Investment Authority (a) In no event may Trustee invest in securities (including stock or rights to acquire stock) or obligations issued by Company, other than a de minimis amount held in common investment vehicles in which Trustee invests. All rights associated with assets of the Trust shall be exercised by Trustee or the person designated by Trustee, and shall in no event be exercisable by or rest with Plan participants.
Investment Management Authority In the event the Manager wishes to render investment management services directly to a Series, then with respect to any such Series, the Manager, subject to the supervision of the Fund's Board of Directors, will provide a continuous investment program for the Series' portfolio and determine the composition of the assets of the Series' portfolio, including determination of the purchase, retention, or sale of the securities, cash, and other investments contained in the portfolio. The Manager will provide investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales, and reinvestment of the Series' assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed, offered to the public, or exchanged for the Series, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the assets of the Series should be held in the various securities and other investments in which it may invest, and the Manager is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on behalf of the Series. To the extent permitted by the investment policies of the Series, the Manager shall make decisions for the Series as to foreign currency matters and make determinations as to, and execute and perform, foreign currency exchange contracts on behalf of the Series. The Manager will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the Series' investment objective or objectives, policies, and restrictions as stated in the Fund's Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as amended. Furthermore:
Management Authority Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Act, responsibility for the management of the business and affairs of the Company shall be wholly vested in the Manager, which shall have all right, power and authority to manage, operate and control the business and affairs of the Company and to do or cause to be done any and all acts, at the expense of the Company, deemed by it to be necessary or convenient to the furtherance of the purpose of the Company described in this Agreement. Any action taken by the Manager which is not in violation of this Agreement, the Act and other applicable law shall constitute the act of, and serve to bind, the Company. Any and all actions taken or approved by the Manager pursuant to this Section 5.1 may, but need not, be evidenced by written resolutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Manager may appoint, remove and replace officers of the Company at any time and from time to time, and the Manager may retain such Persons (including any Persons in which the Manager shall have an interest or of which the Manager is an Affiliate) as it shall determine to provide services to or on behalf of the Company for such compensation as the Manager deems appropriate. The Manager may designate individuals as authorized signatories to bind the Company and/or serve as “authorized persons,” within the meaning of the Act, to execute, deliver and file any amendments or restatements of the Certificate and all other certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements thereof) required or permitted by the Act to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Secretary or any Vice President of DHC is hereby designated as an authorized person, within the meaning of the Act, to execute, deliver and file, or cause the execution, delivery and filing of, all certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements thereof) required or permitted by the Act to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware.
Scope of Investment Authority (a) The Subadviser is hereby authorized, on a discretionary basis, to manage the investments and determine the composition of the assets of the Fund, subject at all times to (i) the supervision and control of the Trustees, (ii) the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) and the rules thereunder, (iii) the investment objective, policies and limitations, as provided in the Fund’s Prospectus and other governing documents, and (iv) such instructions, policies and limitations relating to the Fund and/or the performance of oversight of the Subadviser’s duties hereunder as the Trustees or Manager may from time to time adopt and communicate in writing to Subadviser. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Subadviser is not authorized to take any action, including the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, in contravention of any restriction, limitation, objective, policy or instruction described in the previous sentence.
Authority of the Asset Manager (a) Except as set forth in Section 2(e) below and any guidance as may be established from time to time by the managing member of the Series or the Advisory Board, the Asset Manager shall have sole authority and complete discretion over the care, custody, maintenance and management of the Series Collection Drop 004 Asset and to take any action that it deems necessary or desirable in connection therewith. The Asset Manager is authorized on behalf of the Series to, among other things:
DATE INVESTMENT COMPANY 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Securities Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 6/1/17 Federated Hermes Adviser Series 6/1/19 Federated Hermes Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A Shares 6/1/19 Class C Shares 6/1/19 Institutional Shares 6/1/19 Class R6 Shares 12/1/18 Federated Hermes Absolute Return Credit Fund 12/1/18 Class A Shares 12/1/18 Class C Shares 12/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Class R6 Shares 12/1/20 Federated Hermes Conservative Microshort Fund Class A Shares 12/1/20 Institutional Shares 12/1/20 Federated Hermes Conservative Municipal Microshort Fund Class A Shares 12/1/20 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Federated Hermes Global Equity Fund 12/1/18 Class A Shares 12/1/18 Class C Shares 12/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Class R6 Shares 12/1/18 Federated Hermes Global Small Cap Fund 12/1/18 Class A Shares 12/1/18 Class C Shares 12/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Class