OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH
BY
A T FUND OF FUNDS (THE "FUND"),
THE SOLE SERIES OF A T FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST (THE "TRUST")
UP TO $1,000,000 OF ITS ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES (THE "SHARES")
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THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON
OCTOBER 21, 2005, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
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THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE AND THE ACCOMPANYING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (WHICH,
TOGETHER WITH ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, COLLECTIVELY
CONSTITUTE THE "OFFER") ARE NOT CONDITIONED ON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES
BEING TENDERED, BUT ARE SUBJECT TO OTHER CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED HEREIN AND IN
THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
SHARES ARE NOT TRADED ON ANY ESTABLISHED TRADING MARKET AND ARE SUBJECT TO
STRICT RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY PURSUANT TO THE TRUST'S AGREEMENT AND
DECLARATION OF TRUST, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE "DECLARATION OF TRUST").
NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN
AND IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATIONS MAY NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE FUND OR
ITS INVESTMENT ADVISER OR SUBADVISER. THE FUND HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT NO TRUSTEE
OR EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE FUND OR THE TRUST INTENDS TO TENDER ANY SHARES
PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.
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Any holder of Shares (each a "SHAREHOLDER") desiring to tender any portion
of his, her or its Shares should complete and sign the Letter of Transmittal in
accordance with the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, and mail or
deliver the Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents to the Fund's
subadministrator, Forum Administrative Services, LLC (the "SUBADMINISTRATOR").
Questions, requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of
this Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal may be directed to the
Subadministrator in the manner set forth on the last page of this Offer to
Purchase.
If you do not wish to tender your Shares, you need not take any action.
September 20, 2005
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
This Summary Term Sheet highlights certain information concerning this
tender offer. To understand the Offer fully and for a more complete discussion
of the terms and conditions of the Offer, you should read carefully this entire
Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal.
What Is The Tender Offer?..................The Fund is offering to purchase up to $1,000,000 of its
outstanding Shares for cash at a price per share equal to the
proportionate net asset value of the Shares (that is, the
purchase price of each Share will be equal to the net asset
value of the Fund divided by the number of outstanding Shares),
as determined in accordance with the Fund's net asset valuation
procedures as of December 30, 2005, or if the Offer is extended,
on the date to which the Offer is extended (the "VALUATION
Date"), upon specified terms and subject to conditions as set
forth in the tender offer documents.
When Will The Tender Offer Expire, And The tender offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on
May The Offer Be Extended?.................October.21, 2005, unless extended (the "EXPIRATION DATE"). The
Fund may extend the period of time the Offer will be open by notifying
Fund Shareholders no later than the next business day after the Offer
otherwise would have expired. See Section 1 of this Offer to Purchase.
What Is The Net Asset Value Per Share As As of July 31, 2005, the net asset value ("NAV") per Share was
Of A Recent Date?..........................$100.75. The value of your Shares will change due to market
fluctuation between July 31, 2005 (the last date as of which NAV has
been calculated) and the Valuation Date, which is the date as of which
NAV will be determined for purposes of calculating the purchase price of
the Shares.
During the pendency of the tender offer, current per Share NAV can be
obtained from the Subadministrator by calling toll free at (000) 000-0000
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday
(except holidays). See Section 7 of this Offer to Purchase for additional
information regarding net asset values.
May I Tender All Or Some of My Shares?.....You may tender all of your Shares, some of your Shares
defined as a specific dollar value, Or some of your Shares defined as a
specific dollar value above the Required minimum investment balance.
If you tender for repurchase only a portion of your Shares, you will be
required to maintain an investment in Shares equal to at least $100,000. If
you tender less than all of your Shares and the purchase of the full
amount tendered would cause your remaining investment to be less than
the required minimum balance, the Fund will reduce the portion of
Shares to be repurchased so that the required minimum balance is maintained.
How Do I Tender My If your Shares are registered in your name, you should obtain
Shares?....................................the tender offer materials, including this Offer to Purchase and
the related Letter of Transmittal, read them, and if you decide to
tender, complete a Letter of Transmittal and submit any other
documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. These materials
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must be received by the Subadministrator in proper form before 5:00 p.m., Eastern
time, on the October 21, 2005 Expiration Date (unless the tender
offer is extended by the Fund, in which case the new deadline will be
as stated in the notice to Shareholders of the extension). See
Section 3 of this Offer to Purchase.
Is There Any Cost To Me To Tender?.........No fees or commission will be payable to the Fund in connection
with the Offer. However, if any Shares repurchased by the Fund
pursuant to the tender offer were initially purchased by you on
or after January 1, 2005, the Fund will levy a repurchase fee
equal to 2% of the purchase price.
May I Withdraw My Request to Tender Yes, you may withdraw your request to tender your Shares at any
After I Have Tendered My Shares And, If time prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the October 21, 2005
So, By When?...............................Expiration Date (or if the Offer is extended, at any time prior
to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the new Expiration Date). Withdrawn
Shares may be re-tendered by following the tender procedures
before the offer expires (including any extension period). See Section 4
of this Offer to Purchase.
How Do I Withdraw Tendered Shares?.........A notice of withdrawal of tendered Shares must be timely
received by the Subadministrator by the Expiration Date, which
notice must specify the name of the Shareholder who tendered the
Shares, the number of Shares being withdrawn (which must be all
of the Shares tendered). See Section 4 of this Offer to
Purchase.
May I Place Any Conditions On My Tender No.
Of Shares?................................
Is There A Limit On The Number Of Shares Yes. You may tender all of your Shares or some of your Shares
I May Tender?..............................defined as a specific dollar value above the required minimum
investment balance subject to the conditions discussed in Section 13 of
this Offer to Purchase. However, a maximum of $1,000,000 of the total
outstanding Shares will be accepted for tender. See Section 1 of this
Offer to Purchase.
What If More Than $1,000,000 of Shares The Fund will purchase duly tendered Shares from tendering
Are Tendered (And Not Timely Withdrawn)?...Shareholders pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer
on a pro rata basis according to the number of Shares tendered by each
Shareholder (and not timely withdrawn), unless the Fund
determines not to purchase any Shares in the event that the conditions
described in Section 13 of this Offer to Purchase are not met. The Fund's
present intention, if the Offer is oversubscribed, is not to purchase
more than $1,000,000 of Shares. See Section 1 of this Offer to Purchase.
If I Decide Not To Tender, How Will The Your percentage ownership interest in the Fund will increase
Tender Offer Affect The Fund Shares I after completion of the tender offer if the Shares are properly
Hold?......................................tendered.and the Fund purchases them.
What Action Need I Take If I Decide Not None.
To Tender My Shares?.......................
Does The Fund Have The Financial Yes. The purchase price of the Shares in the Offer will be
Resources To Make Payment?.................financed first through cash on hand and then, if necessary,
through (a) the sale of portfolio securities and/or (b) borrowing,
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each in the amount or amounts determined by A T Funds, LLC, the Fund's
investment adviser (the "ADVISER"), in its reasonable discretion, subject
to restrictions or limitations contained in the Declaration of
Trust, the Fund's private placement memorandum or material agreements,
each as amended from time to time, or applicable laws, rules and
regulations, including the rules and regulations promulgated under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 ACT"). See Section
5 of this Offer to Purchase.
Is There Any Reason Shares Tendered In addition to those circumstances described in Section 13 of
Would Not Be Accepted?.....................this Offer to Purchase in which the Fund is not required to
accept tendered Shares, the Fund has reserved the right to reject any and
all tenders determined by it not to be in appropriate form. For example,
tenders will be rejected if the tender does not include the original
signature(s) of a tendering Shareholder(s).
How Will Tendered Shares Be Accepted For The Fund will accept for payment properly tendered Shares, as
Payment?...................................determined by the Fund, up to a maximum of $1,000,000 of
Shares. If you properly tender Shares, we will mail you a notice by
October 28, 2005 advising you if we intend to purchase all or any portion
of the Shares you tendered. See Section 2 of this Offer to Purchase.
If Shares I Tender Are Accepted By The On or about January 17, 2006, we will give you a non-interest
Fund, When Will Payment Be Made?...........bearing, non-transferable promissory note (the "NOTE"), payable
as described below, entitling you to an amount equal to the estimated NAV
of the Shares purchased, determined by the Fund as of the Valuation Date
(the "PURCHASE PRICE").
The Note will be mailed by the Subadministrator to your address of
record on the books of the Fund and will entitle you to an initial
payment (the "INITIAL PAYMENT") in cash and/or marketable securities
(valued in accordance with the Fund's valuation procedures) equal to 90% of
the estimated Purchase Price of the tendered Shares which will be paid to
you within the later of (a) 50 days after the Valuation Date or, (b) if
the Fund has requested withdrawals of capital from any investment funds in
order to fund the purchase of Shares, 10 business days after the Fund has
received at least 90% of the aggregate amount withdrawn from such
investment funds, which in some circumstances may take a substantial
period of time due to the possibility of limited liquidity of the
investment funds.
The Note will also entitle you to a final payment (the "FINAL PAYMENT")
equal to the amount in excess, if any, of (a) the Purchase Price,
determined as of the Valuation Date and based upon the results of the
annual audit of the Fund's financial statements for fiscal year 2005, over
(b) the Initial Payment. The Final Payment will be paid within 30 days
after the completion of the Fund's annual audit, which the Fund
anticipates will be completed within 60 days of its 2005 fiscal year end
of March 31, 2006; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Board of Trustees, in its
discretion, may determine that the Final Payment be paid prior to the
completion of the Fund's audit.
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Is My Sale Of Shares In The Tender Offer For most Shareholders, yes. The sale of the Shares pursuant to
A Taxable Transaction For U.S. Federal the tender offer by U.S. Shareholders, other than those who are
Income Tax Purposes?.......................tax exempt, will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. See Section 8 of the Offer to Purchase for
a more detailed discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax
consequences. U.S. and Non-U.S. Shareholders are advised to
consult their own tax advisers.
Is The Fund Required To Complete The Under most circumstances, yes. There are certain circumstances,
Tender Offer And Purchase All Shares however, in which the Fund will not be required to purchase any
Tendered Up To The Maximum Of $1,000,000 Shares tendered, as described in Section 13 of this Offer to
of Shares?.................................Purchase.
Does Management Encourage Shareholders None of the Fund, the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the
To Participate In The Tender Offer, And Adviser or the Fund's investment subadviser, is making any
Will Management Participate In The recommendation to tender or not to tender Shares in the tender
Tender Offer?..............................offer. No trustee or executive officer of the Fund or the Trust
intends to tender Shares. See Section 6 of this Offer to
Purchase.
Will This Be My Last Opportunity To To date, this is the first tender offer the Fund's Board of
Tender Shares To The Fund?.................Trustees has approved, but the Board of Trustees has not yet
considered or approved any subsequent tender offers. The Board of Trustees
may, but is not obligated to, approve any subsequent tender offers, in
aggregate amounts as the Board of Trustees may determine from time to
time. There can be no assurance regarding the size of such tender
offers, the price at which they will be conducted or that any of these
subsequent tenders will occur at all. If they do not occur, this Offer may
be your last opportunity to tender your Shares to the Fund. See Section
6 of this Offer to Purchase.
How Do I Obtain Additional Information?....Questions and requests for assistance should be directed to the Subadministator by
calling toll free at (000) 000-0000, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except holidays). Requests for
additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal
and all other tender offer documents should also be directed to the Subadministrator.
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TO THE HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES OF A T FUND OF FUNDS
INTRODUCTION
A T Fund of Funds (the "FUND"), the sole series of A T Funds Investment
Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "TRUST"), and registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 ACT"), as a closed-end,
non-diversified management investment company, hereby offers to purchase up to
$1,000,000 (the "OFFER AMOUNT") of the Fund's outstanding common shares (the
"SHARES"), at a price (the "PURCHASE PRICE") per Share equal the net asset value
("NAV") as of the close of business on December 30, 2005, or a later date if the
Offer is extended (the "VALUATION DATE"), upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of
Transmittal (which together constitute the "OFFER"). The Fund has mailed
materials for the Offer to shareholders on September 20, 2005.
THIS OFFER IS BEING EXTENDED TO ALL HOLDERS OF THE SHARES (THE
"SHAREHOLDERS") AND IS NOT CONDITIONED ON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES BEING
TENDERED, BUT IS SUBJECT TO OTHER CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED HEREIN AND IN THE
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. SEE SECTION 13 OF THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE.
SHARES ARE NOT TRADED ON ANY ESTABLISHED TRADING MARKET AND ARE SUBJECT TO
STRICT RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY PURSUANT TO THE TRUST'S AGREEMENT AND
DECLARATION OF THE TRUST, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE "DECLARATION OF
TRUST").
NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN
AND IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATIONS MAY NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE FUND OR
ITS INVESTMENT ADVISER OR SUBADVISER. THE FUND HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT NO TRUSTEE
OR EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE FUND OR THE TRUST INTENDS TO TENDER ANY SHARES
PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.
As of July 31, 2005, there were 166,771 Shares issued and outstanding, and
the NAV was $10.75 per Share. The number of Shares issued and outstanding will
be greater on the Expiration Date (as defined below) as a result of new
investments in the Fund between July 31, 2005 and the Expiration Date.
Shareholders may contact the Fund's subadministrator, Forum Administrative
Services, LLC (the "SUBADMINISTRATOR"), by calling toll free at (000) 000-0000,
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except
holidays), to obtain current NAV quotations for the Shares.
Any Shares acquired by the Fund pursuant to the Offer will become
authorized but unissued Shares and will be available for issuance by the Fund
without further Shareholder action (except as required by applicable law).
Tendering Shareholders may be obligated to pay brokerage fees or commissions or,
subject to Instruction 7 of the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes on the
purchase of Shares by the Fund. Shareholders may also be subject to other
transaction costs, as described in Section 2.
1. TERMS OF THE OFFER; EXPIRATION DATE.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer, the
Fund will accept for payment, and pay for, up to $1,000,000 of the Fund's
outstanding Shares validly tendered on or prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on
October 21, 2005, or such later date to which the Offer is extended (the
"EXPIRATION DATE") and not withdrawn as permitted by Section 4.
Subject to the limitations set forth below, Shareholders may tender all of
their Shares, some of their Shares defined as a specific dollar value, or some
of their Shares defined as a specific dollar value above the required minimum
investment balance, as described below. A Shareholder who tenders only a
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portion of such Shareholder's Shares is required to maintain an investment in
Shares equal to at least $100,000 on the Valuation Date. If a Shareholder
tenders less than all of the Shareholder's Shares and the repurchase of the
tendered Shares would cause the Shareholder's remaining investment to fall below
the required minimum, the Fund will reduce the portion of Shares to be
repurchased so that the required minimum balance is maintained. The Offer is
being made to all Shareholders of the Fund and is not conditioned on any minimum
amount of Shares being tendered.
If the amount of Shares properly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the
Expiration Date is less than or equal to the Offer Amount, the Fund will, upon
the terms and conditions of the Offer, purchase all Shares so tendered. If more
than $1,000,000 of Shares are properly tendered pursuant to the Offer (and not
withdrawn as provided in Section 4), unless the Fund determines not to purchase
any Shares in the event that the conditions described in Section 13 of this
Offer to Purchase are not met, the Fund will purchase Shares from tendering
Shareholders, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the
Offer, on a pro rata basis according to the number of Shares tendered by each
Shareholder (and not timely withdrawn). The Fund does not contemplate extending
the Offer and increasing the amount of Shares covered thereby by reason of more
than $1,000,000 of Shares having been tendered.
The Fund expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, at any time
or from time to time, to extend the period of time during which the Offer is
open by giving oral or written notice of such extension to the Subadministrator.
Shareholders will be notified of any such extension no later than 9:00 a.m.
Eastern time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration
Date. If the Fund makes a material change in the terms of the Offer or is
otherwise required by applicable law, the Fund will extend the Offer to the
extent required by Rules 13e-4(d)(2) and 13e-4(e)(3) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"). During any extension, all
Shares previously tendered and not withdrawn will remain subject to the Offer,
subject to the right of a tendering Shareholder to withdraw his, her or its
Shares.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, the Fund will pay the
consideration offered or return the tendered Shares as set forth below. Any
extension, delay or termination will be followed as promptly as practicable by a
notice to Shareholders thereof, such notice, in the case of an extension, to be
given no later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, on the next business day after the
previously scheduled Expiration Date.
2. ACCEPTANCE FOR PAYMENT AND PAYMENT FOR SHARES.
For purposes of the Offer, the Fund will be deemed to have accepted for
payment Shares that are validly tendered on or before the Expiration Date or any
extensions thereof (and not timely withdrawn pursuant to Section 4) when the
Fund gives written notice to the tendering Shareholder of its election to
purchase the Shareholder's Shares. The Purchase Price per Share will equal the
NAV per Share as of the close of business on the Valuation Date. In all cases,
payment for Shares tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will
be made only after timely receipt by the Subadministrator of a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, and any other documents
required by the Letter of Transmittal. The Fund expressly reserves the right, in
its sole discretion, to delay the acceptance for payment of, or payment for,
Shares, in order to comply, in whole or in part, with any applicable law.
For Shareholders who tender Shares that are accepted by the Fund for
purchase, payment of the Purchase Price will consist of a non-interest-bearing,
non-transferable promissory note (the "NOTE") entitling the Shareholder to an
initial payment (the "INITIAL PAYMENT") and a final payment (the "FINAL
PAYMENT"). The Initial Payment will be equal to 90% of the estimated Purchase
Price of the tendered Shares, determined as of the Valuation Date. Payment of
the Initial Payment will be made within 50 days after the Valuation Date, unless
the Fund has requested withdrawals of capital from any investment funds in order
to fund the purchase of Shares, in which case the Initial Payment will be paid
no later than 10 business days after the Fund has received at least 90% of the
aggregate amount withdrawn from such investment funds.
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The Final Payment will be equal to the amount in excess, if any, of (a) the
Purchase Price, determined as of the Valuation Date and based upon the results
of the annual audit of the Fund's financial statements for fiscal year 2005,
over (b) the Initial Payment. The Final Payment will be paid within 30 days
after the completion of the Fund's annual audit, which the Fund anticipates will
be completed within 60 days of its 2005 fiscal year end of March 31, 2006;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Board of Trustees, in its discretion, may determine
that the Final Payment be paid prior to the completion of the Fund's audit. The
Note will be delivered to the tendering Shareholder in the manner set forth
below within 10 business days after the Valuation Date.
Although the Fund has retained the option to pay all or a portion of the
Purchase Price by distributing marketable securities, the Purchase Price will be
paid entirely in cash except in the unlikely event that the Board of Trustees
determines that the distribution of securities is necessary to avoid or mitigate
any adverse effect of the Offer on the remaining Shareholders of the Fund.
The Note pursuant to which a Shareholder will receive the Initial Payment
and Final Payment (together, the "CASH PAYMENTS") will be delivered to the
Subadministrator and then mailed by the Subadministrator to the Shareholder's
address of record on the books of the Fund. The Cash Payments due pursuant to
the Note will be deposited by the Fund in a segregated custodial account and
then transmitted directly to the tendering Shareholder at the address of record
with the Fund or to the tendering Shareholder's brokerage account, in accordance
with instructions provided by the tendering Shareholder in the Letter of
Transmittal (or as stated below), and, if so transferred to a brokerage account,
may be subject upon withdrawal from such account to any fees that such brokerage
would customarily assess upon the withdrawal of cash from such account. The
Subadministrator will act as an agent for Shareholders for purpose of delivering
the Cash Payments and the Note from the Fund to Shareholders. Under no
circumstances will interest on the Purchase Price for Shares be paid, regardless
of any delay in delivering such payments to any Shareholder.
If the Fund is delayed in its acceptance for payment of, or in its payment
for, Shares, or is unable to accept for payment or pay for Shares pursuant to
the Offer for any reason, such Shares may not be withdrawn unless and except to
the extent tendering Shareholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described
in Section 4 of this Offer to Purchase. If any tendered Shares are not accepted
for payment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer for any reason, or
are not paid because of an invalid tender, those Shares will remain credited to
the account of the relevant tendering Shareholder.
The Fund normally calculates the NAV of Shares approximately 45 days after
the end of the month. The most recent NAV of Shares will be available by calling
the Subadministrator toll free at (000) 000-0000.
3. PROCEDURE FOR TENDERING SHARES.
Shareholders wishing to tender Shares pursuant to the Offer should mail or
otherwise deliver a completed and executed Letter of Transmittal to the
Subadministrator at the address listed on the last page of this Offer to
Purchase. The completed and executed Letter of Transmittal must be RECEIVED by
the Subadministrator no later than the Expiration Date.
The Fund recommends that all documents be submitted to the Subadministrator
via certified mail, return receipt requested, or by express delivery service.
Shareholders who wish to confirm receipt of a Letter of Transmittal may contact
the Subadministrator at the address or telephone numbers listed on the last page
of this Offer to Purchase.
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of
receipt), payment and acceptance for payment of any tender of Shares will be
determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion, which determination shall be
final and binding. The Fund reserves the absolute right to reject any and all
tenders of Shares it determines not to be in proper form or the acceptance for
payment of which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be unlawful. The Fund also
reserves the absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the Offer or any
defect or irregularity in the tender of any Shares. No tender of Shares will be
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deemed to have been validly made until all defects and irregularities have been
cured or waived. Neither the Fund, the Subadministrator, Allegiance Investment
Management, LLC, the Fund's administrator (the "ADMINISTRATOR" and together with
the Subadministrator, the "ADMINISTRATORS") A T Funds, LLC, the Fund's
investment adviser (the "ADVISER"), Treesdale Partners, LLC, the Fund's
investment subadviser (the "SUBADVISER" and together with the Adviser, the
"ADVISERS"), nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notification
of any defects or irregularities in tenders, nor shall any of the foregoing
incur any liability for failure to give any such notification. The Fund's
interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer (including the Letter of
Transmittal and instructions thereto) will be final and binding.
Payment for Shares tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer
will be made, in all cases, only after timely receipt of a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal for such Shares, and any other documents
required by the Letter of Transmittal. The tender of Shares pursuant to any of
the procedures described in this Section 3 will constitute an agreement between
the tendering Shareholder and the Fund upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of the Offer.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND
RISK OF EACH TENDERING SHAREHOLDER. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED.
4. RIGHTS OF WITHDRAWAL.
Tenders of Shares made pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time
prior to the Expiration Date. After the Expiration Date (including any date to
which the Offer is extended), all tenders made pursuant to the Offer are
irrevocable.
To be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be timely received by
the Subadministrator at its address set forth on the last page of this Offer to
Purchase. Any notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who
previously executed the particular Letter of Transmittal and the amount of
Shares to be withdrawn, which must be all of the Shares tendered.
All questions as to the form and validity, including time of receipt, of
any notice of withdrawal will be determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion,
which determination shall be final and binding. Neither the Fund, the Advisers,
the Administrators, nor any other person shall be under any duty to give
notification of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal nor
shall any of the foregoing incur any liability for failure to give such
notification. Any Shares properly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been
validly tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, withdrawn Shares may be
re-tendered by following the procedures described in Section 3 of this Offer to
Purchase at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
If the Fund is delayed in its acceptance for payment of Shares, or it is
unable to accept for payment Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer, for any
reason, then, without prejudice to the Fund's rights under this Offer, the
Subadministrator may, on behalf of the Fund, retain tendered Shares, and such
Shares may not be withdrawn except to the extent that tendering Shareholders are
entitled to withdrawal rights as set forth in this Section 4.
5. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS; EFFECT OF THE OFFER.
The Purchase Price for Shares acquired pursuant to the Offer will not
exceed $1,000,000. However, the actual Purchase Price per Share cannot be
determined at this time because the price will be based on the NAV per Share on
the Valuation Date, and the number of Shares to be purchased will depend on the
amount of Shares tendered. If the NAV per Share on the Valuation Date were the
same as the NAV per Share on July 31, 2005, and if Shareholders tender
$1,000,000 of the Fund's outstanding Shares pursuant to the Offer, the Fund
would purchase approximately 9,926 Shares for a Purchase Price of $1,000,000.
See the Pro Forma Capitalization table below.
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The Fund expects that the monies to be used by the Fund to purchase Shares
pursuant to the Offer will be obtained first from cash on hand and then from (a)
the sale of portfolio securities and/or (b) borrowing, each in the amount or
amounts determined by the Adviser, in its reasonable discretion, subject to
restrictions or limitations contained in the Declaration of Trust, the Fund's
private placement memorandum or material agreements, each as amended from time
to time, or applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the rules and
regulations promulgated under the 1940 Act. At this time, the Fund has not
entered into any financing arrangement to enable any such borrowings.
THE OFFER MAY HAVE CERTAIN ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR TENDERING AND
NON-TENDERING SHAREHOLDERS.
EFFECT ON NAV AND CONSIDERATION RECEIVED BY TENDERING SHAREHOLDERS
The Fund invests its assets in investment funds ("PORTFOLIO FUNDS") that
are managed by various investment managers. If the Fund were required to sell a
substantial amount of its investments in Portfolio Funds to raise cash to
finance the Offer, the market prices of the Portfolio Funds being sold and/or
the Fund's remaining Portfolio Funds may decline and, hence, the Fund's NAV may
decline. If any such decline occurs, the Fund cannot predict what its magnitude
might be or whether such a decline would be temporary or continue to or beyond
the Expiration Date. If the value of the Portfolio Funds were to decline for any
reason before the termination of the Offer, the NAV of the Shares would decline.
Because the price per Share to be paid in the Offer will be dependent upon the
NAV per Share as determined on the Valuation Date, if such a decline continued
up to the Valuation Date, the consideration received by tendering Shareholders
would be reduced.
In addition, the sale of the Fund's investments in Portfolio Funds could
cause the Fund to incur increased brokerage and related transaction expenses,
and the Fund may receive proceeds from the sale of Portfolio Funds less than the
then-current valuation by the Fund. Accordingly, obtaining the cash to
consummate the Offer may result in a decrease in the Fund's NAV per Share, which
would affect both tendering and non-tendering Shareholders.
The Fund may sell Portfolio Funds during the pendency of the Offer, and
possibly for a short time thereafter, to raise cash for the purchase of Shares.
Thus, during the pendency of the Offer, and possibly for a short time
thereafter, the Fund will likely hold a greater than normal percentage of its
net assets in cash and cash equivalents. Because the Fund will not know the
number of Shares tendered until the Expiration Date, the Fund will not know
until the Expiration Date the amount of cash required to pay for such Shares.
RECOGNITION OF CAPITAL GAINS BY THE FUND
As noted, the Fund may be required to sell its investments in Portfolio
Funds to finance the Offer. If the Fund's tax basis for the securities sold is
less than the sale proceeds, the Fund will recognize capital gains. The Fund
would expect to declare and distribute any such gains to Shareholders of record
(reduced by net capital losses realized during the fiscal year, if any). This
recognition and distribution of gains, if any, would have certain negative
consequences: first, Shareholders at the time of a declaration of distributions
would be required to pay taxes on a greater amount of capital gain distributions
than otherwise would be the case; second, to raise cash to make the
distributions, the Fund might need to sell additional portfolio securities
thereby possibly being forced to realize and recognize additional capital gains.
It is impossible to predict what the amount of unrealized gains or losses would
be in the Fund's portfolio at the time that the Fund is required to liquidate
Portfolio Funds (and hence the amount of capital gains or losses that would be
realized and recognized).
In addition, some of the distributed gains may be realized on securities
held for one year or less, which would generate income taxable to the
Shareholders at ordinary income rates. This could adversely affect the Fund's
after-tax performance.
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TAX CONSEQUENCES OF REPURCHASES TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Fund's purchase of tendered Shares pursuant to the Offer will have tax
consequences for tendering Shareholders and may have tax consequences for
non-tendering Shareholders. See Section 8 of this Offer to Purchase.
HIGHER EXPENSE RATIO AND LESS INVESTMENT FLEXIBILITY
If the Fund purchases a substantial number of Shares pursuant to the Offer,
the net assets of the Fund will be reduced accordingly. The reduced net assets
of the Fund as a result of the Offer may result in a higher expense ratio for
the Fund and possibly in less investment flexibility for the Fund, depending on
the number of Shares repurchased.
PRO FORMA EFFECTS ON CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the net assets of the Fund as of July 31,
2005, adjusted to give effect to the Offer (excluding expenses and assuming the
Fund repurchases the full $1,000,000 of Shares):
PRO FORMA CAPITALIZATION (1)
ADJUSTMENT FOR
PURCHASE AT $ 10.75 PRO FORMA AS
AS OF JULY 31, 2005 PER SHARE ADJUSTED
Total net assets $ 16,802,829 $ (1,000,000) $ 15,802,829
Shares outstanding 166,771 (9,926) 156,845
NAV per Share $ 10.75 $ 10.75 $ 10.75
(1) This table assumes purchases by the Fund of $1,000,000 Shares, based
on NAV as of July 31, 2005 (although the actual Purchase Price will be
based on NAV as of December 30, 2005).
