Common use of Dealings with Affiliates Clause in Contracts

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain securities issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviser's contract ("investment adviser"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than on-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviser, administrator or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain securities issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviseradvisor's contract ("investment adviseradvisor"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers advisors owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than onone-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-one half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser advisor shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser advisor to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviseradvisor, administrator manager or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain ------------------------- securities issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviser's contract ("investment adviser"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than onone-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviser, administrator or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain securities issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or of directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviseradvisor's contract ("investment adviseradvisor"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers advisors owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than onone-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser advisor shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser advisor to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviseradvisor, administrator manager or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain -------------------------- securities issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviser's contract ("investment adviser"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than onone-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of ot the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings holding in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; : provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from form the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers officer or directors is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviser, administrator or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain securities issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any -any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviseradvisor's contract ("investment adviseradvisor"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers advisors owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than onone-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser advisor shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser advisor to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviseradvisor, administrator manager or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain securities issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviser's contract ("investment adviser"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than onone-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association associa- tion which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviser, administrator or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain ------------------------- securities issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviseradvisor's contract ("investment adviseradvisor"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers advisors owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than on-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser advisor shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser advisor to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviseradvisor, administrator manager or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust trust shall not purchase or retain securities issued by any an issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviser's advisory or management contract ("investment adviser" or "manager"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees Trustee of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers adviser or manager owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than onone-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity identify of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any the investment adviser or manager shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser or manager to the Trust or in any an corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule rule or Regulation regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose mor of hose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, an officer or of Trustee of the Trust trust or an officer or director of the investment adviser, administrator manager or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder servicesservices agent, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire personnel and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust trust is an officer or director or financially interested.

Dealings with Affiliates. The Trust shall not purchase or retain securities ------------------------ issued by any issuer if one or more of the holders of the securities of such issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of any organization, association or corporation with which the Trust has an investment adviseradvisor's contract ("investment adviseradvisor"), if to the knowledge of the Trust one or more of such officers or Trustees of the Trust or such officers or directors of such investment advisers advisors owns beneficially more than one-half of one percent of the shares or securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than onone-half of one percent of such shares or securities together own beneficially more than five percent of such outstanding shares or securities. Each Trustee and officer of the Trust shall give notice to the secretary of the identity of all issuers whose securities are held by the Trust of which such officer or Trustee owns as much as one-half of one percent of the outstanding securities, and the Trust shall not be charged with the knowledge of such holdings in the absence of receiving such notice if the Trust has requested such information not less often than quarterly. Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, no officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust and no officer, director or agent of any investment adviser advisor shall deal for or on behalf of the Trust with himself as principal or agent, or with any partnership, association or corporation in which he has a material financial interest; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the Trust from buying, holding or selling shares in the Trust, or from being partners, officers or directors of or financially interested in any investment adviser advisor to the Trust or in any corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a distributor's or principal underwriter's contract with the Trust; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or for any Rule or Regulation thereunder and if such transaction does not involve any commission or profit to any security dealer who is, or one or more of whose partners, shareholders, officers or directors is, is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an officer or director of the investment adviseradvisor, administrator manager or principal underwriter of the Trust; (c) employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder services, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner, stockholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee Trustees of the Trust; (d) sharing statistical, research and management expenses, including office hire and services, with any other company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust is an officer or director or financially interested.