Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

LONE PEAK CENTER 
 BUILDINGS 4 & 5
 DRAPER, UTAH

 

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE
 (CONTROL4 CORPORATION)

 

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this “Amendment”) is made as of February 28, 2018, by and between HARBERT MSB LONE PEAK CAMPUS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and CONTROL4 CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Landlord (as successor-in-interest to Colliers Paragon, LLC on behalf of and as Managing Representative for the tenant in common owners of the Building as successor in interest to DBSI — Draper Lease CO, L.L.C. and Draper/CG, L.L.C.) and Tenant are parties to that certain Commercial Lease (the “Original Lease”) dated March 31, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated December 17, 2012, that certain Second Amendment to Lease dated February 24, 2014, that certain Third Amendment to Lease dated December 22, 2014, and that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease (the “Fourth Amendment”) dated as of June 29, 2016 (collectively, as amended, the “Lease”), with respect to certain premises within that certain building located at 11734 South Election Road, Draper, Utah  84020 (“Building 5”), and certain premises within that certain building located at 11778 South Election Road, Draper, Utah  84020 (“Building 4”).  For all purposes of the Lease and this Amendment “Building” shall refer to either or both Building 4 and Building 5.  It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that (i) Building 5 is referred to in the Original Lease, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment as “Building 20”, and accordingly, all references to Building 20 therein, will be deemed references to Building 5, and (ii) Building 4 is referred to in the Original Lease, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment as “Building 19”, and accordingly, all references to Building 19 therein, will be deemed references to Building 4.   All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Lease.

 

B.            Pursuant to the Lease, Tenant leases from Landlord certain premises within Building 4 and Building 5 (collectively, the “Existing Premises”) containing a total of approximately 85,412 rentable square feet, consisting of the following:

 

BUILDING 4

 

	
Suite
    	
 
    	
Floor
    	
 
    	
Rentable Square Feet
    
	
Suite 120
    	
 
    	
First (1st) floor
    	
 
    	
6,796 RSF
    
	
Suite 140
    	
 
    	
First (1st) floor
    	
 
    	
4,188 RSF
    
	
Suite 200
    	
 
    	
Second (2nd) floor
    	
 
    	
10,005 RSF
    
	
Suite 210
    	
 
    	
Second (2nd) floor
    	
 
    	
13,288 RSF
    

 

TOTAL RENTABLE SQUARE FEET WITHIN BUILDING 4:  34,277 RSF

 

NOTE:  It is acknowledged and agreed that if the measurement of the Premises is adjusted pursuant to Section 2 below, the foregoing square footage chart shall be amended and set forth in a Confirmation (as defined in Section 2.e below).

 

	
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   SMRH:484557603.16
    	
 
    	
LONE PEAK CENTER
   Control4 Corporation
    
	
022718
    	
 
    	
21LX-225009
    

 

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BUILDING 5

 

	
Suite
    	
 
    	
Floor
    	
 
    	
Rentable Square Feet
    
	
Suites 100 and 200
    	
 
    	
First (1st) and second (2nd) floors
    	
 
    	
48,870 RSF
    
	
Suite 170
    	
 
    	
First (1st) floor
    	
 
    	
740 RSF
    
	
Suite 180
    	
 
    	
First (1st) floor
    	
 
    	
1,525 RSF
    

 

TOTAL RENTABLE SQUARE FEET WITHIN BUILDING 5:  51,135 RSF

 

C.            Tenant and Landlord have agreed that, effective as of the Give-Back Date (as defined in Section 3 [Vacation of the Give-Back Premises; Amounts Payable if Tenant Fails to Timely Vacate the Give-Back Premises] below), and as part of, and in connection with, the Building Upgrades (as defined in Section 12 [Building Upgrades] below), Tenant will downsize the Existing Premises in Building 4 by surrendering to Landlord that certain portion of the Existing Premises in Building 4, as designated on Exhibit A (Outline of the Floor Plan of the Give-Back Premises) attached hereto (the “Give-Back Premises”), in accordance with the terms of this Amendment.  From and after the Give-Back Date, Tenant will continue to lease the remainder of the Existing Premises (excluding the Give-Back Premises), consisting of a total of approximately 84,817 rentable square feet, in accordance with the terms hereof (the “Reduced Existing Premises”).  The Reduced Existing Premises, together with the Expansion Premises (as defined in Recital D below), are collectively referred to herein as the “Modified Premises” and shall be considered the “Premises” for all purposes of the Lease and this Amendment.

 

D.            Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the Lease to expand the Reduced Existing Premises  to include a total of approximately 26,394 rentable square feet located within Building 4, consisting of the following, as more particularly shown on Exhibit B (Outline of the Floor Plan of the Expansion Premises) attached hereto (collectively, the “Expansion Premises”):  (i) approximately 18,439 rentable square feet on the first (1st) floor of Building 4, designated as Suite 100 (“Suite 100”); (ii) approximately 1,063 rentable square feet on the first (1st) floor of Building 4, designated as Suite 140A (“Suite 140A”); (iii) approximately 3,064 rentable square feet on the first (1st) floor of Building 4, designated as Suite 160 (“Suite 160”); and (iv) approximately 3,828 rentable square feet on the second (2nd) floor of Building 4, designated as Suite 240 (“Suite 240”).

 

E.            Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the Lease to return the Give-Back Premises to Landlord, to expand the Existing Premises to include the Expansion Premises, to extend the Lease Term, and to modify other provisions of the Lease, all as more particularly set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, Landlord and Tenant agree that the Lease is hereby amended as follows:

 

1.             LEASE TERM.

 

a.             Extension of the Lease Term.  By this Amendment, Tenant is exercising its first Renewal Option.  Accordingly, effective as of the date hereof, the Lease Term is hereby extended for an additional period of thirty-six (36) months (the “Extended Term”), commencing July 1, 2018 (the “Extension Date”), and extending through to and including June 30, 2021 (the “Expiration Date”).  From

 

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and after the date hereof, all references to the “Lease Term” in the Lease and this Amendment shall be deemed references to the Lease Term, as extended hereby and all references to the “Expiration Date” shall be deemed references to the Expiration Date, as set forth above (June 30, 2021).

 

b.             Remaining Renewal Option.  Tenant shall continue to have one (1) remaining three (3) year Renewal Option, with respect to the Modified Premises, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2(a) (Lease Term) of the Original Lease, and further subject to Section 14 (Right of First Refusal) below.

 

2.             EXPANSION OF THE PREMISES.  With respect to the Expansion Premises, all references to the “Lease Term” in the Lease and this Amendment shall be deemed references to the Suite 100 Term (as defined in Section 2.a [Suite 100 Term] below), the Suite 160 Term (as defined in Section 2.b [Suite 160 Term] below), and the Suites 140A and 240 Term (as defined in Section 2.c [Suites 140A and 240 Term]), as applicable.  The Suite 100 Term, the Suite 160 Term, and the Suites 140A and 240 Term are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Expansion Term.”  The Suite 100 Expansion Date, the Suite 160 Expansion Date, and the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Expansion Dates.”  Promptly following substantial completion of the Tenant Improvements pursuant to Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) below, and  the Building Upgrades to Building 4 pursuant to Section 12 (Building Upgrades) below, which work is expected to result in changes to the rentable square feet of the Building, Landlord shall, at its sole cost and expense, cause Landlord’s architect to measure the rentable square feet of the Modified Premises pursuant to the Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings, ANSI Z65.1-2010 (“BOMA”).  Landlord shall cause its architect to deliver to Tenant written notice (the “Landlord’s Measurement Notice”), setting forth Landlord’s architect’s measurement of the Modified Premises (“Landlord’s Measurements”) for incorporation into an amendment to the Lease (in accordance with Section 5 [Base Rent] below).  Landlord’s Measurements shall be subject to Tenant’s right to have such measurements confirmed by an architect or other qualified space measurement consultant retained by Tenant (the “Tenant’s Measurement Consultant”), at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, within ten (10) business days following Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s Measurement Notice.  Upon Tenant’s request, within such ten (10) business day period, Landlord agrees to reasonably support Tenant’s efforts to confirm Landlord’s Measurements as follows:  (i) if requested by Tenant, Landlord shall cause Landlord’s architect to consult with Tenant’s Measurement Consultant in such efforts; and (ii) Landlord shall permit Tenant’s Measurement Consultant to field-check Landlord’s Measurements.  If Tenant’s Measurement Consultant reasonably determines that any of Landlord’s Measurements are incorrect, Tenant shall have the right to deliver to Landlord a written notice of such determination (the “Tenant’s Objection Notice”) within fifteen (15) business days following Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s Measurement Notice.  Promptly following Tenant’s delivery to Landlord of Tenant’s Objection Notice,  Landlord and Tenant and their respective architects and space measurement consultants shall promptly meet in good faith in an attempt to resolve any disagreement regarding the measurement of the Premises.   If Tenant and Landlord reach mutual agreement regarding any modifications to Landlord’s Measurements for incorporation into the Lease, such mutually-approved measurements shall be the Binding Measurements (as hereinafter defined).  If Tenant fails to timely deliver Tenant’s Objection Notice, Landlord’s Measurements shall be deemed to be the Binding Measurements.  Otherwise, if Landlord and Tenant are unable, despite their mutual good faith efforts, to agree upon the Binding Measurements within thirty (30) days following the date of Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s timely Objection Notice, then the parties shall (i) promptly appoint a mutually-selected independent architect to field-check the measurements set forth in Landlord’s Measurement Notice in accordance with BOMA, to be retained at a cost to be split evenly by Landlord and Tenant, and (ii) submit their respective measurements of the rentable square feet of the Modified Premises and  Building 4 (in those amounts last proposed in writing to the other party pursuant to the parties’ good faith efforts to resolve such disagreement, their respective “Final Proposed Measurements”).  The measurement of the rentable square feet of the Modified Premises and Building 4 as determined by the independent architect shall be binding on the parties (the “Binding Measurements”) and incorporated into the Lease effective as of the Expansion

 

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Dates in accordance with Section 5 (Base Rent) below.  Each party shall bear the cost of its own architect or space measurement consultant in performing measurements and participating in the verification and consultation rights and obligations under this Section 2 (Expansion of the Premises), and the cost of any mutually-selected independent architect shall be equally borne by the parties.  For purposes of this Amendment, the rentable square footage of the Modified Premises and  Building 4 shall be calculated using a twelve percent (12%) load factor.

 

a.             Suite 100.  Subject to Section 4.b (Condition and Use of Expansion Premises) below, and provided that Landlord has received the insurance certificates evidencing that Tenant is carrying the insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to the terms of the Lease, Landlord shall grant limited access to Suite 100 to Tenant within thirty (30) days of the date of full execution and delivery of this Amendment (“Suite 100 Access Date”) for the purposes of commencing the construction of the Tenant Improvements pursuant to and in accordance with Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) below.  The Lease Term with respect to Suite 100 (the “Suite 100 Term”) shall commence, and Landlord shall deliver full possession of Suite 100 to Tenant, on the date (the “Suite 100 Expansion Date”) which is one hundred twenty (120) days following Suite 100 Access Date, and shall expire on the Expiration Date.  From and after the Suite 100 Expansion Date, Landlord shall lease to Tenant, and Tenant shall lease from Landlord, Suite 100 on all of the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended hereby.  From and after the Suite 100 Expansion Date, all references to the “Premises” in the Lease and this Amendment shall be deemed to include Suite 100.

 

b.             Suite 160.  Subject to Section 4.b (Condition and Use of Expansion Premises) below, Landlord shall grant limited access to Suite 160 to Tenant upon completion of the construction of demising walls to separate Suite 160 as part of the Building Upgrades (defined in Section 12 below) (“Suite 160 Access Date”) for the purposes of commencing construction of the Tenant Improvements pursuant to and in accordance with Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) below.  It is hereby acknowledged, that Landlord shall complete such portion of the Building Upgrades no later than the Suite 100 Expansion Date.  The Lease Term with respect to Suite 160 (the “Suite 160 Term”) shall commence, and Landlord shall deliver full possession of Suite 160 to Tenant, on the date (the “Suite 160 Expansion Date”) which is one hundred twenty (120) days following the Suite 160 Access Date and shall expire on the Expiration Date.  From and after the Suite 160 Expansion Date, Landlord shall lease to Tenant, and Tenant shall lease from Landlord, Suite 160 on all of the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended hereby.  From and after the Suite 160 Expansion Date, all references to the “Premises” in the Lease and this Amendment shall be deemed to include Suite 160.

 

c.             Suites 140A and 240.  Subject to Section 4.b (Condition and Use of Expansion Premises) below, Landlord shall grant limited access to Suites 140A and 240 to Tenant no later than one hundred sixty-five (165) days after the Suite 160 Expansion Date (“Suites 140A and 240 Access Date”) for the purposes of commencing the construction of the Tenant Improvements pursuant to and in accordance with Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) below.  The Lease Term with respect to Suites 140A and 240 (the “Suites 140A and 240 Term”) shall commence, and Landlord shall deliver full possession of Suites 140A and 240 to Tenant, on the date (the “Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date”) which is one hundred twenty (120) days following the Suites 140A and 240 Access Date, and shall expire on the Expiration Date.  From and after the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date, Landlord shall lease to Tenant, and Tenant shall lease from Landlord, Suites 140A and 240 on all of the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended hereby.  From and after the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date, all references to the “Premises” in the Lease and this Amendment shall be deemed to include Suites 140A and 240.

 

d.             Beneficial Occupancy of the Expansion Premises.  Commencing upon the respective access dates of the Expansion Premises, Tenant shall have limited access thereto to complete the Tenant Improvements and to otherwise prepare the Expansion Premises for Tenant’s use and occupancy,

 

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subject to and in accordance with the terms of Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) below.  If and to the extent the Tenant Improvements (in whole or in part) are substantially completed prior to the respective Expansion Date, it is understood and agreed that Tenant shall have the right to access and use such substantially completed portion of the Expansion Premises for business purposes prior to the respective Expansion Date, subject to and in accordance with terms of this Section 2.d (Beneficial Occupancy of the Expansion Premises) and such early access and occupancy period may be referred to herein as the “Beneficial Occupancy Period”).  Upon the commencement of any such Beneficial Occupancy Period, Landlord and Tenant shall execute a confirmation thereof in the form of Exhibit C (Form of Confirmation of Dates and Measurements) attached hereto, as it applies to the applicable Beneficial Occupancy Period.  If Tenant fails to execute and return such confirmation within five (5) business days following receipt, Tenant shall be deemed to have approved and confirmed the commencement of the Beneficial Occupancy Period set forth therein, provided that such deemed approval shall not relieve Tenant of its obligation to execute and return the confirmation.  Tenant’s entry into and use of the Expansion Premises during any Beneficial Occupancy Period shall be subject to Landlord’s receipt of insurance certificates evidencing that Tenant is carrying the insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to the terms of the Lease, as amended, and all of the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended, shall apply, including, without limitation, Tenant’s obligation to pay to Landlord all sums and charges required to be paid by Tenant under the Lease, as amended, and shall be subject to all applicable laws, regulations and codes then in place governing such occupancy and use.  Subject to the foregoing, during such Beneficial Occupancy Period, Tenant shall not be obligated to pay Base Rent or Tenant’s Prorata Share of Operating Expenses for the Expansion Premises so accessed by Tenant following the applicable access date until the occurrence of the applicable Expansion Date (and no such Base Rent nor Tenant’s Prorata Share of Operating Expenses for the portion of the Expansion Premises at issue shall accrue during such Beneficial Occupancy Period).

 

e.             Confirmation of Dates and Measurements.  When each of the Expansion Dates, and/or the commencement of any Beneficial Occupancy Period, have been ascertained, and the measurements of the Modified Premises and Building 4 have been determined, if applicable, pursuant to Section 2 (Expansion of the Premises) above, the parties shall promptly complete and execute a Confirmation of Dates and Measurements in the form of Exhibit C (Form of Confirmation of Dates and Measurements) attached hereto (each, a “Confirmation”).

 

f.             Estimated Timeline.  Exhibit G (Construction Timeline) is attached hereto and sets forth the estimated schedule for construction events and the projected dates for the access and expansion dates described above.  Such timeline represents the parties current expectations and the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to adhere to such projected timeline; provided however (i) in the event of any conflict between the dates in Exhibit G and the time periods required by the body of the Lease, the body of the Lease shall control, and (ii) in no event shall Tenant to entitled to any remedies in the event any of the dates in the projected timeline are not met, unless and to the extent specifically set forth in Section 12 below.

 

3.             VACATION OF THE GIVE-BACK PREMISES; AMOUNTS PAYABLE IF TENANT FAILS TO TIMELY VACATE THE GIVE-BACK PREMISES.

 

a.             Notice and Give-Back Dates.  Tenant shall surrender to Landlord the portion of the Give-Back Premises at issue, and shall vacate such portion of the Give-Back Premises in broom-clean condition, having removed all personal property (the “Give-Back Date”), which Give-Back Day shall be no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date which is thirty (30) days following Landlord’s delivery of a written notice to Tenant to surrender and vacate the portion of the Give-Back Premises at issue.  Landlord and Tenant agree that the Give-Back Date with respect to the portion of the Give-Back Premises on first (1st) floor of Building 4 shall occur after Tenant has commenced occupancy of all of the Expansion Premises,

 

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and that the Give-Back Date with respect to the portion of the Give-Back Premises on the second (2nd) floor of Building 4 shall occur after the Suite 100 Expansion Date.

