EXHIBIT h.(ix)
FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 3rd day of January, 2000, by and between
the mutual funds listed on Schedule A (each a "Fund" and together the "Funds")
and HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (the "Fund Accountant") a Connecticut
corporation.
WHEREAS, the Funds are comprised of one or more registered open-end,
diversified management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act") and are currently offering shares of common
stock (such shares, of all series and classes, are hereinafter called the
"Shares"); and
WHEREAS, the Funds desire that the Fund Accountant perform certain fund
accounting services for each Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Fund Accountant is prepared to perform such services on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set
forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as
follows:
1. SERVICES AS FUND ACCOUNTANT
The Fund Accountant will provide such fund accounting services as the Funds
may reasonably request, including daily pricing of portfolio securities,
computation of the net asset value and the net income of the Funds in accordance
with the Funds' prospectuses and statements of additional information;
calculation of the dividend and capital gain distributions (including that
needed to avoid all Federal excise taxes), if any; calculation of yields on all
applicable Funds and all classes thereof; preparation of the following reports:
(i) a current security position report; (ii) a summary report of transactions
and pending maturities (including the principal, cost, and accrued interest on
each portfolio security in maturity date order); and (iii) a current cash
position report (including cash available from portfolio sales and maturities
and sales of a Fund's Shares less cash needed for redemptions and settlement of
portfolio purchases); and such other similar services with respect to a Fund as
may be reasonably requested by the Funds. With regard to securities for which
market quotations are available, the Fund Accountant may use one or more
external pricing services as selected and authorized by the Fund on the Pricing
Authorization Form attached hereto as Schedule B. The Fund Accountant will keep
and maintain the following books and records of each Fund pursuant to Rule 31a-1
under the 1940 Act (the "Rule"): journals containing an itemized daily record in
detail of all purchases and sales of securities, all receipts and disbursements
of cash and all other debits and credits, as required by subsection (b)(1) of
the Rule; general and auxiliary ledgers reflecting all asset, liability,
reserve, capital, income and expense accounts, including interest accrued and
interest received, as required by subsection (b)(2)(i) of the Rule; separate
ledger accounts required by subsection
(b)(2)(ii) and (iii) of the Rule; and a monthly trial balance of all ledger
accounts (except shareholder accounts) as required by subsection (b)(8) of the
Rule.
In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, Fund
Accountant hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for the Funds are
the property of the Funds and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Funds
any of such records upon the Funds' request. However, Fund Accountant has the
right to make copies of such records, in its discretion. Fund Accountant further
agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act
the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act. Fund
Accountant may delegate some or all of its responsibilities under this Agreement
with the consent of the Funds, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
2. COMPENSATION
In consideration of services rendered and expenses assumed pursuant to this
Agreement, each of the Funds will pay the Fund Accountant on the first business
day of each month, or at such time(s) as the Fund Accountant shall request and
the parties hereto shall agree, a fee calculated at the applicable annual rate
set forth on Schedule C hereto. Net asset value shall be computed at least once
a day, as set forth in the Funds' prospectuses. Upon any termination of this
Agreement before the end of any month, the fee for such part of a month shall be
payable upon the date of termination of this Agreement.
The Fund Accountant will from time to time employ or associate with such
person or persons as the Fund Accountant may believe to be particularly fitted
to assist it in the performance of this Agreement. Such person or persons may be
officers, or employees who are employed by both Fund Accountant and the Funds.
The compensation of such person or persons shall be paid by the Fund Accountant
and no obligation may be incurred on behalf of the Funds in such respect. Other
expenses to be incurred in the operation of the Funds including taxes, interest,
brokerage fees and commissions, if any, fees of Directors who are not officers,
directors, shareholders or employees of the Fund Accountant or the investment
adviser or distributor for the Funds, SEC fees and state Blue Sky qualification
fees, advisory and administration fees, transfer and dividend disbursing agents'
fees, certain insurance premiums, auditing and legal expenses, costs of
maintenance of corporate existence, typesetting and printing prospectuses for
regulatory purposes and for distribution to current Shareholders of the Funds,
costs of Shareholders' reports and meetings and any extraordinary expenses will
be borne by the Funds.
3. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Fund Accountant agrees to treat confidentially and as the proprietary
information of the Funds, all records and other information relative to the
Funds and prior, present, or potential Shareholders, and not to use such records
and information for any purpose other than performance of its responsibilities
and duties hereunder, except after prior notification to and approval in writing
by the Funds, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be
withheld where the Fund Accountant may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt
proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by
duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Funds.
