Document:

Exhibit 10.01(t)

 

Execution Version

 

ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

among

 

CANBERRA GLOBAL HORIZONS, LLC,

 

BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

and

 

CIVIC CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

 

Dated as of December 30, 2013

 

 

ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

Table of Contents

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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1.
    	
Undertakings in Connection with Offering of Global Horizons   Units
    	
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2.
    	
Duties of the Trading Advisor
    	
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3.
    	
Trading Advisor Independent
    	
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4.
    	
Commodity Broker; Floor Brokers
    	
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5.
    	
Allocation of Company Assets to Trading Advisor; Allocation   of Receipts and Charges
    	
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6.
    	
Compensation
    	
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7.
    	
Term and Termination
    	
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8.
    	
Right to Advise Others; Uniformity of Acts and Practices
    	
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9.
    	
Speculative Position Limits
    	
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10.
    	
Additional Undertakings by the Trading Advisor
    	
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11.
    	
Representations and Warranties
    	
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12.
    	
Entire Agreement
    	
14
    
	
13.
    	
Exculpation and Indemnification
    	
14
    
	
14.
    	
Assignment
    	
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15.
    	
Amendment; Waiver
    	
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16.
    	
Severability
    	
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17.
    	
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
    	
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18.
    	
Notices
    	
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19.
    	
Governing Law
    	
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20.
    	
Consent to Jurisdiction
    	
17
    
	
21.
    	
Promotional Material
    	
17
    
	
22.
    	
Confidentiality
    	
17
    
	
23.
    	
Counterparts
    	
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24.
    	
Headings
    	
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Appendix A - List of Authorized Traders
    	
A-1
    
	
Appendix B - List of Commodity Interests Traded by   Trading Advisor
    	
B-1
    
	
Appendix C - Commodity Trading Authority
    	
C-1
    
	
Appendix D - Acknowledgement of Receipt of   Disclosure Document
    	
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ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

THIS ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), made as of December 30, 2013, among CANBERRA GLOBAL HORIZONS, LLC. a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”),  BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the manager of the Company (the “Manager”), and CIVIC CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company  (the “Trading Advisor”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company trades, buys, sells or otherwise acquires, holds or disposes of forward contracts (inclusive of Gold), currencies,  and Vanilla FX options and engages in all activities incident thereto (the foregoing forms of investment being collectively referred to herein as “commodity interests”);

 

WHEREAS, a holder of interests in the Company, BlackRock Global Horizons I, LP (the “Global Horizons Fund”), currently offers units of limited partnership interests in the Global Horizons Fund (the “Global Horizons Units”) for sale to investors in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and Rule 506 under Regulation D promulgated thereunder, as described in the Global Horizons Fund’s confidential private placement memorandum (the “Global Horizons Memorandum”) that has been filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”), the commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor regulations promulgated under the CEA by the CFTC (the “Commodity Regulations”), and NFA rules promulgated under the CEA (the “NFA Rules”);

 

WHEREAS, the Global Horizons Fund had previously sold Global Horizons Units publicly pursuant to an effective registration under the 1933 Act.  Such public offering was discontinued in 1998, and the Global Horizons Units now being offered are the same class of equity securities as the outstanding Global Horizons Units;

 

WHEREAS, interests in the Company may be held by the Global Horizons Fund and by additional entities sponsored or managed by the Manager or an affiliate (each such entity, including the Global Horizons Fund, a “BlackRock Vehicle”);

 

WHEREAS, the Trading Advisor is engaged in the business of, among other things, making trading decisions on behalf of investors in the purchase and sale of certain commodity interests; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Trading Advisor, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, to act as a trading advisor for the Company and to make commodity interests investment decisions for the Company with respect to the Company’s assets from time to time, and the Trading Advisor desires to so act;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

 

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1.                                     Undertakings in Connection with Offering of Global Horizons Units.

 

(a)                    Undertakings by the Trading Advisor.  The Trading Advisor agrees to use its best efforts to cooperate with the Global Horizons Fund and the Manager in amending the Global Horizons Memorandum or any other written materials by providing, as promptly as may be reasonably practicable, all information (if any) regarding the Trading Advisor and its principals which the Manager reasonably believes to be necessary or advisable to include in the Global Horizons Memorandum, as the same may be amended from time to time, in connection with regulatory requirements that may be applicable to the Global Horizons Fund; provided, that nothing herein shall require the Trading Advisor to disclose any proprietary or confidential information related to its trading programs, systems or strategies or to its clients.

 

(b)                    Certain Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the term “principal” shall have the same meaning given to such term in Section 4.10(e) of the Commodity Regulations, and the term “affiliate” shall mean an individual or entity (including a stockholder, director, officer, employee, agent, or principal) that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with any other individual or entity.

 

(c)                     Use of Global Horizons Memorandum and Other Solicitation Material.  Neither the Trading Advisor, its principals nor any of its employees, affiliates or agents, the employees, affiliates or agents of such affiliates, or their respective successors or assigns shall use, publish, circulate or distribute the Global Horizons Memorandum (including any amendment or supplement thereto) or any related solicitation material nor shall any of the foregoing engage in any marketing, sales or promotional activities in connection with the offering of Global Horizons Units, except as may be requested by the Manager and agreed to by the Trading Advisor.

 

(d)                    Updated Performance Information.  At any time while Global Horizons Units continue to be offered and sold, at the written request of the Global Horizons Fund or the Manager, the Trading Advisor, at its own expense, shall promptly provide the Global Horizons Fund and the Manager with complete and accurate performance information (in form and substance consistent with Section 4.35 of the Commodity Regulations and the NFA Rules) reflecting the actual performance of the Civic Capital Currency Master Fund (“Hedge Fund”) up to the latest practicable date (consistent with Section 4.35 of the Commodity Regulations) prior to the date of the Global Horizons Memorandum (as amended or supplemented), together with any reports or letters relating to such performance data received from accountants and in the possession of the Trading Advisor.

 

(e)                     Access to Personnel and Books and Records.  Upon reasonable notice to the Trading Advisor, the Company or the Manager shall have the right to have access to the Trading Advisor’s offices in order to inspect and copy the books and records of the Clearing Broker Account and to inspect such other records of the Hedge Fund during normal business hours as may enable them to verify the accuracy and completeness of or to supplement as necessary the data furnished by the Trading Advisor pursuant to Section l(d) of this Agreement or to verify compliance with the terms of this Agreement (subject to such restrictions as the Trading Advisor may reasonably deem necessary or advisable so as to preserve the confidentiality of proprietary information concerning such trading systems, methods, models, 

 

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strategies and formulas and of the identity of the Trading Advisor’s clients).  The Company or the Manager shall also have the right to have access to appropriate senior personnel of the Trading Advisor in order to discuss matters related to such books and records.

 

2.                                     Duties of the Trading Advisor.

 

(a)                    Speculative Trading.  As of the date of this Agreement, the Trading Advisor acts as the trading advisor for the Company.  The Trading Advisor and the Company agree that in managing the commodity interests of the Company held in the Clearing Broker Account (as defined below), the Trading Advisor shall utilize the investment program (the “Program”) as described in the Confidential Explanatory Memorandum for the Hedge Fund dated July 2012 (the “Disclosure Statement”). The Trading Advisor may trade a different trading program for the Company than the Program only with the consent of the Manager, it being understood that the Trading Advisor may change the Hedge Fund’s investment program (and therefore the Program) subject to compliance with the notice provisions below.  Except as provided otherwise in this Section 2, the Trading Advisor shall have sole and exclusive authority and responsibility for directing the investment and reinvestment of assets credited to the Clearing Broker Account utilizing the Program pursuant to and in accordance with the Trading Advisor’s best judgment and its approach as described in the Disclosure Document, and as refined and modified from time to time in the future in accordance herewith, for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth herein.  Only those individuals employed by the Trading Advisor, listed on Appendix A and authorized by the Trading Advisor to do so are permitted to implement trades for the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or the Manager may override the trading instructions of the Trading Advisor to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law.  “Clearing Broker Account” means, collectively, one or more accounts of the Company held in the name of the Company and established at one or more Clearing Brokers (as defined below).

 

The Company and the Manager both specifically acknowledge that in agreeing to manage the Company, the Trading Advisor is not making any guarantee of profits or of protections against loss.

