Broker/Dealer Relationships Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries (i) is required to register as a “broker” or “dealer” in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Act or (ii) directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is a “person associated with a member” or “associated person of a member” (within the meaning set forth in the FINRA Manual).
DEALER-MANAGER COMPENSATION (i) Subject to the discounts and other special circumstances described in or otherwise provided in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus or this Section 3(d) and Section 3(c), the Company agrees to pay the Dealer Manager selling commissions (“Selling Commissions”) in the amount of seven percent (7.0%) of the selling price of each Primary Share for which a sale is completed. Alternatively, if a particular Soliciting Dealer elects to receive Selling Commissions equal to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) in accordance with the Soliciting Dealers Agreement, subject to Section 3(c), then, with respect to the applicable sale, the Company agrees to pay the Dealer Manager Selling Commissions in the amount of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the selling price of each Primary Share for which a sale is completed, two and one-half percent (2.5%) of which Selling Commissions shall be payable at the time of such sale and one percent (1%) of which shall be paid on each anniversary of the closing of such sale up to and including the fifth anniversary of the closing of such sale. No Selling Commissions will be paid for sales of DRP Shares, and Selling Commissions may be reduced or eliminated on certain sales of Shares, including the reduction or elimination of Selling Commissions in accordance with, and on the terms set forth in, the Prospectus. The Dealer Manager will reallow all the Selling Commissions, subject to federal and state securities laws, to the Soliciting Dealer who sold the Primary Shares, as described more fully in the Soliciting Dealers Agreement. In no event shall the Dealer Manager be entitled to payment of any compensation in connection with a sale pursuant to the Offering that is not completed according to this Agreement; provided, however, that the reimbursement of out-of-pocket accountable expenses actually incurred by the Dealer Manager or Person associated with the Dealer Manager shall not be presumed to be unfair or unreasonable and shall be payable under normal circumstances.
Broker-Dealers (a) Not later than 12:00 noon on each Auction Date, the Company shall pay to the Auction Agent in Federal Funds or similar same-day funds an amount in cash equal to (i) in the case of any Auction Date immediately preceding a 7-Day Dividend Period or 28-Day Dividend Period, the product of (A) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in such Dividend Period (calculated by counting the first day of such Dividend Period but excluding the last day thereof) and the denominator of which is 360, times (B) 1/4 of 1%, times (C) $25,000 times (D) the sum of the aggregate number of Outstanding shares of AMPS for which the Auction is conducted and (ii) in the case of any Special Dividend Period, the amount determined by mutual consent of the Company and the Broker-Dealers pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Broker-Dealer Agreements. The Auction Agent shall apply such moneys as set forth in Section 3.5 of the Broker-Dealer Agreements and shall thereafter remit to the Company any remaining funds paid to the Auction Agent pursuant to this Section 2.5(a).
Dealer Manager Fee The dealer manager fee payable to the Dealer Manager for serving as the dealer manager for the Offering and reallowable to Soliciting Dealers with respect to Shares sold by them, as described in the Corporation’s Prospectus.
Selected Dealer Agreements a. The Distributor shall have the right to enter into selected dealer agreements with securities dealers of its choice ("selected dealers") for the sale of Class B Shares; provided, that the Corporation shall approve the forms of agreements with dealers. Class B Shares sold to selected dealers shall be for resale by such dealers only at net asset value determined as set forth in Section 3(d) hereof. The form of agreement with selected dealers to be used during the subscription period described in Section 3(a) is attached hereto as Exhibit A and the form of agreement with selected dealers to be used in the continuous offering of the Class B Shares is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund and Series: Assist the Fund in responding to SEC examination requests by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list and by making employees responsible for providing services available to regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the performance of such services as may be required or reasonably requested by such regulatory authorities; Assist with and/or coordinate such other filings, notices and regulatory matters and other due diligence requests or requests for proposal on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the applicable Fund on behalf of itself and its Series may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time; and
Dealer Compensation (a) ‑On each purchase of shares by you from us, the total sales charges and your dealer concessions shall be as stated in each Fund’s then current Prospectus, subject to FINRA rules and applicable laws. Such sales charges and dealer concessions are subject to reductions under a variety of circumstances as described in the Funds’ Prospectuses. For an investor to obtain these reductions, we must be notified at the time of the sale that the sale qualifies for the reduced charge. If you fail to notify us of the applicability of a reduction in the sales charge at the time the trade is placed, neither we nor any of the Funds will be liable for amounts necessary to reimburse any investor for the reduction which should have been effected.
Soliciting Dealers Broker-dealers who are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or that are exempt from broker-dealer registration, and who, in either case, have executed participating broker or other agreements with the Managing Dealer to sell Shares.
Foreign Custody Manager Services (a) The Fund, on behalf of its Board, delegates to the Custodian, and the Custodian hereby agrees to accept, responsibility as the Fund's foreign custody manager for selecting, contracting with and monitoring Foreign Custodians in the countries set forth on Schedule 2 (each, a “Selected Country” and collectively, the “Selected Countries”) in accordance with Rule 17f-5(c).
Custodian or Foreign Securities System The Custodian may hold foreign securities for all of its customers, including the Portfolios, with any Foreign Sub-Custodian in an account that is identified as belonging to the Custodian for the benefit of its customers, provided however, that (i) the records of the Custodian with respect to foreign securities of the Portfolios which are maintained in such account shall identify those securities as belonging to the Portfolios and (ii), to the extent permitted and customary in the market in which the account is maintained, the Custodian shall require that securities so held by the Foreign Sub-Custodian be held separately from any assets of such Foreign Sub-Custodian or of other customers of such Foreign Sub-Custodian.
