ROCHDALE STRUCTURED CLAIMS FIXED INCOME FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT
Exhibit
(k)(2)
ROCHDALE
STRUCTURED CLAIMS FIXED INCOME FUND
THIS
AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 10th day of November 2009, by and
among ROCHDALE STRUCTURED CLAIMS FIXED INCOME FUND LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Fund”), and ROCHDALE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).
WHEREAS,
Rochdale serves as the investment adviser for the fund pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the investment advisory agreement approved by the Fund’s Board of
Directors (“Board”) and its shareholders (“Shareholders”) in the manner
contemplated under Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940
Act”); and
WHEREAS,
Rochdale’s responsibilities under the terms of the investment advisory agreement
are limited to the provision of day-to-day portfolio management services and
certain related services, all of which are expressly delineated in the
investment advisory agreement between the Fund and Rochdale, dated November 10,
2009; and
WHEREAS,
Rochdale and the Fund have mutually agreed that it is appropriate that all
services necessary for the operation of the Fund be the subject to written
agreements in order to ensure effective oversight and operation of the
Fund;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants hereinafter contained, the Fund and
Rochdale hereby agree as follows:
1.
Retention of Rochdale
The Fund
hereby retains Rochdale to furnish the Fund with the services as set forth in
Article 2 below. Rochdale hereby accepts such appointment to perform the duties
set forth below.
2.
Services.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Rochdale shall:
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a)
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Provide
oversight and coordination with respect to the activities of the Fund and
of all other service providers;
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b)
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Make
available appropriate individuals to serve as executive officers of the
Fund, upon designation as such by the Board, including a Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial
Officer;
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c)
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Subject
to board approval and as contemplated under Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act,
furnish to the Fund the services of an individual qualified to serve as
the Fund’s Chief
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Compliance
Officer and provide to such individual with all such staff support and
other resources as may be necessary to such Chief Compliance Officer in
carrying out the duties of such
office;
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d)
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Perform
such other services for the Fund as may be mutually agreed upon by the
parties from time to time.
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3.
Allocation of Charges and Expenses
(a)
Rochdale shall furnish at its own expense the executive, supervisory and
clerical personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Rochdale shall also provide the items which it is obligated to provide under
this Agreement, and shall pay all compensation, if any, of the executive
officers of the Fund and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of
Rochdale or any affiliated corporation of Rochdale
(b) The
Fund assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all other expenses of the Fund
not otherwise allocated herein, including, without limitation, organization
costs, taxes, expenses for legal and auditing services, the expenses of
preparing (including typesetting), printing and mailing reports, prospectuses,
statements of additional information, proxy solicitation material and notices to
existing Shareholders, all expenses incurred in connection with issuing and
redeeming shares of any Fund , the costs of custodial services, the cost of
initial and ongoing registration of such shares under Federal and state
securities laws, fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Directors who are not
affiliated persons of Rochdale, or any person affiliated with
Rochdale, (fees for other "interested Directors" may be paid by parties other
than the Fund), insurance, interest, brokerage costs, litigation and other
extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses, and all fees and charges of investment
advisers.
4.
Compensation
(a)
Service Fee. For the services to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the
Fund shall pay annually to Rochdale, on a per-portfolio basis, compensation as
provided in the Fee Schedule attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
A.
(b)
Survival of Compensation Rights. All rights of compensation under this Agreement
for services performed as of the termination date shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.
5.
Standard of Care; Uncontrollable Events; Limitation of Liability
Rochdale
shall use reasonable professional diligence to ensure the accuracy of all
services performed under this Agreement, but shall not be liable to the Fund for
any action taken or omitted by Rochdale in the absence of bad faith, willful
misfeasance, negligence or reckless disregard by it of its obligations and
duties. The duties of Rochdale shall be confined to those expressly set forth
herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Rochdale
hereunder.
Rochdale
shall maintain adequate and reliable computer and other equipment necessary or
appropriate to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. Upon the Fund's
reasonable request, Rochdale shall provide supplemental information concerning
the aspects of its disaster recovery and business continuity plan that are
relevant to the services provided hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, Rochdale assumes no
responsibility
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hereunder,
and shall not be liable for, any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss
whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control. Events beyond
Rochdale's reasonable control include, without limitation, force majeure events.
Force majeure events include natural disasters, actions or decrees of
governmental bodies, acts of terrorism, and communication lines failures that
are not the fault of either party. In the event of force majeure, computer or
other equipment failures or other events beyond its reasonable control, Rochdale
shall follow applicable procedures in its disaster recovery and business
continuity plan and use all commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any
service interruption.
NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT SHALL ROCHDALE, ITS
AFFILIATES OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR
SUBCONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS, EACH OF WHICH IS HEREBY EXCLUDED BY
AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE OR
WHETHER EITHER PARTY OR ANY ENTITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
6.