 

The Trading Advisor shall give the Company and the Manager prompt written notice of any proposed material change in the investment program of the Hedge Fund or the manner in which trading decisions of the Hedge Fund are to be made or implemented and shall not make any such proposed material change with respect to trading for the Company without having given the Company and the Manager at least 30 days’ prior written notice of such change. In the event of such material change, the Company and the Manager will have the right to terminate this Agreement without being subject to the Withdrawal Penalty set forth in Section 6(a) or any other penalty.   The addition and/or deletion of commodity interests from the Company’s portfolio managed by the Trading Advisor shall not be deemed a change in the Trading Advisor’s trading approach and prior written notice to the Company or the Manager shall not be required therefor, except as set forth in Section 2(b) below; provided that, with respect to the Company, the Trading Advisor may trade a trading program other than the Program in managing the Company only with the consent of the Manager.

 

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(b)                    List of Commodity Interests Traded by the Trading Advisor.  The Trading Advisor shall provide the Company and the Manager with a complete list of commodity interests which it intends to trade on the Company’s behalf.  All commodity interests other than regulated futures contracts and options on regulated futures contracts traded on a qualified board or exchange in the United States (“Regulated Futures Contracts”) shall be listed on Appendix B to this Agreement.  The addition of commodity interests (other than forward contracts on foreign currencies and Gold) to the Company’s portfolio managed by the Trading Advisor as set forth in Appendix B to this Agreement shall require prior written notice to the Company or the Manager and an amendment to Appendix B.

 

(c)                     Investment of Assets Held in Securities and Cash.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company and the Manager, and not the Trading Advisor, shall have the sole and exclusive authority and responsibility with regard to the investment, maintenance and management of the Company’s assets other than in respect of the Trading Advisor’s trading of the Company’s commodity interests held in the Clearing Broker Account.

 

(d)                    Trading Authorization.  Prior to the Company’s acceptance of trading advice from the Trading Advisor in accordance with this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Trading Advisor a trading authorization in the form of Appendix C hereto appointing the Trading Advisor as an agent of the Company and attorney-in-fact for such purpose.

 

(e)                     Delivery of Disclosure Documents.  The Trading Advisor shall, during the term of this Agreement, deliver to the Company copies of all updated disclosure documents for the Program, promptly following preparation of such disclosure documents, and the Manager on behalf of the Company shall, if requested, sign the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Disclosure Document in the form of Appendix D hereto, for the initial disclosure document so delivered.

 

3.                                     Trade Reconciliations.  The Trading Advisor acknowledges its obligation to review the commodity interest positions held in the Clearing Broker Account on a daily basis and to notify the Company and the Manager promptly of any Material Errors (as defined below) committed by the Trading Advisor or any trade which the Trading Advisor believes was not executed in accordance with its instructions and cannot be promptly resolved. As used herein, “Material Errors” shall mean errors that result in any realized or unrealized losses to the Clearing Broker Account of five basis points or more.  The Manager will not hold the Trading advisor liable for trade errors except as set forth in Section 14(a). The Trading Advisor will use its own records to evaluate trade and portfolio information against those of the Clearing Broker until it receives the necessary information from the Company, upon which time the Trading Advisor will use the information from the Company to evaluate the trade and portfolio information.

 

(a)                    Trade Information.   The Trading Advisor shall use reasonable efforts to provide trade information to OMR Systems by electronic file by 5p.m.(Eastern time) on the date of any trade made on behalf of the Company.

 

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4.                                     Trading Advisor Independent.  For all purposes of this Agreement, the Trading Advisor shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority to act for or represent the Company in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Company.  Nothing contained herein shall create or constitute the Trading Advisor and any other trading advisor for the Company, the Global Horizons Fund or the Manager as a member of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, nor shall this Agreement be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied, or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of any other.  The parties acknowledge that the Trading Advisor has not been an organizer or promoter of the Global Horizons Fund.

 

5.                                     Commodity Broker; Floor Brokers.

 

(a)                    Clearing of All Trades.  The Trading Advisor shall clear orders for all commodity interest transactions for the Company through such prime broker or brokers as the Company shall designate from time to time in its sole discretion (the “Clearing Broker”).  The Trading Advisor will not, without the consent of the Manager, trade on a “give up” basis through floor brokers not associated with the Clearing Broker.  The Manager will review and approve or disapprove all executing brokers proposed by the Trading Advisor for the Company’s account.  The Manager agrees that it will only disapprove a proposed executing broker suggested by the Trading Advisor for cause and that, if an executing broker is approved, the Company will not hold the Trading Advisor liable for any error or breach of contract by any such executing broker, barring negligence, misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Trading Advisor.  Even if such floor brokers receive the Manager’s consent to execute trades on behalf of the Company, all such trades will be “given-up” to be carried by the Clearing Broker.  The Trading Advisor shall receive copies of all daily and monthly brokerage statements for the Company directly from the Clearing Broker.

 

The parties acknowledge that the Trading Advisor has no authority or responsibility for selecting a commodity broker or dealers or for the negotiation of brokerage commission rates.  If necessary for the Trading Advisor to trade pursuant to the Program, the Company shall provide adequate dealing lines of credit for the Trading Advisor to place orders for spot and forward currency contracts, FX options and Gold on behalf of the Company.

 

(b)                    Forward Trading.  All forward trades for the Company shall be executed through the forward dealer(s) (which may be affiliates of the Manager) designated by the Manager, provided that at the request of the Trading Advisor, the Manager may consent to some other forward trading arrangement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  The Trading Advisor shall use such other banks or dealers only for what the Trading Advisor, in good faith, believes to be good cause.

 

(c)                     Floor Brokerage.  Notwithstanding Section 4(a) of this Agreement, the Trading Advisor may place orders for commodity interest transactions for the Company through floor brokers selected by the Trading Advisor, and approved by the Manager, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.  Such floor brokers shall “give up” all trades on behalf of the Company to the Clearing Broker for clearance.  The brokerage and floor commissions, “give-up” fees and other transaction costs charged by any floor broker to effect 

 

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Company transactions shall be subject to the approval of the Manager, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld provided that such fees and transaction costs are competitive with the Clearing Broker’s standard rates.

 

6.                                      Allocation of Company Assets to Trading Advisor; Allocation of Receipts and Charges.

 

(a)                    The Manager has allocated a portion of the assets of the BlackRock Vehicles to the Company to be managed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  The Manager may, in its sole discretion, reallocate BlackRock Vehicles’ assets by contributing to or withdrawing amounts from the Company as of any month-end.  The Company may withdraw amounts from the Clearing Broker Accounts as of any month-end, including to fund any distributions or redemptions of interests to be made by the Company and/or to pay the Company’s expenses; provided that the Company and the Manager shall provide the Trading Advisor 5 (five) days’ notice so that the Trading Advisor may liquidate positions as may be necessary to satisfy such withdrawals; and provided further that if the Company withdraws amounts prior to the first anniversary of the date hereof the Trading Advisor will be entitled to a withdrawal fee (“Withdrawal Fee”) equal to [ ]* of the amount withdrawn; except that (i) the Withdrawal Fee shall not apply to any withdrawal in accordance with Section 2(a) or any withdrawal following a Cause Event (as defined below) and (ii) the Company may withdraw up to [ ]* of the Clearing Broker Account’s initial balance prior to the first anniversary of the date hereof without being subject to a Withdrawal Fee on such amounts.

 

(b)                    A separate memorandum account (each such account, an “Account”) shall be maintained on the books of the Company with respect to each BlackRock Vehicle’s interest in the Company (or in respect of different portions of a BlackRock Vehicle’s interest in the Company) managed by the Trading Advisor and shall be increased or decreased for allocations, reallocations, distributions, withdrawals and the allocation of gains and receipts, losses and charges (including the Incentive Fee (as defined below), the Management Fee (as defined below) with respect to such Account.

 

(c)                     Gains and receipts (e.g., trading profits and, in some instances, interest income), losses and charges (e.g., trading losses, brokerage commissions and Company administrative expenses) specific to the Company shall be allocated to the BlackRock Vehicles’ Accounts on a pro rata basis based on the value of each BlackRock Vehicle Account at the beginning of the applicable fiscal period, before reduction for any Incentive Fee (as defined herein), provided that any Management Fees and Incentive Fees shall be allocated to the Accounts to which such fees relate.

 

(d)                    With respect to the Global Horizons Fund, gains and receipts, losses and charges of the Global Horizons Fund not specific to (i) the Company or (ii) any other company or account held by the Global Horizons Fund and managed by a specific trading advisor (e.g., certain interest income and distributions attributable to the Global Horizons Fund) (“Non-Specific Items”), shall be allocated among all of the companies and accounts held by the Global Horizons Fund that are managed by the different trading advisors, including the Global Horizon Fund’s Account with the Company, pro rata based on the beginning of the month value of each such company and account.