R6 Shares 3/1/19 Federated Hermes International Developed Equity Fund 3/1/19 Class A Shares 3/1/19 Class C Shares 3/1/19 Institutional Shares 3/1/19 Class R6 Shares 9/1/18 Federated Hermes SDG Engagement Equity Fund 9/1/18 Class A Shares 9/1/18 Class C Shares 9/1/18 Class R6 Shares 9/1/18 Institutional Shares 9/1/18 Federated Hermes SDG Engagement High Yield Credit Fund 9/1/18 Class A Shares 9/1/18 Class R6 Shares 9/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Federated Hermes Unconstrained Credit Fund 12/1/18 Class A Shares 12/1/18 Class C Shares 12/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Class R6 Shares 3/1/20 Federated Hermes US XXXX Fund 3/1/20 Class A Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Share 3/1/20 Class R6 Shares 6/1/19 Federated Hermes International Equity Fund 6/1/19 Class A Shares 6/1/19 Class C Shares 6/1/19 Class R6 Shares Institutional Shares 6/1/19 Federated Hermes International Growth Fund 6/1/19 Class A Shares 6/1/19 Class C Shares 6/1/19 Class R6 Shares Institutional Shares 6/1/19 6/1/17 Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Value Fund 6/1/17 Class A Shares 6/1/17 Class R Shares 6/1/17 Class R6 Shares 6/1/17 Institutional Shares 6/1/17 Service Shares 3/1/21 ** Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral Fund Class A Shares 3/1/21 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Core Trust 03/1/16 Emerging Markets Core Fund 9/1/10 Bank Loan Core Fund 11/1/03 Mortgage Core Fund 11/1/03 High-Yield Bond Core Fund 3/1/08 Federated Hermes Core Trust III Project and Trade Finance Core Fund 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Equity Funds 12/1/08 Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund 12/1/08 Class A Shares 12/1/08 Class C Shares 12/1/08 Institutional Shares 12/29/10 Class R Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 3/1/08 Federated Hermes International Strategic Value Dividend Fund 3/1/08 Class A Shares 3/1/08 Class C Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 9/1/16 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Xxxxxxxx Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class R Shares 9/1/16 Institutional Shares 9/17/07 Federated Hermes Xxxxxxxx Large Cap Fund 9/17/07 Class A Shares 9/17/07 Class C Shares 9/17/07 Class R Shares 12/30/13 Class R6 Shares 9/17/07 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Xxxxxxxx Small Cap Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 9/1/05 Class R Shares 9/1/17 Class R6 Shares 9/1/15 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes MDT Mid Cap Growth Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 9/1/06 Class R6 Shares 12/1/09 Institutional Shares 9/1/08 Federated Hermes Prudent Bear Fund 9/1/08 Class A Shares 9/1/08 Class C Shares 9/1/08 Institutional Shares 12/1/04 Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund 12/1/04 Class A Shares 12/1/04 Class C Shares 3/1/05 Class R6 Shares 6/1/16 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Equity Income Fund, Inc. 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 1/25/13 Class R Shares 3/1/12 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 1/27/17 Class R6 Shares 9/1/07 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Municipal Ultrashort Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 3/1/19 Class R6 Shares 6/1/08 Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund 6/1/08 Class A Shares 6/1/08 Class B Shares 6/1/08 Class C Shares 6/1/08 Class R Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 3/1/09 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Income Securities, Inc. 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Income Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Income Fund Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes High Income Bond Fund, Inc. 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 1/27/17 Class R6 Shares 1/27/17 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes High Yield Trust 3/1/14 Federated Hermes Opportunistic High Yield Bond Fund Class A Shares 3/1/14 Class C Shares 4/30/10 Service Shares 6/1/13 Institutional Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Capital Income Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 6/1/13 Class R Shares 3/1/12 Institutional Shares 9/1/10 Federated Hermes Floating Rate Strategic Income Fund 9/1/10 Class A Shares 9/1/10 Class C Shares 9/1/10 Institutional Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Fund for U.S. Government Securities 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Muni and Stock Advantage Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 5/29/07 Class F Shares 12/1/10 Institutional Shares 12/1/05 Federated Hermes Real Return Bond Fund 12/1/05 Class A Shares 12/1/05 Class C Shares 12/1/05 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund 12/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Ultrashort Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund 12/1/07 Institutional Shares 03/1/16 R6 Shares 6/1/05 Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Total Return Bond Fund 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 6/1/05 Institutional Shares 6/1/05 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Insurance Series 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Fund for U.S. Government Securities II 11/1/03 Federated Hermes High Income Bond Fund II 11/1/03 Primary Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Xxxxxxxx Fund II 11/1/03 Primary Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Managed Volatility Fund II 6/1/18 Primary Shares 6/1/18 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Money Fund II 9/1/15 Primary Shares 9/1/15 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Quality Bond Fund II 11/1/03 Primary Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes International Series, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Global Total Return Bond Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 9/1/16 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Investment Series Funds, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 9/1/16 Class F Shares Class R6 Shares 9/1/07 Institutional Shares 12/1/05 Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series 12/1/05 Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio 12/1/05 Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio 12/1/05 Federated Hermes International Bond Strategy Portfolio 12/1/14 Federated Hermes International