 

b.             Lease Termination for Give-Back Premises.  So long as Tenant timely vacates the portion of the Give-Back Premises at issue, Tenant’s obligation to pay rent with respect to the applicable portion of the Give-Back Premises shall be deemed terminated effective as of the applicable Give-Back Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective as of the day immediately preceding the applicable Give-Back Date, the parties agree that the Lease shall terminate for all purposes with respect to the applicable portion of the Give-Back Premises only, provided that those liabilities or obligations that survive termination of the Lease in accordance with its terms shall survive such termination.  Nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver or modification of any of Landlord’s rights to receive payment in full of all amounts owed pursuant to the terms of the Lease, as amended, for the applicable portion of the Give-Back Premises for all periods prior to the applicable Give-Back Date, which amounts shall include, without limitation, the payment of Base Rent and Tenant’s Prorata Share of Operating Expenses.  However, if, for any reason other than force majeure, Tenant has not vacated the portion of the Give-Back Premises at issue in the condition set forth herein prior to 5:00 p.m. on the applicable Give-Back Date, Section 31 (Holding Over) of the Original Lease shall apply to Tenant’s continued occupancy of the applicable portion of the Give-Back Premises and, in addition to any other liabilities to Landlord accruing therefrom, Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all loss, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and liability resulting from such failure.  The parties agree that after the Give-Back Premises is returned to Landlord as set forth herein, the measurement of the Existing Premises shall be 84,817 rentable square feet (as such measurement may be revised in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2 above).  Once the Give-Back Date has occurred pursuant to this Section 3 (Vacation of the Give-Back Premises; Amounts Payable if Tenant Fails to Timely Vacate the Give-Back Premises), the amount of Base Rent and Tenant’s Prorata Share shall be adjusted to reflect such give back, and upon the request of either party, the parties shall confirm such adjustments in the form of the Confirmation of Dates and Measurements attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

c.             Costs to Relocate.  Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for its reasonable out-of-pocket moving and design costs associated with Tenant’s relocation from the Give-Back Premises to the Modified Premises (provided that reimbursement for design costs shall not exceed $1,500.00), including, without limitation, relocation of telecommunications and data cabling, and furniture, fixtures and equipment relocation costs.  Landlord shall provide such reimbursements within thirty (30) days of Landlord’s receipt and reasonable approval of invoices, affidavits of payment or such other evidence as Landlord may reasonably require (including, if applicable, unconditional mechanics’ or materialmen lien waivers for any work performed in the Premises in connection with such relocation).  Tenant must make a request for such reimbursement pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.c (Costs to Relocate), by no later than the date which is twelve (12) months following the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date, and Landlord shall have no obligation to reimburse Tenant following such deadline.  Landlord’s obligation to pay for or perform work with respect to the Modified Premises shall be as set forth in Section 4.d (Landlord Work) below.

 

4.             DELIVERY, CONDITION, AND USE OF THE PREMISES; LANDLORD WORK TO EXPANSION PREMISES.

 

a.             Condition and Use of the Existing Premises.  Subject to all representations in the Lease with respect to the Premises, Tenant confirms that (i) it has accepted the Existing Premises and will continue to occupy such space “AS-IS”, (ii) the Existing Premises are suited for the use intended by Tenant, and (iii) the Existing Premises are in good and satisfactory condition.  Except for providing the Allowance as set forth in Section 11.a (Allowance) below, and except for Landlord’s obligations to provide services under the Original Lease, including pursuant to Section 6 (Landlord’s Services) and Section 7

 

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(Operating Expenses — Repairs, Maintenance, Insurance, Taxes and Property Management) thereof, Landlord shall have no obligation whatsoever to construct leasehold improvements for Tenant or to repair or refurbish the Existing Premises.  Tenant shall continue to use the Existing Premises pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended, including, without limitation, Section 5 (Use) of the Original Lease.

 

b.             Condition and Use of the Expansion Premises.  At the time Landlord grants limited access to each of the Expansion Premises, such Premises shall be in good condition, broom, clean, with all equipment in working order.  Tenant shall have the right to inspect each of the Expansion Premises within three business days of the applicable access date to identify any punch list items for Landlord’s repair, and Tenant and Landlord shall reasonably agree to the nature and timing of any such repairs.  Except for the Building Upgrades (defined below), providing the Allowance as set forth in Section 11.a (Allowance) below, providing the Expansion Premises in the condition described herein, and causing the Landlord Work to be completed pursuant to Section 4.d (Landlord Work to the Expansion Premises) below, and subject to Landlord’s obligations under the Original Lease, including pursuant to Section 6 (Landlord’s Services) and Section 7 (Operating Expenses — Repairs, Maintenance, Insurance, Taxes and Property Management) thereof, Landlord shall have no obligation whatsoever to construct leasehold improvements for Tenant or to repair or refurbish the Expansion Premises.  The taking of possession of the Expansion Premises by Tenant shall be conclusive evidence that Tenant accepts the same “AS-IS” and that the Expansion Premises is suited for the use intended by Tenant and was in good and satisfactory condition at the time such possession was taken.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 2(b) (Base Building Improvements) of the Original Lease and all other representations and warranties of Landlord, and subject to Landlord’s obligations to cause the Landlord Work to be completed concurrently with Tenant’s construction of the Tenant Improvements pursuant to Section 4.d (Landlord Work) below, if it is determined that the Expansion Premises were not in broom clean condition, any of the base building systems serving the Premises (including, without limitation, in connection with HVAC and electrical systems) were not in good condition or the Expansion Premises were not in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations as of the date of delivery to Tenant for limited access in accordance with the terms of Section 2 (Expansion of the Premises) above, and such non-compliance is not due to Tenant’s particular use of, or activities or work in, the Expansion Premises, Landlord shall (as Tenant’s sole remedy therefor) correct such non-compliance at Landlord’s cost within a commercially reasonable time after Landlord’s receipt of written notice thereof (provided that such notice must be received within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery to Tenant for limited access in accordance with the terms of Section 2 [Expansion of the Premises] above).  Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor Landlord’s agents has made any representation or warranty as to the condition of the Expansion Premises or Building 4 or the suitability for Tenant’s purposes.  Except in connection with Tenant’s use of the Staging Area for storage and staging prior to the Suite 100 Expansion Date pursuant to Section 4.c (Staging Area) below, Tenant shall use the Expansion Premises pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended, including, without limitation, Section 5 (Use) of the Original Lease.  Landlord will maintain possession and control physical access to the Expansion Premises during the period from the applicable access date to the Expansion Date, subject to Tenant’s limited access right set forth herein, and will deliver possession of the Expansion Premises to Tenant on the applicable Expansion Date.

 

c.             Staging Area.  During the period commencing on the date of full execution and delivery of this Amendment, and continuing until the Suite 100 Expansion Date (the “Staging Period”), so long as Landlord has received insurance certificates evidencing that Tenant is carrying the insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to the terms of the Lease, as amended, Tenant shall have the right to use that certain portion of Suite 240 which consists of approximately 2,872 rentable square feet, as more particularly shown on Exhibit D (Outline of the Floor Plan of Staging Area) attached hereto (the “Staging Area”), for the purposes of storing and staging its furniture and equipment during construction of the Tenant Improvements pursuant to Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) below.  During the Staging Period, Tenant

 

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shall not be obligated to pay Base Rent or Tenant’s Prorata Share of Operating Expenses with respect to the Staging Area.  Tenant confirms and agrees that during the Staging Period, except for the purpose of constructing the Tenant Improvements pursuant to Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) below, it shall not enter, occupy or use that certain remaining portion of Suite 240 which does not contain the Staging Area for any purpose or use whatsoever, nor shall Tenant place or store personnel, furniture, fixtures or equipment within such remaining portion of Suite 240 during the Staging Period.  With respect to Tenant’s use of the Staging Area for staging and storage, Tenant shall be responsible for providing all required insurance and for providing any necessary security measures or other protective facilities.  Landlord shall have no liability or responsibility for any property, equipment or furnishings stored within the Staging Area and Tenant shall be solely responsible to obtain and maintain such insurance as Tenant may deem necessary to insure against any injuries to persons occurring with respect to the use of the Staging Area for staging and storage and to insure against any loss or damage to property therein.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall hold Landlord harmless and shall indemnify Landlord from and against any and all loss, liability or cost arising out of or in connection with use of the Staging Area for staging and storage by Tenant.

 

d.             Landlord Work.  Concurrently with Tenant’s construction of the Tenant Improvements pursuant to Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) below, Landlord shall cause the following work to be completed at the Project (collectively, the “Landlord Work”):

 

·                  Patch and repair any portion of the Building 4 exterior wall that was damaged during the removal of the generator previously existing outside Building 4, including concrete wall patch, repairing any broken glass, restoring the windows or window frames that have been altered by the previous tenant and confirming that the removal of the generator did not affect the Building 4 electrical system.

 

·                  Confirm that the HVAC equipment serving Tenant’s Premises in Building 4 is operational and in good working order as of the applicable Expansion Dates.

 

·                  Confirm that all Building 4 external door access controls are operational as of the commencement of the last Expansion Date.

 

·                  Complete the work noted as Landlord’s responsibility in Exhibit H attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

Tenant understands that the Landlord Work will be performed during Tenant’s occupancy and beneficial use period for the Expansion Premises, and may result in inconvenience to Tenant (including noise, vibration and displacement from portions of the Premises from time to time).  Tenant will reasonably cooperate with Landlord’s efforts to efficiently complete the Landlord Work by, among other things, vacating portions of the Premises from time to time to permit work to proceed, and by moving any furniture or personal property within the Premises that is necessary for the completion of the Landlord Work.  Landlord will make reasonable efforts to minimize the inconvenience and disturbance caused by the Landlord Work, but is not responsible for business interruption or damage to Tenant’s property which results from the Landlord Work (provided that Tenant may seek recovery from any contractor or vendor performing such work and responsible for damage or injury, and may pursue available insurance coverage therefor).  Tenant shall also be responsible to pay for additional costs incurred by Landlord if Tenant requests or requires that any of the Landlord Work be done during other than normal business hours or if Tenant request or requires that Landlord delay any portion(s) of the Landlord Work, provided however, any work requiring use of a jackhammer, or comprising structural demolition of concreate or exterior or demising walls will be done outside of normal business hours.

 

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5.             BASE RENT. The amounts set forth in this Section 5 (Base Rent) were calculated using the estimated square footages described in this Amendment.  However, all calculations are subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2 above.  Once the Expansion Date and the measurements of the Modified Premises and the Building have been finally determined, if applicable, in accordance with Section 2 above, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a confirmation thereof in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (Form of Confirmation of Dates and Measurements).

 

a.             Base Rent for the Existing Premises.  In addition to all other amounts and charges due and payable by Tenant under the Lease, as amended, (i) prior to the Extension Date, Tenant shall pay Base Rent for the Existing Premises as set forth in the Lease, as amended, in accordance with the terms of the Lease, as amended, and (ii) from and after the Extension Date and continuing throughout the Extended Term, in addition to all other amounts due and payable under the Lease, as amended, Tenant shall pay Base Rent set forth in the rental chart below, in accordance with the terms of the Lease, as amended, subject to adjustment from and after the Give-Back Date, pursuant to Section 3 (Vacation of the Give-Back Premises; Amounts Payable of Tenant Fails to Timely Vacate the Give-Back Premises) above.

 

	
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   Rentable Square Foot of the
   Existing Premises (84,817 RSF)
    	
 
    
	
07/01/18* – 06/30/19
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,120,423.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
176,701.92
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25.00
    	
 
    
	
07/01/19 – 06/30/20
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,184,035.69
    	
 
    	
$
    	
182,002.97
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25.75
    	
 
    
	
07/01/20 – 06/30/21
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,249,344.72
    	
 
    	
$
    	
187,445.39
    	
 
    	
$
    	
26.52
    	
 
    

 

*So long as no default by Tenant occurs under the Lease, Tenant shall not be required to pay the monthly installments of Base Rent for the Reduced Existing Premises during the period commencing July 1, 2018, through September 30, 2018 (the “Reduced Existing Premises Abatement Period”), subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5.e (Rent Abatement) below.

 

NOTE:  It is acknowledged and agreed that if the measurement is adjusted pursuant to Section 2 above, the foregoing rental chart shall be amended and set forth in a Confirmation.

 

b.             Base Rent for Suite 100.  From and after the Suite 100 Expansion Date and continuing throughout the Suite 100 Term, in addition to all other amounts and charges due and payable by Tenant under the Lease, as amended, Tenant shall pay Base Rent for Suite 100 as set forth in the rental chart below, in accordance with the terms of the Lease, as amended.

 

	
Dates
    	
 
    	
Annual Base Rent
    	
 
    	
Monthly Installment of
   Base Rent
    	
 
    	
Annual Rental Rate Per
   Rentable Square Foot of Suite
   100 (18,439 RSF)
    	
 
    
	
Suite 100 Expansion Date* – 06/30/19
    	
 
    	
$
    	
460,964.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
38,413.67
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25.00
    	
 
    
	
07/01/19 – 06/30/20
    	
 
    	
$
    	
474,792.92
    	
 
    	
$
    	
39,566.08
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25.75
    	
 
    
	
07/01/20 – 06/30/21
    	
 
    	
$
    	
488,990.61
    	
 
    	
$
    	
40,749.22
    	
 
    	
$
    	
26.52
    	
 
    

 

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*So long as no default by Tenant occurs under the Lease, Tenant shall not be required to pay the monthly installments of Base Rent for Suite 100 for the first (1st) three (3) full calendar months following the Suite 100 Expansion Date (the “Suite 100 Abatement Period”), subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5.e (Rent Abatement) below.

 

NOTE:  It is acknowledged and agreed that if the measurement is adjusted pursuant to Section 2 above, the foregoing rental chart shall be amended and set forth in a Confirmation.

 

c.             Base Rent for Suite 160.  From and after the Suite 160 Expansion Date and continuing throughout the Suite 160 Term, in addition to all other amounts and charges due and payable by Tenant under the Lease, as amended, Tenant shall pay Base Rent for Suite 160 as set forth in the rental chart below, in accordance with the terms of the Lease, as amended.

 

	
Dates
    	
 
    	
Annual Base Rent
    	
 
    	
Monthly Installment of
   Base Rent
    	
 
    	
Annual Rental Rate Per
   Rentable Square Foot of Suite
   160 (3,064 RSF)
    	
 
    
	
Suite 160 Expansion Date* – 06/30/19
    	
 
    	
$
    	
76,608.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
6,384.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25.00
    	
 
    
	
07/01/19 – 06/30/20
    	
 
    	
$
    	
78,906.24
    	
 
    	
$
    	
6,575.52
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25.75
    	
 
    
	
07/01/20 – 06/30/21
    	
 
    	
$
    	
81,265.77
    	
 
    	
$
    	
6,772.15
    	
 
    	
$
    	
26.52
    	
 
    

 

*So long as no default by Tenant occurs under the Lease, Tenant shall not be required to pay the monthly installments of Base Rent for Suite 160 for the first (1st) three (3) full calendar months following the Suite 160 Expansion Date (the “Suite 160 Abatement Period”), subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5.e (Rent Abatement) below.

 

NOTE:  It is acknowledged and agreed that if the measurement is adjusted pursuant to Section 2 above, the foregoing rental chart shall be amended and set forth in a Confirmation.

 

d.             Base Rent for Suites 140A and 240.  From and after the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date and continuing throughout the Suites 140A and 240 Term, in addition to all other amounts and charges due and payable by Tenant under the Lease, as amended, Tenant shall pay Base Rent for Suites 140A and 240 as set forth in the rental chart below, in accordance with the terms of the Lease, as amended.

 

	
Dates
    	
 
    	
Annual Base Rent
    	
 
    	
Monthly Installment of
   Base Rent
    	
 
    	
Annual Rental Rate Per
   Rentable Square Foot of Suites
   140A and 240 (4,891 RSF)
    	
 
    
	
Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date* – 06/30/19
    	
 
    	
$
    	
122,276.00
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,189.67
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25.00
    	
 
    
	
07/01/19 – 06/30/20
    	
 
    	
$
    	
125,944.28
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,495.36
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25.75
    	
 
    
	
07/01/20 – 06/30/21
    	
 
    	
$
    	
129,710.38
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,809.20
    	
 
    	
$
    	
26.52
    	
 
    

 

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*So long as no default by Tenant occurs under the Lease, Tenant shall not be required to pay the monthly installments of Base Rent for Suites 140A and 240 for the first (1st) three (3) full calendar months following the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date (the “Suites 140A and 240 Abatement Period”), subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5.e (Rent Abatement) below.

 

NOTE:  It is acknowledged and agreed that if the measurement is adjusted pursuant to Section 2 above, the foregoing rental chart shall be amended and set forth in a Confirmation.

 

e.             Rent Abatement.  So long as no default by Tenant occurs under the Lease, (i) the monthly installments of Base Rent for the Reduced Existing Premises shall be abated during the Reduced Existing Premises Abatement Period, (ii) the monthly installments of Base Rent for Suite 100 shall be abated during the Suite 100 Abatement Period, (iii) the installments of Base Rent for Suite 160 shall be abated during the Suite 160 Abatement Period, and (iv) the installments of Base Rent for Suites 140A and 240 shall be abated during the Suites 140A and 240 Abatement Period (such abatement periods being collectively referred to herein as the “Abatement Periods”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, all other terms and conditions of the Lease shall apply to the Abatement Periods, including, without limitation, Tenant’s obligation to pay Tenant’s Prorata Share of Operating Expenses in excess of Operating Expenses for the Base Year, and any above-standard services such as “after-hours” HVAC charges (as described in the Lease, as amended).  In the event of a default by Tenant under the terms of the Lease that results in termination of the Lease in accordance with the provisions of Section 20 (Termination Upon Tenant’s Default) of the Original Lease, then as a part of the recovery set forth in the Lease, Landlord shall be entitled to the recovery of the then unamortized remaining balance of the Base Rent that was abated under the provisions of this Section 5.c (Rent Abatement) (such amortization being calculated on a straight line basis over the entire Lease Term and such balance being determined as of the date of Tenant’s default).

 

6.             OPERATING EXPENSES.  Pursuant to the terms of the Lease, as amended hereby, in addition to all other amounts due and payable by Tenant under the Lease, as amended, Tenant shall pay Tenant’s Prorata Share of Operating Expenses in excess of Operating Expenses for the Base Year.

 

a.             Tenant’s Prorata Share With Respect to Building 4.  The scheduled adjustments to Tenant’s Prorata Share set forth below are predicated upon the sequence of expanding into Suite 100, Suite 160, and Suites 140A and 240 in that order.  Notwithstanding the percentages set forth below, if the Expansion Premises are not added in the anticipated sequence, Tenant’s Prorata Share shall be equitably adjusted based on the Verified Square Footage of the Premises located within Building 4 as compared to the total rentable square feet within Building 4.

 

·              From and after the Suite 100 Expansion Date and continuing through the day immediately prior to the Suite 160 Expansion Date, Tenant’s Prorata Share with respect to Building 4 shall be 68.8% (52,120 rentable square feet of the Existing Premises within Building 4 and Suite 100 / 75,784 total rentable square feet within Building 4), subject to adjustment from and after the Give-Back Date, pursuant to Section 3 (Vacation of the Give-Back Premises; Amounts Payable of Tenant Fails to Timely Vacate the Give-Back Premises) above, if applicable.

 

·              From and after the Suite 160 Expansion Date and continuing through the day immediately prior to the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date, Tenant’s Prorata Share with respect to Building 4 shall be 72.8% (55,185 rentable square feet of the Reduced Existing Premises within Building 4, Suite 100, and Suite 160 / 75,784 total rentable square feet

 

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within Building 4), if applicable, subject to adjustment from and after the Give-Back Date, pursuant to Section 3 (Vacation of the Give-Back Premises; Amounts Payable of Tenant Fails to Timely Vacate the Give-Back Premises) above.

 

·              From and after the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date, Tenant’s Prorata Share with respect to Building 4 shall be 79.3% (60,076 rentable square feet of the Modified Premises within Building 4 / 75,784 total rentable square feet within Building 4).

 

b.             Tenant’s Prorata Share for Building 5.  Tenant’s Prorata Share with respect to Building 5 shall remain 100%.

 

c.             Base Year.  With respect to Suite 100, Suite 140A, Suite 160, and Suite 240, Operating Expenses will be calculated using calendar year 2018 as the Base Year.  Additionally, with respect to the Reduced Existing Premises, effective as of the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date, Operating Expenses will be calculated using calendar year 2018 as the Base Year.  Accordingly, all references to the “Base Year” in the Lease and this Amendment shall be deemed to be references to the 2018 calendar year.

 

7.             BUILDING HOURS.  The Building’s operating hours specified in Section 7 (Operating Expenses — Repairs, Maintenance, Insurance, Taxes and Property Management) of the Original Lease, are hereby amended to be Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., excluding the holidays specified in Section 7 (Operating Expenses — Repairs, Maintenance, Insurance, Taxes and Property Management) of the Original Lease (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas).

 

8.             AFTER-HOURS HVAC.  Landlord confirms that after-hours heating and air-conditioning is available to the Premises at the current cost of $25.00 per hour per floor, with a minimum of two (2) hours.  Such after-hours HVAC cost may be subject to change, upon thirty day written notice to Tenant, based upon Landlord’s reasonable and good faith determination of increases in actual costs to provide such after-hours service, determined in accordance with generally accepted commercial office building accounting practices, and consistent with after-hours HVAC charges at projects comparable to the Project.

 

9.             BUILDING ACCESS.  So long as Tenant complies with the terms of this Lease and any rules and regulations that Landlord may deem necessary or desirable for the safety and security of the Project, the Building or the Premises, Tenant shall have access to the Building and the Premises 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, subject to full or partial closures which may be required from time to time for construction, maintenance, repairs, actual or threatened emergency or other events or circumstances which make it reasonably necessary to temporarily restrict or limit access.

 

10.          SECURITY DEPOSIT.  Landlord is currently holding a Security Deposit in the amount of $10,332.25 under the Lease.  The Security Deposit shall be held pursuant to Section 33 (Security Deposit) of the Original Lease, through the date Tenant has satisfied all of its obligations under the Lease, as amended hereby.

 

11.          TENANT IMPROVEMENTS.

 

a.             Allowance.  Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof,  Tenant shall be entitled to an allowance (the “Allowance”) in a total amount equal to $951,963.00, which amount is calculated using the rates of (i) $5.00 per rentable square foot of the Reduced Existing Premises ($5.00 x 84,817 RSF = $424,084.60), and (ii) $20.00 per rentable square foot of the Expansion Premises

 

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($20.00 x 26,394 RSF = $527,878.40).  The Allowance shall be applied to costs incurred by Tenant in completing the Improvements (as defined in Section 11.b [Improvements] below), installation of the Backup Generator (as defined in, and subject to, Section 13.c (Backup Generator) below) and/or installation of the Additional Crown Signage (as defined in Section 13.b (Additional Crown Signage) below), which Allowance shall be disbursed by Landlord in accordance with Section 11.c (Disbursement of the Allowance) below.  In no event shall Tenant be entitled to any credit or benefit for any unused portion of the Allowance over the amount expended for the Improvements.

 

b.             Tenant Improvements.  Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 8 (Alterations) of the Original Lease and this Section 11 (Tenant Improvements), Tenant shall be entitled to perform certain improvements (collectively, the “Tenant Improvements”) within the Modified Premises, utilizing Landlord’s current standard grade, quality, make, style, design, color, materials and construction methods for the Project.  In accordance with Section 8(a) of the Original Lease, Tenant’s proposed plans for the Tenant Improvements will be subject to Landlord’s reasonable review and approval, which will not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed.  In addition, Landlord will provide, at Landlord’s cost, building standard suite entrance doors for the Modified Premises within Building 4.

 

c.             Disbursement of the Allowance.  Landlord shall make disbursements of the Allowance to Tenant within thirty (30) days following Landlord’s receipt of:  (i) Tenant’s written request for disbursement of the Allowance, which requests may be submitted quarterly (but in no event later than the Request Deadline referenced below); (ii) copies of invoices related to the Tenant Improvements or installation of the Additional Crown Signage, together with evidence that such invoices have been paid; and (iii) to the extent applicable and customary, copies of unconditional waivers and releases of lien in a form in compliance with the applicable statutes from all contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers covering all work and materials which are the subject of such payment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Tenant must make its final request for such disbursement pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date (the “Request Deadline”) which is twelve (12) months following the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date.  Landlord shall have no obligation to disburse all or any portion of the Allowance which is requested following the Request Deadline, and shall have no obligation to disburse any amounts in excess of the Allowance.

 

d.             Landlord’s Expenses.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, any actual out-of-pocket costs or expenses reasonably incurred by Landlord in connection with Landlord’s review of any plans and specifications for Improvements affecting base building systems or structural portions of the Building, including structural portions of the roof, to the extent Landlord determines that third party engineering review is necessary.  Landlord shall not charge Tenant a construction management fee in connection with the Tenant Improvements.  Any of such costs and expenses set forth above in this Section 11.d may be paid from the Allowance as and to the extent authorized by Tenant. Under no circumstances shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any damage, loss, cost or expense incurred by Tenant on account of Tenant’s plans and  specifications, Tenant’s contractors or subcontractors, or Tenant’s design of any work, construction of any work or delay in completion of any work.

 

12.          BUILDING UPGRADES.  It is hereby acknowledged that Landlord, at Landlord’s cost and expense, shall cause the following work to be performed, using building standard colors, materials, finishes and methods, substantially of the same or higher quality as those used in the most recently renovated building in the office park where the Modified Premises are located (collectively, the “Building Upgrades”):  (i) renovate the lobby on west side of Building 4; (ii) renovate the restrooms within Building 4 and Building 5, including the installation of motion censored faucets; (iii) installation of a sidewalk to the East entrance of Building 4 in a location determined by Landlord; and (iv) construct demising walls in the locations more particularly shown on Exhibit B attached hereto, to separate each of the Expansion Premises

 

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from the remainder of the Building and the Common Area.  Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts and diligence to cause such Building Upgrades to be completed as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than 30 days following the Suites 140A and 240 Expansion Date.  In the event the Building Upgrades are not completed by December 31, 2019 (which date shall be extended one (1) day for each day of delays caused by Tenant or resulting from events of force majeure, and/or events and circumstances outside of Landlord’s reasonable control), Tenant shall have the right to terminate the Lease by giving Landlord written notice on or before January 31, 2020, which notice shall specify a termination date not later than June 30, 2020.  Tenant understands that the Building Upgrades will be performed during Tenant’s occupancy and use of the Premises, and may result in inconvenience to Tenant (including noise, vibration and displacement from portions of the Premises from time to time, provided that concrete core drilling or any form of hammer drilling will be performed after hours).  Tenant will reasonably cooperate with Landlord’s efforts to efficiently complete the Building Upgrades by, among other things, vacating portions of the Premises from time to time to permit work to proceed, and by moving any furniture or personal property within the Premises that is necessary for the completion of the Building Upgrades.  Landlord will make reasonable efforts to minimize the inconvenience and disturbance caused by the Building Upgrades, but is not responsible for business interruption or damage to property which results from the Building Upgrades.  Except for core drilling or any form of hammer drilling, Tenant shall also be responsible to pay for additional costs incurred by Landlord if Tenant requests or requires that any of the Building Upgrades be done during other than normal business hours or if Tenant request or requires that Landlord delay any portion(s) of the Building Upgrades.

 

13.          EXPANSION PREMISES SIGNAGE AND BACKUP GENERATOR.

 

a.             Signage Generally; Building Standard Signage.  Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall be allowed to install Building standard suite identification signage (as such standard is established from time to time by Landlord) bearing Tenant’s name at the entrances to the Expansion Premises.  Tenant shall not erect or install or otherwise utilize signs, lights, symbols, canopies, awnings, window coverings or other advertising or decorative matter (collectively, with the Additional Crown Signage [as defined in Section 13.b (Additional Crown Signage) below], “Signs”) on the windows, walls and exterior doors or otherwise visible from the exterior of the Premises without first (a) submitting its plans to Landlord and obtaining Landlord’s written approval thereof, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (b) obtaining any required approval of any applicable governmental authority.  All Signs approved by Landlord shall be consistent with Landlord’s current signage program at the real property on which Building 4 is located, shall be professionally designed and constructed in a first-class workmanlike manner, and shall be installed by a reputable, licensed and insured signage contractor reasonably approved by Landlord.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be entitled to install the signage more particularly set forth in as Exhibit F (Tenant’s Signage) attached hereto.  Landlord shall have the right to promulgate from time to time additional reasonable rules, regulations and policies relating to the style and type of said advertising and decorative matter which may be used by any occupant, including Tenant, in Building 4, and may change or amend such rules and regulations from time to time as in its discretion it deems advisable.  Tenant agrees to abide by such rules, regulations and policies except that Tenant shall not be required to change any existing signs based on revisions to Landlord’s rules, regulations and policies; provided, however, Landlord may at its expense change any existing signage to comply with such revisions.  At the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease, all such Signs (including, without limitation, the Additional Crown Signage), whether on the exterior or interior of the Premises or Building 4, shall be removed by Tenant at its own expense, and Tenant shall repair any damage or injury to the Premises or Building 4, and correct any unsightly condition, caused by the maintenance and removal thereof.  If Tenant fails to remove any Signs upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease, as and when required under the Lease, as amended, Landlord shall have the option to permanently remove such Signs and repair all damage resulting from such removal and restore the affected area to its original

 

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condition existing prior to the installation of the Signs, and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the reasonable costs thereof, immediately upon demand therefor.

 

b.             Additional Crown Signage.  Subject to (i) Landlord’s approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and the approval of all applicable governmental and quasi-governmental entities, (ii) applicable covenants, conditions and restrictions, (iii) available capacity at Building 4 pursuant to zoning and other requirements of the City of Draper, Utah, and (iv) all applicable laws and the terms of the Lease, as amended, Landlord hereby grants Tenant the right to install and maintain one (1) additional crown signage in a mutually agreed upon prominent location on the exterior, eastern side of Building 4 bearing Tenant’s name (the “Additional Crown Signage”).  So long as the Premises include, and Tenant is occupying, seventy-five (75%) or more of the tenant-occupied square footage in Building 4, Tenant shall have the exclusive right to install crown signage on the exterior of Building 4, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 13.b (Additional Crown Signage).  The design, size, specifications, graphics, materials, manner of affixing, exact location, colors and lighting (if applicable) of the Additional Crown Signage shall be (i) consistent with the quality and appearance of the project of which Building 4 is a part (the “Project”), and (ii) subject to the approval of all applicable governmental authorities, and Landlord’s approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  Tenant shall install the Additional Crown Signage at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, subject to disbursement from the Allowance pursuant to Section 11 (Tenant Improvements) above.  In addition, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within thirty (30) days after demand, from time to time, all other actual, documented and reasonable costs attributable to the fabrication, installation, insurance, lighting (if applicable), maintenance and repair of the Additional Crown Signage, to the extent not directly paid by Tenant.  The signage right granted to Tenant under this Section 13.b (Additional Crown Signage) is personal to the original named Tenant hereunder executing this Amendment, and may not be exercised or used by or assigned to any other person or entity.  In addition, Tenant shall no longer have any right to the Additional Crown Signage if an event of default by Tenant occurs under the Lease and continues to exist beyond the expiration of applicable notice and cure periods.

 

c.             Backup Generator.    Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 8 (Alterations) of the Original Lease and this Section 13, Tenant may install and maintain at the Project an emergency backup generator, including wiring, tanks and other related equipment (collectively, the “Tenant Generator”), on the existing generator pad on the exterior of Building 4 (“Generator Area”), in order to provide a source of backup power for the Premises. Tenant’s installation of the Tenant Generator shall be subject to Landlord’s review and written approval of Tenant’s plans and specifications for the installation and operation of the Tenant Generator (including, without limitation, review and approval of Landlord’s engineer for the Building, if necessary) which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Tenant shall be permitted to install, operate, maintain and repair the Tenant Generator, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, in the Generator Area, solely to provide emergency back-up power to the Premises.  Installation of the Tenant Generator shall be performed by contractors approved in advance by Landlord in writing, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, all in accordance with the Project’s construction rules and regulations of which Landlord has given written notice to Tenant.  Prior to installation of the Tenant Generator, Tenant shall provide Landlord with information regarding the preliminary layout of the Tenant Generator within the Generator Area (the “Generator Information”).  Tenant and its authorized personnel shall further have the right to access the Generator Area for purposes of installing, maintaining, refueling, repairing and replacing the Tenant Generator, subject to force majeure and compliance with the Project’s rules and regulations.  Tenant shall install, maintain and operate the Tenant Generator in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, obtaining and maintaining at Tenant’s sole cost and expense any permits, certificates or other authorizations required for installation or operation of the Tenant Generator, such as to comply with requirements of applicable zoning restrictions, City and County requirements and regulations of any governing air quality or environmental management district.  Tenant

 

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shall be solely responsible to insure that the Tenant Generator is operated in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and any governing covenants, conditions and restrictions, and to insure that the Tenant Generator does not interfere with the business operations or quiet enjoyment of other tenants or occupants of the Project.  During the Lease Term, the Tenant Generator shall remain the property of Tenant notwithstanding the fact that any such machines, equipment and fixtures may be affixed or attached to the Building or the Project or any portion thereof and Tenant shall remain responsible for the operation and ownership thereof, and Tenant shall be solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining insurance for Tenant’s Generator and the operation thereof.  If and to the extent Tenant utilizes any portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance for the purchase or installation of the Tenant Generator, then upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease, Tenant shall leave Tenant’s Generator in place and shall surrender  Tenant’s Generator to Landlord in good condition, normal wear and tear excepted.  If Tenant does not utilize any portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance for the purchase of the Tenant Generator, then unless otherwise agreed in writing by Landlord and Tenant, Tenant shall on or before the expiration of earlier termination of the Lease, remove the Tenant Generator from the Project at Tenant’s sole cost and expense and shall repair any damage caused by such removal.  If Tenant is obligated to remove the Tenant Generator and fails to remove the Tenant Generator and repair any resulting damage within thirty (30) days following the expiration or sooner termination of the Lease, Landlord shall have the right to remove the Tenant Generator and repair all resulting damage, at Tenant’s cost.  If required by the terms of applicable laws, rules or regulations, Tenant will obtain at its cost and deliver to Landlord a copy of any closure or similar report issued by any governmental authority with respect to removal of the Tenant Generator.

 

14.          RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

 

a.             Right of First Refusal. During the Extended Term, Landlord shall not lease all or any part of the following, except as provided in this Section 14 (Right of First Refusal), and the following space is collectively referred to herein as the “ROFR Area”:

 

(i)            Space within Building 4.

 

(ii)                                  Any space within the following buildings of the Project, which is, larger than 10,000 rentable square feet:

 

·                  Building 2, located at 11781 South Lone Peak Parkway

 

·                  Building 3, located at 11814 South Election Road

 

·                  Building 6, located at 170 West Election Road

 

Subject to the current rights of other tenants of the Project, if at any time during the Extended Term Landlord receives from a bona fide third party an offer (or offers to a bona fide third party the right) to lease all or any part of the ROFR Area on terms acceptable to Landlord, Landlord agrees to deliver to Tenant a notice (the “Availability Notice”) as set forth in this Section 14 (Right of First Refusal).  Such Availability Notice shall set forth the rental rate and such other terms as are acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion (consistent with the terms set forth in the offer received from or delivered to such bona fide third party), and shall set forth the portion of the ROFR Area offered to the third party and any additional area in the Project included in such offer (the “ROFR Expansion Area”).  If Tenant, within five (5) business days after receipt of the Availability Notice, indicates in writing its agreement to lease the ROFR Expansion Area on the terms and conditions set forth in the Availability Notice, the ROFR Expansion Area shall be included within the Premises and leased to Tenant pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Availability Notice and otherwise on the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended.  Accordingly, the Base Rent payable under the Lease, as amended, shall be increased by the amount of Base Rent attributable to the

 

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ROFR Expansion Area and Tenant’s Prorata Share of Operating Expenses shall be adjusted to reflect the addition of the ROFR Expansion Area.  The parties shall promptly execute an amendment to the Lease stating the addition of the ROFR Expansion Area to the Premises, the rent adjustments and such other modifications described above.  The lease term for the ROFR Expansion Area outside of Building 4 shall, unless otherwise provided in the Availability Notice as part of the Expansion Terms therein, expire coterminously with Tenant’s lease of the Premises, but in no event shall Tenant lease the ROFR Expansion Area for a period of less than thirty-six (36) months, unless otherwise agreed by Landlord.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the lease term with respect to any ROFR Expansion Area within Building 4 shall be coterminous with the current Lease Term.  Further, if Tenant exercises the right of first refusal pursuant to this Section 14 (Right of First Refusal) during the final twelve months of the Extended Term, such exercise of the right of first refusal will automatically trigger Tenant’s exercise of the Renewal Option set forth in Section 1.b (Remaining Renewal Option) above, and the Lease Term with respect to the Modified Premises and the ROFR Expansion Area shall be extended as forth in Section 1.b (Remaining Renewal Option) above.  Tenant shall take the ROFR Expansion Area in its “AS-IS” condition (unless otherwise provided in the Availability Notice as part of the expansion terms), and Tenant shall be entitled to construct improvements in the ROFR Expansion Area at Tenant’s expense, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 8 (Alterations) of the Original Lease.  If Tenant does not indicate, within five (5) business days after receipt of the Availability Notice, its agreement to lease the ROFR Expansion Area, Landlord thereafter shall have the right to lease the ROFR Expansion Area to any third party on the terms described in the Availability Notice; provided, however, if Landlord fails to lease the ROFR Expansion Area to a third party within one hundred fifty (150) days following Tenant’s election not to lease such ROFR Expansion Area, Tenant’s right shall again apply (unless and to the extent Landlord is then in active continued negotiations with the same third party (or a party which is controlling, controlled by or under common control with such third party), in which event such 150-day period will be extended to allow such negotiations to continue).  Subject to the foregoing, Tenant understands that the right of first refusal set forth herein is available to Tenant on a one-time only basis with respect to each portion of the ROFR Expansion Area offered, and, subject to the immediately preceding sentence, if Tenant does not elect to timely respond to the first (1st) Availability Notice it receives, Landlord shall have no further obligation to offer the Reserved Area to Tenant.

 

b.             Terms and Conditions.  Tenant’s rights specified in this Section 14 (Right of First Refusal) are personal to the original named Tenant hereunder, including any entities Tenant controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Tenant, and may not be assigned to or exercised by any other person or entity.  Tenant’s right to exercise its right of first refusal is subject to no breach or default by Tenant occurring under the Lease and no material adverse change having occurred in Tenant’s financial condition such that Landlord reasonably determines (taking into account all relevant circumstances and review in a manner consistent with commonly accepted lease underwriting principles) that Tenant will be unable to fully perform the obligations of Tenant under the Lease, as amended.  Tenant may exercise its right of first refusal only if Tenant continues to occupy the entire Modified Premises in accordance with the terms of the Lease, as amended.  If Tenant fails to timely exercise its rights under this Section 14 (Right of First Refusal) in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, such rights shall be of no further force or effect.  Time is of the essence in Tenant’s exercise of its rights hereunder.

 

15.          PARKING.  Tenant’s rights and obligations under the Lease with respect to parking are hereby set forth in this Section 15 (Parking), which supersedes and replaces any prior provisions of the Lease governing parking.  In connection with Tenant’s lease of the Premises pursuant to the Lease as amended hereby, Tenant shall have the right to the following parking rights (collectively, “Parking Space Rights”):

 

·                  The non-exclusive right to use a total of five (5) unreserved Parking Space Rights per 1,000 square feet of usable area leased by Tenant.

 

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·                  The right to use fifteen (15) reserved Parking Space Rights at the location shown on Exhibit E attached hereto, which Parking Space Rights shall count against (and shall be deducted from) the number of unreserved Parking Space Rights granted to Tenant under the Lease as amended hereby.

 

·                  The right to use fifteen (15) visitor Parking Space Rights at the location shown on Exhibit E attached hereto, which Parking Space Rights shall count against (and shall be deducted from) the number of unreserved Parking Space Rights granted to Tenant under the Lease as amended hereby.

 

Tenant’s use of Tenant’s Parking Space Rights shall be at no cost to Tenant during the Extended Term.  Tenant’s continued right to use Tenant’s Parking Space Rights is conditioned upon Tenant abiding by all rules and regulations which are prescribed from time to time for the orderly operation and use of the parking areas and upon Tenant’s cooperation in seeing that Tenant’s employees and visitors also comply with such rules and regulations.  In addition, Landlord may assign any parking spaces and/or make all or a portion of such spaces reserved or institute an attendant-assisted tandem parking program and/or valet parking program if Landlord determines in its sole discretion that such is necessary or desirable for orderly and efficient parking, provided, however, with the exception of the reserved Parking Space Rights granted to Tenant hereunder, Landlord shall not assign or reserve any additional parking spaces within the North Parking Lot shown on Exhibit E.   Landlord specifically reserves the right, from time to time, to change the size, configuration, design, layout, location and all other aspects of the parking areas, provided that all changes shall be consistent with this Section 15, and Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord, from time to time, may, without incurring any liability to Tenant and without any abatement of rent under the Lease temporarily close-off or restrict access to the parking areas, or temporarily relocate Tenant’s parking spaces to other parking structures and/or surface parking areas within a reasonable distance from the parking areas, for purposes of permitting or facilitating any such construction, alterations or improvements or to accommodate or facilitate renovations, alterations, construction or other modifications of other improvements or structures located on the Project.  Landlord may delegate its responsibilities hereunder to a parking operator in which case such parking operator shall have all the rights of control attributed hereby to Landlord.  The parking rights provided to Tenant pursuant to this Section 15 (Parking) are provided solely for use by Tenant’s own personnel, visitors, and guests, and such rights may not be transferred, assigned, subleased or otherwise transferred by Tenant without Landlord’s prior approval.  Further, in no event shall Tenant have the right to install or maintain any signs or other markers to designate Tenant’s Parking Space Rights unless agreed by Landlord and Tenant in writing with respect to Tenant’s reserved Parking Space Rights as set forth herein, and any parking signage may be removed and/or replaced at Landlord’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws and the term of any governing CC&Rs.  Landlord shall bear the cost of such removal of signage, and shall provide and install signs designating the reserved and visitor Parking Space Rights specified herein.

 

16.          USE OF FITNESS FACILITY.  It is acknowledged that a fitness facility is currently located at the Project (the “Fitness Facility”).  So long as Landlord elects to operate the Fitness Facility, and the Fitness Facility remains in operation, Tenant’s employees shall have the right to utilize the Fitness Facility, in common with other tenants at the Project, subject to full compliance with such rules and regulations as may be reasonably established from time to time with respect to use of and access to the Fitness Facility.  Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord reserves the right, at any time during the Lease Term, to discontinue the operation of the Fitness Facility, including, if such closure is to comply with health and safety codes, or to address a casualty or other safety concern, or to refurbish the Fitness Facility or equipment therein.  Landlord assumes no liability or responsibility for the use, maintenance or operation of the Fitness Facility, and each party using the Fitness Facility shall do so at its sole risk and Tenant’s insurance shall expressly cover any use of the Fitness Facility by Tenant’s employees or guests.  In addition, each employee using the Fitness Facility shall sign a waiver of liability and a consent to abide by the Fitness

 

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Facility rules and regulations, as may be reasonably issued by Landlord from time to time.  Landlord shall enforce all rules and regulations for the Fitness Facility in a non-discriminatory manner.

 

17.          ADDITIONAL LEASE MODIFICATION.  It is hereby acknowledged that Section 2(g) (Right of First Refusal) of the Original Lease is no longer applicable and is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

18.          BROKERS.  Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that other than Cresa of Salt Lake City (Paul Skene) (“Tenant’s Broker”), it has not engaged any broker, finder or other person who would be entitled to any commission or fees in respect of the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Amendment and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord against any loss, cost, liability or expense incurred by Landlord as a result of any claim asserted by any such broker, finder or other person (other than Tenant’s Broker) on the basis of any arrangements or agreements made or alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Tenant.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to brokers with whom Landlord has an express written broker agreement.

 

19.          CONTINUING EFFECTIVENESS. The Lease, except as amended hereby, remains unamended, and, as amended hereby, remains in full force and effect.  Tenant confirms that no default exists under the Lease.

 

20.          COUNTERPARTS.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which, together, shall constitute one document.

 

21.          EXECUTION BY BOTH PARTIES.  Submission of this instrument for examination or signature by Tenant does not constitute a reservation of or option to lease.  Upon execution and delivery of this Amendment by Tenant, this Amendment shall be binding upon Tenant as an irrevocable offer to Landlord.  If Landlord does not execute and deliver this Amendment to Tenant within fifteen (15) days from the date of execution and delivery by Tenant, Tenant may thereafter elect not to go forward with this Amendment by delivering written notice to Landlord prior to the date Landlord executes and delivers this Amendment to Tenant (in which event Landlord shall thereafter have three (3) business days to execute and deliver this Amendment).  Subject to the foregoing, this Amendment shall not be effective as an amendment to lease or otherwise until it is fully executed and delivered by Landlord and Tenant.

 

22.          AUTHORIZATION.  The individuals signing on behalf of Tenant each hereby represents and warrants that he or she has the capacity set forth on the signature pages hereof and has full power and authority to bind Tenant to the terms hereof.  Two (2) authorized officers must sign on behalf of the Tenant and this Amendment must be executed by the president or vice-president and the secretary or assistant secretary of Tenant, unless the bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors shall otherwise provide.  In such case, the bylaws or a certified copy of the resolution of Tenant, as the case may be, must be furnished to Landlord.

 

23.          NONDISCLOSURE OF LEASE TERMS.  Tenant agrees that it, and its partners, officers, directors, employees, agents (including real estate brokers) and attorneys, shall not disclose the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended, to any public information source or to any other tenant or apparent prospective tenant of the Building or other portion of the real property on which the Building is located, or to any real estate broker or agent, either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Landlord.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Tenant may disclose the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended, pursuant to the order or legal requirement of a court, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or other governmental body, or to its attorneys and accountants without any obligation or liability to the Landlord.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

	
LANDLORD:
    	
HARBERT   MSB LONE PEAK CAMPUS, LLC,
    
	
 
    	
a Delaware Limited Liability Company
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
Maier Siebel Baber,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Its   Advisor
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Kenneth A. Baber
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
President & CEO
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date:                                                      ,   2018
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
TENANT:
    	
CONTROL4   CORPORATION,
    
	
 
    	
a Delaware corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Printed Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Printed Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date:                                                      ,   2018
    
						

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

OUTLINE OF THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE GIVE-BACK PREMISES

 

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT B

 

OUTLINE OF THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE EXPANSION PREMISES

 

 

	
 
    	
TENANT’S INITIALS HERE:
    	
 
    

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF CONFIRMATION OF DATES AND MEASUREMENTS

 

CONFIRMATION OF DATES AND MEASUREMENTS

 

This Confirmation is made as of                  , 20   , between HARBERT MSB LONE PEAK CAMPUS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”) and CONTROL4 CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”).

 

Landlord and Tenant have entered into that certain Commercial Lease dated March 31, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated December 17, 2012, that certain Second Amendment to Lease dated February 24, 2014, that certain Third Amendment to Lease dated December 22, 2014, that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease dated as of June 29, 2016, and that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease dated as of February 28, 2018 (the “Fifth Amendment”), in which Landlord leased to Tenant and Tenant leased from Landlord certain premises within (i) that certain building located at 11734 South Election Drive, Draper, Utah  84020, and (ii) that certain building located at 11778 South Election Drive, Draper, Utah  84020.

 

Pursuant to Section 2.e (Confirmation of Dates) of the Fifth Amendment, Landlord and Tenant hereby confirm the Expansion Date is              .

 

[IF APPLICABLE: Pursuant to Section 2.d (Beneficial Occupancy Period of Expansion Premises) and Section 2.e (Confirmation of Dates) of the Fifth Amendment, Landlord and Tenant hereby confirm the commencement date of the Beneficial Occupancy Period is             .]

 

[ADD CONFIRMATION OF MEASUREMENT AND ADJUSTED RENT, IF APPLICABLE]

 

	
LANDLORD:
    	
 
    	
TENANT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
HARBERT   MSB LONE PEAK CAMPUS, LLC,
    	
 
    	
CONTROL4   CORPORATION,
    
	
a Delaware Limited Liability Company
    	
 
    	
a Delaware corporation
    
	
By:
    	
Maier Siebel Baber,
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its   Advisor
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Printed Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Its:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Kenneth   A. Baber
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President &   CEO
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
Date:                                             ,           
    	
 
    	
Printed Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Its:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Date:                                             ,           
    
								

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

OUTLINE OF THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE STAGING AREA

 

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT E

 

PARKING SPACE RIGHTS

 

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT F

 

TENANT’S SIGNAGE

 

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT G

 

CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE

 

	
ID
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Duration
    	
 
    	
Start
    	
 
    	
Finish
    
	
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Delivery of premises to C4 - Suite 100
    	
 
    	
1 day
    	
 
    	
03/01/18
    	
 
    	
03/01/18
    
	
2
    	
 
    	
C4’s build out period - Suite 100
   (earlier of completion or 120 days)
    	
 
    	
120 days
    	
 
    	
03/01/18
    	
 
    	
06/29/18
    
	
3
    	
 
    	
Suite 100 Commencement - Suite 100
    	
 
    	
1 day
    	
 
    	
06/29/18
    	
 
    	
06/29/18
    
	
4
    	
 
    	
LL to demise suite 160 from lobby - Suite 160
   Temp walls will be created for this
    	
 
    	
11 days
    	
 
    	
03/05/18
    	
 
    	
03/16/18
    
	
5
    	
 
    	
Delivery of premises to C4 - Suite 160
    	
 
    	
1 day
    	
 
    	
08/01/18
    	
 
    	
08/01/18
    
	
6
    	
 
    	
C4’s build out period - Suite 160
   (earlier of completion or 120 days)
    	
 
    	
120 days
    	
 
    	
08/01/18
    	
 
    	
11/29/18
    
	
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C4 Staging - Suite 240
   (Execution of Amendment - Suite 100 commencement)
    	
 
    	
74 days
    	
 
    	
03/01/18
    	
 
    	
05/14/18
    
	
8
    	
 
    	
Notice of LL for Give - Back Premises -   Suite 210
   (TT has 30 days to vacate)
    	
 
    	
30 days
    	
 
    	
05/15/18
    	
 
    	
06/14/18
    
	
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Relocate people currently in 210 North side to suite   100
    	
 
    	
14 days
    	
 
    	
06/01/18
    	
 
    	
06/15/18
    
	
10
    	
 
    	
Relocate offices currently in the area of the new   2nd story lobby to 210 North side
    	
 
    	
14 days
    	
 
    	
07/01/18
    	
 
    	
07/15/18
    
	
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2nd floor West Side lobby upgrade Construction of   north and south demising walls
    	
 
    	
169 days
    	
 
    	
05/15/18
    	
 
    	
10/31/18
    
	
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LL to cut floor in 2nd floor West side lobby
    	
 
    	
2 days
    	
 
    	
06/01/18
    	
 
    	
06/03/18
    
	
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LL to construct North and South lobby demising walls
    	
 
    	
14 days
    	
 
    	
08/01/18
    	
 
    	
08/15/18
    
	
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LL construction on East side lobby starts and   exterior conference room to suites 140A/240
    	
 
    	
120 days
    	
 
    	
11/01/18
    	
 
    	
03/01/19
    
	
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Erect demising walls in lobby - Suite 140A /240
    	
 
    	
30 days
    	
 
    	
11/01/18
    	
 
    	
12/01/18
    
	
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Complete construction of Office 154 in   Suite 100
    	
 
    	
14 days
    	
 
    	
04/01/19
    	
 
    	
04/15/19
    
	
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C4’s build out period - Suite 140A/240
   (earlier of completion or 120 days)
    	
 
    	
120 days
    	
 
    	
04/15/19
    	
 
    	
08/13/19
    
	
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LL to reconstruct Suite 140 give-back space
    	
 
    	
60 days
    	
 
    	
04/16/19
    	
 
    	
06/15/19
    
	
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Notice from LL for Give - back Premises -   Suite 140 (TT has 30 days to vacate)
    	
 
    	
30 days
    	
 
    	
06/15/19
    	
 
    	
07/15/19
    
	
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Plaza and canopy upgrade - West plaza/canopy
    	
 
    	
92 days
    	
 
    	
03/05/18
    	
 
    	
06/05/18
    

 

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Start
    	
 
    	
Finish
    
	
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Restroom upgrade - 2nd floor restrooms
    	
 
    	
75 days
    	
 
    	
07/01/18
    	
 
    	
09/14/18
    
	
22
    	
 
    	
Restroom upgrade - 1st floor restrooms
    	
 
    	
75 days
    	
 
    	
11/01/18
    	
 
    	
01/15/19
    
	
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Expand gym
    	
 
    	
75 days
    	
 
    	
04/15/19
    	
 
    	
06/29/19
    

 

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EXHIBIT H

 

LANDLORD WORK

 

 

	
 
    	
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2DECLARATION
OF TRUST OF

GRANITESHARES
ETP TRUST

 

WHEREAS,
THIS DECLARATION OF TRUST is made as of the date set forth below by the Trustees named hereunder and the holders of shares
of beneficial interest issued hereunder and to be issued hereunder as hereinafter provided for the purpose of continuing a Delaware
statutory trust in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth;

 

WHEREAS,
the Trustees have heretofore created the Trust (as defined herein) as a statutory trust pursuant to the Delaware Act (as defined
herein), by causing to be filed a Certificate of Trust with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as
amended from time to time, entering into a Declaration of Trust of the Trust, (the “Original Declaration of Trust”),
as amended from time to time (the “Amended Declaration of Trust”); and

 

WHEREAS,
the Trustees desire to continue the Trust as a statutory trust under the Delaware Act and hereby amend and restate the Amended
Declaration of Trust in its entirety;

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, the Trustees hereby declare that they will hold in trust all cash, securities, and other assets which the Trust
now possess or may hereafter acquire from time to time acquire in any manner and manage and dispose of the same upon the following
terms and conditions for the benefit of the holders of Shares of this Trust.

 

Article
1

 

Name
and Definitions

 

1.1
Name. This Trust shall be known as “Graniteshares ETP Trust” and the Trustees shall conduct the business of
the Trust under that name or any other name or names as they may from time to time determine.

 

1.2
Definitions. Whenever used herein, unless otherwise required by the context or specifically provided below:

 

(a)
“1940 Act” refers to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (and any successor statute) and the rules and regulations
thereunder, all as amended from time to time;

 

(b)
“Bylaws” shall mean the Bylaws of the Trust as amended from time to time which Bylaws are expressly herein
incorporated by reference as part of the “governing instrument” within the meaning of the Delaware Act;

 

(c)
“Class” shall mean any class of Shares in a Series of the Trust established in accordance with the provisions
of Article 4 hereof;

 

(d)
“Code” refers to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any successor statute) and the rules and regulations
thereunder, all as amended from time to time;

 

(e)
“Commission” shall have the meaning given such term in the 1940 Act;

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

(f)
“Declaration of Trust” or “Declaration” shall mean this Declaration of Trust as amended
or restated from time to time;

 

(g)
“Delaware Act” refers to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. Code, Section 3801 et seq., as amended from
time to time;

 

(h)
“Interested Person” shall have the meaning given such term in the 1940 Act;

 

(i)
“Person” means and includes individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, joint ventures,
estates and other entities, whether or not legal entities, and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof, whether
domestic or foreign;

 

(j)
“Principal Underwriter” shall have the meaning given such term in the 1940 Act;

 

(k)
“Series” shall mean each Series of Shares established and designated under or in accordance with the provisions
of Article 4 hereof; and where the context requires or where appropriate, shall be deemed to include “Class” or “Classes”;

 

(l)
“Shareholder” shall mean a record owner of outstanding Shares;

 

(m)
“Shares” shall mean the shares of beneficial interest into which the beneficial interest in the Trust shall
be divided from time to time and shall include fractions of Shares as well as whole Shares;

 

(n)
“Trust” shall mean the Delaware statutory trust continued by this Declaration of Trust, as amended from time
to time;

 

(o)
“Trustee” or “Trustees” shall mean each signatory to this Declaration of Trust so long as
they continue in office in accordance with the terms hereof, and all other persons who may from time to time be duly elected or
appointed to serve on the Board of Trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and reference herein to a Trustee or Trustees
shall refer to such person or persons only in their capacity as trustees hereunder; and

 

(p)
“Trust Property” shall mean any and all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, which is owned
or held by or for the account of the Trust.

 

Article
2

 

Nature
and Purpose of Trust

 

2.1
Nature of Trust. The Trust is a statutory trust of the type referred to in the Delaware Act, and without limiting the provisions
hereof, the Trust specifically reserves the right to exercise any of the powers or privileges afforded to statutory trusts or
actions that may be engaged in by statutory trusts under the Delaware Act, and the absence of a specific reference herein to any
such power, privilege or action shall not imply that the Trust may not exercise such power or privilege or take such actions.
The Trust is not intended to be, shall not be deemed to be, and shall not be treated as, a general or a limited partnership, joint
venture, bailment, corporation, joint stock company, or any form of legal relationship other than a statutory trust pursuant to
the Delaware Act. The Trustees or Shareholders or any of them for any purpose shall not be deemed to be, or be treated in any
way whatsoever as though they were, liable or responsible hereunder as partners or joint venturers, nor shall anything in this
Declaration of Trust be construed to make the Shareholders, either by themselves or with the Trustees, partners or members of
a joint stock association.

 

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2.2
Purpose of Trust. The purpose of the Trust is to conduct, operate and carry on the business of a management investment
company registered under the 1940 Act through one or more Series, to do any and all acts or things as are necessary, convenient,
appropriate, incidental or customary in connection therewith and to carry on such other business as the Trustees may from time
to time determine. The Trustees shall not be limited by any law limiting the investments which may be made by fiduciaries.

 

2.3
Interpretation of Declaration of Trust.

 

2.3.1
Governing Instrument. This Declaration of Trust shall be the governing instrument of the Trust and shall be governed by
and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

2.3.2
No Waiver of Compliance with Applicable Law. No provision of this Declaration shall be effective to require a waiver of
compliance with any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the 1940 Act, or of any valid rule, regulation or
order of the Commission thereunder.

 

2.3.3
Power of the Trustees Generally. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Trustees may exercise all powers of trustees
under the Delaware Act on behalf of the Trust.

 

Article
3

 

Registered
Agent; Principal Place of Business

 

3.1
Registered Agent. The name of the registered agent of the Trust is The Corporation Trust Company and the registered agent’s
business address in Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.

 

3.2
Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Trust is 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814.

 

Article
4

 

Beneficial Interest

 

4.1
Shares of Beneficial Interest. The beneficial interests in the Trust shall be divided into Shares, all without par value,
and the Trustees shall have the authority from time to time to divide the Shares into two (2) or more separate and distinct series
of Shares (“Series”) or classes of Shares (“Classes”) as provided in Section 4.10 of this Article 4. All
references to Shares in this Declaration of Trust shall be deemed to be Shares of any or all Series or Classes thereof, as the
context may require. All provisions herein relating to the Trust shall apply equally to each Series of the Trust and each Class
thereof, except as the context otherwise require. In addition to the powers of the Trustees specifically described in this Article
4, the Trustees shall have full power and authority, in their sole discretion, and without obtaining any authorization or vote
of the Shareholders of any Series or Class, to take such action with respect to the Shares as the Trustees may deem desirable.

 

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4.2
Number of Authorized Shares. The Trustees are authorized to issue an unlimited number of Shares (including fractional Shares).
The Trustees may issue Shares for such consideration and on such terms as they may determine (or for no consideration if pursuant
to a Share dividend or split), all without action or approval of the Shareholders. The Trustees may divide or combine the Shares
of any Series or Class thereof into a greater or lesser number without thereby materially changing the proportionate beneficial
interest of the Shares of such Series or Class thereof in the assets held with respect to that Series.

 

4.3
Ownership and Certification of Shares. The Secretary of the Trust, or the Trust’s transfer or similar agent, shall
record the ownership and transfer of Shares of each Series and Class separately on the record books of the Trust. The record books
of the Trust, as kept by the Trust or any transfer or similar agent, shall contain the name and address of and the number of Shares
held by each Shareholder, and such record books shall be conclusive as to the identity of the Shareholders of each Series or Class
and as to the number of Shares of each Series or Class held from time to time by each Shareholder. No certificates certifying
the ownership of Shares shall be issued except as the Trustees may otherwise determine from time to time. The Trustees may make
such rules as they consider appropriate for the issuance of share certificates, transfer of Shares, and similar matters.

 

4.4
Investments in the Trust. Investments may be accepted by the Trust from Persons, at such times, on such terms, and for
such consideration, as the Trustees may from time to time authorize. The Trustees shall have the power and authority, in their
sole discretion, and without obtaining any authorization or vote of the Shareholders of any Series or Class thereof, to refuse
to issue Shares to any Person or class of Persons.

 

4.5
Status of Shares.

 

4.5.1
Fully Paid and Non-assessable. All Shares when issued on the terms determined by the Trustees, including, without limitation,
Shares issued in connection with a dividend or other distribution in Shares or a split or reverse split of Shares, shall be fully
paid and non-assessable.

 

4.5.2
Personal Property. Shares shall be deemed to be personal property giving only the rights provided in this Declaration of
Trust.

 

4.5.3
Party to Declaration of Trust. Every Person by virtue of having become registered as a Shareholder shall be held to have
expressly assented and agreed to the terms of this Declaration of Trust and to have become a party thereto.

 

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4.5.4
Death of Shareholder. The death of a Shareholder during the continuance of the Trust shall not operate to terminate the
Trust nor entitle the representative of any deceased Shareholder to an accounting or to take any action in court or elsewhere
against the Trust or the Trustees. The representative shall be entitled to the same rights as the decedent under this Trust.

 

4.5.5
Title to Trust; Right to Accounting. Ownership of Shares shall not entitle the Shareholder to any title in or to the whole
or any part of the Trust property or right to call for a partition or division of the same or for an accounting, nor shall the
ownership of Shares constitute the Shareholders as partners.

 

4.6
Determination of Shareholders. The Trustees may from time to time close the transfer books or establish record dates and
times for the purposes of determining the Shareholders entitled to be treated as such, to the extent provided or referred to in
Section 7.3.

 

4.7
Shares Held by Trust. The Trustees may hold as treasury shares, reissue for such consideration and on such terms as they
may determine, or cancel, at their discretion from time to time, any Shares of any Series or Class reacquired by the Trust.

 

4.8
Shares Held by Persons Related to Trust. Any Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust, and any organization in which
any such person is interested may acquire, own, hold and dispose of Shares of the Trust to the same extent as if such person were
not a Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust; and the Trust may issue and sell or cause to be issued and sold and may purchase
Shares from any such person or any such organization subject only to the general limitations, restrictions or other provisions
applicable to the sale or purchase of such Shares generally.

 

4.9
Preemptive and Appraisal Rights. Shareholders shall not, as Shareholders, have any right to acquire, purchase or subscribe
for any Shares or other securities of the Trust which it may hereafter issue or sell, other than such right, if any, as the Trustees
in their discretion may determine. Shareholders shall have no appraisal rights with respect to their Shares. No action may be
brought by a Shareholder on behalf of the Trust unless Shareholders owning no less than a majority of the then outstanding Shares,
or Series or Class thereof, join in the bringing of such action. A Shareholder of Shares in a particular Series or Class of the
Trust shall not be entitled to participate in a derivative or class action lawsuit on behalf of any other Series or Class, as
appropriate, or on behalf of the Shareholders in any such other Series or Class of the Trust.

 

4.10
Series and Classes of Shares.

 

4.10.1
Classification of Shares. The Trustees may classify or reclassify any unissued Shares or any Shares previously issued and
reacquired of any Series or Class into one or more Series or Classes that may be established and designated from time to time.

 

4.10.2
Establishment, Designation, Abolition or Termination. The Trustees shall have exclusive power without the requirement of
Shareholder approval to establish and designate separate and distinct Series and Classes of Shares, and to abolish or terminate
Series and Classes of Shares. The establishment and designation of any Series or Class shall be effective upon the adoption by
a majority of the Trustees then in office of a resolution setting forth such establishment and designation and the relative rights
and preferences of the Shares of such Series or Class, whether directly in such resolution or by reference to another document
including, without limitation, any registration statement of the Trust, or as otherwise provided in such resolution. The abolition
or termination of any Series or Class of Shares of the Trust shall be effective upon the adoption by a majority of the Trustees
then in office of a resolution that abolishes or terminates such Series or Class. Each resolution described in this Section 4.10.2
shall be incorporated herein by reference upon adoption.

 

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4.10.3
Separate and Distinct Nature. Each Series and Class, including without limitation Series and Classes specifically established
and designated in Section 4.10.2, shall be separate and distinct from any other Series and Class and shall maintain separate and
distinct records on the books of the Trust, and the assets belonging to any such Series or Class shall be held and accounted for
separately from the assets of the Trust or any other Series or Class.

 

4.10.4
Conversion and Exchange Rights. Subject to compliance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Trustees shall have the
authority to provide that holders of Shares of any Series or Class shall have the right to convert said Shares into or exchange
said Shares for Shares of one or more other Series or Class in accordance with such requirements and procedures as may be established
by the Trustees.

 

4.10.5
Rights and Preferences. The Trustees shall have exclusive power without the requirement of Shareholder approval to fix
and determine the relative rights, preferences, voting powers, duties and privileges and business purpose of each Series or Class
as the Trustees may from time to time determine, which rights, preferences, voting powers, duties and privileges may be senior
or subordinate to (or in the case of business purpose, different from) any existing Series or Class thereof and may be limited
to specified property or obligations of the Trust or profits and losses associated with specified property or obligations of the
Trust.

 

4.10.5.1
Assets and Liabilities “Belonging” to a Series or Class. All consideration received by the Trust for the issue
or sale of Shares of a particular Series or Class, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested,
all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of
such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall
be held and accounted for separately from the other assets of the Trust and of every other Series or Class and may be referred
to herein as “assets belonging to” that Series or Class. The assets belonging to a particular Series or Class shall
belong to that Series or Class for all purposes, and to no other Series or Class, subject only to the rights of creditors of that
Series or Class. Such consideration, assets, income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from
the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments which are not readily identifiable as belonging to
any particular Series or Class (collectively “General Items”), the Trustees shall allocate to and among any one or
more of the Series and/or Classes in such manner and on such basis as they, in their sole discretion, deem fair and equitable.
Any General Items so allocated to a particular Series or Class shall belong to that Series or Class. Each such allocation by the
Trustees shall be conclusive and binding upon all Shareholders for all purposes. The assets belonging to each particular Series
and Class shall be charged with the liabilities in respect of that Series or Class and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves
attributable to that Series or Class, and any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust which are
not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series or Class shall be allocated and charged by the Trustees to and
among any one or more of the Series and Classes established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis
as the Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable. Each allocation of liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and
reserves by the Trustees shall be conclusive and binding upon all Shareholders for all purposes.

 

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4.10.5.2
Treatment of Particular Items. The Trustees shall have full discretion, to the extent consistent with the 1940 Act and
consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, to determine which items shall be treated as income and which items
as capital; and each such determination and allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders.

 

4.10.5.3
Limitation on Interseries and Interclass Liabilities. Subject to the right of the Trustees in their discretion to allocate
general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves as provided in Section 4.10.5.1, the debts, liabilities, obligations
and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Series or Class shall be enforceable
against the assets of such Series or Class only, and not against the assets of any other Series or Class. Notice of this limitation
on liabilities between and among Series shall be set forth in the certificate of trust of the Trust (whether originally or by
amendment) as filed or to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the Delaware Act,
and upon the giving of such notice in the certificate of trust, the statutory provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act relating
to limitations on liabilities between and among series (and the statutory effect under Section 3804 of setting forth such notice
in the certificate of trust) shall become applicable to the Trust and each Series. Any person extending credit to, contracting
with or having any claim against any Series or Class may look only to the assets of that Series or Class to satisfy or enforce
any debt, with respect to that Series or Class. No Shareholder or former Shareholder of any Series or Class shall have a claim
on or any right to any assets allocated or belonging to any other Series or Class.

 

4.10.5.4
Dividends. Dividends and capital gains distributions on Shares of a particular Series may be paid with such frequency,
in such form, and in such amount as the Trustees may determine by resolution adopted from time to time, or pursuant to a standing
resolution or resolutions adopted only once or with such frequency as the Trustees may determine. All dividends and distributions
on Shares of a particular Series or Class shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of Shares of that Series or Class in proportion
to the number of Shares of that Series or Class held by such holders at the date and time of record established for the payment
of such dividends or distributions. Such dividends and distributions may be paid in cash, property or additional Shares of that
Series or Class, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Trustees or pursuant to any program that the Trustees may have
in effect at the time for the election by each Shareholder of the form in which dividends or distributions are to be paid to that
Shareholder. Any such dividend or distribution paid in Shares shall be paid at the net asset value thereof as determined in accordance
with Section 4.10.5.8.

 

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4.10.5.5
Redemption by Shareholder. Each Shareholder of a particular Series or Class shall have the right on any business day to
require the Trust to redeem all or any part of his Shares of that Series or Class, upon and subject to the terms and conditions
provided in this Section 4.10.5.5, in accordance with and pursuant to procedures or methods prescribed or approved by the Trustees
and, in the case of any Series or Class now or hereafter authorized, if so determined by the Trustees, shall be redeemable only
in aggregations of such number of Shares and at such times as may be determined by, or determined pursuant to procedures or methods
prescribed by or approved by, the Trustees from time to time with respect to such Series or Class. The number of Shares comprising
an aggregation for purposes of redemption or repurchase so determined from time to time with respect to any Series or Class shall
be referred to herein as a “Creation Unit” and collectively, as “Creation Units”. The Trustees shall have
the unrestricted power to determine from time to time the number of Shares constituting a Creation Unit by resolutions adopted
at any regular or special meeting of the Trustees. Each holder of a Creation Unit aggregation of a Series or Class, upon request
to the Trust accompanied by surrender of the appropriate stock certificate or certificates in proper form for transfer if certificates
have been issued to such holder, or in accordance with such other procedures as may from time to time be in effect if certificates
have not been issued, shall be entitled to require the Trust to redeem all or any number of such holder’s Shares standing
in the name of such holder on the books of the Trust, but in the case of Shares of any Series or Class as to which the Trustees
have determined that such Shares shall be redeemable in Creation Unit aggregations, only in such Creation Unit aggregations of
shares of such Series or Class as the Trustees may determine from time to time in accordance with this Section 4.10.5.5. The Trust
shall, upon application of any Shareholder or pursuant to authorization from any Shareholder, redeem or repurchase from such Shareholder
outstanding Shares for an amount per share determined by the Trustees in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations;
provided that (i) such amount per share shall not exceed the cash equivalent of the proportionate interest of each Share or of
any Class or Series of Shares in the assets of the Trust at the time of the redemption or repurchase and (ii) if so authorized
by the Trustees, the Trust may, at any time and from time to time, charge fees for effecting such redemption or repurchase, at
such rates as the Trustees may establish, as and to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and may, at any time and from time to time, pursuant to such Act and such rules and regulations, suspend such right
of redemption. The procedures for effecting and suspending redemption shall be as set forth in each Series’ prospectus from
time to time. Payment may be in cash, securities or a combination thereof, as determined by or pursuant to the direction of the
Trustees from time to time, less any applicable sales charges and/or fees.

 

4.10.5.6
Redemption by Trust. The Trustees may cause the Trust to redeem the Shares of any Series or Class held by a Shareholder
at the redemption price that would be applicable if such Shares were then being redeemed by the Shareholder pursuant to Section
4.10.5.5 upon such conditions as may from time to time be determined by the Trustees. Upon redemption of Shares pursuant to this
Section 4.10.5.6, the Trust shall promptly cause payment of the full redemption price to be made to such Shareholder for Shares
so redeemed.

 

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4.10.5.7
Code Compliance. If the Trustees shall, at any time and in good faith, determine that direct or indirect ownership of Shares
of any Series or Class thereof has or may become concentrated in any Person to an extent that would disqualify any Series as a
regulated investment company under the Code, then the Trustees shall have the power (but not the obligation) by such means as
they deem equitable (i) to call for the redemption by any such Person of a number, or principal amount, of Shares sufficient to
maintain or bring the direct or indirect ownership of Shares into conformity with the requirements for such qualification, (ii)
to refuse to transfer or issue Shares of any Series or Class thereof to such Person whose acquisition of the Shares in question
would result in such disqualification, or (iii) to take such other actions as they deem necessary and appropriate to avoid such
disqualification. Any such redemption shall be effected at the redemption price and in the manner provided in this Article 4.
Any Shareholder shall upon demand disclose to the Trustees in writing such information with respect to direct and indirect ownership
of Shares as the Trustees deem necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code, or to comply with the requirements of any
other taxing authority.

 

4.10.5.8
Net Asset Value. The net asset value per Share of any Series or Class shall be determined in accordance with the methods
and procedures established by the Trustees from time to time and, to the extent required by applicable law, as disclosed in the
then current prospectus or statement of additional information for the Series or Class.

 

4.10.5.9
Maintenance of Stable Net Asset Value. The Trustees may determine to maintain the net asset value per Share of any Series
at a designated constant dollar amount and in connection therewith may adopt procedures not inconsistent with the 1940 Act for
the continuing declarations of income attributable to that Series, or any Class thereof, as dividends payable in additional Shares
of that Series or Class at the designated constant dollar amount and for the handling of any losses attributable to that Series
or Class. Such procedures may provide that in the event of any loss each Shareholder shall be deemed to have contributed to the
capital of the Trust attributable to that Series or Class his or her pro rata portion of the total number of Shares required to
be canceled in order to permit the net asset value per Share of that Series or Class to be maintained, after reflecting such loss,
at the designated constant dollar amount. Each Shareholder of the Trust shall be deemed to have agreed, by his investment in any
Series with respect to which the Trustees shall have adopted any such procedure, to make the contribution referred to in the preceding
sentence in the event of any such loss. The Trustees may delegate any of their powers and duties under this Section 4.10.5.9 with
respect to appraisal of assets and liabilities in the determination of net asset value or with respect to a suspension of the
determination of net asset value to an officer or officers or agent or agents of the Trust designated from time to time by the
Trustees.

 

4.10.5.10
Transfer of Shares. Except as otherwise provided by the Trustees or the appropriate officers of the Trust, Shares shall
be transferable on the records of the Trust only by the record holder thereof or by his duly authorized agent upon delivery to
the Trustees or the Trust’s transfer agent of a duly executed instrument of transfer, together with a Share certificate,
if one is outstanding, and such evidence of the genuineness of each such execution and authorization and of such other matters
as may be required by the Trustees. Upon such delivery the transfer shall be recorded on the register of the Trust. Until a transfer
is so recorded, the holder of record of Shares shall be deemed to be the holder of such Shares for all purposes hereunder and
neither the Trustees nor the Trust, nor any transfer agent or registrar or any officer, employee, or agent of the Trust, shall
be affected by any notice of a proposed transfer.

 

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4.10.5.11
Equality of Shares. All Shares of each particular Series shall represent an equal proportionate interest in the assets
held with respect to that Series (subject to the liabilities held with respect to that Series and such rights and preferences
as may have been established and designated with respect to Classes of Shares within such Series), and each Share of any particular
Series shall be equal in this respect to each other Share of that Series. With respect to any Class of a Series, each such Class
shall represent interests in the assets held with respect to that Series and shall have individual voting, dividend, liquidation
and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that expenses allocated to a Class may be borne solely by such Class
as determined by the Trustees and a Class may have exclusive voting rights with respect to matters affecting only that Class.

 

4.10.5.12
Fractional Shares. Any fractional Share of any Series or Class thereof shall carry proportionately all the rights and obligations
of a whole Share of that Series or Class, including rights and obligations with respect to voting, receipt of dividends and distributions,
redemption of Shares, and termination of the Trust.

 

Article
5

 

Trustees

 

5.1
Management of the Trust. The business and affairs of the Trust shall be managed by the Trustees, and they shall have all
powers necessary and desirable to carry out that responsibility, including those specifically set forth in Sections 5.10 and 5.11
herein. Any determination as to what is in the interests of the Trust made by the Trustees in good faith shall be conclusive.

 

5.2
Qualification. Each Trustee shall be a natural person. A Trustee need not be a Shareholder, a citizen of the United States,
or a resident of the State of Delaware.

 

5.3
Number. By the vote or consent of a majority of the Trustees then in office, the Trustees may fix the number of Trustees
at a number not less than one (1) nor more than twenty-five (25). No decrease in the number of Trustees shall have the effect
of removing any Trustee from office prior to the expiration of his or her term, but the number of Trustees may be decreased in
conjunction with the removal of a Trustee pursuant to Section 5.7.

 

5.4
Term and Election. Each Trustee shall hold office until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of considering
the election or re-election of such Trustee or of a successor to such Trustee, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified,
and any Trustee who is appointed by the Trustees in the interim to fill a vacancy as provided hereunder shall have the same remaining
term as that of his or her predecessor, if any, or such term as the Trustees may determine, provided that any Trustee’s
term shall end in the event that he or she dies, resigns, has reached any mandatory retirement age as set by the Trustees, is
declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of appropriate jurisdiction or is removed. In the event that less than a majority
of the Trustees holding office have been elected by the Shareholders, the Trustees then in office shall take such actions as may
be necessary under applicable law for the election of Trustees.

 

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5.5
Composition of the Board of Trustees. No election or appointment of any Trustee shall take effect if such election or appointment
would cause the number of Trustees who are Interested Persons to exceed the number permitted by Section 10 of the 1940 Act.

 

5.6
Resignation and Retirement. Any Trustee may resign or retire as a Trustee (without need for prior or subsequent accounting)
by an instrument in writing signed by such Trustee and delivered or mailed to the Chairman, if any, the President, or the Secretary
of the Trust. Such resignation or retirement shall be effective upon such delivery, or at a later date according to the terms
of the instrument. Except to the extent expressly provided in a written agreement with the Trust, no Trustee resigning shall have
any right to any compensation for any period following his or her resignation.

 

5.7
Removal. Any Trustee may be removed with or without cause at any time: (1) by written instrument signed by two-thirds (2/3)
of the number of Trustees in office prior to such removal, specifying the date upon which such removal shall become effective,
or (2) by the affirmative vote of Shareholders holding not less than two-thirds (2/3) of Shares outstanding, cast in person or
by proxy at any meeting called for that purpose. Except to the extent expressly provided in a written agreement with the Trust,
no Trustee removed shall have any right to any compensation for any period following his or her removal, or any right to damages
on account of such removal.

 

5.8
Vacancies. The death, declination to serve, resignation, retirement, removal or incapacity of one or more Trustees, or
all of them, shall not operate to annul the Trust or revoke any existing agency created pursuant to the terms of this Declaration
of Trust. Whenever a vacancy shall occur, until such vacancy is filled as provided in this Section 5.8, the Trustees in office,
regardless of their number shall have all the powers granted to the Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the
Trustees by this Declaration of Trust. As conclusive evidence of such vacancy, a written instrument certifying the existence of
such vacancy may be executed by an officer of the Trust or by a majority of the Trustees. Any vacancy or anticipated vacancy resulting
for any reason, including without limitation the death, declination to serve, resignation, retirement, removal, or incapacity
of any of the Trustees, or resulting from an increase in the number of Trustees may (but need not unless required by the 1940
Act) be filled by a majority of the Trustees then in office, subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the 1940 Act, through
the appointment in writing of such other person as such remaining Trustees in their discretion shall determine. The appointment
shall be effective upon the acceptance of the person named therein to serve as a trustee, except that any such appointment in
anticipation of a vacancy occurring by reason of the resignation, retirement, or increase in number of Trustees to be effective
at a later date shall become effective only at or after the effective date of such resignation, retirement, or increase in number
of Trustees. In the event of the death, declination, resignation, retirement, removal, or incapacity of all the then Trustees
within a short period of time and without the opportunity for at least one Trustee to be able to appoint additional Trustees to
replace those no longer serving, the Trust’s adviser(s) are empowered to appoint new Trustees subject to the provisions
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5.9
Ownership of Assets of the Trust. The assets of the Trust shall be held separate and apart from any assets now or hereafter
held in any capacity other than as Trustee hereunder by the Trustees or any successor Trustees. Legal title to all the Trust property
shall be vested in the Trust as a separate legal entity under the Delaware Act, except that the Trustees shall have the power
to cause legal title to any Trust property to be held by or in the name of one or more of the Trustees or in the name of any other
Person on behalf of the Trust on such terms as the Trustees may determine. In the event that title to any part of the Trust property
is vested in one or more Trustees, the right, title and interest of the Trustees in the Trust property shall vest automatically
in each person who may hereafter become a Trustee upon his or her due election and qualification. Upon the resignation, removal
or death of a Trustee he or she shall automatically cease to have any right, title or interest in any of the Trust property, and
the right, title and interest of such Trustee in the Trust property shall vest automatically in the remaining Trustees. To the
extent permitted by law, such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been
executed and delivered. No Shareholder shall be deemed to have a severable ownership in any individual asset of the Trust or any
right of partition or possession thereof.

 

5.10
Powers. Subject to the provisions of this Declaration of Trust, the business of the Trust shall be managed by the Trustees,
and they shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out that responsibility and the purpose of the Trust including
the power to engage in transactions of all kinds on behalf of the Trust as described in this Declaration of Trust. The Trustees
shall have full power and authority to do any and all acts and to make and execute any and all contracts and instruments that
they may consider necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of the Trust. Without limiting the foregoing
the Trustees’ powers shall include, but not be limited to, those enumerated in this Section 5.10. In construing the provisions
of this Declaration of Trust, the presumption shall be in favor of a grant of power to the Trustees. Unless otherwise specified
herein or in the Bylaws or required by law, any action by the Trustees shall be deemed effective if approved or taken by a majority
of the Trustees present at a meeting of Trustees at which a quorum of Trustees is present, within or without the State of Delaware.

 

5.10.1
Bylaws. The Trustees may adopt Bylaws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust providing for the conduct of the
business and affairs of the Trust and may amend and repeal them to the extent that such Bylaws do not reserve that right to the
Shareholders.

 

5.10.2
Officers, Agents, and Employees. The Trustees may, as they consider appropriate, elect and remove officers and appoint
and terminate agents and consultants and hire and terminate employees, any one or more of the foregoing of whom may be a Trustee,
and may provide for the compensation of all of the foregoing.

 

5.10.3
Committees. The Trustees may appoint from their own number, and terminate, any one or more committees consisting of two
or more Trustees, including without implied limitation an executive committee, which may, when the Trustees are not in session
(but subject to the 1940 Act), exercise some or all of the power and authority of the Trustees as the Trustees may determine.

 

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5.10.4
Advisers, Administrators, Depositories, and Custodians. The Trustees may, in accordance with Article 6, employ one or more
advisers, administrators, depositories, custodians, and other persons and may authorize any depository or custodian to employ
sub custodians or agents and to deposit all or any part of such assets in a system or systems for the central handling of securities
and debt instruments or with a Federal Reserve Bank, retain transfer, dividend, accounting or Shareholder servicing agents or
any of the foregoing, provide for the issuance and distribution of Shares by the Trust through one or more distributors, principal
underwriters or otherwise, and set record dates or times for the determination of Shareholders.

 

5.10.5
Compensation. The Trustees as such shall be entitled to reasonable compensation from the Trust and they may fix the amount
of such compensation. The Trustees may compensate or provide for the compensation of the Trustees, officers, advisers, administrators,
custodians, other agents, consultants and employees of the Trust or the Trustees on such terms as they deem appropriate.

 

5.10.6
Delegation of Authority. In general, the Trustees may delegate to any officer of the Trust, to any committee of the Trustees
and to any employee, adviser, administrator, distributor, depository, custodian, transfer and dividend disbursing agent, or any
other agent or consultant of the Trust such authority, powers, functions and duties as they consider desirable or appropriate
for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Trust, including without implied limitation, the power and authority to act
in the name of the Trust and of the Trustees, to sign documents and to act as attorney-in-fact for the Trustees.

 

5.10.7
Suspension of Sales. The Trustees shall have the authority to suspend or terminate the sales of Shares of any Series or
Class at any time or for such periods as the Trustees may from time to time decide.

 

5.10.8
Redemptions. The Trustees shall have the authority to redeem, repurchase and transfer Shares pursuant to applicable law
and as specified herein.

 

5.10.9
Dividends. The Trustees shall have the authority to declare and pay dividends and distributions to Shareholders of each
Series from the assets of such Series and as specified herein.

 

5.11
Certain Additional Powers. Without limiting the foregoing and to the extent not inconsistent with the 1940 Act, other applicable
law, and the fundamental policies and limitations of the applicable Series or Class, the Trustees shall have power and authority
for and on behalf of the Trust and each separate Series and Class as enumerated in this Section 5.11.

 

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5.11.1
Investments. The Trustees shall have the power to invest and reinvest cash and other property, to hold cash or other property
uninvested, and to subscribe for, invest in, reinvest in, purchase or otherwise acquire, own, hold, pledge, sell, assign, transfer,
exchange, distribute, write options on, lend or otherwise deal in or dispose of contracts for the future acquisition or delivery
of fixed income or other securities, and securities of every nature and kind, including, without limitation, all types of bonds,
debentures, stocks, negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, obligations, evidences of indebtedness, certificates of deposit
or indebtedness, commercial papers, repurchase agreements, bankers’ acceptances, other securities of any kind, issued, created,
guaranteed, or sponsored by any and all Persons, including without limitation, states, territories, and possessions of the United
States and the District of Columbia and any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, any foreign government
or any political subdivision of the United States Government or any foreign government, or any international instrumentality,
or by any bank or savings institution, or by any corporation or organization organized under the laws of the United States or
of any state, territory, or possession thereof, or by any corporation or organization organized under any foreign law, or in “when
issued” contracts for any such securities, and in other assets, to change the investments of the assets of the Trust; and
to exercise any and all rights, powers, and privileges of ownership or interest in respect of any and all such investments of
every kind and description, including, without limitation, the right to consent and otherwise act with respect thereto, with power
to designate one or more Persons to exercise any of said rights, powers, and privileges in respect of any of said instruments;

 

5.11.2
Disposition of Assets. The Trustees shall have the power to sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, lease,
or write options (including options on future contracts) with respect to or otherwise deal in any property rights relating to
any or all of the assets of the Trust or any Series.

 

5.11.3
Ownership. The Trustees shall have the power to vote, give assent, or exercise any rights of ownership with respect to
securities or other property; and to execute and deliver proxies or powers of attorney to such Person or Persons as the Trustees
shall deem proper, granting to such Person or Persons such power and discretion with relation to securities or other property
as the Trustees shall deem proper.

 

5.11.4
Subscription. The Trustees shall have the power to exercise powers and rights of subscription or otherwise which in any
manner arise out of ownership of securities.

 

5.11.5
Payment of Expenses. The Trustees shall have the power to pay or cause to be paid out of the principal or income of the
Trust, or partly out of the principal and partly out of the income, as they deem fair, all expenses, fees, charges, taxes and
liabilities incurred or arising in connection with the Trust or any Series or Class, or in connection with the management thereof,
including, but not limited to, the Trustees’ compensation and such expenses and charges for the Trust’s officers,
employees, investment advisers, administrator, distributor, principal underwriter, auditor, counsel, depository, custodian, transfer
agent, dividend disbursing agent, accounting agent, shareholder servicing agent, and such other agents, consultants, and independent
contractors and such other expenses and charges as the Trustees may deem necessary or proper to incur, which expenses, fees, charges,
taxes and liabilities shall be allocated in accordance with Section 4.10.5.1. The Trustees shall have the power, as frequently
as they may determine, to cause each Shareholder, or each Shareholder of any particular Series, to pay directly, in advance or
arrears, for charges of the Trust’s custodian or transfer agent, Shareholder servicing or similar agent, an amount fixed
from time to time by the Trustees, by setting off such charges due from such Shareholder from declared but unpaid dividends owed
such Shareholder and/or by reducing the number of Shares in the account of such Shareholder by that number of full and/or fractional
Shares which represents the outstanding amount of such charges due from such Shareholder.

 

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5.11.6
Form of Holding. The Trustees shall have the power to hold any securities or other property in a form not indicating any
trust, whether in bearer, unregistered or other negotiable form, or in the name of the Trustees or of the Trust or of any Series
or Class or in the name of a custodian, sub custodian or other depository or a nominee or nominees or otherwise.

 

5.11.7
Reorganization, Consolidation, or Merger. The Trustees shall have the power to consent to or participate in any plan for
the reorganization, consolidation or merger of any corporation or issuer, any security of which is or was held in the Trust, and
to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase or sale of property by such corporation or issuer, and to pay calls or subscriptions
with respect to any security held in the Trust.

 

5.11.8
Committees, Depositaries. The Trustees shall have the power to join with other security holders in acting through a committee,
depositary, voting trustee or otherwise, and in that connection to deposit any security with, or transfer any security to, any
such committee, depositary or trustee, and to delegate to them such power and authority with relation to any security (whether
or not so deposited or transferred) as the Trustees shall deem proper, and to agree to pay, and to pay, such portion of the expenses
and compensation of such committee, depositary or trustee as the Trustees shall deem proper.

 

5.11.9
Compromise. The Trustees shall have the power to arbitrate or otherwise adjust claims in favor of or against the Trust
or any Series or Class on any matter in controversy, including but not limited to claims for taxes.

 

5.11.10
Partnerships. The Trustees shall have the power to enter into joint ventures, general or limited partnerships and any other
combinations or associations.

 

5.11.11
Borrowing. The Trustees shall have the power to borrow funds or other property in the name of the Trust exclusively for
Trust purposes and in connection therewith to issue notes or other evidences of indebtedness; and to mortgage and pledge the assets
of the Trust or any Series or any part thereof to secure obligations arising in connection with such borrowing, consistent with
the provisions of the 1940 Act.

 

5.11.12
Guarantees. The Trustees shall have the power to endorse or guarantee the payment of any notes or other obligations of
any Person; to make contracts of guaranty or suretyship, or otherwise assume liability for payment thereof; and to mortgage and
pledge the Trust property (or Series property) or any part thereof to secure any of or all such obligations.

 

5.11.13
Insurance. The Trustees shall have the power to purchase and pay for entirely out of Trust property such insurance as they
may deem necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business, including, without limitation, insurance policies insuring
the assets of the Trust and payment of distributions and principal on its portfolio investments, and insurance policies insuring
the Shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees, agents, consultants, investment advisers, managers, administrators, distributors,
principal underwriters, or independent contractors, or any thereof (or any person connected therewith), of the Trust individually
against all claims and liabilities (including expenses reasonably incurred or paid or expected to be paid in connection therewith)
of every nature arising by reason of holding, being or having held any such office or position, or by reason of any action alleged
to have been taken or omitted by any such Person in any such capacity, including any action taken or omitted that may be determined
to constitute negligence, whether or not the Trust would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability.

 

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5.11.14
Pensions. The Trustees shall have the power to pay pensions for faithful service, as deemed appropriate by the Trustees,
and to adopt, establish and carry out pension, profit-sharing, share bonus, share purchase, savings, thrift and other retirement,
incentive and benefit plans, including the purchasing of life insurance and annuity contracts as a means of providing such retirement
and other benefits, for any or all of the Trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust.

 

5.11.15
Business. The Trustees shall have the power to operate and carry out the business of an investment company, and exercise
all the powers necessary or appropriate to the conduct of such operations.

 

5.11.16
Contracts. The Trustees shall have the power to enter into contracts of any kind and description.

 

5.11.17
Auditors, Counsel. The Trustees shall have the power to employ auditors, counsel or other agents of the Trust, subject
to any conditions set forth in this Declaration of Trust or in the Bylaws.

 

5.11.18
Interpretation. The Trustees shall have the power to interpret this Declaration of Trust and the investment policies, practices,
or limitations of any Series or Class.

 

5.11.19
Series, Classes. The Trustees shall have the power to establish separate and distinct Series with separately defined investment
objectives and policies and distinct investment purposes, and with separate Shares representing beneficial interest in such Series,
and to establish separate Class, all in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.

 

5.11.20
Allocations. The Trustees shall have the power, to the full extent permitted by the Delaware Act, to allocate assets, liabilities
and expenses of the Trust to a particular Series and Class or to apportion the same between or among two or more Series or Classes,
provided that any liabilities or expenses incurred by a particular Series or Class shall be payable solely out of the assets belonging
to that Series or Class as provided for in Article 4.

 

5.11.21
Single Investment Company. The Trustees shall have the power to invest all of the assets of the Trust, or any Series or
any Class thereof in a single investment company.

 

5.11.22
Lawful Activity. Subject to the 1940 Act, the Trustees shall have the power to engage in any other lawful act or activity
in which a statutory trust organized under the Delaware Act may engage.

 

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5.12
Vote of Trustees.

 

5.12.1
Quorum. One third of the Trustees then in office being present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum.

 

5.12.2
Required Vote. Except as otherwise provided by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this Declaration of Trust, or the
Bylaws, any action to be taken by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust or any Series or Class may be taken by a majority of the
Trustees present at a meeting of Trustees at which a quorum is present, including any meeting held by means of a conference telephone
or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time.

 

5.12.3
Consent in Lieu of a Meeting. Except as otherwise provided by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, the Trustees may, by
written consent of a majority of the Trustees then in office, take any action which may have been taken at a meeting of the Trustees.

 

5.13
Freedom of Action. The Trust shall not be limited to investing in obligations maturing before the possible termination
of the Trust or one or more of its Series. The Trust shall not in any way be bound or limited by any present or future law or
custom in regard to investment by fiduciaries. The Trust shall not be required to obtain any court order to deal with any assets
of the Trust or take any other action hereunder.

 

5.14
Trustees and Officers as Shareholders. Any Trustee, officer or agent of the Trust may acquire, own and dispose of Shares
to the same extent as if he or she were not a Trustee, officer or agent; and the Trustees may issue and sell and cause to be issued
and sold Shares to, and redeem such Shares from, any such Person or any firm or company in which such Person is interested, subject
only to the general limitations contained herein or in the Bylaws relating to the sale and redemption of such Shares.

 

Article
6

 

Service Providers

 

6.1
Investment Adviser. The Trustees may enter into written contracts with one or more Persons to act as investment adviser
or investment subadviser to each of the Series, and as such, to perform such functions as the Trustees may deem reasonable and
proper, including, without limitation, investment advisory, management, research, valuation of assets, clerical and administrative
functions, under such terms and conditions, and for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion deem advisable.

 

6.2
Underwriter and Transfer Agent. The Trustees may enter into written contracts with one or more Persons to act as underwriter
or distributor whereby the Trust may either agree to sell Shares to the other party or parties to the contract or appoint such
other party or parties its sales agent or agents for such Shares and with such other provisions as the Trustees may deem reasonable
and proper, and the Trustees may in their discretion from time to time enter into transfer agency and/or shareholder service contract(s),
in each case with such terms and conditions, and providing for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion deem
advisable.

 

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6.3
Custodians. The Trustees may enter into written contracts with one or more Persons to act as custodian to perform such
functions as the Trustees may deem reasonable and proper, under such terms and conditions, and for such compensation, as the Trustees
may in their discretion deem advisable. Any such custodians shall be banks, trust companies or companies that are members of a
national securities exchange or such other entities as the Commission may permit as custodians of the Trust, subject to any conditions
set forth in this Declaration of Trust or in the Bylaws.

 

6.4
Administrator. The Trustees may enter into written contracts with one or more Persons to act as an administrator to perform
such functions as the Trustees may deem reasonable and proper, under such terms and conditions, and for such compensation, as
the Trustees may in their discretion deem advisable.

 

6.5
Other Services. The Trustees may enter into written contracts with one or more Persons to provide such other services to
the Trust or one or more of the Series, as the Trustees determine to be in the best interests of the Trust and the applicable
Series.

 

6.6
Parties to Contracts. Any contract of the character described in Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5 or in Article 8 hereof
may be entered into with any corporation, firm, partnership, trust or association, including, without limitation, the investment
adviser, any investment subadviser, or any affiliated Person of the investment adviser or investment subadviser, although one
or more of the Trustees or officers of the Trust may be an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, or member of such other party
to the contract, or may otherwise be interested in such contract, and no such contract shall be invalidated or rendered voidable
by reason of the existence of any such relationship, nor shall any Person holding such relationship be liable merely by reason
of such relationship for any loss or expense to the Trust under or by reason of said contract or be accountable for any profit
realized directly or indirectly therefrom; provided, however, that the contract when entered into was not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Article 6, Article 8, or the Bylaws. The same Person (including a firm, corporation, partnership, trust or
association) may provide more than one of the services identified in this Article 6. Nothing herein shall in any way prevent the
employment of any Trustee for advisory, management, legal, accounting, investment banking or other services and payment for such
services by the Trust.

 

Article
7

 

Shareholders’ Voting Powers and Meetings

 

7.1
Voting Powers. The Shareholders shall have power to vote only with respect to matters expressly enumerated in Section 7.1.1,
7.1.3 or with respect to such additional matters relating to the Trust as may be required by the 1940 Act, this Declaration of
Trust, the Bylaws, any registration of the Trust with the Commission or any state, or as the Trustees may otherwise deem necessary
or desirable.

 

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7.1.1
Matters Upon Which Shareholders May Vote. The Shareholders shall have power to vote on the following matters:

 

(a)
For the election or removal of Trustees as provided in Sections 5.4 and 5.7;

 

(b)
With respect to a contract with a third party provider of services as to which Shareholder approval is required by the 1940 Act;

 

(c)
With respect to a termination or reorganization of the Trust to the extent and as provided in Sections 9.1 and 9.2;

 

(d)
With respect to an amendment of this Declaration of Trust to the extent and as may be provided by this Declaration of Trust or
applicable law; and

 

(e)
With respect to any court action, proceeding or claim brought or maintained derivatively or as a class action on behalf of the
Trust, any Series or Class thereof or the Shareholders of the Trust; provided, however, that a Shareholder of a particular Series
or Class shall not be entitled to vote upon a derivative or class action on behalf of any other Series or Class or Shareholder
of any other Series or Class.

 

7.1.2
Derivative Actions. A Shareholder may bring derivative action on behalf of the Trust only if the Shareholder or Shareholders
first make a pre-suit demand upon the Trustees to bring the subject action unless an effort to cause the Trustees to bring such
action is excused. A demand on the Trustees shall only be excused if a majority of the Board of Trustees, or a majority of any
committee established to consider such action, has a personal financial interest in the action at issue. A Trustee shall not be
deemed to have a personal financial interest in an action or otherwise be disqualified from ruling a Shareholder demand by virtue
of the fact that such Trustee receives remuneration from his service on the Board of Trustees of the Trust or on the boards of
one or more investment companies with the same or an affiliated investment advisor or underwriter.

 

7.1.3
Separate Voting by Series. On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, all Shares shall be voted separately
by individual Series, except (i) when required by the 1940 Act, Shares shall be voted in the aggregate or by Class, and not by
individual Series; and (ii) when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects the interests of more than one Series, then
the Shareholders of all such Series shall be entitled to vote thereon.

 

7.1.4
Number of Votes. On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, each Shareholder shall be entitled to one vote
for each dollar, and a fractional vote for each fraction of a dollar, of net asset value standing in such Shareholder’s
name on the books of each Series or Class in which such Shareholder owns Shares which are entitled to vote on the matter.

 

7.1.5
Cumulative Voting. There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of Trustees.

 

7.1.6
Voting of Shares; Proxies. Votes may be cast in person or by proxy. A proxy with respect to Shares held in the name of
two or more persons shall be valid if executed by any one of them unless at or prior to exercise of the proxy the Trust receives
a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Shareholder
shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the burden of proving the invalidity of a proxy shall
rest on the challenger.

 

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7.1.7
Actions Prior to the Issuance of Shares. Until Shares of a Series are issued, the Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders
and may take any action required by law, this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws to be taken by Shareholders.

 

7.2
Meetings of Shareholders.

 

7.2.1
Annual or Regular Meetings. No annual or regular meetings of Shareholders are required to be held.

 

7.2.2
Special Meetings. Special meetings of Shareholders may be called by the President of the Trust or the Trustees from time
to time for the purpose of taking action upon any matter requiring the vote or authority of the Shareholders as herein provided
or upon any other matter upon which Shareholder approval is deemed by the Trustees to be necessary or desirable.

 

7.2.3
Notice of Meetings. Written notice of any meeting of Shareholders shall be given or caused to be given by the Trustees
by mailing or transmitting such notice at least ten (10) days before such meeting, postage prepaid, stating the time, place and
purpose of the meeting, to each Shareholder at the Shareholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Trust.

 

7.3
Record Dates. For the purpose of determining the Shareholders who are entitled to vote or act at any meeting, or who are
entitled to participate in any dividend or distribution, or for the purpose of any other action, the Trustees may from time to
time close the transfer books for such period, not exceeding thirty (30) days (except at or in connection with the termination
of the Trust), as the Trustees may determine; or without closing the transfer books the Trustees may fix a date and time not more
than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of any meeting of Shareholders or other action as the date and time of record
for the determination of Shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or to be treated as Shareholders of record for purposes
of such other action. Any Shareholder who was a Shareholder at the date and time so fixed shall be entitled to vote at such meeting
or to be treated as a Shareholder of record for purposes of such other action, even though such Shareholder has since that date
and time disposed of its Shares, and no Shareholder becoming such after that date and time shall be so entitled to vote at such
meeting or to be treated as a Shareholder of record for purposes of such other action. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
as precluding the Trustees from setting different record dates for different Series or Classes.

 

7.4
Quorum and Required Vote. Except as otherwise required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this Declaration of Trust,
or the Bylaws, one-tenth (1/10) of the Shares entitled to vote in person or by proxy shall be a quorum as to any particular matter;
provided, however, that any lesser number shall be sufficient for matters upon which the Shareholders vote at any meeting called
in accordance with Section 7.5. Except as otherwise required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this Declaration of Trust,
or the Bylaws, any matter upon which the Shareholders vote shall be approved by a majority of the votes cast on such matter at
a meeting of the Shareholders at which a quorum is present, except that Trustees shall be elected by a plurality of the votes
cast at such a meeting.

 

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7.5
Adjournments. If a meeting at which a quorum was present is adjourned, a meeting may be held within a reasonable time after
the date set for the original meeting without the necessity of further notice for the purpose of taking action upon any matter
that would have been acted upon at the original meeting but for its adjournment.

 

7.6
Actions by Written Consent. Except as otherwise required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this Declaration of Trust,
or the Bylaws, any action taken by Shareholders may be taken without a meeting if Shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority
of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter (or such larger proportion thereof as shall be required by the 1940 Act
or by any express provision of this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws) consent to the action in writing and such written consents
are filed with the records of the meetings of Shareholders. Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as a vote taken at
a meeting of Shareholders.

 

7.7
Inspection of Records. The records of the Trust shall be open to inspection by Shareholders to the same extent as is required
for stockholders of a Delaware business corporation under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

7.8
Additional Provisions. The Bylaws may include further provisions for Shareholders’ votes and meetings and related
matters not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.

 

Article
8

 

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

 

8.1
General Provisions.

 

8.1.1
General Limitation of Liability. No personal liability for any debt or obligation of the Trust shall attach to any Trustee,
officer, employee or agent of the Trust. Without limiting the foregoing, a Trustee shall not be responsible for or liable in any
event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, agent, employee, investment adviser, subadviser, principal underwriter or
custodian of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible or liable for the act or omission of any other Trustee. Every note,
bond, contract, instrument, certificate, Share or undertaking and every other act or thing whatsoever executed or done by or on
behalf of the Trust or the Trustees, officers, employees or agents of the Trust or any Trustee, officer, employee or agent of
the Trust in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively deemed to have been executed or done only in or with respect to their
or his or her capacity as Trustees or Trustee, officer, employee or agent and neither such Trustees or Trustee, officer, employee
or agent nor the Shareholders shall be personally liable thereon. Subject to Sections 8.2.1 and 8.5, no Trustee, officer, employee
or agent of the Trust shall be subject to any personal liability whatsoever in tort, contract or otherwise, to any other Person
or Persons in connection with the assets or affairs of the Trust or of any Series, save only that arising from his or her own
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office
or the discharge of his or her functions. The Trust (or if the matter relates only to a particular Series, that Series) shall
be solely liable for any and all debts, claims, demands, judgments, decrees, liabilities or obligations of any and every kind,
against or with respect to the Trust or such Series in tort, contract or otherwise in connection with the assets or the affairs
of the Trust or such Series, and all Persons dealing with the Trust or any Series shall be deemed to have agreed that resort shall
be had solely to the property of the Trust (or if the matter relates only to a particular Series, that of such Series), for the
payment or performance thereof.

 

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8.1.2
Notice of Limited Liability. At the Trustees’ discretion, any note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking
made or issued by the Trustees or by any officer or officers may give notice that a Certificate of Trust in respect of the Trust
is on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and may recite to the effect that such note, bond, contract, instrument,
certificate or undertaking was executed or made by or on behalf of the Trust by them as Trustees or Trustee or by an officer or
officers in such capacity and not individually and that the obligations of such instrument are not binding upon any of them or
the Shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust or belonging or attributable to a
Series or Class thereof, and may contain such further recitals as they or he may deem appropriate, but the omission thereof shall
not operate to bind any Trustees or Trustee or officers or officer or Shareholders or Shareholder individually.

 

8.1.3
Liability Limited to Assets of the Trust. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against
the Trust shall look only to the assets of the Trust or belonging to a Series or Class thereof, as appropriate, for payment under
such credit, contract or claim, and neither the Shareholders nor the Trustees nor any of the Trust’s officers, employees
or agents, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor.

 

8.2
Liability of Trustees. The exercise by the Trustees of their powers and discretion hereunder shall be binding upon the
Trust, the Shareholders, and any other person dealing with the Trust. The liability of the Trustees, however, shall be limited
by this Section 8.2.

 

8.2.1
Liability for Own Actions. A Trustee shall be liable to the Trust or the Shareholders only for his own willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee, and for nothing
else, and shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law.

 

8.2.2
Liability for Actions of Others. The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing
of any officer, agent, employee, consultant, adviser, administrative distributor, principal underwriter, custodian, transfer agent,
dividend disbursing agent, Shareholder servicing agent, or accounting agent of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible
for any act or omission of any other Trustee.

 

8.2.3
Advice of Experts and Reports of Others. The Trustees may take advice of counsel or other experts with respect to the meaning
and operation of this Declaration of Trust and their duties as Trustees, and shall be under no liability for any act or omission
in accordance with such advice or for failing to follow such advice. In discharging their duties, the Trustees, when acting in
good faith, shall be entitled to rely upon the books of account of the Trust and upon written reports made to the Trustees by
any officer appointed by them, any independent public accountant and (with respect to the subject matter of the contract involved)
any officer, partner or responsible employee of any other party to any contract entered into hereunder.

 

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8.2.4
Bond. Except as provided in Section 8.5.4, the Trustees as such shall not be required to give any bond, nor any surety
if a bond is required nor any other security for the performance of their duties.

 

8.2.5
Declaration of Trust Governs Issues of Liability. The provisions of this Declaration of Trust, to the extent that they
restrict the duties and liabilities of the Trustees otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Shareholders and
all other Persons bound by this Declaration of Trust to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Trustees.

 

8.3
Liability of Third Persons Dealing with Trustees. No person dealing with the Trustees shall be bound to make any inquiry
concerning the validity of any transaction made or to be made by the Trustees or to see to the application of any payments made
or property transferred to the Trust or upon its order.

 

8.4
Liability of Shareholders. Without limiting the provisions of this Section 8.4 or the Delaware Act, the Shareholders shall
be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations organized for profit
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

8.4.1
Limitation of Liability. No personal liability for any debt or obligation of the Trust shall attach to any Shareholder
or former Shareholder of the Trust, and neither the Trustees, nor any officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall have any power
to bind any Shareholder personally or to call upon any Shareholder for the payment of any sum of money or assessment whatsoever
other than such as the Shareholder may at any time personally agree to pay by way of subscription for any Shares or otherwise.

 

8.4.2
Indemnification of Shareholders. In case any Shareholder or former Shareholder of the Trust shall be held to be personally
liable solely by reason of being or having been a Shareholder and not because of such Shareholder’s acts or omissions or
for some other reason, the Shareholder or former Shareholder (or, in the case of a natural person, his or her heirs, executors,
administrators or other legal representatives or, in the case of a corporation or other entity, its corporate or other general
successor) shall be entitled out of the assets of the Trust to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense
arising from such liability; provided, however, there shall be no liability or obligation of the Trust arising hereunder to reimburse
any Shareholder for taxes paid by reason of such Shareholder’s ownership of any Shares or for losses suffered by reason
of any changes in value of any Trust assets. The Trust may, upon request by the Shareholder or former Shareholder, assume the
defense of any claim made against the Shareholder for any act or obligation of the Trust and satisfy any judgment thereon.

 

8.5
Indemnification.

 

8.5.1
Indemnification of Covered Persons. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Section 8.5.2, every person
who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust
as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder,
creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a “Covered Person”), shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest
extent permitted by law against liability, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise
or as fines and penalties, and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with the defense or disposition
of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any administrative or legislative body, in which such
Covered Person may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which such Covered Person may be or may have been
threatened, while in office or thereafter, by virtue of being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent
and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof.

 

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8.5.2
Exceptions. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person:

 

(a)
For any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders arising out of a final adjudication by the court or other body before which
the proceeding was brought that the Covered Person engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard
of the duties involved in the conduct of his office;

 

(b)
With respect to any matter as to which the Covered Person shall have been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith
in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Trust;

 

(c)
For any criminal proceeding finally adjudicated for which the Covered Person had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct
was unlawful; or

 

(d)
In the event of a settlement or other disposition not involving a final adjudication (as provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)
of this Section 8.5.2) and resulting in a payment by a Covered Person, unless there has been either a determination that such
Covered Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved
in the conduct of his office by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition, or a reasonable determination,
based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that he or she did not engage in such
conduct, such determination being made by: (i) a vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees (as such term is defined in
Section 8.5.5) acting on the matter (provided that a majority of Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter); or
(ii) a written opinion of independent legal counsel.

 

8.5.3
Rights of Indemnification. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained
by the Trust, and shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled,
shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Covered Person, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which Trust personnel
other than Covered Persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

 

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8.5.4
Expenses of Indemnification. Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding
subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 8.5 shall be advanced by the Trust prior to final disposition thereof
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or
she is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 8.5, provided that either:

 

(a)
Such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security or the Trust shall be insured against losses arising
out of any such advances; or

 

(b)
A majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in
office act on the matter) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall determine, based upon a review of the readily
available facts (as opposed to the facts available upon a full trial), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately
will be found entitled to indemnification.

 

8.5.5
Certain Defined Terms Relating to Indemnification. As used in this Section 8.5, the following words shall have the meanings
set forth below:

 

(a)
A “Disinterested Trustee” is one (i) who is not an Interested Person of the Trust (including anyone, as such Disinterested
Trustee, who has been exempted from being an Interested Person by any rule, regulation or order of the Commission), and (ii) against
whom none of such actions, suits or other proceedings or another action, suit or other proceeding on the same or similar grounds
is then or has been pending;

 

(b)
“Claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, actions,
suits, proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals), actual or threatened; and

 

(c)
“Liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ and accountants’ fees,
costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

 

Article
9

 

Termination or Reorganization

 

9.1
Termination of Trust or Series. Unless terminated as provided herein, the Trust and each Series or Class designated and
established pursuant to this Declaration of Trust shall continue without limitation of time.

 

9.1.1
Termination. The Trust or any Series or Class (and the establishment and designation thereof) may be terminated either
by a majority vote of the Trustees then in office upon a determination that the continuation of the Trust or Series is not in
the best interests of the Trust, such Series or Class, or the affected Shareholders as a result of factors or events adversely
affecting the ability of the Trust, Series or Class to conduct its business and operations in an economically viable manner; or
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the Trust or the Series entitled to vote.

 

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9.1.2
Distribution of Assets. Upon termination of the Trust or any Series or Class, after paying or otherwise providing for all
charges, taxes, expenses and liabilities, whether due or accrued or anticipated, as may be determined by the Trustees, the Trust
shall, in accordance with such procedures as the Trustees consider appropriate, reduce the remaining assets of the Trust to distributable
form in cash or other securities, or any combination thereof, and distribute the proceeds to the Shareholders of the Series or
Classes involved, ratably according to the number of Shares of such or Class held by the Shareholders of such Series or Class
on the date of distribution. Thereupon, the Trust or any affected Series or Class shall terminate and the Trustees and the Trust
shall be discharged from any and all further liabilities and duties relating thereto or arising therefrom, and the right, title,
and interest of all parties with respect tot he Trust or such Series or Class shall be canceled and discharged.

 

9.1.3
Certificate of Cancellation. Upon termination of the Trust, following completion of winding up of its business, the Trustees
shall cause a certificate of cancellation of the Trust’s Certificate of Trust to be filed in accordance with the Delaware
Act, which certificate of cancellation may be signed by any one Trustee.

 

9.2
Reorganization. The Trustees may sell, convey, merge and transfer the assets of the Trust, or the assets belonging to any
one or more Series or Classes, to another trust, partnership, association or corporation organized under the laws of any state
of the United States, or to the Trust to be held as assets belonging to another Series or Class of the Trust, in exchange for
cash, shares or other securities (including, in the case of a transfer to another Series or Class of the Trust, Shares of such
other Series or Classes) with such transfer either (i) being made subject to, or with the assumption by the transferee of, the
liabilities belonging to each Series or Class the assets of which are so transferred, or (ii) not being made subject to, or not
with the assumption of, such liabilities. Following such transfer, the Trustees shall distribute such cash, Shares or other securities
(giving due effect to the assets and liabilities belonging to and any other differences among the various Series or Classes the
assets belonging to which have so been transferred) among the Shareholders of the Series or Classes the assets belonging to which
have been so transferred. If all of the assets of the Trust have been so transferred, the Trust shall be terminated.

 

9.2.1
Conversion. The Trustees may create one or more business trusts to which all or any part of the assets, liabilities, profits,
or losses of the Trust or any Series or Class thereof may be transferred and may provide for the conversion of Shares in the Trust
or any Series or Class thereof into beneficial interests in any such newly created trust or trusts or any series or classes thereof.

 

9.3
Merger or Consolidation.

 

9.3.1
Authority to Merge or Consolidate. Pursuant to an agreement of merger or consolidation, the Trust, or any one or more Series
or Classes, may merge or consolidate with or into one or more business trusts or other business entities formed or organized or
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other state or the United States or any foreign country or other foreign
jurisdiction.

 

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9.3.2
No Shareholder Approval Required. Any merger or consolidation described in Section 9.3.1 or any reorganization described
in Section 9.2, shall not require the vote of the Shareholders affected thereby, unless such vote is required by the 1940 Act
or other applicable laws, or unless such merger or consolidation would result in an amendment of this Declaration of Trust which
would otherwise require the approval of such Shareholders.

 

9.3.3
Subsequent Amendments. In accordance with Section 3815(f) of the Delaware Act, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Declaration of Trust, an agreement of merger or consolidation or exchange may effect any amendment to this Declaration
of Trust or the Bylaws or effect the adoption of a new declaration of trust or Bylaws of the Trust if the Trust is the surviving
or resulting trust.

 

9.3.4
Certificate of Merger or Consolidation. Upon completion of the merger or consolidation, the Trustees shall cause a certificate
of merger or consolidation to be filed in accordance with the Delaware Act, which certificate may be signed by any one Trustee.

 

Article
10

 

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

10.1
Signatures. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any instrument signed pursuant to a validly executed power of attorney
shall be deemed to have been signed by the Trustee or officer executing the power of attorney. To the extent permitted by law,
any Trustee or officer may, in his or her discretion, accept a facsimile signature as evidence of a valid signature on any document.

 

10.2
Certified Copies. The original or a copy of this Declaration of Trust and of each amendment hereto shall be kept in the
office of the Trust where it may be inspected by any Shareholder. Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate by an
officer or Trustee of the Trust as to whether or not any such amendments have been made and as to any matters in connection with
the Trust hereunder, and with the same effect as if it were the original, may rely on a copy certified by an officer or Trustee
of the Trust to be a copy of this Declaration of Trust or of any such amendments.

 

10.3
Certain Internal References. In this Declaration of Trust or in any such amendment, references to this Declaration of Trust,
and all expressions like “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” shall be deemed to refer to this
Declaration of Trust as a whole and as amended or affected by any such amendment.

 

10.4
Headings. Headings are placed herein for convenience of reference only, and in case of any conflict, the text of this instrument,
rather than the headings, shall control. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original.

 

10.5
Resolution of Ambiguities. The Trustees may construe any of the provisions of this Declaration insofar as the same may
appear to be ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions hereof, and any such construction hereof by the Trustees in good
faith shall be conclusive as to the meaning to be given to such provisions. In construing this Declaration, the presumption shall
be in favor of a grant of power to the Trustees.

 

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10.6
Amendments.

 

10.6.1
Generally. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or as required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, this
Declaration of Trust may be amended at any time by an instrument in writing signed by a majority of the Trustees then in office.

 

10.6.2
Certificate of Amendment. In the event of any amendment to this Declaration of Trust which affects the Trust’s certificate
of trust, the Trustees shall cause a certificate of amendment to be filed in accordance with the Delaware Act, which certificate
may be signed by any one Trustee.

 

10.6.3
Prohibited Retrospective Amendments. No amendment of this Declaration of Trust or repeal of any of its provisions shall
limit or eliminate the limitation of liability provided to Trustees and officers hereunder with respect to any act or omission
occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

 

10.7
Governing Law. This Declaration of Trust is executed and delivered with reference to Delaware Act and the laws of the State
of Delaware by all of the Trustees whose signatures appear below, and the rights of all parties and the validity and construction
of every provision hereof shall be subject to and construed according to Delaware Act and the laws of the State of Delaware (unless
and to the extent otherwise provided for and/or preempted by the 1940 Act or other applicable federal securities laws); provided,
however, that there shall not be applicable to the Trust, the Trustees, or this Declaration of Trust (a) the provisions of Section
3540 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code or (b) any provisions of the laws (statutory or common) of the State of Delaware (other
than the Delaware Act) pertaining to trusts which are inconsistent with the rights, duties, powers, limitations or liabilities
of the Trustees set forth or referenced in this Declaration of Trust. All references to sections of the Delaware Act or the 1940
Act, or any rules or regulations thereunder, refer to such sections, rules, or regulations in effect as of the date of this Declaration
of Trust, or any successor sections, rules, or regulations thereto.

 

10.8
Severability. The provisions of this Declaration of Trust are severable, and if the Trustees shall determine, with the
advice of counsel, that any such provision is in conflict with the 1940 Act, the Delaware Act, the regulated investment company
provisions of the Code or with other applicable laws and regulations, the conflicting provision shall be deemed never to have
constituted a part of this Declaration of Trust; provided, however, that such determination shall not affect any of the remaining
provisions of this Declaration of Trust or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination.
If any provision of this Declaration of Trust shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall attach only to such provision in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such provision in any other jurisdiction
or any other provision of this Declaration of Trust in any jurisdiction.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the Trustees of the Trust, have executed this Declaration of Trust as of this [  ]
day of December, 2017.

 

	 	/s/
    William Rhind
	 	William
    Rhind

 

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