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3.confirm that I/we have (i) reviewed the Company Documents, (ii) considered the appropriateness of an investment in theCompany, (iii) reviewed the associated risk factors, and (iv) where necessary, have obtained independent advice. I/We alsoaffirm that based on the above confirmation, I/we am/are financially or otherwise able to assume these risks involved in aninvestment in the Company.Further to the above, I/we:1.acknowledge and accept that while it is the aim of the Company to preserve capital and, where applicable, to maintain astable net asset value per Share, these aims are not guaranteed;2.hereby indemnify the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Banker, the Administrator and other shareholders for anyloss suffered by them as a result of the representations above not being true in every respect;3.ing as the nominee for oron behalf of a US Person or Canadian Resident, I/we will notify the Company immediately if I/we become a US Person orCanadian Resident or become aware that any person for whom I/we hold Shares has become a US Person or CanadianResident;4.understand that any change to the redemption payment mandate must be given in writing to the Banker (Administrator fordirect investors) and signed by ALL shareholders;5.understand that the price of Shares can go down as well as up and that I/we may not receive back the original amountinvested;6.undertake to execute, deliver, acknowledge and/or file any and all further documents and provide any and all informationpromptly which the Banker, the Administrator or the Company may deem necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion: (a)in connection with the declarations made hereunder; and (b) in order for the Company to comply with applicable laws andregulations;7.understand and agree that the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and the Banker intend to take suchregulations (ii) any provisions imposed under Bermuda law arising from the Intergovernmental Agreementbetweenthe Government of the United States of America and the Government of Bermuda so as to ensure compliance or deemedcompliant (as the case may be) with the FATCA regulations or the IGA from 1 July 2014 or (ii) the Common ReportingStandard ("CRS") and any provisions imposed under Bermuda law arising out of its automatic exchange of informationobligations;8.confirm I/we have completed and attached hereto the required information in the appendix with respect to FATCA and CRSdeclarations. I/we agree to provide to the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and the Banker fromtime to time with any additional FATCA and CRS declarations, confirmations and/or classifications at such times as each ofthem may request and furthermore provide any supporting certificates or documents as each of them may reasonably requirein connection with this investment by reason of the FATCA regulations, the IGA and any other applicable automatic exchangeof information provisions (e.g. CRS), as described above, or otherwise. Should any of the above information furnished to anyof them become inaccurate or incomplete in any way, I/we hereby agree to notify the Company, the Manager, the Custodian,the Administrator and the Banker immediately of any such change and further agree to immediately take such action as theCompany, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and/or the Banker may direct, including where appropriate,redemption of my/our Shares in respect of which such confirmations have become incomplete or inaccurate where requestedto do so by the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator or the Banker (as applicable). If relevant, I/we agreeto notify the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and the Banker of any change to my/our tax residencystatus. I/we hereby also agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, thePUBLIC8PUBLIC

Administrator and the Banker against any loss, liability, cost or expense (including without limitation legal fees, taxes andpenalties) which may result directly or indirectly as a result of a failure to meet my/our obligations pursuant to this section orfailure to provide such information which has been requested by the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, theAdministrator and/or the Banker and has not been provided by me/us, and from any misrepresentation or breach of anywarranty, condition, covenant or agreement set forth herein or in any document delivered by me/us to the Company, theManager, the Custodian, the Administrator and/or the Banker. I/We further acknowledge that a failure to comply with theforegoing obligations or failure to provide the necessary information required may result in the compulsory redemption ofour entire holding in the Company, and that the Company, the Manager, the Banker, the Administrator and the Custodianare authorized to hold back from redemption proceeds or other distributions to me/us such amount as is sufficient after thededuction of any redemption charges to discharge any such liability and I/we shall indemnify and keep indemnified theCompany, the Manager, the Banker, the Administrator and the Custodian against any loss suffered by them or othershareholders in the Company in connection with any obligation or liability to so deduct, withhold or account;9.understand and agree that for the purposes of complying with its automatic exchange of information obligations under CRSthe Company is required to collect certain information on each shareholder and on certain controlling persons in the case ofthe shareholder being an entity (e.g. name, address, jurisdiction of residence, Tax Identification Number, date and place ofbirth (as appropriate), the Banker account number from which purchase proceeds are sent or to which payments are to bemade) to identify accounts which are reportable to the Bermuda tax authorities under CRS and further acknowledge andagree that such information may in turn be exchanged by the Bermuda tax authorities with other tax authorities;10. have completed (and will supply any further documentation and information as required in order to satisfy) all applicableanti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing requirements in respect of this or a previous application;11. will notify the Banker without delay of any changes to my/our contact details;12. confirm and agree that where I/we am/are purchasing the US Treasury FundShares shall, if still in issue, automatically be redeemed on or about 22nd July 2019 and the redemption proceeds there fromwill be immediately applied by the Manager in the purchase of Shares of the US Treasury Fund in a Class which correspondsy Documents;and13. consent to electronic delivery of Account Communications by the Company, the Manager, the Banker and/or the(including all supplements and amendments thereof); notices (including privacy notices); letters to investors: annual financialstatements; regulatory communications and other information, documents, data and records regarding my/our investmentin the Company. Electronic communication by the Company, the Manager, the Banker and/or the Administrator includes esite, if applicable. It is my/our affirmative obligation to notify the Company in writing if my/our e-mail address listed hereinchanges. I/We may revoke or restrict my/our consent to electronic delivery of Account Communications at any time bynotifying the Company, in writing, of my/our intentions to do so. The Company, the Manager, the Banker and theAdministrator will not be liable for any interception of Account Communications. In addition, there are risks, such as systemoutages that are associated with electronic delivery.InstructionsI/We request the Administrator and the Manager to act upon receipt all instructions from me/us sent by hand, post or facsimile,unless sent via another means as agreed with the Administrator which may include Electronic Means, that each of the presentor future shareholders, or any Attorneys or duly authorised representative shall give individually to the Administrator and/or theManager.PUBLIC9PUBLIC

