0001193125-15-247544.txt : 20150708 0001193125-15-247544.hdr.sgml : 20150708 20150708122329 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-247544 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150708 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150708 GROUP MEMBERS: WELLS FARGO MUNICIPAL CAPITAL STRATEGIES SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000879535 IRS NUMBER: 363793962 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-84451 FILM NUMBER: 15978439 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-243-4361 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08536 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUFF & PHELPS UTILITIES TAX FREE INCOME INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000072971 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 410449260 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 MONTGOMERY STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94163 BUSINESS PHONE: 6126671234 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 MONTGOMERY STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94163 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WELLS FARGO & CO/MN DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NORWEST CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NORTHWEST BANCORPORATION DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830516 SC 13D/A 1 d65043dsc13da.htm SC 13D/A SC 13D/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC.

(Name of Issuer)

VARIABLE RATE MUNIFUND TERM PREFERRED SHARES

(Title of Class of Securities)

23334J305

(CUSIP Number)

James F. Powers

Senior Company Counsel

Wells Fargo & Company

301 South College Street, 22nd Floor

Charlotte, NC 28202-6000

(704) 374-6611

With a copy to:

Patrick Quill

Ashurst LLP

7 Times Square, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 205-7000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 6, 2015

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box  ¨.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 23334J305

 

  1. 

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Wells Fargo & Company 41-0449260

  2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

 

a.  ¨         b.  x

  3.

SEC Use Only

 

  4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions):

 

WC

  5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e).

 

x

  6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

 

  7. 

Sole Voting Power:

 

0

  8.

Shared Voting Power:

 

650

  9.

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

0

10.

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

650

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

 

650

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):

 

100%

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

HC

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 23334J305

 

  1. 

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies 45-2541449

  2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

 

a.  ¨        b.   x

  3.

SEC Use Only

 

  4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions):

 

WC

  5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e).

 

x

  6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

 

  7. 

Sole Voting Power:

 

0

  8.

Shared Voting Power:

 

650

  9.

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

0

10.

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

650

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

 

650

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):

 

100%

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

00


This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) amends, as set forth below, the statement on Schedule 13D, dated August 22, 2013 and filed with the SEC on September 3, 2013 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), for Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”) and Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC (“Capital Strategies”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to the variable rate munifund term preferred shares (“VMTP Shares”) of DTF Tax-Free Income Inc. (the “Issuer”). This Amendment is being filed as a result of the execution of a voting trust agreement by Capital Strategies in respect of the VMTP Shares.

Item 2

Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with Schedule I and Schedule II included with this Amendment.

The fifth paragraph is replaced with the following:

“Wells Fargo and its subsidiaries provide banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,700 locations, 12,500 ATMs, the internet and mobile banking to individuals, businesses and institutions across the United States and internationally.”

Item 6

Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with the following:

“The responses of the Reporting Persons to Item 4 are incorporated herein by reference. With respect to the VMTP Shares owned by Capital Strategies, on July 6, 2015, Capital Strategies assigned certain preferred class voting rights on the VMTP Shares to a voting trust (the “Voting Trust”) created pursuant to the Voting Trust Agreement, dated July 6, 2015 among Capital Strategies, Lord Securities Corporation, as voting trustee (the “Voting Trustee”) and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (the “Voting Consultant”). Voting and consent rights on the VMTP Shares not assigned to the Voting Trust have been retained by Capital Strategies. The Voting Trust provides that with respect to voting or consent matters relating to the voting rights assigned to the Voting Trust, the Voting Consultant analyzes such voting or consent matters and makes a recommendation to the Voting Trustee on voting or consenting. The Voting Trustee is obligated to follow any such recommendations of the Voting Consultant when providing a vote or consent.”

Item 7 Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by inserting the following additional exhibits:

 

“Exhibit    Description of Exhibit
99.1    Joint Filing Agreement
99.2    Power of Attorney
99.4    Voting Trust Agreement


SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: July 8, 2015

 

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
By:

/s/ Michael J. Choquette

Name: Michael J. Choquette
Title: Designated Signer
WELLS FARGO MUNICIPAL CAPITAL STRATEGIES
By:

/s/ Adam Joseph

Name: Adam Joseph
Title: President


LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit    Description of Exhibit
99.1    Joint Filing Agreement
99.2    Power of Attorney
99.4    Voting Trust Agreement


SCHEDULE I

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF REPORTING PERSONS

The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer and director of Wells Fargo & Company. The business address of each of the executive officers and directors of Wells Fargo & Company is 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104.

