EX-99.(H)(VI) 9 ex99hvi.htm FORM OF MORGAN STANLEY STRUCTURING FEE AGREEMENT ex99hvi.htm
STRUCTURING FEE AGREEMENT
 
October [●], 2010
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
This agreement is between Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (the "Adviser"), Guggenheim Partners Asset Management, LLC (the "Sub-Adviser," and together with the Adviser, the "Companies") and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated ("Morgan Stanley") with respect to the Guggenheim Build America Bonds Managed Duration Trust (the "Trust").
 
1. Fee.
 
     (a) In consideration of advice to the Companies relating to, but not limited to, the design and structuring of the Trust and the distribution of its common shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Shares"), the Companies shall pay a fee to Morgan Stanley calculated at [▪]% of the aggregate price to the public of the Common Shares sold by Morgan Stanley in the Trust’s initial public offering (the "Offering") (including any Common Shares over-allotted by Morgan Stanley in the Offering regardless of whether the over-allotment option in the Offering is exercised), equal to $[•] (the "Fee"), $[•] of which will be paid by the Adviser, and $[•] of which will be paid by the Sub-Adviser.
 
     (b) The Companies shall each pay the Fee to Morgan Stanley on or before the closing of the purchase and sale of the Common Shares pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement on October [•], 2010, by wire transfer to the order of Morgan Stanley.  The Companies acknowledge that the Fee is in addition to any compensation Morgan Stanley earns in connection with its role as an underwriter to the Trust in the Offering, which services are distinct from and in addition to the structuring services described above.
 
2. Term.  This Agreement shall terminate upon payment of the entire amount of the Fee, as specified in Section 1 hereof.
 
3. Indemnification.  The Companies agree to the joint and several indemnification and other agreements set forth in the Indemnification Agreement attached hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference and shall survive the termination, expiration or supersession of this Agreement.
 
4. Not an Investment Advisor.  Each of the Companies acknowledge that Morgan Stanley is not providing any advice hereunder as to the value of securities or regarding the advisability of purchasing or selling any securities for the Trust’s portfolio.  No provision of this Agreement shall be considered as creating, nor shall any provision create, any obligation on the part of Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley is not agreeing hereby, to: (i) furnish any advice or make any recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of portfolio securities; or (ii) render any opinions, valuations or recommendations of any kind or to perform any such similar services.
 
5. Not Exclusive.  Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting Morgan Stanley or its affiliates from acting as an underwriter or financial advisor or in any other capacity for any other persons
 
 
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(including other registered investment companies or other investment managers).  Neither this Agreement nor the performance of the services contemplated hereunder shall be considered to constitute a partnership, association or joint venture between Morgan Stanley and either of the Companies.  In addition, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute Morgan Stanley as the agent or employee of either of the Companies or either of the Companies as the agents or employees of Morgan Stanley, and no party shall make any representation to the contrary.  It is understood that Morgan Stanley is engaged hereunder solely to provide the services described above to the Companies and that Morgan Stanley is not acting as an agent or fiduciary of, and Morgan Stanley shall not have any duties or liability to, the current or future partners, members or equity owners of either of the Companies or any other third party in connection with its engagement hereunder, all of which are hereby expressly waived to the extent each Company has the authority to waive such duties and liabilities.
 
6. Assignment.  This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without prior written consent of the other parties.
 
7. Amendment; Waiver.  No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.
 
8. Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that state.
 
   9. Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
 
 
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This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first written above.
 

                                                                       
 
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS INVESTMENT
 
ADVISORS, LLC
 
 
 
By:______________________________
   
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

 
 
GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS ASSET
 
MANAGEMENT, LLC
 

 
 
By:_______________________________
   
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Agreed and Accepted:
 
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
 
By:_____________________________
   
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
 
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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
 