Activities of Rochdale
(a) The
services of Rochdale rendered to the Fund are not to be deemed to be exclusive.
Rochdale is free to render such services to others and to have other businesses
and interests. It is understood that Directors, officers, employees and
Shareholders of the Fund are or may be or become interested in Rochdale, as
officers, employees or otherwise and that partners, officers and employees of
Rochdale and its counsel are or may be or become similarly interested in the
Fund, and that Rochdale may be or become interested in the Fund as a Shareholder
or otherwise.
(b)
Rochdale shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to be an independent
contractor and, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, shall have no
authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way and shall not be deemed an
agent of the Fund.
7.
Duration of this Agreement
Upon the
commencement of this Agreement, the Agreement shall be in effect for a period of
two (2) years, unless terminated sooner as hereinafter provided. This
Agreement shall continue in effect thereafter for additional periods not to
exceed one (1) year so long as such continuation is approved at least annually
by (i) the Board of Directors of the Fund or by the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of each Fund and (ii) the vote of a majority of
the Directors of the Fund who are note parties to this Agreement nor interested
persons thereof. The terms “majority of the outstanding voting
securities” and “interested persons” shall have the meanings as set forth in the
1940 Act.
8.
Termination; No Assignment of Agreement
(a) This
Agreement may be terminated by the Fund on behalf of one or more Funds at any
time without payment of any penalty by the Board of Directors of the Fund or by
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such a Fund, upon
sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Rochdale, and by Rochdale upon sixty (60)
days’ written notice to a Fund. In the event of a termination,
Rochdale shall cooperate in the orderly transfer of the Fund’s affairs and, at
the
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request
of the Board of Directors, transfer any and all books and records of the Fund
maintained by Rochdale on behalf of the Fund.
(b) This
Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of any transfer or
assignment thereof, as defined in the 1940 Act.
9.
Indemnification
The Fund
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Rochdale, its employees, directors, and
officers, from and against any and all claims, demands, actions and suits, and
from and against any and all judgments, liabilities, losses, damages, costs,
charges, counsel fees and other expenses (including reasonable investigation
expenses) of every nature and character (collectively, "Losses") arising out of
or in any way relating to Rochdale's actions taken or omissions with respect to
the performance of services under this Agreement or based, if applicable, upon
reasonable reliance on information, records, instructions or requests given or
made to Rochdale by the Fund, the distributor, fund accountant, transfer agent
or custodian thereof (in each case, other than Rochdale or its affiliates);
provided that this indemnification shall not apply to actions or omissions of
Rochdale (or of its affiliates) in cases of its (or their) own bad faith,
willful misfeasance, negligence or reckless disregard by it of its obligations
and duties.
Rochdale
shall indemnify, defend, and hold the Fund harmless from and against any and all
Losses resulting directly and proximately from Rochdale's willful misfeasance,
bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.
10.
Certain Records
Rochdale
shall maintain customary records in connection with its duties as specified in
this Agreement. Any records required to be maintained and preserved pursuant to
Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act which are prepared or maintained by
Rochdale on behalf of the Fund shall be prepared and maintained at the expense
of Rochdale, but shall be the property of the Fund and will be surrendered
promptly to the Fund on request, and made available for inspection by the Fund
or by the SEC at reasonable times. Rochdale may at its option at any time, and
shall promptly upon the Fund's demand, turn over to the Fund and cease to retain
Rochdale's files, records and documents created and maintained by Rochdale
pursuant to this Agreement which are no longer needed by Rochdale in the
performance of its services or for its legal protection. If not so turned over
to the Fund, such documents and records shall be retained by Rochdale for six
years from the year of creation. At the end of such six-year period, such
records and documents shall be turned over to the Fund unless the Fund
authorizes in writing the destruction of such records and
documents.
In case
of any request or demand for the inspection of such records by another party,
Rochdale shall notify the Fund and follow the Fund's instructions as to
permitting or refusing such inspection; provided that Rochdale may exhibit such
records in any case where (i) disclosure is required by law, (ii) Rochdale is
advised by counsel that it may incur liability for failure to make a disclosure,
(iii) Rochdale is requested to divulge such information by duly-constituted
authorities or court process, or (iv) Rochdale is requested to make a disclosure
by the Fund. Rochdale shall provide the Fund with advance notice of disclosure
pursuant to items (i) - (iii) of the previous sentence, to the extent reasonably
practicable.
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11.
Legal Advice; Reliance on Prospectus and Instructions
Rochdale
may apply to the Fund at any time for instructions and may consult with counsel
for the Fund and with accountants and other experts with respect to any matter
arising in connection with Rochdale’s duties, and Rochdale shall not be liable
nor accountable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in
accordance with such instruction or with the opinion of such counsel,
accountants or other experts. Rochdale shall notify the Fund at any time
Rochdale believes that it is in need of the advice of counsel (other than
counsel in the regular employ of Rochdale or any affiliated companies) with
regard to Rochdale's responsibilities and duties pursuant to this Agreement.
