MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 30th day of June, 1996 among ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
FUTURES MANAGEMENT INC., a Delaware corporation ("SBFM"), F-1000 FUTURES FUND
L.P., SERIES VIII, a New York limited partnership (the "Partnership") and
TRENDLOGIC ASSOCIATES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Advisor").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, SBFM is the general partner of F-1000 FUTURES FUND L.P.,
SERIES VIII, a limited partnership organized for the purpose of speculative
trading of commodity interests, including futures contracts, options and forward
contracts with the objective of achieving substantial capital appreciation; and
WHEREAS, the Limited Partnership Agreement establishing the
Partnership (the "Limited Partnership Agreement") permits SBFM to delegate to
one or more commodity trading advisors SBFM's authority to make trading
decisions for the Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Advisor is registered as a commodity trading advisor
with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and is a member of the
National Futures Association ("NFA"); and
WHEREAS, SBFM is registered as a commodity pool
operator with the CFTC and is a member of the NFA; and
WHEREAS, SBFM and the Advisor wish to enter into this Agreement in
order to set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Advisor will render
and implement advisory services in connection with the conduct by the
Partnership of its commodity trading activities during the term of this
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR. (a) Upon the commencement of trading
operations by the Partnership and for the period and on the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the Advisor shall have sole authority and responsibility, as
one of the Partnership's agents and attorneys-in-fact, for directing the
investment and reinvestment of the assets and funds of the Partnership allocated
to it by the General Partner in commodity interests, including commodity futures
contracts, options and forward contracts. All such trading on behalf of the
Partnership shall be in accordance with the trading strategies and trading
policies set forth in the Offering Memorandum and Disclosure Document dated as
of April 29, 1992, as supplemented (the "Memorandum"), and as such trading
policies may be changed from time to time upon receipt by the Advisor of prior
written notice of such change and pursuant to the trading strategy selected by
SBFM to be utilized by the Advisor in managing the Partnership's assets. SBFM
has initially selected the Advisor's Diversified Program to manage the
Partnership's assets allocated to it. Any open positions or other investments at
the time of receipt of such notice of a change in trading policy shall not be
deemed to violate the changed policy and shall be closed or sold in the ordinary
course of trading. The Advisor may not change the trading policies set forth in
the Memorandum without the prior written consent of the Partnership given by
SBFM. The Advisor makes no representation or warranty that the trading to be
directed by it for the Partnership will be profitable or will not incur losses.
(b) SBFM acknowledges receipt of the Advisor's Disclosure Document
dated January 24, 1996 as filed with the CFTC. All trades made by the Advisor
for the account of the Partnership shall be made through such commodity broker
or brokers as SBFM shall direct, and the Advisor shall have no authority or
responsibility for selecting or supervising any such broker in connection with
the execution, clearance or confirmation of transactions for the Partnership or
for the negotiation of brokerage rates charged therefor. However, the Advisor,
with the prior written permission (by either original or fax copy) of SBFM, may
direct all trades in commodity futures and options to a futures commission
merchant or independent floor broker it chooses for execution with instructions
to give-up the trades to the broker designated by SBFM, provided that the
futures commission merchant or independent floor broker and any give-up or floor
brokerage fees are approved in advance by SBFM. All give-up or similar fees
relating to the foregoing shall be paid by the Partnership after all parties
have executed the relevant give-up agreements (by either original or fax copy).
(c) The initial allocation of the Partnership's assets to the
Advisor will be made to the Advisor's Diversified Program. In the event the
Advisor wishes to use a trading system or methodology other than or in addition
to the system or methodology outlined in the Memorandum in connection with its
trading for the Partnership, either in whole or in part, it may not do so unless
the Advisor gives SBFM prior written notice of its intention to utilize such
different trading system or methodology and SBFM consents thereto in writing. In
addition, the Advisor will provide five days' prior written notice to SBFM of
any change in the trading system or methodology to be utilized for the
Partnership which the Advisor deems material. If the Advisor deems such change
in system or methodology or in markets traded to be material, the changed system
or methodology or markets traded will not be utilized for the Partnership
without the prior written consent of SBFM. In addition, the Advisor will notify
SBFM of any changes to the trading system or methodology that would require a
change in the description of the trading strategy or methods described in the
Memorandum. Further, the Advisor will provide the Partnership with a current
list of all commodity interests to be traded for the Partnership's account and
will not trade any additional commodity interests for such account without
providing notice thereof to SBFM and receiving SBFM's written approval. The
Advisor also agrees to provide SBFM, on a monthly basis, with a written report
of the assets under the Advisor's management together with all other matters
deemed by the Advisor to be material changes to its business not previously
reported to SBFM.