 

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(e)                     The value of a BlackRock Vehicle’s Account determined after taking into account all realized and unrealized gains and losses, and with respect to Global Horizons Fund’s Account, after deducting all charges and reserves (including but not limited to, in the case of Global Horizons Fund, (i) the charges and other items specific to Global Horizons Fund’s Account, and (ii) a pro rata share (based upon the value of Global Horizons Fund’s Account and each other company and account of the Global Horizons Fund) of distribution fees, transfer agent fees, administrator’s fees, brokerage commissions and sponsor fees) is a BlackRock Vehicle’s Account’s “Net Asset Value.”

 

7.                                     Compensation.

 

(a)                                Management Fee.  Within approximately ten business days of each calendar month end, the Company will pay the Trading Advisor a management fee in respect of each BlackRock Vehicle’s Account equal to [ ]* % of the month end  Net Asset Value (before deducting the unearned Incentive Fee) of each such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account (the “Management Fee”).  The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to pay such Management Fee within 10 days of each month-end.

 

The Management Fee for any month will be prorated for any contributions or withdrawals from a BlackRock Vehicle’s Account pursuant to Section 5(a) during the month and for any months during which the Trading Advisor did not manage the BlackRock Vehicle Account for the full month.

 

(b)                                Incentive Fee.

 

(i)                                    The Company will pay an incentive fee (the “Incentive Fee”) to the Trading Advisor, in respect of each BlackRock Vehicle’s Account for the annual period ending on December 31 of each calendar year (“Incentive Fee Calculation Date”), equal to [ ]* of the New Trading Profit (as defined herein) of such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account as of such Incentive Fee Calculation Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, the first Incentive Fee period will begin on the date of this Agreement and end on December 31, 2014 and/or within 30 days of partial or full redemption.

 

(ii)                                 Subject to the adjustments contemplated below, “New Trading Profit” shall mean the excess of (x) the Net Asset Value of a BlackRock Vehicle’s Account as of the current Incentive Fee Calculation Date (less all Management Fees allocable to such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account) over (y) the High Water Mark (as defined below) attributable to such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account.  New Trading Profit will be calculated prior to reduction [ ]*.

 

(iii)                              The “High Water Mark” attributable to a BlackRock Vehicle’s Account shall be equal to the value of such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account (for the avoidance of doubt, after reduction for the Incentive Fee then paid), as of the immediately preceding Incentive Fee Calculation Date as of which an Incentive Fee was charged to such Account (or, for the year in which such 

 

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BlackRock Vehicle Account was established, the date that the BlackRock Vehicle’s Account was established).  The High Water Mark attributable to a BlackRock Vehicle’s Account shall subsequent to such date be increased dollar-for-dollar by any capital allocated to the Company by such BlackRock Vehicle and decreased proportionately when capital is reallocated away from the Company (other than to pay expenses) by such BlackRock Vehicle.  The amount of the High Water Mark after giving effect to the proportionate reduction made as a result of a reallocation shall be calculated by multiplying the High Water Mark of such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account in effect immediately prior to such reallocation by a fraction the numerator of which is the value of such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account immediately following such reallocation and the denominator of which is the value of such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account immediately before such reallocation.

 

(iv)                             If an Incentive Fee is paid as of an Incentive Fee Calculation Date in respect of a BlackRock Vehicle’s Account, the High Water Mark of such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account is reset to the value of the BlackRock Vehicle’s Account immediately following such payment.

 

(v)                                When there is an accrued Incentive Fee in respect of a BlackRock Vehicle’s Account at any time any reallocation from the Company by a BlackRock Vehicle is made, the Incentive Fee attributable to such reallocation will be paid.  Such Incentive Fee shall be determined by multiplying the Incentive Fee that would have been paid in respect of such BlackRock Vehicle’s Account had the date of the reallocation been an Incentive Fee Calculation Date by a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of the reallocation by such BlackRock Vehicle and the denominator of which is the value of the BlackRock Vehicle’s Account immediately prior to the reallocation, in each case prior to reduction for the accrued Incentive Fee.  Such Incentive Fee will be paid from and reduce the amount of the reallocation by such BlackRock Vehicle.

 

(vi)                             Interest (including any interest on cash accounts, clearing brokerage accounts or posted collateral) shall not be included in any of the foregoing calculations.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Incentive Fee shall be payable on any interest income earned by a BlackRock Vehicle.

 

(vii)                          Termination of this Agreement shall be treated as an Incentive Fee Calculation Date.

 

8.                                     Term and Termination.

 

(a)                    Term and Renewal.  This Agreement shall continue in effect until December 31, 2014.  Thereafter, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive one-year periods.

 

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(b)                    Termination.  Notwithstanding Section 7(a) hereof, this Agreement shall terminate:

 

(i)                                             immediately if the Company shall terminate and be dissolved in accordance with the Limited Liability Company Agreement or otherwise;

 

(ii)                                          at the discretion of the Manager as of the end of any day upon 5 (five) days written notice (if withdrawing [ ]* or less of the Clearing Broker Account’s balance), otherwise 15 (fifteen) days written notice to the Trading Advisor (unless a Cause Event has occurred in respect of the Trading Advisor, in which case the Manager may immediately terminate the Agreement without an early redemption penalty/fee charged); or

 

(iii)                                       at the discretion of the Trading Advisor as of the end of any month upon 90 days’ prior written notice to the Manager (unless a Cause Event has occurred in respect of the Company or the Manager, in which case the Agreement may be immediately terminated).

 

A “Cause Event” means (i) a material violation of law or regulation by the Company, Manager or Trading Advisor (as applicable), (ii) any act or omission by the Company, Manager or Trading Advisor (as applicable) that constitutes fraud, material misrepresentation, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of the relationship established by this Agreement and the matters contemplated hereby, (iii) a material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a failure to timely provide the information required that is not cured within 5 (five) business days of knowledge of such breach (where such breach is capable of cure), (iv) the commencement of a lawsuit or administrative proceeding against the Company, Manager or Trading Advisor or their affiliates (as applicable) that is, or is reasonably expected, to (a) materially interfere with the services or duties provided hereunder or (b) have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company, Manager or Trading Advisor (as applicable), or (v) an event in which Grant Wilson dies, becomes legally incapacitated such that he is unable to participate in the management of the Fund’s portfolio in the same manner as immediately before the onset of his incapacity, or ceases to be involved in the management of the Fund’s portfolio for more than 60 consecutive days.

 

(c)                     Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 7 shall be without penalty or liability to any party, except for any fees due to the Trading Advisor pursuant hereto.

 

(d)                    The following shall survive the termination of this Agreement: (i) each party’s accrued rights and obligations as of the date of termination and (ii) the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 13, 19, 20, 21, and 22.

 

9.                                     Right to Advise Others; Uniformity of Acts and Practices.

 

(a)                    During the term of this Agreement, the Trading Advisor and its affiliates shall be free to advise other investors as to the purchase and sale of commodity interests, to manage and trade other investors’ commodity interests accounts and to trade for and on behalf of their own proprietary commodity interests accounts.  However, under no circumstances shall the Trading Advisor or any of its affiliates favor any commodity interests account directed by any of them (regardless of the date on which they began or shall begin to direct such account) 

 

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over the Company’s account, giving due consideration to the trading program which the Manager has requested the Trading Advisor to trade on behalf of the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, the Trading Advisor and its affiliates shall not be deemed to be favoring another commodity interests account over the Company’s account if the Trading Advisor or its affiliates, in accordance with specific instructions of the owner of such account or in accordance with trading policies which shall be different from that which shall normally be applied to substantially all of the Trading Advisor’s other accounts or if the Trading Advisor or its affiliates, in accordance with the Trading Advisor’s money management principles, shall not trade certain commodity interests contracts for an account based on the amount of equity in such account.

 

(b)                    The Trading Advisor understands and agrees that it and its affiliates shall have a fiduciary responsibility to the Company under this Agreement.

 

(c)                     At the request of the Company, the Trading Advisor and its affiliates shall promptly make available to the Company (if available to it without unreasonable efforts) copies of the normal daily, monthly, quarterly and annual, as the case may be, written reports reflecting the performance of the Hedge Fund and similar written information, including monthly account statements, reflecting the performance of the Hedge Fund (subject to the need to preserve the confidentiality of proprietary information concerning the Trading Advisor’s trading systems, methods, models, strategies and formulas and the identity of the Trading Advisor’s clients).  At the request of the Company, the Trading Advisor or its affiliates shall promptly deliver to the Company a satisfactory written explanation, in the judgment of the Company, of the differences, if any, in the performance between the Company’s account and the Hedge Fund traded utilizing the same program or portfolio (subject to the need to preserve the confidentiality of proprietary information concerning the Trading Advisor’s trading systems, methods, models, strategies and formulas and the identity of the Trading Advisor’s clients).

