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EXHIBIT 10.01
SERVICES AND INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT
THIS SERVICES AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the ______ day
of ,
2007, by and among R.J. O’Brien Fund Management, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “
Managing Owner ”), the managing owner of the JWH Global Trust (the
“ Trust ”), and the Trust which was formed pursuant to the
Business Trust Act of the State of Delaware (the “
Trust Act ”) on
November 12, 1996, and John W. Henry & Company, Inc, a Florida
corporation (“JWH”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Trust was formed for the purpose of
engaging in speculative trading of futures contracts on currencies,
interest rates, energy, and agricultural products, metals and stock
indices, options on such futures contracts, and spot and forward
contracts on currencies and precious metals;
WHEREAS, the Trust offers, sells and issues units in
the Trust (“ Units
”);
WHEREAS, the Managing Owner and the Trust have
entered into a Lead Selling Agreement, dated July 18, 2007, with
TJM Investments LLC, an Illinois limited liability company
(“Selling Agent”), the Selling Agent having agreed to
assist, as selling agent, in the wholesale offer and sale of the
Units on a reasonable efforts basis, through additional selling
agents without any firm underwriting commitment; and
WHEREAS, JWH is the commodity trading advisor for
the Trust, having entered into a Trading Advisory Agreement with
the Trust and the Managing Owner dated April 1997 (“Advisory
Agreement”) , and has provided certain information about JWH
that is disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and
Promotional Materials (each as defined below) and approved by JWH,
copies of which will be distributed to investors and potential
investors in connection with the sale of Units;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the
premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter
contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Representations
and Warranties of the Managing Owner and the Trust
. Each of the Managing Owner and the Trust severally
as applicable to itself (and, in the case of the Managing Owner, as
applicable to the Trust) represent and warrant as of the date
hereof to JWH as follows:
(a) The
Managing Owner has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “ SEC
”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “ 1933 Act
”), and the rules and regulations promulgated
by the SEC thereunder (the “ SEC
Regulations ”), the following: on
July 26, 2007, Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the October 6,
2004, registration statement on Form S-1, for the registration of
an additional $500,000,000 in Units, filed with the SEC and
declared effective by the SEC on November 1, 2004 (SEC File No.
333-119560), on Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC
on _____________, 2007.
(b) Copies
of the preliminary prospectus contained in each of the Registration
Statements filed with the SEC on behalf of the Trust and copies of
the final prospectuses thereto have also been, or will be, filed
with (i) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the
“ CFTC ”) under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “
Commodity Act ”)
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the CFTC
(the “ CFTC Rules
”); and (ii) the National Futures Association
(the “ NFA ”) in accordance with NFA Compliance Rule 2-13. Copies of
each of the Registration Statements referred to in this Section
1(a) have also been filed with National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (the “ NASD
”) pursuant to its Conduct Rules.
(c) The
Registration Statement referred to in Section 1(a) and the
prospectus included therein are hereinafter called the
“ Registration Statement
” and the “ Prospectus ,” respectively,
except that if the Trust files a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement, then the term
“Registration
Statement” shall, from and after the filing of
each such amendment, refer to the applicable Registration
Statement, as amended by such amendment, and the term
“Prospectus” shall refer to the amended prospectus then
on file with the SEC as part of the applicable Registration
Statement; and if a prospectus as first issued in compliance with
the SEC Regulations shall differ from the prospectus on file at the
time the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto
shall have become effective, the term “Prospectus”
shall refer to the prospectus most recently so issued from and
after the date on which it shall have been issued, including any
amendment or supplement thereto. The Trust shall not file any
amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or
supplement to the Prospectus unless JWH has received reasonable
prior notice of and a copy of such amendments or supplements and
has not reasonably objected thereto in writing.
(d) The
Trust will not utilize any promotional brochure or other marketing
materials (collectively, “ Promotional Material ”),
including “Tombstone Ads” or other communications
qualifying under Rule 134 of the SEC Regulations, which mention or
include reference to JWH which are reasonably objected to by JWH.
No reference to JWH may be made in the Registration Statement,
Prospectus or in any Promotional Material which has not been
approved in writing by JWH, which approval JWH may withhold in its
reasonable discretion.
(e) The
Certificate of Trust pursuant to which the Trust has been formed
(the “ Certificate of
Trust ”) and the Trust’s
Declaration and Agreement of Trust (the “
Declaration and Agreement of Trust
”) each provides for the subscription for and
sale of the Units; all action required to be taken by the Managing
Owner and the Trust as a condition to the continued sale of the
Units to qualified subscribers therefore has been or, prior to each
sale of Units, will have been taken; and, upon payment of the
consideration therefore specified in all accepted Subscription
Agreements and Powers of Attorney, the Units will constitute valid
beneficial interests in the Trust.
