ADMINISTRATION, FUND ACCOUNTING AND RECORDKEEPING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of
this 16th day of July, 2009, by and between Hatteras 1099 Advantage Fund, a
Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and UMB Fund Services, Inc., a Wisconsin
corporation (the “Administrator”).
WHEREAS, the Fund is a
statutory trust company which is registered as a closed-end, non-diversified
management investment company under the provisions of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the “1940 Act”); and
WHEREAS, the Fund is a
“feeder” fund, investing substantially all of its assets into, and conducting
its investment activities through, the Hatteras 1099 Advantage Institutional
Fund (the “Master Fund”). The Fund is authorized to offer and sell
shares of beneficial interest in the Fund, which represent an investment in the
Master Fund (the “Shares”); and
WHEREAS, in pursuit of its
investment objective, the Master Fund will invest its assets primarily in funds
managed by other investment advisers (“Underlying Adviser Funds”);
and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the
Administrator desire to enter into an agreement pursuant to which the
Administrator shall provide certain administration, fund accounting and
recordkeeping services to the Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as
follows:
1. Appointment
The Fund hereby appoints the
Administrator as administrator, fund accountant and recordkeeper of the Fund for
the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The
Administrator accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services herein
set forth, for the compensation herein provided.
2. Services
(a) Subject
to the direction and control of the Fund and utilizing information provided by
the Fund and its agents and service providers, the Administrator will provide
the services listed on Schedule A
hereto. The duties of the Administrator shall be confined to those
expressly set forth therein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be
asserted against the Administrator hereunder. The Fund agrees not to
(i) make any modifications to its registration statement or (ii) adopt any
policies, which would materially increase the obligations and responsibilities
of the Administrator hereunder without the prior written approval of the
Administrator, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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(b) Hatteras
Capital Investment Management, LLC (the “Manager”), the investment manager of
the Master Fund, shall use reasonable efforts to cause the investment adviser(s)
and sub-advisers, including any advisers to the Underlying Adviser Funds (each a
“Portfolio Manager”), the administrators to the Underlying Adviser Funds, prime
broker and/or custodian, legal counsel, independent accountants and other
service providers and agents, past or present, for the Fund to cooperate with
the Administrator and to provide the Administrator with such information,
documents and advice relating to the Fund as necessary and/or appropriate or as
requested by the Administrator, in order to enable the Administrator to perform
its duties hereunder. In connection with its duties hereunder, the
Administrator shall (without investigation or verification) be entitled and is
hereby instructed to, rely upon any and all oral or written instructions,
advice, information or documents provided to the Administrator by an officer or
representative of the Manager or the Fund or by any of the aforementioned
persons. The Administrator shall be entitled to rely on any document
that it reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by the proper party. Fees charged by such persons shall not be an
expense of the Administrator. The
Administrator shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any
officer, agent, representative or employee of the Manager, the Fund, Portfolio
Managers or service provider until receipt of written notice thereof from the
Fund.
(c) At
any time, the Administrator may request instructions from the Fund with respect
to any matter arising in connection with this Agreement. If such
instructions are not received within a reasonable time, the Administrator may
seek advice from legal counsel for the Fund at the expense of the Fund, or its
own legal counsel at its own expense, and it shall not be liable for any action
taken or not taken by it in good faith in accordance with such instructions or
in accordance with advice of counsel.
(d) The
Administrator hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund
pursuant to its duties hereunder are the property of the Fund and further agrees
to surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Manager’s
request.
(e) It
is understood that in determining security valuations, as appropriate, the
Administrator employs one or more pricing services to determine valuations of
portfolio securities for purposes of calculating net asset values of the Master
Fund and the Fund, as described in the Prospectus dated July 21, 2009, and
any successor thereto (the “Prospectus”). The Administrator shall price the
securities and other holdings of the Fund for which market quotations or prices
are available by the use of such services. For those
securities where prices are not provided by the pricing service(s) utilized by
the Administrator, the Master Fund and the Fund shall approve, in good faith,
the method for determining the fair value of the securities. At such
times as are necessary and in accordance with such procedures, the Portfolio
Managers shall determine or obtain the valuation of the securities (subject
always to the review and supervision of the Master Fund’s Board and the Board)
and shall deliver to the Administrator the resulting prices for use in its
calculation of net asset values; in particular, the Administrator shall price
investments in Portfolio Funds based on the valuations provided to it by the
Portfolio Managers or the administrators to the Underlying Adviser
Funds. The Administrator is authorized to rely on the prices provided
by the Portfolio Managers, the administrators to the Underlying Adviser Funds,
the Manager or other authorized representatives of the Fund without
investigation or verification.
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(f) The
Manager and the Fund have and retain primary responsibility for all compliance
matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to compliance with all
applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, the 1940 Act, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, state securities laws, the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (including checking
persons submitting subscription documents against the Office of Foreign Asset
Controls (“OFAC”) list if the Administrator is not directed to do so, the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the policies and limitations of the Fund relating
to the portfolio investments as set forth in the Prospectus. The
Administrator’s monitoring and other functions hereunder shall not relieve the
Manager and the Fund of their primary day-to-day responsibility for assuring
such compliance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator
will be responsible for its own compliance with such statutes insofar as such
statutes are applicable to the services it has agreed to provide hereunder, and
will promptly notify the Fund if it becomes aware of any non-compliance which
relates to the Fund. The Administrator shall provide the Fund with
quarterly and annual certifications (on a calendar basis) with respect to the
design and operational effectiveness of its compliance and
procedures.
(g) The
Fund hereby certifies that it has undertaken (or will undertake in a timely
manner) all filings and other actions necessary to permit the Fund to lawfully
offer and sell Shares of the Fund. Except as otherwise noted on Schedule A hereto,
the Fund is not delegating to the Administrator any responsibility to monitor or
otherwise take any actions with respect to the qualification for or maintenance
of any applicable Federal or state securities law exemptions.
(h) The
Administrator shall maintain a disaster recovery and business continuity plan
and adequate and reliable computer and other equipment necessary and appropriate
to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. Upon the Fund’s
reasonable request, the Administrator shall provide supplemental information
concerning the aspects of its disaster recovery and business continuity plan
that are relevant to the services provided hereunder.
3. Fees; Delegation;
Expenses
(a) In
consideration of the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund will
pay the Administrator fees, each as provided in Schedule B hereto. In
addition, to the extent that the Administrator corrects, verifies or addresses
any prior actions or inactions by the Fund or by any other service provider, the
Administrator shall be entitled to additional fees as provided in Schedule
B. Fees shall be adjusted in accordance with Schedule B or as
otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties from time to time. The parties may
amend this Agreement to include fees for any additional services requested by
the Fund, enhancements to current services, or to add funds for which the
Administrator has been retained. The Fund agrees to pay the
Administrator’s then current rate for additional services provided, or for
enhancements to existing services currently provided, after the execution of
this Agreement.
(b) For
the purpose of determining fees payable to the Administrator, net asset value
shall be computed in accordance with the Fund's organizational documents, the
Prospectus and the resolutions of the Fund, if any. The fee for the period from
the day charges begin accruing under this Agreement until the end of that period
shall be pro-rated according to the proportion that such period bears to the
full period. Upon any termination of this Agreement before the end of
any period, the fee for such part of a period shall be pro-rated according to
the proportion which such period bears to the period and shall be payable upon
the date of termination of this Agreement. Should the Fund be
liquidated, merged with or acquired by another fund or investment company, any
accrued fees shall be immediately payable.
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(c) The
Administrator will bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with the
performance of its services under Section 2, except as otherwise provided
herein. The Administrator shall not be required to pay or finance any
costs and expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund, including, but not
limited to: taxes; interest; brokerage fees and commissions; salaries, fees and
expenses of the Manager or any officers; any Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”) fees and state Blue Sky fees; advisory fees; charges of
custodians, prime brokers, transfer agents, dividend disbursing and accounting
services agents and other service providers; security pricing services;
insurance premiums; outside auditing and legal expenses, including but not
limited to attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with responding to or
complying with SEC or other regulatory investigations, inquiries or subpoenas;
costs of organization and maintenance of corporate existence; taxes and fees
payable to federal, state and other governmental agencies; preparation,
typesetting, printing, proofing and mailing of prospectuses, statements of
additional information, notices, forms or applications and proxy materials for
regulatory purposes and for distribution to prospective or current Shareholders
of the Fund; preparation, typesetting, printing, proofing and mailing and other
costs of shareholder reports; expenses in connection with the electronic
transmission of documents and information including electronic filings with the
Commission and the states; research and statistical data services; expenses
incidental to holding meetings of the Fund's Shareholder and Manager; fees and
expenses associated with internet, e-mail and other related activities; expenses
incurred for distribution of Shares and extraordinary expenses. The
Administrator shall not be required to pay any Blue Sky fees or take any related
Blue Sky actions except as set forth on Schedule A, and then
not unless and until it has received the amount of such fees from the
Fund.
