EX-99.(B) 3 a13-5209_1ex99db.htm EX-99.(B)

Exhibit 99.(b)

 

 

KKR INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

 

BY-LAWS

 

 

Dated as of March 25, 2013

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE I

 

SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

 

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1.1.

 

Chairman

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.

 

Proxies; Voting

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1.3.

 

Notice of Meeting and Fixing Record Dates

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1.4.

 

Advance Notice of Shareholder Nominees for Trustees and Other Shareholder Approvals

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1.5.

 

Inspectors of Election

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

1.6.

 

Records at Shareholder Meetings

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

TRUSTEES

 

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2.1.

 

Annual Meetings

 

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2.2.

 

Special Meetings

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

2.3.

 

Chairman; Records

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

OFFICERS

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

3.1.

 

Officers of the Trust

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

3.2.

 

Election and Tenure

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

3.3.

 

Removal of Officers

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

3.4.

 

Bonds and Surety

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

3.5.

 

President and Vice Presidents

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

3.6.

 

Secretary

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

3.7.

 

Treasurer

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

3.8.

 

Other Officers and Duties

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

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4.1.

 

Depositories

 

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4.2.

 

Signatures

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

4.3.

 

Seal

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

4.4.

 

Princple Office

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

4.5.

 

Additional Office

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

STOCK TRANSFERS

 

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5.1.

 

Transfer Agents, Registrars and the Like

 

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5.2.

 

Transfer of Shares

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

5.3.

 

Registered Shareholders

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

 

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6.1.

 

Amendment and Repeal of By-Laws

 

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KKR INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

BY-LAWS

 

These By-Laws are made and adopted pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust establishing KKR Income Opportunities Fund dated as of March 25, 2013, as from time to time amended (hereinafter called the “Declaration”).  All words and terms capitalized in these By-Laws shall have the meaning or meanings set forth for such words or terms in the Declaration.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these By-Laws and the provisions fo the Declaration, the provisions of the Declaration shall control.

 

ARTICLE I

 

SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

 

1.1.                            Chairman.  The Chairman, if any, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Shareholders; in the Chairman’s absence, the Trustee or Trustees present at each meeting may elect a temporary chairman for the meeting, who may be one of themselves.

 

1.2.                            Proxies; Voting.  Shareholders may vote either in person or by duly executed proxy and each full share represented at the meeting shall have one vote, all as provided in Article 10 of the Declaration.

 

1.3.                            Notice of Meeting and Fixing Record Dates.  Notice of all meetings of Shareholders, stating the time, place and purposes of the meeting, shall be sent or otherwise given to each Shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat at its registered address, no more than one hundred-twenty (120) and no fewer than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting.  For the purpose of determining the Shareholders who are entitled to notice of or to vote or act at any meeting, including any adjournment thereof, or who are entitled to participate in any dividends, or for any other proper purpose, the Trustees may from time to time, without closing the transfer books, fix a record date in the manner provided in Section 10.3 of the Declaration.  If the Trustees do not prior to any meeting of Shareholders so fix a record date or close the transfer books, then the date of mailing notice of the meeting or the date upon which the dividend resolution is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date.

 

1.4.                            Advance Notice of Shareholder Nominees for Trustees and Other Shareholder Approvals.  As used in this Section 1.4, the term “annual meeting” refers to any annual meeting of Shareholders as well as any special meeting held in lieu of an annual meeting as described in Section 2.1 of these By-Laws, and the term “special meeting” refers to all meetings of Shareholders other than an annual meeting or a special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting.

 

The matters to be considered and brought before any annual or special meeting of Shareholders shall be limited to only such matters, including the nomination and election of Trustees, as shall be brought properly before such meeting in compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.4. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.4 shall be eligible for election as Trustees, and no proposal to fix the number of Trustees shall be brought before an annual or special meeting of Shareholders or otherwise transacted unless in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.4, except as may be otherwise provided in these Bylaws with respect

 



 

to the right of holders of preferred shares of beneficial interest, if any, of the Trust to nominate and elect a specified number of Trustees in certain circumstances.

