Delaware | | | 13-4077194 |
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1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th Floor New York, NY 10017 | | | 10017 |
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• | The “Fund,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; |
• | “Adviser” refers to OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., our investment adviser; |
• | “Administrator” refers to OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., in its capacity as administrator. |
• | “OHA” refers to Oak Hill Advisors, L.P., the parent company of the Adviser. |
• | “Members” refers to investors which acquire Shares. |
• | “Shares” refers to the Fund’s limited liability company interests purchased by the Members. |
• | “LLC Agreement” refers to the Fund’s limited liability company agreement, as may be amended from time to time. |
• | “Board” and “Board members” refer to the Fund’s Board of Managers. |
• | “Business Day” refers to any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. |
• | The Fund’s Shares may only be sold to accredited investors as defined in rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be sold without our written consent. An investment in the Fund is suitable only for sophisticated investors and requires the financial ability and willingness to accept the high risks and lack of liquidity inherent in an investment in the Fund. |
• | The Fund’s Shares are not intended to be listed on a securities exchange, and it is uncertain whether a secondary market will develop. Therefore, Shares of the Fund constitute illiquid investments. |
• | The Fund will have a finite term and does not intend to engage in repurchases of Shares. |
• | An investment in the Fund may not be suitable for investors who may need the money they invest in a specified time frame. |
• | Distributions may be funded from unlimited amounts of offering proceeds or borrowings, which may constitute a return of capital and reduce the amount of capital available to the Fund for investment. Any capital returned to holders of Shares through distributions will be distributed after payment of fees and expenses. |
• | We will elect to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act and will be subject to the 1940 Act requirements applicable to business development companies. |
• | our future operating results; |
• | our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies, including our and their ability to achieve our respective objectives as a result of the COVID-19, pandemic; |
• | the effect of investments that we expect to make and the competition for those investments; |
• | our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; |
• | actual and potential conflicts of interest with the Adviser, OHA, and other affiliates of OHA; |
• | the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its effect on the industries in which we invest; |
• | the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives; |
• | the use of borrowed money to finance a portion of our investments and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of equity and debt capital and our use of borrowed funds to finance a portion of our investments; |
• | the adequacy of our financing sources and working capital; |
• | the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies; |
• | general economic and political trends and other external factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic; |
• | the ability of the Adviser and OHA to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments; |
• | the ability of the Adviser and OHA or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals; |
• | our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a regulated investment company, or RIC, and as a business development company; |
• | general price and volume fluctuations in the stock markets; |
• | changes in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, including volatility associated with the decommissioning of LIBOR and the transition to new reference rates or conditions affecting the financial and capital markets that could result in changes to the value of our assets, including changes from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; |
• | the ability of the Adviser and OHA to continue to effectively manage our business due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; |
• | the impact on our business of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or Dodd Frank, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder and any actions toward repeal thereof; and |
• | the effect of changes to tax legislation and our tax position. |
BUSINESS. |
• | Changes in Financing Markets are Driving Growth in Private Lending. Secular changes largely set in motion by regulatory response to the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 have led to market supply / demand dynamics that have resulted in borrowers and private equity sponsors increasingly accessing the benefits of private financings. Increased regulation, industry consolidation, and general risk aversion have caused traditional banks to retreat from lending markets. As of September 30, 2022, banks made up approximately 19% of the traditional U.S. lending market, compared to the 26% share of the market they maintained in 20051. While bank retrenchment created a financing void, demand for capital continues to grow, evidenced by elevated private equity deal activity and “dry powder” (i.e., uncalled capital commitments), as well as M&A financing needs more broadly. The supply / demand imbalance has created |
1 | Source: LCD Quarterly Leveraged Lending Review, September 2022. Traditional lending refers to broadly syndicated loans. |
• | Changes in Corporate Borrower Behavior. With this backdrop, corporate borrowers also increasingly seek the advantages of private lending solutions, compared to traditional lending markets. These benefits include greater structuring flexibility, transaction privacy, certainty of pricing and terms, speed of execution and smaller, more manageable lender groups. In recent years, this growth has been particularly pronounced among larger companies and their sponsors seeking customized financing solutions unavailable in traditional financing markets. These borrowers often favor engagement with select trusted lending partners, like OHA, to address their ongoing and often complex financing needs with streamlined private solutions irrespective of market environment. OHA believes that as companies and private equity sponsors become more aware of the depth in the private debt space that has been created by scaled providers, like OHA, they will increasingly weigh this option against public market alternatives for larger companies. OHA believes that its integrated investment activities and engagement with borrowers as a “one-stop” shop across public and private market financing needs position it to capitalize on these evolving borrower behaviors. |
• | Strength of Private Credit During Volatile Market Environments. Periods of market volatility, such as the dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased market turbulence and uncertain economic backdrop in 2022, appear to accentuate the advantages of private credit and reinforce the secular trends that drive the growth of the asset class. The availability of capital in the liquid credit market is highly sensitive to market conditions and often becomes constrained during more volatile market environments. This is a consequence of liquid or syndicated loan new issuance relying to a large extent on the creation of CLOs, retail fund flows and other technical forces as banks retrenched from traditional lending markets. Private lending, in contrast, has proven to be a stable and reliable source of capital through periods of volatility, which often expands the opportunity set for private financing. These dynamics are expected to position the Fund to secure favorable pricing and rigorous structural protection to drive value for Fund investors. Moreover, OHA believes that both normally functioning and challenged market environments have the potential to offer attractive private lending opportunities. |
• | Privately Originated, Senior Secured Loans Offer Attractive Investment Characteristics. As the market landscape has evolved over the past several years, investors continue to search for asset classes with defensive characteristics that also produce high, current income. While there is inherent risk in investing in any security, senior secured debt is at the top of the capital structure and thus has priority claims in payment among an issuer’s security holders (i.e., senior secured debt holder are due to receive payment before junior creditors and equity holders). These investments are secured by the issuer’s assets and often include restrictive covenants for the purpose of investor protections. Additionally, private credit investments will generally offer higher coupons and total return potential than what is available in the liquid credit markets, primarily due to illiquidity and complexity premia. Senior secured loans also generally consist of floating rate cash interest coupons, which OHA believes can be another attractive return attribute in a rising interest rate environment. |
• | Deep Credit Investment Experience: OHA has been a credit specialist for more than 30 years. Over that time, it has invested in thousands of companies, accumulating an extensive “library of knowledge” that it believes offers differentiated views on issuers, industries and markets. OHA has also developed deep |
• | Significant Private Credit Investment Expertise: OHA has a long history of private credit investing starting in 2002 that has been tested through several credit cycles. OHA believes that this experience demonstrates its ability to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns with an emphasis on downside protection from private lending. OHA manages numerous investment programs that focus on senior secured corporate private credit investments primarily in North America and Europe. These investment programs seek to capitalize on OHA’s significant and successful history investing in private first lien and unitranche financings, as well as second lien loans and other corporate secured debt. These client solutions include other pooled investment vehicles and single investor mandates structured to solve the various objectives and requirements of OHA’s global investor base. Further, these investment programs and OHA’s broader investment platform provide significant capacity to drive and commit to private financing solutions in scale. |
• | Highly Experienced Team: The Fund benefits from the full capabilities of OHA’s more than 100 investment professionals globally, under the leadership of the Fund’s Investment Committee. The members of the Investment Committee have worked at OHA for over 20 years on average and have navigated and capitalized on numerous market cycles. Further, the deep continuity of OHA’s senior team has helped institutionalize a highly disciplined investment process. OHA believes that the consistency of this process has contributed to the consistency of its investment results across its corporate credit strategies. This robust process harnesses the complementary skillsets of industry, asset-class, transaction, documentation and workout specialists to enhance sourcing, due diligence, structuring and ongoing monitoring of investments. OHA further believes that the continuity of its team and execution of its time-tested investment process should position it to source and execute on highly attractive opportunities, often on a proprietary basis, on behalf of Fund investors. See “Portfolio Management” for a more detailed discussion. |
• | Industry-Specialist Investment Team Model: A central component of the Adviser’s and OHA’s investment process is deep and experienced industry-focused investment teams. These teams are typically comprised of three to six professionals and are charged with having a deep understanding of all relevant companies in their sectors. OHA believes that the depth of their expertise meaningfully enhances all aspects of its investment process, contributing to attractive returns with minimal credit losses over time. OHA believes that sponsors and management teams view its industry teams as possessing differentiated perspectives on industry and company-specific matters, deal structures, pricing and other important transaction dynamics. OHA believes this facilitates early discussions with such sponsors and companies, which OHA believes enables OHA to drive key deal terms, access greater size in transactions and, in certain cases, achieve more favorable economics. A deep understanding of industries and companies also positions OHA to suggest proactively creative financing solutions that can drive significant potential value for borrowers, private equity sponsors and, in turn, the Fund’s investors. Finally, OHA believes that its sector knowledge also meaningfully enhances the quality of its due diligence. OHA often has a prior relationship with a corporate borrower or its management team, deep knowledge of its competitors and/or ongoing dialogue with key customers, suppliers, industry consultants and other contacts that can offer differentiated perspectives. |
• | Scaled, “One-stop Shop”: OHA believes that the size and breadth of its $57 billion2 platform solving diverse, often complex financing needs of corporate borrowers across both private and liquid markets is a distinct sourcing advantage. The resulting frequent dialogue and active engagement contribute to proprietary deal flow with significant repeat lender roles for OHA. These capabilities help maximize the number of opportunities that OHA sources which it considers critical given the highly selective nature of its investment process. OHA’s industry teams are responsible for investments in the private and liquid credit markets, which includes working closely with the Firm’s private credit specialists. This framework allows the relevant investment professional to serve as a single point of contact for a borrower that can deliver OHA’s scale and flexible solutions across the range of the corporate borrower’s financing needs over time. In many cases, OHA believes that management teams and sponsors do not know which financing solution will ultimately prove optimal and/or actionable as they assess their options. OHA can seamlessly partner |
2 | Capital under management estimated as of June 30, 2022. Includes net asset value, portfolio value and/or unfunded capital. Uses respective USD exchange rates as of month-end for any non-USD assets. Additional information on calculation methodology available upon request. |
• | Transaction Leadership: OHA has demonstrated experience leading private credit transactions which it attributes to the competitive advantages described above. OHA’s scale, company- and sector-specific insights, underwriting strength, and structuring expertise position it to engage in complex situations and deliver customized financing solutions that address the unique financing needs of corporate borrowers. Since 2018, OHA has held a leadership position in the vast majority of its private lending investments. Being a sole or primary lender in size fosters and enhances a partnership mentality with the corporate borrower that is differentiated from traditional lending relationships. OHA believes that its ability to lead transactions is a potential source of incremental return as it allows OHA to influence deal terms and structures to the benefit of the Fund. |
• | Larger Borrower Focus: OHA typically focuses on investments in companies with EBITDA of $75 million or greater, which has been a consistent aspect of OHA’s investment process throughout its history. OHA believes this focus and positioning to work with Larger Borrowers benefits the Fund in several ways. OHA believes that credit profiles of Larger Borrowers generally benefit from greater business diversification, stronger market positions, experienced management teams and a greater ability to navigate challenging markets. At the same time, many larger companies have complex financing needs to which OHA’s capabilities and solutions are well suited. In addition, OHA believes that fewer capital providers possess the required scale to effectively operate in this segment of the private credit market. In turn, scaled private lending platforms, like OHA, focused on Larger Borrowers currently face less competition than in the market for smaller companies. In particular, OHA observes that demand for private unitranche financings from Larger Borrowers continues to grow significantly, presenting OHA with many attractive investment opportunities in these well-structured facilities. OHA believes that this expanding universe of borrowers offers opportunities to secure more favorable pricing and rigorous structural protections on behalf of investors relative to the public markets where Larger Borrowers historically addressed their financing needs. |
• | Downside Protection: OHA believes that a key driver of success in private credit investing is the ability to limit credit mistakes and preserve capital. Accordingly, a focus on downside protection has been a core tenet of the Firm’s investment process since inception. This time-tested approach employs a highly disciplined bottom-up, “private equity-style” due diligence process, combined with rigorous transaction structuring to mitigate risk. OHA’s extensive structuring expertise and flexibility combined with its trusted financing partner relationships position it to negotiate highly structured financing solutions that address the unique risks presented by a borrower. OHA believes that this focus on downside protection is evidenced by the low losses across its corporate credit strategies, historically including its private lending strategies. Most recently, OHA believes that its resilience through the COVID-19 pandemic reflects OHA’s underwriting rigor and focus on downside protection. |
• | Significant Workout and Restructuring Expertise: OHA believes that the expertise gained as a leading distressed investor since 1990 offers a competitive advantage in the execution of its private credit strategy. Since 1990, OHA has made approximately $20 billion in distressed investments.3 OHA seeks to capitalize on this capability when evaluating and structuring private credit investments to ensure that the transaction documentation offers protection across a broad range of outcomes. OHA believes its expertise as a distressed investor also enhances its ability to move with conviction to seize on opportunities resulting from market volatility in its performing investment activities, including private credit. OHA believes that its distressed investment expertise also provides it with a distinct advantage monitoring and managing |
3 | Estimated as of June 30, 2022. Includes net asset value, portfolio value and/or unfunded capital. Uses respective USD exchange rates as of month-end for any non-USD assets. |
• | Single Issuer Limitation: 15% of NAV |
• | Geographical Limitations (based on NAV): |
○ | U.S.-based issuer: > 80% |
○ | Non-U.S.-based issuer: < 20% |
4 | As of July 2022. |
5 | Capital under management estimated as of June 30, 2022. Includes net asset value, portfolio value and/or unfunded capital. Uses respective USD exchange rates as of month-end for any non-USD assets. Additional information on calculation methodology available upon request. |
• | We are a new company with a limited operating history and there is no assurance that we will achieve our investment objective. |
• | We are subject to risks associated with the current interest rate environment and to the extent we use debt to finance our investments, changes in interest rates will affect our cost of capital and net investment income. |
• | We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses. |
• | Rising interest rates could make it more difficult for portfolio companies to make periodic payments on their loans. |
• | We are subject to risks associated with the discontinuation of LIBOR, which will affect our cost of capital and net investment income. |
• | We are dependent upon the Adviser for our success and upon its access to the investment professionals and partners and its affiliates. |
• | Our business model depends to a significant extent upon strong referral relationships with sponsors and investing in companies backed by private equity sponsors. Any inability of the Adviser to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business. |
• | We can provide no assurance that we will be able to replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed or sponsored by members of the Adviser’s investment committee, or by the Adviser or its affiliates. |
• | Our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will depend on our ability to manage our business effectively. |
• | There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could affect our investment returns, including related to obligations of the Adviser, in the valuation of investments and any arrangements with the Adviser. |
• | We and the Adviser could be the target of litigation or regulatory investigations. |
• | We are subject to certain risks related to our ability to qualify as a RIC and to related to regulations governing our operation as a business development company |
• | Investors in our Shares may fail to fund their Capital Commitments when due. |
• | We intend to finance our investments with borrowed money, which will accelerate and increase the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and could increase the risk of investing in us. |
• | We are subject to risks associated with any credit facility. |
• | The Investment Period could be extended. |
• | The majority of our portfolio investments will be recorded at fair value as determined by the Adviser as the Valuation Designee and, as a result, there could be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments. |
• | Our Board could change our investment objective, operating policies and strategies without prior notice or Member approval. |
• | The Fund may terminate the advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), without payment or penalty, upon 60 days written notice or the Administration Agreement, without payment of any penalty, upon 120 days’ written notice. We can provide no assurance that we could find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations. |
• | We incur significant costs as a result of having securities registered under the Exchange Act. |
• | Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results. |
• | Our investments in debt, leveraged portfolio companies, private and middle-market portfolio companies are risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment. |
• | We would be subject to risks if we are required to assume operation of portfolio companies upon default. |
• | The lack of liquidity in our investments could adversely affect our business. |
• | Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets could adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation. |
• | Portfolio companies could prepay loans, which could reduce our yields if capital returned is not invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields. |
• | We are subject to credit and default risk and portfolio companies could be unable to repay or refinance outstanding principal on their loans at or prior to maturity. |
• | We have not yet identified the portfolio company investments we will acquire. |
• | Our portfolio could be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies and industries, which will subject us to a risk of significant loss if any of these companies defaults on its obligations under any of its debt instruments or if there is a downturn in a particular industry. |
• | We could hold the debt securities of leveraged companies that could, due to the significant volatility of such companies, enter into bankruptcy proceedings. |
• | Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio. |
• | Because we generally will not hold controlling equity interests in our portfolio companies, we generally will not be able to exercise control over our portfolio companies or to prevent decisions by management of our portfolio companies that could decrease the value of our investments. |
• | Our portfolio companies could incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies and such portfolio companies could fail to generate sufficient cash flow to service their debt obligations to us. |
• | The disposition of our investments could result in contingent liabilities. |
• | The Adviser’s liability is limited, and we have agreed to indemnify the Adviser against certain liabilities, which could lead the Adviser to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account. |
• | We could be subject to risks to the extent we invest in non-U.S. companies. |
• | We could be subject to risks if we engage in hedging transactions and could become subject to risks if we invest in foreign securities. |
• | We could suffer losses from our equity investments. |
• | We could be subject to lender liability claims with respect to our portfolio company investments. |
• | There are restrictions on the ability of holders of our Shares to transfer Shares in excess of the restrictions typically associated with a private placement of securities, and these additional restrictions further limit the liquidity of an investment in our Shares. |
• | Investing in our Shares could involve an above average degree of risk. |
• | There is a risk that investors in our equity securities may not receive distributions or that our distributions will not grow over time and a portion of our distributions could be a return of capital. |
• | determining the composition of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes in accordance with our investment objective, policies and restrictions; |
• | identifying investment opportunities and making investment decisions for us, including negotiating the terms of investments in, and dispositions of, portfolio securities and other instruments on our behalf; |
• | monitoring our investments; |
• | performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; |
• | exercising voting rights in respect of portfolio securities and other investments for us; |
• | serving on, and exercising observer rights for, boards of managers and similar committees of our portfolio companies; |
• | negotiating, obtaining and managing subscription facilities; and |
• | providing us with such other investment advisory and related services as we may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of capital. |
• | No incentive fee based on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns in any calendar year in which the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns does not exceed the Hurdle Rate; |
• | 100% of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, if any, that exceeds the Hurdle Rate but is less than 6.57143% in any calendar year. This portion of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns (which exceeds the Hurdle Rate but is less than 6.57143%) is referred to as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” is meant to provide the Adviser with approximately 12.5% of the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns as if a Hurdle Rate did not apply if Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns exceeds 6.57143% in any calendar year; and |
• | 12.5% of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns , if any, that exceeds 6.57143% in any calendar year, which reflects that once the Hurdle Rate is reached and the catch-up is achieved, 12.5% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns is paid to the Adviser. |

• | 12.5% of cumulative realized capital gains from inception through the end of such calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid incentive fee on capital gains as calculated in accordance with GAAP. |
Scenarios expressed as a percentage of net asset value at the beginning of the year | | | Scenario 1 | | | Scenario 2 | | | Scenario 3 |
Pre-incentive fee net investment income for the year | | | 5.00% | | | 6.00% | | | 8.00% |
Catch up incentive fee (maximum of 0.82143%) | | | 0.00% | | | 0.25% | | | 0.82143% |
Split incentive fee (12.50% above 6.57143%) | | | 0.00% | | | 0.00% | | | 0.17857% |
Net Investment income | | | 5.00% | | | 5.75% | | | 7.00% |
Year 1: | No net realized capital gains or losses |
Year 2: | 6.00% realized capital gains and 1.00% realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation; capital gain incentive fee = 12.5% × (realized capital gains for year computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation at year end) |
Year 1 Incentive Fee on Capital Gains | | | = 12.5% × (0) |
| | | = 0 | |
| | | = No Incentive Fee on Capital Gains | |
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Year 2 Incentive Fee on Capital Gains | | | = 12.5% × (6.00% −1.00)% |
| | | = 12.5% × 5.00% | |
| | | = 0.63% |
1. | investment advisory fees, including management fees and incentive fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement; |
2. | the Fund’s allocable portion of Overhead expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its administrative obligations under the Administration Agreement, including but not limited to: (i) the Fund’s chief compliance officer, chief financial officer and their respective staffs; (ii) investor relations, legal, operations and other non-investment professionals at the Administrator that perform duties for the Fund; and (iii) any internal audit group personnel of OHA or any of its affiliates, subject to the limitations described in “Advisory and Administration Agreement—Administration Agreement”; and |
3. | all other expenses of the Fund’s operations and transactions, including those listed in “Plan of Operation—Expenses.” |
• | the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser; |
• | the proposed investment advisory fee rates to be paid by the Fund to the Adviser; |
• | the fee structures of comparable externally managed business development companies that engage in similar investing activities; |
• | our projected operating expenses and expense ratio compared to business development companies with similar investment objectives; |
• | information about the services to be performed and the personnel who would be performing such services under the Advisory Agreement; and |
• | the organizational capability and financial condition of the Adviser and its affiliates. |
• | have an auditor attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; |
• | submit certain executive compensation matters to Member advisory votes pursuant to the “say on frequency” and “say on pay” provisions (requiring a non-binding Member vote to approve compensation of certain executive officers) and the “say on golden parachute” provisions (requiring a non-binding Member vote to approve golden parachute arrangements for certain executive officers in connection with mergers and certain other business combinations) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; or |
• | disclose certain executive compensation related items, such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. |
(1) | Securities purchased in transactions not involving any public offering from the issuer of such securities, which issuer (subject to certain limited exceptions) is an Eligible Portfolio Company (as defined below), or from any person who is, or has been during the preceding 13 months, an affiliated person of an Eligible Portfolio Company, or from any other person, subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the SEC. An “Eligible Portfolio Company” is defined in the 1940 Act as any issuer which: |
(a) | is organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, the United States; |
(b) | is not an investment company (other than a small business investment company wholly owned by the BDC) or a company that would be an investment company but for certain exclusions under the 1940 Act; and |
(c) | satisfies any of the following: |
(i) | does not have any class of securities that is traded on a national securities exchange; |
(ii) | has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange, but has an aggregate market value of outstanding voting and non-voting common equity of less than $250 million; |
(iii) | is controlled by a BDC or a group of companies, including a BDC and the BDC has an affiliated person who is a director of the Eligible Portfolio Company; or |
(iv) | is a small and solvent company having total assets of not more than $4 million and capital and surplus of not less than $2 million. |
(2) | Securities of any Eligible Portfolio Company controlled by the Fund. |
(3) | Securities purchased in a private transaction from a U.S. issuer that is not an investment company or from an affiliated person of the issuer, or in transactions incident thereto, if the issuer is in bankruptcy and subject to reorganization or if the issuer, immediately prior to the purchase of its securities was unable to meet its obligations as they came due without material assistance other than conventional lending or financing arrangements. |
(4) | Securities of an Eligible Portfolio Company purchased from any person in a private transaction if there is no ready market for such securities and the Fund already owns 60% of the outstanding equity of the Eligible Portfolio Company. |
(5) | Securities received in exchange for or distributed on or with respect to securities described in (1) through (4) above, or pursuant to the exercise of warrants or rights relating to such securities. |
(6) | Cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment. |
RISK FACTORS. |
• | The Fund is Subject to General Risks. A fundamental risk associated with the Fund’s investment strategy is that the companies in whose debt the Fund invests will be unable to make regular payments (e.g., principal and interest payments) when due, or at all, or otherwise fail to perform. Portfolio companies could deteriorate as a result of, among other factors, an adverse development in their business, poor performance by their management teams, a change in the competitive environment, an economic downturn or legal, tax or regulatory changes. Portfolio companies that the Adviser expects to remain stable may in fact operate at a loss or have significant variations in operating results, may require substantial additional capital to support their operations or to maintain their competitive position, or may otherwise have a weak financial condition or be experiencing financial distress. |
• | The Fund’s Portfolio Companies May be Highly Leveraged. Portfolio companies may be highly leveraged, and there may be no restriction on the amount of debt a portfolio company can incur. Substantial indebtedness may add additional risk with respect to a portfolio company, and could (i) limit its ability to borrow money for its working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, strategic initiatives or other purposes; (ii) require it to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations to the repayment of its indebtedness, thereby reducing funds available to it for other purposes; (iii) make it more highly leveraged than some of its competitors, which may place it at a competitive disadvantage; and/or (iv) subject it to restrictive financial and operating covenants, which may preclude it from favorable business activities or the financing of future operations or other capital needs. In some cases, proceeds of debt incurred by a portfolio company could be paid as a dividend to members rather than retained by the portfolio company for its working capital. Leveraged companies are often more sensitive to declines in revenues, increases in expenses, and adverse business, political, or financial developments or economic factors such as a significant rise in interest rates, a severe downturn in the economy or deterioration in the condition of such companies or their industries. A leveraged company’s income and net assets will tend to increase or decrease at a greater rate than if borrowed money were not used. |
• | The Fund is Subject to Risks Relating to Issuer/Borrower Fraud. Of paramount concern in originating loans is the possibility of material misrepresentation or omission on the part of borrowers or guarantors. Such inaccuracy or incompleteness may adversely affect the valuation of the collateral underlying the loans or may adversely affect the ability of the Fund or its affiliates to perfect or effectuate a lien on the collateral securing the loan. The Fund or its affiliates will rely upon the accuracy and completeness of representations made by borrowers to the extent reasonable, but cannot guarantee such accuracy or completeness. |
• | The Fund is Subject to Risks Due to its Reliance on Fund Management. The Adviser generally will seek to monitor the performance of investments in operating companies either through interaction with the board of the applicable company and/or by maintaining an ongoing dialogue with the company’s management and/or sponsor team. However, the Fund generally will not be in a position to control any borrower by virtue of investing in its debt and the portfolio company’s management will be primarily responsible for the operations of the company on a day-to-day basis. Although it is the intent of the Fund to invest in companies with strong management teams, there can be no assurance that the existing management team, or any new one, will be able to operate the company successfully. In addition, the Fund is subject to the risk that a borrower in which it invests may make business decisions with which the Fund disagrees and the management of such borrower, as representatives of the common equity holders, may take risks or |
• | The Fund is Subject to Risks Relating to Environmental Matters. Ordinary operation or the occurrence of an accident with respect to the portfolio companies in which the Fund invest could cause major environmental damage, which may result in significant financial distress to the Fund’ investments and any portfolio company holding such assets, even if covered by insurance. Certain environmental laws and regulations may require that an owner or operator of an asset address prior environmental contamination, which could involve substantial cost and other liabilities. The Fund (and the Fund investors) may therefore be exposed to substantial risk of loss from environmental claims arising in respect of its investments. Furthermore, changes in environmental laws or regulations or the environmental condition of an investment may create liabilities that did not exist at the time of its acquisition and that could not have been foreseen. Even in cases where the Fund are indemnified by the seller with respect to an investment against liabilities arising out of violations of environmental laws and regulations, there can be no assurance as to the financial viability of the seller to satisfy such indemnities or the ability of the Fund to achieve enforcement of such indemnities. See also “– Risk Arising from Provision of Managerial Assistance; Control Person Liability” below. |
• | The Value of Certain Portfolio Investments May Not be Readily Determinable. The Fund expects that many of its portfolio investments will take the form of securities that are not publicly traded. The fair value of loans, securities and other investments that are not publicly traded may not be readily determinable, and will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, including to reflect significant events affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Most, if not all, of the Fund’s investments (other than cash and cash equivalents) will be classified as Level 3 assets under Topic 820 of the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification, as amended, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”). This means that the Fund’s portfolio valuations will be based on unobservable inputs and the Fund’s assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability in question. The Fund expects that inputs into the determination of fair value of portfolio investments will require significant management judgment or estimation. Even if observable market data are available, such information may be the result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes, which include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimers materially reduces the reliability of such information. The Fund expects to retain the services of one or more independent service providers to review the valuation of these loans and securities. The types of factors that may be taken into account in determining the fair value of investments generally include, as appropriate, comparison to publicly-traded securities including such factors as yield, maturity and measures of credit quality, the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate over short periods of time and may be based on estimates, determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these loans and securities existed. The Fund’s net asset value could be adversely affected if determinations regarding the fair value of the Fund’s investments were materially higher than the values that the Fund ultimately realizes upon the disposal of such loans and securities. In addition, the method of calculating the management fee and incentive fee may result in conflicts of interest between the Adviser, on the one hand, and investors on the other hand, with respect to the valuation of investments. |
• | The Fund May Elect Not to or May be Unable to Make Follow-On Investments in Portfolio Companies. Following an initial investment in a portfolio company, the Fund may make additional investments in that portfolio company as “follow-on” investments, in order to: |
○ | increase or maintain in whole or in part the Fund’s equity ownership percentage; |
○ | exercise warrants, options or convertible securities that were acquired in the original or subsequent financing; or |
○ | attempt to preserve or enhance the value of the Fund’s investment. |
• | The Fund May Be Subject to Risks Due to Not Holding Controlling Equity Interests in Portfolio Companies. The Fund does not generally intend to take controlling equity positions in the Fund’s portfolio companies. To the extent that the Fund does not hold a controlling equity interest in a portfolio company, it will be subject to the risk that such portfolio company may make business decisions with which the Fund disagrees, and the members and management of such portfolio company may take risks or otherwise act in ways that are adverse to the Fund’s interests. Due to the lack of liquidity for the debt and equity investments that the Fund typically holds in portfolio companies, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its investments in the event it disagrees with the actions of a portfolio company, and may therefore suffer a decrease in the value of its investments. |
• | The Fund is Subject to Risks Relating to Defaults by Portfolio Companies. A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by the Fund or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, acceleration of the time when the loans are due and foreclosure on the portfolio company’s assets representing collateral for its obligations. This could trigger cross defaults under other agreements and jeopardize the portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt that the Fund holds and the value of any equity securities the Fund owns. The Fund may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting portfolio company. |
• | The Fund is Subject to Risks Relating to Third Party Litigation. The Fund’s investment activities subject it to the normal risks of becoming involved in litigation initiated by third parties. This risk is somewhat greater where the Fund exercises control or influence over a company’s direction. The expense of defending against claims by third parties and paying any amounts pursuant to settlements or judgments would, absent willful misfeasance or gross negligence by the Adviser, be borne by the Fund (to the extent not borne by the portfolio companies) and would reduce net assets or could require Fund investors to return to the Fund distributed capital and earnings. The Adviser and others are indemnified in connection with such litigation, subject to certain conditions. |
• | the higher interest rates on PIK instruments reflect the payment deferral and increased credit risk associated with these instruments, and PIK instruments generally represent a significantly higher credit risk than coupon loans; |
• | original issue discount and PIK instruments may have unreliable valuations because the accruals require judgments about collectability of the deferred payments and the value of any associated collateral; |
• | an election to defer PIK interest payments by adding them to the principal on such instruments increases our future investment income which increases our net assets and, as such, increases the Adviser’s future base management fees which, thus, increases the Adviser’s future income incentive fees at a compounding rate; |
• | market prices of PIK instruments and other zero coupon instruments are affected to a greater extent by interest rate changes, and may be more volatile than instruments that pay interest periodically in cash. While PIK instruments are usually less volatile than zero coupon debt instruments, PIK instruments are generally more volatile than cash pay securities; |
• | the deferral of PIK interest on an instrument increases the loan-to-value ratio, which is a measure of the riskiness of a loan, with respect to such instrument; |
• | even if the conditions for income accrual under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) are satisfied, a borrower could still default when actual payment is due upon the maturity of such loan; |
• | for accounting purposes, cash distributions to investors representing original issue discount income do not come from paid-in capital, although they may be paid from the offering proceeds. Thus, although a distribution of original issue discount income may come from the cash invested by investors, the 1940 Act does not require that investors be given notice of this fact; |
• | the required recognition of original issue discount or PIK interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes may have a negative impact on liquidity, as it represents a non-cash component of our investment company taxable income that may require cash distributions to Members in order to maintain our ability to maintain tax treatment as a RIC for US federal income tax purposes; and |
• | original issue discount may create a risk of non-refundable cash payments to the Adviser based on non-cash accruals that may never be realized. |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION. |
1) | investment advisory fees, including management fees and incentive fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement; |
2) | the Fund’s allocable portion of Overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its administrative obligations under the Administration Agreement, including but not limited to: (i) the Fund’s chief compliance officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, and their respective staffs; (ii) investor relations, legal, operations, treasury and any other non-investment professionals at the Administrator that perform duties for the Fund; and (iii) any personnel of OHA or any of its affiliates providing non-investment related services to the Fund; and |
3) | all other expenses of the Fund’s operations, administrations and transactions including, without limitation, those relating to: |
(i) | organization and offering fees, costs and expenses associated with this offering (including legal, accounting (including expenses of in-house legal, accounting, tax and other professionals of the Adviser, inclusive of their allocated Overhead), printing, mailing, subscription processing and filing fees costs and expenses (including “blue sky” laws and regulations) and other offering fees costs and expenses, including fees, costs and expenses associated with technology integration between the Fund’s systems and those of participating intermediaries, diligence expenses of participating intermediaries, fees, costs and expenses in connection with preparing the preparation of the Fund’s governing documents, offering memoranda, sales materials and other marketing expenses, design and website fees, costs and expenses, fees, costs and expenses of the Fund’s transfer agent, fees, costs and expenses to attend retail seminars sponsored by participating intermediaries and fees, costs, expenses and reimbursements for travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment and other similar expenses related to meetings or events with prospective investors, intermediaries, registered investment advisors or financial or other advisors; |
(ii) | all taxes, fees, costs, and expenses, retainers and/or other payments of accountants, legal counsel, advisors (including tax advisors), administrators, auditors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Fund’s financial audit, and with respect to any additional auditing required under The Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and any applicable legislation implemented by an EEA member state in connection with such Directive (the “AIFMD”)), investment bankers, administrative agents, paying agents, depositaries, custodians, trustees, sub-custodians, consultants (including individuals consulted through expert network consulting firms), engineers, senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, deal sourcers (including personnel dedicated to but not employed by the Adviser), and other professionals (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the costs and charges allocable with respect to the provision of internal legal, tax, accounting, technology, portfolio reconciliation, portfolio compliance and reporting or other services or that are otherwise related to the implementation, maintenance and supervision of the procedures relating to the books and records of the Fund and any personnel related thereto, inclusive of their allocated Overhead (including secondees and temporary personnel or consultants that may be engaged on short- or long-term arrangements) as deemed appropriate by the Administrator, with the oversight of the Board, where such internal personnel perform services that would be paid by the Fund if outside service providers provided the same services); fees, costs, and expenses herein include (x) fees, costs and expenses for time spent by its in-house attorneys and tax advisors that provide legal advice and/or services to the Fund or its portfolio companies on matters related to potential or actual investments and transactions and the ongoing |
(iii) | all fees, costs, expenses of calculating the Fund’s NAV, including the cost of any third-party valuation services; |
(iv) | all fees, costs, expenses of effecting any sales of the Shares and other securities; |
(v) | any fees, costs, expenses payable under any managing dealer and selected intermediary agreements, if any; |
(vi) | all interest and fees, costs and expenses arising out of all borrowings, guarantees and other financings or derivative transactions (including interest, fees and related legal expenses) made or entered into by the Fund, including, but not limited to, the arranging thereof and related legal expenses; |
(vii) | all fees, costs and expenses of any loan servicers and other service providers and of any custodians, lenders, investment banks and other financing sources; |
(viii) | all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold the Fund’s assets for tax or other purposes; |
(ix) | all fees, costs and expenses of derivatives and hedging; |
(x) | all fees, costs and expenses, including travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, incurred by the Adviser, or members of its investment team, or payable to third parties, in evaluating, developing, negotiating, structuring and performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies, including such expenses related to potential investments that were not consummated, and, if necessary, enforcing the Fund’s rights; |
(xi) | all fees, costs and expenses (including the allocable portions of Overhead and out-of-pocket expenses such as travel expenses) or an appropriate portion thereof of employees of the Adviser to the extent such expenses relate to attendance at meetings of the Board or any committees thereof; |
(xii) | all fees, costs and expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Fund in developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments that are not ultimately made, including, without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment, advisory, consulting and printing expenses, reverse termination fees and any liquidated damages, commitment fees that become payable in connection with any proposed investment that is not ultimately made, forfeited deposits or similar payments; |
(xiii) | all allocated fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in providing managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request it; |
(xiv) | all brokerage fees, costs and expenses, hedging fees, costs and expenses, prime brokerage fees, costs and expenses, custodial fees, costs and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees, costs and expenses; private placement fees, costs and expenses, commissions, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting fees, costs and expenses; fees, costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, and other investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, clearing, monitoring or disposing of actual investments (including, without limitation, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment expenses and any expenses related to attending trade |
(xv) | investment fees, costs and expenses, including all fees, costs and expenses incurred in sourcing, evaluating, developing, negotiating, structuring, trading (including trading errors), settling, monitoring and holding prospective or actual investments or investment strategies including, without limitation, any financing, legal, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment, advisory, consulting, engineering, data-related and other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Adviser is not reimbursed by a prospective or actual issuer of the applicable investment or other third parties or capitalized as part of the acquisition price of the transaction) and any fees, costs and expenses related to the organization or maintenance of any vehicle through which the Fund directly or indirectly participates in the acquisition, holding and/or disposition of investments or which otherwise facilitate the Fund’s investment activities, including without limitation any travel and accommodations expenses related to such vehicle and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Adviser or its affiliates) and/or in connection with the maintenance and operation of such vehicle, or other overhead expenses (including any fees, costs and expenses associated with the leasing of office space (which may be made with one or more affiliates of the Adviser as lessor in connection therewith)); |
(xvi) | all transfer agent, dividend agent and custodial fees, costs and expenses; |
(xvii) | all federal and state registration fees, franchise fees, any stock exchange listing fees and fees payable to rating agencies; |
(xviii) | Independent Board members’ fees and expenses including travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, and any legal counsel or other advisors retained by, or at the discretion or for the benefit of, the Independent Board members; |
(xix) | costs of preparing financial statements and maintaining books and records, costs of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 compliance and attestation and costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents with the SEC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and other regulatory bodies and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and exchange listing and the costs associated with reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and any other applicable federal and state securities laws, and the compensation of professionals responsible for the foregoing; |
(xx) | all fees, costs and expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Fund’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements and tax returns) and other internal and third-party printing (including a flat service fee), publishing (including time spent performing such printing and publishing services) and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Fund and its activities (including internal expenses, charges and/or related costs incurred, charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Fund or the Adviser or its affiliates in connection with such provision of services thereby); |
(xxi) | all fees, costs and expenses of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to Members (including printing and mailing costs) and the costs of Board member meetings; |
(xxii) | all proxy voting fees, costs and expenses; |
(xxiii) | all fees, costs and expenses associated with an exchange listing (to the extent applicable); |
(xxiv) | any and all taxes and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges (including any penalties incurred where the Adviser lacks sufficient information from third parties to file a timely and complete tax return) levied against the Fund and all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Fund and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements paid in connection therewith; |
(xxv) | all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation, arbitration or audit involving the Fund any vehicle or its portfolio companies and the amount of any judgments, assessments fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, Board members and officers, liability or other insurance (including costs of title insurance) and indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs of the Fund; |
(xxvi) | all fees, costs and expenses associated with the Fund’s information, obtaining and maintaining technology (including any and all fees, costs and expenses of any investment, books and records, portfolio compliance and reporting systems such as “Wall Street Office,” “Everest” (Allvue), “Trinity” and similar systems and services, including consultant, software licensing, data management and recovery services fees and any tools, programs, subscriptions or other systems providing market data, analytical, database, news or third-party research or information services and the costs of any related professional service providers), third party or proprietary hardware/software, data-related communication, market data and research (including news and quotation equipment and services and including costs allocated by the Adviser’s or its affiliates’ internal and third-party research group (which are generally based on time spent, assets under management, usage rates, proportionate holdings or a combination thereof or other reasonable methods determined by the Administrator) and expenses and fees (including compensation costs) charged or specifically attributed or allocated by Adviser and/or its affiliates for data-related services provided to the Fund and/or its portfolio companies (including in connection with prospective investments), each including expenses, charges, fees and/or related costs of an internal nature; reporting costs (which includes notices and other communications and internally allocated charges), and dues and expenses incurred in connection with membership in industry or trade organizations; |
(xxvii) | all fees, costs and expenses of specialty and custom software for monitoring risk, compliance and the overall portfolio, including any development costs incurred prior to the filing of the Fund’s election to be treated as a BDC; |
(xxviii) | all fees, costs and expenses associated with individual or group Members; |
(xxix) | all insurance fees, costs and expenses (including fidelity bond, Board members and officers errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums incurred for the benefit of the Adviser); |
(xxx) | all fees, costs and expenses of winding up and liquidating the Fund’s assets; |
(xxxi) | all fees, costs and expenses related to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory filings; notices or disclosures related to the Fund’s activities (including, without limitation, expenses relating to the preparation and filing of filings required under the Securities Act, TIC Form SLT filings, Internal Revenue Service filings under FATCA and FBAR reporting requirements applicable to the Fund or reports to be filed with the CFTC, reports, disclosures, filings and notifications prepared in connection with the laws and/or regulations of jurisdictions in which the Fund engages in activities, including any notices, reports and/or filings required under the AIFMD, European Securities and Markets Authority and any related regulations, and other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Adviser relating to the Fund and its affiliates relating to the Fund, and their activities) and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Adviser and its affiliates relating to the Fund including those pursuant to applicable disclosure laws and expenses relating to FOIA requests, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any expenses incurred for general compliance and regulatory matters that are not related to the Fund and its activities; |
(xxxii) | all fees, costs and expenses (including travel) in connection with the diligence and oversight of the Fund’s service providers; |
(xxxiii) | all fees, costs and expenses, including travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment and other similar expenses, incurred by the Adviser or its affiliates for meetings with existing investors and any intermediaries, registered investment advisors, financial and other advisors representing such existing investors; and |
(xxxiv) | all other all fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in connection with administering the Fund’s business. |
PROPERTIES. |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT. |
• | each person known to us to be expected to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding Shares; |
• | each of our Board members and each executive officers; and |
• | all of our Board members and executive officers as a group. |
| | | Shares Beneficially Owned | ||||
Name and Address | | | Number | | | Percentage |
Interested Board Members | | | | | ||
Eric Muller | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Alan M. Schrager | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Independent Board Members(1) | | | | | ||
Kathleen M. Burke | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Mark Manoff | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Jonathan Morgan | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Executive Officers who are not Board Members(1) | | | | | ||
Gregory S. Rubin | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Grove Stafford | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Gerard Waldt | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Andy Winer | | | 0 | | | N/A |
Other | | | | | ||
All officers and Board members as a group | | | 0 | | | N/A |
* | Less than 1%. |
(1) | The address for all of the Fund’s officers and Members is 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017, c/o OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017. |
Name and Address | | | Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Fund(1)(2) |
Interested Board Members | | | |
Eric Muller | | | None |
Alan M. Schrager | | | None |
Independent Board Members(1) | | | |
Kathleen M. Burke | | | None |
Mark Manoff | | | None |
Jonathan Morgan | | | None |
(1) | Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Exchange Act. |
(2) | The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned are: none, $1 – $10,000, $10,001 – $50,000, $50,001 – $100,000 or over $100,000. |
BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. |
Name | | | Year of Birth | | | Position | | | Length of Time Served | | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | | | Other Memberships Held by Board Member |
Interested Board Members | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Eric Muller | | | 1972 | | | Member | | | Since 2022 | | | Portfolio Manager & Partner at Oak Hill Advisors (2018 – Present); Partner at Goldman Sachs (2006 – 2018) | | | Trustee, T. Rowe Price OHA Private Credit Fund (2022 – Present); Investment Committee Member, Boston University Endowment (2018 – Present); Dean’s Advisory Board Member, Boston University Questrom School of Business (2015 – Present); Co-Chairman, Board of Trustees for StreetSquash (2012 – Present) |
Alan M. Schrager | | | 1968 | | | Chairman | | | Since 2022 | | | Portfolio Manager & Senior Partner at Oak Hill Advisors (2003 – Present) | | | Trustee, T. Rowe Price OHA Private Credit Fund (2022 – Present); Board Member, Expro Group Holdings (2018 – Present); Board Member, New Heights Youth Inc. (2016 – Present); Board Member for Churchill Capital V (2022 – Present); Board Member for Churchill Capital VI (2022 – Present); Board Member for Churchill Capital VII (2022 – Present) |
Independent Board Members | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Kathleen M. Burke | | | 1963 | | | Member | | | Since 2022 | | | Managing Director at Snowbridge Advisors (2016 – Present); Advisor at Pacific General Holdings (April 2022 – Present). | | | Trustee, T. Rowe Price OHA Private Credit Fund (2022 – Present) |
Mark Manoff | | | 1956 | | | Member | | | Since 2022 | | | Co-founder and CEO at Verrian, Inc (2019-2021); Vice Chair at Ernst & Young (1978-2021). | | | Trustee, T. Rowe Price OHA Private Credit Fund (2022 – Present); Trustee, University of Maryland Smith Business School Advisory Board (2012 – Present); Trustee, Roundabout Theatre (2000 – 2020); Trustee, the First Tee (2011 – 2011). |
Jonathan Morgan | | | 1963 | | | Member | | | Since 2022 | | | Managing Member at Sound Fund Advisors LLC (2011 - Present). | | | Trustee, T. Rowe Price OHA Private Credit Fund (2022 – Present); Director, Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc. (Jan 2022 – Present); Trustee, The Frank Foundation (2016 – Present); Trustee, Talmadge Hill Community Church (2019 – Present); Trustee, The Weekapaug Chapel (2020 – present); Trustee, Kids Empowered by Your Support (2016-2021). |
Name | | | Year of Birth | | | Position | | | Length of Time Served | | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years |
Andy Winer | | | 1968 | | | Chief Operating Officer | | | Since 2022 | | | Portfolio Manager at Sound Point Capital (2016 – 2022) |
Gerard Waldt | | | 1984 | | | Chief Financial Officer | | | Since 2022 | | | Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Bain Capital Specialty Finance (2018 – 2022); Controller and Interim Chief Accounting Officer at Hercules Capital (2016 – 2018) |
Grove Stafford | | | 1977 | | | Chief Compliance Officer | | | Since 2022 | | | Executive Director, Chief Compliance Officer and Head of IM Private Funds Compliance at Morgan Stanley (2018-2022); Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Resource America (2006-2018) |
Gregory Rubin | | | 1971 | | | Vice President | | | Since 2022 | | | Partner and General Counsel, Global Head of Legal and Compliance at Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (2007 – Present) |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. |
Annual Cash Retainer | | | Board Meeting Fee | | | Committee Meeting Fee | | | Audit | | | Annual Committee Chair Cash Retainer Nominating and Governance | | | Independent Board Members |
$50,000 | | | $1,000 | | | $1,000 | | | $7,500 | | | $2,500 | | | $2,500 |
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE. |
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED MEMBER MATTERS |
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. |
DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. |
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. |
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(a) | List separately all financial statements filed |
(b) | Exhibits |
| | | Amended and Restated LLC Agreement* | |
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| | | Investment Advisory Agreement* | |
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| | | Administration Agreement* | |
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| | | Form of Subscription Agreement* | |
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| | | Custody Agreements* | |
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* | | | Filed herewith. |
| | | OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC | ||||
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| | | By: | | | /s/ Eric Muller | |
| | | | | Name: Eric Muller | ||
| | | | | Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||

Assets | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | $1,000 |
Total assets | | | $1,000 |
Commitment and contingencies (Note 4) | | | |
Net assets | | | |
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share; unlimited shares authorized, 1,000 shares issued and outstanding | | | $10 |
Additional paid-in-capital | | | 990 |
Total net assets | | | $1,000 |
• | No incentive fee based on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns in any calendar year in which the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns does not exceed the Hurdle Rate; |
• | 100% of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, if any, that exceeds the Hurdle Rate but is less than 6.57143% in any calendar year. This portion of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns (which exceeds the Hurdle Rate but is less than 6.57143%) is referred to as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” is meant to provide the Adviser with approximately 12.5% of the Fund’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns as if a Hurdle Rate did not apply if Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns exceeds 6.57143% in any calendar year; and |
• | 12.5% of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, if any, that exceeds 6.57143% in any calendar year, which reflects that once the Hurdle Rate is reached and the catch-up is achieved, 12.5% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns is paid to the Adviser. |
• | 12.5% of cumulative realized capital gains from inception through the end of such calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid incentive fee on capital gains as calculated in accordance with GAAP. |
Exhibit 3.1
OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC
Amended and Restated
Limited Liability Company Agreement
Dated as of November 15, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |||||
| ARTICLE 1 — DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||||
| Section 1.1 | Definitions | 1 | |||
| ARTICLE 2 — ORGANIZATION; POWERS | 1 | ||||
| Section 2.1 | Formation of Limited Liability Company | 1 | |||
| (a) | Formation | 1 | |||
| (b) | Admission | 1 | |||
| (c) | Name | 2 | |||
| (d) | Address | 2 | |||
| Section 2.2 | Purpose; Powers | 2 | |||
| ARTICLE 3 — MEMBERS, VOTING, AND CONSENTS | 2 | ||||
| Section 3.1 | Names, Addresses and Subscriptions | 2 | |||
| Section 3.2 | Status of Members | 2 | |||
| (a) | Limited Liability | 2 | |||
| (b) | Effect of Death, Dissolution or Bankruptcy | 2 | |||
| (c) | No Control of Fund | 3 | |||
| Section 3.3 | Admission of New Members; Capital Contributions | 3 | |||
| (a) | Subsequent Closings | 3 | |||
| (b) | Additional Members | 3 | |||
| Section 3.4 | Management and Control of Fund | 4 | |||
| (a) | Board of Managers | 4 | |||
| (b) | Committees of Board of Managers | 6 | |||
| (c) | Management by the Board | 7 | |||
| (d) | Powers of Board | 8 | |||
| Section 3.5 | Activities of Members | 8 | |||
| Section 3.6 | Meetings of Members | 9 | |||
| (a) | Place of Meetings | 9 | |||
| (b) | Meetings | 9 | |||
| (c) | Business at Meetings | 9 | |||
| (d) | Quorum; Adjournments | 9 | |||
| (e) | Remote Participation | 9 | |||
| Section 3.7 | Waiver of Notice | 9 | |||
| Section 3.8 | Member Voting and Consents | 9 | |||
| ARTICLE 4 — INVESTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES | 10 | ||||
| Section 4.1 | Investment Objectives | 10 | |||
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(continued)
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| Section 4.2 | Borrowing | 10 | |||
| (a) | General | 10 | |||
| (b) | Beneficiary Rights | 11 | |||
| Section 4.3 | Distributions | 11 | |||
| Section 4.4 | Restrictions and Limitations | 12 | |||
| (a) | Public Equity | 12 | |||
| (b) | Pooled Investment Vehicles | 12 | |||
| (c) | Hostile Transactions | 12 | |||
| (d) | Incurrence-Based Limitations | 12 | |||
| (e) | Derivatives | 13 | |||
| ARTICLE 5 — CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF SHARES | 13 | ||||
| Section 5.1 | Classes of Shares | 13 | |||
| Section 5.2 | Shares | 13 | |||
| ARTICLE 6 — FEES AND EXPENSES; ADVISORY AGREEMENT; ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT | 13 | ||||
| Section 6.1 | Fund Expenses | 13 | |||
| Section 6.2 | Investment Advisory Agreement | 19 | |||
| Section 6.3 | Administration Agreement | 19 | |||
| ARTICLE 7 — CAPITAL OF THE FUND | 19 | ||||
| Section 7.1 | Capital Commitments | 19 | |||
| Section 7.2 | Capital Contributions | 19 | |||
| (a) | Drawdown | 19 | |||
| (b) | Use of Available Cash to Fund Drawdowns | 19 | |||
| (c) | Re-Investment of Proceeds | 20 | |||
| (d) | Rights to Capital Contributions | 20 | |||
| (e) | Remedies Upon Drawdown Default | 20 | |||
| ARTICLE 8 — DURATION OF THE FUND | 22 | ||||
| Section 8.1 | Term and Termination of the Fund | 22 | |||
| Section 8.2 | Key Person Event | 23 | |||
| Section 8.3 | Sale or Merger | 23 | |||
| ARTICLE 9 — LIQUIDATION OF ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION | 23 | ||||
| Section 9.1 | General | 23 | |||
| Section 9.2 | Liquidating Distributions; Priority | 23 | |||
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(continued)
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| (a) | Priority | 23 | |||
| (b) | Distributions In-Kind | 24 | |||
| Section 9.3 | Duration of Liquidation | 24 | |||
| Section 9.4 | Liability for Returns | 24 | |||
| Section 9.5 | Post-Dissolution Investments | 24 | |||
| ARTICLE 10 — LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFERS OF SHARES; REQUIRED TRANSFERS | 24 | ||||
| Section 10.1 | Transfers of Shares | 24 | |||
| (a) | General | 24 | |||
| (b) | Reimbursement of Transfer Expenses | 25 | |||
| Section 10.2 | Admission of Substituted Members | 25 | |||
| (a) | General | 25 | |||
| (b) | Effect of Admission | 25 | |||
| (c) | Non-Compliant Transfer | 25 | |||
| ARTICLE 11 — LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION | 25 | ||||
| Section 11.1 | Limitation of Liability | 25 | |||
| Section 11.2 | Indemnification | 26 | |||
| (a) | Indemnification of Protected Persons | 26 | |||
| (b) | Reimbursement of Expenses | 27 | |||
| (c) | Survival and Limitation of Protection | 27 | |||
| Section 11.3 | Insurance | 27 | |||
| Section 11.4 | Limitation by Law | 28 | |||
| ARTICLE 12 — AMENDMENTS | 28 | ||||
| Section 12.1 | Amendments | 28 | |||
| (a) | By Consent | 28 | |||
| (b) | Without Consent | 28 | |||
| (c) | Consent to Amend Special Provisions | 29 | |||
| (d) | Notice | 29 | |||
| ARTICLE 13 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS | 29 | ||||
| Section 13.1 | Keeping of Accounts and Records; Certificate of Formation; Administrator | 29 | |||
| (a) | Accounts and Records | 29 | |||
| (b) | Certificate of Formation | 29 | |||
| Section 13.2 | Valuation | 29 | |||
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
| Page | |||||
| Section 13.3 | Notices | 29 | |||
| Section 13.4 | Accounting Provisions | 30 | |||
| (a) | Fiscal Year | 30 | |||
| (b) | Independent Auditors | 30 | |||
| Section 13.5 | Tax Provisions | 30 | |||
| (a) | Classification of the Fund as Corporation for Tax Purposes | 30 | |||
| (b) | RIC Requirements | 30 | |||
| (c) | Tax Information | 31 | |||
| Section 13.6 | General Provisions | 31 | |||
| (a) | Power of Attorney | 31 | |||
| (b) | Binding on Successors | 32 | |||
| (c) | Governing Law | 32 | |||
| (d) | Severability | 32 | |||
| (e) | Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial | 33 | |||
| (f) | Waiver of Partition | 33 | |||
| (g) | Securities Law Matters | 33 | |||
| (h) | Confidentiality | 33 | |||
| (i) | Fixing the Record Date | 37 | |||
| (j) | [Reserved] | 37 | |||
| (k) | Contract Construction; Headings; Counterparts | 38 | |||
| (l) | Compliance with Law | 38 |
Signature Pages of Members
Appendix I – Definitions
Schedule A – Schedule of Managers
Schedule B – Schedule of Officers
AMENDED AND RESTATED
Limited Liability Company Agreement
Of
OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC
This First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Agreement”) of OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC (the “Fund”) is entered into as of November 15, 2022 by OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Initial Member”), as its sole member.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of June 27, 2022 (the “Existing Agreement”), the Existing Agreement may be amended with the consent of the Initial Member;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Initial Member hereby amends and restates the Existing Agreement in its entirety and hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 — DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them in APPENDIX I hereto. APPENDIX I also indicates other sections of this Agreement in which certain other terms used in this Agreement are defined.
