Subsidiaries; Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency (a) Each Borrower and Guarantor does not have any direct or indirect Subsidiaries or Affiliates and is not engaged in any joint venture or partnership except as set forth in Schedule 8.12 to the Information Certificate.
The Guide to Custody in World Markets (hardcopy annually and regular website updates) An overview of settlement and safekeeping procedures, custody practices and foreign investor considerations for the markets in which State Street offers custodial services. Global Custody Network Review (annually) Information relating to Foreign Sub-Custodians in State Street’s Global Custody Network. The Review stands as an integral part of the materials that State Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to assist them in complying with SEC Rule 17f-5. The Review also gives insight into State Street’s market expansion and Foreign Sub-Custodian selection processes, as well as the procedures and controls used to monitor the financial condition and performance of our Foreign Sub-Custodian banks. Securities Depository Review (annually) Custody risk analyses of the Foreign Securities Depositories presently operating in Network markets. This publication is an integral part of the materials that State Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to meet informational obligations created by SEC Rule 17f-7. Global Legal Survey (annually) With respect to each market in which State Street offers custodial services, opinions relating to whether local law restricts (i) access of a fund’s independent public accountants to books and records of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (ii) a fund’s ability to recover in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (iii) a fund’s ability to recover in the event of a loss by a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, and (iv) the ability of a foreign investor to convert cash and cash equivalents to U.S. dollars. Subcustodian Agreements (annually) Copies of the contracts that State Street has entered into with each Foreign Sub-Custodian that maintains U.S. mutual fund assets in the markets in which State Street offers custodial services. Global Market Bulletin (daily or as necessary) Information on changing settlement and custody conditions in markets where State Street offers custodial services. Includes changes in market and tax regulations, depository developments, dematerialization information, as well as other market changes that may impact State Street’s clients. Foreign Custody Advisories (as necessary) For those markets where State Street offers custodial services that exhibit special risks or infrastructures impacting custody, State Street issues market advisories to highlight those unique market factors which might impact our ability to offer recognized custody service levels.
Investment Management Services (a) The Manager shall manage the Fund’s assets subject to and in accordance with the investment objectives and policies of the Fund and any directions which the Trust’s Board of Trustees may issue from time to time. In pursuance of the foregoing, the Manager shall make all determinations with respect to the investment of the Fund’s assets and the purchase and sale of its investment securities, and shall take such steps as may be necessary to implement the same. Such determinations and services shall include determining the manner in which any voting rights, rights to consent to corporate action and any other rights pertaining to the Fund’s investment securities shall be exercised. The Manager shall render or cause to be rendered regular reports to the Trust, at regular meetings of its Board of Trustees and at such other times as may be reasonably requested by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, of (i) the decisions made with respect to the investment of the Fund’s assets and the purchase and sale of its investment securities, (ii) the reasons for such decisions and (iii) the extent to which those decisions have been implemented.
Egypt HSBC Bank Egypt S A.E. (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Estonia AS Hansabank Finland Skandinaviska Enskilda Bankken AB, Sweden (operating through its Helsinki branch) France Deutsche Bank AG, Netherlands (operating through its Paris branch) Germany Deutsche Bank AG Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited Greece National Bank of Greece S.A. Guinea-Bissau via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited Hungary UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. Iceland Kaupthing Bank hf. India Deutsche Bank AG The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Indonesia Deutsche Bank AG Ireland Bank of Ireland Israel Bank Hapoalim B.M. Italy Deutsche Bank S.p.A. Ivory Coast Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d’Ivoire Jamaica Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited Japan Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Jordan HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Kazakhstan SB HSBC Bank Kazakhstan JSC (as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Kenya Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN Republic of Korea Deutsche Bank AG The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Kuwait HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Latvia A/s Hansabanka Lebanon HSBC Bank Middle East (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Lithuania SEB Vilniaus Bankas AB