JOINT LIABILITY INSURANCE AGREEMENT
Exhibit (k)(4)
JOINT LIABILITY INSURANCE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated the 23rd day of July, 2024 between the Infinity Core Alternative Fund, First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund, Variant Alternative Income Fund, Variant Impact Fund, Agility Multi-Asset Income Fund, Keystone Private Income Fund, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Real Assets Fund, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund, AFA Private Credit Fund, The Optima Dynamic Alternatives Fund, First Trust Real Assets Fund, First Trust Private Credit Fund, First Trust Private Assets Fund, Destiny Alternative Fund LLC, Destiny Alternative Fund (TEI) LLC, Xxxxxx Real Estate Credit Fund, Xxxxxxxxx Private Markets Fund, First Trust Hedged Strategies Fund, FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A2, FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A3, FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A4, FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A2, First Trust Enhanced Private Credit Fund, Variant Alternative Lending Fund, FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A3 and FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A4 (collectively, the “Funds” and individually, a “Fund”).
WHEREAS, each Fund is a management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”);
WHEREAS, each Fund is an affiliate of each other Fund under the 1940 Act;
WHEREAS, Rule 17d-1(d)(7) under the 1940 Act permits arrangements regarding liability insurance policies between registered investment companies and their affiliates provided certain conditions are met; and
WHEREAS, a majority of the Board of Trustees, Directors or Managers of each Fund, as applicable, (each a “Board”) (including a majority of the trustees, directors or managers who are not “interested persons” of each respective Fund as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) has given due consideration to all factors relevant to the form, amount and ratable allocation of premiums of the Investment Company Directors & Officers and Professional Liability Policy (the “Policy”) and (i) has approved the terms and amount of the Policy and the participation of each respective Fund in the Policy as being in the best interests of that Fund, and (ii) has determined that the allocation of the premium for the Policy as set forth herein (which is based on information obtained from the underwriters regarding each Fund’s proportionate share of the sum of the premiums that would have been paid if such insurance coverage were purchased separately by the Funds) is fair and reasonable to the Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the Funds hereby agree:
1. Joint Policy. To insure the Funds and their respective managers, executives, officers and employees against their errors or omissions, the Funds have obtained and maintain the Policy, pursuant to which they are each insured under the Policy.
2. Limits of Liability. The limit of the Policy insurer’s (the “Insurer”) liability under the Policy shall not be less than an amount approved by each Fund’s Board.
3. Ratable Allocation of Premium. So long as each Fund continues to operate as an investment company, each Fund agrees to pay its proportionate share of the total premium due under the Policy, which share shall be determined based on each Fund’s proportionate share of the sum of the premiums that would have been paid if such insurance coverage were purchased separately by the Funds.
4. Premium Due Upon Liquidation of Fund or Departure from Program. In the event that a Fund (a) liquidates or (b) undertakes to remove itself from the fund solutions program (currently known as “registered fund solutions”), then such Fund will be obligated to pay an amount for tail coverage under the Policy in such amount as determined by the Boards or if the Boards determine that the Policy shall be terminated, such Fund will be obligated to pay an amount equal to its pro rata share of the total cost to provide tail coverage under the Policy to the Funds for six (6) years from the date of termination of the Policy.
5. Allocation of Recoveries and Deductibles.
(i) The term "Loss" shall mean any Loss (as such term or similar term is defined in the Policy) for which payment is made under the Policy by the Insurer on behalf of the Funds, or their respective managers, executives, officers or employees, or for which payment would have been made by the Insurer under the Policy if the limits of the Insurer's liability under the Policy had not been exceeded. The term "Recovery" shall mean the aggregate amount paid by the Insurer on behalf of the Funds (or their respective managers, executives, officers or employees) in respect of a Loss.
(ii) Subject to the next sentence, if a Fund sustains a Loss as a result of one or more claims made during a single annual coverage period for which a Recovery is received under the Policy, such Fund shall receive an amount equal to the actual Loss. If a Recovery is less than the amount required to indemnify fully the Funds sustaining a related Loss, then the Recovery shall be allocated among the Funds which have not been fully indemnified for their Losses in the same proportion as their premiums bear to one another.
(iii) In each case of Loss, the applicable deductible under the Policy will be allocated among the Funds sustaining Losses in proportion to the relative share of Recovery received by each Fund.
6. Claims and Settlements. Each Fund shall file a copy of this Agreement with the Insurer as part of any claim under the Policy and shall, at the time of making of any claim under the Policy, provide UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) with written notice of the amount and nature of such claim, and UMBFS will provide written notice to the other Funds. Each Fund shall provide to UMBFS forthwith written notice of the terms of settlement of any claim made under the Policy, and UMBFS will provide written notice to the other Funds.
7. Term. This Agreement shall remain in effect as long as the Boards of each Fund (including a majority of the managers, directors or trustees, as applicable, who are not “interested persons,” as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Act) makes the annual determinations respecting the Policy required under Rule 17d-1(d)(7), and annually approves the renewal of the Policy.
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8. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a writing executed by all of the Funds.
9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
10. No Assignment. This Agreement is not assignable.
11. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the notified Fund as follows:
UMB Fund Services, Inc.
000 X. Xxxxxx Xx.
Attention: Legal Department
Re: Infinity Core Alternative Fund, First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund, Variant Alternative Income Fund, Variant Impact Fund, Agility Multi-Asset Income Fund, Keystone Private Income Fund, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Real Assets Fund, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund, AFA Private Credit Fund, The Optima Dynamic Alternatives Fund, First Trust Real Assets Fund, First Trust Private Credit Fund, First Trust Private Assets Fund, Destiny Alternative Fund LLC, Destiny Alternative Fund (TEI) LLC, Xxxxxx Real Estate Credit Fund, Xxxxxxxxx Private Markets Fund, First Trust Hedged Strategies Fund, FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A2, FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A3, FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A4, FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A2, First Trust Enhanced Private Credit Fund, Variant Alternative Lending Fund, FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A3 and FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A4.
12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
| Infinity Core Alternative Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
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| First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Variant Alternative Income Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Variant Impact Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Agility Multi-Asset Income Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Keystone Private Income Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Aspiriant Risk-Managed Real Assets Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Aspiriant Risk-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
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| AFA Private Credit Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| The Optima Dynamic Alternatives Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| First Trust Real Assets Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| First Trust Private Credit Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| First Trust Private Assets Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Destiny Alternative Fund LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
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| Destiny Alternative Fund (TEI) LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Xxxxxx Real Estate Credit Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Xxxxxxxxx Private Markets Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| First Trust Hedged Strategies Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A2 | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A3 | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
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| FT Vest Hedged Equity Income Fund: Series A4 | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A2 | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| First Trust Enhanced Private Credit Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| Variant Alternative Lending Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A3 | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series A4 | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
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