ARTICLE 2 — ORGANIZATION; POWERS
Section 2.1 Formation of Limited Liability Company.
(a) Formation. The Fund was formed as a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del. C. §18-214, et seq.) (as amended from time to time, the “Delaware Act”) pursuant to a Certificate of Formation of the Fund, which was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 27, 2022 (as amended from time to time hereafter, the “Certificate”).
(b) Admission. Each Person who is to be admitted as a Member pursuant to this Agreement shall accede to this Agreement by, and shall be admitted to the Fund as a Member upon, executing a Subscription Agreement or other written document pursuant to which such Person agrees to become a Member and be bound by this Agreement following the Fund’s acceptance of such document, and a counterpart signature page to this Agreement, which shall not require the consent or approval of any other Member. The Fund shall make any necessary filings with the appropriate governmental authorities and take such actions as are necessary under applicable law to effectuate such admission. Each such agreement and/or document described in this Section 2.1(b) may be executed on behalf of a Member by an authorized representative of the Fund, as attorney-in-fact for such Member, with the same force and effect as if executed directly by the Member.
(c) Name. The name of the Fund is “OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC.”
(d) Address. The registered office of the Fund in the State of Delaware, and the registered agent for service of process on the Fund at such address, shall be as specified in the Certificate or as is designated by the Member from time to time in accordance with the Delaware Act. The principal place of business of the Fund shall be 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017, or such other place as the Fund may determine from time to time.
Section 2.2 Purpose; Powers. In furtherance of the investment objectives of the Fund, the Fund may engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and shall have all the powers available to it as a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE 3 — MEMBERS, VOTING, AND CONSENTS
Section 3.1 Names, Addresses and Subscriptions. The name, address and e-mail address, the number and class of Shares held and the Capital Contribution (as defined below) of each Member are set forth in the books and records of the Fund. The Fund shall maintain such books and records in a manner consistent with this Agreement and shall cause such books and records to be revised to reflect (a) the admission of any additional or substituted Member occurring pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (b) the withdrawal, or partial withdrawal, of any Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (c) any change in the identity, address or e-mail address of a Member, or (d) any changes in the number of Shares owned or the Member’s Capital Contribution occurring pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Section 3.2 Status of Members.
(a) Limited Liability. No Member or former Member (as defined below), in its capacity as such, shall be liable for any of the debts, liabilities or obligations of the Fund except as provided in this Section 3.2(a) and to the extent otherwise required by law. Each Member and former Member shall be required to pay to the Fund (i) any Capital Contributions that it has agreed to make to the Fund pursuant to this Agreement or the applicable Subscription Agreement; and (ii) the unpaid balance of any other payments that it is expressly required to make to the Fund pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to the applicable Subscription Agreement, as the case may be.
As used in this Agreement, “former Members” refers to such Persons who hereafter, from time to time, cease to be Members pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Effect of Death, Dissolution or Bankruptcy. Upon the death, incompetence, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or dissolution of a Member, the rights and obligations of such Member under this Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by law, shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, such Member’s successor(s), estate or legal representative. Each such Person shall be treated as provided in the second sentence of Section 10.2(b) unless and until such Person is admitted as a substituted Member pursuant to Section 10.2. Any Transfer of the Shares so acquired by such successor, estate or legal representative shall be subject to the requirements of Article 10.
(c) No Control of Fund. Except as otherwise provided herein, no Member shall have the right or power to: (i) withdraw its Capital Contribution to the Fund; (ii) to the maximum extent permitted by law, cause the dissolution and winding up of the Fund; or (iii) demand property in return for its Capital Contributions. No Member, in its capacity as such, shall take any part in the control of the affairs of the Fund, undertake any transactions on behalf of the Fund, or have any power to sign for or otherwise to bind the Fund.
Section 3.3 Admission of New Members; Capital Contributions.
(a) Subsequent Closings. The Fund may hold closings subsequent to the Initial Closing Date (each date on which a subsequent closing is held, a “Subsequent Closing Date”) and issue additional Shares (including Shares of any New Class (as defined below)) to any Member (including any Additional Member (as defined below)) on terms and conditions as determined by the Board (as defined below); provided, however, that no Member shall be required to purchase such additional Shares. The Fund may solicit subscriptions for additional Capital Commitments for a period of twelve (12) months from the Initial Closing Date (the “Offering Period”). The Offering Period may be extended by up to six (6) months by the Board as it may deem appropriate.
If the Fund enters into a Subscription Agreement with one or more investors after the initial capital drawdown from investors (the “Initial Drawdown” and the date on which the Initial Drawdown occurs, the “Initial Drawdown Date”), each such investor will be required to make purchases of Shares (each, a “Catch-up Purchase”) on one or more dates to be determined by the Fund. The aggregate purchase price of the Catch-up Purchases will be equal to an amount necessary to ensure that, upon payment of the aggregate purchase price, such investor will have contributed the same percentage of its Capital Commitment to the Fund as all Members whose subscriptions were accepted at previous closings. Catch-up Purchases will be made at a per-share price as determined by the Board (including any committee thereof), which price will be determined prior to the issuance of such Shares and in accordance with the limitations under Section 23 of the 1940 Act. In order to more fairly allocate organizational and other expenses among all of our Members, investors subscribing after the Initial Drawdown will be required to pay a price per share above net asset value reflecting a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the total amount of our organizational and other expenses amortized and/or incurred between the date of the Initial Drawdown and the relevant subsequent capital drawdown.
In addition to all legal remedies available to the Fund, failure by a Member to purchase additional Shares when capital is called in respect of a Member’s Capital Commitment will (following a cure period of five (5) business days) result in that Member being subject to certain default provisions set forth in Section 7.2(e) of this Agreement. Defaulting Members may also forfeit their right to participate in purchasing additional Shares on any future drawdown date or otherwise participate in any future investments in Shares.
(b) Additional Members. One or more additional Members of any New Class or of any existing class of Shares (each an “Additional Member”) may be admitted by the Board into the Fund at any time by acquiring Shares in accordance with this Agreement. Any Shares acquired by an Additional Member shall be Shares or Shares of a New Class, as determined by the Board in its discretion. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Members acknowledge and agree that the Fund anticipates issuing Shares and/or Shares of a New Class to certain Persons in connection with subsequent closings as set forth in Section 3.3(a). Prior to the admission of any Additional Member, such Additional Member shall execute a written agreement pursuant to which such Additional Member shall agree to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement applicable to Members and shall deliver such additional documentation to the Fund as the Board shall reasonably require to admit such Additional Member to the Fund.
Section 3.4 Management and Control of Fund.
| (a) | Board of Managers. |
(i) The Fund’s board of managers (the “Board of Managers” or the “Board”) will be composed of five (5) managers (each, a “Manager”), unless increased or decreased by a majority of the Managers. Managers need not be Members. The Board may designate a Chair of the Board (the “Chair of the Board”), who shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Managers and meetings of the Members, lead the Board of Managers in fulfilling its responsibilities as set forth in this Agreement, and determine the agenda and perform all other duties and exercise all other powers which are or from time to time may be delegated to him or her by the Board of Managers. The Board may permit a third-party observer, including a representative of a Member, to attend a Board of Managers meeting. In the absence of the Chair of the Board, meetings of the Board of Managers and meetings of the Members shall be presided over by the Chief Executive Officer of the Fund (the “Chief Executive Officer”) to the extent he or she is a Manager, or in the absence of the Chair of the Board of Managers and the Chief Executive Officer, by such other person as the Board of Managers may designate or the Managers present may select.
(ii) Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such places and times as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chief Executive Officer or a majority of the entire Board of Managers. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each Manager either by mail not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, facsimile or e-mail on twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances. Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Managers shall be delivered personally or by telephone, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, U.S. mail or courier to each Manager at his or her business or residence address. Notice by personal delivery, telephone, electronic mail or facsimile transmission shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Notice by U.S. mail shall be given at least three (3) days prior to the meeting. Notice by courier shall be given at least two (2) days prior to the meeting. Telephone notice shall be deemed to be given when the Manager or his or her agent is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which the Manager or his or her agent is a party. Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given upon transmission of the message to the electronic mail address given to the Fund by the Manager. Facsimile transmission notice shall be deemed to be given upon completion of the transmission of the message to the number given to the Fund by the Manager and receipt of a completed answer-back indicating receipt. Notice by U.S. mail shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the U.S. mail properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Notice by courier shall be deemed to be given when deposited with or delivered to a courier properly addressed. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Managers need be stated in the notice, unless specifically required by statute or this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.
(iii) A majority of the total number of Managers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise provided by law or by this Agreement, an act of the Board of Managers requires a majority vote of all Managers. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the Managers present thereat may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. Notice of such adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place of such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting so adjourned.
(iv) Unless otherwise restricted by this Agreement, any one or more members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
(v) Unless otherwise restricted by this Agreement, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or any committee thereof, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee; provided, however, that this Section 3.4(a)(v) shall not apply to any action of the Board that requires the vote of the Managers to be cast in person at a meeting pursuant to the Investment Company Act.
(vi) As of the date of this Agreement, the names of Managers are set forth on SCHEDULE A. Each Manager will hold office until his or her death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
(vii) A majority of the Managers will at all times consist of Managers who are not “interested persons” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) (the “Independent Board Members”).
(viii) Any Manager may resign at any time by submitting his or her written resignation to the Board of Managers or secretary of the Fund. Such resignation shall take effect at the time of its receipt by the Fund unless another time be fixed in the resignation, in which case it shall become effective at the time so fixed. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be required to make it effective. Any or all of the Managers may be removed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full Board of Managers or a Majority-In-Interest (as defined below) of the Members.
(ix) Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, including the Investment Company Act, any newly created seat on the Board that results from an increase in the number of Managers, and any vacancy occurring in the Board that results from the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal of a Manager or other cause, shall be filled by exclusively by the appointment and affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Managers in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Manager. Any Manager elected to fill a vacancy or newly created seat shall hold office for the remainder of the full term in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
(x) Subject to the limitations of Section 17(h) of the Investment Company Act, a member of the Board, or a member of any committee designated by the Board shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon records of the Fund and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Fund by any of the Officers (as defined below) or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Fund.
| (b) | Committees of Board of Managers. |
(i) The Board may designate one or more committees, including but not limited to, an Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”), a Nominating and Governance Committee (the “Nominating and Governance Committee”), and an Independent Board Members Committee (the “Independent Board Members Committee”), each such committee to consist solely of the Independent Board Members.
(ii) The Audit Committee will be responsible for establishing guidelines and making recommendations to the Board regarding the valuation of certain of the Fund’s loans and investments, selecting the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, reviewing with such independent registered public accounting firm the planning, scope and results of their audit of the Fund’s financial statements, preapproving the fees for services performed, reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm the adequacy of internal control systems, reviewing the Fund’s annual financial statements and periodic filings and receiving the Fund’s audit reports and financial statements. At least one member of the Audit Committee will be designated by the Board as an “audit committee financial expert” under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Each member of the Audit Committee shall be an Independent Board Member.
(iii) The Nominating and Governance Committee will be responsible for selecting, researching and nominating qualified nominees to be elected to the Board, selecting qualified nominees to fill any vacancies on the Board or a committee of the Board (consistent with criteria approved by the Board), developing and recommending to the Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the Fund and overseeing the evaluation of the Board and management. Each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee shall be an Independent Board Member.
(iv) The Independent Board Members Committee will be responsible for addressing conflict of interest matters, including but not limited to the approval, as applicable, of certain co-investment transactions as contemplated by the Company’s co-investment exemptive relief, review, negotiation and approval of the Advisory Agreement, review and approval of the Administration Agreement (as defined below) with the Company’s administrator; and undertaking such other duties and responsibilities as may from time to time be delegated by the Board.
(v) Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Fund. All committees of the Board shall keep minutes of their meetings and shall report their proceedings to the Board when requested or required by the Board. Each committee of the Board may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board designating such committee. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of the greater of one-third or two (2) members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one or two (2) members, in which event one member shall constitute a quorum, and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting of the committee at which a quorum is present. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, in the event that a member and that member’s alternate, if alternates are designated by the Board, of such committee is or are absent or disqualified, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.
| (c) | Management by the Board. |
(i) The business and affairs of the Fund shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, except as may be otherwise provided by law. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, consent or approval by the Fund shall be determined by the Board.
(ii) The Board may appoint and elect (as well as remove or replace with or without cause), as it deems necessary, a President, a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Operating Officer, a Treasurer, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary, a Chief Compliance Officer and any other officer of the Fund the Board determines to be necessary or advisable (collectively, the “Officers”). The names of each Officer and such Officer’s position as of the date hereof are listed on SCHEDULE B.
(iii) The Officers shall perform such duties and may exercise such powers as may be assigned to them by the Board.
(iv) Unless the Board decides otherwise, if the title of any person authorized to act on behalf of the Fund under this Section 3.4(c) is one commonly used for officers of a business corporation formed under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the assignment of such title shall constitute the delegation to such person of the authority and duties that are normally associated with that office, subject to any specific delegation of, or restriction on, authority and duties made pursuant to this Section 3.4(c). Any number of titles may be held by the same person. Any delegation pursuant to this Section 3.4(c) may be revoked at any time by the Board.
(v) The Board may authorize any Person, including any Officer, to sign on behalf of the Fund.
(d) Powers of Board. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein, the Board shall have the power on behalf and in the name of the Fund to implement the objectives of the Fund and to exercise any rights and powers the Fund may possess, including the power to cause the Fund to (i) make any elections available to the Fund under applicable tax or other laws, (ii) make any investments permitted under this Agreement, (iii) satisfy any Fund obligations, or (iv) make any disposition of Fund assets. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, without the consent of any Member or other Person being required, subject to the Investment Company Act and applicable law, the Fund is hereby authorized to execute, deliver and perform, and the Officers are, and each hereby is, authorized to execute and deliver, (x) a Subscription Agreement with each Member, (y) the Investment Advisory Agreement, and (z) any amendment of any such document (to the extent such amendment is approved in accordance with the terms of the relevant agreement and is consistent with the terms of this Agreement) and any other agreement, document or other instrument contemplated thereby or related thereto (to the extent that such other agreement, document or other instrument is consistent with the terms of the relevant agreement or this Agreement). Such authorization shall not be deemed a restriction on the power of the Board to cause the Fund to enter into other documents.
Section 3.5 Activities of Members. Notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, but subject to the provisions of this Agreement and applicable laws (including the Investment Company Act), any Member and its respective direct and indirect partners, members, stockholders, officers, directors, managers, trustees, employees, agents and Affiliates may invest, participate, or engage in (for their own accounts or for the accounts of others), or may possess an interest in, other financial ventures and investment and professional activities of every kind, nature and description, independently or with others, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or initiated, including but not limited to: management of other investment vehicles; investment in, financing, acquisition or disposition of securities; investment and management counseling; providing brokerage and investment banking services; or serving as officers, directors, managers, consultants, advisers or agents of other companies, partners of any partnership, members of any limited liability company or trustees of any trust (and may receive fees, commissions, remuneration or reimbursement of expenses in connection with these activities), whether or not such activities may conflict with any interest of the Fund or any of the Members. The fact that a Member may encounter opportunities to purchase, otherwise acquire, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of investment assets, other assets or other business ventures and may take advantage of such opportunities itself or introduce such opportunities to entities in which it has or does not have any interest shall not subject such Member to liability to the Fund or to any of the other Members on account of the lost opportunity. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit any Member or any Affiliate of any Member from dealing with, or otherwise engaging in business with, any other Member or any Person transacting business with the Fund or any Portfolio Company. Neither the Fund nor any Member shall have any rights, solely by virtue of this Agreement, in or to any activities permitted by this Section 3.5 or to any fees, income, profits or goodwill derived from such activities.
Section 3.6 Meetings of Members.
(a) Place of Meetings. All meetings of the Members for any purpose shall be at any such place as shall be designated from time to time by the Board and stated in the notice of meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.
(b) Meetings. Meetings of Members may be called by the Board, the Chair of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Managers may postpone, adjourn, reschedule or cancel any meeting of Members previously scheduled by the Board of Managers, the Chair of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
(c) Business at Meetings. For each meeting, only business specified in the Fund’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) may be conducted at such meeting.
(d) Quorum; Adjournments. Unless otherwise required by law, Members holding a majority of the Shares entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings. Abstentions will be treated as Shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the number present and entitled to vote with respect to any particular proposal but will not be counted as a vote in favor of such proposal.
If such quorum shall not be present or represented by proxy at any meeting, then either the chair of the meeting or Members entitled to vote thereat (present in person or represented by proxy) shall have the power to adjourn a vote from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented by proxy. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented by proxy, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or, if after adjournment a new record date is set, then a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to vote at the meeting.
(e) Remote Participation. Unless otherwise required by law, Members may participate in a meeting of the Members by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
Section 3.7 Waiver of Notice. A written waiver of any notice, signed by a Member or Manager, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether given before or after the time of the event for which such notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such person. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver. Attendance at any meeting (in person or by remote communication) shall constitute waiver of notice, except attendance for the express purpose at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 3.8 Member Voting and Consents. Whenever action is required by this Agreement to be taken by a specified percentage in interest of the Members (or any class or group of Members), such action shall be deemed to be valid if taken upon the written vote or written consent of those Members (or those Members included in such class or group) whose Shares represent the specified percentage of the aggregate outstanding Shares of all Members (or all Members included in such class or group) at the time. Each Member shall be entitled to one vote for each Share held on all matters submitted to a vote of the Members. “Majority-In-Interest” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Members whose aggregate Shares exceed 50% of the aggregate Shares of all Members as of such date (not counting for purposes of the numerator or the denominator of this calculation any Shares held by Defaulting Members, the Adviser or Members affiliated with the Adviser or any non-voting Shares).
ARTICLE 4 — INVESTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Section 4.1 Investment Objectives. The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing primarily in the non-investment grade credit markets in North America and Europe, with a primary focus on direct lending in the United States. Each investment held by the Fund is referred to herein as an “Investment” and collectively, the “Investments.”
Section 4.2 Borrowing.
(a) General. The Fund shall have the power to enter into, make and perform all such contracts and other undertakings, and engage in all such activities and transactions as the Board may deem necessary or advisable for or incidental to the carrying out of the Fund’s purpose and objectives (and all determinations, decisions and actions made or taken by the Board shall be conclusive and absolutely binding upon the Fund, the Members and their respective successors, assigns and personal representatives), including: (i) subject to the provisions of the Investment Company Act, to incur and maintain a subscription facility in an amount up to 20% of aggregate Capital Commitments (including through the issuance of notes and other evidence of indebtedness), other indebtedness, financings or extensions of credit (“Financings”), (ii) to incur and maintain other obligations (including in connection with derivative financial instruments), (iii) to arrange and make guarantees to support any such Financings or other obligations and incur reimbursement obligations in respect of any such Financings, other obligations or guarantees, (iv) to pledge or assign or otherwise make available credit support for any such Financings, other obligations or guarantees, (v) to become contingently liable with respect to indebtedness for borrowed money of any Person, and (vi) to enter into agreements, instruments and documents and take all other actions as the Fund deems necessary or appropriate in connection with incurring or maintaining Financings, other obligations or guarantees, in each such case. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Fund is authorized, at its option and without notice to or consent of any Member, to hypothecate, mortgage, assign, transfer, make a collateral assignment or pledge or grant a security interest to any Lender or other holders other obligations or guarantees of the Fund any or all assets of the Fund, including Investments and deposit or other accounts into which Capital Contributions are credited or deposited (the “Assets”); provided, that the Fund shall not enter into a Financing (other than a subscription facility) without the approval of the Board of Managers and the approval of a Majority-In-Interest. In furtherance thereof and without limiting the generality thereof, the Fund may, in each case subject to such other conditions as the Fund may reasonably determine, (a) authorize any Lender or holders of such other obligations or guarantees, including any agent or trustee acting on their behalf, as agent and on behalf of the Fund, or in such other capacity as the Fund may specify (i) to exercise any right or remedy of the Fund under this Agreement in respect of any Asset and (ii) to enforce the Members’ obligations under their respective Subscription Agreements and this Agreement, and (b) take any other action the Fund reasonably determines to be necessary for the purpose of providing such credit support (collectively, clauses (a) and (b), the “Lender Powers”); provided, that any exercise of such Lender Powers shall be made in accordance with this Agreement. In addition, the Fund is hereby authorized to provide to or receive from any Lender or holders of such indebtedness, or holders of other obligations or guarantees, including any agent or trustee acting on their behalf, financial information related to such Member and other documentation reasonably and customarily required to incur or assume such indebtedness, subject to applicable law, and in connection therewith, each Member hereby agrees to cooperate with the Fund with respect to the provision of such information and documentation.
Subject to applicable law, the Fund is authorized to enter into and maintain guarantees and other credit support of Financings of subsidiaries and other Persons in which the Fund has an interest or otherwise be liable on a joint and several basis and any such obligations in connection therewith may be cross-guaranteed as the Board determines is necessary or convenient in the conduct or promotions of the activities or business of the Fund.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) for so long as the Fund operates as a BDC, the total amount of indebtedness outstanding at any time shall not cause the Fund to violate leverage requirements applicable to the Fund, including Sections 18 and 61 of the Investment Company Act; and (ii) the Fund shall not incur leverage in excess of the limits set forth in its PPM, if applicable, except for temporary or emergency purposes.
(b) Beneficiary Rights. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Lender or other Person granted a lien with respect to any of the Assets and/or the right to exercise any Lender Power shall be an intended beneficiary of this Agreement and shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Section 4.2.
Section 4.3 Distributions. Subject to the discretion of the Board of Managers, the requirements of Section 852(a) of Subchapter M of the Code, the terms of any Financings or other obligations and any other applicable legal requirements, the Fund will distribute its investment company taxable income on a quarterly basis and net capital gain annually for each taxable year in order to qualify for treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, for each taxable year, in each case, which distributions may be in cash, in-kind, or a combination of cash and in-kind. Any distributions in-kind will be distributed among the Members in the same proportion and priority as cash distributions would be distributed among the Members and will be valued in accordance with the valuation policies of the Fund. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Fund will comply with Subchapter M of the Code to qualify as a RIC.
Depending on the level of taxable income and net capital gain earned in a year, the Fund may retain certain net capital gain for reinvestment and carry forward taxable income for distribution in the following year and pay any applicable tax. Consent from a Majority-In-Interest of the Members is required before the Fund distributes less than what is required to avoid the imposition of a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax under Section 4982(a) of the Code, if the Fund is able to otherwise avoid incurring such tax by taking commercially reasonable actions.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no distribution shall be made to any Member if, and to the extent that, such distribution would not be permitted under the Delaware Act. Any distribution of securities shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Board of Managers determines are required or advisable to ensure compliance with applicable law. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Board of Managers may require that the Members execute and deliver such documents as the Board of Managers may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with all federal and state securities laws that apply to such distribution.
Upon liquidation of the Fund pursuant to Article 9, the Fund’s remaining net assets will be distributed among Members equally on a per Share basis (subject to the payment of the fees pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the reimbursement of expenses and other fees pursuant to the Administration Agreement, and other Fund expenses).
Section 4.4 Restrictions and Limitations. The Fund will comply with the following investment limitations:
(a) Public Equity. The Fund will not invest in public equity except in connection with a restructuring, recapitalization, refinancing or similar transaction, and/or if the public equity is attached to a debt investment.
(b) Pooled Investment Vehicles. The Fund will not invest in pooled investment vehicles, other than special purpose vehicles and similar constructs employed for structuring or regulatory purposes.
(c) Hostile Transactions. The Fund will not engage in hostile transactions, except in the event of workouts, restructurings and similar insolvency proceedings and transactions or to otherwise protect an existing investment in the case of an extraordinary event.
(d) Incurrence Based Limitations. Without the approval of a Majority-in-Interest, the Fund shall not invest more than:
| (i) | 15% of the Fund’s NAV in the securities of a single issuer; or |
| (ii) | 20% of the Fund’s NAV in the securities of issuers whose country of risk (as determined by the Adviser in its reasonable discretion) is not the United States. |
The percentage-based limitations set forth in sub-clauses (d)(i) and (d)(ii) of this Section 4.4(d) shall apply with respect to any given Investment on an “as incurred” basis only, as of the date the Fund enters into a definitive commitment (i.e., as of the applicable “trade” date) to acquire such Investment (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, as of the actual acquisition date of such Investment (i.e., not as of the applicable “settlement” date). For the avoidance of doubt, any subsequent change in any applicable percentage resulting from the sale of an Investment, market fluctuations and/or other factors outside the control of the Fund, the Adviser and their respective Affiliates shall not require any rebalancing of the Fund’s Investment portfolio (including by way of disposition of any security or obligation held by the Fund). Accordingly, such investment limitations shall operate as “incurrence guidelines,” meaning that the test for compliance shall be made only at the time the position is established (as opposed to “compliance guidelines,” with respect to which the Fund would have had to remain in continuous compliance).
(e) Derivatives. The Fund may, but is not required to, enter into derivative transactions to hedge against interest rate and currency risks. The Fund will not enter into derivative transactions other than the aforementioned hedging transactions.
ARTICLE 5 — CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF SHARES
Section 5.1 Classes of Shares. The Shares of the Fund that are outstanding and/or available for issuance will consist of Shares, the preferences (if any), limitations and relative rights with respect to which will be as provided in this Agreement. The Shares are membership interests in the Fund. The Board may create additional classes of Shares (each such class, a “New Class”) having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.
Section 5.2 Shares. Except as otherwise provided herein, all Shares shall be identical and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same rights and privileges. The holders of the Shares will have the voting rights and the distribution rights of Members described herein.
ARTICLE 6 — FEES AND EXPENSES; ADVISORY AGREEMENT; ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Section 6.1 Fund Expenses. The Fund’s primary operating expenses (the “Fund Expenses”) include the payment of: (i) investment advisory fees pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement; (ii) reasonable costs and other expenses payable to OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P. (the “Administrator”) in performing its administrative obligations under the Administration Agreement; and (iii) any startup organizational expenses of the Fund (excluding any expenses incurred in connection with a subscription facility) (as determined in good faith by the Adviser) up to $750,000 (the “Organizational Expense Cap”) and any annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding (i) third-party legal expenses incurred in connection with Investments and the ordinary course operation of the Fund and (ii) the management fee and incentive fees paid to the Adviser) up to 0.40% per annum of the Fund’s average net assets in respect of the relevant calendar year (the “Operating Expense Cap”), it being expressly understood and agreed that the Adviser (or one of its Affiliates) will bear any organizational expenses of the Fund in excess of the Organizational Expense Cap and any such operating expenses of the Fund in excess of the Operating Expense Cap in respect of the relevant calendar year. Except as specifically provided below, all investment professionals and staff of the Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory services to the Fund, and the base compensation, bonus and benefits, rent, utilities, insurance, payroll taxes, bonuses, employee benefits, furnishings, telecommunications and certain information services and certain office expenses, including office supplies and equipment and other similar expenses and the other routine overhead expenses, of such personnel allocable to such services, (individually and collectively, “Overhead”) will be provided and paid for by the Adviser. The Fund will bear all other reasonable costs and expenses of its operations, administration and transactions, including, but not limited to:
(a) investment advisory fees, including management fees and incentive fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement;
(b) the Fund’s allocable portion of Overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its administrative obligations under the Administration Agreement, including but not limited to: (i) the Fund’s chief compliance officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer and their respective staffs; (ii) investor relations, legal, operations, treasury and other non-investment professionals at the Administrator that perform duties for the Fund; and (iii) any personnel of OHA or any of its Affiliates providing non-investment related services to the Fund; and
(c) all other expenses of the Fund’s operations, administrations and transactions including, without limitation, those relating to:
(i) organization and offering fees, costs and expenses associated with this offering (including legal, accounting (including expenses of in-house legal, accounting, tax and other professionals of the Adviser, inclusive of their allocated Overhead), printing, mailing, subscription processing and filing fees costs and expenses (including “blue sky” laws and regulations) and other offering fees costs and expenses, including fees, costs and expenses associated with technology integration between the Fund’s systems and those of participating intermediaries, diligence expenses of participating intermediaries, fees, costs and expenses in connection with preparing the preparation of the Fund’s governing documents, offering memoranda, sales materials and other marketing expenses, design and website fees, costs and expenses, fees, costs and expenses of the Fund’s transfer agent, fees, costs and expenses to attend retail seminars sponsored by participating intermediaries and fees, costs, expenses and reimbursements for travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment and other similar expenses related to meetings or events with prospective investors, intermediaries, registered investment advisors or financial or other advisors;
(ii) all taxes, fees, costs, and expenses, retainers and/or other payments of accountants, legal counsel, advisors (including tax advisors), administrators, auditors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Fund’s financial audit, and with respect to any additional auditing required under The Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and any applicable legislation implemented by an EEA member state in connection with such Directive (the “AIFMD”)), investment bankers, administrative agents, paying agents, depositaries, custodians, trustees, sub-custodians, consultants (including individuals consulted through expert network consulting firms), engineers, senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, deal sourcers (including personnel dedicated to but not employed by the Adviser), and other professionals (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the costs and charges allocable with respect to the provision of internal legal, tax, accounting, technology, portfolio reconciliation, portfolio compliance and reporting or other services or that are otherwise related to the implementation, maintenance and supervision of the procedures relating to the books and records of the Fund and any personnel related thereto, inclusive of their allocated Overhead (including secondees and temporary personnel or consultants that may be engaged on short- or long-term arrangements) as deemed appropriate by the Administrator, with the oversight of the Board, where such internal personnel perform services that would be paid by the Fund if outside service providers provided the same services); fees, costs, and expenses herein include (x) fees, costs and expenses for time spent by its in-house attorneys and tax advisors that provide legal advice and/or services to the Fund or its portfolio companies on matters related to potential or actual investments and transactions and the ongoing operations of the Fund and (y) fees, costs and expenses incurred to provide administrative and accounting services to the Fund or its portfolio companies, and fees, costs, expenses and charges incurred directly by the Fund or its Affiliates in connection such services (including Overhead related thereto), in each case, (I) that are specifically charged or specifically allocated or attributed by the Administrator, with the oversight of the Board, to the Fund or its portfolio companies and (II) provided that any such amounts shall not be greater than what would be paid to an unaffiliated third party for substantially similar advice and/or services of the same skill and expertise, in accordance with the Adviser’s expense allocation policy);
(iii) all fees, costs, expenses of calculating the Fund’s NAV, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;
(iv) all fees, costs, expenses of effecting any sales of Shares and other securities;
(v) any fees, costs, expenses payable under any managing dealer and selected intermediary agreements, if any;
(vi) all interest and fees, costs and expenses arising out of all borrowings, guarantees and other financings or derivative transactions (including interest, fees and related legal expenses) made or entered into by the Fund, including, but not limited to, the arranging thereof and related legal expenses;
(vii) all fees, costs and expenses of any loan servicers and other service providers and of any custodians, lenders, investment banks and other financing sources;
(viii) all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold the Fund’s assets for tax or other purposes;
(ix) all fees, costs and expenses of derivatives and hedging;
(x) all fees, costs and expenses, including travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, incurred by the Adviser, or members of its investment team, or payable to third parties, in evaluating, developing, negotiating, structuring and performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies, including such expenses related to potential investments that were not consummated, and, if necessary, enforcing the Fund’s rights;
(xi) all fees, costs and expenses (including the allocable portions of Overhead and out-of-pocket expenses such as travel expenses) or an appropriate portion thereof of employees of the Adviser to the extent such expenses relate to attendance at meetings of the Board or any committees thereof;
(xii) all fees, costs and expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Fund in developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments that are not ultimately made, including, without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment, advisory, consulting and printing expenses, reverse termination fees and any liquidated damages, commitment fees that become payable in connection with any proposed investment that is not ultimately made, forfeited deposits or similar payments;
(xiii) all allocated fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in providing managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request it;
(xiv) all brokerage fees, costs and expenses, hedging fees, costs and expenses, prime brokerage fees, costs and expenses, custodial fees, costs and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees, costs and expenses; private placement fees, costs and expenses, commissions, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting fees, costs and expenses; fees, costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, and other investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, clearing, monitoring or disposing of actual investments (including, without limitation, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment expenses and any expenses related to attending trade association and/or industry meetings, conferences or similar meetings, any costs or expenses relating to currency conversion in the case of investments denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars) and expenses arising out of trade settlements (including any delayed compensation expenses);
(xv) investment fees, costs and expenses, including all fees, costs and expenses incurred in sourcing, evaluating, developing, negotiating, structuring, trading (including trading errors), settling, monitoring and holding prospective or actual investments or investment strategies including, without limitation, any financing, legal, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment, advisory, consulting, engineering, data-related and other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Adviser is not reimbursed by a prospective or actual issuer of the applicable investment or other third parties or capitalized as part of the acquisition price of the transaction) and any fees, costs and expenses related to the organization or maintenance of any vehicle through which the Fund directly or indirectly participates in the acquisition, holding and/or disposition of investments or which otherwise facilitate the Fund’s investment activities, including without limitation any travel and accommodations expenses related to such vehicle and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Adviser or its Affiliates) and/or in connection with the maintenance and operation of such vehicle, or other overhead expenses (including any fees, costs and expenses associated with the leasing of office space (which may be made with one or more Affiliates of the Adviser as lessor in connection therewith));
(xvi) all transfer agent, dividend agent and custodial fees, costs and expenses;
(xvii) all federal and state registration fees, franchise fees, any stock exchange listing fees and fees payable to rating agencies;
(xviii) Independent Board Members’ fees and expenses including travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, and any legal counsel or other advisors retained by, or at the discretion or for the benefit of, the Independent Board Members;
(xix) costs of preparing financial statements and maintaining books and records, costs of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 compliance and attestation and costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents with the SEC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and other regulatory bodies and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and exchange listing and the costs associated with reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and any other applicable federal and state securities laws, and the compensation of professionals responsible for the foregoing;
(xx) all fees, costs and expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Fund’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements and tax returns) and other internal and third-party printing (including a flat service fee), publishing (including time spent performing such printing and publishing services) and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Fund and its activities (including internal expenses, charges and/or related costs incurred, charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Fund or the Adviser or its Affiliates in connection with such provision of services thereby);
(xxi) all fees, costs and expenses of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to investors (including printing and mailing costs) and the costs of Board member meetings;
(xxii) all proxy voting fees, costs and expenses;
(xxiii) all fees, costs and expenses associated with an exchange listing (to the extent applicable);
(xxiv) any and all taxes and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges (including any penalties incurred where the Adviser lacks sufficient information from third parties to file a timely and complete tax return) levied against the Fund and all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Fund and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements paid in connection therewith;
(xxv) all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation, arbitration or audit involving the Fund any vehicle or its portfolio companies and the amount of any judgments, assessments fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, Board members and officers, liability or other insurance (including costs of title insurance) and indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs of the Fund;
(xxvi) all fees, costs and expenses associated with the Fund’s information, obtaining and maintaining technology (including any and all fees, costs and expenses of any investment, books and records, portfolio compliance and reporting systems such as “Wall Street Office,” “Everest” (Allvue), “Trinity” and similar systems and services, including consultant, software licensing, data management and recovery services fees and any tools, programs, subscriptions or other systems providing market data, analytical, database, news or third-party research or information services and the costs of any related professional service providers), third party or proprietary hardware/software, data-related communication, market data and research (including news and quotation equipment and services and including costs allocated by the Adviser’s or its Affiliates’ internal and third-party research group (which are generally based on time spent, assets under management, usage rates, proportionate holdings or a combination thereof or other reasonable methods determined by the Administrator) and expenses and fees (including compensation costs) charged or specifically attributed or allocated by Adviser and/or its Affiliates for data-related services provided to the Fund and/or its portfolio companies (including in connection with prospective investments), each including expenses, charges, fees and/or related costs of an internal nature; reporting costs (which includes notices and other communications and internally allocated charges), and dues and expenses incurred in connection with membership in industry or trade organizations;
(xxvii) all fees, costs and expenses of specialty and custom software for monitoring risk, compliance and the overall portfolio, including any development costs incurred prior to the filing of the Fund’s election to be treated as a BDC;
(xxviii) all fees, costs and expenses associated with individual or group investors in the Fund;
(xxix) all insurance fees, costs and expenses (including fidelity bond, Board members and officers errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums incurred for the benefit of the Adviser);
(xxx) all fees, costs and expenses of winding up and liquidating the Fund’s assets;
(xxxi) all fees, costs and expenses related to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory filings; notices or disclosures related to the Fund’s activities (including, without limitation, expenses relating to the preparation and filing of filings required under the Securities Act, TIC Form SLT filings, Internal Revenue Service filings under FATCA and FBAR reporting requirements applicable to the Fund or reports to be filed with the CFTC, reports, disclosures, filings and notifications prepared in connection with the laws and/or regulations of jurisdictions in which the Fund engages in activities, including any notices, reports and/or filings required under the AIFMD, European Securities and Markets Authority and any related regulations, and other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Adviser relating to the Fund and its Affiliates relating to the Fund, and their activities) and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Adviser and its Affiliates relating to the Fund including those pursuant to applicable disclosure laws and expenses relating to FOIA requests, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any expenses incurred for general compliance and regulatory matters that are not related to the Fund and its activities;
(xxxii) all fees, costs and expenses (including travel) in connection with the diligence and oversight of the Fund’s service providers;
(xxxiii) all fees, costs and expenses, including travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment and other similar expenses, incurred by the Adviser or its Affiliates for meetings with existing investors and any intermediaries, registered investment advisors, financial and other advisors representing such existing investors; and
(xxxiv) all other all fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in connection with administering the Fund’s business.
Section 6.2 Investment Advisory Agreement. The Fund shall enter into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser for investment advisory and management services.
Section 6.3 Administration Agreement. The Fund shall enter into an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Administrator for furnishing the Fund with administrative services necessary to conduct its day-to-day operations.
ARTICLE 7 — CAPITAL OF THE FUND
Section 7.1 Capital Commitments. Each Member shall make a Capital Commitment to the Fund in the amount reflected in its Subscription Agreement.
Section 7.2 Capital Contributions.
(a) Drawdown. Capital Commitments will generally be drawn (such amounts, the “Drawn Amounts”) from the Members by the Fund as needed, upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice, in such amounts as will be required by the Fund in its sole discretion (each, a “Drawdown”). Each Member shall remit to the Fund the amount specified in such Drawdown notice on or before the due date specified therein. Each Drawdown notice shall specify the aggregate amount then being called for the Fund, and the portion thereof to be contributed by each Member (each, a “Capital Contribution”). In connection with each Drawdown, the Members will receive a number of Shares corresponding to the Capital Contribution, with such Shares issued at the then current net asset value per Share of the Fund (the “NAV”) as determined in good faith by the Fund, subject to a determination by the Board or the Officers that such offer price is not below the Fund’s then current NAV as required pursuant to the 1940 Act. Pending investment or the payment of Fund Expenses, the Adviser may hold such funds in any form it shall choose, including without limitation (a) in a non-interest bearing bank account of the Fund; (b) in a money market or similar cash management account; or (c) in a short term certificate of deposit or in government securities.
(b) Use of Available Cash to Fund Drawdowns. The Adviser may determine to hold back and use available cash that otherwise would be distributable to a Member pursuant to Section 4.3 to pay all or part of any Capital Contribution that would otherwise be required to be made by such Member or to satisfy other obligations properly incurred in accordance with this Agreement. The amount of such available cash so held back shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Member and then re-contributed to the Fund by such Member as a Capital Contribution for the purpose to which it is applied.
(c) Re-Investment of Proceeds. During the Investment Period, the Adviser may, in its sole and absolute discretion, retain the cost basis of any investment in a Portfolio Company made by the Fund that is the subject of a sale, refinancing or other realization event during the Investment Period, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the end of the Investment Period (including, for the avoidance of doubt, through the completion of the dissolution, winding up and termination of the Fund), no Capital Contribution shall be required to be paid except: (A) to cover Fund Expenses, including amounts payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement, indemnification obligations and Fund Expenses related to Investments; (B) to fund Investments and Fund Expenses related to Investments that are in process on or before the end of the Investment Period (and may reasonably be expected to result in an investment, or a commitment to invest, within six (6) months immediately following the end of the Investment Period) or as to which the Fund has entered into a commitment, definitive agreement, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or similar document prior to the end of the Investment Period (or after the end of the Investment Period with respect to Investments that are in process on or before the end of the Investment Period) (including in respect of any Investment made prior to the end of the Investment Period (or after the end of the Investment Period with respect to Investments that are in process on or before the end of the Investment Period) that shall be funded over a period of time in installments or otherwise (whether pursuant to the contractual arrangement(s) underlying such Investment or as otherwise determined appropriate by the Adviser in its discretion and regardless of whether the Fund determined an exact amount of such Investment or an anticipated range of the amount of such Investment prior to the end of the Investment Period (or after the end of the Investment Period with respect to Investments that are in process on or before the end of the Investment Period)), including Capital Contributions that may be required (or determined appropriate by the Adviser in its discretion) to be made to such Investment after the end of the Investment Period); (C) to repay amounts owing under any Financings; (D) to enter into any hedging transactions and to repay amounts owed under any such hedging transactions; (E) to effect follow-on Investments (including by disposing of an existing Investment or group of Investments in or related to a Portfolio Company and simultaneously or subsequently acquiring one or more other Investments in the same or any similar Portfolio Company, to the extent that the Adviser determines in its discretion that such transaction is in the interest of the Fund); and (F) in addition to the foregoing, to fund reserves for any of the purposes described in sub-clauses (A) through (E) hereof (collectively with (A) through (E), “Permitted Uses”.)
(d) Rights to Capital Contributions. Each Member acknowledges that except as specifically provided in this Agreement (a) no specific time has been agreed upon for the repayment of Capital Contributions, (b) no interest or other rate of return shall accrue on any Capital Contributions, (c) no Member shall have the right to withdraw or to be repaid any Capital Contribution made by it or to receive any other payment with respect to its Shares, including without limitation as a result of the withdrawal of such Member from the Fund, (d) no Member shall have the right to demand or receive property other than cash in return for its Capital Contribution, and (e) no Member shall have priority over any other Member either as to the return of its Capital Contribution or as to allocations and distributions of profits, losses or distributions.
(e) Remedies Upon Drawdown Default. In the event that a Member fails to pay all or any portion of the Drawdown or Catch-Up Purchase due from the Member on any Drawdown Date or date upon which a Catch-Up Purchase is due, as applicable (any such amount, together with the amount of the Member’s undrawn Capital Commitment, a “Defaulted Commitment”) and such default remains uncured for a period of five (5) business days, then the Fund shall be permitted to declare the Member to be in default on its obligations under this Agreement (collectively with any other Members declared to be in default under a Capital Commitment, the “Defaulting Members”) and shall be permitted to pursue one or any combination of the following remedies; provided, that any such remedies to be pursued against OHA or any OHA Affiliate shall be determined by the Independent Board Members Committee:
(i) Participation in Future Drawdowns. The Fund may prohibit the Defaulting Member from purchasing additional Shares on any future Drawdown Date.
(ii) Forfeiture of Shares. 25% of the Shares then held by the Defaulting Member may be automatically forfeited and transferred on the books of the Fund to the other Members (other than any other Defaulting Members), pro rata in accordance with their respective number of Shares held; provided that no Shares shall be transferred to any other Member pursuant to this Section 7.2(e)(ii) in the event that such transfer would (i) violate the Securities Act, the 1940 Act or any state (or other jurisdiction) securities or “blue sky” laws applicable to the Fund or such transfer, (ii) constitute a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or (iii) cause all or any portion of the assets of the Fund to constitute “plan assets” under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (the “Default Remedy Limitations”) (it being understood that this proviso shall operate only to the extent necessary to avoid the occurrence of the consequences contemplated herein and shall not prevent any other Member from receiving a partial allocation of its pro rata portion of Shares); and provided, further, that any Shares that have not been transferred to one or more other Members pursuant to the previous proviso shall be allocated among the participating other Members pro rata in accordance with their respective number of Shares held. The mechanism described in this Section 7.2(e)(ii) is intended to operate as a liquidated damages provision since the damage to the Fund and the other Members resulting from a default by the Defaulting Member is both significant and not easily susceptible to precise quantification. By entry into this Agreement, the Member agrees to this Section 7.2(e)(ii) and acknowledges that the automatic transfer of one quarter of its Shares constitutes a reasonable liquidated damages remedy for any default of the Member’s obligations to fund a Drawdown or Catch-Up Purchase.
(iii) Inability to Vote. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Defaulting Member hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the Fund with full power of substitution, its true and lawful proxy to exercise all voting and other rights of such Defaulting Member with respect to the Shares, at every meeting of the Members of the Fund and in every written consent in lieu of such meeting in exact proportion to the votes or consents cast by Members other than Defaulting Members or, in the absence of any such Members, in the discretion of the proxy.
