STRUCTURING FEE AGREEMENT
June [ ], 2007
X.X. Xxxxxxx & Sons, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Purchase Agreement dated June [ ], 2007 (the “Purchase
Agreement”), by and among DWS RREEF World Real Estate & Tactical Strategies Fund, Inc. (the
“Fund”), Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., (the “Investment Manager”), RREEF
America L.L.C., RREEF Global Advisers Limited, Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited and
Deutsche Investments Australia Limited and each of the Underwriters named therein, with respect to
the issue and sale of the Fund’s Common Shares, as described therein. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement.
1. Fee. In consideration of your services in offering advice relating to the
structure and design of the Fund and the organization of the Fund as well as services related to
the sale and distribution of the Fund’s Common Shares, the Investment Manager shall pay a fee to
you in the aggregate amount of $[ ] (the “Fee”). The Fee shall be paid on or before
[ ], 2007. The Fee shall be paid by wire transfer to the order of X.X. Xxxxxxx & Sons, Inc.
2. Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the payment of the entire amount of the
Fee, as specified in Section 1 hereof.
3. Indemnification. The Investment Manager agrees to the indemnification and other
agreements set forth in the Indemnification Agreement attached hereto, the provisions of which are
incorporated herein by reference and shall survive the termination, expiration or supersession of
this Agreement.
4. Not an Investment Advisor; No Fiduciary Duty. The Investment Manager acknowledges
that you are not providing any advice hereunder as to the value of securities or regarding the
advisability of purchasing or selling any securities for the Fund’s portfolio. No provision of
this Agreement shall be considered as creating, nor shall any provision create, any obligation on
the part of you, and you are not agreeing hereby, to: (i) furnish any advice or make any
recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of portfolio securities; or (ii) render any
opinions, valuations or recommendations of any kind or to perform any such similar services. The
Investment Manager hereby acknowledges that your engagement under this Agreement is as an
independent contractor and not in any other capacity, including as a fiduciary. Furthermore, the
Investment Manager agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection
with the matters covered by this Agreement (irrespective of whether you have advised or are
currently advising the Investment Manager on related or other matters).
5. Not Exclusive. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting you or your
affiliates from acting as an underwriter or financial advisor or in any other capacity for any
other persons (including other registered investment companies or other investment managers).
6. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without prior written
consent of the other party.
7. Amendment; Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived except
by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York.
9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one
agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission
shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
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This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first written above.
DWS RREEF WORLD REAL ESTATE & TACTICAL STRATEGIES FUND, INC. |
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Indemnification Agreement
June [ ], 2007
X.X. Xxxxxxx & Sons, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the engagement of X.X. Xxxxxxx & Sons, Inc. (the “Bank”) to advise
and assist the undersigned (together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, referred to as the
“Company”) with the matters set forth in the Structuring Fee Agreement dated June [ ],
2007 between the Company and the Bank (the “Agreement”), in the event that the Bank becomes
involved in any capacity in any claim, suit, action, proceeding, investigation or inquiry
(including, without limitation, any shareholder or derivative action or arbitration proceeding)
(collectively, a “Proceeding”) with respect to the services performed pursuant to and in
accordance with the Agreement, the Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Bank harmless
to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses with respect to the services performed pursuant to and in accordance with the
Agreement, except to the extent that it shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in
a judgment that has become final in that it is no longer subject to appeal or other review, that
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulted primarily from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of the Bank. In addition, in the event that the Bank becomes involved in any
capacity in any Proceeding with respect to the services performed pursuant to and in accordance
with the Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Bank for its legal and other expenses (including
the cost of any investigation and preparation) as such expenses are incurred by the Bank in
connection therewith. Promptly after receipt by the Bank of notice of the commencement of any
Proceeding, the Bank will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Bank under this
paragraph, notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify
the Company (i) will not relieve it from liability under this paragraph unless and to the extent it
did not otherwise learn of such Proceeding and such failure results in the forfeiture by the
Company of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Company
from any obligations to the Bank other than the indemnification obligation provided above. The
Company shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the Company’s choice at the Company’s expense to
represent the Bank in any Proceeding for which indemnification is sought (in which case the Company
shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by
the Bank or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Bank. Notwithstanding the Company’s election to appoint counsel to
represent the Bank in a Proceeding, the Bank shall have the right to employ one separate counsel
(including local counsel), and the Company shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of
such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the Company to represent the Bank would
present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or
targets of, any such Proceeding include both the Bank and the Company and the Bank shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified
parties which are different from or additional to those available to the Company, (iii) the Company
shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the Bank to represent the Bank within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such Proceeding or (iv) the Company shall authorize the
Bank to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Company.
