INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • July 9th, 2010 • Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund • Delaware
THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 3, 2010, between Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and Claymore Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • July 9th, 2010 • Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund • Delaware
THIS INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 3, 2010, among Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), Claymore Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investment Adviser”), and Guggenheim Partners Asset Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Investment Sub-Adviser”).
AMENDMENT AGREEMENTCommitted Facility Agreement • July 9th, 2010 • Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund • New York
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) dated as of August 5, 2009 to the Committed Facility Agreement dated November 20, 2008 between BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (“BNPP PB, Inc.”) and Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the “Customer”).
Committed Facility AgreementCommitted Facility Agreement • July 9th, 2010 • Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
BNP PARIBAS PRIME BROKERAGE, INC. (“BNPP PB, Inc.”) and the counterparty specified on the signature page (“Customer”), hereby enter into this Committed Facility Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of the date specified on the signature page. Whereas BNPP PB, Inc. and Customer have entered into the U.S. PB Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “U.S. PB Agreement”) (the U.S. PB Agreement and this Agreement, collectively, the “40 Act Financing Agreements”). Whereas this Agreement supplements and forms part of the other 40 Act Financing Agreements and sets out the terms of the commitment of BNPP PB, Inc. to provide financing to Customer under the 40 Act Financing Agreements. Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing promises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. Definitions - (a) Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement have the respective meaning assigned to them in
Contractu.s. Pb Agreement • July 9th, 2010 • Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
This U.S. PB Agreement (including all terms, schedules, supplements and exhibits attached hereto, this “Agreement”) is entered into between the customer specified below (“Customer”) and BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (“BNPP PB, Inc.”). The Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions on which BNPP PB, Inc. will transact business with Customer. Customer and BNPP PB, Inc., on behalf of itself and as agent for the BNPP Entities, have also entered into the Account Agreement.
SPECIAL CUSTODY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENTSpecial Custody and Pledge Agreement • July 9th, 2010 • Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund • New York
AGREEMENT, (hereinafter “Agreement”) dated as of the 18th day of November, 2008 among Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (“Customer”), BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (“Counterparty”) and The Bank of New York Mellon as Custodian hereunder (“Custodian”).
