Performance of Daily Accounting Services In addition to the maintenance of the books and records specified above, Ultimus shall perform the following accounting services daily for each Fund, each in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information:
(i) Calculate the net asset value per share utilizing prices obtained from the sources described in subsection 1(b)(ii) below;
(ii) Obtain security prices from independent pricing services, or if such quotes are unavailable, then obtain such prices from each Fund’s investment adviser or its designee, as approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (hereafter referred to as “Trustees”);
(iii) Verify and reconcile with the Funds’ custodian all daily trade activity;
(iv) Compute, as appropriate, each Fund’s net income and capital gains, dividend payables, dividend factors, yields, and weighted average portfolio maturity;
(v) Review daily the net asset value calculation and dividend factor (if any) for each Fund prior to release to shareholders, check and confirm the net asset values and dividend factors for reasonableness and deviations, and distribute net asset values and yields to NASDAQ and such other entities as directed by the Fund;
(vi) Determine unrealized appreciation and depreciation on securities held by the Funds;
(vii) Amortize premiums and accrete discounts on securities purchased at a price other than face value, if requested by the Trust;
(viii) Update fund accounting system to reflect rate changes, as received from a Fund’s investment adviser, on variable interest rate instruments;
(ix) Post Fund transactions to appropriate categories;
(x) Accrue expenses of each Fund;
(xi) Determine the outstanding receivables and payables for all (1) security trades, (2) Fund share transactions and (3) income and expense accounts;
(xii) Provide accounting reports in connection with the Trust’s regular annual audit and other audits and examinations by regulatory agencies; and
(xiii) Provide such periodic reports as the parties shall reasonably agree upon.
Portfolio Accounting Services (1) Maintain portfolio records on a trade date+1 basis using security trade information communicated from the Fund’s investment adviser.
(2) For each valuation date, obtain prices from a pricing source approved by the board of trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees”) and apply those prices to the portfolio positions. For those securities where market quotations are not readily available, the Board of Trustees shall approve, in good faith, procedures for determining the fair value for such securities.
(3) Identify interest and dividend accrual balances as of each valuation date and calculate gross earnings on investments for each accounting period.
(4) Determine gain/loss on security sales and identify them as short-term or long-term; account for periodic distributions of gains or losses to shareholders and maintain undistributed gain or loss balances as of each valuation date.
(5) On a daily basis, reconcile cash of the Fund with the Fund’s custodian.
(6) Transmit a copy of the portfolio valuation to the Fund’s investment adviser daily.
(7) Review the impact of current day’s activity on a per share basis, and review changes in market value.
Description of Accounting Services on a Continuous Basis The Administrator will perform the following accounting services with respect to the Portfolio:
(i) Journalize investment, capital share and income and expense activities;
(ii) Verify investment buy/sell trade tickets when received from the investment adviser for the Portfolio (the “Adviser”) and transmit trades to the Fund’s custodian (the “Custodian”) for proper settlement;
(iii) Maintain individual ledgers for investment securities;
(iv) Maintain historical tax lots for each security;
(v) Reconcile cash and investment balances of the Fund with the Custodian, and provide the Adviser with the beginning cash balance available for investment purposes;
(vi) Update the cash availability throughout the day as required by the Adviser;
(vii) Post to and prepare the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations;
(viii) Calculate various contractual expenses (e.g., advisory and custody fees);
(ix) Monitor the expense accruals and notify an officer of the Fund of any proposed adjustments;
(x) Control all disbursements and authorize such disbursements upon Written Instructions;
(xi) Calculate capital gains and losses;
(xii) Determine net income;
(xiii) Obtain security market quotes from independent pricing services approved by the Adviser, or if such quotes are unavailable, then obtain such prices from the Adviser, and in either case calculate the market value of the Portfolio’s Investments;
(xiv) Transmit or mail a copy of the daily portfolio valuation to the Adviser;
(xv) Compute net asset value;
(xvi) As appropriate, compute yields, total return, expense ratios, portfolio turnover rate, and, if required, portfolio average dollar-weighted maturity; and
(xvii) Prepare upon request a monthly financial statement which includes the following items: Schedule of Investments Statement of Assets and Liabilities Statement of Operations Cash Statement Schedule of Capital Gains and Losses.
