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EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. 

2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

MANAGEMENT DEFERRED STOCK UNIT PURCHASE MATCHING PROGRAM 
  

	1.	INTRODUCTION 

 (a) Adoption of the Program. The Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted the Company’s Management Deferred Stock Unit Purchase
Matching Program (the “Program”), effective January 10, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), to make matching awards covering shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
“Stock”), in connection with Stock purchases made by eligible executives and its Affiliates under the Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Management Deferred Stock Unit Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”).
The Program is established under the Walker & Dunlop, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, or any successor plan (the “2010 Plan”). Unless otherwise defined in the Program, capitalized terms will have the meanings set
forth in the 2010 Plan. 
 (b) Purpose of the Program. Eligible executives who purchase shares of Stock under the Purchase Plan will
automatically receive an award of Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units under the Program (as described in Section 4(f)). A “Restricted Stock Unit” is a right to receive one share of Stock subject to terms and
conditions, such as a time-based vesting condition. A “Deferred Stock Unit” is a right to receive one share of Stock, which provides for delivery of the underlying share of Stock after the date of vesting, at a time or times
consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and all regulations, guidance and other interpretive authority issued thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”). Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock
Units are referred to together as “Stock Units.” 
  

	2.	ADMINISTRATION; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 

 (a) The Committee. The Program will be
administered under the supervision of the Committee. The Committee will prescribe guidelines and forms for the implementation and administration of the Program, interpret the terms of the Program and make all other substantive decisions regarding
the operation of the Program. The Committee’s decisions in its administration of the Program are conclusive and binding on all persons. 

(b) Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Program at any time and for any reason. No amendment,
suspension or termination will, without the consent of the Participant (as defined below), impair rights or obligations under any Stock Units previously awarded to the Participant under the Program. 

 

	3.	PARTICIPATION 

 Each executive of the Company and its Affiliates who is a Participant in
the Purchase Plan will be a participant in the Program (the “Participant”) and will also be a Grantee under the 2010 Plan with respect to the award of Stock Units under the Program. 

 

	4.	PROGRAM AWARDS 

 (a) Matching Award. Subject to Section 4(b), each
Participant will automatically receive an award of Stock Units equal to 50% of the deferred stock units purchased by the Participant under the Purchase Plan, rounded down to the nearest whole Stock Unit (the “Matching
Award”). No fractional 

  
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Stock Units will be awarded. The Matching Award will be determined on the date that the Participant’s annual incentive bonus and/or Eligible Sales Commissions (the
“Bonus”) are paid (the “Award Date”). “Eligible Sales Commissions” are the sales commissions for the calendar year that exceed the minimum established by the Company in an
individual’s Election Agreement (as defined below) and include only sales commissions the individual actually receives by December 31 of the calendar year in which the sales commissions are earned. For purposes of a Bonus that consists of
Eligible Sales Commissions, the Eligible Sales Commissions shall be treated as paid in the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Eligible Sales Commissions are earned and on the same Award Date as a Bonus that consists of an annual
incentive bonus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of Stock Units with respect to a Matching Award that a Participant will receive on an Award Date equals $500,000 divided by the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Award
Date, rounded down to the nearest whole Stock Unit. The Stock Units granted with respect to the Matching Award will be credited to a bookkeeping account established and maintained for the Participant (an “Account”). 

(b) Condition to Receipt of Matching Award. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program, in the event that the
Participant’s actual Bonus (i) for purposes of a Bonus that consists of an annual incentive bonus, is less than 51% of such Participant’s target annual incentive bonus for a calendar year under the applicable incentive arrangement
with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) for purposes of a Bonus that consists of Eligible Sales Commissions, is equal to or less than the Eligible Sales Commissions threshold (as that threshold is set by the Company or an Affiliate in the
applicable agreement designating the individual as eligible to participate in the Plan), the Participant will not receive a Matching Award with respect to such calendar year. 

