Construction of the Agreement; Fund Participation Agreements The parties have entered into one or more Fund Participation Agreements between or among them for the purchase and redemption of shares of the Funds by the Accounts in connection with the Contracts. This Agreement supplements those Fund Participation Agreements. To the extent the terms of this Agreement conflict with the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
Sinking Fund Provisions No sinking fund provisions.
Content of Fund Documents The Trust and the Distributor shall be responsible for the content and substance of the Fund Documents as provided to the Company, including, but not limited to, the accuracy and completeness of the Fund Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing in any manner, the Trust and the Distributor shall be responsible for ensuring that the Fund Documents as provided to the Company:
(a) Meet the applicable standards of the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; the 1940 Act; and all rules and regulations under those Acts; and
(b) Do not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Payment of Fund Monies Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall pay out, or direct the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or the respective Foreign Securities System to pay out, monies of a Fund in the following cases only:
(i) upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Fund, unless otherwise directed by Proper Instructions, by (A) delivering money to the seller thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such seller or dealer) against expectation of receiving later delivery of such foreign securities; or (B) in the case of a purchase effected through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules governing the operation of such Foreign Securities System;
(ii) in connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender of foreign securities of the Fund;
(iii) for the payment of any expense or liability of the Fund, including but not limited to the following payments: interest, taxes, investment advisory fees, transfer agency fees, fees under this Agreement, legal fees, accounting fees, and other operating expenses;
(iv) for the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or foreign exchange contracts for the Fund, including transactions executed with or through the Custodian or its Foreign Sub-Custodians;
(v) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(vii) in connection with the borrowing or lending of foreign securities; and
(viii) for any other proper Fund purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying the amount of such payment, setting forth the purpose for which such payment is to be made, declaring such purpose to be a proper Fund purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
Format of Fund Documents The Trust and the Distributor shall provide the Fund Documents to the Company, or its designee, in an electronic format that is suitable for website posting, and in a format, or formats, that:
(i) Are both human-readable and capable of being printed on paper in human-readable format (in accordance with paragraphs (b)(3) of Rule 30e-3 and paragraph (h)(2)(i) of Rule 498A);
(ii) Permit persons accessing the Statutory Prospectus and SAI to move directly back and forth between each section heading in a table of contents of such a document and the section of the document referenced in that section heading (that is, these documents must include linking, in accordance with paragraph (h)(2)(ii) of Rule 498A); and
(iii) Permit persons accessing the Fund Documents to permanently retain, free of charge, an electronic version of such materials that meet the requirements of subparagraphs (h)(2)(i) and (ii) of Rule 498A (in accordance with paragraph (h)(3) of Rule 498A).
Fund Personnel The Manager agrees to permit individuals who are officers or employees of the Manager to serve (if duly elected or appointed) as officers, directors, members of any committee of directors, members of any advisory board, or members of any other committee of the Corporation, without remuneration or other cost to the Fund or the Corporation.
Review of Fund Documents During the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement, MassMutual shall furnish to the Sub-Adviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature, or other material prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer to the Sub-Adviser or its clients in any way, prior to the use thereof, and MassMutual shall not use any such materials if the Sub-Adviser reasonably objects in writing five (5) days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed, which would include longer time periods for review of the Fund’s prospectus and other parts of its registration statement) after receipt thereof. MassMutual shall ensure that materials prepared by employees or agents of MassMutual or its affiliates that refer to the Sub-Adviser or its clients in any way are consistent with those materials previously approved by the Sub-Adviser as referenced in the preceding sentence.
Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series and (ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series that have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
Refund Procedures Upon the withdrawal of this Agreement or residence application by the Resident, as detailed in section 8.02, the Residence may be entitled to a partial refund of Residence Fees, without interest, within eight (8) weeks of the Resident vacating the Residence or cancelling their residence application. The refund will be in the form of a cheque mailed to the Resident’s permanent address on file in the Resident’s name only. If a student requires a cheque to be reissued as a result of the resident not providing an updated address prior to vacating residence and/or cancelling their residence application, a charge of $50 may be applied. Refunds are issued based on the following:
(a) Academic Year (and Fall only) Applications/Agreements (Detailed in Table 5)
(i) If the Resident’s My Housing Portal cancellation request is received by the Residence Manager on or before June 15 (Deadline 1), whether the Resident has been accepted into Residence or not, the Resident will receive a full refund of any Residence Fees paid to date.