 

10.                              Speculative Position Limits.  If the Trading Advisor (either alone or aggregated with the positions of any other person if such aggregation shall be required by the CEA, the CFTC or any other regulatory authority having jurisdiction) shall exceed or be about to exceed applicable limits in any commodity interest traded for the Company, the Trading Advisor shall immediately take such action as the Trading Advisor may deem fair and equitable to comply with the limits, and shall immediately deliver to the Company a written explanation of the action taken to comply with such limits.  If such limits are exceeded by the Company, the Manager may require the Trading Advisor to liquidate positions as required with a reasonable period of time to remedy if permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

 

11.                              Additional Undertakings by the Trading Advisor.  Neither the Trading Advisor nor its employees, affiliates or agents, the stockholders, directors, officers, employees, principals, affiliates or agents of such affiliates, or their respective successors or assigns shall:  (a) use or distribute for any purpose whatsoever any list containing the names and/or residential addresses of and/or other information about the investors of the BlackRock Vehicles, nor (b) directly solicit any investor in a BlackRock Vehicle for any business purpose whatsoever (unless such investor in a BlackRock Vehicle is already a client of the Trading Advisor).

 

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12.                              Representations and Warranties.

 

(a)                    The Trading Advisor hereby represents and warrants to the other parties as follows:

 

(i)                                             The Trading Advisor is an entity duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its business requires such qualification and the failure to be duly qualified would materially affect the Trading Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Trading Advisor has full corporate, partnership or limited liability company (as the case may be) power and authority to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(ii)                                          This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Trading Advisor and constitutes a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of the Trading Advisor in accordance with its terms.

 

(iii)                                       The Trading Advisor has all governmental, regulatory and commodity exchange licenses and approvals and has effected all filings and registrations with governmental and regulatory agencies required to conduct its business and to act as described herein or required to perform its obligations hereunder (including, without limitation, registration of the Trading Advisor as a commodity trading advisor under the CEA, and membership of the Trading Advisor as a commodity trading advisor in NFA), and the performance of such obligations will not violate or result in a breach of any provision of the Trading Advisor’s certificate of incorporation, by-laws or any agreement, instrument, order, law or regulation binding on the Trading Advisor.  The principals of the Trading Advisor are duly listed as such on its commodity trading advisor Form 7-R registration.

 

(iv)                                      The Trading Advisor is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor and is a member of the National Futures Association under the CEA or CFTC rules and regulations and such registrations and memberships have not expired or been revoked, suspended, terminated, or not renewed, or limited or qualified in any respect.

 

(v)                                         Assuming the accuracy of the Manager’s representation in subsection 11(b)(vii) below, management by the Trading Advisor of an account for the Company in accordance with the terms hereof will not require any registration under, or violate any of the provisions of, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (assuming that the Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Company Act”)).

 

(vi)                                      The Trading Advisor’s implementation of its trading program on behalf of the Company will not infringe any other person’s copyrights, trademark or other property rights.

 

(vii)                                   All accounts established on or after the date of this Agreement to which the Trading Advisor provides advisory services are not, in aggregate. subject to more favorable fees and expenses than the Account.

 

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(viii)                                The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the incurrence of the obligations herein set forth and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not constitute a breach of, or default under, any instrument by which the Trading Advisor is bound or any order, rule or regulation application to the Trading Advisor of any court or any governmental body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over the Trading Advisor.

 

(ix)                                      Other than as may have been disclosed in writing to the Manager by the Trading Advisor, there is not pending, or to the best of the Trading Advisor’s knowledge threatened, any action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or other governmental body to which the Trading Advisor is a party, or to which any of the assets of the Trading Advisor is subject, which might reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), business or prospects of the Trading Advisor.  The Trading Advisor has not received any notice of an investigation or warning letter from NFA or CFTC regarding non-compliance by the Trading Advisor with the CEA or the regulations thereunder.

 

(x)                                         The Trading Advisor is in compliance in all respects with all applicable law.

 

(xi)                                      The Trading Advisor will be in compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act and all applicable anti-money laundering regulations with respect to the Trading Advisor.

 

(b)                    The Manager hereby represents and warrants to the other parties as follows:

 

(i)                                             The Manager is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its business requires such qualification and the failure to so qualify would materially adversely affect the Manager’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(ii)                                          The Manager has the power and authority under applicable law to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(iii)                                       This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Manager and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Manager enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

(iv)                                      The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the incurrence of the obligations set forth herein and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not constitute a breach of, or default under, any instrument by which the Manager is bound or any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Manager of any court or any governmental body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over the Manager.

 

(v)                                         There is not pending, or, to the best of the Manager’s knowledge threatened, any action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or other governmental body to which the Manager is a party, or to which any of the assets of the Manager is subject, which might reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the condition (financial 

 

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or otherwise), business or prospects of the Manager or is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable CFTC regulations.

 

(vi)                                      The Manager has all governmental, regulatory and commodity exchange approvals and licenses, and has effected all filings and registrations with governmental agencies required to conduct its business and to act as described herein or required to perform its obligations hereunder (including, without limitation, registration as a commodity pool operator under the CEA and membership in NFA as a commodity pool operator), and the performance of such obligations will not contravene or result in a breach of any provision of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or any agreement, order, law or regulation binding upon it.  The principals of the Manager are duly registered as such on the Manager’s commodity pool operator Form 7-R registration.

 

(vii)                                   The Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Company Act.

 

(c)                     The Company represents and warrants to the other parties as follows:

 

(i)                                             The Company is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its business requires such qualification and the failure to so qualify would materially adversely affect the Company’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(ii)                                          The Company has the limited liability company power and authority under applicable law to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(iii)                                       This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

(iv)                                      The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the incurrence of the obligations set forth herein and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not constitute a breach of, or default under, any instrument by which the Company is bound or any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company of any court or any governmental body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over the Company.

 

(v)                                         There is not pending, or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened, any action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or other governmental body to which the Company is a party, or to which any of the assets of the Company is subject, which might reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), business or prospects of the Company or which is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable CFTC regulations.

 

(vi)                                      The Company has all governmental, regulatory and commodity exchange approvals and licenses, and has effected all filings and registrations with governmental agencies required to conduct its business and to act as described herein or required to perform its obligations hereunder and the performance of such obligations will not contravene or result in a 

 

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breach of any provision of its certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or any other agreement, order, law or regulation binding upon it.

 

(d)                    The foregoing representations and warranties in this Section 11 shall be continuing during the entire term of this Agreement and, if at any time, any event shall occur which would make any of the foregoing representations and warranties of any party no longer true and accurate, such party shall promptly notify the other parties.

 

13.                              Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters referred to herein, and no other agreement, verbal or otherwise, shall be binding as between the parties unless it shall be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

 

14.                              Exculpation and Indemnification.

 

(a)                    The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trading Advisor and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees and controlling persons from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint and several), costs and expenses (including any investigatory, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amounts paid in, any settlement; provided that the Company shall have approved such settlement) resulting from a demand, claim, lawsuit, action or proceeding relating to any of such person’s actions or capacities relating to the business or activities of the Company pursuant to this Agreement; provided that the conduct of such person which was the subject of the demand, claim, lawsuit, action or proceeding did not constitute negligence, misconduct or a breach of this Agreement or of any fiduciary obligation to the Company and was done in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.  The termination of any demand, claim, lawsuit, action or proceeding by settlement shall not, in itself, create a presumption that the conduct in question was not undertaken in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.

 

(b)                    The Trading Advisor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, the Manager, their respective affiliates and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees and controlling persons from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint and several), costs and expenses (including any reasonable investigatory, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amounts paid in, any settlement; provided that the Trading Advisor shall have approved such settlement) resulting from a demand, claim, lawsuit, action or proceeding relating to any action or omission of the Trading Advisor or any of its respective officers, directors or employees relating to the business or activities of such person under this Agreement or relating to the management of an account of the Company provided: the action or omission of such person which was the subject of the demand, claim, lawsuit, action or proceeding constituted negligence or misconduct or a breach of this Agreement or was an action or omission taken otherwise than in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.

 

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(c)                     The Trading Advisor, its officers, directors, employees and shareholders shall not be liable to the Company and its officers, directors or members or to any of their successors or assigns except by reason of acts or omissions in contravention of the express terms of this Agreement, or due to their intentional misconduct or negligence, or by reason of not having acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that such actions or omissions were in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.

 

(d)                    The foregoing agreement of indemnity shall be in addition to, and shall in no respect limit or restrict, any other remedies which may be available to an indemnified party.