(c) Vesting of the Matching Award; Forfeiture. Subject to the Participant’s continued Service from the Award Date through the
vesting date, the Matching Award will vest in full on March 15 of the third calendar year following the Award Date (the “Vesting Date”). The Participant will automatically forfeit to the Company all of the unvested Stock
Units in his or her Account underlying Matching Awards made to the Participant under the Program on the date of the Participant’s termination of Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, the Stock Units will become 100% vested
upon the termination of the Participant’s Service due to the Participant’s death or Disability. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule and provided that the Participant’s Service continues from the Award Date
through the consummation of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 4(g)), the Stock Units will become 100% vested (i) if the Stock Units are not assumed, or equivalent awards are not substituted for the Stock Units, by the Company or
its successor, or (ii) if assumed or substituted for, upon the Participant’s involuntary dismissal by the Company or its successor for reasons other than Cause, or the Participant’s voluntary resignation for Good Reason (as defined
below), provided that such termination is effective within 24 months following the Change in Control. For purposes of the Program, “Good Reason” will have the meaning assigned to such term in any applicable employment or
severance agreement, plan or arrangement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant, or if none, means the occurrence of one or more of the following without the Participant’s express written consent: (A) the assignment of
substantial duties or responsibilities inconsistent with the Participant’s position at the Company or an Affiliate, or any other action by the Company or an Affiliate that results in a substantial diminution of the Participant’s duties or
responsibilities; (B) a requirement that the Participant work principally from a location outside the 20-mile radius from the Company’s or the Affiliate’s principal place of business; or (C) a substantial reduction in the
Participant’s aggregate base salary and other compensation taken as a whole, excluding any reductions caused by the failure to achieve performance targets. To qualify as a voluntary resignation for Good Reason, the Participant must
(I) provide notice to the Company or the Affiliate of any of the foregoing occurrences within 90 days of the initial occurrence, and the Company or the Affiliate will have 30 days to remedy such occurrence, and (II) terminate the
Participant’s Service at a time agreed reasonably with the Company or the Affiliate, but in any event within 120 days from the initial occurrence of any of the foregoing events. 

  
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 (d) Election. In connection with the Participant’s purchase of deferred stock units
under the Purchase Plan, each Participant will file a completed Bonus Deferral Election Agreement or Sales Commission Deferral Election Agreement (each, an “Election Agreement”) with the Company, on a form prescribed by the
Committee, during the Open Enrollment Period. For purposes of the Plan, “Open Enrollment Period” means (i) the period of time beginning on December 1 and ending on December 31 of the calendar year preceding the
calendar year for which a Bonus is earned, or (ii) if otherwise determined by the Committee or an officer of the Company designated by the Committee, a period of 30 consecutive days ending no later than December 31 of the calendar year
preceding the calendar year for which a Bonus is earned. For purposes of a Bonus that consists of Eligible Sales Commissions, the Bonus is treated as earned in the calendar year in which the transaction giving rise to the sales commission is rate
locked and delivered to the investor. The “Election Date” is the last day of the Open Enrollment Period of the applicable calendar year. 

(e) Distribution Election; Issuance of Shares. The Election Agreement for each Participant will specify a distribution date for
deferred stock units purchased under the Purchase Plan (the “Distribution Date”), which Distribution Date will also apply to the Stock Units awarded under the Program. Any election of a Distribution Date is irrevocable as of
the Election Date. The Company will issue to the Participant one share of Stock for each vested Stock Unit on the Distribution Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, if the Distribution Date for a Stock Unit is the effective
date of the Participant’s “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A (the “Separation from Service”), and on the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service,
the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, the shares will be issued on the later to occur of (A) the scheduled Distribution Date and (B) the first day of the seventh month following the
date of the Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. 
 (f) Election of
Matching Award Type. The type of Matching Award granted to the Participant will be determined based on the Participant’s Distribution Date election under the Purchase Plan. If the Participant elects a Termination Date Election or a Deferred
Distribution Date Election (as these terms are defined in the Purchase Plan), the Participant will receive a Matching Award of Deferred Stock Units. If the Participant elects a Vesting Date Election (as defined under the Purchase Plan), the
Participant will receive a Matching Award of Restricted Stock Units. 
 (g) Change in Control. 

(i) The Program and Stock Units that are outstanding will continue in the manner and under the terms so provided in the event of any Change in
Control (as defined below) to the extent that provision is made in writing in connection with such Change in Control for the assumption or continuation of the Stock Units or for the substitution of the Stock Units for new common stock units relating
to the stock of a successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number of shares underlying the award (disregarding any consideration that is not common stock). 

(ii) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) in which outstanding Stock Units are not being assumed or continued, shares
of Stock subject to such Stock Units will be delivered immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control. 
 For purposes of the
Program, “Change in Control” will have the same meaning as defined in the 2010 Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of the Program, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if the
transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder). 

  
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 (h) Award Agreements. Each award of Stock Units granted under the Program will be
evidenced by a written agreement between the Company and the Participant memorializing the terms and conditions of the Stock Units (an “Award Agreement”). 

 

	5.	ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF STOCK DUE TO UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCY 

 (a) Request for
Issuance. If a Participant suffers an Unforeseeable Emergency (as defined below), he or she may submit a written request to the Committee for the issuance of the shares of Stock underlying vested Deferred Stock Units in the Participant’s
Account. For purposes of the Program, “Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the
Participant’s spouse, or the Participant’s dependent; (ii) a loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty; or (iii) such other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond
the control of the Participant, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A. 

(b) No Payment if Other Relief is Available. The Committee will evaluate the Participant’s request for payment due to an
Unforeseeable Emergency taking into account the Participant’s and the requirements of Section 409A. In no event will shares of Stock be issued under this Section 5 to the extent the Participant’s hardship can be relieved:
(i) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; or (ii) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent that liquidation of the Participant’s assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship.

 (c) Limitation on Issuance of Shares of Stock. The number of shares of Stock issued on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency will
not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the Participant’s financial need, including amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, local or foreign taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the issuance of shares of
Stock, as determined by the Committee. 
 (d) Cancellation of Deferrals. If a Participant receives an issuance of shares of Stock on
account of an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Participant’s Election Agreement for the Election Date in the same calendar year as the date of such issuance will be cancelled, and no deferrals will be made with respect to such Election Agreement.

  

	6.	BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION 

 In the event of a Participant’s death, the Company will
issue the shares of Stock underlying the Stock Units in the Participant’s Account to the Participant’s designated beneficiaries. If the Participant fails to complete a valid beneficiary designation, the Participant’s beneficiary will
be his or her estate. 
  

	7.	TRANSFERABILITY 

 During a Participant’s lifetime, any issuance of shares of Stock
under the Program will be made only to the Participant. Stock Units may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Stock Units be made subject to execution, attachment or similar
process. 

  
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	8.	WITHHOLDING 

 In the event that the Company or an Affiliate determines that any federal,
state, local or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to the award of Stock Units under the Program or the issuance of shares with respect to Stock Units under the Program, the Company or an Affiliate will have the right to
(a) require the Participant to tender a cash payment, (b) deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Participant, (c) permit or require the Participant to enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a broker-dealer
that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a “FINRA Dealer”) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to sell a portion of the shares of Stock to be delivered in connection with the Stock Units to
satisfy withholding obligations and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the withholding obligations directly to the Company or an Affiliate, or (d) withhold the delivery of shares of Stock
otherwise deliverable to a Participant under the Program to meet such obligations; provided, that the shares of Stock so withheld will have an aggregate Fair Market Value not exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by
applicable law. 
  

	9.	FORFEITURE; RECOUPMENT; CLAWBACK 

 (a) The Committee may reserve the right in an Award
Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Participant with respect to a Matching Award on account of actions taken by, or failed to be taken by, the Participant in violation or breach of or in conflict with any (i) employment
agreement, (ii) non-competition agreement, (iii) agreement prohibiting solicitation of employees or clients of the Company or any Affiliate, (iv) confidentiality obligation with respect to the Company or an Affiliate, (v) Company
policy or procedure, (vi) other agreement, or (vii) any other obligation of the Participant to the Company or any Affiliate, as and to the extent specified in the Award Agreement. The Committee may annul an outstanding Matching Award if
the Participant is terminated for Cause or for “cause” as defined in any other agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, as applicable. 

(b) Any Matching Award granted under the Program will be subject to mandatory repayment by the Participant to the Company to the extent the
Participant is, or in the future becomes, subject to (i) any Company “clawback” or recoupment policy that is adopted to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or otherwise; or (ii) any law, rule
or regulation that imposes mandatory recoupment, under circumstances set forth in such law, rule or regulation. 
 (c) If the Company is
required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under
Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and any Participant who knowingly engaged in the misconduct, was grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct, knowingly failed to prevent the misconduct or was grossly negligent in failing to
prevent the misconduct, will reimburse the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of a Matching Award earned or accrued during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(whichever first occurred) of the financial document that contained such material noncompliance. 
 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Program or any provision of any Award Agreement, if the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement, then Participants will forfeit any Stock received in connection with a Matching Award (or an amount equal to the Fair Market
Value of such Stock on the date of delivery if the Participant no longer holds the shares of Stock) if pursuant to the terms of the Award Agreement for such Matching Award, the Bonus used to purchase deferred stock units under the Purchase Plan for
which the Matching Award was based was explicitly based on the achievement of pre-established performance goals set forth in the bonus plan governing the Bonus (including earnings, gains, or other criteria) that are later determined, as a result of
the accounting restatement, not to have been achieved. 

