Duties of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall be responsible, separately and through its subsidiaries or affiliates, for the following functions:
Duties of the Transfer Agent. 3.1 The Transfer Agent shall be responsible for:
(a) Administering and performing the customary services of a transfer agent; agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions; and agent in connection with shareholder account and administrative functions in connection with the issuance, transfer and redemption or repurchase (including coordination with the Custodian) of Shares, as more fully described in the written schedule of Duties of the Transfer Agent annexed hereto as Schedule A and incorporated herein, and in accordance with the terms of each Fund's Prospectus, applicable law and the procedures established from time to time between the Transfer Agent and the Funds.
(b) Recording the issuance of Shares and maintaining pursuant to Commission Rule 17Ad-10(e) a record of the total number of Shares which are authorized, based upon data provided to it by each Fund, and issued and outstanding. The Transfer Agent shall provide each Fund on a regular basis with the total number of Shares which are authorized and issued and outstanding and shall have no obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares, to monitor the issuance of such Shares or to take cognizance of any laws relating to the legality or validity of the issue or sale of such Shares, which functions shall be the sole responsibility of the Fund.
(c) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Agreement, the Transfer Agent shall be under no duty or obligation to inquire into, and shall not be liable for:
(i) the legality of the issuance or sale of any Shares or the sufficiency of the amount to be received therefor; (ii) the legality of the redemption of any Shares, or the propriety of the amount to be paid therefor; (iii) the legality of the declaration of any dividend by the Board of Directors, or the legality of the issuance of any Shares in payment of any dividend; or (iv) the legality of any recapitalization or readjustment of the Shares.
3.2 In addition, each Fund shall verify the establishment of shares or share transactions for each State prior to activation on the Transfer Agent's system and thereafter monitor the daily activity of shares for each State based upon daily transactions recorded by the Transfer Agent and transmitted to the Fund or its designated agent. The responsibility of the Transfer Agent for a Fund's blue sky State registration status is solely limited to the initial establishment of shares or share transactions subject to blue sky compliance by the...
Duties of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall be responsible for administering and/or performing transfer agent functions; for acting as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions; and for performing Shareholder account and administrative agent functions in connection with the issuance, transfer, and redemption or repurchase (including coordination with the Custodian) of Shares. The operating standards and procedures to be followed shall be determined from time to time by agreement between the Transfer Agent and the Fund and shall be expressed in a written schedule of duties of the Transfer Agent annexed hereto as Schedule B and incorporated herein.
Duties of the Transfer Agent. If and to the extent so specified by the Conditions and in accordance therewith, or if otherwise requested by the Issuer, the Transfer Agent shall make available all relevant forms of transfer, inform the Registrar of the name and address of the relevant person to be inserted in the Register and carry out such other acts as may be necessary to give effect to the Conditions and this Agreement.
Duties of the Transfer Agent. Subject to the policies and direction of the Board of Trustees, the Transfer Agent will provide day-to-day supervision for the dividend disbursing, transfer agent, and shareholder servicing operations of each of the Funds as set forth on Exhibit A hereof. Services to be provided shall be in accordance with the Trust's organizational and registration documents as listed in paragraph 2 hereof and with the Prospectus of the Fund. The Transfer Agent further agrees that it:
(a) Will conform to all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and will, in addition, conduct its activities under this Agreement in accordance with regulations of any other federal and state agency that may now or in the future have jurisdiction over its activities,
(b) Will provide, at its expense, the non-executive personnel and data processing equipment and software necessary to perform the shareholder servicing functions shown on Exhibit A hereof; and
(c) Will provide all office space and general office equipment necessary for the dividend disbursing, transfer agent, and shareholder servicing activities except as may be provided by third parties pursuant to separate agreements with the Trust. In addition to the Services set forth on Exhibit A, the following shall be delivered to DTC participants as identified by DTC as the Shareholder for book-entry only securities: (i) annual and semi-annual reports of the Trust; (ii) Trust proxies, proxy statements, and other proxy soliciting materials; (iii) Trust prospectus and amendments and supplements thereto, including stickers; and (iv) other communications as the Trust may from time to time identify as required by law or as the Trust may reasonably request. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Transfer Agent (including its directors, officers, employees, and agents) shall not be required to perform any of the duties of, assume any of the obligations or expenses of, or be liable for any of the acts or omissions of, any investment advisor of the Funds or the Trust or other third party subject to separate agreements with the Trust. The Transfer Agent shall not be responsible hereunder for the administration of the code of ethics of the Trust (the "Code of Ethics") which shall be under the responsibility of the investment advisors, except insofar as the Code of Ethics applies to the personnel of the Transfer Agent. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Transfer Agent shall not have contro...
