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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2011
Securities Act File No. 333-150620
1940 Act File No. 811-21986
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-2
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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Post-effective Amendment No. 3 |
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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Amendment No. 5 |
HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
8540 Colonnade Center Drive
Suite 401
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(919) 846-2324
(Registrants Telephone Number)
David B. Perkins
8540 Colonnade Center Drive
Suite 401
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Michael P. Malloy, Esq.
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Ste. 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
215-988-2700
APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
If any securities being registered on this form will be offered on a delayed or continuous
basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in
connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box. þ
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
þ When declared effective pursuant to Section 8(c) under the Securities
Act of 1933.
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE
NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH
SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
Hatteras Master Fund, L.P., as the Master Fund in which the Registrant invests
substantially all of its assets, has also executed this Registration Statement.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
Cross Reference Sheet
Parts A and B
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LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS |
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Outside Front Cover
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Outside Front Cover Page |
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Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Page
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Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Page |
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Fee Table and Synopsis
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Fund Fees and Expenses; Fund Summary |
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Financial Highlights
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Financial Highlights |
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Plan of Distribution
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Fund Summary; Distribution Arrangements |
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Selling Shareholders
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Tender Offers/ Offers to Repurchase; Tender/ Repurchase Procedures |
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Use of Proceeds
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Use of Proceeds |
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General Description of the Registrant
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Outside Front Cover Page; Funds Summary;
Investment Objective and Strategies |
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Management
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Management of the Funds; Boards of
Directors and Officers (SAI) |
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Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt,
and Other Securities
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Fund Summary; Purchase Terms;
Summary of Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements (SAI) |
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Defaults and Arrears on Senior
Securities
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Not Applicable |
12.
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Legal Proceedings
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Not Applicable |
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Table of Contents of the Statement of
Additional
Information
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Table of Contents of SAI |
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Cover Page of SAI
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Cover Page (SAI) |
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Table of Contents of SAI
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Table of Contents (SAI) |
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General Information and History
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Not Applicable |
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Investment Objective and Policies
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Funds Summary; Investment Objective and
Strategies; Management of the Fund;
Investment Policies and Practices (SAI) |
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Management
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Management of the Fund; Boards of
Directors and Officers (SAI);
Investment Management Services (SAI) |
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Control Persons and Principal Holders
of Securities
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Boards of Directors and Officers (SAI) |
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Investment Advisory and Other Services
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Management of the Fund; Fund Summary;
Investment Management Services (SAI);
Fund Expenses; Custodians (SAI);
Fund Servicing Fee
(SAI) |
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Portfolio Managers |
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Investment Management Services (SAI) |
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Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices
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Brokerage (SAI) |
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Tax Status
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Taxes; Certain Tax Considerations (SAI) |
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Financial Statements
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Financial Statements (SAI) |
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN
WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
PROSPECTUS
July __, 2011
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P. (the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund) and the
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. (the TEI Institutional Fund, and with the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, each a Fund or together, the Funds) are Delaware limited
partnerships that are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
1940 Act), as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The TEI Institutional
Fund is designed for investment primarily by tax-exempt and tax-deferred investors. Hatteras
Investment Partners, LLC (HIP), an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act),
serves as the investment manager to the Master Fund (as defined below) (in such capacity, the
Investment Manager).
Each Funds investment objective is to provide capital appreciation consistent with the return
characteristic of the alternative investment portfolios of larger endowments. To achieve its
objective, the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund provides its limited partners (each, a Partner
and together, the Partners) with access to a broad range of investment strategies, asset
categories and independent trading advisers (Advisers) and by providing overall asset allocation
services typically available on a collective basis to larger institutions through an investment of
substantially all of its assets in the Hatteras Master Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the Master Fund), which is also registered under the 1940 Act and has the same investment
objective as the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund.
The TEI Institutional Fund provides its Partners with access to a broad range of investment
strategies and asset categories, Advisers and overall asset allocation services typically available
on a collective basis to larger institutions through an investment of substantially all of the
assets of the TEI Institutional Fund in the Hatteras Multi-Strategy Offshore Institutional Fund,
LDC (the Offshore Fund), a Cayman Islands limited duration company with the same investment
objective as the TEI Institutional Fund. The Offshore Fund in turn invests substantially all of
its assets in the Master Fund, which has the same investment objective as the TEI Institutional
Fund and the Offshore Fund. The Offshore Fund serves solely as an intermediate entity through
which the TEI Institutional Fund invests in the Master Fund. The Offshore Fund makes no
independent investment decisions and has no investment or other discretion over the TEI
Institutional Funds investable assets.
The Offshore Fund is interposed between the TEI Institutional Fund and the Master Fund and serves
as an intermediate entity so that any income generated by the Master Fund is not ultimately
recognized by Partners in the TEI Institutional Fund as unrelated business taxable income (UBTI).
The Offshore Fund is treated as a corporation under the taxation laws of the United States. Any
income received by the Offshore Fund is distributed to the TEI Institutional Fund as dividend
income. UBTI should therefore not flow through the Offshore Fund to the Partners of the TEI
Institutional Fund. As a result, income earned by a Partner from its investment in the TEI
Institutional Fund should not constitute UBTI provided that the Partner does not itself incur
indebtedness to finance its investment in the TEI Institutional Fund. See TAXES.
Although it is not required to do so, the Master Fund will seek to allocate its assets among at
least 50 Advisers, generally through investments in a wide range of investment vehicles (Adviser
Funds, which includes exchange-traded funds (ETFs), hedge funds, private investment funds and
other investment funds) managed by the Advisers or by placing assets in an account directly managed
by the Adviser (each, an Adviser Account). A Fund cannot guarantee that its investment objective
will be achieved or that the Master Funds strategy of investing in the Adviser Funds will be
successful. Investing in the Funds involves a heightened risk of significant loss. SEE RISK
FACTORS, GENERAL RISKS AND SPECIAL RISKS OF FUND OF FUNDS STRUCTURE BEGINNING ON PAGE 29.
This prospectus (the Prospectus) applies to the offering of units of limited partnership interest
(Units) of each Fund. Each Fund commenced the public offering of the Units in 2008 and has
publicly offered Units since that time. The Units will generally be offered as of the first
business day of each calendar month or at such other times as may be determined by Hatteras
Investment Management, LLC, the general partner of the Funds and the Master Fund (the General
Partner), in each case subject to any applicable sales charge and other fees, as described herein.
The Units are issued at net asset value (NAV) per Unit. Each Fund has registered $750,000,000
for sale under the registration statement to which this Prospectus relates. No person who is
admitted as a Partner will have the right to require a Fund to redeem its Units.
If you purchase Units in either Fund, you will become bound by the terms and conditions of that
Funds Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (each, a Partnership Agreement).
Investments in either of the Funds may be made only by Eligible Investors as defined herein. See
INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS.
For convenience, reference to the Funds may include the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund as the
context requires. Also, the Master Funds investments may be referred to as investments with
Advisers or Adviser Funds.
Units are an Illiquid Investment. The Units will not be listed on any securities exchange and the
Funds will not knowingly permit a secondary market to develop. The Units are subject to
substantial restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except
as permitted under the Partnership Agreements. Although each Fund may offer to repurchase Units
from time to time, Units will not be redeemable at a Partners option nor will they be exchangeable
for Units or shares of any other fund. As a result, an investor may not be able to sell or
otherwise liquidate his or her Units. Units are appropriate only for those investors who can
tolerate a high degree of risk and do not require a liquid investment and for whom an investment in
a Fund does not constitute a complete investment program.
This Prospectus concisely provides information that you should know about the Funds before
investing. You are advised to read this Prospectus carefully and to retain it for future
reference. Additional information about the Funds, including the Funds statement of additional
information (SAI), dated July [__], 2011, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC). You can request a copy of the SAI without charge by writing to the Funds,
UMB Fund Services, Inc., P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, or by calling the Funds at
888-363-2324. You can also obtain a copy of the SAI and annual and semi-annual reports of the
Funds at the following website: www.hatterasfunds.com. The SAI is incorporated by reference into
this Prospectus in its entirety. The table of contents of the SAI appears on page 55 of this
Prospectus. You can obtain the SAI, and other information about the Funds, on the SECs website
(http://www.sec.gov). The address of the SECs internet site is provided solely for the
information of prospective investors and is not intended to be an active link.
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Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
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Total Offering Amount (1) |
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750,000,000 |
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Proceeds to the Fund (maximum)(2) |
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750,000,000 |
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Proceeds to the Fund (minimum)(2) |
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750,000,000 |
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Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
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Total Offering Amount (1) |
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750,000,000 |
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Proceeds to the Fund (maximum)(2) |
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750,000,000 |
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Proceeds to the Fund (minimum)(2) |
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750,000,000 |
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Hatteras Capital Distributors, LLC (the Distributor) acts as the principal underwriter of
the Funds Units on a best-efforts basis, subject to various conditions. The Units are being
offered through the Distributor and may also be offered through other brokers or dealers that have
entered into selling agreements with the Distributor. The Investment Manager, the Distributor
and/or their affiliates may make payments to selected affiliated or unaffiliated third parties
(including the parties who have entered into selling agreements with the Distributor) from time to
time in connection with the distribution of Units and/or the servicing of Partners and/or the Fund.
These payments will be made out of the Investment Managers, Distributors and/or affiliates own
assets and will not represent an additional charge to the Fund. The amount of such payments may be
significant in amount and the prospect of receiving any such payments may provide such third
parties or their employees with an incentive to favor sales of Units of the Fund over other
investment options. See DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS. The Funds will sell Units only to investors
who certify that they are Eligible Investors. See INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS. The minimum
initial investment in each Fund by any investor is $50,000. However, the General Partner of each
Fund, in its sole discretion, may accept investments below this minimum. Pending the closing of
any offering, funds received from prospective investors will be placed in an interest-bearing
escrow account with UMB Bank, N.A., the Funds escrow agent. On the date of any closing, the
balance in the escrow account with respect to each investor whose investment is accepted will be
invested in the Fund on behalf of such investor. Any interest earned on escrowed amounts will be
credited to the Fund. See The Offering. |
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A Funds offering expenses are described under FUND FEES AND EXPENSES below. The
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and the TEI Institutional Fund paid offering expenses estimated
at $54,733.40 and $77,754.90, respectively, from the proceeds of the offering. |
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has determined whether this Prospectus is
truthful or complete, nor have they made, nor will they make, any determination as to whether
anyone should buy these securities. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
You should not construe the contents of this Prospectus as legal, tax or financial advice.
You should consult with your own professional advisors as to legal, tax, financial, or other
matters relevant to the suitability of an investment in a Fund.
You should rely only on the information contained in this Prospectus and the SAI. The Funds
have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information.
THE FUNDS PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER IS HATTERAS CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC.
The date of this Prospectus is July [__], 2011.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Fund Fees and Expenses |
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Financial Highlights |
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Funds Summary |
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Use of Proceeds |
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Distribution Arrangements |
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Management of the Funds |
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Investment Objective and Strategies |
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Overview of Investment Process |
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Due Diligence and Selection of Advisers |
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Risk Factors |
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Investor Qualifications |
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Tender Offers/Offers to Repurchase |
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Tender/Repurchase Procedures |
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Transfers of Units |
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Capital Accounts and Allocations |
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Calculation of Net Asset Value |
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Taxes |
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Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information |
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FUND FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the aggregate fees and expenses that each Fund expects to incur
and that the Partners can expect to bear, either directly or indirectly, through the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Funds investment in the Master Fund, and the TEI Institutional Funds investment in
the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund.
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PARTNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES: |
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ANNUAL EXPENSES (AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS OF THE FUND) (2) |
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Interest Expenses |
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Other Expenses (4) |
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0.43 |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (5) |
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4.20 |
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Total Annual Expenses |
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Less Fee Reduction and/or Expense Reimbursement (6) |
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Net Expenses |
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5.73 |
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The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in
the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example
assumes that all distributions are reinvested at NAV and that the percentage amounts listed under
annual expenses remain the same in the years shown. The table and the assumption in the
hypothetical example of a 5% annual return are required by regulation of the SEC applicable to all
investment companies; the assumed 5% annual return is not a prediction of, and does not represent,
the projected or actual performance of the Units. The example reflects allocation by the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund to the Investment Manager of the Performance Allocation (as
defined below), which is calculated based on the assumed 5% annual return and the yield-to-maturity
of the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill of 0.12% as reported by the Wall Street Journal on December 31,
2010.
The example is based on the expenses set forth in the table above, including Acquired Fund
Fees and Expenses, and should not be considered a representation of the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Funds future expenses. Actual expenses of the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund may
be higher or lower than those shown. Moreover, the annual return may be greater or less than the
hypothetical 5% return in the table above; if the annual return were greater, the amount of fees
and expenses would increase.
EXAMPLE
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You Would Pay the Following Expenses Based on a $1,000 |
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Investment in the Fund, Assuming a 5% Annual Return: |
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Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund |
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62 |
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191 |
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328 |
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711 |
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A Partner participating in a repurchase offer may be subject to a
repurchase fee payable to the Fund equal to 5% of the amount
repurchased if such Partner has been a Partner for less than 12 months
prior to the valuation date. |
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This table summarizes the aggregate expenses of the Fund and the
Master Fund and is designed to help investors understand the costs and
expenses they will bear, directly or indirectly, by investing in the
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The Fund does not pay the Investment Manager a Management Fee
directly, but the Partners bear an indirect share of this fee through
the Funds investment in the Master Fund. For its provision of
services to the Master Fund, the Investment Manager receives a monthly
Management Fee equal to 1/12th of 1.00% (1.00% on an
annualized basis) of the aggregate value of the Master Funds net
assets as of each month-end. The Management Fee will be paid to the
Investment Manager before giving effect to any repurchase of interests
in the Master Fund effective as of that date, and will decrease the
net profits or increase the net losses of the Master Fund that are
credited to its interest holders, including the Fund. In addition,
the General Partner of the Master Fund will be allocated a Performance
Allocation (as defined below) that is equal to 10% of the excess of
the new net profits of the limited partner interests of the Master
Fund (calculated and accrued monthly and payable annually and
calculated separately for the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, the
TEI Institutional Fund and each other fund that serves as a feeder
fund to the Master Fund) over the yield-to-maturity of the 90 day U.S.
Treasury Bill as reported by the Wall Street Journal for the last
business day of the preceding calendar year of the Master Fund. |
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Other Expenses includes direct expenses of the Fund as well as
indirect expenses of the Master Fund. Directors fees, insurance
costs and other costs have been allocated pro rata among the Master
Fund and all of its feeder funds (including the Fund). Partners also
indirectly bear a portion of the asset-based fees, performance and
incentive fees or allocations and other expenses incurred by the
Master Fund as an investor in Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts.
Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal
year and also includes the Fund Servicing Fee. The Fund Servicing Fee
payable to the Investment Manager will be borne pro rata by all
Partners of the Fund. See FUND SERVICING FEE for additional
information. |
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In addition to the Funds direct expenses, the Fund indirectly bears a
pro-rata share of the expenses of the Adviser Funds. The Adviser
Funds generally charge, in addition to management fees calculated as a
percentage of the average NAV of the Funds investment,
performance-based fees generally from 10% to 35% of the net capital
appreciation in the Funds investment for the year or other
measurement period. The fees and expenses indicated are calculated
based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. In the
future, these fees and expenses may be substantially higher or lower
than reflected, because certain fees are based on the performance of
the Advisers, which fluctuate over time. In addition, the Master
Funds portfolio changes from time to time, which will result in
different Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. |
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The Investment Manager has contractually agreed to waive its Fund
Servicing Fee and/or reimburse Other Expenses until July 31, 2012, so
that the Total Annual Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage
commissions, other transaction-related expenses, any extraordinary
expenses of the Fund, any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, as well as
any performance allocation payable by the Fund or the Master Fund) for
this period will not exceed 1.75% for the Fund (the Expense
Limitation). The Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed
(3) three years from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is
made by the Investment Manager, any expenses in excess of the Expense
Limitation and repay the Investment Manager such amounts, provided the
Fund is able to effect such reimbursement and remain in compliance
with the Expense Limitation disclosed in the then effective
Prospectus. The Funds Expense Limitation Agreement is calculated
based on end of month net asset values. However, in the financial
statements for the Fund, the expense ratios presented in the financial
highlights are calculated based on average monthly net assets. |
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Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund |
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PARTNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES: |
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ANNUAL EXPENSES (AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS OF THE FUND) (2) |
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Management Fee (3) |
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1.00 |
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Interest Expenses |
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0.10 |
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Other Expenses (4) |
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0.51 |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (5) |
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4.20 |
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Total Annual Expenses |
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5.81 |
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Less Fee Reduction and/or Expense Reimbursement (6) |
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Net Expenses |
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5.81 |
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The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in
the TEI Institutional Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that all
distributions are reinvested at NAV and that the percentage amounts
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listed under annual expenses remain the same in the years shown. The table and the assumption
in the hypothetical example of a 5% annual return are required by regulation of the SEC applicable
to all investment companies; the assumed 5% annual return is not a prediction of, and does not
represent, the projected or actual performance of the Units. The example reflects allocation by the
TEI Institutional Fund to the Investment Manager of the Performance Allocation, which is calculated
based on the assumed 5% annual return and the yield-to-maturity of the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill of
0.12% as reported by the Wall Street Journal on December 31, 2010.
The example is based on the expenses set forth in the table above, including Acquired Fund
Fees and Expenses, and should not be considered a representation of the TEI Institutional Funds
future expenses. Actual expenses of the TEI Institutional Fund may be higher or lower than those
shown. Moreover, the annual return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return in the
table above; if the annual return were greater, the amount of fees and expenses would increase.
EXAMPLE
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You Would Pay the Following Expenses Based on a $1,000 |
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Investment in the Fund, Assuming a 5% Annual Return: |
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1 Year |
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3 Years |
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5 Years |
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10 Years |
TEI Institutional Fund |
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$ |
62 |
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$ |
192 |
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$ |
329 |
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713 |
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Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund Footnotes
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A Partner participating in a repurchase offer may be subject to a
repurchase fee payable to the Fund equal to 5% of the amount
repurchased if such Partner has been a Partner for less than 12 months
prior to the valuation date. |
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(2) |
|
This table summarizes the aggregate expenses of the Fund, the Offshore
Fund and the Master Fund and is designed to help investors understand
the costs and expenses they will bear, directly or indirectly, by
investing in the Fund. |
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|
(3) |
|
The Fund and the Offshore Fund do not pay the Investment Manager a
Management Fee directly, but the Partners bear an indirect share of
this fee through the Funds investment in the Master Fund through the
Offshore Fund. For its provision of services to the Master Fund, the
Investment Manager receives a monthly Management Fee equal to
1/12th of 1.00% (1.00% on an annualized basis) of the
aggregate value of the Master Funds net assets as of each month-end.
The Management Fee will be paid to the Investment Manager before
giving effect to any repurchase of interests in the Master Fund
effective as of that date, and will decrease the net profits or
increase the net losses of the Master Fund that are credited to its
interest holders, including the Fund. In addition, the General
Partner of the Master Fund will be allocated a Performance Allocation
(as defined below) that is equal to 10% of the excess of the new net
profits of the limited partner interests of the Master Fund
(calculated and accrued monthly and payable annually and calculated
separately for the TEI Institutional Fund, the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund and each other fund that serves as a feeder fund to
the Master Fund) over the yield-to-maturity of the 90 day U.S.
Treasury Bill as reported by the Wall Street Journal for the last
business day of the preceding calendar year of the Master Fund. |
|
|
|
(4) |
|
Other Expenses includes direct expenses of the Fund as well as
indirect expenses of the Master Fund. Directors fees, insurance
costs and other costs have been allocated pro-rata among the Master
Fund and all of its feeder funds (including the Fund). Partners also
indirectly bear a portion of the asset-based fees, performance and
incentive fees or allocations and other expenses incurred by the
Master Fund as an investor in Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts.
Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal
year and also includes the Fund Servicing Fee. The Fund Servicing Fee
payable to the Investment Manager will be borne pro rata by all
Partners of the Fund. See FUND SERVICING FEE for additional
information. In addition, taxes withheld on U.S.-source income
allocated from the Master Fund are not subject to the Expense
Limitation (as defined below), and the total annualized expenses of
the Fund listed above are exclusive of such withholding taxes. The
total annualized expenses of the Fund may be higher if withholding
taxes were taken into account. Such withholding taxes are included in
the ratio of net expenses to total assets in the Financial Highlights
table in this Prospectus. |
|
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(5) |
|
In addition to the Funds direct expenses, the Fund indirectly bears a
pro-rata share of the expenses of the Adviser Funds. The Adviser
Funds generally charge, in addition to management fees calculated as
a percentage of the average NAV of the Funds investment,
performance-based fees generally from 10% to 35% of the net capital
appreciation in the Funds investment for the year or other
measurement period. The fees and expenses indicated are calculated
based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. In the
future, these fees and expenses may be substantially higher or lower
than reflected, because certain fees are based on the performance of
the Advisers, which fluctuate over time. In addition, the Master
Funds portfolio changes from time to time, which will result in
different Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. |
|
|
(6) |
|
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed to waive its Fund
Servicing Fee and/or reimburse Other Expenses until July 31, 2012, so
that the Total Annual Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage
commissions, other transaction-related expenses, any extraordinary
expenses of the Fund, any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, as well as
any performance allocation payable by the Fund or the Master Fund) for
this period will not exceed 1.75% for the Fund (the Expense
Limitation). The Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed
(3) three years from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is
made by the Investment Manager, any expenses in excess of the Expense
Limitation and repay the Investment Manager such amounts, provided the
Fund is able to effect such reimbursement and remain in compliance
with the Expense Limitation disclosed in the then effective
Prospectus. The Funds Expense Limitation Agreement is calculated
based on end of month net asset values. However, in the financial
statements for the Fund, the expense ratios presented in the financial
highlights are calculated based on average monthly net assets. |
|
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. Past performance does not guarantee future investment results.
Performance of the Funds will vary based on many factors, including market conditions, the
composition of the Funds portfolios and the Funds expenses. For past performance information,
please refer to the section entitled FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS. Each Fund may from time to time
advertise its performance relative to certain averages, performance rankings, indices (including,
but not limited to, the Standard & Poors 500 Stock Index, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond
Index and the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index), other information prepared by recognized investment
company statistical services and investments for which reliable performance information is
available. The Standard & Poors 500 Stock Index with dividends reinvested is a market
capitalization weighted index made up of the 500 U.S. companies with the largest market
capitalizations. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a benchmark index made up of the
Barclays Capital Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, and
Asset-Backed Securities Index, which, in the aggregate, represent fixed income securities that are
of investment grade quality or better, have at least one year to maturity, and have an outstanding
par value of at least $100 million. The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is designed to be
representative of the overall composition of the hedge fund universe. It is comprised of all
eligible hedge fund strategies, including, but not limited to convertible arbitrage, distressed
securities, equity hedge, equity market neutral, event driven, macro, merger arbitrage, and
relative value arbitrage. The strategies are asset weighted based on the distribution of assets in
the hedge fund industry. Indices are unmanaged and their returns do not include sales charges or
fees. It is not possible to invest directly in the above referenced indices.
MANAGEMENT FEE. In consideration for the advisory and other services provided by the
Investment Manager to the Master Fund pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Master
Fund will pay the Investment Manager a monthly management fee (the Management Fee) equal to
1/12th of 1.00% (1.00% on an annualized basis) of the aggregate value of the Master
Funds net assets as of each month-end. Net assets means the total value of all assets of the
Master Fund, less an amount equal to all accrued debts, liabilities and obligations of the Master
Fund. In the case of a partial month, the Management Fee will be based on the number of days during
the month in which the Investment Manager invested Master Fund assets. The Management Fee will be
paid to the Investment Manager out of the capital account of each limited partner of the Master
Fund pro rata after adjustment for any subscriptions effective on that date and before giving
effect to any repurchase of interests in the Master Fund or portions of interests in the Master
Fund effective as of that date, and will decrease the net profits or increase the net losses of the
Master Fund that are credited to or debited against the capital accounts of its limited partners.
The Funds will not directly pay a management fee to the Investment Manager; however, the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund bears an indirect share of the Management Fee as a result of the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds investment in the Master Fund, and the TEI Institutional Fund
and Offshore Fund bear an indirect share of the Management Fee as a result of the TEI Institutional
Funds investment in the Master Fund through the Offshore Fund. A discussion regarding the basis
for the approval of the Board of Directors of each Fund (each, a Board) of the Investment
Management Agreement for the Master Fund is available in the Master Funds annual report dated
March 31, 2011.
PERFORMANCE ALLOCATION. The General Partner of the Master Fund will be allocated a
Performance Allocation that is equal to 10% of the excess of the new net profits of the partner
interests in the Master Fund (calculated and accrued monthly and payable annually and calculated
separately for the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, the TEI Institutional Fund and each other
fund that serves
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as a feeder fund to the Master Fund) over the yield-to-maturity of the 90 day U.S. Treasury
Bill as reported by the Wall Street Journal for the last business day of the preceding calendar
year of each Fund.
FUND SERVICING FEE. Each Fund intends to pay compensation to HIP for fund services in
accordance with a fund servicing agreement between each Fund and HIP (in such capacity, the
Servicing Agent). The Servicing Agent receives a monthly fund servicing fee (Fund Servicing
Fee) equal to 1/12th of 0.10% (0.10% on an annualized basis) of the aggregate value of
each Funds net assets as of the end of each month. The Fund Servicing Fee payable to the
Servicing Agent will be borne pro rata by all Partners of each corresponding Fund before giving
effect to any repurchase of Units in a Fund effective as of that date and will decrease the net
profits or increase the net profits or increase the net losses of the Fund that are credited to its
Partners. The Servicing Agent may waive (to all investors on a pro rata basis) or pay to third
parties all or a portion of any such fees in its sole discretion. The Servicing Agent may delegate
some or all of its servicing responsibilities to one or more service providers. The Servicing
Agent may delegate and any such service provider will provide customary services, including some or
all of the following: (1) assisting in the maintenance of a Funds records containing information
relating to Partners; (2) providing the Funds with personnel to perform such executive,
administrative and clerical services as are reasonably necessary to provide effective
administration of a Fund and Partner services; (3) as agreed from time to time with the Board in
accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, making available the services of appropriate
compliance personnel and resources relating to compliance policies and procedures of the Funds; (4)
assisting in the administration of meetings of the Board and its committees and the Partners; (5)
assisting in administering subscriptions and tender offers, including assistance in the preparation
of regulatory filings and the transmission of cash between Partners and a Fund, and the Funds and
the Master Fund (or any successor thereto designated by a Fund); (6) assisting in arranging for, at
the Funds expense, the preparation of all required tax returns; (7) assisting in the periodic
updating of the Funds prospectus(es) and statement(s) of additional information, the preparation
of proxy statements to Partners, and the preparation of reports filed with regulatory authorities;
(8) providing information and assistance as requested in connection with the registration of the
Funds Units in accordance with state securities requirements; (9) providing assistance in
connection with the preparation of the Funds periodic financial statements and annual audit as
reasonably requested by the Board or officers of the Funds or the Funds independent accountants;
and (10) supervising other aspects of the Funds operations and providing other administrative
services to the Funds.
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. Each Fund will pay UMB Fund Services, Inc. (the Administrator) a
fixed monthly administration fee of $2,000 ($24,000 on an annualized basis) in addition to a
regulatory administration fee, transfer agency fees and certain out of pocket expenses
(collectively, the Fund Administration Fee). In addition, the Master Fund will pay the
Administrator an administration fee of up to 0.075% on an annualized basis of the net assets of the
Master Fund (prior to reduction for any Management Fee) (the Master Fund Administration Fee, and
together with the Fund Administration Fee, the Administration Fees) calculated as of month-end.
The Master Fund Administration Fee will be paid to the Administrator pro rata before giving effect
to any repurchase of interests in the Master Fund effective as of that date, and will decrease the
net profits or increase the net losses of the Master Fund that are credited to its partners. The
Funds and the Master Fund will also reimburse the Administrator for certain out-of-pocket expenses
and pay the Administrator a fee for transfer agency services.
CUSTODIAL SERVICES. UMB Bank, N.A. (the Custodian) serves as the custodian of the Funds and
the Offshore Funds assets. The Custodian also serves as the custodian of the Master Funds assets
not held by U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. Bank and together with the Custodian, the
Custodians). U.S. Bank serves as the custodian of the Master Funds assets that are used to
collateralize any borrowings pursuant to the Master Funds credit facility with Credit Suisse
International (Credit Suisse). The Custodians may maintain custody of assets with domestic and
non-U.S. subcustodians (which may be banks, trust companies, securities depositories and clearing
agencies) approved by the Board. Assets are not held by the Investment Manager or commingled with
the assets of other accounts except to the extent that securities are held in the name of a
custodian in a securities depository, clearing agency or omnibus customer account of such
custodian. The Custodians principal business address is 1010 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106. The Custodian is an affiliate of the Administrator. U.S. Banks principal business
address is 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
FUND EXPENSES. Each Fund will pay all of its own expenses other than those that the
Investment Manager or an affiliate of the Investment Manager assumes. The expenses of each Fund
will include, but will not be limited to, any fees and expenses in connection with the organization
of each Fund, including any offering expenses; brokerage commissions; interest and fees on any
borrowings by a Fund; expenses incurred with respect to due diligence (including, without
limitation, the fees and expenses of outside operational due diligence professionals); fees and
expenses of outside legal counsel (including fees and expenses associated with review of
documentation for prospective investments by each Fund), including foreign legal counsel;
independent registered public accounting firm fees; fees and expenses in connection with repurchase
offers and any repurchases of Units; taxes and governmental fees (including tax preparation fees);
custody fees; expenses of preparing, printing, and distributing the Prospectus, the SAI (and any
supplements or amendments thereto), reports, notices, other communications to Partners, and proxy
materials; expenses of preparing, printing, and filing reports and other documents with government
agencies; expenses of Partners meetings; expenses of corporate data
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processing and related services (including software expenses); Partner recordkeeping and
Partner account services, fees, and disbursements; fees and expenses of the Directors that the
Investment Manager does not employ; insurance premiums; and extraordinary expenses such as
litigation expenses. Each Fund will also bear, as a direct or indirect investor in the Master Fund,
its allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the Master Fund, and in the case of the TEI
Institutional Fund, the expenses of the Offshore Fund. Each Fund may need to sell portfolio
securities to pay fees and expenses, which could cause the affected Fund to realize taxable gains.
Ongoing offering costs required by applicable accounting principles to be charged to capital
that are incurred during a fiscal period will be charged to capital for the period.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The information contained in the table below for the year or period ended March 31, 2011,
March 31, 2010, March 31, 2009, March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, sets forth selected information
derived from each Funds financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31 and have been
audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte), an independent registered public accounting firm.
Deloittes report, along with each Funds financial statements and notes thereto, are incorporated
by reference to each Funds annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 previously filed
on Form N-CSR on June 6, 2011 and are available upon request from each Fund. The information in
the table below should be read in conjunction with those financial statements and the notes
thereto.
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras |
|
Hatteras |
|
|
Multi-Strategy |
|
Multi-Strategy |
|
|
Institutional |
|
TEI Institutional |
|
|
Fund, L.P. |
|
Fund, L.P. |
|
Net Asset Value, July 1, 2008* |
|
$ |
100.00 |
|
|
$ |
100.00 |
|
Income from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss |
|
|
(0.79 |
) |
|
|
(0.75 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized loss
on investment transactions |
|
|
(22.50 |
) |
|
|
(22.59 |
) |
|
Total from investment operations |
|
|
(23.29 |
) |
|
|
(23.34 |
) |
|
Net Asset Value, April 1, 2009 |
|
|
76.71 |
|
|
|
76.66 |
|
Income from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss |
|
|
(0.86 |
) |
|
|
(0.61 |
) |
Net realized and unrealized gain
on investment transactions |
|
|
13.06 |
|
|
|
12.81 |
|
|
Total from investment operations |
|
|
12.20 |
|
|
|
12.20 |
|
|
Net Asset Value, April 1, 2010 |
|
|
88.91 |
|
|
|
88.86 |
|
Income from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
0.30 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain
on investment transactions |
|
|
6.00 |
|
|
|
5.53 |
|
|
Total from investment operations |
|
|
5.90 |
|
|
|
5.83 |
|
|
Net Asset Value, March 31, 2011 |
|
$ |
94.81 |
|
|
$ |
94.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Net asset value per share information presented as of unitization on July 1, 2008. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the period from |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 1, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(commencement of |
|
|
For the year ended March 31, |
|
operations) to March |
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P. |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
20082 |
|
31, 20075 |
|
Total return before amortizing organizational expenses
and before Performance Allocation |
|
|
6.64 |
% 1 |
|
|
15.90 |
% 1 |
|
|
-20.69 |
% 1 |
|
|
3.37 |
%1 |
|
|
3.79 |
% |
Organization expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-1.38 |
% |
|
Total return after amortizing organizational expenses
and before Performance Allocation3 |
|
|
6.64 |
% |
|
|
15.90 |
% |
|
|
-20.69 |
% |
|
|
3.37 |
% |
|
|
2.41 |
% |
Performance Allocation |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
-0.03 |
% |
|
|
-0.15 |
% |
|
|
-0.17 |
% |
|
Total return after amortizing organzational
expenses and Performance Allocation |
|
|
6.64 |
% |
|
|
15.90 |
% |
|
|
-20.72 |
% |
|
|
3.22 |
% |
|
|
2.24 |
% |
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
|
0.14 |
% |
|
|
-1.12 |
% |
|
|
-1.23 |
% |
|
|
-1.11 |
% |
|
|
-5.37 |
% |
|
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets4 |
|
|
1.43 |
% |
|
|
1.51 |
% |
|
|
1.56 |
% |
|
|
1.72 |
% |
|
|
7.60 |
% |
Ratio of allocated credit facility fees and interest expense to
average net assets |
|
|
0.10 |
% |
|
|
0.06 |
% |
|
|
0.03 |
% |
|
|
0.05 |
% |
|
|
0.01 |
% |
|
Operating expenses, excluding reimbursement from
Investment Manager and Performance Allocation 4 |
|
|
1.53 |
% |
|
|
1.57 |
% |
|
|
1.59 |
% |
|
|
1.77 |
% |
|
|
7.61 |
% |
Performance Allocation |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.03 |
% |
|
|
0.18 |
% |
|
|
0.35 |
% |
|
Total expenses and Performance Allocation before
reimbursement from Investment Manager |
|
|
1.53 |
% |
|
|
1.57 |
% |
|
|
1.62 |
% |
|
|
1.95 |
% |
|
|
7.96 |
% |
Reimbursement from Investment Manager |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
-0.02 |
% |
|
|
-1.12 |
% |
|
Net expenses |
|
|
1.53 |
% |
|
|
1.57 |
% |
|
|
1.62 |
% |
|
|
1.93 |
% |
|
|
6.84 |
% |
|
Limited Partners capital, end of period (000s) |
|
$ |
238,675 |
|
|
$ |
249,153 |
|
|
$ |
202,898 |
|
|
$ |
149,882 |
|
|
$ |
9,418 |
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (Master Fund) |
|
|
25.12 |
% |
|
|
23.12 |
% |
|
|
22.57 |
% |
|
|
9.54 |
% |
|
|
14.03 |
% |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Organizational costs were fully expensed as of March 31, 2007. |
|
2 |
|
2008 Ratio includes repayment to Investment Manager for prior reimbursements in the
amount of 0.09%. |
|
3 |
|
Prior to 2009, total return amounts are calculated by geometrically linking returns
based on the change in value during each monthly accounting period. |
|
4 |
|
Ratios calculated based on total expenses and average net assets. If the expense
ratio calculation had been performed monthly, as is done for expense cap calculations, the ratios
would have been different. |
|
5 |
|
Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the period from |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 1, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(commencement of |
|
|
For the year ended March 31, |
|
operations) to March |
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
20082 |
|
31, 20075 |
|
Total return before amortizing organizational expenses
and before Performance Allocation |
|
|
6.61 |
% 1 |
|
|
15.91 |
% 1 |
|
|
-20.79 |
% 1 |
|
|
3.09 |
%1 |
|
|
2.51 |
% |
Organization expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-2.07 |
% |
|
Total return after amortizing organizational expenses
and before Performance Allocation3 |
|
|
6.61 |
% |
|
|
15.91 |
% |
|
|
-20.79 |
% |
|
|
3.09 |
% |
|
|
0.44 |
% |
Performance Allocation |
|
|
-0.05 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
-0.05 |
% |
|
|
-0.09 |
% |
|
|
-0.15 |
% |
|
Total return after amortizing organzational
expenses and Performance Allocation |
|
|
6.56 |
% |
|
|
15.91 |
% |
|
|
-20.84 |
% |
|
|
3.00 |
% |
|
|
0.29 |
% |
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
|
0.10 |
% |
|
|
-1.11 |
% |
|
|
-1.35 |
% |
|
|
-1.44 |
% |
|
|
-10.38 |
% |
|
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets4 |
|
|
1.38 |
% |
|
|
1.44 |
% |
|
|
1.50 |
% |
|
|
1.67 |
% |
|
|
12.74 |
% |
Ratio of allocated credit facility fees and interest expense to
average net assets |
|
|
0.10 |
% |
|
|
0.06 |
% |
|
|
0.03 |
% |
|
|
0.05 |
% |
|
|
0.01 |
% |
Ratio of withholding tax to average net assets |
|
|
0.08 |
% |
|
|
0.05 |
% |
|
|
0.19 |
% |
|
|
0.36 |
% |
|
|
0.25 |
% |
|
Operating expenses, excluding reimbursement from
Investment Manager and Performance Allocation 4 |
|
|
1.56 |
% |
|
|
1.55 |
% |
|
|
1.72 |
% |
|
|
2.08 |
% |
|
|
13.00 |
% |
Performance Allocation |
|
|
0.05 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
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0.05 |
% |
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|
0.14 |
% |
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|
0.59 |
% |
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Total expenses and Performance Allocation before
reimbursement from Investment Manager |
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|
1.61 |
% |
|
|
1.55 |
% |
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|
1.77 |
% |
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|
2.22 |
% |
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13.59 |
% |
Reimbursement from Investment Manager |
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|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
-0.03 |
% |
|
|
-1.42 |
% |
|
Net expenses |
|
|
1.61 |
% |
|
|
1.55 |
% |
|
|
1.77 |
% |
|
|
2.19 |
% |
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12.17 |
% |
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Limited Partners capital, end of period (000s) |
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$ |
659,549 |
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$ |
561,581 |
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$ |
384,901 |
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$ |
209,737 |
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$ |
4,047 |
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Portfolio Turnover Rate (Master Fund) |
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25.12 |
% |
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23.12 |
% |
|
|
22.57 |
% |
|
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9.54 |
% |
|
|
14.03 |
% |
|
|
|
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Organizational costs were fully expensed as of March 31, 2007. |
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2 |
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2008 Ratio includes repayment to Investment Manager for prior reimbursements in the
amount of 0.07%. |
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Prior to 2009, total return amounts are calculated by geometrically linking returns
based on the change in value during each monthly accounting period. |
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4 |
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Ratios calculated based on total expenses and average net assets. If the expense
ratio calculation had been performed monthly, as is done for expense cap calculations, the ratios
would have been different. |
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5 |
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Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
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FUNDS SUMMARY
This is only a summary. This summary does not contain all of the information that Investors
should consider before investing in the Funds. Investors should review the more detailed
information appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus and SAI, especially the information set forth
under the heading RISK FACTORS.
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The Funds and the Units
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Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional
Fund, L.P. (the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund) is a closed-end,
management investment company,
organized as a Delaware limited
partnership on June 20, 2006.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI
Institutional Fund, L.P. (the TEI
Institutional Fund) is a closed-end,
management investment company,
organized as a Delaware limited
partnership on June 20, 2006. The
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and
the TEI Institutional Fund (together,
the Funds) are non-diversified,
which means that under the 1940 Act,
the Funds are not limited in the
amount of assets that they may invest
in any single issuer of securities.
Limited partnership interests of the
Funds were offered in private
placement from January 1, 2007 until
the Funds became publicly offered
beginning on November 3, 2008. The
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund
invests substantially all of its
assets in Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership (the
Master Fund), which is also
registered under the 1940 Act. The
TEI Institutional Fund invests
substantially all of its assets in the
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Offshore
Institutional Fund, LDC (the Offshore
Fund), a Cayman Islands limited
duration company with the same
investment objective as the TEI
Institutional Fund. The Offshore Fund
invests substantially all of its
assets in the Master Fund. The Master
Fund invests substantially all of its
assets with a number of independent
trading advisers (Advisers) selected
by Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC
(HIP), the investment manager of the
Master Fund (in such capacity, the
Investment Manager), that are
typically available on a collective
basis to larger institutions. The
Investment Manager primarily pursues
the Funds objective investing the
Master Funds assets with each Adviser
either by becoming a participant in an
investment vehicle operated by the
Adviser (each, an Adviser Fund,
which includes exchange-traded funds
(ETFs), hedge funds, private
investment funds and other investment
funds) or by placing assets in an
account directly managed by the
Adviser (each, an Adviser Account).
See Fund Structure on prior page. |
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The General Partner
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Hatteras Investment Management LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company,
serves as the general partner of the
Funds and of the Master Fund (in each
case, the General Partner). The
General Partner has irrevocably
delegated to the boards of directors
of the Funds (the Boards) its rights
and powers to monitor and oversee the
business affairs of the Funds,
including the complete and exclusive
authority to oversee and establish
policies regarding the management,
conduct and operation of the Funds
business. |
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Investment Objective and Strategies
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The Master Fund has the same
investment objective as the Funds and
the Offshore Fund, which is to provide
capital appreciation consistent with
the return characteristic of the
alternative investment portfolios of
larger endowments. The Funds
secondary objective is to provide
capital appreciation with less
volatility than that of the equity
markets. |
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The Investment Manager
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As Investment Manager, Hatteras
Investment Partners, LLC provides
day-to-day investment management
services to the Master Fund. Its
principal place of business is located
at 8540 Colonnade Center Dr., Suite
401, Raleigh, NC 27615, Telephone
(888) 363-2324, Facsimile (816)
860-3138. The Investment Manager is
registered as an investment adviser
with the SEC under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the
Advisers Act). As of March 31, 2011, |
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approximately $1.8 billion of assets
were under the management of the
Investment Manager and its affiliates.
In order to comply with applicable
Cayman Islands law, the Investment
Manager holds a nominal, non-voting
interest in the Offshore Fund. For
further information, see Part 2 of
Form ADV of the Investment Manager,
which is available on the SECs
website and upon request to the
Investment Manager at (888) 363-2324. |
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Management Fee
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The Master Fund will pay the
Investment Manager a monthly
management fee (Management Fee)
equal to 1/12th of 1.00%
(1.00% on an annualized basis) of the
aggregate value of the Master Funds
net assets as of the end of each
month. The Management Fee will be
paid to the Investment Manager before
giving effect to any repurchase of
interests in the Master Fund effective
as of that date, and will decrease the
net profits or increase the net losses
of the Master Fund that are credited
to its interest holders, including
each Fund. Although neither the Funds
nor the Offshore Fund will pay any
direct investment management fee, the
Funds and the Offshore Fund will bear,
as a result of their investment in the
Master Fund, their allocable portion
of the management fee charged to the
Master Fund. |
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Performance Allocation
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The General Partner of the Master Fund
is allocated a performance allocation
(calculated and accrued monthly and
payable annually and calculated
separately for the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund, the TEI
Institutional Fund and each other fund
that serves as a feeder fund to the
Master Fund) equal to 10% of the
amount by which net new profits of the
limited partner interests of the
Master Fund exceed the non-cumulative
hurdle amount, which is calculated
as of the last day of the preceding
calendar year of the Master Fund at a
rate equal to the yield-to-maturity of
the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill as
reported by the Wall Street Journal
for the last business day of the
preceding calendar year (the
Performance Allocation). The
Performance Allocation is made on a
peak to peak, or high watermark
basis, which means that the
Performance Allocation is made only
with respect to new net profits. If,
with respect to a Fund, the Master
Fund has a net loss in any period
followed by a net profit, no
Performance Allocation will be made
with respect to such subsequent
appreciation until such net loss has
been recovered. |
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Fees of Advisers
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Advisers will charge the Master Fund
asset-based fees, and certain Advisers
will also be entitled to receive
performance-based fees or allocations.
Such fees and performance-based
compensation are in addition to both
the fees that are charged by the
Investment Manager to the Master Fund
and allocated to the Funds, and the
Performance Allocation charged by the
General Partner. Moreover, an investor
in the Multi-Strategy Institutional
Fund bears a proportionate share of
the expenses of the Master Fund and
the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund
and, indirectly, similar expenses of
the Adviser Funds. Likewise, an
investor in the TEI Institutional Fund
bears a proportionate share of the
expenses of the Master Fund, the
Offshore Fund and the TEI
Institutional Fund, and indirectly,
similar expenses of the Adviser Funds. |
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Investor Qualifications
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Each prospective investor in a Fund
will be required to certify that it is
a qualified client within the
meaning of Rule 205-3 under the
Advisers Act. A qualified client
means an individual or company (other
than an
investment company) that has a net
worth (or in the case of individuals,
a joint net worth with their spouse)
of more than $1,500,000, or that
meets certain other qualification
requirements. The SEC has issued
notice that it intends to change the
definition of qualified client by,
among other things, raising the net
worth threshold under Rule 205-3. For
more information see INVESTOR
QUALIFICATIONS. In addition, Units
are generally being offered only to
investors that are U.S. persons for
U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Investors who meet such qualifications
are referred to in this Prospectus as
Eligible Investors. |
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The Offering
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The minimum initial investment in a
Fund by any investor is $50,000, and
the minimum additional investment in
either Fund by a Partner is $5,000.
However, the General Partner of each
Fund, in its sole discretion, may
accept investments below these
minimums. |
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Units will generally be offered for
purchase as of the first day of each
calendar month, except that Units may
be offered more or less frequently as
determined by the Board in its sole
discretion. Potential investors
should deposit monies in the capital
account by wire transfer pursuant to
instructions provided to them by the
Funds. |
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Subscriptions are generally subject to
the receipt of cleared funds on or
prior to the acceptance date set by
the Funds and notified to prospective
investors. Pending the closing of any
offering, funds received from
prospective investors will be placed
in an interest-bearing escrow account
with UMB Bank, N.A., the Funds escrow
agent. On the date of any closing,
the balance in the escrow account with
respect to each investor whose
investment is accepted will be
invested in the applicable Fund on
behalf of such investor. Any interest
earned on escrowed amounts will be
credited to such Fund. |
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A prospective investor must submit a
completed investor application on or
prior to the acceptance date set by
the Funds. Each Fund reserves the
right to reject, in its sole
discretion, any request to purchase
Units in the Fund at any time. Each
Fund also reserves the right to
suspend or terminate offerings of
Units at any time at the applicable
Boards discretion. Additional
information regarding the subscription
process is set forth under Investor
Qualifications. |
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Fund Servicing Fee
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Each Fund will pay Hatteras Investment
Partners, LLC (in such capacity, the
Servicing Agent) for fund servicing
in accordance with a fund servicing
agreement. The Servicing Agent
receives a monthly fund servicing fee
(Fund Servicing Fee) equal to
1/12th of 0.10% (0.10% on
an annualized basis) of the aggregate
value of each Funds net assets as of
the end of each month. The Fund
Servicing Fee payable to the Servicing
Agent will be borne pro rata by all
Partners before giving effect to any
repurchase of Units in a Fund
effective as of that date, and will
decrease the net profits or increase
the net losses of the Fund that are
credited to its Partners. The
Servicing Agent may waive (to all
investors on a pro rata basis) or pay
to service providers all or a portion
of any such fees in its sole
discretion. For more information see
FUND SERVICING FEE above. |
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Distribution Policy
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It is expected that distributions will
generally not be made to Partners.
However, the Board has the right to
cause distributions to be made in cash
or in-kind to the Partners in its sole
discretion. Whether or not
distributions are made, each Partner
will be required each year to pay
applicable federal, state and local
income taxes on its allocable share of
the Funds taxable income. |
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Closed-End Structure
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Each Fund has been organized as a
closed-end management investment
company. Closed-end funds differ from
open-end management investment
companies (commonly known as mutual
funds) in that beneficial owners of a
closed-end fund do not have the right
to redeem their Units on a daily
basis. |
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Repurchase Offers
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In order to provide a limited degree
of liquidity to the Partners, each
Fund intends to conduct repurchase
offers generally quarterly with a
Valuation Date (as defined below) on
or about March 31, June 30, September
30 and December 31 of each year,
provided that it is in the best
interests of the Fund and the Partners
to do so as determined by the Board.
In each repurchase offer, each Fund
intends |
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to offer to repurchase a
percentage of its Units at its NAV
determined as of approximately March
31, June 30, September 30 and December
31, as applicable (each, a Valuation
Date), but in no event will more than
20% of the Units of a Fund be
repurchased per quarter. For purposes
of clarification, it should be noted
that there is no guarantee that a Fund
will offer to repurchase 20% (or any
other percentage) of the Units of a
Fund in any given quarter. If the
value of Units tendered for repurchase
exceeds the value a Fund intended to
repurchase, the Fund may determine to
repurchase less than the full number
of Units tendered. In such event,
Partners will have their Units
repurchased on a pro rata basis, and
tendering Partners will not have all
of their tendered Units repurchased by
the Fund. Partners tendering Units
for repurchase will be asked to give
written notice of their intent to do
so by the date specified in the notice
describing the terms of the applicable
repurchase offer, which date will be
approximately 65 days prior to the
date of repurchase by a Fund. A
Partner participating in a repurchase
offer may be subject to a repurchase
fee payable to a Fund equal to 5% of
the amount requested if such Partner
has been a Partner for less than 12
months prior to the Valuation Date.
The minimum value of a repurchase is
$50,000, subject to the discretion of
the General Partner. See TENDER
OFFERS/OFFERS TO REPURCHASE. |
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Risk Factors
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An investment in a Fund involves
substantial risks, including the risk
that the entire amount invested may be
lost. The Multi-Strategy Institutional
Fund, through its investment in the
Master Fund, and the TEI Institutional
Fund, through its investment in the
Master Fund through the Offshore Fund,
primarily allocate their assets to
Advisers and invest in Adviser Funds
and Adviser Accounts that invest in
and actively trade securities,
commodities and other financial
instruments using a variety of
strategies and investment techniques
that may involve significant risks.
Various other types of risks are also
associated with an investment in the
Funds, including risks relating to the
fund of funds structure of the Master
Fund, risks relating to the
master-feeder structure, risks
relating to compensation arrangements
and risks relating to the limited
liquidity of the Units. Additional
risks include: |
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Industry Concentration Risk |
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Non-Diversification Risk |
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Leverage |
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Turnover |
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Valuation of Adviser Funds |
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Highly Volatile Markets |
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Counter-Party Credit Risk |
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Dilution |
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Accordingly, the Funds should be
considered speculative investments,
and you should invest in the Funds
only if you can sustain a complete
loss of your investment. Past results
of the Investment Manager or its
principals, the Funds or the Advisers
are not indicative of future results.
See RISK FACTORS. |
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Substantially all of the proceeds from the sale of Units, net of the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Funds and TEI Institutional Funds fees and expenses, will be invested in the Master
Fund by the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, and in the Master Fund through the Offshore Fund by
the TEI Institutional Fund, to pursue its investment program and objectives as soon as practicable,
but in no event later than three months after receipt, consistent with market conditions and the
availability of suitable investments.
DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS
General. Hatteras Capital Distributors, LLC (the Distributor), located at 8540 Colonnade Center
Drive, Suite 401, Raleigh, North Carolina, acts as principal underwriter to the Funds on a
best-efforts basis, subject to various conditions, pursuant to distribution services agreements
between each Fund and the Distributor (together, the Distribution Agreement). There is no sales
charge for purchases of the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and the TEI Institutional Fund. The
Distributor is also responsible for selecting brokers and dealers in connection with the offering
of Units and for negotiating the terms of any such arrangements. The Distributor is an affiliate
of the Investment Manager and it also serves as the Master Funds placement agent.
Neither the Distributor nor any other party is obligated to buy from the Funds any of the
Units. There is no minimum aggregate amount of Units required to be purchased in any offering. In
addition, the Distributor does not intend to make a market in the Units.
The General Partner, Investment Manager, Distributor and/or their affiliates may make payments
to selected affiliated or unaffiliated third parties (including the parties who have entered into
selling agreements with the Distributor) from time to time in connection with the distribution of
Units and/or the servicing of Unit holders. These payments will be made out of the General
Partners, Investment Managers, Distributors and/or affiliates own assets and will not represent
an additional charge to a Fund. The amount of such payments may be significant in amount and the
prospect of receiving any such payments may provide such third parties or their employees with an
incentive to favor sales of Units in the Funds over other investment options. Contact your
financial intermediary for details about revenue sharing payments it receives or may receive.
Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor is solely responsible for the costs
and expenses incurred in connection with (i) its qualification as a broker-dealer under state or
federal laws, and (ii) the advertising or promotion of the offering of the Units. The Distribution
Agreement also provides that the Funds will indemnify the Distributor and its affiliates and
certain other persons against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Units in each Fund are available to investors investing through broker/dealers and other
financial intermediaries where the financial intermediary and/or the Servicing Agent has agreed to
provide certain administrative services.
ADDITIONAL SALES OF UNITS. Each Fund currently intends to accept initial and additional
subscriptions of Units as of the first business day of each calendar month or at such other times
as may be determined by the General Partner. The General Partner may discontinue accepting
subscriptions for Units at any time. Any amounts received in connection with a subscription for
Units will be promptly placed in an escrow account with UMB Bank, N.A., as the Funds escrow agent,
prior to their investment in a Fund. Any interest earned on escrowed amounts will be credited to
the Fund. All subscriptions for Units are subject to the receipt of cleared funds prior to the
applicable purchase date in the full offering price. Although a Fund may accept, in its sole
discretion, a subscription prior to receipt of cleared funds, a prospective Partner may not become
a Partner until cleared funds have been received, and the prospective Partner is not entitled to
interest or performance returns until accepted as a Partner. The prospective Partner must also
submit a completed investor application before the applicable purchase date. Each Fund reserves the
right to reject any offer to purchase Units and the Investment Manager may, in its sole discretion,
suspend subscriptions for Units at any time and from time to time.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
GENERAL. Each Fund is registered under the 1940 Act as a closed-end, non-diversified
management investment company. The Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and TEI Institutional Fund
were formed as limited partnerships organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 20,
2006.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Each Fund and the Master Fund are governed by a Board of Directors
(each, a Board), which is responsible for protecting the interests of the Partners under the 1940
Act. At least a majority of the members of each Board are independent directors. A Board is
elected by its Partners and meets periodically throughout the year to oversee the applicable Funds
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business, review its performance, and review the actions of the Investment Manager. BOARDS OF
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS in the SAI identifies the Directors and officers of each Fund and the
Master Fund and provides more information about them.
The Offshore Fund has two members, the TEI Institutional Fund and the Investment Manager
(which holds only a nominal non-voting interest). The TEI Institutional Fund is the managing
member of the Offshore Fund, and the non-managing member has delegated the day-to-day management
and general oversight responsibilities of the Offshore Fund to the TEI Institutional Fund. The
Offshore Fund therefore is effectively controlled by the Board of the TEI Institutional Fund.
THE INVESTMENT MANAGER. Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC (the Investment Manager) is
responsible for providing day-to-day investment management services to the Master Fund, subject to
the ultimate supervision of and any policies established by the Board, pursuant to the terms of an
investment management agreement with the Master Fund (the Investment Management Agreement).
Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager is responsible for
developing, implementing and supervising the Master Funds investment program. The Investment
Manager is controlled by David B. Perkins, Founder and Chairman of Hatteras Funds. The Investment
Manager along with its affiliated entities (collectively referred to as Hatteras Funds) is a
provider of unique alternative investment solutions for financial advisors and their clients.
Hatteras Funds believes that all investors should have access to the same sophisticated investment
approach and superior portfolio management talent as the largest institutions. A boutique
alternative investment specialist founded in 2003, Hatteras Funds offers a suite of innovative
products designed to solve specific portfolio needs.
As of March 31, 2011, the Investment Manager and its affiliates had assets under management of
approximately $1.8 billion.
MANAGEMENT TEAM. The following biographies are of the members of the Investment Managers
investment committee (the Investment Committee), which is primarily responsible for selecting
Advisers on behalf of the Investment Manager and allocating the Master Funds assets among them:
DAVID B. PERKINS, CAIASM
Founder and Chairman, Hatteras Funds
Mr. Perkins is responsible for creating and implementing the strategic vision of Hatteras
Funds. As a member of Hatteras Portfolio Management Team, Mr. Perkins oversees the firms
investment process, including identification and optimization of investment strategies, risk
management, process development and control, manager selection and due diligence, tactical and
strategic asset allocation decisions, as well as strategic planning. Prior to founding Hatteras
Funds, Mr. Perkins was the co-founder and Managing Partner of CapFinancial Partners, LLC, where his
primary responsibilities included oversight and direction of the investment consulting process
including strategic and tactical asset allocation and investment manager search and selection with
a particular emphasis on alternative investment strategies. Mr. Perkins has more than two decades
of experience in investment management consulting and institutional and private client relations
and offers proven experience building, operating and leading client-focused businesses. Mr.
Perkins received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and
has earned the designation of Chartered Alternatives Investment Analyst (CAIA). Mr. Perkins has
been a member of the Funds portfolio management team since its inception.
MARK W. YUSKO
Chief Investment Officer, Hatteras Multi-Strategy Funds
Mr. Yusko serves as the Chief Investment Officer for the Hatteras Multi-Strategy Funds. Since
July 2004, Mr. Yusko has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan
Creek Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.
Previously, Mr. Yusko was President, Chief Investment Officer, and Founder of UNC Management
Company (UNCMC), the endowment investment office for the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, from 1998 to 2004. Throughout his tenure at UNCMC, Mr. Yusko directly oversaw strategic and
tactical asset allocation recommendations to the Investment Fund Board, investment manager
selection, manager performance evaluation, spending policy management, and performance reporting.