  
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	10.	GENERAL PROVISIONS 

 (a) Requirements of Law. The Company will not be required to
sell or issue any shares of Stock with respect to a Matching Award if the sale or issuance of such shares of Stock would constitute a violation by the Participant, any other individual or entity, or the Company or any Affiliate of any provision of
any law or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation any federal or state securities laws or regulations. If at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of any
shares of Stock with respect to any Matching Award upon any securities exchange or under any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares of Stock under the
Program, no shares of Stock may be issued or sold to the Participant or any other individual or entity with respect to such Matching Award unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of
any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company may, but will in no event be obligated to, register any securities covered by the Program pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company is not obligated to take any affirmative action to cause
the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to the Program to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. 
 (b) No
Right to Continued Service. No provision in the Program, any Award Agreement or in any Election Agreement will be construed to confer upon any individual or entity the right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate, or
to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company or any Affiliate either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual or entity at any time, or to terminate any employment or
other relationship between any individual or entity and the Company or any Affiliate. 
 (c) Disclaimer of Rights. The obligation of
the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to the Program will be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts described in the Program, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed in the Program. The Program and the award
of Stock Units under the Program will in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any Participant or beneficiary under the Program.
Participants in the Program will have no rights under the Program other than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent unfunded and unsecured obligations of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Program, the applicable Award Agreement and the Election Agreement. 
 (d) No Obligation to Minimize Taxes. The Company has no duty
or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of a Stock Unit award under the Program and makes no guarantee regarding the tax treatment of any such Stock Unit award. 

(e) Other Provisions. Each Matching Award under the Program may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the
Program as the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, and specifies in the applicable Award Agreement. 
 (f) Severability. If
any provision of the Program, any Award Agreement or any Election Agreement is determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of the Program, the Award Agreement and the Election Agreement
will be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions will remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction. 

(g) Governing Law. The validity and construction of the Program and the instruments evidencing the Matching Awards granted under the
Program will be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Program and the instruments evidencing the Matching Awards
granted under the Program to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. 

  
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 (h) Section 409A. The Program is intended to comply with Section 409A to the
extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Program will be interpreted and administered to be in compliance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program, neither the Company, its
Affiliates, the Board nor the Committee will have any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any excise tax or penalty on any Participant under Section 409A and neither the Company, its Affiliates, the Board nor the
Committee will have any liability to any Participant for such tax or penalty. 
 (i) Governing Plan Document. The Program is subject
to all of the provisions of the 2010 Plan and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations that may from time to time be promulgated and adopted by the Committee, the Board or the Company pursuant to the 2010 Plan. In
the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Program and those of the 2010 Plan, the provisions of the 2010 Plan will control. 

  
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	  	EXECUTION VERSION
	
DATED:  July 31, 2014

	  
	  
	
 

Novation and Amendment 

Agreement

	  

 

relating to

 

	
the novation and amendment of the amended and restated advisory agreement between the Manager, the Fund and the Original Trading Advisor and the novation of the letter agreement between the Manager, the Funds, the Selling Agent and the Original Trading Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

	
1.

	
Interpretation

	
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2.

	
Novation

	
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3.

	
Amendments to Novated Agreement

	
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4.

	
Further Assurance

	
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5.

	
Costs

	
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6.

	
Notices

	
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7.

	
Assignment

	
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8.

	
Amendments to this Agreement

	
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9.

	
Reservation of Rights

	
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10.

	
Whole Agreement

	
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11.

	
Severability

	
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12.

	
Counterparts

	
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13.

