Subject to the limitations set out below, Shareholders may tender some or all of their Shares. Each Shareholder tendering less than all of its Shares should keep in mind that the Fund reserves the right to repurchaseall of a Shareholder’s Shares at any time if the aggregate value of such Shareholder’s Shares is, at the time of such compulsory repurchase, less than the minimum initial investment applicable for the Fund. (This right of the Fund to repurchase Shares compulsorily may be a factor which Shareholders may wish to consider when determining the extent of any tender for purchase by the Fund). The Offer is being made to all Shareholders of the Fund and is not conditioned on any minimum amount of Shares being tendered.
If the amount of Shares properly tendered pursuant to the Offer and not withdrawn pursuant to Section 6 below is less than or equal to 15% of the Fund’s net assets (or such greater amount as the Fund may elect to purchase pursuant to the Offer), the Fund will, on the terms, and subject to the conditions, of the Offer, purchase all of the Shares so tendered unless the Fund elects to cancel or amend the Offer or to postpone acceptance of tenders made pursuant to the Offer, as provided in Section 8 below. If Shares in excess of 15% of the Fund’s net assets are duly tendered to the Fund before the Notice Date and not withdrawn before the Expiration Date pursuant to Section 6 below, the Fund, in its sole discretion, may do any of the following: (a) accept the additional Shares permitted to be accepted pursuant to Rule13e-4(f)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”); (b) extend the Offer, if necessary, and increase the amount of Shares which the Fund is offering to purchase to an amount it believes sufficient to accommodate the excess Shares tendered as well as any Shares tendered on or before the specified Notice Date in such extension of the Offer; and (c) accept Shares tendered before the Notice Date and not withdrawn before the Expiration Date for payment on apro rata basis based on the aggregate net asset value of tendered Shares. The Offer may be extended, amended, or canceled in various other circumstances described in Section 8 below.
Shareholders wishing to tender Shares pursuant to this Offer to Purchase should send or deliver by the Initial Notice Date (or, if the Offer is extended, by the latest applicable Notice Date) a completed and executed Letter of Transmittal to the Fund, at the address set out on the first page of the Letter of Transmittal, or fax a completed and executed Letter of Transmittal to the Fund, at the fax number set out on the first page of the Letter of Transmittal. The completed and executed Letter of Transmittal must be received by the Fund, either by mail or by fax, no later than 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on Initial Notice Date (or, if the Offer is extended, no later than 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on the latest applicable Notice Date).
The Fund recommends that all documents be submitted to the Fund by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by facsimile transmission. Shareholders wishing to confirm receipt of a Letter of Transmittal may contact the Fund at the address or telephone number set out on the first page of the Letter of Transmittal. The method of delivery of any documents is at the election, and complete risk, of the Shareholder tendering Shares, which may include without limitation the failure of the Fund to receive any Letter of Transmittal or other document submitted by facsimile transmission. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), and acceptance of tenders will be determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion, and such determination will be final and binding. The Fund reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders determined by it not to be in appropriate form or the acceptance of, or payment for, which would, in the opinion of counsel for the Fund, be unlawful. The Fund also reserves the absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the Offer or any defect in any tender with respect to any particular Shares or any particular Shareholder, and the Fund’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer will be final and binding. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders must be cured within such time as the Fund will determine. Tenders will not be deemed to have been made until the defects or irregularities have been cured or waived. None of the Fund, the Adviser, or the Board of Trustees will be obligated to give notice of any defects or irregularities in tenders, nor will any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notice.
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