Because there is no secondary trading market for Shares and transfers of Shares are prohibited without prior approval of the Adviser, the Board of Trustees has determined to cause the Fund to make this Offer, after consideration of various matters, including without limitation those set out in the Prospectus and the recommendations of the Adviser. The Adviser intends to recommend to the Board of Trustees that the Fund offer to purchase Shares on a quarterly basis each year, but the Board of Trustees may determine not to accept such recommendations from time to time.
The purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer will have the effect of increasing the proportionate interest in the Fund of Shareholders not tendering Shares. Shareholders retaining their Shares may be subject to increased risks which may possibly result from the reduction in the Fund’s aggregate assets due to the Fund’s payment for the Shares tendered. These risks include the potential for greater volatility due to decreased diversification. The Fund believes that this result is unlikely, however, given the nature of the Fund’s investment program. A reduction in the aggregate assets of the Fund may result in those Shareholders not tendering Shares bearing higher costs to the extent that certain relatively fixed expenses borne by the Fund may not decrease if assets decline. These effects may be reduced or eliminated to the extent that additional subscriptions for Shares are made by new and existing Shareholders from time to time. Payment for any Shares purchased pursuant to this Offer may also require the Fund to liquidate portfolio holdings earlier than the Adviser would otherwise have caused these holdings to be liquidated, potentially resulting in losses or increased investment-related expenses.
Shares tendered to the Fund in connection with the Offer will be retired, although the Fund offers Shares in a continuous public offering, conducted pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, in accordance with the Prospectus. Shares may be purchased as of the first day of each calendar month at the Fund’s then current net asset value per Share.
The tender of Shares by a Shareholder will not affect the record ownership of such Shareholder for purposes of voting or entitlement to any distributions payable by the Fund unless and until such Shares are purchased. You should also realize that the Offer is set to expire on the Initial Expiration Date (or, if the Offer is extended, the latest applicable Expiration Date) and that, if you desire to tender Shares for purchase, you must do so by the Initial Notice Date (or, if the Offer is extended, by the latest applicable Notice Date). With respect to the Shares you are tendering which are accepted for purchase by the Fund, you remain a Shareholder of the Fund through the Valuation Date, when the net asset value of your Shares is calculated.
3. | OFFER TO PURCHASE AND PRICE. |
The Fund will, on the terms, and subject to the conditions, of the Offer, purchase an amount of Shares up to 5% of the Fund’s net assets, tendered by Shareholders, by 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on the Initial Notice Date (or, if the Offer is extended, by 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on the latest applicable Notice Date), and not withdrawn (as provided in Section 6 below) before 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on the Initial Expiration Date (or, if the Offer is extended, before 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on the latest applicable Expiration Date). The Fund reserves the right to extend, amend, or cancel the Offer as described in Sections 4 and 8 below. The value of each Share tendered for purchase will be the net asset value per Share as of the Valuation Date, payable as set out in Section 7.
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