-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D00oJ0KVgQnMOxwRv3UbFtzsKd4ImO4TEDb+sR2wmbh2roUmBXZp/EfmLVuNbk4o oyLadrkuDKAqftvmmPlEOA== 0001193125-05-066655.txt : 20050331 0001193125-05-066655.hdr.sgml : 20050331 20050331130235 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-05-066655 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 11 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050331 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WORLD MONITOR TRUST SERIES B CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001051823 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [6221] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-43041 FILM NUMBER: 05718225 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NEW YORK PLAZA 13TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10292-2013 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127787866 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NEW YORK PLAZA 13TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10292-2013 10-K 1 d10k.htm WORLD MONITOR TRUST SERIES B World Monitor Trust Series B

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K

 


 

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission file number 0-17592

 


 

WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   13-3985041

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

51 Weaver Street, Building 1 South, 2nd Floor,

Greenwich, Connecticut

  06831
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 861-1000

 


 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Limited Interests

(Title of class)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Annual Report to Interest holders for the year ended December 31, 2004 is incorporated by reference into Parts II and IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K

 



WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

(a Delaware Business Trust)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          PAGE

PART I

    

Item 1.

   Business    3

Item 2.

   Properties    4

Item 3.

   Legal Proceedings    4

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Interest Holders    4

PART II

    

Item 5.

   Market for the Registrant’s Interests, Related Interest Holders Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    4

Item 6.

   Selected Financial Data    5

Item 7.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    5

Item 7A.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    8

Item 8.

   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    8

Item 9.

   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    8

Item 9A.

   Controls and Procedures    8

Item 9B.

   Other Information    8

PART III

    

Item 10.

   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant    9

Item 11.

   Executive Compensation    11

Item 12.

   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Interest Holder Matters    11

Item 13.

   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions    11

Item 14.

   Principal Accounting Fees and Services    11

PART IV

    

Item 15.

   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K    13
     Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules    13
     Exhibits    13
     Reports on Form 8-K    14

SIGNATURES

   15

 

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PART I

 

Item 1. Business

 

General

 

World Monitor Trust (the “Trust”) is a business trust organized under the laws of Delaware on December 17, 1997. The Trust commenced trading operations on June 10, 1998 and will terminate on December 31, 2047 unless terminated sooner as provided in the Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust consists of three separate and distinct series (“Series”) : Series A, B and C. The assets of each Series are segregated from those of the other Series, separately valued and independently managed. Each Series was formed to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forward and options contracts, and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions. The trustee of the Trust is Wilmington Trust Company. The Trust’s fiscal year for book and tax purposes ends on December 31.

 

Series B (the “Registrant”) is engaged solely in the business of commodity futures, forward and options trading; therefore, presentation of industry segment information is not applicable.

 

On July 1, 2003, Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”) and Wachovia Corp. (“Wachovia”) combined their separate retail securities brokerage and clearing businesses under a new holding company named Wachovia/Prudential Financial Advisors, LLC (“WPFA”); owned 62% by Wachovia and 38% by Prudential. As a result, the retail brokerage operations of Prudential Securities (“PSI”) were contributed to Wachovia Securities, LLC (“Wachovia Securities”). Wachovia Securities is wholly-owned by WPFA and is a registered broker-dealer and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and all major securities exchanges. The Registrant and its Managing Owner, Prudential Securities Futures Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSI, entered into a service agreement with Wachovia Securities, effective July 1, 2003. Pursuant to this agreement, Wachovia Securities agreed to provide certain enumerated services to accounts of the limited interest owners carried at Wachovia.

 

Effective July 1, 2003, PSI changed its name to Prudential Equity Group, Inc. (“PEG”). PEG remained an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential. PEG was a registered broker-dealer and a member of the NASD and all major securities exchanges and conducted the equity research, domestic and international equity sales and trading operations, and commodity brokerage and derivative operations it had previously conducted as PSI until December 31, 2003. As part of the process of reorganizing its business structure, Prudential Securities Group Inc. (“PSG”), the direct parent of PEG and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, transferred the commodity brokerage, commodity clearing and derivative operations previously performed by PEG to another PSG indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, Prudential Financial Derivatives, LLC (“PFD”) effective January 1, 2004. Like PEG, PFD is registered as a futures commission merchant under the Commodity Exchange Act and is a member of the National Futures Association. On April 1, 2004, PEG transferred the ownership of the Managing Owner and PFD Holdings, LLC, the direct parent of PFD to PSG.

 

On June 30, 2004, PSG and Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., formerly Kenmar Advisory Corp. (“Preferred”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which PSG would sell, and Preferred would buy, all of the capital stock of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. (the then current Managing Owner of the Registrant) and another commodity pool operator owned by PSG. In connection with the transaction, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. solicited proxies seeking approval from the Registrant’s interest holders for (i) the sale of the stock of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. to Preferred; (ii) the concomitant approval of Preferred as the new Managing Owner of the Registrant; and (iii) the approval of certain amendments to the Declaration of the Trust and Trust Agreement of the Trust. A Report on Form 8-K describing the transaction was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2004 and the definitive proxies were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2004.

 

As of October 1, 2004, Preferred acquired from PSG all of the outstanding stock of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. Immediately after such acquisition, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. was merged with and into Preferred. Accordingly, as of October 1, 2004 all of the board of directors and officers of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. resigned. Following Preferred’s acquisition of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and its merger with and into Preferred, Preferred became the successor Managing Owner of the Registrant.

 

Managing Owner and its Affiliates

 

The term Managing Owner, as used herein, refers either to Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. or Preferred, depending upon the applicable period discussed.

 

The Managing Owner is required to maintain at least a 1% interest in the capital, profits and losses of each Series so long as it is acting as the Managing Owner.

 

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The Offering

 

Beneficial interest in each Series (“Interests”) were offered once each week until each Series’ subscription maximum was met either through sale or exchange or until the Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests. On June 10, 1998, a sufficient number of subscriptions for each Series had been received and accepted by the Managing Owner to permit each Series to commence trading. The Registrant completed its initial offering with gross proceeds of $5,709,093 from the sale of 56,330.929 limited interests and 760.000 general interests. General interests were sold exclusively to the Managing Owner.

 

Series A was offered until it achieved its subscription maximum of $34,000,000 during November 1999. Interests in Series B and C were offered on a weekly basis at the then current net asset value per Interest until the Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interest for each Series (“Continuous Offering Period”). The Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests in Series B and Series C and allowed all selling registrations to expire by April 30, 2002. Series C was liquidated effective September 20, 2004. As such, Interests owned in one Series of the Trust may no longer be exchanged for Interests of one or more other Series. While the Managing Owner does not anticipate doing so, it may, at its election, reinstate the offering of Interests in Series B in the future.

 

During the Continuous Offering Period, the Registrant raised additional gross proceeds of $24,385,015 from the sale of Interests.

 

The Trading Advisor

 

Each Series has its own independent commodity trading advisor that makes that Series’ trading decision. The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Registrant, entered into an advisory agreement with Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. (the “Trading Advisor”) to make the trading decisions for the Registrant. The advisory agreement may be terminated by various reasons, including at the discretion of the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner has allocated 100% of the proceeds from the initial and continuous offering of the Registrant to the Trading Advisor.

 

Competition

 

The Managing Owner and its affiliates have formed, and may continue to form, various entities to engage in the speculative trading of futures, forward and option contracts which have certain of the same investment policies as the Registrant.

 

The Registrant was an open-end fund which solicited the sale of additional Interests on a weekly basis until the Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests. See Item 1, Business, for more information on the suspension of the offering of Interests. However, to the extent that the Trading Advisor recommends similar or identical trades to the Registrant and other accounts which it manages, the Registrant may compete with those accounts for the execution of the same or similar trades, as well as with other market participants.

 

Employees

 

The Registrant has no employees. Management and administrative services for the Registrant are performed by the Managing Owner or third parties pursuant to the Trust Agreement as further discussed in Notes 3 and 4 to the Registrant’s financial statements included in its annual report to the interest holders for the year ended December 31, 2004 (“Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report”) which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

Item 2. Properties

 

The Registrant does not own or lease any property.

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

 

There are no material proceedings pending by or against the Registrant or the Managing Owner.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Interest Holders

 

None

 

PART II

 

Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Interests, Related Interest Holders Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Information with respect to the offering of Interests and the use of proceeds is incorporated by reference to Note 1 to the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

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A significant secondary market for the Interests has not developed, and is not expected that one will develop in the future. There are also certain restrictions set forth in the Trust Agreement limiting the ability of an interest holder to transfer Interests. However, Interest may be redeemed on a weekly basis, but are subject to a redemption fee if transacted within one year of the effective date of purchase. The Managing Owner has suspended the offering of Interests in the Trust and, as such, Interests owned in one series of the Trust may no longer be exchanged for Interests of one or more other Series as further discussed in Item 1, Business. Redemptions are calculated based on the applicable Series’ then current net asset value per Interest as of the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the week in which the exchange or redemption request is effected.

 

The Registrant did not sell any unregistered interests (i.e., general interests) exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 during the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

There are no material restrictions upon the Registrant’s present or future ability to make distributions in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. No distributions have been made since inception and no distributions are anticipated in the future.

 

As of March 18, 2005, there were 596 holders of record owning 56,741.917 Interests which include 608 units of general interests.

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

 

The following table presents selected financial data of the Registrant. This data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Registrant and the notes thereto on pages 3 through 16 of the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

   2002

   2001

    2000

 

Total revenues (including interest)

   $ (731,009 )   $ 1,924,603    $ 1,971,561    $ (225,135 )   $ 1,018,696  

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,482,912 )   $ 1,003,426    $ 1,000,866    $ (1,535,122 )   $ (950,955 )

Net income (loss) per weighted average Interest

   $ (23.00 )   $ 13.80    $ 11.39    $ (13.06 )   $ (5.22 )

Total assets

   $ 6,547,852     $ 9,223,570    $ 9,325,941    $ 10,734,048     $ 17,796,383  

Net asset value per Interest

   $ 110.44     $ 132.54    $ 119.35    $ 108.57     $ 121.87  

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates. Series B’s application of these policies involves judgments and actual results may differ from the estimates used.

 

The Managing Owner has evaluated the nature and types of estimates that it makes in preparing Series B’s financial statements and related disclosures and has determined that the valuation of its investments which are not traded on a United States or Internationally recognized futures exchange involves a critical accounting policy. The market values of futures (exchange traded) contracts is verified by the administrator who obtains valuation data from third party data providers such as Bloomberg and Reuters and compares those prices with Series B’s broker. The market value of currency swap and forward (non-exchange traded) contracts is extrapolated on a forward basis from the spot prices quoted as of 3 PM on the last business day of the reporting period. All values assigned by the administrator and confirmed by the Managing Owner are final and conclusive as to all Interest holders.

 

As such, if actual results vary from estimates used, they are anticipated to not have a material impact on the financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Series B commenced operations on June 10, 1998 with gross proceeds of $5,709,093 allocated to commodities trading. Additional contributions raised through the continuous offering from the sales of Interests for the year ended December 31, 2002 and for the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2002 resulted in additional gross proceeds to Series B of $39,871 and $771,385, respectively. The Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests in Series B and Series C and allowed all selling registrations to expire by April 30, 2002 as more fully discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements. Series C was liquidated effective September 20, 2004.

 

Interests in Series B may be redeemed on a weekly basis, but are subject to a redemption fee if transacted within one year of the effective date of purchase. Redemptions of limited interests and general interests for the year ended December 31, 2004 were $1,155,702 and $12,497, respectively and for the year ended December 31, 2003 were $1,082,047 and $25,113, respectively; for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $2,290,879 and $38,426, respectively; and for the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2004 were $23,585,428 and $225,811, respectively. Future redemptions will impact the amount of funds available for investment in commodity contracts in subsequent periods.

 

At December 31, 2004, 100% of Series B’s net assets were allocated to commodities trading. A significant portion of the net assets held in cash which was used as margin for Series B’s trading in commodities. Inasmuch as the sole business of Series B is to trade in commodities, Series B continues to own such liquid assets to be used as margin. The broker credits Series B monthly with 100% of the interest it earns on the average net assets in Series B’s accounts.

 

The commodities contracts are subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in certain commodity futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily limits.” During a single day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract for a particular commodity has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in the commodity can neither be taken nor liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Commodity futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent Series B from promptly liquidating its commodity futures positions.

 

Since Series B’s business is to trade futures and forward contracts, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk). Series B’s exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors including the volatility of interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of Series B’s speculative trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could result in monthly losses considerably beyond Series B’s experience to date and could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital. The Managing Owner attempts to minimize these risks by requiring Series B and its trading advisor to abide by various trading limitations and policies, which include limiting margin amounts, trading only in liquid markets and permitting the use of stop loss provisions. See Note 6 to the financial statements for a further discussion on the credit and market risks associated with Series B’s futures and forward contracts.

 

Series B does not have, nor does it expect to have, any capital assets.

 

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

 

As of December 31, 2004, Series B had not utilized special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing arrangements and has no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers, such as our accountants, undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of Series B. While Series B’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on Series B’s financial position.

 

Series B’s contractual obligations are with the Managing Owner, the Trading Advisors and its commodity broker. Payments made under Series B’s agreement with the Trading Advisor are at a fixed rate, calculated as a percentage of Series B’s “New High Net Trading Profits”. In addition, management fee payments made to the Trading Advisor and fees paid to the Managing Owner are calculated as a fixed percentage of Series B’s Net Asset Values. As such, the Managing Owner cannot anticipate the amount of payments that will be required under these agreements for future periods as Net Asset Values are not known until a future date. These agreements are effective for one-year terms, renewable automatically for additional one-year terms unless terminated. Additionally, these agreements may be terminated by either party for various reasons. For a further discussion on these payments, see Notes 1 & 3 of the Series B’s 2004 Annual Report.

 

Results of Operations

 

The net asset value per Interest as of December 31, 2004 was $110.44, a decrease of 16.67% from the December 31, 2003 net asset value per interest of $132.54 which was an increase of 11.05% from the December 31, 2002 net asset value per Interest of $119.35. The CISDM Fund/Pool Qualified Universe Index (formerly known as the Zurich Fund/Pool Qualified Universe Index) returned 3.22% and 12.17% for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The CISDM Fund/Pool Qualified Universe Index is the dollar weighted, total return of all commodity pools, tracked by Managed Account Reports, LLC. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

 

Series B’s trading gains/(losses) before commissions were $(855,000), $1,796,000 and $1,764,000 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Due to the nature of Series B’s trading activities, a period to period comparison of its trading results is not meaningful. However, a detailed discussion of Series B’s current year trading results is presented below.

 

Profits were the result of gains in the interest rates sector. Net losses for Series B were experienced in the currencies, energy, indices and metals sectors.

 

Currencies: Choppy market conditions were the dominant attribute in global currencies in 2004. The U.S. dollar appreciated against foreign currencies in the beginning of the year on prospects of a strong and robust economic recovery in the U.S. The U.S. Federal Reserve began its campaign to keep the U.S. economy from overheating by raising interest rates by 0.25% from its historic lows in June. By the end of the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve had increased the fed fund rates by 1.25%. Trading conditions were choppy and difficult in the middle of the year as market participants anticipated the U.S. election. However, the re-emergence of trends towards year-end made for a friendlier trading environment and the U.S. dollar ended the fourth quarter on a weak note. The final 2004 tally saw the U.S. dollar shed 8% of its value on a trade-weighted basis. While the fund generated respectable profits in the sector in Q4, the Fund produced losses for the year.

 

Energy: The energy sector finished 2004 on a negative note, as crude oil, heating oil, gasoline and natural gas all experienced double digit declines late in the fourth quarter. A consistent pattern of above normal temperatures in key consuming areas discouraged demand. There were no significant production disruptions for natural gas. The market traded in its usual volatile pattern and large traders were seen exiting the market at year’s end. In the petroleum sector, heating oil was also a victim of the weather as it lost 11% during the final month of the year. Supplies were more than ample with refiners operating on all cylinders in the face of less than expected demand. Crude oil also fell around 11% late in the quarter, down from it’s highest levels on the year of over $55/barrel, despite ongoing unrest in Iraq and concerns about the security of Saudi supplies. Despite above normal demand at year-end, unleaded gasoline futures dropped 12% late in the fourth quarter. The final 2004 tally for NYMEX crude oil within the Dow Jones Index showed a 55.4% gain. Heating oil was up 57.7%, gasoline 46.7% and natural gas rose 15.8%. The energy sector rallied to record levels in 2004 on supply level fears and geopolitical risk, before reversing dramatically in the middle of the fourth quarter. This volatility made trading difficult and the Fund generated losses for the year.

 

Indices: After a choppy first quarter the global equity markets advanced during the second quarter of the year only to see much of these gains vanish by the end of the third quarter. By year-end, however, most markets had again turned higher. In Asia, the Nikkei suffered on fears of a slowdown in its economic recovery, but then rebounded with a particularly strong December. The Chinese government tightened credit to prevent its expanding economy from overheating, which initially lead to a decline in the Hang Seng Index. However, with a soft economic landing emerging, the Hang Seng rallied and ended in modestly positive territory for year-end. In Europe, the Euro-Zone indices extended the pattern of lagging behind Asia and the U.S. throughout the fourth quarter. For the year, the Dow advanced 3.2%, the Nasdaq 9.1% and the S&P improved 10.9%. The trading environment for much of 2004 was difficult and choppy and despite a year-end rally in most global equity indices the Fund incurred losses for the year.

 

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Interest Rates: The fixed income market saw sharp reversals in the first quarter and falling prices and increasing yields on expectations of economic growth and high inflation in the second quarter of the year. However, the third quarter saw a rally on news of inflation rates being within expectations and slowing economic growth. The fourth quarter featured higher U.S. treasury yields; at year-end rates slipped to 4.23%. In Europe, the economic news from Germany was for the most part negative and the Bund market reflected this in the fourth quarter. The weak dollar tended to weigh on sentiment throughout Europe. Factory orders and retail activity fell in Germany at the end of the year. European economies as a group are displaying a lackluster pattern, which has served to keep yields down. In Japan, government bond yields remain low with little indication of a change in patter as 2004 ended. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) steadily pumped money into the economy throughout the fourth quarter in an effect to avoid deflation. In mid-December the BOJ said the economy grew at a sluggish 0.2% annualized rate and a report on December 28 showed that Japanese industrial production had fallen 5.3% in November. The Fund was able to profitably take advantage of the tremendous activity this year on both the long and short sides of the market.

 

Metals: Over the course of 2004 bullish trends were witnessed throughout the base metals on increasing worldwide demand, especially from China. However, as the Chinese government tightened credit policy to prevent the economy from overheating, the trends stalled and prices moved lower on the expectation of subdued demand from China. Ultimately, however, prices recovered as the market had overreacted and demand did not change very much overall. At year-end, aluminum rose in December, ending the year with double-digit gains. Similarly, nickel and zinc also rallied. In the precious metals, gold benefited as the U.S. dollar sank through most of the third and fourth quarters. While metals lost ground in December, the sector nevertheless ended the year with gains. Though the long-term trend for the year was upwards, a massive springtime trend reversal caused by concerns over a hard landing in China, made the metals markets difficult to navigate and yielded losses for the Fund in 2004.

 

Fluctuations in overall average net asset levels have led to corresponding fluctuations in commissions and management fees incurred, and interest earned by Series B, which are largely based on the level of net assets. Series B’s average net asset levels were lower during the year ended December 31, 2004, versus 2003 primarily as a result of redemptions and trading losses. Series B’s average net asset levels were lower during the year ended December 31, 2003 versus 2002, primarily as a result of redemptions offset, significantly by favorable trading performance during 2003.

 

Interest income is earned on the average net assets held at the broker and, therefore, varies weekly according to interest rates, trading performance, contributions and redemptions. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2004 versus 2003 was comparable. Interest Income decreased by $79,000 during 2003 as compared to 2002. In 2004, rising interest rates were off set by declining asset levels as explained above. The 2003 decrease resulted from lower overall interest rates in 2003 versus 2002.

 

Commissions are calculated on Series B’s net asset value at the end of each week and therefore, vary according to weekly trading performance, contributions and redemptions. Commissions decreased by $134,000 during 2004 as compared to 2003 and $40,000 during 2003 as compared to 2002. These decreases resulted from fluctuations in average net asset levels as discussed above.

 

All trading decisions for Series B are made by Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. (the “Trading Advisor”). Management fees are calculated on Series B’s net asset value at the end of each week and therefore, are affected by weekly trading performance, contributions and redemptions. Management fees decreased by $35,000 during 2004 as compared to 2003 and $10,000 during 2003 as compared to 2002. These decreases resulted from fluctuations in average net asset levels as discussed above.

 

Incentive fees are based on the New High Net Trading Profits generated by the Trading Advisor, as defined in the Advisory Agreement among the Series B, the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisor. Series B incurred an incentive fee of $500 during 2003 but did not incur any incentive fee during 2004 and 2002.

 

Inflation

 

Inflation has had no material impact on operations or on the financial condition of Series B from inception through December 31, 2004.

 

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk is not required pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The financial statements are incorporated by reference to pages 3 through 16 of the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

Selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 are summarized below:

 

    

For the period

from January 1,

2004 to

March 26, 2004


  

For the period

from March 27,

2004 to

June 25, 2004


   

For the period

from June 26,

2004 to

September 24, 2004


   

For the period

from September 25,

2004 to

December 31, 2004


 

2004:

                               

Total revenues (including interest)

   $ 362,325    $ (1,109,219 )   $ (89,847 )   $ 105,732  

Total revenues (including interest) less commissions

   $ 193,680    $ (1,264,017 )   $ (225,746 )   $ (32,772 )

Net income (loss)

   $ 150,218    $ (1,303,905 )   $ (260,763 )   $ (68,462 )

Net income (loss) per weighted average Interest

   $ 2.20    $ (19.64 )   $ (4.10 )   $ (1.14 )
    

For the period

from January 1,

2003 to

March 28, 2003


  

For the period

from March 29,

2003 to

June 27, 2003


   

For the period

from June 28,

2003 to

September 26, 2003


   

For the period

from September 27,

2003 to

December 31, 2003


 

2003:

                               

Total revenues (including interest)

   $ 878,625    $ 616,857     $ (87,597 )   $ 516,718  

Total revenues (including interest) less commissions

   $ 697,764    $ 426,554     $ (266,418 )   $ 334,712  

Net income (loss)

   $ 651,159    $ 376,953     $ (312,499 )   $ 287,813  

Net income (loss) per weighted average Interest

   $ 8.53    $ 5.11     $ (4.39 )   $ 4.13  

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

On October 1, 2004 and contemporaneously with the change of control of the Registrant, the new Managing Owner of the Registrant, Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., a Connecticut corporation (the “Managing Owner” or “Preferred Investment”), arranged for the Registrant to engage Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C. as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm, and dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (the “Former Accountant”). The Former Accountant’s term as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm ceased upon completion of procedures regarding the Registrant’s unaudited interim financial statements as of September 30, 2004 and for the three- and nine-month periods then ended.

 

The Former Accountant’s report on the Registrant’s financial statements as of and for the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle. Furthermore, during the Registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 and through October 1, 2004, the Managing Owner is not aware of any disagreements between the Registrant and the Former Accountant on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of the Former Accountant, would have caused it to make a reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements of the Registrant for such years. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 and through October 1, 2004, there were no reportable events (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)).

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Managing Owner carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Managing Owner, including the Managing Owner’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Managing Owner’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

There have not been any changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d – 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the fiscal quarter to which this report related that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information

 

None

 

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officer of the Registrant

 

There are no officers of the Registrant. The Registrant is managed by the Managing Owner.

 

The Managing Owner’s officers, and any persons holding more than 10% of the Registrant’s Units (“Ten Percent Owners”) are required to report their initial ownership of such Interests and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 3, 4 or 5. Such officers and Ten Percent Owners are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish the Registrant with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file. All of these filing requirements were satisfied on a timely basis. In making these disclosures, the Registrant has relied solely on written representations of the Managing Owner’s officers and Ten Percent Owners or copies of the reports that they have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during and with respect to its most recent fiscal year.

 

The key officers of the Managing Owner and their positions with respect to the Registrant are as follows:

 

Mr. Kenneth A. Shewer (born 1953), has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since February 8, 1984, May 1, 1985 and August 1, 1985, respectively, He has been Chairman of the Managing Owner since February 1984. Mr. Shewer was employed by Pasternak, Baum & Co., Inc. (“Pasternak, Baum) an international cash commodity firm, from June 1975 until September 1983. Mr. Shewer created and managed Pasternak, Baum’s Grain Logistics and Administration Department and created its Domestic Corn and Soybean Trading Department. In 1982, Mr. Shewer became co-manager of Pasternak, Baum’s F.O.B. Corn Department. In 1983, Mr. Shewer was made Vice President and Director of Pasternak, Baum. Mr. Shewer graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. degree in 1975.

 

Mr. Marc S. Goodman (born 1948), has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since February 7, 1984, May 1, 1985 and August 1, 1985, respectively. He has been President of the Managing Owner since February 1984. Mr. Goodman joined Pasternak, Baum in September 1974 and was Vice President and Director from July 1981 until September 1983. While at Pasternak, Baum, Mr. Goodman was largely responsible for business development outside of the United States, for investment of its corporate retirement funds, and for selecting trading personnel. Mr. Goodman has conducted extensive business in South America, Europe and the Far East. Mr. Goodman graduated from the Bernard M. Baruch School of Business of the City University of New York with a B.B.A. in 1969 and an M.B.A. in 1971 in Finance and Investments, where he was awarded an Economics and Finance Department Fellowship from September 1969 through June 1971.

 

Messrs. Shewer and Goodman left Pasternak, Baum in September 1983 to form Kenmar Advisory Corp. (now known as Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., the Managing Owner) and they have occupied their present positions with the Managing Owner since that time.

 

Ms. Esther Eckerling Goodman (born 1952), has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since May 12, 1988, July 17, 1986 and July 17, 1986, respectively. She has been Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in July 1986. Ms. Goodman has been involved in the futures industry since 1974. From 1974 through 1976, she was employed by Conti-Commodity Services, Inc. and ACLI Commodity Services, Inc., in the areas of hedging, speculative trading and tax arbitrage. In 1976, Ms. Goodman joined Loeb Rhoades & Company, Inc. where she was responsible for developing and managing a managed futures program which, in 1979, became the trading system for Westchester Commodity Management, an independent commodity trading advisor of which Ms. Goodman was a founder and principal. From 1983 through mid-1986, Ms. Goodman was employed as a marketing executive at Commodities Corp. (USA) of Princeton, New Jersey. Ms. Goodman was a Director of the Managed Futures Trade Association from 1987 to 1991 and a Director of its successor organization, the Managed Futures Association, from 1991 to 1995 (now the Managed Funds Association). Ms. Goodman graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. degree in 1974.

 

Esther E. Goodman is married to Marc S. Goodman.