(d) The Advisor agrees to make all material disclosures to the
Partnership regarding itself and its principals as defined in Part 4 of the
CFTC's regulations ("principals"), shareholders, directors, officers and
employees, their trading performance and general trading methods, its customer
accounts (but not the identities of or identifying information with respect to
its customers) and otherwise as are required in the reasonable judgment of SBFM
to be made in any filings required by Federal or state law or NFA rule or order.
Notwithstanding Sections 1(d) and 4(d) of this Agreement, the Advisor is not
required to disclose the actual trading results of proprietary accounts of the
Advisor or its principals unless SBFM reasonably determines that such disclosure
is required in order to fulfill its fiduciary obligations to the Partnership or
the reporting, filing or other obligations imposed on it by Federal or state law
or NFA rule or order. The Partnership and SBFM acknowledge that the trading
advice to be provided by the Advisor is a property right belonging to the
Advisor and that they will keep all such advice confidential. Further, SBFM
agrees to treat as confidential any results of proprietary accounts and/or
proprietary information with respect to trading systems obtained from the
Advisor.
(e) The Advisor understands and agrees that SBFM may designate other
trading advisors for the Partnership and apportion or reapportion to such other
trading advisors the management of an amount of Net Assets (as defined in
Section 3(b) hereof) as it shall determine in its absolute discretion. The
designation of other trading advisors and the apportionment or reapportionment
of Net Assets to any such trading advisors pursuant to this Section 1 shall
neither terminate this Agreement nor modify in any regard the respective rights
and obligations of the parties hereunder.
(f) SBFM may, from time to time, in its absolute discretion, select
additional trading advisors and reapportion funds among the trading advisors for
the Partnership as it deems appropriate. SBFM shall use its best efforts to make
reapportionments, if any, as of the first day of a month. The Advisor agrees
that it may be called upon at any time promptly to liquidate positions in SBFM's
sole discretion so that SBFM may reallocate the Partnership's assets, meet
margin calls on the Partnership's account, fund redemptions, or for any other
reason, except that SBFM will not require the liquidation of specific positions
by the Advisor. SBFM will use its best efforts to give two days' prior notice to
the Advisor of any reallocations or liquidations.
(g) The Advisor will not be liable for trading losses in the
Partnership's account including losses caused by errors; provided, however, that
(i) the Advisor will be liable to the Partnership with respect to losses
incurred due to errors committed or caused by it or any of its principals or
employees in communicating improper trading instructions or orders to any broker
on behalf of the Partnership and (ii) the Advisor will be liable to the
Partnership with respect to losses incurred due to errors committed or caused by
any executing broker (other than any SBFM affiliate) selected by the Advisor,
(it also being understood that SBFM, with the assistance of the Advisor, will
first attempt to recover such losses from the executing broker). The Advisor
will not be responsible for losses caused by circumstances outside the Advisor's
control.
2. INDEPENDENCE OF THE ADVISOR. For all purposes herein, the Advisor
shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and, unless otherwise expressly
provided or authorized, shall have no authority to act for or represent the
Partnership in any way and shall not be deemed an agent, promoter or sponsor of
the Partnership, SBFM, or any other trading advisor. The Advisor shall not be
responsible to the Partnership, the General Partner, any trading advisor or any
limited partners for any acts or omissions of any other trading advisor no
longer acting as an advisor to the Partnership.
3. COMPENSATION. (a) In consideration of and as compensation for all
of the services to be rendered by the Advisor to the Partnership under this
Agreement, the Partnership shall pay the Advisor (i) an incentive fee payable
quarterly equal to 20% of New Trading Profits (as such term is defined below)
earned by the Advisor for the Partnership and (ii) a monthly fee for
professional management services equal to 1/6 of 1% (2% per year) of the
month-end Net Assets of the Partnership allocated to the Advisor.
(b) "Net Assets" shall have the meaning set forth in Paragraph
7(d)(1) of the Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of January 30, 1992 and
without regard to further amendments thereto, provided that in determining the
Net Assets of the Partnership on any date, no adjustment shall be made to
reflect any distributions, redemptions or incentive fees payable as of the date
of such determination.
