Federated Project & Trade Finance Tender Fund (XPTFX) SC TO-I Issuer tender offer statement

Exhibit 99.3 - Form of Letter of Transmittal

 

Form of Letter of Transmittal

Form of Letter of Transmittal

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

REGARDING COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE
FEDERATED HERMES PROJECT AND TRADE FINANCE TENDER FUND

TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE OFFER TO REPURCHASE

DATED OCTOBER 12, 2022

THE OFFER WILL EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 9, 2022

AND THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY
FEDERATED HERMES PROJECT AND TRADE FINANCE TENDER FUND,
EITHER BY MAIL OR BY FAX, BY 11:59 P.M., EASTERN TIME,
ON NOVEMBER 9, 2022, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

COMPLETE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND RETURN TO:

RegularMail

c/o Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund
PO Box 219221
Kansas City Mo 64121-9221

Please mail promptly to ensure timely receipt

OvernightCourier

c/o Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund
430 W 7th Street
Suite 219221
Kansas City Mo 64105

Fax

Attn: Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund
1-844-616-8642

For Additional Information:

Phone: 1-855-328-0109

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund, a continuously offered, closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Fund”), the common shares of beneficial interest of the Fund (the “Shares”) held by the undersigned, described and specified below, on the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to repurchase, dated October 12, 2022 (“Offer to Repurchase”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which together constituted the “Offer”).

THE OFFER TO REPURCHASE AND THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ARE SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE OFFER TO REPURCHASE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT OF THE FUND TO REJECT ANY AND ALL TENDERS DETERMINED BY IT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, NOT TO BE RECEIVED TIMELY AND IN THE PROPER FORM.

The undersigned hereby sells to the Fund the Shares tendered hereby pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal.

The undersigned hereby warrants that the undersigned has full authority to sell the Shares tendered hereby and that the Fund will acquire good title thereto, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other obligations relating to the sale thereof, and not subject to any adverse claim, when and to the extent that the Shares are repurchased by the Fund. Upon request, the undersigned will execute and deliver any additional documents necessary to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the Offer to Repurchase.

The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Offer to Repurchase, the Fund may not be required to repurchase the Shares tendered hereby.

All authority herein conferred, or agreed to be conferred, in this Letter of Transmittal will survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and the obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding on the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in Section 5 of the Offer to Repurchase, this tender is irrevocable.

PLEASE MAIL a completed and executed Letter of Transmittal to: Via Regular Mail: c/o Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund, PO Box 219221, Kansas City, Missouri, 64121-9221 (please mail promptly to ensure timely delivery), Via Overnight Courier: c/o Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund, 430 W 7th Street, Suite 219221, Kansas City, Missouri, 64105; or PLEASE FAX a completed and executed Letter of Transmittal to 1-844-616-8642, to the attention of Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, you may call 1-855-328-0109, Monday through Friday (except holidays), from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Important Dates Related to this Offer: 

Date	Name of Date	Definition
October 12, 2022	Commencement Date	The date as of which the Offer commenced.
November 9, 2022	Notice Date	The deadline by which you must properly notify the Fund in writing if you wish to tender Shares for repurchase (unless extended by the Fund to a later date subsequently designated by the Fund)*
November 9, 2022	Expiration Date	The deadline by which, if you previously provided proper written notice to the Fund of your desire to tender Shares, you may properly notify the Fund of your desire to withdraw such tender request*
No later than December 8, 2022	Acceptance Date	If the Fund has not yet accepted your tender of Shares by the date which is 40 business days after the Commencement Date, you have the right to withdraw your tender
December 23, 2022	Repurchase Valuation Date	The date as of which the net asset value of the Shares is calculated, unless extended by the Fund to a later date subsequently designated by the Fund*

*

 In the event of any extension of time during which the Offer is pending, you will be properly notified in writing by the Fund in accordance with the terms set forth in the Offer to Repurchase. Because the Fund does not presently anticipate authorizing any such extension, the Fund strongly recommends that you make any decisions with respect to this Offer based on the dates specified in the table above.

PART 1. NAME, ADDRESS, AND OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION:

Name of Shareholder (as the Shares are titled): ________________________________________

Social Security No. or Taxpayer I.D. No.: ________________________________________

Telephone Number: ________________________________________

Account Number: ________________________________________

PART 2. AMOUNT OF SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF OWNERSHIP BEING TENDERED:

[ ] Redeem all Shares.

[ ] Redeem _______ Shares.

[ ] Redeem $[ ] (Shares sold to net redemption amount) ______

*

 Proceeds from the tender offer will be wired to the bank account listed on the undersigned’s Investor Application unless the tendered Shares are held at a custodian or broker-dealer in which case such proceeds will be wired to such custodian or broker-dealer, unless the undersigned notifies the Fund’s administrator in writing.

PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETE THE SIGNATURE PAGE OF THIS FORM.

PART 3. SIGNATURE(S)

If held jointly, all joint holders must execute this signature page.

________________________________________

Signature
(SIGNATURE OF OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS
APPEARED ON INVESTOR APPLICATION
FORM FOR PURCHASE OF SHARES)

________________________________________

Print Name of Shareholder

________________________________________

Print Title

Date: ___________________________________

________________________________________

JointOwnerSignatureifnecessary
(SIGNATURE OF OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS
APPEARED ON INVESTOR APPLICATION
FORM FOR PURCHASE OF SHARES)

________________________________________

Print Name of Shareholder

________________________________________

Print Title

Date: ___________________________________

Name of Custodian/Agent/Fiduciary (if applicable):

________________________________________

Print Name of Custodian/Agent/Fiduciary

________________________________________

Signature

Name: __________________________________

Title: ___________________________________

Date: ___________________________________