 

For any matter to be properly before any annual meeting, the matter must be (a) specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of a majority of the Trustees pursuant to Section 2.1 of these Bylaws, (b) otherwise brought before the meeting by or at the direction of a majority of the Trustees (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (c) brought before the meeting in the manner specified in this Section 1.4 by a Shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting or by a Shareholder (a “Beneficial Owner”) that holds shares entitled to vote at the meeting through a nominee or “street name” holder of record and that can demonstrate to the Trust such indirect ownership and such Beneficial Owner’s entitlement to vote such shares, provided that the Shareholder was the Shareholder of record or the Beneficial Owner held such shares at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.4 is delivered to the Secretary.

 

In addition to any other requirements under applicable law and the Declaration of Trust and these By-Laws, persons nominated by Shareholders for election as Trustees and any other proposals by Shareholders may be properly brought before an annual meeting only pursuant to timely notice (the “Shareholder Notice”) in writing to the Secretary. To be timely, the Shareholder Notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Trust not less than forty-five (45) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the first anniversary date of the date on which the Trust first mailed its proxy materials for the prior year’s annual meeting; provided, however, with respect to the first annual meeting to be held after the initial offering of the Trust’s Common Shares, the Shareholder Notice must be so delivered or mailed and so received on or before December 31, 2013; provided further, however, if and only if the annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences thirty (30) days before the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year and ends thirty (30) days after such anniversary date (an annual meeting date outside such period being referred to herein as an “Other Annual Meeting Date”), such Shareholder Notice must be given in the manner provided herein by the later of the close of business on (a) the date forty-five (45) days prior to such Other Annual Meeting Date or (b) the tenth (10) business day following the date such Other Annual Meeting Date is first publicly announced or disclosed.  Any Shareholder desiring to nominate any person or persons (as the case may be) for election as a Trustee or Trustees of the Trust shall deliver, as part of such Shareholder Notice: (a) a statement in writing setting forth (i) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person or persons to be nominated; (ii) the class or series and number of all shares of the Trust owned of record or beneficially by each such person or persons, as reported to such Shareholder by such nominee(s); (iii) any other information regarding each such person required by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency applicable to the Trust); (iv) any other information regarding the person or persons to be nominated that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for election of Trustees or directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (v) whether such Shareholder believes any nominee is or will be an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) and, if not an “interested person,” information regarding each nominee that will be sufficient for the Trust to make such determination; and (b) the written and signed consent of the person or persons to be nominated to be named as nominees and to serve as Trustees if elected. In addition, the Trustees may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as they may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a Trustee. Any Shareholder Notice required by this Section 1.4 in respect of a proposal to fix the number of Trustees shall also set forth a description of and

 

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the text of the proposal, which description and text shall state a fixed number of Trustees that otherwise complies with applicable law, these By-Laws and the Declaration of Trust.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, any Shareholder who gives a Shareholder Notice of any matter proposed to be brought before a Shareholder meeting (whether or not involving nominees for Trustees) shall deliver, as part of such Shareholder Notice: (a) the description of and text of the proposal to be presented; (b) a brief written statement of the reasons why such Shareholder favors the proposal; (c) such Shareholder’s name and address as they appear on the Trust’s books; (d) any other information relating to the Shareholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies with respect to the matter(s) proposed pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (e) the class or series and number of all shares of the Trust owned beneficially and of record by such Shareholder; (f) any material interest of such Shareholder in the matter proposed (other than as a Shareholder); (g) a representation that the Shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the Shareholder meeting to act on the matter(s) proposed; (h) if the proposal involves nominee(s) for Trustees, a description of all arrangements or understandings between the Shareholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by the Shareholder; and (i) in the case of a Beneficial Owner, evidence establishing such Beneficial Owner’s indirect ownership of, and entitlement to vote, shares at the meeting of Shareholders. As used in this Section 1.4, shares “beneficially owned” shall mean all shares which such person is deemed to beneficially own pursuant to Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act.