(iv) Shortfall Cover. The Fund will have the right to cover shortfalls arising from a Defaulting Member in any manner the Fund deems appropriate, including by drawing down additional capital from non-Defaulting Members; provided that (i) the amount of any shortfall funded by a non-Defaulting Member in connection with any investment may not exceed 150% of such non-Defaulting Member’s total capital contributions in respect of such investment in the absence of any such shortfall; and (ii) in no event will such non-Defaulting Member’s total capital contributions exceed its aggregate Capital Commitment.
(v) Other Remedies. The Fund shall have the right to charge commercially reasonable interest on the defaulted Drawdown or Catch-Up Purchase amount and withhold distributions payable to the Defaulting Member, and may pursue any other remedies against the Defaulting Member available to the Fund at law or in equity. No course of dealing between the Fund and any Defaulting Member and no delay in exercising any right, power or remedy conferred in this Section 7.2(e) or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise shall operate as a waiver or otherwise prejudice any such right, power or remedy. In addition to the foregoing, the Fund may in its discretion institute a lawsuit against the Defaulting Member for specific performance of its obligation to pay any Drawdown and/or Catch-Up Purchase and any other payments to be made by the Defaulting Member pursuant to this Agreement and to collect any overdue amounts hereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Member agrees (i) to pay on demand all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by or on behalf of the Fund in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement against the Member sustained as a result of any default by the Member and (ii) that any such payment shall not constitute payment of a Drawdown or otherwise reduce the Member’s Capital Commitment.
The Member agrees that this Section 7.2(e) is solely for the benefit of the Fund and shall be interpreted by the Fund against the Defaulting Member in the discretion of the Fund. The Member further agrees that the Member has no right to, and shall not seek to, enforce this Section 7.2(e) against the Fund or any other investor in the Fund.
ARTICLE 8 — DURATION OF THE FUND
Section 8.1 Term and Termination of the Fund. The Fund will have a finite life. The term of the Fund will end, and the Fund will commence winding up, on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the last calendar day of the Investment Period (including any extensions of such Investment Period), unless extended for up to two (2) consecutive one (1) year periods, in each case, as approved by both the Board and Members holding a Majority-In-Interest. The term of the Fund shall continue until the dissolution of the Fund in accordance with this Section 8.1, or by operation of law. The Fund shall be dissolved (i) at any time upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the full Board of Managers, (ii) if there are no Members of the Fund, unless the business of the Fund is continued in accordance with this Agreement or the Delaware Act, or (iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under the Delaware Act. Furthermore, at the direction of a Majority-In-Interest of the Members, the Board will use its commercially reasonable efforts to wind down, sell and/or liquidate and dissolve the Fund in an orderly manner.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the “Investment Period” will commence on the settlement date of the Fund’s initial investment. At any time after a Cause Event, a Majority-In-Interest of the Members may, at their option, terminate the Investment Period and/or dissolve the Fund by delivering a written notice to the Board to such effect. The Board shall notify the Members promptly upon the occurrence of a Cause Event.
Section 8.2 Key Person Event. If two (2) or more of Glenn R. August, Alan M. Schrager, Eric Muller and any other Person that the Adviser subsequently designates as a “Key Person” with the approval of the Board or a Majority-In-Interest of the Members (each, a “Key Person”) cease to devote substantially all of their respective business time to the affairs of the Adviser and its Affiliates, the Adviser shall promptly provide notice (the “Key Person Notice”) to each Member and the Investment Period shall be suspended until the earlier of (i) the one hundred twentieth (120th) calendar day following the date that the Key Person Notice is provided to each Member and (ii) the day on which a replacement Person for such Key Person (or Key Persons, as applicable) is approved by the Board or by a Majority-In-Interest of the Members (the “Suspension Period”); provided, that, during a Suspension Period, a Majority-In-Interest of the Members may elect to end the Suspension Period (in which case the Investment Period shall resume immediately following such election) or terminate the Investment Period. For the avoidance of doubt, during a Suspension Period, the Fund may issue Drawdowns or utilize the assets of the Fund only for Permitted Uses.
If, prior to the occurrence of a Suspension Period, the Adviser designates a replacement individual for a departed Key Person and such replacement individual is approved by the Board or a Majority-In-Interest of the Members, then such replacement individual shall be deemed a Key Person in lieu of such departed Key Person.
Section 8.3 Sale or Merger. Subject to any restrictions of the Investment Company Act and applicable law, the Board shall be entitled, without the approval of any Members, to cause the Fund to, among other things, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets in a single transaction or series of transactions, or approve on behalf of the Fund, the sale, exchange or disposition of all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets. The Board may also cause the sale of all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets under foreclosure or other realization without the consent of any Members.
ARTICLE 9 — LIQUIDATION OF ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION
Section 9.1 General. Following dissolution, the Fund’s assets shall be liquidated in an orderly manner. The Board shall be the liquidator to wind up the affairs of the Fund pursuant to this Agreement. The Board as liquidator shall cause the Fund to pay or provide for the satisfaction of the Fund’s liabilities and obligations to creditors in accordance with the Delaware Act. In performing their duties, the Board as liquidator is authorized to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of the assets of the Fund in such reasonable manner as the Board shall determine to be in the best interest of the Members.
Section 9.2 Liquidating Distributions; Priority.
(a) Priority. Subject to Section 18-804 of the Delaware Act, the proceeds of liquidation shall be applied in the following order of priority:
(i) First, to pay the costs and expenses of dissolution and liquidation; to pay or provide for the satisfaction of the Fund’s debts and other liabilities, including obligations to creditors in accordance with the Delaware Act; and to establish any reserves which the liquidator may deem necessary or advisable for any contingent or unmatured liability of the Fund, including the payment of the fees pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement and the reimbursement of expenses and other fees pursuant to the Administration Agreement; and
(ii) Thereafter, among the Members equally on a per Share basis.
(b) Distributions In-Kind. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.2, upon the dissolution and the winding-up of the affairs of the Fund, subject to applicable law and Section 4.3, the Board as liquidator may distribute ratably in-kind any assets of the Fund. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Board as liquidator may compel a Member to accept a distribution of any asset in-kind from the Fund even if the percentage of the asset distributed to the Member exceeds a percentage of the asset that is equal to the percentage in which the Member shares in distributions from the Fund.
Section 9.3 Duration of Liquidation. Such time as the Board determines in its sole discretion shall be allowed for the winding up of the affairs of the Fund in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such a winding up.
Section 9.4 Liability for Returns. None of the liquidator, the Managers, the Officers, the Adviser and their respective partners, members, stockholders, officers, directors, managers, employees, agents and Affiliates shall be personally liable to any Member for the return of the Capital Contributions of any Member.
Section 9.5 Post-Dissolution Investments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article 9, but subject to the other limitations on investments set forth in this Agreement and the Delaware Act, the liquidator may, at any time or times after dissolution, cause the Fund to make additional investments in entities which were Portfolio Companies on the date of dissolution (including any successor to, or subsidiary of, a Portfolio Company), if the liquidator believe that such additional investments are in the best interest of the Members and in furtherance of the winding up of the affairs of the Fund.
ARTICLE 10 — LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFERS OF SHARES; REQUIRED TRANSFERS
Section 10.1 Transfers of Shares.
(a) General. A Member may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, gift, sale or otherwise dispose of or encumber (collectively, “Transfer”) its Shares, including a Transfer of solely an economic interest, in whole or in part, without the consent of the Board or Board officers to whom the Board has delegated such authority. This consent will not be unreasonably withheld; provided that such Transfer must be made in accordance with applicable laws and in compliance with this Agreement. Any attempted Transfer of all or any part of a Member’s Shares in violation of this Agreement will be void to the maximum extent permitted by law, and any intended recipient of the Shares will acquire no rights in such and will not be treated as a Member for any purpose. Each Transfer shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions, restrictions and obligations set forth in this Agreement and shall be evidenced by an assignment agreement executed by the transferor, the transferee(s) and the Fund, in form and substance satisfactory to the Fund. No Transfer will be effectuated except by registration of the Transfer on the Fund’s books.
(b) Reimbursement of Transfer Expenses. As a condition to the effectiveness of any transfer, the transferor or transferee shall pay all reasonable expenses, including out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the assignment which may be effected as an offset to amounts otherwise distributable.
Section 10.2 Admission of Substituted Members.
(a) General. Any transferee of a Member’s Shares transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Article 10 shall be admitted as a substituted Member upon its execution (whether on its own behalf or via an attorney-in-fact) of an assignment agreement and a Subscription Agreement and counterpart to this Agreement. Any transfer of Shares in violation of the foregoing will be void, and any intended transferee will acquire no rights in such Shares and will not be treated as a Member for any purpose.
(b) Effect of Admission. The transferee of Shares transferred pursuant to this Article 10 that is admitted to the Fund as a substituted Member shall succeed to the rights and liabilities of the transferor Member with respect to such interest and, after the effective date of such admission, the Capital Contribution of the transferor with respect to the applicable class of Share being transferred shall become the Capital Contribution of the transferee, to the extent of the Shares transferred. If a transferee is not admitted to the Fund as a substituted Member, (i) such transferee shall have no right to participate with the Members in any votes taken or consents granted or withheld by the Members hereunder, and (ii) the transferor shall remain liable to the Fund for all contributions and other amounts payable with respect to the transferred interest to the same extent as if no Transfer had occurred.
(c) Non-Compliant Transfer. If a Transfer has been proposed or attempted but the requirements of this Article 10 have not been satisfied, the Fund shall not admit the purported transferee as a substituted Member but, to the contrary, shall (i) continue to treat the transferor as the sole owner of the Shares purportedly transferred in all respects, (ii) make no distributions to the purported transferee and incur no liability for distributions made in good faith to the transferor and (iii) not furnish to the purported transferee any tax or financial information regarding the Fund. The Fund shall also not otherwise treat the purported transferee as an owner of any Shares (either legal or equitable), unless required by law to do so. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Fund shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, at the expense of the purported transferor, to prevent any such purported Transfer.
ARTICLE 11 — LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 11.1 Limitation of Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the Fund’s Officers, Managers or employees will be liable to the Fund or to any Member (each, a “Protected Person”) for (a) any action taken or omitted to be taken, or alleged to be taken or omitted to be taken, by a Protected Person or any other person with respect to the Fund, including any negligent act or failure to act, except for any liability resulting from such Protected Person’s own fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence or (b) losses due to the negligence of brokers or other agents of the Fund unless such Protected Person was responsible for the selection of such broker or other agent and such Protected Person acted in such selection with fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence. Each Protected Person may consult with counsel and accountants in respect of Fund affairs (including interpretations of this Agreement) and shall be fully protected and justified in any action or inaction that is taken or omitted in good faith, in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel or accountants selected without fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence. In determining whether a Protected Person acted with the requisite degree of care, such Protected Person shall be entitled to rely on written or oral reports, opinions, certificates and other statements of the Officers, Managers, employees, consultants, attorneys, accountants and professional advisors of the Fund and the Adviser, selected without fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence; provided, that such counsel or accountants were provided with all facts known by the Fund or the Adviser (and believed to be material) in connection with the advice being sought.
Section 11.2 Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification of Protected Persons. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Fund shall indemnify, hold harmless, protect and defend each Protected Person from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, liabilities and/or actions, suits or proceedings (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether such action, suit or proceeding is brought or initiated by the Fund or a third party), including legal fees or other expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any such losses (including trade error losses), claims, damages, costs, liabilities or actions, suits or proceedings, and any amounts expended in settlement of any claims approved by the Fund and/or the Adviser (as applicable) (collectively, “Liabilities”) to which any Protected Person may become subject:
(i) by reason of any act or omission or alleged act or omission (even if negligent) performed or omitted to be performed on behalf of the Fund, its Adviser and/or any of their respective Affiliates or otherwise in connection with the business of the Fund or its investment activities;
(ii) by reason of the fact that such Protected Person is or was acting (or omitting to act) in connection with the business of the Fund or its investment activities or its investment adviser in any capacity or that it is or was serving at the request of the Fund as a direct or indirect partner, stockholder, member, director, officer, employee, manager, trustee, Specified Agent and/or legal representative of any Person, including any Subsidiary or any Issuer; or
(iii) by reason of any other act or omission or alleged act or omission (even if negligent) arising out of or in connection with the activities of the Fund;
unless, in each case, such Liability (x) was determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Protected Person’s own fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence or (y) results from claims or proceedings arising solely out of internal disputes between or among direct or indirect partners of the Adviser. In addition, the Fund may indemnify and hold harmless other service providers of the Fund on the same or similar (or other) terms as those described herein with respect to Protected Persons.
(b) Reimbursement of Expenses. The Fund shall promptly reimburse (upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Protected Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Fund as authorized in this Section 11.2, or as may otherwise be required by the Investment Company Act) each Protected Person the attorneys’ fees and other fees, costs and expenses (as incurred to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act) of each Protected Person in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending any claim, lawsuit, action or other proceeding relating to any Liabilities for which such Protected Person may be indemnified pursuant to this Section 11.2; provided, that, if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Protected Person is not entitled to the indemnification provided by this Section 11.2, then such Protected Person shall repay such reimbursed or advanced amounts to the Fund; provided, further, that the advancement of reasonable legal or other expenses (as incurred) provided by this Section 11.2(b) shall not be permitted if the related claim, lawsuit or other proceeding has been brought forth by a Majority-In-Interest of the Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, in the event that it is finally judicially determined (including by way of another applicable court of competent jurisdiction overturning a prior decision of a court of first instance) that a Protected Person did not engage in the conduct described in the final paragraph of Section 11.2(a), then the exculpation, indemnification, advancement and reimbursement terms described in Section 11.1 and this Section 11.2(b) (including such Protected Person’s entitlement to indemnification and reimbursement) shall be applied and determined based solely on such final judicial determination.
(c) Survival and Limitation of Protection.
(i) The provisions of this Section 11.2 shall continue to afford protection to each Protected Person regardless of whether such Protected Person remains in the position or capacity pursuant to which such Protected Person became entitled to indemnification under this Section 11.2 and regardless of any subsequent amendment to this Agreement; provided, that no such amendment shall reduce or restrict the extent to which these indemnification provisions apply to actions taken or omissions made prior to the date of such amendment.
(ii) The rights of indemnification provided in this Section 11.2 shall be in addition to any rights to which a Protected Person may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law, and shall extend to each of such Protected Person’s heirs, successors and assigns.
Section 11.3 Insurance. The Fund shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance (at the Fund’s expense) on behalf of any person who is or was a Manager, Officer, employee or agent of the Fund, or is or was serving at the request of the Fund as a Manager, Officer, employee or agent of another Fund, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Fund would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Article 11.
Section 11.4 Limitation by Law. If any Protected Person or the Fund itself is subject to any federal or state law, rule or regulation which restricts the extent to which any Person may be exonerated or indemnified by the Fund, the limitation of liability provisions set forth in Section 11.1 and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 11.2 shall be deemed to be amended, automatically and without further action by the Members, to the minimum extent necessary to conform to such restrictions. Without limiting the foregoing, for so long as the Fund is regulated under the Investment Company Act, the limitation of liability and indemnification provisions shall be the limited to the extent provided by the Investment Company Act and by any valid rule, regulation or order of the SEC thereunder.
ARTICLE 12 — AMENDMENTS
Section 12.1 Amendments.
(a) By Consent. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Agreement may be amended with the consent of the Board (which term includes any waiver, modification, or deletion of this Agreement) during or after the term of the Fund, together with the prior written consent of a Majority-In-Interest of the Members; and
(b) Without Consent. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.1(a), the following amendments may be made with the consent of the Board and without the need to seek the consent of any Member:
(i) to add to the duties or obligations of the Board or surrender any right granted to the Board herein;
(ii) to cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or to correct any printing, stenographic or clerical errors or omissions in order that this Agreement shall accurately reflect the agreement among the Members;
(iii) to satisfy any requirements, conditions, guidelines or opinions contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of the SEC, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve or any other U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. governmental agency, or in any U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. statute, compliance with which the Board deems to be in the best interest of the Fund;
(iv) as it determines in good faith to be necessary or appropriate to enable any Member to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation; provided, that such amendment does not materially adversely affect the rights granted to or liabilities of any other Member;
(v) to effect Additional Members becoming a party hereto or the creation or issuance of additional Shares or classes of Shares; or
(vi) to make changes that this Agreement specifically provides may be made by the Board without the consent of any Member, provided, however, that no amendment shall may be made pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) above if such amendment would (1) subject any Member to any adverse economic consequences without such Member’s consent, (2) diminish the rights or protections of one or more Members (including, for the avoidance of doubt, provisions intended to protect one or more Members from suffering certain adverse tax consequences), or (3) diminish or waive in any material respect the duties and obligations of the Board to the Fund or the Members; provided, further, however, that any modification or amendment required solely to effect Additional Members becoming a party hereto or the creation or issuance of additional Shares or classes of Shares shall not constitute an amendment that would subject any Member to adverse economic consequences or diminish the rights or protections of one or more Members so long as such modification or amendment does not disproportionately affect a single holder of a class of Shares in a material adverse manner with respect to the other holders of such class of Shares.
(c) Consent to Amend Special Provisions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.1(a), any provision in this Agreement that requires the consent, action or approval of a specified percentage in interest of the Members may not be amended without the consent of such specified percentage in interest of Members.
(d) Notice. All Members will be promptly notified of any amendment to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 13 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 13.1 Keeping of Accounts and Records; Certificate of Formation; Administrator.
(a) Accounts and Records. At all times the Fund shall keep proper and complete books of account, in which shall be entered fully and accurately the transactions of the Fund. Such books of account shall be kept on the accrual method of accounting for both tax and accounting purposes and shall be maintained in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund shall also maintain: (i) an executed copy of this Agreement (and any amendments hereto); (ii) the Certificate (and any amendments thereto); (iii) executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which any document described in clause (i) or (ii) has been executed by the Fund; (iv) a current list of the name, address, Capital Contributions and taxpayer identification number, if any, of each Member; (v) copies of all tax returns filed by the Fund; and (vi) all financial statements of the Fund for each of the prior seven (7) years. These books and records shall at all times be maintained in accordance with the Fund’s record retention policy.
(b) Certificate of Formation. The Fund shall file for record with the appropriate public authorities and, if required, publish the Certificate and any amendments thereto.
Section 13.2 Valuation. The fair value of the Fund’s assets will be determined pursuant to a valuation policy approved by the Board.
Section 13.3 Notices. Any written notice herein required to be given to the Fund by any of the Members shall be deemed to have been given if delivered in person or if sent by overnight courier service (for delivery within two (2) or fewer Business Days), or by email (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by e-mail containing an electronic link to a notice that such notice is electronically accessible) to the principal office of the Fund in New York, New York, or to such other address or email address as the Fund may from time to time specify by notice to the Members.
Any written notice required to be given to a Members shall be deemed to have been given if sent to such Member at the address or email address set forth in the records of the Fund or such other address or email address as such Member shall have specified in writing to the Fund; provided that any call for capital required to be made under Article 3 shall also comply with the specific requirements of such section and the Subscription Agreement.
Notice, payment, demand or other communication shall be deemed to be delivered, given and received for all purposes:
(i) on the day of it being sent, where delivered in person, sent by email, and when sent on any Business Day during normal working hours at the place of receipt;
(ii) on the following Business Day, where sent by email on any Business Day outside normal working hours or on any day which is not a Business Day; and
(iii) on the second Business Day following the date dispatched by Federal Express, DHL or any comparable courier service.
Section 13.4 Accounting Provisions.
(a) Fiscal Year. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund’s year is the calendar year, unless otherwise required by the Code or permitted by applicable law. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund’s fiscal year is a calendar year ending December 31.
(b) Independent Auditors. The Fund’s independent public auditors shall be as determined by the Board of Managers.
Section 13.5 Tax Provisions.
(a) Classification of the Fund as Corporation for Tax Purposes.
(i) The Fund will file an election with the Internal Revenue Service to cause it to be classified as an association that is taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes on or prior to the date on which the Fund has more than one Member.
(ii) The Fund will qualify as a BDC and a RIC no later than the first calendar year in which the Fund anticipates it will have significant amounts of net income.
(iii) Once the Fund has elected RIC status, the Board will maintain the Fund’s status as a RIC.
(b) RIC Requirements. From and after the date when the Fund qualifies as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Board shall seek to cause the Fund to meet any requirements under the Code necessary to obtain and maintain RIC qualification for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including source-of-income and asset diversification requirements and distributing annually an amount equal to at least 90% of its “investment company taxable income.”
(c) Tax Information. The Fund will cause to be delivered after the end of each calendar year to each Member who was a Member at any time during such calendar year and is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local tax reporting obligations, such information as may be necessary for the preparation of such Member’s U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns.
Each Member agrees that such Member will, upon request by the Fund, execute any forms or documents (including a power of attorney or settlement or closing agreement), provide any information (including an appropriate completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8) and take any further action requested by the Fund, and that the Fund may execute any forms or documents or obtain any information on such Member’s behalf that relate to such Member’s investment in the Fund, in connection with any tax matter affecting the Fund.
Section 13.6 General Provisions.
(a) Power of Attorney. Each Member, by execution of this Agreement (including by execution of counterpart signature page hereto directly or via an attorney-in-fact), hereby constitutes and appoints any duly authorized representative of the Fund as its true and lawful representative and its attorney-in-fact, in its name, place and stead (i) to make, execute, sign and file any amendment to the Certificate of the Fund required because of an amendment to this Agreement, in order to effectuate any change in the Members or in the Capital Contributions of the Members or otherwise, and all such other instruments, documents and certificates which may from time to time be required by the laws of the U.S., the State of Delaware, or any other state or any non-U.S. jurisdiction in which the Fund shall determine to do business, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, to effectuate, implement, and continue the valid and subsisting existence of the Fund, or in connection with any tax filings of the Fund, or any and all instruments, certificates, and other documents that may be deemed necessary or desirable to effect the dissolution and winding-up of the Fund (including a Certificate of Cancellation of the Fund’s Certificate); (ii) to make, execute, sign, deliver and acknowledge any instrument, agreement, indemnity or document of any kind (including, without limitation, deeds of accession) in connection with the in-kind distribution of and the transfer of Investments to such Member; (iii) to effect any amendment to this Agreement adopted in accordance with its terms; (iv) to make, execute and sign any documents, instruments and certificates necessary to sell the Shares of any defaulting Member; and (v) to file, prosecute, defend, settle or compromise litigation, other claims or arbitration on behalf of the Fund.
Such representatives and attorneys-in-fact shall not, however, have any right, power or authority to amend or modify this Agreement when acting in such capacities, except as contemplated by clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph. By way of clarification, any power of attorney granted by a Member under this Agreement is intended to be ministerial in scope and limited solely to those items permitted under the relevant grant of authority, and such powers of attorney are not intended to be a general grant of power to independently exercise discretionary judgment on the Member’s behalf or to vary the economic terms of the Member’s investment in the Fund, reduce the Member’s legal liability protection, increase the Member’s liability exposure to third parties, or undertake any new obligations, undertakings or investments on behalf of the Member (in each case to the extent not already specifically provided for in this Agreement).
The power of attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest and shall (i) be irrevocable for so long as a Member remains a Member, (ii) be deemed to be given to secure a proprietary interest of the donee of the power or performance of an obligation owed to the donee, (iii) survive and shall not be affected by the subsequent death, lack of capacity, dissolution, insolvency, termination or bankruptcy of any Member granting the same or the Transfer of all or any of such Member’s Shares, and (iv) extend to such Member’s successors, assigns and legal representatives. Each Member, at the request of the Fund, shall execute additional powers of attorney on a document separate from this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any instruments executed, delivered, or filed by the Fund pursuant to this power of attorney, this Agreement shall prevail. The Fund may exercise this power of attorney by listing all of the Members executing any agreement, certificate, instrument, or document with the single signature of the attorney-in-fact as attorney-in-fact for all Members.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the powers of attorney granted herein shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power of attorney that the undersigned previously has executed. This power of attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney the undersigned may execute, unless such subsequent power specifically refers to this power of attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.
(b) Binding on Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives of the parties hereto.
(c) Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. In particular, it shall be construed to the maximum extent possible to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the Delaware Act.
(d) Severability. If it shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any provision or wording of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable under the Delaware Act or other applicable law, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not invalidate the entire Agreement. In that case, this Agreement shall be construed so as to limit any term or provision so as to make it enforceable or valid within the requirements of any applicable law, and, in the event such term or provision cannot be so limited, this Agreement shall be construed to omit such invalid or unenforceable provisions.
(e) Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Unless the Fund otherwise agrees in writing, any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement may be brought in the courts of the State of New York located in New York County or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York County, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Member hereby irrevocably accepts for him or herself and in respect of his or her property, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Such Member hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such courts lack personal jurisdiction over such Member, and agrees not to plead or claim, in any legal action proceeding with respect to this Agreement in any of the aforementioned courts, that such courts lack personal jurisdiction over such Member. Such Member hereby irrevocably waives any objection that such Member may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement brought in the aforesaid courts and hereby further irrevocably, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waives his or her rights to plead or claim and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. UNLESS THE FUND OTHERWISE AGREES IN WRITING, THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
(f) Waiver of Partition. Each Member hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights that it may have to maintain an action for partition of any of the Fund’s property.
(g) Securities Law Matters. Each Member understands that in addition to the restrictions on transfer contained in this Agreement, it must bear the economic risks of its investment for an indefinite period because the interests in the Fund have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction and, therefore, may not be sold or otherwise transferred unless they are registered under the Securities Act and any such other applicable securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
(h) Confidentiality.
(i) Each Member agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Fund (which consent may be withheld at its sole discretion), (a) it shall keep confidential and shall not copy, reproduce, sell, assign, license, market, distribute, make available, or otherwise disclose, directly or indirectly, any information relating to the Fund to any person who is not involved with such Member’s investment in the Fund and either (i) one of such Member’s employees, officers or directors, or an employee, officer or director of a person who controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Member who has a need to know such information in connection with their responsibilities with such Member, (ii) an attorney, consultant or accountant engaged by such Member, or (iii) a person agreed to in writing by the Member and the Fund, and (b) such Member shall not use any information relating to the Fund for any purpose (other than the evaluation of Shares and the Fund, the preparation of such Member’s tax returns and the evaluation of the performance of such Member’s investment in the Fund), including to effect or replicate any transactions described in any report or information relating to the Fund received by the Member. Each Member also agrees that they will not obtain or attempt to obtain (lawfully or unlawfully) any information, that a reasonable person would consider personal, pertaining to another Member of the Fund.
(ii) Each Member further agrees that (a) it shall ensure that any such recipient is made aware of, and adheres to, the terms of this Section 13.6(h), (b) it shall be responsible for any disclosure of any such information by any such person in contravention of the terms of this Section 13.6(h), unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Fund or such disclosure is permitted as described below, (c) it is at all times subject to such Member’s obligation to act, and to cause persons to whom such Member may disclose information pursuant to this Section 13.6(h) to act, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the receipt or use of such information including, without limitation, those governing insider dealing or trading, market abuse and market manipulation, and (d) the Fund may, in its sole discretion, refuse such Member’s request to furnish any correspondence, documents or other information relating to the Fund to any person not described in (a), (b) or (c) above.
(iii) Each Member agrees to comply with all laws, including securities laws, concerning confidential information, and such Member agrees that it shall not trade in the securities of any issuer about which such Member receives material non-public information in connection with its investment in the Fund or in its capacity as a Member and shall refrain from such trading until any material non-public information no longer constitutes material non-public information.
(iv) Each Member hereby represents and warrants that, except as disclosed to the Fund in writing, it is not subject to any law, governmental rule, regulation or legal process in any jurisdiction (including, without limitation, lawsuits, subpoenas administrative proceedings or the US Freedom of Information Act, or any comparable laws or regulations of any US or non-US jurisdiction) requiring such Member to disclose (on receipt of a request to do so or otherwise) any information relating to the Fund or their investment in the Fund (collectively, “Disclosure Laws”).
(v) The terms of this Section 13.6(h) shall apply indefinitely to information related to the Fund except to the extent (a) such information is in the public domain (other than as a result of any action or omission of a Member or any person to whom such Member has disclosed such information) or (b) such information in the opinion of legal counsel of the Member (which such legal counsel, in the case of a Member which is an institutional investor, may be staff or in-house counsel regularly employed by such institutional investor) is required by applicable law or regulation to be disclosed, in which case Member shall first notify the Fund of such requirement (unless such notification is prohibited by law) so that the Fund may pursue a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the terms of this Section 13.6(h), and if a protective order or other appropriate remedy is not obtained, or if the Fund waives compliance with the terms of this Section 13.6(h), then such Member shall disclose only that portion of confidential information such Member is advised by counsel is legally required to be disclosed and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of such information disclosed, including by requesting that confidential treatment be accorded such information. In addition, upon receipt by the Fund of written notice from such Member of a public disclosure request, the Fund may, in its sole discretion, cause the Transfer of such Member’s Shares if the Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that the disclosure of this information could adversely affect the Fund, the Fund’s investors or the Adviser. The right of the Fund to cause the Transfer of such Member’s Shares as set forth in the preceding sentence shall be in addition to, and shall not prejudice, any other rights of the Fund and/or the Adviser to compulsorily Transfer such Member’s Shares. The Member further agrees to return any information relating to the Fund upon the Fund’s request therefor.
(vi) To the extent that the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, (“FOIA”), any state public records access law, any state or other jurisdiction’s laws similar in intent or effect to FOIA, or any other similar statutory or regulatory requirement would potentially cause the Member or any of its Affiliates to disclose information relating to the Fund, its Affiliates and/or any of the Fund’s investments, the Member hereby agrees that it will promptly notify the Fund of such requested disclosure, and the Member (a) shall take commercially reasonable steps to oppose and prevent the requested disclosure unless (1) such Member is advised by counsel (which in the case of a Member that is an institutional investor may be in-house counsel regularly employed by such institutional investor) that there exists no reasonable basis on which to oppose such disclosure, (2) the Fund does not object in writing to such disclosure within ten (10) Business Days (or such lesser time period as stipulated by the applicable law) of such notice or (3) such disclosure solely relates to fund level, aggregate performance information (i.e., aggregate cash flows, total returns, the year of formation of the Fund, and such Member’s own Capital Contribution), and does not include (I) any confidential information relating to individual portfolio entities, (II) copies of the Member’s subscription agreement for Shares and related documents or (III) any other confidential information not referred to in clause (3) above; and (b) acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Fund may in order to prevent any such potential disclosure that the Fund determines in good faith is likely to occur (1) withhold all or any part of the information otherwise to be provided to the Member other than the fund level, aggregate performance information specified in clause (3) above, (2) provide to the Member access to such information only via an Internet website in password protected, non-downloadable- non-printable format, (3) to the maximum extent permitted by law, require the Member to return any copies of any such information provided to it by the Fund and/or (4) make any such information available to the Member at the Fund’s offices (or, at the request of the Fund, the offices of counsel to the Fund) or at the office of another third-party that has agreed to keep such information confidential; provided, that the Fund shall not withhold any such information if the Member confirms in writing to the Fund, based on the advice of counsel, that compliance with the procedures provided for in this Section 13.6(h) is legally sufficient to prevent such potential disclosure. For greater certainty, it is understood that a Member that is subject to FOIA, any state public records access law, any state or other jurisdiction’s laws similar in intent or effect to FOIA, or any other similar statutory or regulatory requirement and that maintains an established policy that was previously provided to the Fund in writing, or regular practice with respect to the disclosure of the fund level, aggregate performance information permitted to be disclosed pursuant to clause (3) of this Section 13.6(h)(vi) may disclose such information without prior notice to the Fund.
(vii) Each Member further agrees that the Adviser may, in its sole discretion, keep confidential and not disclose to such Member or any other person any information relating to the Fund (including, but not limited to, information that such Member or any other person would be required to disclose pursuant to applicable Disclosure Laws were such Member or such other person to receive such information) if the Adviser determines in its discretion that the disclosure of such information is not in the best interest of the Fund or could damage the Fund or its business, or if the Fund is required by law or by agreement with a third party to keep such information confidential.
(viii) For purposes of this Section 13.6(h), “information relating to the Fund” shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, any information furnished to, or otherwise obtained from the Adviser by, a Member in respect of the Fund or their Shares, including, without limitation, information regarding any other Member (including their identity), information regarding existing, past or prospective direct or indirect investments made by or other investment positions and trading activities and strategies of and/or transactions effected directly or indirectly for the Fund, the Fund’s financial reports and performance reports and correspondence with its Members, and the terms of this Agreement and any other agreement entered into between such Member or its Affiliates and the Fund, the Adviser, the distributor or placement agent or their respective Affiliates.
(ix) Each Member acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the Fund and the Adviser would suffer irreparable injury if such Member was to violate any provision of this Section 13.6(h) and monetary damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any such violation and (ii) that in the event that such Member breaches or threatens to breach any provision of this Section 13.6(h), in addition to any other remedies available to the Fund in respect of any such breach, the Fund and/or the Adviser shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief to enforce any and all of the provisions of this Section 13.6(h) and that such Member will not oppose the granting of such relief. The remedies afforded to the Fund and the Adviser by this Section 13.6(h) shall be in addition to any and all other remedies available to the Fund and the Adviser resulting from such Member’s violation, breach or threatened breach of this Agreement.
(x) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except as reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities laws, each Member (and such Member’s employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the offering and ownership of the Shares (including the tax treatment and tax structure of any Fund transactions) and all materials of any kind (including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided to such Member relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. For this purpose, “tax structure” means any facts relevant to the US federal or state income tax treatment of (a) the offering and ownership of the Shares and (b) any transactions by the Fund, and does not include information relating to the identity of the Fund or its affiliates. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require the Adviser to disclose to you any information that the Adviser is permitted or is required to keep confidential in accordance with this Agreement.
(xi) Each Member acknowledges that the Fund, the Adviser or its Affiliates and/or service providers to or agents of the Fund or the Adviser may from time to time be required or may, in their discretion, determine that it is advisable to disclose certain information about the Fund and its Members including, but not limited to, investments held by the Fund or the names and levels of beneficial ownership of Members, to (i) regulatory authorities of certain jurisdictions, which have or assert jurisdiction over the disclosing party or in which the Fund directly or indirectly invests, or (ii) any Lender to, counterparty of or service provider to the Adviser or the Fund, and each Member hereby consents to such disclosure.
(xii) Each Member agrees to provide the Fund at any time during the term of the Fund with such information as the Fund determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with the anti-money laundering laws and regulations of any applicable jurisdiction, or to respond to requests for information concerning the identity of the Members from any governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or financial institution in connection with its anti-money laundering compliance procedures, or to update such information.
(xiii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 13.6(h) shall not apply to any information that is already in the public domain, and further, each Member shall have the right to make any filings required by applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, filings required by the Exchange Act), and shall be under no obligation to obtain consent of the Fund prior to making such filings.
(i) Fixing the Record Date. In order for the Fund to determine the Members entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, be no more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be record date for determining the Members entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining Members entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Members shall be the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is give or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of Members of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Members shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
(j) [Reserved]
(k) Contract Construction; Headings; Counterparts. Whenever the context of this Agreement permits, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders (and vice versa), and reference to singular or plural shall be interchangeable with the other. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions, and the parties intend that this Agreement shall be construed and reformed in all respects as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision(s) were omitted or, at the direction of a court, modified in order to give effect to the intent and purposes of this Agreement. References in this Agreement to particular sections of the Code or the Delaware Act or any other statute shall be deemed to refer to such sections or provisions as they may be amended after the date of this Agreement. Captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not define or limit any term of this Agreement. It is the intention of the parties that every covenant, term, and provision of this Agreement shall be construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party (notwithstanding any rule of law requiring an Agreement to be strictly construed against the drafting party), it being understood that the parties to this Agreement are sophisticated and have had adequate opportunity and means to retain counsel to represent their interests and to otherwise negotiate the provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement or any Subscription Agreement, without any further act, approval or vote of any Member, the Fund may enter into side letters or other writings with individual Members which have the effect of establishing rights under, or, to the extent permitted by law, altering or supplementing, the terms of, this Agreement, any Subscription Agreement of such Member, or any other document entered into by the Fund (an “Other Agreement”). This Agreement, together with the related Subscription Agreement and any Other Agreement (if any) between the Fund and any Member, shall constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the respective parties to such agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and to the extent of any conflict between this Agreement or a Member’s Subscription Agreement on the one hand, and an Other Agreement of a Member on the other, the terms of such Other Agreement shall control between the Fund and such Member. There are no representations, warranties or agreements made by the Fund except to the extent set forth in this Agreement, the Subscription Agreements and any such Other Agreement (if applicable). This Agreement or any amendment hereto may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement or amendment, as the case may be.
(l) Compliance with Law. The Fund covenants and agrees that its activities shall at all times comply in all respects with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations governing its operations and investments, except to the extent that any such noncompliance would not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Fund to operate is business.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Limited Liability Company Agreement of OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC as of the day, month and year first above written.
| OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Muller |
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| Name: Eric Muller | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Each of the Persons who has executed a Subscription Agreement, agreeing to purchase Shares in the Fund, to be admitted to the Fund as a Member and to be bound by the terms of the Agreement: | ||
| OHA PRIVATE CREDIT ADVISORS II, L.P. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory S. Rubin |
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| Name: Gregory S. Rubin | ||
| Title: Vice President and Secretary | ||
[Signature page to A&R LLC Agreement]
APPENDIX I
OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC
Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below (such meanings to be equally applicable to both singular and plural forms of the terms so defined). Additional defined terms are set forth in the provisions of this Agreement to which they relate.
| Additional Member | As set forth in Section 3.3(b). |
| Administration Agreement | As set forth in Section 6.3. |
| Administrator | As set forth in Section 6.1. |
| Adviser | OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or any successor thereto. |
| Affiliate | With respect to the Person to which it refers, a Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such subject Person. For this purpose, each Officer shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Adviser, but Portfolio Companies or portfolio companies of any other investment vehicle advised by the Adviser or its Affiliates shall not be considered Affiliates of the Board, the Adviser, any Officer, any member of the Board or any member or manager of the Adviser. “Affiliated” shall have the corresponding meaning. |
| Agreement | As set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement. |
| AIFMD | As set forth in Section 6.1(c)(ii). |
| Assets | As set forth in Section 4.2(a). |
| Audit Committee | As set forth in Section 3.4(b)(i). |
| BDC | A business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act. |
| Board or Board of Managers | As set forth in Section 3.4(a)(i). |
| Business Day | Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. |
| Capital Commitment | With respect to each Member, the amount that such Member commits to contribute to the Fund pursuant to such Member’s Subscription Agreement. |
| Capital Contribution | As set forth in Section 7.2(a). |
| Catch-up Purchase | As set forth in Section 3.3(a). |
| Cause Event | A determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Fund, the Adviser, the Administrator, any Manager or any Key Person has committed (i) fraud, (ii) willful misconduct, gross negligence or breach of contract in connection with the performance of its duties under the terms of this Agreement, the Advisory Agreement or the Administration Agreement, (iii) an “investment-related” (as such term is defined for purposes of Form ADV) felony within the United States or (iv) a violation of U.S. federal or state securities laws, which, in the case of each of clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), is in connection with its activities relating to the Fund and has a material adverse effect on the business of the Fund. |
| Certificate | As set forth in Section 2.1(a). |
| CFTC | As set forth in Section 6.1(c)(xix). |
| Chair of the Board | As set forth in Section 3.4(a)(i). |
| Chief Executive Officer | As set forth in Section 3.4(a)(i). |
| Code | The United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto. |
| Defaulted Commitment | As set forth in Section 7.2(e). |
| Defaulting Members | As set forth in Section 7.2(e). |
| Default Remedy Limitations | As set forth in Section 7.2(e)(ii). |
| Delaware Act | As set forth in Section 2.1(a). |
| Disclosure Laws | As set forth in Section 13.6(h)(iv). |
| Drawdown | As set forth in Section 7.2(a). |
| Drawn Amounts | As set forth in Section 7.2(a). |
| Exchange Act | The U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| Existing Agreement | As set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. |
| Financing | As set forth in Section 4.2(a). |
| FOIA | As set forth in Section 13.6(h)(vi). |
| Fund | As set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. |
| Fund Expenses | As set forth in Section 6.1. |
| former Members | As set forth in Section 3.2(a). |
| GAAP | As set forth in Section 13.1(a). |
| Independent Board Member | As set forth in Section 3.4(a)(viii). |
| Independent Board Members Committee | As set forth in Section 3.4(b)(i). |
| Initial Closing Date | The first date on which the Fund accepts Subscription Agreements relating to the purchase of Shares from Persons other than the Initial Member. |
| Initial Drawdown | As set forth in Section 3.3(a). |
| Initial Drawdown Date | As set forth in Section 3.3(a). |
| Initial Member | As set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. |
| Investment or Investments | As set forth in Section 4.1. |
| Investment Advisory Agreement | That certain investment advisory agreement pursuant to which the Adviser will act as investment adviser to the Fund, as in effect from time to time. |
| Investment Company Act | The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
| Investment Period | The Investment Period of the Fund will commence on the settlement date of the Fund’s initial investment and end on the third anniversary thereof; provided, however, that the Adviser may extend the Investment Period by up to two (2) consecutive one-year periods, each subject to the approval of Members holding a Majority-In-Interest. |
| Issuer | A corporation or other issuer any of whose interests are beneficially owned (directly or indirectly) by the Fund, and any Subsidiaries of such corporation or other issuer. |
| Key Person | As set forth in Section 8.2. |
| Key Person Event | As set forth in Section 8.2. |
| Lender | (i) Any lender, issuer of letters of credit or provider of other financing or extensions of credit, (ii) any holder of indebtedness, assignments, guarantees or other obligations relating to any of the foregoing, and (iii) any of their respective agents, trustees, successors and assigns. |
| Lender Power | As set forth in Section 4.2(a). |
| Liability | As set forth in Section 11.2(a). |
| Majority-In-Interest | As set forth in Section 3.8. |
| Manager | As set forth in Section 3.4(a)(i). |
| Member | Any Person who has entered into this Agreement and a Subscription Agreement pursuant to which such Person has agreed to purchase Shares of the Fund. |
| NAV | As set forth in Section 7.2(a). |
| New Class | As set forth in Section 5.1. |
Nominating and
| Governance Committee | As set forth in Section 3.4(b)(i). |
| Offering Period | As set forth in Section 3.3(a). |
| Officers | As set forth in Section 3.4(c)(ii). |
| OHA | Oak Hill Advisors, L.P., the parent company of the Adviser. |
| OHA Affiliate | Any Affiliate of OHA. |
| Operating Expense Cap | As set forth in Section 6.1. |
| Organizational Expense Cap | As set forth in Section 6.1. |
| Other Agreement | As set forth in Section 13.6(k). |
| Overhead | As set forth in Section 6.1. |
| Permitted Uses | As set forth in Section 7.2(c). |
| Person | Any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, statutory or business trust, cooperative or association or any governmental body or agency, and the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representative, successors and assigns of such Person where the context so permits. |
| Portfolio Company | Any entity in which the Fund holds an Investment. |
| PPM | The private placement memorandum, as amended or supplemented from time to time, prepared by the Fund with respect to the offering of Shares. |
| Protected Person | As set forth in Section 11.1. |
| RIC | A regulated investment company as defined in the Code. |
| SEC | As set forth in Section 3.4(b)(ii). |
| Securities Act | The U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
| Shares | The limited liability company interests. |
| Specified Agent | Shall mean any agent of any Person that is designated in writing by the Board as an agent of the Fund entitled to the protection of Sections 11.1 and 11.2. |
| Subscription Agreement | The subscription agreement by which any Member agreed to purchase such Member’s Shares. |
| Subsequent Closing Date | As set forth in Section 3.3(a). |
| Subsidiary | With respect to any Person, (a) a corporation, 50% or more of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries thereof or (b) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership and the power to control (as defined in the definition of “Affiliate”) such other Person. |
| Suspension Period | As set forth in Section 8.2. |
| Transfer | As set forth in Section 10.1(a). |
SCHEDULE A
Schedule of Managers
| Name |
| Alan M. Schrager, Chair |
| Eric Muller |
| Kathleen M. Burke* |
| Mark Manoff* |
| Jonathan Morgan* |
* indicates Independent Board Member
SCHEDULE B
Schedule of Officers
| Name | Position |
| Eric Muller | Manager and Chief Executive Officer |
| Andy Winer | Chief Operating Officer |
| Gerard Waldt | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Grove Stafford | Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |
| Gregory S. Rubin | Vice President |
B-1
Exhibit 10.1
INVESTMENT ADVISORY
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC
AND
OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P.
This Investment Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 15, 2022, by and between OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Adviser”).
WHEREAS, the Company is a newly organized non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (together with the rules promulgated thereunder, the “1940 Act”);
WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (together with the rules promulgated thereunder, the “Advisers Act”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Company in the manner and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is willing to provide investment advisory services to the Company in the manner and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Adviser hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Duties of the Adviser.
(a) Retention of Adviser. The Company hereby appoints the Adviser to act as the investment adviser to the Company and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Company, subject to the supervision of the board of managers of the Company (the “Board”), for the period and upon the terms herein set forth in accordance with:
(i) the investment objective, policies and restrictions that are set forth in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 or other registration statements the Company may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as applicable, filed with the SEC, as supplemented, amended or superseded from time to time, and in the Company’s confidential private placement memorandum, as amended from time to time, or as may otherwise be set forth in the Company’s reports filed in compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable;
(ii) during the term of this Agreement, all other applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and the Company’s certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement, as they may be amended from time to time (the “Organizational Documents”);
(iii) such investment policies, directives, regulatory restrictions as the Company may from time to time establish or issue and communicate to the Adviser in writing; and
(iv) the Company’s compliance policies and procedures as applicable to the Adviser and as administered by the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer.
(b) Responsibilities of Adviser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement:
(i) determine the composition of the Company’s portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to the Company’s portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes in accordance with the Company’s investment objective, policies and restrictions;
(ii) identify investment opportunities and make investment decisions for the Company, including negotiating the terms of investments in, and dispositions of, portfolio securities and other instruments on the Company’s behalf;
(iii) monitor the Company’s investments;
(iv) perform due diligence on prospective portfolio companies;
(v) exercise voting rights in respect of portfolio securities and other investments for the Company;
(vi) serve on, and exercise observer rights for, boards of managers and similar committees of the Company’s portfolio companies;
(vii) negotiate, obtain and manage subscription facilities;
(viii) call capital from Company investors from time to time;
(ix) provide the Company with such other investment advisory and related services as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of capital;
(x) determine, as Valuation Designee, the valuation of the Fund’s investments; and
(xi) to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, on the Company’s behalf, and in coordination with any Sub-Adviser (as defined below) and any administrator, provide significant managerial assistance to those portfolio companies to which the Company is required to provide such assistance under the 1940 Act, including utilizing appropriate personnel of the Adviser to, among other things, monitor the operations of the Company’s portfolio companies, participate in board and management meetings, consult with and advise officers of portfolio companies and provide other organizational and financial consultation.
The Board has designated the Adviser as the “Valuation Designee” to determine the valuation of the Fund’s investments. The Adviser’s services under this Agreement are not exclusive, and it is free to furnish similar services to other entities, and it intends to do so, so long as its services to the Company are not impaired.
(c) Power and Authority. To facilitate the Adviser’s performance of these undertakings, but subject to the restrictions contained herein, the Company hereby delegates to the Adviser (which power and authority may be delegated by the Adviser to one or more Sub-Advisers), and the Adviser hereby accepts, the power and authority to act on behalf of and in the name of the Company to effectuate investment decisions for the Company, including the negotiation, execution and delivery of all documents relating to the acquisition and disposition of the Company’s investments, the placing of orders for other purchase or sale transactions on behalf of the Company or any entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest, including any interest rate, currency or other derivative instruments, and the engagement of any services providers deemed necessary or appropriate by the Adviser to the exercise of such power and authority. In the event that the Company determines to acquire debt or other financing (or to refinance existing debt or other financing), the Adviser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for such financing on the Company’s behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of the Board. If it is necessary for the Adviser to make investments or obtain financing on behalf of the Company through a special purpose vehicle, the Adviser shall have authority to create, or arrange for the creation of, such special purpose vehicle and to make investments or obtain financing through such special purpose vehicle in accordance with applicable law. The Company also grants to the Adviser power and authority to engage in all activities and transactions (and anything incidental thereto) that the Adviser deems, in its sole discretion, appropriate, necessary or advisable to carry out its duties pursuant to this Agreement, including the authority to open accounts and deposit, maintain and withdraw funds of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any bank, savings and loan association, brokerage firm or other financial institution.
(d) Acceptance of Appointment. The Adviser hereby accepts such appointment and agrees during the term hereof to render the services described herein for the compensation provided herein, subject to the limitations contained herein. Unless and until it resigns or is removed as investment adviser to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, the Adviser, to the extent of its powers as set forth in this Agreement, shall be an agent of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business, and action taken by the Adviser in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company.
(e) Sub-Advisers. The Adviser is hereby authorized to enter into one or more sub-advisory agreements (each a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with other investment advisers (each a “Sub-Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser may obtain the services of the Sub-Adviser(s) to assist the Adviser in fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and/or the Company, with the scope of such services and oversight to be set forth in each Sub-Advisory Agreement.
(i) The Adviser and not the Company shall be responsible for any compensation payable to any Sub-Adviser; provided, however, that the Adviser shall have the right to direct the Company to pay directly any Sub-Adviser the amounts due and payable to such Sub-Adviser from the fees and expenses otherwise payable to the Adviser under this Agreement.
(ii) Any Sub-Advisory Agreement entered into by the Adviser shall be in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, including without limitation, the requirements of the 1940 Act relating to Board and Company member approval thereunder, and other applicable federal and state law.
(iii) Any Sub-Adviser shall be subject to the same fiduciary duties as are imposed on the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, as well as other applicable federal and state law.
(f) Independent Contractor Status. The Adviser shall, for all purposes herein provided, be deemed to be an independent contractor and, except as expressly provided or authorized herein, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Company in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Company.
