As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2014

1933 Act File No. 333-196373

1940 Act File No. 811-21080

 

 

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-2

 

 

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

x   

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

  
¨    Pre-Effective Amendment No.   
x    Post-Effective Amendment No. 1   
   and   
x   

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

  
x    Amendment No. 27   

 

 

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND

 

 

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, Illinois 60563

(630) 245-7200

 

 

Agent for Service

John P. Calamos, Sr.

President

Calamos Advisors LLC

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, Illinois 60563

 

 

Copies of Communications to:

Eric S. Purple

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

 

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: From time to time after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this form are offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box.   x

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-196373) of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely for the purpose of filing exhibits to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 consists only of a facing page, this explanatory note and Part C of the Registration Statement on Form N-2 setting forth the exhibits to the Registration Statement. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 does not modify any other part of the Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The contents of the Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.


PART C — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 25: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

1. Financial Statements:

The Registrant’s audited statement of assets and liabilities, statement of operations, statements of changes in net assets, statement of cash flows, and financial highlights as of and for the year ended October 31, 2013, notes to such statements and report of independent registered public accounting firm thereon are included in the Registration Statement. The Registrant’s unaudited statement of assets and liabilities, statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, statement of cash flows, financial highlights and schedule of investments as of April 30, 2014 and notes to such are included in the Registration Statement.

2. Exhibits:

 

a.1.    Agreement and Declaration of Trust. (7)
a.2.    Certificate of Trust. (2)
b.    By-laws. (8)
c.    None.
d.1    Form of Common Share Certificate. (3)
d.2    Form of Preferred Share Certificate. (5)
d.3    Form of Note. (1)
d.4    Indenture of Trust. (1)
d.5    Form of Supplemental Indenture of Trust. (1)
e.    Terms and Conditions of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. (4)
f.    None.
g.    Investment Management Agreement with Calamos Advisors LLC. (7)
h.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Common Shares. (4)
h.2    Form of Master Agreement Among Underwriters relating to Common Shares. (3)
h.3    Form of Master Selected Dealers Agreement relating to Common Shares. (3)
h.4    Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Preferred Shares. (4)
h.5    Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Notes. (1)
h.6    Form of Sales Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2014, among Registrant, Calamos Advisors LLC and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC. (9)
i.    None.
j.1    Custody Agreement. (6)
j.2    Amendment to Appendix A to Custody Agreement. (7)
k.1    Stock Transfer Agency Agreement. (7)
k.2    Amended and Restated Financial Accounting Services Agreement. (7)
k.3    Master Services Agreement. (4)
k.4    Amendment to Appendix A to Master Services Agreement. (7)
k.5    Form of Auction Agency Agreement relating to Preferred Shares. (5)
k.6    Form of Broker - Dealer Agreement relating to Preferred Shares. (5)
k.7    Form of Auction Agency Agreement relating to Notes. (1)
k.8    Form of Broker - Dealer Agreement relating to Notes. (1)
k.9    Form of DTC Representations Letter relating to Preferred Shares and Notes. (4)
l.1    Opinion of K&L Gates LLP regarding Common Shares. (9)
l.2    Opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell LLP regarding Common Shares. (9)
l.3    Opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell LLP regarding shelf registration. (8)
m.    None.
n.    Consent of Auditors. (9)
o.    Not applicable.
p.    Subscription Agreement. (7)
q.    None.


r.1    Code of Ethics. (6)
s.    Powers of Attorney. (9)

 

(1) To be filed by post-effective amendment.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s initial Registration Statement on Form N-2 (1933 Act File No. 333-86678) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 22, 2002.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (1933 Act File No. 333-86678) as filed with the Commission on June 21, 2002.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (1933 Act File No. 333-146945) as filed with the SEC on February 22, 2008.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (1933 Act File No. 333-96997) as filed with the SEC on September 9, 2002.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (1933 Act File No. 333-146945) as filed with the SEC on March 9, 2010.
(7) Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s initial Registration Statement on Form N-2 (1933 Act File No. 333-173767) as filed with the SEC on April 28, 2011.
(8) Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (1933 Act File No. 333-196373) as filed with the SEC on November 25, 2014.
(9) Filed herewith.

ITEM 26: MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS

The information contained under “Plan of Distribution” on Page S-8 of the prospectus supplement for common shares filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) on December 2, 2014 is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 27: OTHER OFFERING EXPENSES AND DISTRIBUTION

The following table sets forth the estimated expenses to be incurred in connection with all offerings described in this Registration Statement:

 

Registration fees

   $ 25,760   

Printing (other than certificates)

     78,000   

FINRA fees

     30,500   

Accounting fees and expenses

     30,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     213,000   

Miscellaneous

     69,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 446,260 (*) 
  

 

 

 

 

(*) These expenses will be borne by the Fund unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement.

The following table sets forth the estimated expenses to be incurred in connection with the offering of common shares described in the prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) on December 2, 2014:

 

Registration fees

   $ 0   

Printing (other than certificates)

     26,000   

FINRA fees

     0   


Accounting fees and expenses

     10,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     71,000   

Miscellaneous

     23,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 130,000 (*) 
  

 

 

 

 

(*) These expenses will be borne by the Fund.

ITEM 28. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL

None.

ITEM 29. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of September 30, 2014, the number of record holders of each class of securities of the Registrant was:

 

TITLE OF CLASS

  

NUMBER OF RECORD HOLDERS

Common shares (no par value)

   97

ITEM 30. INDEMNIFICATION

The Registrant’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration”), dated September 13, 2006, provides that every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or an officer, employee or agent of the Registrant (including any individual who serves at its request as director, officer, partner, employee, Trustee, agent or the like of another organization in which it has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (“Covered Person”) shall be indemnified by the Registrant or the appropriate series of the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Covered Person and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof; provided that no indemnification shall be provided to a Covered Person (i) who shall have been adjudicated by a court or body before which the proceeding was brought (A) to be liable to the Registrant or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office, or (B) not to have acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be or not opposed to the best interest of the Registrant; or (ii) in the event of a settlement, unless there has been a determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office; (A) by the court or other body approving the settlement; (B) by at least a majority of those Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the matter based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry); (C) by written opinion of independent legal counsel based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) or (D) by a vote of a majority of the Outstanding Shares entitled to vote (excluding any Outstanding Shares owned of record or beneficially by such individual).

The Declaration also provides that if any shareholder or former shareholder of the Registrant shall be held personally liable solely by reason of his being or having been a shareholder and not because of his acts or omissions or for some other reason, the shareholder or former shareholder (or his heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives or in the case of any entity, its general successor) shall be entitled out of the assets belonging to the Registrant to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such liability. The Registrant shall, upon request by such shareholder, assume the defense of any claim made against such shareholder for any act or obligation of the series and satisfy any judgment thereon from the assets of the series.

The Registrant, its Trustees and officers, its investment adviser, the other investment companies advised by the adviser and certain persons affiliated with them are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the insurance, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings. The insurance expressly excludes coverage for any Trustee or officer whose personal dishonesty, fraudulent breach of trust, lack of good faith, or intention to deceive or defraud has been finally adjudicated or may be established or who willfully fails to act prudently.


Section 9 of the Amended and Restated Sales Agreement previously filed as Exhibit h.6 to this Registration Statement provides for each of the parties thereto, including the Registrant and the underwriters, to indemnify the others, their Trustees, directors, certain of their officers, Trustees, directors and persons who control them against certain liabilities in connection with the offering described herein, including liabilities under the federal securities laws.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), may be available to Trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant’s expenses incurred or paid by a Trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such Trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

ITEM 31. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER

The information in the Statement of Additional Information under the caption “Management of the Fund—Trustees and Officers” is incorporated by reference.

ITEM 32. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

All such accounts, books, and other documents are maintained at the offices of the Registrant, at the offices of the Registrant’s investment manager, Calamos Advisors LLC 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois 60563, at the offices of the Custodian and Accounting Agent, 200 Clarendon Street, P.O. Box 9130, Boston, Massachusetts 02117-9130 or at the offices of the Transfer Agent, P.O. Box 358016, Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8016.

ITEM 33. MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Not applicable.

ITEM 34. UNDERTAKINGS

 

1. The Registrant undertakes to suspend the offering of shares until the prospectus is amended if (1) subsequent to the effective date of its registration statement, the net asset value declines more than ten percent from its net asset value as of the effective date of the registration statement or (2) the net asset value increases to an amount greater than its net proceeds as stated in the prospectus.

 

2. Not applicable.

 

3. Not applicable.

 

4. The securities being registered will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the 1933 Act. Accordingly, the Registrant undertakes:

 

  (a) to file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, in accordance with no action relief granted to the Registrant on February 14, 2011:

 

  (1) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act;

 

  (2) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and


  (3) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 

  (b) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

 

  (c) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;

 

  (d) that, for the purpose of determining liability under the 1933 Act to any purchaser, if the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C: each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 497(b), (c), (d) or (e) under the 1933 Act as part of this registration statement relating to an offering, other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A under the 1933 Act, shall be deemed to be part of and included in this registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in this registration statement or prospectus that is part of this registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into this registration or prospectus that is part of this registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in this registration statement or prospectus that was part of this registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use;

 

  (e) that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the 1933 Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities:

The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser:

 

  (1) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the 1933 Act;

 

  (2) the portion of any advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the 1933 Act relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

 

  (3) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

 

5. (a) For the purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of a registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the Registrant under Rule 497(h) under the 1933 Act shall be deemed to be part of the Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  (b) For the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

6. The Registrant undertakes to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prominent delivery within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request the Registrant’s statement of additional information.


7. Upon each issuance of securities pursuant to this Registration Statement, the Registrant undertakes to file a form of prospectus and/or form of prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 497 and a post-effective amendment to the extent required by the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, but not limited to a post-effective amendment pursuant to Rule 462(c) or Rule 462(d) under the 1933 Act.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in this City of Naperville and State of Illinois, on the 2 nd day of December, 2014.

 

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE

OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND

By:

 

/s/ John P. Calamos, Sr.

  John P. Calamos, Sr.
  Trustee and President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.

 

Name

 

Title

     

Date

/s/ John P. Calamos, Sr.

  Trustee and President (principal executive officer)   )   December 2, 2014
John P. Calamos, Sr.     )  
    )  

/s/ Weston W. Marsh*

  Trustee   )  
Weston W. Marsh     )  
    )  

/s/ John E. Neal*

  Trustee   )  
John E. Neal     )  
    )  

/s/ William Rybak*

  Trustee   )  
William Rybak     )  
    )  

/s/ Stephen Timbers*            

  Trustee   )  

Stephen B. Timbers

     

/s/ David D. Tripple            

  Trustee   )  
David D. Tripple     )  
     

/s/ Nimish S. Bhatt            

  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   )   December 2, 2014
Nimish S. Bhatt     )  
    )  
* John P. Calamos, Sr. signs this document pursuant to powers of attorney filed herewith.

 

By:  

/s/ John P. Calamos, Sr.

  John P. Calamos, Sr.
  Attorney-in-Fact
  December 2, 2014

Exhibit h.6

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND

UP TO 7,500,000 COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

CAPITAL ON DEMAND™

SALES AGREEMENT

December 2, 2014

JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC

780 Third Avenue, 3 rd Floor

New York, NY 10017

Ladies and Gentlemen:

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Fund ”), CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Adviser ”) and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“ Jones ”) previously entered into a sales agreement dated June 6, 2011, as amended, (the “ Prior Agreement ”). The parties hereby terminate the Prior Agreement and confirm their agreement in the form of this Sales Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) as follows:

1. Issuance and Sale of Shares . The Fund agrees that, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, it may issue and sell through Jones, acting as agent and/or principal, up to seven million five hundred thousand (7,500,000) of the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share (the “ Shares ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree that compliance with the limitations set forth in this Section 1 on the number of Shares issued and sold under this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Fund, and Jones shall have no obligation in connection with such compliance. The issuance and sale of Shares through Jones will be effected pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined below) filed by the Fund and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”).

The Fund has entered into (i) an Investment Management Agreement with the Adviser dated as of June 17, 2002, (ii) a Master Custodian Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company dated as of September 11, 2009, (iii) a Stock Transfer Agency Agreement with The Bank of New York dated as of June 15, 2007, (iv) an Amended and Restated Financial Accounting Services Agreement with the Adviser dated as of December 13, 2004, and (v) a Master Services Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company dated as of March 15, 2004, as effective with respect to the Fund as of October 21, 2004 and such agreements are herein referred to as the “ Advisory Agreement ,” the “ Custodian Agreement ”, the “ Transfer


Agency Agreement ,” the “ Accounting Agreement ” and the “ Administration Agreement ,” respectively. Collectively, the Advisory Agreement, the Custodian Agreement, the Transfer Agency Agreement, the Accounting Agreement and the Administration Agreement are herein referred to as the “ Fund Agreements . In addition, the Fund has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan pursuant to which holders of Shares shall have their dividends automatically reinvested in additional Shares unless they elect to receive such dividends in cash, and such plan is herein referred to as the “ Dividend Reinvestment Plan .”

The Fund has filed, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “ Securities Act ”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “ Investment Company Act ”), with the Commission a registration statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-196373 and 811-21080) (the “ Original Registration Statement ”), including a base prospectus (“ Basic Prospectus ”), with respect to the Shares. The Fund shall prepare one or more supplements relating to the Shares (collectively, the “ Prospectus Supplement ”) to the Basic Prospectus, to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act. The Fund shall furnish to Jones, for use by Jones, copies of the Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, relating to the Shares. Except where the context otherwise requires, the Original Registration Statement, as amended when it became effective, including all documents filed as part thereof, and including any information contained in a Prospectus Supplement subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act is herein called the “ Registration Statement . ” The Basic Prospectus, as it may be supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, in the form in which such prospectus and/or Prospectus Supplement have most recently been filed by the Fund with the Commission pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act, is herein called the “ Prospectus . ” For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or to any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include any copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (“ EDGAR ”).

2. Placements . Each time that the Fund wishes to issue and sell Shares hereunder (each, a Placement ), it will notify Jones by e-mail notice (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties) containing the parameters in accordance with which it desires the Shares to be sold, which shall, at a minimum, include the number of Shares to be issued (the Placement Shares ), the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of Placement Shares that may be sold in any one day and any minimum price below which sales may not be made (a Placement Notice ), a form of which, containing such minimum sales parameters necessary, is attached hereto as Schedule 1 . The Placement Notice shall originate from any of the individuals from the Fund set forth on Schedule 3 (with a copy to each of the other individuals from the Fund listed on such schedule), and shall be addressed to each of the individuals from Jones set forth on Schedule 3 , as such Schedule 3 may be amended from time to time. The Placement Notice shall be effective upon receipt by Jones unless and until (i) in accordance with the notice requirement set forth in Section 4 , Jones declines to accept the terms contained therein for any reason, in its sole discretion, (ii) the entire amount of the Placement Shares have been sold, (iii) in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 4 , the Fund suspends or terminates the Placement Notice, (iv) the Fund issues a subsequent Placement Notice with parameters superseding those on the earlier dated Placement

 

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Notice, or (v) the Agreement has been terminated under the provisions of Section 11 . The amount of any discount, commission or other compensation to be paid by the Fund to Jones in connection with the sale of the Placement Shares shall be calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in Schedule 2 . It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that neither the Fund nor Jones will have any obligation whatsoever with respect to a Placement or any Placement Shares unless and until the Fund delivers a Placement Notice to Jones and Jones does not decline, within the time period specified in Section 4 , such Placement Notice pursuant to the terms set forth above, and then only upon the terms specified therein and herein. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Placement Notice, the terms of the Placement Notice will control.

3. Sale of Placement Shares by Jones. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, upon the Fund’s issuance of a Placement Notice, and unless the sale of the Placement Shares described therein has been declined, suspended or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Jones, for the period specified in the Placement Notice, will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such Placement Shares up to the amount specified, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Placement Notice. Jones will provide written confirmation to the Fund no later than the opening of the Trading Day (as defined below) immediately following the Trading Day on which it has made sales of Placement Shares hereunder setting forth the number of Placement Shares sold on such day, the compensation payable by the Fund with respect to such sales, with an itemization of deductions made by Jones (as set forth in Section 5(a) ) from the gross proceeds that it receives from such sales, and the Net Proceeds (as defined below) payable to the Fund. The Fund and the Adviser each acknowledge that Jones intends to sell the Placement Shares in privately negotiated transactions and/or any other method permitted by law, including sales made directly on the The NASDAQ Global Select Market (“ NASDAQ ”), the then-existing trading market for the Shares or sales made to or through a market maker or through an electronic communications network, or in any other manner that may be deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act. To the extent that Jones acts as the Fund’s agent with respect to any such sale, Jones covenants that it will comply with all prospectus delivery requirements imposed under applicable federal and state securities laws. The Fund and the Adviser each acknowledge and agree that (i) there can be no assurance that Jones will be successful in selling Placement Shares, and (ii) Jones will not incur any liability or obligation to the Fund or the Adviser or any other person or entity if it does not sell Placement Shares for any reason other than a failure by Jones to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such Placement Shares as required under this Section 3 . For the purposes hereof, Trading Day means any day on which Shares are purchased and sold on the principal exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or quoted.

4. Suspension of Sales . The Fund or Jones may, upon notice to the other party in writing within two business days following the delivery or receipt, as applicable, of the Placement Notice (including by e-mail correspondence to all of the individuals of the other party set forth on Schedule 3 or by telephone (confirmed immediately by verifiable facsimile transmission or e-mail correspondence to all of the individuals of the other party set forth on Schedule 3 )), suspend or refuse to undertake any sale of Placement Shares; provided , however , that such suspension or refusal shall not affect or impair either party’s obligations with respect to any Placement Shares sold hereunder prior to the receipt of such notice. Each of the parties hereto

 

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agrees that no such notice shall be effective against the other unless it is made to the individuals named on Schedule 3 hereto in accordance with this Section 4 , as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.

5. Settlement .

(a) Settlement of Placement Shares . Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Placement Notice, settlement for sales of Placement Shares will occur on the third (3 rd ) Business Day (or such earlier day as is industry practice for regular-way trading) following the date on which such sales are made (each, a Settlement Date ). The amount of proceeds to be delivered to the Fund on a Settlement Date against the receipt of the Placement Shares sold (the Net Proceeds ) will be equal to the aggregate sales price at which such Placement Shares were sold, after deduction for (i) Jones’s commission, discount or other compensation for such sales payable by the Fund pursuant to Section 2 hereof, (ii) any other amounts due and payable by the Fund to Jones hereunder pursuant to Section 7(e) hereof, and (iii) any transaction fees imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory organization in respect of such sales.

(b) Delivery of Shares . On or before each Settlement Date, the Fund will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer the Placement Shares being sold by crediting Jones’s or its designee’s account at The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian ( DWAC ) System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto and, upon receipt of such Placement Shares, which in all cases shall be freely tradable, transferable, registered shares in good deliverable form, Jones will deliver the related Net Proceeds in same day funds to an account designated by the Fund prior to the Settlement Date. The Fund agrees that if the Fund defaults on its obligation to deliver Placement Shares on a Settlement Date, the Fund and the Adviser each agree that, in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 9(a) hereto, it will (i) hold Jones harmless against any loss, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Fund and (ii) pay to Jones any commission, discount, or other compensation to which it would otherwise have been entitled absent such default.

6. Representations and Warranties of the Fund and Adviser .

(a) Representations and Warranties by the Fund and the Adviser . The Fund and the Adviser, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Jones as of the date hereof, as of each Representation Date (as defined in Section 7(j) below) and as of the time of each sale of Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Applicable Time ”), and agree with Jones, as follows:

(1) Compliance with Registration Requirements . The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act. The Fund has complied to the Commission’s satisfaction with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Fund, are contemplated by the Commission.

 

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The Prospectus when filed complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and Investment Company Act. On each Representation Date and as of each Applicable Time, (1) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, complied or will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and Investment Company Act, (2) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, did not, does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and did not, does not and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (3) the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact, and did not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties set forth in the immediately preceding sentence do not apply to, and neither the Fund nor the Adviser makes any representations or warranties as to, statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to Jones furnished to the Fund by Jones in writing expressly for use therein.

The Fund’s registration statement on Form 8-A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ Exchange Act ”) is effective.

(2) Independent Accountants . Deloitte & Touche LLP, who audited the financial statements and financial highlights included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, are independent registered public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act.

(3) Financial Statements . The financial statements of the Fund included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules (if any) and notes, present fairly the financial position of the Fund at the dates indicated and the results of operations and cash flows of the Fund for the periods specified; and all such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and comply with all applicable accounting requirements under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act. The supporting schedules, if any, included in the Registration Statement present fairly, in accordance with GAAP, the information required to be stated therein, and the other financial and statistical information and data included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus are accurately derived from such financial statements and the books and records of the Fund.

(4) No Material Adverse Change in Business . Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business affairs of the Fund, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (any such change is called a “ Fund Material Adverse Effect ”) and (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Fund which are material with respect to the Fund other than those in the ordinary course of its business as described in the Prospectus.

 

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(5) Good Standing of the Fund . The Fund has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and has power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Fund Agreements; and the Fund is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires qualification, except for any such jurisdiction where failure to be in good standing would not have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.

(6) No Subsidiaries . The Fund has no subsidiaries.

(7) Investment Company Status . The Fund is duly registered under the Investment Company Act as a closed-end, diversified management investment company under the Investment Company Act, and the Investment Company Act Notification has been duly filed with the Commission. The Fund has not received any notice from the Commission pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Investment Company Act with respect to the Investment Company Act Notification or the Registration Statement. “ Investment Company Act Notification ” means a notification of registration of the Fund as an investment company under the Investment Company Act on Form N-8A, as the Investment Company Act Notification may be amended from time to time.

(8) Officers and Trustees . No person is serving or acting as an officer, trustee or investment adviser of the Fund except in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ Advisers Act ”). Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, no trustee of the Fund is (A) an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Fund or (B) an “affiliated person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of Jones. For purposes of this
Section 6(a)(8)
, the Fund and the Adviser shall be entitled to rely on representations from such officers and trustees.

(9) Capitalization . The Fund’s authorized, issued and outstanding common shares of beneficial interest are as set forth in the Prospectus. All of the Fund’s issued and outstanding common shares of beneficial interest have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and have been offered and sold or exchanged by the Fund in compliance with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, federal and state securities laws); none of the Fund’s outstanding common shares of beneficial interest were issued in violation of any preemptive or other similar rights of any security holder of the Fund. No preferred shares of the Fund are currently outstanding. The Placement Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefore in accordance with this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any preemptive or other similar rights.

(10) Power and Authority . The Fund has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Fund Agreements; the execution and delivery of, and the

 

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performance by the Fund of its obligations under this Agreement and the Fund Agreements have been duly and validly authorized by the Fund; and this Agreement and the Fund Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by the Fund and constitute the valid and legally binding agreements of the Fund, enforceable against the Fund in accordance with their terms, except as rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by federal or state securities laws and subject to the qualification that the enforceability of the Fund’s obligations hereunder and thereunder may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

(11) Agreements’ Compliance with Law . This Agreement and each of the Fund Agreements comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act.

