0001752724-20-048595.txt : 20200312 0001752724-20-048595.hdr.sgml : 20200312 20200312120942 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-20-048595 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200312 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200312 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200312 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund-D CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568192 IRS NUMBER: 461883865 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22797 FILM NUMBER: 20707753 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 201 ROUSE BOULEVARD CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19112 BUSINESS PHONE: 215-495-1150 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 201 ROUSE BOULEVARD CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19112 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund-R DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20130130 N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0201 N-CEN LIVE 0001568192 XXXXXXXX 811-22797 false false false N-2 FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund-D 811-22797 0001568192 549300MJEQLMBM6BX216 201 ROUSE BOULEVARD PHILADELPHIA 19112 US-PA US 215-495-1150 State Street Bank and Trust Company 1 Lincoln Street Boston 02111 617-786-3000 Custody and Accounting Records. FS Global Advisor, LLC 201 Rouse Boulevard Philadelphia 19112 215-495-1150 Applicable records related to its function as Investment adviser and administrator DST Systems, Inc. 430 W. 7th Street Kansas City 64105 816-435-1000 Applicable records related to its function as transfer agent. N N N-2 N Michael C. Forman 005517777 Y Philip E. Hughes, Jr. 000000000 N Robert N.C. Nix, III 000000000 N Barbara J. Fouss 000000000 N Walter W. Buckley, III 000000000 N David L. Cohen 000000000 N Oliver C. Mitchell, Jr 000000000 N James F. 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Accordingly, we express no such opinion. The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of December 31, 2019. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund - D and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 28, 2020 ADVISORY CONTRACTS 3 NCEN_9569993003461982.txt INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN FS GLOBAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND AND FS GLOBAL ADVISOR, LLC This Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") is made this 18th day of April, by and between FS GLOBAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Fund"), and FS GLOBAL ADVISOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Adviser"). WHEREAS, the Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"); WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"); WHEREAS, the Fund and the Adviser are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2013 (the "Amended and Restated Agreement"), pursuant to which the Adviser was retained to furnish investment advisory services to the Fund on the terms and conditions contained therein; WHEREAS, the Fund and the Adviser wish to terminate the Amended and Restated Agreement and enter into the Agreement effective as of May 10, 2019 (the "Effective Date"); and WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the Adviser to furnish investment advisory services to the Fund on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and the Adviser wishes to be retained to provide such services. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Duties of the Adviser. (a) Retention of Adviser. The Fund hereby employs the Adviser to act as the investment adviser to the Fund and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the board of trustees of the Fund (the "Board"), for the period and upon the terms herein set forth: (i) in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions that are set forth in the Fund's then effective Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as amended from time to time (the "Registration Statement"), and/or the Fund's shareholder reports filed with the SEC from time to time or otherwise made available to the Fund's shareholders; and 2 (ii) during the term of this Agreement in accordance with all other applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and the Fund's declaration of trust ("Declaration of Trust") and bylaws (the "Bylaws"), in each case as may be amended from time to time. (b) Responsibilities of Adviser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement: (i) determine the composition and allocation of the portfolio of the Fund, the nature and timing of the changes therein and the manner of implementing such changes; (ii) identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of the investments made by the Fund; (iii) execute, monitor and service the Fund's investments; (iv) determine the securities and other assets that the Fund shall purchase, retain, or sell; (v) perform due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; and (vi) provide the Fund with such other investment advisory, research and related services as the Fund may, from time to time, reasonably request or require for the investment of its funds. (c) Power and Authority. To facilitate the Adviser's performance of these undertakings, but subject to the restrictions contained herein, the Fund hereby delegates to the Adviser, and the Adviser hereby accepts, the power and authority on behalf of the Fund to effectuate its investment decisions for the Fund, including the execution and delivery of all documents relating to the Fund's investments and the placing of orders for other purchase or sale transactions on behalf of the Fund. In the event that the Fund determines to acquire debt or other financing, the Adviser shall arrange for such financing on the Fund's behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of the Board. If it is necessary for the Adviser to make investments on behalf of the Fund through a special purpose vehicle, the Adviser shall have authority to create or arrange for the creation of such special purpose vehicle and to make such investments through such special purpose vehicle in accordance with the Investment Company Act. (d) Acceptance of Employment. The Adviser hereby accepts such employment and agrees during the term hereof to render the services described herein for the compensation provided herein, subject to the limitations contained herein. (e) Sub-Advisers. The Adviser is hereby authorized to enter into one or more sub-advisory agreements with other investment advisers (each, a "Sub-Adviser") pursuant to which the Adviser may obtain the services of the Sub-Adviser(s) to assist the Adviser in fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder. Specifically, the Adviser may retain a Sub- Adviser to recommend specific securities or other investments based upon the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions, and work, along with the Adviser, in sourcing, structuring, negotiating, arranging or effecting the acquisition or disposition of such investments and monitoring investments on behalf of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Fund. (i) The Adviser and not the Fund shall be responsible for any compensation payable to any Sub- Adviser. 