Exhibit 23(g)(iii) under Form N-1A Exhibit 10 under Item 601/Reg. S-K
CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Agreement between THE HUNTINGTON FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust
organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the
"FUND") and STATE STREET BANK and TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company
(the "CUSTODIAN").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Fund is authorized to issue shares in separate series, with
each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities
and other assets; and
WHEREAS, the Fund intends that this Agreement be applicable to one (1)
series, INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND (such series together with all other series
subsequently established by the Fund and made subject to this Agreement in
accordance with Section 18, be referred to herein as the "PORTFOLIO(S)").
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. EMPLOYMENT OF CUSTODIAN AND PROPERTY TO BE HELD BY IT
The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of the assets of the
Portfolios of the Fund, including securities which the Fund, on behalf of the
applicable Portfolio, desires to be held in places within the United States
("DOMESTIC SECURITIES") and securities it desires to be held outside the United
States ("FOREIGN SECURITIES"). The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio(s), agrees
to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash of the Portfolios, and all
payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by
it with respect to all securities owned by the Portfolio(s) from time to time,
and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of
beneficial interest of the Fund representing interests in the Portfolios
("SHARES") as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not
be responsible for any property of a Portfolio held or received by the Portfolio
and not delivered to the Custodian.
Upon receipt of "PROPER INSTRUCTIONS" (as such term is defined in Section 6
hereof), the Custodian shall on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s) from time
to time employ one or more sub-custodians located in the United States, but only
in accordance with an applicable vote by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the
"BOARD") on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s). The Custodian may employ as
sub-custodian for the Fund's foreign securities on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio(s) the foreign banking institutions and foreign securities
depositories designated in Schedules A and B hereto, but only in accordance with
the applicable provisions of Sections 3 and 4. The Custodian shall have no more
or less responsibility or liability to the Fund on account of any actions or
omissions of any sub-custodian so employed than any such sub-custodian has to
the Custodian.
SECTION 2. DUTIES OF THE CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF THE FUND HELD BY
THE CUSTODIAN IN THE UNITED STATES
SECTION 2.1 HOLDING SECURITIES. The Custodian shall hold and physically
segregate for the account of each Portfolio all non-cash property, to be held by
it in the United States, including all domestic securities owned by such
Portfolio other than securities which are maintained pursuant to Section 2.8 in
a clearing agency which acts as a securities depository or in a book-entry
system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (each, a
"U.S.SECURITIES SYSTEM").
SECTION 2.2 DELIVERY OF SECURITIES. The Custodian shall release and deliver
domestic securities owned by a Portfolio held by the Custodian or in a U.S.
Securities System account of the Custodian only upon receipt of Proper
Instructions on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be continuing
instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following
cases:
1) Upon sale of such securities for the account of the Portfolio and
receipt of payment therefor;
2) Upon the receipt of payment in connection with any repurchase agreement
related to such securities entered into by the Portfolio;
3) In the case of a sale effected through a U.S. Securities System, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 hereof;
4) To the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar
offers for securities of the Portfolio;
5) To the issuer thereof or its agent when such securities are called,
redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable; provided that, in any such case,
the cash or other consideration is to be delivered to the Custodian;
6) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of the
Portfolio or into the name of any nominee or nominees of the Custodian or into
the name or nominee name of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.7 or into
the name or nominee name of any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1;
or for exchange for a different number of bonds, certificates or other evidence
representing the same aggregate face amount or number of units; provided that,
in any such case, the new securities are to be delivered to the Custodian;
7) Upon the sale of such securities for the account of the Portfolio, to
the broker or its clearing agent, against a receipt, for examination in
accordance with "street delivery" custom; provided that in any such case, the
Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from
the delivery of such securities prior to receiving payment for such securities
except as may arise from the Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct;
8) For exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or readjustment of the
securities of the issuer of such securities, or pursuant to provisions for
conversion contained in such securities, or pursuant to any deposit agreement;
provided that, in any such case, the new securities and cash, if any, are to be
delivered to the Custodian;
9) In the case of warrants, rights or similar securities, the surrender
thereof in the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar securities or the
surrender of interim receipts or temporary securities for definitive securities;
provided that, in any such case, the new securities and cash, if any, are to be
delivered to the Custodian;
10) For delivery in connection with any loans of securities made by the
Portfolio, but only against receipt of adequate collateral as agreed upon from
time to time by the Custodian and the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, which may
be in the form of cash or obligations issued by the United States government,
its agencies or instrumentalities, except that in connection with any loans for
which collateral is to be credited to the Custodian's account in the book-entry
system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Custodian will not
be held liable or responsible for the delivery of securities owned by the
Portfolio prior to the receipt of such collateral;
11) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by the Fund
on behalf of the Portfolio requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund on behalf of
the Portfolio, but only against receipt of amounts borrowed;
12) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among
the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian and a broker-dealer
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "EXCHANGE ACT") and a
member of The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"),
relating to compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of
any registered national securities exchange, or of any similar organization or
organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with
transactions by the Portfolio of the Fund;
13) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among
the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian, and a futures commission
merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, relating to compliance
with the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and/or any
contract market, or any similar organization or organizations, regarding account
deposits in connection with transactions by the Portfolio of the Fund;
14) Upon receipt of instructions from the transfer agent for the Fund (the
"TRANSFER AGENT") for delivery to such Transfer Agent or to the holders of
Shares in connection with distributions in kind, as may be described from time
to time in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional
information of the Fund related to the Portfolio (the "PROSPECTUS"), in
satisfaction of requests by holders of Shares for repurchase or redemption; and
15) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
from the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio specifying the securities of
the Portfolio to be delivered and naming the person or persons to whom delivery
of such securities shall be made.
SECTION 2.3 REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES. Domestic securities held by the
Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the
Portfolio or in the name of any nominee of the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio
or of any nominee of the Custodian which nominee shall be assigned exclusively
to the Portfolio, unless the Fund has authorized in writing the appointment of a
nominee to be used in common with other registered investment companies having
the same investment advisor as the Portfolio, or in the name or nominee name of
any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.7 or in the name or nominee name of
any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1. All securities accepted by
the Custodian on behalf of the Portfolio under the terms of this Agreement shall
be in "street name" or other good delivery form. If, however, the Fund directs
the Custodian to maintain securities in "street name", the Custodian shall
utilize its best efforts only to timely collect income due the Fund on such
securities and to notify the Fund on a best efforts basis only of relevant
corporate actions including, without limitation, pendency of calls, maturities,
tender or exchange offers.
SECTION 2.4 BANK ACCOUNTS. The Custodian shall open and maintain a separate
bank account or accounts in the United States in the name of each Portfolio of
the Fund, subject only to draft or order by the Custodian acting pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, and shall hold in such account or accounts, subject to
the provisions hereof, all cash received by it from or for the account of the
Portfolio, other than cash maintained by the Portfolio in a bank account
established and used in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 ACT"). Funds held by the Custodian for a
Portfolio may be deposited by it to its credit as Custodian in the banking
department of the Custodian or in such other banks or trust companies as it may
in its discretion deem necessary or desirable; provided, however, that every
such bank or trust company shall be qualified to act as a custodian under the
1940 Act and that each such bank or trust company and the funds to be deposited
with each such bank or trust company shall on behalf of each applicable
Portfolio be approved by vote of a majority of the Board. Such funds shall be
deposited by the Custodian in its capacity as Custodian and shall be
withdrawable by the Custodian only in that capacity.
SECTION 2.5 COLLECTION OF INCOME. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3,
the Custodian shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with
respect to registered domestic securities held hereunder to which each Portfolio
shall be entitled either by law or pursuant to custom in the securities
business, and shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with
respect to bearer domestic securities if, on the date of payment by the issuer,
such securities are held by the Custodian or its agent thereof and shall credit
such income, as collected, to such Portfolio's custodian account. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian shall detach and present
for payment all coupons and other income items requiring presentation as and
when they become due and shall collect interest when due on securities held
hereunder. Income due each Portfolio on securities loaned pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the responsibility of the Fund. The
Custodian will have no duty or responsibility in connection therewith, other
than to provide the Fund with such information or data as may be necessary to
assist the Fund in arranging for the timely delivery to the Custodian of the
income to which the Portfolio is properly entitled.
