Exhibit (h)
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
between
EACH OF THE PARTIES INDICATED ON APPENDIX A
and
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1 Terms of Appointment; Duties of the Bank........................1
Article 2 Fees and Expenses...............................................5
Article 3 Representations and Warranties of the Bank......................6
Article 4 Representations and Warranties of the Fund......................7
Article 5 Data Access Information.........................................7
Article 6 Indemnification................................................10
Article 7 Standard of Care...............................................12
Article 8 Covenants of the Fund and the Bank.............................12
Article 9 Termination of Agreement.......................................14
Article 10 Additional Funds...............................................14
Article 11 Assignment.....................................................15
Article 12 Amendment......................................................15
Article 13 Massachusetts Law to Apply.....................................16
Article 14 Force Majeure..................................................16
Article 15 Consequential Damages..........................................16
Article 16 Merger of Agreement............................................16
Article 17 Limitations of Liability of the Trustees and Shareholders......16
Article 18 Counterparts...................................................17
Article 19 The Parties....................................................17
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 10th day of February, 1994, by and between STATE
STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company having its
principal office and place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Bank") and each Fund listed on Appendix A which
evidences its agreement to be bound hereby by executing a copy of this Agreement
(each such Fund individually referred to as the "Fund").
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to appoint the Bank as its transfer agent,
dividend disbursing agent, custodian of certain retirement plans and agent in
connection with certain other activities, and the Bank desires to accept such
appointment;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article 1 Terms of Appointment; Duties of the Bank
1.01 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Fund hereby employs and appoints the Bank to act as, and the Bank agrees to act
as its transfer agent for the authorized and issued shares of beneficial
interest of the Fund ("Shares"), dividend disbursing agent, custodian of certain
retirement plans and agent in connection with any accumulation, open-account or
similar plans provided to the shareholders of the Fund ("Shareholders") and set
out in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional
information ("prospectus") of the Fund, including without limitation any
periodic investment plan or periodic withdrawal program.
1.02 The Bank agrees that it will perform the following services:
(a) In accordance with procedures established from time to time by
agreement between the Fund and the Bank, the Bank shall:
(i) Receive for acceptance, orders for the purchase of Shares, and
promptly deliver payment and appropriate documentation thereof to
the Custodian of the Fund authorized pursuant to the Trust
Agreement of the Fund (the "Custodian");
(ii) Pursuant to purchase orders, issue the appropriate number of
Shares and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder
account;
(iii) Receive for acceptance redemption requests and redemption
directions and deliver the appropriate documentation thereof to
the Custodian;
(iv) In respect to the transactions in items (i), (ii) and (iii)
above, the Bank shall execute transactions directly with
broker-dealers authorized by the Fund who shall thereby be deemed
to be acting on behalf of the Fund;
(v) At the appropriate time as and when it receives monies paid to it
by the Custodian with respect to any redemption, pay over or
cause to be paid over in the appropriate manner such monies as
instructed by the redeeming Shareholders;
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(vi) Effect transfers of Shares by the registered owners thereof upon
receipt of appropriate instructions;
(vii) Prepare and transmit payments for dividends and distributions
declared by the Fund;
(viii) Issue replacement certificates for those certificates alleged
to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon receipt by the Bank
of indemnification satisfactory to the Bank and protecting the
Bank and the Fund, and the Bank at its option, may issue
replacement certificates in place of mutilated stock certificates
upon presentation thereof and without such indemnity;
(ix) Maintain records of account for and advise the Fund and its
Shareholders as to the foregoing; and
(x) Record the issuance of Shares of the Fund and maintain pursuant
to SEC Rule 17Ad-10(e) a record of the total number of Shares
which are authorized, based upon data provided to it by the Fund,
and issued and outstanding. The Bank shall also provide the Fund
on a regular basis with the total number of Shares which are
authorized and issued and outstanding and shall have no
obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares, to monitor the
issuance of such
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Shares or to take cognizance of any laws relating to the issue or
sale of such Shares, which functions shall be the sole
responsibility of the Fund.
(b) In addition to and neither in lieu nor in contravention of the
services set forth in the above paragraph (a), the Bank shall: (i) perform
the customary services of a transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent,
custodian of certain retirement plans and, as relevant, agent in connection
with accumulation, open-account or similar plans (including without
limitation any periodic investment plan or periodic withdrawal program),
including but not limited to: maintaining all Shareholder accounts,
preparing Shareholder meeting lists, mailing proxies, mailing Shareholder
reports and prospectuses to current Shareholders, withholding taxes on U.S.
resident and non-resident alien accounts, preparing and filing U.S.