 

(e)                     In the event that a person entitled to indemnification under this Section 13 is made a party to an action, suit or proceeding alleging both matters for which indemnification may be due hereunder and matters for which indemnification may not be due hereunder, such person shall be indemnified only in respect of the former matters.

 

(f)                      Promptly after receipt by any of the indemnified parties under this Agreement of notice of any demand, claim, lawsuit, action or proceeding, the indemnified party shall notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof if a claim for indemnification in respect thereof is to be made under this Agreement.  Except to the extent that the indemnifying party is not materially prejudiced thereby, the omission so to notify shall relieve the indemnifying party from any obligation or liability which it may have to any such indemnified party under this section.  In the event that such demand, claim, lawsuit, action or proceeding is brought against a person entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement, and the indemnifying party is notified of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that the indemnifying party may wish to assume the defense thereof, with counsel selected by the indemnifying party and approved by the indemnified person (provided that approval may not be unreasonably withheld), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified person of the indemnifying party’s election so as to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such person under this section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such person in connection with the defense thereof, unless the indemnifying party approves the employment of separate counsel by such person (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for legal or other expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for all such persons indemnified hereunder, which firm shall be designated in writing by the Trading Advisor or the Company, as the case may be).

 

15.                              Assignment.  This Agreement shall not be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior express written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, that either party may assign this agreement to an affiliate upon prior notice to the other party.

 

16.                              Amendment; Waiver.  This Agreement shall not be amended except by a writing signed by the parties hereto.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be implied from any course of dealing between the parties hereto or from any failure by either party hereto to assert its rights hereunder on any occasion or series of occasions.

 

17.                              Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held to be inconsistent with any present or 

 

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future law, ruling, rule or regulation of any court or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, such provision shall be deemed to be rescinded or modified in accordance with such law, ruling, rule or regulation, and the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it shall be held inconsistent, shall not be affected thereby.

 

18.                              No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  Nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person or entity, other than the parties and any permitted successors and assigns hereto, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

19.                              Notices.  Any notice required or desired to be delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by courier service, facsimile, email, postage prepaid mail or other similar means and shall be effective upon actual receipt by the party to which such notice shall be directed, addressed as follows (or to such other address as the party entitled to notice shall hereafter designate in accordance with the terms hereof):

 

if to the Company or the Manager:

 

CANBERRA GLOBAL HORIZONS LLC

c/o BlackRock Investment Management LLC

40 East 52nd Street

10th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attn:  Edward A. Rzeszowski

Facsimile:  212-810-8745

Email: edward.rzeszowski@blackrock.com

 

with a copy to:

 

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

One University Square

Princeton, New Jersey  08540-6455

Attn:  Michael Pungello

Facsimile:  609-282-0761

Email: michael.pungello@blackrock.com

 

with a further copy to:

BlackRock Alternative Advisors

601 Union Street, 56th Floor

Seattle, Washington  98101

Attn:  Lawrence M. Gail

Facsimile:  206-225-2684

 

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if to the Trading Advisor:

 

Civic Capital Advisors, LLC

400 Madison Avenue, 4th floor

Attn: Russell Shostack

Facsimile: (646) 368-8392

Email: russellshostack@civiccapital.com

 

20.                              Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

 

21.                              Consent to Jurisdiction.  The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding arising directly, indirectly or otherwise in connection with, out of, related to or from this Agreement, any breach hereof or any transaction covered hereby, shall be resolved, whether by arbitration or otherwise, within the County of New York, City of New York, and State of New York.  Accordingly, the parties consent and submit to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts and any applicable arbitral body located within the County of New York, City of New York, and State of New York.  The parties further agree that any such action or proceeding brought by any party to enforce any right, assert any claim, or obtain any relief whatsoever in connection with this Agreement shall be brought by such party exclusively in federal or state courts, or if appropriate before any applicable arbitral body, located within the County of New York, City of New York, and State of New York.

 

22.                              Promotional Material.  None of the parties hereto will make reference to any other such party in officially filed or publicly or privately distributed material without first submitting such material to the party so named for approval a reasonable period of time in advance of the proposed use of such material.

 

23.                              Confidentiality.  Each party acknowledges that each will have access to the other party’s Confidential Information (as defined below) and each party agrees that it will not disseminate the other party’s Confidential Information, except as required by law.  A party may use the other party’s Confidential Information solely in connection with its obligations hereunder. and with respect to the Manager, in relation to its obligations to the Company (including, without limitation, any use in relation to monitoring the Trading Advisor’s performance on behalf of the Company).  “Confidential Information” means information concerning a party’s (and its affiliates’) business affairs, trading or investment strategies, methodologies and results; trading or investment systems; trades and investment positions (whether of the Clearing Broker Account or otherwise); risk management models; revenue models; quantitative and other strategies and methodologies, procedures and techniques; business plans and strategies, pricing and other financial information; lists of investors, clients, vendors and suppliers; any confidential information of any such investors, clients, vendors or suppliers; and other proprietary technologies and processes and other proprietary information used by a party in connection with its business and/or which a party or any of its affiliates is obligated to any third party to maintain as confidential.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 22 or otherwise, the Company and the Manager may disclose: (a) to 

 

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investors and prospective investors (or their advisers) in the Company (“Investors”), and underlying investors or prospective investors of such Investors (or their advisers) (collectively with Investors, “Underlying Investors”): (i) the name of the Trading Advisor; (ii) descriptions of the Trading Advisor and the trading strategies pursued by the Trading Advisor; (iii) performance related information for the Company (including the Clearing Broker Account) and the composite performance of the Program; (iv) risk reporting related information for the Company (including duration, geography, industry and sector exposure, and leverage, but no position data); and (v) biographies of key personnel of the Trading Advisor; and (b) the tax treatment and tax structure of any transactions entered into by the Trading Advisor on behalf of the Company.  Each party acknowledges and agrees that irreparable injury will result to the other applicable parties if there are breaches of any of the terms of the covenants set forth in this Section 22 (collectively, the “Covenants”), and that in the event of the actual or threatened breach of any of the Covenants, the applicable parties will have no adequate remedy at law.  Each party accordingly agrees that in the event of any actual or threatened breach by the other party of any of the Covenants, the other applicable parties shall be entitled to immediate temporary injunctive and other equitable relief with respect to such actual or threatened breach, without being required to show actual monetary damages or post any bond or other security.  The remedies and agreements of indemnity contained herein are not exclusive and shall not limit or restrict any other remedies available to a party, including the recovery of damages.

 

24.                              Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

25.                              Headings.  Headings to sections and subsections in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation hereof.

 

*                                         *                                         *                                         *                                         *

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed for and on behalf of the undersigned on the day and year first written above.

 

	
 
    	
CANBERRA   GLOBAL HORIZONS LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
BLACKROCK   INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC,
    
	
 
    	
its   Manager
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Robert S. Ellsworth
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:  Managing Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Lawrence M. Gail
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:  Managing Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BLACKROCK   INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:  Robert S. Ellsworth
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:  Managing Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:  Robert S. Ellsworth
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:  Managing Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CIVIC   CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

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APPENDIX A

 

AUTHORIZED TRADERS

 

Grant Wilson

Eric Lieberson

Diana Kyrou

 

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APPENDIX B

 

COMMODITY INTERESTS TRADED BY CIVIC CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

 

The undersigned represents that the following is the current list of all commodity interests which the undersigned intends to trade on behalf of CANBERRA GLOBAL HORIZONS LLC other than regulated futures contracts and options on regulated futures contracts traded on a qualified board of trade or exchange:

 

FX Forwards (including NDFs)

Gold Forwards

Currencies

Vanilla FX Options

 

** There are no commodities traded

 

 

	
 
    	
CIVIC   CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

Dated as of December 30, 2013

 

B-1

 

APPENDIX C

 

COMMODITY TRADING AUTHORITY

 

Civic Capital Advisors, LLC

 

Dear Civic Capital Advisors LLC:

 

CANBERRA GLOBAL HORIZONS LLC (the “Company”) does hereby make, constitute and appoint you as its attorney-in-fact to buy and sell currency forward contracts, gold forwards and vanilla FX options in accordance with the Advisory Agreement between us and certain others dated December 30, 2013.

 

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CANBERRA   GLOBAL HORIZONS LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
BLACKROCK   INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
its   Manager
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Robert S. Ellsworth
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Managing Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Lawrence M. Gail
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Managing Director
    

 

Dated as of December 30, 2013

 

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APPENDIX D

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of Civic Capital Advisors, LLC’s Disclosure Document dated December     , 2013.

