Duties of the Transfer Agent The Transfer Agent shall be responsible, separately and through its subsidiaries or affiliates, for the following functions:
Shareholder Services Transfer Agent or its agent will investigate all inquiries from Shareholders of a Fund relating to Shareholder accounts and will respond to all communications from Shareholders and others relating to its duties hereunder and such other correspondence as may from time to time be mutually agreed upon between Transfer Agent and a Fund. Transfer Agent shall provide each Fund with reports concerning Shareholder inquires and the responses thereto by Transfer Agent, in such form and at such times as are agreed to by the Fund and Transfer Agent.
Responsibilities of the Transfer Agent The Transfer Agent undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Fund, by its acceptance hereof, shall be bound:
Stockholder Services (i) Manage services for and communications with Stockholders, including answering phone calls, preparing and sending written and electronic reports and other communications;
Duties of the Escrow Agent The Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent is not a party to, or bound by, any other agreement among the other parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and the Escrow Agent’s duties shall be determined solely by reference to this Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to enforce any obligation of any person, other than as provided herein. The Escrow Agent shall be under no liability to anyone by reason of any failure on the part of any party hereto or any maker, endorser or other signatory of any document or any other person to perform such person’s obligations under any such document.
Services as Placement Agent 1.1 EVD will act as Placement Agent of the Trust Interests covered by the Trust's registration statement then in effect under the 1940 Act. In acting as Placement Agent under this Placement Agent Agreement, neither EVD nor its employees or any agents thereof shall make any offer or sale of Trust Interests in a manner which would require the Trust Interests to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act").
Duties and Responsibilities of the Escrow Agent The Escrow Agent's duties and responsibilities shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
Duties of Investment Manager In carrying out its obligation under paragraph 1 hereof, the Investment Manager shall:
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT; DUTIES OF THE TRANSFER AGENT 1.01 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints the Transfer Agent to act as, and the Transfer Agent agrees to act as, its transfer agent for the authorized and issued shares of beneficial interest of the Fund representing interests in the retail and institutional share classes of each of the respective Portfolios ("Shares"), dividend disbursing agent, and agent in connection with any accumulation or similar plans provided to shareholders of each of the Portfolios (the "Shareholders"), including without limitation any periodic investment plan or periodic withdrawal program, as provided in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional information (the "Prospectus") of the Fund on behalf of the Portfolios.
Duties of the Distributor (a) The Distributor shall sell shares of each Fund through DWR and may sell shares through other securities dealers and its own Account Executives, and shall devote reasonable time and effort to promote sales of the Shares, but shall not be obligated to sell any specific number of Shares. The services of the Distributor hereunder are not exclusive and it is understood that the Distributor may act as principal underwriter for other registered investment companies, so long as the performance of its obligations hereunder is not impaired thereby. It is also understood that Selected Dealers, including DWR, may also sell shares for other registered investment companies.