TRANSFER AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 23(h)(ii)
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of June 27, 2008 by and between PFPC Inc., a Massachusetts
corporation (“PFPC”), and The Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”).
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix A.
Background
A. The Fund is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (including any of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
the “1940 Act”).
B. The Fund wishes to retain PFPC to serve as transfer agent, registrar, dividend disbursing
agent and shareholder servicing agent to its investment portfolios listed on Exhibit A attached
hereto and made a part hereof, as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time by mutual
agreement of the parties in accordance with this Agreement (each a “Portfolio”), and PFPC wishes to
furnish such services.
Terms
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree to the statements made in the
preceding paragraphs and as follows:
1. Appointment. The Fund hereby appoints PFPC to serve as transfer agent, registrar,
dividend disbursing agent and shareholder servicing agent to the Fund in accordance with the terms
set forth in this Agreement. PFPC accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish such services.
PFPC shall be under no duty to take any action hereunder on behalf of the Fund or any Portfolio
except as specifically set forth herein or as may be specifically agreed to by PFPC and the Fund in
a written amendment hereto. PFPC shall not bear, or otherwise be responsible for, any fees, costs
or expenses charged by any third party providing services to the Fund unless PFPC contracted for
the services pursuant to a written agreement with the third party or expressly agreed in writing to
assume such responsibility.
2. Instructions.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, PFPC shall act only upon Oral Instructions or
Written Instructions.
(b) PFPC shall be entitled to rely upon any Oral Instruction or Written Instruction it
receives from an Authorized Person (or from a person reasonably believed by PFPC to be an
Authorized Person) pursuant to this Agreement and that it reasonably believes to be genuine.
PFPC may assume that any Oral Instruction or Written Instruction received hereunder that it
reasonably believes to be genuine is not in any way inconsistent with the provisions of
organizational documents of the Fund or this Agreement or of any vote, resolution or proceeding of
the Fund’s Board of Directors or of the Fund’s shareholders, unless and until PFPC receives Written
Instructions to the contrary.
(c) The Fund agrees to forward to PFPC Written Instructions confirming Oral Instructions so
that PFPC receives the Written Instructions by the close of business on the same day that such Oral
Instructions are received. The fact that such confirming Written Instructions are not received by
PFPC or differ from the Oral Instructions shall in no way invalidate the transactions or
enforceability of the transactions authorized by the Oral Instructions or PFPC’s ability to rely
upon such Oral Instructions except to the extent PFPC fails to act in accordance with the Written
Instructions and its Standard of Care within a reasonable time after receiving the inconsistent
Written Instructions.
3. Right to Receive Advice.
(a) Advice of the Fund. If PFPC is in doubt as to any action it should or should not
take in respect of its performance of its duties hereunder, PFPC may request directions or advice,
including Oral Instructions or Written Instructions, from the Fund.
(b) Advice of Counsel. If PFPC shall be in doubt as to any question of law pertaining
to any action it should or should not take in respect of its performance of its duties hereunder
PFPC may request advice from counsel of its own choosing (who may be counsel for the Fund, counsel
to the Fund’s investment adviser or, at PFPC’s sole cost and expense, counsel to PFPC) at the
option of PFPC.
(c) Conflicting Advice. In the event of a conflict between directions or advice or
Oral Instructions or Written Instructions PFPC receives from the Fund, and the advice it receives
from counsel, PFPC may rely upon and follow the advice of counsel.
(d) No Obligation to Seek Advice. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to
impose an obligation upon PFPC to seek such directions, advice, Oral Instructions, Written
Instructions or legal advice.
(e) Instructions Outside Agreement. PFPC shall have no obligation to take or omit to
take an action requested by the Fund pursuant to Oral Instructions, Written Instructions or
otherwise if such act or omission is not provided for or contemplated in this Agreement or PFPC’s
Written Procedures (as defined in Section 18).
4. Records; Visits. PFPC shall keep and maintain on behalf of the Fund all books and
records which are customary or which are required to be kept in connection with PFPC’s services
pursuant to applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, to the
extent applicable, Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act (the “Fund Books and Records”). The
Fund Books and Records, which are in the possession or under the control of PFPC, shall be the
property of the Fund. The Fund and Authorized Persons shall have access to
the Fund Books and Records at all times during PFPC’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable
request of the Fund, copies of any such Fund Books and Records shall be provided by PFPC to the
Fund or to an Authorized Person, at the Fund’s expense. Upon a termination of this Agreement, PFPC
shall promptly, upon the Fund’s demand, turn over to the Fund and cease to retain the Fund Books
and Records; provided, however, PFPC may maintain copies of any such Fund Books and
Records to the extent required under the Securities Laws, appropriate to demonstrate PFPC’s
compliance with the terms of this agreement or in accordance with PFPC’s policies and procedures
with respect to audit, internal control, compliance, legal or regulatory matters.
5. Confidentiality.
(a) “Confidential Information” is hereby defined to include:
(i) any data or information that is competitively sensitive material, and not generally
known to the public, including, but not limited to, information about product plans,
marketing strategies, finances, operations, customer relationships, customer profiles,
customer lists, sales estimates, business plans, and internal performance results relating
to the past, present or future business activities of the Fund or PFPC, their respective
subsidiaries and affiliated companies and the customers, clients and suppliers of any of
them;
(ii) any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, or
improvement that is commercially valuable and secret in the sense that its confidentiality
affords the Fund or PFPC a competitive advantage;
(iii) all confidential or proprietary concepts, documentation, reports, data,
specifications, computer software, source code, object code, flow charts, databases,
inventions, know-how, and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or copyrightable;
(iv) the Fund Books and Records; and
(v) anything reasonably designated by the supplying party as confidential.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information:
(i) already known to the receiving party at the time it is obtained;
(ii) that is or becomes generally known or available to the public through no wrongful act
of the receiving party;
(iii) rightfully received from a third party who, to the best of the receiving party’s
knowledge, is not under a duty of confidentiality; or
(iv) can be shown by documentation that such information has been or is independently
developed by the receiving party without reference to the Confidential Information.
