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enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect, unless such construction would be unreasonable.

(e)Waiver. Any party may waive compliance by another with any of the provisions of this Agreement. No waiver of any provision shall be construed as a waiver of any other provision. Any waiver must be in writing.

(f) Binding Effect/Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon andinure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Agreement. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by either party without the prior written consent of the other and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.

(g)Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts, provided receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed.

(h)Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that any controversy that may arise under this Agreement is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each such party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right such party may have to a trial byjury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party certifies and acknowledges that (i) no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (ii) each such party understands and has considered the implications of this waiver, (iii) each such party makes this waiver voluntarily, and (iv) each such party has been induced to enter into this agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 7(h).

(i)Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified by a written agreement executed by both parties and authorized or approved by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

(i)Survival. The following provisions shall survive termination of this Agreement: Section 4 (Indemnification) and Section 7 (Miscellaneous).

(k) Limitation of Liability of Trustees and hareholders. A copy of the Declaration of Trust

of the Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of Delaware, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Trust as Trustees and not individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written

above.

ProShares Trust

/s/Todd B. Johnson

 

________________________

 

Name: Todd B. Johnson

 

Title: President

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Salient MF Trust, Forward Funds, Salient Midstream & MLP Fund

/s/Kristen Bayazitoglu

_____________________________

Name: Kristen Bayazitoglu

Title: Secretary

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