Duties of the Transfer Agent. FTIS shall be responsible for administering and/or performing transfer agent functions; for acting as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions; and for performing shareholder account and administrative agent functions in connection with the issuance, transfer, exchange, redemption or repurchase (including coordination with the Custodian) of Shares. FTIS shall be bound to follow its usual and customary operating standards and procedures, as they may be amended from time to time, and each current prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (hereafter, collectively, the "prospectus") of the Investment Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, FTIS agrees to perform the specific duties listed on Schedule C. The duties to be performed by FTIS shall not include the engagement, supervision or compensation of any service providers, or any registrations or fees of any kind, which are required by the laws of any foreign country in which the Fund may choose to invest portfolio assets or sell Shares.
Duties of the Transfer Agent. FTIS shall be responsible for administering and/or performing transfer agent functions; for acting as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions; and for performing shareholder account and administrative agent functions in connection with the issuance, transfer and redemption or repurchase (including coordination with the Custodian) of Shares. The operating standards and procedures to be followed shall be determined from time to time by agreement between the Fund and FTIS. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, FTIS agrees to perform the specific duties listed on Schedule C.
Duties of the Transfer Agent. 10.1 The Transfer Agent shall perform the duties set out in this Agreement and the Conditions and, in performing those duties, shall act in accordance with the Conditions and this Agreement.
10.2 The Transfer Agent shall:
(a) accept Registered Notes delivered to it, with the form of transfer on them duly executed, together with, as applicable, any Transfer Certificate and/or IAI Investment Letter for the transfer or exchange of all or part of the Registered Note in accordance with the Conditions, and shall, in each case, give to the Registrar all relevant details required by it;
(b) keep a stock of the forms of Transfer Certificates and IAI Investment Letters and make such forms available on demand to holders of the Notes;
(c) immediately, and in any event within three Business Days (being days when banks are open for business in the city in which the specified office of the Registrar is located) of the relevant request (or such longer period as may be required to comply with any applicable fiscal or other laws or regulations), (i) upon receipt by it of Definitive Registered Notes for transfer (together with any certifications required by it including, but not limited to, a Transfer Certificate and/or IAI Investment Letter) or (ii) following the endorsement of a reduction in nominal amount of a Registered Global Note for exchange into Definitive Registered Notes, authenticate and deliver at its specified office to the transferee or (at the risk of the transferee) send to the address requested by transferee duly dated and completed Definitive Registered Notes of a like aggregate nominal amount to the Definitive Registered Notes transferred and, in the case of the transfer of part only of a Definitive Registered Note, authenticate and deliver at its specified office to the transferor or (at the risk of the transferor) send to the address requested by the transferor a duly dated and completed Definitive Registered Note in respect of the balance of the Definitive Registered Notes not so transferred;
(d) if appropriate, charge to the holder of a Registered Note presented for exchange or transfer
(i) the costs or expenses (if any) of delivering Registered Notes issued on exchange or transfer other than by regular uninsured mail and (ii) a sum sufficient to cover any stamp duty, tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation to the registration and, in each case, account to the Registrar for those charges; and
(e) at the request of any Paying Ag...
Duties of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall be responsible for administering and/or performing those functions typically performed by a transfer agent; for acting as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions; and for performing shareholder account and administrative agent functions in connection with the issuance, transfer and redemption or repurchase (including coordination with the Custodian) of Shares in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus and applicable law. The operating standards and procedures to be followed shall be determined from time to time by agreement between the Fund and the Transfer Agent and shall initially be as described in Schedule C attached hereto. In addition, the Fund shall deliver to the Transfer Agent all notices issued by the Fund with respect to the Shares in accordance with and pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Fund or as required by law and shall perform such other specific duties as are set forth in the Articles of Incorporation including the giving of notice of any special or annual meetings of shareholders and any other notices required thereby.
Duties of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall be responsible for administering and/or performing those functions typically performed by a transfer agent; for acting as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions; and for performing shareholder account and administrative agent functions in connection with the issuance, transfer and redemption or repurchase (including coordination with the Custodian) of Shares in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus and applicable law. The operating standards and procedures to be followed shall be determined from time to time by agreement between the Fund and the Transfer Agent and shall initially be as described in Schedule C attached hereto. In addition, the Fund shall deliver to the Transfer Agent all notices issued by the Fund with respect to the Shares in accordance with and pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Fund or as required by law and shall perform such other specific duties as are set forth in the 9.