(12) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts . The Fund is not (i) in violation of the Fund’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust and any amendments thereto (the “ Declaration of Trust ”) or the Fund’s By-laws, (ii) in breach or default in the performance of the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, declaration of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject or (iii) in violation of any law, ordinance, administrative or governmental rule or regulation applicable to the Fund or of any decree of the Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”), any state securities commission, any foreign securities commission, any national securities exchange, any arbitrator, any court or any other governmental, regulatory, self regulatory or administrative agency or any official having jurisdiction over the Fund, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for such breaches, defaults or violations which would not have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.

(13) Absence of Proceedings . There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Fund, threatened, against or affecting the Fund which is required to be disclosed in the Prospectus (other than as disclosed therein), or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Fund Material Adverse Effect, or that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets of the Fund or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the performance by the Fund of its obligations under this Agreement or the Fund Agreements; the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Fund is a party or of which any of its property or assets is the subject which are not described in the Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required by the Securities Act or the Investment Company Act, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Fund Material Adverse Effect.

(14) Accuracy of Descriptions and Exhibits . The statements set forth under the headings “Closed-End Fund Structure,” “Certain Provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-laws, Including Antitakeover Provisions” and “Certain Federal Income Tax Matters” in the Prospectus and “Certain Federal Income Tax

 

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Matters” in the Statement of Additional Information, insofar as such statements purport to summarize certain provisions of the Investment Company Act, the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, the Fund’s Declaration of Trust, U.S. federal income tax law and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, fairly and accurately summarize such provisions in all material respects; all descriptions in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus of any Fund documents are accurate in all material respects; and there are no franchises, contracts, indentures, mortgages, deeds of trust, loan or credit agreements, bonds, notes, debentures, evidences of indebtedness, leases or other instruments or agreements required to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required by the Securities Act or the Investment Company Act which have not been so described and filed as required.

(15) Absence of Further Requirements . (A) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, and (B) no authorization, approval, vote or other consent of any other person or entity, is necessary or required for the performance by the Fund of its obligations under this Agreement or the Fund Agreements, for the offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the Placement Shares hereunder, or for the consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Fund Agreements, in each case on the terms contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except such as have been already obtained and under the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act, the rules and regulations of FINRA and NASDAQ and such as may be required under state securities laws.

(16) Non-Contravention . Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the Fund Agreements nor the consummation by the Fund of the transactions herein or therein contemplated (i) constitutes or will constitute a breach of the Declaration of Trust or By-laws of the Fund, (ii) constitutes or will constitute a breach of or a default under, any agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which the Fund is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or (iii) violates or will violate any statute, law, regulation or filing or judgment, injunction, order or decree applicable to the Fund or any of its properties or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Fund pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Fund is a party or by which the Fund may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Fund is subject.

(17) Possession of Licenses and Permits . The Fund has such licenses, permits, and authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities (“ permits ”) as are necessary to own its property and to conduct its business in the manner described in the Prospectus; the Fund has fulfilled and performed all its material obligations with respect to such permits and no event has occurred which allows or, after notice or lapse of time, would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other material impairment of the rights of the Fund under any such permit, subject in each case to such qualification as may be set forth in the Prospectus; and, except as described in the Prospectus, none of such permits contains any restriction that is materially burdensome to the Fund.

 

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(18) Distribution of Offering Material . The Fund has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of (i) an applicable Settlement Date and (ii) completion of the distribution of the Placement Shares, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Placement Shares other than the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, sales material or other materials permitted by the Securities Act or the Investment Company Act.

(19) Absence of Registration Rights . There are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities (debt or equity) (A) registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement or (B) otherwise registered by the Fund under the Securities Act or the Investment Company Act. There are no persons with tag-along rights or other similar rights to have any securities (debt or equity) included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement or sold in connection with the sale of Placement Shares by the Fund pursuant to this Agreement.

(20) NASDAQ . The Placement Shares are duly listed and admitted and authorized for trading, subject to official notice of issuance and evidence of satisfactory distribution, on NASDAQ.

(21) FINRA Matters . All of the information provided to Jones or to counsel for Jones by the Fund, its officers and Trustees in connection with letters, filings or other supplemental information provided to FINRA pursuant to FINRA’s conduct rules is true, complete and correct.

(22) Tax Returns . The Fund has filed all tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such tax, assessment, fine or penalty that is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate actions and except for such taxes, assessments, fines or penalties the nonpayment of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.

(23) Subchapter M . The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code and intends to direct the investment of the Net Proceeds in such a manner as to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code.

(24) Insurance . The Fund’s trustees and officers errors and omissions insurance policy and its fidelity bond required by Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act are in full force and effect; the Fund is in compliance with the terms of such policy and fidelity bond in all material respects; and there are no claims by the Fund under any such policy or fidelity bond as to which any insurance company is denying liability; and there are no claims by the Fund under any such policy or fidelity bond as to which any insurance company is defending under a reservation of rights clause; the Fund has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and the Fund has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage

 

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expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Fund Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus.

(25) Accounting Controls and Disclosure Controls . The Fund maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations and with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund and the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act and the Code; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability to calculate net asset value and to maintain material compliance with the books and records requirements under the Investment Company Act; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Fund employs “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are currently in effect.

(26) Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act . There is and has been no failure on the part of the Fund or any of the Fund’s trustees or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in any material respect with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “ Sarbanes Oxley Act ”), including Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

(27) Fund Compliance with Policies and Procedures . The Fund has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of the Federal Securities Laws (as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act) by the Fund, including policies and procedures that provide oversight of compliance for each investment adviser, administrator and transfer agent of the Fund.

(28) Absence of Manipulation . The Fund has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security to facilitate the sale or resale of the Placement Shares and the Fund is not aware of any such action taken or to be taken by any affiliates of the Fund, other than such actions as taken by Jones pursuant to this Agreement, so long as such actions are in compliance with all applicable law.

(29) Statistical, Demographic or Market-Related Data . Any statistical, demographic or market-related data included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus is based on or derived from sources that the Fund believes to be reliable and accurate and all such data included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus accurately reflects the materials upon which it is based or from which it was derived.

(30) Advertisements . All advertising, sales literature or other promotional material (including “prospectus wrappers”, “broker kits”, “road show slides” and “road

 

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show scripts”), whether in printed or electronic form, authorized in writing by or prepared by or at the direction of the Fund or the Adviser for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Placement Shares (collectively, “ sales material ”) complied and comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and interpretations of FINRA and if required to be filed with FINRA under FINRA’s conduct rules were provided to Troutman Sanders LLP, counsel for Jones, for filing. No sales material contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(b) Representations and Warranties by the Adviser . The Adviser represents and warrants to Jones as of the date hereof, as of each Representation Date (as defined in Section 7(j) below) and as of each Applicable Time, and agree with Jones, as follows:

(1) Investment Manager Status . The Adviser is duly registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the Investment Company Act from acting under the Advisory Agreement or the Accounting Agreement as contemplated by the Prospectus.

(2) Capitalization . The Adviser has the financial resources available to it necessary for the performance of its services and obligations as contemplated in the Prospectus and under this Agreement and the Advisory Agreement, and the Accounting Agreement.

(3) No Material Adverse Change in Business . Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business affairs of the Adviser, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (any such change is called an “ Adviser Material Adverse Effect ”) and (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Adviser in connection with the Fund which are material with respect to the Adviser other than those in the ordinary course of its business as described in the Prospectus.

(4) Good Standing . The Adviser has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and has power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Fund Agreements to which it is a party; and the Adviser is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires qualification, except for any such jurisdiction where failure to be in good standing would not have an Adviser Material Adverse Effect.

(5) Power and Authority . The Adviser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the Advisory Agreement and the Accounting Agreement; the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Adviser of its obligations under this Agreement, the Advisory Agreement and the Accounting Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the Adviser; and this Agreement, the Advisory Agreement and

 

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the Accounting Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Adviser and constitute the valid and legally binding agreements of the Adviser, enforceable against the Adviser in accordance with their terms, except as rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by federal or state securities laws and subject to the qualification that the enforceability of the Adviser’s obligations hereunder and thereunder may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

(6) Description of the Adviser . The description of the Adviser and its business and the statements attributable to the Adviser in the Prospectus complied and comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(7) Non-Contravention . Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Advisory Agreement or the Accounting Agreement nor the consummation by the Fund or the Adviser of the transactions herein or therein contemplated (i) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach of the organizational documents of the Adviser, including without limitation, its articles of organization, certificate of formation or similar organizational documents and its operating agreement, limited liability company agreement, membership agreement or other similar agreement, (ii) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach of or a default under, any agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which the Adviser is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or (iii) violates or will violate any statute, law, regulation or filing or judgment, injunction, order or decree applicable to the Adviser or any of its properties or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Adviser pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Adviser is a party or by which the Adviser may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Adviser is subject.

(8) Agreements’ Compliance with Laws . This Agreement, the Advisory Agreement and the Accounting Agreement comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act.

(9) Absence of Proceedings . There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Adviser, threatened, against or affecting the Adviser which is required to be disclosed in the Prospectus (other than as disclosed therein), or that could reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect, or that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets thereof or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the performance by the Adviser of its obligations under this Agreement, the Advisory Agreement or the Accounting Agreement; the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Adviser is a party or of which any of its property or assets is the subject which are not described in the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, could not reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(10) Absence of Further Requirements . (A) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, and (B) no authorization, approval, vote or other consent of any other person or entity, is necessary or required for the performance by the Adviser of its obligations under this Agreement, the Advisory Agreement or the Accounting Agreement, except such as have been already obtained under the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act, the rules and regulations of FINRA and NASDAQ and such as may be required under state securities laws.

(11) Possession of Permits . The Adviser has such licenses, permits and authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities (“ permits ”) as are necessary to own its property and to conduct its business in the manner described in the Prospectus; the Adviser has fulfilled and performed all its material obligations with respect to such permits and no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other material impairment of the rights of the Adviser under any such permit.

(12) Adviser Compliance with Policies and Procedures . The Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures under Rule 206(4)-7 of the Advisers Act reasonably designed to prevent violation of the Advisers Act by the Adviser and its supervised persons.

(13) Absence of Manipulation . The Adviser has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security to facilitate the sale or resale of the Placement Shares, and the Adviser is not aware of any such action taken or to be taken by any affiliates of the Adviser, other than such actions as taken by Jones pursuant to this Agreement, so long as such actions are in compliance with all applicable law.

(c) Certificates . Any certificate signed by any authorized officer of the Fund or the Adviser identified on Schedule 3 attached hereto, as such Schedule may be updated from time to time pursuant to notice properly delivered to Jones pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement and delivered to the representatives or to counsel for Jones shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Fund or the Adviser, as the case may be, to Jones as to the matters covered thereby.

7. Covenants of the Fund and the Adviser . The Fund and the Adviser, jointly and severally, covenant and agree with Jones that:

(a) The Fund will promptly advise Jones (i) when, during any period that a prospectus relating to the offer or sale of Placement Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, any amendment to the Registration Statement affecting the Placement Shares shall have become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or for any additional information,

 

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affecting or in respect of the Placement Shares, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement affecting the Placement Shares or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, and (iv) the receipt by the Fund of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Placement Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Fund will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement affecting the Placement Shares or any supplement to the Prospectus affecting the Placement Shares unless the Fund has furnished Jones with a copy for its review prior to filing, and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement affecting the Placement Shares to which Jones reasonably objects, in any event until after the end of the period during which a prospectus is required to be delivered to purchasers of the Placement Shares under the Securities Act. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the Fund will cause the Prospectus Supplement to be transmitted to the Commission for filing pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act. The Fund will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement affecting the Placement Shares and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. The Fund will timely file the requisite copies of the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 497(c) or Rule 497(h) under the Securities Act, whichever is applicable or, if applicable, will timely file the certification permitted by Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act and will advise Jones of the time and manner of such filing.

