Compensation for Services You may be eligible to receive compensation for providing certain services in respect of Shares of the Funds if you meet the requirements of and enter into a Bank Services Agreement with American Funds Service Company.
Compensation for Services Provided As compensation for providing portfolio supervisory services in its capacity as Portfolio Supervisor, evaluation services in its capacity as Evaluator, and for providing bookkeeping and other administrative services to the Trust of a character described in Section 26(a)(2)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and to the extent that such services are in addition to, and do not duplicate, the services to be provided hereunder by the Trustee, First Trust Advisors L.P. shall receive, in arrears, against a statement or statements therefor submitted to the Trustee monthly or annually an aggregate annual fee in the per Unit amount set forth in Part II of the Trust Agreement for the Trust, calculated based on the largest number of Units outstanding during the calendar year, except during the initial offering period as determined in Section 4.01 of this Indenture, in which case the fee is calculated based on the largest number of Units outstanding during the period for which the compensation is paid (such annual fee to be pro rated for any calendar year in which First Trust Advisors L.P. provides services described herein during less than the whole of such year). Such fee may exceed the actual cost of providing such services for the Trust, but at no time will the total amount received for such services rendered to unit investment trusts of which the Depositor is the sponsor in any calendar year exceed the aggregate cost to First Trust Advisors L.P. of supplying such services in such year. Such compensation may, from time to time, be adjusted provided that the total adjustment upward does not, at the time of such adjustment, exceed the percentage of the total increase after the date hereof in consumer prices for services as measured by the United States Department of Labor Consumer Price Index entitled "All Services Less Rent of Shelter" or similar index, if such index should no longer be published. The consent or concurrence of any Unit holder hereunder shall not be required for any such adjustment or increase. Such compensation shall be paid by the Trustee, upon receipt of an invoice therefor from First Trust Advisors L.P., which shall constitute the representation by First Trust Advisors L.P. that the bookkeeping and administrative services for which compensation is claimed are properly compensable hereunder and that the aggregate cost incurred by First Trust Advisors L.P. of providing portfolio supervisory, evaluation and bookkeeping and administrative services hereunder was not less than the compensation claimed, upon which representation the Trustee may conclusively rely. Such compensation shall be charged against the Income and/or Capital Accounts in accordance with Section 3.05. If the cash balance in the Income and Capital Accounts shall be insufficient to provide for amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.03, the Trustee shall have the power to sell (i) Securities from the current list of Securities designated to be sold pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, or (ii) if no such Securities have been so designated, such Securities as the Trustee may see fit to sell in its own discretion, and to apply the proceeds of any such sale in payment of the amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.03. Any moneys payable to First Trust Advisors L.P. pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interest of Unit holders, but no such lien shall be prior to any lien in favor of the Trustee under the provisions of Section 6.04 herein.
Contract for Services The parties intend this Agreement to be a contract for the provision of services and not a contract for the sale of goods. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA), the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, and any substantially similar legislation as may be enacted, shall not apply to this Agreement.
Supply of Services 7.1 Supplier shall provide the Services to Purchaser in accordance with the Order in all material respects using reasonable care and skill.
7.2 Supplier shall use reasonable endeavours to meet any performance dates for the Services specified in the Order but any dates shall be estimates only and time shall not be of the essence for the performance of the Services.
7.3 Supplier shall have the right to make any changes to the Services which are necessary to comply with any applicable law or safety requirements or which do not materially affect the nature or quality of the Services.
7.4 Purchaser shall: (a) ensure that the terms of Order are complete and (if submitted by Purchaser) the service specification are complete and accurate; (b) co-operate with Supplier in all matters relating to the Services; (c) provide Supplier, its employees, agents, consultants and subcontractors with access to Purchaser’s premises, machinery and other facilities as reasonably required by Supplier to provide the Services; and (d) provide Supplier with such information and materials as Supplier may reasonably require to supply the Services, and ensure that such information is accurate in all material respects.
7.5 If Supplier’s performance of any of its obligations in respect of the Services is prevented or delayed by an any act or omission by Purchaser or failure by Purchaser to performs its obligations (“Purchaser Default”) Supplier shall without limiting its other rights or remedies have the right to suspend performance of the Services until Purchaser remedied Purchaser Default and relieves Supplier from its obligations to the extent the Customer Default prevents or delays Supplier’s performance. Purchaser shall indemnify Supplier against all liabilities costs, losses and expenses which Supplier may incur by reason of Purchaser Default.
7.6 Where the Services consist of any experimental or developmental work, the results supplied or recommendations made under the Services are given in good faith within the limitations of the data available, but no warranty, expressed or implied, is given as to the ability of Supplier to achieve a specific outcome, nor the accuracy of results obtained.
