CHARGES AND PAYMENT 6.1 The Charges for the Services will be as set out in the Purchase Order or Award Letter, and will be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the performance of the Services. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges will include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance of the Services. 6.2 The Supplier will invoice the Customer as specified in the Agreement. Each invoice will include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice including but not limited to the relevant Purchase Order number and a breakdown of the Services supplied in the invoice period. 6.3 In consideration of the supply of the Services by the Supplier, the Customer will pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 days after receipt of a valid invoice which includes a valid Purchase Order number. Payments may be withheld or reduced by the Customer in the event of unsatisfactory performance without prejudice to the Customer’s other rights and remedies under this Agreement. 6.4 Where the Supplier enters into a sub-contract for the purpose of performing its obligations under this Agreement, it will ensure that a provision is included in such sub-contract which requires payment to be made of all sums due by the Supplier to the sub-contractor within a specified period not exceeding 30 days from the receipt of a valid invoice. 6.5 All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which will be charged at the prevailing rate. The Customer will, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable on the services supplied. 6.6 If there is a dispute as to the amount invoiced the Customer will pay the undisputed amount. 6.7 If a payment of an undisputed amount is not made by the Customer by the due date, then the Customer will pay the Supplier interest at a rate which will compensate for such loss as has been directly caused by the late payment. The interest rate will not be at a rate higher than the interest rate specified in the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Xxx 0000. Any disputed amounts will be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 40. 6.8 The Supplier will not suspend the supply of the Services unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate this Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 15.2.
Charges and Payments 14.1 Our charges will be subject to any applicable tax, levy, fee or other liabilities, charges, costs and expenses payable in connection with the transactions effected on your behalf. 14.2 You will pay any amount owed to us upon demand in freely transferable, cleared and available same day funds in the currency and to the accounts that we specify and without making any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding for any tax. In the event that a payment you make exceeds the requested amount by £10 or less (a “de minimis amount”), you agree that the de minimis amount shall be irrevocably transferred to us, belong to us and may be retained by us, and does not need to be returned to you. 14.3 If you default in paying any amount owed to us when it is due, interest may, at our discretion, be payable by you at a rate, not exceeding the base rate from time to time in force, of Barclays Bank plc, plus 4% per annum. Interest will accrue on a daily basis and will be due and payable by you as a separate debt. 14.4 You will be responsible for the payment of any applicable tax and any brokerage, transfer fees, registration fees and all other liabilities, charges, costs and expenses payable or incurred by us and / or a custodian in connection with your instructions. We may deduct or withhold any such estimated or actual charges at our discretion. Any difference between such estimated amounts and the final confirmed liability shall be credited or debited to your account as quickly as practicable. 14.5 You agree to our limited application of the detailed costs and charges disclosure requirements under the FCA Rules in our absolute discretion, including but not limited to: (a) providing information to you about our costs and charges in a format other than a durable medium; (b) not providing you with details of third party payments in relation to our ex-ante costs and charges disclosure; (c) not providing you with an illustration of the cumulative effect of costs on the return on an investment; and (d) not providing you with details of the foreign exchange rate which we have used to convert costs and charges denominated in one currency into the currency in which our usual costs and charges figures are disclosed. 14.6 We will notify you of our costs and charges related to the provision of our services and financial instruments in good time prior to the provision of such service. Our costs and charges may be amended from time to time, and we will notify you of any such changes. Any such changes will not apply to transactions executed prior to the time of the change. 14.7 We will not (save to the extent we are required under Applicable Law) provide you with annual statements of the actual cost and charges you incur, unless you request for such disclosure by speaking to your usual Deutsche Numis contact. 14.8 You undertake to us that: (a) you have not, and your respective officers, directors, employees, agents, associated persons or any other individuals or entities acting for or on your behalf have not: (i) fraudulently evaded tax; (ii) been knowingly concerned in the criminal evasion of tax; or (iii) taken any steps with a view to criminally evade tax or facilitate the criminal evasion of tax, under Applicable Law; and (b) you have put in place all reasonable prevention procedures as may be required to prevent the criminal facilitation of tax evasion by any associated person under Applicable Law.
Allocation of Charges and Expenses Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section 4, you shall pay the compensation and expenses of all Trustees, officers and executive employees of the Trust (including the Fund's share of payroll taxes) who are affiliated persons of you, and you shall make available, without expense to the Fund, the services of such of your directors, officers and employees as may duly be elected officers of the Trust, subject to their individual consent to serve and to any limitations imposed by law. You shall provide at your expense the portfolio management services described in section 2 hereof and the administrative services described in section 3 hereof. You shall not be required to pay any expenses of the Fund other than those specifically allocated to you in this section 4. In particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you shall not be responsible, except to the extent of the reasonable compensation of such of the Fund's Trustees and officers as are directors, officers or employees of you whose services may be involved, for the following expenses of the Fund: organization expenses of the Fund (including out of-pocket expenses, but not including your overhead or employee costs); fees payable to you and to any other Fund advisors or consultants; legal expenses; auditing and accounting expenses; maintenance of books and records which are required to be maintained by the Fund's custodian or other agents of the Trust; telephone, telex, facsimile, postage and other communications expenses; taxes and governmental fees; fees, dues and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with membership in investment company trade organizations; fees and expenses of the Fund's accounting agent for which the Trust is responsible pursuant to the terms of the Fund Accounting Services Agreement, custodians, subcustodians, transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents and registrars; payment for portfolio pricing or valuation services to pricing agents, accountants, bankers and other specialists, if any; expenses of preparing share certificates and, except as provided below in this section 4, other expenses in connection with the issuance, offering, distribution, sale, redemption or repurchase of securities issued by the Fund; expenses relating to investor and public relations; expenses and fees of registering or qualifying Shares of the Fund for sale; interest charges, bond premiums and other insurance expense; freight, insurance and other charges in connection with the shipment of the Fund's portfolio securities; the compensation and all expenses (specifically including travel expenses relating to Trust business) of Trustees, officers and employees of the Trust who are not affiliated persons of you; brokerage commissions or other costs of acquiring or disposing of any portfolio securities of the Fund; expenses of printing and distributing reports, notices and dividends to shareholders; expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and SAIs of the Fund and supplements thereto; costs of stationery; any litigation expenses; indemnification of Trustees and officers of the Trust; and costs of shareholders' and other meetings. You shall not be required to pay expenses of any activity which is primarily intended to result in sales of Shares of the Fund if and to the extent that (i) such expenses are required to be borne by a principal underwriter which acts as the distributor of the Fund's Shares pursuant to an underwriting agreement which provides that the underwriter shall assume some or all of such expenses, or (ii) the Trust on behalf of the Fund shall have adopted a plan in conformity with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act providing that the Fund (or some other party) shall assume some or all of such expenses. You shall be required to pay such of the foregoing sales expenses as are not required to be paid by the principal underwriter pursuant to the underwriting agreement or are not permitted to be paid by the Fund (or some other party) pursuant to such a plan.