AMENDMENT TO VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.3
AMENDMENT
TO
This amendment (the "Amendment"), dated as of July 1, 2016, to the Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2014, by and among Lord Securities Corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee" or any successor thereto), Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, including its successors and assigns by operation of law ("PFC" or a "Purchaser"), Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, including its successors and assigns by operation of law ("Blue Ridge" or a "Purchaser" and, together with PFC, the "Purchasers") and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (the "Voting Consultant" or any successor thereto) relating to certain voting and consent matters concerning Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares ("VMTP Preferred Shares") of Nuveen Minnesota Municipal Income Fund (the "Fund") (the "Agreement") is entered into among the Trustee, the Purchasers and the Voting Consultant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement or in the Statement of Preferences, as applicable to each such Fund (including by incorporation by reference).
WHEREAS, the Purchasers are the legal and Beneficial Owners of shares of VMTP Preferred Shares of the Fund pursuant to the terms of a purchase agreement, dated October 6, 2014, by and among the Purchasers and the Fund (the "Purchase Agreement");
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the terms of the Agreement as provided for herein.
ACCORDINGLY, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(i) The definition of "Affiliate" in Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
""Affiliate" means, with respect to a Person, (i) any other Person who, directly or indirectly, is in control of, or controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or (ii) any other Person who is a director, officer, employee or general partner (a) of such Person, (b) of any majority-owned subsidiary or parent company of such Person or (c) of any Person described in clause (i) above. For the purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person shall mean (x) as defined for purposes of the 1940 Act and regulations thereunder, the power, direct or indirect, (A) to vote more than 25% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (B) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise or (y) as defined for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and regulations thereunder, (A) directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote 25% or more of any class of voting securities of such Person, (B) controlling in any manner the election of a majority of directors or trustees of such Person, or (C) having the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, the term "Affiliate" shall include a tender option bond trust of which a Purchaser and/or one or more of its Affiliates collectively own a majority of the residual interests."
(ii) Section 5(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the phrase "(as defined in Section 5(d))" after the term "Master Agreement" therein.
(iii) Section 7 of the Agreement is hereby amended to include the following sentence at the end of the last paragraph thereof:
"For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchasers shall not retain the right to vote or consent on any Voting Matters for which the Trustee does not provide a vote or consent on behalf of the Purchasers."
(v) Section 8(b) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"(b) Of the Purchasers and the Voting Consultant. The Trustee shall indemnify and hold the Purchasers and the Voting Consultant and each Purchaser's and the Voting Consultant's agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, taxes, claims, actions, suits, reasonable costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed, incurred or asserted against each Purchaser or the Voting Consultant in connection with the wilful misconduct or negligence of the Trustee in connection with the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties by the Trustee as herein provided or contemplated, including, without limitation, any action taken or omitted to be taken, except, with respect to each Purchaser and the Voting Consultant separately, such as may arise from the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of such Purchaser or the Voting Consultant, respectively. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages."
(vi) Section 13 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"All notices, requests and other communications to the Purchasers, the Trustee or the Voting Consultant shall be in writing (including telecopy, electronic mail or similar writing), except in the case of notices and other communications permitted to be given by telephone, and shall be given to such party at its address or telecopy number or email address set forth below or to such other Person and/or such other address or telecopy number or email address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other party. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by mail, five days after such communication is deposited in the mail, return receipt requested, addressed as aforesaid, or (ii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section. The notice address for each party is specified below:
if to PFC:
Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation
One Bryant Park
1111 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx/Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 (Nacos and Xxxxxx)
(000) 000-0000 (Strand)
Email: xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxx.xxx;
xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx;
xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
if to Blue Ridge:
Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation
One Bryant Park
1111 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx/Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 (Nacos and Xxxxxx)
(000) 000-0000 (Strand)
Email: xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxx.xxx;
xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx;
xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
if to the Trustee:
Lord Securities Corporation
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X'Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxx-xxxxx.xxx
if to the Voting Consultant:
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.
1177 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Executive Director
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
The parties hereto hereby agree that, except as specifically amended herein, the Agreement is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. All references in the Agreement and other documents related thereto shall be references to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as specifically provided herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any party hereto under the Agreement, or constitute a waiver of any provision of any other agreement.
This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their legatees, distributees, estates, executors or administrators, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns.
The invalidity of any particular provision of this Amendment shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof, and this Amendment shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.
The section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction, or limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
This Amendment shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of New York.
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL AND NEW YORK STATE COURTS OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
PFC, BLUE RIDGE, THE TRUSTEE AND THE VOTING CONSULTANT HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER(S) ON ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
BANC OF AMERICA PREFERRED FUNDING CORPORATION, as Purchaser
By:__/ s / Xxxxxx Curland_____________
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
BLUE RIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.L.C., as Purchaser
By:__/ s / Xxxxxx Curland_____________
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
LORD SECURITIES CORPORATION, as Trustee
By:_/ s / Xxxxxx O'Connell________________
Name: Xxxxxx X'Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC., as Voting Consultant
By:__/ s / Xxxxxxx Harvey_________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Chief Operating Officer