Notwithstanding the above, I/we hereby indemnify the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and the Bankeragainst all costs, expenses, liabilities and losses sustained or incurred as a result of, or in connection with, its performance ofinstruction(s) sent by post and/or Electronic Means.I/We acknowledge and agree that:1.communications by Electronic Means are an unsafe method of communication and may be lost, subject to delays,interference by third parties, viruses and their confidentiality, security and integrity cannot be guaranteed. Further, I/weacknowledge that communications by Electronic Means cannot be guaranteed to be error free;2.I/We shall not send or transmit or arrange for any sending or transmitting on our behalf, any electronic communication whichcontains a virus or other media damaging to your property or computer systems or which may be defamatory, libelous,slanderous, obscene, abusive, offensive, menacing or immoral and will abide with all relevant laws and regulations andinternational conventions or treaties governing the content of and the transmission of such electronic communications;3.the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and the Banker may rely conclusively upon and shall incur noliability in respect of any action taken upon any communication by Electronic Means, including but not limited to any notice,consent, request, instruction, subscriptions and redemptions or other communication believed, in good faith, to be genuine;and4.I/We will not hold the Company, the Manager, the Administrator, the Banker, the Custodian or any of their directors, officers,employees or agents liable now or at any time for any loss, damage, financial or otherwise which I/we may suffer as a resultof sending communications by Electronic Means, including but not limited to any interception; breach of confidentiality;integrity or as a result of any delays, inaccuracy, imperfection, lack of quality, ineffective transmission, viruses, alteration,distortion or any misunderstanding or error in the identification of the person giving the instruction or other errors howsoeverarising.I/We further undertake to keep each of the Company, the Manager, the Administrator, the Custodian and the Bankerindemnified at all times against, and to save each of them harmless from all actions, proceedings, claims, losses, damages,costs and expenses which may be brought against any of the Company, the Manager, the Administrator, the Custodianand/or the Banker or suffered or incurred by any of the Company, the Manager, the Administrator, the Custodian and/or theBanker and which shall have arisen either directly or indirectly out of or in connection with me/us sending communicationsby Electronic Means. I/We acknowledge and agree that any subscription, redemption and instruction requests submitted byElectronic Means will be subject to the terms of this Application Form and to the Company Documents (as amended fromtime to time) and that I/we will notify the Administrator and the Manager if any of the representation, acknowledgement orconfirmation given in this Application Form should cease to be true and accurate.Telephone RecordingI/We consent to the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and the Banker recording all telephoneconversations between me/us and the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and/or the Banker and any such taperecordings may be submitted in evidence in any proceedings relating to my/our shareholding in the Company.Governing LawThis Application Form shall be governed by Bermuda law and I/we irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of theBermuda courts. Terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Company Documents.PUBLIC10PUBLIC

