UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 13e-4)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund
(Name of Issuer)
Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Shares of Beneficial Interest
(Title of Class of Securities)
N/A
(CUSIP Number of class of securities)
Arthur Liao
c/o Blackstone Alternative Asset Management L.P.
345 Park Avenue, 28th Floor
New York, New York 10154
(212) 583-5013
(Name, Address and Telephone No. of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
With a copy to:
James E. Thomas, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
(617) 951-7367
May 7, 2019
(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)
Calculation of Filing Fee
Transaction Valuation | Amount of Filing Fee | |
$95,171,651(a) |
$0.00(b) | |
(a) | Calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price for shares of beneficial interest, based upon the estimated net asset value per share as of March 31, 2019. |
(b) | Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund (the Issuer) is a master fund in a master-feeder structure, whereby Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund and Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund II (the Feeder Funds) invest substantially all of their assets in the Issuer. All shares of beneficial interest offered for repurchase from the Feeder Funds by the Issuer correspond to repurchases of shares of beneficial interest from the Feeder Funds shareholders by the Feeder Funds, as applicable. The Feeder Funds pay tender offer registration fees for their corresponding tender offers, which are also subject to Rule 13e-4. The Issuer avails itself of the SEC staffs no-action relief applicable to master-feeder structures for fees on shares offered for repurchase in corresponding tender offers. See Ironwood Multi-Strategy Fund LLC and Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund LLC, SEC No-Action Letter (pub. avail. April 19, 2017). |
☐ | Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form of Schedule and the date of its filing. |
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☐ | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
☐ third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
☒ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
☐ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
☐ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☐
Item 1. | Summary Term Sheet. |
Reference is made to the Summary Term Sheet of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below) that is attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(ii) and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2. | Subject Company Information. |
(a) | The name of the issuer is Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund (the Fund). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company. It is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The principal executive office of the Fund is located at 345 Park Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10154 and the telephone number is (212) 583-5000. |
(b) | The title of the securities that are the subject of the offer to purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal (Offer to Purchase and the tender offer made thereby, the Offer) are shares of beneficial interest (Shares) or portions thereof. As of the close of business on March 31, 2019, there were approximately 554,182 Shares outstanding. Subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Fund will purchase up to 83,127 Shares that are tendered by holders of the Funds Shares (Shareholders) and not withdrawn as described in the Offer to Purchase (the Offer Amount). The Shares subject to the Offer represent approximately 15% of the Funds Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2019. |
(c) | Shares are not traded in any market, and any transfer thereof is strictly limited by the terms of the Funds Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended (the Declaration of Trust). |
Item 3. | Identity and Background of Filing Person. |
(a) | The Fund is tendering for its own Shares. The information required by this Item is set forth in Item 2(a) above. Blackstone Alternative Asset Management L.P. (BAAM) serves as the investment manager for the Fund. BAAM is located at 345 Park Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10154 and its telephone number is (212) 583-5000. The members of the Funds Board of Trustees (the Board) are John Brown, Frank Coates, Kristen Leopold, Paul Lawler, Peter Gilbert, and Peter Koffler (each, a Trustee). The principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer of the Fund are Brian Gavin and Arthur Liao, respectively. The Trustees and the executive officers of the Fund may be reached at the Funds business address and phone number set forth in Item 2(a) above. Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund (Feeder Fund I), Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund II (Feeder Fund II) (together, the Feeder Funds, and each a Feeder Fund) and the Funds are organized in what is commonly referred to as a master-feeder structure. Each Feeder Funds principal executive office is located at the same address as that of the Fund, as set forth in Item 2(a) above. |
(b)-(c) | Not applicable. |
Item 4. | Terms of the Transaction. |
(a)(1) | (i) | Subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Fund will purchase up to 83,127 Shares that are tendered by Shareholders by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 6, 2019 and not withdrawn as described in Item 4(a)(1)(vi). | ||
(ii) | The purchase price of a Share (or portion thereof) tendered will be its net asset value as of the close of business on June 30, 2019 or a later date determined by the Fund if the Offer is extended (in each case, the Valuation Date), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. Reference is made to the Cover Page, Section 2 Offer to Purchase and Price and Section 6 Purchases and Payment of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. | |||
Each Shareholder that tenders Shares that are accepted for purchase will be sent a letter (the Acceptance Letter) notifying the Shareholder that the Fund has received and accepted their tender. Such Shareholder will be issued a non-interest bearing, non-transferable promissory note (the Note) entitling the Shareholder to receive an amount equal to the value of the Shareholders Shares accepted for purchase by the Fund determined as of the Valuation Date. The Note will be held for the Shareholder by State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Funds administrator. Forms of the Acceptance Letter and the Note are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1)(iv) and (a)(1)(v), respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. | ||||
(iii) | The Offer is scheduled to expire on June 6, 2019, unless extended. Reference is made to the Cover Page, Summary Term Sheet, Section 2 Offer to Purchase and Price and Section 5 Withdrawal Rights of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. | |||
(iv) | Not applicable. |
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(v) | Reference is made to the Cover Page, Summary Term Sheet and Section 7 Certain Conditions of the Offer of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. | |||
(vi) | Reference is made to Section 5 Withdrawal Rights of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. | |||
(vii) | Reference is made to the Cover Page, Section 4 Procedure for Tenders and Section 5 Withdrawal Rights of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. | |||
(viii) | Reference is made to Section 4 Procedure for Tenders and Section 6 Purchases and Payment of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. | |||
(ix) | Reference is made to the Cover Page, Section 3 Amount of Tender, and Section 6 Purchases and Payment of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. | |||
(x) | Reference is made to Section 2 Offer to Purchase and Price, of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. | |||
(xi) | Not applicable. | |||
(xii) | Reference is made to Section 9 Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. | |||
(a)(2) | Not applicable. | |||
(b) | Any Shares to be purchased from any officer, Trustee or affiliate of the Fund will be on the same terms and conditions as any other purchase of Shares. To the Funds knowledge, none of the officers, Trustees or affiliates of the Fund intend to tender Shares in the Offer, except as otherwise noted in Item 8(a). |
