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TTO » Topics » Investment Performance of the Companies and the Adviser, Costs of the Services To Be Provided and Profits To Be Realized by the Adviser and its Affiliates from the Relationship, and Fee Comparisons.This excerpt taken from the TTO DEF 14A filed Jul 8, 2009. Investment Performance of the Companies and the Adviser, Costs of the
Services To Be Provided and Profits To Be Realized by the Adviser and its
Affiliates from the Relationship, and Fee Comparisons. The Independent Directors reviewed and evaluated information
regarding each Company’s performance (including quarterly, last twelve months,
and from inception included in information provided in connection with their
November 2008 approval, as well as supplemental information covering the period
from November 30, 2008 through April 30, 2009 and since inception) and the
performance of the other Adviser accounts (including other investment
companies), and information regarding the nature of the markets during the
performance period, with a particular focus on the MLP sector. The Independent
Directors also considered each Company’s performance as compared to comparable
closed-end funds (and, in the case of TTO, other business development companies)
for the relevant periods.
The Adviser provided detailed information concerning its cost of providing services to each Company, its profitability in managing each Company, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Independent Directors reviewed with the Adviser the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This financial information regarding the Adviser is considered in order to evaluate the Adviser’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under each New Investment Advisory Agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee, and was, to the extent possible, evaluated in comparison to other closed-end funds (and, in the case of TTO, other business development companies) with similar investment objectives and strategies. The Independent Directors considered and evaluated information regarding fees charged to, and services provided to, other investment companies advised by the Adviser (including the impact of any fee waiver or reimbursement arrangements and any expense reimbursement arrangements), fees charged to separate institutional accounts by the Adviser, and comparisons of fees of closed-end funds with similar investment objectives and strategies, including other MLP investment companies, to each Company. The Independent Directors concluded that the fees and expenses that each Company will pay under the New Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable given the quality of services to be provided under the New Investment Advisory Agreement and that such fees and expenses are comparable to, and in many cases lower than, the fees charged by advisors to comparable funds.
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