Common use of Duties of the Agent Clause in Contracts

Duties of the Agent. The Agent shall perform such duties as set forth in this Paragraph B as agent for and on behalf of the Fund. (1) Agent shall provide bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance by providing to the Fund the necessary personnel and facilities to maintain the Fund's portfolio records and general accounting records, to price daily the value of shares of the Fund, and with the assistance and advice of the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants, to prepare or assist the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants to prepare, as may be applicable, reports required to be filed by the Fund with regulatory agencies including the preparation of proxy statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other reports as required by law. (2) Agent shall maintain and keep current the accounts, books, records, and other documents relating to the Fund's financial and portfolio transactions as may be required by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"). (3) Agent shall cause the subject records of the Fund to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the requirements under the Act. (4) In pricing daily the value of shares of the Fund, Agent may make arrangements to and obtain the value of portfolio securities from pricing services or quotation services that are compensated by the Fund directly or indirectly through the placement of portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who provide such valuation or quotation services to the Agent. (5) The Agent shall maintain duplicate copies of, or information from which copies of, the records necessary to the preparation of the Fund's financial statements and valuations of its assets may be reconstructed. Such duplicate copies or information shall be maintained at a location other than where the Agent performs its normal duties hereunder so that in the event the records established and maintained pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section B are damaged or destroyed, the Agent shall be able to provide the bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance specified in this Section B. (6) In the event any of the Agent's facilities or equipment necessary for the performance of its duties hereunder is damaged, destroyed or rendered inoperable by reason of fire, vandalism, riot, natural disaster or otherwise, Agent will use its best efforts to restore all services hereunder to the Fund and will not seek from the Fund additional compensation to repair or replace damaged or destroyed facilities or equipment. The Agent shall also make and maintain arrangements for emergency use of alternative facilities for use in the event of the aforesaid destruction of or damage to its facilities.

Duties of the Agent. The Agent shall perform such duties as set forth in this Paragraph B as agent for and on behalf of the Fund. (1) Agent shall provide bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance by providing to the Fund the necessary personnel and facilities to maintain the Fund's portfolio records and general accounting records, to price daily the value of shares of the Fund, and with the assistance and advice of the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants, to prepare or assist the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants to prepare, as may be applicable, reports required to be filed by the Fund with regulatory agencies including the preparation of proxy statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other reports as required by law. (2) Agent shall maintain and keep current the accounts, books, records, and other documents relating to the Fund's financial and portfolio transactions as may be required by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 1940 as amended (the "Act"). (3) Agent shall cause the subject records of the Fund to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the requirements under the Act. (4) In pricing daily the value of shares of the Fund, Agent may make arrangements to and obtain the value of portfolio securities from pricing services or quotation services that are compensated by the Fund directly or indirectly through the placement of portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who provide such valuation or quotation services to the Agent. (5) The Agent shall maintain duplicate copies of, or information from which copies of, the records necessary to the preparation of the Fund's financial statements and valuations of its assets may be reconstructed. Such duplicate copies or information shall be maintained at a location other than where the Agent performs its normal duties hereunder so that in the event the records established and maintained pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section B are damaged or destroyed, the Agent shall be able to provide the bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance specified in this Section B. (6) In the event any of the Agent's facilities or equipment necessary for the performance of its duties hereunder is damaged, destroyed or rendered inoperable by reason of fire, vandalism, riot, natural disaster or otherwise, Agent will use its best efforts to restore all services hereunder to the Fund and will not seek from the Fund additional compensation to repair or replace damaged or destroyed facilities or equipment. The Agent shall also make and maintain arrangements for emergency use of alternative facilities for use in the event of the aforesaid destruction of or damage to its facilities.

Duties of the Agent. The Agent shall perform such duties as set forth in this Paragraph B as agent for and on behalf of the Fund. (1) Agent shall provide bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance by providing to the Fund the necessary personnel and facilities to maintain the Fund's portfolio records and general accounting records, to price daily the value of shares of the Fund, and with the assistance and advice of the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants, to prepare or assist the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants to prepare, as may be applicable, reports required to be filed by the Fund with regulatory agencies including the preparation of proxy statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other reports as required by law. (2) Agent shall maintain and keep current the accounts, books, records, and other documents relating to the Fund's financial and portfolio transactions as may be required by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"). (3) Agent shall cause the subject records of the Fund to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the requirements under the Act. (4) In pricing daily the value of shares of the Fund, Agent may make arrangements to and obtain the value of portfolio securities from pricing services or quotation services that are compensated by the Fund directly or indirectly through the placement of portfolio transactions with broker-broker- dealers who provide such valuation or quotation services to the Agent. (5) The Agent shall maintain duplicate copies ofcopies, or information from which copies ofthe data can be copied, of the records necessary to for the preparation of the Fund's financial statements and valuations of its assets so that such financial statements may be reconstructed. Such duplicate copies or information shall be maintained at a location other than where the Agent performs its normal duties hereunder so that in the event the records established and maintained pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section B are damaged or destroyed, the Agent shall be able to provide the bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance specified in this Section B. (6) In the event any of the Agent's facilities or equipment necessary for the performance of its duties hereunder is damaged, destroyed or rendered inoperable by reason of fire, vandalism, riot, natural disaster or otherwise, Agent will use its best efforts to restore all services hereunder to the Fund and will not seek from the Fund additional compensation to repair or replace damaged or destroyed facilities or equipment. The Agent shall also make and maintain arrangements for emergency use of alternative facilities for use in the event of the aforesaid destruction of or damage to its facilities.

Duties of the Agent. The Agent shall perform such duties as set forth in this Paragraph Section B as agent for and on behalf of the each Fund. (1) Agent shall provide bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance by providing to the each Fund the necessary personnel and facilities to maintain the Fund's portfolio records and general accounting records, to price daily the value of shares of the Fund, and with the assistance and advice of the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants, to prepare or assist the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants to prepare, as may be applicable, reports required to be filed by the Fund with regulatory agencies including the preparation of proxy statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other reports as required by law. (2) Agent shall maintain and keep current the accounts, books, records, records and other documents relating to the each Fund's financial and portfolio transactions as may be required by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 1940 as amended (the "Act"). (3) Agent shall cause the subject records of the Fund Funds to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the requirements under the Act. (4) In pricing daily the value of shares of the each Fund, Agent may make arrangements to and obtain the value of portfolio securities from pricing services or quotation services that are compensated by the Fund directly or indirectly through the placement of portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who provide such valuation or quotation services to the Agent. (5) The Agent shall maintain duplicate copies ofcopies, or information from which copies ofmay be made, of the records necessary to for the preparation of the each Fund's financial statements and valuations of its assets may be reconstructedassets. Such duplicate copies or information shall be maintained at a location other than where the Agent performs its normal duties hereunder so that in the event the records established and maintained pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section B are damaged or destroyed, the Agent shall be able to provide the bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance specified in this Section B. (6) In the event any of the Agent's facilities or equipment necessary for the performance of its duties hereunder is damaged, destroyed or rendered inoperable by reason of fire, vandalism, riot, natural disaster disaster, terrorist attacks or otherwise, Agent will use its best efforts to restore all services hereunder to the Fund Funds and will not seek from the Fund Corporation additional compensation to repair or replace damaged or destroyed facilities or equipment. The Agent shall also make and maintain arrangements for emergency use of alternative facilities for use in the event of the aforesaid destruction of or damage to its facilities.

Duties of the Agent. The Agent shall perform such duties as set forth in this Paragraph B as agent for and on behalf of the Fund. (1) Agent shall provide bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance by providing to the Fund the necessary personnel and facilities to maintain the Fund's portfolio records and general accounting records, to price daily the value of shares of the Fund, and with the assistance and advice of the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants, to prepare or assist the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants to prepare, as may be applicable, reports required to be filed by the Fund with regulatory agencies including the preparation of proxy statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other reports as required by law. (2) Agent shall maintain and keep current the accounts, books, records, and other documents relating to the Fund's financial and portfolio transactions as may be required by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 1940 as amended (the "Act"). (3) Agent shall cause the subject records of the Fund to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the requirements under the Act. (4) In pricing daily the value of shares of the Fund, Agent may make arrangements to and obtain the value of portfolio securities from pricing services or quotation services that are compensated by the Fund directly or indirectly through the placement of portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who provide such valuation or quotation services to the Agent. (5) The Agent shall maintain duplicate copies of, or information from which copies of, the records necessary to the preparation of the Fund's financial statements and valuations of its assets may be reconstructed. Such duplicate copies or information shall be maintained at a location other than where the Agent performs its normal duties hereunder so that in the event the records established and maintained pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section B are damaged or destroyed, the Agent shall be able to provide the bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance specified in this Section B.B (6) In the event any of the Agent's facilities or equipment necessary for the performance of its duties hereunder is damaged, destroyed or rendered inoperable by reason of fire, vandalism, riot, natural disaster or otherwise, Agent will use its best efforts to restore all services hereunder to the Fund and will not seek from the Fund additional compensation to repair or replace damaged or destroyed facilities or equipment. The Agent shall also make and maintain arrangements for emergency use of alternative facilities for use in the event of the aforesaid destruction of or damage to its facilities.

Duties of the Agent. The Agent shall perform such duties as set forth in this Paragraph Section B as agent for and on behalf of the each Fund. (1) Agent shall provide bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance by providing to the each Fund the necessary personnel and facilities to maintain the Fund's portfolio records and general accounting records, to price daily the value of shares of the Fund, and with the assistance and advice of the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants, to prepare or assist the Fund's attorneys and independent accountants to prepare, as may be applicable, reports required to be filed by the Fund with regulatory agencies including the preparation of proxy statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other reports as required by law. (2) Agent shall maintain and keep current the accounts, books, records, records and other documents relating to the each Fund's financial and portfolio transactions as may be required by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 1940 as amended (the "Act"). (3) Agent shall cause the subject records of the Fund Funds to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the requirements under the Act. (4) In pricing daily the value of shares of the each Fund, Agent may make arrangements to and obtain the value of portfolio securities from pricing services or quotation services that are compensated by the Fund directly or indirectly through the placement of portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who provide such valuation or quotation services to the Agent. (5) The Agent shall maintain duplicate copies ofcopies, or information from which copies ofmay be made, of the records necessary to for the preparation of the each Fund's financial statements and valuations of its assets may be reconstructedassets. Such duplicate copies or information shall be maintained at a location other than where the Agent performs its normal duties hereunder so that in the event the records established and maintained pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section B are damaged or destroyed, the Agent shall be able to provide the bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance specified in this Section B. (6) In the event any of the Agent's facilities or equipment necessary for the performance of its duties hereunder is damaged, destroyed or rendered inoperable by reason of fire, vandalism, riot, natural disaster disaster, terrorist attacks or otherwise, Agent will use its best efforts to restore all services hereunder to the Fund Corporation and will not seek from the Fund Funds additional compensation to repair or replace damaged or destroyed facilities or equipment. The Agent shall also make and maintain arrangements for emergency use of alternative facilities for use in the event of the aforesaid destruction of or damage to its facilities.