3 (ii) Any sub-advisory agreement entered into by the Adviser shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act, including without limitation the requirements relating to Board and the Fund's shareholder approval thereunder, and other applicable federal and state law. (iii) Any Sub- Adviser shall be subject to the same fiduciary duties imposed on the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act, as well as other applicable federal and state law. (f) Independent Contractor Status. The Adviser shall, for all purposes herein provided, be deemed to be an independent contractor and, except as expressly provided or authorized herein, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund. (g) Record Retention. Subject to review by, and the overall control of, the Board, the Adviser shall keep and preserve for the period required by the Investment Company Act any books and records relevant to the provision of its investment advisory services to the Fund and shall specifically maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions and shall render to the Board such periodic and special reports as the Board may reasonably request or as may be required under applicable federal and state law, and shall make such records available for inspection by the Board and its authorized agents, at any time and from time to time during normal business hours. The Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund and shall surrender promptly to the Fund any such records upon the Fund's request and upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9, provided that the Adviser may retain a copy of such records. 2. The Fund's Responsibilities and Expenses Payable by the Fund. (a) Adviser Personnel. All personnel of the Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory services hereunder, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, shall be provided and paid for by the Adviser and not by the Fund. (b) Costs. The Fund shall bear all other costs and expenses of its operations and transactions, as provided in the administration agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (the "Administration Agreement"). 3. Compensation of the Adviser. The Fund agrees to pay, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a base management fee ("Base Management Fee") and an incentive fee ("Incentive Fee") as hereinafter set forth. The Adviser may agree to temporarily or permanently waive, in whole or in part, the Base Management Fee and/or the Incentive Fee. See Appendix A for examples of how these fees are calculated. (a) Base Management Fee. The Base Management Fee shall be calculated at an annual rate of 1.5% of the Fund's average daily gross assets. The Base Management Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears, and shall be calculated based on the average daily value of the Fund's gross assets during the most recently completed calendar quarter. All or any part of the Base Management Fee not taken as to any quarter shall be deferred without interest and may be taken in any such other quarter prior to the 4 occurrence of a Liquidity Event (as defined in the Registration Statement) as the Adviser shall determine. The Base Management Fee for any partial quarter shall be appropriately pro rated. (b) Incentive Fee. The Incentive Fee shall be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Fund's "Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income" for the immediately preceding quarter. The payment of the Incentive Fee shall be subject to payment of a preferred return to investors each quarter, expressed as a quarterly rate of return on the average Adjusted Capital (as defined below) for the most recently completed calendar quarter, of 1.50% (6.00% annualized), subject to a "catch up" feature (as described below). For purposes of this fee, "Pre- Incentive Fee Net Investment Income" means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees, such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Fund receives from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus the Fund's operating expenses for the quarter (including the Base Management Fee, expenses reimbursed to the Adviser under the Administration Agreement, and any interest expense and distributions paid on any issued and outstanding preferred shares, but excluding the Incentive Fee). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Fund has not yet received in cash. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. For purposes of this fee, "Adjusted Capital" shall mean cumulative gross proceeds received by the Fund from the sale of Common Shares (including proceeds from the Fund's distribution reinvestment plan), reduced by amounts paid in connection with purchases of Common Shares pursuant to the Fund's share repurchase program. The calculation of the Incentive Fee for each quarter is as follows: (A) No Incentive Fee shall be payable to the Adviser in any calendar quarter in which the Fund's Pre- Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the preferred return rate of 1.50% (6.00% annualized) (the "Preferred Return") on Adjusted Capital; (B) 100% of the Fund's Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the Preferred Return but is less than or equal to 1.667% in any calendar quarter (6.667% annualized) shall be payable to the Adviser. This portion of the Fund's PreIncentive Fee Net Investment Income which exceeds the Preferred Return but is less than or equal to 1.667% is referred to as the "catch up." The "catch-up" provision is intended to provide the Adviser with an incentive fee of 10.0% on all of the Fund's Pre- Incentive Fee Net Investment Income when the Fund's Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income reaches 1.667% in any calendar quarter; and 5 (C) 10.0% of the amount of the Fund's Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 1.667% in any calendar quarter (6.667% annualized) shall be payable to the Adviser once the Preferred Return and catch-up have been achieved (10.0% of all of the Fund's Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income thereafter shall be allocated to the Adviser). 4. Covenants of the Adviser. The Adviser covenants that it will be registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act as of the date the Fund commences investment operations and will maintain such registration. The Adviser agrees that its activities will at all times be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws governing its operations and investments. 5. Brokerage Commissions. The Adviser is hereby authorized, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, to cause the Fund to pay a member of a national securities exchange, broker or dealer an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction in excess of the amount of commission another member of such exchange, broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution, and operational facilities of the firm and the firm's risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities, that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the Fund's portfolio, and constitutes the best net results for the Fund. 6. Other Activities of the Adviser. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not exclusive, and the Adviser may engage in any other business or render similar or different services to others including, without limitation, the direct or indirect sponsorship or management of other investment based accounts or commingled pools of capital, however structured, having investment objectives similar to those of the Fund, so long as its services to the Fund hereunder are not impaired thereby, and nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any manager, partner, member (including its members and the owners of its members), officer or employee of the Adviser to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to receive any fees or compensation in connection therewith (including fees for serving as a director or trustee of, or providing consulting services to, one or more of the Fund's portfolio companies, subject to applicable law). The Adviser assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder. It is understood that trustees, officers, employees and shareholders of the Fund are or may become interested in the Adviser and its affiliates, as directors, officers, employees, partners, interestholders, members, managers or otherwise, and that the Adviser and directors, officers, employees, partners, interestholders, members and managers of the Adviser and its affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Fund as shareholders or otherwise. 