Common use of Sub-Transfer Agency Services Clause in Contracts

Sub-Transfer Agency Services. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Transfer Agent and the Funds hereby employ and appoint the Sub-Transfer Agent to act as, and the Sub-Transfer Agent agrees to act as, the agent of the Transfer Agent for the shares of the Funds in connection with any accumulation, open-account, retirement plans or similar plan provided to the shareholders of each Fund (“Shareholders”) and set out in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional information (“prospectus”) of each such Fund, including without limitation any periodic investment plan or periodic withdrawal program. As used herein, the term “Shares” means the authorized and issued shares of common stock, or shares of beneficial interest, as the case may be, for each of the Funds (including each series thereof) enumerated in Schedule A. In accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Transfer Agent and the Sub-Transfer Agent, and as further defined in Section 1.2(h), the Sub-Transfer Agent agrees that it will perform the following Shareholder and Record-Keeping services: