Expenses of the Funds In addition to the liability of the Custodian under this Article V, the Custodian shall be liable to each applicable Fund for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such Fund in connection with any claim by such Fund against the Custodian arising from the obligations of the Custodian hereunder, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by such Fund in asserting any such claim, and all expenses incurred by such Fund in connection with any investigations, lawsuits or proceedings relating to such claim; provided that, such Fund has recovered from the Custodian for such claim.
Expenses of the Fund Other than as provided for in Sections 1 and 3, the Fund shall be responsible for all of its own fees, expenses, charges, assessments, taxes, and other costs incurred in its operations, whether incurred directly by the Fund or incurred by the Manager on behalf of the Fund (together, “fees and expenses”). Such fees and expenses payable by the Fund shall include, but are not limited to: i. Fees and expenses paid to the Manager as provided herein; ii. Brokerage fees and commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of securities for the Portfolio; iii. Fees and expenses of transfer and dividend disbursing agents, sub-transfer agents, custodians, securities lending agents, administrators and shareholder servicing and record-keeping agents, including the expenses of issue, repurchase or redemption of its shares; iv. Fees and expenses of registering and maintaining the registration of the Portfolio and its shares under federal and any applicable state laws; including the printing and distribution of prospectuses to its existing shareholders; v. Fees and expenses incident to meetings of the shareholders of the Fund, reports to the Portfolio’s shareholders, the filing of reports with regulatory bodies and the maintenance of the Portfolio’s and the Fund’s legal existence; vi. Fees and expenses of all audits by independent public accountants; vii. Fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Portfolio and/or the directors, including the legal fees related to the registration and continued qualification of the Portfolio’s shares for sale; viii. Compensation of, and fees and expenses incurred by those individuals serving as, directors who are not directors, officers, employees or shareholders of the Manager or any of its affiliates; ix. Fees and expenses relating to the pricing and return data of Portfolio assets and related indices to the extent necessary for disclosure in regulatory filings for the Fund, including expenses of obtaining quotations for calculating the value of the Portfolio’s net assets; x. The Portfolio’s pro rata portion of fidelity bond, errors and omissions, and directors and officer liability insurance premiums; xi. The Portfolio’s pro-rata portion of fees and expenses in connection with membership in investment company organizations or trade associations, as approved by the Board; xii. Salaries and other compensation, in whole or in part, of officers and employees of the Fund who are not officers, directors, or employees of the Manager or its affiliates (provided, however, notwithstanding the employment of officers or personnel by the Manager, the Fund shall be responsible for its pro rata portion of any salary and other compensation as may be payable to the Fund’s chief compliance officer); xiii. Fees and expenses incident to meetings of the Board; xiv. Taxes and other governmental fees levied against the Portfolio, and the preparation of the Fund’s tax returns; xv. Investment fees and expenses of the Portfolio, including the interest expense of borrowing money; xvi. Fees and expenses associated with obtaining tax reclaims for the Portfolio; xvii. Fees and expenses associated with preparing the Portfolio’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, National Futures Association, or other government agency or regulatory body and any costs associated with disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements with respect to such filings; xviii. Fees and expenses associated with regulatory inquiries and examinations, regulatory proceedings, and regulatory investigations of the Portfolio; xix. Fees and expenses incurred in connection with any litigation or regulatory proceeding, including class action proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings, and responses to subpoenas of any kind; xx. Extraordinary fees and expenses of the Portfolio; xxi. Fees and expenses associated with trade administration oversight services with respect to reconciliations, including: (a) assistance with Portfolio valuation and tax lot accounting; (b) daily reconciliation of the Portfolio’s cash and positions with the Portfolio’s custodians; (c) detailed reconciliations of the Portfolio’s net asset value; and (d) maintenance of books and records of portfolio transactions; xxii. Fees and expenses associated with trade administration oversight services with respect to settlement oversight, including: (a) capturing information for trades executed for the Portfolio and corporate action elections and transmitting such information to custodians, other fund service providers and other third parties such as securities lending agents; and (b) coordinating with custodians and brokers to identify, investigate and resolve all unmatched and failed trades and matters related to corporate actions; xxiii. Fees and expenses associated with trade administration oversight services with respect to collateral management oversight, including: (a) the administration of the Portfolio’s margin accounts; (b) calculation and management of daily margin calls; (c) transmission of instructions related to collateral settlement; and (d) reviews of collateral eligibility and substitute collateral; xxiv. Fees and expenses related to the Portfolio’s, not the Manager’s, compliance program; xxv. Fees and expenses associated with oversight of the securities lending activities of the Portfolio to the extent permissible by law; and xxvi. Fees and expenses associated with the voting of proxies (or other requests for consent or approval of interest holders) with respect to securities or other assets held by the Portfolio, including certain research services, as approved by the Board. The Portfolio, at its expense, may enter into agreements with one or more entities (including the Manager) to perform some or all of the services related to the fees and expenses of the Portfolio specified above in this Section 4 or such other services that may be requested by the Board from time to time. Payment by the Manager of the fees and expenses that shall be borne by the Portfolio under this Agreement shall not prejudice the Manager’s right to seek reimbursement for such fees and expenses or to provide for the future payment by the Portfolio of such fees and expenses. In carrying out its responsibilities under Section 3 of the Agreement, to the extent the Manager deems necessary or desirable and at the expense of the Portfolio, the Manager shall be entitled to consult with, and obtain the assistance of, the persons described in clause (i) of Section 3 that provide services to the Fund. To the extent there is uncertainty as to whether a fee or expense should be borne by the Fund, the Board will have discretion to determine, in consultation with the Manager and consistent with applicable law, whether the Fund will bear such fee or expense.