6. PURPOSE OF THE OFFER; PLANS OR PROPOSALS OF THE FUND.
The purpose of this Offer is to provide liquidity to Shareholders, as
contemplated by and in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed by the Fund with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and amended from time to time (the "REGISTRATION
STATEMENT"), and the Declaration of Trust. The Registration Statement and the
Declaration of Trust, which were provided to each Shareholder in advance of
subscribing for Shares, provide that the Board of Trustees of the Trust has the
discretion to determine whether and upon what terms the Fund will purchase
Shares from time to time from Shareholders pursuant to written tenders. The
Registration Statement also states that the Board of Trustees will consider the
recommendation of the Adviser, and that the Adviser expects to recommend to the
Board of Trustees that the Fund purchase Shares from Shareholders on or about
December 31, 2005 and quarterly thereafter, as of the last business day of each
March, June, September and December. This is the first tender offer being made
by the Fund as of December 30, 2005, being the last business day of December
2005. Because there is no secondary trading market for Shares and transfers of
Shares are prohibited without prior approval of the Fund, the Board of Trustees
has determined, after consideration of various matters, including but not
limited to those set forth in the Registration Statement, that the Offer is in
the best interests of Shareholders of the Fund in order to provide liquidity for
Shares as contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Declaration of
Trust.
NONE OF THE FUND, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OR THE ADVISERS MAKE ANY
RECOMMENDATION TO ANY SHAREHOLDER AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM
TENDERING ANY OF SUCH SHAREHOLDER'S SHARES, AND NONE OF SUCH PERSONS
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HAS AUTHORIZED ANY PERSON TO MAKE ANY SUCH RECOMMENDATION. SHAREHOLDERS ARE
URGED TO EVALUATE CAREFULLY ALL INFORMATION IN THE OFFER, CONSULT THEIR OWN
INVESTMENT AND TAX ADVISERS AND MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS WHETHER TO TENDER
SHARES.
7. NAV OF SHARES.
The NAV of the Fund is determined as of the last business day of each
calendar month in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board
of Trustees. The Fund commenced investment operations as of May 1, 2005 with an
NAV per Share of $100.00. The NAV per Share as of the end of each month since
the Fund's inception was as follows:
As of NAV per Share
May 31, 2005 $ 99.73
June 30, 2005 $ 99.97
July 31, 2005 $ 100.75
8. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE OFFER.
The following discussion describes certain U.S. federal income tax
consequences of tendering Shares in the Offer. Except where noted, it deals only
with Shares held as capital assets and does not deal with special situations,
such as those of dealers in securities or commodities, traders in securities
that elect to mark their holdings to market, insurance companies, persons
holding Shares as a part of a hedging, conversion or constructive sale
transaction or a straddle or Shareholders whose functional currency is not the
U.S. dollar. Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "CODE"), and regulations,
rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of the date hereof, and such
authorities may be repealed, revoked or modified so as to result in U.S. federal
income tax consequences different from those discussed below. This summary does
not discuss all aspects of federal income taxation that may be relevant to a
particular Shareholder in light of such Shareholder's specific circumstances,
nor does it describe any aspect of state, local, foreign or other tax laws.
Sales of Shares pursuant to the Offer will be taxable transactions under
applicable state, local, foreign and other tax laws. SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT
THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF
PARTICIPATING IN THE OFFER IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS
ANY CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION.
In general, a Shareholder who tenders less than all of his, her or its
Shares (or less than all of his, her or its Shares is accepted) should be
treated as receiving a distribution from the Fund. The Shareholder should
recognize gain to the extent that the amount of proceeds received exceeds the
Shareholder's adjusted tax basis in his, her or its Shares. If a Shareholder
tenders all of his, her or its Shares (and all of his, her or its Shares are
accepted), the receipt of the proceeds should be treated as a liquidating
distribution and the Shareholder should recognize gain or loss on a sale equal
to the difference between the Shareholder's "amount realized" on the sale and
the Shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the Shares sold.
The "amount realized" with respect to a Shareholder's Shares will be the
sum of (i) the amount of the Initial Payment; (ii) the amount of the Final
Payment; and (iii) the amount of the Partnership's liabilities allocable to the
Shares (as determined under Code Section 752). The amount of a Shareholder's
adjusted tax basis in his, her or its Shares will vary depending upon the
Shareholder's particular circumstances. In addition, a tendering Shareholder
will be allocated a pro rata share of the Fund's taxable income or loss for the
year of the Offer with respect to the Shares sold in accordance with the
provisions of the Fund concerning transfers of Shares. Such allocation and any
cash distributed by the Fund to the Shareholder for that year will affect the
Shareholder's adjusted tax basis in Shares and, therefore, the amount of such
Shareholder's taxable gain or loss upon a sale of Shares pursuant to the Offer.
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If treated as a liquidating distribution, a Shareholder who tenders all of
his, her or its Shares (and all of his, her or its Shares are accepted), should
be able to apply the Shareholder's adjusted tax basis against the Initial
Payment and thereafter against the receipt of the Final Payment.
The gain or loss recognized by a Shareholder on a sale of Shares pursuant
to the Offer generally should be treated as a capital gain or loss if the Shares
were held by the Shareholder as a capital asset. That capital gain or loss will
be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the tendering Shareholder's
holding period for the Shares exceeds one year. Under current law, long-term
capital gains of individuals are generally taxed at a maximum marginal federal
income tax rate of 15%. Capital losses are deductible only to the extent of
capital gains, except that individual taxpayers may deduct up to $3,000 per year
of capital losses in excess of the amount of their capital gains against
ordinary income. Excess capital losses generally can be carried forward to
succeeding years (a corporation's carry-forward period is 5 years and an
individual taxpayer can carry forward such losses indefinitely).
BACKUP FEDERAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING
Backup withholding tax will be imposed on the gross proceeds paid to a
tendering U.S. Shareholder (as defined in Section 8) unless the U.S. Shareholder
provides such U.S. Shareholder's taxpayer identification number (employer
identification number or social security number) to the Subadministrator,
certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding, complies with
applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules or is otherwise exempt
from backup withholding. Therefore, each tendering U.S. Shareholder should
complete and sign the Substitute Form W-9 included as part of the Letter of
Transmittal so as to provide the information and certification necessary to
avoid backup withholding, unless such U.S. Shareholder otherwise establishes to
the satisfaction of the Subadministrator that such U.S. Shareholder is not
subject to backup withholding. Certain U.S. Shareholders (including, among
others, all corporations) are not subject to these backup withholding
requirements. In addition, Non-U.S. Shareholders are not subject to these backup
withholding requirements. In order for a Non-U.S. Shareholder to qualify as an
exempt recipient, that Non-U.S. Shareholder must submit an IRS Form W-8 or a
Substitute Form W-8. Such statements can be obtained from the Subadministrator.