Dividend Strategy Portfolio 12/1/05 Federated Hermes Mortgage Strategy Portfolio 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Series 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT All Cap Core Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 7/31/06 Class C Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 3/1/07 Class B Shares 7/31/06 Class C Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 7/31/06 Class C Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Growth Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 7/31/06 Class C Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 5/29/07 Class F Shares 6/1/17 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Municipal Securities Income Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Michigan Intermediate Municipal Fund 12/1/04 Class A Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 6/1/06 Federated Hermes Municipal High Yield Advantage Fund 6/1/06 Class A Shares 6/1/06 Class F Shares 6/1/13 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Ohio Municipal Income Fund 9/1/08 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (limited purpose of Administrative Services) 11/1/03 Common Shares Auction Market Preferred Shares 10/1/16 Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund (limited purpose of Administrative Services) 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Municipal Fund 7/1/06 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Total Return Government Bond Fund 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 3/1/16 R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Total Return Series, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Core Bond Fund (formerly, Federated Hermes Select Total Return Bond Fund) 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Class A Shares 6/1/21 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class R Shares 4/17/15 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Ultrashort Bond Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 3/1/19 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Short-Term Government Fund 11/1/03 Class Y Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Government Fund 11/1/03 Class R Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes World Investment Series, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 3/1/12 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes International Leaders Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 6/1/13 Class R Shares 6/1/13 Class R6 Shares 6/15/10 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes International Small-Mid Company Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 3/1/08 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Intermediate Municipal Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Intermediate Municipal Fund 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes California Municipal Cash Trust 12/1/04 Capital Shares 11/1/03 Cash II Shares 12/1/04 Cash Series Shares 11/1/03 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 12/1/04 Federated Hermes Capital Reserves Fund 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund 9/1/17 Administrative Shares 6/1/17 Advisor Shares 12/1/04 Capital Shares 6/1/15 Cash II Shares 6/1/15 Cash Series Shares 12/1/15 Class R Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 12/1/14 Premier Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Trust Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Obligations Tax Managed Fund 6/1/15 Automated Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 12/1/04 Federated Hermes Government Reserves Fund 6/1/15 Class A Shares 6/1/15 Class B Shares 6/1/15 Class C Shares 6/1/15 Class F Shares 6/1/15 Class P Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Money Market Management 3/1/14 Capital Shares 9/1/07 Eagle Shares 9/1/07 Institutional Shares 3/1/14 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Prime Obligations Fund 11/1/03 Capital Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Prime Value Obligations Fund 11/1/03 Capital Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Tax-Free Cash Trust 12/1/15 Premier Shares 12/1/15 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Municipal Obligations Fund 10/27/17 Automated Shares 11/1/03 Capital Shares 6/1/15 Cash II Shares 6/1/15 Cash Series Shares 6/1/15 Investment Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes New York Municipal Cash Trust 11/1/03 Cash II Shares 12/1/04 Cash Series Shares 12/1/04 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Prime Cash Obligations Fund 6/1/17 Advisor Shares 6/1/15 Automated Shares 11/1/03 Capital Shares 6/1/15 Cash II Shares 6/1/15 Cash Series Shares 6/1/15 Class R Shares 11/1/03 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 6/1/15 Trust Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Tax-Free Obligations Fund 6/1/17 Advisor Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Treasury Obligations Fund 6/13/14 Automated Shares 11/1/03 Capital Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares Service Shares 11/1/03 Trust Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Trust for U.S. Treasury Obligations 6/1/15 Cash II Shares 6/1/15 Cash Series Shares 6/1/15 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares ** Not effective yet EXHIBIT B FUNDS NOT CHARGED AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEE Emerging Markets Core Fund Mortgage Core Fund High Yield Bond Core Fund Bank Loan Core Fund Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
Regulated Investment Company The Company has elected to be treated, and has operated, and intends to continue to operate, its business in such a manner so as to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code. The Company intends to direct the investment of the proceeds of the offering of the Securities in such a manner as to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code.
Administrator Authority The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Restricted Stock Units have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.
Authority of the Manager The Manager for, and in the name and on behalf of the Company, is hereby authorized to:
Real Estate Investment Trust Commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2009, the Company has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Code, and its proposed method of operation will enable it to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code.