 

Name

  

Position with Wells

Fargo & Company

  

Principal Occupation

John G. Stumpf

   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Director    Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo & Company

Patricia R. Callahan

   Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer    Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo & Company

David M. Carroll

   Senior Executive Vice President (Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement)    Head of Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement of Wells Fargo

Hope A. Hardison1

   Executive Vice President (Human Resources)    Head of Human Resources of Wells Fargo

Michael J. Heid

   Executive Vice President (Home Lending)    Head of Home Lending of Wells Fargo

Timothy J. Sloan

   Senior Executive Vice President (Wholesale Banking)    Head of Wholesale Banking of Wells Fargo

Richard D. Levy

   Executive Vice President and Controller    Controller of Wells Fargo & Company

Michael J. Loughlin

   Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer    Chief Risk Officer of Wells Fargo

Avid Modjtabai

   Senior Executive Vice President (Consumer Lending)    Head of Consumer Lending of Wells Fargo

Kevin A. Rhein

   Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer    Chief Information Officer of Wells Fargo

John R. Shrewsberry

   Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    Chief Financial Officer of Wells Fargo & Company

James Strother

   Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel    General Counsel of Wells Fargo & Company

Carrie L. Tolstedt

   Senior Executive Vice President (Community Banking)    Head of Community Banking of Wells Fargo

John D. Baker II

   Director    Executive Chairman and Director of FRP Holdings, Inc.

Elaine L. Chao

   Director    Former U.S. Secretary of Labor

John S. Chen

   Director    Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackBerry Limited

Lloyd H. Dean

   Director    President, CEO and Director of Dignity Health

Elizabeth A. Duke

   Director    Former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Susan E. Engel

   Director    Retired Chief Executive Officer of Portero, Inc.

Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

   Director    Chairman, President, CEO and Director of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc.

 

1  Hope A. Hardison is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Germany.


Donald M. James

Director Chairman, CEO and Director of Vulcan Materials Company

Cynthia H. Milligan

Director Dean Emeritus, College of Business Administration at University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Federico F. Peña

Director Senior Advisor of Vestar Capital Partners

James H. Quigley

Director CEO Emeritus and Retired Partner of Deloitte

Judith M. Runstad

Director Former Partner and currently Of Counsel at Foster Pepper PLLC

Stephen W. Sanger

Director Retired Chairman, CEO of General Mills, Inc.

Susan G. Swenson

Director Retired President, CEO of Sage Software – North America, Inc.

Suzanne M. Vautrinot

Director President of Kilovolt Consulting Inc.


The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer and director of Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC. The business address of each of the executive officers and directors of Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC is 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10152.

 

Name

  

Position with Wells

Fargo Municipal

Capital Strategies, LLC

  

Business Address

  

Principal Occupation

Kristina Eng    Vice President    375 Park Avenue New York, NY 10152    Director at Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Daniel George    Senior Vice President    375 Park Avenue New York, NY 10152    Managing Director at Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Michael Hanna    Executive Vice President; Manager    100 S Ashley Dr, Tampa, FL 33602    Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Adam Joseph    President    375 Park Avenue New York, NY 10152    Managing Director at Wells Fargo Bank, NA (Head of Public Finance Capital Strategies)
Phillip Smith    Executive Vice President; Manager    301 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202    Head of Municipal Products and Government and Institutional Banking
Lisa DeCarlo    Manager    333 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105    Managing Director at Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Peter Hill    Manager    375 Park Avenue New York, NY 10152    Managing Director at Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Humbert Nelli    Manager    301 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202    Managing Director at Wells Fargo Bank, NA


SCHEDULE II

LITIGATION SCHEDULE

AUCTION RATE SECURITIES (LEGACY WACHOVIA) Beginning in August 2008, Wachovia Securities, LLC, n/k/a Wells Fargo Advisors LLC (Wachovia Securities) and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, n/k/a Wells Fargo Securities LLC (collectively with Wachovia Securities, the Wachovia Securities Affiliates) entered into settlements agreements with state regulatory agencies, including the Secretary of State for the State of Missouri (as the lead state in the North American Securities Administrators Association task force investigating the marketing and sale of auction rate securities), relating to investigations of sales practice and other issues related to the sales of auction rate securities (ARS). Wachovia Securities also announced a settlement in principle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of its similar investigation. Without admitting or denying liability, the agreements required that the Wachovia Securities Affiliates purchase certain ARS sold to customers in accounts at the Wachovia Securities Affiliates, reimburse investors who sold ARS purchased at the Wachovia Securities Affiliates for less than par, provide liquidity loans to customers at no net interest until the ARS are repurchased, offer to participate in special arbitration procedures with customers who claim consequential damages from the lack of liquidity in ARS and refund refinancing fees to certain municipal issuers who issued ARS and later refinanced those securities through the Wachovia Securities Affiliates. Without admitting or denying liability, the Wachovia Securities Affiliates also agreed to pay a total fine of $50 million to the state regulatory agencies and agreed to the entry of consent orders and Wachovia Securities agreed to entry of an injunction by the SEC.