Item 5. | Past Contracts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements With Respect to the Issuers Securities. |
(a)-(d) | Not applicable. |
(e) | The Board has the discretion to determine whether the Fund will purchase Shares from Shareholders from time to time pursuant to written tenders. BAAM expects that it will recommend to the Board that the Fund purchase Shares from Shareholders quarterly. However, the Fund is not required to conduct tender offers. Pursuant to an arrangement between the Fund, Feeder Fund I and Feeder Fund II, whenever a Feeder Fund as an investor in the Fund is requested to vote on matters pertaining to the Fund, such Feeder Fund will either seek voting instructions from the Feeder Funds shareholders and will vote the Feeder Funds interest in the Fund in accordance with such instructions, or vote the Feeder Funds shares of the Fund in the same proportions as the votes of all other holders of shares of the Fund. Except for the forgoing arrangement, the Fund does not know of any other contract, agreement, arrangement, or understanding, whether contingent or otherwise or whether or not legally enforceable, between the (i) Fund, any of the Funds executive officers or Trustees, any person controlling the Fund, or any executive officer or director of any corporation ultimately in control of the Fund and (ii) any other person with respect to any securities of the Fund (including any contract, agreement, arrangement, or understanding concerning the transfer or the voting of any such securities, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of loans, guarantees against loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, consents or authorizations). The Declaration of Trust provides that the Board will call a meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of determining whether the Fund should be dissolved in the event that the Fund does not at least once during any 24-month period beginning after January 1, 2013, offer to repurchase Shares tendered in accordance with the procedures determined by the Board from time to time. |
Item 6. | Purposes Of This Tender Offer And Plans Or Proposals. |
(a)-(b) | Reference is made to Section 1 Background and Purpose of the Offer of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
(c) | Reference is made to Section 8 Certain Information About the Fund of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. Because Shares are not traded in any market, subsections (6), (7), and (8) of Regulation M-A Item 1006(c) are not applicable to the Fund. |
Item 7. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
(a)-(b),(d) | Reference is made to Section 6 Purchases and Payment of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
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Item 8. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
(a) | Based on the number of Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2019, the following persons (the named individuals being the Trustees) own the number of Shares indicated in the below table. |
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Shares | Percentage of the Funds Outstanding Shares | ||
Feeder Fund I |
496,063 | 89.51% | ||
Feeder Fund II |
58,119 | 10.49% | ||
BAAM |
0 | 0% | ||
John Brown |
0 | 0% | ||
Frank Coates |
0 | 0% | ||
Kristen Leopold |
0 | 0% | ||
Paul Lawler |
0 | 0% | ||
Peter Gilbert |
0 | 0% | ||
Peter Koffler |
0 | 0% |
The Fund has been informed that each Feeder Fund will tender a portion of its Shares pursuant to the Offer in connection with such Feeder Funds offer dated March 20, 2019, to its shareholders to repurchase shares of the Feeder Funds. Except for the foregoing, none of the persons listed above intends to tender any of its Shares in the Offer. Addresses for each of the persons listed above are provided in Item 3.
(b) | Reference is made to Section 8 Certain Information About the Fund of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. Other than the issuance of Shares by the Fund in the ordinary course of business, there have been no transactions in the Shares effected during the past sixty (60) days by the Fund, BAAM, or any Trustee or officer of the Fund, or any person controlling the Fund or BAAM, or by the Feeder Funds or any trustee or officer of the Feeder Funds. |
Item 9. | Persons/Assets Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used. |
(a) | No persons have been employed, retained or are to be compensated by the Fund to make solicitations or recommendations in connection with the Offer to Purchase. |
Item 10. | Financial Statements. |
(a) | The unaudited semi-annual financial statements of the Fund dated September 30, 2018 and the schedule of investments of the Fund dated September 30, 2018, both filed with the SEC on EDGAR on Form N-CSR on November 21, 2018, are incorporated by reference. The Fund will prepare and transmit to Shareholders the audited annual financial statements of the Fund and the schedule of investments of the Fund within 60 days after the close of the period for which the report is being made, or as otherwise required by the 1940 Act. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 11. | Additional Information. |
(a) | (1) | None. | ||
(2) | None. | |||
(3) | Not applicable. | |||
(4) | Not applicable. | |||
(5) | None. | |||
(c) | The Offer to Purchase, attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(ii), is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. |
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
(a)(1) | (i) | Cover Letter to Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal. | ||
(ii) | Offer to Purchase. | |||
(iii) | Form of Letter of Transmittal. | |||
(iv) | Form of Letter from the Fund to Shareholders in Connection with the Funds Acceptance of Shares. | |||
(v) | Form of Promissory Note. |
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(vi) | Form of Notice of Withdrawal of Tender | |||
(a)(2)-(4) | Not applicable. | |||
(b) | None. | |||
(d) | Not applicable. | |||
(g) | Not applicable. | |||
(h) | Not applicable. |
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA MASTER FUND | ||
By: | /s/ Arthur Liao | |
Name: | Arthur Liao | |
Title: | Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
Dated: May 7, 2019
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
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(a)(1)(i) | Cover Letter to Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal. | |
(a)(1)(ii) | Offer to Purchase. | |
(a)(1)(iii) | Form of Letter of Transmittal. | |
(a)(1)(iv) | Form of Letter from the Fund to Shareholders in Connection with the Funds Acceptance of Shares. | |
(a)(1)(v) | Form of Promissory Note. | |
(a)(1)(vi) | Form of Notice of Withdrawal of Tender. |
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Exhibit (a)(1)(i)
Cover Letter to Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal
BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA MASTER FUND
c/o Blackstone Alternative Asset Management L.P.
345 Park Avenue, 28th Floor
New York, New York 10154
If you do not want to sell your shares of beneficial
interest at this time, please disregard this notice.
This is simply a notification of the Funds repurchase offer.
May 7, 2019
Dear Shareholder:
This letter serves to inform you of important dates relating to a repurchase offer by Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund (the Fund). If you are not interested in tendering your shares of beneficial interest in the Fund (Shares) for repurchase at this time, please disregard this notice and take no action.
Please note that the sale of your Shares may be subject to income and transfer taxes.
The tender offer period will begin on May 7, 2019 and end at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 6, 2019. The purpose of the tender offer is to provide liquidity to shareholders of the Fund. Shares may be presented to the Fund for repurchase only by tendering them during one of the Funds announced tender offers.
If you do not wish to sell your Shares for any reason, simply disregard this notice. No action is required if you do not wish to sell any portion of your Shares at this time.
Should you wish to tender all or some of your Shares during this tender offer period, please complete the enclosed Letter of Transmittal and return it by mail or fax to the Funds administrator State Street Bank and Trust Company, Attention: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund, 1 Heritage Drive, Mail Code: OHD0100, North Quincy, MA 02171, Fax: (617) 956-0400.