(c) "New Trading Profits" shall mean the excess, if any, of Net
Assets managed by the Advisor at the end of the fiscal period over Net Assets
managed by the Advisor at the end of the highest previous fiscal period or Net
Assets allocated to the Advisor at the date trading commences, whichever is
higher, and as further adjusted to eliminate the effect on Net Assets resulting
from new capital contributions, redemptions, reallocations or capital
distributions, if any, made during the fiscal period decreased by interest or
other income, not directly related to trading activity, earned on the
Partnership's assets during the fiscal period, whether the assets are held
separately or in margin accounts. Ongoing expenses will be attributed to the
Advisor based on the Advisor's proportionate share of Net Assets. Ongoing
expenses above will not include expenses of litigation not involving the
activities of the Advisor on behalf of the Partnership. Ongoing expenses include
offering and organizational expenses of the Partnership. The first incentive fee
shall be paid as of September 30, 1996, which fee shall be based on New Trading
Profits earned from the commencement of trading operations by the Advisor
through the September 30, 1996. Interest income earned, if any, will not be
taken into account in computing New Trading Profits earned by the Advisor. If
Net Assets allocated to the Advisor are reduced due to redemptions,
distributions or reallocations (net of additions), there will be a corresponding
proportional reduction in the related loss carryforward amount that must be
recouped before the Advisor is eligible to receive another incentive fee.
(d) Quarterly incentive fees and monthly management fees shall be
paid within twenty (20) business days following the end of the period, as the
case may be, for which such fee is payable. In the event of the termination of
this Agreement as of any date which shall not be the end of a fiscal quarter or
a calendar month, as the case may be, the quarterly incentive fee shall be
computed as if the effective date of termination were the last day of the then
current quarter and the monthly management fee shall be prorated to the
effective date of termination. If, during any month, the Partnership does not
conduct business operations or the Advisor is unable to provide the services
contemplated herein for more than two successive business days, the monthly
management fee shall be prorated by the ratio which the number of business days
during which SBFM conducted the Partnership's business operations or utilized
the Advisor's services bears in the month to the total number of business days
in such month.
(e) The provisions of this Paragraph 3 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.
4. RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES. (a) The services provided by
the Advisor hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive. SBFM on its own behalf and
on behalf of the Partnership acknowledges that, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, the Advisor and its officers, directors, employees and
shareholder(s), may render advisory, consulting and management services to other
clients and accounts. The Advisor and its officers, directors, employees and
shareholder(s) shall be free to trade for their own accounts and to advise other
investors and manage other commodity accounts during the term of this Agreement
and to use the same information, computer programs and trading strategies,
programs or formulas which they obtain, produce or utilize in the performance of
services to SBFM for the Partnership. However, the Advisor represents, warrants
and agrees that it believes the rendering of such consulting, advisory and
management services to other accounts and entities will not require any material
change in the Advisor's basic trading strategies and will not affect the
capacity of the Advisor to continue to render services to SBFM for the
Partnership of the quality and nature contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) If, at any time during the term of this Agreement, the Advisor
is required to aggregate the Partnership's commodity positions with the
positions of any other person for purposes of applying CFTC- or exchange-imposed
speculative position limits, the Advisor agrees that it will promptly notify
SBFM if the Partnership's positions are included in an aggregate amount which
exceeds the applicable speculative position limit. The Advisor agrees that, if
its trading recommendations are altered because of the application of any
speculative position limits, it will not modify the trading instructions with
respect to the Partnership's account in such manner as to affect the Partnership
substantially disproportionately as compared with the Advisor's other accounts.
The Advisor further represents, warrants and agrees that under no circumstances
will it knowingly or deliberately use trading strategies or methods for the
Partnership that are inferior to strategies or methods employed for any other
client or account and that it will not knowingly or deliberately favor any
client or account managed by it over any other client or account in any manner,
it being acknowledged, however, that different trading strategies or methods may
be utilized for differing sizes of accounts, accounts with different trading
policies, accounts experiencing differing inflows or outflows of equity,
accounts which commence trading at different times, accounts which have
different portfolios or different fiscal years, accounts utilizing different
executing brokers and accounts with other differences, and that such differences
may cause divergent trading results.
(c) It is acknowledged that the Advisor and/or its officers,
employees, directors and shareholder(s) presently act, and it is agreed that
they may continue to act, as advisor for other accounts managed by them, and may
continue to receive compensation with respect to services for such accounts in
amounts which may be more or less than the amounts received from the
Partnership.
