0001145549-21-074674.txt : 20211214 0001145549-21-074674.hdr.sgml : 20211214 20211214124329 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-21-074674 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20211214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20211214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20211214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Keystone Private Income Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001788420 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-23482 FILM NUMBER: 211490283 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O UMB FUND SERVICES, INC. STREET 2: 235 WEST GALENA STREET CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53212 BUSINESS PHONE: 414-299-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O UMB FUND SERVICES, INC. STREET 2: 235 WEST GALENA STREET CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53212 N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0001788420 XXXXXXXX true false false N-2 Keystone Private Income Fund 811-23482 0001788420 549300HJV77VB5O4X277 235 WEST GALENA STREET MILWAUKEE 532123948 US-WI US 4142992000 UMB FUND SERVICES, INC. 235 WEST GALENA STREET MILWAUKEE 53212 4142992000 TRANSFER AGENT, FUND ACCOUNTANT AND ADMINISTRATOR UMB BANK, N.A. 928 GRAND BOULEVARD, 5TH FLOOR KANSAS CITY 64106 4142992000 CUSTODIAN Keystone National Group, LLC 60 East South Temple, Suite 2100 Salt Lake City 08411 9254806050 ADVISER FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP ONE LOGAN SQUARE, STE 2000 PHILADELPHIA 19103 2159882700 LEGAL COUNSEL N N N N-2 N David G. Lee N/A N Robert Seyferth N/A N Gary Shugrue N/A N Terrance P. Gallagher N/A Y Bernadette Murphy N/A 223 Wilmington W Chester Pike Chadds Ford 19317 XXXXXX Y N N N N UMB DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC 8-42106 000025938 N/A N N COHEN & COMPANY, LTD 00925 N/A N N N N N N Keystone Private Income Fund 549300HJV77VB5O4X277 N N/A Y N N N N/A N/A N/A Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1) Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4) Y N N N Keystone National Group, LLC 801-67537 000142885 N/A N UMB FUND SERVICES, INC. 084-05792 N/A Y N N N UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VNOO6EITDJ2YUEBMSZ83 N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N UMB FUND SERVICES, INC. 084-05792 SEC File Number Y N Keystone National Group, LLC 801-67537 SEC File Number Y N N UMB FUND SERVICES, INC. 084-05792 SEC File Number Y N N 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 N 184500757.330000000000 Other Keystone Private Income Fund - Class A Shares of Beneficial Interest Other Keystone Private Income Fund - Class D Shares of Beneficial Interest Other Keystone Private Income Fund - Class Y Shares of Beneficial Interest Other Keystone Private Income Fund - Class I Shares of Beneficial Interest Other Keystone Private Income Fund - Class Z Shares of Beneficial Interest N N Other Shares of Beneficial Interest N N N 3.160000000000 3.820000000000 N/A 100.280000000000 true true INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 2 auditletterkeystone.txt AUDIT CONTROL LETTER REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Keystone Private Income Fund In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Keystone Private Income Fund (the Fund) as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. 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 funds 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 generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A funds 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 fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a funds 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 combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Funds annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds 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 PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds 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 September 30, 2021. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Fund 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/ COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 9, 2021 ADVISORY CONTRACTS 3 managementagreement.txt UPDATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT Keystone Private Income Fund AGREEMENT made this 29th day of December, 2020, by and between Keystone Private Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the Fund), and Keystone National Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Advisor). WHEREAS, the Fund and the Advisor entered into an investment management agreement dated as of the 4th day of March, 2020 (the Original Agreement); WHEREAS, the Fund is a closed- end, management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act); and WHEREAS, the Advisor is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) and is engaged in the business of supplying investment advice as an independent contractor; and WHEREAS, the Fund and the Advisor desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Fund desires to continue to retain the Advisor to render investment management services with respect to the Fund and the Advisor is willing to render such services; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. APPOINTMENT AND ACCEPTANCE. The Fund hereby appoints the Advisor to act as Advisor to the Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Advisor accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services herein set forth for the compensation herein provided. The Advisor will, at its own expense, render the services and provide the office space, furnishings and equipment, and personnel (including any sub-advisers) required by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein. The Advisor will not, however, pay for Fund expenses (as described in the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum and Statement of Additional Information of the Fund, as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time), including without limitation, any fees and expenses directly related to portfolio transactions and positions for the Funds account such as direct and indirect expenses associated with the Funds investments, due diligence and other costs incurred in connection with the identification, review, underwriting of each investment. 