(c) In the event disclosure of Confidential Information (i) is required of the receiving party
pursuant to a court order, judicial or administrative proceeding, subpoena, request of a
governmental or regulatory agency (including law enforcement agencies, if appropriate) or law, in
each case having jurisdiction over the receiving party, or (ii) except as provided in Section
5(d)(v) below, is necessary to the defense of any claim or cause of action asserted against the
receiving party, the parties agree that the receiving party will (to the extent permitted by law)
prior to any disclosure, provide the supplying party with prompt written notice of any such
proposed disclosure so that the supplying party may take actions to minimize or prevent such
disclosure, including, without limitation, seeking a protective order (“Protective Measures”). It
is further agreed that the receiving party is permitted to disclose Confidential Information
pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 5(c) subject to any Protective Measures obtained
by the supplying party, but shall (x) disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information
that is required to be disclosed under the circumstances, (y) give the supplying party advance
written notice of the information to be disclosed as far in advance of its disclosure as is
practical if no such notice has previously been given, and (z) at the supplying party’s request,
seek to obtain assurances that the disclosed information will be accorded confidential treatment.
(d) Each party agrees that it shall hold the other party’s Confidential Information in trust
and confidence, shall protect such Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care,
but no less than reasonable care, which the party uses to protect its own comparable Confidential
Information, and shall not use or disclose, or allow any third party to access, use or disclose,
any such Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever, other than:
(i) as expressly authorized by the other party in a written and binding agreement;
(ii) as necessary or appropriate in connection with providing the services and performing
its other obligations under such an agreement or this Agreement;
(iii) in connection with an independent auditor reviews (e.g., SAS-70 or Rule
38(a)-1 reviews) or where required to satisfy any other legal, accounting or audit
requirement, including without limitation those of applicable regulatory authorities,
competent government authorities (including law enforcement agencies) and auditors; and
(iv) in a manner consistent with such party’s customary back-up and archival procedures; or
(v) where relevant to the enforcement of any claim against the supplying party by the
receiving party under this Agreement or relevant to the defense of any claim asserted
against a receiving party under this Agreement by or through the supplying party or with
respect to which the receiving party is entitled to seek indemnification hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period
of three (3) years after such termination.
6. Cooperation with Accountants. PFPC shall cooperate with the Fund’s independent public
accountants and shall take all reasonable actions in the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement to ensure that the information necessary for the expression of their opinion, as required
by the Fund, is made available to such accountants in a timely manner following their request.
7. PFPC System. PFPC shall retain title to and ownership of any and all data bases,
computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques, derivative works,
inventions, discoveries, patentable or copyrightable matters, concepts, expertise, patents,
copyrights, trade secrets, and other related legal rights utilized by PFPC in connection with the
services provided by PFPC to the Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that
the Fund shall retain all ownership rights in Fund data which resides on the PFPC System.
8. Disaster Recovery. PFPC has and shall maintain appropriate procedures and systems with
regard to the safekeeping from loss or damage attributable to fire, theft or any other cause
information relating to the Fund (including the Fund Books and Records) and the performance of
PFPC’s duties hereunder. PFPC has and shall maintain reasonable and adequate equipment, facilities
and other property reasonably required for the secure performance of PFPC’s obligations hereunder.
PFPC shall enter into and shall maintain in effect with appropriate parties one or more agreements
making reasonable provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment. In the
event of equipment failures, PFPC shall, at no additional expense to the Fund, take all reasonable
steps to minimize service interruptions. PFPC shall have no liability with respect to the loss of
data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure, provided such loss or interruption is
not caused by PFPC’s own intentional misconduct, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of its
duties or obligations under this Agreement and PFPC exercised its Standard of Care with respect to
backing up data and taking appropriate actions to minimize service interruptions.
9. Compensation.
(a) As compensation for services rendered by PFPC during the term of this Agreement, the Fund
will pay to PFPC a fee or fees as may be agreed to from time to time in writing by the Fund and
PFPC. For purposes of clarity, the parties understand and agree that any separate written fee
arrangement to be agreed upon between the parties from time to time will likely include fees for
certain services that the Fund has not yet requested nor is obligated to purchase, and,
accordingly, the Fund shall only be obligated to pay PFPC fees associated with such optional
services if and when the Fund requests such additional services. In addition, the Fund agrees to
pay, and will be billed separately in arrears for, reasonable and actual out-of-pocket expenses
reasonably incurred by PFPC in the performance of its duties hereunder.
(b) PFPC shall establish certain cash management accounts (“Service Accounts”) required to
provide services under this Agreement. The Fund acknowledges (i) PFPC may receive investment
earnings from sweeping the funds in such Service Accounts into investment
accounts including, but not limited, investment accounts maintained at an affiliate or client
of PFPC; (ii) balance credits earned with respect to the amounts in such Service Accounts (“Balance
Credits”) will be used to offset the banking service fees imposed by the cash management service
provider (the “Banking Service Fees”); (iii) PFPC shall retain any excess Balance Credits for its
own use; (iv) Balance Credits will be calculated and applied toward the Fund’s Banking Service Fees
regardless of the Service Account balance sweep described in Sub-Section (i); and (v) PFPC may use
the services of third-party vendors in connection with the issuance of redemption and distribution
checks and shall retain any benefits obtained from any arrangements with such vendors, including
any commission or return on float paid to it by any such vendors.
