SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT Between ICON FUNDS ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

Exhibit (H)(6)

EXECUTION VERSION

SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

Between

ICON FUNDS
ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B

and

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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1. DEFINITIONS		1

2. APPOINTMENT OF STATE STREET		2

3. SECURITIES TO BE LOANED		3

4. BORROWERS		3

5. SECURITIES LOAN AGREEMENTS		3

6. LOANS OF AVAILABLE SECURITIES		3

7. DISTRIBUTIONS ON AND VOTING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO LOANED SECURITIES		4

8. COLLATERAL		5

9. INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL AND COMPENSATION		6

10. FEE DISCLOSURE		7

11. RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTS		8

12. STANDARD OF CARE		8

13. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES		9

14. BORROWER DEFAULT INDEMNIFICATION		10

15. CONTINUING AGREEMENT AND TERMINATION		11

16. NOTICES		12

17. SECURITIES INVESTORS PROTECTION ACT		12

18. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES		13

19. AGENTS		13

20. FORCE MAJEURE		13

21. NON-US BORROWERS		13


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22. MISCELLANEOUS		13

23. COUNTERPARTS		14

24. MODIFICATION		15

EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE A (Schedule of Fees)

SCHEDULE B (Funds)

SCHEDULE C (Acceptable Forms of Collateral)

SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

Agreement dated the 23^rd day of March, 2010 between the ICON Funds, (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and has registered its shares of common stock (the “Shares”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) in one or more distinct series of Shares (each a “Fund” or collectively the “Funds”), which Funds are listed on Schedule B, severally and not jointly, and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY acting either directly or through any State Street Affiliates (defined below) (collectively, “State Street”), setting forth the terms and conditions under which State Street is authorized to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the lending of certain securities of the Trust held by State Street as agent or custodian.

This Agreement shall be deemed for all purposes to constitute a separate and discrete agreement between State Street and each of the series of shares of the Trust as listed on Schedule B to this Agreement (the Trust acting on behalf of each such series, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) as it may be amended by the parties, and no series of shares of the Trust shall be responsible or liable for any of the obligations of any other series of the Trust under this Agreement or otherwise, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and of the mutual covenants contained herein, each of the parties does hereby covenant and agree as follows:

1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof:

(a) “Authorized Representative” means any person who is, or State Street reasonably believes to be, authorized to act on behalf of a Fund with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) “Available Securities” means the securities of the Funds that are available for Loans pursuant to Section 3.

(c) “Borrower” means any of the entities to which Available Securities may be loaned under a Securities Loan Agreement, as described in Section 4.

(d) “Collateral” means collateral delivered by a Borrower to secure its obligations under a Securities Loan Agreement.

(e) “Investment Manager” when used in any provision, means the person or entity that has discretionary authority over the investment of the Available Securities to which the provision applies.

(f) “Loan” means a loan of Available Securities to a Borrower.

(g) “Loaned Security” shall mean any “security” which is delivered as a Loan under a Securities Loan Agreement; provided that, if any new or different security shall be exchanged for any Loaned Security by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or other corporate action, such new or different security shall, effective upon such exchange, be deemed to become a Loaned Security in substitution for the former Loaned Security for which such exchange was made.

(h) “Market Value” of a security means the market value of such security (including, in the case of a Loaned Security that is a debt security, the accrued interest on such security) as determined by the independent pricing service designated by State Street, or such other independent sources as may be selected by State Street on a reasonable basis.

(i) “Replacement Securities” means securities of the same issuer, class, type, series and denomination as Loaned Securities.

(j) “Securities Loan Agreement” means the agreement between a Borrower and State Street (on behalf of the Funds) that governs Loans, as described in Section 5.

(k) “State Street Affiliates” means any entity that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls State Street or that is controlled by or is under common control with State Street.