Malaysia Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad Mali via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Malta The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Mauritius The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Mexico Banco Nacional de Mexico S.A. Morocco Attijariwafa bank Namibia Standard Bank Namibia Limited Netherlands Deutsche Bank AG New Zealand The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Niger via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Nigeria IBTC Chartered Bank Plc. Norway Skandinaviska Enskilda Bankken AB, Sweden (operating through its Oslo branch) Oman HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Pakistan Deutsche Bank AG Palestine HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Panama HSBC Bank (Panama) S.A. Peru Citibank del Peru, S.A. Philippines Standard Chartered Bank COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN Poland Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. Portugal Banco Comercial Portugues S.A. Puerto Rico Citibank N.A. Qatar HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Romania ING Bank N.V. Russia ING Bank (Eurasia) ZAO, Moscow Saudi Arabia Saudi British Bank (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Senegal via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Serbia Unicredit Bank Serbia JSC Singapore DBS Bank Limited United Overseas Bank Limited Slovak Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, a.s., pobocka zahranicnej banky v SR Slovenia Unicredit Bank Slovenija d.d. South Africa Nedbank Limited Standard Bank of South Africa Limited Spain Deutsche Bank S.A.E. Sri Lanka The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Swaziland Standard Bank Swaziland Limited Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Xxxxxx XX Switzerland UBS AG Taiwan - R.O.C. Bank of Taiwan Thailand Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited Togo via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Trinidad & Tobago Republic Bank Limited Tunisia Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie Turkey Citibank, A.S. COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN Uganda Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited Ukraine ING Bank Ukraine United Arab Emirates - Dubai Financial Market HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) United Arab Emirates - Dubai International Financial Center HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) United Kingdom State Street Bank and Trust Company, United Kingdom branch Uruguay Bank Itau Uruguay S.A. Venezuela Citibank, N.A. Vietnam The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia Plc. Zimbabwe Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited 12/31/07 SCHEDULE B STATE STREET GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN Argentina Caja de Valores S.A. Australia Austraclear Limited Austria Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (Wertpapiersammelbank Division) Bahrain Clearing, Settlement, and Depository System of the Bahrain Stock Exchange Bangladesh Central Depository Bangladesh Limited Belgium Banque Nationale de Belgique Euroclear Belgium Benin Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Bermuda Bermuda Securities Depository Brazil Central de Custodia e de Liquidacao Financeira de Titulos Privados (CETIP) Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e Custodia Sistema Especial de Liquidacao e de Custodia (SELIC) Bulgaria Bulgarian National Bank Central Depository AD Burkina Faso Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Canada The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited Chile Deposito Central de Valores S.A. People’s Republic of China China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited, Shanghai Branch China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited Shenzhen Branch Colombia Deposito Central de Valores Deposito Centralizado de Valores de Colombia S..A. (DECEVAL) Costa Rica Central de Valores S.A. Croatia Sredisnja depozitarna agencija d.d. Cyprus Central Depository and Central Registry Czech Republic Czech National Bank Stredisko cennych papiru - Ceska republika Denmark Vaerdipapircentralen Dubai International Financial Center Central Securities Depository department of the Dubai International Financial Exchange Egypt Misr for Clearing, Settlement, and Depository S.A.E. COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN Central Bank of Egypt Estonia AS Eesti Vaartpaberikeskus Finland Suomen Arvopaperikeskus Oy France Euroclear France Germany Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt Greece Apothetirion Titlon AE Bank of Greece, System for Monitoring Transactions in Securities in Book-Entry Form Guinea-Bissau Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Hong Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Securities Clearing Company Limited Hungary Kozponti Elszamolohaz es Ertektar (Budapest) Zrt. (KELER) Iceland Icelandic Securities Depository Limited India Central Depository Services (India) Limited National Securities Depository Limited Reserve Bank of India Indonesia Bank Indonesia PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd. (TASE Clearing House) Italy Monte Titoli S.p.A. Ivory Coast Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Jamaica Jamaica Central Securities Depository Japan Bank of Japan - Net System Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) Incorporated Jordan Securities Depository Center Kazakhstan Central Securities Depository Kenya Central Depository and