reasonably believed by it in good faith to be genuine. The
Administrator shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or
matters stated in any Instructions, certificate, report or other document; provided, however, that
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if the
form thereof is prescribed by this Agreement, the Administrator shall examine
the same to determine whether it conforms on its face to the requirements
hereof.
(d) (i) The
Administrator will not be responsible for any act or omission of any
administrator appointed prior to the date hereof or for any loss incurred as a
result of any act or omission prior to the date hereof.
(ii) The
Administrator will be entitled to rely upon the accuracy of any fair market
value of any asset of the Client and profit or loss of the Client, audited or
unaudited accounts and reports, financial books and records, and registers which
have been issued, prepared or maintained by or on behalf of the Client prior to
the date hereof and the Administrator is expressly relieved from any duty or
obligation to verify the information contained within such
documents.
(iii) The
Administrator will be entitled to treat as valid any Interest certificate
purporting to have been issued by or on behalf of the Client prior to the date
hereof and the Administrator is hereby expressly relieved from any duty or
obligation to verify the signature or authority to sign of the person or persons
purporting to sign any such certificate on behalf of any other institution
previously appointed as registrar of the Client.
(iv) For
purposes of offering valuation services, the Administrator will maintain a list
of acceptable third party pricing vendors and the Client may notify the
Administrator of its preference, if any, among them.
11. Indemnification.
(a) The
Client shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Administrator, its
officers, directors, employees, shareholders, Affiliates, agents, assigns and
delegates (each, a “Client Indemnified
Party”) from and against any loss, liability, cost or expense (including
reasonable legal and accounting fees and expenses with respect to any action or
proceeding between the Parties or otherwise) (collectively, “Losses”) incurred by
the Indemnified Party in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent of
Losses arising out of the Client Indemnified Party’s fraud, bad faith, gross
negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties pursuant to
this Agreement.
(b) The
Administrator shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Client and its
officers, directors and employees (each, an “Administrator Indemnified
Party” and alternatively with the Client Indemnified Parties, an “Indemnified Party”)
from and against any loss, liability, cost or expense (including the reasonable
legal and accounting fees and expenses with respect to any action or proceeding
between the Parties or otherwise) arising out of the Administrator’s fraud, bad
faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties
pursuant to this Agreement. The Administrator shall not be liable for
indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages under or pursuant to this
Agreement.
(c) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement of an action
or claim to which Section 11(a) or (b) may apply, the Indemnified Party shall
notify the Client or the Administrator, as applicable, in writing of the
commencement of such action or
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claim if
a claim for indemnification in respect of such action or claim may be made
against the Client or the Administrator, as applicable, under such Section; but
the omission so to notify the Client or the Administrator, as applicable, shall
not relieve the Client or the Administrator, as applicable, from any liability
which the Client or the Administrator, as applicable, may have to the
Indemnified Party under such Section (except where such omission shall have
materially prejudiced the Client or the Administrator, as applicable) or
otherwise.
12. Ownership and Delivery of
Documents; Other Property Rights.
(a) All
Records shall be the exclusive property of the Client. Except as
otherwise authorized by the Client, all such Records (other than those which are
not of a material nature) shall be preserved by the Administrator (in such
format as the Administrator determines in its discretion) for a period of at
least five years from the end of the period to which they relate or until they
are delivered to a duly appointed successor to the
Administrator. Such records shall be available to the Client in a
timely manner upon request.
(b) Subject
to Section 7, if the Administrator receives any request or demand for the
inspection of the Records of the Client from any governmental or regulatory
authority or Investor, the Administrator will, to the extent practicable and
lawful under the circumstances, endeavor promptly to notify the Client and to
secure Instructions from the Client or the Manager as to how to respond to such
request or demand for inspection. Subject to the rights of the
Administrator to disclose such Confidential Information as permitted under
Section 7, the Administrator shall abide by the Client’s or the Manager’s
Instructions, provided that any inspection shall be further subject to the
Administrator’s right to designate the time and place of such inspection; provided further that the
Administrator may not notify the Client and/or grant the request or demand for
inspection without Instructions or in contravention of specific Instructions if
the Administrator is advised by legal counsel to the Administrator or the Client
that any such notification or compliance with any such Instructions by the
Administrator would contravene any applicable law, order, rule or
regulation.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 12 or anything else in this Agreement
expressly or by implication to the contrary, all property rights to the systems,
computer programs and procedures owned, licensed, used by or on behalf of the
Administrator to perform Services under this Agreement are the property of the
Administrator, shall remain solely with the Administrator and may not be used by
the Client or the Manager for any purpose. The foregoing includes all
property and materials developed or created by the Administrator in connection
with providing Services under this Agreement, including, but not limited to,
techniques, algorithms, tools, interfaces, media conveyors, software, menus,
codes, methods, systems, processes, computer programs, operating instructions,
unique design concepts and all documentation developed for or specifically
relating thereto, and reports and notes prepared by the Administrator (excluding
Records and documents and information furnished to the Administrator by the
Client).
13. Term and
Termination.
(a) This
Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in full force and
effect through the first anniversary of this Agreement and thereafter will be
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automatically
extended for successive one year terms (each such annual ending date, a
“Termination Date”); provided, however, that either party may terminate this
Agreement as provided in this Section 13 and in Section 14.
(b) This
Agreement may be terminated:
(i) by
either Party upon at least 30 days’ written notice from one Party to the other
Party;
(ii) by
either Party, immediately, if the other Party commits a material breach of this
Agreement and fails to remedy such breach within 10 Business Days of receipt of
notice from the non-defaulting party requiring it to do so;
(iii) by
the Client, immediately, if the Administrator enters into liquidation or a
receiver is appointed over any of the assets of the Administrator;
(iv) by
the Administrator, immediately, upon dissolution of the Client or at any time
upon the failure of the Client to be duly constituted and registered in all
applicable jurisdictions or upon failure by the Client or the Manager to comply
in any material respect with any law applicable to it; or
(v) by
the Administrator, immediately, if to continue to provide Services under this
Agreement would constitute a violation of Applicable Law.
(c) Upon
termination and settlement of any amounts due under this Agreement, including
unpaid compensation due pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the Administrator shall
return all Records to the Client, as well as all original books and records of
the Client. All costs related to the transfer of Records to the
Client will be borne by the Client. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Administrator may retain any portion of such Records or copies thereof that
it needs to retain for legal or regulatory purposes.
(d) In
the event of the termination of this Agreement, the Parties agree to cooperate
in the transition of the administrative responsibilities to a new
administrator. All costs related to the transition will be borne by
the Client.
(e) The
Administrator may at its election terminate this Agreement in the event that the
Client or the Administrator goes into liquidation (except a voluntary
liquidation for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation, upon the terms
previously approved in writing by the other party) or if an administrator,
administrative receiver or other receiver of any of the assets of either party,
is appointed.
14. Force
Majeure. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this
Agreement, no Party shall be liable for any action taken, delay or any failure
to take any action required to be taken hereunder or otherwise to fulfill its
obligations hereunder (including, but not limited to, the failure to receive or
make any payment) in the event and to the extent that the taking of such action,
delay or such failure arises out of or is caused by or directly or indirectly
due to war, act of terrorism, insurrection, riot, labor disputes, civil
commotion, act of God, accident, fire, water damage, explosion, any law, decree,
regulation or order of any government
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or
governmental body (including any court or tribunal), or any other cause (whether
similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing) whatsoever beyond its reasonable
control or the reasonable control of any delegate or securities system (a “Force
Majeure”). The non-performing Party shall use all reasonable efforts
to minimize the effect of any Force Majeure. In any such event, the
non-performing Party shall be excused from any further performance and
observance of the obligations so affected only for so long as such circumstances
prevail and such Party continues to use commercially reasonable efforts to
recommence performance or observance as soon as practicable. If the
non-performing Party is prevented from performing its obligations under this
Agreement as a result of a Force Majeure event for a continuous period of 20
Business Days, the other Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement
with immediate effect following the expiration of such 20 Business Day
period. If either party is affected by Force Majeure, it shall
promptly notify the other party of the nature and extent of the circumstances in
question.
15. Survival. Notwithstanding
anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions contained in
Sections 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and this Section 15 shall survive any expiration
or termination of this Agreement.
16. Miscellaneous.
(a) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, including Schedules 1 through 5 and any additional
schedules hereto and any permitted amendment, modification or supplement hereof
or thereof, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties hereto with
respect to the matters referred to herein, and no other agreement with respect
to the subject matter hereof shall be binding as between the Parties unless it
shall be in writing and signed by both Parties subsequent to the date
hereof.