Allocations During the Controlled Accumulation Period During the Controlled Accumulation Period (A) an amount equal to the product of (I) the sum of the Class B Principal Percentage and the Collateral Principal Percentage and (II) the Principal Allocation Percentage and (III) the Series 1997-1 Allocation Percentage and (IV) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables deposited in the Collection Account on such Deposit Date, shall be allocated to the Series 1997-1 Certificateholders and retained in the Collection Account until applied as provided herein and (B) an amount equal to the product of (I) the Class A Principal Percentage and (II) the Principal Allocation Percentage and (III) the Series 1997-1 Allocation Percentage and (IV) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables deposited in the Collection Account on such Deposit Date (such product for any such date, a "Percentage Allocation") shall be allocated to the Series 1997-1 Certificateholders and retained in the Collection Account until applied as provided herein; provided, however, that if the sum of such Percentage Allocation and all preceding Percentage Allocations with respect to the same Monthly Period exceeds the Controlled Deposit Amount for the related Distribution Date, then such excess shall not be treated as a Percentage Allocation and shall be first, if any other Principal Sharing Series is outstanding and in its amortization period or accumulation period, retained in the Collection Account for application, to the extent necessary, as Shared Principal Collections on the related Distribution Date, and second paid to the Holders of the Transferor Certificates only if the Transferor Amount on such Deposit Date is greater than the Required Transferor Amount (after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the Special Funding Account.
Allocations During the Revolving Period During the Revolving Period, the Servicer shall, prior to the close of business on the day any Collections are deposited in the Collection Account, allocate to the Investor Certificateholders or the Holder of the Seller Interest and pay or deposit from the Collection Account the following amounts as set forth below: (i) Allocate to the Investor Certificateholders the product of (y) the Investor Percentage on the Date of Processing of such Collections and (z) the aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables on such Date of Processing, and of that allocation, deposit in the Finance Charge Account an amount equal to either (I) (A) prior to the date on which the amount of Monthly Interest with respect to the related Interest Period is determined by the Servicer, an amount equal to the product of (1) the Investor Percentage on the Date of Processing of such Collections and (2) the aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables on such Date of Processing, and (B) at all other times, the difference between (1) the Monthly Interest with respect to the immediately following Transfer Date (plus, if the Seller is not the Servicer, the Certificateholder Servicing Fee for such Transfer Date plus the amount of any Certificateholder Servicing Fee due but not paid to the Servicer on any prior Transfer Date) and (2) the amounts previously deposited in the Finance Charge Account with respect to the current Monthly Period pursuant to this subsection 4.05(a)(i) or (II) the amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables allocated to the Investor Certificateholders on such Date of Processing pursuant to this subsection 4.05(a)(i); provided, that if a deposit pursuant to subsection 4.05(a)(i)(I) is made on any Date of Processing, on the related Transfer Date, the Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and deposit into the Finance Charge Account an amount equal to the amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables that have been allocated to the Investor Certificateholders during the related Monthly Period but not previously deposited in the Finance Charge Account. Funds deposited into the Finance Charge Account pursuant to this subsection 4.05(a)(i) shall be applied in accordance with Section 4.09. (ii) Deposit into the Principal Account an amount equal to the product of (A) the Collateral Allocation on the Date of Processing of such Collections, (B) the Investor Percentage on the Date of Processing of such Collections and (C) the aggregate amount of Collections processed in respect of Principal Receivables on such Date of Processing to be applied first in accordance with Section 4.12 and then in accordance with subsection 4.09(d). (iii) Deposit into the Principal Account an amount equal to the product of (A) the Class B Investor Allocation on the Date of Processing of such Collections, (B) the Investor Percentage on the Date of Processing of such Collections and (C) the aggregate amount of Collections processed in respect of Principal Receivables on such Date of Processing to be applied first in accordance with Section 4.12 and then in accordance with subsection 4.09(d). (iv) (A) Deposit into the Principal Account an amount equal to the product of (1) the Class A Investor Allocation on the Date of Processing of such Collections, (2) the Investor Percentage on the Date of Processing of such Collections and (3) the aggregate amount of Collections processed in respect of Principal Receivables on such Date of Processing; provided, however, that the amount deposited into the Principal Account pursuant to this subsection 4.05(a)(iv)(A) shall not exceed the Daily Principal Shortfall, and (B) pay to the Holder of the Seller Interest an amount equal to the excess, if any, identified in the proviso to clause (A) above; provided, however, that the amount to be paid to the Holder of the Seller Interest pursuant to this subsection 4.05(a)(iv)(B) with respect to any Date of Processing shall be paid to the Holder of the Seller Interest if, and only to the extent that, the Seller Interest on such Date of Processing is equal to or greater than the Minimum Seller Interest (after giving effect to the inclusion in the Trust of all Receivables created on or prior to such Date of Processing and the application of payments referred to in subsection 4.03(b)) and otherwise shall be considered as Unallocated Principal Collections and deposited into the Principal Account in accordance with subsection 4.05(e). (b)