SECTION 2.6 PAYMENT OF FUND MONIES. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions on
behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be continuing instructions when
deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall pay out monies of a
Portfolio in the following cases only:
1) Upon the purchase of domestic securities, options, futures contracts or
options on futures contracts for the account of the Portfolio but only (a)
against the delivery of such securities or evidence of title to such options,
futures contracts or options on futures contracts to the Custodian (or any bank,
banking firm or trust company doing business in the United States or abroad
which is qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian and has been
designated by the Custodian as its agent for this purpose) registered in the
name of the Portfolio or in the name of a nominee of the Custodian referred to
in Section 2.3 hereof or in proper form for transfer; (b) in the case of a
purchase effected through a U.S. Securities System, in accordance with the
conditions set forth in Section 2.8 hereof; (c) in the case of repurchase
agreements entered into between the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and the
Custodian, or another bank, or a broker-dealer which is a member of NASD, (i)
against delivery of the securities either in certificate form or through an
entry crediting the Custodian's account at the Federal Reserve Bank with such
securities or (ii) against delivery of the receipt evidencing purchase by the
Portfolio of securities owned by the Custodian along with written evidence of
the agreement by the Custodian to repurchase such securities from the Portfolio;
or (d) for transfer to a time deposit account of the Fund in any bank, whether
domestic or foreign; such transfer may be effected prior to receipt of a
confirmation from a broker and/or the applicable bank pursuant to Proper
Instructions from the Fund as defined herein;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of securities owned
by the Portfolio as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3) For the redemption or repurchase of Shares issued as set forth in
Section 5 hereof;
4) For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the Portfolio,
including but not limited to the following payments for the account of the
Portfolio: interest, taxes, management, accounting, transfer agent and legal
fees, and operating expenses of the Fund whether or not such expenses are to be
in whole or part capitalized or treated as deferred expenses;
5) For the payment of any dividends on Shares declared pursuant to the
governing documents of the Fund;
6) For payment of the amount of dividends received in respect of securities
sold short; and
7) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions from
the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio specifying the amount of such payment and
naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
SECTION 2.7 APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS. The Custodian may at any time or times
in its discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust
company which is itself qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian, as
its agent to carry out such of the provisions of this Section 2 as the Custodian
may from time to time direct; provided, however, that the appointment of any
agent shall not relieve the Custodian of its responsibilities or liabilities
hereunder.
SECTION 2.8 DEPOSIT OF FUND ASSETS IN U.S. SECURITIES SYSTEMS. The
Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio in a U.S.
Securities System subject to the following provisions:
1) The Custodian may keep securities of the Portfolio in a U.S. Securities
System provided that such securities are represented in an account of the
Custodian in the U.S. Securities System (the "U.S. SECURITIES SYSTEM ACCOUNT")
which account shall not include any assets of the Custodian other than assets
held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;
2) The records of the Custodian with respect to securities of the Portfolio
which are maintained in a U.S. Securities System shall identify by book-entry
those securities belonging to the Portfolio;
3) The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the account of the
Portfolio upon (i) receipt of advice from the U.S. Securities System that such
securities have been transferred to the U.S. Securities System Account, and (ii)
the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect such payment
and transfer for the account of the Portfolio. The Custodian shall transfer
securities sold for the account of the Portfolio upon (i) receipt of advice from
the U.S. Securities System that payment for such securities has been transferred
to the U.S. Securities System Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the
records of the Custodian to reflect such transfer and payment for the account of
the Portfolio. Copies of all advices from the U.S. Securities System of
transfers of securities for the account of the Portfolio shall identify the
Portfolio, be maintained for the Portfolio by the Custodian and be provided to
the Fund at its request. Upon request, the Custodian shall furnish the Fund on
behalf of the Portfolio confirmation of each transfer to or from the account of
the Portfolio in the form of a written advice or notice and shall furnish to the
Fund on behalf of the Portfolio copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting
each day's transactions in the U.S. Securities System for the account of the
Portfolio;
4) The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any report obtained by the
Custodian on the U.S. Securities System's accounting system, internal accounting
control and procedures for safeguarding securities deposited in the U.S.
Securities System;
5) Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, the
Custodian shall be liable to the Fund for the benefit of the Portfolio for any
loss or damage to the Portfolio resulting from use of the U.S. Securities System
by reason of any negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian or any
of its agents or of any of its or their employees or from failure of the
Custodian or any such agent to enforce effectively such rights as it may have
against the U.S. Securities System; at the election of the Fund, it shall be
entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with respect to any
claim against the U.S. Securities System or any other person which the Custodian
may have as a consequence of any such loss or damage if and to the extent that
the Portfolio has not been made whole for any such loss or damage.
SECTION 2.9 SEGREGATED ACCOUNT. The Custodian shall upon receipt of Proper
Instructions on behalf of each applicable Portfolio establish and maintain a
segregated account or accounts for and on behalf of each such Portfolio, into
which account or accounts may be transferred cash and/or securities, including
securities maintained in an account by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.8
hereof, (i) in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund on
behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the
Exchange Act and a member of the NASD (or any futures commission merchant
registered under the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to compliance with the
rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national
securities exchange (or the CFTC or any registered contract market), or of any
similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in
connection with transactions by the Portfolio, (ii) for purposes of segregating
cash or government securities in connection with options purchased, sold or
written by the Portfolio or commodity futures contracts or options thereon
purchased or sold by the Portfolio, (iii) for the purposes of compliance by the
Portfolio with the procedures required by Investment Company Act Release No.
10666, or any subsequent release of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"), or interpretative opinion of the staff of the SEC, relating to the
maintenance of segregated accounts by registered investment companies, and (iv)
for any other purpose upon receipt of Proper Instructions from the Fund on
behalf of the applicable Portfolio.
SECTION 2.10 OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES FOR TAX PURPOSES. The Custodian shall
execute ownership and other certificates and affidavits for all federal and
state tax purposes in connection with receipt of income or other payments with
respect to domestic securities of each Portfolio held by it and in connection
with transfers of securities.
SECTION 2.11 PROXIES. The Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic
securities held hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by the registered
holder of such securities, if the securities are registered otherwise than in
the name of the Portfolio or a nominee of the Portfolio, all proxies, without
indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and shall
promptly deliver to the Portfolio such proxies, all proxy soliciting materials
and all notices relating to such securities.
SECTION 2.12 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 its 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.
SECTION 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO RULES 17F-5 AND 17F-7
SECTION 3.1. DEFINITIONS. As used throughout this Agreement, the
capitalized terms set forth below shall have the indicated meanings:
"Country Risk" means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of
holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to,
such country's political environment, economic and financial infrastructure
(including any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country),
prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and
regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in
custody in that country.
"Eligible Foreign Custodian" has the meaning set forth in section (a)(1) of
Rule 17f-5, including a majority-owned or indirect subsidiary of a U.S. Bank (as
defined in Rule 17f-5), a bank holding company meeting the requirements of an
Eligible Foreign Custodian (as set forth in Rule 17f-5 or by other appropriate
action of the SEC, or a foreign branch of a Bank (as defined in Section 2(a)(5)
of the 0000 Xxx) meeting the requirements of a custodian under Section 17(f) of
the 1940 Act; the term does not include any Eligible Securities Depository.
"Eligible Securities Depository" has the meaning set forth in section
(b)(1) of Rule 17f-7.
"Foreign Assets" means any of the Portfolios' investments (including
foreign currencies) for which the primary market is outside the United States
and such cash and cash equivalents as are reasonably necessary to effect the
Portfolios' transactions in such investments.
"Foreign Custody Manager" has the meaning set forth in section (a)(3) of
Rule 17f-5. "Rule 17f-5" means Rule 17f-5 promulgated under the 1940 Act.
"Rule 17f-7" means Rule 17f-7 promulgated under the 1940 Act.
SECTION 3.2. THE CUSTODIAN AS FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER.
3.2.1 DELEGATION TO THE CUSTODIAN AS FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER. The Fund, by
resolution adopted by its Board, hereby delegates to the Custodian, subject to
Section (b) of Rule 17f-5, the responsibilities set forth in this Section 3.2
with respect to Foreign Assets of the Portfolios held outside the United States,
and the Custodian hereby accepts such delegation as Foreign Custody Manager with
respect to the Portfolios.
3.2.2 COUNTRIES COVERED. The Foreign Custody Manager shall be responsible
for performing the delegated responsibilities defined below only with respect to
the countries and custody arrangements for each such country listed on Schedule
A to this Contract, which list of countries may be amended from time to time by
the Fund with the agreement of the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody
Manager shall list on Schedule A the Eligible Foreign Custodians selected by the
Foreign Custody Manager to maintain the assets of the Portfolios, which list of
Eligible Foreign Custodians may be amended from time to time in the sole
discretion of the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will
provide amended versions of Schedule A in accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereof.
Upon the receipt by the Foreign Custody Manager of Proper Instructions to
open an account or to place or maintain Foreign Assets in a country listed on
Schedule A, and the fulfillment by the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, of the
applicable account opening requirements for such country, the Foreign Custody
Manager shall be deemed to have been delegated by the Board on behalf of the
Portfolios responsibility as Foreign Custody Manager with respect to that
country and to have accepted such delegation. Execution of this Amendment by the
Fund shall be deemed to be a Proper Instruction to open an account, or to place
or maintain Foreign Assets, in each country listed on Schedule A in which the
Custodian has previously placed or currently maintains Foreign Assets pursuant
to the terms of the Contract. Following the receipt of Proper Instructions
directing the Foreign Custody Manager to close the account of a Portfolio with
the Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in a
designated country, the delegation by the Board on behalf of the Portfolios to
the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager for that country shall be deemed to
have been withdrawn and the Custodian shall immediately cease to be the Foreign
Custody Manager of the Portfolios with respect to that country.
The Foreign Custody Manager may withdraw its acceptance of delegated
responsibilities with respect to a designated country upon written notice to the
Fund. Thirty days (or such longer period to which the parties agree in writing)
after receipt of any such notice by the Fund, the Custodian shall have no
further responsibility in its capacity as Foreign Custody Manager to the Fund
with respect to the country as to which the Custodian's acceptance of delegation
is withdrawn.
3.2.3 SCOPE OF DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITIES:
(a) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE FOREIGN CUSTODIANS. Subject to the provisions of
this Section 3.2, the Foreign Custody Manager may place and maintain the Foreign
Assets in the care of the Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign
Custody Manager in each country listed on Schedule A, as amended from time to
time. In performing its delegated responsibilities as Foreign Custody Manager to
place or maintain Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian, the Foreign
Custody Manager shall determine that the Foreign Assets will be subject to
reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to custodians in the country
in which the Foreign Assets will be held by that Eligible Foreign Custodian,
after considering all factors relevant to the safekeeping of such assets,
including, without limitation the factors specified in Rule 17f-5(c)(1).
(b) CONTRACTS WITH ELIGIBLE FOREIGN CUSTODIANS. The Foreign Custody Manager
shall determine that the contract governing the foreign custody arrangements
with each Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager
will satisfy the requirements of Rule 17f-5(c)(2).
(c) MONITORING. In each case in which the Foreign Custody Manager maintains
Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign
Custody Manager, the Foreign Custody Manager shall establish a system to monitor
(i) the appropriateness of maintaining the Foreign Assets with such Eligible
Foreign Custodian and (ii) the contract governing the custody arrangements
established by the Foreign Custody Manager with the Eligible Foreign Custodian.
In the event the Foreign Custody Manager determines that the custody
arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian it has selected are no longer
appropriate, the Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in accordance
with Section 3.2.5 hereunder.
3.2.4 GUIDELINES FOR THE EXERCISE OF DELEGATED AUTHORITY. For purposes of
this Section 3.2, the Board shall be deemed to have considered and determined to
accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Foreign
Assets in each country for which the Custodian is serving as Foreign Custody
Manager of the Portfolios.
3.2.5 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The Foreign Custody Manager shall report the
withdrawal of the Foreign Assets from an Eligible Foreign Custodian and the
placement of such Foreign Assets with another Eligible Foreign Custodian by
providing to the Board an amended Schedule A at the end of the calendar quarter
in which an amendment to such Schedule has occurred. The Foreign Custody Manager
shall make written reports notifying the Board of any other material change in
the foreign custody arrangements of the Portfolios described in this Section 3.2
after the occurrence of the material change.
3.2.6 STANDARD OF CARE AS FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER OF A PORTFOLIO. In
performing the responsibilities delegated to it, the Foreign Custody Manager
agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence such as a person
having responsibility for the safekeeping of assets of management investment
companies registered under the 1940 Act would exercise.
3.2.7 REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO RULE 17F-5. The Foreign Custody
Manager represents to the Fund that it is a U.S. Bank as defined in section
(a)(7) of Rule 17f-5. The Fund represents to the Custodian that the Board has
determined that it is reasonable for the Board to rely on the Custodian to
perform the responsibilities delegated pursuant to this Contract to the
Custodian as the Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.
3.2.8 EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION OF THE CUSTODIAN AS FOREIGN CUSTODY
MANAGER. The Board's delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of
the Portfolios shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in
effect until terminated at any time, without penalty, by written notice from the
terminating party to the non-terminating party. Termination will become
effective thirty (30) days after receipt by the non-terminating party of such
notice. The provisions of Section 3.2.2 hereof shall govern the delegation to
and termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios
with respect to designated countries.
SECTION 3.3 ELIGIBLE SECURITIES DEPOSITORIES.
3.3.1 ANALYSIS AND MONITORING. The Custodian shall (a) provide the Fund (or
its duly-authorized investment manager or investment advisor) with an analysis
of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with the Eligible
Securities Depositories set forth on Schedule B hereto in accordance with
section (a)(1)(i)(A) of Rule 17f-7, and (b) monitor such risks on a continuing
basis, and promptly notify the Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager
or investment advisor) of any material change in such risks, in accordance with
section (a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 17f-7.
3.3.2 STANDARD OF CARE. The Custodian agrees to exercise reasonable care,
prudence and diligence in performing the duties set forth in Section 3.3.1.
SECTION 4. DUTIES OF THE CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF THE
PORTFOLIOS HELD OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
SECTION 4.1 DEFINITIONS. As used throughout this Agreement, the capitalized
terms set forth below shall have the indicated meanings:
"Foreign Securities System" means an Eligible Securities Depository listed
on Schedule B hereto.
"Foreign Sub-Custodian" means a foreign banking institution serving as an
Eligible Foreign Custodian.
SECTION 4.2. HOLDING SECURITIES. The Custodian shall identify on its books
as belonging to the Portfolios the foreign securities held by each Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System. The Custodian may hold foreign
securities for all of its customers, including the Portfolios, with any Foreign
Sub-Custodian in an account that is identified as belonging to the Custodian for
the benefit of its customers, provided however, that (i) the records of the
Custodian with respect to foreign securities of the Portfolios which are
maintained in such account shall identify those securities as belonging to the
Portfolios and (ii), to the extent permitted and customary in the market in
which the account is maintained, the Custodian shall require that securities so
held by the Foreign Sub-Custodian be held separately from any assets of such
Foreign Sub-Custodian or of other customers of such Foreign Sub-Custodian.
SECTION 4.3. FOREIGN SECURITIES SYSTEMS. Foreign securities shall be
maintained in a Foreign Securities System in a designated country through
arrangements implemented by the Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian, as
applicable, in such country.
SECTION 4.4. TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CUSTODY ACCOUNT.
4.4.1. DELIVERY OF FOREIGN ASSETS. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian
shall release and deliver foreign securities of the Portfolios held by the
Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian, or in a Foreign Securities System
account, only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing
instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following
cases:
(i) upon the sale of such foreign securities for the Portfolio in
accordance with commercially reasonable market practice in the country where
such foreign securities are held or traded, including, without limitation: (A)
delivery against expectation of receiving later payment; or (B) in the case of a
sale effected through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules
governing the operation of the Foreign Securities System;
(ii) in connection with any repurchase agreement related to foreign
securities;
(iii) to the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar
offers for foreign securities of the Portfolios;
(iv) to the issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are
called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;
(v) to the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of the
Custodian (or the name of the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or of any nominee
of the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian) or for exchange for a different
number of bonds, certificates or other evidence representing the same aggregate
face amount or number of units;
(vi) to brokers, clearing banks or other clearing agents for examination or
trade execution in accordance with market custom; provided that in any such case
the Foreign Sub-Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss
arising from the delivery of such securities prior to receiving payment for such
securities except as may arise from the Foreign Sub-Custodian's own negligence
or willful misconduct;
(vii) for exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or readjustment of the
securities of the issuer of such securities, or pursuant to provisions for
conversion contained in such securities, or pursuant to any deposit agreement;
(viii) in the case of warrants, rights or similar foreign securities, the
surrender thereof in the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar securities
or the surrender of interim receipts or temporary securities for definitive
securities;
(ix) for delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by the
Portfolios requiring a pledge of assets by the Portfolios;
(x) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including
delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(xi) in connection with the lending of foreign securities; and
(xii) for any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
specifying the foreign securities to be delivered and naming the person or
persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.
4.4.2. PAYMENT OF PORTFOLIO MONIES. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions,
which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the
Custodian shall pay out, or direct the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or the
respective Foreign Securities System to pay out, monies of a Portfolio in the
following cases only:
(i) upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Portfolio, unless
otherwise directed by Proper Instructions, by (A) delivering money to the seller
thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such seller or dealer) against
expectation of receiving later delivery of such foreign securities; or (B) in
the case of a purchase effected through a Foreign Securities System, in
accordance with the rules governing the operation of such Foreign Securities
System;
(ii) in connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender of foreign
securities of the Portfolio;
(iii) for the payment of any expense or liability of the Portfolio,
including but not limited to the following payments: interest, taxes, investment
advisory fees, transfer agency fees, fees under this Contract, legal fees,
accounting fees, and other operating expenses;
(iv) for the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or foreign exchange
contracts for the Portfolio, including transactions executed with or through the
Custodian or its Foreign Sub-Custodians;
(v) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including
delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(vi) for payment of part or all of the dividends received in respect of
securities sold short;
(vii) in connection with the borrowing or lending of foreign securities;
and
(viii) for any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
specifying the amount of such payment and naming the person or persons to whom
such payment is to be made.
4.4.3. MARKET CONDITIONS. Notwithstanding any provision of this Contract to
the contrary, settlement and payment for Foreign Assets received for the account
of the Portfolios and delivery of Foreign Assets maintained for the account of
the Portfolios may be effected in accordance with the customary established
securities trading or processing practices and procedures in the country or
market in which the transaction occurs, including, without limitation,
delivering Foreign Assets to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer therefor (or
an agent for such purchaser or dealer) with the expectation of receiving later
payment for such Foreign Assets from such purchaser or dealer.
The Custodian shall provide to the Board the information with respect to
custody and settlement practices in countries in which the Custodian employs a
Foreign Sub-Custodian described on Schedule C hereto at the time or times set
forth on such Schedule. The Custodian may revise Schedule C from time to time,
provided that no such revision shall result in the Board being provided with
substantively less information than had been previously provided hereunder.
SECTION 4.5. REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN SECURITIES. The foreign securities
maintained in the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian (other than bearer
securities) shall be registered in the name of the applicable Portfolio or in
the name of the Custodian or in the name of any Foreign Sub-Custodian or in the
name of any nominee of the foregoing, and the Fund on behalf of such Portfolio
agrees to hold any such nominee harmless from any liability as a holder of
record of such foreign securities. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian
shall not be obligated to accept securities on behalf of a Portfolio under the
terms of this Contract unless the form of such securities and the manner in
which they are delivered are in accordance with reasonable market practice.
SECTION 4.6 BANK ACCOUNTS. The Custodian shall identify on its books as
belonging to the Fund cash (including cash denominated in foreign currencies)
deposited with the Custodian. Where the Custodian is unable to maintain, or
market practice does not facilitate the maintenance of, cash on the books of the
Custodian, a bank account or bank accounts shall be opened and maintained
outside the United States on behalf of a Portfolio with a Foreign Sub-Custodian.
All accounts referred to in this Section shall be subject only to draft or order
by the Custodian (or, if applicable, such Foreign Sub-Custodian) acting pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement to hold cash received by or from or for the
account of the Portfolio. Cash maintained on the books of the Custodian
(including its branches, subsidiaries and affiliates), regardless of currency
denomination, is maintained in bank accounts established under, and subject to
the laws of, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SECTION 4.7. COLLECTION OF INCOME. The Custodian shall use reasonable
commercial efforts to collect all income and other payments with respect to the
Foreign Assets held hereunder to which the Portfolios shall be entitled and
shall credit such income, as collected, to the applicable Portfolio. In the
event that extraordinary measures are required to collect such income, the Fund
and the Custodian shall consult as to such measures and as to the compensation
and expenses of the Custodian relating to such measures.
SECTION 4.8 SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. With respect to the foreign securities held
pursuant to this Section 4, the Custodian will use reasonable commercial efforts
to facilitate the exercise of voting and other shareholder rights, subject
always to the laws, regulations and practical constraints that may exist in the
country where such securities are issued. The Fund acknowledges that local
conditions, including lack of regulation, onerous procedural obligations, lack
of notice and other factors may have the effect of severely limiting the ability
of the Fund to exercise shareholder rights.
SECTION 4.9. COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN SECURITIES. The Custodian
shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information with respect to
materials received by the Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers
of the foreign securities being held for the account of the Portfolios
(including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign
securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to
tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund
written information with respect to materials so received by the Custodian from
issuers of the foreign securities whose tender or exchange is sought or from the
party (or its agents) making the tender or exchange offer. The Custodian shall
not be liable for any untimely exercise of any tender, exchange or other right
or power in connection with foreign securities or other property of the
Portfolios at any time held by it unless (i) the Custodian or the respective
Foreign Sub-Custodian is in actual possession of such foreign securities or
property and (ii) the Custodian receives Proper Instructions with regard to the
exercise of any such right or power, and both (i) and (ii) occur at least three
business days prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take action to
exercise such right or power.
SECTION 4.10. LIABILITY OF FOREIGN SUB-CUSTODIANS. Each agreement pursuant
to which the Custodian employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall, to the extent
possible, require the Foreign Sub-Custodian to exercise reasonable care in the
performance of its duties, and to indemnify, and hold harmless, the Custodian
from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising out
of or in connection with the Foreign Sub-Custodian's performance of such
obligations. At the Fund's election, the Portfolios shall be entitled to be
subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with respect to any claims against a
Foreign Sub-Custodian as a consequence of any such loss, damage, cost, expense,
liability or claim if and to the extent that the Portfolios have not been made
whole for any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.
SECTION 4.11 TAX LAW. The Custodian shall have no responsibility or
liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund, the
Portfolios or the Custodian as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the
United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof. It shall be the
responsibility of the Fund to notify the Custodian of the obligations imposed on
the Fund with respect to the Portfolios or the Custodian as custodian of the
Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above
sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments
or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The
sole responsibility of the Custodian with regard to such tax law shall be to use
reasonable efforts to assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or
refund under the tax law of countries for which the Fund has provided such
information.
SECTION 4.12. LIABILITY OF CUSTODIAN. The Custodian shall be liable for the
acts or omissions of a Foreign Sub-Custodian to the same extent as set forth
with respect to sub-custodians generally in the Contract and, regardless of
whether assets are maintained in the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or a
Foreign Securities System, the Custodian shall not be liable for any loss,
damage, cost, expense, liability or claim resulting from nationalization,
expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism, or any other
loss where the Sub-Custodian has otherwise acted with reasonable care.
SECTION 5. PAYMENTS FOR SALES OR REPURCHASES OR REDEMPTIONS OF SHARES
The Custodian shall receive from the distributor for the Shares or from the
Transfer Agent and deposit into the account of the appropriate Portfolio such
payments as are received for Shares thereof issued or sold from time to time by
the Fund. The Custodian will provide timely notification to the Fund on behalf
of each such Portfolio and the Transfer Agent of any receipt by it of payments
for Shares of such Portfolio.
From such funds as may be available for the purpose, the Custodian shall,
upon receipt of instructions from the Transfer Agent, make funds available for
payment to holders of Shares who have delivered to the Transfer Agent a request
for redemption or repurchase of their Shares. In connection with the redemption
or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian is authorized upon receipt of
instructions from the Transfer Agent to wire funds to or through a commercial
bank designated by the redeeming shareholders. In connection with the redemption
or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian shall honor checks drawn on the Custodian
by a holder of Shares, which checks have been furnished by the Fund to the
holder of Shares, when presented to the Custodian in accordance with such
procedures and controls as are mutually agreed upon from time to time between
the Fund and the Custodian.
SECTION 6. PROPER INSTRUCTIONS
Proper Instructions as used throughout this Agreement means a writing
signed or initialed by one or more person or persons as the Board shall have
from time to time authorized. Each such writing shall set forth the specific
transaction or type of transaction involved, including a specific statement of
the purpose for which such action is requested. Oral instructions will be
considered Proper Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them to have
been given by a person authorized to give such instructions with respect to the
transaction involved. The Fund shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed
in writing. Proper Instructions may include communications effected directly
between electro-mechanical or electronic devices provided that the Fund and the
Custodian agree to security procedures, including but not limited to, the
security procedures selected by the Fund in the Funds Transfer Addendum attached
hereto. For purposes of this Section, Proper Instructions shall include
instructions received by the Custodian pursuant to any three-party agreement
which requires a segregated asset account in accordance with Section 2.10.
SECTION 7. ACTIONS PERMITTED WITHOUT EXPRESS AUTHORITY
The Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority from the
Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio:
1) make payments to itself or others for minor expenses of handling
securities or other similar items relating to its duties under this Agreement,
provided that all such payments shall be accounted for to the Fund on behalf of
the Portfolio;
2) surrender securities in temporary form for securities in definitive
form;
3) endorse for collection, in the name of the Portfolio, checks, drafts and
other negotiable instruments; and
4) in general, attend to all non-discretionary details in connection with
the sale, exchange, substitution, purchase, transfer and other dealings with the
securities and property of the Portfolio except as otherwise directed by the
Board.
SECTION 8. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY
The Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any instructions, notice,
request, consent, certificate or other instrument or paper believed by it to be
genuine and to have been properly executed by or on behalf of the Fund. The
Custodian may receive and accept a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Fund ("CERTIFIED RESOLUTION") as
conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of any person to act in accordance with
such resolution or (b) of any determination or of any action by the Board as
described in such resolution, and such resolution may be considered as in full
force and effect until receipt by the Custodian of written notice to the
contrary.
SECTION 9. DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO THE BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND NET INCOME
The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to the
entity or entities appointed by the Board to keep the books of account of each
Portfolio and/or compute the net asset value per Share of the outstanding Shares
or, if directed in writing to do so by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio,
shall itself keep such books of account and/or compute such net asset value per
Share. If so directed, the Custodian shall also calculate daily the net income
of the Portfolio as described in the Prospectus and shall advise the Fund and
the Transfer Agent daily of the total amounts of such net income and, if
instructed in writing by an officer of the Fund to do so, shall advise the
Transfer Agent periodically of the division of such net income among its various
components. The calculations of the net asset value per Share and the daily
income of each Portfolio shall be made at the time or times described from time
to time in the Prospectus.
SECTION 10. RECORDS
The Custodian shall with respect to each Portfolio create and maintain all
records relating to its activities and obligations under this Agreement in such
manner as will meet the obligations of the Fund under the 1940 Act, with
particular attention to Section 31 thereof and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder.
All such records shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all times during
the regular business hours of the Custodian be open for inspection by duly
authorized officers, employees or agents of the Fund and employees and agents of
the SEC. The Custodian shall, at the Fund's request, supply the Fund with a
tabulation of securities owned by each Portfolio and held by the Custodian and
shall, when requested to do so by the Fund and for such compensation as shall be
agreed upon between the Fund and the Custodian, include certificate numbers in
such tabulations.
SECTION 11. OPINION OF FUND'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
The Custodian shall take all reasonable action, as the Fund on behalf of
each applicable Portfolio may from time to time request, to obtain from year to
year favorable opinions from the Fund's independent accountants with respect to
its activities hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund's Form
N-1A, and Form N-SAR or other annual reports to the SEC and with respect to any
other requirements thereof.
SECTION 12. REPORTS TO FUND BY INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Custodian shall provide the Fund, on behalf of each of the Portfolios
at such times as the Fund may reasonably require, with reports by independent
public accountants on the accounting system, internal accounting control and
procedures for safeguarding securities, futures contracts and options on futures
contracts, including securities deposited and/or maintained in a U.S. Securities
System or a Foreign Securities System, relating to the services provided by the
Custodian under this Agreement; such reports, shall be of sufficient scope and
in sufficient detail, as may reasonably be required by the Fund to provide
reasonable assurance that any material inadequacies would be disclosed by such
examination, and, if there are no such inadequacies, the reports shall so state.
SECTION 13. COMPENSATION OF CUSTODIAN
The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its services
and expenses as Custodian, as agreed upon from time to time between the Fund on
behalf of each applicable Portfolio and the Custodian.
SECTION 14. RESPONSIBILITY OF CUSTODIAN
So long as and to the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable care,
the Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of
any property or evidence of title thereto received by it or delivered by it
pursuant to this Agreement and shall be held harmless in acting upon any notice,
request, consent, certificate or other instrument reasonably believed by it to
be genuine and to be signed by the proper party or parties, including any
futures commission merchant acting pursuant to the terms of a three-party
futures or options agreement. The Custodian shall be held to the exercise of
reasonable care in carrying out the provisions of this Agreement, but shall be
kept indemnified by and shall be without liability to the Fund for any action
taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence, including, without
limitation, acting in accordance with any Proper Instruction. It shall be
entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel (who may be counsel for
the Fund) on all matters, and shall be without liability for any action
reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice. The Custodian shall be
without liability to the Fund and the Portfolios for any loss, liability, claim
or expense resulting from or caused by anything which is part of Country Risk
(as defined in Section 3 hereof), including without limitation nationalization,
expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war, revolution, riots or
terrorism.
Except as may arise from the Custodian's own negligence or willful
misconduct or the negligence or willful misconduct of a sub-custodian or agent,
the Custodian shall be without liability to the Fund for any loss, liability,
claim or expense resulting from or caused by; (i) events or circumstances beyond
the reasonable control of the Custodian or any sub-custodian or Securities
System or any agent or nominee of any of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, the interruption, suspension or restriction of trading on or the
closure of any securities market, power or other mechanical or technological
failures or interruptions, computer viruses or communications disruptions, work
stoppages, natural disasters, or other similar events or acts; (ii) errors by
the Fund or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment advisor in
their instructions to the Custodian provided such instructions have been in
accordance with this Agreement; (iii) the insolvency of or acts or omissions by
a Securities System; (iv) any delay or failure of any broker, agent or
intermediary, central bank or other commercially prevalent payment or clearing
system to deliver to the Custodian's sub-custodian or agent securities purchased
or in the remittance or payment made in connection with securities sold; (v) any
delay or failure of any company, corporation, or other body in charge of
registering or transferring securities in the name of the Custodian, the Fund,
the Custodian's sub-custodians, nominees or agents or any consequential losses
arising out of such delay or failure to transfer such securities including
non-receipt of bonus, dividends and rights and other accretions or benefits;
(vi) delays or inability to perform its duties due to any disorder in market
infrastructure with respect to any particular security or Securities System; and
(vii) any provision of any present or future law or regulation or order of the
United States of America, or any state thereof, or any other country, or
political subdivision thereof or of any court of competent jurisdiction. The
Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a Foreign Sub-Custodian
(as defined in Section 4 hereof) to the same extent as set forth with respect to
sub-custodians generally in this Agreement.
If the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio requires the Custodian to take any
action with respect to securities, which action involves the payment of money or
which action may, in the opinion of the Custodian, result in the Custodian or
its nominee assigned to the Fund or the Portfolio being liable for the payment
of money or incurring liability of some other form, the Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio, as a prerequisite to requiring the Custodian to take such action,
shall provide indemnity to the Custodian in an amount and form satisfactory to
it.
If the Fund requires the Custodian, its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents,
to advance cash or securities for any purpose (including but not limited to
securities settlements, foreign exchange contracts and assumed settlement) or in
the event that the Custodian or its nominee shall incur or be assessed any
taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in connection with
the performance of this Agreement, except such as may arise from its or its
nominee's own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct,
any property at any time held for the account of the applicable Portfolio shall
be security therefor and should the Fund fail to repay the Custodian promptly,
the Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of such
Portfolio's assets to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.
In no event shall the Custodian be liable for indirect, special or
consequential damages.
SECTION 15. EFFECTIVE PERIOD, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
This Agreement shall become effective as of its execution, shall continue
in full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter provided, may be
amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto and may be
terminated by either party by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed,
postage prepaid to the other party, such termination to take effect not sooner
than sixty (60) days after the date of such delivery or mailing; provided,
however, that the Fund shall not amend or terminate this Agreement in
contravention of any applicable federal or state regulations, or any provision
of the Fund's Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, and further provided, that the
Fund on behalf of one or more of the Portfolios may at any time by action of its
Board (i) substitute another bank or trust company for the Custodian by giving
notice as described above to the Custodian, or (ii) immediately terminate this
Agreement in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the
Custodian by the Comptroller of the Currency or upon the happening of a like
event at the direction of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent
jurisdiction.
Upon termination of the Agreement, the Fund on behalf of each applicable
Portfolio shall pay to the Custodian such compensation as may be due as of the
date of such termination and shall likewise reimburse the Custodian for its
costs, expenses and disbursements.
SECTION 16. SUCCESSOR CUSTODIAN
If a successor custodian for one or more Portfolios shall be appointed by
the Board, the Custodian shall, upon termination, deliver to such successor
custodian at the office of the Custodian, duly endorsed and in the form for
transfer, all securities of each applicable Portfolio then held by it hereunder
and shall transfer to an account of the successor custodian all of the
securities of each such Portfolio held in a Securities System.
If no such successor custodian shall be appointed, the Custodian shall, in
like manner, upon receipt of a Certified Resolution, deliver at the office of
the Custodian and transfer such securities, funds and other properties in
accordance with such resolution.
In the event that no written order designating a successor custodian or
Certified Resolution shall have been delivered to the Custodian on or before the
date when such termination shall become effective, then the Custodian shall have
the right to deliver to a bank or trust company, which is a "bank" as defined in
the 1940 Act, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts, or New York, New York, of
its own selection, having an aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits,
as shown by its last published report, of not less than $25,000,000, all
securities, funds and other properties held by the Custodian on behalf of each
applicable Portfolio and all instruments held by the Custodian relative thereto
and all other property held by it under this Agreement on behalf of each
applicable Portfolio, and to transfer to an account of such successor custodian
all of the securities of each such Portfolio held in any Securities System.
Thereafter, such bank or trust company shall be the successor of the Custodian
under this Agreement.
In the event that securities, funds and other properties remain in the
possession of the Custodian after the date of termination hereof owing to
failure of the Fund to procure the Certified Resolution to appoint a successor
custodian, the Custodian shall be entitled to fair compensation for its services
during such period as the Custodian retains possession of such securities, funds
and other properties and the provisions of this Agreement relating to the duties
and obligations of the Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 17. INTERPRETIVE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Custodian and the
Fund on behalf of each of the Portfolios, may from time to time agree on such
provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as
may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this
Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions shall be in a writing
signed by both parties and shall be annexed hereto, provided that no such
interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any applicable federal or
state regulations or any provision of the Fund's Declaration of Trust and
By-Laws. No interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the
preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
SECTION 18. ADDITIONAL FUNDS
In the event that the Fund establishes one or more series of Shares in
addition to INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND with respect to which it desires to have
the Custodian render services as custodian under the terms hereof, it shall so
notify the Custodian in writing, and if the Custodian agrees in writing to
provide such services, such series of Shares shall become a Portfolio hereunder.
SECTION 19. MASSACHUSETTS LAW TO APPLY
This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted
under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SECTION 20. PRIOR AGREEMENTS
This Agreement supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior
Agreements between the Fund on behalf of each of the Portfolios and the
Custodian relating to the custody of the Fund's assets.
SECTION 21. NOTICES.
Any notice, instruction or other instrument required to be given hereunder
may be delivered in person to the offices of the parties as set forth herein
during normal business hours or delivered prepaid registered mail or by telex,
cable or telecopy to the parties at the following addresses or such other
addresses as may be notified by any party from time to time.
To the Fund: THE HUNTINGTON FUNDS
c/o Federated Investment Management Company
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: *[name]
Telephone: (412) 288-xxxx
Telecopy: (412) 288-xxxx
To the Custodian: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Lafayette Corporate Center
0 Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxx Xxxxx, Vice President
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopy: 000-000-0000
Such notice, instruction or other instrument shall be deemed to have been
served in the case of a registered letter at the expiration of five business
days after posting, in the case of cable twenty-four hours after dispatch and,
in the case of telex, immediately on dispatch and if delivered outside normal
business hours it shall be deemed to have been received at the next time after
delivery when normal business hours commence and in the case of cable, telex or
telecopy on the business day after the receipt thereof. Evidence that the notice
was properly addressed, stamped and put into the post shall be conclusive
evidence of posting.
SECTION 22. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
This Agreement and all schedules, addenda, exhibits, attachments and
amendments hereto may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto
all/each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the
original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the
original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a
party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or
further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in
evidence.
SECTION 23. REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM
The Custodian and the Fund agree to be bound by the terms of the Remote
Access Services Addendum attached hereto.
SECTION 24. SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS ELECTION
SEC Rule 14b-2 requires banks which hold securities for the account of
customers to respond to requests by issuers of securities for the names,
addresses and holdings of beneficial owners of securities of that issuer held by
the bank unless the beneficial owner has expressly objected to disclosure of
this information. In order to comply with the rule, the Custodian needs the Fund
to indicate whether it authorizes the Custodian to provide the Fund's name,
address, and share position to requesting companies whose securities the Fund
owns. If the Fund tells the Custodian "no", the Custodian will not provide this
information to requesting companies. If the Fund tells the Custodian "yes" or
does not check either "yes" or "no" below, the Custodian is required by the rule
to treat the Fund as consenting to disclosure of this information for all
securities owned by the Fund or any funds or accounts established by the Fund.
For the Fund's protection, the Rule prohibits the requesting company from using
the Fund's name and address for any purpose other than corporate communications.
Please indicate below whether the Fund consents or objects by checking one of
the alternatives below.
YES [ ] The Custodian is authorized to release the Fund's name, address, and
share positions.
NO [X] The Custodian is not authorized to release the Fund's name, address,
and share positions.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative and its
seal to be hereunder affixed effective as of March 2, 2001.
THE HUNTINGTON FUNDS
FUND SIGNATURE
ATTESTED TO BY:
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer Title: Vice President and ass't
secretary
STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY
SIGNATURE ATTESTED TO BY:
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Title: V.P. & Associate Counsel Officer
SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN
Argentina Citibank, N.A.
Australia Westpac Banking Corporation
Austria Erste Bank der Osterreichischen
Sparkassen AG
Bahrain HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Bangladesh Standard Chartered Bank
Belgium Fortis Bank nv-sa
Bermuda The Bank of Bermuda Limited
Bolivia Citibank, N. A.
Botswana Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited
Brazil Citibank, N.A.
Bulgaria ING Bank N.V.
Canada State Street Trust Company Canada
Chile BankBoston, N.A.
People's Republic The Hongkong and Shanghai
of China Banking Corporation Limited,
Shanghai and Shenzhen branches
Colombia Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria
SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN
Costa Rica Banco BCT S.A.
Croatia Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d
Cyprus The Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd.
Czech Republic Eeskoslovenska Obchodni
Banka, A.S.
Denmark Danske Bank A/S
Ecuador Citibank, N.A.
Egypt Egyptian British Bank S.A.E.
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Estonia Hansabank
Finland Xxxxxx Bank Plc.
France BNP Paribas, S.A.
Germany Dresdner Bank AG
Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited
Greece National Bank of Greece S.A.
Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank
Hungary Citibank Rt.
Iceland Icebank Ltd.
SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
India Deutsche Bank AG
The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
Indonesia Standard Chartered Bank
Ireland Bank of Ireland
Israel Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Italy BNP Paribas, Italian Branch
Ivory Coast Societe Generale de Banques
en Cote d'Ivoire
Jamaica Scotiabank Jamaica Trust and Merchant
Bank Ltd.
Japan The Fuji Bank, Limited
The Sumitomo Bank, Limited
Jordan HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Kazakhstan HSBC Bank Kazakhstan
Kenya Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited
Republic of Korea The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
Latvia A/s Hansabanka
SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Lebanon HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Lithuania Vilniaus Bankas AB
Malaysia Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Mauritius The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
Mexico Citibank Mexico, S.A.
Morocco Banque Commerciale du Maroc
Namibia Standard Bank Namibia Limited
Netherlands Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V.
New Zealand ANZ Banking Group (New Zealand) Limited
Nigeria Stanbic Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited
Norway Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA
Oman HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Pakistan Deutsche Bank AG
Palestine HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Panama BankBoston, N.A.
SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Peru Citibank, N.A.
Philippines Standard Chartered Bank
Poland Citibank (Poland) S.A.
Portugal Banco Comercial Portugues
Qatar HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Romania ING Bank N.V.
Russia Credit Suisse First Boston AO - Moscow
(as delegate of Credit Suisse
First Boston - Zurich)
Singapore The Development Bank of Singapore Limited
Slovak Republic Eeskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, A.S.
Slovenia Bank Austria Creditanstalt d.d. - Ljubljana
South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Spain Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.
Sri Lanka The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
Swaziland Standard Bank Swaziland Limited
Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN
Switzerland UBS AG
Taiwan - R.O.C. Central Trust of China
Thailand Standard Chartered Bank
Trinidad & Tobago Republic Bank Limited
Tunisia Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie
Turkey Citibank, N.A.
Ukraine ING Bank Ukraine
United Kingdom State Street Bank and Trust Company,
London Branch
Uruguay BankBoston, N.A.
Venezuela itibank, N.A.
Vietnam The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia Limited
Zimbabwe Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES
Argentina Caja de Valores S.A.
Australia Austraclear Limited
Reserve Bank Information and
Transfer System
Austria Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
(Wertpapiersammelbank Division)
Belgium Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depots et
de Virements de Titres, S.A.
Banque Nationale de Belgique
Brazil Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e Custodia
Sistema Especial de Liquidacao e de Custodia (SELIC)
Central de Custodia e de Liquidacao Financeira de
Titulos Privados (CETIP)
Bulgaria Central Depository AD
Bulgarian National Bank
Canada Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
Chile Deposito Central de Valores S.A.
People's Republic Shanghai Securities Central Clearing &
of China Registration Corporation
Shenzhen Securities Central Clearing Co., Ltd.
Colombia Deposito Centralizado de Valores
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES
Costa Rica Central de Valores S.A.
Croatia Ministry of Finance
National Bank of Croatia
Sredisnja Depozitarna Agencija d.d.
Czech Republic Stredisko cennych papiru
Czech National Bank
Denmark Vaerdipapircentralen (Danish Securities Center)
Egypt Misr for Clearing, Settlement, and Depository
Estonia Eesti Vaartpaberite Keskdepositoorium
Finland Finnish Central Securities Depository
France Societe Interprofessionnelle pour la Compensation
des Valeurs Mobilieres
Germany Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt
Greece Bank of Greece,
System for Monitoring Transactions in
Securities in Book-Entry Form
Apothetirion Titlon AE - Central Securities
Depository
Hong Kong Central Clearing and Settlement System
Central Moneymarkets Unit
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES
Hungary Kozponti Elszamolohaz es Ertektar
(Budapest) Rt. (KELER)
India National Securities Depository Limited
Central Depository Services India Limited
Reserve Bank of India
Indonesia Bank Indonesia
PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing
House Ltd. (TASE Clearinghouse)
Italy Monte Titoli S.p.A.
Ivory Coast Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Jamaica Jamaica Central Securities Depository
Japan Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC)
Bank of Japan Net System
Kazakhstan Central Depository of Securities
Kenya Central Bank of Kenya
Republic of Korea Korea Securities Depository
Latvia Latvian Central Depository
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES
Lebanon Custodian and Clearing Center of
Financial Instruments for Lebanon
and the Middle East (Midclear) X.X.X.
Banque du Liban
Lithuania Central Securities Depository of Lithuania
Malaysia Malaysian Central Depository Sdn. Bhd.
Bank Negara Malaysia,
Scripless Securities Trading and Safekeeping
System
Mauritius Central Depository and Settlement Co. Ltd.
Bank of Mauritius
Mexico S.D. INDEVAL
(Instituto para el Deposito de Valores)
Morocco Maroclear
Netherlands Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor
Giraal Effectenverkeer B.V. (NECIGEF)
New Zealand New Zealand Central Securities
Depository Limited
Nigeria Central Securities Clearing System Limited
Norway Verdipapirsentralen (Norwegian Central
Securities Depository)
Oman Muscat Depository & Securities
Registration Company, SAOC
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES
Pakistan Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited
State Bank of Pakistan
Palestine Clearing Depository and Settlement, a department
of the Palestine Stock Exchange
Peru Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones, Institucion de
Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores S.A
Philippines Philippine Central Depository, Inc.
Registry of Scripless Securities
(XXXX) of the Bureau of Treasury
Poland National Depository of Securities
(Krajowy Depozyt Papierow Wartosciowych SA)
Central Treasury Bills Registrar
Portugal Central de Valores Mobiliarios
Qatar Central Clearing and Registration (CCR), a
department of the Doha Securities Market
Romania National Securities Clearing, Settlement and
Depository Company
Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division
National Bank of Romania
Singapore Central Depository (Pte) Limited
Monetary Authority of Singapore
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES
Slovak Republic Stredisko cennych papierov
National Bank of Slovakia
Slovenia Klirinsko Depotna Xxxxxx x.x.
South Africa Central Depository Limited
Share Transactions Totally Electronic
(STRATE) Ltd.
Spain Servicio de Compensacion y
Liquidacion de Valores, S.A.
Banco de Espana, Central de Anotaciones en Cuenta
Sri Lanka Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited
Sweden Vardepapperscentralen VPC AB
(Swedish Central Securities Depository)
Switzerland SegaIntersettle AG (SIS)
Taiwan - R.O.C. Taiwan Securities Central Depository Co., Ltd.
Thailand Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited
Tunisia Societe Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour la
Compensation et de Depots des Valeurs Mobilieres
Turkey Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S. (TAKASBANK)
Central Bank of Turkey
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES
Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine
United Kingdom Central Gilts Office and
Central Moneymarkets Office
Venezuela Banco Central de Venezuela
Zambia XxXX Central Shares Depository Limited
Bank of Zambia
TRANSNATIONAL
Euroclear
Clearstream Banking AG
SCHEDULE C
MARKET INFORMATION
PUBLICATION/TYPE OF INFORMATION BRIEF DESCRIPTION (FREQUENCY) The Guide to
Custody in World Markets An overview of safekeeping and settlement practices
(annually) and procedures in each market in which State Street Bank and Trust
Company offers custodial services. Global Custody Network Review Information
relating to the operating history and (annually) structure of depositories and
subcustodians located in the markets in which State Street Bank and Trust
Company offers custodial services, including transnational depositories. Global
Legal Survey With respect to each market in which State Street (annually) Bank
and Trust Company 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) the Fund's
ability to recover in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (iii) the 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 Copies of the subcustodian contracts
State Street (annually) Bank and Trust Company has entered into with each
subcustodian in the markets in which State Street Bank and Trust Company offers
subcustody services to its US mutual fund clients. Network Bulletins (weekly):
Developments of interest to investors in the markets in which State Street Bank
and Trust Company offers custodial services. Foreign Custody Advisories With
respect to markets in which State Street Bank (as necessary): and Trust Company
offers custodial services which exhibit special custody risks, developments
which may impact State Street's ability to deliver expected levels of service.
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
OPERATING GUIDELINES
1. OBLIGATION OF THE SENDER: State Street is authorized to promptly debit
Client's (as named below) account(s) upon the receipt of a payment order in
compliance with the selected Security Procedure chosen for funds transfer and in
the amount of money that State Street has been instructed to transfer. State
Street shall execute payment orders in compliance with the Security Procedure
and with the Client's instructions on the execution date provided that such
payment order is received by the customary deadline for processing such a
request, unless the payment order specifies a later time. All payment orders and
communications received after this time will be deemed to have been received on
the next business day.
2. SECURITY PROCEDURE: The Client acknowledges that the Security Procedure
it has designated on the Selection Form was selected by the Client from Security
Procedures offered by State Street. The Client shall restrict access to
confidential information relating to the Security Procedure to authorized
persons as communicated in writing to State Street. The Client must notify State
Street immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have
obtained access to such information or of any change in the Client's authorized
personnel. State Street shall verify the authenticity of all instructions
according to the Security Procedure.
3. ACCOUNT NUMBERS: State Street shall process all payment orders on the
basis of the account number contained in the payment order. In the event of a
discrepancy between any name indicated on the payment order and the account
number, the account number shall take precedence and govern.
4. REJECTION: State Street reserves the right to decline to process or
delay the processing of a payment order which (a) is in excess of the collected
balance in the account to be charged at the time of State Street's receipt of
such payment order; (b) if initiating such payment order would cause State
Street, in State Street's sole judgment, to exceed any volume, aggregate dollar,
network, time, credit or similar limits upon wire transfers which are applicable
to State Street; or (c) if State Street, in good faith, is unable to satisfy
itself that the transaction has been properly authorized.
5. CANCELLATION OR AMENDMENT: State Street shall use reasonable efforts to
act on all authorized requests to cancel or amend payment orders received in
compliance with the Security Procedure provided that such requests are received
in a timely manner affording State Street reasonable opportunity to act.
However, State Street assumes no liability if the request for amendment or
cancellation cannot be satisfied.
6. ERRORS: State Street shall assume no responsibility for failure to
detect any erroneous payment order provided that State Street complies with the
payment order instructions as received and State Street complies with the
Security Procedure. The Security Procedure is established for the purpose of
authenticating payment orders only and not for the detection of errors in
payment orders.
7. INTEREST AND LIABILITY LIMITS: State Street shall assume no
responsibility for lost interest with respect to the refundable amount of any
unauthorized payment order, unless State Street is notified of the unauthorized
payment order within thirty (30) days of notification by State Street of the
acceptance of such payment order. In no event shall State Street be liable for
special, indirect or consequential damages, even if advised of the possibility
of such damages and even for failure to execute a payment order.
8. AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE ("ACH") CREDIT ENTRIES/PROVISIONAL PAYMENTS:
When a Client initiates or receives ACH credit and debit entries pursuant to
these Guidelines and the rules of the National Automated Clearing House
Association and the New England Clearing House Association, State Street will
act as an Originating Depository Financial Institution and/or Receiving
Depository Institution, as the case may be, with respect to such entries.
Credits given by State Street with respect to an ACH credit entry are
provisional until State Street receives final settlement for such entry from the
Federal Reserve Bank. If State Street does not receive such final settlement,
the Client agrees that State Street shall receive a refund of the amount
credited to the Client in connection with such entry, and the party making
payment to the Client via such entry shall not be deemed to have paid the amount
of the entry.
9. CONFIRMATION STATEMENTS: Confirmation of State Street's execution of
payment orders shall ordinarily be provided within 24 hours notice which may be
delivered through State Street's proprietary information systems, such as, but
not limited to Horizon and GlobalQuest(R), or by facsimile or callback. The
Client must report any objections to the execution of a payment order within 30
days.
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
SECURITY PROCEDURE(S) SELECTION FORM
Please select one or more of the funds transfer security procedures
indicated below.
[ ]SWIFT
SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) is a
cooperative society owned and operated by member financial institutions that
provides telecommunication services for its membership. Participation is limited
to securities brokers and dealers, clearing and depository institutions,
recognized exchanges for securities, and investment management institutions.
SWIFT provides a number of security features through encryption and
authentication to protect against unauthorized access, loss or wrong delivery of
messages, transmission errors, loss of confidentiality and fraudulent changes to
messages. SWIFT is considered to be one of the most secure and efficient
networks for the delivery of funds transfer instructions. Selection of this
security procedure would be most appropriate for existing SWIFT members.
[ ]STANDING INSTRUCTIONS
Standing Instructions may be used where funds are transferred to a broker
on the Client's established list of brokers with which it engages in foreign
exchange transactions. Only the date, the currency and the currency amount are
variable. In order to establish this procedure, State Street will send to the
Client a list of the brokers that State Street has determined are used by the
Client. The Client will confirm the list in writing, and State Street will
verify the written confirmation by telephone. Standing Instructions will be
subject to a mutually agreed upon limit. If the payment order exceeds the
established limit, the Standing Instruction will be confirmed by telephone prior
to execution.
[ ]REMOTE BATCH TRANSMISSION
Wire transfer instructions are delivered via Computer-to-Computer (CPU-CPU)
data communications between the Client and State Street. Security procedures
include encryption and or the use of a test key by those individuals authorized
as Automated Batch Verifiers. Clients selecting this option should have an
existing facility for completing CPU-CPU transmissions. This delivery mechanism
is typically used for high-volume business.
[ ]GLOBAL HORIZON INTERCHANGE(SM) FUNDS TRANSFER SERVICE
Global Horizon Interchange Funds Transfer Service (FTS) is a State Street
proprietary microcomputer-based wire initiation system. FTS enables Clients to
electronically transmit authenticated Fedwire, CHIPS or internal book transfer
instructions to State Street. This delivery mechanism is most appropriate for
Clients with a low-to-medium number of transactions (5-75 per day), allowing
Clients to enter, batch, and review wire transfer instructions on their PC prior
to release to State Street.
[ ]TELEPHONE CONFIRMATION (CALLBACK)
Telephone confirmation will be used to verify all non-repetitive funds
transfer instructions received via untested facsimile or phone. This procedure
requires Clients to designate individuals as authorized initiators and
authorized verifiers. State Street will verify that the instruction contains the
signature of an authorized person and prior to execution, will contact someone
other than the originator at the Client's location to authenticate the
instruction. Selection of this alternative is appropriate for Clients who do not
have the capability to use other security procedures.
[ ]REPETITIVE WIRES
For situations where funds are transferred periodically (minimum of one
instruction per calendar quarter) from an existing authorized account to the
same payee (destination bank and account number) and only the date and currency
amount are variable, a repetitive wire may be implemented. Repetitive wires will
be subject to a mutually agreed upon limit. If the payment order exceeds the
established limit, the instruction will be confirmed by telephone prior to
execution. Telephone confirmation is used to establish this process. Repetitive
wire instructions must be reconfirmed annually. This alternative is recommended
whenever funds are frequently transferred between the same two accounts.
[ ]TRANSFERS INITIATED BY FACSIMILE
The Client faxes wire transfer instructions directly to State Street Mutual
Fund Services. Standard security procedure requires the use of a random number
test key for all transfers. Every six months the Client receives test key logs
from State Street. The test key contains alpha-numeric characters, which the
Client puts on each document faxed to State Street. This procedure ensures all
wire instructions received via fax are authorized by the Client. We provide this
option for Clients who wish to batch wire instructions and transmit these as a
group to State Street Mutual Fund Services once or several times a day.
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
[ ]AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH)
State Street receives an automated transmission or a magnetic tape from a
Client for the initiation of payment (credit) or collection (debit) transactions
through the ACH network. The transactions contained on each transmission or tape
must be authenticated by the Client. Clients using ACH must select one or more
of the following delivery options:
[ ]GLOBAL HORIZON INTERCHANGE AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE SERVICE
Transactions are created on a microcomputer, assembled into batches and
delivered to State Street via fully authenticated electronic transmissions in
standard NACHA formats.
[ ]Transmission from Client PC to State Street Mainframe with Telephone Callback
[ ]Transmission from Client Mainframe to State Street Mainframe with Telephone
Callback
[ ]Transmission from DST Systems to State Street Mainframe with Encryption
[ ]Magnetic Tape Delivered to State Street with Telephone Callback
State Street is hereby instructed to accept funds transfer instructions only via
the delivery methods and security procedures indicated. The selected delivery
methods and security procedure(s) will be effective ______________________ for
payment orders initiated by our organization.
KEY CONTACT INFORMATION
Whom shall we contact to implement your selection(s)?
CLIENT OPERATIONS CONTACT ALTERNATE CONTACT
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Name Name
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Address Address
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City/State/Zip Code City/State/Zip Code
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Telephone Number Telephone Number
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Facsimile Number Facsimile Number
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SWIFT Number
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Telex Number
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
INSTRUCTION(S)
TELEPHONE CONFIRMATION
FUND The Huntington Group
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
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AUTHORIZED INITIATORS
Please Type or Print
Please provide a listing of Fund officers or other individuals are currently
authorized to INITIATE wire transfer instructions to State Street:
NAME TITLE (Specify whether position SPECIMEN SIGNATURE is with Fund or
Investment Adviser)
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________
AUTHORIZED VERIFIERS
Please Type or Print
Please provide a listing of Fund officers of other individuals who will be
CALLED BACK to verify the initiation of repetitive wires of $10 million or more
and all non repetitive wire instructions:
NAME CALLBACK PHONE NUMBER DOLLAR LIMITATION (IF ANY)
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
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REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
ADDENDUM to that certain Custodian Agreement dated as of March 2, 2001 (the
"Custodian Agreement") between The Huntington Group (the "Customer") and State
Street Bank and Trust Company.
State Street Bank and Trust Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates
(collectively, "State Street") has developed and utilized proprietary accounting
and other systems in conjunction with the custodian services which State Street
provides to the Customer. In this regard, State Street maintains certain
information in databases under its control and ownership which it makes
available to its customers (the "Remote Access Services").
The Services
State Street agrees to provide the Customer, and its designated investment
advisors, consultants or other third parties authorized by State Street who
agree to abide by the terms of this Addendum ("Authorized Designees") with
access to In~Sight(SM) as described in Exhibit A or such other systems as may be
offered from time to time (the "System") on a remote basis.
Security Procedures
The Customer agrees to comply, and to cause its Authorized Designees to
comply, with remote access operating standards and procedures and with user
identification or other password control requirements and other security
procedures as may be issued from time to time by State Street for use of the
System and access to the Remote Access Services. The Customer agrees to advise
State Street immediately in the event that it learns or has reason to believe
that any person to whom it has given access to the System or the Remote Access
Services has violated or intends to violate the terms of this Addendum and the
Customer will cooperate with State Street in seeking injunctive or other
equitable relief. The Customer agrees to discontinue use of the System and
Remote Access Services, if requested, for any security reasons cited by State
Street. Fees
Fees and charges for the use of the System and the Remote Access Services
and related payment terms shall be as set forth in the custody fee schedule in
effect from time to time between the parties (the "Fee Schedule"). The Customer
shall be responsible for any tariffs, duties or taxes imposed or levied by any
government or governmental agency by reason of the transactions contemplated by
this Addendum, including, without limitation, federal, state and local taxes,
use, value added and personal property taxes (other than income, franchise or
similar taxes which may be imposed or assessed against State Street). Any
claimed exemption from such tariffs, duties or taxes shall be supported by
proper documentary evidence delivered to State Street.
Proprietary Information/Injunctive Relief
The System and Remote Access Services described herein and the databases,
computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design
techniques, formulae, processes, systems, software, know-how, algorithms,
programs, training aids, printed materials, methods, books, records, files,
documentation and other information made available to the Customer by State
Street as part of the Remote Access Services and through the use of the System
and all copyrights, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary rights of State
Street related thereto are the exclusive, valuable and confidential property of
State Street and its relevant licensors (the "Proprietary Information"). The
Customer agrees on behalf of itself and its Authorized Designees to keep the
Proprietary Information confidential and to limit access to its employees and
Authorized Designees (under a similar duty of confidentiality) who require
access to the System for the purposes intended. The foregoing shall not apply to
Proprietary Information in the public domain or required by law to be made
public.
The Customer agrees to use the Remote Access Services only in connection
with the proper purposes of this Addendum. The Customer will not, and will cause
its employees and Authorized Designees not to, (i) permit any third party to use
the System or the Remote Access Services, (ii) sell, rent, license or otherwise
use the System or the Remote Access Services in the operation of a service
bureau or for any purpose other than as expressly authorized under this
Addendum, (iii) use the System or the Remote Access Services for any fund, trust
or other investment vehicle without the prior written consent of State Street,
or (iv) allow or cause any information transmitted from State Street's
databases, including data from third party sources, available through use of the
System or the Remote Access Services, to be redistributed or retransmitted for
other than use for or on behalf of the Customer, as State Street's customer.
The Customer agrees that neither it nor its Authorized Designees will
modify the System in any way, enhance or otherwise create derivative works based
upon the System, nor will the Customer or its Authorized Designees reverse
engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to secure the source code for all or
any part of the System.
The Customer acknowledges that the disclosure of any Proprietary
Information, or of any information which at law or equity ought to remain
confidential, will immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury to
State Street inadequately compensable in damages at law and that State Street
shall be entitled to obtain immediate injunctive relief against the breach or
threatened breach of any of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to any other
legal remedies which may be available.
Limited Warranties
State Street represents and warrants that it is the owner of and has the
right to grant access to the System and to provide the Remote Access Services
contemplated herein. Because of the nature of computer information technology
and the necessity of relying upon third party sources, and data and pricing
information obtained from third parties, the System and Remote Access Services
are provided "AS IS", and the Customer and its Authorized Designees shall be
solely responsible for the investment decisions, regulatory reports and
statements produced using the Remote Access Services. State Street and its
relevant licensors will not be liable to the Customer or its Authorized
Designees for any direct or indirect, special, incidental, punitive or
consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the System or
the Remote Access Services, nor shall either party be responsible for delays or
nonperformance under this Addendum arising out of any cause or event beyond such
party's control.
State Street will take reasonable steps to ensure that its products (and
those of its third-party suppliers) reflect the available state of the art
technology to offer products that are Year 2000 compliant, including, but not
limited to, century recognition of dates, calculations that correctly compute
same century and multi century formulas and date values, and interface values
that reflect the date issues arising between now and the next one-hundred years,
and if any changes are required, State Street will make the changes to its
products at no cost to you and in a commercially reasonable time frame and will
require third-party suppliers to do likewise. The Customer will do likewise for
its systems.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ADDENDUM, STATE STREET FOR ITSELF AND
ITS RELEVANT LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE
SYSTEM AND THE SERVICES TO BE RENDERED HEREUNDER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Infringement
State Street will defend or, at our option, settle any claim or action
brought against the Customer to the extent that it is based upon an assertion
that access to the System or use of the Remote Access Services by the Customer
under this Addendum constitutes direct infringement of any United States patent
or copyright or misappropriation of a trade secret, provided that the Customer
notifies State Street promptly in writing of any such claim or proceeding and
cooperates with State Street in the defense of such claim or proceeding. Should
the System or the Remote Access Services or any part thereof become, or in State
Street's opinion be likely to become, the subject of a claim of infringement or
the like under the patent or copyright or trade secret laws of the United
States, State Street shall have the right, at State Street's sole option, to (i)
procure for the Customer the right to continue using the System or the Remote
Access Services, (ii) replace or modify the System or the Remote Access Services
so that the System or the Remote Access Services becomes noninfringing, or (iii)
terminate this Addendum without further obligation.
Termination
Either party to the Custodian Agreement may terminate this Addendum (i) for
any reason by giving the other party at least one-hundred and eighty (180)
days'prior written notice in the case of notice of termination by State Street
to the Customer or thirty (30) days' notice in the case of notice from the
Customer to State Street of termination, or (ii) immediately for failure of the
other party to comply with any material term and condition of the Addendum by
giving the other party written notice of termination. This Addendum shall in any
event terminate within ninety (90) days after the termination of the Custodian
Agreement. In the event of termination, the Customer will return to State Street
all copies of documentation and other confidential information in its possession
or in the possession of its Authorized Designees. The foregoing provisions with
respect to confidentiality and infringement will survive termination for a
period of three (3) years.
Miscellaneous
This Addendum and the exhibit hereto constitutes the entire understanding
of the parties to the Custodian Agreement with respect to access to the System
and the Remote Access Services. This Addendum cannot be modified or altered
except in a writing duly executed by each of State Street and the Customer and
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By its execution of the Custodian Agreement, the Customer, for itself and
itsAuthorized Designees, accepts the terms of this Addendum
EXHIBIT A
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REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
IN~SIGHT(SM)
System Product Description
In~Sight(SM) provides information delivery and on-line access to State
Street. In~Sight(SM) allows users a single point of entry into the many views of
data created by the diverse systems and applications. Reports and data from
systems such as Investment Policy Monitor(SM), Multicurrency Horizon(SM),
Securities Lending, Performance & Analytics can be accessed through
In~Sight(SM). This Internet-enabled application is designed to run from a Web
browser and perform across low-speed data line or corporate high-speed
backbones. In~Sight(SM) also offers users a flexible toolset, including an
ad-hoc query function, a custom graphics package, a report designer, and a
scheduling capability. Data and reports offered through In~Sight(SM) will
continue to increase in direct proportion with the customer roll out, as it is
viewed as the information delivery system will grow with State Street's
customers.