If such indemnification were not to be available for any reason, the Company agrees to
contribute to the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses involved (i) in the proportion
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received or sought to be received by the Company and
its stockholders and affiliates, on the one hand, and the Bank, on the other hand, in the matters
contemplated by the Agreement or (ii) if
(but only if and to the extent) the allocation provided for in clause (i) is for any reason
held unenforceable, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and its stockholders and
affiliates, on the one hand, and the party entitled to contribution, on the other hand, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The Company agrees that for the purposes of this
paragraph the relative benefits received, or sought to be received, by the Company and its
stockholders and affiliates, on the one hand, and the party entitled to contribution, on the other
hand, of a transaction as contemplated shall be deemed to be in the same proportion that the total
value received or paid or contemplated to be received or paid by the Company or its stockholders or
affiliates, as the case may be, as a result of or in connection with the transaction (whether or
not consummated) for which the Bank has been retained to perform services bears to the fees paid to
the Bank under the Agreement; provided, that in no event shall the Company contribute less than the
amount necessary to assure that the Bank is not liable for losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expenses in excess of the amount of fees actually received by the Bank pursuant to the Agreement.
Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any alleged untrue
statement or omission or any other alleged conduct relates to information provided by the Company
or other conduct by the Company (or its employees or other agents), on the one hand, or by the
Bank, on the other hand. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the Bank shall not be
entitled to contribution from the Company if it is determined that the Bank was guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) and the Company was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Company will not settle any Proceeding in
respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, whether or not the Bank is an actual or
potential party to such Proceeding, without the Bank’s prior written consent (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld). For purposes of this Indemnification Agreement, the Bank shall
include the Bank, any of its affiliates, each other person, if any, controlling the Bank or any of
its affiliates, their respective officers, current and former directors, employees and agents, and
the successors and assigns of all of the foregoing persons. The foregoing indemnity and
contribution agreement shall be in addition to any rights that any indemnified party may have at
common law or otherwise.
The Company agrees that neither the Bank nor any of its affiliates, directors, agents,
employees or controlling persons shall have any liability to the Company or any person asserting
claims on behalf of or in right of the Company with respect to the services performed pursuant to
and in accordance with the Agreement, except to the extent that it shall be determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction in a judgment that has become final in that it is no longer subject to
appeal or other review that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by the
Company resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Bank in
performing the services that are the subject of the Agreement.
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR DISPUTE OF ANY KIND OR NATURE
WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES PERFORMED PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT
(“CLAIM”), DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW, NO CLAIM MAY BE COMMENCED, PROSECUTED OR
CONTINUED IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK,
WHICH COURTS SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER THE ADJUDICATION OF SUCH MATTERS, AND THE
COMPANY AND THE BANK CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND PERSONAL SERVICE WITH RESPECT
THERETO. THE COMPANY HEREBY CONSENTS TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION, SERVICE AND VENUE IN ANY COURT IN
WHICH ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT IS BROUGHT BY ANY THIRD
PARTY
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AGAINST THE BANK OR ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY. EACH OF THE BANK AND THE COMPANY WAIVES ALL RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING OR CLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE COMPANY AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT
IN ANY PROCEEDING OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN ANY
SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING UPON THE COMPANY AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER COURTS
TO THE JURISDICTION OF WHICH THE COMPANY IS OR MAY BE SUBJECT, BY SUIT UPON SUCH JUDGMENT.
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The foregoing Indemnification Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding
any termination of the Bank’s engagement. This Indemnification Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one
and the same agreement.
Very truly yours, DWS RREEF WORLD REAL ESTATE & TACTICAL STRATEGIES FUND, INC. |
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Accepted and agreed to as of
the date first above written:
the date first above written:
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