Indemnification of the Fund PFPC agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Fund and its officers, directors and employees harmless from any and all Claims arising directly or indirectly from the negligence, bad faith or willful misfeasance of PFPC in the performance of its duties hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund shall not be indemnified against any Claim caused by the Fund's or the Fund's other service providers' willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence.
Release from Escrow of New Securities (1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Escrow Agent receives: (a) a certificate from the successor issuer signed by a director or officer of the successor issuer authorized to sign (i) stating that it is a successor issuer to the Issuer as a result of a business combination and whether it is an emerging issuer or an established issuer under the Policy, and (ii) listing the Securityholders whose new securities are subject to escrow under section 6.5, the escrow securities of the Securityholders whose new securities are not subject to escrow under section 6.5 will be released, and the Escrow Agent will send any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities in the possession of the Escrow Agent in accordance with section 2.3. (2) If your new securities are subject to escrow, unless subsection (3) applies, the Escrow Agent will hold your new securities in escrow on the same terms and conditions, including release dates, as applied to the escrow securities that you exchanged. (3) If the Issuer is (a) an emerging issuer, the successor issuer is an established issuer, and the business combination occurs 18 months or more after the Issuer’s listing date, all escrow securities will be released immediately; and (b) an emerging issuer, the successor issuer is an established issuer, and the business combination occurs within 18 months after the Issuer’s listing date, all escrow securities that would have been released to that time, if the Issuer was an established issuer on its listing date, will be released immediately. Remaining escrow securities will be released in equal instalments on the day that is 6 months, 12 months and 18 months after the Issuer’s listing date.
Covenants of the Fund The Fund covenants with the Underwriter as follows: (a) The Fund will use its best efforts (i) to cause the Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act, and will advise the Underwriter promptly as to the time at which the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendment) becomes so effective and (ii) if required, to cause the issuance of any orders exempting the Fund from any provisions of the Investment Company Act, and the Fund will advise the Underwriter promptly as to the time at which any such orders are granted. (b) The Fund will notify the Underwriter immediately, and will confirm the notice in writing, (i) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendment), (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, and (v) of the issuance by the Commission of an order of suspension or revocation of the notification on Form N-8A of registration of the Fund as an investment company under the Investment Company Act or the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose. The Fund will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order described in subsection (iv) hereunder or any order of suspension or revocation described in subsection (v) hereunder and, if any such stop order or order of suspension or revocation is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment. If the Fund elects to rely on Rule 434 under the Rules and Regulations, the fund will prepare a term sheet that complies with the requirements of Rule 434 under the Rules and Regulations and the Fund will provide the Underwriter with copies of the form of Rule 434 Prospectus, in such number as the Underwriter may reasonably request by the close of business in New York on the business day immediately succeeding the date of the Pricing Agreement. (c) The Fund will give the Underwriter notice of its intention to file any amendment to the Registration Statement (including any post-effective amendment) or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus (including any revised prospectus which the Fund proposes for use by the Underwriter in connection with the offering of the Shares, which differs from the prospectus on file at the Commission at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective, whether such revised prospectus is required to be filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) or Rule 497(h) of the Rules and Regulations or any term sheet prepared in reliance on Rule 434 of the Rules and Regulations), whether pursuant to the Investment Company Act, the Securities Act, or otherwise, and will furnish the Underwriter with copies of any such amendment or supplement a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file any such amendment or supplement to which the Underwriter reasonably shall object. (d) The Fund will deliver to the Underwriter, as soon as practicable, two signed copies of the notification of registration and registration statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, in each case with two sets of the exhibits filed therewith, and also will deliver to the Underwriter a conformed copy of the registration statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (but without exhibits to the registration statement or any such amendment) for the Underwriter. (e) The Fund will furnish to the