AMENDMENT TO THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT

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AMENDMENT TO THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
This AMENDMENT dated as of March 1, 2012 to the ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of the 30th day of April, 2007, among CERES MANAGED FUTURES LLC (formerly Demeter Management Corporation), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Trading Manager”), MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY KAISER I, LLC (formerly Morgan Stanley Managed Futures Kaiser I, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Trading Company”) and KAISER TRADING GROUP PTY. LTD., a private company organized under the laws of Australia (the “Trading Advisor”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Trading Manager, the Trading Company and the Trading Advisor wish to amend the Advisory Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 to reflect certain changes in the futures interests traded by the Trading Advisor.
 
NOW, therefore, the parties agree as follows:
 
1. The first sentence of Section 5(a)(i) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
 
The Trading Company shall pay the Trading Advisor a monthly management fee equal to 1/12 of 1.5% (a 1.5% annual rate) of the Net Assets (as defined in Section 5(c) hereof) as of the first day of each month (the “Management Fee”).
 
2. Exhibit C to the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
 

EXHIBIT C
FUTURES INTERESTS TRADED

 
Market Exchange

Bonds
 
Treasury Notes (5 Year) CBOT
 
Treasury Notes (10 Year) CBOT
 
BOBL EUREX
 
Bunds EUREX
 
Long Gilt LIFFE
 
Treasury Bonds (30 Year) CBOT
 
Japanese Govt Bonds (10 Year) TSE

 
 

 
 
Energies
 
Crude Oil NYMEX & ACCESS
 
Natural Gas NYMEX
 
Heating OilNYMEX

 
Foreign Exchange (Cash)
 
USD/AUD N/A - OTC
 
USD/GBP N/A - OTC
 
EUR/USD N/A - OTC
 
USD/CAD N/A - OTC
 
USD/JPY N/A - OTC
 
USD/CHF N/A – OTC
 
NZD/USDN/A – OTC
 
USD/MXNN/A – OTC
 
USD/ZARN/A - OTC

 
Share Indexes
 
Hang Seng HKFE
 
FTSE 100 LIFFE
 
Dax EUREX
 
CAC 40 Index EURONEXT
 
Nikkei 225 Index (Osaka) OSE
 
E-Mini Nasdaq CME
 
DJ Euro 50 Index EUREX
 
E-Mini S&P CME
 
Mini Dow Jones (Day) CBOT
 
Amsterdam Index AEXEOE

 
Soft & Agricultural Commodities
 
Wheat CBOT & ACCESS
 
Corn CBOT & ACCESS
 
Soybeans CBOT
 
CoffeeICE-NYBOT
 
CottonICE-NYBOT
 
Soybean MealCBOT
 
Soybean OilCBOT
 
SugarICE-NYBOT
 
Lean HogsCME
 
Live CattleCME

 
Metals
 
GoldCOMEX
 
CopperCOMEX

 
3. In all other respects the Advisory Agreement remains unchanged and of full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed for and on behalf of the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.
 
CERES MANAGED FUTURES LLC


By                                                                        
Walter Davis
President

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY KAISER I, LLC 

By:  Ceres Managed Futures LLC
(Trading Manager)


By                                                                        
Walter Davis
President


KAISER TRADING GROUP PTY. LTD.


By                                                                           
Karl O’Shaughnessy
Director
 
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