Common use of Data Feeds Clause in Contracts

Data Feeds. Subject to the existence of authorized licensing arrangements and Instructions, Mellon will perform the following functions: 1. Disseminate each Portfolio’s NAV, dividend and portfolio data to Fund Agents and Fund-authorized third parties (including, if a closed-end fund, the stock exchange on which the Fund is listed) and maintain quality controls necessary to ensure accuracy of the data. 2. Provide holdings information to the Fund’s proxy voting agent on a monthly basis in support of Form N-PX preparation and filing requirements. 3. Provide month-end data feeds at the end of the 1st business day of the new month and subsequent month-end feeds as data changes in the month-end area. 4. Provide daily data feeds inclusive of that day’s trading activity to the Fund. 5. Provide the necessary data feeds to retirement systems (mainframe). 6. Provide the capability to re-transmit data feeds for past periods. 7. Provide to Bloomberg price/cash file daily. 8. Provide the data necessary for the Fund’s internet/intranet applications and maintain the subject matter expertise and quality controls required to ensure data accuracy. 9. Provide the release management plan (software development lifecycle process), release cycle and prior notification of any changes that affect the data feeds.