AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated and effective as of March 20, 2024 (this “Agreement”), is made by and between X. Xxxx Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (herein referred to as the “Fund”),
and OHA Private Credit Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (herein referred to as the “Adviser”).
WHEREAS, the Adviser was initially formed as a Delaware limited partnership and subsequently converted into a Delaware limited liability company on
June 6, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Adviser entered into that certain Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of November 10, 2022 (the “Original Investment
Advisory Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Adviser desire to amend and restate the Original Advisory Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree to amend and restate the Original Investment Advisory Agreement in its entirety as follows:
1. Appointment of Adviser. The Adviser hereby undertakes and agrees, upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, to provide overall investment advisory services for the Fund and in connection therewith to, in
accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions as in effect from time to time:
(a) determining the
composition of the Fund’s portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to the Fund’s portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions;
(b) identifying
investment opportunities and making investment decisions for the Fund, including negotiating the terms of investments in, and dispositions of, portfolio securities and other instruments on the Fund’s behalf;
(c) monitoring the Fund’s
investments;
(d) performing due
diligence on prospective portfolio companies;
(e) exercising voting
rights in respect of portfolio securities and other investments for the Fund;
(f) serving on, and
exercising observer rights for, boards of directors and similar committees of the Fund’s portfolio companies;
(g) negotiating,
obtaining and managing financing facilities and other forms of leverage; and
(h) providing the Fund
with such other investment advisory and related services as the Fund may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of capital, which may include, without limitation:
(i) making, in
consultation with the Fund’s board of trustees (the “Board of Trustees”), investment strategy decisions for the Fund;
(ii) reasonably assisting
the Board of Trustees and the Fund’s other service providers, as Valuation Designee, with the valuation of the Fund’s investments;
(iii) directing investment
professionals of the Adviser or non-investment professionals of the Administrator (as defined below) to provide managerial assistance to portfolio companies of the Fund as requested by the Fund, from time to time; and
(iv) exercising voting
rights in respect of the Fund’s portfolio securities and other investments.
(v) The Adviser shall,
upon request by an official or agency administering the securities laws of a state (a “State Administrator”), submit to such State Administrator the reports and statements
required to be distributed to the Fund’s shareholders pursuant to this Agreement, any registration statement filed with the SEC and applicable federal and state law.
(vi) The Adviser has a
fiduciary responsibility and duty to the Fund for the safekeeping and use of all the funds and assets of the Fund, whether or not in the Adviser’s immediate possession or control. The Adviser shall not employ, or permit another to employ, such
funds or assets except for the exclusive benefit of the Fund. The Adviser shall not contract away any fiduciary obligation owed by the Adviser to the Fund’s shareholders under common law.
The Board of Trustees has designated the Adviser as the “Valuation Designee” to
determine the valuation of the Fund’s investments. Subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, the Adviser shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Fund to effectuate its investment decisions for the Fund, including the
execution and delivery of all documents relating to the Fund’s investments, the placing of orders for other purchase or sale transactions on behalf of the Fund and causing the Fund to pay investment-related expenses. In the event that the Fund
determines to acquire debt financing, the Adviser will arrange for such financing on the Fund’s behalf. If it is necessary or appropriate for the Adviser to make investments on behalf of the Fund through a special purpose vehicle, the Adviser shall
have authority to create or arrange for the creation of such special purpose vehicle and to make such investments through such special purpose vehicle (in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)).
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Subject to the prior approval of a majority of the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Board of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of
the Fund and, to the extent required by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject to any applicable guidance or interpretation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or its staff, by the shareholders of the Fund, as applicable, the Adviser may, from time to time, delegate to a sub-adviser or other service provider any of the Adviser’s duties under this Agreement, including the
management of all or a portion of the assets being managed. The Fund acknowledges that the Adviser makes no warranty that any investments made by the Adviser hereunder will not depreciate in value or at any time not be affected by adverse tax
consequences, nor does it give any warranty as to the performance or profitability of the assets or the success of any investment strategy recommended or used by the Adviser.
2. Expenses. In connection herewith, the Adviser agrees to maintain a staff within its organization to furnish the above services to the Fund. The Adviser shall bear all expenses arising out of its duties hereunder, except
as provided in this Section 2.