Treasury Department Forms 1099 and other appropriate forms required with
respect to dividends and distributions by federal authorities for all
Shareholders, preparing and mailing confirmation forms and statements of
account to Shareholders for all purchases and redemptions of Shares and
other confirmable transactions in Shareholder accounts, preparing and
mailing activity statements for Shareholders, and providing Shareholder
account information and (ii) provide a system which will enable the Fund to
monitor the total number of Shares sold in each State.
(c) In addition, the Fund shall (i) identify to the Bank in writing
those transactions and assets to be treated as
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exempt from blue sky reporting for each State and (ii) verify the
establishment of transactions for each State on the system prior to
activation and thereafter monitor the daily activity for each State. The
responsibility of the Bank for the Fund's blue sky State registration
status is solely limited to the initial establishment of transactions
subject to blue sky compliance by the Fund and the reporting of such
transactions to the Fund as provided above.
(d) Procedures as to who shall provide certain of these services in
Article 1 may be established from time to time by agreement between the
Fund and the Bank per the attached service responsibility schedule. The
Bank may at times perform only a portion of these services and the Fund or
its agent may perform these services on the Fund's behalf.
(e) The Bank shall provide additional services on behalf of the Fund
(i.e., escheatment services) which may be agreed upon in writing between
the Fund and the Bank.
Article 2 Fees and Expenses
2.01 For performance by the Bank pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund
agrees to pay the Bank an annual maintenance fee for each Shareholder account as
set out in the initial fee schedule attached hereto. Such fees and out-of-pocket
expenses and advances identified under Section 2.02 below may be changed from
time to time subject to mutual written agreement between the Fund and the Bank.
2.02 In addition to the fee paid under Section 2.01 above, the Fund agrees
to reimburse the Bank for out-of-pocket
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expenses, including but not limited to confirmation production, postage, forms,
telephone, microfilm, microfiche, tabulating proxies, records storage or
advances incurred by the Bank for the items set out in the fee schedule attached
hereto. In addition, any other expenses incurred by the Bank at the request or
with the consent of the Fund, will be reimbursed by the Fund.
2.03 The Fund agrees to pay all fees and reimbursable expenses within five
days following the mailing of the respective billing notice. Postage for mailing
of dividends, proxies, Fund reports and other mailings to all Shareholder
accounts shall be advanced to the Bank by the Fund at least seven (7) days prior
to the mailing date of such materials.
Article 3 Representations and Warranties of the Bank
The Bank represents and warrants to the Fund that:
3.01 It is a trust company duly organized and existing and in good standing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3.02 It is duly qualified to carry on its business in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
3.03 It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Charter and By-Laws
to enter into and perform this Agreement. 3.04 All requisite corporate
proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this
Agreement. 3.05 It has and will continue to have access to the necessary
facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under
this Agreement.
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Article 4 Representations and Warranties of the Fund
The Fund represents and warrants to the Bank that:
4.01 It is a common law trust duly organized and existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of its organization indicated on Appendix A
hereto.
4.02 It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Trust Agreement to
enter into and perform this Agreement.
4.03 All corporate proceedings required by said Trust Agreement have been
taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
4.04 It is an open-end management investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.05 A registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
is currently effective and will remain effective, and appropriate state
securities law filings have been made and will continue to be made, with respect
to all Shares of the Fund being offered for sale.
