KEELEY SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, INC. THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT
KEELEY
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
THIRD
AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDMENT
dated as
of this 1st day of October, 2006, to the Custody Agreement, dated November
12, 1997, as amended March 29, 2005 and August 1, 2005, (the "Agreement"),
is
entered by and between KEELEY
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, INC.,
a
Maryland Corporation (the “Fund”) and U.S.
BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association (the "Custodian").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the
parties have entered into a Custody Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Fund
and the Custodian desire to amend said Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the
parties agree to allow for this amendment to the Agreement by a written
instrument executed by both parties.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
parties agree as follows:
A.
Section
13 shall be replaced in its entirety with the following language:
13.
Termination.
This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above and will
continue in effect for a period not less than 36 months. Subsequent
to the initial three-year term, this Agreement may be terminated by either
party
upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter
period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other
party
of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15
days of notice of such breach to the breaching party. In addition, the Trust
may, at any time, immediately terminate this Agreement in the event of the
appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Custodian by regulatory
authorities or upon the happening of a like event at the direction of an
appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction. This Agreement
may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written agreement
executed by U.S. Bank and the Fund, and authorized or approved by the Board
of
Directors.
B.
The
following language shall be added to the Agreement at Section 13.1:
Early
Termination.
In the
absence of any material breach of this agreement, should the Trust elect to
terminate this agreement prior to the end of the term, the trust agrees to
pay
the following fees:
(a) | All monthly fees through the life of the contract, including the rebate of any negotiated discounts; | |
(b) | All fees associated with converting services to successor service provider; | |
(c) | All fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a successor service provider; | |
(d) | All out-of-pocket costs associated with a-c above. | |
C.
|
The
fee schedule of the Agreement, is hereby superseded and replaced
with the
fee schedule attached hereto.
|
Except
to
the extent supplemented hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized
officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written
above.
KEELEY SMALL CAP BALUE FUND, INC | U.S. BANK, N.A. |
By: ______________________________ | By: ________________________________ |
Name:___________________________ | Name:______________________________ |
Title: __________________________ | Title: __________________________ |
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