 

For any matter to be properly before any special meeting, the matter must be specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of a majority of the Trustees pursuant to Section 2.2 of these By-Laws. In the event the Trust calls a special meeting for the purpose of electing one or more Trustees, any Shareholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Trust’s notice of meeting if and only if the Shareholder provides a notice containing the information required in the Shareholder Notice to the Secretary required with respect to annual meetings by Section 1.4 hereof, and such notice is delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive office of the Trust not later than the close of business on the tenth (10) day following the day on which the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Trustees to be elected at such meeting are publicly announced or disclosed.

 

For purposes of this Section 1.4, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

In no event shall an adjournment or postponement (or a public announcement thereof) of a meeting of Shareholders commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of notice as provided in this Section 1.4.

 

The person presiding at any meeting of Shareholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall have the power and duty to (a) determine whether a nomination or proposal of other matters to be brought before a meeting and notice thereof have been duly made and given in the manner provided in this Section1.4 and elsewhere in these By-Laws and the Declaration of Trust and (b) if not so made or given, to direct and declare at the meeting that such nomination and/or such other matters shall be disregarded and shall not be considered. Any determination by the person presiding shall be binding on all parties absent manifest error.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.4 or otherwise in these By-Laws, unless required by federal law, no matter shall be considered at or brought before any annual or special meeting unless such matter has been approved for these purposes by a majority of the Trustees and, in particular, no Beneficial Owner shall have any rights as a Shareholder except as may be required by federal law. Furthermore, nothing in this Section 1.4 shall be construed as creating any implication or presumption as to the requirements of federal law.

 

1.5.                            Inspectors of Election.  In advance of any meeting of Shareholders, the Trustees may appoint Inspectors of Election to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.  If Inspectors of Election are not so appointed, the Chairman, if any, of any meeting of Shareholders may, and on the request of any Shareholder or Shareholder proxy shall, appoint Inspectors of Election of the meeting.  The number of Inspectors of Election shall be either one or three.  If appointed at the meeting on the request of one or more Shareholders or proxies, a majority of Shares present shall determine whether one or three Inspectors of Election are to be appointed, but failure to allow such determination by the Shareholders shall not affect the validity of the appointment of Inspectors of Election.  In case any person appointed as Inspector of Election fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Trustees in advance of the convening of the meeting or at the meeting by the person acting as chairman.  The Inspectors of Election shall determine the number of Shares outstanding, the Shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies, shall receive votes, ballots or consents, shall hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote, shall count and tabulate all votes or consents, determine the results, and do such other acts as may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all Shareholders.  If there are three Inspectors of Election, the decision, act or certificate of a majority is effective in all respects as the decision, act or certificate of all.  On request of the Chairman, if any, of the meeting, or of any Shareholder or Shareholder proxy, the Inspectors of Election shall make a report in writing of any challenge or question or matter determined by them and shall execute a certificate of any facts found by them.

 

1.6.                            Records at Shareholder Meetings.  At each meeting of the Shareholders, there shall be made available for inspection at a convenient time and place during normal business hours, if requested by Shareholders, the minutes of the last previous Annual or Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Trust and a list of the Shareholders of the Trust, as of the record date of the meeting or the date of closing of transfer books, as the case may be.  Such list of Shareholders shall contain the name and the address of each Shareholder in alphabetical order and the number of Shares owned by such Shareholder.  Shareholders shall have such other rights and procedures of inspection of the books and records of the Trust as are granted to shareholders of a Delaware business corporation.

 

ARTICLE II

 

TRUSTEES

 

2.1.                            Annual Meetings.  Subject to the second sentence of this paragraph, an annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of the Trustees and the transaction of any business within the powers of the Trust shall be held on a date and at the time and place as the Trustees may from time to time determine, so long as shares of the Trust are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (which, as of the date of these By-Laws, require listed companies to hold an annual shareholders’ meeting during each fiscal year). In the event that such a meeting is not held in any annual period if so required, whether the omission be by oversight or otherwise, a subsequent special meeting may be called by the Trustees and held in lieu of such meeting with the same effect as if held within such annual period. The Trust shall not be required to hold an annual meeting of shareholders in any year in

 

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which the election of Trustees is not required to be acted upon under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and is not required by the applicable rules of the NYSE.