(d) Except
as otherwise specified, fees payable hereunder shall be calculated and billed as
set forth on Schedule B. The Fund agrees to pay all fees within
thirty days of receipt of each invoice or other method of notification of
payment due the Administrator. The Administrator retains the right to
charge interest in the amount of 1 percent per month on any amounts that remain
unpaid beyond such thirty day period.
4. Proprietary and Confidential
Information
The Administrator agrees on behalf of
itself and its employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information
of the Fund all records relative to the Fund, its business, and the Fund’s
Shareholders, including such proprietary information received by the
Administrator prior to the date of this Agreement (“Confidential Information”),
not to use such records and information for any purpose other than performance
of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, and not to disclose such
information except where the Administrator may be exposed to civil or criminal
proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by
duly constituted authorities or court process, when subject to governmental or
regulatory audit or investigation, or when so requested by the Fund. In case of
any requests or demands for inspection of the records of the Fund, the
Administrator will endeavor to notify the Manager promptly and to secure
instructions from a representative of the Manager as to such inspection, unless
prohibited by law from making such notification. Records and information which
have become known to the public through no action or inaction of the
Administrator or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and
information which was already in the possession of the Administrator prior to
the date hereof, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
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5. Limitation of
Liability
(a) The
Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or
for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this
Agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from the Administrator’s willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or
from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this
Agreement. Furthermore, the Administrator shall not be liable for (i)
any action taken or omitted to be taken in accordance with or in reliance upon
written or oral instructions, advice, data, documents or information (without
investigation or verification) received by the Administrator from or on behalf
of the Manager or an officer or representative of the Fund, or from a
representative of any of the parties referenced in Section 2, (ii)
its reliance on the security valuations without investigation or verification
provided by pricing service(s), the Fund’s Manager, a Portfolio Manager, the
administrators to the Underlying Adviser Funds, or other representatives of the
Fund, or (iii) any action taken or omission by the Fund, the Manager, Portfolio
Managers, the administrators to the Underlying Adviser Funds or any past or
current service provider.
(b) The
Administrator assumes no responsibility hereunder, and shall not be liable, for
any default, damage, loss of data or documents, errors, delay or any other loss
whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control. The
Administrator will, however, take all reasonable steps to minimize service
interruptions for any period that such interruption continues beyond its
control.
(c) The
Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrator, its employees,
agents, officers, directors, affiliates and nominees (collectively, the
“Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, actions and
suits, and from and against any and all judgments, liabilities, losses, damages,
costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and other expenses of every nature and
character which may be asserted against or incurred by any Indemnified Party or
for which any Indemnified Party may be held liable (a “Claim”) arising out of or
in any way relating to (i) the Administrator’s actions or omissions, (ii) the
Administrator’s reliance on, implementation of or use of (without investigation
or verification) advice, instructions, requests, directions, information, data,
records and documents received by the Administrator from any party referenced in
Section 2 hereof or other representative of the Fund, (iii) any breach of any of
the Fund’s obligations, representations or warranties hereunder, or (iv) any
action taken by or omission of the Fund, its Manager, any Portfolio Managers, or
any past or current service provider. The Indemnified
Parties shall not be indemnified to the extent a Claim resulted from the
Administrator’s or the Indemnified Parties’ willful misfeasance, bad faith, or
gross negligence in the performance of the Administrator’s duties hereunder or
from reckless disregard by the Administrator of its obligations and duties
hereunder.
(d) The
Administrator agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, its employees,
officers and directors (collectively, the “Fund Indemnified Parties”) from and
against any and all claims, demands, actions and suits, and from and against any
and all judgments, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable
counsel fees and other expenses of every nature and character which may be
asserted against or incurred by any Fund Indemnified Party or for which any Fund
Indemnified Party may be held liable, arising out of or in any way relating to
the Administrator’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations
and duties under this Agreement.
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(e) In
no event and under no circumstances shall either party, its affiliates or any of
its or their officers, directors, shareholders, agents or employees be liable to
anyone, including, without limitation, the other party, under any theory of
tort, contract, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for lost
profits, exemplary, punitive, special, indirect or consequential damages for any
act or failure to act under any provision of this Agreement regardless of
whether such damages were foreseeable and even if advised of the possibility
thereof. The indemnity and defense provisions set forth in this Section 5 shall
indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this
Agreement.
