Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund, a continuously offered, closed-end, 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 August 23, 2024 (“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:
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| | The date as of which the Offer commenced. |
| | 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)* |
| | 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* |
| | 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. Acceptance letters typically will be mailed on the Expiration Date. |
| Repurchase Valuation Date | The date as of which the net asset value of the Shares is calculated. The Repurchase Valuation Date will occur on or before the Expiration Date. |
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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.