Except as specifically provided below and above in Section 1 hereof, the Fund anticipates that all investment professionals and staff of the Adviser,
when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory services to the Fund, and the base compensation, salaries, bonus and benefits, rent, utilities, insurance, payroll taxes, bonuses, employee benefits, furnishings, telecommunications
and certain information services and certain office expenses, including office supplies and equipment and other similar expenses and the other routine overhead expenses, of such personnel allocable to such services (individually and collectively,
“Overhead”) will be provided and paid for by the Adviser. The Fund will bear all other costs and expenses of the Fund’s operations, administration and transactions, including, but not limited to:
(a) investment advisory
fees, including management fees and incentive fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to this Agreement; and
(b) all other expenses of
the Fund’s operations, administration and transactions including, without limitation, those relating to:
(i) organization and
offering fees, costs and expenses associated with this offering (including legal, accounting (including expenses of in-house legal, accounting, tax and other professionals of the Adviser, inclusive of their allocated Overhead), printing,
mailing, subscription processing and filing fees, costs and expenses (including “blue sky” laws and regulations) and other offering fees, costs and expenses, including fees, costs and expenses associated with technology integration between
the Fund’s systems and those of participating intermediaries, due diligence expenses of participating intermediaries, fees, costs and expenses in connection with preparing the preparation of the Fund’s governing documents, offering memoranda,
sales materials and other marketing expenses, design and website fees, costs and expenses, fees, costs and expenses of the Fund’s escrow agent and transfer agent, fees, costs and expenses to attend retail seminars sponsored by participating
intermediaries and fees, costs, expenses and reimbursements for travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment and other similar expenses related to meetings or events with prospective investors, intermediaries, registered investment advisors or
financial or other advisors, but excluding the shareholder servicing fee);
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(ii) all taxes, fees,
costs, and expenses, retainers and/or other payments of accountants, legal counsel, advisors (including tax advisors), administrators, auditors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Fund’s financial audit, and with respect to any
additional auditing required under The Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and any applicable legislation implemented by an EEA member state in connection
with such Directive (the “AIFMD”)), investment bankers, administrative agents, paying agents, depositaries, custodians, trustees, sub-custodians, consultants (including
individuals consulted through expert network consulting firms), engineers, senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, deal sourcers (including personnel dedicated to but not employed by OHA Private Credit Advisors LLC in its
capacity as the Fund’s administrator (in such capacity, the “Administrator”) and its affiliates in the credit-focused business of the Adviser), and other professionals
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, the costs and charges allocable with respect to the provision of internal legal, tax, accounting, technology, portfolio reconciliation, portfolio compliance and reporting or other services or that are
otherwise related to the implementation, maintenance and supervision of the procedures relating to the books and records of the Fund and any personnel related thereto, inclusive of their allocated Overhead (including secondees and temporary
personnel or consultants that may be engaged on short- or long-term arrangements) as deemed appropriate by the Administrator, with the oversight of the Board of Trustees , where such internal personnel perform services that would be paid by the
Fund if outside service providers provided the same services); fees, costs, and expenses herein include (x) fees, costs and expenses for time spent by its in-house attorneys and tax advisors that provide legal advice and/or services to the Fund
or its portfolio companies on matters related to potential or actual investments and transactions and the ongoing operations of the Fund and (y) fees, costs and expenses incurred to provide administrative and accounting services to the Fund or
its portfolio companies, and fees, costs, expenses and charges incurred directly by the Fund or affiliates in connection such services (including Overhead related thereto), in each case, (I) that are specifically charged or specifically
allocated or attributed by the Administrator, with the oversight of the Board of Trustees, to the Fund or its portfolio companies and (II) provided that any such amounts shall not be greater than what would be paid to an unaffiliated third
party for substantially similar advice and/or services of the same skill and expertise, in accordance with the Adviser’s expense allocation policy);
(iii) all fees, costs,
expenses of calculating the Fund’s net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;
(iv) all fees, costs,
expenses of effecting any sales and repurchases of the Company’s shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) and other securities;
(v) any fees, costs and
expenses payable under any managing dealer and selected intermediary agreements, if any;
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(vi) all interest and
fees, costs and expenses arising out of all borrowings, guarantees and other financings or derivative transactions (including interest, fees and related legal expenses) made or entered into by the Fund, including, but not limited to, the
arranging thereof and related legal expenses;
(vii) all fees, costs and
expenses of any loan servicers and other service providers and of any custodians, lenders, investment banks and other financing sources;
(viii) all fees, costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold the Fund’s assets for tax or other purposes;
(ix) all fees, costs and
expenses of derivatives and hedging;
(x) all fees, costs and
expenses (including the allocable portions of Overhead and out-of-pocket expenses such as travel expenses) or an appropriate portion thereof of employees of the Adviser to the extent such expenses relate to attendance at meetings of the Board
of Trustees or any committees thereof;
(xi) all fees, costs and
expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Fund in developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments that are not ultimately made, including, without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting,
travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment, advisory, consulting and printing expenses, reverse termination fees and any liquidated damages, commitment fees that become payable in connection with any proposed investment that is not
ultimately made, forfeited deposits or similar payments;
(xii) all allocated fees,
costs and expenses incurred by the Adviser and the Administrator in providing managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request it;
(xiii) all brokerage fees,
costs and expenses, hedging fees, costs and expenses, prime brokerage fees, costs and expenses, custodial fees, costs and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees, costs and expenses; private placement fees, costs and expenses,
commissions, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting fees, costs and expenses; fees, costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, and other investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in
connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, clearing, monitoring or disposing of actual investments (including, without limitation, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment expenses and any expenses related to attending trade
association and/or industry meetings, conferences or similar meetings, any costs or expenses relating to currency conversion in the case of investments denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars) and expenses arising out of trade