6. Term
(a) This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date this Agreement is executed and
shall continue in effect until terminated as provided
herein. This Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to the
Fund until the fourth anniversary of the date of this
Agreement. Thereafter if not terminated as provided herein, the
Agreement shall continue automatically for successive annual
periods.
(b) The
terms of this Agreement shall not be waived, altered, modified, amended or
supplemented in any manner whatsoever except by a written instrument signed by
the Administrator and the Fund.
(c) Either party
may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving the other party a written
notice not less than one-year prior
to the date the termination is to be effective.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, upon the termination of this Agreement or the
liquidation of the Fund, the Administrator shall deliver the records of the Fund
(in the form maintained by the Administrator to the extent permitted by
applicable license agreements) to the Fund or person(s) designated by the Fund
at the Fund’s cost and expense, and thereafter the Fund or its designee shall be
solely responsible for preserving the records for the periods required by all
applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Administrator shall be entitled to
maintain a copy of such records for the sole purpose of defending itself against
any action arising under or as a result of this Agreement or as otherwise
required or permitted by law. The Fund shall be responsible for all
expenses associated with the movement (or duplication) of records and materials
and conversion thereof to a successor fund accounting and administrative
services agent, including all reasonable trailing expenses incurred by the
Administrator. In addition, in the event of termination of this
Agreement, or the proposed liquidation or merger of the Fund, and the Fund
requests the Administrator to provide additional services in connection
therewith, the Administrator shall provide such services and be entitled to such
compensation as the parties may mutually agree.
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7. Non-Exclusivity
The services of the Administrator
rendered to the Fund are not deemed to be exclusive. The
Administrator may render such services and any other services to others,
including other investment vehicles, including hedge funds.
8. Governing Law;
Invalidity
This Agreement shall be governed by
Wisconsin law, excluding the laws on conflicts of laws. To the extent
that the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin, or any of the provisions
herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter
shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent
with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the Commission
thereunder. Any provision of this Agreement which may be determined
by competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and
any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction. In such case, the parties shall in good faith modify or
substitute such provision consistent with the original intent of the
parties.
9. Notices
Any notice required or permitted to be
given by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been given when sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, as follows: Notice to the Administrator
shall be sent to UMB Fund Services, Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X,
Xxxxxxxxx, XX, 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, with a copy to General
Counsel, and notice to the Fund shall be sent to Hatteras 1099 Advantage Fund,
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX, 00000, Attention: J.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx.
10. Entire
Agreement
This Agreement, together with the
Schedules attached hereto, constitutes the entire Agreement of the parties
hereto.
11. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
agreement but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument. The facsimile signature of any party to this Agreement shall
constitute the valid and binding execution hereof by such party.
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12. Amendments
This Agreement may be amended only by
the written agreement of the parties hereto.
13. Assignment;
Successors and Assigns
Neither party may assign this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that
the Administrator may assign its rights hereunder to any subsidiary or affiliate
with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such assignment. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall insure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. To the
extent that the Administrator appoints other parties to carry out some or all of
its responsibilities under this Agreement, the Administrator (i) will, prior to
appointing such other party, use reasonable care in determining that such other
party is able to provide such services and (ii) will remain responsible for the
provision of such services to the Fund.
14. Legal
Advice
Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the services provided by the Administrator hereunder
do not constitute, nor shall they be construed as constituting, legal advice or
the provision of legal services for or on behalf of the Fund or any other
person.
15. Records
The Administrator shall keep those
records specified in Schedule C hereto in the form and manner, and for such
period, as it may deem advisable but not inconsistent with the rules and
regulations of appropriate government authorities, in particular Rules 31a-2 and
31a-3 under the 1940 Act. The Administrator shall only destroy
records at the direction of the Fund, and any such destruction shall comply with
the provisions of Section 248.30(b) of Regulation S-P (17 CFR
248.1-248.30). The Administrator may deliver to the Fund from time to
time at the Administrator’s discretion, for safekeeping or disposition by the
Fund in accordance with law, such records, papers and documents accumulated in
the execution of its duties hereunder, as the Administrator may deem expedient,
other than those which the Administrator is itself required to maintain pursuant
to applicable laws and regulations. The Fund shall assume all
responsibility for any failure thereafter to produce any record, paper, or other
document so returned, if and when required.
