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Proposal
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Vote Required
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Broker Discretionary
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Effect of Abstentions
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Proposal 1 — To vote on a proposal authorizing the Company’s Board of Directors to withdraw the Company’s election to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act.
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Affirmative vote of “a majority of the outstanding voting securities.” For this purpose, the 1940 Act defines “a majority of the outstanding voting securities” as (a) 67% or more of the Shares present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Shares are present or represented by proxy, or (b) 50% of the outstanding Shares, whichever is less.
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Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against the proposal.
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Proposal 2 — To vote on a proposal authorizing the Company’s Board of Directors to convert the Company from a Maryland corporation to a Delaware limited partnership in accordance with the Plan of Conversion
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Provided that the Board, including at least two-thirds of the “continuing directors” (as such term is defined in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation), have approved the Plan of Conversion, the affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Otherwise, the Affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
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Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against the proposal.
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Name and Address(1)
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Number of
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Percentage
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| Interested Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ruben Kliksberg
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| | | | 570,975.74(2)(3) | | | | | | 3.32%(2)(3) | | |
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Sean Sauler
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| | | | 188,592.83(4) | | | | | | 1.10%(4) | | |
| Independent Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Jeanne L. Manischewitz
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Boris Onefater
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Jennifer Rosenthal
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| Executive Officers (who are not Interested Directors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Toni Healey
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Adam Bensley
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All officers and directors as a group (7 persons)
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| 5% Holders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund
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| | | | 2,856,396.82(5) | | | | | | 16.61%(5) | | |
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Cliffwater Enhanced Lending Fund
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| | | | 1,988,165.74(6) | | | | | | 11.56%(6) | | |
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Texas County and District Retirement System
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| | | | 7,543,713.19(7) | | | | | | 43.87%(7) | | |
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The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc Endowment Pool
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| | | | 1,130,958.60(8) | | | | | | 6.58%(8) | | |
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Following Conversion
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Capital Structure
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The Company’s authorized stock consists of 1,00,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
The Board of Directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and without any action by the Stockholders, may amend the Charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that the Company has authority to issue.
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The Partnership will have no authorized share capital. Instead, each Stockholder will receive a limited partner Interest in the Partnership upon the Conversion.
Each Limited Partner’s initial Partnership Interest will equal the percentage of Shares such Stockholder held immediately prior to the Conversion. Each Limited Partner’s Capital Commitment will equal the capital commitment such Stockholder originally made in subscribing for Shares.
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Current
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Following Conversion
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The Partnership may not admit new Limited Partners after the Conversion Date except as expressly permitted under the LPA.
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Annual Meetings
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Required to hold an annual meeting of Stockholders.
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Limited partnerships are not required to hold annual meetings, and the Partnership will not hold annual meetings of Limited Partners unless required by the LPA or applicable law.
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Special Meetings
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Special meetings of Stockholders may be called for any purpose(s), unless otherwise prescribed by statute or the Charter by the chairman of the Board, the president, the Board, or the secretary upon the written request of Stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting.
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Limited Partners have no right to call meetings. The General Partner may, but is not required to, call meetings of Limited Partners at its discretion. No Limited Partner has authority to require a meeting of the Partnership.
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Trustee Action by Written Consent
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The Board or a committee may take action without a meeting if all members of the Board or of the committee, as applicable, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission.
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There is no board or committee structure. The General Partner manages the Partnership and may act without consent of Limited Partners except where the LPA expressly requires Limited Partner approval.
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Quorum
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The holders of shares of stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast (without regard to class), present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the Charter.
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The LPA does not require Limited Partner meetings and contains no quorum requirements. Any matter requiring Limited Partner approval under the LPA may be approved by the Limited Partners holding the requisite percentage of Interests, without reference to meeting attendance.
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Stockholder Voting Standard
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Subject to any requirements of law or the Existing Organizational Documents, in matters other than the election of Directors, Stockholders may approve a proposal by a majority of votes cast. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of votes cast by stockholders present in person or by proxy.
Each share of capital stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of Stockholders, including the election of Directors.
There is no cumulative voting in the election of Directors.
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Limited Partners do not elect directors and generally do not vote on Partnership matters.
Limited Partners vote only on matters expressly requiring their approval under Section 14.1 of the LPA (primarily certain amendments to the LPA or removal of the General Partner where required by law).
Voting power, where applicable, is based on Partnership Interests, not shares.
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Stockholder Action by Written Consent
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Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the Stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a unanimous consent which sets forth the action is given in writing or by electronic transmission by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Stockholders.
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Limited Partners may act by written consent only in connection with matters that require Limited Partner approval under the LPA.
The General Partner may act without any Limited Partner consent, written or otherwise, except where the LPA requires Limited Partner approval.
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Notice
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Notice of each meeting of Stockholders is required to be given not less than ten (10) nor more than ninety (90) days before the date of the meeting.
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The LPA does not require regular meetings and contains no notice requirements for annual or special meetings.
If a meeting is called by the General Partner, notice will be given as the General Partner determines appropriate.
