XXXXX XXXXX SENIOR-FLOATING RATE TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this 6th day of August,
2012, between Xxxxx Xxxxx Senior Floating-Rate
Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
and Xxxxx Xxxxx Management, a Massachusetts
business trust (the "Administrator").
1. Duties of the Administrator. The Fund
hereby employs the Administrator to act as
administrator for and to administer the affairs of the
Fund, subject to the supervision of the Trustees of
the Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in
this Agreement.
The Administrator hereby accepts such
employment, and agrees to administer the Fund's
business affairs and, in connection therewith, to
furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all
necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel
for administering the affairs of the Fund. The
Administrator shall also pay the salaries and
compensation of all officers and Trustees of the
Fund who are members of the Administrator's
organization and who render executive and
administrative services to the Fund, and the salaries
and compensation of all other personnel of the
Administrator performing management and
administrative services for the Fund. The
Administrator shall for all purposes herein be
deemed to be an independent contractor and shall,
except as otherwise expressly provided or
authorized, have no authority to act for or represent
the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an
agent of the Fund.
In connection with its responsibilities as
Administrator of the Fund, the Administrator will:
* assist in preparing all annual, semi-annual and
other reports required to be sent to Fund
shareholders and/or with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and arrange
for the printing and dissemination of such
reports to shareholders;
* prepare and assemble all reports required to
be filed by the Fund with the SEC on Forms N-
SAR, or on such other form as the SEC may
substitute for Form N-SAR, and file such
reports with the SEC;
* review the provision of services by the
Fund's independent accountants, including,
but not limited to, the preparation by such
firm of audited financial statements of the
Fund and the Fund's federal, state and local
tax returns; and make such reports and
recommendations to the Trustees of the Fund
concerning the performance of the
independent accountants as the Trustees
deem appropriate;
* arrange for the filing with the appropriate
authorities all required federal, state and local
tax returns;
* arrange for the dissemination to shareholders
of the Fund's proxy materials, and oversee
the tabulation of proxies by the Fund's
transfer agent or other duly authorized proxy
tabulator;
* review and supervise the provision of
custodian services to the Fund; and make such
reports and recommendations to the Trustees
concerning the provision of such services as
the Trustees deem appropriate;
* oversee the valuation of all such portfolio
investments and other assets of the Fund as
may be designated by the Trustees (subject
to any guidelines, directions and instructions
of the Trustees), and review and supervise the
calculation of the net asset value of the
Fund's shares by the custodian;
* negotiate the terms and conditions under
which transfer agency and dividend
disbursing services will be provided to the
Fund, and the fees to be paid by the Fund in
connection therewith; review and supervise
the provision of transfer agency and dividend
disbursing services to the Fund; and make
such reports and recommendations to the
Trustees concerning the performance of the
Fund's transfer and dividend disbursing
agent as the Trustees deem appropriate;
* establish the accounting policies of the Fund;
reconcile accounting issues which may arise
with respect to the Fund's operations; and
consult with the Fund's independent
accountants, legal counsel, custodian,
accounting and bookkeeping agents and
transfer and dividend disbursing agent as
necessary in connection therewith;
* determine the amount of all distributions (if
any) to be paid by the Fund to its
shareholders; prepare and arrange for the
publishing of notices to shareholders
regarding such distributions (if required) and
provide the Fund's transfer and dividend
disbursing agent and custodian with such
information as is required for such parties to
effect the payment of distributions and to
implement the Fund's dividend
reinvestment plan;
* review the Fund's bills and authorize
payments of such bills by the Fund's
custodian;
* oversee services provided to the Fund by
external counsel;
* make recommendations to the Trustees as to
whether the Fund should make repurchase or
tender offers for its own shares; arrange for
the preparation and filing of all documents
required to be filed by the Fund with the SEC;
arrange for the preparation and dissemination
of all appropriate repurchase or tender offer
documents and papers on behalf of the Fund;
and supervise and conduct the Fund's
periodic repurchase or tender offers for its
own shares;
* monitor any variance between the market
value and net asset value per share, and
periodically report to the Trustees available
actions that may conform such values;
* monitor the activities of any shareholder
servicing agent retained by the Administrator
and periodically report to the Trustees about
such activities;
* arrange for the preparation and filing of all
other reports, forms, registration statements
and documents required to be filed by the
Fund with the SEC, the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority and any securities
exchange where Fund shares are listed; and
* provide other internal legal, auditing,
accounting and administrative services as
ordinarily required in conducting the Fund's
business affairs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Administrator shall not be deemed to have assumed
any duties with respect to, and shall not be
responsible for, the management of the Fund's
assets or the rendering of investment advice and
supervision with respect thereto or the distribution
of shares of the Fund, nor shall the Administrator be
deemed to have assumed or have any responsibility
with respect to functions specifically assumed by any
transfer agent, custodian or shareholder servicing
agent of the Fund.
Sub-Administrators. The Administrator may
employ one or more sub-administrators from time
to time to perform such of the acts and services of
the Administrator and upon such terms and
conditions as may be agreed upon between the
Administrator and such sub-administrators and
approved by the Trustees of the Fund, all as
permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2. Compensation of the Administrator.
The Board of Trustees of the Fund have currently
determined that, based on the current level of
compensation payable to Xxxxx Xxxxx Management
by the Fund under the Fund's present Investment
Advisory Agreement with Xxxxx Xxxxx Management,
the Administrator shall receive no compensation
from the Fund in respect of the services to be
rendered and the facilities to be provided by the
Administrator under this Agreement. If the Trustees
subsequently determine that the Fund should
compensate the Administrator for such services and
facilities, such compensation shall be set forth in a
new agreement or in an amendment to this
Agreement to be entered into by the parties hereto.
3. Allocation of Charges and Expenses. It
is understood that the Fund will pay all its expenses
other than those expressly stated to be payable by
the Administrator hereunder, which expenses
payable by the Fund shall include, without implied
limitation:
* expenses of maintaining the Fund and
continuing its existence;
* commissions, fees and other expenses
connected with the acquisition and
disposition of securities and other
investments;
* auditing, accounting and legal expenses;
* taxes and interest;
* governmental fees;
* expenses of repurchase and redemption (if
any) of shares, including all expenses incurred
in conducting repurchase and tender offers
for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares;
* expenses of registering and qualifying the
Fund and its shares under federal and state
securities laws and of preparing registration
statements and amendments for such
purposes, and fees and expenses of
registering and maintaining registrations of
the Fund under state securities laws;
* registration of the Fund under the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
* expenses of reports and notices to
shareholders and of meetings of shareholders
and proxy solicitations therefor;
* expenses of reports to regulatory bodies;
* insurance expenses;
* association membership dues;
* fees, expenses and disbursements of
custodians and subcustodians for all services
to the Fund (including without limitation
safekeeping of funds, securities and other
investments, keeping of books and accounts
and determination of net asset values);
* fees, expenses and disbursements of transfer
agents, dividend disbursing agents,
shareholder servicing agents and registrars
for all services to the Fund;
* expenses of listing shares with a stock
exchange;
* any direct charges to shareholders approved
by the Trustees of the Fund;
* compensation and expenses of Trustees of
the Fund who are not members of the
Administrator's organization;
* all payments to be made and expenses to be
assumed by the Fund in connection with the
distribution of Fund shares;
* any pricing and valuation services employed
by the Fund to value its investments including
primary and comparative valuation services;
* any investment advisory, sub-advisory or
similar management fee payable by the Fund;
* all expenses incurred in connection with the
Fund's use of a line of credit, or issuing and
maintaining preferred shares; and
* such non-recurring items as may arise,
including expenses incurred in connection
with litigation, proceedings and claims and
the obligation of the Fund to indemnify its
Trustees and officers with respect thereto.
4. Other Interests. It is understood that
Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Fund are
or may be or become interested in the
Administrator as trustees, officers, employees,
shareholders or otherwise and that trustees, officers,
employees and shareholders of the Administrator
are or may be or become similarly interested in the
Fund, and that the Administrator may be or become
interested in the Fund as a shareholder or otherwise.
It is also understood that trustees, officers,
employees and shareholders of the Administrator
may be or become interested (as directors, trustees,
officers, employees, shareholders or otherwise) in
other companies or entities (including, without
limitation, other investment companies) that the
Administrator may organize, sponsor or acquire, or
with which it may merge or consolidate, and which
may include the words "Xxxxx Xxxxx" or any
combination thereof as part of their name, and that
the Administrator or its subsidiaries or affiliates may
enter into advisory or management or
administration agreements or other contracts or
relationship with such other companies or entities.
5. Limitation of Liability of the
Administrator. The services of the Administrator to
the Fund are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the
Administrator being free to render services to
others and engage in other business activities. In
the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or
duties hereunder on the part of the Administrator,
the Administrator shall not be subject to liability to
the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any
act or omission in the course of, or connected with,
rendering services hereunder or for any losses which
may be sustained in the acquisition, holding or
disposition of any security or other investment.
6. Duration and Termination of this
Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective
upon the date of its execution, and, unless
terminated as herein provided, shall remain in full
force and effect through and including the second
anniversary of the execution of this Agreement and
shall continue in full force and effect indefinitely
thereafter, but only so long as such continuance
after such date is specifically approved at least
annually (i) by the Board of Trustees of the Fund and
(ii) by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the
Fund who are not interested persons of the
Administrator or the Fund.
Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty
(60) days' prior written notice to the other,
terminate this Agreement without the payment of
any penalty, by action of the Trustees of the Fund or
the trustee of the Administrator, as the case may be,
and the Fund may, at any time upon such written
notice to the Administrator, terminate the
Agreement by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund. This Agreement shall
terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment.
7. Amendments of the Agreement. This
Agreement may be amended by a writing signed by
both parties hereto, provided that no amendment
to this Agreement shall be effective until approved
(i) by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the
Fund who are not interested persons of the
Administrator or the Fund, and (ii) by vote of the
Board of Trustees of the Fund.
8. Limitation of Liability. Each party
expressly acknowledges the provision in the other
party's Agreement and Declaration of Trust limiting
the personal liability of trustees, officers and
shareholders, and each party hereby agrees that it
shall only have recourse to the assets of the other
party for payment of claims or obligations arising
out of this Agreement and shall not seek satisfaction
from the Trustees, officers or shareholders of the
other party.
9. Use of the Name "Xxxxx Xxxxx." The
Administrator hereby consents to the use by the
Fund of the name "Xxxxx Xxxxx" as part of the
Fund's name; provided, however, that such consent
shall be conditioned upon the employment of the
Administrator or one of its affiliates as the
administrator of the Fund. The name "Xxxxx
Xxxxx" or any variation thereof may be used from
time to time in other connections and for other
purposes by the Administrator and its affiliates and
other investment companies that have obtained
consent to the use of the name "Xxxxx Xxxxx."
The Administrator shall have the right to require the
Fund to cease using the name "Xxxxx Xxxxx" as
part of the Fund's name if the Fund ceases, for any
reason, to employ the Administrator or one of its
affiliates as the Fund's administrator. Future names
adopted by the Fund for itself, insofar as such names
include identifying words requiring the consent of
the Administrator, shall be the property of the
Administrator and shall be subject to the same terms
and conditions.
10. Certain Definitions. The terms
"assignment" and "interested persons" when
used herein shall have the respective meanings
specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as
now in effect or as hereafter amended subject,
however, to such exemptions as may be granted by
the Securities and Exchange Commission by any rule,
regulation or order. The term "vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities" shall mean the
vote of the lesser of (a) 67 per centum or more of
the shares of the Fund present or represented by
proxy at the meeting if the holders of more than 50
per centum of the outstanding shares of the Fund
are present or represented by proxy at the meeting,
or (b) more than 50 per centum of the outstanding
shares of the Fund.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be executed on the
day and year first above written.
XXXXX XXXXX SENIOR FLOATING-RATE
XXXXX XXXXX MANAGEMENT
TRUST
By: By:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Gemma
Treasurer
Vice President
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