TO PREVENT BACKUP U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING, EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO
DOES NOT OTHERWISE ESTABLISH AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH WITHHOLDING MUST PROVIDE THE
SUBADMINISTRATOR WITH THE SHAREHOLDER'S CORRECT TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
AND PROVIDE CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION BY COMPLETING THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
INCLUDED IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
THE TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH ABOVE IS INCLUDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
ONLY. EACH SHAREHOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT SUCH SHAREHOLDER'S OWN TAX ADVISER TO
DETERMINE THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO HIM, HER OR IT OF THE OFFER,
INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS.
9. SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Set forth below is a summary of selected financial information for the Fund
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. The information with respect to the
Fund's first fiscal year has been excerpted from the Fund's audited financial
statements contained in its Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2005, which has previously been provided to Shareholders of the
Fund. Copies of the audited statements can be obtained for free at the website
of the SEC (xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx). The summary of selected financial information
set forth below is qualified in its entirety by reference to such statements and
the financial information, the notes thereto and related matter contained
therein.
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A T FUND OF FUNDS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
March 31, 2005
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ASSETS
Cash $103,514
Reimbursement receivable from Adviser 219,986
Prepaid insurance 25,900
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Total Assets 349,400
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LIABILITIES
Organizational costs payable to Adviser 220,000
Note payable to Adviser 29,400
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Total Liabilities 249,400
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NET ASSETS 100,000
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COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
Paid-in capital 100,000
NET ASSETS 100,000
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NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE:
Based on net assets of $100,000 and 1,000 shares outstanding 100.00
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A T FUND OF FUNDS
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Period from October 8, 2004 (Date of Formation) to March 31, 2005
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INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest income $14
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Total Investment Income 14
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EXPENSES
Organizational costs 220,000
Less: reimbursement from Adviser (219,986)
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Total Expenses Net of Reimbursement 14
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 0
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 0
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10. CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FUND AND THE FUND'S INVESTMENT MANAGER.
The Fund is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company,
organized as a series of the Trust, a Delaware statutory trust. The Fund issues
Shares in private transactions, and the first purchase of Shares occurred as of
May 1, 2005. As of July 31, 2005, the NAV of the Fund was $ 10.75.
As a closed-end investment company, the Fund differs from an open-end
investment company (I.E., a mutual fund) in that it does not redeem its Shares
at the election of a Shareholder and does not continuously offer its Shares for
sale to the public. The Fund's investment objective is to seek risk-adjusted,
fixed-income, absolute returns regardless of the market conditions, which the
Fund seeks to achieve by operating as a "fund of hedge funds" and investing its
assets in investment funds that are
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managed by various investment managers that use an "absolute return" investment
strategy. The principal executive offices and business address of the Fund are
located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000. The Fund's business telephone number is (000) 000-0000.
A T Funds, LLC and Treesdale Partners, LLC serve as the Adviser and
Subadviser, respectively, to the Fund. The Advisers are both Delaware limited
liability companies registered as investment advisers under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Advisers have served as the investment
adviser and subadviser since the Fund's inception. The principal business
address of the Adviser is 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, and the principal business address of the Subadviser is
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. The Adviser
is a direct subsidiary owned equally by the Subadviser and the Administrator
The Fund is subject to the information and reporting requirements of the
1940 Act and in accordance therewith is obligated to file reports and other
information with the SEC relating to its business, financial condition and other
matters. The Fund has also filed an Offer to Purchase on Schedule TO with the
SEC. Such reports and other information are available for inspection at the
public reference room at the SEC's office, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. The Fund's filings are also available to the public on
the SEC website (xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx). Copies may be obtained, by mail, upon
payment of the SEC's customary charges, by writing to its principal office at
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000.
11. INTEREST OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS; TRANSACTIONS
AND ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING THE SHARES.
The trustees and executive officers of the Fund and the Trust and the
aggregate number and percentage of the Shares each of them beneficially owns is
set forth in the table below. The Adviser owns 1,000 Shares, or 0.6%, of the
Fund's currently outstanding Shares. All ownership information is as of July 31,
2005.
TRUSTEE/OFFICER NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENTAGE OF SHARES
NAME AND ADDRESS POSITION(S) BENEFICIALLY OWNED BENEFICIALLY OWNED
Xxx X. Xxxx Independent Trustee 0 0
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx #0
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Xxxxxx X. X'Xxxxxxxx Independent Trustee 0 0
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx Independent Trustee 0 0
000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxx, XX 00000
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Trustee and Chief * *
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxx Chief Operating Officer * *
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, and Vice President
Suite 0000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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TRUSTEE/OFFICER NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENTAGE OF SHARES
NAME AND ADDRESS POSITION(S) BENEFICIALLY OWNED BENEFICIALLY OWNED
Xxxx Xxx Chief Investment Officer * *
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, and Vice President
Suite 0000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Chief Financial Officer, * *
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx President,
Suite 000 Xxxxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Chief Compliance Officer * *
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, and Assistant Secretary
Suite 000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
* Through an indirect ownership of the Adviser, these officers are each a
beneficial owner of less than 0.15% of the Shares of the Fund.
In addition, the following Shareholders own greater than 5% of the Fund's
currently outstanding Shares, but do not otherwise manage the affairs of the
Fund. Such information is as of July 31, 2005.
SHAREHOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENTAGE OF SHARES
NAME AND ADDRESS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BENEFICIALLY OWNED
First National Bank of the Rockies 100,000 60.0%
0000 Xxxxxxxx 0 & 00
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Orco Bank Investments B.V. 32,350 19.4%
Dr. X. Xxxxxxxxxxx 00
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx Antilles
Xxx Xxxxx Revocable Trust 21,458 12.9%
c/o Greenrock Research, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
During the 60 business days prior to the date of this Offer to Purchase,
the Fund effected no transactions in Shares other than the sale of Shares to
Shareholders. Neither the Fund nor any subsidiary of the Fund nor, to the best
of the Fund's knowledge, any of the Advisers or the Fund's or Trust's officers
or trustees, has effected any transaction in Shares during the past 60 business
days other than purchase of Shares from the Fund.
Except as set forth in the Offer, neither the Fund nor, to the best of the
Fund's knowledge, any of the Fund's or Trust's officers or trustees is a party
to any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with any other
person relating, directly or indirectly to the Offer with respect to any Shares
of the Fund, including, but not limited to, any contract, arrangement,
understanding or relationship concerning the transfer or the voting of any such
Shares, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees
of loans, guarantees against loss or the giving or withholding of proxies,
consents or authorizations.
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12. CERTAIN LEGAL MATTERS; REGULATORY APPROVALS.
The Fund is not aware of any approval or other action by any government or
governmental, administrative or regulatory authority or agency, domestic or
foreign, that would be required for the acquisition or ownership of Shares by
the Fund as contemplated herein. Should any such approval or other action be
required, the Fund presently contemplates that such approval or other action
will be sought. The Fund is unable to predict whether it may determine that it
is required to delay the acceptance for payment of, or payment for, Shares
tendered pursuant to the Offer pending the outcome of any such matter. There can
be no assurance that any such approval or other action, if needed, would be
obtained without substantial conditions or that the failure to obtain any such
approval or other action might not result in adverse consequences to the Fund's
business. The Fund's obligations under the Offer to accept for payment and pay
for Shares are subject to certain conditions described in Section 13.
13. CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, the Fund shall not be
required to accept for payment or pay for any Shares, may postpone the
acceptance for payment of, or payment for, tendered Shares, and may, in its
reasonable discretion, terminate or amend the Offer as to any Shares not then
paid for if:
(a) such transactions, if consummated, would result in a failure to comply with
applicable asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act;
(b) there is any (i) in the Board of Trustees' judgment, material legal or
governmental action or proceeding instituted or threatened challenging such
transactions or otherwise materially adversely affecting the Fund or the
Offer, (ii) event causing the inability of the Fund to calculate its NAV,
(iii) declaration of a banking moratorium by federal or state authorities
or any suspension of payment by banks in the United States or New York
State, (iv) commencement of war, armed hostilities, act of terrorism or
other international or national calamity directly or indirectly involving
the United States, or (vi) in the Board of Trustees' judgment, any
significant decrease in the market price of the Shares or in the general
level of market prices of equity securities in the United States or abroad,
(vii) in the Board of Trustees' judgment, any significant decrease of more
than 10% in the market price of the Shares or in the general level of
market prices of equity securities in the United States or abroad from the
commencement of the Offer until the Valuation Date;
(c) a tender or exchange offer for any of the Shares (other than the Offer), or
any merger, business combination or other similar transaction with or
involving the Fund shall have been proposed, announced or made by any
person; or
(d) the Board of Trustees determines that (i) payment of the purchase price for
Shares is not authorized pursuant to the applicable laws, rules and
regulations with respect to the repurchase of securities by an issuer, or
(ii) effecting any such transaction would constitute a breach of its
fiduciary duty owed to the Fund or Shareholders.
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Fund and may be
asserted by the Fund regardless of the circumstances (including any action or
inaction by the Fund) giving rise to any such conditions or may be waived by the
Fund in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in its sole
discretion. The failure by the Fund at any time to exercise any of the foregoing
rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall
be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to
time. Any determination by the Fund concerning the events described in this
Section shall be final and binding on all parties.
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A Shareholder notice shall be given of a material change in such
conditions, and the Offer may, in certain circumstances, be extended in
connection with any such change or as otherwise required by applicable law.
If the Offer is suspended or postponed, the Fund will provide notice to
Shareholders of such suspension or postponement.
14. FEES AND EXPENSES.
The Fund will not pay to any broker or dealer, commercial bank, trust
company or other person any solicitation fee for any Shares purchased pursuant
to the Offer. The Fund will reimburse such persons for customary handling and
mailing expenses incurred in forwarding the Offer. No such broker, dealer,
commercial bank, trust company or other person has been authorized to act as
agent of the Fund or the Subadministrator for purposes of the Offer.
The Fund has retained Forum Administrative Services, LLC to act as
Subadministrator. The Subadministrator will receive reasonable and customary
compensation for its service as the Subadministrator, will also be reimbursed
for certain out-of-pocket expenses, and will be indemnified against certain
liabilities by the Fund.
15. MISCELLANEOUS.
The Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on
behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the
Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such
jurisdiction. The Fund may, in its sole discretion, take such action as it may
deem necessary to make the Offer in any such jurisdiction.
The Fund is not aware of any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer
or the acceptance of Shares in connection therewith would not be in compliance
with the laws of such jurisdiction. Consequently, the Offer is currently being
made to all holders of Shares. However, the Fund reserves the right to exclude
Shareholders in any jurisdiction in which it is asserted that the Offer cannot
lawfully be made. So long as the Fund makes a good faith effort to comply with
any state law or the laws of any other jurisdiction deemed applicable to the
Offer, the Fund believes that the exclusion of Shareholders residing in such
jurisdiction is permitted under Rule 13e-4(f)(9) promulgated under the Exchange
Act.
16. CONTACTING THE SUBADMINISTRATOR.
The Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents should be sent
by each Shareholder to the Subadministrator as set forth below. In addition, any
questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to
Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, and other documents may be directed to the
Subadministrator at its telephone number and location listed below.
FORUM ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LLC
TWO PORTLAND SQUARE
PORTLAND, ME 04101
TOLL FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER: (000) 000-0000
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