Tax Accounting Services (1) Maintain accounting records for the investment portfolio of the Fund to support the tax reporting required for “regulated investment companies” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
(2) Maintain tax lot detail for the Fund’s investment portfolio.
(3) Calculate taxable gain/loss on security sales using the tax lot relief method designated by the Trust.
(4) Provide the necessary financial information to calculate the taxable components of income and capital gains distributions to support tax reporting to the shareholders.
Additional Accounting Services Ultimus shall also perform the following additional accounting services for each Portfolio:
(i) Provide monthly (or as frequently as may reasonably be requested by the Trust or a Portfolio's investment adviser) a set of financial statements for each Portfolio as described below, upon request of the Trust: Statement of Assets and Liabilities Statement of Operations Statement of Changes in Net Assets Security Purchases and Sales Journals Portfolio Holdings Reports
(ii) Provide accounting information for the following:
(A) federal and state income tax returns and federal excise tax returns; (B) the Trust's semi-annual reports with the SEC on Form N-SAR; (C) the Trust's annual, semi-annual and quarterly (if any) shareholder reports; (D) registration statements on Form N-1A and other filings relating to the registration of shares; (E) Ultimus' monitoring of the Trust's status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended; (F) annual audit by the Trust's auditors; and (G) examinations performed by the SEC.
Accounting Services The Manager will provide all accounting services customarily required by investment companies, in accordance with the requirements of applicable laws, rules and regulations and with the policies and practices of the Fund as communicated to the Manager from time to time, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Maintain fund general ledger and journal;
(b) Prepare and record disbursements for direct Fund expenses;
(c) Prepare daily money transfer;
(d) Reconcile all Fund bank and custodian accounts;
(e) Assist Fund independent auditors as appropriate;
(f) Prepare daily projection of available cash balances;
(g) Record trading activity for purposes of determining net asset values and daily dividend;
(h) Prepare daily portfolio valuation report to value portfolio securities and determine daily accrued income;
(i) Determine the net asset value per share daily or at such other intervals as the Fund may reasonably request or as may be required by law;
(j) Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual financial statements;
(k) Provide financial information for reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission in compliance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, the Internal Revenue Service and any other regulatory or governmental agencies as required;
(l) Provide financial, yield, net asset value, and similar information to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and other survey and statistical agencies as instructed from time to time by the Fund;
(m) Investigate, assist in the selection of and conduct relations with custodians, depositories, accountants, legal counsel, insurers, banks and persons in any other capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable for the Fund's operations; and
(n) Obtain and keep in effect fidelity bonds and directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance policies for the Fund in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, as such bonds and policies are approved by the Fund's Board of Directors.
DIRECT PERSONNEL EXPENSE 4.1. Direct Personnel Expense of employees engaged on the Project by the ARCHITECT/ENGINEER includes ARCHITECT/ENGINEERS, other engineers, designers, job captains, draftsmen, specification writers and typists, in consultation, research and design in producing Drawings, Specifications and other documents pertaining to the Project, and in services during construction at the site.
4.2. Direct Personnel Expense includes actual cost and of mandatory and customary financial benefits paid.
Services to Other Clients; Certain Affiliated Activities (a) The relationship between the Asset Manager and the Series is as described in this Agreement and nothing in this Agreement, none of the services to be provided pursuant to this Agreement, nor any other matter, shall oblige the Asset Manager to accept responsibilities that are more extensive than those set forth in this Agreement.
(b) The Asset Manager’s services to the Series are not exclusive. The Asset Manager may engage in other activities on behalf of itself, any other Managing Party and other clients (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include other series of the Company). The Series acknowledges and agrees that the Asset Manager may, without prior notice to the Series, give advice to such other clients. The Asset Manager shall not be liable to account to the Series for any profits, commission or remuneration made or received in respect of transactions effected pursuant to the Asset Manager’s advice to another client and nor will the Asset Manager’s fees be abated as a result.
PREVAILING WAGE RATES - PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDING SERVICES CONTRACTS If any portion of work being Bid is subject to the prevailing wage rate provisions of the Labor Law, the following shall apply:
Reconciliation of Accounts Any reconciliation of Accounts performed by any party hereto, or any Subservicer or Subcontractor shall be prepared no later than 45 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date. * * * * * *
