AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ADMINISTRATION SERVICES AGREEMENT

Prepare monthly security transaction listings;

Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Company statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis;

Prepare for execution and file the Company’s Federal and state tax returns: prepare a fiscal tax provision in coordination with the annual audit; prepare an excise tax provision; and prepare all relevant 1099 calculations;

Coordinate contractual relationships and communications between the Company and its contractual service providers;

Coordinate printing of the Company’s annual shareholder reports;

Prepare income and capital gain distributions;

Prepare the semiannual and annual financial statements;

Monitor the Company’s compliance with IRC, SEC and prospectus requirements;

Prepare, coordinate with the Company’s counsel and coordinate the filing with the SEC: semi-annual reports on Form N-SAR and Form N-CSR; Form N-Q; and Form N-PX based upon information provided by the Company; assist in the preparation of Forms 3, 4 and 5 pursuant to Section 16 of the 1934 Act and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act for the officers and directors of the Company, such filings to be based on information provided by those persons;

Assist in the preparation of notices of meetings of shareholders, coordinate preparation of proxy statements, including obtaining information required to be disclosed by applicable regulations and the engagement of proxy solicitors on behalf of the Company;

Assist in obtaining the fidelity bond and directors’ and officers’/errors and omissions insurance policies for the Company in accordance with the requirements of Rule 17g-1 and 17d-1(d)(7) under the 1940 Act, including evaluation of insurance carriers, recommending appropriate coverage levels and evaluating the costs thereof, as such bond and policies are approved by the Company’s Board of Directors;

Monitor the Company’s assets to assure adequate fidelity bond coverage is maintained;

Draft agendas and resolutions for quarterly and special board meetings;

Coordinate the preparation, assembly and mailing of board materials;

Attend board meetings and draft minutes thereof;

Maintain the Company’s corporate calendar to assure compliance with various filing and board approval deadlines;

Assist the Company in the handling of SEC examinations and responses thereto;

If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Company is required to provide a certification as part of the Trust’s Form 10-Q or Form 10-K filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002, Highland will provide (to such person or entity as agreed between the Company and Highland) a sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification, such sub-certification to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed between the Company and Highland from time to time. Highland shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of the Agreement and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002 or under any

other regulatory requirement;

Prepare and coordinate the Company’s state notice filings;

Furnish the Company office space in the offices of Highland, or in such other place or places as may be agreed from time to time, and all necessary office facilities, simple business equipment, supplies, utilities and telephone service for managing the affairs of the Company;

Perform clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services not provided by the Company’s other service providers;

Determine or oversee the determination and publication of the Company’s net asset value in accordance with the Company’s policies as adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors;

Oversee the maintenance by the Company’s custodian and transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of certain books and records of the Company as required under Rule 31a-1(b)(2)(iv) of the 1940 Act and maintain (or oversee maintenance by such other persons as approved by the Board of Directors) such other books and records required by law or for the proper operation of the Company;

Determine the amounts available for distribution as dividends and distributions to be paid by the Fund to its shareholders; calculate, analyze and prepare a detailed income analysis and forecast future earnings for presentation to the Board of Directors; prepare and arrange for the printing of dividend notices to shareholders, as applicable, and provide the Company’s dividend disbursing agent and custodian with such information as is required for such parties to effect the payment of dividends and distributions and to implement the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan;

Serve as liaison between the Company and each of its service providers;

Assist in monitoring and tracking the daily cash flows of the individual assets of the Company, as well as security position data of portfolio investments; assist in resolving any identified discrepancies with the appropriate third party, including the Company’s custodian, administrative agents and other service providers, through various means including researching available data via agent notices, financial news and data services, and other sources.

Monitor compliance with leverage tests under the Company’s credit facility, and communicate with leverage providers and rating agencies;

Coordinate negotiation and renewal of credit agreements for presentation to the Board of Directors;

Coordinate negotiations of agreements with counterparties and the Company’s custodian for derivatives, short sale and similar transactions, as applicable;

Provide assistance with the settlement of trades of portfolio securities;

Coordinate and oversee the provision of legal services to the Company;

Cooperate with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm in connection with audits and reviews of the Company’s financial statements, including interviews and other meetings, and provide necessary information and coordinate confirmations of bank loans and other assets for which custody is not through DTC, as necessary;

Provide Secretary and any Assistant Secretaries, Treasurer and any Assistant Treasurers and other officers for the Company as requested;

Develop or assist in developing guidelines and procedures to improve overall compliance by the Company;

Investigate and research customer and other complaints to determine liability, facilitate resolution and promote equitable treatment of all parties;

Determine and monitor expense accruals for the Company;

Authorize expenditures and approve bills for payment on behalf of the Company;

Monitor the number of shares of the Company registered and assist in the registration of additional shares, as necessary;

Prepare such reports as the Board of Directors of the Company may request from time to time;

Administer and oversee any securities lending program of the Company;

Be responsible for the Company’s allocable portion of the employment costs of the Company’s executive officers and their respective staffs and other employees of Highland who devote substantial attention to the administration of the Company, except that the Company will be responsible for all costs relating to maintenance of a toll-free stockholder information telephone line, including the Company’s allocable share of routine overhead expenses of any third-party service provider furnishing this telephone line; and

Perform such additional administrative duties relating to the administration of the Company as may subsequently be agreed upon in