FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund, Series and class: Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic distributions to be made by the applicable Fund, Series or class; Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit and respond timely and completely to related requests; Cooperate with each Fund’s independent auditors; Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis; and If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as reasonably agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund or Series and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund and Series: Assist the Fund in responding to SEC examination requests by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list and by making employees responsible for providing services available to regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the performance of such services as may be required or reasonably requested by such regulatory authorities; Assist with and/or coordinate such other filings, notices and regulatory matters and other due diligence requests or requests for proposal on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the applicable Fund on behalf of itself and its Series may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time; and
Fund Administration ● Prepare annual and semi-annual financial statements utilizing templates for standard layout and printing ● Prepare Forms N-CSR and N-PX ● Prepare and file Forms N-PORT and N-CEN* ● Host annual audits ● Calculate monthly SEC standardized total return performance figures ● Prepare required reports for quarterly Board meetings ● Monitor expense ratios ● Maintain budget vs. actual expenses ● Manage fund invoice approval and bill payment process ● Assist with placement of Fidelity Bond and E&O insurance ● Assist with proxy statements and shareholder meetings Fund Accounting ● Calculate daily NAVs ● Transmit NAVs to NASDAQ, transfer agent, adviser and other third parties ● Compute yields, expense ratios, portfolio turnover rates, etc. ● Reconcile cash and investment balances with the Custodian ● Support preparation of financial statements ● Prepare and maintain required Fund Accounting records in accordance with the 1940 Act ● Obtain security valuations from appropriate sources consistent with the Trust’s pricing and valuation policies Legal Administration ● Coordinate EDGARization and file Forms N-CSR, N-PX and other SEC filings ● File Fidelity Bond with SEC ● Coordinate and assist with annual shareholder proxy filing and mailing process ● Send notices of press releases to Fund’s securities exchange and maintain compliance with such exchange requirements. ● Compile and distribute board materials for quarterly board meetings ● Attend and prepare initial draft of minutes for quarterly board meetings ● Maintain board compliance calendar for the Trust with schedule for quarterly board matters and items ● Support secondary offerings through coordination with legal counsel. Compliance Administration ● Perform daily prospectus & SAI, SEC investment restriction monitoring ● Provide warning/Alert notification with supporting documentation ● Provide quarterly compliance testing certification to Board of Directors Tax Administration ● Calculate dividend and capital gain distribution rates ● Prepare ROCSOP and required tax designations for Annual Report ● Prepare and coordinate filing of income and excise tax returns o Audit firm to sign all returns as paid preparer ● Calculate/monitor book-to-tax differences ● Provide quarterly Subchapter M compliance monitoring and reporting ● Provide tax re-allocation data for shareholder 1099 reporting ● Prepare and coordinate distribution of 19a-1 filings as required Trust Officers ● Provide the Trust with individuals to serve in the Trust’s President (PEO), Treasurer (PFO), Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer positions. +