(c) The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to PFPC that (i) the terms of this
Agreement, (ii) the fees and expenses associated with this Agreement that have been expressly
disclosed in writing by PFPC to the Fund prior to the date hereof, and (iii) any benefits accruing
to PFPC or to the adviser or sponsor to the Fund in connection with this Agreement that have been
expressly disclosed in writing by PFPC to the Fund prior to the date hereof, including, but not
limited to, any fee waivers, conversion cost reimbursements, up front payments, signing payments or
periodic payments made or to be made by PFPC to such adviser or sponsor or any affiliate of the
Fund relating to the Agreement have been fully disclosed to the Board of Directors of the Fund and
that, if required by applicable law, such Board of Directors has approved or will approve the terms
of this Agreement, any such fees and expenses, and any such benefits.
(d) No termination of this Agreement shall cause, and no provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in any manner that would cause, PFPC’s right to receive payment of its fees and charges
for services actually performed hereunder, and the Fund’s obligation to pay such fees and charges,
to be barred, limited, abridged, conditioned, reduced, abrogated, or subject to a cap or other
limitation or exclusion of any nature. The foregoing shall not in any way limit any liability of
PFPC to the Fund or any Portfolio thereof for damages caused by PFPC’s breach of this Agreement or
its failure to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Standard of Care.
10. Standard of Care/Limitation of Liability.
(a) Subject to the terms of this Section 10, PFPC shall be liable to the Fund (or any person
or entity claiming through the Fund) for damages only to the extent caused by PFPC’s failure to use
commercially reasonable care in the performance of services under this Agreement (“Standard of
Care”). In the absence of a finding to the contrary, the acceptance, processing and/or
negotiation of a fraudulent payment for the purchase of Shares shall be presumed not to have been a
failure of PFPC to meet its Standard of Care.
(b) PFPC’s liability to the Fund and any person or entity claiming through the Fund for any
loss, claim, suit, controversy, breach or damage of any nature whatsoever arising out of or related
to this Agreement and regardless of the form of action or legal theory (“Loss”) shall not exceed
the fees received by PFPC for services provided hereunder during the twelve (12)
months immediately prior to the date of such Loss; provided that PFPC’s cumulative maximum
liability for all Losses shall not exceed $250,000.
(c) Neither PFPC nor its affiliates shall not be liable for damages (including, without
limitation, damages caused by delays, failure, errors, interruption or loss of data) occurring
directly or indirectly by reason of circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without
limitation, acts of God; military action; war; terrorism; riot; fire; flood; catastrophe; sabotage;
wide spread epidemics; civil commotion; interruption, loss or malfunction of utilities,
transportation, computer or communications capabilities not due to the negligence, recklessness or
intentional misconduct of PFPC; insurrection; natural disaster; failure of the mails; or functions
or malfunctions of the internet, firewalls, encryption systems or security devices caused by any of
the above; provided, however, the foregoing shall not relieve PFPC of its
obligations under Section 8.
(d) PFPC shall not be under any duty or obligation to inquire into and shall not be liable for
the validity or invalidity, authority or lack thereof, or truthfulness or accuracy or lack thereof,
of any instruction, direction, notice, instrument or other information which PFPC reasonably
believes to be genuine. PFPC shall not be liable for any damages that are caused by actions or
omissions taken by PFPC in accordance with Written Instructions that it reasonably believes to be
genuine or advice of counsel. PFPC shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any action
or omission to act by any prior service provider of the Fund or for any failure to discover any
such error or omission.
(e) No party hereto or their respective affiliates shall be liable for any consequential,
incidental, exemplary, punitive, special or indirect damages, whether or not the likelihood of such
damages was known by the other party or its affiliates.
(f) Each party shall have a duty to take reasonable actions to mitigate damages for which the
other party may become responsible.
(g) This Section 10 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
11. Indemnification.
(a) Absent PFPC’s failure to meet its Standard of Care (defined in Section 10 above), the Fund
agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless PFPC and its affiliates and their respective
directors, trustees, officers, agents and employees from and against all claims, suits, actions,
damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, costs and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees
and court costs, travel costs and other reasonable out-of-pocket costs related to dispute
resolution) (collectively, “Losses”) arising directly and proximately from: (a) an act or omission
of the Fund, a Fund contractor or subcontractor in connection with providing services to the Fund
or a predecessor service provider; and (b) any action taken or omitted to be taken by PFPC in
connection with the provision of services to the Fund; provided that this indemnification shall not
apply to actions or omissions of PFPC involving bad faith, intentional misconduct, negligence or
reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties.
(b) PFPC agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Fund, its affiliates, the
Portfolios, and the Fund’s trustees, officers, agents and employees from and against all Losses
arising directly and proximately from PFPC’s bad faith, intentional misconduct or negligence in the
performance of, or the reckless disregard of, its duties or obligations hereunder or any amendments
or additional services mutually agreed upon by the parties in writing.
(c) The indemnification provided for under this Section 11 shall be the sole and exclusive
remedy of the parties with respect to matters for which indemnification is provided hereunder,
except that this Section 11(c) shall not be interpreted to preclude or restrict a party’s right or
ability to apply for remedies to a court of equity.
(d) This Section 11 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
12. Description of Services.
(a) Services Provided by PFPC on an Ongoing Basis, If Applicable.
(i) Calculate 12b-1 payments;
(ii) Maintain shareholder registrations;
(iii) Review new applications and correspond with shareholders to complete or correct
information;
(iv) Direct payment processing of checks or wires;
(v) Prepare and certify shareholder lists in conjunction with proxy solicitations;
(vi) Countersign share certificates;
(vii) Prepare and mail to shareholders confirmation of activity;
(viii) Provide toll-free lines for direct shareholder use, plus customer liaison staff for
on-line inquiry response;
(ix) Mail duplicate confirmations to broker-dealers of their clients’ activity, whether
executed through the broker-dealer or directly with PFPC;
(x) Provide periodic shareholder lists and statistics to the Fund;
(xi) Provide detailed data for underwriter/broker confirmations;
(xii) Prepare periodic mailing of year-end tax and statement information;
(xiii) Notify on a timely basis the investment adviser, accounting agent, and custodian of
Share activity;
(xiv) Perform other participating broker-dealer shareholder services as may be agreed
upon from time to time;
(xv) Accept and post daily Share purchases and redemptions;
(xvi) Accept, post and perform shareholder transfers and exchanges;
(xvii) Issue and cancel certificates (when requested in writing by the shareholder); and
(xviii) Perform certain administrative and ministerial duties relating to opening,
maintaining and processing transactions for shareholders or financial intermediaries that
trade shares through the NSCC.
