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1 ESTABLISHMENT WORKSHEET This Worksheet helps fund sponsors and their advisors to select the administration services they require us to provide. We will provide a free fee estimate for the establishment and annual administration costs of a fund based on the information provided in the Worksheet and the fund s offering memorandum. Please note our fees are based on the extent of our administration and not on the value of the assets in the fund. Representatives are available to answer any questions you may have regarding Trident Fund Services, our fund administration services and the completion of the Worksheet. This Worksheet is designed to be completed for Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Property Funds. Please complete the Worksheet and send it via fax or to one of the following offices: Bahamas Fax: bahamas@tridentfundservices.com British Virgin Islands Fax: bvi@tridentfundservices.com Cayman Islands Fax: cayman@tridentfundservices.com Guernsey Fax: guernsey@tridentfundservices.com Jersey Fax: jersey@tridentfundservices.com Luxembourg Fax: luxembourg@tridentfundservices.com Malta Fax: Mauritius Fax: Singapore Fax: malta@tridentfundservices.com mauritius@tridentfundservices.com singapore@tridentfundservices.com United States Please refer to our Domestic Fund available on request Fax: Our detailed brochure is available on our website.

2 GENERAL INFORMATION Name of fund Proposed launch date (new fund) Proposed transfer date (existing fund) Trident jurisdiction where the fund will be administered Bahamas British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Guernsey Jersey Luxembourg Malta Mauritius Singapore United States Fund structure Master/Feeder Stand Alone Segregated Portfolio Company Fund of Funds Other Please indicate number of Segregated Portfolios Type of fund Open-end (Permits redemptions at the option of the investors.) Closed-end (Does not ordinarily permit investors to redeem at their request.) Other Entity type and jurisdiction of establishment Corporation Jurisdiction Partnership Jurisdiction LLC Jurisdiction Unit Trust Jurisdiction Listing of fund Size of fund If applicable, please provide information for each Feeder fund and Segregated Portfolio Minimum investment Number of investors at launch Value of fund at end of first year Frequency of subscriptions (e.g. monthly) Frequency of redemptions (e.g. monthly) Classes of shares Please add additional pages if required. Purpose of the fund and markets in which it will be active Within one year Number of subscriptions Number of redemptions Investment advisor Custodian 2

3 Prime broker Expected number of accounts Other brokers Expected number of accounts Average number of trades Frequency of Trades M Monthly M Daily Average number of month end open positions Anticipated product mix (% ) Counsel Onshore Name Offshore Name Firm Firm Auditor Base currency of fund Bankers Expected number of banking transactions per month ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Please indicate services required and, where applicable, the frequency of a service. Please provide any comments that will assist us in preparing our quote. Banking Assistance with local bank account establishment M Yes M No If yes, please provide details of account function Providing bank account signatory M Yes M No Financial statements Preparation of Net Asset Value M Yes M No (including management and performance fees) If yes, please indicate frequency If no, please indicate who will be preparing Preparation of draft audited annual financial statements M Yes M No (including the related notes and disclosures) Preparation of interim financial statements M Yes M No If yes, please indicate frequency M Quarterly M Semi-Annually Investment services Maintain securities ledger M Yes M No Attend to documentation for the purchase and sale of investments M Yes M No 3

4 Shareholder/Partner services Maintaining shareholder/partnership registers M Yes M No Processing subscriptions, redemptions, transfers and M Yes M No issuing shareholder confirmations Reporting NAVs to investors M Yes M No (NAV calculations prepared by third parties will be reviewed by us.) Processing Capital Calls and Distributions M Yes M No Reporting NAVs to third parties (e.g. newspapers) M Yes M No Management reporting to investors M Yes M No Acting as primary contact for investor queries M Yes M No Statutory/Regulatory Providing registered office M Yes M No Providing company secretary M Yes M No Assisting with director meetings M Yes M No Assisting with shareholder meetings M Yes M No Assisting with licensing of fund by local regulator (if required) M Yes M No Payment of local registration and/or license fees M Yes M No Please confirm that a copy of fund s offering document is attached M Yes M No If no, please explain why it is not available Please provide details of any other due diligence requirements. Please provide any additional details on the proposed fund that will assist us with the preparation of our fee estimate. Completed By Name Company/Firm Address Title Phone Fax Signature Date 4

5 OFFICES EUROPE GUERNSEY Tel Fax LUXEMBOURG Tel Fax JERSEY Tel Fax MALTA Tel Fax THE AMERICAS/ CARIBBEAN BAHAMAS Tel Fax CAYMAN ISLANDS Tel Fax BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Tel Fax UNITED STATES Tel Fax ASIA/PACIFIC SINGAPORE Tel Fax MIDDLE EAST/ AFRICA MAURITIUS Tel Fax CLIENT LIAISON OFFICES NEW YORK Tel Fax LONDON Tel Fax HONG KONG Tel Fax DUBAI Tel Fax DALLAS Tel Fax , Trident. All rights reserved

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