settlements (including any delayed compensation expenses);
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(xiv) investment fees,
costs and expenses, including all fees, costs and expenses incurred in sourcing, evaluating, developing, negotiating, structuring, trading (including trading errors), settling, monitoring and holding prospective or actual investments or
investment strategies including, without limitation, any financing, legal, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment, advisory, consulting, engineering, data-related and
other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Adviser is not reimbursed by a prospective or actual issuer of the applicable investment or other third parties or capitalized as part of the acquisition
price of the transaction) and any fees, costs and expenses related to the organization or maintenance of any vehicle through which the Fund directly or indirectly participates in the acquisition, holding and/or disposition of investments or
which otherwise facilitate the Fund’s investment activities, including without limitation any travel and accommodations expenses related to such vehicle and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Adviser or its
affiliates) and/or in connection with reasonably necessary and/or advisable for the maintenance and operation of such vehicle, or other Overhead expenses (including any fees, costs and expenses associated with the leasing of office space (which
may be made with one or more affiliates of the Adviser as lessor in connection therewith));
(xv) transfer agent,
dividend agent and custodial fees, costs and expenses;
(xvi) federal and state
registration fees, franchise fees, any stock exchange listing fees and fees payable to rating agencies;
(xvii) independent trustees’
fees and expenses including reasonable travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, and any legal counsel or other advisors retained by, or at the discretion or for the benefit of, the independent trustees;
(xviii) costs of preparing
financial statements and maintaining books and records, costs of Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 compliance and attestation and costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents with the SEC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, U.S.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and other regulatory bodies and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and exchange listing and the
costs associated with reporting and compliance obligations under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and any other applicable federal and state securities laws, and the compensation of professionals responsible for the foregoing;
(xix) all fees, costs and
expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Fund’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements and tax returns) and other internal and third-party printing (including a flat service fee), publishing
(including time spent performing such printing and publishing services) and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Fund and its activities (including internal expenses, charges and/or related
costs incurred, charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Fund or the Adviser or its affiliates in connection with such provision of services thereby);
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(xx) all fees, costs and
expenses of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to shareholders (including printing and mailing costs) and the costs of any shareholder or Trustee meetings;
(xxi) all proxy voting
fees, costs and expenses;
(xxii) all fees, costs and
expenses associated with an exchange listing (to the extent applicable);
(xxiii) any and all taxes
and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges (including any penalties incurred where the Adviser lacks sufficient information from third parties to file a timely and complete tax return) levied against the Fund and all fees,
costs and expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Fund and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements paid in connection therewith;
(xxiv) all fees, costs and
expenses of any litigation, arbitration or audit involving the Fund any vehicle or its portfolio companies and the amount of any judgments, assessments fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, Trustees and officers,
liability or other insurance (including costs of title insurance) and indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs of
the Fund;
(xxv) all fees, costs and
expenses associated with individual or group shareholders;
(xxvi) all insurance fees,
costs and expenses (including fidelity bond, trustees and officers errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums incurred for the benefit of the Adviser);
(xxvii) all fees, costs and
expenses of winding up and liquidating the Fund’s assets;
(xxviii) all fees, costs and
expenses related to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory filings; notices or disclosures related to the Fund’s
activities (including, without limitation, expenses relating to the preparation and filing of filings required under the Securities Act, TIC Form SLT filings, Internal Revenue Service filings under FATCA and FBAR reporting requirements
applicable to the Fund or reports to be filed with the CFTC, reports, disclosures, filings and notifications prepared in connection with the laws and/or regulations of jurisdictions in which the Fund engages in activities, including any
notices, reports and/or filings required under the AIFMD, European Securities and Markets Authority and any related regulations), but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any expenses incurred for general administrative, compliance, and
regulatory matters of the Adviser and its affiliates that are not related to the Fund and its activities;
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(xxix) all fees, costs and
expenses (including travel) in connection with the diligence and oversight of the Fund’s service providers;
(xxx) all fees, costs and
expenses, including travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment and other similar expenses, incurred by the Adviser or its affiliates for meetings with existing investors and any broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, financial and
other advisors representing such existing investors; and
(xxxi) all other fees, costs
and expenses incurred by the Administrator in connection with administering the Fund’s business.
(xxxii) In addition to the
compensation paid to the Adviser pursuant to Section 5, the Fund shall reimburse the Adviser for all expenses of the Fund incurred by the Adviser as well as the actual cost of goods and services used for or by the Fund and obtained from
entities not affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser or its affiliates may be reimbursed for the administrative services performed by it or such affiliates on behalf of the Fund pursuant to any separate administration or co-administration
agreement with the Adviser; however, no reimbursement shall be permitted for services for which the Adviser is entitled to compensation by way of a separate fee. Excluded from the allowable reimbursement shall be:
(i) rent or depreciation, utilities,
capital equipment, and other administrative items of the Adviser; and
(ii) salaries, fringe
benefits, travel expenses and other administrative items incurred or allocated to any Controlling Person of the Adviser. The term “Controlling Person” shall mean a person, whatever his or her title, who performs functions for the Adviser
similar to those of (a) the chairman or other member of a board of directors, (b) executive officers or (c) those holding 10% or more equity interest in the Adviser, or a person having the power to direct or cause the direction of the Adviser,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
From time to time, the Adviser, the Administrator or their affiliates may pay third-party providers of goods or services. The Fund will reimburse the
Adviser, the Administrator or such affiliates thereof for any such amounts paid on the Fund’s behalf. From time to time, the Adviser or the Administrator may defer or waive fees and/or rights to be reimbursed for expenses. All of the foregoing
expenses will ultimately be borne by the Fund’s shareholders.
