AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT FOR IndexIQ ETF TrustAuthorized Participant Agreement • August 29th, 2011 • IndexIQ ETF Trust • New York
This Authorized Participant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between ALPS Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) and ___________________________(the “Authorized Participant” or “AP”) and is subject to acceptance by The Bank of New York Mellon ("BNYM ETF Administrator" or the “Transfer Agent”). The Transfer Agent serves as the transfer agent for the IndexIQ ETF Trust (the “Company”) and is an Index Receipt Agent as that term is defined in the rules of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Authorized Participant acknowledge and agree that the Company shall be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement, and shall receive the benefits contemplated by this Agreement, to the extent specified herein. The Distributor has been retained to provide services as principal underwriter of the Company acting on an agency basis in connection with the sale and distribution of shares of beneficial interest, par value $.0001 pe