(f) The
Trust is a business trust duly organized pursuant to the
Certificate of Trust, the Declaration and Agreement of Trust and
the Trust Act and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware with full power and authority to engage in the trading of
futures, options on futures, and spot/forward contracts, as
described in the Prospectus; the Trust has filed a certificate of
assumed name in the State of Illinois as provided by 805 I.L.C.S.
405/1.
(g) The
Managing Owner is duly organized and validly existing and in good
standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Illinois
and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each other
jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its businesses
requires such qualification and the failure to so qualify would
materially adversely affect the Trust’s or the Managing
Owner’s ability to perform their obligations
hereunder.
(h) The
Trust and the Managing Owner have proper power and authority under
applicable law to perform their respective obligations under the
Declaration and Agreement of Trust, the Escrow Agreement relating
to the offering of the Units (the “ Escrow Agreement ”), and this
Agreement, as described in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus.
(i) The
Registration Statement and the Prospectus contain all statements
and information required to be included therein by the Commodity
Act and rules thereunder the rules and regulations thereunder. As
of the most recent effective date, the Registration Statement and
Prospectus complied in all material respects with the requirements
of the 1933 Act, the Commodity Act, SEC Regulations and CFTC Rules
. As of its most recent effective date, the Registration Statement
and Prospectus did not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. This
representation and warranty shall not, however, apply to any
statement or omission in the Registration Statement or Prospectus
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating
to JWH and furnished or approved in writing by JWH; or with respect
to any information contained in the prior versions of the
Registration Statements and Prospectuses.
(j) With
respect to the Managing Owner, KPMG LLP are the accountants who
audited the financial statements filed with the SEC as part of the
Registration Statement. They are the independent public accountants
with respect to the Managing Owner as required by the 1933 Act and
the SEC Regulations; and with respect to the Trust, CF & Co,
LLP are the accountants who audited the financial statements filed
with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement and are the
independent public accountants with respect to the Trust as
required by the 1933 Act and the SEC Regulations.
(k) The
financial statements filed as part of the Registration Statement
and those included in the Prospectus present fairly the financial
position of the Trust and of the Managing Owner as of the dates
indicated; and said financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (as
described therein), or, in the case of unaudited financial
statements, in substantial conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles, applied on a basis which is consistent in
all material respects for each balance sheet date
presented.
(l) Since
the date as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been any material
adverse change not already known in the condition, financial or
otherwise, of the Managing Owner or the Trust, whether or not
arising in the ordinary course of business.
(m) The
Declaration and Agreement of Trust, the Escrow Agreement and this
Agreement have each been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by each Managing Owner signatory thereto for itself and
on behalf of the Trust, and each constitutes a legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Trust and the Managing Owner signatory
thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(n) The
execution and delivery of the Declaration and Agreement of Trust,
the Escrow Agreement, and this Agreement, the incurrence of the
obligations set forth in each of such agreements and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated therein and in the
Prospectus do not and will not constitute a breach of, or default
under, any instrument by which either the Managing Owner or the
Trust, as the case may be, is bound or any order, rule or
regulation applicable to the Managing Owner or the Trust of any
court or any governmental body or administrative agency having
jurisdiction over the Managing Owner or the Trust.
(o) There
is not pending or, to the Managing Owner’s knowledge,
threatened, any action, suit or proceeding before or by any court
or other governmental body to which the Managing Owner or the Trust
is a party, or to which any of the assets of the Managing Owner or
the Trust is subject, which is not referred to in the Prospectus or
which is not otherwise known, and which might reasonably be
expected to result in any material adverse change in the condition
(financial or otherwise), of the Managing Owner or the Trust or is
required to be disclosed in the Prospectus pursuant to applicable
CFTC Rules. The Managing Owner has not received any notice of an
investigation or warning letter from NFA or the CFTC regarding
non-compliance by the Managing Owner with the Commodity Act or the
regulations thereunder.
(p) The
Managing Owner has all federal and state governmental, regulatory
and commodity exchange approvals and licenses, and has effected all
filings and registrations with federal and state governmental
agencies required to conduct its businesses and to act as described
in the Registration Statement and Prospectus or required to perform
its obligations as described under the Declaration and Agreement of
Trust and this Agreement (including, without limitation,
registration as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Act
and membership in NFA as a commodity pool operator), and the
performance of such obligations will not contravene or result in a
breach of any provision of its certificate of incorporation,
by-laws or any agreement, order, law or regulation binding upon it.
The principals of the Managing Owner identified in the Registration
Statement are all of the principals of the Managing Owner, as
“principals” is defined by CFTC Rules. Such principals
are duly listed as such on the Managing Owner’s commodity
pool operator Form 7-R registration.
(q) The
Trust does not require any federal or state governmental,
regulatory or commodity exchange approvals or licenses, or need to
effect any filings or registrations with any federal or state
governmental agencies in order to conduc
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