Common use of Communications Relating to Fund Portfolio Securities Clause in Contracts

Communications Relating to Fund Portfolio Securities. The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund and the investment adviser of the Fund all written information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put options written by the Fund and the maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Fund) received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities being held for the Fund. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund and the investment adviser of the Fund all written information received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Fund or the investment adviser of the Fund desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar transaction, the Fund shall notify the Custodian in writing at least three business days prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take such action. However, the Custodian shall nevertheless exercise its best efforts to take such action in the event that notification is received three business days or less prior to the date on which action is required. For securities which are not held in nominee name, the Custodian will act as a secondary source of information and will not be responsible for providing corporate action notification to the Fund.

Communications Relating to Fund Portfolio Securities. The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund and the investment adviser of the Fund all written information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put options written by the Fund and the maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Fund) received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities being held for the Fund. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund and the investment adviser of the Fund all written information received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Fund or the investment adviser of the Fund desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar transaction, the Fund shall notify the Custodian in writing at least three business days prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take such action. However, the Custodian shall nevertheless exercise its best efforts to take such action in the event that notification is received three business days or less prior to the date on which action is required. For securities which are not held in nominee name, the Custodian will act as a secondary source of information and will not be responsible for providing corporate action notification to the Fund.are