7.7 Any claims by Purchaser which is based on defect in the Services shall be notified to Supplier within twenty-one (21) days of the services being performed and promptly after discovery of defect or failure. The sole and exclusive remedy of Purchaser for such defect hereunder shall be the re-performance or re- fund, at Supplier’s option, of any defective or non-conforming Services.
Fee for Services Recipient agrees to pay to Contran $282,500 quarterly on the first business day of each quarter, commencing as of January 1, 2002, pursuant to this Agreement.
Payment for Services Contractor shall exert reasonable and diligent efforts to collect prompt payment from the Commonwealth. Contractor shall pay Subcontractor in proportion to amounts received from the Commonwealth which are attributable to the Services performed by Subcontractor. Contractor shall pay Subcontractor within fourteen (14) days after the Contractor receives such payment from the Commonwealth, unless the parties expressly agree upon a different payment schedule or structure as set forth below: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Types of Services This Article governs the provision of internetwork facilities (i.e., physical interconnection services and facilities), meet point billing by GTE to Nextel or by Nextel to GTE and the transport and termination and billing of Local, IntraLATA Toll, optional EAS traffic and jointly provided Interexchange Carrier Access between GTE and Nextel. The services and facilities described in this Article IV shall be referred to as the "Services."
Compensation for Additional Services Additional Services shall be compensated as set forth on Exhibit A for the stipulated payment amounts set forth therein. Other Additional Services not set forth on Exhibit A that are required or requested by the Owner shall be compensated as agreed, using the methodology set forth on Exhibit A, prior to the Design Professional undertaking such Additional Services; provided, however, that if such compensation cannot be agreed, the Additional Services shall be performed at the hourly rates set forth and listed in Exhibit B, plus reimbursable expenses pursuant to Article 4.1.3 below, with a limitation as to maximum amount specified.
Description of Administration Services on a Continuous Basis (a) PNC will perform the following administration services with respect to each Portfolio:
(i) Prepare quarterly broker security transactions summaries;
(ii) Prepare monthly security transaction listings;
(iii) Supply, in the form requested, various customary Portfolio and Fund statistical data on an ongoing basis;
(iv) Prepare and ensure the filing of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports with the SEC on Forms N-SAR and N-CSR and the Fund’s quarterly reports with the SEC on Form N-Q;
(v) If mutually agreed by PNC and VP Distributors in writing, prepare (or assist in the preparation of) and ensure the filing of (or coordinate filing of, as may be mutually agreed) such other reports with the SEC as may be required by the SEC and that would be primarily fulfilled using books and records maintained by PNC under the terms of this Agreement;
(vi) Assist in the preparation of registration statements and other filings relating to the registration of Shares;
(vii) Monitor each Portfolio’s status as a regulated investment company under Sub-chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Sub-Chapter M”);
(viii) Coordinate contractual relationships and communications between the Funds and their contractual service providers;
(ix) Prepare expense budgets, accrual review and expense reports as needed;
(x) Provide read-only on-line access to accounting system as requested;
(xi) Provide electronic transmissions of holdings, transactions, security master, general ledger, NAV, security pricing data, and cash activity as specified;
(xii) Coordinate printing and mailing of annual and semi-annual financial statements;
(xiii) Prepare reports for Fund Boards and attend Board meetings when and as requested;
(xiv) Prepare, execute, and file each Portfolio’s Federal and state tax returns, including closed funds, and appropriate extensions after review and approval by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm;
(xv) Prepare, execute, and file each Portfolio’s federal excise returns (Form 8613) after review and approval by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm;
(xvi) Prepare annual tax provisions and financial tax disclosures;
(xvii) Prepare tax cost for semi-annual and Form N-Q filings updated for current year-to-date wash sales and prior year known Schedule M adjustments;
(xviii) Prepare dividend calculations, including accompanying analysis and earnings summary in accordance with applicable policy (as such policy is provided in writing by VP Distributors to PNC), and maintain dividend history;
(xix) Prepare required disclosures for shareholder reporting, including Form 1099-DIV reporting and supporting materials such as QDI, DRD, income from U.S. Obligations, income from State obligations, income from AMT obligations, tax-exempt income, and Florida intangibles;
(xx) Monitor and propose procedures as needed for tax considerations in the following areas: corporate actions, consent income, bad debt/restructurings, new instruments, premium amortization, and legislation and industry developments on an ad hoc basis; and
(xxi) Prepare and deliver, to the extent available to PNC, survey information when and in the form requested.
Particular Methods of Procurement of Consultants’ Services 1. Quality- and Cost-based Selection. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, consultants’ services shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of Quality and Cost-based Selection.