All tenders of Shares must be received in good order by the Funds administrator by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 6, 2019.
If you have any questions, please refer to the attached Offer to Purchase document, which contains additional important information about the repurchase offer, or call (855) 890-7725.
Sincerely, |
Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund |
Exhibit (a)(1)(ii)
Offer to Purchase
BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA MASTER FUND
c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Heritage Drive
Mail Code: OHD0100
North Quincy, MA 02171
Offer to Purchase Up to 83,127
Shares of Beneficial Interest
Dated May 7, 2019
The Offer and Withdrawal Rights Will Expire at
11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 6, 2019,
Unless the Offer is Extended
To the Shareholders of Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund:
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this offer to purchase (Offer to Purchase) and the related Letter of Transmittal (which together with the Offer to Purchase constitutes the Offer), Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund, a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust (the Fund), is offering to purchase up to 83,127 of its outstanding shares of beneficial interest (Shares) pursuant to tenders by shareholders of the Fund (Shareholders) at a price equal to the net asset value per Share as of June 30, 2019 or a later date determined by the Fund if the Offer is extended (the Valuation Date). This Offer is currently scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 6, 2019 (the Expiration Date), but the Fund may extend this date; if it does, the Valuation Date may be changed. This Offer is being made to all Shareholders of the Fund and is not conditioned on any minimum amount of Shares being tendered, but is subject to certain conditions described below. Shares are not traded on any established trading market and are subject to strict restrictions on transferability.
Shareholders should realize that the value of the Shares tendered in this Offer will likely change between the most recent time the net asset value of the shares was calculated and communicated to them and the Valuation Date (the relevant date for determining the value of the Shares tendered to the Fund for purposes of calculating the purchase price of such Shares) and such change could be material. The Fund determines the net asset value of its Shares as of the close of business on the last business day of each month, typically 20 business days following each month-end, based on the information it receives from the managers of the investment funds in which it invests. Any Shareholder that wishes to obtain the most recently calculated net asset value of the Shares should contact the Funds administrator, State Street Bank and Trust Company (Administrator), at (855) 890-7725 Monday through Friday, except holidays, during normal business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Shareholders desiring to tender all or any portion of their Shares in accordance with the terms of the Offer should complete and sign the attached Letter of Transmittal and mail or fax it to the Administrator in the manner set forth in Section 4 below.
IMPORTANT
The Fund makes no recommendation to any Shareholder as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering Shares. Shareholders must make their own decisions whether to tender Shares and, if so, the portion of their Shares to tender.
Because each Shareholders investment decision is a personal one, based on its financial circumstances, no person has been authorized to make any recommendation on behalf of the Fund as to whether Shareholders should tender Shares pursuant to the Offer. No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations in connection with the Offer other than those contained herein or in the Letter of Transmittal. If given or made, such recommendation and such information and representations must not be relied on as having been authorized by the Fund.
This transaction has not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any state securities commission passed on the fairness or merits of such transaction or on the accuracy or adequacy of the information contained in this document. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful.
Questions and requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the Offer may be directed to the Administrator:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Attention: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund
1 Heritage Drive, Mail Code: OHD0100, North Quincy, MA 02171
Tel: (855) 890-7725; Fax: (617) 956-0400
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This is a summary of the features of the Offer. To understand the Offer fully and for a more complete discussion of the terms and conditions of the Offer, you should read carefully this entire Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal.
| The Fund may from time to time offer to repurchase a portion of its outstanding Shares pursuant to written tenders by Shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund is offering to purchase up to 83,127 Shares at a price equal to their net asset value (that is, the value of the Funds total assets minus its total liabilities, divided by outstanding Shares) determined as of June 30, 2019 or such later date as may be determined by the Fund if the Offer is extended (the Valuation Date). The Shares subject to the Offer represent approximately 15% of the outstanding Shares as of March 31, 2019. The Offer, which begins May 7, 2019, will remain open until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 6, 2019 (the Expiration Date). The Fund reserves the right to adjust the Valuation Date to correspond to any extension of the Offer. The Fund and its independent public accountant will review the net asset value calculation of the Shares during the audit of the Funds financial statements for the Funds fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, which the Fund expects will be completed by the end of May 2019, and the audited value may be used to determine the final amount paid for tendered Shares. |
| Shareholders may tender all or a portion of their Shares. |
| If you tender Shares and the Fund purchases those Shares, the Fund will effect payment for those Shares by issuing a non-interest-bearing, non-transferable promissory note (to be held for you by the Administrator) entitling you to a single payment equal to 100% of the unaudited net asset value of the Shares tendered and purchased, determined as of the Valuation Date, which, unless the existence of changes in tax or other laws or regulations or unusual market conditions result in a delay, will be paid to you on or before the later of 30 days after the Valuation Date or, if the Fund has requested redemptions of all or a portion of its investments in investment funds in order to fund its purchase of Shares, 10 business days after the Fund has received at least 95% of the aggregate redemption amount from the investment funds. |
| The Offer is being made to all Shareholders and is not conditioned on any minimum amount of Shares being tendered. |
| If the Fund accepts the tender of any of your Shares, your proceeds will be funded from one or more of the following sources: cash on hand (including cash received from contemporaneous investments in the Fund); sale of investments; and/or borrowings. The Fund has entered into a secured line of credit (the Credit Facility), and the Fund may use amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility to purchase Shares pursuant to this Offer. |
| Additional repurchases will be made at such times and on such terms as may be determined by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the Board). Blackstone Alternative Asset Management L.P., the Funds investment adviser (BAAM), expects that it will recommend to the Board that the Fund offer to repurchase a portion of its outstanding Shares four times each year, effective on or about March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, but the Fund is not required to make any such offer. |
| Following this summary is a formal notice of the Offer, which remains open until the Expiration Date, unless extended. If you elect to tender your Shares, you have the right to change your mind and withdraw your tendered Shares at any time until the Expiration Date or, if such tendered Shares have not been accepted by the Fund, at any time on or after July 3, 2019. If you would like to tender your Shares, you must complete the Letter of Transmittal enclosed with the Offer to Purchase, and return it to the Administrator either by (i) mail at 1 Heritage Drive, Mail Code: OHD0100, North Quincy, MA 02171, Attention: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund or (ii) fax to (617) 956-0400, Attention: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund. If you choose to fax the Letter of Transmittal, please mail the original promptly after you fax it. Your properly completed mailed or faxed Letter of Transmittal must be received prior to the Expiration Date. If you decide to tender, it is your responsibility to, and the Fund strongly recommends that you do, confirm receipt of your Letter of Transmittal with the Administrator by calling (855) 890-7725, Monday through Friday, except holidays, during normal business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). |
| The value of your Shares will likely change between the most recent time the net asset value was calculated and communicated to you and the Valuation Date (the date when the value of your investment will be determined for purposes of calculating the purchase price of your Shares). If you would like to obtain the estimated net asset value of your Shares, which the Administrator calculates monthly based on the information the Fund receives from the managers of the investment funds in which the Fund invests, you may contact the Administrator by calling (855) 890-7725, Monday through Friday, except holidays, during normal business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). |
| Please note that just as you have the right to withdraw your tender of Shares, the Fund has the right to cancel, amend or postpone this offer at any time on or before the Expiration Date. |
1. Background and Purpose of the Offer. The purpose of the Offer is to provide liquidity to Shareholders. Because there is no secondary trading market for Shares and transfers of Shares are prohibited without prior approval of the Fund, the Board has determined, after consideration of various matters, that the Offer is in the best interests of Shareholders in order to provide liquidity for Shares as contemplated in the Funds registration statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Board intends to consider the continued desirability of the Fund making an offer to purchase Shares four times each year, but the Fund is not required to make any such offer.