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3. Transactions with Affiliates. The Adviser is authorized on behalf of the Fund, from time to time when deemed to be in the best interests of the Fund and to the extent permitted by applicable law, to purchase and/or sell
securities in which the Adviser or any of its affiliates underwrites, deals in and/or makes a market and/or may perform or seek to perform investment banking services for issuers of such securities. The Adviser is further authorized, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, to select brokers (including any brokers affiliated with the Adviser) for the execution of trades for the Fund.
4. Best Execution; Research Services.
(a) The Adviser is
authorized, for the purchase and sale of the Fund’s portfolio securities, to employ such dealers and brokers as may, in the judgment of the Adviser, implement the policy of the Fund to obtain the best results, taking into account such factors
as price, including dealer spread, the size, type and difficulty of the transaction involved, the firm’s general execution and operational facilities and the firm’s risk in positioning the securities involved. Consistent with this policy, the
Adviser is authorized to direct the execution of the Fund’s portfolio transactions to dealers and brokers furnishing statistical information or research deemed by the Adviser to be useful or valuable to the performance of its investment
advisory functions for the Fund. It is understood that in these circumstances, as contemplated by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the commissions paid may be higher than those which the Fund might otherwise
have paid to another broker if those services had not been provided. Information so received will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Adviser. It is understood that the expenses of the Adviser will
not necessarily be reduced as a result of the receipt of such information or research. Research services furnished to the Adviser by brokers who effect securities transactions for the Fund may be used by the Adviser in servicing other
investment companies, entities or funds and accounts which it manages. Similarly, research services furnished to the Adviser by brokers who effect securities transactions for other investment companies, entities or funds and accounts which the
Adviser manages may be used by the Adviser in servicing the Fund. It is understood that not all of these research services are used by the Adviser in managing any particular account, including the Fund.
The Adviser and its affiliates may aggregate purchase or sale orders for the assets with purchase or sale orders for the same
security for other clients’ accounts of the Adviser or of its affiliates, the Adviser’s own accounts and hold proprietary positions in accordance with its current aggregation and allocation policy (collectively, the “Advisory Clients”), but only if (x) in the Adviser’s reasonable judgment such aggregation results in an overall economic or other benefit to the assets taking into consideration the advantageous
selling or purchase price, brokerage commission and other expenses and factors and (y) the Adviser’s actions with respect to aggregating orders for multiple Advisory Clients, as well as the Fund, are consistent with applicable law. However, the
Adviser is under no obligation to aggregate any such orders under any circumstances.
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(b) All Front End Fees
(as defined in the Declaration of Trust) shall be reasonable and shall not exceed 18% of the gross proceeds of any offering, regardless of the source of payment and the percentage of gross proceeds of any offering committed to investment shall
be at least eighty-two percent (82%). All items of compensation to underwriters or dealers, including, but not limited to, selling commissions, expenses, rights of first refusal, consulting fees, finders’ fees and all other items of
compensation of any kind or description paid by the Fund, directly or indirectly, shall be taken into consideration in computing the amount of allowable Front End Fees.
5. Remuneration.
The Fund agrees to pay, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a base management fee and
an incentive fee as hereinafter set forth. The Fund shall make any payments due hereunder to the Adviser or to the Adviser’s designee as the Adviser may otherwise direct.
(a) Management Fee. The management fee is payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate of 1.25% of the Fund’s net assets as of the beginning of the first calendar day of the month. For the
first calendar month in which the Fund has operations, net assets will be measured as the beginning net assets as of the date that the Fund first publicly sells Shares to a person or entity other than the Adviser or its affiliates.
(b) Incentive Fee. The incentive fee will consist of two components that are independent of each other, with the result that one component may be payable even if the other is not. A portion of
the incentive fee is based on a percentage of the Fund’s income and a portion is based on a percentage of the Fund’s capital gains, each as described below.
(i) Incentive Fee on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income. The portion based on the Fund’s income is based on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net
Investment Income Returns” means, as the context requires, either the dollar value of, or percentage rate of return on the value of the Fund’s net assets at the end of the immediate preceding quarter from, interest income, dividend income and
any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Fund receives from portfolio companies) accrued
during the calendar quarter, minus the Fund’s operating expenses accrued for the quarter (including the management fee, expenses payable under the Fund’s Administration Agreement with the Administrator, and any interest expense or fees on any
credit facilities or outstanding debt and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred Shares, but excluding the incentive fee and any distribution or shareholder servicing fees).
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Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns include, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as
original issue discount, debt instruments with pay-in-kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Fund has not yet received in cash. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns do not include any realized capital gains,
realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. For purposes of computing the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, the calculation methodology will look through total return swaps as if the Fund owned the
referenced assets directly.