 

Mr. Braxton Glasgow III (born 1953), has been a principal, associated person, branch manager and NFA associated person of the Managing Owner since June 21, 2001, June 21, 2001, July 13, 2004 and June 8, 2001, respectively. Mr. Glasgow has been an Executive Vice President of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in May 2001. Mr. Glasgow is responsible for business development. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, Director of Client Services and a Principal at Chesapeake Capital Corp., a commodity trading firm, and as Senior Managing Director at Signet Investment Banking Co. Mr. Glasgow began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and private equity, including extensive work in Europe and the Far East. From 1994 to 1995, he was President of the Jay Group Ltd. Mr. Glasgow received a B.S. degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina in 1975 and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

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Mr. Mark J. Oppenheimer (born 1957), has been a principal of the Managing Owner since February 16, 2005. He also serves as Executive Vice President of Kenmar Global Investment Management, Inc. Mr. Oppenheimer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Crystallex International Corporation (AMEX: KRY) from February 1995 to September 2003 and served as its Vice Chairman from September 2003 to May 2004. He is currently a member of the Crystallex board of directors. From December 2002 to October 2003, Mr. Oppenheimer served as a director of IDT and currently serves as a Director for its telecom/VOIP unit Net2Phone. From 1991 to 1994, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Concord Camera Corp. (NASDAQ: LENS), a multi-national, publicly traded company. From 1990 to 1991 he served as Director for International Trade and Merchant Banking at Midlantic National Bank and from 1980 to 1985, Mr. Oppenheimer served as a lending officer in the International Commodity Financing Division of Chase Manhattan Bank, in the capacity of Assistant Treasurer and Second Vice President. Mr. Oppenheimer graduated with a BS with Honors in Management and Industrial Relations from New York University College of Business and Public Administration and an MBA with Honors in Finance from New York University’s Graduate School of Business Administration.

 

Ms. Maureen D. Howley (born 1967), has been a principal of the Managing Owner since August 11, 2003. She has been a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in July 2003. She is responsible for corporate finance and administration. From July 2001 until July 2003, Ms. Howley was an Associate at Andor Capital Management, LLC, an equity hedge fund company. At Andor, she was responsible for managing the corporate accounting functions. Previously, she was the Controller at John W. Henry & Company, Inc., a commodity trading advisor (“JWH”), where she held positions of increasing responsibility from September 1996 to July 2001. She began her carrer at Deloitte & Touche where she specialized in the financial services industry. She held many positions of increasing responsibility for seven years, and left as an Audit Senior Manager in September 1996 to join JWH. Ms. Howley received a B.A. in Accounting from Muhlenberg College in 1989 and designation as a Certified Public Accountant in 1990.

 

Mr. Lawrence S. Block (born 1967) has been a Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in March 2005. Prior to joining the Managing Owner, Mr. Block was a Managing Director and General Counsel of Lipper & Company, L.P., a New York-based investment management firm, from January 1998 until March 2005. Prior to joining Lipper & Company, Mr. Block was a senior associate at the law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in New York from May 1996 through December 1997. Mr. Block also worked as an associate at the law firm Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn from September 1992 through May 1996. Mr. Block received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1992. Mr. Block’s registration as a principal of the Managing Owner has been effective since March 17, 2005. His registration as an Associated Person of the Managing Owner is pending with the National Futures Association.

 

Ms. Joanne D. Rosenthal (born 1965), has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since February 29, 2000, February 29, 2000 and November 30, 1999, respectively. Ms. Rosenthal has been Senior Vice President and Director of Research of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in October 1999. Prior to joining the Managing Owner, Ms. Rosenthal spent nine years at The Chase Manhattan Bank, in various positions of increasing responsibility. From July 1991 through April 1994, she managed the Trade Execution Desk and from May 1994 through September 1999, she was a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Chase Alternative Asset Management, Inc. Ms. Rosenthal received a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

 

Mr. Richard Horwitz (born 1953), Senior Vice President and Director of Risk Management and Performance Analytics, joined the Managing Owner in 2002. In that role, he has been developing proprietary risk transparency/risk management systems and collaborates on manager due diligence and analytics. Previously, Mr. Horwitz was a Principal at Capital Market Risk Advisors, Inc., a preeminent risk management consulting firm. For the prior eight years, he was a Senior Research Analyst and Principal at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. During the previous six years, he was a Senior Associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. where he focused on the financial services industries. Mr. Horwitz received an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT and a M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

 

Mr. Peter J. Fell (born 1960), Senior Vice President, Director of Due Diligence since joining the Managing Owner in September 2004. He is responsible for manager selection and due diligence. Mr. Fell is a member of the Investment Committee. From 2000 through August 2004, Mr. Fell was a founding partner and Investment Director of Starview Capital Management. Prior to co-founding Starview Capital Management, Mr. Fell was Vice President of Research and Product Development at Merrill Lynch Investment Partners Inc. (MLIP). He was responsible for the investment evaluation and recommendation process pertaining to MLIP funds and sat on MLIP’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining MLIP, Mr. Fell had been with Deutsche Bank Financial Products Corporation for six years starting in 1989, where he was Vice President in the over-the-counter fixed income derivatives area. From 1985 to 1989, he was employed by Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, ultimately holding the position of Assistant Vice President in the Swaps and Futures Group. Mr. Fell holds an A.B. cum laude in Music Theory and History and a M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University.

 

Ms. Melissa Cohn (born 1960), Vice President and Senior Research Analyst, joined the Managing Owner in 1988. Her responsibilities include manager due diligence, manager analysis, and portfolio/risk management. Ms. Cohn has been involved in the futures industry for over 20 years. Prior to joining the Managing Owner, she spent six years in positions of increasing responsibility in the Commodities Division at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. Her experience includes that of Sales Assistant, Assistant Commodity Trader and Trader executing orders from numerous CTAs that traded through Shearson. Ms. Cohn graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1982.

 

 

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Mr. James Dodd (born 1951), has been a principal, associated person and NFA associate member of the Managing Owner since February 26, 2002, February 26, 2002 and January 2002, respectively. He has been a Managing Director of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in January 2002. He is responsible for structuring and marketing investment products to financial institutions and to retail investors via the brokerage and financial consultant channels. Earlier in his career, Mr. Dodd was a senior marketing officer of the Capital Markets Group of Continental Bank in Chicago; President of Signet Investment Banking in Richmond, Virginia; and Managing Director of Financial Institutions Marketing at Chesapeake Capital, a large Richmond-based CTA. Mr. Dodd received an AB degree from Cornell University in 1974 and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago in 1983.

 

Ms. Florence Y. Sofer (born 1966), has been a principal of the Managing Owner since February 28, 2002. She has been Vice President, Investor Relations/Communications of the Managing Owner since joining the Managing Owner in November 2001. From 1997 to 2001, Ms. Sofer was the Vice President, Marketing, and a Principal of JWH, where she was responsible for strategic marketing and client communications for the firm and its subsidiaries. From 1994 to 1997, Ms. Sofer was the Marketing Manager at Global Asset Management (“GAM”) where she was involved in the successful development and launch of the firm’s mutual fund product line. Ms. Sofer received a B.A. degree from American University in 1988 and a M.B.A. in Marketing from George Washington University in 1992.

 

Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Registrant itself does not have any employees. Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. acts as Managing Owner of the Registrant. The Board of Directors of Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. has delegated audit committee responsibilities to the Internal Controls and Disclosure Committee. Maureen Howley, as the Chief Financial Officer of Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. and as a member of the Internal Controls and Disclosure Committee, serves as the “audit committee financial expert” for Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. Ms. Howley is not a member of the Board of Directors and she is not independent of management.

 

Code of Ethics

 

Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. has adopted a code of ethics for its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, accounting managers and persons performing similar functions. A copy of the code of ethics may be obtained at no charge by written request to Preferred Investment, 51 Weaver Street, Building 1 South, 2nd Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831 or by calling (203) 861-1000.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

The Registrant does not pay or accrue any fees, salaries or any other form of compensation to officers of the Managing Owner for their services. (See also Item 13, Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, for information regarding compensation to the Managing Owner).

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Interest Holder Matters

 

As of March 18, 2005, all of Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. stock is owned indirectly and equally by Messrs. Goodman and Shewer, Preferred’s sole directors.

 

As of March 18, 2005, no officer of the Managing Owner owns directly or beneficially any of the interests issued by the Registrant.

 

As of March 18, 2005, no partner beneficially owns more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding limited partnership interests issued by the Registrant.

 

As of March 18, 2005, Preferred maintains a 1% Managing Owner Interest in the Registrant.

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

The Registrant has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates. However, there have been no direct financial transactions between the Registrant and the directors or officers of the Managing Owner.

 

Reference is made to Notes 1, 3 and 4 to the financial statements in the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto, which identify the related parties and discuss the services provided by these parties and the amounts paid or payable for their services.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

Audit Fees and All Other Fees

 

Audit Fees

 

Fees for audit services totaled approximately $28,000 in 2004 and approximately $30,000 in 2003, including fees associated with the annual audit and the reviews of the Registrant’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

 

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Tax

 

Fees for tax services, including tax compliance and tax advice totaled approximately $6,500 in 2004 and $21,000 in 2003.

 

We have been advised by Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C. that neither the firm, nor any member of the firm, has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any capacity in the Registrant or its affiliates.

 

The Managing Owner will pay the audit and tax fees as well as all the administrative costs incurred by the Registrant, as further discussed in Notes 3 and 4 of the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report.

 

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PART IV

 

           

Page in

Annual Report


Item 15.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K    

(a)

  1.  

Financial Statements and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto

   
       

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C.

  1
       

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  2
        Financial Statements:    
        Statements of Financial Condition – December 31, 2004 and 2003   3
        Condensed Schedules of Investments – At December 31, 2004 and 2003   4
        Statements of Operations – Three years ended December 31, 2004   5
        Statements of Changes in Trust Capital – Three years ended December 31, 2004   6
        Notes to Financial Statements   7 – 16
    2.   Financial Statement Schedules    
        All schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto    
    3.   Exhibits    
        Description:    
    4.1   Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust Agreement of World Monitor Trust dated as of October 1, 2004 (filed herewith)    
    4.2   Form of Request for Redemption (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43041, dated as of March 23, 1998)    
    4.3   Form of Exchange Request (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43041, dated as of March 23, 1998)    
    4.4   Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43041, dated as of March 23, 1998)    
    10.1   Form of Escrow Agreement among the Trust, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc., Prudential Securities Incorporated and The Bank of New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43041, dated as of March 23, 1998)    
    10.2   Form of Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Prudential Securities Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43041, dated as of March 23, 1998)    
    10.3   Form of Advisory Agreement among the Registrant, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc., and the Trading Advisor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43041, dated as of March 23, 1998)    
    10.4   Form of Representation Agreement Concerning the Registration Statement and the Prospectus among the Registrant, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc., Prudential Securities Incorporated, Wilmington Trust Company and the Trading Advisor, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form S-1, File No. 333-43041, dated as of March 23, 1998)    

 

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    10.5   Form of Net Worth Agreement between Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and Prudential Securities Group Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Registrant’s Annual Report on Form S-1, File No. 333-4031, dated as of March 23, 1998)
    10.6   Form of Foreign Currency Addendum to Brokerage Agreement between the Trust and Prudential Securities Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 333-4031, dated as of March 23, 1998)
    10.7   Service Agreement among the Registrant, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and Wachovia Securities, LLC dated as of July 1, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003)
    10.8   Novation letter among the Trust, Trading Advisor and Managing Owner dated September 14, 2004 (filed herewith)
    10.9   Letter Agreement Amending and Restating Brokerage Agreements between the Managing Owner and Prudential Financial Derivatives, LLC dated October 1, 2004 (filed herewith)
    13.1   Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report (with the exception of the information and data incorporated by reference in Items 5, 7 and 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, no other information or data appearing in the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report is to be deemed filed as part of this report) (filed herewith)
    31.1   Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 (filed herewith)
    31.2   Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 (filed herewith)
    32.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the SARBANES-OXLEY Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)
    32.2   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the SARBANES-OXLEY Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)

(b)

  Reports on Form 8-K – None

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 30th day of March, 2005.

 

    WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B    
By:  

Preferred Investment Solutions Corp.

Managing Owner

   
    By:  

/s/ Maureen D. Howley


 

Date: March 30, 2005

 

        Maureen D. Howley    
        Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President    

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities indicated on March 30, 2005.

 

    WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B    

By:

 

Preferred Investment Solutions Corp.

Managing Owner

   
    By:  

/s/ Kenneth A. Shewer


 

Date: March 30, 2005

 

        Kenneth A. Shewer    
        Chairman and Director    
        (Principal Executive Officer)    
    By:  

/s/ Maureen D. Howley


 

Date: March 30, 2005

 

        Maureen D. Howley    
        Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    
        (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer for the Trust)    

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

The actual round-turn equivalent of brokerage commissions paid per contract for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $73.17.

 

Series B’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is available to limited owners without charge upon written request to:

 

World Monitor Trust – Series B

c/o Preferred Investment Solutions Corp

51 Weaver Street, Building 1 South, 2nd Floor

Greenwich, CT 06831

 

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EX-4.1 2 dex41.htm THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION 0F TRUST AND TRUST AGREEMENT Third Amended and Restated Declaration 0f Trust and Trust Agreement

Exhibit 4.1

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

DECLARATION OF TRUST

AND

TRUST AGREEMENT

OF

WORLD MONITOR TRUST

 

Dated as of October 1, 2004

 

By and Among

 

PRFERRED INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS CORP.

(formerly known as Kenmar Advisory Corp.),

 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY

 

and

 

THE INTERESTHOLDERS

from time to time hereunder


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

ARTICLE I

    

DEFINITIONS; THE TRUST

   1
   

SECTION 1.1

   Definitions    1
   

SECTION 1.2

  

Name.

   7
   

SECTION 1.3

  

Delaware Trustee; Business Offices.

   7
   

SECTION 1.4

  

Declaration of Trust

   7
   

SECTION 1.5

  

Purposes and Powers

   7
   

SECTION 1.6

  

Tax Treatment.

   8
   

SECTION 1.7

  

General Liability of the Managing Owner.

   8
   

SECTION 1.8

  

Legal Title

   9
   

SECTION 1.9

  

Series Trust

   9

ARTICLE II

    

THE TRUSTEE

   9
   

SECTION 2.1

  

Term; Resignation.

   9
   

SECTION 2.2

  

Powers

   10
   

SECTION 2.3

  

Compensation and Expenses of the Trustee

   10
   

SECTION 2.4

  

Indemnification

   10
   

SECTION 2.5

  

Successor Trustee

   10
   

SECTION 2.6

  

Liability of Trustee

   11
   

SECTION 2.7

  

Reliance; Advice of Counsel.

   12

ARTICLE III

    

INTERESTS; CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

   13
   

SECTION 3.1

  

General.

   13
   

SECTION 3.2

  

Limited Interests.

   14
   

SECTION 3.3

  

Establishment of Series of Interests.

   21
   

SECTION 3.4

  

Establishment of Classes

   22
   

SECTION 3.5

  

Assets of Series

   22
   

SECTION 3.6

  

Liabilities of Series.

   23
   

SECTION 3.7

  

Dividends and Distributions.

   24
   

SECTION 3.8

  

Voting Rights

   25
   

SECTION 3.9

  

Equality

   25
   

SECTION 3.10

  

Exchange of Interests

   25

ARTICLE IV

    

THE MANAGING OWNER

   26
   

SECTION 4.1

  

Management of the Trust

   26
   

SECTION 4.2

  

Authority of Managing Owner

   26

 

C-i


   

SECTION 4.3

  

Obligations of the Managing Owner

   29
   

SECTION 4.4

  

General Prohibitions

   31
   

SECTION 4.5

  

Liability of Covered Persons

   32
   

SECTION 4.6

  

Indemnification of the Managing Owner.

   32
   

SECTION 4.7

  

Expenses.

   34
   

SECTION 4.8

  

Compensation to the Managing Owner

   35
   

SECTION 4.9

  

Other Business of Interestholders

   35
   

SECTION 4.10

  

Voluntary Withdrawal of the Managing Owner

   35
   

SECTION 4.11

  

Authorization of Registration Statements

   35
   

SECTION 4.12

  

Litigation

   36

ARTICLE V

         

TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

   36
   

SECTION 5.1

  

General Prohibition

   36
   

SECTION 5.2

  

Transfer of Managing Owner’s General Interests.

   36
   

SECTION 5.3

  

Transfer of Limited Interests.

   37

ARTICLE VI

         

DISTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATIONS

   40
   

SECTION 6.1

  

Capital Accounts

   40
   

SECTION 6.2

  

Weekly Allocations

   40
   

SECTION 6.3

  

Allocation of Profit and Loss for United States Federal Income Tax Purposes

   40
   

SECTION 6.4

  

Allocation of Distributions

   42
   

SECTION 6.5

  

Admissions of Interestholders; Transfers

   42
   

SECTION 6.6

  

Liability for State and Local and Other Taxes

   43

ARTICLE VII

    

REDEMPTIONS

   43
   

SECTION 7.1

  

Redemption of Interests

   43
   

SECTION 7.2

  

Redemption by the Managing Owner

   45
   

SECTION 7.3

  

Redemption Fee

   45
   

SECTION 7.4

  

Exchange of Interests

   45

ARTICLE VIII

         

THE LIMITED OWNERS

   45
   

SECTION 8.1

  

No Management or Control; Limited Liability

   45
   

SECTION 8.2

  

Rights and Duties

   46
   

SECTION 8.3

  

Limitation on Liability.

   47

ARTICLE IX

    

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND REPORTS

   48
   

SECTION 9.1

  

Books of Account

   48

 

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SECTION 9.2

  

Annual Reports and Monthly Statements

   48
   

SECTION 9.3

  

Tax Information

   48
   

SECTION 9.4

  

Calculation of Net Asset Value of a Series

   48
   

SECTION 9.5

  

Other Reports

   48
   

SECTION 9.6

  

Maintenance of Records

   49
   

SECTION 9.7

  

Certificate of Trust

   49
   

SECTION 9.8

  

Registration of Interests

   49

ARTICLE X

    

FISCAL YEAR

   49
   

SECTION 10.1

  

Fiscal Year

   49

ARTICLE XI

    

AMENDMENT OF TRUST AGREEMENT; MEETINGS

   50
   

SECTION 11.1

  

Amendments to the Trust Agreement.

   50
   

SECTION 11.2

  

Meetings of the Trust

   51
   

SECTION 11.3

  

Action Without a Meeting

   52

ARTICLE XII

    

TERM

   52
   

SECTION 12.1

  

Term

   52

ARTICLE XIII

    

TERMINATION

   52
   

SECTION 13.1

  

Events Requiring Dissolution of the Trust or any Series

   52
   

SECTION 13.2

  

Distributions on Dissolution

   54
   

SECTION 13.3

  

Termination; Certificate of Cancellation

   54

ARTICLE XIV

    

POWER OF ATTORNEY

   55
   

SECTION 14.1

  

Power of Attorney Executed Concurrently

   55
   

SECTION 14.2

  

Effect of Power of Attorney

   55
   

SECTION 14.3

  

Limitation on Power of Attorney

   56

ARTICLE XV

    

MISCELLANEOUS

   56
   

SECTION 15.1

  

Governing Law

   56
   

SECTION 15.2

  

Provisions In Conflict With Law or Regulations.

   57
   

SECTION 15.3

  

Construction

   57
   

SECTION 15.4

  

Notices

   57
   

SECTION 15.5

  

Counterparts

   57
   

SECTION 15.6

  

Binding Nature of Trust Agreement

   57

 

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SECTION 15.7

  

No Legal Title to Trust Estate

   58
   

SECTION 15.8

  

Creditors

   58
   

SECTION 15.9

  

Integration

   59

EXHIBIT A

    

CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF WORLD MONITOR TRUST

   60

 

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WORLD MONITOR

 

TRUST THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST

AND TRUST AGREEMENT

 

This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST AND TRUST AGREEMENT of WORLD MONITOR TRUST (“Trust Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 1st day of October, 2004, by and among PREFERRED INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS CORP. (formerly known as Kenmar Advisory Corp.), a Connecticut corporation (the “Managing Owner”), WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking company, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and the INTERESTHOLDERS from time to time hereunder.

 

WHEREAS, the parties (or their predecessors) entered into a Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement dated December 17, 1997 (and amended the same on February 25, 1998 and March 17, 1998 (the “Amended and Restated Trust Agreement”)); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement related to the governance of the Trust and to restate in detail and in their entirety their respective rights and duties relating to the Trust.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS; THE TRUST

 

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. These definitions contain certain provisions required by the NASAA Guidelines and, except for minor exceptions, are included verbatim from such Guidelines, and, accordingly, may not, in all cases, be relevant. As used in this Trust Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:

 

“Affiliate of the Managing Owner” means: (i) any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling or holding with power to vote 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Managing Owner; (ii) any Person 10% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote, by the Managing Owner; (iii) any Person, directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by, or under common control of the Managing Owner; (iv) any officer, director or partner of the Managing Owner; or (v) if such Person is an officer, director or partner of the Managing Owner, any Person for which such Person acts in any such capacity.

 

“Business Day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day when banks and/or securities exchanges in the City of New York or the City of Wilmington are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

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“Business Trust Statute” means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. § 3801 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

“Capital Contribution” means the amount contributed and agreed to be contributed to the Trust or any Series in the Trust by any subscriber or by the Managing Owner, as applicable, in accordance with Article III hereof.

 

“CE Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

 

“Certificate of Trust” means the Certificate of Trust of the Trust in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 3810 of the Business Trust Statute.

 

“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Commodities” means positions in Commodity Contracts, forward contracts, foreign exchange positions and traded physical commodities, as well as cash commodities resulting from any of the foregoing positions.

 

“Commodity Broker” means any person who engages in the business of effecting transactions in Commodity Contracts for the account of others or for his or her own account.

 

“Commodity Contract” means any futures contract or option thereon providing for the delivery or receipt at a future date of a specified amount and grade of a traded commodity at a specified price and delivery point, or any other futures contract or option thereon approved for trading for U.S. persons.

 

“Continuous Offering Period” means the period following the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period during which additional Interests may be sold pursuant to this Trust Agreement.

 

“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office at which at any particular time the corporate trust business of the Trustee is administered, which office at the date hereof is located at Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration.

 

“Dealing Day” shall have the meaning set forth in the Prospectus.

 

“Disposition Gain” means, for each Fiscal Year of the Trust, the Series’ aggregate recognized gain (including the portion thereof, if any, treated as ordinary income) resulting from each disposition of Series assets during such Fiscal Year with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes, including, without limitation, any gain or loss required to be recognized by the Series for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 988 or 1256 (or any successor provisions) of the Code.

 

“Disposition Loss” means, for each Fiscal Year of the Trust, the Series’ aggregate recognized loss (including the portion thereof, if any, treated as ordinary loss) resulting from

 

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each disposition of Series assets during such Fiscal Year with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes, including, without limitation, any gain or loss required to be recognized by the Series for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Sections 988 or 1256 (or any successor provisions) of the Code.

 

“DOL” means the United States Department of Labor.

 

“Employee Benefit Plan Investors” means Employee Benefit Plans subject to Title I of ERISA, government plans, church plans, Individual Retirement Accounts, Keogh Plans covering only self-employed persons and new employees, and Employee Benefit Plans covering only the sole owner of a business and/or his spouse.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

“Fiscal Quarter” shall mean each period ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December of each Fiscal Year.

 

“Fiscal Year” shall have the meaning set forth in Article X hereof.

 

“Incentive Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in the Prospectus.

 

“Initial Offering Period” means the period with respect to a Series commencing with the initial effective date of the Prospectus and terminating no later than the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day following such date unless extended for up to an additional 60 days at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner.

 

“Interestholders” means the Managing Owner and all Limited Owners, as holders of Interests of a Series, where no distinction is required by the context in which the term is used.

 

“Interests” means the beneficial interest of each Interestholder in the profits, losses, distributions, capital and assets of a Series of the Trust. The Managing Owner’s Capital Contributions shall be represented by “General” Interests and a Limited Owner’s Capital Contributions shall be represented by “Limited” Interests. Interests need not be represented by certificates.

 

“Limited Owner” means any person or entity who becomes a holder of Limited Interests (as defined in Article III) and who is listed as such on the books and records of the Trust, and may include the Managing Owner with respect to the Limited Interests purchased by it.

 

“Losses” means, for each Fiscal Year of each Series of the Trust, losses of the Series as determined for federal income tax purposes, and each item of income, gain, loss or deduction entering into the computation thereof, except that any gain or loss taken into account in determining the Disposition Gain or the Disposition Loss of the Series for such Fiscal Year shall not enter into such computations.

 

“Managing Owner” means Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. (formerly known as Kenmar Advisory Corp.), or any substitute therefor as provided herein, or any successor thereto by merger or operation of law.

 

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“Management Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in the Prospectus.

 

“Margin Call” means a demand for additional funds after the initial good faith deposit required to maintain a customer’s account in compliance with the requirements of a particular commodity exchange or of a commodity broker.

 

“NASAA Guidelines” means the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. Guidelines for the Registration of Commodity Pool Programs as last amended and restated.

 

“Net Asset Value of a Series” means the total assets in the Trust Estate of a Series including, but not limited to, all cash and cash equivalents (valued at cost plus accrued interest and amortization of original issue discount) less total liabilities of the Series, each determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied under the accrual method of accounting (“GAAP”), including, but not limited to, the extent specifically set forth below:

 

(a) Net Asset Value of a Series shall include any unrealized profit or loss on open Commodities positions, and any other credit or debit accruing to the Series but unpaid or not received by the Series.

 

(b) All open commodity futures contracts and options traded on a United States exchange are calculated at their then current market value, which shall be based upon the settlement price for that particular commodity futures contract and option traded on the applicable United States exchange on the date with respect to which Net Asset Value of a Series is being determined; provided, that if a commodity futures contract or option traded on a United States exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the settlement price on the first subsequent day on which the position could be liquidated shall be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. The current market value of all open commodity futures contracts and options traded on a non-United States exchange shall be based upon the liquidating value for that particular commodity futures contract and option traded on the applicable non-United States exchange on the date with respect to which Net Asset Value of a Series is being determined; provided, that if a commodity futures contract or option traded on a non-United States exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the liquidating value on the first subsequent day on which the position could be liquidated shall be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. The current market value of all open forward contracts entered into by a Series shall be the mean between the last bid and last asked prices quoted by the bank or financial institution which is a party to the contract on the date with respect to which Net Asset Value of a Series is being determined; provided, that if such quotations are not available on such date, the mean between the last bid and asked prices on the first subsequent day on which such quotations are available shall be the basis for determining the market value of such forward contract for such day. The Managing Owner may in its discretion value any of the Trust Estate pursuant to such other principles as it may deem fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards.

 

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(c) Interest earned on a Series’ commodity brokerage account shall be accrued at least weekly.

 

(d) The amount of any distribution made pursuant to Article VI hereof shall be a liability of the Series from the day when the distribution is declared until it is paid.

 

“Net Asset Value of a Series per Interest” means the Net Asset Value of a Series divided by the number of Interests of a Series outstanding on the date of calculation.

 

“Net Worth” means the excess of total assets over total liabilities as determined by generally accepted accounting principles. Net Worth shall be determined exclusive of home, home furnishings and automobiles.

 

“New High Net Trading Profits” shall have the meaning set forth in the Prospectus.

 

“NFA” means the National Futures Association.

 

“Organization and Offering Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 of this Trust Agreement.

 

“Person” means any natural person, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, association, “Benefit Plan Investor” (as defined in the Prospectus) or other legal entity.