AUCTION RATE SECURITIES (LEGACY WELLS FARGO) Beginning in November 2009, three broker-dealer subsidiaries (the Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries), Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (as successor to Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, LLC), and Wells Fargo Institutional Securities, LLC, of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”) entered into settlement agreements with state securities regulators regarding the Broker-Dealers Subsidiaries’ participation in the auction rate securities (ARS) market. Under the agreements, the Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries agreed to purchase Auction Rate Securities (ARS) from eligible investors that bought ARS through the Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries prior to February 13, 2008 and to cease and desist from certain activities. Without admitting or denying liability, Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, agreed to pay $1.9 million in fines and penalties and the Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries agreed to reimburse investigative expenses.

MUNICIPAL DERIVATIVES BID PRACTICES INVESTIGATION The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the SEC, beginning in November 2006, requested information from a number of financial institutions, including Wachovia Bank, N.A.’s (n/k/a Wells Fargo Bank, NA) municipal derivatives group, with regard to competitive bid practices in the municipal derivative markets. Other state and federal agencies subsequently also began investigations of the same practices. On December 8, 2011, a global resolution of the Wachovia Bank investigations was announced by DOJ, the Internal Revenue Service, the SEC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and a group of State Attorneys General. The investigations were settled with Wachovia Bank agreeing to pay a total of approximately $148 million in penalties and remediation to the various agencies.

The SEC alleged that Wachovia Bank engaged in certain acts in connection with the bidding of certain municipal reinvestment instruments during a period prior to 2006, in violation of section 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933. Without admitting or denying the allegations in the complaint, Wachovia Bank consented to the entry of an injunction in the matter, and to make some of the financial payments described above.

ASSET-BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER INVESTIGATION On August 14, 2012, the SEC entered a settled administrative order against Wells Fargo Brokerage Services LLC (n/k/a Wells Fargo Securities, LLC) and a former sales representative concerning alleged sales practice and suitability issues related to certain 2007 sales of three asset-backed commercial paper products to institutional and municipal purchasers. Without admitting or denying the allegations, the firm agreed to a censure, a cease-and-desist order, disgorgement of $65,000 plus prejudgment interest, and a civil penalty of $6.5 million.

ABS CDO INVESTIGATION In April of 2011, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (f/k/a Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC) entered into a settlement with the SEC in which the firm paid $11.2 million in disgorgement and penalties and agreed to cease and desist from violating Sections 17(a)(2) and (3) of the Securities Act, in order to resolve issues arising from an investigation into Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC’s ABS CDO underwriting, marketing and pricing practices.

FINRA SETTLEMENT On December 11, 2014, FINRA announced its settlement with ten firms, including Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, that had pitched for an investment banking role on a contemplated Toys “R” Us initial public offering in 2010. FINRA alleged that WFS violated NASD and FINRA rules by allowing its research analyst to participate in the solicitation of investment banking business and by offering favorable research coverage to induce investment banking business; and by failing to implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations in connection with analyst public appearances. WFS neither admitted nor denied FINRA’s findings but consented to a censure and payment of a $4 million fine. The fine has been paid and the matter is fully resolved.


SEC ORDER On September 22, 2014, the SEC entered an order against Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC related to the firm’s policies and procedures to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information. The firm admitted the SEC’s findings of fact, acknowledged that its conduct violated the federal securities laws and agreed to retain an independent compliance consultant to review relevant policies and procedures, as well as the making, keeping and preserving of certain required books and records. The firm agreed to a censure, a cease and desist order and a civil penalty of $5,000,000.

CLIENT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM On December 18, 2014, FINRA announced a settlement with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC for an alleged violation of NASD and FINRA rules concerning the Client Identification Program and the effects of using recycled client account numbers. The use of recycled numbers was alleged to have resulted in certain accounts not having a complete review for Client Identification Purposes. WFA and WFA FiNet neither admitted nor denied FINRA’s findings and consented to a censure and the payment of a $1.5 million fine. The fine has been paid and the matter is fully resolved.

MUTUAL FUND SALES CHARGE WAIVERS On July 6, 2015, FINRA announced a settlement with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC for an alleged violation of NASD and FINRA rules concerning application of mutual fund sales charge waivers. FINRA alleged WFA and FiNet did not reasonably supervise the application of sales charge waivers for eligible mutual fund purchases in certain retirement and charitable organization accounts. WFA and FiNet neither admitted nor denied FINRA’s findings and agreed to censure and to provide remediation to eligible clients. Due to WFA and FiNet’s self-report of the issue and cooperation, FINRA assessed no fine. WFA and FiNet agreed to pay an estimated $15 million in restitution, including interest, to affected customers.

FINRA REPORTING SETTLEMENTS From time to time Wells Fargo broker-dealers resolve technical trade reporting issues relating to timing and other data elements with FINRA involving small numbers of trades processed by the firms. Resolutions of this type during the relevant period included fines of less than $100,000 each.