(b) During any period in which a Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered by Jones under the Securities Act with respect to a pending sale of the Placement Shares, the Fund will comply so far as it is able with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act, as from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of the Placement Shares during such period in accordance with the provisions hereof and the Prospectus, and will file with the Commission and NASDAQ all documents pursuant to the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act in the manner and within the time periods required by the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act. If during such period any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if during such period it is necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Fund will promptly notify Jones to suspend the offering of Placement Shares during such period and the Fund will promptly amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus so as to correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.

(c) During any period in which the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered by Jones under the Securities Act with respect to a pending sale of the Placement Shares, the Fund will use its best efforts to cause the Placement Shares to be listed on NASDAQ and to qualify, if necessary, the Placement Shares for sale under the securities laws of such United States jurisdictions as Jones reasonably designates and to continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Placement Shares; provided , however , that the Fund shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation or dealer in securities, file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction, or meet any other requirement in connection with this Section 7(c) deemed by the Fund to be unduly burdensome.

 

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(d) The Fund will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 15 months after the end of the Fund’s current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement covering a 12-month period that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

(e) The Fund agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Placement Shares (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Shares, (iii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Placement Shares, (iv) all fees and expenses of the Fund’s counsel and the Fund’s independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors, (v) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts) and the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and this Agreement, (vi) all filing fees, distribution fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Placement Shares for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws or any other country, including, if requested by Jones, the preparation by counsel for Jones and printing of a “Blue Sky Survey,” an “International Blue Sky Survey” or other memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising Jones of such qualifications, registrations and exemptions, (vii) the fees and expenses associated with listing the Placement Shares on NASDAQ, (viii) the filing fees incident to the review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Placement Shares, and (ix) all other fees, costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Fund of its obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except to the extent contemplated in subsection (vi) of this Section 7(e) , the Fund will not be responsible for legal fees incurred by Jones in connection with Jones’ obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation the negotiation of this Agreement. The aggregate amount of any discount, commission, expense reimbursement or other compensation to be paid by the Fund to Jones in connection with Jones’ performance of its obligations under this Agreement shall be as set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto. The Adviser agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses of its counsel.

(f) The Fund will use the Net Proceeds as described in the Prospectus

(g) The Fund will, at any time during the term of this Agreement, as supplemented from time to time, advise Jones immediately after it shall have received notice or obtained knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would alter or affect in any material respect any opinion, certificate, letter or other document required to be provided to Jones pursuant to this Agreement.

(h) The Fund will cooperate with any due diligence review conducted by Jones or its agents, including, without limitation, providing information and making available documents and senior corporate officers, as Jones may reasonably request; provided , however , that the Fund shall be required to make available documents and senior corporate officers only (i) at the Fund’s principal offices and (ii) during the Fund’s ordinary business hours. The parties acknowledge that the due diligence review contemplated by this Section 7(h) will include during

 

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the term of this Agreement (i) a bring-down diligence conference among Jones and certain officers of the Fund’s operations or legal departments upon the issuance by the Fund of a Placement Notice and (ii) a diligence conference to occur as promptly as practicable following the Fund’s filing of each of its annual and semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR and N-CSRS, respectively (the “ Reports ”) whereby the Fund will make its senior corporate officers, including portfolio managers, available to address certain diligence inquiries of Jones and will provide such additional information and documents as Jones may reasonably request. The requirement to conduct a due diligence session under this Section 7(h) shall be waived if at the time such due diligence session is required pursuant to this Agreement there is no Placement Notice outstanding or the Fund has suspended the sale of, or otherwise does not intend to sell, Placement Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Fund subsequently decides to issue a Placement Notice or otherwise resume the sale of Placement Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date (as defined below), the Fund shall participate in the due diligence session contemplated by this Section 7(h) at or prior to the issuance of such Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of Placement Shares.

(i) The Fund agrees that on such dates as the Securities Act shall require, the Fund will (i) file a Prospectus Supplement with the Commission under Rule 497 under the Securities Act, which Prospectus Supplement will set forth, within the relevant period, the amount of Placement Shares sold through Jones, the Net Proceeds to the Fund and the compensation payable by the Fund to Jones with respect to such Placement Shares, and (ii) deliver such number of copies of each such Prospectus Supplement to each exchange or market on which such sales were effected as may be required by the rules or regulations of such exchange or market.

(j) During the term of this Agreement, each time the Fund (i) files a Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares, (ii) amends or supplements the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares by means of a post-effective amendment or supplement or (iii) files a Report (to the extent not already covered by subsection (ii) of this Section 7(j) ), each of the Fund and the Adviser shall furnish Jones with a certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(j)(1) . (Each date contemplated in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7(j) is referred to herein as the Representation Date ”) . With respect to post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement contemplated by this Section 7(j) , if the Fund is not otherwise permitted to rely on Rule 486(b) regarding the effective date of a post-effective amendment, the Representation Date shall be the date the Commission declares such amendment effective and all Representation Date deliveries relating thereto which are required by Section 7 shall be delivered on or as promptly as practicable following the date of effectiveness of such amendment. If the Fund is permitted to rely on Rule 486(b) in connection with the filing of a post-effective amendment, then the Representation Date shall be the date such post-effective amendment is filed with the Commission. The requirement to provide Officer’s Certificates under this Section 7(j) shall be waived if at the time of the required delivery of such certificate pursuant to this Agreement there is no Placement Notice outstanding or the Fund has suspended the sale of, or otherwise does not intend to sell, Placement Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Fund subsequently decides to issue a Placement Notice or otherwise resume the sale of Placement Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date, the Fund shall provide Jones with such Officer’s Certificates at or prior to the issuance of such Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of Placement Shares, dated the date of the Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of the Placement Shares, as applicable.

 

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(k) Except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this Section 7(k) , on the date hereof and thereafter as of each Representation Date, the Fund shall cause to be furnished to Jones with a written opinion of K&L Gates LLP (the Fund Counsel ) , dated the Representation Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(k)(1) (for the filing of the initial Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares), and Exhibit 7(k)(2) (for subsequent dates), but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented; provided , however , that in lieu of such opinion, counsel may furnish Jones with a letter to the effect that Jones may rely on a prior opinion delivered under this Section 7(k) to the same extent as if it were dated the date of such letter (except that statements in such prior opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented at such Representation Date). Insofar as any opinion of Fund Counsel relates to or is dependent upon matters governed by Delaware law, Fund Counsel will be permitted to rely on the opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP. In the event that a Representation Date is triggered by the filing of the Fund’s semi-annual report, only the opinion identified in Exhibit 7(k)(2) shall be required The requirement to provide the opinion of Fund Counsel contemplated by this Section 7(k) shall be waived if at the time of the required delivery of such opinion pursuant to this Agreement there is no Placement Notice outstanding or the Fund has suspended the sale of, or otherwise does not intend to sell, Placement Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Fund subsequently decides to issue a Placement Notice or otherwise resume the sale of Placement Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date, the Fund shall provide Jones with such opinion of Fund Counsel at or prior to the issuance of such Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of Placement Shares, dated the date of the Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of the Placement Shares, as applicable.

(l) Except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this Section 7(l) , on the date hereof and thereafter as of each Representation Date, the Adviser shall cause to be furnished to Jones with a written opinion of Vedder Price P.C. (the Adviser Counsel ) , dated the Representation Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(l) (for the filing of the initial Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares), but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented; provided , however , that in lieu of such opinion, counsel may furnish Jones with a letter to the effect that Jones may rely on a prior opinion delivered under this Section 7(l) to the same extent as if it were dated the date of such letter (except that statements in such prior opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented at such Representation Date). In the event that a Representation Date is triggered by the filing of the Fund’s semi-annual report, no opinion identified in this Section 7(l) shall be required. The requirement to provide the opinion of Adviser Counsel contemplated by this Section 7(l) shall be waived if at the time of the required delivery of such opinion pursuant to this Agreement there is no Placement Notice outstanding or the Fund has suspended the sale of, or otherwise does not intend to sell, Placement Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Fund subsequently decides to issue a Placement Notice or otherwise resume the sale of Placement Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date, the Fund shall provide Jones with such opinion of Adviser Counsel at or prior to the issuance of such Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of Placement Shares, dated the date of the Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of the Placement Shares, as applicable.

 

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(m) On the date hereof and thereafter as of each Representation Date, or any period in which the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered by Jones, each time that the Registration Statement is amended or the Prospectus supplemented to include additional audited amended financial information the Fund shall cause its independent accountants to furnish Jones letters (the Comfort Letters ), dated the date of each Representation Date, in form and substance satisfactory to Jones, (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of such date, the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters in connection with registered public offerings (the first such letter, the Initial Comfort Letter ) and (iii) updating the Initial Comfort Letter with any information that would have been included in the Initial Comfort Letter had it been given on such date and modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Representation Date requiring a Comfort Letter is triggered by the Fund’s filing of a Fund semi-annual report, the Fund shall deliver to Jones on the date of the applicable semi-annual report a certificate of the Fund’s chief financial officer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(m) (the “ CFO Certificate ”) in lieu of a Comfort Letter. The requirement to provide a Comfort Letter, or CFO Certificate, as applicable under this Section 7(m) shall be waived if at the time of the required delivery of the Comfort Letter or CFO Certificate pursuant to this Agreement there is no Placement Notice outstanding or the Fund has suspended the sale of, or otherwise does not intend to sell, Placement Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Fund subsequently decides to issue a Placement Notice or otherwise resume the sale of Placement Shares prior to the next occurring applicable Representation Date, the Fund shall provide Jones with a Comfort Letter or CFO Certificate, as applicable, at or prior to the issuance of such Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of Placement Shares, dated the date of the Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of the Placement Shares, as applicable.

(n) On the date hereof and thereafter as of each Representation Date, each of the Fund and the Adviser shall furnish Jones with a certificate of its respective Secretary, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(n) The requirement to provide Secretary’s Certificates under this Section 7(n) shall be waived if at the time of the required delivery of such Secretary’s Certificates pursuant to this Agreement there is no Placement Notice outstanding or the Fund has suspended the sale of, or otherwise does not intend to sell, Placement Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Fund subsequently decides to issue a Placement Notice or otherwise resume the sale of Placement Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date, the Fund shall provide Jones with such Secretary’s Certificates at or prior to the issuance of such Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of Placement Shares, dated the date of the Placement Notice or the resumption of the sale of the Placement Shares, as applicable .

(o) Each Placement Notice issued by the Fund to Jones shall be deemed to be an affirmation that the representations and warranties made by it in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at the time such Placement Notice is issued, and that the Fund has complied in all material respects with all of the agreements to be performed by it hereunder at or prior to such time.

 

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(p) The Fund (including its agents and representatives, other than Jones in its capacity as such) will not make, use, prepare, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act), required to be filed with the Commission, that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy Placement Shares hereunder, except by means of the Prospectus.

(q) The Fund will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Investment Company Act as from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of, or dealings in, the Placement Shares as contemplated by the provisions hereof and the Prospectus.