 

“Profits” means, for each Fiscal Year of each Series of the Trust, as determined for Federal income tax purposes, with each item of income, gain, loss or deduction entering into the computation thereof, except that any gain or loss taken into account in determining the Disposition Gain or the Disposition Loss of a Series for such Fiscal Year shall not enter into such computations.

 

“Prospectus” means the final prospectus and disclosure document of the Trust and each Series thereof, constituting a part of each Registration Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and declared effective thereby, as the same may at any time and from time to time be amended or supplemented after the effective date(s) of the Registration Statement(s).

 

“Pyramiding” means the use of unrealized profits on existing Commodities positions to provide margins for additional Commodities positions of the same or a related commodity.

 

“Redemption Date” means the Dealing Day upon which Interests held by the Interestholders may be redeemed in accordance with the provisions of Article VII hereof.

 

“Registration Statement” means a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed for a Series with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to which the Trust registered the Limited Interests of a Series, as the same may at any time and from time to time be further amended or supplemented.

 

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“Series” means a separate series of the Trust as provided in Sections 3806(b)(2) and 3804 of the Business Trust Statute, the Interests of which shall be beneficial interests in the Trust Estate separately identified with and belonging to such Series.

 

“Sponsor” means any person directly or indirectly instrumental in organizing the Trust or any person who will manage or participate in the management of the Trust, including a Commodity Broker who pays any portion of the Organizational Expenses of the Trust and any other person who regularly performs or selects the persons who perform services for the Trust. Sponsor does not include wholly independent third parties such as attorneys, accountants, and underwriters whose only compensation is for professional services rendered in connection with the offering of the units. The term “Sponsor” shall be deemed to include its Affiliates.

 

“Subscription Agreement” means the agreement included as an exhibit to the Prospectus pursuant to which subscribers may subscribe for the purchase of the Limited Interests.

 

“Trading Advisor” means Eagle Trading Systems Inc. for the Series A Interests, Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. for the Series B Interests and Hyman Beck & Company, Inc. for the Series C Interests, and any other entity or entities, acting in its capacity as a commodity trading advisor (i.e., any person who for any consideration engages in the business of advising others, either directly or indirectly, as to the value, purchase, or sale of Commodity Contracts or commodity options) to a Series, and any substitute(s) therefor as provided herein.

 

“Trust” means the World Monitor Trust formed pursuant to this Trust Agreement.

 

“Trust Agreement” means this Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement as the same may at any time or from time to time be amended.

 

“Trustee” means Wilmington Trust Company or any substitute therefor as provided herein, acting not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust.

 

“Trust Estate” means, with respect to a Series, any cash, commodity futures, forward and option contracts, all funds on deposit in the Series’ accounts, and any other property held by the Series, and all proceeds therefrom, including any rights of the Series pursuant to any Subscription Agreement and any other agreements to which the Trust or a Series thereof is a party.

 

“Valuation Date” means the date as of which the Net Asset Value of a Series is determined.

 

“Valuation Period” means a regular period of time between Valuation Dates.

 

“Valuation Point” means the close of business on Friday of each week or such other day as may be determined by the Managing Owner.

 

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SECTION 1.2 Name.

 

The name of the Trust is “World Monitor Trust” in which name the Trustee and the Managing Owner may engage in the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Trust and sue and be sued on behalf of the Trust.

 

SECTION 1.3 Delaware Trustee; Business Offices.

 

(a) The sole Trustee of the Trust is Wilmington Trust Company, which is located at the Corporate Trust Office or at such other address in the State of Delaware as the Trustee may designate in writing to the Interestholders. The Trustee shall receive service of process on the Trust in the State of Delaware at the foregoing address. In the event Wilmington Trust Company resigns or is removed as the Trustee, the Trustee of the Trust in the State of Delaware shall be the successor Trustee.

 

(b) The principal office of the Trust, and such additional offices as the Managing Owner may establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Owner may designate from time to time in writing to the Trustee and the Interestholders. The principal office of the Trust shall be at 2 American Lane, Greenwich, CT 06801.

 

SECTION 1.4 Declaration of Trust. The Trustee hereby acknowledges that the Trust has received the sum of $1,000 per Series in bank accounts in the name of each Series of the Trust controlled by the Managing Owner from the Managing Owner as grantor of the Trust, and hereby declares that it shall hold such sum in trust, upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use and benefit of the Interestholders. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust shall be a business trust under the Business Trust Statute and that this Trust Agreement shall constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. It is not the intention of the parties hereto to create a general partnership, limited partnership, joint stock association, corporation, bailment or any form of legal relationship other than a Delaware business trust except to the extent that each Series in such Trust is deemed to constitute a partnership under the Code and applicable state and local tax laws. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall be construed to make the Interestholders partners or members of a joint stock association except to the extent such Interestholders are deemed to be partners under the Code and applicable state and local tax laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the parties thereto to create a partnership among the Interestholders of each Series for purposes of taxation under the Code and applicable state and local tax laws. Effective as of the date hereof, the Trustee and the Managing Owner shall have all of the rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in the Business Trust Statute with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. The Trustee has filed the certificate of trust required by Section 3810 of the Business Trust Statute in connection with the formation of the Trust under the Business Trust Statute.

 

SECTION 1.5 Purposes and Powers. The purposes of the Trust and each Series shall be (a) to trade, buy, sell, spread or otherwise acquire, hold or dispose of commodity futures, forward and option contracts, including foreign futures, forward contracts and foreign exchange positions worldwide; (b) to enter into any lawful transaction and engage in any lawful activities in furtherance of or incidental to the foregoing purposes; and (c) as determined from time to time

 

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by the Managing Owner, to engage in any other lawful business or activity for which a business trust may be organized under the Business Trust Statute. The Trust shall have all of the powers specified in Section 15.1 hereof, including, without limitation, all of the powers which may be exercised by a Managing Owner on behalf of the Trust under this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.6 Tax Treatment.

 

(a) Each of the parties hereto, by entering into this Trust Agreement, (i) expresses its intention that the Interests of each Series will qualify under applicable tax law as interests in a partnership which holds the Trust Estate of each Series for their benefit, (ii) agrees that it will file its own federal, state and local income, franchise and other tax returns in a manner that is consistent with the treatment of each Series as a partnership in which each of the Interestholders thereof is a partner and (iii) agrees to use reasonable efforts to notify the Managing Owner promptly upon a receipt of any notice from any taxing authority having jurisdiction over such holders of Interests of such Series with respect to the treatment of the Interests as anything other than interests in a partnership.

 

(b) The Tax Matters Partner (as defined in Section 6231 of the Code and any corresponding state and local tax law) of each Series shall initially be the Managing Owner. The Tax Matters Partner, at the expense of each Series, (i) shall prepare or cause to be prepared and filed each Series’ tax returns as a partnership for federal, state and local tax purposes and (ii) shall be authorized to perform all duties imposed by § 6221 et seq. of the Code, including, without limitation, (A) the power to conduct all audits and other administrative proceedings with respect to the Series’ tax items; (B) the power to extend the statute of limitations for all Interestholders with respect to the Series’ tax items; (C) the power to file a petition with an appropriate federal court for review of a final administrative adjustment of a Series; and (D) the power to enter into a settlement with the IRS on behalf of, and binding upon, those Limited Owners having less than one percent (1%) interest in the Series, unless a Limited Owner shall have notified the IRS and the Managing Owner that the Managing Owner shall not act on such Limited Owner’s behalf. The designation made by each Interestholder of a Series in this Section 1.6(b) is hereby approved by each Interestholder of such Series as an express condition to becoming an Interestholder. Each Interestholder agrees to take any further action as may be required by regulation or otherwise to effectuate such designation. Subject to Section 4.6, each Series hereby indemnifies, to the full extent permitted by law, the Managing Owner from and against any damages or losses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or incurred in connection with any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in carrying out its responsibilities as Tax Matters Partner, provided such action taken or omitted to be taken does not constitute fraud, negligence or misconduct.

 

(c) Each Interestholder shall furnish the Managing Owner and the Trustee with information necessary to enable the Managing Owner to comply with United States federal income tax information reporting requirements in respect of such Interestholder’s Interests.

 

SECTION 1.7 General Liability of the Managing Owner.

 

(a) The Managing Owner shall be liable for the acts, omissions, obligations and expenses of each Series of the Trust, to the extent not paid out of the assets of the Series, to

 

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the same extent the Managing Owner would be so liable if each Series were a partnership under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and the Managing Owner were a general partner of such partnership. The foregoing provision shall not, however, limit the ability of the Managing Owner to limit its liability by contract. The obligations of the Managing Owner under this Section 1.7 shall be evidenced by its ownership of the General Interests which, solely for purposes of the Business Trust Statute, will be deemed to be a separate class of Interests in each Series. Without limiting or affecting the liability of the Managing Owner as set forth in this Section 1.7, notwithstanding anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary, Persons having any claim against the Trust by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement and any other agreement, instrument, obligation or other undertaking to which the Trust is a party, shall look only to the Trust Estate in accordance with Section 3.6 hereof for payment or satisfaction thereof.

 

(b) Subject to Sections 8.1 and 8.3 hereof, no Interestholder, other than the Managing Owner, to the extent set forth above, shall have any personal liability for any liability or obligation of the Trust or any Series thereof.

 

SECTION 1.8 Legal Title. Legal title to all the Trust Estate shall be vested in the Trust as a separate legal entity; except where applicable law in any jurisdiction requires any part of the Trust Estate to be vested otherwise, the Managing Owner may cause legal title to the Trust Estate or any portion thereof to be held by or in the name of the Managing Owner or any other Person as nominee.

 

SECTION 1.9 Series Trust. The Interests of the Trust shall be divided into Series as provided in Section 3806(b)(2) of the Business Trust Statute. Accordingly, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XIII of this Trust Agreement shall apply also with respect to each such Series as if each such Series were a separate business trust under the Business Trust Act, and each reference to the term “Trust” in such Articles shall be deemed to be a reference to each Series to the extent necessary to give effect to the foregoing intent. The use of the terms “Trust” or “Series” in this Agreement shall in no event alter the intent of the parties hereto that the Trust receive the full benefit of the limitation on interseries liability as set forth in Section 3804 of the Business Trust Statute.

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE TRUSTEE

 

SECTION 2.1 Term; Resignation.

 

(a) Wilmington Trust Company has been appointed and hereby agrees to continue to serve as the Trustee of the Trust. The Trust shall have only one trustee unless otherwise determined by the Managing Owner. The Trustee shall serve until such time as the Managing Owner removes the Trustee or the Trustee resigns and a successor Trustee is appointed by the Managing Owner in accordance with the terms of Section 2.5 hereof.

 

(b) The Trustee may resign at any time upon the giving of at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice to the Trust; provided, that such resignation shall not become

 

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effective unless and until a successor Trustee shall have been appointed by the Managing Owner in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof. If the Managing Owner does not act within such sixty (60) day period, the Trustee may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

SECTION 2.2 Powers. Except to the extent expressly set forth in Section 1.3 and this Article II, the duty and authority of the Trustee to manage the business and affairs of the Trust is hereby delegated to the Managing Owner, which duty and authority the Managing Owner may further delegate as provided herein, all pursuant to Section 3806(b)(7) of the Business Trust Statute. The Trustee shall have only the rights, obligations and liabilities specifically provided for herein and in the Business Trust Statute and shall have no implied rights, obligations and liabilities with respect to the business and affairs of the Trust. The Trustee shall have the power and authority to execute, deliver, acknowledge and file all necessary documents and to maintain all necessary records of the Trust as required by the Business Trust Statute. The Trustee shall provide prompt notice to the Managing Owner of its performance of any of the foregoing. The Managing Owner shall reasonably keep the Trustee informed of any actions taken by the Managing Owner with respect to the Trust that affect the rights, obligations or liabilities of the Trustee hereunder or under the Business Trust Statute.

 

SECTION 2.3 Compensation and Expenses of the Trustee. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner (other than the Trust) reasonable compensation for its services hereunder as set forth in a separate fee agreement and shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in the performance of its duties hereunder, including without limitation, the reasonable compensation, out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of counsel and such other agents as the Trustee may employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and duties hereunder.

 

SECTION 2.4 Indemnification. The Managing Owner agrees, whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, to assume liability for, and does hereby indemnify, protect, save and keep harmless the Trustee and its successors, assigns, legal representatives, officers, directors, agents and servants (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, taxes (excluding any taxes payable by the Trustee on or measured by any compensation received by the Trustee for its services hereunder or any indemnity payments received by the Trustee pursuant to this Section 2.4), claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (including legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”), which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Indemnified Parties in any way relating to or arising out of the formation, operation or termination of the Trust, the execution, delivery and performance of any other agreements to which the Trust is a party or the action or inaction of the Trustee hereunder or thereunder, except for Expenses resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. The indemnities contained in this Section 2.4 shall survive the termination of this Trust Agreement or the removal or resignation of the Trustee. The Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to indemnification from the Trust Estate.

 

SECTION 2.5 Successor Trustee. Upon the resignation or removal of the Trustee, the Managing Owner shall appoint a successor Trustee by delivering a written instrument to the

 

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outgoing Trustee. Any successor Trustee must satisfy the requirements of Section 3807 of the Business Trust Statute. Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall not become effective until a written acceptance of appointment is delivered by the successor Trustee to the outgoing Trustee and the Managing Owner and any fees and expenses due to the outgoing Trustee are paid. Following compliance with the preceding sentence, the successor Trustee shall become fully vested with all of the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the outgoing Trustee under this Trust Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee, and the outgoing Trustee shall be discharged of its duties and obligations under this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.6 Liability of Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in this Article II, in accepting the trust created hereby, Wilmington Trust Company acts solely as Trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity, and all Persons having any claim against the Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement and any other agreement to which the Trust is a party shall look only to the Trust Estate in accordance with Section 3.6 hereof for payment or satisfaction thereof; provided, however, that in no event is the foregoing intended to affect or limit the liability of the Managing Owner as set forth in Section 1.7 hereof. The Trustee shall not be liable or accountable hereunder or under any other agreement to which the Trust is a party, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. In particular, but not by way of limitation:

 

(a) The Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Agreement or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of the Trust Estate;

 

(b) The Trustee shall not be liable for any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the instructions of the Managing Owner;

 

(c) The Trustee shall not have any liability for the acts or omissions of the Managing Owner;

 

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for its failure to supervise the performance of any obligations of the Managing Owner, any commodity broker, selling agent or any Trading Advisor(s);

 

(e) No provision of this Trust Agreement shall require the Trustee to expend or risk funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder if the Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it;

 

(f) Under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable for indebtedness evidenced by or other obligations of the Trust arising under this Trust Agreement or any other agreements to which the Trust is a party;

 

(g) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Trust Agreement or any other agreements to which the Trust is a party, at the request,

 

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order or direction of the Managing Owner or any Interestholders unless the Managing Owner or such Interestholders have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by the Trustee (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel) therein or thereby; and

 

(h) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Trustee shall not be required to take any action in any jurisdiction other than in the State of Delaware if the taking of such action will (i) require the consent or approval or authorization or order of or the giving of notice to, or the registration with or taking of any action in respect of, any state or other governmental authority or agency of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware, (ii) result in any fee, tax or other governmental charge under the laws of any jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof in existence as of the date hereof other than the State of Delaware becoming payable by the Trustee or (iii) subject the Trustee to personal jurisdiction, other than in the State of Delaware, for causes of action arising from personal acts unrelated to the consummation of the transactions by the Trustee, as the case may be, contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 2.7 Reliance; Advice of Counsel.

 

(a) In the absence of bad faith, the Trustee may conclusively rely upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Trust Agreement in determining the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions contained therein, and shall incur no liability to anyone in acting on any signature, instrument, notice, resolutions, request, consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties and need not investigate any fact or matter pertaining to or in any such document; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have examined any certificates or opinions so as to determine compliance of the same with the requirements of this Trust Agreement. The Trustee may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of any corporate party as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted by such body and that the same is in full force and effect. As to any fact or matter the method of the determination of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Trustee may for all purposes hereof rely on a certificate, signed by the president or any vice president or by the treasurer or other authorized officers of the relevant party, as to such fact or matter, and such certificate shall constitute full protection to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in reliance thereon.

 

(b) In the exercise or administration of the Trust hereunder and in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Trust Agreement, the Trustee, at the expense of the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner (other than the Trust) (i) may act directly or through its agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees if such agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees shall have been selected by the Trustee with reasonable care and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled professionals to be selected with reasonable care by it. The Trustee shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the opinion or advice of any such counsel, accountant or other such Persons.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

INTERESTS; CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

SECTION 3.1 General.

 

(a) The Managing Owner shall have the power and authority, without Limited Owner approval, to issue Interests in one or more Series from time to time as it deems necessary or desirable. Each Series shall be separate from all other Series in respect of the assets and liabilities allocated to that Series and shall represent a separate investment portfolio of the Trust. The Managing Owner shall have exclusive power without the requirement of Limited Owner approval to establish and designate such separate and distinct Series, as set forth in Section 3.3, and to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences as between the Interests of the separate Series as to right of redemption, special and relative rights as to dividends and other distributions and on liquidation, conversion rights, and conditions under which the Series shall have separate voting rights or no voting rights.

 

(b) The Managing Owner may, without Limited Owner approval, divide Interests of any Series into two or more classes, Interests of each such class having such preferences and special or relative rights and privileges (including exchange rights, if any) as the Managing Owner may determine as provided in Section 3.4. The fact that a Series shall have been initially established and designated without any specific establishment or designation of classes, shall not limit the authority of the Managing Owner to divide a Series and establish and designate separate classes thereof.

 

(c) The number of Interests authorized shall be unlimited, and the Interests so authorized may be represented in part by fractional Interests. From time to time, the Managing Owner may divide or combine the Interests of any Series or class into a greater or lesser number without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interests in the Series or class. The Managing Owner may issue Interests of any Series or class thereof for such consideration and on such terms as it may determine (or for no consideration if pursuant to an Interest dividend or split-up), all without action or approval of the Limited Owners. All Interests when so issued on the terms determined by the Managing Owner shall be fully paid and non-assessable. The Managing Owner may classify or reclassify any unissued Interests or any Interests previously issued and reacquired of any Series or class thereof into one or more Series or classes thereof that may be established and designated from time to time. The Managing Owner may hold as treasury Interests, reissue for such consideration and on such terms as it may determine, or cancel, at its discretion from time to time, any Interests of any Series or class thereof reacquired by the Trust. The Interests of each Series shall initially be divided into two classes: General Interests and Limited Interests.

 

(d) The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates will make and maintain a permanent investment in each Series as more specifically set forth in Section 3.2.

 

(e) No certificates or other evidence of beneficial ownership of the Interests will be issued.

 

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(f) Every Interestholder, by virtue of having purchased or otherwise acquired an Interest, shall be deemed to have expressly consented and agreed to be bound by the terms of this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.2 Limited Interests.

 

(a) Offer of Series A Limited Interests.

 

(i) Series A Initial Offering Period. During the Initial Offering Period, the Trust shall offer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 415, at an offering price of $100 per Series A Limited Interest, a maximum of 340,000 Limited Interests ($34,000,000). The offering shall be made pursuant to and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. The Managing Owner shall make such arrangements for the sale of the Limited Interests as it deems appropriate.

 

(ii) Effect of the Sale of at least 40,000 Series A Interests. In the event that at least 40,000 Series A Limited Interests are sold to at least 150 subscribers during the Initial Offering Period for the Series A Interests (including both Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus and Limited Interests purchased by the Managing Owner up to $500,000), the Managing Owner will admit all accepted subscribers pursuant to the Prospectus into the Trust as Series A Limited Owners, by causing such Limited Owners to execute this Trust Agreement, pursuant to the Power of Attorney set forth in the Subscription Agreement, and by making an entry on the books and records of Series A of the Trust reflecting that such subscribers have been admitted as Limited Owners of Series A Interests, as soon as practicable after the termination of the Series A Initial Offering Period. Such accepted subscribers will be deemed Series A Limited Owners at such time as such admission is reflected on the books and records of Series A of the Trust.

 

(iii) Paid-In Capital if at least 40,000 Series A Interests Are Sold. In the event that at least 40,000 Series A Limited Interests are sold during the Initial Offering Period, Series A shall have paid-in capital of not less than $4,080,400 (including the Managing Owner’s contribution for the General Interests as provided in Section 3.1(d) and in Section 3.2(a)(v) hereof).

 

(iv) Effect of the Sale of Less than 40,000 Series A Interests. In the event that at least 40,000 Series A Limited Interests are not sold during the Initial Offering Period for the Series A Interests, all proceeds of the sale of Series A Limited Interests, together with any interest earned thereon, will be returned to the subscribers on a pro rata basis (taking into account the amount and time of deposit), no later than ten (10) Business Days after the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period for the Series A Interests (or as soon thereafter as practicable if payment cannot be made in such time period). Such action will not terminate Series A.

 

(v) Required Contribution of Managing Owner. In the event that 40,000 or more of the Series A Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus are sold during the Initial Offering Period for the Series A Interests, the Managing Owner

 

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and/or its Affiliates shall be required to contribute in cash to the capital of Series A an amount, which, when added to the total contributions to Series A by all Series A Interestholders, will be not less than one percent (1%) of such total contributions, and in no event shall such contribution be less than $40,000 (including the Managing Owner’s and/or its Affiliates’ Capital Contributions). Thereafter, the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates shall contribute in cash to the capital of Series A an amount not less than 1.01% of any additional Capital Contributions received from the Series A Limited Owners. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates may, but are not obligated to, make additional Capital Contributions at any time during the Series A Initial or Continuous Offering Periods. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates will receive Series A General Interests. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates shall, with respect to any Series A Interests owned by them, enjoy all of the rights and privileges and be subject to all of the obligations and duties of a Series A Limited Owner, in addition to rights and privileges the Managing Owner has as Managing Owner, except as otherwise provided herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Trust Agreement, the interest of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates (without regard to any Limited Interests of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates in Series A) in each material item of Series A income, gain, loss and deduction shall be equal, in the aggregate, to at least one percent (1%) of each such item at all times during the term of this Trust Agreement.

 

(vi) Offer of Series A Limited Interests After Initial Offering Period. In the event that 40,000 or more of the Series A Limited Interests are sold during the Initial Offering Period for the Series A Interests, the Trust may continue to offer Series A Limited Interests and admit additional Series A Limited Owners and/or accept additional contributions from existing Series A Limited Owners pursuant to the Prospectus.

 

Each additional Capital Contribution to Series A during the Series A Continuous Offering Period by an existing Series A Limited Owner must be in a denomination which is an even multiple of $100. During the Series A Continuous Offering Period, each newly admitted Series A Limited Owner, and each existing Series A Limited Owner that makes an additional Capital Contribution to Series A, shall receive Series A Limited Interests in an amount equal to such Capital Contribution or additional Capital Contribution, as the case may be, divided by the Series A Net Asset Value per Series per Interest calculated as of the Valuation Point immediately prior to the Dealing Day on which such Capital Contribution will become effective.

 

A Subscriber (including existing Series A Limited Owners contributing additional sums) whose subscription is received and accepted by the Managing Owner after the termination of the Initial Offering Period for Series A Interests shall be admitted to the Trust and deemed a Series A Limited Owner with respect to that subscription on the Dealing Day which occurs at least five (5) Business Days after the Subscriber’s Subscription Agreement or Exchange Request is received by the Trust’s selling agent, counting the day of receipt by such selling agent as one Business Day.

 

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capital of Series A such amount as he shall state in the Subscription Agreement which he shall execute (as required therein), acknowledge and, together with the Power of Attorney set forth therein, deliver to the Managing Owner as a counterpart of this Trust Agreement. All subscription amounts shall be paid in such form as may be acceptable to the Managing Owner at the time of the execution and delivery of such Subscription Agreement by United States subscribers, and in accordance with local practice and procedure by non-United States subscribers. If the Managing Owner determines to accept subscription funds by check, such funds shall be subject to prompt collection. All subscriptions are subject to acceptance by the Managing Owner.

 

(viii) Escrow Agreement. All proceeds from the sale of Series A Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus shall be deposited in an interest bearing escrow account at The Bank of New York, in New York, N.Y. until the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period for the Series A Interests. In the event subscriptions for at least 40,000 of the Series A Interests are received and accepted during the Initial Offering for the Series A Interests, all interest earned on the proceeds of subscriptions from accepted subscribers for Series A Limited Interests during its Initial Offering Period will be contributed to Series A, for which the Series A Limited Owners will receive additional Series A Interests on a pro rata basis (taking into account time and amount of deposit).

 

(ix) Optional Purchase of Series A Limited Interests. Subject to approval by the Managing Owner, any commodity broker, any Trading Advisor, and any principals, stockholders, directors, officers, employees and affiliates of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates, any commodity broker, and any Trading Advisor, may purchase any number of Series A Limited Interests and will be treated as Series A Limited Owners with respect to such Interests. In addition to the Series A Interests required to be purchased by the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates under Section 3.2(a)(v), the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates also may purchase any number of Series A Limited Interests as it or they determine in its or their discretion.

 

(b) Offer of Series B Limited Interests.

 

(i) Series B Initial Offering Period. During the Initial Offering Period, the Trust shall offer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 415, at an offering price of $100 per Series B Limited Interest, a maximum of 330,000 Series B Limited Interests ($33,000,000). The offering shall be made pursuant to and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. The Managing Owner shall make such arrangements for the sale of the Series B Limited Interests as it deems appropriate.

 

(ii) Effect of the Sale of at least 30,000 Series B Interests. In the event that at least 30,000 Series B Limited Interests are sold to at least 150 subscribers during the Initial Offering Period for the Series B Interests (including both Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus and Limited Interests purchased by the Managing Owner up to $500,000), the Managing Owner will admit all accepted subscribers pursuant to the Prospectus into the Trust as Series B Limited Owners, by causing such Limited Owners to execute this Trust Agreement, pursuant to the Power of Attorney set

 

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forth in the Subscription Agreement, and by making an entry on the books and records of Series B of the Trust reflecting that such subscribers have been admitted as Limited Owners of Series B Interests, as soon as practicable after the termination of the Series B Initial Offering Period. Such accepted subscribers will be deemed Series B Limited Owners at such time as such admission is reflected on the books and records of Series B of the Trust.

 

(iii) Paid-In Capital if at least 30,000 Series B Interests Are Sold. In the event that at least 30,000 Series B Limited Interests are sold during the Initial Offering Period, Series B shall have paid-in capital of not less than $3,060,300 (including the Managing Owner’s contribution for the General Interests as provided in Section 3.1(d) and in Section 3.2(b)(v) hereof).

 

(iv) Effect of the Sale of Less than 30,000 Series B Interests. In the event that at least 30,000 Series B Limited Interests are not sold during the Initial Offering Period for the Series B Interests, all proceeds of the sale of Series B Limited Interests, together with any interest earned thereon, will be returned to the subscribers on a pro rata basis (taking into account the amount and time of deposit), no later than ten (10) Business Days after the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period for the Series B Interests (or as soon thereafter as practicable if payment cannot be made in such time period). Such action will not terminate Series B.