(b) Purchase of Shares. PFPC shall issue and credit an account of an investor, in the
manner described in the Fund’s prospectus, once it receives:
(i) A purchase order in completed proper form;
(ii) Proper information to establish a shareholder account; and
(iii) Confirmation of receipt or crediting of funds for such order to the Fund’s custodian.
(c) Redemption of Shares. PFPC shall process requests to redeem Shares as follows:
(i) All requests to transfer or redeem Shares and payment therefor shall be made in
accordance with the Fund’s prospectus, when the shareholder tenders Shares in proper form,
accompanied by such documents as PFPC reasonably may deem necessary. PFPC shall process all
Share transfers, exchanges and redemptions.
(ii) PFPC reserves the right to refuse to transfer or redeem Shares until it is satisfied
that the endorsement on the instructions is valid and genuine and that the requested
transfer or redemption is legally authorized, and it shall incur no liability for the
refusal, in good faith, to process transfers or redemptions which PFPC, in its commercially
reasonable judgment, deems improper or unauthorized, or until it is reasonably satisfied
that there is no basis to any claims adverse to such transfer or redemption.
(iii) When Shares are redeemed, PFPC shall deliver to the Fund’s custodian (the “Custodian”)
and the Fund or its designee a notification setting forth the number of Shares redeemed.
Such redeemed Shares shall be reflected on appropriate accounts maintained by PFPC
reflecting outstanding Shares of the Fund and Shares attributed to individual accounts.
(iv) PFPC shall, upon receipt of the monies provided to it by the Custodian for the
redemption of Shares, pay such monies as are received from the Custodian, all in
accordance with the procedures established from time to time between PFPC and the Fund.
(v) When a broker-dealer notifies PFPC of a redemption desired by a customer, and the
Custodian provides PFPC with funds, PFPC shall prepare and send the redemption check to the
broker-dealer and such redemption check shall be made payable to the broker-dealer on behalf
of its customer, unless otherwise instructed in writing by the broker-dealer.
(vi) PFPC shall not process or effect any redemption requests with respect to Shares of
the Fund after receipt by PFPC or its agent of notification of the suspension of the
determination of the net asset value of the Fund.
(vii) PFPC shall calculate redemption fees, as appropriate.
(d) Dividends and Distributions. Upon resolution of the Fund’s Board of Directors or
Trustees or equivalent governing body declaring and authorizing the payment of a dividend or other
distribution and the receipt by PFPC of Written Instructions, PFPC shall issue Shares in payment of
the dividend or distribution, or, upon shareholder election, pay such dividend or distribution in
cash, if provided for in the Fund’s prospectus. Such issuance or payment, as well as payments upon
redemption as described in sub-section (c) above, shall be made after deduction and payment of any
and all amounts required to be withheld in accordance with any applicable tax laws or other laws,
rules or regulations. PFPC shall (i) mail to the Fund’s shareholders such tax forms and other
information, or permissible substitute notice, relating to dividends and distributions paid by the
Fund as are required to be filed and mailed by applicable law, rule or regulation; and (ii)
prepare, maintain and file with the IRS and other appropriate taxing authorities reports relating
to all dividends by the Fund paid to its shareholders (above threshold amounts stipulated by
applicable law) as required by tax or other laws, rules or regulations; provided,
however, notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 12(d) or this Agreement: (A) PFPC’s exclusive obligations with respect to any written
statement that Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act may require to be issued with respect to the Fund
shall be, upon receipt of specific Written Instructions to such effect, to receive from the Fund
the information which is to be printed on the statement, to print such information on appropriate
paper stock and to mail such statement to shareholders, and (B) PFPC’s sole obligation with respect
to any dividend or distribution that Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act may require be accompanied by
such a written statement shall be to act strictly in accordance with the first two sentences of
this Section 12(d).
(e) Shareholder Account Services. PFPC shall arrange, in accordance with the Fund’s
then-current prospectus:
(i) for issuance of Shares obtained through:
(A) Any pre-authorized check plan; and
(B) Direct purchases through broker wire orders, checks and applications.
(ii) for a shareholder’s:
(A) Exchange of Shares for shares of another fund with which the Fund has exchange
privileges;
(B) Automatic redemption from an account where that shareholder participates in an
automatic redemption plan; and/or
(C) Redemption of Shares from an account with a checkwriting privilege.
(f) Communications to Shareholders. Upon timely Written Instructions, PFPC shall mail
all communications by the Fund to its shareholders, including:
(i) Reports to shareholders;
(ii) Confirmations of purchases and sales of Fund shares;
(iii) Monthly or quarterly statements;
(iv) Dividend and distribution notices; and
(v) Tax form information.
(g) Records. PFPC shall maintain records of the accounts for each shareholder showing
the following information:
(i) Name, address and United States Tax Identification or Social Security number;
(ii) Number and class of Shares held and number and class of Shares for which certificates,
if any, have been issued, including certificate numbers and denominations;
(iii) Historical information regarding the account of each shareholder, including dividends
and distributions paid and the date and price for all transactions on a shareholder’s
account;
(iv) Any stop or restraining order placed against a shareholder’s account;
(v) Any correspondence relating to the current maintenance of a shareholder’s account;
(vi) Information with respect to withholdings; and
(vii) Any information required in order for PFPC to perform any calculations required by
this Agreement.