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16. Miscellaneous
The Fund hereby grants to the
Administrator the limited power of attorney on behalf of the Fund to sign Blue
Sky forms and related documents in connection with the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized
officer as of the day and year first above written.
(the
“Fund”)
By: /s/ J. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name J. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary / COO
UMB
FUND SERVICES, INC.
(“Administrator”)
By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
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Schedule
A
to
the
by
and between
and
UMB
Fund Services, Inc.
Services
Subject
to the direction of, and utilizing information provided by the Fund, the
Manager, the Portfolio Managers, the administrators to the Underlying Adviser
Funds and the Fund’s agents, the Administrator will:
General
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Provide
office space, facilities, equipment and personnel to carry out its
services hereunder;
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Maintain
the accounts, books and other documents produced by the Administrator in
connection with its services
hereunder;
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Accounting
and Reporting Services
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Maintain
books and records in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s operating
documents and generally accepted accounting
principles;
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Maintain
checkbook registers and facilitate the payment of vendor invoices (UMB
Fund Services, Inc., shall not be a signatory on any bank
accounts);
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Coordinate
transfer of funds for purchase of investments and inter-bank
transfers;
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Compute
distributions in accordance with the operating
documents;
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Maintain
capital account detail for each investor, including income and loss
allocations, capital contributions and
distributions;
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Maintain
database detail of all portfolio investment
transactions;
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Maintain
database detail of each capital contribution and each
distribution;
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Coordinate
and supervise the annual audit including: prepare and/or gather all
supporting documentation for audit review; cash, custody and
investment confirmations; legal and audit representation letters; and
follow-up on all questions and requests for additional
information;
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Provide
work papers sufficient to permit the preparation and filing of all federal
and state income tax returns (and such other required tax filings as may
be agreed to by the parties) by the Fund’s tax
accountants;
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Prepare
and distribute quarterly and annual financial reports to investors in a
format and on a timetable consistent with applicable
requirements;
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Prepare
and distribute individual statements of investors’ capital accounts on a
monthly basis
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year-to-date and inception-to-date period as required;
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On
a quarterly basis, pursuant to the terms of the Prospectus, prepare a
report reflecting the Fund’s performance and provide comparisons of
performance information to pertinent
benchmarks;
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Act
as liaison with the Fund’s independent public accountants, and provide
account analyses, fiscal year summaries and other audit-related
information schedules;
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Assist
in the preparation of the Fund’s annual financial reports, subject to the
review and approval of the Fund and the Fund’s independent public
accountants;
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Review
subscription documents for reasonableness; provided, however, the Manager
remains solely responsible for determining
accreditation;
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At
the direction of the Manager, establish and maintain member capital
accounts for each investor;
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Calculate
items of income, expense, gain and loss, and allocate such items to
individual Shareholder’s capital accounts in accordance with the Fund’s
operating documents;
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Determine
realized gains or losses on security
trades;
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Monitor
individual investments for corporate actions, cash dividends and capital
changes ( as applicable);
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Calculate
contractual expenses (e.g., advisory
fees);
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Determine
and periodically monitor the Fund's income and expense accruals and cause
all appropriate expenses to be paid from Fund assets on proper
authorization from the Fund;
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Calculate
the net asset value per Share of the Fund (i) in accordance with the
Fund’s operating documents as provided to the Administrator, and (ii)
based on security valuations, if applicable, as provided
herein;
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Maintain
all general ledger accounts and related
subledgers;
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Provide
such reports as mutually agreed upon by the parties
hereto;
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Prepare
internal management reports relating to the activities of the Fund as
requested
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Prepare
Form 1099s for Board members and other Fund vendors;
and
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Compute
gross and net rate of return calculations, as
requested.