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The purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer may have the effect of increasing the proportionate interest in the Fund of Shareholders who do not tender Shares. Shareholders who retain their Shares may be subject to increased risks that may possibly result from the reduction in the Funds aggregate assets resulting from payment for the Shares tendered. These risks include the potential for greater volatility due to decreased diversification. A reduction in the aggregate assets of the Fund may result in Shareholders who do not tender Shares bearing higher costs to the extent that certain expenses borne by the Fund are relatively fixed and may not decrease if assets decline. These effects may be reduced or eliminated to the extent that additional purchases of Shares are made by new and existing investors from time to time, although there can be no assurances that such new or additional purchases will occur.
Shares that are tendered to the Fund in connection with the Offer, if accepted for repurchase, will be repurchased, resulting in a change in the income ratio and an increase in the expense ratios of Shares owned by Shareholders remaining in the Fund (assuming no further issuances of Shares).
2. Offer to Purchase and Price. The Fund will purchase, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, up to 83,127 of those outstanding Shares that are properly tendered by, and not withdrawn (in accordance with Section 5 below) before, the Expiration Date.
The Fund reserves the right to extend, amend or cancel the Offer as described in Sections 3 and 7 below. The purchase price of a Share tendered will be its net asset value as of the Valuation Date, payable as set forth in Section 6. The Fund reserves the right to adjust the Valuation Date to correspond with any extension of the Offer.
As of the close of business on March 31, 2019, there were approximately 554,182 Shares issued and outstanding, with an estimated net asset value per share of $1,144.89. Shareholders may obtain monthly estimated net asset value information until the Expiration Date of the Offer by contacting the Administrator at (855) 890-7725, Monday through Friday, except holidays, during normal business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The value of the Shares tendered by Shareholders likely will change between the most recent time net asset value was calculated and communicated to you and the Valuation Date.
3. Amount of Tender. Subject to the limitations set forth below, Shareholders may tender all or a portion of their Shares. The Offer is being made to all Shareholders and is not conditioned on any minimum amount of Shares being tendered.
If fewer than 83,127 Shares are properly tendered pursuant to the Offer and not withdrawn, the Fund will, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, purchase all of the Shares so tendered unless the Fund elects to cancel or amend the Offer, or postpone acceptance of tenders made pursuant to the Offer, as provided in Section 7 below. If more than 83,127 Shares are duly tendered to the Fund before the expiration of the Offer and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 5 below, the Fund will, in its sole discretion, either (a) accept the additional Shares permitted to be accepted pursuant to Rules 13e-4(f)(1) and 13e-4(f)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (b) extend the Offer, if necessary, and increase the number of Shares that the Fund is offering to purchase to a number it believes sufficient to accommodate the excess Shares tendered as well as any Shares tendered during the extended Offer; or (c) accept Shares tendered on or before the Expiration Date for payment on a pro rata basis based on the number of tendered Shares. The unaccepted portion of any tender of Shares made by a Shareholder pursuant to this Offer shall not be automatically carried forward or given priority in connection with any future tender offer made by the Fund, but any Shareholder that wishes to have the Fund repurchase Shares that were not accepted for repurchase in connection with this Offer may again tender those Shares in connection with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, any future tender offer made by the Fund.
4. Procedure for Tenders. Shareholders wishing to tender Shares pursuant to the Offer must complete and execute the Letter of Transmittal and send it to the Administrator either by (i) mail at 1 Heritage Drive, Mail Code: OHD0100, North Quincy, MA 02171, Attention: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund or (ii) fax to (617) 956-0400, Attention: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund, prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Expiration Date. The Fund recommends that all documents be submitted by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by fax. A Shareholder choosing to fax a Letter of Transmittal must also mail the original completed and executed Letter of Transmittal promptly thereafter.
Shareholders wishing to confirm receipt of a Letter of Transmittal may contact the Administrator at (855) 890-7725. The method of delivery of any documents is at the election and complete risk of the Shareholder tendering Shares, including, but not limited to, the failure to receive any Letter of Transmittal or other document submitted by facsimile transmission. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of tenders will be determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion, and its determination shall be final and binding. The Fund reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders (i) determined by it not to be in appropriate form or (ii) for which the acceptance of, or payment for, would, in the opinion of counsel for the Fund, be unlawful. The Fund also reserves the absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the Offer or any defect in any tender
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with respect to any particular Shares or any particular Shareholder, and the Funds interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer will be final and binding. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders must be cured within such time as the Fund shall determine. Tenders will not be deemed to have been made until the defects or irregularities have been cured or waived. None of the Fund, the Board, BAAM, or any of their agents is obligated to give notice of any defects or irregularities in tenders, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notice.
5. Withdrawal Rights. Any Shareholder tendering Shares pursuant to this Offer may withdraw tendered Shares at any time before the Expiration Date or, if the Fund has not accepted such tendered Shares, on or after July 3, 2019. To be effective, any notice of withdrawal must be timely received at the address or fax number shown above in Section 4. A form to use to give notice of withdrawal is enclosed with the Offer to Purchase. All questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of notices of withdrawal will be determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion, and such determination shall be final and binding. Shares properly withdrawn shall not thereafter be deemed to be tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, withdrawn Shares may be re-tendered prior to the Expiration Date by following the procedures for tenders described above.