Settlement Corporation Limited Central Bank of Kenya Republic of Korea Korea Securities Depository Kuwait Kuwait Clearing Company COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN Latvia Latvian Central Depository Lebanon Banque du Liban Custodian and Clearing Center of Financial Instruments for Lebanon and the Middle East (Midclear) X.X.X. Lithuania Central Securities Depository of Lithuania Malaysia Bank Negara Malaysia Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd. Mali Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Malta Central Securities Depository of the Malta Stock Exchange Mauritius Bank of Mauritius Central Depository and Settlement Co. Ltd. Mexico S.D. INDEVAL, S.A. de C.V. Morocco Maroclear Namibia Bank of Namibia Netherlands Euroclear Nederland New Zealand New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited Niger Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Nigeria Central Securities Clearing System Limited Norway Verdipapirsentralen Oman Muscat Depository & Securities Registration Company, SAOC Pakistan Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited State Bank of Pakistan Palestine Clearing, Depository and Settlement, a department of the Palestine Securities Exchange Panama Central Latinoamericana de Valores, S.A. (LatinClear) Peru Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones, Institucion de Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores S.A Philippines Philippine Depository & Trust Corporation Registry of Scripless Securities (XXXX) of the Bureau of Treasury COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN Poland Rejestr Papierow Wartosciowych Krajowy Depozyt Papierow Wartosciowych S.A. Portugal INTERBOLSA - Sociedade Gestora de Sistemas de Liquidacao e de Sistemas Centralizados de Valores Mobiliarios, S.A. Qatar Central Clearing and Registration (CCR), a department of the Doha Securities Market Romania S.C. Depozitarul Central S.A. National Bank of Romania Russia Vneshtorgbank, Bank for Foreign Trade of the Russian Federation National Depository Center Saudi Arabia Tadawul Central Securities Depository Senegal Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Serbia Central Registrar and Central Depository for Securities Singapore The Central Depository (Pte) Limited Monetary Authority of Singapore Slovak Republic Naodna banka slovenska Centralny depozitar cennych papierov SR, a.s. Slovenia KDD - Centralna klirinsko depotna xxxxxx x.x. South Africa Strate Ltd. Spain IBERCLEAR Sri Lanka Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited Sweden Vardepapperscentralen VPC AB Switzerland SegaIntersettle AG (SIS) Taiwan - R.O.C. Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corporation Thailand Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited Togo Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Societe Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour la Compensation et de Depots des Valeurs Mobilieres (STICODEVAM) Turkey Central Bank of Turkey Central Registry Agency COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN Uganda Bank of Uganda Ukraine Mizhregionalny Fondovy Souz National Bank of Ukraine United Arab Emirates Clearing and Depository System, a department of the Dubai Financial Market Dubai International Financial Exchange Ltd. central securities depository United Kingdom Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited Uruguay Banco Central del Uruguay Venezuela Banco Central de Venezuela Caja Venezolana de Valores Vietnam Vietnam Securities Depository Zambia Bank of Zambia XxXX Central Shares Depository Limited TRANSNATIONAL Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. Clearstream Banking, S.A. 12/31/07 FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM [STATE STREET LOGO] Serving Institutional Investors Worldwide (SM) OPERATING GUIDELINES
Xxxxxxxx Tobacco Co the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, found the plaintiff to be 30% at fault and RJR Tobacco to be 70% at fault, and awarded $9 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. For a detailed description of the above-described cases, see “— Xxxxx and Xxxxx Progeny Cases” below. In addition, since the end of the third quarter of 2013, jurors returned a verdict in the following Xxxxx Progeny case:
Subsidiaries; Capitalization As of the Effective Date, the only Subsidiaries of the Borrower are those listed on Schedule 4.1, and the authorized, issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Borrower and each such Subsidiary is as set forth on Schedule 4.1. As of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Schedule 4.1, (i) the shares of, or partnership or other interests in, each Subsidiary of the Borrower are owned beneficially and of record by the Borrower or another Subsidiary of the Borrower, are free and clear of all Liens, and are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) except as set forth on Schedule 4.1, none of its Subsidiaries has issued any securities convertible into, or options or warrants for, any common or preferred equity securities thereof, (iii) there are no agreements, voting trusts or understandings binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the voting securities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or affecting in any manner the sale, pledge, assignment or other disposition thereof, including any right of first refusal, option, redemption, call or other right with respect thereto, whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing.