Article 5 Data Access Information
5.01 The Fund acknowledges that the data bases, computer programs, screen
format, report formats, interactive design techniques, and documentation manuals
furnished to the Fund by the Bank as part of the Fund's ability to access
certain Fund-related data ("Customer Data") maintained by the Bank on data bases
under the control and ownership of the Bank ("Data Access Services") constitute
copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary information (collectively, "Data
Access Information") of substantial value to the Bank. The Fund agrees to treat
all
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Data Access Information as proprietary to the Bank and further agrees that it
shall not divulge any Data Access Information to any person or organization
except as may be provided hereunder; however, it is further agreed by the Bank
that Customer Data shall not be deemed to be proprietary to the Bank and that
the Fund is not restricted hereunder as to the use of such Customer Data.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Fund agrees for itself and its employees and
agents:
(a) to access Customer Data solely from locations as may be designated in
writing by the Bank and solely in accordance with the Bank's
applicable user documentation;
(b) to refrain from copying or duplicating in any way the Data Access
Information;
(c) to refrain from obtaining unauthorized access to any portion of the
Data Access Information, and if such access is inadvertently obtained,
to inform in a timely manner of such fact and dispose of such
information in accordance with the Bank's instructions;
(d) to refrain from causing or allowing third-party data required
hereunder from being retransmitted to any other computer facility or
other location, except with the prior written consent of the Bank;
(e) that the Fund shall have access only to those authorized transactions
agreed upon by the parties;
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(f) to honor all reasonable written requests made by the Bank to protect
at the Bank's expense the rights of the Bank in Data Access
Information at common law, under federal copyright law and under other
federal or state law.
Each party shall take reasonable efforts to advise its employees of their
obligations pursuant to this Article 5. The obligations of this Article shall
survive any earlier termination of this Agreement.
5.02 If the Fund notifies the Bank that any of the Data Access Services do
not operate in material compliance with the most recently issued user
documentation for such services, the Bank shall endeavor in a timely manner to
correct such failure. Organizations from which the Bank may obtain certain data
included in the Data Access Services are solely responsible for the contents of
such data and the Fund agrees to make no claim against the Bank arising out of
the contents of such third-party data, including, but not limited to, the
accuracy thereof. DATA ACCESS SERVICES AND ALL COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SOFTWARE
SPECIFICATIONS USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS IS, AS
AVAILABLE BASIS. THE BANK EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXCEPT THOSE
EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
5.03 If the transactions available to the Fund include the ability to
originate electronic instructions to the Bank in order to (i) effect the
transfer or movement of cash of Shares or
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(ii) transmit Shareholder information or other information (such transactions
constituting a "COEFI"), then in such event the Bank shall be entitled to rely
on the validity and authenticity of such instruction without undertaking any
further inquiry as long as such instruction is undertaken in conformity with
security procedures established by the Bank from time to time.
Article 6 Indemnification
6.01 The Bank shall not be responsible for, and the Fund shall indemnify
and hold the Bank harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs,
charges, reasonable counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out
of or attributable to:
(a) All actions of the Bank or its agent or subcontractors required to
be taken pursuant to this Agreement, provided that such actions are taken
in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) The Fund's lack of good faith, negligence or willful misconduct
which arise out of the breach of any representation or warranty of the Fund
hereunder.
(c) The reliance on or use by the Bank or its agents or subcontractors
of information, records or documents which (i) are received by the Bank or
its agents or subcontractors, and (ii) have been prepared, maintained or
performed by the Fund or any other person or firm on behalf of the Fund
including but not limited to any previous transfer agent or registrar.
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(d) The reliance on, or the carrying out by the Bank or its agents or
subcontractors of any instructions or requests of the Fund.
(e) The offer or sale of Shares in violation of any requirement under
the federal securities laws or regulations or the securities laws or
regulations of any state that such Shares be registered in such state or in
violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling by any federal
agency or any state with respect to the offer or sale of such Shares in
such state.
6.02 At any time the Bank may apply to any officer of the Fund for
instructions, and may consult with legal counsel with respect to any matter
arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Bank under this
Agreement, and the Bank and its agents or subcontractors shall not be liable and
shall be indemnified by the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio for any
action taken or omitted by it in reliance upon such instructions or upon the
opinion of such counsel. The Bank, its agents and subcontractors shall be
protected and indemnified in acting upon any paper or document furnished by or
on behalf of the Fund, reasonably believed to be genuine and to have been signed
by the proper person or persons, or upon any instruction, information, data,
records or documents provided the Bank or its agents or subcontractors by
machine readable input, telex, CRT data entry or other similar means authorized
by the Fund, and shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of
any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Fund. The Bank, its
agents and subcontractors shall also be
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protected and indemnified in recognizing stock certificates which are reasonably
believed to bear the proper manual or facsimile signatures of the officers of
the Fund, and the proper countersignature of any former transfer agent or former
registrar, or of a co-transfer agent or co-registrar.