 

2.2.                            Special Meetings.  The Chairman, president, principal executive officer or Board of Trustees may call a special meeting of the shareholders.  A special meeting of shareholders shall also be called by the secretary of the Trust upon the written request of the shareholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting.  The secretary shall inform the requesting shareholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing the notice of meeting (including the Trust’s proxy materials).  The secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon shareholder request and such meeting shall not be held unless the secretary receives payment of such reasonably estimated cost prior to the mailing of any notice of the meeting.

 

2.3.                            Chairman; Records.  The Chairman, if any, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Trustees; in absence of a chairman, the Trustees present shall elect one of their number to act as temporary chairman.  The results of all actions taken at a meeting of the Trustees, or by unanimous written consent of the Trustees, shall be recorded by the person appointed by the Board of Trustees as the meeting secretary.

 

ARTICLE III

 

OFFICERS

 

3.1.                            Officers of the Trust.  The officers of the Trust shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers or assistant officers as may be elected or authorized by the Trustees.  Any two or more of the offices may be held by the same person, except that the same person may not be both President and Secretary.  No officer of the Trust need be a Trustee.

 

3.2.                            Election and Tenure.  At the initial organization meeting, the Trustees shall elect the Chairman, if any, President, Secretary, Treasurer and such other officers as the Trustees shall deem necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the business of the Trust.  Such officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Trustees or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.  The Trustees may fill any vacancy in office or add any additional officers at any time.

 

3.3.                            Removal of Officers.  Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by action of a majority of the Trustees.  This provision shall not prevent the making of a contract of employment for a definite term with any officer and shall have no effect upon any cause of action which any officer may have as a result of removal in breach of a contract of employment.  Any officer may resign at any time by notice in writing signed by such officer and delivered or mailed to the Chairman, if any, President, or Secretary, and such resignation shall take effect immediately upon receipt by the Chairman, if any, President, or Secretary, or at a later date according to the terms of such notice in writing.

 

3.4.                            Bonds and Surety.  Any officer may be required by the Trustees to be bonded for the faithful performance of such officer’s duties in such amount and with such sureties as the Trustees may determine.

 

3.5.                            President and Vice Presidents.  The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Trust and, subject to the control of the Trustees, shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business of the Trust and of its employees and shall exercise such general powers of management as are usually vested in the office of President of a corporation.  Subject to direction of the Trustees, the President shall have power in the name and on behalf of the Trust to execute any and all

 

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loans, documents, contracts, agreements, deeds, mortgages, registration statements, applications, requests, filings and other instruments in writing, and to employ and discharge employees and agents of the Trust.  Unless otherwise directed by the Trustees, the President shall have full authority and power, on behalf of all of the Trustees, to attend and to act and to vote, on behalf of the Trust at any meetings of business organizations in which the Trust holds an interest, or to confer such powers upon any other persons, by executing any proxies duly authorizing such persons.  The President shall have such further authorities and duties as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.  In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice-Presidents in order of their rank as fixed by the Trustees or, if more than one and not ranked, the Vice-President designated by the Trustees, shall perform all of the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all of the restrictions upon the President.  Subject to the direction of the Trustees, and of the President, each Vice-President shall have the power in the name and on behalf of the Trust to execute any and all instruments in writing, and, in addition, shall have such other duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the Trustees or by the President.

 

3.6.                            Secretary.  The Secretary shall maintain the minutes of all meetings of, and record all votes of, Shareholders, Trustees and any committee of the Trustees.  The Secretary shall be custodian of the seal of the Trust, if any, and the Secretary (and any other person so authorized by the Trustees) shall affix the seal, or if permitted, facsimile thereof, to any instrument executed by the Trust which would be sealed by a Delaware business corporation executing the same or a similar instrument and shall attest the seal and the signature or signatures of the officer or officers executing such instrument on behalf of the Trust.  The Secretary shall also perform any other duties commonly incident to such office in a Delaware business corporation, and shall have such other authorities and duties as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.