(b) Legal
Advice. The Administrator may, at the expense of the Client,
refer any legal question to (i) with the prior written consent of the Client,
the legal advisors of the Client (whose name shall from time to time be notified
by the Client to the Administrator) or (ii) to other counsel selected by the
Administrator and may act on any opinion given by such legal advisors, without
being responsible for the correctness of the opinion or for any result which may
follow from so acting.
(c) Assignment. This
Agreement shall not be assigned by either Party hereto without the prior express
written consent of the other Party. The consent of the Client to
assignment by the Administrator shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, consent or
not consent to any requested assignment by the Client. The Parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that the different standards provided in this
Section 16(c) are intentional and reflect the different interests and concerns
of the Parties with respect to any proposed
assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any organization or entity
into which the Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, any organization or entity resulting from any merger, conversion
or consolidation to which the Administrator shall be a party and any
organization or entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the fund
administration business of the Administrator shall be the successor
Administrator hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act of any of the parties hereto.
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(d) Amendment;
Waiver. This Agreement shall not be amended unless such
amendment shall be in writing and signed by the Parties hereto. No
waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be implied from any course of
dealing between the Parties or from any failure by either Party to assert its
rights hereunder on any occasion or series of occasions.
(e) Notices. Except
as otherwise specified herein, all notices, requests, demands or other
communications to or upon the respective parties hereto under or with respect to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
or made four Business Days after being mailed, first class postage prepaid, or
when delivered, if delivered by hand, overnight courier, email or facsimile
transmission (or, if delivered after the close of normal business hours, at the
beginning of normal business hours on the next Business Day), to the party to
which such notice, request, demand or other communication is required or
permitted to be given or made hereunder, addressed to such party at its address,
email address or facsimile number set forth on Schedule I hereto or
at such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify by
a notice to the other party.
(f) Governing
Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
(g) Submission to
Jurisdiction. For purposes of any suit, action or proceeding
involving this Agreement or any judgment entered by any court in respect of such
suit, action or proceeding, the Client and the Administrator expressly submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction of any Illinois State or Federal Court sitting in the
city of Chicago. The Client and the Administrator irrevocably waive
any objection either may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought
in any such court and further irrevocably waive any claim that any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. A final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(h) Waiver of Jury
Trial. THE CLIENT AND ADMINISTRATOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR
OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO OR CONNECTED WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED HEREUNDER AND AGREE THAT ANY SUCH
PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
(i) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one agreement, and either of the parties hereto may
execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of
an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile shall
be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Agreement.
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(j) Headings. Headings
to sections and subsections in this Agreement are for the convenience of the
Parties only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or
interpretation hereof.
(k) Interpretation. Unless
the context otherwise requires and except as varied or otherwise specified in
this Agreement, words and expressions contained in this Agreement shall bear the
same meaning as in the Fund Documents, provided that no alteration to the Fund
Documents shall be effective for the purposes of this Agreement, unless the
Administrator is given specific notice of the particular change or changes and
does not object within a reasonable time. Unless the context
otherwise requires, words importing: the singular number shall include the
plural and vice versa and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and
vice versa.
(1) Severability. If
a provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction, that shall not affect (i) the validity or enforceability in
that jurisdiction of any other provision of this Agreement; or (ii) the validity
or enforceability in other jurisdictions of that or any other provision of this
Agreement.
(m) No Third Party
Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided herein, this
Agreement is not intended to and shall not convey any rights to Persons not a
party to this Agreement.
(n) Client
Acknowledgment. The Client-acknowledges that the Administrator
is not a public accounting or auditing firm, is not a fiduciary of a public
accounting or auditing firm, and does not provide public accounting or auditing
services or advice.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first
written above.
ADMINISTRATOR: | |||
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | |||
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Administrative Services
Agreement signature page
SCHEDULE
1
Administrator; Client(s);
Management Entities; Custodian
1. Name
and notice address of the Administrator (the “Administrator”):
LaSalle
Bank National Association
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
2.
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Name
and notice address of the Client(s) (referred to collectively throughout
the Agreement as the “Client”):
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c/o
Declaration Management & Research LLC
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
XxXxxx,
XX 00000
3.