Underwriter, from time to time during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as the Underwriter reasonably may request for the purposes contemplated by the Securities Act, or the Rules and Regulations. (f) If any event shall occur as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel to the Fund and the Underwriter, to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the Prospectus not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, the Fund forthwith will amend or supplement the Prospectus by preparing and furnishing to the Underwriter a reasonable number of copies of an amendment or amendments of or a supplement or supplements to, the Prospectus (in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to the Fund and the Underwriter), so that, as so amended or supplemented, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading. (g) The Fund will endeavor, in cooperation with the Underwriter, to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions of the United States as the Underwriter may designate, and will maintain such qualifications in effect for a period of not less than one year after the date hereof. The Fund will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Shares have been qualified as above provided. (h) The Fund will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but no later than 60 days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Fund's fiscal quarter next following the "effective" date (as defined in said Rule 158) of the Registration Statement. (i) Between the date of this Agreement and the termination of any trading restrictions or Closing Time, whichever is later, the Fund will not, without your prior consent, offer or sell, or enter into any agreement to sell, any equity or equity related securities of the Fund other than the Shares and the Common Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends or distributions. (j) If, at the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective, any information shall have been omitted therefrom in reliance upon Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations, then immediately following the execution of the Pricing Agreement, the Fund will prepare, and file or transmit for filing with the Commission in accordance with such Rule 430A and Rule 497(h) of the Rules and Regulations, copies of the amended Prospectus, or, if required by such Rule 430A, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement (including an amended Prospectus), containing all information so omitted. (k) The Fund will use its best efforts to maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code.
Persons Having Access to Assets of the Fund (a) No trustee or agent of the Fund, and no officer, director, employee or agent of the Fund's investment adviser, of any sub-investment adviser of the Fund, or of the Fund's administrator, shall have physical access to the assets of the Fund held by the Custodian or be authorized or permitted to withdraw any investments of the Fund, nor shall the Custodian deliver any assets of the Fund to any such person. No officer, director, employee or agent of the Custodian who holds any similar position with the Fund's investment adviser, with any sub-investment adviser of the Fund or with the Fund's administrator shall have access to the assets of the Fund. (b) Nothing in this Section 5 shall prohibit any duly authorized officer, employee or agent of the Fund, or any duly authorized officer, director, employee or agent of the investment adviser, of any sub-investment adviser of the Fund or of the Fund's administrator, from giving Instructions to the Custodian or executing a Certificate so long as it does not result in delivery of or access to assets of the Fund prohibited by paragraph (a) of this Section 5.
Whenever the Fund writes a Futures Contract Option, the Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate specifying with respect to such Futures Contract Option: (a) the Series for which such Futures Contract Option was written; (b) the type of Futures Contract Option (put or call); (c) the type of Futures Contract and such other information as may be necessary to identify the Futures Contract underlying the Futures Contract Option; (d) the expiration date; (e) the exercise price; (f) the premium to be received by the Fund; (g) the name of the broker or futures commission merchant through whom the premium is to be received; and (h) the amount of cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be deposited in the Senior Security Account for such Series. The Custodian shall, upon receipt of the premium specified in the Certificate, make out of the moneys and Securities specifically allocated to such Series the deposits into the Senior Security Account, if any, as specified in the Certificate. The deposits, if any, to be made to the Margin Account shall be made by the Custodian in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
Allocations During the Early Amortization Period During the Early Amortization Period, an amount equal to the product of the Allocation Percentage and the aggregate amount of Principal Collections processed on such Date of Processing shall be allocated to the 2009-VFN Noteholders and transferred to the Principal Account until applied as provided herein; provided, however, that after the date on which an amount of such Principal Collections equal to the Note Principal Balance has been deposited into the Principal Account such amount shall be first, if any other Principal Sharing Series is outstanding and in its accumulation period or amortization period, retained in the Principal Account for application, to the extent necessary, as Shared Principal Collections to other Principal Sharing Series on the related Distribution Date, second deposited in the Excess Funding Account to the extent necessary so that the Transferor Amount is not less than the Specified Transferor Amount and third paid to the holders of the Transferor Interest.