(h) Lost or Stolen Certificates. PFPC shall place a stop notice against any
certificate reported to be lost or stolen and comply with all applicable federal regulatory
requirements for reporting such loss or alleged misappropriation. A new certificate shall be
registered and issued only upon:
(i) The shareholder’s pledge of a lost instrument bond or such other appropriate indemnity
bond issued by a surety company approved by PFPC; and
(ii) Completion of a release and indemnification agreement signed by the shareholder to
protect PFPC and its affiliates.
(i) Shareholder Inspection of Stock Records. Upon a request from any Fund shareholder
to inspect stock records, PFPC will notify the Fund and the Fund will issue instructions granting
or denying each such request. Unless PFPC has acted contrary to the Fund’s instructions, the Fund
agrees to and does hereby release PFPC from any liability for refusal of permission for a
particular shareholder to inspect the Fund’s stock records.
(j) Withdrawal of Shares and Cancellation of Certificates. Upon receipt of Written
Instructions, PFPC shall cancel outstanding certificates surrendered by the Fund to reduce the
total amount of outstanding shares by the number of shares surrendered by the Fund.
(k) Lost Shareholders. PFPC shall perform such services as are required in order to
comply with Rule 17Ad-17 of the 1934 Act (the “Lost Shareholder Rule”), including, but not limited
to, those set forth below. PFPC may, in its sole discretion and its sole cost and expense, use the
services of a third party to perform some of or all such services.
(i) documentation of search policies and procedures;
(ii) execution of required searches;
(iii) tracking results and maintaining data sufficient to comply with the Lost Shareholder
Rule; and
(iv) preparation and submission of data required under the Lost Shareholder Rule.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, PFPC shall have no duty or obligation under this Section 12(k) to
perform any services described in this Section 12(k) on any shareholder accounts which are
broker-controlled accounts or omnibus accounts or are accounts which otherwise contain insufficient
information to permit PFPC to identify and depict “RPO” status or otherwise perform the described
services for persons holding through such accounts. Except as set forth above, PFPC shall have no
responsibility for any escheatment services.
(l) Retirement Plans and Educational Savings Accounts.
(i) In connection with Traditional, SEP, Xxxx, and SIMPLE individual retirement accounts
(“XXX accounts”), 403(b)(7) custodial accounts, money purchase and profit sharing plans and
Single Participant “k” plan accounts (“Qualified Plans”) (collectively, the “Retirement
Plans”) and Xxxxxxxxx educational savings accounts (“ESA Accounts”) all within the meaning
of Section 408, 403(b)(7), 401, and 530 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”) sponsored by the Fund for which contributions of the Fund’s shareholders (the
“Participants”) are invested solely in Shares of the Fund, PFPC shall provide the following
administrative services:
(A) Establish a record of types and reasons for distributions (i.e., attainment of
age 59-1/2, disability, death, return of excess contributions, etc.);
(B) Record method of distribution requested and/or made;
(C) Receive and process designation of beneficiary forms requests;
(D) Examine and process requests for direct transfers between custodians/trustees;
transfer and pay over to the successor assets in the account and records pertaining
thereto as requested;
(E) Prepare any annual reports or returns required to be prepared and/or filed by a
custodian of a Retirement Plan and ESA Accounts, including, but not limited to, an
annual fair market value report, Forms 1099R and 5498; and file same with the
Internal Revenue Service and provide same to Participant/Beneficiary, as applicable;
and
(F) Perform applicable federal withholding and send Participants/Beneficiaries an
annual TEFRA notice regarding required federal tax withholding.
(ii) PFPC shall arrange for PFPC Trust Company to serve as custodian for the Retirement
Plans sponsored by the Fund.
(iii) With respect to the Retirement Plans, PFPC shall provide the Fund with the associated
Retirement Plan documents for use by the Fund and PFPC shall be responsible for the
maintenance of such documents in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(m) Print Mail. The Fund hereby engages PFPC as its exclusive print/mail service
provider with respect to those items and for such fees as may be agreed to from time to time in
writing by the Fund and PFPC. PFPC shall provide mailing labels for distribution of financial
reports, prospectuses, proxy statements or marketing materials to current Fund shareholders.
(n) Proxy Advantage. The Fund hereby engages PFPC as its exclusive proxy solicitation
service provider with respect to those items and for such fees as may be agreed to from time to
time in writing by the Fund and PFPC.
(o) PFPC shall at all times meet its Standard of Care in the performance of the foregoing
services.
13. Privacy. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that, subject to the reuse and
re-disclosure provisions of Xxxxxxxxxx X-X, 00 XXX Part 248.11, it shall not disclose the
non-public personal information of investors in the Fund obtained under this Agreement, except as
necessary to carry out the services set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise permitted by law or
regulation. PFPC represents, warrants and agrees that it has in place and will maintain physical,
electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality
and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of records and information relating
to consumers or customers of the Fund. The Fund hereby consents to PFPC providing information
about the Fund and consumers or customers of the Fund, including nonpublic personal financial
information, to the Fund’s investment adviser and the investment adviser’s affiliates as necessary
or appropriate in connection with the services provided by PFPC pursuant to this Agreement and/or
upon a Written Instruction of the Fund’s investment adviser or its affiliates.
14. Anti-Money Laundering.
(a) To the extent the other provisions of this Agreement require PFPC to establish, maintain
and monitor accounts of investors in the Fund consistent with securities laws, PFPC shall perform
reasonable actions necessary to help the Fund be in compliance with Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT
Act, as follows: PFPC shall: (a) establish and implement written internal policies, procedures and
controls reasonably designed to help prevent the Fund from being used to launder money or finance
terrorist activities; (b) provide for independent testing, by an employee who is not responsible
for the operation of PFPC’s anti-money laundering (“AML”) program or by an outside party, for
compliance with PFPC’s established AML policies and procedures; (c) designate a person or persons
responsible for implementing and monitoring the operation and internal controls of PFPC’s AML
program; and (d) provide ongoing training of PFPC personnel relating to the prevention of
money-laundering activities.