2. DUTIES OF ADVISOR. The Fund employs the Advisor to furnish and manage a continuous investment program for the Fund. The Advisor will continuously review, supervise and (where appropriate) administer the investment program of the Fund, to determine in its discretion (where appropriate) the securities to be purchased, held, sold or exchanged, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisors activities which the Fund is required to maintain and to render regular reports to the Funds officers and Trustees concerning the Advisors discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Advisor may hire (subject to the approval of the Funds Board of Trustees (Board) and, except as otherwise permitted under the terms of any applicable exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission, or by rule or regulation, a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund) and thereafter supervise the investment activities of one or more sub-advisers deemed necessary to carry out the investment program of the Fund. The retention of a sub-adviser by the Advisor shall not relieve the Advisor of its responsibilities under this Agreement. The Advisor shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the Funds Board and in compliance with such policies as the Board may from time to time establish, with the objectives, policies, and limitations for the Fund set forth in the Funds registration statement as amended from time to time, and with applicable laws and regulations. 3. FUND TRANSACTIONS. The Advisor is authorized to select the brokers or dealers and other professional advisors and consultants that will execute the purchases and sales of portfolio securities and other investments for the Fund and is directed to use its best efforts to obtain best execution, considering the Funds investment objectives, policies, and restrictions as stated in the Funds Confidential Private Placement Memorandum and Statement of Additional Information, as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and resolutions of the Funds Board. The Advisor will promptly communicate to the officers and the Board such information relating to portfolio transactions as they may reasonably request. It is understood that the Advisor will not be deemed to have acted unlawfully, or to have breached a fiduciary duty to the Fund or be in breach of any obligation owing to the Fund under this Agreement, or otherwise, by reason of its having directed a securities transaction on behalf of the Fund to a broker-dealer in compliance with the provisions of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or as described from time to time by the Funds Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. 4. COMPENSATION OF THE ADVISOR. (a) Investment Management Fee. For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund shall pay to the Advisor compensation at an annual rate of 1.50%, payable monthly in arrears, based upon the Funds net assets as of month-end before management fees for the current month. Net assets means the total value of all assets of the Fund, less an amount equal to all accrued debts, liabilities and obligations of the Fund. In the case of a partial month, compensation will be based on the number of days during the month in which the Advisor invested Fund assets. Compensation will be paid to the Advisor before giving effect to any repurchase of beneficial interests in the Fund effective as of that date. The Advisor may, in its discretion and from time to time, waive all or a portion of its fee. (b) The Fund will also pay the Adviser an incentive fee calculated and payable monthly in arrears based upon the Funds net profits for the immediately preceding month (the Incentive Fee). The Incentive Fee will be equal to 15% of the excess, if any, of (i) the net profits of the Fund for the relevant period over (ii) the then balance, if any, of the Loss Recovery Account (as defined below). For purposes of the Incentive Fee, the term net profits shall mean the amount by which the net asset value (NAV) of the Fund on the last day of the relevant period exceeds the NAV of the Fund as of the commencement of the same period, including any net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and realized income and gains or losses and expenses (which, for this purpose shall not include any distribution and/or shareholder servicing fees, litigation, any extraordinary expenses or Incentive Fee). The Fund shall maintain a memorandum account (the Loss Recovery Account), which will have an initial balance of zero and will be (i) increased upon the close of each calendar month of the Fund by the amount of the net losses of the Fund for the month, and (ii) decreased (but not below zero) upon the close of each calendar month by the amount of the net profits of the Fund for the month. Payment of the Incentive Fee shall be subject to a hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on the Funds net assets equal to 0.58333333% per month (or an annualized hurdle rate of 7.00%), subject to a catch-up feature. The catch-up feature is intended to provide the Adviser with an incentive fee of 15% on all of the Funds net profits when the Funds net profits reach 0.68627451% of net assets in any calendar month (8.24% annualized). For purposes of the Incentive Fee, net assets shall be calculated for the relevant month as the NAV of the Fund as of the first business day of each month. All rights of compensation under this Agreement for services performed as of the termination date shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 5. BOOKS AND RECORDS. The Advisor will maintain all books and records with respect to the securities transactions of the Fund and will furnish to the Funds Board such periodic and special reports as the Board may reasonably request. The Fund and the Advisor agree to furnish to each other, if applicable, current registration statements, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, certified copies of their financial statements, and such other information with regard to their affairs as each may reasonably request. Any records required to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the provisions of Rule 31a-1 and Rule 31a-2 promulgated under the 1940 Act which are prepared or maintained by the Advisor on behalf of the Fund are the property of the Fund and will be surrendered promptly to the Fund on request. 