 

	
 
    	
CANBERRA   GLOBAL HORIZONS LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
BLACKROCK   INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
its   Manager
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Robert S. Ellsworth
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Managing Director
    

 

Dated as of December 30, 2013

 

D-1Exhibit 10.10

 

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

 

This 1st day of March, 2011

 

1. PARTIES

 

Avon Street Apartments Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts limited partnership with an address of 39 Brighton Ave., Allston, MA 02134, hereinafter called the SELLER, agrees to SELL and 503-509 Pleasant Street, LLC and/or Francis D. Privitera with an address of 59 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143, hereinafter called the BUYER, agrees to BUY, upon the terms hereinafter set forth, the following described premises:

 

2. DESCRIPTION

 

Land and buildings (the “Premises” or “Property”) located at 130 Avon Street, Malden, Massachusetts.

 

For title see Deed filed at the Middlesex South District of the Land Court, Document No.: 973883; with Certificate of Title No. 202152 in Book 01141, Page 2.

 

3. BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, IMPROVEMENTS, FIXTURES

 

Included in the sale as a part of said premises are the buildings, structures, and improvements now thereon, and all equipment and supplies belonging to the SELLER and used in connection therewith and the fixtures belonging to the SELLER and used in connection therewith, doors, furnaces, heaters, heating equipment, oil and gas burners and fixtures appurtenant thereto, hot water heaters, plumbing and bathroom fixtures, electric and other lighting fixtures, mantels, and, only if built in, air conditioning equipment, and ventilators, six (6) Washing Machines and six (6) Dryers located in basement..

 

4. TITLE DEED

 

Said premises are to be conveyed by a good and sufficient quitclaim deed running to the BUYER, or to the nominee designated by the BUYER by written notice to the SELLER at least seven (7) days before the deed is to be delivered as herein provided, and said deed shall convey a good and clear record and marketable title thereto, free from encumbrances, except

 

	
(a)
    	
 
    	
Provisions of existing building and zoning laws;
    
	
(b)
    	
 
    	
Existing rights and obligations in party walls which are not the   subject of written agreement;
    
	
(c)
    	
 
    	
Such taxes for the then current year as are not due and payable on   the date of the delivery of such deed;
    
	
(d)
    	
 
    	
Any liens for municipal betterments assessed after the date of this   agreement;
    
	
(e)
    	
 
    	
Easements, restrictions and reservations of record, if any, so long   as the same do not prohibit or materially interfere with the current use of   said premises;
    

 

5. PLANS

 

If said deed refers to a plan necessary to be recorded therewith the SELLER shall deliver such plan with the deed in form adequate for recording or registration.

 

 

6.     PURCHASE PRICE

 

The agreed purchase price for said premises is One Million Two Hundred Thousand dollars ($8,750,000.00), of which

 

	
$
    	
200,000
    	
 
    	
have been paid as a deposit this day; and
    
	
$
    	
8,550,000
    	
 
    	
are to be paid at the time of delivery of the deed in cash, or by   certified, cashier’s, treasurer’s or bank check. *
    
	
$
    	
8,750,000
    	
 
    	
TOTAL
    

 

*If for any reason, Buyer desires to extend the closing date by up to an additional 15 days, Seller agrees that Buyer my so extend the closing date, subject to the payment of an additional $100,000 deposit, in which event the amount due at closing shall be adjusted accordingly.

 

7.     TIME FOR PERFORMANCE; DELIVERY OF DEED

 

Such deed is to be delivered at 1:00 o’clock P.M. on May 16, 2011, at the Middlesex County Registry of Deeds or the offices of Buyer’s counsel, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. It is agreed that time is of the essence of this agreement.

 

8A.     POSSESSION AND CONDITION OF PREMISES

 

The Premises shall be delivered at the Date of Closing subject to existing tenants and occupants as of the date hereof, in substantially the same condition as they are now, reasonable wear and tear excepted and except for conditions caused or created by Buyer’s Inspections or otherwise permitted by this Agreement. Buyer shall be entitled to inspect the Premises on the day prior to the Date of Closing to ensure that the provisions of the preceding sentence have been complied with, and until closing Seller shall grant Buyer such access in the presence of Seller’s representatives to the Premises as is reasonably necessary (subject to the rights of tenants of the property) to facilitate such inspection and Buyer’s financing efforts.

 

8B.     BUYER’S DUE DILIGENCE

 

Buyer shall have reasonable access to the Premises as contemplated below and the right to conduct such inspections of the Premises as it deems necessary as set forth below. Buyer and its agents, servants and employees shall maintain as confidential and not disclose any information obtained as a result of or pursuant to the Site Investigations and Inspections (both herein below defined) except to the extent that any law or regulation shall require such disclosure and except to Buyer’s attorneys, consultants and lenders. Buyer shall contractually require any agent performing the Site Investigation on its behalf to maintain all such information as confidential and not to disclose such information to any person other than Buyer except as may be required by law. This obligation with respect to confidentiality and non-disclosure shall survive the delivery of the Deed or any earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

(a)     Environmental Inspection. Buyer may conduct, at its sole cost and expense by consultants selected by it, an environmental site analysis (“Site Investigation”) to determine the existence of hazardous wastes and materials at the Property (the “Hazardous Materials”). In the event that the results of the Site Investigation indicates that there has been a release of Hazardous Materials that would impose any further investigation, monitoring, or remediation costs on Buyer if Buyer were to own the Premises, Buyer shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice thereof, together with a copy of all reports, if any, of the results of the Site Investigation, to Seller and Escrow Agent no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date which is fourteen (14) days following the date of this Agreement. In such event, the Deposit shall be returned to Buyer

 

 

and this Agreement shall terminate and be null and void and without recourse to either party. If Buyer fails to timely give such notice, Buyer’s right to terminate this Agreement shall be deemed to be waived. Buyer acknowledges that Seller has no obligation whatsoever to undertake any corrective or remedial work as a result of matters disclosed by the Site Investigation.

 

In order to permit Buyer to conduct the Site Investigation, Seller shall permit Buyer, its agents, servants or employees, a license to enter upon the Premises to conduct the Site Investigation, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein below:

 

(i)            Buyer will not unreasonably interfere with Seller’s, tenants’ or other occupants’ use of the Premises.

 

(ii)           Buyer shall at the conclusion of the Site Investigation restore the Premises to the condition existing prior to the Site Investigation, and this obligation shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

(iii)          Before commencing any aspect of the Site Investigation that involves physical inspection or invasive testing of the Premises, Buyer shall give Seller prior written notice of the scope of testing, methodologies to be used and identities of the consultants/contractors retained by Buyer, all of which shall be subject to Seller’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In addition, prior to such testing, Buyer shall submit to Seller evidence of Buyer’s and its environmental site analyst’s public liability and workers’ compensation insurance, which shall be reasonably acceptable to Seller and shall name Seller as an additional insured on such policies.

 

(iv)          Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold Seller harmless from and against any and all claims for personal injury or property damage resulting from the conduct by Buyer or its agents of the Site Investigation. The provisions of this paragraph (v) shall survive the delivery of the Deed or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

(vi)          Seller shall have the right to terminate this license upon twenty four (24) hours written notice to Buyer if the foregoing conditions are not met, or if Buyer is in default under this Agreement, or if this Agreement terminates for any other reason.

 

(b)           General Building and Other Inspections. Buyer may conduct, at its sole cost and expense by consultants selected by it, structural, mechanical, and any other inspections reasonably required by Buyer (“Inspections”). In the event that the results of any of such Inspections, in Buyer’s sole discretion disclose any defects or unacceptable conditions in the Premises, Buyer shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice thereof, together with a copy of all reports, if any, of the results of such Inspections to Seller no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date which is fourteen (14) days following the date of this Agreement. However, if such date were to fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday then such date would be extended to the next business day thereafter. In such event, the Deposit shall be returned to the Buyer and this Agreement shall terminate and be null and void and without recourse to either party. If Buyer fails to timely give such notice, Buyer’s right to terminate this Agreement shall be deemed to be waived.