Communications Relating to Portfolio Securities Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund for each Portfolio all written information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of domestic securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put options written by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and the maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Portfolio) received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities being held for the Portfolio. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Portfolio all written information received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Portfolio desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar transaction, the Portfolio shall notify the Custodian at least three business days prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take such action.
Asset Management Services (i) Real Estate and Related Services:
Omnibus Transparency Services Upon request of the Fund, the Transfer Agent shall carry out certain information requests, analyses and reporting services in support of the Fund’s obligations under Rule 22c-2(a)(2). The parties will agree to such services and terms as stated in the attached schedule (“Schedule 1.1(y)” entitled “Omnibus Transparency Services”) that may be changed from time to time subject to mutual written agreement between the parties.
Investment Services The Sub-Adviser will formulate and implement a continuous investment program for the Fund conforming to the investment objective, investment policies and restrictions of the Fund as set forth in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Company as in effect from time to time (together, the "Registration Statement"), the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company, and any investment guidelines or other instructions received by the Sub-Adviser in writing from the Investment Manager from time to time. Any amendments to the foregoing documents will not be deemed effective with respect to the Sub-Adviser until the Sub-Adviser's receipt thereof. The appropriate officers and employees of the Sub-Adviser will be available to consult with the Investment Manager, the Company and the Directors at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Company, including valuations of securities which are not registered for public sale, not traded on any securities market or otherwise may be deemed illiquid for purposes of the ICA; provided it is understood that the Sub-Adviser is not responsible for daily pricing of the Fund's assets. Subject to the supervision and control of the Investment Manager, which in turn is subject to the supervision and control of the Directors, the Sub-Adviser in its discretion will determine which issuers and securities will be purchased, held, sold or exchanged by the Fund or otherwise represented in the Fund's investment portfolio from time to time and, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Agreement, will place orders with and give instructions to brokers, dealers and others for all such transactions and cause such transactions to be executed. Custody of the Fund will be maintained by a custodian bank (the "Custodian") and the Investment Manager will authorize the Custodian to honor orders and instructions by employees of the Sub-Adviser designated by the Sub-Adviser to settle transactions in respect of the Fund. No assets may be withdrawn from the Fund other than for settlement of transactions on behalf of the Fund except upon the written authorization of appropriate officers of the Company who shall have been certified as such by proper authorities of the Company prior to the withdrawal. The Sub-Adviser will not be responsible for the provision of administrative, bookkeeping or accounting services to the Fund except as specifically provided herein, as required by the ICA or the Advisers Act or as may be necessary for the Sub-Adviser to supply to the Investment Manager, the Fund or the Fund's shareholders the information required to be provided by the Sub-Adviser hereunder. Any records maintained hereunder shall be the property of the Fund and surrendered promptly upon request. In furnishing the services under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser will comply with and use its best efforts to enable the Fund to conform to the requirements of: (i) the ICA and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (iii) other applicable provisions of state or federal law; (iv) the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company; (v) policies and determinations of the Company and the Investment Manager provided to the Sub-Adviser in writing; (vi) the fundamental and non-fundamental investment policies and restrictions applicable to the Fund, as set out in the Registration Statement of the Company in effect, or as such investment policies and restrictions from time to time may be amended by the Fund's shareholders or the Directors and communicated to the Sub-Adviser in writing; (vii) the Registration Statement; and (viii) investment guidelines or other instructions received in writing from the Investment Manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sub-Adviser shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance with limitations or restrictions for which information from the Investment Manager or its authorized agents is required to enable the Sub-Adviser to monitor compliance with such limitations or restrictions unless such information is provided to the Sub-adviser in writing. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the investment program of the Fund. Nothing in this Agreement shall be implied to prevent the Investment Manager from engaging other sub-advisers to provide investment advice and other services to the Fund or to series or portfolios of the Company for which the Sub-Adviser does not provide such services, or to prevent the Investment Manager from providing such services itself in relation to the Fund or such other series or portfolios. The Sub-Adviser shall be responsible for the preparation and filing of Schedule 13-G and Form 13-F on behalf of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for the preparation or filing of any other reports required of the Fund by any governmental or regulatory agency, except as expressly agreed in writing.