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Principal
Address of the Client(s):
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c/o
Declaration Management & Research LLC
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
XxXxxx,
XX 00000
4.
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State/Country
in which the Client(s) is (are) organized, and date of
organization:
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Delaware,
USA
April 7,
2008
5.
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Management
entity for the Client(s) (referred to throughout the Agreement as the
“Manager”) (with
respect to (i) a Limited Partnership, the term “Manager” shall refer to
the General Partner or General Partners; (ii) a Limited Liability Company,
the term “Manager” shall refer to the Managing Member or Managers; (iii)
an exempted company (or similar entity), the term “Manager” shall refer to
the Board of Directors; and (iv) any other entity, the term “Manager”
shall refer to such entity, analogous to the foregoing management
entities, set forth immediately
following):
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Declaration
Management & Research LLC
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
XxXxxx,
XX 00000
6.
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Custodian
of the Client(s) is LaSalle Bank National Association pursuant to
Agreement dated ___________ between the Client(s) and
Custodian.
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Schedule 1
Page 1
7.
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Interests
issued by the Client(s) to Investors (referred to throughout the Agreement
as “Interests”)
(with respect to (i) a Limited Partnership, the term “Interests” shall
refer to the limited partnership interests of such entity; (ii) a Limited
Liability Company, the term “Interests” shall refer to the limited
liability company interests of such entity; (iii) an exempted company (or
similar entity), the term “Interests” shall refer to the participating
shares of such entity; and (iv) any other entity, the term “Interests”
shall refer to such interests, analogous to the foregoing, set forth
immediately following):
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Limited
Partnership Interests
8.
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Pricing
sources to be used by the Client or
Manager:
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Primary:
___________________________
Secondary:
_________________________
Tertiary:
___________________________
Schedule 1
Page 2
SCHEDULE 2
Defined
Terms
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Administrator” has
the meaning set forth in the introduction of this Agreement.
“Administrator
Information” means all confidential information relating to the
relationship of the Client and the Administrator hereunder or otherwise relating
to the Administrator and its businesses to the extent such information is
identified to the Client as private or proprietary or confidential, and all
information provided by the Administrator to the Client via the internet
including, but not limited to, databases and the selection, co-ordination, and
arrangement of the contents thereof.
“Affiliate” means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by, or
under common control with such Person.
“Agreement” has the
meaning provided in the caption hereof as amended, supplemented, or restated
from time to time.
“Applicable Law” means
any legal process, law, rule, regulation, administrative order, supervisory
guideline or policy of any governmental or regulatory authority, whether or not
having the effect of law, applicable to the Administrator.
“Authorized Person”
means those Persons specified in Schedule 5 hereto as of the date
hereof or otherwise from time to time identified in writing to the Administrator
by the Client or the Manager, respectively, as authorized on behalf of the
Client or the Manager, respectively, to direct the Administrator hereunder
and/or to access internet-based reports and services as provided
herein. The Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon the identity
and authority of such Persons until it receives written notice from the Client
or the Manager, as the case may be, to the contrary.
“Business Day” means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in
New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois, are authorized or obligated by law or
by local proclamation to close.
“Client” has the
meaning set forth in the introduction.
“Client Parties” means
the Client, the Manager and their respective officers, directors, partners,
members, managers, employees, auditors, counsel and other agents.
“Confidential
Information” means the Records and any other information that the Client
(or the Manager on behalf of the Client) furnishes to the Administrator on a
confidential basis by informing the Administrator that such information is
confidential or marking such information as such, but does not include any such
information that (a) is or at the time of disclosure has become generally
available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the
Administrator or its directors, officers, employees, advisors or agents in
breach of this
Schedule 2
Page 1
Agreement,
(b) was available to the Administrator on a non-confidential basis prior to its
disclosure to the Administrator by the Client, or (c) has been authorized by the
Client or the Manager to be disseminated on a non-confidential
basis.
“Custodian” means the
Custodian under the Custody Agreement.
“Custody Agreement”
means the Custody Agreement between the Custodian and the Client specified in
Schedule 1,
Section 6, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Force Majeure” has
the meaning set forth in Section 14.
“Fund Documents” means
the Memorandum, the subscription documents, the partnership or limited liability
company agreement, and the memorandum and articles of association and any other
constituent documents of the Client certified copies of which have been
identified as such and provided to the Administrator.
“Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act” means the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999, as amended.
“Indemnified Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a).
“Instructions” means
instructions by the Client or the Manager, as the case may be, to the
Administrator in the form of an authenticated notification communicated to the
Administrator, which may be provided by facsimile transmission or email followed
by delivery of the original, or by such other means as may be agreed to from
time to time by the Parties, specifying directions or other instructions to the
Administrator as provided herein, given by an Authorized Person.
“Interests” has the
meaning set forth in Schedule 1, Section
7.
“Investor” means any
Person which may have a direct or indirect investment in the
Client.
“Losses” has the
meaning set forth in Section 11(a).
“Manager” has the
meaning set forth in Schedule 1, Section
5.
“Material Agreements”
means any material agreement entered into between the Client and any Person,
certified copies of which have been identified as such and provided to the
Administrator.
“Memorandum” means the
private placement memorandum of the Client, as amended from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof.
“Operating Account”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f).
“Parties” has the meaning set forth in
the introduction. Schedule 1 Page 2
Schedule 2
Page 2
“Person” means any
natural person, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited
liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint
venture or other entity or any government or any political subdivision or
agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Records” means all
books, records and other documents pertaining to the Client and its Investors,
maintained by the Administrator in relation to the provision of the Services,
received or prepared by the Administrator from or on behalf of the
Client.
“Services” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Sub-Contractor” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.
“Termination Date” has
the meaning set forth in Section 13(a).
Schedule 2
Page 3
SCHEDULE 3
Services
Set Up
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1.
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Review
the Client’s operating procedures and offering documents prepared by the
Client and/or Client’s legal
counsel.
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2.
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Establish
LBNA custodial accounts and/or electronic data connections between LBNA
and external service providers.
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3.
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Configure
systems, processes and reports.
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4.
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Capture,
input and reconcile historical data, if
applicable.
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Custodial and Cash
Management Services
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1.
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Maintain
bank, brokerage and custodial
accounts.
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2.
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Process,
maintain and safeguard securities.
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3.
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Receive
and disburse all monies, bills, notes and securities on behalf of the
Client.
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4.
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Pay
expenses and invoices of the
Client.
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5.
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Transfer
monies between bank, brokerage and custodial
accounts.
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6.
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Calculate
interest allocations to investors on cash balances held in Client
accounts.
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7.
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Disburse
fees and expenses to the Client or the Manager, as
appropriate.
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8.
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Process
payments in respect of subscriptions and redemptions of capital and any
distributions declared by the Client on the
Interests.
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9.
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Process
distributions declared by Directors, General Partner, Managing Member or
equivalent entity or Investment Manager to the
Investors.
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Transaction
Services
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1.
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Capture
trades, investments and other cash
transactions.
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2.
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Reconcile
transactions, trades, positions, cash, and other
balances.
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3.
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Reconcile
bank and brokerage accounts.
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4.
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Prepare
trade-break reconciliation reports and liaise with Client and broker to
resolve discrepancies.
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5.
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Reconcile
information provided by the Client’s prime broker and the Custodian, where
applicable, with information provided by the Client or the
Manager.
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Financial and Accounting
Services
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1.
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Maintain
the Client’s customary financial and accounting books and records and
calculate customary information including, but not limited
to:
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· subscriptions,
redemptions, transfers, assignments and conversions, if applicable;
· income,
expense and related accruals;
· management
and incentive fees with supporting schedules;
· deferred
management and incentive fees for the Client;
· the net
asset value and the net asset value per share of each class and series, if
appropriate, in accordance with Fund documents; and
Schedule 3
Page 1
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·
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the
Client’s compliance with the “25% Test” for Benefit Plan Investors, in
accordance with Fund documents, and take such actions as reasonably
requested by the Client or the
Manager
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2.
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Prepare
monthly financial statements, in conformity with the accounting standards
adopted by the Client, such financial statements to
include:
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· Statement
of Assets and Liabilities,
· Statement
of Operations,
· Statement
of Changes in Net Assets,
· Portfolio
listings,
· Statement
of Cash Flows (annually), and
· Footnotes
(annually).
3.
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Provide
accounting reports and/or support schedules as agreed between the
Administrator and the Client including, but not limited
to:
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· pre-
and post-fee valuation,
· profit
and loss by broker or custodian,
· investor
capital activity, and
· other
cash activity.