 

In order to permit Buyer to conduct the Inspections, Seller shall permit Buyer reasonable access to the Premises, such access to be exercised in the presence of Seller and or Seller’s representatives, and provided such access does not interfere with rights of tenants under leases. Buyer shall, at the conclusion of the Inspections restore the Premises to the condition existing prior to the Inspections. Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold Seller harmless from and against any and all claims for personal injury or property damage resulting from the conduct by Buyer or its agents of the Inspections. The provisions of this paragraph with respect to Buyer’s restoration obligations and indemnity of Seller shall survive the delivery of the Deed or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

 

(c)           Permits, Zoning, Leases, Litigation; etc.           Buyer shall be entitled to conduct such other investigations and reviews, and make other due diligence inquiries with respect to the Premises including without limitation any and all permits; governmental approvals; zoning status; leases, occupancies and other tenancies; and litigation pertaining thereto (the “Legal Investigations”). In the event that the results of any of such Legal Investigations, in Buyer’s sole discretion disclose any defects or unacceptable conditions in the Premises, Buyer shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice thereof, together with a copy of all reports, if any, of the results of such Legal Investigations to Seller no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date which is fourteen (14) days following the date of this Agreement. However, if such date were to fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday then such date would be extended to the next business day thereafter. In such event, the Deposit shall be returned to the Buyer and this Agreement shall terminate and be null and void and without recourse to either party. If Buyer fails to timely give such notice, Buyer’s right to terminate this Agreement under this paragraph 8 shall be deemed to be waived.

 

9.      EXTENSION TO PERFECT TITLE OR MAKE PREMISES CONFORM

 

If the SELLER shall be unable to give title or to make conveyance, or to deliver possession of the premises, all as herein stipulated, or if at the time of the delivery of the deed the premises do not conform with the provisions hereof, however, the SELLER shall use reasonable efforts to remove any defects in title, or to deliver possession as provided herein, or to make said premises conform to the provisions hereof, as the case may be, in which event the SELLER shall give written notice thereof to the BUYER at or before the time for performance hereunder, and thereupon the time for performance hereof shall be extended for a period of thirty (30) days.. Should SELLER need the additional thirty (30) days to remove any defects in title or to deliver possession as provided herein, or to make the Premises conform to the provisions of this Purchase and Sale Agreement, the extension shall only be in force for as long as BUYER’S mortgage commitment is in full force and effect under the original terms granted to the BUYER or as extended so long as BUYER notifies Seller on or before April 1, 2011 of Buyer’s mortgage rate commitment expiration date. Moreover, Buyer agrees to use diligent efforts to extend the mortgage commitment. In the event that Buyer cannot extend said commitment without a fee and Seller does not agree to pay same, then it shall be at Buyer’s option whether or not to proceed beyond the original commitment date. Further, the SELLER shall not be required to expend more than $10,000.00, exclusive of liens or encumbrances on the Premises, to make the Premises conform to the provisions of this paragraph.

 

10.    FAILURE TO PERFECT TITLE OR MAKE PREMISES CONFORM

 

If at the expiration of the extended time the SELLER shall have failed so to remove any defects in title, deliver possession, or make the premises conform, as the case may be, all as herein agreed, or if at any time during the period of this agreement or any extension thereof, the holder of a mortgage on said premises shall refuse to permit the insurance proceeds, if any, to be used for such purposes, then any payments made under this agreement shall be forthwith refunded and all other obligations of all parties hereto shall cease and this agreement shall be void without recourse to the parties hereto.

 

11.    BUYER’S ELECTION TO ACCEPT TITLE

 

The BUYER shall have the election, at either the original or any extended time for performance, to accept such title as the SELLER can deliver to said premises in their then condition and to pay therefor the purchase price without deduction, in which case the SELLER shall convey such title, except that in the event of such conveyance in accord with the provisions of this clause, if said premises shall have been damaged by fire or casualty insured against, then the SELLER shall, unless the SELLER has previously restored the premises to their former condition, either

 

(a)           pay over or assign to the BUYER, on delivery of the deed, all amounts recovered or recoverable on account of such insurance, less any amounts reasonably expended by the SELLER for any partial restoration, or

 

 

(b)           if a holder of a mortgage on said premises shall not permit the insurance proceeds or a part thereof to be used to restore said premises to their former condition or to be so paid over or assigned, give to the BUYER a credit against the purchase price, on delivery of the deed, equal to said amount so recovered or recoverable and retained by the holder of said mortgage less any amount reasonably expended by the SELLER for any partial restoration.

 

12.    ACCEPTANCE OF DEED

 

The acceptance of a deed by the BUYER or his nominee as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a full performance and discharge of every agreement and obligation herein contained or expressed, except such as are, by the terms hereof, to be performed after the delivery of said deed.

 

13.    USE OF MONEY TO CLEAR TITLE

 

To enable the SELLER to make conveyance as herein provided, the SELLER may, at the time of delivery of the deed, use the purchase money or any portion thereof to clear the title of any or all encumbrances or interests.

 

14.    INSURANCE

 

Until the delivery of the deed, the SELLER shall maintain insurance on said premises as follows:

 

	
Type of Insurance
    	
 
    	
Amount of Coverage
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(a)    Fire
    	
 
    	
$ As is presently insured
    
	
(b)    Extended coverage
    	
 
    	
$
    

 

15.    ADJUSTMENTS

 

Water and sewer use charges, collected rents, security deposits, if any, real estate taxes for the current tax year and any other additional rents, operating expenses and prepaid amounts or charges, including, but not limited to fuel oil and any service contracts, shall be apportioned as of the Date of Closing.

 

16.    ADJUSTMENT OF UNASSESSED AND ABATED TAXES

 

If the amount of said taxes is not known at the time of the delivery of the deed, they shall be apportioned on the basis of the taxes assessed for the preceding year, with a reapportionment as soon as the new tax rate and valuation can be ascertained; and, if the taxes which are to be apportioned shall thereafter be reduced by abatement, the amount of such abatement, less the reasonable cost of obtaining the same, shall be apportioned between the parties, provided that neither party shall be obligated to institute or prosecute proceedings for an abatement unless herein otherwise agreed.

 

17.    BROKER’S FEE

 

A broker’s fee of $200,000 for professional services, to be split equally between SELLER and BUYER to NAI Hunneman, the Broker(s) herein, payable if and when title passes as herein provided and the Deed is recorded and not otherwise.

 

18.    BROKER(S) WARRANTY

 

The Broker(s) named herein warrant(s) that the Broker(s) is (are) duly licensed as such by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

 

19.    DEPOSIT

 

All deposits made hereunder shall be held in escrow by NAI Hunneman in an interest bearing FDIC insured bank account in Massachusetts,  as escrow agent subject to the terms of this agreement and shall be duly accounted for at the time for performance of this agreement.

 

20.    BUYER’S DEFAULT; DAMAGES

 

If the BUYER shall fail to fulfill the BUYER’S agreements herein, all deposits made hereunder by the BUYER shall be retained by the SELLER as liquidated damages unless within thirty (30) days after the time for performance of this agreement or any extension hereof, the SELLER otherwise notifies the BUYER in writing.

 

21.    BROKER AS PARTY

 

The Broker(s) named herein, join(s) in this agreement and become(s) a party hereto, insofar as any provisions of this agreement expressly apply to the Broker(s), and to any amendments or modifications of such provision to which the Broker(s) agree(s) in writing.

 

22.    SMOKE DETECTOR and CO       The SELLER shall, at the time of the delivery of the deed, deliver a certificate from the fire department of the city or town in which said premises are located stating that said premises have been equipped with approved smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in conformity with applicable law.

 

23.    LEAD PAINT         The parties acknowledge that under Massachusetts law, whenever a child or children under six (6) years of age resides in any residential premises in which any paint, plaster, or other accessible material contains dangerous levels of lead, the owner of said premises must remove or cover said paint, plaster or other material so as to make it inaccessible to children under six years of age. Buyer hereby acknowledges receipt of a Lead Paint Disclosure.

 

24.    CORRECTIONS -  If any errors or omissions are found to have occurred in any calculations or figures used in the settlement statement signed by the parties and notice thereof is given to a party within one year of the Closing Date, then such party agrees to execute any document reasonably required by BUYER’S attorney to correct such errors or omissions including re-execution of applicable documents.

 

25.    PARTIES REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL.  Each party hereto acknowledges to the other that such party has been represented by separate legal counsel of such party’s own choosing and at such party’s own expense prior to the signing of this Agreement.

 

26.    FINANCING.  In order to help finance the acquisition of said Property, the Buyer shall apply for a conventional bank or other institutional commercial mortgage loan of $6.125.000.00 at prevailing rates, terms and conditions. If despite the Buyer’s diligent efforts, a commitment for such loan cannot be obtained on or before_thirty (30) days following the date of this agreement (The “Financing Date”), the Buyer may terminate this agreement by written notice to the Seller prior to the expiration of such time, whereupon this Agreement shall automatically terminate and become null and void and without recourse to any party hereunder, and all deposits shall be forthwith refunded to BUYER. Where the Financing Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday then such date shall be automatically extended to the next business day thereafter. In the event that BUYER does not notify SELLER’s attorney before 3:00 p.m. on the Financing Date of BUYER’s inability to obtain such a mortgage commitment, it shall be conclusively presumed that BUYER has obtained such mortgage commitment and the contingency contained in this clause shall be thereby waived. If for any reason, Buyer desires to extend the Financing Date by up to an additional thirty (30) days, Seller agrees that Buyer may so extend the Financing Date, subject to the payment of an additional $100,000 deposit, in which event the amount due at closing shall be adjusted accordingly.