7. Responsibility of Dual Trustees, Officers and/or Employees. 6 If any person who is a manager, partner, member, officer or employee of the Adviser is or becomes a trustee, officer and/or employee of the Fund and acts as such in any business of the Fund, then such manager, partner, member, officer and/or employee of the Adviser shall be deemed to be acting in such capacity solely for the Fund, and not as a manager, partner, member, officer or employee of the Adviser or under the control or direction of the Adviser, even if paid by the Adviser. 8. Indemnification. The Adviser (and its officers, managers, partners, members (and their members, including the owners of their members), agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser) shall not be liable to the Fund for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Adviser or such other person in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Fund (except to the extent specified in Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty (as the same is finally determined by judicial proceedings)) with respect to the receipt of compensation for services, and the Fund shall indemnify, defend and protect the Adviser (and its officers, managers, partners, members (and their members, including the owners of their members), agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, each of whom shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof) (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Fund or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Adviser's duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Fund, to the extent such damages, liabilities, costs and expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance, and to the extent that such indemnification would not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or the Declaration of Trust. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this Section 8 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of any liability to the Company or its shareholders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Adviser's duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Adviser's duties and obligations under this Agreement (to the extent applicable, as the same shall be determined in accordance with the Investment Company Act and any interpretations or guidance by the SEC or its staff thereunder). 9. Effectiveness, Duration and Termination of Agreement. (a) Term and Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date and shall remain in effect for two years from the Effective Date, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Fund's trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or "interested persons" (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act. 7 (b) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days' written notice, (i) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, (ii) by the vote of the Board, or (iii) by the Adviser. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its "assignment" (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act). The provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Adviser shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. Further, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement as aforesaid, the Adviser shall be entitled to any amounts owed to it under Section 3 through the date of termination or expiration and Section 8 shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Adviser and its representatives as and to the extent applicable. 10. Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at its principal office. 11. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended in writing by mutual consent of the parties hereto, subject to the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Declaration of Trust. 12. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement may be executed by any of the parties hereto, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. This Agreement shall also be construed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. To the extent the applicable laws of the State of Delaware, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the provisions of the Investment Company Act, the latter shall control. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date above written. FS GLOBAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND By:___________________________ Name: Michael C. Forman Title: President and Chief Executive Officer FS GLOBAL ADVISOR, LLC By:___________________________ Name: Michael C. Forman Title: Chief Executive Officer Appendix A NOTE: All percentages herein refer to Adjusted Capital. Example 1: Incentive Fee for Each Calendar Quarter Scenario 1 Assumptions Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 1.25% Preferred Return(1) = 1.50% Base Management Fee(2) = 0.375% Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.2% Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (Base Management Fee + other expenses)) = 0.675% Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the preferred return rate, therefore there is no Incentive Fee payable. Scenario 2 Assumptions Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2.2% Preferred Return(1) = 1.50% Base Management Fee(2) = 0.375% Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.2% Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (Base Management Fee + other expenses)) = 1.625% Incentive Fee = 100% ? Pre- Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (subject to "catch- up")(4) = 100% x (1.625% - 1.5%) = 0.125% Pre- Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds the preferred return rate, but does not fully satisfy the "catch-up" provision, therefore the Incentive Fee is 0.125%. Scenario 3 Assumptions Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2.75% Preferred Return(1) = 1.50% Base Management Fee(2) = 0.375% Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.2% Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (Base Management Fee + other expenses)) = 2.175% Catch up = 100% ? Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (subject to "catch-up")(4) Incentive Fee = 100% ? "catch-up" + (10.0% ? (Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income - 1.667%)) Catch up = 1.667% - 1.5% = 0.1667% Incentive Fee = (100% ? 0.1667%) + (10.0% ? (2.175% - 1.667%)) = 0.1667% + (10.0% ? 0.508%) = 0.1667% + 0.0508% = 0.2175% Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds the preferred return and fully satisfies the "catch-up" provision, therefore the Incentive Fee is 0.2175%. (1) Represents 6.00% annualized preferred return. (2) Represents 1.5% annualized Base Management Fee on average daily gross assets. Examples assume assets are equal to Adjusted Capital. (3) Excludes organization and offering expenses. (4) The "catch-up" provision is intended to provide the Adviser with an incentive fee of 10.0% on all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income when the Fund's net investment income exceeds 1.667% in any calendar quarter. * The returns shown are for illustrative purposes only. No Incentive Fee is payable to the Adviser in any calendar quarter in which the Fund's Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the Preferred Return. Positive returns are shown to demonstrate the fee structure and there is no guarantee that positive returns will be realized. Actual returns may vary from those shown in the examples above. Information Classification: Limited Access Information Classification: Limited Access