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Fund’s net assets at the end of
the immediate preceding quarter, is compared to a “hurdle rate” of return of 1.25% per quarter (5.0% annualized).
The Fund will pay the Adviser an incentive fee quarterly in arrears with respect to the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment
Income Returns in each calendar quarter as follows:
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no incentive fee based on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns in any calendar quarter in which the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns do not exceed the hurdle rate
of 1.25%;
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100% of the dollar amount of the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns that exceeds the hurdle
rate but is less than a rate of return of 1.43% (5.72% annualized). This is referred to as Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 1.43%) as the “catch-up”; and
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12.5% of the dollar amount of the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, if any, that exceed a rate of return of 1.43% (5.72% annualized).
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(ii) Incentive Fee Based on Capital Gains. The second component of the incentive fee, the capital gains incentive fee, is payable at the end of each calendar year in arrears.
The amount payable equals:
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12.5% of cumulative realized capital gains from inception through the end of such calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative
basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid incentive fee on capital gains as calculated in accordance with GAAP.
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Each year, the fee paid for the capital gains incentive fee is net of the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains
incentive fee for all prior periods. The Fund will accrue, but will not pay, a capital gains incentive fee with respect to unrealized appreciation because a capital gains incentive fee would be owed to the Adviser if the Fund were to sell the
relevant investment and realize a capital gain. For the purpose of computing the capital gains incentive fee, the calculation methodology will look through derivative financial instruments or swaps as if the Fund owned the reference assets
directly. In no event will the capital gains incentive fee payable pursuant to this Agreement be in excess of the amount permitted by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), including Section 205 thereof.
The fees that are payable under this Agreement for any partial period will be appropriately prorated.
6. Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Adviser
represents and warrants that it is duly registered and authorized as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and the Adviser agrees to maintain effective all material requisite registrations, authorizations and licenses, as the case may
be, until the termination of this Agreement.
(b) The Adviser shall
prepare or shall cause to be prepared and distributed to shareholders during each year the following reports of the Fund (either included in a periodic report filed with the SEC or distributed in a separate report) (i) within sixty (60) days of
the end of each quarter, a report containing the same financial information contained in the Fund’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Fund under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and (ii) within one hundred and twenty
(120) days after the end of the Fund’s fiscal year, an annual report that shall include financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP which are audited and reported on by independent certified public accountants; (iii) a report of
the material activities of the Fund during the period covered by the report; (iv) where forecasts have been provided to the Fund’s shareholders, a table comparing the forecasts previously provided with the actual results during the period
covered by the report; and (v) a report setting forth distributions to the Fund’s shareholders for the period covered thereby and separately identifying distributions from: (A) cash flow from operations during the period; (B) cash flow from
operations during a prior period which have been held as reserves; (C) proceeds from disposition of assets; and (D) reserves from the gross proceeds of the Fund’s offering.
(c) From time to time and
not less than quarterly, the Fund shall cause the Adviser to review the Fund’s accounts to determine whether cash distributions are appropriate. The Fund may, subject to authorization by the Board of Trustees, distribute pro rata to the Fund’s
shareholders funds which the Board deems unnecessary to retain in the Fund. The Board may from time to time authorize the Fund to declare and pay to the Fund’s shareholders such dividends or other distributions, in cash or other assets of the
Fund or in securities of the Fund, including in Shares of one class or series payable to the holders of the Shares of another class or series, or from any other source as the Board of Trustees in its discretion shall determine. Any such cash
distributions to the Adviser shall be made only in conjunction with distributions to shareholders and only out of funds properly allocated to the Adviser’s account. All such cash distributions shall be made only out of funds legally available
therefor pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time.
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(d) The Adviser shall, in
its sole discretion, temporarily place proceeds from offerings by the Fund of its equity securities into short-term, highly liquid investments which, in its reasonable judgment, afford appropriate safety of principal during such time as it is
determining the composition and allocation of the portfolio of the Fund and the nature, timing and implementation of any changes thereto pursuant to Section 1 of the this Agreement; provided however, that the Adviser shall be under no fiduciary
obligation to select any such short-term, highly liquid investment based solely on any yield or return of such investment. The Adviser shall cause any proceeds of the offering of Fund securities not committed for investment within the later of
two years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement or one year from termination of the offering, unless a longer period is permitted by the applicable State Administrator, to be paid as a distribution to the shareholders of
the Fund as a return of capital without deduction of a sales load.