(r) Without the written consent of Jones, the Fund will not, directly or indirectly, offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Shares (other than the Placement Shares offered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Shares during the period beginning on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which any Placement Notice is delivered to Jones hereunder and ending on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day immediately following the final Settlement Date with respect to Placement Shares sold pursuant to such Placement Notice; the Fund will not directly or indirectly engage in any other “at-the-market” or continuous equity transaction offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Shares of (other than the Placement Shares offered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Shares prior to the tenth (10 th ) Trading Day immediately following the final Settlement Date with respect to Placement Shares sold pursuant to such Placement Notice; provided , however , that such restrictions will not be required in connection with the Fund’s issuance or sale of Shares pursuant to (i) the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and (ii) conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants, options or other rights in effect or outstanding as of the date of this Agreement.

(s) The Fund will furnish to Jones and its counsel (at the expense of the Fund) copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus relating to the registration and issuance of the Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement that are filed with the Commission during the period in which a prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, in each case as soon as reasonably practicable and in such quantities as Jones may from time to time reasonably request.

(t) Each of the Fund and the Adviser acknowledges and agrees that Jones has informed the Fund that Jones may, to the extent permitted under the Securities Act, Exchange Act and the Investment Company Act, purchase and sell Placement Shares for its own account at the same time as Placement Shares are being sold by the Fund pursuant to this Agreement, provided that (i) the Fund shall not be deemed to have authorized or consented to any such purchases or sales by Jones and (ii) no such purchases or sales shall take place while a Placement Notice is in effect (except to the extent Jones may engage in sales of Placement Shares (i) purchased or deemed purchased from the Fund as a “riskless principal” or in a similar capacity or (ii) with respect to errors that cause Jones to take an unplanned principal positions).

 

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(u) The Fund will not, directly or indirectly, (i) take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Fund to facilitate the sale or resale of the Placement Shares or (ii) sell, bid for, or purchase the Placement Shares, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the Placement Shares other than Jones; provided , however , the Fund may issue and sell Shares pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

(v) The Fund and the Adviser will furnish to Jones for a period of two years from the date of this Agreement such information as reasonably requested by Jones regarding the Fund or the Adviser.

8. Conditions to Jones’ Obligations . The obligations of Jones hereunder with respect to a Placement will be subject to the continuing accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties made by the Fund and the Adviser herein, to the due performance by the Fund and the Adviser of their respective obligations hereunder, to the completion by Jones of a due diligence review satisfactory to Jones in its reasonable judgment, and to the continuing satisfaction (or waiver by Jones in its sole discretion) of the following additional conditions:

(a) The Registration Statement shall have become effective and shall be available for the sale of (i) all Placement Shares issued pursuant to all prior Placements and not yet sold by Jones and (ii) all Placement Shares contemplated to be issued by the Placement Notice relating to such Placement.

(b) None of the following events shall have occurred and be continuing: (i) receipt by the Fund of any request for additional information from the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the response to which would require any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to or affecting the Placement Shares; (ii) the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including any notice objecting to the use of the Registration Statement or order pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Investment Company Act having been issued and proceedings therefor initiated, or to the knowledge of the Fund, threatened by the Commission; (iii) receipt by the Fund of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Placement Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the occurrence of any event that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and, that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) the Fund’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate.

 

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(c) Jones shall not have advised the Fund that the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of a material fact regarding Jones that in Jones’ opinion is material, or omits to state a fact regarding Jones that in Jones’ opinion is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which it was made, not misleading.

(d) Except as contemplated or disclosed in the Prospectus, there shall not have been any material change, on a consolidated basis, in the authorized capital stock of the Fund or any Fund Material Adverse Effect or Adviser Material Adverse Effect, or any development that may reasonably be expected to cause a Fund Material Adverse Effect or Adviser Material Adverse Effect, or a downgrading in or withdrawal of the rating assigned to any of the Fund’s securities by any rating organization or a public announcement by any rating organization that it has under surveillance or review its rating of any of the Fund’s securities, the effect of which, in the case of any such action by a rating organization described above, in the sole judgment of Jones (without relieving the Fund of any obligation or liability it may otherwise have), is so material as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Placement Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.

(e) Jones shall have received the opinion of Fund Counsel required to be delivered pursuant Section 7(k) on or before the date on which such delivery of such opinion is required pursuant to Section 7(k) .

(f) Jones shall have received the opinion of Adviser Counsel required to be delivered pursuant Section 7(l) on or before the date on which such delivery of such opinion is required pursuant to Section 7(l) .

(g) Jones shall have received the Comfort Letter or CFO Certificate, as applicable, required to be delivered pursuant Section 7(m) on or before the date on which such delivery of such letter or certificate is required pursuant to Section 7(n) .

(h) Jones shall have received the certificates required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(j) and Section 7(n) on or before the date on which delivery of such certificate is required pursuant to Section 7(j) and Section 7(n) , respectively.

(i) Trading in the Shares shall not have been suspended on NASDAQ.

(j) On each date on which the Fund is required to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 7(j) , the Fund shall have furnished to Jones such appropriate further information, certificates and documents as Jones may reasonably request. All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents will be in compliance with the provisions hereof. The Fund will furnish Jones with such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents as Jones shall reasonably request.

 

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(k) All filings with the Commission required by Rule 497 under the Securities Act to have been filed prior to the giving of any Placement Notice hereunder shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by Rule 497.

(l) The Placement Shares shall have been approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject only to notice of issuance.

(m) There shall not have occurred any event that would permit Jones to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11(a) .

(n) Prior to the date hereof, FINRA shall have confirmed that it has no objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the placement terms and arrangements set forth herein.

9. Indemnification and Contribution .

(a) Indemnification by the Fund and the Adviser . The Fund and the Adviser, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless Jones, its directors, members, officers and each person, if any, who controls Jones within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act as follows:

(1) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 497 under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any sales material, any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(2) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 9(e) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Fund and the Adviser; and

(3) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Jones), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (1) or (2) above,

 

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provided , however , that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Fund or the Adviser by Jones expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any sales material, or in any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).

(b) Indemnification by Jones . Jones agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Fund and the Adviser, each of their directors, trustees, members, each of their officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Fund or the Adviser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection  (a) of this Section 9 , as incurred, but only with respect to (i) any failure by Jones to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements applicable to the Placement Shares; and (ii) untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any sales material, or any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Fund or the Adviser by Jones expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any sales material, or any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). The Fund and the Adviser acknowledge that Jones has not furnished any information to the Fund for inclusion in the Prospectus.

(c) Actions against Parties; Notification . Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. Counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected as follows: counsel to Jones, its directors, members, officers, and each person, if any, who controls Jones within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall be selected by Jones; counsel to the Fund, its directors, trustees, members, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Fund within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall be selected by the Fund; and counsel to the Adviser and each person, if any, who controls such Adviser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall be selected by such Adviser. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided , however , that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for Jones and each person, if any, who controls Jones within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for the Fund, each of their directors, trustees, members, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Fund within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their

 

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own counsel for the Adviser, and the fees and expenses of more than one counsel, in each case in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 9 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) Settlement Without Consent if Failure to Reimburse . If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 9(a)(2) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

(e) Other Agreements with Respect to Indemnification and Contribution . The provisions of this Section 9 hereof shall not affect any agreements among the Fund and the Adviser with respect to indemnification of each other or contribution between themselves.

(f) Contribution .

(1) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 9 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Fund and the Adviser on the one hand and Jones on the other hand from the offering of the Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Fund and the Adviser on the one hand and of Jones on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

(2) The relative benefits received by the Fund and the Adviser on the one hand and Jones on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the Net Proceeds from the offering of the Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Fund and the Adviser and the total discounts

 

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and commissions received by Jones as calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in Schedule 2 bear to the aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of the Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

(3) The relative fault of the Fund and the Adviser on the one hand and Jones on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Fund, by the Adviser or by Jones and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(4) The Fund, the Adviser and Jones agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9(f) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if Jones were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this
Section 9(f)
. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 9(f) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9(f) , Jones shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price of the Placement Shares actually distributed by Jones exceeds the amount of any damages that Jones has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

(6) No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(7) For purposes of this Section 9(f) , each person, if any, who controls Jones within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contributions as Jones, and each person who controls the Fund or the Adviser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, each officer of the Fund and the Adviser and each trustee, director or member of the Fund and the Adviser shall have the same rights to contribution as the Fund and the Adviser.

(g) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 9 and the representation and warranties of the Fund and Adviser set forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of Jones, its partners, officers or employees, or any person controlling Jones, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and or by or on behalf of the Fund and/or the Adviser, its directors and officers or any person who controls the Fund and/or the Adviser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of

 

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the Exchange Act, (ii) delivery and acceptance of the Placement Shares and payment therefor, or (iii) any termination of this Agreement. A successor to Jones or to the Fund or the Adviser, its respective directors or officers, or any person controlling the Fund or the Adviser, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, contribution and reimbursement agreements contained in this Section 9 .

10. Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery . All representations and warranties of the Fund and the Adviser herein or in certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive, as of their respective dates, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of Jones, any controlling persons, or the Fund and/or the Adviser (or any of their respective officers, directors or controlling persons), (ii) delivery and acceptance of the Placement Shares and payment therefor or (iii) any termination of this Agreement.

11. Termination .

(a) Jones shall have the right by giving notice as hereinafter specified at any time to terminate this Agreement if (i) any Fund Material Adverse Effect or Adviser Material Adverse Effect, has occurred which, in the reasonable judgment of Jones, may materially impair the investment quality of the Placement Shares, (ii) the Fund or the Adviser shall have failed, refused or been unable to perform any agreement on its part to be performed hereunder; provided , however , in the case of any failure of the Fund or the Adviser to deliver (or cause another person to deliver) any certification, opinion, or letter required under Sections 7(k) , 7(l) , 7(m) , or 7(n) Jones’s right to terminate shall not arise unless such failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) continues for more than thirty (30) days from the date of such Representation Date pursuant to which such delivery was required; provided , further , that , Jones shall have the right to suspend its obligations hereunder, regardless of whether a Placement Notice is pending, beginning on the sixth (6 th ) day after the date of any Representation Date if any certification, opinion, or letter referenced in the foregoing proviso has not yet been (or caused to be) delivered; (iii) any other condition of Jones’s obligations hereunder is not fulfilled, or (iv) any suspension or limitation of trading in the Placement Shares or in securities generally on NASDAQ shall have occurred. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 7(e) , Section 9 , Section 10 , Section 15 , Section 17 and Section 19 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination. If Jones elects to terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section 11 , Jones shall provide the required notice as specified herein.

(b) The Fund shall have the right, by giving notice as hereinafter specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 7(e) , Section 9 , Section 10 , Section 15 , Section 17 and Section 19 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.

(c) Jones shall have the right, by giving notice as hereinafter specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time following the period of twelve (12) months after the date of this Agreement. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 7(e) , Section 9 , Section 10 , Section 15 , Section 17 and Section 19 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.

 

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(d) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant to Sections 11(a) , (b)  or (c)  above or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; provided , however , that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to provide that Section 7(e) , Section 9 , Section 10 , Section 15 , Section 17 and Section 19 shall remain in full force and effect.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 11(b) and 11(c) , any termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination; provided , however , that such termination shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice by Jones or the Fund or Adviser, as the case may be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date for any sale of Placement Shares, such Placement Shares shall settle in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

(f) Upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Sections 11(a) , 11(b) or 11(c) , Jones shall not be entitled to reimbursement for its out of pocket expenses except to the extent otherwise agreed by the parties.

12. Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given by any party to any other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and if sent to Jones, shall be delivered to Jones at JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, 32133 Lindero Canyon Road, Suite 208, Westlake Village, California 91361, fax no. (781) 416-2899, Attention: General Counsel, and Troutman Sanders LLP, 1001 Haxall Point, Richmond, Virginia 23218, fax no. (804) 698-5185, Attention: Michael T. Damgard; or if sent to the Fund or the Adviser, shall be delivered to Calamos Advisors LLC, 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois 60563, Attention: General Counsel, fax no.: (630) 245-6343), with a copy to K&L Gates LLP, 70 West Madison Street, Ste. 3100, Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attention: Cameron S. Avery, telephone (312) 807-4302 fax: (312) 827-8033. Each party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose. Each such notice or other communication shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally or by verifiable facsimile transmission (with an original to follow) on or before 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the next Business Day after timely delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier and (iii) on the Business Day actually received if deposited in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid). For purposes of this Agreement, “ Business Day ” shall mean any day on which NASDAQ and commercial banks in the City of New York are open for business.

13. Successors . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Jones, the Fund and the Adviser and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than Jones, the Fund and the Adviser and their respective successors and the controlling persons and directors, officers, members and trustees referred to in Section 9 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of Jones, the Fund and the Adviser and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Placement Shares from Jones shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

 

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14. Partial Unenforceability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

15. Governing Law Provisions .

(a) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state.

(b) Consent to Jurisdiction . Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal or state courts of the United States of America located in the Southern District of New York and borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “ Specified Courts ”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

16. General Provisions . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the Prior Agreement which is hereby terminated. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. The Section headings, titled and captions herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

17. Waiver of Jury Trial . The Fund, the Adviser and Jones each hereby irrevocably waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any claim based upon or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

18. Adjustments for Stock Splits . The parties acknowledge and agree that all share related numbers contained in this Agreement shall be adjusted to take into account any stock split, stock dividend or similar event effected with respect to the Shares.

 

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19. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship . Each of the Fund and the Adviser acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) Jones is acting solely as a placement agent in connection with the public offering of the Placement Shares and no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Fund or the Adviser, on the one hand, and Jones, on the other hand, has been or will be created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of whether or not Jones has advised or is advising the Fund or the Adviser on other matters and Jones has no obligations to the Fund or the Adviser with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement;

(b) the public offering price of the Placement Shares and the commission, discount or other compensation received by Jones in connection with the offering of the Placement Shares set forth in this Agreement were established by the Fund following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Representatives;

(c) it is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(d) in connection with each transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading to such transactions, Jones is and has been acting solely as principal and not as fiduciary, advisor or agent of the Fund or the Adviser or any of their respective affiliates;

(e) Jones has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice to the Fund or the Adviser with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and it has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisers to the extent it has deemed appropriate; it is aware that Jones and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Fund and the Adviser, and Jones has no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Fund or the Adviser by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and

(f) it waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against Jones for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agrees that Jones shall not have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to it in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on its behalf or on behalf of the Fund or the Adviser.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank]

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Fund, the Adviser and Jones, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between the Fund, the Adviser and Jones.

 

Very truly yours,
CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
ACCEPTED as of the date first-above written:
JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Alan F. Hill
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE 1

FORM OF PLACEMENT NOTICE

 

From:    [                    ]
Cc:    [                    ]
To:    [                    ]
Date:    [                    ]
Subject:    Capital On Demand - Placement Notice
Gentlemen:   

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Capital On Demand™ Sales Agreement among Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (the “ Fund ”), Calamos Advisors LLC (the “ Adviser ”) and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“ Jones ”) dated December 2, 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), I hereby request on behalf of the Fund that Jones sell up to          shares of the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share, at a minimum market price of $         per share.

The time period during which sales are requested to be made shall be             .

[No more than          shares may be sold in any one trading day.]

ADDITIONAL SALES PARAMETERS MAY BE ADDED, SUCH AS SPECIFIC DATES THE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD ON, THE MANNER IN WHICH SALES ARE TO BE MADE BY JONES, AND/OR THE CAPACITY IN WHICH JONES MAY ACT IN SELLING SHARES (AS PRINCIPAL, AGENT, OR BOTH).

 

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SCHEDULE 2

Compensation

The amount of any discount, commission or other compensation, inclusive of any expense reimbursement, to be paid by the Fund to Jones shall range between 100 and 250 basis points of the gross proceeds with respect to sales actually effected by Jones, with the exact amount of such discount, commission or other compensation to be mutually agreed upon by the parties from time to time.

 

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SCHEDULE 3

JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC

Shlomo “Moe” Cohen

Managing Director

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC

780 Third Avenue, 3 rd Floor

New York, NY 10017

(212) 907-5332

moec@jonestrading.com

Steven A. Chmielewski

Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC

265 Franklin Street, 18 th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

(781) 416-2896

steve@jonestrading.com

Alan F. Hill

Chief Financial Officer

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC

32133 Lindero Canyon Road Suite 208

Westlake Village, CA 91361

(818) 991-5500

alanh@jonestrading.com

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND

David Butler

Senior Vice President and Head Trader

Calamos Advisors LLC

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, IL 60563

(630) 245-7227

dbutler@calamos.com

J. Christopher Jackson

Calamos Investments

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, IL 60563

(630) 245-1046

jjackson@calamos.com

 

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Exhibit 7(j)(1)

FUND OFFICER CERTIFICATE

The undersigned, the duly qualified and elected          of CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND (“ Fund ”), a Delaware statutory trust, does hereby certify in such capacity and on behalf of the Fund, pursuant to Section 7(k) of the Sales Agreement dated December 2, 2014 (the “ Sales Agreement ”) among the Fund, Calamos Advisors LLC and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, that to the best of the knowledge of the undersigned:

(i) Except for non-material exceptions as may be set forth on Annex A hereto, the representations and warranties of the Fund in Section 6(a) of the Sales Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, with the same force and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date hereof; and

(ii) The Fund has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied pursuant to the Sales Agreement at or prior to the date hereof.

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:


Exhibit 7(j)(1) (Cont’d)

 

ADVISER OFFICER CERTIFICATE

The undersigned, the duly qualified and elected          of CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC (“ Adviser ”), a Delaware limited liability company, does hereby certify in such capacity and on behalf of the Adviser, pursuant to Section 7(k) of the Sales Agreement dated December 2, 2014 (the “ Sales Agreement ”) among the Adviser, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, that to the best of the knowledge of the undersigned:

(i) Except for non-material exceptions as may be set forth on Annex A hereto, the representations and warranties of the Adviser in Section 6(b) of the Sales Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, with the same force and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date hereof; and

(ii) The Adviser has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied pursuant to the Sales Agreement at or prior to the date hereof.

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:            


Exhibit 7(k)(1)

FORM OF OPINION OF K&L GATES LLP

1. The Fund has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Delaware Act”), with the statutory trust power and authority to own property and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

2. The Fund is duly registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 8 of the Investment Company Act as a closed-end, diversified management investment company and the Investment Company Act Notification has been duly filed with the Commission; all action has been taken by the Fund as required by the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act to permit the Fund to issue and sell the Placement Shares and to make the public offering and consummate the sale of the Securities as contemplated by the Sales Agreement; the Sales Agreement and each of the Fund Agreements complies in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act; and, to the best knowledge of such counsel, based solely on the Fact Certificate and our internal procedures with respect to our Transaction Lawyers, the Fund has not received any notice from the Commission pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Investment Company Act with respect to the Investment Company Act Notification or the Registration Statement.

3. The Fund’s Declaration of Trust and By-laws comply in all material respects with the Investment Company Act.

4. The execution and delivery of the Sales Agreement and each of the Fund Agreements by the Fund, and the performance by the Fund of its obligations thereunder, have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite statutory trust action on the part of the Fund; the Sales Agreement and the Fund Agreements constitute valid and legally binding agreements of the Fund, enforceable against the Fund in accordance with their terms, except as rights to indemnity and contribution hereunder and thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws and subject to the qualification that the enforceability of the Fund’s obligations thereunder may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

5. Neither the issuance and sale of the Securities in accordance with the Sales Agreement, the execution, delivery or performance of the Sales Agreement or any of the Fund Agreements by the Fund, nor the consummation by the Fund of the transactions contemplated herein or therein or the adoption of the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (i) constitutes or will constitute a breach of the Declaration of Trust or By-laws of the Fund, (ii) constitutes or will constitute a breach of or a default under, any material contract of the Fund described in or included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or (iii) violates or will violate any existing United States of America or State of Illinois statute, law or regulation (assuming compliance with all applicable state securities and blue sky laws, and except that, in the published opinion of the


Commission, the indemnification provisions in the Sales Agreement and the Fund Agreements, insofar as they relate to indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, are against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and therefore unenforceable) or violates any filing or judgment, injunction, order or decree identified in the Fact Certificate or will result in the creation or imposition of any security interest, lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Fund pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument described in or included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or Prospectus (except in each case for such conflicts, violations, breaches or defaults of liens, charges or encumbrances that would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Fund to perform its obligations under the Sales Agreement and the Fund Agreements).

6. None of the offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the Placement Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement, nor the consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated by the Sales Agreement or the Fund Agreements, in each case on the terms contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, requires any consent, approval, authorization or other order of or registration or filing with, the Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or any national securities exchange, or governmental body or agency of the United States of America, or State of Illinois or State of Delaware or an order of any court or arbitrator of the United States of America, State of Illinois or any Delaware Court (as that term is defined in the Morris Nichols Opinion) each such order as identified in the Fact Certificate), except (1) the absence of which, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the offering of the Securities as contemplated in the Sales Agreement; (2) such as may have been obtained prior to the date hereof; and (3) such as may be required for compliance with state securities or blue sky laws of various jurisdictions.

7. The Fund has authorized common shares of beneficial interest as set forth in the Prospectus and the authorized common shares of beneficial interest of the Fund conform to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; the Placement Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary action of the Fund under the Delaware Act and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Sales Agreement, will be validly issued and, subject to the qualification in the last sentence of this paragraph, fully paid and non-assessable representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Fund and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive right or similar right pursuant to the Fund’s Declaration of Trust or By-laws or the Delaware Act or any agreement or instrument described in or included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or Prospectus; the Placement Shares are duly listed, and admitted and authorized for trading, subject to official notice of issuance and evidence of satisfactory distribution, on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. We express no opinion with respect to the liability of any holder of securities who is, was or may become a named trustee of the Fund.

8. No holders of outstanding common shares of beneficial interest are entitled as such to any preemptive or other rights to subscribe for any common shares of beneficial interest under the Fund’s Declaration of Trust or the By-laws or under the Delaware Act or any agreement or instrument described in or included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or Prospectus.


9. The statements set forth under the headings “Description of Securities” in the Prospectus, “Certain Provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-laws, Including Antitakeover Provisions” and “Certain Federal Income Tax Matters” in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, insofar as such statements purport to summarize certain provisions of the Investment Company Act, the Delaware Act, the common shares of beneficial interest or the Fund’s Declaration of Trust, United States federal income tax law and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, fairly and accurately summarize such provisions in all material respects.

10. The Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act; any required filing of the Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule 497 have been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 497; to the best knowledge of such counsel, based solely on a telephone conversation with a member of the Commission staff, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened by the Commission, and at the time the Registration Statement became effective and as of the date hereof, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto (other than the financial statements and other financial and statistical information contained therein, as to which such counsel need express no statement) complied, and as of the date hereof, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act.