4.
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Prepare
the Client’s books and records (including specific schedules) in order
to:
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· draft
annual financial statements and footnotes;
· liaise
with auditors in their review and approval of the annual financial
statements;
· liaise
with tax preparers in their review and preparation of the annual tax filings;
and
· provide
information required by the Manager to prepare and file documentation required
by the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
Investor, Registrar and
Transfer Agent Services
1.
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Establish,
maintain, process and record the Client’s customary investor books and
records and related transactions, subject to timely receipt thereof and,
upon receipt of instructions from the Client, including, but not limited
to:
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· investor
register and capital accounts;
· subscriptions,
redemptions, transfers, assignments and conversions, if applicable;
· investor
checks against OFAC and EU restricted persons lists; and
· investor
questionnaires and certificates.
2.
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Prepare
and distribute to Investors and interested parties relevant correspondence
including, but not limited to:
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· acknowledgements,
acceptance letters, confirmations and interest certificates, as
applicable;
· monthly
investor statements;
· applicable
copies of audited annual financial statements;
Schedule 3
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· applicable
tax information; and
· Manager
reports prepared by or on behalf of the Client.
Additional
Services
1.
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Provide
such additional services on such terms as may be mutually agreed in
writing by the Client and the Administrator from time to
time.
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Schedule 3
Page 3
SCHEDULE
4
Fees
The
Client shall pay to the Administrator for the performance of the Services the
following fees:
A. Setup
Fee
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$5,000
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B. Administrative
Services Fee
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I. Minimum
Monthly Fee:
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$10,000
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II. Tiered
Fee Structure:
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-Assets
under Management
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-Annual
Percentage
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$0-$300M
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7
bps
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$300M
and over
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6
bps
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The Setup
Fee shall be payable in full on the later of the date of this Agreement or the
date of initial funding of the Client.
The
Administration Fee:
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1.
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shall
be calculated and made payable monthly in arrears and taken as the greater
of the Minimum Monthly Fee or the monthly portion of the asset-based
annual percentage described in the Tiered Fee Structure above as applied
to the Client’s Month-end net assets as of the close of business on the
last day of each month;
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2.
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shall
be calculated on the Client’s total assets minus total liabilities before
any accruals for management or incentive fees and before the effect of
redemptions plus unfunded investor commitments (the “month-end net
assets”), as determined in accordance with the accounting standards
adopted by the Client consistently applied, as more fully set out and
described in the Client Documents;
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3.
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shall
be charged as 7 bps annually on assets up to and including $300 million
and 6 bps annually on assets greater than $300
million;
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4.
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shall
begin to accrue on the later of the date of this Agreement or the date of
initial funding of the Client;
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5.
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shall,
if the Administration Fee begins to accrue during a month or if this
Agreement terminates before the end of a month, be pro rated for that
month.
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Notice:
The Administrator reserves the right to renegotiate all fees if, at any time, a
material change occurs in the scope of the work requested by the Client that was
not discussed with the Administrator prior to the Client and the Administrator
entering into this Agreement.
Schedule 4
Page 1
Declaration
Management
&
Research LLC
1800
Xxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
XxXxxx,
XX 00000
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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EXHIBIT
A
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Declaration
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Power
of Attorney
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LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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In
connection with the Administrative Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) between
DMR Mortgage Opportunity Fund LP and LaSalle Bank National Association (the
“Administrator”), DMR Mortgage Opportunity Fund LP hereby appoints the
Administrator as its true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution
to do all or any of the following acts:
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To
execute any and all documents in the name of DMR Mortgage Opportunity Fund
LP as may be necessary or advisable to perform the services contemplated
by the Agreement;
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To
perform any and all acts in the name of DMR Mortgage Opportunity Fund LP
as may be necessary or advisable to perform the services contemplated by
the Agreement;
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To
use the Administrator’s appointed agent to carry out any of the actions
indicated in the previous
paragraphs.
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This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect in until this Power of
Attorney is revoked by DMR Mortgage Opportunity Fund LP, or the Agreement is
terminated.
Name of
Company: DMR Mortgage Opportunity Fund LP
Signature:
Title:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., President
Date:
04/30/2008
Signature
attested by
Stamp and
signature of Notary Public