7. Services Not Deemed Exclusive. The Fund and the Board of Trustees acknowledge and agree that:
(a) the services provided
hereunder by the Adviser are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Adviser and any of its affiliates or related persons are free to render similar services to others and to use the research developed in connection with this Agreement for other
Advisory Clients or affiliates. The Fund agrees that the Adviser may give advice and take action with respect to any of its other Advisory Clients which may differ from advice given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to any
client or account so long as it is the Adviser’s policy, to the extent practicable, to allocate investment opportunities to the client or account on a fair and equitable basis relative to its other Advisory Clients. It is understood that the
Adviser shall not have any obligation to recommend for purchase or sale any loans which its principals, affiliates or employees may purchase or sell for its or their own accounts or for any other client or account if, in the opinion of the
Adviser, such transaction or investment appears unsuitable, impractical or undesirable for the Fund. Nothing herein shall be construed as constituting the Adviser an agent of the Fund; and
(b) the Adviser and its
affiliates may face conflicts of interest as described in the Fund’s Registration Statement and/or the Fund’s periodic filings with the SEC (as such disclosures may be updated from time to time) and such disclosures have been provided, and any
updates will be provided, to the Board of Trustees in connection with its consideration of this Agreement and any future renewal of this Agreement.
8. Limit of Liability.
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(a) The Adviser and its
officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it (the “Indemnified Parties”) shall not be
liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission or any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, provided that the Adviser shall not be protected against any
liability to the Fund or its shareholders to which the Adviser would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its
duties and obligations (“disabling conduct”). An Indemnified Party may consult with counsel and accountants in respect of the Fund’s affairs and shall be fully protected
and justified in any action or inaction which is taken in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel and accountants; provided, that such counsel or accountants were selected with reasonable care. Absent disabling conduct, the Fund
will indemnify the Indemnified Parties against, and hold them harmless from, any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of the
Adviser’s services under this Agreement or otherwise as adviser for the Fund. The Indemnified Parties shall not be liable under this Agreement or otherwise for any loss due to the mistake, action, inaction, negligence, dishonesty, fraud or bad
faith of any broker or other agent; provided, that such broker or other agent shall have been selected, engaged or retained and monitored by the Adviser in good faith, unless such action or inaction was made by reason of disabling conduct, or
in the case of a criminal action or proceeding, where the Adviser had reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.
Indemnification shall be made only following: (i) a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before which the
proceeding was brought that the Indemnified Party was not liable by reason of disabling conduct or (ii) in the absence of such a decision, a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that the Indemnified Party was not liable by
reason of disabling conduct by (a) the vote of a majority of a quorum of trustees of the Fund who are neither “interested persons” of the Fund nor parties to the proceeding (“disinterested non-party trustees”) or (b) an independent legal counsel in
a written opinion.
An Indemnified Party shall be entitled to advances from the Fund for payment of the reasonable expenses (including reasonable
counsel fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the matter as to which it is seeking indemnification in the manner and to the fullest extent permissible under law. Prior to any such advance, the Indemnified Party shall provide to the
Fund a written affirmation of its good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Fund has been met and a written undertaking to repay any such advance if it should ultimately be determined that the standard of
conduct has not been met. In addition, at least one of the following additional conditions shall be met: (a) the Indemnified Party shall provide a security in form and amount acceptable to the Fund for its undertaking; (b) the Fund is insured
against losses arising by reason of the advance; or (c) a majority of a quorum of disinterested non-party trustees or independent legal counsel, in a written opinion, shall have determined, based on a review of facts readily available to the Fund
at the time the advance is proposed to be made, that there is reason to believe that the Indemnified Party will ultimately be found to be entitled to indemnification.
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(b) Notwithstanding
Section 8(a) to the contrary, the Fund shall not provide for indemnification of an Indemnified Party for any liability or loss suffered by an Indemnified Party, nor shall the Fund provide that any of the Indemnified Parties be held harmless for
any loss or liability suffered by the Fund, unless all of the following conditions are met:
(i) the Fund has
determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Fund;
(ii) the Fund has
determined, in good faith, that the Indemnified Party was acting on behalf of or performing services for the Fund;
(iii) the Fund has
determined, in good faith, that such liability or loss was not the result of (A) negligence or misconduct, in the case that the Indemnified Party is the Adviser or an Affiliate (as defined in the Fund’s Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust the “Declaration of Trust”) of the Adviser, or (B) gross negligence or willful misconduct, in the case that the Indemnified Party is a director of the
Fund who is not also an officer of the Fund or the Adviser or an Affiliate of the Adviser; and
(iv) such indemnification
or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of the Fund’s net assets and not from the Fund shareholders.
Furthermore, the Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified for any losses, liabilities or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation of
federal or state securities laws by such party unless one or more of the following conditions are met:
(i) there has been a
successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged material securities law violations as to the Indemnified Party;
(ii) such claims have
been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the Indemnified Party; or
(iii) a court of
competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the Indemnified Party and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been
advised of the position of the SEC and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which Shares were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.
(c) The Fund may pay or
reimburse reasonable legal expenses and other costs incurred by the Indemnified Party in advance of final disposition of a proceeding only if all of the following are satisfied:
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(i) the proceeding
relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Fund;
(ii) the Indemnified
Party provides the Fund with written affirmation of such Indemnified Party’s good faith belief that the Indemnified Party has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Fund;
(iii) the legal
proceeding was initiated by a third party who is not a Fund shareholder, or, if by a Fund shareholder acting in his or her capacity as such, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such advancement; and
(iv) the Indemnified
Party provides the Fund with a written agreement to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Fund, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnified Party did not comply with the
requisite standard of conduct and is not entitled to indemnification.