Total assets under management were $1.5 billion ($1.2 billion in endowment assets and $300 million
in working capital). Until 1998, Mr. Yusko was the Senior Investment Director for the University
of Notre Dame Investment Office, which he joined as the Assistant Investment Officer in October
1993. He worked with the Chief Investment Officer in all aspects of
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endowment management. Mr. Yusko received his Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in
Biology and Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Business Administration
degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Chicago. Mr. Yusko has been a member of
the Funds portfolio management team since its inception.
JOSHUA E. PARROTT, CAIASM
Director of Public Investments, Hatteras Funds
Mr. Parrotts primary responsibilities include portfolio management, hedge fund due diligence
and working closely with the investment advisory relationships for the Hatteras Multi-Strategy
Funds. Prior to joining Hatteras Funds, Mr. Parrott was employed at Dialectic Capital in New York,
where he assisted in portfolio analysis and the launch of a long/short equity hedge fund. Prior to
Dialectic, Mr. Parrott was employed by Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns as a Financial Advisor for
high net worth individuals. Mr. Parrott received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University
of Vermont and attended international schools in Zimbabwe and Kenya. Mr. Parrott has also earned
the designation of Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). Mr. Parrott has been a member
of the Funds portfolio management team since its inception.
For more information about the portfolio managers compensation, other accounts managed by the
portfolio managers and the portfolio managers ownership of securities in the Funds, see the SAI.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
THE FUNDS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE. The Master Fund has the same investment objective as the
Funds and the Offshore Fund, which is to provide capital appreciation consistent with the return
characteristic of the alternative investment portfolios of larger endowments. The Funds secondary
objective is to provide capital appreciation with less volatility than that of the equity markets.
To achieve its objective, the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund will invest substantially all of
its assets in the Master Fund, and the TEI Institutional Fund will invest substantially all of its
assets in the Offshore Fund, which will invest substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund.
The Master Fund invests substantially all of its assets with a number of Advisers selected by the
Investment Manager. Generally, the Investment Manager intends to select Advisers that collectively
employ widely diversified investment strategies (e.g., allocate to a spectrum of alternative
investments).
ALLOCATION. To pursue their objective, the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund invests in the
Master Fund, and the TEI Institutional Fund invests in the Master Fund indirectly through the
Offshore Fund. The Master Fund utilizes investment strategies and uses Advisers that are typically
available on a collective basis to larger institutions. The Investment Manager primarily pursues
the Funds objective by allocating the Master Funds assets with Advisers by the Master Fund
becoming an investor in an Adviser Fund. However, it may place the Master Funds assets in an
account directly managed by an Adviser (Adviser Account). The Investment Manager is responsible
for determining the amount of assets to be allocated to each Adviser and for reallocating assets
among new and existing Advisers. Generally, the Investment Manager intends to select Advisers that
invest in investment strategies within hedge fund strategies and private investment strategies.
However, the Investment Manager may also retain Advisers who invest in other investment strategies.
These investments may be accomplished in various ways including direct investments and indirect
investments such as through derivative transactions including swaps and options. Although it is
not required to do so, the Investment Manager anticipates that the Master Fund will typically
utilize at least 20 different Advisers. The Investment Manager is responsible for determining the
amount of assets to be allocated to each Adviser and for reallocating assets among new and existing
Advisers. Advisers may invest in a wide range of instruments and markets, including, but not
limited to, U.S. and non-U.S. equities and equity-related instruments (including, without
limitation, common and preferred stock, warrants, options, convertible stock and restricted
securities), currencies, commodities, real estate, financial futures, fixed income, debt-related
instruments (including corporate debt instruments), high yield bank loans, as well as securities
and other financial instruments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or a federal agency or
instrumentality, or by a non-U.S. government, agency or instrumentality. Advisers may also invest
in repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, securities lending agreements, futures contracts,
spot and forward contracts, options, swaps, and hybrid, synthetic and derivative instruments.
In addition to benefiting from the Advisers individual investment strategies, each Fund
expects to achieve the benefits of the Master Funds broad allocation of its assets among a
carefully selected group of Advisers across numerous markets and investment strategies. The
Investment Manager expects that by investing through multiple Advisers and across multiple
investment strategies, the Master Fund may significantly reduce the volatility inherent in a more
concentrated portfolio that is invested in fewer Advisers and/or strategies.
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Notwithstanding the above, the Master Fund may, from time to time and subject to applicable
law, invest directly in securities of operating companies, including, without limitation, in
portfolio companies held by one or more Adviser Funds (whether or not the investment is sourced
from an Adviser Fund in which the Master Fund is currently invested).
ACCESS. Many Adviser Funds are organized as limited partnerships that are not required to
register under the 1940 Act because they do not publicly offer their securities and are restricted
as to either the number of investors permitted to invest in such Adviser Funds or as to the
qualifications of persons eligible to invest (determined with respect to the value of investment
assets held by the managers of such investor) in such Adviser Funds. Many of these Adviser Funds
will have greater investment flexibility than traditional investment funds (such as mutual funds
and most other registered investment companies) as to the types of securities owned, the nature of
performance-based compensation paid to Advisers, the types of trading strategies employed, and in
many cases, the amount of leverage they may use.
An investment in a Fund enables investors to invest, through the Master Funds investments,
with Advisers whose services typically are not available to the general investing public, whose
investment funds may be closed from time to time to new investors or who otherwise may place
stringent restrictions on the number and type of persons whose money they will manage. An
investment in a Fund also enables investors to invest with a cross-section of investment strategies
without incurring the high minimum investment requirements that Advisers typically would impose on
investors.
CAPITAL ALLOCATION DECISIONS. The Funds expect the Master Fund to allocate its assets broadly
among various investment strategies, and to have target ranges for the allocation of capital among
such investment strategies. However, the allocation ranges provide the latitude for the Investment
Manager to allocate more or less capital to a particular investment strategy depending on the
Investment Managers belief about the opportunities for attractive risk-adjusted returns afforded
by that investment strategy over a given investment time horizon. In making such allocation
decisions, the Investment Manager will consider national and international economic and
geopolitical conditions, the risks incident to the investment strategy and the return opportunities
for such strategy (among other considerations) and gauge these factors versus the relative
opportunities with other investment strategies and the need for a broad portfolio to reduce risk
(as measured by volatility).
The Funds investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by the Board without the
approval of the Partners. Except as otherwise stated in this Prospectus or the Limited Partnership
Agreement of a Fund, the investment policies, allocation ranges, strategies and restrictions of the
Funds are not fundamental and may be changed by the Board without the approval of the Partners. The
Funds principal investment policies and strategies are discussed below.
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing
substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund, which in turn will invest its assets in Adviser
Funds managed by Advisers, with the objective of adding additional Adviser Funds as the Master
Funds assets grow and the need to diversify among additional Adviser Funds increases. The TEI
Institutional Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
assets in its corresponding Offshore Fund, which in turn will invest its assets in the Master Fund,
which in turn will invest its assets in Adviser Funds managed by Advisers, with the objective of
adding additional Adviser Funds as the Master Funds assets grow and the need to diversify among
additional Adviser Funds increases. The following is a description of each of the investment
strategies within the hedge fund and private investment strategies in which the Advisers will
invest:
HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES
OPPORTUNISTIC EQUITY
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The Opportunistic Equity investment strategy is generally composed of Adviser Funds that
predominantly invest in all global markets, including the U.S. domestic markets, and predominantly
invest in equity securities. While the Opportunistic Equity investment strategy consists of Adviser
Funds that trade predominantly in equity securities, certain of the Advisers chosen may
additionally invest all or a portion of the Adviser Funds in debt or other instruments.
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These Advisers will opportunistically allocate capital to those markets around the globe which
they believe present the best opportunities for profit based on either the Advisers fundamental
company valuation analysis or perceived macroeconomic shifts. To achieve an appropriately broad
range of investments, the Master Fund may employ more than one Opportunistic Equity Adviser, each
of which will typically focus on particular geographical markets in a general set of market
capitalization ranges and/or employ a particular style of investing.
Within the Opportunistic Equity investment strategy, the Long/Short Public Equity
strategy primarily involves investments in publicly traded equity instruments. This strategy
involves identifying securities that are mispriced relative to related securities, groups of
securities, or the overall market. Advisers that manage Long/Short Public Equity Adviser Funds
generally derive performance by establishing offsetting positions (a long and short position)
based on perceived disparities in the relative values of the positions or portfolio of positions.
Unlike long only managers, Long/Short Public Equity Advisers will almost always have short
positions in stocks, and may also use a variety of other tools designed to enhance performance
(e.g., leverage), mitigate risk and/or protect profits (e.g., market puts and calls, etc.). An
Adviser within the strategy may run a net long position; provided, however, that the net long
position will typically be less than those included in the traditional long equity portfolio.
Investments may represent short-term trading opportunities or a longer-term fundamental
judgment on the relative performance of a security. The Investment Manager believes key
capabilities in long/short equity investing are in-depth fundamental and regulatory analysis,
industry experience, and/or valuation and financial modeling. It is important to note that an
Adviser may employ all or a portion of these capabilities in constructing its portfolio. There can
be no assurance that any such hedging techniques will be successful or that the hedging employed by
the Adviser will not have the negative effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in
the portfolio or with respect to the applicable position.
The Sector Specialist strategy involves investing in companies in specific market
sectors, such as the financial, technology, healthcare, real estate, energy or natural resource
sectors.
TACTICAL TRADING
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The Tactical Trading investment strategy is composed generally of Advisers who engage in
directional trading strategies. Some of the Tactical Trading strategies incorporate equity assets
as well as currencies, commodities and debt instruments. Commodity trading advisors (CTAs) and
managed futures managers are included in the Tactical Trading investment strategy. The Tactical
Trading investment strategy will have a relatively low correlation to the equity markets.
Advisers utilizing the Global Macro/Managed Futures strategy typically seek to
generate income and/or capital appreciation through a portfolio of investments focused on
macro-economic opportunities across numerous markets and instruments. This strategy may include
positions in the cash, currency, futures and forward markets. These Advisers employ such approaches
as long/short strategies, warrant and option arbitrage, hedging strategies, inter- and intra-market
equity spread trading, futures, options and currency trading, and emerging markets (debt and
equity) and other special situation investing. Trading positions are generally held both long
and/or short in both U.S. and non-U.S. markets. Global Macro/Managed Futures strategies are
generally categorized as either discretionary or systematic in nature and may assume aggressive
investment postures with respect to position concentrations, use of leverage, portfolio turnover,
and the various investment instruments used. With a broader global scope, returns to the Global
Macro/Managed Futures strategy generally exhibit little to no correlation with the broader domestic
equity and bond markets. Advisers that are CTAs are registered with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission and generally actively trade futures and options on futures to manage portfolios.
ENHANCED FIXED INCOME
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The Enhanced Fixed Income investment strategy seeks to provide superior risk-adjusted
investment performance by focusing on less efficient areas of the global fixed income markets
(including certain sectors of the U.S. fixed income markets). In general, this investment strategy
encompasses High Yield Debt, Distressed Securities, Structured Credit and Opportunistic Credit
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(including, among other things, in emerging markets). To achieve an appropriately broad
allocation of investments, the Master Fund may employ more than one Adviser in each Enhanced Fixed
Income investment strategy, with the objective of gaining diversification in geography (to minimize
the economic or currency risk of a particular country or region), credit quality, issuers,
industrial segment and/or other factors important to generate a broad portfolio. It is important
to note that some or all of these factors may not be included in the construction of this portion
of the portfolio.
The High Yield Debt strategy involves investing predominantly in the debt of
financially troubled, or stressed, companies. These companies are generally experiencing financial
difficulties that have either led to a default on their indebtedness or increased the likelihood of
default. A default may be related to missing a payment of interest or principal when due (payment
default), which is generally considered a major default, or more minor events of default, such as
breaking a financial ratio (e.g., if the debt instrument requires a 2:1 cash flow to debt payment
ratio, having a ratio of less than 2:1). These more minor events of default may be waived by the
creditor (generally the trustee of the bond issuance), but evidence an increased likelihood that
the issuer will not be able to pay the indebtedness when due. Thus, in the event that a company is
experiencing financial difficulties (which is generally the case), the Investment Manager believes
it is important to determine the following: (1) the capital structure of the company (particularly
debt that is senior to the debt issuance being considered); (2) the asset base of the company (what
would be realized in a distressed liquidation mode that is generally less than what the assets
would be worth in a more orderly disposition); and (3) whether this liquidation covers senior
obligations and generates sufficient proceeds to repay the debt instrument being purchased. This
would represent the liquidation value of the company and give the High Yield Debt Adviser the
downside case. In addition, the High Yield Debt Adviser would typically analyze the company to
determine the ability of the company to correct any operational difficulties, weather a recession
or downturn in its industry or otherwise return to operational health. This requires strong
fundamental analysis to determine the companys current health, its prospects for returning to
financial health based on current trends or management plans, and the current and prospective
operational and economic environment (fundamental analysis). In other contexts, a high yield
instrument may be one that is issued by a company that still is an investment grade company (but
typically in the lower end of investment grade) but may have a specific contingent liability
clouding its horizon (e.g., underfunded pension obligations), be in an industry that is
experiencing significant turmoil or is in a troubled region of the world, etc. Thus, the
Investment Manager believes a critical aspect of investing in high yield fixed income instruments
is analyzing these type and other types of exogenous events. High Yield Debt Advisers will
generally consider, among other factors, the price of the security, the prospects of the issuer,
the companys history, management and current conditions when making investment decisions. It is
important to note that some or all of these factors may not be included in the construction of this
portion of the portfolio. Investments may involve both U.S. and non-U.S. entities and may utilize
leverage.
Distressed Securities strategies entail investing in the debt of companies
experiencing significant financial or operational difficulties that often lead to bankruptcies,
exchange offers, workouts, financial reorganizations, and other special credit event-related
situations. These companies are generally experiencing even greater difficulties than companies in
the high yield category. These securities generally trade at significant discounts to par value,
because of these difficulties and because certain classes of investors are precluded, based on
their investment mandates, from holding low-credit instruments. Profits are generally made based
on two kinds of mispricings: (1) fundamental or intrinsic value; and (2) relative value between
comparable securities. The Investment Manager believes that the main competencies required to
successfully implement these strategies lie in correctly valuing the intricacies of distressed
businesses and industries as well as in adequately assessing the period over which the capital will
be invested.
Distressed Securities Advisers may seek to identify distressed securities in general or focus
on one particular segment of the market (such as the senior secured debt sector, subordinated
notes, trade claims or distressed real estate obligations) depending on their expertise and prior
experience. Additionally, Distressed Securities Adviser Funds may be diversified across passive
investments in the secondary market, participations in merger and acquisition activity, or active
participation in a re-capitalization or restructuring plan. It is important to note that some or
all of these factors may not be included in the construction of this portion of the portfolio.
Distressed Securities Advisers may actively attempt to modify or improve a restructuring plan with
the intent of improving the value of such securities upon consummation of a restructuring.
Additionally, they may take an active role and seek representation in management on a board of
directors or a creditors committee. In order to achieve these objectives, Distressed Securities
Advisers may purchase, sell, exchange, or otherwise deal in and with restricted or marketable
securities including, without limitation, any type of debt security, preferred or common stock,
warrants, options, and hybrid instruments.
Advisers utilizing the Structured Credit strategy invest in tranched securities issued by synthetic
collateralized debt obligations by creating custom securities to go both long and short credits.
Such investments include residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed
securities, asset-backed securities and other collateralized debt obligations (CDOs).
CDOs are debt instruments backed by a pool of other debt securities. CDOs include
collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs)
and other similarly structured securities. A CBO is a trust or other special purpose
entity that is typically backed by a diversified pool of fixed-income securities (which may
include high risk, below investment grade securities). A CLO is a trust or other special
purpose entity that is typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include,
among others, domestic and non-U.S. senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and
subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or
equivalent unrated loans.
Each mortgage pool underlying residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities consists of
mortgage loans evidenced by promissory notes secured by mortgages or deeds of trust or other
similar security instruments creating a lien on owner occupied and non-owner occupied
residential, commercial or mixed use properties. The investment characteristics of adjustable
and fixed rate mortgage-backed securities differ from those of traditional fixed-income
securities. The major differences include the payment of interest and principal on
mortgage-backed securities on a more frequent (usually monthly) schedule, and the
possibility that principal may be prepaid at any time due to prepayments on the
underlying mortgage loans or other assets.
Asset-backed securities represent participations in, or are secured by and payable from,
assets such as motor vehicle installment sales, installment loan contracts, leases of various
types of real and personal property, receivables from revolving credit (credit card) agreements
and other categories of receivables. Such assets are securitized through the use of trusts and
special purpose corporations. Payments or distributions of principal and interest may be guaranteed
up to certain amounts and for a certain time period by a letter of credit or a pool insurance policy
issued by a financial institution unaffiliated with the trust or corporation, or other credit
enhancements may be present.
Opportunistic Credit Advisers take long or short positions in credit markets. This
strategy includes global debt investing, which involves purchasing debt securities including bonds,
notes and debentures issued predominantly by non-U.S. corporations; debt
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securities issued predominantly by non-U.S. Governments; or debt securities guaranteed by
non-U.S. Governments or any agencies thereof. Global debt investing generally consist of Adviser
Funds investing in global fixed income portfolios and/or emerging markets debt securities. The
Master Fund may invest in more than one Opportunistic Credit Adviser, with a goal of gaining
diversification.
ABSOLUTE RETURN
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The Absolute Return investment strategy is defined herein as having a relatively low or
negative correlation to the equity markets. In addition, certain strategies within the Absolute
Return investment strategy may have less volatility through the use of arbitrage based strategies
and hedging tools (e.g., market puts and calls, etc.).
Event Driven Arbitrage centers on investing in securities of companies facing a major
corporate event. The goal is to identify securities with a favorable risk-reward ratio based on the
probability that a particular event will occur. Such events include, but are not limited to,
corporate events, such as restructurings, spin-offs and significant litigation (e.g., tobacco
litigation). Opportunities in this area are created by the reluctance of traditional investors to
assume the risk associated with certain corporate events.
The Convertible Arbitrage strategy typically involves the purchase of a convertible
debt or preferred equity instrument (an instrument that is effectively a bond or has a fixed
obligation of repayment with an embedded equity option, non-detachable warrants or an equity-linked
or equity-indexed note) concurrent with the short sale of, or a short over-the-counter derivative
position in, the common stock of the issuer of such debt instrument. Investment returns are driven
by a combination of an attractive coupon or dividend yield, interest on the short position and the
level of the underlying stocks volatility (which directly affects the option value of the
securitys conversion feature). The Investment Manager believes that some of the key capabilities
necessary to successfully run a Convertible Arbitrage portfolio include, among other things:
reviewing the convertible market for attractive investment opportunities, accurately modeling the
conversion option value, and in-depth fundamental credit analysis in building and managing the
Convertible Arbitrage portfolio.
The Master Fund may invest in one or more Advisers with exposure in the Convertible Arbitrage
strategy to provide greater diversification across markets (U.S. and non-U.S. issues), sectors,
credit ratings, and market capitalizations.
The Merger Arbitrage strategy involves taking short and long investment positions in
the stock of acquiring and target companies upon the announcement of an acquisition offer.
Acquisitions are typically paid for in stock, cash or a combination thereof. Therefore, when an
acquisition is announced, the acquiring company (Acquiror) will establish a price per share of
the company being acquired (Target) in cash (per share cash price), stock (a share ratio is
established) or a combination thereof. Typically, the Target is traded for less than the price
being paid (in either cash or stock) prior to the announcement. When the announcement is made, the
Targets stock price will typically increase but still trade at a discount to the price being
offering by the Acquiror. This discount and the size of the discount is principally a
function of three factors: (1) the risk that the acquisition will close; (2) the time frame for
closing (i.e., the time value of money); and (3) the amount of liquidity or capital being deployed
by merger arbitrageurs and other investors. Accordingly, if a merger arbitrageur or investor
believes that the risk of the acquisition not closing is not significant relative to the returns
that can be generated by the spread between the current stock price of the Target and the price
being offered by the Acquiror, the merger arbitrageur or investor will generally buy shares of the
Target and short shares of the Acquiror in a stock-for-stock transaction. When the deal closes,
the risk premium vanishes and the Advisers profit is the spread.
Fixed Income Arbitrage is designed to identify and exploit anomalous (typically based
on historical trading ranges) spreads in the prices of related securities. Such disparities, or
spreads, are often created by imbalances in supply and demand of different types of issues (for
example, agency securities relative to U.S. Treasury securities). A combination of macroeconomic
analysis, political risk analysis, analysis of government policy and sophisticated financial
modeling is oftentimes used to identify pricing anomalies. A typical arbitrage position consists
of a long position in the higher yield, and therefore lower priced, security and a short position
in the lower yield, higher priced security. For example, agencies of a similar duration of U.S.
Treasury bills have over time established a relatively well defined trading range and carry a
higher interest rate or yield. When agency securities trade at a discount to this range
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(e.g., when there is discussion about whether agencies should continue to receive a U.S.
government guarantee), such agency securities will trade at a higher than normal discount to U.S.
Treasury securities (reflected by a higher current yield in agency securities). Accordingly, in
such a situation, an Adviser would typically buy the agency securities long and then short the
U.S. Treasury securities. When the spread narrows or becomes more in line with historical norms,
the Adviser generates a profit by closing its position. In general, these fixed income investments
are structured with the expectation that they will be non-directional and independent of the
absolute levels of interest rates. As interest rate exposure is typically hedged out, these
strategies generally exhibit little to no correlation to the broader equity and bond markets.
Fixed Income Arbitrage may also include buying fixed income or yield bearing instruments
long with a higher coupon or yield and shorting a shorter duration instrument with a lower
coupon. The Adviser typically makes a spread on the difference between the higher yielding
long position and the lower yielding short position. Investment banks may allow an Adviser to
use significant leverage in these positions (particularly if the instruments are investment grade
corporate securities or government securities).
Volatility Arbitrage entails the use of derivative investments and can be used on both
a stand-alone basis and as a hedging strategy in conjunction with other investment strategies. As
a stand-alone strategy, exchange-traded domestic or global index options and/or options on futures
contracts are used to exploit anomalies in the pricing of volatilities in related assets. There
are several well-defined related securities and/or asset classes that Volatility Arbitrage Advisers
typically follow to determine when they are out of their historical trading ranges. By continually
monitoring these relationships, the Adviser can attempt to identify when the securities or asset
classes trade out of their normal trading range and can put a trade on when there has not been a
fundamental, or exogenous, change in the relationship. This strategy thus seeks to profit when
overall market index volatility declines, reverting back to a more normal historical range. As an
adjunct strategy, these same derivative instruments can be used to manage risk and enhance returns
on investments made utilizing other strategies.
Statistical Arbitrage strategies seek to profit from offsetting long and short
positions in stocks or groups of related stocks exhibiting pricing inefficiencies that are
identified through the use of mathematical models. The strategy primarily seeks out these
inefficiencies by comparing the historical statistical relationships between related pairs of
securities (e.g., intra-industry or competitor companies). Once identified, the Adviser will
establish both long and short positions and will often utilize leverage as the identified
discrepancies are usually very slight in nature. A strong reliance on computer-driven analysis and
relatively minute pricing inefficiencies are what typically separate this strategy from a more
traditional long/short equity strategy. Though typically market neutral in nature, a Statistical
Arbitrage portfolios gross long and short positions may be significantly large and portfolio
turnover can often be high.
In addition to identifying related pairs of securities, statistical arbitrageurs will also
seek out inefficiencies in market index constructions. This index arbitrage strategy is designed
to profit from temporary discrepancies between the prices of the stocks comprising an index and the
price of a futures contract on that index. For example, by buying the 500 stocks comprising the S&P
500 Index and simultaneously selling an S&P 500 futures contract, an investor can profit when the
futures contract is expensive relative to the underlying basket of stocks based on statistical
analysis. Like all arbitrage opportunities, index arbitrage opportunities typically disappear once
the opportunity becomes better-known and other investors act on it.
PRIVATE INVESTMENT STRATEGY
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
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Private Equity investing seeks to generate capital appreciation through investments in
private companies in need of capital. The Private Equity strategy seeks to profit from, among
other things, the inefficiencies inherent in these markets through valuation and due diligence
analysis of available business opportunities. Over time, the Master Fund will attempt to invest in
a group of Adviser Funds that vary widely: sector, size, stage (venture, mezzanine, etc.),
duration, liquidity, and the extent to which the Advisers take an active role in managing and
operating the business. Additionally, it is expected that Adviser Funds will engage in both direct
investment and co-investment private equity deals. The Investment Manager believes that the key
capabilities necessary to successfully structure private equity transactions include, among other
things, comprehensive business operations analysis; competitive industry landscape analysis; legal,
environmental and other contingent liability analysis; ability to gauge management skill and
effectiveness; ability to align interests of company management and the Adviser Fund; and ability
to ascertain the optimal financing vehicle and structure.
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Investment in the Private Real Estate strategy consists generally of investing in
Adviser Funds that are private partnerships that make direct investments in (i) existing or newly
constructed income-producing properties, including office, industrial, retail, and multi-family
residential properties, (ii) raw land, which may be held for development or for the purpose of
appreciation, and/or (iii) timber (whether directly or through a REIT or other Adviser Fund).
Advisers whose Adviser Funds are private partnerships that invest in real estate typically
offer the opportunity to generate high absolute returns, but without the liquidity offered by
REITs. These Advisers will invest mainly in established properties with existing rent and expense
schedules or in newly constructed properties with predictable cash flows or in which a seller
agrees to provide certain minimum income levels. On occasion, these Advisers may invest in raw
land, which may be acquired for appreciation or development purposes. These Advisers typically
provide their investors with a current yield (generally from rental or lease income on properties)
and will often seek to generate capital gains through the sale of properties. However, these
Advisers often do not provide their investors with the right to redeem their investment in the
Adviser Fund, thus the investors only gain liquidity in their investment though the distribution of
rental income and the ultimate liquidation or sale of real estate assets held by the Adviser Fund.
Adviser Funds may additionally invest in foreign real estate or real estate-related
investments. The Master Fund will consider the special risks involved in foreign investing before
investing in foreign real estate and will not invest unless an underlying Adviser Fund has
exhibited prior expertise in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Investment in the Private Energy and Natural Resources strategy consists generally of
investing in Adviser Funds that are private partnerships that make direct investments in private or
(sometimes) publicly traded energy companies. The types of companies included within the energy
sector will include a diverse range of energy industry sectors, including: oilfield service and
equipment manufacturing sectors, exploration and production, technology, pipelines and storage, and
power generation and transmission. Securities issued by private partnerships investing in energy or
natural resources may be more illiquid than securities issued by other Adviser Funds generally,
because the partnerships underlying energy and natural resources investments may tend to be less
liquid than other types of investments. Also, Adviser Funds in the Private Energy and Natural
Resources strategy may invest in other natural resources, such as timberlands, basic metals
(e.g., iron, aluminum, and copper), precious metals (e.g. gold, silver, platinum and palladium) and
other basic commodities.
OVERVIEW OF INVESTMENT PROCESS
MANAGER CRITERIA; PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION. The Funds strive to maintain a broad allocation of
their assets, both with regard to allocation of assets among Advisers and also allocation of assets
among various investment strategies, as set forth below. In general, studies indicate that a
broadly allocated portfolio enables an investor to generate more consistent returns than one that
is more concentrated. Accordingly, a broad allocation of assets is generally noted as a means to
reduce investment risk as measured by volatility. Correspondingly, while a broad allocation of
assets generally lowers volatility and helps to mitigate the risk of investment losses, an
unconcentrated portfolio is subject to limitations on its ability to generate relatively high
investment returns than a more concentrated portfolio can sometimes generate. Accordingly, an
unconcentrated portfolio may be appropriate for investors that want less volatility in their
portfolio and are willing to accept relatively lower, but generally more consistent, returns than a
portfolio concentrated in a very few investment strategies or Advisers.
In general, the Master Fund seeks to allocate its assets in two ways: (1) allocation among
various investment strategies; and (2) allocation among Advisers. The Master Fund may allocate
assets to more than one Adviser Fund sponsored by the same Adviser, such as in the event that an
Adviser sponsors Adviser Funds in various investment strategies.
MANAGER DIVERSIFICATION. The Investment Manager defines manager risk as the risk that an
Adviser will not generate the returns commensurate with the mean of the Advisers peer group (e.g.,
same investment strategy and investment style) because of (a) poor fundamental analysis and/or
security selection, (b) market timing, (c) management turnover within the Adviser or (d) other
factors or circumstances that affect that Advisers performance specifically that are not caused by
market conditions within the Advisers investment strategy generally. Manager risk may be reduced
by, among other things, due diligence conducted on the Advisers and diversifying across multiple
Advisers within the same or similar investment strategy.
Accordingly, the Investment Manager, on behalf of each Fund, generally attempts to allocate
assets among multiple Advisers to achieve an appropriately broad allocation among investment
strategies and also among Advisers. The Master Fund generally does not invest assets that, at the
time invested, represent more than 5% of its net assets with any one Adviser Fund or 15% of its net
assets with any family of funds known by the Investment Manager to be managed by the same Adviser.
It is important to note, however, that the Master Fund may invest less than 5% of its net assets
with an Adviser Fund or 15% of its assets with an Adviser, and through
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appreciation of the Adviser Fund or Funds or depreciation of the other Adviser Funds owned by
the Master Fund, these limitations may be exceeded. In such a case, the Investment Manager will
reduce the Master Funds exposure to such Adviser Fund or Adviser, as the case may be, as soon as
reasonably practicable. In addition, the Master Fund shall not invest capital, which at the time
invested, represents more than 10% of an Adviser Funds assets. For purposes of this calculation,
an Adviser Funds assets shall be deemed to include the assets in all of the Advisers accounts
that are managed using a strategy substantially similar to the Adviser Fund.
ALLOCATION AMONG INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. The allocation ranges are generally intended to be as
follows during normal market conditions:
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Target |
|
Max. |
Hedge Fund Strategies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Opportunistic Equity |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
40 |
% |
Tactical Trading |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
Enhanced Fixed Income |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
30 |
% |
Absolute Return |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
20 |
% |
Private Investment Strategy (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Private Investments |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Securities issued by private partnerships may be more illiquid than
securities issued by other Adviser Funds generally, because such
partnerships underlying investments may tend to be less liquid than
other types of investments. The Investment Manager anticipates that
attractive opportunities to invest in such partnerships will typically
occur only periodically, as the Advisers in this investment strategy
often only raise capital for new partnerships when existing
partnerships are substantially invested. |
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INVESTMENT MANAGERS RIGHT TO ALTER ALLOCATION RANGES. Subject to the Limited Partnership
Agreement of each Fund, the Investment Manager may, in its discretion, change or modify the
allocation ranges from time to time.
DUE DILIGENCE AND SELECTION OF ADVISERS
GENERAL. It is the responsibility of the Investment Manager to research and identify
Advisers, to satisfy itself as to the suitability of the terms and conditions of the Adviser Funds
and to allocate or reallocate the Master Funds assets among Advisers and investment strategies. In
the event that the Master Fund has one or more sub-advisers, it is also the responsibility of the
Investment Manager to negotiate the investment subadvisory agreements, subject to requisite
approval by the Partners or SEC exemptive relief from such requirements. There can be no assurance
that the Funds will seek, or that the SEC will grant, such exemptive relief. The Investment Manager
allocates the Master Funds assets among Advisers using the diverse knowledge and experiences of
the Investment Committee members to assess the capabilities of the Advisers and to determine an
appropriate mix of investment strategies, sectors and styles given the prevailing economic and
investment environment. The Advisers with which the Master Fund invests may pursue various
investment strategies and are subject to special risks. See RISK FACTORS GENERAL RISKS and
RISK FACTORS INVESTMENT-RELATED RISKS.
PROCESS OF PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION. The Investment Manager generally intends to employ a
multi-step process in structuring and monitoring the Master Funds portfolio.
Step 1: The Investment Manager will attempt to develop a pool of potential Adviser Funds to
consider for investment. The Investment Committee will use its expertise and contacts in the
investment management industry, along with third party publications and databases, to gain coverage
of relevant investment opportunities across strategies, sectors, risk tolerances and objectives.
Step 2: The Investment Committee will attempt to identify potential Adviser Funds based on
quantitative, qualitative, or due diligence criteria. In its quantitative consideration of
potential investments, the Investment Manager may undertake a variety of analyses to screen
prospective Adviser Funds. Quantitative considerations may include, among other things, an analysis
of each Adviser Funds return, risk (as measured by the volatility of a prospective Adviser Funds
returns), drawdowns (any period during which a prospective Adviser Funds value is below its
previous highest value; that is, any period during which it has suffered a loss), and correlations
(the statistical relationship between a prospective Adviser Funds return and the return of other
Adviser Funds or certain markets) on both an individual basis and relative to its associated
strategy. In addition, the Investment Manager may consider certain historical portfolio information
for each prospective Adviser Fund.
The potential Adviser Funds may also be evaluated on the basis of certain qualitative or due
diligence criteria. Qualitative considerations may include, among other things, organizational
profile, assets under management, quality and experience of key
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investment personnel, depth and continuity of the investment team, quality of administrative
systems and support staff, ability to implement strategies, and a consideration of various risk
control philosophies employed by the various Advisers.
Step 3: Once a broad pool of potential Adviser Funds has been identified, the Investment
Committee then determines an allocation for the Master Funds assets across the pool, consistent
with the allocation ranges then in effect. In creating the Master Funds allocation targets (which
shall be within the allocation ranges then in effect), the Investment Committee will analyze the
performance results associated with each potential Adviser Fund and its investment strategy to
determine the return, risk, and correlation relationships within and between each investment
strategy and potential Adviser Fund over time. The Investment Committee may also analyze existing
and developing market, economic, and/or financial trends.
Step 4: The fourth step will see this due diligence effort revisited from time to time for
the life of the Master Fund. The Investment Manager intends to monitor the overall level of assets
managed, the estimated capacity of each Adviser Fund, any management or firm ownership changes and
the adherence to the pre-defined strategy and risk/return targets set forth when the investment was
made. The Investment Committee will regularly monitor the returns of each Adviser Fund in an effort
to evaluate whether its return pattern is consistent with the expected return pattern for that
particular Adviser Fund or investment strategy, as applicable. If any Adviser Funds returns fall
outside certain limits established by the Investment Committee, the Investment Committee may carry
out a formal review of the Adviser Fund to determine if a reallocation of the Master Funds assets
is necessary. As a general matter, an Adviser who can provide statistical evidence that its
management consistently outperforms its peers within the Adviser Funds investment strategy
(whether based on net performance after fees and expenses or on a risk-adjusted basis, taking into
account volatility) will be favored over investment advisers whose records do not provide such
evidence. In addition, the Investment Committee will also seek to add Adviser Funds that provide
certain types of exposure or risk-return tendencies that complement the entire investment portfolio
of the Funds or other Adviser Funds within that particular investment strategy.
RISK FACTORS
All investments carry risks to some degree. The Funds cannot guarantee that their investment
objective will be achieved or that the Master Funds strategy of investing in the Adviser Funds
will be successful. Investments In The Funds Involve Substantial Risks, Including The Risk That
The Entire Amount Invested May Be Lost. The Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, through its
investment in the Master Fund, and the TEI Institutional Fund, through its investment in the
Offshore Fund and Master Fund, allocate their assets to Advisers and invest in Adviser Funds (or
open Adviser Accounts) that invest in and actively trade securities and other financial instruments
using a variety of strategies and investment techniques that may involve significant risks. Various
other types of risks are also associated with investments in the Funds, including risks relating to
the fund of funds structure of the Master Fund, risks relating to the master-feeder structure of
the Funds, risks relating to compensation arrangements and risks relating to the limited liquidity
of the Units. In addition, Partners should be aware that by combining the Prospectus of each Fund
into this one document, there is the possibility that one Fund may be liable for any misstatements
in the Prospectus about the other Fund. To the extent a Fund incurs such liability, a Partners
investment in the Fund could be adversely affected.
GENERAL RISKS
LACK OF OPERATING HISTORY OF ADVISER FUNDS. Certain Adviser Funds may be newly formed
entities that have no operating histories. In such cases, the Investment Manager may evaluate the
past investment performance of the applicable Advisers or of their personnel. However, this past
investment performance may not be indicative of the future results of an investment in an Adviser
Fund. Although the Investment Manager, its affiliates and their personnel have considerable
experience evaluating the performance of alternative asset managers and providing manager selection
and asset allocation services to clients, the Funds investment programs should be evaluated on the
basis that there can be no assurance that the Investment Managers assessments of Advisers, and in
turn their assessments of the short-term or long-term prospects of investments, will prove
accurate. Thus, the Funds may not achieve their investment objective and each Funds NAV may
decrease.
MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE. The Master Fund may accept investments from other investors
(including other feeder funds), in addition to the Funds. The Master Fund currently has other
investors that are feeder funds, and it may have additional investors in the future, including
feeder funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliate thereof. Because each Fund and the
Master Fund, as well as any other feeder fund, can set its own transaction minimums,
feeder-specific expenses, and other conditions, one fund could offer access to the Master Fund on
more attractive terms, or could experience better performance, than the Funds. Smaller feeder funds
may be harmed by the actions of larger feeder funds. For example, a larger feeder fund will have
more voting power than each Fund over the operations of the Master Fund. If other feeder funds
tender for a significant portion of their interests in a repurchase offer, the assets of the Master
Fund will decrease. This could cause each Funds expense ratio to increase to the extent
contributions to the Master Fund do not offset the cash outflows.
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NON-DIVERSIFIED STATUS. Each Fund is non-diversified under the 1940 Act. That means that
the Funds are not subject to limitations under the 1940 Act on the percentage of its assets that
may be invested in the securities of any one issuer, market segment or Adviser Fund. Each Funds
and the Master Funds NAVs may therefore experience greater volatility than that of an investment
company that is subject to such limitations. This policy gives the Master Fund more flexibility to
invest in the obligations of a single borrower or issuer than if it were a diversified fund.
INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION RISK. Adviser Funds generally are not subject to industry
concentration restrictions on their investments and, in some cases, may invest 25% or more of the
value of their total assets in a single industry or group of related industries. Although the Funds
do not believe it is likely to occur given the nature of their investment program, it is possible
that, at any given time, the assets of Adviser Funds in which the Master Fund has invested will, in
the aggregate, be invested in a single industry or group of related industries constituting 25% or
more of the value of their combined total assets. However, because these circumstances may arise,
each Fund is subject to greater investment risk to the extent that a significant portion of its
assets may at some times be invested, indirectly through investments the Master Fund makes in the
Adviser Funds, in the securities of issuers engaged in similar businesses that are likely to be
affected by the same market conditions and other industry-specific risk factors. Adviser Funds are
not generally required to provide current information regarding their investments to their
investors (including the Funds). Thus, the Funds and the Investment Manager may not be able to
determine at any given time whether or the extent to which Adviser Funds, in the aggregate, have
invested 25% or more of their combined assets in any particular industry.
REPURCHASE OFFERS; LIMITED LIQUIDITY; IN-KIND DISTRIBUTIONS. Each Fund will offer to purchase
only a small portion of its Units (generally each quarter), and there is no guarantee that Partners
will be able to sell all of the Units that they desire to sell in any particular repurchase offer.
If a repurchase offer is oversubscribed, each Fund may repurchase only a pro rata portion of the
Units tendered by each Partner. The potential for proration may cause some investors to tender more
Units for repurchase than they wish to have repurchased.
The Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds assets consist primarily of its interest in the Master
Fund. The TEI Institutional Funds assets consist primarily of its interest in the Master Fund held
through its investment in the Offshore Fund. Accordingly, the Funds will be required to liquidate
a portion of their interest in the Master Fund in order to fund repurchases. In order to liquidate
its interest in the Master Fund, the Offshore Fund (which is effectively controlled by the TEI
Institutional Funds Board) must accept repurchase orders made by the Master Fund and distribute
the proceeds of such repurchases to the TEI Institutional Fund.
The Funds repurchase policy will have the effect of decreasing the size of each Fund over
time from what it otherwise would have been. Such a decrease may therefore force the Master Fund to
sell assets it would not otherwise sell. It may also reduce the investment opportunities available
to the Master Fund and cause its expense ratio to increase. In addition, because of the limited
market for the Master Funds private equity, real estate venture capital and energy and natural
resource investments, the Master Fund may be forced to sell its more liquid securities in order to
meet cash requirements for repurchases. This may have the effect of substantially increasing the
Master Funds ratio of illiquid investments to liquid investments for the remaining investors.
Payment for repurchased Units may require the Master Fund to liquidate portfolio holdings
earlier than the Investment Manager would otherwise want, potentially resulting in losses, and may
increase the Master Funds portfolio turnover, subject to such policies as may be established by
the Board in an to attempt to avoid or minimize potential losses and turnover resulting from the
repurchase of Units.
If a Partner tenders all of its Units (or a portion of its Units) in connection with a
repurchase offer made by a Fund, that tender may not be rescinded by the Partner after the date on
which the repurchase offer terminates. However, although the amount payable to the Partner will be
based on the value of the Master Funds assets as of the repurchase date, the value of Units that
are tendered by Partners generally will not be determined until a date approximately one month
later. Thus, a Partner will not know its repurchase price until after it has irrevocably tendered
its Units.
LIMITED LIQUIDITY; IN-KIND DISTRIBUTIONS. Units in each Fund provide limited liquidity since
Partners will not be able to redeem Units on a daily basis because the Funds are closed-end funds.
A Partner may not be able to tender its interest in a Fund promptly after it has made a decision to
do so. In addition, with very limited exceptions, Units are not transferable, and liquidity will
be provided only through repurchase offers made from time to time by the Funds. Units in the Funds
are therefore suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the limited
liquidity of Units and should be viewed as a long-term investment.
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Each Fund expects to distribute cash to the Partners for Units that are repurchased. However,
there can be no assurance that each Fund will have sufficient cash to pay for Units that are being
repurchased or that each will be able to liquidate investments at favorable prices to pay for
repurchased Units. Adviser Funds may be permitted to redeem their interests in-kind. Thus, upon a
Funds withdrawal of all or a portion of its interest in the Master Fund, the Master Fund may
liquidate certain holdings in Adviser Funds. The Adviser Funds may pay the Funds redemption
proceeds in securities that are illiquid or difficult to value. In these circumstances, the
Investment Manager would seek to dispose of these securities in a manner that is in the best
interests of each Fund. The Funds do not intend to make in-kind distributions to the Partners.
In addition, in extreme cases, the Funds may not be able to complete repurchases if the Master
Fund is unable to repurchase a portion of the Funds interests in the Master Fund (held, in the
case of the TEI Institutional Fund, through the Offshore Fund) due to the Master Funds holding of
illiquid investments.
CREDIT FACILITY. The Funds and the Master Fund may enter into one or more credit agreements or
other similar agreements negotiated on market terms (each, a Borrowing Transaction) with one or
more banks or other financial institutions which may or may not be affiliated with the Investment
Manager (each, a Financial Institution) as chosen by the Investment Manager and approved by the
Boards of each Fund and the Master Fund, as applicable. To facilitate such Borrowing Transactions,
the Funds and the Master Fund may pledge their assets to the Financial Institution. Currently, the
Master Fund has established a secured line of credit with Credit Suisse International (Credit
Suisse) and has agreed to pledge certain assets, to be held in custody by U.S. Bank, as collateral
against any drawdown it makes on the line of credit.
Any Borrowing Transaction, including the current agreement with Credit Suisse, will primarily
be used to provide the Funds or the Master Fund, as applicable, with liquidity for investments.
Borrowing Transactions may be used for additional purposes, including to pay fees and expenses, to
make annual income distributions and to satisfy certain repurchase offers in a timely manner to
ensure liquidity for the investors.
ABSENCE OF LIABILITY. Subject to any limitations imposed by the federal securities laws,
neither the General Partner nor the Investment Manager shall be liable to a Fund or any of the
Partners for any loss or damage occasioned by any act or omission in the performance of their
respective services as such in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of their duties.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING. If a Fund, the Investment Manager or any governmental agency believes
that a Fund has sold Units to, or is otherwise holding assets of, any person or entity that is
acting, directly or indirectly, in violation of U.S., international or other anti-money laundering
laws, rules, regulations, treaties or other restrictions, or on behalf of any suspected terrorist
or terrorist organization, suspected drug trafficker, or senior foreign political figure(s)
suspected of engaging in corruption, a Fund, Investment Manager or such governmental agency may
freeze the assets of such person or entity invested in the Fund or suspend the repurchase of Units.
A Fund may also be required to, or deem it necessary or advisable to, remit or transfer those
assets to a governmental agency, in some cases without prior notice to the investor.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. The Investment Manager and its affiliates, as well as many of the
Advisers and their respective affiliates, provide investment advisory and other services to clients
other than the Funds, the Offshore Fund, the Master Fund, Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts. In
addition, investment professionals associated with the Investment Manager or Advisers may carry on
investment activities for their own accounts and the accounts of family members (collectively with
other accounts managed by the Investment Manager, Advisers and their affiliates, Other Accounts).
As a result of the foregoing, the Investment Manager and Advisers will be engaged in substantial
activities other than on behalf of the Master Fund, the Offshore Fund and the Funds and may have
differing economic shares in respect of such activities and may have conflicts of interest in
allocating investment opportunities, and their time, among the Master Fund, the Offshore Fund, the
Funds and Other Accounts.
However, it is the policy of the Investment Manager that investment decisions for the Master
Fund be made based on a consideration of its investment objective and policies, and other needs
and requirements affecting each account that they manage and that investment transactions and
opportunities be fairly allocated among their clients, including the Master Fund, the Offshore Fund
and the Funds.
BORROWING, USE OF LEVERAGE. The Master Fund may leverage its investments with the Advisers by
borrowing. In addition, the strategies implemented by the Advisers typically are leveraged. The
use of leverage increases both risk and profit potential. The Investment Manager may cause the
Master Fund to use various methods to leverage investments, including (i) borrowing, (ii) swap
agreements or other derivative instruments, (iii) employing certain Advisers (many of which trade
on margin
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and do not generally need additional capital in order to increase the level of the positions they
acquire for it) to trade notional equity in excess of the equity actually available in their
accounts or (iv) a combination of these methods. The Investment Manager expects that under normal
business conditions the Master Fund will utilize a combination of the leverage methods described
above. The Master Fund and the Funds are subject to the 1940 Act requirement that an investment
company satisfy an asset coverage requirement of 300% of its indebtedness, including amounts
borrowed, measured at the time the investment company incurs the indebtedness (the Asset Coverage
Requirement). This means that at any given time the value of the Master Funds or Funds total
indebtedness may not exceed one-third the value of its total assets (including such indebtedness).
These limits do not apply to the Adviser Funds and, therefore, the Master Funds portfolio may be
exposed to the risk of highly leveraged investment programs of certain Adviser Funds. The Asset
Coverage Requirement will apply to borrowings by Adviser Accounts, as well as to other transactions
by Adviser Accounts that can be deemed to result in the creation of a senior security.
LEGAL, TAX AND REGULATORY. Legal, tax and regulatory changes could occur that may materially
adversely affect the Funds. For example, the regulatory and tax environment for derivative
instruments in which Advisers may participate is evolving, and changes in the regulation or
taxation of derivative instruments may materially adversely affect the value of derivative
instruments held by the Funds and the ability of the Funds to pursue its trading strategies.
Similarly, the regulatory environment for leveraged investors and for hedge funds generally is
evolving, and changes in the direct or indirect regulation of leveraged investors or hedge funds
may materially adversely affect the ability of the Funds to pursue its investment objective or
strategies. Increased regulatory oversight and other legislation or regulation relating to hedge
fund managers, hedge funds and funds of hedge funds could result. Such legislation or regulation
could pose additional risks and result in material adverse consequences to the Adviser Funds or the
Funds and/or limit potential investment strategies that would have otherwise been used by the
Advisers or the Funds in order to seek to obtain higher returns. For example, as discussed in
INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS in this Prospectus, the SEC has issued notice that it intends to change
the definition of qualified client.
Certain additional tax risks associated with investments in the Funds are discussed in TAXES
in this Prospectus and in Certain Tax Considerations in the SAI.
SPECIAL RISKS OF FUND OF FUNDS STRUCTURE
NO REGISTRATION. Adviser Funds generally will not be registered as investment companies under
the 1940 Act and, therefore, the Master Fund will not be entitled to the various protections
afforded by the 1940 Act with respect to its investments in Adviser Funds. Accordingly, the
provisions of the 1940 Act, which, among other things, require investment companies to have
securities held in custody at all times in segregated accounts and regulate the relationship
between the investment company and its asset management, are not applicable to an investment in the
Adviser Funds. Unlike registered investment companies such as the Master Fund, Adviser Funds
generally are not obligated to disclose the contents of their portfolios. This lack of transparency
may make it difficult for the Investment Manager to monitor whether holdings of the Adviser Funds
cause the Master Fund to be above specified levels of ownership in certain investment strategies.
Although the Master Fund expects to receive information from each Adviser regarding its investment
performance on a regular basis, in most cases there is little or no means of independently
verifying this information. An Adviser may use proprietary investment strategies that are not fully
disclosed to its investors and may involve risks under some market conditions that are not
anticipated by the Master Fund. In addition, while many Advisers will register with the SEC and
state agencies as a result of developments in certain laws, rules and regulations, some Advisers
may still be exempt from registration. In such cases, these Advisers will not be subject to
various disclosure requirements and rules that would apply to registered investment advisers.
MULTIPLE LEVELS OF FEES AND EXPENSES. Although in many cases investor access to the Adviser
Funds may be limited or unavailable, an investor who meets the conditions imposed by an Adviser
Fund may be able to invest directly with the Adviser Fund. By investing in Adviser Funds indirectly
through the Funds, the Offshore Fund (for the TEI Institutional Fund only) and the Master Fund, the
investor bears asset-based fees and performance-based fees and allocations. Moreover, investors in
each Fund bear a proportionate share of the fees and expenses of that Fund and the Master Fund
(including organizational and private placement expenses, operating costs, sales charges, brokerage
transaction expenses, and administrative fees) and, indirectly, similar expenses of the Adviser
Funds. Investors in the TEI Institutional Fund also bear a proportionate share of the fees and
expenses of the Offshore Fund (including organizational and private placement expenses, operating
costs, sales charges, brokerage transaction expenses, and administrative fees). Thus, investors in
the Funds may be subject to higher operating expenses than if he or she invested in an Adviser Fund
directly or in a closed-end fund which did not utilize a fund of funds structure.
Certain of the Adviser Funds may be subject to a performance-based fee or allocation,
irrespective of the performance of other Adviser Funds and the Fund generally. Accordingly, an
Adviser to an Adviser Fund with positive performance may receive performance-based compensation
from the Adviser Fund, and thus indirectly from the Funds and their Partners, even if a Funds
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overall performance is negative. Generally, fees payable to Advisers of the Adviser Funds will
range from 1% to 2% (annualized) of the average NAV of each Funds investment. In addition, certain
Advisers charge an incentive allocation or fee generally ranging from 10% to 35% of an Adviser
Funds net profits, although it is possible that such ranges may be exceeded for certain Advisers.
The performance-based compensation received by an Adviser also may create an incentive for that
Adviser to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than those that it might have made
in the absence of the performance-based allocation. Such compensation may be based on calculations
of realized and unrealized gains made by the Adviser without independent oversight.
ADVISERS INVEST INDEPENDENTLY. The Advisers generally invest wholly independently of one
another and may at times hold economically offsetting positions. To the extent that the Advisers
do, in fact, hold such positions, the Master Funds portfolio, considered as a whole, may not
achieve any gain or loss despite incurring fees and expenses in connection with such positions.
Furthermore, it is possible that from time to time various Advisers selected by the Investment
Manager may be competing with each other for the same positions in one or more markets. In any such
situations, a Fund could indirectly incur certain transaction costs without accomplishing any net
investment result.
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS OF ADVISER FUNDS. Since the Master Fund may make additional investments
in or affect withdrawals from an Adviser Fund only at certain times pursuant to limitations set
forth in the governing documents of the Adviser Fund, a Fund from time to time may have to invest a
greater portion of its assets temporarily in money market securities than it otherwise might wish
to invest and may have to borrow money to repurchase Units. The redemption or withdrawal provisions
regarding the Adviser Funds vary from fund to fund. Therefore, the Master Fund may not be able to
withdraw its investment in an Adviser Fund promptly after it has made a decision to do so. Some
Adviser Funds may impose early redemption fees while others may not. This may adversely affect a
Funds investment return or increase a Funds expenses and limit the Funds ability to make offers
to repurchase Units from Partners.
Adviser Funds may be permitted to redeem their interests in-kind. Thus, upon the Master Funds
withdrawal of all or a portion of its interest in an Adviser Fund, it may receive securities that
are illiquid or difficult to value. See CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE. In these circumstances,
the Investment Manager would seek to dispose of these securities in a manner that is in the best
interests of each Fund and does not intend to distribute securities to Partners.
Limitations on the Master Funds ability to withdraw its assets from Adviser Funds and Adviser
Accounts may, as a result, limit each Funds ability to repurchase Units. For example, many Adviser
Funds and Adviser Accounts may impose lock-up periods prior to allowing withdrawals, which can be
two years or longer from the date of the Master Funds investment. After expiration of the lock-up
period, withdrawals may be permitted only on a limited basis, such as semi-annually or annually.
Because the primary source of funds to repurchase Units will be withdrawals from Adviser Funds and
Adviser Accounts, the application of these lock-ups and other withdrawal limitations, such as gates
or suspension provisions, will significantly limit each Funds ability to tender its Units for
repurchase.
SEGREGATED ACCOUNT ALLOCATIONS. Subject to applicable law, the Master Fund may on occasion
allocate its assets to an Adviser by retaining the Adviser to manage an Adviser Account for the
Master Fund, rather than invest in an Adviser Fund. It is possible, given the leverage at which
certain of the Advisers will trade, that the Master Fund could lose more in an Adviser Account that
is managed by a particular Adviser than the Master Fund has allocated to such Adviser to invest.
This risk may be avoided if the Master Fund, instead of retaining an Adviser to manage a separate
account comprised of a designated portion of each Funds assets, creates a separate investment
vehicle for which an Adviser will serve as general partner and in which the Master Fund will be the
sole limited partner. Use of this structure, however, involves various expenses, and there is no
requirement that separate investment vehicles be created for Adviser Accounts. Adviser Accounts
will be subject to the investment policies and restrictions of the Master Fund, as well as the
provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder (including, without limitation, the approval of
the Adviser in accordance with the 1940 Act).
VALUATION OF ADVISER FUNDS. The valuation of the Master Funds investments in Adviser Funds is
ordinarily determined based upon valuations calculated by UMB Fund Services, Inc. (the
Administrator), based on information provided by the Advisers or their respective fund
administrator. Although the Investment Manager reviews the valuation procedures used by all
Advisers, neither the Investment Manager nor the Administrator can confirm or review the accuracy
of valuations provided by Advisers or their administrators. An Adviser may face a conflict of
interest in valuing such securities since their values will affect the Advisers compensation.
If an Advisers valuations are consistently delayed or inaccurate, the Investment Manager
generally will consider whether the Adviser Fund continues to be an appropriate investment for the
Master Fund. The Master Fund may be unable to sell interests in such
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an Adviser Fund quickly, and could therefore be obligated to continue to hold such interests
for an extended period of time. In such a case, such interests would continue to be valued without
the benefit of the Advisers valuations, and the Investment Manager may determine to discount the
value of the interests or value them at zero, if deemed to be the fair value of such holding.
Revisions to a Funds gain and loss calculations will be an ongoing process, and no appreciation or
depreciation figure can be considered final until the annual audits of Adviser Funds are completed.
TURNOVER. The Master Funds activities involve investment in the Adviser Funds, which may
invest on the basis of short-term market considerations. The turnover rate within the Adviser Funds
may be significant, potentially involving negative tax implications and substantial brokerage
commissions, and fees. The Master Fund will have no control over this turnover. It is anticipated
that the Master Funds income and gains, if any, will be primarily derived from ordinary income. In
addition, the withdrawal of the Master Fund from an Adviser Fund could involve expenses to the
Master Fund under the terms of the Master Funds investment.
INDEMNIFICATION OF ADVISER FUNDS. The Advisers often have broad indemnification rights and
limitations on liability. The Master Fund may also agree to indemnify certain of the Adviser Funds
and their Advisers from any liability, damage, cost, or expense arising out of, among other things,
certain acts or omissions relating to the offer or sale of the shares of the Adviser Funds.
INVESTMENTS IN NON-VOTING SECURITIES. In order to avoid becoming subject to certain 1940 Act
prohibitions with respect to affiliated transactions, the Master Fund intends to own less than 5%
of the voting securities of each Adviser Fund. This limitation on owning voting securities is
intended to ensure that an Adviser Fund is not deemed an affiliated person of the Master Fund for
purposes of the 1940 Act, which may, among other things, potentially impose limits on transactions
with the Adviser Funds, both by the Master Fund and other clients of the Investment Manager. To
limit its voting interest in certain Adviser Funds, the Master Fund may enter into contractual
arrangements under which the Master Fund irrevocably waives its rights (if any) to vote its
interests in an Adviser Fund (for example, to facilitate investments in small Adviser Funds
determined attractive by the Investment Manager). Other accounts managed by the Investment Manager
may also waive their voting rights in a particular Adviser Fund. The Investment Manager will
decide whether to waive such voting rights and, in making these decisions, will consider the
amounts (if any) invested by the Master Fund and its other clients in the particular Adviser Fund.
No rights would be waived or contractually limited for an Adviser Fund that does not provide an
ongoing ability for follow-on investment or withdrawal rights, such as an Adviser Fund having a
single initial funding, closing or commitment, after which no new investment typically would occur.
These voting waiver arrangements may increase the ability of the Master Fund and other clients of
the Investment Manager to invest in certain Adviser Funds. However, to the extent the Master Fund
contractually forgoes the right to vote the securities of an Adviser Fund, the Master Fund will not
be able to vote on matters that require the approval of the interest holders of the Adviser Fund,
including matters adverse to the Master Funds and the Funds interests.