	
Governing Law

	
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Schedule 1 : Amendments to Novated Agreement

	
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GFSC Annex

	
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THIS AGREEMENT is dated _____________ 2014 and made

BETWEEN:

	
(1)

	
ML BLUETREND FUTURESACCESSSM LLC, limited liability company incorporated in Delaware whose office is at c/o Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC at 250 Vesey Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10080 (the “Fund”);

 

	
(2)

	
MERRILL LYNCH ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLC, a limited liability company incorporated in Delaware whose registered office is at 250 Vesey Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10080 (the “Manager”);

 

	
(3)

	
BLUECREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC339259 whose registered office is at 40 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7AW, England and whose sole place of business is at BlueCrest House, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1WR, Channel Islands (the “Original Trading Advisor”); and

 

	
(4)

	
BLUECREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED, a limited company incorporated in Guernsey with registered number 58114 whose registered office is at BlueCrest House, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1WR, Channel Islands (the “New Trading Advisor”);

 

and with respect to the Letter Agreement (as defined below) only, additionally:

 

	
(5)

	
ML SYSTEMATIC MOMENTUM FUTURESACCESSSM LLC, limited liability company incorporated in Delaware whose office is at c/o Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC at  250 Vesey Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10080 (“Systematic Momentum”);

 

	
(6)

	
ML TREND-FOLLOWING FUTURES FUND LP, Delaware limited partnership whose office is at c/o Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC at  250 Vesey Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10080 (“Trend-Following”); and

 

	
(7)

	
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, a corporation incorporated in Delaware whose office is at 250 Vesey Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10080 (the “Selling Agent”).

 

BACKGROUND:

 

	
(A)

	
Pursuant to the Original Agreement (as defined below), the Original Trading Advisor has been engaged to make trading decisions and make investments on behalf of the Manager and the Fund on the terms set forth therein.

 

	
(B)

	
The Original Trading Advisor entered into the Letter Agreement in order to set forth the understanding of the parties as to the offering of interests in the Fund, Systematic Momentum, Systematic Momentum Offshore (as defined below) and the Trend-Following Fund.  Systematic Momentum Offshore has since been liquidated.

 

	
(C)

	
The Original Trading Advisor wishes to novate its rights and obligations under the Agreements (as defined below) to the New Trading Advisor on the terms of this agreement, and wishes to be released and discharged from the further performance of its obligations under the Agreements. The Parties wish to release and discharge the Original Trading Advisor upon the condition that the New Trading Advisor will perform and observe those obligations in place of the Original Trading Advisor.

 

 

 

  

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(D)

	
The New Trading Advisor, the Fund and the Manager then wish to amend the Original Agreement, immediately following its novation, on the terms of this agreement.

 

THE PARTIES AGREE THAT:

 

	
1.

	
Interpretation

 

	
1.1

	
In this agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words have the following meanings:

 

“Agreements” means the Original Agreement and the Letter Agreement.

 

“Effective Date” means 00:00 BST on 1 July 2014, or such other time and date as may be agreed between the parties.

 

“Funds” means the Fund, Systematic Momentum and Trend-Following and “each Fund” shall mean each of the foregoing.

 

“Letter Agreement” means the letter agreement entered into on 22 June 2009 between the Fund, the Manager, the Original Trading Adviser, Systematic Momentum, Systematic Momentum Offshore, Trend-Following and the Selling Agent, as amended and restated by the second amended and restated letter agreement dated 25 January 2010, and by the separate letter agreement regarding the investment in the Fund by Trend-Following dated 25 January 2010, as otherwise amended or novated from time to time.

 

“Original Agreement” means the ML FuturesAccessSM Advisory Agreement entered into as of 8 May 2008 between the Fund, the Manager and the Original Trading Advisor, as amended and restated by the Amendment to ML FuturesAccessSM Advisory Agreement dated 22 June 2009, the ML FuturesAccessSM Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated 25 January 2010 and the Amendment to Advisory Agreement dated 3 May 2011, as amended and restated from time to time.

 

“Parties” means the Manager, the Funds, the Original Trading Advisor, the New Trading Advisor and the Selling Agent.

 

“Systematic Momentum Offshore” means ML Systematic Momentum FuturesAccess Ltd.

 

	
1.2

	
References to Clauses are to clauses of this agreement and headings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this agreement.

 

	
1.3

	
The parties acknowledge that the New Trading Advisor is the general partner of BlueCrest Capital Management LP, a limited partnership formed in Guernsey with registered number 2053, and that the New Trading Advisor has entered into this agreement solely in that capacity.

 

	
2.