After so notifying the Fund, Rochdale, at its discretion, shall be entitled to
seek, receive and act upon advice of legal counsel of its choosing, such advice
to be at the expense of the Fund unless relating to a matter involving
Rochdale's willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of
Rochdale's responsibilities and duties. As to the services to be provided
hereunder, Rochdale may rely conclusively upon the terms of the Prospectuses and
Statement of Additional Information of the Fund relating to the relevant Funds
to the extent that such services are described therein, as well as the minutes
of Board meetings (if applicable) and other records of the Fund unless Rochdale
receives written instructions to the contrary in a timely manner from the
Fund.
Also,
Rochdale shall be protected in acting upon any document which it reasonably
believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person
or persons. Rochdale will not be held to have notice of any change of authority
of any officers, employees or agents of the Fund until receipt of written notice
thereof from the Fund.
12.
Notice
Any
notice provided hereunder shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or
certified mail to the party required to be served with such notice at the
following address:
If to the
Fund:
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, 00000,
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxxxxxxxx, President
If to
Rochdale,
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, 00000;
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, CCO
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13.
Governing Law and Matters Relating to the Fund
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. To the extent
that the applicable laws of the State of New York, or any of the provisions
herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter
shall control. It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the Fund hereunder
shall not be binding upon any of the Directors, shareholders, nominees,
officers, agents or employees of the Fund personally, but shall bind only the
Fund property of the Fund. The execution and delivery of this Agreement have
been authorized by the Directors, and this Agreement has been signed and
delivered by an authorized officer of the Fund, acting as such, and neither such
authorization by the Directors nor such execution and delivery by such officer
shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any
liability on them personally, but shall bind only the Fund property of the Fund
as provided in the Fund's Declaration of Fund.
14.
Representations and Warranties
The Fund
represents and warrants to Rochdale that this Agreement has been duly authorized
by the Fund and, when executed and delivered by the Fund, will constitute a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Fund, enforceable against the Fund in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and
remedies of creditors and secured parties. Rochdale represents and warrants
that: (a) the various procedures and systems which Rochdale has implemented with
regard to safekeeping from loss or damage attributable to fire, theft or any
other cause of the blank checks, records, and other data of the Fund and
Rochdale's records, data, equipment, facilities and other property used in the
performance of its obligations hereunder are adequate and that it will make such
changes therein from time to time as are reasonably required for the secure
performance of its obligations hereunder; and (b) this Agreement has been duly
authorized by Rochdale and, when executed and delivered by Rochdale, will
constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Rochdale, enforceable
against Rochdale in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting the right and remedies of creditors and secured parties.
15.
Privacy
Nonpublic
personal financial information relating to consumers or customers of the Fund
provided by, or at the direction of the Fund to Rochdale, or collected or
retained by Rochdale in the course of performing its duties shall be considered
confidential information. Rochdale shall not give, sell or in any way transfer
such confidential information to any person or entity, other than affiliates of
Rochdale except at the direction of the Fund or as required or permitted by law.
Rochdale represents, warrants and agrees that it has in place and will maintain
physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect
the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized
access to or use of records and information relating to consumers or customers
of the Fund. The Fund represents to Rochdale that it has adopted a Statement of
its privacy policies and practices as required by the Commission's Regulation
S-P and agrees to provide Rochdale with a copy of that statement
annually.
16.
Miscellaneous
(a)
Paragraph headings in this Agreement are included for convenience only and are
not to be used to construe or interpret this Agreement.
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(b) This
Agreement constitutes the complete agreement of the parties hereto as to the
subject matter covered by this Agreement, and supercedes all prior negotiations,
understandings and agreements bearing upon the subject matter covered herein,
including, without limitation, the Advisory Agreement.
(c) This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original
but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
(d) No
amendment to this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and executed
by both parties hereto. The parties hereto may amend such procedures as may be
set forth herein by written agreement as may be appropriate or practical under
the circumstances, and Rochdale may conclusively assume that any special
procedure which has been approved by an executive officer of the Fund (other
than an officer or employee of Rochdale) does not conflict with or violate any
requirements of the Fund's Declaration of Fund, By-Laws or then-current
prospectuses, or any rule, regulation or requirement of any regulatory
body.
(e) The
terms "interested person" and "affiliated person," when used in this Agreement,
shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder, subject to such exemptions as may be granted by the
Commission.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement
as of the day and year first above written.
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
ROCHDALE
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
A
FEE
SCHEDULE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY ROCHDALE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
LLC
The
following fee schedule is based on average annual assets under management (AUM);
fees for services provided pursuant to the terms of the Service Agreement will
be calculated daily and assessed on a per-portfolio basis at the annual rate of
0.25%.
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