Although the Master Fund may hold non-voting interests, the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder may nevertheless require the Master Fund to limit its position in any one
Adviser Fund in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, as may be determined by the
Master Fund in consultation with counsel. These restrictions could change from time to time as
applicable laws, rules or interpretations thereof are modified. There are also other statutory
tests of affiliation (such as on the basis of control), and, therefore, the prohibitions of the
1940 Act with respect to affiliated transactions could apply in some situations where the Master
Fund owns less than 5% of the voting securities of an Adviser Fund. In these circumstances,
transactions between the Master Fund and an Adviser Fund may, among other things, potentially be
subject to the prohibitions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act notwithstanding that the Master Fund has
entered into a voting waiver arrangement.
CONTROL OVER ADVISERS. The Master Fund will invest in Adviser Funds that the Investment
Manager believes will generally, and in the aggregate, be managed in a manner consistent with the
Funds investment objective and strategy. The Investment Manager does not and will not control the
Advisers and there can be no assurances that an Adviser will manage its Adviser Funds in a manner
consistent with the Funds investment objective.
TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND ONLY
INVESTMENT IN THE OFFSHORE FUND. The Offshore Fund is not registered under the 1940 Act, and
is not subject to the investor protections offered thereby. The TEI Institutional Fund, as an
investor in the Offshore Fund, will not have the protections offered to an investor in registered
investment companies. However, the TEI Institutional Fund will control the Offshore Fund.
CHANGES IN UNITED STATES AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS LAW. If there are changes in the laws of the
United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the TEI Institutional Fund and Offshore Fund,
respectively, are organized, so as to result in the inability of the TEI Institutional Fund and/or
the Offshore Fund to operate as set forth in this Prospectus, there may be substantial
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effect on the Partners. For example, if Cayman Islands law changes such that the Offshore
Fund must conduct business operations within the Cayman Islands, or pay taxes, investors in the TEI
Institutional Fund would likely suffer decreased investment returns. If Cayman Islands law, which
limits the duration of a limited duration company to 30 years, were to change such that, at the end
of 30 years, the TEI Institutional Fund could not replace the Offshore Fund with another identical
limited duration company, the structure of the TEI Institutional Fund would be affected,
potentially adversely. Such changes could also result in the inability of the TEI Institutional
Fund to operate on a going-forward basis, resulting in the TEI Institutional Fund being liquidated.
REGULATORY CHANGE. The TEI Institutional Funds structure is consistent with a position taken
by the staff of the SEC with respect to a non-affiliated investment company allowing a structure
whereby the TEI Institutional Fund will invest in the Master Fund via the Offshore Fund. To the
extent that the views of the SEC staff, which do not represent the views of the SEC itself, were to
change, the structure of the TEI Institutional Funds investment in the Master Fund could be
adversely affected, possibly affecting the treatment of UBTI.
Subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, the TEI Institutional Fund may
determine to invest its assets directly in non-U.S. investment funds that are classified as passive
foreign investment companies (PFICs) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The TEI Institutional
Fund may pursue such an investment approach only if it believes that it could avoid generating UBTI
by making such investments and the approach is approved by the TEI Institutional Funds Board. The
TEI Institutional Fund will provide Partners with at least 90 days notice before implementing such
a change.
On January 5, 2011, Congressman Doggett introduced in the House of Representatives the
International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011. If enacted as proposed, the International Tax
Competitiveness Act of 2011 will adversely affect the TEI Fund. One provision contained in the
bill would treat as a U.S. corporation any foreign corporation the assets of which consist
primarily of assets being managed on behalf of investors, if the decisions about how to invest the
assets are made in the United States. That would probably cause the Offshore Fund to become
subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on its worldwide income. If such a provision is
enacted, the TEI Fund will probably cease to be a tax-efficient vehicle for its shareholders. As
proposed, however, the provision would be effective only for taxable years beginning on or after
two years from the date of enactment, so there would be some time available initially in which the
structure of the Fund might be changed in response to the change in law. That provision was also
part of the March 2, 2009, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act introduced by Senator Levin and Congressman
Doggett in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act was
co-sponsored by three other Senators and fifty-nine other Congressmen, including thirteen members
of the House Ways and Means Committee the committee with initial jurisdiction over Federal tax
legislation, however the International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 has no co-sponsors. For
more information regarding the tax considerations applicable to an investment in the TEI
Institutional Fund, see TAXES TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND.
INVESTMENT-RELATED RISKS
GENERAL INVESTMENT-RELATED RISKS
GENERAL ECONOMIC AND MARKET CONDITIONS. The success of a Funds investment program may be
affected by general economic and market conditions, such as interest rates, availability of credit,
inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws, and national and international political
circumstances. These factors may affect the level and volatility of securities prices and the
liquidity of investments held by Master Fund in the Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts and, thus, a
Funds investments. Unexpected volatility or illiquidity could impair a Funds profitability or
result in losses.
HIGHLY VOLATILE MARKETS. Price movements of forwards, futures and other derivative contracts
in which an Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts assets may be invested are influenced by, among
other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and
exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and
economic events and policies. The prices of commodities contracts and all derivative instruments,
including futures and options, can be highly volatile. In addition, governments from time to time
intervene, directly and by regulation, in certain markets, particularly those in currencies,
financial instruments, futures and options. Such intervention often is intended directly to
influence prices and may, together with other factors, cause all of such markets to move rapidly in
the same direction because of, among other things, interest rate fluctuations. Adviser Funds and
Adviser Accounts are also subject to the risk of the failure of any exchanges on which their
positions trade or of the clearinghouses for those exchanges.
NATURAL RESOURCE AND PRECIOUS METAL INVESTMENTS. Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may make
investments in natural resources and precious metals, and thus may be susceptible to economic,
business or other developments that affect those
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industries. Natural resources historically have been subject to substantial price fluctuations
over short periods of time. Their prices are affected by various factors, including economic
conditions, political events, natural disasters, exploration and development success or failure,
and technological changes. In addition, certain natural resources are geographically concentrated,
and events in those parts of the world in which such concentration exists may affect their values.
The price of gold and other precious metals are affected by unpredictable international monetary
and political policies such as currency devaluations or revaluations, economic and social
conditions within a country, trade imbalances, or trade or currency restrictions between countries.
The markets for those industries therefore are volatile at times, and there may be sharp
fluctuations in prices even during periods of rising prices.
ETFs. ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and
the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. In addition,
shares of an ETF are issued in creation units and are not redeemable individually except upon
termination of the ETF. To redeem shares of an ETF held by the Master Fund, the Master Fund must
accumulate enough shares of an ETF to reconstitute a creation unit. The liquidity of such Adviser
Funds therefore, will depend upon the existence of a secondary market. Also, even though the
market price of an ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be
at, below or above the ETFs NAV.
RISKS OF SECURITIES ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISERS. The Advisers will invest and trade in a
variety of different securities, and utilize a variety of investment instruments and techniques.
Each security and each instrument and technique involves the risk of loss of capital. While the
Investment Manager will attempt to moderate these risks, there can be no assurance that the Master
Funds investment activities will be successful or that the Partners will not suffer losses. See
RISKS OF SECURITIES ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISERS and SPECIAL INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS AND
TECHNIQUES in the SAI for further information.
COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK. Many of the markets in which the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts
effect their transactions are over the counter or inter-dealer markets. The participants in
these markets are typically not subject to credit evaluation and regulatory oversight as are
members of exchange based markets. To the extent an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account invests in
swaps, derivative or synthetic instruments, or other over the counter transactions, on these
markets, it is assuming a credit risk with regard to parties with whom it trades and may also bear
the risk of settlement default. These risks may differ materially from those associated with
transactions effected on an exchange, which generally are backed by clearing organization
guarantees, daily marking to market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital
requirements applicable to intermediaries. Transactions entered into directly between two
counterparties generally do not benefit from such protections. This exposes an Adviser Fund or
Adviser Account to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with
its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona
fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account
to suffer a loss. Such counterparty risk is accentuated in the case of contracts with longer
maturities where events may intervene to prevent settlement, or where an Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account has concentrated its transactions with a single or small group of counterparties. Adviser
Funds and Adviser Accounts are not restricted from dealing with any particular counterparty or from
concentrating any or all of their transactions with one counterparty. However, the Investment
Manager, with the intent to diversify, intends to attempt to monitor counterparty credit exposure
of Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts. The ability of Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts to
transact business with any one or number of counterparties, the lack of any independent evaluation
of such counterparties financial capabilities and the absence of a regulated market to facilitate
settlement may increase the potential for losses by a Fund.
INVESTMENT STRATEGY-SPECIFIC INVESTMENT-RELATED RISKS
In addition to the risks generally described in this Prospectus and the SAI, the following are
some of the specific risks of each investment strategy:
OPPORTUNISTIC EQUITY
A short sale involves the theoretically unlimited risk of an increase in the market price of
the security that would result in a theoretically unlimited loss. Short selling relies on, among
other things, fundamental analysis, in-depth knowledge of accounting, an understanding of public
market pricing and/or industry research. There can be no assurance that any hedging techniques
employed by an Adviser will be successful or that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not have
the negative effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio or with
respect to the applicable position.
The main risk of investing in real estate, equity securities issued by real estate companies
and in REITs is that the value of such investments might decline as a result of the performance of
individual stocks, a decline in the stock market in general or a general decline in real estate
markets. Other risks include: extended vacancies of properties, increased competition or
overbuilding, increases
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in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, losses due to costs
resulting from the clean-up of environmental problems, liability to third parties for damages
resulting from environmental problems, casualty or condemnation losses, limitations on rents,
changes in neighborhood values and the appeal of properties to tenants, and changes in interest
rates. REITs prices also may drop because of the failure of borrowers to pay their loans, a
dividend cut, a disruption to the real estate investment sales market, changes in federal or state
taxation policies affecting REITs, and poor management.
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may invest in securities of energy and natural resources
companies, which means that their performances will be susceptible to the economic, business or
other developments that affect those industries. For example, the value of such investments may be
impacted by energy prices, supply and demand fluctuations, energy conservation, tax and other
regulatory policies of governments, and global events including instability in the Middle East or
war. Prices of gold and other precious metals can be influenced by a variety of global economic,
financial and political factors and may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time, and
such investments may be more volatile than other types of investments. At times, the performance of
these companies may lag the performance of the broader stock market. In addition, Adviser Funds and
Adviser Accounts may, but the Funds do not expect that they would, invest in energy and natural
resources directly.
Adviser Funds may invest in securities of companies in the health care sector. Many health
care-related companies are smaller and less seasoned than companies in other sectors and may be
strongly affected by scientific or technological developments. Additionally, many health
care-related companies offer products and services that are subject to governmental regulation and
may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies or laws, which may impact the returns
of Adviser Funds investing in this sector.
Adviser Funds may invest in the financial services sector. Financial, business and economic
factors, including market conditions, interest rates, economic, regulatory and financial
developments, and are likely to have a substantial impact on Adviser Funds holdings. The
financial services sector is subject to extensive government regulation, which can limit the
amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments that companies can make, the interest
rates and fees that they can charge and the manner in which they distribute their products.
Profitability can be largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital and can fluctuate
significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of
borrowers can negatively affect lending institutions. Insurance companies can be subject to severe
price competition. The financial services sector generally is undergoing rapid change.
Adviser Funds may invest in the technology sector. Technology companies may produce or use
products or services that prove commercially unsuccessful, become obsolete or become adversely
impacted by government regulation. Competitive pressures in the technology sector, and Adviser
Funds concentration in technology company securities, may subject it to more volatile price
movements than a more diversified securities portfolio.
TACTICAL TRADING
The Global Macro/Managed Futures strategy involves positions in the cash, currency, futures
and forward markets. Foreign currency transactions may involve, for example, the purchase of
foreign currencies for U.S. dollars or the maintenance of short positions in foreign currencies.
Foreign currency transactions may involve an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account agreeing to exchange
an amount of a currency it does not currently own for another currency at a future date. An Adviser
Fund or Adviser Account would typically engage in such a transaction in anticipation of a decline
in the value of the currency it sells relative to the currency that the Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account has contracted to receive in the exchange. An Advisers success in these transactions will
depend principally on its ability to predict accurately the future exchange rates between foreign
currencies and the U.S. dollar.
ENHANCED FIXED INCOME
High Yield Debt Advisers may deal in and with restricted or marketable securities and a
significant portion of a High Yield Debt Advisers portfolio may be invested in restricted
securities that may not be registered and for which a market may not be readily available (i.e.,
not freely traded).
High Yield Debt securities generally trade at discounts (sometimes substantial discounts) to
par value because many investors are either prohibited from, or willingly avoid, investing due to
the complexity of determining the securities true risk/reward profile. Accordingly, High Yield
Debt Adviser Funds typically experience significantly more volatility and risk than traditional
fixed income Adviser Funds. To mitigate some of this risk, a High Yield Debt Adviser may use
certain hedging tools, such as shorting securities in other portions of the capital structure
(e.g., being long the high yield debt position and short the issuers common stock) in
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order to mitigate the risk associated with an investment in the company (which may well be
highly leveraged). There can be no assurance that any such hedging techniques will be successful or
that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not have the negative effect of lowering overall
returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio or with respect to the applicable position.
A significant portion of a Distressed Securities Advisers portfolio may be invested in
restricted securities that may not be registered and for which a market may not be readily
available, and therefore a significant portion of the portfolio may not be freely traded.
Investments may involve both U.S. and non-U.S. entities and may utilize leverage. In addition, a
Distressed Securities Adviser may use certain hedging tools, such as shorting securities in other
portions of the capital structure (e.g., being long the distressed securities position and
short the issuers common stock) in order to mitigate the risk associated with an investment in
an otherwise troubled company. There can be no assurance that any such hedging techniques will be
successful or that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not have the negative effect of
lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio or with respect to the applicable
position. Distressed Securities Adviser Funds typically experience significantly more volatility
and risk than traditional fixed income Adviser Funds.
Given liquidity issues, currency risk, credit risk, interest rate risk and geo-political
risks, Global Debt Adviser Funds typically experience significantly more volatility and risk than
traditional fixed income Adviser Funds. To mitigate some of this risk, a Global Debt Adviser may
use certain hedging tools, such as shorting securities in other portions of the capital structure
(e.g., being long the global debt position and short the issuers common stock) or buying
protection for a decline in the native currency or the U.S. dollar in order to mitigate the risk
associated with an investment in a particular Global Debt security. There can be no assurance that
any such hedging techniques will be successful or that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not
have the negative effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio or with
respect to the applicable position. Given the markets in which it invests, a significant portion
of a Global Debt Advisers portfolio may be invested in restricted securities that may not be
registered and for which a market may not be readily available, and therefore a significant portion
of the portfolio may not be freely traded. Further, an investment in bonds issued by foreign
governments or corporations may carry significant geo-political risks, legal risks, currency risks
(significant devaluations) and liquidity risks (lack of developed trading markets), among other
things.
The Structured Credit strategy involves risks of investing in a CDO. The risks of an
investment in a CDO depends largely on the type of the collateral securities and the
class of the CDO in which an Adviser Fund invests. Normally, CBOs, CLOs and other CDOs are
privately offered and sold, and thus are not registered under the securities laws. As a result,
investments in CDOs may be characterized by an Adviser Fund as illiquid securities. However, an
active dealer market may exist for CDOs, allowing a CDO to qualify for Rule 144A transactions.
In addition to the normal risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities,
CDOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions
from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality
of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) an Adviser Fund may invest in tranches of
CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be
fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected
investment results; and (v) the CDOs manager may perform poorly or default.
Although certain CDOs may receive credit enhancement in the form of a senior-subordinate structure,
over-collateralization or bond insurance, such enhancement may not always be present and may fail to
protect an Adviser Fund against the risk of loss on default of the collateral. CDOs may use derivatives
contracts to create synthetic exposure to assets rather than holding such assets directly, which entails
the risks of derivative instruments.
Mortgage-backed securities may have significantly greater price and yield volatility than is
the case with traditional fixed-income securities. As a result, if an Adviser Fund purchases
mortgage-backed securities at a premium, a faster than expected prepayment rate will reduce both the
market value and the yield to maturity from those which were anticipated. A prepayment rate that is
slower than expected will have the opposite effect of increasing yield to maturity and market value.
Conversely, if an Adviser Fund purchases mortgage-backed securities at a discount, faster than expected
prepayments will increase, while slower than expected prepayments will reduce yield to maturity and
market values. To the extent that an Adviser Fund invests in mortgage-backed securities,
it may seek to manage these potential risks by investing in a variety of mortgage-backed securities
and by using certain hedging techniques.
In addition, asset-backed securities present certain additional risks because asset-backed
securities generally do not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is
comparable to mortgage assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors
on such receivables are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer
credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set-off certain amounts owed on the
credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. Automobile receivables generally are secured,
but by automobiles rather than residential real property. Most issuers of automobile receivables
permit the loan servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the servicer
were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that the purchaser would acquire
an interest superior to that of the holders of the asset-backed securities. In addition, because of
the large number of vehicles involved in a typical issuance and technical requirements under state laws,
the trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have a proper security interest
in the underlying automobiles. Therefore, if the issuer of an asset-backed security defaults on its
payment obligations, there is the possibility that, in some cases, an Adviser Fund will be unable to
possess and sell the underlying collateral and that the Adviser Funds recoveries on repossessed
collateral may not be available to support payments on the securities.
ABSOLUTE RETURN
Event Driven Arbitrage is research intensive and requires continual review of announced and
anticipated events. In addition, the analysis required differs significantly from conventional
securities analysis, and many investors may be ill-equipped to analyze certain types of situations
or respond to them in a timely manner. There can be no assurance that any hedging techniques
employed by an Adviser will be successful or that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not have
the negative effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio or with
respect to the applicable position.
In regards to Convertible Arbitrage, the Investment Manager believes that it necessitates
rigorous analysis to determine the portion of the value of the convertible security that is
composed of equity-like elements and the portion that is composed of debt-like elements.
Merger Arbitrage is more cyclical than many other strategies, since it requires a supply of
corporate mergers and acquisitions to deploy capital. For example, from the middle part of 2000 to
the middle part of 2003, activity within this strategy was particularly limited. There can be no
assurance that any such hedging techniques will be successful or that the hedging employed by the
Adviser will not have the negative effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the
portfolio or with respect to the applicable position.
Acquisitions sometimes fail because the U.S. government, European Union or some other
governmental entity does not approve of aspects of a transaction due to anti-trust concerns, tax
reasons, subsequent disagreements between the Acquiror or Target as to management transition or
corporate governance matters or changing market conditions. Accordingly, the Investment Manager
believes that key factors in the successful implementation of merger arbitrage are expertise in
regulatory areas such as antitrust, tax, and general corporate law; corporate governance;
fundamental analysis and valuation; the ability to assess the probability of a successful outcome;
and the ability to access superior market intelligence.
The principal risk of Fixed Income Arbitrage is rising interest rates, which often result in a
greater decline in the value of the long position than in the short position. In such a case,
the Adviser will either have to provide additional collateral to the investment bank lender or
close the position at a loss. There can be no assurance that any hedging techniques employed by an
Adviser will be successful or that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not have the negative
effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio or with respect to the
applicable position.
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Volatility Arbitrage often relies on extensive quantitative modeling, volatility estimation
and proprietary in-house trading models. There can be no assurance that any hedging techniques
employed by an Adviser will be successful or that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not have
the negative effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio or with
respect to the applicable position.
Statistical Arbitrage can involve large transaction costs because of the need to
simultaneously buy and sell many different stocks and futures, and so leverage is often applied.
In addition, sophisticated computer programs are typically needed to keep track of the large number
of stocks and futures involved. While Statistical Arbitrage typically relies on quantitative,
computer-driven models, some subjective investment decisions are required of the Adviser when
selecting securities to be long and short. The Investment Manager believes that the key
requirement to profit in this strategy is strong fundamental company and industry analysis. An
Adviser who is able to more clearly discern closely related pairs of securities will be more likely
to outperform trading the strategy over time. There can be no assurance that any such hedging
techniques will be successful or that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not have the
negative effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio or with respect
to the applicable position.
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
Securities issued by private partnerships investing in private equity, real estate, energy and
natural resources and other investments may be more illiquid than securities issued by other
Adviser Funds generally, because the partnerships underlying investments may tend to be less
liquid than other types of investments. The eventual success or failure of Private Equity
investing ultimately hinges on the ability of Advisers to attract and develop a steady flow of
quality investment opportunities to analyze.
Generally, little public information exists about privately held companies, and Advisers will
be required to rely on the ability of their management teams to obtain adequate information to
evaluate the potential risks and returns involved in investing in these companies. These companies
and their financial information will not be subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other rules that
govern public companies. If the Advisers are unable to uncover all material information about these
companies, they may not make a fully informed investment decision, and may lose money on these
investments.
Substantially all of the securities of privately held companies will be subject to legal and
other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. See
the RISKS OF SECURITIES ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISERS ILLIQUID PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS in the
Funds SAI for a detailed discussion of risks of investing in illiquid securities.
Additionally, privately held companies frequently have less diverse product lines and smaller
market presence than larger competitors. All of these factors could affect the Funds investment
returns.
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LIMITS OF RISK DISCLOSURES. The above discussions of the various risks, and the related
discussion of risks in the SAI, that are associated with the Funds, the Master Fund, the Offshore
Fund (with the TEI Institutional Fund only), the Units and the Adviser Funds are not, and are not
intended to be, a complete enumeration or explanation of the risks involved in an investment in
each Fund. Prospective investors should read this entire Prospectus and the applicable Funds
Limited Partnership Agreement and consult with their own advisers before deciding whether to invest
in a Fund. In addition, as a Funds investment program changes or develops over time, an investment
in a Fund may be subject to risk factors not currently contemplated or described in this
Prospectus.
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INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS
Each prospective investor in a Fund will be required to certify that it is a U.S. person for
federal income tax purposes and a qualified client within the meaning of Rule 205-3 under the
Advisers Act. A qualified client is, among other categories, (i) a natural person or company
(other than an investment company) that represents that it has a net worth (together, in the case
of a natural person, with assets held jointly with a spouse) of more than $1,500,000; (ii) a person
who has at least $750,000 under the Investment Managers or its affiliates management, including
any amount invested in a Fund; (iii) a person who is a qualified purchaser as defined by the
1940 Act and the rules thereunder; and (iv) certain knowledgeable employees who participate in the
Investment Managers investment activities. Investors who meet such qualifications are referred to
in this Prospectus as Eligible Investors. The qualifications required to invest in a Fund will
appear in an investor application that must be completed by each prospective investor. Existing
Partners who wish to request to purchase additional Units will be required to qualify as Eligible
Investors and to complete an additional investor application prior to the additional purchase.
The SEC has issued notice that it intends to raise the net worth threshold under Rule 205-3
from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 and the threshold for assets under management with any one adviser or
its affiliates from $750,000 to $1,000,000, adjusting every five years for inflation. The SEC has
also stated that it intends to exclude the value of a clients primary residence from the net worth
test. Should a revised definition of qualified client under Rule 205-3 take effect, new
investors in the Funds will be required to meet such definition. If the rule is enacted as
currently proposed, existing Partners may remain invested in the Funds regardless of whether they
satisfy the new definition and may purchase additional Units so long as they qualify as and
continue to qualify as Eligible Investors under the previous definition. The SEC has not issued
a final rule on this proposal and, accordingly, the proposed rule is subject to revision.
An investment in the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund is not appropriate for certain types of
tax-exempt entities, including CRUTs. Tax-exempt entities should consult with their tax advisers
prior to making an investment in the Funds.
TENDER OFFERS/OFFERS TO REPURCHASE
In no event will more than 20% of the Units of a Fund be repurchased per quarter. For
purposes of clarification, it should be noted that there is no guarantee that a Fund will offer to
repurchase 20% (or any other percentage) of the Units of a Fund in any given quarter. Each Fund is
structured as a closed-end fund, which means that the Partners will not have the right to redeem
their Units on a daily basis. In addition, the Funds do not expect any trading market to develop
for the Units. As a result, if investors decide to invest in a Fund, they will have very limited
opportunity to sell their Units.
At the discretion of the Board and provided that it is in the best interests of the Funds and
their Partners to do so, the Funds intends to provide a limited degree of liquidity to the Partners
by conducting repurchase offers generally quarterly with a Valuation Date (as defined below) on or
about March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year.
The Board will consider the following factors, among others, in making its determination for
each Fund separately to make each repurchase offer:
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When a repurchase offer commences, the affected Fund will send a notification of the offer, in
advance of such offer, to the Partners via their financial intermediaries. The notification will
specify, among other things:
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In each repurchase offer, each Fund intends to repurchase a percentage of its Units at its
NAV, but in no event to exceed the repurchase of more than 20% of the Units per quarter. A Partner
that participates in a repurchase offer with a Valuation Date (as defined below) occurring prior to
the end of the 12th month of its admission to that Fund may be subject to a penalty payable to the
Fund equal to 5% of the amount requested to be repurchased, to be netted against withdrawal
proceeds. The minimum value of a repurchase is $50,000, subject to the discretion of the General
Partner to allow otherwise.
Units will be repurchased at their NAV determined as of approximately March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31, as applicable (each such date, a Valuation Date). Partners
tendering Units for repurchase will be asked to give written notice of their intent to do so by the
date specified in the notice describing the terms of the applicable repurchase offer, which date
will be approximately 65 days prior to the date of repurchase by each Fund. Partners who tender may
not have all of the tendered Units repurchased by a Fund. If over-subscriptions occur, a Fund may
elect to repurchase less than the full amount that a Partner requests to be repurchased. In such
an event, the Funds may repurchase only a pro rata portion of the amount tendered by each Partner.
The decision to offer to repurchase Units is in the complete and absolute discretion of the
applicable Funds Board, which may, under certain circumstances, elect not to offer to repurchase
Units. In certain circumstances, the General Partner may require a Partner to tender its Units.
A Partner who tenders for repurchase only a portion of his Units in a Fund will be required to
maintain a minimum account balance of $50,000. If a Partner tenders a portion of his Units and the
repurchase of that portion would cause the Partners account balance to fall below this required
minimum (except as a result of proration), each Fund reserves the right to reduce the portion of
the Units to be purchased from the Partner so that the required minimum balance is maintained. Such
minimum capital account balance requirement may also be waived by the General Partner in its sole
discretion, subject to applicable federal securities laws.
TENDER/REPURCHASE PROCEDURES
Due to liquidity restraints associated with the Master Funds investments in Adviser Funds and
the fact that the Funds will have to effect withdrawals from the Master Fund (for the TEI
Institutional Fund, the withdrawal from the Master Fund will be via the Offshore Fund) to pay for
Units being repurchased, it is presently expected that, under the procedures applicable to the
repurchase of Units, Units will be valued as of the applicable Valuation Date. Each Fund will
generally pay the value of the Units repurchased (or as discussed below, 95% of such value if all
Units owned by a Partner are repurchased) approximately 90 days after the Valuation Date. This
amount will be subject to adjustment within 45 days after completion of the annual audit of each
Funds financial statements for the fiscal year in which the repurchase is effected. Units may be
repurchased prior to Adviser Fund audits. To mitigate any effects of this, if all Units owned by a
Partner are repurchased, the Partner will receive an initial payment equal to 95% of the estimated
value of the Units (after adjusting for fees, expenses, reserves or other allocations or redemption
charges) within approximately 90 days after the Valuation Date, subject to audit adjustment, and
the balance due will be determined and paid within 45 days after completion of each Funds annual
audit.
Under these procedures, Partners will have to decide whether to tender their Units for
repurchase without the benefit of having current information regarding the value of the Units as of
the Valuation Date. The Partner may inquire of a Fund, at the telephone
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number within this Prospectus, or the Administrator, at the telephone number accompanying an
offer to purchase relating to a tender offer, as to the value of the Units last determined. In
addition, there will be a substantial period of time between the date as of which the Partners must
tender the Units and the date they can expect to receive payment for their Units from a Fund.
However, promptly after the expiration of a repurchase offer, Partners whose Units are accepted for
repurchase may be given non-interest bearing, non-transferable promissory notes by the Fund
representing the Funds obligation to pay for repurchased Units. Any such promissory notes will be
held by the Administrator and can be provided upon request by calling UMB Fund Services at
1-888-844-3350. Payments for repurchased Units may be delayed under circumstances where the Master
Fund has determined to redeem its interest in Adviser Funds to make such payments, but has
experienced delays in receiving payments from the Adviser Funds.
Repurchases of Units by each Fund are subject to certain regulatory requirements imposed by
SEC rules.
TRANSFERS OF UNITS
No person shall become a substituted Partner of a Fund without the consent of that Fund, which
consent may be withheld in its sole discretion. Units held by Partners may be transferred only: (i)
by operation of law; or (ii) under other extremely limited circumstances, with the consent of the
Board (which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion and is expected to be granted, if
at all, only under extenuating circumstances).
Unless counsel to a Fund confirms that the transfer will not cause the Fund to be treated as a
publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, the Board generally will not consider
consenting to a transfer of a Unit (or portion of a Unit) unless the transfer is: (i) one in which
the tax basis of the Unit in the hands of the transferee is determined, in whole or in part, by
reference to its tax basis in the hands of the transferring Partner (e.g., certain transfers to
affiliates, gifts and contributions to family entities); (ii) to members of the transferring
Partners immediate family (siblings, spouse, parents, or children); or, with respect to the TEI
Institutional Fund, (iii) a distribution from a tax-qualified retirement plan or an individual
retirement account.
Notice to a Fund of any proposed transfer must include evidence satisfactory to the Board that
the proposed transferee, at the time of transfer, meets any requirements imposed by the Fund with
respect to investor eligibility and suitability. See INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS. Notice of a
proposed transfer of a Unit must also be accompanied by a properly completed investor application
in respect of the proposed transferee. In connection with any request to transfer a Unit (or
portion of a Unit), a Fund may require the Partner requesting the transfer to obtain, at the
Partners expense, an opinion of counsel selected by the Fund as to such matters as the Fund may
reasonably request. The Board generally will not consent to a transfer of a Unit by a Partner (i)
unless such transfer is to a single transferee, or (ii) if, after the transfer of the Unit, the
balance of the capital account of each of the transferee and transferor is less than $50,000. Each
transferring Partner and transferee may be charged reasonable expenses, including, but not limited
to, attorneys and accountants fees, incurred by the Fund in connection with the transfer.
Any transferee acquiring a Unit or a portion of a Unit by operation of law in connection with
the death, bankruptcy, insolvency, adjudicated incompetence or dissolution of the Partner, will be
entitled to the allocations and distributions allocable to the Unit or portion of the Unit so
acquired, to transfer the Unit or portion of the Unit in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Limited Partnership Agreement and to tender the Unit or portion of the Unit for
repurchase by a Fund, but will not be entitled to the other rights of a Partner unless and until
the transferee becomes a substituted Partner as specified in that Funds Limited Partnership
Agreement. If a Partner transfers a Unit with the approval of the Board, each Fund shall as
promptly as practicable take all necessary actions so that each transferee or successor to whom the
Unit is transferred is admitted to the Fund as a Partner.
By subscribing for a Unit, each Partner agrees to indemnify and hold harmless a Fund, its
Board, the General Partner of the Fund, the Investment Manager, and each other Partner, and any
affiliate of the foregoing against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses
(including legal or other expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses or any judgments, fines, and amounts paid in
settlement), joint or several, to which such persons may become subject by reason of or arising
from any transfer made by that Partner in violation of the Limited Partnership Agreement or any
misrepresentation made by that Partner in connection with any such transfer.
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS
Capital Accounts. Each Fund shall maintain a separate capital account on its books for each
Partner. As of any date, the capital account of a Partner shall be equal to the NAV per Unit as of
such date, multiplied by the number of Units then held by such Partner. Any amounts charged or
debited against a Partners capital account under a Funds ability to allocate special items, and
to accrue reserves as described under Reserves below, other than among all Partners in accordance
with the number of Units held by each
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such Partner, shall be treated as a partial redemption of such Partners Units for no
additional consideration as of the date on which the Board determines such charge or debit is
required to be made, and such Partners Units shall be reduced thereby as appropriately determined
by the Fund. Any amounts credited to a Partners capital account under a Funds ability to
allocate special items and to accrue reserves, other than among all Partners in accordance with the
number of Units held by each such Partner, shall be treated as an issuance of additional Units to
such Partner for no additional consideration as of the date on which the Board determines such
credit is required to be made, and such Partners Units shall be increased thereby as appropriately
determined by the Fund.
Reserves. Appropriate reserves may be created, accrued, and charged against net assets and
proportionately against the capital accounts of the Partners for contingent liabilities as of the
date the contingent liabilities become known to a Fund or the Board. Reserves will be in such
amounts (subject to increase or reduction) that that Fund or the Board may deem necessary or
appropriate. The amount of any reserve, or any increase or decrease therein, will be
proportionately charged or credited, as appropriate, to the capital accounts of those investors who
are Partners at the time when such reserve is created, increased or decreased, as the case may be;
provided, however, that if any such reserve, or any increase or decrease therein, exceeds the
lesser of $500,000 or 1% of the aggregate value of the capital accounts of all such Partners, the
amount of such reserve, increase, or decrease shall instead be charged or credited to those
investors who, as determined by the Board, were Partners at the time of the act or omission giving
rise to the contingent liability for which the reserve was established, increased or decreased in
proportion to their capital accounts at that time.
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
GENERAL
The Funds, the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund calculate their respective NAV as of the
close of business on the last business day of each Accounting Period (as defined below), as of each
month-end, and at such other times as the Boards may determine, including in connection with
repurchases of Units, in accordance with the procedures described below or as may be determined
from time to time in accordance with policies established by the Boards. The NAV of the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and the Master Fund will equal the value of the total assets of
the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and the Master Fund, respectively, less all of each entitys
respective liabilities, including accrued fees and expenses. The NAV of the TEI Institutional Fund,
Offshore Fund and the Master Fund will equal the value of the total assets of the TEI Institutional
Fund, the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund, respectively, less all of each entitys respective
liabilities, including accrued fees and expenses. The NAV of the Master Fund equals the value of
the total assets of the Master Fund, less all of its liabilities, including accrued fees and
expenses. In computing its NAV, the TEI Institutional Fund will value its interest in the Offshore
Fund at the value of the Offshore Funds interest in the Master Fund, and the Offshore Fund will
value its interest in the Master Fund at the NAV provided by the Master Fund to the Offshore Fund.
It is expected that the assets of the Funds will consist of their investment in the Master Fund.
The NAV of the Master Fund depends on the value of the Adviser Funds, Adviser Accounts or other
investments in which it invests.
The Investment Manager oversees the valuation of the Master Funds investments, including its
interests in the Adviser Funds, in accordance with written policies and procedures (the Valuation
Procedures) that the Boards and the Board of Directors of the Master Fund (Master Fund Board)
have approved for purposes of determining the fair value of securities held by the Master Fund,
including the fair value of the Master Funds investments in Adviser Funds. In accordance with the
Valuation Procedures, fair value as of each month-end or as of the end of each Accounting Period,
as applicable, ordinarily will be the value determined as of such date by each Adviser Fund in
accordance with the Adviser Funds valuation policies and reported at the time of the Master Funds
valuation. As a general matter, the fair value of the Master Funds interest in an Adviser Fund
will represent the amount that the Master Fund could reasonably expect to receive from the Adviser
Fund if the Master Funds interest was redeemed at the time of valuation (without regard to any
early redemption fees or withdrawal fees that may be imposed by the Adviser Fund), based on
information reasonably available at the time the valuation is made and that the Master Fund
believes to be reliable. In the event that the Adviser Fund does not report a month-end value to
the Master Fund on a timely basis, the Master Fund will determine the fair value of such Adviser
Fund based on the most recent final or estimated value reported by the Adviser Fund, as well as any
other relevant information available at the time the Master Fund values its portfolio. Using the
nomenclature of the hedge fund industry, any values reported as estimated or final values are
expected to reasonably reflect market values of securities when available or fair value as of the
Master Funds valuation date. A substantial amount of time may elapse between the occurrence of an
event necessitating the pricing of Fund assets and the receipt of valuation information from the
Adviser of an Adviser Fund.
Prior to the Master Fund investing in any Adviser Fund, the Investment Manager will conduct a
due diligence review of the valuation methodologies utilized by the Adviser Fund, which as a
general matter will utilize market values when available, and otherwise will utilize principles of
fair value that the Investment Manager reasonably believes to be consistent, in all material
respects, with those used by the Master Fund in valuing its own investments. Although the
procedures approved by the Boards and the Master
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Fund Board provide that the Investment Manager will review the valuations provided by the
Advisers to the Adviser Funds, none of the Master Fund Board, the Boards or the Investment Manager
will be able to confirm independently the accuracy of valuations provided by such Advisers (which
may be unaudited).
The Master Funds Valuation Procedures require the Investment Manager to take reasonable steps
in light of all relevant circumstances to value the Master Funds portfolio. The Investment
Manager will consider such information, and may conclude in certain circumstances that the
information provided by an Adviser does not represent the fair value of the Master Funds interests
in the Adviser Fund. Although redemptions of interests in Adviser Funds are subject to advance
notice requirements, Adviser Funds will typically make available NAV information to holders which
will represent the price at which, even in the absence of redemption activity, the Adviser Fund
would have effected a redemption if any such requests had been timely made or if, in accordance
with the terms of the Adviser Funds governing documents, it would be necessary to effect a
mandatory redemption. Following procedures adopted by the Boards and the Master Fund Board, the
Investment Manager will consider whether it is appropriate, in light of all relevant circumstances,
to value such interests at the NAV as reported by the Adviser at the time of valuation, or whether
to adjust such value to reflect a premium or discount to NAV. In accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles and industry practice, the Master Fund may not always apply a
discount in cases where there is no contemporaneous redemption activity in a particular Adviser
Fund. In other cases, as when an Adviser Fund imposes extraordinary restrictions on redemptions,
when other extraordinary circumstances exist, or when there have been no recent transactions in
Adviser Fund interests, the Master Fund may determine that it is appropriate to apply a discount to
the NAV of the Adviser Fund. Any such decision will be made in good faith, and subject to the
review and supervision of the Master Fund Board.
The valuations reported by the Advisers, upon which the Master Fund calculates its month-end
NAV and the NAV of each Master Fund interest, including each Funds Master Fund interest, may be
subject to later adjustment or revision, based on information reasonably available at that time.
For example, any estimated values from Adviser Funds may be revised and fiscal year-end NAV
calculations of the Adviser Funds may be audited by their independent auditors and may be revised
as a result of such audits. Other adjustments may occur from time to time. Because such
adjustments or revisions, whether increasing or decreasing the NAV of the Master Fund, and
therefore the Funds, at the time they occur, relate to information available only at the time of
the adjustment or revision, the adjustment or revision may not affect the amount of the repurchase
proceeds of the Funds received by Partners who had their Units in the Funds repurchased at a NAV
calculated prior to such adjustments and received their repurchase proceeds, subject to the ability
of the Funds to adjust or recoup the repurchase proceeds received by Partners under certain
circumstances. As a result, to the extent that such subsequently adjusted valuations from the
Advisers or revisions to the NAV of an Adviser Fund adversely affect the Master Funds NAV, and
therefore the Funds NAV, the outstanding Units may be adversely affected by prior repurchases to
the benefit of Partners who had their Units repurchased at a NAV higher than the adjusted amount.
Conversely, any increases in the NAV resulting from such subsequently adjusted valuations may be
entirely for the benefit of the outstanding Units and to the detriment of Partners who previously
had their Units repurchased at a NAV lower than the adjusted amount. The same principles apply to
the purchase of Units. New Partners may be affected in a similar way.
The Valuation Procedures provide that, where deemed appropriate by the Investment Manager and
consistent with the 1940 Act, investments in Adviser Funds may be valued at cost. Cost will be
used only when cost is determined to best approximate the fair value of the particular security
under consideration. For example, cost may not be appropriate when the Master Fund is aware of
sales of similar securities to third parties at materially different prices or in other
circumstances where cost may not approximate fair value (which could include situations where there
are no sales to third parties). In such a situation, the Master Funds investment will be revalued
in a manner that the Investment Manager, in accordance with the Valuation Procedures, determines in
good faith best reflects approximate market value. The Master Fund Board will be responsible for
ensuring that the Valuation Procedures utilized by the Investment Manager are fair to the Master
Fund and consistent with applicable regulatory guidelines.
To the extent the Investment Manager invests the assets of the Master Fund in securities or
other instruments that are not investments in Adviser Funds, the Master Fund will generally value
such assets as described below. Securities traded (1) on one or more of the U.S. national
securities exchanges or the OTC Bulletin Board will be valued at their last sales price, and (2) on
NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (NOCP), at the close of trading on the
exchanges or markets where such securities are traded for the business day as of which such value
is being determined. Securities traded on NASDAQ for which the NOCP is not available will be valued
at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices in this market. Securities traded on a foreign
securities exchange generally will be valued at their closing prices on the exchange where such
securities are primarily traded and translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. If
an event occurs between the close of the foreign exchange and the computation of the Master Funds
NAV that would materially affect the value of the security, the value of such a security will be
adjusted to its fair value. Except as specified above, the value of a security, derivative, or
synthetic security that is not actively traded on an exchange shall be determined by an
unaffiliated pricing service that may use actual trade data or procedures using market
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indices, matrices, yield curves, specific trading characteristics of certain groups of
securities, pricing models, or combinations of these. The Investment Manager will monitor the value
assigned to each security by the pricing service to determine if it believes the value assigned to
a security is correct. If the Investment Manager believes that the value received from the pricing
service is incorrect, then the value of the security will be its fair value as determined in
accordance with the Valuation Procedures.
Debt securities will be valued in accordance with the Valuation Procedures, which generally
provide for using a third-party pricing system, agent, or dealer selected by the Investment
Manager, which may include the use of valuations furnished by a pricing service that employs a
matrix to determine valuations for normal institutional size trading units. The Boards will monitor
periodically the reasonableness of valuations provided by any such pricing service. Debt securities
with remaining maturities of 60 days or less, absent unusual circumstances, will be valued at
amortized cost, so long as such valuations are determined by the Boards to represent fair value.
Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies will be converted into U.S.
dollars using foreign exchange rates provided by a pricing service. Trading in foreign securities
generally is completed, and the values of such securities are determined, prior to the close of
securities markets in the United States. Foreign exchange rates are also determined prior to such
close. On occasion, the values of securities and exchange rates may be affected by events occurring
between the time as of which determination of such values or exchange rates are made and the time
as of which the NAV of the Master Fund is determined. When such events materially affect the values
of securities held by the Master Fund or its liabilities, such securities and liabilities may be
valued at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the
Boards.
In general, fair value represents a good faith approximation of the current value of an asset
and will be used when there is no public market or possibly no market at all for the asset. The
fair values of one or more assets may not be the prices at which those assets are ultimately sold.
Although the Valuation Procedures approved by the Boards and the Master Fund provide that the
Investment Manager will review the valuations provided by the Administrator (via the Advisers or
their administrators), neither the Investment Manager nor the Administrator will be able to confirm
independently the accuracy of any unaudited valuations provided thereby.
Prospective investors should be aware that situations involving uncertainties as to the
valuation of portfolio positions could have an adverse effect on a Funds net assets if the
judgments of the Boards and/or the Investment Manager (in reliance on the Adviser Funds and/or
their administrators) regarding appropriate valuations should prove incorrect. The Master Fund may
desire to dispose of an interest in an Adviser Fund, but be unable to dispose of such interest, and
could therefore be obligated to continue to hold the interests for an extended period of time. In
such a case, the Administrator, upon consultation with the Investment Manager, may continue to
value the interests in accordance with the Valuation Procedures, without the benefit of the
Advisers or its administrators valuations, and may, if so instructed by the Investment Manager,
in its sole discretion, discount the value of the interests, if applicable, in accordance with the
Valuation Procedures.
Each accounting period begins on the business day after the last business day of the preceding
accounting period, and each accounting period (each, an Accounting Period) ends on the first to
occur of (1) the last business day of each fiscal year of the Fund; (2) the last business day of
each taxable year of the Fund; (3) the business day preceding the effective date on which a
contribution of capital is made to the Fund; (4) the Valuation Date with respect to any repurchase
of a Unit or portion of a Unit by the Fund or the complete withdrawal by a Partner; (5) the
business day preceding the business day on which a substituted Partner is admitted to the Fund; or
(6) the effective date on which any amount is credited to or debited from the capital account of
any Partner other than an amount to be credited to or debited from the capital accounts of all
Partners in accordance with their respective Units. Partners will be sent the estimated monthly
NAV free of charge upon request.
SUSPENSION OF CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
The Board, after consultation with the Investment Manager, may declare a suspension of the
determination of NAV, subscriptions and redemption of interests in the Master Fund and payment on
redemptions:
(a) during any period when any of the principal stock exchanges or markets on which a
substantial portion of the Master Funds assets are quoted is closed other than for ordinary
holidays, or during which dealings are substantially restricted or suspended;
(b) during the existence of any state of political, economic, military or monetary affairs
that constitutes an emergency, as determined by the SEC, and that renders the disposal of assets
by the Master Fund reasonably impracticable;
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(c) during any breakdown in the means of communication normally employed in determining the
price of any of the Master Funds assets or the current price on any market or stock exchange on
which prices for such assets are quoted;
(d) during any period when remittance or transfer of monies that will or may be involved in
the realization or payment of any of the Master Funds assets is not reasonably practicable; or
(e) during any period in which circumstances exist such that the Board reasonably deems it
appropriate to suspend the calculation of NAV including, but not limited to, a request for a
redemption that would seriously impair the Master Funds ability to operate or jeopardize its tax
status.
Any suspension shall take effect at such time as the Board shall declare but not later than
the close of business on the business day next following the declaration, and thereafter there
shall be no determination of the NAV of the assets of the Master Fund until the Board shall declare
the suspension at an end, except that such suspension shall terminate in any event on the first
business day on which (a) the condition giving rise to the suspension shall have ceased to exist;
and (b) no other condition under which suspension is authorized shall exist. Each declaration by
the Board shall be consistent with such official rules and regulations (if any) relating to the
subject matter thereof as shall have been promulgated by any authority having jurisdiction over the
Master Fund and as shall be in effect at the time. To the extent not inconsistent with such
official rules and regulations, the determination of the Board shall be conclusive. Whenever the
Board declares a suspension of the determination of the NAV, then as soon as may be practicable
after any such declaration, the Board will give notice to limited partners of the Master Fund,
including each Fund, stating that such declaration has been made. At the end of any period of
suspension as aforementioned, the Board will give notice to all limited partners of the Master
Fund, including each Fund, stating that the period of suspension has ended.
TAXES
The following summary describes certain tax aspects of an investment in the Funds.
THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY GENERAL AND EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IS ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH
THE INVESTORS OWN TAX ADVISER WITH RESPECT TO THE FEDERAL, FOREIGN, STATE AND LOCAL TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING AND HOLDING UNITS.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE FUNDS
THE FUNDS
Partnership Status. The Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and the TEI Institutional Fund have
previously received opinions from Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and the Master Fund received an
opinion from its former counsel that under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code) and the regulations under it, as in effect on the date of the opinion, as well
as under the relevant authority interpreting the Code and the regulations, and based upon certain
assumptions, each of the Funds will be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax
purposes and not a corporation.
Under Section 7704 of the Code, a publicly traded partnership may be treated as a corporation
for federal income tax purposes, even though it would otherwise be classified as a partnership. A
publicly traded partnership is any partnership the interests in which are traded on an
established securities market or which are readily tradable on a secondary market (or the
substantial equivalent thereof). Units in the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, the TEI
Institutional Fund and the Master Fund will not be traded on an established securities market. Tax
counsel has provided the Funds with opinions to the effect that the interests in those Funds will
not be readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent of such a market) and,
therefore, that each such Fund will not be treated as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a
corporation. We believe that the relevant facts on which those opinions were based have not
changed, so that the opinions continue to be applicable.
These opinions of counsel are not binding on the Service or the courts. If it were determined
that a Fund should be taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (as a result
of, for example, a successful challenge to the opinions by the Service, changes in the Code or the
Regulations or judicial interpretations of them, a material adverse change in facts, or otherwise),
the taxable income of the Fund would be subject to corporate income tax. One consequence would be a
significant reduction in the after-tax return to the Partners. The balance of the discussion below
is based on the assumption that the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, the TEI Institutional Fund
and the Master Fund will be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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As a partnership, a Fund will not be subject to federal income tax. Each such Fund will each
file annual partnership information returns with the Service, reporting the results of operations.
Each Partner will be required to report separately on his income tax return his allocable share of
the Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds or TEI Institutional Funds, as the case may be, net
long-term capital gain or loss, net short-term capital gain or loss and ordinary income or loss,
which, in the case of the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, will, in turn, include that Funds
allocable shares of those tax items of the Master Fund. Each Partner will be taxable on his
allocable share of a Funds taxable income and gain regardless whether he has received or will
receive a distribution from the Fund.
Delayed Schedule K-1s. It is unlikely that the Funds will be able to provide final Schedules
K-1 to Partners for any given year until significantly after April 15 of the following year. The
General Partner will endeavor to provide Partners with estimates of the taxable income or loss
allocated to their investment in the Funds on or before such date, but final Schedule K-1s will not
be available until later than April 15. Partners will be required to obtain extensions of the
filing date for their income tax returns at the federal, state and local levels.
MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND
Allocation of Profits and Losses. Under the Partnership Agreement, the Funds net capital
appreciation or net capital depreciation for each accounting period is allocated among the Partners
and to their capital accounts without regard to the amount of income or loss actually recognized by
the Fund for federal income tax purposes. The Partnership Agreement provides that items of income,
deduction, gain, loss or credit actually recognized by the Fund for each fiscal year generally are
to be allocated for income tax purposes among the Partners pursuant to the principles of
Regulations issued under Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code, based upon amounts of the Funds
net capital appreciation or net capital depreciation allocated to each Partners capital account
for the current and prior fiscal years.
Under the Partnership Agreement, the General Partner has the discretion to allocate specially
an amount of the Funds capital gain (including short-term capital gain) for federal income tax
purposes to a withdrawing Partner to the extent that the Partners capital account exceeds his
federal income tax basis in his partnership Units (net of his allocable share of partnership
liabilities). There can be no assurance that, if the General Partner makes such a special
allocation, the Service will accept such allocation. If such allocation were to be successfully
challenged by the Service, the Funds gains allocable to the remaining Partners would be increased.
Tax Elections; Returns; Tax Audits. The General Partner will decide how to report the
partnership items on both the Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds and the Master Funds tax
returns, and all Partners are required under the Code to treat the items consistently on their own
federal income tax returns, unless they file a statement with the Service disclosing the
inconsistency. Given the uncertainty and complexity of the tax laws, it is possible that the
Service may not agree with the manner in which the Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds and Master
Funds items have been reported. In the event the income tax returns of either of those Funds are
audited by the Service, the tax treatment of their income and deductions generally is determined at
the limited partnership level in a single proceeding rather than by individual audits of the
Partners. The General Partner, designated as the tax matters partner, has considerable authority
to make decisions affecting the tax treatment and procedural rights of all Partners. In addition,
the tax matters partner has the power to extend the statute of limitations relating to the
Partners tax liabilities with respect to Fund tax items, and, unless a Partner objects, the
authority to bind each Partner to settlement agreements with respect to tax items of the Master
Fund.
The Code provides for optional adjustments to the basis of partnership property upon
distributions of partnership property to a partner and transfers of partnership interests
(including by reason of death) provided that a partnership election has been made pursuant to
Section 754. Under the Partnership Agreement, at the request of a Partner, the General Partner, in
its sole discretion, may cause the Fund to make such an election. Any such election, once made,
cannot be revoked without the Services consent. As a result of the complexity and added expense of
the tax accounting required to implement such an election, the General Partner currently does not
intend to make such election. Under some circumstances, however, a downward basis adjustment may be
mandatory.
Tax Consequences of Fund Distributions
Distributions of Cash. Except as provided above, a Partner receiving a cash liquidating
distribution from the Fund, in connection with a complete withdrawal from the Fund, generally will
recognize capital gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received by the
Partner and the Partners adjusted tax basis in his Units. The capital gain or loss will be
short-term, long-term, or some combination of both, depending upon the timing of the Partners
contributions to the Fund. However, a withdrawing Partner will recognize ordinary income to the
extent of the Partners allocable share of the Funds unrealized receivables (as
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determined pursuant to the Regulations). For these purposes, accrued but untaxed market
discount, if any, on securities held by the Fund will be treated as an unrealized receivable, with
respect to which a withdrawing Partner will recognize ordinary income.
A Partner receiving a cash nonliquidating distribution will generally recognize income and/or
gain only (1) to the extent of the unrealized receivables allocable to the portion of the Partners
Units that is being redeemed, which amount will be ordinary income, and (2) to the extent that the
amount of the distribution exceeds the sum of (a) the Partners adjusted tax basis in all of the
Partners Units and (b) the amount of such unrealized receivables, which amount will be capital
gain.
As discussed above, the Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner may specially
allocate items of the Funds capital gain (including short-term capital gain) to a withdrawing
Partner to the extent the withdrawing Partners capital account would otherwise exceed his adjusted
tax basis in his Units (net of his allocable share of partnership liabilities). Such a special
allocation may result in the withdrawing Partner recognizing capital gain, which may include
short-term gain, in the Partners last taxable year in the Fund, with an equal and offsetting
reduction in the amount of long-term capital gain recognized by the Partner on the liquidating
distribution upon withdrawal.
Distributions of Property. Subject to the discussion below, a partners receipt of a
distribution of property from a partnership is generally not taxable. However, under Section 731 of
the Code, a distribution consisting of marketable securities generally is treated as a distribution
of cash (rather than property) unless the distributing partnership is an investment partnership
within the meaning of Section 731(c)(3)(C)(i) and the recipient is an eligible partner within the
meaning of Section 731(c)(3)(C)(iii). The Fund will determine at the appropriate time whether they
qualify as an investment partnership. Assuming they so qualify, if a Partner is an eligible
partner, which term should include a Partner whose contributions to the Fund consisted solely of
cash and/or securities, the recharacterization rule described above would not apply.
In determining whether, if at all, the Fund should distribute stocks or securities to a
particular Partner, the General Partner intends to attempt to take into account the tax
consequences to the Fund and the remaining Partners, as well as the desirability of making the
distribution in light of the Funds investment program.
Foreign Taxes
It is possible that certain dividends and interest received by the Master Fund from sources
within foreign countries will be subject to withholding taxes imposed by those countries. In
addition, the Master Fund may also be subject to capital gains taxes in some of the foreign
countries where it purchases and sells securities. Tax treaties between certain countries and the
United States may reduce those taxes. It is impossible to predict in advance the rate of foreign
tax the Master Fund will pay, because the amount of the Master Funds assets to be invested in
various countries is not known.
Each Partner in the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund will be informed of the Partners
proportionate share of the foreign taxes paid by the Master Fund, which the Partner will be
required to include in income for federal income tax purposes. The Partners generally will be
entitled to claim either a credit (subject, however, to various limitations on foreign tax credits)
or, if they itemize their deductions, a deduction (subject to the limitations generally applicable
to deductions) for their share of such foreign taxes in computing their federal income taxes. A
Partner that is tax-exempt will not ordinarily benefit from such credit or deduction.
Unrelated Business Taxable Income
Generally, an exempt organization (including, for example, a charity or a tax-qualified
retirement plan) is exempt from federal income tax on its passive investment income, such as
dividends, interest and capital gains, whether realized by the organization directly or indirectly
through a partnership in which it is a partner.1 This type of income is exempt even if
it is realized from securities trading activity that constitutes a trade or business.
This general exemption from tax does not apply to the UBTI of an exempt organization.
Generally, except as noted above with respect to certain categories of exempt trading activity,
UBTI includes income or gain derived (either directly or through a partnership) from a trade or
business, the conduct of which is substantially unrelated to the exercise or performance of the
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organizations that are private foundations are subject to a 2% federal excise
tax on their net investment income. The rate of the excise tax for any
taxable year may be reduced to 1% if the private foundation meets certain
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organizations exempt purpose or function. With respect to investments in partnerships (and
other entities classified as partnerships for federal income tax purposes) engaged in a trade or
business other than securities trading, the Master Funds income (or loss) from these investments
may constitute UBTI.
UBTI also includes unrelated debt-financed income, which generally consists of (1) income
derived by an exempt organization (directly or through a partnership) from income-producing
property with respect to which there is acquisition indebtedness at any time during the taxable
year, and (2) gains derived by an exempt organization (directly or through a partnership) from the
disposition of property with respect to which there is acquisition indebtedness at any time
during the twelve-month period ending with the date of such disposition. Acquisition
indebtedness may include both debt incurred by the exempt organization to finance its investment
in the Fund and debt incurred by the Master Fund.
The Master Fund may incur acquisition indebtedness with respect to certain of its
transactions, such as the purchase of securities on margin. Based upon a published ruling issued by
the Service that generally holds that income and gain with respect to short sales of publicly
traded stock does not constitute income from debt financed property for purposes of computing UBTI,
the Master Fund will treat its short sales of securities as not involving acquisition
indebtedness and therefore not resulting in UBTI.2 To the extent the Master Fund
recognizes income (i.e., dividends and interest) from securities with respect to which there is
acquisition indebtedness during a taxable year, the percentage of such income that will be
treated as UBTI generally will be based on the percentage that the average acquisition
indebtedness incurred with respect to such securities is of the average amount of the adjusted
basis of such securities during the taxable year. Indebtedness incurred by an exempt organization
to acquire or to carry its investment in the Fund will also be treated as acquisition
indebtedness for these purposes.
To the extent the Master Fund recognizes gain from securities with respect to which there is
acquisition indebtedness at any time during the twelve-month period ending with the date of their
disposition, the percentage of such gain that will be treated as UBTI will be based on the
percentage that the highest amount of such acquisition indebtedness is of the average amount of
the adjusted basis of such securities during such period. In determining the unrelated
debt-financed income of the Master Fund, an allocable portion of deductions directly connected with
the Master Funds debt-financed property is taken into account. Thus, for instance, a percentage of
losses, if any, from debt-financed securities (based on the debt/basis percentage calculation
described above) may offset gains treated as UBTI.
