Common use of Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans Clause in Contracts

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 The Fund may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 In accordance with procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties and set forth on a Schedule 3.1 hereto entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter from time to time (“Schedule 3.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trustees, Plans or TPAs as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 as transfer agent of the Funds and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 of this Agreement; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund Trust may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain employee benefit plans of deferred compensation (“Plan Plan” or “Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto D entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which as may be amended by written agreement among the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Trust from time to time (“Schedule 3.1D”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the TrusteesPlan trustees, Plans or TPAs as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee Plan trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds Trust and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement; (b) Involve involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 SystemTransfer Agency system; or (c) Require require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System Transfer Agency system than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified retirement plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being either qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) or non-qualified plans, employer-sponsored ▇▇▇ plans and in each case administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto 2.1 entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter from time to time (“Schedule 3.12.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trustees, Plans or TPAs TPA’s as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified retirement plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being either qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) or non-qualified plans, employer-sponsored I▇▇ plans and in each case administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto 2.1 entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter from time to time (“Schedule 3.12.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trustees, Plans or TPAs TPA’s as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1. The Fund Administrator, on behalf of the Fund, may decide to make available to certain of its the Fund's customers, a qualified plan program (the “"Program”") pursuant to which the customers (“"Employers”") may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“"Plan or Plans”") for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “"Plan Participant”"), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“"Code”") and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “amended)(the "TPA(s)”"). 3.2 2.2. In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto 2.1 entitled “"Third Party Administrator Procedures”", which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Administrator, on behalf of the Fund, from time to time (“"Schedule 3.1”2. 1"), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trustees, Plans or TPAs as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds Fund and not as a record-keeper recordkeeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3. Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“"Exception Services”") when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 The Fund 2.1 A Trust may decide to make available to certain of its customersinvestors, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) investors may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third third-party administrators (“TPAs”) which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”)amended. 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties and set forth on a in Schedule 3.1 2.1 hereto entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which ,” as may be amended in writing by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Administrator on behalf of each Trust and the Portfolios from time to time (“Schedule 3.12.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trusteestrustees of the Plans, Plans or TPAs TPAs, as the case may be be, as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement as transfer agent of each Trust and the Funds Portfolios and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 of this Agreementtransfer agency and recordkeeping services; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System System, than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- nightly transactionsnormally required.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund Trust may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto 2.1 entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Trust from time to time (“Schedule 3.12.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the TrusteesPlan trustees, Plans or TPAs TPA’s as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee Plan trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds Trust and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund Trust may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third third-party administrators (“TPAs”) which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”)amended. 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties and set forth on a in Schedule 3.1 hereto 2.1 entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which ,” as may be amended in writing by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Administrator on behalf of the Trust and the Portfolios from time to time (“Schedule 3.12.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trusteestrustees of the Plans, Plans or TPAs TPAs, as the case may be be, as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds Trust and the Portfolios and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 of this Agreementtransfer agency and recordkeeping services; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System System, than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- nightly transactionsnormally required.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund Trust may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a a. qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a401 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto C entitled “‘Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Trust from time to time (“Schedule 3.1C”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the TrusteesPlan trustees, Plans or TPAs as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee Plan trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds Trust and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement;. (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 SystemTransfer Agent’s system; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System Transfer Agent’s system than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund Trust may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto D entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Trust from time to time (“Schedule 3.1D”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the TrusteesPlan trustees, Plans or TPAs as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee Plan trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds Trust and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement;. (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 SystemTransfer Agency system; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System Transfer Agency system than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.. AIT — Independent Franchise Partners

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund may decide to make available to certain of its customersinvestors, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) investors may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third third-party administrators (“TPAs”) which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”)amended. 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties and set forth on a in Schedule 3.1 2.1 hereto entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which ,” as may be amended in writing by the Transfer Agent and the Administrator on behalf of the Fund thereafter and the Portfolios from time to time (“Schedule 3.12.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trusteestrustees of the Plans, Plans or TPAs TPAs, as the case may be be, as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement as transfer agent of the Funds and the Portfolios and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 of this Agreementtransfer agency and recordkeeping services; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System System, than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- nightly transactionsnormally required.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, may decide to make available to certain of its the Trust's customers, a qualified plan program (the “"Program”") pursuant to which the customers (“"Employers”") may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“"Plan or Plans”") for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “"Plan Participant”"), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“"Code”") and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(samended)(the"TPA(s)”"). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto 2.1 entitled “"Third Party Administrator Procedures”", which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, from time to time (“"Schedule 3.1”2.1"), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trustees, Plans or TPAs as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds Trust and --------- not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed --------- exception services (“"Exception Services”") when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 --------- of this Agreement; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund Trust may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto D entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter Trust from time to time (“Schedule 3.1D”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the TrusteesPlan trustees, Plans or TPAs as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee Plan trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds Trust and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 SystemTransfer Agency system; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System Transfer Agency system than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.

Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans. 3.1 2.1 The Fund may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a qualified plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). 3.2 2.2 In accordance with the procedures that may be established from time to time by mutual agreement of in the parties and set forth on a initial Schedule 3.1 hereto 2.1 entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, which as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund thereafter from time to time (“Schedule 3.12.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: (a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trustees, Plans or TPAs TPA’s as the case may be as omnibus accounts; (b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and (c) Perform all services under Section 2 1 as transfer agent of the Funds and not as a record-keeper for the Plans. 3.3 2.3 Transactions identified under Section 3 Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: (a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 2 1 of this Agreement; (b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or (c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre- pre-nightly transactions.