6. Purchases and Payment. For purposes of the Offer, the Fund will be deemed to have accepted Shares that are tendered as, if and when it gives written notice to the tendering Shareholder of its election to purchase such Shares.
If you tender Shares and the Fund purchases those Shares, the Fund will effect payment for those Shares by issuing a non-interest-bearing, non-transferable promissory note (to be held for you by the Administrator) entitling you to a single payment equal to 100% of the unaudited net asset value of the Shares tendered and purchased, determined as of the Valuation Date, which, unless the existence of changes in tax or other laws or regulations or unusual market conditions result in a delay, will be paid to you on or before the later of 30 days after the Valuation Date or, if the Fund has requested redemptions of all or a portion of its investments in investment funds in order to fund its purchase of Shares, 10 business days after the Fund has received at least 95% of the aggregate redemption amount from the investment funds.
Although the amounts required to be paid by the Fund will generally be paid in cash, the Fund may under certain limited circumstances pay all or a portion of the amounts due by an in-kind distribution of securities.
Each Shareholder whose Shares (or portion thereof) have been accepted for repurchase will continue to be a Shareholder of the Fund until the Valuation Date (and thereafter if not all of its Shares are repurchased) and may exercise its voting rights with respect to the repurchased Shares (or portion thereof) until the Valuation Date.
The Fund does not presently intend to impose any charges (other than direct costs and expenses, such as wiring fees) on the repurchase of Shares.
The Fund expects that the purchase price for Shares acquired pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be derived from: (1) cash on hand; (2) proceeds of the sale from and/or delivery of securities and portfolio assets held by the Fund; and/or (3) borrowings under the Credit Facility (as defined below). Payments for repurchased Shares may require the Fund to dispose of portfolio holdings in Investment Funds earlier than BAAM otherwise would dispose of such holdings, potentially resulting in losses, reduced tax efficiency and an increase in the Funds portfolio turnover, which may increase the realization of short-term capital gains, taxable to individuals as ordinary income when distributed. BAAM intends to take measures to attempt to avoid or reduce such potential losses and turnover.
Depending on the dollar amount of Shares tendered and prevailing general economic and market conditions, the Fund may, but need not, maintain cash or the Fund may, in its sole discretion, seek to borrow money to fund all or a portion of any repurchase. Any such borrowing could increase the Funds operating expenses and impact the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. The Fund has entered into a secured line of credit (the Credit Facility), and the Fund may use amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility to purchase Shares pursuant to this Offer. None of the Fund, BAAM or the Board or any person controlling the Fund or BAAM has determined or expects at this time to borrow funds to repurchase Shares tendered in connection with the Offer.
7. Certain Conditions of the Offer. The Fund reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to extend the period of time during which the Offer is pending by notifying Shareholders of such extension. If the Fund elects to extend the tender period, the Valuation Date may occur after June 30, 2019 and in that case, for purposes of determining the purchase price for tendered Shares, the net asset value of such Shares will be determined approximately one month after the actual Valuation Date. During any such extension, all Shares previously tendered and not withdrawn will remain subject to the Offer. The Fund also reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, up to and including acceptance of tenders pursuant to the Offer, to: (a) cancel the Offer and in the event of such cancellation, not to purchase or pay for any Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer; (b) amend the Offer; or (c) postpone the acceptance of Shares tendered. If the Fund determines to amend the Offer or to postpone the acceptance of Shares tendered, it will, to the extent necessary, extend the period of time during which the Offer is open as provided above and will promptly notify Shareholders.
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Please note that just as you have the opportunity to withdraw shares that you have tendered under certain circumstances, the Fund has the right to cancel, amend or postpone the Offer at any time before accepting tendered Shares. The Fund may cancel the Offer, amend the Offer or postpone the acceptance of tenders made pursuant to the Offer if: (a) the Fund would not be able to liquidate portfolio securities in a manner that is orderly and consistent with the Funds investment objectives and policies in order to purchase Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer; (b) there is, in the Boards judgment, any (i) legal action or proceeding instituted or threatened challenging the Offer or that otherwise would have a material adverse effect on the Fund, (ii) declaration of a banking moratorium by Federal or state authorities or any suspension of payment by banks in the United States or New York State that is material to the Fund, (iii) limitation imposed by Federal or state authorities on the extension of credit by lending institutions, (iv) suspension of trading on any organized exchange or over-the-counter market where the Fund has a material investment, (v) commencement of war, armed hostilities or other international or national calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States that is material to the Fund, (vi) material decrease in the estimated net asset value of the Fund from the estimated net asset value of the Fund as of the commencement of the Offer, or (vii) other event or condition that would have a material adverse effect on the Fund or its Shareholders if Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer were purchased; or (c) the Independent Trustees of the Fund determine that it is not in the best interest of the Fund to purchase Shares pursuant to the Offer. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund will exercise its right to extend, amend or cancel the Offer or to postpone acceptance of tenders pursuant to the Offer.
8. Certain Information About the Fund. The Fund is registered under the 1940 Act, as a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund (Feeder Fund I), Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund II (Feeder Fund II, and together with Feeder Fund I, the Feeder Funds, and each a Feeder Fund) and the Fund are organized in what is commonly referred to as a master-feeder structure. The principal executive office of the Fund is located at 345 Park Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10154 and the telephone number is (855) 890-7725. Shares are not traded on any established trading market and are subject to strict restrictions on transferability.
The Fund does not have any plans or proposals that relate to or would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional Shares (other than the Funds intention to accept purchases for Shares from time to time in the discretion of the Fund) or the disposition of Shares (other than for periodic discretionary solicitations of tender offers); (b) an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Fund; (c) any material change in the present distribution policy or indebtedness or capitalization of the Fund; (d) any change in the identity of the investment adviser or Trustees of the Fund, or in the management of the Fund including, but not limited to, any plans or proposals to change the number or the term of the Trustees, to change any material term of the investment advisory arrangements with BAAM; (e) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Fund (other than as the Trustees determine may be necessary or appropriate to fund any portion of the purchase price for Shares acquired pursuant to this Offer to Purchase or in connection with the ordinary portfolio transactions of the Fund); (f) any other material change in the Funds structure or business, including any plans or proposals to make any changes in its fundamental investment policy for which a vote would be required by Section 13 of the 1940 Act; or (g) any changes in the Declaration of Trust or bylaws or any other actions that may impede the acquisition of control of the Fund by any person.