6.03 In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Article
6 shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim for which the Fund may be required
to indemnify the Bank, the Bank shall promptly notify the Fund of such
assertion, and shall keep the Fund advised with respect to all developments
concerning such claim. The Fund shall have the option to participate with the
Bank in the defense of such claim or to defend against said claim in its own
name or in the name of the Bank. The Bank shall in no case confess any claim or
make any compromise in any case in which the Fund may be required to indemnify
the Bank except with the Fund's prior written consent.
Article 7 Standard of Care
7.01 The Bank shall at all times act in good faith and agrees to use its
best efforts within reasonable limits to insure the accuracy of all services
performed under this Agreement, but assumes no responsibility and shall not be
liable for loss or damage due to errors unless said errors are caused by its
negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct of that of its employees.
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Article 8 Covenants of the Fund and the Bank
8.01 The Fund shall promptly furnish to the Bank the following:
(a) A certified copy of the resolution of the Trustees of the Fund
authorizing the appointment of the Bank and the execution and delivery of
this Agreement.
(b) A copy of the Trust Agreement of the Fund and all amendments
thereto.
8.02 The Bank hereby agrees to establish and maintain facilities and
procedures reasonably acceptable to the Fund for safekeeping of stock
certificates, check forms and facsimile signature imprinting devices, if any;
and for the preparation or use, and for keeping account of, such certificates,
forms and devices.
8.03 The Bank shall keep records relating to the services to be performed
hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable. To the extent
required by Section 31 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and
the Rules thereunder, the Bank agrees that all such records prepared or
maintained by the Bank relating to the services to be performed by the Bank
hereunder are the property of the Fund and will be preserved, maintained and
made available in accordance with such Section and Rules, and will be
surrendered promptly to the Fund on and in accordance with its request.
8.04 The Bank and the Fund agree that all books, records, information and
data pertaining to the business of the other party which are exchanged or
received pursuant to the
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negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement shall remain confidential, and
shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be
required by law.
8.05 In case of any requests or demands for the inspection of the
Shareholder records of the Fund, the Bank will endeavor to notify the Fund and
to secure instructions from an authorized officer of the Fund as to such
inspection. The Bank reserves the right, however, to exhibit the Shareholder
records to any person whenever it is advised by its counsel that it may be held
liable for the failure to exhibit the Shareholder records to such person.
Article 9 Termination of Agreement
9.01 This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon one hundred
twenty (120) days written notice to the other.
9.02 Should the Fund exercise its right to terminate, all out-of-pocket
expenses associated with the movement of records and material will be borne by
the Fund and the Bank reserves the right to charge for any other reasonable
expenses associated with such termination. Additionally, if the Fund should
exercise its right to terminate within twelve (12) months of the execution of
this Agreement, the Bank may impose upon the Fund a charge equivalent to the
average of three (3) months' fees.
Article 10 Additional Funds
10.01 In the event that the Fund establishes one or more series of Shares
in addition to the existing series with
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respect to which it desires to have the Bank render services as transfer agent
under the terms hereof, it shall so notify the Bank in writing, and if the Bank
agrees in writing to provide such services, such series of Shares shall be
covered under this Agreement.
Article 11 Assignment
11.01 Except as provided in Section 11.03 below, neither this Agreement nor
any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by either party without the
written consent of the other party.
11.02 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
11.03 The Bank may, without further consent on the part of the Fund,
subcontract for the performance hereof with (i) Boston Financial Data Services,
Inc., a Massachusetts corporation ("BFDS") which is duly registered as a
transfer agent pursuant to Section 17A(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("Section 17A(c)(1)"), (ii) a BFDS subsidiary duly registered
as a transfer agent pursuant to Section 17A(c)(1) or (iii) a BFDS affiliate;
provided, however, that the Bank shall be as fully responsible to the Fund for
the acts and omissions of any subcontractor as it is for its own acts and
omissions.
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Article 12 Amendment
12.01 This Agreement may be amended or modified by a written agreement
executed by both parties and authorized or approved by a resolution of the
Trustees of the Fund.
Article 13 Massachusetts Law to Apply
13.01 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Article 14 Force Majeure
14.01 In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under
the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes, equipment or
transmission failure or damage reasonably beyond its control, or other causes
reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liable for damages to the
other for any damages resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from
such causes.
Article 15 Consequential Damages
15.01 Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party
for consequential damages under any provision of this Agreement or for any
consequential damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder.