	
Novation

 

	
2.1

	
The Parties agree that, notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Agreements, on and from the Effective Date:

 

	
(A)  

	
the New Trading Advisor is substituted for the Original Trading Advisor under the Agreements as if the New Trading Advisor had originally been the party to the Agreements instead of the Original Trading Advisor and all references in the Agreements to the Original Trading Advisor are to be read and construed mutatis mutandis, as if they were references to the New Trading Advisor;

 

 

 

  

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(B)  

	
the New Trading Advisor is bound by and must fulfil, comply with and observe all the provisions of the Agreements and shall enjoy all the rights and benefits of the Original Trading Advisor under the Agreements (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any right to receive the Management Fee and any Incentive Fee, each as defined in the Original Agreement, and any right to be reimbursed any fees and expenses incurred by the Original Trading Advisor for which it is entitled to be reimbursed by the Manager or the Fund pursuant to the Agreements), whether in relation to matters arising before or after the Effective Date; and

 

	
(C)  

	
each of the Manager, the Selling Agent and each Fund is entitled to the full benefit of the Agreements and to enforce its rights and obligations thereunder against the New Trading Advisor, whether in relation to matters arising before or after the Effective Date.

 

	
2.2

	
On and from the Effective Date, the New Trading Advisor shall assume all the liabilities of the Original Trading Advisor arising under the Agreements prior to the Effective Date.

 

	
2.3

	
On and from the Effective Date, each of the Manager, the Selling Agent and each Fund releases and discharges the Original Trading Advisor from any and all claims, actions, proceedings, obligations and liabilities (whether based in negligence or any other form of legal liability) which each of the Manager, the Selling Agent and each Fund has against the Original Trading Advisor pursuant to the Agreements for events arising prior to the Effective Date.

 

	
2.4

	
The Original Trading Advisor agrees with each of the Manager, the Selling Agent and each Fund that it shall forfeit and surrender in favour of the New Trading Advisor any rights, benefits and entitlements under the Agreements (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any right to receive the Management Fee, as defined in the Agreements, and any right to be reimbursed any fees and expenses incurred by the Original Trading Advisor for which it is entitled to be reimbursed by the Manager or the Fund pursuant to the Agreements), whether in relation to matters arising before or after the Effective Date, and that it shall not be entitled to bring any claim under or in connection with the Agreements against the Manager, the Selling Agent or each Fund.

 

	
2.5

	
For the purposes of calculating any Incentive Fee (as defined in the Original Agreement) payable to the Original Trading Advisor, the execution and taking effect of this agreement shall be deemed not to be a termination of the Agreements and accordingly no Incentive Fee will be payable to the Original Trading Advisor as a result of the execution or taking effect of this agreement or at any time thereafter. The New Trading Advisor shall receive an Incentive Fee from the Fund at the same time and on the same terms as set out in the Agreements as if the New Trading Advisor had been named in the Agreements as a party thereto in place of the Original Trading Advisor and had the Agreements remained in full force and effect.

 

	
2.6

	
Each of the Manager, the Selling Agent and each Fund hereby consents to the novation of the Original Trading Advisor’s rights and duties to the New Trading Advisor. Each of the Fund and the Manager confirms that it has received Part 2 of the current Form ADV of the New Trading Advisor before executing this agreement.

 

	
2.7

	
Solely to the extent required by applicable law, the New Trading Advisor will notify the Manager and the Fund of any change in the ownership of the New Trading Advisor within a reasonable amount of time following such change.

 

 

 

  

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3.

	
Amendments to Novated Agreement

 

The Fund, the Manager and the New Trading Advisor agrees that, immediately following this agreement becoming effective, the amendments set out in Schedule 1 hereto be made to the Original Agreement as novated pursuant to Clause 2 (the “Novated Agreement”).

 

	
4.

	
Further Assurance

 

At any time after the Effective Date each of the Parties shall, at the request and cost of the party so requesting, execute or procure the execution of such documents and do or procure the doing of such acts and things as the party so requiring may reasonably require for the purpose of giving to the Party so requiring the full benefit of all the provisions of this agreement.

 

	
5.

	
Costs

 

Each Party to this agreement shall pay its own costs of and incidental to the negotiation, preparation, execution and carrying into effect of this agreement.

 

	
6.

	
Notices

 

The Parties agree that any notice or other communication required to be given under this agreement or under the Agreements (to the extent applicable) shall be deemed to have been duly served on the Manager, the Fund and the Original Trading Advisor or the New Trading Advisor (as if it were a party to the Agreements in place of the Original Trading Advisor) if it is served in accordance with the notice provisions in the Original Agreement, with the address details being as set out in the Original Agreement for the Fund, Manager and Original Trading Advisor and on page 1 for the New Trading Advisor.