Based on the number of Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2019, the following persons (the named individuals being the Trustees) own the number of Shares indicated in the below table.
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Feeder Fund I |
496,063 | 89.51% | ||
Feeder Fund II |
58,119 | 10.49% | ||
BAAM |
0 | 0% | ||
John Brown |
0 | 0% | ||
Frank Coates |
0 | 0% | ||
Kristen Leopold |
0 | 0% | ||
Paul Lawler |
0 | 0% | ||
Peter Gilbert |
0 | 0% | ||
Peter Koffler |
0 | 0% |
The Fund has been informed that each Feeder Fund will tender a portion of its Shares pursuant to the Offer in connection with such Feeder Funds offer dated March 20, 2019, to its shareholders to repurchase shares of the Feeder Fund. Except for the foregoing, none of the persons listed above intends to tender any of its Shares in the Offer.
9. Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.
The following discussion is a general summary of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase of Shares by the Fund from Shareholders pursuant to the Offer. This summary is based on U.S. federal income tax law as of the date the Offer begins, including the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), applicable Treasury regulations, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rulings, judicial authority and current administrative rulings and practice, all of which are subject to change, possibly with
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retroactive effect. There can be no assurance that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of those set forth below, and the Fund has not obtained, nor does the Fund intend to obtain, a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel with respect to any of the consequences described below. For more detailed information regarding tax considerations applicable to a purchase of Shares by the Fund pursuant to the Offer and ownership of Shares of the Fund in general, see the Funds Statement of Additional Information (SAI). Shareholders should also consult their own tax advisers regarding their particular situation and the potential tax consequences to them of a purchase of their Shares by the Fund pursuant to the Offer, including potential state, local and foreign taxation, as well as any applicable transfer taxes.
In the event that a tendering Shareholders ownership (or deemed ownership under Section 318 of the Code) of Shares of the Fund is not reduced to the extent required under the tests described below, a repurchase pursuant to the Offer will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a distribution from the Fund under Section 301 of the Code with respect to the Shares held by the Shareholder after the tender (a Section 301 distribution). Any such Section 301 distribution, which will equal the price paid by the Fund to such Shareholder for the Shares sold, unreduced by the Shareholders tax basis in such Shares, will be taxable as a dividend to the extent of the Funds current and accumulated earnings and profits allocable to such distribution, taking into account all other Section 301 distributions made by the Fund during and with respect to the taxable year in which the distribution is made, with the excess treated as a return of capital to the extent of the Shareholders tax basis in its Shares. A return of capital is not currently taxable, but it reduces a Shareholders tax basis in its Shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the Shareholder of its Shares. Any return of capital distribution in excess of a Shareholders basis in its Shares is taxable as a capital gain. In the event of a Section 301 distribution, the tax basis of the Shares held by such Shareholder after the tender will be increased by the Shareholders remaining tax basis in the Shares sold in the tender.
To the extent any such Section 301 distribution treated as a dividend is properly reported by the Fund as derived from qualified dividend income, it will be taxed in the hands of individual Shareholders at the rates applicable to net capital gains, provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the Shareholder and Fund level. Similarly, if a portion of the Funds income for the taxable year in which a Section 301 distribution is paid consists of qualifying dividends paid by U.S. corporations and is properly reported by the Fund, such portion may qualify for the dividends received deduction when received by corporate Shareholders, provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the Shareholder and Fund level. A Shareholder that qualifies as a regulated investment company and receives a Section 301 distribution treated as a dividend may in turn report a portion of its distributions as qualifying for treatment as qualified dividend income or the dividends received deduction when received by its shareholders, provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the level of the Shareholder and its shareholders. Taxes on the portion of any Section 301 distribution that is treated as a dividend and derived from the Funds capital gains will be determined by how long the Fund owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long the Shareholder has owned its Shares. In general, any Section 301 distribution treated as a dividend that the Fund properly reports to Shareholders as derived from gains from investments the Fund owned for more than one year is taxable to Shareholders as long-term capital gains includible in net capital gain, and any Section 301 distribution treated as a dividend derived from gains from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less is taxable to Shareholders as ordinary income. Tax rules can alter the Funds holding period in investments and thereby affect the tax treatment of gain or loss on investments and resulting distributions.
A Shareholder whose Shares are repurchased pursuant to the Offer generally will be treated as having sold the Shares and will recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, if either (a) such Shareholder tenders, and the Fund repurchases, all of such Shareholders Fund Shares (i.e., reduces such Shareholders percentage ownership of the Fund to 0%) or meets numerical safe harbors with respect to percentage voting interest and reduction in ownership of the Fund following the completion of the Offer, or (b) the tender otherwise results in a distribution that is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, which determination depends on a Shareholders particular facts and circumstances, including the initial size of and extent to which a Shareholders ownership percentage interest in the Fund is reduced. The gain or loss recognized by a Shareholder in such case will generally equal the difference between the price paid by the Fund for the Shares pursuant to the Offer and the Shareholders adjusted tax basis in the Shares sold. A Shareholders holding period in Shares repurchased pursuant to the Offer will terminate as of the Valuation Date. A tendering Shareholders gain or loss will generally be capital gain or loss if the Shares sold are held by the Shareholder at the time of sale as capital assets and, in such case, generally will be treated as long-term capital gain if the Shares have been held for more than one year or as short-term capital gain if the Shares have been held for one year or less.
If no tendering Shareholder is treated as receiving a Section 301 distribution as a result of the Offer, Shareholders whose percentage ownership of the Fund increases as a result of the Offer will not be treated as realizing constructive distributions by virtue of that increase. In the event that any tendering Shareholder is deemed to receive a Section 301 distribution as a result of the Offer, it is possible that Shareholders whose percentage ownership of the Fund increases as a result of the Offer, including Shareholders who do not tender any Shares pursuant to the Offer, will be deemed to receive a constructive distribution under Section 305(c) of the Code in an amount determined by the increase in their percentage ownership of the Fund as a result of the Offer. Such constructive distribution will be treated as a dividend to the extent of current or accumulated earnings and profits allocable to it. Such dividend treatment will not apply, however, if the tender is treated as an isolated redemption within the meaning of the Treasury regulations.
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Under the wash sale rules under the Code, provided the tender of Shares pursuant to the Offer is treated as a sale or exchange (and not a Section 301 distribution as described above), loss recognized on Shares sold pursuant to the Offer will ordinarily be disallowed to the extent the Shareholder acquires other shares of the Fund or substantially identical stock or securities within 30 days before or after the date the tendered Shares are purchased pursuant to the Offer and, in that event, the basis and holding period of the shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Any loss realized by a Shareholder on the sale of Fund Shares held by the Shareholder for six months or less will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions or deemed distributions of long-term capital gains received by the Shareholder with respect to such Shares. A Shareholders ability to utilize capital losses may be limited under the Code.
Other Tax Consequences. Any dispositions of the Funds holdings to raise cash to meet repurchase requests could result in increased taxable distributions to Shareholders.
10. Miscellaneous. The Offer is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from, Shareholders in any jurisdiction in which the Offer or its acceptance would not comply with the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdiction. The Fund is not aware of any jurisdiction in which the Offer or tenders pursuant thereto would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. However, the Fund reserves the right to exclude Shareholders from the Offer in any jurisdiction in which it is asserted that the Offer cannot lawfully be made. The Fund believes such exclusion is permissible under applicable laws and regulations, provided the Fund makes a good faith effort to comply with any state law deemed applicable to the Offer.
The Fund has filed an Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, which includes certain information relating to the Offer summarized herein. A free copy of such statement may be obtained from the Fund by contacting the Administrator at (855) 890-7725 or from the SECs internet web site, http://www.sec.gov.
The unaudited semi-annual financial statements of the Fund dated September 30, 2018 and the schedule of investments of the Fund dated September 30, 2018, both filed with the SEC on EDGAR on Form N-CSR on November 21, 2018, are incorporated by reference. The Fund will prepare and transmit to Shareholders the audited annual financial statements of the Fund and the schedule of investments of the Fund within 60 days after the close of the period for which the report is being made, or as otherwise required by the 1940 Act.
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Exhibit (a)(1)(iii)
Letter of Transmittal
Regarding Shares in Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund
Tendered Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
Dated May 7, 2019
The Offer and withdrawal rights will expire on June 6, 2019
and this Letter of Transmittal must be received by
the Funds Administrator, either by mail or by fax, by 11:59 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on June 6, 2019, unless the Offer is extended
Complete this Letter of Transmittal and follow the Transmittal
Instructions included herein
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund, a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the Fund), the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof held by the undersigned, described and specified below, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated May 7, 2019 (the Offer to Purchase), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which together with the Offer to Purchase constitute the Offer). The Tender and this Letter of Transmittal are subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including, but not limited to, the absolute right of the Fund to reject any and all tenders determined by it, in its sole discretion, not to be in the appropriate form.
The undersigned hereby sells to the Fund the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof tendered hereby pursuant to the Offer.
The undersigned hereby warrants that the undersigned has full authority to sell the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof tendered hereby and that the Fund will acquire good title thereto, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other obligations relating to the sale thereof, and not subject to any adverse claim, when and to the extent the same are purchased by it. Upon request, the undersigned will execute and deliver any additional documents necessary to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the Offer. The undersigned recognizes that under certain circumstances set forth in the Offer, the Fund may not be required to purchase any of the beneficial shares of interest in the Fund or portions thereof tendered hereby.
A non-transferable, non-interest bearing promissory note for the purchase price will be issued to the undersigned if the Fund accepts for purchase the shares tendered hereby. The undersigned acknowledges that State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Funds administrator, will hold the promissory note on behalf of the undersigned. The cash payment of the purchase price for the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof of the undersigned, as described in Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase, shall be wired to the account at your financial intermediary from which your subscription funds were debited.
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and the obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding on the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in Section 5 of the Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.
VALUATION DATE: June 30, 2019
TENDER OFFER EXPIRATION DATE: 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time), June 6, 2019
PARTS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 MUST BE COMPLETED AND IN GOOD ORDER IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR REQUEST
If You Invest In The Fund Through A Financial Intermediary Through Whom You Expect To Have Your Tender Offer Request Submitted, Please Allow For Additional Processing Time As The Letter of Transmittal Must Ultimately Be Received By The Funds Administrator Prior To 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) On The Expiration Date.
PLEASE FAX OR MAIL TO THE FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR AT:
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL: (855) 890-7725 |
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PART 2 REQUESTED TENDER AMOUNT
Please select repurchase type by checking one of the boxes below. If you are requesting a partial repurchase, please provide a number of Shares.
☐ | Full Repurchase |
☐ | Partial Repurchase* of Shares (please only provide a number of Shares, not a dollar amount) |
* | If the requested partial repurchase would put the account balance below the required minimum balance, the Fund may reduce the amount to be repurchased such that the required minimum balance is maintained, unless you indicate otherwise by checking the following box: |
☐ | Change request to Full Repurchase if amount requested to be repurchased would need to be reduced to maintain minimum account balance |
BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA MASTER FUND ACCOUNT #: (Should be the same as on page 2)
PART 3 PAYMENT
Payments will be directed back to your account.
PART 4 SIGNATURE(S)
The undersigned subscriber acknowledges that this request is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Funds registration statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Registration Statement) and the Offer to Purchase dated May 7, 2019 (the Offer to Purchase) and all capitalized terms used herein have the meaning as defined in the Funds Registration Statement. This request is irrevocable except as described in the Offer to Purchase. The undersigned represents that the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the shares in the Fund to which this repurchase request relates, or that the person signing this request is an authorized representative of the tendering shareholder.
In the case of joint accounts, each joint holder must sign this repurchase request. Requests on behalf of a foundation, partnership or any other entity should be accompanied by evidence of the authority of the person(s) signing.
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Exhibit (a)(1)(iv)
Form of Letter from the Fund to Shareholders
in Connection with the Funds Acceptance of Shares
BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA MASTER FUND
c/o Blackstone Alternative Asset Management L.P.
345 Park Avenue, 28th Floor
New York, New York 10154
[DATE]
[SHAREHOLDER NAME/ADDRESS]
Dear Shareholder:
This letter serves to inform you that Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund (the Fund) has received and accepted for purchase your tender of shares of beneficial interest in the Fund.