 

(v) Required Contribution of Managing Owner. In the event that 30,000 or more of the Series B Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus are sold during the Initial Offering Period for the Series B Interests, the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates shall be required to contribute in cash to the capital of Series B an amount, which, when added to the total contributions to Series B by all Series B Interestholders, will be not less than one percent (1%) of such total contributions, and in no event shall such contribution be less than $30,000 (including the Managing Owner’s and/or its Affiliates’ Capital Contributions). Thereafter, the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates shall contribute in cash to the capital of Series B an amount not less than 1.01% of any additional Capital Contributions received from the Series B Limited Owners. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates may, but are not obligated to, make additional Capital Contributions at any time during the Series B Initial or Continuous Offering Periods. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates will receive Series B General Interests. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates shall, with respect to any Series B Interests owned by them, enjoy all of the rights and privileges and be subject to all of the obligations and duties of a Series B Limited Owner, in addition to rights and privileges the Managing Owner has as Managing Owner, except as otherwise provided herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Trust Agreement, the interest of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates (without regard to any Limited Interests of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates in Series B) in each material item of Series B income, gain, loss and deduction shall be equal, in the aggregate, to at least one percent (1%) of each such item at all times during the term of this Trust Agreement.

 

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Initial Offering Period for the Series B Interests, the Trust may continue to offer Series B Limited Interests and admit additional Series B Limited Owners and/or accept additional contributions from existing Series B Limited Owners pursuant to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Each additional Capital Contribution to Series B during the Series B Continuous Offering Period by an existing Series B Limited Owner must be in a denomination which is an even multiple of $100. During Series B Continuous Offering Period, each newly admitted Series B Limited Owner, and each existing Series B Limited Owner that makes an additional Capital Contribution to Series B, shall receive Series B Limited Interests in an amount equal to such Capital Contribution or additional Capital Contribution, as the case may be, divided by the Series B Net Asset Value per Interest calculated as of the Valuation Point immediately prior to the Dealing Day on which such Capital Contribution will become effective.

 

A Subscriber (including existing Series B Limited Owners contributing additional sums) whose subscription is received and accepted by the Managing Owner after the termination of the Initial Offering Period for Series B Interests shall be admitted to the Trust and deemed a Series B Limited Owner with respect to that subscription on the first Dealing Day which occurs at least five (5) Business Days after the Subscriber’s Subscription Agreement or Exchange Request is received by the Trust’s selling agent, counting the day of receipt by such selling agent as one Business Day.

 

(vii) Subscription Agreement. Each Series B Limited Owner who purchases any Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus shall contribute to the capital of Series B such amount as he shall state in the Subscription Agreement which he shall execute (as required therein), acknowledge and, together with the Power of Attorney set forth therein, deliver to the Managing Owner as a counterpart of this Trust Agreement. All subscription amounts shall be paid in such form as may be acceptable to the Managing Owner at the time of the execution and delivery of such Subscription Agreement by United States subscribers, and in accordance with local practice and procedure by non-United States subscribers. To the extent that the Managing Owner determines to accept a subscription check, it shall be subject to prompt collection. All subscriptions are subject to acceptance by the Managing Owner.

 

(viii) Escrow Agreement. All proceeds from the sale of Series B Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus shall be deposited in an interest bearing escrow account at The Bank of New York, in New York, N.Y. until the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period for the Series B Interests. In the event subscriptions for at least 30,000 of the Series B Interests are received and accepted during the Initial Offering for the Series B Interests, all interest earned on the proceeds of subscriptions from accepted subscribers for Series B Limited Interests during its Initial Offering Period will be contributed to Series B, for which the Series B Limited Owners will receive additional Series B Interests on a pro rata basis (taking into account time and amount of deposit).

 

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(ix) Optional Purchase of Series B Limited Interests. Subject to approval by the Managing Owner, any commodity broker, any Trading Advisor, and any principals, stockholders, directors, officers, employees and affiliates of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates, any commodity broker, and any Trading Advisor, may purchase any number of Series B Limited Interests and will be treated as Series B Limited Owners with respect to such Interests. In addition to the Series B Interests required to be purchased by the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates under Section 3.2(b)(v), the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates also may purchase any number of Series B Limited Interests as it or they determine in its or their discretion.

 

(c) Offer of Series C Limited Interests.

 

(i) Series C Initial Offering Period. During the Initial Offering Period, the Trust shall offer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 415, at an offering price of $100 per Series C Limited Interest, a maximum of 330,000 Series C Limited Interests ($33,000,000). No fractional Limited Interests shall be issued during the Initial Offering Period. The offering shall be made pursuant to and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. The Managing Owner shall make such arrangements for the sale of the Limited Interests as it deems appropriate.

 

(ii) Effect of the Sale of at least 30,000 Series C Interests. In the event that at least 30,000 Series C Limited Interests are sold to at least 150 subscribers during the Initial Offering Period for the Series C Interests (including both Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus and Limited Interests purchased by the Managing Owner up to $500,000), the Managing Owner will admit all accepted subscribers pursuant to the Prospectus into the Trust as Series C Limited Owners, by causing such Limited Owners to execute this Trust Agreement, pursuant to the Power of Attorney set forth in the Subscription Agreement, and by making an entry on the books and records of Series C of the Trust reflecting that such subscribers have been admitted as Limited Owners of Series C Interests, as soon as practicable after the termination of the Series C Initial Offering Period. Such accepted subscribers will be deemed Series C Limited Owners at such time as such admission is reflected on the books and records of Series C of the Trust.

 

(iii) Paid-In Capital if at least 30,000 Series C Interests Are Sold. In the event that at least 30,000 Series C Limited Interests are sold during the Initial Offering Period, Series C shall have paid-in capital of not less than $3,060,300 (including the Managing Owner’s contribution for the General Interests as provided in Section 3.1(d) and in Section 3.2(c)(v) hereof).

 

(iv) Effect of the Sale of Less than 30,000 Series C Interests. In the event that at least 30,000 Series C Limited Interests are not sold during the Initial Offering Period for the Series C Interests, all proceeds of the sale of Series C Limited Interests, together with any interest earned thereon, will be returned to the subscribers on a pro rata basis (taking into account the amount and time of deposit), no later than ten (10) Business Days after the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period for the Series C Interests (or as soon thereafter as practicable if payment cannot be made in such time period). Such action will not terminate Series C.

 

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(v) Required Contribution of Managing Owner. In the event that 30,000 or more of the Series C Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus are sold during the Initial Offering Period for the Series C Interests, the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates shall be required to contribute in cash to the capital of Series C an amount, which, when added to the total contributions to Series C by all Series C Interestholders, will be not less than one percent (1%) of such total contributions, and in no event shall such contribution be less than $30,000 (including the Managing Owner’s and/or its Affiliates’ Capital Contributions). Thereafter, the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates shall contribute in cash to the capital of Series C an amount not less than 1.01% of any additional Capital Contributions received from the Series C Limited Owners. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates may, but are not obligated to, make additional Capital Contributions at any time during the Series C Initial or Continuous Offering Periods. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates will receive Series C General Interests. The Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates shall, with respect to any Series C Interests owned by them, enjoy all of the rights and privileges and be subject to all of the obligations and duties of a Series C Limited Owner, in addition to rights and privileges the Managing Owner has as Managing Owner except as otherwise provided herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Trust Agreement, the interest of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates (without regard to any Limited Interests of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates in Series C) in each material item of Series C income, gain, loss and deduction shall be equal, in the aggregate, to at least one percent (1%) of each such item at all times during the term of this Trust Agreement.

 

(vi) Offer of Series C Limited Interests After Initial Offering Period. In the event that 30,000 or more of the Series C Limited Interests are sold during the Initial Offering Period for the Series C Interests, the Trust may continue to offer Series C Limited Interests and admit additional Series C Limited Owners and/or accept additional contributions from existing Series C Limited Owners pursuant to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Each additional Capital Contribution to Series C during the Series C Continuous Offering Period by an existing Series C Limited Owner must be in a denomination which is an even multiple of $100. During Series C Continuous Offering Period, each newly admitted Series C Limited Owner, and each existing Series C Limited Owner that makes an additional Capital Contribution to Series C, shall receive Series C Limited Interests in an amount equal to such Capital Contribution or additional Capital Contribution, as the case may be, divided by the Series C Net Asset Value per Interest calculated as of the Valuation Point immediately prior to the Dealing Day on which such Capital Contribution will become effective.

 

A Subscriber (including existing Series C Limited Owners contributing additional sums) whose subscription is received and accepted by the Managing Owner after the termination of the Initial Offering Period for Series C Interests shall be admitted to the Trust and deemed a Series C Limited Owner with respect to that subscription on

 

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the first Dealing Day which occurs at least five (5) Business Days after the Subscriber’s Subscription Agreement or Exchange Request is received by the Trust’s selling agent, counting the day of receipt by such selling agent as one Business Day.

 

(vii) Subscription Agreement. Each Series C Limited Owner who purchases any Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus shall contribute to the capital of Series C such amount as he shall state in the Subscription Agreement which he shall execute (as required therein), acknowledge and, together with the Power of Attorney set forth therein, deliver to the Managing Owner as a counterpart of this Trust Agreement. All subscription amounts shall be paid in such form as may be acceptable to the Managing Owner at the time of the execution and delivery of such Subscription Agreement by United States subscribers, and in accordance with local practice and procedure by non-United States subscribers. To the extent that the Managing Owner determines to accept a subscription check, it shall be subject to prompt collection. All subscriptions are subject to acceptance by the Managing Owner.

 

(viii) Escrow Agreement. All proceeds from the sale of Series C Limited Interests offered pursuant to the Prospectus shall be deposited in an interest bearing escrow account at The Bank of New York, in New York, N.Y. until the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period for the Series C Interests. In the event subscriptions for at least 30,000 of the Series C Interests are received and accepted during the Initial Offering for the Series C Interests, all interest earned on the proceeds of subscriptions from accepted subscribers for Series C Limited Interests during its Initial Offering Period will be contributed to the Series C, for which the Series C Limited Owners will receive additional Series C Interests on a pro rata basis (taking into account time and amount of deposit).

 

(ix) Optional Purchase of Series C Limited Interests. Subject to approval by the Managing Owner, any commodity broker, any Trading Advisor, and any principals, stockholders, directors, officers, employees and affiliates of the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates, any commodity broker, and any Trading Advisor, may purchase any number of Series C Limited Interests and will be treated as Series C Limited Owners with respect to such Interests. In addition to the Series C Interests required to be purchased by the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates under Section 3.2(c)(v), the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates also may purchase any number of Series C Limited Interests as it or they determine in its or their discretion.

 

(d) Termination of the Trust. If the minimum number of Interests in each Series being offered are not sold during the Initial Offering Period for each Series, then the Trust shall be terminated, and the Managing Owner shall cause the certificate of cancellation required by Section 3810 of the Business Trust Statute to be filed.

 

SECTION 3.3 Establishment of Series of Interests.

 

(a) Without limiting the authority of the Managing Owner set forth in Section 3.3(b) to establish and designate any further Series, the Managing Owner hereby establishes and designates three initial Series, as follows:

 

Series A, Series B and Series C

 

The provisions of this Article III shall be applicable to the above-designated Series and any further Series that may from time to time be established and designated by the Managing Owner as provided in Section 3.3(b).

 

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(b) The establishment and designation of any Series of Interests other than those set forth above shall be effective upon the execution by the Managing Owner of an instrument setting forth such establishment and designation and the relative rights and preferences of such Series, or as otherwise provided in such instrument. At any time that there are no Interests outstanding of any particular Series previously established and designated, the Managing Owner may by an instrument executed by it abolish that Series and the establishment and designation thereof. Each instrument referred to in this paragraph shall have the status of an amendment to this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.4 Establishment of Classes. The division of any Series into two or more classes and the establishment and designation of such classes shall be effective upon the execution by the Managing Owner of an instrument setting forth such division, and the establishment, designation, and relative rights and preferences of such classes, or as otherwise provided in such instrument. The relative rights and preferences of the classes of any Series may differ in such respects as the Managing Owner may determine to be appropriate, provided that such differences are set forth in the aforementioned instrument. At any time that there are no Interests outstanding of any particular class previously established and designated, the Managing Owner may by an instrument executed by it abolish that class and the establishment and designation thereof. Each instrument referred to in this paragraph shall have the status of an amendment to this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.5 Assets of Series. All consideration received by the Trust for the issue or sale of Interests of a particular Series together with all of the Trust Estate in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall irrevocably belong to that Series for all purposes, subject only to the rights of creditors of such Series and except as may otherwise be required by applicable tax laws, and shall be so recorded upon the books of account of the Trust. Separate and distinct records shall be maintained for each Series and the assets associated with a Series shall be held and accounted for separately from the other assets of the Trust, or any other Series. In the event that there is any Trust Estate, or any income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, funds, or payments which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series, the Managing Owner shall allocate them among any one or more of the Series established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis as the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, deems fair and equitable. Each such allocation by the Managing Owner shall be conclusive and binding upon all Interestholders for all purposes.

 

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SECTION 3.6 Liabilities of Series.

 

(a) The Trust Estate belonging to each particular Series shall be charged with the liabilities of the Trust in respect of that Series and only that Series; and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to that Series, and any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series, shall be allocated and charged by the Managing Owner to and among any one or more of the Series established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis as the Managing Owner in its sole discretion deems fair and equitable. Each allocation of liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves by the Managing Owner shall be conclusive and binding upon all Interestholders for all purposes. The Managing Owner shall have full discretion, to the extent not inconsistent with applicable law, to determine which items shall be treated as income and which items as capital, and each such determination and allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Interestholders. Every written agreement, instrument or other undertaking made or issued by or on behalf of a particular Series shall include a recitation limiting the obligation or claim represented thereby to that Series and its assets.

 

(b) Without limitation of the foregoing provisions of this Section, but subject to the right of the Managing Owner in its discretion to allocate general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves as herein provided, the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Series shall be enforceable against the assets of such Series only and against the Managing Owner, and not against the assets (i) of the Trust generally or (ii) of any other Series. Notice of this limitation on interseries liabilities shall be set forth in the Certificate of Trust of the Trust (whether originally or by amendment) as filed or to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the Business Trust Statute, and upon the giving of such notice in the Certificate of Trust, the statutory provisions of Section 3804 of the Business Trust Statute relating to limitations on interseries liabilities (and the statutory effect under Section 3804 of setting forth such notice in the Certificate of Trust) shall become applicable to the Trust and each Series. Every Interest, note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or other undertaking made or issued by or on behalf of a particular Series shall include a recitation limiting the obligation on Interests represented thereby to that Series and its assets.

 

(c) (i) Except as set forth below, any debts, liabilities, obligations, indebtedness, expenses, interests and claims of any nature and all kinds and descriptions (collectively, “Claims and Interests”), if any, of the Managing Owner and the Trustee (the “Subordinated Claims”) incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing, arising from, related to or in connection with all Series, any combination of Series or one particular Series and their respective assets (the “Applicable Series”) and the assets of the Trust shall be expressly subordinate and junior in right of payment to any and all other Claims against the Trust and any Series thereof, and any of their respective assets, which may arise as a matter of law or pursuant to any contract, provided, however, that the Claims of each of the Managing Owner and the Trustee (if any) against the Applicable Series shall not be considered Subordinated Claims with respect to enforcement against and distribution and repayment from the Applicable Series, the Applicable Series’ assets and the Managing Owner and its assets; and provided further that the valid Claims of either the Managing Owner or the Trustee, if any, against the Applicable Series shall be pari passu and equal in right of repayment and distribution with all other valid Claims against the Applicable Series and (ii) the Managing Owner and the Trustee will not take, demand

 

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or receive from any Series or the Trust or any of their respective assets (other than the Applicable Series, the Applicable Series’ assets and the Managing Owner and its assets) any payment for the Subordinated Claims;

 

(ii) The Claims of each of the Managing Owner and the Trustee with respect to the Applicable Series shall only be asserted and enforceable against the Applicable Series, the Applicable Series’ assets and the Managing Owner and its assets; and such Claims shall not be asserted or enforceable for any reason whatsoever against any other Series, the Trust generally, or any of their respective assets;

 

(iii) If the Claims of the Managing Owner or the Trustee against the Applicable Series or the Trust are secured in whole or in part, each of the Managing Owner and the Trustee hereby waives (under section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 1111(b)) any right to have any deficiency Claims (which deficiency Claims may arise in the event such security is inadequate to satisfy such Claims) treated as unsecured Claims against the Trust or any Series (other than the Applicable Series), as the case may be;

 

(iv) In furtherance of the foregoing, if and to the extent that the Managing Owner and the Trustee receive monies in connection with the Subordinated Claims from a Series or the Trust (or their respective assets), other than the Applicable Series, the Applicable Series’ assets and the Managing Owner and its assets, the Managing Owner and the Trustee shall be deemed to hold such monies in trust and shall promptly remit such monies to the Series or the Trust that paid such amounts for distribution by the Series or the Trust in accordance with the terms hereof; and

 

(v) The foregoing Consent shall apply at all times notwithstanding that the Claims are satisfied, and notwithstanding that the agreements in respect of such Claims are terminated, rescinded or canceled.

 

(d) Any agreement entered into by the Trust, any Series, or the Managing Owner, on behalf of the Trust generally or any Series, including, without limitation, the Subscription Agreement entered into with each Interestholder, will include language substantially similar to the language set forth in Section 3.6(c).

 

SECTION 3.7 Dividends and Distributions.

 

(a) Dividends and distributions on Interests of a particular Series or any class thereof may be paid with such frequency as the Managing Owner may determine, which may be daily or otherwise, to the Interestholders in that Series or class, from such of the income and capital gains, accrued or realized, from the Trust Estate belonging to that Series, or in the case of a class, belonging to that Series and allocable to that class, as the Managing Owner may determine, after providing for actual and accrued liabilities belonging to that Series. All dividends and distributions on Interests in a particular Series or class thereof shall be distributed pro rata to the Interestholders in that Series or class in proportion to the total outstanding Interests in that Series or class held by such Interestholders at the date and time of record established for the payment of such dividends or distribution, except to the extent otherwise

 

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required or permitted by the preferences and special or relative rights and privileges of any Series or class. Such dividends and distributions may be made in cash or Interests of that Series or class or a combination thereof as determined by the Managing Owner or pursuant to any program that the Managing Owner may have in effect at the time for the election by each Interestholder of the mode of the making of such dividend or distribution to that Interestholder.

 

(b) The Interests in a Series or a class of the Trust shall represent beneficial interests in the Trust Estate belonging to such Series or in the case of a class, belonging to such Series and allocable to such class. Each Interestholder in a Series or a class shall be entitled to receive its pro rata share of distributions of income and capital gains made with respect to such Series or such class. Upon reduction or withdrawal of its Interests or indemnification for liabilities incurred by reason of being or having been a holder of Interests in a Series or a class, such Interestholder shall be paid solely out of the funds and property of such Series or in the case of a class, the funds and property of such Series and allocable to such class of the Trust. Upon liquidation or termination of a Series of the Trust, Interestholders in such Series or class shall be entitled to receive a pro rata share of the Trust Estate belonging to such Series or in the case of a class, belonging to such Series and allocable to such class.

 

SECTION 3.8 Voting Rights. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, on each matter submitted to a vote of the Interestholders of a Series, each Interestholder shall be entitled to a proportionate vote based upon the product of the Net Asset Value of a Series per Interest multiplied by the number of Interests, or fraction thereof, standing in its name on the books of such Series. As to any matter which affects the Interests of more than one Series, the Interestholders of each affected Series shall be entitled to vote, and each such Series shall vote as a separate class.

 

SECTION 3.9 Equality. Except as provided herein or in the instrument designating and establishing any class or Series, all Interests of each particular Series shall represent an equal proportionate beneficial interest in the assets belonging to that Series subject to the liabilities belonging to that Series, and each Interest of any particular Series or classes shall be equal to each other Interest of that Series or class; but the provisions of this sentence shall not restrict any distinctions permissible under Section 3.7 that may exist with respect to dividends and distributions on Interests of the same Series or class. The Managing Owner may from time to time divide or combine the Interests of any particular Series or class into a greater or lesser number of Interests of that Series or class without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interest in the assets belonging to that Series or in any way affecting the rights of Interestholders of any other Series or class.

 

SECTION 3.10 Exchange of Interests. Subject to compliance with the requirements of applicable law, the Managing Owner shall have the authority to provide that Interestholders of any Series shall have the right to exchange said Interests into one or more other Series in accordance with such requirements and procedures as may be established by the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner shall also have the authority to provide that Interestholders of any class of a particular Series shall have the right to exchange said Interests into one or more other classes of that particular Series or any other Series in accordance with such requirements and procedures as may be established by the Managing Owner.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

THE MANAGING OWNER

 

SECTION 4.1 Management of the Trust. Pursuant to Section 3806 of the Business Trust Statute, the Trust shall be managed by the Managing Owner and the conduct of the Trust’s business shall be controlled and conducted solely by the Managing Owner in accordance with this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.2 Authority of Managing Owner. In addition to and not in limitation of any rights and powers conferred by law or other provisions of this Trust Agreement, and except as limited, restricted or prohibited by the express provisions of this Trust Agreement or the Business Trust Statute, the Managing Owner shall have and may exercise on behalf of the Trust or any Series in the Trust, all powers and rights necessary, proper, convenient or advisable to effectuate and carry out the purposes, business and objectives of the Trust, which shall include, without limitation, the following:

 

(a) To enter into, execute, deliver and maintain contracts, agreements and any or all other documents and instruments, and to do and perform all such things, as may be in furtherance of Trust purposes or necessary or appropriate for the offer and sale of the Interests and the conduct of Trust activities, including, but not limited to, contracts with third parties for:

 

(i) commodity brokerage services, provided, however, that in no event shall the fees payable by the Trust for such services exceed 14% annually of the average Net Asset Value of each Series, excluding the Series’ assets not directly related to trading activity, which fees shall include fees related to out-of-pocket brokerage expenses, in accordance with limitations imposed by Section IV. the NASAA Guidelines on March 17, 1998; and provided further, to the extent that such limitations are amended to become more restrictive, such fees will not exceed such more restrictive limitations; and provided, further, that such services may be performed by an Affiliate or Affiliates of the Managing Owner so long as the Managing Owner has made a good faith determination that: (A) the Affiliate which it proposes to engage to perform such services is qualified to do so (considering the prior experience of the Affiliate or the individuals employed thereby); (B) the terms and conditions of the agreement pursuant to which such Affiliate is to perform services for the Trust are no less favorable to the Trust than could be obtained from equally-qualified unaffiliated third parties; and (C) the maximum period covered by the agreement pursuant to which such affiliate is to perform services for the Trust shall not exceed one year, and such agreement shall be terminable without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice by the Trust; and

 

(ii) (A) commodity trading advisory services relating to the purchase and sale of all Commodities positions on behalf of each Series, which services may not be performed by the Managing Owner or an Affiliate(s) of the Managing Owner, provided, however, that in no event shall the Management Fees and Incentive Fees payable by the Trust for such services exceed 6% of a Series’ Net Asset Value and 15% of a Series’ New High Net Trading Profits, respectively, except that for each 1% reduction in Management Fees below 6% of a Series’ Net Asset Value, Incentive Fees

 

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may be increased by an additional 2% of Net High Net Trading Profits; and (B) administrative services necessary to the prudent operation of the Trust, provided, however, that in no event shall the fees payable by the Trust for administrative services (which do not include Management Fees, Incentive Fees, or commodity brokerage services, legal and audit services or extraordinary expenses), when combined with Management Fees, exceed 6% annually of the Net Asset Value of each Series, each in accordance with the limitations set forth in Section IV. of the NASAA Guidelines on March 17, 1998; provided, however, that to the extent that such limitations are amended to become more restrictive, such fees will not exceed such more restrictive limitations. All advisory services shall be performed by persons with at least three years experience and who are also appropriately registered as may be required under federal and/or state law (e.g., all advice with respect to futures related transactions shall be given by persons who are registered with the CFTC as a commodity trading advisor and are members of the NFA as a commodity trading advisor), but shall not be performed by any person affiliated with the Trust’s Commodities broker unless the Managing Owner is satisfied that doing so would not create a conflict of interest.

 

(b) To establish, maintain, deposit into, sign checks and/or otherwise draw upon accounts on behalf of each Series of the Trust with appropriate banking and savings institutions, and execute and/or accept any instrument or agreement incidental to the Trust’s business and in furtherance of its purposes, any such instrument or agreement so executed or accepted by the Managing Owner in the Managing Owner’s name shall be deemed executed and accepted on behalf of the Trust by the Managing Owner;

 

(c) To deposit, withdraw, pay, retain and distribute the Trust Estate or any portion thereof in any manner consistent with the provisions of this Trust Agreement;

 

(d) To supervise the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and supplements and amendments thereto, and the Prospectus;

 

(e) To pay or authorize the payment of distributions to the Interestholders and expenses of each Series;

 

(f) To invest or direct the investment of funds of any Series not then delegated to a Trading Advisor(s) and prohibit any transactions contemplated hereunder which may constitute prohibited transactions under ERISA or the Code;

 

(g) To make any elections on behalf of each Series under the Code, or any other applicable federal or state tax law as the Managing Owner shall determine to be in the best interests of the Series;

 

(h) To redeem mandatorily any Limited Interests upon at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice, if (i) the Managing Owner determines that the continued participation of such Limited Owner in the Trust might cause the Trust, a Series in the Trust or any Interestholder to be deemed to be managing Plan Assets under ERISA, (ii) there is an unauthorized assignment pursuant to the provisions of Article V, or (iii) in the event that any transaction would or might violate any law or constitute a prohibited transaction under ERISA or

 

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the Code and a statutory, class or individual exemption from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA for such transaction or transactions does not apply or cannot be obtained from the DOL (or the Managing Owner determines not to seek such an exemption). In the case of mandatory redemptions, the Redemption Date shall be the close of business on the date written notice of intent to redeem is sent by the Managing Owner to a Limited Owner. A notice may be revoked prior to the payment date by written notice from the Managing Owner to a Limited Owner;

 

(i) In the sole discretion of the Managing Owner, to admit an Affiliate or Affiliates of the Managing Owner as additional Managing Owners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Owner may not admit Affiliate(s) of the Managing Owner as an additional Managing Owner if it has received notice of its removal as a Managing Owner, pursuant to Section 8.2(d) hereof, and if the concurrence of at least a majority in interest (over 50%) of the outstanding Interests of all Series (not including Interests owned by the Managing Owner) is not obtained;

 

(j) To override any trading instructions: (i) that the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, determines in good faith to be in violation of any trading policy or limitation of the Trust, including as set forth in Section 4.2(k) below; (ii) as and to the extent necessary, upon the failure of any Trading Advisor to comply with a request to make the necessary amount of funds available to the Trust within five (5) days of such request, to fund distributions, redemptions (including special redemptions), or reapportionments among Trading Advisors or to pay the expenses of any Series in the Trust; and provided further, that the Managing Owner may make Commodities trading decisions at any time at which any Trading Advisor shall become incapacitated or some other emergency shall arise as a result of which such Trading Advisor shall be unable or unwilling to act and a successor Trading Advisor has not yet been retained;

 

(k) Monitor the trading activities of the Trading Advisor so that:

 

(i) Any Series does not establish new Commodities positions for any one contract month or option if such additional Commodities positions would result in a net long or short position for that Commodities position requiring as margin or premium more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Trust Estate of a Series.

 

(ii) Any Series does not acquire additional Commodities positions in any commodities interest contract or option if such additional Commodities positions would result in the aggregate net long or short Commodities positions requiring as margin or premium for all outstanding Commodities positions more than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the Trust Estate of a Series. Under certain market conditions, such as an abrupt increase in margins required by a commodity exchange or its clearinghouse or an inability to liquidate open Commodities positions because of daily price fluctuation limits or both, a Series may be required to commit as margin in excess of the foregoing limit. In such event the Managing Owner will cause each Trading Advisor to reduce its open futures or options positions to comply with the foregoing limit before initiating new Commodities positions.

 

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SECTION 4.3 Obligations of the Managing Owner. In addition to the obligations expressly provided by the Business Trust Statute or this Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner shall:

 

(a) Devote such of its time to the business and affairs of the Trust as it shall, in its discretion exercised in good faith, determine to be necessary to conduct the business and affairs of the Trust for the benefit of the Trust and the Limited Owners;

 

(b) Execute, file, record and/or publish all certificates, statements and other documents and do any and all other things as may be appropriate for the formation, qualification and operation of the Trust and each Series of the Trust and for the conduct of its business in all appropriate jurisdictions;

 

(c) Retain independent public accountants to audit the accounts of each Series in the Trust;

 

(d) Employ attorneys to represent the Trust or a Series thereof;

 

(e) Use its best efforts to maintain the status of the Trust as a “business trust” for state law purposes, and of each Series of the Trust as a “partnership” for federal income tax purposes;

 

(f) Monitor the trading policies and limitations of each Series, as set forth in the Prospectus, and the activities of the Trust’s Trading Advisor(s) in carrying out those policies in compliance with the Prospectus;

 

(g) Monitor the brokerage fees charged to each Series, and the services rendered by futures commission merchants to each Series, to determine whether the fees paid by, and the services rendered to, each Series for futures brokerage are at competitive rates and are the best price and services available under the circumstances, and if necessary, renegotiate the brokerage fee structure to obtain such rates and services for each Series. In making this determination the Managing Owner shall not rely solely on the brokerage rates paid by other major commodity pools. No material change related to brokerage fees shall be made except upon (i) twenty (20) Business Days’ prior notice to the Limited Owners, which notice shall include a description of the Limited Owners’ voting rights as set forth in Section 8.2 hereof and a description of the Limited Owners’ redemption rights as set forth in Section 7.1 hereof, and (ii) consent of the Limited Owners holding Interests representing at least a majority (over 50%) in Net Asset Value of the Series affected (excluding Interests held by the Managing Owner). No increase in such fees shall take effect except at the beginning of a Fiscal Quarter following consent of the Limited Owners as provided in this subparagraph (g).

 

(h) Have fiduciary responsibility for the safekeeping and use of the Trust Estate of each Series, whether or not in the Managing Owner’s immediate possession or control, and the Managing Owner will not employ or permit others to employ such funds or assets of each Series (including any interest earned thereon as provided for in the Prospectus) in any manner except as and to the extent permitted by the NASAA Guidelines for the benefit of each Series in the Trust, including, among other things, the utilization of any portion of the Trust Estate as compensating balances for the exclusive benefit of the Managing Owner. The

 

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Managing Owner shall at all times act with integrity and good faith and exercise due diligence in all activities relating to the conduct of the business of each Series and in resolving conflicts of interest. The Trust shall not permit any Limited Owner to contract away the fiduciary duty owed to the Limited Owners by the Managing Owner under this Agreement or the Delaware Business Trust Act. To the extent that, at law or in equity, the Managing Owner or any officer, director, employee or agent thereof or any Affiliate of the Managing Owner (collectively, the “Covered Persons”), has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to any Series, any other Interestholder or Covered Person or the Trustee, such Covered Person acting under the Trust Agreement shall not be liable to the Series, any other Interestholder or Covered Person or the Trustee for such Covered Person’s good faith reliance on the provisions of the Trust Agreement; and the duties and liabilities of such Covered Person may be expanded or restricted by the provisions of this Trust Agreement.

 

(i) Agree that, at all times from and after the sale of at least the Subscription Minimum (as defined in the Prospectus), for so long as it remains a Managing Owner of the Trust, it shall have a minimum “net worth” (as defined below) of, and not take any affirmative action to reduce its “net worth” below, $1,000,000, or such higher amount as may be required under the NASAA Guidelines as they may be amended from time to time. The NASAA Guidelines define “net worth” as the excess of total assets over total liabilities as determined by generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(j) Admit substituted Limited Owners in accordance with this Trust Agreement;

 

(k) Refuse to recognize any attempted transfer or assignment of an Interest that is not made in accordance with the provisions of Article V; and

 

(l) Maintain a current list in alphabetical order, of the names and last known addresses and, if available, business telephone numbers of, and number of Interests owned by, each Interestholder (as provided in Section 3.2 hereof) and the other Trust documents described in Section 9.6 at the Trust’s principal place of business, which documents shall be made available thereat at reasonable times during ordinary business hours for inspection by any Limited Owner or his representative for any purpose reasonably related to the Limited Owner’s interest as a beneficial owner of the Trust. Such list shall be printed on white paper in clearly legible print and shall be updated quarterly. Upon request, for any purpose reasonably related to the Limited Owner’s interest as a beneficial owner of the Trust, including without limitation, matters relating to an Interestholder’s voting rights hereunder or the exercise of a Limited Owner’s rights under federal proxy law, either in person or by mail, the Managing Owner will furnish a copy of such list to a Limited Owner or his representative within ten (10) days of a request therefor, upon payment of the cost of reproduction and mailing; provided, however, that the Limited Owner requesting such list shall give written assurance that the list will not, in any event, be used for commercial purposes. Subject to applicable law, a Limited Owner shall give the Managing Owner at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice for any inspection and copying permitted pursuant to this Section 4.3(l) by the Limited Owner or his authorized attorney or agent.

 

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  (m) Notify the Interestholders within seven (7) days from the date of:

 

  (i) any material change in contracts with any Series’ Trading Advisor;

 

  (ii) any material modification made in the calculation of the Incentive Fee paid to any Trading Advisor; and

 

  (iii) any material change affecting the compensation of any person compensated by a Series.

 

SECTION 4.4 General Prohibitions. The Trust or any Series shall not:

 

(a) Borrow money from or loan money to any Interestholder or other Person or any other Series, except that the foregoing is not intended to prohibit (i) the deposit on margin with respect to the initiation and maintenance of each Series’ Commodities positions or (ii) obtaining lines of credit for the trading of forward contracts; provided, however, that each Series is prohibited from incurring any indebtedness on a non-recourse basis;

 

(b) Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge conditional sales or other title retention agreement, charge, security interest or encumbrance, except (i) the right and/or obligation of a commodity broker to close out sufficient commodities positions of each Series so as to restore the Series’ account to proper margin status in the event that the Series fails to meet a Margin Call, (ii) liens for taxes not delinquent or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established, (iii) deposits or pledges to secure obligations under workmen’s compensation, social security or similar laws or under unemployment insurance, (iv) deposits or pledges to secure contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature arising in the ordinary course of business, or (v) mechanic’s, warehousemen’s, carrier’s, workmen’s, materialmen’s or other like liens arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations which are not due or which are being contested in good faith, and for which appropriate reserves have been established if required by generally accepted accounting principles, and liens arising under ERISA;

 

(c) Commingle its assets with those of any other Person, except to the extent permitted under the CE Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or with those of any other Series;

 

(d) Directly or indirectly pay or award any finder’s fees, commissions or other compensation to any Persons engaged by a potential Limited Owner for investment advice as an inducement to such advisor to advise the potential Limited Owner to purchase Limited Interests in the Trust;

 

(e) Engage in Pyramiding of its Commodities positions; provided, however, that a Trading Advisor(s) may take into account the Series’ open trade equity on existing positions in determining generally whether to acquire additional Commodities positions on behalf of the Series;

 

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(f) Permit rebates to be received by the Managing Owner or any Affiliate of the Managing Owner, or permit the Managing Owner or any Affiliate of the Managing Owner to engage in any reciprocal business arrangements which would circumvent the foregoing prohibition;

 

(g) Permit the Trading Advisor(s) to share in any portion of brokerage fees related to commodity brokerage services paid by a Series with respect to its commodity trading activities;

 

(h) Enter into any contract with the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner (except for selling agreements for the sale of Interests) (i) which has a term of more than one year and which does not provide that it may be canceled by the Trust without penalty on sixty (60) days prior written notice or (ii) for the provision of goods and services, except at rates and terms at least as favorable as those which may be obtained from third parties in arms-length negotiations;

 

(i) Permit churning of its Commodity trading account(s) for the purpose of generating excess brokerage commissions;

 

(j) Enter into any exclusive brokerage contract; and

 

(k) operate the Trust in any manner so as to contravene section 3804 of the Business Trust Statute.

 

SECTION 4.5 Liability of Covered Persons. A Covered Person shall have no liability to the Trust or to any Interestholder or other Covered Person for any loss suffered by the Trust which arises out of any action or inaction of such Covered Person if such Covered Person, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct was in the best interest of the Trust and such course of conduct did not constitute negligence or misconduct of such Covered Person. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Managing Owner nor any other Covered Person shall be personally liable for the return or repayment of all or any portion of the capital or profits of any Limited Owner or assignee thereof, it being expressly agreed that any such return of capital or profits made pursuant to this Trust Agreement shall be made solely from the assets of the Trust without any rights of contribution from the Managing Owner or any other Covered Person.

 

SECTION 4.6 Indemnification of the Managing Owner.

 

(a) The Managing Owner shall be indemnified by the Trust or a Series thereof against any losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by it in connection with its activities for a particular Series of the Trust, provided that (i) the Managing Owner was acting on behalf of or performing services for the relevant Series and has determined, in good faith, that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Series and such liability or loss was not the result of negligence, misconduct, or a breach of this Trust Agreement on the part of the Managing Owner and (ii) any such indemnification will only be recoverable from the Trust Estate. All rights to indemnification permitted herein and payment of associated expenses shall not be affected by the dissolution or other cessation to exist of the Managing Owner, or the withdrawal, adjudication of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Managing Owner, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy under Title 11 of the

 

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U.S. Code by or against the Managing Owner. Any indemnification under this Section 4.6(a), unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the Trust only as authorized in the specific case and only upon a determination by independent legal counsel in a written opinion that indemnification of the Managing Owner is proper in the circumstances because it has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth hereunder, it being understood that the source of payments made in respect of indemnification under this Trust Agreement shall be the assets of each Series on a pro rata basis, as the case may be.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.6(a) above, the Managing Owner and any Person acting as broker-dealer for each Series shall not be indemnified for any losses, liabilities or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee and the court approves the indemnification of such expenses (including, without limitation, litigation costs), (ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee and the court approves the indemnification of such expenses (including, without limitation, litigation costs) or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be made.

 

(c) In any claim for indemnification for federal or state securities law violations, the party seeking indemnification shall place before the court the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the position of the Massachusetts Securities Division, the Pennsylvania Securities Commission, the Tennessee Securities Division and the position of any other applicable state securities division which requires disclosure with respect to the issue of indemnification for securities law violations.

 

(d) The Trust shall not incur the cost of that portion of any insurance which insures any party against any liability, the indemnification of which is herein prohibited.

 

(e) Expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending civil, administrative or criminal action suit or proceeding against the Managing Owner shall be paid by the Trust in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, if (i) the legal action relates to the performance of duties or services by the Managing Owner on behalf of the Trust or a particular Series of the Trust; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a Limited Owner or the legal action is initiated by a Limited Owner and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advance; and (iii) the Managing Owner undertakes to repay the advanced funds with interest to the Trust in cases in which it is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.6.

 

(f) The term “Managing Owner” as used only in this Section 4.6 shall include, in addition to the Managing Owner, any other Covered Person performing services on behalf of the Trust or any Series thereof and acting within the scope of the Managing Owner’s authority as set forth in this Trust Agreement.

 

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or in connection with any Limited Owner’s (or assignee’s) obligations or liabilities unrelated to Trust business, such Limited Owner (or assignees cumulatively) shall indemnify, defend, hold harmless, and reimburse the Trust for all such loss, liability, damage, cost and expense incurred, including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees.

 

(h) The payment of any amount pursuant to this Section shall be subject to Section 3.6 with respect to the allocation of liabilities and other amounts, as appropriate, among the Series of the Trust.

 

SECTION 4.7 Expenses.

 

(a) The Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner shall be responsible for the payment of all Organization and Offering Expenses incurred in the creation of the Trust and each Series thereof and sale of Interests. Organization and Offering Expenses shall mean those expenses incurred in connection with the formation, qualification and registration of the Trust and the Interests and in offering, distributing and processing the Interests under applicable federal and state law, and any other expenses actually incurred and, directly or indirectly, related to the organization of the Trust or the initial and continuous offering of the Interests, including, but not limited to, expenses such as: (i) initial and ongoing registration fees, filing fees, escrow fees and taxes, (ii) costs of preparing, printing (including typesetting), amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing the Registration Statement, the Exhibits thereto and the Prospectus during the Initial and Continuous Offering Periods, (iii) the costs of qualifying, printing, (including typesetting), amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing sales materials used in connection with the offering and issuance of the Interests during the Initial and Continuous Offering Periods, (iv) travel, telegraph, telephone and other expenses in connection with the offering and issuance of the Interests during the Initial and Continuous Offering Periods, (v) accounting, auditing and legal fees (including disbursements related thereto) incurred in connection therewith, and (vi) any extraordinary expenses (including, but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs and any permitted indemnification associated therewith) related thereto.

 

(b) All ongoing charges, costs and expenses of the Trust’s operation, including, but not limited to, the routine expenses associated with (i) preparation of monthly, annual and other reports required by applicable Federal and state regulatory authorities; (ii) Trust meetings and preparing, printing and mailing of proxy statements and reports to Interestholders; (iii) the payment of any distributions related to redemption of Interests; (iv) routine services of the Trustee, legal counsel, auditors and accountants, whether employed directly or by Affiliates of the Managing Owner; (v) postage, insurance and filing fees; (vi) client relations and services and (vii) computer equipment and system development shall be billed to and paid by the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner. All ongoing expenses associated with (I) the fixed fee to be paid to the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates consistent with applicable regulatory guidelines, (II) required payments to the Trust’s Trading Advisors and (III) extraordinary expenses (including, but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs and any indemnification related thereto) shall be billed to and/or paid by the appropriate Series of the Trust, subject to such other limitations as are set forth herein concerning the limitations on the Series’ liability for the liabilities of another Series.

 

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(c) The Managing Owner or any Affiliate of the Managing Owner may only be reimbursed for the actual cost to the Managing Owner or such Affiliate of any expenses which it advances on behalf of the Trust or any series thereof for which payment one or more Series of the Trust is responsible. In addition, payment to the Managing Owner or such Affiliate for indirect expenses incurred in performing services for the Trust or any Series thereof, such as salaries and fringe benefits of officers and directors, rent or depreciation, utilities and other administrative items generally falling within the category of the Managing Owner’s “overhead,” is prohibited.

 

SECTION 4.8 Compensation to the Managing Owner. Except as provided in Section 4.7(b)(I) and 7.3 (with respect to the payment of redemption fees), the Managing Owner shall not, in its capacity as Managing Owner, receive any salary, fees, profits or distributions. The Managing Owner shall, in its capacity as an Interestholder, be entitled to receive allocations and distributions pursuant to the provisions of this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.9 Other Business of Interestholders. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any of the Interestholders and any shareholder, officer, director, employee or other person holding a legal or beneficial interest in an entity which is an Interestholder, may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of every nature and description, independently or with others, and the pursuit of such ventures, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. The Managing Owner and Affiliates of the Managing Owner shall not engage in a venture competitive with the Trust except as described in the Prospectus.

 

SECTION 4.10 Voluntary Withdrawal of the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner may withdraw voluntarily as the Managing Owner of the Trust only upon one hundred and twenty (120) days’ prior written notice to all Limited Owners and the Trustee and the prior approval of Limited Owners holding Interests equal to at least a majority (over 50%) of the Net Asset Value of each Series (excluding Interests held by the withdrawing Managing Owner). If the withdrawing Managing Owner is the last remaining Managing Owner, Limited Owners holding Interests equal to at least a majority (over 50%) of the Net Asset Value of each Series (not including Interests held by the Managing Owner) may vote to elect and appoint, effective as of a date on or prior to the withdrawal, a successor Managing Owner who shall carry on the business of the Trust. If the Managing Owner withdraws as Managing Owner and the Limited Owners or remaining Managing Owner elect to continue the Trust, the withdrawing Managing Owner shall pay all expenses incurred as a result of its withdrawal. In the event of its removal or withdrawal, the Managing Owner shall be entitled to a redemption of its Interest at the Net Asset Value of a Series thereof on the next Redemption Date following the date of removal or withdrawal.

 

SECTION 4.11 Authorization of Registration Statements. Each Limited Owner (or any permitted assignee thereof) hereby agrees that the Managing Owner is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the agreements, acts, transactions and matters contemplated hereby or described in or contemplated by the Registration Statements on behalf of the Trust without any further act, approval or vote of the Limited Owners of the Trust, notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, the Business Trust Statute or any applicable law, rule or regulation.

 

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SECTION 4.12 Litigation. The Managing Owner is hereby authorized to prosecute, defend, settle or compromise actions or claims at law or in equity as may be necessary or proper to enforce or protect the Trust’s interests. The Managing Owner shall satisfy any judgment, decree or decision of any court, board or authority having jurisdiction or any settlement of any suit or claim prior to judgment or final decision thereon, first, out of any insurance proceeds available therefor, next, out of the Trust’s assets and, thereafter, out of the assets (to the extent that it is permitted to do so under the various other provisions of this Agreement) of the Managing Owner.

 

ARTICLE V

 

TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

 

SECTION 5.1 General Prohibition. A Limited Owner may not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or pledge, hypothecate or in any manner encumber any or all of his Interests or any part of his right, title and interest in the capital or profits of any Series in the Trust except as permitted in this Article V and any act in violation of this Article V shall not be binding upon or recognized by the Trust (regardless of whether the Managing Owner shall have knowledge thereof), unless approved in writing by the Managing Owner.

 

SECTION 5.2 Transfer of Managing Owner’s General Interests.

 

(a) Upon an Event of Withdrawal (as defined in Section 13.1), the Managing Owner’s General Interests shall be purchased by the Trust for a purchase price in cash equal to the Net Asset Value thereof. The Managing Owner will not cease to be a Managing Owner of the Trust merely upon the occurrence of its making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, filing a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, filing a petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, filing an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of this nature or seeking, consenting to or acquiescing in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for itself or of all or any substantial part of its properties.

 

(b) To the full extent permitted by law, and on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the Limited Owners, of their right to vote thereon, if the transaction is other than with an Affiliated entity, nothing in this Trust Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the merger of the Managing Owner with another corporation or other entity, the reorganization of the Managing Owner into or with any other corporation or other entity, the transfer of all the capital stock of the Managing Owner or the assumption of the Interests, rights, duties and liabilities of the Managing Owner by, in the case of a merger, reorganization or consolidation, the surviving corporation or other entity, by operation of law or the transfer of the Managing Owner’s Interests to an Affiliate of the Managing Owner. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the transactions referenced in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a Voluntary Withdrawal for purposes of Section 4.10 or an Event of Withdrawal or assignment of Interests for purposes of 5.2(a) or 5.2(c).

 

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(c) Upon assignment of all of its Interests, the Managing Owner shall not cease to be a Managing Owner of the Trust, or to have the power to exercise any rights or powers as a Managing Owner, or to have liability for the obligations of the Trust under Section 1.7 hereof, until an additional Managing Owner, who shall carry on the business of the Trust, has been admitted to the Trust.

 

SECTION 5.3 Transfer of Limited Interests.

 

(a) Permitted assignees of the Limited Owners shall be admitted as substitute Limited Owners, pursuant to this Article V, only upon the consent of the Managing Owner, which may be withheld in the Managing Owner’s sole and absolute discretion. The parties hereto hereby agree that such restrictions are necessary and desirable in order to maintain each Series’ tax classification as a partnership, to avoid having any Series classified as a publicly traded partnership or to avoid adverse legal consequences to any Series in the Trust.

 

(i) A substituted Limited Owner is a permitted assignee that has been admitted to any Series as a Limited Owner with all the rights and powers of a Limited Owner hereunder. If all of the conditions provided in Section 5.3(b) below are satisfied, the Managing Owner shall admit permitted assignees into the Trust as Limited Owners by making an entry on the books and records of the Series reflecting that such permitted assignees have been admitted as Limited Owners, and such permitted assignees will be deemed Limited Owners at such time as such admission is reflected on the books and records of the Series.

 

(ii) A permitted assignee is a Person to whom a Limited Owner has assigned his Limited Interests with the consent of the Managing Owner, as provided below in Section 5.3(d), but who has not become a substituted Limited Owner. A permitted assignee shall have no right to vote, to obtain any information on or account of the Series’ transactions or to inspect the Series’ books, but shall only be entitled to receive the share of the profits, or the return of the Capital Contribution, to which his assignor would otherwise be entitled as set forth in Section 5.3(d) below to the extent of the Limited Interests assigned. Each Limited Owner agrees that any permitted assignee may become a substituted Limited Owner without the further act or consent of any Limited Owner, regardless of whether his permitted assignee becomes a substituted Limited Owner.

 

(iii) A Limited Owner shall bear all extraordinary costs (including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees), if any, related to any transfer, assignment, pledge or encumbrance of his Limited Interests.

 

(b) No permitted assignee of the whole or any portion of a Limited Owner’s Limited Interests shall have the right to become a substituted Limited Owner in place of his assignor unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i) The written consent of the Managing Owner to such substitution shall be obtained, the granting or denial of which shall be within the sole and absolute discretion of the Managing Owner.

 

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(ii) A duly executed and acknowledged written instrument of assignment has been filed with the Trust setting forth the intention of the assignor that the permitted assignee become a substituted Limited Owner in his place;

 

(iii) The assignor and permitted assignee execute and acknowledge and/or deliver such other instruments as the Managing Owner may deem necessary or desirable to effect such admission, including his execution, acknowledgment and delivery to the Managing Owner, as a counterpart to this Trust Agreement, of a Power of Attorney in the form set forth in the Subscription Agreement; and

 

(iv) Upon the request of the Managing Owner, an opinion of the Trust’s independent legal counsel is obtained to the effect that (A) the assignment will not jeopardize the Series’ tax classification as a partnership and (B) the assignment does not violate this Trust Agreement or the Business Trust Statute.

 

(c) Any Person admitted to any Series as an Interestholder shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Trust Agreement as if an original signatory hereto.

 

(d) (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.3(e) below, compliance with the suitability standards imposed by the Trust for the purchase of new Interests, applicable federal securities and state “Blue Sky” laws and the rules of any other applicable governmental authority, a Limited Owner shall have the right to assign all or any of his Limited Interests to any assignee by a written assignment (on a form acceptable to the Managing Owner) the terms of which are not in contravention of any of the provisions of this Trust Agreement, which assignment has been executed by the assignor and received by the Trust and recorded on the books thereof. An assignee of a Limited Interest (or any interest therein) will not be recognized as a permitted assignee without the consent of the Managing Owner, which consent the Managing Owner shall withhold only under the following circumstances: (A) if necessary, in the judgment of the Managing Owner (and upon receipt of an opinion of counsel to this effect), to preserve the classification of each Series of the Trust as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or to preserve the characterization or treatment of any Series’ income or loss; or (B) if such assignment is effectuated through an established securities market or a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof). The Managing Owner shall withhold its consent to assignments made under the foregoing circumstances, and shall exercise such right by taking any actions as it seems necessary or appropriate in its reasonable discretion so that such transfers or assignments of rights are not in fact recognized, and the assignor or transferor continues to be recognized by the Trust as an Interestholder for all purposes hereunder, including the payment of any cash distribution. The Managing Owner shall incur no liability to any investor or prospective investor for any action or inaction by it in connection with the foregoing, provided it acted in good faith.

 

(ii) Except as specifically provided in this Trust Agreement, a permitted assignee of an Interest shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Series attributable to the Interest acquired by reason of such assignment from and after the effective date of the assignment of such Interest to him. The “effective date” of an assignment of a Limited Interest as used in this clause shall be the Dealing Day of the next succeeding week, provided the Managing Owner shall have been in receipt of the

 

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written instrument of assignment for at least five (5) Business Days prior thereto. If the assignee is (A) an ancestor or descendant of the Limited Owner, (B) the personal representative or heir of a deceased Limited Owner, (C) the trustee of a trust whose beneficiary is the Limited Owner or another person to whom a transfer could otherwise be made or (D) the shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries of a corporation, partnership or trust upon its termination or liquidation, then the “effective date” of an assignment of an Interest in the Trust shall be the first day of the week immediately following the week in which the written instrument of assignment is received by the Managing Owner.

 

(iii) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trust and the Managing Owner shall be entitled to treat the permitted assignor of such Interest as the absolute owner thereof in all respects, and shall incur no liability for distributions made in good faith to him, until such time as the written assignment has been received by, and recorded on the books of, the Trust.

 

(e) (i) No assignment or transfer of an Interest may be made which would result in the Limited Owners and permitted assignees of the Limited Owners owning, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, five percent (5%) or more of the stock of the Managing Owner or any related person as defined in Sections 267(b) and 707(b)(1) of the Code. If any such assignment or transfer would otherwise be made by bequest, inheritance of operation of law, the Interest transferred shall be deemed sold by the transferor to the Series immediately prior to such transfer in the same manner as provided in Section 5.3(e)(iii).

 

(ii) No assignment or transfer of an interest in any Series may be made which would contravene the NASAA Guidelines, as adopted in any state in which the proposed transferor and transferee reside including, without limitation, the restriction set forth in Paragraph F(2) of Article V thereof, which precludes any assignment (except for assignments by gift, inheritance, intra family assignment, family dissolutions and transfers to affiliates), which would result in either the assignee or the assignor holding Interests in any combination of Series valued at less than $5,000 (or $2,000 in the case of IRAs), provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply in respect of a Limited Owner wishing to assign its or his entire interest in all Series of the Trust.

 

(iii) Anything else to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding: (A) In any particular twelve (12) consecutive month period no assignment or transfer of an Interest may be made which would result in increasing the aggregate total of Interests previously assigned and/or transferred in said period to forty-nine percent (49%) or more of the outstanding Interests of any Series. This limitation is hereinafter referred to as the “forty-nine percent (49%) limitation”; (B) Clause (ii)(A) hereof shall not apply to a transfer by gift, bequest or inheritance, or a transfer to the Trust, and, for purposes of the forty-nine percent (49%) limitation, any such transfer shall not be treated as such; (C) If, after the forty-nine percent (49%) limitation is reached in any consecutive twelve (12) month period, a transfer of an Interest would otherwise take place by operation of law (but not including any transfer referred to in clause (iii)(B) hereof) and would cause a violation of the forty-nine percent (49%) limitation, then said Interest(s) shall be deemed to have been sold by the transferor to the Trust in liquidation of said Interest(s) immediately prior to such transfer for a liquidation price equal to the Net Asset Value of a Series of said Interest(s) on such date of transfer. The liquidation price shall be paid within ninety (90) days after the date of the transfer.

 

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(f) The Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, may cause any Series to make, refrain from making, or once having made, to revoke, the election referred to in Section 754 of the Code, and any similar election provided by state or local law, or any similar provision enacted in lieu thereof.

 

(g) The Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, may cause any Series to make, refrain from making, or once having made, to revoke the election by a qualified fund under Section 988(c)(1)(E)(V), and any similar election provided by state or local law, or any similar provision enacted in lieu thereof.

 

(h) Each Limited Owner hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and each Interestholder against any and all losses, damages, liabilities or expense (including, without limitation, tax liabilities or loss of tax benefits) arising, directly or indirectly, as a result of any transfer or purported transfer by such Limited Owner in violation of any provision contained in this Section 5.3.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

DISTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATIONS

 

SECTION 6.1 Capital Accounts. A capital account shall be established for each Interestholder on the books of the Series in which an Interest is owned Trust (such account sometimes hereinafter referred to as a “book capital account”). The initial balance of each Interestholder’s book capital account shall be the amount of his initial Capital Contribution to a Series.

 

SECTION 6.2 Weekly Allocations. As of the close of business (as determined by the Managing Owner) on the Valuation Point of each week during each Fiscal Year of the Trust, the following determinations and allocations shall be made:

 

(a) First, any increase or decrease in the Trust’s Net Asset Value of a Series as of such date as compared to the next previous determination of Net Asset Value of a Series shall be credited or charged to the book capital accounts of the Interestholders in the ratio that the balance of each Interestholder’s book capital account bears to the balance of all Interestholders’ book capital accounts; and

 

(b) Next, the amount of any distribution to be made to an Interestholder and any amount to be paid to an Interestholder upon redemption of his Interests shall be charged to that Interestholder’s book capital account as of the applicable record date and Redemption Date, respectively.

 

SECTION 6.3 Allocation of Profit and Loss for United States Federal Income Tax Purposes. As of the end of each Fiscal Year of each Series, the Series’ recognized profit and loss shall be allocated among the Interestholders pursuant to the following subparagraphs for federal income tax purposes. Except as otherwise provided herein, such allocations of profit and loss shall be pro rata from Disposition Gain (or Disposition Loss) and Profits (or Losses).

 

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(a) First, the Profits or Losses of the Series shall be allocated pro rata among the Interestholders based on their respective book capital accounts as of the last day of each week in which such Profits or Losses accrued.

 

(b) Next, Disposition Gain or Disposition Loss from the Series’ trading activities for each Fiscal Year of the Trust shall be allocated among the Interestholders as follows:

 

(i) There shall be established a tax capital account with respect to each outstanding Interest. The initial balance of each tax capital account shall be the amount paid by the Interestholder to the Series for the Interest. Tax capital accounts shall be adjusted as of the end of each Fiscal Year as follows: (A) Each tax capital account shall be increased by the amount of income (Profits or Disposition Gain) which shall have been allocated to the Interestholder who shall hold the Interest pursuant to Section 6.3(a) above and Sections 6.3(b)(ii) and 6.3(b)(iii) below; (B) Each tax capital account shall be decreased by the amount of expense or loss (Losses or Disposition Losses) which shall have been allocated to the Interestholder who shall hold the Interest pursuant to Section 6.3(a) above and Sections 6.3(b)(iv) and 6.3(b)(v) below and by the amount of any distribution which shall have been received by the Interestholder with respect to the Interest (other than on redemption of Interests); and (C) If an Interest is redeemed, the tax capital account with respect to such Interest shall be eliminated on the Redemption Date.

 

(ii) Disposition Gain realized during any week shall be allocated first among all Interestholders whose book capital accounts shall be in excess of their Interests’ tax capital accounts (after making the adjustments, other than adjustments resulting from the allocations to be made pursuant to this Section 6.3(b)(ii) for the current week, described in Section 6.3(b)(i) above) in the ratio that each such Interestholder’s excess shall bear to all such Interestholder’s excesses.

 

(iii) Disposition Gain realized during any week that remains after the allocation pursuant to Section 6.3(b)(ii) above shall be allocated to those Interestholders who were Interestholders during such week in the ratio that each such Interestholder’s book capital account bears to all such Interestholders’ book capital accounts for such week.

 

(iv) Disposition Loss realized during any week shall be allocated first among all Interestholders whose Interests’ tax capital accounts shall be in excess of their book capital accounts (after making the adjustments, other than adjustments resulting from the allocations to be made pursuant to this Section 6.3(b)(iv) for the current week, described in Section 6.3(b)(i) above) in the ratio that each such Interestholder’s excess shall bear to all such Interestholders’ excesses.

 

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(v) Disposition Loss realized during any week that remains after the allocation pursuant to Section 6.3(b)(iv) above shall be allocated to those Interestholders who were Interestholders during such week in the ratio that each such Interestholder’s book capital account bears to all such Interestholders’ book capital accounts for such calendar week.

 

(c) The tax allocations prescribed by this Section 6.3 shall be made to each holder of an Interest whether or not the holder is a substituted Limited Owner. For purposes of this Section 6.3, tax allocations shall be made to the Managing Owner’s Interests on an Interest-equivalent basis.

 

(d) The allocation of income and loss (and items thereof) for federal income tax purposes set forth in this Section 6.3 is intended to allocate taxable income and loss among Interestholders generally in the ratio and to the extent that net profit and net loss shall be allocated to such Interestholders under Section 6.2 so as to eliminate, to the extent possible, any disparity between an Interestholder’s book capital account and his tax capital account, consistent with the principles set forth in Sections 704(b) and (c)(2) of the Code.

 

(e) Notwithstanding this Section 6.3, if after taking into account any distributions to be made with respect to such Interest for the relevant period pursuant to Section 6.4 herein, any allocation would produce a deficit in the book capital account of an Interest, the portion of such allocation that would create such a deficit shall instead be allocated pro rata to the book capital accounts of the other Interests held by the same Interestholder (subject to the same limitation) and, as to any balance, shall be allocated pro rata to the book capital accounts of all the remaining Interestholders (subject to the same limitation).

 

SECTION 6.4 Allocation of Distributions. Initially, distributions shall be made by the Managing Owner, and the Managing Owner shall have sole discretion in determining the amount and frequency of distributions, other than redemptions, which a Series shall make with respect to the Interests; provided, however, that a Series shall not make any distribution that violates the Business Trust Statute. The aggregate distributions made in a Fiscal Year (other than distributions on termination, which shall be allocated in the manner described in Article VIII) shall be allocated among the holders of record of Interests in the ratio in which the number of Interests held of record by each of them bears to the number of Interests held of record by all of the Interestholders as of the record date of such distribution; provided, further, however, that any distribution made in respect of an Interest shall not exceed the book capital account for such Interest.

 

SECTION 6.5 Admissions of Interestholders; Transfers. For purposes of this Article VI, Interestholders shall be deemed admitted, and a tax and book capital account shall be established in respect of the Interests acquired by such Interestholder or in respect of additional Interests acquired by an existing Interestholder, as of the Dealing Day following the week in which such Interestholder’s Subscription Agreement or Exchange Request, as the case may be, is received, provided the Managing Owner shall have been in receipt of such Subscription Agreement or Exchange Request for at least five (5) Business Days, or in which the transfer of Interests to such Interestholder is recognized, except that persons accepted as subscribers to the Trust pursuant to Section 3.2(b) shall be deemed admitted on the date determined pursuant to such Section. Any Interestholder to whom an Interest had been transferred shall succeed to the tax and book capital accounts attributable to the Interest transferred.

 

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SECTION 6.6 Liability for State and Local and Other Taxes. In the event that any Series shall be separately subject to taxation by any state or local or by any foreign taxing authority, the Series shall be obligated to pay such taxes to such jurisdiction. In the event that the Series shall be required to make payments to any Federal, state or local or any foreign taxing authority in respect of any Interestholder’s allocable share of Series income, the amount of such taxes shall be considered a loan by the Series to such Interestholder, and such Interestholder shall be liable for, and shall pay to the Series, any taxes so required to be withheld and paid over by the Series within ten (10) days after the Managing Owner’s request therefor. Such Interestholder shall also be liable for (and the Managing Owner shall be entitled to redeem additional Interests of the foreign Interestholder as necessary to satisfy) interest on the amount of taxes paid over by the Series to the IRS or other taxing authority, from the date of the Managing Owner’s request for payment to the date of payment or the redemption, as the case may be, at the rate of two percent (2%) over the prime rate charged from time to time by Citibank, N.A. The amount, if any, payable by the Series to the Interestholder in respect of its Interests so redeemed, or in respect of any other actual distribution by the Series to such Interestholder, shall be reduced by any obligations owed to the Series by the Interestholder, including, without limitation, the amount of any taxes required to be paid over by the Series to the IRS or other taxing authority and interest thereon as aforesaid. Amounts, if any, deducted by the Series from any actual distribution or redemption payment to such Interestholder shall be treated as an actual distribution to such Interestholder for all purposes of this Trust Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

REDEMPTIONS

 

SECTION 7.1 Redemption of Interests. The Interestholders recognize that the profitability of any Series depends upon long-term and uninterrupted investment of capital. It is agreed, therefore, that Series profits and gains may be automatically reinvested, and that distributions, if any, of profits and gains to the Interestholders will be on a limited basis. Nevertheless, the Interestholders contemplate the possibility that one or more of the Limited Owners may elect to realize and withdraw profits, or withdraw capital through the redemption of Interests prior to the dissolution of a Series. In that regard and subject to the provisions of Section 4.2(h):

 

(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Article VII, each Limited Owner (or any permitted assignee thereof) shall have the right to redeem a Limited Interest or portion thereof on the first Dealing Day following the date the Managing Owner is in receipt of an acceptable form of written notice of redemption for at least five (5) Business Days (a “Redemption Date”). Interests will be redeemed on a “first in, first out” basis based on time of receipt of redemption requests at a redemption price equal to the Net Asset Value of a Series per Interest calculated as of the Valuation Point immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Date. If an Interestholder (or permitted assignee thereof) is permitted to redeem any or all of his Interests as of a date other than a Redemption Date, such adjustments in the determination and

 

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allocation among the Interestholders of Disposition Gain, Disposition Loss, Profits, Losses and items of income or deduction for tax accounting purposes shall be made as are necessary or appropriate to reflect and give effect to the redemption.

 

(b) The value of an Interest for purposes of redemption shall be the book capital account balance of such Interest at the Valuation Point immediately preceding the Redemption Date, less any amount owing by such Limited Owner (and his permitted assignee, if any) to the Trust pursuant to Sections 4.6(g), 5.3(h) or 6.6 of this Trust Agreement. If redemption of an Interest shall be requested by a permitted assignee, all amounts which shall be owed to the Trust under Sections 4.6(g), 5.3(h) or 6.6 hereof by the Interestholder of record, as well as all amounts which shall be owed by all permitted assignees of such Interests, shall be deducted from the Net Asset Value of a Series of such Interests upon redemption.

 

(c) The effective date of redemption shall be the Redemption Date, and payment of the value of the redeemed Interests (except for Interests redeemed as part of an Exchange as provided in Section 7.4) generally shall be made within ten (10) Business Days following the Redemption Date; provided, that all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of the Trust or any Series in the Trust, except any liability to Interestholders on account of their Capital Contributions, have been paid or there remains property of the Series sufficient to pay them; and provided further, that under extraordinary circumstances as may be determined by the Managing Owner in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the inability to liquidate Commodity positions as of such Redemption Date, or default or delay in payments due the Trust from commodity brokers, banks or other Persons, or significant administrative hardship, the Trust may in turn delay payment to Limited Owners requesting redemption of Interests of the proportionate part of the value of redeemed Interests represented by the sums which are the subject of such default or delay, in which event payment for redemption of such Interests will be made to Limited Owners as soon thereafter as is practicable. A Limited Owner may revoke his notice of intent to redeem on or prior to the Redemption Date by written instructions to the Managing Owner. If a Limited Owner revokes his notice of intent to redeem and thereafter wishes to redeem, such Limited Owner will be required to submit written notice thereof in accordance with Section 7.1(d) and will be redeemed on the first Redemption Date to occur after the Managing Owner shall have been in receipt of such written notice for at least five (5) Business Days.

 

(d) A Limited Owner (or any permitted assignee thereof) wishing to redeem Interests must provide the Managing Owner with written notice of his intent to redeem, which notice shall specify the name and address of the redeeming Limited Owner and the amount of Limited Interests sought to be redeemed. The notice of redemption shall be in the form annexed to the Prospectus or in any other form acceptable to the Managing Owner and shall be mailed or delivered to the principal place of business of the Managing Owner. Such notice must include representations and warranties that the redeeming Limited Owner (or any permitted assignee thereof) is the lawful and beneficial owner of the Interests to be redeemed and that such Interests are not subject to any pledge or otherwise encumbered in any fashion. In certain circumstances, the Trust may require additional documents, such as, but not limited to, trust instruments, death certificates, appointments as executor or administrator or certificates of corporate authority. Limited Owners requesting redemption shall be notified in writing within five (5) Business Days following the Redemption Date whether or not their Interests will be redeemed, unless payment for the redeeming Interests is made within that five (5) Business Day period, in which case the notice of acceptance of the redemption shall not be required.

 

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(e) The Managing Owner may suspend temporarily any redemption if the effect of such redemption, either alone or in conjunction with other redemptions, would be to impair the Trust’s ability to operate in pursuit of its objectives. In addition, the Managing Owner may mandatorily redeem Interests pursuant to Section 4.2(h).

 

(f) Interests that are redeemed shall be extinguished and shall not be retained or reissued by the Trust or any Series.

 

(g) Except as discussed above, all requests for redemption in proper form will be honored, and the Series’ positions will be liquidated to the extent necessary to discharge its liabilities on the Redemption Date.

 

SECTION 7.2 Redemption by the Managing Owner. Notwithstanding any provision in this Trust Agreement to the contrary, for so long as it shall act as the Trust’s Managing Owner, the Managing Owner shall not transfer or redeem any of its General Interests to the extent that any such transfer or redemption would result in the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates having less than a one percent (1%) interest in the Trust.

 

SECTION 7.3 Redemption Fee. The Managing Owner will receive a redemption fee, as provided in the Prospectus, of percentage of the Net Asset Value of an Interest of any Series redeemed during the first and second successive six-month periods following the effective date of its purchase. This redemption fee will not be charged if the Limited Owner simultaneously (i) exchanges the redeemed Interest or portion thereof for an Interest of equal value in another Series, or (ii) invests the redemption proceeds in another futures fund sponsored by the Managing Owner and/or its Affiliates.

 

SECTION 7.4 Exchange of Interests. Interests in one Series may be exchanged, without applicability of redemption fees, for Interests of equivalent value of any other Series (an “Exchange”) on any Dealing Day, subject to the conditions on Redemptions in this Article VII, except that an Exchange will be made on the first Dealing Day following the date the Managing Owner is in receipt of an Exchange Request for at least five (5) Business Days.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

THE LIMITED OWNERS

 

SECTION 8.1 No Management or Control; Limited Liability. The Limited Owners shall not participate in the management or control of the Trust’s business nor shall they transact any business for the Trust or any Series thereof or have the power to sign for or bind the Trust or any Series thereof, said power being vested solely and exclusively in the Managing Owner. Except as provided in Section 8.3 hereof, no Limited Owner shall be bound by, or be personally liable for, the expenses, liabilities or obligations of the Trust in excess of his Capital Contribution plus his share of the Trust Estate of any Series in which such Limited Owners owns an Interest and profits remaining in the Series, if any. Except as provided in Section 8.3 hereof,

 

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each Limited Interest owned by a Limited Owner shall be fully paid and no assessment shall be made against any Limited Owner. No salary shall be paid to any Limited Owner in his capacity as a Limited Owner, nor shall any Limited Owner have a drawing account or earn interest on his contribution.

 

SECTION 8.2 Rights and Duties. The Limited Owners shall have the following rights, powers, privileges, duties and liabilities:

 

(a) The Limited Owners shall have the right to obtain information of all things affecting the Trust (or any Series thereof in which it holds an Interest), provided that such is for a purpose reasonably related to the Limited Owner’s interest as a beneficial owner of the Trust, including, without limitation, such reports as are set forth in Article IX and such information as is set forth in Section 4.3(l) hereof. In the event that the Managing Owner neglects or refuses to produce or mail to a Limited Owner a copy of the information set forth in Section 4.3(l) hereof, the Managing Owner shall be liable to such Limited Owner for the costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred by such Limited Owner to compel the production of such information, and for any actual damages suffered by such Limited Owner as a result of such refusal or neglect; provided, however, it shall be a defense of the Managing Owner that the actual purpose of the Limited Owner’s request for such information was not reasonably related to the Limited Owner’s interest as a beneficial owner in the Trust (e.g., to secure such information in order to sell it, or to use the same for a commercial purpose unrelated to the participation of such Limited Owner in the Trust). The foregoing rights are in addition to, and do not limit, other remedies available to Limited Owners under federal or state law.

 

(b) The Limited Owners shall receive from the Series in which they hold Interests, the share of the distributions provided for in this Trust Agreement in the manner and at the times provided for in this Trust Agreement.

 

(c) Except for the Limited Owners’ redemption rights set forth in Article VII hereof or upon a mandatory redemption effected by the Managing Owner pursuant to Section 4.2(h) hereof, Limited Owners shall have the right to demand the return of their capital account only upon the dissolution and winding up of the Series in which they hold Interests and only to the extent of funds available therefor. In no event shall a Limited Owner be entitled to demand or receive property other than cash. Except with respect to Series or class differences, no Limited Owner shall have priority over any other Limited Owner either as to the return of capital or as to profits, losses or distributions. No Limited Owner shall have the right to bring an action for partition against the Trust.

 

(d) Limited Owners holding Interests representing at least a majority (over 50%) in Net Asset Value of each affected Series (not including Interests held by the Managing Owner and its Affiliates, including the commodity broker) voting separately as a class may vote to (i) continue the Series as provided in Section 13.1(b), (ii) approve the voluntary withdrawal of the Managing Owner and elect a successor Managing Owner as provided in Section 4.10, (iii) remove the Managing Owner on reasonable prior written notice to the Managing Owner, (iv) elect and appoint one or more additional Managing Owners or consent to such matters as are set forth in Section 5.2(b), (v) approve a material change in the trading policies of a Series, or the brokerage fees paid by a Series, as set forth in the Prospectus, which change shall not be

 

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effective without the prior written approval of such majority, (vi) approve the termination of any agreement entered into between the Trust and the Managing Owner or any Affiliate of the Managing Owner for any reason, without penalty, (vii) approve amendments to this Trust Agreement as set forth in Section 11.1 hereof, and (viii) terminate the Series as provided in Section 13.1(g), and in the case of (iv), (v) and (vi) in each instance on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice.

 

Except as set forth above, the Limited Owners shall have no voting or other rights with respect to the Trust. Prior to the exercise by the Limited Owners of the rights set forth in Section 8.2(d), the Trust will, if practicable, provide the Limited Owners with an opinion of independent legal counsel in each state where the Trust may be deemed to be conducting its business with respect to whether or not such exercise would constitute such participation in the control of the Trust business as would adversely affect the Limited Owners limited liability under the laws of such state.

 

SECTION 8.3 Limitation on Liability.

 

(a) Except as provided in Sections 4.6(g), 5.3(h) and 6.6 hereof, and as otherwise provided under Delaware law, the Limited Owners shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the general corporation law of Delaware and no Limited Owner shall be liable for claims against, or debts of any Series of the Trust in excess of his Capital Contribution to that Series and his share of the Trust Estate and undistributed profits, except in the event that the liability is founded upon misstatements or omissions contained in such Limited Owner’s Subscription Agreement delivered in connection with his purchase of Interests. In addition, and subject to the exceptions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Trust shall not make a claim against a Limited Owner with respect to amounts distributed to such Limited Owner or amounts received by such Limited Owner upon redemption unless, under Delaware law, such Limited Owner is liable to repay such amount.

 

(b) The Trust shall indemnify, on a pro rata basis among Series, to the full extent permitted by law and the other provisions of this Agreement, and to the extent of the Trust Estate, each Limited Owner (excluding the Managing Owner to the extent of its ownership of any Limited Interests) against any claims of liability asserted against such Limited Owner solely because he is a beneficial owner of one or more Series’ Interests (other than for taxes for which such Limited Owner is liable under Section 6.6 hereof).

 

(c) Every written note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking made or issued by the Managing Owner shall give notice to the effect that the same was executed or made by or on behalf of the Trust and that the obligations of such instrument are not binding upon the Limited Owners individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust, and no resort shall be had to the Limited Owners’ personal property for satisfaction of any obligation or claim thereunder, and appropriate references may be made to this Trust Agreement and may contain any further recital which the Managing Owner deems appropriate, but the omission thereof shall not operate to bind the Limited Owners individually or otherwise invalidate any such note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking. Nothing contained in this Section 8.3 shall diminish the limitation on the liability of each Series to the extent set forth in Section 3.5 and 3.6 hereof.

 

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ARTICLE IX

 

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND REPORTS

 

SECTION 9.1 Books of Account. Proper books of account for each Series shall be kept and shall be audited annually by an independent certified public accounting firm selected by the Managing Owner in its sole discretion, and there shall be entered therein all transactions, matters and things relating to the Series’ business as are required by the CE Act and regulations promulgated thereunder, and all other applicable rules and regulations, and as are usually entered into books of account kept by Persons engaged in a business of like character. The books of account shall be kept at the principal office of the Trust and each Limited Owner (or any duly constituted designee of a Limited Owner) shall have, at all times during normal business hours, free access to and the right to inspect and copy the same for any purpose reasonably related to the Limited Owner’s interest as a beneficial owner of any Series, including such access as is required under CFTC rules and regulations. Such books of account shall be kept, and each Series shall report its Profits and Losses on, the accrual method of accounting for financial accounting purposes on a Fiscal Year basis as described in Article X.

 

SECTION 9.2 Annual Reports and Monthly Statements. Each Limited Owner shall be furnished as of the end of each month and as of the end of each Fiscal Year with (a) such reports (in such detail) as are required to be given to Limited Owners by the CFTC and the NFA, (b) any other reports (in such detail) required by any other governmental authority which has jurisdiction over the activities of the Trust and (c) any other reports or information which the Managing Owner, in its discretion, determines to be necessary or appropriate.

 

SECTION 9.3 Tax Information. Appropriate tax information (adequate to enable each Limited Owner to complete and file his federal tax return) shall be delivered to each Limited Owner as soon as practicable following the end of each Fiscal Year but generally no later than March 15.

 

SECTION 9.4 Calculation of Net Asset Value of a Series. Net Asset Value of a Series will be estimated as required. Upon request, on any Business Day, the Managing Owner shall make available to any Limited Owner the estimated Net Asset Value of a Series per Interest. Each Limited Owner shall be notified of any decline in the estimated Net Asset Value of a Series per Interest to less than 50% of the Net Asset Value of a Series per Interest as of the last day of the preceding month within seven (7) Business Days of such occurrence. Included in such notification shall be a description of the Limited Owners’ voting rights as set forth in Section 8.2 hereof.

 

SECTION 9.5 Other Reports. The Managing Owner shall send such other reports and information, if any, to the Limited Owners as it may deem necessary or appropriate. Each Limited Owner shall be notified of (a) any material change in the terms of the Advisory Agreement, including any change in the Trading Advisor or any modification in connection with

 

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the method of calculating the incentive fee; (b) any change of Trustee; (c) any other material change affecting the compensation of any party within seven (7) Business Days of such occurrence; and (d) a description of any material effect on the Interests such changes may have. Included in such notification shall be a description of the Limited Owners’ voting rights as set forth in Section 8.2 hereof and redemption rights as set forth in Section 7.1 hereof. In addition, the Managing Owner shall submit to the Securities Administrator of any State having jurisdiction over the Trust any information required to be filed with such Administrator, including, but not limited to, reports and statements required to be distributed to the Limited Owners.

 

SECTION 9.6 Maintenance of Records. The Managing Owner shall maintain (a) for a period of at least eight (8) Fiscal Years all books of account required by Section 9.1 hereof; a list of the names and last known address of, and number of Interests owned by, all Interestholders, a copy of the Certificate of Trust and all certificates of amendment thereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which any certificate has been executed; copies of the Series’ federal, state and local income tax returns and reports, if any; and a record of the information obtained to indicate that a Limited Owner meets the investor suitability standards set forth in the Prospectus, and (b) for a period of at least six (6) Fiscal Years copies of any effective written trust agreements, subscription agreements and any financial statements of the Trust.

 

SECTION 9.7 Certificate of Trust. Except as otherwise provided in the Business Trust Statute or this Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner shall not be required to mail a copy of any Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to each Limited Owner; however, such certificates shall be maintained at the principal office of the Trust and shall be available for inspection and copying by the Limited Owners in accordance with this Trust Agreement. The Certificate of Trust shall not be amended in any respect if the effect of such amendment is to diminish the limitation on interseries liability under Section 3804 of the Business Trust Statute.

 

SECTION 9.8 Registration of Interests. Subject to Section 4.3(l) hereof, the Managing Owner shall keep, at the Trust’s principal place of business, an Interest Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may provide, it shall provide for the registration of Interests and of transfers of Interests. Subject to the provisions of Article V, the Managing Owner may treat the Person in whose name any Interest shall be registered in the Interest Register as the Interestholder of such Interest for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Article VI and for all other purposes whatsoever.

 

ARTICLE X

 

FISCAL YEAR

 

SECTION 10.1 Fiscal Year. The Fiscal Year shall begin on the 1st day of January and end on the 31st day of December of each year. The first Fiscal Year of the Trust shall commence on the date of filing of the Certificate of Trust and end on the 31st day of December 1997. The Fiscal Year in which any Series in the Trust shall terminate shall end on the date of termination of the Series.

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

AMENDMENT OF TRUST AGREEMENT; MEETINGS

 

SECTION 11.1 Amendments to the Trust Agreement.

 

(a) Amendments to this Trust Agreement may be proposed by the Managing Owner or by Limited Owners holding Interests equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the Net Asset Value of each Series of the Trust, unless the proposed amendment affects only certain Series, in which case such amendment may be proposed by Limited Owners holding Interests equal to at least ten percent (10%) of Net Asset Value of a Series of each affected Series. Following such proposal, the Managing Owner shall submit to the Limited Owners of each affected Series a verbatim statement of any proposed amendment, and statements concerning the legality of such amendment and the effect of such amendment on the limited liability of the Limited Owners. The Managing Owner shall include in any such submission its recommendations as to the proposed amendment. The amendment shall become effective only upon the written approval or affirmative vote of Limited Owners holding Interests equal to at least a majority (over 50%) of the Net Asset Value of a Series (excluding Interests held by the Managing Owner and its Affiliates) of the Trust or, if the proposed amendment affects only certain Series, of each affected Series, or such higher percentage as may be required by applicable law, and upon receipt of an opinion of independent legal counsel as set forth in Section 8.2 hereof and to the effect that the amendment is legal, valid and binding and will not adversely affect the limitations on liability of the Limited Owners as described in Section 8.3 of this Trust Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where any action taken or authorized pursuant to any provision of this Trust Agreement requires the approval or affirmative vote of Limited Owners holding a greater interest in Limited Interests than is required to amend this Trust Agreement under this Section 11.1, and/or the approval or affirmative vote of the Managing Owners, an amendment to such provision(s) shall be effective only upon the written approval or affirmative vote of the minimum number of Interestholders which would be required to take or authorize such action, or as may otherwise be required by applicable law, and upon receipt of an opinion of independent legal counsel as set forth above in this Section 11.1. In addition, except as otherwise provided below, reduction of the capital account of any assignee or modification of the percentage of Profits, Losses or distributions to which an assignee is entitled hereunder shall not be affected by amendment to this Trust Agreement without such assignee’s approval.