9. Duration and Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall
become effective as of the date first written above. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days’ written notice by the Fund, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Fund or by the vote of the Fund’s trustees or on at least 120 days’ written notice by the Adviser. The provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Adviser shall remain entitled to the benefits
thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. Further, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement as aforesaid, the Adviser shall be entitled to any amounts owed under Sections 2 or 5 through the date of
termination or expiration, and Section 8 shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Adviser and its representatives as and to the extent applicable.
(b) This Agreement shall
continue in effect for two years from the date hereof, or to the extent consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act, from the date of the Fund’s election to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act, and thereafter shall continue
automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of the Board of Trustees, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and
(ii) the vote of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of
the 1940 Act.
(c) This Agreement will
automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the 1940 Act).
(d) After the
termination of this Agreement, the Adviser shall not be entitled to compensation for further services provided hereunder, except that it shall be entitled to receive from the Fund within 30 days after the effective date of such termination all
unpaid reimbursements and all earned but unpaid fees payable to the Adviser prior to termination of this Agreement, including any deferred fees. The Adviser shall promptly upon termination:
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(i) Deliver to the
Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board;
(ii) Deliver to the Board
all assets and documents of the Fund then in custody of the Adviser; and
(iii) Cooperate with the
Fund to provide an orderly management transition.
(e) Without the
approval of holders of a majority of the Shares entitled to vote on the matter, or such other approval as may be required under the mandatory provisions of any applicable laws or regulations, or other provisions of the Declaration of Trust, the
Adviser shall not: (i) modify this Agreement except for amendments that do not adversely affect the rights of the shareholders; (ii) appoint a new Adviser (other than a sub-adviser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and applicable law);
(iii) sell all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets other than in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; or (iv) except as otherwise permitted herein, voluntarily withdraw as the Adviser unless such withdrawal would not affect the tax
status of the Fund and would not materially adversely affect the shareholders; or (v) cause the merger of the Fund.
(f) The Fund may
terminate the Adviser’s interest in the Fund’s revenues, expenses, income, losses, distributions and capital by payment of an amount equal to the then present fair market value of the terminated Adviser’s interest, determined by agreement of
the terminated Adviser and the Fund. If the Fund and the Adviser cannot agree upon such amount, the parties will submit to binding arbitration which cost will be borne equally by the Adviser and the Fund. The method of payment to the terminated
Adviser must be fair and must protect the solvency and liquidity of the Fund. When the termination is voluntary, the method of payment will be presumed to be fair if it provides for a non-interest bearing unsecured promissory note with
principal payable, if at all, from distribution which the terminated Adviser otherwise would have received under the program agreement had the Adviser not been terminated. When the termination is involuntary, the method of payment will be
presumed to be fair if it provides for an interest bearing promissory note maturing in not less than five years with equal installments each year.
10. License.
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(a) License Grant. The Adviser, on behalf of the Licensed Name Owner (as defined below), hereby grants to the Fund, and the Fund hereby accepts from the Adviser, a fully paid-up, royalty-free,
non-exclusive, non-transferable worldwide license to use “OHA” (the “Licensed Name”) during the term of this Agreement, solely (i) in connection with the conduct of the
Fund’s business and (ii) as part of the trademark, corporate name or trade name “X. Xxxx Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund.” The Fund shall have no right to use the Licensed Name standing alone or to use any modification, stylization or
derivative of the Licensed Name without prior written consent of the Adviser in its sole discretion. All rights not expressly granted to the Fund pursuant to this Section 10 shall remain the exclusive property of the Licensed Name Owner.
Nothing in this Section 10 shall preclude the Adviser, its affiliates, or any of its respective successors or assigns from using or permitting other entities to use the Licensed Name whether or not such entity directly or indirectly competes or
conflicts with the Fund’s business in any manner.
(b) Ownership. The Fund acknowledges and agrees that, as between the parties, an affiliate of the Adviser (the “Licensed Name
Owner”) is the sole owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the Licensed Name. The Fund agrees not to do anything inconsistent with such ownership, including directly or indirectly challenging, contesting or otherwise
disputing the validity or enforceability of, or the Licensed Name Owner’s ownership of or right, title or interest in the Licensed Name (and the associated goodwill), including without limitation, arising out of or relating to any third-party
claim, allegation, action, demand, proceeding or suit regarding enforcement of this Section 10 of the Agreement or involving any third party. The parties intend that any and all goodwill in the Licensed Name arising from the Fund’s or any
applicable sublicensee’s use of the Licensed Name shall inure solely to benefit the Adviser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Fund is deemed to own any rights to the Licensed Name, the Fund hereby irrevocably assigns (or
shall cause such sublicensee to assign), without further consideration, such rights to the Licensed Name Owner together with all goodwill associated therewith. The Licensed Name Owner shall be a third party beneficiary of this Section 10.