October [●], 2010
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
In connection with the engagement of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated ("Morgan Stanley") to advise and assist the undersigned (together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, referred to as the "Companies") with the matters set forth in the Structuring Fee Agreement dated October [•], 2010 between the Companies and Morgan Stanley (the "Structuring Fee Agreement"),in the event that Morgan Stanley becomes involved in any capacity in any claim, suit, action, proceeding, investigation or inquiry (including, without limitation, any shareholder or derivative action or arbitration proceeding) with respect to the services performed pursuant to and in accordance with the Structuring Fee Agreement, the Companies have agreed to jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley’s affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents and each other person, if any, controlling Morgan Stanley or any of Morgan Stanley’s affiliates (Morgan Stanley and each such other person being an "Indemnified Person") from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities related to, arising out of or in connection with the activities (the "Activities") performed by any Indemnified Person in connection with, or arising out of, or based upon, the Structuring Fee Agreement and/or any action taken by any Indemnified Person in connection therewith (including, without limitation, any presentation given by the Companies and an Indemnified Person relating to the Common Shares of Guggenheim Build America Bonds Managed Duration Trust (the "Trust"), and will reimburse each Indemnified Person for all expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any claim, suit, action, proceeding, investigation or inquiry related to, arising out of or in connection with the Activities, whether or not pending or threatened and whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party.  The Companies will not, however, be responsible for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or expenses relating thereto) that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the bad faith or gross negligence of any Indemnified Person.  The Companies also agree that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Companies for or in connection with the Activities, except for any such liability for losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred by the Companies that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Companies be responsible for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to any Indemnified Person arising from any such claim, suit, action, proceeding, investigation or inquiry in excess of the gross proceeds received by the Trust from the initial public offering of the Common Shares of the Trust (the "Offering"); provided, however, that the Companies shall, as set forth above, jointly and severally indemnify and be responsible for, regardless of the gross proceeds received by the Trust from the Offering, all expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any claim, suit, action, proceeding, investigation or inquiry related to, arising out of or in connection with the Activities, whether or not pending or threatened and whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party, as set forth above.
 
No Company will, without Morgan Stanley’s prior written consent, settle, compromise, consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any claim, suit, action, proceeding, investigation or inquiry in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any
 
 
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Indemnified Person is a party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes a release of each Indemnified Person from any liabilities arising out of such claim, suit, action, proceeding, investigation or inquiry.  No Indemnified Person seeking indemnification, reimbursement or contribution under this agreement (the "Indemnification Agreement") will, without our prior written consent, settle, compromise, consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any claim, suit, action, proceeding, investigation or inquiry referred to in the preceding paragraph.
 
If such indemnification were not to be available for any reason, each Company agrees to, jointly and severally with the other Company, contribute to the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses involved (i) in the proportion appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received or sought to be received by that Company (including the net proceeds from the Common Shares sold by Morgan Stanley in the Offering before deducting expenses) and its partners and affiliates and other constituencies, on the one hand, and Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, in the matters contemplated by the Structuring Fee Agreement or (ii) if (but only if and to the extent) the allocation provided for in clause (i) is for any reason held unenforceable, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of that Company and its partners and affiliates and other constituencies, on the one hand, and the party entitled to contribution, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  Each Company agrees that for the purposes of this paragraph the relative benefits received, or sought to be received, by that Company and its partners and affiliates, on the one hand, and the party entitled to contribution, on the other hand, of a transaction as contemplated shall be deemed to be in the same proportion that the total value received or paid or contemplated to be received or paid by the Company or its partners or affiliates and other constituencies, as the case may be, as a result of or in connection with the transaction (whether or not consummated) for which Morgan Stanley has been retained to perform financial services bears to the fees paid to Morgan Stanley under the Structuring Fee Agreement; provided that in no event shall the Company contribute less than the amount necessary to assure that Morgan Stanley is not liable for losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in excess of the amount of fees actually received by Morgan Stanley pursuant to the Structuring Fee Agreement.  Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any alleged untrue statement or omission or any other alleged conduct relates to information provided by a Company or other conduct by that Company (or its employees or other agents), on the one hand, or by Morgan Stanley, on the other hand.
 
This Indemnification Agreement, together with the Structuring Fee Agreement, any contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this agreement) that relate to the Offering of the Common Shares, represents the entire agreement between the Companies and the Indemnified Parties with respect to the structuring fee paid to Morgan Stanley under the Structuring Fee Agreement.
 
The Companies acknowledge that in connection with the Offering of the Common Shares: (i) Morgan Stanley has acted at arms length, is not an agent of, and owes no fiduciary duties to, the Company, the Trust or any person affiliated with the Trust or the Companies, (ii) Morgan Stanley owes the Companies only those duties and obligations set forth in this Indemnification Agreement and (iii) Morgan Stanley may have interests that differ from those of the Companies.  The Companies waive to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims any of the Companies, the Trust or any person affiliated with the Trust or the Companies may have against Morgan Stanley arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Common Shares.
 
The provisions of this Indemnification Agreement shall apply to the Activities and any modification thereof and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination or the completion of Morgan Stanley’s services under the Structuring Fee Agreement.
 
 
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This Indemnification Agreement may not be assigned by either party without prior written consent of the other party.  No provision of this Indemnification Agreement may be amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.  This Indemnification Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that state.  This Indemnification Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Indemnification Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
 
 
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The foregoing Indemnification Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any termination of Morgan Stanley’s engagement under the Structuring Fee Agreement.  This Indemnification Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
 

Very truly yours,
 
 
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS INVESTMENT
 
ADVISORS, LLC
 
 
 
By:___________________________
   
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

 
 
GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS ASSET
 
MANAGEMENT, LLC
 

 
 
By:_______________________________
   
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
 
Agreed and Accepted:
 
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
 
By:___________________________________
   
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

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