 

3.7.                            Treasurer.  Except as otherwise directed by the Trustees, the Treasurer shall have the general supervision of the monies, funds, securities, notes receivable and other valuable papers and documents of the Trust, and shall have and exercise under the supervision of the Trustees and of the President all powers and duties normally incident to the office in a Delaware business corporation.  The Treasurer may endorse for deposit or collection all notes, checks and other instruments payable to the Trust or to its order.  The Treasurer shall deposit all funds of the Trust in such depositories as the Trustees shall designate.  The Treasurer shall be responsible for such disbursement of the funds of the Trust as may be ordered by the Trustees or the President.  The Treasurer shall keep accurate account of the books of the Trust’s transactions which shall be the property of the Trust, and which together with all other property of the Trust in the Treasurer’s possession, shall be subject at all times to the inspection and control of the Trustees.  Unless the Trustees shall otherwise determine, the Treasurer shall be the principal accounting officer of the Trust and shall also be the principal financial officer of the Trust.  The Treasurer shall have such other duties and authorities as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Trustees may authorize any adviser, administrator, manager or transfer agent to maintain bank accounts and deposit and disburse funds of any series of the Trust on behalf of such series.

 

3.8.                            Other Officers and Duties.  The Trustees may elect such other officers and assistant officers as they shall from time to time determine to be necessary or desirable in order to conduct the business of the Trust.  Assistant officers shall act generally in the absence of the officer whom they assist and shall assist that officer in the duties of the office.  Each officer, employee and agent of the Trust shall have such other duties and authority as may be conferred upon such person by the Trustees or delegated to such person by the President.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1.                            Depositories.  In accordance with Section 8.1 of the Declaration, the funds of the Trust shall be deposited in such custodians as the Trustees shall designate and shall be drawn out on checks, drafts or other orders signed by such officer, officers, agent or agents (including the adviser, administrator or manager), as the Trustees may from time to time authorize.

 

4.2.                            Signatures.  All contracts and other instruments shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by its properly authorized officers, agent or agents, as provided in the Declaration or By-laws or as the Trustees may from time to time by resolution provide.

 

4.3.                            Seal.  The Trust is not required to have any seal, and the adoption or use of a seal shall be purely ornamental and be of no legal effect.  The seal, if any, of the Trust may be affixed to any instrument, and the seal and its attestation may be lithographed, engraved or otherwise printed on any document with the same force and effect as if it had been imprinted and affixed manually in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if done by a Delaware business corporation.  The presence or absence of a seal shall have no effect on the validity, enforceability or binding nature of any document or instrument that is otherwise duly authorized, executed and delivered.

 

4.4.                            Principal Office.  The principal office of the Trust in the State of Delaware shall be located at such place as the Board of Trustees may designate.

 

4.5.                            Additional Offices.  The Trust may have offices, including a principal executive office, at such places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine or the business of the Trust may require.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Stock Transfers

 

5.1.                            Transfer Agents, Registrars and the Like.  As provided in Section 6.7 of the Declaration, the Trustees shall have authority to employ and compensate such transfer agents and registrars with respect to the Shares of the Trust as the Trustees shall deem necessary or desirable.  In addition, the Trustees shall have power to employ and compensate such dividend disbursing agents, warrant agents and agents for the reinvestment of dividends as they shall deem necessary or desirable.  Any of such agents shall have such power and authority as is delegated to any of them by the Trustees.

 

5.2.                            Transfer of Shares.  The Shares of the Trust shall be subject to the limitations on transfer as provided in Section 6.8 of the Declaration.  The Trust, or its transfer agents, shall be authorized to refuse any transfer unless and until presentation of proper evidence as may be reasonably required to show that the requested transfer is proper.

 

5.3.                            Registered Shareholders.  The Trust may deem and treat the holder of record of any Shares as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes and shall not be required to take any notice of any right or claim of right of any other person.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

 

6.1.                            Amendment and Repeal of By-Laws.  In accordance with Section 3.9 of the Declaration, the Trustees shall have the exclusive power to amend or repeal the By-Laws or adopt new By-Laws at any time.  Action by the Trustees with respect to the By-Laws shall be taken by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Trustees.  The Trustees shall in no event adopt By-Laws which are in conflict with the Declaration, and any apparent inconsistency shall be construed in favor of the related provisions in the Declaration.

 

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