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4. INDEMNIFICATION
The Fund Accountant shall use its best efforts to insure the accuracy of
all services performed under this Agreement, but shall not be liable to the
Funds for any action taken or omitted by the Fund Accountant in the absence of
bad faith, willful misfeasance or gross negligence. The Fund Accountant assumes
no responsibility hereunder, and shall not be liable, for any damage, loss of
data, delay, or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable
control.
Any person, even though also an employee, or agent of the Fund Accountant
who may be or become an officer, trustee, employee, or agent of the Funds shall
be deemed, when rendering services to the Funds, or acting on any business of
that party, to be rendering such services to or acting solely for that party and
not as an employee, or agent or one under the control or direction of the Fund
Accountant even though paid by them.
The Funds agree to indemnify and hold the Fund Accountant harmless from all
taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims and liabilities (including,
without limitation, liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 1940 Act, and any state and foreign
securities and blue sky laws, all as amended from time to time) and expenses,
including (without limitation) attorneys' fees and disbursements arising
directly or indirectly from any action or thing which the Fund Accountant takes
or does or omits to take or do hereunder, provided that the Fund Accountant
shall not be indemnified against any liability to the Funds or to their
Shareholders (or any expenses incident to such liability) arising out of the
Fund Accountant's negligent failure to perform its duties under this Agreement.
5. TERM
This Agreement shall become effective on January 3, 2000 and may be
terminated upon at least sixty (60) days' written notice to the other party.
6. NOTICES
All notices and other communications (collectively referred to as a
"Notice" or "Notices" in this paragraph) hereunder shall be in writing or by
telegram, cable, telex or facsimile sending device. Notices shall be addressed
(a) if to the Fund Accountant, at their address, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxx; (b) if to the Funds, at their principal place of
business or (c) if to neither of the foregoing, at such other address as to
which the sender shall have been notified by any such Notice or other
communication. The Notice may be sent by first-class mail, in which case it
shall be deemed to have been given three days after it is sent, or if sent by
confirming telegram, cable, telex, or facsimile sending device, it shall be
deemed to have been given immediately.
7. FURTHER ACTIONS
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Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such further
documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof.
8. ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder shall not be assignable
with respect to a Fund by either of the parties hereto except by the specific
written consent of the other party which, in the case of assignment to an
affiliate, shall not be unreasonably denied.
9. AMENDMENTS
This Agreement or any part hereof may be changed or waived only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such
change or waiver is sought.
10. GOVERNING STATE LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating
to the subject matter hereof. 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. 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. This Agreement shall be binding and shall inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective successors.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc.
on behalf of:
The Hartford Advisers Fund
The Hartford Bond Income Strategy Fund
The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund
The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund
The Hartford Global Leaders Fund
The Hartford Growth and Income Fund
The Hartford High Yield Fund
The Hartford International Opportunities Fund
The Hartford MidCap Fund
The Hartford Money Market Fund
The Hartford Small Company Fund
The Hartford Stock Fund
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, President
Hartford Life Insurance Company
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxx, Assistant Vice President
SCHEDULE A
to the Fund Accounting Agreement
NAME OF FUND
The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc.
on behalf of:
The Hartford Advisers Fund
The Hartford Bond Income Strategy Fund
The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund
The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund
The Hartford Global Leaders Fund
The Hartford Growth and Income Fund
The Hartford High Yield Fund
The Hartford International Opportunities Fund
The Hartford MidCap Fund
The Hartford Money Market Fund
The Hartford Small Company Fund
The Hartford Stock Fund
SCHEDULE B
to the Fund Accounting Agreement
PRICING AUTHORIZATION FORM
Each Fund hereby authorizes Fund Accountant to use the following price
sources, market indices and tolerance ranges for performing fund pricing and
evaluating the reasonability of security prices for each Fund.
SECURITY TYPE SOURCE/TYPE OF QUOTE TOLERANCE LEVEL GENERAL BACK-UP
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Bonds (domestic) IDC/Broker Quotes 1% Broker Quotes
Equities (domestic) Reuters/last sale or mean 5% Bloomberg
between bid and ask if no
last sale
Bonds (foreign) IDC/Broker Quotes 1% Broker Quotes
Equities (foreign) IDC/ last sale or mean 5% Bloomberg
between last bid and ask
if no last sale
SCHEDULE C
to the Funding Accounting Agreement
MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTING FEES
AGGREGATE FUND NET ASSETS ANNUAL FEE
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All Assets 1.5 Basis Points