(b) Upon the reasonable request of the Fund, PFPC shall provide to the Fund: (x) a copy of
PFPC’s written AML policies and procedures (it being understood such information is to be
considered confidential and treated as such and afforded all protections provided to Confidential
Information under this Agreement); (y) a copy of a written assessment or report
prepared by the party performing the independent testing for compliance, or a summary thereof, or a
certification that the findings of the independent party are satisfactory; and (z) a summary of the
AML training provided for appropriate PFPC personnel. PFPC agrees to permit inspections relating
to its AML program by U.S. Federal departments or regulatory agencies with appropriate jurisdiction
and to make available to examiners from such departments or regulatory agencies such information
and records relating to its AML program as such examiners shall reasonably request.
(c) Without limiting or expanding the foregoing, the parties agree the provisions in this
Section 14 relate only to Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT Act and do not apply other sections,
including Section 326, of the USA PATRIOT Act or regulations promulgated thereunder.
15. Foreign Account Due Diligence.
(a) To help the Fund comply with its requirements to establish and implement a due
diligence program for “foreign financial institution” accounts (which the Fund is required to
have under regulations issued under Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act), PFPC will do the
following:
(i) Implement and operate a due diligence program that includes appropriate,
specific, risk-based policies, procedures and controls that are reasonably
designed to enable the Fund to detect and report, on an ongoing basis, any
known or suspected money laundering activity conducted through or involving any
correspondent account established, maintained, administered or managed by the
Fund for a “foreign financial institution” (as defined in 31 CFR
103.175(h))(“Foreign Financial Institution”);
(ii) Conduct due diligence to identify and detect any Foreign Financial
Institution accounts in connection with new accounts and account maintenance;
(iii) Assess the money laundering risk presented by each such Foreign Financial
Institution account, based on a consideration of all appropriate relevant
factors (as generally outlined in 31 CFR 103.176), and assign a risk category
to each such Foreign Financial Institution account;
(iv) Apply risk-based procedures and controls to each such Foreign Financial
Institution account reasonably designed to detect and report known or suspected
money laundering activity, including a periodic review of the Foreign Financial
Institution account activity sufficient to determine consistency with
information obtained about the type, purpose and anticipated activity of the
account;
(v) Include procedures to be followed in circumstances in which the appropriate
due diligence cannot be performed with respect to a Foreign Financial
Institution account;
(vi) Adopt and operate enhanced due diligence policies for certain Foreign
Financial Institution accounts in compliance with 31 CFR 103.176(b);
(vii) Record due diligence program and maintain due diligence records relating
to Foreign Financial Institution accounts; and
(viii) Report to the Fund about measures taken under (i)-(vii) above.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, and without expanding the scope of the express
language in this Section 15, PFPC need not complete any due diligence beyond the requirements of
the relevant Foreign Financial Institution due diligence program regulations and PFPC need not
perform any task that need not be performed for the Fund to be in compliance with relevant Foreign
Financial Institution due diligence program regulations.
(c) Without limiting or expanding the foregoing, the parties agree the provisions in this
Section 15 relate only to Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act and do not apply to other sections,
including Section 326, of the USA PATRIOT Act or regulations promulgated thereunder.
16. Customer Identification Program (“CIP”) Services.
(a) To help the Fund comply with its Customer Identification Program (which the Fund is
required to have under regulations issued under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act) PFPC will do
the following:
(i) Implement procedures under which new accounts in the Fund are not established unless
PFPC has obtained the name, date of birth (for natural persons only), address and
government-issued identification number (collectively, the “Data Elements”) for each
corresponding “Customer” (as defined in 31 CFR 103.131).
(ii) Use collected Data Elements to attempt to reasonably verify the identity of each new
Customer promptly before or after each corresponding new account is opened. Methods of
verification may consist of non-documentary methods (for which PFPC may use unaffiliated
information vendors to assist with such verifications) and documentary methods (as permitted
by 31 CFR 103.131), and may include procedures under which PFPC personnel perform enhanced
due diligence to verify the identities of Customers the identities of whom were not
successfully verified through the first-level (which will typically be reliance on results
obtained from an information vendor) verification process(es).
(iii) Record the Data Elements and maintain records relating to verification of new
Customers consistent with 31 CFR 103.131(b)(3).
(iv) Regularly report to the Fund about measures taken under (i) – (iii) above.
(v) If PFPC provides services by which prospective Customers may subscribe for shares in the
Fund via the Internet or telephone, work with the Fund to notify prospective Customers,
consistent with 31 CFR 103.131(b)(5), about the Fund’s CIP.
(vi) Set forth on a separate fee schedule compensation amounts due for these CIP Services.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, and without expanding the scope of the express
language in this Section 16, PFPC need not collect the Data Elements for (or verify) prospective
customers (or accounts) beyond the requirements of relevant customer identification program
regulations (for example, PFPC will not verify customers opening accounts through NSCC) and PFPC
need not perform any task that need not be performed for the Fund to be in compliance with relevant
customer identification program regulations.
(c) PFPC agrees to permit inspections relating to the CIP Services provided hereunder by U.S.
Federal departments or regulatory agencies with appropriate jurisdiction and to make available to
examiners from such departments or regulatory agencies such information and records relating to the
CIP Services provided hereunder as such examiners shall reasonably request.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, PFPC need not perform any of the steps described
in this Section 16 with respect to persons purchasing Shares via exchange privileges.
17. Duration and Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall be effective on the date first written above and unless terminated
pursuant to its terms shall continue for a period of three (3) years (the “Initial Term”).
