DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • New York
AGREEMENT made as of ____________, 2006 between Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an office at Two Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (the “Fund”), and Mercantile Investment Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having an office at 100 Summer Street, Suite 1500, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (the “Distributor”).
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • New York
AGREEMENT made as of this ___ day of ______ , 2006, by and between Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Mercantile Capital Advisors, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Manager”).
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • New York
AGREEMENT made as of this ____ day of __________, 2006, by and between Mercantile Absolute Return Master Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Mercantile Capital Advisors, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Manager”).
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this ____ day of________, 2006, by and between Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), a registered, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), consisting of limited liability company interests (the “Interests”); and Mercantile Capital Advisors, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Administrator”).
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • New York
AGREEMENT made as of this ____ day of __________, 2006 by and among Mercantile Capital Advisors, Inc., a Maryland corporation, in its role as Manager (the “Manager”) of the Mercantile Absolute Return Master Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Ramius HVB Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and the Company.
CUSTODIAN SERVICES AGREEMENTCustodian Services Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC
THIS CUSTODIAN SERVICES AGREEMENT is entered into as of__________, 2006, by and between SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY, a savings association supervised by the Office of Thrift Supervision (“SEI Trust”), and MERCANTILE ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Fund”).
ESCROW AGREEMENTEscrow Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of __________, 2006, by and among Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), Mercantile Capital Advisors, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Manager"), and SEI Private Trust Company, a savings association supervised by the Office of Thrift Supervision ("SEI” or “Escrow Agent").
SUB-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTSub-Administration Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this ___ day of ____________, 2006, by and between Mercantile Capital Advisors, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Administrator”), and SEI Investments Global Funds Services, a Delaware business trust (the “Sub-Administrator”).
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • Maryland
This EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT is made as of the ___ day of _________, 2006 by and among Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC (the “Company”), Mercantile Absolute Return Master Fund LLC (the “Master Fund”) and Mercantile Capital Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) with respect to the following:
MERCANTILE ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT Amended and Restated June 30, 2006Limited Liability Company Agreement • June 29th, 2006 • Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC • Delaware
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of Mercantile Absolute Return Fund LLC (the “Company”) is dated as of June 30, 2006 by and among Mercantile Capital Advisors, Inc. as the manager (“MCA” or the “Manager”), and Mercantile Bankshares Corporation as Organizational Member and those persons hereinafter admitted as Members.
