Matters Regarding BNY Mellon. (a) Subject to the direction and control of each Fund’s Board and oversight by TRP, and the provisions of this Agreement, BNY Mellon shall provide to each
(b) In performing hereunder, BNY Mellon shall provide, at its expense (except as otherwise agreed upon in accordance with Section 8 related to BNY Mellon’s compensation hereunder), office space, facilities, equipment, personnel and any other necessary resources. BNY Mellon intends to perform the services under this Agreement from (a) the facilities that TRP has dedicated for use by BNY Mellon to perform the services and (b) various of the locations listed or described in Schedule III (the “Service Locations”). If BNY Mellon intends to provide the services from a location that is in a country in which a Service Location is not then currently located, BNY Mellon will provide reasonable prior notice of such other location to the Fund, and upon delivery of such notice, Schedule III shall be deemed to have been updated without the need for any further action by the parties; provided, however, that in the event that such location is within a country that would cause the Fund or a Fund Affiliate to be in violation of applicable laws, the Fund shall provide notice thereof to BNY Mellon and the Fund and BNY Mellon shall in good faith discuss an appropriate work-around.
(c) BNY Mellon shall not provide any services relating to the management, investment advisory or sub-advisory functions of any Fund, distribution of shares of any Fund or other services normally performed by the Funds’ respective counsel or independent auditors and the services provided by BNY Mellon do not constitute, nor shall they be construed as constituting, legal advice or the provision of legal services for or on behalf of a Fund or any other person, and each Fund acknowledges that BNY Mellon does not provide public accounting or auditing services or advice and will not be making any tax filings, or doing any tax reporting on its behalf, other than those specifically agreed to hereunder. In the event that a Fund desires to receive a new service from BNY Mellon related to the services provided under this Agreement, such Fund shall provide such request to BNY Mellon in writing with such detail as BNY Mellon shall reasonably request. Within a reasonable period of time after any such request relating to any new service, BNY Mellon will provide a proposal to the Fund in writing setting forth the terms under which BNY Mellon is willing to provide ...
Matters Regarding BNY Mellon. Subject to the direction and control of each Fund’s Board and oversight by TRP, and the provisions of this Agreement, BNY Mellon shall provide to each Fund the services listed on Schedule I and any SLDs attached hereto.