Because the calculation of the Master Funds unrelated debt-financed income is complex and
will depend in large part on the amount of leverage, if any, used by the Master Fund from time to
time,3 it is impossible to predict what percentage of the Multi-Strategy Institutional
Funds income and gains will be treated as UBTI for a Partner that is an exempt organization. An
exempt organizations share of the income or gains of the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund that is
treated as UBTI cannot be offset by losses of the exempt organization either from the Fund or
otherwise, unless those losses are treated as attributable to an unrelated trade or business (e.g.,
losses from securities for which there is acquisition indebtedness).
To the extent that the Master Fund generates UBTI, the applicable federal tax rate for an
exempt organization that is a Partner in the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund generally will be
either the corporate or the trust tax rate, depending upon the nature of the particular exempt
organization.4 However, a charitable remainder trust that has UBTI is subject to a 100%
excise tax on the amount of that UBTI under Section 664(c)(2) of the Code. An exempt organization
may be required to support, to the satisfaction of the Service, the method used to calculate its
UBTI. The Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund will be required to report to a Partner that is an
exempt organization information as to the portion, if any, of its allocated income and gains from
the Master Fund for each year which will be treated as UBTI. The calculation of this amount with
respect to transactions entered into by the Master Fund may be highly complex, and there is no
assurance that the Funds calculation of UBTI will be accepted by the Service.
In general, if UBTI is allocated to an exempt organization such as a tax-qualified retirement
plan or a private foundation, the portion of the Master Funds income and gains that is not treated
as UBTI will continue to be exempt from tax, as will the organizations income and gains from other
investments that are not treated as UBTI. Therefore, the possibility of realizing UBTI from its
investment in the Fund generally should not affect the tax-exempt status of such an exempt
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UBTI in a taxable year will not constitute qualified organizations for
purposes of Section 514(c)(9)(B)(vi)(I) of the Code, pursuant to which, in
limited circumstances, income from certain real estate partnerships in which
such organizations invest might be treated as exempt from UBTI. A prospective
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holding company will not be exempt from tax if it has certain types of UBTI. Moreover, the
charitable contribution deduction for a trust under Section 642(c) of the Code may be limited for
any year in which the trust has UBTI. A prospective investor that is an exempt organization should
consult its tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of receiving UBTI from the Fund. (See
ERISA Plans and Other Tax-Exempt Entities below.)
Certain Issues Pertaining to Specific Exempt Organizations
Private Foundations. Private foundations and their managers are subject to excise taxes if
they invest any amount in such a manner as to jeopardize the carrying out of any of the
foundations exempt purposes. This rule requires a foundation manager, in making an investment, to
exercise ordinary business care and prudence under the facts and circumstances prevailing at the
time of making the investment, in providing for the short-term and long-term needs of the
foundation to carry out its exempt purposes. The factors that a foundation manager may take into
account in assessing an investment include the expected rate of return (both income and capital
appreciation), the risks of rising and falling price levels, and the need for diversification
within the foundations portfolio.
To avoid the imposition of an excise tax, a private foundation may be required to distribute
on an annual basis its distributable amount, which includes, among other things, the private
foundations minimum investment return, defined as 5% of the excess of the fair market value of
its nonfunctionally related assets (assets not used or held for use in carrying out the
foundations exempt purposes), over certain indebtedness incurred by the foundation in connection
with such assets. It appears that a foundations investment in the Fund will probably be classified
as a nonfunctionally related asset. A determination that Units in the Fund are nonfunctionally
related assets could conceivably cause cash flow problems for a prospective Partner that is a
private foundation. Such an organization could be required to make distributions in an amount
determined by reference to unrealized appreciation in the value of its Units in the Fund. Of
course, this factor would create less of a problem to the extent that the value of the investment
in the Fund is not significant in relation to the value of other assets held by a foundation.
In some instances, an investment in the Fund by a private foundation may be prohibited by the
excess business holdings provisions of the Code. For example, if a private foundation (either
directly or together with a disqualified person) acquires, indirectly, more than 20% of the
capital interest or profits interest in the Master Fund, the private foundation may be considered
to have excess business holdings. If this occurs, such foundation may be required to divest
itself of its units in the Fund to avoid the imposition of an excise tax. However, the excise tax
will not apply if at least 95% of the gross income from the Master Fund is passive within the
applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations. Although there can be no assurance, the General
Partner believes that the Master Fund will meet this 95% gross income test.
A substantial percentage of investments of certain private operating foundations may be
restricted to assets directly devoted to their tax-exempt purposes. Otherwise, generally, rules
similar to those discussed above govern their operations.
Endowment Funds. Investment managers of endowment funds should consider whether the
acquisition of Units is legally permissible. This is not a matter of federal law, but is determined
under state statutes. It should be noted, however, that under the Uniform Management of
Institutional Funds Act, which has been adopted, in various forms, by a large number of states,
participation in investment partnerships or similar organizations in which funds are commingled and
investment determinations are made by persons other than the governing board of the endowment fund
is allowed.
State and Local Taxation
In addition to the federal income tax consequences described above, prospective investors
should consider potential state and local tax consequences of an investment in the Fund. State and
local laws often differ from federal income tax laws with respect to the treatment of specific
items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit. A Partners allocable share of the taxable
income or loss of the Fund generally will be required to be included in determining the Partners
reportable income for state and local tax purposes in the jurisdiction in which he is a resident. A
partnership in which the Master Fund acquires an interest may conduct business in a jurisdiction
that will subject to tax a Partners share of the partnerships income from that business.
Prospective investors should consult their tax advisers with respect to the availability of a
credit for such tax in their jurisdiction of residence.
ERISA Plans and Other Tax-Exempt Entities
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Prospective investors subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (ERISA) and/or Section 4975 of the Code, including employee benefit plans, individual
retirement accounts, and Keogh plans, and other tax-exempt entities, may not purchase or hold Units
in the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund (except to the extent a tax-exempt entity is an investor
in a Partner, provided such Partner is not an entity the underlying assets of which constitute the
assets of a plan(s) subject to ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code). The Funds assets will not
constitute plan assets for purposes of ERISAs fiduciary responsibility and prohibited
transaction rules or similar provisions of the Code because of the Funds registration under the
1940 Act.
TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND
Taxation of the Offshore Fund
The tax status of the Offshore Fund and its members under the tax laws of the Cayman Islands
and the United States is summarized below. The summary is based on the assumption that the Offshore
Fund is owned, managed, and operated as contemplated, and on the assumption that shares of the
Offshore Fund will be held by the Fund and that Units of the Fund will be held by tax-exempt
investors. The summary is based on existing laws as applied on the date of this Prospectus but no
representation is made or intended (i) that changes in such laws or their application or
interpretation will not be made in the future or (ii) that the IRS will agree with the
interpretation described below. Prospective investors should consult their own tax and legal
advisers with respect to the tax consequences of the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or
transfer of Interests.
The Offshore Fund will be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Aside from certain 30% withholding taxes (discussed below), the Offshore Fund generally will
not be subject to taxation by the United States on income or gain realized by the Master Fund from
its stock, securities, commodities or derivatives trading for a taxable year, provided that the
Offshore Fund is not engaged or deemed to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business during a taxable
year to which any such income, gain, or loss of the Master Fund is treated as effectively
connected. An investment in the Master Fund should not, by itself, cause the Offshore Fund to be
engaged in a U.S. trade or business for the foregoing purpose, so long as (1) the Master Fund is
not considered a dealer in stock, securities or commodities and does not regularly offer to enter
into, assume, offset, assign or otherwise terminate positions in derivatives with customers, (2)
the U.S. business activities of the Master Fund consist solely of trading in stock, securities,
commodities, and derivatives for its own account (and, in the case of commodities, is limited to
trading plural in commodities of a kind customarily dealt in on an organized exchange in
transactions of a kind customarily consummated there), and (3) any entity treated as a partnership
for U.S. Federal income tax purposes in which the Master Fund invests is not deemed to be engaged
in a U.S. trade or business.
With respect to (3) above, the Offshore Fund has no control over whether entities treated as
partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes in which the Master Fund invests are engaged or
deemed to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business. However, the Master Fund intends to use
reasonable efforts to reduce or eliminate the extent to which it allocates investment assets to
entities treated as partnerships for U.S. Federal income tax purposes that are engaged or deemed to
be engaged in a U.S. trade or business.
In the event that the Master Fund were found to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business, the
Offshore Fund would be required to file a U.S. Federal income tax return for such year on IRS Form
1120-F and pay tax at full U.S. corporate income tax rates on the portion of its income that is
treated as effectively connected with such U.S. trade or business, and an additional 30% branch
profits tax would be imposed under Section 884 of the Code on profits deemed repatriated from the
United States. In addition, in such event, the Master Fund would be required under Section 1446 of
the Code to withhold taxes with respect to the effectively connected income or gain allocable to
the Offshore Fund (which withholding taxes would be applied toward the Offshore Funds tax
liabilities).
Assuming that the Master Fund is not engaged in a U.S. trade or business, the Offshore Fund
will be subject to withholding of Federal income tax at a 30% rate on its allocable share of the
Master Funds U.S.-source dividend income and other U.S.-source fixed or determinable annual or
periodic gains, profits, or income as defined in Section 881(a) of the Code other than most forms
of interest income. The Master Fund will also generally not qualify for any tax treaty benefits
with respect to the Offshore Funds allocable shares of dividends, interest and gains on securities
that are subject to foreign withholding taxes.
The Offshore Fund does not expect to maintain significant cash reserves, but generally intend
to invest any cash reserves that may exist in a manner so as not to be subject to 30% withholding.
Legislation has been introduced that would treat certain offshore corporations that are
managed or controlled in the United States as U.S. corporations for federal income tax purposes.
If this legislation were to pass, the Offshore Fund would be subject to U.S. federal income tax.
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INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC FEDERAL, STATE,
LOCAL, U.S. AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE AND OWNERSHIP OF AN INTEREST IN THE FUND
AND/OR THE FILING REQUIREMENTS, IF ANY, ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE AND OWNERSHIP OF AN INTEREST
IN THE FUND.
Investment by Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans and other Tax-Exempt Investors
Tax-qualified pension and profit-sharing plans (including Keogh or HR-l0 plans), traditional
and Roth individual retirement accounts described in Sections 408 and 403A of the Code,
respectively (IRAs), educational institutions, and other investors exempt from taxation under
Section 501 of the Code are generally exempt from Federal income tax except to the extent that they
recognize UBTI. UBTI is income from an unrelated trade or business regularly carried on, excluding
various types of investment such as dividends, interest, certain rental income, and capital gain,
so long as not derived from debt-financed property. If a tax-exempt organization is a partner in a
partnership that generates UBTI, the UBTI of the partnership will pass through to the organization.
In addition, UBTI includes income derived from debt-financed property, i.e., property as to which
there is acquisition indebtedness. Acquisition indebtedness is the unpaid amount of any debt
incurred directly or indirectly to acquire or improve the property. During the period that any
acquisition indebtedness is outstanding, a pro rata share of the income from the property will
generally be UBTI based on the ratio of the average outstanding principal balance of the debt to
the average tax basis of the property during the applicable tax year. To the extent the Master Fund
holds debt-financed property or property primarily for sale to customers or becomes actively
involved in trading securities, income attributable to such property or activity could constitute
UBTI to a direct investor in the Master Fund. But, no such UBTI from the Master Fund should be
attributable to a shareholder of the Offshore Fund or an investor in the TEI Institutional Fund,
because UBTI generally should not pass through a corporation such as the Offshore Fund to its U.S.
direct or indirect tax-exempt investors.
Because all shares of the Offshore Fund will be owned by the TEI Institutional Fund, which is
a U.S. person for Federal income tax purposes, the Offshore Fund will be considered a controlled
foreign corporation (CFC) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. Income of a CFC is taxable as
UBTI to a tax-exempt entity only if the income consists of certain kinds of insurance income as
defined in Section 512(b)(17) of the Code. The Offshore Fund does not expect to generate UBTI of
this type. Accordingly, the TEI Institutional Fund believes that income of the TEI Institutional
Fund allocable to tax-exempt investors should not constitute UBTI.
If an investor incurs debt to finance the acquisition of a Unit, that acquisition indebtedness
will separately cause income and gain from the TEI Institutional Fund to become UBTI under the
rules applicable to debt-financed income. Each investor should consult its own tax adviser to
determine whether any particular indebtedness of that investor may give rise to such debt-financed
income as a result of an investment in the TEI Institutional Fund.
The foregoing discussion is intended to apply primarily to exempt organizations that are
tax-qualified plans. The UBTI of certain other exempt organizations may be computed in accordance
with special rules. Further, certain types of tax-exempt entities under the Code, such as
charitable remainder trusts that are required to make taxable distributions based upon income
received from all sources, may be disadvantaged under the rules relating to CFCs in a manner
similar to taxable investors. Charitable remainder trusts are generally required, under their trust
instruments and for purposes of qualifying under the Code for tax exemption, to make current
distributions of all or a significant portion of their income. As an investor in a CFC, such a
trust would be deemed to receive income each year from the CFC whether or not the CFC currently
distributes such income. For these reasons, the Fund is not an appropriate investment for a
charitable remainder trust.
U.S. TAX-EXEMPT INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS CONCERNING THE U.S. TAX
CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF ANY INVESTMENT IN A FUND.
Investment by Benefit Plans and IRAs
This section sets forth certain consequences under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code which a
fiduciary of an employee benefit plan as defined in and subject to ERISA (an ERISA Plan) or of
a plan as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code should consider before investing or
deciding to invest the plans assets in the TEI Institutional Fund (such ERISA Plans and other
plans being referred to herein as Plans, and such fiduciaries being referred to herein as Plan
Fiduciaries). The following summary is not intended to be complete, but only to address certain
questions under ERISA and the Code which are likely to be raised by the Plan Fiduciarys own
counsel.
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In general, the terms employee benefit plan as defined in ERISA and plan as defined in
Section 4975 of the Code together refer to any plan or account of various types which provide
retirement benefits or welfare benefits to an individual or to an employers employees and their
beneficiaries. Such plans and accounts include, but are not limited to, pension and profit-sharing
plans (including Section 401(k) plans), simplified employee pension plans, non-ERISA Keogh
plans for self-employed individuals (including partners), IRAs, and medical benefit plans.
Each Plan Fiduciary of an ERISA Plan who has investment discretion must give appropriate
consideration to the facts and circumstances that are relevant to an investment in the TEI
Institutional Fund, including the role an investment in the TEI Institutional Fund plays in the
ERISA Plans investment portfolio and the projected return of the ERISA Plans total portfolio
relative to the ERISA Plans funding objectives. Each such Plan Fiduciary of an ERISA Plan, before
deciding to invest in the TEI Institutional Fund, must be satisfied that investment in the TEI
Institutional Fund is a prudent investment for the ERISA Plan, that the investments of the ERISA
Plan, including the investment in the TEI Institutional Fund, are diversified so as to minimize the
risk of large losses (unless, under the circumstances, it is clearly prudent not to do so), and
that an investment in the TEI Institutional Fund complies with the documents of the ERISA Plan and
related trust. If a Plan Fiduciary of an ERISA Plan breaches his or her fiduciary responsibilities
with regard to selecting an investment for an ERISA Plan, the Plan Fiduciary may be held personally
liable for losses incurred by the ERISA Plan as a result of such breach.
A Plan Fiduciary of an ERISA Plan, such as a directed trustee, who invests ERISA Plan assets
in the TEI Institutional Fund at the direction of another Plan Fiduciary or, in the case of a
participant-directed ERISA Plan, at the direction of an ERISA Plan participant or beneficiary,
generally has only limited fiduciary responsibility under ERISA with respect to the investment.
Also, a Plan Fiduciary who has control over the availability of investments in a
participant-directed ERISA Plan has fiduciary responsibility to monitor such investments. Such Plan
Fiduciaries should consult with legal counsel to ensure that investment in the TEI Institutional
Fund is consistent with their fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA.
Because the TEI Institutional Fund will be registered as an investment company under the 1940
Act, the underlying assets of the TEI Institutional Fund will not be considered plan assets of
the Plans investing in the TEI Institutional Fund for purposes of ERISAs fiduciary responsibility
and prohibited transaction rules or the prohibited transaction rules of Section 4975 of the Code.
Thus, the Investment Manager will not, solely as a result of the Plans investment in the TEI
Institutional Fund, be a fiduciary with respect to the assets of any Plan that becomes a Partner of
the TEI Institutional Fund.
The Board will require a Plan proposing to invest in the TEI Institutional Fund to represent
that it, and any fiduciaries responsible for the Plans investments, are aware of and understand
the TEI Institutional Funds investment objective, policies, and strategies, that the decision to
invest Plan assets in the TEI Institutional Fund was made with appropriate consideration of
relevant investment factors with regard to the Plan, and, with respect to an ERISA Plan, that the
decision to invest ERISA Plan assets in the TEI Institutional Fund is consistent with the duties
and responsibilities imposed upon fiduciaries with regard to their investment decisions under
ERISA.
Certain prospective Plan investors may currently maintain relationships with the Investment
Manager or one or more investment advisers of Adviser Funds in which the Master Fund will invest,
or with other entities that are affiliated with the Investment Manager or such investment advisers.
Each of such persons may be deemed to be a party in interest (as defined in Section 3(14) of
ERISA) or a disqualified person (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to, and/or
a fiduciary of, any Plan to which it (or an affiliate) provides investment management, investment
advisory, or other services. ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit Plan assets from being
used for the benefit of a party in interest or disqualified person and also prohibit a Plan
Fiduciary from using its fiduciary authority, control or responsibility to cause the Plan to make
an investment from which it or certain third parties in which such Plan Fiduciary has an interest
would receive a fee or other consideration. Plan investors should consult with legal counsel to
determine if participation in the TEI Institutional Fund is a transaction that is prohibited by
ERISA or the Code, and will be required to represent that the purchase of Units in the TEI
Institutional Fund is not such a prohibited transaction. Plan Fiduciaries also will be required to
represent that the decision to invest in the TEI Institutional Fund was made by them as fiduciaries
that are independent of such affiliated persons, that are duly authorized to make such investment
decisions, and that have not relied on any individualized advice or recommendation of such
affiliated persons as a primary basis for the decision to invest in the TEI Institutional Fund.
The foregoing statements regarding the consequences under ERISA and the Code of an investment
in the TEI Institutional Fund are based on the provisions of the Code and ERISA as in effect on
April 1, 2011, and the then-existing administrative and judicial interpretations thereunder. No
assurance can be given that administrative, judicial, or legislative changes will not occur that
will not make the foregoing statements incorrect or incomplete.
ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS ON BEHALF OF PLANS IS IN NO RESPECT A REPRESENTATION BY THE BOARD,
THE INVESTMENT MANAGER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY RELATED TO THE FUND THAT THIS INVESTMENT
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MEETS THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS BY ANY PARTICULAR PLAN OR THAT THIS
INVESTMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANY PARTICULAR PLAN. THE PERSON WITH THE INVESTMENT DISCRETION SHOULD
CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER ATTORNEY AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS AS TO THE PROPRIETY OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PARTICULAR PLAN.
BOTH FUNDS
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS, SEE CERTAIN TAX CONSIDERATIONS IN
THE SAI. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC FEDERAL,
STATE, LOCAL, U.S. AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE AND OWNERSHIP OF UNITS IN A FUND
AND/OR THE FILING REQUIREMENTS, IF ANY, ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE AND OWNERSHIP OF UNITS IN A
FUND.
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CUSTODIANS
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FUND SERVICING FEE
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SUMMARY OF AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
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HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
8540 Colonnade Center Drive
Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
888.363.2324
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Investment Manager
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Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
8540 Colonnade Center Drive
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One Logan Square, Suite 2000 |
Suite 401
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
Raleigh, NC 27615 |
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Distributor
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Hatteras Capital Distributors, LLC
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Deloitte & Touche LLP |
8540 Colonnade Center Drive
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1700 Market Street |
Suite 401
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Raleigh, NC 27615
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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UMB Fund Services, Inc. |
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803 West Michigan Street |
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Milwaukee, WI 53233 |
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UMB Bank, N.A. |
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1010 Grand Boulevard |
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Kansas City, MO 64106 |
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Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
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THE INFORMATION IN THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED.
WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL
THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE
OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
8540 Colonnade Center Dr., Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
Telephone (888) 363-2324
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
July __, 2011
THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI) IS NOT A PROSPECTUS AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE
PROSPECTUS DATED JULY __, 2011. CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN BUT NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED SHALL HAVE
THE SAME MEANING AS IN THE PROSPECTUS. A COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE
FUNDS AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OR ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RISKS OF SECURITIES ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISERS
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SPECIAL INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES
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OTHER POTENTIAL RISKS AND ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION
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BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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CODES OF ETHICS
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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGER
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO ADVISERS
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CERTAIN TAX CONSIDERATIONS
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ERISA AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS
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BROKERAGE
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND LEGAL COUNSEL
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CUSTODIANS
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FUND SERVICING FEE
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SUMMARY OF AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
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REPORTS TO PARTNERS
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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING CONSIDERATIONS
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FISCAL YEARS
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PURCHASE TERMS
Units of limited partnership interest (Units) are being offered only to qualified investors that
meet all requirements to invest in the Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P. (the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund) or the Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
(the TEI Institutional Fund, and with the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, each a Fund or
together, the Funds). The minimum initial investment in each Fund by an investor is $50,000 and
the minimum additional investment is $5,000. However, Hatteras Investment Management, LLC, the
general partner of each Fund and the Master Fund (as defined below) (the General Partner), in its
sole discretion, may modify this minimum from time to time. Interests of the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund have been offered in a private placement to limited partners (each, a Partner
and together, the Partners) since January 1, 2007. Interests of the TEI Institutional Fund have
been offered in a private placement to Partners since February 1, 2007. Each Fund commenced the
public offering of the Units on November 3, 2008 and has publicly offered Units since that time.
Before an investor may invest in a Fund, the investor must certify that it is a qualified investor,
that it meets other requirements for investment, and that the investor will not transfer its Units
without the prior consent of the applicable Fund.
The Prospectus, which incorporates by reference this SAI, offers Units of the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund and TEI Institutional Fund. Partners should be aware that by combining the
Prospectus of each Fund into one document, there is the possibility that one Fund may become liable
for any misstatements in the Prospectus about the other Fund. To the extent that a Fund incurs such
liability, a Partners investment in such Fund could be adversely affected.
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES
The investment objective and principal investment strategies of each Fund, as well as the principal
risks associated with each Funds investment strategies, are set forth in the Prospectus. Certain
additional investment information is set forth below.
FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
Each Funds stated fundamental policies, which may only be changed by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the applicable Fund, are listed below. Within the
limits of these fundamental policies, each Funds management has reserved freedom of action. As
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund means the vote, at an annual or special meeting of
security holders duly called, (a) of 67% or more of the Units (by value) present at such meeting,
if the holders of more than 50% of the Units (by value) of the applicable Fund are present or
represented by proxy; or (b) of more than 50% of the Units (by value), whichever is less.
The Hatteras Multi-Strategy Offshore Institutional Fund, LDC (the Offshore Fund) and the Hatteras
Master Fund, L.P. (the Master Fund) have substantially the same fundamental policies as the
Funds; such policies cannot be changed without the approval of the Board of the TEI Institutional
Fund, in the case of the Offshore Fund, and a majority (as such majority vote is defined in the
preceding paragraph) of the outstanding voting securities of the Master Fund, in the case of the
Master Fund. Except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder,
or interpretations, orders, or other guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) or its staff, each of the Funds and Master Fund may not:
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underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the
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Invest 25% or more of the value of its total assets in the securities (other than U.S.
Government securities) of any one issuer or of two or more issuers which a Fund or the
Master Fund controls and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or
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(Adviser Funds) that, in the aggregate, have investment programs that focus on investing
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Purchase or sell real estate (although it may purchase securities secured by real
estate or interests therein, or securities issued by companies that invest in real estate,
or interests therein), except that it may hold for prompt sale and sell real estate or
interests in real estate to which it may gain an ownership interest through the forfeiture
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For purposes of each Funds policy not to concentrate its investments as described above, each Fund
has adopted the industry classifications as set forth in Appendix A to this SAI.
No other policy, including the investment objective of each Fund, the Offshore Fund, or the Master
Fund is a fundamental policy of such Fund. The Board of Directors may modify a Funds borrowing
policies subject to applicable law, including any required shareholder approval.
Under the 1940 Act, the Funds, the Master Fund and the Adviser Accounts (as defined below) are not
permitted to borrow for any purposes if, immediately after such borrowing, a Fund would have an
asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of less than 300% with respect to indebtedness or less
than 200% with respect to preferred stock.
Neither the Funds nor the Master Fund can issue senior securities, except as permitted by the
1940 Act. Nevertheless, the Master Fund may engage in certain investment activities for which
assets of each Fund or the Master Fund may be designated as segregated, or for which margin,
collateral or escrow arrangements may be established, to cover certain obligations of a Fund or the
Master Fund. Examples of those activities include borrowing money, reverse repurchase agreements,
delayed-delivery and when-issued arrangements for portfolio securities transactions, and contracts
to buy or sell derivatives, hedging instruments, options or futures.
With respect to these investment restrictions and other policies described in this SAI (except each
Funds and the Master Funds policies on borrowings and senior securities set forth above), if a
percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of an investment or transaction, a later change in
percentage resulting from a change in the values of investments or the value of a Funds or the
Master Funds total assets, unless otherwise stated, will not constitute a violation of such
restriction or policy. The Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds investment policies and restrictions
do not apply to the activities and transactions of the Adviser Funds in which the assets of the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund are invested through the Master Fund (or the investment funds in
which the Master Funds assets are invested), but will apply to investments made by the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund directly (or any account consisting solely of the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Funds assets). The TEI Institutional Funds investment policies and restrictions do
not apply to the activities and transactions of the Adviser Funds in which the assets of the TEI
Institutional Fund is invested through the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund, but will apply to
investments made by the TEI Institutional Fund directly (or any account consisting solely of the
TEI Institutional Funds assets).
Each Funds, the Offshore Funds and the Master Funds investment objective is not in itself
fundamental, and may be changed by the approval of each Funds applicable Board of Directors, and
without the approval of the Partners.
CERTAIN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES AND OTHER OPERATING POLICIES
As discussed in the Prospectus, to pursue its objective, the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund
invests substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund. The TEI Institutional Fund, to pursue
its objective, invests substantially all of its assets in the Offshore Fund, which in turn invests
substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund. The Master Fund
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primarily invests in Adviser Funds that are managed by independent trading advisers (Advisers)
that employ a wide range of specialized investment strategies that each individually offers the
potential for attractive investment returns and which, when blended together within the Master
Funds portfolio, are designed to produce an overall investment exposure that has a low correlation
to the general performance of equity, debt and other markets. Adviser Funds may be either U.S.
private investment funds or certain qualifying non-U.S. private investment funds. The Master Fund
may also on occasion retain an Adviser to manage a designated segment of the Master Funds assets
(each, an Adviser Account) in accordance with the Advisers investment program. Additional
information regarding the types of securities and financial instruments in which Advisers may
invest the assets of Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts, and certain of the investment techniques
that may be used by Advisers, is set forth below. Detailed information on the investment
strategies in which the Advisers invest is set forth in the Prospectus under the section titled
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES INVESTMENT STRATEGIES.
EQUITY SECURITIES
The investment portfolios of Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts will include long and short
positions in common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities of U.S. and foreign
issuers. The value of equity securities depends on business, economic and other factors affecting
those issuers. Equity securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the value
of the issuer of the securities, and such fluctuations can be pronounced.
Advisers may generally invest Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts in equity securities without
restriction. These investments may include securities of companies with small to medium-sized
market capitalizations, including micro cap companies and growth stage companies. The securities
of certain companies, particularly smaller-capitalization companies, involve higher risks in some
respects than do investments in securities of larger companies. For example, prices of
small-capitalization and even medium-capitalization stocks are often more volatile than prices of
large-capitalization stocks, and the risk of bankruptcy or insolvency of many smaller companies
(with the attendant losses to investors) is higher than for larger, blue-chip companies. In
addition, due to thin trading in the securities of some small-capitalization companies, an
investment in those companies may be illiquid.
FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may invest in fixed-income securities. An Adviser will invest in
these securities when their yield and potential for capital appreciation are considered
sufficiently attractive, and also may invest in these securities for defensive purposes and to
maintain liquidity. Fixed-income securities include bonds, notes and debentures issued by U.S. and
foreign corporations and governments. These securities may pay fixed, variable or floating rates of
interest, and may include zero coupon obligations. Fixed-income securities are subject to the risk
of the issuers inability to meet principal and interest payments on its obligations (i.e., credit
risk) and are subject to the risk of price volatility due to such factors as interest rate
sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness or financial condition of the issuer and
general market liquidity (i.e., market risk). Certain portfolio securities, such as those with
interest rates that fluctuate directly or indirectly based on multiples of a stated index, are
designed to be highly sensitive to changes in interest rates and can subject the holders thereof to
significant reductions of yield and possible loss of principal.
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may invest in both investment grade and non-investment grade
debt securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds). Investment grade debt securities are
securities that have received a rating from at least one nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (a Rating Agency) in one of the four highest rating categories or, if not rated by
any Rating Agency, have been determined by an Adviser to be of comparable quality.
An Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts investments in non-investment grade debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, are considered by the Rating Agencies to be predominantly
speculative with respect to the issuers capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
Non-investment grade securities in the lowest rating categories may involve a substantial risk of
default or may be in default. Adverse changes in economic conditions or developments regarding the
individual issuer are more likely to cause price volatility and weaken the capacity of the issuers
of non-investment grade securities to make principal and interest payments than is the case for
higher grade securities.
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In addition, the market for lower grade securities may be thinner and less liquid than the market
for higher grade securities.
NON-U.S. SECURITIES
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may invest in equity and fixed-income securities of non-U.S.
issuers and in depositary receipts, such as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), that represent
indirect interests in securities of non-U.S. issuers. Non-U.S. securities in which Adviser Funds
and Adviser Accounts may invest may be listed on non-U.S. securities exchanges or traded in
non-U.S. over-the-counter markets or may be purchased in private placements and not be publicly
traded. Investments in non-U.S. securities are affected by risk factors generally not thought to be
present in the U.S. These factors are listed in this SAI under RISKS OF SECURITIES ACTIVITIES OF
THE ADVISERS NON-U.S. INVESTMENTS.
As a general matter, Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts are not required to hedge against non-U.S.
currency risks, including the risk of changing currency exchange rates, which could reduce the
value of non-U.S. currency denominated portfolio securities irrespective of the underlying
investment. However, from time to time, an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may enter into forward
currency exchange contracts (forward contracts) for hedging purposes and non-hedging purposes to
pursue its investment objective. Forward contracts are transactions involving the Adviser Funds or
Adviser Accounts obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a
specified price. Forward contracts may be used by the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account for hedging
purposes to protect against uncertainty in the level of future non-U.S. currency exchange rates,
such as when the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account anticipates purchasing or selling a non-U.S.
security. This technique would allow the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account to lock in the U.S.
dollar price of the security. Forward contracts also may be used to attempt to protect the value of
the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts existing holdings of non-U.S. securities. There may be,
however, imperfect correlation between the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts non-U.S. securities
holdings and the forward contracts entered into with respect to such holdings. Forward contracts
also may be used for non-hedging purposes to pursue a Funds or an Adviser Funds investment
objective, such as when an Adviser anticipates that particular non-U.S. currencies will appreciate
or depreciate in value, even though securities denominated in such currencies are not then held in
the Master Funds or Adviser Funds investment portfolio.
ADRs involve substantially the same risks as investing directly in securities of non-U.S. issuers,
as discussed above. ADRs are receipts typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company that show
evidence of underlying securities issued by a non-U.S. corporation. Issuers of unsponsored
depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States, and
therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers.
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
The Master Fund, Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may invest during periods of adverse market or
economic conditions for defensive purposes some or all of their assets in high quality money market
instruments and other short-term obligations, money market mutual funds or repurchase agreements
with banks or broker-dealers or may hold cash or cash equivalents in such amounts as the Master
Funds investment manager, Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC (the Investment Manager) or an
Adviser deems appropriate under the circumstances. The Master Fund or Adviser Funds also may invest
in these instruments for liquidity purposes pending allocation of their respective offering
proceeds and other circumstances. Money market instruments are high quality, short-term
fixed-income obligations, which generally have remaining maturities of one year or less, and may
include U.S. Government Securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and bankers
acceptances issued by domestic branches of United States banks that are members of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, and repurchase agreements.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Repurchase agreements are agreements under which the Master Fund, an Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account purchases securities from a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, a foreign
bank or a securities dealer that agrees to repurchase the securities from the Company at a higher
price on a designated future date. If the seller under a repurchase agreement becomes insolvent or
otherwise fails to repurchase the securities, the Master Fund, Adviser Fund or Adviser Account
would have the right to sell the securities. This right, however, may be
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restricted, or the value of the securities may decline before the securities can be liquidated. In
the event of the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the seller of
the securities before the repurchase of the securities under a repurchase agreement is
accomplished, the Master Fund, Adviser Fund or Adviser Account might encounter a delay and incur
costs, including a decline in the value of the securities, before being able to sell the
securities. Repurchase agreements that are subject to foreign law may not enjoy protections
comparable to those provided to certain repurchase agreements under U.S. bankruptcy law, and they
therefore may involve greater risks. The Master Fund has adopted specific policies designed to
minimize certain of the risks of loss from the Master Funds use of repurchase agreements.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of a security to a bank or securities dealer and the
simultaneous agreement to repurchase the security for a fixed price, reflecting a market rate of
interest, on a specific date. These transactions involve a risk that the other party to a reverse
repurchase agreement will be unable or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which
may result in losses to an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account. Reverse repurchase agreements are a
form of leverage which also may increase the volatility of an Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts
investment portfolio.
SPECIAL INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may use a variety of special investment techniques as more fully
discussed below to hedge a portion of their investment portfolios against various risks or other
factors that generally affect the values of securities. They may also use these techniques for
non-hedging purposes in pursuing their investment objectives. These techniques may involve the use
of derivative transactions. The techniques Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may employ may change
over time as new instruments and techniques are introduced or as a result of regulatory
developments. Certain of the special investment techniques that Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts
may use are speculative and involve a high degree of risk, particularly when used for non-hedging
purposes. It is possible that any hedging transaction may not perform as anticipated and that an
Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may suffer losses as a result of its hedging activities.
DERIVATIVES
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may engage in transactions involving options, futures and other
derivative financial instruments. Derivatives can be volatile and involve various types and degrees
of risk, depending upon the characteristics of the particular derivative and the portfolio as a
whole. Derivatives permit Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts to increase or decrease the level of
risk, or change the character of the risk, to which their portfolios are exposed in much the same
way as they can increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the character of the risk, of
their portfolios by making investments in specific securities. Special risks may apply to
instruments that are invested in by Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts in the future that cannot be
determined at this time or until such instruments are developed or invested in by Adviser Funds or
Adviser Accounts. Certain swaps, options and other derivative instruments may be subject to various
types of risks, including market risk, liquidity risk, the risk of non-performance by the
counterparty, including risks relating to the financial soundness and creditworthiness of the
counterparty, legal risk and operations risk.
Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest, meaning
that a small investment in derivatives could have a large potential impact on an Adviser Funds or
Adviser Accounts performance.
If an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account invests in derivatives at inopportune times or judges market
conditions incorrectly, such investments may lower the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts return
or result in a loss. An Adviser Fund or Adviser Account also could experience losses if its
derivatives were poorly correlated with its other investments, or if the Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account were unable to liquidate its position because of an illiquid secondary market. The market
for many derivatives is, or suddenly can become, illiquid. Changes in liquidity may result in
significant, rapid and unpredictable changes in the prices for derivatives.
OPTIONS AND FUTURES
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The Advisers may utilize options and futures contracts. Such transactions may be effected on
securities exchanges, in the over-the-counter market, or negotiated directly with counterparties.
When such transactions are purchased over-the-counter or negotiated directly with counterparties,
an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account bears the risk that the counterparty will be unable or unwilling
to perform its obligations under the option contract. Such transactions may also be illiquid and,
in such cases, an Adviser may have difficulty closing out its position. Over-the-counter options
purchased and sold by Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may include options on baskets of specific
securities.
The Advisers may purchase call and put options on specific securities, on indices, on currencies or
on futures, and may write and sell covered or uncovered call and put options for hedging purposes
and non-hedging purposes to pursue their investment objectives. A put option gives the purchaser of
the option the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, the underlying security at a stated
exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option. Similarly, a call option gives
the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying
security at a stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option. A covered
call option is a call option with respect to which an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account owns the
underlying security. The sale of such an option exposes an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account during
the term of the option to possible loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price
of the underlying security or to possible continued holding of a security that might otherwise have
been sold to protect against depreciation in the market price of the security. A covered put option
is a put option with respect to which cash or liquid securities have been placed in a segregated
account on an Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts books. The sale of such an option exposes the
seller during the term of the option to a decline in price of the underlying security while also
depriving the seller of the opportunity to invest the segregated assets. Options sold by the
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts need not be covered.
An Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may close out a position when writing options by purchasing an
option on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option that it
has previously written on the security. The Adviser Fund or Adviser Account will realize a profit
or loss if the amount paid to purchase an option is less or more, as the case may be, than the
amount received from the sale thereof. To close out a position as a purchaser of an option, an
Adviser would ordinarily effect a similar closing sale transaction, which involves liquidating a
position by selling the option previously purchased, although the Adviser could exercise the option
should it deem it advantageous to do so.
The use of derivatives that are subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(the CFTC) by Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts could cause the Master Fund to be a commodity
pool, which would require the Master Fund to comply with certain rules of the CFTC. However, the
General Partner has claimed an exemption from registration as a Commodity Pool Operator under
Rule 4.13(a)(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and therefore is not subject to
registration as a Commodity Pool Operator under the Commodity Exchange Act. The Funds do not trade
commodity interests directly and the Investment Manager does not allocate more than 50% of the
Master Funds assets to Adviser Funds that trade commodity interests.
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may enter into futures contracts in U.S. domestic markets or on
exchanges located outside the United States. Foreign markets may offer advantages such as trading
opportunities or arbitrage possibilities not available in the United States. Foreign markets,
however, may have greater risk potential than domestic markets. For example, some foreign exchanges
are principal markets so that no common clearing facility exists and an investor may look only to
the broker for performance of the contract. In addition, any profits that might be realized in
trading could be eliminated by adverse changes in the exchange rate, or a loss could be incurred as
a result of those changes. Transactions on foreign exchanges may include both commodities which are
traded on domestic exchanges and those which are not. Unlike trading on domestic commodity
exchanges, trading on foreign commodity exchanges is not regulated by the CFTC.
Engaging in these transactions involves risk of loss, which could adversely affect the value of a
Funds net assets. No assurance can be given that a liquid market will exist for any particular
futures contract at any particular time. Many futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the
amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. Once the
daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price
beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified periods during the trading day. Futures
contract prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no
trading, thereby
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preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting an Adviser Fund or
Adviser Account to substantial losses.
Successful use of futures also is subject to an Advisers ability to correctly predict movements in
the direction of the relevant market, and, to the extent the transaction is entered into for
hedging purposes, to ascertain the appropriate correlation between the transaction being hedged and
the price movements of the futures contract.
Some or all of the Advisers may purchase and sell stock index futures contracts for an Adviser Fund
or Adviser Account. A stock index future obligates an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account to pay or
receive an amount of cash equal to a fixed dollar amount specified in the futures contract
multiplied by the difference between the settlement price of the contract on the contracts last
trading day and the value of the index based on the stock prices of the securities that comprise it
at the opening of trading in those securities on the next business day.
Some or all of the Advisers may purchase and sell interest rate futures contracts for an Adviser
Fund or Adviser Account. A contract for interest rate futures represents an obligation to purchase
or sell an amount of a specific debt security at a future date at a specific price.
Some or all of the Advisers may purchase and sell currency futures. A currency future creates an
obligation to purchase or sell an amount of a specific currency at a future date at a specific
price.
OPTIONS ON SECURITIES INDEXES
Some or all of the Advisers may purchase and sell for the Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts call
and put options on stock indexes listed on national securities exchanges or traded in the
over-the-counter market for hedging purposes and non-hedging purposes to pursue their investment
objectives. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks included in
the index. Accordingly, successful use by an Adviser of options on stock indexes will be subject to
the Advisers ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the stock market generally
or of a particular industry or market segment. This requires different skills and techniques than
predicting changes in the price of individual stocks.
WARRANTS AND RIGHTS
Warrants are derivative instruments that permit, but do not obligate, the holder to subscribe for
other securities or commodities. Rights are similar to warrants, but normally have a shorter
duration and are offered or distributed to shareholders of a company. Warrants and rights do not
carry with them the right to dividends or voting rights with respect to the securities that they
entitle the holder to purchase, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer.
As a result, warrants and rights may be considered more speculative than certain other types of
equity-like securities. In addition, the values of warrants and rights do not necessarily change
with the values of the underlying securities or commodities and these instruments cease to have
value if they are not exercised prior to their expiration dates.
SWAP AGREEMENTS
The Advisers may enter into equity, interest rate, index and currency rate swap agreements on
behalf of Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts. These transactions are entered into in an attempt to
obtain a particular return when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost than
if an investment was made directly in the asset that yielded the desired return. Swap agreements
are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from
a few weeks to more than a year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the
returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined
investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be
exchanged or swapped between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a notional
amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a
particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a basket of securities
representing a particular index. Forms of swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which,
in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent interest
rates exceed a specified rate or cap; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium,
one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent interest rates fall below a specified
level or floor; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor
or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given
minimum or maximum levels.
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Most swap agreements entered into by an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account would require the
calculation of the obligations of the parties to the agreements on a net basis. Consequently, an
Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement
generally will be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on
the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the net amount). The
risk of loss with respect to swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that a party
is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to a swap defaults, an Adviser Funds or
Adviser Accounts risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that it contractually is
entitled to receive.
To achieve investment returns equivalent to those achieved by an Adviser in whose investment
vehicles the Master Fund could not invest directly, perhaps because of its investment minimum or
its unavailability for direct investment, the Master Fund may enter into swap agreements under
which the Master Fund may agree, on a net basis, to pay a return based on a floating interest rate,
such as LIBOR, and to receive the total return of the reference investment vehicle over a stated
time period. The Master Fund may seek to achieve the same investment result through the use of
other derivatives in similar circumstances. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of swap
agreements and other derivatives used in the above manner is unclear. The Master Fund does not
currently intend to use swaps or other derivatives in this manner.
LENDING PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
An Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may lend securities from its portfolio to brokers, dealers and
other financial institutions needing to borrow securities to complete certain transactions. The
Adviser Fund or Adviser Account continues to be entitled to payments in amounts equal to the
interest, dividends or other distributions payable on the loaned securities which affords the
Adviser Fund or Adviser Account an opportunity to earn interest on the amount of the loan and on
the loaned securities collateral. An Adviser Fund or Adviser Account generally will receive
collateral consisting of cash, U.S. government securities or irrevocable letters of credit which
will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of
the loaned securities. The Adviser Fund or Adviser Account might experience risk of loss if the
institution with which it has engaged in a portfolio loan transaction breaches its agreement with
the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account.
WHEN-ISSUED, DELAYED DELIVERY AND FORWARD COMMITMENT SECURITIES
To reduce the risk of changes in securities prices and interest rates, an Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account may purchase securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery basis,
which means delivery and payment take place a number of days after the date of the commitment to
purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate receivable with respect to such purchases
are fixed when the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account enters into the commitment, but the Adviser Fund
or Adviser Account does not make payment until it receives delivery from the counterparty. After an
Adviser Fund or Adviser Account commits to purchase such securities, but before delivery and
settlement, it may sell the securities if it is deemed advisable.
Securities purchased on a forward commitment or when-issued or delayed delivery basis are subject
to changes in value, generally changing in the same way, i.e., appreciating when interest rates
decline and depreciating when interest rates rise, based upon the publics perception of the
creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates.
Securities so purchased may expose an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account to risks because they may
experience such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a when-issued
or delayed delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the yield available in the market
when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself.
Purchasing securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery basis when an
Adviser Fund or Adviser Account is fully or almost fully invested results in a form of leverage and
may result in greater potential fluctuation in the value of the net assets of an Adviser Fund or
Adviser Account. In addition, there is a risk that securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed
delivery basis may not be delivered and that the purchaser of securities sold by an Adviser Fund or
Adviser Account on a forward basis will not honor its purchase obligation. In such cases, the
Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may incur a loss.
EACH FUND MAY CHANGE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, POLICIES, RESTRICTIONS, STRATEGIES, AND TECHNIQUES.
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Except as otherwise indicated, the Funds, the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund may each change
their respective investment objectives and any of their respective policies, restrictions,
strategies, and techniques without Partner approval. The Funds, the Offshore Funds and the Master
Funds investment objective is not a fundamental policy and it may be changed by the respective
Board without Partner approval. Notice will be provided to Partners prior to any such change.
RISKS OF SECURITIES ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISERS
All securities investing and trading activities involve the risk of loss of capital. While the
Investment Manager will attempt to moderate these risks, there can be no assurance that the Master
Funds investment activities will be successful or that the Partners will not suffer losses. The
following discussion sets forth some of the more significant risks associated with the styles of
investing which may be utilized by one or more Advisers:
EQUITY SECURITIES
Advisers investment portfolios may include long and short positions in common stocks, preferred
stocks and convertible securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers. Advisers also may invest in
depositary receipts relating to non-U.S. securities, which are subject to the risks affecting
investments in foreign issuers discussed under NON-U.S. INVESTMENTS, below. Issuers of
unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the United
States, and therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers. Equity
securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the value of the issuer of the
securities, and such fluctuations can be pronounced.
BONDS AND OTHER FIXED INCOME SECURITIES
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may invest in bonds and other fixed income securities, both U.S.
and non-U.S., and may take short positions in these securities. Adviser Funds will invest in these
securities when they offer opportunities for capital appreciation (or capital depreciation in the
case of short positions) and may also invest in these securities for temporary defensive purposes
and to maintain liquidity. Fixed income securities include, among other securities: bonds, notes
and debentures issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations; U.S. government securities or debt
securities issued or guaranteed by a non-U.S. government; municipal securities; and mortgage-backed
and asset backed securities. These securities may pay fixed, variable or floating rates of
interest, and may include zero coupon obligations. Fixed income securities are subject to the risk
of the issuers inability to meet principal and interest payments on its obligations (i.e., credit
risk) and are subject to price volatility resulting from, among other things, interest rate
sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity
(i.e., market risk).
NON-U.S. INVESTMENTS
It is expected that Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts will invest in securities of non-U.S.
companies and countries. Foreign obligations have risks not typically involved in domestic
investments. Foreign investing can result in higher transaction and operating costs for the Master
Fund. Foreign issuers are not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements to which
U.S. issuers are subject and consequently, less information may be available to investors in
companies located in such countries than is available to investors in companies located in the
United States. The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations;
fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency
conversions; the potential difficulty in repatriating funds; expropriation or nationalization of a
companys assets; delays in settlement of transactions; changes in governmental economic or
monetary policies in the Unites States or abroad; or other political and economic factors.
Securities of issuers in emerging and developing markets present risks not found in securities of
issuers in more developed markets. Securities of issuers in emerging and developing markets may be
more difficult to sell at acceptable prices and their prices may be more volatile than securities
of issuers in more developed markets. Settlements of securities trades in emerging and developing
markets may be subject to greater delays than in other markets so that the Master Fund might not
receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging markets generally have
less developed trading markets and exchanges, and legal and accounting systems.
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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may engage in foreign currency transactions for a variety of
purposes, including locking in the U.S. dollar price of a security between trade and settlement
date, or hedging the U.S. dollar value of securities held in the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account.
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may also engage in foreign currency transactions for non-hedging
purposes to generate returns.
Foreign currency transactions may involve, for example, the purchase of foreign currencies for U.S.
dollars or the maintenance of short positions in foreign currencies. Foreign currency transactions
may involve an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account agreeing to exchange an amount of a currency it does
not currently own for another currency at a future date. An Adviser Fund or Adviser Account would
typically engage in such a transaction in anticipation of a decline in the value of the currency it
sells relative to the currency that the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account has contracted to receive
in the exchange. An Advisers success in these transactions will depend principally on its ability
to predict accurately the future exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar.
An Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may enter into forward contracts (forward contracts) for
hedging and non-hedging purposes in pursuing its investment objective. Forward contracts are
transactions involving an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a
specified price. Forward contracts may be used for hedging purposes to protect against uncertainty
in the level of future non-U.S. currency exchange rates, such as when an Adviser anticipates
purchasing or selling a non-U.S. security. This technique would allow the Adviser to lock in the
U.S. dollar price of the security. Forward contracts may also be used to attempt to protect the
value of an existing holding of non-U.S. securities. Imperfect correlation may exist, however,
between the non-U.S securities holdings of the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account, and the forward
contracts entered into with respect to those holdings. In addition, forward contracts may be used
for non-hedging purposes, such as when an Adviser anticipates that particular non-U.S. currencies
will appreciate or depreciate in value, even though securities denominated in those currencies are
not then held in the applicable investment portfolio. Generally, Adviser Funds are subject to no
requirement that they hedge all or any portion of their exposure to non-U.S. currency risks, and
there can be no assurance that hedging techniques will be successful if used.
SMALL CAPITALIZATION ISSUERS
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may invest in smaller capitalization companies, including micro
cap companies. Investments in smaller capitalization companies often involve significantly greater
risks than the securities of larger, better-known companies because they may lack the management
expertise, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger
companies. The prices of the securities of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or
erratic market movements than larger, more established companies, as these securities typically are
traded in lower volume and the issuers typically are more subject to changes in earnings and
prospects. In addition, when selling large positions in small capitalization securities, the seller
may have to sell holdings at discounts from quoted prices or may have to make a series of small
sales over a period of time.
DISTRESSED SECURITIES
Certain of the companies in whose securities the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts may invest may
be in transition, out of favor, financially leveraged or troubled, or potentially troubled, and may
be or have recently been involved in major strategic actions, restructurings, bankruptcy,
reorganization or liquidation. These characteristics of these companies can cause their securities
to be particularly risky, although they also may offer the potential for high returns. These
companies securities may be considered speculative, and the ability of the companies to pay their
debts on schedule could be affected by adverse interest rate movements, changes in the general
economic factors affecting a particular industry or specific developments within the companies.
Such investments can result in significant or even total losses. In addition, the markets for
distressed investment assets are frequently illiquid.
Among the risks inherent in investments in troubled entities is the fact that it frequently may be
difficult to obtain information as to the true condition of such issuers. Such investments also
may be adversely affected by laws relating to, among other things, fraudulent transfers and other
voidable transfers or payments, lender liability and the bankruptcy courts power to disallow,
reduce, subordinate or disenfranchise particular claims. Such companies
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securities may be considered speculative, and the ability of such companies to pay their debts on
schedule could be affected by adverse interest rate movements, changes in the general economic
climate, economic factors affecting a particular industry, or specific developments within such
companies. In addition, there is no minimum credit standard that is a prerequisite to an Adviser
Funds or Adviser Accounts investment in any instrument, and a significant portion of the
obligations and preferred stock in which an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account invests may be less
than investment grade. Any one or all of the issuers of the securities in which an Adviser Fund or
Adviser Account may invest may be unsuccessful or not show any return for a considerable period of
time. The level of analytical sophistication, both financial and legal, necessary for successful
investment in companies experiencing significant business and financial difficulties is unusually
high. There is no assurance that an Adviser will correctly evaluate the value of the assets
collateralizing such Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts loans or the prospects for a successful
reorganization or similar action. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a
company in which an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account invests, such Adviser Fund or Adviser Account
may lose its entire investment, may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than
such Adviser Fund or Adviser Accounts original investment and/or may be required to accept payment
over an extended period of time. Under such circumstances, the returns generated from an Adviser
Funds or Adviser Accounts investments may not compensate the investors adequately for the risks
assumed.
In liquidation (both in and out of bankruptcy) and other forms of corporate reorganization, there
exists the risk that the reorganization either will be unsuccessful (due to, for example, failure
to obtain requisite approvals), will be delayed (for example, until various liabilities, actual or
contingent, have been satisfied) or will result in a distribution of cash or a new security the
value of which will be less than the purchase price to an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account of the
security in respect to which such distribution was made.
In certain transactions, an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may not be hedged against market
fluctuations, or, in liquidation situations, may not accurately value the assets of the company
being liquidated. This can result in losses, even if the proposed transaction is consummated.
PURCHASING INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may purchase securities of companies in initial public offerings
(IPOs) or shortly after those offerings are complete. Special risks associated with these
securities may include a limited number of shares available for trading, lack of a trading history,
lack of investor knowledge of the issuer, and limited operating history. These factors may
contribute to substantial price volatility for the shares of these companies. The limited number of
shares available for trading in some IPOs may make it more difficult for an Adviser to buy or sell
significant amounts of shares without an unfavorable effect on prevailing market prices. In
addition, some companies in IPOs are involved in relatively new industries or lines of business,
which may not be widely understood by investors. Some of these companies may be undercapitalized or
regarded as developmental stage companies, without revenues or operating income, or near-term
prospects of achieving revenues or operating income. Further, when an Adviser Funds or Adviser
Accounts asset base is small, a significant portion of an Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts
performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs, because such investments would have a
magnified impact on the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account.
ILLIQUID PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may invest in securities that are subject to legal or other
restrictions on transfer or for which no liquid market exists. The market prices, if any, for such
securities tend to be volatile and an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may not be able to sell them
when the Adviser desires to do so or to realize what the Adviser perceives to be their fair value
in the event of a sale. The sale of restricted and illiquid securities often requires more time and
results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the
sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over the counter
markets. Restricted securities may sell at prices that are lower than similar securities that are
not subject to restrictions on resale.
The Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds investments in the Master Fund, and the TEI Institutional
Funds investments in the Master Fund through the Offshore Fund, are themselves illiquid and
subject to substantial restrictions on transfer. The Funds will typically have only limited rights
to withdraw its investment in the Master
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Fund. The illiquidity of this investment may adversely affect a Fund if it sold such investment at
an inopportune time. See Repurchase Offers in the Funds Prospectus.
PAYMENT IN KIND FOR REPURCHASED UNITS
The Funds do not expect to distribute securities as payment for repurchased Units except in unusual
circumstances, such as in the unlikely event that making a cash payment would result in a material
adverse effect on the Funds or on Partners not requesting that their Units be repurchased, or that
the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund has received distributions from the Master Fund, or that the
TEI Institutional Fund has received distributions from the Master Fund via the Offshore Fund,
consisting of securities of Adviser Funds or securities from such Adviser Funds that are
transferable to the Partners. In the event that a Fund makes such a distribution of securities as
payment for Units, Partners will bear any risks of the distributed securities (see SPECIAL
INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES below) and may be required to pay a brokerage commission or
other costs in order to dispose of such securities.
SECURITIES BELIEVED TO BE UNDERVALUED OR INCORRECTLY VALUED
Securities that Advisers believe are fundamentally undervalued or incorrectly valued may not
ultimately be valued in the capital markets at prices and/or within the time frame the Advisers
anticipate. As a result, an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account in which the Master Fund invests may
lose all or substantially all of its investment in any particular instance. In addition, there is
no minimum credit standard that is a prerequisite to an Advisers investment in any instrument and
some obligations and preferred stock in which an Adviser invests may be less than investment grade.
EVENT-DRIVEN STRATEGIES
Event-driven strategies generally incur significant losses when proposed transactions are not
consummated. The consummation of mergers, tender offers, and exchange offers and other significant
corporate events can be prevented or delayed by a variety of factors, including: (i) regulatory
intervention; (ii) efforts by the target company to pursue a defensive strategy, including a merger
with, or a friendly tender offer by, a company other than the offeror; (iii) failure to obtain the
necessary shareholder approvals; (iv) adverse market or business conditions resulting in material
change or termination of the pending transaction; (v) additional requirements imposed by law; and
(vi) inability to obtain adequate financing.
ACTIVIST TRADING STRATEGY
The success of the Master Funds investments in Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts that pursue an
activist trading strategy may require, among other things: (i) that the Adviser properly identify
companies whose securities prices can be improved through corporate and/or strategic action; (ii)
that the Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts acquire sufficient securities of such companies at a
sufficiently attractive price; (iii) that the Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts avoid triggering
anti-takeover and regulatory obstacles while aggregating its position; (iv) that management of
companies and other security holders respond positively to the Advisers proposals; and (v) that
the market price of a companys securities increases in response to any actions taken by companies.
There can be no assurance that any of the foregoing will succeed.
Successful execution of an activist strategy will depend on the cooperation of security holders and
others with an interest in the company. Some security holders may have interests which diverge
significantly from those of the Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts and some of those parties may be
indifferent to the proposed changes. Moreover, securities that the Adviser believes are
fundamentally undervalued or incorrectly valued may not ultimately be valued in the capital markets
at prices and/or within the time frame the Adviser anticipates, even if the Adviser Funds and
Adviser Accounts strategy is successfully implemented. Even if the prices for a companys
securities have increased, there is no assurance that the Adviser Fund and Adviser Account will be
able to realize any increase in the price of such securities.
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CONVERTIBLE BOND ARBITRAGE
The success of the investment activities involving convertible bond arbitrage will depend on the
Advisers ability to identify and exploit price discrepancies in the market. Identification and
exploitation of the market opportunities involve uncertainty. No assurance can be given that the
Advisers will be able to locate investment opportunities or to correctly exploit price
discrepancies. In the event that the perceived mispricings underlying the Advisers positions were
to fail to materialize as expected by the Advisers, the Master Fund and the Funds could incur a
loss.
MERGER ARBITRAGE
Merger arbitrage is a strategy that seeks to profit from changes in the price of securities of
companies involved in extraordinary corporate transactions. The difference between the price paid
by an Adviser for securities of a company involved in an announced extraordinary corporate
transaction and the anticipated value to be received for such securities upon consummation of the
proposed transaction will often be very small. Since the price bid for the securities of a company
involved in an announced extraordinary corporate transaction will generally be at a significant
premium above the market price prior to the announcement, if the proposed transaction appears
likely not to be consummated or in fact is not consummated or is delayed, the market price of the
securities will usually decline sharply, perhaps by more than the Advisers anticipated profit,
even if the securitys market price returns to a level comparable to that which exists prior to the
announcement of the deal.