6. STATUS OF ADVISOR. The services of the Advisor to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Advisor shall be free to render similar and any other services to others so long as its services to the Fund are not impaired thereby. The Advisor shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund. 7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF ADVISOR. (a) In the absence of willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations to the Fund, the Advisor and any partner, director, officer or employee of the Advisor, or any of their affiliates, executors, heirs, assigns, successors or other legal representatives, will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law or for any act or omission by the person in connection with the performance of services to the Fund, except as may otherwise be provided under provisions of applicable state law or Federal securities law which cannot be waived or modified hereby. (b) The Fund shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Advisor, or any member, manager, officer or employee of the Advisor, and any of their affiliates, executors, heirs, assigns, successors or other legal representatives, against any liability or expense to which the person may be liable that arises in connection with the performance of services to the Fund, so long as the liability or expense is not incurred by reason of the persons willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations to the Fund. The rights of indemnification provided under this Section shall not be construed so as to provide for indemnification of any aforementioned persons for any losses (including any liability under Federal securities laws which, under certain circumstances, impose liability even on persons that act in good faith) to the extent (but only to the extent) that such indemnification would be in violation of applicable law, but shall be construed so as to effectuate the applicable provisions of this Section to the fullest extent permitted by law. (c) The Advisor shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Fund and all controlling persons of the Fund (as described in Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), against any liability or expense to which the person may be liable that arises in connection with the performance of services to the Advisor, so long as the liability or expense is not incurred by reason of the persons willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations to the Advisor. The rights of indemnification provided under this Section shall not be construed so as to provide for indemnification of any aforementioned persons for any losses (including any liability under Federal securities laws which, under certain circumstances, impose liability even on persons that act in good faith) to the extent (but only to the extent) that such indemnification would be in violation of applicable law, but shall be construed so as to effectuate the applicable provisions of this Section to the fullest extent permitted by law. 8. PERMISSIBLE INTERESTS. Trustees, agents, and interest holders of the Fund are or may be interested in the Advisor (or any successor thereof) as members, managers, officers, or interest holders, or otherwise; members, managers, officers, agents, and interest holders of the Advisor are or may be interested in the Fund as Trustees, interest holders or otherwise; and the Advisor (or any successor) is or may be interested in the Fund as an interest holder or otherwise. In addition, brokerage transactions for the Fund may be effected through affiliates of the Advisor if approved by the Funds Board, subject to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. 9. AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT. The Advisor represents, warrants and agrees that: it has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement do not, and will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or default under, any agreement to which Advisor or any of its affiliates are a party. 10. LICENSE OF ADVISORS NAME. The parties agree that the name of the Advisor, the names of any affiliates of the Advisor and any derivative or logo or trademark or service mark or trade name are the valuable property of the Advisor and its affiliates. The Advisor hereby agrees to grant a license to the Fund for use of its name in the name of the Fund for the term of this Agreement and such license shall terminate upon termination of this Agreement. If the Fund makes any unauthorized use of the Advisors names, derivatives, logos, trademarks, or service marks or trade names, the parties acknowledge that the Advisor shall suffer irreparable harm for which monetary damages may be inadequate and thus, the Advisor shall be entitled to injunctive relief, as well as any other remedy available under law. 11. DURATION AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall become effective on December 29, 2020, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, shall remain in effect until March 3, 2022 and thereafter, may continue in effect only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Board who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) by a vote of a majority of the Funds Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; provided, however, that if the interest holders of the Fund fail to approve the Agreement as provided herein, the Advisor may continue to serve hereunder in the manner and to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and rules and regulations thereunder. The foregoing requirement that continuance of this Agreement be specifically approved at least annually shall be construed in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated as to the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty by vote of a majority of members of the Funds Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund on 60 days written notice to the Advisor, or by the Advisor at any time without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days written notice to the Fund. This Agreement will automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its assignment. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered, or mailed postpaid, to the other party at any office of such party. As used in this Section 11, the terms assignment, interested persons, and a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities shall have the respective meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; subject to such exemptions as may be granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Act. 12. NOTICE. Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: If to the Advisor: Keystone National Group, LLC 60 East South Temple, Suite 2100 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 If to the Fund: Keystone Private Income Fund c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc. Attn: Regulatory Administration 235 West Galena Street Milwaukee, WI 53212 Facsimile: (414) 271-9717 Telephone: (414) 299-2000 13. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. 14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to conflict of law or choice of law doctrines, and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Delaware, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first written above. KEYSTONE PRIVATE INCOME FUND By: /s/ Bradley Allen Title: Treasurer KEYSTONE NATIONAL GROUP, LLC By: /s/ Bradley Allen Title: Chief Financial Officer