WITNESSETH:Administration Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc
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PURCHASE AGREEMENTPurchase Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc
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Exhibit (h)(1) Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Incorporated (a Maryland corporation) 9,000,000 Shares of Common Stock (Par Value $.01 Per Share) PURCHASE AGREEMENTPurchase Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc • New York
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Exhibit (h)(2) Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Incorporated (a Maryland corporation) Auction Market Preferred Shares ("AMPS") Shares [ ]% AMPS, Series Shares [ ]% AMPS, Series Liquidation Preference $25,000 per share FORM OF PURCHASE...Purchase Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc • New York
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Exhibit (k)(3) SERVICING AGREEMENT Agreement made as of August 26, 2003, between Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Incorporated, a Maryland Corporation (the "Fund") and Claymore Securities, Inc., a Kansas corporation ("Claymore")....Servicing Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc • Maryland
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Relating toBroker-Dealer Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc • New York
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EXHIBIT (j)(1) CUSTODIAN SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of August 26, 2003 by and between PFPC TRUST COMPANY, a limited purpose trust company incorporated under the laws of Delaware ("PFPC Trust"), and FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE/CLAYMORE TOTAL...Custodian Services Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc
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Exhibit (k)(4) FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE/CLAYMORE TOTAL RETURN FUND INCORPORATED AUCTION AGENCY AGREEMENT dated as of _____, 2003Auction Agency Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc • New York
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Exhibit (k)(7) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of August 29, 2003, between Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch") and Flaherty &...Additional Compensation Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc • New York
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Exhibit (k)(1) TRANSFER AGENCY AND REGISTRAR AGREEMENT The Transfer Agency and Registrar Agreement of FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE/CLAYMORE TOTAL RETURN FUND INCORPORATED, (the "Fund"), a corporation organized under the laws of Maryland and having its...Transfer Agency and Registrar Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc
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Exhibit (k)(8) UNDERWRITER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT This Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2003, is entered into between Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Incorporated (the "Fund") and Claymore Securities, Inc. ("Claymore") with respect to...Underwriter Participation Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc • New York
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Exhibit (g) INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • October 27th, 2003 • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Inc • New York
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