(c) Sublicensing. The Fund shall not sublicense its rights under this Agreement except to a current or future majority-owned subsidiary of the Fund, and then only with the prior written
consent of the Adviser or the Licensed Name Owner, provided that (a) no such subsidiary shall use the Licensed Name as part of a name other than the Fund name without the prior written consent of the Adviser or the Licensed Name Owner in its
sole discretion and (b) any such sublicense shall terminate automatically, with no need for written notice, if (x) such entity ceases to be a majority-owned subsidiary, (y) this Agreement terminates for any reason or (z) the Adviser or the
Licensed Name Owner gives notice of such termination. The Fund shall be responsible for any such sublicensee’s compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, and any breach by a sublicensee of any such provision shall constitute a breach of
this Agreement by the Fund. Neither the Fund nor any of its current or future subsidiaries shall use a new trademark, corporate name, trade name or logo that contains the Licensed Name without the prior written consent of the Adviser or the
Licensed Name Owner in its sole discretion, and any resulting license shall be governed by a new agreement between the applicable parties and/or an amendment to this Agreement.
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(d) Compliance. In order to preserve the inherent value of the Licensed Name, the Fund agrees to use reasonable efforts to ensure that it maintains the quality of the Fund’s business and the
operation thereof equal to the standards prevailing in the operation of the Adviser’s and the Fund’s business as of the date of this Agreement. The Fund further agrees to use the Licensed Name in accordance with such quality standards as may be
reasonably established by the Adviser and communicated to the Fund from time to time in writing, or as may be agreed to by the Adviser and the Fund from time to time in writing. The Fund shall notify the Adviser promptly after it becomes aware
of any actual or threatened infringement, imitation, dilution, misappropriation or other unauthorized use or conduct in derogation of the Licensed Name. The Adviser and its affiliates shall have the sole right to bring any action to remedy the
foregoing, and the Fund shall cooperate with the Adviser in same, at the Adviser’s expense.
(e) Upon Termination. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, all rights and license granted to the Fund under this Section 10 with respect to the Licensed Name shall cease, and the
Fund shall immediately discontinue use of the Licensed Name.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as being inconsistent with the 1940 Act.
12. Conflicts of Interest and Prohibited Activities.
(a) The Adviser is not
hereby granted or entitled to an exclusive right to sell or exclusive employment to sell assets for the Fund.
(b) The Adviser shall
not: (i) receive or accept any rebate, give-up or similar arrangement that is prohibited under applicable federal or state securities laws; (ii) participate in any reciprocal business arrangement that would circumvent provisions of applicable
federal or state securities laws governing conflicts of interest or investment restrictions; (iii) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding that would circumvent the restrictions against dealing with affiliates or promoters under
applicable federal or state securities laws; or (iv) receive or accept any rebate, give-up or similar arrangement, participate in any reciprocal business arrangement, or enter into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding that would
circumvent the North American Securities Administrators Association’s Omnibus Guidelines Statement of Policy.
(c) The Adviser shall not
directly or indirectly pay or award any fees or commissions or other compensation to any person engaged to sell Shares or give investment advice to a potential shareholder; provided, however, that this subsection shall not prohibit the payment
to a registered broker-dealer or other properly licensed agent of properly disclosed usual and customary sales commissions or other compensation (including cash compensation and non-cash compensation (as such terms are defined under FINRA Rule
2310)) for selling or distributing Shares, including out of the Adviser’s own assets, including those amounts paid to the Adviser under this Agreement.
(d) The Adviser covenants
that it shall not permit or cause to be permitted the Fund’s funds to be commingled with the funds of any other person and the funds will be protected from the claims of affiliated companies of the Adviser and creditors of affiliated companies
of the Adviser.
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13. Access to Shareholder List.
If a shareholder requests a copy of the Shareholder List pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Fund’s Charter or any successor provision thereto (the “Charter Shareholder List Provision”), the Adviser is hereby authorized to request a copy of the Shareholder List from the Fund’s transfer agent and send a copy of the Shareholder
List to any shareholder so requesting in accordance with the Charter Shareholder List Provision. The Adviser and the Board of Trustees shall be liable to any shareholder requesting the list for the costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by that
shareholder for compelling the production of the Shareholder List, and for actual damages suffered by any shareholder by reason of such refusal or neglect. It shall be a defense that the actual purpose and reason for the requests for inspection or
for a copy of the Shareholder List is to secure such list of shareholder or other information for the purpose of selling such list or copies thereof, or of using the same for a commercial purpose other than in the interest of the applicant as a
shareholder relative to the affairs of the Fund.
14. Notices. Any notice hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or by telex or facsimile (followed by delivery in person) to the parties at the addresses set forth below.
If to the Fund:
X. Xxxx Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund
0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Chairman, CEO, Trustee
If to the Adviser:
OHA Private Credit Advisors LLC
0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, General Counsel
or to such other address as to which the recipient shall have informed the other party in writing.
Unless specifically provided elsewhere, notice given as provided above shall be deemed to have been given, if by personal delivery, on the day of such
delivery, and, if by facsimile and mail, on the date on which such facsimile or mail is sent.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto caused their duly authorized signatories to execute this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
X. XXXX XXXXX OHA SELECT PRIVATE CREDIT FUND
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Title:
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Chief Executive Officer | |
OHA PRIVATE CREDIT ADVISORS LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Title:
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Vice President |