 

 

27.          NOTICES.  All notices required to be given herein may be given by (a) certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (b) by service in hand with receipt, or (c) by recognized overnight delivery service for which proof of delivery is available, to the following addresses:

 

	
If to Seller:
    	
Linda M. Vaccaro, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
The Hamilton Company, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
39 Brighton Ave.
    
	
 
    	
Allston, MA 02134
    
	
 
    	
Tel: (617) 850-7236
    
	
 
    	
Fax: (617) 783-0568
    
	
 
    	
Ivaccaro@thehamiltoncompany.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to Buyer:
    	
Frank D. Privitera, Jr.
    
	
 
    	
Attorney-At-Law
    
	
 
    	
531 Medford Street
    
	
 
    	
Somerville, MA 02145
    
	
 
    	
Tel: (617) 666-1116
    
	
 
    	
Fax: (617) 666-1117
    
	
 
    	
frankiep@gis.net
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to Escrow Agent:
    	
NAI Huneman Commercial
    
	
 
    	
David Ross
    
	
 
    	
303 Congress Street
    
	
 
    	
Boston, MA 02210
    
	
 
    	
617-457-3400 x.2610 office
    
	
 
    	
617-457-3268 fax
    
	
 
    	
617-875-6222 cell
    
	
 
    	
dlross@naihunneman.com
    

 

or to such other address as any party may direct by notice given in the manner herein provided. All notices shall be deemed to have been received, if given by hand or overnight delivery service, when delivered; if by mail, on the third (3rd) day following its deposit to the mails.

 

28     LIABILITY OF TRUSTEE, SHAREHOLDER, BENEFICIARY, ETC.

 

If the SELLER or BUYER executes this agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, only the principal or the estate represented shall be bound, and neither the SELLER or BUYER so executing, nor any shareholder or beneficiary of any trust, shall be personally liable for any obligation, express or implied, hereunder.

 

29.    WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

 

The BUYER acknowledges that the BUYER has not been influenced to enter into this transaction nor has he relied upon any warranties or representations not set forth or incorporated in this agreement or previously made in writing, except for the following additional warranties and representations, if any, made by either the SELLER or the Broker(s): None. Buyer has had the opportunity to perform its due diligence inspections of the Property.

 

30.    CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT

 

This instrument, executed in multiple counterparts, is to be construed as a Massachusetts contract, is to take effect as a sealed instrument, sets forth the entire contract between the parties, is binding upon and enures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and may be

 

 

canceled, modified or amended only by a written instrument executed by both the SELLER and the BUYER. If two or more persons are named herein as BUYER their obligations hereunder shall be joint and several. The captions are used only as a matter of convenience and are not to be considered a part of this agreement or to be used in determining the intent of the parties to it.

 

31.            ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES. At the Date of Closing, Buyer and Seller shall each execute and deliver an Assignment of Rents and Leases in the form provided herein as Exhibit A. A list of all current tenants and a rent roll is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

32.            SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS. Seller represents to the best of its information and belief, as follows:

 

(a)              Seller has the authority to enter into this Agreement and perform without the need for approval from any other person, entity, court or government. Seller or any general partner or owner of Seller has not filed for, and is not contemplating filing for bankruptcy protection, and is not affected by any action, agreement, court, order or other matter that would hinder or delay, the closing or adversely affect Seller’s ability to perform hereunder;

 

(b)              Seller has no knowledge of any pending or threatened litigation regarding the Premises or any part thereof, except as disclosed in writing to Buyer

 

(c)               Seller has not received any written notices of which Seller has knowledge, for violations of any applicable law, not since rectified with respect to the Premises;

 

(d)              Seller has provided the Buyer with accurate and complete copies of any environmental reports or studies with respect to the Premises, if any, that are in Seller’s possession;

 

(e)               to Seller’s best knowledge and belief there do not exist underground storage tanks at the Premises and Seller is not aware of any violations of environmental laws with respect to the Premises;

 

(f)                the only tenancies, leases or occupancy agreements affecting the Premises are those described in that Rent Roll attached hereto as Exhibit “B.” Rent due for each tenants is all current through the date hereof and not in arrears, except as shown on the Rent Roll. Each tenant(s) is responsible for the payment of electricity for each of the respective units. Seller shall deliver to Buyer an updated rent roll inclusive of the above information (other than utilities) at closing.

 

(g)               Seller has provided Buyer with materially true and accurate copies of Seller’s Income and Expense statements for the Premises for the two years beginning January 1, 2009 and January 1, 2010. January 1, 2011 year to date shall be provided if ready prior to closing.

 

(h)              Seller has provided Buyer with true and accurate copies of any written notices, orders, declarations or the like, received by Seller from any government entity regarding the presence of lead paint in any of the units or common areas of the Premises;

 

33.       Service Agreements. As of the date hereof, except for a contract with Constellation Energy (a copy of which has been provided to the Buyer), which contract shall be assumed by Buyer, there are no service agreements or contracts, in effect and affecting the Premises that cannot be terminated on 30 days notice and at closing, there shall be no additional service agreements or contracts other than those in effect as of the date hereof. Seller shall be responsible for all balances due for any goods, services, and/or labor supplied to or for the benefit of the Premises up until the time of Closing and shall hold Buyer harmless from the same. Buyer shall hold Seller harmless from the same from and after the closing.

 

34.       Delivery of Premises. Between the date hereof and Closing, Seller shall continue to manage, maintain and

 

 

service the Premises at the same level of effort and expense as Seller has managed, maintained and serviced the Premises for Seller’s own account. At closing, Seller shall deliver the Premises (except for tenant spaces) in broom clean condition, removing all trash, debris and personal property, not included in the within sale.

 

35.       Cooperation With Buyer’s Lender. Seller shall reasonably cooperate with Buyer’s lender and its counsel in executing and delivering those document reasonably needed to close the subject transaction, in accordance with customary practices. Seller shall also reasonably cooperate with Buyer and its prospective lender(s) so as to facilitate Buyer obtaining mortgage financing and shall promptly provide Buyer, Buyer’s lender and their counsel with information and documentation reasonably requested or necessarily incidental to Buyer’s aforedescribed financing efforts, including but not limited to rent rolls, income/expense information, third party contracts/information.

 

36.       No Brokers.  Both Buyer and Seller warrant and represent to one another that neither party has dealt with any broker or other person entitled to a broker’s commission in connection with the negotiation or execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby, except that Broker identified in Paragraph No. 17 hereof. Each party shall hold the other harmless from, and indemnify the other against all damages, including legal fees and court costs, incurred by the other and arising out of or resulting from the failure of such representation and warranty.

 

37.       Title and Deed.  Title standards of the Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association shall be determinative of any matter which is the subject of any such standard. Seller shall not deliver a Deed in accordance with ¶ 4 hereof or any recorded document which is signed under Power of Attorney and Buyer shall not be required to accept a Deed or such recorded documents from Seller signed under Power of Attorney.

 

38.       Miscellaneous.  This Agreement may be executed  in counterparts, and facsimile signatures shall have the effect of original signatures.

 

39.       Seller acknowledges that Buyer intends the purchase of the within subject Premises to be a “replacement purchase” of real property for that loss of property suffered by Buyer at 503-509 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA. In this regard, Seller agrees to cooperate with Buyer, at no cost to Seller, in executing and delivering information and documents to Buyer and Buyer’s insurer (and their counsel) and providing access to the Premises as reasonably requested by Buyer (or its insurer) so to complete the aforementioned purchase by Buyer of the Premises as a “replacement purchase” of property within the manner prescribed by Buyer’s insurer, Norfolk & Dedham Group.

 

	
AVON STREET APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BY:
    	
AVON STREET APARTMENTS,   INC., Its General Partner
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Ronald Brown
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Ronald Brown, Its   President
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
BUYER: 503-509 PLEASANT   STREET, LLC
    	
BUYER: FRANCIS D.   PRIVITERA
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Philip J. Privitera
    	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/  Francis D. Privitera
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Philip J. Privitera
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Francis D. Privitera
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
BROKER: NAI HUNNEMAN
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BY:
    	
/s/ David N. Ross
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
David N. Ross
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: 
    	
EVP

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