EX-99.1 2 d65043dex991.htm EX.99.1 EX.99.1

Exhibit 99.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This Statement is filed by Wells Fargo & Company on its own behalf and on behalf of Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC. Aggregate beneficial ownership reported by Wells Fargo & Company under Item 11 on page 2 is on a consolidated basis and includes any beneficial ownership separately reported herein by Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC.

Pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each party hereto hereby agrees that the Statement to which this agreement is attached shall be filed by Wells Fargo & Company on its own behalf and on behalf of Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC (including any amendment, restatement, supplement, and/or exhibit thereto) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and, if such security is registered on a national securities exchange, also with the exchange), and further agrees to the filing, furnishing, and/or incorporation by reference of this agreement as an exhibit thereto. This agreement shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by any party hereto in a signed writing provided to each other party hereto, and then only with respect to such revoking party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto, being duly authorized, has caused this agreement to be executed and effective as of the date set forth below.

 

Date: July 8, 2015 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
By:

/s/ Michael Choquette

Name: Michael Choquette
Title: Designated Signer
WELLS FARGO MUNICIPAL CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLC
By:

/s/ Adam Joseph

Name: Adam Joseph
Title: President
EX-99.2 3 d65043dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these present, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Bette F. Andrews, Michael J. Choquette, and Robert S. Prigge, acting alone, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) complete and sign, for and on behalf of the undersigned, all reports and filings required by Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Section 13 Reports”);

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to file any such Section 13 Reports, or any amendment thereto, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of or legally required of the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present and acting, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the responsibilities of the undersigned to comply with Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall not revoke any previous Power of Attorney granted by the undersigned with respect to the subject matter hereof, and shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Section 13 Reports, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a subsequently executed Power of Attorney or a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 12th day of March, 2015.

 

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
By:

/s/ Anthony R. Augliera

Anthony R. Augliera
Senior Vice President and Secretary
EX-99.4 4 d65043dex994.htm EX-99.4 EX-99.4

Exhibit 99.4

VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT

THIS VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective for all purposes and in all respects as of July 6, 2015 by and among Lord Securities Corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee” or any successor thereto), Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, including its successors and assigns by operation of law (“Wells” or the “Purchaser”) and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (the “Voting Consultant” or any successor thereto).

WHEREAS, the Purchaser is the legal and Beneficial Owner of Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred Shares (“VMTP Shares”) of DTF Tax-Free Income Inc. (the “Fund”) pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement, dated as of August 22, 2013, between the Purchaser and the Fund (the “Purchase Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to transfer and assign irrevocably to the Trustee, and the Trustee desires to accept such transfer and assignment of, the right to vote and consent for the Purchaser in connection with all of its voting and consent rights and responsibilities, as set forth in Section 1 below, as a Beneficial Owner of (i) VMTP Shares acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (such VMTP Shares, when owned by the Purchaser, the “Subject Shares”) and (ii) any additional shares of VMTP Shares or preferred shares of any class or series of the Fund having voting powers of which an Affiliate of Wells is the Beneficial Owner or that the Purchaser becomes the Beneficial Owner of during the term of this Agreement (any such additional preferred shares of the Fund having voting powers being “Additional Shares” and when so acquired will become a part of the “Subject Shares” covered by this Agreement);

WHEREAS, the Voting Consultant shall analyze any matters requiring the owner of Subject Shares, to vote or consent in its capacity as an equity holder (whether at a meeting or via a consent solicitation), and shall provide a recommendation to the Trustee of how to vote or consent with respect to such voting or consent matters;

WHEREAS, the Voting Consultant and the Trustee are Independent of the Purchaser; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to set forth in writing their understandings and agreements.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending legally and equitably to be bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

  1. Creation of Trust

The Purchaser hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Trustee, and the Trustee hereby accepts the transfer and assignment of, the right to vote and consent for the Purchaser in connection with all of its voting and consent rights and responsibilities as Beneficial Owner of the Subject Shares with respect to the following matters (collectively, the “Voting Matters”):

(a) the election of the two members of the Board of Directors for which holders of VMTP Shares are exclusively entitled to vote under Section 18(a)(2)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and all other rights given to holders of VMTP Shares with respect to the election of the Board of Directors of the Fund;

 

1


(b) the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end management company to an open-end management company, or to change the Fund’s classification from diversified to non-diversified, each pursuant to Section 13(a)(1) of the 1940 Act (any of the foregoing, a “Conversion”), together with any additional voting or consent right under the Articles Supplementary and the Purchase Agreement that relates solely to any action or amendment to the Articles Supplementary that is so closely related to the Conversion that it would be impossible to give effect to the Conversion without implicating such additional voting or consent right; provided that any such additional voting or consent right shall not include any voting or consent right related to satisfying any additional term, condition or agreement which the Conversion is conditioned upon or subject to;

(c) the deviation from a policy in respect of concentration of investments in any particular industry or group of industries as recited in the Fund’s registration statement, pursuant to Section 13(a)(3) of the 1940 Act (a “Deviation”), together with any additional voting or consent right under the Articles Supplementary and the Purchase Agreement that relates solely to any action or amendment to the Articles Supplementary that is so closely related to the Deviation that it would be impossible to give effect to the Deviation without implicating such additional voting or consent right; provided that any such additional voting or consent right shall not include any voting or consent right related to satisfying any additional term, condition or agreement which the Deviation is conditioned upon or subject to;

(d) borrowing money, issuing senior securities, underwriting securities issued by other Persons, purchasing or selling real estate or commodities or making loans to other Persons other than in accordance with the recitals of policy with respect thereto in the Fund’s registration statement, pursuant to Section 13(a)(2) of the 1940 Act (any of the foregoing, a “Policy Change”), together with any additional voting or consent right under the Articles Supplementary and the Purchase Agreement that relates solely to any action or amendment to the Articles Supplementary that is so closely related to the Policy Change that it would be impossible to give effect to the Policy Change without implicating such additional voting or consent right; provided that any such additional voting or consent right shall not include any voting or consent right related to satisfying any additional term, condition or agreement which the Policy Change is conditioned upon or subject to; and

(e) all other voting and consent rights of the Purchaser as Beneficial Owner of the Subject Shares unless such voting or consent rights relate to situations where the rights or seniority of the Beneficial Owners of the Subject Shares could be adversely affected (as determined by the Purchaser) (except, for the avoidance of doubt, this subsection (e) shall not allow the Purchaser to exercise those rights transferred specifically in Sections 1(a) through (d) of this Agreement).

In order to effect the transfer of voting and consent rights with respect to the Voting Matters, Wells hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes, and will cause each of its Affiliates who are Beneficial Owners of any Subject Shares to irrevocably appoint and constitute, the Trustee as its attorney-in-fact and agrees, and agrees to cause each of such Affiliates, to grant the Trustee one or more irrevocable proxies with respect to the Voting Matters and further agrees to renew any such proxies that may lapse by their terms while the Subject Shares are still subject to this Voting Trust Agreement.

Wells will retain all other voting rights under the Related Documents and Wells, its Affiliates or designee will also be the registered owner of the VMTP Shares. If any dividend or other distribution in respect of the Subject Shares is paid, such dividend or distribution will be paid directly to Wells or its Affiliate or designee owning such Subject Shares; provided, that, any Additional Shares will become part of the Subject Shares covered by this Agreement.

 

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  2. Definitions

Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, (i) any other Person who, directly or indirectly, is in control of, or controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or (ii) any other Person who is a director, officer, employee or general partner (a) of such Person, (b) of any majority-owned subsidiary or parent company of such Person or (c) of any Person described in clause (i) above. For the purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean (x) as defined for purposes of the 1940 Act and regulations thereunder, the power, direct or indirect, (A) to vote more than 25% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (B) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise or (y) as defined for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and regulations thereunder, (A) directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote 25% or more of any class of voting securities of such Person, (B) controlling in any manner the election of a majority of directors or trustees of such Person, or (C) having the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of such Person. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Affiliate” shall include a tender option bond trust of which the Purchaser and/or one or more of its Affiliates collectively owns a majority of the residual interests.

Articles Supplementary” means the Fund’s Articles Supplementary Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of the Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred Shares, as amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof.

Beneficial Owner” means, any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, securities and/or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, securities.

Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Fund or any duly authorized committee thereof.

Excluded Transfer” means any transfer of VMTP Shares (1) to a tender option bond trust in which the Purchaser and/or its Affiliates collectively own all of the residual interests, (2) in connection with a distribution in-kind to the holders of securities of or receipts representing an ownership interest in any tender option bond trust in which the Purchaser and/or its Affiliates collectively own all of the residual interests, (3) in connection with a repurchase financing transaction or (4) relating to a collateral pledge arrangement.

Independent” means, as to any Person, any other Person who (i) does not have and is not committed to acquire any material direct or any material indirect financial interest in such Person, (ii) is not connected with such Person as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, partner, director or Person performing similar functions and (iii) is not otherwise subject to the undue influence or control of such other Person. For purposes of this definition, no Person will fail to be Independent solely because such Person acts as a voting consultant or trustee in respect of property owned by another Person or its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement. With respect to item (i) above, “material direct or material indirect financial interest” means, (1) as to any Person, owning directly or indirectly (as principal for such Person’s own account) at least 5% of any class of the outstanding equity or debt securities issued by any other Person or (2) with respect to a Person (the “Investor”) owning directly or indirectly (as principal for the Investor’s own account) outstanding equity or debt securities of any other Person in an amount at least equal to 5% of the total consolidated shareholders equity of the Investor (measured in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles).

Person” means and includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated association, a joint venture or other entity or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Each capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning provided therefor (including by incorporation by reference) in the Articles Supplementary.