Numerous factors, such as the possibility of litigation between the participants in a transaction,
the requirement to obtain mandatory or discretionary consents from various governmental authorities
or others, or changes in the terms of a transaction either by the initial participants or as a
result of the entry of additional participants, make any evaluation of the outcome of an arbitrage
situation uncertain; and these uncertainties may be increased by legal and practical considerations
that limit the access of the Advisers to reliable and timely information concerning material
developments affecting pending transactions, or that cause delays in the consummation of
transactions resulting in an increase of the Master Funds and the Funds costs.
MAJOR STOCK MARKET CORRECTION
A major stock market correction may result in the widening of arbitrage spreads generally and in
the termination of some merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. In the event of such a
correction, to the extent the portfolios contain stock-for-stock transactions, short positions held
by the Master Fund (through the Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts) in acquiring companies are
anticipated to provide a significant but not complete offset to the potential losses on long
positions held by the Master Fund (through the Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts) in target
companies. A major stock market correction may also adversely affect the number and frequency of
publicly announced M&A transactions available for investment by the Master Fund (through the
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts).
INTEREST RATE RISK
The Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts, and therefore the Master Fund and the Funds, are subject to
the risk of a change in interest rates. A decline in interest rates could reduce the amount of
current income the Master Fund is able to achieve from interest on convertible debt and the
proceeds of short sales. An increase in interest rates could reduce the value of convertible
securities owned by the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts. To the extent that the cash flow from a
fixed income security is known in advance, the present value (i.e., discounted value) of that cash
flow decreases as interest rates increase; to the extent that the cash flow is contingent, the
dollar value of the payment may be linked to then prevailing interest rates. Moreover, the value
of many fixed income securities depends on the shape of the yield curve, not just on a single
interest rate. Thus, for example, a callable cash flow, the coupons of which depend on a short
rate such as three-month LIBOR, may shorten (i.e., be called away) if the long rate decreases. In
this way, such securities are exposed to the difference between long rates and short rates. The
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may also invest in floating rate securities. The value of these
investments is closely tied to the absolute levels of such rates, or the markets perception of
anticipated changes in those rates. This introduces additional risk factors related to the
movements in specific interest rates that may be difficult or impossible to hedge, and that also
interact in a complex fashion with prepayment risks.
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CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Master Fund may from time to time incur contingent liabilities in connection with an investment
made through an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account. For example, the Master Fund may purchase from a
lender a revolving credit facility that has not yet been fully drawn. If the borrower subsequently
draws down on the facility, the Master Fund might be obligated to fund a portion of the amounts
due.
GENERAL CREDIT RISKS
The value of any underlying collateral, the creditworthiness of the borrower and the priority of
the lien are each of great importance. The Advisers cannot guarantee the adequacy of the
protection of the Master Funds interests, including the validity or enforceability of the loan and
the maintenance of the anticipated priority and perfection of the applicable security interests.
Furthermore, the Advisers cannot assure that claims may not be asserted that might interfere with
enforcement of the rights of the holder(s) of the relevant debt. In the event of a foreclosure,
the liquidation proceeds upon sale of such asset may not satisfy the entire outstanding balance of
principal and interest on the loan, resulting in a loss to the Master Fund. Any costs or delays
involved in the effectuation of a foreclosure of the loan or a liquidation of the underlying
property will further reduce the proceeds and thus increase the loss. The Master Fund will not
have the right to proceed directly against obligors on bank loans, high yield securities and other
fixed income securities selected by the Advisers (Reference Securities).
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
The Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts may enter into credit default swaps. Under these
instruments, the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts will usually have a contractual relationship
only with the counterparty of such credit default swaps and not the issuer of the obligation (the
Reference Obligation) subject to the credit default swap (the Reference Obligor). The Adviser
Funds or Adviser Accounts will have no direct right or recourse against the Reference Obligor with
respect to the terms of the Reference Obligation nor any rights of set-off against the Reference
Obligor, nor any voting rights with respect to the Reference Obligation. The Adviser Funds or
Adviser Accounts will not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the Reference Obligation
and will not have the benefit of the remedies that would normally be available to a holder of such
Reference Obligation. In addition, in the event of the insolvency of the credit default swap
counterparty, the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts will be treated as a general creditor of such
counterparty and will not have any claim with respect to the Reference Obligation. Consequently,
the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparty and in
the event the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts will be selling credit default swaps, the Adviser
Funds or Adviser Accounts will also be subject to the credit risk of the Reference Obligor. As a
result, concentrations of credit default swaps in any one counterparty expose the Adviser Funds or
Adviser Accounts to risk with respect to defaults by such counterparty.
BANK DEBT TRANSACTIONS
Bank debt will be included as Reference Securities. Special risks associated with investments in
bank loans and participations include (i) the possible invalidation of an investment transaction as
a fraudulent conveyance under relevant creditors rights laws, (ii) so-called lender-liability
claims by the issuer of the obligations, (iii) environmental liabilities that may arise with
respect to collateral securing the obligations, and (iv) limitations on the ability of the holder
of the interest affecting the Master Fund to directly enforce its rights with respect to
participations. Successful claims in respect of such matters may reduce the cash flow and/or
market value of certain of the Reference Securities.
In addition to the special risks generally associated with investments in bank loans described
above, the Master Funds investments (through the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts) in second-lien
and unsecured bank loans will entail additional risks, including (i) the subordination of the
Master Funds claims to a senior lien in terms of the coverage and recovery from the collateral and
(ii) with respect to second-lien loans, the prohibition of or limitation on the right to foreclose
on a second-lien or exercise other rights as a second-lien holder, and with respect to unsecured
loans, the absence of any collateral on which the Master Fund may foreclose to satisfy its claim in
whole or in part. In certain cases, therefore, no recovery may be available from a defaulted
second-lien loan. The Master
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Funds investments (through the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts) in bank loans of below
investment grade companies also entail specific risks associated with investments in non-investment
grade securities.
COMPLEXITY OF QUANTITATIVE TRADING STRATEGIES; RELIANCE ON TECHNOLOGY
Many of the investments that the Advisers are expected to trade on behalf of the Master Fund, and
many of the trading strategies that the Advisers are expected to execute on behalf of the Master
Fund, are highly complex. In certain cases, the successful application of a particular trading
strategy may require relatively sophisticated mathematical calculations and relatively complex
computer programs. While it is the Investment Managers belief that the Advisers intend to use
good faith efforts to carry out such calculations and such programs correctly and to use the
aforementioned investments and strategies effectively, there can be no assurance that it will prove
successful in doing so. In addition, whether or not such calculations or programs relate to a
substantial portion of the investment portfolio of the Master Fund, any errors in this regard could
have a material adverse effect on the Master Fund.
Certain of the trading strategies expected to be used by the Advisers are dependent upon various
computer and telecommunications technologies. The successful deployment of these strategies, the
implementation and operation of these strategies and any future strategies, and various other
critical activities of the Advisers could be severely compromised by telecommunications failures,
power loss, software-related system crashes, fire or water damage, or various other events or
circumstances. The Advisers do not provide comprehensive and foolproof protection against all such
events (whether because they believe such to be impractical or prohibitively expensive in terms of
financial expenditures and/or scheduling delays, or for other reasons), and are not expected to
secure such comprehensive or foolproof protection. Any event that interrupts the Advisers
computer and/or telecommunications operations, however, could result in, among other things, the
inability to establish, modify, liquidate, or monitor the Master Funds investment portfolio, and,
for those and other reasons, could have a material adverse effect on the operating results,
financial condition, activities, and prospects of the Master Fund.
SPECIAL INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES
The Advisers may utilize a variety of special investment instruments and techniques to hedge
against various risks (such as changes in interest rates or other factors that affect security
values) or for non-hedging purposes to pursue an Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts investment
objective. These strategies may often be executed through derivative transactions. Certain of the
special investment instruments and techniques that the Advisers may use are speculative and involve
a high degree of risk, particularly in the context of non-hedging transactions.
DERIVATIVES
Derivatives are securities and other instruments the value or return of which is based on the
performance of an underlying asset, index, interest rate or other investment. Derivatives may be
volatile and involve various risks, depending upon the derivative and its function in a portfolio.
Special risks may apply to instruments that are invested in by Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts in
the future that cannot be determined at this time or until such instruments are developed or
invested in by Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts. Certain swaps, options and other derivative
instruments may be subject to various types of risks, including market risk, liquidity risk, the
risk of non-performance by the counterparty, including risks relating to the financial soundness
and creditworthiness of the counterparty, legal risk and operations risk.
CALL AND PUT OPTIONS
There are risks associated with the sale and purchase of call and put options. The seller (writer)
of a call option which is covered (e.g., the writer holds the underlying security) assumes the risk
of a decline in the market price of the underlying security below the purchase price of the
underlying security less the premium received, and gives up the opportunity for gain on the
underlying security above the exercise price of the option. The seller of an uncovered call option
assumes the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the underlying
security above the exercise price of the option. The securities necessary to satisfy the exercise
of the call option may be unavailable for purchase except at much higher prices. Purchasing
securities to satisfy the exercise of the call option can itself cause the price of the securities
to rise further, sometimes by a significant amount, thereby exacerbating the loss.
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The buyer of a call option assumes the risk of losing its entire premium invested in the call
option. The seller (writer) of a put option which is covered (e.g., the writer has a short position
in the underlying security) assumes the risk of an increase in the market price of the underlying
security above its short sales price plus the premium received for writing the put option, and
gives up the opportunity for gain on the short position if the underlying securitys price falls
below the exercise price of the option. The seller of an uncovered put option assumes the risk of a
decline in the market price of the underlying security below the exercise price of the option. The
buyer of a put option assumes the risk of losing his entire premium invested in the put option.
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
Advisers may utilize a variety of financial instruments, such as derivatives, options, interest
rate swaps, caps and floors, futures and forward contracts to seek to hedge against declines in the
values of their portfolio positions as a result of changes in currency exchange rates, certain
changes in the equity markets and market interest rates and other events. Hedging transactions may
also limit the opportunity for gain if the value of the hedged portfolio positions should increase.
It may not be possible for the Advisers to hedge against a change or event at a price sufficient to
protect an Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts assets from the decline in value of the portfolio
positions anticipated as a result of such change. In addition, it may not be possible to hedge
against certain changes or events at all. While an Adviser may enter into such transactions to seek
to reduce currency exchange rate and interest rate risks, or the risks of a decline in the equity
markets generally or one or more sectors of the equity markets in particular, or the risks posed by
the occurrence of certain other events, unanticipated changes in currency or interest rates or
increases or smaller than expected decreases in the equity markets or sectors being hedged or the
nonoccurrence of other events being hedged against may result in a poorer overall performance for a
Fund than if the Adviser had not engaged in any such hedging transaction. In addition, the degree
of correlation between price movements of the instruments used in a hedging strategy and price
movements in the portfolio position being hedged may vary. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, the
Advisers may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between such hedging instruments and the
portfolio holdings being hedged. Such imperfect correlation may prevent the Advisers from achieving
the intended hedge or expose a Fund to additional risk of loss.
SWAP AGREEMENTS
An Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may enter into equity, interest rate, index and currency rate
swap agreements. These transactions will be undertaken in attempting to obtain a particular return
when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost than if an Adviser Fund or
Adviser Account had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return. Swap agreements
are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from
a few weeks to more than a year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the
returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined
investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be
exchanged or swapped between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a notional
amount, that is, the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a
particular interest rate, in a particular non-U.S. currency, or in a basket of securities
representing a particular index.
Most of these swap agreements would require the calculation of the obligations of the parties to
the agreements on a net basis. Consequently, current obligations (or rights) under a swap
agreement generally will be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement
based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the net
amount). The risk of loss with respect to swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments
that the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to
a swap defaults, the risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Adviser Fund or
Adviser Account contractually is entitled to receive.
The U.S. federal income tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivatives as described above
is unclear. Swap agreements and other derivatives used in this manner may be treated as a
constructive ownership of the reference property which may result in a portion of any long-term
capital gain being treated as ordinary.
LEVERAGE
In addition to the use of leverage by the Advisers in their respective trading strategies, the
Investment Manager intends to leverage the Master Funds allocations to the Advisers through (i)
borrowings, (ii) swap agreements,
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options or other derivative instruments, (iii) employing certain Advisers (many of which trade on
margin and do not generally need additional capital from the Master Fund in order to increase the
level of the positions they acquire for it) to trade notional equity in excess of the equity
actually available in their accounts or (iv) a combination of these methods. The financing entity
or counterparty on any swap, option or other derivative instrument may be any entity or institution
which the Investment Manager determines to be creditworthy.
The Investment Manager anticipates that Adviser Account and Adviser Fund investments generally will
be maintained representing an aggregate investment with the Advisers of between 150% to 300% of the
Master Funds equity, although this investment leverage varies as the Investment Manager allocates
and reallocates assets.
Thus the Master Fund, through its leveraged investments in the Adviser Funds and through each
Advisers use of leverage in its trading strategies, uses leverage with respect to the Units. As a
result of that leverage, a relatively small movement in the spread relationship between the
securities and commodities interests the Master Fund indirectly owns and those which it has
indirectly sold short may result in substantial losses.
Investors also should note that the leverage the Advisers employ in their Adviser Account and
Adviser Fund trading can result in an investment portfolio significantly greater than the assets
allocated to their trading, which can greatly increase a Funds profits or losses as compared to
its net assets. The Advisers anticipated use of short-term margin borrowings results in certain
additional risks to the Fund. For example, should the securities that are pledged to brokers to
secure the Advisers margin Adviser Funds decline in value, or should brokers from which the
Advisers have borrowed increase their maintenance margin requirements (i.e., reduce the percentage
of a position that can be financed), then the Advisers could be subject to a margin call,
pursuant to which the Advisers must either deposit additional funds with the broker or suffer
mandatory liquidation of the pledged securities to compensate for the decline in value. In the
event of a precipitous drop in the value of the assets of an Adviser, the Adviser might not be able
to liquidate assets quickly enough to pay off the margin debt and might suffer mandatory
liquidation of positions in a declining market at relatively low prices, thereby incurring
substantial losses.
SHORT SELLING
The Advisers may engage in short selling. Short selling involves selling securities that are not
owned and borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to
replace the borrowed securities at a later date. Short selling allows an investor to profit from
declines in market prices to the extent such declines exceed the transaction costs and the costs of
borrowing the securities. A short sale creates the risk of an unlimited loss, as the price of the
underlying security could theoretically increase without limit, thus increasing the cost of buying
those securities to cover the short position. There can be no assurance that the securities
necessary to cover a short position will be available for purchase. Purchasing securities to close
out the short position can itself cause the price of the securities to rise further, thereby
exacerbating the loss. For these reasons, short selling is considered a speculative investment
practice.
Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts may also effect short sales against the box. These
transactions involve selling short securities that are owned (or that an Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account has the right to obtain). When an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account enters into a short sale
against the box, it will set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold
short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will hold such
securities while the short sale is outstanding. Adviser Funds and Adviser Accounts will incur
transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining and closing
short sales against the box.
OTHER POTENTIAL RISKS AND ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION
DEPENDENCE ON THE INVESTMENT MANAGER AND THE ADVISERS. The Investment Manager will invest
assets of the Master Fund through the Advisers, and the Investment Manager has the sole authority
and responsibility for the selection of the Advisers. The success of the Master Fund depends upon
the ability of the Investment Manager to develop and implement investment strategies that achieve
the investment objective of the Funds, the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund, and upon the ability
of the Advisers to develop and implement strategies that achieve their investment objectives.
Partners will have no right or power to participate in the management or control of either Fund,
the Offshore Fund, the Master Fund or the Adviser Funds, and will not have
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an opportunity to evaluate the specific investments made by the Adviser Funds or the Advisers,
or the terms of any such investments.
COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE ADVISERS. Advisers may receive compensation based on the
performance of their investments. Such compensation arrangements may create an incentive to make
investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case if such arrangements were
not in effect. In addition, because performance-based compensation is calculated on a basis that
includes unrealized appreciation of an Adviser Funds assets, such performance-based compensation
may be greater than if such compensation were based solely on realized gains.
BUSINESS AND REGULATORY RISKS. Legal, tax and regulatory developments that may adversely
affect the Fund, the Advisers or the Adviser Funds could occur. Securities and futures markets are
subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations and margin requirements enforced by the SEC, other
regulators and self regulatory organizations and exchanges authorized to take extraordinary actions
in the event of market emergencies. The regulation of derivatives transactions and funds that
engage in such transactions is an evolving area of law and is subject to modification by government
and judicial actions. The regulatory environment for private funds is evolving, and changes in the
regulation of private funds and their trading activities may adversely affect the ability of a Fund
to pursue its investment strategy and the value of investments held by the Funds. There has been
an increase in governmental, as well as self regulatory, scrutiny of the alternative investment
industry in general. It is impossible to predict what, if any, changes in regulations may occur,
but any regulations which restrict the ability of a Fund to trade in securities or the ability of a
Fund to employ, or brokers and other counterparties to extend, credit in its trading (as well as
other regulatory changes that result) could have a material adverse impact on a Funds portfolio.
CONTROL POSITIONS. Adviser Funds and Advisers (through Adviser Accounts) may take control
positions in companies. The exercise of control over a company imposes additional risks of
liability for environmental damage, product defects, failure to supervise and other types of
liability related to business operations. In addition, the act of taking a control position, or
seeking to take such a position, may itself subject an Adviser Fund and Adviser (through Adviser
Accounts) to litigation by parties interested in blocking it from taking that position. If those
liabilities were to arise, or such litigation were to be resolved in a manner adverse to the
Adviser Funds or Adviser, the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts likely would suffer losses on their
investments. Additionally, should an Adviser Fund or Adviser (through an Adviser Account) obtain
such a position, such entity may be required to make filings concerning its holdings with the SEC
and it may become subject to other regulatory restrictions that could limit the ability of such
Adviser Fund or Adviser Account to dispose of its holdings at a preferable time and in a preferable
manner. Violations of these regulatory requirements could subject the Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account to significant liabilities.
EFFECT OF INVESTOR WITHDRAWALS ON AN ADVISERS ABILITY TO INFLUENCE CORPORATE CHANGE. From
time to time an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account may acquire enough of a companys shares or other
equity to enable its Adviser, either alone or together with the members of any group with which the
Adviser is acting, to influence the company to take certain actions, with the intent that such
actions will maximize shareholder value. If the investors of such an Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account request withdrawals representing a substantial portion of the Adviser Funds or Adviser
Accounts assets during any period when its Adviser (or members of any such group) are seeking to
influence any such corporate changes, the Adviser may be compelled to sell some or all of the
Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts holdings of the shares or other equity issued by such company
in order to fund such investor withdrawal requests. This may adversely impact, or even eliminate,
the Advisers (or the groups) ability to influence such changes and, thus, to influence
shareholder value, possibly resulting in losses to the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account and
subsequently, the Master Fund and the Funds.
RELIANCE ON KEY PERSONNEL OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER. The Funds abilities to identify and
invest in attractive opportunities is dependent upon the Investment Manager. If one or more of the
key individuals leaves the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager may not be able to hire
qualified replacements at all, or may require an extended time to do so. This could prevent the
Funds from achieving their investment objective.
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DILUTION. If an Adviser limits the amount of capital that may be contributed to an Adviser
Fund by the Master Fund, additional sales of Units of the Funds will dilute the participation of
existing Partners in the indirect returns to the Funds from such Adviser Fund.
INDIRECT INVESTMENT IN ADVISER FUNDS. Any transaction by which the Master Fund indirectly
gains exposure to an Adviser Fund by the purchase of a swap or other contract is subject to special
risks. The Master Funds use of such instruments can result in volatility, and each type of
instrument is subject to special risks. Indirect investments generally will be subject to
transaction and other fees that will reduce the value of the Master Funds investment in an Adviser
Fund. There can be no assurance that the Master Funds indirect investment in an Adviser Fund will
have the same or similar results as a direct investment in the Adviser Fund, and the Master Funds
value may decrease as a result of such indirect investment.
COUNTERPARTY INSOLVENCY. The Funds and the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts assets may be
held in one or more funds maintained for the Funds or the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts by
counterparties, including their prime brokers. There is a risk that any of such counterparties
could become insolvent. The insolvency of such counterparties is likely to impair the operational
capabilities or the assets of the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts and the Funds. If one or more
of the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts counterparties were to become insolvent or the subject
of liquidation proceedings in the United States (either under the Securities Investor Protection
Act or the United States Bankruptcy Code), there exists the risk that the recovery of the Adviser
Funds or Adviser Accounts securities and other assets from such prime broker or broker-dealer
will be delayed or be of a value less than the value of the securities or assets originally
entrusted to such prime broker or broker-dealer.
In addition, the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts may use counterparties located in various
jurisdictions outside the United States. Such local counterparties are subject to various laws and
regulations in various jurisdictions that are designed to protect their customers in the event of
their insolvency. However, the practical effect of these laws and their application to the Adviser
Funds or Adviser Accounts assets are subject to substantial limitations and uncertainties.
Because of the large number of entities and jurisdictions involved and the range of possible
factual scenarios involving the insolvency of a counterparty, it is impossible to generalize about
the effect of their insolvency on the Adviser Funds or Adviser Accounts and their assets and the
Funds. The insolvency of any counterparty would result in a loss to the Funds, which could be
material.
FINANCIAL FAILURE OF INTERMEDIARIES. There is always the possibility that the institutions,
including brokerage firms and banks, with which the Funds do business, or to which securities have
been entrusted for custodial purposes, will encounter financial difficulties that may impair their
operational capabilities or result in losses to the Funds.
SUSPENSIONS OF TRADING. Each exchange typically has the right to suspend or limit
trading in all securities that it lists. Such a suspension could render it impossible for an
Adviser Fund to liquidate its positions and thereby expose it to losses. In addition, there is no
guarantee that non-exchange markets will remain liquid enough for an Adviser Fund to close out
positions.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CLAIMS AGAINST ADVISER FUNDS. The Funds have no assurances that they
will be able to: (1) effect service of process within the U.S. on foreign Adviser Funds; (2)
enforce judgments obtained in U.S. courts against foreign Adviser Funds based upon the civil
liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws; (3) enforce, in an appropriate foreign
court, judgments of U.S. courts based upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal
securities laws; and (4) bring an original action in an appropriate foreign court to enforce
liabilities against an Adviser Fund or other person based upon the U.S. federal securities laws.
It is unclear whether Partners would ever be able to bring claims directly against the Adviser
Funds, domestic or foreign, or whether all such claims must be brought by the Board on behalf of
Partners.
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
Each Fund and the Master Fund are governed by a Board of Directors (each, a Board, and each
director, a Director), which is responsible for protecting the interests of the Partners under
Delaware law. The Offshore Fund
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has two members: the TEI Institutional Fund (which serves as its managing member) and the
Investment Manager (which holds only a nominal non-voting interest). The managing member of the
Offshore Fund has delegated the day-to-day management, as well as general oversight
responsibilities of the Offshore Fund, to the TEI Institutional Fund. Therefore, the Board of the
TEI Institutional Fund effectively makes all decisions on behalf of the Offshore Fund. Each Board
is comprised of both Directors who are not interested persons as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of
the 1940 Act (Independent Directors) and Directors who are interested persons (Interested
Directors). Each Board meets periodically throughout the year to oversee the applicable Funds
activities and to review its performance and the actions of the Investment Manager.
A Director serves on a Board until he is removed, resigns or is subject to various disabling events
such as death or incapacity. A Director may resign upon 90 days prior written notice to the Board
and may be removed either by a vote of a majority of the Board not subject to the removal vote or
of Partners holding not less than two-thirds of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by
all of the Partners.
In the event of any vacancy in the position of a Director, the remaining Directors of that Board
may appoint an individual to serve as a Director, so long as immediately after such appointment at
least two-thirds of the Directors then serving would have been elected by the Partners. The
Directors may call a meeting of the Partners to fill any vacancy in the position of a Director and
must do so within 60 days after any date on which Directors who were elected by the Partners cease
to constitute a majority of the directors then serving. If no Director remains to manage the
business of such Fund, the Investment Manager may manage and control the Fund, but must convene a
meeting of the Partners of that Fund within 60 days for the purpose of either electing new
Directors or dissolving the affected Fund. The Board will render assistance to the Partners on the
question of the removal of a Director in the manner required by Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act.
Each Board appoints officers of each Fund who are responsible for each Funds day-to-day business
decisions based on policies set by the Board. The officers of each Fund do not receive any
additional compensation from the Funds.
The Directors and officers of each Fund may also be Directors or officers of some or all of the
other registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager or its affiliates (the
Fund Complex). The table below shows, for each Director and executive officer, his or her full
name, address and date of birth, the position held with each Fund, the length of time served in
that position, his or her principal occupations during the last five years, the number of
portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by the Director, and other directorships held by such
Director.
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David B. Perkins*
July 18, 1962
c/o Hatteras Funds
8540 Colonnade Center
Drive Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
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President and
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
of each Fund
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Since Inception
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Mr. Perkins has been Chairman
of the Board of Directors and
President of the Fund since
inception. Mr. Perkins is the
Chief Executive Officer of
Hatteras Funds. He founded
Hatteras Funds in September
2003. Prior to that, he was
the co-founder and Managing
Partner of CapFinancial
Partners, LLC.
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None
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Mr. Perkins is deemed to be an interested Director of the Funds because of his affiliation
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INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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H. Alexander Holmes
May 4, 1942
c/o Hatteras Funds
8540 Colonnade Center
Drive Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Director; Audit
Committee Member of
each Fund
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Since Inception
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Mr. Holmes founded Holmes
Advisory Services, LLC, a
financial consultation
firm, in 1993.
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None
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Steve E. Moss
February 18, 1953
c/o Hatteras Funds
8540 Colonnade Center
Drive Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Director; Audit
Committee Member of
each Fund
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Since Inception
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Mr. Moss is a principal of
Holden, Moss, Knott, Clark,
Copley & Hoyle, P.A. and
has been a member manager
of HMKCT Properties, LLC
since January 1996.
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None
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Gregory S. Sellers
May 5, 1959
c/o Hatteras Funds
8540 Colonnade Center
Drive Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Director; Audit
Committee Member of
each Fund
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Since Inception
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Mr. Sellers has been the
Chief Financial Officer of
Imagemark Business
Services, Inc., a strategic
communications provider of
marketing and print
communications solutions,
since June 2009. From 2003
to June 2009, Mr. Sellers
was a Director and the
Chief Financial Officer of
Kings Plush, Inc., a fabric
manufacturer.
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None
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Daniel K. Wilson, CPA
June 22, 1948
c/o Hatteras Funds
8540 Colonnade Center
Drive Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Director; Audit
Committee Member of
each Fund
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Since June 2009
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Mr. Wilson was Executive
Vice President and CFO of
Parkdale Mills, Inc. from
2004 2008. Mr. Wilson
currently is in private
practice as a Certified
Public Accountant.
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None
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J. Michael Fields
July 14, 1973
c/o Hatteras Funds
8540 Colonnade Center
Drive Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Secretary of each
Fund
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Since 2008
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Prior to becoming
Secretary, Mr. Fields had
been the Treasurer of each
fund in the Fund Complex.
Mr. Fields is Chief
Operating Officer of
Hatteras Funds and has been
employed by the Hatteras
Funds since its inception
in September 2003.
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None
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N/A |
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Andrew P. Chica
September 7, 1975
c/o Hatteras Funds
8540 Colonnade Center
Drive Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Chief Compliance
Officer of each
Fund
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Since 2008
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Mr. Chica joined Hatteras
Funds in November 2007 and
became the Chief Compliance
Officer of Hatteras Funds
and each of the funds in
the Fund Complex, in 2008.
Prior to joining Hatteras
Funds, Mr. Chica was the
Compliance Manager for UMB
Fund Services, Inc. from
December 2004 to November
2007. From April 2000 to
December 2004, Mr. Chica
served as an Assistant Vice
President and Compliance
Officer of U.S. Bancorp
Fund Services, LLC..
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None
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N/A |
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Robert Lance Baker
September 17, 1971
c/o Hatteras Funds
8540 Colonnade Center
Drive Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Treasurer of each
Fund
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Since 2008
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Mr. Baker joined Hatteras
Funds in March 2008 and
became Treasurer of each of
the funds in the Fund
Complex in December 2008.
Mr. Baker serves as the
Chief Financial Officer of
Hatteras Funds. Prior to
joining Hatteras Funds, Mr.
Baker worked for Smith
Breeden Associates, an
investment advisor located
in Durham, NC. At Smith
Breeden, Mr. Baker served
as Vice President of
Portfolio Accounting,
Performance Reporting, and
Fund Administration.
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None
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N/A |
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The Fund Complex consists of the Funds, Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P., the Master Fund, Hatteras Ramius Advantage Fund, Hatteras
Ramius Advantage Institutional Fund, Hatteras Global Private Equity Partners Institutional,
LLC, Hatteras VC Co-Investment Fund II, LLC, Hatteras Alternative Mutual Funds Trust
(consisting of four funds) and Underlying Funds Trust (consisting of four funds). |
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The General Partner of each Fund appointed an Initial Director to the Board and, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, has irrevocably delegated to each Board its rights and powers
to monitor and oversee the business affairs of the Fund, including the complete and exclusive
authority to oversee and establish policies regarding the management, conduct and operation of the
Funds business. On November 26, 2007, the appointment of the Board of Directors of the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and the TEI Institutional Fund (other than Mr. Wilson) was
approved by each Funds Partners. Mr. Wilson was appointed to the Boards of Directors by the
Independent Directors on June 18, 2009.
The Board of Directors believes that the significance of each Directors experience,
qualifications, attributes or skills is an individual matter (meaning that experience that is
important for one Director may not have the same value for another) and that these factors are best
evaluated at the Board level, with no single Director, or particular factor, being indicative of
the Boards effectiveness. The Board determined that each of the Directors is qualified to serve
as a Director of the Funds based on a review of the experience, qualifications, attributes and
skills of each Director. In reaching this determination, the Board has considered a variety of
criteria, including, among other things: character and integrity; ability to review critically,
evaluate, question and discuss information provided, to exercise effective business judgment in
protecting shareholder interests and to interact effectively with the other Director, the
Investment Manager, other service providers, counsel and the independent registered accounting
firm; and willingness and ability to commit the time necessary to perform the duties of a Director.
Each Directors ability to perform his or her duties effectively is evidenced by his or her
experience or achievements in the following areas: management or board experience in the
investment management industry or companies in other fields, educational background and
professional training; and experience as a Director of the Funds or other funds in the Fund
Complex. Information as of December 31, 2010, indicating the specific experience, skills,
attributes and qualifications of each Director, which led to the Boards determination that the
Director should serve in this capacity, is provided below.
David B. Perkins. Mr. Perkins has been a Director since inception. He is founder of, Chairman and
President of each fund in the Fund Complex. In addition, Mr. Perkins has been Chairman and
President of each registered closed-end fund in the Hatteras Funds Complex since inception. Mr.
Perkins has also been the Chairman and Managing Principal of Hatteras Funds since September 2003.
Mr. Perkins has over 20 years of experience in investment management consulting and institutional
and private client relations and offers proven experience building, operating and leading
client-focused businesses.
H. Alexander Holmes. Mr. Holmes has been a Director since inception. He has degrees in law and
accounting and spent 25 years in the tax practice of a nationally recognized accounting firm and
was a managing partner of one of its offices. He has over 40 years of experience as a tax
professional and estate planning consultant and has served on the boards and audit committees of
several public companies. He is a retired certified public accountant and the founder of a tax and
financial consulting firm advising family businesses and high net worth individuals.
Steve E. Moss. Mr. Moss has been a Director since inception. He has over 30 years of public
accounting experience advising businesses and high net worth individuals. He is a certified public
accountant and is currently a principal of an accounting firm, a manager of a real estate
investment partnership, and managing partner of a business advisory firm.
Gregory S. Sellers. Mr. Sellers has been a Director since inception. He has over 25 years of
experience in finance, including public accounting, and has held positions in private companies as
a chief financial officer and vice president of finance. He is currently the chief financial
officer of a marketing and print communications solutions company.
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Daniel K. Wilson. Mr. Wilson has been a Director since 2009. He has 30 years of finance and
accounting experience, primarily as CFO of a large, privately held textile company. He is
currently in private practice as a CPA.
BOARD COMPOSITION AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
The Board of Directors consists of five individuals, four of whom are Independent Directors. The
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. David B. Perkins, is an Interested Director and serves as
liaison for communications between the Directors and the Funds management and service providers.
The Board currently does not have a lead Independent Director.
The Board believes that its structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to
the Directors from the Investment Manager and other service providers with respect to services
provided to the Funds, potential conflicts of interest that could arise from these relationships
and other risks that the Funds may face. The Board further believes that its structure allows all
of the Directors to participate in the full range of the Boards oversight responsibilities. The
Board believes that the orderly and efficient flow of information and the ability to bring each
Directors talents to bear in overseeing the Funds operations is important, in light of the size
and complexity of the Funds and the risks that the Funds face. The Board and its committees review
their structure regularly, to help ensure that it remains appropriate as the business and
operations of the Funds, and the environment in which the Funds operate, changes.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROLE IN RISK OVERSIGHT OF THE FUNDS
The Board oversees risk management for the Funds directly and, as to certain matters, through its
committees. The Board exercises its oversight in this regard primarily through requesting and
receiving reports from and otherwise working with the Funds senior officers (including the Funds
President, Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer), portfolio management and other personnel of the
Investment Manager, the Funds independent auditors, legal counsel and personnel from the Funds
other service providers. The Board has adopted, on behalf of the Funds, and periodically reviews
with the assistance of the Funds Chief Compliance Officer, policies and procedures designed to
address certain risks associated with the Funds activities. In addition, the Investment Manager
and the Funds other service providers also have adopted policies, processes and procedures
designed to identify, assess and manage certain risks associated with the Funds activities, and
the Board receives reports from service providers with respect to the operation of these policies,
processes and procedures as required and/or as the Board deems appropriate.
COMMITTEES
Each Boards Audit Committee is comprised of the Independent Directors. Each Audit Committee
recommends the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm to its respective
Board. It also (i) reviews the scope and results of audits and the audit fees charged, (ii) reviews
reports from the applicable Funds independent registered public accounting firm regarding the
adequacy of that Funds internal accounting procedures and controls and (iii) establishes a
separate line of communication between the applicable Funds independent registered public
accounting firm and its Independent Directors. Meetings of the Audit Committee may be held in
person or by telephone conference call, as necessary.
Based on an Audit Committees recommendation, each Board, including a majority of the Independent
Directors, selected Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte) as independent registered public accounting
firm of each Fund, and in such capacity it will audit the Funds annual financial statements and
financial highlights. Deloitte currently serves and may in the future serve as independent
registered public accounting firm for other pooled investment vehicles managed by the Investment
Manager or its affiliates. It may also, currently or in the future, serve as independent registered
public accounting firm for certain of the Adviser Funds, or for other clients of the Advisers.
The Independent Directors of each Board meet separately to consider, evaluate and make
recommendations to the full Board of Directors concerning (i) all contractual arrangements with
service providers to the applicable Fund, including investment advisory, administrative, transfer
agency, custodial and distribution services, and (ii) all other matters in which the applicable
Fund, the Investment Manager or its affiliates has any actual or potential conflict of interest
with the Funds.
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During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, the Audit Committee of each Fund met three times,
respectively.
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS
Set forth in the table below is the dollar range of the beneficial shares owned by each Director as
of December 31, 2010 in each Fund. As of December 31, 2010, the Directors and the Officers of each
Fund as a group owned less than 1% of the Units of such Fund.
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Name of Director |
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Institutional Fund |
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Companies |
David B. Perkins |
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$10,001-$50,000 |
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Over $100,000 |
H. Alexander Holmes |
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None |
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None |
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None |
Steve E. Moss |
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None |
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None |
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None |
Gregory S. Sellers |
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None |
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None |
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None |
Daniel K. Wilson |
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None |
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None |
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As of December 31, 2010, no Partner beneficially owned 5% or more of the Units of the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, and the following Partner beneficially owned 5% or more of the
Units of the TEI Institutional Fund:
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Alaska Laborers Employers Retirement Trust Fund |
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7.94 |
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DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPENSATION
The Funds pay no salaries or compensation to their Interested Director. Each Independent Director
will receive an annual retainer of $30,000 from the Master Fund for his services as a Director and
member of the Audit Committees of the Funds and the Master Fund. The Chief Compliance Officer will
also receive an annual retainer of $30,000 for his duties as chief compliance officer of the Funds.
The Interested Director receives no fees or other compensation from the Funds. All Directors are
reimbursed by the Funds for their reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses relating to
attendance at meetings of the applicable Funds Board of Directors or committee meetings. The
Directors do not receive any pension or retirement benefits from the Funds. The officers of the
Funds do not receive any additional compensation from the Funds or the Master Fund.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Funds
Directors and each of the three highest paid officers or any unaffiliated person of each Fund with
aggregate compensation from each Fund in excess of $60,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2011.
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the Multi-Strategy |
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from the TEI |
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Name of Person, Position |
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Institutional Fund |
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Institutional Fund |
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Directors |
H. Alexander Holmes |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
87,000 |
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Steve E. Moss |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
87,000 |
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Gregory S. Sellers |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
87,000 |
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Daniel K. Wilson |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
55,000 |
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CODES OF ETHICS
The Funds, the Investment Manager and the Distributor have each adopted a code of ethics governing
personal securities transactions (each a Code and collectively, the Codes). The Codes are
designed to detect and prevent
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improper personal trading by their personnel, including investment personnel, that might compete
with or otherwise take advantage of a Funds portfolio transactions. Covered persons include the
Directors and the officers of the Funds and directors of the Investment Manager, as well as
employees of the Investment Manager and the Distributor having knowledge of the investments and
investment intentions of the Funds. The Codes permit persons subject to the Codes to invest in
securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by a Fund, subject to a number of
restrictions and controls. Compliance with the Codes is carefully monitored and enforced.
The Codes are included as exhibits to each Funds registration statement filed with the SEC and can
be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-202-551-8090. The
Codes are available on the EDGAR database on the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, and
also may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email
address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SECs Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C.
20549-0102.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the
Master Fund. The TEI Institutional Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the
Offshore Fund, and the Offshore Fund in turn invests in the Master Fund. The Master Fund invests
substantially all of its assets in Adviser Accounts and securities of Adviser Funds, which include,
but are not limited to, private partnerships, limited liability companies or similar entities
managed by Advisers (commonly referred to as hedge funds, private equity funds or private
funds). Investments in Adviser Funds do not typically convey traditional voting rights to the
holder and the occurrence of corporate governance or other notices for this type of investment is
substantially less than that encountered in connection with registered equity securities. On
occasion, however, the Investment Manager and/or the Master Fund may receive notices from such
Adviser Funds seeking the consent of holders in order to materially change certain rights within
the structure of the security itself or change material terms of the Adviser Funds limited
partnership agreement, limited liability company operating agreement or similar agreement with
investors. To the extent that the Master Fund receives notices or proxies from Adviser Funds (or
receives proxy statements or similar notices in connection with any other portfolio securities),
the Master Fund has delegated proxy voting responsibilities with respect to the Master Funds
portfolio securities to the Investment Manager, subject to the Boards general oversight and with
the direction that proxies should be voted consistent with the Master Funds best economic
interests. In general, the Investment Manager believes that voting proxies in accordance with the
policies described below will be in the best interests of the Funds. If an analyst, trader or
partner of the Investment Manager believes that voting in accordance with stated proxy-voting
guidelines would not be in the best interests of a Fund, the proxy will be referred to the
Investment Managers Chief Compliance Officer for a determination of how such proxy should be
voted.
The Investment Manager will generally vote to support management recommendations relating to
routine matters such as the election of directors (where no corporate governance issues are
implicated), the selection of independent auditors, an increase in or reclassification of common
stock, the addition or amendment of indemnification provisions in the companys charter or by-laws,
changes in the board of directors and compensation of outside directors. The Investment Manager
will generally vote in favor of management or shareholder proposals that the Investment Manager
believes will maintain or strengthen the shared interests of shareholders and management, increase
shareholder value, maintain or increase shareholder influence over the companys board of directors
and management and maintain or increase the rights of shareholders.
On non-routine matters, the Investment Manager will generally vote in favor of management proposals
for mergers or reorganizations, reincorporation plans, fair-price proposals and shareholder rights
plans so long as such proposals are in the best economic interests of the Master Fund.
If a proxy includes a matter to which none of the specific policies described above or in the
Investment Managers stated proxy-voting guidelines is applicable or a matter involving an actual
or potential conflict of interest as described below, the proxy will be referred to the Investment
Managers Chief Compliance Officer for a determination of how such proxy should be voted.
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In exercising its voting discretion, the Investment Manager and its employees will seek to avoid
any direct or indirect conflict of interest presented by the voting decision. If any substantive
aspect or foreseeable result of the matter to be voted on presents an actual or potential conflict
of interest involving the Investment Manager (or an affiliate of the Investment Manager), any
issuer of a security for which the Investment Manager (or an affiliate of the Investment Manager)
acts as sponsor, advisor, manager, custodian, distributor, underwriter, broker or other similar
capacity or any person with whom the Investment Manager (or an affiliate of the Investment Manager)
has an existing material contract or business relationship not entered into in the ordinary course
of business (the Investment Manager and such other persons having an interest in the matter being
called Interested Persons), the Investment Manager will make written disclosure of the conflict
to the Independent Directors of the Master Fund indicating how the Investment Manager proposes to
vote on the matter and its reasons for doing so. If the Investment Manager does not receive timely
written instructions as to voting or non-voting on the matter from the Master Funds Independent
Directors, the Investment Manager may take any of the following actions which it deems to be in the
best interests of the Fund: (i) engage an independent third party to determine whether and how the
proxy should be voted and vote or refrain from voting on the matter as determined by the third
party; (ii) vote on the matter in the manner proposed to the Independent Directors if the vote is
against the interests of all Interested Persons; or (iii) refrain from voting on the matter.
The voting rights of members of the Master Fund will be substantially similar to those of the
Partners of the Funds. Whenever a Fund, as a member of the Master Fund, is requested to vote on
matters pertaining to the Master Fund, the Fund will seek voting instructions from its Partners and
will vote its Master Fund interest for or against such matters proportionately to the instructions
to vote for or against such matters received from its Partners. In the event that a Fund does not
receive voting instructions from its Partners, the portion of that Funds Master Fund interest
allocable to such Partners will be voted in the same proportions as the portion with respect to
which it has received voting instructions.
The Master Fund and the Funds are required to file Form N-PX, with their complete proxy voting
record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. Each of the
Funds and the Master Funds Form N-PX filing are available: (i) without charge, upon request, by
calling 1-800-390-1560, or (ii) by visiting the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
THE INVESTMENT MANAGER
Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC serves as investment manager to the Master Fund and is subject to
the ultimate supervision of and subject to any policies established by the Board. David B. Perkins
is the managing member of the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager is responsible for the
selection of Advisers and the allocation of the assets of the Master Fund for investment among the
Advisers. In addition, the Investment Manager is responsible for investing the cash portion of each
Funds assets not invested in the Master Fund.
Pursuant to the terms of an investment management agreement entered into between the Master Fund
and the Investment Manager dated as of January 3, 2005, as amended (the Investment Management
Agreement), the Investment Manager is responsible for developing, implementing and supervising the
Master Funds investment program and in connection therewith shall regularly provide investment
advice and recommendations to the Master Fund with respect to its investments, investment policies
and purchases and sales of securities for the Master Fund and arranging for the purchase and sale
of such securities. The Investment Manager is authorized, subject to the approval of the Board, to
retain one or more of its affiliates to assist it in providing investment management services.
Advisers will charge the Master Fund asset-based fees, and certain Advisers will also be entitled
to receive performance-based fees or allocations. Such fees and performance-based compensation are
in addition to the fees charged to the Master Fund by the Investment Manager. An investor in the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund bears a proportionate share of the expenses of the Master Fund
and the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and, indirectly, similar expenses of the Adviser Funds.
An investor in the TEI Institutional Fund bears a proportionate share of the expenses of the Master
Fund, the Offshore Fund and the TEI Institutional Fund and, indirectly, similar expenses of the
Adviser Fund. Investors could avoid the additional level of fees and expenses at the Master Fund,
Offshore Fund and Fund level by investing directly with the Adviser Funds, although access to many
Adviser Funds may be limited or unavailable.
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In consideration of the advisory and other services provided by the Investment Manager to the
Master Fund pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Master Fund pays the Investment
Manager a monthly management fee (the Management Fee) equal to 1/12th of 1.00% (1.00%
on an annualized basis) of the aggregate value of the Master Funds net assets as of the end of
each month. In the case of a partial month, the Management Fee will be based on the number of days
during the month in which the Investment Manager invested Master Fund assets. The Management Fee
will be paid to the Investment Manager out of the capital account of each limited partner of the
Master Fund before giving effect to any repurchase of interests in the Master Fund and will
decrease the net profits or increase the net losses of the Master Fund that are credited to or
debited against the capital accounts of its limited partners. The Management Fee will be computed
as a percentage of the capital account of each limited partner of the Master Fund, valued based on
the net assets of the Master Fund as of month end. Net assets means the total value of all assets
of the Master Fund, less an amount equal to all accrued debts, liabilities and obligations of the
Master Fund.
So long as the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund invests its investable assets in the Master Fund,
the Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds Partners bear an indirect share of the Investment
Management Fee through the Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds investment in the Master Fund. So
long as the TEI Institutional Fund invests its investable assets in the Master Fund through the
Offshore Fund, the TEI Institutional Funds Partners bear an indirect share of the Investment
Management Fee through the TEI Institutional Funds investment in the Master Fund through the
Offshore Fund.
In addition to the Management Fee, effective June 30, 2008, the General Partner is allocated a
performance allocation equal to 10% of the amount by which net new profits of the limited partner
interests of the Master Fund exceed the non-cumulative hurdle amount, which is calculated as of
the last day of the preceding calendar year of the Master Fund at a rate equal to the
yield-to-maturity of the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill as reported by the Wall Street Journal for the
last business day of the preceding calendar year (the Performance Allocation). The Performance
Allocation is made on a peak to peak, or high watermark basis, which means that the Performance
Allocation is made only with respect to new net profits. If the Master Fund has a net loss in any
period followed by a net profit, no Performance Allocation will be made with respect to such
subsequent appreciation until such net loss has been recovered. Because the Performance Allocation
and the high watermark is calculated at the Master Fund level, a Partner of a Fund may bear a pro
rata portion of a Performance Allocation when such Partner has net losses. Conversely, Partners
who have positive performance may not bear any Performance Allocation during periods when the Fund
has negative performance or is below its high watermark.
The Investment Management Agreement was approved by the Master Fund Board (including a majority of
the Independent Directors) at meetings held in person on February 23, 2011 and May 24, 2011.
Discussions regarding the basis for the Master Fund Boards approval of the Investment Management
Agreement are available in the Master Funds annual report for the year ended March 31, 2011 for
the February meeting and in the Master Funds semi-annual report for the period ended September 30,
2011 for the May meeting. The Investment Management Agreement had an initial term of two years
from the date of its execution, and continues in effect from year to year thereafter if such
continuance is approved annually by the Master Fund Board or by vote of a majority of the Partners
of the Master Fund; provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by a majority of
the Independent Directors by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such approval. The Investment Management Agreement is terminable without penalty, on 60 days prior
written notice by the Master Fund Board, by vote of a majority of the interests of the Master Fund
or by the Investment Manager. The Investment Management Agreement also provides that it will
terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, as defined by the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder.
The Investment Management Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith
or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or reckless disregard of its obligations and
duties under the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager is not liable to any Fund
or to any investor for any loss the Master Fund sustains for any investment, adoption of any
investment policy, or the purchase, sale or retention of any security. In addition, it provides
that the Investment Manager may act as investment manager for any other person, firm or corporation
and use the name Hatteras in connection with other investment companies for which it may act as
investment manager or general distributor. If Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC shall no longer act
as investment manager of the Master Fund, it may withdraw the right of the Funds to use the name
Hatteras as part of its name.
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The Investment Manager or its designee maintains the Master Funds accounts, books and other
documents required to be maintained under the 1940 Act at the principal business office of the
Investment Manager.
Each Funds advisory fee for the last three fiscal years/periods was as follows:
ADVISORY FEE and PERFORMANCE ALLOCATION
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
FUND |
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March 31, 2011 |
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March 31, 2010 |
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March 31, 2009 |
Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund |
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$ |
2,531,932 |
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$ |
2,336,057 |
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$ |
2,178,676 |
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TEI Institutional Fund |
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$ |
6,251,248 |
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$ |
4,962,762 |
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$ |
3,749,452 |
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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
The following table provides information about portfolios and accounts, other than the Master
Fund, for which the members of the Investment Managers investment committee (the Investment
Committee) are primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management as of March 31, 2011:
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MANAGED FOR |
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TOTAL ASSETS FOR |
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WHICH ADVISORY |
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WHICH ADVISORY |
NAME OF INVESTMENT |
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TYPE OF |
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ACCOUNTS |
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FEE IS BASED ON |
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FEE IS BASED |
COMMITTEE MEMBER |
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ACCOUNTS |
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MANAGED |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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PERFORMANCE |
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ON PERFORMANCE |
Mark W. Yusko |
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Registered Investment |
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Companies |
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8 |
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$5,500,000,000 |
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0 |
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$0 |
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Other Pooled |
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Investment Vehicles |
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25 |
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$1,900,000,000 |
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25 |
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$1,900,000,000 |
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Other Accounts |
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22 |
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$2,100,000,000 |
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22 |
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$2,100,000,000 |
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David B. Perkins |
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Registered |
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Investment |
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Companies |
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1 |
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$9,949,131 |
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0 |
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$0 |
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Other Pooled |
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Investment Vehicles |
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1 |
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$28,514,917 |
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0 |
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$0 |
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Other Accounts |
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0 |
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$0 |
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0 |
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$0 |
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Joshua E. Parrott |
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Registered |
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Investment |
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Companies |
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0 |
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$0 |
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0 |
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$0 |
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0 |
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$0 |
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0 |
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$0 |
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Other Accounts |
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0 |
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$0 |
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0 |
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$0 |
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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS
Messrs. Yusko, Perkins and Parrott are responsible for managing other accounts, including
proprietary accounts, separate accounts and other pooled investment vehicles, including
unregistered hedge funds and funds of hedge funds. They may manage separate accounts or other
pooled investment vehicles which may have materially higher or different fee arrangements than the
registrant and may also be subject to performance-based fees. The side-by-side management of these
separate accounts and pooled investment vehicles may raise potential conflicts of interest relating
to cross trading and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Investment Manager has a
fiduciary
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responsibility to manage all client accounts in a fair and equitable manner. It seeks to
provide best execution of all
securities transactions and to allocate investments to client accounts in a fair and timely manner.
To this end, the Investment Manager has developed policies and procedures designed to mitigate and
manage the potential conflicts of interest that may arise from side-by-side management.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS COMPENSATION
The compensation of the members of the investment committee of the Investment Manager (the
Investment Committee) may include a combination of the following: (i) fixed annual salary; (ii) a
variable portion of the Management Fee paid by the Master Fund to the Investment Manager; and (iii)
a variable portion of any Performance Allocation allocated to the General Partner of the Master
Fund. The Performance Allocation is equal to 10% of the excess of the new net profits of the
partner interests in the Master Fund (calculated and accrued monthly and payable annually and
calculated separately for the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, the TEI Institutional Fund and
each other fund that serves as a feeder fund to the Master Fund) over the yield-to-maturity of the
90 day U.S. Treasury Bill as reported by the Wall Street Journal for the last business day of the
preceding calendar year.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS SECURITIES OWNERSHIP
The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each
member of the Investment Committee in the Funds as of March 31, 2011:
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Multi-Strategy |
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Institutional Fund |
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TEI Institutional Fund |
Mark Yusko |
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$0 |
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$0 |
David B. Perkins |
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$500,001 to $1,000,000 |
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$10,001 to $50,000 |
Josh Parrott |
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$0 |
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$10,001 to $50,000 |
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGER
The Investment Manager may provide investment advisory and other services, directly and through
affiliates, to various entities and accounts other than the Master Fund (Hatteras Accounts). The
Investment Manager expects to employ an investment program for the Master Fund that is
substantially similar to the investment program employed by it for certain Hatteras Accounts. As a
general matter, the Investment Manager will consider participation by each Fund (through its
investment in the Master Fund) in all appropriate investment opportunities that are under
consideration for those other Hatteras Accounts. There may be circumstances, however, under which
the Investment Manager will cause one or more Hatteras Accounts to commit a larger percentage of
their respective assets to an investment opportunity than to which the Investment Manager will
commit the Master Funds assets. There also may be circumstances under which the Investment Manager
will consider participation by Hatteras Accounts in investment opportunities in which the
Investment Manager does not intend to invest on behalf of the Master Fund, or vice versa.
The Investment Manager will evaluate for the Master Fund and for each Hatteras Account a variety of
factors that may be relevant in determining whether a particular investment opportunity or strategy
is appropriate and feasible for the Master Fund or a Hatteras Account at a particular time,
including, but not limited to, the following: (1) the nature of the investment opportunity taken in
the context of the other investments at the time; (2) the liquidity of the investment relative to
the needs of the particular entity or account; (3) the availability of the opportunity (i.e., size
of obtainable position); (4) the transaction costs involved; and (5) the investment or regulatory
limitations applicable to the particular entity or account. Because these considerations may differ
for the Master Fund and the Hatteras Accounts in the context of any particular investment
opportunity, the investment activities of the Master Fund and the Hatteras Accounts may differ from
time to time. In addition, the fees and expenses of the Master Fund will differ from those of the
Hatteras Accounts. Accordingly, the future performance of each Fund, the Offshore Fund, the Master
Fund, and the Hatteras Accounts will vary.
When the Investment Manager determines that it would be appropriate for the Master Fund and one or
more Hatteras Accounts to participate in an investment, it will attempt to place and allocate
orders on a basis that the Investment Manager believes to be fair and equitable, consistent with
its responsibilities under applicable law. Decisions in this regard are necessarily subjective and
there is no requirement that the Master Fund participate, or participate to the same extent as the
Hatteras Accounts, in all investments or trades. However, no participating entity
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or account will
receive preferential treatment over any other and the Investment Manager will take steps to ensure
that no participating entity or account will be systematically disadvantaged by the aggregation,
placement and allocation of orders and investments.
Situations may occur, however, where the Master Fund could be disadvantaged because of the
investment activities conducted by the Investment Manager for the Hatteras Accounts. Such
situations may be based on, among other things, the following: (1) legal restrictions or other
limitations (including limitations imposed by Advisers with respect to Adviser Funds) on the
combined size of positions that may be taken for the Master Fund and the Hatteras Accounts, thereby
limiting the size of the Master Funds position or the availability of the investment opportunity;
(2) the difficulty of liquidating an investment for the Master Fund and the Hatteras Accounts where
the market cannot absorb the sale of the combined positions; and (3) the determination that a
particular investment is warranted only if hedged with an option or other instrument and there is a
limited availability of such options or other instruments. In particular, the Master Fund may be
legally restricted from entering into a joint transaction (as defined in the 1940 Act) with the
Hatteras Accounts with respect to the securities of an issuer without first obtaining exemptive
relief from the SEC.
Directors, officers, employees and affiliates of the Investment Manager may buy and sell securities
or other investments for their own accounts and may have actual or potential conflicts of interest
with respect to investments made on behalf of the Master Fund. As a result of differing trading and
investment strategies or constraints, positions may be taken by directors, officers, employees and
affiliates of the Investment Manager, or by the Investment Manager for the Hatteras Accounts, that
are the same, different or made at a different time than positions taken for the Master Fund.
Except in accordance with applicable law, the Investment Manager and its affiliates are not
permitted to buy securities or other property from, or sell securities or other property to, a Fund
or the Master Fund. However, subject to certain conditions imposed by applicable rules under the
1940 Act, the Master Fund may effect certain principal transactions in securities with one or more
accounts managed by the Investment Manager, except for accounts as to which the Investment Manager
or any of its affiliates serves as a general partner or as to which it may be deemed to be an
affiliated person (or an affiliated person of such a person), other than an affiliation that
results solely from the Investment Manager or one of its affiliates serving as an investment
adviser to the account. These transactions would be made in circumstances where the Investment
Manager has determined it would be appropriate for both the Master Fund to purchase (or sell), and
for another account to sell (or purchase), the same security or instrument on the same day.
Future investment activities of the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and of its respective
directors, officers or employees, may give rise to additional conflicts of interest.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO ADVISERS
The Investment Manager anticipates that each Adviser will consider participation by the applicable
Adviser Fund (references in this section to Adviser Fund include Adviser Account as defined in the
section entitled CERTAIN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES AND OTHER OPERATING POLICIES) in all appropriate
investment opportunities that are also under consideration for investment by the Adviser for other
investment funds and accounts managed by the Adviser (Adviser Managed Accounts) that pursue
investment programs similar to that of the applicable Adviser Fund or the Master Fund. However,
there can be no guarantee or assurance that Advisers will follow such practices or that an Adviser
will adhere to, and comply with, its stated practices, if any. In addition, circumstances may arise
under which an Adviser will cause its Adviser Managed Accounts to commit a larger percentage of
their assets to an investment opportunity than to which the Adviser will commit assets of the
Adviser Fund. Circumstances may also arise under which an Adviser will consider participation by
its Adviser Managed Accounts in investment opportunities in which the Adviser intends not to invest
on behalf of the Adviser Fund, or vice versa.
Situations may occur where the Master Fund could be disadvantaged by investment activities
conducted by the Adviser for the Adviser Managed Accounts. These situations may arise as a result
of, among other things: (1) legal restrictions on the combined size of positions that may be taken
for an Adviser Fund in which a Fund and/or Adviser Managed Accounts participate (collectively,
Co-Investors and, individually, a Co-Investor), limiting the size of the Adviser Funds
position; (2) legal prohibitions on the Co-Investors participating in the same instruments; (3)
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difficulty of liquidating an investment for a Co-Investor when the market cannot absorb the
sale of the combined
positions; and (4) the determination that a particular investment is warranted only if hedged with
an option or other instrument and the availability of those options or other instrument is limited.