(b) Upon the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for
successive terms of one (1) year (“Renewal Terms”) each, unless the Fund or PFPC provides written
notice to the other of its intent not to renew. Such notice must be received not less than ninety
(90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or the then current Renewal Term.
(c) This Agreement may also be terminated (i) by the mutual agreement of the parties, (ii)
upon the merger, consolidation or combination of the Fund with or into another entity if the
surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or combination (or its parent entity) uses PFPC or
an affiliate of PFPC as its transfer agent, (iii) upon the sale or transfer of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Fund if the entity acquiring such assets (or its parent entity) uses PFPC
or an affiliate of PFPC as its transfer agent, (iv) by a non-defaulting party for “Cause” (as
defined in Section 17(e) below), or (v) pursuant to Section 20(b). Termination pursuant to clause
(i) of the foregoing sentence shall be effective in accordance with the agreement of the parties
and a termination pursuant to clause (iv) of the foregoing sentence shall be effective thirty
(30) days after the defaulting party shall have received notice of termination from the
non-defaulting party or such later date as may be specified by the non-defaulting party in the
notice.
(d) In the event of termination, all actual out-of-pocket expenses associated with movement of
records and materials and conversion thereof to a successor transfer agent will be borne by the
Fund and paid to PFPC promptly following the Fund being invoiced by PFPC regarding such expenses
paid by it in connection with any such conversion. Subject to the foregoing, upon termination of
this Agreement and following a request by the Fund, PFPC shall promptly deliver to the Fund or to
any designated third party all records created and maintained by PFPC pursuant to this Agreement
(including Fund Books and Records), as well as any Fund records maintained but not created by PFPC.
In addition, in the event of a termination other than (i) a termination by PFPC other than for
Cause or (ii) a termination by the Fund for Cause, any conversion, de-conversion, transfer or other
transmission of data or records or other activity or function performed by PFPC in connection with
the assumption of duties by a successor transfer agent shall occur at such commercially reasonable
rates as PFPC shall have in effect at such time and the Fund shall be obligated to pay such charges
to PFPC promptly following the Fund being invoiced by PFPC.
(e) For purposes of this Section 17, “Cause” shall mean:
(i) a party’s material failure to perform its duties and obligations hereunder if after sixty
(60) days following receipt of notice of the material failure from the other party such party fails
to remedy such failure;
(ii) a final, unappealable judicial, regulatory or administrative ruling, order or settlement
is entered into the public record in which a party is found to be guilty of, or has consented to a
finding of, criminal behavior in the conduct of its business;
(iii) any proceeding shall be instituted by a party seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection,
relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment
of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property; or
(iv) any proceeding shall be instituted against a party seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection,
relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment
of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property,
which proceeding remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days
unless such party diligently contests the case within thirty (30) days of service of notice of the
filing of such case and such party continues to diligently contest the proceeding.
A party with respect to which Cause exists or occurs is sometimes referred to herein as the
“defaulting party” and under the circumstances of particular Cause the other party to this
Agreement is sometimes referred to herein as the “non-defaulting party.” In all cases, termination
by a party for Cause shall not constitute a waiver by such terminating party of any other rights it
might have under this Agreement or otherwise against the other party.
18. Policies and Procedures. The parties acknowledge that the services described in and
to be provided under this Agreement involve processes, actions, functions, instructions, consents,
choices, the exercise of rights or performance of obligations, communications and other components,
both internal to PFPC and interactive between the parties, necessitated or made appropriate by
business or by legal or regulatory considerations, or both, that in most cases are far too numerous
and minutely detailed to expressly include in this Agreement and that, accordingly, the parties
agree that PFPC shall perform the services provided for in this Agreement in accordance with the
written policies, procedures, manuals, documentation and other operational guidelines of PFPC
governing the services in effect at the time the services are performed (“written procedures” for
purposes of this Section 18) and that such written procedures are expressly intended to supplement
the description of services provided for herein, but that the express terms of this Agreement will
always prevail in any conflict with PFPC’s written procedures.
19. Notices.
(a) Notices shall be addressed (i) if to PFPC, as follows: PFPC Inc., 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: President, facsimile number and electronic mail
address of with a copy to PFPC Inc., 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000, Attention: Senior Counsel – TA & SubAccounting (or such other address or addressee as PFPC
may inform the Fund in writing); (ii) if to the Fund, at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, facsimile number and electronic
mail address of (or such other address as the Fund may inform PFPC in writing) or (iii)
if to neither of the foregoing, at such other address as shall have been given by like notice to
the sender of any such notice or other communication by the other party.
(b) Notices shall be delivered: by hand (personal delivery by the Authorized Person to addressee);
private messenger, with signature of recipient; U.S. Postal Service (with return receipt or other
delivery verification provided); overnight national courier service, with signature of recipient,
tested telegram, cable, telex or facsimile sending device providing for automatic confirmation of
receipt. If notice is sent by confirming telegram, cable, telex or facsimile sending device, it
shall be deemed to have been given immediately upon receipt. If notice is sent by any other
permitted means, it shall be deemed to have been given on the day it is received by the receiving
party.
20. Amendments.
(a) This Agreement, or any term thereof, may be changed or waived only by a written
amendment, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change or waiver is sought;
provided, however, Exhibit A may be amended only by a writing signed by both
parties hereto, PFPC shall have no duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to an
investment portfolio of the Fund not listed on the Exhibit A dated the same date hereof unless and
until PFPC shall enter into an amendment to Exhibit A containing such portfolio, and PFPC may for
valid business reasons decline to accept some or all of the duties, responsibilities and
liabilities hereunder with respect to additional portfolios.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 20(a), the parties acknowledge and agree that changes in laws
applicable to the Fund and/or PFPC may necessitate altering the services provided by PFPC
hereunder, and, accordingly, in connection with any such change in the laws, the parties agree to
negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement, if an amendment is mutually agreeable to the
parties, with such terms as will be mutually agreeable to the parties hereto, so that the Fund
and/or PFPC shall be in full compliance of any and all laws applicable to either or both of them.