 

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  3. Right to Transfer

The Purchaser shall have the right to sell or otherwise transfer the Subject Shares at any time in its sole discretion, subject to the transfer restrictions contained in Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement. Upon the transfer of the Subject Shares by the Purchaser to any third party (other than a transfer to an Affiliate of the Purchaser in which case such Subject Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement) such Subject Shares shall no longer be subject to this Agreement; provided, however, in connection with an Excluded Transfer:

(a) of the type specified in clause (1) of the definition of Excluded Transfer, the Subject Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement until such time as the Fund, upon the request of the Purchaser, enters into a voting arrangement satisfying Section 12(d)(1)(E)(iii) of the 1940 Act;

(b) of the type specified in clauses (3) or (4) of the definition of Excluded Transfer, to the extent the Purchaser retains the right to vote or direct voting in connection with such transactions, the Subject Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement until such time as there is a default by the Purchaser under such repurchase transaction or collateral pledge arrangement; and

(c) of the type specified in clauses (3) or (4) of the definition of Excluded Transfer, to the extent the Purchaser does not retain the right to vote or direct voting of such Subject Shares in such transactions, such transactions do not permit the removal of the Subject Shares’ rights transferred to the Voting Trust pursuant to this Agreement within the first 60 days of closing of such transferee becoming the Beneficial Owner of such Subject Shares unless there is a default by the Purchaser under such repurchase transaction or collateral pledge arrangement.

 

  4. Trustee

(a) Rights And Powers Of Trustee. With respect to Subject Shares where the Purchaser is the Beneficial Owner, the Trustee shall, in person or by nominees, agents, attorneys-in-fact, or proxies, have the right and the obligation to exercise its discretion with respect to all Voting Matters requiring holders of VMTP Shares to vote or consent with respect to and including voting or consenting to any corporate or shareholder action of any kind whatsoever, subject to the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall be obligated to vote any Voting Matter in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

(b) Liability Of Trustee. In exercising the rights and powers of the Trustee, the Trustee will exercise any rights and powers in the Trustee’s best judgment; provided, however, the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by such Trustee or the Trustee’s agent, except for liability arising from the Trustee’s bad faith, wilful misconduct or gross negligence. The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or other security for the discharge of the Trustee’s duties.

(c) Resignation of and Successor Trustee. The Trustee may at any time resign the Trustee’s position as Trustee by delivering a resignation in writing to the Purchaser and the Voting Consultant to become effective 90 days after the date of such delivery, but in any event such notice shall not become effective prior to the acceptance of a successor Trustee. The Trustee shall nominate a successor Trustee acceptable to the Purchaser, who shall have all rights, powers and obligations of the resigning Trustee as set forth in this Agreement, and all rights, powers and obligations of the resigning Trustee hereunder shall immediately terminate upon the acceptance by the successor Trustee of such nomination and the execution of this Agreement by the successor Trustee as “Trustee” hereunder. No such resignation shall become effective until such time as a successor Trustee has been appointed and such appointment has been accepted. The fact that any Trustee has resigned such Trustee’s position as a Trustee shall not act, or be construed to act, as a release of any Subject Shares from the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

(d) Removal. The Trustee may be removed by the Purchaser upon 30 days prior written notice upon either (i) a material breach by the Trustee of its obligations hereunder or (ii) any action or inaction of the Trustee which constitutes bad faith, negligence or wilful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

(e) Independent. The Trustee represents that it is Independent of Wells.

 

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  5. Voting Consultant

(a) Liability Of Voting Consultant. In providing its voting recommendations on Voting Matters hereunder, the Voting Consultant will provide such recommendations in the Voting Consultant’s best judgment with respect to the Voting Matters for the VMTP Shares; provided, however, the Voting Consultant shall not be liable for any action taken by such Voting Consultant or the Voting Consultant’s agent, except for liability arising from the Voting Consultant’s bad faith, wilful misconduct or gross negligence. For the avoidance of doubt, the Voting Consultant’s maximum liability shall be limited to an amount not to exceed the total amounts of the fees the Voting Consultant receives from the Purchaser under the Master Agreement in any one year period for any and all claims made within that one year period; provided that if a breach of Section 5(e) is determined to have occurred, the sole remedy shall be the immediate removal of the Voting Consultant by the Purchaser in the Purchaser’s sole discretion and no monetary damages shall be due or payable. In addition, the Voting Consultant shall not be liable for any action taken by the Trustee contrary to the recommendations provided by the Voting Consultant.

(b) Resignation of and Successor Voting Consultant. The Voting Consultant may at any time resign the Voting Consultant’s position as Voting Consultant by delivering a resignation in writing to the Purchaser and to the Trustee to become effective 90 days after the date of such delivery. Upon receipt of the Voting Consultant’s written resignation, the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint a successor Voting Consultant which has been consented to by the Trustee, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. If the Voting Consultant shall resign but a successor Voting Consultant has not assumed all of the Voting Consultant’s duties and obligations within 90 days of such resignation, the Voting Consultant may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Voting Consultant. No such resignation shall become effective until such time as a successor Voting Consultant has been appointed and such appointment has been accepted.