2. Appointment of State Street.

Each Fund hereby appoints and authorizes State Street as its agent to lend Available Securities to Borrowers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. State Street shall have the responsibility and authority to do or cause to be done all acts State Street shall determine to be desirable, necessary, or appropriate to implement and administer this securities lending program. Each Fund agrees that State Street is acting as a fully disclosed agent and not as principal in connection with the securities lending program. State Street may take action as agent of the Fund on an undisclosed or a disclosed basis. State Street is also hereby authorized to request a third party bank to undertake certain custodial functions in connection with holding of the Collateral provided by a Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof. In connection therewith, State Street may instruct such third party bank to establish and maintain a Borrower’s account and a State Street account wherein all Collateral, including cash, shall be maintained by such bank (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of a form of custodial arrangement which shall also be consistent with the terms hereof.

Each Fund also authorizes State Street, its affiliates or subsidiaries, as its agent, to enter into fee for holds arrangements with respect to certain Available Securities. State Street will, in return for a fee from the Borrower, hold and reserve certain Available Securities and refrain from lending such Available Securities to any third party without the Borrower’s permission, provided, however, that the fee for holds arrangements shall not restrict or otherwise affect the Fund’s ownership rights with regard to the Available Securities. The fee from the Borrower shall be allocated between State Street and the Fund in accordance with Schedule A.

3. Securities to be Loaned.

All of the Fund’s securities held by State Street as custodian shall be subject to this securities lending program and constitute Available Securities hereunder, except those securities which the Fund or the Investment Manager specifically identifies herein or in notices to State Street as not being Available Securities. In the absence of any such identification herein or other notices identifying specific securities as not being Available Securities, State Street shall have no authority or responsibility for determining whether any of the Fund’s securities should be excluded from the securities lending program.

4. Borrowers.

Each Fund hereby authorizes State Street to effect Loans of Available Securities of the Fund with any person on State Street’s approved list of Borrowers, which list will be supplied to the Fund on request. Each Fund agrees that it shall notify State Street in writing if it desires to restrict or prohibit lending with any Borrower.

State Street shall not be responsible for any statements, representations, warranties or covenants made by any Borrower in connection with any Loan or for any Borrower’s performance of or failure to perform the terms of any Loan under the applicable Securities Loan Agreement or any related agreement, including the failure to make any required payments, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

5. Securities Loan Agreements.

Each Fund authorizes State Street to enter into one or more Securities Loan Agreements (the current forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibit A) with such Borrowers as may be selected by State Street. Each Securities Loan Agreement shall have such terms and conditions as State Street may negotiate with the Borrower. Certain terms of individual Loans, including rebate fees to be paid to the Borrower for the use of cash Collateral, shall be negotiated at the time a Loan is made.

6. Loans of Available Securities.

State Street shall be responsible for determining whether any Loans shall be made and for negotiating and establishing the terms of each such loan. State Street shall have the authority to terminate any Loan in its discretion, at any time and without prior notice to the Fund. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event of a default by a Borrower on any Loan (within the meaning of the applicable Securities Loan Agreement) State Street shall be fully protected in acting in any manner it deems reasonable and appropriate. Upon notice to State Street, the Fund has the right to direct State Street to initiate action to terminate any Loan made under this Agreement.

Each Fund acknowledges that State Street administers securities lending programs for other clients of State Street. State Street will allocate securities lending opportunities among its clients, using reasonable and equitable methods established by State Street from time to time.

Xxxxx Xxxxxx does not represent or warrant that any amount or percentage of the Fund’s Available Securities will in fact be loaned to Borrowers. Each Fund agrees that it shall have no claim against State Street and State Street shall have no liability arising from, based on, or relating to, loans made for other clients, or loan opportunities refused hereunder, whether or not State Street has made fewer or more loans for any other client, and whether or not any loan for another client, or the opportunity refused, could have resulted in loans made under this Agreement.

Each Fund also acknowledges that, under the applicable Securities Loan Agreements, the Borrowers will not be required to return Loaned Securities immediately upon receipt of notice from State Street terminating the applicable Loan, but instead will be required to return such Loaned Securities within such period of time following such notice as is specified in the applicable Securities Loan Agreement and in no event later than the end of the customary settlement period. Upon receiving a notice from the Fund or the Investment Manager that Available Securities which have been loaned to a Borrower should no longer be considered Available Securities (whether because of the sale of such securities or otherwise), State Street shall notify reasonably promptly thereafter the Borrower which has borrowed such securities that the Loan of such Available Securities is terminated and that such Available Securities are to be returned within the time specified by the applicable Securities Loan Agreement and in no event later than the end of the customary settlement period.