For purposes of clarification, the scope of services to be provided by PFPC under this Agreement
shall not be increased as a result of new or revised regulatory or other requirements that may
become applicable with respect to the Fund, unless the parties hereto expressly agree in writing to
any such increase; provided, however, that if a new or revised regulation or other
legal requirement becomes applicable with respect to the Fund that is reasonably related to
services performed pursuant to this Agreement and the parties hereto cannot agree to an increase in
PFPC’s services to perform such requirements and to corresponding fees which are commercially
reasonable and such services are not available from another vendor except as part of bundled
transfer agency services, then the Fund may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days prior
written notice to PFPC.
21. Delegation; Assignment. PFPC may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder
to any majority-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of PFPC or of The PNC Financial Services Group,
Inc. capable of providing the services contemplated herein in a commercially reasonable manner,
provided that PFPC gives the Fund thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such assignment or
delegation. To the extent required by the rules and regulations of the NSCC and in order for PFPC
to perform the NSCC-related services, the Fund agrees that PFPC may delegate its duties to any
affiliate of PFPC that is a member of the NSCC.
22. Facsimile Signatures; Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts; such execution of counterparts may occur by manual signature, facsimile signature,
manual signature transmitted by means of facsimile transmission or manual signature contained in an
imaged document attached to an email transmission; and each such counterpart executed in accordance
with the foregoing shall be deemed an original, with all such counterparts together constituting
one and the same instrument. The exchange of executed copies of this Agreement or of executed
signature pages to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or as an imaged document attached to an
email transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery hereof and may be used for all
purposes in lieu of a manually executed copy of this Agreement.
23. Further Actions. Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such
further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof.
24. Miscellaneous.
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject
matter hereof, provided that the parties may embody in one or more separate documents their
agreement, if any, with respect to delegated duties.
(b) Non-Solicitation. During the term of this Agreement and for one year thereafter,
the Fund shall not knowingly solicit or recruit for employment or hire any of PFPC’s employees, and
the Fund shall not knowingly encourage or facilitate such solicitation, recruitment or hiring by
any third party; provided, however, a general advertisement in a trade publication
or other publication of general circulation by the entity or an agent of the entity shall not be
considered knowing solicitation or recruitment and no hiring as a result of such advertisement
shall be prohibited.
(c) No Changes that Materially Affect Obligations. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the Fund agrees not to make any modifications to its registration
statement or adopt any policies which would affect materially the obligations or responsibilities
of PFPC hereunder without the prior written approval of PFPC, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(d) Captions. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect
their construction or effect.
(e) Information. The Fund will provide such information and documentation as PFPC may
reasonably request in connection with services provided by PFPC to the Fund.
(f) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made in Delaware
and governed by Delaware law, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
(g) Partial Invalidity. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made
invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not
be affected thereby.
(h) Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as may
be explicitly stated in this Agreement, (i) this Agreement is not for the benefit of any other
person or entity and (ii) there shall be no third party beneficiaries hereof.
(i) No Representations or Warranties. PFPC makes no representations or warranties
except those expressly stated in this Agreement, and PFPC hereby expressly disclaims all
representations and warranties not expressly stated in this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any warranties regarding quality, suitability, title or non-infringement.
(j) Customer Identification Program Notice. To help the U.S. government fight the
funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, U.S. Federal law requires each financial
institution to obtain, verify, and record certain information that identifies each person who
initially opens an account with that financial institution on or after October 1, 2003. Certain of
PFPC’s affiliates are financial institutions, and PFPC may, as a matter of policy, request (or may
have already requested) the Fund’s name, address and taxpayer identification number or other
government-issued identification number, and, if such party is a natural person, that party’s date
of birth. PFPC may also ask (and may have already asked) for additional identifying information,
and PFPC may take steps (and may have already taken steps) to verify the authenticity and accuracy
of these data elements.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day
and year first above written.
PFPC INC. | THE XXXXXXX, XXXXX FUNDS | |||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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By: | /s/ G. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Name: | G. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Title:
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Executive Vice President | Title: | Co-President |
EXHIBIT A
(Dated: June 27, 2008)
THIS EXHIBIT A is Exhibit A to that certain Transfer Agency Services Agreement dated as of
June 27, 2008, between PFPC Inc. and The Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Funds.
Portfolios
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Small Cap Growth Fund
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund
APPENDIX A
Definitions
As used in this Agreement:
(a) | “1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. | |
(b) | “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. | |
(c) | “Authorized Person” means any officer of the Fund and any other person duly authorized by the Fund in a manner reasonably satisfactory to PFPC to give Oral Instructions or Written Instructions on behalf of the Fund. An Authorized Person’s scope of authority may be limited by setting forth such limitation in a written document delivered to PFPC by the Fund signed by both parties hereto. | |
(d) | “Oral Instructions” means oral instructions received by PFPC from an Authorized Person or from a person reasonably believed by PFPC to be an Authorized Person. PFPC may, in its sole discretion in each separate instance, consider and rely upon instructions it receives from an Authorized Person via electronic mail as Oral Instructions. | |
(e) | “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. | |
(f) | “Securities Laws” means the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act. | |
(g) | “Shares” means the shares of beneficial interest of any series or class of the Fund. | |
(h) | “Written Instructions” means (i) written instructions signed by an Authorized Person (or a person reasonably believed by PFPC to be an Authorized Person), addressed to and received by PFPC, and delivered by hand (personally delivery by the Authorized Person), private messenger, U.S. Postal Service, overnight national courier service, tested telegram, cable, telex or facsimile sending device providing for automatic confirmation of receipt, or (ii) trade instructions transmitted to and received by PFPC by means of an electronic transaction reporting system which requires use of a password or other authorized identifier in order to gain access. |