Parties and Assignment and Assumption Clause Samples

Parties and Assignment and Assumption. The parties do hereby agree that effective as of the date hereof, State Street shall be removed as a party to the Agreement and shall be replaced by DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST AMS”), a Massachusetts corporation and SEC registered transfer agent. State Street hereby assigns to DST AMS, from and after the Effective Date, all of State Street’s rights, duties and obligations under the Agreement and any exhibits or schedules thereto. In turn, DST AMS hereby accepts such assignment and agrees to assume, from and after the Effective Date, all of the rights, duties and obligations assigned to it hereunder by State Street and agrees to be responsible for all obligations incurred by it under the Agreement and its exhibits and schedules from and after the Effective Date. The Funds hereby consent and agree to such assignment. All references in the Agreement and in any exhibits or schedules thereto to the “Transfer Agent” or “State Street Bank and Trust Company” shall be deemed to refer to DST AMS, except where the context otherwise requires.

Parties and Assignment and Assumption. PIMSS hereby assigns to the Funds (severally and not jointly), from and after the Effective Date, all of PIMSS's rights and obligations under the Master Agreement and Schedules I through IV, VII and VIII thereto (the "Fund Schedules"). Further, PIMSS hereby assigns to PIM Inc., from and after the Effective Date, all of PIMSS' rights and obligations under Schedules V and VI to the Master Agreement (the "FAN Services Schedules"). In turn, the Funds severally agree to assume, from and after the Effective Date, all of the obligations, rights and duties assigned to them by PIMSS and each Fund severally agrees to be responsible for all obligations incurred by it under the Master Agreement and the Fund Schedules from and after the Effective Date. PIM Inc. agrees to assume, from and after the Effective Date, all of the obligations, rights and duties assigned to it by PIMSS and PIM Inc. agrees to be responsible for all obligations incurred by it under the Master Agreement and the FAN Services Schedules from and after the Effective Date. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Date, each of the Funds set forth on Exhibit A to the Master Agreement shall be a party to the Master Agreement and the Fund Schedules and PIM Inc. shall be a party to the FAN Services Schedules. In addition, from and after the Effective Date, PIMSS shall be removed as a party to the Master Agreement and all Schedules thereto. Also, Boston Financial agrees to: the addition of each of the Funds as parties to the Master Agreement and the Fund Schedules; the addition of PIM Inc. as a party to the FAN Services Schedules; PIMSS' assignment to the Funds of all PIMSS' rights and obligations under the Master Agreement and Fund Schedules; PIMSS' assignment to PIM Inc. of all PIMSS' rights and obligations under the FAN Services Schedules; and the removal of PIMSS as a party to the Master Agreement and all Schedules thereto, all as set forth above. Boston Financial, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, agrees to provide the services and products that were provided to PIMSS (i) under the Fund Schedules to each of the Funds and (ii) under the FAN Services Schedules to PIM Inc., from and after the Effective Date. Each of PIMSS and Boston Financial hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Funds are not assuming, and shall in no event be responsible for, any liability of PIMSS arising directly or indirectly under the Master Agreement and all Schedules thereto prior to the Effective Date (whether discovere...

Parties and Assignment and Assumption. The parties do hereby agree that effective as of the date hereof, State Street shall be removed as a party to the Agreement and shall be replaced by DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST AMS”), a Massachusetts corporation, SEC registered transfer agent, and wholly-owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”). State Street hereby assigns to DST AMS, from and after the Effective Date, all of State Street’s rights, duties and obligations under the Agreement and any exhibits or schedules thereto. In turn, DST AMS hereby accepts such assignment and agrees to assume, from and after the Effective Date, all of the rights, duties and obligations assigned to it hereunder by State Street and agrees to be responsible for all obligations incurred by it under the Agreement and its exhibits and schedules from and after the Effective Date. The Fund hereby consents and agrees to such assignment and assumption. All references in the Agreement and in any exhibits or schedules thereto to the “Transfer Agent” or “State Street Bank and Trust Company” shall be deemed to refer to DST AMS, except where the context otherwise requires.

Parties and Assignment and Assumption. The parties do hereby agree that effective as of the date hereof, CIS shall be removed as a party to the Agreement and all references in the Agreement and in any exhibits or schedules thereto to “CIS” or “▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Services, Inc.” shall be deemed deleted throughout the Agreement. The parties further acknowledge that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Fund has been liquidated and agree that it is removed as a party to the Agreement. The parties do hereby further agree that effective as of the date hereof, State Street shall be removed as a party to the Agreement and shall be replaced by Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“Boston Financial”), a Massachusetts corporation and SEC registered transfer agent. State Street hereby assigns to Boston Financial, from and after the Effective Date, all of State Street’s rights, duties and obligations under the Agreement and any exhibits or schedules thereto. In turn, Boston Financial hereby accepts such assignment and agrees to assume, from and after the Effective Date, all of the rights, duties and obligations assigned to it hereunder by State Street and agrees to be responsible for all obligations incurred by it under the Agreement and its exhibits and schedules from and after the Effective Date. The Funds hereby consent and agree to such assignment. All references in the Agreement and in any exhibits or schedules thereto to the “Transfer Agent” or “State Street Bank and Trust Company” shall be deemed to refer to Boston Financial, except where the context otherwise requires.

Parties and Assignment and Assumption. The parties do hereby agree that effective as of the date hereof, State Street shall be removed as a party to the Agreement and shall be replaced by DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (“DST AMS”), a Massachusetts corporation and SEC registered transfer agent. State Street hereby assigns to DST AMS, from and after the Effective Date, all of State Street’s rights, duties and obligations under the Agreement and any exhibits or schedules thereto. In turn, DST AMS hereby accepts such assignment and agrees to assume, from and after the Effective Date, all of the rights, duties and obligations assigned to it hereunder by State Street and agrees to be responsible for all obligations incurred by it under the Agreement and its exhibits and schedules from and after the Effective Date. The Fund hereby consents and agrees to such assignment. All references in the Agreement and in any exhibits or schedules thereto to the “Transfer Agent”, “Bank” or “State Street Bank and Trust Company” shall be deemed to refer to DST AMS, except where the context otherwise requires.