An Adviser may from time to time cause an Adviser Fund to effect certain principal transactions in
securities with one or more Adviser Managed Accounts, subject to certain conditions. For example,
these transactions may be made in circumstances in which the Adviser determined it was appropriate
for the Adviser Fund to purchase and an Adviser Account to sell, or the Adviser Fund to sell and
the Adviser Managed Account to purchase, the same security or instrument on the same day.
Each Adviser, its affiliates and their directors, officers and employees, may buy and sell
securities or other investments for their own accounts, including interests in Adviser Funds, and
may have conflicts of interest with respect to investments made on behalf of an Adviser Fund in
which the Master Fund participates. As a result of differing trading and investment strategies or
constraints, positions may be taken by directors, officers, employees and affiliates of the Adviser
that are the same as, different from or made at different times than positions taken for the
Adviser Fund in which the Master Fund participates. Future investment activities of the Advisers,
or their affiliates, and the principals, partners, directors, officers or employees of the
foregoing, may give rise to additional conflicts of interest that could disadvantage the Master
Fund, the Offshore Fund, a Fund and, ultimately, each Funds Partners.
Advisers or their affiliates may from time to time provide investment advisory or other services to
private investment funds and other entities or accounts managed by the Adviser or its affiliates.
In addition, Advisers or their affiliates may from time to time receive research products and
services in connection with the brokerage services that brokers (including, without limitation,
affiliates of the Adviser) may provide to one or more Adviser Accounts.
CERTAIN TAX CONSIDERATIONS
MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND
The following summarizes certain additional tax considerations generally affecting the Master Fund,
the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund and the Partners that are not described in the Prospectus. No
attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Master Fund, the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund or its Partners, and the discussion here and in the Prospectus is
not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Potential investors should consult their tax
advisers with specific reference to their own tax situation.
TAX TREATMENT OF MASTER FUND INVESTMENTS
In General. The Master Fund expects to act as a trader or investor, and not as a dealer, with
respect to its securities transactions. A trader or investor is a person who buys and sells
securities for its own account. A dealer, on the other hand, is a person who purchases securities
for resale to customers rather than for investment or speculation. The Multi-Strategy Institutional
Fund expects to take the position that its securities trading activity constitutes a trade or
business for federal income tax purposes.
Generally, the gains and losses recognized by a trader or investor on the sale of securities are
capital gains and losses. Thus, subject to the treatment of certain currency exchange gains as
ordinary income (see Currency Fluctuations Section 988 Gains or Losses below) and certain
other transactions described below, the Master Fund expects that its gains and losses from its
securities transactions typically will be capital gains and capital losses. These capital gains and
losses may be long-term or short-term depending, in general, upon the length of time the Master
Fund maintains a particular investment position and, in some cases, upon the nature of the
transaction. Property held for more than one year generally will be eligible for long-term capital
gain or loss treatment. The application of certain rules relating to short sales, to so-called
straddle and wash sale transactions and to Section 1256 Contracts (defined below) may serve to
alter the manner in which the Master Funds holding period for a security is determined or may
otherwise affect the characterization as short-term or long-term, and also the timing of the
recognition, of certain gains or losses. Moreover, the straddle rules and short sale rules may
require the capitalization of certain related expenses of the Master Fund.
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The maximum federal ordinary income tax rate for individuals is 35% and, in general, the maximum
individual federal income tax rate for long-term capital gains is 15% (unless the taxpayer elects
to be taxed at ordinary rates in
certain circumstances see Limitation on Deductibility of Interest and Short Sale Expenses
below), although in all cases the actual rates may be higher due to the phase-out of certain tax
deductions, exemptions and credits. The excess of capital losses over capital gains may be offset
against the ordinary income of an individual taxpayer, subject to an annual deduction limitation of
$3,000. For corporate taxpayers, the maximum federal income tax rate is 35%. Capital losses of a
corporate taxpayer may be offset only against capital gains, but unused capital losses generally
may be carried back three years (subject to certain limitations) and carried forward five years.
In 2013, under current law, the top ordinary income tax rate for individuals will be restored to
39.6%, the maximum long-term capital gains tax rate will be restored to 20%, and taxpayers with
income of $200,000 or more for individuals or $250,000 or more for joint filers will be subject to
an additional tax of 3.8% on unearned income, including capital gains and dividends allocated to
them under the Partnership Agreement.
The Master Fund may realize ordinary income from dividends and accruals of interest on securities.
The Master Fund may hold debt obligations with original issue discount. In such case, the Master
Fund will be required to include amounts in taxable income on a current basis even though receipt
of those amounts may occur in a subsequent year. The Master Fund may also acquire debt obligations
with market discount. Upon disposition of such an obligation, the Master Fund generally will be
required to treat gain realized as interest income to the extent of the market discount that
accrued during the period the debt obligation was held by the Master Fund. The Master Fund may
realize ordinary income or loss with respect to its investments in partnerships engaged in a trade
or business, if any. Income or loss from transactions involving certain derivative instruments,
such as swap transactions, will also generally constitute ordinary income or loss. Moreover, any
gain recognized from certain conversion transactions will be treated as ordinary
income.1
Currency Fluctuations Section 988 Gains or Losses. To the extent that the Master Funds
investments are made in securities denominated in a foreign currency, gain or loss realized by the
Master Fund frequently will be affected by the fluctuation in the value of such foreign currencies
relative to the value of the dollar. Generally, gains or losses with respect to the Master Funds
investments in common stock of foreign issuers will be treated as capital gains or losses at the
time of the disposition of the stock. However, under Section 988 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the Code), gains and losses of the Master Fund on the acquisition and
disposition of foreign currency (e.g., the purchase of foreign currency and subsequent use of the
currency to acquire stock) generally will be treated as ordinary income or loss. Moreover, under
Section 988, gains or losses on disposition of debt securities denominated in a foreign currency to
the extent attributable to fluctuation in the value of the foreign currency between the date of
acquisition of the debt security and the date of disposition will be treated as ordinary income or
loss. Similarly, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates that occur between
the time the Master Fund accrues interest or other receivables or accrues expenses or other
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Master Fund actually collects such
receivables or pays such liabilities may be treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss.
As indicated above (see INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES), the Master Fund may acquire foreign
currency forward contracts, enter into foreign currency futures contracts and acquire put and call
options on foreign currencies. Generally, foreign currency regulated futures contracts and option
contracts that qualify as Section 1256 Contracts (see Section 1256 Contracts below), will not
be subject to ordinary income or loss treatment under Section 988. However, if the Master Fund
acquires currency futures contracts or option contracts that are not Section 1256 Contracts, or any
currency forward contracts, any gain or loss realized by the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund with
respect to such instruments will be ordinary, unless (i) the contract is a capital asset in the
hands of the Master
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Generally, a conversion transaction is one of
several enumerated transactions where substantially all of the taxpayers
return is attributable to the time value of the net investment in the
transaction. The enumerated transactions are (1) the holding of any property
(whether or not actively traded) and entering into a contract to sell such
property (or substantially identical property) at a price determined in
accordance with such contract, but only if such property was acquired and such
contract was entered into on a substantially contemporaneous basis, (2) certain
straddles, (3) generally any other transaction that is marketed or sold on the
basis that it will have the economic characteristics of a loan but the
interest-like return would otherwise be taxed as capital gain or (4) any other
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Fund and is not a part of a straddle transaction and (ii) the Master
Fund makes
an election (by the close of the day the transaction is entered into) to treat the gain or loss
attributable to such contract as capital gain or loss.
Section 1256 Contracts. In the case of Section 1256 Contracts, the Code generally applies a mark
to market system of taxing unrealized gains and losses on such contracts and otherwise provides
for special rules of taxation. A Section 1256 Contract includes certain regulated futures
contracts, certain foreign currency forward contracts, and certain options contracts. Under these
rules, Section 1256 Contracts held by the Master Fund at the end of each taxable year of the Master
Fund are treated for federal income tax purposes as if they were sold by the Master Fund for their
fair market value on the last business day of the taxable year. The net gain or loss, if any,
resulting from such deemed sales (known as marking to market), together with any gain or loss
resulting from actual sales of Section 1256 Contracts, must be taken into account by the Master
Fund in computing its taxable income for such year. If a Section 1256 Contract held by the Master
Fund at the end of a taxable year is sold in the following year, the amount of any gain or loss
realized on such sale will be adjusted to reflect the gain or loss previously taken into account
under the mark to market rules.
Capital gains and losses from such Section 1256 Contracts generally are characterized as short-term
capital gains or losses to the extent of 40% thereof and as long-term capital gains or losses to
the extent of 60% thereof. Such gains and losses will be taxed under the general rules described
above. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions will be treated as ordinary
income and losses. (See Currency Fluctuations Section 988 Gains or Losses above.) If an
individual taxpayer incurs a net capital loss for a year, the portion thereof, if any, that
consists of a net loss on Section 1256 Contracts may, at the election of the taxpayer, be carried
back three years. Losses so carried back may be deducted only against net capital gain to the
extent that such gain includes gains on Section 1256 Contracts.
Mixed Straddle Election. The Code allows a taxpayer to elect to offset gains and losses from
positions that are part of a mixed straddle. A mixed straddle is any straddle in which one or
more but not all positions are Section 1256 Contracts. Pursuant to Temporary Regulations, the
Master Fund may be eligible to elect to establish one or more mixed straddle accounts for certain
of its mixed straddle trading positions. The mixed straddle account rules require a daily marking
to market of all open positions in the account and a daily netting of gains and losses from
positions in the account. At the end of a taxable year, the annual net gains or losses from the
mixed straddle account are recognized for tax purposes. The application of the Temporary
Regulations mixed straddle account rules is not entirely clear. Therefore, there is no assurance
that a mixed straddle account election by the Master Fund will be accepted by the Service.
Short Sales. Gain or loss from a short sale of property is generally considered as capital gain or
loss to the extent the property used to close the short sale constitutes a capital asset in the
Master Funds hands. Except with respect to certain situations where the property used to close a
short sale has a long-term holding period on the date the short sale is entered into, gains on
short sales generally are short-term capital gains. A loss on a short sale will be treated as a
long-term capital loss if, on the date of the short sale, substantially identical property has
been held by the Master Fund for more than one year. In addition, these rules may also terminate
the running of the holding period of substantially identical property held by the Master Fund.
Gain or loss on a short sale will generally not be realized until such time that the short sale is
closed. However, if the Master Fund takes a short sale position with respect to stock, certain debt
obligations or partnership units that have appreciated in value and thereafter acquires property
that is the same as or substantially identical to the property sold short, the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund generally will recognize gain on the date of that acquisition as if the short
sale were closed on such date with such property. Similarly, if the Master Fund holds an
appreciated financial position with respect to stock, certain debt obligations, or partnership
units and then enters into a short sale with respect to the same or substantially identical
property, the Master Fund generally will recognize gain as if the appreciated financial position
were sold at its fair market value on the date the Master Fund enters into the short sale. The
subsequent holding period for any appreciated financial position that is subject to these
constructive sale rules will be determined as if the position were acquired on the date of the
constructive sale.
Effect of Straddle Rules on Partners Securities Positions. The Service may treat certain positions
in securities held (directly or indirectly) by a Partner and his indirect interest in similar
securities held by the Master Fund as straddles for federal income tax purposes. The application
of the straddle rules in such a case could affect a
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Partners holding period for the securities
involved and may defer the recognition of losses with respect to such securities.
Limitation on Deductibility of Interest and Short Sale Expenses. For noncorporate taxpayers,
Section 163(d) of the Code limits the deduction for investment interest (i.e., interest or short
sale expenses for indebtedness properly allocable to property held for investment). Investment
interest is not deductible in the current year to the extent that it exceeds the taxpayers net
investment income, consisting of net gain and ordinary income derived from investments in the
current year less certain directly connected expenses (other than interest or short sale expenses).
For this purpose, any long-term capital gain is excluded from net investment income unless the
taxpayer elects to pay tax on such amount at ordinary income tax rates.
For purposes of this provision, the Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds and Master Funds
activities will generally be treated as giving rise to investment income for a Partner, and the
investment interest limitation will apply to a noncorporate Partners share of the interest and
short sale expenses attributable to the Master Funds operation. In such case, a noncorporate
Partner will be denied a deduction for all or part of that portion of his allocable share of the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Funds ordinary losses attributable to interest and short sale
expenses unless he has sufficient investment income from all sources including the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund and Master Fund. A Partner who cannot deduct losses currently as a result of the
application of Section 163(d) will be entitled to carry forward those losses to future years,
subject to the same limitation. The investment interest limitation will also apply to interest paid
by a noncorporate Partner on money borrowed to finance his investment in the Multi-Strategy
Institutional Fund. Potential investors are advised to consult with their own tax advisers with
respect to the application of the investment interest limitation in their particular tax
situations.
Deductibility of the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund Investment Expenditures and Certain Other
Expenditures. Investment expenses (e.g., investment advisory fees) of an individual, trust or
estate are miscellaneous itemized deductions that are deductible only to the extent they exceed 2%
of adjusted gross income and are not deductible at all for alternative minimum tax purposes.
Beginning in 2013, the itemized deductions of individuals with income over an inflation-adjusted
amount (for 2009, the amount was $166,800 for individuals that were married filing jointly) will be
reduced by the lesser of (i) 3% of the excess of their adjusted gross income over the specified
amount or (ii) 80% of the amount of the itemized deductions otherwise allowable for the taxable
year.
Pursuant to Temporary Regulations issued by the Treasury Department, these limitations on
deductibility should not apply to a noncorporate Partners share of the expenses of the Master
Fund to the extent that the Master Fund is engaged, as it expects to be, in a trade or business
within the meaning of the Code. Although the Master Fund intends to treat its expenses as not
being subject to the foregoing limitations on deductibility, there can be no assurance that the
Service may not treat such expenses as investment expenses that are subject to the limitations.
The IRS has issued a ruling indicating that it intends to treat the expenses of upper-tier
partnerships in a master-feeder structure, such as the expenses of the Multi-Strategy Institutional
Fund, as investment expenses that Partners must treat as subject to the limitations on
miscellaneous itemized deductions.
The consequences of these limitations will vary depending upon the particular tax situation of each
taxpayer. Accordingly, noncorporate Partners should consult their tax advisers with respect to the
application of these limitations.
No deduction is allowed for any placement fees paid by a Partner to acquire a Unit or Units, and no
deduction will be allowed for any Partner for other Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund expenditures
attributable to placement services. Instead any such fees will be included in the Partners
adjusted tax basis for his Unit or Units.
Application of Rules for Income and Losses from Passive Activities. The Code restricts the
deductibility of losses from a passive activity against certain income which is not derived from
a passive activity. This restriction applies to individuals, personal service corporations and
certain closely held corporations. Pursuant to Temporary Regulations issued by the Treasury
Department, income or loss from the Master Funds securities investment and trading activity
generally will not constitute income or loss from a passive activity. Therefore, passive activity
losses from other sources generally will not be deductible against a Partners share of such income
and gain from the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund. However, income or loss attributable to the
Master Funds investments in partnerships engaged in certain trades or businesses may constitute
passive activity income or loss.
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Phantom Income from Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund Investments. Pursuant to various
anti-deferral provisions of the Code (the subpart F and passive foreign investment company
provisions), investments (if any) by the Master Fund in certain foreign corporations may cause a
Partner to (i) recognize taxable income prior to the
Master Funds receipt of distributable proceeds, (ii) pay an interest charge on receipts that are
deemed as having been deferred or (iii) recognize ordinary income that, but for the anti-deferral
provisions, would have been treated as long-term or short-term capital gain.
ERISA AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS
MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND
No plans or accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(ERISA), or to Section 4975 of the Code will be permitted to purchase or otherwise acquire Units
in the Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund (except to the extent such a plan or account is an
investor in a Partner, provided such Partner is not an entity the underlying assets of which
constitute the assets of a plan(s) subject to ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code).
TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND
ERISA and the Code impose certain requirements on employee benefit plans to which ERISA applies
(ERISA Plans), certain other plans (such as individual retirement accounts and non-ERISA-covered
Keogh plans) that, although not subject to ERISA, are subject to certain similar rules under
Section 4975 of the Code (such ERISA Plans and such other plans, collectively, Plans) and those
persons who are fiduciaries with respect to such Plans. In accordance with ERISAs general
fiduciary standards, before investing in the TEI Institutional Fund, an ERISA Plan fiduciary should
determine whether such an investment is permitted under the governing ERISA Plan instruments and is
appropriate for the ERISA Plan in view of its overall investment policy and the composition and
diversification of its portfolio.
In determining whether a particular investment is appropriate for an ERISA Plan, U.S. Department of
Labor regulations provide that a fiduciary of an ERISA Plan must also give appropriate
consideration to, among other things, an examination of the risk and return factors, the liquidity
and current return of the total portfolio relative to the anticipated cash flow needs of the ERISA
Plan and the proposed investment in the TEI Institutional Fund and the projected return of the
total portfolio relative to the ERISA Plans funding objectives.
A Plan fiduciary considering an investment in the TEI Institutional Fund should consult with its
legal counsel concerning all the legal implications of investing in the TEI Institutional Fund,
especially the issues discussed in the following paragraphs.
Because the TEI Institutional Fund will be registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act,
the underlying assets of the TEI Institutional Fund will not be considered plan assets of the
Plans investing in the TEI Institutional Fund for purposes of the fiduciary responsibility and
prohibited transaction rules in ERISA or the Code. Thus, neither the Investment Manager, the
General Partner, nor the Advisers will, solely as a result of the Plans investment in the TEI
Institutional Fund, become fiduciaries within the meaning of ERISA or the Code with respect to the
assets of any Plan that becomes a Partner in the TEI Institutional Fund.
Certain prospective investors may currently maintain relationships with the Investment Manager or
one or more Advisers or with other entities that are affiliated with the Investment Manager or
Advisers. Each of such persons may be deemed to be a party in interest (as defined in Section
3(14) of ERISA) or a disqualified person (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code) with respect
to, and/or a fiduciary of, any Plan to which it (or an affiliate) provides investment management,
investment advisory, or other services. ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit Plan assets
from being used for the benefit of a party in interest or disqualified person and also prohibit a
Plan fiduciary from using its fiduciary authority, control or responsibility to cause the Plan to
make an investment from which it or certain third parties in which such fiduciary has an interest
would receive a fee or other consideration. Plan investors should consult with legal counsel to
determine if participation in the TEI Institutional Fund is a transaction that is prohibited by
ERISA or the Code, and fiduciaries of Plans should not permit an investment in the TEI
Institutional Fund with Plan assets if the General Partner, the Investment Manager or the Advisers,
or their affiliates perform or have investment powers over such assets, unless an exemption from
the
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prohibited transaction rules applies with respect to such investment. The TEI Institutional
Fund will require Plan fiduciaries proposing to invest in the TEI Institutional Fund to certify
that the purchase, holding and disposition of the interest in the TEI Institutional Fund will not
result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA
and/or Section 4975 of the Code for which an exemption is not available and, in the case of an
ERISA Plan, that (a) the investment by such ERISA Plan in the TEI Institutional Fund is prudent for
the ERISA Plan (taking into account any applicable liquidity and diversification requirements of
ERISA), (b) the investment in the TEI Institutional Fund is permitted under ERISA, the Code, and
the ERISA Plans governing plan documents, (c) neither the General Partner, the Investment Manager,
the Advisers nor any of their respective affiliates, directors, trustees, managers, members,
partners, officers, or employees (collectively, the Related Parties) has acted as a fiduciary
under ERISA with respect to such purchase, and (d) no advice provided by the Investment Manager or
any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, any of the Related Parties) has formed a
primary basis for any investment decision by such ERISA Plan interest holder in connection with
such purchase.
The provisions of ERISA and the Code are subject to extensive and continuing administrative and
judicial interpretation and review. The discussion of ERISA and the Code contained herein is, of
necessity, general and may be affected by future publication of regulations and rulings or by
future legislation. Potential investors should consult with their legal counsel regarding the
consequences under ERISA and the Code of the acquisition and ownership of an investment in the TEI
Institutional Fund.
Employee benefit plans that are governmental plans (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) and
certain church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) are not subject to the requirements of
ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code discussed above but may be subject to materially similar
provisions of other applicable federal or state law or may be subject to other legal restrictions
on their ability to invest in the TEI Institutional Fund. Accordingly, any such governmental plans
and church plans and the fiduciaries of such plans should consult with their legal counsel
concerning all the legal implications of investing in the TEI Institutional Fund.
THE TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS SALE OF INTERESTS TO PLANS IS IN NO RESPECT A REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY BY THE TEI INSTITUTIONAL FUND, THE INVESTMENT MANAGER OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OF THE RELATED PARTIES), OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SALE OF THE INTERESTS, THAT SUCH INVESTMENT BY PLANS MEETS ALL RELEVANT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
APPLICABLE TO PLANS GENERALLY OR TO ANY PARTICULAR PLAN, OR THAT SUCH INVESTMENT IS OTHERWISE
APPROPRIATE FOR PLANS GENERALLY OR FOR ANY PARTICULAR PLAN.
BROKERAGE
THE FUNDS
It is the policy of each of the Funds, the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund to obtain the best
results in connection with effecting its portfolio transactions taking into account factors similar
to those expected to be considered by the Investment Manager as described above. In most instances,
the Master Fund will purchase interests in an Adviser Fund directly from the Adviser Fund, and such
purchases by the Master Fund may be, but are generally not, subject to transaction expenses.
Nevertheless, the Funds, the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund contemplate that, consistent with
the policy of obtaining the best net result, any brokerage transactions of each Fund, the Offshore
Fund and the Master Fund may be conducted through affiliates of the Investment Manager.
ADVISER FUNDS
The Adviser Funds incur transaction expenses in the management of their portfolios, which will
decrease the value of the Master Funds investment in the Adviser Funds. In view of the fact that
the investment program of certain of the Adviser Funds may include trading as well as investments,
short-term market considerations will frequently be involved, and it is anticipated that the
turnover rates of the Adviser Funds may be substantially greater than the turnover rates of other
types of investment vehicles. In addition, the order execution practices of the Adviser Funds may
not be transparent to the Investment Manager. Each Adviser Fund is responsible for placing orders
for the execution of its portfolio transactions and for the allocation of its brokerage. The
Investment Manager will have no direct or indirect control over the brokerage or portfolio trading
policies employed by the Advisers. The Investment
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Manager expects that each Adviser Fund will
generally select broker-dealers to effect transactions on the Adviser Funds behalf substantially
in the manner set forth below.
In selecting brokers and dealers to execute transactions on behalf of an Adviser Fund or Adviser
Account, the Investment Manager expects each Adviser will generally seek to obtain the best price
and execution for the transactions, taking into account factors such as price, size of order,
difficulty of execution and operational facilities of a brokerage firm, the scope and quality of
brokerage services provided, and the firms risk in positioning a block of securities. Although it
is expected that each Adviser generally will seek reasonably competitive commission rates, an
Adviser may not necessarily pay the lowest commission available on each transaction. The Advisers
may typically have no obligation to deal with any broker or group of brokers in executing
transactions in portfolio securities. Brokerage practices adopted by Advisers with respect to
Adviser Funds may vary and will be governed by each Adviser Funds organizational documents.
Consistent with the principle of seeking best price and execution, an Adviser may place orders for
an Adviser Fund or Adviser Account with brokers that provide the Adviser and its affiliates with
supplemental research, market and statistical information, including advice as to the value of
securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the
availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities, and furnishing analyses and
reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy
and the performance of accounts. The expenses of the Advisers are not necessarily reduced as a
result of the receipt of this supplemental information, which may be useful to the Advisers or
their affiliates in providing services to clients other than the Adviser Funds and the Adviser
Accounts they manage. In addition, not all of the supplemental information is necessarily used by
an Adviser in connection with the Adviser Fund or Adviser Account it manages. Conversely, the
information provided to an Adviser by brokers and dealers through which other clients of the
Adviser or its affiliates effect securities transactions may be useful to the Adviser in providing
services to the Adviser Fund or an Adviser Account.
No guarantee or assurance can be made that an Adviser Funds brokerage transaction practices will
be transparent or that the Adviser Fund will establish, adhere to, or comply with its stated
practices. However, as the Adviser Funds may not be investment companies registered under the 1940
Act, they may select brokers on a basis other than as outlined above and may receive benefits other
than research or that benefit the Adviser or its affiliates rather than the Adviser Fund. Each Fund
will indirectly bear the commissions or spreads in connection with the portfolio transactions of
the Adviser Funds.
Adviser Funds may make investments directly in the issuers of their underlying securities, and in
some instances may not be subject to transaction expenses.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND LEGAL COUNSEL
Deloitte & Touche LLP serves as each Funds independent registered public accounting firm. Its
principal business address is 1700 Market Street, 25th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, One Logan Square, Ste. 2000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6996,
acts as Fund Counsel.
CUSTODIANS
UMB Bank, N.A. (the Custodian) serves as the custodian of the Funds and the Offshore Funds
assets. The Custodian also serves as the custodian of the Master Funds assets not held by U.S.
Bank National Association (U.S. Bank and together with the Custodian, the Custodians). U.S.
Bank serves as the custodian of the Master Funds assets that are used to collateralize any
borrowings pursuant to the Master Funds credit facility with Credit Suisse International (Credit
Suisse). The Custodians may maintain custody of assets with domestic and non-U.S. subcustodians
(which may be banks, trust companies, securities depositories and clearing agencies) approved by
the Board. Assets are not held by the Investment Manager or commingled with the assets of other
accounts except to the extent that securities are held in the name of a custodian in a securities
depositary, clearing agency or omnibus customer account of such custodian. The Custodians
principal business address is 1010 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. The Custodian is
an affiliate of the Administrator. U.S. Banks principal business address is 800 Nicollet Mall,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
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FUND SERVICING FEE
Each Fund intends to pay compensation to Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC (in such capacity, the
Servicing Agent) for fund services in accordance with a fund servicing agreement between each
Fund and the Servicing Agent. The Servicing Agent receives a monthly fund servicing fee equal to
1/12th of 0.10% (0.10% on an annualized basis) of the aggregate value of each Funds net
assets as of the end of each month. The fund servicing fees payable to the Servicing Agent will be
borne pro rata by all Partners of each corresponding Fund before giving effect to any repurchase of
Units in a Fund effective as of that date, and will decrease the net profits or increase the net
losses of the Fund that are credited to its Partners. The Servicing Agent may waive (to all
investors on a pro rata basis) or pay to third parties all or a portion of any such fees in its
sole discretion. The Servicing Agent may delegate some or all of its servicing responsibilities to
one or more service providers. The Servicing Agent may delegate and any such service provider will
provide customary services, including some or all of the following: (1) assisting in the
maintenance of a Funds records containing information relating to Partners; (2) providing the
Funds with personnel to perform such executive, administrative and clerical services as are
reasonably necessary to provide effective administration of a Fund and Partner services; (3) as
agreed from time to time with the Board in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company
Act, making available the services of appropriate compliance personnel and resources relating to
compliance policies and procedures of the Funds; (4) assisting in the administration of meetings of
the Board and its committees and the Partners; (5) assisting in administering subscriptions and
tender offers, including assistance in the preparation of regulatory filings and the transmission
of cash between Partners and a Fund, and the Funds and the Master Fund (or any successor thereto
designated by a Fund); (6) assisting in arranging for, at the Funds expense, the preparation of
all required tax returns; (7) assisting in the periodic updating of the Funds prospectus(es) and
statement(s) of additional information, the preparation of proxy statements to Partners, and the
preparation of reports filed with regulatory authorities; (8) providing information and assistance
as requested in connection with the registration of the Funds Units in accordance with state
securities requirements; (9) providing assistance in connection with the preparation of the Funds
periodic financial statements and annual audit as reasonably requested by the Board or officers of
the Funds or the Funds independent accountants; and (10) supervising other aspects of the Funds
operations and providing other administrative services to the Funds.
SUMMARY OF AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
An investor in each Fund will be a Partner of that Fund and his or her rights in such Fund will be
established and governed by that Funds Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement
(Limited Partnership Agreement). A prospective investor and his or her advisors should carefully
review the Limited Partnership Agreement of the applicable Fund as each Partner will agree to be
bound by its terms and conditions. The following is a summary description of additional items and
of select provisions of each Limited Partnership Agreement that may not be described elsewhere in
this SAI. The description of such items and provisions is not definitive and reference should be
made to the complete text of the Limited Partnership Agreement of the applicable Fund.
PARTNERS; ADDITIONAL CLASSES OF UNITS
Persons who purchase Units of a Fund will be Partners of that Fund. In addition, to the extent
permitted by the 1940 Act or any required exemptive relief, each Fund reserves the right to issue
additional classes of Units in the future subject to fees, charges, repurchase rights and other
characteristics different from those of the Units offered in this SAI.
LIABILITY OF PARTNERS
Under Delaware law and the Limited Partnership Agreement, each Partner will be liable for the debts
and obligations of a Fund only to the extent of the value of such Partners Units in that Fund. A
Partner, in the sole discretion of the Board, may be obligated to return to a Fund amounts
distributed to the Partner in accordance with the Limited Partnership Agreement in certain
circumstances where, after giving effect to the distribution, certain liabilities of that Fund
exceed the fair market value of that Funds assets.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
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Each Limited Partnership Agreement provides that the members of each Board and the General Partner
(including certain of its affiliates, among others) shall not be liable to such Fund or any of the
Partners of that Fund for any loss or damage occasioned by any act or omission in the performance
of their services as such in the absence of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of their office or as otherwise required by applicable law. Each Limited Partnership
Agreement also contains provisions for the indemnification, to the extent permitted by law, of the
General Partner, the members and former members of the Board and the Investment Manager (including
certain of its affiliates, among others) by each Fund (but not by the Partners individually)
against any liability and expense to which any of them may be liable that arise in connection with
the performance of their activities on behalf of a Fund. None of these persons shall be personally
liable to any Partner for the repayment of any positive balance in the Partners capital account or
for contributions by the Partner to the capital of the applicable Fund or by reason of any change
in the federal or state income tax laws applicable to each Fund or its investors. The rights of
indemnification and exculpation provided under the Limited Partnership Agreement shall not be
construed so as to limit liability or provide for indemnification of the members and former members
of the Board and the Investment Manager (including certain of its affiliates, among others) for any
liability (including liability under applicable federal or state securities laws which, under
certain circumstances, impose liability even on persons that act in good faith), to the extent (but
only to the extent) that such indemnification or limitation on liability would be in violation of
applicable law, but shall be construed so as to effectuate the applicable provisions of the Limited
Partnership Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by law.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
In subscribing for a Unit or Units, a Partner will appoint the General Partner as his, her or its
attorney-in-fact and in the name, place and stead of, the Partner, with the power from time to time
to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, verify, deliver, record, file and/or publish: (i)
any amendment to the Funds Limited Partnership Agreement; (ii) any amendment to the Funds
Certificate of Limited Partnership, including, without limitation, any such amendment required to
reflect any amendments to the Limited Partnership Agreement, and including, without limitation, an
amendment to effectuate any change in the membership of the Partnership; and (iii) all other such
instruments, documents and certificates that, in the view of legal counsel to the Funds, from time
to time may be required by the law. This power of attorney, which will be contained in the
Subscription Agreement, is a special power of attorney and is coupled with an interest in favor of
the General Partner and as such will be irrevocable and will continue in full force and effect
notwithstanding the subsequent death or incapacity of any Partner granting the power of attorney.
In addition, the power of attorney will survive the delivery of a transfer by a Partner of all or
any portion of the Partners Units, except that when the transferee of the Units or any portion of
a Unit has been approved by a Fund for admission to a Fund as a substitute Partner, or upon the
withdrawal of a Partner from a Fund pursuant to a repurchase of Units or otherwise, the power of
attorney given by the transferor will terminate.
AMENDMENT OF THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
Each Limited Partnership Agreement may generally be amended, in whole or in part, with the approval
of a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors, if required by
the 1940 Act) of the applicable Fund and without the approval of the Partners of that Fund unless
the approval of Partners is required under the 1940 Act. However, certain amendments to a Limited
Partnership Agreement involving capital accounts and allocations thereto may not be made without
the written consent of each Partner of such Fund materially adversely affected thereby or unless
each Partner of that Fund has received written notice of the amendment and any Partner of such Fund
objecting to the amendment has been allowed a reasonable opportunity (pursuant to any procedures as
may be prescribed by the Board) to have all of its Units repurchased by the applicable Fund.
TERM, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
Each Fund shall be dissolved (i) upon the affirmative vote to dissolve such Fund by a majority of
the Directors and Partners of that Fund holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of
votes eligible to be cast by all Partners of that Fund, (ii) upon an election by the General
Partner to dissolve that Fund or upon the withdrawal of the General Partner, unless (a) at such
time there remains at least one general partner who elects to continue the business of that Fund or
(b) both the Directors and Partners of that Fund holding not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the
total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Partners of that Fund elect (within 60 days of the
event giving rise to the dissolution occurs) to continue that Fund or (iii) as otherwise required
by operation of law.
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In the event of the dissolution of the Master Fund, the Board of each Fund will seek to act in the
best interests of the Fund and the Partners of that Fund in determining whether, for example, to
invest its assets directly, rather than
through the Master Fund, or to dissolve that Fund. The Master Fund shall be dissolved (i) upon the
affirmative vote to dissolve the Master Fund by a majority of the Directors and Partners holding at
least two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Partners, (ii) upon
an election by the General Partner to dissolve the Master Fund or upon the withdrawal of the
General Partner, unless (a) at such time there remains at least one general partner who elects to
continue the business of the Master Fund or (b) both the Directors and Partners holding not less
than two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Partners elect
(within 60 days of the event giving rise to the dissolution occurs) to continue the Master Fund or
(iii) as otherwise required by operation of law.
Any investor in the Master Fund, including each Fund or other feeder funds that invest in the
Master Fund, also may, in connection with the dissolution and liquidation of such investor in the
Master Fund, tender to the Master Fund for redemption all of such investors interest in the Master
Fund. In the event of such a tender for redemption, the Master Fund, subject always to the terms of
its limited partnership agreement and the Master Funds ability to liquidate sufficient Master Fund
investments in an orderly fashion determined by the Master Funds directors to be fair and
reasonable to the Master Fund and all of its limited partners (including the Fund), shall pay to
such redeeming limited partner within 90 days the proceeds of such redemption, provided that such
proceeds may be paid in cash, by means of in-kind distribution of Master Fund investments, or as a
combination of cash and in-kind distribution of Master Fund investments.
Upon the occurrence of any event of dissolution of a Fund, the Board of that Fund or the Investment
Manager, acting as liquidator under appointment by the Board of that Fund (or another liquidator,
if the Board does not appoint the Investment Manager to act as liquidator or is unable to perform
this function) is charged with winding up the affairs of such Fund and liquidating its assets. Net
profits or net loss during the fiscal period including the period of liquidation will be allocated
as described in the Prospectus under the section titled CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS.
Upon the liquidation of a Fund, its assets will be distributed: (i) first to satisfy the debts,
liabilities, and obligations of that Fund (other than debts to Partners) including actual or
anticipated liquidation expenses; (ii) next to repay debts, liabilities and obligations owing to
the Partners; and (iii) finally to the Partners proportionately in accordance with the balances in
their respective capital accounts. Assets may be distributed in-kind on a pro rata basis if the
Board of that Fund or liquidator determines that such a distribution would be in the interests of
the Partners of that Fund in facilitating an orderly liquidation.
The Board of the dissolving Fund may, in its sole discretion, and if determined to be in the best
interests of the Partners of that Fund, distribute the assets of the Fund into and through a
liquidating trust to effect the liquidation of that Fund. The use of a liquidating trust would be
subject to the regulatory requirements of the 1940 Act and applicable Delaware law, and could
result in additional expenses to the Partners of that Fund.
REPORTS TO PARTNERS
Each Fund will furnish to its Partners as soon as practicable after the end of each taxable year
such information as is necessary for Partners to complete U.S. federal, state and local income tax
or information returns, including a copy of Schedule K-1 of the applicable Funds federal income
tax return for the calendar year most recently ended, along with any other tax information required
by law. In the event that the 1940 Act or the SEC in the future requires more frequent reporting,
each Fund will comply with such additional reporting requirements.
Each Fund will send to its Partners a semi-annual and an audited annual report within 60 days after
the close of the period for which it is being made, or as otherwise required by the 1940 Act. Other
reports from the Investment Manager regarding a Funds operations may be sent to the Funds
Partners as the Investment Manager deems necessary or appropriate. In the event that the 1940 Act
or the SEC in the future requires more frequent reporting, each Fund will comply with such
additional reporting requirements.
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The reports described above may be delayed to some extent as the preparation of such reports is
dependent upon the completion of the reports of each Adviser Fund in which the Fund invests, and,
as a result, Partners may be forced to file an extension for their income tax returns.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING CONSIDERATIONS
The Uniting and Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and
Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the USA PATRIOT Act), signed into law on and effective as of
October 26, 2001, requires that financial institutions establish and maintain compliance programs
to guard against money laundering activities. The USA PATRIOT Act requires the Secretary of the
Treasury (Treasury) to prescribe regulations in connection with anti-money laundering policies of
financial institutions. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an agency of the
Treasury, has announced that it is likely that such regulations would subject pooled investment
vehicles such as the Funds to enact anti-money laundering policies. It is possible that there could
be promulgated legislation or regulations that would require the Investment Manager or other
service providers to each Fund, in connection with the establishment of anti-money laundering
procedures, to share information with governmental authorities with respect to its Partners. Such
legislation and/or regulations could require each Fund to implement additional restrictions on the
transfer of the Units. The Investment Manager reserves the right to request such information as is
necessary to verify the identity of a Partner and the source of the payment of subscription monies,
or as is necessary to comply with any customer identification programs required by FinCEN and/or
the SEC. Each Fund may, in the event of delay or failure by the applicant to produce any
information required for verification purposes, or for any other reason, in its sole and absolute
discretion, refuse an investment in or transfer of Units by any person or entity.
Each Fund may require a detailed verification of each prospective investors identity and the
source of the payment of the subscription amount. Each Fund may also require that this information
be supplied by a prospective investor who did not supply such information when it subscribed for
Units. This information, and any other information supplied by a prospective investor or a Partner
(each, an Investor) of a Fund, may be transmitted to any governmental agency that the applicable
Fund reasonably believes has jurisdiction (each, a Governmental Authority), without prior notice
to the Investor, in order to satisfy any applicable anti-money laundering laws, rules or
regulations to which each Fund is or may become subject, notwithstanding any confidentiality
agreement to the contrary.
Depending on the circumstances of each Investor, a detailed verification might not be required
where:
(1) the applicant is a recognized financial institution which is regulated by a recognized
regulatory authority and carries on business in a country listed in Schedule 3 Money Laundering
Regulations (2003 Revision); or
(2) the application is made through a recognized intermediary which is regulated by a
recognized regulatory authority and carries on business in a country listed in Schedule 3, Money
Laundering Regulations (2003 Revision). In this situation each Fund may rely on a written assurance
from the intermediary that the requisite identification procedures on the applicant for business
have been carried out.
These exceptions will only apply if the financial institution or intermediary referred to above is
within a country recognized as having sufficient anti-money laundering regulations.
In attempting to verify an Investors identity, the General Partner of a Fund may request any
information it deems necessary including, but not limited to, the Investors legal name, current
address, date of birth or date of formation (as applicable), information regarding the nature of
the Investors business, the locations in which the Investor transacts its business, proof as to
the current good standing of the Investor in its jurisdiction of formation (if an entity), proof of
identity (e.g., a drivers license, social security number or taxpayer identification number), and
any other information the General Partner of a Fund believes is reasonably necessary to verify the
identity of the Investor. The General Partner of a Fund may also request information regarding the
source of the subscription amount including, but not limited to, letters from financial
institutions, bank statements, tax records, audited financial statements and other information the
General Partner believes is reasonably necessary to verify the source of the subscription amount.
41
Each Fund may request that an Investor supply updated information regarding its identity or
business at any time. Each Fund may also request additional information regarding the source of any
funds used to make additional contributions to the Fund. In the event of delay or failure by an
Investor to produce any information required for verification purposes, the General Partner of a
Fund may refuse to accept a new or additional contribution. The
General Partner may refuse a redemption of a Partners Units, or any portion thereof, in the Fund
or other transfer of funds if it believes such action is necessary in order to comply with its
responsibilities under applicable law.
An Investor may be asked to indemnify and hold harmless each Fund, the General Partner, the
Investment Manager and their respective Affiliates, including their officers, directors, members,
partners, shareholders, managers, employees and agents (collectively, each Fund and its
Affiliates) from and against any loss, liability, cost or expense (including, but not limited to,
attorneys fees, taxes and penalties) which may result, directly or indirectly, from any
misrepresentation or breach of any warranty, condition, covenant or agreement set forth in the
Subscription Documents or any other document delivered by the Investor to the applicable Fund or as
a result of any violations of law committed by the Investor. Such Subscription Documents will
further provide that each Fund and its Affiliates are not and shall not be liable for any loss,
liability, cost or expense to the Investor resulting, directly or indirectly, from any action taken
by a Fund and its Affiliates in making a good faith attempt to comply with the laws of any
jurisdiction to which a Fund and its Affiliates are or become subject, including loss resulting
from a failure to process any application for withdrawal if such information that has been required
by a Fund and its Affiliates has not been provided by the Investor or if a Fund and its Affiliates
believe in good faith that the processing thereof would violate applicable law. This
indemnification provision shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other
indemnification provision applicable to each Fund and its Affiliates.
Each Fund and its Affiliates hereby disclaim any and all responsibility for any action taken by
them in a good faith attempt to comply with the applicable laws of any jurisdiction or at the
direction of any Governmental Authority. Any and all losses incurred by an Investor in a Fund as a
direct or indirect result of any action taken by such Fund and its Affiliates in a good faith
attempt to comply with the applicable laws of any jurisdiction or at the direction of any
Governmental Authority shall be the sole responsibility of the Investor without recourse to a Fund
and its Affiliates.
FISCAL YEARS
For accounting purposes, each Funds fiscal year is the 12-month period ending on March 31. For tax
purposes, each Fund adopted the 12-month period ending December 31 of each year as its taxable
year.
FUND ADVERTISING AND SALES MATERIAL
Advertisements and sales literature relating to a Fund and reports to Partners may include
quotations of investment performance. In these materials, a Funds performance will normally be
portrayed as the net return to an investor in the Fund during each month or quarter of the period
for which investment performance is being shown. Cumulative performance and year-to-date
performance computed by aggregating quarterly or monthly return data may also be used. Investment
returns will be reported on a net basis, after all fees and expenses. Other methods may also be
used to portray a Funds investment performance.
A Funds investment performance will vary from time to time, and past results are not necessarily
representative of future results.
Comparative performance information, as well as any published ratings, rankings and analyses,
reports and articles discussing a Fund, may also be used to advertise or market the applicable
Fund, including data and materials prepared by recognized sources of such information. Such
information may include comparisons of a Funds investment performance to the performance of
recognized market indices and indices. Comparisons may also be made to economic and financial
trends and data that may be relevant for investors to consider in determining whether to invest in
a Fund.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Financial statements for each Fund and the Master Fund as well as a report by the Funds
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are available in each Funds annual report to
Partners dated March 31, 2011 and is attached as Appendix B to this SAI.
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APPENDIX A
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATIONS
A) BASIC MATERIALS
1) Chemicals
2) Forest Products & Paper
3) Iron/Steel
4) Mining
B) COMMUNICATIONS
5) Advertising
6) Internet
7) Media
8) Telecommunications
C) CONSUMER, (CYCLICAL)
9) Airlines
10) Apparel
11) Auto Manufacturers
12) Auto Parts & Equipment
13) Distribution/Wholesale
14) Entertainment
15) Food Service
16) Home Builders
17) Home Furnishings
18) Housewares
19) Leisure Time
20) Lodging
21) Office Furnishings
22) Retail
23) Storage/Warehousing
24) Textiles
A-1
25) Toys/Games/Hobbies
D) CONSUMER, (NON-CYCLICAL)
26) Agriculture
27) Beverages
28) Biotechnology
29) Commercial Services
30) Cosmetics/Personal Carte
31) Food
32) Healthcare-Products
33) Healthcare-Services
34) Household Products/Wares
35) Pharmaceuticals
E) DIVERSIFIED
36) Holding Companies-Divers
F) ENERGY
37) Coal
38) Energy-alternate Sources
39) Oil & Gas
40) Oil & Gas Services
41) Pipelines
G) FINANCIAL
42) Banks
43) Closed-end Funds
44) Country Funds-Closed-end
45) Diversified Financial Service
46) Insurance
47) Investment Companies
48) REITS
A-2
49) Real Estate
50) Savings & Loans
51) Venture Capital
H) INDUSTRIAL
52) Aerospace/Defense
53) Building Materials
54) Electrical Company & Equipment
55) Electronics
56) Engineering & construction
57) Environmental Control
58) Hand/Machine Tools
59) Machinery Construction & mining
60) Machinery Diversified
61) Metal Fabricates/Hardware
62) Miscellaneous Manufacture
63) Packaging & Containers
64) Shipbuilding
65) Transportation
66) Trucking & Leasing
I) TECHNOLOGY
67) Computers
68) Office/Business Equipment
69) Semiconductors
70) Software
J) UTILITIES
71) Electric
72) Gas
73) Water
A-3
APPENDIX B
Hatteras
Funds
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P. (a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. (a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P. (a Delaware
Limited Partnership)
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. (a Delaware
Limited Partnership)
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended March 31, 2011
with Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
B-1
Hatteras
Funds
As of and for the year
ended March 31, 2011
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P. (a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. (a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P. (a Delaware
Limited Partnership)
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. (a Delaware
Limited Partnership)
Table of
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Partners Capital
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2
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Statements of Operations
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Statements of Changes in Partners Capital
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4
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Statements of Cash Flows
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5
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Notes to Financial Statements
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6-17
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Board of Directors (unaudited)
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Fund Management (unaudited)
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19
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Other Information (unaudited)
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20
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Audited Financial Statements of Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
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Deloitte & Touche LLP 1700 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-3984 USA
Tel: +1 215 246 2300 Fax: +1 215 569 2441 www.deloitte.com
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Partners of Hatteras
Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund,
L.P., Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P., and
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets,
liabilities, and partners capital of Hatteras
Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund,
L.P, Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P., and
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. (each a
Delaware Limited Partnership) (collectively the Feeder
Funds) as of March 31, 2011, and the related
statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended,
and the statements of changes in partners capital for each
of the two years in the period then ended. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Feeder Funds
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits 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 Feeder Funds are not required
to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits 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 Feeder Funds 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, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audits provide 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 each of the Feeder Funds as of March 31, 2011, the
results of their operations and their cash flows for the year
then ended, and the changes in their partners capital for
each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
May 27, 2011
Member
of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Statements
of Assets, Liabilities and Partners Capital
March 31, 2011
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Hatteras
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Hatteras
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Hatteras
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Multi-Strategy
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Hatteras
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Multi-Strategy
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Multi-Strategy
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TEI
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Multi-Strategy
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TEI
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Institutional
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Institutional
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Fund, L.P.
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Fund, L.P.*
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Fund, L.P.
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Fund, L.P.*
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Assets
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Investment in Hatteras Master Fund, L.P., at fair value (cost
$241,397,134, $319,756,866, $242,598,402, $639,831,498,
respectively)
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$
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249,270,700
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$
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326,175,559
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$
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238,811,105
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$
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659,770,455
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Cash
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300,000
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416,023
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200,000
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205,000
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Receivable for withdrawal from Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
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18,229,753
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24,248,888
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15,937,741
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20,564,752
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Investment in Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. paid in advance
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8,446,278
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6,286,773
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6,172,870
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7,525,305
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Prepaid assets
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4,344
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7,531
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4,678
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9,952
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Total assets
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$
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276,251,075
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$
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357,134,774
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$
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261,126,394
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$
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688,075,464
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Liabilities and partners capital
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Withdrawals payable
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$
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18,350,201
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$
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24,332,829
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$
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16,081,962
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$
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20,648,174
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Contributions received in advance
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8,745,000
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6,670,106
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6,263,972
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7,669,026
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Servicing fee payable
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189,332
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248,052
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21,219
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56,680
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Professional fees payable
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52,861
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42,812
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56,722
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24,523
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Accounting and administration fees payable
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12,131
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17,584
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10,272
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17,337
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Custodian fees payable
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2,687
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4,099
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1,210
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7,246
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Directors fees payable
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1,250
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1,250
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1,250
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1,250
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Withholding tax payable
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46,080
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75,580
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Other accrued expenses
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15,505
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26,632
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15,050
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26,269
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Total liabilities
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27,368,967
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31,389,444
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22,451,657
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28,526,085
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Partners capital
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248,882,108
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325,745,330
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238,674,737
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659,549,379
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Total liabilities and partners capital
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$
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276,251,075
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$
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357,134,774
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$
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261,126,394
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$
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688,075,464
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Components of partners capital
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Capital contributions (net)
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$
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251,576,317
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$
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334,088,270
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$
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244,711,739
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$
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644,723,534
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Accumulated net investment loss
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(16,217,455
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(21,229,308
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(5,665,452
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(10,790,527
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Accumulated net realized loss
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(13,708,044
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(16,041,015
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(13,976,420
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(22,447,048
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Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments
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27,231,290
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28,927,383
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13,604,870
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48,063,420
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Partners capital
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$
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248,882,108
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$
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325,745,330
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$
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238,674,737
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$
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659,549,379
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Net asset value per unit
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$
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92.84
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$
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92.72
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$
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94.81
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$
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94.69
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Maximum offering price per unit**
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$
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94.70
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$
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94.57
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$
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94.81
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$
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94.69
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Number of authorized units
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7,500,000.00
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7,500,000.00
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7,500,000.00
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7,500,000.00
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Number of outstanding units
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2,680,763.77
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3,513,215.38
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2,517,400.45
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6,965,196.16
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*
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Consolidated Statement. See
note 1.
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**
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The maximum sales load for the
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P. and the Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. is 2.00%. The remaining funds are
not subject to a sales load.
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See notes to financial statements.
TWO
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Statements
of Operations
For the year ended
March 31, 2011
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Hatteras
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Hatteras
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Hatteras
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Multi-Strategy
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Hatteras
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Multi-Strategy
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Multi-Strategy
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TEI
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Multi-Strategy
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TEI
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Institutional
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Institutional
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Fund, L.P.
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Fund, L.P.*
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Fund, L.P.
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Fund, L.P.*
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Net investment income allocated from Hatteras Master Fund,
L.P.
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Investment income
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$
|
4,081,187
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$
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5,401,006
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$
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4,187,594
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$
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10,575,210
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Operating expenses
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(3,036,254
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)
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(4,030,675
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)
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(3,192,352
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)
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(7,868,448
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)
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Allocation of Performance fees
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(323,877
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Net investment income allocated from Hatteras Master Fund,
L.P.
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1,044,933
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1,370,331
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995,242
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|
|
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2,382,885
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Feeder Fund investment income
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Interest
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182
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|
|
|
161
|
|
|
|
173
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|
|
|
226
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Total fund investment income
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182
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|
|
161
|
|
|
|
173
|
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
|
Feeder Fund expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Servicing fee
|
|
|
2,046,701
|
|
|
|
2,717,499
|
|
|
|
252,883
|
|
|
|
624,456
|
|
Accounting and administration fees
|
|
|
141,871
|
|
|
|
194,697
|
|
|
|
130,601
|
|
|
|
240,969
|
|
Insurance fees
|
|
|
52,526
|
|
|
|
67,717
|
|
|
|
56,357
|
|
|
|
125,917
|
|
Registration fees
|
|
|
48,331
|
|
|
|
47,175
|
|
|
|
23,990
|
|
|
|
23,167
|
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
47,794
|
|
|
|
32,907
|
|
|
|
47,846
|
|
|
|
33,341
|
|
Printing fees
|
|
|
39,801
|
|
|
|
66,068
|
|
|
|
18,189
|
|
|
|
90,250
|
|
Directors fees
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
Custodian fees
|
|
|
7,500
|
|
|
|
9,725
|
|
|
|
7,000
|
|
|
|
6,240
|
|
Withholding tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
287,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
493,483
|
|
Other expenses
|
|
|
66,988
|
|
|
|
69,500
|
|
|
|
68,500
|
|
|
|
87,000
|
|
|
|
Total Feeder Fund expenses
|
|
|
2,481,512
|
|
|
|
3,522,926
|
|
|
|
635,366
|
|
|
|
1,754,823
|
|
|
|
Net investment income/(loss)
|
|
|
(1,436,397
|
)
|
|
|
(2,152,434
|
)
|
|
|
360,049
|
|
|
|
628,288
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation on
investments allocated from Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain from investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange
Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
3,560,365
|
|
|
|
4,724,972
|
|
|
|
3,637,537
|
|
|
|
9,287,970
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Adviser
Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange
transactions
|
|
|
11,905,233
|
|
|
|
15,993,616
|
|
|
|
11,977,053
|
|
|
|
32,215,544
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation on
investments in Adviser Funds allocated from Hatteras Master
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
15,465,598
|
|
|
|
20,718,588
|
|
|
|
15,614,590
|
|
|
|
41,503,514
|
|
|
|
Net increase in partners capital resulting from
operations
|
|
$
|
14,029,201
|
|
|
$
|
18,566,154
|
|
|
$
|
15,974,639
|
|
|
$
|
42,131,802
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Consolidated Statement. See
note 1.
|
See notes to financial statements.
THREE
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Statements
of Changes in Partners Capital
For the years ended
March 31, 2010 and 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
TEI
|
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
TEI
|
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.*
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited
|
|
|
Limited
|
|
|
Limited
|
|
|
Limited
|
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
|
|
Partners Capital, at March 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
215,164,970
|
|
|
$
|
257,504,171
|
|
|
$
|
202,898,487
|
|
|
$
|
384,901,239
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
34,388,550
|
|
|
|
52,754,880
|
|
|
|
56,937,218
|
|
|
|
150,151,092
|
|
Capital withdrawals
|
|
|
(50,685,488
|
)
|
|
|
(49,546,046
|
)
|
|
|
(45,028,789
|
)
|
|
|
(43,858,364
|
)
|
Withdrawal fees
|
|
|
8,623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,696
|
|
|
|
28,540
|
|
Net investment loss
|
|
|
(4,393,525
|
)
|
|
|
(5,562,790
|
)
|
|
|
(2,607,955
|
)
|
|
|
(5,400,454
|
)
|
Net realized gain from investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange
Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
1,478,969
|
|
|
|
2,019,587
|
|
|
|
1,689,201
|
|
|
|
4,231,803
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Adviser
Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange
transactions
|
|
|
35,351,703
|
|
|
|
43,406,668
|
|
|
|
35,254,387
|
|
|
|
71,527,489
|
|
|
|
Partners Capital, at March 31, 2010**
|
|
$
|
231,313,802
|
|
|
$
|
300,576,470
|
|
|
$
|
249,153,245
|
|
|
$
|
561,581,345
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
59,334,224
|
|
|
|
61,684,799
|
|
|
|
46,846,200
|
|
|
|
145,593,227
|
|
Capital withdrawals
|
|
|
(55,795,119
|
)
|
|
|
(55,091,495
|
)
|
|
|
(73,327,646
|
)
|
|
|
(89,788,743
|
)
|
Withdrawal fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,402
|
|
|
|
28,299
|
|
|
|
31,748
|
|
Net investment income/(loss)
|
|
|
(1,436,397
|
)
|
|
|
(2,152,434
|
)
|
|
|
360,049
|
|
|
|
628,288
|
|
Net realized gain from investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange
Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
3,560,365
|
|
|
|
4,724,972
|
|
|
|
3,637,537
|
|
|
|
9,287,970
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Adviser
Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange
transactions
|
|
|
11,905,233
|
|
|
|
15,993,616
|
|
|
|
11,977,053
|
|
|
|
32,215,544
|
|
|
|
Partners Capital, at March 31, 2011***
|
|
$
|
248,882,108
|
|
|
$
|
325,745,330
|
|
|
$
|
238,674,737
|
|
|
$
|
659,549,379
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Consolidated Statement. See
note 1.
|
**
|
|
Including accumulated net
investment loss of $14,781,058, $19,076,874, $6,025,501, and
$11,418,815, respectively.
|
***
|
|
Including accumulated net
investment loss of $16,217,455, $21,229,308, $5,665,452, and
$10,790,527, respectively.
|
See notes to financial statements.
FOUR
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Statements
of Cash Flows
For the year ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
TEI
|
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
TEI
|
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.*
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.*
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in partners capital resulting from operations
|
|
$
|
14,029,201
|
|
|
$
|
18,566,154
|
|
|
$
|
15,974,639
|
|
|
$
|
42,131,802
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in partners capital
resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of interests in Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
(56,969,249
|
)
|
|
|
(58,872,351
|
)
|
|
|
(46,249,285
|
)
|
|
|
(144,452,529
|
)
|
Proceeds from withdrawals from Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
55,847,812
|
|
|
|
55,852,881
|
|
|
|
73,331,414
|
|
|
|
90,437,265
|
|
Net investment income allocated from Hatteras Master Fund,
L.P.
|
|
|
(1,044,933
|
)
|
|
|
(1,370,331
|
)
|
|
|
(995,242
|
)
|
|
|
(2,382,885
|
)
|
Net realized gain from investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange
Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange transactions
allocated from Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
(3,560,365
|
)
|
|
|
(4,724,972
|
)
|
|
|
(3,637,537
|
)
|
|
|
(9,287,970
|
)
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Adviser
Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange
transactions allocated from Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
(11,905,233
|
)
|
|
|
(15,993,616
|
)
|
|
|
(11,977,053
|
)
|
|
|
(32,215,544
|
)
|
(Increase)/Decrease in receivable for withdrawals from Hatteras
Master Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
(9,934,842
|
)
|
|
|
(12,767,653
|
)
|
|
|
(9,369,987
|
)
|
|
|
(13,336,384
|
)
|
(Increase)/Decrease in investment in Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.
paid in advance
|
|
|
(5,211,347
|
)
|
|
|
(284,647
|
)
|
|
|
2,079,479
|
|
|
|
867,996
|
|
(Increase)/Decrease in prepaid assets
|
|
|
26,221
|
|
|
|
21,528
|
|
|
|
12,533
|
|
|
|
(392
|
)
|
Increase/(Decrease) in withholding tax payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(98,225
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(141,333
|
)
|
Increase/(Decrease) in servicing fee payable
|
|
|
19,476
|
|
|
|
26,959
|
|
|
|
(105
|
)
|
|
|
11,111
|
|
Increase/(Decrease) in accounting and administration fees payable
|
|
|
450
|
|
|
|
1,381
|
|
|
|
(578
|
)
|
|
|
(1,552
|
)
|
Increase/(Decrease) in professional fees payable
|
|
|
(3,500
|
)
|
|
|
1,756
|
|
|
|
(4,500
|
)
|
|
|
(2,240
|
)
|
Increase/(Decrease) in custodian fees payable
|
|
|
1,958
|
|
|
|
1,740
|
|
|
|
916
|
|
|
|
2,307
|
|
Increase/(Decrease) in other accrued expenses
|
|
|
(14,404
|
)
|
|
|
(11,045
|
)
|
|
|
(26,661
|
)
|
|
|
(11,591
|
)
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
(18,718,755
|
)
|
|
|
(19,650,441
|
)
|
|
|
19,138,033
|
|
|
|
(68,381,939
|
)
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
64,628,724
|
|
|
|
62,077,830
|
|
|
|
44,815,095
|
|
|
|
144,837,493
|
|
Capital withdrawals, net of withdrawal fees
|
|
|
(45,859,969
|
)
|
|
|
(42,313,866
|
)
|
|
|
(63,903,128
|
)
|
|
|
(76,405,554
|
)
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
18,768,755
|
|
|
|
19,763,964
|
|
|
|
(19,088,033
|
)
|
|
|
68,431,939
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
113,523
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
Cash at beginning of year
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
302,500
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
155,000
|
|
|
|
Cash at end of year
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
$
|
416,023
|
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
|
$
|
205,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Consolidated Statement. See
note 1.
|
See notes to financial statements.