In addition, we have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Fund, representatives of the independent public accountants for the Fund, and your counsel and representatives, at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed and, although we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, nothing has come to such counsel’s attention that would lead it to believe that:

(i) the Registration Statement, as of its effective date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (other than the financial statements and schedules and any other financial or statistical information or calculations contained therein or incorporated therein by reference and other than any exhibits, schedules or appendices included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion), or

(ii) the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the date hereof, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than the financial statements and schedules and any other financial or statistical information or calculations contained therein or incorporated therein by reference and other than any exhibits, schedules or appendices included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion).


In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware (other than the Delaware Statutory Trust Act), the State of Illinois or the Federal laws of the United States to the extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for Jones, (B) as to matters involving the application of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act to the extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP or other counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for Jones and (C) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Fund and public officials. References to the Prospectus shall also include any supplements thereto at the Settlement Date.


Schedule II

FORM OF OPINION OF MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP

1. The Fund has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Delaware Act”). The Fund has the statutory trust power and authority to own property and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus.

2. Under the Delaware Act and the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Fund dated as of September 13, 2006 (the “Governing Instrument”), the execution and delivery of the Sales Agreement and each of the Fund Agreements by the Fund, and the performance by the Fund of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all requisite statutory trust action on the part of the Fund.

3. The Placement Shares have been duly authorized for issuance by the Fund and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements and procedures set forth in the Sales Agreement, will be validly issued and, subject to the qualifications below, fully paid and non-assessable beneficial interests in the Fund. The holders of Placement Shares will be, subject to the terms of the Governing Instrument, entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; provided, however, that we express no opinion with respect to liability of any holder of Placement Shares who is, was or may become a named Trustee of the Fund.

4. Under the Governing Instrument and the Delaware Act, the issuance of the Placement Shares is not subject to preemptive rights.

5. The form of Placement Shares Certificate complies with all applicable requirements of the Delaware Act.

6. No authorization, approval, consent or order of any governmental authority or agency of the State of Delaware or, based solely on the Docket Search, an order of any Delaware Court, is required to be obtained by the Fund solely as a result of the issuance and sale of the Placement Shares, the consummation by the Fund of the transactions contemplated by the Sales Agreement and the Fund Agreements or the performance by the Fund of its obligations thereunder, or the adoption of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

7. The execution and delivery by the Fund of the Sales Agreement and the Fund Agreements, the consummation by the Fund of the transactions contemplated by the Sales Agreement and the Fund Agreements, the performance by the Fund of its obligations thereunder, the issuance and sale by the Fund of the Placement Shares and the adoption of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan will not violate (i) the Certificate of Trust of the Fund as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 17, 2002 (the “Certificate”) or the Governing Instrument or (ii) any applicable Delaware law or administrative regulation.


8. Based solely on the Docket Search, there is not in any Delaware Court any action, suit or proceeding pending against the Fund.


Exhibit 7(k)(2)

Matters to be Covered by Subsequent Fund Counsel Opinions

The Registration Statement, as of its most recent effective date, and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, on the date of filing thereof with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements for registration statements on Form N-2 and prospectuses, as appropriate, under the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; it being understood, however, that we express no opinion with respect to the financial statements, schedules or other financial data included in, or omitted from, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. In passing upon the compliance as to form of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, we have assumed that the statements made therein are correct and complete.

The Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act and, to the best of our knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted by the Commission.

In addition, we have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Fund, representatives of the independent public accountants for the Fund, and your counsel and representatives, at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed and, although we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, nothing has come to our attention that has caused us to believe that

(i) the Registration Statement, as of its effective date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (other than the financial statements and schedules and any other financial or statistical information or calculations contained therein or incorporated therein by reference and other than any exhibits, schedules or appendices included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), or

(ii) the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the date of this letter, contained or contains any untrue statement or a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than the financial statements and schedules and any other financial or statistical information or calculations contained therein or incorporated therein by reference and other than any exhibits, schedules or appendices included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion).


Exhibit 7(l)

FORM OF OPINION OF ADVISER COUNSEL

1. The Adviser is a limited liability company duly formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and is in good standing and has a legal existence so far as the records of the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware show, and the Advisor is in good standing as a foreign limited liability company admitted to transact business in the State of Illinois. The Adviser has the limited liability company power to own and lease its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and to execute and deliver the Sales Agreement.

2. The Adviser is duly registered with the Commission as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and to such counsel’s knowledge is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the Investment Company Act from acting under the Advisory Agreement as investment adviser to the Fund, as contemplated by the Prospectus. To such counsel’s knowledge, there is no proceeding, inquiry or investigation pending that could reasonably be expected to result in the suspension or revocation of the registration of the Adviser under the Advisers Act, or any censure or limitation of its activities pursuant to Section 203(e) of the Advisers Act.

3. Each of the Sales Agreement, the Advisory Agreement and the Accounting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Adviser, and each of the Advisory Agreement and the Accounting Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Adviser, enforceable against the Adviser in accordance with its respective terms.

4. The Sales Agreement, the Advisory Agreement and the Accounting Agreement comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Advisers Act.

5. The Adviser’s execution and delivery of the Sales Agreement do not, and the Adviser’s performance of its obligations under the Sales Agreement and each Adviser Agreement will not (a) violate any existing provisions of the Adviser’s organizational documents, (b) constitute a violation by the Adviser of any Applicable Law (except with respect to compliance with any disclosure requirement or any prohibition against fraud or misrepresentation or as to whether performance of the indemnification or contribution provisions in the Sales Agreement would be permitted, as to which we express no opinion) or (c) with respect to the Sales Agreement, breach, or result in a default under (nor constitute any event which with notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default under), the contracts of the Adviser set forth on Exhibit A hereto (provided that we express no opinion with respect to any financial test or cross-default provision in any such agreement), except in each case for such breaches, violations or defaults that would not have an Adviser Material Adverse Effect. “Applicable Law” shall mean the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the statutory laws and regulations of the State of Illinois, the Advisers Act, the Securities Act, the


Investment Company Act, and such other statutory laws and regulations of the United States of America which, in such counsel’s experience, are normally directly applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents, without such counsel having made any special investigation as to the applicability of any specific law.

6. To such counsel’s knowledge, based solely on a review of its litigation docket and a certificate of an officer of the Adviser, there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or overtly threatened in writing against the Adviser before any United States, Delaware or Illinois court, governmental agency or arbitrator that expressly: (a) asserts the invalidity of the Sales Agreement and/or either Adviser Agreement or (b) seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Sales Agreement.

7. Such counsel does not have actual knowledge that any provision in any court or administrative order, writ, judgment or decree of a court or agency of the United States of America, the State of Delaware or the State of Illinois would be breached or otherwise violated by the Adviser’s execution or delivery of the Sales Agreement or its performance of its obligations under the Sales Agreement, the Advisory Agreement and the Accounting Agreement.

8. No Governmental Approval is required by the Adviser to perform its obligations under the Sales Agreement or the Adviser Agreements, except for the registration of the offer and sale of the Placement Shares under the Securities Act (as to which such counsel expresses no opinion) and other Governmental Approvals already obtained or made. “Governmental Approval” shall mean any consent, approval, license or authorization of, or filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority required by the Applicable Laws.

9. To such counsel’s knowledge, based solely on a review of its litigation docket and a certificate of an officer of the Adviser, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator specifically against the Adviser or its property of a character required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and which is not so disclosed in the Prospectus.

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Exhibit A

Material Contracts


Exhibit 7(m)

             , 20    

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC

780 Third Avenue, 3 rd Floor

New York, New York 10017

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This certificate of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Fund ”), is being delivered on behalf of the Fund by [        ], in connection with the Sales Agreement, dated December 2, 2014, among the Fund, Calamos Advisors LLC and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (the “ Agent ”) in relation to the issuance and sale from time to time of shares of up to 7,500,000 of the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest through the Agent.

I hereby certify that I am the duly elected Chief Financial Officer of the Fund.

I have reviewed the Fund’s unaudited semi-annual financial statements and financial highlights as of and for the semi-annual period ended April 30, 20[    ] attached hereto as Exhibit A and included in the Fund’s semi-annual report on Form N-CSRS (the “ Semi-Annual Financial Statements ”) and for purposes of this certification, have inquired of other officials of the Fund, as necessary, who have responsibility for certain financial and accounting matters.

Nothing has come to my attention based on my review of the Semi-Annual Financial Statements and my inquiries of other Fund officials as stated above, that causes me to believe that:

 

  (a) any material modifications should be made to the Semi-Annual Financial Statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; and

 

  (b) the Semi-Annual Financial Statements do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Signed by me this      day of         , 20    .

 

 

Name:

Title:


Exhibit 7(n)

FUND SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

I,             , certify that I am the Secretary of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Company”), and that, as such, I am authorized to execute this certificate on behalf of the Company, and in connection with the Sales Agreement dated as of December 2, 2014 , (the “Sales Agreement”), among the Company, Calamos Advisors LLC and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“JonesTrading”), do hereby further certify that (capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Sales Agreement):

1. Attached as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the Certificate of Trust of the Company as in full force and effect as of the date hereof and has been in full force and effect at all times since April 17, 2002.

2. Attached as Exhibit B is a true and complete copy of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Company as is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and as has been in full force and effect at all times since September 13, 2006. No proceedings for any amendment to such Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust have been instituted or are pending.

3. Attached as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of the By-Laws of the Company as are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and as have been in full force and effect at all times since September 13, 2006.

4. Attached as Exhibit D is a true copy of certain resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Company on              , 2014 and              , 2014, authorizing, among other things, (i) the issuance and sale of up to 7,500,000 million shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) filing a new shelf registration statement on Form N-2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (iii) the execution and delivery by the Company of the Sales Agreement. Such resolutions have not been modified or revoked, are in full force and effect and such resolutions are the only resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof relating to the matters covered thereby.

5.             is and has been at all times since              , 200    , the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and the signature of the above-named officer set forth below immediately opposite his name is his true and correct signature:

 

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


6. Attached as Exhibit E is a specimen stock certificate for the Company’s Common Stock.

7. All comments received by the Company or its representatives, accountants or counsel from the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Registration Statement (whether oral or written) have been communicated to counsel for JonesTrading.

8. Except for any such records that are labeled or have otherwise been reasonably identified as drafts, the corporate records of the Company that have been made available to counsel for JonesTrading are true and complete copies thereof, and have not been modified or revoked, are in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certificate as of the    day of        , 2014.

 

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND
By:  

 

  Secretary

The undersigned, being the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, does hereby certify that            is and has been at all times since            , 2011, a duly elected and acting Secretary of the Company and the above signature of such officer is her true and correct signature.

 

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND
By:  

 

  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit 7(n)

CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC

SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

            , 2014

The undersigned DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that he is the duly elected, qualified and acting authorized Secretary of Calamos Advisors LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and as such is authorized to execute this Secretary’s Certificate in connection with that certain Sales Agreement among the Adviser, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (the “Fund”) and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, dated December 2, 2014. The term “Transaction Agreements” whenever it is used in this letter means the Sales Agreement, the Advisory Agreement and the Accounting Agreement. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings as defined in the Sales Agreement. The undersigned FURTHER CERTIFIES that:

 

  1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended, as in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

 

  2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Advisory Agreement between the Company and the Fund, as amended, as in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

  3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Accounting Agreement, as amended, as in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

  4. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Transaction Agreements are true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

  5. The persons listed below are duly elected, qualified and acting authorized officers of the Company holding the respective offices set forth opposite their names below and the signature of each such person set forth opposite his or her name below is his or her genuine signature.


Name

 

Office

 

Signature

John P. Calamos, Sr.   President and Co-Chief Investment Officer  

 

J. Christopher Jackson   Senior Vice President and General Counsel  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Secretary’s Certificate to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC
By:  

 

  Name: J. Christopher Jackson
  Title: Secretary

The undersigned hereby certifies that J. Christopher Jackson is the duly appointed Secretary of the Company and that the signature appearing above is J. Christopher Jackson’s genuine signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of this    th day of        , 2014.

 

CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC
By:  

 

  Name: Nimish S. Bhatt
  Title: Senior Vice President, Director of Operations

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K&L GATES LLP

1601 K STREET, N.W.

WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1600

T 202.778.9000 F 202.778.9100 klgates.com

December 2, 2014

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, Illinois 60563

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as your counsel in connection with the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-196373; 811-21080), as amended by pre-effective amendment no. 2 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, for the registration of up to 7,500,000 common shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share (the “Shares”), of the Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”).

You have requested our opinion as to the matters set forth below in connection with the Registration Statement. For purposes of rendering that opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement, the Fund’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws, and the statutory trust action of the Fund that provides for the issuance of the Shares, and we have made such other investigation as we have deemed appropriate. We have examined and relied upon certificates of public officials and, as to certain matters of fact that are material to our opinion, we have also relied the opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP expressed in their letters dated November 25, 2014 and December 2, 2014. In rendering our opinion, we also have made the assumptions that are customary in opinion letters of this kind. We have not verified any of those assumptions. Capitalized terms not defined in this opinion shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Declaration.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized for issuance by the Fund and, when issued and delivered against payment therefore as described in the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued and, subject to the qualifications in the next paragraph, fully paid and nonassessable.

We express no opinion with respect to the liability of any holder of Shares who is, was or may become a named trustee of the Fund. With respect to the opinion expressed in the paragraph above, we note that, pursuant to Section 2 of Article VIII of the Declaration, the Trustees have the power to cause each Shareholder, or each Shareholder of any particular Series, to pay directly, in advance or arrears, for charges of the Fund’s custodian or transfer, shareholder servicing or similar agent, an amount fixed from time to time by the Trustees, by setting off such


charges due from such Shareholder from declared but unpaid dividends owed such Shareholder and/or by reducing the number of Shares in the account of such Shareholder by that number of full and/or fractional shares that represent the outstanding amount of such charges due from such Shareholder.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving our consent we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Yours truly,

/s/ K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates LLP

 

2

Exhibit l.2

[Letterhead of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP]

December 2, 2014

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, Illinois 60563

K&L Gates LLP

70 W. Madison Street

Suite 3100

Chicago, Illinois 60602

 

  Re: Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel to Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), in connection with certain matters relating to the proposed issuance and sale of up to 7,500,000 common shares (the “Placement Shares”) of beneficial interest of the Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, a series of the Trust (the “Fund”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise herein defined are used as defined in the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of September 13, 2006 (the “Governing Instrument”).

In rendering this opinion, we have examined and relied on copies of the following documents in the forms provided to us: the Certificate of Trust of the Trust as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “State Office”) on April 17, 2002 (the “Certificate”); the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of April 17, 2002 (the “Original Governing Instrument”); the Governing Instrument; the Action of Sole Trustee of the Trust by Written Consent dated April 17, 2002 (the “April 2002 Consent”); resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) prepared for adoption at a meeting held on May 7, 2002 (the “May 2002 Board Resolutions”); Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Boards of Trustees of Calamos Advisors Trust, Calamos Investment Trust and Calamos Closed-End Funds held on February 12, 2014 (the “February 2014 Board Resolutions”); Minutes of the Meetings of the Boards of Trustees of Calamos Open-End Trusts, Calamos Closed-End Funds and Calamos ETF Trust held on June 26, 2014 (the “June 2014 Board Resolutions”); a Written Consent of the


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December 2, 2014

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Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Trust dated November 30, 2014 (the “November 2014 Resolutions” and together with the April 2002 Consent, the May 2002 Board Resolutions, the February 2014 Board Resolutions and the June 2014 Board Resolutions, the “Resolutions”); the By-laws of the Trust (the “By-laws”); Registration Statement on Form N-2
(File No. 333-196373 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and No. 811-21080 under the Investment Company Act of 1940) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 29, 2014 (the “Initial Registration Statement”), as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the Commission on November 3, 2014 (“Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1”), Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 thereto filed with the Commission on November 25, 2014 (“Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2”) and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on or about the date hereof (“Post-Effective Amendment No. 1”) (the Initial Registration Statement as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, the “Amended Registration Statement”); the Trust’s base prospectus dated on or about the date hereof (the “Base Prospectus”) together with the statement of additional information dated on or about the date hereof (the “SAI”) and the Prospectus Supplement dated on or about the date hereof (the “Prospectus Supplement”) filed with the Commission as part of the Amended Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 497 under the 1933 Act (the Base Prospectus, SAI and Prospectus Supplement together, the “Rule 497 Filing” and together with the Governing Instrument, the Resolutions, the By-laws and the Amended Registration Statement, the “Governing Documents”); the Sales Agreement relating to the Placement Shares dated on or about the date hereof (the “Sales Agreement”) by and among Calamos Advisors LLC, the Trust and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC; the Terms and Conditions of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan; an Officer’s Certificate of the Trust dated on or about the date hereof; and a certificate of good standing of the Trust obtained as of a recent date from the State Office. In such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as drafts or copies or forms of documents to be executed and the legal capacity of natural persons to complete the execution of documents. We have further assumed for purposes of this opinion: (i) the due formation or organization, valid existence and good standing of each entity (other than the Trust) that is a party to any of the documents reviewed by us under the laws of the jurisdiction of its respective formation or organization; (ii) the due authorization, adoption, execution and delivery by, or on behalf of, each of the parties thereto of the above-referenced documents (including, without limitation, the due execution and delivery of the Governing Instrument and the Sales Agreement by the parties thereto prior to the first issuance of Placement Shares); (iii) that the required consideration for the Placement Shares has been or will be, as applicable, paid in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements and procedures of the Governing Documents and the Sales Agreement and that the Placement Shares have been or will be, as applicable, otherwise issued and delivered in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements and procedures set forth in the Governing Documents and the Sales Agreement; (iv) that the activities of the Trust have been and will be conducted in accordance with the Original Governing Instrument and the Governing Instrument, as applicable, and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del.   C. §§ 3801 et seq. (the “Delaware

 


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Act”); and (v) that the documents examined by us express the entire understanding of the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and have not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, except as herein referenced. We have not reviewed any documents other than those identified above in connection with this opinion, and we have assumed that there are no other documents that are contrary to or inconsistent with the opinions expressed herein. No opinion is expressed with respect to the requirements of, or compliance with, federal or state securities or blue sky laws. In addition, we express no opinion with respect to the Amended Registration Statement, the Rule 497 Filing or any other offering materials relating to any Shares. As to any fact material to our opinions, other than those assumed, we have relied without independent investigation on the above-referenced documents and on the accuracy, as of the date hereof, of the matters therein contained.

Based on and subject to the foregoing, and limited in all respects to matters of Delaware law, it is our opinion that:

1. The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Act.

2. The Placement Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements and procedures set forth in the Sales Agreement, will be validly issued and, subject to the qualifications below, fully paid and non-assessable beneficial interests in the Fund. The holders of Placement Shares will be, subject to the terms of the Governing Instrument, entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; provided, however, that we express no opinion with respect to the liability of any holder of Placement Shares who is, was or may become a named Trustee of the Trust.

With respect to the opinion expressed in paragraph 2 above, we note that, pursuant to Section 2 of Article VIII of the Governing Instrument, the Trustees have the power to cause each Shareholder, or each Shareholder of any particular Series, to pay directly, in advance or arrears, for charges of the Trust’s custodian or transfer, shareholder servicing or similar agent, an amount fixed from time to time by the Trustees, by setting off such charges due from such Shareholder from declared but unpaid dividends owed such Shareholder and/or by reducing the number of Shares in the account of such Shareholder by that number of full and/or fractional Shares which represents the outstanding amount of such charges due from such Shareholder.

We hereby consent to the filing of a copy of this opinion with the Commission as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. This opinion speaks only as of the date hereof and is based on our understandings and assumptions as to present facts, and on our review of the above-referenced documents and the

 


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application of Delaware law as the same exist on the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or supplement this opinion after the date hereof for the benefit of any person or entity with respect to any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in facts or law that may hereafter occur or take effect. We understand that K&L Gates LLP wishes to rely as to certain matters of Delaware law on the opinions expressed herein in connection with the delivery of its opinion relating to the Placement Shares on or about the date hereof, and we hereby consent to such reliance. Except as provided in this paragraph, this opinion is intended solely for the benefit of the addressee hereof in connection with the matters contemplated hereby and may not be relied on by any other person or entity or for any other purpose without our prior written consent.

 

Very truly yours,
MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
/s/ Louis G. Hering
Louis G. Hering

 

Exhibit n

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-196373 on Form N-2 of our report dated December 16, 2013, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, appearing in the Statement of Additional Information, and to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” and “Experts” in the Prospectus, “Experts” in the Prospectus Supplement, and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statement of Additional Information, which are a part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

December 2, 2014

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints John P. Calamos, Sr., Nimish S. Bhatt, James J. Boyne and J. Christopher Jackson and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as such person’s attorney-in-fact to sign and file on such person’s behalf individually and in the capacity stated below such registration statements, amendments, post-effective amendments, exhibits, applications and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be desirable or necessary in connection with the public offering of securities of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund.

 

Signature

   Title    Date

/s/ Weston W. Marsh

   Trustee    February 13, 2014

Weston W. Marsh

     


POWER OF ATTORNEY

The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints John P. Calamos, Sr., Nimish S. Bhatt, James J. Boyne and J. Christopher Jackson and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as such person’s attorney-in-fact to sign and file on such person’s behalf individually and in the capacity stated below such registration statements, amendments, post-effective amendments, exhibits, applications and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be desirable or necessary in connection with the public offering of securities of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund.

 

Signature

   Title    Date

/s/ John E. Neal

   Trustee    February 13, 2014

John E. Neal

     


POWER OF ATTORNEY

The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints John P. Calamos, Sr., Nimish S. Bhatt, James J. Boyne and J. Christopher Jackson and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as such person’s attorney-in-fact to sign and file on such person’s behalf individually and in the capacity stated below such registration statements, amendments, post-effective amendments, exhibits, applications and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be desirable or necessary in connection with the public offering of securities of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund.

 

Signature

   Title    Date

/s/ William R. Rybak

   Trustee    February 13, 2014

William R. Rybak

     


POWER OF ATTORNEY

The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints John P. Calamos, Sr., Nimish S. Bhatt, James J. Boyne and J. Christopher Jackson and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as such person’s attorney-in-fact to sign and file on such person’s behalf individually and in the capacity stated below such registration statements, amendments, post-effective amendments, exhibits, applications and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be desirable or necessary in connection with the public offering of securities of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund.

 

Signature

   Title    Date

/s/ Stephen B. Timbers

   Trustee    February 13, 2014

Stephen B. Timbers

     


POWER OF ATTORNEY

The person whose signature appears below hereby appoints John P. Calamos, Sr., Nimish S. Bhatt, James J. Boyne and J. Christopher Jackson and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as such person’s attorney-in-fact to sign and file on such person’s behalf individually and in the capacity stated below such registration statements, amendments, post-effective amendments, exhibits, applications and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be desirable or necessary in connection with the public offering of securities of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund.

 

Signature

   Title    Date

/s/ David D. Tripple

   Trustee    February 13, 2014

David D. Tripple