Data PrivacyThe Company, the Manager, the Administrator, the Custodian and/or the Banker may store and process any personal data(including the personal data of any beneficial owner) to properly record your interest in the Company and to comply with Bermudalaw.Personal information will be handled by the Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and/or the Banker inaccordance with applicable law.Your information will be processed for the purposes of carrying out its services as Manager, Administrator, Custodian and/orBanker to the Company and to comply with legal obligations including legal obligations under company law, anti-moneylaundering and counter terrorist financing legislation.The Company, the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and/or the Banker may transfer or disclose your information toother entities within the HSBC Group of Companies or third parties where necessary for legal or regulatory reasons. This mayinclude disclosure to third parties such as auditors, regulators, tax authorities or agents of the Company, the Manager, theCustodian, the Administrator or the Banker, who process the data for anti-money laundering or counter terrorist financingpurposes or for compliance with local or foreign regulatory requirements.I/We hereby consent to the storage, disclosure, processing and/or transfer of any personal data, which may include the recordingof telephone calls with the Manager, the Administrator, the Custodian, or the Banker for the purpose of confirming data, and thestorage, disclosure, processing and transfer of my/our information as outlined above, to any company in the HSBC Group ofCompanies, including companies situated in countries outside of Bermuda, which may not have the same data protection lawsas Bermuda (if any), it being understood that neither the Manager, the Administrator, the Custodian, and the Banker is authorizedto disclose or utilize such information for marketing purposes.You agree that the Manager, the Custodian, the Administrator and the Banker may process personal data relating to this, or anyfuture, investment for the purposes of performing their respective legal and regulatory obligations and conducting financial crimerisk management and other activities, including disclosing data to the Company and to third parties and transferring theminternationally.Anti-Money Laundering DeclarationsI/We acknowledge and agree that:1.measures aimed at the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing will require verification of my/our identity,address and source of funds and source of wealth and other persons including but not limited to any beneficial owner on arisk sensitive based approach and the ongoing monitoring of my/our business relationship with the Company or any of itsservice providers. I/We further acknowledge that the Company, the Manager and/or the Administrator reserves the right notto issue Shares until such time as the Company, the Manager, Administrator, the Custodian, and/or the Banker has receivedand is satisfied with all the information and documentation requested to verify my/our identity, address and source of fundsand where applicable other persons including but not limited to any beneficial owner. I/We acknowledge that the Company,the Manager, the Administrator, the Custodian and the Banker shall be indemnified and held harmless by me/us against anyloss arising as a result of a failure to process my/our application for Shares and payment of redemption proceeds if suchinformation and documentation as has been requested by the Manager, the Administrator or the Banker has not beenprovided by me/us.2.I/we must disclose to the Company, the Administrator and the Banker, both at the time of initial subscription into theCompany and upon any change thereafter, any shareholder or person or entity or beneficial owner that is or is acting, directly).3.the Company, the Manager, the Administrator and/or the Banker also reserves the right to refuse to make any redemptionpayment or distribution to a shareholder if the Company, the Manager, the Administrator or the Banker suspects or is advisedPUBLIC11PUBLIC

that the payment of any redemption or distribution moneys to such shareholder might result in a breach or violation of anyapplicable anti-money laundering or other laws or regulations by any person in any relevant jurisdiction, or such refusal isconsidered necessary or appropriate to ensure the compliance by the Company, the Manager, the Administrator or theBanker, with any such laws or regulations in any relevant jurisdiction.4.I/We understand and agree that the Company prohibits the investment of funds by any persons or entities that are acting,directly or indirectly,(i)in contravention of any applicable laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering regulations or conventions,(ii)on behalf of terrorists or terrorist organizations, including those persons or entities that are included on the List ofSpecially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign AssetsControl ("OFAC"), as such list may be amended from time to time or named on any list of prohibited countries, territories,entities and individuals by the European Union, United Nations, or any competent authority whose laws and/or regulationsare applicable to any HSBC entity (such persons or entities in (i) - (ii) are collectively referred to as "Prohibited Persons").5.I/We represent, warrant and covenant that:(i)I/we am/are not, nor is any person or entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with me/us, a ProhibitedPerson; or(ii)to the extent I/we have any beneficial owners, in respect of any underlying client / investor and the ultimate beneficialowner(s) for whom we are acting,(a) I/we have carried out thorough due diligence to establish the identities of such ultimate beneficial owners,underlying clients and investors;(b) based on such due diligence, I/we reasonably believe that no such ultimate beneficial owners, underlying clientor investor are Prohibited Persons;(c) I/we hold the evidence of such identities and status and will maintain all such evidence for at least seven yearsfrom the date of my/our complete redemption from the Company; and(d) I/we will make available such information and any additional information that the Company, the Manager, theAdministrator and/or the Banker may require upon request. I/We understand and agree that the Company furtherprohibits the investment of funds by any PEP and immediate family members, and close associates of such persons,unless the Company, in conjunction with the Manager and/or the Administrator, after being specifically notified byme/us in writing that I/we am/are such a person, conducts further due diligence, and determines that such investmentshall be permitted.6.If any of the foregoing representations, warranties or covenants ceases to be true or if the Company, the Manager, theAdministrator or the Banker no longer reasonably believes that it has satisfactory evidence as to their truth, notwithstandingany other agreement to the contrary, the Manager, Banker or the Administrator may refuse to act upon my/our instructionfor additional investments or redemption requests and my/our investments in the Company may be subject to redemption.In the event that the Company, the Manager, Banker or the Administrator is required to take any of the foregoing actions,I/we understand and agree that I/we shall have no claim against the Company, the Manager, the Administrator or the Bankerand their respective affiliates, directors, members, partners, shareholders, officers, employees and agents for any form ofdamages as a result of any of the aforementioned actions.PUBLIC12PUBLIC

7.I/We understand and agree that any redemption proceeds paid to me/us will only be paid to the account of record.Furthermore, I/we understand and agree that any redemption proceeds paid to me/us will only be paid to a bank account inmy/our name and with a recognized financial institu

Copy of Passport ID and copy of proof of residency document ie copy of recent utility bill or bank statement for at least two (2) directors, all principal shareholders and all authorised signatories empowered to issue instructions on behalf of the entity Copy of list of authorised signatories