FIVE
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011
The Hatteras Funds, each a Feeder Fund and
collectively the Feeder Funds are:
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
The Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. and the Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. each invest
substantially all of their assets in the Hatteras Multi-Strategy
Offshore Fund, LDC, and Hatteras Multi-Strategy Offshore
Institutional Fund, LDC, (collectively the Blocker
Funds), respectively. The Blocker Funds are Cayman Islands
limited duration companies with the same investment objective as
the Feeder Funds. The Blocker Funds serve solely as intermediate
entities through which the Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund,
L.P. and the Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund,
L.P. invest in Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. (the Master
Fund and together with the Feeder Funds, the
Funds). The Blocker Funds enable tax-exempt Limited
Partners (as defined below) to invest without receiving certain
income in a form that would otherwise be taxable to such
tax-exempt Limited Partners regardless of their tax-exempt
status. The Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. owns 100% of
the participating beneficial interests of the Hatteras
Multi-Strategy Offshore Fund, LDC and the Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. owns 100% of the
participating beneficial interests of the Hatteras
Multi-Strategy Offshore Institutional Fund, LDC. Where these
Notes to Financial Statements discuss the Feeder Funds
investment in the Master Fund, for Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI
Fund, L.P. and Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund,
L.P., it means their investment in the Master Fund through the
applicable Blocker Fund.
The Feeder Funds are organized as Delaware limited partnerships,
and are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the
1940 Act) as closed-end, non-diversified, management
investment companies. The primary investment objective of the
Feeder Funds is to provide capital appreciation consistent with
the return characteristic of the alternative investment
portfolios of larger endowments through investments in the six
asset classes of Opportunistic Equity, Enhanced Fixed Income,
Absolute Return, Real Estate, Private Equity and Energy and
Natural Resources. The Feeder Funds secondary objective is
to provide capital appreciation with less volatility than that
of the equity markets. To achieve their objectives, the Feeder
Funds provide their investors with access to a broad range of
investment strategies, asset categories and trading advisers
(Advisers) and by providing overall asset allocation
services typically available on a collective basis to larger
institutions, through an investment of substantially all of
their assets into the Master Fund, which is registered under the
1940 Act. The Funds are managed by Hatteras Investment Partners,
LLC (the Investment Manager), a Delaware limited
liability company registered as an investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Investors who
acquire units of limited partnership interest in the Feeder
Funds (Units) are the limited partners (each, a
Limited Partner and together, the Limited
Partners) of the Feeder Funds.
The financial statements of the Master Fund, including the
schedule of investments, are included elsewhere in this report
and should be read with the Feeder Funds financial
statements. The percentage of the Master Funds beneficial
limited partnership interests owned by the Feeder Funds at
March 31, 2011 were:
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
16.31
|
%
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
21.34
|
%
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
15.63
|
%
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
43.17
|
%
|
SIX
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
1.
|
Organization
(CONTINUED)
|
Hatteras Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, serves as the General Partner of each of the
Feeder Funds and the Master Fund (the General
Partner). The General Partner is an affiliate of the
Investment Manager. The General Partner has appointed a Board of
Directors for each Feeder Fund (collectively the
Board) and, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, has irrevocably delegated to the Board its
rights and powers to monitor and oversee the business affairs of
the Feeder Funds, including the complete and exclusive authority
to oversee and establish policies regarding the management,
conduct and operation of the Feeder Funds business.
|
|
2.
|
Significant
Accounting Policies
|
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (GAAP) and are expressed in United States
dollars. The following is a summary of significant accounting
and reporting policies used in preparing the financial
statements.
The Feeder Funds do not make direct investments in securities or
financial instruments, and invest substantially all of their
assets in the Master Fund. The Feeder Funds record their
investment in the Master Fund at fair value. Each Feeder
Funds investment in the Master Fund would be considered
level 3 as defined under fair valuation accounting
standards. Valuation of securities held by the Master Fund,
including the Master Funds disclosure of investments under
the three-tier hierarchy, is discussed in the notes to the
Master Funds financial statements included elsewhere in
this report.
|
|
b.
|
Allocations
from the Master Fund
|
The Feeder Funds record their allocated portion of income,
expense, realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation
and depreciation from the Master Fund.
|
|
c.
|
Feeder
Fund Level Income and Expenses
|
Interest income on any cash or cash equivalents held by the
Feeder Funds will be recognized on an accrual basis. Expenses
that are specifically attributed to the Feeder Funds are charged
to each Feeder Fund. Because the Feeder Funds bear their
proportionate share of the management fees of the Master Fund,
the Feeder Funds pay no direct management fee to the Investment
Manager. Feeder Funds specific expenses are recorded on an
accrual basis.
Because the Master Fund invests primarily in investment funds
that are treated as partnerships for U.S. Federal tax
purposes, the tax character of each of the Feeder Funds
allocated earnings is established dependent upon the tax filings
of the investment vehicles operated by the Adviser
(Adviser Funds). Accordingly, the tax basis of these
allocated earnings and the related balances are not available as
of the reporting date.
For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the Feeder Funds are
treated as partnerships, and each Limited Partner in each
respective Feeder Fund is treated as the owner of its
proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and the
realized and unrealized gains (losses) of such Feeder Fund.
Accordingly, no federal, state or local income taxes have been
provided on profits of the Feeder Funds since the Limited
Partners are individually liable for the taxes on their share of
the Feeder Funds.
SEVEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
2.
|
Significant
Accounting Policies
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
e.
|
Income
Taxes (continued)
|
The Feeder Funds have reviewed any potential tax positions as of
March 31, 2011 and have determined that they do not have a
liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. During the year
ended March 31, 2011, the Feeder Funds did not incur any
material interest or penalties. For returns filed for the years
ended December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2010 the
Feeder Funds are open to examination by U.S. federal tax
authorities and state tax authorities.
Cash includes amounts held in interest bearing demand deposit
accounts. Such cash, at times, may exceed federally insured
limits. The Feeder Funds have not experienced any losses in such
accounts and do not believe they are exposed to any significant
credit risk on such accounts.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increases
and decreases in Limited Partners capital from operations
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
|
|
3.
|
Allocation
of Limited Partners Capital
|
Net profits or net losses of the Feeder Funds for each
allocation period (Allocation Period) will be
allocated among and credited to or debited against the capital
accounts of the Limited Partners. Net profits or net losses will
be measured as the net change in the value of the Limited
Partners capital of the Feeder Funds, including any net
change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments
and realized income and gains or losses and expenses during an
Allocation Period, adjusted to exclude any items to be allocated
among the capital accounts of the Limited Partners in accordance
with the Limited Partners respective investment
percentages.
Allocation Periods begin on the day after the last day of the
preceding Allocation Period and end at the close of business on
(1) the last day of each month; (2) the last day of
each taxable year; (3) the day preceding each day on which
Units are purchased; (4) the day on which Units are sold;
(5) the day preceding the day on which a substituted
Limited Partner is admitted to a Fund; or (6) the day on
which any amount is credited to or debited from the capital
account of any Limited Partner other than an amount to be
credited to or debited from the capital accounts of all Limited
Partners in accordance with their respective investment
percentages in the Master Fund.
The Feeder Funds maintain a separate capital account
(Capital Account) on their books for each Limited
Partner. Each Limited Partners Capital Account will have
an opening balance equal to the Limited Partners initial
purchase of the Feeder Fund (i.e., the amount of the investment
less any applicable sales load of up to 2 percent of the
purchased amount), and thereafter, will be (i) increased by
the amount of any additional purchases by such Limited Partner;
(ii) decreased for any payments upon repurchase or sale of
such Limited Partners interest or any distributions in
respect of such Limited Partner; and (iii) increased or
decreased as of the close of each Allocation Period by such
Limited Partners allocable share of the net profits or net
losses of the Feeder Fund.
EIGHT
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
3.
|
Allocation
of Limited Partners Capital
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
TEI
|
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
TEI
|
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning Units, April 1, 2009
|
|
|
2,820,356.14
|
|
|
|
3,376,218.32
|
|
|
|
2,645,007.00
|
|
|
|
5,020,887.54
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
416,688.52
|
|
|
|
637,684.94
|
|
|
|
685,646.49
|
|
|
|
1,816,339.17
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
(600,689.50
|
)
|
|
|
(586,186.64
|
)
|
|
|
(528,345.03
|
)
|
|
|
(517,382.63
|
)
|
|
|
Beginning Units, April 1, 2010
|
|
|
2,636,355.16
|
|
|
|
3,427,716.62
|
|
|
|
2,802,308.46
|
|
|
|
6,319,844.08
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
666,585.75
|
|
|
|
696,848.27
|
|
|
|
522,287.07
|
|
|
|
1,629,782.34
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
(622,177.14
|
)
|
|
|
(611,349.51
|
)
|
|
|
(807,195.08
|
)
|
|
|
(984,430.26
|
)
|
|
|
Ending units, March 31, 2011
|
|
|
2,680,763.77
|
|
|
|
3,513,215.38
|
|
|
|
2,517,400.45
|
|
|
|
6,965,196.16
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Related
Party Transactions and Other
|
In consideration for fund services, Hatteras Multi-Strategy
Fund, L.P., Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P., Hatteras
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund L.P., and Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P., will pay the
Investment Manager (in such capacity, the Servicing
Agent) a fund servicing fee at the annual rate of 0.85%,
0.85%, 0.10% and 0.10%, respectively, of the month-end net asset
value of the applicable Feeder Fund. The Feeder Fund servicing
fees payable to the Servicing Agent will be borne by all Limited
Partners of the Feeder Fund on a pro-rata basis before giving
effect to any repurchase of interests in the Master Fund
effective as of that date, and will decrease the net profits or
increase the net losses of the Master Fund that are credited to
its interest holders, including each Feeder Fund.
The Servicing Agent may waive (to all investors on a pro-rata
basis) or pay to third parties all or a portion of any such fees
in its sole discretion. The Servicing Agent did not waive any of
the servicing fees for the year ended March 31, 2011.
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed to reimburse
certain expenses through July 31, 2012, so that the total
annual expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage
commissions, other transaction-related expenses, any
extraordinary expenses of the Feeder Funds, any acquired fund
fees and expenses, as well as any performance allocation payable
by the Feeder Funds or the Master Fund) for this period will not
exceed 2.35% for the Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P. and
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. and 1.75% for the
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P. and Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. (the Expense
Limitation). The agreement automatically renews for a
one-year term after the initial period until terminated by the
Investment Manager or the applicable Feeder Fund. The Feeder
Funds will carry forward, for a period not to exceed
(3) three years from the date on which a reimbursement is
made by the Investment Manager, any expenses in excess of the
Expense Limitation and repay the Investment Manager such
amounts, provided the Feeder Fund is able to effect such
reimbursement and remain in compliance with the Expense
Limitation disclosed in the applicable Feeder Funds then
effective prospectus. There were no reimbursements from the
Investment Manager, nor previous reimbursements repaid to the
Investment Manager, nor expenses available for reimbursement as
of and for the year ended March 31, 2011.
The performance allocation is calculated at the Master Fund
level, and allocated to the Feeder Funds based on each Feeder
Fund ownership interest in the Master Fund. The General Partner
is allocated a performance allocation
NINE
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
4.
|
Related
Party Transactions and Other
(CONTINUED)
|
payable annually equal to 10% of
the amount by which net new profits of the limited partner
interests of the Master Fund exceed the non-cumulative
hurdle amount, which is calculated as of the last
day of the preceding calendar year of the Master Fund at a rate
equal to the
yield-to-maturity
of the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill as reported by the
Wall Street Journal for the last business day of the preceding
calendar year (the Performance Allocation). The
Performance Allocation is made on a peak to peak, or
high watermark basis, which means that the
Performance Allocation is made only with respect to new net
profits. If the Master Fund has a net loss in any period
followed by a net profit, no Performance Allocation will be made
with respect to such subsequent appreciation until such net loss
has been recovered. For the year ended March 31, 2011 the
General Partner of the Master Fund received a Performance
Allocation which was allocated to the Hatteras Multi-Strategy
TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. in the amount of $323,877, which is
disclosed on the Statement of Operations.
Hatteras Capital Distributors LLC (HCD), an
affiliate of the Investment Manager, serves as the Feeder
Funds distributor. HCD receives a distribution fee from
the Investment Manager equal to 0.10% on an annualized basis of
the net assets of the Master Fund as of the last day of the
month (before giving effect to any repurchase of interests in
the Master Fund).
UMB Bank, N.A. serves as custodian of the Feeder Funds
cash balances and provides custodial services for the Feeder
Funds. J.D. Clark & Company, a division of UMB
Fund Services, Inc., serves as administrator and accounting
agent to the Feeder Funds and provides certain accounting,
record keeping and investor related services. The Feeder Funds
pay a fee to the custodian and administrator based upon average
Limited Partners capital, subject to certain minimums.
At March 31, 2011, Limited Partners, who are affiliated
with the Investment Manager or the General Partner, owned
$776,989 (0.31% of Partners Capital) of Hatteras
Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., $1,502,263 (0.63% of Partners
Capital) of Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.,
and $752,553 (0.11% of Partners Capital) of Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
An investment in the Feeder Funds involves significant risks
that should be carefully considered prior to investment and
should only be considered by persons financially able to
maintain their investment and who can afford a loss of a
substantial part or all of such investment. The Master Fund
intends to invest substantially all of its available capital in
securities of private investment companies. These investments
will generally be restricted securities that are subject to
substantial holding periods or are not traded in public markets
at all, so that the Master Fund may not be able to resell some
of its Adviser Fund holdings for extended periods, which may be
several years. Limited Partners should refer to the Master
Funds financial statements included in this report along
with the applicable Feeder Funds prospectus, as
supplemented and corresponding statement of additional
information for a more complete list of risk factors. No
guarantee or representation is made that the Feeder Funds
investment objective will be met.
|
|
6.
|
Repurchase
of Partners Units
|
The Board may, from time to time and in its sole discretion,
cause the Feeder Funds to repurchase Units from Limited Partners
pursuant to written tenders by Limited Partners at such times
and on such terms and conditions as established by the Board. In
determining whether the Feeder Funds should offer to repurchase
interests, the Board will consider, among other things, the
recommendation of the Investment Manager. The Feeder Funds
generally expect to offer to repurchase Units from Limited
Partners on a quarterly basis as of March 31, June 30,
September 30
TEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
6.
|
Repurchase
of Partners Units
(CONTINUED)
|
and December 31 of each year. In no
event will more than 20% of the Units of a Feeder Fund be
repurchased per quarter. The Feeder Funds do not intend to
distribute to the Limited Partners any of the Feeder Funds
income, but generally expect to reinvest substantially all
income and gains allocable to the Limited Partners. A Limited
Partner may, therefore, be allocated taxable income and gains
and not receive any cash distribution. Units repurchased prior
to the Limited Partners one year anniversary of its
initial investment may be subject to a maximum 5% repurchase fee.
In the normal course of business, the Feeder Funds enter into
contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Feeder
Funds maximum exposure under these agreements is dependent
on future claims that may be made against the Feeder Funds, and
therefore cannot be established; however, based on experience,
the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
The financial highlights are intended to help an investor
understand the Feeder Funds financial performance. The
total returns in the table represent the rate that a Limited
Partner would be expected to have earned or lost on an
investment in each Feeder Fund.
The ratios and total return amounts are calculated based on each
Limited Partner group taken as a whole. The General
Partners interest is excluded from the calculations. An
individual Limited Partners ratios or returns may vary
from the table below based on the timing of purchases and sales
and performance allocation.
The ratios are calculated by dividing total dollars of income or
expenses as applicable by the average of total monthly Limited
Partners capital. The ratios include the Feeder
Funds proportionate share of the Master Funds income
and expenses.
Total return amounts are calculated based on the change in net
asset value during each accounting period.
The portfolio turnover rate is calculated based on the Master
Funds investment activity, as turnover occurs at the
Master Fund level and the Feeder Funds are typically invested
100% in the Master Fund.
ELEVEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
8.
|
Financial
Highlights
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
|
Hatteras
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
TEI
|
|
|
|
Multi-Strategy
|
|
|
TEI
|
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value, July 1, 2008*
|
|
$
|
100.00
|
|
|
$
|
100.00
|
|
|
$
|
100.00
|
|
|
$
|
100.00
|
|
Income from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss
|
|
|
(1.19
|
)
|
|
|
(1.22
|
)
|
|
|
(0.79
|
)
|
|
|
(0.75
|
)
|
Net realized and unrealized loss on investment transactions
|
|
|
(22.52
|
)
|
|
|
(22.51
|
)
|
|
|
(22.50
|
)
|
|
|
(22.59
|
)
|
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
|
|
(23.71
|
)
|
|
|
(23.73
|
)
|
|
|
(23.29
|
)
|
|
|
(23.34
|
)
|
|
|
Net Asset Value, April 1, 2009
|
|
|
76.29
|
|
|
|
76.27
|
|
|
|
76.71
|
|
|
|
76.66
|
|
Income from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss
|
|
|
(1.92
|
)
|
|
|
(1.56
|
)
|
|
|
(0.86
|
)
|
|
|
(0.61
|
)
|
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions
|
|
|
13.37
|
|
|
|
12.98
|
|
|
|
13.06
|
|
|
|
12.81
|
|
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
|
|
11.45
|
|
|
|
11.42
|
|
|
|
12.20
|
|
|
|
12.20
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value, April 1, 2010
|
|
|
87.74
|
|
|
|
87.69
|
|
|
|
88.91
|
|
|
|
88.86
|
|
Income from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
|
(0.44
|
)
|
|
|
(0.48
|
)
|
|
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
|
0.30
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions
|
|
|
5.54
|
|
|
|
5.51
|
|
|
|
6.00
|
|
|
|
5.53
|
|
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
|
|
5.10
|
|
|
|
5.03
|
|
|
|
5.90
|
|
|
|
5.83
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value, March 31, 2011
|
|
$
|
92.84
|
|
|
$
|
92.72
|
|
|
$
|
94.81
|
|
|
$
|
94.69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Net asset value per share
information presented as of unitization on July 1, 2008.
|
TWELVE
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
8.
|
Financial
Highlights
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended March 31,
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
20081
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Total return before Performance
Allocation2
|
|
|
5.81
|
%
|
|
|
15.01
|
%
|
|
|
(21.26
|
)%
|
|
|
2.91
|
%
|
|
|
8.27
|
%
|
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.37
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.58
|
)%
|
|
|
Total return after Performance Allocation
|
|
|
5.81
|
%
|
|
|
15.01
|
%
|
|
|
(21.28
|
)%
|
|
|
2.54
|
%
|
|
|
7.69
|
%
|
|
|
Net investment loss
|
|
|
(0.60
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.90
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.92
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.66
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.94
|
)%
|
|
|
Ratio of other operating expenses to average net
assets3
|
|
|
2.22
|
%
|
|
|
2.29
|
%
|
|
|
2.27
|
%
|
|
|
2.25
|
%
|
|
|
2.48
|
%
|
Ratio of credit facility fees and interest expense to average
net assets allocated from the Master Fund
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
|
|
Operating expenses, excluding reimbursement from Investment
Manager and Performance
Allocation3
|
|
|
2.32
|
%
|
|
|
2.35
|
%
|
|
|
2.30
|
%
|
|
|
2.30
|
%
|
|
|
2.51
|
%
|
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.02
|
%
|
|
|
0.26
|
%
|
|
|
0.61
|
%
|
|
|
Total expenses and Performance Allocation before reimbursement
from Investment Manager
|
|
|
2.32
|
%
|
|
|
2.35
|
%
|
|
|
2.32
|
%
|
|
|
2.56
|
%
|
|
|
3.12
|
%
|
Reimbursement from Investment Manager
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
(0.03
|
)%
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
2.32
|
%
|
|
|
2.35
|
%
|
|
|
2.32
|
%
|
|
|
2.56
|
%
|
|
|
3.09
|
%
|
|
|
Limited Partners capital, end of year (000s)
|
|
$
|
248,882
|
|
|
$
|
231,314
|
|
|
$
|
215,165
|
|
|
$
|
237,029
|
|
|
$
|
135,996
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (Master Fund)
|
|
|
25.12
|
%
|
|
|
23.12
|
%
|
|
|
22.57
|
%
|
|
|
9.54
|
%
|
|
|
14.03
|
%
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2008 Ratio includes repayment to
Investment Manager for prior reimbursements in the amount of
0.09%.
|
2 |
|
Prior to 2009, total return amounts
are calculated by geometrically linking returns based on the
change in value during each monthly accounting period.
|
3 |
|
Ratios calculated based on total
expenses and average net assets. If the expense ratio
calculation had been performed monthly, as is done for expense
cap calculations, the ratios would have been different.
|
THIRTEEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
8.
|
Financial
Highlights
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended March 31,
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
20081
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Total return before Performance
Allocation2
|
|
|
5.74
|
%
|
|
|
14.97
|
%
|
|
|
(21.35
|
)%
|
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
|
8.01
|
%
|
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.26
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.55
|
)%
|
|
|
Total return after Performance Allocation
|
|
|
5.74
|
%
|
|
|
14.97
|
%
|
|
|
(21.36
|
)%
|
|
|
2.13
|
%
|
|
|
7.46
|
%
|
|
|
Net investment loss
|
|
|
(0.68
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.94
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.99
|
)%
|
|
|
(2.14
|
)%
|
|
|
(2.24
|
)%
|
|
|
Ratio of other operating expenses to average net assets
3
|
|
|
2.20
|
%
|
|
|
2.27
|
%
|
|
|
2.22
|
%
|
|
|
2.31
|
%
|
|
|
2.52
|
%
|
Ratio of allocated credit facility fees and interest expense to
average net assets
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
Ratio of withholding tax to average net assets
|
|
|
0.09
|
%
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
|
|
|
0.20
|
%
|
|
|
0.41
|
%
|
|
|
0.32
|
%
|
|
|
Operating expenses, excluding reimbursement from Investment
Manager and Performance
Allocation3
|
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
|
2.45
|
%
|
|
|
2.77
|
%
|
|
|
2.87
|
%
|
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.01
|
%
|
|
|
0.22
|
%
|
|
|
0.62
|
%
|
|
|
Total expenses and Performance Allocation before reimbursement
from Investment Manager
|
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
|
2.46
|
%
|
|
|
2.99
|
%
|
|
|
3.49
|
%
|
Reimbursement from Investment Manager
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
(0.08
|
)%
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
|
2.46
|
%
|
|
|
2.99
|
%
|
|
|
3.41
|
%
|
|
|
Limited Partners capital, end of year (000s)
|
|
$
|
325,745
|
|
|
$
|
300,576
|
|
|
$
|
257,504
|
|
|
$
|
304,765
|
|
|
$
|
129,980
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (Master Fund)
|
|
|
25.12
|
%
|
|
|
23.12
|
%
|
|
|
22.57
|
%
|
|
|
9.54
|
%
|
|
|
14.03
|
%
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2008 Ratio includes repayment to
Investment Manager for prior reimbursements in the amount of
0.06%.
|
2 |
|
Prior to 2009, total return amounts
are calculated by geometrically linking returns based on the
change in value during each monthly accounting period.
|
3 |
|
Ratios calculated based on total
expenses and average net assets. If the expense ratio
calculation had been performed monthly, as is done for expense
cap calculations, the ratios would have been different.
|
FOURTEEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
8.
|
Financial
Highlights
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
period from
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 1,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(commencement
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended March 31,
|
|
|
of operations) to
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
20082
|
|
|
March 31,
20075
|
|
|
|
Total return before amortizing organizational expenses and
before Performance Allocation
|
|
|
6.64
|
%1
|
|
|
15.90
|
%1
|
|
|
(20.69
|
)%1
|
|
|
3.37
|
%1
|
|
|
3.79
|
%
|
Organization expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.38
|
)%
|
|
|
Total return after amortizing organizational expenses and before
Performance
Allocation3
|
|
|
6.64
|
%
|
|
|
15.90
|
%
|
|
|
(20.69
|
)%
|
|
|
3.37
|
%
|
|
|
2.41
|
%
|
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
(0.03
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.15
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.17
|
)%
|
|
|
Total return after amortizing organizational expenses and
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
6.64
|
%
|
|
|
15.90
|
%
|
|
|
(20.72
|
)%
|
|
|
3.22
|
%
|
|
|
2.24
|
%
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
|
0.14
|
%
|
|
|
(1.12
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.23
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.11
|
)%
|
|
|
(5.37
|
)%
|
|
|
Ratio of operating expenses to average net
assets4
|
|
|
1.43
|
%
|
|
|
1.51
|
%
|
|
|
1.56
|
%
|
|
|
1.72
|
%
|
|
|
7.60
|
%
|
Ratio of allocated credit facility fees and interest expense to
average net assets
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
0.01
|
%
|
|
|
Operating expenses, excluding reimbursement from Investment
Manager and Performance
Allocation4
|
|
|
1.53
|
%
|
|
|
1.57
|
%
|
|
|
1.59
|
%
|
|
|
1.77
|
%
|
|
|
7.61
|
%
|
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
|
|
0.18
|
%
|
|
|
0.35
|
%
|
|
|
Total expenses and Performance Allocation before reimbursement
from Investment Manager
|
|
|
1.53
|
%
|
|
|
1.57
|
%
|
|
|
1.62
|
%
|
|
|
1.95
|
%
|
|
|
7.96
|
%
|
Reimbursement from Investment Manager
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.12
|
)%
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
1.53
|
%
|
|
|
1.57
|
%
|
|
|
1.62
|
%
|
|
|
1.93
|
%
|
|
|
6.84
|
%
|
|
|
Limited Partners capital, end of period (000s)
|
|
$
|
238,675
|
|
|
$
|
249,153
|
|
|
$
|
202,898
|
|
|
$
|
149,882
|
|
|
$
|
9,418
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (Master Fund)
|
|
|
25.12
|
%
|
|
|
23.12
|
%
|
|
|
22.57
|
%
|
|
|
9.54
|
%
|
|
|
14.03
|
%
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Organizational costs were fully
expensed as of March 31, 2007.
|
2 |
|
2008 Ratio includes repayment to
Investment Manager for prior reimbursements in the amount of
0.09%.
|
3 |
|
Prior to 2009, total return amounts
are calculated by geometrically linking returns based on the
change in value during each monthly accounting period.
|
4 |
|
Ratios calculated based on total
expenses and average net assets. If the expense ratio
calculation had been performed monthly, as is done for expense
cap calculations, the ratios would have been different.
|
5 |
|
Annualized for periods of less than
one year.
|
FIFTEEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
8.
|
Financial
Highlights
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
period from
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 1,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(commencement
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended March 31,
|
|
|
of operations) to
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
20082
|
|
|
March 31,
20075
|
|
|
|
Total return before amortizing organizational expenses and
before Performance Allocation
|
|
|
6.61
|
%1
|
|
|
15.91
|
%1
|
|
|
(20.79
|
)%1
|
|
|
3.09
|
%1
|
|
|
2.51
|
%
|
Organization expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2.07
|
)%
|
|
|
Total return after amortizing organizational expenses and before
Performance
Allocation3
|
|
|
6.61
|
%
|
|
|
15.91
|
%
|
|
|
(20.79
|
)%
|
|
|
3.09
|
%
|
|
|
0.44
|
%
|
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
(0.05
|
)%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
(0.05
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.09
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.15
|
)%
|
|
|
Total return after amortizing organizational expenses and
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
6.56
|
%
|
|
|
15.91
|
%
|
|
|
(20.84
|
)%
|
|
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.29
|
%
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
|
|
(1.11
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.35
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.44
|
)%
|
|
|
(10.38
|
)%
|
|
|
Ratio of operating expenses to average net
assets4
|
|
|
1.38
|
%
|
|
|
1.44
|
%
|
|
|
1.50
|
%
|
|
|
1.67
|
%
|
|
|
12.74
|
%
|
Ratio of allocated credit facility fees and interest expense to
average net assets
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
|
|
|
0.03
|
%
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
0.01
|
%
|
Ratio of withholding tax to average net assets
|
|
|
0.08
|
%
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
0.19
|
%
|
|
|
0.36
|
%
|
|
|
0.25
|
%
|
|
|
Operating expenses, excluding reimbursement from Investment
Manager and Performance
Allocation4
|
|
|
1.56
|
%
|
|
|
1.55
|
%
|
|
|
1.72
|
%
|
|
|
2.08
|
%
|
|
|
13.00
|
%
|
Performance Allocation
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
0.14
|
%
|
|
|
0.59
|
%
|
|
|
Total expenses and Performance Allocation before reimbursement
from Investment Manager
|
|
|
1.61
|
%
|
|
|
1.55
|
%
|
|
|
1.77
|
%
|
|
|
2.22
|
%
|
|
|
13.59
|
%
|
Reimbursement from Investment Manager
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
(0.03
|
)%
|
|
|
(1.42
|
)%
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
1.61
|
%
|
|
|
1.55
|
%
|
|
|
1.77
|
%
|
|
|
2.19
|
%
|
|
|
12.17
|
%
|
|
|
Limited Partners capital, end of period (000s)
|
|
$
|
659,549
|
|
|
$
|
561,581
|
|
|
$
|
384,901
|
|
|
$
|
209,737
|
|
|
$
|
4,047
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (Master Fund)
|
|
|
25.12
|
%
|
|
|
23.12
|
%
|
|
|
22.57
|
%
|
|
|
9.54
|
%
|
|
|
14.03
|
%
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Organizational costs were fully
expensed as of March 31, 2007.
|
2 |
|
2008 Ratio includes repayment to
Investment Manager for prior reimbursements in the amount of
0.07%.
|
3 |
|
Prior to 2009, total return amounts
are calculated by geometrically linking returns based on the
change in value during each monthly accounting period.
|
4 |
|
Ratios calculated based on total
expenses and average net assets. If the expense ratio
calculation had been performed monthly, as is done for expense
cap calculations, the ratios would have been different.
|
5 |
|
Annualized for periods of less than
one year.
|
SIXTEEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011 (concluded)
Management has evaluated the events and transactions through the
date the financial statements were issued and determined there
were no subsequent events that required adjustment to our
disclosure in the financial statements except the following:
effective April 1, 2011 and May 1, 2011, there were
additional purchases into the Feeder Funds of the following
amounts:
|
|
|
|
|
April 1, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
8,745,000
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
6,670,106
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
6,263,972
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
7,669,026
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 1, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
3,455,700
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
5,036,097
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
3,237,000
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
4,822,100
|
|
In addition, since April 1, 2011, the board accepted the
following tender requests which will be effective as of
June 30, 2011:
|
|
|
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
11,324,018
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
13,160,489
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
16,436,866
|
|
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Institutional Fund, L.P.
|
|
$
|
29,691,824
|
|
SEVENTEEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
(Unaudited)
The identity of the Board members (each a Director)
and brief biographical information, as of March 31, 2011,
is set forth below. The business address of each Director is
care of Hatteras Funds, 8540 Colonnade Center Drive,
Suite 401, Raleigh, NC 27615. The Feeder Funds
statements of additional information include information about
the Directors and may be obtained without charge by calling
1-888-363-2324.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During Past 5 Years
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
|
Position(s) Held
|
|
|
|
and Other
|
|
Portfolios in Fund
|
|
Name &
|
|
with the Feeder
|
|
Length of
|
|
Directorships
|
|
Complex Overseen
|
|
Date of Birth
|
|
Funds
|
|
Time Served
|
|
Held by Director
|
|
by Director
|
|
|
|
INTERESTED DIRECTOR
|
|
David B. Perkins*
July 18, 1962
|
|
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of each Fund in
the Fund Complex
|
|
Since Inception
|
|
Mr. Perkins has been Chairman of the Board of Managers and
President of the Fund since inception. Mr. Perkins is the
Chief Executive Officer of Hatteras and its affiliated entities.
He founded the firm in September 2003. Prior to that, he was the
co-founder and Managing Partner of CapFinancial Partners, LLC.
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
|
|
H. Alexander Holmes
May 4, 1942
|
|
Director; Audit Committee Member of each Fund in the Fund Complex
|
|
Since Inception
|
|
Mr. Holmes founded Holmes Advisory Services, LLC, a financial
consultation firm, in 1993.
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
Steve E. Moss
February 18, 1953
|
|
Director; Audit Committee Member of each Fund in the Fund Complex
|
|
Since Inception
|
|
Mr. Moss is a principal of Holden, Moss, Knott, Clark, Copley
& Hoyle, P.A. and has been a member manager of HMKCT
Properties, LLC since January 1996.
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
Gregory S. Sellers
May 5, 1959
|
|
Director; Audit Committee Member of each Fund in the Fund Complex
|
|
Since Inception
|
|
Mr. Sellers has been the Chief Financial Officer of Imagemark
Business Services, Inc., a strategic communications provider of
marketing and print communications solutions, since June 2009.
From 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Sellers was the Chief Financial
Officer and a director of Kings Plush, Inc., a fabric
manufacturer.
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
Daniel K. Wilson
June 22, 1948
|
|
Director; Audit Committee Member of each Fund in the Fund Complex
|
|
Since June 2009
|
|
Mr. Wilson was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Parksdale Mills, Inc. from 2004 - 2008. Mr. Wilson
currently is in private practice as a Certified Public
Accountant.
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Mr. Perkins is deemed to be an
interested Director of the Feeder Funds because of
his affiliations with the Investment Manager.
|
EIGHTEEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
(Unaudited)
Set forth below is the name, date of birth, position with each
Feeder Fund, length of term of office, and the principal
occupation for the last five years, as of March 31, 2011,
of each of the persons currently serving as Executive Officers
of the Feeder Funds. The business address of each officer is
care of Hatteras Funds, 8540 Colonnade Center Drive,
Suite 401, Raleigh, NC 27615.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During Past 5 Years
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
|
Position(s) Held
|
|
|
|
and Other
|
|
Portfolios in Fund
|
|
Name &
|
|
with the Feeder
|
|
Length of
|
|
Directorships
|
|
Complex Overseen
|
|
Date of Birth
|
|
Funds
|
|
Time Served
|
|
Held by Officer
|
|
by Officer
|
|
|
|
OFFICERS
|
|
J. Michael Fields,
July 14, 1973
|
|
Secretary of each Fund in the Fund Complex
|
|
Since 2008
|
|
Prior to becoming Secretary of each of the funds in the Fund
Complex, Mr. Fields was the Treasurer of each of the funds
in the Fund Complex. Mr. Fields is Chief Operating Officer of
Hatteras and its affiliates and has been employed by the
Hatteras firm since its inception in September 2003.
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
Andrew P. Chica
September 7, 1975
|
|
Chief Compliance Officer of each Fund in the Fund Complex
|
|
Since 2008
|
|
Mr. Chica joined Hatteras in November 2007 and became Chief
Compliance Officer of each of the funds in the Fund Complex and
the Investment Manager as of January 2008. Prior to joining
Hatteras, Mr. Chica was the Compliance Manager for UMB Fund
Services, Inc. from December 2004 to November 2007. From April
2000 to December 2004, Mr. Chica served as an Assistant Vice
President and Compliance Officer with U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services, LLC.
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
Robert Lance Baker
September 17, 1971
|
|
Treasurer of each Fund in the Fund Complex
|
|
Since 2008
|
|
Mr. Baker joined Hatteras in March 2008 and became Treasurer of
each of the funds in the Fund Complex in December 2008. Mr.
Baker serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the Investment
Manager and its affiliates. Prior to joining Hatteras, Mr. Baker
worked for Smith Breeden Associates, an investment advisor
located in Durham, NC. At Smith Breeden, Mr. Baker served
as Vice President of Portfolio Accounting, Performance
Reporting, and Fund Administration.
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
NINETEEN
hatteras
funds
(each a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
(Unaudited)
Proxy
Voting
For free information regarding how the Master Fund voted proxies
during the period ended June 30, 2010 or to obtain a free
copy of the Master Funds complete proxy voting policies
and procedures, call
1-800-504-9070
or visit the SECs website at
http://www.sec.gov
Availability
of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules
The Feeder Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio
holdings, which includes securities held by the Master Fund,
with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal
year on
Form N-Q.
The Feeder Funds
Form N-Q
is available, without charge and upon request, on the SECs
website at
http://www.sec.gov
or may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information on the Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling
1-800-SEC-0330.
TWENTY
Hatteras
Master
Fund,
L.P.
(a
Delaware Limited Partnership)
Financial
Statements
As of and for the year ended March 31, 2011
with Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Hatteras
Master Fund, L.P.
(a Delaware Limited
Partnership)
As of and for the year ended
March 31, 2011
Table of
Contents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schedule of Investments
|
|
|
2-7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners Capital
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Operations
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statements of Changes in Partners Capital
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
|
|
12-21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Board of Directors (unaudited)
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund Management (unaudited)
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Information (unaudited)
|
|
|
24-25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deloitte & Touche LLP 1700 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-3984 USA
Tel: +1 215 246 2300 Fax: +1 215 569 2441 www.deloitte.com
|
To the Board of Directors and
Partners of Hatteras Master Fund, L.P.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets,
liabilities, and partners capital of Hatteras Master Fund,
L.P. (a Delaware Limited Partnership) (the Master
Fund), including the schedule of investments, as of
March 31, 2011, and the related statements of operations
and cash flows for the year then ended, and the statements of
changes in partners capital for each of the two years in
the period then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Master Funds management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits 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 Master Fund is not required
to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits 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 Master Funds 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, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures
included confirmation of investments owned as of March 31,
2011, by correspondence with underlying fund advisers and
custodians. We believe that our audits provide 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 Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. as of March 31, 2011, the
results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then
ended, and the changes in its partners capital for each of
the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the
financial statements include investments valued at
$1,447,598,364 (88.19% of total assets) as of March 31,
2011, whose fair value have been estimated by management in the
absence of readily determinable fair values. Managements
estimates are based on information provided by the underlying
fund advisers.
May 27, 2011
Member
of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
HATTERAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
March 31, 2011
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PARTNERS
CAPITAL
Percentages are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in Adviser Funds,
Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual Funds
(99.28)%
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
Absolute Return (13.08)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7X7 Institutional Partners,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
14,937,548
|
|
|
$
|
14,207,366
|
|
Broad Peak Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,325,215
|
|
|
|
3,236,542
|
|
Citadel Derivatives Group Investors,
LLCa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,413,210
|
|
|
|
5,990,293
|
|
Citadel Wellington, LLC
(Class A)a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,740,360
|
|
|
|
30,853,067
|
|
Courage Special Situations Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,327,675
|
|
|
|
18,075,211
|
|
D.E. Shaw Composite Fund,
LLCa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,213,665
|
|
|
|
19,020,300
|
|
Eton Park Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,000,000
|
|
|
|
21,231,364
|
|
JANA Partners Qualified,
L.P.a, b,
e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
92,329
|
|
|
|
41,998
|
|
Marathon Fund,
L.P.a, b,
e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,247,988
|
|
|
|
2,522,218
|
|
Montrica Global Opportunities Fund,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
835,371
|
|
|
|
704,318
|
|
OZ Asia, Domestic Partners
L.P.b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,284,064
|
|
|
|
1,307,959
|
|
Paulson Advantage,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,207,995
|
|
|
|
21,030,827
|
|
Paulson Partners Enhanced,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,181,104
|
|
|
|
13,326,649
|
|
Perry Partners,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
774,325
|
|
|
|
826,037
|
|
Pipe Equity
Partnersa,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,801,500
|
|
|
|
8,720,361
|
|
Pipe Select Fund,
LLCa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,310,443
|
|
|
|
13,110,331
|
|
Standard Investment Research Hedge Equity Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000,000
|
|
|
|
22,575,894
|
|
Stark Investments,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,361,734
|
|
|
|
2,253,184
|
|
Stark Select Asset
Fund LLC,a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
903,131
|
|
|
|
920,239
|
|
|
|
Total Absolute Return
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
176,957,657
|
|
|
|
199,954,158
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy and Natural
Resources (13.89)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in Adviser Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arclight Energy Partners Fund III,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,605,759
|
|
|
|
4,385,432
|
|
Arclight Energy Partners Fund IV,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,571,848
|
|
|
|
3,857,614
|
|
Black River Commodity MS Fund,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
463,426
|
|
|
|
461,767
|
|
Bluegold Global Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
12,227,310
|
|
See notes to financial
statements.
TWO
HATTERAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Schedule of
Investments
March 31, 2011
(continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy and Natural
Resources (13.89)% (continued)
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
Cadent Energy Partners II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,053,380
|
|
|
$
|
5,249,123
|
|
Camcap Resources,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
536,329
|
|
|
|
480,168
|
|
Canaan Natural Gas Fund X,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,360,500
|
|
|
|
1,256,551
|
|
Chilton Global Natural Resources Partners,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,817,824
|
|
|
|
24,690,233
|
|
EMG Investments,
LLCb
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,495,925
|
|
|
|
1,610,000
|
|
EnerVest Energy Institutional
Fund XI-A,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,998,031
|
|
|
|
5,050,646
|
|
EnerVest Energy Institutional
Fund X-A,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,178,934
|
|
|
|
2,333,338
|
|
Goldfinch Capital Management,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,000,000
|
|
|
|
14,270,089
|
|
Intervale Capital Fund,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,525,930
|
|
|
|
6,206,294
|
|
Merit Energy Partners F-II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,032,678
|
|
|
|
804,972
|
|
Natural Gas Partners Energy Tech,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
884,611
|
|
|
|
883,510
|
|
Natural Gas Partners IX,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,177,297
|
|
|
|
6,920,487
|
|
Natural Gas Partners VIII,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,155,944
|
|
|
|
4,903,620
|
|
NGP Energy Technology Partners II, L.P.
a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,715,959
|
|
|
|
1,645,170
|
|
NGP Midstream & Resources Offshore Holdings Fund,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,480,167
|
|
|
|
4,250,000
|
|
NGP Midstream & Resources,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,722,458
|
|
|
|
5,340,000
|
|
Ospraie Special Opportunities Fund,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,559,979
|
|
|
|
4,371,835
|
|
Pine Brook Capital Partners,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,583,211
|
|
|
|
3,363,453
|
|
Quantum Energy Partners IV,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,812,315
|
|
|
|
2,322,870
|
|
Quantum Energy Partners V,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,666,532
|
|
|
|
486,208
|
|
Sentient Global Resources Fund III,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,570,883
|
|
|
|
13,930,326
|
|
Southport Energy Plus Partners,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,167,182
|
|
|
|
23,944,214
|
|
The Clive Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,000,000
|
|
|
|
18,099,086
|
|
Touradji Global Resources Holdings,
LLCa,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,434,008
|
|
|
|
3,023,177
|
|
TPF II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,498,671
|
|
|
|
9,159,285
|
|
Urban Oil and Gas Partners
A-1,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,987,013
|
|
|
|
2,921,113
|
|
|
|
Total Investment in Adviser Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168,056,794
|
|
|
|
188,447,891
|
|
|
|
Investment in Exchange Traded Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market Vectors Gold Miners
|
|
|
164,000
|
|
|
|
9,986,321
|
|
|
|
9,856,400
|
|
Oil Services HOLDRS Trust
|
|
|
84,500
|
|
|
|
10,431,115
|
|
|
|
13,888,420
|
|
|
|
Total Investment in Exchange Traded Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,417,436
|
|
|
|
23,744,820
|
|
|
|
Total Energy and Natural Resources
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
188,474,230
|
|
|
|
212,192,711
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enhanced Fixed
Income (24.91)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in Adviser Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alden Global Distressed Opportunities Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000,000
|
|
|
|
19,440,637
|
|
Anchorage Capital Partners,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
|
31,984,171
|
|
Anchorage Crossover Credit Fund II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,873
|
|
|
|
2,145
|
|
BDCM Partners I,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,973,296
|
|
|
|
30,889,609
|
|
Bell Point Credit Opportunities Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000,000
|
|
|
|
21,056,488
|
|
Contrarian Capital Fund I,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,522,723
|
|
|
|
17,488,173
|
|
CPIM Structured Credit Fund 1000,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
222,828
|
|
|
|
33,190
|
|
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,898,166
|
|
|
|
9,462,814
|
|
EDF-M1 Onshore,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
6,739,693
|
|
Fortress VRF Advisors I,
LLCa,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,092,619
|
|
|
|
1,803,145
|
|
See notes to financial
statements.
THREE
HATTERAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Schedule of
Investments
March 31, 2011
(continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enhanced Fixed
Income (24.91)% (continued)
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
Halcyon European Structured Opportunities Fund,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,151,246
|
|
|
$
|
812,827
|
|
Harbinger Capital Partners Fund I,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,567,661
|
|
|
|
12,920,061
|
|
Harbinger Credit Distressed Blue Line Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000,000
|
|
|
|
23,035,990
|
|
Marathon Special Opportunity Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,534,863
|
|
|
|
8,245,456
|
|
MKP Credit,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000,000
|
|
|
|
27,554,096
|
|
Morgan Rio Capital Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,000,000
|
|
|
|
8,250,631
|
|
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
10,335,516
|
|
Prospect Harbor Credit Partners,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,651,908
|
|
|
|
2,606,840
|
|
Providence MBS Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000,000
|
|
|
|
27,853,816
|
|
Senator Global Opportunity Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
|
35,609,068
|
|
Strategic Value Restructuring Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,428,312
|
|
|
|
17,558,969
|
|
Waterstone Market Neutral Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,935,688
|
|
|
|
21,169,426
|
|
|
|
Total Investment in Adviser Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
308,983,183
|
|
|
|
334,852,761
|
|
|
|
Investment in Mutual Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Doubleline Total Return Bond
|
|
|
2,271,139
|
|
|
|
24,000,000
|
|
|
|
24,891,688
|
|
Fidelity Convertible Securities
|
|
|
367,512
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
9,985,300
|
|
Fidelity Floating Rate High Income
|
|
|
1,104,264
|
|
|
|
10,421,956
|
|
|
|
10,899,088
|
|
|
|
Total Investment in Mutual Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,421,956
|
|
|
|
45,776,076
|
|
|
|
Total Enhanced Fixed Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
353,405,139
|
|
|
|
380,628,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opportunistic Equity
(25.11)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Algebris Global Financials Fund,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,276,982
|
|
|
|
13,950,064
|
|
Alphamosaic (U.S.), LLC-Series Cell No. 41 (Winton
Capital Management
Limited)a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
|
|
5,004,004
|
|
Artis Partners 2X (Institutional),
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,958,246
|
|
|
|
28,447,629
|
|
Ashoka Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,000,000
|
|
|
|
12,263,393
|
|
Asian Century Quest Fund (QP),
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,364,157
|
|
|
|
16,782,174
|
|
Biomedical Value Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,459,060
|
|
|
|
1,682,741
|
|
Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Strategies Fund,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,620,921
|
|
|
|
11,125,947
|
|
Brevan Howard,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,137,159
|
|
|
|
15,564,113
|
|
Bridgewater All Weather 12%,
LLCa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,000,000
|
|
|
|
15,078,914
|
|
Bridgewater Pure Alpha Major Markets II,
LLCa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
10,176,365
|
|
CCM SPV II,
LLCa,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,560
|
|
|
|
58,291
|
|
CRM Windridge Partners,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,513,693
|
|
|
|
9,918,882
|
|
D.E. Shaw Oculus Fund,
LLCa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,386,704
|
|
|
|
13,491,680
|
|
Drawbridge Global Macro Fund,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,671
|
|
|
|
89,020
|
|
Ellerston Global Equity Managers Fund (U.S.),
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
235,150
|
|
|
|
332,846
|
|
Expo Health Sciences Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000,000
|
|
|
|
20,700,743
|
|
Gracie Capital,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
216,671
|
|
|
|
133,332
|
|
HealthCor,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,537,066
|
|
|
|
20,552,448
|
|
Miura Global Partners II,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,140,010
|
|
|
|
10,557,638
|
|
R.G. Niederhoffer Global Fund, L.P.
Ia,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,222,391
|
|
|
|
14,795,840
|
|
Robeco Transtrend Diversified Fund,
LLCa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
|
|
4,868,783
|
|
Samlyn Onshore Fund,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,170,802
|
|
|
|
28,736,605
|
|
Sansar Capital Master Fund, L.P.
Subsidiariesa,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
315,076
|
|
|
|
365,519
|
|
See notes to financial
statements.
FOUR
HATTERAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Schedule of
Investments
March 31, 2011
(continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opportunistic Equity
(25.11)% (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
Sloane Robinson
(Class C) Internationala,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,457,674
|
|
|
$
|
9,826,441
|
|
Sloane Robinson
(Class G) Emerginga,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,281,970
|
|
|
|
19,054,393
|
|
TT Mid-Cap Europe Long/Short
Fund Limiteda,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,500,000
|
|
|
|
26,057,657
|
|
Valiant Capital Partners,
L.P.b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,137,147
|
|
|
|
32,697,878
|
|
Viking Global Equities,
L.P.a,b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,012,276
|
|
|
|
18,105,409
|
|
Visium Balanced Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,969,942
|
|
|
|
22,925,460
|
|
Visium Special Holdings, LLC
(Class A)a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,331
|
|
|
|
250,182
|
|
Visium Special Holdings, LLC
(Class B)a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
143,851
|
|
|
|
192,588
|
|
|
|
Total Opportunistic Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
319,385,510
|
|
|
|
383,786,979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Equity
(14.68)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABRY Advanced Securities Fund,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,443,516
|
|
|
|
7,451,398
|
|
ABRY Partners VI,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,354,654
|
|
|
|
7,356,156
|
|
Accel-KKR Capital Partners III,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,649,123
|
|
|
|
3,376,000
|
|
Actis Umbrella Fund,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,720,352
|
|
|
|
2,428,000
|
|
BDCM Opportunity Fund II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,604,436
|
|
|
|
4,237,222
|
|
Brazos Equity Fund II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,324,514
|
|
|
|
1,973,830
|
|
Brazos Equity Fund III,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,460,562
|
|
|
|
952,774
|
|
Carlyle Japan Fund II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,544,374
|
|
|
|
1,443,388
|
|
Carlyle Partners V,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,107,443
|
|
|
|
7,283,438
|
|
CDH Venture Partners II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,593,927
|
|
|
|
2,393,336
|
|
CDH Venture Partners IV,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,648,912
|
|
|
|
1,553,983
|
|
China Special Opportunities Fund III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,982
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Claremont Creek Ventures II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
914,375
|
|
|
|
631,628
|
|
Claremont Creek Ventures,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,545,416
|
|
|
|
954,183
|
|
Crosslink Crossover Fund IV,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,345,919
|
|
|
|
6,159,638
|
|
Crosslink Crossover Fund V,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,495,464
|
|
|
|
12,015,744
|
|
CX Partners
Fund Limitedb
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,404,566
|
|
|
|
2,429,985
|
|
Dace Ventures I,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,139,802
|
|
|
|
1,918,692
|
|
Darwin Private Equity I,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,049,777
|
|
|
|
3,239,544
|
|
Encore Consumer Capital Fund,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,188,686
|
|
|
|
3,621,458
|
|
Exponent Private Equity Partners II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,682,697
|
|
|
|
2,766,713
|
|
Fairhaven Capital Partners,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,428,097
|
|
|
|
1,778,626
|
|
Garrison Opportunity Fund II A,
LLCa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
379,967
|
|
|
|
389,070
|
|
Gavea Investment Fund II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
850,000
|
|
|
|
2,624,471
|
|
Gavea Investment Fund III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,400,000
|
|
|
|
27,832,632
|
|
Great Point Partners I, L.P.
a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,966,538
|
|
|
|
2,427,857
|
|
Halifax Capital Partners II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,867,253
|
|
|
|
1,960,513
|
|
Hancock Park Capital III, L.P.
a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
|
3,700,000
|
|
Healthcor Partners Fund,
L.P.b,c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,758,995
|
|
|
|
1,464,861
|
|
Hillcrest Fund,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,431,105
|
|
|
|
2,876,364
|
|
Hony Capital Fund 2008,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,808,474
|
|
|
|
4,605,815
|
|
Integral Capital Partners VII,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,310,515
|
|
|
|
1,833,715
|
|
Integral Capital Partners VIII,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
9,249,058
|
|
J.C. Flowers III Co-Invest BTG,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,570,408
|
|
|
|
1,523,479
|
|
J.C. Flowers III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,938,134
|
|
|
|
2,137,718
|
|
See notes to financial
statements.
FIVE
HATTERAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Schedule of
Investments
March 31, 2011
(continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Equity
(14.68)% (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
Lighthouse Capital Partners VI,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,175,000
|
|
|
$
|
4,359,481
|
|
Mid Europa Fund III,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,444,609
|
|
|
|
3,180,634
|
|
New Horizon Capital III,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,697,887
|
|
|
|
4,948,005
|
|
OCM European Principal Opportunties Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,316,233
|
|
|
|
5,621,837
|
|
OCM Mezzanine Fund II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,997,661
|
|
|
|
3,060,494
|
|
Orchid Asia IV,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,001,417
|
|
|
|
6,327,077
|
|
Private Equity Investment Fund V,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,020,792
|
|
|
|
4,388,405
|
|
Private Equity Investors Fund IV,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,266,374
|
|
|
|
2,869,238
|
|
Roundtable Healthcare Partners II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,272,675
|
|
|
|
2,109,492
|
|
Roundtable Healthcare Management III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
906,691
|
|
|
|
871,993
|
|
Saints Capital VI,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,424,826
|
|
|
|
6,965,637
|
|
Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
822,658
|
|
|
|
948,807
|
|
Sanderling Venture Partners VI,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
880,040
|
|
|
|
1,220,610
|
|
Sovereign Capital Limited
Partnership IIIa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
986,255
|
|
|
|
859,855
|
|
Sterling Capital Partners II,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,718,239
|
|
|
|
1,809,366
|
|
Sterling Capital Partners III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,701,799
|
|
|
|
3,080,641
|
|
Sterling Group Partners III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600,626
|
|
|
|
404,335
|
|
Strategic Value Global Opportunities
Fund I-A,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,515,614
|
|
|
|
4,911,495
|
|
Tenaya Capital V,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,773,740
|
|
|
|
3,600,888
|
|
The Column Group,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,408,428
|
|
|
|
2,351,701
|
|
The Founders Fund III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
|
|
1,131,717
|
|
The Raptor Private Holdings,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,158,952
|
|
|
|
1,002,443
|
|
Tiger Global Investments Partners VI,
LPa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,175,000
|
|
|
|
2,483,267
|
|
Trivest Fund IV,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,626,605
|
|
|
|
3,692,109
|
|
VCFA Private Equity Partners IV,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,390,554
|
|
|
|
1,249,125
|
|
VCFA Venture Partners V,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,515,344
|
|
|
|
5,009,493
|
|
Voyager Capital Fund III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,406,122
|
|
|
|
1,571,740
|
|
Westview Capital Partners II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,102,194
|
|
|
|
2,351,709
|
|
Zero2IPO China Fund II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,927,859
|
|
|
|
3,308,280
|
|
|
|
Total Private Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,456,177
|
|
|
|
224,281,163
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate
(7.61)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arminius Moat,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,014,467
|
|
|
|
5,725,114
|
|
Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,011,263
|
|
|
|
2,606,377
|
|
Carlyle Realty Distressed RMBS Partners,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,716,981
|
|
|
|
10,579,976
|
|
Colony Investors VII, L.P.
a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,045,480
|
|
|
|
956,521
|
|
Colony Investors VIII,
L.P.b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,890,747
|
|
|
|
3,539,528
|
|
DaVinci Corporate Opportunity Partners,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,832,176
|
|
|
|
737,194
|
|
Florida Real Estate Value Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999,648
|
|
|
|
939,963
|
|
Forum European Realty Income III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,747,887
|
|
|
|
3,084,821
|
|
Garrison Opportunity Fund, LLC
a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,006,062
|
|
|
|
7,729,928
|
|
Greenfield Acquisition Partners V,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,381,818
|
|
|
|
4,483,922
|
|
GTIS Brazil Real Estate Fund,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,239,994
|
|
|
|
6,942,608
|
|
Phoenix Real Estate Fund (T),
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,838,785
|
|
|
|
5,797,351
|
|
Northwood Real Estate
Co-Investorsb
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
734,897
|
|
|
|
745,197
|
|
Northwood Real Estate
Partnersb
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,388,734
|
|
|
|
2,114,257
|
|
See notes to financial
statements.
SIX
HATTERAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Schedule of
Investments
March 31, 2011
(concluded)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate (7.61)%
(continued)
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
ORBIS Real Estate
Fund Ia,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,103,047
|
|
|
$
|
2,332,719
|
|
Patron Capital, L.P.