7. Distributions on and Voting Rights with Respect to Loaned Securities.

Except as provided in the next sentence, all substitute interest, dividends, and other distributions paid with respect to Loaned Securities shall be credited to the Fund’s account on the date such amounts are delivered by the Borrower to State Street. Any non-cash distribution on Loaned Securities which is in the nature of a stock split or a stock dividend shall be added to the Loan (and shall be considered to constitute Loaned Securities) as of the date such non-cash distribution is received by the Borrower; provided that the Fund or Investment Manager may, by giving State Street ten (l0) business days’ notice prior to the date of such non-cash distribution, direct State Street to request that the Borrower deliver such non-cash distribution to State Street, pursuant to the applicable Securities Loan Agreement, in which case State Street shall credit such non-cash distribution to the Fund’s account on the date it is delivered to State Street.

Each Fund acknowledges that it will not be entitled to participate in any dividend reinvestment program or to vote with respect to Available Securities that are on loan on the applicable record date for such Available Securities.

Each Fund also acknowledges that any payments of distributions from Borrower to the Fund are in substitution for the interest or dividend accrued or paid in respect of Loaned Securities and that the tax and accounting treatment of such payment may differ from the tax and accounting treatment of such interest or dividend.

If an installment, call or rights issue becomes payable on or in respect of any Loaned Securities, State Street shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any timely instructions from the Fund or its Investment Manager are complied with, but State Street shall

not be required to make any payment unless the Fund has first provided State Street with funds to make such payment.

Each Fund acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to a dividend paid during the Loan term by a company that is a resident of France, the Fund will not be entitled to receive, either from the French company or the Borrower, any additional dividends (sometimes referred to as “complementary coupons”) declared and payable by such company that are equivalent to a tax credit adjustment (such as “credit d’impot étranger”).

Each Fund further acknowledges and agrees that the Fund will be required to accept cash in lieu of fractional shares in all instances in which an issuer does not issue fractional shares.

8. Collateral.

(a) Receipt of Collateral. Each Fund hereby authorizes State Street (or a third party bank as described in Section 2 above) to receive and to hold, on the Fund’s behalf, Collateral from Borrowers to secure the obligations of Borrowers with respect to any Loan of Available Securities made on behalf of the Fund pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreements. All investments of cash Collateral shall be for the account and at the risk of the Fund. Concurrently with or prior to the delivery of the Loaned Securities to the Borrower under any Loan, State Street shall receive from the Borrower Collateral in any of the forms listed on Schedule C. Said Schedule may be amended from time to time by State Street and the Fund.

(b) Marking to Market.

The initial Collateral received shall have (depending on the nature of the Loaned Securities and the Collateral received) a value of at least 102% or 105% of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities, or such other value, but not less than 102% of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities, as may be applicable in the jurisdiction in which such Loaned Securities are customarily traded.

Pursuant to the terms of the applicable Securities Loan Agreement, State Street shall, in accordance with State Street’s reasonable and customary practices, xxxx Loaned Securities and Collateral to their Market Value each business day based upon the Market Value of the Collateral and the Loaned Securities at the close of business employing the most recently available pricing information, and ensure that each applicable Securities Loan Agreement shall require each Borrower to deliver additional Collateral (for Collateral comprised of a letter of credit, an additional or replacement letter of credit) to State Street as follows:

In the case of Loans from a Fund to a Borrower of (i) US equity securities, (ii) US corporate debt securities, and (iii) non-US corporate debt securities, the Borrower will in each case be required to deliver additional Collateral in the event that the Market Value of the Collateral in respect of such Loans is less than one hundred and two percent (102%) of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities, and such additional Collateral together with all Collateral previously delivered in respect of such Loans shall have a Market Value of not less than one hundred and two percent (102%) of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities.

Unless market practice otherwise permits, in the case of Loans from a Fund to a Borrower of non-US equity securities, the Borrower will be required to deliver additional Collateral in the event that the Market Value of the Collateral in respect of such Loans is less than one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities, and such additional Collateral together with all Collateral previously delivered in respect of such Loans shall have a Market Value of not less than one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities.

In the case of Loans from a Fund to a Borrower of (i) US government securities (including securities issued by US agencies or instrumentalities), and (ii) sovereign debt issued by non-US governments, the Borrower will in each case be required to deliver additional Collateral in the event that the Market Value of the Collateral in respect of such Loans is less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities, and such additional Collateral together with all Collateral previously delivered in respect of such Loans shall have a Market Value of not less than one hundred and two percent (102%) of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities.

(c) Return of Collateral. The Collateral shall be returned to Borrower at the termination of the Loan upon the return of the Loaned Securities by Borrower to State Street in accordance with the applicable Securities Loan Agreement.

(d) Limitations. State Street shall invest cash Collateral in accordance with any directions, including any limitations established by the Funds and set forth on Schedule A. State Street does not assume any market or investment risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash Collateral. If the value of the cash Collateral so invested is insufficient to return any and all other amounts due to such Borrower pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreement, the Fund shall be responsible for such shortfall as set forth in Section 9.

9. Investment of Cash Collateral and Compensation.

To the extent that a Loan is secured by cash Collateral, such cash Collateral, including money received with respect to the investment of the same, or upon the maturity, sale, or liquidation of any such investments, shall be invested by State Street in accordance with the directions of the Fund, and subject thereto, in short-term instruments, short term investment funds maintained by State Street, money market mutual funds and such other investments as State Street may from time to time select, including without limitation, investments in obligations or other securities of State Street or of any State Street Affiliate and investments in any short-term investment fund, mutual fund, securities lending trust or other collective investment fund with respect to which Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx/xx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Affiliates provide investment management or advisory, trust, custody, transfer agency, shareholder servicing and/or other services for which they are compensated. State Street does not assume any market or investment risk of loss associated with any investment or change of investment in any such investments, including any cash collateral investment vehicle designated on Schedule A.

Each Fund acknowledges that interests in such mutual funds, securities lending trusts and other collective investment funds, to which State Street and/or one or more of the State Street Affiliates provide services are not guaranteed or insured by State Street or any of the State Street Affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. To the extent permitted by the investment guidelines of the relevant cash Collateral investment vehicles, each Fund hereby authorizes State Street to purchase or sell investments of cash Collateral to or from other accounts held by State Street or State Street Affiliates.

The net income generated by any investment made pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 9 shall be allocated among the Borrower, State Street, and the Fund, as follows: (a) a portion of such income shall be paid to the Borrower in accordance with the agreement negotiated between the Borrower and State Street; (b) the balance, if any, shall be split between State Street, as compensation for its services in connection with this securities lending program, and the Fund and such income shall be credited to the Fund’s account, in accordance with the fee split set forth on Schedule A.

In the event the net income generated by any investment made pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 9 does not equal or exceed the amount due the Borrower (the rebate fee for the use of cash Collateral) in accordance with the agreement between Borrower and State Street, State Street and the Fund shall, in accordance with the fee split set forth on Schedule A, share the amount equal to the difference between the net income generated and the amounts to be paid to the Borrower pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreement. The Fund shall be solely responsible for any and all other amounts due to such Borrower pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreement and State Street may debit the Fund’s account accordingly. In the event debits to the Fund’s account produce a deficit therein, State Street shall sell or otherwise liquidate investments made with cash Collateral and credit the net proceeds of such sale or liquidation to satisfy the deficit. In the event the foregoing does not eliminate the deficit, State Street shall have the right to charge the deficiency to any other account or accounts maintained by the Fund with State Street.

To the extent that a Loan is secured by non-cash Collateral, the Borrower shall be required to pay a loan premium, the amount of which shall be negotiated by State Street. Such loan premium shall be allocated between State Street and the Fund as follows: (a) a portion of such loan premium shall be paid to State Street as compensation for its services in connection with this securities lending program, in accordance with Schedule A hereto; and (b) the remainder of such loan premium shall be credited to the Fund’s account.

Each Fund hereby agrees that it shall reimburse State Street for any and all funds advanced by State Street on behalf of the Fund as a consequence of the Fund’s obligations hereunder, including the Fund’s obligation to return cash Collateral to the Borrower and to pay any fees due the Borrower, all as provided in Section 8 hereof or this Section 9.

10. Fee Disclosure.

The fees associated with the investment of cash Collateral in funds maintained or advised by State Street are disclosed on Schedule A hereto. Said fees may be changed from time to time

by State Street upon notice to the Funds. An annual report with respect to such funds is available to the Funds, at no expense, upon request.

11. Recordkeeping and Reports.

State Street will establish and maintain such records as are reasonably necessary to account for Loans that are made and the income derived therefrom. On a monthly basis, State Street will make available to the Funds an audited statement describing the Loans made, and the income derived from the Loans, during the period covered by such statement. Each party to this Agreement shall comply with the reasonable requests of the other for information necessary to the requester’s performance of its duties in connection with this securities lending program.

Each Fund hereby agrees to participate in the Performance Explorer service offered by State Street through Data Explorers Limited and each Fund further agrees that as a condition for its participation in the Performance Explorer service, State Street is authorized by the Fund to provide to Data Explorers information relating to the Fund’s Loaned Securities on an anonymous basis for aggregation into the Data Explorers database, provided that the identity of the Fund as owner of the Loaned Securities is in no way identifiable and provided further that Data Explorers Limited has agreed to treat any such information provided to it confidentially and to use such information solely for the purposes of providing the service.

12. Standard of Care and Indemnification.

(a) State Street shall use reasonable care in the performance of its duties hereunder consistent with that exercised by banks generally in the performance of duties arising from acting as agent for clients in securities lending transactions (as appropriate).

(b) Each Fund shall indemnify State Street and hold State Street harmless from any loss or liability (including without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by State Street in rendering services hereunder or in connection with any breach of the terms of this Agreement by such Fund, except such loss or liability which results from State Street’s failure to exercise the standard of care required by this Section 12. Nothing in this Section shall derogate from the indemnities provided by State Street in Xxxxxxx 00. Xxxxx Xxxxxx may charge any amounts to which it is entitled hereunder against each Fund’s account with five (5) business days advance notice.

(c) Notwithstanding any express provision to the contrary herein, State Street shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, special or exemplary damages, even if State Street has been apprised of the likelihood of such damages occurring.

(d) Each Fund acknowledges that in the event that its participation in securities lending generates income for the Fund, State Street may be required to withhold tax or may claim such tax from the Fund as is appropriate in accordance with applicable law.

(e) Notwithstanding any express provision to the contrary herein, State Street, in determining the Market Value of Securities, including without limitation, Collateral, may rely upon any recognized pricing service and shall not be liable for any errors made by such service.

(f) It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the Trust or the Funds hereunder shall not be binding upon any trustee, shareholder, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust personally, but bind only the assets and property of the individual Fund whose assets are being loaned. The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the trustees of the Trust and signed by an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization nor such execution and delivery shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the assets and property of the individual Fund whose assets are being loaned.

13. Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto represents and warrants that (a) it has and will have the legal right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby, and to perform its obligations hereunder; (b) it has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery, and performance; (c) it has taken all necessary action to cause this Agreement to constitute a legal, valid, and binding obligation enforceable against it; and (d) the execution, delivery, and performance by it of this Agreement will at all times comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Each Fund represents and warrants that (a) it has made its own determination as to the tax and accounting treatment of any dividends, remuneration or other funds received hereunder; and (b) it is the legal and beneficial owner of (or exercises complete investment discretion over) all Available Securities free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests and encumbrances and no such security has been sold, and that it is entitled to receive all distributions made by the issuer with respect to Loaned Securities.

Each Fund further represents and warrants that it will immediately notify State Street orally and by written notice, of the relevant details of any private consent offers/agreements and/or any other off-market arrangements that may require the recall and/or restriction of a security from lending activity. Such written notice shall be delivered sufficiently in advance so as to: (a) provide State Street with reasonable time to notify Borrowers of any instructions necessary to comply with the terms of the corporate actions, private consent offers/agreements and/or other off-market arrangements, and (b) provide such Borrowers with reasonable time to comply with such instructions.

The person executing this Agreement on behalf of the Funds represents that he or she has the authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Funds.

Each Fund represents and warrants that it is (i) a “qualified investor” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(54)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or (ii) an employee benefit plan that owns and invests on a discretionary basis not less than US $25,000,000 in

investments. Each Fund agrees to notify State Street immediately of any changes in the information set forth in this subparagraph of this Section 13.

Each Fund hereby represents to State Street that: (i) its policies and objectives generally permit it to engage in securities lending transactions; (ii) its policies permit it to purchase shares of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust with cash Collateral; (iii) its participation in State Street’s securities lending program, including the investment of cash Collateral in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, and the existing series thereof has been approved by a majority of the directors or trustees which directors and trustees are not “interested persons” within the meaning of section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and such directors or trustees will evaluate the securities lending program no less frequently than annually to determine that the investment of cash Collateral in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, including any series thereof, is in the Fund’s best interest; and (iv) its prospectus provides appropriate disclosure concerning its securities lending activity.

Each Fund hereby further represents that it is not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) with respect to this Agreement and the Securities; that it qualifies as an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, as amended; and that the taxpayer identification number(s) and corresponding tax year-end are as set forth on Schedule B.

The Client further represents and warrants that it has received and reviewed the State Street Securities Lending Program Description and Risks document and, with respect to each investment vehicle set forth on Schedule A hereto, it has received and reviewed, as of the date of this Agreement, the disclosure memorandum, confidential offering memorandum or equivalent offering document of each such investment vehicle.

14. Borrower Default Indemnification.

(a) If at the time of a default by a Borrower with respect to a Loan (within the meaning of the applicable Securities Loan Agreement), some or all of the Loaned Securities under such Loan have not been returned by the Borrower, and subject to the terms of this Agreement, State Street shall indemnify the Fund against the failure of the Borrower as follows. State Street shall purchase a number of Replacement Securities equal to the number of such unreturned Loaned Securities, to the extent that such Replacement Securities are available on the open market. Such Replacement Securities shall be purchased by applying the proceeds of the Collateral with respect to such Loan to the purchase of such Replacement Securities. Subject to the Fund’s obligations pursuant to Section 8 hereof, if and to the extent that such proceeds are insufficient or the Collateral is unavailable, the purchase of such Replacement Securities shall be made at State Street’s expense.

(b) If State Street is unable to purchase Replacement Securities pursuant to Paragraph 14(a) hereof, State Street shall credit to the Fund’s account an amount equal to the Market Value of the unreturned Loaned Securities for which Replacement Securities are not so purchased, determined as of (i) the last day the Collateral continues to be successfully marked to market by

the Borrower against the unreturned Loaned Securities; or (ii) the next business day following the day referred to in (i) above, if higher.

(c) In addition to making the purchases or credits required by Paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof, State Street shall credit to the Fund’s account the value of all distributions on the Loaned Securities (not otherwise credited to the Fund’s accounts with State Street), for record dates which occur before the date that State Street purchases Replacement Securities pursuant to Paragraph (a) or credits the Fund’s account pursuant to Paragraph (b).

(d) Any credits required under Paragraphs (b) and (c) hereof shall be made by application of the proceeds of the Collateral, if any, that remains after the purchase of Replacement Securities pursuant to Paragraph (a). If and to the extent that the Collateral is unavailable or the value of the proceeds of the remaining Collateral is less than the value of the sum of the credits required to be made under Paragraphs (b) and (c), such credits shall be made at State Street’s expense.

(e) If after application of Paragraphs (a) through (d) hereof, additional Collateral remains or any previously unavailable Collateral becomes available or any additional amounts owed by the Borrower with respect to such Loan are received from the Borrower, State Street shall apply the proceeds of such Collateral or such additional amounts first to reimburse itself for any amounts expended by State Street pursuant to Paragraphs (a) through (d) above, and then to credit to the Fund’s account all other amounts owed by the Borrower to the Fund with respect to such Loan under the applicable Securities Loan Agreement.

(f) In the event that State Street is required to make any payment and/or incur any loss or expense under this Section, State Street shall, to the extent of such payment, loss, or expense, be subrogated to, and succeed to, all of the rights of the Fund against the Borrower under the applicable Securities Loan Agreement.

15. Continuing Agreement and Termination.

It is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement shall constitute a continuing agreement in every respect and shall apply to each and every Loan, whether now existing or hereafter made. The Funds and State Street may each at any time terminate this Agreement upon five (5) business days’ written notice to the other to that effect. The only effects of any such termination of this Agreement will be that (a) following such termination, no further Loans shall be made hereunder by State Street on behalf of the Funds, and (b) State Street shall, within a reasonable time after termination of this Agreement, terminate any and all outstanding Loans. The provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect in all other respects until all Loans have been terminated and all obligations satisfied as herein provided. State Street does not assume any market or investment risk of loss associated with the Fund’s change in cash Collateral investment vehicles or termination of, or change in, its participation in this securities lending program and the corresponding liquidation of cash Collateral investments.

16. Notices.

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, notices under this Agreement may be made orally, in writing, or by any other means mutually acceptable to the parties. If in writing, a notice shall be sufficient if delivered to the party entitled to receive such notices at the following addresses:

If to the Funds:

ICON Funds
0000 XXX Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer
Phone: 000-000-0000

If to State Street:

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Securities Finance
State Street Financial Center
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 0000-0000

or to such other addresses as either party may furnish the other party by written notice under this section.

Whenever this Agreement permits or requires the Funds to give notice to, direct, provide information to State Street, such notice, direction, or information shall be provided to State Street on the Funds’ behalf by any individual designated for such purpose by the Funds in a written notice to State Street. This Agreement shall be considered such a designation of the person executing the Agreement on the Funds’ behalf. After State Street’s receipt of such a notice of designation and until its receipt of a notice revoking such designation, State Street shall be fully protected in relying upon the notices, directions, and information given by such designee.

17. Securities Investors Protection Act of 1970 Notice.

EACH FUND IS HEREBY ADVISED AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT OF 1970 MAY NOT PROTECT THE FUND WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN OF SECURITIES HEREUNDER AND THAT, THEREFORE, THE COLLATERAL DELIVERED TO THE FUND MAY CONSTITUTE THE ONLY SOURCE OF SATISFACTION OF THE BROKER’S OR DEALER’S OBLIGATION IN THE EVENT THE BROKER OR DEALER FAILS TO RETURN THE SECURITIES.

18. Authorized Representatives.

Each Fund authorizes State Street to accept and to act on any instructions or other communications, regardless of how sent or delivered, from any Authorized Representative. Each Fund shall be fully responsible for all acts of any Authorized Representative, even if that person exceeds his or her authority, and in no event shall State Street be liable to a Fund or any other third party for any losses or damages arising out of or relating to any act State Street takes or fails to take in connection with any such instructions or other communications.

19. Agents.

State Street may use such agents, including but not limited to, such regulated clearing agents, securities depositaries, nominees, sub-custodians, third party custodians, to the extent applicable, and State Street Affiliates, as State Street deems appropriate to carry out its duties under this Agreement. To the extent the State Street Affiliates act as State Street’s agent hereunder, State Street agrees to be responsible for the acts and omissions of such the State Street Affiliates as though performed by State Street directly. Each Fund agrees that State Street’s sole liability for the acts or omissions of any third party shall be limited to liability arising from State Street’s failure to use reasonable care in the selection of such agent.

20. Force Majeure.

State Street shall not be responsible for any losses, costs or damages suffered by a Fund resulting directly or indirectly from war, riot, revolution, terrorism, acts of government or other causes beyond the reasonable control or apprehension of State Street.

21. Non-US Borrowers.

In the event a Fund approves lending to Borrowers resident in the United Kingdom (“UK”), the Fund shall provide sufficient documentation, in the form and manner required by the UK Inland Revenue, to establish that the Fund is (1) the beneficial owner of any manufactured dividends received and (2) not a UK recipient for purposes of UK manufactured overseas dividend rules

22. Miscellaneous.

This Agreement supersedes any other agreement between the parties or any representations made by one party to the other, whether oral or in writing, concerning Loans of Available Securities by State Street on behalf of the Funds. This Agreement shall not be assigned by either State Street or the Fund without the prior written consent of the other party. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors, and assigns. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each Fund and State Street hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New York Federal court sitting in the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York Federal court. Each Fund and State Street irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such

action or proceeding by the mailing of copies of such process to the Funds or State Street at the address specified in Section 16 hereof. Each Fund and State Street agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding, all appeals having been taken or the time period for such appeals having expired, shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement. If in the construction of this Agreement any court should deem any provision to be invalid because of scope or duration, then such court shall forthwith reduce such scope or duration to that which is appropriate and enforce this Agreement in its modified scope or duration.

23. Counterparts.

The Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one (1) instrument.

24. Modification.

This Agreement shall not be modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.


		ICON Funds, on behalf of its series as listed on Schedule B, severally and not jointly

		Name:

		By:


		Its:


		STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

		Name:


		By:


		Its:

Schedule A

This Schedule is attached to and made part of the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement, dated the 23^rd day of March, 2010 between ICON FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY (the “Funds”) and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (“State Street”).

Schedule of Fees

1. Subject to Paragraph 2 below, all proceeds collected by State Street on investment of cash Collateral or any fee income shall be allocated as follows

	-		Eighty percent (80%) payable to the Fund, and

	-		Twenty percent (20%) payable to State Street.

2. All payments to be allocated under Paragraph 1 above shall be made after deduction of such other amounts payable to State Street or to the Borrower under the terms of this Securities Lending Authorization Agreement.

3. The Funds instruct State Street to invest cash Collateral in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio. The management fees for investing in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio are as follows:

On an annualized basis, the management/trustee/custody/fund administration/transfer agent fee for investing cash Collateral in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is not more than 5.00 basis points netted out of yield. The trustee may pay out of the assets of the Portfolio all reasonable expenses and fees of the Portfolio, including professional fees or disbursements incurred in connection with the operation of the Portfolio.

Schedule B

This Schedule is attached to and made part of the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement, dated the 23^rd day of March 2010 between ICON FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY (the “Funds”) and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (“State Street”).


	Taxpayer
	Identification
Fund Name	Number		Tax Year-End
ICON Bond Fund		481272210		09/30
ICON Core Equity Fund		841556889		09/30
ICON Equity Income Fund		481272208		09/30
ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund		481272212		09/30
ICON Long/Short Fund		481272214		09/30
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund		752676150		09/30
ICON Europe Fund		752676156		09/30
ICON International Equity Fund		752676154		09/30
ICON Consumer Discretionary		752676135		09/30
ICON Energy Fund		752676137		09/30
ICON Financial Fund		752676138		09/30
ICON Healthcare Fund		752676139		09/30
ICON Industries Fund		752676146		09/30
ICON Information Technology		752676142		09/30
ICON Leisure+Consumer Staples		752676140		09/30
ICON Materials Fund		752676133		09/30
ICON Telecom & Utilities		752676143		09/30

Schedule C

Acceptable Forms of Collateral

-		Cash (U.S.D.); and

-		Such other Collateral as the parties may agree to in writing from time to time.

Exhibit A

Forms of Securities Loan Agreements

[See attached.]

CERTIFICATE OF SIGNING AUTHORITY AND INCUMBENCY

I, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, hereby certify that I am the Secretary of the ICON FUNDS, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Massachusetts (the “Trust”), and further certify in such capacity that each of the following individuals, acting singly, has been authorized to act in the name and on behalf of the Client and to sign, acknowledge, deliver and accept delivery of agreements and other documents in connection with securities lending transactions and that the true signature of each such individual is shown below opposite his or her name, and State Street Bank and Trust Company may rely upon this certificate until such time as it receives another certificate bearing a later date.


Name	Title	Specimen Signature

Xxxx X. Xxxxxx	Treasurer

Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx	Assistant Treasurer

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of March, 2010

[Authorized Officer]

I, , hereby certify that is the duly elected, qualified and acting [Title] of the Client, and his/her signature appearing above is his/her own true signature.

[name/title]

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