EXHIBIT (a)(1) MORGAN CREEK GLOBAL EQUITY LONG/SHORT INSTITUTIONAL FUND AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST Dated as of August 23, 2010Agreement and Declaration of Trust • July 27th, 2012 • Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJuly 27th, 2012 Company JurisdictionWHEREAS, this Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of its shares of beneficial interest all in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth;
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • July 27th, 2012 • Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJuly 27th, 2012 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT made as of October 1, 2011 between each of the Delaware statutory trusts listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Feeder Fund”), GLOBAL EQUITY LONG/SHORT MASTER FUND, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Master Fund” and together with each Feeder Fund, the “Funds”) and MORGAN CREEK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company with its principal place of business in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (the “Advisor”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT MORGAN CREEK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517Expense Limitation Agreement • July 27th, 2012 • Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund • Delaware
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • July 27th, 2012 • Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJuly 27th, 2012 Company JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT is made as of October 3, 2011 between MORGAN CREEK GLOBAL EQUITY LONG/SHORT INSTITUTIONAL FUND, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”) and TOWN HALL CAPITAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business in New York, New York (the “Distributor”).
Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • July 27th, 2012 • Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledJuly 27th, 2012 Company JurisdictionThis Agreement is made as of September 9, 2011 by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A hereto (each such investment company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 20.5 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • July 27th, 2012 • Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledJuly 27th, 2012 Company JurisdictionThis Administration Agreement (“Agreement”) dated and effective as of September 9, 2011, is by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Administrator”), and Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).
SUPPLEMENT TO TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • July 27th, 2012 • Morgan Creek Global Equity Long/Short Institutional Fund
Contract Type FiledJuly 27th, 2012 CompanyThe Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated and effective as of September 12, 2011, by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (“State Street” or the “Transfer Agent”), and the registered investment companies listed on Schedule A hereto (each a “Fund”), which may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), is hereby supplemented as of Setpember 12, 2011 in the manner set forth below (the “Supplement”):