IIIa,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,598,363
|
|
|
|
3,027,213
|
|
Phoenix Real Estate Fund PTE
Limitedb
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,437,093
|
|
|
|
7,958,421
|
|
Rockwood Capital Real Estate Partners Fund VII,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,472,938
|
|
Security Capital-Preferred Growth,
LLCb,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,371,234
|
|
|
|
517,872
|
|
Square Mile Lodging Opportunity Partners,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,786,878
|
|
|
|
1,783,090
|
|
Square Mile Partners III,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,790,311
|
|
|
|
6,773,177
|
|
TCW Special Mortgage Credits Fund II,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,819,614
|
|
|
|
23,713,429
|
|
Transwestern Mezzanine Realty Partners II,
LLCb
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,097,921
|
|
|
|
562,600
|
|
Transwestern Mezzanine Realty
Partners IIIb
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,571,622
|
|
|
|
1,903,746
|
|
WCP Real Estate Fund I,
L.P.a,b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,823,940
|
|
|
|
4,556,665
|
|
WCP Real Estate Strategies Fund,
L.P.a,b,e
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,971,303
|
|
|
|
5,690,785
|
|
|
|
Total Real Estate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124,220,265
|
|
|
|
116,275,412
|
|
|
|
Total investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded Funds and
Mutual Funds (cost $1,362,898,978)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,517,119,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term Investments (1.70)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federated Prime Obligations Fund #10,
0.15%d
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,933,291
|
|
|
|
25,933,291
|
|
|
|
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $25,933,291)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,933,291
|
|
|
|
Total Investments (cost $1,388,832,269) (100.98)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,543,052,551
|
|
Liabilities in excess of other assets (-0.98)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,919,009
|
)
|
|
|
Partners capital (100.00)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,528,133,542
|
|
|
|
|
|
a
|
Non-income producing.
|
b
|
Adviser Fund is issued in private placement transactions and as
such are restricted as to resale.
|
c
|
Securities held in custody by US Bank N.A., as collateral for a
credit facility (see Note 8). The total cost and fair value
of these securities was $289,382,045 and $370,342,047
respectively.
|
|
|
d
|
The rate shown is the annualized
7-day yield
as of March 31, 2011.
|
|
|
e
|
The Adviser Fund has imposed gates
on or has restricted redemptions from Adviser Funds.
|
HOLDRS Holding Company Depository Receipts
Total cost and fair value of restricted Adviser Funds as of
March 31, 2011 was $1,298,059,586 and $1,447,598,364,
respectively.
See notes to financial
statements.
SEVEN
Hatteras
Master Fund, L.P.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual
Funds, at fair value
(cost $1,362,898,978)
|
|
$
|
1,517,119,260
|
|
Investments in short-term investments, at fair value (cost
$25,933,291)
|
|
|
25,933,291
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
8,009,191
|
|
Receivable from redemption of Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded
Funds and Mutual Funds
|
|
|
59,327,439
|
|
Investment in Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual
Funds paid in advance
|
|
|
30,988,239
|
|
Dividends and interest receivable
|
|
|
3,586
|
|
Prepaid assets
|
|
|
1,520
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,641,382,526
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and partners capital
|
|
|
|
|
Withdrawals payable
|
|
$
|
82,900,860
|
|
Contributions received in advance
|
|
|
28,431,226
|
|
Management fee payable
|
|
|
1,343,578
|
|
Professional fees payable
|
|
|
244,799
|
|
Risk management fees payable
|
|
|
155,099
|
|
Accounting and administration fees payable
|
|
|
101,468
|
|
Line of credit fees payable
|
|
|
53,333
|
|
Printing fees payable
|
|
|
9,628
|
|
Custodian fees payable
|
|
|
8,863
|
|
Other expenses payable
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
113,248,984
|
|
|
|
Partners capital
|
|
|
1,528,133,542
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and partners capital
|
|
$
|
1,641,382,526
|
|
|
|
Components of Partners capital
|
|
|
|
|
Capital contributions (net)
|
|
$
|
1,473,356,303
|
|
Accumulated net investment loss
|
|
|
(26,865,872
|
)
|
Accumulated net realized loss
|
|
|
(72,577,171
|
)
|
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
|
|
154,220,282
|
|
|
|
Partners capital
|
|
$
|
1,528,133,542
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
EIGHT
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
For the year ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
Investment income
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$
|
25,164,129
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
67,377
|
|
|
|
Total investment income
|
|
|
25,231,506
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
Management fee
|
|
|
15,008,079
|
|
Line of credit fees
|
|
|
1,238,084
|
|
Accounting and administration fees
|
|
|
1,095,252
|
|
Risk management expense
|
|
|
716,600
|
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
411,787
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
176,915
|
|
Custodian fees
|
|
|
116,099
|
|
Compliance consulting fees
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
Insurance expense
|
|
|
15,198
|
|
Other expenses
|
|
|
91,947
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
18,899,961
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
6,331,545
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation on
investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual
Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain from investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange
Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
22,108,617
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Adviser
Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange
transactions
|
|
|
74,732,748
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation on
investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual
Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
96,841,365
|
|
|
|
Net increase in partners capital resulting from
operations
|
|
$
|
103,172,910
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
NINE
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
For the years ended
March 31, 2010 and 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
|
|
|
Limited
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
|
Partners capital, at March 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,149,124,025
|
|
|
$
|
1,149,124,025
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
287,748,673
|
|
|
|
287,748,673
|
|
Capital withdrawals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(222,834,766
|
)
|
|
|
(222,834,766
|
)
|
Net investment loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,036,943
|
)
|
|
|
(11,036,943
|
)
|
Net realized gain from investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange
Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,694,603
|
|
|
|
9,694,603
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Adviser
Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange
transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
198,473,425
|
|
|
|
198,473,425
|
|
|
|
Partners capital, at March 31, 2010*
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,411,169,017
|
|
|
$
|
1,411,169,017
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
306,549,492
|
|
|
|
306,549,492
|
|
Capital withdrawals
|
|
|
(323,877
|
)
|
|
|
(292,434,000
|
)
|
|
|
(292,757,877
|
)
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,331,545
|
|
|
|
6,331,545
|
|
Net realized gain from investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange
Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,108,617
|
|
|
|
22,108,617
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Adviser
Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange
transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,732,748
|
|
|
|
74,732,748
|
|
Performance allocation
|
|
|
323,877
|
|
|
|
(323,877
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Partners capital, at March 31, 2011**
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,528,133,542
|
|
|
$
|
1,528,133,542
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Including accumulated net investment loss of $33,197,417.
|
|
**
|
Including accumulated net investment loss of $26,865,872.
|
See notes to financial statements.
TEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
For the year ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in partners capital resulting from operations
|
|
$
|
103,172,910
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in partners capital
resulting from operations to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual Funds
|
|
|
(458,848,049
|
)
|
Proceeds from redemptions of Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded
Funds and Mutual Funds
|
|
|
408,847,074
|
|
Net realized gain from investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange
Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange transactions
|
|
|
(22,108,617
|
)
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Adviser
Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and foreign exchange
transactions
|
|
|
(74,732,748
|
)
|
Net purchases of short-term investments
|
|
|
(11,974,633
|
)
|
Decrease in investments in Adviser Funds, Exchange Traded Funds
and Mutual Funds paid in advance
|
|
|
2,074,835
|
|
Increase in receivable from redemption of Adviser Funds,
Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual Funds
|
|
|
(2,968,532
|
)
|
Increase in dividends and interest receivable
|
|
|
(1,522
|
)
|
Increase in prepaid assets
|
|
|
(1,520
|
)
|
Increase in management fee payable
|
|
|
136,782
|
|
Increase in professional fees payable
|
|
|
10,616
|
|
Increase in risk management fees payable
|
|
|
3,506
|
|
Increase in accounting and administration fees payable
|
|
|
15,423
|
|
Decrease in line of credit fees payable
|
|
|
(111,089
|
)
|
Decrease in printing fees payable
|
|
|
(26,419
|
)
|
Increase in custodian fees payable
|
|
|
229
|
|
Decrease in withholding tax payable
|
|
|
(103
|
)
|
Decrease in other expenses payable
|
|
|
(5,538
|
)
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(56,517,395
|
)
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
309,098,010
|
|
Capital withdrawals
|
|
|
(245,714,213
|
)
|
Line of credit borrowings
|
|
|
78,000,000
|
|
Line of credit repayments
|
|
|
(78,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
63,383,797
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash
|
|
|
6,866,402
|
|
|
|
Cash at beginning of year
|
|
|
1,142,789
|
|
|
|
Cash at end of year
|
|
$
|
8,009,191
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Interest Expense Paid
|
|
$
|
176,915
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
ELEVEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
For the year ended
March 31, 2011
Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. (the Master Fund) was
organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State
of Delaware on October 29, 2004 and commenced operations on
January 1, 2005. The Master Fund is registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940
Act), as a closed-end, non-diversified management
investment company. The Master Fund is managed by Hatteras
Investment Partners, LLC (the Investment Manager), a
Delaware limited liability company registered as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
The primary objective of the Master Fund is to provide capital
appreciation consistent with the return characteristic of the
alternative investment portfolios of larger endowments through
investments in the six asset classes of Opportunistic Equity,
Enhanced Fixed Income, Absolute Return, Real Estate, Private
Equity, and Energy and Natural Resources. The Master Funds
objective is to provide capital appreciation with less
volatility than that of the equity markets. To achieve its
objectives, the Master Fund provides its limited partners (each,
a Limited Partner and together, the Limited
Partners) with access to a broad range of investment
strategies, asset categories, and trading Advisers
(Advisers) and by providing overall asset allocation
services typically available on a collective basis to larger
institutions. The Master Fund invests with each Adviser either
by becoming a participant in an investment vehicle operated by
the Adviser (an Adviser Fund) which includes
exchange traded funds (ETFs), hedge funds, and
investment funds or by placing assets in an account directly
managed by the Adviser.
Hatteras Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, serves as the General Partner of the Master Fund (the
General Partner). The General Partner is an
affiliate of the Investment Manager. The General Partner has
appointed a Board of Directors (the Board) and, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, has irrevocably
delegated to the Board its rights and powers to monitor and
oversee the business affairs of the Master Fund, including the
complete and exclusive authority to oversee and establish
policies regarding the management, conduct and operation of the
Master Funds business.
|
|
2.
|
Significant
Accounting Policies
|
The following is a summary of significant accounting and
reporting policies used in preparing the financial statements.
The Master Funds accounting and reporting policies conform
with accounting principles generally accepted within the United
States of America (GAAP).
Cash includes short-term interest bearing deposit accounts. At
times, such deposits may be in excess of federally insured
limits. The Master Fund has not experienced any losses in such
accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant
credit risk on such accounts.
|
|
c.
|
Valuation
of Investments
|
Investments held by the Master Fund include:
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in Adviser Funds The Master Fund
will value interests in the Adviser Funds at fair value, which
ordinarily will be the value determined by their respective
investment managers, in accordance with procedures established
by the Board. Investments in Adviser Funds are subject to the
terms of the Adviser Funds offering documents. Valuations
of the Adviser Funds may be subject to estimates and are net of
|
TWELVE
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
2.
|
Significant
Accounting Policies
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
c.
|
Valuation
of Investments (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
management and performance
incentive fees or allocations payable to the Adviser Funds
investment managers as required by the Adviser Funds
offering documents. If the Investment Manager determines that
the most recent value reported by any Adviser Fund does not
represent fair value or if any Adviser Fund fails to report a
value to the Master Fund, a fair value determination is made
under procedures established by and under the general
supervision of the Board. Because of the inherent uncertainty in
valuation, the estimated values may differ from the values that
would have been used had a ready market for the securities
existed, and the differences could be material.
|
The interests of some Adviser Funds, primarily investments in
private equity funds, may be valued less frequently than the
calculation of the Master Funds net asset value.
Therefore, the reported performance of the Adviser Fund may lag
the reporting period of the Master Fund. The Investment Manager
has established procedures for reviewing the effect on the
Master Funds net asset value due to this lag in reported
performance of the Adviser Funds.
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual Funds
Securities traded on one or more of the
U.S. national securities exchanges or the OTC
Bulletin Board will be valued at their last sales price.
Securities traded on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ
Official Closing Price (NOCP), at the close of
trading on the exchanges or markets where such securities are
traded for the business day as of which such value is being
determined.
|
The Master Fund classifies its assets and liabilities that are
reported at fair value into three levels based on the lowest
level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement. Estimated values may differ from the values that
would have been used if a ready market existed or if the
investments were liquidated at the valuation date.
The three-tier hierarchy distinguishes between (1) inputs
that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in
pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data
obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity
(observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the
reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions
market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability
developed based on the best information available in the
circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish
classification of fair value measurements for disclosure
purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of
the Master Funds investments. The inputs are summarized in
the three broad levels listed below:
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1 quoted prices (unadjusted) in active
markets for identical assets and liabilities.
|
|
|
|
Level 2 other significant observable inputs
(including quoted prices for similar investments, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, ability to redeem in the
near term from Adviser Funds, etc.)
|
|
|
|
Level 3 significant unobservable inputs
(including the Master Funds own assumptions in determining
the fair value of investments)
|
THIRTEEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
2.
|
Significant
Accounting Policies
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
c.
|
Valuation
of Investments (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
Absolute Return
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
133,686,968
|
|
|
$
|
66,267,190
|
|
|
$
|
199,954,158
|
|
Energy and Natural Resources
|
|
|
23,744,820
|
|
|
|
93,230,932
|
|
|
|
95,216,959
|
|
|
|
212,192,711
|
|
Enhanced Fixed Income
|
|
|
45,776,076
|
|
|
|
189,090,523
|
|
|
|
145,762,238
|
|
|
|
380,628,837
|
|
Opportunistic Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
277,994,786
|
|
|
|
105,792,193
|
|
|
|
383,786,979
|
|
Private Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
224,281,163
|
|
|
|
224,281,163
|
|
Real Estate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,275,412
|
|
|
|
116,275,412
|
|
Short-Term Investment
|
|
|
25,933,291
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,933,291
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
95,454,187
|
|
|
$
|
694,003,209
|
|
|
$
|
753,595,155
|
|
|
$
|
1,543,052,551
|
|
|
|
The following is a reconciliation of investments in which
significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in
determining fair value on a recurring basis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
Transfers
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
out of
|
|
|
Realized Gain
|
|
|
Appreciation/
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
Investments
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Level 3*
|
|
|
(Loss)
|
|
|
(Depreciation)
|
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
Absolute Return
|
|
$
|
92,378,347
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
52,840
|
|
|
$
|
2,597,684
|
|
|
$
|
2,501,151
|
|
|
$
|
(31,262,832
|
)
|
|
$
|
66,267,190
|
|
Energy & Natural Resources
|
|
|
80,693,617
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,063,018
|
|
|
|
6,185,177
|
|
|
|
27,111,482
|
|
|
|
(19,836,335
|
)
|
|
|
95,216,959
|
|
Enhanced Fixed Income
|
|
|
193,782,504
|
|
|
|
(20,645,548
|
)
|
|
|
4,599,924
|
|
|
|
9,232,181
|
|
|
|
25,000,000
|
|
|
|
(66,206,823
|
)
|
|
|
145,762,238
|
|
Opportunistic Equity
|
|
|
107,062,127
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,531,434
|
|
|
|
3,762,896
|
|
|
|
25,093,698
|
|
|
|
(35,657,962
|
)
|
|
|
105,792,193
|
|
Private Equity
|
|
|
163,411,376
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
406,671
|
|
|
|
18,985,207
|
|
|
|
66,941,996
|
|
|
|
(25,464,087
|
)
|
|
|
224,281,163
|
|
Real Estate
|
|
|
94,576,160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(221,014
|
)
|
|
|
14,310,769
|
|
|
|
23,216,652
|
|
|
|
(15,607,155
|
)
|
|
|
116,275,412
|
|
|
|
Total Investments
|
|
$
|
731,904,131
|
|
|
$
|
(20,645,548
|
)
|
|
$
|
11,432,873
|
|
|
$
|
55,073,914
|
|
|
$
|
169,864,979
|
|
|
$
|
(194,035,194
|
)
|
|
$
|
753,595,155
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Transfers into or out of
Level 3 are represented by their balance as of the
beginning of the period.
|
**
|
Transfers into Level 3 usually
result from Adviser Funds imposing gates or suspending
redemptions; transfers out of Level 3 generally occur when
lock-up periods on investments in Adviser Funds are lifted.
|
The net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) in the table above are reflected in
the accompanying Statement of Operations. The change in
unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from Level 3
investments held at March 31, 2011 is $67,584,624.
Adviser Funds categorized as Level 3 assets, with a fair
value totaling $48,942,957, have imposed gates or suspended
redemptions. Gates were imposed or redemptions were suspended
for these Adviser Funds during a period ranging from October
2008 to March 2011. It is generally not known when these
restrictions will be lifted.
FOURTEEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
2.
|
Significant
Accounting Policies
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
c.
|
Valuation
of Investments (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notice
|
|
|
Redemption
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Commitments
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
Redemption
|
|
Period
|
|
|
Restrictions
|
Investment Category
|
|
Investment Strategy
|
|
(in 000s)
|
|
|
(in 000s)
|
|
|
Life*
|
|
Frequency*
|
|
(in Days)*
|
|
|
Terms*
|
|
|
Opportunistic
Equity(a)
|
|
Investments in a variety of global markets across all security
types.
|
|
$
|
383,787
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Monthly- Annually
|
|
|
5-120
|
|
|
0-3 years; Up to 6% redemption fee
|
|
|
Enhanced Fixed
Income(b)
|
|
Investments in non-traditional fixed income securities.
|
|
$
|
380,629
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Monthly- Rolling 3 years
|
|
|
0-185
|
|
|
0-3 years; Up to 5% redemption fee
|
|
|
Absolute
Return(c)
|
|
Investments in a variety of securities with the intent of
profiting from relative changes in the price of a set of
securities, currencies or commodities.
|
|
$
|
199,954
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Monthly-Annually
|
|
|
0-92
|
|
|
0-2 years; Up to 6% redemption fee
|
|
|
Energy & Natural
Resources(d)
|
|
Investments with exposure to non-energy natural resources.
|
|
$
|
212,193
|
|
|
$
|
80,910
|
|
|
Up to 10 years
|
|
Quarterly
|
|
|
90-180
|
|
|
0-10 years; Up to 3% redemption fee
|
|
|
Private
Equity(e)
|
|
Investments in nonpublic companies.
|
|
$
|
224,281
|
|
|
$
|
158,996
|
|
|
Up to 10 years
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
45-180
|
|
|
0-10 years; Up to 3% redemption fee
|
|
|
Real
Estate(f)
|
|
Investments in REITs, private partnerships, and various
real estate related mortgage securities.
|
|
$
|
116,275
|
|
|
$
|
60,146
|
|
|
Up to 10 years
|
|
Monthly- Quarterly
|
|
|
45-60
|
|
|
0-10 years; Up to 3% redemption fee
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
The information summarized in the
table above represents the general terms for the specified asset
class. Individual Adviser Funds may have terms that are more or
less restrictive than those terms indicated for the asset class
as a whole. In addition, most Adviser Funds have the
flexibility, as provided for in their constituent documents, to
modify and waive such terms.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Master Funds investments
reflect their estimated fair value, which for marketable
securities would generally be the last sales price on the
primary exchange for such security and for Adviser Funds, would
generally be the net asset value as provided by the Adviser Fund
or its administrator. For each of the categories below, the fair
value of the Adviser Funds has been estimated using the net
asset value of the Adviser Funds.
|
|
|
(a)
|
This category includes Adviser
Funds that invest in all global markets and across all security
types including equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies,
futures, and exchange-traded funds. Adviser Funds in this
category are typically private funds and may include global
long/short equity funds, global macro funds, and commodity
trading advisors (CTAs).
|
(b)
|
This category includes Adviser
Funds that invest primarily in the following sectors: secured
leveraged loans, high yield bonds, distressed debt, structured
credit, and global debt (typically less efficient areas of the
global fixed income markets than traditional fixed income
strategies). Generally these sectors may be heavily weighted to
certain industries such as telecom and technology with lower
credit rating ranges (including leveraged buyouts), may include
distressed debt strategies and may include restricted securities
and securities that may not be registered for which a market may
not be readily available.
|
|
|
(c)
|
This category includes Adviser
Funds that invest using two primary styles (Event-Driven and
Relative Value). Event-Driven strategies typically will include
investments in common and preferred equities and various types
of debt (often based on the probability that a particular even
will occur). These may include distressed or Special Situations
investments (securities of companies that are experiencing
difficult business situations). Relative Value strategies may
include long and short positions in common and preferred equity,
convertible securities, and various forms of senior and junior
(typically unsecured) debt. Investments under this style may
also include index options, options on futures contracts, and
other derivatives.
|
|
|
(d)
|
This category includes Adviser
Funds that are registered investment companies or managers that
invest in publicly-traded energy companies; and private
partnerships that make direct investments in private or
(sometimes) smaller publicly-traded energy companies. Other
Adviser Funds in this category may invest in assets with
exposure to non-energy natural resources, including gold and
other precious metals, industrial metals, and agricultural
commodities. The Adviser Funds may include private funds
invested in long/short equities, CTAs trading contracts on
|
FIFTEEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
|
|
2.
|
Significant
Accounting Policies
(CONTINUED)
|
|
|
c.
|
Valuation
of Investments (continued)
|
|
|
|
agricultural commodities and
private partnerships with private investments in their
portfolios. The estimated remaining life of the investments in
this asset class is greater than six years.
|
|
|
(e)
|
This category includes private
equity funds that invest primarily in companies in need of
capital. These Adviser Funds may vary widely as to sector, size,
stage, duration, and liquidity. Certain of these Adviser Funds
may also focus on the secondary market, buying interests in
existing private equity funds, often at a discount. Less than a
quarter of the investments in this asset class have an estimated
remaining life of less than three years; the majority of the
remaining investments in this asset class have an estimated
remaining life of greater than six years.
|
|
|
(f)
|
This category includes Adviser
Funds that invest in registered investment companies or managers
that invest in real estate trusts (commonly known as
REITs) and private partnerships that make
investments in income producing properties, raw land held for
development or appreciation, and various types of mortgage loans
and common or preferred stock whose operations involve real
estate. Less than a fifth of the investments in this asset class
have an estimated remaining life of between three and six years;
the remaining investments in this asset class have an estimated
remaining life of greater than six years.
|
Interest income is recorded when earned. Dividend income is
recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends
from private equity investments are recorded as soon as the
information is available to the Master Fund. Investments in
short-term investments, mutual funds, and ETFs are
recorded on trade date basis. Investments in Adviser Funds are
recorded on subscription effective date basis, which is
generally the first day of the calendar month in which the
investment is effective. Realized gains and losses on Adviser
Fund redemptions are determined on identified cost basis.
The Adviser Funds generally do not make regular cash
distributions of income and gains and are therefore considered
non-income producing securities. Disbursements received from
Adviser Funds are accounted for as a reduction to cost.
Foreign currency. Investment securities and other assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated
into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation.
Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and
expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated
into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such
transactions. The company does not isolate that portion of the
results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange
rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes
in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are
included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from
investments. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or
losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or
losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on
securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts
of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded
on the companys books and the U.S. dollar equivalent
of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign
exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values
of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities
at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
e. Master
Fund Expenses
The Master Fund will bear all expenses incurred, on an accrual
basis, in the business of the Master Fund, including, but not
limited to, the following: all costs and expenses related to
portfolio transactions and positions for the Master Funds
account; legal fees; accounting, auditing, and tax preparation
fees; custodial fees; fees for data and software providers;
costs of insurance; registration expenses; directors fees;
interest expenses and commitment fees on credit facilities; and
expenses of meetings of the Board.
SIXTEEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
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2.
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Significant
Accounting Policies
(CONTINUED)
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f. Income
Taxes
The Master Fund is treated as a partnership for federal income
tax purposes and therefore is not subject to U.S. federal
income tax. For income tax purposes, the individual partners
will be taxed upon their distributive share of each item of the
Master Funds profit and loss.
The Master Fund has reviewed any potential tax positions as of
March 31, 2011 and has determined that it does not have a
liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Master Fund
recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to
unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement
of Operations. During the year, the Master Fund did not incur
any material interest or penalties. For the years ended
December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2010 the Master
Fund is open to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities
and state tax authorities. Due to the timing of tax information
received from the Adviser Funds, tax basis reporting is not
available as of the balance sheet date.
g. Use
of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
U.S. GAAP requires the Master Fund to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of increases and decreases in Partners Capital from
operations during the reporting period. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
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3.
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Allocation
of Partners Capital
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Net profits or net losses of the Master Fund for each Allocation
Period (as defined below) will be allocated among and credited
to or debited against the capital accounts of the Limited
Partners. Allocation Periods begin on the day after the last day
of the preceding Allocation Period and end at the close of
business on (1) the last day of each month; (2) the
last day of each taxable year; (3) the day preceding each
day on which interests are purchased; (4) the day on which
interests are repurchased; (5) the day preceding the day on
which a substituted Limited Partner is admitted to the Master
Fund; or (6) the day on which any amount is credited to or
debited from the capital account of any Limited Partner other
than an amount to be credited to or debited from the capital
accounts of all Limited Partners in accordance with their
respective investment percentages.
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4.
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Repurchase
of Partners Interests
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The Board may, from time to time and in its sole discretion,
cause the Master Fund to repurchase interests from Limited
Partners pursuant to written tenders by Limited Partners at such
times and on such terms and conditions as established by the
Board. In determining whether the Master Fund should offer to
repurchase interests, the Board will consider, among other
things, the recommendation of the Investment Manager. The
Investment Manager generally recommends to the Board that the
Master Fund offer to repurchase interests from Limited Partners
on a quarterly basis as of the valuation date at the end of each
calendar quarter. The Master Fund will not offer repurchases of
interests of more than 20% its net asset value in any quarter.
The Master Fund does not intend to distribute to the Limited
Partners any of the Master Funds income, but generally
expects to reinvest substantially all income and gains allocable
to the Limited Partners.
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5.
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Management
Fees, Performance Allocation, and Related Party
Transactions
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The Investment Manager is responsible for providing day-to-day
investment management services to the Master Fund, subject to
the ultimate supervision of and subject to any policies
established by the Board, pursuant to the terms of an investment
management agreement with the Master Fund (the Investment
Management Agreement). Under the Investment Management
Agreement, the Investment Manager is responsible for developing,
SEVENTEEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
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5.
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Management
Fees, Performance Allocation, and Related Party Transactions
(CONTINUED)
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implementing and supervising the
Master Funds investment program. In consideration for such
services, the Master Fund pays the Investment Manager a
management fee equal to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the
aggregate value of its partners capital determined as of
the last day of the month (before giving effect to any
repurchase of interests in the Master Fund).
The General Partner is allocated a performance allocation
payable annually equal to 10% of the amount by which net new
profits of the limited partner interests of the Master Fund
exceed the non-cumulative hurdle amount, which is
calculated as of the last day of the preceding calendar year of
the Master Funds at a rate equal to the yield-to-maturity of the
90 day U.S. Treasury Bill as reported by the Wall
Street Journal for the last business day of the last calendar
year (the Performance Allocation). The Performance
Allocation is made on a peak to peak, or high
watermark basis, which means that no Performance
Allocation will be made with respect to such subsequent
appreciation until such net loss has been recovered. For the
year ended March 31, 2011 the General Partner received a
Performance Allocation in the amount of $323,877.
Hatteras Capital Distributors LLC (HCD), an
affiliate of the Investment Manager, serves as the Master
Funds private placement agent. HCD receives a distribution
fee from the Investment Manager equal to 0.10% on an annualized
basis of the net assets of the Master Fund as of the last day of
the month (before giving effect to any repurchase of interests
in the Master Fund).
Each member of the Board who is not an interested
person of the Master Fund (the Independent
Board), as defined by the 1940 Act, receives an annual
retainer of $30,000. All Board members are reimbursed by the
Master Fund for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by them in performing their duties.
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6.
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Accounting,
Administration, and Custodial Agreement
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In consideration for accounting, administrative, and
recordkeeping services, the Master Fund pays J.D.
Clark & Company, a division of UMB Fund Services,
Inc. (the Administrator) an administration fee based
on the month-end partners capital of the Master Fund. The
Administrator also provides regulatory administrative services,
transfer agency functions, and shareholder services at an
additional cost. For the year ended March 31, 2011, the
total accounting and administration fees were $1,095,252.
UMB Bank, N.A. serves as custodian of the Master Funds
assets and provides custodial services for the Master Fund,
except for collateral held for the Master Funds credit
facility, as described below in Note 8.
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7.
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Investment
Transactions
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Total purchases of Adviser Funds for the year ended
March 31, 2011 amounted to $458,848,049. Total proceeds
from redemptions of Adviser Funds for the year ended
March 31, 2011 amounted to $408,847,074. The cost of
investments in Adviser Funds for U.S. federal income tax
purposes is adjusted for items of taxable income allocated to
the Master Fund from the Adviser Funds. The Master Fund relies
upon actual and estimated tax information provided by the
Adviser Funds as to the amounts of taxable income allocated to
the Master Fund as of March 31, 2011.
The Master Fund invests substantially all of its available
capital in securities of private investment companies. These
investments will generally be restricted securities that are
subject to substantial holding periods or are not traded in
public markets at all, so that the Master Fund may not be able
to resell some of its securities holdings for extended periods.
EIGHTEEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
The Master Fund maintains a credit facility (the
Facility) with a maximum borrowing amount of
$120,000,000 which is secured by certain interests in Adviser
Funds. A fee of 115 basis points per annum is payable
monthly in arrears on the unused portion of the facility, while
the interest rate charged on borrowings is the London Interbank
Offer Rate plus a spread of 200 basis points. Collateral
for the new facility is held by U.S. Bank N.A. as
custodian. Interest and fees incurred for the year ended
March 31, 2011 are disclosed in the accompanying Statement
of Operations. At March 31, 2011, the Master Fund had
$53,333 payable on the unused portion of Facility. The average
interest rate, the average daily balance, and the maximum
balance outstanding for borrowings under all facilities for the
year ended March 31, 2011 was 2.34%, $896,552, and
$38,000,000, respectively.
In the normal course of business, the Master Fund enters into
contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Master
Funds maximum exposure under these agreements is dependent
on future claims that may be made against the Master Fund, and
therefore cannot be established; however, based on experience,
the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
As of March 31, 2011, the Master Fund had outstanding
investment commitments to Adviser Funds totaling approximately
$300,052,000. Five Adviser Funds in the Private Equity
Investment Strategy have commitments denominated in Euros, three
Adviser Funds have commitments denominated in Pound Sterling,
and two Adviser Funds have commitments denominated in Japanese
Yen. At March 31, 2011, the unfunded commitments for these
Adviser Funds totaled 9,158,903 EUR, 7,617,565 GBP and
429,510,110 JPY, respectively. At March 31, 2011, the
exchange rate used for the conversion was 1.417 USD/EUR, 1.604
USD/GBP and 83.174 JPY/USD. The U.S. Dollar equivalent of
these commitments is included in the Master Funds total
unfunded commitment amount.
An investment in the Master Fund involves significant risks,
including leverage risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and
economic conditions risk, that should be carefully considered
prior to investing and should only be considered by persons
financially able to maintain their investment and who can afford
a loss of a substantial part or all of such investment. The
Master Fund generally does not employ leverage. However, certain
Adviser Funds may employ leverage, either synthetically or
through borrowed funds, which can enhance returns or increase
losses on smaller changes in the value of an underlying
investment. Adviser Funds that invest in fixed income securities
may be subject to interest rate risk, where changes in interest
rates affect the value of the underlying fixed income
investment. The Master Fund intends to invest substantially all
of its available capital in securities of private investment
companies. These investments will generally be restricted
securities that are subject to substantial holding periods or
are not traded in public markets at all, so that the Master Fund
may not be able to resell some of its securities holdings for
extended periods, which may be several years. Investments in the
Adviser Funds may be restricted from early redemptions or
subject to fees for early redemptions as part of contractual
obligations agreed to by the Investment Manager on behalf of the
Master Fund. Adviser Funds may have initial
lock-up
periods, the ability to suspend redemptions, or employ the use
of side pockets, all of which may affect the Master Funds
liquidity in the Adviser Fund.
Adviser Funds generally require the Investment Manager to
provide advanced notice of its intent to redeem the Master
Funds total or partial interest and may delay or deny a
redemption request depending on the Adviser Funds
NINETEEN
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (continued)
11. Risk
Factors
(CONTINUED)
governing agreements. Interests in
the Master Fund provide limited liquidity since Limited Partners
will not be able to redeem interests on a daily basis because
the Master Fund is a closed-end fund. Therefore, investment in
the Master Fund is suitable only for investors who can bear the
risks associated with the limited liquidity of interests and
should be viewed as a long-term investment. No guarantee or
representation is made that the investment objective will be met.
The financial highlights are intended to help an investor
understand the Master Funds financial performance. The
total returns in the table represent the rate that a typical
Limited Partner would be expected to have earned or lost on an
investment in the Master Fund.
The ratios and total return amounts are calculated based on the
Limited Partner group taken as a whole. An individual Limited
Partners results may vary from those shown below due to
the timing of capital transactions and performance allocation.
The ratios are calculated by dividing total dollars of net
investment income or expenses, as applicable, by the average of
total monthly Limited Partners capital.
Total return amounts are calculated by geometrically linking
returns based on the change in value during each accounting
period.
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For the Year Ended March 31,
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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Total return before Performance Allocation
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6.91
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%
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16.24
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%
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(20.45
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)%
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3.74
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%
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9.31
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%
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Total return after Performance Allocation
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6.89
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%
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16.24
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%
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(20.45
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)%
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3.74
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%
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9.31
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%
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Partners capital, end of year (000s)
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$
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1,528,134
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$
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1,411,169
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$
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1,149,124
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$
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1,050,585
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$
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432,120
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Portfolio turnover
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25.12
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%
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23.12
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%
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22.57
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%
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9.54
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%
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|
14.03
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%
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Ratio of net investment income (loss), excluding Performance
Allocation
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0.43
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%
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(0.84
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)%
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(0.90
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)%
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(0.72
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)%
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|
(0.96
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)%
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Ratio of other operating expenses to average net assets
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1.17
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%
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1.23
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%
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1.22
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%
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1.27
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%
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|
1.36
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%
|
Ratio of credit facility fees and interest expense to average
net assets
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0.10
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%
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0.06
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%
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0.03
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%
|
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0.05
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%
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|
0.03
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%
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|
Operating expenses, excluding Performance Allocation
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1.27
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%
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1.29
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%
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1.25
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%
|
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1.32
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%
|
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|
1.39
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%
|
Performance Allocation*
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0.02
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%
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0.00
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%
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0.00
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%
|
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0.00
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%
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0.00
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%
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Total operating expenses and Performance Allocation
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1.29
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%
|
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1.29
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%
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1.25
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%
|
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|
1.32
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%
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1.39
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%
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*
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Prior to July 1, 2008
Performance Allocation was calculated at the Feeder Fund level.
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13. Subsequent
Events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions through the
date the financial statements were issued and determined there
were no other subsequent events that required adjustment to our
disclosure in the financial
TWENTY
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
For the year ended
March 31, 2011 (concluded)
13. Subsequent
Events
(CONTINUED)
statements except for the
following: effective April 1, 2011 and May 1, 2011,
there were additional capital contributions of $28,431,226 and
$15,576,293, respectively.
The Investment Manager recommended to the Board that a tender
offer in an amount of up to approximately 10.00% of the net
assets of the Master Fund be made for the quarter ending
June 30, 2011 to those partners who elect to tender their
interests prior to the expiration of the tender offer period.
The Board approved such recommendation and partners in the
Master Fund were notified of the tender offers expiration
date of May 9, 2011 totaling approximately $79,300,000.
TWENTY-ONE
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
(Unaudited)
The identity of the Board members (each a Director)
and brief biographical information, as of March 31, 2011,
is set forth below. The business address of each Director is
care of Hatteras Funds, 8540 Colonnade Center Drive,
Suite 401, Raleigh, NC 27615.
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Principal Occupation(s)
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Number of
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Position(s)
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During Past 5 Years
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Portfolios in
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Name &
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Held with the
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Length of
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and Other Directorships
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Fund Complex
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Date of Birth
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Master Fund
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Time Served
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Held by Director
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Overseen by Director
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INTERESTED DIRECTOR
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David B. Perkins* July 18, 1962
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President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Master
Fund
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Since Inception
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Mr. Perkins has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and
President of the Master Fund since inception. Mr. Perkins is the
Chief Executive Officer of Hatteras and its affiliated entities.
He founded the firm in September 2003. Prior to that, he was the
co-founder and Managing Partner of CapFinancial Partners, LLC.
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15
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INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
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H. Alexander Holmes May 4, 1942
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Director; Audit Committee Member of the Master Fund
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Since Inception
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Mr. Holmes founded Holmes Advisory Services, LLC, a financial
consultation firm, in 1993.
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15
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Steve E. Moss February 18, 1953
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Director; Audit Committee Member of the Master Fund
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Since Inception
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Mr. Moss is a principal of Holden, Moss, Knott, Clark, Copley
& Hoyle, P.A. and has been a member manager of HMKCT
Properties, LLC since January 1996.
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15
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Gregory S. Sellers May 5, 1959
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Director; Audit Committee Member of the Master Fund
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Since Inception
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Mr. Sellers has been the Chief Financial Officer of Imagemark
Business Services, Inc., a strategic communications provider of
marketing and print communications solutions, since June 2009.
From 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Sellers was the Chief Financial
Officer and a director of Kings Plush, Inc., a fabric
manufacturer.
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15
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Daniel K. Wilson June 22, 1948
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Director; Audit Committee Member of the Master Fund
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Since June 2009
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Mr. Wilson was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Parksdale Mills, Inc. from 2004 - 2008. Mr. Wilson
currently is in private practice as a Certified Public
Accountant.
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9
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*
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Mr. Perkins is deemed to be an
interested Director of the Master Fund because of
his affiliations with the Investment Manager.
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TWENTY-TWO
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
(Unaudited)
Set forth below is the name, age, position with the Master Fund,
length of term of office, and the principal occupation for the
last five years, as of March 31, 2011, of each of the
persons currently serving as Executive Officers of the Master
Fund. The business address of each officer is care of Hatteras
Funds, 8540 Colonnade Center Drive, Suite 401, Raleigh, NC
27615.
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Principal Occupation(s)
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Number of
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Position(s)
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During Past 5 Years
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Portfolios in
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Name &
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Held with the
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Length of
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and Other Directorships
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Fund Complex
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Date of Birth
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Master Fund
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Time Served
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Held by Officer
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Overseen by Officer
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OFFICERS
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J. Michael Fields July 14, 1973
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Secretary of each Fund in the Fund Complex
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Since 2008
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Prior to becoming Secretary of each of the funds in the Fund
Complex, Mr. Fields was Treasurer of each of the funds in the
Fund Complex. Mr. Fields is Chief Operating Officer of Hatteras
and its affiliates and has been employed by the Hatteras firm
since its inception in September 2003.
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N/A
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Andrew P. Chica September 7, 1975
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Chief Compliance Officer of each Fund in the Fund Complex
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Since 2008
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|
Mr. Chica joined Hatteras in November 2007 and became Chief
Compliance Officer of each of the funds in the Fund Complex and
the Investment Manager as of January 2008. Prior to joining
Hatteras, Mr. Chica was the Compliance Manager for UMB Fund
Services, Inc. from December 2004 to November 2007. From April
2000 to December 2004, Mr. Chica served as an Assistant Vice
President and Compliance Officer with U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services, LLC.
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N/A
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Robert Lance Baker September 17, 1971
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Treasurer of each Fund in the Fund Complex
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Since 2008
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|
Mr. Baker joined Hatteras in March 2008 and became Treasurer of
each of the funds in the Fund Complex in December 2008. Mr.
Baker serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the Investment
Manager and its affiliates. Prior to joining Hatteras, Mr.
Baker worked for Smith Breeden Associates, an investment advisor
located in Durham, NC. At Smith Breeden, Mr. Baker served as
Vice President of Portfolio Accounting, Performance Reporting,
and Fund Administration.
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N/A
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TWENTY-THREE
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
(Unaudited)
Annual
Renewal of Investment Management Agreement
At a meeting of the Board of the Master Fund held on
February 23, 2011, by a unanimous vote, the Board of the
Master Fund, including a majority of the Directors who are not
interested persons within the meaning of
Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, approved the continuation
of the Investment Management Agreement (the
Agreement) for a period ending May 31, 2011.
The Board of the Master Fund also considered and approved the
further continuation of the Agreement for an additional year at
a subsequent meeting on May 24, 2011. A discussion
regarding the basis for the Board of the Master Funds
approval of the Agreement at its May 24, 2011 meeting will
be available in the Funds Semi-Annual Report to Partners
for the period ending September 30, 2011.
In advance of the February 23, 2011 meeting, the
Independent Directors requested and received extensive materials
from the Investment Manager to assist them in considering the
renewal of the Agreement. The Independent Directors reviewed
reports from third parties and the Investment Manager relating
to the below factors. The Board did not consider any single
factor as controlling in determining whether or not to approve
the Agreement, nor were the items described herein all
encompassing of the matters considered by the Board.
Nature,
Extent and Quality of Services
The Board reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the
investment advisory services proposed to be provided by the
Investment Manager to the Master Fund under the Agreement,
including the selection of Master Fund investments, allocation
of Master Fund investments by type, geography,
sub-strategy,
evaluation of risk exposure and risk controls, experience and
training of the Investment Managers investment
professionals, and
day-to-day
portfolio management and general investment selection. The Board
also reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the
non-advisory, administrative services to be provided by the
Investment Manager under the Agreement, including, among other
things, providing office facilities, equipment, and personnel.
The Board also reviewed and considered the qualifications of the
portfolio managers, and other key personnel of the Investment
Manager who provide the investment advisory and administrative
services to the Master Fund. The Board determined that the
Investment Managers portfolio managers and key personnel
are well qualified by education
and/or
training and experience to perform the services in an efficient
and professional manner. The Board also took into account the
Investment Managers compliance policies and procedures,
including the procedures used to determine the value of each
Master Fund investment. The Investment Manager confirmed that
this information had not changed materially since the Board last
voted to continue the Agreement in February 2010.
The Board noted that the Multi-Strategy Funds performance
during 2010 exceeded that of four of the five competing funds
selected by management.
The Board concluded that the overall quality of the advisory and
administrative services was satisfactory.
Fees
and Expenses Relative to Comparable Funds Managed by Other
Investment Managers
The Board reviewed the advisory fee rates and expected total
expense ratio of the Master Fund. The Board also considered the
annual Fund Servicing Fees to be paid to the Investment
Manager, the sales charges as outlined in the applicable
distribution agreement to be paid to an affiliate of the
Investment Manager and the related expense limitation agreements
(the Expense Limitation Agreement), which provide
that the total annual expenses (excluding taxes, interest,
brokerage commissions, other transaction-related expenses, any
extraordinary expenses of the Feeder Funds, any acquired fund
fees and expenses, as well as any performance allocation payable
by the Feeder Funds or the Master Fund), calculated on a monthly
basis, will not exceed 2.35% for the Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.
and the Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. and 1.75% for the
Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P. and the Multi-
TWENTY-FOUR
hatteras
master fund, l.p.
(a Delaware Limited Partnership)
OTHER
INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
(concluded)
Strategy TEI Institutional Fund,
L.P. annually (the Expense Limitation). The
Directors noted that the Expense Limitation Agreements allow the
Feeder Funds to carry forward, for a period not to exceed
(3) three years from the date on which a reimbursement is
made by the Investment Manager, any expenses in excess of the
Expense Limitation and repay the Investment Manager such
amounts, provided the Feeder Fund is able to effect such
reimbursement and remain in compliance with the Expense
Limitation. The Board compared the management fee, performance
allocation and pro-forma total expense ratio for the Master Fund
with various comparative data, including a report prepared by
Lipper of other comparable registered
funds-of-hedge-funds
and other similar funds. The Board noted that the fees were
within range of competitor products. The Board also reviewed an
income statement, showing a level of the Investment
Managers profitability that the Board did not deem
excessive.
The Board concluded that the management fees paid by the Master
Fund and pro-forma total expense ratio were reasonable and
satisfactory in light of the services proposed to be provided.
Breakpoints
and Economies of Scale
The Board reviewed the structure of the investment management
fees. The Board did not believe that breakpoints were
appropriate given the size of the Master Fund. The Board noted
that, given the Master Funds investment objectives and
strategies, the Master Fund would probably close to new
investors before breakpoints would become practical.
Profitability
of Investment Manager and Affiliates
As described above, the Board reviewed income statements
prepared by management. The Board determined that the Investment
Manager did not earn excessive profits.
Fall-Out
Benefits
The Board reviewed and considered the Fund Servicing Fee
and any sales charges.
General
Conclusion
Based on its consideration of all factors that it deemed
material, and assisted by the advice of counsel, the Board
concluded it would be in the best interest of the Funds and
their investors to approve the Agreement for an additional
three-month term.
Proxy
Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that the Master
Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio
securities and the Master Funds record of actual proxy
votes cast during the period ended June 30, 2010 is
available at www.sec.gov and by calling
1-800-504-9070
and may be obtained at no additional charge.
Availability
of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules
The Master Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each
fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
The Master Funds
Form N-Q
is available, without charge and upon request, on the SECs
website at
http://www.sec.gov
or may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information on the Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling
1-800-SEC-0330.
TWENTY-FIVE
HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 25. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(1) |
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Financial Statements are included in the Statement of Additional Information filed
herewith. |
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(2) |
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Exhibits: |
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(a) |
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(1) |
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Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated December 3,
2010 is filed herewith. |
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(a) |
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(2) |
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Certificate of Limited Partnership is incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(a)(1) of the Registrants Registration Statement as previously filed on December 6,
2006. |
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(b) |
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Not applicable. |
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(c) |
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Not applicable. |
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(d) |
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Please refer to Articles II, III, IV, V and VII of Exhibit (a)(1). |
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(e) |
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Not applicable. |
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(f) |
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Not applicable. |
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(g) |
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Investment Management Agreement between Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. and Hatteras
Investment Partners, LLC is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g) of the
Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 as previously filed on June 24, 2009. |
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(h) |
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Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Hatteras Capital Distributors,
LLC dated August 25, 2009 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h) of the
Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 as previously filed on June 18, 2010. |
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(i) |
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Not applicable. |
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(j) |
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Custody Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (j) of the Registrants
Registration Statement as previously filed on December 6, 2006. |
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(k) |
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Administration, Fund Accounting and Recordkeeping Agreement is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (k)(1) of the Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 as previously
filed on June 24, 2009. |
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(k) |
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(2) |
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Escrow Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(2) of the
Registrants Amendment No. 1 as previously filed on May 2, 2008. |
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(k) |
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(3) |
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Amended and Restated Joint Insured Agreement is filed herewith. |
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(k) |
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Amended and Restated Fund Servicing Agreement dated February 23, 2010 is
incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(4) of the Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
as previously filed on June 18, 2010. |
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(k) |
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(5) |
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Powers of Attorney are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(5) of the
Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 as previously filed on June 24, 2009. |
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(k) |
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(6) |
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Expense Limitation Agreement between Registrant and Hatteras Investment
Partners, LLC is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(6) of the Registrants
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 as previously filed on June 24, 2009. |
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(k) |
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(7) |
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Joint Liability Insurance Agreement is filed herewith. |
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(l) |
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Consent of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is filed herewith. |
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(l) |
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(2) |
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Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit (l)(2) of the Registrants Registration Statement as previously filed on August
29, 2008. |
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(m) |
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Not applicable. |
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(n) |
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is filed herewith. |
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(o) |
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Not applicable. |
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(p) |
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Form of Investor Certification is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p) of
the Registrants Registration Statement as previously filed on August 29, 2008. |
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(q) |
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Not applicable. |
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(r) |
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(1) |
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Code of Ethics of the Registrant is incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(r)(1) of the Registrants Registration Statement as previously filed on December 6,
2006. |
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(r) |
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(2) |
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Code of Ethics of Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC, Hatteras Capital
Investment Management, LLC and Hatteras Capital Distributors, LLC is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (r)(2) of the Registrants Registration Statement as previously
filed on August 29, 2008. |
Item 26. Marketing Arrangements
See the Distribution Agreement filed as Exhibit (h) to the Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
as previously filed on June 18, 2010.
Item 27. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
All figures are estimates:
Registration fees
0.00
Legal fees
11,227.00
Printing fees
18,128.60
Blue Sky fees
23,990.40
Accounting fees
4,350.00
Total
57,696.00
Item 28. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Registrant
The Board of Directors of the Fund and the Master Fund is identical to the Board of Directors
of certain other pooled investment vehicles (Other Funds) that invest in the Master Fund. In
addition, the officers of the Other Funds are substantially identical. Nonetheless, the Master
Fund takes the position that it is not under common control with the Other Funds since the power
residing in the respective boards and officers arises as a result of an official position with the
Other Funds.
Item 29. Number of Holders of Securities
Set forth below is the number of record holders as of May 31, 2011 of each class of securities
of the Registrant:
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Title of Class |
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Number of Record Holders |
Limited Partnership Units
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1002 |
Item 30. Indemnification
Section 3.8 of the Registrants Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership states
as follows:
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Partnership will, subject to Section 3.8(c) of
this Agreement, indemnify each General Partner (including for this purpose each officer, director,
member, Partner, principal, employee or agent of, or any Person who controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with, a General Partner (including, without limitation, Hatteras Investment
Partners, LLC) or Partner of a General Partner and their executors, heirs, assigns, successors or
other legal representatives) and each Director (and his executors, heirs, assigns, successors or
other legal representatives) (each such Person being referred to as an indemnitee) against all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses arising by reason of being or having been
a General Partner or Director of the Partnership, or the past or present performance of services to
the Partnership by the indemnitee, except to the extent that the loss, claim, damage, liability,
cost or expense has been finally determined in a judicial decision on the merits from which no
further right to appeal may be taken in any such action, suit,
investigation or other proceeding to have been incurred or suffered by the indemnitee by
reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties
involved in the conduct of the indemnitees office. These losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
costs and expenses include, but are not limited to, amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in
compromise, or as fines or penalties, and counsel fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
defense or disposition of any action, suit, investigation or other proceeding, whether civil or
criminal, before any judicial, arbitral, administrative or legislative body, in which the
indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, or with which such indemnitee
may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter. The rights of indemnification
provided under this Section 3.8 are not to be construed so as to provide for indemnification of an
indemnitee for any liability (including liability under U.S. Federal securities laws which, under
certain circumstances, impose liability even on Persons that act in good faith) to the extent (but
only to the extent) that indemnification would be in violation of applicable law, but will be
construed so as to effectuate the applicable provisions of this Section 3.8.
(b) Expenses, including counsel fees and expenses, incurred by any indemnitee (but excluding
amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, or as fines or penalties) may be paid
from time to time by the Partnership in advance of the final disposition of any action, suit,
investigation or other proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee
to repay to the Partnership amounts paid if a determination is made that indemnification of the
expenses is not authorized under Section 3.8(a) of this Agreement, so long as (1) the indemnitee
provides security for the undertaking, (2) the Partnership is insured by or on behalf of the
indemnitee against losses arising by reason of the indemnitees failure to fulfill his, her or its
undertaking, or (3) a majority of the Independent Directors (excluding any Director who is either
seeking advancement of expenses under this Agreement or is or has been a party to any other action,
suit, investigation or other proceeding involving claims similar to those involved in the action,
suit, investigation or proceeding giving rise to a claim for advancement of expenses under this
Agreement) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion determines, based on a review of
readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that reason exists to believe
that the indemnitee ultimately will be entitled to indemnification.
(c) As to the disposition of any action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (whether by a
compromise payment, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise) without an adjudication or a
decision on the merits by a court, or by any other body before which the proceeding has been
brought, that an indemnitee is liable to the Partnership or its Partners by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of the indemnitees office, indemnification will be provided in accordance with Section
3.8(a) of this Agreement if (1) approved as in the best interests of the Partnership by a majority
of the Independent Directors (excluding any Director who is either seeking indemnification under
this Agreement or is or has been a party to any other action, suit, investigation or proceeding
involving claims similar to those involved in the action, suit, investigation or proceeding giving
rise to a claim for indemnification under this Agreement) upon a determination, based upon a review
of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that the indemnitee acted in
good faith and in the reasonable belief that the actions were in the best interests of the
Partnership and that the indemnitee is not liable to the Partnership or its Partners by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in
the conduct of the indemnitees office, or (2) the Directors secure a written
opinion of independent legal counsel, based upon a review of readily available facts (as
opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), to the effect that indemnification would not protect the
indemnitee against any liability to the Partnership or its Partners to which the indemnitee would
otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the indemnitees office.
(d) Any indemnification or advancement of expenses made in accordance with this Section 3.8
will not prevent the recovery from any indemnitee of any amount if the indemnitee subsequently is
determined in a final judicial decision on the merits in any action, suit, investigation or
proceeding involving the liability or expense that gave rise to the indemnification or advancement
of expenses to be liable to the Partnership or its Partners by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the
indemnitees office. In any suit brought by an indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification
under this Section 3.8, it will be a defense that the indemnitee has not met the applicable
standard of conduct described in this Section 3.8. In any suit in the name of the Partnership to
recover any indemnification or advancement of expenses made in accordance with this Section 3.8,
the Partnership will be entitled to recover the expenses upon a final adjudication from which no
further right of appeal may be taken. In any suit brought to enforce a right to indemnification or
to recover any indemnification or advancement of expenses made in accordance with this Section 3.8,
the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to any
indemnification or advancement of expenses, under this Section 3.8 will be on the Partnership (or
any Partner acting derivatively or otherwise on behalf of the Partnership or its Partners).
(e) An indemnitee may not satisfy any right of indemnification or advancement of expenses
granted in this Section 3.8 or to which he, she or it may otherwise be entitled except out of the
assets of the Partnership, and no Partner will be personally liable with respect to any such claim
for indemnification or advancement of expenses.
(f) The rights of indemnification provided in this Section 3.8 will not be exclusive of or
affect any other rights to which any Person may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.
Nothing contained in this Section 3.8 will affect the power of the Partnership to purchase and
maintain liability insurance on behalf of any General Partner, any Director, the Investment Manager
or other Person.
(g) The General Partner may enter into agreements indemnifying Persons providing services to
the Partnership to the same, lesser or greater extent as set out in this Section 3.8.
The Registrants various agreements with its service providers provide for indemnification.
Item 31. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Manager
Information as to the directors and officers of Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC, the
Registrants investment adviser (the Investment Manager), together with information as to any
other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the
directors and officers of the Investment Manager in the last two years, is included in its
application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-62608) filed
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
A description of any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial
nature in which the Investment Manager, and each director, executive officer, managing member or
partner of the Investment Manager, is or has been, at any time during the past two fiscal years,
engaged in for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, managing
member, partner or trustee, is included in its Form ADV as filed with the Commission (File No.
801-62608), and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records
The accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Registrant pursuant to
Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules promulgated thereunder are kept at
the following locations:
Hatteras Multi-Strategy Institutional Fund, L.P.
8540 Colonnade Center Drive, Suite 401
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
UMB Fund Services, Inc.
803 West Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
UMB Fund Services, Inc.
Rose Tree Corporate Center, Building 1
1400 N. Providence Road, Suite 200
Media, PA 19063-2043
UMB Bank, N.A.
1010 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64106
Item 33. Management Services
Not applicable
Item 34. Undertakings
1. Not applicable
2. Not applicable
3. Not applicable
4. The Registrant undertakes:
a. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to the registration statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act); (ii) to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events after the effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
b. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of those securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
c. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;
d. That, for the purpose of determining liability under the 1933 Act to any purchaser, if
the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C: Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 497(b), (c),
(d) or (e) under the 1933 Act as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A under the 1933 Act, shall be deemed
to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used
after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in
the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made
in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
e. That for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the 1933 Act to any
purchaser in the initial distribution of securities:
The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of
the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and
will be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser: (i) any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the 1933 Act; (ii) the
portion of any advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the 1933 Act relating to the
offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and (iii) any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
Registrant to the purchaser.
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The Registrant undertakes to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally
prompt delivery, within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request, any Statement of
Additional Information. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Raleigh in the state of North Carolina on the 29th day of June, 2011.
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HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P.
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By: |
/s/ David B. Perkins
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Name: |
David B. Perkins |
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Title: |
President |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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* H. Alexander Holmes
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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H. Alexander Holmes |
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* Steve E. Moss
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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Steve E. Moss |
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* Gregory S. Sellers
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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Gregory S. Sellers |
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* Daniel K. Wilson
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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Daniel K. Wilson |
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/s/ David B. Perkins
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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David B. Perkins |
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/s/ David B. Perkins |
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President |
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June 29, 2011 |
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David B. Perkins |
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/s/ R. Lance Baker
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Treasurer
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June 29, 2011 |
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R. Lance Baker |
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* By:
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/s/ J. Michael Fields |
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J. Michael Fields
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Attorney-In-Fact (pursuant to
Power of Attorney) |
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SIGNATURES
Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Raleigh in the
state of North Carolina on the 29th day of June, 2011.
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HATTERAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
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By: |
/s/ David B. Perkins
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Name: |
David B. Perkins |
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Title: |
President |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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* H. Alexander Holmes
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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H. Alexander Holmes |
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* Steve E. Moss
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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Steve E. Moss |
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* Gregory S. Sellers
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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Gregory S. Sellers |
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* Daniel K. Wilson
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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Daniel K. Wilson |
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/s/ David B. Perkins
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Director
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June 29, 2011 |
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David B. Perkins |
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/s/ David B. Perkins
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President
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June 29, 2011 |
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David B. Perkins |
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/s/ R. Lance Baker
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Treasurer
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June 29, 2011 |
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R. Lance Baker |
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* By:
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/s/ J. Michael Fields |
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J. Michael Fields
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Attorney-In-Fact (pursuant to
Power of Attorney) |
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Exhibit Index
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(a)(1)
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Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership |
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(k)(3)
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Amended and Restated Joint Insured Agreement |
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(k)(7) |
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Joint Liability Insurance Agreement |
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(l)(1)
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Consent of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
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(n)
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |