EX-99.77O RULE 10F-3 3 wlt10f3coverletter.htm 10F3 LETTER Unassociated Document
 
 

 
Harris Associates L.P.
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Harris Associates L.P.

Compliance Memo




Date:
April 4, 2013
To:
D. J. Gorman, HAIT CCO
From:
Colin P. McFarland and Robert Reey
Subject:
Acquisition of Walter Energy, Inc. corporate bonds  through a Rule 144A offering to Qualified Institutional Buyers


As required pursuant to the Funds’ Affiliated Underwriting Procedures Pursuant to Rule 10f-3 (the “Procedures”), a report must be made to the Trustees at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting following a purchase of securities for a Fund in an underwriting in which any broker-dealer affiliate of the Adviser is a “principal underwriter”.

On March 22, 2013, the Oakmark Equity & Income Fund purchased $5,000,000 par value of Walter Energy, Inc. Senior Unsecured bonds, representing approximately 1.1% of the 450,000,000 shares offered.  Natixis Securities America (“NSA”), an affiliate of the Adviser, was a Senior Co-manager entitled to a selling concession/gross spread.  NSA did not receive an underwriting concession/gross spread in connection with the Fund’s purchase.

The transaction met all of the requirements of Section A of the Procedures, including a determination of appropriate registration, fair pricing, minimum continuous operating requirements for the issuer, a firm commitment clause in the underwriting agreement, a reasonable and fair commission, a purchase of less than the maximum percentage permitted, and no prohibited affiliated transactions, as applicable.

Pursuant to the Procedures, this transaction will be reported on the Funds’ Form N-SAR.

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