 

	
7.

	
Assignment

 

Subject to the assignment provisions set out in the Agreements, none of the Parties shall assign all or any of its rights or benefits under this agreement without the written consent of the other Parties.

 

	
8.

	
Amendments to this Agreement

 

No amendment to this agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and executed as an agreement by each of the Parties.

 

	
9.

	
Reservation of Rights

 

	
9.1

	
The rights, powers, privileges and remedies provided in this agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers, privileges or remedies provided by law or otherwise.

 

	
9.2

	
No failure to exercise nor any delay in exercising by any party to this agreement any right, power, privilege or remedy under this agreement shall impair or operate as a waiver thereof in whole or in part.

 

	
9.3

	
No single or partial exercise of any right, power, privilege or remedy under this agreement shall prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, privilege or remedy.

 

 

 

  

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10. 

	
Whole Agreement

 

	
10.1

	
This agreement, together with any documents referred to in it, constitutes the whole agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter of this agreement and supersedes and extinguishes any prior drafts, agreements, undertakings, representations, warranties and arrangements of any nature, whether in writing or oral, relating to such subject matter.

 

	
10.2

	
Each Party acknowledges that it has not been induced to enter into this agreement by any representation or warranty other than those contained in this agreement and, having negotiated and freely entered into this agreement. Each party acknowledges that its legal advisers have explained to it the effect of this Clause 10.2.

 

	
11.

	
Severability

 

If any provision of this agreement shall be held to be illegal, void, invalid or unenforceable under the laws of any jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed to be deleted from this agreement as if it had not originally been contained in this agreement and the legality, validity and enforceability of the remainder of this agreement in that jurisdiction shall not be affected, and the legality, validity and enforceability of the whole of this agreement in any other jurisdiction shall not be affected. Notwithstanding the foregoing in the event of such deletion the Parties shall negotiate in good faith in order to agree the terms of a mutually acceptable and satisfactory alternative provision in place of the provision so deleted.

 

	
12.

	
Counterparts

 

This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which shall together constitute one agreement. Each party may enter into this agreement by signing any such counterpart.

 

	
13.

	
Governing Law

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

 

 

 

 

  

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SCHEDULE 1 : AMENDMENTS TO NOVATED AGREEMENT

 

	
1.

	
The New Trading Advisor is licensed and regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. As such the Novated Agreement shall be amended to incorporate the appended GFSC Annex, which shall form part of the Novated Agreement.

 

	
2.

	
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing or Clause (A) above of this agreement, the following amendments shall also be made to the Novated Agreement:

 

	
(A)  

	
references to “Trading Advisor” shall be amended to be a reference to the New Trading Advisor; and

 

	
(B)  

	
references to “Trading Advisor and its affiliates, and their respective owners, principals, directors, officers, employees, representatives or controlling persons” shall be deleted and replaced with “Trading Advisor, BlueCrest Capital Management LP, and their affiliates and their respective owners, partners, principals, directors, officers, employees, representatives or controlling persons”, as the context requires and the defined term “Trading Advisor Parties” shall be construed accordingly.

 

	
3.

	
The phrase “Losses relating to any action or omission of the Trading Advisor or any of its respective officers, directors or employees” in the second paragraph of section 12 shall be preplaced with the phrase “Losses relating to any action or omission of the Trading Advisor Parties or any of their respective officers, directors or employees.”

 

	
4.

	
The Novated Agreement will be amended to incorporate the following provisions as a new clauses under section 10(a):

 

	
  

	
“(viii)

	
The Trading Advisor is registered with the CFTC, as a commodity trading advisor under the CEA.”

 

	
  

	
“(ix)

	
The Trading Advisor’s sole business is to act as general partner of BlueCrest Capital Management LP.”

 

	
  

	
“(x)

	
The structure of having the Trading Advisor act as commodity trading advisor to the Fund solely in its capacity as general partner of BlueCrest Capital Management LP is in compliance with all applicable law.”