 

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in Section 11.1(a) hereof, the Managing Owner may, without the approval of the Limited Owners, make such amendments to this Trust Agreement which (i) are necessary to add to the representations, duties or obligations of the Managing Owner or surrender any right or power granted to the Managing Owner herein, for the benefit of the Limited Owners, (ii) are necessary to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or in the Prospectus, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Trust Agreement or the Prospectus which will not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Trust Agreement or the Prospectus, or (iii) the Managing Owner deems advisable, provided, however, that no amendment shall be adopted pursuant to this clause (iii) unless the adoption thereof (A) is not adverse to the interests of the Limited Owners; (B) is

 

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consistent with Section 4.1 hereof; (C) except as otherwise provided in Section 11.1(c) below, does not affect the allocation of Profits and Losses among the Limited Owners or between the Limited Owners and the Managing Owner; and (D) does not adversely affect the limitations on liability of the Limited Owners, as described in Article VIII hereof or the status of the each Series as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in Sections 11.1(a) and (b) hereof, the Managing Owner may, without the approval of the Limited Owners, amend the provisions of Article VI of this Trust Agreement relating to the allocations of Profits, Losses, Disposition Gain, Disposition Loss and distributions among the Interestholders if the Trust is advised at any time by the Trust’s accountants or legal counsel that the allocations provided in Article VI of this Trust Agreement are unlikely to be respected for federal income tax purposes, either because of the promulgation of new or revised Treasury Regulations under Section 704 of the Code or other developments in the law. The Managing Owner is empowered to amend such provisions to the minimum extent necessary in accordance with the advice of the accountants and counsel to effect the allocations and distributions provided in this Trust Agreement. New allocations made by the Managing Owner in reliance upon the advice of the accountants or counsel described above shall be deemed to be made pursuant to the obligation of the Managing Owner to the Trust and the Limited Owners, and no such new allocation shall give rise to any claim or cause of action by any Limited Owner.

 

(d) Upon amendment of this Trust Agreement, the Certificate of Trust shall also be amended, if required by the Business Trust Statute, to reflect such change.

 

(e) No amendment shall be made to this Trust Agreement without the consent of the Trustee if such amendment adversely affects any of the rights, duties or liabilities of the Trustee; provided, however, that the Trustee may not withhold its consent for any action which the Limited Owners are permitted to take under Section 8.2(d) above. The Trustee shall execute and file any amendment to the Certificate of Trust if so directed by the Managing Owner or if such amendment is required in the opinion of the Trustee.

 

(f) No provision of this Agreement may be amended, waived or otherwise modified orally but only by a written instrument adopted in accordance with this Section

 

SECTION 11.2 Meetings of the Trust. Meetings of the Interestholders of the Trust or any Series thereof may be called by the Managing Owner and will be called by it upon the written request of Limited Owners holding Interests equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the Net Asset Value of a Series of the Trust or any Series thereof. Such call for a meeting shall be deemed to have been made upon the receipt by the Managing Owner of a written request from the requisite percentage of Limited Owners. The Managing Owner shall deposit in the United States mails, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of said request, written notice to all Interestholders of the Trust or any Series thereof of the meeting and the purpose of the meeting, which shall be held on a date, not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days after the date of mailing of said notice, at a reasonable time and place. Any notice of meeting shall be accompanied by a description of the action to be taken at the meeting and an opinion of independent counsel as to the effect of such proposed action on the liability of Limited Owners for the debts of the Trust. Interestholders may vote in person or by proxy at any such meeting.

 

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SECTION 11.3 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by Interestholders by vote may be taken without a meeting by written consent setting forth the actions so taken. Such written consents shall be treated for all purposes as votes at a meeting. If the vote or consent of any Interestholder to any action of the Trust or any Interestholder, as contemplated by this Agreement, is solicited by the Managing Owner, the solicitation shall be effected by notice to each Interestholder given in the manner provided in Section 15.4. The vote or consent of each Interestholder so solicited shall be deemed conclusively to have been cast or granted as requested in the notice of solicitation, whether or not the notice of solicitation is actually received by that Interestholder, unless the Interestholder expresses written objection to the vote or consent by notice given in the manner provided in Section 15.4 below and actually received by the Trust within 20 days after the notice of solicitation is effected. The Managing Owner and all persons dealing with the Trust shall be entitled to act in reliance on any vote or consent which is deemed cast or granted pursuant to this Section and shall be fully indemnified by the Trust in so doing. Any action taken or omitted in reliance on any such deemed vote or consent of one or more Interestholders shall not be void or voidable by reason of timely communication made by or on behalf of all or any of such Interestholders in any manner other than as expressly provided in Section 15.4.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

TERM

 

SECTION 12.1 Term. The term for which the Trust and each Series is to exist shall commence on the date of the filing of the Certificate of Trust, and shall expire on December 31, 2047, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII hereof or as otherwise provided by law.

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

TERMINATION

 

SECTION 13.1 Events Requiring Dissolution of the Trust or any Series. The Trust or, as the case may be, any Series thereof shall dissolve at any time upon the happening of any of the following events:

 

(a) The expiration of the Trust term as provided in Article XII hereof.

 

(b) The filing of a certificate of dissolution or revocation of the Managing Owner’s charter (and the expiration of 90 days after the date of notice to the Managing Owner of revocation without a reinstatement of its charter) or upon the withdrawal, removal, adjudication or admission of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Managing Owner (each of the foregoing events an “Event of Withdrawal”) unless (i) at the time there is at least one remaining Managing Owner and that remaining Managing Owner carries on the business of the Trust and each Series or (ii) within ninety (90) days of such Event of Withdrawal all the remaining Interestholders agree in writing to continue the business of the Trust and each Series and to select, effective as of the date of such event, one or more successor Managing Owners. If the Trust is terminated as the result

 

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of an Event of Withdrawal and a failure of all remaining Interestholders to continue the business of the Trust and to appoint a successor Managing Owner as provided in clause (b)(ii) above, within one hundred and twenty (120) days of such Event of Withdrawal, Limited Owners holding Interests representing at least a majority (over 50%) of the Net Asset Value of each Series (not including Interests held by the Managing Owner and its Affiliates) may elect to continue the business of the Trust and each Series thereof by forming a new business trust (the “Reconstituted Trust”) on the same terms and provisions as set forth in this Trust Agreement (whereupon the parties hereto shall execute and deliver any documents or instruments as may be necessary to reform the Trust). Any such election must also provide for the election of a Managing Owner to the Reconstituted Trust. If such an election is made, all Limited Owners of the Trust shall be bound thereby and continue as Limited Owners of the Reconstituted Trust.

 

(c) The occurrence of any event which would make unlawful the continued existence of the Trust or any Series thereof, as the case may be.

 

(d) The failure to sell the Subscription Minimums (as defined in the Prospectus) of all Series or any number of Series to at least 150 subscribers during the Initial Offering Period.

 

(e) In the event of the suspension, revocation or termination of the Managing Owner’s registration as a commodity pool operator under the CE Act, or membership as a commodity pool operator with the NFA unless at the time there is at least one remaining Managing Owner whose registration or membership has not been suspended, revoked or terminated.

 

(f) The Trust or, as the case may be, any Series becomes insolvent or bankrupt.

 

(g) The Limited Owners holding Interests representing at least a majority (over 50%) of the Net Asset Value of a Series (which excludes the Interests of the Managing Owner) vote to dissolve the Series, notice of which is sent to the Managing Owner not less than ninety (90) Business Days prior to the effective date of such Series’ termination.

 

(h) The Limited Owners of each Series holding Interests representing at least a majority (over 50%) of the Net Asset Value of the Series (which excludes the Interests of the Managing Owner) vote to dissolve the Trust, notice of which is sent to the Managing Owner not less than ninety (90) Business Days prior to the effective date of such terminations.

 

(i) The decline of the Net Asset Value of a Series of the Trust Estate by fifty percent (50%) from the Net Asset Value of a Series of the Trust Estate (i) at the commencement of the Series’ trading activities or (ii) on the first day of a fiscal year, in each case after appropriate adjustment for distributions, additional capital contributions and redemptions.

 

(j) The determination of the Managing Owner that the Series’ aggregate net assets in relation to the operating expenses of the Series make it unreasonable or imprudent to continue the business of the Series, or, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, the determination of the Managing Owner to dissolve a Series because the aggregate Net Asset Value of such Series as of the close of business on any Business Day declines below $5 million.

 

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The death, legal disability, bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, or withdrawal of any Limited Owner (as long as such Limited Owner is not the sole Limited Owner of the Trust) shall not result in the termination of the or any Series thereof, and such Limited Owner, his estate, custodian or personal representative shall have no right to withdraw or value such Limited Owner’s Interests except as provided in Section 7.1 hereof. Each Limited Owner (and any assignee thereof) expressly agrees that in the event of his death, he waives on behalf of himself and his estate, and he directs the legal representative of his estate and any person interested therein to waive the furnishing of any inventory, accounting or appraisal of the assets of the Series in which they own an Interest and any right to an audit or examination of the books of the Series in which they own an Interest, except for such rights as are set forth in Article IX hereof relating to the Books of Account and reports of the Series.

 

SECTION 13.2 Distributions on Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Trust or any Series, the Managing Owner (or in the event there is no Managing Owner, such person (the “Liquidating Trustee”) as the majority in interest of the Limited Owners may propose and approve) shall take full charge of the Series assets and liabilities. Any Liquidating Trustee so appointed shall have and may exercise, without further authorization or approval of any of the parties hereto, all of the powers conferred upon the Managing Owner under the terms of this Trust Agreement, subject to all of the applicable limitations, contractual and otherwise, upon the exercise of such powers, and provided that the Liquidating Trustee shall not have general liability for the acts, omissions, obligations and expenses of the Trust. Thereafter, the business and affairs of the Trust or Series shall be wound up and all assets shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom shall be applied and distributed in the following order of priority: (a) to the expenses of liquidation and termination and to creditors, including Interestholders who are creditors, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the Series of the Trust (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof) other than liabilities for distributions to Interestholders, and (b) to the Managing Owner and each Limited Owner pro rata in accordance with his positive book capital account balance, less any amount owing by such Interestholder to the Series, after giving effect to all adjustments made pursuant to Article VI and all distributions theretofore made to the Interestholders pursuant to Article VI. After the distribution of all remaining assets of the Series, the Managing Owner will contribute to the Series an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the deficit balance, if any, in its book capital account, and (ii) the excess of 1.01% of the total Capital Contributions of the Limited Owners over the capital previously contributed by the Managing Owner. Any Capital Contributions made by the Managing Owner pursuant to this Section shall be applied first to satisfy any amounts then owed by the Series to its creditors, and the balance, if any, shall be distributed to those Interestholders in the Series whose book capital account balances (immediately following the distribution of any liquidation proceeds) were positive, in proportion to their respective positive book capital account balances.

 

SECTION 13.3 Termination; Certificate of Cancellation. Following the dissolution and distribution of the assets of all Series of the Trust, the Trust shall terminate and Managing Owner or Liquidating Trustee, as the case may be, shall execute and cause such certificate of cancellation of the Certificate of Trust to be filed in accordance with the Business Trust Statute. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Trust Agreement, the existence of the Trust as a separate legal entity shall continue until the filing of such certificate of cancellation.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

SECTION 14.1 Power of Attorney Executed Concurrently. Concurrently with the written acceptance and adoption of the provisions of this Trust Agreement, each Limited Owner shall execute and deliver to the Managing Owner a Power of Attorney as part of the Subscription Agreement, or in such other form as may be prescribed by the Managing Owner. Each Limited Owner, by its execution and delivery hereof, irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Managing Owner and its officers and directors, with full power of substitution, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent for such Limited Owner with full power and authority to act in his name and on his behalf in the execution, acknowledgment, filing and publishing of Trust documents, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

(a) Any certificates and other instruments, including but not limited to, any applications for authority to do business and amendments thereto, which the Managing Owner deems appropriate to qualify or continue the Trust as a business trust in the jurisdictions in which the Trust may conduct business, so long as such qualifications and continuations are in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement or any amendment hereto, or which may be required to be filed by the Trust or the Interestholders under the laws of any jurisdiction;

 

(b) Any instrument which may be required to be filed by the Trust under the laws of any state or by any governmental agency, or which the Managing Owner deems advisable to file; and

 

(c) This Trust Agreement and any documents which may be required to effect an amendment to this Trust Agreement approved under the terms of the Trust Agreement, and the continuation of the Trust, the admission of the signer of the Power of Attorney as a Limited Owner or of others as additional or substituted Limited Owners, or the termination of the Trust, provided such continuation, admission or termination is in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 14.2 Effect of Power of Attorney. The Power of Attorney concurrently granted by each Limited Owner to the Managing Owner:

 

(a) Is a special, irrevocable Power of Attorney coupled with an interest, and shall survive and not be affected by the death, disability, dissolution, liquidation, termination or incapacity of the Limited Owner;

 

(b) May be exercised by the Managing Owner for each Limited Owner by a facsimile signature of one of its officers or by a single signature of one of its officers acting as attorney-in-fact for all of them; and

 

(c) Shall survive the delivery of an assignment by a Limited Owner of the whole or any portion of his Limited Interests; except that where the assignee thereof has been approved by the Managing Owner for admission to the Trust as a substituted Limited Owner, the Power of Attorney of the assignor shall survive the delivery of such assignment for the sole purpose of enabling the Managing Owner to execute, acknowledge and file any instrument necessary to effect such substitution.

 

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Each Limited Owner agrees to be bound by any representations made by the Managing Owner and by any successor thereto, determined to be acting in good faith pursuant to such Power of Attorney and not constituting negligence or misconduct.

 

SECTION 14.3 Limitation on Power of Attorney. The Power of Attorney concurrently granted by each Limited Owner to the Managing Owner shall not authorize the Managing Owner to act on behalf of Limited Owners in any situation in which this Trust Agreement requires the approval of Limited Owners unless such approval has been obtained as required by this Trust Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Trust Agreement and any instruments filed by the Managing Owner or any new Managing Owner pursuant to this Power of Attorney, this Trust Agreement shall control.

 

ARTICLE XV

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 15.1 Governing Law. The validity and construction of this Trust Agreement and all amendments hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and the rights of all parties hereto and the effect of every provision hereof shall be subject to and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof; provided, however, that causes of action for violations of federal or state securities laws shall not be governed by this Section 15.1, and provided, further, that the parties hereto intend that the provisions hereof shall control over any contrary or limiting statutory or common law of the State of Delaware (other than the Business Trust Statute) and that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, there shall not be applicable to the Trust, the Trustee, the Managing Owner, the Interestholders or this Trust Agreement any provision of the laws (statutory or common) of the State of Delaware (other than the Business Trust Statute) pertaining to trusts which relate to or regulate in a manner inconsistent with the terms hereof: (a) the filing with any court or governmental body or agency of trustee accounts or schedules of trustee fees and charges, (b) affirmative requirements to post bonds for trustees, officers, agents, or employees of a trust, (c) the necessity for obtaining court or other governmental approval concerning the acquisition, holding or disposition of real or personal property, (d) fees or other sums payable to trustees, officers, agents or employees of a trust, (e) the allocation of receipts and expenditures to income or principal, (f) restrictions or limitations on the permissible nature, amount or concentration of trust investments or requirements relating to the titling, storage or other manner of holding of trust assets, or (g) the establishment of fiduciary or other standards or responsibilities or limitations on the acts or powers of trustees or managers that are inconsistent with the limitations on liability or authorities and powers of the Trustee or the Managing Owner set forth or referenced in this Trust Agreement. Section 3540 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code shall not apply to the Trust. The Trust shall be of the type commonly called a “business trust,” and without limiting the provisions hereof, the Trust may exercise all powers that are ordinarily exercised by such a trust under Delaware law. The Trust specifically reserves the right to exercise any of the powers or privileges afforded to business trusts and the absence of a specific reference herein to any such power, privilege or action shall not imply that the Trust may not exercise such power or privilege or take such actions.

 

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  SECTION 15.2 Provisions In Conflict With Law or Regulations.

 

(a) The provisions of this Trust Agreement are severable, and if the Managing Owner shall determine, with the advice of counsel, that any one or more of such provisions (the “Conflicting Provisions”) are in conflict with the Code, the Business Trust Statute or other applicable federal or state laws, the Conflicting Provisions shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of this Trust Agreement, even without any amendment of this Trust Agreement pursuant to this Trust Agreement; provided, however, that such determination by the Managing Owner shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of this Trust Agreement or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination. No Managing Owner or Trustee shall be liable for making or failing to make such a determination.

 

(b) If any provision of this Trust Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such holding shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of this Trust Agreement in any jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 15.3 Construction. In this Trust Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, words used in the singular or in the plural include both the plural and singular and words denoting any gender include all genders. The title and headings of different parts are inserted for convenience and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Trust Agreement.

 

SECTION 15.4 Notices. All notices or communications under this Trust Agreement (other than requests for redemption of Interests, notices of assignment, transfer, pledge or encumbrance of Interests, and reports and notices by the Managing Owner to the Limited Owners) shall be in writing and shall be effective upon personal delivery, or if sent by mail, postage prepaid, or if sent electronically, by facsimile or by overnight courier; and addressed, in each such case, to the address set forth in the books and records of the Trust or such other address as may be specified in writing, of the party to whom such notice is to be given, upon the deposit of such notice in the United States mail, upon transmission and electronic confirmation thereof or upon deposit with a representative of an overnight courier, as the case may be. Requests for redemption, notices of assignment, transfer, pledge or encumbrance of Interests shall be effective upon timely receipt by the Managing Owner in writing.

 

SECTION 15.5 Counterparts. This Trust Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, and all so executed shall constitute one agreement, binding on all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all the parties are not signatory to the original or the same counterpart.

 

SECTION 15.6 Binding Nature of Trust Agreement. The terms and provisions of this Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, custodians, executors, estates, administrators, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the respective Interestholders. For purposes of determining the rights of any Interestholder or

 

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assignee hereunder, the Trust and the Managing Owner may rely upon the Trust records as to who are Interestholders and permitted assignees, and all Interestholders and assignees agree that the Trust and the Managing Owner, in determining such rights, shall rely on such records and that Limited Owners and assignees shall be bound by such determination.

 

SECTION 15.7 No Legal Title to Trust Estate. The Interestholders shall not have legal title to any part of the Trust Estate.

 

SECTION 15.8 Creditors. No creditors of any Interestholders shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to the Trust Estate.

 

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SECTION 15.9 Integration. This Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as Trustee

By:

 

/s/ Rosemary Kennard


Title:

 

Assistant Vice President

PREFERRED INVESTMENT

SOLUTIONS CORP.,

as Managing Owner

By:

 

/s/ Joseph J. Allessie


Title:

 

Secretary

All Limited Owners now and hereafter admitted as Limited Owners of the Trust, pursuant to powers of attorney now and hereafter executed in favor of, and granted and delivered to, the Managing Owner

By:

 

PREFERRED INVESTMENT

   

SOLUTIONS CORP.,

   

as Managing Owner

By:

 

/s/ Joseph J. Allessie


Title:

 

Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

CERTIFICATE OF TRUST

OF

WORLD MONITOR TRUST

 

This Certificate of Trust is filed in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C. Section 3801 et seq.) and sets forth the following:

 

FIRST: The name of the trust is World Monitor Trust (the “Trust”).

 

SECOND: The name and the business address of the Delaware trustee is Wilmington Trust Company, Rodney Square North, 1110 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration.

 

THIRD: Pursuant to Section 3806(b)(2) of the Delaware Business Trust Act, the Trust shall issue one or more series of beneficial interests having the rights, powers and duties as set forth in the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Trust dated December 17, 1997, as the same may be amended from time to time (each a “Series”).

 

FOURTH: Notice of Limitation of Liability of each Series: Pursuant to Section 3804 of the Delaware Business Trust Act, there shall be a limitation on liability of each particular Series such that the debts, liabilities, claims, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to, in connection with or arising under a particular Series shall be enforceable against the assets of that Series only, and not against the assets of the Trust generally or the assets of any other Series.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, Trustee

By:

 

/s/ Debra Eberly


 

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EX-10.8 3 dex108.htm ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR WMT SERIES B Advisory Agreements for WMT Series B

Exhibit 10.8

 

     Two American Lane    Tel 203.861.1031
     P.O. Box 5150    Fax 203.552.1501

LOGO

   Greenwich, Connecticut     
   06831-8150     
  

 

Joseph J. Allessie

    
   Senior Vice President     
     General Counsel     

 

September 14, 2004

 

Eclipse Capital Management, Inc.

Attn: General Counsel/Secretary

7700 Bonhomme Avenue, Suite 500

Saint Louis, MO 63105

 

Re: Advisory Agreements for World Monitor Trust – Series B

 

Please be advised that it is anticipated that as of October 1, 2004, all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. (the “Prudential Managing Owners”) of the above stated Trust are owned by Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. f/k/a Kenmar Advisory Corp. (the “Kenmar Managing Owner”). Therefore, with respect to the various advisory agreements currently in effect by and between the Trust, the Prudential Managing Owner and you, please be notified that the Kenmar Managing Owner has assumed the liabilities and obligations of the Prudential Managing Owner thereunder and will continue to satisfy and perform all liabilities and obligations thereunder.

 

The Kenmar Managing Owner will continue to operate per the existing advisory agreements. If this is acceptable, please sign both copies of this Letter Agreement and return one copy.

 

PREFERRED INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS CORP.

By:

 

/s/ Joseph J. Allessie


Name:

  Joseph J. Allessie

Title:

  Senior Vice President, General Counsel

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

ECLIPSE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:

 

/s/ James R. Klingler


Name:

  James R. Klingler

Title:

  Senior Vice President
EX-10.9 4 dex109.htm LETTER AGREEMENT AMENDING AND RESTATING BROKERAGE AGREEMENTS Letter Agreement Amending and Restating Brokerage Agreements

Exhibit 10.9

 

    

2 American Lane

P.O. Box 5150

Greenwich, Connecticut

06831-8150

  

Tel 203.861.1031

Fax 203.552.1501

LOGO   

 

Joseph J. Allessie

Senior Vice President

General Counsel

    

 

October 1, 2004

 

Prudential Financial Derivatives, LLC.

Attn: Don Levine, General Counsel

One New York Plaza, 13th Floor

New York, New York 10292

 

Re: Letter Agreement Amending and Restating Brokerage Agreements

 

Please be advised that as of 12:01a.m. Friday, October 1, all the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and Seaport Futures Management, Inc., (together the “Prudential Managing Owners”) of the undersigned Trusts/Fund are owned by Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. f/k/a Kenmar Advisory Corp. (the managing owner and general partner thereto collectively, the “Kenmar Managing Owner”).

 

The Trusts and Fund have entered into various brokerage agreements with Prudential Financial Derivatives, LLC. (“PFD” or “Broker”), such brokerage agreements are listed on Schedule I hereof (collectively hereafter, “Brokerage Agreements”). Please be advised that the Kenmar Managing Owner, on behalf of the Trusts and Fund, desires to continue the Brokerage Agreements on identical terms except with respect to remuneration. Therefore, consider this Letter Agreement as an amendment and restatement of the various Brokerage Agreements on identical terms save remuneration. This Letter Agreement serves to strike and replace as follows each remuneration sections in their entirety:

 

Compensation to the Broker. The Broker’s compensation for its services shall be limited to the commodity brokerage fees charged in accordance herewith. Broker shall bill commissions to the Trust or Fund, as the case may be, per transaction in the amount pf $2.00 per contract per half turn plus all other transaction costs, including but not limited to brokerage charges, give up fees, commissions and service fees that PFD may from time to time charge, all contract market, clearing house, clearing member, NFA and CFTC fees or charges, fines or penalties, and other amounts owed to PFD with respect to brokerage transactions.”

 

Notices to the Trusts/Fund shall be provided as follows:

 

Preferred Investment Solutions, Corp.

c/o NAME OF TRUST/FUND

Attn: Secretary/General Counsel

51 Weaver Street

Building One South, 2nd Floor

Greenwich, CT 06831

 

 


     2 American Lane
P.O. Box 5150
Greenwich, Connecticut
06831-8150
   Tel 203.861.1031
Fax 203.552.1501
LOGO   

 

Joseph J. Allessie
Senior Vice President
General Counsel

    

 

Also, please find attached a Secretary’s Certificate from the Kenmar Managing Owner, Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., designating signatories for the PFD accounts relative hereto.

 

If this Letter Agreement is acceptable, please sign both copies of this Letter Agreement and return one copy to the undersigned.

 

PRUDENTIAL BACHE DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND, L.P. to be known as DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND L.P.

DIVERSIFIED FUTURES TRUST I

PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES STRATEGIC TRUST to be known as FUTURES STRATEGIC TRUST

DIVERSIFIED FUTURES TRUST II

WORLD MONITOR TRUST

WORLD MONITOR TRUST II

PRUDENTIAL-BACHE INTERNATIONAL FUTURES FUND B, C, D and F, PLC.

 

By: Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., Managing Owner/General Partner

 

By:  

/s/ Joseph J. Allessie


Name:   Joseph J. Allessie
Title:   Secretary

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Richard H. Hulit, Jr.


Name:   Richard H. Hulit, Jr.
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

c:   Richard H. Hulit, Jr., Prudential
    Rosita Levy, Kenmar


    

2 American Lane

P.O. Box 5150

Greenwich, Connecticut

06831-8150

  

Tel 203.861.1031

Fax 203.552.1501

LOGO   

 

Joseph J. Allessie

Senior Vice President

General Counsel

    

 

Schedule I

 

PRUDENTIAL BACHE DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND, L.P. to be known as DIVERSIFIED FUTURES FUND L.P.

 

    Brokerage Agreement dated October 18, 1988

 

DIVERSIFIED FUTURES TRUST I

 

    Brokerage Agreement dated January 4, 1995

 

PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES STRATEGIC TRUST, f/k/a WILLOWBRIDGE STRATEGIC TRUST to be known as FUTURES STRATEGIC TRUST

 

    Brokerage Agreement dated May 1, 1996

 

DIVERSIFIED FUTURES TRUST II

 

    Brokerage Agreement dated February 12, 1997

 

WORLD MONITOR TRUST

 

    Brokerage Agreement dated March 24, 1998

 

WORLD MONITOR TRUST II

 

    Brokerage Agreement dated September 17, 1999

 

PRUDENTIAL-BACHE INTERNATIONAL FUTURES FUND B, C, D, and F, PLC.

 

    Brokerage Agreement dated May 30, 1996 (Fund B, C, and D)

 

    Brokerage Agreement dated May 19, 1997 (Fund F)
EX-13.1 5 dex131.htm ANNUAL REPORT 2004 Annual Report 2004

WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 31, 2004

 

 


WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     PAGES

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C.

