Common use of Purchases Clause in Contracts

Purchases. (1) The Transfer Agent shall receive orders and payment for the purchase of Shares and, establish accounts in the Fund for the purchasers of the Fund’s Shares (i.e., Shareholders) on the Transfer Agent’s recordkeeping system and record the initial purchase by such Shareholders in the Fund, which are received in good order ("Good Purchase Orders") according to the then current processing guidelines of the Transfer Agent, as the same may be changed from time to time upon provision of a revised version thereof to the administrator of the Fund (the "Processing Guidelines"), and promptly deliver the payments received therefor to the custodian of the relevant Fund (the "Custodian"), for credit to the account of such Fund. The Transfer Agent shall notify each Custodian, on a daily basis, of the total amount of Good Purchase Orders received. Orders which are not Good Purchase Orders will be promptly rejected by the Transfer Agent, absent Proper Instructions to the contrary, and the Shareholder or would-be Shareholder, as applicable, will be promptly notified of such action. (2) The Transfer Agent shall accept and process Good Purchase Orders of additional Shares into existing accounts and promptly deliver payment and appropriate documentation thereof to the Custodian. (3) Subject to the deduction of any front-end sales charge, where applicable, as the Transfer Agent is instructed in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 2.1(A)(3) hereof, but based upon the Next Calculated NAV, the Transfer Agent shall compute and issue the appropriate number of Shares of each Fund and/or Class and credit such Shares to the appropriate Shareholder accounts. (4) The Transfer Agent shall deduct, and remit to the appropriate party according to Proper Instructions, all applicable sales charges according to (i) the Prospectus of the Fund, (ii) the relevant information contained in any Good Purchase Orders, and (iii) Proper Instructions, as applicable.