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Liability of Stockholders
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Stockholders generally do not have personal liability for the Company’s obligations.
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Limited Partners generally have no personal liability for Partnership obligations beyond their Capital Accounts and Capital Commitments, as provided in the LPA and Delaware law.
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Dividends and Distributions
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Distributions may be paid to Stockholders if, as and when authorized by the Board and declared by the Company out of funds legally available therefrom.
Such distributions may be payable in cash, property or stock of the Company.
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The Partnership will not pay “dividends.” Instead, the General Partner may make distributions of cash or property to Limited Partners at such times and in such amounts as the General Partner determines.
Distributions are generally made pro rata in accordance with Partnership Interests, subject to reserves and withholding, as provided in Article VII of the LPA.
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Liability of Officer and Directors
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To the maximum extent that Maryland law in effect from time to time permits limitation of the liability of directors and officers of a corporation, no present or former director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for money damages.
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The Partnership has no directors or corporate officers.
Under Article IX of the LPA, the General Partner, the Investment Manager, and their respective affiliates and personnel are exculpated from liability to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, except in cases of fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or other specified misconduct.
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Following Conversion
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Indemnification
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The Company, to the full extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, shall indemnify (a) any present or former Director or officer or (b) any individual who, while a Director or officer and at the request of the Company, served as a Director, officer, partner, manager, managing member or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise.
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Under Article IX of the LPA, the Partnership will indemnify the General Partner, the Investment Manager, their affiliates, and their personnel to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, except in cases of fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or other specified misconduct.
Limited Partners may be required to indemnify the Partnership in certain transfer or tax-related situations.
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Amendments to Organizational Documents
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The Charter may generally be amended with the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors and without any action by the Stockholders. Certain extraordinary Charter amendments require the affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitled to cast at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. The By-Laws may be amended by the Board without stockholder approval.
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The General Partner may amend the LPA without Limited Partner consent, except for amendments expressly requiring Limited Partner approval under Section 14.1 of the LPA (e.g., adverse changes to Limited Partner rights).
No Limited Partner has unilateral amendment rights.
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Inspection Rights
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A stockholder that is otherwise eligible under applicable law to inspect the Company’s books of account, stock ledger, or other specified documents shall have no right to make such inspection if the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, determines that such stockholder has an improper purpose for requesting such inspection.
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The LPA does not provide Limited Partners with inspection rights comparable to corporate stockholder rights.
The General Partner has discretion to provide information it deems appropriate under Article IV and XIV of the LPA.
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Merger, Consolidation, Incorporation and Dissolution
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The affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitled to cast at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter shall be necessary to effect any merger, conversion, consolidation, share exchange or sale or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company that the MGCL requires be approved by the stockholders of the Corporation, the liquidation or dissolution of the Company and any amendment to the Charter to effect any such liquidation or dissolution.
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The General Partner has authority to merge, consolidate, restructure, convert, continue, or dissolve the Partnership without Limited Partner approval, except to the extent Limited Partner approval is required by Delaware law or Section 14.1 of the LPA.
Limited Partners do not vote on dissolution unless required by law.
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Following Conversion
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Declassification of the Board
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The MGCL provides that an amendment to a corporation’s charter is effective upon the approval of a majority of the board of directors and a majority of outstanding capital stock.
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Not applicable; the Partnership has no board of directors or classification structure.
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Derivative Actions
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The By-Laws provide that any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company be brought in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland or the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, if the Baltimore Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction.
The MGCL provides that in any derivative suit instituted by a stockholder of a corporation, it shall be averred in the complaint that the plaintiff was a stockholder of the corporation at the time of the transaction of which such stockholder complains or that such stockholder’s stock thereafter devolved upon such stockholder by operation of law.
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Limited Partners may bring derivative actions only as permitted under Delaware limited partnership law.
The LPA does not create a special venue provision; Delaware law governs derivative suits concerning a Delaware limited partnership.
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Assent to Agreement
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The Charter and Bylaws are silent with respect to Stockholders’ express assent to, and agreement to be bound by, the terms of the Charter or Bylaws.
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Each Limited Partner will expressly agree to be bound by the LPA by executing a Supplemental Terms Agreement, which also serves as execution of a counterpart signature page to the LPA, as a condition to being admitted to the Partnership.
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Exclusive Jurisdiction
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Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for: (a) any Internal Corporate Claim, as such term is defined in the MGCL; (b) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, other than actions arising under federal securities laws; (c) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director or officer or other employee
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The LPA designates Delaware law as governing.
The LPA does not include an exclusive forum provision, so disputes relating to the Partnership will be governed by applicable Delaware law and adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction, typically Delaware courts.
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of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the stockholders of the Corporation; (d) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL or the Charter or these Bylaws; or (e) any other action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
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Control Share Provision
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the MGCL, shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of the Corporation. This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.
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Not applicable. Delaware limited partnerships have no control share statute and Interests are not voting securities in the corporate sense.
Transfers of Interests are governed solely by Article XII of the LPA and require General Partner consent.
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