(c) Removal. The Voting Consultant may be removed by the Purchaser upon 30 days prior written notice upon either (i) a material breach by the Voting Consultant of its obligations hereunder or (ii) any action or inaction of the Voting Consultant which constitutes bad faith, gross negligence or wilful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

(d) Contract. A separate contract, that certain Master Services Agreement No. (109282) by and between the Voting Consultant and the Purchaser, as may be amended from time to time with the prior written consent of the parties thereto (the “Master Agreement”), sets forth additional details, including fees, pursuant to which the Voting Consultant is providing the services contemplated hereunder.

(e) Independent. The Voting Consultant represents that it is Independent of Wells; provided, however, if the Voting Consultant becomes aware that the Voting Consultant is no longer Independent of the Purchaser, the Voting Consultant shall promptly, and in no event later than two Business Days after becoming aware, notify the Purchaser and shall abstain from making voting recommendations during any period of time during which the Voting Consultant is not Independent of the Purchaser. If the Voting Consultant notifies the Purchaser that it is no longer Independent of the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to identify and appoint a replacement voting consultant.

 

  6. Amount of Subject Shares Notification

On any and each date that the Purchaser sells or otherwise transfers any Subject Shares to another Beneficial Owner, the Purchaser shall promptly notify the Trustee of such occurrence and the number of VMTP Shares that the Purchaser then owns.

 

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  7. Voting Communications

The Purchaser shall notify the Trustee and the Voting Consultant as soon as possible, and in any event, not later than two Business Days after receipt of notice that a vote of the holders of VMTP Shares has been requested or permitted on any Voting Matter and the Purchaser shall, within such same time frame, forward any information sent to the Purchaser in connection with such vote to the Trustee and the Voting Consultant by Electronic Means.

The Voting Consultant shall analyze and provide a voting or consent recommendation to the Trustee with respect to each Voting Matter in respect of the Subject Shares; provided that if the Voting Consultant does not believe, utilizing its commercially reasonable discretion, that it is qualified to perform the analysis of any voting or consent action required by Section 1(e) of this Agreement, the Voting Consultant shall refrain from making a voting or consent recommendation and provide notice to the Trustee and the Purchaser of such determination. The Trustee is obligated to act in accordance with the voting or consent recommendation made by the Voting Consultant in its voting or consent direction to the Purchaser. In all Voting Matters, the Trustee shall use the proxies granted to it by the Purchaser to vote or consent the Subject Shares in accordance with the voting or consent recommendation made by the Voting Consultant and the Purchaser shall not exercise any voting or consent rights in such matters.

If the Voting Consultant fails to provide a voting or consent recommendation to the Trustee on or prior to the deadline for submission of such vote or consent, the Trustee shall not provide a vote or consent on behalf of the Purchaser on such deadline and shall provide notice of the failure to receive a voting or consent recommendation to the Purchaser and the Voting Consultant. For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser shall not retain the right to vote or consent on any Voting Matters for which the Trustee does not provide a vote or consent on behalf of the Purchaser.

 

  8. Indemnification

(a) Of the Trustee and the Voting Consultant. The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold the Trustee and the Voting Consultant and such Trustee’s and such Voting Consultant’s agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, taxes, claims, actions, suits, reasonable costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever in connection with or growing out of (i) with respect to the Trustee, the administration of the voting trust created by this Agreement or (ii) with respect to the Trustee and the Voting Consultant, the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties by the Trustee or the Voting Consultant as herein provided or contemplated, including, without limitation, any action taken or omitted to be taken, except, with respect to the Trustee and the Voting Consultant separately, such as may arise from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Trustee or the Voting Consultant, respectively. In no event shall the Purchaser be liable for special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages.

(b) Of the Purchaser and the Voting Consultant. The Trustee shall indemnify and hold the Purchaser and the Voting Consultant and the Purchaser’s and the Voting Consultant’s agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, taxes, claims, actions, suits, reasonable costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed, incurred or asserted against the Purchaser or the Voting Consultant in connection with the wilful misconduct or negligence of the Trustee in connection with the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties by the Trustee as herein provided or contemplated, including, without limitation, any action taken or omitted to be taken, except, with respect to the Purchaser and the Voting Consultant separately, such as may arise from the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the Purchaser or the Voting Consultant, respectively. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages.