(ii) If the Resident has been accepted into Residence and the Residence Manager receives the Resident’s My Housing Portal cancellation request after June 15 (Deadline 1) but on or before August 1 (Deadline 2), then the Resident will receive a full refund of any Residence Fees paid to date less a cancellation fee of $500
(iii) If the Resident is on the wait list and a space becomes available after June 15 (Deadline 1), the Resident will be offered a space in Residence and asked to confirm the status of the Resident’s Residence acceptance within 24 hours. After confirmation to the Residence, all regular cancellation policies and payment deadlines apply.
(iv) If the Resident has been accepted into Residence and the Residence Manager receives the Resident’s My Housing Portal cancellation request after August 1 (Deadline 2), but on or before the first day of the Term (Deadline 3), then the Resident will be charged a late cancellation fee. The cancellation fee will be equivalent to 30 days of Residence Fees. Any Residence Fees paid will be refunded less any damages, charges or money owing to the Residence.
(v) If the Residence Manager receives the Resident’s written cancellation request after the first day of the Term (Deadline 3) and on or before November 15 (Deadline 4), then the Resident will be charged for each day they occupy a Residence room plus a cancellation fee. The Resident must complete all Move-out Procedures detailed in section 3.02 before cancellation fees and refunds will be assessed and issued. The cancellation fee will be equivalent to 60 days of Residence Fees. The cancellation fee will not exceed the Agreement end date (“Move-Out Day”) or as Customized by the Manager section, detailed in Table 1. Any Residence Fees paid will be refunded less any damages, charges or money owing to the Residence.
(vi) If the Residence Manager receives the Resident’s written cancellation request after November 15 (Deadline 5), then the Resident will be charged for each day they occupy a Residence room plus a cancellation fee. The Resident must complete all Move-out Procedures detailed in section 3.02 before cancellation fees and refunds will be assessed and issued. The cancellation fee will be equivalent to 90 days of Residence Fees. The cancellation fee will not exceed the Agreement end date (“Move-Out Day”) or as Customized by the Manager section, detailed in Table 1. Any Residence Fees paid will be refunded less any damages, charges or money owing to the Residence.
Payment of Fund Moneys Upon receipt of Proper Instructions on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall pay out monies of a Portfolio in the following cases only:
(i) Upon the purchase of domestic securities, options, futures contracts or options on futures contracts for the account of the Portfolio but only (A) against the delivery of such securities or evidence of title to such options, futures contracts or options on futures contracts to the Custodian (or any bank, banking firm or trust company doing business in the United States or abroad which is qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian and has been designated by the Custodian as its agent for this purpose) registered in the name of the Portfolio or in the name of a nominee of the Custodian referred to in Section 3.3 hereof or in proper form for transfer; (B) in the case of a purchase effected through a U.S. Clearing System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 3.5 hereof; (C) in the case of a purchase of Underlying Shares, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 3.7 hereof; (D) in the case of repurchase agreements entered into between the applicable Fund on behalf of a Portfolio and a bank, or a broker-dealer which is a member of NASD, ( i ) against delivery of the securities either in certificate form or through an entry crediting the Custodian’s account at the Federal Reserve Bank with such securities or ( ii ) against delivery of the receipt evidencing purchase by the Portfolio of securities owned by the Custodian along with written evidence of the agreement by the Custodian to repurchase such securities from the portfolio; or (E) for transfer to a time deposit account of the Fund in any bank; such transfer may be effected prior to receipt of a confirmation from a broker and/or the applicable bank pursuant to Proper Instructions from the Fund as defined herein.
(ii) In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of securities owned by the Portfolio as set forth in Section 3.2(viii) hereof;
(iii) For the redemption or repurchase of Shares issued as set forth in Section 5 hereof;
(iv) For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the Portfolio, including but not limited to the following payments for the account of the Portfolio: interest, taxes, management, accounting, transfer agent and legal fees, and operating expenses of the Fund whether or not such expenses are to be in whole or part capitalized or treated as deferred expenses;
(v) For the payment of any dividends on Shares declared pursuant to the Fund’s Governing Documents;
(vi) For payment of the amount of dividends received in respect of securities sold short;
(vii) Upon the purchase of domestic investments, including without limitation repurchase agreement transactions involving delivery of Portfolio monies to a Repo Custodian, in advance of delivery of the purchased securities, in accordance with written Proper Instructions that set forth (A) the amount of such payment and (B) the person(s) to whom such payment is made; and
(viii) For any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of Special Instructions from the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio setting forth (A) the amount of such payment and (B) the person(s) to whom such payment is made.
