Deposit of Fund Assets in U.S. Securities Systems The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio in a U.S. Securities System in compliance with the conditions of Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act, as amended from time to time.
Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities Systems The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio in a clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which acts as a securities depository, or in the book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and certain federal agencies, collectively referred to herein as "Securities System" in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations, if any, and subject to the following provisions:
Foreign Securities Systems Foreign securities shall be maintained in a Foreign Securities System in a designated country through arrangements implemented by the Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian, as applicable, in such country.
DEPOSIT IN U.S. SECURITIES SYSTEMS The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain Securities in a Securities System within the United States in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations, including Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act, and subject to the following provisions:
Deposit, Commodities and Securities Accounts On or prior to the date hereof, the Grantor shall cause each bank and other financial institution with an account referred to in Schedule IV hereto to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) a control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, duly executed by the Grantor and such bank or financial institution, or enter into other arrangements in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which such institution shall irrevocably agree, among other things, that (i) it will comply at any time with the instructions originated by the Collateral Agent (or its designee) to such bank or financial institution directing the disposition of cash, Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items from time to time credited to such account, without further consent of the Grantor, (ii) all cash, Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items of the Grantor deposited with such institution shall be subject to a perfected, first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (or its designee), (iii) any right of set off, banker’s Lien or other similar Lien, security interest or encumbrance shall be fully waived as against the Collateral Agent (or its designee) and (iv) upon receipt of written notice from the Collateral Agent during the continuance of an Event of Default, such bank or financial institution shall immediately send to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) by wire transfer (to such account as the Collateral Agent (or its designee) shall specify, or in such other manner as the Collateral Agent shall direct) all such cash, the value of any Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items held by it. Without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, the Grantor shall not make or maintain any Deposit Account, Commodity Account or Securities Account except for the accounts set forth in Schedule IV hereto. The provisions of this Section 6(h) shall not apply to Deposit Accounts for which the Collateral Agent is the depositary.
SECURITIES SYSTEMS The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio in a U.S. Securities System in compliance with the conditions of Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act, as amended from time to time.
Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians and Foreign Securities Systems Each agreement pursuant to which the Custodian employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall, to the extent possible, require the Foreign Sub-Custodian to exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties and, to the extent possible, to indemnify, and hold harmless, the Custodian from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the Foreign Sub-Custodian's performance of such obligations. At each Fund's election, a Fund shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with respect to any claims against a Foreign Sub-Custodian as a consequence of any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim if and to the extent that a Fund and any applicable series have not been made whole for any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.
Securities System As used herein the term "Securities System" shall mean each of the following: (a) the Depository Trust Company; (b) the Participants Trust Company; (c) any book-entry system as provided in (i) Subpart0 of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx. 000, 00XXX 306.115, (ii) SubpartB of Treasury Circular Public Debt Series No. 27-76, 31CFR 350.2, or (iii) the book-entry regulations of federal agencies substantially in the form of 31CFR 306.115; or (d) any domestic clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or as may otherwise be authorized by the Securities and Exchange Commission to serve in the capacity of depository or clearing agent for the securities or other assets of investment companies) which acts as a securities depository and the use of which has been approved in Special Instructions. Use of a Securities System by the Custodian shall be in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations, if any, and subject to the following provisions:
LOAN OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES OF THE FUND 1. Promptly after each loan of portfolio Securities specifically allocated to a Series held by the Custodian hereunder, the Fund shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian a Certificate specifying with respect to each such loan: (a) the Series to which the loaned Securities are specifically allocated; (b) the name of the issuer and the title of the Securities, (c) the number of shares or the principal amount loaned, (d) the date of loan and delivery, (e) the total amount to be delivered to the Custodian against the loan of the Securities, including the amount of cash collateral and the premium, if any, separately identified, and (f) the name of the broker, dealer, or financial institution to which the loan was made. The Custodian shall deliver the Securities thus designated to the broker, dealer or financial institution to which the loan was made upon receipt of the total amount designated as to be delivered against the loan of Securities. The Custodian may accept payment in connection with a delivery otherwise than through the Book-Entry System or Depository only in the form of a certified or bank cashier's check payable to the order of the Fund or the Custodian drawn on New York Clearing House funds and may deliver Securities in accordance with the customs prevailing among dealers in securities.