(c) Of the Purchaser and the Trustee. The Voting Consultant shall indemnify and hold the Purchaser and the Trustee and the Purchaser’s and the Trustee’s agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, taxes, claims, actions, suits, reasonable costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed, incurred or asserted against the Purchaser or the Trustee in connection with the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the Voting Consultant in connection with the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties by the Voting Consultant as herein provided or contemplated, including, without limitation, any action taken or omitted to be taken, except, with respect to the Purchaser and the Trustee separately, such as may arise from the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the Purchaser or the Trustee, respectively; provided, however, that the Voting Consultant’s maximum liability under this Section 8(c) shall be limited to an amount not to exceed the total amount of the fees the Voting Consultant receives from the Purchaser under the Master Agreement in any one year period for any and all claims made within that one year period. In no event shall the Voting Consultant be liable for special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages.

 

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(d) Conditions to Indemnification. An indemnified party must give the other party(ies) prompt written notice of any claim and allow the indemnifying party to defend or settle the claim as a condition to indemnification. No settlement shall bind any party without such party’s written consent.

 

  9. Termination of Agreement

(a) This Agreement and the voting trust created hereby shall terminate with respect to all of the Subject Shares (i) at the option of Wells, upon the non-payment of dividends on the VMTP Shares for two years or (ii) as provided with respect to certain transfers of Subject Shares in Section 3 above.

(b) Upon the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Subject Shares, the voting trust created pursuant to Section 1 hereof shall cease to have any effect with respect to the Subject Shares, and the parties hereto shall have no further rights or obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Shares.

 

  10. Trustee’s Compensation

The Trustee shall be entitled to the compensation set forth in the letter agreement between the Purchaser and the Trustee dated as of July 6, 2015, as may be amended from time to time.

 

  11. Voting Consultant’s Compensation

The Voting Consultant shall be entitled to the compensation pursuant to the Master Agreement.

 

  12. Tax Treatment

It is the intention of the parties hereto that for all federal, state and local income and other tax purposes the Purchaser or the applicable Beneficial Owner, as the case may be, shall be treated as the owner of the Subject Shares and, except as otherwise required by law, no party shall take a contrary position in any tax return or report or otherwise act in a contrary manner.

 

  13. Notices

All notices, requests and other communications to the Purchaser, the Trustee or the Voting Consultant shall be in writing (including telecopy, electronic mail or similar writing), except in the case of notices and other communications permitted to be given by telephone, and shall be given to such party at its address or telecopy number or email address set forth below or to such other Person and/or such other address or telecopy number or email address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other party. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by mail, five days after such communication is deposited in the mail, return receipt requested, addressed as aforesaid, or (ii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section. The notice address for each party is specified below:

 

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if to the Purchaser:

Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC

c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

375 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10152

Attention: Adam Joseph

Telephone: (212) 214-5502

Facsimile: (212) 214-8971

Email: adam.joseph@wellsfargo.com

if to the Trustee:

Lord Securities Corporation

48 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Steven Novack

Telephone: (212) 346-9002

Email: steven.novack@tmf-group.com

if to the Voting Consultant:

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.

1177 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Lorraine Kelly, Executive Director

Telephone: (212) 354-5443

Email: lorraine.kelly@issgovernance.com

 

  14. Modification

No modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto. Without the prior written consent of the Fund (in its sole discretion), the Purchaser will not agree or consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or repeal of this Agreement, nor waive any provision hereof; provided, that in the case of any proposed amendment, supplement, modification or repeal of this Agreement which is a result of a change in law or regulation, the consent of the Fund shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

  15. Benefit and Burden

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their legatees, distributees, estates, executors or administrators, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

  16. Severability

The invalidity of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.

 

  17. Headings

The section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction, or limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

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  18. Applicable Law

This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL AND NEW YORK STATE COURTS OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

  19. Waiver

THE PURCHASER, THE TRUSTEE AND THE VOTING CONSULTANT HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER(S) ON ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

 

  20. Assignment

None of the parties hereto may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided that, without the consent of either the Trustee or the Voting Consultant, the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (i) to an Affiliate, (ii) to a successor entity following a consolidation, amalgamation with, or merger with or into or (iii) to a transferee that acquires all or substantially all of the Purchaser’s assets. Any assignment other than in accordance with this section shall be void.

 

  21. Conflicts with Other Documents

In the event that this Agreement requires any action to be taken with respect to any matter and the Master Agreement requires that a different action be taken with respect to such matter, and such actions are mutually exclusive, the provisions of this Agreement in respect thereof shall control.

 

  22. Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Any counterpart or other signature delivered by facsimile or by electronic mail shall be deemed for all purposes as being a good and valid execution and delivery of this Agreement by that party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

WELLS FARGO MUNICIPAL CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLC, as Purchaser

 

By:

/s/ Adam Joseph

Name: Adam Joseph
Title: President

LORD SECURITIES CORPORATION, as Trustee

 

By:

/s/ Irina Khaimova

Name: Irina Khaimova
Title: Vice President

INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC., as Voting Consultant

 

By:

/s/ Allen Heery

Name: Allen Heery
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to DTF Voting Trust Agreement