(d) The Advisor agrees that it shall make such information available
to SBFM respecting the performance of the Partnership's account as compared to
the performance of other accounts managed by the Advisor or its principals as
shall be reasonably requested by SBFM. The Advisor presently believes and
represents that existing speculative position limits will not materially
adversely affect its ability to manage the Partnership's account given the
potential size of the Partnership's account and the Advisor's and its
principals' current accounts and all proposed accounts for which they have
contracted to act as trading manager.
5. TERM. (a) This Agreement shall continue in effect until June 30,
1997. SBFM may, in its sole discretion, renew this Agreement for additional
one-year periods upon notice to the Advisor not less than 30 days prior to the
expiration of the previous period. At any time during the term of this
Agreement, SBFM may terminate this Agreement at any month-end upon 30 days'
notice to the Advisor. At any time during the term of this Agreement, SBFM may
elect to immediately terminate this Agreement upon 30 days' notice to the
Advisor if (i) the Net Asset Value per Unit shall decline as of the close of
business on any day to $400 or less; (ii) the Net Assets allocated to the
Advisor (adjusted for redemptions, distributions, withdrawals or reallocations,
if any) decline by 50% or more as of the end of a trading day from such Net
Assets' previous highest value; (iii) limited partners owning at least 50% of
the outstanding Units shall vote to require SBFM to terminate this Agreement;
(iv) the Advisor fails to comply with the terms of this Agreement; (v) SBFM, in
good faith, reasonably determines that the performance of the Advisor has been
such that SBFM's fiduciary duties to the Partnership require SBFM to terminate
this Agreement; or (vi) SBFM reasonably believes that the application of
speculative position limits will substantially affect the performance of the
Partnership. At any time during the term of this Agreement, SBFM may elect
immediately to terminate this Agreement if (i) the Advisor merges, consolidates
with another entity, sells a substantial portion of its assets, or becomes
bankrupt or insolvent, except as provided in Section 10 hereof, (ii) J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ dies, becomes incapacitated, leaves the employ of the Advisor, ceases to
control the Advisor or is otherwise not managing the trading programs or systems
of the Advisor, or (iii) the Advisor's registration as a commodity trading
advisor with the CFTC or its membership in the NFA or any other regulatory
authority, is terminated or suspended. This Agreement will immediately terminate
upon dissolution of the Partnership or upon cessation of trading prior to
dissolution.
(b) The Advisor may terminate this Agreement by giving not less than
30 days' notice to SBFM (i) in the event that the trading policies of the
Partnership as set forth in the Memorandum are changed in such manner that the
Advisor reasonably believes will adversely affect the performance of its trading
strategies; (ii) after June 30, 1997; or (iii) in the event that the General
Partner or Partnership fails to comply with the terms of this Agreement. The
Advisor may immediately terminate this Agreement if SBFM's registration as a
commodity pool operator or its membership in the NFA is terminated or suspended.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any termination
of this Agreement in accordance with this Paragraph 5 or Paragraph 1(e) shall be
without penalty or liability to any party, except for any fees due to the
Advisor pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
6. INDEMNIFICATION. (a)(i) In any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, or proceeding to which the Advisor was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement or the management of the Partnership's assets by the Advisor or the
offering and sale of units in the Partnership, SBFM shall, subject to
subparagraph (a)(iii) of this Paragraph 6, indemnify and hold harmless the
Advisor against any loss, liability, damage, cost, expense (including, without
limitation, attorneys' and accountants' fees), judgments and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by it in connection with such
action, suit, or proceeding if the Advisor acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Partnership, and provided that its conduct did not constitute negligence,
intentional misconduct, or a breach of its fiduciary obligations to the
Partnership as a commodity trading advisor, unless and only to the extent that
the court or administrative forum in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all circumstances of the case, the Advisor is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court or administrative forum
shall deem proper; and further provided that no indemnification shall be
available from the Partnership if such indemnification is prohibited by Section
16 of the Partnership Agreement. The termination of any action, suit or
proceeding by judgment, order or settlement shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the Advisor did not act in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Partnership.
(ii) Without limiting sub-paragraph (i) above, to the extent that
the Advisor has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in subparagraph (i) above, or in defense
of any claim, issue or matter therein, SBFM shall indemnify it against the
expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' and accountants' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by it in connection therewith.
(iii) Any indemnification under subparagraph (i) above, unless
ordered by a court or administrative forum, shall be made by SBFM only as
authorized in the specific case and only upon a determination by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion that such indemnification is proper in the
circumstances because the Advisor has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in subparagraph (i) above. Such independent legal counsel shall be
selected by SBFM in a timely manner, subject to the Advisor's approval, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Advisor will be deemed to have
approved SBFM's selection unless the Advisor notifies SBFM in writing, received
by SBFM within five days of SBFM's telecopying to the Advisor of the notice of
SBFM's selection, that the Advisor does not approve the selection.
(iv) In the event the Advisor is made a party to any claim, dispute
or litigation or otherwise incurs any loss or expense as a result of, or in
connection with, the Partnership's or SBFM's activities or claimed activities
unrelated to the Advisor, SBFM shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Advisor against any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense (including, without
limitation, attorneys' and accountants' fees) incurred in connection therewith.
(v) As used in this Paragraph 6(a), the terms "Advisor" shall
include the Advisor, its principals, officers, directors, stockholders and
employees and the term "SBFM" shall include the Partnership.
(b)(i) The Advisor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
SBFM, the Partnership and their affiliates against any loss, liability, damage,
cost or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys' and accountants'
fees), judgments and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by them (A) as a result of the material breach of any material representations
and warranties made by the Advisor in this Agreement, or (B) as a result of any
act or omission of the Advisor relating to the Partnership if there has been a
final judicial or regulatory determination or, in the event of a settlement of
any action or proceeding with the prior written consent of the Advisor, a
written opinion of an arbitrator pursuant to Paragraph 14 hereof, to the effect
that such acts or omissions violated the terms of this Agreement in any material
respect or involved negligence, bad faith, recklessness or intentional
misconduct on the part of the Advisor (except as otherwise provided in Section
1(g)).
(ii) In the event SBFM, the Partnership or any of their affiliates
is made a party to any claim, dispute or litigation or otherwise incurs any loss
or expense as a result of, or in connection with, the activities or claimed
activities of the Advisor or its principals, officers, directors, shareholder(s)
or employees unrelated to SBFM's or the Partnership's business, the Advisor
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless SBFM, the Partnership or any of their
affiliates against any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense (including,
without limitation, attorneys' and accountants' fees) incurred in connection
therewith.
(iii) J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall have no liability to the Partnership
or SBFM or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, partners or
affiliates under this Agreement or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct
by J.
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(c) In the event that a person entitled to indemnification under
this Paragraph 6 is made a party to an action, suit or proceeding alleging both
matters for which indemnification can be made hereunder and matters for which
indemnification may not be made hereunder, such person shall be indemnified only
for that portion of the loss, liability, damage, cost or expense incurred in
such action, suit or proceeding which relates to the matters for which
indemnification can be made.
(d) None of the indemnifications contained in this Paragraph 6 shall
be applicable with respect to default judgments, confessions of judgment or
settlements entered into by the party claiming indemnification without the prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, of the party
obligated to indemnify such party.
(e) The provisions of this Paragraph 6 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.
7. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS.
(a) The Advisor represents and warrants that:
(i) The Advisor's Disclosure Document referred to in Paragraph 1(b)
above (i) is in full compliance with the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (ii) is accurate in all material
respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact which is necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
(ii) The information with respect to the Advisor set forth in the
actual performance tables in the Advisor's Disclosure Document is based on all
of the customer accounts managed on a discretionary basis by the Advisor's
principals and/or the Advisor during the period covered by such tables and
required to be disclosed therein.
(iii) The Advisor will be acting as a commodity trading advisor with
respect to the Partnership and not as a securities investment adviser and is
duly registered with the CFTC as a commodity trading advisor, is a member of the
NFA, and is in compliance with such other registration and licensing
requirements as shall be necessary to enable it to perform its obligations
hereunder, and agrees to maintain and renew such registrations and licenses
during the term of this Agreement.
(iv) The Advisor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and to provide the services required
of it hereunder.
(v) The Advisor will not, by acting as a commodity trading advisor
to the Partnership, breach or cause to be breached any undertaking, agreement,
contract, statute, rule or regulation to which it is a party or by which it is
bound.
(vi) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Advisor and is a valid and binding agreement enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
(vii) At any time during the term of this Agreement that a
prospectus relating to the Units is required to be delivered in connection with
the offer and sale thereof, the Advisor agrees upon the request of SBFM to
provide the Partnership with such information as shall be necessary so that, as
to the Advisor and its principals, such prospectus is accurate.
(b) SBFM represents and warrants for itself and the
Partnership that:
(i) The Memorandum (as from time to time amended or supplemented,
which amendment or supplement is approved by the Advisor as to descriptions of
itself and its actual performance) does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact which is necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading.
(ii) It is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full corporate
power and authority to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(iii) SBFM and the Partnership have the capacity and authority to
enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Partnership.
(iv) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed
and delivered on SBFM's and the Partnership's behalf and is a valid and binding
agreement of SBFM and the Partnership enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(v) SBFM will not, by acting as General Partner to the Partnership
and the Partnership will not, breach or cause to be breached any undertaking,
agreement, contract, statute, rule or regulation to which it is a party or by
which it is bound which would materially limit or affect the performance of its
duties under this Agreement.
(vi) It is registered as a commodity pool operator and is a member
of the NFA, and it will maintain and renew such registration and membership
during the term of this Agreement.
(vii) The Partnership is a limited partnership duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of New York and has full power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
8. COVENANTS OF THE ADVISOR, SBFM AND THE
PARTNERSHIP(a) The Advisor agrees as follows:
(i) In connection with its activities on behalf of the Partnership,
the Advisor will comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the CFTC
and/or the commodity exchange on which any particular transaction is executed.
(ii) The Advisor will promptly notify SBFM of the commencement of
any material suit, action or proceeding involving it, whether or not any such
suit, action or proceeding also involves SBFM.
(iii) In the placement of orders for the Partnership's account and
for the accounts of any other client, the Advisor will utilize a pre-determined,
systematic, fair and reasonable order entry system, which shall, on an overall
basis, be no less favorable to the Partnership than to any other account managed
by the Advisor. The Advisor acknowledges its obligation to review the
Partnership's positions, prices and equity in the account managed by the Advisor
daily and promptly to notify, in writing, the broker and SBFM and the
Partnership's brokers of (i) any error committed by the Advisor or its
principals or employees; (ii) any trade which the Advisor believes was not
executed in accordance with its instructions; and (iii) any discrepancy with a
value of $10,000 or more (due to differences in the positions, prices or equity
in the account) between its records and the information reported on the
account's daily and monthly broker statements.
(iv) The Advisor will demonstrate to SBFM's satisfaction its ability
to bear its responsibilities arising under this Agreement, by presentation of
supporting documentation (such as financial statements together with a
certification of accuracy or, in certain cases, the individual obligation of the
controlling principal of the Advisor for the Advisor's responsibilities
hereunder) as SBFM may reasonably request. In this connection, Advisor agrees to
execute the Promissory Note attached hereto as Rider A.
(b) SBFM agrees for itself and the Partnership that:
(i) SBFM and the Partnership will comply with all applicable rules
and regulations of the CFTC and/or the commodity exchange on which any
particular transaction is executed.
(ii) SBFM will promptly notify the Advisor of the commencement of
any material suit, action or proceeding involving it or the Partnership, whether
or not such suit, action or proceeding also involves the Advisor.
9. COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject
matter hereof.
10. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party
without the express written consent of the other parties, except that the
Advisor may incorporate or transfer all of its assets, trading programs or
goodwill to, or merge or consolidate with, any corporation, partnership or sole
proprietorship controlled by J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, and may assign this Agreement to
any such corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship; provided, that said
corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship assumes all rights and
obligations of the Advisor under this Agreement and is entitled to and agrees to
use the trading method and systems of the Advisor for the benefit of the
Partnership.
11. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may not be amended
except by the written consent of the parties.
12. NOTICES. All notices, demands or requests required to be made or
delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally or
by registered or certified mail or expedited courier, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, to the addresses below or to such other addresses as may be
designated by the party entitled to receive the same by notice similarly given:
If to SBFM:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Futures Management Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
If to the Advisor:
TRENDLOGIC ASSOCIATES, INC.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Mr. J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Whitney
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
13. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York.
14. ARBITRATION. The parties agree that any dispute or controversy
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation thereof,
shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the rules, then in effect, of
the National Futures Association or, if the National Futures Association shall
refuse jurisdiction, then in accordance with the rules, then in effect, of the
American Arbitration Association; provided, however, that the power of the
arbitrator shall be limited to interpreting this Agreement as written and the
arbitrator shall state in writing his reasons for his award. Judgment upon any
award made by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
15. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. There are no third
party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed for and on
behalf of the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
FUTURES MANAGEMENT INC.
By:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
President and Director
F-1000 FUTURES FUND L.P., SERIES VIII
By: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Futures Management Inc.
(General Partner)
By:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
President and Director
TRENDLOGIC ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:
J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
RIDER A
PROMISSORY NOTE
Greenwich, Connecticut
Date: July ___, 1996
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, promises
to pay on demand, to the order of F-1000 Futures Fund L.P., Series VIII (the
"Fund") or ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Futures Management Inc. ("SBFM") as the Fund or SBFM
shall elect, the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). This note shall
be callable by the Fund or SBFM only if and to the extent that TrendLogic
Associates, Inc. ("TrendLogic"), a Delaware corporation, does not have
sufficient assets to fulfill TrendLogic's obligations associated with the
Management Agreement dated June 30, 1996 among SBFM, the Fund and TrendLogic.
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J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
FAX TRANSMISSION
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(▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
ABC
Date: July 9, 1996 Time: 5:33 PM Total number of
pages (including this page): 15
Fax No. (with country and area code): ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Telephone No. (with country and area code): 203-625-4809
City: Greenwich State: Connecticut Country:
USA
Please include Client/Matter No. below
FROM: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Room No.: 723
Phone No.: 8727
TO: J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
At ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ request, I am transmitting herewith for your review Rider A to
the management agreement among ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Futures Management Inc., TrendLogic
Associates, Inc. and F-1000 Futures Fund L.P., Series VIII.
Please provide me with any comments at your earliest convenience. You may reach
me at ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.
R.M.M.
cc: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Confidentiality Note:
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attorney or his/her agent, is intended to be confidential and for the use of
only the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The information may be
protected by attorney/client privilege, work product immunity, or other legal
rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or agent
responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified
that any retention, dissemination, disclosure, distribution, copying, or other
use of this fax is strictly prohibited. If you have received this fax in error,
please notify us immediately by telephone in order to arrange for the
destruction of the fax or its return to us at our expense. THANK YOU.
Attention Recipient:
If Any Problems: Call(212) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Receiving Fax Number: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Internal Use Only:
Client No.: 079647 Matter No.: 1255 Attorney No.: 09562
Please check here if you want faxed document returned to you instead of
sent to Records Department.
FAX TRANSMISSION
One Citicorp Center ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
ABC
Date: July 9, 1996 Time: 5:33 PM Total number of
pages (including this page): 2
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Telephone No. (with country and area code): ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
City: New York State: New York Country: USA
Please include Client/Matter No. below
FROM: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Room No.: 723
Phone No.: 8727
TO: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Dear ▇▇▇,
I am transmitting for your review Rider A to the TrendLogic management
agreement. This was not sent to TrendLogic with the management agreement today
because we wanted you to review it first. You will note the differences from the
July 3 version: this note would be callable by SBFM or the Fund.
Please call me at ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ to discuss.
Regards,
cc: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Confidentiality Note:
The information contained in this facsimile ("fax") transmission is sent by an
attorney or his/her agent, is intended to be confidential and for the use of
only the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The information may be
protected by attorney/client privilege, work product immunity, or other legal
rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or agent
responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified
that any retention, dissemination, disclosure, distribution, copying, or other
use of this fax is strictly prohibited. If you have received this fax in error,
please notify us immediately by telephone in order to arrange for the
destruction of the fax or its return to us at our expense. THANK YOU.
Attention Recipient:
If Any Problems: Call(212) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Receiving Fax Number: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Internal Use Only:
Client No.: 079647 Matter No.: 1255 Attorney No.: 09562
Please check here if you want faxed document returned to you instead of
sent to Records Department.
Mr. J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
July 9, 1996
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Via Federal Express
Mr. J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Trendlogic Associates, Inc.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
RE: F-1000 Futures Fund L.P., Series VIII
Dear ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇:
Enclosed for signature please find three execution copies of the management
agreement for the Fund referenced above.
After signing the agreements, please forward them to ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇. A fully-executed original will be returned to you after ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
signs.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please telephone me at
▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.
Very truly yours,
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
cc (w/o encl.): ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