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Administrative
Services
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Prepare
draft notifications to investors for distribution payments for review and
approval;
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Distribute
approved notifications to investors and their advisors as
directed;
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Coordinate
payment of cash distributions by check or
wire;
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Reconcile
investment securities held in
custody;
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Coordinate
relationships with professionals, including attorneys, bankers,
independent accountants and distribution agents used by the
Fund;
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Maintain
database of investor data required for dissemination of reports and
notifications, preparation of tax information and payment of cash and
in-kind distributions;
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Effect
and/or maintain the qualification of Shares for sale under the securities
laws of the jurisdictions indicated by the Manager or officer or other
representative of the Fund by filing Form NF or such other form(s) as
directed by the Fund and, subject to Section 3, remitting any applicable
fees to such jurisdictions are required under applicable Blue Sky
laws;
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File
with each jurisdiction, as required, the appropriate materials relating to
the Fund, including, but not limited to the Fund’s Registration Statements
or Post-Effective Amendments, definitive copies of the Fund’s Prospectus
and annual reports;
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Monitor
sales in each jurisdiction and in the event sales of shares in a
particular jurisdiction reach or exceed Administrator’s warning levels,
promptly prepare an amendment to the Fund’s notice permit to increase the
offering amount;
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Compile
data for and prepare with respect to the Fund’s Semi-Annual Reports on
Form N-SAR;
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Prepare
and review the financial statement for the Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual
Reports included in Form N-CSR as required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act;
assist in compiling exhibits and disclosures for Form N-CSR as requested
by the Manager;
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Provide
financial and Fund performance information for inclusion in
the Registration Statement for the Fund (on Form N-2 or any
replacement therefor) and any amendments thereto, subject to the review of
Fund counsel;
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Assist
in the acquisition of the Fund’s directors’ and officers’ errors and
omissions insurance, assist in the acquisition of the Fund’s fidelity bond
required by the 1940 Act, and monitor the amount of the bond and make the
necessary SEC filings related
thereto;
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From
time to time as the Administrator deems appropriate, check the Fund’s
compliance with the policies and limitations of the Fund relating to the
portfolio investments as set forth in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information (but these functions shall not relieve the
Fund’s Manager and Portfolio Managers, if any, of their primary day-to-day
responsibility for assuring such
compliance);
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Develop
with legal counsel and the secretary of the Fund an agenda for each Board
meeting and, if requested by the Board of Managers, attend Board meetings
and prepare minutes;
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Provide
timely response to investor inquiries and requests for additional
information as directed;
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n
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In
connection with the Fund’s first and third fiscal quarters, prepare Form
N-Q and provide to Fund counsel for its review of the same; upon the
advice and direction of Fund counsel, file Form N-Q with the Commission as
required;
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Subject
to having received all relevant information from the Fund and upon the
advice and direction of Fund counsel, prepare Form N-PX and provide to
Fund counsel for its review of the same; upon the advice and direction of
Fund counsel, file Form N-PX with the Commission as
required;
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Provide
secured investor account online reporting
services;
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Generally
assist in the Fund’s administrative operations as mutually agreed to by
the parties; and
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Assist
the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer with the development and maintenance
of a compliance calendar for the Fund, provided that it is understood by
the parties that the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer is ultimately
responsible for such calendar;
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Subscription
Period Services
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Development
of investor database;
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Data
collection and input for the initial and subsequent
closings;
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Assist
the Fund with its monitoring obligations under the USA PATRIOT Act by (1)
at such time as directed by the Manager, rejecting Subscription Agreements
that are not accompanied by required identifying information; (2)
providing an initial check of identifying information against the
LEXIS/NEXIS® AML database (or any successor thereto) licensed by the
Administrator; (3) providing an initial check of persons submitting
Subscription Agreements against the OFAC list; (4) upon consultation with
the Manager, filing a suspicious activity report with the appropriate
authorities; (5) permitting federal regulators access to such information
and records maintained by the Administrator relating to the
Administrator’s implementation of the Fund’s monitoring obligations, as
they may request, and (6) permitting such federal regulators to inspect
the Administrator’s implementation of such monitoring obligations on
behalf of the Fund;
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Coordination
of subscription approval process with counsel, as requested,
and
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n
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Other
administrative functions as mutually agreed upon in connection with the
subscription process.
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Additional
Work
The
duties of the Administrator shall be confined to those expressly set forth
herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against the
Administrator hereunder. Work requested of the Administrator that is
considered to be outside the scope of the accounting, reporting and
administrative services set forth above is subject to additional fees at the
prevailing hourly rate.
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Accounting
records, including Shareholder Account Ledgers, Portfolio Transactions
Journals, Cash Receipts and Disbursements Journal, General Ledger,
Subsidiary Ledgers, Portfolio Securities Ledger, Commissions Ledger,
Capital Account Ledger and Trial
Balances.
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Copies
of the Fund’s operating documents and minute
books.
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Shareholder
correspondence (including e-mail communications) relating to matters
required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940
Act
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