(g) Record Retention. Subject to review by and the overall control of the Board, the Adviser shall maintain and keep all books, accounts and other records of the Adviser that relate to activities performed by the Adviser hereunder as required under the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act. The Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains and keeps for the Company shall at all times remain the property of the Company, shall be readily accessible during normal business hours, and shall be promptly surrendered to the Company upon the termination of this Agreement or otherwise on written request by the Company. The Adviser further agrees that the records that it maintains and keeps for the Company shall be preserved in the manner and for the periods prescribed by the 1940 Act, unless any such records are earlier surrendered as provided above. The Adviser shall have the right to retain copies, or originals where required by Rule 204-2 promulgated under the Advisers Act, of such records to the extent required by applicable law. The Adviser shall maintain records of the locations where books, accounts and records are maintained among the persons and entities providing services directly or indirectly to the Adviser or the Company.
Section 2. [Reserved]
Section 3. Compensation of the Adviser.
The Company agrees to pay, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a base management fee (“Base Management Fee”) and an incentive fee (“Incentive Fee”) as hereinafter set forth. Any of the fees payable to the Adviser under this Agreement for any partial month or year, as the case may be, shall be appropriately prorated based on the actual number of days elapsed during such month or year, as the case may be, as a fraction of the number of days in the relevant month or year.
(a) Base Management Fee. The Base Management Fee is payable monthly and calculated at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Company’s net asset value as of the beginning of the first calendar day of the applicable month.
(b) Incentive Fee. The Incentive Fee is divided into two parts: (1) an income incentive fee and (2) a capital gains incentive fee, each payable on an annual basis.
(i) Income Incentive Fee. The first part of the incentive fee is based on income, whereby the Company will pay the Adviser annually in arrears 12.5% of its Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns (as defined below) for the relevant calendar year subject to a 5.75% annualized hurdle rate. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns” means dividends, cash interest or other distributions or other cash income and any third-party fees received from portfolio companies (such as upfront fees, commitment fees, origination fee, amendment fees, ticking fees and break-up fees, as well as prepayments premiums, but excluding fees for providing managerial assistance and fees earned by the Adviser or an Affiliate in its capacity as an administrative agent, syndication agent, collateral agent, loan servicer or other similar capacity) accrued during the relevant calendar year, minus operating expenses for the relevant calendar year (including the management fee, taxes, any expenses payable under this Agreement and the Administration Agreement, any expense of securitizations, and interest expense or other financing fees and any dividends paid on preferred stock, but excluding incentive fees and member servicing and/or distribution fees). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest and zero-coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns do not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. For the purpose of computing the incentive fee on income, the calculation methodology will look through derivative financial instruments or swaps as if the Company owned the reference assets directly. Therefore, realized gains and realized losses on the disposition of any reference assets, as well as unrealized depreciation on reference assets retained in the derivative financial instrument or swap, will be included on a cumulative basis in the calculation of the income incentive fee.
(1) Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns shall be compared to an annual “Hurdle Rate” of 5.75% . The Company shall pay the Adviser an incentive fee with respect to its Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns as follows:
(A) no incentive fee based on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns in any calendar year in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns does not exceed the Hurdle Rate;
(B) 100% of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, if any, that exceeds the Hurdle Rate but is less than 6.57143% in any calendar year. This portion of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns (which exceeds the Hurdle Rate but is less than 6.57143%) is referred to as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” is meant to provide the Adviser with approximately 12.5 % of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns as if a Hurdle Rate did not apply if Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns exceeds 6.57143% in any calendar year; and
(C) 12.5% of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns , if any, that exceeds 6.57143% in any calendar year, which reflects that once the Hurdle Rate is reached and the catch-up is achieved, 12.5% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns is paid to the Adviser.
(ii) Capital Gains Incentive Fee. The Company shall pay the Adviser a capital gains incentive fee calculated and payable in arrears in cash as of the end of each calendar year or upon the termination of this Agreement in an amount equal to 12.5% of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from the date of its election to be regulated as a BDC through the end of a given calendar year or upon the termination of this Agreement, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees. For the purpose of computing the incentive fee on capital gains, the calculation methodology will look through derivative financial instruments or swaps as if the Company owned the reference assets directly. Therefore, realized gains and realized losses on the disposition of any reference assets, as well as unrealized depreciation on reference assets retained in the derivative financial instrument or swap, will be included on a cumulative basis in the calculation of the capital gains incentive fee.
(c) Waiver or Deferral of Fees.
The Adviser shall have the right to elect to waive or defer all or a portion of the Base Management Fee and/or Incentive Fee that would otherwise be paid to it. Prior to the payment of any fee to the Adviser, the Company shall obtain written instructions from the Adviser with respect to any waiver or deferral of any portion of such fees. Any portion of a deferred fee payable to the Adviser and not paid over to the Adviser with respect to any calendar quarter or year shall be deferred without interest and may be paid over in any such other quarter prior to the termination of this Agreement, as the Adviser may determine upon written notice to the Company.
Section 4. Covenant of the Adviser.
The Adviser covenants that it is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act on the effective date of this Agreement, and shall maintain such registration until the expiration or termination of this Agreement. The Adviser agrees that its activities shall at all times comply in all respects with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations governing its operations and investments, except to the extent that any such noncompliance would not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Adviser to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. The Adviser agrees to observe and comply with applicable provisions of the code of ethics adopted by the Company pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, as such code of ethics may be amended from time to time.
Section 5. Brokerage Commissions.
The Adviser is hereby authorized, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, to cause the Company to pay a member of a national securities exchange, broker or dealer an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction in excess of the amount of commission another member of such exchange, broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith, taking into account factors, including without limitation, price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution, and operational facilities of the firm and the firm’s risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities, that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the Company’s portfolio, and is consistent with the Adviser’s duty to seek the best execution on behalf of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to transactions with or for the benefit of the Company, the Adviser may not pay any commission or receive any rebates or give-ups, nor participate in any business arrangements which would circumvent this restriction.
Section 6. Other Activities of the Adviser.
The services of the Adviser to the Company are not exclusive, and the Adviser may engage in any other business or render similar or different services to others including, without limitation, the direct or indirect sponsorship or management of other investment-based accounts or commingled pools of capital, however structured, having investment objectives similar to or different from those of the Company, and nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any officer, director, equityholder (and their equityholders or members, including the owners of their equityholders or members), or employee of the Adviser to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to receive any fees or compensation in connection therewith (including fees for serving as a director of, or providing consulting services to, one or more of the Company’s portfolio companies, subject to applicable law). The Adviser assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services set forth herein.
During the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year following any termination or non-renewal of this Agreement for any reason, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly on behalf of itself or any other person or entity: (a) solicit the employment of or employ any partners, stockholders, directors, trustees, officers, employees, consultants and/or associated persons (each, an “Associate”) of the Adviser, any Sub-Adviser or any of their respective Affiliates (collectively, “Adviser Persons”) or any person or entity who was an Associate of an Adviser Person during the one-year period preceding such proposed solicitation or employment, or (b) induce, persuade or attempt to induce or persuade the discontinuation of, or in any way interfere or attempt to interfere with, the relationship between an Adviser Person and any Associate of such Adviser Person or any person or entity who was an Associate of such Adviser Person during the one-year period preceding such proposed inducement, persuasion or interference or attempted inducement, persuasion or interference. The parties intend that any provision of this Section 6 held invalid, illegal or unenforceable only in part or degree because of the duration or geographic scope thereof shall remain in full force to the extent not held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” or “Affiliated” or any derivation thereof means with respect to any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity or association (“Person”): (a) any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding, with the power to vote, 25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other Person; (b) any Person 25% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, with the power to vote, by such other Person; (c) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such other Person; (d) any executive officer, director, trustee or general partner of such other Person; or (e) any legal entity for which such Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general partner.
Section 7. Responsibility of Dual Directors, Officers and/or Employees.
If any person who is a director, officer, equityholder or employee of the Adviser is or becomes a director, officer, member and/or employee of the Company and acts as such in any business of the Company, then such director, officer, equityholder and/or employee of the Adviser shall be deemed to be acting in such capacity solely for the Company, and not as a director, officer, equityholder or employee of the Adviser or under the control or direction of the Adviser, even if paid by the Adviser.
Section 8. Limitation of Liability.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the Adviser, any Sub-Adviser, each of their respective directors, trustees, officers, equityholders or members (and their equityholders or members, including the owners of their equityholders or members), agents, employees, controlling persons (as determined under the 1940 Act (“Controlling Persons”)), any other person or entity Affiliated with the Adviser or Sub-Adviser (including each of their respective directors, trustees, officers, equityholders or members (and their equityholders or members, including the owners of their equityholders or members), agents, employees or Controlling Persons) and any other person or entity acting on behalf of, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser (each, a “Protected Person”) shall be liable to the Company or any member for (a) any action taken or omitted to be taken, or alleged to be taken or omitted to be taken, by a Protected Person or any other person with respect to the Company, including any negligent act or failure to act, except for any liability resulting from such Protected Person’s own intentional and material breach of this Agreement, fraud, willful misfeasance or gross negligence or (b) losses due to the negligence of brokers or other agents of the Company unless such Protected Person was responsible for the selection of such broker or other agent and such Protected Person acted in such selection with fraud, willful misfeasance or gross negligence. Each Protected Person may consult with counsel and accountants in respect of Company affairs (including interpretations of this Agreement) and shall be fully protected and justified in any action or inaction that is taken or omitted in good faith, in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel or accountants selected without fraud, willful misfeasance or gross negligence. In determining whether a Protected Person acted with the requisite degree of care, such Protected Person shall be entitled to rely on written or oral reports, opinions, certificates and other statements of the officers, directors, employees, consultants, attorneys, accountants and professional advisors of the Company and the Adviser, selected without fraud, willful misfeasance or gross negligence; provided, that such counsel or accountants were provided with all facts known by the Company or the Adviser (and believed to be material) in connection with the advice being sought.
Section 9. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification of Protected Persons. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless, protect and defend each Protected Person from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, liabilities and/or actions, suits or proceedings (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether such action, suit or proceeding is brought or initiated by the Company or a third party), including legal fees or other expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any such losses (including trade error losses), claims, damages, costs, liabilities or actions, suits or proceedings, and any amounts expended in settlement of any claims approved by the Company and/or the Adviser (as applicable) (collectively, “Liabilities”) to which any Protected Person may become subject:
(i) by reason of any act or omission or alleged act or omission (even if negligent) performed or omitted to be performed on behalf of the Company, its Adviser and/or any of their respective Affiliates or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or its investment activities;
(ii) by reason of the fact that such Protected Person is or was acting (or omitting to act) in connection with the business of the Company or its investment activities or its investment adviser in any capacity or that it is or was serving at the request of the Company as a direct or indirect partner, stockholder, member, director, officer, employee, manager, trustee, and/or legal representative of any Person, including any subsidiary or any issuer; or
(iii) by reason of any other act or omission or alleged act or omission (even if negligent) arising out of or in connection with the activities of the Company;
unless, in each case, such Liability (x) was determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Protected Person’s own intentional and material breach of this Agreement, fraud, willful misfeasance or gross negligence or (y) results from claims or proceedings arising solely out of internal disputes between or among direct or indirect partners of the Adviser. In addition, the Company may indemnify and hold harmless other service providers of the Company on the same or similar (or other) terms as those described herein with respect to Protected Persons.
(b) Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall promptly reimburse each Protected Person (upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Protected Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in this Section 9, or as may otherwise be required by the Investment Company Act) the attorneys’ fees and other fees, costs and expenses (as incurred to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act) of each Protected Person in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending any claim, lawsuit, action or other proceeding relating to any Liabilities for which such Protected Person may be indemnified pursuant to this Section 9; provided, that, if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Protected Person is not entitled to the indemnification provided by this Section 9, then such Protected Person shall repay such reimbursed or advanced amounts to the Company; provided, further, that the advancement of reasonable legal or other expenses (as incurred) provided by this Section 9(b) shall not be permitted if the related claim, lawsuit or other proceeding has been brought forth by a Majority-In-Interest (as defined in the Company’s limited liability company agreement, as amended from time to time). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, in the event that it is finally judicially determined (including by way of another applicable court of competent jurisdiction overturning a prior decision of a court of first instance) that a Protected Person did not engage in the conduct described in the final paragraph of Section 9(a), then the exculpation, indemnification, advancement and reimbursement terms described in Section 8 and this Section 9(b) (including such Protected Person’s entitlement to indemnification and reimbursement) shall be applied and determined based solely on such final judicial determination.
(c) Survival and Limitation of Protection.
(i) The provisions of this Section 9 shall continue to afford protection to each Protected Person regardless of whether such Protected Person remains in the position or capacity pursuant to which such Protected Person became entitled to indemnification under this Section 9 and regardless of any subsequent amendment to this Agreement; provided, that no such amendment shall reduce or restrict the extent to which these indemnification provisions apply to actions taken or omissions made prior to the date of such amendment.
(ii) The rights of indemnification provided in this Section 9 shall be in addition to any rights to which a Protected Person may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law, and shall extend to each of such Protected Person’s heirs, successors and assigns.
Section 10. Effectiveness, Duration and Termination of Agreement.
(a) Term and Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the first date written above. Once effective, this Agreement shall remain in effect for two years, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive one-year periods; provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by: (i) the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a Majority of Outstanding Voting Securities (as defined below) and (ii) the vote of a majority of the members of the Board who are not “interested persons” (as “interested persons” is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, or as otherwise permitted under Section 15 of the 1940 Act. A “Majority of Outstanding Voting Securities” means the lesser of (i) 67 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company present at a meeting of the members of the Company, if the holders of more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the Company are present or represented by proxy at such meeting; or (ii) more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.
(b) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, (i) by the Company upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the Adviser: (A) upon the vote of a Majority of Outstanding Voting Securities or (B) by the vote of the Independent Board Members; or (ii) by the Adviser upon not less than 60 days’ prior written notice to the Company. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of construing Section 15(a)(4) of the 1940 Act). The provisions of Sections 8 and 9 shall remain in full force and effect, and the Adviser shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. Further, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement as aforesaid, the Adviser shall be entitled to any amounts owed to it under Section 3 through the date of termination or expiration and Sections 8 and 9 shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Adviser and its representatives as and to the extent applicable.
(c) Duties of Adviser Upon Termination. The Adviser shall promptly upon termination of this Agreement:
(i) deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board;
(ii) deliver to the Board all assets and documents of the Company then in custody of the Adviser; and
(iii) cooperate with the Company to provide an orderly transition of services.
Section 11. Notices.
Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered, emailed or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at the address listed below or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.
Section 12. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended by mutual written consent of the parties; provided that the consent of the Company is required to be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
Section 13. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared illegal, invalid, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then such provision shall be deemed to be severable from this Agreement (to the extent permitted by law) and in any event such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder hereof.
Section 14. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all parties shall not have signed the same counterpart.
Section 15. Governing Law.
Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement may be executed by any of the parties hereto, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. For so long as the Company is regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act, this Agreement shall also be construed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act. In such case, to the extent the applicable laws of the State of New York or any of the provisions herein conflict with the provisions of the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act shall control.
Section 16. Third Party Beneficiaries.
Except for any Sub-Adviser and any Protected Person, such Sub-Adviser and the Protected Persons each being an intended beneficiary of this Agreement, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing herein express or implied shall give or be construed to give to any person, other than the parties hereto and such assigns, any legal or equitable rights hereunder.
Section 17. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 18. Insurance.
The Company shall acquire and maintain a directors and officers liability insurance policy or similar insurance policy, which may name the Adviser and any Sub-Adviser each as an additional insured party (each an “Additional Insured Party” and collectively the “Additional Insured Parties”). Such insurance policy shall include reasonable coverage from a reputable insurer. The Company shall make all premium payments required to maintain such policy in full force and effect; provided, however, each Additional Insured Party, if any, shall pay to the Company, in advance of the due date of such premium, its allocated share of the premium. Irrespective of whether the Adviser and any Sub-Adviser is a named Additional Insured Party on such policy, the Company shall provide the Adviser and any Sub-Adviser with written notice upon receipt of any notice of: (a) any default under such policy; (b) any pending or threatened termination, cancellation or non-renewal of such policy or (c) any coverage limitation or reduction with respect to such policy. The foregoing provisions of this Section 18 notwithstanding, the Company shall not be required to acquire or maintain any insurance policy to the extent that the same is not available upon commercially reasonable pricing terms or at all, as determined in good faith by the required majority (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the Board.
Section 19. Representations and Warranties.
The Adviser hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company that as of the date of this Agreement:
(i) the Adviser is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to carry on its business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) the Adviser is duly qualified to transact business in every jurisdiction in which the character of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the business operations or financial condition of the Adviser;
(iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Adviser has been authorized by all necessary action on behalf of the Adviser, and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Adviser, enforceable against the Adviser in accordance with its terms;
(iv) to its knowledge, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Adviser and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not conflict with or result in any material violation or default under any provision of the limited partnership agreement of the Adviser or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Adviser is a party, or by which it or any of its properties are bound, or any material order, writ, permit, franchise, judgment, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Adviser or its businesses or properties, except where such conflict, violation or default would not have a material adverse effect on the Adviser’s management of the Company’s assets, or require the Adviser to make any material filing or registration with, or obtain any material approval, authorization, license or consent of, any court or governmental department, agency or authority or self-regulatory authority or any party to an agreement that has not already been duly and validly obtained, except where the failure to make such filing or registration or to obtain such approval, authorization, license or consent would not have a material adverse effect on the Adviser’s management of the Company’s assets; and
(v) the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Advisers Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date above written.
| OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC, | ||
| a Delaware limited liability company | ||
| 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10017 | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Muller |
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| Name: Eric Muller |
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| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| OHA PRIVATE CREDIT ADVISORS II, L.P., | ||
| a Delaware limited partnership | ||
| 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10036 | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory S. Rubin |
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| Name: Gregory S. Rubin |
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| Title: Vice President and Secretary |
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[Signature Page to Investment Advisory Agreement]
Exhibit 10.2
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC
AND
OHA PRIVATE CREDIT ADVISORS II, L.P.
This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of November 16, 2022 by and between OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Fund”), and OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Administrator”).
WHEREAS, the Fund is a newly organized closed-end management investment company that intends to elect to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”);
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the Administrator to provide administrative services to the Fund in the manner and on the terms hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Administrator is willing to provide administrative services to the Fund on the terms and conditions hereafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Fund and the Administrator hereby agree as follows:
1. Duties of the Administrator.
(a) Employment of Administrator. The Fund hereby retains the Administrator to act as administrator of the Fund, and to furnish, or arrange for others to furnish, the administrative services, personnel and facilities described below, subject to review by and the overall control of the Board of Managers of the Fund (the “Board”), for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Administrator hereby accepts such retention and agrees during such period to render, or arrange for the rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth subject to the reimbursement of costs and expenses provided for below. The Administrator shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized herein, have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund pursuant to this agreement.
(b) Services. The Administrator shall perform (or oversee, or arrange for, the performance of) the administrative and compliance services necessary for the operation of the Fund, including, but not limited to, maintaining financial records, filing of the Fund’s tax returns, overseeing the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value, compliance monitoring (including diligence and oversight of the Fund’s other service providers), preparing reports to the Fund’s shareholders and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other regulators, preparing materials and coordinating meetings of the Board, managing the payment of expenses, the payment and receipt of funds for investments and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others, providing office space, equipment and office services, and such other services as the Administrator, subject to review by the Board, shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Administrator shall also, on behalf of the Fund, conduct relations with sub-administrators, custodians, depositories, depositaries, transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents, other shareholder servicing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and such other persons in any such other capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable in fulfilling its administrative duties. The Administrator shall make reports to the Board of its performance of its obligations hereunder and furnish advice and recommendations with respect to such other aspects of the business and affairs of the Fund as it shall determine to be desirable; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to require the Administrator to, and the Administrator shall not, in its capacity as Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, provide any advice or recommendation relating to the securities and other assets that the Fund should purchase, retain or sell or any other investment advisory services to the Fund. OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., in its capacity as both the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) and the Administrator, may provide on the Fund’s behalf significant managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request such assistance. For the avoidance of any doubt, the parties agree that the Administrator is authorized to enter into and anticipates entering into sub-administration agreements as the Administrator determines necessary in order to carry out the services set forth in this paragraph, subject to the prior approval of the Board.
2. Records. The Administrator agrees to maintain and keep all books, accounts and other records of the Fund that relate to activities performed by the Administrator hereunder and will maintain and keep such books, accounts and records in accordance with the Investment Company Act. The Administrator may delegate the foregoing responsibility to a third party with the consent of the Board, subject to the oversight of the Administrator and the Fund. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the Investment Company Act, the Administrator agrees that all records which it or its delegate maintains for the Fund shall at all times remain the property of the Fund, shall be readily accessible during normal business hours, and shall be promptly surrendered upon the termination of the Agreement or otherwise on written request. The Administrator further agrees that all records which it or its delegate maintains for the Fund pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under the Investment Company Act will be preserved for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the Investment Company Act unless any such records are earlier surrendered as provided above. Records shall be surrendered in usable machine-readable form. The Administrator shall have the right to retain copies of such records subject to observance of its confidentiality obligations under this Agreement.
3. Confidentiality. The parties hereto agree that each shall treat all information provided by each party to the other regarding its business and operations. All confidential information provided by a party hereto, including nonpublic personal information (regulated pursuant to Regulation S-P), shall be used by any other party hereto solely for the purpose of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement and, except as may be required in carrying out this Agreement, shall not be disclosed to any third party, without the prior consent of such providing party. The foregoing shall not be applicable to any information that is publicly available when provided or thereafter becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement, or that is required to be disclosed by any regulatory authority, any authority or legal counsel of the parties hereto, by judicial or administrative process or otherwise by applicable law or regulation.
4. Compensation; Allocation of Costs and Expenses. In full consideration of the provision of the services of the Administrator, the Fund shall reimburse the Administrator for the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations, including the Fund’s allocable portion of the reasonable costs and expenses of providing personnel and facilities hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein and in that certain Investment Advisory Agreement, by and between the Fund and the Adviser, as amended from time to time (the “Advisory Agreement”).
Except as specifically provided below, all investment professionals and staff of the Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory services to the Fund, and the base compensation, bonus and benefits, rent, utilities, insurance, payroll taxes, bonuses, employee benefits, furnishings, telecommunications and certain information services and certain office expenses, including office supplies and equipment and other similar expenses and the other routine overhead expenses, of such personnel allocable to such services, (individually and collectively, “Overhead”) will be provided and paid for by the Adviser. The Fund will bear all other reasonable costs and expenses of its operations, administration and transactions, including, but not limited to:
(a) investment advisory fees, including management fees and incentive fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement;
(b) the Fund’s allocable portion of Overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its administrative obligations under the Administration Agreement, including but not limited to: (i) the Fund’s chief compliance officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer and their respective staffs; (ii) investor relations, legal, operations, treasury and any other non-investment professionals at the Administrator that perform duties for the Fund; and (iii) any personnel of OHA or any of its Affiliates (as defined below) providing non-investment related services to the Fund; and
(c) all other expenses of the Fund’s operations, administrations and transactions including, without limitation, those relating to:
(i) organization and offering fees, costs and expenses associated with this offering (including legal, accounting (including expenses of in-house legal, accounting, tax and other professionals of the Adviser, inclusive of their allocated Overhead), printing, mailing, subscription processing and filing fees costs and expenses (including “blue sky” laws and regulations) and other offering fees costs and expenses, including fees, costs and expenses associated with technology integration between the Fund’s systems and those of participating intermediaries, diligence expenses of participating intermediaries, fees, costs and expenses in connection with preparing the preparation of the Fund’s governing documents, offering memoranda, sales materials and other marketing expenses, design and website fees, costs and expenses, fees, costs and expenses of the Fund’s transfer agent, fees, costs and expenses to attend retail seminars sponsored by participating intermediaries and fees, costs, expenses and reimbursements for travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment and other similar expenses related to meetings or events with prospective investors, intermediaries, registered investment advisors or financial or other advisors;
(ii) all taxes, fees, costs, and expenses, retainers and/or other payments of accountants, legal counsel, advisors (including tax advisors), administrators, auditors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Fund’s financial audit, and with respect to any additional auditing required under The Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and any applicable legislation implemented by an EEA member state in connection with such Directive (the “AIFMD”)), investment bankers, administrative agents, paying agents, depositaries, custodians, trustees, sub-custodians, consultants (including individuals consulted through expert network consulting firms), engineers, senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, deal sourcers (including personnel dedicated to but not employed by the Adviser), and other professionals (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the costs and charges allocable with respect to the provision of internal legal, tax, accounting, technology, portfolio reconciliation, portfolio compliance and reporting or other services or that are otherwise related to the implementation, maintenance and supervision of the procedures relating to the books and records of the Fund and any personnel related thereto, inclusive of their allocated Overhead (including secondees and temporary personnel or consultants that may be engaged on short- or long-term arrangements) as deemed appropriate by the Administrator, with the oversight of the Board, where such internal personnel perform services that would be paid by the Fund if outside service providers provided the same services); fees, costs, and expenses herein include (x) fees, costs and expenses for time spent by its in-house attorneys and tax advisors that provide legal advice and/or services to the Fund or its portfolio companies on matters related to potential or actual investments and transactions and the ongoing operations of the Fund and (y) fees, costs and expenses incurred to provide administrative and accounting services to the Fund or its portfolio companies, and fees, costs, expenses and charges incurred directly by the Fund or its Affiliates in connection such services (including Overhead related thereto), in each case, (I) that are specifically charged or specifically allocated or attributed by the Administrator, with the oversight of the Board, to the Fund or its portfolio companies and (II) provided that any such amounts shall not be greater than what would be paid to an unaffiliated third party for substantially similar advice and/or services of the same skill and expertise, in accordance with the Adviser’s expense allocation policy);
(iii) all fees, costs, expenses of calculating the Fund’s NAV, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;
(iv) all fees, costs, expenses of effecting any sales of the shares of the Fund and other securities;
(v) any fees, costs, expenses payable under any managing dealer and selected intermediary agreements, if any;
(vi) all interest and fees, costs and expenses arising out of all borrowings, guarantees and other financings or derivative transactions (including interest, fees and related legal expenses) made or entered into by the Fund, including, but not limited to, the arranging thereof and related legal expenses;
(vii) all fees, costs and expenses of any loan servicers and other service providers and of any custodians, lenders, investment banks and other financing sources;
(viii) all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold the Fund’s assets for tax or other purposes;
(ix) all fees, costs and expenses of derivatives and hedging;
(x) all fees, costs and expenses, including travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, incurred by the Adviser, or members of its investment team, or payable to third parties, in evaluating, developing, negotiating, structuring and performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies, including such expenses related to potential investments that were not consummated, and, if necessary, enforcing the Fund’s rights;
(xi) all fees, costs and expenses (including the allocable portions of Overhead and out-of-pocket expenses such as travel expenses) or an appropriate portion thereof of employees of the Adviser to the extent such expenses relate to attendance at meetings of the Board or any committees thereof;
(xii) all fees, costs and expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Fund in developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments that are not ultimately made, including, without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment, advisory, consulting and printing expenses, reverse termination fees and any liquidated damages, commitment fees that become payable in connection with any proposed investment that is not ultimately made, forfeited deposits or similar payments;
(xiii) all allocated fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in providing managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request it;
(xiv) all brokerage fees, costs and expenses, hedging fees, costs and expenses, prime brokerage fees, costs and expenses, custodial fees, costs and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees, costs and expenses; private placement fees, costs and expenses, commissions, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting fees, costs and expenses; fees, costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, and other investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, clearing, monitoring or disposing of actual investments (including, without limitation, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment expenses and any expenses related to attending trade association and/or industry meetings, conferences or similar meetings, any costs or expenses relating to currency conversion in the case of investments denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars) and expenses arising out of trade settlements (including any delayed compensation expenses);
(xv) investment fees, costs and expenses, including all fees, costs and expenses incurred in sourcing, evaluating, developing, negotiating, structuring, trading (including trading errors), settling, monitoring and holding prospective or actual investments or investment strategies including, without limitation, any financing, legal, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, meals, accommodations and entertainment, advisory, consulting, engineering, data-related and other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Adviser is not reimbursed by a prospective or actual issuer of the applicable investment or other third parties or capitalized as part of the acquisition price of the transaction) and any fees, costs and expenses related to the organization or maintenance of any vehicle through which the Fund directly or indirectly participates in the acquisition, holding and/or disposition of investments or which otherwise facilitate the Fund’s investment activities, including without limitation any travel and accommodations expenses related to such vehicle and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Adviser or its Affiliates) and/or in connection with the maintenance and operation of such vehicle, or other overhead expenses (including any fees, costs and expenses associated with the leasing of office space (which may be made with one or more Affiliates of the Adviser as lessor in connection therewith));
(xvi) all transfer agent, dividend agent and custodial fees, costs and expenses;
(xvii) all federal and state registration fees, franchise fees, any stock exchange listing fees and fees payable to rating agencies;
(xviii) independent Board members’ fees and expenses including travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, and any legal counsel or other advisors retained by, or at the discretion or for the benefit of, the independent Board members;
(xix) costs of preparing financial statements and maintaining books and records, costs of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 compliance and attestation and costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents with the SEC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and other regulatory bodies and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and exchange listing and the costs associated with reporting and compliance obligations under the Investment Company Act and any other applicable federal and state securities laws, and the compensation of professionals responsible for the foregoing;
(xx) all fees, costs and expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Fund’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements and tax returns) and other internal and third-party printing (including a flat service fee), publishing (including time spent performing such printing and publishing services) and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Fund and its activities (including internal expenses, charges and/or related costs incurred, charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Fund or the Adviser or its Affiliates in connection with such provision of services thereby);
(xxi) all fees, costs and expenses of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to members (including printing and mailing costs) and the costs of Board member meetings;
(xxii) all proxy voting fees, costs and expenses;
(xxiii) all fees, costs and expenses associated with an exchange listing (to the extent applicable);
(xxiv) any and all taxes and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges (including any penalties incurred where the Adviser lacks sufficient information from third parties to file a timely and complete tax return) levied against the Fund and all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Fund and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements paid in connection therewith;
(xxv) all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation, arbitration or audit involving the Fund any vehicle or its portfolio companies and the amount of any judgments, assessments fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, Board members and officers, liability or other insurance (including costs of title insurance) and indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs of the Fund;
(xxvi) all fees, costs and expenses associated with the Fund’s information, obtaining and maintaining technology (including any and all fees, costs and expenses of any investment, books and records, portfolio compliance and reporting systems such as “Wall Street Office,” “Everest” (Allvue), “Trinity” and similar systems and services, including consultant, software licensing, data management and recovery services fees and any tools, programs, subscriptions or other systems providing market data, analytical, database, news or third-party research or information services and the costs of any related professional service providers), third party or proprietary hardware/software, data-related communication, market data and research (including news and quotation equipment and services and including costs allocated by the Adviser’s or its Affiliates’ internal and third-party research group (which are generally based on time spent, assets under management, usage rates, proportionate holdings or a combination thereof or other reasonable methods determined by the Administrator) and expenses and fees (including compensation costs) charged or specifically attributed or allocated by Adviser and/or its Affiliates for data-related services provided to the Fund and/or its portfolio companies (including in connection with prospective investments), each including expenses, charges, fees and/or related costs of an internal nature; reporting costs (which includes notices and other communications and internally allocated charges), and dues and expenses incurred in connection with membership in industry or trade organizations;
(xxvii) all fees, costs and expenses of specialty and custom software for monitoring risk, compliance and the overall portfolio, including any development costs incurred prior to the filing of the Fund’s election to be treated as a BDC;
(xxviii) all fees, costs and expenses associated with individual or group investors in the Fund;
(xxix) all insurance fees, costs and expenses (including fidelity bond, Board members and officers errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums incurred for the benefit of the Adviser);
(xxx) all fees, costs and expenses of winding up and liquidating the Fund’s assets;
(xxxi) all fees, costs and expenses related to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory filings; notices or disclosures related to the Fund’s activities (including, without limitation, expenses relating to the preparation and filing of filings required under the Securities Act, TIC Form SLT filings, Internal Revenue Service filings under FATCA and FBAR reporting requirements applicable to the Fund or reports to be filed with the CFTC, reports, disclosures, filings and notifications prepared in connection with the laws and/or regulations of jurisdictions in which the Fund engages in activities, including any notices, reports and/or filings required under the AIFMD, European Securities and Markets Authority and any related regulations, and other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Adviser relating to the Fund and its Affiliates relating to the Fund, and their activities) and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Adviser and its Affiliates relating to the Fund including those pursuant to applicable disclosure laws and expenses relating to FOIA requests, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any expenses incurred for general compliance and regulatory matters that are not related to the Fund and its activities;
(xxxii) all fees, costs and expenses (including travel) in connection with the diligence and oversight of the Fund’s service providers;
(xxxiii) all fees, costs and expenses, including travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment and other similar expenses, incurred by the Adviser or its Affiliates for meetings with existing investors and any intermediaries, registered investment advisors, financial and other advisors representing such existing investors; and
(xxxiv) all other all fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in connection with administering the Fund’s business.
From time to time, the Administrator or its Affiliates may pay third-party providers of goods or services. The Fund will reimburse the Administrator or its Affiliates thereof for any such amounts paid on the Fund’s behalf. From time to time, the Administrator may defer or waive fees and/or rights to be reimbursed for expenses.
Costs and expenses of OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., in its capacity as both the Administrator and the Adviser, that are eligible for reimbursement by the Fund will be reasonably allocated to the Fund on the basis of time spent, assets under management, usage rates, proportionate holdings, a combination thereof or other reasonable methods determined by the Administrator.
5. Limitation of Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the Administrator and its respective directors, trustees, officers, equityholders or members (and their equityholders or members, including the owners of their equityholders or members), agents, employees, controlling persons (as determined under the 1940 Act (“Controlling Persons”)), any other person or entity Affiliated with the Administrator (including each of their respective directors, trustees, officers, equityholders or members (and their equityholders or members, including the owners of their equityholders or members), agents, employees or Controlling Persons) and any other person or entity acting on behalf of, the Administrator (each, a “Protected Person”) shall be liable to the Fund or any member for (a) any action taken or omitted to be taken, or alleged to be taken or omitted to be taken, by a Protected Person or any other person with respect to the Fund, including any negligent act or failure to act, except for any liability resulting from such Protected Person’s own fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence or (b) losses due to the negligence of brokers or other agents of the Fund unless such Protected Person was responsible for the selection of such broker or other agent and such Protected Person acted in such selection with fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence. For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” or “Affiliated” or any derivation thereof means with respect to any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity or association (“Person”): (a) any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding, with the power to vote, 25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other Person; (b) any Person 25% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, with the power to vote, by such other Person; (c) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such other Person; (d) any executive officer, director, trustee or general partner of such other Person; or (e) any legal entity for which such Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general partner.
Each Protected Person may consult with counsel and accountants in respect of Fund affairs (including interpretations of this Agreement) and shall be fully protected and justified in any action or inaction that is taken or omitted in good faith, in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel or accountants selected without fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence. In determining whether a Protected Person acted with the requisite degree of care, such Protected Person shall be entitled to rely on written or oral reports, opinions, certificates and other statements of the officers, directors, employees, consultants, attorneys, accountants and professional advisors of the Fund and the Adviser, selected without fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence; provided, that such counsel or accountants were provided with all facts known by the Fund or the Administrator (and believed to be material) in connection with the advice being sought.
(a) Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Fund shall indemnify, hold harmless, protect and defend each Protected Person from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, liabilities and/or actions, suits or proceedings (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether such action, suit or proceeding is brought or initiated by the Fund or a third party), including legal fees or other expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any such losses (including trade error losses), claims, damages, costs, liabilities or actions, suits or proceedings, and any amounts expended in settlement of any claims approved by the Fund and/or the Administrator (as applicable) (collectively, “Liabilities”) to which any Protected Person may become subject:
(i) by reason of any act or omission or alleged act or omission (even if negligent) performed or omitted to be performed on behalf of the Fund, the Administrator and/or any of their respective Affiliates or otherwise in connection with the business of the Fund or its investment activities;
(ii) by reason of the fact that such Protected Person is or was acting (or omitting to act) in connection with the business of the Fund or its administrative activities or its Administrator in any capacity or that it is or was serving at the request of the Fund as a direct or indirect partner, stockholder, member, director, officer, employee, manager, trustee, specified agent and/or legal representative of any Person, including any Subsidiary or any Issuer; or
(iii) by reason of any other act or omission or alleged act or omission (even if negligent) arising out of or in connection with the activities of the Fund;
unless, in each case, such Liability (x) was determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Protected Person’s own fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence or (y) results from claims or proceedings arising solely out of internal disputes between or among direct or indirect partners of the Administrator. In addition, the Fund may indemnify and hold harmless other service providers of the Fund on the same or similar (or other) terms as those described herein with respect to Protected Persons.
(b) Reimbursement of Expenses. The Fund shall promptly reimburse each Protected Person (upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Protected Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Fund as authorized in this Section 5(b), or as may otherwise be required by the Investment Company Act) the attorneys’ fees and other fees, costs and expenses (as incurred to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act) of each Protected Person in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending any claim, lawsuit, action or other proceeding relating to any Liabilities for which such Protected Person may be indemnified pursuant to this Section 5(b); provided, that, if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Protected Person is not entitled to the indemnification provided by this Section 5(b), then such Protected Person shall repay such reimbursed or advanced amounts to the Fund; provided, further, that the advancement of reasonable legal or other expenses (as incurred) provided by this Section 5(b) shall not be permitted if the related claim, lawsuit or other proceeding has been brought forth by a Majority-In-Interest (as defined in the Fund’s limited liability company agreement, as amended from time to time). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, in the event that it is finally judicially determined (including by way of another applicable court of competent jurisdiction overturning a prior decision of a court of first instance) that a Protected Person did not engage in the conduct described in the final paragraph of Section 5(a), then the exculpation, indemnification, advancement and reimbursement terms described in the introduction of Section 5 and this Section 5(b) (including such Protected Person’s entitlement to indemnification and reimbursement) shall be applied and determined based solely on such final judicial determination.
(c) Survival and Limitation of Protection.
(i) The provisions of this Section 5(a) shall continue to afford protection to each Protected Person regardless of whether such Protected Person remains in the position or capacity pursuant to which such Protected Person became entitled to indemnification under this Section 5(a) and regardless of any subsequent amendment to this Agreement; provided, that no such amendment shall reduce or restrict the extent to which these indemnification provisions apply to actions taken or omissions made prior to the date of such amendment.
(ii) The rights of indemnification provided in this Section 5(a) shall be in addition to any rights to which a Protected Person may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law, and shall extend to each of such Protected Person’s heirs, successors and assigns.
6. Activities of the Administrator. The services of the Administrator to the Fund are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and the Administrator and each Affiliate is free to render services to others. It is understood that board members, officers, employees and shareholders of the Fund are or may become interested in the Administrator and its Affiliates, as board members, officers, members, managers, employees, partners, shareholders or otherwise, and that the Administrator and board members, officers, members, managers, employees, partners and shareholders of the Administrator and its Affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Fund as shareholders or otherwise.
7. Duration and Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days’ written notice, by the Fund or by the Administrator. The provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Administrator shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. Further, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement as aforesaid, the Administrator shall be entitled to any amounts owed under Section 4 through the date of termination or expiration, and Section 5 shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Administrator and its representatives as and to the extent applicable.
(b) This Agreement shall continue in effect for two (2) years from the date hereof, or to the extent consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act, from the date of the Fund’s election to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a Majority of Outstanding Voting Securities (as defined below) and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Fund’s Board members who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act. A “Majority of Outstanding Voting Securities” means the lesser of (i) 67 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund present at a meeting of the members of the Fund, if the holders of more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund are present or represented by proxy at such meeting; or (ii) more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
(c) This Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act).
(d) The Administrator shall promptly upon termination of this Agreement:
(i) deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board;
(ii) deliver to the Board all assets and documents of the Fund then in custody of the Administrator; and
(iii) cooperate with the Fund to provide an orderly transition of services.
8. Amendments of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended pursuant to a written instrument by mutual consent of the parties.
9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as being inconsistent with the Investment Company Act.
10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof.
11. Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at its principal office.
12. Compliance with Law. The Administrator covenants and agrees that its activities shall at all times comply in all respects with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations governing its operations and investments, except to the extent that any such noncompliance would not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Administrator to operate is business and to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.
12. Representations and Warranties.
The Administrator hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Fund that as of the date of this Agreement:
(a) the Administrator is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to carry on its business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) the Administrator is duly qualified to transact business in every jurisdiction in which the character of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the business operations or financial condition of the Administrator;
(c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Administrator has been authorized by all necessary action on behalf of the Administrator, and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Administrator, enforceable against the Administrator in accordance with its terms;
(d) to its knowledge, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Administrator and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not conflict with or result in any material violation or default under any provision of the limited partnership agreement of the Administrator or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Administrator is a party, or by which it or any of its properties are bound, or any material order, writ, permit, franchise, judgment, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Administrator or its businesses or properties, except where such conflict, violation or default would not have a material adverse effect on the Administrator’s management of the Fund’s assets, or require the Administrator to make any material filing or registration with, or obtain any material approval, authorization, license or consent of, any court or governmental department, agency or authority or self-regulatory authority or any party to an agreement that has not already been duly and validly obtained, except where the failure to make such filing or registration or to obtain such approval, authorization, license or consent would not have a material adverse effect on the Administrator’s management of the Fund’s assets; and
(e) the Administrator is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Advisers Act.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Gerard Waldt Jr. |
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| Name: | Gerard Waldt Jr. |
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| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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| OHA PRIVATE CREDIT ADVISORS II, L.P. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory S. Rubin |
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| Name: | Gregory S. Rubin |
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| Title: | Vice President and Secretary |
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Exhibit 10.3
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL & TRADE SECRET
OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC
Limited Liability Company Interest
SUBSCRIPTION
BOOKLET
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL & TRADE SECRET
OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC
SUBSCRIPTION CHECKLIST
Please
read this checklist after completing the attached Subscription Booklet of
OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC (the “Subscription Booklet”).
| Before submitting the Subscription Booklet, please confirm completion of the following tasks: | |
| ☐ | Have you filled in the name of the investor and subscription amount on the first page of the Subscription Agreement in Part 1 of the Subscription Booklet? |
| ☐ | Have you completed the Investor Questionnaire in Part 2 of the Subscription Booklet? |
| ☐ | Have you completed the Investor Data Sheet in Part 3 of the Subscription Booklet? |
| ☐ | Have you signed and dated the signature page in Part 4 of the Subscription Booklet? |
| ☐ | Have you completed, signed, dated and attached an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9, as described in Part 6 of the Subscription Booklet? |
| ☐ | Have you completed, signed and dated the Anti-Money Laundering Questionnaire in Part 7 of the Subscription Booklet? |
| ☐ | Have you collected the applicable investor back-up documents described in Part 7 of the Subscription Booklet? |
| ☐ | If applicable, have you completed, signed and dated the Certification of Intermediaries in Part 7 of the Subscription Booklet? |
OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC
SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS
This subscription booklet (the “Subscription Booklet”) relates to the offering of a limited liability company interest (an “Interest”) in OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company” or the “Fund”). This Subscription Booklet contains all of the materials necessary for you to subscribe for the Interest. Prior to completing such materials, you should read the Company’s Form 10 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, modified and/or restated from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”), and the Investment Advisory Agreement entered into between the Company and OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Advisor”).
You may apply to become a Member of the Company by taking the following steps:
1. Read the subscription agreement of the Company (the “Subscription Agreement”) (Part 1).
2. Fill in the name of the investor and the amount of the Capital Commitment (as defined herein) on the first page of the Subscription Agreement (Part 1).
3. Complete the Investor Questionnaire (Part 2). For investors that are nominee, custodial or other similar accounts, Part 2 of this Subscription Booklet must be completed on behalf of the underlying investor(s) and such nominee / custodial or other similar account in its capacity as nominee, custodian or other similar party for the underlying investor(s). If responses to questions in Part 2 differ between the nominee / custodial or other similar account in its capacity as nominee, custodian or other similar party and the underlying investor(s), please contact OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P. whose contact information is set forth below.
4. Complete the Investor Data Sheet (the investor must provide all information regarding its identity, including its name and tax identification number or social security number and all contact information) (Part 3).
5. Complete, sign and date the signature page (which evidences your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of both the Subscription Agreement and the LLC Agreement) (Part 4).
6. Read the Privacy Notice of the Company and related parties (Part 5).
7. As a “U.S. person” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, complete, sign and date Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification” in accordance with the instructions accompanying such form (Part 6).
8. Complete, sign and date the Anti-Money Laundering Questionnaire and provide the requested back-up documentation (Part 7).
9. If applicable, complete, sign and date the Certification of Intermediaries (included in Part 7).
10. Please email the entire Subscription Booklet (including any unmarked pages) and appropriate back-up documentation to:
State Street Global Services | Transfer Agency
| Emails: |
nwalch@statestreet.com |
altopsta@statestreet.com
With a copy to:
ClientServices.IR@oakhilladvisors.com
(please encrypt before sending)
11. If your subscription is accepted by the Company (in whole or in part), then a fully executed copy of the Subscription Booklet shall be returned to you.
12. Questions regarding the subscription documents should be directed to:
State Street Global Services | Transfer Agency
| Emails: |
nwalch@statestreet.com |
altopsta@statestreet.com
With a copy to:
ClientServices.IR@oakhilladvisors.com
PART 1
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OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC
Full Name of Investor
Capital Commitment
OHA
Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC
c/o OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P.
1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This subscription agreement (together with the Investor Questionnaire and the Investor Data Sheet, collectively referred to herein as this “Subscription Agreement”) is made by and among OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the adviser of the Company (the “Advisor”), and the undersigned individual or entity (the “Investor”) who is hereby applying to become a member of the Company (a “Member”), on the terms and conditions set forth in (a) this Subscription Agreement, (b) the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of the Company (as amended, modified and/or restated from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”), (c) the Investment Advisory Agreement, between the Company and the Advisor (as amended, modified and/or restated from time to time, the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), and (d) the Company’s Form 10 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (the “Form 10”, together with this Subscription Agreement, the LLC Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreement, the “Fund Documents”), copies of which have been furnished to the Investor (including by way of furnishing such documents to an electronic data room or internet website to which the Investor has been granted access). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Subscription Agreement have the meanings set forth in the LLC Agreement.
Except as otherwise indicated, all references herein to “$” or “dollars” are to U.S. dollars.
I. SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
The Investor hereby irrevocably subscribes for a limited liability company interest in the Company (an “Interest”) with a capital commitment (the “Capital Commitment”) in the amount set forth above and on the Investor’s signature page hereof (subject to reduction as provided below). The Interest shall not be deemed to be sold or issued to, or owned by, the Investor (and the Investor’s subscription for the Interest, in whole or in part, shall not be deemed finally accepted) until the Investor is admitted as a Member to the Company. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Advisor reserves the right, in its discretion, to admit the Investor as a Member to the Company on the date of any closing of the Company (each such date of admission, a “Closing Date”) and that the Advisor reserves the right, in its discretion, to reject this subscription for the Interest, in whole or in part, at any time prior to any Closing Date, notwithstanding execution by or on behalf of the Investor of the signature page hereof or notice from the Advisor of its conditional acceptance of the Investor’s subscription for the Interest. If this subscription is rejected in full, or in the event the Closing Date applicable to the Investor does not occur (in which event this subscription shall be deemed to be rejected), this Subscription Agreement shall thereafter have no force or effect; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a portion of the Investor’s Capital Commitment is not accepted as of a Closing Date for any purpose set forth in the LLC Agreement or as otherwise agreed with the Investor (while the remaining portion of the Investor’s Capital Commitment is accepted as of such Closing Date), then such portion of such Capital Commitment that was not accepted shall remain part of the Investor’s irrevocable subscription pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (which shall remain in full force and effect) until the earlier of (I) the Final Closing (with respect to the portion, if any, not accepted by the Advisor) and (II) the date on which the Advisor notifies the Investor in writing that such portion of its Capital Commitment that was not accepted will not be accepted by the Company as of any subsequent Closing Date. During such period, the Advisor may, in its discretion, as of one or more subsequent Closing Dates and with prior written notice to the Investor, accept all or any part of the portion of the Investor’s Capital Commitment that previously was not accepted, in each case, in a manner consistent with the LLC Agreement. The accepted amount of the Investor’s Capital Commitment with respect to a Closing Date shall be the amount set forth on the Advisor’s signature page hereto applicable to such Closing Date. As of any applicable subsequent Closing Date that the Advisor accepts all or any part of the portion of the Investor’s Capital Commitment that previously was not accepted, the total accepted amount of the Investor’s Capital Commitment shall be the amount set forth on the Advisor’s most recent additional signature page hereto. The Investor agrees to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement and specifically confirms and agrees to the appointment of the Advisor as the Investor’s attorney-in-fact under the provisions of and in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement.
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II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
A. Representations and Warranties of the Investor. The Investor hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Advisor and the Company that the following statements are true as of the date hereof and shall be true as of each Closing Date applicable to the Investor and as of each date on which the Investor makes any Capital Contributions or additional Capital Commitments to the Company:
1. The Investor’s Interest is being acquired by the Investor, either for the Investor’s own account or as an agent, a representative, an intermediary, or a nominee for another Person, solely for investment and not with a view to resale, distribution, assignment or transfer of all or a portion thereof.
2. a. The Investor acknowledges that: (i) the offering and sale of the Interest have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time (the “Securities Act”), and are being made in reliance upon U.S. federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving a public offering.
b. The Investor represents and warrants that: (i) it is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act); (ii) it is a “qualified purchaser” (as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) of the Investment Company Act and the regulations issued thereunder); and (iii) the Investor will not engage in hedging transactions involving the Interest unless in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable U.S. and/or non-U.S. securities laws. The Investor agrees that it will not take any action that could have an adverse effect on the availability of the exemption from registration provided by Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act with respect to the offer and sale of the Interest.
c. The information relating to the Investor set forth in the Investor Questionnaire, the Investor Data Sheet and the Anti-Money Laundering Questionnaire attached hereto and forming a part of this Subscription Agreement is complete and accurate.
3. In connection with the purchase of the Interest, the Investor represents and warrants that: (a) it meets all suitability standards imposed on it by applicable law; and (b) the Investor is not structured or operated for the purpose or as a means of circumventing the provisions of the Investment Company Act.
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4. The Investor has been furnished with, and has carefully read, the Fund Documents and has been given the opportunity to (a) ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Advisor or any of its Affiliates concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Interest and other matters pertaining to an investment in the Company and (b) obtain any additional information necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Company that the Advisor can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense. In considering a subscription for the Interest, the Investor has evaluated for itself the risks and merits of such investment and is able to bear the economic risk of such investment, including a complete loss of capital, and in addition has not relied upon any representations made by, or other information (whether oral or written) furnished by or on behalf of, the Company, the Advisor or any director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of such Persons, other than as set forth in the Fund Documents. The Investor has carefully considered and has, to the extent it believes necessary, discussed with legal, tax, accounting and financial advisors the suitability of an investment in the Company in light of its particular tax and financial situation, and has determined that the Interest being subscribed for hereunder is a suitable investment for the Investor.
5. The Investor (either alone or together with any advisors retained by the Investor in connection with evaluating the merits and risks of prospective investments) has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of purchasing the Interest, including the risks set forth in the Form 10, and is able to bear the economic risk of such investment, including a complete loss of capital.
6. The Investor, if it is a corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership or other entity, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Subscription Agreement and the execution of the LLC Agreement on behalf of the Investor and the performance of the Investor’s duties and obligations thereunder are within the Investor’s corporate or other powers, as applicable, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on its behalf, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official (except as disclosed in writing to the Advisor), and do not and shall not result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter, by-laws, trust agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit, note or evidence of indebtedness, or any lease or other agreement, or any license, permit, franchise or certificate, regulation, law, judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree to which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor or any of its properties is bound. This Subscription Agreement and the LLC Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by, or on behalf of, the Investor and constitute valid and binding agreements of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
7. If the Investor is a natural person, the execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Subscription Agreement and the execution of the LLC Agreement on behalf of the Investor and the performance of the Investor’s duties and obligations thereunder are within the Investor’s legal right, power and capacity, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency, or official (except as disclosed in writing to the Advisor), and do not and shall not result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or any agreement or other instrument to which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor or any of the Investor’s properties is bound. This Subscription Agreement and the LLC Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by, or on behalf of, the Investor and constitute valid and binding agreements of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
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8. The Investor is not a defined contribution plan (such as a plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”)) or a partnership or other investment vehicle (a) in which its partners or participants have or shall have any discretion to determine whether or how much of the Investor’s assets are invested in any investment made or to be made by the Investor or (b) that is otherwise an entity managed to facilitate the individual decisions of its beneficial owners to invest in the Company.
9. If the Investor is, or is acting (directly or indirectly) on behalf of, a Benefit Plan Investor (as defined in the Investor Questionnaire), the Investor represents that: (a) assuming that the assets of the Company are not “plan assets” for purposes of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time (“ERISA”), the purchase, holding and disposition of the Interest by the Investor will not result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code for which an exemption is not available; (b) neither the Investor nor any fiduciary or other person acting on the Investor’s behalf has solicited or received from the Advisor or any of their respective directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents, principals, or Affiliates (collectively, “Designated Persons”), any evaluation or other investment advice on any basis in respect of the advisability of a subscription for the Interest in light of the Plan’s (as defined below) assets, cash needs, investment policies or strategy, overall portfolio composition or plan for diversification of assets or is relying on or has relied on any Designated Person for any such advice; and (c) no Designated Person is a “fiduciary” of the Investor within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA or Section 4975(e)(3) of the Code (either with respect to the Investor’s decision to purchase the Interest, to maintain its investment in the Interest, to dispose of the Interest, or otherwise).
10. If the Investor is, or is acting (directly or indirectly) on behalf of, a governmental pension plan, a non-electing church plan, a non–U.S pension plan, or any other employee benefit plan, arrangement, or account that is subject to any U.S. federal, non–U.S., state, or local laws or regulations that are substantially similar to ERISA, including Section 406 of ERISA, or any other provision thereof or any regulation promulgated thereunder, or Section 4975 of the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws”), the Investor represents that: (a) the purchase, holding and disposition of the Interest by the Investor shall not result in a violation of any Similar Laws for which an exemption is not available; (b) neither the Investor nor any fiduciary or other person acting on the Investor’s behalf has solicited or received from any Designated Person any evaluation or other investment advice on any basis in respect of the advisability of a subscription for the Interest in light of the Plan’s assets, cash needs, investment policies or strategy, overall portfolio composition or plan for diversification of assets or is relying on or has relied on any Designated Person for any such advice; and (c) the Investor’s investment in the Company will not subject the Company or the Advisor to Similar Laws or cause the assets of the Company to be treated as the assets of such Investor for purposes of Similar Laws.
11. If the Investor is, or is acting (directly or indirectly) on behalf of, a Benefit Plan Investor or a plan subject to Similar Laws (in each case, a “Plan”), then: (a) the decision to invest in the Company was made by a fiduciary (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA or Section 4975(e)(3) of the Code, or under applicable Similar Laws) of the Plan (the “Fiduciary”), and such Fiduciary and each person who receives advice of any character from any Designated Person in connection with the Investor’s investment in the Company, if any, (i) is independent of and unrelated to the Designated Persons; (ii) is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Company; (iii) is duly authorized to make such an investment decision; (iv) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies, including the Plan’s investment in the Company; (v) understands that none of the Designated Persons is undertaking or has undertaken to provide investment advice (whether impartial or otherwise), or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, to the Plan in connection with the Plan’s purchase, holding, or disposition of the Interest, or otherwise; (vi) understands that none of the Designated Persons receives a fee or other compensation from the Investor or the Fiduciary for the provision of investment advice in connection with the Investor’s decision to purchase, hold or dispose of the Interest; and (vii) understands that none of the Designated Persons (1) has exercised any investment discretion or control with respect to the Plan’s purchase of the Interest, (2) has authority or responsibility to give, or has given, individualized investment advice with respect to the Plan’s decision to purchase the Interest, or (3) is the employer maintaining or contributing to such Plan; (b) the Fiduciary has taken into consideration its fiduciary duties under ERISA or any applicable Similar Laws, including the diversification requirements of Section 404(a)(1)(C) of ERISA (if applicable), in authorizing the Plan’s investment in the Company and has concluded that such investment is prudent; and (c) the Plan’s subscription to invest in the Company and the purchase of the Interest is in accordance with the terms of the Plan’s governing instruments and complies with all applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and Similar Laws.
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12. If the Investor constitutes a partnership, grantor trust or S-corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, there is no beneficial owner of the Investor, substantially all of the value of whose interest in the Investor is attributable to the Investor’s Interest (direct or indirect) within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h)(3).
13. The Investor was offered the Interest in the state or other jurisdiction identified in Part 1 of the Investor Data Sheet under the heading “Principal Place of Business or Address of Investor” and the Investor intends that the securities laws of such state or other jurisdiction shall govern the Investor’s subscription for the Interest.
14. The Investor is not subscribing for the Interest as a result of or subsequent to (a) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar medium or broadcast over radio, television or the Internet or (b) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.
15. Any Capital Contributions made by the Investor to the Company shall not directly or indirectly be derived from activities that may contravene applicable laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist and prevention of proliferation financing laws and regulations. The Investor is in compliance in all material respects with anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and prevention of proliferation financing laws and regulations applicable to it.
16. The rules and regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.K. Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), the United Nations Security Council Committee, the Ministry of Finance Japan, and the European Union prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain countries, territories, entities and individuals (collectively, the “Sanctions Lists” and, where applicable to countries and territories, the “Sanctioned Countries”). The Sanctions List(s) are publicly available. In addition, the programs administered by OFAC (“OFAC Programs”) prohibit dealing with individuals or entities in certain countries regardless of whether such individuals or entities appear on the OFAC lists. The Investor represents and warrants that, to the best of its knowledge (after due inquiry), none of: (a) the Investor; (b) any Person controlling or controlled by the Investor; (c) if the Investor is a privately held entity, any Person having a beneficial interest in the Investor; (d) if the Investor (and its beneficial owners) is not the beneficial owner of all of the Interest, any Person having a beneficial interest in the Interest; or (e) any Person for whom the Investor is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment in the Interest is a country, territory, individual or entity named on any Sanctions List, or is a person or entity located, organized or resident in any Sanctioned Country or otherwise prohibited under the OFAC Programs.
Please be advised that the Company may not accept the Investor’s subscription for the Interest if it cannot make the representations set forth in the preceding paragraph. In addition, if the Investor can no longer make the representations set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Company, the Company’s administrator, if applicable, and/or the Advisor may require the withdrawal of the Investor or take such other action as may be required under applicable law or permitted hereunder including, without limitation, those set forth in Section III.9 below.
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17. The Investor represents and warrants that (A) it has conducted due diligence and based on such due diligence reasonably believes that none of: (a) the Investor or any of the directors or senior individuals responsible for the Investor’s operations; (b) any Person having a beneficial interest in the Investor; (c) if the Investor (and its beneficial owners) is not the beneficial owner of all of the Interest, any Person having a beneficial interest in the Interest; or (d) any Person for whom the Investor is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment in the Interest is, or has in the last 12 months been, a senior political figure1 or any immediate family member2 or close associate3 of a current senior political figure, or a politically exposed person4 or any family member5 or close associate6 of a politically exposed person; and (B) if the representations in sub-paragraphs (A) (a) to (d) above cannot be made by the Investor, the Investor has notified the Advisor of the specific relevant political connections in writing, with a reference to this paragraph.
18. The Investor (or any beneficial owner of the Investor) is not located, organized, or operating in a country or territory, and is not an entity, that (a) has been designated as non-cooperative with international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Action Task Force, of which each of the United States and the United Kingdom is a member, (b) has been designated by the European Union as a high-risk third country for the purposes of the pan-European Money Laundering Directive (as amended) or has been designated by HMT as a high risk third country for the purposes of the UK Money Laundering Regulations (as amended). If required by the Investor, the relevant European Union and HMT high risk third country lists can be obtained from the Advisor upon request, (c) is the subject of an advisory issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury Department or (d) has been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering concerns. If the representations in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) above cannot be made by the Investor, the Investor has notified the Advisor in writing of the specific relevant facts with a reference to this paragraph. If the Investor is a non-U.S. banking institution (a “Non-U.S. Bank”) or if the Investor receives deposits from, makes payments on behalf of, or handles other financial transactions related to a Non-U.S. Bank, the Investor represents and warrants to the Company that: (i) the Non-U.S. Bank has a fixed address, other than solely an electronic address, in a country in which the Non-U.S. Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities; (ii) the Non-U.S. Bank employs one or more individuals on a full-time basis; (iii) the Non-U.S. Bank maintains operating records related to its banking activities; (iv) the Non-U.S. Bank is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Non-U.S. Bank to conduct banking activities; and (v) the Non-U.S. Bank does not provide banking services to any other Non-U.S. Bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not a regulated affiliate.
| 1 | A “senior political figure” is defined as a person who is or has been entrusted with a prominent public function in the executive (including regional governments in federalized systems and devolved administrations), legislative, administrative, foreign service (including ambassadors and charge d’affaires), military (including high-ranking officers in the armed forces) or judicial branches of a government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major political party (being a political party that has some representation in a national or supranational parliament or similar legislative body), a senior executive of a government-owned corporation, members of courts of auditors or the board of a central bank. A “senior political figure” also includes the directors, deputy directors and members of the board or equivalent of international public organizations. In addition, a “senior political figure” includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a senior political figure. |
| 2 | “Immediate family” of a senior political figure typically includes the political figure’s parents, siblings, spouse (or person considered to be equivalent to a spouse), children (and their spouses or persons considered to be equivalent to a spouse) and in-laws. |
| 3 | A “close associate” of a senior political figure is a person who is widely and publicly known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial financial transactions on behalf of the senior political figure. A “close associate” also includes persons who are known to have joint beneficial ownership of legal entities or legal arrangements, or any other close business relations, with a senior political figure and natural persons who have sole beneficial ownership of a legal entity or legal arrangement that is known to have been set up for the de facto benefit of a senior political figure. |
| 4 | A “politically exposed person” is defined under Cayman Islands law as (a) a person who is or has been entrusted with prominent public functions by a foreign country, for example a Head of State or of government, senior politician, senior government, judicial or military official, senior executive of a state owned corporation, and important political party official; (b) a person who is or has been entrusted domestically with prominent public functions, for example a Head of State or of government, senior politician, senior government, judicial or military official, senior executives of a state owned corporation and important political party official; and (c) a person who is or has been entrusted with a prominent function by an international organisation like a member of senior management, such as a director, a deputy director and a member of the board or equivalent functions. |
| 5 | A “family member” of a politically exposed person includes the spouse, parent, sibling or child of a politically exposed person. |
| 6 | A “close associate” of a politically exposed person means any natural person who is known to hold the ownership or control of a legal instrument or person jointly with a politically exposed person, or who maintains some other kind of close business or personal relationship with a politically exposed person, or who holds the ownership or control of a legal instrument or person which is known to have been established to the benefit of a politically exposed person. |
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19. In connection with the subscription for an Interest, neither the Investor nor any representative or agent of the Investor, any person holding an interest in the Investor, or any other person acting for or on the Investor’s behalf, has offered, paid, promised to pay, authorized the payment of, been offered, been promised, or received any money or anything of value, whether directly or indirectly, to or from any person, including any Government Official7, political party, candidate for public office, or employee of a public international organization, nor provided or promised anything of value to any other person while knowing that all or a portion of that thing of value would be or was reasonably likely to be offered, given, or promised, directly or indirectly, to or from any person for the purpose of improperly influencing any official act or decision, including any act or decision of a Government Official, political party, candidate for public office, or employee of a public international organization, to obtain or retain business, or to secure an improper advantage. In addition, neither the Investor nor any representative or agent of the Investor, any person holding an interest in the Investor, or any other person acting for or on the Investor’s behalf in connection with the Investor’s subscription for an Interest has violated any applicable anti-corruption laws, including, without limitation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Act, has violated any applicable anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing or prevention of proliferation financing laws or regulations or otherwise has made, offered, sought, provided or received any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, or other unlawful payment or improper advantage.
20. The Investor represents that either: (a)(i) it is subscribing for the Interest for its own account, risk and beneficial interest, (ii) it is not acting as a trustee, agent, representative, intermediary, nominee, swap counterparty or in any similar capacity for any other person, and (iii) no other person will have a beneficial or economic interest in the Interest subscribed for by the Investor; or (b) if the Investor is an intermediary investing in the Company in its own name on behalf of other investors, which may include, without limitation, an introducing firm, an asset aggregator, a nominee, a trustee, an agent, a representative, a fund-of-funds, a swap counterparty or any other pooled or intermediary investment vehicle (each, an “Intermediary”), the Investor represents that it is subscribing for the Interest as a record owner in its capacity as an Intermediary on behalf of one or more investors (“Underlying Investors”), and agrees that the representations, warranties and covenants made in this Subscription Agreement are made by it on behalf of itself and the Underlying Investors. If the Investor is an Intermediary, the Investor must complete the Certification of Intermediaries (included as Appendix B to Part 7 of this Subscription Booklet). The Investor further represents and warrants that (x) it has obtained and recorded evidence of the identity of the Underlying Investors and their source of funds and it will make available such evidence, if requested to do so by the Company and (y) it has all requisite power and authority from the Underlying Investors to execute and perform the obligations under this Subscription Agreement. The Investor agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each Protected Person for any and all Liabilities resulting from the Investor’s or the Underlying Investor’s misrepresentations or misstatements contained herein, or the assertion of the Investor’s lack of proper authorization from an Underlying Investor to enter into this Subscription Agreement and/or to perform the obligations hereunder.
| 7 | “Government Official” means any officer or employee of a department, agency, or instrumentality of any government, whether national, regional, provincial, state, municipal, or local, including state-owned or state-controlled entities and enterprises. |
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21. The Investor represents that, with respect to the Investor and any other person who, through the Investor’s ownership, would be deemed to beneficially own (as defined under Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”)) 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power (the Investor and any such beneficial owner, each a “Covered Person”), none of the events or conditions described in Rule 506(d) under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act (each, a “Rule 506(d) Event”) has occurred or is true as of the date hereof. The Investor shall promptly provide written notice to the Company in the event that, after the date hereof, with respect to a Covered Person, a Rule 506(d) Event does occur or becomes true or the Investor becomes aware of a Rule 506(d) Event that has occurred or has become true. The Investor further agrees that upon notification by the Company, the Investor and, if applicable, its beneficial owners shall promptly complete and return to the Company such information or forms as the Advisor reasonably requests so that the Company may satisfy any conditions or requirements of Rule 506(d) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act that the Advisor determines to be applicable to the Company.
22. The Investor agrees that, upon the request of the Company, it will immediately provide such information as the Company (or the Advisor and/or any of their respective Affiliates) requires to satisfy applicable anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing and sanctions laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the Investor’s anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing and sanctions-compliance policies and procedures, background documentation relating to its directors, trustees, settlors and beneficial owners, and audited financial statements, if any.
23. This Subscription Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the Investor.
24. Unless the Investor indicates otherwise in the Investor Data Sheet, neither the Investor nor any Affiliate of the Investor is (a) a “bank holding company” as that term is defined in Section 2(a) of the BHC Act (as defined below) or otherwise subject to the regulation and supervision pursuant to the BHC Act, or (b) a “banking entity” as defined in subsection 1851(h)(1) of the Volcker Rule, 12 U.S.C. § 1851. For purposes of this representation and warranty, “BHC Act” shall mean the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto, and shall include the rules, regulations and interpretations issued by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. For the avoidance of doubt, a Non-U.S. Bank organized and operating solely outside of the U.S., with no insured depository institution subsidiary or affiliate or commercial lending subsidiary, branch or agency located in the U.S., is not subject to the Volcker Rule.
25. The Investor shall not take any action to present a petition or application or commence any case, proceeding, proposal or other action under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement in the nature of insolvency proceedings, adjustment, winding up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or analogous relief with respect to the Company or the debts of the Company.
26. The Investor represents that no beneficial owner of the Investor holds their interest in the Investor in the form of bearer shares, bearer share warrants or equivalent instruments.
27. The Investor agrees that the representations, warranties and background information (including anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing and sanctions-compliance information) made or provided herein or pursuant to this Subscription Agreement shall be deemed to be reaffirmed by the Investor at any time the Investor purchases or otherwise acquires an additional Interest (or makes a Capital Contribution to the Company) and such purchase or acquisition (or Capital Contribution) shall be evidence of such reaffirmation, and if any of such representations or warranties made, or background information provided, ceases to be true, the Investor shall promptly notify the Advisor of the facts pertaining to such changed circumstances.
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28. If the Investor is a “charitable remainder trust” within the meaning of Section 664 of the Code, the Investor has advised the Advisor in writing of such fact on or prior to the date hereof and the Investor acknowledges that it understands the risks, including specifically the tax risks, if any, associated with its investment in the Company.
B. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Advisor. The Company and the Advisor hereby represent and warrant to the Investor that:
1. The Company is duly organized and validly existing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted as described in the Fund Documents. The Advisor is duly organized and validly existing as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to act as the Advisor of the Company and to carry out the terms of this Subscription Agreement and the LLC Agreement.
2. The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement has been authorized by all necessary action on behalf of the Company, and does not and shall not result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any provision of any limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement, charter, by-laws, trust agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit, note or evidence of indebtedness, or any lease or other agreement, or any license, permit, franchise or certificate, regulation, law, order, writ, injunction, order or decree to which the Company is subject, and this Subscription Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
3. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken or shall take any action that would subject the issuance and sale of the Investor’s Interest to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
4. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Members, the Company is not required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.
III. UNDERSTANDINGS
The Investor hereby understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company and the Advisor as follows:
1. The Investor agrees to provide promptly such information and execute and deliver such documents as may be necessary to comply with any and all laws and regulations to which the Company or any of its Affiliates may be subject, including information relevant to a determination of whether the Investor: (a) is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act); and (b) is a “Non-United States person” (as defined in Rule 4.7 of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended from time to time (the “CEA”)).
2. The Interest has not been approved, disapproved or recommended by the SEC or by any other U.S. federal, state or non-U.S. securities commission or regulatory authority, and none of the foregoing authorities has confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of the Fund Documents or the offering of the Investor’s Interest. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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3. The Investor’s Interest is a speculative investment and involves a high degree of risk. There is no public market for the Investor’s Interest, and no such public or other market is expected to develop. The transferability of the Investor’s Interest is substantially restricted both by the terms of the LLC Agreement and applicable law. The Investor has no right to require its Interest or other interests in the Company to be registered under the Securities Act. The Investor shall not be able to receive the benefit of the provisions of Rule 144 or 144A adopted by the SEC under the Securities Act with respect to the resale of its Interest. Accordingly, it may not be possible for the Investor to liquidate its investment in the Company.
4. In making an investment decision, the Investor must rely on its own examination of the Fund Documents and the terms of the offering, including the merits and risks involved.
5. The Investor acknowledges that pursuant to the LLC Agreement, each Protected Person is entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of the Fund against any and all Liabilities, except with respect to any Liability for which such Protected Person is not entitled to indemnification as expressly set forth in the LLC Agreement.
6. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such applicable law. Any provision hereof which may be held invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions hereof, and to this extent the provisions hereof, shall be severable.
7. The Investor understands and agrees that in order to ensure compliance under applicable anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing and sanctions laws and regulations, the Advisor may require a detailed verification of the identity, beneficial ownership and source of funds of a Person acquiring the Interest and the source of its investment funds, and the Advisor reserves the right to request such information as is necessary to verify the foregoing. In the event of delay or failure by the Investor to produce any information required for verification or other anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing or sanctions-compliance purposes, the Advisor and/or its Affiliates may refuse to accept the Investor’s subscription until proper information has been provided and, if the Investor’s subscription has already been accepted, may refuse to pay any monies which may otherwise be payable by the Company to the Investor until proper information has been provided.
8. The Investor covenants and agrees that it shall provide the Advisor, at any time during the term of the Company, with such information as the Advisor and/or its respective Affiliates determine to be necessary or appropriate to (a) verify compliance with the anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing and sanctions laws and regulations of any applicable jurisdiction or (b) respond to requests for information concerning the identity, beneficial ownership and source of funds of the Investor from any Governmental Authority, self-regulatory organization or financial institution in connection with the Company’s, the Advisor’s and their respective Affiliates’ anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing and sanctions compliance procedures. In the event of delay or failure by the Investor to produce any such information, the Advisor may refuse to pay any monies which may otherwise be payable by the Company to the Investor until proper information has been provided.
9. The Investor understands and agrees that if any of the representations and warranties set forth in Section II.(A)(15), (16), (17), (18) or (19) ceases to be true or if the Company no longer reasonably believes that it has satisfactory evidence as to their truth, notwithstanding any other agreement to the contrary, the Company may be obligated to freeze the Investor’s investment, which may include prohibiting Capital Contributions and/or distributions, segregating the assets constituting the Investor’s investment in accordance with applicable regulations and/or the immediate involuntary withdrawal of the Investor’s investment in the Company, and the Company may also be required to, or consider it advisable to, report any prohibited transaction and remedial action and to disclose the Investor’s identity to OFAC or other applicable governmental or regulatory authorities. If the Advisor is required (or considers it advisable) to take any of the foregoing actions, the Investor understands and agrees that it shall have no claim against any Protected Person for any form of damages as a result of any of the foregoing actions.
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10. The Investor acknowledges, agrees and understands that, pursuant to the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), the Advisor may restrict the participation of certain Members that are proscribed from participating in the purchase of “new issues,” as such term is defined by the rules of FINRA, due to the status of such Members as “restricted persons” under FINRA’s “new issues” rules and may request additional information be provided from the Investor in this regard in order to make such determination.
11. The Investor hereby acknowledges that under current law if it does not, or is unable to, furnish an executed IRS Form W-9 (with certification under penalties of perjury) and if the Company is treated as engaged in any trade or business within the United States for purposes of Section 864 of the Code, the amount realized (or deemed realized) upon any transfer (or deemed transfer) of the Investor’s Interest may be subject to U.S. federal withholding at the rate of 10%.
12. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that, if the Investor is a “disregarded entity” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-2(c) or a grantor trust, then the person treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the owner of its Interest is subject to the transfer restrictions with respect to any indirect transfer of its Interest, as set forth in the Form 10, the LLC Agreement and this Subscription Agreement, as if it had owned the Investor’s Interest directly. For these purposes, without limitation to the foregoing, (a) a transfer by the person treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the owner of the Investor’s Interest and (b) a change in the U.S. federal tax status of any person, which is treated as a transfer for U.S. federal income tax purposes of the assets of the Investor, are transfers of the Investor’s Interest that are subject to the restrictions on transfers of the Investor’s Interest and are prohibited, except as set forth in the LLC Agreement and this Subscription Agreement.
IV. GRANT OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
1. The Investor hereby constitutes and appoints the Advisor irrevocably as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, in its name, place and stead (a) to execute and deliver the LLC Agreement on the Investor’s behalf on the Closing Date applicable to the Investor, and (b) to make, execute, sign and file any statement in respect of an amendment or termination of the Company’s registered particulars set out therein as required by law, and all such other instruments, documents and certificates as may from time to time be required by the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware, the State of New York or any other state or other relevant jurisdiction in which the Company shall determine to conduct activities or to do business, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, to effectuate, implement, continue or terminate the valid existence of the Company.
2. The foregoing grant of authority is a special power of attorney coupled with an interest in favor of the Advisor and as such shall (a) survive the dissolution, termination or bankruptcy of the Investor or the transfer of all or any portion of the Investor’s Interest and (b) extend to the Investor’s successors, assigns and legal representatives.
V. INDEMNIFICATION
1. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, the Investor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Protected Persons from and against any and all Liabilities based upon, resulting from or otherwise in respect of (a) any actual or alleged misrepresentation or misstatement of facts, or omission to represent or state facts, by or on behalf of the Investor concerning the Investor, the Investor’s suitability or authority to invest or the Investor’s financial position in connection with the offering and sale of the Investor’s Interest, including, without limitation, any such misrepresentation, misstatement or omission contained in or accompanying the Investor Questionnaire, the Investor Data Sheet or the Anti-Money Laundering Questionnaire submitted by or on behalf of the Investor and forming a part of this Subscription Agreement, (b) any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Investor which is not resolved by final judgment against such Protected Persons or (c) the breach of any of the Investor’s representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Subscription Agreement. The Investor shall promptly reimburse (and/or advance to) each Protected Person attorneys’ fees and other fees, costs and expenses (as incurred) in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending any claim, lawsuit, action or other proceeding relating to any Liabilities for which such Protected Person may be indemnified pursuant to this Section V. The Investor’s obligation, if any, to indemnify, reimburse and/or advance expenses to any Protected Person pursuant to this Section V is intended to be primary to any such obligation of the Company and any applicable insurance policy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Company may in the discretion of the Advisor pay any obligations or liabilities arising out of this Section V as a secondary indemnitor at any time prior to the Investor making any payments the Investor owes; it being understood, that any such payment by the Company shall not constitute a waiver of any right of contribution or subrogation to which the Company is entitled (including against any primary indemnitor) or relieve any other indemnitor, including the Investor, from any indemnity obligations.
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2. The reimbursement and indemnity obligations of the Investor under this Section V shall survive the Closing Date applicable to the Investor and shall be in addition to any liability that the Investor may otherwise have (including, without limitation, liabilities under the Fund Documents) and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs or legal representatives of any Protected Persons.
VI. CONFIDENTIALITY
1. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it has read and agrees to the confidentiality provisions in the LLC Agreement, that such provision applies to any and all Confidential Information and that the Company, the Advisor and/or any of their respective Representatives may disclose Confidential Information as set forth in the LLC Agreement. For the purposes of this paragraph, “Confidential Information” shall mean any information related to the activities and assets of the Company, the Advisor and their respective Affiliates or any Issuer that the Investor may acquire from the Company, the Advisor or their respective Affiliates, any Issuer or any other Member, other than information that: (a) is already available through publicly available sources of information (other than as a result of disclosure by the Investor); (b) was available to the Investor on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to the Investor by the Company; or (c) becomes available to the Investor on a non-confidential basis from a third party; provided, that such third party is not known by the Investor (or could not have been known after reasonable inquiry by the Investor) to be bound by this Section VI or another applicable confidentiality agreement. Such Confidential Information may include, without limitation, information that pertains or relates to (i) the offering of Interests (including the Fund Documents), (ii) the business and affairs of any other Member, (iii) any Investments or proposed Investments or (iv) any other Company matters.
2. If the Investor or any Representative of the Investor is required to disclose any of the Confidential Information, the Investor shall provide the Company with prompt prior written notice so that the Company or any Issuer may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Subscription Agreement, and the Investor shall cooperate with the Company, the Advisor or any Issuer in any effort any such Person undertakes to obtain a protective order or other remedy. If such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Company waives compliance with the provisions of this Section VI, the Investor and its Representatives shall furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that is required and shall use its best efforts to obtain reliable assurance that the Confidential Information shall be accorded confidential treatment.
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3. The Advisor may agree to waive, in its discretion, any or all of the provisions of this Section VI, with respect to the Investor.
4. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Section VI and that the Company, the Advisor and/or their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach, in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity. No failure or delay by the Company, the Advisor and/or their respective Affiliates in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder.
5. Without limitation to the foregoing and the LLC Agreement, the Investor acknowledges and agrees that (a) the information provided in this Subscription Agreement may be disclosed by the Company, the Advisor and/or any of their respective Representatives to auditors, counsel, regulators and/or other third parties that provide services to the Company, the Advisor and/or any of their respective Representatives and that such disclosure may require the transmission of confidential information relating to the Investor across international borders and (b) the Company, the Advisor and/or any of their respective Representatives may also disclose the identity of the Investor to the extent determined to advance or protect the interests of the Company (including to facilitate an Investment); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any disclosure of Personal Information (as defined in the Privacy Notice, set forth in Part 5 of this Subscription Booklet) shall be permitted only pursuant to and subject to the Privacy Notice.
VII. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND SUBSEQUENT CHANGES
IN THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS
1. The Company may request from the Investor such additional information as it may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Interest, and may request from time to time such information as the Company may deem necessary to determine the eligibility of the Investor to hold the Interest or to enable the Company to determine its compliance with applicable regulatory requirements or tax status, including anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing and sanctions laws and regulations, and the Investor shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested.
2. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it must provide the information and representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Subscription Agreement both at the time of subscription and at all times thereafter until the Investor ceases to be a Member. Accordingly, the Investor agrees to notify the Advisor promptly if there is any change with respect to any of the information or representations, warranties and covenants provided by the Investor in or pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, and to provide the Advisor with such further information as the Company, the Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates may reasonably require. In addition, the Investor agrees to provide such information and to execute and deliver such documents as the Company or the Advisor may deem reasonably necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company or the Advisor is or may be subject.
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
1. This Subscription Agreement shall be enforced, governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be wholly performed in such State, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof that would apply the laws of another jurisdiction.
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2. Any action, proceeding or claim relating in any way to, arising out of or concerning this Subscription Agreement shall be brought and maintained exclusively in the U.S. federal courts located in New York County, and each party irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts to the broadest extent possible for any such action, proceeding or claim and waives any objection to proceeding there that such party might have on the basis of inconvenient forum, improper venue or otherwise; provided, that, if the U.S. federal courts located in New York County would not have or are found not to have subject matter jurisdiction over any action, proceeding or claim relating in any way to, arising out of or concerning this Subscription Agreement, such action, proceeding or claim shall be brought and maintained only in the courts of the State of Delaware, and each party irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts to the broadest extent possible for any such action, proceeding or claim and waives any objection to proceeding there that such party might have on the basis of inconvenient forum, improper venue or otherwise. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law that cannot be waived, each party waives, and covenants that such party shall not assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise), any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any judicial action or proceeding arising out of this Subscription Agreement or the subject matter hereof or in any way connected with the dealings of any party hereto or any of its Affiliates in connection with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Subscription Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, in each case, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Any party hereto may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section VIII.2 with any court in any jurisdiction as written evidence of the consent of the parties to the waiver of their respective rights to trial by jury.
3. Failure of the Company and/or the Advisor to exercise any right or remedy under this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and/or the Advisor and the Investor, or otherwise, or delay by the Company and/or the Advisor in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by the Company or the Advisor shall be effective unless and until it is in writing and signed by the Company or the Advisor, respectively.
4. This Subscription Agreement and other agreements, documents or Parts referred to herein (including, without limitation, the Investor Questionnaire, the Investor Data Sheet and the Anti-Money Laundering Questionnaire) or in the other Fund Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties. There are no representations, covenants or other agreements except as stated or referred to herein and in such other agreements or documents.
5. The headings, titles and subtitles used herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Subscription Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit, characterize or interpret any provisions of this Subscription Agreement. As used herein, all pronouns shall include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural thereof wherever the context and facts require such construction.
6. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any provisions hereof shall be waived, modified, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought.
7. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. If the Investor is more than one Person, the obligations of the Investor shall be joint and several, and the representations, covenants, agreements and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such Person and its successors and permitted assigns.
8. Any Protected Person not being a party to this Subscription Agreement may (to the extent determined by the Advisor in its discretion) enforce any rights granted to it pursuant to this Subscription Agreement in its own right as if it were a party to this Subscription Agreement.
9. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that (a) information relating to its investment in the Company may be received and transmitted via the Internet or electronic mail to the email address provided by the Investor in the Investor Data Sheet under the headings “Primary Correspondence Contact” and/or “Additional Correspondence Contact(s)” or via other electronic means and (b) none of the Advisor, the Company nor any of their respective Affiliates provides any assurance that these communication methods are secure. Without limiting the foregoing, the Investor hereby agrees that if the documents relating to the offering of the Interest (including, without limitation, the Fund Documents) have been transmitted to the Investor via the Internet, electronic mail or other electronic means, the Investor is receiving or accessing documents only in the U.S. state or other jurisdiction identified by the Investor in the Investor Data Sheet under the heading “Principal Place of Business or Address of Investor”.
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10. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail, shall be treated in all manners and respects as an original executed counterpart.
11. The words “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Subscription Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, the Delaware Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the Electronic Transactions Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands.
12. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that any notations, alterations, strike-outs, addenda, inserts or verbiage purporting to amend the terms of this Subscription Agreement shall not be effective unless explicitly agreed to by the Advisor in writing. For the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of a trade confirmation or contract note shall not be construed as the Advisor’s acceptance or agreement to any such purported amendments absent the explicit written agreement of the Advisor.
IX. SIGNATURE
By executing the signature page to this Subscription Agreement, the Investor agrees to be bound by the foregoing and the other Fund Documents.
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PART 2
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INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
| A. | ERISA QUESTIONS |
| 1. | The Investor is using or will use to purchase or hold the Interest funds that are assets of (a) an employee benefit plan subject to Part 4 of Title I of ERISA, (b) a plan to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, including (if the Investor is a natural person) an individual retirement account, or (c) an entity whose underlying assets include the assets of any such employee benefit plan or plan by reason of an investment in such entity by any such employee benefit plan or plan (the persons or entities described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) being referred to herein as “Benefit Plan Investors”). |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| 2. | If the answer to Question 1 is “Yes” and the Investor is an entity described in clause (c) of Question 1 above, such as an insurance company purchasing the Interest from funds of its general account, the proportion of the Investor’s investment in the Company representing the assets of “Benefit Plan Investors” from the date hereof through and including the date on which the Investor disposes of the Interest will not exceed the following percentage. |
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The Investor agrees to promptly notify the Advisor in writing if there is any change in the percentage set forth above and at such other times as the Advisor may request. The Investor acknowledges that the investor may be required to withdraw all or any portion of its investment in the Company should there be any increase in the percentage set forth above.
| 3. | The Investor is either (a) a Person (other than a Benefit Plan Investor) that has discretionary authority or control with respect to the assets of the Company (as opposed to the assets of the Investor) or that provides investment advice for a fee (direct or indirect) with respect to the assets of the Company (as opposed to the assets of the Investor), or (b) an “affiliate” (as defined in 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101(f)(3)) of any such Person described in clause (a) of this Question 3. |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| 4. | The Investor is a governmental pension plan, a non-electing church plan, a non–U.S pension plan, or any other employee benefit plan, arrangement, or account that is subject to Similar Laws. |
☐ Yes ☐ No
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| B. | INVESTOR ACCREDITATION QUESTIONS |
Please indicate the basis of the Investor’s status as an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act).
Please proceed to “Section C. Qualified Purchaser Questions” as soon as any one of the following boxes is checked.
| 1. | The Investor is a natural person and: |
| a. | Had an individual annual income8 in each of the two most recent years in excess of $200,000, and reasonably expects to have an individual annual income in the current year in excess of $200,000. |
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| b. | Had, together with the Investor’s spouse, or spousal equivalent,9 joint annual income in excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent years, and reasonably expects their joint annual income in the current year to exceed $300,000. |
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| c. | Has an individual net worth or joint net worth with the Investor’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $1,000,000 (for this purpose, excluding the value of the primary residence of the Investor or the Investor’s spouse or spousal equivalent).10 |
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| d. | Holds in good standing a General Securities Representative license (Series 7), an Investment Adviser Representative license (Series 65), or a Private Securities Offerings Representative license (Series 82), in each case, as administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. |
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| 8 | For purposes of this Investor Questionnaire, a person’s income is the amount of such person’s individual adjusted gross income (as reported on a federal income tax return) increased by: |
a. any deduction for depletion of natural resources (Section 611 and others of the Code);
b. any municipal bond interest (Section 103 of the Code); and
c. any losses or deductions allocated to such person as a limited partner in a partnership.
| 9 | A “spousal equivalent” means a cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to that of a spouse. |
| 10 | Indebtedness secured by the primary residence up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence is not included as a liability in the calculation of the Investor’s individual net worth or joint net worth, unless any incremental borrowing is incurred in the 60 days before the date this Subscription Agreement is accepted and is not in connection with the acquisition of the primary residence, in which case, the incremental borrowing is included as a liability in such calculation. Indebtedness secured by the primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence is to be included as a liability and deducted from the Investor’s individual net worth or joint net worth. For purposes of calculating joint net worth, joint net worth can be the aggregate net worth of the investor and spouse or spousal equivalent, and assets need not be held jointly to be included in the calculation. Reliance on the joint net worth standard does not require that the securities be purchased jointly. |
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| 2. | The Investor is an entity — i.e., a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than a trust) — and: |
| a. | The Investor is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, a Massachusetts or similar business trust, or an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, in each case not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Interest and with total assets in excess of $5,000,000. |
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| b. | The Investor is one of the following institutional investors as described in Rule 501(a) adopted by the SEC under the Securities Act: |
A “bank” (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) or a “savings and loan association or similar institution” (as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act), whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity.
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A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
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An investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act or under the laws of any state.
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An exempt reporting adviser relying on an exemption from registration with the SEC under Section 203(l) or Section 203(m) of the Investment Advisers Act.
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An “insurance company” (as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act).
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An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act or a “business development company” (as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act).
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A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended.
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A “rural business investment company” (as defined in Section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act).
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A “private business development company” (as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act).
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An employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of ERISA, and either (i) the investment decision to purchase the Interest was made by a “plan fiduciary” (as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA), which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment adviser, or (ii) such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or (iii) such plan is a self-directed plan with investment decisions made solely by persons, each of whom individually satisfies the accredited investor standards for natural persons set forth in Question 1 above. NOTE: To the extent that reliance is placed on sub-clause (iii), each person must complete and submit to the Company a copy of this “Section B. Investor Accreditation Questions” along with an original executed signature page. If necessary, please request additional copies of the Subscription Booklet from the Company.
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A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
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| 3. | The Investor is a trust and: |
| a. | The trustee of the trust is a “bank” as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act or a savings and loan association or other institution referred to in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act. |
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| b. | The trust has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 and was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Interest, and the purchase of the Interest is being directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Interest. |
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| c. | Each grantor of the trust has the power to revoke the trust and regain title to the trust assets, and each such grantor satisfies the accredited investor standards for natural persons set forth in Question 1 above. NOTE: If the Investor checks this box 3c, each grantor must complete and submit to the Company a copy of this “Section B. Investor Accreditation Questions” along with an original executed signature page. If necessary, please request additional copies of the Subscription Booklet from the Company. |
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| 4. | The Investor is an entity of a type not listed in Questions 2 or 3 above, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Interests and with total “investments” (as defined in Rule 2a51-1(b) under the Investment Company Act) in excess of $5,000,000. |
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| 5. | The Investor is a “family office” (as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act) (i) with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and (iii) whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment, or a “family client” (as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act) of such family office and whose prospective investment in the Company is directed by such family office. |
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| 6. | An entity in which each shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner of the Investor, as the case may be, satisfies the accredited investor standards set forth in Questions 1 through 5 above.11 |
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If the Investor checks this box 6, each equity owner of the Investor’s securities must complete and submit to the Company a copy of this “Section B. Investor Accreditation Questions” along with an original executed signature page. If necessary, please request additional copies of this Subscription Booklet from the Company.
| 7. | Check the box next to this Question 7 if none of the statements in Questions 1 through 6 of this “Section B. Investor Accreditation Questions” are applicable to the Investor. |
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| C. | TYPE OF INVESTOR |
Please indicate which one of the following categories applies to the Investor:
| (a) | Individuals that are United States persons12 (including their trusts) | ☐ |
| (b) | Individuals that are not United States persons (including their trusts) | ☐ |
| (c) | Broker-dealers | ☐ |
| (d) | Insurance companies | ☐ |
| (e) | Investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission | ☐ |
| Fund of funds | ☐ | |
| Other investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission | ☐ |
| 11 | In determining the accredited investor status of entities for purposes of this Question 6, the Investor is permitted to look through various forms of equity ownership to natural persons. If those natural persons are themselves accredited investors, and if all other equity owners of the Investor are accredited investors, then the Investor may check the box next to Question 6 as an indication of the basis of the Investor’s status as an accredited investor. |
| 12 | As defined in Rule 203(m)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act, which includes any natural person that is resident in the United States. |
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| (f) | Private funds13 | ☐ |
| Fund of funds | ☐ | |
| Other private funds | ☐ | |
| (g) | Non-profits | ☐ |
| (h) | Pension plans (excluding governmental pension plans) | ☐ |
| (i) | Banking or thrift institutions (proprietary) | ☐ |
| (j) | State or municipal government entities14 (excluding governmental pension plans) | ☐ |
| (k) | State or municipal governmental pension plans | ☐ |
| (l) | Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | ☐ |
| (m) | Investors that are not United States persons and about which the foregoing beneficial ownership information is not known and cannot reasonably be obtained because the beneficial interest is held through a chain involving one or more third-party beneficiaries | ☐ |
| (n) | Other (please describe:_____________________________________________) | ☐ |
| D. | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE LAWS |
1. Is the Investor subject to the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”), any state public records access laws, any state or other jurisdiction’s laws with similar intent or effect to the FOIA, or any other similar statutory or legal right that might result in the disclosure of confidential information relating to the Company?
☐ Yes ☐ No
If Question 1 above was answered “Yes,” please indicate the relevant laws to which the Investor is subject and provide any additional explanatory information in the space below:
| 13 | A “private fund” means any issuer that would be an investment company as defined in Section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 but for Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of that Act. |
| 14 | “Governmental entity” means any state or political subdivision of a state, including (i) any agency, authority, or instrumentality of the state or political subdivision; (ii) a plan or pool of assets controlled by the state or political subdivision or any agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof; and (iii) any officer, agent, or employee of the state or political subdivision or any agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof, acting in their official capacity. |
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| E. | PAY TO PLAY |
1. If the Investor is an entity substantially owned by a government entity (e.g., a single investor vehicle) and the investment decisions of such entity are made or directed by such government entity, please provide the name of the government entity:15 ______________________.
Please note that, if the Investor enters the name of a government entity in this Section F.1, the Company will treat the Investor as if it were the government entity for purposes of Rule 206(4)-5 (the “Pay to Play Rule”) promulgated under the Investment Advisers Act.
2. If the Investor is (a) a government entity, (b) acting as trustee, custodian or nominee for a beneficial owner that is a government entity, or (c) an entity described in Section F.1, the Investor hereby certifies that:
Other than the Pay to Play Rule, no “pay to play” or other similar compliance obligations would be imposed on the Company, the Advisor or their respective Affiliates, employees or third-party placement agents (if any) in connection with the Investor’s subscription.
Please check the box to indicate that the Investor is making such certification. ☐
If the Investor cannot make such certification, indicate in the space below all other “pay to play” laws, rules or guidelines, or lobbyist disclosure laws or rules, the Company, the Advisor or their respective Affiliates, employees or third-party placement agents (if any) would be subject to in connection with the Investor’s subscription:
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OF INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE.
PLEASE PROCEED TO THE “Investor Data Sheet” (Part 3)
| 15 | “Government entity” for purposes of this “Section F. Pay to Play” means any State or political subdivision of a State, including: (i) any agency, authority, or instrumentality of the State or political subdivision; (ii) a pool of assets sponsored or established by the State or political subdivision or any agency, authority or instrumentality thereof, including, but not limited to a “defined benefit plan” as defined in section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 414(j)), or a State general fund; (iii) a plan or program of a government entity; and (iv) officers, agents, or employees of the State or political subdivision or any agency, authority or instrumentality thereof, acting in their official capacity. |
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PART 3
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INVESTOR DATA SHEET
| 1. | The Investor: |
Full Name of Investor (no initials): __________________________________________________________________________________________
Social
Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number16 (please identify the document being referenced): __________________________
Principal Place of Business or Address of Investor:
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| (City) | (State) | (Post/Zip Code) | (Country) | |
| (Telephone) | (Facsimile) | |||
| 2. | In providing the following contact information, please freely indicate where information requested is identical to information previously supplied. |
SEND CORRESPONDENCE TO:
| Primary Correspondence Contact: | Additional Correspondence Contact(s): | |||
| (Name) | (Name) | |||
| (Company) | (Company) | |||
| (Street Address) | (Street Address) | |||
| (City) | (State) (Post/Zip Code) | (City) | (State) (Post/Zip Code) | |
| (Telephone) | (Telephone) | |||
| (Facsimile) | (Facsimile) | |||
| (Email Address) | (Email Address) | |||
| 16 | If the Investor is investing as a joint tenant or tenant in common, please provide the applicable information for each joint tenant or tenant in common. If the Investor is a grantor of a “grantor trust,” or a “grantor trust” with multiple grantors, please provide the applicable information for each grantor. |
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SEND CAPITAL CALL NOTICES TO:
| Primary Capital Call Contact: | Additional Capital Call Contact(s): | |||
| (Name) | (Name) | |||
| (Company) | (Company) | |||
| (Street Address) | (Street Address) | |||
| (City) | (State) (Post/Zip Code) | (City) | (State) (Post/Zip Code) | |
| (Telephone) | (Telephone) | |||
| (Facsimile) | (Facsimile) | |||
| (E-mail Address) | (E-mail Address) | |||
SEND DISTRIBUTIONS TO:
Wiring Instructions:
| Name of Bank | ||
| Address of Bank | ||
| ABA Number | ||
| Account Number | ||
| Name Under Which Account Is Held |
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| 3. | Form of ownership of the Interest (individuals must check one): |
| ☐ | Individual | ☐ | Joint Tenants with right of survivorship (each must sign and complete the appropriate IRS Form) | ☐ | Tenants-in-Common (each individual must sign and complete the appropriate IRS Form) |
| Form of ownership of the Interest (entities must check one): |
| ☐ Corporation | ☐ Partnership | ☐ Limited Liability Company | ||||||
| ☐ Trust | ☐ Foundation | ☐ Endowment | ||||||
| ☐ Employee Benefit Plan | ☐ Keogh Plan | ☐ Individual Retirement Account | ||||||
| ☐ Governmental Plan | ☐ Other:______________ | |||||||
Additional questions for entities only:
State or other jurisdiction in which incorporated or formed: ___________________________________________________________________________
Date of incorporation or formation: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Is the Investor an investment fund registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act (a “Registered Fund”), or an affiliate of a Registered Fund, or a Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with a Registered Fund? |
☐ Yes | ☐ No |
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Is the Investor a “broker-dealer” (as defined under the Securities Act)? |
☐ Yes | ☐ No |
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Is the Investor an associated person, affiliate or employee (or an immediate family member of an employee) of a broker-dealer? |
☐ Yes | ☐ No |
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If Yes, please state the name of the broker-dealer: |
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Is the Investor a registered representative of a broker-dealer? |
☐Yes |
☐ No |
| If Yes, please state the name of the broker-dealer: |
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Additional questions for individuals only:
Indicate the current occupation and employer of the Investor, any for-profit boards of directors on which the Investor sits, and any corporate officer positions the Investor holds:
Indicate the type of entity of such employer (e.g., public/private company, alternative investment fund, broker/dealer, investment adviser, other financial services firm or other business):
(Please update employment information as and when it may change. In addition, the Investor may be contacted by the Advisor at a later date to provide additional information regarding its employment. Investors who are employed by the Advisor or an Affiliate of the Advisor need not complete these additional questions.)
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PART 4
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SIGNATURE PAGE
This page constitutes the signature page for the Subscription Agreement, which includes, without limitation, the power of attorney contained therein, the Investor Questionnaire, the Investor Data Sheet and the Anti-Money Laundering Questionnaire, and evidences your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Fund Documents and permits the Advisor to execute the LLC Agreement as your attorney-in-fact. The parties hereto have executed this Subscription Agreement on the date written below, with effect as of the date accepted and agreed by the Advisor.
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| Amount of Capital Commitment | Date | ||
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Signature of Investor |
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| Full Name of Investor (Please type or print) |
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Full Name of Spouse if Co-Owner (Please type or print) |
Name of Authorized Signatory (Please type or print) |
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| Signature of Spouse if Co-Owner | Title of Authorized Signatory (Please type or print) |
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[Signature Page to the Subscription Agreement of OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC]
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ADDITIONAL GENERAL PARTNER SIGNATURE PAGE
ACCEPTED
AND AGREED
this _____ day of _____________, ____.
INVESTOR NAME: _______________________________
AS TO A CAPITAL COMMITMENT OF $ _____________________
REMAINING
AMOUNT OF CAPITAL COMMITMENT THAT CAN BE
ACCEPTED AS OF A SUBSEQUENT CLOSING DATE:
$_____________________
OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC
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| Name: | Gerard Waldt | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
OHA PRIVATE CREDIT ADVISORS II, L.P.
| By: | Oak Hill Advisors, L.P., its general partner |
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| Name: | Gregory S. Rubin | ||
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | ||
[Signature Page to the Subscription Agreement of OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC]
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ADDITIONAL GENERAL PARTNER SIGNATURE PAGE
ACCEPTED AND AGREED
this _____ day of _____________, ____.
INVESTOR NAME: _______________________________
AS TO A CAPITAL COMMITMENT OF $ _____________________
REMAINING AMOUNT OF CAPITAL COMMITMENT THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED AS OF A SUBSEQUENT CLOSING DATE: $_____________________
OHA SENIOR PRIVATE LENDING FUND (U) LLC
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| Name: | Gerard Waldt | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
OHA PRIVATE CREDIT ADVISORS II, L.P.
| By: | Oak Hill Advisors, L.P., its general partner |
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| Name: | Gregory S. Rubin | ||
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | ||
[Signature Page to the Subscription Agreement of OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC]
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PART 5
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Privacy Notice
COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
This Privacy Notice is provided by OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P. and its affiliated entities listed at the end of this Privacy Notice (collectively, the “Firm” or “we”). The Firm is committed to handling “non-public personal information” and “personal data” relating to its natural person clients and investors, and natural persons affiliated with its corporate clients and investors, responsibly and in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Technology has dramatically changed the way information of all kinds is gathered, used and stored, but the importance of preserving the security and confidentiality of information has remained a core value of the Firm. The Firm recognizes and respects the privacy expectations of its clients, investors and their affiliated individuals. Confidentiality and protection of non-public personal information and personal data are among its fundamental responsibilities. The Firm adheres to the policies and practices described in this Privacy Notice regardless of whether a client or investor is a current or former client or investor.
This Privacy Notice is current as of the date hereof, but as circumstances or requirements change, the Firm may need to amend this Privacy Notice. The Firm will notify its then-current clients and investors of any material amendment.
WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO
Please provide this Privacy Notice to any natural persons whose Personal Information (as defined below) may be provided to the Firm. In addition, to the extent the Firm is provided with sensitive non-public personal information (as defined below), we recommend it is encrypted before being sent.
KEY CONCEPTS
In this Privacy Notice, “Relevant Individual” means any natural person client or investor, or any natural person affiliated with a client or investor (such as an employee, director, officer, partner, member, shareholder, beneficial owner, affiliate, agent or representative), who provides “non-public personal information” or “personal data” to the Firm. Such information may be provided through subscription agreements, investor questionnaires, investment advisory agreements, account applications, other forms or agreements and correspondence (written, telephonic or electronic).
“Personal data” is certain information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (as further defined in the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and any relevant transposition of, or successor or replacement to, that regulation (together, the “European Data Protection Legislation”), in the Cayman Islands Data Protection Act and related regulations, and any successor or replacement to such law or regulations (together, the “Cayman Data Protection Legislation”)) and other applicable laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection, breach notification, or the processing of personal information (collectively “Applicable Privacy Laws”). This Privacy Notice contains the information required to be disclosed under Applicable Privacy Laws. For purposes of the Cayman Islands Data Protection Act, the Fund is the data controller. “Non-public personal information” is any personally identifiable, financial information relating to natural persons that is not publicly available. We refer in this Privacy Notice to “personal data” and “non-public personal information” together as “Personal Information”.
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
The Firm may collect and process some or all of the following categories of Personal Information:
| ■ | contact information; |
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| ■ | full name, residential address and date of birth; |
| ■ | information about a Relevant Individual’s interests in funds (such as account balances and percentage interests); |
| ■ | other financial information (e.g., assets, net worth, income, investments, beneficial interests, investment history, bank account details and other personal financial data); |
| ■ | employment information; and |
| ■ | government-issued identification details (e.g., social security number), passport, utility bills and other background or identity information. |
Where the client or investor is an individual, the Firm will usually collect this information directly from the individual. Where the client or investor is a corporate entity, the Firm will usually collect the information from the client or investor or their professional advisors. In some cases, the Firm may receive the information from a third party, such as a background check provider.
USES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Firm will use Personal Information for some or all of the following purposes:
| ■ | on the basis of its legitimate interests in managing its relationship with the client or investor; |
| ■ | on the basis of its legitimate interests in managing its business operations and information technology resources (for example, managing internal directories and client relationship management systems); |
| ■ | on the basis of its legitimate interests in protecting the Firm, its employees, clients, investors, trading partners and others; |
| ■ | to address legal requirements (including laws designed to protect the integrity of the financial sector, which require measures such as anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, prevention of proliferation financing and sanctions screening checks and the recording of calls and emails); and |
| ■ | for Firm-related informational or marketing communications, where appropriate and permitted by applicable law, as part of the Firm’s legitimate business interest. |
From time to time, the Firm may also use a Relevant Individual’s Personal Information in other situations, such as with the Relevant Individual’s consent.
Where the Firm requests Personal Information in connection with entering into an investment relationship or during the course of that relationship, unless it notes otherwise when making the request: (i) provision of the Personal Information is mandatory and in most cases is necessary for the Firm to meet statutory or regulatory obligations, and (ii) failure to provide the information may result in denial of the opportunity to enter into, or remain in, the investment relationship. Please contact the Firm with any questions about whether the provision of any particular Personal Information is required in any particular case.
DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
For the purposes described in the previous section, where permitted by applicable law, the Firm may share Personal Information in some or all of the following ways:
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| ■ | with the client or investor; |
| ■ | within the Firm; |
| ■ | with other entities that assist the Firm in carrying out the activities described above, including professional advisors, technology providers, auditors, administrators, registrars, depositaries and other service providers; |
| ■ | with regulatory bodies and governmental authorities; |
| ■ | with other participants in certain transactions with the Firm (for example, to assist a third party in discharging their legal obligations in respect of, for example, anti-money laundering legislation and to honor their legal right to obtain a recording of certain regulated calls or a copy of certain regulated electronic communications between the Firm and that third party); |
| ■ | with other third parties (such as litigants, or an acquirer or others connected with an acquisition or similar transaction involving the Firm); and |
| ■ | with agents, delegates, or related, associated or affiliated entities of the foregoing. |
From time to time, the Firm may also share a Relevant Individual’s Personal Information in other situations, such as at the Relevant Individual’s request.
Personal Information may be transferred to countries that may not have the same or equivalent data protection laws as those of the Relevant Individual’s home country. For example, the Personal Information may be transferred among the Firm’s offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Australia or Hong Kong, as well as to any other countries where the recipients of the transfers described above are located. Where required, the Firm makes such transfers in compliance with the Applicable Privacy Laws, such as through the use of model contractual clauses (as published by the European Commission).
SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Firm restricts access to Personal Information to those of its employees, partners, officers, consultants, advisors and service providers who reasonably need to know that information to provide products or services to the relevant client or investor or as otherwise required by law. The Firm maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations to guard Personal Information. The specific security measures the Firm uses in a particular context depend on that context, but the Firm draws from measures such as access controls, malware defenses, encryption, facility security, and various monitoring strategies. The Firm also maintains incident response procedures.
RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Firm may retain Personal Information for so long as necessary for the purposes described above, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law. To provide security and business continuity for the activities described in this Privacy Notice, the Firm may make backups of certain data, which it may retain for longer than the original data.
RIGHTS AND CHOICES
Where the European Data Protection Legislation or the Cayman Data Protection Legislation applies, Relevant Individuals may have the right to:
| ■ | In certain cases, object to the Firm’s processing of their Personal Information. |
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| ■ | Request access to their Personal Information (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables the Relevant Individual to receive a copy of the Personal Information the Firm holds about them as well as certain details about its processing to be able to check that the Firm is processing it lawfully. |
| ■ | Request correction of the Personal Information that the Firm holds about them. This enables Relevant Individuals to have any incomplete or inaccurate information the Firm holds about them corrected. |
| ■ | Request erasure of their Personal Information. This enables Relevant Individuals to ask the Firm to delete or remove Personal Information if the Firm does not need to continue to process it. Relevant Individuals also have the right to ask the Firm to delete or remove their Personal Information where they have exercised their right to object to processing (see above). |
| ■ | Request the restriction of processing of their Personal Information. This enables Relevant Individuals to ask the Firm to suspend the processing of their Personal Information, if, for example, the Relevant Individual wants the Firm to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it. |
| ■ | Request to receive a copy of their Personal Information in a machine-readable, commonly used and structured format, or to have it transmitted in such format to a third party. |
These rights may apply under other Applicable Privacy Laws as well. If a Relevant Individual wishes to exercise any of these rights, they should contact the Firm using the contact details below. The various rights are not absolute and each is subject to certain exceptions, qualifications and conditions. For example, if a Relevant Individual wishes to object to processing, the Firm may need to discuss with the Relevant Individual whether its use of their Personal Information needs to continue for other lawful purposes, such as fulfilment of a legal or contractual requirement.
The Firm will respond to a Relevant Individual’s request within the legally mandated deadline for a response. In some cases, the Firm may not be able to fulfill the request to exercise the right by this date and may need more time. Where the Firm cannot provide a full response to the Relevant Individual for any reason, the Firm will let the Relevant Individual know about this in its initial reply to the request.
Where these rights apply, a Relevant Individual will not normally have to pay a fee to access their Personal Information (or to exercise any of the other rights described above). In some cases, the Firm may charge a reasonable fee if the request for access is unfounded or excessive, or if the Relevant Individual requests multiple copies of the information. Alternatively, the Firm may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances. The Firm may need to request specific information from the Relevant Individual to confirm their identity and ensure their right to access the Personal Information (or to exercise any of their other rights).
If Relevant Individuals have any questions, concerns or complaints relating to the Firm’s handling of their Personal Information, they should contact the Firm as described below. Relevant Individuals may also contact the relevant governmental authority (e.g., the Cayman Islands Ombudsman, for Cayman Islands funds, or the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, for UK individuals) with a complaint related to the Firm’s handling of their Personal Information. However, the Firm invites Relevant Individuals to allow the Firm to try to resolve the situation directly. Privacy is important to the Firm, and the Firm will do its best to address any concerns.
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CONTACTING THE FIRM
To exercise any rights under this Privacy Notice or applicable law (including to request further information on the mechanisms the Firm has put in place in relation to Personal Information transfers outside the Cayman Islands, the European Union and/or the UK), to notify the Firm of your preferences, or to provide the Firm with complaints, concerns or questions, please contact the Firm via oakhilladvisorsupdate@oakhilladvisors.com, as well as, if your notice relates to your rights under the European Data Protection Legislation, via GDPR@oakhilladvisors.com.
Oak Hill Advisors entities:
Oak Hill Advisors (Europe), LLP
OHA (UK) LLP
Oak Hill Advisors (U.K. Services) Limited
OHA Services Sarl
Oak Hill Advisors (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Oak Hill Advisors (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
OHA Strategic Credit III GenPar, LLP
OHA Strategic Credit Fund III, L.P.
OHA Strategic Credit Master Fund III, L.P.
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PART 6
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TAX FORMS
The Investor is required to submit appropriate tax forms. If the Investor is two or more individuals that are purchasing the Interest as either joint tenants with right of survivorship or tenants-in-common, please note that each individual must sign and complete the appropriate IRS Form in accordance with its specific instructions.
Please carefully review the instructions accompanying the IRS Form that the Investor is completing. The Advisor will not consider an IRS Form complete unless the Investor has submitted all statements, certifications or other documents required by the applicable IRS Form.
Please note that the Investor may be required to provide updated tax forms (and certain other information from time-to-time, including, without limitation, revised forms that may be published after the date hereof pursuant to FATCA).
The most current version of the IRS Form W-9 and its instructions are located at the website listed below.
Form W-9
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf
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PART 7
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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING QUESTIONNAIRE
In order for the Company, the Advisor and/or any of their respective Affiliates to comply with applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws and regulations and applicable sanctions lists, please provide the information requested below:
| 1. | Investor Information: |
| (a) | Is the Investor a regulated financial institution? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If the Investor answered “yes,” please provide the name of the Investor’s regulator, the Investor’s registration number and evidence of regulatory status:
| (b) | If the Investor answered “Yes” to Question 1(a) above, is the regulator: |
| i. | based in a jurisdiction that is a member of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering and is not being FATF monitored (a “FATF Member Jurisdiction”)? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| ii. | based in a jurisdiction that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (an “OECD Jurisdiction”)? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| iii. | in a country assessed by the Company as having a low degree of risk of money laundering and terrorist financing in accordance with the Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Regulations? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| (c) | If the Investor answered “No” to Question 1(a) above, please provide the name of the jurisdiction in which the Investor is based: |
| (d) | Is the Investor: |
| i. | based in a jurisdiction that is a FATF Member Jurisdiction? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| ii. | based in an OECD Jurisdiction? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
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| iii. | in a country assessed by the Company as having a low degree of risk of money laundering and terrorist financing in accordance with the Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Regulations? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| (e) | Is the Investor a company quoted or listed on a stock exchange? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If the Investor answered “yes,” please provide the ticker (or other applicable reference number), the name of the stock exchange and the jurisdiction of the stock exchange:
| (f) | Is the Investor a central or local government, statutory body or agency of government? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If the Investor answered “yes,” please provide the name of the home state authority and the nature of its relationship with the Investor:
| (g) | Is the Investor a majority-owned subsidiary or pension scheme (or similar) of an entity that is one of the entity types listed above in Questions 1(a), 1(d) or 1(e)? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If the Investor answered “yes,” please provide further details:
| (h) | Is the Investor a fund? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If the Investor answered “yes,” please provide the name of the fund manager, its regulated status and evidence of its regulated status:
| 2. | Bank Account Information: |
| (a) | Please list the bank name, account names and the country of the bank from which the Investor’s Capital Contributions to the Company are intended to be made. |
Bank Name:__________________________________________________________________________________________
Account Name:________________________________________________________________________________________
Country:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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| (b) | Do the Capital Contributions that the Investor plans to make to the Company come from bank accounts outside of the United States? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| (c) | If the answer is “yes” to Question 2(b) above, will all such bank accounts be located in a FATF Member Jurisdiction? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| 3. | Identification Information: |
To be completed by natural persons:
| (a) | Country of primary residence (domicile) of the Investor: |
| (b) | Date of birth of the Investor: |
| (c) | Current occupation and business affiliation(s) of the Investor: |
| (d) | Current residential address of the Investor: |
| (e) | Please describe the source of the Investor’s funds that will be used to make Capital Contributions to the Company. |
To be completed by entities:
| (a) | State (if applicable) and country in which incorporated or formed:________________________________________________ |
| (b) | Date of incorporation or formation:________________________________________________________________________ |
| (c) | Entity registration number: ______________________________________________________________________________ |
| (d) | Type of business of the Investor:__________________________________________________________________________ |
| (e) | Address of the principal office/headquarters of the Investor:____________________________________________________ |
| (f) | Please describe the source of the Investor’s funds that will be used to make Capital Contributions to the Company. |
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| 4. | Identification Documentation: |
| (a) | For investors that are individuals: Please provide certified copies of (i) a passport with picture page or non-U.S. persons may also provide an alien identification card number, or number and country of issuance of any other government-issued document evidencing nationality or residence and bearing a photograph or similar safeguard; (ii) a recent utility bill (other than a mobile phone bill) or other reliable evidence verifying the investor’s current residential address; and (iii) a reference letter from a bank in a FATF Member Jurisdiction with which the individual has a current relationship and has maintained a relationship for at least two years. |
If the Investor cannot provide the bank reference letter in (iii) above, the Investor consents to the Company obtaining a copy of the Investor’s credit report by checking the following box: ☐
| (b) | For investors that are entities (other than trusts): Please provide (a) (i) a list of all individuals who exercise control over the management of the Investor, such as: executive officers (e.g., Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer), managing members, directors or general partners, or any other individual(s) who regularly perform(s) similar functions and (ii) for two persons (where two such persons exist) from the foregoing list, the information required in clauses (i) and (ii) of Question 4(a) above; and (b) certified copies of: (i) a certificate of incorporation, articles of association, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other similar organizational document; (ii) a mandate authorizing the subscription (e.g., a certified resolution or an excerpt from the Investor’s constitutive documents evidencing its authority to invest in an entity such as the Company); and (iii) authorized signatories list with specimen signatures (including all actual signatories on submitted documents). |
| (c) | For investors that are trusts: Please provide (a) (i) a list of all individuals who exercise control over the management of the Investor (such as the directors of the trustee or any other individual(s) who regularly perform(s) similar functions), the settlor(s), the grantor(s), the protector(s) (if any), the enforcer(s) (if any) and the beneficiaries (if any); and (ii) for all persons on the foregoing list, the information required in clauses (i) and (ii) of Question 4(a) above; and (b) certified copies of (i) the trust deed or other organizational document of the trust (such document(s) showing the full name of the trust and the nature and purpose of the trust), (ii) if the trustee of the trust is an entity, a certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other similar organizational document of the trustee, (iii) a mandate authorizing the subscription (e.g., a certified resolution or an excerpt from the Investor’s constitutive documents evidencing its authority to invest in an entity such as the Company); and (iv) authorized signatories list with specimen signatures (including all actual signatories on submitted documents). |
| (d) | For all other types of investors, please contact State Street Global Services | Transfer Agency at: |
nwalch@statestreet.com
altopsta@statestreet.com
| (e) | For an example of how to properly certify any of the foregoing identification documents, please refer to the “Sample Form of Certification” (included as Appendix A to this Part 7 of this Subscription Booklet). |
| 5. | Intermediaries: If the Investor (a) is investing in the Company for the beneficial interest of other underlying investors, such as, without limitation, in its capacity as an introducing firm, an asset aggregator, a nominee, a trustee, an agent, a representative, a fund-of-funds, a swap counterparty, or any other pooled or intermediary investment vehicle, or (b) has otherwise entered into, or proposes to enter into, any agreement with another person or entity which provides such person or entity with a beneficial or economic interest in the Interest, then the Investor must, in addition to providing the information and documents required by Question 4 above and Question 6 below, complete the “Certification of Intermediaries” (included as Appendix B to this Part 7 of this Subscription Booklet). |
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| 6. | Certification of Beneficial Owners: |
| (a) | Please complete the table below and provide the requested information as set out in the table: |
(i) For investors that are entities (other than trusts or nominee/custodial accounts): for each individual, if any, who directly or indirectly, through any contractual arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise (I) owns 10% or more of the economic or beneficial interests of the Investor, (II) controls 10% or more of the voting rights attaching to the economic or beneficial interests of the Investor, or (III) controls the Investor or exercises ultimate control over the management of the Investor, and each entity who directly owns 10% or more of the economic or beneficial interests of the Investor.
(ii) For investors that are nominee/custodial accounts: for each individual, if any, who directly or indirectly, through any contractual arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise (I) owns 10% or more of the nominee’s or custodian’s investment in the Company, (II) controls 10% or more of the voting rights attaching to the nominee’s or custodian’s investment in the Company or (III) controls the nominee/custodian or exercises ultimate control over the management of the nominee/custodian, and each entity who directly owns 10% or more of the nominee’s or custodian’s investment in the Company.
(iii) For investors that are trusts: for each settlor, trustee, beneficiary (if the beneficiaries are not identifiable individuals, describe the class of persons in whose main interest the trust is set up) and any individual who has control over the trust (including the ability to dispose of, lend, advance, invest, pay or apply trust property; vary or terminate the trust; add or remove a person as beneficiary or to or from a class of beneficiaries; appoint or remove trustees or give another individual control over the trust; or can direct, withhold consent, or veto any of the foregoing powers).
(iv) If no individual or entity meets the foregoing definitions, please write “Not Applicable”.
| Name | Date of Birth / Formation Date and State/Country in which Incorporated or Formed | Primary Residential Address / Principal Place of Business | % of Economic / Beneficial Interest | Identification Number17 (please identify the document being referenced) |
| 17 | For U.S. persons or entities, please provide (as applicable) a social security number or tax identification number. For non-U.S. persons or entities, please provide (as applicable) a passport number and country of issuance or a commercial registration number, tax registration number or similar registration number. In lieu of a passport number, non-U.S. persons may also provide an alien identification card number, or number and country of issuance of any other government-issued document evidencing nationality or residence and bearing a photograph or similar safeguard. Please identify the document being referenced. |
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(v) Please also provide the identifying documents (in accordance with Question 4 above) for each individual identified above.
(vi) Please provide a document which explains your ownership / control structure. For example, structures charts, or organograms which set out both your internal control structure and your beneficial owners and percentages of such ownership, if available.
| (b) | Please provide the following information for two individuals who exercise control over the management of the Investor, such as: an executive officer (e.g., Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer); managing member, director or general partner; or any other individual who regularly performs similar functions. (If appropriate, an individual already listed under Question 4 or Question 6(a) above may also be listed in this Question 6(b).) (If no individual or entity meets this definition, please write “Not Applicable”.) |
| Name and Title | Date of Birth | Primary Residential Address | Identification Number18 (please identify the document being referenced) |
| 7. | Investor Representation: The Investor represents and warrants that the information provided in this Part 7 and the background documentation and information provided hereunder are true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof. In addition, the Investor agrees that the representations, warranties and background documentation and information made or provided herein or pursuant to this Part 7 shall be deemed to be reaffirmed by the Investor as of any time the Investor purchases or otherwise acquires an additional Interest (or makes a Capital Contribution to the Company) and such purchase or acquisition (or Capital Contribution) shall be evidence of such reaffirmation, and if any of such representations or warranties made, or background documentation or information provided, ceases to be true, the Investor shall promptly notify the Advisor of the facts pertaining to such changed circumstances. |
| 18 | For U.S. persons, please provide a social security number. For non-U.S. persons, please provide a passport number and country of issuance. In lieu of a passport number, non-U.S. persons may also provide an alien identification card number, or number and country of issuance of any other government-issued document evidencing nationality or residence and bearing a photograph or similar safeguard. Please identify the document being referenced. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Anti-Money Laundering Questionnaire this day of , 20 .
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APPENDIX A
SAMPLE FORM OF CERTIFICATION
Part 1: Sample Form of Certification
The second sentence can be removed if it is not a photo ID document:
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original documentation, which I have seen. I further certify that the photograph in the identification document bears a true likeness to the individual named ____________________. This certification is made on this _____ day of ___________, 20__.
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Part 2: Approved Certifiers (who may sign as certifier):
| ● | Lawyer (for a corporate entity, this means an external lawyer) |
| ● | Accountant (for a corporate entity, this means an external accountant) |
| ● | Director, officer or manager of a regulated credit or financial institution |
| ● | Notary Public, member of the judiciary (i.e., judge or other court officer) |
| ● | Senior civil servant or an active police or custom’s officer |
| ● | Officer of an embassy, consulate or high commission of the country of issue of the document |
Please note that an individual may not certify: (a) their own documents, or (b) documents or persons related to, living with, or in a relationship with them even if the individual falls within one of the “approved certifier” categories above.
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APPENDIX B
CERTIFICATION OF INTERMEDIARIES
TO BE COMPLETED ON THE LETTERHEAD OF THE INTERMEDIARY
To: OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC
In connection with the purchase of a limited liability company interest (the “Interest”) in OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC (the “Company”) by _____________________________ [Insert Investor’s Name] (the “Intermediary”) on behalf of third parties having a beneficial or economic interest in the Interest subscribed for by the Intermediary (the “Underlying Investors”), the Intermediary hereby agrees to the following. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Annex A to this Certification of Intermediaries.
I. General Provisions. The Intermediary represents, warrants and agrees that it:
A. has all requisite power and authority from the Underlying Investors to execute and perform the obligations under the Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the Parts referred to therein), by and between the Intermediary and the Company, dated as of ____________ __, 202_, and executed by the Intermediary (the “Subscription Agreement”);
B. has made the representations, warranties and covenants in the Subscription Agreement on behalf of itself and the Underlying Investors;
C. has carried out (and will continue to carry out) at least the investor identification procedures set forth in Section III below with respect to all Underlying Investors and the other anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing procedures discussed below (together, the “Anti-Money Laundering Procedures”); and
D. will, upon request, provide any information and/or documentation related to the Anti-Money Laundering Procedures performed with respect thereto, including, without limitation, an anti-money laundering certificate.
II. Provisions Relating to Intermediary’s Anti-Money Laundering Program.
A. The Intermediary represents and warrants that it has adopted and implemented anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing policies, procedures and controls that are reasonably designed to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities.
B. The Intermediary will, upon request, provide the Company and Advisor with a copy of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing policies, procedures and controls, and will thereafter immediately provide the Company, any administrator of the Company and the Advisor with any material amendments thereto. The Intermediary represents and warrants that it strictly adheres to, and will at all times during its relationship with the Company strictly adhere to, its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing policies, procedures and controls. The Intermediary agrees to provide such information and execute and deliver such documents as the Company, any administrator of the Company or the Advisor may deem reasonably necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company, any administrator of the Company or the Advisor is or may be subject, or pursuant to any governmental or regulatory requests.
III. Provisions Relating to Underlying Investors.
A. The Intermediary will, in accordance with its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing policies, procedures and controls, verify the identities of, identify the source of funds of, understand the ownership and control structure of, and conduct due diligence (and, where appropriate, enhanced due diligence) and obtain a description of the funds that will be used to make capital contributions with regard to, any Underlying Investor and, where applicable, the principal beneficial owners on whose behalf an Underlying Investor is seeking to make an investment.
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B. The Intermediary will obtain evidence of the identity of each Underlying Investor and, if applicable, the direct or indirect 10% or more economic/beneficial owners of any Underlying Investor or any person or entity on whose behalf the Underlying Investor is seeking to make an investment, maintain such evidence for at least six years from the date of an Underlying Investor’s complete sale of its indirect interest in the Interest, and agrees upon request to make such information available to the Company, any administrator of the Company or the Advisor and to provide a written certificate of a senior officer of the Underlying Investor with respect to the foregoing.
C. The Intermediary will take all reasonable steps to ensure that it does not make an investment, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of :
1. a Foreign Shell Bank;
2. a person or entity with whom dealings are restricted or prohibited (whether because such person or entity is targeted on a sanctions list, is owned by, controlled by, or acting on behalf of a sanctioned person, or located or organized in a sanctioned jurisdiction or territory) under any of the following economic sanctions regimes:
a. the United States sanctions administered by the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, or Department of State;
b. the United Kingdom sanctions administered by Her Majesty’s Treasury;
c. the sanctions administered by the jurisdiction or jurisdictions of organization and operation of the Intermediary, or
d. such other jurisdictions as may be identified to the Intermediary by the Company, any administrator of the Company or the Advisor; or
3. a person or entity located, organized, or operating in a country or territory that is, or that itself is (a) designated as non-cooperative with international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Action Task Force, of which each of the United States and the United Kingdom is a member, (b) the subject of an advisory issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury Department, or (c) designated by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering concerns (any of (a), (b) or (c), a “Prohibited Investor”).
D. Prior to making an investment for or on behalf of a high-risk Underlying Investor, the Intermediary will conduct enhanced due diligence with regard to such high-risk Underlying Investor, as provided by the Intermediary’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing policies, procedures and controls, in addition to the Intermediary’s routine investor identification procedures, and reasonably confirm that such high-risk Underlying Investor is not violating applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws and regulations.
IV. Provisions Relating to Suspicious Activity.
A. The Intermediary represents and warrants that (a) it has taken reasonable steps to confirm whether any Underlying Investor (or any person or entity having a beneficial interest in the Underlying Investor) is, or has in the last 12 months been, a Senior Political Figure, or a member of a current Senior Political Figure’s Immediate Family or a Close Associate of a current Senior Political Figure and (b) to the extent the Intermediary confirms that an Underlying Investor (or any person or entity having a beneficial interest in the Underlying Investor) is, or has in the last 12 months been, a current Senior Political Figure, a member of a current Senior Political Figure’s Immediate Family or a Close Associate of a current Senior Political Figure, it has undertaken additional due diligence with respect to such Underlying Investor (and such person or entity having a beneficial interest in such Underlying Investor) to reasonably confirm that their direct or indirect beneficial interests in the Company do not violate any applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws or regulations.
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B. The Intermediary will immediately notify the Company, any administrator of the Company and the Advisor if it knows, or has reason to suspect, that an existing or prospective Underlying Investor, or the principal beneficial owners on whose behalf an existing or prospective Underlying Investor has made or is seeking to make an investment, is a Prohibited Investor.
C. The Intermediary agrees immediately to notify the Company, any administrator of the Company and the Advisor if it becomes aware of any suspicious activity or pattern of activity or any activity that may require further review to determine whether the activity or pattern of activities is suspicious.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Intermediary has executed this Certification of Intermediaries as of the __ day of __________, 20__.
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ANNEX A
ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATION OF INTERMEDIARIES
DEFINITIONS
“Close Associate” of a senior political figure is a person who is widely and publicly known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial financial transactions on behalf of the senior political figure. A “close associate” also includes persons who are known to have joint beneficial ownership of legal entities or legal arrangements, or any other close business relations, with a senior political figure and natural persons who have sole beneficial ownership of a legal entity or legal arrangement that is known to have been set up for the de facto benefit of a senior political figure.
“Foreign Bank” means an organization that (i) is organized under the laws of a foreign country, (ii) engages in the business of banking, (iii) is recognized as a bank by the bank supervisory or monetary authority of the country of its organization or principal banking operations, (iv) receives deposits to a substantial extent in the regular course of its business, and (v) has the power to accept demand deposits, but does not include the U.S. branches or agencies of a foreign bank.
“Foreign Shell Bank” means a Foreign Bank without a Physical Presence in any country, but does not include a Regulated Affiliate.
“Immediate Family” includes the political figure’s parents, siblings, spouse (or person considered to be equivalent to a spouse), children (and their spouses or persons considered to be equivalent to a spouse) and in-laws.
“Physical Presence” means a place of business that is maintained by a Foreign Bank and is located at a fixed address, other than solely a post office box or an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities, at which location the Foreign Bank (i) employs one or more individuals on a full-time basis, (ii) maintains operating records related to its banking activities, and (iii) is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities.
“Regulated Affiliate” means a Foreign Shell Bank that (i) is an affiliate of a depository institution, credit union or Foreign Bank that maintains a Physical Presence in the United States or a foreign country, as applicable, and (ii) is subject to supervision by a banking authority in the country regulating such affiliated depository institution, credit union or Foreign Bank.
“Senior Political Figure” is defined as a person who is or has been entrusted with a prominent public function in the executive (including regional governments in federalized systems and devolved administrations), legislative, administrative, foreign service (including ambassadors and charge d’affaires), military (including high-ranking officers in the armed forces) or judicial branches of a government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major political party (being a political party that has some representation in a national or supranational parliament or similar legislative body), a senior executive of a government-owned corporation, members of courts of auditors or the board of a central bank. A “senior political figure” also includes the directors, deputy directors and members of the board or equivalent of international public organizations. In addition, a “senior political figure” includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a senior political figure.
“USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107).
B-4
Exhibit 10.4
Execution Version
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
This Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of October 13, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) between:
| (1) | Each entity identified on Appendix A, whose jurisdiction of formation is identified opposite its name (each, the “Client”); and |
| (2) | STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a bank and trust company organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S.A. (the “Custodian”). |
| 1 | Definitions and Interpretation |
Defined terms and the general rules of interpretation agreed by the Parties are set forth in Schedule 1.
| 2 | Appointment of the Custodian |
The Client hereby appoints the Custodian to provide the services set out in Sections 3 through 15 below (the “Services”) subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
| 3 | Safekeeping Securities |
| 3.1 | Holding Securities. The Custodian will hold Securities delivered or credited to its account under this Agreement directly or through accounts at Subcustodians or CSDs. In turn, Subcustodians will hold Securities directly or through accounts at CSDs. |
| 3.2 | Client Entitlements and Segregation. The Custodian will take the following steps to reflect the Client’s ownership of Securities and to separately identify the Securities of the Client from the proprietary assets of the Custodian, Subcustodians, and CSDs, in accordance with Local Market Practice: |
| 3.2.1 | Accounts at the Custodian. Open and maintain on the records of the Custodian one or more segregated securities accounts in the name of the Client or such other name as the Client may reasonably request (each, a “Securities Account”) and credit Securities to them; |
| 3.2.2 | Accounts at the Subcustodians or CSDs. Open and maintain securities accounts at the Subcustodians or CSDs in which the Custodian is a direct participant, cause Subcustodians to open and maintain securities accounts at CSDs in which the Subcustodian is a participant, and cause Securities to be credited to the relevant accounts. Such accounts: (i) may be commingled (or omnibus) accounts for Securities of multiple customers of the Custodian (or Subcustodian, in the case of accounts opened by the Subcustodian at a CSD) or, in limited markets, segregated (or separate) accounts for Securities of the Client; and (ii) must not include any proprietary securities of the Custodian, the Subcustodian or the CSD; |
| 3.2.3 | Physical Securities. Physically segregate bearer Securities from the proprietary assets of the Custodian, and require that the Subcustodians physically segregate bearer Securities from the Subcustodian’s and the Custodian’s proprietary assets; |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 3.2.4 | Registration Names. Register certificated Securities (other than bearer securities) in the name of the Client or in the name of the Custodian, a Subcustodian, a CSD or a nominee of any of them, or otherwise in accordance with Local Market Practice and the laws and regulations applicable to the Custodian; and |
| 3.2.5 | Records of Transactions; Reconciliation. Maintain records of the Client’s transactions in the Securities Accounts and reconcile its records of clients’ securities holdings against the records of its Subcustodians and CSDs in which it is a direct participant in accordance with the Custodian’s standard procedures and Local Market Practice. Subcustodians will likewise maintain records of their client’s transactions and reconcile their records of the securities holdings of their clients against the records of the CSDs in which they are a direct participant in accordance with the Subcustodians’ standard procedures and Local Market Practice. |
| 3.3 | Securities Interchangeable. Securities of the Client (whether held in separate or commingled accounts) are fungible with all other securities of the same issue held in such accounts by the Custodian and its Subcustodians. This means that the Client’s redelivery rights in respect of the Securities are not in respect of the Securities actually deposited with the Custodian or a Subcustodian from time to time, but rather in respect of Securities of the same number, class, denomination and issue as those Securities. |
| 3.4 | Acceptance of Securities. Except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Client, the Custodian will only accept custody of Securities and other assets that it is operationally equipped and licensed to hold in the relevant market where it provides custodial services either directly or through an existing Subcustodian and may decline to accept custody of certain securities or asset types that it determines present an unacceptable risk profile or that it or its Subcustodians are not operationally equipped or permitted to hold under any law or regulation. |
| 4 | Cash |
| 4.1 | Cash Accounts. The Custodian will open and maintain in the name of the Client one or more cash deposit accounts (each a “Cash Account”) in such currencies as may be required in connection with the investment activity of the Client. |
| 4.2 | Location of Cash Deposits. Cash received for the Client will be deposited with the Custodian, or with a Subcustodian, depending on the currency and/or the market. The Custodian will designate each currency in a particular market as On Book Cash or Off Book Cash. “On Book Cash” means the currency is maintained in a deposit account with, and recorded as a liability on the balance sheet of, the Custodian (through any of its branches) and “Off Book Cash” means the currency is maintained in a deposit account with, and recorded as a liability on the balance sheet of, a Subcustodian (through any of its branches). The Custodian may change the designation of a currency as On Book or Off Book from time to time. Clients will find the designation of currencies as On Book Cash and Off Book Cash, and any changes to such designations, in the Client Publications. |
| 4.3 | Cash Records. The Custodian will reflect Cash balances held in all On Book and Off Book Client deposit accounts on its books and records and report the balances to the Client. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 4.4 | Banking Relationship. In accepting deposits under this Agreement, the Custodian (for On Book Cash) or the relevant Subcustodian (for Off Book Cash) acts as banker and does not hold the money deposited on trust or segregated from its proprietary assets. Accordingly, the Client is an unsecured creditor of the Custodian (for On Book Cash) or the relevant Subcustodian (for Off Book Cash), subject to such rights as may arise in an Insolvency Event as determined under the laws of the jurisdiction of the Custodian or relevant Subcustodian. With respect to Off Book Cash, the Custodian is only responsible for returning the actual amount that the Custodian receives from the Subcustodian. |
| 4.5 | Interest and Charges. Cash Accounts may be interest bearing or non-interest bearing and may be subject to charges or fees on the deposit balance or on a per account basis. The Custodian or the relevant Subcustodian will determine on a periodic basis: |
| 4.5.1 | the interest rates, if any, (which may be positive, zero or negative) or equivalent charges or fees paid or charged to the Client from time to time with respect to a Cash Account; and |
| 4.5.2 | the overdraft rates or equivalent charges or fees and the applicable overdraft thresholds (if any) that will trigger interest charges from time to time for overdrafts, |
in each case, acting in their sole discretion, taking into account market conditions and other relevant commercial considerations. Interest and overdraft rates or other account charges or fees will vary by currency. Details on current rates and deposit account charges are available upon request.
| 4.6 | Overdrafts. The Client must maintain sufficient funds in the Cash Accounts to settle all transactions in the applicable currencies in a timely manner. The Custodian or its Subcustodians may, but are not required to, extend credit under this Agreement. The Custodian reserves the right to decline to process any Proper Instruction or settle any transaction that would result in an overdraft of the Cash Account. If an overdraft arises in the Cash Account, the Client agrees to repay the principal amount of the overdraft upon demand by the Custodian or within five Business Days, whichever is earlier, plus any applicable overdraft fees and interest on the principal overdraft. |
| 5 | Transaction Settlement |
| 5.1 | Settlement. The Custodian will settle all transactions in accordance with Local Market Practice, which may not always be on a delivery-versus-payment or receipt-versus-payment basis. Except as otherwise provided below regarding Contractual Settlement, the Custodian will credit or debit the appropriate Cash Account on an actual settlement or payment basis. |
| 5.2 | Contractual Settlement. In order to facilitate transaction settlement, the Custodian may provisionally credit settlement, maturity or redemption proceeds, or income, dividends and other distributions, on a contractual settlement or predetermined income basis (“Contractual Settlement”), for markets, securities and eligible clients as determined and notified by the Custodian in the Client Publications. The Custodian can terminate or suspend Contractual Settlement for markets, securities or particular clients at any time. |
| 5.3 | Use of Funds. Where Contractual Settlement applies, the Custodian will credit or debit the appropriate Cash Account on the contractual settlement date or payable date for the relevant transaction. This means that (i) the Client will have use of the funds from the date that a sale was contracted to settle or the payable date, which may be earlier than the date payment actually occurs and (ii) the Custodian will have use of the funds debited from the Cash Account from the date that a purchase was contracted to settle until the date that settlement actually occurs. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 5.4 | Reversal. The Custodian may reverse any Contractual Settlement credit at any time before actual receipt of the cash payment associated with the credit if the Custodian determines, in its reasonable judgement, that such payment will not be received within 30 days for that transaction or if the Custodian suspends or terminates the provision of Contractual Settlement for those Securities in that market. The Custodian will generally notify the Client two Business Days before any such reversal. |
| 5.5 | Secured Liability. To the extent that the Custodian has not received the cash payment associated with a credit, the amount credited remains a Secured Liability under this Agreement. |
| 6 | Corporate Actions |
| 6.1 | Transmit Information. The Custodian will promptly transmit or make available to the Client all material written information customarily provided by a professional global custodian regarding an applicable Corporate Action, or a brief synopsis of that information, affecting Securities then being held under this Agreement, where (i) that information is received directly from issuers of such Securities or from CSDs or Subcustodians or (ii) that information is publicly available in the relevant market from standard vendors routinely used by professional global custodians provided that the Custodian can verify the accuracy of such information. The Custodian will transmit or make available such Corporate Action data it receives from primary sources (issuers, CSDs and Subcustodians) without further review although it will generally note if such information is single sourced. The Custodian generally will not transmit or make available such Corporate Action data it receives from secondary sources (vendors) unless the accuracy of that information can be verified against at least one additional source. |
| 6.2 | Exercise. The Custodian will process the Client’s elections with respect to any voluntary Corporate Action at the direction of the Client provided it has actual possession of the relevant Securities and it has received Proper Instructions by the deadline specified in the Custodian’s Corporate Action notification (“Corporate Actions Deadline Date”). The Custodian will use reasonable efforts to effect Proper Instructions received after that deadline but will have no responsibility for any failure to exercise such instructions accurately or timely. In the absence of receiving Proper Instructions by the Corporate Actions Deadline Date, the Custodian may take the default action specified in the corporate action notification. In the event of a mandatory Corporate Action, the Custodian will act without Proper Instructions in accordance with Section 22.10. |
| 6.3 | Class Actions. The Custodian will transmit written information received by the Custodian regarding any class action litigation to the extent set out in the Client Publications. The Custodian will not support class action participation by the Client beyond such forwarding of written information. In no event will the Custodian act as a lead plaintiff in a class action. |
| 6.4 | Fractional Positions. Fractional positions resulting from Corporate Actions will be dealt with in accordance with the Client Publications. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 7 | Proxy Servicing |
| 7.1 | Transmit Information. The Custodian will forward to the Client all proxies received by the Custodian relating to the Securities then held under this Agreement, for the markets designated in the Client Publications, unless otherwise instructed by the Client. The Custodian will use an agent to assist in the receipt and distribution of proxies and will share the Client’s position and contact information to facilitate such collection and distribution. |
| 7.2 | Voting. The Custodian provides proxy voting services for the markets designated in the Client Publications. The Custodian will cause eligible proxies to be promptly executed by the registered holder in accordance with Proper Instructions and delivered to the issuer of the Securities or its designated agent. In order for the Custodian to provide the voting services, the Custodian must have received such Proper Instructions, must have actual possession of the relevant Securities, and all requirements set out in the Client Publications must have been met, including where applicable receiving an executed power of attorney, in each case by the deadline specified in the Custodian’s proxy notification. |
| 8 | Income Collection |
| 8.1 | Monitoring and Crediting. The Custodian will use reasonable efforts to monitor and collect on a timely basis, in accordance with Local Market Practice, all income and other payments to which the Client is entitled in respect of the Securities held under this Agreement and Securities on loan through the securities lending program sponsored by the Custodian or its Affiliates. The Custodian will credit such amounts to the Cash Account of the Client as received, except where Contractual Settlement applies. |
| 8.2 | Repatriation of Income. The Client is responsible for directing the repatriation of income into the base currency of the Portfolio or another currency selected by the Client, and may enter into separate arrangements to do so, as set out in Section 13 of this Agreement. |
| 9 | Statements and Reports |
| 9.1 | Contents. The Custodian will make available reports to the Client regarding the Portfolio on a periodic basis as selected by the Client from certain online tools made available from time to time by the Custodian or as otherwise agreed with the Client. The reports will include Cash balances, an itemized statement of Securities and Cash and Securities transaction activity. Market values contained in these reports are unaudited and based on the Custodian’s standard pricing vendors and practices. These reports will not include net asset value calculations. |
| 9.2 | Cash and Securities Not Held. The Custodian may agree to incorporate information in respect of cash or securities not held by the Custodian. In making available such information to the Client, the Custodian will rely upon the information provided by the Client or a third party without any requirement to verify the accuracy of such information. The Custodian will not perform any other Services in relation to such cash or securities. |
| 10 | Tax Withholding and Tax Relief |
| 10.1 | Withholding. The Custodian will withhold (or cause to be withheld) the amount of any tax which is required to be withheld by the Custodian or Subcustodian under the Law applicable to the Custodian or Subcustodian based on the Client’s domicile and entity type in respect of any dividend, interest income or other distribution in relation to any Security, and/or the proceeds or income from the sale or other transfer of any Security held by the Custodian. If the Client has not provided the requisite information and documentation, the Custodian is obligated to arrange for maximum withholding. In certain markets, the Client will be required to hire a local tax agent to calculate withholding, as set out in the Client Publications. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 10.2 | Tax Relief. The Custodian will apply for a reduction of withholding tax and refund of any tax paid or tax credits in respect of income payments on Securities based on the Client’s entitlement under relevant tax treaties or laws which apply in each market that supports a standard tax reclaim process, in all cases as may be set out from time to time in the Client Publications. The Custodian does not facilitate tax reclaims for tax transparent or pass-through (i.e., multiple-beneficiary) entities such as partnerships, LLCs, common trusts or any other types of entities that are generally ineligible for tax treaty or domestic law tax entitlements, even where the partners or beneficial holders of such entities may be eligible. |
| 10.3 | Documentation. In order for the Custodian to perform the services in this Section 10, the Client will provide the Custodian such information and documentation as may be required from time to time by the Custodian for tax purposes, including documentary evidence of its tax domicile, and its entity type and details of any special ruling or treatment to which the Client may be entitled in relation to countries where the Client engages or proposes to engage in investment activity or where Securities are or will be held. The Client is responsible for ensuring the documentation and information provided is true and accurate in all material respects and will promptly provide the Custodian with all necessary corrections or updates upon becoming aware of any changes or inaccuracies in the documentation or information supplied. The provision of documentation and information under this Section 10.3 will be taken to be a Proper Instruction upon which the Custodian will be entitled to rely for all purposes under this Section 10, including calculating withholding and determining available tax relief, without the need to undertake any further inquiries or verification. |
| 10.4 | Client Responsible for Taxes. The Client will be liable for all taxes, levies or similar obligations which arise as a result of the Client’s investment activity, including in relation to any Cash or Securities held by the Custodian on behalf of the Client, or any related transactions. If any taxes become payable in relation to any prior payment made to the Client by the Custodian, the Custodian may withhold any credit balance in the Client’s Cash Accounts to the extent necessary to satisfy such tax obligation. The Client will also remain liable for any tax deficiency. |
| 10.5 | No Tax Advice. The Client acknowledges that the Custodian is not, and will not be deemed to be, providing tax advice or tax counsel. |
| 11 | Physical Safekeeping of Investment Documents |
| 11.1 | Document Safekeeping. The Custodian may agree to provide physical safekeeping for Investment Documents delivered to it and will return such Investment Documents to the Client upon receipt of Proper Instructions, subject to additional documentation and other requirements as the Custodian may specify from time to time. Investment Documents held in physical safekeeping will be segregated from documents of any other person and marked so as to clearly identify them as the property of the Client. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 11.2 | No Other Services. The Custodian will not otherwise perform any other Services in relation to such Investment Documents. |
| 12 | Alternative Asset Servicing |
| 12.1 | Alternative Assets. The Custodian may agree to reflect the Client’s Alternative Assets on its books, records or statements. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Custodian will not perform any other services or assume any obligations in relation to Alternative Assets. The Custodian may, in limited cases, agree to register the Client’s interests in Alternative Assets in the name of the Custodian, subject to additional documentation and other requirements as the Custodian may specify from time to time. |
| 13 | Foreign Exchange |
| 13.1 | Role of Custodian. The role of the Custodian with respect to foreign exchange transactions is limited to facilitating the processing and settlement of such transactions. The Custodian does not have any agency, trust or fiduciary obligation to the Client or any other person in connection with the execution of any foreign exchange transactions, other than the obligation as agent to process the Proper Instructions given by the Client. |
| 13.2 | Role of Counterparties. If the Client enters into any foreign exchange transaction with State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Subcustodian or any of their Affiliates, the Client does so on the basis that these entities are acting as a principal dealer and counterparty, and not as fiduciary or agent to the Client, and the execution services are governed by separate arrangements (including pricing) and do not form part of the Services provided by the Custodian under this Agreement. This applies to foreign exchange transactions entered into by the Client directly with the trading desk of these entities or by Proper Instruction to the Custodian using the indirect foreign exchange services described in the Client Publications. |
| 14 | Subcustodians |
| 14.1 | Use of Subcustodians. The Custodian is authorized to utilize Subcustodians in connection with its performance of the Services and will notify the Client of the Subcustodians so employed from time to time through the Client Publications. |
| 14.2 | Selection and Monitoring. The Custodian will use reasonable skill, care and diligence in the selection, monitoring and continued utilization of Subcustodians by taking the following actions: (i) annually assess the financial condition of each Subcustodian by reviewing their publicly available financial information, (ii) on a daily basis monitoring the performance by each Subcustodian’ of its duties relative to the Services, and (iii) confirming on an annual basis that each Subcustodian is licensed to act as a subcustodian in its relevant market. |
| 14.3 | Special Subcustodians. At the request of the Client, the Custodian may agree to appoint one or more qualified banks, trust companies or other entities designated by the Client to act as a subcustodian (each a “Special Subcustodian”) for purposes specified by the Client. In connection with the appointment of a Special Subcustodian, the Custodian shall enter into a tri-party subcustodian agreement with the Special Subcustodian and the Client in form and substance approved the Custodian, provided that such agreement shall comply with Law applicable to the Client and shall be consistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, to the extent practicable. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 14.4. | Provisions Relating to Rule 17f-5 |
| 14.4.1 | Delegation. Each Client, by resolution of its Board, delegates to the Custodian, pursuant to Rule 17f-5(b), the obligations to perform as the Client’s Foreign Custody Manager and, unless the Custodian advises the Customer that it does not accept such delegation with respect to a country, the Custodian accepts such delegation. The Custodian acting in this capacity shall be referred to as the “Foreign Custody Manager.” |
| 14.4.2 | Exercise of Care as Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will exercise such reasonable care, prudence and diligence in performing the delegated responsibilities as a person having responsibility for the safekeeping of assets of management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act would exercise. |
| 14.4.3 | Foreign Custody Arrangements. The Foreign Custody Manager will perform the delegated responsibilities only with respect to Covered Foreign Countries and will provide the Client with a list on Schedule A of the Eligible Foreign Custodian(s) it selects to maintain the Client’s Foreign Assets in each Covered Foreign Country. The Foreign Custody Manager may amend the list from time to time in its sole discretion upon notice to the Client. |
| 14.4.4 | Scope of Delegated Responsibilities. The Foreign Custody Manager, when placing and maintaining Foreign Assets in the care of an Eligible Foreign Custodian, will determine that: (i) the Foreign Assets will be subject to reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to custodians in the country in which the Foreign Assets will be held by the Eligible Foreign Custodian, after considering all factors relevant to the safekeeping of such assets, including, without limitation the factors specified in Rule 17f-5(c)(1), and (ii) the contract between the Foreign Custody Manager and the Eligible Foreign Custodian governing the foreign custody arrangements will satisfy the requirements of Rule 17f-5(c)(2). The Foreign Custody Manager will establish a system to monitor (a) the appropriateness of maintaining the Foreign Assets with the Eligible Foreign Custodian, and (b) the performance of the contract governing the foreign custody arrangements. The Foreign Custody Manager will notify the Client if it determines that the custody arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian are no longer appropriate, including if such arrangements have ceased to meet the requirements of Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act, and will act in accordance with the Client’s Proper Instructions with respect to the disposition of the affected Foreign Assets. |
| 14.4.5 | Reporting Requirements. The Foreign Custody Manager will (i) report the withdrawal of Foreign Assets from an Eligible Foreign Custodian and the placement of Foreign Assets with another Eligible Foreign Custodian by providing to the Client an updated Schedule A at the end of the calendar quarter in which the action has occurred, and (ii) after the occurrence of any other material change in the foreign custody arrangements of the Client, make a written report available to the Client containing a notification of the change. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 14.4.6 | Representations of Foreign Custody Manager and Client. The Foreign Custody Manager represents to Client that it is a U.S. Bank as defined in Section (a)(7) of Rule 17f-5(a)(7). Client represents to the Custodian that its Board has (i) determined that it is reasonable for the Board to rely on the Custodian to perform the responsibilities delegated pursuant to this Agreement to the Custodian as the Foreign Custody Manager of the Client, and (ii) considered and determined to accept the risk described in the first sentence of Section 18.2 as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Client’s Foreign Assets in each Covered Foreign Country. |
| 14.4.7. | Withdrawal of Acceptance of Delegation as Foreign Custody Manager. Upon at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Client, the Foreign Custody Manager may withdraw its acceptance of such delegated responsibilities generally or with respect to a specified Covered Foreign Country, and the Custodian will have no further responsibility in its capacity as Foreign Custody Manager to the Client generally or with respect to the designated Covered Foreign Country, as applicable. |
| 14.4.8. | Termination by Client of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager. Upon at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Custodian, Client may terminate the delegation to the Custodian as the Foreign Custody Manager for the Client. Following the termination, the Custodian shall have no further responsibility in its capacity as Foreign Custody Manager to the Client. |
| 14.4.9. | Settlement Practices. The Custodian will provide to each Client the information with respect to custody and settlement practices in countries in which the Custodian employs an Eligible Foreign Custodian described on Schedule C at the time or times set out on the Schedule. The Custodian may revise Schedule C from time to time, but no revision will result in a Client being provided with substantively less information than had been previously provided on Schedule C. |
| 15 | Central Securities Depositories |
| 15.1 | Use of Central Securities Depositories. The Custodian and its Subcustodians will use CSDs in connection with the performance of the Services, and will notify the Client of the CSDs so employed from time to time through the Client Publications. |
| 15.2 | Rules of Central Securities Depositories. Where the Custodian or its Subcustodians use CSDs, the Client acknowledges that they will do so in accordance with the terms and conditions of participation or membership in such CSDs and the rules and procedures governing the operation thereof. |
| 15.3 | Provisions Relating to Rule 17f-4. The Custodian may deposit and maintain securities or other financial assets of the Client in a U.S. CSD in compliance with the conditions of Rule 17f-4. |
| 15.4 | Provisions Relating to Rule 17f-7. The Custodian will (i) provide the Client or its Investment Manager with an analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with the Eligible Securities Depositories set out on Schedule B in accordance with Section (a)(1)(i)(A) of Rule 17f-7, (ii) monitor such risks on a continuing basis and promptly notify the Client or its Investment Manager of any material change in such risks, in accordance with Section (a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 17f-7, and (iii) exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence in performing the requirements in subsections (i) and (ii) above. If following the foregoing notification of a material change in risks, the Client determines that a custody arrangement with an Eligible Securities Depository no longer meets the requirements of Rule 17f-7, the Custodian shall act in accordance with Proper Instructions to withdraw such Foreign Assets from the relevant depository to the extent permissible. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 16 | Delegation |
| 16.1 | Use of Delegates. The Custodian shall have the right, without the prior notice to or the consent of the Client, to employ Delegates to provide or assist it in the provision of any part of the Services other than Services required by Law applicable to either Party to be performed by a qualified custodian or CSD. Unless otherwise agreed in a fee schedule, the Custodian will be responsible for the compensation of its Delegates. |
| 16.2 | Provision of Information Regarding Delegates. The Custodian will provide or make available to the Client on a quarterly or other periodic basis (including upon request by the Client) information regarding its global operating model for the delivery of the Services, which information will include the identities of Delegates affiliated with the Custodian that perform or may perform any part of the Services, and the locations from which such Delegates perform Services, as well as such other information about its Delegates as the Client may reasonably request from time to time. |
| 16.3 | Third Parties. Nothing in this Section limits or restricts the Custodian’s right to use Affiliates or third parties to perform or discharge, or assist it in the performance or discharge of, any obligations or duties under this Agreement other than the provision of the Services. |
| 17 | Standard of Care and Liability |
| 17.1 | Standard of Care. The Custodian will at all times exercise the reasonable skill, care and diligence expected of a professional provider of custody services to institutional investors and act in good faith and in accordance with generally applicable industry standards and practices in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. |
| 17.2 | Liability for Losses. Subject to the limitations and exclusions of liability in this Agreement, the Custodian will be liable for Losses suffered or incurred by the Client to the extent such Losses are caused by the negligence, wilful misconduct, bad faith or fraud of the Custodian in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. The parties agree that “negligence” will mean a breach by the Custodian of its obligation to exercise the standard of care described in Section 17.1 above. |
| 17.3 | Responsibility for Subcustodians. The Custodian will be liable to the Client for the acts and omissions of its Subcustodians as if it had committed such acts and omissions itself; provided that: |
| 17.3.1 | compliance with the standard of care set out in Section 17.1 will be assessed in accordance with the standards and circumstances prevailing at the time of the act or omission in the local market or jurisdiction in which the Subcustodian is providing the relevant Services; and |
| 17.3.2 | the Custodian will have no liability for Losses resulting from the insolvency or other financial default of a Subcustodian that is not an Affiliate of the Custodian except to the extent that such Losses are caused by the failure of the Custodian to exercise reasonable skill, care and diligence in the selection, monitoring and continued utilization of the Subcustodian as required under Section 14.2. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 17.4 | Responsibility for Special Subcustodians. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.3 to the contrary, the Custodian shall not be liable to the Client for Losses suffered or incurred by the Client resulting from the acts or omissions of a Special Subcustodian, except to the extent such Losses are caused by the negligence, wilful misconduct, bad faith or fraud of the Custodian. In the event of any such Loss, the Custodian shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such rights as it may have against any Special Subcustodian. |
| 17.5 | Responsibility for Delegates. The Custodian will be liable to the Client for the acts and omissions of its Delegates as if it had committed such acts and omissions itself. |
| 17.6 | Force Majeure. Neither Party will be in breach of this Agreement or liable for Losses arising by reason of the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event that prevents, hinders or delays it from or in performing its obligations under this Agreement, except, in the case of the Custodian, to the extent that such Losses are attributable to its breach of its business continuity obligations under this Agreement. |
| 17.7 | No Liability for Certain Losses. The Custodian will not be liable to the Client for any Losses to the extent they arise from or are caused by: |
| 17.7.1 | the Custodian acting upon any (i) Proper Instruction or (ii) if a Proper Instruction is not required in a particular circumstance, any other instruction, information, notice, request, consent, certificate, instrument or other writing that the Custodian reasonably believes to be genuine and to be signed or otherwise given by or on behalf of a person authorized to do so; |
| 17.7.2 | a delay in processing or any failure to process any Proper Instruction to the extent permitted under Section 22, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set out in that Section, as applicable; |
| 17.7.3 | the failure of the Client or any person authorized by it to comply with the Client’s obligations under this Agreement; or |
| 17.7.4 | any other acts and omissions of the Client, any person authorized by it or any third party, including any Third Party Agent, Market Participant, Authorized Data Source, CSD, or Financial Market Utility. |
| 17.8 | Mutual Exclusion of Indirect and Other Loss. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither Party will be liable to the other for: (i) indirect, consequential, speculative, punitive or special Loss or (ii) loss of profit, revenue, opportunity, business, anticipated savings, goodwill and damage to reputation, or Loss of any similar kind; in each case whether or not a Party has been advised of or otherwise could have anticipated the possibility of such losses, except to the extent any such losses cannot be excluded or limited as a matter of Law applicable to either Party. |
| 18 | Error Correction |
| 18.1 | Error Correction. If an error results from an act or omission of the Custodian in performing the services under this Agreement, the Custodian may take such remedial action as it considers appropriate under the circumstances, which may include effecting corrective transactions involving the Client’s assets, where and to the extent reasonably necessary to place the Client in the position (or its equivalent) it would have been had the error not occurred. The Custodian will be responsible for Losses arising from its errors in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and will be entitled to retain gains arising from its errors or related remedial actions unless otherwise prohibited by Law. Where an error results in a series of related Losses and gains, the Custodian will be entitled to net gains against Losses when permitted by Law. The Custodian will notify or account to the Client, within a reasonable time of the occurrence of an error, for any Loss or gain associated with an error it has fully remediated. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 19 | Limits on the Scope of the Services |
| 19.1 | No Fiduciary or Implied Duties. The Custodian is responsible only for the duties it has expressly undertaken under this Agreement and no other duties will be implied or inferred, including any fiduciary duties, except to the extent such fiduciary duties may not be disclaimed as a matter of Law. |
| 19.2 | Investment and Other Risk, Client Compliance Matters. The Client bears the risk of investing in Securities or other assets or holding cash denominated in any currency or holding assets in a particular market, including investment risk and risk arising from the political, regulatory, legal or financial infrastructure of such market or otherwise arising from Local Market Practice. The Custodian is not responsible for monitoring or enforcing compliance by the Client or its Investment Manager(s) with any investment or other restriction, guideline or requirement imposed by the Client’s constituent documents or by contract or Law applicable to the Client in connection with investment activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Client. |
| 19.3 | Data Accuracy. The Custodian has no responsibility for, or duty to review, verify or otherwise perform any investigation as to the completeness, accuracy or sufficiency of, any data or information provided by or on behalf of the Client, any persons authorized by the Client, any Third Party Agent, any Market Participant or any Authorized Data Sources, except to the extent the Custodian has agreed in writing to perform reconciliations, variance or tolerance checks or other specific forms of data review under this Agreement. |
| 19.4 | Title. The Custodian is not responsible for title or entitlement to, validity or genuineness, including good deliverable form, of any asset received by the Custodian. |
| 19.5 | Proceedings. The Custodian is not responsible for commencing legal or administrative proceedings on behalf of the Client or relating to the assets held under this Agreement, including in respect of the late payment of income or other payments due to the Client or amounts payable on Securities in default if payment is refused after due demand and presentment. |
| 19.6 | Laws Applicable to the Custodian or Subcustodian. Laws applicable to the Custodian or a Subcustodian may from time to time prohibit or cause delays in the Custodian holding assets, acting on Proper Instructions or providing the Services to the Client in the manner contemplated by this Agreement. In such cases, the Custodian or Subcustodian will be entitled to comply with the Law and, where permitted by such Law, the Parties will seek to resolve the situation to the Parties’ mutual satisfaction. |
| 19.7 | Securities on Loan. Asset servicing is not generally performed for securities on loan unless otherwise noted in this Agreement or agreed by the Parties in writing. Provision of such services with respect to securities on loan may be covered by a separate securities lending or services agreement. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 20 | Indemnity |
| 20.1 | Indemnity by Client. Subject to this Section 20 and the exclusions and limitations of liability elsewhere in this Agreement, including Section 17.8, the Client will indemnify the Custodian against any direct Losses incurred by the Custodian (including Losses incurred by Subcustodians or Delegates for which the Custodian is liable) in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement, including acting on Proper Instructions and Losses incurred by virtue of being the holder of record of the Client’s Securities, except, in each case, to the extent such Losses result from the Custodian’s negligence, wilful misconduct, bad faith or fraud (or that of its Subcustodians or Delegates) in the discharge of the Custodian’s duties under this Agreement. |
| 20.2 | Indemnity by Custodian. Subject to this Section 20 and the exclusions and limitations of liability elsewhere in this Agreement, including Section 17.7 and 17.8, the Custodian will indemnify the Client against any direct Losses incurred by the Client, in each case, to the extent such Losses result from the negligence, wilful misconduct, bad faith or fraud of the Custodian (or that of its Subcustodians or Delegates) in the discharge of the Custodian’s duties under this Agreement. |
| 20.3 | Duty to Mitigate. Each Party will use reasonable efforts to mitigate any Losses in respect of which it claims indemnification under this Agreement. |
| 20.4 | Notice of Claims. A Party seeking indemnification under this Section (“Indemnified Party”) against a third-party claim (“Indemnified Claim”) will promptly provide written notice of such claim to the Party obligated to indemnify (“Indemnifying Party”). The failure to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve such Party of any liability under this Section, except to the extent that such failure materially prejudices the investigation and/or defense of the Indemnified Claim. |
| 20.5 | Right to Control Third Party Claims. The Indemnifying Party will, at its own expense, be entitled but not obligated to control and direct the investigation and defense of any Indemnified Claim, except where the Custodian is the Indemnified Party and is seeking indemnification from multiple customers for claims based on common facts or otherwise related to the Indemnified Claim, in which case the Custodian will have the right to control and direct the investigation and defense of such claim, at the expense of (i) the Indemnifying Party or (ii) all of the customers from which indemnification is sought, including the Indemnifying Party, pro rata, as appropriate. Where the Indemnifying Party controls and directs the investigation of the defence of the Indemnified Claim, the Indemnified Party may retain separate counsel at its own expense. If a conflict of interest exists between the Parties with respect to the defense of such claim, the reasonable cost of separate counsel will be an indemnified expense. |
| 20.6 | Settlement of Claims. Neither Party may settle an Indemnified Claim without the consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, provided that the Indemnifying Party will have the right to settle an Indemnified Claim without the consent of the Indemnified Party if such settlement: |
| 20.6.1 | involves only the payment of money; |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 20.6.2 | fully and unconditionally releases the Indemnified Party from any liability in exchange for the amount paid in settlement; and |
| 20.6.3 | does not include any admission of fault or liability in relation to the Indemnified Party. |
| 20.7 | Cooperation. In all cases, each Party will, as applicable, provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to the other Party and keep the other Party apprised as to the status of the Indemnified Claim, including any discussions relating to the settlement of the claim and the details of any settlement offer. |
| 21 | Obligations of the Client |
| 21.1 | Provide Information. The Client will provide or cause to be provided to the Custodian all data, information, documents and instructions concerning the Client and the investment activity of the Client in relation to the Portfolio as may be reasonably necessary or as the Custodian may reasonably request, in each case in a complete, accurate and timely manner, in order to enable the Custodian to discharge its duties under this Agreement. |
| 21.2 | AML Compliance. The Client will comply with all applicable anti-money laundering, sanctions or other financial crime legislation applicable to it and will provide the Custodian with all necessary sanctions questionnaires, declarations and other documentation in order for the Custodian to comply with its anti-money laundering policy. |
| 21.3 | Pass Through Representations. To the extent that the Custodian is required to give (or is deemed to have given) any representation, warranty or undertaking to a third party relating to the Client in accordance with normal market practice in connection with the execution of transaction documents or the issuance or transmission of trade notifications, confirmations and/or settlement instructions, whether using facsimile transmission, industry messaging or matching utilities and/or the proprietary software of Third Party Agents and Market Participants, CSDs or other Financial Market Utilities, the Client will be deemed to have made such representation, warranty or undertaking to the Custodian. |
| 21.4 | Operational Requirements. The Client will adhere to the deadlines and other operational requirements set out in the Client Publications, to facilitate meeting the requirements of CSD’s, Third Party Agents and Market Participants. |
| 21.5 | Client Review and Notification. In accordance with standard market practice, the Client will employ commercially reasonable review and control measures with respect to information provided by the Custodian under this Agreement and give the Custodian prompt written notice of any suspected error or omission or the Client’s inability to access any such Information so as to prevent, stem or mitigate any Losses that may arise from the use of inaccurate data or the inaccessibility of data. |
| 21.6 | Fees. In consideration for the Services provided by the Custodian, the Client will pay the Fees as agreed in a written fee schedule or otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties from time to time. The Fees and any other amounts payable under this Agreement are stated exclusive of any sales, use, excise, value-added, services, consumption, withholding or other similar tax that is assessed on the supply of the Services under an agreement. Any such tax will be payable by the Client. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 21.7 | Client Publications. The Client will ensure that it provides the Custodian with and regularly updates, as necessary, e-mail and other contact details for its representatives to enable timely distribution and receipt of the Client Publications. |
| 22 | Proper Instructions |
| 22.1 | Dealings in Cash and Securities. The Custodian will effect all transactions and dealings in Cash and Securities under this Agreement in accordance with Proper Instructions, subject to any other rights it may have under this Agreement. |
| 22.2 | Appointment of Authorized Persons. The Client and each Investment Manager will provide the Custodian with a list of the names and (if applicable) signatures, of Authorized Persons in a form agreed by the parties from time to time. The Custodian may rely upon the authority of each Authorized Person until it receives written notice to the contrary from the Client and has had a reasonable time to act on such notice. |
| 22.3 | Authentication Procedures. The Custodian will implement Authentication Procedures. The Client acknowledges that the Authentication Procedures are intended to provide a commercially reasonable degree of protection against unauthorized transactions of certain types and are not designed to detect errors. Any purported Proper Instruction received by the Custodian in accordance with an Authentication Procedure will be taken to have originated from an Authorized Person and will constitute a Proper Instruction under this Agreement for all purposes. |
| 22.4 | Security Measures by Client. The Client is responsible for ensuring that appropriate security measures are implemented to prevent unauthorized disclosure or use of any Authentication Procedure made available to it or an Investment Manager in connection with this Agreement. |
| 22.5 | No Duty to Verify. Except to the extent the Custodian is required to comply with Authentication Procedures under Section 22.3 above, the Custodian has no duty to verify that personnel of the Client or any Investment Manager engaged in investment activity are authorized to do so or that any instructions received by the Custodian are duly authorized. |
| 22.6 | Decline/Delay in Processing. The Custodian reserves the right to decline to process or delay the processing of any purported Proper Instruction where: |
| 22.6.1 | the Custodian, in good faith, determines that the instruction may not have been properly authorized; |
| 22.6.2 | the instruction is inaccurate, incomplete or unclear; |
| 22.6.3 | the instruction conflicts with the terms of this Agreement or any Law applicable to either Party, Local Market Practice or the Custodian’s standard operating procedures; or |
| 22.6.4 | the Custodian has not been given a reasonable time period to effect the instruction. |
In these circumstances, the Custodian will promptly seek authentication, clarification, correction or amendment of any Proper Instruction, as the case may be.
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 22.7 | Cancellation and Amendment. The Custodian will use reasonable efforts to act on Proper Instructions to cancel or amend previously issued Proper Instructions if: |
| 22.7.1 | the Custodian has not already acted on the previously issued Proper Instructions; and |
| 22.7.2 | the Proper Instruction to cancel or amend is received before the applicable deadlines specified from time to time in the Client Publications or applicable event notification. |
The Custodian is not responsible or liable if the request to cancel or amend cannot be satisfied.
| 22.8 | Oral Instructions. If applicable, the Custodian may act on an oral instruction (given in accordance with an agreed Authentication Procedure) before receipt of any written confirmation and irrespective of whether any subsequent written confirmation conforms to the oral instruction. |
| 22.9 | Conflicting Claims. If there is a dispute or conflicting claim with respect to Securities or Cash held by the Custodian under this Agreement, the Custodian is entitled to refuse to act on a Proper Instruction of the Client or any Investment Manager in relation to the particular Securities or Cash until either (i) the dispute or conflicting claims have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or settled by agreement between the conflicting parties, and the Custodian has received written evidence satisfactory to it of such determination or agreement, or (ii) the Custodian has received an indemnity, security or both, satisfactory to it and sufficient to hold it harmless from and against any and all Losses which the Custodian may incur as a result of its actions. |
| 22.10 | Matters Not Requiring Proper Instructions. The Client authorises the Custodian in the absence of Proper Instructions to attend to all matters which may be necessary or appropriate to discharge its duties and give effect to the terms of this Agreement, including the execution, in the Client’s name or on its behalf, of any affidavits, certificates of ownership and other certificates and documents relating to Securities. |
| 23 | Creditors Rights |
| 23.1 | Security. To secure the full and timely satisfaction of all Secured Liabilities, the Client hereby grants to the Custodian a security interest in and a right of retention, sale and set off, as applicable, against (i) all of the Client’s Cash, Securities, and other assets, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, in the possession or under the control of the Custodian or its Subcustodians pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) any and all cash proceeds of any of the above (collectively, the “Collateral”). |
| 23.2 | Rights of the Custodian. In the event that the Client fails to satisfy in full any of the Secured Liabilities as and when due and payable, the Custodian will have, in addition to all other rights and remedies arising under this Agreement or under applicable Law, the rights and remedies of a secured party under applicable Law. Without prejudice to the Custodian’s other rights and remedies, the Custodian will be entitled, in each case as and to the extent reasonably necessary to satisfy in full the Secured Liabilities and any related transaction expenses, to (a) exercise its right of retention and withhold delivery of any Collateral and otherwise refuse to act on any Proper Instruction relating to such Collateral, (b) sell or otherwise realize any Collateral, and (c) set off the net proceeds of such sale or realization of Collateral and/or the amount of any deposit balances standing to the credit of the Client in any Cash Account(s) against such Secured Liabilities. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 23.3 | Exercise of Rights. The Custodian may exercise its rights and remedies against the Collateral in any manner (including by any method, at any time or place, and on any terms) as it deems, in good faith, to be commercially reasonable under the circumstances, and will use reasonable efforts to effect any sale of Collateral at the prevailing market price in the relevant market. Without limiting the foregoing, the Client acknowledges that it will be commercially reasonable for the Custodian to, among other things: (i) accelerate or cause the acceleration of the maturity of any fixed term deposits comprised in the Collateral and (ii) effect any necessary currency conversions through its own trading desk at such exchange rates as it determines in its reasonable discretion, which rates may include a mark-up from the rates the Custodian receives on the interbank market. |
| 23.4 | Notice. The Custodian will use reasonable efforts to give the Client prior notice of any exercise of the right to sell or otherwise realize Collateral set forth above, provided that the Custodian will not be obligated to give prior notice to the Client or delay exercising its rights pending or after the provision of such notice if, in its reasonable judgment, giving such notice or any such delay would prejudice its ability to obtain satisfaction in full of the Secured Liabilities. |
| 24 | Confidentiality and Use of Data |
| 24.1 | Confidentiality |
| 24.1.1 | No Disclosure Without Consent. Subject to Section 24.2 and Section 24.3, Confidential Information will not be disclosed by the Receiving Party to any third party without the prior consent of the Disclosing Party. |
| 24.1.2 | No limitations of obligations under Agreement or at Law. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, nothing in this Section 24 will limit the confidentiality and data-protection obligations of the Custodian and its Affiliates under this Agreement and Law applicable to the Custodian. |
| 24.2 | Use of Confidential Information and Data |
| 24.2.1 | Use of Confidential Information and Data generally. Subject to this Section 24.2 and Section 24.3, all Confidential Information, including Data, will be used by the Receiving Party for the purpose of providing or receiving services, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise discharging its obligations under this Agreement. |
| 24.2.2 | Use of Data for Indicators. The Custodian and its Affiliates may use Data to develop, publish or otherwise distribute to third parties certain investor behavior “indicators” or “indices” that represent broad trends in the flow of investment funds into various markets, sectors or investment instruments (collectively, the “Indicators”), but only so long as (i) the Data is combined or aggregated with (A) information relating to other customers of the Custodian and/or (B) information derived from other sources, in each case such that the Indicators do not allow for attribution to or identification of such Data with the Client, an Investment Manager, any Affiliate of the Client or its Investment Manager, any investor of a Client, or any investment of the Client, (ii) the Data represents less than a statistically meaningful portion of all of the data used to create the Indicators and (iii) the Custodian publishes or otherwise distributes to third parties only the Indicators and under no circumstance publishes, makes available, distributes or otherwise discloses any of the Data to any third party, whether aggregated, anonymized or otherwise, except as expressly permitted under this Agreement. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 24.2.3 | Economic benefit from Indicators. The Client acknowledges that the Custodian may seek and realize economic benefit from the publication or distribution of the Indicators. |
| 24.3 | Disclosure of Confidential Information and Data |
| 24.3.1 | Disclosure of Confidential Information to Representatives. The Receiving Party may disclose the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information without the Disclosing Party’s consent to its attorneys, accountants, auditors, consultants and other similar advisors that have a reasonable need to know such Confidential Information (“Representatives”), provided such Confidential Information is disclosed under obligations of confidentiality that prohibit the disclosure or use of such Confidential Information by the Representatives for any purpose other than the specific engagement with the Receiving Party for which the Representative has been retained and that are otherwise no less restrictive than the confidentiality obligations contained in this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that use of Confidential Information by a Representative to represent its other clients in dealing with the Disclosing Party would constitute a breach of this Section 24.3. Where the Custodian is the Receiving Party, “Representatives” will include its Affiliates and Service Providers (as defined below). |
| 24.3.2 | Disclosure and Use of Confidential Information by Custodian. The Custodian may disclose and permit use (as applicable) of Confidential Information of the Client without the Client’s consent: |
24.3.2.1 to its Affiliates and any of its third-party agents and service providers (“Service Providers”) in connection with the provision of services, the discharge of its obligations under this Agreement or the carrying out of any Proper Instruction, including in accordance with the standard practices or requirements of any Financial Market Utility or in connection with the settlement, holding or administration of Cash, Securities or other instruments;
24.3.2.2 to its Affiliates in connection with the management of the businesses of the Custodian and its Affiliates, including, but not limited to, financial and operational management and reporting, risk management, legal and regulatory compliance and client service management and marketing.
Where possible, such Confidential Information must be disclosed under obligations of confidentiality or in a manner consistent with industry practice.
| 24.3.3 | Confidential Information and Cloud Computing and Storage. Each Party may store Confidential Information with third-party providers of information technology services, and permit access to Confidential Information by such providers as reasonably necessary for the receipt of cloud computing and storage services and related hardware and software maintenance and support. Such Confidential Information must be disclosed under obligations of confidentiality. |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 24.3.4 | Disclosure of Confidential Information to comply with law. The Receiving Party may disclose the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information to the extent such disclosure is required to satisfy any legal requirement (including in response to court-issued orders, investigative demands, subpoenas or similar processes or to satisfy the requirements of any applicable regulatory authority). |
| 24.3.5 | Harm of Unauthorized Disclosure of Confidential Information. Each Party acknowledges that the disclosure to any non-authorized third party of Confidential Information or the use of Confidential Information in breach of this Agreement, may immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury inadequately compensable in damages at law, and in such cases the Receiving Party agrees to waive any defense that an adequate remedy at law is available if the Disclosing Party seeks to obtain injunctive relief against any such breach or any threatened breach. |
| 24.3.6 | Responsibility for Representatives. Each Party will be responsible for any use or disclosure of Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in breach of this Agreement by its Representatives as though such Party had used or disclosed such Confidential Information itself. |
| 24.3.7 | No Disclosure to Custodian Asset Manager Division. In no event will the Custodian allow representatives of its asset management division or Affiliates engaged in asset management to have access to or to use Confidential Information of the Client, including Data. |
| 25 | Term and Termination |
| 25.1 | Term. This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue until terminated in accordance with this Section. |
| 25.2 | Termination Rights. |
| 25.2.1 | Prior Notice. The Parties agree that: |
25.2.1.1 the Client may terminate this Agreement by giving not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Custodian; and
25.2.1.2 the Custodian may terminate this Agreement by giving not less than 90 days’ prior written notice to the Client.
| 25.2.2 | Immediate Effect. A Party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect at any time by written notice to the other Party, if: |
25.2.2.1 an Insolvency Event occurs in relation to the other Party;
25.2.2.2 such other Party is the Client and fails to pay any undisputed Fees as and when due and has failed to cure such breach within 30 days of receipt of notice from the Custodian requesting it to do so; or
25.2.2.3 such other Party commits a material breach of an obligation under this Agreement and has failed to cure such breach within 30 days of receipt of notice requesting it to do so.
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
If the Custodian terminates this Agreement pursuant to sub-sections 25.2.1 or 25.2.2, the Custodian will continue to provide the Services for a period of up to 270 days subject to payment in full of any overdue undisputed Fees and prepayment of the Fees reasonably expected to be incurred during such 270-day period, or such other financial assurance reasonably acceptable to the Custodian.
| 25.3 | Actions on Termination. |
| 25.3.1 | Successor Custodian. Upon termination of the Agreement, the Custodian will deliver the Portfolio to the successor custodian designated by the Client in Proper Instructions. |
| 25.3.2 | Remaining Portfolio. If any part of the Portfolio remains in the possession of the Custodian or its Subcustodians after the date of termination because the Client fails to designate a successor custodian or otherwise, the Custodian may continue to provide the Services to the Client in consideration of the Fees, as if the Agreement had not terminated. If no successor custodian has been appointed on or before the termination of this Agreement, then the Custodian will have the right to deliver to a bank or trust company, which is a “bank” as defined in the 1940 Act, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts, or New York, New York, of its own selection, all Cash and Securities of the Client then held by the Custodian, and to transfer to an account of the bank or trust company all of the Securities of the Client held in any CSD. The transfer will be on such terms as are contained in this Agreement or as the Custodian may otherwise reasonably negotiate with the bank or trust company. Any compensation payable to the bank or trust company, and any cost or expense incurred by the Custodian, in connection with the transfer will be for the account of the Client. |
| 25.3.3 | Payment of Fees. Upon termination of this Agreement, Fees will become due and payable for the period to the date of such termination, or, if later, to the date at which any part of the Portfolio held by the Custodian has been fully transferred to a successor custodian or to the Client, other than Fees subject to a bona fide good faith dispute. |
| 26 | Representations and Warranties |
26.1 Each Party. Each Party represents and warrants to the other that: (i) it has the power to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (ii) it has duly executed this Agreement by duly authorized persons so as to constitute valid and binding obligations of that Party.
26.2 Client. The Client further represents and warrants to the Custodian that: (i) it is the beneficial owner of the assets comprising the Portfolio or is entitled to deal with the assets comprising the Portfolio under this Agreement as if it were beneficial owner; and (ii) unless otherwise agreed, the Client acts as principal for the purposes of this Agreement and not as agent for another person.
26.3 Custodian. The Custodian further represents and warrants to the Client that: (i) it holds such authorisations and licences as are necessary to lawfully perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (ii) it will seek to maintain such authorisations and licenses for the term of this Agreement.
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 27 | Record Retention and Audit Rights |
27.1 Records. The Custodian will retain the records it is required to maintain under this Agreement in accordance with the Law applicable to the Custodian.
27.2 Client and Regulator Access. The Custodian will allow the Client and the Client’s regulators or supervisory authorities to perform periodic on-site audits as may be reasonably required to examine the Custodian’s performance of the Services.
27.3 Frequency and Scope. For inspections requested by the Client (such request will include reasonable advance notice) and agreed to by the Custodian, the Custodian reserves the right to impose reasonable limitations on the number, frequency, timing, and scope of such audits.
27.4 Limitations on Disclosure. Nothing contained in this Section will obligate the Custodian to provide access to or otherwise disclose: (i) any information that is unrelated to the Client and the provision of the Services to the Client; (ii) any information that is treated as confidential under the Custodian’s corporate policies, including, without limitation, internal audit reports, compliance or risk management plans or reports, work papers and other reports, and information relating to management functions; or (iii) any other documents, reports, or information that the Custodian is obligated or entitled to maintain in confidence as a matter of law or regulation. In addition, any access provided to technology will be limited to a demonstration by the Custodian of the functionality thereof and a reasonable opportunity to communicate with the Custodian’s personnel regarding such technology.
| 28 | Business Continuity, Internal Controls and Information Security |
28.1 Business Continuity Plans. The Custodian will at all times maintain a business contingency plan and a disaster recovery plan and will take commercially reasonable measures to maintain and periodically test such plans. The Custodian will implement such plans following the occurrence of an event which results in an interruption or suspension of the Services to be provided by the Custodian.
28.2 Internal Controls Review and Report. The Custodian will retain a firm of independent auditors to perform an annual review of certain internal controls and procedures employed by the Custodian in the provision of the Services and issue a standard System and Organization Controls 1 or equivalent report based on such review. The Custodian will provide a copy of the report to the Client upon request.
28.3 Information Security Systems and Controls. The Custodian will maintain commercially reasonable information security systems and controls, which include administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are designed to: (i) maintain the security and confidentiality of the Client’s data; (ii) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of the Client’s data, including appropriate measures designed to meet legal and regulatory requirements applying to the Custodian; and (iii) protect against unauthorized access to or use of the Client’s data.
28.4 Virus Detection. The Custodian will at all times employ a current version of one of the leading commercially available virus detection software programs to test the hardware and software applications used by it to deliver the Services for the presence of any computer code designed to disrupt, disable, harm, or otherwise impede operation.
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 29 | General |
| 29.1 | Services Not Exclusive; Acting in Various Capacities. The Custodian, its Subcustodians and their Affiliates are part of groups of companies and businesses that, in the ordinary course of their business: |
| 29.1.1 | provide a wide range of financial services to many clients of different kinds; |
| 29.1.2 | engage in transactions for their own account (including acting as banker as outlined in Section 4.4 and acting as foreign exchange counterparty as outlined in Section 13) or for the account of other clients; |
which may result in actual, perceived or potential conflicts between the interests of the Client and the interest of the Custodian, its Subcustodians and their Affiliates or between the interests of clients. The Custodian maintains a conflicts of interest policy, and has implemented procedures and arrangements to identify and manage conflicts of interest.
29.2 Disclosure of Conflicts. In connection with the matters outlined in Section 29.1.1, the Custodian, its Subcustodians and their Affiliates:
| 29.2.1 | may do business with each client on different contractual or financial terms; |
| 29.2.2 | will seek to profit and is entitled to receive and retain profits and compensation in connection with such activities without any obligation to account to the Client for the same; |
| 29.2.3 | may act as principal in its own interests, or as agent for its other clients; |
| 29.2.4 | may act or refrain from acting based upon information derived from such activities that is not available to the Client; |
| 29.2.5 | are not under a duty to notify or disclose to the Client any information which comes to their notice as a result of such activities; and |
| 29.2.6 | do not have an obligation to consider, act in, or provide information to the Client in respect of, the interests of the Client in connection with such activities, except to the extent (if any) expressly agreed in writing with the Client under the contractual arrangements governing those activities. |
The Custodian may (but is not required to) make any disclosure or notification in connection with such activities to the Client via publication on MyStateStreet.com or other notification mechanism.
29.3 Notice. Unless otherwise specified, all notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement (other than routine operational communications), will be in writing and will be taken to have been given:
| 29.3.1 | when delivered by hand; |
| 29.3.2 | on the next Business Day after being sent by e-mail (unless the sender receives an automated message that the e-mail has not been delivered); |
| 29.3.3 | on the next Business Day after being sent by overnight courier service for next Business Day delivery; or |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 29.3.4 | on the third Business Day after being sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; |
in each case to the applicable Party at the address or e-mail address specified on Schedule 2, or such other address or e-mail address as a Party may specify by written notice from time to time.
29.4 Waiver. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay on its part in exercising, any right or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of that right or remedy, or the exercise of any other right or remedy.
29.5 Sole Remedy. Subject to the right to seek relief under the specific circumstances expressly permitted in this Agreement, each of the Custodian and the Client agrees that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, a claim for breach of contract under and consistent with the terms of this Agreement will be the sole and exclusive remedy available for any and all matters arising from or in any way relating to this Agreement, the provision of the Services or any conduct (including omissions and alleged conduct) relating to the Agreement or provision of the Services, whether before, during or after the term of this Agreement. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, each of the Custodian and the Client, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, waives any and all other rights and remedies that otherwise would be available to such party in law or equity.
29.6 Assignment and Successors. The terms of this Agreement are binding on the Parties’ representatives, successors and permitted assigns and this Agreement and any rights or obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned or transferred without the prior written consent of the other Party. However, in the event that either Party becomes the subject of an Insolvency Event, then such Party will have the right to assign or transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any entity to which the Party transfers its business and assets (including a bridge bank or similar entity) and the other Party irrevocably consents to such assignment or transfer.
29.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the complete and exclusive agreement of the Parties regarding the Services and supersedes, as of the Effective Date, all prior oral or written agreements, arrangements or understandings between the parties relating to the Services.
29.8 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by written agreement between the Parties. However, the Custodian may amend this Agreement by giving written notice to the Client of such proposed amendment and the Client will be taken to have consented to the amendment if the Client does not affirmatively object in writing within thirty (30) days.
29.9 Counterparts and Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be an original, but which together will constitute one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be executed in either original or electronically transmitted form (e.g., faxes or emailed portable document format (PDF) form), and the Parties adopt as original any signatures received in electronically transmitted form. This Agreement may be executed by electronic signature (whatever form the electronic signature takes) and the Parties agree that this method of signature is as conclusive of the intention to be bound by this Agreement as if signed by the Parties’ manuscript signatures.
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
29.10 Severance. In the event that any part of this Agreement will be determined to be void or unenforceable for any reason, the rest of this Agreement will be unaffected (unless the essential purpose hereof is substantially frustrated by such determination) and will be enforceable in accordance with the rest of its terms as if the void or unenforceable part were not a part of this Agreement.
29.11 Survival. The provisions of Sections 10 (Tax Withholding and Tax Relief), 17 (Standard of Care and Liability), 20 (Indemnity), 21 (Obligations of the Client-Fees), 23 (Creditors Rights), 24 (Confidentiality and Use of Data) and 25.3 (Actions on Termination) are continuing obligations and will survive termination of this Agreement for any reason.
29.12 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and any disputes which may arise out of, under or in connection with this Agreement will be determined by the exclusive jurisdiction of the Massachusetts courts.
29.13 Reserved.
29.14 Qualified Financial Contracts. In the event that the Client is domiciled and organized outside of the United States, such Client and the Custodian hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the QFC addendum attached hereto as Appendix B.
29.15 The Parties; Additional Clients
| 29.15.1 | All references in this Agreement to the “Client” are to each of the client entities listed on Appendix A, individually, as if this Agreement were between the relevant individual Client and the Custodian. Any reference in this Agreement to “the Parties” shall mean the Custodian and the individual Client as to which the matter relates. |
| 29.15.2 | If any entity in addition to those listed on Appendix A would like the Custodian to render Services under the terms of this Agreement, the entity may notify the Custodian in writing. If the Custodian agrees in writing to provide the services, Appendix A will be taken to be amended to include such entity as a Client and that entity (together with the Custodian) will be bound by all Sections of this Agreement. |
| 30. | Remote Access Services Addendum. |
The Custodian and the Client agree to be bound by the terms of the Remote Access Services Addendum attached hereto. The Client acknowledges that the data and information it will be accessing from the Custodian is unaudited and may not be accurate due to inaccurate pricing of securities, delays of a day or more in updating the relevant account and other causes for which the Custodian will not be liable to the Client.
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| 31. | Loan Services Addendum. |
If the Client directs the Custodian in writing to perform loan services, the Custodian and the Client will be bound by the terms of the Loan Services Addendum attached hereto. The Client shall reimburse Custodian for its fees and expenses related thereto as agreed upon from time to time in writing by the Client and the Custodian.
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
| Signed by the Parties: | ||
| T. ROWE PRICE OHA PRIVATE CREDIT FUND | ||
| By: | /s/ Gerard R Waldt Jr | |
| Name: | Gerard R Waldt Jr | |
| Title: | MD, CFO of BDCs | |
| Date: | 10/12/22 | |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Fred Willshire | |
| Name: | Fred Willshire Senior Managing Director |
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| Title: | ||
| Date: | 10/13/2022 | |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
Schedule 1
Definitions
In this Agreement:
“1940 Act” means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, such person at the time in question. For these purposes. “Control” and its derivatives “Controlled” and “Controlling” mean, with regard to any person: (i) the legal or beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the issued share capital or capital stock of that person (or other ownership interest, if not a corporation); (ii) the ability to control, directly or indirectly, fifty per cent (50%) or more of the voting power in relation to that person; or (iii) the legal power to direct or cause the direction of the general management and policies of that person, provided that where Control is being determined with respect to a person that is a limited partnership, Control shall be determined by reference to the satisfaction of any of the above tests with respect to the general partner of the limited partnership
“Alternative Assets” means derivatives, real estate, commodities, private placements, loans, infrastructure holdings, private equity holdings, hedge fund holdings or such other assets (i) not typically held in book-entry form and (ii) not typically held in accounts registered in the name of the Custodian or a Subcustodian, in each case as determined by the Custodian.
“Authentication Procedures” means the use of security codes, passwords, tested communications or other authentication procedures as may be agreed upon in writing by Parties from time to time for purposes of enabling the Custodian to verify that purported Proper Instructions have been originated by an Authorized Person, and will include a Funds Transfer and Transaction Origination Policy Agreement.
“Authorized Data Sources” means third party sources of data and information utilized by the Custodian in the provision of the Services, including issuer and issuer group data; security characteristics and classifications; security prices (OTC and exchange traded); ratings (issuer and issue); exchange, interest, discount and coupon rates; corporate action, dividend, income and tax data; benchmark, index, composite and indice related data (including values, constituents, weights and performance); and other reference and market data and information necessary for the performance of the Services.
“Authorized Person” means a person authorized to give Proper Instructions and otherwise act on the Client’s behalf in connection with this Agreement.
“Business Day” means a day on which the Custodian or the relevant Subcustodian is open for business in the market or country in which a transaction or an action by a Party takes place.
“Board” means, in relation to a Client, the board of directors, trustees or other governing body of the Client.
“Cash” means cash in any currency from time to time deposited with the Custodian or Subcustodian under this Agreement.
“Cash Account” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.1.
“Client” means the party named in the preamble. In the case of an investment entity that is structured as a series organization or umbrella scheme, all references in this Agreement to the “Client” are to the individual series or scheme, as applicable.
Information Classification: Limited Access
“Client Publications” means the general client publications of the Custodian from time to time available to clients and their investment managers, including the Investment Managers’ Guide, Client Guide, Guide to Custody in World Markets, and FX Client Guide.
“Collateral” has the meaning given to it in Section 23.1.
“Confidential Information” means all information provided by or on behalf of a party (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other party (the “Receiving Party”), or collected by a Receiving Party, under or pursuant to this Agreement that is marked "confidential", "restricted", “proprietary” or with a similar designation, or that the Receiving Party knows or reasonably should know is confidential, proprietary or a trade secret. The terms and conditions of this Agreement (including any related fee schedule or arrangement) and any Fees will be treated as Confidential Information as to which each Party is a Disclosing Party. Confidential Information will not include information that: (i) is publicly available when provided or thereafter becomes publicly available, other than through a breach of this Agreement: (ii) was known to the Receiving Party (without an obligation of confidentiality) prior to its disclosure; (iii) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without the use of other Confidential Information; (iv) is rightfully obtained on a non-confidential basis from a third party source.
“Contractual Settlement” has the meaning given to it in Section 5.2.
“Corporate Actions” means warrant and option exercises, conversions, exchanges and other capital reorganizations, calls, odd lot tenders/credits, bonus rights, subscription offers/rights, puts, maturities of securities, redemptions, mergers, tender or exchange offers, and rights exercises and expirations. Corporate Actions do not include class actions.
“Corporate Actions Deadline Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 6.2.
“Covered Foreign Country” means a country listed on Schedule A, which list of countries may be amended from time to time at the request of any Client and with the agreement of the Foreign Custody Manager.
“CSD” or “Central Securities Depository” means an entity or generally recognised book-entry or other settlement system or clearing house, central clearing counterparty or agency, acting as a local securities depository, central securities depository or international securities depository, the use of which is customary for securities settlement activities in the jurisdiction(s) in which it holds Securities or Cash in connection with this Agreement, and through which the Custodian may transfer, settle, clear, deposit or maintain Securities whether in certificated or uncertificated form and will include any services provided by any network service provider or carriers or settlement banks used by a CSD.
“Data” means any Confidential Information of the Client relating to its holdings, transactions or other information that the Custodian obtains with respect to the Client in connection with the provision of the Services under this Agreement or any other agreement.
“Delegate” means any agent, subcontractor, consultant and other third party, whether affiliated or unaffiliated with the Custodian. The term Delegate does not include Subcustodians, CSDs, Authorized Data Sources, suppliers of information technology or related services, or Financial Market Utilities.
“Effective Date” has the meaning given to it in the preamble.
“Eligible Foreign Custodian” has the meaning set out in Section (a)(1) of Rule 17f-5.
“Eligible Securities Depository” has the meaning set out in section (b)(1) of Rule 17f-7.
Information Classification: Limited Access
“Fees” means the fees charged by the Custodian in consideration for providing the Services and the costs, expenses and disbursements of the Custodian to be reimbursed by the Client, as agreed between the parties from time to time in a separate written fee schedule, or as otherwise agreed in writing.
“Financial Market Utility” means any multilateral system for transferring, clearing, and settling payments, securities, and other financial transactions among or between financial institutions, including payment systems, central securities depositories, securities settlement systems, central counterparties and trade repositories.
“Force Majeure Event” means any event or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Custodian, including nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, suspension or disruption of the normal procedures and practices, or disruption of the infrastructure, of any securities market or CSD, interruptions in telecommunications or utilities, acts of war or terrorism, riots, revolution, acts of God or other similar events or acts.
“Foreign Assets” means a Client’s Securities or other investments (including non-U.S. Cash) for which the primary market is outside the United States, and any cash and cash equivalents that are reasonably necessary to effect transactions in those investments.
“Foreign Custody Manager” has the meaning set forth in section (a)(3) of Rule 17f-5.
“Foreign Securities System” means an Eligible Securities Depository listed on Schedule B.
“Indemnified Claim”, “Indemnified Party” and “Indemnifying Party” each have the meaning given to them in Section 20.4.
“Insolvency Event” means the occurrence of any of the following events in relation to any person:
(i) the person generally does not pay its debts as such debts become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (ii) any proceeding is instituted by or against such person seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, where any such proceeding is instituted against (but not by) such person, such person does not promptly seek dismissal of such proceeding or its motion or request to dismiss such proceeding is denied (whether or not on an initial, interim or final basis); or (iii) such person proposes or takes any corporate action to authorize any of the preceding actions or anything analogous to the foregoing events occurs in relation to such person under the laws of any jurisdiction.
“Investment Document” means any agreement, subscription, assignment or other document evidencing in physical form an investment of the Client, or providing for the ownership by the Client, in each case that is acceptable to the Custodian. For the avoidance of doubt, it does not include any Security, instrument, certificate, title, agreement or other document that is accompanied by a stock power or instrument of assignment, endorsed to the Custodian or in blank.
“Investment Manager” means each person specified as such by the Client, including its agents and delegates.
“Law” means any statute, ordinance, order, judgment, decree, subordinate legislation, rule or regulation promulgated by any regulatory, administrative or judicial authority or otherwise in force in any jurisdiction, applicable to a Party, that relates to the performance by such Party of the Services or obligations under this Agreement.
Information Classification: Limited Access
“Local Market Practice” means the customary or established practices, procedures and terms in the jurisdiction or market where a transaction occurs, including the rules and procedures of any exchange or over the counter market and any practical constraints that exist with respect to the exercise of shareholder rights, realisation of entitlements or the sale, exchange, purchase, transfer or delivery of Cash or Securities.
“Losses” means all direct losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses or other liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other litigation expenses).
“Market Participant” means any issuer, intermediary, exchange, transaction counterparty or other market participant.
“Off Book Cash” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.2.
“On Book Cash” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.2.
“Parties” means the parties set out at the beginning of this Agreement.
“Portfolio” means the Securities and Cash delivered to and held by the Custodian which comprise the assets of the Client over which the Custodian provides the Services pursuant to this Agreement.
“Proper Instructions” means instructions (which may be standing instructions and which includes any security trade advice) received by the Custodian through an agreed Authentication Procedure in any of the following forms:
| (i) | in writing given by an Authorized Person including a facsimile transmission; |
| (ii) | in an electronic communication as may be agreed upon between the Custodian and the Client in writing from time to time; or |
| (i) | by such other means as may be agreed from time to time by the Custodian and the Client . |
“Rule 17f-4, Rule 17f-5, and Rule17f-7” means Rule 17f-4, Rule 17f-5 and Rule 17f-7 promulgated under the 1940 Act.
“Schedule” or “Schedules” are all of the schedules referenced herein and attached to this Agreement.
“Secured Liabilities” means all liabilities or obligations owed by the Client to the Custodian or its Affiliates relating to this Agreement, including: (a) the obligations of the Client to the Custodian or its Affiliates in relation to any advance of cash or securities or any other extension of credit for any purpose; (b) the obligations of the Client to compensate the Custodian for the provision of the Services; and (c) the indemnity obligations of the Client to the Custodian under Section 20.
“Securities” means securities and such other similar assets as the Custodian may from time to time accept into custody under this Agreement.
“Securities Account” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.2.
“Services” means the services to be provided by the Custodian to the Client in accordance with this Agreement.
“Special Subcustodian” has the meaning given to it in Section 14.3.
“Subcustodian” means any qualified bank, credit institution, trust company or other entity appointed by the Custodian to perform safekeeping, processing and other elements of the Services, including Affiliates or non-Affiliates of the Custodian.
Information Classification: Limited Access
“Third Party Agent” means any provider of services to the Client (other than the Custodian, a Subcustodian or Delegate under this Agreement) including any Investment Manager, adviser or sub-advisor, distributor, broker, dealer, transfer agent, administrator, accounting agent, audit firm, tax firm, or law firm.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as in effect from time to time.
“U.S.” shall mean the United States of America.
“U.S. CSD” means a CSD authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC.
Interpretation: Capitalised terms used in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in this Schedule 1 unless otherwise defined. In this Agreement references to “persons” will include legal as well as natural persons or entities, references importing the singular will include the plural (and vice versa), use of the masculine pronoun will include the feminine, use of the terms “include”, “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation” and any specific examples given following the use of such terms shall be illustrative and in no way limit the general meaning of the words preceding them and numbered schedules, exhibits or Sections will (unless the contrary intention appears) be construed as references to such schedules and exhibits hereto and Sections herein bearing those numbers and any sub-sections thereof. The schedules and exhibits hereto are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Information Classification: Limited Access
Schedule 2
Notices
(Section 29)
| CUSTODIAN: | STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY] |
| Attention: | Senior Vice President – Custody Operations |
| CC: | Legal Department |
| Address: | John Adams Building, 1776 Heritage Drive, Floor JAB5N |
| North Quincy, MA 02171 |
| Telephone No: | 617-662-7245 |
| Email: | PE-PEP-CUSTODY@StateStreet.com |
| CLIENT: | T. ROWE PRICE OHA PRIVATE CREDIT FUND |
| Attention: | Gerard Waldt – Chief Financial Officer |
| Address: | c/o Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. |
| 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10017 |
| Telephone No: | 212-852-1906 |
| Email: | gwaldt@oakhilladvisors.com |
Information Classification: Limited Access
Appendix A
List of Client Entities
| Client Name | Jurisdiction of Formation |
| T. ROWE PRICE OHA PRIVATE CREDIT FUND | Delaware |
Information Classification: Limited Access
Appendix B
QFC Addendum
Opt-In to U.S. Special Resolution Regime. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, the parties hereto expressly acknowledge and agree that:
(a) In the event the Custodian becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer or assignment of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) by the Custodian will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States; and
(b) In the event the Custodian or an Affiliate of the Custodian becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights with respect to this Agreement that may be exercised against the Custodian are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than the Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
Adherence to the ISDA Protocol. At such times as the parties to this Agreement have adhered to the ISDA Protocol and this Agreement is or is deemed modified or amended by the ISDA Protocol, with respect to such adhering parties the terms of the ISDA Protocol will supersede the terms of this QFC Addendum as included as part of this Agreement, and in the event of any inconsistency between this QFC Addendum and the ISDA Protocol, the ISDA Protocol will prevail.
Definitions. As used in this QFC Addendum:
“Affiliate” has the meaning given in section 2(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. §1841(k)) and section 225.2(a) of the Federal Reserve Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR § 225.2(a)).
“Default Right” means any:
(i) right of a party, whether contractual or otherwise (including, without limitation, rights incorporated by reference to any other contract, agreement, or document, and rights afforded by statute, civil code, regulation, and common law), to liquidate, terminate, cancel, rescind, or accelerate such agreement or transactions thereunder, set off or net amounts owing in respect thereto (except rights related to same-day payment netting), exercise remedies in respect of collateral or other credit support or property related thereto (including the purchase and sale of property), demand payment or delivery thereunder or in respect thereof (other than a right or operation of a contractual provision arising solely from a change in the value of collateral or margin or a change in the amount of an economic exposure), suspend, delay, or defer payment or performance thereunder, or modify the obligations of a party thereunder, or any similar rights; and
(ii) right or contractual provision that alters the amount of collateral or margin that must be provided with respect to an exposure thereunder, including by altering any initial amount, threshold amount, variation margin, minimum transfer amount, the margin value of collateral, or any similar amount, that entitles a party to demand the return of any collateral or margin transferred by it to the other party or a custodian or that modifies a transferee’s right to reuse collateral or margin (if such right previously existed), or any similar rights, in each case, other than a right or operation of a contractual provision arising solely from a change in the value of collateral or margin or a change in the amount of an economic exposure.
Information Classification: Limited Access
“ISDA” refers to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
“ISDA Protocol” means the ISDA 2018 U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol as published by ISDA as of July 31, 2018.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. §1811–1835a) and regulations promulgated thereunder and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. § 5381–5394) and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Information Classification: Limited Access
Remote Access Services Addendum to Custody Agreement
ADDENDUM to that certain Custody Agreement dated as of October 13, 2022, between each entity identified on Appendix A thereto (“you” or the “Customer”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company, including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“State Street”).
State Street has developed and/or utilizes proprietary or third party accounting and other systems in conjunction with the services that State Street provides to you. In this regard, State Street maintains certain information in databases under State Street ownership and/or control that State Street makes available to customers (the “Remote Access Services”).
The Services
State Street agrees to provide you, the Customer, and your designated employees, investment advisors, consultants or other third parties who agree to abide by the terms of this Addendum (“Authorized Designees”) with access to State Street proprietary and third party systems as may be offered by State Street from time to time (each, a “System”) on a remote basis.
Security Procedures
You agree to comply, and to cause your Authorized Designees to comply, with remote access operating standards and procedures and with user identification or other password control requirements and other security devices and procedures as may be issued or required from time to time by State Street or its third party vendors for use of the System and access to the Remote Access Services. You are responsible for any use and/or misuse of the System and Remote Access Services by your Authorized Designees. You agree to advise State Street immediately in the event that you learn or have reason to believe that any person to whom you have given access to the System or the Remote Access Services has violated or intends to violate the terms of this Addendum and you will cooperate with State Street in seeking injunctive or other equitable relief. You agree to discontinue use of the System and Remote Access Services, if requested, for any security reasons cited by State Street and State Street may restrict access of the System and Remote Access Services by you or any Authorized Designee for security reasons or noncompliance with the terms of this Addendum at any time.
Fees
Fees and charges for the use of the System and the Remote Access Services and related payment terms shall be as set forth in the RAA Fee Schedule in effect from time to time between the parties (the “RAA Fee Schedule”). You shall be responsible for any tariffs, duties or taxes imposed or levied by any government or governmental agency by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Addendum, including, without limitation, federal, state and local taxes, use, value added and personal property taxes (other than income, franchise or similar taxes which may be imposed or assessed against State Street). Any claimed exemption from such tariffs, duties or taxes shall be supported by proper documentary evidence delivered to State Street.
Proprietary Information/Injunctive Relief
The System and Remote Access Services described herein and the databases, computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques, formulae, processes, systems, software, knowhow, algorithms, programs, training aids, printed materials, methods, books, records, files, documentation and other information made available to you by State Street as part of the Remote Access Services and through the use of the System and all copyrights, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary and intellectual property rights of State Street and third party vendors related thereto are the exclusive, valuable and confidential proprietary property of State Street and its relevant licensors and third party vendors (the “Proprietary Information”). You agree on behalf of yourself and your Authorized Designees to keep the Proprietary Information confidential and to limit access to your employees and Authorized Designees (under a similar duty of confidentiality) who require access to the System for the purposes intended. The foregoing shall not apply to Proprietary Information in the public domain or required by law to be made public.
Information Classification: Limited Access
You agree to use the Remote Access Services only in connection with the proper purposes of this Addendum. You will not, and will cause your employees and Authorized Designees not to, (i) permit any third party to use the System or the Remote Access Services, (ii) sell, rent, license or otherwise use the System or the Remote Access Services in the operation of a service bureau or for any purpose other than as expressly authorized under this Addendum, (iii) use the System or the Remote Access Services for any fund, trust or other investment vehicle without the prior written consent of State Street, or (iv) allow or cause any information transmitted from State Street's databases, including data from third party sources, available through use of the System or the Remote Access Services, to be published, redistributed or retransmitted for other than use for or on behalf of yourself, as our Customer.
You agree that neither you nor your Authorized Designees will modify the System in any way, enhance, copy or otherwise create derivative works based upon the System, nor will you or your Authorized Designees reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to secure the source code for all or any part of the System.
You acknowledge that the disclosure of any Proprietary Information, or of any information which at law or equity ought to remain confidential, will immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury to State Street or its third party licensors and vendors inadequately compensable in damages at law and that State Street shall be entitled to obtain immediate injunctive relief against the breach or threatened breach of any of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to any other legal remedies which may be available.
Limited Warranties
State Street represents and warrants that it is the owner of and/or has the right to grant access to the System and to provide the Remote Access Services contemplated herein. Because of the nature of computer information technology, including but not limited to the use of the Internet, and the necessity of relying upon third party sources and data and pricing information obtained from third parties, the System and Remote Access Services are provided “AS IS” without warranty express or implied including as to availability of the System, and you and your Authorized Designees shall be solely responsible for the use of the System and Remote Access Services and investment decisions, results obtained, regulatory reports and statements produced using the Remote Access Services. State Street and its relevant licensors and third party vendors will not be liable to you or your Authorized Designees for any direct or indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the System or the Remote Access Services, nor shall any party be responsible for delays or nonperformance under this Addendum arising out of any cause or event beyond such party’s control.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ADDENDUM, STATE STREET FOR ITSELF AND ITS RELEVANT LICENSORS AND THIRD PARTY VENDORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE SYSTEM AND THE SERVICES TO BE RENDERED HEREUNDER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Infringement
State Street will defend or, at our option, settle any claim or action brought against you to the extent that it is based upon an assertion that access to or use of State Street proprietary systems by you under this Addendum constitutes direct infringement of any United States patent or copyright or misappropriation of a trade secret, provided that you notify State Street promptly in writing of any such claim or proceeding and cooperate with State Street in the defense of such claim or proceeding and allow State Street sole control over such claim or proceeding. Should the State Street proprietary system or any part thereof become, or in State Street’s opinion be likely to become, the subject of a claim of infringement or the like under any applicable patent, copyright or trade secret laws, State Street shall have the right, at State Street's sole option, to (i) procure for you the right to continue using the State Street proprietary system, (ii) replace or modify the State Street proprietary system so that the State Street proprietary system becomes noninfringing, or (iii) terminate this Addendum without further obligation. This section constitutes the sole remedy available to you for the matters described in this section.
Information Classification: Limited Access
Termination
Either party may terminate this Addendum (i) for any reason by giving the other party at least one-hundred and eighty (180) days' prior written notice in the case of notice of termination by State Street to you or thirty (30) days’ notice in the case of notice from you to State Street of termination, or (ii) immediately for failure of the other party to comply with any material term and condition of the Addendum by giving the other party written notice of termination. This Addendum shall in any event terminate within ninety (90) days after the termination of any service agreement applicable to you. Your use of any third party System is contingent upon your compliance with any terms and conditions of use of such System imposed by such third party and State Street's continued access to, and use of, such third party System. In the event of termination, you will return to State Street all copies of documentation and other confidential information in your possession or in the possession of your Authorized Designees and immediately cease access to the System and Remote Access Services. The foregoing provisions with respect to confidentiality and infringement will survive termination for a period of three (3) years.
Miscellaneous
This Addendum constitutes our entire understanding with respect to access to the System and the Remote Access Services. This Addendum cannot be modified or altered except in a writing duly executed by both of us and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Information Classification: Limited Access
LOAN SERVICES ADDENDUM TO CUSTODY AGREEMENT
ADDENDUM to that certain Custodian Agreement (the “Custodian Agreement”) dated as of October 13, 2022 by and between each entity identified on Appendix A thereto (the “Company”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company, including its subsidiaries and other affiliates (the “Custodian”).
The following provisions will apply with respect to interests in commercial loans, including loan participations, whether the loans are bilateral or syndicated and whether any obligor is located in or outside of the United States (collectively, “Loans”), made or acquired by the Company on behalf of one or more of its Accounts.
Section 1. Payment Custody. If the Company wishes the Custodian to receive payments directly with respect to a Loan for credit to the bank account maintained by the Custodian for the Company under the Custodian Agreement,
(a) the Company will cause the Custodian to be named as the Company’s nominee for payment purposes under the relevant financing documents, e.g., in the case of a syndicated loan, the administrative contact for the agent bank, and otherwise provide for the payment to the Custodian of the payments with respect to the Loan; and
(b) the Custodian will credit to the bank account maintained by the Custodian for the Company under the Custodian Agreement any payment on or in respect of the Loan actually received by the Custodian and identified as relating to the Loan, but with any amount credited being conditional upon clearance and actual receipt by the Custodian of final payment.
Section 2. Monitoring. If the Company wishes the Custodian to monitor payments on and forward notices relating to a Loan,
(a) the Company will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Custodian a schedule identifying the amount and due dates of the scheduled principal payments, the scheduled interest payment dates and related payment amount information, and such other information with respect to the Loan as the Custodian may reasonably require in order to perform its services hereunder (collectively, “Loan Information”) and in such form and format as the Custodian may reasonably request; and
(b) the Custodian will (i) if the amount of a principal, interest, fee or other payment with respect to the Loan is not received by the Custodian on the date on which the amount is scheduled to be paid as reflected in the Loan Information, provide a report to the Company that the payment has not been received and (ii) if the Custodian receives any consent solicitation, notice of default or similar notice from any syndication agent, lead or obligor on the Loan, undertake reasonable efforts to forward the notice to the Company.
Section 3. Exculpation of the Custodian.
(a) Payment Custody and Monitoring. The Custodian will have no liability for any delay or failure by the Company or any third party in providing Loan Information to the Custodian or for any inaccuracy or incompleteness of any Loan Information. The Custodian will have no obligation to verify, investigate, recalculate, update or otherwise confirm the accuracy or completeness of any Loan Information or other information or notices received by the Custodian in respect of the Loan. The Custodian will be entitled to (i) rely upon the Loan Information provided to it by or on behalf of the Company or any other information or notices that the Custodian may receive from time to time from any syndication agent, lead or obligor or any similar party with respect to the Loan and (ii) update its records on the basis of such information or notices as may from time to time be received by the Custodian.
(b) Any Service. The Custodian will have no obligation to (i) determine whether any necessary steps have been taken or requirements have been met for the Company to have acquired good or record title to a Loan, (ii) ensure that the Company’s acquisition of the Loan has been authorized by the Company, (iii) collect past due payments on the Loan, preserve any rights against prior parties, exercise any right or perform any obligation in connection with the Loan (including taking any action in connection with any consent solicitation, notice of default or similar notice received from any syndication agent, lead or obligor on the Loan) or otherwise take any other action to enforce the payment obligations of any obligor on the Loan, (iv) become itself the record title holder of the Loan or (v) make any advance of its own funds with respect to the Loan.
Information Classification: Limited Access
(c) Miscellaneous. The Custodian will not be considered to have been or be charged with knowledge of the sale of a Loan by the Company, unless and except to the extent that the Custodian shall have received written notice of the sale from the Company and the proceeds of the sale have been received by the Custodian for credit to the bank account maintained by the Custodian for the Company under the Custodian Agreement. If any question arises as to the Custodian’s duties under this Addendum, the Custodian may request instructions from the Company and will be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received Proper Instructions from the Company. The Custodian will in all events have no liability, risk or cost for any action taken or omitted with respect to the Loan pursuant to Proper Instructions. The Custodian will have no responsibilities or duties whatsoever with respect to the Loan except as are expressly set forth in this Addendum.
Information Classification: Limited Access
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Global Custody Network Schedule A |
| Quarter Ended September 30, 2022 |
| Changes from the previous quarter’s Schedule A, List of Subcustodians are reflected in red, italic font below. |
| MARKET | SUBCUSTODIAN | ADDRESS |
| Albania | Raiffeisen
Bank sh.a. LEI: 529900XTU9H3KES1B287 |
Tish
Daija Kompleski Kika 2 Tirana, Albania |
| Argentina | Citibank,
N.A. LEI: E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 |
Bartolome
Mitre 530 1036 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Australia | The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited LEI: 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957 |
HSBC
Securities Services Level 3, 10 Smith St., Parramatta, NSW 2150, Australia |
| Austria | UniCredit
Bank Austria AG LEI: D1HEB8VEU6D9M8ZUXG17 |
Global
Securities Services Austria Rothschildplatz 1 A-1020 Vienna, Austria |
| Bahrain | First
Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C. LEI: 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90 |
Unit
1601, 10th Floor, Building 1565, Road 1722, Block 317 Diplomatic Area, Manama, Bahrain |
| Bangladesh | Standard
Chartered Bank LEI: RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96 |
Silver
Tower, Level 7 52 South Gulshan Commercial Area Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh |
| Belgium | BNP
Paribas Securities Services, S.C.A., France (operating through its Paris branch with support from its Brussels branch) LEI: 549300WCGB70D06XZS54 |
9,
rue du Débarcadère 93500 Pantin, France |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 1
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| Benin | via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan, Ivory Coast LEI: 54930016MQBB2NO5NB47 |
23, Bld de la République 17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d’Ivoire |
| Bermuda | HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited LEI: 0W1U67PTV5WY3WYWKD79 |
6 Front Street Hamilton, HM06, Bermuda |
| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | UniCredit Bank d.d. LEI: 549300RGT0JMDJZKVG34 |
Zelenih beretki 24 71 000 Sarajevo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Botswana | Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited LEI: 5493007VY27WWF8FF542 |
4th Floor, Standard Chartered House Queens Road The Mall Gaborone, Botswana |
| Brazil | Citibank, N.A. LEI: E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 |
AV Paulista 1111 São Paulo, SP 01311-920 Brazil |
| Bulgaria | Citibank Europe plc, Bulgaria branch LEI: N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475 |
Serdika Offices, 10th floor 48 Sitnyakovo Blvd. 1505 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| UniCredit Bulbank AD LEI: 549300Z7V2WOFIMUEK50 |
7 Sveta Nedelya Square 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Burkina Faso | via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan, Ivory Coast LEI: 54930016MQBB2NO5NB47 |
23, Bld de la République 17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d’Ivoire |
| Canada | State Street Trust Company Canada LEI: 549300L71XG2CTQ2V827 |
30 Adelaide Street East, Suite 800 Toronto, ON Canada M5C 3G6 |
| Chile | Banco de Chile LEI: 8B4EZFY8IHJC44TT2K84 |
Ahumada 251 Santiago, Chile |
| People’s Republic of China | Providing custodial services for the China A-share market, China B-share market, and China Interbank Bond Market: HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) LEI: 2CZOJRADNJXBLT55G526 |
33rd Floor, HSBC Building, Shanghai IFC 8 Century Avenue Pudong, Shanghai, China (200120) |
| Providing custodial services for the China A-share market and China Interbank Bond Market: China Construction Bank Corporation LEI: 5493001KQW6DM7KEDR62 |
No.1 Naoshikou Street Chang An Xing Rong Plaza Beijing 100032-33, China |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 2
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| China Connect | Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited LEI: X5AV1MBDXGRPX5UGMX13 |
15th Floor Standard Chartered Tower 388 Kwun Tong Road Kwun Tong, Hong Kong |
| Colombia | Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria LEI: SSER7O0CV66FF0PRYK94 |
Carrera 9A, No. 99-02 Bogotá DC, Colombia |
| Costa Rica | Banco BCT S.A. LEI: 25490061PVFNGN0YMO97 |
160 Calle Central Edificio BCT San José, Costa Rica |
| Croatia | Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d. LEI: 549300ZHFZ4CSK7VS460 |
Custody Department Radnička cesta 50 10000 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Zagrebacka Banka d.d. LEI: PRNXTNXHBI0TSY1V8P17 |
Savska 60 10000 Zagreb, Croatia | |
| Cyprus | BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.C.A., Greece (operating through its Athens branch) LEI: 549300WCGB70D06XZS54 |
2 Lampsakou Str. 115 28 Athens, Greece |
| Czech Republic | Československá obchodní banka, a.s. LEI: Q5BP2UEQ48R75BOTCB92 |
Radlická 333/150 150 57 Prague 5, Czech Republic |
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. LEI: KR6LSKV3BTSJRD41IF75 |
BB Centrum - FILADELFIE Želetavská 1525/1 140 92 Praha 4 - Michle, Czech Republic | |
| Denmark | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Sweden (operating through its Copenhagen branch) LEI: F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86 |
Bernstorffsgade 50 1577 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Egypt | Citibank, N.A. LEI: E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 |
Boomerang Building - Plot 48 - AlSalam Axis Street First District - 5th Settlement - 11835 Cairo, Egypt |
| Estonia | AS SEB Pank LEI: 549300ND1MQ8SNNYMJ22 |
Tornimäe 2 15010 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Finland | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Sweden (operating through its Helsinki branch) LEI: F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86 |
Securities Services Box 630 SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland |
| France | BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.C.A. LEI: 549300WCGB70D06XZS54 |
9, rue du Débarcadère 93500 Pantin, France |
| Republic of Georgia | JSC Bank of Georgia LEI: 549300RPLD8RXL49Z691 |
29a Gagarini Str. Tbilisi 0160, Georgia |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 3
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| Germany | State Street Bank International GmbH LEI: ZMHGNT7ZPKZ3UFZ8EO46 |
Brienner Strasse 59 80333 Munich, Germany |
| Deutsche Bank AG LEI: 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86 |
Alfred-Herrhausen-Allee 16-24 D-65760 Eschborn, Germany | |
| Ghana | Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Plc LEI: 549300WFGKTC3MGDCX95 |
P. O. Box 768 1st Floor High Street Building Accra, Ghana |
| Greece | BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.C.A. LEI: 549300WCGB70D06XZS54 |
2 Lampsakou Str. 115 28 Athens, Greece |
| Guinea-Bissau | via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan, Ivory Coast LEI: 54930016MQBB2NO5NB47 |
23, Bld de la République 17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d’Ivoire |
| Hong Kong | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited LEI: 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957 |
Level 30, HSBC Main Building 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Citibank Europe plc Magyarországi Fióktelepe LEI: N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475 |
7 Szabadság tér, Bank Center Budapest, H-1051 Hungary |
| UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. LEI: Y28RT6GGYJ696PMW8T44 |
6th Floor Szabadság tér 5-6 H-1054 Budapest, Hungary | |
| Iceland | Landsbankinn hf. LEI: 549300TLZPT6JELDWM92 |
Austurstræti 11 155 Reykjavik, Iceland |
| India | Deutsche Bank AG LEI: 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86 |
Block
B1, 4th Floor, Nirlon Knowledge Park Off Western Express Highway Goregaon (E) Mumbai 400 063, India |
| Citibank, N.A. LEI: E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 |
FIFC, 11th Floor C-54/55, G Bandra (East), | |
| The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited LEI: 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957 |
11F, Building 3, NESCO - IT Park, NESCO Complex, Western Express Highway Goregaon (East), Mumbai 400 063, India |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 4
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| Indonesia | Deutsche Bank AG LEI: 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86 |
Deutsche Bank Building, 5th floor Jl. Imam Bonjol, No. 80 Jakarta 10310, Indonesia |
| Standard Chartered Bank LEI: RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96 |
Menara Standard Chartered 5th floor Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio No. 164, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia | |
| Israel | Bank Hapoalim B.M. LEI: B6ARUI4946ST4S7WOU88 |
50 Rothschild Boulevard Tel Aviv, Israel 61000 |
| Italy | Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. LEI: 2W8N8UU78PMDQKZENC08 |
Financial Institutions - Transactions Services Piazza della Scala, 6 20121 Milan, Italy |
| Ivory Coast | Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A. LEI: 54930016MQBB2NO5NB47 |
23, Bld de la République 17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d’Ivoire |
| Japan | Mizuho Bank, Limited LEI: RB0PEZSDGCO3JS6CEU02 |
Shinagawa Intercity Tower A 2-15-1, Konan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6009, Japan |
| The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited LEI: 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957 |
HSBC Building 11-1 Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 1030027, Japan | |
| Jordan | Standard Chartered Bank LEI: RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96 |
Shmeissani Branch Al-Thaqafa Street, Building # 2 P.O. Box 926190 Amman 11110, Jordan |
| Kazakhstan | JSC Citibank Kazakhstan LEI: 95XXGORQK31JZP82OG22 |
Park Palace, Building A, 41 Kazibek Bi street, Almaty A25T0A1, Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited LEI: 549300RBHWW5EJIRG629 |
Custody Services Standard Chartered @ Chiromo, Level 5 48 Westlands Road P.O. Box 40984 - 00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya |
| Republic of Korea | Deutsche Bank AG LEI: 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited LEI: 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957 |
12F, Centropolis Tower A, 26, Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03161, Korea 8F, HSBC Building 37, Chilpae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04511, Korea |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 5
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| Kuwait | First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J. S.C. LEI: 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90 |
Al Bahar Tower, Ahmad Al Jaber Street Sharq, Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Latvia | AS SEB banka LEI: 549300YW95G1VBBGGV07 |
Unicentrs, Valdlauči LV-1076 Kekavas pag., Rigas raj., Latvia |
| Lithuania | AB SEB bankas LEI: 549300SBPFE9JX7N8J82 |
Konstitucijos Ave. 24 LT 08105 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Malawi | Standard Bank PLC LEI: 2549004FJV2K9P9UCU04 |
Kaomba Centre Cnr. Victoria Avenue & Sir Glyn Jones Road Blantyre, Malawi |
| Malaysia | Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad LEI: 549300JTJBG2QBI8KD48 |
Menara Standard Chartered 30 Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Mali | via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan, Ivory Coast LEI: 54930016MQBB2NO5NB47 |
23, Bld de la République 17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d’Ivoire |
| Mauritius | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited LEI: 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957 |
6F HSBC Centre 18 CyberCity Ebene, Mauritius |
| Mexico | Banco Nacional de México, S.A. LEI: 2SFFM4FUIE05S37WFU55 |
3er piso, Torre Norte Act. Roberto Medellín No. 800 Col. Santa Fe Mexico, DF 01219 |
| Morocco | Citibank Maghreb S.A. LEI: 5493003FVWLMBFTISI11 |
Zénith Millénium Immeuble1 Sidi Maârouf - B.P. 40 Casablanca 20190, Morocco |
| Namibia | Standard Bank Namibia Limited LEI: 254900K6TJFDYKSQWV49 |
Standard
Bank Center Cnr. Werner List St. and Post St. Mall 2nd Floor Windhoek, Namibia |
| Netherlands | BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.C.A., France (operating through its Paris branch with support from its Amsterdam branch) LEI: 549300WCGB70D06XZS54 |
9, rue du Débarcadère 93500 Pantin, France |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 6
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| New Zealand | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited LEI: 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957 |
Level 21, HSBC Tower 188 Quay St. Auckland 1010, New Zealand |
| Niger | via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan, Ivory Coast LEI: 54930016MQBB2NO5NB47 |
23, Bld de la République 17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d’Ivoire |
| Nigeria | Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc. LEI: 549300NIVXF92ZIOVW61 |
Plot 1712 Idejo St Victoria Island, Lagos 101007, Nigeria |
| Norway | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Sweden (operating through its Oslo branch) LEI: F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86 |
P.O. Box 1843 Vika Filipstad Brygge 1 N-0123 Oslo, Norway |
| Oman | First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C. LEI: 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90 |
Ruwi, CBD area, P. O. Box. 303, Muscat, P. C. 100 Sultanate of Oman |
| Pakistan | Deutsche Bank AG LEI: 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86 |
Avari Plaza 242 & 243 Fatima Jinnah Road Karachi - 75530, Pakistan |
| Citibank, N.A. LEI: E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 |
15th Floor, The Harbour Front Dolmen City Block 4, Scheme 5 Clifton Karachi - 75500, Pakistan | |
| Panama | Citibank, N.A. LEI: E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 |
Boulevard Punta Pacifica Torre de las Americas Apartado Panama City, Panama 0834-00555 |
| Peru | Citibank del Perú, S.A. LEI: MYTK5NHHP1G8TVFGT193 |
Canaval y Moreyra 480 3rd Floor, San Isidro Lima 27, Perú |
| Philippines | Standard Chartered Bank LEI: RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96 |
8th Floor, Skyplaza Building 6788 Ayala Avenue Makati City, Philippines |
| Poland | Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. LEI: XLEZHWWOI4HFQDGL4793 |
ul. Senatorska 16 00-293 Warsaw, Poland |
| Portugal | Citibank Europe plc, Dublin, Ireland LEI: N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475 |
1 North Wall Quay Dublin 1, Ireland |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 7
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| Qatar | HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) LEI: 549300F99IL9YJDWH369 |
2 Fl Ali Bin Ali Tower Building no.: 150 Airport Road Doha, Qatar |
| Romania | Citibank Europe plc, Dublin - Romania branch LEI: N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475 |
8, Iancu de Hunedoara Boulevard 712042, Bucharest Sector 1, Romania |
| Russia | AO Citibank LEI: CHSQDSVI1UI96Y2SW097 |
8-10 Gasheka Street, Building 1 125047 Moscow, Russia |
| Saudi Arabia | FAB Capital J.S.C. (as delegate of First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C.) LEI: 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90 |
Cayan Office Building King Fahad Road Almalqa District Riyadh 11411 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Senegal | via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan, Ivory Coast LEI: 54930016MQBB2NO5NB47 |
23, Bld de la République 17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d’Ivoire |
| Serbia | UniCredit Bank Serbia JSC LEI: 52990001O0THU00TYK59 |
Jurija Gagarina 12 11070 Belgrade, Serbia |
| Singapore | Citibank N.A. LEI: E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 |
3 Changi Business Park Crescent #07-00, Singapore 486026 |
| Slovak Republic | UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. LEI: KR6LSKV3BTSJRD41IF75 |
Šancová 1/A 813 33 Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
| Slovenia | UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d. LEI: 549300O2UN9JLME31F08 |
Ameriška ulica 2 SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| South Africa | FirstRand Bank Limited LEI: ZAYQDKTCATIXF9OQY690 |
Mezzanine Floor 3 First Place Bank City Corner Simmonds & Jeppe Sts. Johannesburg 2001 Republic of South Africa |
| Standard Chartered Bank LEI: RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96 |
115 West Street, 2nd Floor Sandton, Johannesburg 2000 Republic of South Africa | |
| Spain | Citibank Europe plc, Dublin, Ireland LEI: N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475 |
1 North Wall Quay Dublin 1, Ireland |
| Sri Lanka | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited LEI: 2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957 |
24, Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha Colombo 01, Sri Lanka |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 8
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| Republic of Srpska | UniCredit Bank d.d. LEI: 549300RGT0JMDJZKVG34 |
Zelenih beretki 24 71 000 Sarajevo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Sweden | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) LEI: F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86 |
Sergels Torg 2 SE-106 40 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Switzerland | Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. LEI: 549300CWR0W0BCS9Q144 |
Uetlibergstrasse 231 8070 Zurich, Switzerland |
| UBS Switzerland AG LEI: 549300WOIFUSNYH0FL22 |
Max-Högger-Strasse 80-82 CH-8048 Zurich-Alstetten, Switzerland | |
| Taiwan - R.O.C. | Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited LEI: 549300QJEO1B92LSHZ06 |
MF, No.179 Liaoning St. Zhongshan District, Taipei 10487, Taiwan, Republic of China |
| Tanzania | Standard Chartered Bank (Tanzania) Limited LEI: 549300RLNUU3GJS6MK84 |
1 Floor, International House Corner Shaaban Robert St and Garden Ave PO Box 9011 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Thailand | Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited LEI: 549300O1LQYCQ7G1IM57 |
140 Wireless Building 140 Wireless Road Lumpini, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand |
| Togo | via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan, Ivory Coast LEI: 54930016MQBB2NO5NB47 |
23, Bld de la République 17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d’Ivoire |
| Tunisia | Union Internationale de Banques LEI: 549300WKCW12LEPUMV07 |
65 Avenue Bourguiba 1000 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Turkey | Citibank, A.Ş. LEI: CWZ8NZDH5SKY12Q4US31 |
Tekfen
Tower Eski Buyukdere Caddesi 209 Kat 3 Levent 34394 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Uganda | Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited LEI: 549300W7CNYGJ68XGD27 |
5 Speke Road P.O. Box 7111 Kampala, Uganda |
| Ukraine | JSC Citibank LEI: 549300E0ROTI7ACBZH02 |
16-g Dilova St. Kyiv 03150, Ukraine |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 9
| GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK - SCHEDULE A |
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| United Arab Emirates Dubai Financial Market |
First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C. LEI: 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90 |
FAB Building Khalifa Business Park, 1 - Al Qurm District, P.O. Box 6316 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| United Arab Emirates Dubai International Financial Center |
First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C. LEI: 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90 |
FAB Building Khalifa Business Park, 1 - Al Qurm District, P.O. Box 6316 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi |
First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C. LEI: 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90 |
FAB Building Khalifa Business Park, 1 - Al Qurm District, P.O. Box 6316 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| United Kingdom | State Street Bank and Trust Company, United Kingdom branch LEI: 213800YAZLPV26WFM449 |
Quartermile 3 10 Nightingale Way Edinburgh EH3 9EG, Scotland |
| United States | State Street Bank and Trust Company LEI: 571474TGEMMWANRLN572 |
1776 Heritage Drive North Quincy, Massachusetts, United States 02171 |
| Uruguay | Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A. LEI: 549300HU8OQS1VTVXN55 |
Zabala 1463 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Vietnam | HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) LEI: 213800H95OG9OHRT4Y78 |
Floor 2, The Metropolitan, 235 Dong Khoi, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Zambia | Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Plc. LEI: 549300247QDZHDI30A83 |
Standard Chartered House Stand No. 4642 corner of Mwaimwena Road and Addis Abba Drive, 4th floor 10101, Lusaka, Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited (as delegate of Standard Bank of South Africa Limited) LEI: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12 |
3rd Floor Stanbic Centre 59 Samora Machel Avenue Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Information Classification: Limited Access |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 10
Depositories Operating in Network Markets Schedule B
Quarter Ended September 30, 2022
| MARKET | DEPOSITORY | TYPES OF SECURITIES |
| Albania | Bank of Albania | Government debt |
| Argentina | Caja de Valores S.A. | Equities, government and corporate bonds, and corporate money market instruments |
| Australia | Austraclear Limited | Government securities, corporate bonds, and corporate money market instruments |
| Austria | OeKB Central Securities Depository GmbH | All securities listed on Wiener Börse AG, the Vienna Stock Exchange (as well as virtually all other Austrian securities) |
| Bahrain | Bahrain Clear Company | Equities |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Bank | Government securities |
| Central Depository Bangladesh Limited | Equities and corporate bonds | |
| Belgium | Euroclear Belgium | Equities and most corporate bonds |
| National Bank of Belgium | Government securities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments | |
| Benin | Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement | All securities traded on Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, the West African regional exchange, including securities from the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. |
| Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds issued by the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. | |
| Bermuda | Bermuda Securities Depository | Equities, corporate bonds |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 1
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Registar vrijednosnih papira u Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine, d.d. | Equities, corporate bonds, government securities, money market instruments |
| Botswana | Bank of Botswana | Government debt |
| Central Securities Depository Company of Botswana Ltd. | Equities and corporate bonds | |
| Brazil | Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão S.A. (B3) | Equities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments |
| Sistema Especial de Liquidação e de Custódia (SELIC) | Government debt issued by the central bank and the National Treasury | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian National Bank | Government securities |
| Central Depository AD | Eligible equities and corporate bonds | |
| Burkina Faso | Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement | All securities traded on Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, the West African regional exchange, including securities from the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. |
| Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds issued by the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. | |
| Canada | The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited | All book-entry eligible securities, including government securities, equities, corporate bonds, money market instruments, strip bonds, and asset-backed securities |
| Chile | Depósito Central de Valores S.A. | Government securities, equities, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and money market instruments |
| People’s Republic of China | China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited, Shanghai and Shenzhen Branches | A shares, B shares, Treasury bonds, local government bonds, enterprise bonds, corporate bonds, open and closed-end funds, convertible bonds, and warrants |
| China Central Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. | Bonds traded through the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM), including Treasury bonds, local government bonds, policy bank bonds, central bank bills, medium-term notes, commercial paper, enterprise bonds, and commercial bank bonds | |
| Shanghai Clearing House | Bonds traded through the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM), including Treasury bonds, local government bonds, policy bank bonds, central bank bills, enterprise bonds, certain issues of medium-term notes, commercial paper, and commercial bank bonds |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 2
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| China Connect | China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDCC), Shanghai and Shenzhen Branches | A shares traded on the Shanghai or Shenzhen stock exchanges through Stock Connect |
| China Central Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. (CCDC) | Bonds traded through the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM), including Treasury bonds, local government bonds, policy bank bonds, central bank bills, medium-term notes, commercial paper, enterprise bonds, and commercial bank bonds | |
| Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) | Bonds traded through the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM), including Treasury bonds, local government bonds, policy bank bonds, central bank bills, enterprise bonds, certain issues of medium-term notes, commercial paper, and commercial bank bonds | |
| Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) | All Bond Connect securities purchased by investors through Northbound trading are held in an omnibus nominee account in the name of the CMU at the CCDC or SHCH. | |
| Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC) | All Stock Connect securities purchased by investors through Northbound trading are held in an omnibus account with the CSDCC and the HKSCC is recognized as the registered nominee holder of the safekept securities. | |
| Colombia | Depósito Central de Valores | Securities issued by the central bank and the Republic of Colombia |
| Depósito Centralizado de Valores de Colombia S.A. (DECEVAL) | Equities, corporate bonds, money market instruments | |
| Costa Rica | Interclear Central de Valores S.A. | Securities traded on Bolsa Nacional de Valores |
| Croatia | Središnje klirinško depozitarno društvo d.d. | Eligible equities, corporate bonds, government securities, and corporate money market instruments |
| Cyprus | Central Depository and Central Registry | Equities, corporate bonds, dematerialized government securities, corporate money market instruments |
| Czech Republic | Centrální depozitář cenných papírů, a.s. | All dematerialized equities, corporate debt, and government debt, excluding Treasury bills |
| Czech National Bank | Treasury bills | |
| Denmark | VP Securities A/S | Equities, government securities, corporate bonds, corporate money market instruments, warrants |
| Egypt | Central Bank of Egypt | Treasury bills |
| Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry S.A.E. | Eligible equities, corporate bonds, and Treasury bonds |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 3
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| Estonia | Nasdaq CSD SE | All registered equity and debt securities |
| Finland | Euroclear Finland | Equities, corporate bonds, government securities, money market instruments |
| France | Euroclear France | Government securities, equities, bonds, and money market instruments |
| Republic of Georgia | Georgian Central Securities Depository | Equities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments |
| National Bank of Georgia | Government securities | |
| Germany | Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt | Equities, government securities, corporate bonds, money market instruments, warrants, investment funds, and index certificates |
| Ghana | Central Securities Depository (Ghana) Limited | Government securities and Bank of Ghana securities; equities and corporate bonds |
| Greece | Bank of Greece, System for Monitoring Transactions in Securities in Book-Entry Form | Government debt |
| Hellenic Central Securities Depository | Eligible listed equities, government debt, and corporate bonds | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement | All securities traded on Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, the West African regional exchange, including securities from the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. |
| Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds issued by the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. | |
| Hong Kong | Central Moneymarkets Unit | Government debt (i.e., exchange fund bills and notes issued by the HKMA), other private debt, and money market instruments |
| Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited | Securities listed or traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited | |
| Hungary | KELER Központi Értéktár Zrt. | Government securities, equities, corporate bonds, and investment fund notes |
| Iceland | Nasdaq CSD SE, útibú á Íslandi | Government securities, equities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments |
| India | Central Depository Services (India) Limited | Eligible equities, debt securities, and money market instruments |
| National Securities Depository Limited Reserve Bank of India | Eligible equities, debt securities, and money market instruments Government securities |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 4
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| Indonesia | Bank Indonesia | Sertifikat Bank Indonesia (central bank certificates), Surat Utang Negara (government debt instruments), and Surat Perbendaharaan Negara (Treasury bills) |
| PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia | Equities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments | |
| Ireland | Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. | Equities, corporate bonds, government securities |
| Israel | Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd. (TASE Clearing House) | Government securities, equities, corporate bonds and trust fund units |
| Italy | Monte Titoli S.p.A. | Equities, corporate debt, government debt, money market instruments, and warrants |
| Ivory Coast | Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement | All securities traded on Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, the West African regional exchange, including securities from the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. |
| Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds issued by the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. | |
| Japan | Bank of Japan – Financial Network System | Government securities |
| Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) Incorporated | Equities, corporate bonds, and corporate money market instruments | |
| Jordan | Central Bank of Jordan | Treasury bills, government bonds, development bonds, and public entity bonds |
| Securities Depository Center | Equities and corporate bonds | |
| Kazakhstan | Central Securities Depository | Government securities, equities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments |
| Kenya | Central Bank of Kenya | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds |
| Central Depository and Settlement Corporation Limited | Equities and corporate debt | |
| Republic of Korea | Korea Securities Depository | Equities, government securities, corporate bonds and money market instruments |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Clearing Company KSC | Money market instruments, equities, and corporate bonds |
| Latvia | Nasdaq CSD SE | Equities, government securities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments |
| Lithuania | Nasdaq CSD SE | All securities available for public trading |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 5
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| Malawi | Reserve Bank of Malawi | Reserve Bank of Malawi bills and Treasury bills, and equities |
| Malaysia | Bank Negara Malaysia | Treasury bills, Bank Negara Malaysia bills, Malaysian government securities, private debt securities, and money market instruments |
| Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd. | Securities listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad | |
| Mali | Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement | All securities traded on Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, the West African regional exchange, including securities from the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. |
| Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds issued by the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. | |
| Mauritius | Bank of Mauritius | Government debt (traded through primary dealers) |
| Central Depository and Settlement Co. Limited | Listed and unlisted equity and debt securities (corporate debt and T-bills traded on the exchange) | |
| Mexico | S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V. | All securities |
| Morocco | Maroclear | Eligible listed equities, corporate and government debt, certificates of deposit, commercial paper |
| Namibia | Bank of Namibia | Treasury bills |
| Netherlands | Euroclear Nederland | Government securities, equities, corporate bonds, corporate money market instruments, and stripped government bonds |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited | Government securities, equities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments |
| Niger | Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement | All securities traded on Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, the West African regional exchange, including securities from the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. |
| Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds issued by the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. | |
| Nigeria | Central Bank of Nigeria | Treasury bills and government bonds |
| Central Securities Clearing System Limited FMDQ Depository Limited | Equities and corporate bonds traded on the Nigeria Stock Exchange Treasury bills, equities, corporate bonds, corporate money market instruments |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 6
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| Norway | Verdipapirsentralen ASA | All listed securities |
| Oman | Muscat Clearing & Depository Company S.A.O.G. | Equities, corporate bonds, government debt |
| Pakistan | Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited | Equities and corporate bonds |
| State Bank of Pakistan | Government securities | |
| Panama | Central Latinoamericana de Valores, S.A. (LatinClear) | Equities, government and corporate debt, commercial paper, short-term securities |
| Peru | CAVALI S.A. Institución de Compensación y Liquidación de Valores | All securities in book-entry form traded on the stock exchange |
| Philippines | Philippine Depository & Trust Corporation | Eligible equities and debt |
| National Registry of Scripless Securities (nROSS) of the Bureau of the Treasury | Government securities | |
| Poland | Rejestr Papierów Wartościowych | Treasury bills |
| Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych, S.A. | Equities, corporate bonds, corporate money market instruments, Treasury bonds, warrants, and futures contracts | |
| Portugal | INTERBOLSA – Sociedad Gestora de Sistemas de Liquidação e de Sistemas Centralizados de Valores Mobiliários, S.A. | All local Portuguese instruments |
| Qatar | Qatar Central Securities Depository | Equities, government bonds and Treasury bills listed on the Qatar Exchange |
| Romania | National Bank of Romania | Treasury bills and bonds |
| S.C. Depozitarul Central S.A. | Bursa de Valori Bucuresti- (Bucharest Stock Exchange-) listed equities, corporate bonds, government bonds, and municipal bonds | |
| Russia | National Settlement Depository | Eligible equities, Obligatsii Federal’nogo Zaima (OFZs), and corporate debt denominated in RUB |
| Saudi Arabia | Securities Depository Center Company | Equities, government securities, and Treasury bills |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 7
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| Senegal | Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement | All securities traded on Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, the West African regional exchange, including securities from the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. |
| Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds issued by the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. | |
| Serbia | Central Securities Depository and Clearinghouse | All instruments |
| Singapore | Monetary Authority of Singapore | Government securities |
| The Central Depository (Pte.) Limited | Eligible listed equities and eligible private debt traded in Singapore | |
| Slovak Republic | Centrálny depozitár cenných papierov SR, a.s. | All dematerialized securities |
| Slovenia | KDD – Centralna klirinško depotna družba d.d. | All publicly traded securities |
| South Africa | Strate (Pty) Ltd. | Eligible equities, government securities, corporate bonds, money market instruments, and warrants |
| Spain | IBERCLEAR | Government securities, equities, warrants, money market instruments, and corporate bonds |
| Sri Lanka | Central Bank of Sri Lanka | Government securities |
| Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited | Equities and corporate bonds | |
| Republic of Srpska | Central Registry of Securities in the Republic of Srpska JSC | Government securities, equities, and corporate and municipal bonds |
| Sweden | Euroclear Sweden AB | Government securities, equities, bonds, money market instruments, derivatives, exchange traded funds, and warrants |
| Switzerland | SIX SIS AG | Government securities, equities, corporate bonds, money market instruments, derivatives, mutual funds, and warrants |
| Taiwan - R.O.C. | Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) | Government securities |
| Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corporation | Listed equities, short-term bills, and corporate bonds | |
| Tanzania | CSD & Registry Company Limited | Equities and corporate bonds |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 8
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| Thailand | Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited | Government securities, equities and corporate bonds |
| Togo | Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement | All securities traded on Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, the West African regional exchange, including securities from the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. |
| Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds issued by the following West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. | |
| Tunisia | Tunisie Clearing | All eligible listed securities |
| Turkey | Central Bank of Turkey | Government securities |
| Central Registry Agency | Equities, corporate bonds, money market instruments, mutual fund certificates, exchange traded funds | |
| Uganda | Bank of Uganda | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds |
| Securities Central Depository | Equities, corporate bonds | |
| Ukraine | National Depository of Ukraine | Equities, bonds, and money market instruments |
| National Bank of Ukraine | Government securities | |
| United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi | Clearing, Settlement, Depository and Registry department of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange | Equities, government securities, and corporate debt |
| United Arab Emirates – Dubai Financial Market | Dubai Central Securities Depository LLC | Equities, government securities, and corporate debt listed on the DFM |
| United Arab Emirates – Dubai International Financial Center | Central Securities Depository, owned and operated by NASDAQ Dubai Limited | Equities, corporate bonds, and corporate money market instruments |
| United Kingdom | Euroclear UK & International Limited | GBP- and EUR-denominated money market instruments |
| United States | Depository Trust Company | equities, American depositary receipts, corporate debt, municipal debt, money market instruments |
| Federal Reserve’s Fedwire Securities Service | U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, platinum securities, certain real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC) issues, certain international agency securities | |
| Uruguay | Banco Central del Uruguay | Government securities |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 9
| DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS – SCHEDULE B |
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| Vietnam | Vietnam Securities Depository | Equities, government bonds, T-bills, corporate bonds, and public fund certificates |
| Zambia | Bank of Zambia | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds |
| LuSE Central Shares Depository Limited | Treasury bonds, corporate bonds, and equities | |
| Zimbabwe | Chengetedzai Depository Company Limited | Equities and corporate bonds |
| Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe | Treasury bills and Treasury bonds | |
| Victoria Falls Stock Exchange Central Securities Depository (VFEX CSD) | Specific equities | |
| TRANSNATIONAL DEPOSITORIES | ||
| Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. | Domestic securities from more than 40 markets | |
| Clearstream Banking, S.A. | Domestic securities from more than 50 markets | |
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 10
Global Custody Network Publications
Schedule C
| Publication / Type of Information | Brief Description | |
| The Guide to Custody in World Markets (available on my.statestreet.com) |
An overview of settlement and safekeeping procedures, custody practices, and foreign investor considerations for the markets in which State Street offers custodial services. | |
| Global Custody Network Review (available on my.statestreet.com) |
Information relating to Foreign Subcustodians in State Street’s Global Custody Network. The Review stands as an integral part of the materials that State Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to assist them in complying with SEC Rule 17f-5. The Review also gives insight into State Street’s market expansion and Foreign Subcustodian selection processes, as well as the procedures and controls used to monitor the financial condition and performance of our Foreign Subcustodian banks. | |
| Securities Depository Review (available on my.statestreet.com) |
Custody risk analyses of the Foreign Securities Depositories presently operating in Network markets. This publication is an integral part of the materials that State Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to meet informational obligations created by SEC Rule 17f-7. | |
| Global Legal Survey (available on my.statestreet.com) |
With respect to each market in which State Street offers custodial services, annual opinions relating to whether local law restricts: | |
| (i) | access of a fund’s independent public accountants to books and records of a Foreign Subcustodian or Foreign Securities System, | |
| (ii) | a fund’s ability to recover in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign Subcustodian or Foreign Securities System, | |
| (iii) | a fund’s ability to recover in the event of a loss by a Foreign Subcustodian or Foreign Securities System, and | |
| (iv) | the ability of a foreign investor to convert cash and cash equivalents to U.S. dollars. | |
STATE STREET CORPORATION 1
| GLOBAL
CUSTODY NETWORK PUBLICATIONS SCHEDULE C |
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| Subcustodian Agreements (available upon request) |
Copies of the contracts that State Street has entered into with each Foreign Subcustodian that maintains U.S. mutual fund assets in the markets in which State Street offers custodial services. |
| Global Market Bulletin (daily or as necessary via email and available on my.statestreet.com) |
Information on changing settlement and custody conditions in markets where State Street offers custodial services. Includes changes in market and tax regulations, depository developments, dematerialization information, as well as other market changes that may impact State Street’s clients. |
| Foreign Custody Risk Advisories (provided as necessary and available on my.statestreet.com) |
For those markets where State Street offers custodial services that exhibit special risks or infrastructures impacting custody, State Street maintains market advisories to highlight those unique market factors which might impact our ability to offer recognized custody service levels. |
| Foreign Custody Manager Material Change Notices (available on my.statestreet.com) |
Quarterly informational letters and accompanying materials, pursuant to our role as Foreign Custody Manager, confirming State Street’s foreign custody arrangements, including a summary of material changes with Foreign Subcustodians that have occurred during the previous quarter. The notices also identify any material changes in the custodial risks associated with maintaining assets with Foreign Securities Depositories. |
Please contact GlobalMarketInformation@statestreet.com with questions about this document.
The information contained in this document has been carefully researched and is believed to be reliable as of the publication date. Due to the complexities of the markets and changing conditions, however, State Street cannot guarantee that it is complete or accurate in every respect. This document should not be construed or used as a substitute for appropriate legal or investment counsel. Specific advice should be sought on matters relevant to the investment activities of the reader. This application contains proprietary information and is fully protected by relevant copyright laws worldwide.
Copyright 2022 State Street Corporation
www.statestreet.com
Information Classification: Limited Access
STATE STREET CORPORATION 2
ACCESSION AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement
This Accession Agreement (this “Accession Agreement”) is entered into as of the 31st day of October 2022 by the undersigned, a Delaware company (the “New Client”) pursuant to the terms of that certain Custody Agreement dated as of October 13, 2022 (as amended, restated and/or modified from time to time, the “Agreement”) by and among State Street Bank and Trust Company, and those funds, investment vehicles and other entities set forth on Appendix A thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity, a “Client” and collectively the “Clients”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. By the execution of this Accession Agreement, the New Client hereby agrees (a) to become bound by all of the terms and conditions and provisions of the Agreement as a Client including, without limitation, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 26.1 and 26.2 therein and (b) adopts the Agreement with the same force and effect as if the New Client were originally a Party thereto. The Appendix A is hereby deemed amended to include the New Client.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Accession Agreement has been executed for and on behalf of the undersigned as of the day and year first written above.
| OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (U) LLC | ||
| By: OHA Private Credit Advisors II, L.P., | ||
| as its Sole Member | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory S. Rubin | |
| Name: Gregory S. Rubin | ||
| Title: Vice President & Secretary | ||
| Accepted and agreed: | ||
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||