 

	
  

	
“(xi)

	
BlueCrest Capital Management LP is not required to have any U.S. federal, state or non-U.S. governmental, regulatory or commodity exchange licenses or approvals and is not required to effect any filings or registrations with U.S. federal, state or non-U.S. governmental or regulatory agencies, including, without limitation, registration as a commodity trading advisor under the CEA, and membership in NFA, or qualification for an exemption therefrom, because the Trading Advisor has complied with these obligations solely in its capacity as general partner of BlueCrest Capital Management LP.”

 

	
  

	
 “(xii)

	
All assets of BlueCrest Capital Management LP are held by the Trading Advisor in its capacity as general partner of BlueCrest Capital Management LP and the Manager and the Fund may seek recourse against such assets pursuant to the terms hereof and applicable law.”

 

	
5.

	
The Novated Agreement will be amended to incorporate the following provisions as new section 10(b)(viii):

 

	
  

	
“(viii)

	
The Manager is a member in good standing of the National Futures Association.”

 

 

 

 

  

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6.

	
The Novated Agreement will be amended to incorporate the following provisions as new section 10(c)(vii):

 

“(vii) The Fund is not required to be a member of the National Futures Association”

 

	
7.

	
The Novated Agreement will be amended to incorporate the following provision as new section 10(c)(viii):

 

	
  

	
“(viii)

	
The Fund is a “qualified eligible person” as such term is defined in CFTC Reg. §4.7(a) and it consents to the Trading Advisor treating its account as an exempt account for purposes of the CEA, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.”

 

	
8.

	
The Novated Agreement will be amended to incorporate the following on page 19 before the sentence beginning “IN WITNESS WHEREOF”:

 

“PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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GFSC ANNEX

 

	
1.

	
The Trading Advisor is licensed and regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the “GFSC”), and/or any successor authority carrying out all or part of the relevant functions thereof applicable to the business to which this Agreement relates under the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended (the “POI Law”).

	
2.

	
The Trading Advisor has categorised each of the Fund and the Manager as a professional client (as defined in the Licensees (Conduct of Business) Rules 2009 issued by the GFSC, as amended, supplemented and or replaced from time to time (the “COB Rules”)) and the Trading Advisor will provide its services hereunder on that basis.

	
3.

	
The Fund has the right to request that the Trading Advisor categorise it as a retail client (as defined in the COB Rules) either generally or in specific circumstances.

	
4.

	
The Trading Advisor hereby covenants with the Fund and the Manager that for so long as this Agreement remains in force it shall carry out its duties and obligations and exercise its powers and discretions under this Agreement in accordance with the POI Law and the COB Rules.

	
5.

	
The Fund confirms that the Trading Advisor does not owe any duty of best execution under this Agreement by virtue of the provision in rule 5.3.3(a) of the COB Rules.

	
6.

	
In addition to the termination provisions set out in Clauses 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii), 7(b)(iii) and 7(b)(iv) of this Agreement, the following two provisions shall be incorporated as new Clauses 7(b)(v) and 7(b)(vi):

“(v) the Trading Advisor may terminate this Agreement upon notice in writing to the Fund if the Fund requests categorisation as a retail client (as defined in the COB Rules) either generally or in specific circumstances; and

(vi) this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the Trading Advisor ceasing to be licensed and regulated by the GFSC.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

	Executed by	)
	ML BLUETREND FUTURESACCESSSM LLC	)
	acting by: 	)
	MERRILL LYNCH ALTERNATIVE	)
	INVESTMENTS LLC, Manager	)
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Executed by	)
	MERRILL LYNCH ALTERNATIVE	)
	INVESTMENTS LLC	)
	acting by:	) 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Executed by	)
	BLUECREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLP	)
	acting by Robert Heaselgrave, Principal	)
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Executed by	)
	BLUECREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED	)
	acting as the general partner of	)
	BLUECREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	)
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	
With respect to the novation of the Letter Agreement only:

	 	 
	Executed by 	)
	ML SYSTEMATIC MOMENTUM FUTURESACCESS LLC	)
	acting by: 	)
	MERRILL LYNCH ALTERNATIVE	)
	INVESTMENTS LLC, Manager 	)
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Executed by	)
	ML TREND-FOLLOWING FUTURES FUND LP	)
	acting by:	)
	MERRILL LYNCH ALTERNATIVE	)
	INVESTMENTS LLC, General Partner	)
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Executed by	)
	MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC.	)
	acting by:	)
	__________________, Authorized Signatory	)
	 	 

                                              

 

 

 

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