Article 16 Merger of Agreement
16.01 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
hereto and supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject matter
hereof whether oral or written.
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Article 17 Limitations of Liability of the Trustees and Shareholders
17.01 A copy of the Trust Agreement of the Fund is on file with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that
this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Fund as Trustees
and not individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding
upon any of the Trustees or Shareholders individually but are binding only upon
the assets and property of the Fund.
Article 18 Counterparts
18.01 This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of
counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.
Article 19 The Parties
19.01 All references herein to the Fund are to each of the Funds listed on
Appendix A individually, as if this Agreement were between such individual Fund
and the Bank.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized
officers, as of the day and year first above written.
ELFUN TRUSTS
ELFUN GLOBAL FUND
ELFUN DIVERSIFIED FUND
ELFUN TAX-EXEMPT INCOME FUND
ELFUN INCOME FUND
ELFUN MONEY MARKET FUND
GE S&S PROGRAM MUTUAL FUND
GE S&S LONG-TERM INTEREST FUND
BY: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Trustee
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Secretary
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
BY: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Executive Vice President
ATTEST:
/s/ [Illegible]
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Assistant Secretary
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XXXXX XXXXXX XXXX & TRUST COMPANY
FUND SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES*
Service Performed Responsibility
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Bank Fund
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1. Receives orders for the purchase of Shares. X
2. Issue Shares and hold Shares in Shareholders accounts. X
3. Receive redemption requests. X
4. Effect transactions 1-3 above directly with broker-dealers. X
5. Pay over monies to redeeming Shareholders. X
6. Effect transfers of Shares. X
7. Prepare and transmit dividends and distributions. X
8. Issue Replacement Certificates. N/A
9. Reporting of abandoned property. X
10. Maintain records of account. X
11. Maintain and keep a current and accurate control book for X
each issue of securities.
12. Mail proxies. X
13. Mail Shareholder reports. X
14. Mail prospectuses to current Shareholders. X
15. Withhold taxes on U.S. resident and non-resident alien X
accounts.
16. Prepare and file U.S. Treasury Department forms. X
17. Prepare and mail account and confirmation statements for X
Shareholders.
18. Provide Shareholder account information. X
19. Blue sky reporting. X
* Such services are more fully described in Article 1.02 (a), (b) and (c) of
the Agreement.
ELFUN TRUSTS
ELFUN GLOBAL FUND
ELFUN DIVERSIFIED FUND
ELFUN TAX-EXEMPT INCOME FUND
ELFUN INCOME FUND
ELFUN MONEY MARKET FUND
GE S&S PROGRAM MUTUAL FUND
GE S&S LONG-TERM INTEREST FUND
BY: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Trustee
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Secretary
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
BY: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Executive Vice President
ATTEST:
/s/ [Illegible]
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Assistant Secretary
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Appendix A
Fund Name State of Organization
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Elfund Trusts New York
Elfun Global Fund Connecticut
Elfun Diversified Fund Connecticut
Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund Connecticut
Elfun Income Fund Connecticut
Elfun Money Market Fund Connecticut
GE S&S Program Mutual Fund New York
GE S&S Long-Term Interest Fund New York
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Fee Information for Services as
Plan, Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent
GE Funds/Elfun Funds/S&S Funds
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Base Fee Per Fund
Elfun $6,720
S&S $6,720
GE-Net Assets > $25,000,000 $6,720
GE-Net Assets > $10,000,000 $2,000
GE-Net Assets < $10,000,000 -0-
Any new fund established after May 31, 1994 would assume the full base fee load.
Account Service Fees
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Money Market Funds $15.00
Daily Accrual Fund(s) $4.80
Non-Daily Accrual Fund(s) $2.25
Closed Account Fee $1.35
Fees are billable on a monthly basis at the rate of 1/12 of the annual fee. A
charge is made for an account in the month that an account opens or closes.
Fixed Per Account Rate
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Elfun $8.00
S&S $2.00
GE Funds $8.00
Other Fees
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Annual XXX Maintenance Fee to BFDS (Stock XXX) $25.00
Out-of-Pocket Expenses
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Out-of-Pocket expenses include but are not limited to: Confirmation statements,
checks, certificates, postage forms, telephone, microfilm, microfiche, year-end
forms and expenses incurred at the specific direction of the fund.
GEIC Funds STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.
By: Xxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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