In accordance with the terms of the tender offer, you have been issued a non-interest bearing, non-transferable promissory note (the Note), which will be held on your behalf by State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Funds administrator, entitling you to receive payment equal to the net asset value of the tendered shares as of June 30, 2019 (or such later date as may be determined by the Fund if the tender offer is extended, the Valuation Date). Subject to the terms and conditions of the tender offer, payment in settlement of the note is generally expected to be made by a single payment equal to 100% of the unaudited net asset value of the Shares tendered and purchased, determined as of the Valuation Date, which, unless the existence of changes in tax or other laws or regulations or unusual market conditions result in a delay, will be paid to you on or before the later of 30 days after the Valuation Date or, if the Fund has requested redemptions of all or a portion of its investments in investment funds in order to fund its purchase of Shares, 10 business days after the Fund has received at least 95% of the aggregate redemption amount from the investment funds.
If you have any questions (or wish to request a copy of your Note), please contact the Funds administrator at (855) 890-7725.
Sincerely, |
Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund |
Exhibit (a)(1)(v)
Form of Promissory Note
BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA MASTER FUND
Dated: [insert date]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund (Payor or the Company), a Massachusetts business trust issuing its shares of beneficial interest (Shares), hereby promises to pay [insert name of payee] (Payee) the Payment Amount (as defined in Section 2) in a single installment as discussed below.
This Note is being issued so that Payor may purchase Shares (the Repurchased Shares) from Payee pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Offer to Purchase dated May 7, 2019 and the Letter of Transmittal submitted by the Payee (which Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal, together with any amendments or supplements thereto collectively constitute the Offer). This Note is not negotiable and is not interest-bearing.
1. General Payment Provisions. The Payor will pay the Payment Amount under this Note in a single installment in such currency of the United States of America as will be legal tender at the time of payment. Payment under this Note will be made by wire transfer to Payees account at Payees authorized agent as previously identified to Payor by Payee.
The Company may decide, in its discretion, to make payment in cash, or by the distribution of securities in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind.
2. Payment. The Payment Amount will be an amount equal to the value of the Repurchased Shares determined as of June 30, 2019 (the Valuation Date). Unless the existence of changes in tax or other laws or regulations or unusual market conditions result in a delay, the Payor will make payment under this Note on or before the later of 30 days after the Valuation Date or, if the Fund has requested redemptions of all or a portion of its investments in investment funds in order to fund its purchase of Shares, 10 business days after the Fund has received at least 95% of the aggregate redemption amount from the investment funds.
3. Optional Prepayment. This Note may be prepaid, without premium, penalty or notice, at any time.
4. Events of Default.
(a) The occurrence of any of the following events shall be deemed to be an Event of Default under this Note:
(i) The Payor defaults in payment when due and any such default continues for a period of ten (10) days; or
(ii) (1) The Payor commences any proceeding or other action relating to the Company in bankruptcy or seeks reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, relief or composition of the Company or the debts of the Company under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors; (2) the Payor applies for, or consents or acquiesces to, the appointment of a receiver, conservator, trustee or similar officer for the Company or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company; (3) the Payor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Company; or (4) the Payor generally admits its inability to pay its debts with respect to the Company as they become due and payable; or
(iii) (1) The commencement of any proceeding or the taking of any other action against the Company in bankruptcy or seeking reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, relief or composition of the Company or the debts of the Company under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors and the continuance of any of such events for sixty (60) days undismissed, unbonded or undischarged; or (2) the appointment of a receiver, conservator, trustee or similar officer for the Payor or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company and the continuance of any such event for sixty (60) days undismissed, unbonded or undischarged.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire unpaid amount of this Note outstanding shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived, and without any action on the part of the Payee.
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Note and the rights and remedies of the Payor and Payee will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be wholly performed within such State, without regard to the conflict of laws principles of such State. Any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be instituted in any state or federal court located within the County of New York, State of New York, and each party hereto agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that the venue of the action, suit or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.
(b) Notices. All communications under this Note will be given in writing, sent by telecopier or registered mail to the address set forth below or to such other address as such party will have specified in writing to the other party hereto, and will be deemed to have been delivered effective at the earlier of its receipt or within two (2) days after dispatch.
If to Payor, to: |
Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund | |
345 Park Avenue, 28th Floor | ||
New York, New York 10154 | ||
Telephone: (855) 890-7725 | ||
Attention: Brian Gavin, President | ||
If to Payee, to: |
[Insert contact information for the Payee] |
(c) Severability, Binding Effect. Any provision of this Note that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction will not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(d) Amendment; Waiver. No provision of this Note may be waived, altered or amended, except by written agreement between the Payor and Payee.
(e) Waiver of Presentment. Payor hereby waives presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon Payor with respect to this Note.
(f) Entire Agreement. This Note and the Offer set out the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any prior oral or written agreement between the parties.
(g) Massachusetts Business Trust. The obligations of the Company under this Note are not binding upon any trustee or shareholder of the Company personally, but bind only the Company and the Companys property. A copy of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Company is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the trustees of the Company as trustees and not individually and that the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding on any of the trustees, officers or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the trust property of the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Payor has duly caused this Note to be duly executed as of the date first above written .
BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA MASTER FUND | ||
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Exhibit (a)(1)(vi)
Form of Notice of Withdrawal of Tender
Notice of Withdrawal of Tender
Regarding Shares in Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund
Tendered Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
Dated May 7, 2019
The Offer and withdrawal rights will expire on June 6, 2019
and this Notice of Withdrawal of Tender must be received by
the Funds Administrator, either by mail or by fax, by 11:59 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on June 6, 2019, unless the Offer is extended
Complete this Notice of Withdrawal of Tender and follow the Transmittal Instructions include herein
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Fax: (617) 956-0400 | |
State Street Bank and Trust Company Attn: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Master Fund 1 Heritage Drive Mail Code: OHD0100 North Quincy, MA 02171 |
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL: (855) 890-7725 |
You are responsible for confirming that this Notice is received timely by State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Funds administrator. To assure good delivery, please send this page to State Street Bank and Trust Company and not to your financial advisor. If you fail to confirm receipt of this Notice, there can be no assurance that your withdrawal will be honored by the Fund.
Please withdraw the tender previously submitted by the undersigned in a Letter of Transmittal.
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The undersigned represents that the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the shares in the Fund to which this withdrawal request relates, or that the person signing this request is an authorized representative of the withdrawing shareholder.
In the case of joint accounts, each joint holder must sign this withdrawal request. Requests on behalf of a foundation, partnership or any other entity should be accompanied by evidence of the authority of the person(s) signing.
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