Administrative and Managing Dealer Services
The Current Administration Agreement will be terminated as a result of the Transaction. The Board has approved a new administration agreement that has the same terms as the current agreement to be effective at the time of the close of the Transaction. Similarly, the Current Managing Dealer Agreement will be terminated as a result of the Transaction. The Board has approved a new managing dealer agreement that has the same terms as the current agreement to be effective at the time of the close of the Transaction. If the Transaction does not close, the current agreements will remain in effect.
Current and New Administration Agreement
The Board discussed the Current Administration Agreement in place for the Company with the Administrator, pursuant to which the Company is externally administered and, the Administrator performs (or oversees, or arranges for, the performance of) the administrative and compliance services necessary for the operation of the Company, including, but not limited to, maintaining financial records, filing of the Company’s tax returns, overseeing the calculation of the Company’s net asset value, compliance monitoring (including diligence and oversight of the Company’s other service providers), preparing reports to the Company’s shareholders and reports filed with the SEC and other regulators, preparing materials and coordinating meetings of the Board, managing the payment of expenses, the payment and receipt of funds for investments and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others, providing office space, equipment and office services, and such other services as the Administrator, subject to review by the Board, shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Administrator also, on behalf of the Company, conducts relations with sub-administrators, custodians, depositories, depositaries, transfer agents, escrow agents, dividend disbursing agents, other shareholder servicing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and such other persons in any such other capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable in fulfilling its administrative duties.
Payments under the Current Administration Agreement are equal to an amount that reimburses the Administrator for its costs and expenses incurred in performing its obligations under the Current Administration Agreement and providing personnel and facilities. The Current Administration Agreement may be terminated without penalty upon 120 days’ written notice by the Company and 60 days’ notice by the Administrator.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Company reimburses the Administrator for the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Current Administration Agreement. Such reimbursement includes the Company’s allocable portion of compensation (including salaries, bonuses and benefits), overhead (including rent, office equipment and utilities) and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its administrative obligations under the Current Administration Agreement, including but not limited to: (i) the Company’s chief compliance officer, chief financial officer and their respective staffs; (ii) investor relations, legal, operations and other non-investment professionals at the
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