   1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

   2

Financial Statements

    

Statements of Financial Condition

   3

Condensed Schedules of Investments

   4

Statements of Operations

   5

Statements of Changes in Trust Capital

   6

Notes to Financial Statements

   7 – 16


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Managing Owner and Limited Owners of

World Monitor Trust – Series B

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of World Monitor Trust – Series B as of December 31, 2004, including the December 31, 2004 condensed schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and changes in trust capital for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of World Monitor Trust – Series B as of December 31, 2004, and the results of its operations and changes in its trust capital for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C.

Hunt Valley, Maryland

March 25, 2005


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Managing Owner and Limited Owners of

World Monitor Trust – Series B

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of financial condition, including the condensed schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in trust capital present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of World Monitor Trust – Series B at December 31, 2003, and the results of its operations and changes in its trust capital for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Managing Owner; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Managing Owner, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

January 23, 2004


WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

     2004

    2003

ASSETS

              

Cash in commodity trading accounts

   $ 6,529,538     $ 8,761,551

Net unrealized gain on open futures contracts

     80,651       335,623

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forwards contracts

     (62,337 )     126,396
    


 

Total assets

   $ 6,547,852     $ 9,223,570
    


 

LIABILITIES

              

Commissions payable

   $ 40,862     $ 62,008

Management fees payable

     12,605       16,066
    


 

Total liabilities

     53,467       78,074
    


 

Commitments

              

TRUST CAPITAL

              

Limited interests (58,196.135 and 68,312.372 interests outstanding) at December 31, 2004 and 2003

     6,427,237       9,053,913

Managing Owner interests (608 and 691 interests outstanding) at December 31, 2004 and 2003

     67,148       91,583
    


 

Total trust capital

     6,494,385       9,145,496
    


 

Total liabilities and trust capital

   $ 6,547,852     $ 9,223,570
    


 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

CONDENSED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

     2004

    2003

 
    

Net

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

as a % of

Trust Capital


   

Net

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)


   

Net

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

as a % of

Trust Capital


   

Net

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)


 

Futures and Forward Contracts

                            

Futures Contracts

                            

Futures contracts purchased:

                            

Commodities

   3.41 %   $ 221,399     2.27 %   $ 207,487  

Interest rates

   (0.96 )%     (62,085 )   0.26 %     23,329  

Stock indices

   0.75 %     48,761     2.16 %     197,773  
    

 


 

 


Net unrealized gain on futures contracts purchased

   3.20 %     208,075     4.69 %     428,589  
    

 


 

 


Futures contracts sold:

                            

Commodities

   (1.92 )%     (124,674 )   (1.02 )%     (92,966 )

Interest rates

   (0.04 )%     (2,750 )   0.00 %     0  
    

 


 

 


Net unrealized (loss) on futures contracts sold

   (1.96 )%     (127,424 )   (1.02 )%     (92,966 )
    

 


 

 


Net unrealized gain on futures contracts

   1.24 %   $ 80,651     3.67 %   $ 335,623  
    

 


 

 


Forward contracts purchased:

                            

Net unrealized gain on forward contracts purchased

   8.16 %   $ 529,932     1.99 %   $ 181,635  
    

 


 

 


Forward contracts sold:

                            

Net unrealized (loss) on forward contracts sold

   (9.12 )%     (592,269 )   (0.61 )%     (55,239 )
    

 


 

 


Net unrealized gain (loss) on forward contracts

   (0.96 )%   $ (62,337 )   1.38 %   $ 126,396  
    

 


 

 


Settlement Currency – Futures Contracts

                            

Canadian dollar

   0.00 %   $ 0     0.13 %   $ 11,854  

Euro

   (0.23 )%     (15,211 )   0.40 %     37,120  

Japanese yen

   0.03 %     1,924     0.00 %     0  

Hong Kong dollar

   (0.01 )%     (495 )   0.11 %     9,723  

Australian dollar

   (0.67 )%     (43,409 )   0.00 %     0  

U.S. dollar

   (1.34 )%     (87,027 )   3.03 %     276,926  

British pound

   3.46 %     224,869     0.00 %     0  
    

 


 

 


Total futures contracts

   1.24 %   $ 80,651     3.67 %   $ 335,623  
    

 


 

 


Settlement Currency – Forward contracts

                            

Japanese yen

   1.71 %   $ 110,978     0.39 %   $ 35,387  

U.S. dollar

   (9.12 )%     (592,269 )   0.99 %     91,009  

Australian dollar

   2.00 %     130,143     0.00 %     0  

Canadian dollar

   1.19 %     77,534     0.00 %     0  

Swiss franc

   0.61 %     39,443     0.00 %     0  

Euro

   2.65 %     171,834     0.00 %     0  
    

 


 

 


Total forward contracts

   (0.96 )%   $ (62,337 )   1.38 %   $ 126,396  
    

 


 

 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

 

     2004

    2003

    2002

REVENUES

                      

Realized

   $ (411,328 )   $ 1,858,739     $ 1,221,273

Change in unrealized

     (443,705 )     (62,686 )     543,112

Interest income

     124,024       128,550       207,176
    


 


 

Total revenues

     (731,009 )     1,924,603       1,971,561
    


 


 

EXPENSES

                      

Commissions

     597,846       731,991       771,808

Management fees

     154,057       188,667       198,887

Incentive fees

     0       519       0
    


 


 

Total expenses

     751,903       921,177       970,695
    


 


 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ (1,482,912 )   $ 1,003,426     $ 1,000,866
    


 


 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIMITED AND MANAGING OWNER INTEREST

                      

Net income (loss) per weighted average limited and Managing Owner interest

   $ (23.00 )   $ 13.80     $ 11.39
    


 


 

Weighted average number of limited and Managing Owner interests outstanding

     64,485       72,706       87,871
    


 


 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TRUST CAPITAL

For the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

 

     Interests

   

Limited

Interests


   

Managing Owner

Interests


    Total

 

Trust capital at December 31, 2001

   97,059.349     $ 10,407,513     $ 130,285     $ 10,537,798  

Contributions

   378.869       39,871       0       39,871  

Redemptions

   (19,942.687 )     (2,290,879 )     (38,426 )     (2,329,305 )

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2002

           986,740       14,126       1,000,866  
    

 


 


 


Trust capital at December 31, 2002

   77,495.531       9,143,245       105,985       9,249,230  

Redemptions

   (8,492.159 )     (1,082,047 )     (25,113 )     (1,107,160 )

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2003

           992,715       10,711       1,003,426  
    

 


 


 


Trust capital at December 31, 2003

   69,003.372       9,053,913       91,583       9,145,496  

Redemptions

   (10,199.237 )     (1,155,702 )     (12,497 )     (1,168,199 )

Net (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2004

           (1,470,974 )     (11,938 )     (1,482,912 )
    

 


 


 


Trust capital at December 31, 2004

   58,804.135     $ 6,427,237     $ 67,148     $ 6,494,385  
    

 


 


 


 

    Net Asset Value Per Limited and Managing Owner Interest

    December 31,

    2004

   2003

   2002

    $110.44    $ 132.54    $ 119.35
   
  

  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1. ORGANIZATION

 

  A. General Description of the Trust

 

World Monitor Trust – (the “Trust”) is a business trust organized under the laws of Delaware on December 17, 1997. The Trust commenced trading operations on June 10, 1998 and will terminate on December 31, 2047 unless terminated sooner as provided in the Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement. The Trust consists of three separate and distinct series (“Series”): Series A, B and C. The assets of each Series are segregated from those of the other Series, separately valued and independently managed. Each Series was formed to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forward and options contracts and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions. The trustee of the Trust is Wilmington Trust Company.

 

On July 1, 2003, Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”) and Wachovia Corp. (“Wachovia”) combined their separate retail securities brokerage and clearing businesses under a new holding company named Wachovia/Prudential Financial Advisors, LLC (“WPFA”), owned 62% by Wachovia and 38% by Prudential. As a result, the retail brokerage operations of Prudential Securities Incorporated (“PSI”) were contributed to Wachovia Securities, LLC (“Wachovia Securities”). Wachovia Securities is wholly-owned by WPFA and is a registered broker-dealer and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and all major securities exchanges. Series B and its Managing Owner, Prudential Securities Futures Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSI, entered into a service agreement with Wachovia Securities, effective July 1, 2003. Pursuant to this agreement, Wachovia Securities agreed to provide certain enumerated services to accounts of the limited interest owners carried at Wachovia.

 

Effective July 1, 2003, PSI changed its name to Prudential Equity Group, Inc. (“PEG”). PEG remained an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential. PEG was a registered broker-dealer and a member of the NASD and all major securities exchanges and conducted the equity research, domestic and international equity sales and trading operations, and commodity brokerage and derivative operations it had previously conducted as PSI until December 31, 2003. As part of the process of reorganizing its business structure, Prudential Securities Group Inc. (“PSG”), the direct parent of PEG and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, transferred the commodity brokerage, commodity clearing and derivative operations previously performed by PEG to another PSG indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Prudential Financial Derivatives, LLC (“PFD”) effective January 1, 2004. Like PEG, PFD is registered as a futures commission merchant under the Commodity Exchange Act and is a member of the National Futures Association. On April 1, 2004, PEG transferred the ownership of the Managing Owner and PFD Holdings, LLC, the direct parent of PFD to PSG.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 1. ORGANIZATION (CONTINUED)

 

  A. General Description of the Trust (continued)

 

On June 30, 2004, PSG and Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., formerly Kenmar Advisory Corp. (“Preferred”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which PSG would sell, and Preferred would buy, all of the capital stock of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. (the then current Managing Owner of Series B) and another commodity pool operator owned by PSG. In connection with the transaction, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. solicited proxies seeking approval from the Series B interest holders for (i) the sale of the stock of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. to Preferred; (ii) the concomitant approval of Preferred as the new Managing Owner of Series B; and (iii) the approval of certain amendments to the Declaration of the Trust and Trust Agreement of the Trust. A Report on Form 8-K describing the transaction was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2004 and the definitive proxies were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2004.

 

As of October 1, 2004, Preferred acquired from PSG all of the outstanding stock of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. Immediately after such acquisition, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. was merged with and into Preferred. Accordingly, as of October 1, 2004 all of the board of directors and officers of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. resigned. Following Preferred’s acquisition of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and its merger with and into Preferred, Preferred became the successor Managing Owner of Series B.

 

The term Managing Owner, as used herein, refers either to Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. or Preferred, depending upon the applicable period discussed.

 

  B. Regulation

 

As a registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Trust is subject to the regulatory requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a commodity pool, Series B is subject to the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an agency of the United States (U.S.) government which regulates most aspects of the commodity futures industry; rules of the National Futures Association, an industry self-regulatory organization; and the requirements of the various commodity exchanges where the Trust executes transactions. Additionally, the Trust is subject to the requirements of the futures commission merchants (brokers) and interbank market makers through which the Trust trades.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 1. ORGANIZATION (CONTINUED)

 

  C. The Offering

 

Beneficial interests in each Series (“Interests”) were offered once each week until each Series’ subscription maximum was met either through sale or exchange or until the Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests. On June 10, 1998, a sufficient number of subscriptions for each Series had been received and accepted by the Managing Owner to permit each Series to commence trading. World Monitor Trust – Series B (“Series B”) completed its initial offering with gross proceeds of $5,709,093 from the sale of 56,330.929 Limited Interests and 760 general interests. General Interests were sold exclusively to the Managing Owner.

 

Series A was offered until it achieved its subscription maximum of $34,000,000 during November 1999. Interests in World Monitor Trust – Series B (“Series B”) and World Monitor Trust – Series C (“Series C”) continued to be offered on weekly basis at the then current net asset value per interest until the Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests for each Series. The Managing Owner suspended the offering of Interests in Series B and Series C and allowed all selling registrations to expire by April 30, 2002. Series C was liquidated effective September 20, 2004. As such, Interests owned in one series of the Trust may no longer be exchanged for Interests of one or more other Series. While the Managing Owner does not anticipate doing so, it may, at its election, reinstate the offering of Interests in Series B in the future.

 

The Managing Owner is required to maintain at least 1% interest in the capital, profits and losses of each Series so long as it is acting as the Managing Owner, and it will make such contribution (and in return receive general interests) as are necessary to meet this requirement.

 

  D. The Trading Advisor

 

Each Series has its own independent commodity trading advisor that makes that Series trading decisions. The Managing Owner, on behalf of Series B, entered into an advisory agreement with Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. (the “Trading Advisor”) to make the trading decisions for Series B. The advisory agreement may be terminated for various reasons, including at the discretion of the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner has allocated 100% of the proceeds from the initial and continuous offering of Series B to the Trading Advisor.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 1. ORGANIZATION (CONTINUED)

 

  E. Exchanges, Redemptions and Termination

 

As a result of the Managing Owner suspending the offering of Interests in Series B and Series C as discussed in Note A, Interests owned in one Series of the Trust (Series A, B or C) may no longer be exchanged for Interests of one or more other Series.

 

Redemptions are permitted on a weekly basis. Interests redeemed on or before the end of the first and second successive six-month periods after their effective dates of purchase were subject to a redemption fee of 4% and 3%, respectively, of the net asset value at which they were redeemed. Redemption fees were paid to the Managing Owner.

 

In the event that the estimated net asset value per Interest of a Series at the end of any business day, after adjustments for distributions, declines by 50% or more since the commencement of trading activities or the first day of a fiscal year, the Series will terminate.

 

Note 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

  A. Basis of Accounting

 

The financial statements of Series B are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such principles require the Managing Owner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilites at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Commodity futures and forward transactions are reflected in the accompanying statements of financial condition on trade date. Net unrealized gain or loss on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) is reflected in the statement of financial condition in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 39 – “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts.” The market value of futures (exchange-traded) contracts is based upon the closing quotation on the various futures exchanges on which the contract is traded. The fair value of swap and forward (non-exchange traded) contracts is extrapolated on a forward basis from the spot prices. Any change in net unrealized gain or loss during the current period is reported in the statement of operations. Realized gains and losses on commodity transactions are recognized in the period in which the contracts are closed.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  A. Basis of Accounting (continued)

 

The weighted average number of Limited and General Interests outstanding was computed for purposes of disclosing net income (loss) per weighted average Limited and General Interest. The weighted average Limited and General Interests are equal to the number of Interests outstanding at period end, adjusted proportionately for Interests subscribed and redeemed based on their respective time outstanding during such period.

 

Series B has elected not to provide a Statement of Cash Flows as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 102, “Statement of Cash Flows- Exemption of Certain Enterprises and Classification of Cash Flows from Certain Securities Acquired for Resale.”

 

Consistent with standard business practices in the normal course of business, Series B has provided general indemnifications to the Managing Owner, its Trading Advisor and others when they act, in good faith, in the best interests of Series B. Series B is unable to develop an estimate of the maximum potential amount of future payments that could potentially result from any hypothetical future claim, but expects the risk of having to make any payments under these general business indemnifications to be remote.

 

  B. Income taxes

 

Series B is treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes. As such, Series B is not required to provide for, or pay, any Federal or state income taxes. Income tax attributes that arise from its operations are passed directly to the individual Interest holders including the Managing Owner. Series B may be subject to other state and local taxes in jurisdictions in which it operates.

 

  C. Profit and loss allocations and distributions

 

Series B allocates profits and losses for both financial and tax reporting purposes to its Interest holders weekly on a pro rata basis based on each owner’s Interests outstanding during the week. Distributions (other than redemptions of Interests) may be made at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective capital balances of the Interest holders; however, the Managing Owner has not and does not presently intend to make any distributions.

 

  D. Foreign currency transaction

 

Series B’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar; however, it transacts business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other then the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates in effect at the date of the statement of financial condition. Income and expense items denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates in effect during the period. Gains and losses resulting from the translation to U.S. dollars are reported in income currently.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 3. FEES

 

  A. Organizational, offering, general and administrative costs

 

PEG or its affiliates paid all the costs of organizing Series B and offering its Interests and continued to pay all the administrative costs incurred by the Managing Owner or its affiliates for services they performed for Series B through September 30, 2004. Effective October 1, 2004, Preferred pays all administrative costs for services it performs for Series B. Administrative costs include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Note 4 below. Routine legal, audit, postage and other routine third party administrative costs also were paid by PEG or its affiliates through September 30, 2004. Effective October 1, 2004 Preferred pays for these expenses.

 

  B. Management and incentive fees

 

Series B pays its Trading Advisor a management fee at an annual rate of 2% of Series B’s net asset value allocated to its management. The management fee is determined weekly and the sum of such weekly amounts is paid monthly. Series B also pays its Trading Advisor a quarterly incentive fee equal to 20% of such Trading Advisor’s “New High Net Trading Profits” (as defined in the advisory agreement). The incentive fee also accrues weekly.

 

  C. Commissions

 

Prior to January 1, 2004, Prudential Securities Futures Management, Inc., as Managing Owner, and the Trust entered into a brokerage agreement with PEG to act as commodity broker for each Series whereby Series B pays a fixed fee for brokerage services rendered at an annual rate of 7.75% of Series B’s net asset value. The fee is determined weekly and the sum of such weekly amounts is paid monthly. From this fee, PEG paid execution costs (including floor brokerage expenses, give-up charges and NFA, clearing and exchange fees), as well as compensation to employees who sold Interests.

 

On January 1, 2004, PEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of PSG, transferred its Global Derivatives Division to PFD and Pru Global Securities, LLC, two other indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of PSG. In connection with this transfer, PEG assigned its brokerage agreement with Series B to PFD, a properly qualified futures commission merchant.

 

On October 1, 2004, an agreement was executed between Preferred and PFD which amended and restated the brokerage commissions which were previously paid to PFD, excluding transaction fees which will be paid to PFD. The agreement incorporates the previous PFD brokerage agreement’s terms, including the total fees paid by Series B. Under the agreement, PFD’s transaction based fees will be paid out of the total fees paid by Series B to Preferred.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 4. RELATED PARTIES

 

The Managing Owner or third parties engaged by the Managing Owner perform services for Series B, which include, but are not limited to: brokerage services; accounting and financial management; registrar, transfer and assignment functions; investor communications, printing and other administrative services. As further described in Note 3, except for costs related to brokerage services, PEG, or its affiliates, or Preferred pay all the costs of these services in addition to Series B’s routine operational, administrative, legal and auditing costs. Additionally, PEG or its affiliates paid the costs associated with offering Series B’s Interests.

 

The costs charged to Series B for brokerage services for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were $597,846, $731,991, and $771,808, respectively.

 

All the proceeds of the offering of Series B were received in the name of Series B and were deposited in trading or cash accounts at PEG. Prior to January 1, 2004, Series B’s assets were maintained with PEG for margin purposes and PEG credited Series B monthly with 100% of the interest it earned on the average net assets in Series B’s accounts. Effective January 1, 2004, Series B’s assets are maintained with PFD and PFD credits Series B monthly with 100% of the interest it earns on the average net assets in Series B’s accounts.

 

Series B, acting through its Trading Advisor, may execute over-the-counter, spot, forward and/or option foreign exchange transactions with its broker (PEG through December 31, 2003 and PFD effective January 1, 2004). The respective broker then engages in back-to-back trading with an affiliate, Prudential-Bache Global Markets Inc. (“PBGM”). PBGM attempts to earn a profit on such transactions.

 

PBGM keeps its prices on foreign currency competitive with other interbank currency trading desks. All over-the-counter currency transactions are conducted between Series B and its broker pursuant to a line of credit. The broker may require that collateral be posted against the market-to-market positions of Series B.

 

Note 5. INCOME TAXES

 

There have been no differences between the tax basis and book basis of Interest holders’ capital since inception of the Trust.

 

Note 6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

 

Series B is exposed to various types of risks associated with the derivative instruments and related markets in which it invests. These risks include, but are not limited to, risk of loss from fluctuations in the value of derivative instruments held (market risk) and the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of Series B’s investment activities (credit risk).

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

 

Market Risk

 

Trading in futures and forward contracts (including foreign exchange) involves entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a particular commodity at a specified date and price. The gross or face amount of the contracts, which is typically many times that of Series B’s net assets being traded, significantly exceeds Series B’s future cash requirements since Series B intends to close out its open positions prior to settlement. As a result, Series B is generally subject only to the risk of loss arising from the change in the value of the contracts. As such, Series B considers the “fair value” of its derivative instruments to be the net unrealized gain or loss on the contracts. The market risk associated with Series B’s commitments to purchase commodities is limited to the gross or face amount of the contract held. However, when Series B enters into a contractual commitment to sell commodities, it must make delivery of the underlying commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities exposes Series B to unlimited risk.

 

Market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including government programs and policies, political and economic events, the level and volatility of interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, the diversification effects among the derivative instruments Series B holds and the liquidity and inherent volatility of the markets in which Series B trades.

 

Credit Risk

 

When entering into futures or forward contracts, Series B is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations. The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and most foreign futures exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with the particular exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by their corporate members who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members (i.e., some foreign exchanges), it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. On the other hand, there is a concentration risk on forward transactions entered into by Series B as Series B’s broker (as defined in Note 4), is the sole counterparty. Series B has entered into a master netting agreement with its broker and, as a result, when applicable, presents unrealized gains and losses on open forward positions as a net amount in the statements of financial condition. The amount at risk associated with counterparty non-performance of all of Series B’s contracts is the net unrealized gain included in the statements of financial condition; however, counterparty non-performance on only certain of Series B’s contracts may result in greater loss than non-performance on all of Series B’s contracts. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearinghouse will meet its obligations to Series B.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

 

Credit Risk (Continued)

 

The Managing Owner attempts to minimize both credit and market risks by requiring Series B and its Trading Advisor to abide by various trading limitations and policies. The Managing Owner monitors compliance with these trading limitations and policies, which include, but are not limited to, executing and clearing all trades with creditworthy counterparties; limiting the amount of margin or premium required for any one commodity or all commodities combined; and generally limiting transactions to contracts which are traded in sufficient volume to permit the taking and liquidating of positions. Additionally, pursuant to the advisory agreement among Series B, the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisor, Series B shall automatically terminate the Trading Advisor if the net asset value allocated to the Trading Advisor declines by 33 1/3% from the value at the beginning of any year or since the commencement of trading activities. Furthermore, the Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement provides that Series B will liquidate its positions, and eventually dissolve, if Series B experiences a decline in net asset value of 50% from the value at the beginning of any year or since the commencement of trading activities. In each case, the decline in net asset value is after giving effect for distributions, contributions and redemptions. The Managing Owner may impose additional restrictions (through modifications of trading limitations and policies) upon the trading activities of the Trading Advisor as it, in good faith, deems to be in the best interest of Series B.

 

Series B’s futures commission merchant, in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, is required by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to Series B all assets of Series B relating to domestic futures trading and is not allowed to commingle such assets with its other assets. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, such segregated assets totaled $1,224,610 and $1,228,626, respectively. Part 30.7 of the CFTC regulations also requires Series B’s futures commission merchant to secure assets of Series B related to foreign futures trading which totaled $5,385,579 and $7,868,548 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. There are no segregation requirements for assets related to forward trading.

 

As of December 31, 2004, all of Series B’s open futures and forwards contracts mature within six months.

 

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WORLD MONITOR TRUST – SERIES B

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 7. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The following information presents per unit operating performance data and other supplemental financial data for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. This information has been derived from information presented in the financial statements.

 

     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Per Unit Performance

                        

(for a unit outstanding throughout the entire year)

                        

Net asset value per unit at beginning of year

   $ 132.54     $ 119.35     $ 108.57  
    


 


 


Net realized gain and change in net unrealized gain/loss on commodity transactions (1)

     (12.36 )     24.09       19.54  

Interest income (1)

     1.92       1.77       2.35  

Expenses (1)

     (11.66 )     (12.67 )     (11.11 )
    


 


 


Net increase (decrease) for the year

     (22.10 )     13.19       10.78  
    


 


 


Net asset value per unit at end of year

   $ 110.44     $ 132.54     $ 119.35  
    


 


 


Total Return

                        

Total return before incentive fees

     (16.67 )%     11.06 %     9.93 %

Incentive fees

     0.00 %     (0.01 )%     0.00 %
    


 


 


Total Return after incentive fees

     (16.67 )%     11.05 %     9.93 %
    


 


 


Supplemental Data

                        

Ratios to average net asset value:

                        

Net investment loss before incentive fees (2)

     8.18 %     (8.42 )%     (7.71 )%

Incentive fees

     0.00 %     (0.01 )%     0.00 %
    


 


 


Net investment loss after incentive fees (2)

     8.18 %     (8.43 )%     (7.71 )%
    


 


 


Interest income

     1.62 %     1.37 %     2.09 %
    


 


 


Incentive fees

     0.00 %     0.01 %     0.00 %

Other expenses

     9.80 %     9.79 %     9.80 %
    


 


 


Total expenses

     9.80 %     9.80 %     9.80 %
    


 


 


 

Total returns are calculated based on the change in value of a unit during the year. An individual unitholder’s total returns and ratios may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of additions and redemptions.


(1) Interest income per unit and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing interest income and expenses by the weighted average number of units outstanding during the year. Net realized gain and change in net unrealized gain/loss on commodity transactions is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2) Represents interest income less total expenses (exclusive of incentive fees).

 

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EX-31.1 6 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Kenneth A. Shewer, Chief Executive Officer of Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., the Managing Owner of World Monitor Trust – Series B, do hereby certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of World Monitor Trust – Series B (“Series B”);

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to made the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Series B as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

 

  4. Series B’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Series B and we have:

 

  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to Series B, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

 

  b) evaluated the effectiveness of Series B’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  c) disclosed in this report any change in Series B’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during Series B’s most recent fiscal quarter (Series B’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Series B’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. Series B’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Series B’s auditors and the audit committee of Series B’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Series B’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Series B’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 30, 2005

 

/s/ Kenneth A. Shewer


    Kenneth A. Shewer
    Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.2 7 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Maureen D. Howley, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Preferred Investment Solutions Corp., the Managing Owner of World Monitor Trust – Series B, do hereby certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of World Monitor Trust – Series B (“Series B”);

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to made the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Series B as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

 

  4. Series B’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Series B and we have:

 

  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to Series B, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

 

  b) evaluated the effectiveness of Series B’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  c) disclosed in this report any change in Series B’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during Series B’s most recent fiscal quarter (Series B’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Series B’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. Series B’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Series B’s auditors and the audit committee of Series B’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Series B’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Series B’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 30, 2005

 

/s/ Maureen D. Howley


    Maureen D. Howley
    Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President
EX-32.1 8 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

The undersigned, Kenneth A. Shewer, Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Owner, Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. (the “Managing Owner”), of World Monitor Trust – Series B (“Series B”), hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) Series B’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Annual Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Series B.

 

/s/ Kenneth A. Shewer


Kenneth A. Shewer

Chief Executive Officer

March 30, 2005

EX-32.2 9 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

The undersigned, Maureen D. Howley, Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of the Managing Owner, Preferred Investment Solutions Corp. (the “Managing Owner”), of World Monitor Trust – Series B (“Series B”), hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) Series B’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Annual Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Series B.

 

/s/ Maureen D. Howley


Maureen D. Howley

Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President

March 30, 2005

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